The sky was slightly white, and the morning breeze was blowing.

Bi Suo crossed the corridor and hurried down the stairs.

Under the long steps, a graceful figure stood in the cold sun, with black ink hair, autumn water pupils, light yellow flower cage skirts, holding a horse whip in his hand, and the tail of the whip knocked on the stone steps without a moment, with a thoughtful look .

"I want to see the mage. I don't know if the mage is inconvenient to see me?"

She saw Bi Suo, put away the riding whip, took off the veil, and said directly.

Bi Suo hesitated for a moment: "The Wang got better yesterday, so it is not convenient to see the princess."

"Why is it inconvenient?"

"The king is going to retreat again. The king said that it should be too late to see off the princess. The king prepared a gift for the princess."

After Bi Suo finished speaking, he calmed down before the steps.

Yaoying was silent for a while, smiled, and said, "That means the teacher has not closed up yet. I just want to say a few words to him, and it won't be too long. Please tell the army to the Master for me. I'll wait here. "

"Or, I can only see the wizard at night? Then I will come at night."

She still spoke in a soft voice, with a smile between her eyebrows, but Bi Suo heard her scalp numb, and immediately turned and entered the hall.

The healer had just finished the injection of Tamara Gha, his face was pale, his exposed shoulders and back were sweating profusely, greasy, and after listening to the general instructions, he sat there for a while.

Bi Suo said: "Wang, the princess is waiting for me to reply... the princess also said that if you don't see her right now, she will come at night."

Yaoying has always been considerate, knowing that she is an outsider, and will not ask much about many things, but when she insists on what she wants to do, Bi Suo can't fool her at all.

Tamaraga wiped away the sweat on her body, stood up, put on her robes, "Please come in, the princess."

When Yaoying entered the temple, Tamara Gya was sitting in front of the book table, holding the scriptures in her hand, her back straight, her expression as usual, solemn, and she couldn't see the appearance of the needle just given.

"Princess Lao took care of me the night before. The princess is the governor of the Western Army. She is in a hurry to go to Gaochang. Bi Suo shouldn't trouble the princess to take care of me, which delayed the princess's schedule."

He raised his eyes, looked at Yaoying, and said slowly.

"In the future, Bi Suo will not trouble the princess with these trivial things. I have approved the paperwork sent by Gao Chang. I have seen Duke Wei Guo. The princess is no longer a modern girl and can leave immediately."

Yaoying glanced around.

His book case was empty, and the small case she used to use was gone.

She remembers that the small case is black and gilded, with lotus flowers, treasure ponds, curly grass, and small sitting Buddha painted on it. She is used to writing and writing stationery. She used to read and write letters in front of a small case. Tamaraga sat aside and read the scriptures. When she encountered doubts, she turned to ask him, and he explained to her. The sleeves of the large gold-patterned robes brushed from time to time. Over the back of her hand.

He was too gentle to her, staying beside him, she was at ease, without the slightest defense, over time, she unknowingly trusted to be close to him, and sometimes teased him, faintly felt that he would not be angry, even if angry, it is Good for her, and won't be angry for long.

The minor case is gone.

Yaoying sat down a little far from Tamaraga, and said, "It's about the body of the mage, it's definitely not a trivial matter."

Tamara Gaja said indifferently: "The princess is not a healer, and she doesn't understand medical theory. I have servants around me, so I shouldn't bother the princess."

Yaoying raised her eyes and stared at him for a while.

"Mage, Prince Mopitor has proposed to me."

She was calm and honest.

The room fell silent abruptly, only the crystal curtain shook lightly and rustled lightly.

Bi Suo stood by the door, stiff, not daring to make a sound.

After a while, Tamaragarh put down the scriptures, with a calm expression, and said, "I know, I approved the request of Mupido."

"That said, the mage approves of this marriage? If I agree to ask for a marriage, the alliance between the royal court and the western army can be more stable."

Tamara Gya clenched the beads tightly, looked at Yaoying, his blue eyes were unhappy.

"The princess's marriage should be decided by the princess herself, and nothing to do with others."

In other words, it has nothing to do with him.

Yaoying stared at him for a long while, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "I am reckless. The mage is an eminent monk. The mage and I mentioned the mundane matter of marriage, please don't blame the mage."

Tamara Gha is silent.

Yaoying smiled and stood up: "Stop disturbing the mage... The mage is right, there is a doctor next to the mage, I don't know anything about it..."

She quit, and when she walked to the door, she turned around, her eyebrows slightly bent.

"I live outside the territory, and I am very happy to meet someone like a mage and meet a mage."

"The mage saved me, and I am very grateful to the mage."

"The mage is not in good health, so he must take good care of him. No matter how busy the court affairs are, he must also pay attention to his health."

"These days have caused a lot of trouble to the mage...Mage, take care."

