General, there is a demon [Rebirth]

Queen Wang's words were very soft, and before the end of the sound landed, it floated in the empty hall...

I don't know how long it took, but the crisp sound of the bell hanging in the inner room broke the silence at this moment. Hearing this, he hurriedly stepped forward, gestured and pointed to the inner room secretly.

Empress Wang propped her forehead wearily, she didn't seem to notice the slight ringing of the bell, but her eyes glanced around the hall without any trace, and she said calmly: "Listen, I'm tired, let me go and have a rest. "

The two came to the inner hall, and only after making sure that no one was watching them opened the secret room.

Passing through the long secret passageway brightly lit by candles, I saw the prince rushing up to meet him. He hurriedly helped the queen and asked, "Queen mother, I heard the little servant's words in the secret room just now, the emperor accepted your phoenix seal." , how could he..."

Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by listening eyes.

Although the secret room is built underground, the candles in the room are as bright as daytime, and windows that can hear the sound of the outside were designed from the beginning of construction.

Queen Wang acted as if she didn't hear the anger in the prince's words, she just looked at her son in a daze.

At this time, the shadow of the prince's illness and weakness has long since disappeared, and the aura between his brows has gradually emerged. Although he and Changying are twins, the appearance of the prince is more like His Majesty's Xuanlang, while Changying's eyebrows and eyes are soft... ...more like her.

In fact, she should have thought of it as early as when Chang Ying entered the palace as the fiancee of the child of the Xiao family. At that time, even Concubine Nie had ridiculed Chang Ying for his similar appearance to the prince.

Why did she only think that Changying was a secret agent placed by His Majesty in Xiao's house?

"...mother queen, mother queen?"

Queen Wang came back to her senses, patted the back of the prince's hand, smiled softly and said: "Your father has his plans, you don't have to worry about the queen mother."

There was a flash of disapproval on the prince's face and he was about to talk to Woyou, but was interrupted by the queen: "Okay, today is a good day for General Xiao to return in triumph."

It is also the day when the identity of the two is restored.

"Miss Chang is back!" The crown prince stretched his eyebrows, he was overjoyed and lowered his head and murmured, "It's okay, it's okay, they're back safely!"

Empress Wang suddenly looked at the prince suspiciously, her eyebrows frowned slightly and then relaxed, she said lightly: "Miss Chang is always Miss Chang, he is the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family who has never been married, this time Xiao Duo's triumphant return is probably..." No one noticed that there was actually a bit of temptation in her tone at this time.

"Could it be that the father wants General Xiao to marry someone else?" Hearing what the queen said, the prince hurriedly said: "Then how should Miss Chang deal with herself? Although he is...but he and General Xiao are sincerely in love."

Hearing this, Queen Wang's eyes lingered on the Prince's face for a while, then smiled after a while, patted the back of his hand soothingly, turned around and was about to leave.

The prince still wanted to ask, but he didn't know if it was because the candles in the secret room were full of gas, and the queen suddenly choked and coughed violently.

Hearing this, his complexion turned pale and he quickly poured water, the prince nervously helped the queen to sit down, and waited for the queen to take the medicine, the intense cough would subside.

Panting for a while, Queen Wang said: "When you enter the city today, Yuemo is at your father's place at this time. You don't need to worry about their affairs. You just need to take care of this hard-won military achievement, and don't make any mistakes."

After a severe cough, the fatigue between her brows and eyes became more intense, "And he... will come back."

The prince stood beside the queen, wondering whether the "he" the queen mother mentioned was the father or the girl Chang?The prince wanted to ask, but seeing that his mother was pale and tired and worried about her body, he opened his mouth and finally didn't ask.

Zichen Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Eunuch Sun took the documents brought back by the prince and presented them respectfully to the emperor's case.

The emperor did not read the document immediately, but looked at his son whom he had not seen for a long time. The prince in front of him lowered his head slightly, his whole body was more decisive than before the expedition, it seemed that his sickness had never appeared on him.

Huo Changying is now maintaining the demeanor and appearance of the prince, reporting the border affairs with Xiao Duo one by one.

