When the figure rushed out of the side courtyard and rushed towards Bai Susu, her clear and exciting sound of good news almost spread throughout the main courtyard of the entire palace.

Two hours later, when the emperor's dragon chariot returned to the palace late at night, the news of the escape of the king of Dingbei had quietly spread, and the people who followed the development of this incident knew the final result of the treatment through their own ways and channels, no matter what kind of thoughts they had, I am afraid that it would be difficult to sleep this night.

Naturally, Concubine Yue's side also got the news quickly, because of extreme disappointment and disbelief, she lost control and dropped a few teacups, but soon she calmed down, slowly sat back on the soft chair in the main hall and pondered for a while, then suddenly stood up, took her coat from the hanger, and was about to raise her legs and go out .......

"Niangniang," Zhiyue hurriedly followed when she saw this, and asked cautiously, "It's so late, does Niangniang still want to see the emperor?"

Yue Guifei stopped in front of the moon gate when she heard the sound, just at this time the second watch drum sounded, she looked up at the starry and dim night sky, took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed her impatient and disordered emotions, and said angrily, "Who said that you were going to see the emperor? It's too stuffy inside, can't you come out of the palace to breathe?"

Early the next morning, Wu Ye went to Zhaochun Palace to see his mother, Yue Guifei waited in the palace early, and before she could ask a question, Wu Ye spoke first, "Don't worry, concubine, everything is arranged according to what you said." ”

Concubine Yue nodded, knowing that he was about to go to the early dynasty to discuss politics, she didn't say anything, but when she left, she told him again, asking him to "make suggestions at the right time." ”

In the early days of the dynasty today, the ministers obviously felt the difference, the emperor who was always the last to arrive sat on the dragon chair early, and when the door of the palace was opened, when they saw the vague and familiar shadow on the side of the imperial case from afar, everyone thought that they were wrong.

Emperor Yi is in good spirits today, his voice is loud and powerful, and the various affairs reported by the ministers are clearly thought and organized, and the efficiency is faster than before, which is not a star and a half, resulting in the affairs that are difficult to decide in two hours in ordinary times, and the discussion will be completed in less than an hour.

The happy emperor stretched his lower limbs, looked at the ministers in the hall, and said softly, "Do you all Aiqing still have something to play?" After pausing for a moment and seeing that no one answered, and was about to retire and get up, Wang Cai, the squire of the military department, stood up, bowed and said, "Weichen has a proposal, I don't know if I should talk about it?"

Emperor Yi was in a good mood, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "What does Wang Qing propose?"

Wang Kui took a deep breath and said loudly, "The king of Dingbei is sick, this is a great joy for my Dayi, Weichen proposed...... Why doesn't Your Majesty pardon the world...... To show that the whole world celebrates!"

Emperor Yi didn't expect him to have this proposal, generally only after the new emperor ascended the throne, after the establishment of the prince, change the name of the year and other major events will have amnesty, although in the emperor's heart, the king of Dingbei is more important to get out of danger with a serious illness, but if the amnesty is granted to the world, after all, it feels inappropriate, hesitates for a while, and does not answer.

Wu Ye below saw it in his eyes, glanced back slightly, and another person in the crowd stood up, but it was Cheng Liuyu in the imperial history.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Wang's proposal is feasible...... Liu Yu's voice is thin and sharp, "The prince is the pillar of my Dayi, his illness is related to the safety of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and people on the border of my Dayi, and it is related to the stability of the border.

The emperor loves to re-establish the king of the north is almost universally known, Liu Yu is to grasp this key point to state the necessity of amnesty, it can be said that every word has hit the key point of the emperor of Yi, the emperor who takes the king of Dingbei very seriously not only feels that the reason is sufficient, and the most important point is that he hopes that through the amnesty can really make the brother recover faster, thinking of this, the emperor was about to nod his head in agreement, and another person in the front row stood up to .......

"Your Majesty," this time it was Song Li who stood up as the court's Zaifu, and the white-bearded and white-eyebrowed old Zaifu's voice was loud, and he said eloquently, "It is indeed a great joy for the prince to be seriously ill and escaped, and it is not impossible to say that he wants to amnesty the world because of this, but has Your Majesty ever thought about the meaning of the prince himself? The prince is still unconscious, and he will definitely know about it when he wakes up, and if he has no objection, he will be happy, if not...... I'm afraid that it will not be good for his condition...... So the minister thought, why not wait for the prince to wake up before making plans?"

