I am neither beautiful nor crazy

Another four or five days passed.

The news finally came from Beijiang. It was true that a small group of soldiers and horses were caught off guard by Beijiang's ambush, but there was no detailed information about the casualties, and a letter was dispatched to request a report of detailed military information.

Several times during the period, Xiao Xiangling ordered his servants to invite Jiang Yu to drink, but Gu Yuan refused on the grounds that "His Royal Highness is not at the house".

Later, Xiao Xiangling actually came here in person. Gu Yuan wanted to use the old routine to confuse him, but he didn't want Xiao Xiangling to be much more difficult, so he said directly, "If His Highness is not here, I will wait here for his return. Long time no see, I miss him very much." .”

Gu Yuan had no choice but to tell Xiao Xiangling to wait outside and send a message to Jiang Yu himself.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yu didn't want to give face to the other party at all, and said without raising his head, "So what if he comes in person, he doesn't want to see him or he doesn't see him, he has to make it clear."

Gu Yuan had no choice but to pass back the original words, and said a few words of apology before sending him away.

Go to court in a few days.

The two passed by with a gap of several people wide, feeling the man's raised gaze, Jiang Yu just slightly lowered his head and missed it.

It took a long time for the uncomfortable gaze to move away slowly.

After the ceremony between the monarch and his ministers, Jiang Yu raised his head.

Just now, almost at the moment when the emperor walked up, he felt that something was wrong, and now his guess has been verified.

The emperor's body had already recovered very well a few days ago, and yesterday he was still full of energy and voice.But now, the emperor trembled a little even when he walked up the imperial steps. Even though he tried his best to cover it up, he could still see the blood red and desolate in his eyes.

Can't help but sink.

"How is the war in northern Xinjiang?" the emperor asked tremblingly.

"Report to Your Majesty." A courtier stood up, holding the latest report on northern Xinjiang's military situation in his hand, "We were ambushed by northern invaders and suffered a lot of losses. Fortunately, the two princes are safe and sound, and we will be ready to fight again soon."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

On the surface, everyone was concerned about the casualties, but in fact they just wanted to know the safety of the two Highnesses.After all, both the crown prince and the Second Highness were on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, and their swords carried the hearts of civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty.

However, Jiang Yu's pupils shrank in the sound of happiness around him.

He saw that the emperor did not show the slightest relaxation or joy because of the news, but the fatigue in his eyes was even worse.And behind those slightly cloudy eyes, he saw an extremely brutal scene

On the icy and snowy northern battlefield, the prince took the lead in fighting bravely.And in an instant, a menacing feathered arrow shot towards his back with precision and power.

Blood mist splashed everywhere, and the prince fell under the chaotic horseshoes of the enemy with his eyes open.

It was obviously a silent scene, but Jiang Yu felt that he heard the roar of thousands of troops and the blunt sound of sharp arrows piercing through flesh and blood.

Jiang Yu's body trembled slightly, and he clenched his fists tightly, and he knew it in an instant.

——They are deliberately concealing the truth.

If the news of the prince's killing is known to everyone, it will undoubtedly cause chaos in the court.At this time, the northern border is not peaceful, and the two princes are far away at the border. At this time, there must be no news to disturb the morale of the army and cause chaos in the court.

So the emperor's question and the courtier's answer just now were all arranged in advance and played out for everyone to see.

And the truth needs no further guesswork.

Jiang Yu hid his turbulent emotional coefficient, but the legend of the ice tongue grass resurfaced in his heart.

"There is one more important thing." The emperor's words brought tranquility back to the hall, "Since the prime minister died of poisoning at the palace banquet that day, this position has been vacant. I have never thought of a suitable candidate before, and now the war in Northern Xinjiang , and the country cannot live without a state. According to the wishes of all the lovers, who is more suitable for this position?"

There was silence below.

"I didn't think of a suitable candidate before", but now that I took the initiative to mention it, I naturally have a choice in my heart.At this time, if you speak rashly, it's okay if you say what you say, but if you don't, it will be a matter of being recorded.

No one answered, I didn't want the emperor to take the initiative to pick someone up.

He glanced around at Manchao Wenwu, his eyes slid over several people one by one, and finally stayed on Jiang Yu.

"Jiang Yu, in your opinion, who is suitable for this position?"

Everyone's gazes were directed at that place in unison, and everyone could clearly feel that since Jiangyu rushed into the fire to save the prince and reversed the case with Ruoyang, the emperor's attitude towards Jiangyu was not a little bit better.

Jiang Yu cupped his hands and said calmly, "I think that Master Xia Zhixing is quite superior to this position."

Everyone was still waiting, but Jiangyu didn't have anything to say.

There was only one sentence, no concessions, no explanations, straight and forthright, such a style made the emperor a little happy.

