The snowball fight ended with Wei Zhan's embarrassing defeat.
"It is not a gentleman to use the majority to bully the minority!" He climbed up from the snow, panting heavily and shouting loudly.
Qin Ke threw away the snowball in his hand and said calmly: "It is not a gentleman's behavior to bully the weak with the strong."
"Forget it." Wei Zhan waved his hand and didn't want to say anything more.
He had already seen through it. Qin Ke was just protecting Rong Dalang, and even the little golden retriever was against him.
"It's getting late, Your Highness Prince Shun, why don't we have dinner together?" Rong Xi said with a smile.
Wei Zhan's eyes lit up immediately, "I'll go change my clothes first, then I'll go find you."
After arriving in Linxi, he was captivated by the delicious food and often went to the new house to eat. After a few visits, he and Rong Xi gradually became familiar with each other.
The snowballs we threw before were just for fun.
According to His Royal Highness Prince Shun's personality, he would never play with someone he dislikes.
Qin Ke and Chen Chuangu had traveled a long distance. After taking a shower and changing clothes, they went to the dining hall and saw Wei Zhan and Jin Jili already waiting for them.
Wei Zhan was trying to make small talk, "Little Golden Retriever, I can throw chopsticks into the mouth of a pot, can you?"
After saying that, he picked up a thin chopstick, aimed at the teapot on the Jinjili table, and threw the thin chopstick into it.
Chen Chuangu: “…” Your Highness Prince Shun, are you playing tossing pots?
Jin Jili ignored him and just lowered his eyes to drink tea.
His eyelashes are thick and long, and slightly curled upwards, like the fluttering wings of a butterfly, which is very beautiful.
Wei Zhan often wanted to reach out and grab him, but was always beaten up by Jin Jili.
Now he felt itchy again and was about to get up and move forward, but Liu He and Liu Zishi came over with plates and placed the food on the table. He just stopped thinking and focused on eating, but found that he didn't have enough chopsticks.
I forgot to bring back the toss pot just now!
Just as he was about to speak, Rong Xi came in and saw the strange shape of the mouth of the teapot on Jin Jili's table. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Using chopsticks to block the mouth, very clever."
No matter how thick-skinned Wei Zhan was, he knew that what he had done was quite rude, so he apologized quietly, stood up, took back the chopsticks, and lowered his head to eat.
After the meal, Rong Xi and Qin Ke returned to their bedroom together.
The candlelight in the room was soft and ambiguous. Rong Xi made the bed and said with a smile, "You and Brother Chen came back early. There are still three days before the Lantern Festival."
Qin Ke stood behind him, stared at him, and said with a low laugh: "Mother urged me."
"Urge you?" Rong Xi turned his head, his eyes curved, and a smile appeared on his face. He teased, "If Your Highness doesn't urge you, you won't come back?"
Qin Ke hugged him from behind, held him in his arms, rested his chin on Rong Xi's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "I haven't seen you for thirty days, I miss you so much."
Rong Xixin suddenly felt as soft as paste. He turned his head slightly and kissed Qin Ke on the tip of his nose.
It was sweet to Qin Ke's heart.
He hugged Rong Xi tighter with his arms and said, "This time when I returned to the capital, I heard from my mother that the Queen Mother wanted to arrange a marriage for you. Fortunately, my mother had foresight and blocked it for you and me."
"You and me?" Rong Xi glanced at him.
Qin Ke laughed deeply, stroked Rong Xi's cheek with his right hand, turned it towards him with a little force, bit his lips for a while, then let him go and said, "The Queen Mother arranged a marriage for you. Isn't that breaking up the two of you?"
Rong Xi pursed her lips slightly, hmm, a little swollen.
"Are you negotiating with me?"
Qin Ke pecked the corner of his lips again and said in a wronged tone, "Do you really want to get married?"
Rong Xi was both amused and confused, "Then do you have any tricks to avoid this?"
If the Queen Mother really loses face at that time, the Queen Mother will probably also lose face for him.
Qin Ke held him and sat on the couch, saying seriously: "Why don't I express my feelings to the emperor, saying that you and I are in love and want to grow old together."
If the emperor knew, he would definitely tell the empress dowager.
Moreover, if Qin Ke were to be with Rong Xi, the Changxin Marquisate might no longer have an heir, and its influence would not threaten the throne, and the emperor would feel at ease.
"Is this really feasible?" Rong Xi couldn't help but doubt.
Qin Ke nodded, "Even if it doesn't work once, His Majesty will definitely agree after three times."
The emperor's mind is unpredictable. Even though the two are related by blood and have shared hardships, Qin Ke cannot guarantee that the emperor's mind will not change.
Moreover, as the Inspector of Military Equipment, in control of the core weapons of the Wei Dynasty, and also the marshal of the army, the emperor would have some fear in his heart.