The prince stood quietly at the top of the left row, with a calm expression on his face, but he was secretly sneering in his heart. Wang Kui and Liu Yu were both Linwang's people, and they were arranged by Linwang to make this suggestion to the emperor, just to save Xing Zhen from prison through amnesty. Zhenguo Gong Xing Danyou is a major member of Linwang's party, because Xing Zhen was imprisoned, he has not been to the court for several days, and has been saying that he is sick and on leave. For the crown prince, this is the best time to drag down Xing Danyou through Xing Zhen, how can he let them succeed easily? At this time, he couldn't help but admire his mother even more, if it weren't for the fact that the queen expected that Concubine Yue would take advantage of this to greet her uncle in advance, she was afraid that she would really let them succeed if she was unprepared.

Song Li Zaifu has been in power for more than 20 years, and the weight of his words is naturally not comparable to Wang Kui and Liu Yu's generation, and when Emperor Yi heard him say this, he really hesitated again, bowed his head and groaned, and ......was silent for a long time.

Wu Ye saw that Song Li's words made the emperor difficult again, so he strode out in a hurry, and said loudly, "Father, the son thinks that the amnesty should be sooner rather than later, Lord Song is just afraid that he is a little too worried......"

The prince sneered in his heart, feeling that his third brother was still young and couldn't hold his breath, and he stood up to oppose it at such a time. He knew that his father would definitely accept Song Li's advice, not because of anything else, but because he knew King Dingbei best.

The prince's guess was correct, Emperor Yi was already moved, but Song Li's words reminded him again. For so many years, his brother Wang has been cautious, afraid of being misunderstood, and few of the things he did for him were readily accepted, but he was unable to push back the emperor's order. But this time is obviously different, when he is seriously ill, the first thing he has to consider is his feelings, he has always opposed his special favor to him, and if he wakes up depressed and uneasy, he is afraid that it will be detrimental ......to his condition.

After thinking about it, Emperor Yi had already made up his mind, but at this time, Wu Ye obviously hadn't finished speaking, he continued to say, "What Lord Song is worried about is actually not difficult to solve. The father also knows that there are many things in the country at present, and it is the right time for the amnesty to boost his anger, and the father wants to do this, but he is worried that the prince is unwilling, so he can change the reason, such as praying for the famine in Yongzhou, and the prince will not object to it......"

Seeing that Wu Ye came up with a good reason for amnesty, the prince on the side suddenly felt that the situation was not good, and thought that if he was a little late at this time, he was afraid that as soon as the emperor Chrysostom opened, it would be difficult to recover...... Erchen suddenly remembered something......"

"Oh?" Emperor Yi stared at the prince, "What does the prince think?"

"Zhen Guogong has been on sick leave for a few days, and Erchen was thinking just now that if there is an amnesty for the world, the son of the Xing family, who was imprisoned not long ago, will naturally be acquitted, so as to ...... It should also be of some benefit to Zhen Guogong's condition, so Erchen thought ......"

The prince's move was quite vicious, he did not object to King Lin's suggestion on the surface, on the contrary, he seemed to be still helping him speak, but who among the courtiers in the palace did not know about the open and secret struggle between the two? The prince mentioned the matter of Zhenguo Gong at this time, which was to remind the emperor that the ultimate goal of King Lin's efforts to achieve this matter was not to get rid of illness and disasters and pray for the blessing of the common people, but to save Xing Zhen, the son of Zhenguo Gong.

"No need to say it again!" Emperor Yi really lowered his face when he heard the words and interrupted the prince's words, he needed the relative balance of power in the court and politics, when he was still in power, he didn't want to see the prince's family dominate, so he always turned a blind eye to the battle between the prince and the king of Lin, but he couldn't tolerate the prince and the minister to have too deep friendship, at this moment the prince's words reminded him of some rumors between King Lin and the prince of Zhenguo, and Emperor Yi, who was extremely uncomfortable in his heart, sneered, "I didn't expect this layer to come, what you said reminded me," Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Song Li and sneered like ice, "What is Xing Qing's serious illness? You send a imperial doctor to take a look and give me a reply as soon as possible." ”

After Song Li received the decree, Emperor Yi looked at King Lin again, and said with a pun, "King Lin is far-reaching, and he knows how to sympathize with the people's feelings, and he is very relieved to share his worries for the king." It's just that the matter of amnesty will wait for your Uncle Wang to wake up......" After pausing for a moment, he said, "As for the matter in Yongzhou, whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, I believe that Tong Qing will soon have a result." ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Yi looked at the bell leak on the imperial case, waved his hand to signal the retreat, and after everyone withdrew from the palace gate, Li Dequan lifted the curtain behind him and asked in a low voice, "Is Your Majesty resting here or going to the palace?"

