I was a salted fish in ancient times

When they came, they took a boat, went smoothly, and arrived at the place soon.

When they went back, they escorted the prisoners, and there was a long queue behind them.We are all human, and there is a limit to how many roads we can travel in the sky, so the speed is full a lot.

They often camped in the wild, and occasionally entered the city due to the weather. Once they entered the city, they had to be interviewed by local officials.

All these things added up, and the return journey was naturally delayed a lot.

To be honest, it is quite uncomfortable for a person to sit in a carriage all the time. .

The carriage is not very stable on the way, and it is okay to persist for a few days, but after a long time, my heart feels very swollen.If you don't want to be a carriage and ride a horse instead, after a few days in a row, the roots of your thighs are guaranteed to be worn out.

But even so, Xiao Shan still thought it was better than taking a boat.

At least he can eat without—vomiting.

So Xiao Shan, who was seasick, could only switch back and forth between the carriage and the horse, trying not to hold back.

Hurry up and send these criminal officials to the capital—you don't have to worry about this and that on the way, everyone is relaxed.

These days, Xiao Shan admired Xie Zhui very much in his heart. After being baptized in the battlefield, no matter whether he was riding a horse or riding a car, he was safe and calm.But when he thought about it, this peace was bought with the scars on Xie Zhui's body, Xiao Shan felt admiration, pride and a little unspeakable distress in his heart.

The hardest and most tiring is nothing but the soldiers on the frontier.

But not everyone in this world has a heart full of flesh.

Sometimes, some ministers in the court are trying to fight for military power. For this reason, they can use the salaries of the soldiers on the frontier as tricks to deduct them, or they can not give winter clothes when it is severe cold, and even use life-saving food and grass to make the soldiers hungry. Stomach war to kill the enemy.

The number of soldiers killed or injured will immediately become evidence for attacking others and pulling them down.In the eyes of this group of people, there is only their own power, status and the peaceful and prosperous world of singing and dancing.

What kind of life the frontier soldiers lead has nothing to do with them.

Obviously those people protect the comfortable life of this group of people, but they don't care, it's a distorted phenomenon.

Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are engraved in the bones of the soldiers. They died in battle, shrouded in horse leather, sometimes not at the hands of the enemy, but under the control of their own people.

Chengchen wanted to play tricks and gain power from the very beginning. Chengchen could completely ignore other people's bloody sacrifices. .

Fortunately, his father is quite clear about right and wrong, and he pays more attention to the border military salary, so no one dares to make mistakes easily.

Xiao Shan always felt that if the rulers of a country were indifferent to the soldiers who shed blood to protect it, then it would not be far from being overthrown.This idea is very rebellious in the eyes of others, but that's what he thinks in his heart.

Therefore, he sincerely admires people like Xie Zhui who guard the border.

And because Xie Zhui is my husband, and we have kissed others before each other, every time I think of this place, I have something else besides admiration

Xie Zhui didn't know Xiao Shan's thoughts, he knew that Xiao Shan didn't want to take a carriage or continue to ride a horse, so he comforted him: "The journey is halfway, you have to be patient for a while."

There were only two people in the carriage, and according to their agreement, he should be named Xiao Shan.

It's just that there are guards outside the carriage, and Ji'an is driving the carriage behind the curtain, so Xie Zhui didn't call Xiao Shan by his name directly.

Xiao Shan responded.

Seeing that he comforted Xiao Shan, Xie Zhui felt relieved.

Then he thought of Xie Chen again, Xie Chen did not join them back to the capital from Yangzhou as he said at the beginning.Not long after they left Liangzhou, Xie Chen sent someone to send a letter saying that he had something to do and needed to stay in Yangzhou for a while.

Xie Chen's letter didn't say anything, the person who came only said that he was well, but Xie Zhui was still very concerned.

Seeing his appearance, Xiao Shan wanted to send out some guards to go to Yangzhou to protect Xie Chen, but Xie Zhui refused in the end.

He thought that Xie Chen would definitely not want to have a few more strangers around him.

Fortunately, Xie Chen asked the person who brought the message to say that a letter would be sent to him every ten days, telling him not to worry, he would return to Beijing in at most three months, which made Xie Zhui feel a little more at ease point.

