Hualuo Chang'an

Gongyi couldn't sleep.

She tossed and turned, tossed and turned, still...couldn't sleep.

In the past, the reason why she couldn't sleep was mostly because of a letter from Gongyi's family, or some serious business problem, these two reasons.At that time, she would call Qin Yuniang to talk with her, and fell asleep while talking.

But I couldn't sleep that night because I had other things on my mind.

Gongyi sat up suddenly, pulled the bed curtain, activated one of the mechanisms, and rang the bell in Qin Yuniang's room next door.

Not long after, Qin Yuniang came.

"Miss can't sleep again?"

"Ah."

Gong Yining was lying on the bed, blinking pitifully.

Qin Yuniang thought about it carefully. Recently, Gongyi's family did not write to her. Could it be because of business?But if it is for business, it is probably because there have been a lot of changes in Ranxiang Building recently, which made Gongyi Ning worry?But it's not right, this little incident... From Gong Yining's point of view, if it's not a big deal, how could it prevent her from falling asleep?

Qin Yuniang couldn't figure it out.

"Why are you worried, miss?"

Qin Yuniang is no outsider, and Gong Yining never hides from her.

But at this time, this matter is really hard to say.

Gong Yining struggled secretly for a while, and seeing Qin Yuniang's frown getting worse, she made up her mind, and said it as soon as she gritted her teeth: "Actually, it's nothing, I just accidentally... fell in love with someone."

Qin Yuniang was taken aback, but quickly reacted.

"Is it His Royal Highness?"

Gong Yining was completely shocked: "You... how do you know?"

Qin Yuniang smiled and said, "My family is not blind. Anyone with eyes can tell that Miss has never cared so much about anyone, and she has never been so close to anyone."

"Then...then did she see it too?"

Gong Yining turned pale with shock.

"This...not necessarily." Qin Yuniang thought for a while and said, "Isn't it said that the bystanders are clear, and the authorities are obsessed? I'm afraid Your Highness doesn't know. Speaking of which, when the Nu family sent His Highness downstairs last time, the Nu family asked in the corridor. I asked her a question, asking her if she likes Miss very much..."

"You...you actually asked her! What did she say?"

"She looked very puzzled at the time. After thinking for a long time, she just went back to the slave's house and asked, 'Why do you ask that'." Qin Yuniang said again, "So the slave's family said, 'It seems that Your Highness treats Miss differently from ordinary people', and she seemed to have listened to it. , but didn’t talk to the slave family anymore, and left alone.”

Gong Yining was confused: "Does she like me?"

Seeing Gong Yining like this, Qin Yuniang knew that it was not a temporary intention, but that she really had a heart for Luo Changxi, so she couldn't help feeling a little emotional.But Qin Yuniang didn't answer Gong Yining's question, instead she asked her: "Miss, have you really thought it through?"

Gongyi was taken aback for a moment, and understood what Qin Yuniang meant.

"I didn't think about it before. But now it's clear."

"Could it be because you saw His Highness injured?"

"Ah."

Qin Yuniang sighed and said: "Your Highness and Miss are both women, so there is no need to say more. And your Highness and Miss are not ordinary women, the palace is very valuable, and they are members of the royal family, and the lady is a woman from a family of Jianghu. Livelihood, these two comparisons should not be involved. This is different from Miss Nangong and Miss Ye. They have similar identities and backgrounds, and they only need to be recognized by the Nangong family and the Ye family. But Miss and His Highness will have to face Well...well, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble..."

Knowing that Qin Yuniang was right, Gong Yining became even more depressed.

"I know what you said, but there's no need to go so far now. I don't even know what she thinks at the moment..." Gongyi said grimly, "Maybe it's my unrequited love. It turned into a joke."

Seeing Gong Yining like this, Qin Yuniang felt very embarrassed.

