red cliff top

It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and there were few cold stars.

Gu Mingzhen, who took over the post of the commander of the Zuo Army from her cousin, was sitting alone in the big tent of the Chinese Army, holding a jug and drinking drunkenly.It has been more than half a month since he confronted Jin Wang across the water, but he still can't stand each other, which makes him quite depressed.

Since the death of the cousin, the Gu family has lost its grandeur in the early years. The little emperor's infinite honor and favor was given to Gu Mingzhang. Since there are no other people, the affection will naturally disappear with the smoke.Now the celebrity in front of the little emperor is Liu's family and Liu's in-law Xiangfan County Wang Weiyou.Especially Wei You's youngest brother, Wei Qian, was regarded by the emperor with special respect because of the friendship he had with him for several years in the early years, and was introduced as a confidant.If one day those two friends become traitors and control the military and political power, I'm afraid the Gu family will have no place in the court.

This is a rare and good opportunity to lead the army to suppress the rebellion. If we can win a big victory, we will surely enjoy infinite scenery again.But if it fails, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the desolate end of "abandoned like a shoe".According to the meaning of the little emperor, it was to teach him to take down Jinyuan quickly and behead the traitor Wei Lu to tell the world.But King Jin couldn't defend every day, and he didn't dare to attack rashly.After all, this Jin was originally the territory of King Jin, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is unfathomable, and King Jin himself is known for being cunning and treacherous, who knows what kind of plan is behind it.In addition, the Gu family has been rampant for many years and has done all kinds of evil. It has long been corrupted by external power and internal power. For this battle, he has bet a lot of manpower and financial resources, and he really can't afford to lose.

Just as he was thinking hard about the strategy against the enemy, he listened to the horse galloping from outside: "Report to the governor. After nightfall, the Jin army camp on the other side suddenly caught fire. The situation is chaotic. Hundreds of camps have been burned by the fire."

"What? There is such a thing?" No matter what, Gu Mingzhen did not believe that King Jin, who had experienced many battles, would make such a low-level mistake.He hurriedly took people holding "clairvoyance" to climb up to look far away, and he saw that the Jinying camp across the river had already been engulfed in flames.

Even if she saw it with her own eyes, Gu Mingzhen still didn't dare to act rashly.Is this fire a natural disaster?Accident?Or something else?Could it be a trap set up by King Jin to make him underestimate the enemy?Among the sons of the first emperor, Wei Lu of Jin was known to be very scheming. Otherwise, nine of his brothers would have been murdered and died tragically. How could he be alone?

When he was hesitating about whether to send troops, another subordinate came down to report that they heard a signal sounding from the other side of the river, and that some spies sent to Jinyang City had returned.Gu Mingzhen hurriedly sent someone to meet him, and ordered the guards to be vigilant in case of a surprise attack by the Jin army.

Under the fierce pursuit of Shen Si and others, only three people finally escaped back to Mingzhen camp alive.The three of them were all wounded and dying, and one of them was shot through the lungs by an arrow. Although he was still holding his breath and refused to disperse, the military medical officer just shook his head after seeing it, saying that there was no need for treatment at all.The remaining two bandaged their wounds and fed them medicinal soup, barely able to speak.So the two of them took turns to tell the story of how the group met Princess Crimson, how they were escorted back to the Jin camp, and how they escaped in the midst of the fire.

According to the two of them, the fire should have been accidentally ignited by King Jin's precious daughter. Due to the dry weather and dry things, the fire burned down the warehouse storing grain, grass and supplies. Will collapse without a fight.

Even more exciting than this, there are two other pieces of news.One is that the King of Jin claimed that 20 reinforcements were stationed in Pingyang Mansion and Lu'an Mansion. In fact, it was just a bluff, and there were no troops in those two places to support them.As for the second one, it is even more absurd. It turns out that Wei Lu is really a hungry ghost who is fascinated by meditation. Not to mention rebelling against the court for that kid, he never forgets the lingering days and nights even when he goes to war.

