she won't live to twenty

King Qin was smiling all over his face, with folds piled up on his forehead, and his eyes were shining with kindness.It seemed that he really felt that marrying Wuming to Loulan, thousands of miles away, would be an excellent thing for her.

It seems that he is really a grandfather who cares about the juniors and loves his granddaughter.

Although Wuming knew that King Qin was selfish and cruel, he still felt a little cold for no reason at this moment.

The reason King Qin wanted to marry her into Loulan was simple, because he wanted to keep Tang Chiyu by his side.

Although King Qin was selfish and suspicious, he was not a faint king in the traditional sense.He knew better than anyone else how powerful the Loulan Kingdom was and how difficult the barbarians on the grassland were.Tang Chiyu left the border, if there is no timely remedial measures, Weibei will definitely be in chaos.

So the King of Qin wanted to show his favor to the Loulan Kingdom with Wuming.

The nameless at this time can be regarded as replacing the role of Tang Chiyu in the original text, but the time is two or three years earlier.

Wuming tilted his head slightly, hiding the coolness in his eyes, and said innocently, "But Loulan Kingdom...will you agree?"

"Changning, you can rest assured that in a few days, I will personally talk to their envoys, and then send a team of people across the wasteland to Loulan. I have always loved you, and this marriage will naturally not be sloppy. You can rest assured to wait for the marriage." People are good." Qin Wang raised his head and chuckled.

King Qin's calculations were crackling in his heart. While binding Tang Chiyu to watch, he married Wuming to Loulan to avoid riots in the frontier.And he continued to sit firmly in the position of the emperor, watching the world be peaceful and peaceful.

But will things really go so smoothly?

Marrying a nameless person will not marry. As for King Qin's birthday, there are probably only a few days left.

Wuming thought of the plot of Lantern Festival Night in the original text, lowered his head, and a cold smile curled up on his lips.

……

The three of them wandered around the imperial garden for a while, when suddenly light snow fell in the sky, Wuming took the opportunity to bid farewell to King Qin and Tang Zhi, turned around and walked out of the palace quickly.

When approaching the palace wall, Wuming turned his head to look at the snow-covered palace gates, and let out a long sigh.

The smoky smell dissipated in the air.

Wuming still felt a little cold.

She walked slowly towards the outside of the palace wall step by step, her hair tilted in a daze, and images flashed in her mind.

She is a ruthless person, and she always wears a thick mask in front of King Qin, never treating him with sincerity.So Qin Wang has no feelings for her, and uses her as a tool to marry her to Loulan, she is actually understandable.And she won't take it to heart, she won't marry anyway.Whether King Qin fell ill on the night of Lantern Festival as in the original text, or she tried to assassinate King Qin, or escaped directly from the capital, anyway, she could not marry Loulan, there are many ways.

She didn't need to care about King Qin's words at all.

But she still felt a little cold.

When King Qin said those words to her, the smile in his eyes was so real.If Wuming were a little girl who was not deeply involved in the world, she would definitely believe in his "hard work", firmly believe that she is his most beloved granddaughter, and would be willing to marry into Loulan.

Wuming is just ruthless, but King Qin is cold-blooded to the bone.

At this time, Wuming suddenly understood why the master was so afraid of taking the crown prince.

At that time, the master was not loved by the King of Qin, but was highly valued by the late emperor. Thirteen years ago, two years after the late emperor's death, King Qin finally considered the matter of setting up a crown prince. If Tang Zhengze hadn't escaped from the capital at this time and had become the crown prince as ordered by the late emperor's edict, would he still be alive today?

It is said that the poison of a tiger does not eat its offspring, but the current king of Qin is a vicious tiger that can chew up his own flesh and blood and swallow it into his stomach.

Tang Zheng cherished his life, so he didn't dare.

Wuming brushed the fox fur around his neck and walked out of the palace gate.

It was still white outside, and the three long bridges on the moat were now covered with white snow.The river under the bridge was frozen into ice, and there was a dead silence. It was cold to look at.

It is in response to Wuming's extremely cold state of mind at this time.

But Wuming saw at a glance that on the other side of the long bridge, a small figure was holding a bright red paper umbrella, standing up straight and waiting for her in the snow.

