Chapter 187: Life and Death
When Qiyun woke up, it was dark outside. She didn't know where Lu Dao was, she only felt that there was silence all around, and there was an elegant courtyard outside the house, which she guessed was a secret stronghold of the Wei State in Dragon City.
She was limp and weak, with a low-grade fever, and lay on the bed all day and all night. Tuoba Tao stayed with her, feeding her medicine, replacing wipes on her forehead, and more often than not, he just held his hand and listened to her.
Contrary to his taciturnity, Qiyun endlessly told him everything about the pain: his mother, his father, his uncle, Feng'er Lin'er...... Their end today was brought to them by her, and she was an ominous person.
Feng Ba's words rang out again, and the words hit her heart heavily, "She is a person with a hard life, and she is the life of a great murderer who is a relative, a friend, a father, a mother, and a son." When he grows up, his beauty and scheming will definitely be able to captivate the city and the country, and he will be a real disaster! ”
The death of her former mother made her uneasy day and night. Now, the death of dozens of descendants of Feng'er Lin'er and other imperial uncles has made Qiyun even more unpeaceful.
"My heart hurts, Buddha, am I ...... Going to die? Qiyun's eyes looked at the person holding her in front of her in pain, and her face turned lifeless.
Tuobatao's body shook, his face painful, as if a sharp blade had been inserted into his body. He shook her body and roared angrily, "Yun'er, cheer up!" You won't die! If you dare to die, I will go to heaven and earth, and I will not let you live in peace! ”
With that, Tuoba Tao hugged her tightly, holding her hand and placing it on his chest, his hand made her feel the heat and strength of life. Something sparkling slipped from the corner of his eye, dripping on the back of Qiyun's hand.
Qiyun seemed to be burned, and the corners of her mouth barely showed a light smile: "Buddha, I have already said goodbye to you, why did you still come to me?" I'm so hard...... It's not worth it. ”
"You said goodbye to me, and you didn't count without my consent." His palm caressed her face, and said bitterly: "Yun'er, do you know that Lu Dao, the letter you asked Mo Chuan to hand over on his behalf, the four sentences written in the letter, 'The deep ice is three feet thick, and the snow is covered for thousands of miles. My heart is like a pine and cypress, and my love is like that. 'Your heart is like a pine, and you know that my heart is not like this?' ”
Tuoba Tao's lips pressed to Qiyun's cold forehead, and murmured: "My heart is a bandit, I can't turn it, my heart is a bandit, I can't roll it." On that day, when I received your letter, I knew that you had misunderstood, and immediately rode my horse to chase you. I rushed to Tianshui and learned that you had left, so I immediately chased after you to the east, but I couldn't catch up, and I didn't see your figure until the crossing of the Yellow River, so I realized that you were deliberately avoiding me. ”
Qiyun smiled slightly, coughed lightly, and said, "I didn't go directly to the east, but to the south, and went to the cave near Chang'an, the cave where we first met. Buddha, do you remember? The first time we met, we argued about who was the cave owner, and I won. ”
Tuoba Tao stroked her back, patted her, and chuckled, "I remember, it was you who made strong words, and I let you." However, you are so clever, and you are not a good type. At that time, I thought of you as a friend, and I made up my mind. Later, when I saw you luring away the guards for me and standing up, I knew that I owed you in this life, and our fates were entangled and could no longer be separated.
Yun'er, when attacking Tongwan City, you were suspected by Changsun Han, Qiu Dui and others, and the evidence was not in your favor, so I had to endure the pain and let you go to Tianshui to avoid suspicion. You, An Jie, Wei Su and others captured Helian Chang, and you could have returned to my side. However, you misheard people's words, and I left sadly because I married the princess of Xia Kingdom. Do you know why I want to marry the princess of Xia Kingdom? ”
Qiyun heard his question, and was silent, leaning on his chest like a kitten, quietly listening to him.
Tuoba Tao said eloquently: "On that day, I saw you rushing into Tongwan City in order to save Lu Ying, and I also rushed in, Tuoba Qi and a few other brothers in life and death rushed in with me and rushed straight into the palace. The soldiers of the entire city were arresting us, and the palace guards surrounded us. Our lives hung by a thread, and we couldn't get out until the Empress Dowager Xia Guoliang came forward and avoided everyone from talking to me secretly. She knew that Wancheng was surrounded by our Wei army, and it was a lonely city, which would be broken by our Wei army sooner or later.
Therefore, Empress Dowager Liang and I made a deal, she ordered the forbidden army to let us go, and after the city was broken, the Wei army was not allowed to kill in Tongwan City, especially to ensure the peace and glory of the Helian clan. In addition, if we want to get out, she wants me to marry the three princesses of Xia Kingdom, Wei Xia and Qin, Xianbei, Xiongnu and Wei.
It's an urgent matter, I weigh the pros and cons, seeing that you and Tuoba Qi and others are besieged, you are either my dearest love, or my brother in life and death, I can't watch the jade burn. So, I agreed to her request, and she gave me the queen mother's token and disguise so that we could get out of the palace. Although I married the princess of Xia Kingdom, they are just bargaining chips to appease the Helian clan and the ministers of the Xia Kingdom, they are just furnishings in my Wei Palace, and I will never touch them in my life. ”
Qiyun smiled lightly and said softly, "Buddha, why are you suffering? I couldn't help it, and tears fell from the corners of my eyes.
Tuoba Tao's fingers gently stroked, rubbed her face, and said softly: "Do you know the reason why I didn't come to you for so long?" I know how uncomfortable it is for you to leave Wei alone and leave Pingcheng. However, I am the Son of Heaven of Great Wei, I have my duties, Xia Guo's vitality is greatly damaged, there is no need to be afraid, if the Song State in the south comes to Fanbian, Liu Yilong is indecisive, more than civilized, and not enough martial arts. The biggest threat is the Rouran creep in the north, so I planned a decisive battle against Rouran in Mobei, I led the Wei army to capture the Rouran Khan Court, and the Gaoche troops to which Rouran belonged took advantage of this to defect, and more than 300,000 people surrendered to my Great Wei, and the Great Tan Khan fled in embarrassment, and died due to a fiasco and disease. From then on, the Rouran cavalry could no longer threaten the countries of the Central Plains.
Only then did I come to you with confidence. It's just that I'm late. You don't know what to do, when I was chasing the worm in the Rouran Desert, I got the news that you were imprisoned in Dragon City and even sentenced to death, I was so anxious that I rushed to Dragon City day and night. Although, such an accident happened in Dragon City, fortunately I was in time. Yun'er, we have gone through so many things, several clutches, you ...... Still doubt my heart for you? With that, he looked deeply into her eyes. Qiyun took advantage of the faint moonlight to see his own figure reflected in his dark eyes.
The sound of rain in the courtyard outside seemed to have no effect on the warmth of the house, and it also erected a barrier for them to be isolated from the rest of the world.