Deng Zhong's cold eyes shocked Xu Xiling, and she immediately stopped interrupting.
He stared at Xu Xiling for a while, then looked at Yin Lihua, his mind changed, and he said: "Since Lihua insists on meeting my eldest brother, let's do this. I will arrange for someone to take you to Xinye tomorrow!"
Seeing Yin Lihua's puzzled expression, Deng Zhong smiled helplessly and said: "My eldest brother is fighting Wu Han now. It's too unsafe in front of the two armies. I'm worried that you will be in danger if you go there. It's better to go to Xinye first! I
We will also arrange people here to notify the elder brother and ask him to return to Xinye to meet you as soon as possible."
Yin Lihua thought for a while, thought it was feasible, and said: "Yuan Peng, I really trouble you this time!"
Deng finally smiled and said, "Lihua is too polite."
Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling sat in the Zhongjun tent for a while, then stood up to say goodbye and returned to the tent arranged by Deng Zhong for them to rest.
Deng Zhong originally arranged two tents for the two of them, but both Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling insisted on staying in the same tent. Deng Zhong couldn't resist Yin Lihua, so he nodded in agreement.
Returning to the camp, Xu Xiling sat down, looked at Yin Lihua, and said, "Mr. Yin, I feel that this Deng Zhong... is not a kind person!"
The way Deng Zhi looked at her just now was like poison, which made her shudder.
Yin Lihua didn't feel anything at all, and comforted her with a smile: "Yuan Peng's character is a bit perverse and arrogant, but like Yuan Zhi, his nature is not bad."
Xu Xiling took a deep look at Yin Lihua. She had no idea what was so good about Deng Zhong's nature.
On the contrary, when she faced Deng Zhong, she felt like she was facing a bloodthirsty snake that might jump up at any time and bite her hard.
She frowned and said quietly: "My lord Yin, in my opinion, this is a wrong place and it is not suitable to stay for a long time. It is best for us to leave as soon as possible."
Yin Lihua smiled at her and said, "Xiling, don't worry, we are safe living here and nothing will happen."
Xu Xiling looked worried, sighed lightly, and said nothing more.
After nightfall, Deng finally wrote a letter to Deng Feng, telling the story of Yin Lihua running from Luoyang to Nanyang in detail.
Of course, in his letter, he also mentioned that the purpose of Yin Lihua's trip was to persuade her to return to the imperial court.
In Deng Zhong's view, this was completely impossible. Since he and his eldest brother had rebelled, there was no turning back.
Returning to the imperial court is like eating fish and meat, and can only be slaughtered by others. Even if Liu Xiu doesn't kill them, he will never trust them again in the future, and he will never get ahead in this life.
What's more, it's better to be the master of one's own affairs and hold real power in one's own hands than to work under the hands of others or to be subservient to others.
Therefore, no matter whether it is public or private, he and his eldest brother cannot surrender to Liu Xiu. Now the relationship between the two of them and Liu Xiu is either you die or I die, and there is no third way.
After writing the letter, Deng finally rolled it up and gave it to a confidant to send to Huyang overnight. After that, he paced back and forth in the camp.
He had feelings for Yin Lihua, and the feelings were very deep. For a long time, he regarded Yin Lihua as his sister-in-law.
It can be said that Deng Zhong's character was not very good, but he was very good to his family, especially his brotherly love with Deng Feng.
At this time, he was alone, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt panicked. What was so great about Liu Xiu, why could he marry Lihua, what was wrong with the elder brother, and why did the woman he loved have to die so miserably?
Deng finally wandered in the Chinese army tent for a while, suddenly stopped, called a close attendant to him, and whispered a few words in his ear.
After hearing this, the attendant's expression suddenly changed, he bowed and whispered: "Second Young Master, this... I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"
"If you are told to go, just go. If something happens, I will carry it. If the sky falls, I will hold it up!" Deng Zhong said with a serious face.
The attendant did not dare to say any more, bowed to Deng Zhong and saluted, then took the order and left.
Watching his men leave, Deng finally sat back on the couch, narrowed his eyes, and said coldly: "Liu Xiu, you made my elder brother suffer such humiliation. Today, I will pay it back to you on my elder brother's behalf!
"
At night, the military camp was quiet. Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling were lying on the bed fully clothed. The former said: "Xiling, let's go to bed early tonight, and we will set off early tomorrow morning."
"Yeah." Xu Xiling responded in confusion. She always had a hunch that it would not be so easy for the two of them to leave Deng Zhongjun's camp this time.
Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling were half asleep when footsteps suddenly came from outside. Then, the curtains were lifted and four middle-aged women in their thirties or forties walked in from the outside.
These women are all stout, and you can tell at a glance that they are from menial jobs. Looking at their faces, they are all wearing heavy makeup and rouge. When the muscles on their faces twitch, they want to shed white residue.
.
Four middle-aged women suddenly came in, which startled Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling. They immediately sat up from the bed and looked at the four of them in surprise. Yin Lihua frowned and asked: "Who allowed you to come in?
go out!"
One of the middle-aged women raised the corners of her mouth and revealed a stomach-churning smile. She lowered her throat and whispered slowly: "My lord, it was the general who summoned Beauty Xu, and the civilian woman came here on the orders of the general!"
Xu Xiling's heart sank and she thought it was not good. Yin Lihua frowned and said in a deep voice: "It's getting late now. It's not convenient for Xu Meiren to go to see Yuan Peng. If you want anything, we'll talk about it at dawn tomorrow! Now, all of you, go out
!”