The moment she saw Wuming from a distance, Nanyue's eyes immediately sparkled with dazzling light. She stood on tiptoe and waved vigorously at Wuming.

Nanyue is like the only color in the white snow.

Wuming suddenly felt his whole body warm up.

It was as if a beam of warm light burst out from Nanyue's body, flew directly in front of her, penetrated into her heart, and dispelled the coolness inside and outside her body.

Wuming quickened his pace, ran towards Nanyue, and embraced her forcefully.

Today Nanyue was dressed warmly, but because she stood in the snow for a while, she felt a little cold in her arms.

Wuming's eyes turned red suddenly: "Why are you waiting for me here?"

Wuming herself didn't even notice that besides the distress for Nanyue in her heart at this time, there was also some inexplicable grievances mixed in.

She never took off the last layer of mask in front of the master and the second master, and never exposed the softest side to them.But in front of Nanyue, she unconsciously took off her mask again and again, threw away the heavy armor, and let Nanyue touch her heart.

"I..." Nanyue imitated Wuming's way of taking care of herself before, holding her tightly with one hand, and gently brushing away the snowflakes on her hair with the other hand.

Nanyue couldn't explain why, just now she suddenly wanted to turn back and wait for Wuming, and her father didn't care too much about Nan Xiaoyi's wedding banquet, so he agreed to her request.

So Nanyue waited outside the palace wall for a while, and when she saw Wuming walking out of the palace and holding herself in her arms extremely fragile, Nanyue felt that it was very correct for her to turn back and wait for her. .

No matter when she was a child or now, Wuming is a powerful protector in front of Nanyue.But Nanyue knew that Wuming would also be sad, sad, and vulnerable.

There will be times when Wuming needs to rely on her.

That's why Nanyue wants to grow up, and wants to be able to protect Wuming.

The two hugged quietly outside the palace wall for a while, Nanyue tentatively patted Wuming's back, and asked softly, "Wuming, shall we go to the wedding banquet together?"

Wuming's body trembled slightly for a moment, and the roots of his ears were slightly red.She straightened up with her usual complexion, took the red umbrella from Nanyue, held Nanyue in her arms familiarly, and walked forward slowly: "I don't want to go."

Although letting Nan Xiaoyi and Wei Jiu get married is a punishment for the two of them.Maybe after the wedding banquet, Nan Xiaoyi was still crying, and Wei Jiu couldn't be happier.

Wuming was too lazy to see it with his own eyes.

She didn't have the habit of abusing the prey after catching it, laughing and watching the prey struggle in pain.

Nanyue noticed that Wuming's voice was mixed with a bit of coquettish meaning, she couldn't help but blinked with some novelty, and said softly, "Where does Wuming want to go? Or what do you want to do?"

"Anything." Wuming yawned, his voice dragged on lazily, and finally turned into a low voice, "As long as... anything."

As long as I'm with you, wherever I go, what I do, it doesn't matter.

Nan Yue blinked in confusion: "What?"

Wuming rubbed her head with his hands: "It's nothing."

In the end, the two of them wandered around the capital, and once again came to the Luoyan Pagoda to enjoy the scenery and read a book.This time there was no lunatic like Tang Zhi by his side, and he didn't meet Grandmaster Wang Tianba when he went upstairs. On the entire ninth floor, there were only Wuming and Nanyue.Wuming even felt that the scenery under the tower was much better than last time.

In the evening, Wuming took Nanyue away from Luoyan Pagoda and returned to the palace.It stands to reason that today is New Year's Eve, Nanyue should go home for dinner, but Wuming somehow took her back, and Nanyue didn't have the slightest intention of going back to Nan's house.

In the palace, the master and the second master have already cooked hot pot, waiting for Wuming to go home.Tang Chiyu sat on the side holding a bowl, staring at the bubbling bottom of the pot, licking his lips greedily from time to time.

Seeing Wuming come back with Nanyue, Tang Chiyu's eyes lit up instantly, urging the master to put food into the pot, and then jumped up and waved vigorously at the two of them.

