The hand holding the teapot paused for the words, and she continued to pour tea for him in silence.

His gaze fell on her delicate side face, and he tried his best to maintain a calm tone: "There are some things that I don't need to say, I guess Miss Mo also understands." The Son of Heaven is smart, and there are also talents who govern the country, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time, and now the country is turbulent, and the soldiers are disturbed, if there is no longer a stable situation, I am afraid that the country will have no peace, and the people will not have peace. ”

She said lightly: "Lord Xiao is here to be a lobbyist for the Son of Heaven?" ”

He sat down next to the tea table and smiled: "I want to be a lobbyist, but I'm afraid it's not enough for this qualification." He straightened his sleeves and said, "I came here today just to say a few words to Miss Mo." ”

He gives people a feeling of elegance and nobility, not as sharp as Shen Hanxi, but the pride that comes from his bones is the same as him.

"When I was studying in Yaozhou Mansion, I had a person I admired very much." The topic he suddenly brought up made her a little confused.

"He was his teacher's favorite protégé. At that time, I was proud of my talents, and no one could see him, and he was the only one who really made friends with him. ”

In her somewhat surprised look, he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and said, "Miss Mo once asked me why this handkerchief appeared in my hand that day, and I remembered it after you left." ”

He handed her a handkerchief with her name embroidered on it: "This handkerchief is from his hand." ”

She couldn't help but be stunned, and listened to him continue to speak: "I remember that day, a group of students in Yaozhou went to eat and drink together, and this handkerchief inadvertently fell out of his sleeve and was picked up by a sharp-eyed fellow doorman. ”

The fellow who picked up the handkerchief quipped, "Yo, why do you have a woman's stuff on you?" He leaned under his nose and sniffed, "It's so fragrant, which girl is this?" ”

They are all young children, who love to joke, and when they hear this, they immediately follow suit.

He was already a little unsociable, and when he heard this, he said lazily: "I picked it up, if Brother Li likes it, take it." ”

Listening to his tone, it seemed that he didn't take the veil to heart.

The other party still joked with him: "There is still a girl's name embroidered on it, why can't I pick up such a handkerchief?" ”

He looked at the other party for a long time: "Perhaps, it's your bad luck." With that, he turned to leave, "I still have something to do, go first." ”

The other party looked at his back, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Luck, bad luck?" "Throw the veil," your uncle's. ”

Xiao Yan looked at his departing back, a little helpless, bent down and picked up the handkerchief, and planned to return it to him, but because of some trivial delays, he missed the opportunity.

He came back from his memories, and his voice was elegant: "Not long after, he went to the capital to be an official under the recommendation of his teacher, and this veil has been left with me, as for why it was returned to you through the second son, only chance can explain it." ”

Song Ran didn't know that there were so many twists and turns in the middle of a small handkerchief.

She held her breath for a moment before asking him, "I don't know Lord Xiao, why did you choose this time to bring up this old matter again?" ”

"Doesn't Miss Mo want to know who this person is that you have in your heart?"

Her gaze lifted from the silk handkerchief in her hand and said, "I don't want to know." ”

He looked at her quietly: "Is it because Miss Mo has another love?" ”

Although it is a question, it expresses an affirmative meaning.

Without waiting for her to answer, he smiled lightly: "So, this is also the reason why Miss Mo is unwilling to marry the Son of Heaven." ”

He rose from his seat, his wide sleeves hanging down to his side as he got up.

He wanted to tell her that in fact, the person he was talking about, she also knew, but he felt that it seemed okay not to say it. Her unwavering affection, whether it is one more point or one point less, is no different, and it cannot be shaken by him.

"Out of selfishness, I hope that Miss Mo can get what she wants, but as an official of the imperial court, I will firmly stand on the side of the Son of Heaven."

He walked up to her, separated by some distance, and lowered his gaze: "Miss Mo, Xiao seems to be about to lose you again." ”

Song Ran couldn't help but hook the corners of his lower lip: "It's never ruthless, so how can you talk about being negative." ”

During this time, she has been living in the Jiaoyang Hall of Renshou Palace, and there is nothing else to do except go to the Empress Dowager every morning and evening to say goodbye, accompany her for a while, or read the scriptures for her.

Whether the Son of Heaven is busy or not, he always finds time to sit with her every day, and sometimes eats with her.

She could sense his affection for her, and she could feel his charm, but the more she did, the more she didn't know how to manage the distance between them.

He is the Ninety-Five Supreme, she shouldn't be indifferent, but if she doesn't have him in her heart, she shouldn't give him any thoughts.

He was not at all impatient with her detachment and defensiveness, and would come to see her whenever he could, and later simply brought her the piece to be reviewed.

In the Jiaoyang Palace, the palace candles were burning, Song Ran counted the hours, and raised his eyes to look at the man who was reviewing the chapter behind the brocade curtain.

It's time to see it.

