"Promise by example?"

"No, you can't make a promise."

You Qingyun lightly opened the corners of his lips and said with a smile.

"You... You go out and don't want to see you! ”

Yuan Xingyu immediately raised the corners of his mouth when he heard this, like an angry little tiger, raised his small and white cute nose, his pretty face was slightly red, and he pinned his body to the other side with a light snort, and said angrily with his back to You Qingyun.

You Qingyun got up, moved Yuan Xingyu's side to lie down again, leaned over to look at the angry little tiger, and said in a gentle voice:

"I'm not done yet! I can't make a promise, but I can come to my door to propose! ”

After hearing this, Yuan Xingyu's pretty faces on both sides became more clear, this time it was not angry, but it was caused by being shy and apprehensive, and because of some small excitement, he asked in a soft voice:

"There's... Is there any difference? ”

"Of course there is a difference, I only promised you to save my life, and I only came to propose marriage when I liked you, the difference is big, I didn't marry you because you saved my life, understand, silly girl."

Hearing this, Yuan Xingyu touched his even hotter pretty face, and hurriedly stretched out his paws to push You Qingyun away, then pulled up the quilt to cover his head, and then a dull voice came from the quilt:

"Know... Got it, go out and rest, I'm going to sleep for a while. ”

You Qingyun looked at the cute appearance of this girl, the corners of her mouth rose slightly and walked out of the room, when Yuan Xingyu heard the gentle sound of the door closing, she took her little head out of the quilt, exhaled heavily, with a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth, and looked at the top of the bed silly and recalled his words, laughing from time to time.

……

The Prince's Mansion of the East Palace

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the current situation is not very good, the former criminal department Shangshu Leng Duyi, and the right governor of the Sanpin Inspectorate Yushi Wu Zhang have all been pulled off the horse, and the strength of our faction in the court has been damaged. In addition to the second prince's faction, there are also some officials in the imperial court who are taking a wait-and-see attitude, among which Yongguan Hou You Tianming is the most, do you think we will focus on You Tianming or the second prince next? ”

In a quiet secret room in the East Palace, the prince Nanxu had just been pardoned by the emperor and returned to the court to listen to the government, at this time the prince's faction deeply discovered that the strength of his faction had lost two important arms, causing his faction to panic.

"Compared with the second brother Nanyu, Yongguan Hou You Tianming is more suitable, his father is very fond of him on the surface, but in fact, he has already made great achievements, and his father is a little afraid of his strength, so he will order him to return to Beijing and stay in Beijing."

After hearing the prince's contemplative words, Qin Fu nodded, the sinister and cunning in his eyes flashed, and then he said earnestly:

"Then let's test the attitude of the people around You Tianming, and also test the attitude of the emperor?"

"With the assistance of Lord Qin, why worry about the big thing, then let's start from the county lord of Yu'an, Mu Yu'an is You Tianming's uncle, the two have a close relationship, and they both hold military power, how can the father who is suspicious by nature not be afraid to take precautions, it is more appropriate to start from her."

The prince's gloom seemed to be swept away after Qin Fu's words, and Nan Xu, who was in a good mood, patted Qin Fu's shoulder, and his appreciation was overflowing.

……

"The Weaver Girl should cross the river on Tanabata and make the magpie a bridge."

On the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh month of the second year of Zhaoyuan, the boys and girls in Shangjing ushered in the favorite festival of the new year, the Qixi Festival.

Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, Qiqiao Festival, or Qijie Festival, is also known as Chinese Valentine's Day. Because of the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Qixi Festival has been endowed with the meaning of love, and it is the love that countless girls look forward to.

There is a walking barrier in the central courtyard of the palace in the upper capital city, which is divided into the inside and the outside. The women in red clothes in the barrier, symbolizing nobility and magnificence, accompanied by the palace maids holding pheasant tail fans, slowly go to the place of the building, the palace ladies are lined up on the road, lined up in two long rows, all over the capital are lit up, laughter and joy can be seen everywhere.

On this day, couples in pairs came out to pray, and naturally You Qingyun and Yuan Xingyu were indispensable. For You Qingyun, who didn't know much about it, Yuan Xingyu explained to him with great interest the customs of the Qixi Festival.

"The custom of begging is an annual event, through the story of the meeting of the two stars of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl in July, specially dressed up, climbed the building to beg the Weaver Girl for skill, and prayed that the wish would be realized."

"Women will gather in the courtyard to worship the starry sky, and arrange incense sticks in the courtyard, with melons, fruits, flowers, wine, needlework, etc., sincerely praying that they can be as skilled as the Weaver Girl, and there are women who thread needles in the starry sky."

You Qingyun nodded when he heard this, his previous thoughts were all on martial arts and drinking flower wine, so seeing that some of the activities along the streets in the city were relatively fresh, Yuan Xingyu's pretty face was full of smiles, and he was also very patient to explain them one by one.

"You Qingyun, come quickly, come here."

You Qingyun had just paid for the sugar gourd that Yuan Xingyu had bought in the stall before, when he heard Yuan Xingyu running under a banyan tree with a small broken step.

"You Qingyun, this is the most famous scenery wishing tree on South Street in Shangjingcheng, famous couples come here to make a wish, special spirit, let's also make a wish."

Yuan Xingyu looked at him with a hopeful look in his eyes, You Qingyun touched her well-behaved head, nodded, and said softly:

"What you want to do tonight, it's up to you."

