Empress and Empress

Zhou Zili walked in the army, and many soldiers greeted her along the way, she responded with a smile, and soon, she came to the kitchen in the army.

"Ah, Mr. Zhou is the one who came here in person again. You just told me to send it to you." A girl who was cleaning up saw her and ran over quickly.She is Xiaohuan, the daughter of a cook in the kitchen. She is already 15 years old. Since Yuan Xingye came here, she has opened a private school for those who have not studied.

The cook is also a thoughtful person. Although it is said that a girl who has no talent is a virtue, she still insists on letting her go to school and come to the kitchen to help in her spare time.

It stands to reason that one should marry at the age of 15, and Xia Zimo entered the palace at the age of 15.There were many twists and turns for Xiaohuan to study. Zhou Zili kindly helped him once at that time, and he became familiar with it later.

"It's okay, just leave it to me." Zhou Zili said.Despite the kindness of the other party, it is better for people to have as little contact with Yuan Xingye and the other as possible at this time. Who knows if the two of them will be seen by others.

While thinking about it, Xiaohuan had already packed the food box and handed it to Zhou Zili.

"Your Majesty Zhou, if you have something to do, just give me instructions." Xiaohuan said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you very much." Zhou Zili smiled.Turn around and leave.

"Our Master Zhou is really welcome." Before walking too far, he heard a nice female voice, Zhou Zili was helpless, "Mo Ran, don't make sarcastic remarks at this time."

"What I said is true. There are many people in the army who admire you." Mo Ran smiled and walked out from the side.Wearing a purple uniform with a sword hanging from his waist, he looked heroic.Zhou Zili was helpless. Although Mo Ran didn't talk much on weekdays, he was very noisy with a few people he was acquainted with, and they usually had headaches. "Even I have great admiration for Mr. Zhou."

"If you really admire me, how about helping me deliver my lunch?" Zhou Zili handed the food box to Mo Ran.

"Master Zhou is really unmannered, let an admirer run errands for you." Mo Ran laughed.Zhou Zili ignored her, turned and left. "It's you who have no manners. You were supposed to be on duty today, but somehow it became me."

Mo Ran chased after him, "There's nothing I can do about it. I've been lurking in Hukou City for so long, and I need to rest."

Xia Zimo and Yuan Xingye met together, and no one dared to disturb them at this time.Naturally, no one wants to be on duty for this day.

The two walked in the army, and gained a lot of attention along the way. Although their positions were only personal soldiers and they didn't have much real power, they were Xia Zimo's confidantes. You can tell when you see the four people in the southeast, northwest, Sooner or later, the two of them will have a day of success.

And working under Xia Zimo and Yuan Xingye is indeed a very good job.The master clearly distinguishes right from wrong and has a measure of rewards and punishments. As long as the task is completed, there are still many rewards on weekdays.Don't think about flattery and flattery, being reused with your talent is something that many people hope for.

It's just -- sometimes it's not such a good job.

For example now ---

Zhou Zili stood in front of the courtyard with a food box, a little tangled.To go in, or not to go in?

Come in, in case I interrupt you?Don't go in, in case you get hungry?Mo Ran was silent for a moment and said, "How long are you going to stand here?"

Zhou Zili sighed, "Otherwise you can send it in for me."

"I don't want it." The two were arguing, Luo Yan walked over, "What are you doing?"

"General ---" Zhou Zili said helplessly, "We are going to bring lunch to the marshal and your lord." Naturally, Luo Yan understood the reason why they didn't go in, so she thought for a while and said, "Give it to me, I happen to have something to report to the marshal."

"Okay!" Zhou Zili handed the food box to Luo Yan, and Luo Yan took the food box into the yard.After a while, Luo Yan came out again carrying the food box, and handed the food box to Zhou Zili. "The marshal and your lord are not here."

"Not here?" Zhou Zili was a little surprised.

"Maybe I went to Concubine Mei, I'll go and have a look." Luo Yan said.The two had just returned, and she was a little worried about walking around without taking anyone with them. After all, this was the front line, and even though it was in Sakatsubo Castle, complete safety could not be guaranteed.The most important thing is that Yuan Xingye's internal strength has not yet fully recovered.

Zhou Zili was also a little worried, so he blew a whistle, and after a while, two men in black clothes appeared in front of him.

"Have you seen the marshal and your lord?" These men in black are Xia Zimo's secret agents, and she and Mo Ran are usually in charge.

"Marshal won't let me wait with you." The man in black said.

When Zhou Zili left in the morning, Yuan Xingye asked everyone to retreat. She just ordered the servants and guards to leave.

