"The minister has seen the queen's mother." Yuan Minzhou glanced at the situation in front of him and asked quietly, "Why is Niangniang standing at the door?" Didn't you say that the emperor woke up? ”

The fingers as white as jade poked at the heads of those guards, and Du Pingfei laughed angrily, "Marquis Dingyuan came just in time, let's see how bold our guards of the Liang Dynasty are!" These people also came out of nowhere, and they actually dared to stop at the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace! Yes! Who gave you the guts? ”

Unexpectedly, even though she said this, the guards did not move as if they had not heard. Even if someone had just been kicked by her, there was still no expression on his face, all of them stared ahead without squinting, and the spear in his hand glowed with a cold light.

At first glance, these people are highly trained.

Yuan Minzhou looked around left and right, and suddenly asked, "What about Xi Lu?" ”

After he reminded him like this, Du Pingfei also took a look, and sure enough, he didn't find Xi Lu's figure, and his heart sank to the bottom.

Xu was aware of her uneasiness, Yuan Minzhou handed her a slightly calm look, and said with a cold face: "Since the emperor has woken up, why don't you let us in?" If something happens, can you afford it? ”

But I didn't want to, these guards still clubbed silently, completely disgraceful to people.

Yuan Minzhou and Du Pingfei immediately looked at each other, and saw a trace of unusualness in each other's eyes.

At this moment, a figure came out of the guards, and when he saw the two people in front of him, Gonggong Lu hurriedly bowed and said, "The slave sees the queen's mother, the marquis of Dingyuan." How did you two get here? ”

Du Pingfei's face suddenly tensed, and he said unhappily: "Father-in-law Lu, what's going on?" The main palace has only been away for a while, and this Heart Cultivation Hall has become like this? ”

Gonggong Lu had a flattering smile on his face, "If you go back to your mother's words, this is what the emperor meant." ”

"What does the emperor mean?" Du Pingfei looked up, but what she saw was silver armor and knives and guns glowing with cold light, her face sank a little, and she said sharply, "Nonsense!" How could the emperor make such a will? ”

Father-in-law Lu said in a trembling voice: "Niangniang, here's the thing. Just now, the emperor woke up and made an order on the spot, ordering people to guard the Palace of Heart Cultivation and not allow anyone to enter. ”

"Neither can this palace?" Du Pingfei unconsciously clenched his hand in his sleeve.

Father-in-law Lu showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and he was embarrassed: "That's true." ”

Yuan Minzhou swept over at a glance, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the corner of the bright clothes exposed behind the silver armor, and his eyes suddenly sank, "Gonggong Lu, who else is in this Heart Nourishing Palace?" ”

Du Pingfei immediately sensed that something was wrong, and said sharply: "Who gave you the courage to dare to fool this palace?" Why don't you get it from the truth? ”

Gonggong Lu wailed in his heart, and knelt down, "Niangniang, the slave doesn't dare to lie." This is indeed the emperor's will! ”

"In the Heart Cultivation Palace, who else is there besides you?" Du Pingfei knew that Yuan Minzhou would not ask about this for no reason. And since he asked, the identity of the person inside was also revealed.

Sure enough, Gonggong Lu lowered his head and looked dish, "Hui Niangniang, in the Heart Cultivation Hall just now, in addition to the slaves, there are also virtuous concubines and concubines." ”

"Concubine Xian!" Du Pingfei squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "The palace has been stopped outside, why can she enter the palace?" Could it be that her identity is more noble than this palace? ”

She has always behaved gracefully and dignified, and rarely loses her temper in front of people. But at this moment, she is obviously smiling, but her eyebrows and eyes are as sharp as a blade, and her momentum is compelling, and she dare not underestimate her.

Despite her efforts to restrain herself, Father-in-law Lu still shook his body uncontrollably, and his attitude became more and more respectful, "Qi Yu Niangniang, when the emperor just woke up, he ordered Xi to send soldiers to guard the Palace of Raising the Heart. It happened that Concubine Xian was in the palace, so she ...... Niangniang, this is the emperor's will! Even if you give your minions 110,000 guts, the minions won't dare to fake the Holy Decree! ”

I see!

