empress and princess

In desperation, in order to save Qin Tangjing, Chu Huaimin repelled Zhao Bing who was attacking Qin Tangjing, but it was too late to avoid the oncoming Changge. A cut was made on the corner of her eyebrow, her flesh and blood turned out, and half of her face was covered with blood. .

Such an appearance caught Qin Tangjing's eyes and immediately surprised her.

"My lord, let's go!" Han Wenxiu rushed over when he missed the opportunity to see Chu Huaimin injured, "I will open the way for you!"

The battlefield has always been ruthless, and the surrounding sides are full of flesh and blood.

At this time, the two had no time to say a word, Qin Tangjing resolutely abandoned Ma Fei and landed on the back of the 'Long Fu' behind Chu Huaimin, leading her back to the camp.

But at the critical moment, Chu Huaimin didn't care about his face injury, he tore off Qin Tangjing's shirt and said, "Be careful, someone is going to assassinate you, he..."

"Who dares to assassinate me?" Qin Tangjing rode behind and saw the blood that Chu Huaimin left on her chin, flying drop by drop onto her cheeks, she wiped her face, staining her palms red.Qin Tangjing held his breath for no reason, "Didn't I tell you to protect yourself!"

Chu Huaimin immediately said: "I'm fine, the overall situation is the most important..."

"To shut up!"

Qin Tangjing's voice was almost roaring, and he rushed back with a silver spear, bleeding out a path.

The wind was blowing violently, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.The blood from that bruised wound stained half of Chu Huaimin's face, and also fell all over Qin Tangjing's face.

Chu Huaimin grabbed the corner of Qin Tangjing's shirt tightly.

After quickly retreating to the Qin army's camp, Qin Tangjing hugged Chu Huaimin directly to the ground, quickly ordered someone to call for a military doctor, pulled a light blue handkerchief from her sleeve, and stuffed it in her hand.

"Stay alive!"

After saying that, Qin Tangjing climbed on his horse and rushed into the battlefield to fight without looking back.

Soon, the military doctor was ordered to rush over, "His Royal Highness, please enter the account without further delay."

"Wait a minute." Chu Huaimin calmly wiped the blood off his face, and from the corner of his eye, he glanced at the familiar stitching lines on the corner of the handkerchief, took it off and took a look, only to find that the light blue handkerchief Qin Tangjing gave him was actually his own.

Seeing that Chu Huaimin's face was covered in blood, the personal maid turned pale with fright, and ran over in panic, trembling, not daring to touch her, "Your Highness, what, why..."

"Don't panic, hurry up and ask Chen Hao to come and see me."

"Princess..."

"Go!"

The maid stomped her feet anxiously, but finally went.

The military doctor at the side couldn't help but bitterly said: "His Royal Highness, the king has orders, and the ministers dare not disobey. If something happens to you, the ministers really cannot afford it."

"I have a skin injury, nothing happened." Chu Huaimin clutched the blood-stained handkerchief tightly, feeling a little anxious in his heart, but his indifference finally disappeared.

Chen Hao came quickly after hearing the letter, and saw the military doctor and maid who were kneeling on the ground, while Chu Huaimin stood coldly, his dusty white clothes were stained with blood... Chen Hao was shocked, and took three steps at a time.

"Princess!"

Chu Huaimin raised his hand to stop him from speaking, "It's inconvenient to say more now, she is in danger at the moment, you go and protect her."

Who this 'she' is is self-evident.

Chen Hao's heart was pounding in his throat, his hands and feet were trembling, fearing that something might happen to Chu Huaimin, he gritted his teeth and said, "I am the eldest princess' bodyguard, she..."

She is not his who!

However, the maid cried anxiously, grabbed Chen Hao and pushed him desperately, "Your Highness told you to go, you should go quickly, didn't you see that His Highness couldn't hold on anymore! How could you explain to the king if you delayed the injury!"

Chu Huaimin's wound couldn't stop bleeding, and half of his face was wiped clean and covered.

The military doctor was also urgently urging, Chen Hao had a hard time making a choice, and he dared not disobey the order. He was cruel, and tore off Qin Bing from the horse beside him, rode his horse into the army, and went to protect the "her" that the eldest princess said.

At sunset and dusk, the victory and defeat were already divided, and the drums of Zhao Guoming's Jin Suibing rang again and again, and the army was retreating steadily, but the Qin army was invincible under the leadership of King Qin tirelessly.

In less than two hours, Zhao Guo's [-] troops suffered numerous casualties.

King Zhao angrily scolded King Qin for breaking the contract of the Seven Kingdoms, disregarding the rules of the Seven Kingdoms, and disregarding the etiquette and laws. Later, he was really afraid of being beaten and drove away by himself.

