General, there is a demon [Rebirth]

The palace road is long and long, and the palace walls on both sides are covered with damp moss.

Huo Changying unhurriedly followed a step away from Ting Yan's side. He had a cautious expression on his face, lowered his head slightly, and showed the restraint and demeanor that a woman from a family who has not come out of the court should have, but his thoughts seemed to be still in the past. Hanguang Temple.

It was so lively in the past, but now it is empty and lonely, as if all the hustle and bustle are following the owner of this palace to decline and loneliness.

And the queen...

In Huo Changying's mind, that thin but resolute figure appeared in his mind, and it seemed that he overlapped with his mother in the previous life for a moment.

"Listen, auntie,"

The palace gate was close at hand, and Huo Changying suddenly called out to stop Ting Yan, "The queen... is she in good health?"

Hearing this, her footsteps stopped, and her back seemed to freeze for a moment before slowly turning around.

The sun was slanting westward, and the light and shadow fell on the long palace road, half bright and half dark, falling on her body, it seemed that the expression on her face was submerged in darkness.

She looked up at Huo Changying, hesitated for a while, then shook her head firmly, pointed in the direction of Hanguang Palace, and coughed again.

Huo Changying understood Ting Yan's gesture, and for a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions, and he seemed to be speechless.

Hearing Yan sighed, there was unresolved sadness in her eyes, but seeing his worried look, there seemed to be a little more relief in her eyes, she smiled and pointed to the carriage waiting outside the palace gate.

Huo Changying looked along, only to realize that it was Xiao Duohou who was there.

It was said that his frown seemed to relax a little when he saw General Xiao, and the smile in his eyes was even wider.

Seeing people waiting there, she felt relieved when she heard the words. She saluted and bid farewell to Huo Changying, but when she turned around and was about to leave, she heard Huo Changying's call to stop her.

"Auntie Yan," Huo Changying called to stop her, "Empress Empress... I need to trouble you to take care of her."

Hearing the words, she just smiled and shook her head, gave him a slight salute, then turned and left.

The afterglow of the setting sun gradually passed through this magnificent palace, engulfing it in a light or shadow.

Huo Changying didn't know how he got out of the palace, and how he saw Xiao Duo. When he came back to his senses, he sat safely in the carriage back to the Duke of Jin's mansion.

The car bells jingle, and the voices of people on Yong'an Street are sometimes distant and sometimes near.

The chill and stagnation around his body gradually dissipated in the air full of market spirit. Huo Changying was leaning against the wall of the car with his eyes closed, while Xiao Duo's hand kept holding his, and he knew who that person was at this moment without opening his eyes. kind of expression.

He sighed from the bottom of his heart, but the corners of his lips raised involuntarily, and the boredom lingering in his heart seemed to ease a little.

He couldn't figure out the reason for his rebirth, he couldn't figure out the riddle of his master, and he couldn't figure out the reason of his past and present lives.

If rebirth must have its mission, he is undoubtedly the most failed executor. He was reckless all the way, as if he was being controlled by an invisible force.

But fortunately, this person is still around in this life, they did not miss out in the trials of fate, they have each other and are no longer alone.

Huo Changying opened his eyes, turned his head to look at the frowning man who was thinking about something with a half-smile, and suddenly there was some teasing attempt in his heart.

With that in mind, he raised his hand and hooked the man's chin lightly and lightly. The stubble on the man's chin pricked his fingers slightly, but it made Huo Changying feel very at ease.

Xiao Duo was originally thinking about the current court situation, but his chin was suddenly touched by someone, and the familiar thin callus on the fingertips of that person was like a cat's claw, and gently scratched his heart.

Recently, they face each other every day, but they can't see each other every day.

Goodbye now, although the person in front of him has deliberately restrained his sharpness, but his face still has the original appearance, Xiao Duo can only feel that the nerves that have been tense for the past few days are gradually relaxed in this person's smile.

I don't know who took the initiative first, but when Huo Changying came to his senses, the man's arms were already tightly wrapped around him, and his lips and teeth were also aggressive like predators, almost giving him the illusion that he would be melted into his flesh and blood in the next moment.

Just when the two of them were on the verge of losing control, Huo Changying suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower lip and then the smell of blood filled his mouth, but the man restrained himself to stop at this moment, tilting his head between his necks and trying to calm his rough breathing.

