Ning Xiuyun finally went out wearing a curtain hat.
Shen Qi watched them leaving hand in hand at the door with a look of relief on his face.
After the two disappeared around the corner, other guards were arranged to follow.
The southwest is not yet stable. As the base camp of General Zhenyuan, Nanjiang City is hard to say if any radical elements will sneak in. In order to ensure the safety of His Royal Highness, the guard battalion has to keep up.
But before the group of guards left, Shen Qi warned: "Just follow from a distance, be careful not to be discovered by General Jian, so as not to affect His Highness's mood." T
he guards exchanged "I understand" looks with each other, followed happily.
Shen Qi breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and saw Shen San changing into a very formal guard uniform, equipped with a long knife and waist tag, and walking out of the side courtyard.
Pei Yan walked beside him, wearing a complicated and luxurious green shirt, very solemn. Only the impatient expression on his face showed his bad mood at the moment.
Shen Qi asked: "Has the time already come?"
Shen San nodded and replied: "The time is exactly the same as His Highness guessed."
Pei Yan clicked his tongue and said: "Since you can guess the reason, now immediately It's just a matter of setting off back to Beijing, what's the difference if it's earlier or later?"
Shen San and Shen Qi looked at him at the same time, as if they were looking at a fool, and Pei Yan immediately sneered coldly.
Of course Pei Yan could guess why Ning Xiuyun was reluctant to return to Beijing. It was naturally for Jian Xun.
For Jian Xun's sake, Pei Yan felt that the prince would be entangled with this name for the rest of his life. This was really bad news.
Ning Xiuyun was not going to take the risk to bring Jian back to the capital, so he kept the news from the capital.
What's more, Jian Xun is now affiliated with the Southern Xinjiang Army. If he easily follows Ning Xiuyun back to the capital, he might be beaten into Ning Chuqing's party, and then the situation will become chaotic.
Pei Yan held the folding fan and unfolded it in front of him. The familiar smile returned to his face. He said: "This time the officials in the motorcade invited us to the night banquet because they planned to stand in line. No matter what happens, Under any circumstances, you must obey my command, do you understand? Commander Shen?"
Shen San crossed his arms over his chest and did not refute: "I will naturally obey His Highness's orders."
"Very good." Pei Yan nodded with satisfaction, if not In this case, he really didn't want to take this stupid guy to some official gathering.
Especially when the situation is unstable, those officials may be frightened and feel lucky to have boarded the prince's ship in advance.
Because almost at the same time that Liang Fan arrived in southern Xinjiang, the officials in the southern patrol team who were based in the capital all received the news from the capital.
——The Emperor of Jiaxing is not well. According to the imperial doctor's diagnosis, he may not be able to survive this winter.
This was a shock. Less than half a day later, another news came: the third prince died suddenly.
Unlike the Jiaxing Emperor, who was old and suffered from stubborn illnesses, the third prince had been healthy and as strong as a calf since he was a child. Compared with the prince's body, which was a bit weak no matter how hard he trained, the third prince was a little too healthy.
However, this prince, who had never been seriously ill, suddenly died of an emergency at the end of the year when Emperor Jiaxing was likely to die of illness.
Who would believe this external rhetoric is a fool.
The officials would not believe it, Pei Yan would not believe it, and Ning Xiuyun would not believe it.
Emperor Jiaxing was eliminating competitors for the crown prince's ascension to the throne.
But is it really necessary? The prince is already the prince. The third prince only has a false position, and his mother's family does not have any support. It can be said that he cannot pose any threat to the prince.
Maybe there is, because Emperor Jiaxing, who had not yet ascended the throne, ascended the throne after the sudden death of the former crown prince Ning Hongchao with such an identity and background.
At first, no one knew what Emperor Jiaxing had done. It was not until his power and ambition emerged after he ascended the throne that people understood how crazy this man was for the throne.
But history books are written by the victors, and no one will say anything wrong about Emperor Jiaxing in the words of the book.
