Looking at the Stars in the Grassland Chasing Love

The back mountain is quiet and there are only tourists in twos and threes.

Yan Zixing saw that the time was about the same, and said affectionately to Mr. Beitang: "Qing'er, I met the prince in the palace yesterday, and the prince was very envious of the scenery of the mountain behind Qingshan Temple, but it's a pity that we can't come together today. How about you Draw this landscape and bring it to the palace to show to the prince.”

Si Junhan is the crown prince and underage, so he can't leave the palace at will, the most he can do is to visit the Beitang Palace when he has time.

Mr. Beitang has a deep affection for his brother, and upon hearing what the fourth uncle said, he said, "Okay. I'll draw it right now."

Yan Zixing asked the boy to fetch the Four Treasures of the Study, borrowed tables and chairs from the temple, and chose a place with a unique scenery for Beitang Junqing to paint.

Helena said: "I also draw pictures for the prince brother."

Yan Zixing said with a smile: "You are still young, so you can't draw well. Why don't you pick some flowers for the prince's elder brother. Daddy will send someone to send it to the prince. He will be happy."

Helena clapped her hands happily: "Okay, okay. I want to pick the most beautiful flowers for the prince."

Yan Zixing ordered the two servants and the guards to stay and wait on Mr. Beitang, and said to him, "I'll take Helena over there for a while, and I'll be back after playing for a while. You draw slowly, don't worry, we are here today There is plenty of time."

Mr. Beitang's temperament has always been calm and cold. When he said that he wanted to paint, he held his heart and said, "Fourth Uncle, take Helena to play. I'll go find you after I finish painting."

Yan Zixing nodded, and led Helena to the back mountain.

Helena jumped up and down all the way, seeing the beauty of this flower for a while, and the beauty of that flower for a while, but after looking all the way, none of them was picked.

Yan Zixing couldn't help teasing her: "Aren't these flowers beautiful? Why didn't you pick any of them?"

Helena wrinkled her little nose, blinked her big pure eyes and said to him, "Daddy, these flowers are so beautiful. But Sister Hongzhu said that the flowers will die soon after leaving the soil and roots. Lianna doesn't want them to die."

Yan Zixing said, "But didn't you just say that you would give the most beautiful flowers to your elder brother?"

Helena seemed quite distressed when she heard this, she put her fingers into her mouth, frowning and thinking hard.

Yan Zixing said, "Helena, what are you thinking?"

Helena said impatiently, "Don't bother me, Daddy, I'm thinking."

Yan Zixing was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, picked up his daughter, kissed her tender little cheek forcefully, and laughed loudly: "It's amazing! Daddy's sweet little flower has learned to think. Hahaha……"

Helena pushed his face with her little hands, and said angrily, "Daddy, you are laughing at me."

Yan Zixing saw that Helena's staring eyes were exactly the same as Tuoba Zhen's, and he couldn't help but soften his heart, but he still smiled and said: "No, no, no. Daddy is definitely not joking about sweet little flowers. Daddy is saying Praise you."

"Hmph!" Helena twisted her neck and looked away, "I don't believe it."

"Really, Daddy can swear." Yan Zixing held his daughter in one hand, and raised the other hand to make an oath.

Then Helena nodded "magnanimously": "Okay. I believe Daddy is. But Daddy is not allowed to laugh at me again."

"Okay. Daddy swears he will never laugh at you again."

Alas, children nowadays are so smart and sensitive, it's not easy to cheat.Yan Zixing muttered to himself.

The person behind the tree had already followed the father and daughter all the way. Hearing their conversation, he couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up and called out in a trembling voice, "Helena..."

That person is Tuobazhen.

He made an appointment with Yan Zixing to let him meet Helena, otherwise he would not forgive Yan Zixing for his... theft.

Today was specially arranged by Yan Zixing.

Tuobazhen came to Qingshan Temple early, dressed in the clothes of the Ming people, and made some disguises. Although the high nose and deep eyes of the Xijue people were still very obvious, they didn't attract so much attention.

