"Quick! It's important to save people! Sharp shouts pierced the purple night, and the war had clearly been settled, but the barracks were more urgent than during the war. From dusk until midnight, the stars filled the sky, and the doctors, Fengyu, and Jianghu were shuttling endlessly, and the pleasure of winning a big victory was not seen in this army, but was filled with a thick desolation.

When the two armies were facing each other, the girl fought with the troll-like Shi Yuannian desperately, like a mayfly shaking a tree, tragic and shocking. Xue Dalangjun jumped down from the city tower several zhang high, regardless of the broken leg and three arrows fired in succession, which was also heroic. Needless to say, for thousands of years in China, it has stretched so far, relying on countless heroic young people like this, but when they saw the flesh and blood going to the soup and fire, no one could not help but be shocked.

What's more, words like "bloodshed and sacrifice" are mostly reverence for others, but for loved ones, they are painful.

At this time, Xue Ne was like this, he didn't care about breaking his leg, his eyes stared at Fan Ning, who was dying, and he couldn't help but call: "Ning'er, Ning'er......"

Li Jingye, Li Yuanyan and the painted skin fairy, the gopher and others all persuaded him to bandage and treat his injuries, but he hugged Fan Ning tightly and refused to leave half a step, which made the gopher angry and funny, patted his thigh and said: "My Xue Dalangjun, what do your legs look like, how can you not see the injury, what is the root of the disease in the future, and become a lame crutch?" ”

"She's not good, I'm not going anywhere!" Xue Ne rarely spoke so loudly, "She didn't want her life just now, what do I still care about with my legs?" ”

Fan Ning, who was in a coma, didn't know anything, but the sentence "I still care about what my legs do" went straight into his ears.

When was that? The same words, from the same mouth, made her feel distant and nostalgic, between them, time seems to go back ten years, in the morning mist and flowing in the land, a child shows his figure, extremely delicate, it is Xue Ne when he was a child, he raised his hand and touched Fan Ning's face, his eyes were full of worry, and he said with a long sigh of relief: "You can be regarded as awake." ”

Fan Ning was stunned, and finally remembered that this was the day when she was six years old and got lost with Xue Ne in Zhong Nanshan, obviously she was still fighting with Shi Yuannian a moment ago, why did she suddenly return to her childhood now? Is it that he is on the verge of dying, and his soul is about to be scattered?

was stunned, the little Xue Ne took off the clothes on his body, draped them on Fan Ning's body, and then stretched out his hand to her.

Fan Ning hesitated for a moment, did not hold the hand, but stared at Xue Ne's injured knees, looked at the bubbling blood, and said guiltily: "Don't you blame me......"

Li Chunfeng was not in the Taoist temple that day, Fan Ning took it upon himself to take Xue Ne to the mountain to pick Ganoderma lucidum, she knew that if she didn't insist on picking the one on the edge of the cliff, she would never have caused Xue Ne to fall down the cliff in order to pull her, fortunately, the hill was not high, and there were thick shrubs and grass at the bottom, so that the two of them saved their lives, but Xue Ne in order to protect her, her knees were hit and broken by the stone wall, and the blood flowed endlessly, which was really terrifying.

It was only three or two days after Xue Ne came to the Taoist temple that she figured out that this handsome little man was a boy and not a little sister, and it was far from any friendship, why did this person treat herself like this?

The little Xue Ne saw Fan Ning's doubts, pursed his lips and smiled: "So, the so-called 'Shi dies for his confidant', since I believe that you are a confidant, your life is ...... Life can be given to you, where will care about the legs. ”

Xiao Fanning was stunned when she heard this, and then laughed out loud: "Sister...... Ah no, Xue Lang and I have only known each other for a few days, how can you think that I am a confidant? What do you know about me? ”

Fan Ning's teasing made Xue Ne's face blush, he chuckled and scratched his head, and said, "You are the only one in this world who is willing to talk to me, long ...... In the long run, won't you be my confidant? ”

Fan Ning remembered that a few days ago, he had heard someone say to Li Chunfeng that although Xue Ne was the eldest son, he was not favored at all, and he didn't expect him to be so lonely. Fan Ning looked at the little hand stretched out to him, stretched out his hand, and hooked with him: "Then it's a word!" ”