At that time Xiao Shan comforted him and said: "Since the eldest brother said so, there must be some good news."

Xie Zhui said, "I hope so."

He hoped that this time was good news, and hoped that Xie Chen could see the light again. If that was the case, he would be willing to wait, let alone three months or three years.

Just being willing to wait doesn't mean he's not worried.

Seeing Xie Zhui's appearance, Xiao Shan suddenly smiled.

Xie Zhui raised his head and looked at him with doubts in his eyes, as if he didn't know what he was laughing at.

Xiao Shan smiled in his starry eyes: "I just found it interesting. You comforted me just now. Now that you are not in a good mood, I naturally want to comfort you too. The two of us are going back and forth like this. I am afraid that we are going back to Beijing—the way is mutual. passed in comfort."

Xie Zhui: "..."

Think about it really is.

But there's nothing wrong with that.

"Yeah, there's nothing wrong with it. It's only meaningful for two people to live like this." Hearing Xiao Shan speak, Xie Zhui realized that he had spoken his mind.

In the days of the two, Xie Zhui's heart moved slightly because of these words, and he asked, "What kind of life does the lord want to live?"

Xiao Shan glanced at him with a half-smile because of the word "prince" in his words, then leaned on the carriage, with a smile on his mouth, his eyes raised, and said leisurely along with the bumpy road: "I have thought about it." The kind of days when you can drink if you want to drink, and eat meat if you want to eat meat. You can go around and fight with birds and crickets when you have nothing to do on weekdays. You don’t get in anyone’s eyes, and no one gets in my eyes. Of course, there must be a close person by your side, Take a walk around when you are free, whether you go boating on the lake, or sleep in the wild in the mountains, you can go together.”

If you give it to him at this time - shake the folding fan, you will look like a handsome young man.

Xie Zhui staggered his eyes and said: "There are many people in this world who want to have a heart-to-heart relationship with the prince, and the prince will definitely get what he wants in the future." In fact, he really wanted to ask, if there is a bosom friend, is there just one, a beauty? Confidant or something else.

But he always felt that it was inappropriate to ask this question now, so he changed it to something else.

Xiao Shan said with a smile: "A bosom friend is a bosom friend. It is enough for a person to meet a bosom friend in this lifetime."

Xie Zhui responded, and there was no other expression on his hard and heavy face.

Xiao Shan moved his mouth, but didn't say anything more.

With the current relationship between him and Xie Zhui, he really can't be called a confidant.But he hoped that someday they would reach this level.It's meaningless to say this, so it's better not to say it.

***

When finally set foot on the boundary of the capital, Xiao Shan felt that the capital was so friendly for the first time.

He misses the big soft bed in the palace, the snacks made by Xia He, the various meals cooked by the chefs in the palace, the roast chicken from Tangji and the fine wine from Liuxianlou.

When he got here, Xiao Shan changed the sedan chair, and Xie Zhui was the only one in the carriage.

Ten miles away from the capital, they were greeted by officials from the Ministry of Rites, Xiao Jin, Xiao Rong, and Xiao Yi.

Xiao Shan and Zong Qing got off the sedan chair, and they walked over quickly.

When Xiao Rong thought of Xiao Shan's meritorious service, his face became ugly, and Xiao Yi felt uncomfortable when he saw Xiao Shan, and the two of them stood there without speaking.

Xiao Jin was the most excited.

Seeing Xiao Shan and Zong Qing salute, Xiao Jin hastily asked them to get up, first said some hard words to Zong Qing, and then said that the emperor was waiting for them in the palace.When he said this, there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth—he stared straight at other people's faces, his attitude was always gentle and polite, and his gestures were gentle and dignified, which made people feel extremely valued.

Zong Qing hurriedly said he didn't dare, and thanked Huang En for standing beside him.

Only then did Xiao Jin look at Xiao Shan, he looked him up and down carefully, then sighed softly and said two words: "I lost weight."

At this time, Xiao Shan not only lost a lot of weight, but he was also mentally strong. It seemed that he had suffered a lot.

All kinds of feelings rushed up in Xiao Jin's heart.

Xiao Shan squeezed his arm and said with a smile: "Second brother also saw it, I will suffer a great crime when I go to Liangzhou this time, and second brother should send me some supplements to make up for it, otherwise I will fall The meat can’t even grow back.”