Afterwards, I asked a few more people, and they all had the same style. Seeing that the emperor was not angry, most of them recommended Xia Zhixing.

But one person recommended Xiao Xiangling.

Jiang Yu looked back and saw that it was Su Yang whom he had seen that day.

"Your Majesty, General Xiao is brave and good at fighting, and resourceful, as can be seen from his achievements in pacifying the northern border. Now that General Xiao has made great achievements, but he has not yet had the real power to lead troops in Beijing. Now there is a chancellor, and I think that General Xiao will be competent. "

Before he finished speaking, there was already a lot of disapproval┑Nansheng from below.

Everyone in the court knew that telling Xiao Xiangling to return to the capital meant that he didn't trust the general who was born in northern Xinjiang and sent his minions away.Fortunately, Su Yang invited the wild wolf home and served it with delicious fish.

Su Yang seemed to have guessed that his suggestion would not be adopted, so he stepped aside after speaking, and secretly winked at Xiao Xiangling.

Jiang Yu turned his gaze back expressionlessly.

"Then what does General Xiao Xiangling think?" The emperor asked back.

"I have no intention of getting married." Xiao Xiangling said calmly, "I'm naturally dull. It would be a great honor to serve His Majesty."

The emperor smiled heartily, "Since this is the case, all the lovers feel that Xia's trip is suitable, and I also think this method is very good. I don't know what Mr. Xia thinks."

Xia Zhixing couldn't refuse, so he knelt down and thanked him.

"There is one more thing I want to discuss with General Xiao." The emperor once again turned the conversation back to Xiao Xiangling.

Jiang Yu turned his head slightly, but found that Xiao Xiangling was also looking at him.

He pretended to look away as if nothing had happened.

"General Xiao is indeed outstanding in meritorious deeds, and even more so, he is a man of great virtue and talent, but his family does not have a wife. It happened that a few days ago the envoys from the Western Regions came to marry him. The princess of the Western Regions was in her prime of life. How about I help you facilitate this marriage?"

Jiang Yu turned his head to look over again.

Xiao Xiangling's face was still hidden under the silver mask, but when he heard this, he replied slowly, "Thank you for your kindness, but the last general has someone he likes in his heart, so I dare not forget each other. Please forgive me."

The bottom of his heart seemed to be plucked by a slight string, and Jiang Yu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

He never knew that Xiao Xiangling had this "person of interest", and when the two of them talked, apart from his old friend, they didn't seem to have talked about too private topics.

If I had known earlier...

The emperor's voice interrupted his thoughts, "There is such a person, where does she live, and what does she look like?"

Xiao Xiangling smiled and said, "He is originally from the Central Plains, but he has been lost for many years and has not been found yet. His appearance...is very good."

There was another sighing sound below, but the emperor didn't continue to ask.

After going down, before Jiang Yu walked down the steps, he heard a familiar voice calling him "His Royal Highness Seven" from behind.

He pretended not to hear, and only quickened his pace.But there were not many people at the next court, and the person behind couldn't run to catch up, so Jiang Yu took advantage of a turn and turned a corner.

But he didn't expect the voice to rush behind him.

"Your Highness Seven." Xiao Xiangling's smiling voice came from beside his ears, "I haven't seen you for a long time, is your Highness free to drink at my place?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yu felt unreasonably irritable in his heart. It was clearly a severe cold weather, but there seemed to be an unknown fire wandering in his confidant.

I don't know why, but the "no problem" that I overheard that night, and the "person of interest" mentioned by the other party in the court just now, both made the annoyance even worse.

In an instant, even the snow-white fur clothes that night felt ironic.

Unknowingly, Jiang Yu quickened his pace, and said in a low voice, "I've been busy recently, so I don't have time."

The other party was not annoyed when he heard this cold sentence, so he also quickened his pace and chased after him, "What is Your Highness up to lately?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Jiang Yu's words did not save the other party any face.

The person behind him is Fu Tinghui Haidiao

The atmosphere fell into silence, but Jiang Yu still didn't think it was enough, and continued, "General Xiao should be busy looking for talents, why do you still have time to chat with me?"

Xiao Xiangling was slightly taken aback, "Looking for my old friend?"

Now the two of them are far away from the place where they went to court, and there are almost no people around, so they speak more casually.

Jiang Yu didn't respond.

Xiao Xiangling seemed to think for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Or my sweetheart?"

There was a faint smile in the voice.

In a blink of an eye, the two had already reached Jiangyu Mansion, and a doorman came to open the door to salute from a distance.

Jiang Yu stepped into the door without saying a word, and closed the door with a "bang" just before the other party stepped in.

But after a while, there was another knock on the door, "Your Highness is so unreasonable. When you come to the mansion, why don't you invite me in?"