Xiao Xue Ne's handsome pale face was full of shallow smiles, and he held Fan Ning's little hand in the palm of his hand, and said in a low voice: "Let's go, let's go back to the Taoist Temple first." ”

Memories came like a flood, Fan Ning couldn't help but wonder, but in just a moment, she seemed to be drunk by someone, and her whole body flew into Hongmeng, and the figure of the little boy gradually blurred, until everything dissipated, her mind was empty, and everything in the world was completely forgotten.

The so-called Hongmeng is a cloud of fog, I don't know where it starts, I don't know where it is, covering everything in the world, Fan Ning is in the middle of it, I only feel that my body is very light, and I don't know where to blow with the wind.

Although the sword in the first year of Fang Caishi did not hurt the vital point, she lost too much blood because of the deep wound, and in the end it hurt her life, her soul returned to Hongmeng, and the rest of her worries disappeared, and she couldn't hear the heart-rending cry of the young man in the mortal world at all.

At this moment, someone suddenly blocked her way, Fan Ning looked against the dazzling skylight, and saw that the person who came was full of gorgeous hair, dressed in white, with a majestic atmosphere, and a pair of deep eyes to understand the world. Seeing that Fan Ning was silent, he was angry and funny: "Criminal, what kind of general has only been for three or two days, and he forgot your master?" ”

Fan Ning shook his head, his eyes filled with tears, and he choked up, "Master...... Are you dead too? ”

Li Chunfeng snorted heavily, looking like he hated iron but not steel: "Naturally not, it's just because you're an idiot, so you came here for nothing." You are not yet seventeen years old, and your life is so short in the world, don't you have any resentment, why did you give up early and come here? ”

A light suddenly flashed in Fan Ning's already empty mind, and she turned her head and muttered: "If you talk about resentment, you don't know your biological parents." Master...... Who are my parents? Under what circumstances did I abandon me, and was I indeed an outcast in the flood of that year? ”

"You kid, you have really taught you in vain for seventeen years as a teacher, with what kind of king and son your father is, what is there to mind? Life is short for decades, and if you don't think about where you want to go, why are you always entangled in where you came from? ”

Fan Ning still refused to follow, and muttered: "It was the master who asked me what I had to hate, why did you blame me for being entangled?" ”

"What about this kid? Have you really forgotten? Li Chunfeng smiled, swept away the dust, the chaos Hongmeng cracked, Fan Ning looked against the light, only to see that there seemed to be a fantasy after the hazy light, in the camp tent somewhere, she was lying on the couch with a pale face, and the couch was surrounded by water, Li Yuanyan, Li Jingye and a group of military doctors and imperial servants were among them, looking at everyone's expressions, they knew that she was extremely injured and her life was not guaranteed. A young man stood by her side, his face was paler than her, his thin lips trembled badly, his eyes were red, I don't know if it was because he was holding back tears or because he had not slept for several days, watching the girl's breath in his arms weaken, his clear eyes were full of despair, but they flashed with a resolute and stubborn light, only to hear him drink away the imperial service and the military doctor, with a voice that was not big but enough for everyone to hear, word by word: "Ning'er...... Ning'er, if it is really a holiday, you don't have to worry, I, Xue Shenyan, will only live one day longer than you, waiting for me to do it myself...... I will go with you when I bury you......"

When Fan Ning saw this scene, his heart ached, tears suddenly appeared in his eyes, and his face was full of self-blame and confusion.

Seeing that she was still ignorant, Li Chunfeng chuckled and sighed: "Silly child, when you ask for your life, it will make you forget the person you love most in the world, so that you can leave without hesitation." But before the rest is over, you should not die...... Don't worry about your life experience anymore, go back, go back. ”

After that, without waiting for Fan Ning to respond, Li Chunfeng raised his hand and struck a heavy blow in the middle of her Yin Hall, Fan Ning was repelled by him a few steps, and the whole person instantly withdrew from this chaos, and he didn't know where he fell.

