The prince's courtyard was as quiet as ever. He stood in the courtyard with his hands in his hands, and the moonlight shone a cool light.

"Come out."

He was met with silence. He chuckled, "I know you're here, it's over, and no one will reveal that you're here." ”

Yun Zhao appeared from the shadows, still dressed in black and wearing a green ghost mask.

"How do you know it's me?"

"I'll know you by looking at your form."

Yun Zhao took off his mask, revealing a bright face. Ji Xingyan looked at her deeply, and when she was away, the more she missed her.

He went over and hugged her, and his soft voice was afraid to break the silence of the night: "I'm really happy that you're here." ”

Yun Zhao pushed him away and frowned slightly: "Miss Qian jumped into the well." ”

The prince's brow moved.

"With all the calculations, why do you have to use a woman as a chess game?"

"It's all pieces on a chessboard, what's the difference?"

Yun Zhao frowned deeply, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of him was so unfamiliar.

The prince looked at her, lowered his eyebrows, and sighed: "How can I not be a chess piece." Ah Zhao, if there is another way, I don't want to do this. The situation in the East is so complex and difficult, what can I do? ”

She hesitated, then raised her hand to clasp his forearm, "I'm sorry. ”

Ji Xingyan raised his head and smiled at her, touching her head, "Miss Qian...... It's me who I'm sorry. Zhao, don't blame me. ”

He took her into his arms: "I can't stand you looking at me like that just now, I can't stand it." ”

Yun Zhao was a little distressed. The road ahead is so difficult, and he is also walking on thin ice. She cherished that young life, but she couldn't put all the cause and effect on him.

The prince returned to Beijing, and the ministers congratulated. After scattering, go to the study.

The emperor looked at his son in front of him. This is not his favorite son, he was able to ascend to the crown prince because of the support of the Qi family and the efforts of the queen.

This time he went to the east, and the emperor thought that he would not be able to return. The jackal, tiger and leopard will dismantle him and swallow him.

But he came back, and he did it beautifully. This made the emperor look up to him, and a kind of jealousy came with it.

"The prince has done a good job." The emperor's praise is neither salty nor light. The prince arched his hand: "Thank you for your father's praise." ”

They play the role of father and son, and no one wants to poke open that layer of window paper.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "The court affairs are beautiful, and it is time to think about marriage." I look at the little girl of the Ye family as good, and she deserves to be the crown princess. ”

The youngest daughter of the Ye family of the Ministry of Rites? The prince sneered.

"Father, the emperor and the sons also have a candidate for the crown princess in their hearts."

"Oh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows to hide his displeasure, "Whose girl does the prince like?" ”

The crown prince smiled lightly: "Ronglai Hou Mansion, Yun Zhao." ”

The emperor stood up and said coldly: "Nonsense." ”

"Erchen only has her as a crown princess in his heart."

"Yun Zhao is a marquis and a border general, how can she be your crown princess!"

"She can not be a marquis, nor can she be a general." The crown prince said, "The crown princess of the East Palace can only be Yun Zhao. ”

The emperor sneered: "She was cultivated by me, and she is the sharp blade of my Great Chu." Such a person can only be a minister, not a wife. ”

There was indifference in the prince's eyes, and the emperor's words did not make him give up the crown princess.

"Father, the son wants to ask his father to marry today, not to discuss with his father."

The emperor narrowed his eyes: "What did you say?" ”

The prince smiled lightly: "The sons inspected the eastern border and thoroughly investigated the corruption case, and the amount paid was shocking. Some of them were hidden. ”

Cao Qinzhi looked at the strange Royal Highness of the Crown Prince in front of him, and was shocked in his heart.

"This part is looting power, embezzling stolen money to pay tribute to my father."

The emperor glared at him with anger in his eyes.

"If this incident and those letters reach the streets and alleys, then the people's resentment will boil, and the father will be safe?" He smiled faintly and coldly, "I don't think my father wants to see this kind of situation." ”

"Rebel!"

"I don't want much. Yun Zhao is the crown princess, and I promise that she will not interfere with the court, and I also guarantee that what I said will always be a secret. Father thinks, but it's okay? ”

The emperor propped his hands on the table, leaned forward and glared at him: "You threaten me? ”

"How dare you. I just let my father know that I am your son. ”

The Emperor stared at him for a long time, trying to find a hint of timidity in his eyes, but he didn't. His gaze is like an impregnable wall, without gaps. His indifference is true, his threat is true, and all he cares about is that one woman.

The emperor sneered: "I can promise you, but not now. Wait for Yun Zhao to complete the reorganization of the Southern Border Army, and I will marry again. ”

The prince lowered his eyes, then pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Okay." ”

Yun Zhao's marriage was decided in this way, and at that time, she had just returned to Yuyang and returned to the barracks with joy. She was happy that she had successfully protected the prince, but she felt sorry for him and forced him to move forward helplessly.

At that time, in her heart, Ji Xingyan was still the most important and best friend, and in the future, she would be the monarch she was willing to do her best to assist.

Two months later, Yun Zhao was recalled to Beijing to report on his work.

The majestic Chaoyang Palace, Yun Zhao stepped into it for the first time. The hundred officials were majestic, and the people on the dragon chair looked at it with a smile in their eyes.

"Yun Zhao's trip is hard. Yuyang Pass bravely won the three armies, and deployed troops in Shuozhou to train troops, and made meritorious contributions to the governance of Shuozhou. Today, I will be rewarded. ”

Yun Zhao bowed his head to the ground and listened to the edict of Cao Qin in the high hall: "Yun Zhao, the general of the Ronglai Hou Hussar, governs Shuozhou, makes the people's livelihood, is a general's talent, and enters the merit of governing the people. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yun Zhao kowtowed, raised his hand above his head, and waited for the little eunuch to put the holy decree in his hand.

