The sky was still just bright, and Su Yan heard the news that Deng Yao, a subordinate of the Prince's Mansion who was supposed to escort the Qinghe County Lord south, led thousands of black armor guards to camp on the eastern slope of the city. After finding out the details, Su Yan was quite surprised.

The East Palace sent someone to escort the crown princess Ling and Lord Qinghe to the south, which Su Yan had already heard of. But he didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Prince, who had a simple and humble attitude in this matter, would have such a skill. It's just that the ordinary spirit guards went south, and they actually sent thousands of the most elite black-armored guards. What's even more strange is that these thousands of black-armored guards inexplicably went around in a circle near Cheshire, and then inexplicably returned to Luoyang.

And the protector, who was a cautious man, could have such a omission that almost endangered the safety of his master. If the excuse is confused for a while, he may be able to fool others, but he can't deceive him Su Yan.

He's going to find out!

When Su Yan entered the courtyard, Cai Apple was looking at the two pots of cannas under the corridor of a few small servants in the courtyard. She saw Su Yan coming in in a blink of an eye, and said with a smile: "Su Gongzi is really early." It's a pity that the owner came back late yesterday, and he hasn't gotten up yet? ”

Cai Ping was a lively girl, and she smiled well, which made Su Yan a little embarrassed, so she had to find a stone bench under the corridor and sit down.

The canna bloomed just right, with green stems and leaves, and delicate flowers interspersed, with bright duck yellow midspots dyed with a few hints of red, like rouge. I don't know when this flower was delivered, it seems that there were not so two pots yesterday, Su Yan thought secretly, and saw a young man who was only the head of the horn fetched water, and was about to take a clay pot to water the flowers.

"Hey—" Cai Ping hurriedly pulled to stop, "This well has just been drilled, how can it be used?" Although it is summer, the well water is cold, how can this flower be resisted? Don't put it in the yard first, let go of the cold. After saying that, he remembered something again, "The sun will rise here in a while, so you two should move the basin this way again." ”

A few small servants were busy moving flowers and pouring well water.

Su Yan looked at the hustle and bustle of this courtyard, and felt a little bored, so he got up and bowed his head to Cai Apple, and walked out of the courtyard.

When Cai Tao entered the room, Xiao Yin was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, holding a small gold-painted pen in his hand, and he was drawing his forehead. The forehead is a little red, which is the pattern of the begonia. Cai Ping smiled: "Lord Weng is so ingenious today, but it is more interesting than plum blossoms or something." ”

Xiao Yin was breathing, and when the painting was finished and the pen was collected, he replied to her with a smile: "You are used to saying good things." Fangcai, is anyone coming? ”

Cai Ping was half-squatting in the luggage box brought from Chang'an, rummaging for something, and when he heard the words, he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just that Su Gongzi sat in the courtyard for a while, and when he heard that the owner of Weng hadn't gotten up yet, he left." After rummaging for a long time, Fang held up a brocade box and said happily, "I finally found it!" ”

Xiao Yin took it and opened it to see that it was a two-strand gold-backed pink jade hairpin. Although this jade is good, it is not rare, but the workmanship of the hairpin is very ingenious, and the two begonias are intertwined, which is very delicate and lovely.

Xiao Yin held it in his hand and played with it, but he couldn't remember when he got such a thing, and he pursed his lips and smiled: "What am I looking for?" This thing is interesting, but I don't know when I got it, it's hard for you to have such a good memory for a little girl. ”

Cai Apple helped Xiao Yin comb his hair: "Lord Weng doesn't remember?" This is still the filial piety of Director Lu on the birthday of Lord Weng last year, you said it was good-looking, and asked me to take it well. It's also that I saw that your forehead today is matching this hairpin, so I thought about finding it. ”

Last year? Xiao Yin thoughtfully, raised his hand to insert the hairpin into the combed bun, and smiled: "It really matches." ”

There seemed to be a voice of speech before the trial. Xiao Yin pushed open the window sash, and it turned out to be the little black armor guard thirteen beside Deng Yao.