When she woke up again, Fan Ning only felt that her eyelids were unusually heavy, and there was a chilling pain in her shoulder blades, she opened her eyes with great effort, only to see that she was in the Chinese military tent she saw in the illusion, and the room was full of unspeakable medicinal gas, which made the tip of her nose astringent, she moved slightly, and noticed that there was someone next to the couch, I thought it was Xue Ne, but I didn't think it was Li Yuanyan.

Seeing that Fan Ning woke up, Li Yuan sneered and said: "Xue Lang has been guarding you for four or five days, not eating, drinking, or sleeping, and was ordered by the emperor to rest, so he was dragged out by Fengying and a few of them, and you woke up." ”

Fan Ning's voice was hoarse, and he asked with difficulty, "How many days have I slept?" Is Shi Yuannian dead? ”

"Sleep? You have died and lived several times, tossed for five or six days, and it is not as good as the first year of history, and you died like mud. Although she said this, Li Yuanyan still carefully helped Fan Ning to get up and handed over warm water, "But seriously, I really haven't seen Xue Lang like that, even crying and shouting, like two people on weekdays, looking at his appearance, I, I really don't know why I fell in love with him before......"

Fan Ning knew that since she and Xue Ne were happy, Li Yuanyan had been waiting for an opportunity to say this to her, from childhood to adulthood, although they fought as soon as they met, the love between each other was indeed self-evident. Fan Ning was moved in his heart, but he said: "Pull it down, you can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour......"

Li Yuanyan's cheeks were hot, and she said: "You are really annoying, others give you a step down, you don't just go down, and climb up the pole!" ”

Fan Ning couldn't help but laugh: "I'm just joking, what are you lacking in?" By the way, Xue Lang's legs...... Is it a big deal? ”

Li Yuanyan seized the opportunity to refute, naturally she couldn't miss it, and even stumbled anxiously: "He, he didn't break my leg because of me, how do I know!" ”

Hearing that Xue Ne's legs were really broken, Fan Ning's heart throbbed, and the tip of her nose was unbearably sour, but she restrained herself strongly, not letting herself roll down tears, and replied: "Xue Lang was injured for the safety of the Tang Dynasty, aren't you a citizen of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

Fan Ning was seriously injured, and finally picked up a life, Li Yuanyan had to hold back if she wanted to quarrel with him, stretched her neck and swallowed her breath, and comforted her: "Although Xue Lang is seriously injured, it will not hurt his life in the end, as long as your life is saved, he can be treated with peace of mind." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has brought a doctor who is good at bone setting, and I believe that he will not be left with the root of the disease. ”

Hearing that Li Hong was coming, Fan Ning was very surprised: "Have the thieves already dispersed?" Your Highness is out of the city? ”

"You don't know how long you've been unconscious? Prime Minister Zuo led his troops to meet the thieves west of the four towns of Anxi, either captive or annihilated, and the thieves had been leveled. The Ministry of War urgently dispatched envoys from all directions to come to King Qin, and the thieves in the Central Plains fled when they heard the news, and General Xue galloped back to the division, and he had arrived in Yunzhou, where did anyone dare to make a mistake? Previously, the first year of the history was demagogued, saying that the first emperor killed Jieli Khan, which made the Hu people who came to Shun panic, who would have thought that the people would be good enough to retire in Chang'an City, and they also came out in the past few days, and advised the Hu people not to listen to rumors and be used...... Overall, the dust is settled, and you don't have to worry anymore. ”

These things all sound like good news, but Fan Ning's heart is not so comfortable. In Luoyang City, Chang'an, except for Xue Ne, Lang Jun of this age has no undecided relatives, and the reason why he has dragged on until now is only because his father has been fighting in Goryeo and has not returned. At present, Xue Ne has made great achievements, and Xue Rengui has returned with a big victory, which is hot. Even if Xue Rengui still doesn't remember Xue Ne's marriage, the dignitaries and dignitaries in the city will remind him.

Fan Ning sighed silently, she knew that no matter how Xue Rengui and his wife chosen, they would never pick on her, but she was afraid that her and Xue Ne's infatuation would eventually be disappointed.