Xiao Jin's sour mood got better when he said this. He smiled lightly and said, "Okay, I'll give you some supplies. You can see what I like in my warehouse, just go and get it."

——Xiao Rong, who was on the side, saw the casual and sincere words of the two people, and couldn't help the yin and yang and said: "His Royal Highness and the third younger brother are really brothers, and only the third younger brother can enter the storeroom of His Royal Highness. The other brothers and I will be together." No such blessing."

Xiao Jin's expression was a little pale, he looked at Xiao Rong and said in a calm tone: "We are all brothers, if the eldest brother really lacks something, we will ask for it together, and send someone to send it when we are alone." The word "begging" is very harsh.

Xiao Jin could have said to talk to him, talk to him, but he just used the word "discuss".

Begging, hating, it's all about begging.

Ever since Liu Jingxuan's accident happened, Xiao Jin was not in a good mood.Seeing Xiao Shan's appearance now, his heart was sore, Xiao Rong wanted to hit his wound at this time, so he couldn't do without saying a few words.

Xiao Yi was talented and full of knowledge, and he couldn't help but want to turn to the side when he heard these sharp words.

Although Xiao Rong was not good at reading, he could tell the difference between good and bad. Xiao Jin met a nail that was neither soft nor hard, and his expression was not very good-looking.

The officials who came here all bowed their heads, as serious as a chicken looking for rice.

The tit-for-tat confrontation between the princes was inconvenient and they did not dare to participate in public.

Xiao Shan was too tired, he was already trying to hold on, and if this continued, he didn't know that he would be able to enter the city in the Year of the Monkey. He said to Xiao Rong: "Brother, I've lost weight, and my second brother will give me supplements if I feel distressed. How about you, I see more You have gained a lot of weight in the past few days, and your face has become rounded. You need to eat less supplements to reduce the flesh on your body. Only when a person is fat and thin can he be healthy."

Xiao Rong: "..." Who wants to talk about fat and thin?

He is fat because Xiao Shan has not been in the capital for the past few months, and he has a comfortable life, a good mood and a good appetite.

Now that Xiao Shan is back, he confirmed again that he hates Xiao Shan.With this person around, he can save two bowls of rice.

Xiao Shan didn't care what he was complaining about, he looked at Xiao Jin in a blink of an eye and said, "Second Brother, Father is waiting for Mr. Zong to reply, let's go to the city quickly."

The earlier you enter the city, the sooner you can go back to rest.

Xiao Jin said: "Yes, let's go to the city."

The two of them talked and answered, completely ignoring Xiao Rong.

Xiao Yi next to him shrank back, and his sense of existence became weaker and weaker.

Xiao Shan didn't enter the palace directly when he entered the city. He told Xiao Jin that Zong Qing knew the things about Liangzhou best, so he didn't follow him to participate.

He is full of travel and dust, and it is very rude to enter the palace like this. After he returns to the palace and changes his clothes, he will go to the palace to meet the emperor.

Xiao Jin nodded and watched him get in the carriage and leave.

Xiao Shan and Xie chased back to the palace, took a bath and changed clothes, and ate two pieces of cake made by Xia He before going to the palace.

Before leaving, he said to Xie Zhui: "I may come back later tonight, you should go to bed early, and tomorrow you will enter the palace to greet the concubine mother."

Xie Zhui nodded and watched him leave.

When Xiao Shan went to see Emperor Xiao Sheng, Zong Qing was already gone.

Xiao Sheng originally wanted to ask Xiao Shan a lot, but when he saw the person, he was startled: "Why are you so thin?"

When Xiao Jin said that Xiao Shan had lost weight, he didn't pay much attention to it.

When he met the real person, King Li, who used to be rich and handsome, was almost skinny and peeling now.

The handsome foundation is still there, but the energy is gone.

Xiao Shan's eyes became moist when he heard the emperor's words. He looked at Xiao Sheng and couldn't help complaining: "Father, my son will suffer a great crime this time..."

He couldn't say this to Xiao Jin, because Xiao Jin would feel uncomfortable.

To the emperor, what he said was a spit, and he wished to exaggerate his suffering ten times to describe it.