The carriage creaked slowly on the yellow sand road.
After driving for a long time, Jiang Liu was already very tired and sleepy.
It was too bumpy and it was too difficult to fall asleep, so he was extremely tired.
"Gege, who are you going to see?"
she asked with a bit of complaint, Meili, who was leaning aside silently, her face turned pale but she didn't say a word.
Just back from the paddock, Princess didn't have a good rest.
She had to rush to Xiaoling early in the morning.
She thought it was a bad job to serve Princess when she went on a trip, but she didn't expect to suffer so much.
"A brother."
Meili's eyes wandered.
"Oh" Jiang Liu nodded, "Relatives, Gege has been locked up in the cold palace for such a long time, and can't see any relatives.
It's human nature to rush to visit as soon as she comes out."
Even if we tried to speed up as much as possible, it still took us two days to reach our destination.
After a long bumpy ride, Meili felt sore and weak all over.
She held the carriage and looked at this desolate and quiet scene.
There was still construction going on not far away, and the sound of stone cutting and piling echoed in my ears, making it even more desolate.
A few soldiers standing outside the stone wall looked at her and came to question her.
Meili quickly winked at Jiang Liu and handed them some money.
Only then did they happily agree to report for her.
Meili took a closer look at the courtyard.
Different from the gorgeous buildings in the imperial mausoleum, the courtyard was entirely built with bluestone, which was solid and simple.
It was obviously used for the garrison of the soldiers guarding the mausoleum.
"Go in, go in, Lord Beile asked you to go in."
A soldier came out of the second door and stared at her ambiguously, smiling.
Meili had no time to care about this and quickly walked into the inner courtyard.
The soldiers on duty along the way gave her directions, and she was led into a house in the corner of the compound.
As soon as she approached the door of the small courtyard, she saw Cheng Yi sitting under the tree.
He heard the footsteps and still sat leaning against the tree trunk without moving.
He just turned his eyes and glanced at her carelessly.
"Brother Chengyi" she called out before she was stunned.
She didn't know how she recognized him as the handsome and high-spirited Lord Baylor from two years ago.
Cheng Yi looked at her with no expression or words, neither sad nor surprised.
Meili's eyes stung.
The arrow he shot had killed Zi Qing's sister, why not also himself.
She took a deep breath to prevent herself from showing sadness and compassion.
After making sure that the tears rushing to her eyes had receded, she gently walked to him and sat down, chatting like a normal person: "Brother Chengyi, I was released.
Come and see you."
Jiang Liu was afraid of this thin and cold man.
Although he was so beautiful, the deathly aura around him made her hair stand on end.
She hesitantly walked to the door, not daring to come near.
Cheng Yi nodded, finally expressing something.
"Is there any water?
I'm thirsty after coming all the way."
Mei Li forced a smile.
"Inside the room."
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Cheng Yi glanced at him.
Meili stood up and walked into his room.
The furnishings in the room are simple to the point of being shabby, and they are too tidy, as if no one has ever lived here.
The tea set was placed on the table near the bedside.
When she went to pour water, she accidentally glanced at the bed.
She suddenly found that the bedding was extremely thin.
She couldn't help but walked over and touched it.
As she expected, although the sheets were neat, there was a lot of accumulation.
It was damp and had obviously not been exposed to the sun for a long time.
The people stationed here are all grown men, and Brother Cheng Yi has lost his power again.
Even if there are people to help clean, they won't be too dedicated.
She understands this situation all too well.
He quickly asked Jiang Liu to come and drink some water, and sent her to ask the soldiers outside for a long rope.
Taking advantage of the warm sun at noon, she quickly dried the bedding for Brother Chengyi.
The feeling of the damp quilt covering her body still gave her chills when she thought about it.
Cheng Yi stared at the two girls going in and out of his room, drying the bedding one by one.
Although he frowned in disapproval, he didn't say anything.
Jiang Liu worked hard for a while and was very tired.
Mei Li asked Cheng Yi and arranged for her to rest in a small room.
She found a wooden stick in the yard and gently tapped the cotton quilt pads on the rope one by one.
This not only knocked away the dust, but also made the cotton more fluffy and soft.
Cheng Yi looked at her silently, with a hint of pity flashing in his eyes.
He knew how she ended up like this.
How did she survive such a long time with such a charming and willful person?
"Master, walk well, be careful of the steps."
An attentive voice sounded at the door of the courtyard, which seemed particularly clear in the silent afternoon.
Meili looked up and saw a middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader grovelingly leading Jingxuan in.
She stopped her hand in a daze, and he was looking at her coldly.
Meili lowered her eyes, blessed herself, and continued to pat the quilt.
God always likes to play tricks on her, what can she do except let it go?
"The Emperor asked me to take you to Fengtai Camp."
She heard Jingxuan say to Chengyi.
"Okay."
Cheng Yi was silent for a while before agreeing, and he slowly stood up.
"The war is about to begin."
His tone did not fluctuate, nor was he excited or curious.
A battle with Junggar was inevitable, it was just a matter of sooner or later.
"Probably not in the near future, but we must start formal preparations."
Jingxuan seemed a little irritable.
"Water" he ordered in a cold voice.
Even though Meili's back was turned to him, he knew that the words were directed at her.