Huo Changying also felt uncomfortable, but he also knew that it was not the time, so he took a few breaths and turned his attention to ask: "How is the third prince?"

The man was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, as if he didn't expect that the person who had teased people so distracted a moment ago would suddenly talk about serious matters. He calmed down for a while before breathing lightly on the young man's bare neck as if punishing him. took a bite.

This bite made Huo Changying numb from his neck to his limbs in an instant, and he couldn't help but glared at Xiao Duo in shock, thinking how this person became so bold, why is he still the person whose ears turn red when he is teased a few words? up.

"I asked Zhao Cheng to send him to Wang Peng, the imperial physician. My father had some friendship with him in the early years. In addition, this man is upright and obsessed with medical skills. He will not be afraid of being threatened by Concubine Nie. It will be safe."

Huo Changying nodded as if remembering something, and smiled, "No wonder Wang Peng's medicine is hard to come by, but you can give it away." He turned around in Xiao Duo's arms, found a comfortable position and went Lie down with Xiao Duo's lap as a pillow, "It is said that this person has a strange temper, how can Mr. Xiao have friendship with him?"

Xiao Duo was stunned for a moment when he heard the medicine given away to others. Changying must have said it was the time when the two met again. He opened his mouth to explain, but when he looked down, he saw that the person seemed to be full. Nesting on his lap like a cat, she narrowed her eyes comfortably, and there was no need to say what she just wanted to explain.

Xiao Duo had a more indulgent smile in his eyes, and he straightened Huo Changying's hair and said, "Wang Peng's medical skills are superb, but he himself is ignorant of people and worldly, and he almost lost his life because of this temperament in the early years."

"And that time, no one in the Manchu court, civil or military, spoke a word, only his father begged His Majesty for him at a critical moment."

Huo Changying raised his head comfortably, but what he thought of was that in the royal study today, His Majesty said that Duke Xiao had proposed a marriage date for them when he left. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Master Xiao has a deep relationship with His Majesty."

Xiao Duo was noncommittal: "Although Wang Peng has a strange temper, his medical skills are unmatched in today's Great Yin. That time His Majesty wanted to spare his life, but my father just gave His Majesty a nice step." .”

Unrivaled medical skills...

Listening to Xiao Duo's words, Huo Changying's mind suddenly appeared the sickness that His Majesty and the Queen forced themselves to suppress, and his heart moved slightly. It seemed that something flashed in his mind, but he was too late to catch it.

Even the imperial physician Wang Peng is helpless... What is it?

Speaking of Wang Peng, Xiao Duo suddenly remembered something again, "A few days ago, His Majesty seemed to order Wang Peng to go to the mansion of Prime Minister Nie..."

Huo Changying asked, "Is Prime Minister Nie alright?"

Xiao Duo nodded, frowning involuntarily and said: "It is said that Prime Minister Nie has been sick at home since more than a month ago, and has been shutting himself out."

Hearing that Huo Changying was thinking about what he saw today, he sat up straight and wondered: "Your Majesty and the Empress have a very strong relationship, and the Empress Wang has never made any mistakes in the past decades in charge of the harem. Give the seal to Concubine Nie?"

"Is it true that as the imperial edict said, we should take pity on the Queen's body?" Huo Changying couldn't help but sneered as he spoke, but his brows were frowned.

Seeing him sighing in his heart, Xiao Duo raised his hand and gently rubbed Huo Changying's brows away, and said, "I don't know anything about the harem, but from the information Zhao Cheng has obtained recently, it can be seen that the court seems to be going through a period of time. After a big reshuffle, Xiang Nie's disciples who originally occupied half of the court hall now have less than [-]% left."

Hearing what he said, something seemed to come out of Huo Changying's mind.

The disciples of Prime Minister Nie were almost as famous as the disciples of the Son of Heaven in the previous dynasty. All the officials of the Great Yin Dynasty were proud of being born in the Nie Mansion.

"Changying," Xiao Duo seemed to have some hesitation on his face, he looked at Huo Changying who was in a trance, and then said after a pause: "What we are going to do...in fact, someone has already done it, and we... To some extent, it is also a pawn for him to achieve his goal."

Who can cause such a big disturbance in the court of Great Yin, who is that person, after a little thought, Huo Changying can almost blurt out.

