After Jiao Didi escaped from the outer room, the prince went crazy

The night falls, and the stars in the sky shine brightly.

Li Miaoyi and Xie Mingcang sat quietly on the roof enjoying the night view.

Xie Mingcang took a big mouthful of green plum cake. At this time, he no longer looked as depressed as an hour ago.

The deep night sky seemed to be able to swallow up the unspeakable thoughts in people's hearts, making them both feel calm.

The Milky Way in the night sky was like a beautiful ribbon, shimmering with faint light, and reflected in their eyes like a sea of ​​silver.

There were sounds of insects and wind intertwining between the two of them. The breeze blew, and the corners of their clothes fluttered gently, giving them a sense of leisure and contentment.

Suddenly Li Miaoyi's eyes lit up and she saw an obvious wide and shallow arc diagonally cutting from east to west on the outer edge of the Milky Way.

Li Miaoyi pointed there and asked slowly, "Look what that is?"

Xie Mingcang looked along Li Miaoyi's hand. In fact, he didn't know, but he still followed Li Miaoyi's words and slowly said, "Could it be the legendary Seven Stars Lianzhu?"

Li Miaoyi thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Maybe."

Xie Mingcang quickly put his hands together and started chanting.

Li Miaoyi listened carefully to Xie Mingcang's voice, but his voice was too soft, and Li Miaoyi didn't hear anything.

The breeze at night is the most comfortable. Li Miaoyi closed her eyes and quietly felt the feeling of the breeze blowing on her face.

After a long time, Xie Mingcang put down his hand. Li Miaoyi opened her eyes, turned to look at him and said slowly, "What, have you finished your wish?"

Xie Mingcang nodded slowly and said, "The promise is over."

Li Miaoyi looked at his rare and quiet expression, and it was not difficult to guess what wish he made, so she did not ask.

Li Miaoyi slowly said, "When will you go to the border again?"

Xie Mingcang lowered his head, frowned, and slowly said, "It stands to reason that after such a long time, I have been resting in the capital city for a long enough time. Your Majesty should have sent me back anyway, but it has been so long." Time is silent."

For some reason, Li Miaoyi had a bad thought in her heart. She turned to look at Xie Mingcang and said, "Is Uncle Xie okay at the border?"

Xie Mingcang nodded and said, "As you know, my father returned to the border shortly after returning to the capital. He sent a message saying that everything is fine."

After finishing speaking, Xie Mingcang frowned and looked worried.

Li Miaoyi understood what Xie Mingcang was worried about and slowly said, "Are you afraid that the Nanman people will be detrimental to Uncle Xie?"

Xie Mingcang nodded heavily and said worriedly, "Although it is midsummer now, once summer is over, winter will not be far away."

After a pause, Xie Mingcang slowly said, "The southern barbarians are extremely cold in winter. It can be said that not even a blade of grass grows. The southern barbarians will definitely be greedy for our country's food, clothing and other items. The border in winter is the most uneasy. I'm afraid of them." A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry."

After finishing speaking, Xie Mingcang sighed and said, "As you know, my father was not in good health after fighting on the battlefield in the early years. I am afraid that the Nanman will be harmful to my father."

After Xie Mingcang finished speaking, Li Miaoyi didn't speak for a long time. She knew that Xie Mingcang's analysis was correct. The Southern Barbarians are located in a semi-desert, semi-wasteland. It is extremely difficult to survive in the winter. The Southern Barbarians are warlike, but there is nothing they can do about it. If they do not fight or fight, their wives, children, and children may not survive the winter. .

That was also the time when riots were most likely to occur on the border between the two countries. There were no swords on the battlefield. What's more, in order to protect the peace of Dongling in recent years, General Xie killed many Southern Barbarians as a warning to others. The Southern Barbarians were afraid of him. At the same time, Hate him too.

Li Miaoyi let out a long sigh and slowly said, "But now that His Majesty has not issued an order for you to return to the border, what should we do?"

Xie Mingcang shook his head helplessly and said, "If I run back to the border gate privately now, before the Nanman can harm my father, His Majesty will issue an order to harm my Xie family first."

After saying this, Li Miaoyi also heard something else.

He tentatively said, "Do you think His Majesty is afraid that your great achievements will shock the Lord?"

Xie Mingcang was silent for a long time, then slowly nodded and said, "I have such an idea."

After saying this, everything can be understood. Li Miaoyi suddenly realized it and said, "His Majesty wanted to grant a marriage to you and the princess that day, just because he wanted you to stay in the capital and be the consort."

Xie Mingcang responded softly and said, "That's why I didn't agree to marry the princess that day."

"The prince-in-law cannot hold real power." Li Miaoyi squinted her eyes and said, "If you had agreed that day according to Dongling Law, you should have resigned from the post of general. In order to reassure you, His Majesty will most likely give you For a false position, you will never be able to leave Beijing again in this life."

After thinking about all this, Li Miaoyi was shocked and said, "Your Majesty is really a good calculator."

Xie Mingcang let out a long sigh, chuckled, and said, "I think of my Xie family as a strong family. How many good men died fighting for Dongling, but in the end, they were plotted by His Majesty like this."

Li Miaoyi let out a long sigh, turned to look at Xie Mingcang, and said somewhat unbearably, "Does uncle know all this?"

Xie Mingcang nodded heavily, moved his lips, smiled a little self-deprecatingly, with a hint of helplessness and bitterness in his voice, and slowly said, "My father knows, he knows everything." After that, , he looked up to the sky.

The stars were shining as brightly as before, but for some reason, when Xie Mingcang looked at them again, he felt that the stars were already extremely dim.

After a long time, Xie Mingcang slowly said, "So what if my father knows, in his heart, the most important thing will always be his monarch and the people of Dongling."

After speaking, Xie Mingcang turned to look at Li Miaoyi and said slowly, "Look at my brother's name, Xie Shi'an." After a pause, Xie Mingcang turned to look at the starry sky and said, "Dad's wish is very simple. I just hope that Dong The subjects of the mausoleum can live in peace forever."

The corners of Xie Mingcang's eyes were red and there were tears in his eyes. He raised his head hard and looked at the night sky to prevent the tears from flowing out.

His voice was full of compassion, and he spoke slowly, "Everything is fine in Dongling now, but I have lost my favorite brother. He has been buried at the border gate guarded by the Xie family for generations."

"They are all fine, but there is no Xie Shi'an in this world anymore."

After a pause, a teardrop still shed from the corner of Xie Mingcang's eyes, and it fainted on his robe, leaving no trace.

The corners of Li Miaoyi's eyes couldn't help but feel moist. She turned her head away and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. She didn't want Xie Mingcang to see it.

"Wanwan, I miss my brother." (End of chapter)