[White hair] Jiangshan beauty

On the grass dam in front of the Xinggong Bieyuan, a bonfire was lit.

Since it is a wilderness far away from the city, everyone's behavior seems to be much more casual than usual.

Rong Qi could only watch helplessly as the "young talents" in the north came to Man'er one by one to show their courtesy.

Rong Qi didn't talk much at first, but he became more silent at this moment, and his ears were filled with the words of Prince Beilin.

"...His Majesty Qihuang said, 'This deer walks slowly, with affection in its eyes, it is clear that there is a child in its belly, and all things have spirits, so I can't bear to kill it,' This is an act of sincerity and benevolence!"

Rong Qi smiled politely.

Recently, the prince has acted quite methodically. It seems that it is not because he is motivated, but because there are people behind him.

He naturally verified that Ma Zhiyuan, the former servant of the Ministry of Officials in the north, was recommended by the princess to enter the East Palace, but this person did not have the ability to turn things around, let alone escape the assassination of Tianqiumen several times.

Apparently there are other snobbish parties involved, who also want to control Beilin.

After socializing with the clans in the north, Rong Qi looked down at the wine in the glass and drank it down.

"Your Highness, this is the deer I hunted with my own hands today," a young man held a silver plate and handed it to Qin Man half shyly and half expectantly.

Rong Qi didn't seem to pay attention here, he was talking to Zong Zheng Yunhe.

Qin Man turned his head sideways, a slight blink of his clear eyes was enough.

She nodded, smiled slightly, her voice was as soft as a dream, and she couldn't help but sink her: "Thank you, Mr. Qin."

The young man's face suddenly turned red, "Princess, as long as you like it."

The girl in red, who was dancing in front of the bonfire just now, had already stood still, angrily watching Qin Man politely pick it up from the plate, pursing her mouth, holding back the moisture in her eyes, and raised her voice: : "His Royal Highness Princess Rong Le, I heard that all the women in Xiqi are good at singing and dancing. I wonder if Jiao is lucky enough to be taught by the princess?"

A girl from Zhang Shilang's family in the Ministry of War?

Qin Man turned his eyes slightly, raised his eyes to glance at the young man standing beside her, and understood the reason of the matter.

She glanced sideways at Rong Qi, then raised her eyes to look at Zongzheng Wuyou not far away, who maintained an unhappy look, and nodded simply, "Okay."

The red-clothed girl choked, seeing that she was so forthright, she guessed that she must have something to rely on.

Sure enough, Qin Man stood up, stretched out his hand to smooth his hem, knelt down on one knee in front of Rong Qi, and smiled, "Brother Emperor, please borrow your sword."

Rong Qi's eyes met hers, and there was a slight ripple in the gray eyes for an instant, and then receded in embarrassment.He took off the saber and handed it over, and asked thoughtfully with a smile, "Do you need Brother Huang to accompany you?"

Qin Man stood up, nodded, and said bluntly, "Thank you, Brother Huang, let's just——"Long Song Xing."

Rong Qi rolled his eyes for a moment, lowered his head and smiled, "Okay."

"Princess, is she going to dance the sword?" The Prince Beilin joined in, "It seems that this palace is very lucky today!"

Qin Man grabbed the sword, leaped lightly to the side of the bonfire, danced a sword flower casually, put the sword behind his back, and said with a smile, "Rong Le learned this dance a few years ago. I haven't practiced it for a long time. If there are any deficiencies, I hope everyone will forgive me.”

"It's just entertainment, the princess doesn't have to be serious," Zongzheng Yunhe said.

"With His Majesty Linhuang's words, Rong Le can feel relieved." Qin Man then smiled, nodded to Rong Qi who had set up the piano, raised his hand and drew out his sword, holding it horizontally.

The sound of the piano sounded, and the long sword stabbed out——

"It's been a long time since the sun passed away, sadly, Daidichuan.

There is no stopping sundial in the inch of Yin, and the wave of the foot is in vain.

The years go fast and the arrows are fast, and the times come and the strings are bright and fast.

In the long-term, there is no shortage, and the profit is solid and hopeful.

……

Rotate and wipe horizontally, bend down to tease, soar into the air, turn around and slash down,

A sword above the floating clouds, a sword blowing through the willows and piercing the flowers,

By the side of the bonfire, Qin Man was looking forward to it, the phoenix hairpin was shining, the sword was shining brightly, and the dress was flying.

