Manual of the East Palace Mutual Performance, Section 101
I just hope that Ning Xun can catch up.
He chuckled softly, "Leave it to life." β
As soon as Shen Che left on the front foot, Li Dexian on the back foot came to invite Ning Zhen.
He spent less than a stick of incense in the Qianzheng Palace, and he said everything he should say, and in the end, it was exactly as Shen Che expected, and the sage appointed the prince as the general, and went to the north early tomorrow morning.
When I came out of the main hall, the night was thick.
Ning Zhen let out a sigh of relief rather happily.
He has the favor of his father, and has the support of the Zhenguo Mansion behind him, the prince was far away in northern Xinjiang for a few years, he was like a fish in water, but since the prince returned to Beijing, he seems to have taken the lead, but after careful calculation, he has hardly ever really gotten any benefits from the prince.
No matter how poor the prince is, he is also the eldest son, and he can't make mistakes for a long time, and as time goes by, the voice in the court will only get higher and higher. He wants to seize Ning Xun's crown prince, and it is not enough to be on a par with him, but to overpower Ning Xun.
His father is in good health, and only by forcing the prince to leave Beijing again can he seize a chance to breathe.
His chance, isn't this coming.
When Ning Xun went back to the dormitory, he saw the lights inside from a distance, and he knew that the pond was awake.
He went around to the inner room, and saw the pond sitting on the edge of the couch, not knowing what he was thinking, and his face was slightly pale.
Ning Xun glanced at the cicada clothes guarding the side, and the latter understood, and bowed silently and retreated.
"It's cold at night, so it's not good to lie down, and I'm not afraid of freezing." He sat beside her and wrapped her twice with the quilt before taking her into his arms together: "You know?" β
Rank Chi nodded, "Changle...... Isn't there any news at all? β
Ning Xun coaxed her and said, "No news at this time is the best news." She is my princess of Da Zhou, even if she really fell into the hands of the Khitan, they didn't dare to hurt her easily. β
He raised his head in his arms, but suddenly asked, "When will Your Highness leave?" β
I didn't even ask him if he would go - Ning Xun rushed back in a hurry, and the letter from the person who collected it hadn't been passed down yet.
"Tomorrow morning." He paused for a moment and continued: "There are many people in the East Palace, I am not in the capital, even if I leave more people for you, I am afraid that people will be able to take advantage of the loopholes." β
He can arrange it for her, but he doesn't know when he will return, and as time goes by, people will always be slacking off, and they can always be found by others. There has already been a poisoning incident, how many people want to reach out to her, and he doesn't dare to take any chances about her.
"It's better to send you to Jingzhou and take refuge for a while. I can see your mother more, okay? β
"Not good."
She refused simply, Ning Xun smiled dumbly, and wrapped her hair, "Do you really want to go with me?" Even if it won't call you to the battlefield, but that wind and frost sword all the way is not talking. β
She raised her eyes, her gaze stubborn: "I'm not talking about it. β
The hidden dangers of going to Jingzhou are not much less than staying in Beijing. Even if she really arrived in Jingzhou unknowingly, wouldn't these people in Beijing be able to fake her news and go to northern Xinjiang?
She knew how much Ning Xun cared about her, and the most taboo thing on the battlefield was to shake her mind, just for a moment, I was afraid that she would be doomed.
Since there are hidden dangers, she doesn't dare to take chances.
So the best way to do that is to follow where he can see.
He lowered his head and kissed the tail of her eye, and sighed lowly, "That's it." Then he took out a small ribbon with a black bottom python pattern, "From tomorrow onwards, I will keep it close to my body, and I can't leave it at any time." β
Ji Chi laboriously stretched out his arm from the double coercion of the quilt and Ning Xun, and took the ribbon sac over. It's square, it's not big, but it's a little heavy.
She glanced at Ning Xun with some curiosity, and he wrapped her loose quilt again: "Open it and take a look." β
As soon as she finished speaking, she had already poured out her things.
It was his prince's private seal.
The hand of the pool shook, and he almost dropped the seal, and he hurriedly grabbed it again.
Although it is a private seal, not a treasure seal of the crown prince, he obviously uses this private seal much more than the treasure seal.
This is not a trivial matter, and he will return the private seal to him: "Your Highness's seal, it is not appropriate to collect it on me." β
Ning Xun held her hand and rubbed the back of her neck soothingly, "This seal has a much more role than practical role in symbolizing identity. β
He went to the north to guard Yunfeng City. On weekdays, he can keep her by his side all the time, but if it's really time to fight, his side is dangerous.
She has the prince's private seal on her body, if something really happens, the subjects of the Great Zhou don't have to say it, seeing this seal is like seeing the prince, and the Khitans will not dare to touch her - they will only use her as a threat. As long as it doesn't hurt her, the rest will always be resolved.
"But ......"
Ning Xun interrupted her and said, "I will rest assured that you will take it with you." β
"And it's just a private seal on one side, even if you lose it and ask someone to take it, it won't mean anything." He hugged her and lay down, "Sleep a little longer?" Tomorrow will be very tiring, recuperate your spirits. β
The title pool couldn't, so he could only nod and put away the private seal, before unfolding the quilt and wrapping Ning Xun in.
The night was as cold as water, his body was hot, and she nestled in his arms at just the right temperature, and fell asleep again after a while.
Early in the morning of the second day, Ning Xun received the order to receive the tiger talisman in front of the army and went to northern Xinjiang.
When things are urgent, it is not only to seek speed, but also to simplify it as soon as it should be, day and night.
Although he shared a carriage with him, the speed of the rapid march was too fast, and Ning Xun was afraid that he would not be able to bear it, so he prepared a lot of candied sour fruit for her, and later saw that she was adapting well, so he put his mind at ease.
