How dare the cannon fodder be arrogant

In the northwest of Dajing Dynasty, there are two high mountains, one south and one north.

After leaving the city gate of Shuoyang City, more than a hundred miles to the northwest, there is the Yanshan Mountain in the north.If you go southwest, you will find Mount Meng.Between Yanshan Mountain and Mengshan Mountain is a vast prairie in the northwest.

Shuoyang Pass is a military pass rising from the ground between the two mountains.From Mengshan Mountain in the south to Yanshan Mountain in the north, the two mountains and one pass form an important line of defense for Dajing towards the northwest.

Since the establishment of the Dajing Dynasty, the Jingbei Army camp has been stationed here, firmly blocking the Twelve Leagues of Xisha from outside the pass, preventing these Xisha barbarians from invading even an inch of Dajing Dynasty's land eastward.

At this moment, Xiao Lingfeng and Zhuang Qingyue rode together, leaving the others far behind, and headed towards the Jingbei Army camp in the wind and snow.

Dark clouds and snow can travel thousands of miles a day, but in bad weather the pace slows down a lot.Half a day passed, and the two of them only managed to cover half of the distance.

The cold wind was too cold, and Xiao Lingfeng's warm chest was next to Zhuang Qingyue's back. This temperature became the only heat source he could rely on for warmth.

Therefore, when Xiao Lingfeng caught a glimpse of the familiar inn in front of him, and was about to get off his horse and enter the inn to avoid the limelight, he realized that the person who was uncomfortably writhing because his head and face was covered had actively lowered his head and shrunk into his arms. inside.

And because he wanted to control the rein, he had to put the wristband in front of him, and just formed a posture of embracing him from behind.

It's a bit strange.

Xiao Lingfeng let go of one hand, and a look of uneasiness quickly flashed across his face.

"arrive?"

The person in the arms raised his head and looked around, raised his hand to wipe the water from his mouth, and asked vaguely.

Are you still asleep?

Xiao Lingfeng was speechless for a moment, and decided not to argue with him, so he urged the horse to trot for a while, and stopped at the door of the inn.He got off the horse and carried Zhuang Qingyue off the horse along the way.

Raising his hand and opening the heavy curtain, Xiao Lingfeng tilted his head to signal Zhuang Qingyue to go in: "Go eat some hot food to keep warm, rest your feet before you go on your way."

Hearing the sound, the shopkeeper poked his head, saw that it was Xiao Lingfeng, and hurriedly rubbed his hands to meet him, smiling all over his face.

After all, he was tied up by a stone last time, and there was still a shadow in his heart, for fear that he would be caught again if he neglected him this time.

"Please come in quickly, my lord." After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he was about to help Xiao Lingfeng lead the horse.

Xiao Lingfeng gave way, and when the shopkeeper raised his head, he suddenly met Zhuang Qingyue's eyes.

He froze for a moment.Unexpectedly, after changing his face, his young master could still mix with this Prince of Jingbei.

But soon, his expression returned to normal, and he looked at Zhuang Qingyue attentively without any flaws: "Young master, please sit inside, it's very windy at the door!"

Zhuang Qingyue glanced at Xiao Lingfeng, and then entered the door as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Lingfeng handed the horse rope to the shopkeeper, took off his bamboo hat and brushed off the falling snow, and then went in and sat down.

Xiao Lingfeng handed the wine bag to Xiao Er, and ordered: "Bring some wine."

The little second-hand man was nimble, and brought the food and wine without ordering, and filled up the wine bag along the way.

Xiao Lingfeng took an empty bowl and poured half a bowl of spirits into it, and handed it to Zhuang Qingyue: "Drink something to warm your body."

Zhuang Qingyue's hands and feet were indeed cold at the moment, and she didn't refuse when she heard the words, she picked up the wine bowl and took a sip in a gentle manner.

When he put down the bowl, he saw that Xiao Lingfeng was only focused on eating the food and did not touch the wine on the table, so he immediately felt vigilant.

He stared straight at Xiao Lingfeng: "Why doesn't the prince drink?"

Xiao Lingfeng picked up a peanut with his chopsticks, and said in a casual tone, "Drinking wine last time, I was caught unprepared, and the immortal was drunk and tied up the mountain."

He looked back at Zhuang Qingyue, and pointed out: "It's better to be careful when you are out this time, so as not to fall into the wrong again, what does Mr. Zhuang think?"

Hearing Xiao Lingfeng mentioned that the immortal was drunk, Zhuang Qingyue's face changed slightly.

