In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, all the soldiers got up early. Zhang Yanling spent the whole night in a small tent next to the big tent, and was woken up by the noisy sound. However, a group of generals came to kowtow to pay New Year's greetings early in the morning in accordance with Ming Dynasty etiquette.
Zhang Yanling hurriedly got up and went back to the outer room of the big tent, washed up quickly, and came out wearing a festive robe.
When a group of generals and soldiers saw Zhang Yanling kneeling down and kowtow, they all shouted: "In the new year, I am waiting to congratulate you on the new year. I wish you prosperity, happiness, everything goes well, and your descendants will be prosperous forever."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and bowed to return the gift. Ming Changshun took out the red envelope and gave each of them some red envelopes to celebrate the occasion.
After that, Zhang Yanling led everyone to kneel down and kowtow to the north, praying and saluting the emperor, empress dowager, and elders in the family who were in the Ming Dynasty. Although they were thousands of miles apart, these etiquettes were indispensable.
After a commotion for a while, everyone went to each camp to mingle and say goodbye, and then they all stood up and left. Zhang Yanling originally wanted to join in the fun, but she thought that there was a Buddhist woman Helena in the tent whose life and death were uncertain, and whether she was Buddhist or not.
I also wanted to know what happened to Lang Jiren, so I had no choice but to give up.
After sending everyone away, Zhang Yanling turned around and entered the big tent. He opened the curtain and went inside. The light inside was dim and candles were lit. He saw Helena sitting on the bedside with disheveled hair. A woman next to her was holding a bowl.
She was feeding something into her mouth. Another woman was working near the small stove. The earthen pot on the stove was steaming.
"I've met the Duke." When the two women saw Zhang Yanling coming in, they stood up to kowtow and salute.
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said: "No need to be polite. You two have worked hard. You haven't slept all night."
The two women laughed and said: "It's not hard, we also slept for a while. We just woke up for a while."
Zhang Yanling nodded with a smile and looked at Helena. Helena was sitting on the bedside, with a loose robe wrapped around her body, revealing a touch of white on her shoulders. She was staring at Zhang Yanling blankly.
Zhang Yanling pulled up a chair and sat in front of the bed, and asked with a smile: "Miss Helena, it seems that you are in good condition. Your life has been saved. You have an appetite to drink porridge. Very good."
"Yes, she complained of hunger when she got up early, so we cooked red date porridge to feed her. It's a good thing if she can eat it. It will help her recover sooner." The woman who was feeding her said with a smile.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Yes, I'm just afraid of losing my appetite. After eating a few meals, a person becomes energetic and regains his strength. Don't worry about me, Miss Helena, keep eating. You keep feeding."
Helena looked at Zhang Yanling and said, "Can you please stop tying me up?"
Zhang Yanling was stunned, and then she remembered that when she left last night, she specifically asked the two women not to untie Helena, lest she get up, walk around and struggle, which would be harmful to the wound. It seems that she is still tied up.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I'll untie you now. It's not to be rude to you, but I'm afraid that if you move around, the wound will not heal."
As Zhang Yanling explained, he stood up and came forward to untie Helena. Helena was free and breathed a long sigh of relief. She turned over and got out of bed.
"No, you lost too much blood and need to rest and recover. Now that you're up, you can't walk a few steps before you faint. By the way, I haven't seen how your wound is recovering yet. Let me check it out." Zhang Yanling said hurriedly.
Helena hesitated for a moment, but then sat still.
Zhang Yanling walked to Helena's side and looked at the half of Helena's white legs exposed under her robe. Suddenly she didn't know how to start. Helena was in a coma last night. Now she was awake and looking at herself blankly. Could it be that
Lift up her clothes and look at her thighs?
However, the wound needs to be checked. This is important.
"Miss Helena, this is to check the injury. This is by no means frivolous. Please forgive me." Zhang Yanling cupped her hands, squatted down and lifted up the hem of Helena's robe.
Helena's face turned red. She had actually learned from the two women that the father-in-law personally applied medicine to treat her injuries last night. She also vaguely remembered some of the situation. Although the women of the Franco Kingdom were not like those in the Ming Dynasty.
Women are so conservative, but it is embarrassing and shy for an unmarried girl to have her legs looked at.
The hem of the robe slowly moved up, and Zhang Yanling felt that everything in front of her eyes was completely white, and she was a little dizzy. She didn't feel anything too strange while rescuing people last night, but now the situation was different, and she did have some strange thoughts in her heart.
"This foreign girl's legs are so damn white! They are also very long, she has perfect thighs." Zhang Yanling thought to herself.
"It's strange. Isn't it because Caucasians have so much hair on their bodies? Why are Miss Helena's legs so smooth and hairless?" Zhang Yanling began to think wildly.
"Are you still checking?" Helena finally couldn't help but said with a blush. Because the Duke was staring at her thigh in a daze, subconsciously stroking it with his palm, with a half-smile on his face, which was really embarrassing and embarrassing.
Shy.
Zhang Yanling came to her senses, quickly removed the gauze and checked the wound. The wound was very clean and there was no blood oozing out, which was a very good sign. As long as nothing unexpected happened, it would scab and heal.