"Thirteen, please be safe from the master," the black thin boy saluted under the eaves, "The eldest brother has a word for the master, please meet the master in the west of the city at sunset today." The eldest brother also said that there will be a first-class secret to tell the master, and the master must go. ”

The secret that matters? Xiao Yin couldn't figure it out, what secrets could he have, more important than what he said that day, his own secret identity? Xiao Yin asked again, but this shrewd boy didn't answer, but only said that the master went, and he would naturally understand.

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The initial sudden predicament is over. With the cooperation of the Murong army and the defenders of Gyeonggi, the Beiqi and rebel armies declined. The rebels were already under-strengthened, so they could only point to the two and be caught off guard. Now that it has been delayed for many days, the decline has been decided, and there is nothing to be done.

When the news came, Beiqi Hulu boasted that things were not good, and he already had the intention of leading troops to retreat to Mobei. Zhang Lan had no way out, so he had to operate dismally and struggled to maintain. The ambush near Luoyang City was gradually withdrawn, and news gradually communicated between the two capitals. At the same time, Deng Yao led thousands of black-armored guards into the city, and the hearts of Luoyang people were a little settled. Some shops and restaurants on West Street have also begun to resume business, although they are not as prosperous as Luoyang's usual, but compared to the continuous depression, Xiao Yin has felt happy in his heart.

By the time we passed through the West Market, it was already half dark. Further on, there is a touch of blue water, which is a small branch of Luoshui. Xiao Yin listened to the sound of Youyouxun from afar, Deng Yao, who was wearing a crow green robe, holding Tao Xun in both hands, standing leisurely on the blue water bridge.

Xiao Yin stood still, and a smile bloomed between his eyebrows. Gently lift the front hem of the skirt and walk towards the small bridge.

Deng Yao turned to face her and smiled, but the tune changed.

Under the bridge, on the bank of the river, someone is putting lanterns. One, two, three...... Sparkling blue water, streamers diffusely. Delicate red and bright yellow, candlelight reflecting the water, swaying and flickering, leisurely turning into the distance, dotted with stars, in the end, almost brilliant half of the night sky.

It's so beautiful, Xiao Yin said stupidly.

"Sister, this is given to you by that brother!" A little girl with two little girls raised her head and held a delicately made lantern in her hand. The bamboo strips are braided and folded, and the snow white is sandwiched with bright yellow brocade, but it is a tiger with a bit of naivety. The lanterns are really cute, Xiao Yin took it, looked at the little tiger for a while, and didn't feel smiling.

Deng Yao took the tune and walked over with a smile.

"How do you know that I like tigers?" Xiao Yin looked back with a smile, his eyebrows were handsome, and under the contrast of this colored lantern, he added a bit of coquettishness.

"All I know is that the tiger is the most brave and can protect the people he cares about." Deng Yao replied softly.

Xiao Yin froze slightly, as if in a trance: "What did you say?" ”

Deng Yao smiled slightly: "I want to tell you a story first." ”

Deng Yao's story seems to be dyed with the faint aroma of orchid grass in Zhicheng, which makes Xiao Yin seem to have passed through the long years, and saw the Qingwu Mountain of the year, the Qilan Inner Court of the year, and the ......

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In the ninth year of the Qianyuan Dynasty, a group of young people of the Di tribe were sent to the mansions of various princes and nobles in the Central Plains as secret people, among them, there was the Xiao royal court of Zhicheng in Qilan.

The water in Zhicheng is soft and the wind is light, but for an orphan born in Mobei, it is still a strange place full of wet miasma. And no matter how well his identity is hidden, the actions and words of the Di people will always be revealed, and then there will be endless suspicion and bullying. The royal family, the masters, the guards, the palace people, and the companions who fed the horses in the stables were all disgusted with themselves as a "Hu man" from the north.

Until, one day......