When the news of the drowning of the fourth prince came, Ji Xingyan was practicing calligraphy in the study. Behind him are large bookshelves with various books arranged in an orderly manner.

The long table in front of him was covered with snow-white rice paper, and on the paper fell a large letter: forbearance.

He practiced the word "forbearance" thousands of times, and wrote a dozen and a dozen pieces of paper in regular script and cursive.

Hu Sanhai hurriedly walked in and reported: "Master, the Fourth Highness is gone." ”

"What about faith?" Ji Xingyan didn't raise his head, holding the brush in his hand, his wrist was retracted, and the last stroke was completed.

Hu Sanhai grinned, took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to the table: "The letters from His Highness the Seventh Highness to the people in the south are all here. ”

Ji Xingyan only glanced at it, and then started to ink again.

"Well, put it away. He was smug at this point, which made him happy for a while. ”

Hu Sanhai put the letter into the dark compartment behind the bookshelf. He hesitated for a moment and turned around and said, "Master, the county lord seems to have known that she has entered the palace." ”

Ji Xingyan's pen paused, and a large ink stain instantly stained the written words. He put down his pen and raised his head: "We received a secret letter from the south, and the eight-hundred-mile urgent report has not yet entered Beijing, how does she know?" ”

Hu Sanhai shook his head: "This slave doesn't know. The urgent report of the official post has only passed through Zhuozhou. ”

Ji Xingyan rubbed his fingers on his sleeves and smiled: "It seems that Ah Zhao has something to hide from me." ”

A chill rose in Hu Sanhai's heart.

"Go and check, apart from that gentleman, there are other people around Ah Zhao that I don't know."

"The minions obey."

Yun Zhao came out of the upper study with a heavy heart. She saw that the majestic emperor was just an old man grieving the loss of his son. The feeling weighed down on her. She has received very little family affection in her life, and if it is the same reason, she loses her husband, it is absolutely unacceptable.

Thinking of this, and thinking of Fang Cai and Mr. arguing, my heart was even more irritable, and even the rain outside seemed even more annoying.

Ji Xingyan held the umbrella and watched her come over with her head down from a distance, he didn't make a sound, until Yun Zhao crashed straight into his arms, and some of the rain on the umbrella spilled on his face.

Yun Zhao was so frightened that his umbrella fell to the ground.

Ji Xingyan was very happy.

"What do you think? Walk without looking at the road. ”

Yun Zhao took two steps back in a panic, and was relieved to see that it was him.

Ji Xingyan stepped forward to block the rain for her.

"Why are you here?"

"I heard that you entered the palace, come and see." Ji Xingyan shrugged, "You don't want to see me?" ”

Yun Zhao smiled: "No." ”

"Let's go, go and sit in my palace." He came over to take her hand, but Yun Zhao avoided it without leaving a trace.

"There's something else in my house, I'll go back first, and next time I'll go into the palace to find you for tea." She ran away, and she didn't even have time to pick up the umbrella.

The rain was hazy, and her back as she ran away gradually blurred. Ji Xingyan looked at the direction she was leaving, and just wanted to pull her hand into a fist.

"Sanhai, send someone to keep an eye on the Hou Mansion."

"Yes, the minion will arrange it."

Yun Zhao returned to the house The rain had stopped, and the rain on her body was still a little damp. As soon as she entered the door, she saw her husband, which she didn't expect, and she didn't even have time to hide her stunnedness.

Wang Yanshu frowned: "Why are you so wet." ”

She lowered her head and stared at her toes: "I just ran out of the palace, and I got drenched a little." ”

"Go back and change into clean clothes, and I'll go to the kitchen to cook ginger soup for you."

"Oh."

Wang Yanshu knocked on the door with ginger soup, Yun Zhao hurriedly put on his clothes and ran over to open the door.

"Sir."

He walked in and put the ginger soup on the table: "Drink the ginger soup, don't catch a cold." ”

"Sir, let the servants do these little things."

Wang Yanshu frowned: "Hmm." ”

She obediently drank the ginger soup, and a warm current moistened her lungs.

