Sweet Beauty

In the barracks, Liu Xiu was holding a banquet to reward the generals. After hearing the return of the servant who sent the message, he frowned slightly, but did not say much.

There are three competitions in total today, and the winners are naturally the most concerned, and Liu Xiu is also rewarded and praised.

As the winner of the first competition, Jiang Yu stood in front of the crowd, but felt inexplicably ashamed. On the school field during the day, Guan Han's insidious behavior is very contemptible. If he has the same temperament as Fan Xiao on weekdays, he will never leave Chen Yi in danger.

But today, he was fighting here with the courage to break the boat. At that time, he only had the idea of ​​victory in his heart. When he saw Chen Yi fall off his horse, there was no more fluctuation except for a moment of hesitation.

Although he was not the one who secretly plotted insidious tricks, his behavior was far from that of a gentleman. In particular, Fan Xiao, who was also an opponent, gave up the fight and rescued people without hesitation.

Today, although everyone in the army praised him, he could feel that there was contempt and disdain hidden under the praise and praise of many people, which made him feel more and more ashamed.

On the side of the Xishan Army, Chen Yi's body has been bandaged due to the injuries from falling to the ground and dragging, and he is staggering behind Wang Shu at the moment. Wang Shu rushed to Fan Xiao and clasped his fists slightly, and said loudly, "Jun Gaoyi, even if you are defeated, you are still honored. Shu admires it!"

After he finished speaking, he bowed his hands and bowed to him again, followed by Chen Yi.

The movement here attracted everyone's attention. Liu Yu also stepped forward, patted Fan Xiao's shoulder with a smile on his face, and praised: "Ziyu's actions today are worthy of a gentleman and should be rewarded."

He used to worry that Fan Xiao would fall into disrepair because of Mrs. Fan's incident, or that he might go astray since then. Today, seeing that he is still the same as before, with a pure and kind-hearted nature, he is not moved by external things, so he is relieved.

Fan Xiao smiled casually and joked aloud: "Your Majesty is not necessary, I'm afraid to teach people to think that I rely on my in-law relationship to teach Your Majesty to be extra kind."

Liu Yu shook his head, looked around at everyone, and promised to say: "It's okay, you won't shy away from relatives. Anyone who has merit and talent, no matter who they are, will cherish them."

When this statement came out, everyone applauded.

For a time, countless eyes and admiration all flocked to Liu Yu and Fan Xiao, but Jiang Yu suddenly no one cared.

His hands that fell by his side were clenched quietly, and his face was embarrassed and ashamed, but also showed a moment of regret and unwillingness.

Guan Han, who was hidden in the crowd and no one cared about him, saw his reaction in his eyes, quietly stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and his gloomy face gave him an inexplicable smile: "You are brave and talented, and your reputation is far-reaching. , why are you afraid of not being appreciated by Bole?"

…

At dusk, the bright moon hangs high and the night is clear.

Because there is still a competition tomorrow, the military banquet is gradually discontinued, and Liu Yu rode back to the city.

He had just opened his stomach and drank, and at this moment there was a little confusion. He sat on a horse with a high head and raised his head to look at the moon.

understood.

Only these three words, there are no other instructions.

He felt a little vague and unsteady in his heart, and always felt that something was missing. But just this sentence, it's not easy to think too much, just in the fog and fog, and up and down, I can't help urging the horse to run a little faster.

When he got to the palace, when he approached the bedroom, he slowed down a little bit, caught a maid who was sleeping by the porch, looked around, pretending to have no intention of saying, "How is the queen today?"

The little maid suddenly woke up with fright, looked down at him a few times, and saw that his face was as usual, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, frowning thoughtfully, a little puzzled, and said, "The queen...is it the same as before?"

Liu Xiu coughed lightly, nodded lightly, and straightened his clothes before stepping into the house.

The house was fragrant, he turned his head to look, but saw Ah Shu wearing a plain gauze shirt, sitting on a low couch, smearing osmanthus oil on his loose black hair, and seeing him enter, his beautiful eyes flowed, shining brightly. Under the candlelight, the skin is more and more bright like the bright moon, and the dark eyes are graceful.

She lowered her eyelids slightly, pulled her hair behind her head carefully, wiped her hands with a towel, and then got up to greet him with a smile, while **** for him, she sniffed lightly from the tip of her nose, and said warmly, "Your Majesty, did you drink a lot of bars? "After that, he turned around and ordered Que'er to bring the prepared hangover soup.

Liu Xiu lowered his head and looked at her smile that was the same as usual, and put down the slightly raised heart, but the unsteady feeling did not subside, but became more and more obvious.

The sober soup was brought to him, he glanced at it, but didn't pick it up, he just stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms, sat on the edge of the couch, made her sit on his lap, and then took the wooden bowl and stuffed it into her hand , said with a solemn face: "I feel dizzy in my head and can't hold it steady."

The implication is to ask her to feed herself.

Queer was already used to the sudden closeness of the two of them, so she hurriedly bowed her body and lowered her eyes, quietly led all the maids to exit together, and closed the door.

The corners of Ah Shu's lips trembled, her crystal clear eyes drooped down, she paused for a moment, then obediently held the bowl and handed it to his lips, feeding him a sip until there was not a drop left.

After a bowl of soup, he licked his lips and sniffed between her temples, until Guixiang lingered in his arms, then put his head on her shoulder, and said in a hoarse voice, "You didn't ask me less today. Drink, I'll drink more."

Between the words, the faint smell of alcohol and the warm breath brushed against her ears, causing a blush behind her ears.

