The light at the end of the street was dim, with only the moonlight above. The shadows of the trees were swaying, the wind was rustling, and two figures hurried past, one was tall, the other was petite and wearing a veil .

Xiao Tuo shook his head and murmured, "Yuan Yi..."

He suddenly broke away from Lin Zhengyu and Lian Fei's hands and ran forward. In the quiet alley, Xiao Tuo's footsteps were clear and bright. Jiang Yuanyi stopped and turned to look.

Xiao Tuo's face was flushed, making his facial features look a little more charming than usual. His eyes were watery, but his eyebrows were still relaxed as usual, and there was a smile on the corners of his mouth.

Qian Sheng was startled and was about to block Jiang Yuanyi, but the girl waved her jade hand: "You step back first."

Qian Sheng bowed his head and replied: "Yes", then stepped aside.

Yuanyi lifted a corner of the black veil of her veil and looked behind Xiao Tuo. The alley was dark and there was no one. She hooked the black veil behind her ears and looked at Xiao Tuo with a smile: "Did you drink?"

Xiao Tuo nodded and fell forward dizzy. Yuanyi went over to support him. Her sparkling eyes seemed to contain moonlight. She raised her head and looked at Xiao Tuo: "Where is Lian Fei? Didn't he follow you?"

Xiao Tuo's head was dizzy, and he didn't even react when she knew Lian Fei's name. He shook his head and nodded, humming a few times.

The girl's face was as white and smooth as Hetian jade in the moonlight, and her eyes were curved with a bright smile.

Xiao Tuo felt that he had seen a fairy in the sky, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the girl's stunning eyebrows: "You look like..."

Yuan Yi whispered: "What?"

Xiao Tuo smiled with his lips raised, his eyes fixed: "Like the Jade Rabbit from Guanghan Palace descended to the earth."

His eyes were focused, and his hot fingers gently stroked her eyebrows and cheeks. Jiang Yuanyi seemed to have returned to her previous life, but Xiao Tuo at this time had not lost his love, had not experienced blood and killing, and was still a young man with a smile on his face, not knowing what it felt like to be sad.

Jiang Yuanyi felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, she just raised her eyes and stared at him for a long time.

Yuan Yi's cool little hand gently held his fingers: "I'll take you home first, okay?"

Lin Zhengyu and Lian Fei ran out from Xiao Tuo and hid aside to watch the show with their hands clasped.

Then they saw a pair of jade hands lift up the black veil of the veil, and a face that was as beautiful as a country was exposed in the moonlight. The woman had delicate features, bright eyes, and a bright smile on her face. She raised her little face and looked at Xiao Tuo, very cute.

At that moment, Lin Zhengyu felt that all the light in the night was concentrated there, illuminating the woman, even though she was wearing coarse clothes, she was still shining.

Lin Zhengyu patted Lian Fei's shoulder: "Isn't that woman beautiful?"

Lian Fei nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Yes!"

Lin Zhengyu touched his chin: "This guy is not bragging."

The two walked behind Xiao Tuo and heard the woman speaking softly, her voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of persuasion.

Lin Zhengyu hurriedly said: "Miss, there is no need. We can do such a hard job of sending the drunkard away."

Jiang Yuanyi saw someone behind her. She took off the black veil, helped Xiao Tuo and put him in Lian Fei's hand: "Thank you very much, I will take my leave first."

When Xiao Tuo heard that she was leaving, he hurriedly grabbed her wrist and looked at her with his eyes focused, as if he was clear-headed and not drunk.

Yuan Yi said softly, "It's late, I have to go home."

Xiao Tuo then let go, but immediately stood up: "I... I have to take you back!"

Lin Zhengyu chopped Xiao Tuo's neck with a knife, and smiled to Jiang Yuanyi: "Miss, go first..."

Jiang Yuanyi nodded, glanced at Xiao Tuo who fell in Lin Zhengyu's arms, and turned around and left with Qian Sheng.

