Under the night, nearly a thousand torches appeared outside the west gate of Fuqi City, and then slowly headed southwest.
In the carriage, Li Xuan looked calmly at Qu Dou'er, who was sitting opposite.
After changing into a pink skirt, Kodou'er, who was already not tall and had a little baby fat on her face, looked blushing, but from Li Xuan's point of view, she looked a little cute.
"Miss Qu." Li Xuan looked at Qu Dou'er, smiled softly, and then said, "This sounds a bit strange, so Xuan will just call you Dou'er."
"Mom, they call me the damselflies of the slave family." After Qu Dou'er finished speaking, he buried his head heavily, panicking, as if he was about to fall into his chest, and his ears were red.
Li Xuan glanced over and couldn't help but take a deep breath, it was too easy.
It was too easy to get up and down, and when I lowered my head, the waves turned out to be rough.
Sure enough, people are different.
In the blink of an eye, Li Xuan's face became solemn and she said softly: "Damselfly, although you and I are not married yet, you should know that Xuan is responsible for protecting your safety and taking responsibility for the rest of your life."
"Yeah!" Qu Dou'er lowered his head and responded softly.
She didn't resist becoming Li Xuan's concubine. She had seen that son of the Quan family before. He was a arrogant person and was really not a good person.
Seeing Qu Dou'er's appearance, Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "In two days, you will return to Chang'an with your mother. War is about to break out in the northwest, which is not a good place.
After arriving in Chang'an, first go to Prince Peng's Mansion to pay homage to your mother-in-law. After your mother-in-law gives permission, go to meet your sister. "
elder sister.
Hearing these two words, a trace of worry flashed across Kodou'er's face.
She knew that Li Xuan was in the palace, and there was another Princess of Nanchang, who was the royal concubine of the King of Nanchang.
Li Xuan looked at Qu Dou'er seriously and said: "When Xuan is not in the palace, Sanniang is responsible for everything in the house. She is older than you and is the granddaughter of the prime minister. She is well-informed.
Many things that you worry about are nothing to her, so you don't need to worry. You just need to treat her as your own sister. "
"Is that okay?" Qu Dou'er looked at Li Xuan timidly.
"Okay." Li Xuan smiled gently, and then said: "You and Sanniang are not the only two people in the family, your cousin Zhao Huan, and Sanniang's sister Siniang Shubi, and Wu Niang Qiongyu occasionally visit the palace as guests. , you don’t have to worry about loneliness.”
After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "Zhao Huan may take Princess Taiping with him sometimes. You should be more careful then."
"Lang Jun, do Dou'er really want to live in the palace?" Qu Dou'er still had some worry in his eyes.
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded seriously, but said softly: "If everything goes well, you may have to live in the palace for the rest of your life, so it is very important to get along with Sanniang.
You are a smart girl. As long as you are honest at home, your life will be smooth, your husband will be kind and your son will be filial, and you will spend your life happily. "
"Okay!" Qu Dou'er subconsciously raised his head, looked at Li Xuan and said softly, "When will the gentleman come back?"
"Not sure, it will be the end of the year." Li Xuan sighed. If this battle goes well, the overall situation will be decided by the end of September.
As for the subsequent march into Tubo, it is only a matter of time.
It was cold and freezing, and even if Tubo was defeated, the army's time to move forward was still limited.
They can continue marching for at most one month, and after completely consolidating the front line, they have to retreat.
At the end of October, everything should be over.
The rest should be done in the coming year.
But will everything really go so smoothly?
Li Xuan thought of Xue Rengui's words, and he suddenly became sober.
Don't believe in any so-called plans. Everything is based on killing the enemy's vitality.
Only in this way can the overall situation be settled.
"Mr. Lang!" Qu Dou'er's soft words brought Li Xuan back to his thoughts.
Under Li Xuan's gaze, Qu Dou'er took out a red purse from somewhere and handed it over shyly.
Looking at this purse with a phoenix embroidered on it, Li Xuan subconsciously took it and asked softly: "Did you embroider this yourself?"
"Yeah!" Qu Dou'er lowered his head deeply again, not daring to look at Li Xuan.
Because this is the engagement token she gave to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan smiled with some sigh, she is a little thoughtful girl, but every little thought is clearly seen by you.
From the small compartment on one side, he took out a small green bamboo pen and rice paper, lightly dipped it in ink, and a shy little beauty appeared clearly on the rice paper.
Then a poem fell.
Bu Yi is accustomed to the wind and feels smart.
The graceful girl is shy, but the years are worry-free.
Qu Dou'er read out softly, with surprise on her face. She looked up at Li Xuan, her eyes full of excitement: "Is this for the damselfly?"
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded, and after the ink was dry, he handed it over carefully.
Looking at the portrait that looked very similar to hers and the song above, Qu Dou'er could not help but tremble all over. The next moment, she had already involuntarily thrown herself into Li Xuan's arms and whispered softly: " Langjun."
Li Xuan hugged Qu Dou'er gently, her eyes cold.
Through this test, he had completely tested out what kind of temperament Ko Dou'er had.
Everything has nothing to do with Empress Wu, and the house can be peaceful.
…
Under the bright moon, fires suddenly broke out everywhere in Fuqi City.
The next moment, the shouts of killing suddenly started.
On the high hill, Li Xuan looked from a distance, and Qu Chongyu beside him looked extremely ugly.
You know, the conversation between him and Li Xuan was completely heard by Ming Chongyan and Murong Zhong, but even so, chaos still broke out in the city.
