Beiping, Yanwangfu.

Si Nuan watched the sun sink as the sun sank, scooped the freshly dug well water into the basin, took two clean handkerchiefs and put them aside, and hurriedly walked to the backyard.

"Ah Nuan!" Someone called her in front, "Shizi's arrow practice is finished, why haven't you gone over yet?" ”

Si Nuan looked up and saw the hurried Yanyin, and her heart tightened, "Why is it so early today?" ”

Yanyin shook her head, "Today, the prince seems to be very weak, but with thirty arrows, he can't stand. Rest there now, you hurry up and bring the water. ”

Si Nuan quickened his pace, and when he turned the moon gate, he saw the back of the prince who was slumped in the chair. She hurriedly put the basin on the side of the table, twisted the veil, and tried to wipe his sweat.

"No need." Zhu Gaochi raised his hand, but he didn't have much strength, and quickly lowered his hand again.

Si Nuan saw that there was indeed no sweat on his face, and put the handkerchief back, "Shizi, do you want to ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look?" ”

Zhu Gaochi's breath was not calm, and he shook his head, "No need, just sit for a while." ”

Si Nuan waited for him to slow down before saying: "The prince has already returned, and he is inspecting the Nine Gates at this time, and he is estimated to summon the prince over in the evening......"

Zhu Gaochi wanted to get up when he heard this, "Quickly take a shower and change clothes." The two attendants on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help,

He suddenly slowed down again, "Second brother and third brother, they ......"

Si Nuan hurriedly replied: "I have already gone to Jiumen to accompany the prince on his inspection." ”

Zhu Gaochi seemed to be stunned, and then stepped forward again. I could see that his steps were very fast, but when he couldn't walk fast, he trembled more and more. The two guards supported one on the left and one on the right, still stumbling a little.

Si Nuan sighed in his heart, although the son of the world is smart and studious, he is close to others, but his body is always not good. Because he fell from an illness when he was a child, he is now even more inconvenient to walk, and he does not have half of the demeanor of King Yan. However, Zhu Gaoxi is more like King Yan......

Beiping and Yimen, a team of people have been there for a long time. Zhu Difang heard about the situation of the defense of the water pass on the north side of the city gate, and was about to leave, when he heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and a team of men and horses quickly approached.

Led by Zhu Gaoxi, although he was wearing battle armor, he was not wearing a battle helmet, and his expression was flying and waving the long whip in his hand. When he got closer, he neatly turned over and dismounted, "Welcome my father back!" The guards who followed behind him also dismounted and paid their respects.

Zhu Di looked at the heroic spirit between his eyebrows and eyes, quite a bit of his youthful appearance, and his face was pleasant, "Get up, where is your mother?" ”

Zhu Gaoxi raised the corners of his eyebrows, pretending to hesitate, "Mother is still talking about my father, I thought she would come here earlier than her son......"

Zhu Di set his eyes on an attendant behind Zhu Gaoxi, who was covered by armor and couldn't see clearly.

"You go back first, and this man stays." He said lightly.

"Yes!" Zhu Gaoxi replied quickly, immediately turned over and got on the horse, and took all the rest away.

At one time, under the blue-gray city gate, there were only two people left.

Not far away, there was a rumbling sound of water from the water gate, which was the Baifu spring outside the city through Weng Mountain, and merged into the pond in the city.

Zhu Di turned over and dismounted, his eyes did not leave the guard for a moment, "Pretend, see when you pretend......" The corners of his mouth were forbearing.

The man burst out laughing, and raised his hand to remove his armor. A black hair was originally tied, but it was hooked off and poured down violently, dazzling like a waterfall, and the smile was bright and bright, "Hey, Xi'er is still not stable enough, and she has exposed her ......"

Before he finished speaking, he had already captured the person and hugged him tightly in his arms.

"Even if you wear ten more layers of armor, I still know ......" His voice was a little hoarse, and the heat touched her neck, making her shudder, and hugging him back tighter.

"Next time, I'll go with me." She whispered in his ear.

Zhu Di suddenly stepped away, clinging to her shoulder, his eyes surging and agitating, "Miaoyun, this time, you have to help me defend Beiping!" ”

In the hall, incense sticks are swirling, and there are obviously a room of people, but they are silent.

