Xiao Zhi and Lord Qin

Now Concubine Hui's exclusive favor has become the latest talking point in the palace.

Except for the early court, the emperor even brought Concubine Hui with him when reviewing the memorials in the imperial study, and sent everyone away from him for fear of being disturbed.

Today, Xiao Zhi just came back from the morning, his brows were tightly locked and he did not let go.

Seeing his appearance, Concubine Hui couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

Xiaozhi said helplessly: "The barbarians outside the pass have repeatedly harassed the people on the frontier, this time it was like entering an uninhabited land, burning, killing and looting, and the people suffered heavy casualties."

Concubine Hui hesitated, "Where is the city guard?"

Xiao Zhi looked at her, and couldn't help showing some anger on his face: "Leading the subordinates away without authorization."

If most of the border town hadn't been burned this time, the news must have been kept secret.

Concubine Hui hesitated for a while, then sat beside the desk and wrote: "I will write a letter to my brother, and I will ask the emperor to send someone to deliver it."

Xiaozhi looked at Concubine Hui and nodded gratefully.

In fact, just before the early court, someone proposed to let General Li lead the army to go out to avoid disasters and relieve the suffering of the people.

However, General Li made the excuse that he had an old illness and was really incompetent.

General Li is afraid that he will still be brooding about Concubine Hui's previous affairs.

Xiaozhi sent someone to send a letter to General Li, and then drew up an order to make Concubine Hui the imperial concubine.

Half a month later, General Li set off outside the pass with military orders.

When General Li set out, the whole capital was decorated with lights and festoons, which was very festive and lively—it was about to enter the end of the new year.

General Li rode on the horse, looked back at the emperor and imperial concubine in the distance, blinked, and shook off the snowflakes on his eyelashes.When the figures of the emperor and the imperial concubine were completely blurred, he straightened his back and rode his horse on the snow, and the figures quickly disappeared at the city gate.

Concubine Hui stared at the city gate for a long time, until there was no one left in the mighty procession, Concubine Hui was still standing there.During the period, she smiled and chatted with the emperor.

"My brother has treated me very well since I was a child."

"I can see it."

"When my father was still alive, every time I took my brother on an expedition, I would clamor to go together... The last time, my brother found out that I was mixed in with the team, but he helped me hide it from my father, and waited until the target point to set up the army. Daddy still found out."

Xiao Zhi was very surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect Concubine Hui, a woman of the generation, to have the heroic ambition to go into battle and kill the enemy.

Concubine Hui paused for a while, then continued:

"My brother was beaten fifty that night, and my father made me watch it with my own eyes, so that I could remember that I caused trouble and dragged others down. When I saw the army stick hit my brother for the first time, I cried in fright, but my brother still looked up. Smiling and coaxing me to say that it doesn’t hurt at all.” At this time, Concubine Hui’s voice was trembling a little, “I gritted my teeth and thought, I must go to battle and kill the enemy to let Dad know how powerful I am, and I must make him regret doing so. To my brother. Unexpectedly, when the two armies were fighting, when I sneaked onto the battlefield in the chaos, I was already frightened when I reached the periphery of the battle... The blood-stained ground and the horrible scene of stumped limbs were like purgatory on earth. A person who was alive and well in a second, half of his head was cut off in the next second, and the mixed red and white liquid was sprayed on the surrounding people, but the person with only half of his head was still waving the weapon in his hand. will fall."

When Xiao Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.

"I got into trouble again..." Concubine Hui's eyes were moist, "Everything happened in an instant, but I always felt that the scene was so long. My brother found me at that time, and he suddenly dropped the long knife in his hand with a face full of horror. , snatched someone else's longbow and put an arrow in my direction, and the surrounding enemy soldiers took the opportunity to raise their long knives at him, but I could only watch the big knives fall... and behind me, towards me The enemy soldiers who had already swung their knives halfway around their necks let go of their weapons, covering their eyes pierced by sharp arrows and screaming continuously."

Concubine Hui took a deep breath: "At that time, my brother turned his body slightly, but the big knife behind him still fell on his back, and a gunshot wound pierced his shoulder. My brother didn't seem to feel any pain. The horse rushed towards me, until I was hugged on the horse, I touched my brother's wound with coldness all over my body, weeping all the time, unable to speak, but my brother still lowered his head and smiled at me: It doesn't hurt. How could it not hurt? The blood drenched my hands. I swore to myself at that time that I would listen to my brother carefully and never act willfully again. But I never thought that... I would always renege on my promise."

Xiaozhi looked at Concubine Hui's tears pooled on her pointed chin, which was better than the crystal clearness of snowflakes.

He thought enviously: General Li is probably the best brother in the world, right?