Emperor Yi shook his head and said, a little helplessly, "The prince said that this is the most critical few days for the recovery of the disease, and the quieter it is, the better it is for the patient...... I knew what he meant, but I watched from the sidelines...... What's the matter?"

"The prince is also for the good of Your Majesty, you are also anxious when you see the current appearance of the prince, it is better to raise your spirits and wait for the prince to wake up before going over......" Li Dequan saw that the master was pacing back and forth in the hall uneasily, knowing that his mind was all on the prince, in order to distract him, he deliberately said another thing, "Your Majesty, the Gao Li delegation has been coming to Beijing for some time, right?"

Emperor Yi glanced at him and said casually, "It's been more than a month, what are you asking for?"

"The minion is just curious...... I heard that the deputy envoy of the mission is still a woman......"

Emperor Yi smiled when he heard this, "Well, it's a princess, and you, a pickled eunuch, are still interested in these?"

"No, no, Your Majesty, don't make fun of the minions. Li Dequan shook his head again and again, picked up the porcelain pot from the smoker cage and poured a hot tea for the master, and said in a low voice, "It's not that the slave is interested in her, it's this princess who is interested in others......"

"Oh, who is she interested in?" Emperor Yi slowly became interested, took a sip of the teacup, and stared at his next step.

"Ahem, the slave has listened to it occasionally, and it seems like this," Li Dequan cleared his throat and continued, "Shortly after His Majesty left the Dingbei Mansion last night, someone sent a greeting note to meet the prince......

"Are you talking about the prince? Princess Gao Li is interested in the prince? Late at night to send a message to ask to see?" Emperor Yi leaned forward, his face growing interested.

"But it's not, the mission lives in the royal post house, two streets away from the palace, they are really well-informed, and they learned about the good things of the prince's illness as soon as possible......"

"Hmph, they can inquire about all this news, what's the matter, if you don't want them to hear it, it's useless to inquire about it!

It seems that this deputy envoy heard that the son's amazing doctor admired him very much after the operation, so he sent his subordinates to send a post to ask to see the son, but he didn't want to be rejected by the son. ”

"Haha," Emperor Yi laughed loudly, "Yes, yes, Xiaoguang has this Mu Na temperament, but she is a noble princess, he can't see it, he can't see it, but how can he step down......"

Emperor Yi stopped saying this, took a sip, put the tea cup on the dragon case, and chuckled, "But she didn't deliver the post in the name of the mission, and it is not rude that Xiaoguang is not seen, I heard that this princess Gao Li is not a good person, how did she react?"

As His Majesty said, after being rejected by the prince, Princess Gao Li was furious and sent someone to the palace to deliver the letter...... Your Majesty, guess what she's handed over this time?"

"What did she deliver?" Emperor Yi got up and kicked Li Dequan, ordering him to speak quickly.

"It's a challenge book! She's going to compete with the prince...... The prince didn't agree at first, and said to the visitor that his father was unconscious and had no time to compete with others, and the visitor turned back after a while, saying that her princess said that when the prince would wake up, this competition would be held. People followed the rules of the rivers and lakes, and the prince could no longer refuse without saying a word, so he had to respond. Seeing that he had succeeded in attracting the emperor's attention, Li Dequan rejoiced in his heart, and spoke much more fluently than usual.

"Xiaoguang Wanhualin Sword Battle Group Thieves rescued Brother Wang, and brought his seriously ill father back to life...... This incident is really amazing and unbelievable, but he is a handsome young man, and such a man is the easiest to touch the feelings of these girls in the capital. Although the princess is not from my Dayi country, but now she is in the capital of my Dayi country, and it is reasonable for her to want to see the beauty of the world under her fame, so let them mess around! ”

"Yes...... But ......" After Li Dequan responded, he seemed to have something to say, but he was speechless.

"But what?" Emperor Yi frowned, picked up the teacup in his hand and was about to smash it, "How many times have I told you, I am not allowed to say half in front of me." ”

"Don't, Your Majesty, I said, I said......" Li Dequan hurriedly said, "Princess Gao Li is really messing around, she said...... She said that no matter whether you live or die, you must decide the winner or loser...... Your Majesty, you see, on one side is the prince, and on the other side is the princess on the envoy, it's not good to hurt anyone, right?"

Yi Di Huo Di stood up from his chair, his expression was no longer as calm as he had been, and asked in a deep voice, "Is this true?"

Li Dequan was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground and said in a low voice, "It should be true, it has been spread all over the palace......"

