At the end of autumn and in winter, the golden leaves of the trees have disappeared, and they stand there bare, looking lonely and lonely.

Beigong Ji was sent to the border for a while because of the war that started in the Yue Kingdom, but he has been dragged by the war situation and has not yet returned.

It should not have been such a difficult battle, according to Beigong Yu's calculations, there should be news in less than ten days, but this time it seems that people and soldiers and horses were deliberately dragged there.

Two days have passed, and after so many years of silence, there is suddenly movement on the side of Nanming Kingdom.

When the news came out, everyone in the court began to panic.

In the Imperial Palace, the Nine Dragons Golden Pillar stood upright, and the crowd below was all frowning, looking at each other.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, according to Weichen, the emperor has been sick for nearly half a month, presumably this matter has already reached the ears of Emperor Nanming, before the Yue Kingdom suddenly attacked our country, it is likely that the two countries have already united."

A minister suddenly stood up and said in a stern tone.

"There is already a good relationship between the Yue Kingdom and the Nanming Kingdom, and the union of the two countries is not uncommon, but I didn't expect that all the countries have now learned of the assassination of the emperor, coupled with the sudden move of the Yue Kingdom some time ago, it really caught our country off guard, so I think about it, the assassination of the emperor is very likely to be done by these two countries."

Wei Puqian took a step forward and said respectfully.

Beigong Yu sat on top, tapping his fingers on the handle of the chair one by one, quietly listening to their words, they said a lot, but none of them were useful for the current situation.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a long roar came from outside the main hall, and the person who came hurriedly knelt in front of the hall and presented a good news in his hand, "Your Highness!" Nanming sent a letter! ”

Pingshun walked down and handed the letter to Beigong Yu, Beigong Yu opened it with a twisted eyebrow, and after reading the content of the letter, his ink eyes condensed.

A voice came from below, "Dare to ask Your Highness, what is the content of this letter?" ”

Beigong Yu handed the letter to Pingshun, and Pingshun took it to everyone to circulate, and after seeing what the letter said, everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cool air!

The content of this letter is actually asking them Yue Hua for negotiation!

Some time ago, due to the attack of the Yue Kingdom, Beigong Ji had already sent two armies over, and now the people on the Beigong Ji side have not yet returned, and the Nanming Kingdom actually asked for negotiations on the grounds of declaring war!

If the emperor is still healthy, the army in the emperor's hands is sent over at will, and there is no need to be too afraid of one of these countries, now the emperor is seriously ill, life and death are uncertain, although His Royal Highness the prince acts as an agent for state affairs, but the token in charge of the army still cannot be transferred by the prince at will, Nanming and Yue Guo are suddenly going to fight in waves, it is expected that they Yue Hua is worried about internal and external troubles at this moment!

While everyone was worried, they immediately heard Beigong Yu's calm voice resounding throughout the Imperial Palace, "Pass the order, on the same day, the palace will personally lead the troops to Nanming!" ”

After the court, the courtiers still talked about this matter, and within half a day, it spread throughout the entire palace.

Xia Xiaoxiao has been sleeping a little hard in the past few days, although part of the reason is that Beigong Yu always quarrels with her in the middle of the night, but most of it is still her own headache nightmare.

As soon as he heard that Nanming had begun to declare war on Yue Hua, his headache was even worse.

Beigong Yu wanted to lead the troops to Nanming, and Xia Xiaoxiao always had a bad premonition.

Yue Guo attacked before, deliberately dispersing the forces that Yue Hua could now use, and Nan Ming suddenly declared war from behind, making it clear that they could not advance or retreat.

Beigong Yu didn't have much troops in his hands at this time, at best, he could take Beigong Yanyan, but even so, it would be impossible to make an enemy with Nanming, and now no matter how it looks, Beigong Yu's encounter with Nanming is probably more than lucky.

Nanming's side declared war, but it also gave them a chance to negotiate, that is to say, since they did not attack directly, I am afraid that there is still some room for negotiation, and Beigong Yu's side was not so anxious, and it took three days to prepare before leaving.

If this matter wanted to negotiate a good result with Nanming, Beigong Yu could have sent Beigong Pheasant to leave, but after all, Beigong Yu was the crown prince, in order to make Nanming fear of them as much as possible, Beigong Yu had to go in person, and everything in the palace had to be handed over to Beigong Pheasant to take care of in desperation.