Originally, this matter is useless no matter where you look at it. Not only is it useless, but it is also an abyss. Once you make a mistake, no one knows what is under the abyss. Yi Ning suffers all her life.But from another point of view, Qin Yuniang really felt sorry for Gong Yining's precious heart.

Gong Yining lost her mother since she was young, and her father didn't love her, so she left home alone when she was ten years old. Fortunately, she was lucky enough to learn business from a master, and after seven years, she has made some achievements.Perhaps in the eyes of others, Gong Yining has so many things at such a young age, she should be free from worries and happy, but only Qin Yuniang knows that Gong Yining loves money so much because she lacks too much in another place, so she has to Make up for the lack with money.

But what Gongyi Ning lacked...

This is the word "love".

Now that she has "love", how can Qin Yuniang bear to break her love?

"Miss, have you really made up your mind?"

"Yes!" Gongyi Ning obviously had a sad and sad face just now, but when she heard Qin Yuniang's question, she suddenly became firm again, "I, Gong Yining, are not such indecisive people! Even if I like her, there is nothing wrong with her." Dare to admit it. If you like it, you like it, the big deal...she doesn't like me, but I like myself. "

Qin Yuniang wanted to sigh again.

"What's the lady's plan?"

"I...don't know either." Gongyi Ning lost her strength, "Yu Niang, what do you think I should do?"

Qin Yuniang said helplessly: "You should find out what His Highness wants first."

"Yes!" Gong Yining nodded quickly, "You must know her thoughts first!"

But what would Luo Changxi think?Can she really accept a woman?Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Luo Changxi didn't express any dislike or disgust towards the matter of women falling in love with women.But if you talk about "acceptable" and "favorable", it seems that there is no such thing.When Gong Yining mentioned the matter of Chen Yu and Nan Gongya before, Luo Changxi only expressed surprise, and then he remained indifferent, as if there was no special reaction...

However, these are other people's affairs, even if Luo Changxi is really not disgusted, it doesn't mean anything.

When these things really happened to her, the feelings would definitely be different.

Gongyi thought about it and sighed.

Qin Yuniang couldn't stand it anymore.

"Miss, let's go to bed quickly, it's almost dawn." Qin Yuniang persuaded, "It's not too late to think about these things in the future. If Miss is really determined, she will definitely be able to impress Your Highness."

"Really?"

"real."

But Gong Yining was destined to not be able to sleep that night.

Although she didn't sleep much, Gong Yining got up early the next morning, washed and dressed in a hurry, and then hurriedly headed for Chengning County Prince's Mansion on Futai Street.Seeing Qin Yuniang, she sighed and sighed.Gongyi Ning thought as she walked, why is her way of planting flowers so far away from Luo Changxi's county palace...

Gong Yining felt that she had come early enough, but she didn't expect Luo Changxi to get up earlier.

Luo Changxi not only got up early to wash up, but also had breakfast, and called Jing Qing over for questioning.

Seeing that they were talking about business, Gongyi didn't want to disturb her, and she was very hungry, so she ran to the small kitchen of the county prince's mansion to find something to eat, and left a room for the two of them to talk.

Jing Qing probably said a few words about visiting Huayue Fourth Courtyard that day and night.

The intrusion went smoothly that night, and Jing Qing became a little more suspicious, remembering Luo Changxi's advice, and kept making people carefully avoid the lanterns hanging on the corridor.When she walked all the way to Su Wuniang's inner courtyard, Jing Qing finally realized that something was wrong.Because along the way, there are almost no obstacles.The Huayue Fourth Courtyard used to be as strong as a copper wall and an iron wall, but now Su Wuniang is not there, how could it become so vulnerable?

Jing Qing is a person who has been on the battlefield, so he made a decision immediately.

"retreat!"

Fortunately, Jing Qing had already given instructions and issued the order in time.

Later, those lanterns exploded, and the inner courtyard of Huayue Fourth Courtyard ignited a raging fire, almost burning most of the sky red.On Jing Qing's side, only a few people who were carelessly close to the lamp were injured.