In this way, there is really no one around the two of them.

Zhou Zili and Mo Ran were a little worried, and followed Luo Yan to Concubine Mei's side.Concubine Mei was playing the piano in the courtyard, when she saw Luo Yan stopped playing the piano, she smiled and said, "General Luo Yan is here, what's the matter?"

"Dare to ask if you have seen the marshal and Xia Jianjun."

Concubine Mei nodded and said, "The two younger sisters came to my place in the morning, but they left soon. Is there something wrong with the general?"

"It's nothing, just some military reports." Seeing that the worry on Concubine Mei's face was almost gone, Luo Yan was also a little relieved, but she also knew that now was not the time to inquire, so she bid farewell to Concubine Mei and continued to search.

"Is the marshal going to the army to check the training situation, why don't we go to the army to see it." Zhou Zili said.

Luo Yan nodded, and the three hurriedly performed lightness kung fu and rushed all the way to the army.

Under the leadership of Shen Bing, the black-clothed army is practicing together with the cavalry led by Pei Shiyuan. Originally, the black-clothed army drilled alone, but Pei Shiyuan said that this would improve the morale of other soldiers, so it took some time to practice together.

"Have you seen the marshal?" Luo Yan asked anxiously.

Shen Bing shook his head, Pei Shiyuan also ordered a pause, and said, "I had a hasty meeting yesterday, and today the marshal and your lord should have a lot to say, so naturally we don't want to disturb you."

Luo Yan was helpless, "But both of them disappeared, I don't know where they went."

Shen Bing said coldly, "If you ask the people in the mansion, you will know where the Marshal has gone. I think it should be to relax with the adults."

Luo Yan and Zhou Zili looked at each other in blank dismay. They actually forgot about this matter. Thinking of this, they didn't bother to talk to Shen Bing. They rushed back to the mansion again. Seeing this, Shen Bing and Pei Shiyuan ordered their subordinates to continue training and followed them.

When I went back to the mansion and asked, no one saw Yuan Xingye and Xia Zimo going out.

"That means he's still in the mansion." Pei Shiyuan said.Luo Yan was really in a hurry, how could this person disappear when he was fine?She ordered her servants to look for it, and Zhou Zili and Mo Ran also took spies to the city to look for it.They agreed to contact Yuan Xingye with arrows.

Shen Bing and Pei Shiyuan also returned to the army to search, Luo Yan was helpless, the eagle she had trained for a long time had been sent out to monitor the movements of the Hukou these days, and now she could only rely on her soldiers and scouts.And this matter can't be publicized, but can only be searched bit by bit.

An hour passed, and all the people who were looking for in the mansion gathered together, but they did not find Yuan Xingye.

Two hours later, Shen Bing and Pei Shiyuan returned to the mansion with several people from the southeast and northwest, but they were not found in the army.

Three hours passed, and Zhou Zili and Mo Ran also came back, and there was no one in the city either.

Everyone panicked now, and the two disappeared inexplicably.

While everyone was looking for the two of them, Yuan Xingye took Xia Zimo out of the mansion. Coincidentally, he didn't meet anyone along the way.

Xia Zimo has always disliked too many miscellaneous people, so there are not many servants in the mansion. Zhou Zili sent away some soldiers, and the number of people in the mansion is even rarer.

After coming to the street, the two went to the tea house to drink a pot of good tea and eat some snacks, and then Xia Zimo suggested to look at the jewelry.The two of them came to South Street, which has the most shops in Narrow Pot City.

Although Narrow Pot City is located on the border, but because it is close to Dayue and Loulan, there are many clothes and jewelry with the style of the Western Regions. Before Yuan Xingye was in the enemy camp, Xia Zimo was the leader alone. Naturally, he was not in the mood to look at these things. Now he relaxes. Just thought of taking a look.

Although the things on South Street are not as exquisite as those in the Imperial Palace, there are many strange gadgets. Not to mention Xia Zimo, even Yuan Xingye has never seen many of them.

"Hoshino, what do you think of this headdress?" Xia Zimo picked up a butterfly headdress, inlaid with unknown stones. Although it doesn't look very expensive and the workmanship is average, the style is rare.

Yuan Xingye picked it up and helped Xia Zimo take it, and then smiled and said, "Yun Xiang's clothes are beautiful, not bad." Xia Zimo's face flushed, and Yuan Xingye then said, "We want this, thank you." He handed a piece to the boss broken silver.