Du Pingfei's expression softened a little, and after a while, he seemed to have given up his plan to enter, and just looked at Yuan Minzhou, "Marquis Dingyuan entered the palace, but is it for the commander of Dingbei?" ”

Yuan Minzhou's eyes flashed slightly, and he nodded, "Hui Niangniang, it's true." ”

"In that case, then come with the main palace. It just so happened that the palace also wanted to know the recent situation of the commander of Dingbei. Du Pingfei glanced at the Heart Cultivation Hall again, and brushed his sleeves away.

Yuan Minzhou glanced at Gonggong Lu, who was kneeling at his feet, and quickly followed.

When I walked to the Imperial Garden, the sky was covered with fine snow.

A few plum blossoms bloomed quietly, and wisps of fragrance waved into the air, breathing, fragrant and cold to the bones.

Du Pingfei stopped, raised his head, looked at Yuan Minzhou in front of him, and asked, "Marquis Dingyuan, but what do you want to say?" ”

Yuan Minzhou raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it what Niangniang wants to say?" ”

Xu knew that he couldn't please this person, and Du Pingfei didn't hide it, so he said to himself: "What does Dingyuan Hou think about the matter of the Heart Cultivation Palace?" ”

"When things go wrong, there must be demons." Yuan Minzhou said succinctly.

Du Pingfei's heart tightened, and the words circled between his lips and teeth a few times before he pondered: "This palace also thinks so." But what is urgently needed to figure out now is, why did the emperor make such a will? What role did Concubine Xian play in this? ”

And this happens to be where Yuan Minzhou is confused.

Du Pingfei said with a solemn face: "Marquis Dingyuan, can this palace trust you?" ”

A trace of surprise crossed Yuan Minzhou's eyes, but he said quietly on his face: "What does Niang Niang want to do?" ”

"Find out what happened today." Du Pingfei said bluntly, "You and I both know that if the emperor is safe, then the guards guarded by the Heart Cultivation Hall will be useless. Otherwise, it is the most terrible cage in the world. At that time, there will be a catastrophe inside and outside the court. ”

Thinking of what Xiao Yao secretly investigated, the uneasiness in her heart became stronger and stronger.

Originally, Concubine Tang Xian was pregnant, and there was Beiheng Wangfu standing behind her, which was enough to make people jealous. If those two people are involved again, does it mean that the other party's ambitions are unimaginable?

No way!

She can't let things get out of hand!

Thinking of this, she asked, "Recently, has there been news from the northern border?" ”

Yuan Minzhou seemed to be thinking about something, and asked a little reluctantly, "What does Niangniang mean?" ”

"This palace wants to know when the war in the Northern Underworld will end." Du Pingfei had already made a decision in her heart, but when it came to the border war, she had to be cautious.

Yuan Minzhou seemed to understand, "It's probably not that fast." But the mother has an idea? ”

But I was thinking in my heart, this Queen Du is really not to be underestimated. It's only been a long time, and I've quickly pulled away from what happened before and started thinking about the next steps.

This decisiveness is rare in the world, and he almost caught up with his wife.

Du Pingfei didn't know what he thought, and said thoughtfully: "This palace wants to know, if the two sisters and brothers of Tomorrow Xiang are detained in the territory of the Liang Dynasty, will it have an impact on the border war?" ”

Yuan Minzhou's heart moved, and a wisp of doubt stained his eyebrows.

After a while, the corners of his lips suddenly hooked, and he seemed to have returned to his previous inscrutableness, "Niangniang, please ask Rong Chen more, do you have any grievances with those two people?" ”

Du Pingfei shook his head, "This palace is not enough to make enemies to other countries!" It's just that these two people are acting suspiciously, and this palace has to pay a few more attention. Dingyuan Hou thinks, can this palace do something he wants to do? ”

Yuan Minzhou's smile remained the same, but those eyes were shining, as if he had insight into all her plans.

She looked away a little uncomfortably, and asked again.

In a hurry, Yuan Minzhou slowly spoke, "What does Niangniang want to do, why do you need to ask the minister?" You are the queen of this Great Liang Dynasty, one person is below ten thousand people, no matter what decision you make, no one will question you. ”

Hearing the ridicule in his words, Du Pingfei smiled bitterly, "Marquis Dingyuan, you should know that this is not what this palace wants to ask. ”

"Please forgive me for being stupid." The corners of Yuan Minzhou's lips were crooked, and his smile was slightly cold.

