When Qin Sheng woke up, it was already dawn.

For some reason, she felt her head heavy, as if she had slept for a long, long time.

When she walked out of the camp, she found that there were suddenly many strangers on the high slope, dressed like guards of the palace. On the side of the guards, kneeling Wang Kun and his men, they were all tied up, with their heads bowed and their faces disgraced.

What happened? When did these people come? How come I don't know at all? While she was puzzled, a thin old man came over and told her about the previous night.

Only then did she know that it was the king of Yongliang County who led the troops to stop Wang Kun's conspiracy.

The king of Yongliang was standing under the tree at this time, quietly looking at the mountains in the distance, as if he was thinking about something.

"Qin Sheng, the lowly Tiance Mansion, has seen the prince." Qin Sheng paid homage.

King Yongliang glanced at Qin Sheng, then turned his head and continued to look into the distance, and said calmly: "What's the matter?" ”

Qin Sheng said gratefully: "Last night's incident, Qin Sheng thanked the prince. ”

The king of Yongliang County said: "You don't have to thank me, if you want to thank him, thank him"

Qin Sheng was puzzled: "He? ”

The king of Yongliang County said word by word: "Jiang Shenzhou." ”

On the green grass on the side, Jiang Shenzhou was sitting in the most comfortable position, although he had not slept all night, his spirit was very good. While combing his horse, he talked and laughed with it.

From time to time, the skinny horse called Massalis leaned over and rubbed against him, and behaved like a child, and he had to push it back and forth, and he had a great time playing with one man and one horse.

When Qin Sheng approached, he found that Jiang Shenzhou's face was covered with slime, and it seemed that he had just been licked by a horse.

"Are you awake?" Jiang Shenzhou wiped his face, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Uh......" Looking at his embarrassed appearance, Qin Sheng wanted to laugh, but he was embarrassed to laugh.

Jiang Shenzhou said casually: "Did you hear about last night's incident?" ”

Qin Sheng said, "I heard about it...... I'm here to thank you. ”

"No thanks. You also saved me, so ......" Jiang Shenzhou smiled: "Just when we are even." ”

After saying that, he turned his head and continued to sit on the ground and play with the horse.

But Qin Sheng didn't leave, she didn't speak, she just bit her lip lightly, and stopped talking.

Although she didn't speak, Jiang Shenzhou saw through her thoughts and asked, "Do you want to ask, why is the prince here?" ”

Qin Sheng nodded, she only knew that the palace guards appeared here, as for why they appeared? She still didn't understand.

"This matter starts from yesterday...... Jiang Shenzhou stood up and said leisurely: "Yesterday I saw an acquaintance on the road, and it was that person. Jiang Shenzhou pointed behind her.

Qin Sheng turned his head and saw a tall man standing silently behind the King of Yongliang County, this person not only looked much taller than ordinary people, but his dark red curly hair was even more conspicuous and dazzling, like a burning flame. She remembered that this person was the warden of the palace, and the pawn army was the commander of the guards.

Qin Sheng asked, "Do you know him?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou nodded and said, "Well, his name is Ge Shu Yanlie, and I know him because of Li Quan."

Qin Sheng was puzzled: "Li Quan? ”

Jiang Shenzhou had no choice but to explain: "Li Que is the name of the king of Yongliang County. ”

Qin Sheng said: "When you saw him, you thought of Li Que...... The prince is also in Shangzhou? ”

Jiang Shenzhou said: "That's right. So I wrote a letter and asked Li Que to help, and you already know what happened next. He said it lightly, as if it were a trivial matter.

"But why does the prince want to help you?" Qin Sheng couldn't help but ask. In her impression, the people in the royal family have always been high, and Jiang Shenzhou is just a commoner.

Jiang Shenzhou smiled, looking at Li Que's back not far away, and a burst of warmth appeared in his heart. It was a long time before he muttered, "Because we are friends, friends are people who help each other." ”

Qin Sheng was thoughtful, and then asked, "What about Wang Kun, how do you know about his conspiracy?" ”

"I didn't know it at first, but I heard a sentence...... Jiang Shenzhou then told Qin Sheng what happened to him in the restaurant. Qin Sheng finally understood what had happened to the whole thing, and he also understood how dangerous he was last night.

