When she woke up, she felt very tired. But I was still woken up by Zheng Ergou's punctual voice. After all, she is also a big lady now, and there are rules for everything. If you're too lazy, you can't sleep.

While she was washing up in her bedroom, it occurred to her that there was a very, very important event today.

Half a month ago, Qinshan Kingdom's northern neighbor, the barbarian country of Shenze, suddenly sent troops to attack Xingyang City on the northeast border of Qinshan Country without declaring war. Xingyang City was almost lost, but under the double favor of extreme coincidence and luck, it suffered heavy losses and was able to hold the city gate. No specific mention has been given yet. The envoy went to the capital of the country of Hades to negotiate, but was detained. The border alliance of the Underworld has been stationed on the edge of Xingyang City and its surrounding cities, eyeing the enemy.

The peace between the two countries, which had lasted for a decade, seemed to be about to be broken. All border trade between the two countries was suspended, and all the 25 border cities of Qinshan Kingdom entered emergency martial law. It is rumored that there was a civil strife in the country and the authority was usurped, and at this time, he sent troops to neighboring countries to increase the cohesion of the originally scattered people with racial feuds, and by the way, he made a lot of money.

There are also quite a few loopholes in the rumors. All in all, the whole situation is quite confusing now, and He Yue can only know a general situation when he listens to what his father says.

A week earlier, the Imperial Court had ordered the Praetorian Guards and the troops stationed in various places to be transferred to the border to help. The marshal who commanded the general army was the original generalissimo of the Chinese army, General Gao Qingshi. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also come to the border in person.

Blackwater City is the most powerful city among the twenty-five border cities, and the main force will be transported here for redistribution. And today, I heard my father say that it was the day when the first advance force, the Snapdragon Army led by General Pei Baolong, General of the Kansai Dynasty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, arrived.

Therefore, today, the city lord's family and the famous families in the city will go to the south city to comfort the soldiers. And the City Lord's Mansion also had to personally receive General Pei who came from afar and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who came with him. At noon, there was a banquet specially held for General Pei and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Nancheng. The family has to behave really well. Thinking of this, He Yue couldn't help but feel a little nervous, after all, it was the first time she had seen such a big scene.

Wearing the formal dress of the noble lady of Qinshan Kingdom, she secretly cheered herself up when she looked at the bronze mirror. Father and mother are both dignified and decent people, younger brother Yuncang was a polite little Confucian when he lived in the capital, and cousin He Kang is also a personable son. She must not be embarrassed in front of so many people!

When I looked up at myself in the bronze mirror, I was very well-dressed, and my face was very good and ruddy. She even felt that her temperament had changed dramatically from when she first came to the City Lord's Mansion a month ago. Even, how do you feel that you are more delicate?

He Yue in the mirror, her eyes are delicate and delicate, and the bridge of her nose is high. The skin is a healthy color, the corners of the mouth are slightly raised, and the smile is very beautiful. According to the etiquette of Blackwater City, hang down a soft black hair. It looks like she's a lady.

"Miss, can you hurry up? Why don't you go with the adults to comfort the soldiers, as for being so nervous..."Zheng Ergou, who was standing outside the door, leaned against the wall, yawning vigorously, urging He Yue.

"Don't rush me, Zheng Ming, aren't you nervous at all when you go to see the prince and general of a country?" came Heyue's voice, and then she pushed open the door and looked at the sleepy Zheng Ergou dissatisfied. Zheng Ergou was startled, and quickly stood up straight and saluted.

He Yue said helplessly: "Why did you go last night? In the future, I will drink with the housekeeper and a few of them at night! Miss Ben is too lazy to talk about you, but when the time comes, let my mother see your drowsy appearance, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Seeing that he was not scolded by the eldest lady, Zheng Ergou immediately changed to a hippie smiling expression, said yes again and again, and followed behind He Yue.

Two hours later, he followed the chariots and horses of Hefu and arrived at Nancheng. The Hu family in Nancheng, the mansion is located at the gate of Nancheng, and the entire city gate and the military camp under the city tower are all taken care of by them for Blackwater City. Therefore, it is logical that the people of the Dutch Mansion will stay in the Hu Mansion, waiting for the Kansai Snapdragon Army.

He Zhe was talking to several big people in the Hu Mansion in the front hall. He Yue rested in the backrooms with her younger brother He Yuncang and her cousin He Kang, and several henchmen of the city lords in the Hefu Mansion also stayed with them.

Yun Cang sat upright and didn't say a word, as if he was afraid that his elegant little boy image would be broken. Cousin He Kang had a humorous and funny impression when He Yue first came to the Dutch Mansion, and he was a talker. But in recent days, for some reason, as if he had something on his mind, he has become very little talking, and often keeps his head down and doesn't know what to think.

Beside He Yue sat a tall and handsome man, dressed in official uniform, who held the position of secretary in the Dutch Mansion. His name is Zhao Fugui, and he was appreciated by the city lord for his outstanding performance in the examination. Although he was only twenty years old, he was not old enough to be an official, but he was exceptionally promoted by He Zhe and became the secretary of the Dutch Mansion.

After getting along during this time, Zhao Fugui had a good relationship with Hefu's eldest lady He Yue. She was very appreciative of the article "Lotus Field Yuefu" that he would try to become famous, even though He Yue had only started learning to read and write a month ago. And because the secretary was an idle official position, he took the initiative to ask Ying to serve as the teacher of the eldest lady of the Hefu. Now, Zhao Fugui is relishing for He Yue the rumors he recently learned about the Snapdragon Army and the crown prince.

