royal girl

Chapter 71 A Thousand Miles of Light and Shadow 4
It wasn't that Dong Yunji was boasting. On the border, it was a breeze for his grandfather to do something without being known by the court.This time the enemy spies were captured alive only seven or eight days ago. His grandfather originally thought that he would wait until the end of the year to report it. Adding joy would also make the emperor happy, so he kept it a secret.

However, the fourth prince found out.

As soon as he saw himself, he told the truth. Dong Yunji couldn't figure out what the Fourth Highness meant, but he was very careful, and replied cautiously: "Thanks to Your Highness's praise, yes It is not a great merit to catch a small person by accident, but to be loyal to the country and share the worries of the king is the accusation of the ministers."

It's only been more than a year, and Dong Yunji's stay in Beijing has changed drastically.Ji Qiyu still remembered what Dong Yunji was like before.Staying in the academy all day holding a book in his hand gave off an air of gloom all over his body, but now he seemed to be a different person, exuding the power of self-confidence from the inside out.

Mrs. Dong Er was still immersed in the joy of seeing her son, but Huiyu listened to the conversation between the two at this time, and looked at the expressions of the two, and slowly sensed something was wrong.But at this time, she couldn't ask more questions, Huiyu suppressed the doubts in her heart, watched Dong Yunji finish talking with Ji Qiyu, and then ordered to start again.She and her mother got into the carriage, and Dong Yunji rode beside the carriage, talking to them through the curtains.

Mostly it was Mrs. Dong who was very concerned about her son's daily necessities such as food, clothing, housing and transportation at the border. Dong Yunji answered them one by one, comforted his mother, and said to Huiyu, "When we get to the place, my brother will take you to hunt. , do you know how to ride a horse? You won’t even know how to ride a horse after being locked up in Kyoto for a long time?”

After Huiyu was ridiculed by her brother, she immediately became unhappy and clamored to race horses with her brother.The joke finally comes out to loosen the muscles and bones, and if there is a chance to ride a horse, who would like to be nestled in the carriage.Mrs. Dong Er didn't want to, so she suppressed her daughter and didn't let her go out, and gave her son a scolding. The elder brother didn't know how to protect his sister, but he dared to provoke her, little bastard, are you itchy?

As soon as the second wife showed off her power, both brothers and sisters fainted.

Ji Qiyu looked at the Dong family's mother and son, who were happy and harmonious, and did not step forward to disturb her. She looked up at the snow-white land in the distance, and her black jade-like eyes were filled with loneliness.

On the second day, Huiyu secretly changed into her riding clothes and got out of the car while the second wife was still awake.By the time Mrs. Dong woke up, her daughter had long since disappeared. She asked the maid who was stumbling and dared not answer, but she understood in an instant. She cursed the little enemy, and hurriedly changed her clothes and went out.

This is a city that is close to the border, and the pipeline has become wider. The fields on both sides are covered with ice and snow, and only the road in the middle extends far away, guiding the direction of walking in this snow-white world.

Silver bell-like laughter came from afar. Mrs. Dong was standing outside the car in a cloak and looking into the distance. From a distance, Huiyu's fiery red riding outfit could be seen like a ball of fire in the white world. The room is extraordinarily dazzling.Because of Huiyu's age restriction, the horse she rides is not a tall adult horse, but a relatively docile filly.Taking advantage of the fiery red Huiyu's pure black skin, and the silver bell-like laughter, it makes people feel extraordinarily refreshed.

Mrs. Dong Er originally wanted to call her daughter back, but seeing her daughter so happy, she suppressed her words.

Ji Qiyu couldn't ride a horse because of her arm injury, so she came out to have a look when she heard the laughter. Just then, Huiyu came back on her horse and stopped in front of Mrs. Dong Er, bending over from her horse and listening to her mother not knowing. What are you telling me.The white jade-like face was glowing red because of riding a horse, as if dyed with a layer of clouds.There is a snow-white lying rabbit in the black hair, and against the big black eyes, it is extraordinarily beautiful.

