Two years later.

The imperial capital of Luoyan Kingdom, Yiliang City, Imperial Palace.

"Princess, princess!" Cai Lan trotted into the house, her face was a little ruddy due to panting, but she didn't care about this, her eyes looked straight at the woman who was dancing the sword in the room and said, "Princess! Lord An is back! ”

"Really?" The girl put away her sword and turned around, and said in surprise.

She is very slender and tall, but she has an ordinary face, her complexion is not fair, and her dark eyes are shining, which is the only bright spot on this face. Yes, this girl is the little princess of the Falling Goose Country, Yanli.

Everyone in this country knows that there are several princesses in the royal family, but there are only two of the most famous.

One is the fourth princess, whose name is Yan Xingluo, who is now nineteen years old, gentle and beautiful, and has extraordinary talents.

And the other is the sixth princess, whose name is Yanli, eighteen years old, it is said that the six princesses are not good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and their appearance is also ordinary, so it has become a private conversation among people in the royal family.

As soon as the words fell, familiar footsteps came from outside the door.

"Ahri!" As the voice fell, a man walked into the room, he was wearing a simple cyan robe but could not hide his slender and well-proportioned figure, his sword eyebrows were picturesque, his eyes were like stars, and his angular face and outline added a bit of depth to him, what a handsome man!

"I've seen Lord An." Cailan hurriedly saluted.

Yan Shi didn't even look at Cai Lan, only looked at Yan Li, who was still holding the sword, and seemed to smile lightly and walked over: "Ah Li, you are practicing the sword now, but you are more and more wasteful and forget to eat." ”

Yan Li also smiled slightly when she heard this, and the long sword in her hand stabbed out towards Yan Shi: "Then the imperial brother come and try, has my swordsmanship improved?" ”

Yan Shi was not surprised by her move, and took a step to the side with his right foot to avoid it: "Go out and try!" ”

After speaking, he jumped into the courtyard first, his eyes swept over a row of weapon racks in front of him, the corners of his mouth smiled, his footsteps suddenly stepped to the ground, and his body spun and flew up, his toes hooked, and he accurately kicked the long sword on the shelf into the air, and he made another light spin in the air, his right foot landed, and his left foot also stroked down, and landed firmly in the middle of the courtyard, and the sword just fell into his right hand.

Yan Li was not to be outdone when she saw it, she came to the opposite side of Yan Shi with both feet on the ground with a roll, and the long sword was swung straight out without mercy.

Yan Shi's eyes were slightly condensed, his left hand raised his wrist that hit Yan Li from the side, the long sword fell in response to the sound but Yan Li smiled slyly, her right leg stood, and her straight left leg suddenly crossed a strange arc, and it was actually from behind Yan Shi and kicked his right wrist holding the sword, seeing that his long sword was about to fall off as soon as he slipped it, Yan Shi grabbed Yan Li's right wrist with his left hand and bent down at the waist, and the body of Yan Li suddenly lost his balance.

But Yan Shi didn't continue to exert himself after all, he let go of Yan Li's wrist with a smile and stood up: "Ah Li, you're not trying swordsmanship but playing smart!" ”

With a light snort, Yanli stood up straight and said with a smile: "Don't believe the enemy's words, this truth is still taught to me by the imperial brother." ”

Seeing Yan Li's so righteous appearance, Yan Shi's handsome face was full of helplessness: "Ah Li, you are eighteen now, and you still dance and play with swords all day long......"

"Brother Huang!" Before Yan Shi finished speaking, Yan Li interrupted, "Others don't understand me, don't you understand?" ”

Yan Shi's body stiffened, and he sighed lightly: "Ah Li." ”

He knew her, and she didn't care about embroidering and playing the piano like other women because she had her obsession, and this obsession had been ingrained since he first saw her.

Early in the morning of the second day, Lin Xiao entered the palace to see Yanli.

Speaking of this Lin Xiao, she is the daughter of the prime minister of Luoyan Country, although she is not a flower and a moon, but she is also a good look, and her talent is also ranked among the women of the family, but she has been interested in Yan Shi since she was a child, and Yan Shi has never mentioned the matter of asking for marriage, so she has been delayed, and now she is eighteen years old and has not yet decided to marry.

Lin Xiao was about to salute, but Yanli stepped forward and grabbed her: "Sister Lin, you said you don't need to salute me!" ”

Accustomed to Yanli's actions, Lin Xiao didn't have too much hypocrisy, but said with a smile: "Princess, don't call the courtier's sister anymore, it's a matter of tormenting the courtier!" ”

The two exchanged a few more words, and Yan Li was curious: "Sister Lin, why are you here today?" ”

Lin Xiao made a look, and Yanli immediately sent all the maids away, and Lin Xiao said in a low voice: "Has the princess heard about it?" The Cangya country sent troops to the Luoyan country. ”

Yanli blinked, speechless in shock.

The Cangya Country is a neighbor of the Luoyan Country, and it is a big country in the Yuncang Continent that is second only to the Qixia Kingdom in terms of national strength.

