After receiving the pioneer seal, An Ruiqi took advantage of the free time before leaving to go to Ningfu to visit Ning Xue as promised. Yu Mei was naturally very excited when she saw him, and hurriedly took him to Ning Xue's room. As I had seen before, the walls of the room were now only surrounded by silk tents, because of their shielding, even the delicate sunlight had turned into a pale white shimmer, and the only thing that remained unchanged was that the room was still as stuffy as before. The nightmares of the past few months have tormented Ning Xue to the point of pain, and now, like a walking corpse, she lies weakly on the bed all day long, staring blankly at the jade pendant on the head of the bed, without saying a word, if it weren't for the arrogance she has always had, there is still a trace of fear of death in her heart, maybe she would have wielded the knife for the rest of her life. What a helpless and sad thing it is to force yourself to stay awake because you are afraid of seeing terrible dreams again, and the pain is understandable to others. Although her personal maids Yumei and Fang Tao are very sympathetic to this delicate and touching second lady, they don't know how to comfort her. If Xiaoyue is still there, she will definitely be able to understand the second miss's thoughts, and the second miss will not end up in such a field...... It's a pity that she has committed a heinous crime, and I'm afraid she will never be able to serve the second miss again...... Whenever the two of them thought of this, they lamented again and again.

"Remove all the silk tents, it's not good for Ning Xue's health to be stuffy like this." An Ruiqi frowned slightly, casually pushed open a window, and commanded softly: "Light another light incense." ”

The refreshing and cold wind came to their faces, and the sleepy maids in the room felt refreshed, and suddenly came to their senses, and saluted and agreed. Under the busyness of everyone, the plain white silk cloth slowly fell, and the room gradually returned to brightness.

"Brother Qi...... Is that you? Hearing the chaotic sound in the room, Ning Xue came back to her senses and looked at An Ruiqi in confusion.

"Are you better?" An Ruiqi saw that her face was as pale as paper, and she was much clearer than the last time she met, she felt pity in her heart, and her voice was extremely gentle.

The room was not as dim as usual, and An Ruiqi's delicate and upright figure clearly came into view, not as illusory and ethereal as usual. Ning Xue was very surprised, and struggled to get up to greet her, but found that the silk tents around her had long been missing. She hurriedly got into the quilt, curled up, and said tremblingly, "Who is it...... Who broke down the silk tent? Fast...... Get a cloth and cover the windows, or ...... He would come in through the window in the dead of night...... Claim for ......"

"Ning Xue, don't be angry, I asked them to take the silk tent away." An Ruiqi said lightly.

"Brother Qi...... Why...... Why ......" Ning Xue lost color after hearing this, and tears fell like rain.

"Ning Xue, tell me, what are you afraid of?" An Ruiqi's voice was full of concern.

Ning Xue was silent for a moment before timidly replied, "Brother Qi...... As long as you're ...... I am not afraid...... Can you come to see me every day? ”

"I am under the order of the emperor, and I will soon lead the troops to the battle. I heard Yumei say that you are very sick before, and I can't rest assured, so I came to see you. Ning Xue, you and I are like brothers and sisters, I really can't bear to see you in such pain, tell me, what is hidden in your heart? As he spoke, An Ruiqi couldn't help but be a little moved, and reached out to gently tuck Ning Xue's scattered hair.

Ning Xue was very aggrieved after hearing this, she desperately grabbed An Ruiqi's hand and said, "Brother Qi, you know, I have never regarded you as a brother!" Even if you are angry with me, you shouldn't trample on my sincerity to you like this! I...... I'm not hiding anything from you......"

An Ruiqi sighed, exerted a little effort, withdrew his hand from Ning Yue's restraints, and said with a little disappointment: "Since that's the case, I won't ask anymore...... This time, I don't know what the return date is, and I will send two guards to protect you secretly, with them, ordinary people will not be able to approach this room, so that you can recuperate in peace...... If you change your mind and want to tell me the secret of your heart, call the two guards to deliver the message for you. After speaking, An Ruiqi looked at the jade pendant on the bedside and left silently.

From that day on, Ning Xue was finally able to sleep peacefully, and the nightmare only flared up once every three or five days, but it was not as bad as before. Ning Zhenhai and the second lady watched Ning Xue get better day by day, and they were so excited that they hid their faces and cried several times, and the servants and maids were also very happy to see that the second lady's illness had improved. For a while, the gloomy haze that shrouded Ning Mansion was swept away, and Ning Mansion was full of joy.

One night, the second lady snuggled in Ning Zhenhai's arms and said softly: "Master, it seems that this second son of the An family is indeed a good medicine for Xue'er. Now that the second son of An is going well, why not seize the opportunity to give the marriage of the two of them? First, you can make Xue'er happy, and second, after marrying General An, the two of you can take care of each other in the court, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Sir, are you right about me? ”

"Madame is very ...... After the victory of the An family's army, I went to General An to discuss the matter. Ning Zhenhai replied absentmindedly. Although the marriage between the two governments is a good thing, since the occurrence of Duan Ming's murder, in order to avoid suspicion, the emperor has not taken Ning Zhenhai as seriously as before, Ning Zhenhai has lost his only backer, and the natural scenery is no longer there. Ningfu is not what it used to be, if Mu Ran proposes marriage to Anfu, I am afraid that it will be true, saying that our Ningfu intends to climb high...... Even though I heard that the two brothers of the An family were devoted to Ning Xue, they were married by a wealthy family, and all kinds of interests were inextricably linked, so how could they be hastily decided based on the personal feelings of their little children alone. If it weren't for Xiao Yue's catastrophe, how could Ning Mansion have declined to this point, and now even Xue'er's good marriage has been ruined by her, hey......

