Changqing Ci

The climate in the mountains is very different during the day and night, cold as late autumn, crescent moon like a hook, soft light and still water.

The stone wall outside the cave projects the melting moonlight, and the sky is full of stars, reflecting the faint moonlight. The boundless darkness in the mountains is like a moonless sky, dotted into a milky way with scattered shadows.

Yun Shen and Li Xiang sat outside to watch the night, grabbing the weeds on the ground, and the others had already fallen asleep leaning against the stone wall, the quietness and serenity was just right for sleeping.Yun Shen pushed the bored Li Xiang, "You go to sleep first, and you will sleep with me in the middle of the night. The guard girl is guarding inside, and she will call us if there is anything to do. Both of you don't sleep. How can we hurry tomorrow?"

Li Xiang thought for a while and thought it made sense. This time is different from marching, and there will be no major problems. If someone catches up, Yun Shen alone can wake up everyone. She nodded and lay down on the ground with her clothes closed.

Yun Shen saw that she was asleep, so he got up and went to the cave to take a look. Xun Changqing was shot by an arrow in the daytime, and he didn't take any medicine. With her thin skin and tender flesh, he would definitely have a fever at night.

The inside of the cave was different from the ground full of rocks outside. Wei Lingci found some thatch and spread it on the ground. It was not as soft as the bedding, but he could still sleep peacefully. A fire was lit in the cave, and Yun Shen went in to add some firewood, and the fire was bright again. some.

She leaned closer and saw that Xun Changqing's face was different from the paleness of the day. She didn't know whether it was because of her own body temperature or the reflection of the fire, her face was scorching red, and her lips were also dyed red. Said: "I really have a fever, Miss Wei, why don't you fetch some cold water and try a cold compress, we've done this before."

Wei Lingci nodded in the dark, and Yun Shen ran out, woke up a few people, and went out to fetch water together.

Suddenly, the cave became quiet again, the person lying on the ground tilted his head, seemed a little uneasy, his thick long eyelashes trembled, Wei Lingci suddenly felt a strong panic in his heart, and hurriedly walked over to help him up , the voice raised a little for no reason: "Changqing, Changqing, how do you feel, just answer me when you hear something."

The sound echoed in the silent cave, and it seemed a little louder. Xun Changqing opened his eyes, looked around randomly a few times, gradually recovered his sanity, and took a deep breath, "Still on the mountain?"

"Well, how do you feel when you return to Jizhou at dawn?" Wei Ling asked again tirelessly, picked up the water bag on the side, fed her a few sips of water, and then said: "When you return to Jizhou tomorrow, you go back to Jizhou first." Dijing, I will go back after the reinforcements arrive, and I should be able to catch up with you."

Today's move fell short, almost costing the lives of the two of them. Xun Changqing knew the danger involved, besides, it was useless for her to stay here to heal her wounds while Yuan Xun defended the city. She nodded and bent over to dry up The corners of his lips were as beautiful as a crescent moon, and he said with a smile: "I think that old fox Gulianggan should come. There is no one in the border town who is more familiar than him. Besides, the father is about to become emperor, and he is the elder brother of the former princess. He will come out both public and private, and what's more, what he saved can be used now, but Concubine Xian Gui is afraid that she will be unhappy."

The virtuous concubine Gu Liangyin is an offshoot of the Guliang clan, but Gu Liangqian stood by and watched that day, causing the third prince Xun to die tragically. This kind of estrangement cannot be repaired.

Wei Lingci's eyes dimmed, he hugged her tightly, and rubbed her hot cheeks, Fang softly said: "That's what I dreamed just now, Changqing, you really worry about the country and the people, it's really a shame if you don't enter the court." I'm sorry for the people of the world."

Xun Changqing was teased by her so much that he lost interest in continuing to talk, leaned in her arms, and heard her say: "Don't think about these things anymore, it's a foregone conclusion anyway, and the only way to heal your wounds is to recover." What you should do, Jizhou has me and Yuan Yu."