"Wu Ming! Xiao Nanyue! Come and eat hot pot!"

The courtyard immediately became lively, and the warm atmosphere of the hot pot filled the entire small courtyard.

People in Changjing don't like spicy food, so hot pot is rarely eaten in the city, and the same is true in the countryside in the south of the Yangtze River.Nanyue has lived two lifetimes, and this is the first time she sees a mandarin duck pot, one red and one white bubbling hot, and she can't help but tilt her head curiously.

"Are there any taboos?" Wuming asked softly, seeing Nanyue shaking her head in a daze, he smiled and helped her make a plate of sesame oil, "Can you eat spicy food?"

Nanyue was still a little dazed, and nodded weakly.

Wuming took the time to scald a piece of hairy belly in the red pot, put it in Nanyue's plate, rolled it around, and then fed it to her mouth: "Taste it, ah—"

Nanyue looked at the brightly colored hairy belly in front of her that was emitting a strong aroma, and opened her mouth nervously and obediently.After a short breath, her eyes immediately became pleasantly surprised, and she said vaguely, "Okay... delicious!"

It caused the master and the second master to smile kindly.

Naturally, wine is indispensable at a hot pot banquet.The master dug out a few jars of fine wine that had been preserved for many years from the yard, and poured a glass for everyone on the table when the water temperature reached the right temperature.It was rare for Wuming not to snatch the wine glass in front of Nanyue, but it was the first time Nanyue drank, and she couldn't drink much, after a few sips, her face became slightly drunk, and she poured it limply into Wuming's arms.

After drinking for three rounds, the master hiccupped and lay down on the chair, smiling and recalling the past:

"When I left Beijing, I was too young and had no experience in the Jianghu. I thought I could travel around the Jianghu with 3000 taels of silver. I didn't expect to be cheated out of the money after I left Changjing for only two months. Cough Cough... At that time, I was visiting privately, so I can't just say that I am the eldest prince when I see people? Besides, relying on my own status to run amok in the world, what kind of heroic demeanor is there?"

"Bah." Wuming mercilessly interrupted him, "Master, it was obviously because you were dressed so poorly that no one would believe that you were the eldest prince. I still remember when you went to steal sweet potatoes with Second Master, You were caught by the mistress of the family, and you ran while holding the sweet potato, begging for mercy, and shouting 'I am the eldest prince Tang Zhengze'. At that time, you were in a panic and wanted to give the second master to the widow to pay off the debt."

The second master added: "Oh, I also remember that. At that time, Zheng Ze originally wanted to pay for it with his own body, but the widow despised him for being ugly."

Nanyue pursed her lips softly, the pear dimple was extremely beautiful.

Tang Chiyu slapped his legs and laughed loudly: "Hahahahaha brother, you..."

"Ahem, the past is unbearable..." Master coughed awkwardly, and changed the subject, "In short, I wandered alone in the rivers and lakes for a period of time, and then met Yuwen for some reason, and then Xiaowuming Well, the three of us worked hand in hand, and we spent four years together like this..."

Wuming took a sip of wine and interrupted him again: "Only you and the second master are the only ones who are in trouble, not me. Every time I managed to find a way to make money, I was overwhelmed by you in less than a day, tsk... …At that time, if I didn’t want to practice martial arts well and beat you up, I would have slipped away by myself.”

"Ahem..." Master hurriedly changed the subject again, "Little Wuming, I think Xiao Nanyue is also a little sleepy, why don't you send her back to Nanfu?"

Wuming lowered his head and glanced at the little girl with a blushing face, his eyes softened.

"Well, I'll take her home first." Wuming picked up Nanyue.

After walking a few steps, Nanyue opened her hazy eyes and shook her head in a daze: "No name...no, no answer..."

"You don't want to go back to Nanfu?" Wuming asked softly.

Nanyue nodded: "Well..."

"On New Year's Eve, why don't you go back to your own home to rest?" As soon as Wuming finished speaking, something immediately came back to mind.

A few days ago when Nanyue was ill, she said that Nanfu was not her home.

Home is where there is no name.

But at that time, Nanyue was so sick and drowsy after all, could what she said be taken seriously?

Nameless smiled helplessly.

