The lights under the castle tower are dim, and it is difficult to see who is coming. Although he drank some wine, his mind was still sober, and he was afraid that someone would be the enemy, so he didn't dare to open the door easily in case of an attack in the middle of the night, so he set up guards on top of the urn city, and before he came to the city gate, he opened a gap in the city gate.

"Who's coming?"

I didn't hear anyone reply, but I heard a cry first. Na Zhuo was stunned and asked again: "Who is coming?" ”

This time, someone sobbed and replied, "Subordinate...... His subordinates are the personal soldiers of His Royal Highness the Prince, risking death to escort His Royal Highness the Prince's treasure back to the city. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the city, which is a big deal. When Na Zhuo heard this, he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and hurriedly opened the city gate, put down the moat suspension bridge, and went out of the city to bow down and greet him. He took his soldiers all the way out of the city, only to see that under the night, a girl in black was holding a brocade box, prostrate on the ground, grief-stricken: "His Royal Highness the Prince...... Can...... But it's back......" Before the words fell, he knelt on the ground, wailing and crying.

Na Zhuo hurriedly stepped forward, took the brocade box with his own hands, and opened it to see that although the contents of the box were dead, their eyebrows were still clearly visible under the light of the torch. Na Zhuo didn't dare to specialize, so he asked, "Which class are you soldiers?" How could he come here late at night with the prince's treasure body? ”

The girl in black fell to the ground and said sadly: "We are the original subordinates of Lord Yelu, and later followed General Lu Zheng all the way south, not wanting to be ambushed by the Zhaoyin army outside Yandang City, and watching His Royal Highness the Crown Prince being killed by thieves and hanging in the Zhaoyin camp. We were unwilling, risked death to sneak into the Zhaoyin military camp, and stole the head of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back, so we hurried all the way back to the mother country, just asking His Royal Highness the Prince's body to return to the country as soon as possible, although our subordinates have no regrets......"

After speaking, the girl in black fell to the ground and cried bitterly, although it was a painful cry, but it was also extremely sad and moving. Na Zhuo saw it, and couldn't bear to be moved, so he stretched out his hand to help her up, seeing that she was thin, her face was black and gray, obviously a dusty servant, in order to hurry back regardless of respect, but also sighed: "The girl and the righteous are righteous, and the escort has worked hard all the way." I'll report it to the palace. The girl and the righteous men went to the inn to rest, waiting for the news to be spread in the palace. ”

At that moment, Na Zhuo took the black-clothed girl and the soldiers down to rest, but he didn't dare to slack off, and personally went to the palace to report the return of Yan's body. Wan Yan Li heard the return of his beloved son's body, and he was even more mournful, so he ordered the government and the opposition to immediately mourn for Wan Yan and hold a funeral. After tossing like this for a long time, it was a few days later when Yan Li's mood stabilized. Wan Yan remembered Na Zhuo's contribution to escorting the return of his beloved son's body, so he summoned Na Zhuo and said that he would be rewarded for meritorious service. Na Zhuo did not take credit, and said that it was a girl who returned to the country with the prince's body and risked death, and she couldn't help but be curious and appreciative, so that Na Zhuo immediately recruited the palace to be introduced. Na Zhuo received the order, and the next day he led the girl into the harem to face the saint.

Wan Yan Li's body has not healed, and he has never been to the court, only lying on the soft couch in the palace to meet him, and the young queen is waiting by the side, from time to time for Wan Yan Li to serve tea and beat his shoulders, taking care of him. Wan Yanli seems to have long been accustomed to the queen taking care of her, and she has no reaction to her hospitality, but is quite interested in the upcoming girl.

Seeing this, the queen was slightly displeased, and was about to say something, when a palace person reported: "Lord Abuhan has arrived." ”

Before the words fell, Na Zhuo walked up to the hall with a girl in white and bowed: "Meet Your Majesty." ”

Wan Yanli raised his eyelids, and saw the white-clothed girl behind him bowing down, with a graceful posture, like a ball of white clouds, fluttering on the ground.

"Subordinate Xiaoyezi, please meet Your Majesty."

"This is the girl who risked her life to escort the prince?" Wan Yanli nodded appreciatively, "I didn't expect you to be young and weak, but you also have such loyalty and courage, very good, very good." ”

Xiao Yezi kowtowed deeply and said: "Your Majesty has praised it falsely, and his subordinates are just fulfilling the responsibilities of courtiers." ”

Her eyes were red, she covered her face with one hand, turned her face sideways, and wanted to cry, and even her voice trembled, "It's a pity that the prince didn't succeed in his career, and his life's pride and ambition have not been rewarded, so he will fall into the stars, those of us who are subordinates, seeing the prince die and still being humiliated in front of others, how can we not be grief-stricken, I can't wait to follow the prince like this, and I will fulfill my wish......"

As she spoke, two lines of tears flowed out of her eyes, and her grief looked like she was not dead, but her parents: "At that time, the little woman had already drawn her sword and was about to kill herself, but when she thought of the prince's lonely death, we, as subordinates, could not let the prince return alone, so we survived and endured humiliation." Let's kill a few Zhaoyin soldiers, disguise ourselves as them, sneak into the barracks at night, and snatch the head of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from above the gate, and then we got out of the barracks. The Zhaoyin people refused to let go of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and pursued and killed us all the way until we fled to the border of the mother country, and then escaped their pursuit......"

Speaking of this, she prostrated deeply on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, Zhaoyin people are ruthless and vicious, especially Xiao Yunxi and Xue Yang set up a bitter plan to lead His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be fooled. If it weren't for these two people, how could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince die a tragic death! Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince died unjustly, and I ask Your Majesty to avenge His Royal Highness the Prince! As long as His Majesty gives an order, I will not give up until I die, and I will be loyal to the country and do my duty for His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

Wan Yan Li listened to Xiao Yezi's detailed narration of the ins and outs, and hooked the feelings of the deceased, and couldn't help but hide his face and weep again. The queen hurriedly handed over the handkerchief and persuaded her: "Your Majesty, don't be too sad, take care of the dragon's body......"

Wanyan was at the climax of his painful emotions, and at this time, he heard the queen's persuasion, and he was not happy and angry, and scolded: "Even if Zhan'er is not your biological son, he died fighting for the country, and you, as a Yanjin person, should also think about avenging him, how can you be indifferent?" It's not as good as this little woman thinking about the country and destroying my son! If it weren't for the fact that your younger brother Ah Kuibu was still fighting outside, he didn't want to shake the morale of the army, otherwise he would have severely punished you! ”

The queen was angry when she saw Yan Xuan, and she didn't dare to speak, but only glanced at Xiao Yezi secretly. Although Xiao Yezi received this look, he suddenly didn't realize it, and only knelt on the ground, accompanying him to finish his face and mourn.

Wan Yan Yan took the handkerchief and wept for a long time, only then calmed down slightly, seeing that Xiao Yezi was also crying pear blossoms with rain, he couldn't help but feel the same feelings, and sighed: "It's very rare to see a woman like you, and it is also his fate to have a confidant like you." With a wave of his hand, he called the eunuchs around him and ordered: "Immediately reward all the strong men who escort the prince back to the country, and each of them will be rewarded with 100 gold and a centurion." Little girl, you have a meritorious escort, and if you have any requirements, you might as well say it together, and loneliness will never be indebted to you. ”

(End of chapter)