The personal attendant came out from the corner and helped Zheng Jing up: "Sanlang, did you fall?"

Zheng Jing coughed until his face was full of tears. He shook his head with a bitter smile, stood up, and looked in the direction where Li Yaoying left.

The heat on my face slowly faded, but my heart was still beating fast.

Every time I see her I feel awkward.

She doesn't remember him.

He felt lucky for a moment.

It was a blessing that I met you by chance in such a place of fireworks and was not recognized.

The reason why Cang Huang jumped out of the window to escape was because he was afraid of being seen by her.

I felt lost again.

When the servant reported that the Seventh Princess had arrived, he was shocked and panicked, and instinctively ran away.

There was a secret ecstasy in my heart.

I thought she came for him.

It turns out not to be.

The Seventh Princess did not come for him.

It was because of her that, at the instigation of his friends, he came to Pingkangfang to watch the famous Tuozhi dance that had moved to the capital.

The belt hangs down, and the flowers on the hips make the waist heavy; the hat turns with golden bells, and the snow-white face turns back.

The beauty of the Taku family is indeed very charming.

However, no matter how well Ren Hu Ji danced, she still lacked the noble, bright and moving aura compared to her.

…

The Wei army was strict in military discipline and had always been supported by the people.

Li Yaoying rushed all the way, and when he arrived in front of the city gate, both sides of the official road were already crowded with men, women, old and young who came spontaneously to greet the soldiers.

The officials from the Ministry of Rites who received the news first had already prepared wine and sweet syrup.

The army's triumphant return should not have taken the South Gate.

In order to demonstrate military power and stabilize the people's hearts, Li De would order Li Xuanzhen to lead the cavalry to enter the city through the main gate after each victory.

The Flying Cavalry was selected from the three armies to serve as the emperor's personal guards. Each of them was chosen from thousands, tall and mighty. Three hundred and eighty strong men of prime age rode on fine horses, holding long spears and bows on their waists. They all wore black helmets and armor, and came in a mighty procession, the sound of their horses' hooves like thunder.

He is full of vigor and vitality.

This is an almost invincible team.

The people looked at the mighty and powerful cavalry before them with tears in their eyes.

The young men who were out for spring outings could not help but cheer loudly for the neatly-dressed cavalry, and the girls smiled and threw out the flowers, willow branches and sachets in their hands.

The breeze blew by, and it was like a rain of flowers falling.

The troops passed by in a row. Yao Ying lifted her veil and looked forward. She saw the familiar word "Qin" on the flags of the hunting team flying in the sky and smiled sweetly.

The second brother finally came back.

Amid the noisy singing and laughter, a cold gaze swept over.

Yao Ying sensed something and her eyes moved, meeting the other person's gaze.

A row of flying knights slowly passed in front of her. One of them wore a prince's golden crown, silver armor, and a snow-white cloak on his shoulders. He was tall and strong, with delicate features. He did not look like a military general leading troops into battle, but more like a scholar planning a strategy.

The official from the Ministry of Rites came forward with a smile on his face and greeted him.

He pulled the reins to stop his horse, exchanged pleasantries with the official, and looked at Yao Ying with his calm eyes, seemingly intentionally yet unintentionally, his expression indifferent and cold as a knife.

Yaoying's eyelids drooped slightly, and she saw the man's hands tightly grasping the reins with her peripheral vision, and she felt a chill all over her body.

The hands were very thin, with scars all over the palms and backs, and protruding joints. The fingers were strong, cold, and rough. When he pinched her neck, the roughness could almost cut her throat.

She didn't even have the strength to struggle.

That time, Yao Ying really thought Li Xuanzhen would kill her.

He could do it.

Today, Li Xuanzhen is both talented in literature and martial arts, and is both wise and brave. He is praised by the world as the wise and virtuous crown prince.

No one believed that he would murder Li Zhongqian and Consort Xie.

Even Yao Ying didn't believe it at first, thinking that her elder brother was just angry for a while and that as long as she got along well with him, he would definitely let go of his hatred.

Later she finally understood that Li Xuanzhen couldn't let go.

He cares about the country and has broad vision. He is well aware of the sufferings of the people, loves the common people, cares about his subordinates, is willing to accept advice, and keeps his promises to his allies... Such a crown prince who has made countless heroes and heroes willing to follow him, just happened to be stuck in a dead end and couldn't let go of the revenge for his mother.

Many years later, he would lead his troops to besiege Taiji Palace.

Li De had been sidelined by him by then. Lying on his sickbed, he calmly asked, "Why did my son come?"

Li Xuanzhen answered word by word: "I came here to avenge my mother."

He forced Li De to abdicate, killed Li's relatives, and regardless of public criticism, dug up the ancestral tomb of his own father's family.

He wanted everyone to be buried with Tang.

