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Chapter 182

Zhuo Ran leaned her forehead on Li Xunchuan's shoulder, and she followed Wei'er all the way into Li Xunchuan's arms.Li Xunchuan touched the back of her neck and tossed and tossed for a long time before taking off the wet clothes.

"Miss me?" Li Yanchuan kissed her ear.

Zhuo Ran didn't respond, Li Yanchuan smiled, and stuffed her arms into his sleeves.Li Xunchuan helped her back and put her down again, Zhuo Ran snorted softly, Li Xunchuan tidied up her underwear, and when he was about to fasten her belt, he found a large bruise on Zhuo Ran's half-exposed side, Li Xunchuan frowned slightly, and pressed his fingertips lightly.

"Hiss." Zhuo Ran hid for a while, and Li Yanchuan held her hand, comforting Zhuo Ran for a while before stopping her movements.It must have been left when he fought with He Xi. Li Yanchuan took out the ointment and rubbed it on his hand, and gently rubbed the bruise. His palm was warmed by rubbing. Zhuo Ran was very satisfied sticking to the heat source. She tilted her head Facing inward, Li Yanchuan sighed and covered her with the quilt.

Only then did Li Xunchuan unbind his arms, and the wound on his left arm began to ooze blood again. Li Xunchuan lamented, he had to think of a way to take care of the injury.He found the medicine bottle and came out, and put the medicine in a low voice.He was rushing desperately along the way, afraid that he would not be able to catch up with Zhuo Ran, but fortunately there was no delay, and Li Yuchuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chi Yue." Zhuo Ran called out in a low voice, but Li Yanchuan was changing his dressing behind the screen and didn't hear him at all.Zhuo Ran opened her eyes suddenly, and she stared at the bed curtain for a long time before she realized that Li Xunchuan had already returned to her side, but when she touched it with her hands, her surroundings felt cold.

Zhuo Ran raised her arms and stood up. She smelled the medicine and felt a little cold on her side when she stood up. Only then did she realize that she had put on a new underwear, but the belt was not fastened. medicine.

Before Zhuo Ran could make a sound, she heard movement outside the screen. She got out of bed before she even had time to put on her shoes. Li Yanchuan suddenly raised her head when she heard the footsteps. Zhuo Ran had already run out, and she was startled for a while by the action of wrapping her wound. Dun didn't say anything there, and Li Yunchuan didn't stop him, staring at Zhuo Ran for a while.

"Look at what?" Li Yanchuan's gauze hadn't been tied yet, so he casually tied a knot and got up. When he approached, he found that Zhuo Ran didn't even wear shoes. What if I catch a cold if I don’t wear it?”

Zhuo Ran stopped him, and Li Yuchuan smiled: "It's just a small injury, it's okay, I can hold you with one hand."

Zhuo Ran shook her head, she took the medicine bottle that Li Yanchuan put on the table in her hand, Li Yanchuan touched her wrist, suddenly bent down with her right arm and directly embraced her thigh to hug her up, Zhuo Ran almost threw the medicine bottle out , She immediately put her arms around Li Yanchuan's neck, and was carried to the couch.

Li Xunchuan put him firmly on the couch, and said softly: "If I said it's nothing, then it's really nothing, but you, the big piece on the side of the waist is purple, so why don't you tell me. Does it hurt? ?”

Zhuo Ran shook her head, and Li Yanchuan kissed her forehead: "Don't be afraid, I'm fine."

"Let me see your arm." Zhuo Ran held Li Yanchuan's fingers and carefully looked at the injury on his left arm, "This is... from the time at the border? Did you also get injured in Beili?" , where is the injury, let me see quickly."

Li Xunchuan touched her finger: "It's nothing, just a small injury."

Zhuo Ran rewrapped the gauze he tied, and Li Yunchuan looked down at Zhuo Ran, feeling that Zhuo Ran looked good again.The corner of his mouth curled up, Zhuo Ran stretched out his hand to untie his belt, Li Yanchuan pressed her wrist: "What are you doing?"

Zhuo Ran didn't reply, Li Yanchuan lowered his head and approached her, Zhuo Ran kept moving his hands, Li Yanchuan held back for a moment, then leaned forward and kissed her, Zhuo Ran raised his head, she took off Li Yanchuan's clothes while kissing, and the palm of her hand From the nape of the neck to the back of the waist like a patrol, she stopped when she touched the gauze.

Li Yanchuan was still interested, Zhuo Ran let go of him, and turned his head to see that his waist was also wrapped in gauze, Zhuo Ran gasped softly: "You lied to me, Li Yanchuan, you lied to me."

Li Xunchuan held Zhuo Ran's cheeks: "I didn't lie to you, I'm really fine, I'm going to get better these few days, don't worry."