Wang Yanshu looked at her and saw her head down, so he stood up: "You rest, I'm leaving." ”

His sleeve was caught, and Yun Zhao stood behind him: "Sir, the afternoon ......"

He turned around and patted her on the head, and comforted her in a gentle tone: "Don't think about it, rest well." ”

"Oh."

Yun Zhao lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. As long as she thought that her husband had been in the house for nearly ten years just to repay his kindness, and these ten years had ruined his life, she wanted to cry, and her chest was uncomfortably blocked.

The traces of the past weaved a web in her heart, tightly wrapping all of her.

She didn't know where this distressed and uneasy emotion came from, but it was deeply rooted in her heart, and there was nowhere to escape.

Early the next morning, she wanted to apologize for yesterday's absurdity, but when she went to Wang Yanshu's yard, only his scholar Xiaozhi was cleaning the petals that had been knocked down by the rain.

"Where's the gentleman?"

Xiaozhi put down the broom and saluted her: "County Lord, Mr. went out of the city early in the morning to go to the porridge shed." ”

The emotions in Yun Zhao's heart suddenly became empty. It turned out that he didn't take her thoughts to heart.

Also, how could he be concerned with a child.

She comforted herself so much, but she couldn't soothe the sadness in her heart. It's like dense rain, you can't shake it off, you can't wipe it dry.

Yun Zhao went out and ran to the porridge shed outside the city. But when he was out of the city, he met a messenger from the front, and the red scroll he was carrying behind him was an urgent shipment of 800 miles.

Yun Zhao reined in the horse, turned the horse's head and went to the palace.

Zhao Rufeng was a little surprised when he saw Yun Zhao when he returned to the Forbidden Military Mansion: "Girl, why are you here now?" ”

Yun Zhao stood up and saluted hastily, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master, but what happened to the front line?" ”

He frowned, and his voice was low: "The Western Qin Xingbing has approached Yuyang Pass. ”

"Yuyang Pass? That was the last line of defense in the south. Yun Zhao felt incredulous, "Yuyang Guannan, as well as the five cities of Shuozhou, how could they approach Yuyang Pass so quickly?" ”

Zhao Rufeng sighed, he led Yun Zhao to the map, and the paper showed thousands of miles of fertile soil in the south: "Out of Yuyang Pass, the southern part of Shuozhou has nothing to do with the pass, and the flood has just subsided, it is the time of weakness, the people are panicked, the army and the people are scattered, and in just half a month, the army of Western Qin has approached Yuyang Pass." ”

Yun Zhao frowned. "If the Yuyang Pass is broken again, there will be no more fortresses in the south, and the Western Qin army will be able to drive straight into the capital for a long time."

She raised her head and asked with a serious face: "Did the emperor say who to send to support Yuyang Pass?" ”

"In the past, in order to control disasters and prevent civil unrest, a group of troops were stationed in Hezhou, but the difficult thing was the generals who commanded the army and regrouped. In the past two years, the military generals of the DPRK and China have been uneven, and General An and General Wang Lao have resigned and returned to their hometowns, and the generals of the DPRK and China have guarded the border fortress and dare not be easily transferred. The success or failure of this battle is at stake, and we dare not bet on anything out of ten. ”

"Master wants to ask for his life?" Yun Zhao saw a murderous aura in his eyes, and he had already planned the few steps from the Chaoyang Palace to the Forbidden Military Mansion.

"Yes." Zhao Rufeng said, "Although I haven't been on the battlefield for several years, I used to fight with your father in all directions. ”

"But has the master thought about it, even if you go to the front line in person, you may not dare to ensure that nothing goes wrong, if the Yuyang Pass is lost, and the capital is unguarded, wouldn't it be to give the capital to Xiqin." Yun Zhao's voice was raised, and the shrill female voice pierced the hearts of the two of them.

Zhao Rufeng frowned and clenched the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Master, I'll go." Yun Zhao said, "I went to ask the emperor for an order, and asked General Gan to be the marshal, and I was the vanguard." ”

"Yun Zhao, it's not child's play to put on armor."

