Do not kiss the king

Chapter 46 Half-Life

"You stay here, I'll go back to Youtong."

Chi Jinnian called the lieutenant over and left after saying this.

The deputy general was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground.

"My lord!"

"My lord stay!"

Chi Jinnian paused for a moment, he seized this opportunity and knelt down to Chi Jinnian's feet, knocking his head heavily on the ground,

"My lord, think deeply!"

"Seizing the Huajing is just around the corner. If the prince goes to Youtong at this time, it will take at least one and a half months to go back and forth..."

"There is no master in the army, and there is not enough food and grass. I can't afford this important task!"

"If the prince insists on leaving, it's better to kill the minister on the spot than let the minister watch the army crumble!"

Chi Jinnian closed his eyes.

How could he not think of what he said.

But, the one waiting for him over there is Ruan Yuan.

Even if the army is defeated, even if eight years of painstaking efforts are destroyed in victory, Ruan Yuan cannot be lost.

Ruan Yuan was the only light that responded to him in so many years.

"My lord, my lord...!"

The lieutenant almost cried, dragging Chi Jinnian's legs with both hands.

It seemed that a thousand catties were weighing on him, making him unable to breathe.

"What's the matter for the prince to go to Youtong, let the minister go!"

"I go through fire and water for the prince. You can die or delay. The prince can't do it. This army can't do it!"

"When the prince wins the splendid view and sits on the dragon chair, I will definitely finish the matter and come back to report!"

Chi Jinnian turned around, his eyes fell on the top of the lieutenant's black hair, and unspeakable emotions rotted and festered in his heart.

He remembered that on the day he and Ruan Yuan got married, the snow was so heavy, how the little boy was wearing a red wedding dress and a red hijab, how he stepped on the snow and how he stepped on his heart.

He remembered that it was still that winter, under the locust tree, he was holding the hand of Young Master Xiao Qiao, who was holding a sword in his hand, their bodies were tightly pressed together, dancing the sword to split snowflakes one by one.

He remembers, remembers a lot, remembers everything...

But that little boy, forgot.

He suddenly opened his eyes wide, and the fundus of his eyes began to crack.

That's right, he personally made that little fellow forget all the things, and he left before he had time to tell him all.

The heartache invaded the nerves, and the picture of the little boy dancing the sword alone under the poplar tree dissipated little by little, turning into fragments that were powerless.

He remembered the day he watched Liu Siye leave with his own eyes, and it was the same, so powerless and involuntary.

I wanted to cry but couldn't cry, wanted to shout but couldn't, but my throat was rotting, my heart was bleeding, and I couldn't breathe because of the pain.

Chi Jinnian clenched his fists, withdrew his thoughts forcefully, and sat behind the desk.

The deputy general looked at him with surprise on his face.

"You go to Youtong, and set off immediately."

"Come back and tell me whether the princess and Gu Cong are still in the barracks and are well."

The lieutenant knocked his forehead on the ground again,

"The minister takes orders!"

"Be sure to hurry up and report to the princess that she is safe."

Chi Jinnian closed his eyes and waved him out.

After the deputy general really went out, he was alone in the tent, so he really felt scared.

Since the age of 14, he has never been afraid of seeing blood splattered on the battlefield.

But now, he is afraid.

He is afraid that the person he loves will leave him.

I am afraid that what I want to keep, I didn't keep it.

Two people who are afraid of sticking together must be torn apart.

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Three people walked on the desert, leaving a long string of footprints.

"Fifth prince, can you tell me about the past of the prince?"

Ruan Yuan grabbed the brim of the bamboo hat with one hand and said suddenly.

Chi Yinxu's eyes lit up, and he immediately answered,

"Of course! What does sister-in-law want to hear?"

Ruan Yuan smiled and turned his head towards him,

"Anything is fine."

"Then let me think about it..." Chi Yinxu put his hand on his chin, "My second brother, he is the best among all the princes, with good martial arts, literary talent, and good memory! I don't know if he endorses faster than me." How many."

"At that time, many princes and generals from Xiang's family secretly stuffed sachets for him!"

"That sachet can be stacked so high in our palace!"

Chi Yinxu raised his hand exaggeratedly, his eyes widened seriously.

Ruan Yuan was amused by him, and motioned him to continue with his eyes.

"Second brother is so powerful, it's only natural for the father to value him."

"I was very happy when I first heard the news that my father sent him to Youtong."

"There are so many princes, only my elder brother can get such an opportunity. At that time, I thought that after the second elder brother survived these years, he would be the prince when he came back."

"But I didn't expect..." Chi Yinxu's eyes darkened suddenly, and his originally public voice was also discouraged, "Second brother has been in Youtong for so many years, and... Father Emperor never wanted to give him the crown prince from the beginning .”

When Ruan Yuan heard this, his eyes suddenly dropped, falling on the yellow sand and being scalded.