And Beigong Yu is not a fool, the day before departure, he deliberately came to find the old fox, and at that time, Xia Xiaoxiao was also in Lingyun Palace.

Xia Xiaoxiao will also come to this Lingyun Hall every two or three days in the past few days, on the bright side, the person lying on the bed can be regarded as her father, as a son, if you ignore it, it is rude.

Because the imperial physician in the palace ordered the emperor to recuperate, he sent all the maidservants down, and Xia Xiaoxiao took the medicine that the imperial physician had just boiled and fed it to the emperor's mouth.

When Beigong Yu came, the old fox was closing his eyes and recuperating because he stayed up too late the night before.

Beigong Yu didn't come in, but he came over smoothly and whispered a few words in the old fox's ear, and the old fox walked out, and the two seemed to be discussing something important outside.

Xia Xiaoxiao propped his head and looked outside, his eyebrows furrowed, with the relationship between Beigong Yu and the old fox, what is there to discuss?

Just thinking about it, the small spoon that was put on the emperor's mouth couldn't help but crooked, crossed the emperor's mouth, and spilled all the decoction in the spoon on the emperor's face!

Xia Xiaoxiao was startled, and hurriedly wiped the medicine stains on his face with his sleeve, obediently, this is the emperor's face, Long Yan! If you are seen by the old fox, you may not be punished again!

Fortunately, Beigong Yu and the old fox were outside the door, the door was covered tightly, and Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't hear what she was saying, and in the quiet hall, there was only the sound of her own breathing and the emperor's weak panting, and suddenly, there was a murmur in her ears.

Xia Xiaoxiao's hand holding the medicine bowl shook violently, and his eyes moved to the emperor's pale face without the slightest blood, because he had been lying on the couch for a long time, only absorbing medicine and water every day, his face with a little wrinkles became very pale, and there was no blood on his lips. It's just that the mouth is now slightly open and closed, as if to say something.

She had also heard the imperial doctors say that during the period of time when the emperor was in a coma, he would occasionally babble.

Xia Xiaoxiao was curious, Beigong Chengyan was in a coma, what would he be thinking subconsciously, he couldn't resist his curiosity, so he leaned his ear over.

"What are you doing?"

The old fox had come in from outside, and when he was about to reach the bed, his face was obviously ugly.

"The son feeds the medicine to his father."

Xia Xiaoxiao got up in a panic, and the old fox came over, saw the stain on Xia Xiaoxiao's sleeve, and frowned.

"Go back, the prince has just left."

The queen took the medicine bowl in Xia Xiaoxiao's hand and said unhappily.

"Then, the retainers will retire first."

Xia Xiaoxiao just took two steps back, paused, looked at the old fox who was carefully feeding the emperor medicine in front of the couch, stopped talking, and finally pushed open the door and walked out.

It wasn't until the second day, when Beigong Yu was about to go to Nanming, that Xia Xiaoxiao knew that Beigong Yu was looking for the old fox for the sake of the troops.

Beigong Yu's departure, the negotiation went smoothly, at least half a month, if the negotiation did not go well, it would be the start of the First World War, and the time to come back would have to be extended indefinitely.

The affairs of the court, once he is gone, can only be handed over to the Beigong pheasant, he can't let the queen's forces act recklessly in the palace, temporarily detain the queen's troops on the grounds of borrowing troops, even if he is not in the palace, as long as the emperor is still lying there, they will not dare to act rashly.

Etiquette is still exchanged, Beigong Ji borrowed soldiers and horses from Beigong Yu, then he Beigong Yu used the same means to contain them.

The sky was foggy, with a thin drizzle of needles, and a thin layer of mist on the ground.

The city gate opened, setting off a cold wind, Xia Xiaoxiao was wrapped thickly, and he still couldn't help but shiver.

Since entering the palace for so long, it is rare to see Beigong Yu personally leading the troops to the battle.

The concubines of Beigong Yu in Chenxiao Palace have all followed, Nanming Kingdom is the only country in the Six Kingdoms that can match Yue Hua, regardless of financial strength, national strength and military strength, Yue Hua is not inferior at all, and it is also the only country that almost wiped out Yue Hua back then, as soon as Beigong Yu left, everyone in Chenxiao Palace was a little uneasy.