But Jing Qing is also a bold person. Although she ordered her subordinates to retreat, she wanted to go into the inner courtyard to have a look.After all, this is a rare opportunity.If she ran away without even touching the door, she would really feel at a loss.

Fortunately, although she is bold, she is not a reckless person.

Jing Qing remembered that when Luo Changxi and Luo Changxi came to Huayue Fourth Courtyard for the first time, they had seen Su Wuniang meet the old nun at the back door.Jing Qing carefully avoided the lights, and groped all the way from the dark, following the clues of the flowers and trees in his memory, all the way to the back door.When I got to the back door, I found that it really connected with Su Wuniang's inner courtyard.

However, at this time the inner courtyard was already on fire.

Jing Qing's heart fluttered, and she found a window that hadn't caught fire and went in.

The house had already been half burned, and the heat wave and thick smoke were everywhere, making her dizzy.But she was lucky, she turned around casually, and saw a half-burned wooden box.

"...that box contained letters."

"What letter?" Hearing this, Luo Changxi also became interested, "What are those letters?"

"There's nothing useful." Jing Qing said helplessly, "It's almost burned. I grabbed a few and wrote some news from the capital. But the strange thing is..."

"what?"

"The news in those letters is not the movements of the senior officials in Beijing that were reported by Huayue Fourth Academy, but the contacts of some wealthy businessmen in Beijing, or rumors circulating in Beijing."

Luo Changxi was also a little puzzled, so he asked one more question: "Is there a signature?"

"Yes, but I just don't understand what they are talking about." Jing Qing said, "There is only one word in the signature, Qu."

"Qu?" Luo Changxi also frowned, "It reminds me of an acquaintance."

"Acquaintance? Who is it?"

Luo Changxi thought about it again.

"Probably just a coincidence."

However, since I can't figure it out for the time being, I don't want to think about it for now.Anyway, the matter of Huayue Fourth Courtyard is almost a dead end at this time, and the only clues are not clear.

But when Luo Changxi thought that Jing Qing was so brave enough to go into the burning inner courtyard by himself, he couldn't help saying a few more words to her.

"You messed around like this when I wasn't here. The fire started, but you still turned inside. What if something happened to you, what would you ask your father to do?"

Jing Qing said with a hippie smile: "Aren't I okay? Besides, my father doesn't care about me. He only thinks about how to marry me every day, for fear that I won't find my husband's family in the future. It can be seen that in his heart, a son-in-law is more important than a son-in-law." Daughters are much more important!"

Luo Changxi was funny and angry at the same time.

"If your father doesn't care about you, why should he care about his son-in-law?"

"Hey, it's just annoying anyway." Jing Qing changed the topic altogether and complained, "I don't want to get married at all, but my parents read it every day, and they ask people to talk about their marriage everywhere, so I just can't get married directly. Hang me directly at the gate for people to come and see me!"

Luo Changxi heard it funny, and asked one more question: "Why don't you want to marry?"

"If you get married, you might not be able to go out! At that time, there will not only be husbands, but also parents-in-law, sisters-in-law, sisters-in-law... It will be very complicated. Can you still be as free as you are now? Besides, which man can tolerate me like this every day? A woman who beat and killed outside?" Jing Qing glanced at Luo Changxi again, "Could it be that the emperor wants to recruit a son-in-law for His Highness, His Highness... willing?"

Gong Yining ran to the small kitchen to find something to eat. When she was full, she thought that Luo Changxi should have finished talking, so she ran to Luo Changxi's room excitedly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the door, they heard Jing Qing say such a sentence.

Gong Yining was taken aback for a moment, then silently retracted the leg she had just stepped out.

She wanted to secretly listen to what Luo Changxi would say.

Consort...

If the emperor wanted to organize a martial arts competition for Luo Changxi to recruit relatives, he would disguise himself as a man and try it out, maybe she could be a "female son-in-law" or something!