This is not as simple as messing around, if you don't get it right, it will become a major event between the two countries, and Emperor Yi will ask if he doesn't want to ask. He wanted to go out of the palace to the palace to ask Baiguang, but thinking of his plea when he left that night, he finally had to endure it, and let people go to the East Palace to pass the prince, and the prince came in less than half an hour, and saw his father ask about it, and replied that he had indeed heard about it, but it happened last night, the time was too short, and he didn't dare to report to his father before he had time to confirm it, and Emperor Yi thought about it and did as he said, so he asked him to go to the post house immediately to verify the authenticity of the matter。 In Emperor Yi's heart, he never thought that the white light would be in any danger.

After the prince was ordered to leave, Emperor Yi stood up and walked to the dormitory, Li Dequan walked up to him and reminded him in a whisper, "Your Majesty is going to rest here during your lunch break?" Concubine Chen said last night that she would smoke the bedding for your lunch break, but I am afraid that you are still waiting at this time, or ...... The minions went back to her?"

Emperor Yi was reminded by him, only then did he remember that there was indeed such a thing, at this moment, he recalled Concubine Chen's soft bed, the lightly scented brocade and the gently pressed fingertips, the corners of his lips were unconsciously overflowing with a smile, and he gently commanded, "Drive Huayu Palace!"

Li Dequan smiled softly behind him, since Concubine Chen helped her that time, he has remembered her kindness, as long as he has the opportunity, he will definitely think about paying it back.

After drinking the lotus seed and lily soup that Concubine Chen had made for him, Emperor Yi leaned back on the soft chair with satisfaction, as if he was still reminiscing about the sweet and smooth feeling of comfort that had not faded between his lips ......and tongue.

"Uh...... For some reason, the soup you make is delicious. Emperor Yi closed his eyes slightly, and sighed while feeling the tingling sensation coming from his shoulders.

Concubine Chen smiled lightly and said, "It's also made of those materials, it's no different, if Your Majesty wants to eat it, just tell the concubine in advance, this kind of soup can't be left for too long, and you can't lose the taste of it warmly......" Concubine Chen said eloquently, as if she was just telling her husband how to make the soup, without the slightest intention of flattering, which made Yi Chang very comfortable to listen to.

"Well, although the materials are the same, but the ones that are done with heart are naturally different, and I am a little addicted to eating...... Emperor Yi tilted his head back, and met Concubine Chen's pressure in a more comfortable posture.

Concubine Chen smiled lightly again, and did not continue.

"Hey, have you ever heard of someone challenging the prince?" Emperor Yi remembered what Li Dequan said, and wanted to see if Concubine Chen knew, "I heard that it has been spread all over the palace." ”

"I heard that," Concubine Chen's voice was faint, as if she didn't seem to be very interested in this matter, "but I didn't expect that the high-ranking princess has a manly temperament, which is amazing." ”

"Gao Li is a small and desolate country, and she is still martial and uneducated, what kind of gentle and courteous woman can be trained? Forget about the challenge, she actually proposed that regardless of life and death, victory and defeat must be divided......

Concubine Chen's fingertips on Emperor Yi's forehead trembled when she heard this, and she lost her voice, "What?

Emperor Yi knew that she was worried about Bai Guang's safety, so he hurriedly comforted him softly, "You can rest assured! Xiao Guang is not an ordinary person, so there will be no danger." When Zhongnan Mountain Yicheng came down the mountain, I knew that he must have learned some skills, but what I didn't expect was that he learned such great skills, and I was worried that he would hurt the other party. ”

"Having said that, this kind of agreement is too bloody, and it makes people feel shocked when they listen to it......" Concubine Chen's voice trembled a little, and when she said this, she comforted Emperor Yi in turn, "Your Majesty, rest assured, Xiaoguang has always been very measured, and it will be fine." ”

"Well, I also believe that he can control the rhythm of the competition, but, for the sake of safety, I have already asked the prince to go to the post house to persuade him, and when Yi'er came to greet him, you also reminded him that there must be a lot of people watching the excitement at that time, and beware of unscrupulous people taking the opportunity to make trouble......"

"Your own son, don't you know it? This kind of excitement is still less than him?" Emperor Yi may have recalled Wu Yi's naughty and foolish anecdotes when he was a child, and his face showed a look of love, "So, this time he must be more excited than anyone else......

Concubine Chen didn't answer, but just concentrated on pressing his head for him, and the emperor, who was extremely relaxed physically and mentally, noticed something strange for a long time, stretched out his hand and pulled her to him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Concubine Chen knelt on his knees, her eyes were red, and she said softly, "Your Majesty...... Yi'er hasn't been here for a few days......"

