Before dawn, there were already maids waiting at the door of Xiao Ce's room, Xiao Ce was already sleeping very lightly outside, the sound of the maid pacing back and forth at the door was obviously looking for him, but he was hesitant to come in, Xiao Ce didn't want to disturb the people here, so he got up and got dressed and came out, just bumping into the maid.

"Childe is early."

Seeing that the sky was not yet dawn, and the candles in the lantern last night in the courtyard had not yet burned out, Xiao Ce looked at her straightforwardly and asked:

"Are you looking for me?"

Sure enough, everything couldn't be hidden from Xiao Ce, and the maid hesitated for a moment and said: "General Mo is not in the mansion, we really don't know who to look for, but seeing that Gongzi knows our general, I think it is better to let Gongzi persuade the general, and the general doesn't look very good." ”

Now in addition to Mo Zhao who is outside, there is only Li Hanning in the house.

As soon as he heard that it was Li Hanning, Xiao Ce was a little shaken: "What's wrong with her?" ”

It rained heavily last night, and Mo Zhao had already gone to the city gate to patrol the defenses, and she was supposed to stay in the room.

"The general doesn't know why, last night I stood alone in the courtyard and drenched in the rain all night, and when the day was almost dawn, some of us finally found out and tried to persuade the general, but no one dared to come forward."

They were both respectful and fearful of the general.

Xiao Ce immediately understood: "I know. ”

Xiao Ce, who was dressed, walked briskly towards Li Hanning's residence.

When Xiao Ce arrived, Li Hanning was still standing motionless in the courtyard, it rained heavily in Fengyang City last night, and until now there was water everywhere on the ground, and the clothes on her body were soaked by the rain last night, and they were not dry when they were tightly attached to her body, and her hair was also damp, looking very embarrassed.

Li Hanning watched Xiao Ce come over step by step, and didn't react until she walked very close to her, she picked up the mahogany box on the stone table with some smugness, and handed it over:

"This is what Childe asked me to give-"

For you.

Before he finished speaking, Li Hanning felt a warmth on his body, and looked down to see that it was Xiao Ce who untied his coat and draped it on himself.

Xiao Ce took her hand into the room, and while he pulled her along, he said with some complaints:

"I know that your martial arts are very high, and your internal strength is not weak, but even those generals in my barracks who fight all year round will get sick when they get wet in the rain at this season, let alone you, you are a woman, and your body bones are naturally thinner than ordinary men."

Compared with the mahogany box in his hand, Xiao Ce cared more about her.

"I'm standing here, you go and change your clothes first, it's easy to catch a cold on such a cold day, and then wear wet clothes."

Li Hanning didn't listen to him, and stood where he was, refusing to leave, until Xiao Ce took the box from her, Li Hanning looked at him and asked:

"Won't you open it and take a look? This is something that Childe specially left for you. ”

Xiao Ce knew that this thing must be very important, so Li Zhao would let Li Hanning hand it over to him, and he could see her so embarrassed now, it didn't matter to him what it was.

Xiao Ce looked at her seriously and said:

"You go and change your clothes, and I'll open it when you're done."

Li Hanning was stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered that he might have been rude in his life, and unconsciously stood there thinking about a lot of rain all night, Xiao Ce was right, if she didn't change her clothes, it was really easy to get sick, she was not sick now, at least the current Fengyang City still needed her.

Li Hanning nodded lightly at the person in front of him and said:

"Annoying Xiao Ergongzi wait here for a while, I'll come when I go."

At this moment, Xiao Ce was also in the room, and there was only a screen between them, the sky outside was not completely bright, and the room was also dim, only a few candles were lit in the hollow on the pillar on the side.

Li Hanning couldn't see it very clearly on the side of the screen, and she didn't care about these things, so she naturally didn't care, but Xiao Ce accidentally caught a glimpse of her shadow on the screen reflecting the scene of changing clothes.

Sometimes it's easier to reverie people if you can't see it than you can see it real.

Xiao Ce inevitably lost his mind between the apes and horses, and after reacting, he immediately staggered his gaze with some embarrassment.

When Li Hanning changed his clothes and came out again, he didn't notice Xiao Ce's guilty conscience and somewhat evasive gaze.

Fortunately, Li Hanning has always been slow to deal with some things: "Inside the box is the seal of the city lord of Huai'an City left by Gongzi for you, as well as the letter he wrote to you, he said that you will understand what he means when you read the letter." ”

Li Hanning just conveyed these words, she naturally didn't read the contents of the box in advance.

Xiao Ce sat on a chair and opened the box, which was indeed the heavy golden seal of the city lord of Huai'an City left by Li Zhao, and a handwritten letter, which said that Brother Xiao had opened it personally.

Xiao Ce read the contents of the letter word by word with a solemn expression.

Then the letter was placed on the table.

He suddenly didn't know how to talk to the person in front of him, but Li Hanning had already roughly guessed the content of the letter.

Li Hanning took the first step and said: "Gongzi once told me before leaving, in terms of the current situation in the world, although it is still in troubled times, but Xiao Er Gongzi, you are indeed the most likely person to sit on the throne in the future, he believes in you, so he is willing to hand over Huai'an City to you." ”

And Xiao Ce will definitely not live up to Li Zhao's trust.

