royal husband

Three years later.

"Drive...drive...tread on the snow and run faster, this time I can't let Ah Jin catch up." Seeing that Li Jin was about to catch up with him, Ying Yuan patted his beloved horse and signaled him to hurry up.

咴~

Taxue yelled in response, and suddenly started to accelerate.

Seeing this, Li Jin withdrew his gaze from Yingyuan, and looked at the horse he was riding with a smile, "Sanhua, work harder, if we win this time, we will have a three-game winning streak."

咴~

Sanhua also yelled imposingly, and instantly kept pace with Texue who was still in front of him just now.

"Ajin, I will definitely win."

"Ah Yuan, it's too early for you to say this now."

As soon as the two finished talking, they unanimously let the horses sprint again, intending to throw off each other, but the horses of both sides were very strong, making the fight hard to separate.

"I can't catch up." Tao Yichu, who was chasing behind, saw that Li Jin and the others were about to reach the finish line, so he simply gave up the idea of ​​catching up, "It's still the prince and the seventh prince who are strong, they both ran together, but they got the limelight Occupied."

"Since we can't get the first and second place, we will take the third place. Master Tao, if you spend any time here, the last place will be yours."

Ping An, who was sitting behind Zhou Yunting, unceremoniously began to provoke Tao Yichu.

Tao Yichu stared at Ping'an and said, "Ping'an, get off Zhou Yunting's horse if you have the ability, and ride a horse yourself to compete with me."

"It's just that I don't have the ability to follow Zhou Yunting."

After Ping'an finished speaking, he made a face for Tao Yichu.

Today is different from the past, after spending three years in Zhuzhou day and night, Ping An is a lot more frank with Zhou Yunting, and will no longer insist on being brave when he knows that he is not good enough.

"..."

"What's the matter? You bit me."

"Ping An, you really deserve a beating."

"Really? But if you want to beat me up, you'd better defeat Zhou Yunting first."

"Hahahaha." Lan Mingzhou rode past them while they were talking, "The third one is in my bag."

"Oops, why did I forget that he was there, Zhou Yunting, ride faster." Seeing that he was overtaken by Lan Mingzhou, Ping An didn't care about continuing to fight with Tao Yichu, and hurriedly asked Zhou Yunting to speed up and chase him back.

"it is good."

Zhou Yunting glanced dotingly at Ping An, who looked anxious, and speeded up calmly.

It's too late, it's too soon.

The moment everyone crossed the finish line, Li Jin's Sanhua stepped on the finish line one step faster and won the first place, followed by Ying Yuan, Zhou Yunting and others.

"Zhou Yunting is doing well, I knew you could catch up."

Ping An beamed with joy, and suddenly patted Zhou Yunting on the shoulder, completely forgetting the anxiety he had shown just now.

Here.

As soon as he got off the horse, Li Jin sensed that something was wrong with Ying Yuan.

"Why are you crying?"

Li Jin walked up to Ying Yuan, and calmly wiped away Ying Yuan's tears with his hands.

Ying Yuan blushed and lowered his head, "A Jin, for today, I practiced with Ta Xue for a long time, but in the end... I still lost."

Actually.

Ying Yuan didn't think about crying, but when he realized it, tears flowed out subconsciously.

"I'll win it back next time." Ah Jin, it's a foul for you to do this.

Li Jin helplessly stroked Ying Yuan's hair.

God knows, just now when Li Jin saw Ying Yuan and burst into tears, his heart suddenly felt like it stopped, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"But there is no chance. I should go back to the capital the day after tomorrow." Thinking of going back to Beijing to face those people and things, Ying Yuan couldn't help but feel heavy.

If possible, Ying Yuan hopes from the bottom of his heart that he can stay in Zhuzhou forever.

"I'll go back with you, too."

"Ah."

"By the way, remember our agreement before the game?"

"Remember, but I still lost, so there is no agreement."

The real reason for Yingyuan's loss was not because of losing to Li Jin, but because their agreement was gone.

Li Jin smiled and said, "It's one thing to lose, but another to make an appointment, so A Yuan, how about we go for a walk on horseback as we agreed later?"

After three years of renovation, Zhuzhou is a far cry from the past.

The drought situation has been qualitatively changed. Moreover, with the birth of sweet potatoes and the construction of reservoirs, the problem of famine has been solved.

of course.

This is due to the hard work of Li Jin and the others.

Tao Yichu stayed behind, firstly, because of Gu Rushuang's order to protect Li Jin and Yingyuan, and secondly, Tao Yichu was very interested in Li Jin and others, and he really wanted to know if their efforts would be paid off. In return, he will stay in Zhuzhou for three full years.

Bai Yifei and his son also wanted to stay in Zhuzhou at first, but because of Li Shiyun's letter urging them, as a last resort, Bai Yifei and his son still reluctantly returned to the frontier.

As for Serious Jin, after getting the news of Wei Shiwan's demotion from Li Jin, he couldn't wait to leave overnight.

"it is good."

Yingyuan agreed without thinking.

