Female General And Eldest Princess

On the day of the assassination, at an "appropriate" hour, a certain caravan passed that road.

When the prefect of Huzhou City came to the scene with a group of yamen servants, what he saw was: [-] corpses lying on the official road, their furs were stained red with blood and fell on the side of the road. There was also the fragmented carriage far away from the corpse. In front of the fragments of the carriage lay the corpse of a horse, with a dagger stuck in its buttocks, and the blood flowed from the wound. frightened horses and brought them back.

"Have you found anyone?" Huzhou prefect tremblingly walked towards the returning yamen servant.

"Going back to my lord, only three frightened horses were found, and we brought them back, but I saw no one else."

Hearing the yamen servant's answer, the Huzhou prefect's legs softened and he fell to the ground.

"My lord, my lord, don't worry!"

"Look for it, dispatch all the personnel for me, look for it along the way, you must find it."

"Yes!" The yamen servant ordered them to disperse.

The Huzhou prefect looked at the pool of dried up blood with despair, and shouted in despair: "My life is over!"

Then he rolled his eyes and couldn't bear the blow and passed out.

That night, the Huzhou prefect who searched to no avail had to accept the "reality" in the end, and ordered his master to draw up a note, and personally took the note to Beijing overnight to report the situation.

The eldest princess was assassinated in the territory under his jurisdiction, and her whereabouts were unknown together with Pingyanghou's son. Now, my trip to Beijing may be a life-threatening trip, and His Royal Highness King Yong will not be able to protect himself...

It's a pity that I gave away those vain money back then. I knew it would be like this today. At the beginning, he said nothing. He went bankrupt and bought this Huzhou prefect. Well, I have to die with myself...

On the third day after Li Xian "disappeared", Li Zhao received a report from the prefect of Huzhou. At that time, Li Zhao had already slept in the imperial concubine's bedroom. cried out.

After Li Zhao took the report presented by the eunuch, his blood rushed straight to the top of his head. "Huo" lifted the quilt and got up from the dragon bed. He made a circle and fell to the ground.

Concubine De immediately kept silent when she saw this posture, until Li Zhao walked out of the bedroom angrily before she dared to recruit a maidservant to wait for her to get up.

Li Zhao strode up to the kneeling Huzhou prefect, no matter where he was, he kicked as soon as he raised his foot.

The poor prefect of Huzhou was not young at all, and he had been on the road day and night for three days, and he was frightened along the way. It was easy to be kicked by Li Zhao, and he passed out all of a sudden.

Li Zhao looked at the Huzhou prefect who was lying on the ground, still not calm, and said to the guards beside him: "Drag this dog out to the widow and chop it up, execute it immediately, and pass on the decree. All the property of the Huzhou prefect will be confiscated. All males will be beheaded, and they will be exiled to build the city wall in Yizhou under the age of 14, and the females will be prostitutes, and the three clans will not be allowed to be officials for life."

"Yes!"

The guards got the order and quickly dragged the fainted Huzhou prefect out, with their heads lowered, for fear of offending the emperor's Tianwei. will.

And the speaker who recorded the emperor's words and deeds also silently wiped off his sweat, and wrote quickly:

In the 28th year of Yuanding, autumn, September [-]th, the emperor was furious...

The poor prefect of Huzhou spent all his wealth to please King Yong to get such a position. Now that his buttocks are not hot, he came to the capital day and night, and then he was beheaded in a coma.

Concubine De also came out of the bedroom at this time, and she had already understood the general outline of the matter from the mouth of the chief eunuch.

Concubine De is one of the few concubines in the deep palace who can match her own title. She is indeed very virtuous, and she had a good relationship with Li Qingcheng when Li Qingcheng was still alive. Concubine De had two children. The son, the prince Li Huan, is sixteen years old. After a while, he should receive the title of prince and go to the fief. The second son Li Pei is twelve years old.

But Concubine De did not compete for favor by relying on the superiority of her heirs, and took the last place among the four concubines.

Concubine De came to Li Zhao's back, put a black cloak on Li Zhao's body, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's autumn, and the night is heavy with dew. Please take care of the dragon's body."

Hearing Concubine De's voice, Li Zhao's face softened, and he turned around and said, "Xian'er was assassinated, and disappeared together with Pingyang Marquis Prince Li Zhong, let the widow know who has such courage. Killed him."

Hearing Li Zhao's words, Concubine De smiled wryly in her heart, who is it?Do you still need to guess?She deliberately planned to attack a princess who lived in the deep palace for a long time, besides those you love, is there anyone else? But Concubine De understands that there are some things she should say and some things she shouldn't say.