Just in case, Zhang Yanling put on a new layer of first-aid powder and changed the gauze bandage. Then she covered up and down the legs to cover her big white legs that made her breath short.
"Miss Helena, the wound is in good condition. In another three to five days, I believe you will be able to walk." Zhang Yanling said.
Helena said: "Thank you, Lord Duke. Thank you for saving my life."
Zhang Yanling returned to the chair and sat down, smiling: "Miss Helena, now you can tell me what happened. How did you end up in such a situation? How could your father, Commander-in-Chief Almeida, let you be raped?
Injured? Why did you come to the place where my Ming army is stationed again?"
At this mention, Helena's eyes turned red, and she began to cry with anxiety. Soon after, Helena told in detail what she had experienced in the past few days. Zhang Yanling was stunned and speechless for a long time.
After a long while, Zhang Yanling said: "Miss Helena, then the reason why you came to me is that you want me to help you save your father?"
Helena nodded and said: "Exactly. My father's life or death is uncertain now. I have no choice and I don't know anyone. All I can think of is to come to you."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Miss Helena, have you made a mistake? I am the enemy of your Franji people. I just had a battle with your father not long ago. You want me to save him now? You Franji people
There is chaos among the Chinese people, follow me
It doesn’t matter. No matter who is the commander-in-chief, they are all enemies of our Ming Dynasty. If you come to ask me for help, you are worshiping the wrong temple. You should go to your God. I, the Ming Dynasty people, do not believe in God. We
Believe in Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha."
Helena blushed and looked at Zhang Yanling and said: "I know that you are an enemy of the Franji Kingdom. But that is a matter between the two countries. You and I have no grudges. My father and you are not enemies either. My father
After losing his position as commander, he is just an ordinary person. I beg you to save an ordinary person."
Zhang Yanling smiled and nodded: "It seems to make some sense. But why should I take risks to save an ordinary person I have never met?"
Helena said: "Why are we strangers? He is my father. And you are responsible for this matter. Have you forgotten that you deceived me, used me, and burned our warship? I gave you my kindness with good intentions.
As a friend, you took advantage of my trust. This is a despicable act. If it weren't for me trusting you and you deceiving me, how could you
Burned more than ten warships before the war? How can you win the battle after that? If you have more than ten warships, maybe you will be defeated. Maybe that is the key to victory or defeat. If my father had not lost the battle, those
How dare anyone attack my father and replace him as commander-in-chief with someone else? In the final analysis, it is all your fault. You have the responsibility to save my father."
Zhang Yanling couldn't help but laugh. This girl is really good at using strong words to make excuses. She actually made it seem like she was the culprit. She was obviously an inexperienced girl who didn't know the dangers of the world. She didn't know the real cause of the matter.
"Listen, Miss Helena. I am indeed sorry for taking advantage of your trust and burning your warship. However, when the two armies are fighting, they are not tired of deceit and use every means to defeat the other side. Isn't this what I should do? Stand.
From my standpoint, am I at fault? Besides, I didn't kidnap you or threaten you. If you want to blame me, I can only blame you for not being familiar with the world and not knowing how to take precautions. Then you can't blame me, you can only blame yourself."
When Helena heard this, she bit her lower lip and looked sulky.
Zhang Yanling continued: "Taking a step back, even if I didn't use you to burn the ships, your father would have definitely won? I believe you already know the situation of the battle. You have more than 30 warships, and we have
There are only seven ships, so the advantages and disadvantages are self-evident. If you don't have the courage to fight decisively and win, what will happen if there are more than a dozen ships?"
"Are you saying that my father has no courage? My father is the bravest man in France. Who doesn't admire his bravery? You are humiliating my father." Helena shouted.
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said: "Your father is a hero and a warrior, I admit it. But he was before he met me, and he is not after he met me. Relatively speaking, he is not afraid of death without me."
Helena sneered: "You do know how to brag."
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said: "That's all, let's not talk about any of this. In fact, have you ever thought that no matter whether your father wins or loses, he will be plotted by your own people? Don't you see it? That one from your Franji country
Prince William and Mr. Alfonso have long wanted to replace your father.
This is a political strife. It has nothing to do with whether your father can win this war. There are some things you don’t understand. There is no reason for fighting for power. If they want to mess with you, they will mess with you.
, the attitude is different, even if you are extremely capable, I will criticize you. Do you understand?"
Helena was stunned, frowning and said: "You look a few years older than me. I don't understand, but you understand?"
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "What you are saying is that I am the Duke of the Ming Empire, the one who leads a large army. My Ming Empire is dozens of times larger than your country of Folangji. There are also fights in our court. No.
I'll tell you, not long ago I brought down a powerful political opponent. He was chopped up alive in the street. Do you think I know better than you?"
Helena was also in a hurry to refute and forgot about Zhang Yanling's identity. This man was already a duke at a young age and led a huge army on an expedition. Such a man was obviously an extraordinary person. He actually said such things.
It's so childish.
"So, you won't save my father, right?" Helena whispered.
Zhang Yanling looked at Helena calmly and said: "You come to me for help, I can understand your feelings. However, you are not thoughtful enough. How did you know that I would help you? I am a person who is willing to help others, but I really
I don’t think I have any obligation or reason to help you. How do you want me to help?”