But the next moment, Nan Yue stubbornly shook her head again: "No, I won't go back to Nan's house... I won't go back!"

He even played tricks.

Wuming's smile became doting, she poked Nanyue's dimple, and said softly: "Okay, if you don't go back to Nan's house, then I'll take you back to my room to rest, okay?"

Nanyue raised her head and rubbed against her neck, and said obediently, "Okay."

……

When Wuming returned to the courtyard, Tang Chiyu had already returned home, the hot pot was still bubbling, and the cooking became more fragrant, and the courtyard was still filled with the intoxicating aroma of wine.

Wuming sat down and took a sip of wine for himself, when he heard the caring voice of the master:

"Little Wuming, what did the emperor tell you today?"

"It's nothing." Wuming raised his head to drink, and said coldly, "He wants to marry me to Loulan, but it doesn't matter, anyway, I won't..."

Before the nameless words were finished, the master frowned tightly, and punched the table with a loud "boom".

The master's always kind eyes were cold, and his cheeks flushed red by the smell of alcohol became even redder, and he gritted his teeth word by word: "Father, he..."

Father, he just wanted to keep Tang Chiyu in the capital, but he actually wanted to marry Wuming away to Loulan!Since he was worried about the peace of the frontier, why didn't he even trust his own daughter?Why do you even want to use your beloved granddaughter?

Tang Zhengze's mind was in chaos, it hurt like it was about to explode, and even the whites of his eyes were bloodshot.

He said hoarsely: "I will enter the palace in person tomorrow."

Tang Zheng clenched his fists and his veins bulged.Even if he couldn't prevent King Qin from keeping Tang Chiyu in the capital, at least the matter of being unknown...he would definitely not agree!

Wuming sighed, but felt warm in his heart.She threw a glass of wine to the master and watched him drink it down.The two sat in silence and started drinking together, but they didn't notice that the second master's fox eyes slightly narrowed, with a strange smile in his eyes.

"Loulan..." Second Master murmured.

……

At the same time, the Sixth Prince's Mansion.

Tang Zhi was so drunk in the empty room that he fell weakly on the table.The wine was spilled all over the floor by him, but he still instinctively wanted to grab the glass, and his fingers twitched on the table like twitching.

Finally holding the wine cup, he couldn't hold it firmly, and the cold wine spilled on his face.

"Ha, haha..." Tang Zhi opened his eyes, his eyes were full of madness, "Father, Father, you actually want to marry Changning to Loulan... Hahahaha..."

Tang Zhi turned over and fell on the carpet, slumped on it like a dead object.

"Qiufen, tell me, Father, did he see my Changning's feelings, so he deliberately said that in front of me? He deliberately wanted to marry her to Loulan?"

no respond.

"Tell me about the autumnal equinox!" Tang Zhi's voice was sharp and dragged on for a long time.

After a long time, a hoarse voice came from the room: "Return to Your Highness, I don't know the autumnal equinox."

"Haha..." Tang Zhi laughed maniacally again for a while, turned over and sat up, his eyes flashed with terror, "Then tell me at the autumnal equinox, if I secretly kill my father and sit on the throne myself, will I be able to do that?" , Can you make Changning marry me?"

Another moment of silence.

Tang Zhi covered half of his face, laughing profusely.

There was finally an answer in the empty room: "Your Highness, you can only say this in front of me...even if it is the other three."

"Yeah, I know, only you are the most loyal to me." Tang Zhi said softly.

He stood up staggeringly, walked a few steps, and drank another pot of wine: "However, I also know that this kind of saying is not true. How could I attack my father who loves me the most?" ? Are you right, Autumn Equinox?"

No echo.

Tang Zhi said to himself: "Yeah... Father loves me the most. If I want to marry Changning, he will not disagree. I will go to see Changning tomorrow. I am so good, how could Changning not agree?" Do you like me? She will definitely like me. Once the New Year's Day is over, when the time comes, the raw rice will be cooked and cooked, and I will tell my father, hahahahaha..."

"I will never let Changning marry. She can only marry me and die by my hands..."

The more Tang Zhi talked, the more excited he became, he crazily talked to himself for a long time in the room, and finally passed out beside the desk.