Fan Ning was seriously injured, so naturally he couldn't get off the ground, and Xue Ne's leg injury was also serious, although the two were not far apart, they never saw each other, which made the girl add infinite concerns.

On that day, Fan Ning was lying on the couch in a daze, watching the apricot blossoms fall, and suddenly an uninvited guest came, it was the prince Li Hong. Fan Ning didn't get up because he was injured, and said indiscriminately: "Why is Your Highness here......" Li Hong has always been informal, and naturally he didn't think she was rude, and sat on the small stool on the opposite side with a smile: "Come and see our heroines...... You two are really a couple, and you don't want to die in a war. At present, he is seriously injured and has a broken leg, so that the father and queen mother can't even grasp how to reward him. ”

Fan Ning knew that Li Hong was teasing himself, but he didn't dare to laugh because of his injury: "The emperor and queen have never seen anything in the world, how can they be bothered by our two little minions?" But myself, when I was a child, I never thought about making contributions to the country, I only hoped to have enough food and clothing, not to be cold, not to starve...... I only know that if Datang is in trouble, I will not be as leisurely as before, and my master will not be able to understand life and death. So I'm not a heroine, I'm just like other Tang people, I'm afraid that people will ruin my little life. ”

"The so-called 'home country', there is no home without a country, and the home of this palace is a country, and you are the same. The two of you have indeed made great contributions this time, so you don't have to be humble. But...... Speaking of this 'family', have you ever thought about it, why not take an opportunity to ask your father and queen mother for marriage? At present, General Xue Rengui is about to return to the court, and it is impossible for Shen Yan's marriage to drag on for half a year, if there is a personal point from the father and the queen mother, even if he can't be his wife, at least he is a concubine who can be on the table. ”

"Are these words from His Royal Highness Xue Langtuo?"

"Don't get me wrong, it's not what Shen Yan meant," Li Hong was afraid that the two of them would have a disagreement, so he hurriedly explained, "Shen Yan was injured like that, and the doctor let him recuperate, and Bengong didn't talk to him about this, for fear of disturbing his mind." It's just that...... Before General Xue entered Beijing, many high-ranking officials and nobles wanted to stuff their daughters into the Pingyang County Mansion, and even Li Jingye had such thoughts. Even if Li Yuanyan figured it out and didn't want to get involved between the two of you, I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear her father's majesty. This palace doesn't want you to miss each other, but I also know that you are a stubborn character, so I said these words on my own initiative. In fact, the distinction between wives and concubines is both important and unimportant. You also know that when the queen mother first entered the palace, she was only one of the nine concubines, and the father wanted to make the queen mother a concubine. Now that Lian'er is following me, she can only condescend to Chenghui, not the crown princess of the palace...... Men's constraints and helplessness, sometimes reluctant to talk to the beloved woman, but unable to give the beloved woman the position of wife, we are more uncomfortable than anyone to blame. If you are cautious...... If you can't disobey your father's orders, will you continue to be with him? ”

Fan Ning replied almost without thinking: "I don't want to, as long as I think that Xue Lang will marry someone else, I can't say uncomfortable in my heart, if I watch him raise eyebrows with others every day, I can't help but kill the two of them one day...... Your Highness is only afraid that I will think that I am hypocritical, even the Queen of Heaven and Sister Honglian are willing to compromise for their beloved, but I can't, I really don't know how to lift, but I am such a character, please forgive Your Highness. ”

Li Hong smiled helplessly and doting, lowered his eyes and said: "Whether it is the queen mother or Lian'er, it is not necessary to make sacrifices. Lian'er paid for this palace, and this palace is grateful, but you don't want to, and this palace also thinks it is reasonable...... It's just that I am careful to treat you deeply, no matter how you choose in the end, this palace hopes that you will not give up easily, otherwise that stupid boy is destined to be troubled for a lifetime, but I am afraid that the whole person will be useless. ”

Fan Ning couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, he endured the sourness on the tip of his nose and nodded in agreement, hurriedly changed the conversation, and asked, "Sister Honglian, how is she lately?" ”

"Okay," mentioning the red lotus, Li Hong's face was hard to hide his happiness, "She is also very worried about you, the day before yesterday I heard that you were seriously injured, she cried in a hurry, if it wasn't for the etiquette, she would definitely follow the palace." ”

Fan Ning was both envious and really happy for the two of them, and the thief laughed and coaxed: "My mother's family has not eaten and drunk, and His Royal Highness has hugged the beauty, but it is too easy!" ”

"You can have as much wine as you want, are you afraid that this palace can't afford to invite you?"

