On the twenty-second day of the first month, the auspicious day of the zodiac, it is advisable to travel.

Li Zicheng left Lanzhou on this day, went to Xining, in order to be able to stay in Sanchuan Mansion, he went out of the city early in the morning, this time it was not an expedition, he refused all the send-offs, and the entourage was only He Xiaomi with five hundred households of personal soldiers, as well as a spacious four-wheeled carriage.

On all sides of the carriage, there were partitions that were tightly shielded from the cold wind and the view from the outside.

Outside the west gate of the new city, there is a wide and flat cement avenue, which leads to the invisible distance, the snow of the fields has melted, and as far as the eye can see, there are large areas of yellow earth, and the green dotted in between, mainly wheat seedlings.

Li Zicheng looked at the sky with an eagle-like gaze, glanced at the farmland on both sides a few times, and didn't say anything, just took the reins of the horse, slowed down the horse slightly, and waited until the carriage behind him arrived, and then walked side by side, "Rong'er, is it cold?" ”

Leaning towards Li Zicheng's side, the curtain slowly opened, and a graceful young woman leaned out from it, with light makeup and no makeup, with a shallow smile on her face, glanced at Li Zicheng, and found that Li Zicheng was looking at her, and hurriedly lowered her head shyly, and said in a voice that only Li Zicheng could hear: "Thank you for your concern, the maid is not cold, the maid is lying in the brocade quilt, and it is hot!" ”

Mu Sirong really wanted to ask: Is the metropolitan governor cold! But after all, he didn't ask, just peeked at Li Zicheng from time to time, and once he was caught by Li Zicheng's gaze, he hurriedly turned his head, pretending to be looking at the yellow earth outside, or the crops shivering in the cold wind.

She saw a bit of fortitude on Li Zicheng's face, and said to herself in her heart: The Metropolitan Governor must be watching the growth of the wheat seedlings along the way, and after the food is sufficient, there will be another war, and the Heavenly Mandate Army will expand some territory.

But the larger the territory of the Mandate of Heaven, the busier the Metropolitan Governor will be, and the less time he will spend with him...... It's the first time that the two of them have had the opportunity to travel together like this!

She had some contradictions in her heart, and when the Governor was not around, she could only think about it in her heart...... It hurts to think about it; When the Governor came to his side, he always did the shameful thing except coaxing himself, even during the day...... What a headache!

Although Mu Sirong's eyes were staring at the wheat seedlings outside, her eyes had long lost her lustre, and the two eyes had long been scattered to pieces, but in her heart, she was thinking about whether it was better to feel distressed or have a headache!

If it was Sister Die'er in the car, she would definitely ...... Sisters don't have a chance to come!

Her heart moved, she still had a headache, she was the woman of the Metropolitan Governor, even if the Metropolitan Governor wanted to be ashamed, that was what he deserved.

The corners of Mu Sirong's mouth suddenly showed a shallow smile, and finally regained a trace of brilliance in her sight, shy and timid, she secretly glanced at Li Zicheng, but hoped that he would climb into the car to avoid the wind, if the governor wanted to come up, he must not refuse......

"Oops......" Mu Sirong suddenly let out a coquettish cry, it turned out that the wheel was tripped by a small pebble and jolted, startling her.

"Be careful, madam......," the coachman pulled the reins, slowing his horse slightly.

"Rong'er, what's wrong?" Li Zicheng retracted his whimsical gaze and focused on Mu Sirong's face, and his brows were also wrinkled into a big question mark.

"It's nothing," Mu Sirong had already come back to her senses, and smiled lightly at Li Zicheng's gaze, "The carriage was bumpy just now......"

"Ao," the worry on Li Zicheng's face disappeared instantly, "Coachman, be careful!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" The coachman was busy.

Li Zicheng set his eyes on the field again, not knowing what he was thinking, Mu Sirong saw that Li Zicheng had no intention of getting into the car, so she retracted her head, closed the curtain, and shrunk into the brocade quilt......

The carriage was eye-wheeled, although it was a cement avenue, it was still a little bumpy, and Mu Sirong was lying in the brocade quilt and fell asleep unconsciously.

The carriage that Mu Sirong was sitting in was pulled by two horses, and if he drove at full strength, it was not much slower than the cavalry, but Li Zicheng was worried about the bumps, so he refused to go full speed, and it was not until noon that he arrived at the Yellow River Bridge in Lanzhou.

At this speed, I'm afraid it won't be until midnight to reach Sanchuan Mansion!

Li Zicheng saw that there was no snow on the bridge, and there was still a trace of sweeping, so he showed a little smile on his face, "Xiaomi, tell everyone, cross the bridge, start lunch, and then rest for a pillar of incense!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi agreed, and shouted at the top of his voice.

During the march, there was naturally no time to make a fire to cook, and after the soldiers dismounted, they were all gnawing on the pancakes with clean water, which were baked with rapeseed oil, and would not freeze when hidden in their arms, and were not too hard.

Li Zicheng came to the side of the carriage, lifted the curtain, saw Mu Sirong rubbing her red eyes, and said carefully: "Rong'er, is the carriage bumpy?" ”

"It's okay," Mu Sirong smiled, covered her mouth and yawned, "It's just a little sleepy......"

