Xiao Yizheng's eyes tightened, and the tip of his heart seemed to have been suddenly pricked with a thin needle, and then he was surprised to realize that he had only been pricked. "Take her?" His deep voice grew colder and colder with the biting of the cold wind.

Zeng Qidao nodded calmly. "Yes, take her away. Exotic, far-fetched, anywhere. She is most afraid of being restrained and not free, how can she be willing to marry into a royal family with many rules and etiquette. I'm going to take her away. He kept exhaling hot air, as if his hot heart was about to come out.

"I was crazy and wanted to go out to Lingfu. My mother gave me an order, and said that if I wanted to go, I would step on her. He bowed his head slightly, showing a hint of decadence. Later, I was locked up. So, a hunger strike began. ”

Xiao Yizheng was taken aback, Zeng Qidao, whom he knew, did not seem to make a hunger strike. What would you do if you were to change places?

"On the third day of the hunger strike, Uncle Ling and Lizhi came to see me. Uncle Ling told me the details of what happened on Baoding Mountain that day. At that time, it dawned on me that His Majesty had already decided on this marriage. I don't know if Your Highness knows, I should have driven to Baoding Mountain that day, but before leaving, His Majesty specially ordered me to stay at the foot of the mountain to guard. ”

Xiao Yizheng was surprised, "And this matter?" ”

Zeng Qidao nodded: "I didn't tell Uncle Ling about this. But what Uncle Ling told me calmed me down. I can't do anything, maybe I can not care about my own life, but I can't ignore the honor and disgrace of the Zeng family and the Ling family, and I also want to protect the little girl I have loved for so many years. He adjusted his breathing and gradually calmed down, "Uncle Ling didn't persuade anything else before leaving the house. Lizhi then told me in a serious and extremely cruel manner that Qingxi said that she admired His Royal Highness. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yizheng's whole body was shocked, his feet seemed to be nailed to the snow, he couldn't move, and his thoughts were complicated. He didn't know if the words that Ling Qingsong told Zeng Qidao really came from Ah Heng's mouth, or if he was born to make him die. If it came from Ah Heng's mouth, what mood did she use to say this sentence against her heart at that time. But in any case, hearing from others that she loved herself still made his heart tremble.

Lizhi said: Yuanyi, maybe you shouldn't say that, can't you see that Heng'er has no personal feelings for you for so many years. It's also this sentence that makes me completely unable to insist. Zeng Qidao smiled self-deprecatingly.

"What?" Xiao Yizheng's voice sounded in horror.

Zeng Qidao was also stunned, looking at him sideways for some reason.

Xiao Yizheng's throat kept moving, and he asked urgently: "What did you just say?" ”

"I said I couldn't hold on."

"Not this sentence, the previous sentence."

Xiao Yizheng's eyes seemed to be approaching his eyes.

"I said Heng'er, he has no personal feelings for me."

Zeng Qidao watched Xiao Yizheng's expression change instantly, but the last thing that surfaced was a smile that he couldn't hide, and suddenly understood something. "Has Your Highness been misunderstanding my relationship with Qingxi?"

Xiao Yizheng is still immersed in this huge whirlpool of joy, the person in front of him is handsome, the scenery in the distance is beautiful, the wind in his ears is pleasant, and the fragrance on the tip of his nose is moving.

"Why does Your Highness think so? Didn't Qingxi explain? Zeng Qidao was very strange. He saw that Xiao Yizheng just looked at him with a smile and didn't make a sound, so he called again: "Your Highness!" ”

Xiao Yizheng suddenly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "You continue." ”

Zeng Qidao frowned, muttering in his heart, was this King Heng stimulated by that sentence? How is this a reflection. Knowing that there are other men who love their wives, it is more reasonable to be angry, turn against them, or even beat them up. Why does he look so happy? Thinking of this, he thought that he must not be involved with Heng'er because of himself, so he hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, don't misunderstand my relationship with Qingxi. In fact, it has always been my unilateral love, Qingxi treats me like a brother, and there is no selfishness between men and women. ”

"She treats you like a brother, and you haven't shown your heart for so many years?" Xiao Yizheng's voice was very warm, and the smile on his lips couldn't be hidden.

Zeng Qidao smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't do it, because I have never exceeded the brother-sister relationship between me and her." Maybe it's because we met too early, maybe it's because she has a wider world in her eyes, in short, for so many years, for her, I have always been the big brother of the Zeng family. Qingxi is not an ordinary boudoir woman, she will be obedient to the man's arrangement and pity. It's not like she'll return the same emotion just because I show my heart. ”

Xiao Yizheng was silent for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Zeng Qidao paused, feeling that he had already said this, so he simply said a little more, some words, some words about Heng'er, he had no one to say.

"Later, in order to stop me from doing ridiculous things, my father wrote to the court to let me come to Beisu." He sighed and continued heartily: "Actually, it's okay, but it fulfills my original ambition. ”

"When you leave Shangdu City, I will see you off." Xiao Yizheng thought about it, but still mentioned the matter, with shame in his tone.

Zeng Qidao blinked his eyes and said clearly: "Then Ritachi Zhi and Qingxi came to see me off, Your Highness is afraid that he misunderstood at that time, right?" However, I don't hide it from His Royal Highness, I really don't give up and ask Qingxi if she is willing to marry you, if Qingxi shakes her head at that time, I'm afraid I will still take her on the horse and leave. ”

Xiao Yizheng's eyes paused slightly.