Dong Yunji also followed in the distance, stopped next to his sister, stretched out his finger and pointed at her forehead, and after saying something, Mrs. Dong Er stretched out her hand and twisted her son's ear, Dong Huiyu held her mouth Smirked, like a little mole who stole delicious food.

Standing behind Ji Qiyu, Jiang Qing looked at her master who was motionless and looked at the Dong family not far away, inevitably felt a bit of pity.The birth mother of the fourth prince passed away early, and the emperor's harem was full of concubines, who would really miss the fourth prince.

"Let's go."

Ji Qiyu turned around slowly and walked towards her carriage.Jiang Qing hurriedly followed, squeezed out a smile, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, we will arrive in another day. Why don't the guards we bring come to a horse race with the general's people, and we can have a lot of fun."

Jiang Qing made such a proposal because he didn't want His Highness to hide alone and be sad, and wanted to make him happy too.

Ji Qiyu paused, but still shook her head, "No need."

Jiang Qing still wanted to persuade a few words, but saw that his master had already boarded the carriage, so he could only give up with a sigh.

The carriage turned slowly, and Ji Qiyu was sitting in the carriage, listening to the laughter of the family not far away, what did the excitement and joy of other people's family have to do with him?

He has always been alone.

Huiyu quickly discovered that the fourth prince might not be in a good mood. First, the fourth prince did not come out to eat together as usual; second, the fourth prince used to come down and walk around until he entered Shidunkou City Did not see the shadow of the fourth prince.

However, Huiyu had always kept a distance from Ji Qiyu, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with such a thing, and instead breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as he entered the city, he ran directly to the General's Mansion. Xing Yulang was already waiting with his people.

Sitting in the carriage, Huiyu thought about what her grandfather would be like countless times. After all, the original owner's memory of her grandfather was also very vague.However, Huiyu and Xing Yulang exchanged frequent letters. The grandfather she imagined should be a very interesting person, but it is difficult to imagine how interesting a general who has been killing all the year round is.

In such entanglement, Huiyu's carriage finally stopped.Shidunkou City is not very big, and the entire city is built with huge stones. It is hard to imagine how so many such large stones were transported up.It's like seeing a pyramid for the first time in New Year's Eve, so never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

The streets in the city are also paved with bluestones, and most of the houses on both sides are also built of stones. Walking in such a simple and simple city seems to be frozen in time, and even people's moods become relieved.

Huiyu got out of the carriage and couldn't help being a little surprised when she saw Xing Yulang for the first time.

Mrs. Dong Er is very beautiful, and she would have thought that her grandfather must also be a handsome man.But what kind of man would be ruined by wind and frost if he stayed in a place like the border for decades.Years are like a butcher's knife, and Leonardo can be bald and have a protruding belly, so Huiyu always thought that maybe her grandfather would be sculpted by the years into a slightly old shell that had been through vicissitudes.

But, the truth is this.Only the temples are stained with frost, the skin is slightly darker than ordinary people, there is a little beard under the chin, and the long hair is only a little white. He looks like a handsome and handsome middle-aged uncle.

This unscientific!

It took Huiyu a long time to come to her senses. She had always thought that her mother's appearance must have been inherited from her deceased grandmother, but now she realized that she was inherited from her grandfather.

"Oh, is this Huiyu girl?"

Before Huiyu could recover, she felt lifted up by a pair of big hands, as if she was on a merry-go-round.In an instant, Huiyu was dumbfounded!Her own grandfather actually lifted her up and twirled her in front of so many people, and she was not a child of five or six years old... That hearty laughter kept echoing in Huiyu's dizzy ears, and she could only Felt like I was flying.

It took a long time to be placed on the ground, Huiyu was turned dizzy, and she leaned on Mrs. Dong's arms for comfort.

"Father! What are you doing? The older you get, the more you lose your shape." After all, Mrs. Dong was eager to protect her daughter, so she blamed her father a little.

