The general went out again at night

On the [-]th of the first month, the Dayan Dynasty holiday was over, and the court meeting was held as scheduled. The six ministries and nine ministers handed over the official documents of the provinces, and Emperor Hongsu began to be busy.The wound on Ji Qianyao's hand has healed, and he was recuperated in the palace for a few days. After being recuperated by the imperial physician, his body returned to normal.

The front court was busy, and the harem was not idle.When the emperor was there, he flattered and favored others, and when the emperor was away, he was intriguing.Ji Qianyao didn't want to get involved, as usual, he left the Forbidden City on January 21 and returned to his princess mansion.

This is her habit over the years, many people know it, Xia Qingshu also knows it.

Counting the days, from the last separation to the next goodbye, it was almost a month.When the two of them saw each other again, they were afraid that there would be endless embarrassment.

Hey... Ji Qianyao in the carriage let out a long sigh.She spread out her palm, closed three fingers of the five fingers, and stared at the two fingers below her body.In February, give her another two months, and she will be able to arrange everything.

This is a game of chess she played for Xia Qingshu, but the cruel thing is, Xia Qingshu is also a pawn in this game, the one that decides success or failure.

Some words, she had to say, some things, she had to do.

***

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the 25th of January will arrive.Xia Qingshu had been wandering in the secret path for an hour. It was still daylight when she came, and it was already dark at this time.

She felt uncomfortable but couldn't bear the longing, so she came to Chengbei Bieyuan early on the 25th.A few days ago, she coaxed herself well.

She persuaded herself like this, the gossip outside has been spread for so long, and the emperor in the palace and the empress dowager are also making great efforts to match them up. so care.At the same time, she let these remarks go without rebutting, because she didn't want to hurt the hearts of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

When you love someone, it's too easy to find excuses for her words and deeds, even a lame, unfounded, and illogical excuse can pierce her heart.

So here she is.

She lingered at the door, trying to change something.She wanted to find some words to break the embarrassment of the two being in the same room.For example, does the sword she gave her have a name?And who made it?

After sorting out these words, Xia Qingshu pressed the mechanism in the secret path.This time the door made her wait a little longer.She stood firmly in front of the secret door, and after waiting for an unknown amount of time, her feet were numb, and the specially adjusted smile on her face froze.

But the moment the door slowly opened, her stiff smile became cheerful again.She moved her numb feet and walked towards the person surrounded by candlelight step by step.

Xia Qingshu approached happily, and walked to Ji Qianyao's side, but she heard her red lips slightly parted, and said something that made her heart cold: "Xia Qingshu, don't come to me these two months."

Xia Qingshu was obviously taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "Why?"

"I want to be quiet." This is a vague reason.

"His Royal Highness wants to recuperate quietly?"

"Don't ask." There was obvious boredom and alienation in Ji Qianyao's eyes.

Xia Qingshu couldn't be reconciled, and asked again: "Is there something troubling your Highness? You can tell me about it."

"General Xia can't hear these things." Ji Qianyao's tone became a little colder.

Xia Qingshu lowered his head, and remained silent for a long time before saying: "Well, I'll go first, Your Highness will take care of myself."

After finishing speaking, Xia Qingshu fled in despair.

Looking at her back, Ji Qianyao moved his toes forward slightly, and clenched his hands behind his back tightly into fists.Her heart throbbed. She wanted to go forward and hug the person she had hurt, and tell her all her difficulties, but she couldn't.

With the secret door closed, they could no longer see each other.

"Sujin." Ji Qianyao called out.

"Subordinates are here."

"You send some people to follow her, keep the distance away, don't let her notice. Wherever she goes every day, she will come back and report to me."

"Yes."

In the secret passage, Xia Qingshu stopped walking quickly, her heart suddenly felt a sharp pain, she squatted down slowly, her face was ashamed.The alienation and coldness on Ji Qianyao's face hurt her.

Xia Qingshu was tired, so tired that she could no longer comfort herself, so tired that she no longer wanted to comfort herself.

***

From winter to spring, everything revives, and the jasmine vines are adorned with small yellow flowers, swaying gently in the wind.The warm sun shone into the study room of the Princess Mansion, and sprinkled the floor with golden yellow.Ji Qianyao sat in front of the book case, and there was a huge map of Dayan on the table. She held a pen and drew small flags in some places.

Su Jin came back from the outside, went straight into the study, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, General Xia is still in the northern garden today and has not left yet."

"Is it still there today?" Hearing the sound, Ji Qianyao put down the pen in his hand, looked up at Su Jin, frowned and asked, "What day is it?"

Su Jin replied: "This is the fifth day of the general in the other garden."

Ji Qianyao was a little worried: "She doesn't even go to court?"

"I didn't go to court twice in a row, and the palace said it was a leave."

"She was also like this when she was in the general's mansion? Has she been in the mansion for a long time?"

"No. When I was in the General's Mansion, it was said that General Xia would go out of the mansion every three days. This time she entered the other garden and stayed for five days. During these five days, none of the subordinates saw General Xia's face." figure."

