The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 208 The secret between husband and wife

"In less than two years, he became a deputy general. He was born in the Xingyuan Army, and he once served as the leader of the Xiaowei and led the forty mansions..." Qiu Sima still had some experience. He muttered it again, but he felt that it sounded a bit strange. Sounds familiar.

Magistrate Liu was older, so he was more deeply impressed by what happened earlier, and he immediately blurted out: "The famous young knight Dou Ruyun Dou, Major General?"

Dou Jianhong raised his eyelids: "...What young general? I am old now. But there are still people who remember it, which shows that my efforts were not in vain."

Magistrate Liu was shocked: "But shouldn't you have died a long time ago? Many people died from the epidemic in the army back then!"

Qiu Sima was smarter and knew that there must be a secret in it as soon as he heard this. He quickly pulled County Magistrate Liu and signaled him to stop talking.

Sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.

Fortunately, after County Magistrate Liu was demoted to this place, he endured a lot of severe beatings and shut up after being pulled.

"If you are such a powerful person, it would be a pity to kill you like this." Xue Qingyin said slowly.

She spoke calmly, but she was a little scared in her heart.

If he goes up to the ground with real swords and guns, he will probably have to use two Xuanjia guards to deal with this person. That's really not worth it!

And in the final analysis, it’s one’s own family beating one’s own family…what a loss of blood!

Dou Jianhong, no, Dou Ruyun looked up at Xue Qingyin, a little surprised.

This person's original name is quite gentle, more like a girl's name than a boy's name.

When it comes to major events such as betraying the army and exterminating the family and genocide, he later changed his name but refused to change his surname. This shows how stubborn and stubborn his character is.

"Princess!" Yuan Huwei suddenly remembered, "Are those people who followed him also spies? They have already pursued His Royal Highness, and I am afraid they are planning to murder His Highness..."

Yuan Huwei became anxious as he said this: "We will send someone to chase him immediately!"

Dou Ruyun felt something was wrong: "Since you saw through me, why did you let them go after King Xuan?"

Xue Qingyin raised her hand to stop Yuan Huwei's movements, and then said calmly: "It's because King Xuan will know how to deal with them when he sees them..."

"That amulet!" Dou Ruyun keenly grasped the key.

But he quickly denied it himself: "I checked and found that the ink on it had dried long ago, and it was not written by you on the spot. And it is indeed Taoist runes on it. I can't figure it out... you can still be here What news is hidden inside?"

The rest of the people were no longer so anxious. They all pricked up their ears and were full of curiosity.

"What do you know? That is the secret between your Highness and I."

"..."

Xue Qingyin thought to herself, I didn't lie to you, that is indeed a secret. The unspeakable secret of the child-seeking talisman!

This made Dou Ruyun extremely uncomfortable.

This is the only thing he doesn't understand why...

Xue Qingyin said softly: "Did your wife and children really die in a military accident?"

Dou Ruyun had a sullen face and said nothing.

Xue Qingyin said: "I didn't expect that a few random questions would hit your point of pain, so you are not even willing to lie about such a matter."

Dou Ruyun's face turned even more ugly.

"You think you are acting very well and your identity is perfect. But you have long forgotten what it is like to be a subject and a lowly person... If you were someone else, when you heard me ramble on and asked these questions , I am anxious to send someone back to report back to the emperor. How can I talk at this time? You are not in a hurry because... I am your target. "Xue Qingyin said slowly.

Dou Ruyun's expression softened slightly and he said solemnly, "I am convinced that I have lost."

Now that I think about it, giving him a seat at that time was also to slow down his sudden attack.

After all, there is a difference in the speed of shooting when a person is sitting down or standing.

Qiu Sima and others also slowly recovered from the shock, and they were convinced.

Princess Xuan is really unexpected!

"Just do whatever the princess wants to do with me." Dou Ruyun followed closely.

He was no longer optimistic at this moment.

He felt that Princess Xuan brought up the matter of his wife and children again because she wanted to dig up the graves of his wife and children. This would be a greater punishment for him...

"Locked up, he will be tortured slowly. I hope to find out the situation of the Meng clan from Captain Dou." Xue Qingyin smiled.

When Dou Ruyun heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time Nong Xia came out with Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu saw that so many people had come. Why were there still people tied up? Her eyes widened immediately: "W-what happened?"

Magistrate Liu walked up quickly. Before he could speak, Xue Qingyin turned around and said with a smile: "The walnut cake made by Mrs. Liu herself is really delicious."

"Did Colonel Dou say that?" Xue Qingyin looked at Dou Ruyun.

Dou Ruyun: "..."

