Chapter 216: A man's affection is the most precious
"I'm going to get some rest. Chu Xianzhao put his hand off the empress's shoulder, and was taken by Su Nianyu, his head was dizzy at this time, and every breath he exhaled had a bloody smell, Ye wrinkled his nose slightly and walked aside, this dragon blood smelled fishy, but Su Nianyu wiped Chu Xianzhao's face with his sleeve vigorously.
"I want to take a bath, take a good shower...... This dragon blood smells stinky......" Chu instantly summoned a burst of retching.
"It seems that there is nothing wrong, Aunt Ning is still worried that the thunder will make you stupid?" the empress smiled bitterly.
"I finally killed a dragon, Aunt Ning, you don't have to be so sarcastic about me......" Chu Xianzhao breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that his head was dizzy, his stomach was turning over the river and the sea, and he felt that he would vomit at any time, at this time their boat also arrived at the shore, and the soldiers who fell into the water were rescued one after another by the cowhide boats sent to it, and countless small black spots on the river were densely packed in the direction of Chu Xianzhao, and the body of the dragon was not jumping up when it fell in the Yunjian River, the centurion was counting the number of soldiers, and the baggage frame was piled up on the shore, wet by bursts of splashes.
The earth shook.
Chu Xianzhao was shocked by this shock: "That beast is not dead yet, what about my sword?"
The Empress of Shuyue couldn't cry or laugh.
At this time, five hundred iron horsemen on the official road rushed in, raising a large cloud of dust.
The white eagle flag has the word Nangong written on it!
Tantai Tranquility lay on Chu Xuanzhao's back, and pointed at the cavalry with his mouth wide open, his face full of curiosity.
The five hundred elite cavalry of Jingnan City, which is also the private army of the Nangong family, reined in their horses on the shore, and saw the eagle flag flying slowly by the river, all of them looked excited, and at the same time turned over and dismounted, and roared loudly for the head of the cavalry, Qi Zhenlong: "Da Yin Feiyan Army! Welcome His Royal Highness the Third Prince to Jingnan City! Welcome Her Majesty the Empress to Jingnan City! The eagle flag will not fall!"
The cavalry shouted in unison: "Welcome His Royal Highness the Third Prince to Jingnan City! Welcome Her Majesty the Empress to Jingnan City! The eagle flag will not fall!"
The soldiers on the shore replied with a higher voice: "The eagle flag does not fall!"
"Don't fall!" Chu Xianzhao put his hand to his heart and said silently, five hundred cavalry gave way to an aisle, and the blue-robed woman rode a white horse and slowly came to Chu Xianzhao, Chu Zhaozhao squinted at the gorgeous woman and recognized the identity of the comer: "Nangong City Lord!"
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince!" Nangong Mingyue turned over and dismounted, saluted Chu Xuan, and the cavalry behind him all bent down, not daring to raise their heads.
Nangong Mingyue looked at the young man who was soaked in dragon blood, and looked at him from beginning to end, and the surprise in her eyes couldn't be dissipated: "You...... Grew up. β
"You too...... Sister, I've always missed you. Chu Xianzhao showed a bright smile, took the towel handed by the other party's attendant and wiped his face, Nangong Mingyue looked at the thick blood smoke on the river and asked softly, "The evil Jiao in the river...... You killed it. β
"I want to take a shower, sister. "So many years have passed, Nangong Mingyue smiled, they are still commensurate with sister and brother, he is still him, he is more powerful than when he was a child, it's really good.
The five hundred cavalrymen all knew the power of the dragon in the river, but at this time, a sixteen-year-old child said that he would be killed, and he had great respect for Chu Xuanzhao.
Nangong Mingyue whistled, a white horse galloped, she turned her head and asked, "Do you know how to ride a horse?"
"Yes, why don't you ride a horse?" Chu Xianzhao smiled.
"Oh, I can ride a horse, I've really grown up. β
The soldiers couldn't scratch their heads when they listened to the conversation between the two, Su Nianyu smiled lowly, and Ning Su shook his head with a wry smile: "Nangong City Lord ......"
Nangong Mingyue realized that there was still a big Buddha standing here, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty the Empress, we have prepared a guest room for you in the City Lord's Mansion, if Your Majesty does not dislike it, I will take you into the city, and by the way, enjoy the scenery in Jingnan City." β
"There is the lord of the city. β
"By the way, let me introduce you, this is Guan Ju, the daughter of her Xilin Sword God Guan Changye, Guan Ju...... This is Nangong Mingyue, the city lord of Jingnan City. β
"Lord of the castle is so ......" The pale-faced girl saluted her, it seemed that she was really afraid of dragons.