It was enough to run away, and Zhao Wang said harshly alone: ​​"Qin Tangjing, just wait, you will kill yourself if you disdain the law of etiquette so much, and the widow will definitely come back and fight to the death with you!"

So he retreated in despair with the remnant soldiers.

……

The sky was dark, covered with a layer of blood, and the fighting gradually came to an end——

"Your Majesty, that fellow Zhao Wang has escaped, are you still chasing him?" Li Shiqin gasped for breath and chopped down the last man, and even the iron-clad man collapsed from exhaustion.

Qin Tangjing arrived at the ground with silver spears, "Forget it, poor bandits don't chase after them."

"King Zhao is a coward, he has the ability to escape." Li Shiqin thumped the ground, looked up and saw Qin Tangjing's battle robe was torn, blood was dripping all over his body, there was not a single piece of skin on his face intact, he couldn't tell whose blood was there, even so, he couldn't hide it The innate aura of a king.

"My lord, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"No problem." Qin Tangjing glanced at the corpses scattered all over the place. There were young faces, including enemy soldiers and soldiers of the Qin State.Her eyebrows moved slightly, her voice was already hoarse, "Clean up the battlefield and take them home."

"Follow the order." Li Shiqin bowed three times on his knees.

The first worship is the king, the second worship is the heaven and the earth, and the third worship... for those soldiers who are loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and died in battle.

The moonlit night was deep and dark, and the cruelty and indifference of the day finally returned to calm. The moon climbed up quietly, and a ray of moonlight illuminated the road on the ground, and also illuminated a shocking bloody scene.

Under the treetops, Qin Tangjing patted the body of the 'Changfu' horse, slightly bent his eyebrows and eyes, and muttered to himself: "Old man, thanks to you for saving the lonely king several times, thank you."

'Changfu' was given to her by the little Huangshu, and now it is given to the woman.

Qin Tangjing stepped on the horse, the tips of his ears moved suddenly, he turned around and shouted:

"Who?"

The attendants surrounded Qin Tangjing to be vigilant, only to see a blurry black shadow gradually appearing, Qin Tangjing couldn't identify it, and heard the man coughing a few times and reporting his family name: "I, Chen Hao."

"You?" Qin Tangjing frowned, "If you don't follow Chu Huaimin, why are you here?"

Chen Hao covered his chest, scolded his mother twice, and replied with a forced smile: "...I followed, but was scattered by the enemy army and got lost."

Qin Tangjing was dubious: "In that case, you go back with the lonely king."

Chen Hao said: "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

At the same time, the military account is engraved, and the candle is flickering.

Li Shizhou felt restless all of a sudden, "You mean, someone took advantage of the chaos to assassinate the king?" The assassin turned out to be King Qin's close friend, which undoubtedly created trouble for the tiger!

Li Shizhou subconsciously chose not to believe it, because it was impossible to know whether Chu Huaimin was an enemy or a friend, but looking at the hideous scar on Chu Huaimin's eyebrow, how could Chu Huaimin not be able to defeat a little Zhao Bing in terms of martial arts?

If he retreated from the assassin to save Qin Tangjing, he might be scratched without noticing it for a while.

"Could it be...you read it wrong?"

"No." Chu Huaimin frowned and pulled at the wound, with the slightest pain like needle pricks. Her face was slightly pale, but she still said, "I saw it with my own eyes."

"Then it will be difficult. General Han has been with Shiqin for many years, and he is also loyal to Daqin, and he has made great military exploits for Daqin. How could it be..." Li Shizhou clapped his fists halfway through the analysis, and said two words, " The Han family!"

"Han family?"

"Yes, Han Wenxiu is likely to be instructed by the Han family."

Holding the teacup, Chu Huaimin moved his fingertips slightly: "I remember a few days ago on the martial arts arena, General Han denied his relationship with the Han family."

Li Shizhou suppressed his anger for a moment, and sighed: "You don't know this. Speaking of which, Han Wenxiu really has nothing to do with the Han family. He never admits that he is from the Han family, but he belongs to a branch of the Han family. It is the Han family."

As soon as Li Shizhou explained, Chu Huaimin understood.

In the world, the bloodlines of the concubine and the neighbors are distinct, the class hierarchy is strict, and the collateral line is controlled by the family but not reused by the family. Once no one in the family is outstanding, they will be discriminated against everywhere. Han Wenxiu grew up in this atmosphere. The hatred for the family is naturally deep.

And the Han family of the family is targeting the rear guard in everything.

This imperial conquest is a rare opportunity for the Han family.

Involved in the dispute between the court of the Qin Kingdom, Chu Huaimin deliberately stayed away, "My lady, what do you think about this matter?"