She nodded to show that she heard, walked back to the room, poured two glasses of water and brought them out.
Brother Chengyi had been sitting there in a daze all morning.
The sun was shining on him, so he should be thirsty.
There was no tray in the room, so she walked out cautiously with a teacup in one hand.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
She handed a cup to Chengyi first, and then used her free hand to hold it to Jingxuan.
She seemed to be extra respectful, but in fact, she showed her closeness.
Cheng Yi saw this and frowned very quickly.
Meili finally gave up.
Jingxuan took the tea cup with a cold face and drank it all in one gulp.
Meili smiled and asked, "Do you still want to drink?"
She was polite but casual.
Jingxuan didn't answer and threw the tea cup back to her.
Meili didn't blame him for being rude, and waited quietly for Chengyi to finish drinking the water.
They took the cup away together, took it to the well, skillfully filled a bucket of water, and washed it carefully.
They were whispering about political matters, but she had no intention of listening.
After washing the cups, she took out the change of clothes that Cheng Yi left behind the door before the soldiers had time to take them away.
She carefully smoothed the clothes and dried them on a long rope so that they would be flat when dry.
Wiping the beads of sweat from her forehead, she turned around inadvertently and found that the two men had stopped talking to each other and were both looking at her thoughtfully.
She was a little embarrassed at first, and then smiled calmly.
They didn't expect her to be able to do such a job.
Life taught her more than they imagined.
In the cold palace, she would even be reluctant to finish the job at once.
If she could help Anything she spent her time with she cherished.
In the summer, she would be bored and wash the sheets and quilts every other day.
Her bedding was almost torn by her washing.
In fact, she hadn't seen Chengyi for two years, so it was quite strange to wash clothes for him without even seeing him.
But when she saw the pile of clothes, she picked them up and washed them out of habit.
She felt very at ease and she had something to do.
Two of Jingxuan's followers walked into the courtyard, "Master, what do you want for dinner?
The servants must make preparations early.
There is nothing in the deserted villages and wild shops here."
Jingxuan was a little impatient, "Whatever, you can eat whatever you want.
We'll leave early tomorrow morning.
There's no need to mobilize troops."
The attendant bowed his head to accept the order and stood outside the courtyard waiting for dispatch.
It was almost evening, and the horn for dinner was blown in the camp.
Jiang Liu also came out from sleep and helped the soldiers who brought food prepare the food.
Jingxuan's bodyguards frowned at the crude food on the stone table, feeling very embarrassed.
After exchanging glances, one of them walked out quickly.
Meili sat down next to Cheng Yi and had three dishes and one soup.
Although it was rough, it was enough to satisfy her hunger, and at least it was better than the food she had in Anning Hall.
Naturally, he couldn't swallow it, but she had long been accustomed to such meager food.
She picked up the chopsticks and gave Cheng Yi a bowl of rice.
Jingxuan would have his own food, and his servants had already gone to make preparations.
"What do you do?"
Jingxuan suddenly shouted coldly.
Meili shuddered, only to find that he was glaring at the distracted Jiang Liu with a sullen face, "Are you the master, or is she the master?"
His majestic and cold tone scared Jiang Liu to tears.
"Gege, let me do it."
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Jiang Liu hurriedly snatched the chopsticks from her hand and shouted in a choked voice as if asking for help.
Meili gave an apologetic smile.
She was used to doing things on her own, but in his opinion, she was a subordinate who deceived her master.
What he saw and what she saw were never the same thing.
"Give me a bowl too," he ordered Jiang Liu with each movement.
The little girl's courage was already frightened by him.
Cheng Yi took a piece of scrambled eggs and put it in Mei Li's bowl.
Mei Li smiled at him and each of them ate in silence.
After being alone for a long time, they naturally ate in silence.
Jingxuan picked up a piece of green vegetable, which was not cut at all.
It was fried, more like cooked.
He put it in his mouth, but it tasted nothing, and he frowned.
Cheng Yi and her have been eating this kind of food for the past two years.
He looked at the two people opposite him calmly, who didn't find the food unpalatable at all, and couldn't tell how he felt.
Jingxuan's entourage asked two soldiers to come back with trays.
One tray contained a meal specially prepared for him.
Although the style was monotonous, it was obviously made with care and was quite fragrant.
There was even a bowl of braised pork elbow.
There were two jars of wine on the other plate.
Chengyi dropped the bowl and chopsticks, picked up one jar and drank it.
Meili also put down her bowl and said politely, "I'm done eating."
Then she got up and collected the bedding that was hanging out to dry.
Jiang Liu secretly glanced at the newly placed but unattended food on the stone table.
She wanted to eat it, but was frightened by Jingxuan's expression that was so cold that it seemed to freeze.
He suddenly dropped the bowl.
Jiang Liu was so frightened that he jumped up from his stool and ran to Meili, wishing he could hide under her skirt.
Meili smiled and shook her head comfortingly as she put the quilt away, apparently unaffected by Jingxuan's inexplicable anger.
"Take it and get it out," he suddenly shouted angrily at his followers, "You guys get out too."
The two attendants put their hot faces on their cold buttocks and tremblingly urged the soldiers on one side who were already shivering into a ball to quickly remove the food served behind them
.
: