royal girl

Chapter 74 A Thousand Miles of Light and Shadow 7
Not to mention the surprise in Ji Qiyu's heart, Huiyu was actually a little restless at this moment.

He didn't expect Xing Yulang to tell this matter in front of Ji Qiyu's matter.But in a blink of an eye, I understood that since the guards came to report Ji Qiyu's visit, Xing Yulang let people in directly, and after playing a few moves, he smiled and conceded, and then deliberately mentioned in front of Ji Qiyu, "I'm coming but not going". There are two reasons.The first is to ask Ji Qiyu to be a witness that Xing Yulang gave Huiyu the idea of ​​'Come and not leave'. In this case, the Dong family can't get the idea of ​​this shop. The word dowry was mentioned, so it can be seen that it is for Huiyu to add makeup in the future; secondly, Huiyu sighed inwardly, I am afraid that this is also Xing Yulang's method to test Ji Qiyu, to show like Ji Qiyu that the Xing family is right The importance attached to Huiyu's granddaughter is far more important than what the outside world sees. 'Come or go' is a shop that makes money every day, and you will give it if you say it. Not everyone can have this kind of courage.

For being able to think so much and put it into action in such a short period of time, even Huiyu, who came from time travel and had seen many political methods in her previous life's family, couldn't stop admiring her.Even if her grandfather hadn't joined the army, he would have been an excellent politician.

Naturally, Ji Qiyu had more thoughts in her mind, and naturally knew that Xing Yulang told him about this matter in front of him to let him be a witness, so she went with the flow and sold her favor, "If it is reported back to the capital at this time, the second girl I'm afraid it's going to be full of guests."

Huiyu watched Ji Qiyu climb up the pole, and immediately climbed up the pole, "So please be merciful, Your Highness, this matter must be kept secret."

Ji Qiyu felt mixed feelings towards Shang Huiyu's ingratiating expression. Dong Huiyu, a little girl, could always... put down her figure and win favors, but when it was time to persist, she refused to give up an inch.Since you want to sell favors, you just let it take its course and nodded, "Okay, but if I go to your store to buy something, remember to make it cheaper."

When Ji Qiyu said this, Huiyu felt more at ease.Ji Qiyu was not necessarily trying to save a few bucks, but a statement made.

"Of course, I'll give it to you at the cost price." Huiyu jumped down on the bed, clapped her hands and said, and instantly felt that Ji Qiyu was actually not... not that annoying, at least the fourth prince who was rumored to be extremely difficult to get close to was still Somewhat impersonal. "Huiyu won't disturb my grandfather discussing business with His Highness, so I'll take my leave." Saying this, she saluted the two of them, turned and walked out.

Xing Yulang shook his head, smiled and said to Ji Qiyu: "I have liked my granddaughter since I was a child, but it's a pity that I have been stationed at the border, and I can't always want to see her. Now...hehe, it is also considered to be able to enjoy family happiness by chance. I made a wish."

Ji Qiyu has been here for such a long time and Xing Yulang has never been willing to take the initiative to bring up the dispute between Mrs. Dong and the second wife of the Xia family. Now that he has just expressed his position, he is willing to mention it to himself, and he understands it in his heart.Standing up and sitting opposite Xing Yulang, "General, would you like to play another game?"

"Okay, playing chess is the best way to relieve boredom." Xing Yulang's attitude towards Ji Qiyu is much closer than when he first came here.

Ji Qiyu naturally sensed the difference, and when the two started playing chess, he said in a low voice: "Since the general has heard about the matter in the capital, what are your plans?"

"Does Your Highness have any advice?"

Xing Yulang, an old fox, refused to say anything useful, so Ji Qiyu naturally understood his position, and after thinking about it, he said, "If the general is willing to listen to me, it's better to retreat."

Xing Yulang paused in his hands, "If there is no way to retreat?"

"If there is really no way to retreat, the general will not say this to me."

"Your Highness is wise, hehe, I need to trouble Your Highness like this."

"Since I have testified, one more thing is nothing."