Xia Xiaoxiao and everyone stood together, Xia Yingxi, Ye Qiuyu and a few people stood beside her, and their eyes fell on Beigong Yu's sassy figure.

Beigong Yu was wearing a battle uniform and armor today, riding on his horse, with a red scarf around his neck, and his Chu Wen sword around his waist, with a sword spike on the sword, Xia Xiaoxiao just looked over, and Beigong Yu's horse humped him and walked forward.

I have always been accustomed to Beigong Yu's lazy appearance in a robe, and suddenly looked at him in such a strict outfit, and I was a little unaccustomed to it.

Outside the city gate is the army he needs to bring with him on this expedition, and at a glance, the black pressure is oppressive, and the depression makes people a little breathless.

But so many people's eyes are on Beigong Yu's body.

Ye Qiuyu and Shu Changhua murmured beside her, Qingyue held an umbrella to shield Xia Xiaoxiao from the drizzle floating overhead, Beigong Yu rode on a horse, and the rain fell on his helmet and his armor.

He immediately put on a good suit of armor and slowly carried him out of the city gate.

"Immediately, go to Nanming Kingdom!"

Beigong Yu's posture stood in front of the generals, and the long sword in his hand was raised, and his steady voice like a bell fell on the ears of those generals and hit their hearts.

"Yes!"

The vast and loud roar resounded through the world, and the drizzle in the sky drifted into their eyes, but it did not make them blink.

Beigong Yu's back has always been straight, the sword is pointing at the sky, the rain flows down his sword body all the way, reflecting his sharp face, and a faint majesty can't hide it emanating from him, shocking.

He led the horses, and the water on the ground splashed under the horses' hooves, and he walked all the way out of the city gates.

The city gate gradually closed, and Xia Xiaoxiao saw that Beigong Yu suddenly turned his head at this time, as if he was looking at something inside the city gate here.

Far away, through the rain and fog, he was wearing a thick helmet on his head, Xia Xiaoxiao didn't know what he was looking at, and he couldn't see the expression on his face at this time, but he suddenly remembered that last night he suddenly sent someone to send her two boxes of agarwood incense that made people sleep.

The moment the city gate closed in both directions, Beigong Yu's figure completely disappeared from sight, and only the deafening sound of horses' hooves and footsteps came from across the city gate, and the footsteps gradually disappeared into the distance.

The people gathered began to disperse, and the people of Chenxiao Palace gradually went back.

After all, it was still raining and it was quite cold.

After a long time, the people who were still around here dispersed, and Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes moved away from the city gate leading to the outside of the palace.

"Niangniang, it's going to rain in a while, let's go back first."

Qingyue shivered, some rain drifted in, and the wind blew, this day, it was getting colder and colder.

Xia Xiaoxiao's gaze looked to the other side, Beigong Pheasant Li had been standing there from the beginning, and now, he was still there.

He didn't hold an umbrella, but his clothes were half soaked in the rain, revealing the white clothes he was wearing.

"Oh, mother, why do you see that the king is still standing when he is wet like that? It's time to go back to the palace! ”

Qingyue muttered when she saw Beigong Pheasant's appearance, Xia Xiaoxiao took the umbrella in her hand, Qingyue saw her walking towards Beigong Pheasant and hurriedly called her, "Niangniang, what are you doing here!" ”

"What are you doing here?"

Xia Xiaoxiao leaned the umbrella on his shoulder, otherwise he would be blocked by the edge of the umbrella and could not see his face.

"Give him a ride."

Beigong Pheasant glanced at the closed city gate, and said lightly, with a hint of sadness in his tone.

Xia Xiaoxiao's chest tightened suddenly, and an unnatural smile hung on his face, "How can I listen to you, it seems like he will never go back." ”

The umbrella is not big, just enough to cover Xia Xiaoxiao's body, the rain drip down from the umbrella bone, hitting Xia Xiaoxiao's feet, Beigong Pheasant's face was drenched in rain, a layer of mist, Xia Xiaoxiao's hand holding the umbrella handle tightened, "The emperor is unconscious, Beigong Yu has left the palace." ”

Her voice was soft and faint, but it was not difficult to hear that there was still a hint of nervousness mixed in with it.

"I want to go."