Zhu Gaochi could hardly believe what he had just heard.

In this real battle, Geng Bingwen was trapped in the city for only three days, and his father led his troops to evacuate...... The imperial court ordered Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, Liaodong, to lead troops to besiege Yongping overnight...... Li Jinglong, the son of Li Wenzhong, the emperor of Cao Guogong, led an army of 500,000 as a general, gave the heavenly rhino belt, and personally held the hub and pushed the wheel by the river, and granted the general the right to be exempted from the king......

But these were not enough to surprise Zhu Gaochi, what he didn't expect was that his father would send the pro-unification army to Yongping. But only 10,000 horses were left, and he ordered himself to guard Beiping!

10,000 horses against the 500,000 divisions of the imperial court, this burden actually fell on his shoulders.

Fight? Don't talk about war, he can't even get on a horse. There is no martial arts, and the weapons are incomplete, so I occasionally practice archery power on weekdays to strengthen my body.

Zhu Gaochi's hand rested on his already numb and sore leg, trembling slightly. He could almost have foreseen the hardships and hardships of the war, but why did his father seem so determined?

He looked at his mother, who was also looking at him, and there was a smile in her eyes, warm and firm.

He looked at Si Dao not far away, and he was sitting upright, his monk's robe neat, his eyes down, and there was no worry on his face.

The only one who showed suspicion and displeasure was Zhu Gaoxu. When he heard that he would go to Yongping with his father this time, he eased his color. But the suspicious gaze swept over Zhu Gaochi's uneasy face from time to time. How can this eldest brother, who can't even walk steadily, take on the heavy responsibility of defending Beiping......

It has been nearly three watches, and Si Nuan is waiting outside Princess Yan's bedroom, her hands and feet are a little cold. As soon as the discussion in the palace ended, Princess Yan called her to come over and get something for the prince, and she didn't know what was important.

Just guessing, I heard Princess Yan's voice, "Ah Nuan come in......"

Si Nuan hurriedly picked up the curtain and went in.

"It's cold, and Chi'er's legs can't stand the cold, so I made this for him. On weekdays, he wears it inside, especially to protect his knees......" Princess Yan handed over a pair of fur knee pads.

Si Nuan looked at the fine stitches, and couldn't help but admire, "The princess did it herself?" It's so pretty...... It's just that this fur ......" She felt a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

Princess Yan smiled and whispered: "I removed the coat given by the palace, I removed ......"

Si Nuan was shocked, and then remembered that he had indeed seen the fur jacket before, and the best fur was given to Princess Yan by the palace according to the routine, but he had never seen the princess wear it.

"Demolition ...... Demolished? "She stuttered a little, such an expensive fur jacket, no matter how you say it, it was dismantled, and it was made into a knee pad.

"I don't like to wear those, and it's a pity to be idle, so I just dismantle it to make something that I can usually use." Princess Yan's face was pale.

"Chi'er is confined to the house every day, but those who sleep and work hard every day are not ......" someone walked into the house, his tone full of anger.

When Si Nuan saw someone coming, she hurriedly put away the knee pads, and hurriedly bowed and exited the house.

Zhu Di watched her leave, frowning and silent.

Miao Yun shook his head again and again, "The dignified King Yan grabbed things with his son, and when he said it, wouldn't it make people laugh off their big teeth......

So saying, she stepped forward and took off his coat, took a short jacket from the couch, and put it on for him. He knew at a glance that this piece was also sewn from the material removed from the jacket. It's just that she has changed her style, and now she is wrapped in obedience. In this way, put on armor on the outside, which is both light and warm.

Seeing that she was burying her head in arranging the clothes on her chest, he grabbed her hand, "This danger, you promised me to protect yourself." ”

Miaoyun looked at him with a solemn expression, and also smiled, "If you agree, I will agree." ”

The hands in his palms, delicate but resolute, can be used to carry a pen and sprinkle freely, to hold a bow and arrow without missing hair, or to thread a needle under a candle and weave it densely......

His lips fell on her forehead, on the tips of her eyebrows, on the corners of her lips......

"Wait until I'll get back......" His voice finally disappeared between the entanglements with her breath.