After she finished speaking, she fixed her eyes on Tamara Ka, looked at him for a long time, and turned around and went out.

A golden valerian cage skirt brushed across the threshold, and her figure disappeared in the floating bright sun.

Bi Suo watched her walking away without looking back, his heart beating with horror.

The parting was so peaceful this time, as if it were just an ordinary goodbye, but he had a bad premonition in his heart: Princess Wen Zhao will not come to the holy city again after this time!

Anxious, he turned and stepped into the hall, "The king..."

Before the reminder was spoken, his face changed drastically, and he rushed forward to lift up Tamaraga who was lying in front of the book.

Tan Moroga propped one hand on the book table, sat firmly, shook his hand, signaled that there was nothing wrong, gritted his teeth, painful beads of sweat floated on his forehead.

Bi Suo said anxiously: "Wang! I'm going to chase Princess Wen Zhao back..."

"No."

Tamaraga lifted his pale face.

"I am the king of the holy city and the Buddha of the royal court."

"How can you keep her if you don't enter the world?"

He has a hoarse voice and a cold sweat on his back, soaking the robes he just put on.

Bi Suo sighed secretly, helped him stand up, and escorted him back to the inner room.

He sat cross-legged on the couch, as usual, waiting for the pain to pass, his body shuddered, fumbled with cold and hot, his hands fumbled to find the Buddha beads, he accidentally bumped into a bag of things and opened his eyes.

The veil was knocked open by him, and the thorny honey in the color of amber spilled out, and the room was sultry and stuck together.

She knows he loves to eat thorn honey, so she bought it for him.

Tamara Gha looked down, wrapped the veil, tucked it back to the pillow, found the Buddhist beads, held it tightly, and closed his eyes to sit in meditation.

The breeze curls, and the cigarettes are thin.

...

Yaoying rode away from the Wangsi Temple, with thundering hoofs in front of her, and galloped over and stopped beside her.

"Why are you going to the Wangsi Temple? The Buddha summoned you?"

Li Zhongqian frowned and asked.

Yaoying shook her head, her face turned pale, and said softly: "It's not the Buddha who summoned me, it was me who came to see the Buddha..."

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing..." Yaoying clenched the reins, her eyes blank, "Brother, we should go now."

A strange color flashed in Li Zhongqian's eyes and nodded.

"good."

The two brothers and sisters returned to the silk and satin shop, and the luggage had been packed long ago. Yaoying came to the holy city to bring Li Zhongqian to see Tamaraga, by the way, to deal with some official duties that cooperated with the royal court. Tamaraga approved overnight. After all the official documents related to Gao Chang, the ransom of the captive slaves was also resolved, as if urging her to leave, the rest could be left to the caravan for care, and she didn't need to stay anymore.

Li Zhongqian asked: "The messengers of the Ujili Ministry are waiting for your reply. How do you think they should be sent?"

Yaoying was in a trance.

Li Zhongqian frowned and asked again.

"Movido's proposal, how do you plan to reply?"

Yaoying recovered, raised her hand and swept her hair sideburns, feeling a slight coolness on her arms.

She wore the prayer beads given to her by Tamaraga.

This morning, Prajna told her that every year at the puja, believers would ask for the blessings of the Buddha, and Tamara Gajah ordered the temple to give the people food, clothing, money, or scriptures, but he never gave away his personal items.

Yaoying stood in front of the railing, looked in the direction of Wangsi, and smiled.

"I will write a letter to the messenger, and he will know my answer when Movito returns from the battlefield."

"Don't think about it anymore? Mópido is not in a hurry for you to respond, he can wait."

Yaoying shook her head, "I have already decided."

She wrote the letter and asked the soldiers to send it out.

The siblings left the caravan and set off immediately.

Before leaving, Yaoying ordered her soldiers to send the medicinal materials she collected during this period to Bi Suo's mansion.

"Princess, do you want to leave a message?"

Yaoying said flatly: "No, General Ashina knows who these medicines are for."

"Do you want to leave a post?"

"No, just say it was given by the caravan."

Yaoying looked back at the pagodas standing quietly in the sun, lifted the reins, and turned around.

The monks don’t talk.

She had never thought that Tamara Gha would lie to her.

...

The two travelled day and night, and all the tribal towns they passed through received news in advance that they had prepared dry food for their horses.

Every time Yaoying went to a post, someone would send a letter to the holy city, telling the holy city where she was, and at the same time block the road so that no other people were allowed to pass.

After Li Zhongqian found out, he asked the people in the post why they wanted to fight so hard.

The man awkwardly replied: "This is not a holy city. Many people are ignorant and will be incited by a few words."

Li Zhongqian understood, and Tamaragarh sent people to inform all the towns in advance to prevent civilians from besieging Li Yaoying.

A few days later, several people arrived in Shacheng safely.