Moreover, Concubine De is convinced that Li Zhao is not confused, how many people who can sit on the throne are confused?The methods they are using now are probably leftovers from His Majesty's play in the past. Concubine De didn't believe that Li Zhao didn't know, but she didn't mind accompanying Li Zhao to pretend to be confused.

Concubine De patted Li Zhao's chest that was obviously heaving due to anger, looked at Li Zhao's gray hair at the temples, and comforted her: "Your Majesty, it's important to take care of the dragon's body. The concubine thinks that if no one is found, it is good news."

"Hmm..." Li Zhao hugged Concubine De in his arms and looked at the Changxin Palace Lantern at the entrance of the main hall, wondering what he was thinking.

Almost at the same time, even earlier than Li Zhao's side, the news of Li Xian's assassination and disappearance spread to all the houses.

King Qi, King Chu, King Yong, Pingyang Houfu...

He immediately got the information about Li Xian's assassination and disappearance.

King Qi finished reading the silk newspaper in his hand, and smiled playfully: "I'm really impatient, the father is old, but he hasn't reached the point of fainting, are the two younger brothers afraid of backfire?" After speaking, King Qi burned the silk newspaper.

Marquis Wushuang took a step forward and asked in a low voice: "My lord, who is going to kill the princess? I don't understand, it's better to take down the prince once and for all than to spend so much time dealing with the princess, and the princess is just a girl." , but in the end it is just marrying and obeying the husband, so why bother?"

"Ah."

Qi Wang Li Zhen smiled, looked at Xiahou Wushuang and shook his head, saying: "Wushuang, you just know how to fight is not enough, when the world is peaceful, you still have to use your brains, at present, although the father is old, but not yet. To the point of bewilderment, do you think that the father doesn't know about their little tricks? Although the prince is young, he is still in the Eastern Palace. If he dares to mess around under the eyes of the father, is he dead? Even if he succeeds, he might just do it with others. It’s just a wedding dress, but moving the princess is different. You are right about one thing. No matter how much the father loves the imperial sister, she is still a daughter. If the action is successful, the father will be heartbroken, but in the end he will still favor his son. Here, it will be nothing in the end, but for the prince, after losing the only sister who sincerely protects him, they can take it slowly and have a buffer time."

"So this time the princess is in danger?"

"Don't underestimate my imperial sister. I have said several times that if she is a man, she must be the best candidate for the crown prince. Do you think my two younger brothers can beat her? Maybe this is in the favor of the emperor. Sister's intention, to disappear along the way, just to avoid the edge is also unknown..."

"My lord, there is something that I have never understood. Now that the queen has passed away, you are also the eldest son of your majesty. You have made outstanding military achievements, and you have won the support and love of the people. According to the general, it's not like you can't sit in that position. Why are you ..."

"Wushuang, one day you will understand that this glory and wealth are like passing clouds. Life is too short to enjoy yourself in time. This king only loves beauties, not country."

"But my lord, if you become a great treasure, what kind of woman in the world won't get it?"

King Qi looked at Xiahou Wushuang, smiled noncommittally, and said nothing.

That night, dozens of messengers rushed out from the capital all night, and they all carried the portraits of Li Xian and Li Zhong and the imperial decree that issued the death order, and rushed to various places wearing stars and moon...

Let's talk about the other side, Lin Wanyue drove the donkey cart to follow Li Xian's previous plan and headed west towards Liancheng.

Lin Wanyue whipped the ass of the donkey with a small leather whip in one hand, while recalling what Li Xian said to her just now, at this moment, Lin Wanyue suddenly realized that her original gaze was so narrow, and Li Xian's few words lightly , let Lin Wanyue suddenly see the light, she was extremely surprised and delighted, and found that the original problem can still be thought of in this way, and the original way of handling things can still be handled in this way.

At this time, Lin Wanyue had great admiration for Li Xian, and at the same time, a longing was ignited in Lin Wanyue's heart. She longed for one day to become a person like Li Xian, and she hoped that Li Xian could give her more love. Pointing out, teaching her more knowledge...

It can be said that Li Xian gave Lin Wanyue a new direction in life, a path that Lin Wanyue felt was very suitable for her.

There was nothing to say all the way, Li Xian sat in the donkey cart driven by Lin Wanyue, and headed towards Liancheng along the suburban road.

After walking for a long time, Lin Wanyue finally saw a farm from a distance, she looked up at the sky, and said, "Gong...Xian'er, I see a farm ahead, why don't we stay here tonight? If we go any further, I'm afraid we will sleep in the open today."

"Flying Star, you decide."

"it is good."

