The wind is blowing, the moon is shining thousands of miles away, and the wedding celebration that lasted all day in Yanluo Plain has come to an end. The aroma of wine and meat is still lingering in the air. There are still some people who are unwilling to sleep, taking advantage of their drunkenness, sitting A melodious and unknown ancient tune was humming by the fire.
Jiang Yan was wandering alone. Although it was a wedding, the noise around him seemed to have nothing to do with him. The slightly drunk young man deliberately avoided the crowd and unknowingly walked back to his tent again.
He looked up at the twin moons in the sky, and in a trance he seemed to see Ning Yue's smiling face again. The black-eyed boy knew clearly in his heart that from now on, he would be destined to lose other things forever in order to gain some things. I couldn't help but sigh and sigh.
Unexpectedly, a loud female voice suddenly came to mind behind him:
"Young man from the south is so cunning, and it's so easy to find someone! You've already married our Gu Enji, how could you leave her alone in the tent and run away without saying a word? You can marry Tuya, but this There are so many men on the grassland who can't even dream of things, but you still sigh here reluctantly. I really don't understand what Gu Enji likes about you?"
Jiang Yan was startled and quickly turned his head to look. When he saw that the speaker was Wu Ren, the grandmother who was beside Yu Tuya to take care of her daily life, he immediately defended:
"I-I just want to get some air outside-"
"What are you breathing for? Are you wronged by marrying our Gu Enji? What time is it, do you plan to leave her hanging in the tent all night? She is waiting for you, why don't you come with me quickly! "
After Wu Ren finished speaking, he grabbed the young man's wrist without any explanation and dragged him towards the big tent again.
"Wait for me? What are you waiting for me to do?"
"What did you say you were going to do! Now that you are husband and wife, do you still want to sleep in separate rooms?!"
Hearing Jiang Yan's question, Wu Ren immediately turned around and glared at him fiercely. The young man could not use brute force to break away, so he had to bow his head and follow the other person forward, and soon arrived in front of Tuya's sleeping tent.
In front of the open tent door, under the flag of the white deer fluttering in the wind, many unfamiliar faces have already gathered. They are all the leaders of the big and small families who support Tuya. Everyone has a drunken smile on their face, and they see the general from a distance. When Yan came over, they all rushed forward with a roar and surrounded him on three levels inside and three outside.
The black-eyed boy was a little overwhelmed by so many people. Suddenly he saw a familiar face among them. He quickly twisted his body and squeezed in front of the person and asked softly:
"Old General, how come there are so many people gathered here?"
Yuan Ti's face was also full of smiles, as if he was as happy as marrying his daughter: "Don't panic, please. These families are the most trusted old tribes of King Tieqin. There is an unwritten rule in the Muyun tribe, the new son-in-law On the night of the wedding, the parents and relatives must bring the child into the tent and wait outside the tent for the whole night, so that they can successfully leave a legacy for the family and continue the bloodline."
As Yuan Ti spoke, he banged the cigarette pouch in his hand on the sole of his shoe a few times, raised his hand and pushed Jiang Yan hard on the back, and said half-jokingly, half-seriously:
"Princess, she has been waiting for a long time. Just hurry up and go in with Wu Ren. Don't think about running away this time!"
Amid the roars of laughter from the crowd, the black-eyed boy was led into Tuya's tent by Wu Ren with some embarrassment. The air was filled with dense water vapor, and a touch of sandalwood was lit. The tent was dark, with only a few lights on. Under the dim candlelight, Jiang Yan tentatively took a few steps forward, and just then he saw a sitting figure beside the couch covered with light gauze tents.
"Gu Enji, why haven't you showered and changed your clothes yet? The water in the bucket is already cold! I'm going to order someone to boil some more so that you can enter the bridal chamber as soon as possible!"
Wu Ren walked a few steps quickly, put his hand in the tub on the side of the tent and flicked it a few times. He immediately turned back and glared at Jiang Yan, "It's all because of you, brat. Gu Enji refused to say a word.
