The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 225 I am Xue Qingyin

Hou Qiyun shed tears silently for a long time.

He looked at the mess in the distance and asked, "How much food was saved?"

"Four, more than four thousand stones." The soldier who replied trembled.

More than four thousand stones sounds like a lot.

But an army of 10,000 people would have to eat 4,000 shi a month.

But they were an army of one hundred thousand!

In other words, these four thousand stones were only enough for them to eat for a few days.

Hou Qiyun looked around and smiled bitterly: "Should we be glad that we are fighting in the daytime? If it were at night, I'm afraid a few more people would die of illness."

Although it is already midsummer, at night, when the clothes are wet and cannot be changed, it is easy to catch the wind and cold.

How many people will die from lack of food and clothing?

The soldier lowered his head with a gloomy expression, but he really couldn't be happy.

Hou Qiyun suddenly came to his senses and asked hurriedly: "I wonder what King Xuan's army is like now? All the food has been destroyed? Are there anyone missing or injured?"

The soldier shook his head: "I don't know."

"I don't know?"

"When we retreated, there was no one left in King Xuan's camp."

"..." Hou Qiyun paused and said, "It seems that King Xuan had expected this."

Hou Qiyun felt a hint of dissatisfaction in his heart.

The King of Wei acted out of tune, but regardless of the brotherhood, even if it was a matter of great importance to the court, he should not be so narrow-minded!

"Does anyone know where King Xuan went?" Hou Qiyun asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know..."

"Get the map." Hou Qiyun said.

"yes."

Hou Qiyun quickly spread out the map in front of him and found several higher-lying places in the suburbs.

"Let's go, let's go forward first." Hou Qiyun pointed in the direction and said, "The only thing we can do now is meet up with King Xuan."

Although this defeat was a shame, the loss of soldiers and generals was indeed small.

Only his disciple Zheng Feng died miserably and was beheaded with a single blow.

"His Royal Highness King Wei..." the soldier hesitated.

"We are determined to rescue, but we must first resolve our current predicament." Hou Qiyun was much more determined now.

The soldiers responded, and not long after, everyone was dragging their soaked bodies and walking in one direction under the bright sun.

But there was a man lying down among the grass that was washed to pieces by the water and was not as tall as a person.

She endured the stench from her nose, and when the army finally slowly disappeared from her sight, she slowly got up and shook her hands and feet that were numb from lying still for a long time.

When the flood came, the entire camp was forced to move.

Naturally, Qiao Xinyu also learned about the capture of King Wei.

She really wanted to strangle her nominal husband to death.

What was this fight about?

Now if we expect King Wei to break into Yizhou City, it is better to expect her to go into Yizhou City on her own to find the whereabouts of her parents...

Qiao Xinyu took a deep breath, tied up her baggage tightly, and ran away from the army in another direction.

At this moment, Dou Ruyun was talking to Xue Qingyin: "I tested a few more, and they are all trustworthy. Will I bring them to see you later?"

Xue Qingyin nodded.

Dou Ruyun said, his face a little ugly, and then said: "As you said, as time goes by, some people really have different intentions."

"Um?"

"We are surrounded by brothers and colleagues who escaped death together. We have the same suffering and the same ambition. I never thought of examining them before... Now that I have taken a closer look, I realize that one of us has already been unknowingly Divided into two factions.”

"Two factions?" Xue Qingyin only spit out two words.

Dou Ruyun continued: "Following Lin Gu is Yao Minghui, a former general of the Xingyuan Army. The two of us once served as captains in the Xingyuan Army."

"It's just that in the past two years, he has been more relied on by the Mon people. He looks like a reckless man, but he has a clear mind and has some skills in controlling people. Even the princes and nobles among the Mon people are friends with him."

Xue Qingyin interjected and asked: "Is he sincerely allied with the Mon people? Want to be a vassal of the Mon people? And no longer wants to avenge Prince Zhang?"

"No..." Dou Ruyun shook his head, with a hint of confusion on his face, "Revenge is true. But... he also has his own ambitions. The people who fell in love with him also had their own ambitions. They never thought about Prince Zhang. There are orphans left behind, and they want to..."

Xue Qingyin suddenly realized: "They want to overthrow Emperor Liang De and become king themselves?"

Dou Ruyun nodded: "Exactly!"

Xue Qingyin smiled: "If this is true, then Prince Zhang's orphan will become a stumbling block for them."

