Chapter Seventy-Three: Intentional Approach
The old man's gaze lingered on Su Mian's face for a moment, and he lowered his head when he thought of the letter he received a few days ago.
"For me? Thank you for your kindness. Su Mian had always been unwary of the kind-looking old man, so when he heard this, he took the tray in the old man's hand.
"If the girl likes it, it's fine." The old man smiled, and a dark look flashed in his eyes.
Afraid that she would catch a cold when the wind blew outside, after saying a few words, Gu Zhixing sent Su Mian back to the camp.
Su Mian sat at the table, but she always felt that something was not right with the old man's eyes looking at her just now, she could feel that when the old man handed her the snack just now, he seemed to be stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that she seemed to be thinking about something, Gu Zhixing asked.
"I always felt ...... The old man looked at me just now...... It's kind of weird......" she muttered.
Gu Zhixing's brows subconsciously furrowed when he heard this, and his expression was a little cold.
Su Mian knew what he was thinking as soon as he saw his expression, and hurriedly said, "Hey, Gu Zhixing, don't think about it!" I'm not saying that the old man is a bad person, there is nothing malicious in that look! ”
"yes, I know." Gu Zhixing nodded.
That old man was the deputy patriarch of the Qingteng clan, and Gu Zhixing was familiar with him.
Seeing that he just looked a little displeased, Su Mian breathed a sigh of relief.
My God, Gu Zhixing is really ......
Looking at his expression just now, I thought he was going to do something to that old man!
Glancing at him helplessly, Su Mian reached out and grabbed a piece of milky white dim sum in front of him, the dim sum was small, with a milky fragrance, looking delicate and cute.
Su Mian took a bite carefully, and suddenly narrowed her eyes at the delicious taste that melted in her mouth.
"Like this?" Gu Zhixing knew from looking at her look that she was very satisfied with the dim sum in her hand.
Su Mian didn't even bother to speak, and nodded heavily.
A little smile flashed in Gu Zhixing's eyes, and he was also a lot more relaxed about this trip to the army, at least he met the people of the Qingteng tribe, so that her Ah Mian would not be too bored during this time.
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In the afternoon, Gu Zhixing, Lu Zhe and several other generals discussed affairs in the main camp tent.
Su Mian originally wanted to avoid it, but Gu Zhixing grabbed the person and said that it didn't hurt for her to stay here.
Su Mian didn't bother to be polite, so she simply stayed.
Along the way, it was a person who could see how important Su Mian's position in Gu Zhixing's heart was, and naturally no one raised any objections.
Sitting in a circle at the long table, Lu Zhe took the lead and said: "There seems to be no movement on Su Rou's side, and the one caught that day can't say anything, only what festival the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty went to attend, and then the person disappeared." ”
"Festivals? You say the Moonflower Festival? Su Mian suddenly walked over from the other side, her eyes widened, and her expression looked a little excited.
Lu Zhe recalled for a moment, and then spoke: "It seems to be called this name......
"So...... My father went to the Yuehua Festival, and then was put under house arrest by Su Rou in what way, so that people outside thought that he was missing......" Su Mian said something in his mouth, and his expression was a little solemn.
"Yuehua Festival?" Gu Zhixing's expression was a little puzzled.
"Hmm." Su Mian nodded with a calm face, pondered for a moment, and then explained: "The tradition of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, every monarch has to go to the temple with the most incense in the imperial city every year and a half to pray for the blessings of the people of the Northern Yuan, and also ask the gods to bless the Northern Yuan Dynasty with good weather and rain, and when praying for blessings, ninety-nine candles should be lit in the main hall. ”
"How long does it take to pray for a blessing?" Gu Zhixing asked.
Su Mian's eyes flickered for a moment, and then she replied: "Twelve hours, starting from noon until noon the next day, if Su Rou wants to do something...... It couldn't have been more appropriate......"
Thinking of his father, who loved him very much on weekdays, Su Mian subconsciously clenched his fists.
Seeing that her mood was slightly low, Lu Zhe hurriedly asked, "Then do you know what weaknesses or habits Su Rou usually has?" If I knew, I might be able to find a way to solve this problem sooner. ”
Su Mian was silent for a moment and shook her head slightly.
She used to think that she knew Su Rou very well, but now she found that she had never recognized Su Rou's true thoughts.
Su Rou has always been kind to herself, and she also takes care of her in the palace.
Even if he said bad things about Gu Zhixing in his ear every day, he would tell him every way when he set off from Beiyuan.
All of this is different from the Su Rou who poisoned herself and then sent troops to the Western Sage.
Originally, when Gu Zhixing told him that the pill was poisoned, he still couldn't believe it, and thought about confronting her face to face.
