As early as two days ago, Liu Xu had already sent people to come to offer condolences and sent sufficient supplies to reward the three armies. And this time the big victory over Inurong is approaching the festive season, everyone naturally needs to take a good rest and celebrate well to boost morale, and then go all out!

As night fell, Mo Ziyu treated the wounded in the military tent.

"Homesick?" Mo Ziyu looked at a soldier holding a silver hairpin thoughtfully.

The soldier first froze for a moment, and then smiled shyly: "I miss my wife at home, we were only two months old when I left, and it's been almost five years, I haven't been back once in five years, and I haven't brought back a message, I'm not there, and I don't know how she is doing at home alone?"

Mo Ziyu removed the bandage from his hand, changed the dressing for him, and smiled lightly: "She will wait for you, don't worry, it's soon, this battle is coming to an end, and when the time comes, you can go home, like a hero." ”

"I never wanted to be a hero, I just came to the army to eat, but after staying in this barracks for a long time, I gradually learned what the honor of a soldier is. I'm not greedy for life and afraid of death, I don't want to be a hero, if possible, I still hope to be able to go back safely, return to her side, and tell her that she has worked hard all these years, and I will take good care of her in the future. Of course, if Beixia needs me in the future, I will still go to the battlefield as always!"

"Everyone here was an ordinary and ordinary person before coming here, but after this war, your life will no longer be extraordinary, and when you are old, you can proudly tell your children and grandchildren that it was you who drove away the enemies of the people of the Central Plains, forever and ever. Mo Ziyu said softly.

"The second girl is a good person, you will repay it. The soldier said shyly, "When I go back, I will also tell my mother-in-law that there is also a powerful woman in the barracks, not inferior to a man at all." In the future, if I had a daughter, I would teach her the same, and she could be as good as a man. ”

At this time, Qin Yi opened the tent and entered, and said to Mo Ziyu: "The dumplings are cooked." ”

"Got it!" Mo Ziyu got up and moved the sore medicine, "Tell the guys outside to make more dumplings, don't forget the wounded." ”

"Oh. ”

Mo Ziyu walked outside, a cold wind came to her face, but she didn't feel the cold, because what caught her eye was a raging bonfire, the soldiers gathered around the bonfire, eating meat, eating dumplings, they couldn't see the murderous aura on the battlefield, and now they were just ordinary people who were enjoying the beauty of life.

In this group, Mo Ziyu saw his father and brother, who had always mingled with the soldiers.

"Father, big brother!" Mo Ziyu sat down next to them by the campfire.

"Let's eat!" Mo Zijue stuffed the previously hot dumplings into Mo Ziyu's hand, "I made it myself." ”

"Then I'm going to eat a few more, I haven't eaten the dumplings made by my eldest brother for a long time!" Mo Ziyu said with a smile.

At this time, Mo Sheng looked at Mo Ziyu and said, "Yu'er, there is one thing I want to tell you." This is the news that came two days ago, when the big war was imminent, and I didn't tell you for fear of affecting your mood. ”

"What's the matter?" Mo Zijue asked with a smile as he pressed a small strand of hair behind his ear.

"The news from His Majesty, Qi Muxuan has caught it. Mo Sheng said.

Mo Ziyu paused for a moment: "What?"

Sure enough, it was him, the blind strategist beside Xie Di, it was really him.

"Your Majesty is very embarrassed. Mo Sheng said again, "What do you think about this?"

"My father knows all about it, although I don't want to accept it, but no matter what, I'm bleeding the same blood as him now, not to mention that he gave me his eyes, and I can't care about his affairs. Mo Ziyu felt that the dumplings in his hand didn't taste good, "Father, right now, the momentum of Beixia is booming, and it shouldn't be a problem to drive the dog Rong away in one go, and it won't be of much use for me to stay, I want to rush back to deal with this matter." ”

"It's fine. Mo Sheng nodded, "Your Majesty is embarrassed at this time, and also because there is a you in the middle, I am afraid that this matter will be particularly difficult after you go back, but it is best for you to come forward to solve it." ”

Mo Ziyu nodded: "It's my business, and I still need to face it after all." But I'm already happy to be able to eat a bowl of dumplings with my father and brother. ”

Mo Ziyu quickly finished eating the dumplings, and then called Situ Jiexing and Qin Yi, asking the two of them to stay and continue to help the rest of the war, while she returned to Beijing first.

Early the next morning, Mo Ziyu rushed to the capital.

galloped all the way, and rushed non-stop for nearly seven days before arriving at the palace. There was no one who didn't know her, and when he saw her in a hurry, he hurried to report it.

