It was midsummer, and the sun was scorching hot overhead, scorching the ground, and the shade of trees on both sides of the official road became a life-saving straw for passers-by on the road.

Not many people will rush on the road at noon, and after a certain distance, you can see pedestrians resting under the trees.

On the empty official road, even a single person walking by would be particularly conspicuous, let alone a team of chariots and horses.

When the team of chariots and horses approached, a person who had seen the world suddenly stood up under the tree and stared at them without moving. The companions at the side saw him watching carefully and couldn't help laughing.

"Why haven't you seen a carriage? After running for a few more years, maybe we can also buy a carriage."

"What do you know?" The man looked serious, and motioned his companion to look at the backs of those people: "Look at their clothes and patterns—they are not Datan people."

He didn't speak loudly, but the guards riding beside the carriage looked back at them, bent down and whispered to the inside of the carriage: "Lu Zeyi, Tanjing is coming, I don't think these people look good."

The person in the carriage was half lying on the beauty couch, shaking gently with the bumps of the carriage, with a book covering his face.

The guard thought he was asleep and was about to stand up when he heard a chuckle from inside the car.

"What are you afraid of? Don't you know what the Dongtan people's attitude is towards us?"

The man took the book off his face, his eyes were deep, his brows were thick, and he didn't look like a Da Tan man at first glance.

"Everything depends on me."

The guard couldn't say anything more, so he simply responded.

He stretched himself, and continued to look at the part he hadn't finished reading just now.Hearing his laughter, the guard outside bent slightly to look inside the car.

"This Ji Yunqi," he said with a sneer, "I thought he was a cold-blooded man who beats stone sculptures with iron. I didn't expect that he would take the big one if he didn't make a move. It's not an exaggeration to say that Dong Tan's surname is Ji now."

He heard all kinds of rumors along the way, so the guard knew what he was talking about, and asked, "Lu Zeyi, is their story true?"

"Of course, it is a matter related to the emperor. Without the emperor's permission, how dare you blatantly publicize it?" The man raised his eyes from the book and asked, "How long is it until we arrive in Tanjing?"

"About another hour."

"It's still some time before dark, since I haven't seen General Ji for a long time, after arriving in Tanjing, why don't we go to pay a visit."

***

The butler handed over a hot flower greeting note to Ji Yunqi, and stood outside the door, waiting for orders with his hands down.

Ji Yunqi twiddled the greeting card, lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, and ordered outside: "Just say I'm not here, and let him come back another day."

The butler responded, turned and left.

Standing aside, Xing Yang's expression was already very bad, he frowned and said, "Major General, it's Antitta! Why is he here?"

"The confidantes of the king of Xirong can't come to visit the mountains and rivers," Ji Yunqi's eyes were cold: "He came to the capital, and he hasn't greeted the palace yet. Come to me first, what do you think he is thinking? "

Xing Yang thought about it carefully, startled and frightened, glanced into the room, and asked in a low voice: "Young general, will the emperor..."

Ji Yunqi stopped him from asking: "Your Majesty, I will go and tell you that you have someone keep an eye on Antitta. If there is any movement, please report to me in time."

"Yes!"

After Xing Yang also left, Ji Yunqi took the greeting card and turned to the inner room.

Xiao Fang was about to wake up from his afternoon nap, when he heard voices outside, he got up from the bed and looked at him sleepily.

Ji Yunqi smiled, and first helped him to wash up briefly, and then went to the ice water on the bedside to get the well-preserved sour plum soup, and asked Xiao Fang to drink a couple of sips with his own hand.

"Did you sleep well?" He reached out his hand to feel under his jacket: "Change your clothes, it's all sweaty."

Xiao Fang lay down weakly, put one foot on Ji Yunqi's waist, and didn't want to move: "Has the ice cube melted? It's so hot in the room, I miss the air conditioner."

"It's hard to do. It's rare to have ice here."

Ji Yunqi grabbed his ankle and dragged him into his arms, Xiao Fang kicked him hard: "Hot, don't touch me."