Xing Yulang heard Ji Qiyu lead him into the army, he smirked, "His Royal Highness noticed it, I, Lao Xing, didn't I think that since His Highness came, I would just witness it. I have spent my whole life on the battlefield Fighting, if you want to talk about fighting with others, I will never be second, but if you let me and the group of nerds in Jingdu verbally criticize me, ten Lao Xings can't compare with one of them. And how the second son of the Dong family treats my daughter, Jingdu is afraid Everyone knows that this shop is very profitable. If the Dong family finds out about it, they will inevitably not be tempted to play tricks. Wouldn’t it be reassuring for me, a warrior, to have His Highness testify? As for Xia Mingzhe, hmph, if not The general cannot go back to the capital without authorization, I will definitely break his nose with a fist. If you ask me to reason with him, I would rather fight with him. Your Highness knows that our generals don’t have so many philandering eyes. Breaking it down into ten sentences, you can argue three points even if it is unreasonable. If you have His Highness to help us, if you are willing to say a good word for us, I, Lao Xing, will be very grateful."

"The general is serious." Ji Qiyu gave up another son, "The general has been loyal to the country for decades, and the emperor knows it in his heart. After all, Xia Mingzhe was raised by the emperor alone. If he is really Withdrew, general, you don't need me to tell you that the emperor might not look good on his face."

"So Your Highness asked Lao Xing to take a step back? But if this is the case, what should I do about the grievances of my daughter and granddaughter?" Xing Yulang thumped the table angrily, and the chess pieces on the table trembled immediately.

"Taking a step back doesn't mean admitting defeat. Father knows that the general has been wronged. With father's temperament, the general knows what he will do." Ji Qiyu gave birth to another son.

Xing Yulang uttered a foul word, and then said: "Okay, Lao Xing will trust His Highness just once. If it really doesn't work, I'll go back to Beijing and teach him secretly in the future."

Ji Qiyu looked at Xing Yulang's gloomy and unbearable look, but she felt a little complicated in her heart. She didn't expect Xing Yulang, a general, to be a sweetheart.The concern for his family was a bit heavier than he expected.

"The general is in the heart of the father, and since the general can understand the embarrassment of the father, the father will naturally remember."

Even if Ji Qiyu didn't say anything, Xing Yulang didn't intend to start a fight with the emperor. He had planned to take a step back and pretend to be wronged to win the emperor's favor and guilt, and then trampled the second child of the Xia family on the ground.Bullying my daughter, hehe, if Lao Zhi doesn't beat you up, he won't let you continue to be an official in a good light.

But Ji Qiyu's arrival delayed Xing Yulang's plan.In his opinion, the fourth prince who was said to be indifferent and indifferent in the rumors was not really as unkind as the rumors said.So when Ji Qiyu came here at first, he was thinking of taking good care of him and sending him back safely to finish his life.However, after observing these days, he felt that the Fourth Prince was not as simple as he appeared on the surface, at least Gu Cang seemed to provoke him a few times during these days, but Ji Qiyu blocked them all with neither soft nor hard .

It was rumored that he attached great importance to Gu Cang and had a good relationship with Gu Cang. After all, Gu Cang had been with him for a long time.But he didn't know how Ji Qiyu found out. In short, Ji Qiyu realized that the relationship between him and Gu Cang was definitely not what it was rumored outside. Therefore, the fourth prince was very indifferent to Gu Cang, but he was very cold towards himself. It's rare to be able to be cheerful.

With this vision and means, it is a skill to be able to see things that others cannot see.

At least it made him not dare to underestimate the prince, so he had the heart to make friends, and then he was willing to take the initiative to take a step forward and use this matter to get closer to him.

Both of them took a step forward, there was no need to say much, since they both knew what to do.

It's a pity that girl Huiyu is too young to participate in next year's draft. The fourth prince will marry next year. It would be even better if the two families get married.Xing Yulang just had such a thought, and put it down in a blink of an eye. He also saw her daughter's thoughts, and she didn't want the second girl to marry into the royal family.

After happily playing a game of chess, Ji Qiyu left. Xing Yulang sat in the study until midnight, wrote a note, and sent it back to Kyoto with Ji Qiyu's note the next day.

There were no major battles at the border in winter. In addition to regular military training, Xing Yulang had more time to eat and chat with Huiyu's mother and daughter, and occasionally took Huiyu out hunting.Every time they go out, Dong Yunji, Xing Xianzhi and Gu Guangji, the second boy of the Gu family, will follow, and a lot of people are very lively.In particular, Huiyu is the only flower among so many people, and it is still a beautiful flower, as popular as it needs to be.

