Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang were busy on the school military field all day, and it was not until it was dark that they returned to the city guard, took off their armor, and prepared to sacrifice the five internal organs temple that had been badly treated for a long time.

As soon as the two of them reached the door of the dining room, they heard the sound of dishes falling on the floor from inside, and then Effantia pouted and walked out angrily. When she saw the two of them, she didn't say hello, and glared at Li Jiangyao, and went back to the back hall.

"Hey! This little girl is getting more and more disagreeable, so angry. Li Jiangyao looked at Effentia's back and muttered inexplicably: "Who provoked her again?" ”

Xu Youchang replied casually: "I'm afraid it's not a menstrual matter, right?" Bad temper. ”

Li Jiangyao smiled and gave Xu Youchang a punch: "You guy knows a lot!" O friends of women! ”

Xu Youchang also gave Li Jiangyao a punch: "It's not all taught by you!" ”

The two of them giggled and walked into the dining room with a smile, and saw that only Ma Mu and Xia Lian were eating. Xia Lian saw them coming, and hurriedly got up to greet them: "My lord, are you back?" General Xu: Okay. I'll go and serve you food. ”

Li Jiangyao sat down opposite Ma Mu with a smile, and responded, "Thank you for your hard work, Xia Lian, we almost starved to death." Hey, old horse, why did Effantia lose her temper so much just now? What about Hesjia? Why didn't she come to dinner? ”

Ma Mu picked up the wine jug on the table, poured two glasses of honey wine for Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang, and then explained: "My lord, those two eldest ladies are a little homesick. ”

"Homesick?" Xu Youchang was a little curious: "What did they tell you?" ”

Xia Lian came over with a hot meal: "Yes, General Xu." These days, Effentia is very homesick, misses her father, and secretly cries several times at night. Sister Hesijia originally wanted to comfort her, but she didn't expect that after the two chatted for a long time, Effentia affected her. ”

Li Jiangyao picked up a large piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth, and asked vaguely: "So He Sijia doesn't eat anymore?" ”

"Well, I don't seem to have much appetite lately." Xia Lian nodded.

Li Jiangyao pondered for a moment, as if he suddenly remembered something, and asked, "What was the reason for Effentia's tantrum and falling bowl just now?" It's not like I'm mad at you because I'm homesick, right? ”

Xia Lian didn't answer him, but looked at Ma Mu, as if asking him: Can you speak?

Ma Mu hesitated for a moment, and responded, "Alas, it was coming at me." Effentia ...... Effentia wanted to find someone to kidnap her dad to Metasequoia City, and I'd say a few words against it......"

Poof——, the rice in Li Jiangyao's mouth squirted out: "What...... What?! Kidnapping her dad? ”

"What the hell is going on?" Xu Youchang was also a little confused: "Her father, isn't it the Emmeni of the Persian merchant mission?" ”

Xia Lian continued, "Effentia really wants to see her father, but she can't return to the merchant mission, otherwise she won't be able to come out again. So...... So Sister Hesijia gave her an idea to find a way to invite her father to come here. ”

"Well, it's better to say please," Mamu sighed, "Actually, I'm looking for someone to tie up Emmeni." ”

Xu Youchang was puzzled, put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Looking for someone?" Who is she looking for? The officers and men of the whole army, without the military orders of adults, cannot be moved. ”

Ma Mu nodded, and said helplessly: "That's what you said. Therefore, Effentia had no intention of asking our legion for help. She was looking for Kuliban, the little prince of the Shenhua family. ”

When Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang heard Ma Mu say this, they suddenly realized. At the beginning, because of the matter of Black Crystal Jade, Effantia could be regarded as a great benefactor of the Shenhua family and Kuliban, and the little prince still owed her a lot of favors.

And according to everyone's observations, Curiban seems to like Effantia very much, more or less in love with the pursuit of meaning, as long as Effentia speaks, Curiban has no reason to refuse. In addition, the two of them are of the same age, they are the kind of masters who are not afraid of heaven and earth, and they love to play and make trouble, and the object of the kidnapping is Effantia's own father, how can such an interesting little request not help?

The prince of the Shenhua family has the army in his own hands, and the elder Samor and the clan leader Yudra are also the commanders of the intelligence department of the Metasequoia Legion, and they don't know how many eyeliners have been planted in the Chechi royal court, and they are indeed the most suitable people to carry out this operation.

"This ...... I'm afraid this is not appropriate, do you want to stop them? Xu Youchang asked Li Jiangyao.

Ma Mu sighed: "Alas, it's late! I just heard Effantia say that two days ago, Kuriban rushed to the court of Chechi and personally commanded the kidnapping operation. If all goes well, it is estimated that Emmeni will be on his way back to Metasequoia at this time. ”

Li Jiangyao frowned when he heard this, and instructed Xu Youchang: "Immediately transfer five hundred elites from your First Army, search along the road, and be ready to meet them at any time." If an unexpected situation occurs, you can launch a counterattack on the spot without asking for instructions. Keep in mind that the safety of Kuriban and Ameni must be ensured at all costs. ”

Xu Youchang responded with a "obey", put down the dishes and chopsticks and got up to leave.

