Chapter 46 He seems to have lost his guard
Jing Xuan was wearing a blue silk dress and a light blue cape. Her small face, the size of a palm, was sunken in the wide collar, and her amber eyes were staring at the people in the yard.
There were two people sitting in the yard. The young man in black clothes with long hair half pinned up had a smile in his peach blossom eyes and looked directly into the girl's eyes.
The two of them seemed to have opened a barrier, and the man in red no longer smiled. He propped up his chin and squinted his eyes, looking at the two of them.
There are many vernacular novels in the Central Plains, covering all kinds of genres. You can find anything you can think of.
Among them, Tuoba Xun's favorite is the reunion of two people who love each other after a long separation, or the reconciliation of a broken relationship.
This kind of story will make him feel the warmth of human nature.
The young man in red has a handsome appearance, three-dimensional facial features, and a teardrop mole under his eye that is as red as blood. Just sitting there quietly is enough to attract attention.
But no one knew that this young man had already thought of the names of their children.
That's outrageous enough.
However, the other two simply pretended he didn't exist.
Jing Yu walked straight up to Chu Mo, raised her head and looked at him, her eyes full of cunning.
"What's wrong?"
Jing Xuan pursed her lips and smiled. Just as she was about to speak, she caught sight of Tuoba Xun, who had a strange look on his face. She immediately changed the subject and stared at him expressionlessly: "Sir, please, could you step aside for a moment?"
She had been very interested in Tuoba Xun before and thought he was very handsome, but now...
I don't know if it looks good or not when someone hits his face, but he is quite tactless.
Tuoba Xun smiled: "I can't be here?"
"No--" Jing Yu said in a flat tone.
"But, I want to stay here." Tuoba Xun was rebellious and raised his eyebrows at her, with a smile in his narrow eyes.
Jing Xuan stared at him and was about to speak when he opened his folding fan in a showy manner and rested his chin lazily: "Well, I'll tell you a celebrity's love story, and you let me stay here."
"Not interested." Jing Yu likes to listen to stories, but Chu Mo is more important at this moment.
Tuoba Xun was not depressed by the rejection, but smiled more deeply. He lowered his voice slightly and said mysteriously: "If this person is the crown prince, what about Jing Ce?"
Jing Xuan's eyes lit up: "!"
The emperor has a love story! !
Chu Mo looked at him suddenly, "No..."
"Okay!" Jing Yu responded excitedly, "I want to listen!"
Chu Mo lowered his eyes and met a pair of joyful eyes. He paused slightly, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"It's okay." Jing Yu winked at him and said, "As a citizen of Dasui, I should be concerned about our noble Crown Prince. It's okay to listen."
Chu Mo: “…”
Too defensive, you have no idea what this fox is thinking.
...Never mind, just listen if you want to, he is always there.
The change in his attitude was visible to the naked eye, Tuoba Xun's eyes were dark and the smile on his lips had an unclear meaning.
——It seems that he guessed correctly.
He moved his eyes to stare at Jing Yu's fair and pretty face, and his gaze finally fell on her extremely clear amber eyes.
With her lips slightly parted, she slowly spoke of Jing Ce's unknown love.
As everyone knows, Jing Ce, Chu Mo and Tuoba Xun worked together to destroy the Nanzhao Kingdom and the five tribes of the grassland.
Some people doubted how it could be possible for three young people in their early twenties to accomplish this.
In fact, people of the older generation had taken action, such as Emperor Suian. Of course, the three of them were the ones in charge. In addition to the elders, there was another person who was unknown to outsiders and was also involved. Her role was no less than that of Chu Mo and the other two.
This person is the ninth princess of Nanzhao Kingdom, Nan Jiuyin.
At that time, the world was divided into three parts: Dasui, Nanzhao, and eleven grassland tribes.
Among them, the status of women in Nanzhao Kingdom was the lowest, almost to the point of being lowly.
As a princess of a country, Nan Jiuyin was not much better off.
She was extremely intelligent and beautiful, but unfortunately, she was a woman, so she was destined to have no way to succeed in Nanzhao.
She is a swan with lofty ambitions, but unfortunately, Nanzhao is not worthy of this proud eagle.
But even so, Nan Jiuyin always loved his country and never succumbed to fate.
She tried her best to study and learn, just for the purpose of telling the women of Nanzhao one day that they, the Nanzhao people, could also live upright, lively and brightly like the women of Dasui.
Her ideals are lofty and grand, and her mother and friends support her.
But in the end, the Emperor of Nanzhao found out. He didn't care whether her ideals were grand or not. He didn't listen to Nan Jiuyin's words and imprisoned and tortured her.
It was very strange that she was his daughter, but the emperor punished her in a way that no one else could have imagined.
Nan Jiuyin thought she would die, but she finally survived and saw the bright sunshine.
However, she soon realized that this sunshine was bought at the cost of her mother's life.
Her mother died in her place, whipped to death by the emperor himself.
