The prince is hard to serve

Hearing Mu Ziling's refusal, Yan Wenhao stopped talking. He looked at Mu Ziling with his back turned to him with a complicated expression, and a self-deprecating smile curled up on the corner of his mouth. Quite a lot.

As for Mu Ziling, who had always turned his back to him, after speaking, his expression was also full of bitterness.

He doesn't want to mention these things.

He couldn't see a future between them at all, so why let nature take its course?

Slowly closing his eyes, Mu Ziling reminded himself over and over in his heart not to think about it.

Because in the end, they will part ways. Since they already know the result in advance, why bother to make more entanglements?

For a moment, both of them fell silent.

With his eyes closed, Mu Ziling didn't look at or think about anything, while Yan Wenhao kept looking at him without taking his eyes off him.

In this way, about a quarter of an hour passed.

Maybe Mu Ziling was really tired, or maybe it was Yan Wenhao lying beside him, which made him feel at ease in this strange environment. He just closed his eyes for a while, and then he really fell asleep.

Hearing Mu Ziling's steady breathing, Yan Wenhao moved slightly. He stretched out his hand, like every time he shared the bed with Mu Ziling in the past, and carefully embraced the sleeping Mu Ziling into his lap. In his arms, his hands were wrapped around Mu Ziling's waist, embracing him with an attitude of absolute possession.

Lowering his head, Yan Wenhao couldn't help but kissed the cheek and forehead of the young man in his arms lightly, but finally resisted the urge to wantonly kiss the lips of the man in his arms, and then he hugged the young man in his arms tightly. Then he closed his eyes contentedly and fell asleep.

That night, Mu Ziling slept extremely soundly. This was probably the most sound and peaceful sleep he had had since the day Yan Wenhao confessed——

There is no sleepless night, eyes open until dawn, and after falling asleep, dreaming of the tragic death of the previous life, waking up in a panic, in a trance.

The next day, when Mu Ziling woke up, it was past [-]:[-], and Yan Wenhao was no longer in the house, and the place where Yan Wenhao slept last night had become cold, obviously he left early.

Frowning slightly, Mu Ziling stretched out one hand from the curtain, and tapped the jade chime placed beside the bed. The jade chime made a crisp sound, and Duo Yuan, who was waiting outside the door, heard the sound, He immediately opened the door and walked in.

Sitting on the head of the bed, Mu Ziling turned his head to glance at Duan Yuan, and asked, "When did Your Highness get up, and what time is it now?"

Bowing down to the bed, Duo Duan replied, "It's already Chen Shi."

As he said that, he brought another set of clean clothes, and while putting them on for Mu Ziling, he continued, "Your Highness got up at five o'clock, and he said he was worried that Old General Yun was the Fourth Highness, so he hurried to eat breakfast and then rushed to the bed." I went to the military camp on the outskirts of the city, but before leaving, His Highness specially asked the servants not to wake you up, and let you sleep for a while."

Hearing this, Mu Ziling lowered his eyes and didn't give any response. He walked slowly to the bronze mirror, then sat down and let Duan Duan take care of his hair.

After being silent for a while, he suddenly said, "Do you know where the barracks are? After I wash and tidy up, take me there."

"The servant knows that His Highness has ordered you to take you there after you wake up, but you must have breakfast first." Duo Duo replied respectfully.

After a pause, he smiled again and said: "Just now you slept soundly, and the servants didn't dare to disturb you, so they stayed outside the door all the time. Your Highness ordered the kitchen to cook the breakfast for you several times. Soon, the entrance is the most suitable."

While speaking, Duo Duo had already tied up Mu Ziling's black hair and put on a jade crown. Then he turned his head and glanced at the two maids waiting outside the door, signaling them to come in with the washing utensils. Let Mu Ziling wash up, while he retreated to get the hot meal himself.

Thinking about what happened in the barracks, Mu Ziling also ate quickly, put down his chopsticks after a while, and looked up at Duo Yuan.

Seeing this, Duo Duo didn't delay, and immediately ordered people to prepare the carriage.After the carriage was ready, they were ready to set off, but just as the two of them left the Green Bamboo Building, they ran into the slowly approaching cloud scene.

Yun Jing has always preferred white clothes, today, he is still dressed in plain white, the white clothes are fluttering under the breeze, as if he is going to ride the wind.

Stopping in his tracks, Mu Ziling greeted Yun Jing with a gentle voice: "Uncle."

Hearing the sound, Yun Jing smiled in his direction, and then asked him: "But are you going to the military camp?"

Nodding his head, Mu Ziling responded: "I'm going there." After a pause, he raised his eyes to look at Yun Jing, hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "Do you want to come together, brother-in-law?"

Shaking his head, Yun Jing's smile was a bit illusory, and he said softly: "I won't go, and with my current status, it's not convenient."

He was supposed to have died on the battlefield 12 years ago. If he suddenly appeared now, it would probably arouse everyone's doubts and curiosity, and thus distract them from the battle. At this critical moment, it is precisely for everyone When united and focused, nothing can go wrong.