Whenever she thinks of the word "meditation", Gu Mingzhen will gnash her teeth, wishing to eat her flesh and drink her blood.The cousin Gu Mingzhang died tragically at the hands of Shen Si.Shen Si not only killed someone, but also cut off the head and hung it in the downtown area, which was a great insult to his cousin.Cousin was born with unparalleled elegance and glamorous beauty. Even though he is gone now, Gu Mingzhen can still see that delicate and flawless face like white jade floating in front of her eyes when she closes her eyes. She thinks of the silky black hair, pointed chin, pink The moist thin lips, and the beautiful scenery and boundless spring scenery in the red silk tent at countless nights...

Shen Nianqing, I, Gu Mingzhen, will cut you into pieces and quarter your body!

When Gu Mingzhen assembled a large army to fight to the other side, the fire hadn't been completely extinguished, but the Jin army hastily pulled out their camp and fled.

Where the fire passed, all the utensils were reduced to ashes, and the felt tents stretching for several miles were completely burned into ruins. Scorched wood and broken pieces of cloth were scattered all over the place. Frames for heavy loads...

Gu Mingzhen tightly clenched her fists, her gloomy eyebrows and eyes could not hide her excitement: "Come on, pass on the order to me, and the army will pursue it with all its strength! Whoever can capture the traitor Wei Lu alive, or take the head of Shen Si, will be rewarded with a thousand gold!"

Seeing that the Jin army was suddenly under fire, the soldiers gloated a little, and believed that those were the defeated generals, so there was nothing to be afraid of.Now that I heard that there is such a generous reward, everyone is scrambling to make a big fight.Gu Mingzhen himself also rushed out first, he wanted to capture the King of Jin and restore the prestige of the Gu family, he wanted to kill Shen Si to avenge his cousin, he was so passionate that even the sword in his hand seemed to be able to sense the master's decision, and he was extremely uneasy in the sheath The ground clang clang sounded.

White mist filled the wilderness, submerging the distant mountains and near mountains.Gu Mingzhen chased without stopping all the way, and finally touched the Jin army's tail near the early morning.When they reached a valley entrance, Gu Mingzhen suddenly raised her hand to stop the team. This is a concave-shaped valley, with steep cliffs on both sides reaching into the sky like giant gates, separated by a narrow road more than ten feet wide.Looking further away, the road climbs slowly along the mountain, with bushy hillsides on one side and undulating rocks on the other.

Unlike Gu Mingzhang, this cousin has more or less read some military books, and he is very clear about the truth of "no entry into the mountains and forests, no pursuit of the poor".King Jin was right in front of him, and he could even clearly hear the sound of horseshoes coming from a distance with his ears pricked up. Gu Mingzhen was once again caught in a dilemma, should he catch up?What if there is an ambush ahead?So don't chase?Could it be that he watched the great opportunity to capture King Jin slip away from his hands?

After hesitating again and again, he raised his hand to beckon the accompanying guide: "What is this place?"

The guide replied carefully: "Back to the words of the governor, this place is called Duanyun Valley. Passing through the mouth of the valley and turning over the hill in front is a hilly area. There is a river under the mountain called 'Wild Water'. The river should have dried up at this time." For the most part, it's very clear."

Gu Mingzhen lowered her head and thought to herself, although the mouth of this valley looks dangerous, but there are cliffs on both sides, there is nowhere for the ambush soldiers to hide, and the rocks are not suitable for horse fighting.There are hills below the mountain, and the terrain is open, making it even more inconvenient to ambush.If his guess is correct, the reason why the Jin army chose this road is probably just to replenish the water source nearby and take a short rest.

At this moment, a sharp-eyed soldier beside him suddenly pointed to the hillside in front of him and exclaimed, "Look, Commander, there are people there!"

Hearing this, Gu Mingzhen looked up and saw that the mountains and grass were shrouded in thick mist. It took him a lot of effort to vaguely make out a row of black figures standing on the top of the slope.There were about [-] or [-] people in the group, all riding steadily on their horses, lined up in black and soap robes, as if they were here specially to welcome them.

With a sound of "shua", the soldiers at the front of the queue raised their shields horizontally to form an iron wall, and then the two teams of archers bent their bows and set arrows to aim at the incoming people, ready to face the battle.

