Crown Sword

"Child, where is the child?"

Tuobaxiang opened her eyes, and when she saw the circular red willow skeleton above her head and the felt with a hazy gray-white light, she knew she was in a yurt, but her memory was still in the wilderness, and the fragments made her feel great fear.

Child, where is the child in your arms?

She threw off the blanket, jumped onto the ground barefoot, and darted across the tent.This yurt is large and divided into four small rooms by coarse woolen curtains, but right now there are no children or people in each room, and the blood in her chest is surging. run.

The tapestry curtain was opened at this moment, and a woman in a wool skirt walked in. She was holding the child on her chest with her arms around her, and was humming a shepherd song on the grassland to lull her to sleep. When she looked up, she saw Tuoba Xiang holding a knife , with a fierce expression on his face, he was so frightened that he almost threw the child to the ground.Tuoba Xiang threw the knife and gave her a hand, and the two sat down on the straw mat made of Achnatherum splendens.

"The baby's face is blue from hunger, I just fed some milk."

The woman put the child on the cot and wrapped him in thick wool.

Hearing this, Tuoba Xiang touched his empty stomach and buried his head deeply.After fleeing that night, the rest time is precious, not to mention eating and drinking. Even with that time, there is no food suitable for newborn babies on the grassland.She didn't know how to breastfeed, so in the end she could only cut her finger and give him to drink her own blood.

"How can you be a mother? Such a small child will die if he eats and sleeps in the open." The woman poured a glass of goat milk and handed it over, while scolding, "I will go out later, and you will die alone. Are you breastfeeding?"

These words are very straightforward, Tuoba Xiang's face became hot, bit his lip and shook his head.

"I see," seeing her silent and apologetic expression, the woman couldn't hold back, and muttered in a low voice, "Anyone can be a parent these days!" , as if figuring out the reason, he quickly changed his words, "I see, I will prepare some food for you in a while, goat milk is also available, but you have to heat it yourself, the boiler will do it."

Tuobaxiang nodded again and again: "Yes, yes. Many, thank you, big sister." Seeing that someone was going out with a workman, she chased after two steps and was blocked in front of the door.

"I threw away your rotten clothes. I'll wait and find you a suit."

The woman snatched the door curtain and pulled it down. Tuobaxiang looked down at the underwear on her body, and wandered in front of the door. Just as she was about to turn her head to look at the child, a few women's chatter outside the door came to mind. They all spoke Xianbei dialect. into the ear--

"I can't even breastfeed. I'm right. She must have stolen the man and ran away. After giving birth, she was abandoned. How can a girl from a good family not have a mother-in-law to guide her?"

"It looks pretty, doesn't it look like it!"

"Who knows? Maybe they were fleeing famine. Her husband died young, and she brought a posthumous child! She came from the west, from the Helan tribe!"

"Poor thing..."

"Well, it's just that face and figure, some men like it, and they can remarry, so why should you be pitiful!"

Tuobaxiang has never heard such humiliating words. If she was placed in the palace, she would have taught someone to drag her out and cut her tongue. Unhappy, she picked up the scimitar and rushed out to give her life to others: "I want to be the representative of the country." Princess Xiang..."

At this moment, the baby on the bed woke up and burst into tears.

"Oh, my little ancestor, why are you crying again?" Her heart softened, and she was anxious to comfort the child, thinking that this family saved her after all, so she didn't bother to tear herself apart with those gossips outside.

"Don't cry, don't cry."

Tuobaxiang hugged and coaxed, sat and coaxed, sang songs to coax him, but she couldn't coax him well, she was so angry that she didn't dare to throw it away, so she could only obediently wipe the tears on his little face with her fingers.The boy who had been washed clean was white and cute. The more she looked at it, the better her mood became. Pointing to those black eyes, she kept muttering: "You are so beautiful. When you grow up, you boy don't know how many girls you will harm."

The baby in the swaddle suddenly cried louder.

"Yue'er, don't cry."

Tuoba Xiang scolded with a straight face, the child was frightened by her, and really didn't cry, but stretched out his little hand to touch her palm.She couldn't help thinking, it seems that only Feng Rulian's dignified and gentle yet somewhat stern look can hold her back the most.After thinking about it, he stood up straight and showed some momentum.