As soon as his strength was used up, Xiao Tuo fainted completely, and fell on Lin Zhengyu and Lian Fei like a dead pig.

The two of them grunted and carried him to the door of the Duke's Mansion, and saw a slender and tall figure standing at the door. When he saw the three people, he immediately walked out.

Lian Fei and Lin Zhengyu were frightened and changed color: "Miss... Miss" The

person who came was Xiao Tingyi, the eldest lady of the Xiao family.

The woman was wearing a black silk gown with a double-breasted goose pattern, with tight cuffs and an upright posture. Her face looked six points like Xiao Tuo, with sharp eyebrows and eyes, a soft face shape, and a pair of slightly upturned peach blossom eyes with a sharp gaze.

Just standing at the gate of the house, Lin Zhengyu suddenly didn't know how to stand, and almost lost Xiao Tuo.

Xiao Tingyi walked down the steps, looked at Xiao Tuo with disdain, stretched out his hand to poke Xiao Tuo's hot face, and said to Lin Zhengyu: "You two just mess around, your good days are numbered."

Duke of England Xiao Kangyuan was a great contributor to the founding of Ning'an State. He assisted the current emperor in building the country and was named General of the Cavalry, a first-rank official. He was personally appointed Duke of England by the emperor, and even the plaque of the Duke's Mansion was bestowed by the emperor. This can be said to be a unique honor for Ning'an State.

Xiao Yuning, the eldest son of the Xiao family, joined the army at the age of sixteen, and was canonized as a loyal and martial general at the age of twenty-three, a fourth-rank official, and was given the title of founding earl. Xiao

Tingyi, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, joined the army at the age of seventeen, and was canonized as the General of Ningyuan at the age of twenty. She was the first female general in Ning'an State, and she also led a female army, specializing in archery and detecting enemy information.

However, Xiao Tuo was already eighteen years old, but he had not yet joined the army.

Xiao Tuo had a serious illness when he was young, and he had been weak since then. Later, he strengthened his exercise and took good care of himself, and then he gradually became lively and energetic. However, Xiao's grandmother had always doted on Xiao Tuo and refused to let him join the army early.

In the early years, the war was tense, and Xiao Tuo had been brought up by Xiao's grandmother in the capital, which cultivated Xiao Tuo's free and unrestrained character.

This time, when his father and elder brother came back from the border, Xiao Tuo had already been in trouble several times. Xiao Tingyi had just heard his father and elder brother discussing sending him to the army in the main hall.

Lin Zhengyu's father, Lin Yanjue, was Xiao Kangyuan's deputy when he was young. After Ning'an was founded, he was canonized as the general of Yunhui, a third-rank general. Lin Zhengyu

grew up with Xiao Tuo since childhood. If Xiao Tuo wanted to go to the army, he would definitely not be able to escape.

The woman's eyes were bright and heroic. Lin Zhengyu put Xiao Tuo in the hands of the servant who came over, looked away, and asked, "When did you return to Beijing?"

Xiao Tingyi said lightly, "Today at 12:00 p.m."

Lin Zhengyu said "Oh", and saw Xiao Tingyi frowning, with a tone that was neither coquettish nor soft, with the aura of giving orders all year round: "Don't forget that you and Atuo are of the same generation, you should call me sister."

Lin Zhengyu blushed halfway and turned and ran away.

Xiao Tingyi turned around and told the servant, "Send the young master back to his room."

She turned and looked at Lian Fei, who was trembling beside her, and said, "Come with me."

Xiao Tingyi led Lian Fei through the main gate and entered the side hall of the south room.

The side hall was dark with no lights on, and there was the occasional sound of wind. It was quiet and cold. Xiao Tingyi stood by the window and said in a calm voice:

"A-Tuo grew up in the capital since he was a child. The border war was tense in the past few years, and I really had no energy to take care of him. Now that the war has stopped, his father and brother will be waiting in the capital. You should remind him from time to time not to be too reckless and remember his identity.

As for what he did wrong, as long as you didn't instigate it, he will naturally not blame you at all."