Seeing this posture, instead of fleeing, the pedestrian swooped down on his horse, and stopped abruptly when he got close to the range of the arrow.The leader is about 20 years old, there is no crown on the top of the head, only a plain forehead band, and the face is still childish.Compared with the group of heavily armored and sword-wielding sergeants behind him, he seemed as relaxed as walking in his own yard.

The vanguard officer immediately stepped forward and was about to make a move, when he saw that person looking down at Gu Mingzhen from a high position, and said casually: "Oh, so you are Gu Mingzhen, I should have thought of it..." He seemed to be remembering something happy, and his laughter echoed in the valley There were bursts of echoes, "It's a bit courageous to grab a man with the dog emperor, and I wonder if the fire didn't burn you to death."

"Could it be that you are..." Gu Mingzhen's pupils tightened suddenly, and she narrowed her eyes and watched the young man in the distance coldly. Although he didn't see his face that day, he remembered the voice clearly, and he concluded that it was no doubt that he was thinking. !

Seeing that the enemy was right in front of him, he trembled all over, his blood boiled, his teeth were clenched, as if he was thrown back to the night when the incident happened, when he was having sex with his cousin, He didn't want to be stunned by the palm of Shen Si who jumped out of nowhere. When he woke up again, his eyes were filled with smoke and fire. He hurriedly got up to find his cousin, but only found a cold headless corpse on the ground. .Later, the beam collapsed and knocked him down, leaving a large area of ​​burning scars on his back, which was ugly and pitted, and the scars on his thighs were even more bone-deep.Thanks to several guards desperately rescued him and dragged him out of the flames, he finally saved his life.

At this moment, he had no intention of talking, and immediately ordered: "Shoot the arrow! Don't listen to his nonsense, shoot him off the horse with me immediately, shoot him!"

As the voice fell to the ground, thousands of arrows were fired, and the arrow array hit the opposite hillside like a black rainstorm, and with the whizzing wind, they nailed into a place ten steps away from Shen Si and the others.Even if a few were able to get close occasionally, they were instantly split in two by sharp arrows.

"Gu Dudu," Shen Si turned a blind eye to those arrows that had no deterrent effect, and just shouted from the air with a smile, "The mountains are high and the valleys are dangerous, and the deep forest obstructs the eyes, Gu Dudu is probably too scared to chase after him, right? Since this is the case, let me tell you the truth, this mountain is already full of ambushes, waiting for you, if you come, you will never come back!"

Gu Mingzhen stared at him with eyes wide open: "Boy, don't be arrogant! The two armies never win a battle with one mouth."

"Oh?" Shen Si raised his eyebrows, "I'm thinking of you, Dudu. As for whether you believe it or not, I don't force it. But I also brought a generous gift, please accept it with a smile."

While talking, he held the bow in his hand, quickly drew out a feather arrow and put it on the string, aimed it in the direction of Gu Mingzhen without raising his hand, and sent it out.Everything happened in an instant, everyone saw only a flash of golden light on the back of the bow, and before they could clearly see the gestures, the arrow was already approaching them with a mighty momentum.

No one thought that he, despite his appearance, would have such arm strength, and he could still be accurate at hundreds of meters away.The guard beside Gu Mingzhen hurriedly swung his sword to ward off, the blade cut on the body of the arrow with a "clang" sound, sparks shot out everywhere, the arrow was intact, but slightly deviated from the angle, the arrow was picked up, and it hit the arrow with a "bang" Gu Mingzhen's head was overturned to the ground.

Under the heavy blow, Gu Mingzhen became dizzy for a while, swayed on the horse a few times and almost fell, her black hair fell down immediately.The helmet was dented by the shot, Gululu rolled on the ground, and the army was in an uproar, with exclamations one after another.When I looked up again, Shen Si had disappeared without a trace with that group of soldiers.

Gu Mingzhen sat down with the support of several guards, the corners of her mouth twitched, her face turned blue and pale, and suddenly she raised her head and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, Shen Nianqing! I'll see how long you can be arrogant! Come on, charge me! Step down this hillside! Those who retreat before the battle, or those who do not stand still, will be decisive!"

