It is necessary to mention here that the eldest princess of the dynasty is not only the favorite sister of the old emperor Tuoba Gui, but also the only one who has blood relatives with His Majesty the Emperor, the same generation, and a younger sister who is still alive. Therefore, the princesses really love and hate her. What I love is that the eldest princess has a special status and is one of the few people who can make suggestions to His Majesty the Emperor; what I hate is that the harem competes for favor, and the competition between concubines is already fierce, and the eldest princess sends a beautiful competitor from time to time, and His Majesty the Emperor likes the person sent by his sister most of the time, and competes for their favor for no reason.

In addition, the eldest princess and her husband are very affectionate, she is now nearly sixty years old, and only An Linglong, the only daughter, has given all her love and attention to her only daughter. The combination of An Linglong and Tuoba Lie is completely the result of free choice, without any political factors, the two are childhood sweethearts, and they secretly have feelings in long-term study and contact, Tuoba Lie was sixteen years old, and An Linglong was fourteen years old, and the two got married.

It's a pity that after getting married, Tuoba Lie stayed outside the Saiwai for a long time to fight, causing An Linglong to stay alone in the empty boudoir, which produced some micro-words, and enjoyed the spring in Jinling City for three consecutive years. On the one hand, Tuoba Lie was worried that his wife would not be able to bear the loneliness and make things like red apricots going out of the wall, and on the other hand, he also wanted to compensate her, so he asked the general Wang for a month's leave and rushed back to accompany his wife. It was also in this way that there was a meeting with Shen Fei, and there was the important task of accepting the emperor's decree and becoming the emperor's mission.

He is two years older than An Linglong and five years older than Shen Fei, and the age gap between the two is not too deep.

The moon is bright and the stars are thin, the water is rippling, and the hot water on the stove has been boiling for a long time, but neither of them has the intention of making tea, they don't move, because whoever moves first is who begs the other party and falls down.

Shen Fei is an immortal in Shuzhong, even if he shoulders the task of preaching down the mountain, even if there are not many princes to choose from, even if he is already very anxious in his heart after the death of the third prince Tuoba Boyi, he must hold the shelf. At this time, if he can't hold on, even if Tuoba Lie ascends the throne in the future, the Taoist sect will not be able to reach the same status as the Buddhist sect, and he will not be able to worship it as a state religion. He had to make Tuoba Lie realize that it was a great blessing that he could help him, and he had nothing but gratitude for it.

And Tuoba Lie is unwilling to move, not to mention that he has always had no intention of politics, and does not want to compete with his brothers for that supreme position, just from his character, he is not willing to do this, Tuoba Lie is free and easy by nature, this kind of free and easy is different from his own brother Tuoba is really ambitious, it is really very free and easy, profligate, herding horses outside the plug, and even a young man's heart. Therefore, Tuoba Lie is always reluctant to bow to people, it is the same for everyone, and if he is thirsty for talent, he is not so urgent. Over the years, his ambition has increased slightly, and it is also under the blowing of the wind on his wife An Linglong's pillow, in stark contrast to his husband, An Linglong is a very ambitious woman, the more she grows up, the more ambitious she becomes, and she is more and more dissatisfied with Tuoba Lie's unmotivated. But because she is a daughter, there is no good way, Shen Fei's appearance made her see a glimmer of light, for this reason, she and her husband had a long talk all night after the battle in the arena.

The water in the pot had been boiling for a long time, and Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie did not mean to take the lead in pouring tea for each other, and the two sensible eunuchs also saw the special atmosphere and did not step forward to help. The breeze was blowing as usual, the moonlight was still shining, and the two women were gossiping about some homely things as usual. Over time, everything seems to have changed and everything seems to be changing, and that's it.

"An'er, be careful of the hot pot water. ”

Breaking this peace was Tuoba Lie's only daughter, Tuoba An. The name is special in that it combines the names of the father and the mother into one, showing the deep affection between the parents.

In fact, An Linglong's real name is Tuoba Linglong, and his mother is the eldest princess of the dynasty, Tuoba Phoenix, who married into the An family before Tuoba Gui became the emperor, so there is no such thing as recruiting sons-in-law. An Linglong inherited her father's surname and became a talisman for the An family's great wealth.

"An'er, be careful of the hot pot water. On top of the one-meter-high burning stove, boiling water was placed, and An'er, who was having fun, ran over happily, completely unaware of the danger in front of her. The two chief managers of the "little master ......" were also distracted for some reason, and let the mischievous An'er escape from his sight and run towards danger.