It just so happened that the woman came back with her old clothes. Seeing her putting on airs, she was a little annoyed. She walked over and pointed out: "The child is not hugged like this, it will hug him. You should put your head on your arm like this." Demonstration, when he touched the wet cloth jacket with his hand, his face turned dark, "He may not be hungry when he cries, you have to remember to urinate him every once in a while, otherwise this swaddling cloth won't last for two days, so change it frequently , You’re exhausted! But these are trivial things, you won’t even have time to regret it if you spoil the child!”

Then, the woman took off the swaddling clothes, replaced the wet cloth, and taught her hand in hand.Tuoba Xiang was a person who couldn't sit still, and had never done dirty work since she was a child. At this moment, listening to her talk was like chanting scriptures, and she just wanted to lift the table.

Don't take it anymore, okay!

But thinking of Feng Rulian's eyes on Tuogu before his death, thinking of Gongyang Qi who doesn't know life and death, and seeing the child who is holding her fingers and squinting and smiling innocently, Tuobaxiang sat down honestly again: "I know, I know."

I don't know if he sensed her helplessness, the child smiled even more heartily.

"I must have owed you in my previous life!"

After that, Tuobaxiang lived in the yurt for another two days, peeping outside the tent more and more day after day, both men and women, there is no taboo, she was born handsome, and at the age of marriage, the rules on the grassland There were not so many, but there were quite a few coveted people. By the third day, she couldn't sit still. Apart from being treated like a monkey, what worried her more was the late coming Gongyang Qi.

Feng Rulian said that as long as she takes the child away, then Gongyang Qi will definitely come after him, seeing that half a month has passed, but there is no news, it is really hard to bear.

At that time, she didn't have deep feelings for this child, and she cared more about that man.

Can no longer sit still!

Tuobaxiang made up her mind, left her jewelry that night as compensation to the woman who rescued her mother and daughter, then left without saying goodbye, went to the town with the child on her back, and then turned there, crossing the Dahei River to Shaling County to go.This is the southern border of the Dai Kingdom, after leaving the territory of the Helan tribe, she dared not act rashly after chasing her tail, her status as a princess can finally be used.

This place belongs to the Dugu Department, she quickly found Shaling County Prime Minister, and asked to see Liu Kuren, the Southern Master.Liu Kuren's mother is the sister of Dai Wang Tuoba Shiyiqian. In terms of seniority, Liu Kuren is Tuobaxiang's cousin. As long as he can meet people, there will be no worries on the way back to Yunzhong.

However, this county magistrate is a cautious ghost who is afraid of death. When he heard a woman calling to see Mr. Liu, he immediately pretended not to be in the mansion.

This made Tuobaxiang very anxious, she carried the child on her back, and directly punched in with a knife.

The county magistrate was admiring the flowers, and when he heard the movement, he immediately called for someone to escort him, but when he turned his head, he saw a cold light slash, and the blade stuck to his neck, followed by a cold and proud female voice: "You are too sick! It's not true, do you want me to help you, if you break your arms and legs, you can lie down for three to five years with peace of mind!"

"Spare me!" the county magistrate begged for mercy.

"What heroine..." Tuoba Xiang frowned when she heard this, and touched her belt badge, "Do you know who I am?" Thinking it was broken, it must have fallen in the wilderness while running away, or the elder sister of the household didn't know what to buy when she changed her old clothes, and threw them away as scraps.

The county magistrate was scared off by her aura, and asked tremblingly, "Who is the girl?"

Tuobaxiang cleared her throat to cover up her embarrassment: "I am Tuobaxiang, Princess Dingxiang. I was hunted down on the way to visit relatives in the Helan tribe, and lost everything. As long as you contact Liu Kuren, the Lord of the South, for me , when the time comes, your identity will be clear, and when I return to the palace, I will give you great rewards, and you will be promoted and rich." She was afraid that the county magistrate would not believe her, so she twisted the knife, and said softly and then hard, "You If you don't help, you will delay important matters and kill you."

"I'm going, I'm going!"

Forced by force, the county magistrate compromised and coaxed him with kind words, and finally settled the person and left the house in a hurry.The clerk followed closely behind, fearing that his merits would fall to him, he hurriedly asked people if he wanted to send a post envoy to send a letter to find Mr. Liu.

"What are you looking for!"

The county magistrate slapped him on the forehead, and stood at the base of the wall, pointing and sarcasm: "Just that tattered jacket and a child on his back, do you believe it's a princess? Just grab a random hooligan on the street, and fight and fight." Said that she is the king of heaven, do you believe it or not? Use your brain and think about what she said—"

"What's the matter?" The secretary looked aggrieved, but he saw that the girl was imposing, not like a commoner's wife.