With the sound of the zither, the sword comes out lightly, as if startled, and turns around, the wind returns to the snow,

The audience is speechless, and there is silence, only the sound of the piano is singing, accompanied by a sword that beats the snow with cold light.

The song finally returns to the sheath, and the moon goes up to Dongshan.

The color is fading and the soul is depressed, and the soul is lost.

Qin Man stood still, panting lightly, with sparkling eyes, he looked at Rong Qi from a distance.

Rong Qi didn't speak, and the old memories slowly surfaced.

Man'er's sword was taught by him himself, and a long song was Man'er's birthday gift when he crowned him.

It is said that she composed it based on her mother's dance in her memory.

"Wonderful!" The prince clapped his hands to wake everyone up. His face was full of astonishment, and his eyes were filled with deep regret. If he hadn't already had a regular wife, this peerless beauty should have belonged to him. The sword dance is even more top-notch, it really is a perfect match!"

With the praise of the prince, everyone woke up like a dream, and the words of praise came out continuously.

"His Royal Highness praises you," Qin Man returned to Rong Qi's side with the sword in his hand, and knelt down.

Rong Qi crossed his sword and asked softly, "Are you tired?"

The tone in his tone was full of brother's concern, but his eyes couldn't conceal the lingering affection.

Qin Man looked up at Rong Qi, then shook his head.

"Worriless," at this moment, Linhuang said, "What do you think of the princess's sword dance?"

Zongzheng Wuyou narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Princess Xiqi, doubts in his heart, and anger arose spontaneously because of this possibility, "Heaven, Xia, Wu, Shuang!"

Qin Man and Princess Xiqi, one is proud and strong, a woman is not a man; the other is soft and dignified, with a mind as deep as an abyss.

But regardless of body shape or height, and the slender jade fingers that are almost transparent to the moonlight, they are at least [-]% similar.

And this dance...

Countless possibilities flew through his mind, but each one was full of doubts.

Why is there no news about the senior brother's investigation on the Yueyue Tower?

Zongzheng Wuyou looked at the princess and looked at him with affection, and then said in a soft voice, "Prince Li is too famous. This dance was not created by Rong Le, but in fact, it was originally from Beilin."

The sound is quite different.

Zongzheng Wuyou's eyes were heavy, "Princess is honest."

Qin Man seemed shy to avoid behind Rong Qi, Rong Qi changed his expression, held her hand, and replied for her with a smile, "Speaking of this dance, it has some connection with King Li."

He didn't know Qin Man's plan, but he still followed what she said.

"Oh?" Zongzheng Yuhe asked with interest, "What did Emperor Qi say?"

Zongzheng Wuyou curled his lips coldly.

"Don't you know Linhuang?" Rong Qi smiled, "This dance was originally from Beilin, but it was the wife of Qin Yong, the former prime minister of Beilin. After Madam passed away, the inheritance of this dance was cut off. When Rong Le heard about it, she was always very curious, so I searched for a long time, and found the person I met back then, and made this dance based on his memories. I don't know if there is something wrong .

"I heard that King Li is the disciple of Prime Minister Qin. I want to see Mrs. Qin Xiang dance in person. I don't know what King Li thinks, compared to Mrs. Qin Xiang's back then?"

Rong Qi smiled lightly.

All the people in the north were silent, and all the officials bowed their heads, not daring to speak out.

The former prime minister, Qin Yong, was a permanent thorn in Zongzheng Yuhe's heart, and everyone in the northern court knew it.

This Emperor Qi is the emperor of a country, so naturally he is not afraid, but they dare not touch His Majesty's bad luck.

When Zongzheng Yuhe heard that name, embarrassment and anger arose in his heart.

He knew what the people below were thinking, he knew that many people regarded his murder of Qin Yong as a crime, and in the past ten years or so, there were still people secretly offering sacrifices, and even Wuyou resented him in their hearts.

He looked at the young Qihuang with gloomy eyes, wondering if he did it on purpose, and if so, what was his purpose, "I've never heard that Mrs. Qin Xiang has such abilities."

"I also found out about it by accident, so I can't help but feel it's a pity." Rong Qi sighed softly.

As for what was a pity, he didn't say anything, leaving everyone to guess.