Lian Fei hurriedly said, "Yes, Miss."

Xiao Tingyi waved his hand: "Go down."

The woman standing by the window was covered with a layer of silver light by the moonlight. Her sharp eyes gradually softened, and she looked out the window a little blankly.

There was another important matter when she returned to Beijing this time, which was her marriage.

She was probably the only girl in Ning'an Kingdom who was still unmarried at the age of 23.

She was criticized by the world for not getting married when she joined the army at the age of 17. It was not until she eavesdropped on the imperial intelligence and defeated the enemy that she got better. But as her mother said, she couldn't stay single for the rest of her life.

Moreover, she was a little tired after fighting on the battlefield for six years.

She stood at the window for a long time, walked through the hanging flower gate, walked along the corridor, and returned to the room.

The next morning.

The carriage was ready at the gate of Jiang Mansion. Two slender women wearing white veil hats walked into the carriage with the help of maids.

Inside the carriage, Jiang Xirong lifted her white veil and looked at Jiang Yuanyi, her eyes full of joy: "Sister, have you thought about what style of clothes you want to make?"

Jiang Yuanyi smiled faintly and said: "The proprietress of Yunxian Pavilion is very skilled. Many popular styles in the capital started from her. Let's not rush to decide. Let's go and have a look first."

Although it was early, the small vendors on the street had already started to set up their stalls. The carriage drove slowly past and headed towards the end of the inner street.

Jiang Yuanyi thought about it and reminded, "Sister, it's the birthday of Princess Hui, and many dignitaries and aristocratic families in the capital will be there. We should be generous and decent, not to be laughed at, but not to be too ostentatious."

Jiang Xirong nodded and agreed, "Sister knows."

She thought of something that had been entangled in her heart for a long time, and asked, "The palace examination will be in a few days. I want to see Jiaqi, but mother keeps me locked up in the mansion all day..."

Yuan Jiaqi did not succeed in this imperial examination. If my sister went to see him, and came back and blamed me for influencing him, that would not be good.

Jiang Yuanyi gently held her sister's hand, "Sister, mother is in the mansion these days. If you risk leaving the house and are discovered, mother will be furious."

Jiang Xirong sighed, with her sleeve handkerchief rolled up at her fingertips.

The carriage suddenly stopped. Jiang Yuanyi lifted the curtain and asked softly, "Xiaoqing, what happened?"

Xiaoqing said, "Miss, I'll go to the front to take a look."

Jiang Yuanyi responded and lowered the curtain. Xiaoyue was standing by and took advantage of the break to get on the carriage and take out the cakes and tea in the wooden box.

Xiaoqing ran to the front of Madam Jiang's carriage and saw a four-horse carriage with cloud patterns painted on the body with a gold pen and a green curtain hanging on the body.

Xiaoqing walked to the front and asked, "Whose carriage is this?"

The man said, "The Chu family."

Xiaoqing asked, "Which Chu family?"

The man smiled and said, "In this capital, even concubines can have such a carriage when they go out. Apart from the prime minister's residence, which other Chu family can have such a carriage?"

Xiaoqing felt like she had seen a big world. After saying thank you, she ran back to the carriage, lifted the curtain and walked in.

Jiang Yuanyi picked up her sleeve and wiped her mouth: "What happened outside?"

Xiaoqing said: "Maybe there are too many people making clothes recently, so there is a blockage outside the Yunxian Pavilion. But we should have passed first. That family must have seen that our carriage is simple and was clearly bullying us."

Jiang Yuanyi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, let's be careful today."

Jiang Xirong asked: "Whose lady is it?"

Xiaoqing lowered her voice and whispered: "I just asked someone, and he said it was a concubine of the Prime Minister Chu's family. The Chu family has only one son, so it must be the famous Chu Huan son in the capital..."

Xiaoqing didn't finish her words, and she saw Jiang Yuanyi in front of her with cold eyes, and the cake in her hand fell on the carriage and broke into pieces.