Spirit of the Phoenix: 102. Centrifuge

The prince subconsciously stretched out his hand and took a step towards Tai'an, as if he couldn't wait to comfort her.

General Li hurriedly reminded: "Your Highness, the food Miss Qin brought..."

The prince came back to his senses suddenly, only then did he realize that Qin Xiangying was still standing in front of him gracefully, half bent and still saluting.

Because of emotion and reason, he can't lose the Qin family's face at this time.

The prince squeezed his palms hard, and when he looked up again, he was much calmer. With a decent smile, he stretched out his hand to help her up with concern: "I am deeply grateful for the support of the Qin family. I must fight wholeheartedly to live up to it." entrusted."

Qin Xiangying was as good as he was, and the crown prince stood up immediately after a little support, and he didn't take Joe at all.

But after she straightened up, she immediately bent her knees again, and this time she was facing Tai'an who was following behind the prince in a daze.

"Hello, Miss Afeng." She saluted shyly, "Farewell to Changxin Palace, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing? I heard from my grandmother before that you are a heroine who does not give way to women. He once saved His Highness's life. When I saw him today, he was really good at riding. Xiangying... I admire him very much."

The prince's heart that had just calmed down immediately became tense again. He turned his head to look at Tai'an, with his lips slightly parted, and wanted to stop Qin Xiangying for her.

He was always full of protective desire for her, and he tried his best to maintain her innocence, for fear that she would get hurt in the slightest.

However, his perfect posture hurt Tai'an's self-esteem mercilessly at that moment.

What does he think of her? The hothouse Jiaohua who has never seen the world before, would speak unscrupulously to hurt his face in this situation? Or is it an imbecile who can't even handle the most common small talk between such aristocratic daughters?

Could it be that in his eyes, Qin Xiangying's generosity and decency are completely better than hers, and she can only play petty temper, so she is so vulnerable?

Tai'an lowered his eyes, avoiding his protective posture, and took the initiative to greet him, with the same decent smile on his face: "Miss Qin, are you tired after traveling around? Come, I will take you to freshen up."

She took the initiative to hold Qin Xiangying's hand, her posture was elegant and dignified, and she walked slowly into the tent behind her with the imprint of a princess who was once above ten thousand people everywhere.

The prince was still in a daze, and stood there watching the two leave.

General Li took two steps forward and stood beside the prince, "Your Highness shouldn't..."

The moment the crown prince raised his head, he saw a look of disapproval in General Li's eyes.

In the war between the two women, he should have watched from the sidelines and reaped the benefits.

Things that even outsiders can understand, but he is in the middle of the game, and he doesn't know where his heart is. The clearly understood truth collapses the moment he sees her.

I only hate myself for not being thorough enough to protect her, for letting her suffer such grievances.

The prince slowly loosened his clenched fist, walked to the cage Qin Xiangying brought, and gently opened it.

Armor and iron clothes, behind the curtain, the whole box was coded in secret, which is the same as the armament he sent during the last expedition.

General Li sighed softly: "...There are two carts of iron spears and horse halberds behind the camp. The Qin family really took care this time."

The prince was silent.

The Qin family is more than just bothering... The Qin family has put all their energy into it, and they have no reservations. Before he left, he advised the Qin family to find a way out, and the old lady Qin responded face to face, then turned around and cut off the "back road" of the Qin family, and showed him the truth in front of the prince.

The wealthy gentry in Jinzhong have accumulated wealth for more than a hundred years, and they have done their best in one battle.

What should the prince repay for such kindness?

If his mother ordered him to make Qin Nv his queen, he could pretend to be blind with his eyes open as if he didn't understand the unwavering love between him and Tai'an.

But now that the Qin family is kind, can he still send back the armaments sent by the Qin family in front of the 70,000 Yan army? But if he accepts this great gift calmly, what else can he repay Qin Xiangying's kindness besides being the empress?

It hurts, it really hurts. Suffering, is really suffering.

The crown prince raised his eyes and looked at the lights in the camp. The camp of the 70,000 Yan army could not see the end. The night was silent, except for the occasional neighing of horseshoes, faintly heard from the horse camp in the distance. How many people's lives hang in his thoughts, the country's great cause, the weight of Mount Tai, is lightly on his shoulders.

The prince said softly to General Li: "Put it away."

In the camp, Tai'an personally delivered the soap and balm to Qin Xiangying, and reached out to comb her slightly messy hair.

The eyes of the two met in the mirror, and it was a little embarrassing.

Qin Xiangying thoughtfully praised: "Your horse rides really well, and it is no worse than His Highness's cavalry. I wonder if you are willing to teach me in the future?"

Tai'an also smiled back at her, nodded in response, and asked her: "How is Mrs. Qin?"

Qin Xiangying said: "When I left Beijing, my grandmother was still in good health. It's a pity that both of my sisters are not around, so she is inevitably lonely under her knees."

Tai'an has always been simple, and he was intuitively puzzled when he heard Xiangying's words. One of the two young ladies of the Qin family feigned death to enter the palace, and the other stayed with the princess as a hostage for many years. Mrs. Qin has other grandchildren who are filial to her knees, and she should have gotten used to the fact that their sisters are not around.

The extra words she said were just ordinary greetings, why did Qin Xiangying just mention the word "loneliness"?

Tai'an thought for a while, and recalled that the prince once mentioned that the second miss Qin was sent back to the Qin family by Li Daitao when the queen sent the female officials and the chief supervisor to "enter the palace". Beside Shuren.

But why did Qin Xiangying emphasize the sentence "Both of my sisters are not around"?

Tai'an raised his head in the mist, and asked: "Miss Qin Er is not with Lao Shuren? Has she... not returned home?"