Even so, the ministers who didn't know the truth were still surprised by Emperor Jiaxing's cruelty. The third prince was the son of Emperor Jiaxing no matter what, and to be assassinated like this really chilled them.
What Pei Yan knew better was that the root of the problem must be eradicated. In order to ensure nothing went wrong, in addition to Pei Yan and the prince's personal guards, everyone who knew the prince's life experience would die, and those who had seen the prince's true appearance would die. All those who had anything to do with what happened back then would die. Everyone is going to die.
The Third Prince is just one of them, definitely not the only one.
The officials were frightened. At the moment when Ning Chuqing had not shown any desire to compete for the throne, seeking refuge with the prince seemed to be the only way for them to settle down.
In order to show their sincerity to the prince, the officials in the southern patrol team sent invitations to the prince's two confidants.
Ning Xiuyun didn't care at all about these officials. He only asked two people to screen them for him.
Keep the ones that can be used, throw away the ones that can't be used, and eliminate the wavering ones as dissidents, just like what he did with the guard camp.
These officials were not even as important to Ning Xiuyun as the scar on Jian Xun's back.
Pei Changchang sighed, and raised the corners of his mouth with some excitement, "The world is going to change..."
Ning Xiuyun is actually a little too cold, but only in this way can he be a decisive and decisive monarch, with a heart like Ning Chuqing's. It is difficult for a compassionate person to play the imperial game.
Pei Yan, Shen San, Shen Qi and even the entire escort camp will be loyal supporters of the crown prince's enthronement.
Based on this, the three of them rarely got along peacefully for the first time at this moment.
Ning Xiuyun didn't know that his men had reached a great reconciliation.
He was following Jian Xun through the streets.
The two of them clasped their hands together, and Jian Xun's slightly higher body temperature was continuously transmitted along the touching skin, making Ning Xiuyun couldn't help but hold on tighter.
The lantern festival in Nanjiang is very similar to the Lantern Festival in Jiangcheng. The streets are filled with sky lanterns and vendors setting up stalls occupy both sides of the road.
But unlike Jiang City, Nanjiang City used to be a border city, and the city area and population were far less than those of Jiang City.
Ning Xiuyun pulled Jian Xun and stopped in front of a stall selling decorations.
On one side of the stall are hairpins, beads, etc. used by women, and on the other side are jade pendants, jade ornaments, money bags, etc. used by men. Many of them are very exotic, such as a small butterfly knife, which looks like Something that would be used in the Southwest.
The boss was very enthusiastic: "You two, what do you need?"
Ning Xiuyun asked: "Do you have a concentric knot?"
The boss was stunned. He didn't expect that two young people dressed so luxuriously would want to buy the most inconspicuous things.
The boss kept a polite smile and said, "There are some."
He pulled out a box from behind and unfolded it. Inside was a stack of concentric knots, all fancy and fancy. In addition to the most basic concentric knots, there were also many additions. Small baubles, such as braided ingots, flat peaches, etc., seem like the makers are using this method to show off their skills.
Ning Xiuyun frowned, and finally waved his hand, "Forget it, no need."
Ning Xiuyun felt that such a variety of things did not match Jian Xun at all.
Jian Xun also took a few glances and squeezed Ning Xiuyun's hand, "Not satisfied?"
Ning Xiuyun nodded, "Ugly."
Ning Xiuyun doesn't like anything vulgar or elegant, he still likes simple things. It's just a thought, not really used for decoration.
The one that Jian Xun had been wearing on his waist was soaked in blood, so it was difficult to clean it clearly. It was a mixture of black and dark red, and it looked a bit ugly, not to mention unlucky.
Shen Qi had told him before that it should be consecrated. How could anyone consecrate the concentric knot with blood?
Ning Xiuyun was more inclined to think that the thing had prevented the disaster for Jian Xun. Now that he had passed away, it was time to retire.
Although it was just one of Ning Xiuyun's tricks at first, Jian Xun valued it so much that Ning Xiuyun also took it more seriously.