The horse thief from the Wuquan tribe was still waiting for Li Zhongqian in Shacheng, knowing that he was back, and looking for him happily.

The soldier came over with the roster and reported: "Princess, we have found out that we confiscated those who are extremely vicious, and what we have received is a group of refugees."

Before Yaoying left, she asked the soldiers to register and make records, accept those who took the initiative to work, and find out their identities. They have been busy with these things these days.

While talking, there was a rush of footsteps under the stairs, and a tall figure rushed into the room.

"Princess, Great Victory in Shazhou!"

Yaoying looked up and recognized the person, overjoyed: "General Yang!"

The young man standing in front of her, wearing a round-necked robe and a long sword at his waist, was Yang Qian who had been gone for a long time.

Yang Qianchao Yaoying clasped his fists: "Your Royal Highness."

He was thinner, tanned a lot, and there were a few scars on his face, but his whole body was very bright, the untimely arrogance of his body was gone, and he was full of vigor and vitality.

"Shazhou won?"

Yang Qian eyebrows smiled, and said: "Take it! The Northern Rong turmoil, the prince's Liangzhou army guarded the main road to the east, intercepted the Beirong rescue soldiers, Zhang Jiu took the opportunity to unite with the local family to retake Shazhou and occupy the northern part of Shazhou. The army drove away! The messenger has arrived in Gaochang, and Bodhidharma sent me to pick up the princess back to Gaochang."

Yaoying swept away the depression over the past few days, and was very happy.

If everything goes smoothly in Shazhou and Guazhou, can the rivers and rivers be truly opened up and all lost land can be recovered.

She approached Li Zhongqian and said, "Brother, Shazhou is a great victory, and Gaochang has recovered. Next, we have to take down Yizhou, unite with Liangzhou army, and open up northern Dao Gan, Su, Gua, Sha, Yi Zhuzhou... from From Hexi to the Western Regions, regaining lost ground is just around the corner!"

Li Zhongqian looked at his shining sister, and he secretly relieved, saying: "The Western Army has too few troops. We have to prevent the Northern Rong people from making a comeback."

Yaoying frowned. She was also worried about this problem before. The Western Army is now concentrating its troops to regain the important town. The troops are not enough, and they must stick to the city. It is impossible to divide their troops to chase the Bei Rong army. If the Bei Rong people regroup their forces, they may counterattack at any time. .

"Now we have to expand the Western Army, hoard more food and armaments, and find a way to open up the post road in the Central Plains..."

Yaoying glanced at Li Zhongqian and swallowed the rest of the words back.

Also, in contact with Liangzhou Army Li Xuanzhen, the Western Army must cooperate closely with the Liangzhou Army to maintain the current results.

Yang Qian was impatient and said: "The wealthy families in Gaochang are still obedient and know the righteousness. Bodhidharma imprisoned Mrs. Ina. They immediately offered food and money, but Luntai, Jingcheng, Thousand Trees City... and Kunlun's feet Nanzhou refused to submit to the Western Army. Their leader is a puppet of the Beirong people. The princess is requested to rush to Gaochang as soon as possible and inform the states with the messenger to persuade all places to submit."

Yaoying nodded.

Several people bid farewell to the Shacheng guard, and out of the city, Li Zhongqian put on his armor, took the horse thieves who were begging to follow him, and ran towards Wuquan.

Yang Qian also wanted to follow, and Li Zhongqian asked him to stay and protect Yaoying.

Yaoying then went south.

On the third day, Li Zhongqian led his troops to catch up with them. He took the refugees to attack the occupied Wuquan and helped them take home the garden. Now that Wuquan has changed hands, the refugees who want to live a stable life return to their hometown, and others still follow him.

Yaoying smiled and asked, "Brother is willing to be their leader?"

Li Zhongqian glanced at her: "Regardless of the tribe, as long as they can be used by me, they can join the Western Army."

A warm current surged in Yaoying's heart. Li Zhongqian didn't want to control the chaotic situation in the Western Regions, but once he decided to join the Western Army, he would try his best to do his best.

As they hurried along the road, they gathered the rebels scattered everywhere, and the team grew stronger and stronger.

On the way, many of the towns and tribes they passed by were just burned and looted by the North Rong insurgents, causing heavy casualties.

Yaoying comforts the people during the day, handles official documents at night, and discusses military affairs with Li Zhongqian and Yang Qian, but time flies quickly.

On this day, they walked through the endless Gobi, exhausted and thirsty, and finally saw a small oasis in front of them surrounded by lush dense forests. They urged them to the front with a pleasant surprise. Just when they approached, there was a terrifying sound of fighting in the distance. He quickly reined his horse to stop, dispatched scouts, and rested on the spot.

After a while, the scout turned back and reported that there were two warriors in front of him. One was the Western Army and the other should be Beirong. The strength of the two sides was similar, and the situation was stalemate.