Ji Qianyao folded his arms and remained silent for a while, then Fang said, "Let's go to Bieyuan tonight."

"Your Highness wants to see General Xia?"

Ji Qianyao's expression suddenly turned helpless: "I want to see her, and I don't want to see her all the time. But Sujin, you know that I can't see her. Tonight, you are creating a mess in Bieyuan, see Can you mix into her other garden?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, this subordinate knows what to do."

Said it was tonight, after Ji Qianyao was busy with the work at hand, he immediately drove into the north of the city on a fast horse.She was sitting in the hall of the other garden, the stool was not warm yet, a person came outside the door and said he wanted to find her.

"Your Highness, Aunt Pang in General Xia's Bie Yuan is looking for you."

Ji Qianyao asked in surprise: "What is she here for?" She thought that during this February, she and Xia Qingshu would never have any interaction again.

"It is said that there is a letter to be delivered to His Highness."

Xia Qingshu's letter to her?Xia Qingshu wrote to her at this time?It's incredible.Ji Qianyao said anxiously: "Bring her in."

"Your Highness, she handed over the letter to the guard, and then she left, and my subordinates fetched the letter."

"Bring me the letter."

The letter was sealed with sealing wax. Ji Qianyao turned it to the front and recognized Xia Qingshu's handwriting. She held the letter in a daze for a while before she returned to the room with the letter.

The letter gave her a bad feeling.

Ji Qianyao locked herself in the room alone, carefully opened the sealing wax, and the moment she spread out the letter, she held her breath.

Looking at Shixing at a glance, Ji Qianyao's hand holding the letter trembled slightly, and finally she set her eyes on the end of the letter.

"...National affairs are the most important thing, foreign enemies are disturbing the border, Qing Shu guards the frontier, and from now on he will concentrate on fighting and never return to Beijing. Here, Qing Shuyao wishes His Highness well..."

Ji Qianyao closed the letter and shook his head helplessly.She counted every step so carefully, but she just miscalculated Xia Qingshu's affection and temper.If Xia Qingshu was really angry, he would have swung his sword to cut off her feelings, and he had really broken her heart.

Holding the letterhead, Ji Qianyao fell into deep thought. After a long time, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she made a decision, which made her feel unprecedentedly comfortable.

"Su Jin."

"The subordinate is here." Su Jin pushed the door open and entered.

"I'm going to find her." Ji Qianyao frowned, his eyes were shining, and his head was covered with a layer of bright and fine stars.

Without knowing it, Su Jin went in and asked, "Who is Your Highness looking for?"

"Go to the northern border to find Xia Qingshu."

"General Xia went to the northern border?"

"Yeah, I got mad. I should have told her all this when I noticed her affection. Now I'm tossing and tossing. She feels uncomfortable, and so do I."

"Your Highness, really think it over? The assassin from Fu'an Temple has already been caught, and His Highness will win the game soon. Going to find the general at this time, this game of chess will be in vain. And how should His Majesty explain it? Your Highness It will take about half a month to find the general."

"Sujin, I can't wait any longer. I can't wait for another hour. Xia Qingshu lifted the chessboard in my heart, how can I continue playing?" Ji Qianyao looked anxious, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, and the smile Bright, this is the first time Sujin sees her.

"Then go down, Your Highness. Leave these trivial matters in Nanjing to Su Jin." Su Jin said softly, with a gentle look on her face.

***

Six days ago, Xia Qingshu received a secret military report from the northern border. Since she returned to the imperial court, the Tatars have grown bolder and more presumptuous, burning, killing and looting at the border at every turn.

They knew that Xia Qingshu was thousands of miles away, so they had nothing to fear, so they acted recklessly. Many of the people who robbed people were members of the Tatar royal family.

If you send troops to attack in time at this time, they will be caught off guard, and the Tatars will be hit hard.Dayan fought the Tatars for ten years, and they are still stalemate, with no winner.

The Tatars have ruled the northern border for many years, with a solid foundation. Since Xia Qingshu became the general of Fuyuan, he has won more victories than lost, and he still cannot completely wipe them out.

Emperor Hongsu always wanted to unify Tatar and stabilize the northern border.Therefore, when Xia Qingshu asked him for a secret decree five days ago, he agreed without hesitation.

Since this "secret" is the key to inflicting heavy damage on Tatar, Emperor Hongsu will definitely try his best to do it.Except for Xia Qingshu and a few of her confidants, the rest of the people knew nothing about it.

For this trip, Xia Qingshu only brought a few lieutenants with him. There are defenders in the northern border, so he can command them when the time comes.The rest of the Xia family's army, wait until Xia Qingshu finishes fighting this fresh battle, and then gather and go out.

Xia Qingshu pretended to go to the north in casual clothes, stayed overnight in the mountains and forests, and set off at dawn, traveling more than 200 miles a day.During the five days, there was a lot of travel and dust, and only in the middle of the night, she released her thoughts.

What she didn't know was that today, on the same road, the person she had kept in her heart had already set off and was running towards her.