Today's Jiang Yu was abnormally indifferent, and Xiao Xiangling was also unusually stalking.

"No time." Jiang Yu said coldly again, then turned and went into the back room.

Gu Yuan heard the earth-shattering sound of closing the door, and wondered if Jiang Yu was arguing with someone again.Jie ヒ Huai Luo Pa Tu Chun Jiang Yu looked unhappy, and just said "no time".

It is not difficult to guess who is standing outside.

"Your Highness, Lord Xia came in a little earlier than you, and is waiting for you inside." Gu Yuan said to Jiang Yu, who nodded, "Changed to Prime Minister Xia from now on."

Pushing open the door and entering, Xia Zhixing was sitting in front of the window fanning a fan, and the four pots of stoves in the house were burning vigorously.

"Why, no time?" Xia Zhixing asked suspiciously when he saw Jiang Yu walking in.

Jiang Yu was taken aback for a moment before realizing that the other party had heard the conversation just now, so he smiled and said, "I'm very free, how dare I not be free with Master Xia."

Xia Zhixing patted the table with a smile.

Sitting opposite Xia Zhixing, Jiang Yu poured tea for the two of them.

"Now that Lord Xia is the Prime Minister, it is..."

"Xiao Jiangyu, don't try to play tricks, follow my words." Xia Zhixing tapped the cup with his finger.

"Shen Chen is gone." Jiang Yu suppressed his smile.

"what?"

Jiang Yu raised his eyes, "He came to me a few nights ago and said that he would be away for a long time, but judging from his meaning, it seems that he may not come back again."

"Shen Chen was born in the rivers and lakes, and his nature is to travel around the world. It's not peaceful now, so it's good to leave. Has he revealed other information?" Xia Zhixing drank a cup of tea, and then smacked his lips. , disgusted, "I almost forgot that you don't drink."

"No." Jiang Yu took a sip of his tea.

"Then do you still need to find someone to practice swords with you?" Xia Zhixing asked, "Shen Chen has taught you for more than ten years, and he has said everything that should be said. What you lack now is not theory, but practice. "

practice sword.

Practical.

For some reason, Jiang Yu suddenly recalled that afternoon, when the air was filled with the faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus, and the courtyard was full of sword scars. And the phrase "just don't want to".

"No need." His tone was a little stiff.

"By the way, how does Master Xia plan to arrange the war in northern Xinjiang?" Jiang Yu asked, "Master Xia really thinks that my elder brother and that idiot will go out together and win?"

He deliberately pretended that he didn't know the truth about the prince's arrow.

The other party seemed to be secretly relieved, and said, "It is certain to send more troops, but the candidates have not been decided yet."

"I'll go." Jiang Yu replied suddenly.

"No." Xia Zhixing frowned and refused, "You are not strong in the art of war, and you have no experience in group warfare when it comes to swordsmanship. Besides, this is a war, and it's not a snowball fight between brothers riding horses. How can there be any reason to send all the princes out? Two It’s enough to be outside, you absolutely can’t go.”

Jiang Yu didn't delve into it any further, and instead asked, "Then you want Xiao Xiangling to go?"

"Not to mention. Letting him go will undoubtedly let the tiger go back to the mountain, and it will be a serious problem for your confidant in the future."

Jiang Yu didn't deny it this time.

Seemingly remembering something suddenly, Jiang Yu's face showed a strange tangle for a moment, and then he closed his mouth tightly.

It's hard not to notice, Xia Zhixing turned his head and asked, "What's the matter, what do you want to say?"

"Nothing." Jiang Yu shook his head.

"What's the matter?" Xia Zhixing pressed again.

"It's nothing." The conflicted expression on Jiang Yu's face became even more serious, and it took a long time before he said the following words, "Father Huang mentioned a marriage before..."

Xia Zhixing was taken aback for a moment, based on his understanding, Jiang Yu would never be someone who pays attention to the marriages of these men and women.Because of this, some messy rumors about him also spread in the palace privately.

But now, Jiang Yu's facial expression is extremely strange, neither joyful nor repulsive, but rather an extremely reluctant expectation.

"I can't do it here." Xia Zhixing refused for the third time.Only this time, he turned his head and deliberately looked away.

"She already has someone she belongs to, and I have to follow her personal wishes."

Jiang Yu has already noticed the abnormality of the other party in his heart.

He still maintained that tangled look on his face, and said, "Lord Xia, look into my eyes."

Xia Zhixing turned his head.

Jiang Yu suddenly held his breath, and the guesses in his heart became seven or eight.

In those black pupils, he could see a gorgeous reflection.

A woman's complexion was pale, but there was an unconcealable smile on her face, her almost bloodless lips were a little chapped, like a butterfly shivering in the autumn wind.

——It was Princess Ruoyang.

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