But she nodded. Zeng Qidao looked directly into Xiao Yizheng's eyes and said calmly: "Your Highness, I said that she is not a woman who will obey the arrangements and love given by men. She nodded, that is, she was willing, and she was affectionate and righteous to His Highness. I hope that His Royal Highness will not misunderstand her intentions. My friendship with the princess is like that of a brother and sister, it was like this, it is now, and it will be like this in the future. ”

Xiao Yizheng looked at him with a smile, immediately saluted him, and said sincerely: "Thank you Yuanyi for being honest." ”

"Your Highness is serious." Zeng Qidao returned the salute, although there was still a little loss in his eyes, but there was no pain. "Your Highness, in my eyes, Qingxi is a rare girl in the world, not only because of her beautiful and refined appearance. There are few men in the world who can match her, but Your Highness can. ”

Xiao Yizheng's happy laughter echoed above Beiwang Mountain.

In the military tent, the two veteran generals looked at each other.

"What did you say Your Highness talked about with our rabbit cub, and had such a happy conversation?" Zeng Ji hugged his arms and twisted his eyebrows.

Xie Changxin smiled and said, "Isn't this the big handsome you asked Yuanyi to talk?" ”

Zeng Ji flew over: "Be cautious!" ”

Xie Changxin shrugged his shoulders: "I see that His Highness just wants to explore the border, so let him go." ”

"That's easy." Zeng Ji swished again: "That's His Royal Highness King Heng, Your Majesty's most precious son, if there is a mistake, how can I explain it to Your Majesty." ”

"Our Majesty is a wise man, and he will not anger others casually."

"So, you know how to fight in your life, and you are a reckless man." Zeng Ji teased Xie Changxin.

But this old subordinate didn't mind, hehe, laughing.

"Your Majesty is a Ming monarch, and there are far-reaching considerations, why do you think he let King Heng come to the northwest?"

"Why?"

Zeng Ji looks like a child who can't be taught. "Military merit."

Xie Changxin also frowned and thought deeply: "What the marshal means is that His Majesty wants to let His Royal Highness the Sixth Go back with military merits, so why don't the prince ......" Before he finished his words, he was stopped by Zeng Ji's chain of flying eyes.

"I don't know what His Majesty is thinking." He sighed. Well, that's not something he can worry about. Anyway, we can't let King Heng have an accident in the northwest.

Zeng Ji's flying eyes were used not only on Xie Changxin's body, but also on his own son.

Zeng Qidao told him that King Heng said that he was just going to the border, and he sighed that this son was useless. Somehow, he always felt that Xiao Yizheng was not just as simple as taking a walk and taking a look. But King Heng ordered, and he had to select twenty people from the Heavenly Wolf Camp to accompany them on their journey.

To say that Jiang is still old and spicy, Zeng Jiben is still only a little worried, but soon he feels that his head is going to move.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yizheng and his entourage left Beisu and headed north.

The north wind was whistling, Qiu Yu was flying, and all the cold was biting.

"Your Highness, should we go directly to the ice quarry?" Zeng Qidao galloped behind and shouted.

Xiao Yizheng grabbed the reins of chasing the dust, turned around and smiled: "Did I say I wanted to go to see that place?" You've seen it all, why do you want to watch it? ”

Zeng Qidao was puzzled: "Then His Highness is going to inspect over there?" ”

Xiao Yizheng twisted the horse's head, looked into the distance, and patted the package on the horse's back: "I haven't been in a pity for this baby who has been in a hurry all night." ”

"What baby?" Zeng Qidao's heart began to go up and down.

"Customs clearance and envoy letters for foreign visits."

"What?" Zeng Qidao stepped forward immediately and stopped in front of Xiao Yizheng.

Xiao Yizheng looked at the group of people and horses behind him who were all parked in place, smiled, and said solemnly: "Brothers, this king's destination this time is to return to the Ping Kingdom. The ambitions of the Danda tribe have been clearly revealed, and they will surely provoke an even greater war. Logically speaking, the imperial court needs to send envoys to lobby, and the Northwest Army needs someone to find out the truth, so this time the king must go, will you be afraid? ”

The soldiers of the Sky Wolf Battalion can be said to be brave men who can take things from the wolves, so how can they be afraid. At this time, in front of him is the prince of the dynasty, behind him is the vast world, and the momentum of the words is like an eagle rushing down on the Tianshan Mountain, which only makes people's blood boil and move forward.

"Don't be afraid! Subordinates go together! ”

Xiao Yizheng said hello and spurred the horse.

Zeng Qidao hurriedly caught up and shouted, "Your Highness, why didn't you say it yesterday? ”

"If I said it, how could Zeng Shuai let me go."

"It's too dangerous, Your Highness will go back to Beisu, and my brothers and I will go."

Xiao Yizheng's speed did not decrease, and said with a smile: "How do you know what I am going to do?" Far wings, don't be verbose, we have to rush before the sun sets and return to the country. ”

"Your Highness!"

"Don't worry, I won't let myself have an accident, I have to go back to see Ah Heng!"