It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

When Cheng Mo left, he looked at death as if he were home, but when he came back, his steps were trembling, his face was full of a dreamlike trance, and from time to time he looked at the food box in his hand full of disbelief.

Shen Jinghe looked at his dazed look, hiding a trace of a smile across the corner of his eyes.He stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Cheng Mo, teasingly said: "Why, you lost all your souls just by going there?"

Hearing this, Cheng Mo trembled all over his body, he touched his neck, and asked in horror, "Master, you have to help this slave to see, is this slave's head still firmly on his neck?"

Shen Jinghe patted him on the head lightly, and cursed with a smile, "You are the smart one by my side, now even you are stupid, but where can I find another one I like?"

Cheng Mo rubbed his head, and still had lingering fears in his face when he recalled it, "Master, you don't know. When the servant tremblingly explained the purpose of coming to the maids by the porch, their expressions completely changed. The big maid next to the empress did not After a while, she came out and took away the food box brought by the servant, but didn't let the servant in. When she glanced sideways before she left, the servant almost thought that she was going to confess there and wouldn't come back to serve you!"

"It's been a hard journey for you." Shen Jinghe smiled at him comfortingly, "But what else can you hear?"

Cheng Mo's face was a little embarrassed, "This...Although the servant is far away from the palace, it seems that I can vaguely hear the cracking of the porcelain. Presumably some thick-handed palace official accidentally dropped the cup and didn't worry about it." We can see."

He seemed to have remembered something, and hastily opened the food box that he had been carrying all the time, "I almost forgot that this was stuffed into my hand by the grand maid before I came back, and I asked the servant to tell you that you are the one who is responsible for the food." The empress already knows about the filial piety of the empress. The empress did not expect that there are villains in the palace who are obedient and obedient, who can deceive her. go."

Shen Jinghe looked at a box full of delicate and soft pastries, smelled the sweet and glutinous aroma of pastries in his nose, and was in a good mood.The usually reserved and cold face also brought a bit of vitality, as if the person in the original painting had a little spiritual heart, and the exquisite eyebrows and eyes came alive, and the radiance made people unable to take their eyes off them.

He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, the melting sweetness made his eyes slightly narrowed in satisfaction.

Exactly how cunning Xu Guifei is, shouldn't he also congratulate her for finally coming to terms with it?It would not cost a lot of money to give myself, the sixth prince who had just entered the palace and was not a threat, some items that were not salty or tasteless, and if I counted them one day in the future, it would not be settled.

Concubine Xu Guifei came from a famous family, so she should have seen the twists and turns thoroughly, but the emperor suddenly got angry, and she lost her usual degree.If it were normal, it would not be impossible for her to take the initiative to show her favor to win him over.

Shen Jinghe patted the crumbs on his fingertips, and carefully wiped his palms clean with a handkerchief.Being able to send half a serving of clear soup and water to block her up before Concubine Xu's awakening is considered a pleasure in bitterness, a rare pleasure.

He called Cheng Mo to pour a cup of tea to go with the cakes. Cheng Mo asked curiously while holding the porcelain pot, "Master, since we have also visited the imperial concubine, why don't we also go to Yihua Palace to pay a visit to the concubine Duan?"

Shen Jinghe took a sip of tea, wrapped his hands around the side of the teacup to keep warm, "Even if I go to see Concubine Duan now, I will inevitably be stopped outside the palace and lose face. I don't have a habit of scolding. It's better to just be a rough boy who doesn't know etiquette, and he will be more comfortable."

Watching his movements, Cheng Mo couldn't help shrunk his neck and complained: "The side hall doesn't get much sunlight, but now the secretary room is not even willing to send a hand stove. It's already so cold in August. It's winter, and I still don't know how to freeze Sharen!"

"Just watch." Shen Jinghe lowered his eyes when he heard the words, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth. "The noble concubine is the heart of a bodhisattva, even a box full of pastries was brought here, how could she forget to add some furniture to our empty and desolate side hall?"

He squeezed the teacup in his hand even tighter, the hot air rose upwards, and the mist gradually engulfed his polished side face more and more.Dark and light smoke curled up, vaguely covering the thoughtful expression on his face.

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The northern border, Zhuozhou.

In the west of Fenghuo City, there are thousands of barren rivers, and the sunset on the long river surrounds the Black Mountain alone.

Liang Yan kicked away the withered gravel, and raised his legs to step over the flags winding among the stones.Among the rough yellow sand, he randomly found a flat place to sit down, bent one foot and squinted to look at the land that he had defended for more than three years.

Xilu cicadas sang, the elm leaves in Guancheng had already turned yellow, and there was a sound of hesitant footsteps behind them, the closer they got, the more hesitant they seemed.

Liang Yan didn't look back, he chuckled, and his magnetic voice echoed in the empty autumn field.

"The decree has arrived? It actually came faster than the usual military report."

There was silence for a while, and a low voice answered, "General, Your Majesty ordered you to leave immediately after receiving the order, so don't delay the opportunity."

"Understood." Liang Yan replied indifferently, "Who will take over after I leave?"

The lieutenant rubbed his fingers and lowered his head, a rare expression of embarrassment appeared on his honest and honest face, "...the imperial decree said that a humble official should be appointed to take the post."

Liang Yan unconsciously rubbed the cold scabbard at his waist with his right hand, "Is that you? That's good, I can rest assured even if I leave." He pondered for a moment, then turned his head and frowned, looking seriously at Gao Zhuang behind him. The man had a scarred face and a serious tone of voice.

"I have put the frontier defense wiring and pass maps in the secret box of the main camp. Even if the situation changes, you must not take it lightly. Remember, you can't lose an inch of land, and you can't disturb a single people."

"The humble post takes orders!" The lieutenant subconsciously straightened his back, his face full of solemnity.

The soldier in front of him, who had been born and died with him for three years, was still quietly waiting for his order, but Liang Yan's leisurely gaze turned to the empty drums and smoke.The cold wind from the north rolled in with sharp gravel, and the red tassels on the guns of the garrison on the high city swayed with the sound of hunting wind.

"... 30 people were recruited in Qili, and I look back at the middle of the month." Liang Yan raised his head and looked around at the surrounding gold and iron cavalry. You can go back and see what the capital will look like in three years, why do you look so sad?"

"General!" The deputy general called out with red eyes, and the face of the five big and three thick men was full of grievances, "The barbarian horses outside the pass have not yet evacuated, and your majesty is so impatient..."

"Don't mention it again." Liang Yan's pupils tightened, and he stopped him from continuing with a wave of his hand, and the next moment his expression returned to his usual sternness, "It has nothing to do with us. From the beginning of the border land, I led you to swear a military oath. It is our long-cherished wish and original heart for many years to guard the people of this country."

In the sad wind of Zisai, the deputy general looked at the tall figure with a calm and indifferent face in front of him, and sighed in his heart.This young general has not yet reached the weak crown, but with his bravery and unparalleled strategy, he fought repeatedly and defended the northern border with his own strength for three years under the iron heels of the barbarians.

"If the old general and his wife know about it, they must be proud and gratified for you." The deputy general wiped the corners of his eyes and sighed sincerely.

Liang Yan twitched the corner of his mouth lightly, turned his head and said nothing.He looked at the swan geese in the bitter cold autumn wind, and clenched the long sword in the sheath on the side of Shen Mian's waist, with a distant and profound expression.

"Prepare your horse, I will leave in half an hour."

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It's cold, everyone, keep warm