After a pause, she said slowly.

She wants to go, there is no time when it is safer to go than when Beigong Yu is away! However, without Beigong Yu's token, she couldn't even get out of the palace gate.

"Shinoshino ......"

Beigong Pheasant's voice was lowered, and when he called her name, he had always been so gentle.

However, Beigong Pheasant didn't promise her, Xia Xiaoxiao was a little panicked, and hurriedly said, "I know, you still have something to do in the palace, and I also know that the emperor is seriously ill now, you can't rest assured, I didn't let you take me away, as long as you can send me out, you don't have to worry about the rest, I won't drag you down!" ”

Xia Xiaoxiao was afraid that he would reject her, so she grabbed him tightly with both hands, the umbrella fell to her feet, and a pair of eyes looked at him pleadingly, at this time, only Luo Zhi could help her!

Without an umbrella, the rain drifted into her eyes, and she didn't have time to blink.

Beigong Pheasant Li looked at the hand he was holding by her, the temperature from it was cold, and he hesitated a little for the first time.

"I'll take you away."

Beigong Pheasant Li held her hand, and the water dripping from his hair fell on the back of Xia Xiaoxiao's hand, but he slowly shook his head, "But not now." ”

He should have ...... A mouthful of rejection of her.

Xia Xiaoxiao was about to raise a smile on her face, she pulled out the hand she was holding by him, the only light in her eyes finally fell silent, stopped, and finally rejected her, he refused to help her after all.

Beigong Pheasant Li twisted his eyebrows, the rain trickled down his delicate cheeks, he was drenched in the rain for a long time, and his face began to gradually turn white, "I promised you, after I finish my business, I will take you away, you can go wherever you want, I will take you there, but not now." ”

It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he can't, at least, not now.

Xia Xiaoxiao took a step back, picked up the umbrella that had fallen on the ground again, turned his back to him, looked up at the gray sky with rain falling, and asked softly, "How long?" ”

Beigong Pheasant left for a moment, Xia Xiaoxiao turned her back to him, raised her hand and wiped her sleeve on her rain-stained face, she turned around and looked at him again, her voice was a little louder, "I asked you how long you have left?" Three days? Five days? ”

Beigong Pheasant Li still wrinkled her eyebrows, did not answer her, she raised her hand more than three or five fingers, her voice was a little quieter, and asked, "Three months?" Five months? ”

"Three years...... Five years? Xia Xiaoxiao asked reluctantly, and in the end, her voice was so low that only she could hear it, and the rain in her ears gradually became louder, covering up her voice.

And Beigong Pheasant came from that side, only endless silence, eyes blocked in the rain and fog, sank, even he didn't know how long it would take.

Xia Xiaoxiao's hand was tired, slowly put it down, she lowered her head and stared at her palm, her voice was not undulating, it sounded in the rain, she said, "Okay, I'll wait for you." ”

Beigong Pheasant looked at her through the rain curtains, her umbrella in her hand, slightly blocking his vision, he only heard her say, Okay, I'll wait for you.

In a word, in such a somewhat cold rain, something is more in people's hearts.

"Since you promised me, you must do it, I owe you a favor, and I will definitely pay it back, but this doesn't mean that I trust you, I don't want to know about those things between you and Beigong Yu, if I am still valuable, you can use it, as long as you are willing to help me out of the palace." Xia Xiaoxiao walked back to him with the umbrella, handed the umbrella in his hand to him, and asked him to hold it tightly.

Beigong Pheasant Li shook the umbrella in his hand and stared at her, which was also a sentence, and he was overwhelmed.

Xia Xiaoxiao was drenched in the rain, "Walking back to Qingyue's side, Qingyue hurriedly raised her sleeve robe to block the top of her head, "Niangniang, what are you going to say to King Li?" Why did you take out the umbrella too? ”

"Let's go back to the palace."

Xia Xiaoxiao took away Qingyue's hand and let herself be drenched in the rain, the cold rain hit her face, a little stinging, she thought, she was crazy, such a good opportunity, a chance to get out of the palace, she was willing to wait for him because of Beigong Pheasant's words.

She thought that she might really like this man.

She used to be a hero in her dreams, but she didn't dare to hand herself over, she said, she was willing to wait for her, and she was afraid that Beigong Pheasant would become the second Beigong Yu.

