In this way for two days and two nights, they went straight out of Yanming Pass to meet up with the army, and after walking for more than a hundred miles, Moge ordered the three armies to camp and rest.
It was a bit chilly in the desert in the early morning. I put on a cloak and still didn't feel shivering, so I got out of the car with Jinxi and sat down around the campfire to keep warm.
There was no hot food for the army in the field, and they had to take care of the soldiers who were infected with the epidemic, so the food they were given was not much. What was given to me was a cracked pancake and half a jug of mare's milk. The palace's brocade clothes
Yu was used to eating food, so she was shocked when she was served such food. After taking a bite, several young palace maids hurriedly spat it out and couldn't help but sob and cry.
Jin Xi sighed, soaked the iron-hard pancake in mare's milk, and said, "I'll make do with it, otherwise I'll be hungry."
The sour and fishy smell of mare's milk is pungent to the nose. It is not as sweet and mellow as the commonly eaten cow's milk. It makes me feel uncomfortable when I smell it. How can I swallow it? No wonder those girls are crying. However, I have been traveling day and night for the past two days.
, I just ate something hastily, I frowned, like Jin Xi, I soaked the noodles to make them softer, and swallowed them with difficulty while holding my breath.
Jinxi smiled happily and said, "It's hard for your Majesty."
I lowered my head and tore the noodle cake in my hand hard, "I just thought that when I was detained in Qing Dynasty, I might not even be able to eat this." I looked around and walked out of Yanming Pass. The surroundings were no longer green, and I continued to move forward.
Until now, all we can see is a vast expanse of yellow. Occasionally, a few Populus euphratica trees stretch out their thin branches and look up at the sky, adding a bit of desolation and desolation. The wind is whistling by, carrying fine sand and dust.
Coming up, it was choking my throat and nose. I took a lake-green gauze scarf and wrapped it around my face, mouth and nose, and whispered to Jin Xi: "Have we already left Yanming Pass for more than a hundred miles?"
Jin Xi seemed to be very attentive in tearing the noodles apart and whispered: "Yes." She looked at me with an anxious look on her face, "We have gone so far, and I have never had a chance to make a move. I am afraid that if I go further, even if I
Even if I succeed, I won’t be able to escape and return to the palace.”
I casually picked up a dead branch and threw it into the fire. The flames "peeped" and ignited the unique fragrance of the wood leaves, blocking the dry and cold wind. Jinxi said worriedly: "I see that Moge is not that stupid and stupid person."
My dear, are you sure you can succeed?"
I shook my head slightly, "What do you think?"
Jin Xi frowned slightly, I flicked the bright flame and said softly: "Moge is certainly shrewd, but the emperor is really smart and knows how to make deals. Since he agreed to marry me, he must have made plans that I would not be able to go back. With a
It is really a good deal for Concubine Shu to exchange for the important military lands of Youyun and Two Prefectures."
Jin Xi said: "There is an epidemic in the Hehe army. They want Youyun and the two states. It is just a boast. There is no such force now."
"Indeed." I said calmly: "Youyun and Erzhou are just excuses. A prescription to cure the epidemic is enough for Hehe to survive the immediate difficulties. Not to mention there are three thousand grains and one hundred thousand silver coins every year.
It's just that if Moge insists on clinging to Youyun and the two states and starts fighting again at all costs, the emperor may not be able to resist it. The emperor and Moge are just looking for each other's steps to get off, and I happen to be that step."
Jin Xi glanced at me, "Then Moge wants to be the empress by name..."
I sneered, "There are four princes, if you take me, you will take away two of them. Yu Li is mediocre, and Yu Pei is currently favored by his biological mother, but it is still unclear what will happen in the end. After all, Mrs. Zhen Yi's family background is meager and she has no relatives at home.
.As for the son being valued more than the mother, both Yu Han and Yu Run are very possible. Moge taking me is tantamount to holding him in the hands of the emperor."
The more Jin Xi listened, the more anxious she became, "The Emperor will never be coerced by anyone!"
I subconsciously pressed the paper bag in my arms, with a faint smile on my lips, "I carefully calculated the amount of medicine the emperor gave me, which is enough to kill two people. Therefore, if Moge doesn't die, I will commit suicide."
"If Moge dies, I will be lucky enough to escape. If I can't escape, I will commit suicide." I looked indifferently at the cold sky, the gray blue like the face of a person who has been sick for a long time, "This is the Holy Judgment."
Jinxi lowered her head slightly, and suddenly squeezed my palm to indicate that I should stop talking. She turned her head and waved to the girls, "Come on, the mare's milk tastes very fragrant after drinking it."
After all, it’s the nature of a little girl’s mind. Although she weeps and marries far away, she is able to eat well for a while and smile brightly.
I couldn't help but smile. Perhaps this is the advantage of being young. All worries can be solved at once. It's like all the worries in life are just that the mare's milk smells fishy and the bread is too hard.