Seeing him mixed with shame and anger, several counselors around him were agitated, and they all tried to persuade him: "Captain, don't be arrogant. Although what the young man said didn't know the truth, there was some truth to it. It's better to be careful..."

Gu Mingzhen gradually changed from laughing to sneering: "His intentions are very clear! Isn't it because he sees through that we will be afraid, and he is deliberately scaring us? If there is really an army, why do you have to come out and put on a show to tell us? Hey, hey, Zhuge Liang sang the empty city strategy precisely because there is no ambush in the city! This trick has been played for 1000 years, and there are still people who are not tired of it."

When the others were about to say something, they saw Gu Mingzhen cut off the other's horse's head with a backhanded sword. The horse struggled and collapsed, spraying hot blood all over the ground.Gu Mingzhen put the sword back into its sheath, pointed to the horse corpse on the ground and said coldly: "Anyone who confuses the people with false words and shakes the morale of the army is just like this horse!"

Gu Mingzhen divided the army into three teams, the front, the middle and the back. The front team was dominated by cavalry. They could use their advantages in strength and speed to attack the Jin army with fast horses. Take firm control of the battlefield.The squadron is composed of infantry, and is divided into countless small teams. Each team is equipped with more than [-] people such as crossbowmen, long gunmen, wolf gunners, and rocketmen. They change formations according to orders and defeat the enemies one by one.The rear team is composed of old, weak, sick, disabled and wounded, who are responsible for supply and reception.

The army marched through the mouth of the valley without encountering any abnormalities. They rushed to the top of the mountain in one go, and saw a wide river winding down the mountain.On the other side of the river is a large area of ​​rolling hills, and the billowing smoke and dust stirred up by the Jin army can be seen from a distance.

Gu Mingzhen's heart throbbed for a while, victory was within easy reach!He looked up at the sky, and saw the large clouds low down on the ground. The morning sun shone through the gaps in the clouds, casting shadows of various shapes on the ground, and those shadows moved slowly with the wind and clouds. Walking around, it seems like a ghost sneaking from the underworld.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Mingzhen waved his hand violently: "Charge!"

The six drums sounded together, and the cavalry of the brigade roared and poured down like a mountain torrent. A torrent of torrents crossed the wild water and rushed into the ranks of the Jin army in the blink of an eye.Although the Jin army was ready to set up their formation, they were soon defeated in front of the powerful charge. The soldiers and horses in front hurriedly turned around to rescue them, and the result was even more chaotic. He neighed, the battle flags fell all over the ground, and the soldiers ran in panic.

Seeing that the task of the cavalry had been completed, and the infantry lined up to take over, Gu Mingzhen couldn't hide the smile on her face: "Shiro, I'll avenge you now! I'll cut off Shen Nianqing's head and sacrifice you at the grave!"

He shook the reins and wanted to rush down the mountain with his troops, but he was stopped by the guards on both sides of his horse: "You mustn't do it! The sword has no eyes. If the commander is injured, I'm afraid the army's morale will be unstable!"

Gu Mingzhen pulled the horse's head: "Get out of the way! The governor has his own measure!"

They were in a stalemate, and they heard a loud "bang" from each other, as if thunder in the clear sky shook the sky. The soldiers on horseback and on the ground were stunned for a moment, looking for the source of the noise. Soon they found that the foot of the mountain was A deep pit was blasted, dust was flying up, flesh and broken limbs were flying everywhere, and the team that had been charging vigorously just now fell to death in the blink of an eye and became lifeless corpses all over the place.

No one knew what happened, and after a long period of silence, a counselor behind Gu Mingzhen stammered, "Yes, it's a cannon! It's probably a tiger crouching cannon!"

Before he could finish speaking, there were several deafening bangs soon, and those lead bullets and stone bullets, as if they had eyes, landed exactly on Gu Mingzhen's infantry phalanx, and the dense team was instantly blown up. It was torn apart, and the wailing and cries for help were endless.