He had seen Yan Zixing leading Helena into the temple gate long ago, and had been following them from a distance. Seeing that Prince Beitang and those guards were all sent by Yan Zixing to the front mountain, he slowly approached.

Listening to the conversation between Yan Zixing and his daughter, he felt mixed feelings of sadness and joy. He was delighted at his daughter's intelligence and cuteness, but also jealous of Yan Zixing's intimacy with her daughter.Originally... Helena was the most dependent on herself when she was a baby, but now, she doesn't remember that she has another father at all.

Seeing him appearing, Yan Zixing said hesitantly to Helena, "Helena, call, call..."

what is it call?Yan Zixing choked suddenly.

Let Helena call Tuobazhen's father?It was too sudden to explain to my daughter.How to call it?

Yan Zixing was still hesitating, but Helena called out sensiblely, "Hello, Uncle."

Tuoba Zhen's chest was suffocated, and his face was slightly pale.

uncle……

He smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled, and said, "Helena is good."

Helena looked at her father, then turned her head to look at that "uncle", and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, do you know my father?"

Tuobazhen nodded: "Your father and I are old acquaintances."

Yan Zixing put Helena on the ground, and said, "Helena, give...uncle a salute."

Helena straightened her clothes, walked in front of Tuobazhen, bowed to him politely, and said with a smile: "Helena has seen Uncle."

Tuoba really knelt down and stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch Helena's head, but he was a little too timid, so he stopped halfway.

He smiled lovingly at Helena and said, "Helena is really sensible. Uncle... didn't prepare anything good for you, so I'll give you this little thing as a gift." He took out a delicate Cute hexagonal ball.

This Liuling ball is a favorite toy for boys and girls on the grassland. Girls can use it as a throwing ball, and boys can ride a horse as a polo ball.Because the grassland life is simple and simple, without the profound cultural heritage and rich life of Ming and Wen, and there are few things to play with, Liuling ball is the most popular toy for children.

Before coming to the Ming Dynasty, Tuoba really thought about all kinds of gifts for his daughter. He wanted to send all his most precious treasures to his daughter. After thinking about it, he finally chose this one. The delicate and gorgeous hexagonal ball is inlaid with beautiful gemstones of various colors, which is bright, light and lovely.

He thought Helena would love it.

Sure enough, Helena's eyes lit up when she saw this thing she had never seen before, but she still looked at her father sensiblely, and saw Yan Zixing nodded, then took it with both hands, smiled sweetly, and said, "Thank you uncle. "

Holding the Liuling ball, she looked left and right, and she liked it very much, and said, "It's so beautiful. Look, Daddy, it's so beautiful."

Yan Zixing patted her head: "Then you put it away carefully, don't break it."

"Yeah. I see." Helena couldn't put it down holding the Liuling ball, and her affection for Tuoba really rose, so she couldn't help but smiled sweetly at him again.

Tuoba really couldn't bear it any longer, and said cautiously: "Helena, can uncle hug you?"

Helena was happy in her heart, and said generously: "Okay." She said and stretched out her hands.

Tuoba really stretched out his hand and gently hugged Helena into his arms.

The daughter's small body was warm, fragrant, and soft... exactly as he remembered.

He finally couldn't help moistening his eyes, hugged his daughter tighter, and softly called out in Xijue language: "Helena... Daddy's sweet little flower... Daddy's sweet little flower..."

"Uncle..." Helena muttered, struggling to get up.

Tuoba Zhen didn't notice it, and was still immersed in the joy of regaining the lost between the flesh and blood.

Helena felt his trembling and agitation.

Maybe it was because of blood, she gradually stopped struggling, instead she stretched out her small hand, patted Tuobazhen's broad shoulders, and comforted him clumsily in Xijue language: "Uncle don't cry, uncle doesn't cry."

Tuoba really came back to his senses, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Uncle didn't cry. Uncle was so happy seeing Helena, he was so happy that he didn't know what to do."

Helena said, "I like Uncle too."

Tuoba was really relieved, he felt that all the troubles and exhaustion were swept away, and his heart was full.

He kissed Helena's forehead and said, "Helena is so good, such a good girl."