Lin Wanyue drove the donkey cart to the gate of the village, got out of the cart, took the rein and led the donkey to the village, and reached the deepest part of the village, Lin Wanyue tied the rein to the old locust tree, and came to the side of the donkey cart "Xian'er, I'll go in and ask if I can stay overnight, please wait in the car for a while."

"Ah."

Lin Wanyue came to a bamboo fence in a yard, and saw a white-haired old man sitting on a wooden stake in the yard, fanning a cattail fan in his hand to cool off.

"Old man!"

"Hey? Who called me?"

"The old man is me."

The old man raised his head and saw a dark and thin young man standing outside his fence, so he got up from the wooden pier and came to Lin Wanyue: "What's the matter?"

"Old man, my junior's surname is Lin Mingfei... I took my wife to visit relatives in Liancheng, and there is no place to stay here. Seeing that it is getting late, old man, I wonder if you can make it easy for me and my wife to stay overnight."

"What's the matter, old man?"

Hearing the sound of conversation in the yard, the old woman who was cooking staggered out of the house.

"The young couple passing by, want to spend the night."

While turning his head to answer the old woman's words, the old man stooped to the courtyard door and opened the door for Lin Wanyue: "Come in, we are the only old couple at home, you two can live in my son's room tonight. "

"Thank you, old man!" Lin Wanyue bowed respectfully to the old man, then turned around and went to pick up Li Xian in the donkey cart.

"Old lady, the west house has not been lived in for a long time, and it is very cold. You can light the fire wall to drive away the cold, and steam a few more steamed buns by the way."

The old woman responded, and Lin Wanyue came to the donkey cart and lifted the curtain: "Xian'er, it's done, come down."

Lin Wanyue stretched out her hand and carefully helped Li Xian down.

The two walked into the farmyard of the old couple. The yard was small, with a jujube tree planted and a big yellow dog tied to the west. There were two houses and a woodshed, and the smoke was slowly rising from the chimney.

"Thank you, old man." Li Xian thanked the old man politely.

"Hey...you don't have to thank you, young man, you are so lucky to have married such a beautiful lady!"

Hearing what the old man said, Lin Wanyue smiled awkwardly, but in the eyes of the old man, she became simple and honest and shy. The old man thought to himself: She must be newlywed.

The fire wall was connected to the west room, and the old woman came out, and saw a girl who was dressed in a peasant woman's coarse clothes but was still beautiful as if she had walked out of a New Year's picture, and a tall, thin and dark young man standing beside her, so she warmly welcomed her. : "Come on, sit in the room, dinner will be ready soon."

The two followed the old woman into the room. The furnishings in the room were very old. Looking at such a room, Lin Wanyue felt indifferent, but when she thought of Li Xian beside her, she immediately felt extremely guilty, and almost subconsciously stretched out. She wiped the stool that Li Xian was going to sit on with her sleeve, and after helping Li Xian to sit down, she suddenly realized that it was impolite to do so. She was about to turn around and apologize to the old woman, but she saw the old woman looking at her with a loving smile , with deep wrinkles on his face: "Young man, have you just gotten married?"

Lin Wanyue's face became hot: "Well... yes, not long."

"Is it a lady from a rich family?"

Lin Wanyue scratched her head and replied, "Yes."

Seeing that she had guessed everything correctly, and seeing Lin Wanyue's reserved look, the old woman smiled even wider, and continued to ask: "You were the one who abducted you."

"Yes, let me... No, no, old man, it's not what you think."

When Lin Wanyue heard that the old woman had actually made such a guess, she was anxious, and hurried to defend herself, but after much deliberation, she couldn't find any excuse, so she could only repeatedly say no.

Seeing Lin Wanyue like this, the old woman became more certain, so she said to Lin Wanyue earnestly and earnestly: "You will be blessed in the next life, treat others well."

After finishing speaking, he stopped talking to Lin Wanyue and turned around to go out.

In fact, it's not that the old woman thinks too much, but she also eloped secretly with her wife at the beginning. She was originally the daughter of a local wealthy gentry, and her father disliked that his old man was a military household. He married a widow and refused to agree to the marriage.In the end, the old woman gritted her teeth and took her boudoir to elope with the old man. Elopement is an act of reckless behavior. The old woman was also worried, but now more than 40 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Although life is very poor, Her son also died on the battlefield more than ten years ago, but she has never regretted marrying her husband.

As an "experienced person", the old woman knew at first sight that such a girl could not be raised by an ordinary farmer's family when she saw Li Xian. I saw myself and my wife back then.

I think that when I eloped with the old man, I lived in a broken house, and his old man took good care of her like this...

"Gong, Xian'er..."

