At the end of January, the spring cold has not subsided, the grass is beginning to grow, the south birds return to the north, and spring is coming as scheduled, and there is a thriving scene everywhere.

Outside the gate of the capital, several horses galloped and blew into the city gate like a whirlwind. The villagers who were carrying burdens and baskets at the door and waiting to be inspected and entered the city looked at these two cavalrymen with envy, wishing that they were also good and could be exempted from layers of interrogation.

These two knights were not only exempted from inspection when they entered the city, but they were also unimpeded in the capital until they came to the palace gate, and did not stop until they came to the palace gate.

Not long after, there was a large sealed envelope on the desk of the prince's study in Chuxiu Palace.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the prince took a group of people back to the palace, and after entering the door, his eyes swept sharply on the table, and he saw the envelope placed in the most critical position.

On the mulberry yellow envelope skin, it is smooth and clean, without any handwriting, but the prince can tell from the unique sealing beeswax on the seal that this is a secret letter from Qingzhou.

Since Yan Qingge arrived in Qingzhou, secret letters from Qingzhou have become more and more frequent under the direction of the prince. Calculate the time, this letter should be written nearly a month ago, the last secret letter arrived a day ago, it was written that there was a mess in Qingzhou, Le Yi was injured, Le Xuan was robbed, I don't know what the situation is in this one.

The prince's delicate eyebrows were raised, and his dark eyes were full of cold color.

The expansion of the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty to Qingzhou is actually the limit, and it takes a month for a book from the frontier like this to arrive in the capital, and often when he knows the news, the matter has passed a paragraph.

Qingzhou is a place where he is now on duty with the trustworthy and capable Le Yi, and he is still at ease, but if he changes to a mediocre person, or an ambitious person, or a person who has both, he is only afraid that a catastrophe will occur, and it will only be overnight......

The prince pondered, holding the sharp ivory paper cutting knife and cutting open the cover.

After reading two lines, his eyes suddenly burst into a different kind of brilliance.

"It's her!" The prince's tongue spat out unconsciously pleasant words, startling himself. A different kind of tenderness rendered the corners of his eyebrows and eyes.

Tao Xi was waiting not far away to serve the prince, and suddenly heard the prince's voice, thinking that he was summoning himself, he hurriedly raised his eyes and saw the expression on the prince's face as if covered with a layer of soft light, and he was stunned.

She had never seen such a delicate expression on the prince's face, not even when he was facing the children. What exactly is written on that letter?

The prince didn't need to look up, he felt Taoxi's peeping, his expression was random, as if the scene just now was just Taoxi's illusion, and he coldly ordered: "Go down." ”

Tao Xi shuddered in her heart, and walked out of the door with her head down.

There was no one else in the house, and the prince stood up, no longer suppressing his mood, the corners of his mouth turned up, and walked around excitedly.

He really didn't misunderstand her, she was a heroine who could turn the tide like that, not only rescued Le Xuan alone, but also caught a monk sent to the grassland by the traitor, and even when Le Yi's injury was not healed, with his own strength, the barbarians in Qingzhou who were about to move did not dare to move at all.

What can she mean by being trapped in the position of Princess Ning of Ququ all her life? She must belong to him, and only he can provide the position above 10,000 people under one person and let her show her ambitions.

The prince imagined in his mind, and imagined that in the future of the queen ceremony, he handed over the phoenix crown and the harem gold book and gold seal to her hand, and the hundred officials knelt down and bowed, and the salutes and music rang out in unison, congratulating the emperor and queen, what a scene it was!

On his cheeks, a slight red of excitement appeared, making his frighteningly thin face look a little more popular.

When the prince was walking briskly in the house, Zhu Liubao outside reported in a soft voice: "Your Highness, there is trouble again in the little prince Yan." ”

The prince was immersed in a pleasant fantasy when he was suddenly interrupted, his face was displeased, and he coughed slightly.

"Your Highness, this time the little prince Yan is making a bit of a big fuss, he has to see the eldest princess of Roufu, and he has already discounted the pillar in the house."

Although he was locked in the house all day, Yan Xiuyu's force was not wasted, and even because he had nothing else to do, he was forging his body in that quiet room all day long, and now it was to the point where he could break the beams and pillars in the house, which was terrifying to think about.

The prince was annoyed, the expression on his face regained his calmness, he gathered his clothes, and said, "Take a look alone." ”

In the huts where Yan Xiuyu lived, the number of eunuchs guarding him had increased to eight, and the room was becoming more and more cramped, but now, the faces of these eight eunuchs were a little gray, and the scene of Yan Xiuyu's ruthlessness really scared them.

When the prince stepped in, he saw that the house was full of broken wood and debris, and not only the beams and pillars supporting the house had been broken, but the tables and chairs had also been split.

"Your Highness, please come out and speak." Zhu Liubao looked up and found that the roof had collapsed because it had lost the support of the beams and columns, and it would fall at some point, so he hurriedly escorted the prince to the door.

Yan Xiuyu grinned, his smile was full of contempt, and he strode out.

Although Yan Xiuyu is locked up here, the prince can't see him if he can. It's been four months since we last met.

His skin is white and transparent because of his long-term detention, but it is not the kind of unhealthy white, but the kind of white that is full of aura, with good-looking eyebrows, handsome and upright posture, but it makes him more like an immortal, as if he is about to fly to the fairy world in the blink of an eye, not as good as a mortal person.

