Apart from two thatched huts, the only place where people can live in Qingyan Temple is the main hall where the statues of Sanqing Gods are placed.

There are two huts, one is occupied by Qingmiao Taoist master and apprentice, and the other is occupied by Gu Changjin and Rong Shu. Before Gu Changjin woke up, Rong Shu lay down on the bamboo couch to sleep in fear that he would get a high fever in the middle of the night. After he woke up, he was worried that it would be inconvenient for him to drink water at night, so he continued to live in this hut.

The night he woke up, when Rong Shu came in with porridge from outside, he had already fallen into a deep sleep. She didn't bother him, put down the earthen jars and lay down on the bamboo couch to sleep.

When she woke up in the middle of the night, she found that she was already lying on the couch, and Gu Changjin and she were sleeping with their heads to the east and the other to the west. Rong Shu half-propped himself up with his elbows.

The bamboo couch was narrow and not strong, so such a small movement caused a loud noise.

Gu Changjin was not sleeping soundly, so he opened his eyes and looked over when he heard the movement.

The two looked at each other quietly for a while.

Gu Changjin explained: "You can't sleep like that, and your injuries are not fully healed, so I carried you to the couch."

If he was not injured, he would naturally let her sleep on the bamboo couch. But now that he was injured, she would definitely not ask him to sleep nearby.

Although there was no lamp in the house, the snowy light outside shone through the window and illuminated the house brightly.

His clear face looked extremely white in the snowy light, without any blood at all.

Rong Shu looked at him, pulled off the quilt on his body, said "hmm" calmly, put down his elbows, and continued to sleep.

She had been applying medicine to his body in the past few days. She had seen his naked body, and he would not even dare to sleep on the same bed because of the war between men and women.

She had just laid down when a faint abdominal rumble sounded very suddenly.

It wasn't her stomach that was rumbling.

Rong Shu remembered that he was assassinated on Chang'an Street last year, and it was the same day he woke up in Songsiyuan. He was obviously hungry, but he didn't say anything, but his stomach couldn't bear it, and he protested with "gurgling".

Two gentle laughter floated out from the quilt.

Rong Shu smiled enough and raised his elbows again, saying: "Gu Changjin, do you want some porridge? There are two cans of minced meat porridge on the bamboo table. I can heat it up in the kitchen and eat it."

Gu Changjin looked at him Focusing on the smile at the corner of her lips, she curled her lips and said "Okay" before getting up.

Rong Shu hurriedly stood up, reached over and held his shoulders, saying, "What are you doing up here? I'll just go and heat him up."

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized how intimate the two of them were in this moment.

She was too eager when she rushed over, her body was inertia, half of her body was pressed against his right chest, and her hair was scattered on both sides of his chin, blocking most of the snow light seeping in from outside.

This wasn't the first time Rong Shu pounced on Gu Changjin.

She had done something like this before when she was drunk.

Of course, it’s okay not to mention such embarrassing things.

The two people's eyes met for a moment, and Gu Changjin broke the charming atmosphere first.

"You don't know how to make a fire."

Although she used to cook from time to time in Wutong Lane, the women who made fires did all the things like burning wood and making fires, so there was no need for her to do it herself.

Rong Shu sat up straight after hearing this, "I can make a fire. In the past few days, Taoist Master Baoshan and I have cooked medicine and porridge for you."

Gu Changjin's eyes dropped, fixed on her hands that looked like peeling onions. , seeing that there were no traces of burns on it, he agreed and said: "Be careful, don't burn your hands. Leave the door open for a while, and don't close the kitchen doors and windows."

From the door of the hut, you can see the brick house of the kitchen. With it open, he could keep watching, and if she was injured somewhere, he could get over immediately.

Rong Shu wanted to say how could she be so squeamish that he would keep an eye on her even if she lit a fire.

As the words came to my lips, I remembered something again.

She once burned her hand while frying pine nut candies for him in the small kitchen of Songsiyuan, and her wrists were also blistered by the splash of syrup.

Those two blows were really painful.

When she brought the pine nut candies to him in the study the next afternoon, he looked very unhappy.

The jar of pine nut candies was left on the desk for many days without touching it, and it was not eaten until the pine nuts inside were wet.