Dou Ruyun's face turned red and he said in a difficult tone: "Yes, yes."

As if he was the one who did something wrong.

"It's human nature, why are you blushing?" Xue Qingyin said funny.

Dou Ruyun sighed heavily: "How can this be human nature? People in this world should keep themselves upright!"

Xue Qingyin admires people like Dou Ruyun.

But she might not be able to do it herself.

"There is a price to pay for holding on." Xue Qingyin said softly.

Dou Ruyun was not shaken, but said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because it requires a price that it is rare and precious."

Xue Qingyin couldn't help but laugh: "Prince Zhang should be lucky to have a subordinate like you."

Dou Ruyun said repeatedly: "I don't dare, I absolutely don't dare to take it!"

However, his face turned red again, but it was not the same as before.

He had let Xue Qingyin play tricks on him several times, but this was the first time he praised him.

At this time, the curtain was shaken crazily from outside.

Xue Qingyin said quickly: "Someone is coming."

Dou Ruyun was surprised: "Is this... those two Meng slaves reminding you?"

Xue Qingyin nodded.

"They actually... listened to you so much." Dou Ruyun was even more surprised.

But he didn't have time to sigh, he turned around and prepared to leave.

Xue Qingyin called him: "Going out now will only attract attention."

Every time she saw those people running away in front of others in TV dramas, she felt very speechless.

Doesn't this show that she is guilty?

"Then hide?" Dou Ruyun looked in the direction of the bed.

Xue Qingyin shook her head: "The King of the Meng Clan is not a fool. ... Just be open and honest, I will teach you how to say it."

Not long after waiting, the curtain was lifted from the outside.

It was indeed the King of the Meng Clan who came in.

When the King of Meng saw Dou Ruyun, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes became sharp and he smiled: "Recently, they heard that there is a beauty from the Central Plains here, so they can't help but hover outside the tent again and again, just to see her beauty. But Princess Xuan was brought back by General Dou himself, so what? General Dou can't see enough?"

Dou Ruyun's face sank, and he said solemnly: "General Yao wrote me a letter."

The King of Meng immediately restrained his smile: "What did the letter say?"

"They asked for Princess Xuan." Dou Ruyun's tone became even heavier.

The King of Meng stopped talking.

Lin Gu couldn't do anything to him, so he used Yao Minghui to pressure Dou Ruyun?

The anger in the heart of the King of Meng was aroused.

But the King of Meng said coldly: "In this case, you should have come to me first. Why? You want to take people away without the King's permission?"

Dou Ruyun shook his head and said: "General Yao wrote in the letter that the State Master sent three letters in a row but did not get a reply from the King. So I came to ask Princess Xuan what she did to make the King so reluctant to leave that he forgot her original identity and role."

The King of Meng shook his head slowly and said: "General Dou forgot his own identity." He paused and said: "The State Master won a great victory and captured the King of Wei. I think they don't need Princess Xuan anymore."

Dou Ruyun's face was happy: "Then I should congratulate the King!"

He paused and said: "I was rude just now. I will kneel outside the tent."

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The King of Meng held his arm: "Why do you have to do this? I know you are sincere in your heart."

Dou Ruyun showed a look of emotion and shame, and then left the tent.

After sending Dou Ruyun away, the King of Meng did not doubt it at all.

When he turned around, he was surprised and said: "You are not sad at all when you heard that we captured the King of Wei?"

"My husband is King Xuan, not him."

The King of Meng laughed: "Yes, I almost forgot that you are brothers in the Central Plains Dynasty, but you have become enemies in order to seize the throne."

He paused and asked: "Then I will kill the King of Wei for you, okay?"

Xue Qingyin: "..."

"If you really want to kill him, you shouldn't ask. After asking this time, you want to exchange with me?" Xue Qingyin curled her lips.

"Well, you are always so smart." The King of Meng was helpless, and changed the subject, "We have found the whereabouts of Qiao Teng... Do you want to go and see him?"

Xue Qingyin nodded, and then followed the King of Meng out of the tent.

The King of Meng acted like this, and he did not avoid people at all. When other ministers saw him, they frowned unconsciously.

Although they also thought that this Central Plains woman was very beautiful... but she was a hostage!

Just when they secretly felt that something was wrong.

A group of people holding the King of Meng's decree, carrying countless jewels, cattle and sheep, ran towards the outside of the camp.