At this critical point in time, Tuoba Lie and Shen Fei stretched out their hands at the same time to stop An'er. Tuoba Lie was a little closer to the furnace, and when he was caught off guard, his outstretched right hand actually did not completely stop An'er's forward momentum. If he hadn't been entangled with Shen Fei and distracted, he wouldn't have been like this.

Shen Fei just made up for his vacancy, and he was far away from An'er when he shot with Tuoba Lie, but his speed was very fast, and his right hand stretched out in an instant, blocking between An'er and the furnace. If it were an ordinary person, the palm of the hand that would definitely be brought back by inertia, and the back of the hand would be burned by the high heat on the stove, but Shen Fei's palm contained an unshakable force, like a solid wall, which forcibly stopped An'er and stopped her from moving forward.

A gust of wind blew, and An'er fell to the ground tired of playing, and finally there was no danger. The six people standing on the bank of the river breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Tuoba Lie finally picked up the copper kettle sitting on the stove and poured water for Shen Fei: "Shen Daozun, An'er was saved by you again." ”

Shen Fei leaned down, rubbed An'er's head, and said with a smile: "I'm very close to An'er, isn't it!" He grinned, and An'er laughed too, completely unaware that he was almost in danger.

An Linglong ran up, knelt on the ground and hugged her daughter, looking east and west, the two servants puffed, knelt on the ground at the same time, kowtowed to the master and confessed their mistakes.

An Linglong did not forgive them, but said to Shen Fei: "What Shen Daozun said is extremely true, the little girl An'er is really destined for the Dao Sect, why don't you worship the Dao Zun as a teacher?"

Shen Fei didn't speak, took the tea cup that Tuoba Lie had sent to his hand, and showed a secretive smile.

"Husband, you have a word. An Linglong sneered.

Tuoba Lie hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you can worship under Shen Daozun's door, it should be the fate that An Er can't ask for." ”

Shen Fei saw that he hesitated, and he would not agree so happily, so he said: "An'er is still young, and the matter of apprenticeship is not in a hurry, not in a hurry. ”

An Linglong knew that she couldn't force it, so she glanced at her husband with her eyes, Tuoba Lie was a little embarrassed by her staring, picked up her teacup, and took a sip.

An'er is the direct blood relative of the eldest princess and his father, and her identity is extremely special, and the slightest mistake is a big deal, and she has really been too careless recently.

Shen Fei smiled to alleviate the embarrassment, and said: "The court is busy, His Royal Highness the Emperor has come to Jinling to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but he is going to be talked about by His Majesty the Emperor." ”

Tuoba Lie saw that he finally brought up the matter, and laughed: "Hahaha, the complicated government affairs have nothing to do with me, marching and fighting is the king's strength, the border has been stable recently, there has been no war for a long time, this king has given himself a holiday, take a break, and the father will not blame him." ”

"I have heard for a long time that His Highness is brave and good at fighting, and it is all the credit of His Highness to quell the border troubles. This has brought a peaceful and contented environment to the country, and the poor road has been for the thousands of people in the country, thank Your Highness. ”

"Hahaha, Shen Daozun is serious, this king is just fulfilling his duties, if you want to thank you, you should also thank your father Lord Wang for his insight and recruitment. ”

"Yes, yes, His Majesty the Emperor is the real initiator. ”

"Of course, if it weren't for my father's trust in me and reuse me, this king would not have had the opportunity to go to the border and show his strength. ”

"What His Royal Highness the Prince said is extremely true, and what he says is extremely true. "Shen Fei's best thing is to slap the horse, and after a few words, he ignited the interest of Tuoba Lie's conversation, "I heard that the six people outside the Saiwai are fierce and difficult to deal with, I don't know what kind of means His Highness used to subdue them." ”

"If you want to say that the method of dealing with the six departments outside the Saiwai really has nothing to do with this king, it is all thought up by the general Wang Shangguan Hongri. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince is really too humble, if there is no help from His Highness, it will be difficult for the general to succeed no matter how powerful the king is. ”

"Hehe, this is really not the modesty of this king, before this king joined the army, the general king had already studied a set of ways to deal with the people outside the Saiwai, from the separation between the various ethnic groups, to the long-range salvo of strong bows and crossbows, not giving them a chance to get close, and then to the application of brute beasts, in short, it is really a big deal. As long as the general Wang guards the front line for one day, the six frontier divisions will never turn over. ”

"I have long heard that I have a strong bow and crossbow, and the power is unparalleled, but outside the border over there, there is the Gobi Desert, and the cavalry comes and goes freely, and the person with the bow and crossbow will not be dragged to death by "flying kites"!"