"What's the matter! Take a closer look, Princess Dingxiang, the relatives of the Helan tribe were robbed, and their property was lost. Who is Princess Dingxiang? Her Majesty's youngest daughter, her sister, Princess Liaoxi, married He Ye, the leader of the Helan tribe. Do it, no matter what is the priority, just this closeness, if something goes wrong, it will not be my Dugu Department's turn to ask for help? Besides, the princess is not married yet, where did the child come from? Guess someone is trying to ruin my political achievements, " the county Cheng was spitting, and then hissed, and then he made a decision, "Well, find a smart wet nurse and go over to show her the baby. What's your reaction?"

The clerk complied, ventilated the steward in the mansion, and sure enough, he called an old nanny to take care of the child.Although the county magistrate agreed, Tuobaxiang was not at ease in her heart. She was not afraid of real swords and guns, but she was afraid that someone would take the child as a blame. a mistake.

The people in the house saw it and reported back quickly.

When the county magistrate heard this, his reaction was definitely his mother.

"But you can't just say it," the clerk was anxious to beat the side drums, fearing that he would miss the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune. "What if it's true? If it doesn't work out, wouldn't it be a dead end?"

"It's even worse for a real princess!"

The county magistrate pulled the man to the corner, clapped his hands, lowered his voice, and said solemnly: "You are stupid! If you are really a princess, you have an extra child who doesn't know why, and it is considered a royal secret. If you know a lot, protect me!" Don't cut it..." He drew a hand knife and slashed at his neck, "Listen to me, you have to throw the hot potato to someone else!"

"How?"

"Stay here with delicious food and drink. Don't lose anyone. If it is cheating food and drinking, you will show your feet after a long time. If it is not," the county magistrate paused, showing a meaningful smile, "Didn't you listen?" She said she had something important to do, so she had to leave by herself, and at most she would be at a disadvantage, but we didn't neglect, did we?"

The clerk suddenly realized: "Master is wise, when she finds another house, there will always be someone who will take care of her, so it has nothing to do with us."

For the first two days, Tuoba Xiang could sit back and relax and sleep peacefully. After a long time, one of the left prevaricated and the other perfunctory, but the southern master Liu Kuren couldn't find it, and neither could Gongyang Qi, so she asked for some money and carried it with her. Put on the burden and take the child with you, and go to the cloud by yourself.

The county magistrate agreed one by one, and helped to set up the horses and prepare the carts, and sent them out of the city.

The groom and the guards before leaving had heard the wind, and thought that Yun Zhongchuan still had a long way to go, not to mention serving a girl.

Although Tuobaxiang was angry, he was helpless, so he could only go home by himself.

There has never been a time like this, returning home all the way.

In the past, Tuoba Xianbei was just a tribe near Yinshan Mountain. Even if Daiguo was established later, it was only as the leader, gathering the chiefs of various tribes to hold a meeting and jointly manage it until Tuoba Shiyijian returned from Zhao Guo as a hostage. , This is to imitate the Han family system and set up hundreds of officials.

When Tuobaxiang was a child, she didn't like to be hugged by the front and the back, and the car frame was full of ceremonies, and the children of the grassland preferred freedom, so she used to break the rules in the palace, sneaked out of the palace, and there were many people who came and went to the Helan tribe. The princess's thousand gold medal, the officials all the way dare not refuse, there is never a lack of food and drink, and they don't feel tired, but they use it to play around.

If it wasn't for the house leaking and raining overnight, I wouldn't know the difficulty at the bottom.

Although the Shaling county magistrate got some money, he didn't plan carefully, and quickly spent it all. In the past, he took it for himself after spending it, but now no one recognizes her as a princess. It was because of the arrogance of the royal family in his heart that he didn't want to ask for help.

Adults can survive without eating and drinking, but children can't bear it. Newborns are fragile, and they have already suffered from an illness on the way. How can we lose now.

Tuobaxiang went to hunt pheasants and hares to feed his hunger, and when he turned around, he saw a herdsman who had herded cattle and sheep on half a hill, and after a few days, he was hungry for meat, so he went to steal milk to drink.

"Yue'er, don't cry, I'll share it with you later."

She took off the water bag around her waist, prostrated herself on the ground, sneaked under the belly of the old cow, and squeezed violently. She was about to fill up the pot. At this moment, the watchdog sniffed and came over. .She immediately pulled out the waist knife and stuck it on the ground. The dog was frightened and barked from afar in fear.