Li Shizhou pondered for a moment: "Don't stretch it out, wait for me to beat you."

He didn't want to get involved, Chu Huaimin nodded, and after thinking about it, he followed up: "General Han is an upright person, he doesn't seem to be able to do such a thing, I'm afraid he will be controlled by others."

As soon as the sound fell, horses hooves galloped outside the military tent, and there was a burst of joyful shouts, the curtain was suddenly lifted, and the scouts shouted excitedly:

"Prime Minister, the king is back!"

The two looked at each other and got up immediately.

The visitor came in through the opened curtain, and was swept in by the cold autumn and winter night wind. She changed her battle armor and put on a long robe, her eyes were bright and her teeth were bright, her voice was low and hoarse but filled with triumphant joy:

"My lady, the lonely king has won the battle!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on his triumphant return." Li Shizhou cupped his hands.

"The lady didn't see it, how did the lonely king take Zhao Wang..." When his eyes swept over Chu Huaimin, Qin Tangjing suddenly paused, and stopped in place.

"What about King Zhao?"

"...Beating like a stray dog."

Looking at each other, Qin Tangjing seemed to be frozen.

Chu Huaimin's face lost its rosiness and became haggard. Although the wound on the side of the brow did not grow to the corner of the eye, a scarlet wound landed on that magnificent face. A wound on a woman's face is always ugly, even if it is healed It will also leave a scar.

Seeing the two of them staring at each other for a long time, Li Shizhou understood the interest, and clasped his hands and followed closely: "Your Majesty, I still have something to do, so I will take my leave first."

"..."

There was no one else in the tent, no one was speechless, Chu Huaimin was uncomfortable being stared at by Qin Tangjing, and he tilted his head slightly to cover up the injury on the corner of his brow.

Qin Tangjing sensed Chu Huaimin's movements, his heart skipped a beat, and he frowned, but looking at her calm and calm expression, it seemed that he was out of touch with Chu Huaimin—doesn't matter?

Whether it was to save her life or hurt her, Qin Tangjing couldn't imagine how Chu Huaimin rushed to save her from the army at that time, nor could he guess what Chu Huaimin's intention was.

She is the king, she is the monarch of Daqin, and death in the battlefield will benefit the state of Chu without any harm.

But—Chu Huaimin was saved anyway.

The price was that sudden blood-red wound.

Qin Tangjing moved her lips, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't know what to say, so she stepped closer to Chu Huaimin, bent down and picked up the hot tea on the table beside her, sat down and drank it to warm her stomach Warm up.

Chu Huaimin lowered his eyes and saw this, "Do you want more?"

"Yes, another one." Qin Tangjing handed it to her.

Chu Huaimin staggered the man's burning eyes, poured water from the pot, and said softly, "Congratulations on your victory."

Qin Tangjing hummed vaguely, but from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Chu Huaimin's eyebrows from time to time, as if the glaring wound would disappear out of thin air if he took a few more glances.

She hesitated and asked, "Does your injury... hurt?"

Chu Huaimin shook his head, went to get some medicine, and motioned to Qin Tangjing, "Give it to me."

The backs of Qin Tangjing's hands were covered with cracks and flesh turned outwards. On the battlefield, swords and swords would inevitably be injured. She waved her hand to express her indifference, and raised her head to meet Chu Huaimin's gaze. After a moment of hesitation, she finally gave her hand. she.

"It's okay, just a small injury."

Chu Huaimin said in a low voice, "Although the injury is minor, it will get better sooner with the medicine."

"Hmm...Okay, okay." Anyway, it was necessary to apply medicine, there seemed to be no difference between a military doctor or Chu Huaimin, Qin Tangjing glanced at his hand, and let her do it.

In fact, it wasn't just the back of the hands, Qin Tangjing fought with people for a long time, and his body was covered with scars, but when Chu Huaimin rolled up Qin Tangjing's sleeves, he found that she still had several stab wounds on her arm, but luckily the wounds were not deep, just flesh wounds.

"Where else is it hurt?"

"It seems..." Qin Tangjing moved and hissed, "My back hurts a bit." Perhaps Chu Huaimin's tone softened, and she muttered softly, "Damn Zhao Bing is used to sneak attacks."

Chu Huaimin pursed his lips, "Wait until you finish taking a bath and then do it again."

"Oh, that's fine too."

After applying the medicine, Chu Huaimin tidied up the medicine jar in an orderly manner.

Qin Tang glanced into her eyes, and saw that the face was scarred and still not concealing its graceful demeanor, his heart was a little thumped, watching Chu Huaimin stand up and put those medicine jars on his back.

"Why did you save me?"