She shrank slightly, looked at him with no emotion, her voice was gentle, but her tone was flat: "I was negligent, greedy for cups hurt my body, and it was the king who endured hardships. The king, please drink less in the future."

wrong.

Liu Xiu finally determined that she was indeed abnormal, not purely annoyed, but because of something, she suddenly turned her back to the same respectful and distant attitude towards him.

He frowned slightly, finally unable to hold back.

"What's the matter today, to teach you to suddenly alienate me like this?"

Ah Shu was still sitting on his lap, her face was slightly stunned when she heard the words, and she thought of Jiang Chengjun's words again.

She was indeed a little annoyed during the day. Anyone who hears that the husband who is now mixing oil with him, secretly led people to attack the homeland where he and his relatives are located not long ago, would be a little dissatisfied.

But soon after returning, this short-lived dissatisfaction disappeared, replaced by a cold sobriety.

She asked herself, did he teach her what kind of person he was because of his rare indulgence and indulgence in these days?

He is someone who has the will to conquer the world, and who can endure his anger for several years in order to avenge his anger.

How could she let herself indulge in his limited indulgence so much with such a profoundly shrewd person?

In order to win the entire Jizhou, he did not hesitate to use the Zhao land where she was located as a bait, and this alone proved that she had no weight in his heart.

No matter what the purpose of Jiang Chengjun's words, those few words were really like the cold wind of the twelfth moon, which made her wake up instantly.

At this moment, a dream appeared in front of her eyes again, his face was expressionless, and he could not help trembling slightly when he coldly ordered arrows.

She concealed the strange color in her eyes, her smile became softer and gentler, and the two dimples on her cheeks became more and more greasy.

"Nothing, I think it's because the king is tired and has an illusion."

Liu Xiu stared at her for a moment, and the originally gentle and doubtful handsome face gradually cooled down, and the dark eyes were deep, unable to distinguish between joy and anger.

He slowly let go of her, got up and flicked his wrinkled clothes, and went to the bathroom with a blank expression.

In the mist, he finally no longer had any camouflage, and his face was completely cold, showing the displeasure in his heart.

She clearly didn't say anything. But he carefully recalled everything today, but he had no clue. Even in the past few days, there has never been anything that could make her feel unhappy and dissatisfied.

This unprovoked alienation made him annoyed, but he didn't want to be shy to ask more questions.

It's best if she can take the initiative.

…

He waited until the lights went out in the middle of the night, and the two lay side by side on the bed, without waiting for her to take the initiative to explain.

The stubbornness in the bottom of his heart made him insist not to speak, but the feeling of scratching his lungs, suffocating and panic, made him unable to sleep for a long time.

But the slender figure beside him, after lying down, shrank neatly in the quilt, turned his back up, his eyes were closed, his breathing was long, and his outline was quiet and soft under the hazy moonlight, as if he had fallen asleep. .

He stared at her silently with wide eyes, the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and finally he couldn't bear it any longer, he stretched out his hand to wrap her shoulders and turned her over, making her face to face with him.

She opened her eyes suddenly, facing him across the darkness, and there was no sleepiness in those quiet eyes.

Turns out she wasn't asleep either.

Thinking of this, the tone in his heart softened a little, cleared his throat in a quiet way, and said in a cold tone: "I asked myself that I have treated you well recently, and there is nothing wrong with you. If you are still dissatisfied, please speak up.”

Ah Shu's jet-black eyes fixed on him for a moment, until he had calmed down, and then suddenly lowered his eyes and said quietly, "I'm not dissatisfied."

It's still so oily and salty. The anger in Liu Yu's heart rushed up, and he wanted to be cold, but he heard her speak slowly.

"It's just that when I was watching the game today, my uncle and Jiang Ji were slightly at odds. After my uncle and sister left, Jiang Ji said something to me, which made me think too much for a while. Now that I have figured it out, you don't have to be suspicious."

As soon as the word "Jiang Ji" came out, Liu Yu froze, then frowned and asked, "What did she say to you?"

There was a slight tension in his words that he didn't even notice, which made her look at him inexplicably.

She hesitated for a while and said, "Jiang Jiyan, when her sister and brother traveled to the territory of Bingzhou that day, it happened that Liang Yan ordered Xue Xiang to attack the land of Zhao. There were rumors in Bingzhou that there was a lot of grain in the land of Zhao, and it was piled up like a mountain."

"Jiang Ji seems to know the king very well, guessing that this must be the king's plan, which caught Zhao, Wei and other counties off guard, and turned to the king for reinforcements, so that the king could take advantage of the situation to annex the entire Jizhou."

Liu Xiu listened silently, his eyebrows furrowed more and more tightly, and finally he was silent for a long time before he gradually came to his senses.

She probably thought that, regardless of her and Zhao's safety, he planned to order Xue Xiang to send troops to take advantage of the opportunity.

He just wanted to explain, but saw that she had slowly turned around, no longer facing him, and continued to mutter: "I think, what she said is not entirely correct. I'm afraid that the day the king went to Handan in person, he was very careful. To persuade the county governor to adopt Guo Qu's method, shepherd chickens and ducks to prevent the plague of locusts, and when the next year's grain harvest is preserved, they have already made arrangements for this."

To lure Liang Yi to the bait, he must first have enough bait. Protecting Zhao's harvest would not only make Liang Yi take the bait, but would also benefit him. First, he would remove the guard and wait-and-see attitude of the Zhao County Governor. When he was threatened again, he would willingly switch to Liu Yu, who came to help him in time.

His line is really long, and the county officials in Zhao, Wei and other places are afraid that they will always be grateful to him.

Liu Xiu didn't want her to guess so thoroughly, and fell silent for a while.