Pei Yuanxiu didn't speak, just looked at me for a long time, and his eyes were so deep that they seemed to be a bottomless pool, trying to swallow all my qiē into it.

Then, the corners of his lips suddenly hooked.

"Of course."

The low, magnetic voice rings in my ears, and although it is only two soft words, it is like a Sanskrit sound in hell to me, enough to redeem my soul. At this moment, I only felt that the blood of my whole body that had been frozen into ice before began to flow wildly, and the surging feeling seemed to break people, but the impact was so impactful that I couldn't say a word, I just looked at him stupidly.

There was a little smile in his eyes: "Of course I'm ......"

For a moment, tears welled up, and his eyes filled all at once, and his appearance blurred in front of his eyes.

Yuan Xiu......

Yuan Xiu!

In the tears, I still seemed to be able to see his faint smile, but his voice was a little lowered, and he whispered in my ear: "What, are you still scared and crying?" ”

As he spoke, he hooked his index finger and carefully wiped the corners of my eyes, but the tears that had not yet fallen were wiped by him at this moment, and they came out of his eyes, hot and turbulent, like a flood that burst the embankment. He snorted twice, holding my cheeks with both hands and trying to wipe away my tears, but found that it was in vain, and caused another wave of turbulence.

He sighed, lowered his head, and pressed his lips into my eyes.

The gentle lips and the tip of the wet/wet tongue gently touched my eyelashes, licking away the scattered tears little by little,

Afterwards, I felt a little embarrassed, at such an age, even my daughter was so old, and I would cry "scared", when he held me in his arms and comforted me for a long time, I still had some uncontrollable sobs, trembling, Yuan Xiu never spoke, just smiled, and gently soothed my back with his hand.

It was a long time before he whispered in my ear, "I know what you're worried about." But if we don't make a false deal with them now, we will suffer a big loss first, and Yuanfeng will not be able to please him. ”

I nodded slightly, "Yes." ”

"I didn't consult you first, I scared you."

“…… Well. ”

"I'm sorry, it's okay."

"Hmm."

"So," he smiled, wiping the little tears that had formed on my eyelashes from the corners of my eyes with his thumb, "are you okay now?" ”

I blushed a little, bit my lower lip, and didn't speak, but reached out my hands and hugged his waist.

The body in his arms seemed to stiffen slightly.

Then, slowly, he lifted his hand and stroked my hair.

I pressed my face to his chest, was silent for a long time, and said, "Yuan Xiu, thank you." ”

He chuckled: "We're already husband and wife, and you're still telling me this?" ”

I looked up at him, met the smiling, gentle eyes like water, I didn't say anything, only smiled softly, and then buried my cheek in his arms.

My heart trembled slightly as my wet eyelashes rubbed against his chest.

He didn't understand why I was crying, and he didn't understand why I was saying "thank you" to him.

He didn't know what it meant to my almost barren heart.

Anyway—

Yuan Xiu, thank you.

His chest was firm and warm, but now was not the time for me to stay long. After calming down a bit, I finally straightened up in his arms, and although he was still a little reluctant, he only gently wiped my wet cheeks with his thumb.

I said softly, "Then you, what are your plans?" ”

He stretched out his hand around my waist and whispered in his ear, "They must want you to convince Yuanfeng." ”

“……”

"And we, we will definitely be left behind, as hostages."

“……！”

My heart trembled violently, and I suddenly looked at him with wide eyes: "No, no! ”

"Nothing can't be done." His hands grabbed my waist slightly, and said solemnly and in a low voice: "At this time, we have no choice. ”

"But—"

I was so anxious that I was sweating, and he was right, at this time, in this situation, we really had no choice. But I can't help but think about it, everyone else has the ability to protect themselves, only my son is so young, it is already my dereliction of duty to let her be exposed to war, how can I let her stay as a hostage?!

"Young Baby."

"No, no!"

"Young Baby!"

His accentuated tone, the hands holding me were also slightly forced, and I slammed against his chest, raising my head to look at his resolute eyes, as if there was no way to avoid it, facing my own predicament in front of me.

He looked at me, was silent for a moment, raised his hand and tapped my eyebrow with his index finger: "You can't be emotional. ”

“……”

"Otherwise, nothing will be accomplished."

I looked at him in pain, my heart was tormented as if I was roasted on the fire, my brows were twisted into a pimple, Pei Yuanxiu held my waist with one hand, held my hands with the other and put them on his chest, and said to me softly: "As long as we can succeed, every qiē will be fine, but if we give up now, then this qiē will be over." ”

……

He and I stayed in this tent for more than an hour.