"This is Ye Weiwei...... She is the princess of Tarukoku...... It's mine...... It's my fiancΓ©e, Weiwei, and I've seen the lord of the city. β
"Hello Lord Castle. Ye Weiwei saluted Nangong Mingyue a little shyly, and glared at Chu Xianzhao, what do you mean, she said angrily.
"Hello. Nangong Mingyue smiled politely back.
The big boat went and returned, and Chu Xianzhao thought to himself that maybe the teacher would be able to enter the city later, and before that, he had to take a good shower.
This dragon is the Ninety-Five, but why does this blood smell so bad? It smells like dead fish and shrimp.
It is rumored that the three princes of Chu entered the city today, the corridors and high-rise buildings in the city of Jingnan City are occupied by all kinds of characters, just to see the true face of the three princes of Chu, it is rumored that the three princes of Chu have a face like a crown of jade, gentle and elegant completely different from the heroic father, and defeated the traitor Su Changqing in the west of Guxia Mountain, and defended the entrance of the sword warehouse in the west.
The little ladies in the city even got up early to dress up, learned to wear light gauze and thin clothes like a woman in a green building, and applied a little powder, together with the plump woman who also secretly came to the street with her own man on her back, just to witness the glance of the third prince of Chu, not to mention those cardamom young girls, whose little heads with big red hairpins and shining eyes appeared on both sides of the road, eager to sharpen their heads just to take a step forward.
A sharp eagle roared in the sky above Jingnan City!
When the sound of the iron hooves of the approaching army slowly overshadowed the eagle's song, everyone could see the white eagle flag flying slowly, the city lord Nangong Mingyue rode forward, the girl's face was not angry and arrogant, even this did not overwhelm the enthusiasm of the people, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer
The army slowly stepped into the street, people's breathing stopped, and then the entire Jingnan city seemed to fall silent.
The bystanders didn't dare to say anything, until a certain shameless young lady pointed at the young man beside Nangong Mingyue and screamed: "Ah, sisters, that's the third prince of Chu!"
The women began to shout Chu Xianzhao's name, wave after wave, Chu Xianzhao and Guan Ju began to have a numb scalp, the young man looked at those heads who looked at those eyes shining, and the affection was also subtle, the women wanted to talk and were ashamed, and they were more bold to send Qiu Bo directly, one more bold than the other.
The more daring person directly stuffed the letter in his hand on the edge of the soldier's armor: "Help me give this letter to the third prince of Chu" Chu Xianzhao took the letter and read it slowly, and the boldness of his words and sentences made him feel blushing, and even felt stunned, what "Your shoulder reminds me of my dead father." "Would love to sleep in your arms. β
In this way, I'm afraid that even my brother can't stop such a terrifying formation,
Yingsheng Yanyu surrounded him like a storm, and Nangong Mingyue laughed all the way.
"Look, look, I've never seen such a handsome child, and I really want to marry my daughter to him, and if I were ten years younger, I would have gone out myself. β
"Old nymphomaniac! Such embarrassing words can also be said, this little prince is really handsome, much better looking than his brother, if you can say a few words to me, what if the old lady personally blows him a flute?"
In the end, she is a married woman, and she speaks with great pride.
"It's so good-looking, Xiao Yin, I told you a long time ago, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is better than all the sons of Lin'an City combined, it is said that he is still the hero of Guxia Mountain in the west, if my future husband is half as good-looking as him, it is really worth dying." β
"No, no, if you look at it any longer, your eyes will be pregnant. β
If it weren't for the soldiers escorting him, I'm afraid that Chu Xianzhao would have been swallowed alive by them a long time ago.
When I was in Lin'an City, I often went out to play, and there were many girls in the city who expressed their admiration, but it was the first time I had seen such a battle, and the girl who dared to love Jingnan City was much more bold than Lin'an City.
Before he reached the City Lord's Mansion, a gust of incense wind came to his face, and Chu Xianzhao blushed and lowered his head, letting those handkerchiefs and towels fall on him, like spring rain in the afternoon.
He didn't seem to be afraid of the terrible dragon just now, but he was defeated in front of these little girls, and it was really embarrassing to say it
"He's such a big person, and he's as shy as he was when he was a child, not like your brother at all. Nangong Mingyue covered her mouth and smiled, and her smile was charming in the spring breeze.
"How can there be ......" Chu Xianzhao looked at her stupidly, thinking if this woman in Jingnan City was too terrifying, and she still needed to defend the city by herself with this strength.