Xun Changqing lacked interest, "Okay, I don't want to. But this place is not comparable to Dijing, and there should be no one like you here. If you meet Gu Liangqian, you can avoid him as much as you can. After all, he and Pingnan Palace are considered relatives by marriage."

After waking up, Xun Changqing's voice was weak and soft, far from the usual cheerful look. Even if she didn't say anything, Wei Lingci understood what she was thinking.She seems to have really grown up, and knows how to hide her feelings and emotions, and never mentions Ana Yanran, no matter whether she misses or resents her, she doesn't mention a word.

Wei Lingci suddenly felt sorry for her. He thought she would be smooth sailing after rebirth, but manpower could not match her fate after all. The feelings she had originally carried could never be forgotten. Adding to this matter, should she miss it or hate it? The grievances between the two countries are indeed difficult to choose.

The body of the person in his arms was getting hotter and hotter. Wei Lingci looked out. Xun Changqing felt a lot more comfortable after waking up, and closed her eyes in enjoyment. She liked the feeling of being held in the palm of Wei Lingci's hand and cared for. It's just that her body was a little cold, and she looked at the fire a few steps away, her eyes burning.

"I feel a little cold, is it windy outside?"

"It's cool in the mountains at night, so it's naturally incomparable to outside the mountains. You lie down for a while, and I'll add some firewood."

Wei Lingci put the person down, lay flat on the grass, and went to add more firewood. After the fire was raging, she looked back at the extremely quiet girl, always feeling a little uneasy, Xun Changqing was not so calm People always feel that she is suppressing herself, and the bitter taste spreads in her heart.

But she didn't have time to speak, a person broke in from outside, it was Yun Shen who was going to fetch water, she held a water bag in her hand, her face was tense, and she hurriedly said: "Miss Wei... There are people coming down the mountain, we have to go quickly Hurry up and climb over this mountain."

Xun Changqing lay there as if lost in spirit, his eyes were a little dry, and he let out a long sigh, "She really persisted, even if she killed you, Daqi still has many capable people."

Such an old-fashioned appearance amused Yun Shen, she covered the fire with sand, and said with a smile: "Little princess, you can only blame Miss Wei's martial arts, people in the frontier value martial arts very much, besides, Miss Wei is right in front of you, and you She is the princess of Daqi, and the two countries are hostile, so naturally they will not let such an eminent person go."

"Yun Shen, I'm just a powerless and down-and-out princess, and I can't match the word "excellent." Xun Changqing seemed to ignore these things, sat up on his own, stood up slowly, and covered the just now The coat he was wearing was passed to Wei Lingci.

After Wei Lingci received it, he put it on and packed up the things in the cave. Xun Changqing had already moved out slowly by himself. Yun Shen, who was on the side, saw that her hands holding the stone wall were still trembling, so he walked up to the cave. Before, I tried to ask: "Little princess, why don't I carry you on my back, there are many gravels on the mountain, it is not easy to walk, and you have a fever..."

Xun Changqing shook his head, looking at the already bright sky outside the cave, "No need, I can go by myself, just take care of yourselves, and I will try not to drag you down." Life and death are at stake, and you can't hurt others because of yourself.

Yun Shen sadly didn't know how to answer, they came here mainly to protect Xun Changqing's safety, if something happened to Xun Changqing, not only would Yuan Yu not let them go, the court would kill them.

"Little princess, that's not what I mean...I..." Yun Shen suddenly closed his mouth, Wei Lingci walked over and handed her the packed package, and leaned over to carry Xun Changqing on his back.

Li Xiang tugged at her sleeves, twitched the corners of her lips, and laughed at her for being nosy, Wei Lingci is here, do they need their attention?

Of course not.

There was a noise coming from the foot of the mountain, Yun Shen immediately stopped entangled in this matter, carried the burden by herself, and led the way ahead, only she was the most familiar with the road here, she looked back at Xun Changqing from time to time, and saw her lying quietly on the On Wei Lingci's body, resting his head on Wei Lingci's shoulder, he closed his eyes slightly.She took a few glances, and then stepped forward. In fact, Wei Lingci was there, so they didn't need to worry about the little princess.

