Chapter 62: Mingyan
The girl in front of her was wearing a fiery red fox fur, her hair was soft and shiny, and she was tied into a few small braids, which looked playful and cute. Compared with Yu Ruoxu's still pale face, her complexion was a healthy wheat color, and her pupils glowed with a dark blue light, like glass beads in the sun.
Yu Ruoxu stood up and made a humble salute, "Say hello to the princess." β
"Huh? How do you know I'm a princess? The woman in red looked at her with wide eyes, "I haven't seen you yet." β
Yu Ruoxu smiled and said, "The princess has an extraordinary bearing, and the slave has this eyesight." β
Her dark blue eyes are the hallmark of the Xianbei Royal Court.
"Haha, you're really good at talking." The woman in red laughed and woke up Tuoba Yue, who was sleeping soundly in the car, and he twisted his small body, his mouth was deflated, and he looked like he was about to cry.
"Oh no, my little brother is going to cry again." The woman in red turned her head and ordered, "You go and call Aunt Dugu, if the little brother really cries, the two of us together can't suppress him!" β
"Yes." Yu Ruoxu hurriedly went out and called Aunt Dugu who was washing clothes in, and as soon as she entered the tent, she saw the woman in red holding Tuoba Yue and coaxing while walking, but Tuoba Yue didn't buy her account at all, and she cried angrily, her little face wrinkled, as if she had been greatly wronged.
"Ouch, Princess Mu'er is back?" Aunt Dugu hurriedly took the Tuoba Yue in her hand, coaxed it carefully, and hummed an unknown tune in her mouth. Sure enough, Tuoba Yue, who couldn't stop crying, slowly quieted down, and then fell asleep in the arms of Aunt Dugu.
The woman in red looked at Yu Ruoxu apologetically, then at Aunt Dugu, and smiled reluctantly, "I didn't mean to wake up my little brother......"
Aunt Dugu made a silent gesture, gently placed Tuoba Yue in the car, and then gave them a look. The woman in red and Yu Ruoxu were like two little girls who had done something wrong, following behind Aunt Dugu and walking out of the tent.
As soon as the "eldest lady......" walked outside the tent, the woman in red walked up and held Dugu's arm, "Why is the little brother still crying so much, I just made a louder voice, I didn't expect to startle him......"
"The princess's voice is more than louder." Aunt Dugu's eyes were full of love, "I haven't seen you for a long time, the princess has lost weight." β
"Really?!" The woman in red covered her cheeks, a little distressed, "Isn't that beautiful?" β
"The slave maid will cook more delicious food for the princess in the future, and raise all the meat back." Aunt Dugu smiled.
Yu Ruoxu was slightly surprised by the way their master and servant got along, and when the woman in red saw her standing aside, she pointed at her and asked, "Auntie, is she a new maid?" I've never seen it before. β
"Her name is Ruoxu, and she was sent by the queen to take care of the little prince." Aunt Dugu explained, and said to Yu Ruoxu, "This is our Xianbei Princess Mu'er." β
It turned out to be Tuoba Gui's third daughter, Tuoba Muer.
Yu Ruoxu was about to salute, and Tuoba Mu'er said, "No need, didn't you just salute?" I see that you look thin, you can't be a Han who was captured, right? β
Yu Ruoxu was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile, "The princess has a good eye, and she guessed it at a glance." β
Tuoba Mu'er looked her up and down and smiled, "Then you can follow the eldest mother to take care of the little brother with peace of mind, the eldest lady is good, she will definitely treat you as her own daughter, you must not worry." β
Yu Ruoxu glanced at her gratefully, "Thank you, princess." β
"Auntie, I'll go find the third brother first, and I'll come to see you later!" Tuoba Mu'er stepped up on the horse's back, waved his whip and walked away. Her movements are very skillful, coupled with her radiant expression, she looks particularly chic and natural, even the battle-experienced Yang Yuqing can't be as good and bright as her.