Du Pingfei rarely dealt with him, and in retrospect, the only few times they were related to the Xie family, his face couldn't help but be a little confused.

At the beginning, this man ascended to a high position at a young age and acted unscrupulously, which also attracted the dissatisfaction of civil and military officials. In recent years, he seems to have become more introverted and low-key, but he has become more and more unpredictable.

She didn't want to have much contact with this person if she could.

It's just that the emperor is in that situation right now, if she wants to detain the Ming Xiang sisters and brothers, she must seek other help. After thinking about it, I can only find Yuan Minzhou.

But now she regrets it a little.

Looking at the smiling eyes in front of her, her scalp was a little numb, and she wanted to reveal the matter.

But after thinking about it, she didn't do anything hurtful, why did she have such a weak heart?

Yes, she thought about it briefly and said: "The border war is very important, and this palace has also considered it, so it will sincerely seek advice from the Marquis of Dingyuan." You also know that this palace has lived in the harem for a long time, and the news about the outside world is far less well-informed than you......"

"Queen Mother, are you really thinking about the border soldiers?" Yuan Minzhou smiled calmly.

Du Ping was angry, "What are you talking about?" Will this palace still secretly do it? This palace assures you that you will never do anything to be sorry for Xie Er until the war is over. Are you satisfied? ”

After going around for so long, she could also see that Yuan Minzhou just wanted to ask for a guarantee for Xie Er.

She just gives!

Yuan Minzhou's smile became more sincere, and he said: "With the words of Niangniang, the minister is relieved." Now, when foreign enemies knock on the side, it is really not appropriate to start internal troubles. Presumably the mother also has a number in her heart. As for the two sisters and brothers of Tomorrow Xiang, if they can be detained in the territory of the Liang Dynasty, it will naturally be the best. ”

Wouldn't it be over if you said that earlier?

Du Pingfei secretly slandered, but his face showed a little gratitude, "Thank you Dingyuan Marquis for solving the doubts of this palace." But there is still one thing in this palace that I want to ask you to teach. ”

Yuan Minzhou raised his eyebrows, but there was not much respect in his expression.

Du Pingfei pondered for a moment before hesitating: "Where is the King of Beiheng ......?"

"Don't be afraid." Yuan Minzhou's expression was faint, and when he said it, he was as confident as ever, "However, if the mother has nothing to do, you can go and find some trouble for them." ”

Du Pingfei: ......

It didn't take long for Yuan Minzhou to say goodbye to Du Pingfei in the palace and go back to the Hou Mansion directly.

happened to receive Xie Fenghua's letter, and he read it several times before arranging a series of things.

Among them, including the matter of sending Yuan Mindong to the border.

——In the name of beauty, he has been trained with the army.

Xie Fenghua didn't know the news in advance.

When she saw Yuan Mindong who suddenly appeared in front of her, she was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yuan Mindong embarrassed, "Sister-in-law, this is what the eldest brother meant." He said, "You might need men here," and he sent me here. ”

Xie Fenghua couldn't laugh or cry.

As soon as you send it away, you will arrive at the border where the war is raging.

It's a good idea!

She patted Dou Changke's shoulder and said, "People, I'll leave it to you." You must take good care of him! ”

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the tent.

"Hey......" Dou Changke was a little helpless, but he quickly smiled, stepped forward and touched Yuan Mindong's head, grabbed his shoulders again, and walked towards his tent, looking for words as he walked, "Breaking the winter melon, have you ever been on the battlefield before?" ”

Yuan Mindong writhed a little uncomfortably, tried to distance himself from him, and hung his head to look at his toes, "No." However, I have heard my eldest brother talk about the dangers of the battlefield. ”

"Say? What a? Dou Changke frowned unhappily, "The battlefield is far more dangerous than what you heard. If you want to keep this life and go back, listen to me obediently. You know? ”

Yuan Mindong looked at him stunned, and after a while, he lowered his head and said in a sullen voice: "Got it." ”

"That's right." Dou Changke smiled heartily, grabbed his shoulders again, and walked with him to the tent.

