The Buyang family is going through a catastrophe.

Whether it was the tragic death of his father Bu Yangchen with his own eyes, or the nowhere of his sister Bu Yangnan, or the news that his eldest brother Bu Yangfei was king, all this made Bu Yanglin, who was in Guangming City, feel like numb.

She knew her situation, and though no one had made it clear to her, she knew that she was alive only as a hostage.

"The longer you keep him waiting, the worse it will do you," one of the guards warned her.

Bu Yanglin wanted to speed up, but her legs were just disobedient, and the buttons and knots were not tied well. She was accustomed to the hoarse voice of the Hound Iron Guard, but the way he looked at her today terrified her.

Could it be that her meeting with Tang Bin was discovered by Joffrey? Don't, she thought as she combed her hair. Tang Bin is her only hope. I want to dress up beautifully, Huangfu Zhang likes me to be beautiful, every time I wear this dress, he likes it, he likes this color. She smoothed her clothes and noticed that her chest was a little tight.

Along the way, Bu Yanglin walked to the right of the hound, away from the burned half of his face. "Tell me, what did I do wrong?"

"It's not you. It's your king's brother. ”

"Bu Yangfei is a traitor. She recited mechanically, "I have nothing to do with him." "God forbid, don't let something happen to the king butcher. If her brother Bu Yangfei killed Qingqiu Youyong, she would definitely lose her life.

The hound scoffed, "Little bird, they've trained you really well. He led her to the lower courtyard, where a crowd had gathered. As soon as they saw them, people hurriedly gave way. She heard someone cough and noticed that the wandering grooms were looking at her rudely, but Tang Bin Tiewei turned his face away as she passed, and his brother Tang Quan pretended not to see her.

A dying yellow cat was lying on the ground, ribbed through by a crossbow arrow, meowing pitifully. Bu Yanglin bypassed it and felt a wave of nausea.

Tang Bin rode his broomstick horse, and at the jousting party, he was too drunk to mount, and the king decreed that he should never dismount again. "Be brave," he whispered, squeezing her arm.

Huangfu Shori stood in the center of the crowd, winding an ornate crossbow. Two guards stood beside him, and at the sight of them, her intestines crumbled.

"Your Majesty. She knelt down.

"Kneeling will not save you," said the king, "and get up." Your brother has a new treason, and I will punish you. ”

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to do with my traitorous brother. You know, please, please—"

"Pull her up!"

The hound pulled her up unhurriedly.

"Lan Dao'er," Huangfu said. "Tell her what her brother has done. ”

Bu Yanglin always thought that Lan Dao'er was handsome and elegant, but there was no sympathy and kindness in his eyes. "Your brother used despicable sorcery to control hordes of vicious wolves to attack the Qingqiu family. Thousands of brave men were slaughtered in their sleep, without even raising their swords to fight back. After the massacre, the northerners feasted on the flesh and blood of the victims. ”

Fear was like a cold hand, and it wrapped itself around Bu Yanglin's throat.

"You don't have anything to say, do you?" asked Huangfu Zhang.

"Your Majesty, this poor boy is scared silly," Tang Bin said in a low voice.

"Shut up, clown. Huang Fu raised his crossbow and aimed it at her face. "You Buyang are as cruel as your wolves. I haven't forgotten how your monster attacked me. ”

"That's the wolf of Buyannan," she said. "My wolf never hurt you, but you killed her. ”

"It's not me, it's your father. "But I killed your father, but unfortunately I couldn't do it myself." The man I killed last night was taller than your father. They came to the gates and shouted my name and shouted for food as if I were a chef! So I gave them a good lesson, and I aimed at the loudest guy and shot him in the throat. ”

"He's dead?" the ugly iron arrow was pointed at her face, and she couldn't think of what to say.

"Of course he died, and I hit it. A woman threw a stone at me, and I shot her, but I only hit her in the arm. He frowned and lowered his crossbow. "I should have shot you to death, but Mother said that if they say that, they will kill Uncle Youyong, so I can only punish you. We will send a letter to your brother and tell him what will happen to you if he does not surrender. Dog, beat her!"

"Let me hit her!" Tang Bin squeezed to the front, tin armor clanging. He had a meteor hammer in his hand, but at the top was a melon. My Bodhisattva. She was so grateful that she wanted to kiss his ugly face, full of stains and trivial veins. He rode a broomstick and circled around her, shouting "traitor, traitor" and smashing her head with a melon.