He rubbed the wine bowl in his hand, sighed helplessly, and blocked Xiao Lingfeng's temptation back: "Forget it, then the student will try to get drunk on this fairy for the prince."

Xiao Lingfeng couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard the words, and teased: "What's the difference between trying and not trying, even if a fairy is drunk, it's right to help Mr. Zhuang sleep, right?"

Thinking of the fact that she was so dizzy from sleeping on the horse that her saliva dripped out, Zhuang Qingyue blushed, but she couldn't find anything to refute for a moment, so she kept silent and began to pick up vegetables and eat slowly.

After taking two bites, there was a slight noise from the backyard. Xiao Lingfeng's ears moved, but he didn't raise his head.

After a while, Zhuang Qingyue suddenly shook her hand and spilled the mutton soup in the bowl all over the table.

"Ah." Zhuang Qingyue called out shortly.He looked at his hands that were accidentally stained with soup, then raised his head to look at Xiao Lingfeng with innocent eyes.

Xiao Er heard the noise in front of the counter, and hurriedly took a rag and went up to clean it up.After all, mutton soup is meaty, and the soup will condense when it is cold.

After wiping the table in twos and threes, Xiaoer hurriedly said: "There are saponins in the backyard, young master, hurry up and wash your hands in the backyard."

Xiao Zhan said tremblingly, "I'm going to fetch some hot water for you right now."

Zhuang Qingyue looked up at Xiao Lingfeng, with solicitation in her eyes, and before she could speak, Xiao Lingfeng didn't even blink her eyelids, and waved her hand casually: "Go."

Zhuang Qingyue obediently followed Xiaoer to the backyard.

After he got up, Xiao Lingfeng suddenly raised his head and looked at his back, with interest flashing in his eyes.

It has to be said that Zhuang Qingyue's trick was too clumsy, Xiao Lingfeng didn't even need to use his brain to know that he did it on purpose.However, although this trick is clumsy, it is very easy to use.

After all, when they took action, Xiao Lingfeng could catch Zhuang Qingyue's feet more easily.

Zhuang Qingyue walked to the door, and looked back at Xiao Lingfeng as if aware of it, and saw the man taking a sip of tea leisurely, as if he didn't care about his leaving the table at all.

Walking to the backyard, Zhuang Qingyue was slowly rubbing soap locusts on her hands while listening to the shopkeeper's whispered report.

"General Pang fought against the Batu League at Shuoyang Pass, and returned with a big victory." He glanced at the front yard, and said, "King Jingbei led his troops to ambush at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, and wiped out the Xile League's vanguard battalion. , even Alesi was arrested by King Jingbei."

Zhuang Qingyue scooped up a handful of warm water, rinsed off the soapy scum from her hands, and said in a calm tone, "Got it. Are there any fresh ones?"

The shopkeeper looked embarrassed: "Xile League's surprise attack was defeated, and Mr. Wen died suddenly. After hearing this, Mr. Wang was very angry and punished many people."

"Oh?" Zhuang Qingyue became interested, "Didn't Qin San bring the words back? Why, sir, don't you believe me?"

The shopkeeper handed Zhuang Qingyue a clean brocade handkerchief: "Qin San said that Mr. Wen couldn't bear the torture of the Jingbei Palace, and was tortured to death by Xiao Lingfeng's people. Seize the opportunity to ambush and fight back. But Mister doesn’t believe it.”

He sighed and said, "My lord, Qin San is gone."

Zhuang Qingyue threw the brocade handkerchief back into the basin, and said indifferently, "Got it."

The shopkeeper's face froze, seeing that Zhuang Qingyue's expression was cold and unmoved at the moment, he didn't know what it was like.

Sensing Zhuang Qingyue's gaze, the shopkeeper hurriedly suppressed his emotions, and said hastily: "Sir, I have to get the city defense map of the Jingbei Army within two months. If I can't, I will ask you to go back and apologize in person."

Zhuang Qingyue snorted coldly and said nothing, just went back to the front yard and sat opposite Xiao Lingfeng again.

Xiao Lingfeng looked at him twice and felt that he was not in the right mood. Could it be that the bad water in his heart didn't make him successful?Xiao Lingfeng thought to himself.

But the words that came out were full of concern: "What's the matter, are you in a bad mood? Is it because the shopkeeper's service is not considerate?"

It looked like Ruozhuang Qingyue answered "yes" and was about to settle accounts with the shopkeeper.

Zhuang Qingyue's expression loosened for a moment.