Rong Shu asked him if he didn't like eating.

He answered simply, "Yes", and told her not to make it again in the future, as he didn't like to eat it.

When Rong Shu looked at the sugar bowl two days later, it was empty.

She thought he had asked someone to throw away the pine nut candies inside.

After all, he won’t eat fried pine nut candies that are crispy and sweet, and he is even less likely to eat pine nut candies that are wet and spoiled. Who would be so stupid as not to eat the good stuff, but insist on eating the bad stuff?

From then on, Rong Shu stopped making pine nut candies for him.

How could Rong Shu not understand at this moment?

There are such stupid people in this world who refuse to eat good pine nut candies and insist on eating bad ones secretly.

He was someone who could even eat a pig in water without changing his expression. Rong Shu didn't believe that he would really throw away the pine nut candies she made by herself.

In the final analysis, he just didn't want her to burn her hands again, but he couldn't show his concern for her, so he used this method to tell her to give up her thoughts.

"Did you secretly eat that jar of pine nut candies I made for you?"

Gu Changjin didn't expect her to bring up such an unrelated old thing. After a slight pause, he said "Yeah" Voice.

Rong Shu felt really uncomfortable when he thought he had thrown away the jar of pine nut candies. After drinking, he couldn't help but accuse him of wasting money.

What did Gu Changjin say?

Oh, he said: "Rong Zhaozhao, when you eat pine nut candies, you look like a squid."

A swipe...

There is a swipe in the little ice sculpture he made for her.

Rong Shu was too lazy to talk to him.

He turned around and left the house, but he kept the door open for fear of worrying him.

Half an hour later, she and Gu Changjin sat face to face on the couch and ate soft and fragrant minced meat porridge.

The two of them always ate in silence, and apart from the slightest sound, there was no other sound in the room.

On such a cold night, a bowl of hot minced meat porridge fell into my stomach and my internal organs were all boiled.

Rong Shu ate slowly and chewed carefully.

After eating, she discovered that the man opposite had put down the wooden spoon at some point and was leaning on the pillow, watching her eat quietly for an unknown amount of time.

When Gu Changjin saw that she had finished eating, he took out a handkerchief and handed it over, saying: "Wipe the corners of your lips."

Rong Shu took it and asked him: "Have you eaten yet?"

He said "hmm".

In fact, he was a little tired, but he was a little reluctant to sleep.

On such a bone-chilling night, in a small hut, two small dusty earthen pots, three or five charcoal basins, and a person who makes you reluctant to take your eyes away no matter what you do, who would be willing to sleep? Woolen cloth?

He had to sleep even if he didn't want to.

Rong Shu packed up the bamboo couch and urged him to sleep.

In the next few days, Rong Shu was afraid that he would wake up hungry in the middle of the night, so he would always warm two cups of soup or rice porridge in the kitchen before settling in at night.

Even the day when Tsunekichi and Henghei arrived was no exception.

Gu Changjin was already able to stay, and he accompanied Rong Shu when he went to the small kitchen to get soup in the middle of the night.

The hut was not far from the kitchen, but he insisted on going together, so Rong Shu let him do whatever he wanted.

This time the soup was made from wild boars that Chang Ji had hunted back from the mountains.

The wild boar had gained a lot of fat in the winter. Changji and Hengping picked off all the meat, used the bones to make soup, and sprinkled a lot of wild mushrooms collected from the mountains.

The soup is boiled like milk, fragrant and sweet.

In the past, Rong Shu could finish a bowl of this kind of soup with less than one stick of incense. But today she ate very slowly. The wooden spoon stirred in the bowl for a few times and then stopped moving.

Tomorrow they will leave here for Datong.

Gu Changjin saw her lowering her head while stirring the soup but not eating a bite. He frowned and said, "But you can't eat any more?"

This was her favorite soup. Today, she used less of it for breakfast and lunch. Gu Changjin asked Chang Ji and the others to hunt some wild boars and snow rabbits, but she still had no appetite.

Rong Shu shook her head, took a slow sip, and said, "You can eat it. This soup has been simmered for three hours, so we can't waste it."

After finishing the cup of soup, she held the wooden spoon and asked Gu Changjin: " Is your injury really okay? Do you want to... stay in Qingyan Temple for a little longer?"

