First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 980: Stealing Beauty (Xinyang VS Xiao Jifan)

Princess Xinyang was immediately startled and broke into a cold sweat.

This feeling of doing something bad and being caught all at once is really scary.

The old woman looks to be in her sixties or seventies, with gray hair and is very old. Her clothes look like Dongyi people, and she is also patched, so she should be a nearby villager.

Xuanpinghou kept looking at the old woman and said to Princess Xinyang calmly: "We have entered the territory of the Dongyi people, so be careful in everything we do."

Princess Xinyang said hello in a low voice and asked, "What are you going to do?"

　　Xuan Ping Hou said: "Act according to the opportunity."

If it was a soldier who came, Marquis Xuanping would kill him mercilessly, but the other person was an ordinary villager.

 The soldiers of Zhao State do not kill the enemy's civilians.

Hour Xuanping blocked Princess Xinyang behind him, took her hand and walked towards the old woman.

“Old man,” he said calmly, “We are soldiers passing by and are following the traces of several Zhao people. Have you seen them?”

The languages ​​of the Dongyi people and the Zhao Kingdom are generally the same, but there are differences in accents. He spoke with a fluent Dongyi accent, which made Princess Xinyang behind him stunned.

Princess Xinyang knows a little bit of Yan and Liang dialects, but that is in writing. She can translate articles, but if she really speaks, her accent will not be very standard.

  Xiao Heng has had a strong talent for language since he was a child. Princess Xinyang thought it was her own fault. Looking at it this way, it seemed that she had inherited Xiao Ji.

The old woman's calm and dull eyes did not change much. She replied slowly in an old voice: "Oh, I didn't see it."

“Old man, do you live near here? Is there anyone else at home?” Marquis Xuanping asked next.

"No one, just me." The old woman spoke so slowly that it felt like she was struggling to speak and her reaction was slow.

But considering her age, this is not surprising.

Princess Xinyang peeked out half of her head from behind Marquis Xuanping to look at her.

Xuanping Houfu turned around and saw the top of his black hair sprouting, and the corners of his lips curled up in a funny way.

"Old man." He looked at the old woman again, "It's getting late. Can we go to your house to rest for the night?"

"Okay." The old woman responded slowly, turned around and walked away with her cane.

Princess Xinyang looked at the stooped old woman walking away and asked him, "Do we really want to go to her house?"

Xuanpinghou looked around: "There is no other place to stay here. If you go to her house, at least you won't freeze to death. By the way, I also want to inquire about the Dongyi soldiers."

Princess Xinyang thought this.

Who would have expected that they would accidentally end up in the territory of the Dongyi people? They were not familiar with the terrain, and Xiao Ji was seriously injured. If they really wanted to wander around in the ice and snow, it would be better to find a place to recuperate first.

Thinking of something, she asked again: "Tell me, did she see what happened just now?"

　　Xuan Pinghou said thoughtfully: "Not sure."

Princess Xinyang sighed: "Forget it, so what if I saw it? Is it possible that we can really attack a helpless old man? Let's follow her and keep an eye on her to prevent her from snitching."

 The two of them followed the old man to a simple little hut.

The old woman lives in a relatively remote area. A hundred steps further east is a sparse village.

Seeing the confusion on Princess Xinyang's face, Xiao Ji explained in a low voice: "In Dongyi, lonely old people without children or husbands will be moved out of the village. They are regarded as the incarnation of bad luck."

Princess Xinyang suddenly realized: "That's it. It seems that she didn't lie to us. She is really the only one in her family."

The old man is old and has difficulty moving. He does not have much guarantee for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the house is not kept clean.

  She pointed to a dusty hut and said to the two of them: "You guys will stay here tonight and eat in the kitchen house."

 After saying that, she went back to her house and ignored the two strangers.

Xiao Ji was seriously injured. After entering the house, he could no longer maintain his composure in front of others. His face turned pale and he sat on the dusty wooden board.

Just now she came out of the cave and encountered a series of accidents. It was only now that she had the chance to look at him seriously.

 You don’t know if you don’t look at it. Only after looking at it do you realize that his condition is very bad.

 No wonder she was not allowed to light a fire in the cave. If she had known that his expression was so bad, she would have left him to rest where he was and explored the way by herself.

But then I thought about it, if I really went there by myself, I would have been captured by Dongyi soldiers at the entrance of the cave.

How could he...always be so considerate of her?

Princess Xinyang was moved, forgetting that she was driven crazy by his words in the cave. She subconsciously raised her hand and touched his forehead: "It's so hot!"

Xiao Ji took her hand off and held it tightly in his palm without saying a word.

 The house became quiet.

Princess Xinyang felt the warmth from his palm. He held her hand tightly and unconsciously rubbed the back of her hand with his thumb.

Like a silent comfort.

 …

Princess Xinyang tidied up the room and took out the cotton wool and mattress from the cabinet. They were clean, but slightly damp.

Princess Xinyang went to ask the old lady to borrow a brazier. She took the brazier and squatted on the ground to make a fire.

 She gave birth for a long time but she didn't get it right and even turned herself into a cat with a big face.

