Great Zhou Empress

Xue Zhijing thought about it, she wanted to escape before, mainly because she wanted to report back, now that she has Yuan Jin to report back, she doesn't need to be so anxious.

Now that the military situation is so urgent, someone is needed here to inquire about the news, and she is the most suitable candidate.

As for the others, she didn't think too much about it.

So Xue Zhijing described to Yuan Jin the information she had received in detail, and even told her where the Liao Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom planned to raise troops, where to attack, and the number of people.

Yuan Jin frowned, wishing he could go back immediately, kill Lu Cheng, the commander of Xiongzhou, and then tell the empress about it.

"Xiao Jing, you must be careful in everything. If something goes wrong, it's important to save your own life first."

Like Xue Zhijing, Yuan Jin was worried about the safety of his friends at this time, but he paid more attention to the important affairs of his family and country in his heart.The two discussed in a hurry to leave contact personnel and locations in Xiongzhou City. If Xue Zhijing needed it, they would go back to Xiongzhou to find her.

When Yuan Jin left, Xue Zhijing quietly returned to the tent.

For the rest of the time, Xue Zhijing insisted on taming that fierce horse every day, and he would never be shaken.She wasn't sure when she would need to use this horse, she had to take it down first, so she could feel at ease.

Every time he saw her taming a horse, Xiao Liege's face would wrinkle into a ball, and his clear eyes were full of pure worry like a teenager.

Xue Zhijing's body was bruised and purple from the fall, Xiao Liege forced her to rub the medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, the medicine smelled like it came from the southern region, it should be considered high-end medicine in Liao Kingdom.

But Xue Zhijing felt inexplicably embarrassed when he was stripped down to the point where only his underwear was left.

If it wasn't for the fact that she took the initiative to tease others, she wouldn't be like this. After all, when she was in the palace, she was used to being helped by Xiaocui to dress every day.

Now every day when she sees the other party wrinkling her eyebrows and applying the pungent medicated oil to her with a serious face, she feels guilty for doing something extremely immoral.

Actually, this kid is quite cute~

"Ow~"

Xiao Liege's hands were a bit strong, rubbing on Xue Zhijing's arm made her feel that her bones were about to break.

Isn't this dead kid really out for revenge?

"Be patient~" After Xiao Liege finished speaking, his lips were tightly pressed together, she seemed a little uncomfortable seeing Xue Zhijing suffering from pain, but since she was beaten and rubbed with medicated oil since she was young, she had to use so much force. , It's useless if you don't work hard.

However, Xue Zhijing was quite tolerant, but at first he howled twice, and later, apart from sweating and muffled groans from time to time, he seldom uttered a sound, enduring the pain silently.

Xiao Liege recalled that the reason why she was attracted to Xue Zhijing in the first place was because of Xue Zhijing's unyielding energy in his eyes. She believed that even if he fell to pieces, Xue Zhijing would still stand upright and walk towards his destination .

It really was her "little slave", Xiao Liege was very proud despite being worried.

It's just that there is always a little uneasiness in my heart.

Looking at Xue Zhijing who was gradually taming that fierce horse, Xiao Liege felt in a trance that she was not his pet or slave, but an eagle in the sky, and sooner or later, he would spread his wings and fly far away from him.

She shook her head, trying to get this weird and uncomfortable thought out of her mind.

Finally, Xue Zhijing managed to tame the horse, and even had some simple communication with it. If nothing else, Xue Zhijing reckoned that riding it to run would be no big problem.

In a good mood, Xue Zhijing smiled and asked Xiao Liege, "Tell me, what should I name it?"

Seeing Xue Zhijing's smile, Xiao Liege's heart melted, and he said dotingly, "Call it whatever you like."

"Can I call it Black Eagle?" Xue Zhijing said with a smile, stroking its mane.

Xiao Liege's heart skipped a beat, his face froze immediately, "Black Eagle"?Is this foreshadowing something?Is it still what I intuitively think, is she going to fly to the sky sooner or later?

After a long time, Xiao Liege's complexion returned to softness, "It's just as long as you like it."

Xiao Liege gave Xue Zhijing a whip and a dagger.

"This is my usual horsewhip. I like red, so the handle is wrapped with red string." Xiao Liege just wanted to give Xue Zhijing something of his own, and the horsewhip was her favorite, and it was the one she held in her hand all day. most objects.

This object was delivered to Xue Zhijing's hands, the implication was that she gave herself to Xue Zhijing.

Xue Zhijing didn't know her secret thoughts, but he knew that it was a common item of the other party, and he knew that it was a gift with affection, so he sincerely thanked her.

"This dagger is newly delivered. It is made by the most powerful blacksmith in Shangjing City of Liao Kingdom. It is extremely sharp. I have someone engrave a strong character on it and give it to you."