Gu Changjin was handing her the handkerchief, and he was startled when he heard this, and immediately raised his eyes to look at her.

"If Aniang arrives in Datong, just ask Chang Ji or Hengping to deliver a letter." Rong Shu still lowered his eyes and said in a very soft voice, "When your injury is completely healed, I will go to Datong to meet Aniang."

"Zhaozhao, I have to rush back to Shangjing as soon as possible." Gu Changjin replied: "In this way, you can live the life you want." He paused and said

, "Guizhong must still be looking for you at this time."

, he must return to Shangjing and solve all future troubles for her.

Rong Shu stopped talking.

After a long while, she raised her eyes, looked at him and said, "Okay."

Gu Changjin moved his lips, wanting to ask her if she wanted to go back to Beijing with him, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them alive.

He couldn't ask that.

Once he asked, she would accompany him back to Beijing no matter how unwilling she was.

Neither of them closed their eyes during the night.

Early the next morning, after everyone had breakfast, Rong Shu and his entourage said goodbye to Taoist Master Qingmiao and Baoshan and went down the mountain.

Hengping and Changji went down early to pick up the Roman carriage. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Yingyue and Yingque were already waiting beside the carriage.

As soon as the two of them saw their girl, they burst into tears. They looked at Rong Shu up and down, front and back several times to make sure she was not injured before they stopped crying.

Rong Shu was sad and funny to watch.

"My maid has already said that the corpse that fell off the cliff is definitely not a girl!" Yingque wiped the corners of his eyes angrily: "Who is the Qiandao Killer who deliberately disguised the female corpse as a girl!"

Yingyue said Upon hearing this, he hurriedly spat at her: "Don't mention that female body again, it's unlucky! I hope the girl comes back safely!"

Yingque was still upset and cursed a few more words to relieve her hatred.

Little did they know that as soon as their carriage left Longyin Mountain, the "killer with a thousand swords" in her words stopped them.

Guizhong was wearing a scarlet robe and led a group of soldiers. He knelt down in front of Gu Changjin's carriage and said, "Your Highness, the emperor specially sent a servant to invite you to return to the palace."

Gu Changjin opened the curtain and remained silent. He looked at Guizhong who was kneeling respectfully in the snow.

He was not surprised that Emperor Jiayou would send someone.

Knowing that he left everything behind and came to Longyin Mountain from Liaodong to find Rong Shu, Emperor Jiayou's temperament would definitely send someone to send him back to the palace for questioning.

Before he left Liaodong, he left Zhuiyun in Liaodong Dusi to handle the military affairs of Liaodong on his behalf. After that, Hengping was asked to send the marriage decree given to him by Emperor Jiayou back to Shangjing.

The original intention was to stabilize Emperor Jiayou and assure him that whatever he was worried about would not happen.

Now, he has a better way.

Gu Changjin handed over a letter in his hand without changing his expression and said: "I have to go to Datong first. You can take this letter back to the palace for me and talk to the emperor along the way. It will take at least half a month for me." I'll go back."

Rong Shu's carriage was right behind Gu Changjin, and she was holding a copper hand stove and listening to them.

After hearing this, she couldn't help but lower her eyes. After a moment, she used her right hand to gently open the curtain and looked at the letter that had arrived in Guizhong's hand.

When did he write this letter?

Did he write it before he came to Qingyan Temple, or did he write it quietly after he woke up?

Guizhong held the letter, but his heart was heavy. He knew that the usually good-tempered emperor was really angry this time. If His Highness the Crown Prince does not go back, what will happen to the Emperor...

Gui Zhong gritted his teeth and wanted to say something else, but Gu Changjin said, "You can go back to Beijing with peace of mind. The Emperor will not be angry after reading the letter." It was Jiang Gui. Zhong's thoughts are clearly understood.

Guizhong could only say "yes".

Gu Changjin asked again: "Did you do the avalanche in Longyin Mountain?"

Guizhong shook his head hastily: "How dare you create such a disaster? That avalanche was an accident."

Gu Changjin nodded, lowered the car curtain and said : "You have saved lives. This time the merits and demerits are equal. Go back."

Guizhong understood that His Highness the Crown Prince was not holding him accountable for using a fake corpse to fake Rong Shu's tragedy.