Chi Yinxu didn't speak, and the air suddenly fell into an unbearable silence.

"Then what about you." Ruan Yuan's clear voice poured into the silence like a spring, "Why did you leave the palace?"

Chi Yinxu lowered his head, memories rushed to his forehead, silently.

"Because I think the concubine mother is unfair."

"Second brother is so good, I'm not worth it for second brother, and I'm not willing to take care of second brother."

"I don't want to enjoy the favor of my concubine alone, and I don't want to one day... If the second brother is gone, I will be left alone, tied by my concubine, as an attachment to fame and fortune."

Ruan Yuan raised his eyes and landed on his immature face with admiration.

He reached out and patted his shoulder,

"If the prince knows that you think so, he must be... very happy."

"Xu'er, thank you. May I call you that?"

Chi Yinxu blushed and nodded his head like a sieve,

"Of course!"

"My sister-in-law called me the fifth prince, and I felt strangely alienated before."

"Hello Xuer, hello Xuer."

He smiled naively, Ruan Yuan also smiled, and Gu Cong stood aside, guarding their smiles.

Suddenly, the little boy's eyes turned and fell on Gu Cong, who was hot.

"Where is Mr. Gu, how did Mr. Gu meet the prince?"

Gu Cong lowered his eyes subconsciously, no longer looking at the little boy,

"My lord is my savior."

"I used to be a disciple of Yongqing Pavilion, and I have been in Yongqing Pavilion since I can remember. However, I was driven down the mountain by my master a few years ago."

"Master said that at the foot of the mountain, you will meet someone with predestined relationship."

"But after I went down the mountain, I didn't have any skills. Others didn't believe that I was a disciple of the Yongqing Pavilion, and they only thought I was a fraud."

"No one took her in, there was no water or food, and when she was about to starve to death, the prince gave a helping hand."

"Since then, I have followed the prince."

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"You said you were a disciple of Yongqing Pavilion."

"Yes."

The extremely thin scholar sat on a small bench, his lips were pale, but his eyes were bright.

Chi Jinnian raised the corners of his mouth and beckoned for the boy behind to bring a bowl of water.

"Drink first."

"Tell me what you know."

Gu Cong looked at the bowl of clear water, raised his eyebrows, looked up at this extraordinary man, and finally picked up the water and took a sip.

Qingquan dipped into the frustrated heart, and something lit up in my heart that had not been seen for a long time.

"Divination, fortune-telling, exorcism and avoidance of evil, all of them."

He put down the water bowl, it was already empty.

Chi Jinnian raised his eyebrows, lifted his clothes and sat down in front of his stall, then beckoned the servant to come over and brought Gu Cong a large plate of meat.

"You said you can tell fortunes, then you can tell me fortunes."

Gu Cong glanced at the plate of meat, and his lips had already returned to blood.

He slowly took out the paper and pen from under the table and handed them to Chi Jinnian.

"Young master's birth date is horoscope, thank you."

Chi Jinnian took the pen, flicked it a few times, and handed it back.

The bookish young man picked up the paper and looked at it, his pupils trembled slightly, before he said,

"Young master's life, Xiaosheng can't figure it out."

"But Xiaosheng knows." Gu Cong's eyes fell on the indifferent face of the opposite person, with an added seriousness, "Young master is half dead."

"In this life, there must be a catastrophe."

Chi Jinnian suddenly put away his smile, and his gaze, which was still looking at him, was a little firmer.

He nodded seriously, and asked the boy to take out a money bag,

"Just now, how much is the hexagram?"

Gu Cong shook his head,

"free of charge."

"Young master's water and meat are already a life-saving gift to Xiaosheng."

Chi Jinnian glanced at him appreciatively, raised his hand to let the boy take back the money bag, and stood up, with the torrential rain in the south of the Yangtze River behind him.

The boy opened the umbrella for him, but he didn't go under the umbrella.

"My son, you are right."

"My life is already half gone."

"But, I know what that catastrophe is." He leaned down slightly, his eyes fixed on Gu Cong's face, and an inescapable meaning spread in the air,

"Since I saved your life, as a thank you, you are willing to cross the catastrophe for me."

"Of course, getting through the transition is just a matter of my good fortune. In any case, I won't blame you."

Gu Cong opened his eyes wide and heard the sound of rain.

"Young master, don't be afraid, I'm a liar."

Chi Jinnian smiled,

"I only have half life after all."

Perhaps, this is the predestined person that Master said.

So he willingly became the sharp sword by the prince's side.

Even if the prince asked him to trade his life for a demon body, he never complained.

It can be seen that after seeing Ruan Yuan, for the first time in his life, he wanted something that belonged to the prince.

For the first time in my life, I felt sorry for myself.

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The author has something to say:

Author Jun: "Relying on saving people, I took over my subordinates, and relying on saving people to marry my wife..."

Chi Jinnian: "Do you have an opinion?"

Author Jun: "I dare not have..."