After a while, Liu Xu's personal eunuch brought Mo Ziyu to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and let her rest in the palace on the side, His Majesty was discussing state affairs with the minister at the moment.

The room was very warm, and as soon as Mo Ziyu sat down to rest, the palace people went in and brought soft pillows, as well as delicate snacks and wine.

"Your Majesty said that Her Royal Highness must be dusty on the way, and he will end there as soon as possible, so you can eat something first and have a good rest. ”

"Got it. Mo Ziyu also felt hungry when he saw these foods, so he was not polite and ate them first. After many days of traveling, I didn't have a good rest, and now I was full of wine and food, and I was smoked by this heating, so I felt sleepy and fell asleep on the side.

Liu Xu was anxious that the matter that the ministers were going to discuss was dealt with, and then hurried over, only to see Mo Ziyu sleeping soundly.

His heart rippled gently like a wave of water, and he hadn't seen her sleeping face for a long time. He sent all the palace people down, tiptoed to the bedside, sat lightly on the edge of the bed, and carefully observed her sleeping face.

She seems to be quiet when she sleeps, but sometimes her brow is furrowed in her sleep, as if there is something unresolved.

He gave out his index finger and gently rubbed her eyebrows, then supported her chin with one hand, catching her slightest movements.

When Mo Ziyu woke up, the sky outside had completely darkened, and there was only one candle in the room.

Liu Xu sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the music, perhaps because the light was not too bright, he had a little difficulty watching.

"What time is it?" asked Mo Ziyu.

"How long have you not slept?" Liu Xu closed the walk in his hand, "It will be dawn after sleeping for two more hours, and after sleeping for so long, I must have not rested much along the way, right?" To be honest, I was quite surprised to hear the battle report from your father that you also went to the battlefield. ”

"What's so surprising. Mo Ziyu sat up, "My father and brother are on the battlefield, isn't it normal for me to help them?"

"You're right. Liu Xu raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to rest for a while?"

"No, I've slept enough. Mo Ziyu said, "Tuoba Yu was captured alive, and his father will not let him go, which can be regarded as avenging you." ”

"You went to arrest Tuoba Yu to avenge me?" Liu Xu hooked the corners of his mouth and looked at the woman in front of him with a smile.

"What are you talking about!" Mo Ziyu turned his gaze to the side, "I'm thinking about the overall situation, not for personal grievances." ”

"What about your injuries. After so long and one after another, how is the injury now?" Liu Xu asked with concern.

Mo Ziyu moved his injured shoulder and said, "It's okay, it's not a big deal, don't worry." ”

After a pause, Mo Ziyu said again: "By the way, I came back this time for Qi Muxuan's business." ”

"When daybreak comes, come with me to meet him. Liu Xu said.

"How is Changqing now?" I heard that the girl Xie is ......," Mo Ziyu said, "is he okay?"

"To be honest, not very good. Liu Xu said, "He really likes that girl, but he can't see anything on his face, it's still the same as usual, but the more this happens, the more worried I become, I can't tell how bitter it is in my heart! Sometimes I also think that if I had insisted on it, uncompromising, and insisted on setting the Xie family girl for him, maybe everything would be different now, and there would be no such changes." ”

Mo Ziyu lowered his eyes and sighed: "The world is impermanent, who can know what will happen later." After dawn, I'll go see him first. It's so late, aren't you sleeping?"

Liu Xu looked at the empty half of the bed, and asked with a smile, "Where do you want me to sleep?"

He was originally joking, but he didn't expect Mo Ziyu to really move some inside and empty half of the bed for him.

Liu Xu glanced at Mo Ziyu deeply, the smile on the corner of his mouth was deeper, as if he was afraid that she would regret it, he immediately got in.

A chill came in, Mo Ziyu shivered, moved in the direction of the wall, lowered his eyes and said, "You can rest quickly, it's almost dawn." ”

"What about you?"

"I'm like this, I want to think about something......"

Before Mo Ziyu's words were finished, Liu Xu hugged her and lay down together.

Mo Ziyu was about to speak, Liu Xu covered her lips with a finger and said in her ear: "Don't speak, I'm very sleepy." ”

As he spoke, he drilled his head into Mo Ziyu's shoulder socket, and then fell asleep.

Soon there was the sound of his even breathing in her ears, Mo Ziyu's tense body relaxed strongly, she turned slightly to look at the man beside her, there were already some wrinkles in the corners of his eyes, and the years had left a lot of marks on their bodies.