"Shen Daozun is right, the Gobi is vast and boundless, and most of the six departments outside the fortress are rangers, coming and going freely, and ordinary bows and crossbows naturally can't help them. However, the great general Wang came up with a set of methods to restrain them. ”

"I want to hear about it. ”

"Shen Daozun, border defense is a major national event, although you have helped An'er many times, but ......" Tuoba Lie did not say the following words, but Shen Fei had already understood, and said at the moment: "His Royal Highness the prince cares about the country everywhere, and Shen admires it." This topic will be stopped at all, and it will not be mentioned. "Having said that, Shen Fei thought in his heart, you are a tuobalie, you don't want to talk to me about this little thing, it seems that my expectations for you are going to be disappointed again.

Unexpectedly, An Linglong listened to the conversation between the two from the side, and took the initiative to say: "My good husband, Shen Daozun is not an outsider, what is there to hide, not to mention that the general's method of defending against the enemy on the frontier has been used for many years, and it is no secret for a long time." "Stand up at the moment and take An'er to the two men's side together, "Actually, the method that the Great General Wang has researched is very simple, but no one has ever thought about it in the past. He made the strong bow ......"

"Linglong!" his wife's repeated favoritism towards Shen Fei made Tuoba Lie a little unhappy, and he stopped her in a stiff tone. An Linglong was stunned by what she said, but her face was very ugly.

Shen Fei saw that the relationship between the two was close to freezing, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, princess Niangniang, what His Royal Highness the prince said is right, it is a matter of imperial secrets, it is a big matter, or don't say that it is better to be with outsiders, hahaha." When he said the word outsider, he deliberately accentuated his tone.

An Linglong's face was not good-looking, and she tried her best to maintain her restraint and keep the eldest lady's temper from exploding, and her lips trembled with anger.

Tuoba Lie realized that his tone was serious, stood up apologetically, pulled out the stool he was sitting on, and said: "Linglong, the secret in the army, nonsense is to kill the head, very serious. It's also for your own good, don't take it to heart when the tone is heavy, come, sit down, and the husband will pour tea for you personally. ”

Seeing Tuoba Lie trying to ease the atmosphere, An Linglong couldn't say anything, she and Tuoba Lie grew up together since childhood, childhood sweethearts, and they had real feelings. also borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and took An'er away together: "The conversation between you men, the little woman can't get in touch, let's find Ruoxue's sister to admire the moon." After speaking, he led An'er away.

Tuoba Lie looked at her departing back, revealing a wry smile, he really couldn't do anything about his childhood sweetheart's wife.

Shen Fei instead saw the crux of the two of them, and shook his head imperceptibly.

Tuoba Lie sat down again, with a gray face, completely different from the high-spirited when he first met, Shen Fei did not say anything to appease him, at this time, it was like mockery, which would make him feel more uncomfortable.

It wasn't until a long time later that Tuoba Lie himself said: "This king and Linglong have been taught by Teacher Ouyang since childhood, and their childhood sweethearts have grown up together, and their feelings have been cultivated little by little, but recently, this king has been on the border for a long time and has been alienated from her, which made Linglong's heart a little dissatisfied, which made Shen Daozun smile." ”

Shen Fei leaned back on the back of the chair, watching him pour himself a drink, with a depressed face, he suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed his shoulder, lowered his voice and said, "Shen has something unclear and wants to ask His Royal Highness the Prince for advice." ”

"If Shen Daozun has anything to say, just say it. ”

"Shen doesn't understand, with the identity and ability of His Royal Highness the Prince, why do you have to live a life of exile outside the fortress, like being sent to the army?"

"Huh. Tuoba Lie glanced at him, still smiling bitterly.

Shen Fei looked into his eyes, and his tone changed to calm: "Your Highness is wearing battle armor, and going to the front line to fight is nothing more than two purposes, one is that you can experience the pleasure of killing the enemy and plundering the land and shaking the border; His Royal Highness is used to freedom, and he is unwilling to participate in the battle of the temple, nor does he want to tear his face with his brothers and fight each other, especially he does not want to go to war with his half-brother. I think what His Highness must be thinking in his heart is that in fact, it is good to stay outside the Saiwai to make meritorious deeds, no matter what, the flames of war will not burn on him, if Tuoba Zhen can inherit the throne, your position as the general of the empire will be fixed, if Tuoba Zhen unfortunately fails, there is a delicate relationship, and it will not end up miserable. Shen is right. ”