Later, someone finally came to invite us, I glanced at Pei Yuanxiu, and he still took my hand and went out as when he came, and walked to the big tent.

As soon as I entered, I found that Liu Qinghan was also standing inside with Li'er.

As soon as I saw them, I only felt that the psychological precautions I had just made had broken at this moment, and I hurriedly walked over, and as soon as Li'er saw me, she immediately rushed over and hugged me: "Mother! ”

"Li'er, are you alright? No one bullied you, right? ”

"It's okay, mother, the third uncle has been with me."

I stroked her face and her hair carefully, and made sure that there was nothing unusual about the child, so I raised my head to look at Liu Qinghan. He was very calm, he had been silent since he entered the barracks, and at this time he only nodded lightly at us, indicating that everything was fine.

It seems that Kumuhan and Zhan Zhen are also trying their best to win us over, and they can be regarded as courteous to the people around us.

It's just that if they knew Liu Qinghan's identity, I'm afraid they wouldn't be so polite.

At this time, Kumuhan and Zhan Zhen, who were sitting directly above, walked down, looked at us and said, "How are you two discussing?" ”

Pei Yuanxiu and I glanced at each other, and then I said, "I can go and explain this matter to the Shu army surrounded by you." ”

“……”

There seemed to be a moment of silence in the big tent.

Liu Qinghan glanced at me.

However, he still didn't say anything, but Kumuhan's eyes rose with unconcealed ecstasy, and the mouth buried in the thick beard couldn't wait to burst into laughter, and said loudly: "Okay! Good! Good! ”

He said three "yes" in a row, and then stretched out his hand to me, wanting to pat me on the shoulder, but immediately remembered that my whole body was about to be broken up by him before, and withdrew his hand again, I couldn't hold it back, and patted Zhan Zhen's shoulder: "It's so good!" ”

Compared to his ecstasy, Zhan Zhen was very calm, and those amber eyes shone with a strange calm light, and they kept looking at me.

I continued, "But I have one condition. ”

"On what terms?"

I glanced back at Pei Yuanxiu, and when I saw that he just nodded, I gritted my teeth and said to Kumuhan, "I'm going to take my daughter with me." ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became a little strange and depressing.

Kumuhan and Zhan Zhen glanced at each other, and after a while, Kumuhan patted the latter's shoulder again and laughed: "You really didn't guess wrong. As he spoke, he turned his head to look at me: "But we are also just about to sue you, you people, anyone can go with you, only this little girl, you want to stay!" ”

My heart tightened.

Li'er, who was standing beside me, took my hand and blinked wide-eyed, looking at me and then at them, with a blank look.

I said coldly, "What do you mean by that?" ”

"What do you mean, Miss Yan should understand."

Zhan Zhen stepped forward calmly and said, "Let you go back to persuade the Shu army to cooperate with us, in case you have two hearts - of course we must have someone in our hands to ensure that you will not mess around." ”

"But it's not good for you to keep anyone-"

"It's not good to keep anyone." Zhan Zhen said: "A mother should do anything for the sake of her children. So we will keep none of us but your daughter. ”

"That-" I gritted my teeth and said, "I asked my husband to convince them that I was going to stay with my daughter." ”

"Miss Yan, it's already this time, I don't think we should be verbose anymore." Zhan Zhen showed an impatient expression, waved his hand decisively, as if to cut off my unrealistic thoughts, and said coldly: "You are the eldest lady of the Yan family, but your husband—it seems that the people of the Yan family have not recognized him yet." ”

“……！”

"Even if he is admitted, how can the dispatch of the Shu army listen to the command of a person with a foreign surname?"

“……”

"We only 'believe' in you."

My eyes were almost about to erupt with flames, facing such a person who hit my weakness everywhere, but, I couldn't do anything, I glanced back at Pei Yuanxiu, although he also frowned, but he was still calm, and nodded lightly at me.

Earlier, the two of us had made a guess in the tent, and it was correct.

It's just—

I looked down at Li'er, and she seemed to understand something, but she didn't speak, just looked at me with wide eyes, quietly, as if waiting for my verdict.

But how can I pronounce such a sentence on my daughter?

And Pei Yuanxiu, he stood next to me and only shook his head at me slightly.

Just when my heart hurt as if it had been pricked by thousands of needles, a deep voice sounded beside me—

"I'll stay with Li'er."

My heart skipped a beat and I looked up.

Liu Qinghan walked to Li'er's side, his face seemed to be the same as the cold mask, without any expression, looking at us lightly.