Emperor Yi was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered what happened a few days ago, and scratched his head a little embarrassed, "Really, Yi'er is still claustrophobic, I forgot about it." ”

Concubine Chen buried her head between his legs, a green silk scattered randomly between his knees, revealing half of the side face of snow skin and jade skin, the eyebrows and phoenix eyes were still smooth like condensation, the years did not seem to have left any traces in her, perhaps because of her indisputability, tranquility and tranquility, God gave her a gift and kept it for her ...... intact.

With a flash of eyes, crystal tears rolled in his eyes, Emperor Yi suddenly felt pity, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed her sideburns, and said emotionally, "Ruji, you are the most well-behaved and sensible, for so many years, you have never fought for anything, you are also a competent mother, although Yi'er is naughty, but honest and responsible...... Rest assured, I have decreed that he will be spared claustrophobia. ”

"No, Your Majesty. Concubine Chen said softly but firmly, "No matter what the reason, the monarch must not provoke, Your Majesty easily pardoned Yi'er this time, if someone follows suit next time, how can Your Majesty deal with it......?" It's good to let Yi'er have a longer memory, he admits death, and sometimes he doesn't care about things. ”

"Okay!" Emperor Yi sighed, "Then I'll talk about it later, if you miss him, how about I order him to enter the palace to listen to the training?"

Concubine Chen smiled and silently tightened her arms around his waist.

The plan to save Xing Zhen through amnesty failed, and the extremely depressed King Lin walked out of the Taiyi Palace, slowly walking forward with broken steps, until the prince and all the ministers were far away, and then came to a hidden place on the palace wall, and after looking around to confirm that there was no one around, Fang came to Wang Kui, who had been waiting here, and told him in a low and fast voice, Wang Kui nodded silently and turned around and strode away outside the palace.

After Wang Kui left, Wu Ye stood in the shadows for a while, then turned around and went to Zhaochun Palace, and when he saw Yue Guifei, he briefly reported the situation of the early dynasty, and Yue Guifei stomped her feet hatefully when she heard it, and sat on the soft chair without saying a word for a while.

"Mother," Wu Ye whispered, "What next?"

"What else can I do," Concubine Yue's tone was a little weak, "Didn't you let Wang Kui go to Xing's Mansion?" ”

"What if he doesn't do what we say?"

"It's just going to prison, some are time whirling, isn't the prison in prison done? and won't suffer too much, Zhen Guogong is a smart person, he should be able to distinguish the severity, if this little thing is out of proportion, what can you expect him to do. Concubine Yue said coldly.

Wu Ye bowed his head and stood beside his mother, silent, since he was a child, Concubine Yue has been deliberately killing his pure nature, letting him be in the company of trickery and scheming all day long, gradually, Wu Ye is also accustomed to this kind of coldness and blood, dreaming of one day trampling everyone under his feet and becoming the supreme lord of the high.

I thought things had taken a turn for the better, but it was empty joy again, the patient who couldn't be saved by the divine doctor miraculously came back to life, and the person who saved the patient was his own son, Lao Tzu didn't die, and the son who grew up was even better to make people desperate, and he wanted to use an amnesty to save his own people, but in the end he still didn't succeed.

Neither mother nor son said a word, the son did not say a word because he was discouraged, the mother did not say a word but because she was thinking about the next step, sure enough, the effort of half a stick of incense was not enough, Yue Guifei broke the silence, she beckoned her son to come to her, and whispered in a low voice, and Wu Ye did not have half a sentence, just nodded frequently, after the discussion, the mother and son also had lunch together, when Wu Ye stepped out of the gate of Zhaochun Palace again, he had swept away the depression and decadence when he entered the palace, and his face was bright again.

The exotic princess challenges the prince of Dayi, and the news instantly detonates the whole of Kyoto. No matter how low-key the white light is, Hutouling riding alone to escape danger and Wanhualin desperately saving his father has long been known by many people and secretly circulated, especially the recent bone healing has made people pass him on to the gods, and the nobles of the high family in Beijing regard him as the ideal standard for choosing a mate in the future. Some people say that she must have been born upside down, because she admired the prince and wanted to compete to attract his attention, and some people said that she must have been unattractive but outstanding in swordsmanship, otherwise how could she make a covenant of life and death...... , some people even whimsical, saying that when the prince is defeated, he will defeat her with superb swordsmanship, so as to hold the beauty.