Chu Xianzhao keenly noticed that not everyone was singing praises to him, and some, the ragged old women or children looked at him gloomily, this kind of gaze he had only seen from the westbound refugees, with a cone of hatred.
Four years ago, the city only belonged to Yan Fu, now the officials and rich businessmen in this city are all Yin people, after the battle of Yunjian River, a sudden slaughter order will kill all the adult men in this city, leaving only women and children, but now almost all of them have become slaves and prostitutes, everyone who comes to this city to settle down and work has gained a lot, the treasures and land left by the Yan Fu people have fallen into their pockets, and I don't know how many Yan Fu women have become their crotch playthings.
For the Yanfu exiles, it is more about hoping that the Yanfu army can recapture the city, and they are eager to drive out all the Yinguo people in this city and return their own homes.
From the perspective of benevolence and righteousness, I think about whether my so-called defense of the city is just a lie and a mistake.
Chu Xianzhao shook his head slightly, expelling those thoughts that disturbed his thinking, his father told him that the enemy is the enemy, and using mercy on the enemy is a kind of weakness, the world is like this, if you are not strong, tomorrow your enemy will attack your country, occupy your homeland, and rape your mother and sister, if you don't want such a tragedy to happen to you, you can only rely on the sword in your hand to become stronger.
It's a cruel truth, but it's one of the biggest axioms in the world.
"Uncle Weber, he ......" Chu Xianzhao regretted it the moment he said it, but Nangong Mingyue replied tepidly: "I passed away last spring, I slept in bed for a day and left early the next morning, there is no pain, it's fine." β
Pretty good...... Is it really good?
"Oh......" Chu Xianzhao glanced at her, sighed in his heart, and suddenly noticed that she was staring at him intently, and the young man joked: "It's been almost six or seven years, my sister doesn't recognize me?"
The girl said calmly: "I can't recognize it, I don't recognize it at all." β
Chu Xianzhao in his memory has a round face, a pair of big eyes are purple and bright, he is a little fat man at all! he likes to pester himself the most to take him out of the palace to buy sugar gourds, and when he is scolded by Chu Xun, he always likes to cry and run to find him, and he protects him behind his skirt like a hen guarding cubs, and now he has grown taller and better-looking, and he also got rid of the dragon in the Yunjian River for them, not to mention three days.
In order to become what she is now, how much suffering Chu Xianzhao has suffered, she doesn't dare to think about it and won't ask.
"Everyone has been very tired all these years, and so have you, sister. Chu Xianzhao said such a sentence inadvertently, but he didn't notice that the girl's shoulders trembled violently, and then regained her composure.
"It shouldn't have been from you, Yan Fu's scouts have appeared in the sight of our army one after another these days, it is said that they will do everything in their power to recapture Jingnan City, at all costs, my sister does not dare to guarantee whether we can be safe and sound under their attack, war will break out soon......" The girl said in a hoarse voice.
Chu Xianzhao looked at her with a childish face: "What about Yan Yingren, what we laid down is ours, no one can take it away, I will protect you, sister, don't worry,"
"I really can't rest assured. β
"Is it that the eldest brother is relieved when the eldest brother comes?" Chu Xianzhao smiled and played with taste, Nangong Mingyue had a small piece of crimson on her neck, and said angrily: "What are you talking nonsense? Sister is not worried about you, you should stay in Lin'an City to take care of it, instead of coming to this place where birds don't to guard the city." β
"I almost believed it. β
"Little conscienceless, I was bullied by your sister when I was a child, and I wasn't the first to come to me, desperately threw myself on my thighs, the tears and snot wiped all over my body, and the tears were still loud for a long time, to be honest, am I the best for you, much better than your own sister, right?" Nangong Mingyue gently pinched Chu Xianzhao's waist, making him tremble.
Chu Xianzhao said helplessly: "Sister...... You're my own sister, but you're not a sister like you. β
"Your Royal Highness, you are really getting better and better, when you were a child, you were like a little meat ball, I was really afraid that you would grow up and become a big fat man, and your daughter-in-law would not be able to find it when the time came, it seems that you are really worried about it. β
"Not long after we met, I was sarcastic like this, and before I left the city, my brother specially asked me to bring you two sentences. β
"Really? does he still remember me?" Nangong Mingyue looked at him with wide eyes, and Chu Xianzhao grimaced at her: "Lie to you, I didn't even see my brother's shadow, maybe he was drunk again and didn't know where to sleep." β
The girl sighed softly, pretending not to care.