He kowtowed heavily: "I thank Your Highness for your kindness."

Guizhong's appearance was just a small episode and could not change anything.

Half an hour later, the carriage continued to move.

Rong Shu lowered the car curtain.

The conversation between Gu Changjin and Guizhong made Yingyue and Yingque confused. They knew that their girl was smart. Yingque was about to ask Rong Shu when he raised his eyes and caught a glimpse of her expression, but her voice failed. Stuck for life.

The girl is unhappy.

A careless person like Yingque could detect something wrong with Rong Shu's mood, let alone Yingyue.

"Girl, your head still hurts?" she asked.

Rong Shu shook his head. The injury on her head had already healed when she was at Qingyan Temple.

"I'm fine, I'm just a little bored."

She responded softly, opened the car curtain again, and looked at the vast and empty snow scene outside, silently.

Because Gu Changjin was there, their journey to Datong was extremely smooth.

On February 21st, the carriage arrived at the city gate of Datong Mansion.

The Prince of the East Palace came to the border in person, and Murong and a group of officials from Datong Mansion had already been waiting at the city gate. In addition to officials, many people also came, crowding the city gate to a crawl.

When Gu Changjin got off the carriage, there was a big commotion in the crowd.

Datong is located on the border, and the folk customs are open. Even girls who have not yet left the court can show their faces and follow the Danzhu County Lord into battle to kill the enemy. Therefore, the girls here are very enthusiastic.

This commotion was the exclamation of the girls.

Everyone knows that the prince has a long-standing reputation as a virtuous man. Before he was found by the queen, he was praised by the people for his character of not fearing the powerful and loyal to his duty.

But they didn't know that the prince was so handsome. General Mu was already well-known as a handsome man in Datong. Now he was standing next to the prince, and he was actually being compared.

Rong Shu also looked at the man surrounded by officials.

Today he was wearing a black uniform embroidered with gold thread and a five-clawed dragon. He wore a black jade crown on his head, a waist and a pair of temples. He was tall and slender, with picturesque eyebrows. He looked like a noble young man like no other in the world.

He has a habit of attracting the favor of his daughter's family.

What is attractive about him is not only his good looks, but also the power he has deep inside, and the majesty of the emperor like the sharp edge of a famous sword.

Rong Shu only glanced at it and then withdrew his eyes. At this moment, two voices sounded at the same time -

"Zhao Zhao!"

Rong Shu followed the sound. When he saw the person, his eyes couldn't help but froze, and then he smiled and mentioned The skirt ran towards Shen Yizhen and Mu Nijing.

"Grandma! Ni Jing!"

When resting at the inn yesterday, Gu Changjin said that Grandma hadn't arrived in Datong yet. He didn't expect to see her now. How could she not be overjoyed?

Shen Yizhen arrived in Datong only two hours earlier than Rong Shu. She heard about the snowfall in Longyin Mountain on the way, so she hurriedly hurriedly and slowly arrived in time.

Rong Shu was left unscathed, and the heart hanging in his throat finally settled down.

When the man who was surrounded by people under the city gate heard the two sounds of "Zhao Zhao", he had already turned his head and looked over. Seeing Rong Shu's face full of joy, a slight smile unconsciously formed on his lips.

He knew that Mrs. Shen had arrived in Datong an hour ago, and he had been holding back from telling her just to give her a surprise.

She was really happy.

Mu Rong, who was on the side, also heard his sister's voice calling Rong Shu. He looked at the little lady with a beautiful smile not far away, and then at Gu Changjin, who had gentle eyebrows, and his expression was a little complicated for a moment.

Last year, the two of them had met once in the Baixi Building, and they knew each other's thoughts about Rong Shu.

Mu Rong originally thought that after Rong Shu came to Datong Mansion, he would express his feelings to her so that he could marry her.

The idea was good, but a few months later, news suddenly came from the capital that Gu Changjin had been appointed the crown prince of the East Palace.

This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.

If Gu Changjin was just Mr. Gu from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he would not have any worries about asking to marry Rong Shu.

But now this Gu Yushi is no longer Gu Yushi, but the prince, the future emperor, and the person he swears to be loyal to.

