Dingjiangshan

Ning Huaijin thought that it might be difficult to fall asleep that night, but he didn't know if it was because he hadn't recovered from the exhaustion of running around, or because of some other reasons, he was warmed by the warmth that had just been stuffed in his stomach for a while, unconsciously , really fell asleep with the sound of Ning Yan's clear and shallow breathing next to his ear.

He woke up from deep sleep several times that night, vaguely remembering that he seemed to have a dream that didn't make sense. Looking back at the imperial palace on a sunny spring day, the next moment he inexplicably appeared in the cold and windy Northwest United Defense Mansion.

But the only thing that remains the same is that no matter when he emerges from the gap in the dream to take a breath, Ning Yan's arms are tightly wrapped around his waist, rising and falling with his breathing, as if he has been sleeping all night long. Did not change positions.

The young man had an imperceptible smell of medicine. His forehead rested on the back of Ning Huaijin's fragile neck, and his shallow breath sprayed on the thin skin behind Ning Huaijin's ears, unconsciously following Ning Huaijin's breathing merged into one.

Even though he was so close, he still didn't make Ning Huaijin feel uncomfortable in his sleep.The brazier in the outer room burned the dry hardwood into brittle charcoal, and the gray debris fell rustlingly and fell on the broken stubble.

Ning Huaijin got a good night's sleep in such a comfortable and safe environment, and those dreams that would make him nervous dissipated unconsciously, leaving only the shadow of a young man in the dream and outside the dream.

When he woke up from his deep sleep refreshed, it was already bright outside, and Ning Yan got up at some point. the inside of the bed.

Ning Huaijin sat up from the couch and thought about it, but she didn't realize when Ning Yan left him.

The fatigue of the past few days finally subsided most of it in this deep sleep. Ning Huaijin's spirit improved a lot, and she didn't look so haggard.

He threw off the quilt and got out of bed, and was about to call someone to wait on him, when he saw a small low stool beside the footrest at the head of the bed, a medicine bottle was placed on the low stool, and a folded sheet was pressed underneath Paper.

When Ning Huaijin picked up the note, she had a vague guess in her heart.

Holding the medicine bottle in his hand, he unfolded the letter and glanced at it. As expected, it was written by Ning Yan himself.

"Leave ten miles to Huaijin, I will take Qin Liu away first, if you want to use medicine, you can't find those young and beautiful people."

At the end of this letter, Ning Yan also leisurely drew a plum blossom at the signing place. The slender plum branches are upwards, with a few flower buds dotted here and there, and only one flower is in full bloom.

He is very good at fine brushwork, and he is also spiritual. With just a few strokes, he can draw such a simple pattern vividly. Although he doesn't have paint and ink in his hand, he can see that the flowers are blooming very tenderly with thick ink and light brushstrokes. .

"A few plum trees were planted in the back of the Nanyang government office. I have seen them for Huai Jin. It's a pity that the plum blossoms are small, not very promising, and bloom late." Ning Yan wrote in the letter: "I think it will take half a month to come. The reward is just in time, I will go with Huai Jin when the time comes."

Ning Huaijin smiled helplessly.He could almost imagine how Ning Yan walked past him lightly when he got up, and felt dissatisfied when he got to the door, so he turned back and wrote this note.

It's really... Ning Huaijin sighed in her heart, Ning Yan's method was really inferior to him.

Looking at it now, in terms of talent and carefulness, Ning Yan is even better than the late emperor. Any woman who uses these eighteen tricks can easily win her heart, but Ning Yan wants to use it against himself. Huaijin couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, but she also felt a little bit of joy.

Ning Yan easily used a letter to stir up Ning Huaijin's good mood for the day. Ning Huaijin smiled helplessly for a while, folded the note, and pressed it under the pillow.

"Come here." Ning Huaijin called out.

Shili had been waiting at the door earlier, and when he called for someone, he quickly opened the door and came in.He has been by Ning Yan's side these days, and has taken over a lot of Linglong's work, and he has gradually become more comfortable with serving people, as if he is no worse than other servants in the palace.

In addition, Ning Huaijin is not a person who can't live without the servants, he is used to doing most of the personal matters by himself, so he feels that Shili's advance and retreat and follow orders are much better than those strict rules of the servants.

Ning Huaijin let him wait for him to finish washing, put on his outer robe, and asked casually, "When did Your Majesty get up?"

Shili is a shadow guard, not to mention that Ning Yan slept with Ning Huaijin the night before, even if Ning Yan did something out of the ordinary, he didn't think there was anything wrong, so his attitude towards Ning Huaijin remained the same as before. Hearing the words, he replied sternly: "Your Majesty got up at the second quarter of the hour, and left the door at the beginning of the hour."

Ning Huaijin nodded.

He didn't continue to ask where Ning Yan had gone, firstly because it was taboo to inquire about the king's whereabouts, and secondly because he probably could guess a thing or two.

When he came back from the battlefield in Xinyang Mansion, he could take a moment to breathe, but Ning Yan couldn't.The burdens of both the front court and the front line are on his shoulders, even if he is not in the court hall, he still has to discuss matters with the officials of several prefectures near Nanyang.In addition to the excerpts from the capital and the military newspapers from the front line, Ning Yan might be even more hectic than him.