"Tsk tsk, it's really the water thrown by a married daughter. It's ruthless enough to turn your face." Xing Yulang teased a few words, and then a large group of people gathered around to greet Huiyu's mother and daughter.There is Xing Xianzhi, the second cousin of Uncle Xing's family, the one who came to the border with Dong Yunji and got lost together.Seeing the intimacy of Mrs. Dong and her aunt, even Dong Yunji was pushed aside, and the eyes that looked at Huiyu were even more passionate, and Huiyu was a little afraid to look at him.

The Sao Nian here is too enthusiastic, right?Cousin, are you really okay?

After some socializing, Huiyu raised her head to catch her breath, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ji Qiyu who was standing in front of the General's Mansion.Standing against the backlight, Huiyu couldn't see his eyes clearly, but she was inexplicably nervous for some reason.Huiyu subconsciously turned her head away.

After entering the mansion and settling down, after freshening up, I went to meet everyone. In the hall, General Xing was having a drink with Ji Qiyu.Ji Qiyu's arm was still bound with a splint, so Jiang Qing beside her was busy serving, but the maid stood aside awkwardly, unable to get her hands in.

As a prince, Ji Qiyu has a high status, and since he came to read the imperial edict, he naturally sits at the top.With Xing Yulang on his left hand, and a group of powerful subordinates, the atmosphere in the room is naturally very hot.

Mrs. Dong and Huiyu, as female relatives, naturally couldn't sit at the same table with these big men. Of course, the border is more casual than the capital, and it would be clean for the two of them to set up a table alone.

"My Majesty Long En, I am very grateful." Xing Yulang sighed, "It has been so many years in the blink of an eye, and when I followed the Emperor, I was only a few years older than these little bastards."

Ji Qiyu listened to Xing Yulang's words, and smiled slightly, "The general has been loyal all his life, and the blood-stained battlefield is unknown, and the entire court will remember it in his heart."

The fourth prince was very considerate when he was young, and he had long heard that the prince was a cold-faced king of Hades who didn't smile very much, but now he looked a little more gentle than the rumors, and he didn't seem to be able to speak.Xing Yulang secretly evaluated in his heart, but said on his lips: "Thanks to the emperor's perseverance, I am willing to defend the frontier for the Jin Dynasty and never retreat."

"The great general has a great reputation, his achievements in battle are brilliant, and everyone knows about it. It is really my great fortune."

"Your Highness was just joking. If it weren't for the emperor's discerning eyes, I, Lao Xing, might be raking in the countryside right now."

"A wise eye knows the pearl, a good talent and beautiful jade, it is really a good story of a monarch and his ministers getting along."

Huiyu looked at Ji Qiyu rather strangely, you can imagine a male silver who used to walk with a ladylike face all the time, showing nobility and indifference like a gold X style, suddenly can become Courteous, well-spoken, with a reserved smile, the picture of socializing with people?

I always thought that Ji Qiyu had a high-end style. In fact, you suddenly found that he can also become fresh and communicate with others. Huiyu feels that such a change is scarier than being able to see a sow climbing a tree.

After a while, Ji Qiyu had already had a happy conversation with all the generals at the border, at least there was never any embarrassing topic or provocative situation in the middle.From the beginning to the end, Ji Qiyu grasped the rhythm quite well. He is just a royal child who has learned humbly in front of the brave generals for many years, without the slightest arrogance, only the demeanor of a virtuous corporal.

So fucking good at pretending!
Huiyu felt that Ji Qiyu's shameless rhythm changed so quickly that she couldn't keep up with the rhythm and was abandoned.

After the third banquet, Mrs. Dong took her daughter to rest in the backyard with a complicated expression, and walked in the long corridor. After a short silence, she said, "Maybe everyone has lost their eyes."

This was very abrupt, but Huiyu understood.Mrs. Dong looked at Ji Qiyu with the eyes of a lady from the backyard. She thought that a person like Ji Qiyu who is good at hiding, forbearing, and changing herself must be someone who is not easy to please. Dealing with it is not a good marriage partner.