But Cangya and Luoyan have always been peaceful, a few months ago Yanli heard that the emperor of Cangya died without a prince, several princes fought for the throne and bloodshed, and finally with the strong support of Zhu Qingshan, the general of Zhenguo, the throne fell to the fourth prince Cang Yuhao.

It is rumored that the new emperor is not very capable, but for some reason he won the favor of General Zhenguo and won the throne in one fell swoop. But Yanli only listened to this as an after-dinner conversation, and never really cared about it.

But now, the Cangya Kingdom has actually sent troops to the Luoyan Country?

"What you said is true?" Yanli frowned, "Why didn't anyone tell me about this?" ”

"The courtiers dare not deceive the princess." Lin Xiao said sincerely, "Moreover, it is said that Prince An will lead troops to the front line in the near future." ”

"What?!" Yan Li exclaimed, "Brother Huang is going to the front line? ”

"Yes, that's why the courtiers are here today. The courtiers hope that the princess can persuade Prince An! Lin Xiao solemnly bowed to Yanli, with a bit of pleading in her eyes.

Yan Li looked at Lin Xiao for a while, her brows became tighter and tighter, she was really difficult to refuse under Lin Xiao's scorching gaze, but in the end, she still didn't look at Lin Xiao anymore, and then said in a low voice: "Luoyan Country has been declining in recent years and has no generals, but the imperial brother has a literary and martial strategy, and he is the most suitable person to go to the front line." Sister Lin, I ...... about this Can't help you. ”

Lin Xiao was speechless for a while, how could she, as the daughter of the prime minister, not know this, but she just thought that Yanli was the closest to Yanshi on weekdays, and she would definitely persuade him, so maybe there was still a chance, but she didn't expect Yanli to say this.

"Does the princess really bear to see Prince An die?" Lin Xiao was silent for a while, and spoke bitterly.

"Sister Lin, there is something I think you must have heard." Yanli looked at her steadily, "Under the nest, there are no eggs?" ”

After Lin Xiao left, Yan Li immediately went to the Mingde Palace, which was the place where Yan Keguang, the emperor of the Luoyan Kingdom, was located.

When the guards saw that it was Yanli coming, they let her in without hindrance, and Yanli was also the only one among all the princes and princesses who enjoyed this treatment. Everyone in the country of Luoyan knows that although Yanli is not talented and has an ordinary appearance, she is the most favored of all the princes and princesses, although she does not seem to accept this favor.

Yan Li walked into the hall and saw Yan Keguang, who was wearing a bright yellow imperial robe, resting with his eyes closed, probably due to many days of hard work, his face was a little haggard at this time, but the resolute silhouette could still see a little heroic.

Yanli just stood in the distance and looked at his current father in silence, he probably knew that he was coming, but he didn't open his eyes, because he was waiting for her to speak. He had always been like this to her, and he never forced her to do it as long as she didn't want to.

Yanli said in a half-loud voice: "I know everything." ”

Yan Keguang's eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes. He was silent, and he didn't ask Yan Li how he knew, but after a long time, he asked, "Ah Li, are you afraid?" ”

"I'm not afraid." Yanli's voice was calm and calm.

"Why?" Yan Keguang looked at Yan Li's calm face and asked softly.

"First, the Falling Wild Goose Country is a natural barrier between the Qixia Kingdom and the Cangya Kingdom, if the Cangya Kingdom wants to annex the Falling Wild Goose, the Qixia Kingdom will inevitably sense the threat and will not sit idly by.

Second, Cang Yuhao, the emperor of Cangya State, had just been in power for a few months, and at this time, he sent troops to work the people and lose money, which was not the desire of the people. Yanli said slowly, "It's just that I don't understand, even if Cang Yuhao, the new emperor of Cangya Country, doesn't know that it is really unwise to send troops to Yanguo at this time, how can Zhu Qingshan, the general of Cangya Country, not know?" If you don't understand why he wants to send troops, I'm afraid it's the most troublesome. ”

"What the hell does Cangya want to do, it will probably be seen soon." Yan Keguang walked towards Yanli and stretched out his hand to take Yanli's hand, but Yanli's eyes flashed slightly, and he turned sideways slightly to avoid it.

Yan Keguang seemed to have expected it, and he was not annoyed, but naturally put down his hand.

He has always known that Yanli is extremely intelligent, but her intelligence is not used in women's piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but in the dancing and sword fighting strategies that only men should learn.

"Brother Huang...... It's going to be fine, right? Yan Li was silent for a while, and her voice trembled slightly.

In this huge palace of Luoyan Kingdom, among so many brothers and sisters, if Yanli is sincere to each other, I am afraid that only Yan Shi is the only one. But she couldn't stop Yan Shi, not only because there was no talent in Luo Yan Country, but also because she knew how much he loved this country.

Yan Li knew that if she really prevented Yan Shi from going to the front line, I am afraid that he would really suffer in the deep palace. Although she rejected Lin Xiao's request, she was actually more afraid than anyone else that something would happen to him.

"Ah Shi is a young eagle, and only by making him an eagle can he protect the country of Luoyan and protect the people he wants to protect in the future. Ah Li, he didn't tell you about it because he was afraid that you would be worried, you don't blame him. Yan Keguang didn't answer her question, but replied in a low voice.