"I'll take you to wash it."

"do not want!"

Xiao Fang's resistance was futile, and he was carried on his shoulders, but he was too hot to struggle.

Since he often came to live in Ji's mansion, Ji Yunqi built a bathroom next to the bedroom, so he didn't need to go through the hall and room, just open a bamboo curtain.

Xiao Fang untied his hair by himself, the hair was sticky with sweat, and pulled his belt from behind with both hands.

"Isn't last night enough?" He wanted to get away: "Don't make trouble with me."

"How do you wash without taking off your clothes?" Ji Yunqi rested his chin on his neck, took off his clothes for him, bit his ear and asked softly, "Did you have enough last night? I'm not enough."

Xiao Fang hid in the water wearing obscene pants, not wanting to look up.

The old lady did a great thing, made them both happy, and she also did a very bad thing-teaching Ji Yunqi to be neither a human nor a ghost.

Ever since he was locked on the desk all afternoon in the imperial study, Ji Yunqi didn't let him rest for a few days.

Last night, he also said that Doctor Xu had told him that he did not have a body like Ji Yunqi's, and that he came out too many times, which was not good for his health.

He only thought that Ji Yunqi could save him from tossing him a few times, but he didn't expect that when he was shivering to the edge, Ji Yunqi licked his ears and whispered softly: "The body is qualified, this test failed."

He was instantly overwhelmed by the fear of the slope starting to turn off the engine, and the fear of rolling the line at a curve, and he softened in a second.

After being tossed and turned to the end, even the sound of crying changed, Ji Yunqi held up his noble hand and allowed him to come out.

He was limp in the wet bedding, and he didn't even have the strength to cry out.

Ji Yunqi also got into the water with his clothes on, stood behind him, and gently wiped his back with a sweat towel. He was extremely considerate, and he couldn't see the ghost behind the door at all.

Although it has only been a few months since they were able to stick together in a fair and honest manner, perhaps because they have lived together for four years, they soon became familiar with each other like an old married couple.

Being taken care of in such a way to take a bath, Xiao Fang even lost the initial shyness, and only felt that having someone by his side made him feel so at ease.

"Yunqi." He grabbed Ji Yunqi's hand with his backhand, turned over, and the two faced each other, with the glistening water rising and falling between them.

"Any chance I'll take you back?"

Ji Yunqi looked down at his serious gaze and smiled slightly, but he couldn't help but let him face the reality: "Probably not. It is already a great fate that you can come here, how can I let me go there again?"

Xiao Fang lowered his head, his eyes were a little red.

In the end, he couldn't help but asked Mao Liu, and the answer was similar to what Ji Yunqi said—now this dragon chair doesn't belong to him, and he is not qualified to exchange anything, so he can only obediently wait for this life to pass, and return to the original place alone. world.

But at that time, what courage does he have to find someone to spend the rest of his life with?

If that person is not Ji Yunqi.

"Fool," Ji Yunqi stroked his hair affectionately: "It is the greatest blessing in my life to meet you again, and we can live here safely for decades. When you go back, don't think about me anymore. Treat it like a dream.”

Without waiting for Xiao Fang to say anything, he raised his eyebrows and smiled jokingly: "Maybe you don't have to wait decades before you will hate me, I don't know."

Xiao Fang knew that he was giving a step, and he didn't want to worry about the inevitable future, so he forced a smile and said: "Then you should serve me well, lest I get bored with you early."

"Yes Yes."

Ji Yunqi turned him over and lay down on the edge of the pool. He was about to struggle a bit when he heard behind him: "Don't bother you, there is business. Someone from Xirong is here."

This sentence was like a spell, and Xiao Fang froze for a long time before he was sure that he heard it right.

"Xi Rong? Did they send someone? What for? Where?"

"Be safe and don't be impatient." Ji Yunqi can understand that someone like Xiao Fang who has never experienced war must have a more violent reaction than them after returning from the Heye Mountain.