Knowing that the future emperor was very happy with Rong Shu, would he still want to marry Rong Shu regardless?

While thinking about it, the man in front of him turned back and looked at him intently.

Mu Rong's heart was slightly trembling when he heard the man say: "General Mu."

Mu Rong lowered his head and replied, "I'm here."

"There is civil strife in the Tatar Imperial Court, so this year's ceasefire is earlier than in previous years." Gu. Chang Jin said: "Of course, the Tatar army will retreat because of General Mu's temperance. After the civil strife in the Tatar Imperial Court ends, I am afraid that the military strength will be better than before. I guess that by next year at the latest, the Tatar army will retreat." This civil strife will end."

The Mu family has been stationed in Datong for many years and is well aware of the affairs of the Tatar Imperial Court.

The Great Yan Khan of Tatar has been seriously ill in recent years, and his more than a dozen sons have resorted to all kinds of tricks to get the throne, and they are almost red-blooded.

The internal fighting in the Tatar imperial court was naturally a good thing for Dayin. It was because of this civil strife that Mu Rong was able to lead the Mu family army to fight a way out.

However, if the sons of Dayan Khan really compete with each other, once the newly appointed Khan takes back the troops of his brothers, the strength of the Tatar army will naturally be different.

The sons of the Mu family, Murong's grandfather, father and uncles died during the heyday of Dayan Khan.

Mu Rong straightened his face and bowed his hands: "Yes! I will not take this lightly!"

Gu Changjin nodded: "I will leave for Beijing in three days. Before I leave, I have something to discuss with you."

The horse plague in Datong next year was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. It was a man-made disaster deliberately created by the Tatars who had been hiding in Datong for many years and under the orders of the new Khan.

These careful efforts can cause bad things, but they can also make things happen naturally.

Gu Changjin not only wants to avoid the horse plague next year, but also uses these tricks to deal a fatal blow to the new Tatar Khan.

In order to prevent the Tatar army from sneak attacks, the military camp in Datong Prefecture remained open all year round.

Gu Changjin did not stay in the other courtyard carefully prepared for him by the officials, but chose a simple tent to stay.

Rong Shu and Shen Yizhen lived in the house arranged for her by Mu Nijing.

It was a house with three entrances, just across the street from Mu's Mansion. This location was a unique one in Datong.

Rong Shu looked at the lush greenery in the yard and the swing hanging under the old locust tree. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work. This yard is very popular with me."

Mu Nijing did not dare to take credit. "This is the house that my brother found for you, and he specially hired someone to repair it. I am not as meticulous as him in doing things, so I simply asked him to take charge of it. He is also willing to do these things."

She paused as she spoke and looked at Rong Shu said, "It's rare that it's sunny these days and the snow on the ground has melted. How about my brother and I take you to go horse racing in a few days?"

Rong Shu became interested and responded with a crisp voice.

She was still thinking of picking a day to visit her horse ranch, and she didn't know how the young horses she picked were doing now.

While they were talking, an old servant of the Mu family suddenly knocked on the door and bowed to Mu Nijing: "County Lord, the general will stay in the camp tonight to discuss military affairs with His Highness the Crown Prince. He said he will not come back for dinner.

" Ni Jing raised his eyebrows, how could His Highness the Crown Prince be so eager, without even taking a breath?

She thought for a moment and said, "Go and inquire about His Highness the Crown Prince's preferences. Ask the cook to prepare dinner and deliver it to the camp."

"No need to inquire." Rong Shu took over the conversation: "I know his preferences, so give them to him." Let's prepare a whole-sheep mat and add some tonic soup. Your Highness is injured."

Thinking of Mu Nijing's poverty, he added, "I'll have someone send two old ginseng roots to Your Highness in the next two days." Let’s have some old ginseng soup.”

In just a few words, Gu Changjin’s meal was carefully arranged.

Mu Nijing was stunned, looked at Rong Shu for a long time, and then responded: "Let's make arrangements as Miss Shen said."

His Royal Highness came to Datong Mansion to inspect military affairs. The generals and soldiers in the military camp were all excited.

The war drums sounded "dong dong" for half the night.

Gu Changjin's camp had lights on for two days and two nights, and he rested for half an hour in total during those two days.

