After Yao Duran left, he went straight to the main tent. When I got closer, I saw Huo Jingcheng and Du Yan still drinking by the bonfire. Yao Duran's footsteps gradually slowed down, and finally stopped, hesitating in place, and after a moment, she finally raised her steps again and walked firmly over.

"The concubine came to see His Highness and met General Du."

Suddenly a beautiful female voice sounded in their ears, and the two men who were drinking followed the sound together, only to see that in the hazy moonlight, a slender figure had appeared in front of them out of thin air.

After the two looked at it, they looked at each other tacitly, and they both saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.

Huo Jingcheng was the first to come back to his senses and said, "Mrs. Qiao is exempt. Mrs. Qiao has always been closed, why did she come out and walk around tonight? ”

Yao Duran lowered her beautiful eyes and plucked up the courage to say: "Your Highness, the concubine has something to play, can you ask Your Highness to move?" ”

At this moment, Huo Jingcheng and Du Yan looked at each other tacitly.

This time, Du Yan opened his mouth first: "Mrs. Qiao, don't you want to sue me in front of His Highness?" ”

Yao Duran said lightly: "What do you sue you for?" Does the concubine know General Du? ”

"You!" When Du Yan heard this, he was extremely angry.

Huo Jingcheng hurriedly waved his hand: "Okay, okay." Du Yan, you drink first, and you will come when you go to this hall. So saying, he put down the bowl and stood up, straightened his clothes casually, and walked aside. Yao Duran followed not far away, his tall back making her feel worried.

After walking for a while, Huo Jingcheng stopped in a place where there were few people. He turned around and looked at her, and suddenly he saw the sachet of yula she wore around her waist, brand new and spotless. Huo Jingcheng smiled at the corner of his lips and asked, "What does Mrs. Qiao have to play?" ”

After hearing this, Yao Duran suddenly lifted her skirt and knelt down.

Surprise flashed in Huo Jingcheng's eyes, he subconsciously took a few steps closer and said, "What is Mrs. Qiao doing?" Get up and speak. ”

Yao Duran was stubborn, and lowered his head and said: "Your Highness, if the concubine wants to ask you for something, she must kneel and say." ”

Huo Jingcheng became more and more inexplicable, but he also became curious, and asked, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

Only then did Yao Duran slowly raise his head, look at him and say, "Your Highness, the concubine entered Lingchuan City tonight, but she witnessed the tragic situation of Lingchuan City. The broken empty mountain south of Lingchuan City is full of bandits, and the thieves are powerful and occupy the mountain as a nest. Every once in a while, they will go down the mountain and enter the city, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil. The people of Lingchuan City and nearby cities suffered so much that they did not dare to go out during the day or light the lamps at night, and they were miserable. The concubine thought that His Highness's army had already arrived here......"

"Do you want the main hall to send troops to exterminate the bandits?" Huo Jingcheng hit the nail on the head and interrupted her words.

Yao Duran was stunned and nodded immediately.

Seeing this, Huo Jingcheng said with a deep light in his eyes: "Why? ”

Yao Duran had already thought of his words, so he said smoothly: "Your Highness, because Beiyue is already part of Nanqian, it is for the Huo family." The people of Li who are suffering here are the people of His Majesty and His Royal Highness, and if His Royal Highness passes by here, if he is willing to help the people from fire and water, he will win the hearts of the people of North Vietnam, and he will return to Nanqian one day, and he will also be praised by His Majesty and praised by the people of the world. It is said that those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and the monarchs who have lost the country and the throne since ancient times have all lost the hearts of the people first, and then lost the world. The concubine begged His Highness to think twice, and begged His Highness to adopt the concubine's advice. ”

As soon as she spoke, the air seemed to condense, and there was silence for a long time.

Huo Jingcheng looked at her with some concentration, and did not speak for a long time.

"Your Highness?" Yao Duran called softly.

Huo Jingcheng came back to his senses and said seriously: "Mrs. Qiao, this hall is asking you, why do you ask this hall to exterminate the bandits, as far as you are concerned, what are you for?" ”

Yao Duran listened, and her beautiful eyes rose with sadness: "Back to Your Highness, I have never received a trace of protection from this country, but I have tasted its suffering, I am sad for this miserable world, sad for this family and country where no one is the master, and painful for the suffering of thousands of Li people." But now it is different, North Vietnam will eventually heal in the hands of His Majesty and His Royal Highness, and then become rich and strong. The concubine body is not a Venerable, and the concubine body is only one of the thousands of Li people, so I thank Your Majesty and Your Highness for the great grace of these thousands of Li people! ”

So saying, she fell deep on the ground and bowed her head.

There was silence in the air again, until Yao Duran wondered if Huo Jingcheng was too lazy to pay attention to her and left, her two arms suddenly warmed, and Huo Jingcheng had already helped her.

She looked up slowly, and a burst of fragrance and wine hit her nose, and then his handsome face was close at hand. Yao Duran felt awkward in her heart, his act of helping her was already more polite, but she couldn't help but know how to lift up.

When she slowly stood up, Huo Jingcheng let go of her, and looked at her with a more serious look than before, with deep exploration and suspicion.

The two were still close to each other, and Yao Duran quietly avoided some. Naturally, her move did not escape his eyes, causing him to frown imperceptibly.

"Okay, let's go back, the palace doesn't agree to the extermination of the bandits." Huo Jingcheng said, walked around her and left.