He squeezed out a voice from his throat: "It's not bad."

"Don't be paranoid next time." Xue Qingyin told him.

Dou Ruyun: "..."

Princess Xuan just smiled and did something inexplicable, which made him suspect that she had been poisoned.

Indeed...the more suspicious a person is, the easier it is to fall into her trap.

The hole she dug was prepared for people with ulterior motives.

Mrs. Liu became even more confused after listening to this conversation.

Why did the thief eat her cake?

Why are the thieves so praised?

"Okay, that's it for today. Please ask Mrs. Liu to make some fresh snacks tomorrow."

"Okay." Mrs. Liu smiled.

The atmosphere in the courtyard became much quieter and warmer.

In a blink of an eye, everyone left.

Xue Qingyin asked Xuanjiawei to carry Dou Ruyun indoors.

Dou Ruyun couldn't help but said: "I thought the princess wanted to send me to prison..."

"How can you be imprisoned here?" Xue Qingyin sat down and said calmly: "If Qiu Sima hadn't found out and led the state soldiers to find you, I didn't want to expose you so quickly."

Dou Ruyun's eyes became deeper: "What does Princess Xuan mean by this?"

"Why did you join forces with the Mon people? Do you want to avenge Prince Zhang?" Xue Qingyin asked directly.

Dou Ruyun's pupils suddenly dilated and his muscles tightened: "I don't understand what you are saying."

"Now that all the people left in the house are our own, Colonel Dou still wants to pretend?" Xue Qingyin raised her eyelids.

She was obviously pretty, and she spoke slowly, with the crispness of a young woman.

But it gives people an aggressive feeling.

Dou Ruyun looked around and sneered: "One of our own? Shouldn't this be King Xuan's people?"

Xue Qingyin said confidently: "Of course Prince Xuan's people are also my people! What's wrong?"

Dou Ruyun: "..." "Does King Xuan know you think this way?"

"He knows, he is very happy, what? Are there any questions?"

Dou Ruyun choked and thought, "Is King Xuan really a lover?"

He thought he was just pretending.

After all, the blood of the current Saint flows in his body. He is ruthless and murderous. How can he be a good thing?

"Let me ask the princess first, what is your relationship with Prince Zhang?" Dou Ruyun asked coldly.

Xue Qingyin threw the question back: "What do you think?"

Countless speculations suddenly surged in Dou Ruyun's heart.

Xue Qingyin followed up and said calmly: "Think about it, why didn't I ask you outside the door just now?"

Why?

Because just now there were Xingzhou officials standing outside...

Although they serve in remote places, in the final analysis they are all ministers of the emperor.

Is this the reason why Princess Xuan suddenly took off the Tiger Talisman and held it in her palm?

She is willing to let him see it, but she is not willing to let Xingzhou officials see it...

The speculations in Dou Ruyun's heart suddenly became even crazier.

"you……"

"Think about it again. After I captured you, why didn't I order someone to cut off your legs to save you and then run away?"

Dou Ruyun: "..." Cut off both legs.

She is worthy of being the wife of King Xuan.

Such a cruel thing is an understatement.

But why didn't she do it?

Dou Ruyun lowered his voice and looked at Xue Qingyin with trembling and excited eyes, mixed with countless complicated emotions: "You, you and Prince Zhang, what exactly..."

If Qian Zixu were here, he would find that this situation is very similar to his own at that time.

"No, no, you don't have to tell me. Walls have ears. I'll just keep it in my heart. Just keep it in my heart." Dou Ruyun suppressed the excitement in his heart.

After all, he was a young general, and his mentality was much better than Qian Zixu's.

"If you can provide more evidence, I am willing to believe you. After today, I will be on my side for you. Dealing with the Meng people is no problem." Dou Ruyun said.

Xue Qingyin thought to herself that she was really grateful for what the Crown Princess gave her...

She took out the letters with familiarity and only took out two.

"Look, do you recognize this handwriting?" Xue Qingyin spread it out in front of him.

Dou Ruyun lowered his gaze and felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He was stunned for a while, but the seven-foot man shed tears: "Yes, yes, I know it! I know it even to death! I know the characters, and I also know the signature seal! It's not wrong..."

Xue Qingyin nodded: "Okay, it will be fine after you have seen it."

After saying that, she folded the letter, put it away and locked it.

Dou Ruyun's eyes tightly wrapped around her body, as if he wanted to imprint her appearance deeply into his mind.

His lips trembled slightly and he whispered: "The reason for colluding with the Meng people is exactly what the princess thought."

Xue Qingyin said unhappily: "I heard that the Mon people have a tradition of peeling skin and digging bones for sacrifice..."