Helena giggled.

At this time, Tuobazhen suddenly realized that his daughter had been talking to him in Xijue language, and he couldn't help being surprised, and said: "Helena, can you speak Xijue language?"

Helena raised her chin triumphantly: "I will. I can speak better than my brothers."

Tuoba Zhen said: "Who taught you?"

He asked Helena, but his eyes could not help but glance at Yan Zixing.

Sure enough, Helena said proudly and intimately, "Daddy taught me."

Watching the interaction between their father and daughter, Yan Zixing felt mixed feelings of sadness and joy, complicated and inexplicable.

He looked around and said, "Ah Zhen, let's talk in another place."

Tuoba really looked up at him, nodded with a complicated expression, he picked up Helena, and walked with Yan Zixing all the way.

Helena, who has never liked being close to outsiders, actually stayed in Tuobazhen's arms obediently, holding the ball, chattering non-stop.

"Uncle, how do you play with this ball? Can it roll?"

"Uncle, why is its stone so beautiful? It's so beautiful, I've never seen it before."

"Look, Uncle, there are red stones, blue stones, and yellow stones... Wow, there are so many colors."

Tuoba Zhen patiently answered her questions one by one.

The family of three came to a hidden kiosk in the back mountain.

Yan Zixing sat under the edge of the pavilion, watching Tuobazhen playing Liuling ball with Helena.

He had never seen such a pure and happy look on Tuobazhen's face, as if he had turned into a big child, running around with his daughter.

"Daddy, come quickly, Daddy! Come play with me and uncle." Helena happily waved her hand to call, bouncing up and down: "Uncle, throw the ball to Daddy, throw it to Daddy!"

"Okay." Tuoba raised his hand with a real smile and threw the ball to Yan Zixing.

Yan Zixing reached out to catch it, hid behind his back, and said, "I won't give it to you, I'm going to run away with the ball." He said and ran to the back of the pavilion.

Helena was in a hurry and shouted: "Give me back Daddy! Uncle, chase after Daddy! Chase Daddy!"

Tuoba really laughed, picked up his daughter, and ran towards Yan Zixing.

Yan Zixing shouted, "Come on, come on. You can't catch me, hahaha, you can't catch me."

"Uncle, hurry up, catch up with Daddy!"

"Hahaha, got it! Helena, get the ball back from your dad!"

"I got it, I got it, uncle, run."

"Okay, Daddy is going to take it back."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

The cheerful laughter of the family of three wafted far away, and the bright sunshine seemed to become warmer and brighter.

Happy times always fly by quickly.

Yan Zixing couldn't stay with Helena for a long time. Seeing that it was getting late and Helena looked tired, he prepared to take the child away.

But Tuobazhen hugged Helena and refused to let go, hugged her in his arms, gently patted her on the back to coax her, deliberately ignored Yan Zixing, and naturally did not mention the matter of leaving.

Yan Zixing wanted to interject several times, but Tuobazhen turned him away. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore and said, "We should go back. Give me Helena."

Tuoba Zhen's body froze, the corners of his mouth pursed, and he locked the child tightly in his arms.

Helena squinted sleepily, moved, and dozed off with her eyes closed.

At this time, a few people faintly appeared in the distance of the pavilion, all hiding behind the trees.

Yan Zixing's heart tightened, he had already guessed something.He looked at Tuobazhen's expression, and knew that if he got angry, he might snatch Helena away just like that.

He whispered: "Tuobazhen, are you crazy! This is Yaojing! In broad daylight, you want to take the child away like this!?"

Tuoba Zhen's eyes were sharp, as if he had turned into a wolf on the grassland in an instant.

He didn't speak, just took a step back with the child in his arms.

Yan Zixing was afraid of frightening Helena, so he didn't dare to snatch it. He stepped forward and said, "Tuobazhen, think clearly. There are guards from my Beitang Palace over the woods. You want to use these few people to arrest the child?" Take it away? Even if you take it away now, can you get out of Haruki again? Or do you want to expose your identity?"

Tuoba really looked down at the sleeping child in his arms.