The wind blowing from the distant mountains and forests whizzed by, the chill was bitter, and the bonfire was blown into teeth and claws.

Rong Qi didn't seem to be aware of the atmosphere at this time at all. With a calm expression, he asked his attendants to bring the princess's cloak, and unfolded it for Qin Man with his own hands.

Qin Man raised his chin obediently, making it easier for him to tie the knot.

Zongzheng Wuyou looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly laughed three times, "Wonderful! Very wonderful!"

He raised his hand and clapped his palms, staring at the masked Princess Xiqi.

Could such a docile expression belong to Qin Man?

Deliberately mentioning the Qin family, what is this implying?

"Princess, this sword dance is really well-intentioned." Zongzheng Wuyou raised his eyebrows and said, "The so-called old friend of Emperor Qi, I wonder if I can let this king meet?"

"It's a pity," Rong Qi said with a calm expression, "She didn't follow me to the north, but King Li should know the reason."

Zongzheng Wuyou naturally understood Rong Qi's hint, but he didn't believe it in his heart.

He looked at the princess, but saw that the princess was also staring at him through the mask.

The red lips slowly raised, seeming to be provocative.

The figures of Princess Xiqi and Qin Man kept intertwining in his mind.

plausible.

Holding the cup in his hand, he walked towards the princess step by step, and smiled half-curvedly at the corners of his lips in front of her table: "This king replaces wine with tea, toast the princess!"

The crowd suddenly burst into an uproar.

King Li, who has always been fair to women, would actually respect a woman.

Have you finally fallen in love with Princess Yiwu?

Qin Man cupped the Jin Jue in front of him with both hands, and whispered softly, "King Li is absurd, but Rong Le dare not do it."

Zongzheng Wuyou pursed his lips and slowly bent over, when a sudden change happened——

The jade cup in his hand tilted forward, and a jet of water rushed towards the princess' mask.

The princess seemed to be shocked by the change in front of her, and stood motionless on the spot.

Rong Qi beside her suddenly changed his expression, jumped up, stretched out his wide sleeves, and blocked all the tea.

"What does King Li mean by this?" Holding the princess behind him, the gentle emperor showed a stern look for the first time, and immediately showed the majestic aura accumulated by the king over time.

Zongzheng Wuyou still stared at the princess closely, "It's a pity that such a beautiful princess can't get a glimpse of her beauty."

"I heard that Zongzheng Wuyou, the king of Li in the north, is proud of his talent and looks at no one in his eyes. I have learned it today." Rong Qi said with a blank face, and all the people present could feel the deep anger in it.

"Worriless, don't be unreasonable!" Zongzheng Yunhe called out.

Zongzheng Wuyou sneered, "The princess dares to take off the mask and show me the face behind the mask?"

"Prince Li has decided to get married with Rong Le?" Qin Man said with a smile, "But even so, it's not allowed now. According to Xiqi's custom, the mask can only be taken off by the groom on the wedding day."

"Is it not possible or dare not?" King Li sneered.

"—This king's marriage," Zongzheng Wuyou raised his chin, "This king decides for himself, so I don't need to worry about it."

He wants to investigate thoroughly.

Anyone can fool him!

Rong Qi raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qin Man.

Qin Man smiled at him and nodded.

The eyes can deceive, the ears can deceive, but so can the mind.

Smart people always think that they will not be deceived by their eyes and ears, but they are easily deceived by themselves.

If she wanted Zongzheng Wuyou to think of this in the future, she would only regret it herself.

If you are hesitant, you must break the casserole and ask the end. This is Zongzheng Wuyou.

After all, she's already given him so many hints, hasn't she?

"His Majesty Lin Huang, there are only three things. It seems that the imperial sister has no fate with His Highness Li Wang." Rong Qi said calmly.

"Oh," the prince was almost jumping up with joy, and he forced a regretful expression, "Youdao is a twisted melon, but the seventh brother's move is inappropriate. Qi Huang's beloved sister is like this, this palace is really a big surprise!" Touched! I am gentle and courteous in the north, and there are not a few young talents who admire the princess, but Emperor Qi can still find a good son-in-law for the princess!"

At this point, Zongzheng Yunhe glanced at the expressionless expression on Zongzheng Wuyou's face, felt pity in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "What the prince said is true. The emperor can choose at will, don't let this trivial matter affect the alliance between our two countries."

