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Although many people knew Ye Xuehuan's thoughts on Lan Qi, but it was also the first time to say the word "Princess" in public.

Ye Xuehuan had no intention of concealing it. In fact, if conditions permit, he would like to announce it to the world immediately; but now that the time has not come, publicizing it will be counterproductive.Lan Qi's status is not what it used to be, not to mention his imperial gold medal, behind him is the son of the North Mansion, the princess of the South Mansion, and even as long as he is willing, he can be the adopted son of the Empress Dowager immediately; However, contrary to such a strong background, few people know what Lan Qi is capable of.

Lan Qi's reputation has spread in the officialdom and the upper class, but not among the general public, let alone in the remote Northwest.He can't let the public have a preconceived impression of Lan Qi as "not worthy of the name". Before he reveals his love to the whole world, he must let everyone see Lan Qi's talent and let everyone admit that he loves Lan Qi so much. It is natural and reasonable.

Ye Xuehuan said that Lan Qi was in charge of all affairs in the palace. In addition to testing and rectifying the officialdom in Linge County, he also wanted to push Lan Qi to the public, and he would punish corrupt officials, As a bully and local ruffian, let the people see that Ye Xuehuan is a good prince for the country and the people. His future concubine also cares about the people, and has the ability and willingness to serve the people. Seeking good fortune; more importantly, they are loving and well-matched, and they are truly "made in heaven" and "a couple of gods and gods". Even if the historians have iron teeth and bronze teeth, and there are justifiable reasons such as "Da Tong" and "Children", they are still no match for the spitting stars of the common people.

This is the stage plan that Ye Xuehuan drew up when he secretly made up his mind to marry Lan Qi. He said that in order for the whole world to recognize Lan Qi, he must first let the people in his fief recognize him and let them love him like Dai Rong. The prince loves the future Princess Rong equally, and uses the prosperity of the entire fief to announce to the world that his princess is more capable than any family.

This could not be done in a hurry, but Wang Yangwei just sent it to the door by himself.

According to his original prediction, no one would pay attention to Lan Qi at first, either to curry favor with him, hoping that the wind beside Lan Qi's pillow would bring some benefits to him; Don't get out of those sly dogs behind the scenes, tricking him into opening the door for himself.Lan Qi had to stuff these people with soft nails, prick their stomachs with blood, and give them enough prestige before they could truly penetrate into the daily affairs of Qianming City and even the entire Linge County.

However, there is Wang Yangwei, a stubborn young man who only thinks about benefiting the people. He is afraid that Ye Xuehuan will find someone unreliable, and he will ignore the suffering of the people in order to deal with the group of old turtles.

Although I felt a little sorry for him, Ye Xuehuan felt that he was a very suitable breakthrough point and planned to take advantage of it.

His answer was actually a sneaky change of concept. The word "Princess" came out of nowhere, so that Wang Yangwei didn't realize it at all, and replied blankly: "Ah?"

Ye Xuehuan suppressed a smile and said, "Lan'er is my good wife."

Wang Yangwei: "..."

"I know you have a good personal relationship with Lu Yao." Ye Xuehuan glanced at him narrowly, "What do you think of Lu Yao's methods?"

The topic jumped too fast, and Wang Yangwei couldn't keep up, so he replied subconsciously: "Young Master Lu is kind-hearted and friendly to others, but he hates evil like an enemy. If he really wants to deal with people, it will still be... quite hurt."

Ye Xuehuan said disdainfully: "He is my Lan'er's defeated general. If you don't believe me, just write to him and ask him."

Wang Yangwei: "..."

I really don't know whether his words are praise or derogation.

"There are some things that are inconvenient for the prince to come forward, so you can just come to me." Although Lan Qi was talking to Wang Yangwei, his eyes were always on Ye Xuehuan, "This is my prince's fiefdom, I don't allow anyone, anyone Any evil intentions."

"It's rare for you to be so active." Ye Xuehuan scratched the tip of his nose with her fingers, and smiled dotingly, "Hold your measure, don't go too far, do you hear me?"

Lan Qi responded softly, Ye Xuehuan smiled with satisfaction, and nibbled on his lips like no one else was there.