Helena huddled in his arms, holding the Liuling ball in her hand, her sleeping face was innocent and cute, she was peaceful and unaware of the turmoil between the two fathers.

Tuoba really knew that Yan Zixing was right, he took a deep breath, raised his eyes and said, "I just want to hug her a little longer."

Knowing that he was shaken, Yan Zixing hurriedly said: "Ah Zhen, if you miss her, I will bring her out next time. It's getting late now, the guards are coming soon, give me Helena." He said and stretched out his hand.

Tuoba really looked at him, then looked down at Helena.

Yan Zixing was sweating in his heart.

He is not afraid to fight with Tuobazhen, Tuobazhen was not as good as him in martial arts, and now he is holding Helena in his arms, let alone his opponent.But he was also worried about provoking him, and Tuoba really didn't know what he would do.

Fortunately, Tuoba Zhen finally handed Helena back to him slowly.

Feeling her father's familiar embrace, Helena moved her small body, plunged into her father's arms, and murmured: "Daddy, I'm sleepy."

"Sleep if you're tired. Daddy will take you home."

Yan Zixing coaxed Helena, took a deep look at Tuobazhen, and said, "I'm leaving. You...be careful yourself, don't be recognized by others."

Tuobazhen has also changed a lot in the past few years. Those who recognize him in Yaojing, such as Beitang Yaori and others, have not seen him for seven or eight years. It will not be too easy for him to put on a little make-up be recognized.

Tuoba Zhen said: "I know. You...you take good care of Helena."

Yan Zixing said, "Naturally."

"Teach her Xijue dialect well, she doesn't speak it very well now."

"She's only four years old."

"You..." Tuoba really hesitated for a moment.

Yan Zixing asked, "What do you want to say?"

Tuoba really stared into his eyes, and slowly said: "Will you marry a wife?"

Yan Zixing was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Why do you ask that?"

Tuoba really shook his head and said, "It's okay. You guys go."

Yan Zixing said, "Do you want me to marry a wife, or not?"

Tuoba really sneered, and said lightly: "Whether you marry or not has nothing to do with me, I only care about whether there is someone who can take care of Helena."

Yan Zixing couldn't help being annoyed, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry about it, Helena will be taken care of by someone. Farewell!"

He held the child and left without looking back.

Tuoba really looked at his gradually walking away figure, clenched his hands into fists.

A few people who were hiding in the distance approached, and one of them said, "Khan, what are your orders?"

As a warrior specially selected by Tuoba Zhen, he knows what to ask and what not to ask.

According to the Great Khan's order, he led people to hide in the valley. He saw that the person leaving just now was clearly the Minister of Rites, and he thought that the Great Khan was going to assassinate him here.

Fortunately, Da Khan didn't ask them to do anything, otherwise killing that Lord Yan would be a big trouble.

Tuobazhen was silent for a moment, then said lightly: "Are you all ready?"

"It's all ready."

Tuoba really turned around without looking back and said: "Let's go! Go back to the grassland!"

Yan Zixing found out that Tuobazhen had left Yaojing the next day.

Zhao Ziling's envoy team unknowingly lost more than a dozen people.Others may not have noticed, but Yan Zixing immediately found that Tuobazhen was missing, and sent someone to ask, only to find out that Zhao Ziling sent a team back to Xijue, saying that he was reporting the latest diplomatic relations between the two countries to King Khan.You don't need to guess to know that Tuoba is really among these people.

Yan Zixing didn't expect that he would leave without saying a word, wouldn't he be worried that he would not keep his promise?Also...haven't you ever cared about yourself and Helena?

Although he knew Tuobazhen's character long ago, he still felt disappointed in his heart.

Perhaps, when he fell in love with this person, he should have this kind of awareness. Even if he only fell in love with Ah Zhen who lost his memory at that time, how is it different from the current Tuoba Zhen?

They are the same person!

Tuoba really recovered his memory, followed by his responsibility to Xijue and his ambition for power.

Yan Zixing took out the square handkerchief with Tuobazhen's name embroidered on it, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it, and suddenly showed a deep smile.Now that he has confirmed it, no matter what Tuoba Zhen becomes, he still loves him.Well, sooner or later he will find him back!