Qin Xiangying took a deep look at her and said: "...the situation is turbulent, and the Qin family is struggling. Although the life of the princess's Pei family is also sad, but after all, they have a deep foundation in the court. Compared with us, it is much easier .”

When the prince pretended to be defeated and paralyzed the emperor waiting for an opportunity to force the palace, Pei Jun said that he was ill and could not go to the court, creating the illusion that there was no one in the court. It can be regarded as... tacitly cooperating with the prince's layout.

However, the situation changed overnight, the Turks invaded Shunzhou, and the battle report spread to the capital. At the critical moment, the crown prince decided to wear military uniforms and lead 70,000 elite soldiers to go south.

The situation in the court changed drastically, and Pei Junzhi's "illness" immediately improved, showing his iron-blooded wrist.

The emperor obeyed the supervisor's flattery and promoted the officials who came up to fill the vacancies one after another. The Qingliu party, who had been silent for a long time, made great efforts, but within a month, the emperor was devastated and furious in the Golden Palace.

Pei Junzhi "recovered" and returned to court at the right time, but he changed his previous attitude of praising and supporting the prince, and was much more cautious about the Northern Expedition.

The crown prince is not sure what the Pei family is thinking, and so is the emperor.

The Qin family watched coldly for several days, but it was Qin Laoshu who finally made up his mind, summoned Qin Miao and said, "Tomorrow you pack up and send Fengying to the Crown Princess."

Qin Miao was shocked. The second daughter walked on thin ice in Pei's residence. It was not easy for the eldest daughter to follow the prince's footsteps and leave the capital. The second daughter can live a comfortable life for a few days, so why send her to the dragon's pool and tiger's lair?

Qin Laoshu frowned: "It's also my granddaughter, why don't I feel sorry for her? It's just that the Pei family's thoughts are hard to guess now. Feng Ying has been with Pei Ansu for many years. This time, the Qin family may still rely on her." .”

Relying on her to inquire about news, he also sent her as a pledge of loyalty to the Pei family.

Qin Miao felt in his heart that Old Lady Qin was cruel. One of the two daughters in the family was given to the prince to make him feel at ease, and the other was sent to the Pei family as a pledge of loyalty. If it hadn't been for a daughter of the Qin family who "died" in the emperor's palace, she might have given another daughter to him at this time To be the emperor's concubine.

Three-party betting is a good idea.

Qin Miao was in unbearable pain, but Qin Fengying saw it more clearly than his father, with tears in his eyes and a smile on his mouth: "...I understand. The Qin family is in danger, send me to be with sister Pei, but It's all about making more friends for the Qin family."

During the days when she lived in Pei's house, she got along well with Pei Ansu. Although Qin and Pei's two families have their own secret thoughts, the relationship between the Qin and Pei families is acceptable on the surface.

At Maoshi on the second day, a small sedan chair with eight treasures was carried out from the side door of the Qin family, and circled to the east city where the former Taifu's mansion was located.

Pei Ansu's filial attire had been removed, and he was wearing a honey-colored shoulder-length gown. He stretched out his hand to welcome Qin Er in.

"When we part one day, we will never see each other again." Pei Ansu had something to say in his words, and his expression was calm, as if he had never known the Qin family's trick of stealing dragons and turning them into phoenixes.

"In the hall of Hanzhang, I am a vegetarian and copy the scriptures every day. Now that you have come to my house, why don't you come with me and pray for His Highness."

Also in the palace, the crown princess Pei Ansu was guarded by the queen, but Qin Xiangying became a delicate guest by her side, receiving her careful teaching every day.

Pei Ansu... I'm afraid that Qin Er's account is all on Qin Er's head.

Qin Fengying lowered her head and shuddered. She had a vague premonition in her heart that she would not be able to maintain a peaceful coexistence with Pei Ansu as she did last time.

In the camp of Yunzhou, Tai'an was so shocked that his jaw dropped when he heard that Miss Qin Er had entered Pei's mansion again.

"What...what is this for? I finally escaped." She murmured.

Qin Xiangying pressed the handkerchief to the corners of her eyes, her voice choked with sobs: "This time I'm here to avoid people's eyes and ears. But there still needs to be Miss Qin Er in Beijing to dispel the suspicion of others. My sister is to cover up for me. , and then entered the Pei Mansion to be with the Crown Princess."

Everything has been done, the prince needs to be grateful.

Miss Qin said half of what she said. If the prince himself would probably have guessed that she was half-truth, half-false, but the simple and innocent Princess Tai'an believed it 100% of the time.

Taian walked out of the tent in a daze, looked around in a daze, but was blocked by the Shayuan who had been waiting outside the tent, and sent him directly to the prince.

"What's the matter? But what did she say?" The prince looked at her face and said cautiously, "It's okay, don't worry about it. Let's talk about it when we get back to the camp."

As if she had woken up, she answered him firmly: "...No, I packed the package and went to live with Miss Qin."

These days, they are so good. She originally shared a bed with him, but she wanted to move out of his camp after Miss Qin came.

The prince was stunned, and quickly grabbed her sleeve and asked, "Why?"

Tai'an explained lightly: "Your Highness has two maids, one sleeps alone in the same tent, and the other sleeps with you. This makes others see, how do you think of me, and how do you think of you? Miss Qin is also I have lost your maid, and I will definitely move in with her."

"What's more..." She raised her eyes and asked him, "Do you know that the Qin family not only sent military supplies, the Qin family also sent the second Miss Qin to the Crown Princess, just to deceive others, Help you find out the news!"

"The Qin family has sacrificed so far, and the Miss Qin family has sacrificed so far, do you know that?"

The prince opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

There were tears in Tai'an's eyes, but she stubbornly wiped them away: "At this time, you...do you still want to make me a ghost queen?"