"Smiling doesn't seem to be very good...... I heard that the body that is pregnant with a child will be weaker...... Or...... Why don't I go back and have a look? Dou Hu timidly pleaded.

"Don't go!" The war dragon tightly grabbed Douhu's right shoulder and collarbone, and pushed him to continue walking out of the forest.

"But...... She ......" Dou Hu looked at the war dragon with a sad face, and stopped talking.

"She has someone else to take care of her." Zhan Long finally swallowed the word "riding the wind" back, and then said in a slow tone: "Follow me back to the cottage, I have something to discuss with you." ”

"With Old Man Shen in charge of the cottage, there must be nothing wrong, but ...... smile" Seeing that Zhan Long's eyes became more and more cold, Dou Hu didn't dare to say any more. He didn't easily memorize this winding secret passage like a war dragon, and he would have to rely on him to lead the way in the future, so he couldn't anger him now.

After a while, the two of them returned to the carriage stop. War Dragon patted his bloodstained hands, sat down on the seat and wanted to drive away. Seeing this, Douhu, who was following behind, immediately rushed forward to pull the head horse, and said aggrievedly: "Brother, I haven't gotten into the car yet." ”

War Dragon frowned and glanced at him, and said indifferently, "You better ride back." ”

Who walks in the rivers and lakes, which one can wear clothes without blood? Douhu was quite dissatisfied with Zhan Long's unreasonableness and behavior, and without saying a word, he took his head horse away.

In this way, the two ignored each other and blindly rushed away, but returned to the cottage a few days faster than expected.

After months of not returning, the cottage is not as good as it used to be. First, Han Fei set fire to the cottage, with countless casualties and escapees, and then lost the 3,000 elites who only obeyed the orders of the war dragon, and the strength of the cottage plummeted. Most of the people who remain in the cottage today are injured gangsters and the elderly, weak, women and children in Qingfeng Village. Fortunately, there are still the original subordinates of Zhai Dang's family and their children who are struggling to support it, and the cottage will not perish. At this time of life and death, seeing that the war dragon was back, Shen Yidao didn't care about being angry with him, and hurriedly summoned the only remaining subordinates to listen to his arrangement.

"Don't hide it from you, it is the last wish of Zhai Da to let the second master inherit his family business, and although I have always intended to fulfill it, it has been delayed because of the hatred of the country and the family feud. Now that the cottage is decaying, I intend to rebuild the game and lead the brothers back to the right path. "The war dragon is sitting on the main seat of the hall, his expression is majestic, and it is awe-inspiring.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, but the whole cottage has always looked at him as the horse's head, so even though everyone was worried, no one dared to disobey his order.

"But what about the border gates?" Shen Yidao raised the worries in his heart. It is necessary to know that the original Zhai Da led the brothers of the dart bureau to build a cottage to defend the people of the frontier, if the cottage was disbanded, wouldn't it be a burn of his years of hard work?

"In the past, the monarchs and ministers of the imperial court were centrifuged, each with their own scheming, self-respecting, intoxicated with power struggles, and had no time to resist foreign enemies, and loyal and righteous people must come forward. Now, the traitors have been eliminated, and the emperor has returned to military power. After the three kingdoms come to fight, he will definitely strengthen the border defense, so that we can also retire successfully. Zhan Long stood up, walked to the hall, stood side by side with Douhu, and continued: "Moreover, the Yue Kingdom and my Great Song Dynasty are not feuds, and perhaps one day the two countries will rebuild the old friendship, and at that time, the northern border will no longer be a place for the two countries to compete. ”

"That's a good idea, but I don't know if I'll be able to wait until that day in my lifetime." Shen Yidao snorted, shook his hand and left.

Seeing Shen Yidao's acquiescence, Zhan Long smiled knowingly. "Where there's a will, there's a way."

That night, Douhu tossed and turned for half a night, but he still couldn't let go of the cottage, so he went to Zhan Long overnight to ask for an understanding. It just so happened that Zhan Long hadn't slept yet, so he invited him in for tea.

"Are you really going to abandon the cottage?" Dou Hu clenched his fists and asked sullenly.