Li Xian knew what Lin Wanyue was going to say, so she gave her a comforting smile and said, "It's okay, since it's here, it's safe."

"I just feel that you have been wronged." Lin Wanyue said guiltily.

Li Xian shook her head resolutely: "I think it's good to come out and have a look. There are some things that you have to see with your own eyes before you know what to do in the future."

Lin Wanyue tasted the meaning of Li Xian's words, and was moved a little in her heart.

Dinner is very simple, just one steamed bun per person and a bowl of wild vegetables.

While eating, Lin Wanyue secretly looked at Li Xian, and saw that Li Xian didn't feel disgusted at all. Although she frowned inadvertently when she first entered, Li Xian still ate half of the steamed bun and some of the wild vegetables.

Leftovers are always bad in such a farming family, and Lin Wanyue is well aware of this.

So she took Li Xian's remaining half of the steamed bun and wild vegetables and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Li Xian was startled when she saw Lin Wanyue like this, she was about to speak out to stop her but saw the two old people lovingly looking at Lin Wanyue who was buried in her meal, so she had no choice but to endure it.

However, there were still two faint blushes on Li Xian's fair face. The thought of what she had eaten was eaten by a man, which made Li Xian feel ashamed. Although... this person is not strict. man in the sense.

After dinner, the scorching sun happened to be setting, the old man took out his ax to chop some firewood while it was cool, but Lin Wanyue snatched it away.

"Old man, let me come."

"This can't be done, the visitor is a guest, give it to me quickly."

"Let me come, old man. You can rest for a while. You can't eat and live for free. And I want to boil some water for... my wife and let her take a bath... I don't know if it will work."

"Okay, why not, I'll let the old lady burn it for you."

"Then thank you, old man!" Lin Wanyue smiled foolishly at the old man, then picked up the ax and started chopping wood.

Joining the army for more than two years, Lin Wanyue has developed all her strength. Now this job is simply a child's play for her. In just half an hour, Lin Wanyue split all the wooden stakes in the old man's house into pieces. Gathering firewood, the happy old man could not close his mouth from ear to ear, and praised Lin Wanyue.

Lin Wanyue was embarrassed by the compliment, and seeing that it was still early, she went to ask the old man where the water source was, and then went to fetch water with the wooden bucket and pole in the yard.

There is a well in this village, only a few dozen steps away from the old man's house. Lin Wanyue filled the old couple's tank in one go, and two buckets came out, which is enough water for Li Xian to bathe.

Lin Wanyue herself couldn't tell what she was thinking, she was obviously running for her life, but she just subconsciously didn't want to wrong Li Xian, she always wanted to provide Li Xian with the best conditions on the way to escape within her ability.

There is still a long way to go back to Beijing, and they don't have much to worry about. I'm afraid there will be cases of sleeping in the wild in the future. Now, while there is still a chance, I can do something for Li Xian.

After eating, Li Xian sat in the west room and did not come out. Just now when she heard voices coming from the yard, she also got up to have a look. When she saw Lin Wanyue helping someone chop firewood, she turned and sat down again.

When Lin Wanyue came in with a big wooden barrel in her arms, Li Xian was startled. Before Li Xian could speak, Lin Wanyue wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to Li Xian, "Xian'er, I ask the old man to burn it. Some water, I'll bring it in for you later, after driving for a day, you can wash it."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Li Xian stared blankly at the wooden barrel standing in the room with some surprise: This man chops firewood and carries water at the same time, does he just want to boil water for himself?

After a while, Lin Wanyue came back, carrying the wooden bucket in and out again and again, and the water was adjusted in a few moments.

"Xian'er, wash it up, I'll watch it for you outside, call me when you're done washing up."

After speaking, Lin Wanyue went out, moved a stool and sat outside the door of Westinghouse.

Li Xian walked to the side of the wooden barrel, put her hand in the wooden barrel, and felt that the water temperature was just right, but she couldn't stop feeling a strange feeling in her heart again.

Li Xian took off her clothes and soaked her body in the wooden barrel. The warm water wrapped her body. Li Xian swung the water on her body and thought a lot...

She is the eldest princess from the main palace. Her father doted on her and gave her [-] households to live in. She enjoys the same treatment as the feudal lord. Since she was a child, the last thing she lacks is someone who pleases her. What she wants, she has never There is nothing that cannot be obtained.

As she grew older, Li Xian also gradually understood that those so-called flattery and obedience all had their own purposes.

But today, Li Xian was moved by this bucket of bath water. For so many years, this Lin Feixing might be the first person to do things for himself without any purpose...

Thinking of this, Li Xian felt complicated for some reason.