The mountain road is indeed difficult to walk, and it is difficult for ordinary people to walk. At first glance, there are thorns and protruding rocks, one foot is deep and the other is shallow.

Xun Changqing put his arms around Wei Lingci's neck, and his fingertips fell on her slender shoulders. She also felt the ruggedness of the mountain road, and felt that the bumps were severe, so she asked, "Are you tired?"

"Fortunately, the mountain road is not easy to walk. Don't move around. At this speed, you should be able to cross this mountain in two hours. There are people there to meet you, so don't be afraid."

The voice of Wei Lingci was very soft, and if it wasn't for Xun Changqing who was so close, he wouldn't be able to hear it clearly, but Xun Changqing was also struggling on the verge of powerlessness, his eyes gradually closed, and he murmured: "Then when you call me, I feel a little I'm sleepy... I want to sleep..."

Day and night, I only drank a few sips of spring water when I woke up, and now I was injured and had a high fever, and I couldn't keep up with my physical strength.

Wei Ling responded lightly with a sentence, and then stopped answering. Most of the poems were answered, and silence speaks louder now.

It was already noon when the people down the mountain searched the cave. The mountain is too big, and if you don’t walk well, you will get lost in the mountain. In the past, outside the city of Jizhou, I saw Wei Lingci who happened to enter the city.

She was annoyed in her heart, but she only brought a few hundred people with her, rushing over at this moment was like hitting a stone with a pebble, kicking the horse's stomach, and then turned back to the camp to report.

At this time, the city of Jizhou was already in chaos, and Yuan Yu dismissed all the people and turned it into a dead city. Even if the frontier people got it, they would move away everything except the land, houses, buildings and weeds. .

Jizhou must not be able to defend, so why not save your strength and retreat for a hundred miles, and then fight again with the reinforcements.

This is the worst policy, and it is also a helpless policy.

But Wei Lingci promised Yuan Xun to stay here, so he kept his promise and really went forward and retreated with the Jizhou army. When he was evacuating Jizhou, he ordered Yunshen and Xianyu who followed him to send Xun Changqing back to the imperial capital.

Although Xun Changqing's injury was pulled out in time, the arrowhead was not well recuperated. After staying in Jizhou for two days, he boarded a carriage and returned to the imperial capital.

The heat was still scorching hot, Xun Changqing leaned in the carriage, his lips were bloodless, he lifted the curtain, looked at Wei Lingci who was outside telling Yun Shen and the others, his eyebrows were tightly frowned, she should be worried, Xianyu's actions are not comparable Sister Xianyun is safe, and Xianyun went back to the imperial capital to deliver the letter, and now she can only send Xianyu.

In an instant, Wei Lingci opened the curtain and got on the carriage, bloodshot eyes appeared in his eyes, but the anxiety and sorrow on his face did not match her cold temperament, Xun Changqing reached out to her first, and curled the corners of his lips , smiled slightly: "You seem to be reluctant to part with me."

Wei Lingci was too lazy to care about her, and held her hand, "You said it the wrong way, but Xun Yisu asked me to tell you that you need to go back by water to avoid some troubles, and your The injury cannot be bumpy, and it should be faster to walk by water.”

"I know, but you have to take good care of yourself. I'm the one to deal with the imperial capital. After you go back, we can leave the imperial capital. They will deal with the war." Xun Changqing leaned on her, still He sniffed the fragrance of her body.

Wei Lingci pushed her, nodded her plump forehead, and said in a slightly disgusted tone, "I'm really useless, I just want to have fun."

"So what if I'm not promising, if I become promising, will you still fall in love with me? Of course not," Xun Changqing put a sticker on her body. Under general disadvantages, defeat can be turned into victory, and retreating to Jizhou is just a strategy to draw fire from the bottom.

She knew that Wei Lingci would definitely be able to keep Daqi.

Compared with tough wrists, Wei Lingci is probably better.