The title pool was afraid of provoking criticism for Ning Xun, so he hid himself carefully, but he didn't know that the generals in the army had already been beaten by Ning Xun - Ning Xun had already accumulated a lot of power in the army, and no one dared to chew his tongue, and the former prince went on the expedition, and it was not completely out of his own hands with him, it was not a precedent, so it was naturally easier to accept it.
He guarded it carefully, and those things didn't touch her at all.
However, in three days, they had rushed to northern Xinjiang.
The last time Changle had news come back, it was in Yunfeng City. Therefore, Ning Xun went straight to Yunfeng and took over the 20,000 troops in Yunfeng City first.
On the way here, he looked at the topographic map of northern Xinjiang day and night - he was quite familiar with Ruan Yuanxiu's actions, and Ruan Yuanxiu, as an envoy to his relatives, was naturally qualified to decide the route.
The original line was originally set, and the neighboring cities in northern Xinjiang had already been searched by the emperor's order, but nothing was found.
With Ruan Yuanxiu's temperament, he will not easily change his course without authorization. If you encounter the Khitan army halfway, you should leave some traces.
Then it can only be in the team to send relatives, and there is a problem with itself.
Ning Xun inserted a flag into the sand table, and the flagpole made a slight circle: "Five thousand light horses, follow the lonely straight into this place." β
He raised his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man in armor next to the sand table who wanted to speak and stopped: "Does Mr. Hu have any objections?" β
"The last general will not dare. It's just that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sure that Princess Changle is here? β
Ning Xun patted the grit on his hand and said lightly, "Guess." β
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Chapter 89
β It's the prince, and Da Zhou came to pick up the princess back. β
"This ......" Hu Zeliang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came on the orders of the saint, and he naturally put the Crown Prince first in everything. It's just a shame to say that he has been commanding the army in Yunfeng for nearly a year, but he hasn't made many achievements, and naturally he hasn't won many people's hearts.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince acts so freely, I am afraid that he will not be able to convince the public.
Seeing that Hu Zeliang couldn't say a whole sentence for a long time, Ning Xun lost patience and looked past him to look at the generals behind him: "Do you generals have any concerns?" β
When even the two of them glanced at each other, they stepped forward and hugged their fists: "The last general is willing to go with His Highness!" β
Seeing this, Hu Zongbing's heart sank. It was only then that he realized that the saint's concerns about the crown prince were not exaggerated.
It has only been three years since the prince returned to Beijing, and the last battle was precisely in this Yunfeng City. How many old units are in the army, open and covert, who can say?
Seeing that the rest of the people had no objections, Ning Xun bowed his head and glanced around: "Set off after a stick of incense." β
Everyone responded in unison: "Yes." β
When everyone had withdrawn, the pool turned out from behind the screen.
Ning Xun stepped forward a few steps, because she had changed her armor, she was afraid that it would be cold, and she was stunned by the action of taking her into her arms, and only pinched the back of her neck: "Are you tired?" β
He shook his head, he had worked much harder than she had done this way.
She took the initiative to hug him through the armor, "Your Highness, be careful. β
"I'll leave the shadow guards behind, this is in the northern frontier, so I don't have to cover them up too much. If there is anything, it is better to directly order Qingheng. β
Zhichi patted him on the back, and his armor rattled: "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll wait here for Your Highness to come back, and I'll not go anywhere." β
He has just taken over, and the specific situation in the army still needs to be sorted out. At this time, although he was not at ease about putting her here, he couldn't really take her to the front line.
He buried it in her neck and took a deep breath: "I have issued a military order that no one is allowed to trespass." So except for Qingheng, don't let anyone get close. You sleep, and I'll bring Changle back tomorrow. β
She nodded again, stroked the back of his neck as he had done before, and answered him softly, "Okay." β
Ning Xun looked at her deeply, and suddenly pressed her down and kissed her - the kiss was a little heavier than before, like a north wind blowing in the face, and he was squeezed out of breath in an instant.
At the end, he whispered, "Wait for me," turned around neatly, took the hood, and strode out.
Changle grabbed the big red tassel on the curtain of the carriage and pressed so hard that his fingertips turned white.
The carriage had been forced to stop, and the sound of soldiers outside was constant, and she wanted to lift the curtain to take a look, but she didn't dare.
Although she didn't show it on her face, she was already afraid in her heart, her wrist trembled slightly, and she was briefly held through her sleeve.
Ruan Yuanxiu looked at the number of courtesies and accepted it with one touch.
Changle came back to his senses, only to realize that he had called himself several times.
- The man she had just called into the carriage. The chaos outside made her panic, and she was left alone in this carriage, afraid that she would not be able to hold on.
"Princess."
She raised her eyes and looked over, listening to him calmly and quickly: "Not only the Khitans, but also the guards have bad intentions. The minister had transferred all the available people to the princess earlier, and now that they were there to protect him, the minister drove for the princess and returned to the nearest Yunfeng City, hoping to have a glimmer of life. β
Changle was stunnedβshe didn't even know what was going on.
The guard of honor from Yunfeng City all the way to the north, on the second day Ruan Yuanxiu suddenly ordered a reroute, and the journey that could reach the Khitan in three or five days was delayed into seven days.
She didn't understand, the matter had come to this, what was the point of him delaying these two days?
Later, Ruan Yuanxiu found an opportunity and gave it to her alone, saying that the team to send relatives had changed, and now they had lost contact with the imperial court.
He said that he wanted to return to Yunfeng City, but Changle counted the days, and the team of the third prince to pick up relatives should have arrived. If you go back to Yunfeng and come back, the delay is too long, and I am afraid that the Khitan will take advantage of the excuse to make trouble.