Nan Jiuyin finally understood that if a swan wants to fly, it must cut off all the thorns that bind it; if an eagle wants to soar in the sky, it must pluck its feathers and armor, and thus be reborn.
Nan Jiuyin used the world as a chess piece and set his sights on Dasui.
The Nanzhao Emperor's ambitions are growing, and one day he will seek his own death.
After this, what she had to do was to make him die miserably.
As she expected, it didn't take long before Nanzhao and the five grassland tribes conspired together.
Nan Jiuyin knew that the time had come.
She wrote a letter and had it sent to the Dasui Eastern Palace through her confidant.
From then on, the Ninth Princess of Nanzhao became a traitor.
After Nan Jiuyin took refuge in Dasui, Jing Ce discussed arrangements with her, and the two often exchanged letters.
Jing Ce knew clearly that the Ninth Princess was a master strategist with extraordinary means and was a person who should not be underestimated.
Gradually, Jingce began to admire him.
When they met for the first time, Nan Jiuyin had clear eyes, a pretty face, and a petite figure.
This was completely different from Jing Ce's imagination. He had thought that the Ninth Princess would be a gloomy and steady girl.
But at this moment, he was just surprised.
Nan Jiuyin's voice is slightly hoarse, but not unpleasant, on the contrary it is very charming.
As the communication went on, Jing Ce's attitude became more serious. He knew that Nan Jiuyin would become one of the key factors in defeating the Nanzhao Kingdom!
This was indeed the case, but he did not expect that as time passed, Nan Jiuyin would become the girl in his heart.
Tuoba Xun is very good at telling stories and can hold people's attention. He is much better than Chu Feng.
After listening to it, Jing Yu was still not satisfied and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, wow, what a red chicken!"
Chu Mo was helpless. Seeing the little princess so excited, he couldn't even speak.
"What happened next? What happened next?" Jing Yu asked with bright eyes.
"Later..." Tuoba Xun deliberately dragged out his tone, smiling in a way that made him want to be beaten: "You have to pay me later."
Jing Xuan: “…”
Chu Mo kicked him and said unhappily, “Keep talking.”
"He values women over friendship." Tuoba Xun muttered aggrievedly.
He looked at Jing Xuan and said seriously, "You can guess that after the fall of Nanzhao, Nan Jiuyin was no longer a princess, and she also developed feelings for Jing Ce."
"only……"
Jing Xuan couldn't help but widen her eyes. Yes, her brother was not with Nan Jiuyin now, which meant it was a tragedy.
"We all thought Nan Jiuyin was a carefree person, but we didn't know that she was still thinking about her blood relationship in the end."
Jing Yu: "What do you mean?"
"Nan Jiuyin took the initiative to help us destroy Nanzhao, but she refused to accept Jingce because Jingce is the crown prince of Dasui and will become the emperor of Dasui in the future, while Nan Jiuyin is the princess who destroyed the country."
Jing Xuan's eyes suddenly widened: "So, if the emperor... ahem, the prince becomes emperor, there will be no chance for him and Nan Jiuyin?"
"yes."
Jing Xuan curled her lips, feeling quite disappointed: "Why is this happening..."
Tuoba Xun shrugged: "Three years ago, when Nanzhao was destroyed, Nan Jiuyin disappeared without a trace, and Jingce hasn't found her until now."
"Why is this happening..." Jing Xuan felt even more sad.
"Nan Jiuyin is very smart and has her own ways. She wants to hide from Jing Ce, so she won't let him find her."
"Why is it like this..." Her voice was filled with tears.
Chu Mo looked at her and thought, if the cat ears were still there, they would probably be drooping against her scalp.
He raised his hand and rubbed Jing Xuan's head gently, and consoled her: "Nan Jiuyin is very powerful, but the prince is very bad?"
Jing Xuan immediately stood up: "The prince is so awesome!"
"That's right. Do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be able to find his beloved?"
Jing Yu was puzzled.
"The prince is protecting her in secret, but he has never shown up, nor has he told Nan Jiuyin that he is with her." Chu Mo said softly, "Tuoba Xun is wrong. Nan Jiuyin doesn't care about blood ties at all. Nanzhao's blood ties only make her feel disgusted."
"But the reason she didn't accept the prince was indeed because of her own identity."
Jing Xuan frowned slightly, then realized something and suddenly opened her eyes wide.
"You guessed right." Chu Mo said, "Once your majesty and the ministers know that the Crown Princess is a Nanzhao princess, they will definitely not agree. Even if the Crown Prince kills the chicken to scare the monkeys and stops his words and deeds, he still can't stop the gossip."
"Those words not only hurt the prince himself, but also Nan Jiuyin."
"Nan Jiuyin doesn't want the prince to be embarrassed in front of his subjects, and the prince doesn't want Nan Jiuyin to suffer any grievances, so they are waiting."
"Waiting for what?" Jing Yu was curious.
