"oops!"
The book hit Zhu Sijia firmly on the bridge of her nose. Immediately, she bent over in pain, squatted on the ground and covered her face, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Cicada!" Yan Xiu was so annoyed that he ran towards her across the desk with his long legs, pinched her shoulders and comforted her, "Let me see where you are injured?"
Zhu Sijia tightly covered her face and refused to let go. Her voice was muffled in her palms, full of grievances: "I will never come to Tai Chi Palace to see you again."
In the hall, Bai Heng, the deputy commander of the Dragon Guard, who had not finished reporting the urgent report, was extremely confused. What kind of emergency is this?
I have been working with His Majesty for so long, and I have never seen anyone who dared to threaten him, and I have never seen His Majesty look so rude.
Seeing that Zhu Sijia refused to pay attention to him, Yan Xiu frowned and his mind went blank. He ignored her angry words and hurriedly explored her injuries:
"It was my fault. I didn't know you would come to Tai Chi Palace suddenly. Cicada, can you let me see the injury on your face?"
If you continue to be stubborn, it will be too much.
Zhu Sijia let go of her hand, revealing her little face full of tears, looked up at him, rubbed it into his hand, and said angrily: "Why is your majesty so angry?"
Yan Xiu didn't have time to explain to her, so he pinched her face as if kneading dough, and looked up and down, wishing he could see a hole in her face:
"Fortunately, my eyes were not hurt. The tip of my nose was a little red. It's my fault."
"Does it still hurt? Come into the palace and tell me."
Entering the hall, Zhu Sijia discovered that there was another person.
The man was kneeling on one knee, and the flying fish uniform he wore was different from the ordinary dragon guards. His face was calm, but he hesitated and hesitated to speak several times, as if he wanted revenge very urgently.
It was probably an important secret of the Dragon Guard, and it was not suitable for an outsider like her to observe.
Yan Xiu concentrated on applying anti-swelling medicine to Zhu Sijia's nose and said coldly: "Boldly report it."
Bai Heng said: "Your Majesty, a charcoal truck transporting Miao territory to Xijing via Shu was encountered by bandits outside Jianmen Pass. None of the escorting officers and soldiers survived, and three hundred charcoal trucks disappeared."
"According to the local hunters, the carjacking bandits were Feilong Village, a bandit village outside Jianmen Pass. Feilong Village was built three years ago. The owner of Feilong Village is known as the Dragon King of Shu Road. The villagers are full of extremely vicious people. The bandit's home base is located in Shu. The Dao and the Qinling Fortress are the only way from Shu to Beijing and from Xijing to Shu."
"The bandit stronghold is built on the mountain, with a natural moat as a barrier. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even General Du of Yizhou tried to destroy Feilong Stronghold three times but failed."
Zhu Sijia was worried: "What? But that batch of charcoal that Miss Zhu Ya ordered from Miao Territory?"
Bai Heng: "Exactly."
Yan Xiu sneered and said: "Feilong Village? Flying Insect Village is pretty much the same. I want to see who else in the world besides me dares to claim to be a real dragon."
Bai Heng: "What does your Majesty mean?"
Yan Xiu: "Yes, I will personally go to Jianmen Pass to suppress the bandits. I will urgently summon Chiayi Bo and Wuxing Bo into the palace in armor to admonish them. You go and inform the Iron Guards and get ready to go immediately."
Bai Heng: "Your Majesty is leaving tonight? Is it too hasty?"
Going all the way south from Xijing City to Jianmen Pass is non-stop and will take two days and one night at the earliest.
Yan Xiu: "Just to catch those gangsters off guard."
Zhu Sijia climbed onto Yan Xiu's forearm and said worriedly:
"Your Majesty, there is a blizzard right now. It has been difficult to climb the Shu Road to the sky in the past. The snow is deep and the road is slippery. Moreover, Uncle Chiayi and Uncle Wu Xing are still young and have no actual combat experience. So they rashly went to Jianmen Pass to suppress the bandits. Do you think—— "
In this life, everyone's trajectory has been changed because of her.
