This shadow guard, you are enlightened

The corners of Zhuo Ying's eyes instantly became sour, and he tried his best to endure so that he did not shed embarrassing tears in front of many subordinates.

The purpose of Xing Chenmu's doing this was not to make him cry. Seeing this, he pulled him to his side and hugged him, and told Yan Qing: "The painting is finished, take it back to the palace."

Yan Qing also just recovered from the shock, so he responded repeatedly, and Xing Chenmu smiled, and took Zhuo Ying off the boat to spend the night.

The two still lived in the same room. After returning to the room, Xing Chenmu had just closed the door when he turned around and saw Zhuo Ying already kneeling in front of him: "This subordinate would like to ask His Majesty something."

"What is Ah Ying doing? This is outside the palace." Xing Chenmu frowned and glared at him, but more helpless than angry.

Zhuo Ying didn't get up, but changed her words: "I...I want to ask Mu'er about something."

"Get up first and talk later." Xing Chenmu looked at him and sighed, "If there is anything you want to discuss, you can just say it directly. If you and I say 'begging' again, it will be too alienated."

Zhuo Ying hesitated for a moment, stood up and stood in front of Xing Chenmu with downcast eyes, and asked softly: "Mu'er wants to go back to the palace and then stand up?"

Xing Chenmu quickly anticipated what he wanted to say after hearing the words: "Yes, Ah Ying, there is nothing to discuss about this matter. I have waited for too long and I don't want to wait any longer."

"I didn't mean to make you wait any longer..." Zhuo Ying was a little nervous, and she pursed her lips before continuing, "I just thought, can I be named a concubine first after returning to the palace, and also be given to the courtiers and the queen mother?" It's a process of acceptance, I, I also have selfishness, I don't want you to have Sangong and Sixth Courtyard, and countless concubines, but I believe in you, and I also believe that there is no difference in the status between us."

Xing Chenmu's face was sullen, and he said after a long while: "Do you believe that we are not bad for each other, but you don't believe that I can protect you well, even if I want to make you queen today, what will the courtiers do to you and me? What about the queen mother?" Don't worry, she is open-minded, even if she can't figure it out for a while, she will slowly accept you in the future."

"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I hope that on the day of our wedding, we can get the sincere blessings from the Queen Mother and the courtiers, instead of having to compromise due to power. I know you don't care about those false names, but I... ...I don't want to be a reason for others to criticize you."

"But if they still can't accept the male queen, can we just wait forever? As the lord of a country, can't I even fight for the name of the person I love?"

"You can always find an opportunity." Zhuo Ying took the initiative to hug Xing Chenmu's waist, and buried her face in his neck, "Just help me, okay?"

In fact, regarding this matter, Zhuo Ying also had her own plans in mind,

That day in Xuanming Hall, he still remembered what Xing Chenxiu said.

Although his understanding of Xing Chenxiu is not as good as that of Xing Chenmu, he also knows that the other party is not the kind of person who can joke casually. When Xing Chenmu mentioned that a man had children, Xing Chenxiu did not refute it. Does this mean that he may really have a way to do it?

If that was the case, it would be logical for Xing Chenmu to establish himself as a concubine first, and then after giving birth to a prince, then both the courtiers and the queen mother must be more acceptable.

Xing Chenmu didn't know what Zhuo Ying was thinking, so he just raised his arms to hug him, hesitated for a long time and said: "I don't know whether I should promise you this matter at the moment, let me think about it again, we will discuss it after we return to the palace."

"Okay." Even if she really became a queen, it would be after returning to the palace, so Zhuo Ying agreed.

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In the next few days, the group continued to travel south along the waterway.

At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the weather is gradually not so hot. It is a good time to travel. There are many ships on the canal. Every day when they stop at the pier, they can meet literati and merchants from all over the world. lively.

Xing Chenmu and Zhuo Ying drank tea, played chess, chatted and watched all kinds of passers-by on the boat every day, but they didn't find it boring.

It's just that the group of people that Zhuo Ying had noticed before had been following them all the time, and they didn't know when they planned to make a move. The shadow guards didn't dare to relax at all.

In this way, on the tenth day, the injury on Xing Chenmu's back was almost healed, and the boat had already traveled nearly half of the distance. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, the boatman raised his voice from below: "Masters, we need to travel for a while today. , and then rush forward, you will be able to reach the next pier in about an hour or so."

From Shangyuan City all the way to the south, the cities passed by are different in size, and the distances between the docks are also different. This is not the first time for the few people to sail at night, and they are not too surprised. After agreeing, Yan Qing went Go to prepare dry food and snacks, intending to let Xing Chenmu and Zhuo Ying fill their stomachs first.

He walked down from the second floor of the passenger ship, and before he stepped down the last staircase, he felt something hit the ship from the right side, and the whole ship shook violently. He was startled and was about to lean over to check the ship It shook again, and this time it was obvious that there were other ships coming up from the left side.

At this time, several shadow guards guarding the first floor had all drawn out their sabers, and Yan Qing only had time to shout: "Protect the master!"

Hearing a few "dong dong dong" on the second floor, it is obvious that many people have landed on the deck.

But at this time on the second floor, Zhuo Ying raised his sword to protect Xing Chenmu, and the remaining shadow guards surrounded the two of them. The people on the left and right boats jumped into the gap between the boats, and Ying Ba had already pulled out his signal flares. ignite.

The unique signal flare rose into the air, exploded suddenly, and a cloud of red smoke flashed out.

I heard the person who had just stood firm on the other side say to the leader: "No, they still have companions."