What exactly happened back then?

Yao Ying was in a daze.

Li Xuanzhen had already moved away and entered the city with the officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Yao Ying concentrated his mind, looking at the Qin King's flag getting closer and closer, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Li Zhongqian's personal soldiers did not belong to the cavalry. They were wearing golden armor, and before they got close, there was a dazzling golden light.

Yao Ying couldn't help but laugh as she looked at her brother riding a horse towards her surrounded by his personal soldiers. A warm feeling rose in her heart, dispelling the chill brought by Li Xuanzhen.

She took off her veil and urged her horse forward.

Li Zhongqian was six years older than Yaoying. He was tall, with broad shoulders and a strong body. His muscles were bulging under the heavy and gorgeous armor. His eyebrows and eyes were straight, and his facial features were somewhat similar to Li Xuanzhen at first glance.

Both brothers look like Li De, with distinct features and a pair of narrow and elongated eyes.

Li Xuanzhen was calm and reserved, his phoenix eyes exuded majesty even without anger.

Li Zhongqian's features were more distinct, with a lingering fierceness and cruelty between his brows. He was moody, cold and gloomy. He rode lazily on his horse, looking back nonchalantly with the corners of his eyes slightly raised, his gaze like a knife.

The young lady on the side of the road who was about to throw flower petals at his armor stepped back in fear.

Yao Ying moved closer, and the guards made way for him.

She bent down, smiled and reached out to grab Li Zhongqian's mount.

"Brother!"

Hearing his sister's voice, Li Zhongqian turned his head suddenly, surprised and happy, and immediately became heroic, with a gentle expression that others would never see on his face, "Why are you here?"

As he spoke, he slowed down his pace and held Yaoying's arm like he did when he taught her to ride a horse when she was a child to prevent her from falling. He looked at her carefully with a smile.

Yaoying was brought up by him. He taught her how to read and write, how to ride a horse and draw a bow. The first book she read, the first copybook she wrote, and the first bow she pulled were all chosen by him personally.

If she hadn't been in poor health, he wouldn't have left her in Chang'an.

The world was not yet pacified, and he was often away on expeditions. Yaoying was growing up, and every time they saw each other again, the young lady had changed more and more.

Xiao Qiniang, who followed him around every day, grew up in the blink of an eye.

In a few years, she will be able to get married.

Before going to war, he just discussed this matter with Prime Minister Zheng.

The smile on Li Zhongqian's brow dimmed a little.

Yao Ying was also looking at Li Zhongqian.

She had been sickly since childhood and had never walked before the age of three. Concubine Xie became more and more confused year by year. That year, when she was feeding her medicine, she accidentally spilled a cup of boiling hot tea on her. She was afraid of scaring Concubine Xie, so she didn't dare to cry out loud and waited for the maid to come in and help her clean up.

Later she was left with a scar on her leg.

After Li Zhongqian found out, he took her to his side and took care of her personally.

At that time, Li Zhongqian himself was also a child. He was obviously careless and lazy, but he urged her to take medicine in a strict manner every day, took her to the yard to practice the Five Animal Exercises every day, forced her to take those tonic medicines with strange tastes, and added clothes for her when the sky was cloudy. He acted like both a father and a mother to her, like a little old man.

Yaoying grew up slowly, her health improved a little, she was able to get out of bed, and she acted lawless and lively in front of him. Only then did he relax a little and gradually act like a teenager again.

Then he went to the battlefield.

The Xie family was destroyed, and Concubine Xie was mentally ill. Her nine-year-old brother carried all the pressure with his tender shoulders, holding up a clear sky for her, allowing her to grow up freely and without worries.

Two years later, for her, the eleven-year-old brother gave up his literary career and took up the golden hammer that he had sworn not to touch.

Her brother is so good to her.

She couldn't bear to see her brother being killed by Li Xuanzhen.

My brother has never hurt anyone.

Thinking of what she saw in her dream, Yao Ying was deeply saddened and gently took Li Zhongqian's arm.

Li Zhongqian was stunned and smiled.

…

When Yao Ying was little, she often pestered Li Zhongqian and acted coquettishly like this.

When he first brought her to his side, she was well-behaved and quiet, not making a sound. She would only stare at him with blinking eyes when she was hungry or thirsty.

When he noticed her, she called him cautiously, "Brother."

Her voice was soft and tender, with a hint of flattery unconsciously, for fear of disturbing him or annoying him.

He didn't notice what she said, so she just kept looking at him quietly, waiting for him to ask her.

She is only three years old and she is so well behaved.

Li Zhongqian knew that Yao Ying understood everything.

Her father Li De never saw her. Her mother Xie was sometimes crazy and sometimes stupid. She was frail and sickly. Even at a young age, she knew how to restrain herself and not cause trouble to others. She could lie in front of the window and look at the garden view for a whole day.