"You-"

My voice trembled slightly.

He looked down at Li'er, who was looking up and innocently at him, and then repeated, "I'm with her." ”

“……”

I was a little speechless.

The previous discussion between me and Pei Yuanxiu was completely a decision between the two of us, and we did not ward him in advance, and after making this decision, I did have a trace of concern, in case our hypocrisy and wrongful behavior could not be understood by him, in case he turned his face with us here, it would be over.

But no matter how you think about it, you can't imagine that he will react like this.

He, has he fully understood Pei Yuanxiu's intentions and me, or-

For a while, too many thoughts were churning in my mind, and I couldn't even figure out a clue, so I just watched him squat down and face Li'er, and said gently: "Li'er, are you willing to stay here with the third uncle for two more days?" ”

Li'er didn't speak for a while, just looked at him stunned.

Kumuhan and Zhan Zhen frowned, and Kumuhan asked, "Who are you?" ”

Liu Qinghan raised his eyes and glanced at him: "I am the third uncle of this child." ”

"Third uncle?"

The two of them glanced at each other, seeming to hesitate, and then Li'er suddenly said, "Okay." Third uncle, I do. ”

Liu Qinghan smiled and gently rubbed her face.

Then, he stood up and looked at me and nodded.

He remembered the trust I had given him when we were by the river. At this time, it seems that only he can help me. I don't know how powerful his guards are hidden in the shadows, but looking at the calm way he looks now, it seems that I can trust him.

So, I said softly, "Thank you." ”

Feeling that my sleeve was being pulled, I looked down and saw Li'er pulling my cuff and looking up at me, and said softly, "Mother, come back early." ”

My nose was sore, but I tried my best to endure it, reached out and stroked her face, and nodded, "Hmm." ”

Kumuhan can also be regarded as patient, and at this time he stepped forward: "Since it has been decided, then you can leave now." We also don't want to spend a lot of time encircling the Shu army. A little peace and an early alliance will benefit both of us, no, all three. ”

Liu Qinghan glanced at us, walked over and gently pulled Li'er to his side.

We turned around and walked out of the big tent, Zhan Zhen had already ordered the release of the eighteen cavalry of Anyang and a few other attendants, as well as a few of their men, all of whom were waiting for us at the gate of the camp with their horses, and hurriedly greeted us when they saw us coming out of the big tent. I took the reins from one of them and flipped over on my horse.

When everyone got on the horse, Kumuhan laughed and said to me, "Miss Yan, I'm waiting for your good news!" ”

I glanced back at Li'er, gritted my teeth, turned and galloped out.

When the group left the camp, they galloped straight into the valley, led by the cavalry of the Eastern Chahe, and we soon passed through the valley and through their encirclement.

The entire army of the Eastern Chahe Department has surrounded the valley floor into an iron barrel, which is impermeable.

The men sent us over a hill and said, "Further inside, it is the range of your Shu army." Go ahead, and don't forget the general's account. ”

I glanced at them, didn't have anything to say, and rode forward with Pei Yuanxiu.

It's getting dark, it's already a little dark.

By the last twilight, we saw a large camp ahead, it was already this time, but there was no fire, but the garrison was more dense than before, we had just approached, and two people rushed out from both sides to stop us, "What people?!" ”

"Be careful, someone sneaks up!"

As he spoke, countless swords had been unsheathed, flashing with coldness, approaching us with a bloody aura, Pei Yuanxiu and I retreated several steps in a row, and I hurriedly whispered: "My own people!" ”

The guards and attendants who were walking in front of and behind us to protect separately also hurriedly shouted: "It's us! ”

The swords in the hands of those people slowed down, and someone approached to take a closer look, and immediately said, "Yes—"

"This is the eldest lady!"

The men were silent for a moment, hurriedly put away their swords, turned over and dismounted and bowed to me, "Miss, I have been waiting for a long time." ”

I asked, "You know I'm coming?" ”

"Yes, the boss asked me to wait here and wait for the eldest lady."

"That's—"

Yuan Xiu gently pulled my wrist: "Qingying, don't ask these questions first, it's important to see Yuanfeng." As he spoke, he asked, "Where is your boss now?" ”

"It's in the camp, come with us."

I nodded to Yuan Xiu, and then rode forward with the men, and soon arrived at the camp, when the twilight had fallen, and when they saw us coming, they all came up to greet us, and someone had already shouted loudly: "The eldest lady is back." Lighting! ”

I couldn't help but wonder.

It was still dark in the camp just now, why did I let the lights be lit as soon as I came back?