Yao Duran was deeply disappointed, and urgently called: "Your Highness! ”

Huo Jingcheng stopped and turned his head to look at her: "What?" Do you still want to use your three-inch tongue to convince the temple? ”

Yao Duran shook her head slowly, she had said that she was still unmoved, it could be seen that she couldn't be convinced.

"Your Highness, the concubine just wants to know, why is His Highness refusing?" She asked softly.

After hearing this, Huo Jingcheng smiled lightly and said, "Because, you are not a woman in this hall." ”

Yao Duran heard it ridiculously and said, "Your Highness, as long as your words are right, who else does Your Highness want to say?" ”

Huo Jingcheng turned around and took a few steps back, and said: "Naturally, this hall is not Qiao Fengzhi, let you coax and obey." As he spoke, he stopped in front of her, and in the hazy moonlight, his handsome face was mysterious and unpredictable.

He suddenly asked her seriously: "Yao Duran, do you know the difference between a soldier and a bandit?" ”

Yao Duran pondered for a moment and said, "There are people to govern the soldiers, but no one to govern the bandits, right?" ”

Huo Jingcheng smiled faintly: "Having said that, but this hall thinks that in the real sense, there is no difference between a soldier and a bandit, if a soldier has no food, he can become a bandit, and if a bandit gives food, he can also become a soldier." The 100,000 army in this hall, do you know the daily consumption of food and grass? The extermination of the bandits is not overnight, the army is stationed, and when the ammunition runs out of food, they all become bandits, looting everywhere in order to survive, at that time, who saved whom? ”

Yao Duran looked at his deep and handsome eyes, and was suddenly speechless.

"Also, Yao Duran, do you know the difference between a really good person and a fake good person?" He asked her again.

Yao Duran had nothing to say, so she could only shake her head.

Huo Jingcheng looked at her speechless, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Heh! Really nice people will say, this man is so pathetic, I'm going to help him. The fake good people will say, "This person is so pitiful, you have to help her." Yao Duran, you have no ability to save the world, maybe you don't even have the ability to save yourself, you will only use good words to coax others to help you do what you want to do, and when you really want to make yourself pay the price, you will give up this meager righteousness in your heart. This temple doesn't believe how righteous a woman can be, let alone sacrifice her life for righteousness. ”

When Yao Duran heard this, he was unconvinced, and blurted out: "Your Highness, if I really have the ability, I will do it myself, and I will never ask anyone." But I really can't do it. As for the price that His Highness is talking about, what does he mean? ”

Huo Jingcheng's eyes became deeper inch by inch: "For example, if you are willing to accompany the main hall for one night, the main hall will send troops to exterminate the bandits, are you willing to pay such a price?" ”

"This ......," Yao was deeply surprised.

Huo Jingcheng smiled: "You don't want to, right?" That's why the main temple says that when you really have to sacrifice yourself, you won't choose righteousness. There is nothing in this world that is not earned for nothing, you have to borrow the power of others, and you have to give others a certain amount of return, this is an eternal truth. Yao Duran, when you really know what righteousness is, then come and debate with the main hall about saving the country and the people, otherwise it will be just talk on paper. ”

Yao Duran was completely stunned, and her throat and heart were like being blocked by a boulder, which made her very frustrated. Only then did she realize how innocent and superficial she was. Her thoughts were placed in front of Huo Jingcheng, just like one was a shoal and the other was an abyss.

Huo Jingcheng saw that she was stunned, and finally smiled and said softly: "Okay, don't think about it, this hall is just an analogy, although this hall is not a saint, but it also thinks that it can be regarded as a bright gentleman, and there will be no idea of taking a wife at all." Also, don't let Qiao Fengzhi know about Du Yan's entry into your tent, the two of them are not in harmony, and it is not good for Qiao Fengzhi to make trouble. ”

Yao Duran was surprised again, he actually knew about this? Thinking about it, she replied absentmindedly: "What His Highness said is that the concubine has no intention of sueping, and as a wife, it is one thing to be able to save her husband." The concubine retired. ”

With that, she bowed, passed by him, and departed.

Huo Jingcheng turned around slowly, watching her slender and graceful figure flutter away, and the contemplation in his eyes lingered for a long time.

……

After Yao Duran found the green diaphragm, the two returned to the tent. This night, Yao Duran tossed and turned, and it was difficult to sleep. After all, the extermination of the bandits came to naught, and she was also lectured by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and when she thought about it at this time, she was really convinced by what he said, and there was no rebuttal. Ay. Why are all these men so deep in their minds? A cloud strategy can play the overall situation of the world. A Qiao Fengzhi can hide his identity for many years. Speaking of this Huo Jingcheng, he seems to be bright and friendly on weekdays, polite and polite, and his words and deeds are casual and casual, but in fact, he has a gap in his heart. Ay.

……

As the night wore on, the bonfires were extinguished, and the barracks were dark and silent. In the faint moonlight, a slender figure quietly shuttled through the camp, with light and fast steps. Eventually, the figure stopped in front of a spacious and unique tent, and the slender hand gently lifted the curtain, and the figure flickered and disappeared into the tent.

The tent is dim, the aroma of wine and fragrance are blended, and the room is comfortable. By the moonlight, Ning Wanshu saw Huo Jingcheng sleeping peacefully on the bed. He was lazy after drinking, and tore off his shirt at will, revealing a half-strong chest, which was very sultry.