Zhuo Ran climbed onto his right arm, Li Yanchuan smiled, and pressed his back on the couch, Zhuo Ran just opened his lips to say something, Li Yanchuan lowered his head.Zhuo Ran stretched out her fingers to block the kiss he was about to drop, Li Xunchuan raised her eyebrows and looked at her, and said softly, "What's wrong?"

"I..." Zhuo Ran paused, "I won't let you kill He Xi because he is still useful to me. Chi Yue, I'll explain it clearly to you, so don't be angry."

Li Xunchuan shook his head: "I'm not angry, I know there are reasons for everything you do."

He turned over and lay beside Zhuo Ran, pulled up the quilt and covered it up, Zhuo Ran shrank into his arms, and Li Yuchuan touched the top of her hair: "But then again, how did you meet He Xi? Didn't you still deal with Nie Hanshan before you left?"

Zhuo Ran didn't put his arms around him, and said softly: "I expected you to encounter some troubles in Beili, so I wanted to finish these things quickly. I played a scene with Mr. Wei, thinking about taking He I did not expect him to have colluded with the ancient Qiang people. That night I was walking in the streets of Tuzhou and found him talking with the ancient Qiang people. Uncle Zhou taught me the ancient Qiang language when I was a child, so I probably heard about it. The person He Xi was talking to was Wu Li, and He Xi called him a general, and he was probably a certain person. The meaning was very simple. They wanted to take down Yuzhou and then fight Nie Hanshan. Hand over the state to Wuli. I originally thought that if Mr. Wei didn't open the city gate, I could catch He Xi directly, but there are ancient Qiang people, and I also know that you will definitely send someone to help, so I simply opened the city gate and told him to mess up first. Unexpectedly, I couldn't beat He Xi, and he said a lot about my father. I wanted to know the reason, so I thought about letting him go first...Have you heard of Wuli?"

Li Xunchuan shook his head: "No."

Zhuo Ran sighed: "By the way, Chi Yue, did you meet Bayer or Agamula in Beili? Did the injury on the frontier affect you?"

Li Xunchuan asked Zhuo Ran to rest his right arm, and he thought for a while and said, "I didn't meet them, but I met an old friend from before. His name is Ye Nuo, he was originally Bayer's deputy, and now he is Mu Duzhi of the Baishi Department." .”

"What does the leader mean?"

Li Xunchuan smiled lightly and nodded: "Yes, Ye Nuo has made great progress, and I can hardly stand against him. But fortunately, with you here, I still won."

Zhuo Ran raised her head, and Li Yanchuan showed her the red string on her wrist: "It saved me, and you saved me."

Zhuo Ran's hand touched the gauze wrapped around his waist, Li Yanchuan's clothes were still open, Zhuo Ran rubbed against his chest, and kissed him after a while, Li Yanchuan grabbed Zhuo Ran's hand, and stretched out his arms to embrace him.Zhuo Ran poked her head out from under the quilt, and Li Yanchuan looked down at her: "When I see Xiaqiu, I'll be fine everywhere."

"I still have a lot of things I want to tell you." Zhuo Ran kissed his collarbone, Li Yanchuan hid back, she kissed his protruding Adam's apple, Li Yanchuan turned over and lay down, Zhuo Ran pressed on him.

Li Xunchuan smiled slightly: "How can I say this? Can I hear you clearly?"

"I can hear you clearly." Zhuo Ran turned her head to listen to his heartbeat, Li Yanchuan touched the back of her neck, and coaxed softly, "It's all right, Xiaqiu, stop making trouble, I have something to tell you."

"Yeah." Zhuo Ran responded but didn't get up, and Li Yunchuan let Zhuo Ran hold him down.Li Xunchuan thought for a while and said, "Before you mentioned to me that Zishatang collected all the silver, I wondered if Xiaqiu could lend me some of it?"

Zhuo Ran held his left hand and did not let him move. Li Yuchuan continued: "Yuzhou is standing with us now, so we must consider the situation in Yuzhou. After all, refugees are ordinary people. They are used by He Xi. It’s also pitiful. We need to make Yuzhou an indestructible fortress, so we must be strong inside and out. When we win Yongxintu three states, Yuzhou must set an example and lead the other three states.”

Zhuo Ran murmured, and she said: "I also have the same idea. When I talk to Mr. Wei tomorrow, I will ask Wei Xun to explain clearly to him. And Chi Yue, I want Yuzhou to help solve the problem of Beili's food and salary. I Since he can hand over all the money to Yuzhou to fill in the gaps, he will naturally help us take care of Beili. Speaking of which, is Beili’s food and salary enough, can you talk to the prince about this when you go back this time?"

