Yan Xiu pinched her chin, and the light in his eyes was stronger than the surging stars: "Since I have made an oath to you, I will not let you down easily."
Zhu Sijia rubbed it into his hand: "I believe in you."
After asking for water twice, Yan Xiu played with Zhu Sijia's long hair casually, while Zhu Sijia lay straight in his arms, staring at the tent and meditating, no matter how much Yan Xiu teased her, there was no response.
Yan Xiu couldn't help but wonder: "Tired?"
Zhu Sijia: "No, I am thinking about something."
Yan Xiu: "What's the matter?"
Zhu Sijia couldn't hide her sadness: "I'm thinking about Miss Yun'er. It's been so many days. The palace is not big, so how could Hao Duan Duan disappear by herself? I'm even more worried about Aunt Duan."
Yan Xiu was not good at comforting people. Even though Aunt Duan was from his palace, no one had ever asked him to take the initiative to comfort her.
Except for Zhu Sijia, no one dared to show any negative thoughts in front of him.
After a while, Yan Xiu felt that this was indeed inappropriate, so he spoke awkwardly and tried to comfort him: "Don't be too upset about this matter. Aunt Duan has been through many storms in the palace and will be prepared."
Zhu Sijia: "Okay, I won't do it anymore. I'm just curious about something. If there is really something wrong with Miss Yun'er in the palace, won't the Dragon Guards be the first to notice it?"
Yan Xiu: "Fool, my dragon guard is not as elusive as the rumors say."
Zhu Sijia: "I thought the dragon guards were everywhere."
Yan Xiu calculated the calculation for her in detail: "It takes at least five or six years to train a dragon guard, and even ten years at most. The internal division of labor among the dragon guards is clear, and each one performs his own duties and keeps his position. .”
"And the clothing, food, housing, and transportation standards of the Dragon Guards are far beyond those of ordinary dead soldiers and secret guards, and are even on par with seventh-level officials in the capital. I give them such high treatment because I want any one of them to If you carry it out alone, it can defeat one against ten, or even against a hundred."
"The number of dragon guards reported by outsiders is just a gimmick. There are only one hundred and thirty-six dragon guards in Da Qin."
This was the first time he had told her such a confidential topic.
Zhu Sijia's cheeks burned uneasily when she heard this: "Xuanzhi told me this, aren't you worried?"
However, she breathed a sigh of relief silently. She had outlined many things in her mind, but she was unable to implement them due to the constraints of the dragon guards.
Now that she had found out clearly, she no longer had so many worries.
Yan Xiu smiled and said, "What are you worried about? Are you worried that you, a little girl who lives in peace with the world and loves to read storybooks, will not be able to annihilate all the Dragon Guards?"
Zhu Sijia was startled for a moment, then reacted: "How did you know?"
Yan Xiu joked: "I am the 137th member of the Dragon Guard."
…
The winter months are approaching, and the weather in Xijing has suddenly become several times colder. Although there is no snow, looking at the day, it is very different from the warm winter that people have said.
The palace people were still wearing early winter clothes a few days ago, but today, under the Queen Mother's decree, they changed into thicker winter coats.
At dinner time, the young eunuch of Tai Chi Palace, wrapped up three layers inside and three layers outside, entered the Acacia Palace.
"Your Majesty has summoned the Chief Envoy Yu to attend your bed tonight, and also requested the Chief Envoy Yu to go to Tai Chi Palace on his own after dinner."
In front of him, Yu Xin smashed the ivory chopsticks in her hand into the soup, almost flipping the table over: "Go and report to Your Majesty, I am ill and cannot sleep with you."
But she clearly has a rosy complexion and a clear accent.
The young eunuch was also embarrassed and said: "This... slave is just a messenger. Besides, His Majesty is busy with political affairs and the slave's status is low. I may not be able to meet Your Majesty when I go back. If you have anything to say, please go to Tai Chi Palace to talk to Your Majesty." Tell me."
Yu Xin's eyes were about to sparkle: "Get out! Whoever wants to go in such a cold weather!"
The little eunuch was so frightened that he ran out of the Acacia Palace.
Yu Xin's personal maid, Yun Shang, was worried: "Chief envoy, you can't lose your temper at the people in Taiji Palace! What if they go before His Majesty and His Majesty punishes you for the crime of disrespect?"
"I hope he can punish me quickly." Yu Xin took off a white pendant from his waist and looked at it in trance, "In this way, I can also accompany him."
Yun Shang cried: "Chief envoy, people cannot be resurrected after death. Once you enter the palace, you will be His Majesty's. Just put aside your past obsessions and live in peace."
Yu Xin smiled bitterly and said: "Yun Shang, you grew up with me. You know better than anyone how to let me go? That old witch in Zhangtai Palace even sent people to kill her in order to let me into the palace. He died on the day he died, how can I let go?"
Yun Shang: "I know that you are feeling uncomfortable, but there are spies everywhere in the palace. You must not talk nonsense anymore! Otherwise...otherwise, please think about His Majesty's punishments and the Tutor's Mansion. Please think twice." !”
Yu Xin ignored her and looked out the window at the darkening sky, despairing: "Okay, I don't need this dinner. Let's go to Tai Chi Palace."
Tai Chi Palace.
Yu Xin walked into the main hall of Taiji Palace for the first time. The decoration inside the hall was magnificent, especially in front of the central desk, the two incense burners burning ambergris and curling up with white smoke were the most eye-catching.
But Yan Xiu was nowhere to be seen.
Could it be that he is in the dormitory?
Yu Xin looked around and then turned around. The palace door was locked outside.
What's happening here?
Yu Xin was confused and didn't know what to do. Although the nuns in the palace had taught her the matters and etiquette of sleeping in bed, the person she was sleeping with didn't show up, so she couldn't help but feel anxious.
After sitting in the main hall for half an hour, Yu Xin finally couldn't help but get up. There was obviously someone on duty outside the main hall door. She knocked on the door several times but no one opened it for her.
Looking through the gap between the carvings on the window, the armored guard outside the door stood motionless as if he couldn't hear her voice.
Yu Xin shouted until her mouth was dry and no one paid attention to her. She secretly greeted the eighteenth generation of Yan Xiu's ancestors in her heart, then turned and walked towards the inner bedroom.
Could it be that Yan Xiu was waiting for her in the dormitory? What kind of special hobby is this?
Yu Xin bravely pushed open the bedroom door and walked in with gentle steps. Unexpectedly, the bedroom was as empty as the main hall.
There is a piece of white silk lying on the large dragon bed that is particularly eye-catching. When you look closer, you can see that there are a few drops of blood on it. The blood has long dried and adhered to it after being baked by the earth dragon.
Yu Xin immediately understood what the emperor meant and smiled for the first time since entering the palace.
At the same time, in the imperial study room.
Yan Wei smiled playfully and joked: "Brother Huang really guarded his body in order to wish Jieyu, but I have seen it with my own eyes. Mrs. Yu's little daughter is as beautiful as a fairy."
Li Woyun coughed awkwardly on the sidelines.
Yan Xiu threw a memorial in Yan Wei's face: "Like her so much? Why don't you come to her for me?"
Yan Wei touched the bridge of his nose that was so painful from being hit: "Brother, I'm joking, brother Huang said business is more important."
Yan Xiu sat down and said: "The King of Northern Liang wrote a letter personally, willing to give all the south of Yinshan Mountain to Da Qin, but there are two conditions, one is to marry Princess Zhenzhen, and the other is to send Alhong's head back to Northern Liang. "