Yang Qian immediately ordered his troops, took hundreds of people around the jungle, and suddenly shot out from the back of the battlefield. The Western Army thought it was reinforcements coming, and was greatly excited. Soon he threw his helmet and armor, and fled in all directions.

When the battle was over, Yang Qian brought a few young generals to see Yaoying, smiling and saying: "Princess, this is not far from Gaochang. Recently, the remnants of Beirong and their vassal tribe blocked the road and intercepted the caravan and civilians. They After receiving a call for help, I went out of the city to help. I didn't expect this Bei Rong remnant to have a large number of people, so luckily I met us."

Several school lieutenants came forward to meet Yaoying, and their expressions were a little awkward.

Yaoying only treated them as they were not used to discussing military affairs with women, and did not think too much. The group reorganized, drank enough water, and escorted the caravan and civilians to Gaochang City.

The people in the city had already received the scout letter and led the people out of the city. The wide road outside the city was crowded with people.

Dharma deliberately sent a group of soldiers to wait on the road surrounded by a canopy carriage, "President, don't ride a carriage? This treasure car was built by the city owner who spent a lot of money to invite skilled craftsmen to build, and Mrs. Ina has never been in it!"

Yaoying laughed, "No, I rode into the city."

When Yang Qian and Xiaowei appeared on the avenue surrounded by her, there was thunderous cheers, and the people swarmed up, singing and dancing while throwing flowers at them.

Yaoying rode into the city on a horse of pure bones and handsome, with petals on her head and body, snow-skinned and flowery appearance, and her face was so beautiful that she did not dare to look at him. The people were dumbfounded and shouted her title. Before the rush, flowers were like rain for a while, almost blocking her sight.

Li Zhongqian motioned to the soldiers to separate the crowd and drove forward, protecting Yaoying from the crowd.

Bodhidharma greeted him and said with a smile: "The people are all looking forward to seeing the princess. Why does the princess walk so fast?"

Yaoying took a breath, and if she slowed down, she would be buried in flowers.

"By the way, the envoy of the State of Wei has also arrived, and they said it was an old acquaintance of the princess."

"Oh? Which kid are you here?"

Yaoying looked towards the gatehouse.

Downstairs, a few men in brocade robes galloped up on their horses. They stopped when they were only one horse with her. They looked at her together, some with agitated expressions, some with silent expressions. Quiet.

Yaoying was stunned.

Li Zhongqian next to her glanced at the men, and the corners of his mouth raised: "Zheng Jing is here too?"

Zheng Jing looked at Yaoying with emotion.

"Seven Princess..."

He originally wanted to say don't be unharmed, but when he thought of the suffering Li Yaoying had suffered, he couldn't say it. Thousands of words stuck in his throat, and only a long sigh was left.

The others didn't know what to say, they could only watch Yaoying smirk.

Yaoying couldn't laugh or cry.

Except for Zheng Jing, these men in front of them seemed to be family elders who had chased her.

"Why did Saburo come to Gaochang City?"

Yaoying asked Zheng Jing first, with a calm tone.

It was as if they were not separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, she only met them occasionally in the market of Chang'an, stopped her horse, and talked and laughed with them.

Zheng Jing let out a long sigh in his heart.

No matter when and where, as long as he saw the seventh princess, he would be a little at a loss.

Zheng Jing concealed his emotions, and said: "The Holy Lord will send an envoy. Some of us want to personally find out the situation in the Western Regions. It happened that we were worried about the princess and Duke Wei Guo, so we came."

He said, taking advantage of Li Zhongqian not paying attention, Zhao Yaoying blinked.

Yaoying knew, and she moved away a bit.

Zheng Jing whispered: "Princess, the Prince's affairs are at Chaxie's house."

Yaoying's heart was tight: "What did he do to check Xie's house?"

Zheng Jing said: "I don't know this. The prince found the old man of Xie's family and was still checking the old servant next to Queen Xie."

"Thank you for reminding me."

Yaoying frowned slightly. Does Li Xuanzhen still want to kill Li Zhongqian?

The two had just whispered a few words, but they were interrupted by others. A man dressed as a royal guard patted a horse and leaned forward, greeting Yaoying: "Princess Wen Zhao!"

Yaoying was stunned when she saw the incoming person.

Yuan Jue glanced at the elder family who was eagerly following Yaoying, and clasped his fists at her: "Princess, the little one came to Gaochang City to report the letter on the order of the king, and has stayed in Gaochang since then. The little one received the letter a few days ago, and the king ordered me. Continue to stay in Gaochang."

Yaoying came back to her senses and hummed softly.

Tamara Gha knew that she had arrived in Gaochang.

Yuanjue straightened his chest, drove his horse closely to her side, and scanned the left and right vigilantly.

I heard that these men had all admired the princess, and one of them almost got married to the princess... He had to tell Bi Suo about this.