Gongyi rolled her eyes and thought again.

Luo Changxi originally just said a few words to Jing Qing, telling her not to be so reckless in the future.But who would have thought that as the topic went further and further away, Jing Qing actually talked about "recruiting a son-in-law".

This matter has always been Luo Changxi's heart disease.

Not to mention anything else, just surrendering the military power of the Xiangnan Army made Luo Changxi unacceptable.In her opinion, the matter in southern Xinjiang has not yet been resolved, and it is not yet time to disarm.

Furthermore...

Luo Changxi sighed, and instead of answering Jing Qing's words, he changed the subject instead.

"Thinking about it this way, I actually delayed your lifelong event."

Luo Changxi went out to fight for Luo Mingde and the Da Xun Dynasty, and he had to do it as a last resort.It was Ling Xiangqi's idea that Jing Qing went out with him.It was because Ling Xiang was worried about Luo Changxi, and felt that she was a girl, and it was lonely and boring to go to southern Xinjiang alone, so he thought of finding a companion for Luo Changxi, so that he could take care of each other.

Although Jing Jiang is a general, he is not a corrupt person. He has no son, only Jing Qing, a daughter, who has been raised as a son since he was a child.Jing Qing is also very competitive. She has been able to withstand blows and falls since she was a child, and she has developed a good martial arts. Jing Jiang wanted her to go out and practice for a long time.In addition, Jing Jiang admired the four princesses who fought in southern Xinjiang as women.The fifth princess Luo Changxi is the same mother and sister of the fourth princess, Jing Jiang also knows about it.Therefore, when Ling Xiang mentioned this matter, General Jing agreed.

Jing Qing was still young at that time, only 14 years old.

But five years later, Jing Qing was nineteen.It is not uncommon for a woman of this age in Beijing to have several children.Therefore, it is strange for Jing Qing, who is 19 years old but not yet married.

Jing Qing became dissatisfied when she saw that the topic came back to herself.

"Why are you talking about me again? Now that I think about it, it's better for His Highness to 'delay' me. I don't want to marry and have children."

Luo Changxi smiled and said, "Then what do you want to do?"

"I'm fine... by myself." Jing Qing said this sullenly, then thought of Luo Changxi, and asked, "Where is Your Highness? What are your plans?"

"Plan?" Luo Changxi didn't reply, "Well, I plan to investigate the matter of Eagle Castle again."

"That's not what I'm talking about!" Jing Qing said angrily, "I mean... Your Highness doesn't want to recruit a son-in-law, do you plan to be alone for the rest of your life?"

In fact, Luo Changxi had thought about this problem before.

But after much deliberation, the conclusion is...

She has no expectations for getting married, and even has some resistance.

man?Except for her and Jing Qing, her Xiangnan army is all men.She has been with these men day and night for the past five years, and she knows all about the men's abilities and thoughts.I don't know if she wasn't interested in the first place, or because she knew everything well, but in short, she never thought of dedicating the rest of her life to a certain man.

In Luo Changxi's eyes, a man can be a partner or an opponent, but...

It is absolutely impossible to be a confidant.

Since it is impossible to know the heart, it is impossible to be affectionate, and it is even more impossible to entrust one's life.

At this time, Jing Qing suddenly mentioned this matter, but Luo Changxi suddenly remembered another matter.

"Oops!"

"Ah?" Jing Qing was puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"I forgot one thing." This shock was no small matter. If Luo Changxi was not injured at this time, he would almost jump out of bed. "What is the autumn hunting this year? How long is it?"

Seeing that Luo Changxi's complexion was not looking good, Jing Qing quickly replied, "It's the end of this month, not a few days away. Your Highness, what's the matter? What's the matter with Guan Qiulie?"

Luo Changxi sighed.

"The emperor said that I will restore my identity during Autumn Hunting. By the way, I will use Autumn Hunting to consider everyone and see if I can choose a son-in-law for me."

