The princess is killing like crazy again

Chapter 39 Cui

After dismounting, Xiao Yurong expressed his condolences and grief to Cui, exchanged a few words with Cui Ci'an, and then began to arrange matters.

Looking at Cui Ci'an's face, Xiao Yurong was in a trance for a moment while speaking. This was also the person who died because of her.

It's really magical. They were supposed to be at war to the death, but now they can stand together and work together in peace.

The group walked into the tent, and someone arranged for the soldiers they brought with them.

When the Cui family saw that Xiao Yurong was well-spoken, had clear ideas, and had a good understanding of military strategies, they couldn't help but change their views.

In addition, with Li Yaozhi behind them to organize the group from time to time, they felt much more reassured about Xiao Yurong and his group.

The final arrangement was that the Cui family army would be led by Cui, and the 50,000 troops brought by Xiao Yurong would all be arranged by Xiao Yurong himself, without Cui's intervention.

Both parties are well off and the cooperation is win-win.

It's good that this wave of well water does not interfere with the river water. Xiao Yurong lowered his eyes and smiled softly, "I have heard of Cui's style for a long time. I have experienced it after seeing it today."

"Princess, you are too kind." Cui Ci'an said.

These words made the Cui family members feel embarrassed. With Xiao Yurong's arrival, they were busy and the pain of losing their loved ones was alleviated a lot.

"Since we are in the military, there is no need for so many rules. Just be casual. I am not a person who follows etiquette." Xiao Yurong said.

The Cui family members were very enthusiastic and couldn't help but feel a little more favorable towards him after hearing this, and nodded.

Cui Ci'an glanced at Cui Ci'ning and said, "This kid has been waiting for you to come. He is so eager to see you."

"That's true, I can see that." Xiao Yurong raised the corners of his lips and smiled at Cui Ci Ning.

Everyone in the tent looked at Cui Ci Ning. Cui Ci Ning inevitably felt embarrassed and his entire body turned red from his neck to his ears.

He stood up and hurried out, "I, I'm going to practice!"

Cui Ci Ning was so panicked that he almost bumped into Cui Ci An.

Cui Ci'an looked at his back and felt very disappointed. "Princess, please forgive me. He is too happy."

"It's reasonable that you're happy to see me." Xiao Yurong smiled without any modesty, "There are many people in Yujing who bow down to me. Mingyang is good."

The Cui family members were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly followed suit and laughed. They didn't expect Princess Zhaoyang to have such a temper.

After chatting for a few more words, Cui Ci'an asked Xiao Yurong and his group to rest early as they were tired from the journey.

Cui Qining's uncle escorted Xiao Yurong and Li Yaozhi to the front of the camp and said with a smile, "You two will live here. Life in the army is hard and the conditions are a bit simple. Please be patient. If there is anything missing, just let me know."

He looks honest and simple, with dark skin.

The tents arranged for Xiao Yurong and Li Yaozhi were very close to each other. Cui Ci Ning was dissatisfied with this for a long time, but he still endured it.

"Ah, no need." Xiao Yurong smiled and pointed to the tent next to him. "Shao Yan and I can live together. We don't need that tent anymore."

Cui's second uncle opened his mouth wide, stunned.

It's over. They are in love with each other, but my nephew probably has no chance.

Looking again, Li Yaozhi remained calm, smiling as always, and had no objection.

Xiao Yurong smiled and said, "Shao Yan is not an outsider. I did not bring a maid with me on this trip. The army was in a difficult situation and the mansion needed someone to take care of things, so I left all the female officials and maids here. So he will be in charge of the service this time."

"Ah, ah?" Uncle Cui looked dazed.

It's completely illogical, but somehow reasonable.

Li Yaozhi bowed and said, "Shao Yan is here to serve Your Highness."

"Ah... okay... okay okay..." Second uncle looked dazed. He waved his hands and turned away.

As soon as they returned to the tent, all the members of the Cui family were waiting with eager eyes.

Cui Ci Ning came forward directly, "Second Uncle! What do you mean?"

Everything in Xiao Yurong's tent was arranged by him personally.

"Uh..." The second uncle had something to say, but looking at Cui Ci Ning's expectant face, he couldn't say it.

Cui Ci'an noticed that his uncle's expression was different, "Uncle, go ahead."

The second uncle glanced at Cui Qining again before saying, "We had prepared two tents, but the princess said she only wanted one, and she would live with the young master of the Li family."

"Living together?" Second Aunt was dumbfounded. "Could it be that the rumors in the capital are true?"

The sixth brother quickly stuck his head out, "What's the rumor?"

The fifth brother also chimed in, "Hurry up and tell me!"

"Don't listen to such nonsense, little kid." Uncle San patted his head.

He touched his head and continued to ask: "Speak now, Auntie, please tell me!"