If it weren't for Jiang Shenzhou's appearance, she might ...... Thinking of this, Qin Sheng couldn't help but feel scared for a while.

Just then, the horn sounded, and the team was about to leave.

With Li Que's royal guards joining, the escort team has also become stronger. Such a team has well-equipped palace guards in front and well-trained Tiance Mansion soldiers in the back, even if they encounter hundreds of bandits.

Wang Kun and his men were in the middle of the ranks, and they had been reduced to prisoners.

The mountains are still rugged and difficult to walk, and the mountain roads are still winding endlessly, but no matter how difficult the mountains are, there will be a day when they will go out.

In this way, after a three-day long journey, a tall city tower appeared in front of him, and Chang'an City arrived.

Jiang Shenzhou had never been to Chang'an City, but he had heard a lot about Chang'an City.

It is said that Chang'an City was built by Shangshu Yu Wenkai of the Ministry of Industry of the previous dynasty, this person is proficient in the way of construction, and it took only nine months to build such a large-scale and majestic city, which can not but be said to be a miracle.

However, the new emperor was reluctant to stay in Chang'an for long, and he seemed to prefer Jiangdu in the south, which was not only beautiful but also had countless beauties. To this end, he did not hesitate to devote all his national strength to dig a long river that went straight to Jiangdu.

In the end, he lost his life in Jiangdu and his dynasty.

Soon after, Chang'an City ushered in a new owner, Li Yuan.

The Tang Empire was established.

Decades have passed, and today's Chang'an City is not only the most famous and prosperous place in the world, but also a symbol of the glory and glory of the Tang Empire.

It wasn't until he saw the tall and majestic Mingde Gate Tower that Jiang Shenzhou believed that the grandeur of this city was not a lie.

Entering the Mingde Gate, you will come to the widest and most lively Vermilion Bird Street in the city, the Vermilion Bird Street runs through the north and south, and divides Chang'an into two counties, the east is Wannian County, and the west is Chang'an County.

There are 5525 streets crisscrossing the two counties, separating one hundred and eight squares, which correspond to one hundred and eight stars in the sky.

When you arrive in Chang'an, it means separation. Qin Sheng wanted to escort Dong Lianshan, Wang Kun and others back to Tiance Mansion, and Li Que also wanted to return to his palace.

What about Jiang Shenzhou? Where should he go?

The escort team slowly stopped, and Qin Sheng, Jiang Shenzhou, and Li Que stopped side by side in front of the team.

Qin Sheng looked at Jiang Shenzhou and asked, "I haven't asked you, what are you doing in Chang'an?" ”

"I'm looking for someone, but it's ......" Jiang Shenzhou smiled helplessly: "But I don't know where he is." ”

Qin Sheng hesitated and said, "That...... Have you found a place to stay? ”

"Don't look for it, he lives in the palace tonight." Li Que suddenly spoke.

Jiang Shenzhou paused: "Huh? You don't seem to have asked me, have you? ”

"You can live too." After Li Que dropped this sentence, he urged the horse and walked forward without looking back.

"Well, there will be a date later." Jiang Shenzhou hurriedly said goodbye to Qin Sheng and the others, and turned to catch up with Li Que: "Why don't you stay?" Hey, you wait for me......"

However, Li Que did not slow down.

The Yongliang Mansion is on the edge of the imperial city.

Anyone who has lived in Chang'an City knows one thing, the closer to the imperial city, the more prosperous it is, but not everyone can live in a prosperous place. After all, Chang'an City is the imperial capital, and everything is about dignity and inferiority.

Just like the government office where the Yongliang Palace, it is not the princes and ministers in the court who live in it, or the nobles of the family.

The palace is very large, and there are four courtyards within the high walls, each of which is rigorously laid out and has a degree of advance and retreat. Between the splendid buildings, there are pavilions and pavilions and water pavilions and corridors. Everywhere reveals the superior style and nobility of the royal family.

When the sun set, Li Que had already returned to the palace with Jiang Shenzhou.

