Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

In early spring, the cold weather invaded human bones, Fu Xiuyun did not wake up for a long time, and Sun Fuzhi couldn't be sure, so he could only ask the eldest princess to wait for a day.

The battle situation in the northern border was critical, Ji Youhuai led his troops north to Suzhou, and only King Jing'an was left in Tongzhou.

After Pei Ce received the news of the death of his mother and elder brother, he was distraught and went to the palace to ask for an order to go to the north that day.

But now that Fu Xiuyun is in a coma, Pei Ce's trip is doomed to return in vain.

After returning to the palace, Pei Ce sat alone in his father's study without saying a word, his whole being shrouded in gloom, the handsome young man he used to be was no longer what he used to be, only mourning and dullness remained.

He Feng, who was guarding outside, was also silent, and could no longer say words of comfort, because his parents also died in that war.

I don't know how long it took, until dusk fell, the groggy sky fell, and the people sitting in the shadows finally moved.

He leaned on the edge of the table and got up, with a hoarse voice: "Prepare the horse, I'm going out of the city."

Hefeng woke up in an instant, without any objection, but said: "My lord, I will go with you!"

Pei Ce didn't agree, nor refused, but turned around and walked into the back room, and took down the sword that had been hanging on the wall for many years.

He returned to the capital at the age of five, and guarded this nominal home alone for 14 years. Now Beidi invaded, his mother and elder brother were killed, and only his father was left alone to defend against the enemy.He can no longer stay in the capital safely, even if His Majesty will punish him afterwards, he must go this time.

The sky was dark, and the only sound was the sound of horses' hoofs flying across the deserted long street, heading straight for the city gate.

Seeing that Pei Ce was coming again, the guards of the city were about to step up and ask, who would have thought that as soon as he uttered a word, Pei Ce crossed the checkpoint and stepped into the snow in the dark.

The soldiers who had been covered in snow looked back at Wei Xiu, and asked, "Sir, are we really going to let Mr. Pei go like this?"

Wei Xiu looked at the direction in which Pei Ce left, and sneered coldly: "He has already left, so can you catch him back now?"

"Of course it's impossible."

Young Master Pei's temper is notoriously bad. Last time he made a fuss about going out of Beijing, but he was tied back by King Jing just after he left the city gate. But now King Jing is locked up in Zongzheng Temple, and no one is there anymore. I can stop him.

When Pei Ce passed by the pavilion where he met Fu Mingjue last time, he suddenly saw two figures over there, and his heart tightened.

Seeing that his speed had slowed down, He Feng asked, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"

Pei Ce pursed his lips and said uncertainly, "I remember that Fu Mingjue has been in Zongzheng Temple for almost a year, right?"

"Yes, since King Jing was imprisoned, it has been a long time since I heard from him."

"In that case, that person is not him." Pei Ce secretly heaved a sigh of relief, pulled the rein and walked to the other side, but at this moment, he heard a familiar voice.

"My lord, are you planning to leave without saying goodbye?"

Pei Ce froze, looking back, he saw Mu Xiaoxiao coming from the darkness with a lamp in his hand, his eyes were calm, and there seemed to be a trace of complaint against him.

"Xiao Xiao, why are you here?" He got off his horse and looked at Mu Xiaoxiao's red nose from the cold, knowing that she had been waiting here for a long time.

Mu Xiaoxiao's novel: "I know everything about the northern border, and I also know that you will not be able to sit still and leave Beijing, so I thought of coming to see you off."

It's not that Pei Ce never thought of saying goodbye to Mu Xiaoxiao, but he was afraid that after seeing her, he would lose the courage to leave Beijing.Seeing her strong and composed appearance now, his heart suddenly became sore and swollen, he froze for a long time, and finally he only said one sentence: "Xiao Xiao, I'm sorry."

Mu Xiaoxiao turned her head away feigning displeasure: "You are really sorry for me."

"what?"

Her soft voice became more and more ethereal in the cold wind: "I finally persuaded my father to agree to this marriage, and before I can tell you in the future, you are leaving."

Pei Ce was stunned for a moment, and understood what she meant, his eyes gradually lit up, and he pulled her into his arms.

"You..." Mu Xiaoxiao was taken aback by him, and when she felt his breath falling on her ears, her eyes were inexplicably dry, "Master, will you come back?"

"Yes," Pei Ce replied firmly, "I will come back to marry you."

As early as a long time ago, he wanted to say these words and hold her in his arms, but the dust was floating around, which made him temporarily lose his way.Until today, when the clouds and mists in front of his eyes were cleared, he could truly see the picture of the beauty hidden in his heart.

"Now the country is restless and wars are raging everywhere. My father is fighting against Beidi alone. Even though I don't want to give up, this battle must go. Please wait for me to come back."

The young man's eyes were clear and bright, and the glint in his eyes was like a sharp knife. The brilliance in an instant was enough to dispel the haze that shrouded his head.

Suddenly, Mu Xiaoxiao seemed to see the young man who was riding a green-maned horse and full of ambition again.

She nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."

The bleak north wind blows petals of snow, and the sound of horseshoes gradually fades away, leaving only the mournful sound of wind echoing between the sky and the earth.

The snow that had stopped for a few days began to fall again on the day Pei Ce left the capital. The snow stretched for thousands of miles to the north, covering up those horrific corpses and cutting off the connection between the northern border and the capital.

Fu Mingjue looked up at the fine and falling snowflakes with deep eyes, and after staring for a long time, he walked to the room on the east side.

The door was pushed open, and there was only a faint light in the room, and a person standing there could barely be seen.

Fu Mingjue glanced at him lightly, walked to the side and sat down: "What happened, is it worth your risk to come and find me in person?"

Sun Fuzhi turned around, bowed and bowed to him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is still in a coma. Although the eldest princess is in charge, there are still many ministers who insist on meeting the saint. If this continues, this matter will sooner or later be hidden." .In addition, the lower officials found out that Cai Yuan's identity is not simple."

Fu Mingjue paused with his fingertips: "What do you mean by that?"

"According to my teacher, she met Cai Yuan 17 years ago, but at that time Cai Yuan was seriously injured and comatose, even when performing the face-changing surgery, there was no sign of waking up."

"You mean face changing? Could it be—"

"That's right," Sun Fuzhi affirmed, "The man who was traveling with Cai Yuan asked Master to change him into Cai Yuan's appearance, and he is probably from Beidi."

Having said that, one can imagine what happened later.

Fu Mingjue didn't know what happened back then, but when he checked Cai's house, he learned that Cai Yuan had been to the northern border when he was the Minister of the Household Department.

The northern border of that year was the same as this year. It was hit by a blizzard. Cai Yuan was ordered to go to the northern border for disaster relief, but he met a horse thief at the border and then disappeared.

Cai Yuan disappeared for two full months, and when everyone thought he was dead, he returned to the capital.

According to what he said, he was trapped in the snow-capped mountains. Fortunately, there were leftover food left by the hunters in the cave, so he had to wait until the ice and snow melted to get out of the mountain.

No one doubted this statement, and the first emperor even rewarded him with a lot of things to express his condolences.After all, no one would have thought that there would be two identical people in the world.
Thinking about it now, I am afraid that at that time, the real Cai Yuan had died in the snow in the northern border, and it was Beidi people who came back instead of him.