Wang Yangwei: "..."

For some reason, he suddenly felt a little hot on his face.

Cheng Shujuan struggled to free a hand, and patted him on the shoulder, looking like someone who had experienced it, "That's what Wang Ye and Young Master Lan are like, just get used to it."

Wang Yangwei: "..."

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Wang Yangwei couldn't trust Lan Qi for a while, and Ye Xuehuan wanted to take him to Jilei Pass first.

Jilei Pass was built along Changyu Mountain, a branch of Xiling. In a sense, it can be said that it is an extension of Xiling, and it firmly keeps Bianman out of the pass.

The natural danger of Xiling Mountains is not the same as that of Yinlong Mountains. The entire mountain range is almost full of rocky cliffs. There are some dwarf trees and wild flowers at the foot of the mountain, but there is no grass above the mountainside. To detour, no one has successfully climbed to the top since ancient times.Although the Fenghui River originates from Xiling, no one has ever found the real source.

This majestic and majestic mountain range has not been conquered by humans. Whether it is the Feng family back then or the Ye Xue family today, or even the Bian Man in the Gobi Desert, they are all in awe of it.

Bian is quite vulgar, and the news is difficult to get through. He probably doesn't know that the Chongyang Dynasty has changed emperor, and he doesn't care at all.Although there is only a thunder pass, the outside world and the inside are completely like two worlds; the living conditions of the border barbarians are extremely harsh, and the Hu people in Mobei still have grasslands to graze self-sufficiently, but they only have endless rock walls and barren beaches Due to lack of water and food, they can barely survive by hunting, but the results of hunting are obviously far less lucrative than plundering the frontier residents in the center.

Because of hunting all year round, they have to race and fight with wild beasts. These frontier barbarians have strong physiques, extremely cruel temperaments, and are extremely explosive. suffer from it.

The former Feng family tried to make peace with him and provided enough rations for their survival every year, but it was peaceful for more than ten years; during that time, the border man lived a stable life, and the population surged, unable to satisfy the food provided by the Feng family. So they tore up the treaty, made a comeback, directly breached Jilei Pass, and plundered wantonly in Linge County, causing countless casualties.The Feng family launched a heavy encirclement and suppression campaign, and finally saved Linge County, and they have been at odds with the Bianman ever since.

However, a very cruel fact is that the steep and barren Gobi Desert is by no means a good terrain for combat.Ye Xuehuan was young and energetic back then, and chased into the depths of the barren beach, almost losing his life in it; even if he finally returned triumphantly, it was impossible to wipe out all the border barbarian troops.Although this race is primitive and savage, it has not developed much progress for thousands of years, but it has always continued with difficulty and tenaciously.

It's not that they don't have the ability to completely solve the border barbarian problem, but the price to be paid is bound to be painful; what's more, even if the border barbarians are wiped out, it will be useless to come to the Gobi.Whether it is the Feng family or the Ye Xue family, the strategic deployment of Jilei Pass is mainly defensive; even if it is as strong as Ye Xuehuan, it is only trying to force the Bianman back to the west, and never thought of killing them all. — neither realistic nor necessary.

He left the Northwest for a year and a half. Although the order of the frontier army was as usual, the commander hadn't returned for a long time, which undoubtedly gave Bianman a lot of courage. Before winter last year, it was very violent. More than half of the dozens of villages along the border were murdered. .

Ever since Ye Xuehuan shot the head of the barbarian king, Bianman has never attacked in such a large-scale way. Instead, he caught the frontier army by surprise. After the spring of this year, strict precautions have been taken, and Bianman has not been allowed to succeed again; but it is also true According to the experience of previous years, it is very likely that there will be another wave before the rainy season comes.

When Ye Xuehuan returned to the border this time, he had to go out for inspections to appease the border residents who were attacked and victims before, and there might even be encounters. There was no need to bring Lan Qi, but he really couldn't restrain his desire to show off .

——He wanted to show Lan Qi the Xiongguan that he had guarded for ten years, and he also wanted to show his soldiers the partner he would spend his whole life with.

It is also an important border pass, but the atmosphere in Jilei Pass is quite different from Yunshui Pass. It is vigilant but not depressed, relaxed but not lazy.