Xiao Lingfeng didn't notice the change in his expression. Seeing that he didn't speak, he raised his hand and put a piece of stewed mutton in his bowl.

"It's uncomfortable to have oily smell on your hands."

Xiao Lingfeng raised his eyes when he heard the words, and saw Zhuang Qingyue frowned and muttered something, without even looking at the mutton in the bowl, as if he didn't intend to continue eating.

Looking at his movements and expressions, Xiao Lingfeng suddenly felt that he looked like a child who had lost his temper, and he didn't look like a big hero who could stir up trouble.

Although, he is good at dealing with children.

Xiao Lingfeng smiled, stretched out his long arms and took the soup bowl in front of him far away, and took a new ceramic bowl and put it in front of him, coaxing: "That bowl is not obedient, let's change it to a new one? This guarantee It won't be knocked over again."

Seeing that Zhuang Qingyue didn't speak, Xiao Lingfeng tapped the soup bowl with his fingers, and said rascally, "How about I beat it up for you?"

Zhuang Qingyue watched his movements and couldn't help rolling her eyes.How could such a dignified prince do such a naive thing?

But when she thought of what she said earlier, which seemed to be a reproach and coquettishness, Zhuang Qingyue couldn't help but feel a chill.

Xiao Lingfeng paid attention to Zhuang Qingyue's expression. At this moment, he felt that his behavior seemed to be subversive. His handsome face blushed, and he coughed lightly and retracted his hand in embarrassment, pretending that nothing happened.

"puff."

This time, Zhuang Qingyue laughed.

Xiao Lingfeng put his head down and turned a deaf ear.

The two finished the meal with their own thoughts, sat in the inn for a while, and then set off on their way again.

When it was dark, Wuyun Gaixue carried the two of them close to the Jingbei Army camp.

Xiao Lingfeng's horse had snow-white hooves, and it was very conspicuous in the night while running. The soldiers on duty recognized the horse and the prince on the horse at a glance, so they quickly withdrew the horse and let them enter the barracks.

Xiao Qi was leading a team to patrol and change defenses, when he heard the sound of horseshoes from a long distance away, so he turned around without thinking and shouted: "Who is riding a horse in the barracks?!"

As soon as the words fell, dark clouds and snow flew past him like a gust of wind, and the blowing wind lifted Xiao Qi's broken hair on his forehead and then fell down.

Oh, it's the prince, it's all right.

As soon as Xiao Lingfeng passed by, Xiao Qi turned around and explained the patrol matters, and immediately followed.

Walking quickly to the door of the handsome tent, Xiao Qi carried a battle report in his arms, and shouted carelessly outside: "My lord, Xiao Qi begs to see you!"

"Come in."

Xiao Qi happily opened the tent and stepped in, and was about to report to Xiao Lingfeng the results of the battle the day before and night in detail, and when he stopped by to praise General Pang, he suddenly caught a glimpse of someone sitting on the low couch in the tent.

Xiao Qi's face changed suddenly: "My lord, why is he here?"

He disapproved and loudly said: "How can anyone who is an important military camp be able to enter?"

Could it be that the prince has lost his head?

Xiao Lingfeng was a little surprised by his awareness. Xiao Qi was originally the most unruly and troublesome one in the personal guard camp, but he didn't expect to take the initiative to break the rules of the military camp with him at this moment.

He glanced at Zhuang Qingyue, and said in a deep voice, "Master Zhuang is not just anyone."

Xiao Qi glanced at Zhuang Qingyue, his eyes were full of contempt for this kind of goblin harm.Even when looking at Xiao Lingfeng, there was a bit of disappointment on his face.

Xiao Lingfeng didn't expect him to have such a big reaction, and he suddenly had a headache.But in front of Zhuang Qingyue, it was difficult for him to explain to Xiao Qi, so he could only let Xiao Qi leave with a tigerish face.

"You go out first, it's not your turn to intervene in this matter." He said.

Xiao Qi slapped the battle report on the desk, snorted coldly and strode out of the tent without even looking at Zhuang Qingyue.

"Hiss, this kid!" Xiao Lingfeng turned around and smiled at Zhuang Qingyue in embarrassment, and explained, "Xiao Qi has been with me since childhood, spoiled and has a bad temper, and it's true that he has no rules. I didn't teach him well, Mr. Zhuang Don't get acquainted with him."

Zhuang Qingyue smiled, waved her hands and said, "It's nothing, General Xiao just abides by military regulations."

But I thought in my heart, it's good to have a bad temper, and an impulsive and short-tempered child is the best weapon, isn't it?