"No." Li Yuchuan said softly, "I went back in a hurry this time, and my brother-in-law was also injured, so I didn't say anything. But I think it's always right to plan ahead. I'm afraid this winter will be even more difficult, so I have to put everything in order first." Arranged."

Zhuo Ran nodded: "There is also the border. If time permits, we can also distribute some food to General Zhonglang. When the border arrives at this time, it is estimated that it will be worse than Beili. I am also worried that the ancient Qiang people will Take the border."

"You don't have to worry about this matter," Li Yuchuan said, "Xiqi is still there, and Ye Ji will definitely solve any problems. Besides, it is not inevitable that Jun'an stays at the border. Xiqi has not completely stripped Gaodu yet. , we don’t need to consider them in everything. Speaking of which, I have to write to Ye Ji and tell her about you.”

Zhuo Ran looked up at Li Yuchuan: "You didn't tell her?"

Li Xunchuan hugged Zhuo Ran tightly: "The timing didn't come, and Lan Concubine had just passed away at that time, and I didn't want to distract her, so I didn't say anything. But if we want to win Yongxin Tu Sanzhou now, Xiqi must fight with him." Ye Ji sent a letter, I am afraid that Ye Wei will..."

"Xiao Fengwang is all for Xiqi," Zhuo Ran continued, "If you don't see hope in me, then naturally you won't agree to us easily, so..."

Li Xunchuan put his right arm on Zhuo Ran's shoulder and squeezed it lightly. He waited for Zhuo Ran to finish the second half of his sentence but never did.What Zhuo Ran said was not wrong, Xiqi said the same thing as Beili, and now the situation is not clear, so naturally Zhuo Ran couldn't easily respond.These people need to be completely resolved.

"Okay Xiaqiu," Li Yuchuan patted her on the back, "I don't want to think about these things, I will definitely be able to help you by my side, so sleep at ease, ah."

Zhuo Ran hugged Li Xunchuan, Li Xunchuan moved his left arm, Zhuo Ran stretched out his arm to hold him down, Li Xunchuan smiled, let Zhuo Ran lie on the inside, Zhuo Ran held his right arm and was hugged tightly by him Li Yanchuan kissed her forehead and coaxed softly, "I'll give you a gift tomorrow."

Zhuo Ran closed her eyes: "What gift?"

Li Xunchuan didn't answer, put his left arm on Zhuo Ran's shoulder, Xu was really tired, Zhuo Ran grabbed Li Xunchuan's arm and soon fell asleep.Li Xunchuan tidied up Zhuo Ran's underwear, and pulled the quilt up again. He stared at Zhuo Ran for a long time and thought a lot. Zhuo Ran stretched out his arms to find Li Xunchuan, but he just loosened it a little and put it away again. go back.Li Xunchuan smiled lightly, grabbed the man's hand and put it around his waist.

"No..." Zhuo Ran stretched out her hand and said in a waxy voice, "It's under pressure."

"No." Li Yuchuan rubbed against her ear, and said softly, "I won't be able to sleep if you don't hug me, good boy."

Li Xunchuan smiled when he saw the person leaning into his arms, Zhuo Ran snorted a few times against Li Xunchuan's chin, and was kissed silently.

***
It was late at night when Ye Ji returned to the palace.There is no major event in Fengxi Pavilion, Wan Ze came back with Ye Ji, and Wan Ze saw a person standing outside the gate of the mansion when he was far away.

The day after tomorrow is the New Year, and there are red lanterns hanging outside the palace. Ye Ji knows that Aunt Lu must have made them.Ye Lan passed away, and Ye Ji had no plans to celebrate the New Year at all. Seeing the redness at this moment, she felt even more angry for no reason.

Seeing Ye Ji's uneasy expression, Wan Ze didn't speak.Ye Ji slowed down when she saw the figure, her armor had been taken off a long time ago, now she was wearing a cloak, and when she got off the horse she moved neatly, Wan Ze followed Ye Ji to look at the man carefully, and bent down after the man saluted I returned the gift.

Ye Ji looked at her sideways: "What are you doing standing here?"

Yan Qingyao raised her eyes and said nothing, Ye Ji frowned slightly: "It's cold in winter, why don't you add more clothes?"

"I……"

Ye Ji raised her hand and tore off her cloak and put it on Yan Qingyao's shoulders. She turned her eyes to Wanze and said, "Go back and rest first, it's too late, and you will go to father's place with me tomorrow."

Wan Ze nodded: "Yes."