If he marries a woman from a rich family again, trouble is inevitable.
Of course, Qin Ke was not with Rong Xi for this reason. He originally planned to remain single and live out his life alone.
But fate in this world is unpredictable, and he happened to stay at Rong's house on a rainy night, where he got to know Rong Dalang.
Once it enters your heart, it will be hard to let go.
Rong Xi turned to look at him and smiled softly, "Very good."
The arm around his waist suddenly tightened, and Qin Ke's heart finally settled down.
Petitioning the emperor means blocking all escape routes. With Dalang's intelligence, he will definitely know what he means.
From then on, he could no longer marry a woman, otherwise it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
He will be tied to himself for the rest of his life, with no chance of escape.
"Lanzhi, do you know what promise you made?"
Rong Xi's back was pressed against Qin Ke's chest, and the man's violent heartbeat made his whole body numb.
"That's what I want."
This is what he was thinking about, how could he not know?
His back suddenly sank into the quilt, his lips were fiercely held, and the two of them were entangled with each other.
Rong Xi closed her eyes and put her arms around Qin Ke's neck. She felt the silver ring on his neck and couldn't help but smile.
Someone had promised him this months ago.
The two kissed passionately for a long time, and Rong Xi felt as if he was burned by fire, feeling incredibly hot.
I can't help myself.
The two of them stared at each other, reluctant to separate.
Qin Ke's eyes were as dark as a deep pool, yet seemed to contain a raging fire. He bent down and kissed Rong Xi on the forehead, then kissed him on the cheek, with a tone that seemed both tender and seductive.
Rong Xi closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then suddenly said, "The medicine has been put aside for several months, don't waste it."
One word can cause a huge storm.
But there are only a few days left, why should we endure it any longer!
“Knock, knock, knock.”
The knock on the door was like a secret signal. Rong Xi immediately pushed Qin Ke away, tidied his appearance, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What's the matter?"
He originally thought it would be Liu He or Liu Zishi, but unexpectedly it was Qin Ke's guard.
"Sorry to bother you, Young Master Rong. I have something important to report to the Prince."
Being disturbed at this time must be no small matter.
Qin Ke tried to suppress his anger and said to Rong Xi, "I'll be back soon."
Seeing Rong Xi nod, he opened the door and went out.
Rong Xi lay back and stared at the curtains with his eyes open for a while, but Qin Ke didn't come back, so he gradually fell asleep.
The next morning, he woke up suddenly and saw no one around him and no sign of having slept. Startled, he got up and rushed out the door.
A guard suddenly appeared in the courtyard and said respectfully, "Sir Rong, the prince saw that you fell asleep last night and did not want to disturb you, so he left a letter for you."
After saying that, he took out the letter.
Rong Xi felt extremely disappointed. He calmed down and continued, "Where did he go?"
"The newly appointed general of the Northern Rong led his army to attack the city, and the border city was lost. On the day when the news reached Shengjing, the prince had just left Shengjing, so the emperor ordered his men to hurry up and convey his order to the prince."
Unexpectedly, Qin Ke was in a hurry to return to Linxi and rushed all the way, and did not receive the imperial edict on the way.
The messenger of the imperial edict chased him day and night and only arrived at Linxi last night.
The border town has been lost, and this matter cannot be delayed. However, Qin Ke set off overnight. Has everything been arranged properly?
Rong Xi frowned slightly and asked, "Is the new general of Beirong so powerful?"
The guard replied: "It is rumored that he is the new best warrior of Beirong."
"I see. Thank you."
After the guards left, Rong Xi unfolded the letter, which contained only four scribbled words.
"Don't worry, take care."
Rong Xi was feeling depressed and had no intention of having breakfast. However, he remembered what was written in the letter, so he ate hastily and rode on the snow to the prison.
Now that Chi Yan is gone, Xue Ni seems to be in a low mood.
When they arrived at the prison, Cheng Hao saw that he was alone and asked curiously, "The prince didn't come with you?"
Rong Xi nodded, "He was ordered to go to the northern border to defend against the enemy last night."
"There's war in the northern border again?" Cheng Hao frowned, his face full of worry, and asked again, "There is a garrison commander in the northern border, why did His Majesty order the prince to go there?"
Rong Xi said solemnly: "The new general of the Northern Rong led his army to break through the border city. If we allow the Northern Rong to continue the attack, the consequences will be disastrous."
However, it took a long time for the news from the border town to reach the capital, and the emperor's decree was delayed for several days. It would take some time for Qin Ke to get to the border town. I am afraid that more than one city has been lost.
Cheng Hao sighed, "The firearms that were secretly transported to the northern border were useless?"
firearm!