Ning Xiuyun ignored the embarrassed look on his boss's face and took Jian Xun away. As he walked away, he said, "I haven't had time recently. I'm going to learn this craft from Shen Qi when I have some free time."
Jian Xun originally thought that Ning Xiuyun went to the next house to have a look, but he didn't expect Ning Xiuyunhui to condescend to do it himself.
He was a little surprised and said with relief: "Okay. No rush."
Ning Xiuyun said: "I haven't learned it before, but it probably won't be too difficult."
Ning Xiuyun is quite talented in making this kind of handicrafts. He used to When I'm in a bad mood, I often do puzzles to pass the time. They all require hands-on work, so they have something in common, right?
However, thinking of handmade products, he thought of another thing. He whispered and suddenly stopped.
Jian Xun was confused: "What's wrong?"
Ning Xiuyun said regretfully: "The hairpin you gave me, I asked Shen Qi to deposit it in the Meng family's bank."
Jian Xun laughed, "No one goes to the bank to save the hairpin. Can you deposit it? ?"
Ning Xiuyun curled his lips, feeling a little proud: "Money can make the world go round." Jian Xun understood that no one would have trouble with money, so Ning Xiuyun paid more and used the bank as a pawn shop.
"Actually, it's because the Meng family has a storage service and needs to specify the time limit." Ning Xiuyun explained.
This kind of business is so avant-garde that he was surprised when Shen Qi told him about it.
It's not without reason that the Meng family was able to do business to the point where they were as wealthy as anyone in the country.
It's a pity that businessmen, farmers, and merchants are always the last. It was not unreasonable for Meng Fan to choose Ning Chuqing as his husband.
Ning Xiuyun added: "I will keep all the things you gave me."
Jian Xun's ears felt hot and he said, "It's not something important..."
Ning Xiuyun was the prince of the dynasty. What had he done before? I haven't seen his gifts before, so these gadgets are nothing to him.
"Of course what you gave is important." Ning Xiuyun was not stingy about his preference.
The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
When it comes to the past events in Jiangcheng, although it has only been two months, both of them thought it was as long as two years.
The two of them recalled the scene when they visited Jiangcheng together at night. Ning Xiuyun couldn't help but joke: "I was asked to wear a curtain hat at that time, was it because I was already tempted?"
Jian Xun said honestly, "Yeah."
Ning Xiuyun shook his head and said: "My Xiao Lang, from that time on, he has been a hard-spoken and soft-hearted pitiful little man. He wants to save me and others, even the teenagers who were bullied by the gangsters on the road."
Jian Xun also suddenly he remembered this incident and asked with some confusion: "Where did that child go?"
Jian Xun rarely pays attention to people who are not closely related to him. Although he saved the child twice, he saved it. The injury was healed, and he really hadn't thought about where the person had gone.
At this moment, when he heard Ning Xiuyun mention the incident of saving people that night, Jian Xun suddenly remembered that such a person was still there.
Ning Xiuyun said: "Yu Chifeng stayed in the military camp and didn't want to leave. He said that he didn't know how to settle accounts and was afraid of poor management, so I asked the kid to follow him back to Jiangcheng. That kid has some talent in this area."
Jian Xun was silent for a moment, couldn't help but say: "Maybe he really can't."
After seeing the gap between Yuchifeng and Ning Xiuyun, Jian Xun found that Zuifenglou's training of Qingguan was far less effective than he imagined , Jian Xun felt that the talent and learning of "Master Yun" in the past was probably just reputation.
Ning Xiuyun hinted: "So you won't look at him, right?"
Jian Xun immediately replied: "Yes."
He liked the exclusivity Ning Xiuyun showed from time to time in certain places, as if to tell Ning Xiuyun cares about him and loves him.
Jian Xun put his hand under the curtain hat, gently touched Ning Xiuyun's cheek, and said solemnly: "I don't care about anyone else. I only look at you." Not "Master Yun", not "Prince", just you.
Ning Xiuyun sighed with satisfaction, grabbed Jian Xun's unconscious hand, brought the hot body temperature close to his lips, and kissed it gently.
very nice.