She instructed the palace maid to bring a cup of tea in, which was a reminder. After the brocade curtain, a clear voice sounded: "You stand down." ”

The palace maid who was waiting for the pen and ink and tea withdrew, and the man finally put down the music and walked in front of her with his hands in his hands, with a slight smile on his thin lips: "Before I know it, it's been this hour." ”

Seeing that he was radiant, she couldn't help but ask, "Has anything good happened to the saint?" ”

A smile welled up in his dark eyes: "I just read Cui Yu's report, and Tongzhou defended it." ”

When Song Ran heard the good news, his face also showed joy: "Congratulations to the Holy One." ”

In front of me is a pair of bright eyes like autumn water, and the sound is clearer and cleaner, and under the shadow of the palace lights, the more exciting it is.

"Since the Tatar invasion, I have not had a day to sleep. Seeing this report, a heart that had been hanging for many days could finally be put down temporarily. ”

Song Ran snorted and said, "It's not too early, the courtiers go and let people prepare Luanyu, and the saint should go back and rest early." ”

He was about to move, but his arm was held down by one hand.

His voice was still gentle and clear, and he said, "I said, do I want to go back?" Feeling her tremble, a thin flame of anger secretly ignited in her eyes, "Shaowei, I can wait for you, but, I am not a saint, and patience will run out one day." As he spoke, he lowered his head and kissed her on the lips, and before she could come back to her senses and resist, he walked away from her lips, pinched her chin, and said, "Next time, I want more." ”

With that, she brushed her sleeves and left, and in an instant she loosened all her strength, and sat down at the table.

A palace maid stepped forward and said respectfully: "Girl, the slave maid is waiting for you to bathe and change your clothes." ”

Her voice was a little cold: "Go down." ”

For several days, he didn't come back, first, because he was busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty and had no time to take care of the harem, and second, he was afraid that he would be in a hurry and scare her.

Shen Hanxi still can't go to court because of his illness, however, in the decision of many major events, he can't do without his instructions. How many courtiers in this court are looking at his face and acting, as long as he is alive, it is the direction of the wind that many people secretly follow.

The war between the front and Tatar had just received good news, and within a few days, there were new variables.

Like the complex court, Tongzhou, where Cui Yu and Xu Yuan are located, is another unfathomable quagmire.

They had to deal not only with the vicious Tatar army, but also with the intertwined forces of the region. After holding Tongzhou, Xu Yuan thought that the Tatar withdrawal was too decisive and suggested that Cui Yu no longer pursue, but unexpectedly, the military department issued an order that was contrary to her judgment and ordered them to pursue the victory.

If Cui Yu didn't listen to this order, the military department could punish him for disobeying the military order, but if he accepted this order, there would be no good or bad luck ahead-

If this is a Tatar ploy to lure the enemy, I am afraid that there will be more evil and less luck.

After weighing it again and again, it was finally decided that Xu Yuan would stay in Tongzhou, and Cui Yu would lead the army to pursue.

On the way to chase, Dajing's soldiers and horses really fell into the ambush of the Tatar soldiers. It is said that Cui Yu, the commander-in-chief, was captured by Tatar soldiers on the battlefield.

Such a major mistake should have been the responsibility of the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War said that they had never issued this military order, and the Ministry of War Shangshu promised on the Jinluan Palace that it was necessary to find out who was "falsely passing on the military order".

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the always gentle Son of Heaven was furious in the imperial study: "Dajing will not be defeated by the Tatar iron horse, and one day he will be defeated by the mutual tilting of his own people!" At such an urgent juncture, what they were thinking about was how to get rid of Cui Yu! ”

Fortunately, it didn't take long for things to turn around again.

This turning point came from Xu Yuan, who was like a god.

It turned out that it was not the commander-in-chief Cui Yu who led the army to pursue the Tatars, but the military advisor Xu Yuan, who had anticipated this matter, pretended to be Cui Yu, and was deliberately captured by the Tatar soldiers, and Cui Yu's soldiers and horses were quietly outflanked from both wings, killing the Tatar soldiers by surprise.

The result of this battle is gratifying, and the only thing that is not happy is that Xu Yuan's whereabouts in this battle are unknown.

The Son of Heaven clenched the battle report in his hand and sat back in his seat, with a touch of relaxation on his face, but also a touch of solemnity: "Xu Aiqing is resourceful, it's a pity." He added, "Spread my command, whether you live or die, you must find people back." ”

"Tatar is extremely vicious, knowing that Lord Xu is pretending to be Lord Cui, I am afraid that he will not leave a living mouth. Lord Xu is afraid that it will be ...... There is less bad luck. ”

After Xiao Yan finished speaking, suddenly another attendant hurriedly came in and said: "Shengshang, King Chengwu heard about Xu Junshi, rushed to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War, beat him up, and Shicai led a team of military horses to the front line!" ”

Xiao Yan's eyelids couldn't help but jump heavily. He knew that King Chengwu had always loved this Xu Junshi, but he didn't expect that he would make such an impulsive move for the sake of this Xu Junshi. It is a felony to lead an army out of the city without the permission of the Holy One!