"Rustling... rustling..." On a midsummer night, the air seemed to be solidified by a ball of hot flames, making people breathless and suffocating. The old trees outside the courtyard were blown by the night wind, and their decayed and old branches were shaking.
The strangely knotted branches swayed in the wind, looking particularly ferocious in the darkness.
Opening the window, the night breeze came in. I looked up and saw the orchid and clean night, which was dyed with a mysterious color by the sadness of this night. It was completely dark, like a secret sunk at the bottom of the river, which will never be revealed.
A day brightened by dawn...
"Uncle Battle, I won't go with you, don't bother trying to persuade me." The moon peeked out from the clouds, coating the surrounding darkness with a layer of noble silver light. There were very few stars, blinking lonely in the sky.
, the cold silver-gray light reflected the old man's rickety figure on the wall.
"Mayne, please don't misunderstand the general again. He did not pay homage to that vicious woman. The princess is just a false name. She was placed in another mansion and was not in the palace at all. Go back and take a look. The palace is still the same as before.
The way you are here, even the servants and guards are familiar to you..." Battelle has an indifferent temperament and rarely speaks for one person in his life. He can put aside his resentment and come to the Jiangsong Palace with Yelu Qingge to find her. It can be seen that what happened back then
It's not as bad as what she sees...
She said nothing, but her eyes fell on the back of the sculpture standing in the yard, and she did not move away for a long time.
Battle sighed and said frankly: "Mayne, I know your temper, and I definitely can't stand the general marrying another person. That's why I took the risk to go to the death row to inform you that night, and planned to go to Shanhe Zhai to steal the treasure and take it back."
You left Min Liao. But... the general had already figured out my intention and set up an ambush in Shanhe Zhai to trap me. The general wanted to suppress the wedding and explain it to you later to ask for your forgiveness, but who would have thought that?
The thieves from Jiang and Song Dynasty actually took the opportunity to kidnap you from death row..."
Mei Liangchen turned around and corrected: "Zhan Qing is not a traitor from Jiang and Song Dynasties. He saved me. It was Zhan Qing who made me see that person's true face!" Regardless of whether there was a ceremony at the wedding or not, Wu Yaqi Qige did not live in the palace.
, she is already his princess. In the eyes of the world, they are a respectful couple. The powerful Wuya tribe has surrendered to the heaven and is contributing to guarding the border and protecting the country.
Battle scratched his head and explained feebly: "The general is not a ruthless person. Mayne, on the day you left, did you know that the general and I crossed the Spring River at night to find the Huo family's military camp without any soldiers?
"
There was a trace of surprise in Mei Liangchen's eyes, he actually went to the Huo family army alone!
"Not only did the general go, but he also threw the sword to the sergeant on duty and asked him to inform General Huo." When Battelle mentioned the scene at that time, he is still filled with emotion and admiration. Just imagine, who in the world can be so thunderous, calm and magnanimous?
His magnanimity made thousands of troops hesitate. "General Huo was seriously injured and was lying in bed. Hearing that the general had come to the big tent, he hurriedly sent a message to the sergeant to lead people into the tent. When General Huo learned that it was Zhan Qing who took you away, his reaction was almost the same as that of the general.
They are exactly the same, frightened, anxious, and worried." Battelle's eyes showed sadness and anger, "Through interrogation of subordinates, we learned that the hateful Vice General Zhan actually obeyed the secret order of Emperor Jiang and Song Dynasty and secretly sent you to the palace. General Huo was in great distress.
Angry, he immediately wanted to return to the capital to rescue you. But the general stopped him. The general said that this matter should not be rushed. He was afraid that forcing Emperor Jiang and Song to rush would be detrimental to you."
"General Huo made a serious promise to the general in person that he would rescue you intact from the Jiangsong Palace. The general believed him, so he took me back to Beidicheng. The agreed time passed, and General Huo did not reply, but
However, the general got the news from the secretaries of Jiangsong Palace that you were pregnant and favored and sent to Qingyin Pavilion." At this point, Battelle's rickety body suddenly shook. He looked at the back outside the hospital and said with an moved expression: "I got the news.
At that moment, the general went crazy. Battelle had never seen such an angry and fierce general. He smashed the purple wooden slips in the Central Military Hall and insisted on attacking Jiang and Song Dynasty regardless of the persuasion of Agula and Muren. The general said that he
He has to fight to Bianjing City to rescue you personally. He knows that the flesh and blood in your belly belongs to him and has nothing to do with the Emperor of Jiang and Song Dynasties."
Mei Liangchen seemed to be listening to someone else's story, with a cold smile on his delicate face.
"Just when the troops were being sent, Emperor Yongkang's imperial edict also arrived at Beidi City. The emperor ordered the generals to withdraw their troops. If they disobey, they will be killed without mercy! Muren, the left general, grabbed the order flag and prepared to cross the river with his troops and bear the death penalty for disobedience.
But the general ordered people to tie up Zuojiang Muren, and he personally led the iron cavalry to attack the Jiang and Song Dynasties." Battelle smiled bitterly and said: "You should know the following. It was the general who took the initiative to stop the war and retreated to the northern city.
Emperor Yongkang promised that as long as he finds his beloved, he will let the emperor do whatever he wants. Alas..." Battelle sighed deeply at the bumpy relationship between the two, "Maine, the general went crazy for a time in order to find you.
. He has not shaved his beard and hair since the beginning of his fury against Jiang and Song Dynasties. In order to sneak into the palace to find you, he, a general who has never touched a fire, studied hard to cook and burned layers of his hands. Also.
The Shanhe Zhai where you both lived together, and the vermilion brocade couch in the bedroom, have remained as they were when you left... Mayne..."
"Stop talking..." She suddenly turned her back to Battle, and her fingers tightened the parchment paper in her coat sleeves. "Stop talking..." The stars and moon in the sky became blurred. In the midsummer, she
But I felt a sudden chill coming over me.
"I must say it!" Battelle rushed forward a few steps, pressed her shoulders and pulled her toward the window. He pointed at the silhouette standing in the courtyard, and his hoarse voice pierced her forced indifference. "Mayne,
Every time you swim and play in Yunying Lake, the general will guard you silently; every time he sees the emperor molesting you, he will be furious like a lion, wishing to tear everyone who comes close to you to pieces; every late night, he will
She will be on duty silently outside the wall of Qingying Pavilion until dawn. Mayne... Do you know how much the general has paid for you?" You know, in this world, except for him, only the general is willing to risk his life for her.
Something warm slid down her cheeks, one after another, and soon, it soaked through her clothes.
Staring at the mountain-like solid back outside the window, she suppressed the tremor in her heart and said to the old man: "Mayne has something to ask of you, Uncle Battle."