When she was a child, her mother warned her that none of these men in the palace could be trusted.

Xia Xiaoxiao fell ill shortly after returning to Chenxiao Palace.

I don't know if it was because the weather was getting colder, or because it was raining at the city gate for a while, but I was so sick that I couldn't get out of bed.

Qingyue took care of her before and after, and served her tea and medicine, "Niangniang, you said that you were fine that day, why did you lend the umbrella to King Li?" No matter how the king is drenched in the rain, he is also a man, and the thick bones of his kung fu foundation are cushioned there, it is good for you to come back in the rain, and you will get sick! ”

Xia Xiaoxiao was annoyed to drink the medicine, bitter, she simply put aside the medicine brought by Qingyue and cooled it, preferring to be uncomfortable than drinking, "Go, you go and bring the buns to the palace, and let it warm the bed for the palace in the bed." ”

"Niangniang, you drink this medicine first, you have been delaying this wind and cold for several days."

Qingyue didn't go, and just handed the medicine to her mouth.

"Don't drink, pour it."

Xia Xiaoxiao turned around and said irritably, pulling the quilt and covering her head, she wanted to vomit as soon as she smelled the thick bitter taste, let alone swallow it.

Qingyue was helpless, so she had to walk to the door with the medicine, and sighed, "It's hard to leave the king to personally send this medicine." ”

"Wait!"

Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly rubbed up, and her body, which had been lying on the bed and was reluctant to move, ran over without even putting on her shoes, blinking her eyes and asking, "Who did you just say sent it?" ”

"Leaving the King......

Qingyue was startled by Xia Xiaoxiao's sudden move to get out of bed, and said in a daze.

Xia Xiaoxiao pinched his nose and drank the bowl of medicine with his eyes closed, choking on the unpleasant smell, he returned the empty bowl to Qingyue, and instructed, "You go back and tell him that this medicine is too bitter, I will pour it, let him send some sweet if he wants to,"

Qingyue turned the bowl over in disbelief, and after making sure that all the decoction in it was drunk by Xia Xiaoxiao, the whole person suddenly looked at Xia Xiaoxiao dumbfounded, "Niangniang, didn't you drink it?" Why do you say it's over? ”

"Less nonsense, you can say whatever you want." Xia Xiaoxiao glanced at her, turned around and went up to the couch again, "Hurry up, sleep in the palace for a while, by the way, bring two candies when you come back later!" ”

Saying that, babbling her mouth, the bitter taste is still in her mouth, and her little face is hard to look at, what kind of medicine did Beigong Pheasant give her? Can it be bitter like this!

Qingyue stared at the medicine bowl incredulously as she walked out, and not far away, Beigong Pheasant Li was standing outside the Dusk Pavilion.

"The crown princess is better after drinking the medicine?"

Seeing the empty bowl in Qingyue's hand, Beigong Pheasant took a step forward and said.

He heard that Xia Xiaoxiao had a wind chill after being exposed to rain that day, and he didn't care about it because he was busy with court affairs before, but after a few days, he heard that there was still no improvement, so he took some effective medicine from the Tai Hospital.

"Our mother said that this medicine was too bitter, so she let the slave and maid pour it out."

Qingyue said coldly, although Beigong Pheasant Li is also the master, but after all, the relationship with their Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not very compatible, Qingyue can't figure out what he wants to do to deliver medicine to her mother.

Beigong Pheasant Li heard that Xia Xiaoxiao actually poured out the medicine, Ling Mei couldn't help frowning, Qingyue saw it, and suddenly felt a little unbearable, the bad people are here to deliver medicine, so it doesn't seem to be very reasonable, one didn't hold back, so he secretly glanced into the room, and leaned into Beigong Pheasant's ear and whispered the truth, "Actually, this medicine Niangniang originally let the slave and maid pour it out, but the slave accidentally said that you sent it, but the mother accidentally said that you sent it, but the mother drank the medicine, and if she poured it out, it was the mother who asked the slave to say it, and said......"

Beigong Pheasant was stunned for a moment, and looked into the house, "What else did you say?" ”

"Niang Niang also said, if you want to come to deliver medicine, then you should send some sweet, this medicine is too bitter."

Beigong Pheasant couldn't help but laugh.

The medicine was bitter, but she still drank it.