Bu Yanglin raised her hand to cover it, and whenever the melon hit her body, she shook it, and after two blows, her hair was already sticky. People laughed. Eventually, the melon cracked into pieces and flew apart. You laugh, Huang Fuzhang, she prayed, the juice ran down her face, down her beautiful blue dress, you laugh enough, and then let me go.

It's a pity that Huangfu Zhang didn't have a trace of a smile, "Marin!"

Ma Lin grabbed Tang Bin's arm and violently threw him out. The red-faced clown fell on all fours, and brooms and melons were scattered all over the ground.

"Don't slap her in the face," Huang Fuzhang ordered, "I want her to be beautiful." ”

Marin Tiewei punched Bu Yanglin in the stomach, suffocating her. As soon as she bent down, the knight grabbed her by the hair and drew his sword, and in that moment of horror she thought he was going to cut her throat, but he struck her thigh with the edge of his sword, and she felt like her leg was going to break under the blow. Bu Yanglin screamed loudly, tears streaming out of her eyes. It will soon pass. Soon after, she lost count of how many beatings she had received.

"Enough," she heard the hoarse voice of the hound.

"No, it's not enough," replied the king, "Marin, strip her naked. ”

Marin's stout hand reached into the front of Yang Lin's corset and tore it violently. The silk was torn and she was naked all the way to her waist. Bu Yanglin hurriedly covered her chest with her hands, and her ears were full of cruel snickers. "Beat her up," said Huangfu Zhang, "and show his brother—"

"What are you going to do?"

The voice of the ugly ghost was like a long whip breaking through the air, and the hand that grabbed Bu Yanglin immediately let go. She stumbled to her knees, arms crossed over her chest, panting.

"This is your Iron Guard spirit, Lord Marin?" Aooka asked angrily. His henchmen mercenaries stood beside him, and so did the native barbarian. "What kind of guards would beat a helpless girl?"

"A knight in the service of the king, Mr. Crippled. Ma Lin had the support of the emperor and raised his sword in front of Qingqiu's illness. The other guard also drew his sword with a "swish" and stepped forward to join him.

"You have a bright spot," the ugly mercenary Long Wu stepped forward to warn, "or else this beautiful white robe will be stained with blood." ”

"Who's going to find something to cover this girl?" asked Qingqiu. Tang Bin took off his cloak and threw it over. Bu Yanglin wrapped it firmly around his chest, and his fists clenched under the white wool. The rough fabric made her skin itchy and itchy, but it was the most comfortable dress she had ever worn.

"This girl is your future queen," the ugly ghost told Huang Fuzhang. "You don't care about her reputation?"

"I'm punishing her. ”

"Why? She had nothing to do with her brother's fight. ”

"She has wolf blood. ”

"You've got goose brains. ”

"You can't talk to me like that! I'm the king, and I can do whatever I want!"

"My poor nephew, haven't you ever read, and what is the fate of those who do whatever they want in this world?"

The Marin Iron Guard snorted, "No one dares to threaten His Majesty in front of the Royal Guard. ”

Qingqiu raised an eyebrow when he was sick. "I'm not threatening the King, Lord Iron Guard, I'm educating my nephew. Long Wu, Heishi, Marin Tiewei opened his mouth again, and slaughtered him. The ugly ghost smiled, "That's called a threat, Lord Iron Guard, do you know the difference?"

Ma Lin's face turned dark red, "The Queen Mother will definitely know about this matter!"

"There is no doubt about it. What are you waiting for? Huang Fuzhang, we will send someone to invite your mother?"

The king blushed.

"Nothing more, Your Majesty?" continued the uncle, "very well. Learn to use your ears more and less of your mouth, or your dynasty will be shorter than mine. Capricious and brutal cannot win the love of the people...... can't even get the queen mother's liking. ”

"No, Mother said, I'd rather let them be afraid of you than let them love you. Huangfu Zhang pointed to Bu Yanglin and said, "She's very afraid of me." ”

The ugly ghost sighed. "yes, I know. It's a pity that Huangfuyun and Bu Yangfei are not twelve-year-old girls. Ryugo, Kuroishi, take her away. ”

Bu Yanglin felt like she was sleepwalking. She thought that Qingqiu's sick subordinates would send her back to her original bedroom, but unexpectedly they led her to the Prime Minister's Mansion. She had stepped into this place for the first time since her father had lost power, and the climb of the stairs again made her dizzy.