The corners of Zhan Long's mouth rose, and he said disapprerovingly: "This matter is beneficial to you and harmless, what are you not happy about?" ”

Listening to Zhan Long's words, Dou Hu couldn't help but be a little angry. "The cottage is gone, the brothers are scattered, what do I have to be happy about?"

"The emperor has always been obsessed with internal strife, and now that the external enemy has retreated, and the overall situation has been decided, he is bound to send troops to clear out the bandits and rogues. Can it compete with the power of today's cottages? War Dragon asked solemnly.

Thinking of the mess and devastation he saw after going up the mountain, Douhu had to admit that the decay of the cottage was beyond their means.

Seeing that Douhu shook his head unwillingly, the war dragon lowered his eyes and said: "Once the war starts, casualties are inevitable, and only by withdrawing as soon as possible can the lives of everyone in the village be saved." ”

War Dragon took a sip of tea and stared at the waning moon outside the window. After a long time, he asked in a low voice, "Are you dead set on that savage girl?" ”

"Knowingly ask ......" Dou Hu sighed and complained, "Why did you suddenly talk about this?" ”

"That girl always dislikes your disgraceful identity, so no matter how good you are to her, it is in vain." Zhan Long slowly finished the tea, whetting Douhu's appetite before continuing: "If you become the master of the dart game, then it will be a different matter. ”

"Really?" Fighting the tiger rose up, looking at the war dragon with wide eyes.

"Back then, the Zhai Family Dart Bureau was famous and majestic. The name of the Zhai family is not comparable...... The squire and the like are petty officials and officials who are one level lower. War Dragon put down the teacup, yawned, and continued nonchalantly: "I just don't know if you can tolerate it...... Riding the wind? ”

Hearing this piercing name, Douhu suddenly became depressed. He sat down silently, looked at the war dragon with a sad expression, and said weakly: "You may not believe it, as long as she is willing to forgive me, I don't care about anything." It was her child, and I would have been nice to him. I only hate Ning Feng, I can't wait to kill him! After speaking, the white jade cup in his hand shattered into several pieces.

"Hate to hate, you can't make a move on him." War Dragon admonished.

"If I really hurt him, I'm afraid Xiaoyan won't be able to spare me......" Douhu played with the fragments in his hand and said angrily: "I really don't understand what Xiaoyan is so rare about him, he treated her like this, and she didn't blame him...... And I, she didn't even want to see her. ”

"Do you believe that sincerity is the way to go?" The war dragon propped his head with his hands, as if he was tired.

"Faith!" Dou Hu replied without thinking.

Hearing this, the war dragon smiled. "I believe it too."

Let's go back to the capital.

Since the conclusion of the Duan Ming murder case, An Ruiqi has been seriously ill for more than three months, and just when everyone thought that he would be able to use medicine and stones, he suddenly recovered inexplicably. But even if he is as healthy as ever, An Ruixiang, who has been in charge of An Jiajun for several months, has won the hearts of the people, and An Ruiqi's appearance seems to be out of place. So, he took advantage of the situation and retreated, letting An Ruixiang continue to be in charge of the real power of the soldiers and horses, while he kept the false name of the general, and only went to the training ground every once in a while to show his face. This also fulfilled the intention of stabilizing the country and the prime minister. It is because of these three months, they have not been able to sleep every day, and they are worried that An Ruiqi will not be able to afford to fall ill. What is hateful is that An Ruiqi has been closed all the time, so they can only find out a thing or two about his illness from the doctor. Now seeing him like a man who has nothing to do, their hanging hearts have also been put down. They no longer dare to expect him to be able to make contributions and become famous like the ancestors of An Guogong, they only hope that he can live well, if he can start a family as soon as possible and spread out to continue the bloodline of An Guogong, it would be better.

A few months of serious illness and bed confinement have made An Ruiqi lose a lot of weight, and his pale complexion will inevitably detract from his handsome appearance, but his prominent status as King Qi and An Guogong alone is enough to make him the first person in the city and even in the Song Kingdom. Every day, there is an endless stream of matchmakers who are entrusted by the ministers of the court and the giants in the city to come to say their relatives, and the An family is overwhelmed, but there is nothing to be done. An Ruixiang proposed that An Ruiqi move to An Guogong's mansion to live for a while, first, to chat quietly for a while, and secondly, to go out for a while. For his kindness, the two elders of the An family did not buy it. Mrs. An refused to agree to anything, and An Dingguo was even more furious, and without saying a word, he punished him to kneel in the backyard and think about it. When An Ruiqi learned about it, he immediately rushed to intercede for An Ruixiang, but this did not mean that he agreed to his eldest brother's proposal. An Ruixiang felt strange, how his father stopped him, and the second brother always tried his best to leave home, but now he has a rare opportunity, but he is reluctant to go, why is this?