Yu Ruoxu showed a smile that she hadn't seen for a long time, "The relationship between the eldest mother and the princess is really good. β
"The princess was the first child I fed." Aunt Dugu showed a motherly smile, "In fact, the princess's life experience is quite pitiful, she lost her mother not long after she was born, the queen at that time was still the eldest princess of Jincheng, seeing that the child was pitiful, she took her to her knees and raised her carefully, but it didn't take long for the eldest princess of Jincheng to pass away." β
Yu Ruoxu suddenly realized, "No wonder the princess said just now that she was going to find King Ning." β
"Yes, they can be regarded as sympathetic to each other, they are both motherless children, and the two have grown up together since childhood, so they will naturally have a deeper relationship."
Yu Ruoxu lowered her head, she suddenly remembered Yu Zhongjun who was far away in the capital, if she knew that she was deep in the grassland, I was afraid that she would be in a hurry.
The more she thought about it, the more anxious she was, and it was better to find a way to escape back.
Although Xianbei has withdrawn its troops, the two sides are still in a state of mutual alert, and even the horse markets on the border have been closed, and the post stations have also ceased business. Now, even Princess Jiangcheng, who is the queen, can't send her back to Bingzhou, and she can't spread the news, let alone herself who is still weak and weak with her captive status?
After a few days, fine snowflakes began to float in the sky again, different from the goose feather snow some time ago, the crystal snowflakes were like gentle feathers, gently sweeping on the tip of Yu Ruoxu's nose and eyelashes. She stood outside the tent, staring at the pale white in the distance.
Zhu'er came out of Princess Jiangcheng's tent and saw Yu Ruoxu standing at the door in a daze, and couldn't help but come over and say, "Your illness is just right, be careful and catch a cold again." β
Yu Ruo came back to his senses and smiled softly, "I'm fascinated by the snow." β
Zhu'er followed her gaze and looked over, the grassland was open, and there was a white spot in front of her, and she heard Yu Ruoxu mutter, "I heard that the snow scene in Liaodong is different from the capital, in winter, the entire grassland is white, and now I really see it, it is really an excellent scenery." β
Zhu'er was a little surprised and smiled, "How can you say exactly the same thing as our queen." β
This time it was Yu Ruoxu's turn to be surprised, "What did you say?" β
Zhu'er sighed and whispered, "The queen said the same thing when she left the capitalβI remember the queen saying to the people who came to see her off, just as she wanted to see the snow in Liaodong, and thought that it was an excellent view. β
Yu Ruoxu's heart was a little sour, this was what Liang Jin said to her on the day she set out on the expedition, for some reason, she always remembered it very clearly.
It turns out that behind this sentence, there is such a deep affection like the sea. Even after so many years, he has not forgotten every word of Princess Jiangcheng.
And his so-called learning to let go is just to freeze some of his feelings.
"Princess......" Yu Ruoxu was shocked to realize that she had lost her words, and quickly changed her words, "Is the queen okay lately?" β
Zhu'er didn't mind that much, "The queen is a person who knows how to restrain herself, and she never makes us worry about her. β
Yu Ruoxu was speechless, only heard Zhu'er cough, "I won't tell you first, I have to go to the kitchen to see, tonight the Khan is going to set up a family banquet, let several princes come over for dinner." After that, he didn't forget to tell her, "Don't stay outside for too long, be careful of catching a cold." β
Yu Ruoxu's heart warmed, "My good pearl, you go first." β
After sending Zhu'er away, Yu Ruoxu returned to the tent, remembering that because Tuoba Gui had temporarily set up a family banquet tonight, Aunt Dugu took Tuoba Yue to Princess Jiangcheng's side. Naturally, she didn't have to go to the family banquet in the evening, first of all, she didn't want to see Tuoba Yuan, and secondly, every time she saw Princess Jiangcheng, she was always a little panicked.