Zhu Sijia didn't know whether the charcoal that Da Qin bought at a high price from the Miao border in her previous life also encountered bandits? Was it also Yan Xiu who personally suppressed the bandits and successfully regained the charcoal? Yan Xiu lived to be thirty-six years old in his previous life, but what about this life?
She was even less clear about whether the fate of Zhu Yuancun and Ren Huai would change because of this bandit suppression. What if Ren Huai, who was originally abandoned on the polo field, was buried in Jianmen Pass? Will Yuan Cun, who was originally doing nothing but safe and sound, be in danger at Jianmen Pass?
Things are unpredictable, and no one can predict the changes in this life. If any one of the three of them has an accident, what will she do?
She seemed to have saved many people, but also seemed to have personally pushed them into a more dangerous situation.
Her heart contracted suddenly, rolling with endless bitterness.
Yan Xiu knew her concerns, hugged her, and rolled her into his arms: "As soon as you come, let it go. This battle is inevitable. You have to trust them two, and you have to trust me."
"Charcoal fires are becoming more expensive day by day, and it is even harder to find charcoal in Xijing City. People in the northern border have to rely on the imperial court for relief. As the emperor of Qin, I should protect the people, how can I turn a deaf ear to it?"
Zhu Sijia sobbed softly: "I know it all... It's just that I can't solve your problems for Your Majesty, and I can't sleep or eat well."
Yan Xiu smiled and stretched out his hand to wipe her tears: "You stay well in the palace, so that I can go south with peace of mind. Don't cry. When my brother-in-law comes into the palace later and sees you crying like this, what are you talking about? What did you bring just now? Come here and feed me, okay?"
When he finished saying this, he couldn't believe it.
Unexpectedly, one day he would be so patient with a woman, even coaxing her with soft words.
Zhu Sijia asked Xin'er to bring up the food box. When she opened it, the snacks in the food box had cooled down.
As soon as Yan Xiu stretched out his hand, Zhu Sijia grabbed him, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, don't eat it if it's already cold."
After crying hard, she was gasping for breath while speaking. Yan Xiu's eyes were sore and he insisted on putting the cold pastry into his mouth: "This is the first time Cicada came to Tai Chi Palace to see me. How could I let down Cicada?" Mind?"
Zhu Sijia felt guilty after being told by him, and even more embarrassed to face it.
After being in the palace for so long, this was indeed the first time she took the initiative to come to Tai Chi Palace to see him.
Yan Xiu ate all the snacks. While he was eating, he hugged Zhu Sijia tightly and kept staring at her with a smile. The corners of his eyes and brows were full of warmth that she had never seen before.
When Zhu Yuancun and Ren Huai entered the palace, they saw such an embarrassing scene. They both looked away, especially Zhu Yuancun, whose heart almost jumped out of his chest.
If she hadn't known that His Majesty was a wise king, her sister would have looked like a charming concubine who seduced the Lord.
"Ahem... I have met Your Majesty, Zhu Jieyu."
"Zhu Qing, Ren Qing, you came at the right time." Yan Xiu let go of Zhu Sijia, stood up and walked towards the two of them, raising his hand to put on their shoulders, "I think Mr. Bai has informed the two dear friends about this. Boys, do you have the confidence to follow me?" Shall I wipe out the bandits’ stronghold?”
Zhu Yuancun and Ren Huai: "Yes!"
It was the first time they received such a big task, and the two of them were high-spirited, full of dignity, and showed no signs of stage fright.
Having to travel all night in the wind and snow, Yan Xiu took off his fine clothes and put on a heavy military uniform, a silver helmet and black armor, showing off his strength.
Before leaving, he picked a long sword.
The sword was unsheathed, and Zhu Sijia stepped forward and kissed the cold sword reverently: "I wish your majesty a triumphant return."
The blade left a bright red lipstick on her lips.
In a hurry, Yan Xiu kissed her fiercely: "Don't worry, Cicada, the sword will not return without success."
