In the early morning, the sunlight in the north is higher than in other places, as if it is falling from a very far high altitude.
At the foot of Beiliang City, two fast horses galloped out.
A few hours later, a carriage slowly left Beiliang City.
In the plum garden, Prince Xiao Jingyao welcomed an important guest. And this person is related to Yu Zhi.
A few days ago, Yu Zhi asked Xiao Jingyao to send a letter, but in fact he sent an object.
And the destination of this object is outside the territory of Da Chu, further north than the northern border - the grassland.
Today, the recipient on the grassland came in a hurry.
Xiao Jingyao pulled his thoughts back from the conversation with Yu Zhi a few days ago and looked at the woman in foreign clothes opposite him.
"Princess Nuomin, are you here for that letter?" Xiao Jingyao looked at the two wooden bracelets. One was broken and broken into two halves on the table, and the other was on Nuomin's wrist.
Such a simple bracelet should not appear on the body of the dignified prairie princess.
But it happened to appear, and Nuo Min regarded it as a treasure.
After Nuomin received the broken bracelet, he rushed from the prairie to Beiliang City.
The cooperation between Da Chu and Lang Ting continues to deepen. In addition to the racecourse, trade and market are also gradually getting on the right track.
The people of Dachu got the cattle, sheep and fresh milk from the grassland, and the people of the grassland also got the grain and pottery of Dachu. Mutual benefit is the way to long-term prosperity.
All this is the result of Xiao Jingyao and Nuo Min.
The two met a lot, and they often talked about official matters.
Xiao Jingyao had never seen such an anxious and panicked Nuo Min before him.
Where has the calm and calm Nuomin gone?
Nuo Min admitted and said, "Should I tell His Highness who the author of the letter is?"
Xiao Jingyao smiled, but it was in a riddle. "I have never seen the princess be so rude? Can the princess tell me what the relationship between this person and the princess is?"
Nuo Min looked at Xiao Jingyao, her rational eyes were as wild as a wolf cub on the grassland.
Yan Zimu stepped forward slightly and stood beside Xiao Jingyao.
After a moment of silence, Nuomin looked away and looked at the broken bracelet. The wildness turned into tenderness.
"He...is my savior."
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On the mountain road, Yu Zhi and Yan Yi rode their horses, just the two of them.
It had been half a day since they left Beiliang City. Yan Yi looked at Yu Zhi from time to time along the way, with a lot of confusion in his eyes.
Finally, Yu Zhi reined in the reins and said, "If you have anything to ask, just ask."
Yan Yi also reined in his horse and looked in high spirits. Although he was puzzled, Yan Yi was very happy that the two of them were walking together now.
"You said you asked me to protect your Miss Tong'er, so why did you regret it?"
Yu Zhi picked a branch from a tree and said, "I think about it carefully, Qing Huan is more reliable than you. It's better to let him protect Tong'er."
"Oh." Yan Yi responded. She must not believe Yu Zhi's poor excuse. "Aren't you afraid that I would run away before the battle and harm your Tong'er?"
Yu Zhi hummed in boredom and said, "You are not that kind of person."
"Humph. You don't understand me!" Yan Yi said.
The two were silent for a while, and then heard Yan Yi say: "Don't worry, your Tong'er, you will go with me alone, a man and a woman alone? What if a woman as charming and graceful as me is snatched away from you?" Aren’t you worried?”
The woman in green was playing with a small yellow flower in her hand, speaking intentionally or unintentionally.
Yu Zhi said with a smile: "You are graceful and elegant, but you can't tell it clearly. Your madness is a perfect match for you."
"Look for a fight!" Yan Yi raised his hand and waved, the small yellow flower flew out from his hand, and the petals bloomed on Yu Zhi's face.
Yu Zhi wiped his face and said nonchalantly: "Tong'er said you like me."
Yan Yi was startled, with a dull expression on his face, and thought to himself: How could she see it? Am I being obvious?
Yu Zhi said nothing, as if waiting for Yan Yi to speak again.
I've been manipulated by you every time, but this time I should be proud of myself.
Yan Yi couldn't help but continue to ask: "Then what? What did you say?"
Yan Yi didn't have any embarrassment, she just wanted to know Yu Zhi's answer. That night in the inn, she was drunk, but not necessarily drunk.
The hazy drunkenness in which he uttered the truth was half drunken, and the other half was following the trend.
Yan Yi knew that Yu Zhi heard it, but Yu Zhi didn't know that Yan Yi was pretending to be drunk, but in fact, he was expressing his thoughts through drunkenness.
"I said..." Yu Zhi turned his back to Yan Yi, his eyes cunning. "I said, I am so outstanding and popular among thousands of girls, so it makes sense to have another Yanyi!"
Yan Yi spat and cursed: "You stinky man, you are so shameless!"
The two of them talked and laughed all the way, and headed towards Kyoto like a sightseeing tour.
Little did they know, a figure in the dark was following the two of them.
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"That's it." Xiao Jingyao suddenly realized after listening to Nuo Min's story.
"Back then, he lured away the wolves and then disappeared without a trace, leaving only this bracelet." Nuo Min touched the wooden bracelet on her wrist, and her eyes fell on the broken bracelet on the table. "I thought he was dead, but I never thought I would see him again."