However, the high-profile mission acted in a high-profile manner, and did not say anything about it, and also posted notices at the entrance of the post house and around it. All of a sudden, Kyoto's liquor shops, teahouses, and streets were talking about it, and the competition had not yet begun, and the atmosphere had reached a boiling point.

Compared with the excitement outside, Bai Guang, the protagonist of the incident, is much calmer, he is still as usual, all his attention is on the recovery of his father's condition, and Yue Rong'er is obliged to take over the auxiliary work such as decoction and feeding medicine, and Bai Susu, who has nothing to do, directs the work of the people, although her command sometimes seems a little upside down, but no one dares to correct her. The atmosphere of the whole palace is completely different from the previous days, although it is busy, but everywhere is filled with a strong festive atmosphere.

After Bai Susu arranged for someone to go to Ruifangzhai to get back the roast duck booked in advance, he walked into the side courtyard to see if there was anything he needed help...... Who are you thinking about?"

Bai Guang ignored him, and deliberately tilted his head inward.

"Oh, her temper is growing with fame," Bai Susu has been in a very good mood for the past two days, and she doesn't forget to make fun of Bai Guang when she catches it, although the effect is not ideal every time, but she is not discouraged, or she doesn't care, "However, if you don't say it, I can guess that it must be the Gao Li princess who wants to make a life and death appointment with you, right?"

Bai Guang simply got up from his chair and walked far into the shadows under the pane, standing with his back to her, still not saying a word, not intending to pay attention to her at all.

"Little wood! stuffy gourd!" Bai Susu also felt bored when he saw him like this, so he stomped his feet and went to the small pharmacy.

In the pharmacy, Yue Rong'er was pouring water into the medicine jar, the fire on the stove was burning, the fire was reflected on her face, and her delicate cheeks were dripping.......

"I'll help you!" Bai Susu lifted her skirt and stepped on small steps, reaching out to carry the medicine jar full of water .......

"I'll do it, I'm strong. Yue Rong'er preemptively placed the medicine jar on the iron frame of the stove, and pulled a chair from the corner for Bai Susu to sit down. Since the last time the two jointly pulled Xing Zhen out of prison, the relationship has become a lot closer, one is gentle and gentle, the other regards the rules as nothing, the two sides soon became good sisters, and the etiquette between master and servant will never be paid attention to in private.

Bai Susu sat on the soft chair, supported by her hands, looked at the fire that was spitting flames, and suddenly asked, "Sister Rong'er, what do you think of Xiaoguang?"

The unsuspecting Yue Rong'er suddenly heard this, her heartbeat skipped a beat, her cheeks became redder than the charcoal fire in the furnace, and she replied in a panic, "Uh...... It's okay!"

Bai Susu didn't notice her abnormality, stared at the flame center of the flame, and said quietly, "What happened recently is thanks to him, if it weren't for him, I really can't imagine what the situation would be like now." You don't know, I've been dreaming all this time...... Xiaoguang is incredible, and his awesomeness makes me, as a sister, feel a little unreal. ”

Finding that she was thinking too much, Yue Rong'er couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but for some reason she was a little disappointed. After the violent heartbeat slowly calmed down, she carefully recalled the county lord's speech, and Yue Rong'er's feelings were deeper. Because she knows everything about Bai Guang, the county lord knows, but what she and Bai Guang have experienced together, the county lord doesn't know, such as the banquet in the Pear Blossom Hall of Zhaochun Palace, such as the three cups of Diannan incense that will lose your mind, and the thrilling bone healing in the side courtyard, these county lords have not experienced it, but she is fortunate to have been by his side, maybe she has also sighed countless times in her heart, and it just so happened that what Bai Susu said at the moment resonated with her, so she took over the conversation almost without thinking, "Who said it wasn't...... I sometimes feel like my sister, but he's real, because as soon as you think of him, he's ...... No matter how big it is, I won't panic......"

The county lord who was immersed in her own world did not use her heart to understand the meaning of Yuerong'er's words, she stretched out her hand to the void on the fire, and her slender fingers were slightly curved, as if she was going to grasp something, "Father woke up and knew these things, I don't know how happy he will be, and there will be a little light to help him in the future...... The father can also recuperate with peace of mind, the son inherits the father's business, and there will be a small light in Dayi in the future, and it will definitely be better......"

"Yes, yes, in the future, the crown prince will be the emperor, and with the loyal assistance of the prince, why shouldn't the country be stronger. ”

The corners of Bai Susu's lips were overflowing with a happy smile, "It's too early to say this, who dares to guarantee it until the last moment......" There is a vision for a better future in his words, and there are also worries about unknown variables.