She's angry, why don't you go and comfort her!"
"oh……"
The black-eyed boy responded and slowly walked to a place five steps away from Tuya, but he didn't know what he should say or what he could say.
"Oh, isn't that a southern boy with a stupid head? Facing such a delicate bride, can't he even reach out and hug her? What are you doing standing there stupidly? Do you even need me to teach you this?"
Wu Ren looked anxious and urged again, reaching out her hand to push her forward. But before she could take a step forward, she heard the girl sitting on the couch suddenly say:
"Grandma, it doesn't matter."
"Gu Enji, don't be too accommodating to this southern boy. Now that he is the consort of my Muyun Department, he can't do things so arrogantly!"
"Grandma is not in a hurry. He is just a little shy. I want to whisper a few words to him first. You can just go and boil the water for me. You don't have to wait here all the time."
Tuya waved her hand lightly, but she signaled the other party to leave. Seeing the princess's insistence, Wu Ren said nothing more and called the maids in the tent to carry the tub out together, and then put down the thick curtain in front of the tent.
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"Come and sit next to me. It's quite tiring to stand there."
Tuya raised her finger and pointed to her side, gently beckoning the young man to come over. Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment, but still walked over obediently. After sitting down, there was a buzz in his head, and his face could not help but feel a little feverish.
His heartbeat quickly became rapid, and he used all his strength to finally suppress his heavy breathing:
"What do you want to say to me?"
"Tomorrow, I will announce to my tribe that you will be the new Hehan of my Muyun Division."
Although he knew that Tuya married him mainly to stabilize the status of the Bakwuqin family, the black-eyed boy had never thought that the responsibility of inheriting the throne of Hehan would be so easily handed over to him.
, I suddenly felt uneasy, and my previous shyness was immediately thrown out the window:
"So today at the ceremony, Mu He said that he would never surrender to a southerner? He had already guessed that you would do this, right?"
Tuya did not directly answer the other party's question: "The scouts sent by the old general Yuan Ti just sent back the news. Mu He has already made some moves after returning to Caobo. It seems that a battle between the deer and wolf factions is 80% possible.
It is inevitable. And all we can do now is to prepare in advance."
"But why me? Can't you do Hehan yourself?"
"Are you worried that what Mu He said before will make the tens of thousands of tribesmen and numerous families outside unwilling to obey your orders? Don't worry, today's marriage between you and me will be done by Changshengtian and
The heroic spirits of the ancestors and ancestors of the Heavenly Muyun Department bear witness, and they will never object again."
The girl guessed what the other party was thinking, and tried her best to persuade her, "This vast grassland in Shuobei is a place that only believes in the law of the jungle. After all, you are a southerner, and you simply cannot understand that for a woman, if she wants to live on this grassland
How difficult is it to get everyone's surrender? Just think of it as doing me a favor, okay?"
After Tuya finished speaking, the young man did not answer immediately. He just stared into the other person's eyes tightly without blinking. Suddenly, his throat moved, and then he nodded solemnly, as if the boat was sinking:
"But how do we prepare? What do you want me to do for you?"
Seeing the other party's promise, the girl's tense facial features finally relaxed, and her eyes seemed to be filled with hope because of the other party's answer:
"You have studied martial arts, and you should also know some art of war, right? Today, Tiechhong Mountain only has a few thousand cavalry, and it is difficult to use them in a real war. I need you to build a force of armored cavalry as soon as possible that can sweep across the entire grassland!
No, not only I need you, the entire Muyun Department needs you! We must win this battle with Muhe!"
Princess Di Ren's expression was solemn and decisive. Seeing that Jiang Yanzhong fell into silence again, she hurriedly reached out her hand again and rubbed the back of the young man's hand:
"Why, do you think there's anything else wrong?"
At this time, the black-eyed boy only felt a little regretful, regretting that he had not followed Xiang Baili to learn the art of war. Now that Fang Henshao was using the book, he suddenly felt a little stretched.