Immediately, Nuo Min looked at Xiao Jingyao and said: "The letter did not state his identity, but just asked me to find His Highness. Now, can Your Highness reveal his identity?"
Xiao Jingyao smiled and said: "This person... the princess should know him. When he was in Kyoto, the princess admired this person quite a lot. His name is Yu Zhi, does the princess still remember him?"
Nuo Min stared at the broken bracelet in disbelief, her pupils trembling, and she murmured: "Yu Zhi?"
She never imagined that her childhood savior would be Yu Zhi.
Perhaps Yu Zhi had already recognized him when he was in Kyoto, otherwise he would have asked Xiao Jingyao to send letters and bracelets.
Only Xiao Jingyao could send letters to the princess's mansion, and anyone else would definitely be turned away.
Nuo Min said excitedly: "Since he recognized me, why didn't he recognize me in Kyoto? I have been looking for him for many years and I never found him, so I thought he was dead."
Xiao Jingyao was not surprised, this was Yu Zhi's temperament.
"Yu Zhi is a laid-back person who doesn't want to deal with worldly affairs. At that time, Da Chu and Lang Ting were negotiating. Perhaps he didn't want to get involved in more trouble and arouse suspicion, so he chose to remain silent."
When Nuo Min heard Xiao Jingyao's explanation and recalled what Yu Zhi did in Kyoto, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart.
He was right in front of me, but I didn't recognize him.
"Your Highness, as the letter says, Yu Zhi needs my assistance. What kind of trouble did he encounter?"
Xiao Jingyao had not read the letter. Hearing what Nuo Min said, he smiled bitterly and said: "He would rather ask the princess for help than ask me for help. This is because he has made up his mind not to have anything to do with me."
"I have to say, this guy really takes care of himself."
Xiao Jingyao's lament did not interest Nuo Min.
Nuo Min interrupted: "Your Highness, please tell me the key points."
Xiao Jingyao was a little depressed, how could these people not take me, the prince, seriously at all.
Xiao Jingyao said seriously: "Someone wants to kill Yu Zhi."
Nuo Min frowned and said murderously: "Who is it?"
Jamel Xiao shook his head and sighed. "When I came to the north, I was traveling with Yu Zhi and was assassinated by a killer on the road. These are killers who carry many lives on their backs. I once had people investigate secretly, but they couldn't find the person behind it. I think the person behind this is mysterious. Unpredictable.”
Nuo Min said calmly: "We people on the grassland must repay kindness. No matter who this person is, anyone who wants to kill Yu Zhi is the enemy of our Langting."
Xiao Jingyao was very surprised that Nuo Min was willing to let the entire Prairie Wolf Court become Yu Zhi's backing.
Nuo Min continued to ask: "Your Highness, where is Yu Zhi now?"
"Half a day ago, I set off back to Beijing."
"He sent me a message but didn't wait for my help. Why is this?"
"I'm afraid what Yu Zhi wants the princess to do is not to escort him back to the capital." Xiao Jingyao said.
A few days ago, Xiao Jingyao asked Yu Zhi whether this letter was the key to saving his life.
Yu Zhi just shook his head indifferently, this favor was not used here.
After coming back to his senses, Xiao Jingyao took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Nuo Min. "This is the second letter left by Yu Zhi."
Nuo Min glanced at Xiao Jingyao suspiciously, and then heard Xiao Jingyao explain: "The only thing that makes me happy is that Yu Zhi still believed me when he handed this letter to me."
Nuomin took the letter and said, "I also believe that His Highness has never read the letter."
Xiao Jingyao looked at Nuo Min, and their eyes met in the air. On one side was the imperial majesty of the Prince of the East Palace, and on the other side was the heroic spirit of a woman galloping across the grassland, without giving in at all.
Nuo Min did not shy away and read the letter in front of Xiao Jingyao.
Nuo Min's expression remained unchanged, making it impossible for Xiao Jingyao to detect any different emotions.
Xiao Jingyao asked frankly: "Princess Princess, would you like to show me the letter?"
Nuo Min suddenly smiled, which was inexplicable. "Your Highness really wants to read the letter?"
Xiao Jamyao nodded and said, "Yes."
This is Jamel Xiao’s magnanimity. He didn't need to be a prince to pressure others, so Yu Zhi gave him a letter and asked him to give it to Nuo Min.
Jamel Xiao did just that.
He had never read the letter, but was waiting to ask Nuomin today if he could take a look.
If Nuomin refuses, then don’t watch it.
Nuo Min smiled again, and this playful smile puzzled Jamel Xiao.
"Here!" Nuomin handed over the letter, "Your Highness, after taking a look, I will take my leave."
Nuo Min left, but Xiao Jingyao's mind was completely focused on the letter in his hand.
The handwriting is not sloppy, the writing is casual and informal.
This is Yu Zhi's style.
There wasn't much written in the letter, but the content surprised Jamel Xiao.
The heavy expression lasted until Xiao Jingyao finished reading the letter, until the last sentence of the letter.
Xiao Jingyao couldn't help but laugh, and thought to himself: This Yu Zhi is really boring. He has set a trap and is waiting for me to get into it.
The last line of the letter read - If Xiao Jingyao wants to read it, let him have a look. Come to think of it, he has been feeling anxious these past few days.