But when he saw the letter saying that his father was under house arrest, Su Rou took the initiative to send troops again, and his mind was still messed up after all.
It was too obvious that Su Rou wanted to do something, and there was no way for her to continue to deceive herself......
Seeing Su Mian's different expression, Gu Zhixing inevitably felt a little distressed.
He glanced at Lu Zhe lightly, as if he blamed him for the question he asked just now, and then whispered to comfort Su Mian and said: "You don't have to take what you said just now to heart, that kind of person doesn't understand, you just need to wait here with peace of mind, we will naturally win a big victory, for me, your body is the most important, you know?" Well? ”
His tone was gentle, not caring at all about the eyes of the group of people around him, and coaxed Su Mian in a low voice.
The surrounding generals just knew that Gu Zhixing was very special to Su Mian, but it was the first time they heard him speak like this.
Thinking of his black face in the court on weekdays, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body, and then looked at each other, and the same thought came out of his heart.
In this kind of atmosphere, it seems a little redundant to sit here by yourself......
Lu Zhe shook the fan in his hand unhurriedly, looked at the expressions of several people and smiled disdainfully.
Tut-tut, when I look at a few of them, I have no experience, and I have long been used to Gu Zhixing's greasy appearance, and I can even change my face.
Well, a little proud.
Gu Zhixing's face did not change when he said this, but Su Mian was caught off guard and his ears were hot.
Unexpectedly, he didn't shy away from it in front of so many people, Su Mian coughed lightly, and then said quickly with a straight face: "You guys discuss, I want to go out to breathe." ”
After saying that, he walked towards the door of the tent as if he was fleeing, leaving only a back for everyone.
Zhang Ziqing continued the topic just now and said: "Lord, I think we can suspend our actions in the past few days, and see what moves Su Rou has, the supplies sent by the emperor should already be on ......the way."
"Wait a minute." Gu Zhixing interrupted him and stood up.
"What does the prince think?" Zhang Ziqing was a little puzzled.
Gu Zhixing shook his head and took the cloak on the side: "It's cold outside, you continue, this king will go and give Ah Mian a cloak." ”
"......" everyone's eyes flickered for a moment, and they were a little helpless for a while, but they didn't know how to describe the feeling of congestion.
Watching Gu Zhixing go out, Zhang Ziqing raised his eyebrows, and said with some yearning: "Seeing that the prince and Miss Su are like this, I also want to find a favorite girl." ”
"Just you?" Someone next to him sneered and made a joke about Zhang Ziqing.
Outside the camp, Gu Zhixing looked around outside, only to see Su Mian standing outside the camp, and there seemed to be two little guys by his side.
The two little guys looked like they were only in their teens, and they were chattering around Su Mian, not knowing what they were talking about.
"Sister, this tassel on your waist is so beautiful." The little girl with a small round face reached out and carefully touched the accessories that Su Mian hung on her waist.
As soon as the two of them came over, Su Mian heard that these were the two little guys who were talking secretly outside the camp when he woke up.
Seeing that she was staring at the accessories on her waist with a curious expression, Su Mian smiled and untied the tassel tied around her waist.
"If you like it, will my sister give this to you?" She asked with a smile.
The little girl's eyes lit up, obviously with a wanted expression, but she shook her head hesitantly.
"Brother Patriarch said, Ah Shu can't take other people's things casually," her expression was a little regretful, and her eyes looked at the tassel in Su Mian's hand with some attachment.
Su Mian smiled, and without saying a word, tied the tassel to the little girl's belt with a strange pattern.
"This tassel was given to you by my sister, and I didn't take it casually, so Ah Shu can accept it."
Ah Shu looked down at the beautiful gadgets tied around his waist, and instantly became frowning and smiling: "Thank you, sister!" My sister is such a nice person! ”
Su Mian's originally depressed mood had recovered a lot because of the little girl in front of her, and she couldn't help but rub it on the top of her head when she heard this.
Just as he was about to speak, a familiar voice suddenly came from next to him.
"Ashu, what are you doing around Miss Su, you little girl?"
Su Mian turned around when he heard the sound, and sure enough, it was the old man who gave him snacks in the morning.
"Grandpa Ge!" Seeing that the old man was not afraid at all, Ah Shu screamed sweetly and pounced.
"Grandpa Ge! You see! This is what this big sister gave me, is it good-looking? She pointed to the tassel around her waist as if to show off.
"Good-looking, good-looking......" the old man smiled and reached out to rub it on the top of her head.
In the distance, Gu Zhixing saw the old man standing beside Su Mian, and subconsciously frowned.
He saw that the deputy patriarch Ge had been watching for a long time before walking towards Ah Mian.
The deputy patriarch had obviously stayed away from his own people before, but why did he ...... this time