There are not many embroiderers at the border, and their craftsmanship is not as good as that in Kyoto, but the riding clothes they make do not have a rough taste.Xing Yulang asked Huiyu to make a whole box of various horse riding clothes, and she let her choose the best leather as if she didn't need money. Mrs. Dong Er wanted to tell Huiyu not to be so wild, but Xing Yulang was not happy. Just tell your daughter, don't hold back in the house, let's go out together.Mrs. Dong Er didn't want her face to be chapped and wrinkled by the cold wind, she couldn't talk about her father, she couldn't hold her daughter back, so she just let go of her.

Now Zi Huiyu went crazy, and horse racing and hunting became a daily compulsory course.

"Girl, if you go on like this, what will you do when you return to the capital?" Xueying sighed, put away Huiyu's changed clothes and handed them to the little girl to wash. She couldn't help but persuade her a few words.

"I have wine and I am happy today, and it is precisely because I can't be so happy when I return to Kyoto that I can enjoy myself in time." Huiyu lay on the soft couch and let Xueying rub her hair.

Xueying had no choice, "Then you can't go out every other day."

"No!" Huiyu said.

Xueying had nothing to say, she wiped Huiyu's hair and waited for it to dry before combing it.Huiyu changed into homely clothes, so she lay down on the soft couch and grabbed a book to read.

Xueying took a look and quietly backed out. When she walked into the next room, she saw Xueqi making tea, and asked, "Are you ready? The girl is reading a book, but she didn't ask for tea."

"The water is too boiling, let it dry to soak. I'm still waiting for Bingrui's snacks, and they haven't been delivered yet, so I don't know what this little hoof is up to." Xue Qi was very unhappy, and couldn't help muttering a few words .

Xueying was even more speechless when she heard that, "What can I do? It's not that the fourth prince has relied on our girl's cook, and even refuses to eat the snacks made by the cook of the general's mansion. It's a pity that the dinner didn't come. Otherwise, I would just eat it." I'm afraid our girl's dinner will be delayed."

"Keep your voice down." Xue Qi glanced cautiously, and then patted her heart and said: "It's not that I sent it once in the morning, why do I want more. Usually the fourth prince rarely asks for snacks in the afternoon, so maybe there is something there?" guest."

"Never mind her." Xueying was already unhappy, and she became more and more depressed as she spoke, she turned her head to look at Xueqi, "I'll go and see if the snacks are ready, you've made tea and waited for me."

"Go." Xueqi stared at the boiling water on the table and said, the water is too hot to make tea, the tea leaves will be boiled, and they can be used after drying, but the temperature is too low to brew, so girls usually drink tea She and Xueying soaked in person, others didn't like it.

Dong Yunji walked in swaggeringly, and went in without even knocking on the door.Xueqi and Xueying, who were guarding the gate, were not there, but when he entered suddenly, Huiyu was really startled.

"He came in without asking any questions." Huiyu complained, how can this happen, even her own brother was not in compliance with the rules in ancient times.

"Now tell me the rules, why don't you say it when you follow me on a horse?" Dong Yunji gave his sister a white look, "You white-eyed wolf."

"Did you talk like that?" Huiyu sat up and put on his shoes, then pointed to the brocade stool beside the round table and said, "Sit down, what are you doing here now?"

"It's okay, I don't dare to come to the door if it's okay."

Hearing Dong Yunji's sour words, Hui Yu rolled his eyes at him, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"We're going to Houshan tomorrow, so I won't take you out. I'll tell you first, so I won't get into trouble with me." Dong Yunji picked up the dried fruit on the table and took a bite.

"Back Mountain?" Huiyu asked casually. There are two hills outside Shidunkou City, which are called Front Mountain and Back Mountain by the locals.Huiyu had been following them on horse races in the front mountain these days, but had never been to the back mountain, so she said, "Why can't I go?"

"It's too dangerous. People outside the back mountain often touch it. What should I do if I encounter danger?"

"Just lie. The back mountain is still some distance away from beyond the Great Wall. How can the enemy touch it?" Huiyu said angrily to fool the children.

Dong Yunji patted his head, but he didn't deceive his sister, so he could only say: "The prey in the back mountain are relatively big, there are black bears and tigers, it's too dangerous to take you there."

In her previous life, Huiyu had seen tigers and bears kept in zoos. She had never seen wild ones, so she was interested in them, so she pestered Dong Yunji and said, "Then I must go. I will be with you when the time comes." How about a piece, absolutely no trouble? If you don’t let me go, I won’t let you go either.”