The boss took the silver and said with a smile on his face, "You two ladies have good eyesight. Although the things here are not expensive, the styles are quite rare everywhere. Many young men come to me to buy things for their sweethearts. Do you two want to take another look?"

Yuan Xingye took a look at the boss, but he didn't expect this person to see their relationship at a glance, so he also smiled and said, "Then let's take a look."

When he came out, Xia Zimo had a lot of accessories in his hand. Yuan Xingye didn't have any murderous intentions towards this boss. He didn't know their identities, and even if there were rumors, he couldn't get out of this narrow pot. city.

The two stopped and walked along the way, and the last store on South Street turned out to be a store that bought fireworks. The business in the store was very deserted when it was not a festival.Yuan Xingye smiled and said, "It will be dark in a while, why don't we go outside the city?"

Xia Zimo watched as she bought most of the fireworks in the store with money, and then Yuan Xingye carried Xia Zimo out of the city wall and went outside the city.

When the two left, the spy happened to arrive at South Street.

To say that the spies were really pitiful, they started searching around the mansion, because they couldn't ask anyone, so they had to secretly check everywhere. By the time they checked South Street, Yuan Xingye had already left.

After dark, many people sat in the hall of the Marshal's Mansion, everyone's face was silent, not knowing what they were thinking.

"We don't have to worry too much. We know the marshal's skill, and it's impossible for something to happen without a trace." Zhao Guang said. "But even so, there is no guarantee that it will be safe. We still have to look for it." Luo Yan said.She looked at the sky, sighed and said, "Keep looking, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

At this time, Yuan Xingye was setting up a stand with Xia Zimo, and began to grill the pheasant she had just caught.She spread the seasoned herbs she found on the pheasant. Xia Zimo was watching the flames, throwing a few branches from time to time.

"How about living like this if we leave the imperial court?" Xia Zimo said. "Casual and comfortable, you take me to walk the rivers and lakes."

"Okay! You'll get tired of eating pheasant all the time." Yuan Xingye teased.

"It's okay, sometimes you can catch fish." Xia Zimo laughed. "Maybe you can catch crabs."

"I catch fish, how about you catch crabs?" Yuan Xingye turned around and pinched Xia Zimo's nose, and applied the grass juice on Xia Zimo's face.

"Huashui, what are you doing?" Xia Zimo slapped her hand away.

"I'm teasing you, don't you see?" Yuan Xingye stretched out his hand, "Smile for me, I will give you chicken legs to eat."

"Okay, sir! I don't want chicken legs, I want chicken wings." Xia Zimo held Yuan Xingye's head, moved his face closer, and rubbed the juice on Yuan Xingye's face.

"I'm so greedy, I can't afford it." Yuan Xingye sighed pretendingly, tore off the wings and handed them to Xia Zimo.Xia Zimo took a bite out of Yuan Xingye's hand, and said while eating. "It tastes good, but it's better for you, Grandpa."

"Am I not a disaster water? The disaster water is delicious?" Yuan Xingye narrowed his eyes with a smile.Xia Zimo smiled and said, "What I want is disaster water." After saying that, he leaned forward and kissed Yuan Xingye's lips.

"Smell of grilled chicken."

The two finished their dinner laughing and chattering, and then lit the fireworks they bought one after another. They kept arguing until very late, and then walked into the city with some reluctance.

In the mansion, Luo Yan was thinking about where Yuan Xingye and Xia Zimo could go. After dinner, the scouts sent out to monitor Hukou came back, and they also brought back Zongying. She quickly took pictures to find Yuan Xingye.

"General, some spies reported that there were fireworks outside the city."

fireworks?Luo Yan was taken aback, why would someone set off fireworks at this time?Could it be the contact information of the other party's spies?But this way is too conspicuous.It couldn't be that Yuan Xingye and Xia Zimo set off fireworks on a whim!

"Send someone to investigate, who is it?" Luo Yan said.At this time, there were too few people available, and she was also a little annoyed. She thought to herself, if Yuan Xingye didn't come back, she would send hundreds of thousands of troops out to see if she would come back.

When Yuan Xingye and Xia Zimo came back, they saw that the hall in the mansion was brightly lit, and all the generals were there, as if they were studying something. Luo Yan was standing at the front, with a dejected eagle standing on his shoulder, which seemed to be flying Very tired, one is swaying from side to side.

When they appeared in front of the door, everyone looked at it together, and then everyone's mouth seemed to be able to hold an egg.

"What's wrong with you?" Xia Zimo asked in confusion, tilting his head. "Probably there is an enemy." Yuan Xingye was serious.

Everyone, furious.