"You guys go back first, we still want to walk a little longer." After leaving these words, Li Jin sat on Ta Xue, stretched out his hand to Ying Yuan, "Come up, I'll take you."

"Ah."

Yingyuan took Li Jin's hand and sat on the snow.

"A Yuan, hurry up." Seeing that Ying Yuan had already sat down, Li Jin immediately let Ta Xue run to the left, and immediately left behind Zhou Yunting and the others who had stopped to rest.

The Sanhua that Li Jin was riding just now also followed closely when he ran away on the snow.

Looking at the backs of Li Jin and the two gradually moving away, Pingan said worriedly, "Zhou Yunting, should we catch up and see, after all, there have been people secretly assassinating the prince all these years, and I'm afraid that something will happen to the prince."

Zhou Yunting grabbed Ping An's hand and signaled him not to go.

"The Seventh Prince is here too, the prince will be fine."

"Indeed." Tao Yichu nodded in agreement, "If there was a real fight, I would not be the Seventh Prince's opponent at all, but then again, the Seventh Prince is obviously much younger than me, so why did he fight so hard?"

If it weren't for the fact that Ying Yuan is the prince and Tao Yichu is weird, he couldn't help but say it.

……

Ah Jin.

As Treading Xue galloped on the road, Ying Yuan subconsciously hugged Li Jin's waist tightly.

In order to control the power of fire/powder as they wish and avoid unnecessary troubles, Li Jin and Ying Yuan have spent their time in it for the past three years. They often study very late and have no time to go out at all.

Horse racing/competition is still Li Jin's strong request.

After a while, Li Jin said, "A Yuan, I remember there is a brook ahead, why don't we go there and rest for a while?"

Ying Yuan nodded unobtrusively, "Okay."

soon.

The two came to rest by the creek.

"A Yuan, you can also make other promises..."

"That's good." Ying Yuan shook his head, and interrupted, "A Jin, you are already very tired about the gun/powder, I don't want you to force yourself."

Yes, not bad.

Before the start of the horse race, the original intention of Ying Yuan to make the agreement with Li Jin was to allow Li Jin to take a break from his busy schedule.

To put it bluntly.

Although Li Jin and Ying Yuan are jointly responsible for the study of gunpowder, Li Jin plays the leading role. Ying Yuan is like an assistant who can only help with simple things and important adjustments , Li Jin still needs to do it himself.

Having said that, it's no wonder that Li Jin spent three years using it. It's really Li Jin's memory of gunpowder, which was also a matter of his previous life. Now that he has experienced two lifetimes, he has already forgotten the details. A lot of strength.

Fortunately.

The result is good.

"A Yuan, would you like to soak your feet?" When Ying Yuan was distracted, Li Jin took off his shoes and socks, and soaked his feet in the stream.

Zhuzhou is in the middle of the summer heat, at the end of summer, it is still very cool to soak in water at this time.

"Well, I'll come too." Ying Yuan hurriedly sat opposite Li Jin, took off his shoes and socks like Li Jin did, and put his feet in the water, "A Jin, this water is so comfortable."

Li Jin smiled back, "A Yuan, you have worked hard these three years."

Ying Yuan shook his head, "I don't work hard. In fact, the important thing is that you are doing it, Ajin. I can't help you at all. I should be the one who said this to you."

"No." Li Jin shook his head and said softly, "I can indeed finish it myself, but it will take more than three years."

Li Jin never forgot Yingyuan's hard work for this, and even stayed up several times to make himself more relaxed.

Yingyuan smiled and did not answer.

But looking at Yingyuan's eyes, he knew that he didn't change his mind.

Li Jin knew Ying Yuan's temperament well, and knew that he didn't want to continue talking about this, so he changed the subject calmly and said, "A Yuan, this trip back to Beijing may be a difficult battle for us, will you Afraid?"

Ying Yuan met Li Jin's eyes, as if swearing, and replied word by word, "With A Jin here, even if I am sad, I will not back down."

"it is good."

After Li Jin shouted "Hello", she couldn't help standing up, walked to Ying Yuan, and rubbed Ying Yuan's hair again.

"A Jin, I have grown up."

Ying Yuan knew that he should stop Li Jin's intimacy, but he couldn't bear it at all, so he said it calmly.

Li Jin smiled and said, "I know, but no matter how you grow up, in my heart, you are still like a child."

"..." I am not a child.

Yingyuan was silent.

Do not know why.

Hearing Li Jin's words, Ying Yuan felt a dull feeling in his heart.

Li Jin seemed to think of something, and his expression suddenly became serious, "A Yuan, we may experience more when we return to Beijing this time, so I hope you can really do what you say."

last life.

The day when the princes officially competed for the throne was the day when Li Jin and the others returned to the capital, and it was also the prelude to the beginning.

So Li Jin didn't want Ying Yuan to be afraid.

Because once you are afraid, it will easily become a stepping stone for other princes, and you will never be able to stand up again.

"Ajin, I can."

Yingyuan's seemingly simple word "I can" actually contains Yingyuan's determination.