Xiao Ji sat on the stool with a pale face and looked at her with a half-smile: "Qin Fengwan, is this your first time doing this?"

“So what?” Princess Xinyang muttered, “I think Jiaojiao gets angry very quickly, that’s how she gets angry.”

 Xiao Ji laughed. It hurt so much that the wound was about to burst.

He calmed down his emotions and stopped smiling, but the smile in his eyes could almost overflow.

 He said: "I'm coming."

 “Sit down for me!” Princess Xinyang ordered coldly.

 Xiao Jifu sat back helplessly.

Princess Xinyang continued to light the fire, and finally got the fire started at the cost of burning a handful of her bangs.

 She began to bake the damp mattress.

 Then he burned the mattress...

The old woman originally didn't want to talk to the two of them, but she was probably worried that if she continued like this, the woman would burn down her home.

She came over with a dark face and helped them bake the quilts. She also brought a new mattress and baked it before she dared to hand it to Princess Xinyang.

Princess Xinyang made the bed, helped Xiao Ji take off his armor, and then helped him lie down on the warm mattress.

"I'm going to get something to eat." She pulled the quilt over Xiao Ji and turned around to go to the kitchen house.

 The old man's living conditions are very difficult. There is nothing in the kitchen except pickles and pancakes.

The pancakes are so hard that you can’t bite them at all.

Princess Xinyang looked at the water in the water tank and had an idea in her heart.

The old woman was twisting hemp rope in her house. She was too old to farm and hunt, so she made a living by doing some simple handicrafts.

She thought that it was time for the two people to eat. One of them was very picky about the tender skin and meat, so he probably wouldn't eat the cold food directly.

She was just a step too late, and sure enough, by the time she was about to heat up a meal for the two of them, the stove was already on fire.

　　The little Prince Bao, Princess Xinyang, whose face was covered in black and gray, stood in the yard in embarrassment.

 The old woman looked at her speechlessly.

Princess Xinyang pretended to be calm and said in a deep voice: "I have cooked at home, but your stove is not working!"

 Old woman: “…”

Princess Xinyang took off the gold bracelet from her wrist and gave it to the old woman as compensation.

The old woman went to the cellar to get a piece of bacon, stewed steamed buns for the two of them and sent them over.

Princess Xinyang looked at the broth on the table and said resentfully to the old woman: "So you hid the delicious food."

 The old woman went out expressionlessly.

 Xiao Ji laughed so hard that his wound hurt so much that he throbbed.

The weather in the east this year is very strange. The first month is almost over and there is another heavy snowfall.

Feather-like snowflakes are falling one after another. Different from the snow scene in the capital, the snow in the mountains gives people a feeling of tranquility and distance.

Princess Xinyang helped the old woman take in the clothes and straw ropes that were hanging outside.

“Old man, where have your family gone?” she asked.

She just asked casually, thinking that the old woman would not answer. Unexpectedly, after the other party was silent for a moment, the old voice said lightly: "They are dead. They were captured to fight. They are all dead."

Princess Xinyang looked at the old woman's lonely and hunched back and said nothing more.

 “She saw it.”

 At night, the two of them were lying on the bed, and Princess Xinyang said to Xiao Ji.

 “Hmm?” Xiao Ji didn’t understand why this topic suddenly came up.

Princess Xinyang looked at the dark beams and said in a daze: "She saw us killing the Dongyi soldiers. She didn't report us because she also hated the Dongyi soldiers. Her family was captured and sent to the army. Died in battle.”

 The cruelty of war is not something that ordinary people can bear.

Xiao Ji doesn't like fighting either, but it's his duty, and if he doesn't fight, the home behind him will be destroyed.

 The same goes for Dongyi soldiers.

 Everyone is his own master.

However, he has always been opposed to the capture of strong men as soldiers. The king of Dongyi should be killed and the kingship of Dongyi should be destroyed.

 He held her hand, giving her silent comfort and strength in the darkness.

 Princess Xinyang's mood gradually calmed down.

“Xiao Ji, are you asleep?”

 She asked softly.

 She responded with a steady breath.

Same, he was injured so badly and he still had a high fever, so he must have been sleepy for a long time.

Princess Xinyang, however, was a little unable to sleep. She supported her body with her arms and looked at his sleeping face unblinkingly through the snowy light coming through the cracks in the window.

 Twenty years have passed, and the splendor has not diminished.

 “Xiao Ji.”

 She screamed again.

 Xiao Ji slept deeply.

  She looked at him steadily, and a bold idea suddenly flashed through her mind.

Her cheeks turned red and she tied her head down.

 Is she possessed?

 How could she do this?

But-

She raised her head again and glanced at him shyly, her heart beating wildly.

  Anyway...he was asleep too, I don't know.

The well-educated, dignified and dignified Princess Xinyang finally plucked up the courage and slowly approached him with a blushing face. Her watery eyes fell on his thin, diamond-shaped lips.

She took a deep breath and did the boldest thing in her life. She leaned down and touched his cheek lightly with her lips.

In the darkness of the night, a low sneer came: "Qin Fengwan, you have been brave for a long time, is this all?"

 Princess Xinyang’s hair exploded!

 (End of this chapter)