The two of them went around and around, thinking that they would never get along with each other for old age, but they never thought that now they had come to this point again.

So what's next? Where are they going?

Liu Xu fell asleep in the design, but Mo Ziyu was not sleepy at the moment, she imagined the future of herself and Liu Xu. She couldn't deceive herself anymore, they still loved each other, but what could they do? they were now two worlds apart.

For Mo Ziyu, she is unwilling to enter the palace again, for his concubine, or even to be his queen, she doesn't want to be tied to this small palace anymore, her heart is in the world. And he is destined to be a generation of emperors, how can he give up his current power and ambitions and wander the world with her?

Outside, the sky had become clearer, and the candles inside the house had burned out, leaving only a wisp of green smoke.

Mo Ziyu slowly got up sideways, looked at Liu Xu's sleeping face, and kissed him lightly on his eyebrows.

"You kiss me secretly?" Liu Xu laughed lowly, his chest swayed slightly, which showed her happy mood at the moment.

Mo Ziyu was embarrassed, she had no choice but to deny it, and coughed: "Who stole you?"

"I've been caught by me, and you still don't admit it?" Liu Xu got up with a smile, then nodded his lips, closed his eyes and said, "You don't have to kiss secretly, I allow you to kiss me, come on!"

Mo Ziyu was even more embarrassed, and kicked over: "You are dreaming!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Xu smiled happily, "I won't tease you, after breakfast, don't you still want to go to see Changqing?" You go first, I will deal with some affairs, and then I will send someone to pick you up, let's go to meet Qi Muxuan together." ”

"Okay. ”

Liu Xu clapped his hands, and then the palace people entered with toiletries and breakfast.

These palace people who served Liu Xu had all seen strong winds and waves, and their majesty spent the night with a woman, but they were not much surprised, they just lowered their heads and did their own things.

After washing, the two had breakfast together, and then Mo Ziyu went directly to the East Palace.

Liu Changqing has always been self-disciplined, and he is practicing martial arts in the courtyard at this time.

Seeing this, Mo Ziyu pulled out a long sword from the side and flew forward to fight him.

At first, he thought it was an assassin, but he was taken aback, and after seeing the person clearly, a smile appeared on his face: "Why are you here?"

"Don't be distracted, let's make a move!" Mo Ziyu said as he attacked Liu Changqing.

After more than ten moves between the two, Liu Changqing sighed: "I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and this kung fu is not even comparable to you!"

"What do you mean by that, is my qualification very poor?" Mo Ziyu threw the long sword aside, "I'm injured, I can't fight with you, let's fight next time when my injury is healed." ”

"Are you injured?" Liu Changqing was shocked, "What's the matter?"

"Do you remember the Tuoba Yu who injured your father?" Mo Ziyu said, "I just came back from the battlefield, and Tuoba Yu was captured alive, and my injury was caused by catching him, but it doesn't matter, it's not a serious injury, just rest for a few days." ”

The two entered together, and Liu Changqing asked the palace people to serve tea.

Mo Ziyu took a sip of tea, looked at Liu Changqing and said, "Changqing, are you okay now?"

The smile on Liu Changqing's face stiffened, and then smiled bitterly: "It's nothing good, it's just a return to the way it was before." ”

"Really?" Mo Ziyu asked, "You don't have to hide anything in front of me, I'm worried about you, and so is your father." ”

Liu Changqing pointed to the location of his heart: "I'm very uncomfortable, it hurts every day here, I can only keep myself busy and keep myself from going to her, because when I think of her, I feel heart-rending pain here." You know what? She would rather be a monk than be with me, why did she save me if she didn't want to be with me? You know she died in my arms, and I watched her die of breath, and the blood that flowed from her chest stained the snow red, and then her body became stiff in my arms, as hard as a stone. ”

"Two people can't be together, sometimes it's not because they don't love each other, but because they have to. Mo Ziyu said, "She doesn't want to be with you, it's not that she doesn't love you, it's because she loves you that she made this decision." To be honest, the same woman, I can understand her. You will be the emperor in the future, and you will be an amazing emperor, and she does not want any stain on you. Besides, her relatives are all dead, and the pain she has endured in her heart is unimaginable, how can she enjoy the rest of the glory and wealth by herself? The better she lives, the greater the torture for her, and to put it cruelly, death may be a relief for her. ”