"Father, the Yihe agreement has been reached with the new Turkic Khan on this expedition, and the two countries can reopen the trade port after a few days of recuperation. General Xiao also found the missing Princess Jiayan, but she voluntarily stayed in Turkic to ensure the covenant between the two countries."

In the imperial study room, the gilded incense burner is burning with incense.

After a while, the emperor seemed to chuckle, and asked slowly: "Now that the border is stable, General Xiao has defended Baicheng for many days and did not allow the Turks to break through our Great Yin border pass. This is another great achievement. "

"Have you ever thought about rewarding?"

As soon as the words came out, Changying's heart skipped a beat, and even Eunuch Sun, who was waiting on the sidelines, had a flash of surprise in his eyes.

Xiao Duo didn't panic, he calmly took a step forward and said respectfully: "Defending the family and the country is the duty of the general."

"Defend the family and defend the country," the emperor murmured these words, and after a while he seemed to sigh: "You must have a family before you can talk about the country..." Then he changed the topic and said: "The wedding date between you and that girl from the Chang family is also It's time to decide." But when he said this, he looked at the prince who was standing quietly at the side, his sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.

Although Huo Changying lowered his head, he could feel the emperor's probing gaze on him, and he couldn't help but feel a slight chill down his spine.

There was a moment of silence in the royal study.

After a while, the emperor laughed softly, and without waiting for Xiao Duo to reply, he said: "Mr. Xiao Guo came to see me before traveling, and he asked for a marriage letter for you and that girl of the Chang family, which can be regarded as a reward for you. .”

Xiao Duo didn't seem to have expected what his father would do, he only had doubts in his heart for a moment and immediately thanked him.

The emperor looked at Xiao Duo who respectfully thanked him, and suddenly called out: "Prince."

"My son is here."

The emperor turned his eyes around the tense figure of the prince, and his sharp eyes seemed to soften a little. He put on some complicated expressions, and said slowly after a long while: "Let's go and see your mother, she is not in good health recently. Alright, you," the last one was cut off suddenly.

Eunuch Sun stepped forward nervously, and was about to take something out of his cuff, but the emperor raised his hand to stop him.The emperor's complexion became paler, and the veins in the hands propped up by the desk were bulging, as if he was suppressing the surging pain.

Surprised, Huo Changying couldn't help raising his head slightly, only then did he realize that after only seeing him for a few months, the Majesty in front of him was a bit older than that day, with more gray hair on his temples, and his eyes and brows were full of forceful spirit, as if he was at the end of his battle.

In an instant, a bad guess passed through his mind.

"Father..."

Huo Changying looked at the paleness and forbearance on the face of the emperor in front of him. For a moment, the emperor in front of him seemed to overlap with his father who resolutely defended the city in the flames of war in his previous life, which made him cry out in a low voice.

This voice contains too many emotions, such as concern, worry, heartache and admiration.

The emperor's hand holding the corner of the case trembled suddenly, and the corners of his eyes trembled, but he didn't say anything, he just lowered his head and slowly waved his hands, signaling them to back down.

It wasn't until the two of them stepped out of the imperial study that they faintly heard a low and suppressed cough coming from inside the room.

The sky in Zichen Palace is still clear and lonely.

Huo Changying's mind was in a state of confusion, so Xiao Duo quietly accompanied him, and the two walked side by side in the palace all the way in silence.

Suddenly, the fierce quarrel startled a burst of birds.

The two couldn't help but stop, but they saw a group of people not far away surrounding a luxuriously dressed young man. The young man was making a lot of noise, but the people around them were respectful but refused to give in, and even pushed and shoved the young man secretly.

When the two got closer, they saw that surrounded by a group of guards and inner prison guards was actually the third prince. The prince who was rumored to be insane was also Concubine Nie's only child.

"It's the third prince?" Huo Changying was slightly surprised, "Why is he here?"

Huo Changying frowned slightly, and was about to take a step forward when he was stopped by Xiao Duo. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Duo shaking his head slightly at him with worry in his eyes. He knew what Xiao Duo meant. At this time, he pretended to be the prince and stayed in the palace for a moment One more moment of danger.