Ning Huaijin hadn't been by Ning Yan's side for several months, and she couldn't figure out his current habits for a while, so she didn't dare to go to his side rashly, for fear of disrupting his usual routine.

"Is there any news from Xinyang Mansion?" Ning Huaijin asked again.

"General Xie also tentatively walked towards Anqing Mansion when he was organizing the army these days, and withdrew when he encountered obstacles." Shili was obviously told something by Ning Yan in advance, and his reply was very detailed: "Your Majesty, wake up in the morning. At that time, I ordered a letter to be sent, saying that the Xinyang Mansion was to reorganize the army on the spot, and there was no need to move again a year ago, so General Xie must withdraw the army as soon as possible to recuperate."

"What about Ning Zheng?" Ning Huaijin asked again.

"I heard that he was very angry." Shili said in a low voice, "I don't know the exact details. I only know that Ning Zheng also seemed to want to conquest himself, but for some reason he gave up the idea. I don't know if it was because of the government Because of that princess."

As soon as Ning Huaijin heard it, he knew that Ning Yan had inquired about such detailed information. If so, it meant that Ning Yan was always paying attention to Ning Zheng's movements, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Ning Huaijin has been traveling outside for more than a few months, and has fought a lot of battles, big and small. Now she can breathe a sigh of relief, and doesn't want to stretch herself too tightly.

He didn't want to go to the front to divide Ning Yan's heart, and he didn't want to go out for the time being, so he thought about it for a while, and became interested in the plum tree mentioned in Ning Yan's letter, so he said to Shili: "You don't have to follow, I'll go to the yard turn around."

Naturally, Shili would not refute him. Hearing this, he packed his things swiftly and said, "Your Majesty ordered that it will be frosty these few days. If your lord is going out, remember to add some clothes."

Ning Huaijin originally wanted to say that he was just going around the yard, but after thinking about it, she was afraid that Ning Yan would "make use of the problem" when he came back, so he didn't say anything, and obediently added a cloak.

The Nanyang government office is not big, even counting the previous government office, it is not as big as half the size of the king's mansion.

It's just that such a small place, the government office didn't pay much attention when it was built, it just barely fit the outline of a "round sky", and the courtyard inside was repaired in a mess.

And probably because there are real dragons settling down now, this sporadic and large government office has undergone some repairs, and the few partition doors are obviously just added, and there are still traces of fresh mud tiles on them.

The whole mansion is roughly divided into three parts. Apart from the front mansion, the backyard is also divided into two halves. The middle part is larger, which is the main courtyard for Ning Yan's daily life, and a little bit behind, It is the backyard where the female relatives should live, even places with gardens and the like are there.

Ning Huaijin didn't stay in Nanyang Mansion for long and went out with Xie Jue. She was not very familiar with the scenery in the mansion, so she went around a few times, but she barely got a rough idea.

Although there are no female relatives in the mansion, there are still some maids living in the backyard. Ning Huaijin didn't want to go to the backyard at first, so she just walked around the front twice, and it's just that she didn't find the scenery Ning Yan said.

It's just that he accidentally strayed off the road when he was walking back, and after passing through two winding small gardens, he emerged from the layers of rockery scenery, and before he had time to see where he was, he went I was stunned first.

Not far directly in front of him, a woman in a tender pink jacket and skirt was standing by the pond, protected by two or three maids, bent slightly, and sprinkled a handful of fish food into the pond.

——It's Linglong.

I haven't seen her for a while, she seems to have been reborn, she is well dressed, the hair on her skirt is smooth and smooth, and the hand stove in the hand of the maid next to her is covered with a brocade cover, which is carefully traced with gold thread , at first glance, it is not something used by servants.

However, Ning Huaijin's eyes did not dwell too much on these insignificant things, he rarely forgot the four characters "see no evil", and his eyes fell tightly on Linglong's lower abdomen.

There is a slight bulge there with an obvious arc, and it is carefully guarded by several maids overtly and covertly, for fear that something might go wrong.

Ning Huaijin was in a daze for a moment.

He almost immediately guessed what the scene in front of him meant, but immediately after, Ning Huaijin fell into a very heavy mood.

He didn't hurt or itch, the emotion was sticky and dull, as if a big hole had been broken in his heart, and the whistling wind passed through his chest, leaving only a bone-piercing coldness.

——What's wrong with me, Ning Huaijin thought hard in such a heavy wave, this is obviously the "three chapters of the contract" he proposed to Ning Yan earlier, and he himself persuaded Ning Yan to "care about the world's vision".Why now that Ning Yan is obedient and obedient, it makes him feel so uncomfortable.

A kind of extremely obscure unwillingness and remorse, like a gangrene, spread rapidly along the blood flowing through his body, occupying all his reason in an instant.

But no matter how mixed feelings he had in his heart, Ning Huaijin clearly and clearly felt a problem in such a tear-in those mixed and chaotic emotions, there was absolutely no joy that Ning Yan had walked the "right path".

Ning Huaijin thumped in her heart.

—It's over, he thought.