The emperor looked at her and still smiled: "I wanted to change the establishment of the army of the three states in the south a long time ago, and it will be handed over to you, don't let me down." ”

"The minister will not be dishonored."

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the emperor left her behind and took her around the imperial garden with great interest. Yun Zhao lowered his head and took a step towards the emperor, following him to his right.

The emperor glanced at her and said, "You have just returned to Beijing, so stay a few more days." There is no rush in the matter of patrolling the camp. ”

"Your Majesty, it is the rule for the lord to patrol the camp, and the minister knows that the emperor is a loving minister, but the rules cannot be abolished."

The emperor turned his head to look at her, and Yun Zhao only lowered his head and stared at the tip of his shoe.

"I've been at the border for so long, but I have someone I like?"

Yun Zhao suddenly thought of Mr., and his chest warmed up. She still lowered her head and said, "Every day is busy, Yun Zhao has never thought about the love of children. ”

The emperor laughed, Yun Zhao didn't know why.

"This year's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, I will leave a place for you."

Yun Zhao was confused, so he had to respond: "The minister obeys the order." ”

The emperor left Yunzhao to have lunch together in the palace, and when he left the palace, he saw the sun shining, and the emperor approved her to cover the shade with a cloud cover.

Yun Zhao rode back to the house, and Wang Yanshu waited at the door. He had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and his face didn't look good.

"Sir!" Yun Zhaofei dismounted, and before she had time to leave the horse's hooves on the ground, she had already run up the steps.

After two years, he Zhao'er has lost weight and darkened, looking slender and slender, with resolute eyes.

She grew up.

Yun Zhao ran over and grabbed his hand: "Sir, why are you waiting at the door on such a hot day." ”

"Well, after dinner, I went for a walk." He said lightly, Yun Zhao took out the handkerchief in his arms and raised his hand to wipe his sweat, and did not expose his lame lies.

Mama Su looked at them from behind and let out a deep sigh.

"Sir, I still have to go to the East Palace. Don't wait for me here, I'll come back to dinner with you in the evening. ”

Wang Yanshu nodded in response: "Okay." ”

He hurriedly instructed the fifth child to go to the treasury in the mansion and pick out some valuable gifts for Yun Zhao to bring. Yun Zhao changed out of his court clothes and wore a purple corset robe, still dressed in the army.

When she arrived at the gate of the East Palace, she just wanted to send someone to report, but she saw Hu Sanhai coming out, he had always been taken care of by Ji Xingyan's side, when did he send him to see the door?

He saw Yun Zhao grinning: "Master Hou, please, when the prince comes back, he will order the servants to wait, saying that Lord Hou will definitely come." ”

Hearing him call Hou Ye, Yun Zhao was really uncomfortable.

Sanhai led her into the East Palace, and the magnificent garden was quiet, and she didn't even see the palace maids and eunuchs who sprinkled and swept away. This East Palace is really deserted, Yun Zhao thought.

Entering the main hall, Hu Sanhai walked straight to the man, Yun Zhao stood still under the hall, bent down and saluted: "Minister Yun Zhao, meet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

She didn't hear his voice, and she didn't dare to straighten up, so she kept bending over until a pair of shoes appeared in front of her. White brocade moire satin boots, Ji Xingyan has always liked them.

The prince helped her arm and pulled her up, and said with a smile: "You had a good performance with your father in the Imperial Garden, and you will still perform here with me?" ”

Yun Zhao's brewing gift of monarchs and ministers was suddenly suffocated. He is still the same as before, he can always hit people by surprise.

"The minister doesn't understand what His Highness means."

He let go of his hand: "Call me Ah Yan, the same as before." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this is not in accordance with the rules." She hung her head and didn't look at him.

"I didn't see you talk about the rules when you stared at me in the East." Ji Xingyan chuckled, he was still worried about this matter.

"It's the minister's offense."

The prince raised his hand and knocked her on the head: "I haven't seen you for more than half a year, who have you been taught to be stupid?" ”

“……”

He stretched: "Okay, don't waste it, I ran for a long time to rush back from Chuzhou." ”

When he mentioned it, Yun Zhao's heart softened. The prince toured Chuzhou to the west, and he should not come back until tomorrow. I didn't rest for half a day, just to see her early.

Yun Zhao smiled: "Ah Yan, you are the prince anyway, can you look like it." ”

He pretended to put up a stand, raised his head and chest, and put his hands behind his back, but he really had that kind of style.

Ji Xingyan still likes to wear plain white as before, a clear boy, handsome and extraordinary.

"Why are you still wearing this white?"

"You don't like it?"

Yun Zhao frowned slightly. What does this have to do with whether she likes it or not?

"The prince's clothes have always been honored by black......"

Ji Xingyan interrupted her: "I don't wear it again, why are you in a hurry." ”

Without waiting for Yun Zhao to react, he took her hand and walked to the inner room and sat on the couch. The small table was full of snacks.

"It's all your favorite food. Shuozhou is far away, and no one has done this. Taste it. ”

The dim sum on the table was her favorite before leaving Beijing, a bowl of bean crisp, osmanthus sesame cake, crisp cheese, and Taishi cake. She actually ate a lot at noon, but she still picked up a bowl of bean crisp, swallowed it in three or two bites, and grinned: "It's delicious." ”

Ji Xingyan looked at her dotingly, his eyes were gentle: "Look at you, you haven't eaten good things in your clothes, and you are suffering in the border land." ”

Yun Zhao shook his head: "It's not bitter. ”

She would rather use these, with the luxury and wealth of the capital, in exchange for the stability of the border.

In the East Palace, she accompanied the prince to play chess and practice swords, and spent a long time telling him what she had seen and heard in the south, and they seemed to have regained their former appearance.