The maids who took care of her said meaningless words of comfort in an attempt to stop her from trembling. One of them stripped off the remnants of her skirt and underwear, and the other bathed her, washing away the sticky melon juice from her head and face. They scrubbed her with soap and washed her head with warm water, but all she could see was the faces on the shooting range. The knights swore to help the weak, protect women, and fight for justice, but they failed to do so.

Only Tang Bin reached out to help, but he was no longer an iron guard, neither was an ugly ghost, and neither was a hound...... Remember that the "hounds" hated the Iron Guard the most...... I hate them too, Bu Yanglin thought to herself. Because they're not real guards, they're neither.

When she was cleaned, the ginger-haired, chubby pharmacist took care of her. He made her lie face down on the mattress, then applied ointment to the red and swollen scars on the back of her legs, and mixed a dose of sleeping wine for her to swallow. "Sleep well, kid. When you wake up, you'll find that everything is just a nightmare. ”

No, no, no, you stupid guy, Bu Yanglin thought to herself, but she still drank the sleeping wine and fell asleep.

When she woke up again, it was completely dark, and the room was both familiar and unfamiliar, and she didn't know where she was. She stood up, a tingling pain that immediately pierced her legs, bringing back all the memories, and tears welled up again. There was a robe for her next to the bed.

Bu Yanglin slipped into her robes, then opened the door. Outside the door stood a grim-complexed, black-skinned woman with three necklaces around her slender neck. One gold, one silver, and one of human ears!" asked the woman, leaning against a tall spear.

"Divine Wood Forest. She had to find Tang Bin and beg him to take her home now, she couldn't stand it.

"The adults said you can't leave," said the woman, "and here she prays, and God hears you." ”

Bu Yanglin obediently lowered her gaze and retreated into the room. She suddenly realized why she was so familiar with this place. It turned out that they placed me in Bu Yangnan's former room, when my father was still the prime minister. Her things had been cleaned and her furniture had been relocated, but it was indeed the same room......

Not long after, a maid came in with a tray containing a variety of delicacies, as well as a jug of cold water.

"Take it," Bu Yanglin ordered, but the girl left the food on the table anyway. She found that she was really thirsty, so she had to walk to the opposite side of the house to get water, and every step she took felt like a knife in her thigh. She had just drunk two glasses and was about to bite into an olive when someone started knocking on the door.

She turned nervously to smooth out the wrinkles in her robe. "Please come in. ”

The door opened, and Qingqiu walked in sickly. "Miss. I didn't bother you, did I?"

"Am I your prisoner?"

"You are my guest. "He wore the Prime Minister's necklace, a chain made of golden hands. "I think we'll have to talk. ”

"Yes. Bu Yanglin found it hard not to look at his face, which was so ugly that it made her feel strangely attractive.

"Are you satisfied with the food and clothes?" he asked. "If you need anything, just ask. ”

"You are so merciful. ...... this afternoon Thank you for saving me. ”

"There's a reason why Huangfu is so annoyed. Six days ago, your brother attacked my uncle, who was stationed in a village called Oxford, three days away from Qingqiu City. You northerners won a landslide victory. We only got word this morning. ”

Bu Yangfei will kill you all, she thought with joy. "This ...... It's horrible, my lord. My brother is an abominable traitor. ”

The ugly ghost smiled weakly, "Well, he's not a hairy little ghost, there's no doubt about that. ”

"Lan Dao'er Tiewei said that he was flying with a group of evil wolves......"

Qingqiu laughed contemptuously when he was sick. "Lan Dao'er is our wine bag warrior, and most of them can't even tell the difference between a bad wolf and a malignant tumor. Your brother with his Icewolf, I guess that's all. The northerners infiltrated my uncle's camp, cut the ropes of the horses, and then let the wolf in. As a result, well-trained war horses also went crazy. Many of the knights were trampled to death in their tents, and the rest of the rabble awoke and fled in all directions, not even taking their weapons in order to hurry. More than fifty nobles were captured, and those who narrowly escaped were talking nonsense everywhere, saying that the old gods of the north went to war with your brother. ”

"That'...... There's no witchcraft, is there?"