After many days of turbulence, tens of thousands of horses and horses of the pioneer battalion finally arrived near Qingfeng Mountain. The two brothers of the An family looked at the flooded Qingfeng Village, and couldn't help but look solemn and frown. First, it is a pity that everything in the village came to naught with the advent of the flood, and second, the distressed water blocked the march of the army, and for a while, I couldn't think of a good way to go up the mountain. An Ruiqi had no choice but to order the army to camp along the waterfront and wait and see what happened, while he sat in the tent and dispatched the shadow guards to act secretly.

"Master, the two shadow guards who were sent to the mountain to inquire about the situation have not heard from them so far, I am afraid that they have fallen into the hands of others, please punish the master." The leader of the Shadow Guard bowed his head in shame.

An Ruiqi's face sank after hearing this, he couldn't imagine that there was also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the cottage, and he could catch two powerful martial arts shadow guards, and I can't take it so lightly in the future...... "That's it, you first invite Lord Ning Fengning, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, for me, I have something to discuss with him, besides, the Krathong I want is ready?" ”

"The Krathong will be delivered early tomorrow morning, so I'll go and bring Lord Ning here." As soon as he finished speaking, the leader of the Shadow Guard disappeared from view.

After a while, An Ruixiang walked into the tent quickly, sat down in front of An Ruiqi, and asked dejectedly, "Does the second brother have a clever plan to cross the water?" ”

"Ruiqi is not talented......" An Ruiqi looked indifferent.

"Can you only build a boat to cross the water," An Ruixiang sighed heavily.

"Big brother, don't worry, let me think about it......" After speaking, An Ruiqi showed a shallow smile.

"Then it's time for Second Brother Lao to bother...... The last will retire first! An Ruixiang barely squeezed out a smile, and after joking with An Ruiqi, he arched his hand and left gloomily.

In the evening, Ning Feng, who was wearing a plain robe, quietly appeared in front of An Ruiqi.

"Excuse me, General An, don't come unharmed?" Ning Feng looked at An Ruiqi, who was wearing a silver-white armor and had a heroic posture, and showed a pleased smile.

"But I haven't seen him for a few years, but Brother Ning and Rui Qisheng have separated." An Ruiqi hurriedly invited him to sit down and personally poured him a cup of hot tea.

"Brother Qi is now in a high position and still does not change his original intention, which is really commendable." Ning Feng nodded approvingly and continued: "A few days ago, Ning had heard that An Jiajun was going to come here to fight with Qingfeng Cottage, and he wanted to take this opportunity to talk about the old relationship with the two brothers, but after thinking about it, Ning was just a weak scholar who didn't know how to march and arrange, so it was useless to fight, so he was afraid of disturbing the two of them and delaying the military situation, so he gave up. ”

"Brother Ning is too humble, Ruiqi and eldest brother are new to your land, and they are very unfamiliar with the terrain and folk customs here, please ask Brother Ning to mention more." After speaking, An Ruiqi added hot tea to him.

"Not to mention the overall situation, just because the three of us have a deep friendship, Ning must know everything and say everything." Ning Feng replied firmly.

"It's not a secret, Ruiqi does have something to ask now." An Ruiqi was sitting precariously, looked at Ning Feng and asked, "Dare to ask Brother Ning, do you know where Ning Yue is now?" ”

"Xiaoyue? Why did Brother Qi ask this question? Ning Feng flickered.

"Ruiqi came here to find her and take her back......"

Looking at An Ruiqi's serious appearance, Ning Feng was surprised in his heart, could it be that what Brother Qi was thinking in his heart was not Xue'er but Xiaoyue? In this way, aren't these two people happy with each other but have no idea about each other's feelings? It's really gratifying...... Thinking of this, Ning Feng couldn't help but burst out laughing. But seeing An Ruiqi's puzzled gaze, Ning Feng suppressed his smile and began to tell him in great detail what he had seen and heard when he and Ning Yue got together several times, not only that, but he also deliberately concealed Ning Yue's intentions for An Ruiqi. Xiao Yue's deep affection for Brother Qi, how can I say it casually, or wait for the two of them to meet, and then tell each other their heartfelt feelings...... "According to the people in the neighboring villages, whenever there is a flood, the villagers of Qingfeng Village will always go to Qingfeng Mountain to avoid danger, thinking that Xiao Yue should go up the mountain now......" Ning Feng glanced at An Ruiqi, who was worried, and continued: "As I just said, the Han Fei brothers who rescued Xiaoyue have a lot of friendship with the people in Qingfeng Cottage, Ning dares to assert that Xiaoyue will not be bullied on the mountain, Brother Qi, you don't have to worry. ”

"I hope so......" It's just that no matter how polite the people in the cottage are, they will never be as good as her staying by my side and I will take good care of them.

That night, An Ruiqi wrote a book with a pen, and it took more than an hour to write dozens of small notes. He didn't want to fake it, so he hoped that Ning Yue would happen to see one of them, recognize his handwriting, and be sure that he was looking for her, so that he could come and meet him as soon as possible. The leader of the Shadow Guard Standing on the side carefully picked up the note and looked at it, only to see that it was written on the front: First, please invite the big boss of Qingfeng Cottage to come to negotiate, and second, please come and meet Yue'er quickly. The back reads: Wait for the light boat, don't hurt it.