"Big brother, don't drive me away, I'll just settle down." An Ruiqi poured An Ruixiang a cup of freshly brewed tea and said.

"Second brother is serious, this is your home, and no one can drive you away!" An Ruixiang took the teacup and drank it all, and then said earnestly: "It's just that right now you have become a fragrant dumpling that everyone is fighting for, as long as they don't see each other for a day, they won't give up for a day." The so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, and you have no intention of accepting family affairs, why not go to Jiangnan to avoid the edge for a while, and come back when the matter stops? After speaking, An Ruixiang quietly glanced at An Ruiqi, and when he saw that he was nothing unusual, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Recalling the days when he was guarding him groggy by the sickbed, from time to time he would hear him intermittently calling the word "Yue'er", and An Ruixiang felt pitiful for him. Although he hadn't mentioned Ning Yue once since An Ruiqi woke up, An Ruixiang knew in his heart that he couldn't forget her so easily. Even though the second brother is the prince, he is still powerless about this matter, after all, Xiaoyue is ...... Ay......

After being silent for a while, An Ruiqi replied in a low voice: "I can't leave." ”

"Why?"

"Maybe someone will come looking for me...... If I were gone, the man would not be found. An Ruiqi stroked the rim of the cup with his index finger, his expression gloomy.

"Who's going to come to you?" An Ruixiang was puzzled.

Hearing this, An Ruiqi smiled sadly. "yes, who's going to come to me now......"

I don't know when a rumor about praying for the king spread in the city. There was no way to find out the rumor-mongers, but because they were so conclusive, and King Qi did not pursue it, everyone gradually believed it. According to the rumor, the reason why King Qi rejected all the courtships of famous ladies was because he had made a private life with someone and made an unswerving vow until death. Listening to the broken mouth of the servant of the An family, the king of prayer is indeed alone all day long painting and writing poems, sighing, looking very sad. His deep affection will naturally attract a lot of admirers, but most of the daughters of high-ranking families know how to advance and retreat, and they know that there are some things that some people can't ask for, so they are just moved in their hearts and have no intention of replacing them. There were gradually fewer people who came to say goodbye, and later there were a few people who were only entangled in climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, and they were also rejected by An Dingguo. In this regard, the prime minister was very dissatisfied, and the second elder of the An family was also bittersweet. Due to the noble status of King Qi, they could not call him, so they could only persuade An Ruiqi to clarify the rumors from time to time, lest no good family would be willing to marry his daughter to him as a wife. An Ruiqi always listened to their big and small truths respectfully and with a smile on his face, but he was noncommittal, which made people not know where to blame, and could only sulk. An Ruixiang knew that the rumors were inseparable from An Ruiqi, so he didn't bother to persuade him. But after all, he felt sorry for An Ruiqi, and was naturally worried that his second brother would die alone, so he invited An Ruiqi to go to his house to sit when he was free, and make one or two Ning Xue's boudoir friends by the way, which is better than staying at home all day.

"You newlywed Yan'er, how can I bother, besides, Ning Xue doesn't want to see me, why should I be bored." An Ruiqi smiled indifferently and comforted: "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." ”

As An Ruiqi said, in the future, he tasted tea and read books every day, and occasionally went to the court in a daze, and his life was also free. But in the eyes of others, he is just living like this to dispel his sorrows and spend his days in waste. Every time he saw his thin figure leaning on Tingxuan alone, the second elder of the An family couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, and although the prime minister hated him for not being a weapon, he was the only bloodline left by his best friend after all, seeing him in such a situation now, even if he was hard-hearted, he would inevitably feel pity for him. An Ruiqi's pitiful appearance made the people around him unbearable to criticize him, so he calmly handed over important military and political affairs to An Ruixiang to do it for him, and he was willing to be a nominal An Guogong and be happy and quiet.