The cars and horses are sparkling, the copper bells at the four corners jingle, and there are hawkers shouting from time to time, making it noisy and lively.

But Huo Changying seemed to be in a quiet ice cave isolated from the surroundings. The chill spread from the bottom of his heart to his limbs and bones. Only Xiao Duo kept holding his hand tightly, which still had a trace of warmth.

After a long while, he said dryly as if he had recovered his own voice: "Was it not?"

The almost flat tone made people unable to hear the emotion, but Xiao Duo understood immediately, he took the person into his arms with some distress, and gently comforted the tense back of the person in his arms with his palms.

From birth, from being handed over to the Huo family to be raised, even the master...

Ring by ring, step by step, he has never been able to help himself.

After an unknown amount of time, the surrounding voices gradually became quieter, and the carriage gradually stopped.

After getting off the carriage, the gold-plated plaque of "Duke Jin's Mansion" exuded warmth in the afterglow of the setting sun. Huo Changying looked at it, and for some reason, he felt a sense of peace of mind coming home from the bottom of his heart.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the people of the Duke's Mansion who had been waiting at the door for a long time came up to greet him immediately.

"Uncle! Aunt!"

Xiao Duo helped Chang Ying to greet Uncle Tao when he heard a clear and clear voice of a child with excitement and joy.

It was rumored that the army had entered the city this morning, and everyone in the Duke's Mansion had been waiting at the door, but it was already evening when they saw people, so Lan Nianjun didn't care about the various etiquettes he had learned when he saw people get off the carriage , happily threw herself into Huo Changying's arms.

Xiao Duo and Huo Changying looked at each other and saw something in each other's eyes.

There were surprises and reliefs, and even vague worries. They all saw that Lan Nianjun was no longer withdrawn and precocious as before, and more lively than a child of his age should be.

But they were also worried that what they brought back this time would cause harm to this young child again...

"I don't see you in more than a month, our Xiao Nianjun has grown taller." Huo Changying caught Lan Nianjun who was flying over, smiled and rubbed his little head that had grown to the side of his waist, and asked in a soft voice: "Nian Have you practiced your sword on time?"

Lan Nianjun looked up at his uncle and aunt, and nodded with seriousness in his bright eyes: "Nianjun has always kept in mind the advice of aunt and uncle, and practiced diligently every day!"

The child's voice was still a bit milky, and he seemed to suddenly think of something when he was talking, and carefully took out a small thing from the skirt of his clothes, looked around, stood on tiptoe and whispered in Huo Changying's ear: "Fatty Nian Jun took good care of her too!"

Uncle Tao and the others turned their eyes away, as if they hadn't seen their little secret, but there was a kind smile in their eyes.

I saw that there was a fluffy ball lying in the soft palm of the child. The little ball seemed to feel uncomfortable after sleeping in the dark. He hummed and turned over, hugged Lan Nianjun's little finger and rubbed it. I fell asleep comfortably again.

Huo Changying looked at Ah Feibi's round body when he left, and the fluffy hair that looked good in the hand, so he knew that Ah Fei must be living very comfortably these days.

He endured and endured, and his fingers quickly poked Ah Fei's plump buttocks.

"grumble!"

Ah Fei only shuddered in sleep, then smacked his lips again and drifted off to sleep.

Huo Changying couldn't help laughing, and lowered his head to meet Xiao Nianjun's expectant eyes begging for praise. He opened his mouth and thought of the corpse they recovered from the desert during this trip. He couldn't bear it, and was about to say something more when he heard a familiar voice.

"It can be regarded as expecting you to come back, but you think you are carefree and forget this home in Yong'an?"

The resonant female voice carried the familiar wantonness, it was Xiao Qiluo who had just come out of the gate.

Xiao Duo and Huo Changying hurriedly went up to salute, "Elder Sister."

"Get up," Xiao Qiluo hastily helped Huo Changying up to prevent him from proceeding. With undisguised pride and joy on her face, she patted the back of Changying's hand and said with a hearty smile: "This time, my sister-in-law in the first battle in Baicheng is a big deal." A woman who does not give way to a man, has the demeanor of my daughter-in-law of the Xiao family!"

Because Huo Changying's pretending to be the prince was very important, Queen Wang used some means to make people think that the daughter-in-law who had never been married to the Xiao family also went to the battlefield to fight side by side with her husband.