"What does Rong Le think?" Rong Qi asked with a gentle face.

"It's all up to Brother Huang." Qin Man lowered his head meekly.

"Man'er, today you—" Rong Qi looked at Qin Man hesitantly after waving back the servants all over the room.

Qin Man threw herself on him, letting him embrace her, and said softly, "Brother Qi, do you want me to marry Zongzheng Wuyou?"

"Of course not," Rong Qi said immediately.

"Zongzheng Wuyou rejected me again, Linhuang can't force me to get married, okay?" Qin Man raised his head from his arms and looked at him with wide eyes.

Will it... will it go well?

"...Of course it's good," Rong Qi's lips tightened.

Knowing that things couldn't be that simple, he couldn't help but hesitate.

He naturally didn't want Man'er to marry Fu Zhao.

However, as long as Fu Tzu and Zongzheng Wuyou become mortal enemies, kill each other, and let the Zongzheng royal family in the north disappear, will the mother be satisfied and let Man'er and him go...

"Brother Qi," Qin Man said softly, "Zongzheng Wuyou sent people to take over the southern border."

On the surface, he dismissed it, but in fact, Zongzheng Wuyou immediately sent people to infiltrate the three southern states to investigate the situation after receiving Zongzheng Yuhe's entrustment.

"Man'er, what do you want?" Rong Qi's expression cleared up immediately, and he spoke softly, knowing that she didn't just say it casually.

"Okay, don't let him eradicate the nobles in the southern border?" Qin Man asked him softly.

Only by eradicating the power of the gentry in the southern territory, can Zongzheng Wuyou gain real control over the southern territory, and then train soldiers and horses to have the strength to fight against Fu Tuo.

Fu Yuan probably wanted to cause great chaos in the north, and to ruin the entire country in the north.

But she hopes to limit the fighting to Zhongshan City. The country and the people are innocent. They have nothing to do with the Zongzheng family. What's more, she doesn't want to end up with a dilapidated country.

What about Rong Qi?

Does he want to help Fu Yuan?

It was a bit of a hassle, she could find someone to do it, but she wanted to know what he thought.

I want to know how obedient he is to Fu Yuan.

"Man'er, what do you want to do?" Rong Qiqing asked her back with a slight frown.

Qin Man raised his arms and wrapped them around his neck, his clear eyes were as wet as rain, "Brother Qi, what do you think?"

do i want something

Do you really want to know?

Her sweet fragrance hit him, and her soft lips were as delicate as flower petals, so he almost didn't dare to use force for fear of breaking them.

Rong Qi was intoxicated by her sweet and soft breath while being wary of people who might approach outside.

It would be great if it could be like this all the time, even if it was a dream, he was willing to sleep forever.

For a long time, Rong Qi looked into her eyes, "I promise you."

In fact, Man'er also hated Zongzheng Yuhe, that's why she pretended to have lost her memory and went to Beilin.

What she wants to do, can he not help her?

"Man'er, did you—" What have you done?

Qin Man stretched out a finger, pressed it against his lips, and said with a slight smile, "Don't say it, Brother Qi."

If you don't say it, you can pretend that you don't know, and you don't have to be in a dilemma in the future.

"Okay, I won't ask, but you have to promise me," Rong Qi held her hand tightly, "You must put your own safety first, and never put yourself in danger."

Qin Man didn't answer, but leaned closer to touch the corner of his lips that smelled of medicine and was a little bit bitter.

Rong Qi took medicine all year round, and there was always a lingering bitter smell of medicine on his body, but Qin Man liked it.

In her previous life, she had seen a flower called Yingsu in Chang'an. She heard that its smell could make people addicted, and she couldn't live without it. At that time, she didn't think that a smell could make people addicted.

But now she understands that for her, Qin Man, Rong Qi is her flower.

……

The autumn hunting lasted for five days. After Rong Qi entered the hunting ground with Zongzheng Yuhe on the first day, he stayed in the palace for the next three days to accompany Qin Man.

Therefore, people in the palace often saw Emperor Qi and Princess Xiqi riding horses together, playing piano and playing chess.

It's not that there are young people who like Qin Man and want to step forward, but the close understanding between brother and sister prevents them from stepping in.

