Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 334
Moshan and Loulan are neighboring countries. The north-south border between the two countries used to be a Gobi that was more than ten miles long. It has evolved into a large desert of nearly a hundred miles.

Many fertile fields have been destroyed by wind and sand, and houses have been buried under sand dunes. As a result, there is a local saying that "sand rides on the wall, sheep go to the house, and camels knot on the treetops."

In order to curb the custom of heavy burials and effectively protect the forest trees, King Wentian had to summon his ministers to urgently formulate a law, which stipulated that if the tree was cut down while it was still alive, the penalty would be one horse, and if the branch was cut off, the penalty would be one cow.

However, the imbalance of nature has been caused, and harsh punishments cannot undo the damage.The oasis near the east of Loulan was eroded by the wind and sand from Bailongdui. Even the extremely tenacious Populus euphratica trees, known as the "Desert Hero Trees", began to decline.

On the day he returned to the capital of the king, Aowen, instead of King Wentian who was ill, went to the Peacock Island Temple in the north of the palace to pray for rain.

God really favored this prince who was so lucky that he could not be more lucky. He bravely broke into the enemy camp with fearless courage, and faced the legendary lion-like fierce King Xidun of Khotan without fear. A torrential rain came for the long-drought Loulan country.

People were all smiles, and rushed to tell each other that Aowen was about to be established as the crown prince, and this prince with a growing reputation would be the future King of Loulan.

At that time, a fortune teller from the Central Plains met the daughter of Ahu, a wealthy car master, and said that the two daughters were both precious. The eldest daughter, Amanda, will be the mother of the world, and the son of the second daughter, Sangzi, will become the king. After reaching adulthood, Amanda will become Loulan. Queen, now Sang Zi's son Aowen will become the crown prince again, and the legendary prophecy is about to come true.

Aowen didn't expect that he would be able to ask for heavy rain. He was unprepared and was drenched. When he came back to the palace in a state of embarrassment, he met his cousin Fuqu.

This Princess Loulan is only in her early twenties, with clear and beautiful facial features, and has the characteristics of a typical western region woman: deep-set eye sockets, straight nose bridge, wheat-like dark skin, slender and tall figure, slender and elastic waist. Waist and low, wide, round croup.

Her black hair spreads like a waterfall, and the light is discernible. There is a thin braid on the right side to hold the hair. A colorful feather is inserted diagonally on the braid; a string of shells hangs around her neck. Necklace, at the bottom of the necklace there is a piece of gelatin-like jade pendant tied with a thin rope; outside the light yellow bodice, there is a soft wool waistcoat, paired with a colorful long skirt and high boots, which is the most common thing for aristocratic women in the Western Regions. dress up.

Fu Que had been wandering back and forth at the gate of the palace, and when she saw Ao Wen, she approached aggressively and asked, "Cousin, why did you do this?"

This was the first time Aowen saw this charming and willful cousin after returning to China. He asked in shock: "What did I do? I made my cousin so angry."

Fu Que said: "You want to marry me to Xu Sha, the second prince of Khotan, in order to escape from the Moshan Palace!" Ao Wen shook his head and said, "This is not my idea. Cousin, you should know who I am, how can I marry you?" Maybe use your lifelong happiness in exchange for my life? If I knew in advance, I would rather die myself than let them do it."

Fu Que immediately turned from anger to joy, and said, "I knew my cousin wouldn't do that." Two red clouds flew up her cheeks, revealing the little girl's shyness, and she paused, before saying, "Don't worry, I won't die." Marry Susa."

Aowen knew that this unruly and willful cousin had always been passionately in love with him, and when he felt it was difficult to answer, Fu Que smiled shyly, turned and ran away.How could it be possible to exchange your lifelong happiness for my life?If I knew in advance, I would rather die myself than let them do so. "

Fu Que immediately turned from anger to joy, and said, "I knew my cousin wouldn't do that." Two red clouds flew up her cheeks, revealing the little girl's shyness, and she paused, before saying, "Don't worry, I won't die." Marry Susa."

Aowen knew that this unruly and willful cousin had always been passionately in love with him, and when he felt it was difficult to answer, Fu Que smiled shyly, turned and ran away.

Suddenly Prince Wendi came over with his precious son Daofu Shiran.Wendi is less than 50 years old, with a fat head and big ears, and a shiny smile.

The knife man is about 27 or [-] years old, with thick lips pouting, thick black eyebrows raised high, and a square face drawn long.Aowen never liked this pair of father and son whose smiling and cold faces were so contrasting, so he couldn't avoid it for a while, so he had to reluctantly say hello: "Your Highness."

He asked with a smile, "Aowen, you are getting better and better. Swordsman, you should learn from your cousin." The swordsman snorted and raised his chin. Not only did he not say a word, he didn't even look. Take a look at Aowen.

Aowen was about to walk away when he called out quickly: "Prince Aowen, don't leave in a hurry. My brother, the king, thinks highly of your nephew. Is there any important thing for you to do? He is in the study in the inner hall. Waiting for you, let's go."

Aowen didn't like the strange tone of the prince, he was kind on the surface, but his tone always revealed a kind of cynicism and hypocrisy. Two confidantes came from the inner palace.

The king's study is located to the west of the palace.In the courtyard in front of the gate, there are several huge wisterias planted around the wall, and the flower stands are all made of rough wood, with luxuriant branches and leaves, just like a flower forest.

The vines of one of the largest wisterias lead sideways to the study room and actually cover the entire roof. The roof and eaves are covered with purple flowers. Countless wisteria vines hang from the eaves, and the firelight seems to be covered with a hazy veil, purple. The clouds hang down to the ground, the mist floats, and the fragrance hits the clothes.To the north of the study is the misty Qianyu Lake, which has a wonderful scenery.

Outside the study, the guard in front of the door said: "The king has ordered that only Prince Aowen be allowed in." Aowen signaled Brother Da Lun to stay outside the door, and stepped into the room alone.But they saw King Wentian and Queen Amanda standing hand in hand in front of the north window, staring at the heavy gray rain outside the window.

Aowen didn't expect the queen to be here, so he panicked for a while.Unlike outsiders' imagination, he is far more afraid of Queen Amanda than King Wentian. Wentian is like a loving father. On the surface, he doesn't care about him, but in fact he is secretly pampering him.

And Amanda is a shrewd mother, with bright eyes that can always see into the deepest parts of people's hearts. Aowen often feels invisible in front of her. Whenever he does something wrong, although she doesn't scold him or say anything, she just calmly expresses it. looked at him, but that look hurt him more than scolding and whipping.

Amanda was the first to turn around and shouted: "Ao Wen is here." Ao Wen had no choice but to go forward and salute, and said: "Uncle, Aunt."

Wen Tian said: "Come and sit down. I asked you to come to discuss Fu Que's marriage."

Aowen had already guessed that the matter would have something to do with his cousin, and he, who has always been nimble, didn't know how to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)