She didn't know where that awkward feeling came from, every time she saw Princess Jiangcheng's beautiful and indifferent face, she would think of Liang Jin, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Yu Ruoxu has not yet told Princess Jiangcheng about her relationship with Liang Jin, and in fact, she doesn't know what her relationship with Liang Jin is. In the past, she could honestly say that they were confidants, but now...... She couldn't figure it out herself.
"Alas......" Yu Ruoxu sighed, if she couldn't figure it out, she simply didn't think about it.
She found a few braziers, put her washed clothes on top of them, and carefully roasted them. Because they are all Tuoba Yue's small clothes and small socks, it is particularly easy to slide off the pole, Yu Ruoxu had to hold it with his hands, and turn it over a few times from time to time, so as not to burn the clothes.
After a busy afternoon, it turned dark, and a slightly noisy sound came from not far away. Yu Ruoxu knew in her heart that it was someone from the Tuoba family who came.
She chuckled under her breath, what does this have to do with her.
After packing up the dried clothes, Yu Ruoxu felt that her back hurt, and she almost didn't have the strength to stand up. She gritted her teeth, it seemed that her illness was still not completely cured, and in order to escape, she had to exercise and exercise, so as not to faint and die on the grassland before she arrived in Bingzhou City, becoming a picnic for jackals.
Yu Ruoxu stood up with difficulty holding on to the clothes pole, probably sitting for a long time, a little dizzy, his body shook, and he almost fell. At this time, a pair of big hands held her waist, she was stunned, and was just about to say thank you, and then felt that there was a flower in front of her, and she was slammed on the bed.
"Woo......" Yu Ruoxu snorted, raised his face in horror, and saw Tuoba Yuan's face full of arrogance and possessiveness reflected under the dim oil lamp, "You ......"
"As I said, no one can save you." Tuoba Yuan sneered, "You think you can escape from my palm with a little cleverness? You dream! What I want has never missed! β
Yu Ruoxu's whole body was trembling, and he said sharply, "Your father Khan is in the tent next to him, are you really going to mess around?" β
"I'm too drunk to drink, and I accidentally slept with a little maid, do you think Father Khan is facing you or me?" Tuoba Yuan took off his robe, pounced directly on her, and began to tear her clothes savagely.
Yu Ruoxu began to struggle, but she knew in her heart that in terms of strength, she would never be his opponent. So she gritted her teeth as she struggled, "The Khan will indeed be directed towards you...... But don't think he'll pass on the Khan's throne to you! β
Tuoba Yuan stopped what he was doing, and a heavy gasp sprayed on her face, and the tent was suddenly filled with the smell of wine, "What did you say?" β
"In addition to women, you love the country more." Yu Ruoxu had a glimmer of hope in her heart, "I am now the maid next to the queen, not your Tuoba Yuan's captive, let you ravage at will, if the Khan knows that you can't even manage your own **, regardless of your identity, how dare you hand over the entire Xianbei to you?" Who do you think will benefit from that time? How? Could it be that you are really willing to watch your second or third brother sit in that seat? β
Tuoba Yuan's expression was dark, and he viciously grabbed her neck, "Who taught you this?!" β
Yu Ruoxu was so pinched by him that she couldn't breathe, but she still said with difficulty, "No one taught me...... Think for yourself, Khan...... Then pamper the queen, if you do this to me...... How many people were waiting in front of the Khan...... Sue you......"
Tuoba Yuan roared angrily and slapped her in the face, "Shut up!" β
Yu Ruoxu felt that his cheeks were swollen and tall, and his mouth was full of blood, and then he grabbed his hair and dragged him off the bed, "You were annoyed and angry when I said it, aren't you?!" β
She kept provoking him, and only in this way could Tuoba Yuan stop humiliating her, even if she was beaten, she would admit it.
"You!" Tuoba Yuan was puzzled, and kicked her fiercely, just kicking her chest, Yu Ruoxu couldn't help but feel a sweet throat, "Wow-" spit out a mouthful of blood.