Being distracted by trivial matters is naturally not allowed.

Having vaguely guessed part of the reason why Yunjing didn't go, Mu Ziling couldn't help feeling emotional, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then he didn't mention it anymore.

Then, he said something to Yun Jing again. After finishing the general words, he looked up at the sky, and said goodbye to Yun Jing and left.

Before leaving, Yun Jing called out and gave him a dagger that cut iron like mud, asking him to protect himself.After Mu Ziling took it, he thanked him again.

Standing in the garden, Yun Jing 'stared' at Mu Ziling's back, and heard him leave in a hurry, a complicated look flashed across his expression, but after thinking about it carefully, he slowly smiled, and there was a smile in his eyes. A trace of envy passed quickly.

Although he couldn't look at him, he could still feel Mu Ziling's feelings for Yan Wenhao. Feelings are something that cannot be hidden, just like him back then, but fortunately, Yan Wenhao now , not the Emperor Yan of the year, the choice will be different...

They may have a happy future.

Unlike him.

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The barracks of the Guards on the outskirts of the city.

Yan Wensi and Lu Xi stood at the head of the queue, leading the imperial guards and private soldiers to train again and again, arranging formations against the enemy.

Yan Wenhao and Yun Chen stood in a high position, looking down at the Imperial Guards and private soldiers assembled for training below with their hands behind their backs, their expressions were solemn, but their expressions were serious.

The imperial guards and private soldiers are not like real soldiers. They have practiced all year round and can cooperate with each other tacitly.

And after a night of uninterrupted practice, they all felt exhausted and demoralized, and some members of the government soldiers even began to perfunctory.

Yan Wenhao looked very angry, while Yun Chen frowned even more, his face became more and more ugly.

Just when Yan Wenhao was about to call for a stop and single out a few typical examples to scare the monkeys, Fuquan suddenly stepped forward and reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, the imperial concubine is here."

Slightly nodding, Yan Wenhao said, "Let Qianhe come here."

After a while, Mu Ziling led Duan Yuan over. He walked to Yan Wenhao's side, first greeted Yun Chen, then turned to look at Yan Wenhao, and saw that his brows were wrinkled and tense. With a cold look on his face and eyes, he asked, "What happened?"

Pointing to the imperial guards and private soldiers who were training, Yan Wenhao shook his head in disappointment and said, "How can they stop the 5 troops of King Huai with their appearance?"

Following Yan Wenhao's hand, Mu Ziling stared at the training below for a while, then frowned.

Pursing his lips tightly, he thought about it for a while, and thought of a battle he had seen in a book, then turned his head and said to Yan Wenhao, "I have a plan, maybe it can be of some use."

He already had a plan in his heart, upon hearing this, Yun Chen didn't speak yet, but turned to look at Mu Ziling, stroked his beard, and said with a smile in his tone, "Tell me about it." .”

After considering his words, Mu Ziling took a few steps, and said slowly: "They are so careless and negligent now, because they feel confident that King Huai's army will enter the city, and they will not be able to harm them in the end, or they feel that they have nothing to protect. If you invite all the most important people in their hearts, let them watch and realize their responsibilities, it should be able to arouse their morale and work hard."

The private soldiers of the imperial guards and official mansions are different from other soldiers and horses. They are not conscripted from all over the country, they are selected from each household in the capital, so their home is in the capital.

If they are made aware of and able to pay attention to this point, then they will be more attentive when practicing.

Looking at Mu Ziling, Yun Chen smiled deeply. He nodded and agreed: "This is exactly what I thought, and what you said is not bad."

Holding Mu Ziling's hand, Yan Wenhao also turned his head and smiled at him, his eyes were full of tenderness, and he thanked softly: "Thank you for your humility."

He raised his eyes to look at him, and when he saw clearly the tenderness and affection in his eyes, Mu Ziling looked away uncomfortably, and the roots of his ears were slightly red.

Knowing that the timing was not right, Yan Wenhao smiled slightly, and stopped teasing him, but suppressed his smile and turned his head to order Fuquan to bring Lu Xi up.

After Lu Xi came up, Yan Wenhao ordered him to invite the parents, brothers or lovers of those slack people, and explained the reasons.

"Subordinates take orders."

When he was leading the drill at the bottom, Lu Xi naturally saw it most clearly. He knew very well who among the imperial guards and government soldiers were beginning to neglect him. Hi, I couldn't wait to send people to invite the family members of those people according to Yan Wenhao's statement.

Soon, the people sent by Lu Xi came back one after another, and there were many common people who came back with them. Their expressions were different, but without exception, they all frowned.

And at this time, Yun Chen also properly used these common people to stand on the high platform and speak impassioned and morale-boosting words to the imperial guards and private soldiers below.

Maybe it was seeing the appearance of his relatives, or maybe Yun Chen's words had an effect. When practicing again, no matter whether it was the imperial guards or the private soldiers, they all changed from the lack of energy just now, and became full of energy and morale. Get high.

Right now, they are all working hard to practice.