"What are they going for?"

"To reward the national teacher!"

The reward soon reached Lin Gu's hands.

Give him 300,000 acres of land, 10,000 cattle and sheep, and a large sese as a seal ornament...

The large sese is the highest grade among the seal ornaments.

Lin Gu was so proud that he couldn't stop smiling, and asked someone to bring the King of Wei to watch the ceremony.

"National teacher, there is another very special reward." said the soldier.

"What is it? Lift it up?"

As soon as Lin Gu finished speaking, he saw a large box being lifted by four people in front of him.

When the lid of the box was lifted, there was a woman inside, curled up and shivering.

Lin Gu wondered, "Could it be the Princess of Xuan?"

Upon hearing this.

The King of Wei stretched his neck with difficulty.

"Master, take a closer look. How can she look like a woman from the Central Plains?" The soldier laughed.

The woman had wheat-colored skin, well-proportioned and beautiful hands and feet, and black hair. He raised his head carefully, and his eyes were like pearls.

Lin Gu had seen her.

He cried out, "Princess Nibora!"

The soldier said, "Master, you have made great contributions in the war, so I specially grant you the title of Master."

"But she is the wife of the king..."

And a princess of a country.

Lin Gu's breathing became hot.

A princess of a country!

Of course he... wanted her. Even though he had many women around him, they were not as noble as a princess.

"But the king did not hold a grand ceremony with her. She has been serving Xian Ruopu, and she is just in tune with the national teacher!"

Yes, the national teacher is regarded as the messenger and incarnation of Xian Ruopu in the world.

To say that they are in tune with each other, they are really in tune with each other.

Lin Gu could not hide his joy, and he did not refuse and accepted it immediately.

Later, the soldiers brought two generals to him, saying that the king hoped that they would expand the territory and enter the capital as soon as possible, and there would be a big reward.

Lin Gu was excited and accepted them all without any doubt.

Even the soldiers felt encouraged.

The King of Wei was among them, and he felt terrified when he heard their congratulations.

He even thought in his heart...would it be...perhaps...even the King Xuan could not stop them?

By then, it would not be his fault alone.

The news that Lin Gu was rewarded generously also spread to the camp of the King of the Meng tribe.

The ministers immediately felt absurd.

The national teacher actually accepted the Princess of Nibora.

Really?

How dare he?

Thinking of the Meng king who had completely lost his wife...

It wasn't so outrageous that he fell in love with the Xuan Wangfei.

In a cave about ten miles away from the camp.

The man leaned weakly in the cave.

He hadn't eaten or drunk anything for many days... He even couldn't tell the difference between day and night.

Xue Liang said that hiding him here would help him avoid the Meng's pursuit...

Having not seen him for many days... Is it because he died under the Meng's knife?

The man sighed softly, feeling a little sad, not only for Xue Liang, but also for the people in Yizhou City, and... his daughter who was far away in Beijing.

He and his wife hadn't seen their daughter for several years... She didn't even rush back when she married into the Wei Wang Mansion.

She had endured so much loneliness alone...

Now she had to endure the pain of losing her parents again?

Without him as a father to support her, how could she have a good life in Beijing?

"Yaoyao."

"Yaoyao..."

He murmured his daughter's nickname, his eyes turned red, but his face turned pale.

He couldn't die!

My daughter was still waiting for the day of family reunion in the capital!

The man propped himself up and sat up, then fell forward and crawled out of the cave...

There was a lot of grass near the cave entrance.

Eat some grass to satisfy hunger and quench thirst...I have to survive!

The man had a splitting headache, and his head was like a pot of boiling porridge.

He endured the pain, bit the grass, tilted his head hard, and pulled the grass off...

Just then.

A pair of boots appeared in his sight.

The boots were wrapped in a circle of fine white fluff.

It was the dress of the Meng people!

The man was half-dead, his eyes were sharp, and he struggled to touch the dagger at his waist.

But when he raised his face, he was attracted by a Central Plains woman behind him.

She was a stunning beauty.

Several Meng slaves carried her and approached carefully.

The Meng man in boots turned around and asked her, "Can I help you?"

The woman ignored him and just looked at him and asked, "Qiao Teng, the governor of Yizhou?"

She said, "My name is Xue Qingyin, and I am the wife of King Xuan."

"Yes... I am Qiao Teng." The man's voice was hoarse, and his heart was full of shock.