On the fourth day of the hunt, Rong Qi and Qin Man picked osmanthus flowers all morning in the osmanthus forest near the palace, packed them back in kits, and spent another afternoon making a plate of fragrant and delicate flower cakes with flowers.

The moment before he pushed open the palace door, Rong Qi was still in a happy mood.

However, the next moment, the strange fragrance wafting from the hall made his face change suddenly.

At first smell of the fragrance, one can't help but lift up one's spirits, but Rong Qi knows what it is.

He turned his head almost immediately, and saw Qin Manxiu frowning, pressing the corner of his forehead with a painful expression.

He waved his sleeves and sucked in his inner strength, and closed the hall door again, so that the smoke was trapped in the hall, and he hugged Qin Man and let her lean into his arms.

"Little Xunzi!" Rong Qi called out.

Because he wanted to be alone with Man'er, he asked all the people around him to step down.

"Your Majesty." The palace servant stepped forward and asked in surprise when he saw the situation in front of him, "What's wrong with the princess?"

"Go and see if there is burning incense in my bedroom." Rong Qi ordered immediately.

Because he knew the reason of the matter, he was still calm at this moment.

"Yes," Xiao Xunzi hurriedly responded, and quickly ran to investigate.

Not to mention that because of the princess, incense is never burned in His Majesty's bedroom.

"Return to Your Majesty, there is no incense burning in the hall." Little Xunzi walked around the room carefully and hurriedly returned.

Rong Qi nodded in no surprise, picked Qin Man up, entered the bedroom, and placed him lightly on the couch.He stroked her sweaty forehead with pity, and ordered hastily, "Little Xunzi, go find Huaying and fry the princess's medicine, and then ask someone to bring Xiao Ke."

"What... is it?" Qin Man raised his head and asked him with difficulty, pressing his forehead.

The sudden headache, caught off guard, gave her almost no time to react, and she was in a trance for an instant.

The inexplicably strange scent suddenly triggered the poison of destiny that suppressed her.

It happened to be the fifteenth day again. Obviously, someone had calculated the date and came to trick her, so this time the attack was really fierce. Qin Man didn't have enough internal energy to resist for a while, so he had to resist.

She was careless, thinking that relying on the formula of longevity would not have to worry, and underestimated the people in this world.

"It's okay." Rong Qi lowered his head and touched her forehead, "Man'er, I won't let anything happen to you."

Rong Qi stood by her side, wiping off the cold sweat on her forehead with a brocade handkerchief, wishing he could replace her with his body.

After a quarter of an hour, the medicine was ready, and Rong Qi brought it in himself.

"Man'er, come," he helped Qin Man up, handed the bowl to her lips, and said softly, "Drink the medicine."

There was an obvious fishy smell in the medicine. As soon as Qin Man raised his eyes, he saw a wound on his wrist that had just been cut by a sharp knife. It had not been treated and bandaged, and blood was dripping down.

Seeing her looking over, Rong Qi put his hands in his sleeves, handed the medicine bowl to her lips, and continued to coax gently, "Man'er, drink the medicine quickly, it will be fine after drinking the medicine." .”

"Why bother!" Qin Man's voice was low and hoarse, he reached out and smashed the medicine bowl on the ground, pulled Rong Qi's wrist, and gnawed on the wound, his mouth was filled with salty blood.

The backlog of anger in his heart, under the blessing of the headache, could no longer be controlled, and burst out suddenly.

Let him hide everything from her, let him not tell her!

Without saying a word, Rong Qi let her almost bite her wrist, without any expression of pain on his face, he wrapped his arms around her to prevent her from falling off the bed, his brows were deep but gentle.

Before, I was worried that Man'er would not accept it, and it was a deception. In fact, there is no need to mix blood into the medicine. This kind of detoxification effect may be better.

Seeing her gradually let go and leaning against his legs weakly, Rong Qi ignored the wound on his hand, helped Qin Man lie down, covered her with a thin quilt, and smiled gently at her, "Go to sleep when you are sleepy." .”

Seeing Qin Man struggling to keep his eyes wide open and looking at him, Rong Qi covered her eyelids with his hands until she fell asleep slowly from exhaustion.

"You stay here and don't leave even one step." Rong Qi called Xiao Cha into the room and instructed in a low voice.

"Yes," Xiao Sha glanced at the sleeping princess on the couch, and hurriedly responded in a low voice.