"When the Crown Prince has accomplished something great that will be recorded in history, and when His Royal Highness is strong enough to resist all the rumors, they will be able to be together openly."
“Until then, it’s all worth it.”
Chu Mo leaned forward slightly, met Jing Yu's clear eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said softly: "So don't be sad, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be very happy, understand?"
Jing Yu nodded and said excitedly, "That's great!"
Tuoba Xun curled his lips: "Tsk, I thought he hadn't found Nan Jiuyin yet."
Chu Mo glanced at him and said, "Can the prince help you find out about Nan Jiuyin?"
This was too much, and Tuoba Xun immediately jumped up: "What do you mean?"
Chu Mo's sarcasm was maxed out: "Please update the intelligence network, Master Xun."
Master Xun was choked with anger and didn't want to talk to him. He turned his eyes to Jing Xuan and said, "Little cousin, is this story enough for me to stay?"
Chu Mo was speechless. Just as he was about to ask him to leave, he heard the little princess say, "Okay, it's not a big deal after all."
She pulled off the small cloth bag tied around her waist and took out a small wooden box from it.
The small wooden box was not big, only half the size of her palm.
Jing Xuan handed him the wooden box, as if presenting a treasure: "I bought it for you."
Chu Mo was stunned for a moment, and gently opened the lid with his slender fingers, only to see a silver hair crown placed inside.
The hair crown is simple and elegant in craftsmanship, with delicate carvings. It reflects a faint light in the sun, showing a bit of coolness. The silver hair crown holds the black hair, generous and neat.
Jing Xuan: "It looked good when you tied all your hair up last time, but I know you don't like it, so I bought a smaller one so you can just put half of your hair up like you do now."
Chu Mo always tied his black hair half-way up with a black crown. It had been used for some time and it was time to change it. The little princess gave him a perfect gift.
He chuckled: "Thank you, I will use this starting tomorrow."
Jing Xuan: “Okay~”
Chu Mo lowered his eyes and stared at her, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were gentle, as if they only cared about her.
Tuoba Xun watched from the side, and after a moment, he chuckled silently.
——Chu Wenxi this kid, as expected...
Tuoba Xun stopped acting as a luminous body and stood up and left quietly.
Before leaving, he took a bottle of wine with him, and after leaving the yard, he staggered towards the east yard.
“——There is nothing more joyful than friendship, and there is nothing more joyful than conversation among friends.”
The moonlight stretched his shadow very long. In the dark night, with trees swaying in the wind, he walked alone on the road, feeling lonely and desolate, but he laughed heartily and heroically, and his laughter echoed all around, full of extreme joy.
"Chu heard about it, Jing Junze..."
…
Today, Tuoba Xun came, and Chu Mo had never found a chance to talk to the little princess alone, but now he finally had time.
The night was dark and the wind was cold. Chu Mo was worried that Jing Xuan would be cold, so he went inside with her.
When she was a cat, she had been in and out of this room countless times, but now that she has become a human, she feels a little at a loss.
Especially when looking at the bed, Jing Xuan couldn't help blushing and buried her little face deeper in her collar.
Chu Mo poured her a cup of hot tea, pushed it in front of her, and chuckled: "Not angry anymore?"
Jing Yu recalled that Chu Mo said he would send her back to the capital yesterday. She glared at him fiercely and groaned, "I'm not angry in the first place. I'm very generous."
Chu Mo consciously ignored the glare and jokingly said, "Bought a whole street?"
"You are too poor and can't afford it." Jing Yu sighed maturely.
Chu Mo was helpless: "Okay, it's my fault."
He was unexpectedly sensible, and the little princess was very satisfied.
His eyes fell on the outside of the courtyard, and he frowned again: "Chu Xiaomo, why did Tuoba Xun come to Yunan Pass at such a critical moment?"
"I don't know." This was also his doubt, but Tuoba Xun never answered him.
"Does the prince know?"
"I know. He said to observe first." Chu Mo paused and lowered his eyes: "I just heard the story of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Do you want to meet him?"
The implication is: Do you miss the prince?
Jing Yu remained silent.
Chu Mo understood and slowly said, "If you want to see me, I'll take you there."
Jing Xuan said with a smile: "I can see him whenever I want? He is the honorable Crown Prince."
"Of course." Chu Mo said firmly: "You can see him if you want."
"Why?" Jing Yu narrowed her eyes vigilantly.
Chu Mo raised his eyes to look at her: "I'm here."
He also took the opportunity to brag about himself, saying that the general was really capable.
The little princess felt warm in her heart, thought for a moment, and shook her head: "No, I don't want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Chu Mo was stunned and looked at her steadily.
"Not yet."
A soft voice sounded in the room, with a hint of ambiguity: "Now... I just want to be with you."
The little princess's eyes were so hot that Chu Mo's Adam's apple suddenly rolled and his heart beat like thunder.
He thought, maybe, possibly, probably, he didn't keep his guard up after all.
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