Ye Ji stretched out her arms to pull Yan Qingyao, but she didn't say a word, she and Yan Qingyao walked all the way to Qingfeng Pavilion before she let go, Ye Ji said in a deep voice: "Go to rest early, I will come back late in the future, what I want to say will stay until the next day, There is no need to wait outside the house."

Yan Qingyao tugged on Ye Ji's sleeve robe: "Wait a minute, general."

"What?" Ye Ji looked back at her.

Yan Qingyao let go of her hand, she took a step back, and said softly, "General Ye, there is something I want to talk to General Ye about."

After thinking for a moment, Ye Ji followed Yan Qingyao into Qingfeng Pavilion.Dongzhu was called to the outside by Yan Qingyao. Yan Qingyao wanted to return the cloak to Ye Ji, but Ye Ji blocked it with her hand: "Be careful of catching a cold. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Yan Qingyao sat across from Ye Ji, and said softly, "General Ye probably didn't know the current situation of Xiqi when he was not in the mansion. The prince wants to send troops to Xinzhou, and he is already planning these days."

Ye Ji looked at Yan Qingyao, and Yan Qingyao lowered her eyes: "General, I heard about this incident by accident, and I have to rely on General Ye to find out the specifics."

"Why are you telling me this?" Ye Ji said, "There is absolutely no reason to send troops to Xinzhou."

Yan Qingyao slowed down and said: "General Ye, the prince wants to send troops to Xinzhou, hoping to strengthen the defense of Xiqi. After all, Xinzhou is between Yongzhou and Xiqi. This place is still very important, but I also heard that Nanzhou According to the news of Princess Xiang, I heard that Princess Nanxiang is now in Yongzhou and wants to take down the three states of Yongxintu, if we want to attack Xinzhou, we must deal with Princess Nanxiang."

"Princess Nanxiang?" Ye Ji frowned, "Didn't you say that Princess Nanxiang is just a cover, why is she in Yongzhou? Do you mean that she wants to become king on her own? Where did the news come from?"

Yan Qingyao said softly: "To be honest, General Ye, I heard about Nan Xiang and Zhuo Ran when I was in Gaodu. Everyone thought that Zhuo Ran was Nan Xiang, but when Zhuo Ran was gone, Nan Xiang would naturally disappear. Existence. But others don’t know that Zhuo Ran didn’t die after he escaped from Gaodu, I’ve always wondered if Zhuo Ran is Nanxiang, now it seems that my previous guess was not wrong.”

"Zhuo Ran is still alive?"

Yan Qingyao nodded: "Your Majesty... had the idea of ​​killing Zhuo Ran before, but Zhuo Ran survived in the end, because Your Majesty knew that once Emperor Chongwen died, no one would be killed except Zhuo Ran who had the royal blood. To be able to actually sit in that position.”

"Emperor Taiping?" Ye Ji smiled, "Isn't Emperor Taiping successfully enthroned?"

"It was just an accident." Yan Qingyao said, "General Ye, just like Lan Bi didn't want Boye to be involved in the royal family's issues, Zhuo Ran didn't want to be burdened with these. She did it very slowly, but she could see that, Princess Nanxiang will definitely succeed, so Xiqi cannot send troops to Xinzhou."

"You mean, Xiqi wants to surrender to that Princess Nanxiang?"

Yan Qingyao looked at Ye Ji, Ye Ji sighed, and said, "What you said is very reasonable, but I haven't heard what my father said, so I can't listen to you yet."

Yan Qingyao lowered her eyes: "I don't want you to think this way, general, the situation is unstable at this time, and there is no possibility of directly seeing the outcome of any decision, so if the general hears about the prince's plan, he must take action to block it." Stop, you must not send troops at will at this time."

"I know." Ye Ji nodded, "Tomorrow I will discuss it with my father in detail."

Yan Qingyao bowed her head, Ye Ji looked at Yan Qingyao: "Did Aunt Lu come to trouble you these days?"

Yan Qingyao shook her head: "It's nothing."

Ye Ji nodded lightly, and Yan Qingyao took out something from her sleeve: "General, this is a letter from the border, which was given to me by Xia Qiong. I don't think it was given directly to the prince, so I thought about passing it on to the general." you."

Ye Ji frowned slightly, and she stretched out her fingers to take it: "It's a letter from Jun'an."

Yan Qingyao's eyes brightened: "By the way, General, the ancient Qiang people are not only on the border, but also in the three states of Yongxintu. Although I don't know their size, I heard that they have always wanted to attack these lines of defense. I'm afraid..."

"I will find out about the matter of Fengxi Pavilion as soon as possible." Ye Ji thought for a while, "The ancient Qiang people, the champion Hou Ding is the first to take care of it. I will also ask him what to do when I find time. If possible, I can still meet those ancient Qiang people with him."

(End of this chapter)