When he heard that something happened to the princess, he was terrified.

As the commander of the princess's bodyguards, he should be responsible for the safety of the princess, but now he let someone sneak into the princess' bedroom and caused an accident to the princess. This is entirely his responsibility.

His Majesty values ​​the princess's safety the most, and he is not punished at this time, just because there is no more suitable guard at this time.

It never occurred to him before that he would be able to meet his sister again.

The younger sister who was lost when she was young was actually taken away by the Holy Maiden Xuegu and raised by the Holy Maiden Xuegu. She did not leave the hermit Kunlun Peak until the Holy Maiden passed away. If His Majesty hadn’t sent someone to find the Holy Maiden Xuegu, she would have been away from the world since she was a child. The little sister who doesn't understand the world is afraid that she will be deceived.

But now, he doesn't know if it's a good thing for his sister to be found by His Majesty...

Both His Majesty and the Princess are extremely wise and scheming figures. He also knows what His Majesty asked him to do with the Princess, but the Princess' methods are not something he can resist.

He was vaguely aware of what the princess was doing, but the education he received since childhood taught him to be loyal to the monarch, so even though he was worried about being discovered by the princess, he still reported everything that happened around the princess.

Therefore, when he found that some key news he sent had not reached His Majesty's hands, he knew that it was the princess' work.

For this reason, he couldn't help feeling uneasy for a long time.It wasn't until he saw his younger sister Xiao Ke that he suddenly figured it out.

His Majesty will be angry if he disobeys His Majesty's order and conceals the princess's news, but if the Princess knows that the Princess will use him, the Princess will protect him; but if he violates the Princess' wishes, what the Princess will do, Your Majesty will do it for the Princess I am happy, but I will never protect him, and I am afraid that I will help him.

He has only just reunited with his younger sister now, his parents have passed away, and he has no other relatives. His younger sister is young and doesn't know the world, so he can't rest assured. Although he knows it's wrong, he finally chooses to keep silent about the princess' matter to protect himself.

"Your Highness the Princess!" Xiao Cha knelt down in front of the couch as soon as he saw the Princess opened his eyes, "I hope Her Highness the Princess will save me!"

……

In the backyard of Xianju Palace, Rong Qi ordered all the guards and palace people to retreat, took out an incense and lit it slowly.

He dared to let Xiao Cha stay by Man'er's side precisely because he would meet Lin Shen in person.

Although the north facing palace is not as heavily guarded as the inner palace, but it is only a martial arts master like Lin Shen who can come and go freely here without anyone noticing.

Lin Shen, dressed in black, quickly appeared in front of Rong Qi.

"Who allowed you to do this." Rong Qi angrily angrily lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty," Lin Shen's voice was sticky like a slug, without any respect for the king of a country, "I just want to remind Your Majesty on behalf of the master, don't forget your mission to come to the north."

Rong Qi said in a deep voice, "It's not your turn to comment on my affairs! Earlier you assassinated Zongzheng Wuyou privately, it was not in your plan!"

"Your Majesty, you know that I am only following orders." Lin Shen glanced at Rong Qi's bandaged wrist, and said unhurriedly, "Your Majesty shouldn't wake up Qin Man's memory, Your Majesty, don't forget, that is Your enemy's daughter, do you think she will hate you in her heart?"

Rong Qixin was startled, and when he raised his eyes, a trace of murderous intent flashed in them, and he sneered, "You think I'm Fu Tzu, and I'm bewitched by you with just a few words."

"How can he compare to you?" Lin Shen laughed, his face contorted, "but you have to know that the master spared her life because of you. But if you can't complete the task, you know, the antidote of destiny is in Master, does His Majesty think you can be so timely every time?"

"Enough!" Rong Qi stopped him, and said angrily, "It's not your turn to intervene in my affairs! If you dare to attack Man'er again, I will never let you go!"

Lin Shen sighed, shrugged helplessly and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I'll leave, Your Majesty can take care of himself, and don't forget our plan."

In just a moment, his figure disappeared completely.

Dark clouds cover the bright moon.

Rong Qi looked at the sky, his eyes were full of haze.

There was a commotion outside, the collision of knives and halberds and the heavy footsteps of soldiers in armor sounded outside the courtyard, and the flames reflected red on the window screens.