"Ah? Is it really a contest to recruit relatives?"

These words were not spoken by Jing Qing, but by Gong Yining who had been hiding outside the door and eavesdropping.After listening for a long time, she didn't understand what Luo Changxi meant. Instead, she heard that Luo Changxi was about to recruit a son-in-law. In this shock, she couldn't care so much, so she hurriedly called out from the door. ran in.

Luo Changxi, who was worried, was taken aback.

"A competition to recruit relatives?"

Gong Yining came to her senses, and said awkwardly, "I... I just said it casually."

Jing Qing smiled very cheerfully: "The emperor actually wanted to use the opportunity of the autumn hunt to recruit a son-in-law. Maybe it was really like what Miss Gongyi said, it was a martial arts competition to recruit relatives."

Luo Changxi raised his eyebrows.

"If it's really a martial arts competition to recruit relatives, I'd rather be happy."

"Want to?" Gong Yining faltered immediately, "You...do you really want to marry?"

"..."

Luo Changxi was too angry to say anything.

But Jing Qing quickly understood, and immediately smiled at Gongyi: "Miss Gongyi, you probably don't know that this man who can defeat His Highness... I'm afraid he hasn't been born yet."

Gong Yining was dubious, Luo Changxi is so powerful?But she soon thought of the elusive knife technique that Luo Changxi used in front of her back then.She didn't even see it clearly at the time, she heard a few swishing sounds, the face towel was chopped into rags, but she didn't hurt herself at all.

It seems really powerful.

Gongyi Ning was slightly relieved, but she was not very relieved.

"Hey, that autumn hunting, can you take me there?"

Luo Changxi was puzzled: "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to play, can't I?" Gong Yining found an excuse indiscriminately, and acted coquettishly at Luo Changxi, "I've never seen any autumn hunting, if you want to see it, you take me there."

"Ok."

Luo Changxi was very helpless, but thinking about it, it's not a big deal, and it's okay to take Gong Yining there.Maybe Zhaogong Yining's vicious temper could cause something to disrupt the situation, and maybe she could escape.

Jing Qing didn't know that Luo Changxi thought so.

Jing Qing only saw that Gong Yining treated Luo Changxi very casually, and spoke in a very rude tone. He was so rebellious that he called Luo Changxi "Hello" directly, and even proposed to "play" at Qiuhun's place.That's fine... But looking at Luo Changxi again, he wasn't angry at all, and instead agreed to her!If you promise, just promise, why is that smile on your face still very...

Feeling helpless and pampered?

Jing Qing felt that she must be dazzled.

Yes, it must be.

Seeing that Luo Changxi agreed, Gongyi was very happy, and pestered her to ask a few more questions about the autumn hunting in previous years, and asked about Luo Changxi's injuries, and the matter of taking medicine for meals, and talked long-windedly. a lot.

Later, even Jing Qing couldn't listen anymore.

"Miss Gongyi, you still have to let His Highness take a good rest."

Only then did Gong Yining come to her senses, and nodded to leave.

But Luo Changxi thought for a while, and said one more thing: "If you want to come, come tomorrow."

Gong Yining came early in the morning, but she was "chased away" before she could say a few words to Luo Changxi, and she was asked to come back tomorrow, which really made Gong Yining a little depressed, but think about it carefully, Luo Changxi It is true that the serious injury has not healed, and it is time to take a good rest, so he had no choice but to leave sullenly.

As soon as Gong Yining left, Luo Changxi got out of bed.

"Jing Qing, help me put on my coat."

"Your Highness..."

"I'm going to Jingzhao Mansion to meet Su Wuniang."

Jing Qing suddenly understood why Luo Changxi asked Gong Yining to "come back tomorrow", but thinking about it this way, it was wrong again.Jing Qing couldn't help but said: "Your Highness asked Miss Gongyi to go back just now..."

"In case she worries."