He understood that if one day they went to war with Mu He, although the two sides were still evenly matched at first glance, for the Lu Faction, which was now full of old, weak, women and children, it would be a life-and-death dilemma. If they won, they would be able to survive.
, Needless to say. But if he loses, not only will he never be able to leave this grassland alive, he may even drag down the tens of thousands of Muyun tribesmen outside, and Tuya in front of him will be buried with him!
However, there was no other choice at the moment. The young man drove out all the chaotic thoughts from his mind, turned his palm over and held Tuya's hand tightly. What he needed at this time was not
Endless worries, but a courage to move forward:
"No matter what, if we want to survive, the next few months are the last chance before us, and there is no way to retreat. You are right, if we must fight this battle, we can only win, not
lose!"
At this moment, there was another noise outside the tent. It was Wu Ren and the maids who carried the heavy bath bucket back into the tent. Seeing this, the two people sitting on the couch immediately released their hold on each other.
His hand looked like it had been broken by someone for doing something bad.
"Gu Enji, the water has been heated up again. You should hurry up and take a bath so that you can do business later."
Seeing the embarrassment of the boy and girl, Wu Ren and the maids covered their mouths and smiled. Looking sideways at Yan, he saw hot steam rolling in the bath bucket not far away, and a few medicinal petals could be seen on the water, which was so smoky.
My whole body felt hot and my face burned even more.
"You two continue, don't let us spoil your mood."
Wu Ren's eyes were already narrowed with laughter. But after she finished speaking, she just stood by the barrel and looked at the two of them, with no intention of leaving.
"Grandma, you...you look at us like this, it's a bit weird..." Shuodi girl finally couldn't help but said.
"Gu Enji, don't you need me to wait here to serve you?"
The grandma opposite looked a little surprised - after all, she had brought this princess up with her own hands since she was a child, and it had become a habit to serve her like this with every detail.
"No, no need. We can do it ourselves."
Although she was a master and servant, Tuya's voice suddenly became as soft as a house cat. Even though the lights in the tent were dim, Jiang Yan didn't even need to look closely to see the shy blush that had spread to the lower part of his neck.
Only then did Wu Ren, who was a bit slow, reacted and hurriedly urged the maids to retreat from the tent. The curtain became quiet again, leaving only the young man and the young girl looking at each other.
After some tossing, the sky was gradually breaking. A thin layer of light was dimly lit inside the originally dark tent.
Jiang Yan suddenly trembled, jumped up from the couch, and started to walk out of the tent:
"It's almost dawn, you have a good rest."
However, before he could take a few steps, he felt his belt was suddenly pulled by a force, and then Tuya's shy voice came to his ears:
"You can't leave. Now everyone in Yanluo Plain knows that you, Jiangyan, are the benefactor of my Muyun Department. Besides, there are so many people guarding outside the tent, and you will be blocked back before you can go out.
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The young man turned around again and nodded hesitantly:
"Then - then you go to bed quickly, I and my clothes will just stay here for one night -"
Before she finished speaking, Princess Di Ren continued in a thin mosquito-like voice:
"If you and I can't have sex on our wedding night, how should I announce your succession to Dahehan tomorrow? If people's hearts are unstable, how many people will leave among the remaining tribes? If it really comes to that point
, we don’t even have a chance of winning.”
Jiang Yan wanted to say something more, but he could only hear a low buzzing in his ears, and something seemed to be stuck in his throat. He couldn't even say half a word, and could only let the girl's breath blow on his face.
.Suddenly, he felt the other party's hand touch his waist, and instinctively shrank back, but he had nowhere to retreat.
In a daze, the black-eyed boy watched the girl who had become his wife get closer and closer, burying her whole body in his arms.
The girl clung to Jiang Yan's chest, but her whole body was trembling slightly. However, he closed his eyes tightly and clenched his teeth in pain. What came to mind again was the somewhat willful and unruly man who made people feel uncomfortable.
He could never forget the appearance of the red-haired girl...