After placing the Empress Shuyue and Su Nianyu, Chu Xianzhao was led to a bathroom by Nangong Mingyue, and there was a pear wood barrel filled with mist sprinkled with flower petals in the bathroom, Chu Xianzhao took off his clothes, soaked in the wooden barrel and let the hot water slowly soak his whole body, the fatigue of the long journey was swept away, and the barrel was already fragrant, he submerged his nose below into the hot water, gurgling and spitting bubbles.
The porter was pushed open with a creak, and Nangong Mingyue, who had lost her heavy brocade clothes, walked in with a towel, and Chu Xianzhao's face turned red again: "Sister...... I'm in the shower. β
"I know, I washed it for you when you were a child. So she rolled up her sleeves and skillfully wiped her arms and back, which was really a rare all-body comfort, Chu Xianzhao thought to himself.
"Why doesn't my sister go back to Lin'an City?"
"I was kicked out, have you forgotten?" the slender fingertips brushed over the boy's shoulder, bringing a crispy tingling sensation.
"After so many years, my father's anger has long since disappeared...... Brother, he's always missed you, really. Chu Xianzhao turned his head and said sincerely, Nangong Mingyue didn't answer his words, she looked at the new and old injuries on Chu Xianzhao's back, and suddenly felt shocked, Chu Xianzhao said softly: "It's just a small injury, I was cut by a bastard who doesn't have long eyes, it's my bad luck." β
"You're the hardest one, aren't you?" she gently rubbed the wound on his body, and Chu Xianzhao looked at her silently.
"By the way, tell me about the things in the palace after I left. β
"What do you want to hear?"
"Anything goes...... By the way, is she okay with the young slave? I have always missed her, your sister was really delicate and domineering when she was a child, and the young slave was the one who was bullied by her the most, did she continue to bully her after I left? β
Chu Xun has not had a good relationship with these two girls since she was a child, maybe there is a targeted meaning, the more Chu Xun bullied her, the more Nangong Mingyue protected Su Younu, plus the two brothers fanned the flames, Chu Xun and Nangong Mingyue often appeared fighting wheat mangs at the tip of the needle, and Su Younu was crying on the side, which made people cry and laugh.
"Young slaves...... Her name is Su Changyan now...... She went home, back to the west of the big red city. β
"Then her brother ......" She hesitated, but asked the question anyway.
"Killed by me with a sword, because of treason!" Chu Xianzhao said in a hard voice, Nangong Mingyue's heart jumped, sure enough, in the past few years, everyone has changed, and they will never be able to go back to the past.
"I'm not getting cruel. Chu asked with a confused look in his eyes.
"You're tired, it's time to take a break. She sighed, wrung out the towel and put it aside, and began to pour soaphorn powder on Chu Xianzhao's head, the soaphorn powder was finely ground and dense, and pearl powder was added to it, Nangong Mingyue untied the rope for him, and carefully washed his hair, Chu Xianzhao pillowed on the edge of the barrel and let her fiddle with her hair.
After some cleaning, Chu Xianzhao smelled the lavender fragrance on her body: "Okay, let me do the rest." β
Nangong Mingyue hummed, carefully wiped the water stains on her hands, and walked out of the room, after a while, she walked in with a bunch of clean clothes, and let Chu Xianzhao choose by herself, Chu Xuanzhao took a moire white robe casually, and came up with his back to Nangong Mingyue, and after he got dressed, he stood in front of the one-person-high bronze mirror and carefully sorted it out, and tied his belt with the help of Nangong Mingyue.
The girl looked at him in the mirror and said with a smile: "I knew that you were so good-looking now, so I didn't stay with your brother at the beginning, and secretly set a life with you for life or something." β
"Regret it?"
The girl was noncommittal.
"Do you know? When I was a child, I made a bet with your sister, we bet on who will be the emperor of Yinguo in the end, I chose your brother, your sister chose you, now it seems that your sister is really like a god, it's a pity that people like you don't become emperors. β
"I'm scared...... Chu Xianzhao lowered his head and stroked the robe on his body.
"Scared? I'm curious what else you'd be afraid of now, you would dare to kill a dragon. β
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I'm going to have too many things, I'm afraid that my father will be old, I'm afraid that my sister will get married, and I'm afraid that my brother will be slaughtered on the battlefield...... I once had such a dream, I dreamed that I was sitting alone on the throne of the Yin Kingdom, but there was no one under the steps, I called my father and the emperor called my sister and brother, and no one answered me, cold, as if I was dead. β
Nangong Mingyue held his arm and said softly, "It won't be like this...... Your family will be safe and sound, and you will grow old safely, and the Yinguo Society will last forever, shining with the sun and the moon, and being the same age as the stars. β
In this world, which dynasty can last forever and never die? Everything we have worked for is just to make this dynasty that will collapse sooner or later live a little longer, maybe a hundred years later, two hundred years later, there will always be more powerful people who will rise up and reshuffle all the rules, like the fate of reincarnation, Chu Xianzhao thought to himself.