After gossiping for a while, Li Hong told Fan Ning to rest, and then went to find Li Jingye's father and daughter.

Fan Ning was sad and complaining, tossing and turning for a long time, and fell into a light sleep until late at night, but it was only a blink of an eye, and she heard a few "clicks", which caused her to wake up, but she wanted to get up but touched the wound, and said angrily: "Who! ”

"Don't be afraid, it's me ......" Xue Ne's pleasant voice came, and then, what caught his eye was his delicate and handsome face.

Fan Ning saw him coming on crutches, his face was pale, his legs were wrapped around the medical cloth, all kinds of emotions were mixed together, he was very annoyed and annoyed that he didn't feel sorry for himself, and said angrily: "What are you doing here?" Don't want a leg anymore? Is there anything that makes people pass on a word that can't be said? Is it possible to be partial at this time? ”

Xue Ne smiled like a child, full of eyes only this girl: "The moon is gone, I'm really worried, what others say, I always feel that it is perfunctory, I always have to see you with my own eyes to feel at ease......"

How could Fan Ning not worry about Xue Ne, but she had never been a tender girl, and she was not good at expressing her thoughts, so she raised her hand and punched Xue Ne: "In order to take a look, if you fall ill and limp back, don't expect me to serve you." ”

"How can I ......" Xue Ne took Fan Ning's small hand and held it in his palm with great cherishment, "My leg is fine, although the bones are seriously contusion, they are not broken." In addition, the emperor and queen summoned me, you and I have to go back to Luoyang in a few days to resume my life, and the military doctors also said that I should walk around a little so that I can recover. After all, the war is over, and the two saints must always give an explanation...... Besides, besides, we will definitely get married in the next two years, how can I bear to let you marry a cripple. ”

Fan Ning was stunned when he heard this, and his heart was mixed. Xue Ne was simple-minded, but he was afraid that he hadn't taken into account that his father's fate would be difficult to disobey, Fan Ning met his clear and sincere eyes, almost rolled down tears, suppressed for a long time, and pretended to be shy and angry: "Whoever wants to marry you, you can go over by yourself...... By the way, when will the Emperor and Queen of Heaven summon you and me? ”

"In two days, you can return to your senses with His Royal Highness the Prince's car, don't be nervous, you and I have merits this time, especially you, who protect the Tang Dynasty with your life, and you deserve to be rewarded."

Fan Ning remembered Li Hong's proposal and asked again, "Your father...... When will you be back? "I heard that there was a rebellion in the first year of Shi, and my father led his troops to march 800 miles, which has passed Youyan, but now that the matter has calmed down, His Majesty ordered him to suspend the march, and it is estimated that he will be able to return to Beijing in more than a month. ”

This also means that she and Xue Ne still have more than a month to get along like this, Fan Ning suddenly became sad, regardless of shyness, leaned over and leaned his little head on Xue Ne's shoulder.

Xue Ne's face was full of indescribable joy, and he was worried about Fan Ning's body, and asked in a low voice, "Your shoulders ...... Does it still hurt? ”

"Occasionally, Shi Yuannian's knife is too sharp, how do you know that it will leave such a long wound...... Fortunately, the doctor said that there would be no scars. ”

"It's okay to have a scar," Xue Ne's face flushed, as if he was joking, but his expression was extremely serious, "I don't ...... Don't dislike. ”

Fan Ning was sad and funny, and his peach blossom eyes were angry: "The scar is also on me, you dislike a fart!" It's not too early, you go back to rest, otherwise the leg length is not good, I'm afraid you will be rude in front of the emperor. ”

Xue Ne had always obeyed Fan Ning's words, stood up on crutches like a conditioned reflex, and felt as if something was missing, so he bent over Fan Ning's peach blossom and kissed it gently, and then fled and left in a hurry.