Yuan Xingyu smiled and picked up two wishing wooden plaques from the table of a stall manager, handed one to You Qingyun, and said while writing on them:

"You write your wish on it, put it in the red bag, and give it to me."

After a while, Yuan Xingyu took You Qingyun's wishing bag, tied it together with a red thread, and then walked to the wishing tree, where there were two or three long ladders around the tree, so that the wisher could tie the bag to the branch.

"Wait, I'll be a little high."

Yuan Xingyu was about to line up the ladder, You Qingyun saw it and hurriedly shouted, so under her sweet smile, he walked up the ladder.

"What a wish you made!"

"If you say it, it won't work."

……

October of the second year of Zhaoyuan

Taihe Temple

"Your Majesty, there is a war on the border of Xiliang, and a force of unknown origin colludes with the Xiongnu to burn, kill and plunder the people in the border villages, and do all kinds of evil, please ask the emperor to judge."

In the early dynasty of the Taihe Palace, Qin Fu was the first to walk out of the civil official ranks, kneeling and saluting.

Nan Tianyi sat on the dragon chair, today he just tied his hair on the crown of his hair, did not wear the crown of the Son of Heaven, after hearing the words of Qin Fu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, he looked around at the civil and military officials, and asked in a deep voice:

"Do you Aiqing have a solution?"

The civil and military officials looked at each other, but no one dared to speak first.

When the emperor saw the Taihe Palace, which was silent for a moment, no one spoke out, and said slightly angrily:

"Qin Fu, you are in charge of the military department, you come."

Qin Fu got up and replied: "Back to the emperor, the most important thing now is to send a general who can suppress the Xiliang border pass, repel the Huns, and eliminate unknown forces, otherwise there will be endless trouble!" ”

Hearing this, the Emperor continued to ask:

"Do you have a candidate?"

"Xuanping Marquis Yang Renfu, Yuanwu General Feng Sheng, and Huaihua General Yu Wenzhao are all competent, as for the specific candidates, the emperor still needs to decide."

Qin Fu originally wanted to recommend Mu Yu'an, so that their plan could be carried out further, but he also knew that Emperor Nan Tianyi was suspicious, and the name Mu Yu'an could not be said by himself, it could only come from his mouth, so as not to provoke the fire.

When the emperor heard this, he pondered the marquis, did not speak, but looked around at the civil and military officials again, and asked sharply:

"What do you say? If you don't speak, just stand all the time! ”

"Your Majesty, if you need to send a suitable person to suppress the northwest border, the old minister thinks that the county lord of Yu'an is the most suitable."

Just when no one spoke up from the hundred officials, Zhongshu Ling Yao Chengnai was an old minister of the two dynasties, with high authority and power, and his status was above the prime minister, and he was deeply favored by the emperor, so he walked out of the team and said in a loud voice.

"What Yao Gong said is very much in line with my heart, so according to what Yao Gong said, retreat from the dynasty."

When Emperor Nan Tianyi heard this, he turned his anger into laughter, and treated Yao Cheng very kindly, which was very different from the previous anger of the Son of Heaven, which also made the civil and military officials understand in their hearts that Yao Cheng was the weight of the Chinese book in the emperor's heart, and he must not be provoked in the future.

It didn't take long for a decree to be issued from the Taihe Palace, and the eunuch Wang Sheng personally walked into the Mu Mansion with the holy decree in his hand.

"The edict of the Son of Heaven, the emperor's edict, the frequent wars and chaos in the Xiliang border pass, and the name of the border is boring, so the lord of Yu'an went to the Xiliang Pass to suppress the Xiongnu, in order to calm the hearts of the people, and admire this."

Wang Sheng was in the front yard of the gate of Mu Mansion, in front of Mu Yu'an's kneeling, he read out the holy decree in a loud voice, and before leaving, he said a word to Mu Yu'an alone, and Mu Yu'an's face instantly became a little solemn.

Yufu

Under the cover of night, Mu Yu'an, dressed in a black robe, walked into You Tianming's study from the back door.

"Uncle You, the emperor ordered me to return to Xiliangguan tomorrow, and after the eunuch Wang Sheng read out the holy decree, he also said to me that he could only return to Xiliangguan by himself."

When You Tianming heard this, he hurriedly helped Mu Yu'an, who was half-kneeling, understood her intention tonight, and comforted her repeatedly:

"Yu'an, I understand your intention, don't worry, one day when your uncle is here, no one can hurt a single hair of Yurong, I will take care of everyone in Mufu for you, you go to Xiliangguan and be careful."

"I also heard that there is an unknown force in Xiliangguan that colludes with the Huns, and it is easy to dodge the open guns and difficult to defend against the hidden arrows, so let Lao Yu go with you tomorrow."

When Mu Yu'an heard this, he looked surprised, although he was no stranger to Steward Yu, he was a little puzzled when he heard You Tianming's words.

"Lao Yu fought with my father when he was a teenager, but after his father left, I let him go back to Shangjing You Mansion to enjoy the Qing Mansion, also to protect the safety of You Mansion, don't underestimate him, he was the martial champion after the mad sword Wang Wu, the master of the middle of the eighth grade, the child asked him to accompany you, I can rest assured."

Mu Yu'an heard that the tears were already in his eyes, bowed deeply to him, and withdrew from the study.