But Huiyu saw Ji Qiyu from a different angle, she once again felt that Ji Qiyu was the most favorable threat to compete with Ji Fuyan for the throne.When a prince who has always shown himself to be arrogant and indifferent, in front of the general who holds the military power in front of him, even if he has not changed like a spring breeze, he will follow the route of the second prince, but he can still show his sincerity, this person can bend and stretch... It can be called a husband.

This man is a perfect politician, but definitely not a good husband-in-law.

Now Huiyu can finally be sure that her strategy of friendship with him is correct. If Ji Fuyan and Xia Bingyu really want to cannon her in the future, then the only one who can save her is Ji Qiyu.

Perhaps these words are a bit exaggerated and a bit too ideal, but Huiyu has no doubts about its authenticity.

"Mother is right, he is not a sheep in everyone's eyes, but a wolf." Huiyu replied in a low voice.

Mrs. Dong paused, looked sideways at her daughter, "Stay away from him."

"My daughter knows."

Only then did Mrs. Dong feel relieved, and walked forward holding Huiyu's hand, and said slowly: "The prosperity and wealth of a woman's life is all fake. In the end, you can get someone who sincerely treats you well. winner."

In view of the exceptional failure of Mrs. Dong's marriage, her admonitions to Huiyu have always revolved around the study of the future husband's character.She believes that the Dong family is powerful and powerful, and her son will have a bright future with his father in the future, so her daughter doesn't need to use marriage to get married at all, doesn't need to look at other people's faces to live, and doesn't need to marry into a noble family. You fight to the death for power.Based on her daughter's conditions, it's not her bragging. In the future, she will find a student who is progressive in her studies. Her mother-in-law is generous, her siblings are harmonious, and her sister-in-law is tolerant. With the Dong family and the Xing family standing behind Huiyu, they can live a comfortable and nourishing life for the rest of their lives. This is the bright future Mrs. Dong planned for her daughter.

After the new year, Huiyu will be 12 years old, and 12-year-old girls will start seeing each other to prepare for the future.Mrs. Dong Er came to the border this time, and she also intends to see if there are any suitable candidates for the generals here. After all, the atmosphere of the border is relatively open, and they are her father's subordinates. In the future, it will be very appropriate for Huiyu to enter the gate. of.

Huiyu didn't know what Mrs. Dong was thinking. After a good night's sleep, Dong Yunji and Xing Xianzhi came early the next morning.Looking at Huiyu's attire, her eyes brightened. She was wearing small leather boots, her pink equestrian suit was trimmed with snow-white fox fur at the cuffs and neckline, and she wore a lying rabbit on her head. Tender freshly peeled crispy water chestnut.The riding suit itself is very close-fitting. Huiyu's age is just the time for buds to sprout, but after a few months of effort, she has grown much taller, showing her slender figure.

Huiyu, who was holding a black leather whip in her hand, smiled and stood in front of the two, "How is it?"

Xing Xianzhi blushed suspiciously, but Dong Yunji smiled and said, "Of course my sister is the best. Come on, brother will take you to the horse race."

Now that he has come to the border, how could Huiyu not have a good time and have a crazy time? This is something that is unthinkable in Kyoto.Immediately agreed, looked at someone and said: "There is a bet, if you lose, you have to listen to my assignment."

"Hahaha, can I lose to you? Are you kidding me?" Dong Yunji didn't look down on his sister, but he really suffered a lot after he arrived at the border for more than a year. of.

Seeing that Dong Yunji was much more confident and heroic than in the capital, Huiyu also became happy, "Come on, let's play a game."

Xing Xianzhi followed behind the two, touching his nose, didn't the two brothers and sisters see him as a living person?

"Second cousin, you come too, it's so lively." Huiyu turned her head and smiled sweetly at Xing Xianzhi.

"Okay...okay." Xing Xianzhi stammered, feeling at a loss for what to do, he touched his head and immediately followed.

Ji Qiyu also lived in the General's Mansion, and was supposed to go to the post station, but Xing Yulang firmly refused.If Ji Qiyu goes, he would rather live in the post by himself.Ji Qiyu couldn't refuse too much, so she took advantage of the situation and stayed. When she got up early and took a walk in the yard, she faintly heard a noisy voice coming from a distance, so she asked Jiang Qing, "What's going on?"