Fan Ning secretly scolded "fool", and his eyes turned red uncontrollably.

In the next few days, Fan Ning had a bad time, dragging his body that had just recovered from his injuries and returning to Luoyang, the divine capital, with everyone. After only three or five days in Xue's mansion, he received a holy decree and was summoned to the palace.

Early that morning, Fan Ning freshened up and stopped, and he didn't see Xue Ne for a long time, and only after listening to the housekeeper did he know that Xue Ne actually entered Ziwei Palace first. The second monk Fan Ning was confused, but he still honestly took a car to Ziwei Palace under the arrangement of the housekeeper.

Ziwei Palace returned to its usual magnificent tranquility, but after a few months, Fan Ning couldn't remember the battle against Gao Min that night. But when she thought about it, she was also relieved, after all, Ziwei Palace has stood here for a hundred years, and there are countless killing battles she has seen, but the Tang Dynasty, which is the will of the people, will never fall.

When he arrived at the Inner Palace, Fan Ning rushed to the Ming Hall with a female official and met the two of them here, which shows that the two saints attach great importance to this matter. In the hall, only Wu Zetian sat on the high platform, but he didn't see Li Zhi's figure, and he made a mistake when he wanted to estimate it. Fan Ning bowed to Empress Wu in an orderly manner, and then knelt beside Xue Ne and waited to listen to the order.

Empress Wu was dressed in a luxurious phoenix robe, with a beautiful and solemn picture of the country between her eyebrows, and slowly spoke: "Xue Shenyan and Fan Ning fought against Tongguan, and they have meritorious service in guarding the Tang Dynasty, and Your Majesty and the heart of the palace are very relieved. Today, he was rewarded as appropriate, and the surname Fan Ning Xiliang Li was given to the Xiliang Wang, and he was married to Xue Shenyan, the eldest son of Xue Rengui, the prince of Pingyang County, as a concubine, and completed the wedding ceremony this summer. ”

Fan Ning was completely dumbfounded, opened his mouth in a daze, and was speechless for a long time, but Xue Ne was not surprised, and kowtowed happily: "Thank you for the grace of the second saint!" ”

"Fan Ning, do you have any objections?" Seeing that Fan Ning was silent for a long time, Empress Wu asked.

Fan Ning came back to his senses and kowtowed: "Minnu...... Don't dare, thank you, thank you for the grace of the two saints! ”

After Xue Nefu reported to Wu how to deal with the thief, Fan Ning was still in surprise, until everything was over, Xue Ne took her out of the Ming Hall, Fang regained her senses, and asked angrily: "Why did the second saint give you and me a marriage, and find me a high-ranking father?" Could it be you...... You came early in the morning and what did you say to the queen? ”

Xue Ne waved his hand again and again to deny: "It should be the emperor and queen who have fiery eyes and see that you and I are in love but limited by our identities...... In short, your mind should be relieved, and you should not be as sullen as you were a few days ago. ”

I thought that Xue Ne didn't know her thoughts, but he not only saw through it, but also did what he said, no matter how he moved the queen of heaven to give marriage, such an ending really made her happy. Fan Ning's eyes were red, but he said, "I don't want to marry you......"

Xue Ne didn't care that he was still in the palace, and quietly held Fan Ning's little hand, and his eyebrows were full of the young man's smugness: "Even if my legs and feet haven't recovered yet, you can't run away." ”

The stone road in the palace is long, and the children's anger and joy are so lovely, the two of them will not know, and after reading the holy decree, he turned around and walked three or two steps away, but suddenly turned around and stood at the highest place in the Ming Hall, overlooking the two figures that were gradually moving away.

It was the height of spring, at the end of the line of sight, the sea of flowers in Ziwei Palace and the splendid world outside the palace were connected, the corners of her mouth flashed a light smile, and then disappeared, turned around, dragged the long skirt of the golden and emerald, and slowly disappeared into the high-rise buildings.