Yue Rong'er was exquisite, how could she not hear her worries, but the topic was too sensitive, and it was useless to say more, so she smiled shallowly and immediately changed the topic, "Sister County Lord, have you seen that Gao Li Princess?"

"I haven't seen it, I only followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the Royal Post House once, that time she was not there, I heard that she just came to play, originally the lord of the country did not agree, but because she has put this daughter on the tip of her heart since she was a child, she can't withstand her soft grinding and hard bubbles, and in desperation, she was given the false title of deputy envoy. ”

"Oh...... She must have heard that Jinghua is charming and wants to experience it for herself...... I heard that Gao Li is extremely spicy and bold, but I don't know if it's true......"

"I've been staying in Kyoto, and I don't know much about the outside world, so I'm afraid I don't know as much as you," Bai Susu sighed softly, "However, judging from this unprovoked competition, I'm afraid it's not a lie."

"It's not for nothing," Yue Rong'er seemed very clear about the ins and outs of this matter, seeing that the water in the jar was boiling, she pulled the switch on the furnace wall to turn off the fire, stroked her sideburns and said, "She came here, but the son didn't make excuses, and she was ashamed to write a war letter...... She must have been thinking, 'Hmph, aren't you gone?, okay!, I'll test the battle book according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and see how you can refuse!', otherwise in an ordinary competition, she inexplicably made a life and death covenant, what is it if it is not angry......

Yue Rong'er imagined the tone of the princess to speak, and with the movement of her hands on her waist and her rich facial expressions, she learned an angry little princess vividly.

Seeing that she was pretending to be realistic and cute, Bai Susu couldn't help but laugh out loud, and scolded with a smile, "Who is as eccentric as you......?

"Oh......" Yue Rong'er stared at the crockpot on the fire, Bai Susu didn't notice her strangeness at all, picked up the slender iron tongs that pulled the fire and knocked on the wall of the furnace, and laughed, "This competition...... I'm going to see it, a piece of wood and a fire...... Ha ha...... It must have been a very interesting scene, but I don't know if it was a fire or a ......."

"Have you said enough?" Bai Guang stood at the door of the pharmacy at some point, "If that's enough, let's bring the medicine!" Even though the person who spoke was his sister, his tone was still the usual light.

Yue Rong'er was shocked, hurriedly took the crockpot off the fire, lifted the lid and looked inside, and the person suddenly froze there motionless......

Ahh......h

The unexpected arrival of the white light made Yue Rong'er's heart like a deer, and she recalled what she said afterwards, and found that she hadn't touched anything too sensitive, but for some reason, she was so weak and embarrassed that she was restless until dark, and always felt that she had some secrets being spied on.

Today's dinner is late, usually at sunset can almost be used to finish the meal, but in the past two days Bai Susu because of his father's serious illness out of danger is in a good mood, suddenly remembered that he hadn't eaten the roast duck made by Rui Fangzhai for a long time, so he arranged for Lao Qiu to pick it up, she made a reservation yesterday, and Lao Qiu went out of the house after lunch, but waited left and right until no one came back.

"Don't wait for him, come in and eat. Bai Susu greeted Yue Rong'er, who had been waiting at the door.

"Lao Qiu is usually very punctual, could something happen?" Yue Rong'er said worriedly as she walked inside.

"What can happen in the capital? Is it an old problem again?" Bai Susu asked his younger brother Bai Guang, Bai Guang stopped his chopsticks and groaned, quickly shook his head and said, "No!"

"What's wrong?" Yue Rong'er asked, she had only been here for more than a month, and she didn't know what Lao Qiu had done before.

"That's right," Bai Susu explained simply, "Lao Qiu used to gamble, and after a few mistakes, he was asked by Ji Bocha, and he was going to be driven out of the house, but then he was somehow known by his father, who saw him pitiful and promised to give him a chance, provided that he couldn't gamble again in the future, otherwise he would never be spared once discovered." That was more than ten years ago, and since then, I haven't seen him gamble again, and he is very reliable......"

"It's back!" Bai Guang said lightly, his eyes turning to the direction of the door at the same time.

With the sound came a somewhat old figure, Lao Qiu was holding a food box in his hand, and after entering the door, he first put the food box carefully, and then knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.

"Why did you come back at this time?" Bai Susu asked.

"The county, the lord, the prince...... Forgive sins, slaves, slaves, ......" Lao Qiu didn't know whether he was afraid because he came back late or because he was out of breath, and he didn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

"Where did the gambling money go?" said the county lord coldly.

"I didn't ...... Didn't ......," Lao Qiu shook his head desperately.