Yuan Mindong struggled a little at first, and then stopped moving, pulling himself like a good buddy.

He kept his head down most of the time, occasionally looking up, catching a glimpse of the high-spirited face. When the two looked at each other, the warm breath surrounded him, and he was a little dizzy, and he couldn't even hear many words clearly.

It doesn't seem so unbearable to get so close!

In the evening, the weather seemed to be better.

Several people gathered in the main tent, cooking wine and chatting.

Dou Changke held a big wrist in his hand, and the liquor in the bowl was fragrant, he picked it up and smelled it, making a look of intoxication.

Seeing this, Xie Fenghua hurriedly said, "Little Bean, put down the bowl of wine first." ”

"What are you going to do?" Dou Changke immediately held the wine bowl in his arms and looked at her with vigilance.

Yuan Mindong squinted at it, and said with great disdain: "It's just a bowl of wine." Haven't you had enough of it in Tianjing? ”

Dou Changke was not happy when he heard it, "Broken winter melon, what do you know, a noble son who doesn't touch the spring water with ten fingers?" The spirits of this frontier are unlike anything you've ever drunk. If you don't believe it, drink and see. ”

With that, he handed it over.

His movements were a little bigger, and the wine shook a few times, making a clear arc in the bowl. A strong fragrance suddenly wafted into the tent, and the smoke made people a little intoxicated.

Yuan Mindong squinted slightly, and inadvertently bumped into those bright eyes, and suddenly felt that the blood all over his body was surging to his face.

He looked away a little embarrassed, but he didn't admit defeat: "I don't drink." This wine is not as bright as the night light of Tianjing. When I go back later, I'll take you to drink every day! ”

"Really?" Dou Changke grabbed his clothes violently, and said with an exaggerated expression, "Full Night Light is the most expensive and famous wine in Tianjing!" Breaking the winter melon, I can't see it, you actually have such a big stroke! Then let's say okay, you must not break your word! ”

"Hmm." Yuan Mindong glanced at him, lowered his head again, and stopped talking.

He picked up the wine bowl, brought it to his lips, took a small sip, and the warm wine rolled into his belly, burning his blood and blood.

In fact, a strong liquor like Border Pass is not a good wine.

The corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of someone's baby's appearance, and couldn't help but shake his head.

This idiot!

Someone who was called a fool didn't know about his ups and downs, but he didn't hold the wine bowl at this moment, but said, "Great Commander, what do you command?" ”

"What happened to the news that asked you to investigate before?" Xie Fenghua asked.

Dou Changke laughed, "That's what you're talking about!" It's been checked! In a few days, tomorrow Yu will leave the army. ”

"Do you know where to go?"

"I don't know yet." Dou Changke narrowed his eyes, a cold light shot out of his eyes, and when it came to business, the smile on his face was also put away, and he said solemnly, "These days, tomorrow Yu will fight with us no less than ten times, and every time I didn't get a bargain, I guess I started to panic." It's just that I don't know why I suddenly made such a move. ”

Xie Fenghua looked clear, "He is probably going to move the rescuers." ”

"Where's the rescue?" Dou Changke once studied the terrain of the battle between the two sides, in addition to the deep mountains and wild forests around, there are cliffs, even if you want to move rescue troops, I'm afraid that the distant water can't save the thirst, right?

"If I'm not mistaken, although it is surrounded by deep mountains and wild forests, some of them are also inhabited by the Ana's tribe." Xie Fenghua put down the wine bowl, walked to the map, and pointed to the deep mountain road in the northwest direction, "It is said that the Ana's tribe lives in the deep mountains all year round, and it is rarely known to outsiders. I once asked people to check, but I couldn't find out the specific strength of the other party. But since it's a tribe, it must have some troops......"

Dou Changke's expression was solemn, he walked over and looked at it a few times, and couldn't help but worry: "What kind of Ana's tribe is this, is it difficult to entangle?" ”

"I don't know." Xie Fenghua shook his head.

Actually, this tribe is not recorded. She also found that the scope of the deep mountains was too large, and she was suspicious for a while, so she asked people to investigate.

As a result, this was found out!

Now that she thinks about it, she is still a little afraid. If they are not familiar with the surrounding situation and are not prepared accordingly, once they succeed tomorrow, they will inevitably fall into an extremely passive situation.