Moge looked at me from a distance and tried to swallow the pancake with mare's milk. He just came closer and smiled slightly, "You are honored as a concubine in the emperor's palace. Now I am wronging you."
He didn't mean to be frivolous when he said this, but he said it with a bit of kindness. I gave him a little bow and said, "The Khan has tried every possible means to achieve something, so why worry about wronging me? What's more, now that I have left the palace, I no longer regard myself as a lady."
Concubine."
"You can adapt to the times." He whistled loudly, "But when you say 'I' and 'I', it sounds better than when you say 'I'm a concubine' to 'I'm a concubine' in front of the emperor."
Much more."
"It's the same." I approached the warm bonfire and warmed my hands that were cold by the cold desert wind. "Survival is instinct, so I will consciously adapt to the times."
His smile was like the thin sunshine in autumn, "With your temperament, you can definitely be my good wife."
I looked at him and said, "So, what you said that day has come true."
He said briefly: "You are killing my eldest concubine." The illustrious Khan's wife was called the eldest concubine, and under the eldest concubine, there were two clans, the east and west. Duolange, the clan of the east tent, was born noble, and he had a son.
After a few seconds, what he meant was that I am the Xizhang family.
I tapped the yellow sand with my toes and said, "My status is not suitable to be your concubine, you know it very well."
He nodded and stared at me like a hawk, "So, you have to do more than the concubine should do."
I turned my eyes as if nothing had happened, and saw a flock of geese flying across the sky. With a cry, they flapped their wings and flew towards the white clouds. After leaving Yanming Pass, the vast sky was no longer as blue and peaceful as crystal. The wind blew
The veil of lake green is like a pool of spring water in Taiye Pond, full of blue waves. I suddenly remembered the day when I first entered the palace. The sky was so beautiful and the wild geese were flying together. However, from now on, maybe I can only be the soul of my homeland thousands of miles away.
The dream is over...
Then Runer, Haner, Lingxi and Longyue will become children without mothers from now on...
He sneered: "Are you scared?"
There was a smile in my eyes, "If I were afraid, I would commit suicide in front of Yanming Pass to avoid suffering endless unknown pain in the future."
He took the deerskin bag from my hand, raised his head and took a sip of mare's milk, and said loudly: "When I saw you in Huishan, I knew you were worthy of my woman!"
Seeing him like this, Jin Xi couldn't help but feel anxious secretly. I calmly took his skin bag and handed it to Jin Xi, "How can Khan be so satisfied with drinking mare's milk? Ask someone to exchange it for mare's milk."
He seemed very satisfied with my attentiveness, and the corners of his eyes were slightly curved into a crescent moon. Seeing that Jinxi was about to take the bag, I suddenly withdrew my hand and called the attendant beside Moge, "You go."
Moge stopped my hand, "It doesn't have to be like this. You've come out with me, so I don't need to guard against you." He threw the skin bag to Jin Xi, "Go and get a pot of kumiss."
Jin Xi responded and quickly came back with kumiss. I took it and took a whiff, then I closed my nose and said, "It's such a strong wine."
He smiled and said: "How can a woman drink such strong wine? You are a woman from the Central Plains!"
I could hear the contempt in his words, so I didn't say much, so I raised the bag and drank. The aroma of milk mixed with the strong smell of alcohol poured straight into my throat, which made my throat smell fishy, as if there were small burrs scratching it.
, the burning sensation spread all the way to my internal organs. I couldn’t help it and choked out.
He smiled unconsciously and reached out to pat my shoulder, "This is not the right way to drink it. When you drink kumis for the first time, you should sip it in small sips. Only when you get used to its spiciness and fishy smell can you slowly taste the sweetness.
If you drink like this, you will definitely choke." His hand fell on his shoulder very forcefully, with the smell of the iron of the weapon and the tantalum, slightly choking.
After he said that, he came to take the leather bag in my hand. I held it firmly in one hand and refused to let it go. I said stubbornly: "I'll try again!"
His smile grew stronger and his tone became more gentle, "Okay."
I brushed away the messy hair blowing on my cheeks with one hand, and slowly took a sip as he said, and then took another sip, slowly getting used to the pungent taste. He just looked at me with a smile, "So there are times when you are docile and obedient."
I put the leather bag under my sleeve as if by accident, my heart was ruthless, I gently reached into my arms with my fingers, gently shook open the paper bag, and just said with a smile: "I'm just not convinced, not to mention that I have to drink this wine from now on."
no?"
He chuckled, "I thought you would only be docile and obedient in front of King Qinghe."
I was extremely alert and calmly sealed the paper package and stuffed it back. I said as if nothing had happened, "Why should I be docile and obedient to him? In the past, I was docile and obedient only to the emperor in the palace. From now on, I will be docile and obedient to you, the Khan."
He stared at me with a half-smile, "Really? You are docile and obedient to the emperor because of your power, you are docile to me because of the situation, and you are docile to Qinghe Laoliu because you like him." He stared at me meaningfully, "I have seen it with my own eyes.
