His Royal Highness the First Prince of Daliang

Corning seems to have grown up a bit.Everyone feels so.

The summer of this year was extremely hot, and even the leaves curled up as if they were melting under the blazing sun. In the middle of Beijing, some people died from the heat. At noon of the day, few people on the street dared to be exposed to the outside for a long time. .

The little prince had almost never stopped suffering from minor illnesses and calamities this summer, and he became very thin very quickly, and the last trace of childishness that belonged to a child was reduced on the thin curve of his chin.The young man's thin cheeks have initially revealed the thrilling beauty that he will have in the future. His skin is as white as snow, and his hair is black as sandalwood. Feeling vulnerable, it seems that it is urgently waiting for the attention and love of the audience.His gestures—or even just leaning quietly on the bed in a daze—begins to bring out a strange, restless and moving feeling.

And his temperament became quieter because of the minor illness that lingered all summer.In the early spring of last year, Kang Ning bid farewell to his beloved friend for the first time, and this late summer and early autumn, the palace officially put on the table the matter of the eldest princess' downfall. It's a sure thing.

Although it was still a long time before the elder sister actually left the palace, with the autumn wind blowing, Kang Ning's mood also dropped even lower.

After the weather cooled down, the little ailments that he had lingered before gradually got better, and he was recovering little by little.It's just that he is still a child, and he is always so sleepy, tired and sleepy all day long, which is really not a good sign. Even the doctor Wang, who is about to age, secretly sensed a vague ominous feeling. .

Qi Changfeng had been restless for a while, but he still felt that instead of seeing Kang Ning trapped in the palace like this, becoming more and more listless, it would be better to take him out for a run to relax, and he would be more relaxed.

Qi Changfeng now looks like a tall adult man.When he first came here three years ago, although he was a few circles older than Kang Ning, the two of them were obviously still two children, one big and one small.It's only been more than three years now, but he and Kang Ning are far behind each other.

Life in the capital these few years has made Qi Changfeng more or less whiter than when he first left southern Xinjiang.As he grows older, the upright and handsome outline that this young man from southern Xinjiang had when he was young has now become more beautiful and profound.The tips of his eyebrows slanted into his temples, and the bridge of his nose was straighter than that of the people from the Central Plains. When he was not smiling, he always looked a little sinister and stern.But when a smile spreads between his brows, he immediately reveals an intoxicating handsomeness, as if the moment he smiles, the sky is high and the earth is wide, everything becomes light and light.

Half a month after Yangui left Beijing, Qi Changfeng personally went to the horse camp in the suburbs of Beijing for two days, and picked out a gentle and lovely little white horse for Kang Ning.They named it Yubao and raised Yubao in the palace almost like a favorite child.

Yu Bao is a very quiet pony, it trots obediently on the road with Kang Ning on its back every time, and when they stop, it will bow its head and rub the little prince's shoulder affectionately - it doesn't even look like other horses. The horse knocked Kang Ning down like that.It weighs its strength gently, and the eyes that look at its master are always calm and full of love.

Corning loves it so much.Many times, when he did see Yubao, it would turn cloudy and sunny.

The two of them rode horses and walked slowly along the road out of the city where there were not many people.

This is a sparse forest that Kang Ning was almost familiar with when he was training horses last year. The shadows of intertwined trees vaguely cover a few scattered houses, and there is almost no human voice that is ubiquitous in the downtown area of ​​central Beijing.

Kang Ning was actually wrapped up very warmly, but Qi Changfeng still worried that he would be cold because of the mid-autumn wind in the sparse forest, so he forcibly took off his outer robe and put it on for him.For a while, the little prince even felt that he was sweating a little due to the heat, but the autumn wind that smelled like pine forests blowing him comfortably made him breathe a sigh of relief unconsciously.

Qi Changfeng's attention was almost always on him.Seeing that his spirit was better than when he was in the palace, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Do you feel that your body is not so heavy?" Qi Changfeng put his horse on his back, staggered half a step away from Kang Ning, and locked his eyes on the small figure in front of him.

"The clothes weigh me down even more." Kang Ning shrugged, joking with Qi Changfeng.He also knew in his heart that the people around him were worried about him, but he was actually trying his best to lift his spirits, but for some reason he was so tired day and night, and he just wanted to curl up in the deep hall and have a good sleep.

For many days, he has not had such a relaxed and comfortable moment.Only then did he realize that he hadn't visited Yubao for a long time, and he hadn't taken good care of the people around him.He felt a little guilty, bent down and fondled his snow-white pony lovingly, then he turned around and looked at his tall and burly friend: "Brother Changfeng, I'm not cold at all, the sun is so good today, you You should wear your own clothes..."