Jiang Qing stepped forward and replied, "I heard that someone is racing horses."

"Horse racing?" Ji Qiyu raised her eyebrows, she could hear the movement in the mansion, so it can be seen that the horse racing place is not far away. Could it be that there is a horse racing boundary in the general's mansion?This... is too big.

"The backside of the General's Mansion was originally a wasteland, but General Xing later ordered people to turn it into a martial arts training ground. The soldiers and ordinary people in the ordinary city can go there, and it is very lively."

Ji Qiyu nodded, it turned out to be like this, he felt that Xing Yulang looked rough, but he was very careful, and he would definitely not do anything that violated the construction of the mansion.

Jiang Qing looked at his master's expression, thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, do you want to go and see the excitement?" He asked this just to show his loyalty. With his master's temperament, such a thing is not Will blend, the most quiet.

"Let's go." Ji Qiyu nodded and walked away.

Jiang Qing looked at the back of her master in astonishment, is this the rhythm of going out?How could you go as soon as you said it?Jiang Qing hurriedly followed, don't guess what the master is thinking, you can't figure it out even after guessing.

No matter when Ji Qiyu appears in front of people, she is always well-dressed and handsome.Moreover, he is different from other princes. Other princes prefer straight-leg clothes with narrow-sleeved tunics placed on the feet, but he only loves wide-sleeved robes. From a distance, it looks like a moving scroll.With the background of Jiangnan ink and wash, and a sharp and handsome appearance, such a man will never be forgotten no matter where he is.

The appearance of Ji Qiyu caused bursts of cheers in the martial arts training ground. After all, he is a prince, and ordinary people still rarely have the chance to see him.Not to mention Acacia Ji Qi Yu is an exceptional man from the inside to the outside, of course it would be perfect if the splint on his arm could be removed.

"The Fourth Highness is here too." Xing Yulang strode over, clasped his fists and saluted.

Ji Qiyu hurriedly supported him with one hand, looked at Xing Yulang with slightly indifferent eyebrows and eyes, and said slowly: "I heard the voice from here in the yard, so come out and have a look." He glanced at the training ground , "I have long heard that the soldiers and civilians at the border are brave, but now I see that what they said is true."

"Hahaha, those who have been tempered in the flames of war have a bit of courage. The children here have been riding horse-drawn bows since they could walk. I dare not say that everyone is proficient in bows and horses, but they are indeed better than those in the pass. .” Xing Yulang said.

Ji Qiyu heard this and looked at Xing Yulang, "The general has been stationed here for many years, so he naturally knows it very well."

Xing Yulang chuckled, "There's no way to do that. All the ethnic groups outside the Great Wall grew up on horseback."

Ji Qiyu didn't answer the words, at this moment bursts of applause erupted in the martial arts training ground, and she couldn't help but look up.From a distance, I saw a dark black horse rushing out. On the horse's back was a woman in a pink dress. The woman held the rein in her right hand, raised her left hand high, and twirled a piece of blue hair in her hand. bring.

Soon a white horse caught up, and on the horse's back was a young man with a slightly angry face. This young man in brocade clothes had long hair spread out, and a handsome face. His slight anger was mixed with embarrassment and anger, and he chased Huiyu away. past.

"This girl is naughty again." Xing Yulang laughed, "It's no wonder that she is a child of my Xing family, so she should have such courage and skills, good! This girl is doing a good job! I let Lao Gu brag, and I always feel that my own The child is having a good time, tsk tsk, he can't even fight against my niece, and he dares to blow his mouth, see if he dares to blow it in front of me next time?"

Seeing Xing Yulang's complacent look, Ji Qiyu frowned, a girl who is so pushy and her elders are so conniving, if she was placed in the capital, she would be drowned in spittle.But looking at Xing Yulang's proud appearance, it's no wonder that he can raise a daughter like Mrs. Dong and a temperament like Dong Huiyu.

"It's inappropriate for a girl to behave like this." Ji Qiyu said softly.