Chang Ji felt very anxious when he saw him working so carelessly, and the good mood brought by the whole lamb feast he had eaten two days ago was gone.

It happened that people from the Mu Mansion brought ginseng soup. Chang Ji took the ginseng soup and paced back and forth outside the camp. After a while, he finally gritted his teeth and went to find Rong Shu.

Rong Shu was watching the horses in the Wan'an. When Yingque heard that Chang Ji was coming, he hurriedly left the Wan'an and saw him standing there aggrievedly with a soup cup. He was a little puzzled for a moment: "But what happened?"

" Girl, please go and persuade the master. Since we came to Datong, the master has not rested since now. He has not closed his eyes for the past two days. Even the ginseng soup sent by the General's Mansion is not delicious! "

Changji felt a little guilty after talking about it. The first words are true, but the last sentence is false.

The master ate every meal sent by the General's Mansion, especially the soup, not a drop of soup was left.

Just to let the young lady go see the master, she said it more seriously.

Hearing this, Rong Shu glanced at the sky, took the wooden plate from Chang Ji's hand, and said, "Leave it to me."

He was the only one in Gu Changjin's tent at this time. Shu invited him over and quickly opened the curtain of the tent without announcing anything inside.

When Gu Changjin heard the noise, he raised his eyes and saw the figure of Pingping Tingting standing outside the curtain, and his expression paused slightly.

Within a moment, he guessed that it was the person Chang Ji had invited.

Rong Shu walked in with the soup cup and said, "The soup is almost cold. Eat it while it's hot."

Gu Changjin said "Okay", put down the map, and took the soup cup from her hand with clean hands.

He knew that this was her soup that made people want to eat, so he didn't waste every bite.

The soup in the soup cup quickly reached the bottom. Gu Changjin closed the lid of the cup and said to Rong Shu: "I planned to go find you soon."

He had not had time to see her in the past three days, and now he finally After arranging things properly, I finally had time to see her.

"You don't have to worry about the horse plague next year. I won't let it happen. I have made arrangements in the past few days. Both Hengping and Changji will stay here. You and your mother will be safe in Datong." Gu Changjin said : "As for the Shangjing side, I will set off back tomorrow, and no one will bother you again."

He has been busy these days, just to deal with the horse plague next year, so that she can live in Datong peacefully. Next?

I was in a hurry to go back to Beijing just because of her.

He wanted to trade himself for her safety in this life.

Rong Shu looked at the new stubble that had appeared on him in the past two days, pursed his lips and said, "When will you set off tomorrow?"

"We will set off at Chenshi."

Rong Shu paused, picked up the empty soup cup, and said: "Then get settled quickly, it's getting late."

She said and got up to go outside the tent.

Gu Changjin looked at her leaving back and slowly tightened his hands.

"Zhaozhao." He called her, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Rong Shu paused and said "hmm" softly.

After leaving the camp, her steps became heavier and heavier, and she couldn't lift them up.

Do you want him to go back to Beijing alone to face everything?

But why should he have to face this?

Rong Shu bit his lip, his eyes seemed to be filled with sand, feeling hot, itchy and painful.

Hengping and Changji didn't know where they had gone, and there was no one outside. The war drums in the distance were "dong dong", and a cold moon like a hook in the sky shone on the deserted camp.

Rong Shu put down the soup cup in his hand and squatted down.

After a while, footsteps sounded, and the curtain behind her was opened. The man came to her and called softly: "Rong Zhaozhao."

Rong Shu raised his face covered with tears and couldn't help but said: "Gu Yunzhi, You are really, so disgusting!"

Her shoulders twitched, and she stood up, sobbing heavily, and said, "You are so disgusting-"

Her voice stopped abruptly.

The man standing in front of her had already taken a step forward when she stood up, holding the back of her head with one hand, lifting her chin with the other, and kissed her tear-stained lips heavily.

The man's hot breath hit your face with uncontrollable eagerness.

He couldn't help it anymore. Those things rolling in his bones burned him like lava. He really couldn't help it anymore.

His lips were scalding hot.

Rong Shu was stunned for a moment, then slowly hugged his neck.

Feeling his wet tongue clumsily prying open her teeth, she closed her eyes and loosened her teeth, allowing him to penetrate.