But what Yan Zixing didn't expect was that Tuobazhen did it first before he started.

A month later, the envoys of Xijue and Dongjue left Yaojing one after another.Soon, rumors spread quietly in the capital that Beitang Lianqing, the young princess of the Beitang family, was a mixed race of Western Jue.

Helena is a girl and the princess of the Beitang family. As soon as this rumor spread, the Beitang Wang family was shocked.

The daughter's boudoir and reputation are the most important.Although the Ming Dynasty allowed women to inherit family property, they were still subject to many restrictions and constraints.If the rumors that Helena is of mixed race from Xijue continue to spread, it will be very detrimental to her future life, and she will also suffer in marriage in the future.So Beitang Yaori was very angry.

And this rumor not only spread to the palace, even Helena herself heard about it.

She was young and ignorant, so she ran to ask Beitang Yaori innocently: "Uncle, what is a half-breed wolf cub?"

Beitang Yaori's expression changed at that moment, and he said, "What did you say?"

Helena said: "I heard them say in the palace that my name doesn't look like a Han, because my mother is not a Han. I'm a half-breed wolf cub born from my father and a Xijue. But I don't belong to a wolf. Why do they call me My little wolf cub?"

At that time Beitang Junqing was also there, and after hearing the words, he had already reacted, grabbed his sister's hand, and said coldly: "Helena, who said these words to you? I will kill him!"

Helena was startled, and timidly said: "Brother Junqing, don't kill anyone."

"Helena..."

Beitang Junqing still wanted to speak, Beitang Yaori interrupted his son, pulled Helena over and said: "Helena, who did you hear this in the palace?"

Helena shook her head, and said softly, "I don't know. I heard it when I was playing hide-and-seek with the prince and brother, hiding behind the flowers."

A few days ago, Yan Zixing left Yaojing and went to Huyang City, Yanzhou, and Beitang Yaori was not feeling well recently, and it was inconvenient to take care of Helena, so he sent her to the palace to be raised. So many gossips that Helena actually heard such gossip.

Beitang Yaori frowned, softened his face, and said in a gentle voice: "Helena, don't listen to their nonsense. Helena is uncle's favorite sweet little flower, not a wolf cub. If you hear someone say this in the future, tell me Uncle and Uncle Huang, Uncle and your Uncle Huang will deal with it.”

"Oh."

Helena nodded obediently.

Although the matter was settled, Beitang Yaori immediately entered the palace and asked Si Yaohui to clean up the harem and the capital.

Si Yaohui was also annoyed, and said: "I don't know who spread these rumors. If I find out, I will definitely expose him!"

The emperor and the Beitang palace worked together and soon suppressed the rumors, but they were still somewhat affected.That's all for the common people, but although those officials and nobles no longer talk about it on the surface, they all cast shadows behind them.

Beitang Yaori discussed privately with Si Yaohui, and they both believed that the most likely thing was that Tuobazhen released the news himself.

Beitang Yaori said: "Although that man is ambitious and hard-hearted, Helena is his own flesh and blood after being conceived in October. At the beginning, he left his daughter indiscriminately. Now that he is awake, he wants to take her It’s not impossible to go back.”

Si Yaohui frowned and said, "What should I do? Now Zixing is still active in the north, should I let him know about this?"

Beitang Yaori shook his head and said: "No need for now. This is just my speculation, so I can't be sure. Besides, Zixing is not a vegetarian. Back then, he could make that person give birth to Helena willingly. Now There must be a way to make that person fear him."

In fact, Beitang Yaori can more or less guess Tuoba's true thoughts.

With Tuobazhen's character, he is ruthless in doing things, and he will never give up if he can't do it. He wants to take his daughter back, but he also knows that Yan Zixing will not let go, so he simply reveals his daughter's life experience.

In order not to damage his daughter's reputation, Yan Zixing has only two methods. One is to try his best to cover up the matter and refuse to admit the rumors; "The identity was revealed.