"yes……"

"Then have you ever thought about what kind of torture the people of Yizhou will suffer when they invade Yizhou?"

"No, no! Some of us will keep an eye on the Mon people and will not allow them to kill in Yizhou."

"But it is a fact that you introduced foreigners. Haven't you ever thought about it? It is easy to bring people in, but it is difficult to drive them out."

"We just think that as long as the emperor is no longer what he is today, who can he replace him with? Even the Meng people can do it..."

"Then extend their slavery to the Liang Dynasty? How miserable will the people's lives be from now on?" Xue Qingyin angrily shouted.

Dou Ruyun smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, what should I do? Does the princess know how powerful your majesty is today? He is not a gentle and conservative king. He has been on the battlefield! He has led his troops to fight in several battles! He can use troops and control his ministers. ! Everyone can take advantage of him, he has no tenderness and no weakness!"

"How can ordinary means be used to deal with such a person? Only someone more ferocious and brave than him... can pull him down from his position and send him to the underworld for trial!" The more Dou Ruyun talked, the greener his face became.

"The Mon people are even more ferocious and brave people...their political power was even more centralized than that of the Liang Dynasty. Because of their faith, their soldiers were not afraid of life and death, and because of the slavery system, they had a steady stream of civilian men available to donate blood and flesh for the war. "He said.

Xue Qingyin looked a little ugly after hearing this.

Such a difficult opponent... finally had to face off against King Xuan...

There is no description of this paragraph in the original work.

It only writes that King Xuan returned to the court after victory, with greater power in his hands, which aroused the jealousy of King Wei and made the brothers even more incompatible. He Songning took the opportunity to make more plans for himself.

But look at it now...

How many people will die under King Xuan? How many people will die in Yizhou?

These people, who were supposed to be Prince Zhang's own family members, ended up dying in such a duel...

How cruel! It’s so infuriating!

"I will let you go back to the Meng clan." Xue Qingyin pursed her lower lip and said with an ugly expression.

"What?" Dou Ruyun shook his head and said, "No, I want to stay with the princess."

He said the same thing before, but this time his mood was completely different.

Xue Qingyin glared at him: "I want you to go to the Meng clan and work as an internal agent!"

"This... I made an alliance with the Mon people first, and then regretted it now. I'm afraid it's not the behavior of a gentleman. Why don't I go directly to Prince Zhang's old tribe, and unite everyone to tell the Mon people that they should return to their own plateau. If they want to harm the people, , we are the first to fight them to the end..."

Xue Qingyin: "Do you think it's useful? If you want to be a gentleman, will they be willing to do it?"

Dou Ruyun frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "I am willing to listen to the princess's orders."

"I'll go back with you." Xue Qingyin said suddenly.

Dou Ruyun almost jumped up: "This is even worse!"

The other side.

Naturally, the few subordinates under Dou Ruyun would not report any news to the emperor.

They all ran towards the direction where King Xuan left.

Finally, as the sun was about to set, they caught up!

"We are here under orders to deliver His Majesty's orders, and to personally deliver the amulet that Princess Xuan entrusted us to bring to His Highness Prince Xuan!" they said, neither humble nor arrogant.

The soldier looked at them doubtfully, but went to report first.

It went well, and they were soon brought to King Xuan.

King Xuan was riding on a tall horse. He lowered his eyes slightly and asked, "What did the princess ask you to pass on?"

These people looked at each other and thought that as soon as King Xuan heard that it was Princess Xuan who sent something, he didn't do any more verification.

I really want to thank Princess Xuan...

Everything should be going well with General Dou, right?

"Your Highness, it's a talisman." One of them answered while holding up the thin talisman paper with both hands.

Seeing this, Fang Chengzhong frowned and stepped forward, about to stop him: "Leave it to me!"

"No, let him come forward." King Xuan glanced at the talisman in his hand, it looked familiar...

Fang Chengzhong had no choice but to let him pass.

The man came to King Xuan happily and watched King Xuan take away the talisman.

If we can gain the trust of King Xuan and settle down...do we still need to worry about the subsequent war?

This mission was not as difficult as imagined. he thought.

After King Xuan clearly saw the Taoist characters on the talisman paper, his eyebrows sank slightly.

Ask for the child talisman.

It’s the same one as last time.

Of course it’s not that Yinyin wants to have children again…

Something that had already been given once was given again and continued to be described as a "talisman".

King Xuan carefully folded the talisman, raised his head and said, "The spies have entered the camp and captured them all."

Those people's hearts sank.

how so?

It’s just a face-to-face meeting!

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