Second Aunt said proudly, "You didn't know about this? People outside said that His Majesty originally wanted to grant the princess a marriage, to marry Li, to form a perfect match. Later, I don't know why it was dropped, but the two of them grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and their relationship was extremely good."

Uncle San nodded, "I know about this, too. Isn't it said outside that the young master is the princess's lover?"

"A male concubine?" The second uncle blew his beard and glared, "This is ridiculous! A man of integrity, upright and ambitious, but he doesn't want to serve his country, but he actually uses his beauty to serve others as a male concubine?"

Second Aunt nudged him with her elbow and said, "Oh, it's such a blessing for me to live and eat with the princess!"

All the people with the surname Cui were talking at once, but Cui Ci Ning was the only one who stood there like a dumbfounded fool.

"Cough cough!" Cui Ci'an glanced at his brother's face and coughed to remind him.

Everyone suddenly fell silent, looking at the distraught Cui Ci Ning, and hurriedly said: "These are just rumors, just rumors, don't be too sad."

"Yes, Ci Ning, although that guy has a pretty face and is good-looking, he is a sanctimonious person no matter how you look at him. Otherwise, how could he claim to be a good man but actually use his beauty to please others?"

"That's right. Speaking of looks, our Ci Ning is not inferior to him! He is dignified and handsome! What a young man in the prime of his life!"

"Since the princess likes good-looking guys, why don't you give it a try too, Ci Ning?"

"Enough, enough! You're getting more and more inappropriate. What are you saying?" Cui Ci'an stopped them from talking more and more nonsense.

Cui Ci Ning stood where he was. He was laughing one second ago, but he was no longer laughing this second.

Compared to Cui Ci Ning's place which was filled with gloom and sadness, Xiao Yurong's place was sunny and bright.

At this moment, Li Yaozhi had discussed with her for a long time. The suppression of the rebellion was progressing steadily, and King Wen's rebels showed a slight decline.

Cui's army had been complaining about her in the beginning, but now, after she used some tricks, they started to smile whenever they saw her.

She has lived two lifetimes and is good at winning people's hearts. Could it be that she doesn't know how to do it?

In the morning, Li Yaozhi helped Xiao Yurong wash up and combed her long hair.

"These chores are not something that a child of aristocratic family like you should be able to do, but you do them very delicately. I'm afraid even Cuicui doesn't understand my feelings better than you do." Xiao Yurong praised with a smile.

If others talked about it, they would probably think it was an insult and provocation, but Xiao Yurong's praise was indeed sincere.

Li Yao stopped laughing and said, "Why does Your Highness praise Shao Yan so much?"

There was no comb, so Li Yaozhi used his fingers as a comb.

"Marching is not as good as in Yujing. I am sorry for your Highness." Li Yaozhi's fingertips stroked the ends of Xiao Yurong's hair. "Shaoyan will choose a day to carve one for your Highness."

He said, "I received a letter from the capital, saying that a noble lady in the palace is pregnant. When Your Highness returns to the palace, I'm afraid she will have a brother or sister."

"I have been the youngest son or sister for so long, and finally I have a younger brother or sister." Xiao Yurong nodded.

Li Yaozhi said: "After the birth of your highness, there has been no more births in the palace. Now that this has happened, it can be considered a happy event."

"Yeah, that's right." Xiao Yurong thought about it carefully, but was a little surprised.

In her previous life, Emperor Xiao left behind a posthumous child, and she specifically asked Xiao Yuxie to raise the child under her name.

One is that she felt that she would never have children and wanted to raise one.

Secondly, it is because Emperor Xiao's posthumous child is left in the palace, but Xiao Yuxie is in power now, and no one will treat this child with care, for fear that the child will suffer too much.

The third reason was that in the troubled times, Xiao Yurong always felt uneasy and wanted to leave a bloodline for the Xiao family just in case.

But Xiao Yuxie still agreed to this ridiculous behavior.

The child was registered under Xiao Yurong's name, and his identity was concealed. He only said that he was an abandoned child picked up on the street and adopted.

But this child was born after Emperor Xiao's death. At this point in time, there were no newborn children in the previous life.

Could it be that it was brought forward because of some changes?

Then could this child still be Xiao Yuyuan?

Xiao Yurong pinched his brows with a headache and sighed, "Forget it, let's leave it like this for now."

She accidentally knocked over a glass bottle on the dressing table, which fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Xiao Yurong was stunned.

Li Yaozhi was also stunned for a moment, then squatted down, "Your Highness, don't move, I'll clean it up."

"Be careful." Xiao Yurong said.

A clear voice came from outside the tent: "Whoever makes my princess unhappy, I will chop him up and feed him to the dogs."

"That's right, who made the princess unhappy?"