Xiao Sha, who was kneeling on one knee in front of Qin Man's couch, cut off the conversation.

Qin Man stared intently at the door, "Go—"

Before she finished speaking, the door was gently pushed open, and Rong Qi's close servant Xiao Xunzi stood outside the door.He looked up and saw the princess who was already sitting up, hurriedly stepped in, bowed in front of the bed, and said with a smile on his face, "Your Highness, you are awake."

"What's going on outside?" Qin Man asked.

"It was King Li who caught the thief in Manxing Palace," Xiao Xunzi bowed and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty sent slaves to come in and guard His Royal Highness the Princess."

"Catch a thief?" Qin Man raised his eyebrows, got out of bed and picked up his shoes, "Where did such a bold thief come from?"

Little Xunzi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty said that if the princess wakes up, don't go out. It will be cool at night. Your Majesty also said that he will send her away, so you don't have to worry."

Qin Man paused, then smiled and said, "That's right, let the guards see Princess Xiqi coming out of Emperor Qi's bedroom, the rumors tomorrow will definitely be very exciting. Xiao Cha, go and see what's going on outside, and report back with me."

After hesitating almost for a split second, Xiao Sha responded.Now that he has chosen the princess, he naturally has no turning back and must obey the princess' orders.

Only Qin Man and Xiao Xunzi were left in the room.

Qin Man sat on the edge of the bed, a pair of thin, jade-white feet swaying up and down casually, as if he was enjoying himself. Little Xunzi stood on the side of the bed with his head buried deep, only daring to stare at the space an inch in front of his feet, Don't dare to look up.

"Did Your Majesty also receive the fate?" Qin Man asked suddenly.

Little Xunzi raised his head almost in astonishment, but the moment he met Qin Man's clear eyes, he quickly lowered his head again. He closed his mouth tightly and didn't say a word.

"Don't be afraid," Qin Man stared at the closed door, tapped his fingers on the edge of the couch, "Xiao Sha knows that he would rather offend Rong Qi than me, and besides, you don't have to worry, I always It won't do him any harm."

Little Xunzi knelt down with a plop, and threw himself on the ground, but still didn't say a word.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom—" The princess knocked clearly not too loudly, but the sound surpassed the noise outside the door, and each sound was heard clearly.

"You said, he was clearly destined by fate," Qin Man said in a low voice, "Why did he not respond to the strange fragrance today?"

"How can the princess doubt Your Majesty!" Little Xunzi couldn't control his emotions for a while, and said fiercely.

After he finished speaking, he realized what he had said, flinched, lowered his head, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty has never done anything to hurt you."

"Can the Chen Kingdom retreat?" Qin Man seemed to be no longer entangled in the last question.

"Yes, shortly after the princess went north, the army of the Chen Kingdom left the border." Little Xunzi replied after thinking for a while, "It is said that it is because the Emperor Chen is seriously ill."

"Emperor Chen is seriously ill?" Qin Man was a little surprised.

The north facing imperial court didn't know about it at all.

The Emperor Chen who reigned in the Kingdom of Chen took the opportunity to seize the throne after Zongzheng Fanhe and Rong Yi rebelled against the Fu clan of the former Kingdom of Chen.He is a few years younger than Zongzheng Yuhe, and he is also close. There is only a son under ten years old under his knees, but he has a younger brother who is in the prime of life and helps him stabilize the country. If he dies, Chen Kingdom may be in chaos. .

However, it has been several months...

I didn't hear about the death of King Chen.

At the beginning, when the soldiers of Chen Kingdom approached the border of Xiqi, Fu Yuan might have resorted to it.

But what about Chen Wang's illness?

Is it a coincidence, or is there a reason?

"I also heard the rumor by chance, and I don't know if it's true or not." Xiao Xunzi lowered his head and said.

He's just a servant.

"This is interesting news," Qin Man thought, if there is a chance, he should inquire about the situation in Chen Country.

She stood up, just in time to meet Rong Qi who pushed the door.

"How's the matter?" Qin Man looked towards the already silent night behind Rong Qi.

Relying on the formula of longevity, she has naturally heard the confrontation between Rong Qi and Zongzheng Wuyou outside.

Zongzheng Wuyou failed to search the Xianju Palace in the end, but only searched in the outer courtyard garden, but naturally found nothing, and was called away by King Fan Yang who heard the news.