Xue Zhijing pulled the dagger out of the scabbard, the blade was thin and sharp, and the surface of the blade was shining.

There is an italicized "Strong" character engraved on the knife surface, which looks quite exciting.

"But I don't seem to have anything to give you." Xue Zhijing was a little embarrassed, and as a courtesy, she felt that there should be a gift in return.

Xiao Liege looked at her, smiled, and reached out to lift a strand of her beautiful hair, "Can I have a strand of your hair?"

Xue Zhijing didn't have the idea that his parents would not dare to damage his body, hair and skin, but he just felt a little strange, after all, things like hair are too private.

But out of politeness, she agreed.

Xiao Liege used the dagger she gave just now to gently cut off a strand of Xue Zhijing's hair, then tied it with a piece of red string and put it away.

"To celebrate, I'll take you hunting today."

"it is good."

There are only some small animals in the woods here. For Xiao Liege, hunting here is like taking his girlfriend to the zoo, no different from taking a walk.

But what she didn't know was that Xue Zhijing didn't have any interest in hunting. As a modern person, eating meat is fine, but killing animals directly is still a bit against it.

So the two of them rode horses, just chatting like they were on a date.

"My parents died when I was very young. My elder brother became the emperor. He raised me like a half-daughter. I also have a 12-year-old nephew. We are not a few years apart. But I The eldest nephew is stupid, he can't do anything, the only advantage is that, listen to me, he will do whatever I ask him to do."

Xiao Liege proudly shared her family situation with Xue Zhijing, she seemed to want to tell Xue Zhijing everything, and she didn't know why.

Xue Zhijing is a good listener, after all she has nothing to tell Xiao Liege.

Seeing Xue Zhijing looking at her intently with a smile on his face, and listening to her talk, Xiao Liege was very satisfied, and he became more energetic when he spoke.

"We, the Royal Court, have to change locations every season. For example, in spring, we will go to the river-dense area in the east to open glaciers to fish and catch geese; in summer, a large group of people will go to the area in the north. I was happiest at the time when I was escaping the summer heat in the North Sea. I really liked swimming in the North Sea. I have the most prey."

"Yeah, it's so powerful? Then you actually don't need so many goods from the Central Plains for your life, do you?" Xue Zhijing can always subconsciously lead to the place he wants to ask after complimenting the other party.

"Why not? There are too many things lacking on the grassland. But the main thing is that the Han people are cunning. We Khitan people say that one is one, and that two is two. We never adulterate our words and deeds, so when the two sides trade, we are always bullied. .We sold a lot of grain for cattle and sheep, but we couldn’t buy enough tea. Is it plausible? Sometimes the quality of the goods we bought was not good, but the other party lied to us and said that the things were just like this. If you want it, what is it? reason."

Xue Zhijing frowned when he heard this, Xiao Liege spoke plainly, but she understood.

This is an unfair phenomenon caused by unequal information and unequal economic development levels in the process of trade.

This is not good.

"Hey, there is a rabbit in front." Xiao Liege saw it with sharp eyes.

Bending a bow and setting an arrow, Xiao Liege easily hunted down a rabbit, but Xue Zhijing knew that such a seemingly easy hunting of a moving target required some skill.

If there were Olympic Games in this era, Xiao Liege would definitely be the gold medalist in the archery competition.

Xiao Liege's mind was not on hunting either, but after hunting a few small animals, they found an open space to roast them together.

The attendants surrounded it, while Xiao Liege took care of it and baked it himself.

Xue Zhijing saw that she seemed to like to show off this part of her talent, so she acted like an audience member and was in charge of applauding.

Xiao Liege put rabbits on the all-natural grill made of tree branches, took out some very slender ceramic bottles from the pouch at his waist, and sprinkled various spices on the rabbits.

Xue Zhijing smelled of pepper.

Xiao Liege said, "It is said that this pepper was first transported from Nanyang to Dacheng, and then from Dacheng. It is precious. But besides Dacheng, we can also buy spices from Dashi on the west trade road."

West?Western Regions?

"Do you also have trade with the west?" Xue Zhijing asked curiously.

"Of course, the west is a desert area. Apart from the Xia Kingdom, there are many small countries, and there are Persia and the Great Food Kingdom to the west. Our merchants in the Liao Kingdom sometimes sell the goods we bought from Dacheng to the west. There will also be some products sold from the food country in the west along the trade route, but the journey is too far away, so not many come."

Because of the Xia Kingdom, Dacheng had already cut off the Silk Road channel on the road. It did not expect that the Liao Kingdom would still maintain that ancient commercial road.

Xue Zhijing suddenly had some new ideas, but they haven't formed yet.

"The rabbit is ready, let's eat~"

Xue Zhijing smiled and took a piece of fragrant rabbit meat from Xiao Lie's singer.