The vast desert has no end in sight, and as far as the eye can see, there is only boundless yellow sand, which looks like a sparkling sea in the sun.

The border city is located on the border between the desert and the interior.

Because it is connected to the desert, the wind and sand in the city are very large, and if you walk on the road, after a while, your eyes, nostrils, and even your ears and eyes will be full of wind and sand.

Tuoba Zeyan took Liu Mengyan and everyone to find the best inn in the border city, which was just a three-story civil engineering inn, and settled down.

Because they had given them enough money, the shopkeeper received them with great enthusiasm, and brought out all the best rooms in the inn.

Liu Mengyan stood in the guest room on the third floor of the inn, leaning against the window and looking out.

The sky above the inn was blue, without a trace of variegation, and only in the distance were large white clouds floating leisurely.

A gust of wind rose, and the yellow sand rose with the wind, like a puff of smoke, thin and dense. The sound of the wind is also mixed with the sound of camel bells, long and crisp.

"Master, drink pear water." Qiu Yun brought a glass of pear water, "I just asked for it from the owner of the inn." ”

"Your Highness?" Liu Mengyan took the pear water, put it to her lips, and drank it.

"I went out with the guards. When he left, he instructed the slave and maid to let the master go to bed and rest. Qiu Yun said.

"The weather is so nice here, where can I sleep. With all the sounds on the street, I can't help but want to go out and take a look! Liu Mengyan said, her eyes flashing with a different light. She was the only one who knew about the things in her memory, but they were enough to excite her.

"The master's throat is still uncomfortable. Let's take a break. Besides, we are not familiar with the place, and if Your Highness comes back and finds that the master has gone out, then it will not kill the slaves and maids. Qiu Yun said worriedly.

"We're walking around the little market below, you see, right there, you can't get lost. Moreover, there are Zhu Song and Zhu Wu following. Liu Mengyan said excitedly.

Qiu Yun followed her fingers to see, and sure enough, there was a small market less than five hundred meters away from the inn, and the crowd inside was wearing the clothes of Da Tuoba and some wearing foreign costumes, bustling and crowded.

The buildings in the northwest are earthy yellow, and the faces of the people are more yellow than those of the men and women in the capital. The men and women on the street are taller than the people of the Beijing and Jiangnan generations.

Liu Mengyan walked out of the inn with Qiu Yun and Jinxiu, and naturally she was followed by Zhu Wu and Zhu Song. Zhu Hai was left in the capital by her and continued to monitor Liu Erye and protect the Zhu family.

However, as soon as they went out, someone looked over in twos and threes, and their eyes were full of inquiry. After all, a woman as good as her always attracts attention.

This side is not very interested in the defense of men and women, and the men on the street are staring directly at the women and girls passing by, which is not rude at all. Liu Mengyan is still a little unaccustomed to it, like a monkey being watched.

But she didn't go back, and was attracted by a stall selling things in the market.

"Ouch, the girl is so good-looking! Look at my jewelry here, it's beautiful! The stall owner was a middle-aged woman in her forties and fifties, dressed in strange clothes and wearing makeup like a monkey with rouge.

"How do you sell this?" Liu Mengyan couldn't bear to look directly at her face and pointed to an ancient painting.

"The girl has a good eye, and this is a treasure that has leaked out of the treasure of the desert." The stall owner said with a mysterious face.

Liu Mengyan knows that people like them are used to making up stories, but in fact, many objects are fakes.

At this moment, there was a noise ahead, and before I could see what was happening, I heard the clatter of horses' hooves and the sound of panicked shouts.

Liu Mengyan hurriedly hid on the side of the road.

Sure enough, a man in white rode a big horse with a brown head and milky white limbs whistling past.

"It's a bloody BMW!" Liu Mengyan couldn't help but say.

After the man, someone in the back cried to the effect that he had broken something or something.

And there were servants riding on horses, and throwing down pieces of silver. It's kind of compensation.

Liu Mengyan raised her eyebrows: It's okay, at least I know the aftermath, but looking at the man's behavior, this is a common thing, right?

"This is the son of Lord Fang of the border city. I like to ride a big horse and run around the streets. The stall owner said helplessly.

"How much silver does this painting cost?" Liu Mengyan put away the look on her face and said.

The stall owner drew a number, but it is not expensive!

Liu Mengyan happily made Qiu Yun pay the money.

"Master, let's go back." Qiu Yun said.

But Liu Mengyan was willing to listen to her, took the ancient painting, and continued to walk forward.

"The subordinates were ordered to take the master back." Tuoba Cheng didn't know when, he was already standing beside Liu Mengyan and arched his hand.

She hadn't really noticed when he had come.

"Then let's go back." Liu Mengyan had no choice but to stop her interest in continuing to wander around, and returned to the inn with Tuoba Cheng.

Tuoba Zeyan was sitting at the table and writing something, and Liu Mengyan walked in and didn't speak.

"So well-behaved?" Tuoba Zeyan put down the last stroke and said with a light smile.

"Your Highness is busy with business, and the concubine shouldn't be disturbed." Liu Mengyan smiled obediently.