Qingqiu was sick and scoffed. "Witchcraft is an excuse for fools to disguise their incompetence, a condiment to be smeared on the outside of failure. It seems that my brainless uncle didn't even set up a sentry. His legions are all novices - apprentices, miners, farmers, fishermen, the garbage in Lannisham. The only mystery is how your brother was able to raid them, and our army still controls the fortified Golden Tooth City, and they swear he didn't pass there. The ugly man shrugged anxiously. "In short, Bu Yangfei is my father's heart disease, and Huangfu Zhang's heart disease is my heart disease. Tell me, what do you think of my nephew who is king?"

"I love him with all my heart," Bu Yanglin replied immediately.

"Really?" he was unconvinced, "and now?"

"I love Your Majesty more than ever. ”

Qingqiu was sick and laughed loudly, "Okay, well, after all, you have a good teacher, and you have learned well in lying, maybe one day in the future, you will be grateful for this, child...... Oh, you're still a kid, aren't you? Or are you already having your first period?"

Bu Yanglin blushed. It's rudeness, but it's nothing compared to being stripped naked in front of half the castle. "No, sir. ”

"That's for the best. Listen, I don't want you to marry Huangfu Zhang, I hope it's a little comfort. So many things have happened, but I am afraid that the marriage will not be able to reconcile the Buyang family and the Qingqiu family. It's a pity that this marriage was supposed to be a wise move by me, but it was messed up by Huangfu Zhang. ”

She knew what she had to say, but the words got stuck in her throat.

"You're quiet," Aooka commented sickly. "Do you have to get your wish? Do you want to end your marriage?"

"I ......" Bu Yanglin didn't know what to say. Is this a trap? Will he punish me if I tell the truth?" she stared at the ugly ghost's vicious, protruding forehead, at his cold black eyes and sly green eyes, with his crooked teeth and wire-like beard. "I just want to be well-behaved and loyal. ”

"Well-behaved and loyal," said the dwarf thoughtfully, "and stay away from the people of the Qingqiu family." It's hard for you, and I thought so when I was your age. He smiled. "They told me that you visit the tree of God every day. What are you praying for, Bu Yanglin?"

I pray for the victory of the Flying Walk and the death of the Emperor...... I pray for my hometown, for the North Underworld. "I pray for an early end to the war. ”

"Come on, kid. A decisive battle will soon break out between your brother and my father, and all disputes will be settled. ”

Bu Yangfei will defeat him, Bu Yanglin thought to herself. He defeated your uncle and your brother Aiogaoka Youyong. He will also defeat your father.

The ugly ghost seemed to treat her face as an open book, and read her mind clearly. "Don't take much of the battle of Oxford, miss," he told her politely, "a battle cannot decide the outcome of a war, and my uncle is not at all on the same page as my father." The next time you go to the Divine Wood Forest, pray that your brother will wisely bow his knees and surrender. As soon as the north submits to the king's rule, I will send you home. He jumped out of the window and sat in his chair, "You'll sleep here tonight." I'll send my men to guard you out, don't worry, people from Blackwind-"

"No," Bu Yanglin snapped out in panic. If she was locked in the Prime Minister's Mansion and guarded by the hands of the ugly ghost day and night, how could Tang Bin save her freedom?

"Do you like Savage Valley, if you feel more comfortable with women around, I'll leave Qi Ying to you. ”

"No, no, please, my lord, I'm afraid of these barbarians. ”

He grinned, "Me too." But the point is that they can scare the Emperor Fu and the poisonous snakes and sycophants known as the Kingsguard. With Qi Ying and Heishi by your side, no one dares to harm you. ”

But I would rather sleep in my own bed, and a lie came to mind, so appropriately, she blurted out, "This mansion is the place where my father's men were killed, and their ghosts stay here, and it will give me nightmares." Everywhere I looked, I could see their blood. ”

Qingqiu looked at her face sickly. "I'm no stranger to nightmares, Bu Yanglin. Maybe you're wiser than I think. Well, at least allow me to escort you back safely. ”

Bu Yanglin secretly rejoiced in her heart, this was probably the only "victory" achieved in the bloody wind of Guangming City.