Yes, so there is comparison."
"So what?" I brushed a dead branch across the sand gently, "I don't have my own choice, do I?" I looked at him, "I can only be meek and obedient to my fate."
He looked at me with interest for a moment and then said: "If this is the case, I don't have to go through all the troubles to ask the emperor to get you." He paused and said with a smile: "You have to know that asking the emperor for something
If you come, it’s not as easy as asking for Youyun and Two States.”
"So, my value is equivalent to that of Youyun and Yuzhou." I chuckled, "The Khan has promoted me."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, "If I didn't ask the emperor for your marriage, how do you think you would die in the palace now?"
My eyes flickered and stared at him, "Why should I die?"
"Private affair." He said briefly, "Since you have left the palace, I am not afraid to tell you that someone is making a fuss about you and Qinghe Laoliu."
I thought about it, "Mrs. Zhuang Min?" I smiled brightly, "Now that I have left the palace safely, Mrs. Zhuang Min has achieved her wish, and King Qinghe is safe and sound. Everyone is happy, and the Khan has made it all possible."
He raised the corners of his lips and said, "I just want to protect you."
"Maybe I'm not worthy."
"You naturally have your value."
I breathed a sigh of relief, but suppressed my anger, "I have always thought that goods are valuable. If Khan thinks that I am a rare commodity, he is really wrong."
"Really?" He chuckled, with a hint of arrogance and domineering in his smile, "For a woman to a man, she must not only be able to have children, but also be helpful. Naturally, she can make this man like her.
Even better. But if you satisfy my last condition, I don’t have to worry about the first two." His eyes were like deep black pools, reflecting my face with my cheeks covered, "Besides, you are really too wronged by the emperor's side.
, I am confident that I can give you the happiness and security that he cannot give you."
I didn't fail to hear the affection in his words, but I was puzzled and turned away slightly. "Khan is joking, Zhen Huan is not worthy."
Really, if a woman truly loves a man, even his subtle care will be revealed; if she doesn't like him, no matter how affectionate he is, it will only make her pretend to be deaf and mute, as if she has not heard it.
.
Moge saw that I was just silent and said, "Do you think I just treat you as a commodity?"
"When you took me back to Hehe, you didn't ask me if I was willing, right?"
His silence was like the vast sea, making it impossible to guess whether the next second would be rough or calm. After a moment, he suddenly pulled out a scimitar from his waist. He was a prodigious martial artist. All the men in the clan wore scimitars.
And I didn't take it seriously. He pulled the scimitar out of its sheath, and the luster of green silver shone in the corner of my eyes like a bright moon. I noticed unknowingly that the handle of the scimitar was made of black jade.
The whole body was black and hairy, and the blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, with a slight cyan luster. At first sight, I knew it was a famous tool that can break hair. He handed the scimitar into my hand, looked at me steadily, and said solemnly: "
This Jiaowei Yuanyue Sword is my clan’s treasured sword. Today I welcome you as my Yan clan, so I will take the Jiaowei Yuanyue Sword as a gift. From now on, you will be my most beloved Yan clan, Moge.”
I have always known the name of the Jiaowei Yuanyue Sword. This sword was made of Mengchi black iron and was forged under the moon for three hundred and ninety-nine days. When forging, it must be made with clean snow collected in the days when spring has not yet come and winter has not passed.
It is made of water, so it is extremely valuable. It has always been regarded as a treasure by the Hehe people and is not easily given to others.
I took it coldly with one hand, and the blade of the blade made my eyebrows and temples feel cold. The blade, which was curved like a half-moon, glowed faintly with a green light. It was indeed a good knife.
I stretched out my hand and flicked the blade of the sword, and there was a clanking sound. I handed the sword back to his hand and said slowly: "The Jiaowei Yuanyue sword is so famous. It's a pity that Zhen Huan has never been fond of swords and guns, so it's useless to ask for it."
He looked at me deeply, and when he was about to say something else, he suddenly had a sharp look on his face and looked far into the distance. I didn't know why he became alert, so I couldn't help but look in his direction, and all I could see was the horizon in the distance.
A faint trace of yellow rose up. Before I could understand it, I saw the illustrious sergeant suddenly stirred up and immediately protected Mog in the center.
Moge's half-smiling expression became more and more intense. He pointed forward and said to me: "You underestimate yourself too much."
I held my breath and concentrated, and the yellow line gradually came closer. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that a large group of people raised yellow sand as high as one person, slowly approaching like a barrier. I heard the sound of horse hooves sweeping across like thunder, and for a moment I couldn't tell the difference.
Not many people came.
My heart sank. Could it be that the people sent by Xuan Ling had come to take over? And I had not succeeded, so why were they so unwilling to hide anything? The more I thought about it, the colder my heart became. I looked at Moge's face beside me, and his face gradually darkened.
My face must be the same.
Jinxi walked quietly to my side, not knowing who was coming. She just held my right hands tightly, feeling the cold sweat gradually forming on each other's palms.