Xiao Ce is just a pity, in the past, he was in Luoyang City with infinite scenery, although there were many friends but few confidants, the person who knew him best was Li Zhao with a different position, Xiao Ce was really a pity that he couldn't see him again before Li Zhao left this time, and now that he is gone, the chess game that has not been played between them has not been completed, and there will be no chance to play against each other again in the future.

There are always regrets.

However, Xiao Ce already has a plan for Huai'an's side.

Xiao Ce looked at the humanity in front of him: "Even if I owe him a favor again, in Huai'an in the future, everything you have will not change, you are still the general here, as for Mo Zhao and Yanlu, there is no need to change the positions of other civil servants in Huai'an City, what kind of official position you were in the past, what kind of official position you will be from now on." ”

It's just that he is nominally obedient to Luoyang, and the rest will fight for it with his father, and it is Huai'an left to him by Li Zhao that gives Xiao Ce the capital to negotiate with Xiao Sheng and Luoyang again, and he will not treat Huai'an City badly if he is reasonable.

Li Hanning bowed his head and said, "Then I will thank Xiao Ergongzi on behalf of Mo Zhao and them." ”

Li Hanning hesitated for a moment before confessing to the person in front of him:

"Gongzi handed over Huai'an City to you, I am naturally relieved with your ability, but I want to leave for a while."

She is leaving, and she intends to continue to stay here as her general, which is obviously a position that countless people yearn for.

Xiao Ce was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Why are you leaving?" ”

Li Hanning said truthfully: "Before the prince left, he didn't explain how to deal with Fang Jiuge, although Fang Jiuge indirectly killed his wife, although his crime is unforgivable, he is Madame's only relative after all, not to mention that he has been punished." ”

Li Hanning mentioned this place and stopped, Xiao Ce naturally knew that there was no impermeable wall under the sky, and in the past few days, it has been rumored that Fang Jiuge is delirious and crazy, and the doctors in Fengyang City have also gone to see it, not pretending, but people can't get out of the guilt and self-blame in their hearts, so they go crazy.

Li Hanning was silent for a while, but still said his next plan:

"I want to take him back to the place where my wife used to live, but he shouldn't know that my wife used her own money to buy another mansion near Huai'an City, which was originally intended to be given to him as a dowry for marrying in the future."

This is the custom of Huai'an City, whether it is marrying or marrying, the mansion will be prepared, but Wen Qing did not expect that Fang Jiu Ge would betray Huai'an City at that time.

But now the courtyard there has come in handy, at least it can become Fang Jiuge's home in the future, even if people are crazy, they don't have to send people to be bullied by others under the fence, everything is like having a fixed number in the dark.

Xiao Ce paused, he couldn't refute this reason, he knew that Li Hanning knew Wen Qing and Fang Jiuge, and there was no way to sit idly by and watch him ignore the current situation, Xiao Ce had no choice but to look at her and ask, "What about after that?" What are your plans after you send Fang Jiu Ge back? ”

Li Hanning didn't know how to answer for a while, because she didn't think about what happened afterward, she just didn't want to continue to stay in Huai'an, every time she stayed here, she couldn't forget Wen Qing and Li Zhao, she was always trapped in the past, Li Zhao asked her to listen to her inner thoughts before leaving, but Li Hanning thought about it all night and still didn't have a plan, she was used to Li Fu's orders in the past, and later followed Li Zhao and was also used to listening to his orders, and gradually became a person who has no opinion on major matters now.

Li Hanning just felt a little tired, maybe it would be better to rest for a while before making a decision.

Xiao Ce saw that she was silent, as if he already knew something, but said patiently:

"If you don't know where to go, come to Luoyang, when you go back from Fang Jiuge, come to me, I can also give you the position of general that Li Zhao can give you in the past, you are as free as Luoyang, and no one will embarrass you."

Xiao Ce has always recognized her martial arts and her leading soldiers, when she said these words, Xiao Ce didn't think about anything else, which Li Hanning also knew in her heart, but she didn't answer.

Li Hanning understood what he meant, but now she didn't know how to respond: "There is a second son of Xiao Xiao, I'm just sorry, I still want to rest for a while." ”

Xiao Ce moved his lips, whether it was Yu Gong or Yu Private, he really wanted to keep the person in front of him, he had not won Li Zhao here in Li Hanning before, and lost to Li Zhao who she knew first, now that person is gone, she is also leaving, he always seems to be one step late in this matter of fate.

Xiao Ce understands all the people's feelings and sophistication, and he also understands Li Hanning in front of him, he is just a little unwilling.

Xiao Ce untied the golden order pinned to his waist and handed it to Li Hanning.

"The soldiers and horses of Luoyang all know this token, for them, seeing the token is to see me, if you want to come to Luoyang to find me one day in the future, the promise I made to you today will always count."

Li Hanning was stunned when she heard this, but she still accepted Xiao Ce's heart, in fact, Xiao Ce is indeed a very good person, if she hadn't met Li Zhao, if she had changed the time, she would have thought about going to Luoyang, but she needed time.