The prince's eyes darkened quietly, what else could this man give her besides his appearance? Why did she recognize him!

"Your Highness, I want to see my sister-in-law!" Yan Xiuyu opened his mouth and said.

"The last time Princess Roufu entered the palace was just three days ago, didn't you see it? I think it's because the eldest princess doesn't want to see you. The prince said.

"Your Royal Highness, my eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, my sister-in-law raised me single-handedly, I entered the palace, my sister-in-law has entered the palace many times, but she has never seen me, saying that she doesn't want to see me, I don't believe it!"

The prince was refuted by Yan Xiuyu in person, but he was not angry, and said lightly: "I can't take care of this lonely poop, it's your family matter." ”

Yan Xiuyu raised his eyebrows back: "The house of Chuxiu Palace has fallen, and it is also your family matter." I don't know if I destroyed it quickly, or if you built it quickly. ”

Most of the houses in the palace are still palace-style buildings, unlike the private houses outside, many of which are no longer supported by beams and columns. As long as the beams and pillars are destroyed, this kind of palace-style building can basically no longer be inhabited, and it is almost as difficult to repair it as it is to rebuild.

Yan Xiuyu was obviously threatening the prince, and if the prince did not agree to his request, he would tear down the houses one by one.

The prince reprimanded: "Take good care of Prince Ning!" ”

The eunuchs hurriedly stepped forward, and in the blink of an eye, they trapped Yan Xiuyu's hands behind him, and his whole body was covered with ropes, and he tied them firmly.

Yan Xiuyu stood up, looked at the prince, and the arm tied on his back suddenly exerted force, and the rope was broken.

The rope that had broken into several pieces fell to the ground like a falling leaf on him, and the crowd was stunned. This hemp rope is for people, thick and tough, for fear of people to break away, but also specially soaked in secret potion, much stronger than the cowhide rope, in front of Yan Xiuyu, it is not enough to see.

If you want to find a stronger material for tying people than this rope, you can only find iron hoops and iron chains. But Yan Xiuyu, as the prince, did not commit a crime in the first place, and he was imprisoned here, which was no longer deserved, and he was tortured again, and the prince Yan and the eldest princess of Roufu knew about it, and they were going to make trouble.

The prince's face was gloomy and about to drip, and he glanced at Yan Xiuyu viciously: "Childish! Monkey business! "Wave your sleeves and go.

Yan Xiuyu smiled proudly: "Your Highness, my sister-in-law usually has to enter the palace once every five days, and there are still two days before she enters the palace next time!" ”

Back in the study, the prince stayed in the dark all afternoon. Zhu Liubao stood at the door, waiting in fear, panting and holding back.

Several of the little eunuchs in the courtyard were also frightened, and even the birds and finches that wanted to fly close to the courtyard were chased away by them.

The entire study courtyard was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water until night.

Seeing that the light was getting dim and there was no one to serve in the prince's house, Zhu Liubao tiptoed in, lit the thirty-six candles on the candlestick one by one, carefully covered the glass lampshade, and placed it on the table for the prince.

Seeing the stacks of finished music stacked high on the table, Zhu Liubao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that this afternoon, the prince was bored in the house to criticize the folds, and did not make any outrageous actions because of anger, but handled government affairs conscientiously as usual.

Zhu Liubao's heart swelled with a warm current, the prince really deserves to be the prince, so self-controlled, not happy with things and not sad for himself, such a person can bear the huge dynasty of the Great Zhou.

"Your Highness, it's time for dinner, let's rest." Zhu Liubao persuaded gently.

The prince raised Hei Shengsheng's eyes, looked at Zhu Liubao, rubbed his eyebrows, and said, "What did the imperial dining room deliver?" ”

"It's still cold in the spring, and it's a little cold at night, so I asked them to make a hot pot and a few plain dishes, Your Highness has anything else you want to eat, and now I will order it to be delivered immediately." Zhu Liubao asked thoughtfully.

"Lone remembers that during the Chinese New Year, Qingzhou sent a batch of fat sheep, the taste is very different from that raised in the capital, so the kitchen sliced fresh mutton and sent it to the lonely shabu pot. There is a pot of fine plum wine, and it is warm. ”

The prince rarely named what to eat, and Zhu Liubao hurriedly went down to order.

The prince also went out to rest for a while, went back to the palace, changed into a slightly warmer moon-white clothes, and prepared for dinner.

In just two quarters of an hour, a eunuch ran to deliver mutton slices and plum wine, and in the face of a sumptuous meal, the corners of the prince's tightly pursed mouth finally loosened a little, and he became a little angry.

He took a piece of mutton that had been cut into chopsticks as thin as a cicada's wings, put it in a boiling copper pot that had been boiled to a snow-white color, and gently shook it off, then took it out, his eyes wandered on the bowl in front of him, and finally landed on a bowl of red and bright chili oil.

Qingzhou is very cold, and people there love to drink and eat spicy, which can make the body a little hotter.

Putting the spicy mutton in his mouth, the prince closed his eyes in satisfaction and let the tender taste of the mutton linger on his taste buds.

She must also be enjoying this kind of food in Qingzhou, he can't do anything now, he can only be thousands of miles away, I hope the world will be at this time!

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(Tianjin)