Hearing Wei Ling's words, she found it even more funny, and couldn't bear Xun Changqing rubbing against her body. It was already hot in summer, but now it was even hotter in the airtight carriage. A kiss, as beautiful as a dragonfly on water, filled with endless love, she only said: "Be more obedient when you go back, the palace is no longer your world alone, if you don't want to live in the palace, go to the palace to accompany the noble concubine Xian."

Wei Lingci is not worried about the affairs of the court at all, it is just the dirty things in the backyard of the palace, but Xun Changqing has never done it before. The last time the horse was poisoned, it can be seen that the people in the palace are not peaceful Besides, going back with injuries at this time will make people take advantage of the loopholes.

After thinking about it, she still told Xianyu to go to the palace to seek Concubine Xian in case of emergency.

On the second day after Jizhou's retreat, the frontier army invaded Jizhou. Although it was effortless, the soldiers were excited. Mountains, and the land going south is through cliffs.

Yuan 谩 brought half of his troops to stay here, anticipating that Bai Yan would be in hot pursuit, so he set up an ambush.

Sure enough, after waiting for half a day, Bai Yan led the cavalry and galloped away. The hasty attack was naturally not as good as Yuan Yu's careful arrangement. Most of the thousands of troops were lost, and only half of them fled back. It was a blow. This boosted Bai Yan's confidence and added a few days to the arrival of reinforcements.

However, Xun Changqing’s return to the Imperial Capital was not so smooth. After returning to the Imperial Capital by water, it was already January, and the weather in July was the hottest. The arrow wound is still not healed.

Xianyun and Zijin had been waiting for a long time at the Shili Pavilion outside the imperial capital.

After returning to the mansion, the mansion was extremely quiet, as if there was no master in the mansion.

And Xun Chang heard Zijin's reply early in the morning on the road, and learned that Xun Yitang and Xun Yibai's wives, concubines and children had rushed back to the imperial capital from the southwest.

Although Xun Yitang died, he still had a good relationship with the imperial concubine Qin Jingyu. He gave birth to a son, Xun Ximing. Now he is the eldest grandson of the eldest son after returning to the palace. The six-year-old child is just at the time of being lively and active, but Xun Yibai is different. That is to give birth to a daughter, called Xunji.

There were suddenly many people in the mansion, which made Xun Changqing feel a little uncomfortable. He thought that the mansion must be lively, but after stepping into the mansion gate, he realized that it was no different from usual, and it was as cold as before.

The housekeeper Yu Yin welcomed her into the mansion, and saw that she had lost a little weight, and her melon-shaped face was no longer as bright as before. Although he received the news of her injury, he was still a little surprised when he saw her. You haven’t come back from the palace yet, the concubine Shizi and the second wife haven’t come back after going out, you should go back to the house to rest first, the journey is bumpy and not easy.”

Knowing that she was going back to the mansion today, but there was no one in the mansion, Xun Changqing suddenly felt that she should go back to the princess mansion next door, at least Wei Xiao was still there, or she could go to Zhaoren Palace, Concubine Xian was also looking forward to her.

Yun Shen was born in the countryside and was in the military camp. It was the first time he entered a rich family, so he couldn't help but take a few glances. The path paved with bricks was lined with thick green tall trees that shaded the sky, densely packed, and then walked inside. The rockery and flowing water are gurgling like fog, and thin water vapor is condensed. Several courtyards are scattered and arranged, and the nine-curved veranda is also ingeniously constructed.

After going to Xun Changqing's courtyard, I realized that it was larger than the three small courtyards that Yuan Yu bought. Xianyu talked to her all the way, and she followed a few people into the house.

When Xun Changqing turned around, he noticed her, stood still, looked at Xianyu, who was also exhausted, and said with a smile: "Xianyu, Yunshen first came to the Imperial Capital, so you took her around to play, stay here first. If you need anything in the princess mansion, go to Zijin directly."

Yun Shen didn't understand why he wanted to live in the Princess's Mansion, but before he could figure it out, he was dragged away by Xianyu. The two of them planned to pass through the corner door, but who knew that the corner door was locked again. Princess Ning'an ordered someone to lock it up.The two bypassed the gate again, and walked for half an hour before returning to the Princess' Mansion.

