Chengwu Palace, Linglong Pavilion.

It was a hot summer, and King Chengwu was wearing only a light silk single coat, lazily leaning on the bamboo couch, flipping through a book of war.

As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Xu Yuan walking towards him with a plate of cherries. Seeing that she was wearing an ordinary robe with dark blue narrow sleeves, and she had returned to her manly dress, she couldn't help but wrinkle her handsome face with displeasure.

He suddenly remembered when he had just known the name Xu Yuan.

When leading troops in the north, he would go to various places to pick people in the army every year, and a general once recommended her to him, and even Captain Li next to him mentioned the name Xu Yuan, and there was no shortage of beautiful words. At that time, he was quite interested in her, but because of Captain Li's extra words, he instantly lost his enthusiasm for seeing her.

Captain Li said: "This Xu Yuan, he looks very handsome, the prince received him under the account, even if it is of no other use, it is good to raise his eyes." ”

When he heard this, he immediately scoffed: "This king doesn't need a vase under his account, if he really has the ability, he doesn't need to be specially promoted by this king, one day, he will naturally be able to let this king see him with his military merits." ”

Because of such a preconceived prejudice, he did not see her.

It wasn't until a year later that the Mongols invaded on a large scale, and the first to bear the brunt was the Northern Hebei Army, although he immediately led the Tiger Division to reinforcements, but due to problems with grain and grass on the way, he arrived two days late. Arriving two days late, for the Northern Hebei Army, which was not elite enough, was tantamount to a catastrophe. I thought that this army would be wiped out due to the delay of these two days, but who knows, there are still 500 soldiers who miraculously survived these two days, at that time, it was Xu Yuan who commanded these 500 soldiers to fight against the Mongolian wolf division that was 100 times his own strength.

It was also the first time he had seen her.

The small body, covered in blood, and the face was dirty, and he couldn't see the original appearance at all, but he firmly remembered her eyes—the eyes that refused to admit defeat.

Later, more than 500 people of the Northern Hebei Army were absorbed by the Tiger Division, and Xu Yuan also came to his account.

She naturally has her advantages, such as being smart and wise, eloquent, neither humble nor arrogant, but she also has many shortcomings, such as a stubborn personality, recognizing the reason of death, and often not taking him as a prince in her eyes.

Over the years, he has loved and hated her.

But those hatreds seem to be inconsequential things, and after removing those irrelevant parts, he only has full of love for her.

He put down the military book in his hand and looked at her: "Why did you change back into men's clothes?" ”

She put the cherry in front of him and said, "I've been wearing men's clothes since I was a child, and I'm used to it." ”

He motioned for her to sit, but she said seriously: "This is the palace, and it is not in accordance with the rules to sit on an equal footing with the prince." ”

He raised his eyebrows: "Do you feel out of order at this time?" Who broke into the king's tent at every turn, and pulled the king up from the bed in the middle of the night to discuss tactics? Who is it in order to protect a soldier who has violated military law, and he will not give this king a good look for three days? Well? ”

She coughed and said, "This time, that time." ”

He glanced at her, picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth, and said lazily: "There are only you and me here, and there is no third person, sit." ”

Because his tone was too incomprehensible, she had to sit down next to him, looked at him for a long time, and listened to him: "If you have something to say, say it." ”

She said, "The concubine summoned me just now. ”

King Chengwu's forehead jumped: "Mother? Smiled helplessly, where can he escape his mother who specializes in intelligence work.

"Is she embarrassed by you?"

"Not really. The concubine is very polite, but she just wants me to persuade the prince that before the marriage with Miss Li, I hope the prince can settle down. ”

King Chengwu's hand picking cherries paused, and asked her: "She asked you to persuade you, and you came to persuade you?" ”

She analyzed the pros and cons for him: "The concubine is a mother, and she hopes that the prince can start a family as soon as possible. Li Taifu is an important minister of the country, the saint has experienced a lot of ups and downs since he entered the East Palace to inherit the unification, and his old man has always stood firmly in support of the saint, believing that with this layer of in-law relationship, the saint will have a lot less suspicion of the prince, and besides, ......"

Before she could finish speaking, he was interrupted in a deep voice: "Are you so anxious to see this king get married?" ”

She straightened her sleeves and looked at him for a while, maintaining a calm breeze on the surface: "The gentleman has made a promise, the prince has exchanged dragon and phoenix posts with Miss Li, is it possible that the marriage is approaching, but you want to withdraw from the marriage?" She looked at him on the side, a pair of clear eyes like a blue pool, floating with a slight lake light, "I understand the prince's intentions, but I don't want the prince to lose his trust." ”

He stared at her tightly, and his eyes gradually deepened: "Who said that this king exchanged dragon and phoenix posts with her?" ”

She watched him get up and walk in front of her. There was a jade pendant hanging from his waist, which was actually the one that was supposed to be sent to the Li Mansion with the dragon and phoenix post that day.

He looked down at her and said, "The dragon and phoenix post has not yet arrived at the Li Mansion, and this king has personally chased it back." ”

“……”

"During the marriage discussion, Miss Li once came to find this king. She told the king that she had a person in her heart who could not be forgotten, and she agreed to marry the king, but she could not disobey the orders of her parents. Isn't she very bold, you say? ”

A smile tugged on his lips: "She is a girl's family, she can't go against the wishes of her parents, and she doesn't want to marry this king aggrieved." This bad guy has to be the king. In this way, this king took the initiative to dissolve the marriage contract, and she still owes this king a favor. Ah Yuan, you say, isn't that the reason? ”

In her stunned look, he lowered his head and brought it to her lips.