"Master, I have never treated you as a child's play since I worshipped you as a teacher." Yun Zhao bowed, "Master, you believe me, as long as Yun Zhao is still alive, I will never let a Western Qin person cross the Yuyang Pass." ”

General Zhao Rufeng bent down to help her up and patted her on the shoulder lovingly: "Good boy, you are still young, this is not what you should do." ”

"Master, I'm not young anymore. In a few months, when I reach the age of fifteen, I will inherit the title of Marquis of Ronglai. I want to be knighted in a dignified manner, the Yun family has been loyal and enthusiastic for generations, and since my surname is Yun, I can't let the lintel of the Yun family be dusted because of me. Yun Zhao saw his own shadow in General Zhao's eyes, and his stubborn appearance was very similar to his father's appearance in his mother's record.

"You have suffered since you were a child, if you have three long and two short things here, how can I explain to your parents."

Yun Zhao thought of the refugees outside the city, and he didn't know what the situation was like in the south. She smiled wryly: "You probably don't need to explain it to them." I have never suffered, and compared to those displaced people, Yun Zhao's life over the years is already golden. ”

Zhao Rufeng was still frowning, looking bitter and hateful, and was thinking about how to convince her, Yun Zhao opened his mouth to intercept his back path: "If the master does not agree, I will also ask the emperor for advice." ”

General Zhao looked at the stubborn girl in front of him, her eyebrows and eyes were like her father's, her eyes were big, and she was a little more resolute than ordinary daughters. He bowed his head, and Yun Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. Master loves her, and she doesn't want to disobey Master.

In the end, the emperor agreed to allow Yun Zhao to go to the front. As far as the situation is concerned, General Gan Lao is a marshal, with both prestige and experience, but he is old and has Yun Zhao as the striker, which is very suitable.

The holy decree was transmitted to the mansion in the afternoon of the same day, and the internal officials were sent away, and Wang Yanshu asked Yun Zhao to go to the study with a white face.

Yun Zhao lost his spirit in the Forbidden Military Mansion, and at this time, he remembered that he had a quarrel with Mr. yesterday, and he felt more and more embarrassed.

Wang Yanshu stared at her, the little girl in front of him had grown up, slim and elegant, and was no longer a child who would hide in his arms during a thunderstorm when she was young, she had become a big girl, and she was about to go to the battlefield.

He cleared his throat and asked her, "Are you really going to Yuyang Pass?" ”

"The emperor has already made an order, I have to go." Yun Zhao shrugged, not knowing why he felt like he was breaking the can.

Wang Yanshu pursed his lips. Yun Zhao slowly looked up at him, stunned. The gentleman with a pale face, but his eyes were slightly red, and his gaze was hidden with deep fear and worry.

"Sir?"

He seemed to come to his senses, shook his head slightly, and sat down.

Yun Zhao stared at him, saw that he hung his head and didn't speak, frowned and said, "Sir, you came to the Hou Mansion just to repay your kindness, now that Yun Zhao has grown up, and there are many crises here, and he doesn't know when he will return." The husband can leave the house, start a family, and seek a good future. ”

Yun Zhao thought that if she couldn't return safely when she went to the south, the Ronglai Hou Mansion would be like an illusory bubble. It is useless for the gentleman to stay here. Mr. took care of her for many years, taught her to read, and took care of the foundation of the house for her. Yun Zhao sincerely wished him a bright future.

Wang Yanshu didn't think so. He raised his head suddenly, and looked at her eyes hurt and painful: "Yun Zhao wants to drive me away?"

He had always called her "Zhao'er", and with such a serious voice, she moved her body uneasily and rubbed her feet.

"It's not to drive away, I have fulfilled Mr.'s intention to repay his kindness, and now you and I are clear, and Mr. can go wherever he wants. With Mr.'s talent and ambition, he can be a high-ranking official, and he doesn't have to be confined to my small Hou Mansion. ”

She had good intentions, but yesterday's evil spirit surged up again, stirring her heart uneasy, and the words she said changed their taste.