"What's wrong with you, are you hurt?" Under the bronze candle on the high platform, the white light burned his eyes, and he saw that the corners of his eyes were bruised and swollen, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

"Shizi......" Lao Qiu hissed and then fell to the ground and cried in a low voice.

Bai Guang's eyebrows furrowed, and he faintly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't ask again, he stood up and checked the injury for him first, but at this moment, the old guard strode in from the outside, and reported that Mao Shouren, the commander of the city defense, asked to see him.

Bai Guang's eyebrows jumped when he heard this, and he first took a cursory look at Lao Qiu's injury, and saw that it was just some flesh and skin pain, and it didn't hurt his muscles and bones, so he pulled him up and sat down, and told Yue Rong'er to go to the pharmacy to get the ointment, and let Lao Qiu go back to the room to wipe it.

"What is he doing here?" Bai Susu's tone was extremely displeased.

"The little one doesn't know... There were four people together, in addition to Commander Mao, and three of his subordinates. Lao Wei replied.

Bai Guang glanced at his sister, shook his head, motioned for her to leave it alone, and then walked out of the door, the old guard bowed down to Bai Susu and followed Bai Guang out of the door.

When Lao Wei led Mao Shouren in, Bai Guang met the four people in the front hall, and Mao Shouren gave Bai Guang a deep salute after entering the hall, "Xia Guan came to disturb late at night, and I hope the prince will forgive me!"

After the politeness, he immediately turned his head and shouted behind him, "Don't you all kneel down for me!" The three people behind him bowed down when they heard the words, and their whole bodies trembled.

"Commander Mao, what is this for?" Bai Guang asked lightly.

The light in the front hall is very good, the lights that should be lit are lit, Bai Guang sits on a high-backed soft chair, his body is sitting very upright, although he is far away, but the standing Mao Shouren can see his whole picture, the young man in front of him is just sitting there quietly, his voice is light, and he does not show a trace of a deep and high position, but the Mao commander, who is in charge of the defense of 100,000 cities, feels a chill down his spine, and the suffocating sense of oppression is stronger than a while, and the city defense commander who has seen countless large scenes does not feel that the place he is now in is the majestic prince's hall, and he feels that he has entered as if he is a cemetery, exuding the breath of despair and death.......

Mao Shouren didn't want to come, but he had to.

When the subordinate brought Lao Qiu to him, he carefully uncovered the delicate food box, and asked Lao Qiu a few questions, when he confirmed that Lao Qiu was not lying, his heart began to panic, there was no sufficient evidence to detain the servants of the Dingbei Wangfu for several hours, not to mention a servant, even if it was a dog in the palace, Mao Shouren did not dare to offend, he was nervously thinking about the aftermath, so that when Lao Qiu said that the county lord was still waiting for him, Mao Shouren, who was still immersed in nervous thinking, nodded subconsciously, but when Lao Qiu left, he suddenly realized that he could not let Lao Qiu say it alone, he had to go to the Bai family in person to ask for the guilt, and he had to go immediately！

He didn't know if he could make things clear, Bai Guang was too smart, and any excuse would be self-defeating, so he was ready, and he had to tell the truth as a last resort to show some sincerity in pleading.

"That's the case," Mao Shouren took a deep breath and said respectfully, "Someone reported that there were bandits in Shuyufang today, and the lower officials arranged for someone to secretly squat nearby to search and arrest, and once they found a suspicious person, they stopped and checked ......"

"Isn't it the business of Jingzhao Mansion Yin to capture the bandits?" Bai Guang interrupted Mao Shouren, his tone still light.

"Uh......" Mao Shouren paused, and then explained, "What the prince said is right, this is not about the defense of the city, but the bandits are wandering around, and it is not easy to arrest them, and the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion has limited manpower, so he sent someone to ask for assistance yesterday, all for the security of Gyeonggi, and it is common for the two families to cooperate and help each other, so the lower officials also agreed......"

Seeing that Bai Guang had been looking at his side, listening attentively, Mao Shouren continued, "Mo Yoshen, thief...... Guifu Lao Qiu appeared in Shuyufang, these few blind people mistakenly stopped him as a bandit, Lao Qiu explained the origin, but they thought it was the name of the prince, for the sake of prudence, they locked him up and interrogated him a little...... Later, I realized...... felt that something was wrong and reported it to the lower officials, and this is why there was this misunderstanding, the lower officials had no way to do it, and they were willing to accept the guilt, and these minions were also brought over...... If you want to kill or chop, it's all up to the son of the world to deal with!"