There was already a group of people standing in front of the palace with their heads bowed in front of the palace, and these people were not only officials of the palace, but also family members and servants in the palace.

A colorful young woman stood in front of the crowd. She was dressed in a bright red robe, with her temples held high, and her hands folded in front of her. Although she just stood there quietly, the noble temperament emanating from her couldn't help but make people look up.

As soon as Li Que appeared, she walked down the stone steps, and the long golden silk red robe dragged on the ground, like a colorful cloud floating over.

When she came to Li Que, she bowed down with a smile: "The concubine greets the prince." "A pair of beautiful eyes are full of tenderness and sweetness.

Li Que just replied lightly: "Hmm." ”

A look of disappointment flashed across the woman's face, and she quickly regained her composure. She saw Jiang Shenzhou beside Li Que and asked, "Who is this son?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou gave a salute and said, "Grass people Jiang Shenzhou, meet the princess." He had already guessed that the noble woman in front of him was Li Que's princess.

The princess returned the salute and said, "Gongzi Jiang is polite." ”

Li Que said: "He lives here tonight." His voice was still cold, and he looked like he was rejecting people from thousands of miles away.

The princess bowed her head and said: "The concubine will order someone to clean up the room......"

"No need." Li Que interrupted her: "He lives in the same courtyard with me, just let people send the food there." ”

"But......" The princess stopped talking, but Li Que had already turned around and left.

The courtyard is in the southeast corner of the palace, the courtyard is deep and beautiful and quiet very, there is only one elegant small building inside, the small building is facing a shallow lotus pond, the lotus pond is shaped like a crescent moon, the color is like jasper. There is another water pavilion in the middle, which is connected by a nine-curved covered bridge made of white marble. Whenever spring and summer, the lotus fragrance is overflowing, and the green smoke and mist are misty among the flowers, just like a fairyland.

This is Li Que's martial arts training place, and no one can enter except him, but Jiang Shenzhou has come in.

The night was deep, the people were quiet, and even the insects in the grass were much quieter.

In the water pavilion, there was a pot of wine on the stone table, two turquoise wine glasses, but the wine in the wine glasses was as red as blood. Li Que has little interest in other wines, and the only thing he loves is the wine of the Western Regions thousands of miles away. According to him, the wine can only be tasted in a turquoise luminous glass to enjoy the aromatic aroma of the grapes.

The blood-red wine rippling in the turquoise glass is like a delicate fruit hanging from the branches of a verdant vine.

While sipping the wine, Jiang Shenzhou asked, "How long have we not seen each other?" ”

Li Que said lightly: "One year and two months." ”

Jiang Shenzhou drank all the wine in the cup and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for so long, I didn't expect you to become a prince." He remembered that the last time he saw Li Que, he was still a son.

"After the first king returned to heaven, I naturally became the king. Afterward...... It became a home. He sighed softly: "A lot has happened this year. ”

Jiang Shenzhou smiled: "I just didn't think you already had a wife." ”

Li Que said: "She is the daughter of the eldest grandson Wuji, and this family affair was decided when the first king was alive. ”

Jiang Shenzhou sighed: "However, you don't like her. The scene during the day was impressive, and he still clearly remembered the look of loneliness in the princess's eyes after Li Que turned around and left.

"I don't need to like her." Li Que stared at the wine in the cup and said calmly: "For me, she is just the princess of the king of Yongliang County. ”

Jiang Shenzhou said: "Since you don't like it, why did you marry her in the first place?" ”

Li Que said coldly: "The life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker." Isn't that enough? ”

Jiang Shenzhou didn't speak again, he knew that Li Que was unwilling to say any more. Although the two have been friends for many years, even if they are good friends, there are some things that should not be said too much, because everyone has their own last resort, even if it is Li Que, who is the prince, not everything is as desired.

The moon was white and the wind was clear, and the two sat silently for a long time.

Li Que suddenly spoke: "Sometimes I envy you. ”

Jiang Shenzhou said: "Oh? Why? ”

Li Que said: "Every time I see you, you look like you don't care about anything. ”

Jiang Shenzhou smiled: "Maybe, I don't care to live happily." ”

Li Que sighed softly, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Maybe." ”