Xun Changqing herself couldn't hide the tiredness on her face, but she still wanted to hear what Zijin and Xianyun said about the situation in the imperial capital.

Zi Jin helped her to lie down in the back room, and said, "The frontier urgently reported that the frontier was lost. His majesty was so angry that he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood, and immediately ordered people to recruit troops to rush to support him. The court could not recommend a suitable general. , the prince personally went to the south of the Yangtze River to invite Gu Lianggan, raised 5 horses and rushed there, and the Kangcheng army then transferred 5 people, a total of 10 people, and now the prince is in charge of the morning court. Show up."

Your Majesty's time is approaching, and he is powerless to deal with matters in the court.Xun Changqing was too tired to speak, and his eyes signaled Xianyun to tell about the affairs in the palace. The latter calmed down and said carefully: "The empress has assumed all the responsibilities. As you expected, Xun was also imprisoned in the palace. There is no edict, but the slaves have sent people over, and nothing has happened for the time being."

This is the trick of Concubine Xiangui. She finally did it. She killed the queen to avenge the loss of her son. Xun Changqing took off her coat and was about to lie down, but Zijin unbuttoned her underwear for her, and the white gauze was reflected Eyelid, she patted Zijin's hand, and comforted her with a smile: "It's all right, just take a few more days to take care of her. By the way, Concubine Xiangui has sent word."

Zijin gently untied the gauze, her eyes were red, and she still replied: "The empress said that you should take care of yourself before entering the palace, so you don't need to rush into the palace to see her."

Concubine Xiangui was also worried about her, Xun Chang smiled clearly, looked at Xianyun who was standing beside her, and ordered: "Yun Shen was born in a military camp and has a free and easy temper, you should keep an eye on her and let her go after a while."

Xianyun understood that this was an order to chase away guests, so she bowed and withdrew.

After the outsiders left, Zi Jin's tears that had been suppressed for a long time slipped down, as if she couldn't believe the scene in front of her, she asked repeatedly: "Master, is it really the princess who hurt you? Could it be wrong?"

Xun Changqing lay down, and the dullness of the past few days was covered with a layer of haze. She felt unspeakable bitterness in her heart. She closed her eyes tiredly, and said in a faint and helpless voice: "Yes or no, I know for myself. Just fine."

For a long time, my heart seemed to be pierced by a long thin needle. The slight pain was not as good as the scorching heat on my shoulder. This kind of pain lasted forever and continued forever.

Seeing that she didn't want to mention the matter of the princess, Zi Jin opened her mouth and didn't ask any more questions, but she hadn't said anything about the mansion. She paused, tucked up the quilt for Xun Changqing, and added: "The mansion is the son of the prince. The concubine is in charge, so is the shop."

Xun Changqing was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect Qin Jingyu's speed to be so fast, but the palace is indeed very tiring taking care of so many things, if anyone wants to pick it up, let her pick it up, and she is happy to relax.

The imperial concubine Zi Jin was talking about returned in the afternoon, followed by the second wife Liao Xiang, and the two children bouncing on the ground, they were led by the nanny.

After the group of people entered the gate of the palace, they met the butler, who came in a hurry and said: "The princess, the princess is back, there was no one in the mansion just now, I welcomed her in."

The implication is that you should not go out today!

Qin Jingyu froze for a moment, turned around and called her son Xun Ximing, picked him up and walked to the backyard. The scenery in the mansion was pleasant, and the flowers were fragrant and the birds were singing. She smiled and said, "Since the princess is back, why don't Ming'er go and have a look?" This little aunt, my concubine, let the wet nurse take you there."

The housekeeper was stunned. After Xun Changqing was seriously injured, he went back to his residence to recuperate. It was absurd for a child to bother him. Then he said, "The princess was wounded. She fell asleep after she came back."

The child grabbed the wooden horse he just bought in his hand, and didn't pay attention to what the concubine mother said, but Qin Jingyu turned cold when he heard the housekeeper's words, "Since she fell asleep, we will go back to the hospital, it's not that we won't go To visit her, but she is not free to see us."