Gu Mingzhen felt that the ground under his feet was trembling, and the horse stamped its hooves in panic, carrying him in circles on the spot. After finally controlling the mount, he yelled at the counselor angrily, "What cannon? What tiger?" Squat cannon?"

The counselor was just a half-assed person, he knew what was happening and didn't know why, and he couldn't understand the context for a long time.In just a short time, the road from the foot of the mountain to the Jin army's position has blossomed everywhere. The shells are like giant pestles falling from the sky. All crushed.

Cannons are different from knives and guns. You can't see where they attack from, and you can't wield your weapons to fight hard. You can only secretly pray that death will not come to you in the fear of the unknown.Fear swept across like a fury, and those soldiers who fought bravely for meritorious service and rewards turned around and retreated.

Gu Mingzhen was furious, and shouted hoarsely: "Rush forward! Don't retreat! Beat the drums! Beat the drums!"

But in the face of death, no one cared about the commander's orders anymore, tens of thousands of people flocked to the hill like a storm, and Gu Mingzhen's guards had to surround their master and retreat quickly.

The Jin army, which was originally disintegrated and powerless to parry, changed its appearance in an instant. Under the command of the command flag, it quickly assembled into a column and launched a counterattack against the officers and soldiers. , the dense arrows drew smooth curves in mid-air, piercing into those flesh and blood bodies that were fleeing in a panic.Another rush of drums sounded, and two teams of armored cavalry rushed out from the flanks, with long knives and fast horses, and tigers and tigers in the wind, forming a siege to surround the officers and soldiers who were rushing for their lives. Decapitated.

Gu Mingzhen was drenched all over, couldn't distinguish blood from sweat, and roared loudly: "Don't retreat! Go to me! Go! I'm going to kill Shen Nianqing! Catch the old thief King Jin!" But no matter what he wanted, he eventually escaped. Butuo was dragged by the retreating soldiers and retreated towards Taniguchi.

The road down the mountain on the other side is narrow and rugged, which does not allow large groups of people to pass at the same time.Under the rampage, those soldiers on the outermost side rolled down the cliff before they could get close to the valley mouth. There was no time to call for help and scream, and there were no bones left in the blink of an eye.Anyone standing in front of the horse and blocking the way, just cut it with a knife.Regardless of former brothers, friends, or neighbors, people have no scruples in the face of death. They ride horses and step on the body of their companions and rush forward, completely ignoring the guy who was patrolling side by side and drinking at the same table last night. At this moment, under the hooves of the horse, his intestines are piercing and he is moaning helplessly.

To die is to die, a human life is nothing more than a life, it is really insignificant to the huge Zhou Dynasty.

If there is hell in the world, this situation is the most vivid portrayal of hell.

The thrilling pursuit and escape lasted for three full hours. After three hours, the hilly land on the bank of Ye Shui returned to silence.

It was noon, but there was no sunlight, the sky was blue and white and hazy, and there was a thin red mist floating in the wilderness.Looking around, there are scorched earth corpses everywhere, bloody and bloody, and it is impossible to tell which are people and which are horses.Damaged clothes, scorched hair, and fragments of unidentifiable flags fluttered in the wind, undulating, sometimes being rolled up into the air, and then floating down.

Occasionally, a stiff arm will protrude from the pile of corpses, stretching out into the air unwillingly, as if waiting for someone to come to rescue, and there will also be one or two clean faces, with eyes full of sorrow and nostalgia, dying with regret.

Shen Si led a team of cavalry to chase for [-] miles, and almost defeated all the remaining troops of Gu Mingzhen.When he led the team back, the Jin army was cleaning the battlefield, and the corpses were gathered in one place, piled up into sizeable hills, and then set on fire.Countless once-living lives just disappeared in the sizzling firelight, without a tombstone or a name left behind.

At the foot of the mountain, a man in his thirties, dressed in uniforms of officers and soldiers, was walking back and forth tremblingly, his eyes fixed on the ground, as if he was searching for something.His face was covered with bruises, his clothes were torn, and half of his arm was drooping weakly, swinging back and forth with the movement of his body, as if it had been broken.

A Jin army soldier was about to strike with a knife, but Shen Si waved his hand to stop him: "Forget it, the battle is over."

