After leaving Beiping County, all that could be seen was an endless snowfield.
When Xu Jingjing left yesterday, she specifically left someone behind to take them to the Shenwei Army's garrison.
Although Ye Jingchen spent most of the month on horseback, they followed the supply train and could only keep up with its speed.
The wilderness before us is so vast; it would be quite interesting to let the horses run freely.
However, now is not the time to run. There are still snow pellets falling from the sky, and the wind is like a knife. Even wrapped in a fox fur coat, you can feel the force of the wind. Running a marathon now would be pure torture!
Once winter is over and the war is over, he can ride freely across this wasteland with Xie Chang'an.
After leaving Beiping County, we traveled north for about an hour, and finally the outlines of the mountains could be seen on the horizon.
The Great Abyss uses the barren mountains as a natural barrier, and the checkpoints leading out of the pass are located at the foot of the mountains. The border guards and the Divine Might Army are both stationed at the foot of the mountains, but they are separated in two different directions.
The saying goes, "Looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death." The mountain looked close, but they ran until dusk before finally reaching its foot.
Outside the Shenwei Army camp, Xu Jingjing was already waiting there with her people.
Ye Jingchen originally thought that, given the emperor's attitude towards the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, the soldiers of the Divine Might Army might not be very welcoming of him, the crown prince, at first. However, to Ye Jingchen's surprise, these soldiers were exceptionally enthusiastic when facing him.
"Your Highness, you may not know this, but ever since they learned that the extra 30% of military supplies each year were secured for us by Your Highness, they have been extremely grateful to you!" Xu Jingjing explained to Ye Jingchen.
The extra 30% of military supplies saves countless lives on the battlefield every year, so how could they not be grateful!
"I just did what I was supposed to do," Ye Jingchen said with a shy smile.
Xu Jingjing's eyes lit up. A well-behaved child like His Highness the Crown Prince was truly her dream boy!
Why isn't His Highness the Crown Prince her child? That way she could pinch those soft, squishy cheeks right now!
A boy as handsome and kind as His Highness the Crown Prince, I wonder which girl will be lucky enough to marry him in the future!
It's a pity she didn't give birth to a girl. If Xie Chang'an had been a girl, she would have risked being suspected by the emperor to make sure her daughter could compete for the position of Crown Princess!
"Ahem!" Xie Chang'an noticed his mother's gaze and coughed to remind her.
But Xu Jingjing was preoccupied with regret and didn't hear it.
"Cough cough cough!" Xie Chang'an coughed three more times.
In front of everyone, couldn't the mother control her gaze and expression?
He just couldn't understand why his parents liked Ye Jingchen so much.
Is he not good enough?
Or is it because he's not handsome enough?
"Chang'an, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Ye Jingchen asked, feigning concern, upon hearing Xie Chang'an's cough.
Upon hearing that familiar address again, Xie Chang'an's expression became somewhat subtle.
He used to dislike Ye Jingchen calling him that, but now he feels that if Ye Jingchen really likes this kind of wicked way of addressing him, he can accept it, but only in private, when it's just the two of them.
"Chang'an, are you sick?" Xu Jingjing finally turned her attention to Xie Chang'an.
She looked Xie Chang'an up and down for a few moments. "You don't look sick."
Xie Chang'an ignored her; he had already achieved his goal.
Xu Jingjing led Ye Jingchen to the accommodation that had been specially arranged for him.
Ever since they learned that Ye Jingchen was coming to Northern Xinjiang, they had started preparing for his arrival.
First of all, there's his residence. From the outside, Ye Jingchen's residence looks no different from other houses, but once you go inside, you can tell that he put a lot of thought into it.
The walls inside the room were coated with peppercorn mud, and a carpet was laid on the floor. As soon as you entered the room, you could clearly feel that the temperature inside was much higher than outside.
In addition to keeping warm, the furniture and decorations in the room are also very exquisite, and the bedding on the bed is soft and comfortable.
"The environment in the northern frontier is harsh and the conditions are rudimentary, so the room can only be furnished like this. I'm sorry, Your Highness!" Xu Jingjing said with some guilt.
No matter how hard they tried to decorate, the northern frontier could never compare to the bustling imperial city.
"This is much better than I expected. Thank you so much, Uncle Xie and Aunt Xie!" Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
Only Xie Chang'an, his mother, and Ye Jingchen were in the room. Given his current relationship with Xie Chang'an, Ye Jingchen addressed Xu Jingjing as General Xu in public, but in private, he called her Aunt.
Back in the capital, although he privately addressed Xie Shaoling as Uncle Xie, he always referred to Xu Jingjing as the Crown Prince's wife.
He would be more approachable and casual in front of Xie Shaoling, but Xu Jingjing, being a woman, still needed to be kept at a distance.
This form of address startled Xu Jingjing for a moment, then she panicked slightly, "Your Highness, you absolutely mustn't address me like that! Just call me by my name!"
The relationship between the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and His Majesty is not that close; they are not worthy of being addressed as His Highness!
"Auntie, don't worry. I only call you that when there are no outsiders. I've always called Uncle Xie that. You can ask Chang'an if you don't believe me," Ye Jingchen said to Xu Jingjing with a smile.
Ever since Xie Chang'an heard Ye Jingchen change how he addressed his mother, he couldn't keep a straight face. He wanted to laugh, but he didn't know how, and he didn't dare to laugh in front of his mother.
He was struggling with his facial expressions when he heard Ye Jingchen call him "Chang'an Brother" again, making it even harder to control his expression.
"Chang'an, are you really not feeling well? Why does your expression look so strange?" Xu Jingjing asked Xie Chang'an in surprise.
Xie Chang'an: ......
He couldn't control his expression at all, and to prevent his mother from noticing anything amiss, he had no choice but to use his best cold face to face her.
“He has always called his father that,” Xie Chang’an said coldly, his face expressionless.
"You child, who upset you again! With such a bad temper, you'll never be able to find a wife!" Xu Jingjing was unhappy to see Xie Chang'an's cold face and immediately scolded him.
"Yeah, Chang'an, you always have such a cold face, keeping everyone at arm's length. Be careful you won't be able to find a wife in the future!" Ye Jingchen teased Xie Chang'an with a smile.
"Mother, you're overthinking it. There are people who like my cold face. In two years, I'll find you a wife!" Although Xie Chang'an was speaking to Xu Jingjing, he was looking at Ye Jingchen.
Xu Jingjing didn't believe it at all. "What girl would like your cold face? Is she blind?"
Ye Jingchen, whose eyesight is poor: ......
Although he did like Xie Chang'an's face, he didn't like Xie Chang'an's cold face. After all, he wasn't a masochist!
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