Hu Gechi was stunned and opened his mouth but did not say a word. His hands were tightly clenched into fists under his sleeves, then unclenched, and then clenched again.
Arnold smiled and stood up, but her heart was complicated. She stretched her waist, and the fatigue from riding in the car for a day seemed to be reduced a lot because of this beautiful environment. She walked to the river and looked at the reflection.
Looking at the starry sky and the bright moon on the river, the wind blew and ruffled her hair. After a while, she turned around and said, "I'm tired, let's go back!"
Brother Hu kicked the bonfire out with his feet, walked over to Arnold and took her hand. He held Arnold on the horse, and then turned over and sat behind her. This time, he did not wave the whip, but only held the reins.
The horse walked slowly towards the camp on its own.
Xiaomeng flew into the sky again, circled around the two of them twice above his head, and then flew away.
Arnold just sat in front of him, leaning on Hu Gechi's chest, quietly listening to the horse's hooves hitting the ground and his heartbeat.
Hu Gechi did not speak, and there was a tacit understanding between the two of them to remain silent. Perhaps at this moment, he just wanted to hug her quietly like this, and he also wanted the road to be longer so that he could hold her for a while longer.
Back in the camp, the banquet has not all dispersed, but Khan Kublai Khan has left, leaving only a few princes from the royal family drinking and talking happily. Naturally, Zhenjin is also among them, but he is alone and indifferent.
Pour yourself and drink.
Arnold originally came to the banquet to take a look. If the Khan had not left the banquet, she would sit there for a while. If he had already left the banquet, she would go directly back to her tent to rest.
"Fifth Brother, why did you come back? Come on, hurry up, we are waiting to have a drink with you, Fifth Brother!" The Ninth Prince raised the wine bowl in his hand and said loudly, attracting several other princes to join him.
Moved his gaze over.
The Khan had a total of eleven sons. Except for the youngest eleventh prince who had just been born, all the other ten sons who were still alive participated in this ancestor worship. The Southern Song Dynasty was completely wiped out and occupied such a vast country.
Khan Kublai Khan naturally wanted to celebrate with an unprecedented grand ancestor worship method.
Hu Gechi is the fifth eldest, and the age difference between him and the remaining brothers is not too big. The eldest is the tenth prince Hudulu Timur, nine years apart. Now even the tenth prince has grown up, and there are so many people on the grassland.
Naturally, a group of young princes and princes had a rare opportunity to relax.
Arnold just nodded to Hu Gechi, and then prepared to go back to the tent to rest along with Ulan who was waiting not far away. The grassland seemed beautiful at night, but traveling during the day also consumed people's physical strength and mind.
The distance between the tents is not very far, but according to the rules, Hu Gechi's position is behind Zhenjin and Namuhan. Zhenjin's tent is next to the Khan's golden tent, and Namuhan is behind Zhenjin.
Behind him, Hu Gechi was a little further away.
There were guards guarding the road along the way, and the area around the Khan's tent was even more tightly guarded.
As soon as he walked around the Khan's golden tent, Ulan stopped and bowed respectfully to the person coming towards him. "My slave, please pay homage to the Crown Princess."
Arnold was walking absent-mindedly, but she came back to her senses when she heard Ulan's voice. She slowly raised her head and looked across. She saw that Kuokuozhen was wearing a slightly loose robe.
There was only one maid, Toya, standing there. She seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and her body carried a little moisture unique to the prairie night.