Tuoba Zeyan glanced at her, noncommittal, only folded the letter and put it in the envelope, and called Tuoba Quan.

After sending the letter away, Tuoba Zeyan walked up to her, took her hand and asked, "Have you had a good time?" ”

"It's okay, I bought a painting." Liu Mengyan said.

"It's almost time for dinner, does your throat still hurt?" Tuoba Zeyan sat down, pulled her into his arms and asked.

"It doesn't hurt anymore. Drinking pear water works very well. Liu Ruli said truthfully.

"What a painting, let the main hall see it!" Tuoba Ze said.

Qiu Yun and Jinxiu came in and unveiled the painting.

It is painted with religious themes, pilgrimages.

"To the northwest of the border city is the desert, and on the other side of the desert is the country of Uzi. Fourth, Tuoba also has the Yueshi Kingdom, the Dawan Kingdom and so on. "The people here are Buddhists. The princess likes this? ”

"It's just fun, it's mysterious." Liu Mengyan looked at the painting and said, "Your Highness, if you want to go to the country of Uzi, you have to go through the desert. There are no local guides, so it's just hard to get through. ”

"The main hall will find a good guide. The princess doesn't need to worry. But we're going to resupply here. Tuoba Ze said.

"Lord Fang Zhen here is an official of the Great Tuoba." Liu Mengyan said.

"Yes, definitely. The border city was originally a great extension. Why did the princess ask like this? Tuoba Ze said.

"When the concubine had just bought a painting, she saw the son of Lord Fang Zhen riding through the street, as if he was looking for someone." Liu Mengyan said.

"How can the princess conclude that he is looking for someone? And how did the princess conclude that he was Fang Zhen's son? Tuoba Ze said.

Liu Mengyan naturally couldn't tell him that she knew that person, so she had to say that it was the stall owner who sold the paintings.

"He looks like he's looking for someone."

In the palace of the king of Uzi, thousands of miles away from the Great Tuoba, the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings.

Najib wasted eight horses along the way, and hurried back to Uzi, only to find that he was still one step behind Elilian. Thinking that the plan he had made to conspire with the fifth prince of the Great Tuoba, Tuoba Yeze, had been exposed, Naji was full of anxiety.

At this moment, he is plotting with the queen in the queen's palace.

"Wang'er, your father has always loved you, and there may be no room for turning back in this matter." King Uzi saw Najib fidgeting and couldn't help but sigh with relief.

Najib's eyes were cold, and he said with a bit of self-deprecation and sarcasm: "Mother, even if my father loves me again, how can he tolerate such a thing." As the old saying goes, the side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly. In the days since I came back, I have been begging to see my father, but he will not see me, but he has to summon Dahui again and again, and it seems that he is going to depose me. Mother, we need to be prepared. ”

Queen Uzi frowned, although she was in the harem, she was not an ignorant woman, and she understood what Najib meant by early preparation. But is it true that the point has come when you have to rebel? King Uzi thought of the scene when father and son met each other, and his big eyes showed a look of worry.

"Mother, if we keep interrupting, we will suffer from it, and we can't wait any longer." Seeing that the queen still couldn't make up her mind, Najib said bitterly: "Mother, think about it, if you sit back and wait for death like this, and finally let Dahui's mother and son take the throne, will there be any chance that I and you will survive at that time?" Dahui's mother will take your place as queen and kill us! ”

When the queen heard this, her eyes immediately showed a look of unwilling disgust.

Seeing this, Najib hurriedly said: "While my father is sick now, and he hasn't made a decree to abolish me, we might as well strike first!" ”

The queen narrowed her big eyes and said carefully: "What idea does Wang Er have, how do you need your mother to cooperate with you to make a preemptive strike and get the first opportunity?" ”

Najib's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he whispered again: "Mother, if my father suddenly dies at this time, then I, as the crown prince of my father's own title, can naturally ascend to the throne. ”

"You...... This is to ...... Patricide. ”

The queen's eyes were full of horror, and although she had acquiesced in Najib's rebellion, she never expected Najib to take his father's life.

She thought that she would just drive Dahui's mother and son out of the palace.

Najib grabbed the queen's hand, looked fixed and said, "Mother, we have no time to hesitate, we can't miss the opportunity, we won't come again!" If we wait for my father to get better, and then support that bastard to become the new king, we will have nothing. ”

In this queen's palace, there are dark clouds discussing the rebellion, and on the other side, the bedroom of the king of Uzi is also gloomy.

The king of Uzi had been ill for some days, and because he had always been in poor health, he had not been well in bed, and Princess Elilian was waiting for him to drink medicine.

The king looked at the sadness in Elilian's eyes, stroked her head lovingly, and said, "Why, unhappy? ”

Seeing that her father was not in good health, Elilian forced a smile and said, "My daughter is just worried about your body, you have to get better quickly." ”

Afraid of stimulating her father's illness, Elilian didn't tell him that Najib had set a trap for herself in Da Tuoba and Tuoba Yeze, and forced her to marry in the past.