She knew she couldn't walk, so she didn't cry or make a fuss. She just drank whatever medicine she was asked to take obediently without ever complaining.

Li Zhongqian didn't want his sister to stay alone in the house to recover from her illness, so he visited famous doctors all over the world to help her recover.

Since Yaoying couldn't go out, he taught her to read and write so that she could pass the time when she was alone at home.

She couldn't get out of bed, so he ordered the servants to cover the corridor and the courtyard with felt mats, and then he carried her outside to bask in the sun. He rolled around with her on the felt mats, from one end of the corridor to the other, until her body was covered with apricot petals.

There were more and more smiles on Yaoying's face, and her eyes became brighter and brighter.

I gradually dared to act coquettishly with him, deliberately calling him in a long tone: "Ah-brother-"

Order him to do this and that.

When she wanted to go out, she stared at him with wide eyes and stretched out her arms: "Brother, hold me."

When she could walk without help, her temper became even worse. When he sat cross-legged at the desk reading, she jumped up and shook him, "Brother, I want to ride a horse! I want a beautiful and obedient Wusun horse!"

When he ignored her, she kept shaking his arm.

When she got tired of rocking, she would lie on his lap, use his thighs as a pillow, cross her legs, and negotiate with him confidently: "A pony is fine, I'll just ride it around the yard."

"Half a circle?"

"Okay, I won't ride. I'll raise a beautiful horse first... and then ride when I grow up..."

After a while, she fell asleep on his legs, turned over, and her saliva was all over his sleeves.

After Li Zhongqian finished reading the book, he lowered his head and saw Yao Ying clutching his sleeve tightly and sleeping soundly.

He chuckled.

The next day, I took her to the stable to choose a horse. She was very self-conscious and picked a foal.

A few years ago, when Li Zhongqian attacked Jincheng, he received a batch of fine horses from the Western Regions.

He picked the most beautiful Wusun horse for Yaoying to ride.

He remembered everything she wanted.

…

Yao Ying held Li Zhongqian tightly.

"I happened to be out of the palace today, and when I heard the drums, I came here."

Li Zhongqian held the reins for her and said softly, "Xiao Qi has lost weight."

There was a warm smile in his voice.

He is not a patient man, but he is always patient with her.

Yao Ying put away her melancholy expression, released her hand, and straightened her chest: "You've grown taller!"

All of Li's brothers and sisters were born tall and strong. She had been taking medicine since she was born and was late in walking. She only started to grow taller at the end of last year.

Li Zhongqian chuckled: "Brother, you can't tell. Go back and measure it."

Yao Ying smiled and rolled her eyes at him.

After entering the imperial city, they separated from the cavalry led by Li Xuanzhen and went directly back to the palace.

Yao Ying asked: "Brother, don't you need to go to the Ministry of War first?"

According to the rules, he should go to the Ministry of War with Li Xuanzhen first.

Li Zhongqian said nonchalantly: "Don't worry about them, I'll go back and show you some treasures first."

Yao Ying understood, and leaned over to look at the sheepskin bag hanging next to his saddle. She lowered her voice and said, "Brother, what good things did you steal again?"

When Li Zhongqian went to war, he did not care about military exploits or fame, but only sought practical benefits: gold, silver, treasures, rare pearls and jade, famous paintings and calligraphy... In short, any treasure that was valuable and easy to carry.

The brother and sister knew that they were in danger of falling at any time, so they had to make preparations early and began to save money for their future escape.

From south to north, they have hidden a lot of valuable things.

Li Zhongqian smiled and rubbed Yaoying's hair: "Let's talk about it when we get back."

Yao Ying raised her eyebrows.

It just so happened that she wanted to ask him about Li De's marriage to Concubine Xie. He was raised by his uncle Xie Wuliang when he was a child, and he must have heard Xie Wuliang talk about that time.

…

Dusk was falling.

When Li Xuanzhen came out of the Ministry of War, it was already dark.

A servant held a lantern to light the way for him. He climbed the stone steps a few steps, took the document sent by Wei Ming, the chief historian of the Eastern Palace, and quickly read it in the dim light.

The eunuchs who stayed in Chang'an followed him closely and reported all the major and minor events that had happened in the imperial city recently.

Finally, he paused for a moment and said, "Your Highness... there have been some unusual movements in Princess Fukang's residence recently."

No one in the Eastern Palace, from Crown Princess Zheng to the errand boy, wanted to mention Princess Fukang.

But there is no other way. The Crown Prince is a kind-hearted man and he loves to rescue noble ladies in distress. If she keeps it a secret from him now, when Princess Fukang causes trouble, the Crown Prince will have to help her clean up the mess!

Li Xuanzhen frowned slightly.

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