"As far as I know, the person who came from the other party is one of the confidantes of King Xirong, and his name in the Central Plains is Antitta."

Xiao Fang's heart tightened. This kind of foreigner who can give himself a Chinese name in a polite manner is usually a slippery character, so he hurriedly asked, "Where did you find him?"

"He has arrived in the capital." Ji Yunqi took out the greeting card from his arms: "I just handed the greeting card to me, and I sent him away, but I didn't see him, it seems that he should have just arrived today. "

Xiao Fang was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses: "He came to beg you first, is he trying to drive us apart?!"

"Fang Fang, you learn so fast, that's it." Ji Yunqi smiled, nodded and said: "I didn't expect him to come at this time, and he must know about us along the way. I haven't greeted the palace yet this time." , come to me first, there are naturally provocative thoughts, and there are also temptations."

Xiao Fang thought for a moment: "He is trying to test whether we are really congenial, or just pretending to have another purpose."

"That's right. Sooner or later, the news of his coming will reach your ears. If you are not afraid to ask questions, he may change his mind based on the situation."

"Then... what should we do?" Xiao Fang was in trouble.Since it was on their territory, and since the other party didn't know which cracks they would use to play tricks, there was no need to make Ji Yunqi suffer for the sake of acting.

"Wait and see what he is going to do this time."

Ji Yunqi comforted him, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Fang Fang, this time in the Battle of Shaoyang Pass, the Northern Qiang's supplies are abundant, which is different from previous years."

"I heard Qin Huai relay it."

"In addition, in the game where we bluffed and won by sneak attack, there was a fault among the captured Northern Qiang generals." He explained: "One or a few of them were missing one or several people who gave advice. I suspect that there are Northern Qiang generals. outsiders to work with them."

"Xi Rong?" Although the words did not explain, Xiao Fang could guess the conclusion behind. "Xirong is bordered by Northern Qiang and has the largest area among the three states. It is indeed the most likely. In addition to the previous disturbances from Heye Mountain, it really seems like their style. Now, I am a little worried..."

He touched the water in the pool to get warmer, and helped Xiao Fang get up.

"I'm worried that if they failed to help Bei Qiang up and disturb Da Tan, I'm afraid the next step will be trouble in Nan Jiang at Shuanglou Pass."

"This is too stupid!" Xiao Fang was dumbfounded.He thought that Mi Lijian on his side was the only one who was thinking about making trouble all day long, but he didn't expect this kind of shit-stirring stick to exist since ancient times.

"It's just my guess, it may not be so bad, don't worry," Ji Yunqi comforted him: "And Da Tan is not what it used to be, even if we really want to completely tear our faces, we may not necessarily suffer."

Xiao Fang's heart beat wildly when he heard it, and the memories of waiting for the battle report a few months ago jumped out uncontrollably.

"Over there at the Shuanglou Pass... how about the army's defense?"

"Nanjiang people are not as upright and fierce as Northern Qiang. They have cunning minds, but their overall combat capabilities are not strong. The troops deployed at Shuanglouguan are sufficient to resist Nanjiang, but if there is a mixture of Xirong, they still need reinforcements."

"Then let's prepare with both hands!" Xiao Fang made up his mind: "While giving reinforcements to Shuanglouguan in advance, let's see what Antieta wants to do this time!"

"Okay," Ji Yunqi had no objection to his opinion, just thought for a moment, and added: "Fang Fang, Antitta should meet you soon, when you can talk less, try to talk as little as possible, don't let him What kind of flaw was caught."

Xiao Fang nodded hastily, he didn't like dealing with people with ulterior motives.

"Is there anything else to arrange? Does the Minister of Honglu Temple need to order anything?"

"Please allow me to entertain Antitta with the Minister of Honglu Temple." Ji Yunqi's smile was a bit bitter: "Fang Fang, I forgot to tell you that I was the one who accompanied Yu Xiang and Antitta in Fengshi City when the state was ceded. Signed."

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