After the words fell, she took the child and left straight away, leaving behind the second wife Liao Xiang who was at a loss. She was holding her four-year-old daughter by the hand, and she didn't know whether she should visit at this time. After hesitating for a while, she went back to her own courtyard.

When Xun Yibai returned to the mansion, it was already evening, and his daughter Xun Ji was standing in the yard playing with her kite. The maid flew the kite very high, she clapped her little hands and cheered, and when she saw her father, she jumped In the past, she put her arms around his legs, pointed at the kite in the air, and told him with a smile: "Daddy, the kite is so high...high."

Xun Yibai was the only girl under his knees, and she was born on his own, so she was a treasure. He bent down and hugged her, stroked the soft hair on her head, and strode into the house, "Who gave this to you? Didn't it come from my brother?"

The older brother pointed to Xun Ximing, and the wet nurse replied after hearing it: "I bought it at the market today, and it was the concubine Shizi who bought it when she saw that the young lady liked it."

After hearing the words, Liao Xiang came out from behind the bead curtain, motioned the wet nurse to take the child out, poured a cup of tea for Xun Yibai himself, and told him what happened during the day, and finally asked him: "It is reasonable for me to go Look at Princess Xiang'an, but you can't take the lead from your sister-in-law, wouldn't it be a shame for her."

Xun Yibai took a sip of tea, looked at his frowning wife, and immediately explained: "You two are not in the mansion today, even if you slap Changqing, although that girl won't hold grudges against you, she won't give it to you either. For the sake of face, I'm afraid my father will blame me a little bit, but everything has to do with my sister-in-law, it has nothing to do with you and me, if you want to see her, I will take you and Ji'er there when she wakes up later."

Liao Xiang has never contradicted Qin Jingyu. This morning she said that she was going out of the mansion. Although she was reluctant, she followed her out, but she also understood what the housekeeper said. It is true that Xun Changqing is a little girl, but she is also a princess personally appointed by His Majesty , neither in public nor in private.

She didn't dare to say any resentment in her heart, but she still said it all in front of her husband, "I don't know why my sister-in-law bothers to have trouble with a girl who is not up to date."

Xun Yibai also suffered a lot and couldn't tell, the tragic death of his elder brother was nothing more than the information given by Xun Changqing.

The information was true, but it also affected the eldest brother. If he hadn’t learned that there was a change in Cannes, he would not have personally led the troops to quell the chaos. Xu Ke’s martial arts skills were so high that it was shocking to the world. After killing the elder brother, the rest of the people would naturally not be afraid, but he did not expect the people from Ling Yunshan to follow, and him to follow.

He has witnessed the whole process, but he is also powerless. The only thing he can do is to bring his eldest brother's body back for burial, and Qin Jingyu's resentment and hatred fall on Xun Changqing.

Let me ask, who would not rush to do something that has merit, and the fact that the Xunchang list gave the opportunity to the eldest brother proves that she knows in her heart that this matter is dangerous and it is not worth doing by herself.

Qin Jingyu lost his husband when he was young, so the hatred in his heart can be imagined, but he Xun Yibai has no room to comment on it, after all, if this matter gets into trouble, it will only make outsiders laugh, and he also agrees with Qin Jingyu's words, Xun Changqing told the news , the heart must be bad.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Liao Xiang withdrew his words, bit his lips secretly, and said, "Brother passed away suddenly, did the father mention the position of the son?"

Frowning unconsciously, Xun Yibai put down the teacup lightly, with a look of complacency on his face, "What's the hurry, it's useless to fight for the position of the son, it's not as good as the position of the crown prince in the future, and let the sister-in-law protect the position of the concubine , She quietly took Xun Changqing's housekeeping power, that girl is not a cheap lamp, she is the youngest when it comes to the father and king, she is unreasonable."

Liao Xiang nodded when he heard this, and really don't need to care about this. Xun Ximing is only five or six years old, and he really doesn't have the ability to fight for power.