Dong Yunji: ...

How can there be such a domineering sister, Dong Yunji is not happy, Huiyu soaked for a long time, plus a cup of good tea and two dishes of snacks, Dong Yunji reluctantly agreed.

At one time, the bear child was going to hunt a big prey, so he took his guards and took a look out without notifying Xing Yulang.Others didn't care too much when they thought they were going to Qianshan, and they were really fooled by them.

The terrain of the back mountain is more steep than that of the front mountain. You can ride a horse all the way, but you can't ride a horse when you reach the middle of the mountain.Huiyu turned over and got off the horse, Dong Yunji next to him also followed, Xing Xianzhi and Gu Guangji also leaned over, followed by more than a dozen guards, it was quite lively for a while.

Xing Xianzhi looked at Huiyu and asked, "Second sister, how do you feel?"

Huiyu looked at the surrounding environment, and then said: "It really looks like that, it looks much deeper here than the previous mountain."

"We've been here before, so we can't go too deep. If it's too deep, if something really happens and it's too dangerous, let's just take a walk outside." In fact, they went into a deeper place, but they were afraid that Huiyu would make a fuss Go inside, that's why I said so.

"Actually, there are a lot of prey outside, and it won't be boring." Dong Yunji immediately followed up, looking at Huiyu a little flatteringly.

Seeing the appearance of these two people, Gu Guangji groaned in his heart, but looked at Huiyu and said, "Let's go, there's nothing to be afraid of. The ones outside are all small. If it's like this, it's fine in the front mountain. What are you doing here?" .”

"What are you talking about, I don't know my sister is a girl." Dong Yunji glanced at Gu Guangji displeased, then pulled Huiyu and said, "Follow me."

Although Huiyu felt that there was something wrong with Gu Cang, she saw that Gu Guangji was not that kind of despicable person, and after these days, he could be regarded as a rare young talent, but it was probably due to her discord with her brother's aura , when two people are together, they often quarrel a lot.

On the other hand, Xing Xianzhi smiled and said to Huiyu, "Let them fight, let's go."

After thinking for a while, Huiyu picked up her bow and arrow and followed Xing Xianzhi inside, asking as she walked, "Second cousin, you have been here before, so you must be familiar with it."

"I can't say I'm familiar with it, but I know the road. Of course, it's the road outside. Your brother and I have been inside once. The forest is too deep, and there are few people. We can't go in." Xing Xianzhi opened the way ahead and dialed for Huiyu. Open branches and thorns.

Huiyu nodded. There is a saying that a dead horse runs away when looking at the mountain, but when you look at the mountain so close, you are actually far away from the mountain.Don't look at the small mountain from afar. In fact, you don't know that the small mountain is deep until you come in. In the previous life, Huiyu was also a person who practiced wild survival in the mountains and forests, so he naturally understood this.

"You don't have to be afraid, we all know each other very well on the periphery and nothing will happen." Xing Xianzhi added for fear of scaring Huiyu.

"I'm not afraid." Huiyu smiled sweetly.

"Of course my sister is not afraid." Dong Yunji followed up and answered immediately after listening to this sentence.

A few people were chatting and laughing, followed by a group of guards, no matter what Huiyu thought, she felt that nothing would happen, and they probably felt a little nervous about bringing a woman like herself.

Sure enough, as they said, they were very clear about the surrounding terrain, and soon found the prey, and several people had some gains.Because it was winter, there were not many animals that came out to look for food. After walking for half a day, they only hunted a dozen of them. Among them, the big one was a wild boar, which was considered the biggest harvest.

Huiyu felt a little boring, and threw a wild rabbit that he had just hunted in his hand to the guard behind him and said to Dong Yunji, "Didn't you say there are black bears and tigers?"

Dong Yunji's face froze, "Hey, I lied to you, even if there is one, I'm still in the nest at this time."

Hui Yu glared at him fiercely, and before he could speak, Gu Guangji suddenly shushed, "Listen, there's a voice."

Everyone became quiet all of a sudden, and all of them felt happy immediately. When they listened sideways, Xing Xianzhi lowered his voice and said, "Sure enough, there is a sound. The movement is not too small, like a black blind man."

The black blind man is the black bear. People here are still used to calling the black bear the black blind man when they say it is easy to say.

"Go, go and have a look." Gu Guangji led the way with a bit of excitement on his face. Before leaving, he gave Dong Yunji a provocative look.