Luo Changxi answered her like this.

Jing Qing was completely silent.

Afraid that Gongyi would be worried?Are you not afraid of her worrying?How long have they known each other?

Jing Qing has been investigating outside for a while, and has not been able to stay by Luo Changxi's side all the time, but why does she feel that it hasn't been long before Luo Changxi and Gong Yining... are actually closer than she is with herself?

Jing Qing has been thinking about this matter all the time, but Luo Changxi has already begun to think about Su Wuniang's problem.

Huayue Fourth Courtyard has been burned, Chen Yu has also escaped, and almost all the clues are gone.The only thing they know is that behind Su Wuniang and Huayue Fourth Courtyard is the Eagle Fort in the south.Everything else can only fall on Su Wuniang.

Luo Changxi has been thinking about it all the time, and wants to see Su Wuniang again, and ask her clearly in person.

Thinking of this, Luo Changxi asked Jing Qing again: "How is Su Wuniang's daughter?"

"I wanted to run away a few days ago, but I was detained by our people. It's been safe these days, and no one came to rescue me." Jing Qing said, "I'm still temporarily detained in that small alley, and I went out quietly. Lord Cen doesn't know either."

Luo Changxi nodded.

Jing Qing asked again: "Do you want to bring her daughter?"

"No need." Mentioning Su Wuniang's daughter, Luo Changxi suddenly remembered what Gong Yining had said, with a smile on his face, and said the same thing, "I don't bully children."

However, this matter still surprised Luo Changxi.

Originally, she thought that Su Wuniang's daughter belonged to the man Chen Yu said, but now she didn't see the man come to rescue her, which is really strange.But Chen Yu also said that the relationship between that man and Su Wuniang is not like a lover.

Luo Changxi couldn't figure it out for a while, but he was not in a hurry. He should understand when he saw Su Wuniang.

The injury on her shoulder has not healed yet, and she felt a dull pain all the way.Jing Qing was terribly worried, so she couldn't let Luo Changxi ride a horse anymore, so she hired a sedan chair early and carried them to Jingzhao Mansion.

After arriving, even Mr. Yin Cen of Jingzhao Mansion was not disturbed, and went to the dungeon through the back door.

Although it's called a dungeon, it's not too bad inside, it's just built underground, so it's unavoidably dark and damp.Jing Qing was worried that Luo Changxi would be uncomfortable, so she prepared a cloak for Luo Changxi to put on, and asked someone to lead the way with a lamp, while she supported Luo Changxi to walk down slowly, taking good care of her .

An old yamen servant was sitting down drinking tea, when he saw them coming, he got up quickly to greet them.

Jing Qing asked a few words about Su Wuniang's activities in the past few days, and the yamen servant only replied that she was no different from ordinary people, eating and sleeping when she should eat every day, and she was very quiet.

Su Wuniang was detained in the innermost position.

Even though so many things have happened, and after so many days, Su Wuniang's appearance has not changed at all.Still the same as when Luo Changxi first met her, with gentle eyes and a serene expression, she is still a soft and beautiful woman who makes people feel close to her at the first sight.

It's just that she closed her eyes at this moment, leaning quietly on the haystack in the corner, and she didn't know if she was asleep or awake.

Luo Changxi and Jing Qing stopped at the door, waiting for the yamen servant to open the door.

The sound of the chains colliding was very clear in the quiet dungeon.

Su Wuniang moved and opened her eyes.

Luo Changxi stood outside the prison door and looked at her, and she also looked at Luo Changxi.

"I haven't seen Your Highness for a long time. I don't know how your Highness is injured?" Su Wuniang's voice was so soft and gentle, like a breeze blowing willows.The tone of the conversation with Luo Changxi is also like reuniting old friends, without any sense of unfamiliarity.

as if……

None of that happened before.

The author has something to say: I am too lazy to divide chapters, so I just merged the two chapters into one chapter... (The amount is the amount of two chapters!)