Don't talk about luring the snake out of its hole. At this special moment, overall stability is more important than anything else.
The careful act of seizing three melons and two dates has plunged the whole city into turmoil. Isn't it clear which one is more serious?
"Uncle, look over there." Li Xuan pointed to a place in the south, where a bright fire had already risen.
"That's where the sacrifice is today." Qu Chongyu blurted out one sentence.
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Uncle can tell what the situation is at a glance. This is why Xuan asked uncle to leave today. This city is really unsafe."
Qu Chongyu nodded solemnly.
The whole city is in chaos. Who knows what the Tibetan people are trying to do with the current situation.
"Now, please ask uncle to lead people to the rescue." Li Xuan looked at Qu Chongyu and said softly: "If the chaos tonight cannot be quelled early, then the war will start in Golmud tomorrow and no one in Tuyuhun will have time to deal with it!"
The corners of Qu Chongyu's eyes couldn't help but twitch.
That's right, the Tibetans can't just attack one side, and the Golmud area won't be peaceful tonight either.
Li Xuan also mentioned these words today, but Murong Zhong's steadfast assurance made Qu Chongyu let go of his worries, but now, he has lost trust in everything Murong Zhong said.
"Let's go!" Qu Chongyu waved the cavalry behind him and was about to kill him in the direction of Fuqi City. At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly said: "Uncle."
Qu Chongyu turned around subconsciously, and Li Xuan took two steps closer and said seriously: "Youwu guards entered the city, with the goal of occupying the city gate, and then walked along the main street, do not enter the alleys, and went straight to the palace. For other matters, Don’t care at all.”
Qu Chongyu was suddenly startled and looked at Li Xuan with horror in his eyes.
Li Xuan's expression was calm, so calm that it was terrifying.
"Okay!" Qu Chongyu turned around, then waved his hand, and half of the cavalry followed him towards Fuqi City.
…
Li Xuan stood on the high hill with a cold expression.
The emperor and Empress Wu sent Qu Chongyu to Fuqi City, ostensibly to celebrate Tuyuhun's restoration, but secretly, they were plotting against Tuyuhun.
There is also Ming Chongyan.
Ming Chongyan's visit was probably not just for the purpose of announcing the edict. There were many secrets behind it that Li Xuan could not see through.
He even had a feeling that maybe even Ming Chongyan's profession would be a pawn in the hands of Empress Wu.
After recovering his thoughts and looking at the left half of the Youwu Guard, Li Xuan waved his hand to the side.
The next moment, five hundred cavalry in black had quickly rushed past Li Xuan, but the direction they were rushing forward was not Fuqi City, but the northwest of Fuqi City.
Li Xuan didn't know when she had disappeared.
Qu Dou'er opened the curtain and looked at the cavalry disappearing into the darkness, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
"Silly girl, you are thinking wildly again." Murong Yi leaned out from the car, reached out to take her daughter back into her arms, and then said softly: "The King of Nanchang is cautious, and his cavalry is extremely powerful. There are not many people in this world. It’s his opponent.”
"Yeah!" Although Qu Dou'er's face was still worried, his body had relaxed.
Murong Yi looked at her daughter, shook her head and said, "Actually, the King of Nanchang is not a good match for you."
Qu Dou'er's body trembled violently, and she tried to break away from Murong Yi's arms, but Murong Yi hugged her tightly and said seriously: "But under the holy mandate, neither we nor he have a choice, but okay Here, he’s not bad either.”
Murong Yi chuckled. This time, Qu Dou'er finally relaxed completely and raised his head to look at his mother.
"The arrangement he made in Chang'an is actually to allow you and Princess Nanchang to live in harmony, so that you can also see a little bit of his temperament. If you marry him in the future, even if you don't have exclusive love, you will be doted on for the rest of your life. But it is possible.
Not the best, but already a good choice.
With your temperament, it's actually the best. "
A hint of darkness flashed in Murong Yi's eyes. Which parent in the world is willing to let his daughter be a concubine.
But there was no way. Not even the King of Nanchang could resist the Queen's order, let alone them.
The legitimate daughter of the Dugu family still has to marry into the Prime Minister's Palace as a concubine. They, who are foreigners who entered the Tang Dynasty, are extremely lucky to be able to marry into the Nanchang Prince's Palace as a concubine.
It's better than continuing to mess with the Quan family.
Qu Dou'er ignored her mother's thoughts and just stared blankly in the direction where Li Xuan disappeared.
…
In the darkness, a Turk wearing a felt hat and dressed as a prairie man stood on a hill, looking at Fuqi City in the distance.
Flames rose and chaos suddenly arose, but soon, the chaos was gradually controlled.
The Turkic man didn't pay attention to the controlled chaos, and shifted his gaze to the mountains to the south.
During the day, the altar where Murong Nuohebo offered sacrifices was now burning with blazing fire.
You know, that place is extremely important, but there are not many people guarding it.
There was a hint of pride in the corner of the Turkic man's mouth.
The place where Murong worshiped heaven and earth was destroyed by fire. Tomorrow, there will be rumors in Fuqi City: "Murong will not be blessed by God, and his country will be destroyed."
Suddenly, the Turkic man's eyes fell in the distance, and a series of firelights were quickly approaching his location.
"Not good!" The Turkic man suddenly became alert. The next moment, he was about to leave with his men.
But at this moment, countless crossbow arrows rose into the sky.
(End of chapter)