But in the moment of hesitation, the third prince who was surrounded heavily seemed to see the two of them, and shouted: "Brother Prince!"

Everyone was stunned, since the third prince was stupid, he didn't recognize anyone else except Zhong Qin, and now he can recognize the prince?

Without waiting for everyone to come back to their senses, the third prince struggled to break free from the palace servants who trapped him, and rushed to Huo Changying and grabbed his wrist, crying anxiously, "Brother Prince, please save Zhong Qin, please help!" Him!"

"The devil is going to throw him into hell! Rats will bite him, he will hurt, he will hurt..."

Although his words were crazy, everyone did not expect that he would actually recognize His Highness the Crown Prince, and this Highness is now in good health and has made military exploits at the border. Even with the support of Concubine Nie, they cannot ignore him.

The chief eunuch rolled his eyes in circles, then bent forward with a smile all over his face, and said, "His Royal Highness, the Third Highness didn't take the medicine in time today, and became insane and disturbed your way."

"Please also ask His Highness the Crown Prince to make amends and let the old servant take the Third Highness back, and he must take good care of it." Said the inner eunuch stretched out his hand to pull the Third Prince.

Huo Changying frowned, protecting the third prince who was shaking his head desperately behind him, and was about to dodge to avoid the servant, when a figure flickered in front of him, Xiao Duo was already blocking him, and the scabbard slammed on the servant who was trying to sneak attack The force on the back of the waiter's hand was so great that the sturdy waiter almost knelt down in tears.

"Brother Prince, save Zhongqin Zhongqin..."

After all, the third prince is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and now he is suffering from madness, and he is still dragging his clothes and chanting non-stop.

Huo Changying felt the trembling of the people behind him, thinking of the lively young man when he first met, he couldn't help but feel mixed feelings, and Zhong Qin seemed to be the handsome little servant who often followed the third prince, she was once one of the few in the inner palace People who are kind to him.

"Don't be afraid, my brother is here, where is Zhong Qin now?"

The third prince seemed terrified and dared not speak, but stared blankly behind those palace people.

Following the line of sight, Huo Changying discovered that behind the silent palace servants, there was a wooden cart standing alone, and some straw was casually covered on it...

He frowned and strode over. The arrogant palace servants saw the old servant being beaten and knelt on the ground with their heads bowed. They didn't dare to make a sound, let alone stop him.

Pushing aside the straw, Huo Changying saw a thin and pale face, which was Zhongqin. At this time, the third prince staggered and rushed over, kneeling on the ground and holding the Zhongqin, rubbing his hands non-stop.

"It doesn't get hot when you rub it, why doesn't it get hot when you rub it..." He murmured and couldn't help but burst into tears, "Brother Prince, please save him."

Huo Changying stretched out his hand to test Zhong Qin's breath, and then tried his neck. Zhong Qin's anger was weak, but still there, he seemed to be longing for the breath that supported him.

Glancing at the third prince who had almost collapsed, Huo Changying sighed in his heart, and quickly drew a spell on Zhong Qin with his fingertips to temporarily seal up the anger in his body, and whether he could be rescued could only be determined by the doctor.

Seeing Huo Changying signal the guards around him to take away the carillon, the eunuch who had been beaten before tried to hold back the pain, bared his teeth and stopped him with a mocking smile: "Your Highness, this is the person who is going to be executed by the imperial concubine. defy,"

"Your Highness, there's no need to have a relationship with your empress just because of a cheap life, right?"

"Oh? Since it's just a little servant, why can't I take it away," Huo Changying cast his cold eyes on everyone, and said, "Get out of the way!"

He was calm on the face, but in his heart he was full of doubts. His Majesty actually accepted the empress's phoenix seal and gave it to Concubine Nie. Concubine Nie has no virtue and no favour. Your Majesty is not a fatuous emperor. Why did he do this?

And the older eunuch turned around the two of them with a smirk in his eyes, fearing the prince and even more afraid of General Xiao beside him, he could only silently watch them take them away.