Before he could kiss it, he heard the voice of a subordinate behind him: "Lord Wang." ”

He was disturbed, and immediately said angrily: "What's the matter? ”

"Yes, someone wants to see the prince."

He was in a bad mood: "Are you listening to the words of this king?" ”

There was little spare today, and he had ordered him to come down before he came here, and no one should come and disturb him.

The little guy was also very helpless, the people broke in by themselves, and they didn't stop dozens of families, what can be done.

Before he could speak, the two had already broken into the pavilion, and one of them said to King Chengwu: "Lord Wang, there are important things to do, and there are many offenses. ”

King Chengwu turned around and couldn't help but squint his eyes when he saw the two uninvited guests.

One is a young man with tied hair in a dark robe, and the other is a small man in a brocade suit.

King Chengwu ordered the family members who came in with them: "You stand down for the time being. ”

Xu Yuan had seen a mute, and he also judged Xia Xiaoqiu's identity through that brocade robe, and couldn't help but think that this was really a wonderful combination.

King Chengwu has been paying attention to the movements of the Song Mansion, knowing that the dumb man has not returned for many days, Zhong Bo and Liuniang are very concerned, and when they see him here today, they inevitably have to ask: "Where has the dumb brother been these days?" ”

He only said: "If you have some trouble, you can thank an old man for helping." ”

On that day, he and Shen Hanxi were both injured and fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss.

He had been poisoned by Helan Jue, and he needed to take an antidote every three months, and he was seriously injured that day, and he happened to catch up with the poison attack during the recuperation period, and almost died, but fortunately, Xia Xiaoqiu found it in time and sent the antidote to him, which saved his life.

He already knew everything about what had happened recently, Xia Xiaoqiu was anxious to save Shen Hanxi, he was anxious to save Song Ran, and the two of them came straight to the prince's mansion.

After listening to the intention of the two, King Chengwu muttered: "These two things are not easy to do. ”

Xia Xiaoqiu was an anxious person, and immediately said: "My family has helped you get through the siege, if it weren't for him, you would still be locked up in the palace now!" Now, the work of escorting is also yours, do you have to repay this favor? ”

King Chengwu glanced at him and said, "You don't want to save him when you are the king?" "But the king cannot intercede for him." So far, in this world, there is probably no one who can intercede for him. He added, "This king thinks that when Lord Shen made the whole plan, he should have already calculated this step. He chose to stake his life and death on the saint. ”

However, there was no reason why the Holy One should not kill him.

Xia Xiaoqiu heard his words, couldn't help clenching his fists, and said angrily: "If the prince doesn't want to help, just say it, at this time, who doesn't want to protect himself?" Lao Tzu understands! He turned around and said, "Even if it is a prison robbery, Lao Tzu must rescue the adult!" ”

The dumb man looked at his back who was determined to leave, was silent for a moment, and turned to Xu Yuan: "Isn't there a way for Xu Junshi?" ”

Xu Yuan shook his head and sighed, "For Lord Shen, this is a dead end. ”

His hand trembled slightly, and even the smartest person in the world said that this was a dead end, but I was afraid that it had really reached the point of exhaustion.

After the young man left, King Chengwu looked at Xu Yuan and asked her, "Is it really a dead end?" ”

There was a light in her eyes, and she said seven words: "Put it in the place of death and live after." Looking at him with a smile, "Didn't the prince say that the Hou Ye and his wife have already entered Beijing?" ”

He looked at the smiling woman in front of him, and the troubles in his heart slowly dissipated.

He knew her, and if it was a real death, she wouldn't show such an expression.

He suddenly became interested in her two titles, and raised his eyebrows on one side: "Master Hou, madam?" Ah Yuan called so kindly, it seemed that he was very familiar with the Marquis of Dingyuan. ”

She is so close to the young master of the Mo family, how can she not have a relationship with the Mo family?

Xu Yuan knew that he would not be able to hide it from him sooner or later, so he sat back on the bamboo couch and said: "The ancestors of the Xu family are all on duty in the Mo family, my grandfather is the head of the Mo family, and my father is inferior, only taking care of the account room for the Hou Ye, and I have a few brothers above me, who joined the army under the recommendation of the Hou Ye, and who are officials, I am the only one daughter, and I can only take over the mantle of my father in the future." ”

King Chengwu paused slightly, and said curiously: "The Mo family's account room is a beautiful difference that many people can't ask for." Why did you run to join the army if you put this beauty aside? ”

"Does the prince also think that only men can be ambitious?"

"In ancient times, Mulan was in the army, and women were not allowed to have eyebrows, such a woman, this king naturally appreciates it."

Xu Yuan sighed wistfully: "It's a pity, only Miss Mo can understand my ambition in Mo Mansion." I was able to escape my father's clutches thanks to her. ”

"In this way, this king is even more grateful to Miss Mo." He scooped up her fingers and cherished them in his calloused palm, "If it weren't for her, how would this king have met you?" ”

He laughed, and that smile was like countless flowers blooming and falling on a moonlit night, and all the beauty of this world was in his bent eyebrows.

Xu Yuan's heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't help but pull out his hand and stuff a cherry into his mouth to hide his blush, but her expression had completely fallen into his eyes......

In prison.

Shen Hanxi heard the sound of chains colliding, and looked towards the door, he was only wearing a white single coat, and his long hair was still meticulously tied, even if he was down, he had a unique style.

Although he looked no different from usual, the moment he saw him, Song Ran's nose was still sour, and he called in a dumb voice: "My lord." ”

The jailer behind him locked the door, leaving him alone.

She walked over to him and hugged his waist. He raised his hand and gently stroked her hair.