After all, in the Ming Dynasty, in order to integrate the conflicts of various races, the royal family and officials and common people often intermarried with other races. As long as Helena's Xijue "birth mother" status is noble enough, it doesn't matter even if she is of mixed race.Therefore, Yan Zixing must find a noble "biological mother" for his daughter, otherwise, even if she is a young lady from the concubine, she will also become a girl from the concubine.

And that honorable Xijue "birth mother", who else could there be besides Tuobazhen?

But presumably Tuoba would not directly admit that Helena was born as a man by himself, the Great Khan of Xijue, but he has plenty of ways to find a noble mother for his daughter.As long as this matter is confirmed, if he finds a suitable opportunity to bring Helena back to Xijue, it is really possible to succeed.

But these are just Beitang Yaori's inferences.

Beitang Yaori himself gave birth to Beitang Junqing as a boy, so it is said that there should be some places that can "resonate" with Tuobazhen.But Beitang Yaori couldn't do this kind of thing of killing one thousand enemies and harming eight hundred, because if he didn't handle it well, Helena might become the biggest victim.

So Beitang Yaori was very angry.Tuoba is really more ruthless than he imagined, if he really loves his daughter, Helena shouldn't have any chance of being hurt.

After discussing with Si Yaohui, he decided to send Helena to Lingyin Valley temporarily.

Firstly, she was young, and she lived in Lingyin Valley for a few years before returning to Beijing, so the rumors were forgotten; secondly, when she left Yaojing, Tuoba really wanted to take her daughter back, but couldn't find anyone.

Beitang Yaori quickly arranged a manpower to escort Helena to Lingyin Valley.

Helena had no objection to hearing that she was going to live with her grandfather for a while.She is young and doesn't remember much about Beitang Ao and Yan Feili, but she heard that Lingyin Valley has a beautiful scenery, many interesting places, and many children, so she is happy and looking forward to it.

Because of the secrecy of the matter, Lingyin Valley is not something that outsiders can go to casually. Beitang Yaori did not arrange many people, but only selected a group of secret guards and confidants from Beitang's family to escort.

Originally, he should go there in person, but his current physical condition is a bit special, so he is not suitable for going on the road.

Everything was arranged properly, but unexpectedly, an accident happened. Helena was robbed on the way to Lingyin Valley.

According to the reports from the hidden guards, it should be a group of Xijue people who robbed the little princess.

When Beitang Yaori received the news, he was so angry and anxious that he almost passed out.While sending people to chase after him, he sent a message to Yan Zixing in Huyang City.

Si Yaohui was also surprised and angry: "Tuoba must have done it! How did he get the news?"

In fact, it is also a coincidence.

Tuobazhen did leave spies in Beijing, watching every move of Beitang Palace.

The fact that Helena was sent to Lingyin Valley was a secret, and the spies didn't find out, but they found out that a group of people came out of Beitang Palace and left the capital. Send someone to watch it and notify the leader.

And Tuoba really thought that once the rumors of Helena's life experience spread, the Beitang family would definitely send Helena away, so they sent a team of people to snatch their daughter back on the way outside Yaojing.

It happened that there was a heavy rain on the way, and this team of Xijue people hid in a ruined temple to avoid the rain. Unexpectedly, there was a will in the dark, because on the same road, the people from the Beitang Palace who had just left Beijing also ran to this temple. shelter from the rain.

When the two met by chance, the people in Beitang Palace were not prepared, but Helena was extremely eye-catching.The Xijue people saw that the age and appearance of the little girl they were guarding were similar to what Da Khan had confessed. After checking the news from Yaojing, the leader concluded that this girl was the one Da Khan was looking for.

They didn't dare to fight head-on with the guards of the Beitang palace, so they poured medicine into the fire, charmed the guards of the palace, grabbed Helena and ran away.It's just that when they came out, they had a fight with the secret guards of the Beitang family who were secretly protecting them, but there were so many people in Xijue, so they snatched them and ran away.

This thrilling event happened like a story in a storybook novel.

After Beitang Yaori and Si Yaohui understood what had happened, they couldn't help sighing that God's will tricks people.