But in the army, Changying was ordered to cast spells to blur the impression of general Xiao's fiancée, so everyone only had a vague impression of this person in their memory, and there was no way to mention any more.

Therefore, everyone in the Duke's Mansion only thought that Miss Chang was worried about her husband's safety, and chased him all the way to Baicheng to advance and retreat with her husband.

Xiao Qiluo turned to look at Xiao Duo who was on the side again, patted his arm and said with a smile: "Stinky boy, you are making progress!"

"Sister, we..."

Xiao Duo and Huo Changying looked at each other, and were about to speak, when Zhao Cheng came up and whispered something in his ear, Xiao Duo's complexion changed, his eyes seemed to be hesitant, and then he turned his head to Zhao Cheng lightly nodded.

Xiao Qiluo looked at the two of them suspiciously, but it was Huo Changying who spoke first: "If there are some things, Nian Jun should go back first, he is still young..."

Hearing this, Xiao Qiluo glanced suspiciously not far behind the two of them, the smile on her face gradually dissipated, she seemed to have guessed something, and she held the last hope as if deceiving herself.

Xiao Qiluo stared at the increasingly clear scene behind the two of them and said: "Since the day his father Mobei was defeated and buried in the desert, Nian Jun is no longer a child."

She was extremely calm when she said this, but when she got closer, Huo Changying realized that her pale lips were trembling slightly.

Huo Changying looked at Xiao Qiluo's paler and paler face, worried in his heart, took a step forward to comfort him, but was held back by Xiao Duo, turned around and saw Xiao Duo frowned and shook his head at him, his eyes signaled to Xiao Nianjun who was unclear, Huo Changying's heart As soon as it hurt, he took Xiao Nianjun to his side.

At the end of the alley is the Xiao family army who have not yet taken off their military uniforms. They solemnly carried a coffin with solemn faces and heavy and resolute steps.

At this moment, time seems to be slowed down, the wind blows, the phoenix trees rustle, and the snow-white tung flowers seem to sway down the alley with the wind and sand from the border, like a silent sacrifice.

"lady!"

The leading soldier walked towards Xiao Qiluo, knelt down half-kneeling and said firmly, "Ma'am, the last general has brought back the remains of General Lan Yu!"

Xiao Qiluo stared at the strange coffin without even blinking her eyes, and everything around her seemed to become an irrelevant humming sound in her ears.

"Ma'am," the soldier in charge was obviously a battle-tested man, but tears welled up in his eyes at this moment: "Back then, General Sapphire defended the city desperately to fight for a chance of life for Da Yin, but we failed to protect him from retreating. .”

"Madam, punish me!"

Following the sonorous sound of the leading man's apology, the soldiers supporting the coffin knelt down one after another, pulled out their sabers and held them in their palms, and shouted together: "Madam, punish me!"

I don't know how long it took before everyone heard Xiao Qiluo's voice faintly: "Although you are under his command, the swords on the battlefield have no eyes, and the crime...is not yours."

The extremely calm voice made it impossible to detect any emotional flaws, but behind Xiao Qiluo, Huo Changying saw her trying to suppress her trembling arms.

"Nianjun, come," Xiao Qiluo said so calmly that it was almost gentle: "Come and worship your father."

Xiao Nianjun seemed to be a little afraid of the mother in front of him, he flinched, but he knew in his heart that he should obey his mother at this moment, so he pushed away his aunt's hand on his shoulder, left the embrace that could protect him for a while, and walked to the coffin Knelt down next to him.

"Come, kowtow to your father."

"knock."

"Knock again."

Listening to Xiao Qiluo's words, Lan Nianjun firmly kowtowed three times.

Even Uncle Tao felt distressed when he saw Nian Jun's broken and bleeding forehead, but Xiao Qiluo didn't seem to notice, turned around and ordered people to arrange the mourning hall and other matters in an orderly manner.

Some people admired her for being strong, some thought she was too harsh, and some thought she was cold and heartless. They didn't even shed a tear when they saw the bones of their husbands with their own eyes.

But Xiao Duo and Huo Changying looked at Xiao Qiluo's busy back and forth in the Duke's mansion, and they knew in their hearts that the eldest sister had tears, but her tears turned into blood in their hearts...