"The world dynasty has been in the world for thousands of years, after that iron horse, it is just that pillow of yellow sorghum dream, an inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood......" he said quietly, Nangong Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled: "Your Royal Highness, you are becoming more and more reasonable, and you are usually forced to study by your sister?"
Chu Xianzhao smiled and said nothing.
Chu Xianzhao, who changed into a set of clean clothes, combed his hair in the mirror for a while, simply tied a high ponytail, and was finally led by Nangong Mingyue to a pear wood and yellow flower round table, on which several plates of hot dishes were already placed, all of which were cooked by Nangong Mingyue for Chu Xianzhao.
Nangong Mingyue said softly: "Your Royal Highness, I still remember your previous taste, and I made a few side dishes while you were combing your hair, so eat them while they're hot." β
"You're all the city lord's person, why don't you be lazy and let someone else do it. Chu Xianzhao smiled bitterly.
"I'm a subordinate, Your Highness, you are a master, and you have always been. And wasn't I all your handmaid in the beginning? I can't live the kind of life of flying on the branches and becoming a phoenix, and this is not the temperament of our Yinguo women. β
"Father really should have let you stay at that time, right, sister-in-law?" Chu Xianzhao swallowed a piece of steaming, sauce-stained blood sausage and grimaced at her.
"Don't shout from sister-in-law and sister-in-law, how ugly it is to get out before this has passed the door, and ah, my brother used to like to say that sentence that is delicious but dumplings, fun but sister-in-law, Your Highness, you won't learn your brother's bad, right?" Nangong Mingyue put her chest on the table and looked at him with her cheeks, at this time she smiled charmingly, and the momentum was almost torn out.
"Oh, although I didn't see my brother the morning I left the city, my brother specially told me one thing the night before yesterday, and I must tell you Sister Mingyue, I remember it to death, for fear that one will accidentally forget!" Chu Xianzhao squeezed his eyebrows and said.
When Nangong Mingyue heard this, she quickly straightened her posture, immediately straightened her collar, and looked at him pretending to be serious: "It must be a very important matter, Your Highness, say it quickly, I'll listen." β
Chu Xianzhao put down his chopsticks and said with a bright smile: "Sister Mingyue, I'm a little thirsty." β
The Lord of Jingnan City hurriedly got up and walked to the door, and the pair of huge spring bamboo shoots shook and shook: "Go! Make a pot of Yunshan Spring Leaf Imperial Tea for His Royal Highness the Third Prince! The tea can is in the leftmost drawer in the third row of my tea cabinet, and the iron box is smeared with green paint!"
It didn't take long for Nangong Mingyue to personally hold the fragrant lamp, and she was usually reluctant to drink too much tea soup, so she personally served it to Chu Xianzhao, who took a small sip and narrowed his eyes into a straight line:" That night in the Eagle Tree, my brother told me that after the end of the war, he would personally bring you back to Jingnan City, regardless of my father's permission, he said that if you don't go with me, he will personally come to Jingnan City to bring you back, no matter how many people stop him, whether it is a thousand people, or 10,000 people, he will drag you back to Lin'an City, what do you say I should do as a younger brother?"
The girl was stunned and blinked, "Really? You didn't lie to me. β
Chu Xianzhao nodded vigorously: "It's true, lying to you is a puppy." β
"He really remembers me......" Her eyes suddenly turned red, and she plunged into the plump twin peaks with one hand, bowing her head and crying: "Chu Ying looks up...... I'm really tired of waiting for you...... Sometimes I really want to leave and come to you again when I am reincarnated as a good-looking woman in the next life. β
"What are you crying about, when you go out for a while, people still think I did something to you?" Chu Xianzhao was stunned, and reached out to wipe away the tears on the girl's face, but found that the tears were wiping more and more, and she twitched her red nose: "What about your father and sister?" β
"Don't worry, I'll talk to my sister, my brother will talk to my father, and the two of them will agree. β
The girl was crying.
Chu Xianzhao rested his two hands on her head, just like when she was a child, she carried him in the palace.
The hand that shouldn't be let go, neither of these two people let go.
Most women in the world are infatuated, but only men are the most valuable.