Li Zicheng's heart moved, and then he stretched out a hand to Mu Sirong, "Rong'er wants to come down to breathe?" Eat some dry food by the way? ”

"Hmm!" Mu Sirong nodded, came out of the brocade quilt, and tidied up the brocade quilt before standing up, handing Li Zicheng with one hand, and holding a long skirt with the other, and walked towards Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng supported Mu Sirong, carefully led her out of the carriage, took out a piece of pancake from the package on the horse's back, broke it in half, and handed half to Mu Sirong, "Rong'er, after a long day's journey, eat some dry food first!" ”

Mu Sirong had just woken up, and she had been bumped for a long time, and she didn't have much appetite, but the pancakes of the Metropolitan Governor were ...... She still took it, took a small bite, and licked off the dust that fell on her lips with her little pink fragrant tongue, looking forward to a pair of big eyes, "Dadu Dudu, how long will it take to get to Sanchuan Mansion?" ”

"I'm afraid it won't be until night," Li Zicheng said: "Rong'er is like an arrow?" ”

Mu Sirong shook her head and shook her head, she longed to see her mother soon, and her father who loved her, but she also hoped that the carriage and horses would travel slowly, so that she would spend more time alone with the Grand Duke, "just a little sleepy......"

Li Zicheng smiled mysteriously, "This is because of the bumpy carriage, Rong'er rest assured, you won't be sleepy in the afternoon!" ”

Mu Sirong's heart was unspeakably sad, she raised her eyes and looked at Li Zicheng, "Is the Metropolitan Governor ready to slow down?" Will you be able to reach Sanchuan Mansion that night? ”

Li Zicheng didn't answer, just chewed the pancakes, took out the kettle from the horse, unscrewed the lid, drank two sips himself, and then handed it to Mu Sirong, "Rong'er, the water is cold, drink it in small sips, and then warm it in your mouth before swallowing, so as not to hurt your ......stomach."

"Ah......" Mu Sirong thought about it, it seemed to be this truth, so she took a small sip according to what Li Zicheng said, stirred it in her mouth for a while, and swallowed it without that cool feeling.

When he left again in the afternoon, Li Zicheng sent Mu Sirong into the carriage and said, "Cover it with brocade quilts, don't get cold!" ”

"Hmm!" Mu Sirong whispered yes, hesitated at the door for a while, turned around and glanced at Li Zicheng, with a feeling of emptiness in her heart, sighed secretly, and then carefully got into the brocade quilt, closed her eyes and leaned on the carriage.

Li Zicheng handed the yellow-maned horse to He Xiaomi, signaled that it was time to go, and then turned around, lifted the curtain, and got into the carriage.

Mu Sirong was thinking about it, and felt that there was movement in the car, thinking it was the driver, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Li Zicheng climbing into the car, and was busy covering her chest with a brocade quilt, and a faint flush appeared on her face, "Metropolitan Governor ......"

"Rong'er, what are you doing here? Aren't you wearing a cotton coat? Is it still cold? Li Zicheng knew that Mu Sirong must have misunderstood, he laughed dryly, took off his leather boots, got into the brocade quilt, and leaned on the carriage.

Mu Sirong then remembered that she was leaning on the carriage with a kimono, but she had removed her embroidered shoes, and the brocade quilt was enough to cover her legs and feet, so she lowered her head and smiled.

"Didn't Rong'er say that she was sleepy? I'm here for you! Li Zicheng stopped Mu Sirong's thin waist with his left hand and pecked her lightly on the face.

Won't I be sleepy when you come? Wouldn't it be more sleepy if it was to do that shameful thing? After each time...... It's a good night's sleep! Although she had already made up her mind in the morning, after Li Zicheng got into the car, she hesitated again, there were so many soldiers outside......

Li Zicheng was misunderstood by Mu Sirong, but he had a hint of impulse, but he still restrained himself, there were so many pro-soldiers outside, in case it leaked...... is not only disrespectful to Mu Sirong, but also damages his glorious image in the hearts of soldiers.

He took a deep breath, exhaled a long breath, and then used his right hand to manipulate Mu Sirong's legs and put them horizontally on his legs, causing Mu Sirong to scream for a while, and he was worried that the soldiers outside would hear it, so he didn't dare to make a loud voice at all, it was more like a temptation!

Li Zicheng covered Mu Sirong's body with a brocade quilt, leaving only a pair of small hands, which he simply held in his hands and stuffed it into the brocade quilt, "Didn't Rong'er say that she was sleepy?" The main reason is that the wheels are too hard, and the carriage is a little bumpy, but now sitting on my lap, it is like a layer of sponge, and the bumps will be reduced a lot, and if you really want to sleep, just sleep in my arms! ”

"Ah......" Mu Sirong was ashamed and annoyed, it turned out that she had misunderstood what the Metropolitan Governor meant, she simply closed her eyes and pretended to be dizzy, and muttered: "Isn't the Metropolitan Governor very tired after such a long journey?" ”

"I'm used to marching and fighting, what's this tiredness?" Li Zicheng tapped lightly on Mu Sirong's red lips, "Besides, for my Rong'er, no matter how tired you are, it's worth it!" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is so kind to his servant......"

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In the East Warm Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzhen, who was reviewing the recital, suddenly threw a recital on the ground, and stepped on it with his feet again, still unrelieved, and scolded in his mouth: "Bastard, waste, the rogue can't be extinguished, you know how to ask for ......money."

Zhang Yixian, who was waiting on the side, didn't dare to say a word, just added a cup of hot water to Zhu Youzhen, and when Zhu Youzhen was tired of scolding, he sat on the dragon chair dejectedly, and then said carefully: "Your Majesty, the dragon body is important...... Which idiot is this who actually made the emperor angry? ”

"Who else could it be?" Zhu Youzhen was still angry, and said angrily: "Naturally, it is that Xiong Wencan...... I really don't know how Yang Sichang fell in love with him in the first place......"