None of the four middle-aged women moved. The woman who spoke apologized and said with a smile: "Oh, noble man, in this camp, who dares to disobey the general's orders? That means you don't want your head. Why don't you please
Sir, please don’t make it difficult for us!”
As she spoke, she shook her head forward. The two women walked straight towards Xu Xiling, one of them grabbed one of Xu Xiling's arms and pulled her up from the bed.
Yin Lihua was furious when she saw this and scolded: "You are so presumptuous! How bold..."
Before she finished speaking, several armored warriors rushed in from outside. These people were all Deng Zhong's personal guards. Entering the camp, they all held the hilts of their swords, expressionless and staring.
squint.
The middle-aged woman said with a smile: "The general just wants to ask Meiren Xu a few words, and he will come back as soon as he goes. Why do you have to stop him again and again?!"
While she was speaking, the two stout women had already pulled Xu Xiling away.
Xu Xiling was not an ordinary woman, and her own skills were not weak. She was more than enough to deal with the two stout women who grabbed her arms, but she was really not sure about dealing with so many guards.
Seeing that the two women were trying to force Xu Xiling out, Yin Lihua gave up. She stood up hurriedly and said, "If Yuan Peng has any questions, I can go and explain them to him face to face!"
Yin Lihua also wanted to go out, but the middle-aged woman hurriedly reached out to stop her, and said with a smile: "My lord, the general said, only Xu Meiren is summoned. As for your lord, just rest in peace in the tent."
"Get out of the way!" Yin Lihua didn't worry that Xu Xiling would be taken away by them alone. She pushed the middle-aged woman hard and wanted to chase after her. At this time, the guards who entered the camp took a step forward and shouted.
The characters were lined up in front of Yin Lihua, blocking her way.
"You all get out of the way!" Yin Lihua could push the middle-aged woman away, but she couldn't push away these armored warriors.
As the personal bodyguards of the general, these warriors are all carefully selected from the army. They are tall, burly, strong in martial arts, and brave and good at fighting.
These people stood there and were pushed by Yin Lihua without even swaying. When the middle-aged woman saw this, she smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, please take a rest earlier. The women of the country should leave!" After saying that,
She stepped out.
As she left, several warriors did not stay in the camp for long. They immediately turned around and walked out of the camp.
Yin Lihua chased after her subconsciously, lifted up the curtain, and looked outside. The warriors were all standing outside, blocking the tent door so tightly that she couldn't get out at all.
Xu Xiling was pulled by the two women and did not offer any resistance. When she walked out of the tent and saw so many guards standing outside, she lost the desire to resist.
At this time, her mind was racing, wondering why Deng Zhong summoned her late at night? If there was danger, how could she escape?
Her mind was racing, and before she knew it, she had reached the door of the central military tent. A leader of the guards stepped in to salute and said into the tent: "General, Beauty Xu has arrived."
"Bring her in!" Deng Zhong's cold voice came from the Chinese army tent.
The leader of the guards agreed and waved to the four women. The women left knowingly. Then, the leader of the guards took Xu Xiling and walked into the Chinese army tent. Deng Zhong sat on the couch with a
Flagon and wine glasses.
He held the wine glass, raised his head, and drank the wine in one gulp. Then, his eyes fell on Xu Xiling, and he waved his hand outward. The leader of the guards bowed and exited the tent.
This time, not even Deng Zhong's personal entourage was in the camp. There were only two people in the huge Chinese military tent, Deng Zhong and Xu Xiling.
At this time, without Yin Lihua present, Deng Zhong looked at Xu Xiling unscrupulously, looking from head to feet, and from feet to head.
After looking at her carefully, he raised the corner of his mouth and said with a half-smile: "Liu Xiu is really good-sighted and blessed. She hugs her from left to right, and she is as beautiful as a flower and has unparalleled elegance. What's even more valuable is that,
Everyone’s style is different.”
Yin Lihua is extremely beautiful, as beautiful as a fairy in the sky, so beautiful that it is ethereal and unreal, while Xu Xiling is seductive, as charming as a fox turned into a spirit, as if she was born to seduce all living beings.
Regarding Deng Zhong's explicitness and unscrupulousness, Xu Xiling suppressed the discomfort in his heart, smiled calmly, and said: "General Yuanpeng deserves the reward."
Deng Zhong poured a glass of wine, picked up the glass, gently rubbed the rim of the glass with his fingers, and said, "I heard that Beauty Xu is good at singing and dancing. I wonder if Beauty Xu can let me enjoy her tonight?"
Even though Xu Xiling had practiced so well that she could not express her emotions or anger, her expression changed after hearing his rude words. The smile on her face gradually faded and she said: "Xiling's dance is only for Your Majesty!
"
Deng finally blinked, nodded, drank all the wine in the glass, and then, without any warning, he threw the empty glass to the ground.
Bang! The wine glass broke, and Deng Zhong stood up, glaring at Xu Xiling with eyes almost bursting with fire, and said word by word: "What kind of emperor is Liu Xiu? He is just a sycophant who usurped the throne!"
If we look at it from Liu Xuan's point of view, Liu Xiu is indeed a usurper.
Looking at the furious Deng Zhong, Xu Xiling subconsciously stepped back and looked at him warily. Deng Zhong walked around the desk, walked towards Xu Xiling step by step, and said, "Liu Xiu's subordinates insulted Miss Fei'er.
, this debt, no matter how it is calculated, should be recorded on his head, Liu Xiu, and should be repaid by him!" As he spoke, the anger in his eyes disappeared, replaced by thick lust.