Rong Xi stood up quickly. Qin Ke traveled in a hurry last night and could not carry enough firearms. Although the Military Equipment Inspectorate had previously transported firearms to the border areas, the soldiers on the border areas were certainly not yet familiar with how to use firearms, and the number of firearms was far from sufficient!
He ran out of the government office to look for the Shenjiying, but found that the Shenjiying was not there, so he returned to the government office.
"Uncle Cheng, how many firearms are still in the prison?"
Cheng Hao answered without hesitation: "More than a thousand fire guns, and about five thousand fire bombs."
The Arms Inspectorate has been established for nearly a year, and it is considered good to be able to accumulate these.
Rong Xi was shocked. "Uncle Cheng, the prince rushed to the northern border overnight, so he certainly didn't have time to bring enough firearms. Now that the border city has been lost, the longer the war lasts, the more disadvantageous it will be for Wei. The duty of the Military Equipment Supervisor is to provide military equipment and weapons for the soldiers. I'm worried that the Shenji Camp will be short of firearms and fall into a stalemate."
"You have a point," Cheng Hao said with hesitation, "Are you going to transport firearms to the border town? But if you transport a large number of them, it might attract attention."
That’s true, and we need a lot of soldiers to escort us along the way. Where can we find them now?
Rong Xi was in a depressed mood the whole day, with his heart in his throat and unable to land. After returning home, I stayed alone in the study.
He was afraid that something might happen to Qin Ke, just like in the original book...
"My dear!" A familiar voice brought Rong Xi back to reality.
Rong Xi raised his head and asked, "Zi Shi, what do you want from me?"
Liu Zishi said: "There is someone outside the house who wants to see you. He said he came from the Changxin Marquis Mansion in Shengjing."
Marquis Changxin’s Mansion!
Rong Xi stood up suddenly, almost overturning the table, "Please come to the main hall!"
Liu Zishi left after receiving the order. After Rong Xi had tidied up his appearance, he also went to the front yard to greet him.
As soon as he stepped into the front yard, he saw a man enter the house and walk towards him with his head held high.
"Junior greets the Marquis!" Rong Xi bowed.
Qin Yuan laughed and said, "Let's go to the hall and talk."
Liu Zishi was shocked for a few breaths in the cold wind, and hurried to pour tea for the guests, then left with a look.
"I wonder what instructions you have for me, Lord Marquis?" Rong Xi asked respectfully.
Qin Yuan was born in a military family and had a straightforward personality. He didn't beat around the bush and said, "The war in the northern border is tense, and His Majesty is extremely worried. Now A Ke has gone to the border town, and His Majesty wants to make a quick decision, so he ordered me to Mengshan to lead the troops and escort sufficient firearms for support."
This move was not only to recapture the border town and dampen the morale of the northern barbarians, but also to test the power of firearms.
Rong Xi was just worrying about this matter when a pillow was delivered to him. He was extremely happy and said, "I wonder when the Marquis will leave? How about sending someone to load the firearms tonight?"
Speed is of the essence in war. We can't waste even a moment.
Qin Yuan nodded and said, "Now the soldiers are waiting outside the Military Equipment Bureau, you and I will go together."
The two men quickly rode away from the house.
When he arrived at the Military Equipment Bureau, Cheng Hao happened to be there too.
The two men were familiar with firearms, so they instructed the soldiers how to load them.
Rong Xi watched the soldiers busy in and out in silence. Suddenly, endless thoughts surged in his heart and he was instantly overwhelmed by impulse.
He heard himself say, "My Lord, can I go with you?"
Qin Yuan almost thought he had heard it wrong.
"What did you say?"
Rong Xi mustered up his courage and said firmly: "I want to go to the border town with you."
He wanted to see Qin Ke so much that his heart ached.
Qin Yuan shook his head decisively, "No, the march is difficult, you are too weak."
Transporting arms is no joke, and taking a weak boy with you is not a wise move.
"My Lord, I will not hinder the march," Rong Xi was unwilling to give up this opportunity, "and I am familiar with the use and structure of firearms. You and your soldiers can learn how to use firearms and fire bombs on the way. When we reach the border town, we can catch the Northern Rong off guard."
The firearms Qin Ke carries can still hold out for a few days. If he runs out of ammunition and food after a few days, and the Northern Rong come prepared, it will definitely be a tough battle.
"I would also like to hire someone to transport food and fodder to the border town."
He stockpiled a lot of food, which was not enough to feed the soldiers in the border towns, but could provide emergency relief for a few days. As long as he wrote to Hu Yulin and asked his caravan for help, the issue of food and fodder would be resolved.
Qin Yuan sighed inwardly when he saw that he was determined to leave.
"Well, go back and pack your belongings first, and we'll set off together tomorrow morning."
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