"go with!"

Tuobaxiang yelled fiercely at the old yellow dog. The dog didn't scare it away, but scared the baby in his arms to cry. .Tuoba Xiang closed the water bag and slipped out from under the cow's hooves, almost being stepped on.

Someone shouted: "Catch her!"

"Let the dog go, let the dog go! Where did you come from, that crazy woman!"

Tuoba Xiang was practicing Qi Dong Qing Gong, when she heard the scolding, she immediately turned around and pointed a machete at the person who was already annoyed: "Who are you calling a crazy woman?"

"Crazy woman who steals milk!"

With a horizontal kick, Tuobaxiang knocked down the fence, stepped on the top, pointed at himself and said in dissatisfaction, "I'm a crazy woman? Let me tell you, I'm a dignified man... Huh, little overlord of Yinshan Mountain! I want you to order it!" It is an honor to drink milk!"

"Sheep, the sheep ran away!"

As soon as the sheepfolds were dismantled, the cattle and sheep came out at night, and the pot was blown up immediately, and the chasers couldn't chase them, so they had to let the dogs chase them out, and stay behind to mend the prison.Tuoba Xiang made a grimace, swung lightly, and flew up the slope.I don't know which dog is so loyal, and chased her for two or three miles. If she hadn't climbed a tree and stood still, she would have been bitten severely.

In the middle of the night, it started to rain again, Tuobaxiang held the child in his arms, and when he found a broken post pavilion to take shelter, he was already drenched in water.

Sitting on the hay for the animals, she was in a daze and hoped that the rain would stop. Looking at the child who was sleeping soundly, she felt emotional: "It turns out that life is so fragile that a minor illness may kill you. If you lack food or drink, you may starve to death." "In the past, although she can't be called unruly, she still called and shouted at her servants and servants, and when things went wrong, cursing was a trivial matter, and severe punishment was nothing more than lip service. Now that I think about it, I don't know pain.

If Feng Rulian is still there, she is so well-informed, she must have a way to solve the current predicament, if Gongyang Qi, with his experience in the world, he may have found a place to stay, but they are not here, only her, she She is a high-ranking princess, but she has lost the thousand gold medal. She is nothing, and it is difficult to live, so she can only live by stealing chickens and dogs.

When will these days end.

Tuobaxiang propped one hand on the hooked railing, gently rubbed the child's delicate face with the other hand, and sighed softly: "Yue'er, since your name is Yue'er, then tell me, when will the dark clouds dissipate?" go?"

The next day, I set off again and walked for two days in a row. The sun was so bright that I was exhausted from the sun.Tuobaxiang went to unpack the water bag halfway, she took a sip of the milk and saved the rest for the child, but she never expected that it was all rotten and gave off an unpleasant sour smell, so angry that she and her skin sac All thrown out.

Looking at the empty hands, her spirit was finally crushed, she sat on the ground and cried bitterly——

"It turns out that food is so easy to stink, and there are still things that can't be done even if you know martial arts."

On the day of arriving at Shengle City, it was Grain Grass. Tuoba Xiang saw several groups of light cavalry outside the city, and recognized her second brother Tuoba Shi, who was out hunting in the city, and hurriedly chased along the hill. call.

But in the distance, a cloud of dust covered the sky, and the sound was swallowed under the horse's hooves, so I couldn't hear it clearly.

Tuobaxiang only cared about people and didn't care about going on the road, her ankle was tripped by a stone, and she lost her strength and fell from the cliff. She couldn't borrow the strength to protect the child, so she could only close her eyes and accept her fate.

At this time, a figure flipped over like a kite and caught her firmly.Tuoba Xiang opened her eyes, looked at Gong Yangqi's bright eyes and the slender wound under the eyelids, crying and laughing at the same time, both aggrieved and relieved——

"Why did you come here!"

On that day, she was like a thirsty traveler who met the rain from the sky, or like a traveler in the long winter night who first saw the rising sun.All in all, there has never been a happier moment.

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"Why did you come here!"

Yancai led the way and took five people to the Green Tomb in the Clouds. Many people came to pay homage to Zhaojun's tomb. Most of them were merchants and rangers dressed in Han Chinese clothes. A group of them shouted to their companions from a distance——

"Why did you come here!"

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The author has something to say:

Well, let me show you the old moon when I was a child~