Dong Yunji was so angry that he immediately followed.Xing Xianzhi hesitated for a moment, looked at Huiyu and said, "Don't go over there, let's just go over and have a look, the black blind man will not die if he gets crazy, he is afraid of accidentally hurting you."

"I'm right behind you. If I don't go forward, I'll see your majesty from a distance." Huiyu wouldn't be waiting here right now.

Xing Xianzhi thought for a while, following so many guards should be fine, so he turned his head and asked the two to follow Huiyu closely, and nodded in agreement.

The four of them quietly fanned towards the direction of the sound with their guards, and Huiyu was in the middle of the formation, so that everyone could rescue her in time if there was any danger.Of course, basically there are guards around and they probably don't need to make a move, it's just for peace of mind.

In Huiyu's previous life, he didn't have the chance to hunt. After all, there were such things there in that era.So I am still very interested in the original ecological behavior of hunting. After so many days, I am not bored. Knowing that there may be a black bear in front of me, I am even more excited.

The voice was getting closer, Huiyu really felt a little nervous, and asked Dong Yunji beside him in a low voice: "Brother, have you hunted a black blind man before?"

Dong Yunji paused, "I met him once, but I didn't catch him. The black blind man is very fierce. There are few people and he can't catch him."

"Isn't hunting archery?" Huiyu felt speechless.

"The black blind man has thick skin and a lot of flesh. The arrow does not go deep into the flesh and cannot be killed in one blow. It can only arouse his ferocity. Therefore, you must be extra careful when you strike. It is best to be able to pierce the throat with one arrow."

Huiyu nodded, Dong Yunji and the others were already half-adult, but they still had to wrinkle a lot if they faced an animal with strong skin and thick flesh like a black bear.

"Here we come, spread out." Gu Guangji snorted, and quickly hid behind a tree to hide.

Huiyu followed suit, and immediately hid behind a big tree embraced by two people, and quietly poked her head out to observe.In fact, the sound was still a little far away from them, but although the black bear is a bit bulky, its hearing is not bad. In order to avoid being heard by it, everyone set up an ambush in advance.

There happened to be a bush of thorns in front of Huiyu, so she slowly squatted down and hid behind and looked forward through the gap. Sure enough, she could vaguely see the black fur flickering from a distance, and she also became a little excited .

She saw Dong Yunji and Xing Xianzhi making gestures, knowing that they were going to outflank them from both sides, and each of them moved slightly to one side.At this time, Gu Guangji suddenly looked back at Huiyu, showing his big white teeth, "When I catch him, I'll get you braised bear paws when I come back."

The last time Mrs. Gu came to test the tone, after Mrs. Dong didn't let go, Mrs. Gu came two more times, but Mrs. Dong made excuses and didn't see her. Since then, the Gu family has faded away.On the other hand, Gu Guangji didn't seem to know anything, and treated Huiyu the same as before, with a few centimeters of arrogance in his mischievousness, and he was a young man.

Huiyu made a winning gesture, "Be careful."

Gu Guangji nodded, raised his heels and followed the backs of the two cats to catch up from the middle.Several guards followed carefully, and Huiyu also wanted to follow, but she felt that it was better not to distract them, so she said to the guards behind her, "Let's go over there and don't trouble them. "

"Yes." The two agreed in a low voice, and followed Huiyu to the side.

For a while, there was no other movement in the woods except the rustling sound. Huiyu hunched over her back and walked cautiously. She was following Xing Xianzhi from a distance in the direction of the left and back. She was thinking not to disturb him. In some cases, you can find an angle with a better view to watch the whole process, and you may be able to help when necessary.With such guards, she felt that it was unlikely that she could help.

In front of Huiyu, there was a large bush of thorns that he couldn't walk through, so he could only take a detour, so he simply walked around the thorns and took two more steps to follow.After walking for more than a hundred steps, Huiyu could only vaguely see the back of Xing Xianzhi in front of him, and Dong Yunji and Gu Guangji couldn't even see it. The forest was very dense because no one was logging.

Huiyu was a little anxious, and her feet sped up a little. Suddenly, there was a feeling of hairs on the back of her neck. Huiyu was no stranger to this feeling. Her body reacted more quickly than her brain. With all his strength, the whole person rushed forward, then quickly rolled a few times, and quickly took out the dagger hidden in the boot and laid it across his chest.

(End of this chapter)