There is also a pair of young brothers in the room, who look out of place. The elder brother's name is Qiao Liangyan, and the younger brother Qiao Mingyan. They came from the Jianzhu Qiao family in the west of the city. And this Qiao family was originally a new family, but for various reasons, it had a lot of connections with the prince. Qiao Mingyan was originally an officer in Pei Baolong's Xiaolong Army, and he returned to his hometown to visit his family some time ago. His other elder brother, Qiao Zhenglang, was a staff member under General Pei. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specially instructed the city lord of Hezhe to bring two children of the Qiao family to greet him.

It didn't take long for the Hu Mansion family to come and tell them that the Snapdragon Army was already waiting outside the city gate.

He Yue followed the footsteps of everyone in the Hefu and Hu Mansion to the southern gate of Blackwater City, followed by Zheng Ming, a servant who had been yawning inexplicably. Inside the city gate, is the magnificent mansion of the Hu Mansion, outside the city gate, is a vast forest, boundless, is one of the five largest forests in the Qinshan country, it takes two to three days to ride a horse to cross, the name is the forest of no mountains.

Walking up the tall city tower with everyone, He Yue was surprised to find that the city where he grew up was such a shocking picture outside.

The trees in the ridgeless forest were very tall and dense, and people were inexplicably panicked. Verdant, with only one color, without any floral decorations. But a hundred meters away from the southern gate of Blackwater City, there was a clearing, as if there was a force hindering the growth of trees. She had heard folklore that no one had cut down the trees near the gates for so long, and they had not grown into the city.

He Yue was still thinking about it, and the sound of horses' hooves could be heard under the tall trees. The late summer breeze blows through the trees, and the rustling sound makes the sound of iron hooves seem faintly fragmented. However, in the forest road, which is not spacious, more than 1,000 elite soldiers of the Snapdragon Army of the Zhenxi Army rode horses.

After a while, several horses suddenly sprang out from under a huge tree in the forefront. When they saw the dazzling sunlight overhead, they slowed down and marched in an orderly and orderly manner with their sturdy iron horses on their backs.

Immediately afterwards, more and more war horses and chariots poured out of the dense group of thousand-year-old trees. After a while, the spacious army entered the open space in front of the city gate, the city lord of Hezhe and the patriarch of the Hu family glanced at each other, the patriarch Hu raised his hand, the city gate slowly opened, and the two soldiers on the city tower blew a loud horn. The people of Hefu and Hufu walked down the city tower to welcome the arrival of the Snapdragon elite.

He Yue followed behind, she had never seen this meeting, and her heart was deeply shocked by the strict military discipline in front of her.

More than 1,000 Snapdragon elites are all wearing heavy armor. The dark horses under him are strong, and they are all introduced Western domain species. The whole army moved forward slowly, and even the sound of horses' hooves was unanimous and neat.

In the center of the iron horse, a man riding on a dark yellow high-headed horse, dressed in yellow gorgeous clothes, brightly dressed and luxurious. This person is the crown prince of Qinshan Kingdom, Ying Mingxin, and was canonized as the king of Ming.

Behind him, a man dressed in a military uniform was more imposing than the others. Holding a huge red tasseled spear, his face was solemn and calm. This person is the general of Kansai, Pei Baolong.

The two brothers of the Qiao family, who were walking at the back, became very excited when they saw the person on the horse on Pei Baolong's left. The man who is not burly is now General Pei Baolong's most confidant, and the young man with the largest official position in the Jianzhu Qiao family, Qiao Zhenglang.

The dense woods were able to cover up the traces of such a group of elite divisions in broad daylight. At the same time, He Yue also sighed at the strangeness of this mountainless forest. Those who knew a little about this war were overjoyed to see that the Snapdragon Army that had traveled a long distance still maintained such a mental outlook, hoping that their arrival could give these shameless barbarians in the north a head-on blow.

After everyone saw the prince bow down, His Royal Highness the prince greeted these people from the two mansions one by one. He Yue immediately restrained herself, for fear that her poor manners would ruin her father's reputation. Then General Pei commanded the army to enter the city gate in an orderly manner, rested in the southern city, and went to the border of the northern city in the afternoon to immediately enter the battle.

Watching the ordinary-looking but polite prince slowly approach, He Yue unconsciously took two steps back and secretly pulled his sleeves to see if he was decent. Unconsciously, he had retreated behind the two brothers of the Qiao family.

And the prince and Qiao Liangyan were particularly affectionate, patted them on the shoulder cordially, and chatted a few words. He Yue suddenly felt a pain in her back, but it was Zheng Ergou who accidentally pushed her.

He Yue glared back angrily, and saw that Zheng Ergou looked at the prince with a strange look. Before he could see why, he immediately came back to his senses, took a step back, and smiled again, as if to say don't be nervous.

Before she had time to deal with this guy, the prince had already arrived in front of her. He Yue was nervously at a loss, and heard He Zhe shouting, "Yue'er, why are you behind like this?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled mildly and said to He Zhe: "This is your righteous daughter of the Lord of Hecheng? Haha, Master Sendao's name is really as good as his name. Heyue, fortunately, I will be lucky. ”

He Yue didn't know what he said, and what he was thinking about was how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could be so elegant, so polite, and so close to the people!

At noon, there was also a banquet for General Pei and the crown prince. He Yue followed everyone back to the city gate, and looked at the eyes of the prince in front of him, full of respect.

Zheng Ergou, who followed behind her ass, took in the full view of this. Her face sank suddenly, this girl thought so, I'm afraid she hadn't heard some rumors about Ying Mingxin in the court......

Moreover, he Zheng Ming has always felt that the first time he saw this prince, he felt that this person was strange......