The leader had a big beard and a swollen face. Hearing this, he snorted a few times and said harshly, "Then we'll deal with them before they arrive. Brothers, go!"

Zhuo Ying quickly glanced at the two boats on the left and right, counting the bandits who stayed on the boat to watch, there were about 50 people who came.

The other party has been with them since Shangyuan City, and obviously knows the number of people on board, the route of the ship, and the pier where they will be docking. At this time, they have contacted their companions and waited here specially after calculating the time.

Fortunately, the other party did not bring too many people with them based on the number of people on board. They were just mobs. Except for the leader who was a little bit capable, the rest were just powerless. The shadow guards on the second floor were enough to handle it. Zhuo Ying did not Before making a move, he just stood by Xing Chenmu's side intently, and at the same time told the people downstairs: "You guys just watch below, protect the boatman, and don't let thieves take the opportunity to sneak into the boat."

Yan Qing and Xiaoying are also on the first floor at this time, so there is no need to worry.

After fighting like this for a while, the leader of the bandits realized that something was wrong. The strength gap between the two sides was too great, and the people on his side couldn't even get close to the two rich men, let alone the other guards were too ruthless Absolutely, less than half of the dead or wounded of his men remained.

He was anxious, and when he found a gap, he turned around and shouted at his boat: "Let the arrows go, let the arrows go."

Zhuo Ying didn't expect that they would have a backhand, so his expression became serious immediately, and he shouted, "Ying Ba."

Ying Bahui immediately turned around and jumped to Xing Chenmu's side, and Zhuo Ying and Zhuo Ying stood on both sides of Xing Chenmu.

Those bandits were not stupid, they knew from their clothes that Xing Chenmu and Zhuo Ying were the leaders, and seeing that Xing Chenmu was obviously the only one on the second floor who didn't know how to fight, all the arrows were shot at him.

The first few shadow guards were still caught by the bandits on the boat. Xing Chenmu was only surrounded by Zhuo Ying and Ying Ba, and there were more than a dozen people on the two boats holding bows and shooting arrows at this head. Xing Chenmu clenched his fists subconsciously, keeping his eyes fixed Staring at Zhuo Ying.

Those bandits' archery skills were mediocre, so they couldn't compare to a master like Xing Chenxiu, but at least they could control the random arrows towards Xing Chenmu. Zhuo Ying held the sword and concentrated on chopping off the flying arrows one by one.

From dusk to nightfall, a gust of wind blew up on the river, and the wind lifted Zhuo Ying's clothes and broken hair, but he didn't realize it. His sword was so fast that Xing Chenmu couldn't even see how he made the move , In just a moment, there were already scattered arrows all around.

After a while, the shadow guards in front had almost cleaned up the bandits on board, and the leader was also controlled by Ying Jiu. Seeing this, Zhuo Ying's lips curled up into a faint smile, and he ordered: "Go and get those two The people on the ship were also captured."

His voice was extremely cold, and to the ears of the bandits, he sounded like a ghost who came to urge his life, but it was too late for them to retreat at this moment, two small boats approached, and the clothes of the people on the boat were obviously the same as the guards on the passenger ship.

This is the arrival of reinforcements.

Bows and arrows are suitable for long-distance attack but not for close combat. It took only a blink of an eye to deal with the dozen or so archers. Zhuo Ying took a general look at the situation, put the sword back into the scabbard, turned around and asked, "Mu'er, how should we deal with these people?"

Xing Chenmu looked at him, and after a while he said, "This place is under the jurisdiction of Suiyang County, right? It seems that we should go meet the magistrate of Suiyang County."

Xing Chenmu's voice sounded very calm, but Zhuo Ying knew him too well, and his heart trembled when he heard this.

All the shadow guards were still waiting for orders, Zhuo Ying took a look at him, and could only respond first, then ordered the other shadow guards to tie up all the bandits and take them to the first floor of the passenger ship, leaving half of them guarding, and the rest boarded. Search the boat along the way to see if there are any other dens for these bandits nearby.

After everyone took orders to leave, he stepped forward and took Xing Chenmu's hand, which was covered in cold sweat.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Zhuo Ying said softly, restraining her urge to hold him in her arms, she just opened his palms and interlocked her fingers.

Xing Chenmu looked up at Zhuo Ying, hesitated to speak, and finally explained a little palely: "It's not that I don't trust A Ying's ability."

"I understand." Zhuo Ying smiled at him, picked up a chair and led him to sit down, "It's like when you stayed in the palace, I believe you must have careful arrangements, and I believe you will not take it easy. Let yourself have an accident, but because you care too much, you still can't help worrying about it."

Xing Chenmu heaved a sigh of relief, nodded, and as soon as the two sat and stood, he put his head on Zhuo Ying's waist in this posture.

Of course he believed in Zhuo Ying's ability, that was his Zhuo Ying, the leader of the first-rank shadow guards in Yuqian, from childhood to adulthood, the other party had saved him in distress countless times.

But no matter how many times he has experienced it, every time he sees the other party confronting someone with a sword, he still feels scared and can't help but worry that the other party will be injured.

Perhaps this is because caring leads to chaos, he can face thousands of courtiers, and command thousands of troops, but Zhuo Ying alone can cause chaos.

Seeing that Xing Chenmu hadn't recovered for a long time, Zhuo Ying felt a little distressed, knelt down and held his face with both hands, the eyes of the two met in the night, Zhuo Ying didn't hold back anymore, and leaned forward to kiss the slightly pale face. lip...

The author has something to say: focus!The emperor's injury is almost healed!