After a pause, Mo Ziyu continued: "When she chooses to help you and make enemies of her family, her end is doomed, she is not a heartless girl, it is precisely because of this that there is no ending between you from the beginning." Changqing, everyone has their own choice, you don't have to forget the Xie girl, but you have to keep this feeling firmly in your heart, because a person who loves someone so much may only be like this once in his life. Changqing, to put it cruelly, you are not a person trapped by love, your ambitions, your ambitions and ambitions are not allowed, this is just an unforgettable experience in your life, you will come out, and there is a wider world, don't let down the blessings and fulfillment of the Xie family girl to you. ”

"I understand. Liu Changqing smiled slightly, "I know where my future path is." I still want to thank you for talking to you, and I feel a lot more open-minded. ”

After comforting Liu Changqing and making sure that his current state can cross this hurdle, Mo Ziyu told him a lot of things that happened on the battlefield, including taming the wolves, and those blood-boiling things naturally aroused his yearning, and then he was full of fighting spirit.

After a while, Liu Xu sent someone to invite Mo Ziyu to go.

Mo Ziyu always thought that Qi Muxuan was imprisoned in the prison, but she didn't expect Liu Xu to lock him up in a side hall, and when she arrived, Liu Xu had been waiting for a while.

"Is it cold?" Liu Xu dusted the blood from Mo Ziyu's cloak.

Mo Ziyu shook his head.

Liu Xu then asked, "What happened to the prince?"

"I talked to him a little bit and he's in okay right now. Mo Ziyu said, "When you're fine, just talk to him more and enlighten him." Is Qi Muxuan in there, and why are you keeping him here?"

"He's your brother, so he can't be too wronged. Liu Xu said, "Let's go, I'm afraid he's been waiting for your arrival!"

The two entered the side hall together, and there were two palace people waiting outside.

Liu Xu asked, "How is his current situation?"

The palace man bent down and replied: "Your Majesty, I was not feeling well two days ago, I asked the imperial doctor to come and see me, I took the medicine, I finally ate something today, and my spirit is okay now." ”

"Hmm. Liu Xu nodded, "Open the door." ”

Inside the house, Qi Muxuan sat by the window, stroking a guzheng, but only stroking, never playing, his hearing was very good, he had already heard Liu Xu's voice outside, and when the door opened, he also stood up immediately, maintained his demeanor, and said with a slight smile: "Why is Your Majesty so free to come to see me today?"

"I brought a man with me. Liu Xu said lightly.

Mo Ziyu looked at the white silk on Qi Muxuan's face, and a sense of guilt swelled up in her heart, she touched her eyes, only to feel a faint pain.

She coughed lightly and said, "Hello, long time no see." I've been looking for you all these years, but I can't find any trace of you, how can you hide so deeply, there is no clue at all. ”

Hearing this, Qi Muxuan's body stiffened, he turned his head to the window, and asked in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Why are you here?"

"I received the message that you are here, and I came. Mo Ziyu entered, "How have you hidden all these years? Qingguang Pavilion can't find out your whereabouts?"

"Qingguang Pavilion is too familiar to me, and it will be easy for me to avoid them. Qi Muxuan said lightly, "This is not the place where you should come, you can go! Remember one thing, don't ask Liu Xu for my business." ”

Mo Ziyu didn't speak, she slowly came to the window, she glanced at the zither on the table, and played: "This piano is good." ”

Liu Xu said: "I heard that he likes to play the piano, so I ordered someone to find a few famous pianos. ”

Mo Ziyu said again: "Have you been back to Mulan all these years to see it? Although Mulan has also experienced some things, it is not bad now. ”

Qi Muxuan shook his head: "No, I haven't gone back to see it." But I've heard a lot of things about you, you're doing a good job, I didn't expect you to really be able to restore Mulan, you're stronger than me, and you've fulfilled my wish that I haven't fulfilled for many years. But every step I take now is my own choice, I don't blame you for choosing differently than I do, in fact, I've always been proud of you. Today, I have done everything I want to do, I can do, and I have nothing to say when I get to this point. If you want to kill, Liu Xu said a word, but you are my sister, I don't want you to intercede for me, because our parents are watching from the sky, and they will not allow me to admit defeat to our enemies. ”

"You're too stubborn. Mo Ziyu said, "There is clearly a better choice." I'm so grateful to you for giving me these eyes, I've been running all over the **** over the years and seen a lot of beautiful scenery. ”

"What you see is what I see. Qi Muxuan said, "You just continue to see more scenery, you are doing well, I just have no regrets, please leave here, don't get involved in the grievances between me and Liu Xu, let us solve them ourselves." ”