The fact that Huyan Hongxue had been drugged had already shocked His Majesty, who then summoned the culprit, Xiao Ziyan, to the Xuanzheng Hall and gave him a severe scolding.
His memorial requesting to lead the troops into battle was rejected.
The Third Prince's residence was finally completed. Under Gu Yi's earnest persuasion and recommendation to the emperor, Xiao Ziwu was officially appointed as General Yangwei by the emperor and ordered to lead 300,000 troops to Xihai City for support.
Departing tomorrow —
At this moment, all was quiet.
With a few quick leaps, Xiao Ziwu skillfully slipped into a quiet and luxurious courtyard on the side of the Siye Mansion under the cover of night.
Tianyun sat under the flickering candlelight, her gaze gentle, softly rubbing a slightly ugly purse in her hand.
This purse was a mishmash of a purse, embroidered after she had just taken her first needlework class and paid the price of having her five fingers pricked with needles.
She was engrossed in watching.
With a flicker of the candlelight, a tall figure silently slipped in through the window, without disturbing Shi Que, who was dozing off against the octagonal shelf with her sword in her arms.
A gust of cold wind swept in, and Tianyun seemed to sense it, turning its head to look.
By the carved window frame, Xiao Ziwu rose from his kneeling position and slowly looked back at her. The moment he saw her, his thin lips, which had been pressed together, involuntarily curved into a slight smile.
The firelight accentuated the petite woman's delicate face, making her skin appear even more like porcelain. Her clear, almond-shaped eyes and exquisitely small nose had been depicted on his Xuan paper countless times.
Even though Tianyun had seen His Highness's gentle smile, as warm as snow after a storm, countless times, she still couldn't help but feel her heart flutter the next time she saw him. She spoke in a low voice, afraid of waking Shi Que who was fast asleep beside her, but couldn't hide her joy as she asked, "Why did Your Highness come so late?"
"I will set off for Xihai City tomorrow morning."
So I couldn't resist coming to see you tonight.
Xiao Ziwu approached her, his clothes damp with night dew. He wrapped his arms around the petite woman from behind, leaned down and kissed her neck, his voice hoarse as if murmuring, "I don't know when I'll see my darling again after this journey..."
His tone was filled with deep reluctance.
Tianyun chuckled to herself in a corner where His Highness couldn't see her. She didn't intend to tell him now that she was planning to secretly run to the border to find him without his father's knowledge. If His Highness found out, he would definitely not agree to her taking such a risk, and might even inform his father to lock her up in the mansion!
Thinking this, she turned around as if heartbroken, hugged his waist tightly with both hands, her eyes filled with sorrow, and her voice trembling with tears as she said, "We haven't even parted yet, and I'm already missing Your Highness."
This was absolutely true. Ever since she received the news yesterday, she had been secretly packing her luggage. But when she came to her senses, she realized that all she had brought were medicines for treating external and internal injuries.
They were afraid he would get hurt on the battlefield.
The two lovers were unaware that Shi Que, who had been dozing on the shelf of the multi-treasure pavilion, had already been awakened by their loud noise. She only opened her eyes and glanced at them briefly before seeing the two of them embracing each other affectionately. She then hurriedly closed her eyes again and pretended to be asleep.
Shi Que: Do not look at what is improper! Do not look at what is improper!
Tianyun said to him with great concern, "The situation on the battlefield can change in an instant. Your Highness must be careful and take good care of yourself."
These well-intentioned words of advice had been heard from countless people who wanted to curry favor with him, but only when they came from Guai Bao's mouth could they stir up ripples in Xiao Ziwu's calm heart.
He helped the young woman sit down, still holding her in his arms, and gave a soft "hmm," which was his way of making a promise to her.
"Take this with you too."
The ugly, four-legged purse that she had been holding in her hand for a long time was warmed by Tianyun's soft palm. She pried open His Highness's broad hand and put the purse inside.
"A token of love?" He touched his nose, stared at the purse for a moment, but couldn't make out what the two black things on it were. He then asked with a smile, "Is that a pig embroidered on it?"
"They're mandarin ducks!"
The young woman, embarrassed and angry, slapped his hard arm.
Xiao Ziwu chuckled silently, pulled her closer to his arms, weighed the somewhat heavy purse in his hand, and solemnly kissed Tianyun's forehead, saying, "Wait for me to come back and marry you."
Whether the young woman believed it or not, at this moment, in his eyes, seizing the throne was not as important as marrying her.
Tianyun laughed, "This is something my father painstakingly found, a foreign import called glass. General Jiang melted it with fire and then put it into water, which formed this incredibly strong Rupert's Tear."
"Your Highness, you must return safely. I'll be waiting for you in the capital!" Tianyun said, her eyes blurry with tears, pretending to wipe them away and forcing herself to cry more genuinely.
Only she could make such a strange and unusual thing.
Xiao Ziwu carefully put the purse into his pocket, then gently kissed her fair cheek, his love surging like a tide in his heart.
The person in his arms was dressed in an elegant ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) with floral patterns, her hair styled in a droopy bun. Her gentle smile was like a ray of light, shining into his life, which had been shrouded in gloom and darkness for many years, and awakening him...
"good."
They will surely return safely.
At that time, you will be formally invited to join our family through the three letters and six rites.
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The night was as still as water, like the calm before a storm, which instilled fear in people. It was as if something terrible was hiding under the black curtain, ready to leap out and devour everything here at any moment.
Lightning continued to strike from the sky, illuminating the earth, but it could not dispel the dark atmosphere, making the sky look even more sinister and terrifying.
Xiao Ziwu rushed back from the Siye Mansion and heard a shrill scream, which sounded exceptionally jarring in the quiet night, making the already eerie night sky even more terrifying.
Under the pitch-black night sky, it seemed as if countless ghosts were howling!
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