Chapter one hundred and twenty-five

The next day, Emperor Yan gave Bai Mei the Houfu in Beijing, which was full of guests and gifts. The housekeeper half frowned, half a pile of smiles, ran between the guest room and the gate, commanding the people to serve the guests well, carefully carrying valuable things are put properly, all things are recorded, is to return the gift return, the invitation list is open separately, white hou is to see one by one. Such busyness seems to have nothing to do with Bai Mei. She was summoned to the palace for an audience. Five years ago, in this study, she once leaned against the chair to watch Anping Yanxuan review the throne. She had lunch with Anping Yanxuan. She massaged Anping Yanxuan's stiff shoulders and handed a cup of warm and fragrant tea at the right time... She once had a sweet entanglement with Anping Yanxuan here. Five years later, the things in the study have hardly changed. Thick books and memorials are neatly stacked. The old incense burner is still burning warm incense and fills the air with smoked nose. The porcelain painted with flowers also seems to be the previous ones. Even the flowers on the windowsill are a pot of four-season begonia that she put there at the beginning. The moment Bai Mei stepped into the study, he was in a trance. "Mei? Are you here? Come and sit down quickly! There are newly picked peaches on that case. You must like them." He used to look at her with a smile and greet her. But this time... "Free gift. Give a seat." Emperor Yan only said. "Things are different from people" is the cruelest word in the world. So Bai Mei woke up instantly. The so-called things are wrong. "Thank you, Your Majesty, but... it will be more comfortable to stand." She pursed her lips and looked down at him with the eyes higher than him because she stood up: "Speaking of which, I would like to see you this time. I have an unkind request. I hope Your Majesty will allow me this little thought." "What?" "If there is a war on the border, I would like to invite Sakura to be a young player to protect my country." "What?!" When she sipped her lips and smiled, she blinked: "Your Majesty thinks I don't know, do you have the idea of personal expedition? Take me with you... In addition, when I was in Jiangdi, the soldiers and craftsmen in the city developed a kind of artillery, which was powerful, but it was expensive, but it only cost dozens. I can transfer soldiers and artillery from it to help." "You mean..." Emperor Yan's eyebrows frowned. In his view, war is not suitable for joking. Even if Bai Mei did make a lot of progress, he did not believe that five years would enable petite women who had no hands to help themselves to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and protect the country. But the artillery... he also read it from the passbook presented by the Ministry of War, which really moved him. "Xuan Xuan, give me a chance, I will show you that I have nothing to do with Qing Yan." Smiling becomes ambiguous and tempting. Bai Mei is close to Anping Yanxuan: "The person I love and care about has always been you." However, Anping Yanxuan suddenly became dim and cold: "Bai Mei, you still respect yourself. Sweet words are disgusting. If you really loved someone, you should know that you won't talk about these words when you really love them." "Indeed." Bai Mei stepped back and nodded: "Even when you spoiled me most, you didn't say a word of love to me... However, Xuanxuan, since there is love, why don't you say it? You know, if something is lost, it will never come back! I don't want to wait until I really can't come back, and then regret not telling you now, or earlier, that I love you. Recklessness may make me regret for a while, but cowardice will make me regret for a lifetime... " "..." After a moment of silence. Bai Mei spoke again, and his voice was almost inaudible, but he knocked on Anping Yanxuan's heart word by word, which made him tremble with pain: "We have lost for five years, and we dare not recognize each other again... I don't want to lose any more." Anping Yanxuan breathed a sigh of relief slowly, looked at her, and still stubbornly said: "You already have a husband, and you will marry a husband and accept a small waiter in the future. I don't know how many beauties are willing to serve you... And I promised that there will be no less to give you. You don't need to please me specially!" Bai Mei sighed: "Xuan Xuan, you are still as stubborn as five years ago." "Bai Mei, you have become more cunning than five years ago..." Anping Yanxuan sighed: "I want to believe your words, but..." Bai Mei hooked his lips and instantly changed his strategy: "So, do you want my artillery and well-trained and skilled soldiers?" "How much can you offer?" Anping looked at her with some expectation. "Then, it depends on how much you can give me..." Bai Mei approached him again, stretched out his hand to evoke his face, and faced his eyes with an instant look of panic: "Xuan Xuan, you see, I miss our days together... If it is for my lover who is inseparable from me, I am willing to provide it all." "This, this is impossible..." "So, Your Majesty, I'm sorry, Jiang Di is remote and needs these self-protection. Therefore, it is really too hard to take care of it. Moreover, the gunboat was suddenly damaged badly and could not transport the cannons. Even if I resisted the decree, I also wanted to ensure the safety of my people. There is really no way... Otherwise, let the quartermaster go to discuss with the defenders of Jiang Cheng slowly, how about it?" Bai Mei stepped back a little, spreading his hands innocently, but still staring into his eyes: "Or, Your Majesty now feels that everything is possible?"