"There are not so many particulars in the border, Your Highness. You have to know that in our place, whose girl can't ride a horse and hunt, she won't be able to marry. Men have to practice martial arts diligently, and women are in charge of family affairs. If you don’t know how to ride horses and hunt, will you starve to death?” Xing Yulang was a little disapproving, “If we Dajin men and women are all good at bows and horses, why should we be afraid of foreigners?”

When different cultural etiquettes clash violently, conflicts will naturally arise between people and between races.Ji Qiyu is more dominated by the thoughts of men in the Jin Dynasty, and believes that women should be responsible for their husbands and children.But listening to Xing Yulang's words, it is reasonable to let go of Dong Huiyu's unruly behavior. Military generals are different from civil servants. They are slightly vulgar in etiquette. No wonder they are rejected by civil servants.

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

There were bursts of applause, and the two looked again, only to see the furry lying rabbit on Huiyu's head being held in the hands of the Gu family boy, and the game was won.

Ji Qiyu's face turned dark immediately, this is too undignified, how decent it is!
In the cold winter, the martial arts training ground was crowded with people inside and out. At this time, there were applause one after another. Huiyu looked coldly at the stupefied young man opposite her. He was so timid!

Dong Yunji whistled and patted his horse and squeezed over, looked at his sister and said, "This is Gu Guangji, the son of General Gu Zuo, sister, don't embarrass brother, teach him a lesson, let him go wild!"

Gu Guangji's skin was like bronze, his eyes were like fire, and his long loose hair was hanging behind him. He was looking at Huiyu with a smile at this moment, "I've been hearing Dong Yunji say that he has a powerful sister, and I've wanted to see her for a long time. But it doesn't look like much."

Huiyu was born very beautiful, but these Erlangs in the border area admired women with slender figure and vigorous posture more. A beauty like Huiyu is beautiful, but she is a bit thin, which inevitably makes people look down upon her.What's more, these Miss Jiao from Kyoto don't leave a very good impression on the people here every year.

Huiyu turned her head and looked at her own brother, this deceitful brother.Huiyu remembered clearly that the original owner's bow horse was good, but compared with the ladies in the capital, where did Dong Yunji get the confidence to tell others that his sister's bow horse is very sturdy?
Dong Yunji was somewhat guilty of being looked at by his sister, but he still leaned over and whispered in Huiyu's ear: "I'm not bragging, your bow and horse are the best in the capital."

"But this is at the border." Huiyu snorted coldly.

"My sister is invincible, I know it."

"You have confidence in me, where do you have the confidence?"

"Because I'm your brother."

"What kind of nonsense is this?"

"I can do it and you can do it!"

This man is hopeless!Huiyu rolled her eyes angrily.

"Hey, is there a comparison? As long as you can snatch it back from me, you will win, how about it?" Gu Guangji provocatively loudly, looked at Huiyu proudly, the sarcasm in the corner of his eyes was very unbearable.

I have to say that Gu Guangji is really a very wild and beautiful young man, with a strong body, hot eyes, and an inexhaustible vitality all over his body, which makes people feel that he has become powerful when he looks at him.Although he is young, he has an infectious charm. Judging from the screams of the girls around him, it can be judged that this is a very popular young man!

It was also the first time for Huiyu to see that the young people at the border were very coquettish and unbeatable, and the girls were very enthusiastic and bold. It turned out that the customs of the border in Dajin were so civilized that she was a little uncomfortable.Most importantly, Huiyu realized that her beauty does not add points to her here. People here judge a woman more by her ability to bow and horse.

"Brat, you deserve a beating, I'll compete with you." Dong Yunji stood in front of his sister, thinking that Huiyu had stage fright, so he naturally wanted to make up for her sister.

"Dong Yunji, it was you who said that your sister is very powerful, why are you revealing now? Hahaha, you are a delicate lady from Kyoto, this is not a place for you to be brave." Gu Guangji touched his head, he is Dong Huiyu succeeded in a moment of carelessness, a cunning woman.

(End of this chapter)