Xiao Yurong raised his eyes and saw Cui Ci Ning coming over, followed by his fifth brother.

His fifth brother was holding a food box in his hand, and a smiling face appeared from behind the box.

"I'm not unhappy, I just accidentally broke the bottle." Xiao Yurong said.

Li Yaozhi performed the same ceremony as Cui Ci Ning, so Cui Ci Ning had no choice but to return the greeting.

Cui Ci Ning sat down carelessly, "That's good, I thought someone had upset you."

"Who can make me unhappy?" Xiao Yurong raised his eyebrows, "Are you not going to give me the flowers you picked?"

In front of Li Yaozhi and his fifth brother, Cui Ci Ning felt a little embarrassed. He spread out his hands and handed the wild flowers in his palm to Xiao Yurong.

The wild flower is small, but it has strong vitality and blooms with soft pink.

Xiao Yurong took the flowers and said, "In Yujing, you climbed over the wall to see me every day, and you never went through the main gate to give me flowers. Why are you being so shy here?"

"Cough cough cough cough cough cough!" Cui Ci Ning's face turned red again.

The fifth brother smiled and pushed the food box in front of Xiao Yurong, "Princess, you have good eyesight. These are the cakes that my second brother bought from the restaurant in the city early in the morning. He knew that the princess likes sweets."

Li Yaozhi took the food box for Xiao Yurong and opened the lid.

There were exquisite snacks neatly arranged inside. The fact that Cui Ci Ning was able to preserve the fragile snacks in this way even while riding a fast horse was enough to prove how careful he was.

"Well, that's thoughtful." Xiao Yurong smiled.

"Cough cough cough!" Cui Ci Ning coughed even more violently.

However, his fifth brother still turned a deaf ear and said with a smile: "That's right, second brother treats the princess the most attentively! Yinzhou doesn't know that the girl must have cried red eyes for him!"

"Cough cough cough cough!" It seems that Cui Ci Ning's cough will not be cured.

"You three take your time chatting. I'm leaving now! Hahahaha!" Afraid of being scolded by his second brother, the fifth brother rushed out of the tent while laughing.

Before he left, he did not forget to shout loudly: "Second uncle shot a wild pigeon, and Second aunt is going to make soup tonight. She asked me to ask the princess to remember to come and drink it in the evening! Princess, please remember to come!"

"This brat!" Cui Ci Ning said angrily.

Xiao Yurong smiled sincerely, "I think it's good. A little more outgoing, but there's hope, which is good."

Li Yaozhi smiled and said, "You two can chat slowly. I'll make some tea."

He stood up and went to the side to make tea.

"Didn't you tell me before that you didn't have a comb? I found a piece of good wood to carve for you." Cui Ci Ning took out the wooden comb that he had been carrying in his arms and handed it to Xiao Yurong.

Xiao Yurong took it and said, "Not bad."

Seeing that she looked normal, Cui Qining said quickly, "I know you like expensive things. When the rebellion is over, I will buy you a gold one."

Xiao Yurong couldn't help laughing, "Okay."

She certainly has no shortage of money, but what is valuable is Cui Ci Ning's sincerity.

People always say that the sun that cannot be looked directly at is the cleanest thing, but they have never seen Cui Mingyang's crystal-like sincerity.

Cui Ci Ning was a little discouraged. "That's right. You are used to seeing good things. Gold combs and silver combs are nothing to you."

"Yes, I'm used to seeing good things, so next time you have to put in some effort and find better treasures to please me." Xiao Yurong nodded seriously.

"Of course." Cui Ci Ning suddenly became excited and in high spirits.

Xiao Yurong pinched his chin and thought, "If I want to make a comb, it must be one-of-a-kind in the world! I have to use the most precious materials, and... I have to inlay it with gems. Rubies look best."

Cui Ci Ning nodded, "Indeed, I also think you are suitable for Ruby."

The two chatted about all sorts of things for a long time before Cui Ci Ning left.

Looking at Cui Ci Ning's back, Xiao Yurong suddenly felt a little lonely.

The longer I stayed in Xuancheng, the stronger this feeling became.

"The Cui family treats me with a pure heart." She sighed.

Li Yaozhi also said: "The noble families are all of the same blood, but behind closed doors, you swallow me and I swallow you. It is rare to see such unity in the Cui family."

Xiao Yurong lowered her eyes. That was why she felt sad.

Such people, such lively people, such a good family, all died at her hands in the previous life.

Because of her willfulness, because of her selfish desires.

However, they had a deep hatred in their previous life, but in this life they are working towards the same goal.

"Shao Yan, you will always be by my side, right?" Xiao Yurong raised his eyes and looked at Li Yaozhi.

Li Yaozhi still smiled and tolerated the words without any reason: "Shao Yan will keep all the oaths to Your Highness."