This is the border guard who is really used to life and death. No one knows when he will die for the country, so he respects and cherishes life very much.It is natural to sacrifice your life on the battlefield, but if you are lucky enough not to return the shroud of horse leather, then you will be drunk today and not leave any regrets for yourself.

Lan Qi looked up at the majestic pass that was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and sighed with emotion in a low voice: "Fortunately, Master Yu asked me to steal the tiger talisman of Yunshui Pass. If it was replaced by Jilei Pass, I'm afraid there will be no return. gone."

Hearing what he said, Ye Xuehuan was indirectly praising the defense of Jilei Pass, so she couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and whispered in his ear, "If you dare to come, you little thief, I will make you die for the rest of your life." Can't run away."

Lan Qi glanced at him, disapprovingly said: "If I failed in the mission back then, I would have committed suicide."

Ye Xuehuan frowned imperceptibly, then smiled again, bit the tip of his ear lightly as punishment, and asked in a hoarse voice: "You haven't seen me at that time, are you willing to die? ?”

Lan Qi's face was slightly red, and he pursed his lips and remained silent.

The two had a quarrel on the horse, and they had already reached the pass.The door was closed and opened, and a group of generals greeted them with smiles. The leader was frosty temples, with wrinkles around his eyes, but his figure was tall and burly. The murderous aura that has been cultivated in the past is quite a bit of a sense of calm and prestige.

——Lin Yuan, the former commander of the Northwest Frontier, even though he resigned four years ago, he still guards the border of the Northwest; even though he no longer leads troops into battle, he can still plan strategies and win thousands of miles.

Ye Xuehuan had just carried Lan Qi off the horse, when he saw Lin Yuan, he immediately stretched his arms forward, patted each other's backs with him, and said with a smile, "Shuai Lin's sword is not old, but it's still so mighty."

"I can't compare to you." Lin Yuan looked at him with a half-smile, "Now it's time to call you Lord."

A group of generals gathered around laughing and laughing, bowing and saluting pretendingly, calling them "Prince"; Ye Xuehuan laughed and cursed back one by one.Lan Qi watched from behind him, not disturbing his reunion with the generals under him after a long absence, silently restrained his breath, and no one noticed him for a while.

——It was rare for him to see Ye Xuehuan so happy, and he could only see such a high-spirited, wanton and radiant smile only when he was galloping.

This is the world that really belongs to him, among this group of enthusiastic and sincere frontier generals, he is really like a fish in water.

"Brother Rong!"

While laughing, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy squeezed through the crowd, grabbed Ye Xuehuan's hand, and said excitedly, "You're back!"

The young man's appearance was seven or eight points similar to Lin Yuan's. Although he still had a bit of childishness, his face was already opened, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, red lips and bright teeth. He looked like a young man, just like his father.

Lan Qi raised his eyebrows slightly.Ye Xuehuan had concealed the identity of the prince when he arrived in the Northwest at the beginning of the year, and borrowed Ye Xue's ancestral surname, using the pseudonym "Shi Rong". After his identity was revealed, no one called this name anymore, except for Lin Yuan's youngest son, Lin Xize.

Lin Yuan was also a teacher and friend to Ye Xuehuan, and had a close relationship, so Ye Xuehuan always treated Lin Xize as a younger brother, and took good care of him both inside and outside the barracks.

Lin Xize is younger than Nangong Xiuren. He is only seventeen this year. He grew up following Ye Xuehuan's ass since he was a child. When he didn't know his status as a prince, he admired him very much and called him big brother; His identity, but this title can't be changed, Ye Xuehuan also let him.

Lin Yuan originally intended to marry a daughter, but in fact he only hinted at it tentatively, and Ye Xuehuan only tactfully refused, which can be completely dismissed as a laugh; Elder sister, she turned her face on the spot, and she said something very ugly, such as "the people on the border can't stand up to the dignified prince", etc., once made the scene extremely embarrassing, and even the army began to faintly spread that Ye Xuehuan once had military power. If you don't hand in hand, you will cross the river and demolish the bridge, alienate the Lin family, and the impact will be very bad.Later, Lin Yuan's daughter married someone else, and there was no rift between Ye Xuehuan and Lin Yuan. Lin Xize calmed down, and felt that he was really impulsive and reckless, so he stammered an apology, even if it was over.

It was Lu Yao who told Lan Qi about this. He heard Nangong Yayu mention it that day, so he asked Tong Xuan insincerely. Lu Yao became excited when he heard it next to him, and told him vividly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. After witnessing it, Tong Xuan, who was really present, couldn't get in his mouth.

After Lu Yao finished speaking, he shook his head: "I can't tell, Lan Jiang, you're quite jealous. You've uncovered all the old accounts from what age?"

Tong Xuan quickly explained: "Little Master Lin has a bit of a temper, but he is by no means a villain, he is just young and ignorant."

Lu Yao interjected: "Did you hear that? I'm just a brat, I can't beat you, don't worry."

Tong Xuan: "..."

Of course, Lan Qi didn't care about the unfinished marriage, but he was really tired of those undisguised doubts.He didn't think that Lin Xize was simply young and ignorant, but that he was pampered with a stinky, selfish habit, so that his admiration and longing for Ye Xuehuan was mixed with something that he didn't even notice. He is very possessive, and he is very repulsive to all strange people and things that appear around Ye Xuehuan-Ye Xuehuan can be "big brother" or "brother-in-law", but he must not be monopolized by someone he is not familiar with.

In Lin Xize's eyes, Ye Xuehuan should be a role model for thousands of people, he should always stand in the crowd with radiance, instead of just focusing on one person like an ordinary man who fell in love .

So when Ye Xuehuan brought Lan Qi to introduce him to everyone, the smile on Lin Xize's face froze instantly, and the hostility in his eyes couldn't even be hidden.

Ye Xuehuan introduced like this: "This is my family."

Not to mention Lin Xize, everyone present was stunned for a moment.

Although Lan Qi was dressed in narrow-sleeved long boots, he wore a large apricot-colored smock outside, with incense balls hanging around his waist. As soon as he got closer, the rich ambergris fragrance came to his nostrils, and the whole person was in harmony with the frontier. The chilling atmosphere in this place is incompatible, like a water lily blooming in the desert, bright and abrupt, but it just makes people's eyes shine.

Generals who have a little experience can actually see that although Lan Qi looks slender and weak, he just stands casually, with no flaws in his body. The vigilance seems to be carved into his bones, which is definitely not what ordinary people expect. Being able to do it, he has already put away his underestimation; even Lin Yuan nodded gently with approval in his eyes.

Lin Xize was extremely displeased, but he wanted to pretend to turn a blind eye to Lan Qi, and dragged Ye Xuehuan into the pass, telling him all the way about his achievements over the past year, deliberately discussing the desert terrain and strategic deployment with him, I don't know who to show off to.

Ye Xuehuan was amused in his heart, this kid seemed to have learned a lot, but he was obviously very unfamiliar, and he was showing off completely; but he didn't point it out, and patiently gave him encouragement and guidance.

Lin Yuan shook his head secretly at the side. He was born in the frontier, surrounded by bold and upright officers and generals. In the past few years, Jileiguan has become much more peaceful, and there have been no major casualties, so he has never really experienced life and death, and has never really suffered setbacks.

Those who have been guarding the border all the year round always have some selfishness towards their relatives; in the past, the old Marshal Yao tried his best to send Yao Qian back to Danlu, hoping that he would be safe and stable, and Lin Yuan was naturally not immune.Knowing that Lin Xize was willful and ignorant, but he couldn't bear to reprimand him in the end. He always thought that it would be fine to wait until he was older to be more sensible, and even if it was possible, it would be best to always be so carefree and ignorant of sorrow.

He wanted to marry Ye Xuehuan at the beginning, not only because of his own recognition, but also because he hoped to find a strong backing for Lin Xize; Ye Xuehuan also refused because of this, when he was at his most powerful and really wanted to start dating Liu When Ting fought head-on, he didn't know if he could protect himself, let alone drag others down.Lin Yuan could understand his good intentions, but Lin Xize couldn't, and Ye Xuehuan didn't want him to know these complicated things.

In this matter, Lin Yuan has always apologized to Ye Xuehuan, and knows that his daughter is not suitable for him, but at the same time, he is a little bit unwilling, and wants to see what kind of person he will be in the end Only then can he be worthy of such a proud son of heaven.

The rest of the generals probably had the same thoughts as Lin Yuan. Seeing Lin Xize's attitude, although they felt a bit rude, they all tacitly kept silent, wanting to see how Ye Xuehuan would resolve it, and how Lan Qi would respond. .

Ye Xuehuan's expression was the same as before, not much different from the past, neither deliberately protecting Lan Qi, nor trying to reconcile Lin Xize's harshness; Lan Qi was also calm and calm, neither humble nor overbearing, neither timid nor arrogant, followed Ye Xuehuan half a step behind, Being held by his hand, he listened to Cheng Shujun introduce the details of Jilei Pass to him.

Occasionally, some older generals spoke to him softly, and he responded politely and thoughtfully, and the conversation was like everyone else's.Cheng Shujuan was even more enthusiastic, talking endlessly about how powerful Lan Qi is. During the southern tour, he led Xuanfeng to train a good ability to hold his breath and observe the subtleties. Ye Xuehuan saved himself from danger several times. He opened his mouth and shut his mouth with "Master Lan", and his admiration was beyond words.

Regarding the rumors about Lan Qi, the northwest area has also heard a lot of rumors, but they have never seen him and don't know the details. With the end, the atmosphere gradually became active.

Lin Xize's face became more and more ugly, and he thought Cheng Shujun was noisy, so he curled his lips and asked, "Why didn't Brother Tong come back?"

It was inconvenient for Ye Xuehuan to say more about the cause and effect, so she just smiled and said, "Always give him some time to spend with Madam."

Everyone thought of Lu Yao's stubborn temper at the same time, and couldn't help making fun of it; only Lin Xize was even more annoyed, always feeling that Ye Xuehuan had some deep meaning and something else, and couldn't tell what was wrong, so he backed away sullenly. Step aside and stop talking.

It was noon when we returned to the Northwest Marshal's Mansion, Lin Xize clamored to welcome Ye Xuehuan, and even went to the wine cellar to fetch wine himself, but was stopped by Lin Yuan: "Tomorrow we have to go out for inspection, let Rong Cai have a good life today Take a rest, save the wind-receiving wine and drink it when you come back."

Lin Xize still wanted to insist, but seeing no one agreed, Ye Xuehuan himself had no intention of keeping him, so he had to give up resentfully, before being pulled away by his father, he was still muttering: "When we come back from this patrol, we will not stop getting drunk!"

Lin Yuan was helpless, with Lin Xize's drinking capacity, he might not be able to put down Ye Xuehuan even if he was drunk for three rounds, and he even pretended to be heroic, which was simply brazen.What's more, just now Ye Xuehuan clearly hinted that he would "spend some time with his wife", but this kid was stunned and couldn't hear it.

After finally calming down, Cheng Shujuan took Xuanfeng's guards to clean up by himself, while Ye Xuehuan took Lan Qi to walk around the commander's mansion.

As he said before, the Northwest Marshal's Mansion was built in a simple and capable manner.Because there are many thunderstorms in summer, tall trees cannot be planted, and only some potted flowers are placed as landscaping, leaving a large area for the martial arts field behind.

Although extremely tough and vigorous, but in other words, it is also very boring.Lan Qi was obviously not in high spirits. After taking the medicine after lunch, he yawned again and again, wandering off to take a nap.

Ye Xuehuan ordered Cheng Shujun to prepare for leaving the customs tomorrow, and accompanied Lan Qi into the bedroom, and when the door closed, he hugged Lan Qi onto the bed.

The two hugged and sat on the edge of the bed, Lan Qi lazily leaned on his shoulder, eyes half-closed, as if about to fall asleep; Ye Xuehuan smiled softly in his ear while untying his belt : "What, are you angry?"

"Not at all." Lan Qi let him put on a loose undershirt, and replied in a neutral manner, "It's just that you don't get angry next time."

Ye Xuehuan knew from his tone that Lin Xize couldn't hide and clean up, so he suppressed a smile and said, "Sure enough, I'm still angry."