Li Jiangyao thought for a while, and suddenly called out to him again, and then took out a token from his waist: "Don't use your first army, send the white robe of the commander's battalion to dispatch, you have another more important thing to do now, go and see He Sijia, it's not okay to always skip meals." ”

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Dangdang, Xu Youchang knocked lightly on the door and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, have you rested?" ”

Hearing that it was Xu Youchang coming, He Sijia couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and hurriedly got up and opened the door: "General Xu, hello." It's so late, what's the matter? ”

Xu Youchang held the tray in his hand and smiled embarrassedly: "I...... I was ordered to bring you dinner. ”

He Sijia looked at his stupid look, first puzzled, and then sneered: "Ordered? Whose order are you? ”

Xu Youchang originally planned to say that it was on Li Jiangyao's orders, but after thinking about it, he felt that it didn't seem right to say so. The dignified commander of the Metasequoia Army ordered his vanguard generals to bring food to a little girl, isn't this sick?

So he smiled: "I was ordered by Miss Xia Lian." Saying that, regardless of whether He Sijia invited him into the house or not, he squeezed in directly with a tray.

He Sijia waited for Xu Youchang to put dinner on the table, and generously invited him to sit down and drink tea and talk. Xu Youchang was very happy when he saw this, and hurriedly nodded in agreement, and sat down next to He Sijia with a cheeky face.

He Sijia's face looked red against the candle flame, she was a little afraid to look directly at Xu Youchang, and while chatting with some gossip, she fiddled with the butter milk tea she had made by herself.

Xu Youchang took the steaming tea bowl with both hands, and a mellow fragrance of milk tea came to his nose, and he couldn't help but praise it again and again. He Sijia pursed his lips and smiled: "This is the traditional practice of my hometown, if you can use the tea produced in the Kas Plateau of the West Continent, the taste will definitely be more authentic." ”

Hearing her mention her hometown, Xu Youchang immediately remembered what Xia Lian and Ma Mu had said before, and was slightly stunned, and then said apologetically: "Your Highness, you have been stranded in Western Xinjiang for so long, are you homesick?" Why don't I go talk to Jiang Yao and send someone to send you back? Although the two countries are at war, at the end of the day, you are not a prisoner, and you have not lost any freedom......"

"I know," He Sijia interrupted Xu Youchang's words: "From the first day you met General Xu again, you have told me many times that I am not a prisoner of war, and I can leave at any time if I want." It's just ......"

"Just what?" Xu Youchang heard that He Sijia had not made up his mind, and hope was rekindled in his heart, and he hurriedly asked.

He Sijia showed a bitter smile on his face: "The various experiences of coming to Western Xinjiang this time have made me have some different views on my father and the Turkic Empire. Now when I go back, I don't know how to deal with them. ”

Xu Youchang didn't know why: "Your Highness, what do you mean when you say that your view is different from the past?" ”

"Simply put, it's the war we're facing now." He Sijia sighed softly: "In the past, the heroes and heroes of the Turks went out to fight and expand the territory of the empire, as a princess, my heart is full of admiration and love for them, and I hope that they can prosper and triumph safely. However, when I was on the other side of the war, I suddenly realized that the Turkic army had brought all the disasters and misfortunes. ”

She paused slightly, adjusted her mood, and continued: "Thousands of miles to the west, countless families have been torn apart because of the war; Countless children have lost their parents and become orphans; The originally prosperous Silk Road trade route has long been like a ghost desert, lonely and lifeless. And those soldiers who participated in the war, no matter which camp they belonged to, may be buried in a foreign land and never return to their lovers...... All of this is very painful for me. ”

As she spoke, He Sijia's tears flowed uncontrollably.

Xu Youchang couldn't help but be silent. It was only now that he finally understood that the young and kind Turkic princess in front of him was not only homesick because she didn't think about it, but what made her even more uncomfortable was the guilt brought about by the Turkic Empire's invasion of the western frontier, which overwhelmed her.

"Your Highness...... It's not your fault that you are going to fight, and it's not something you can influence and change," Xu Youchang sighed: "I am very moved by your thoughts, but you and I, as well as everyone involved in it, are all powerless. The only thing we can do is perhaps only one thing, and that is to stick to what we believe in and live with a clear conscience. ”

After a while, He Sijia wiped away his tears and barely squeezed out a smile: "General Xu, in addition to bringing me food, do you also mean to ask me to ask for my guilt?" ”

"Huh? What sin is asked? Xu Youchang was a little puzzled: "I don't quite understand what His Highness means. ”

He Sijia smiled slightly: "Of course it's Effentia's business." I came up with the idea to let her kidnap her father to come to Metasequoia, Master Li should be upset, right? ”

Xu Youchang came to his senses and said with a big grin: "Oh, you said this, no, no, how could Jiang Yao blame you for this?" ”

"If you act without permission, you may cause some big trouble, why doesn't Lord Li blame me?" He Sijia asked with interest.

Xu Youchang replied seriously: "Effentia is homesick, this is human nature. You gave her an idea and asked Kuliban to come forward to help, and you didn't violate the military order and discipline of the Metasequoia Legion, so I don't think Jiang Yao really blames you. ”

He Sijia shook his head with a smile when he heard this: "It seems that General Xu didn't understand my intentions. However, Master Li may have already guessed a few points. ”

When Xu Youchang heard this, his curiosity suddenly rose: "Tell me quickly, I'm sometimes confused." ”

He Sijia was amused: "The general is not confused, but his mind is all on leading troops to fight, and he rarely thinks about deceit in politics." It is rare to kidnap Emmeni, a god of wealth that no one can provoke, but not make him angry and retaliate. ”