Everyone nodded and passed by the man silently without paying any further attention.After walking a few steps, Shen Si suddenly stopped. He turned his head and stared at the man for a moment, then asked slowly, "What are you looking for?"

The man raised his head, glanced at him indifferently, knowing that he was an enemy general who could take his life at any time, but there was no trace of emotion on his face: "My brother, and my nephew."

Shen Si raised his eyes and scanned the piles of corpses billowing black smoke all around: "Don't look for it, you won't find it. Run for your life quickly."

"It's near here, I know it. When I rode past just now, they called me and asked me to pull them up and run together. But I didn't stop, I was too scared..." The man wiped The corners of the eyes covered with blood and sweat could not see joy or sorrow.

Shen Si frowned, not without ridicule: "Oh, this is Gu Mingzhen's soldier. The dog emperor is surrounded by people like this, and the dragon chair has not been sitting for a long time."

The man raised his eyelids with a numb expression, and then lowered them listlessly: "It doesn't matter who becomes the emperor. The stupid emperor sits in the country, and the people suffer. Fighting like this for the throne, we are the ones who are killed and injured in the end." Ordinary people. When there is no war, no matter how hard it is, even if you can’t survive or die, at least the souls of the whole family will stay together.”

Shen Si opened his mouth to say something, but felt that it was meaningless to say more, so he turned his horse's head and left after thinking about it.

After walking a long distance, he couldn't help but look back again, the man seemed to have found the body of his relative, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, muttering, not sure if he was crying or singing.Enough mumbling, he tremblingly pulled out a waist knife from the pile of corpses, held the handle of the knife with one hand, aimed the knife point at his heart, closed his eyes and gasped for a moment, then stabbed hard into his body.Shen Si, who had witnessed this scene, stretched out his hand in vain, but failed to make any sound. In the end, he watched the man twitching and fell to the ground.I don't know if his soul can catch up with his family on the road to Huangquan and continue to stay together.

Shen Si let out a breath slowly, feeling a slight blockage in his chest.War is not like this, the desires of many people are entangled together, stirring up a huge and crazy vortex, and more people are involved in it.In a sense, he was the initiator of this war.What is said about national hatred and family hatred, in the final analysis, people are just to satisfy their own little selfish desires.

But is he wrong?He must solve the siege of Ningcheng, if he doesn't go, Wei You will die, and tens of thousands of people in the city will also die.King Jin wants to take him away, can he not?Otherwise, he would have frozen to death on the gate.So what about killing Gu Mingzhang?Gu Mingzhang flattered his superiors, bullied his inferiors, and harmed Zhongliang. Shouldn't he be killed?There is also the dog emperor who is fatuous and innocent and does not distinguish between loyalty and treachery, why not rebel?

For some reason, he lost all confidence for a moment, lowered his head and muttered to himself: "Is it wrong?" There was silence all around, no one answered, and the resentful souls were deliberately silent as if angry.

"Nian Qing!" From a distance, King Jin called to him beside the carriage.

Shaking his head pensively, abandoning his selfish distractions, he walked towards King Jin. When he got there, he got off his horse and tore off his dusty cloak: "Shou Zhi, do you have any tea?"

King Jin smiled and took out a jug from behind: "There is not only tea, but also good wine."

Shen Si gladly took it in his hand: "It's better like this." He raised his head and gulped down a few big gulps, wiping away the drink that oozed from the corner of his mouth, "Shouzhi, today's battle is considered a victory, right?"

King Jin nodded: "It's not just a victory, but a complete victory."

Shen Si flattened her mouth: "Yes, it was a complete victory. But I don't know why... I don't feel happy in my heart..."

King Jin took the jug from his hand and drank a couple of sips. Looking at Xiao Suo's battlefield, he sighed quietly: "Oh, I believe that having a boy is evil, but it's better to have a daughter. If you give birth to a girl, you have to marry a neighbor, and if you give birth to a boy, you will be buried with the grass." ..."