"Why are you barefoot?" Rong Qi said with a little reproach, and had already hugged Qin Man horizontally, put it back on the couch, reached out to stroke her forehead, and asked with concern, "Do you still have a headache?"

"It's already healed." She also didn't have time for a while, and without Rong Qi's blood, she could recover with the longevity formula, but it only took a little effort.

"It does look better." Rong Qi looked at her face and nodded, and pulled the quilt over to cover her, "Zongzheng Wuyou said he was catching thieves, so I'm afraid he has other intentions."

"Did you catch the thief?" Qin Man asked.

"No," Rong Qi guessed that Zongzheng Wuyou probably saw Lin Shen, "it may not be that there is such a person, maybe it's just an excuse for Zongzheng Wuyou. ——Will you rest here today? Your room has not been opened yet. Tidy up."

Qin Man's eyes dimmed, and he asked softly, "I took your couch, what about you, brother Qi?"

"I'll be here with you, okay?" Rong Qi sat down by the couch and said softly.

Qin Man grabbed his sleeve, stared at him, and smiled slowly for a moment, "Okay, I have never slept with Brother Qi before."

Rong Qi was taken aback for a moment, his cheeks were quickly blushing, he didn't mean that at all, he just wanted to stay here and guard her.

He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Cha and Xiao Xunzi who wanted to disappear in place, and waved them back.

"Man'er, you should be tired today, go to bed early." Rong Qi sat on the side of the couch and said, "I'll stay here with you."

"After the autumn hunt, you're going back to Xiqi." Qin Man raised his eyes and looked at him brightly, "Brother Qi, will you miss me?"

"Yes," Rong Qi lowered his eyes, staring deeply at Qin Man and said, "Brother Qi misses Man'er every day."

Suddenly, Qin Man rushed towards him with the quilt.He quickly caught her and hugged her tightly.

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"...be gentle...go outside...don't wake up the princess..."

Qin Man listened to Rong Qi instructing the servant in a low voice to go outside to wash up.

Rather than saying that when Rong Qi woke up, Qin Man also woke up with a start, it would be better to say that both of them stayed up all night.

Last night, Rong Qi finally managed to get her on the couch, but he only took off his coat and watched her all night with his arms around her.

With her eyes closed, Qin Man felt his eyes grazing her cheek inch by inch.She guessed that Rong Qi met something before, but she was sure that something changed quietly without her knowing.

At this time, in her arms was the mid laner that Rong Qi had taken off in fear of waking her up.

In these delicate places, Rong Qi is really gentle and considerate, just like when he coaxed her last night, his voice was soft and clear, as if he had endless patience.

Qin Man rubbed against the silk clothes, and continued to pretend to be asleep very seriously.

After washing and dressing in the outside room, Rong Qi came in again, sat down on the edge of the couch, watched quietly for a while, tucked the corner of the quilt for her, and then got up to go out.

This is the last day of autumn hunting, and Qin Man Zhaoli should be present, but after Zongzheng Wuyou's appearance in the middle of the night yesterday, Rong Qi had a reason, so he couldn't bear to wake her up early.

It will not be easy and happy for Man'er today, at least he hopes that it will not be bad from the beginning.

"Xiao Cha, you stay here to protect the princess." Rong Qi ordered out of the room.

"Yes." Xiao Sha replied calmly.

"Yesterday, the princess told me that you have devoted yourself to protecting her safety these days, and asked me not to criticize you because of what happened yesterday. Since the princess said so, I will spare you this time." Rong Qi said slowly. Said slowly.

Rong Qi's voice was not high, it might even be better to say that he deliberately lowered his voice because he didn't want to wake Qin Man up, but the power in it made Xiao Cha kneel down immediately, "Your Majesty, thank you, princess."

Rong Qi looked at him with his head down, and saw a drop of cold sweat splashed on the ground by Xiao Sha, and then said, "Since the princess likes you, you and your younger sister Xiao Ke will stay with the princess in the future and serve the princess...with the princess Lord—do you understand what I mean?"

"Subordinate...Xiao Cha, swear to be loyal to the princess to the death, obey the princess' orders, and never betray." Xiao Cha looked at the floor and promised word by word.

He knew in his heart that from now on his life belonged to the princess.

"Remember what you said today." Rong Qi pressed down extremely low.