Huo Changying ordered the guards under him to send Zhong Qin to the imperial hospital for treatment, and after pacifying the third prince, he went to Hanguang Hall alone, while Xiao Duo waited outside the palace gate to pick up Chang, who was declared into the palace by the queen today. The girl goes home.

In the evening, the whole body of Hanguang Palace was covered with a layer of golden yellow by the setting sun, which seemed to add a bit of warmth to this increasingly empty palace.

"Miss Chang!"

In the secret room, the prince looked at the person who looked like him, and stood there one step away full of joy. There was a smile on the corners of his eyes and brows, but with a bit of novelty, he kept looking at the person in front of him, and opened his mouth. Know what to say.

"See Your Highness!"

The prince hurriedly supported Huo Changying who was about to salute, "I should be thanking you alone, there is no repayment for saving my life!"

"Your Highness is serious." Huo Changying took a step back, and then pulled his arm back from the Prince's hand without a trace.

The prince felt a little disappointed and shook his empty palm. Maybe it was the kindness of the person in front of him for saving his life, or maybe it was the similar appearance. He always had an unreasonable sense of closeness to the person in front of him.

Even he can't explain this feeling.

Thinking like this, he didn't know if he had stayed in the secret room for too long, but he actually said what was in his heart, and when he heard Miss Chang's chuckle, he came back to his senses with a flushed face.

"Your Highness," Huo Changying softened a little when he saw the Prince's unguarded appearance towards him, "This is what I did during this trip, and I will write down everything in detail. Your Highness, please remember it well."

As Huo Changying said, he poured his spiritual power into his fingertips and lightly touched the crown prince's forehead. Countless memory images instantly surged towards the crown prince's mind like raging waves.

Encounter in the canyon, siege of Baicheng, undead battlefield, desert storm...

When countless pictures appeared in front of the prince's eyes one by one, after everything was over, he was already in tears and remained silent for a long time.

Huo Changying hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and patted the Prince's shoulder comfortingly, then turned and left the secret room.

He knew that the prince grew up in a deep palace and had a relatively pure heart. He had never experienced these cruel realities, and those memories could not be accepted instantly.

But if the crown prince wants to inherit the throne, he has to learn the killing and killing decisions that belong to the superior.

Hearing that he was outside the door of the secret room, he took him to the side hall when he came out.

In the hall, Queen Wang was sitting on the side of the small table, looking at the book in her hand with her forehead propped up, her back was facing him, she couldn't see the expression on her face, the teapot on the small clay stove next to her was gurgling. heat.

Huo Changying only paused for a moment, then followed Ting Yan to the inner room to change attire.

When he came out again, he became the former Chang girl, the daughter-in-law who had never been married to the Xiao family, and had nothing to do with this Zichen Palace or this Hanguang Palace.

"Miss."

Huo Changying saluted slowly towards the back of the queen, her voice deliberately softened like a girl's.

Empress Wang's back seemed to tense for a moment, before she said after a while: "Get up, it's getting late, General Xiao must still be waiting for you, go home."

The voice was as cold as ever, and the suppressed emotions could hardly be heard.

"Yes."

Huo Changying lowered his eyes, bowed and saluted, then turned and walked out.

"……and many more."

Before Huo Changying stepped out of the door, he heard the voice of Queen Wang: "When you marry General Xiao, I will marry you with His Majesty." Don't worry...

Huo Changying was only stunned for a moment, then restrained his emotions, thanked him, and followed the words out of Hanguang Palace.

The prince came out of the secret room after a long time after Changying left. He had restrained the turbulent emotions in his chest, and had no time to be cowardly. He saw the suffering of the people, the cruelty of war, and what Miss Chang and the queen mother had done for him. everything.

And what he has to do in the future is to work harder to become a qualified prince.

"Queen... you, why are you crying?"

When Queen Wang saw the prince coming out of the secret room, the child in front of her seemed to have grown a lot in an instant, but the positions of the two of them had been restored. She thought of the "Mother" that the baby had said just now, and felt sore, she raised her hand to wipe her cheeks. tears.

"Auntie is fine, Auntie is happy."