A black shadow flashed past, Tang Zhi had a thick fox fur coat on his back.

Qiufen was lying on the beam of the house, looking at the soft sleeping face of her highness, her oppressed eyes flickered continuously.

"Chang...Ning..."

His hoarse voice dragged on for a long time.

……

late at night.

In Honglu Temple, a ghostly figure flashed along the wall and reached the Loulan envoy's room.

With a dexterous figure, he came in through the window silently, pulled back his black hood and smiled at the burly envoy of Loulan in the room.

The face under the hood was none other than Second Master Yuwen Tianming.

"This girl..." Loulan's envoy blinked blankly, and the next moment, his face was replaced by surprise.Without warning, he knelt down on his knees and said in shock, "Your Highness, why are you in Changjing...!"

"Get up." Yuwen Tianming clapped his hands enchantingly, and said in Loulan's language, "Changjing's climate is nice, and the people are nice, so I'll just live here for a few more years."

"You have traveled abroad for many years, but I never expected to meet you here. I am so excited..." The envoy stood up, his hands trembling uncontrollably, "Your Highness, I don't know when you will return to Beijing. The king's body... ..."

Yuwen Tianming's eyes were dimmed, and the light in his pupils dimmed.

The envoy knew very well that his prince had a weird temper, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed away for many years without going back, and only reported letters occasionally.So the envoy wisely changed the subject: "Your Highness, why did you come to see me this time?"

Yuwen Tianming asked with a light smile, "Do you know Princess Changning?"

The envoy of Loulan would cross the vast desert almost every year and live in Changjing City for a period of time. Naturally, he had heard the name of Princess Changning.

He nodded respectfully and said, "I saw it at the Spring Festival banquet at noon today. That little barbarian girl... looks a bit like your Highness."

Yuwen Tianming raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Of course she does, she is my cub."

The Loulan envoy's eyes widened instantly, and his blue eyes were full of disbelief.

Yuwen Tianming continued: "Not only his own flesh and blood, but also his own son."

The corner of Loulan's envoy's mouth twitched slightly: "Son... son? You said Princess Changning, no, Changning is His Highness?"

Yuwen Tianming nodded solemnly.

The Loulan royal family has always had the custom of raising beautiful boys as girls, and Yuwen Tianming grew up like this.Furthermore, Wuming and Yuwen Tianming do have some similarities in appearance.Therefore, the Loulan envoy was only shocked for a moment, and soon returned to normal.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will inform my king about this matter. If we are lucky enough to meet your Highness in the future, we will take care of you more." The envoy said seriously.

"The emperor of Qin didn't know my son's gender, so he wanted to marry Changning to the Loulan royal family. If he told you about this, you would know how to deal with it?" Yuwen Tianming said with a smile while leaning against the wall.

"...I understand." The envoy nodded.

When His Highness was a child, there were nobles in Loulan who didn't know his gender, and some even broke into the palace to snatch his marriage.I don't know how many times similar oolongs have happened, and now the little highness has also been misunderstood, and it is normal to think about it.

The envoy thought for a while, and then said: "Your Highness, do you really not consider going back to Loulan to have a look? The king..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Wentian yawned, said goodbye with a smile, and disappeared without a trace through the window.

……

Nanyue fell asleep in the warm blanket, and when she woke up again, it was already late at night.

The bed was empty.

"No name...? Sister...?"

No one answered, but there were some voices outside the window.

...somewhat like nameless scolding.

Nanyue got up and opened the window. While the cold wind was blowing, she saw a bright moon in the sky.

Wuming sat outside the window, holding the wine jar in one hand and propping up on the ground with the other.She stared at the night sky dejectedly, her body smelled of alcohol, and even her hair was wet with rice wine.

Hearing the sound of opening the window, Wuming turned his head and smiled softly at Nanyue.

There were still tears on her cheeks, and her eyes were still in a daze. She raised her head and opened her mouth again, picking up the wine jar and pouring wine into her mouth.

The wine "splashed" poured out, slipped from her cheeks, fell on her clothes along her shoulders, and finally dripped to the ground.