Luckily, it was found in time!

"Right now, we need to be more careful than ever." She pondered for a moment, then said, "If necessary, we must also block Tomorrow Yu's movements, in case he wants to unite with the Ana's tribe and catch us off guard." ”

Yuan Mindong couldn't help frowning, "But we are not familiar with this so-called tribe, and what we want to do is tantamount to a blind man touching an elephant." ”

Xie Fenghua naturally knew that this was the case, but there was no other way at the moment, but he could only take his time.

At this time, Du Huaishao's voice suddenly came from outside the tent, Xie Fenghua let him in, and asked head-on: "I haven't seen you for the past few days, but where have you been?" ”

Since he was allowed to go out with the army that day, he stayed by Xie Fenghua's side as a personal guard. In the past few battles, Xie Fenghua also gave him full opportunities to perform.

Fortunately, he is also competitive enough, he is a pioneer every time, and he will never be soft when killing enemies.

It's really for the sake of making a contribution.

Du Huaishao arched his hand at her and said, "Please forgive the Great Commander." In the past few days, I have secretly gone out to investigate, and I happened to find something, which is about the ...... of the Ana's tribe."

"What did you find?" Xie Fenghua's face was overjoyed and said hurriedly.

Du Huaishao said: "The Ana's tribe should not be underestimated. But it's not so easy to investigate. At that time, I climbed several mountains before finally finding the other party's hiding place. If you're going to get there, you'll probably have a lot of fun. ”

"How?" Xie Fenghua hurriedly asked.

So, Du Huaishao no longer concealed it, and told everything he had seen and heard in the past few days.

It turned out that this little-known Ana's tribe actually had the military strength and financial resources not inferior to a city in the Liang Dynasty.

According to Duwaishaw, the Ana's tribe is hidden on an island in the northwestern mountains, surrounded by a large body of water, and access is only possible by boat. In addition, there are search personnel at each entrance, and the search of people entering and leaving is extremely strict.

The first, tenth, and fifteenth days of each month are special days, and many people on the island will come out to buy things, and that is also the only time when they may relax their vigilance.

The day after tomorrow, it will be fifteen.

Xie Fenghua thought to himself in his heart and asked, "If you come out of the Ana's tribe, what is the convenient way?" ”

"I don't know." Du Huaishao was a little frustrated.

At that time, he discovered the existence of this Ana's tribe purely by accident, and it took most of his energy to infiltrate it. For this, he was not only injured, but also almost lost his life, where is the opportunity to explore a convenient way?

Xie Fenghua also understood, "You go and rest first." The day after tomorrow, let's explore the truth and fiction again. ”

"You're going?" The other three said in unison.

Immediately afterwards, they glanced at each other, and then heard Yuan Mindong say: "Sister-in-law, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run." Although the existence of this Ana's tribe is a relatively big threat. But if we don't provoke them, then it should be fine, right? ”

Xie Fenghua raised his eyebrows, "If we don't move, it doesn't mean that we won't move tomorrow." What I want to guard against has always been the action of tomorrow's reputation. You know? ”

"But wouldn't that be too risky?" Yuan Mindong disagreed, "Not to mention, this is not tomorrow's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, or this matter is true, just a few of us, what to do, it is difficult to go to the sky." ”

Dou Changke also persuaded: "That's true. Now, the generals on both sides are in the camp, and no one dares to leave rashly. This may be a trap. We can ignore it completely. ”

Being persuaded by them like this, Xie Fenghua was also a little hesitant, and after a while, he said, "Then let's wait and see what happens!" ”

Seeing this, the other three breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, did not bother her, and immediately withdrew.

Outside the tent door, Dou Changke looked at Du Huaishao in front of him, as if he knew him again, and smashed his head on the shoulder, "You kid can!" Taking advantage of our inattention, we secretly ran to find out about the enemy! ”

"You don't understand." Du Huaishao put down a sentence and walked back.

Dou Changke pointed to his back, quite puzzled: "Isn't it just that you want to get ahead?" It's not that I haven't seen it, what don't you understand? ”

Yuan Mindong patted his head, "Be quiet!" It's someone else's business, why do you care so much? ”