In the Battle of Zezhou, the King of Jin defeated 20 officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp with more than a thousand casualties. When he escaped from Jinyuan, there were only [-] to [-] old and weak soldiers left by Gu Mingzhen. He did not dare to stop and fled back. the capital.Probably because of the face of his dead cousin Gu Mingzhang, the little emperor did not punish him for the crime, but took his military power under the pretext of "returning to his home to recuperate his wounds".

In contrast, the front line of Zhending Mansion is not so easy.The people in the Zuojun Dudufu are originally from the north, and they will not be affected by the weather and the environment in the slightest. With the two guards of Beiping and Yifu as their backs, they can attack when they advance, and defend when they retreat.Fortunately, Zhending Mansion is relatively close to Jinyang, and the soldiers are strong and well-prepared, and they can handle it even if they fight for a year or so.

Leaving Zezhou, Jin Wang and his party were not in a hurry to return, but deliberately detoured to the west line and inspected the deployment of various places along the way. It was not until the beginning of winter that the brigade rushed back to Jinyang.

Knowing that King Jin's class teacher returned to the city, the princess led the servants to sweep the windows inside and outside the palace to make the windows bright and clean. Fresh flowers cultivated in the greenhouse were placed everywhere in the room, and the furniture and furnishings were also taken care of.The two sons Ge Xiaobai and Zhang Jinyu painted their eyebrows on their faces early in the morning, wore red and colorful clothes, and dressed up more delicately than flowers.

The concubine originally stood in front of the mansion with a smile on her face to greet King Jin, but when she saw the Princess Crimson who had been separated for a long time, she immediately reprimanded her angrily, "Unfilial daughter, do you still have the face to come back?"

The princess hasn't seen her mother for a long time, although she doesn't say anything, she still cares a lot in her heart.At this moment, she didn't care about whether she was scolded or not, she just ran up to hug Wangfei pitifully and rubbed her coquettishly: "Mother, I miss you so much, Scarlet knows I'm wrong..."

Before she finished speaking, the princess was already in tears, and she couldn't swear any more: "Good daughter, good daughter, mother misses you too, and misses you so much that she can't eat or sleep, listen to mother's words, Don't run around anymore, and stay by Mother's side obediently from now on!"

Seeing their mother and daughter crying in each other's arms, they seemed to be incessantly. They looked at King Jin pensively and helplessly, and stretched out their hands to rub their stomachs.King Jin smiled knowingly, went over to coax the princess and said: "Okay, okay, if this continues, our mansion will be flooded with gold mountains. If you have anything to say, you two should go back to the room to talk slowly at night. I guess Hong Hong must have a lot of things to say to you. But it's better to go to eat now, if you don't go, Nian Qing's belly will be pounding!"

Only then did the concubine realize her gaffe, and quickly wiped away her tears: "Yes, yes, you can go hungry, but you must not be so hungry that Nian Qing is so hungry, otherwise, my lord, you will feel sorry for me."

The two sons, Ge and Zhang, listened, one rolled his eyes wildly, and the other turned his head and snorted coldly.

The order was given to serve the food, and the whole family was seated.To celebrate the prince's triumphant return, Mr. Xiaobai wrote a special poem, and Mr. Jinyu also danced a Western Region dance to cheer up the wine, which made everyone laugh.

After drinking and eating, she chatted and laughed for a while, the princess suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Nianqing, a few days ago someone came to your door and said it was your friend, surnamed Chen, named Chen Liudao."

Shen Si blinked her eyes blankly, searching her mind as hard as she could, but there seemed to be no such name among the acquaintances.

"By the way, he still left a piece of letter paper." The princess waved her hand, and after a while, a famous maid held a piece of letter paper and presented it to Shen Si.

He opened it pensively and doubtfully, there was only an address in the city written on the paper, saying it was waiting for him to meet there, although he didn't raise his head, and he didn't sign the signature, but he was so familiar with the flying and stretching handwriting!The person who wrote also held his hand and taught him how to write his own name stroke by stroke!

After reading the few numbers on the letter several times, he stood up thoughtfully, almost flipping over his seat.He rarely showed a nervous and flustered look: "Shouzhi, I, I'll go out for a while!"

Without waiting for King Jin to answer, he turned around and ran out in a hurry...