"I'm really not angry." Lan Qi raised a pair of dark almond eyes, and said word by word, "I said, let the whole world see that only I have the right to stand by your side. You don't have to worry about me How to do it, but I will definitely do it."

Ye Xuehuan smiled, tightened her arms even more, buried her face in Lan Qi's neck, smelled the ambergris fragrance on his body, and murmured: "I also said, you can do whatever you want."

This is obviously conniving to him to behave indiscriminately, and he is so pampered, but he knows that Lan Qi has always been measured.

"I'm going to go out for inspection tomorrow, and I guess it will take half a month." He held Lan Qi's cheek and kissed lightly between his brows, "This time, you must obediently wait for me to come back, okay?"

Lan Qi had a sore nose for no reason.

He remembered that before Ye Xuehuan went out of Yunshuiguan last time, they embraced each other like this, with soft words and tender words, and promised to wait for him to come back; Farewell, we tortured each other for half a month before finally embracing each other again in that torrential rain.

Ye Xuehuan still feels lingering fear when he recalls it now; he pushed open the door full of hope, but what came to him was only a deserted room, he really didn't want to experience it again.

"I want to see you at the first sight when I come back." He stroked Lan Qi's hair, and his voice became hoarse, "Good baby, wait for me obediently, okay?"

"……Um."

Lan Qi huddled in his arms, remembering that day in the rainy alley of Yunshui Pass, seeing him standing alone in the rain, dragging all over his body with large and small bruises, holding the shyness left by himself in his hands. Bracelet, his eyes were full of loneliness; he didn't want to see that dejected expression that wanted to cry but couldn't cry again.

"I'll wait for you." He put his arms around Ye Xuehuan's neck, and the two of them fell between the pillows and quilts, their chests pressed against each other, their limbs intertwined, "I'm not going anywhere, I'm just here...waiting for your return."

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The next day, the sun was bright and the wind was clear.

Ye Xuehuan changed his military uniform early in the morning, with black clothes and silver armor, red snow feathers, and even Qingdian was fully armed. On both sides of the saddle were hung the prison and Cang Xing, and behind him was a quiver with dozens of bright red The tail feathers are neatly stacked together, flamboyant and chilling.

The generals who went out to inspect the customs gathered in front of the commander's mansion one after another, Lin Yuan was among them, but Lin Xize, uncharacteristically, did not clamor to go out with him, and pretended to be modest and shirked: "I'm not so important, I won't cause you any trouble."

Seeing his dodge eyes, Ye Xuehuan knew that he must embarrass Lan Qi when she was not around, so she couldn't help but secretly laughed.

Lan Qi is not a member of the army, and if he wants to gain prestige, he always has to use some special means; Lin Xize really wants to join in as cannon fodder, and he can't stop him.Although I feel sorry for this little ancestor, he is not a real enemy after all, and Lan Qi will not do too much if he wants to come.At that moment, he pretended not to notice, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "In that case, you should just stay there and see if your drinking capacity has improved when I come back."

As far as hinting at this point, he can be considered as benevolent.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Cheng Shujun ordered the guards to bring a large jar of wine, filled the bowls and distributed them to the generals present.This is the custom of the Northwest Frontier Army. Before going into battle, it is necessary to drink a bowl of wine specially made by the army.The name of the wine is "Kuangsha", the mouth is spicy and burns the throat, a bowl of it will arouse people's pride, as if they have the courage of all men, but in fact it has no alcoholic power, it does not make people dizzy like a fairy drunk Dazzling and weakness in hands and feet will never affect combat.

Lin Xize personally handed a bowl to Ye Xuehuan, watched him drink it up, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Return triumphant!"

The generals behind him shouted "Triumph" in unison, Ye Xuehuan felt a little stupefied even though Kuangsha was not on top.He pulled Lan Qi, who had been standing silently by the side, to his side, lowered his head against his forehead, and said with a smile under his breath, "Do you remember what I told you yesterday?"

Lan Qi hummed, kissed him on the chin in front of everyone, and said softly, "I'll wait for your triumphant return."

Ye Xuehuan laughed, took Qing Dian, got on the horse, and galloped away.

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