Kang Ning smiled, and before he finished speaking, Qi Changfeng, who was only an arm away from him, changed his face suddenly, and pulled him onto his horse with a force that almost tore him.

A pitch-black arrow passed his cheek with a cold light in a second, and was deeply nailed into the tree trunk not far away.

Qi Changfeng's horse was very fierce, it immediately neighed, its front hooves hit the ground with two muffled thuds, and it immediately rushed into the forest as if frightened and angry.Pine branches and brambles lashed at them almost across the face.

The delicate flowers in the Corning greenhouse grow up to ten years old, where did they pass through this?The blood on his face faded away in an instant.At that moment, the little prince's mind went blank, and he subconsciously looked back hastily through Qi Changfeng's shoulder, only to see his pony standing still in place like a fool, a small shadow of Yuxue Frost getting more and more Far.

"Yu Bao!" He panicked and called the horse's name in a daze.

Qi Changfeng originally wanted to comfort him a little.

But they soon forgot about it.

At some point, a group of black shadows poured out from the sparse houses in the sparse forest like ghosts.One of the small houses - last summer, Qi Changfeng took Kang Ning in to ask for water.There used to be a couple living there, with a bunch of laughing children beside them. The clothes they wore were worn out but clean. The youngest girl, Niuniu, kept saying that Kang Ning was a fairy brother from the sky, and she wanted to take her beloved from the riverside. Pick up a small stone and give it to him.

Now the older girl was lying in the dense bushes with her eyes closed and her head covered in blood.Qi Changfeng could tell at a glance that the little girl was thrown to death.

Kang Ning screamed uncontrollably.He also saw the miserable scene that had just been hidden by the woods and shrubs.He felt the sharp pain in his heart almost instantly, and two heavy hammers hit his eardrums on both sides quickly, making his eyes black for bursts. At that moment, he just wanted to vomit, and felt a deep feeling The coldness of the limbs.

At this time, Qi Changfeng was already wrestling with the men in black who were swarming up with his face full of frost.His martial arts are not what they used to be, but his arm must always be in front to protect Kang Ning's safety, and his legs are always holding the horse's belly to control the frightened black horse. The back hurts.

There was no way out in the forest, and the black horse was injured again, jumping in shock.Corning was knocked almost to death.He tightly grasped Qi Changfeng's clothes, tried his best to stabilize his body, bit his lips to maintain his precarious consciousness, only felt that the blue sky and the tall and ugly branches of the pine trees were twisted and twirled into a ball in mid-air, just Wrapped together into a viscous black mist, it pressed down on the top of his head.

Fortunately, the hidden guards who would always follow the prince at a little distance away quickly rushed over.

It all happened so fast.It’s just that this place was originally visited by Qi Changfeng with the little prince many times. Almost every family here has been investigated by the emperor’s black guards for several generations. How will this trip be different from last year when Qi Changfeng brought Kang Ning to practice horses.

It was only half a mile away, because one side came prepared and one side changed suddenly, Qi Changfeng had already protected Kang Ning and wrestled with the man in black several times.When the hidden guards arrived, they hit it off with Qi Changfeng and rescued the little prince from danger first.

And this group of mysterious assassins did not pursue the little prince who was supposed to be the most valuable.They seemed to be aiming at Qi Changfeng, facing the young man in every possible way, as if they were going to leave the life of this frontier boy in this wild autumn forest.

This small team of hidden guards was sworn to protect the life of the little prince alone, so who was the emperor's beloved young favorite who was besieged? Even if that one was the eldest prince of the Liang Dynasty, they would only defend them all at the moment. By Kang Ning's side, send him safely back to his father's hands.

And Corning has always been ignorant of many things.He has no concept of all the cruel things in this world.

But maybe it was the anger and fear of facing death that stimulated him, maybe it was Qi Changfeng's wound and the unbearable situation that hurt him, at the desperate moment when he was dizzy that day, as if his internal organs had melted in pain under the skin, he unexpectedly quickly Aware of the indifference of the hidden guards towards Qi Changfeng, and instantly abandoned those weak and pleading attempts-this was something that the riding master who had hardly seen Kang Ning could not explain at all-Kang Ning quickly and silently pulled out the The waist knife, which had only been used as a decoration when he was riding a horse, was pointed at his neck for the first time when he showed the sharp edge.There is a mournful and indifferent beauty in his face, as if the whole person is about to be blown away by a gust of autumn wind:

"These people came prepared, Qi Changfeng can't handle it. He will die. I won't go back, I want you to help him."

If these hidden guards don't value anything other than his life, then they can only invite him with his life as a bargaining chip.