Chapter Seventy-Five: The Border Pass is in Emergency
Shangguan Mu kept thinking about what Xue Caiyi's last words to her meant on the way back, was it to persuade her not to give up Lin Yifeng? It doesn't seem to mean that, and Lin Yifeng have been dissolved for a long time, at first Caiyi was just afraid that she would be too sad, saying that this kind of man is not worth it, let her give up early, never let her fight for it or something, why do you say such things today.
Looking at the princess who was in a daze in the carriage, Xiang Xiang reminded, "Princess, you are about to arrive at the palace gate, you have to cheer up." ”
Shangguan Mu came back to her senses at this time, alas, she was also a little speechless herself, as long as she thought about things seriously, everything around her would be ignored by her, although she kept saying that she wanted to get rid of this bad habit, but it didn't seem to be so easy to break.
Early in the morning of the third day after returning to the palace from Caiyi's wedding, Xi Xiang hurriedly ran from outside and almost knocked over Lu Tingyu, who was carrying a basin of water to wash Shangguan.
"What's wrong? You have always been the most stable, why are you so flustered today? Listen to the rain and say.
"Oh no, no, I heard that the newly enthroned King Beidu has only been on the throne for a short time and has begun to provoke wars, and has already annexed several small countries in a row, and it will soon be to Xiqi, and now the whole country is panicking, and they are worried that there will be a vicious war, princess, who do you guess this newly enthroned king is?" Xiang Xiang said as she gasped.
"It's Tuobalin, right?" Shangguan Mu was still a little surprised that Tuoba Lin began to expand, could this be too fast? After all, he had just ascended the throne, and that position was not stable enough, so how could he start attacking other countries so quickly? Shangguan Mu remembered that Tuoba Lin in the novel only began to gradually annex other countries after he ascended the throne to suppress the domestic rebellion, how could he be so early now? In ancient times, the traffic was blocked, and this kind of news reached Yanjing, it is estimated that more than half a month has passed, no wonder Raid Xiang is so panicked, it seems that the Xiqi border pass is really going to be in an emergency.
"Huh? Princess, how do you know," Xiang Xiang was a little surprised, she was startled when she heard the news just now, but she didn't expect the princess to guess it at once.
"I guess," Seeing that Shangguan Mu's expression was slightly serious, Xi Xiang didn't dare to continue asking.
"Oh my God, I don't know how many people are going to die in their families," Danxiang's face was full of fear, Xiqi had not had a war with the surrounding countries for many years, and now suddenly the border was in an emergency, and everyone was as full of fear as Danxiang.
Tuoba Lin has been a proton in Xiqi for many years, and everyone knows how he is treated, since he ascended the throne, the Xiqi Emperor, that is, Shangguan Mu's father, guessed that there must be a battle in Xiqi Beidu, so he was so anxious to give Shangguan Tai a marriage, among his many princes, only Shangguan Tai is still martial and resourceful, as the emperor of Xiqi, he can't drive the expedition as a last resort, but to boost morale, he has to have a person with royal blood as the commander to play a coagulating role, Shangguan Tai is the only candidate, He trained in the barracks with his maternal grandfather since he was a child, and he is a truly capable person. But the war has always been cruel and ruthless, and he may never come back after he goes, so the emperor let him marry early in order to leave him with blood, but this war is still much earlier than he expected.
Shangguan Mu naturally didn't know that the emperor had these considerations, but she knew that Shangguan Tai would inevitably be in command of the expedition, and it was very likely that he would die on the battlefield according to the plot of the novel. Shangguan Mu's heart was full of fear, she was afraid that Shangguan Tai would die, and she was also afraid of Tuoba Lin's arrival, although the words he said when he left made her spend a lot of brain cells to think about it and not figure it out, but Shangguan Mu knew that everything would be like the plot of the novel, Xiqi was defeated, and Shangguan Mu made peace with Beidu on the condition of being in harmony, and Xiqi became a vassal state of Beidu. And what really scared her was what happened after she went to Beidu, when she was writing the novel, she herself described those scenes with some shuddering, cut off her limbs and put them in a vase, relying on precious medicinal materials every day to continue her life, life is better than death, but, who can blame all this, the novel was written by herself, and now the result is also that she is advancing step by step in order to return to her own world, alas, Shangguan Mu let out a long sigh.
"Princess, don't worry too much, hasn't the emperor already convened the ministers to discuss countermeasures? This battle has not yet been fought, and it is uncertain whether it will be won or lost! Tingyu comforted her, compared to the fear of attacking Xiangdanxiang, she was much calmer.
"You have been by my side for a short time, and there are many things you don't know," Shangguan Mu said deflatedly.
"Is it about the fourth son of Tuoba?" Tingyu asked.
"Uh-huh."
"Although Tingyu heard some of what happened to the King of Beidu in the palace, the slave felt that the princess was different from the others in the palace, he had been living in Muyun Pavilion before, and I believe he would feel the same way as Tingyu." Lu Tingyu continued.
"I'm different from the rest of the palace, because I'm the one who bullied him the most, the most times, and injured him the most." Shangguan Mu said with his head slumped.
"But Tingyu also heard that King Beidu had taught the princess to practice calligraphy before, so he must not hate the princess at all."
"Don't hold grudges? It's that you don't know him, you don't know him as a person, his heart is as small as a needlepoint, he holds grudges very much, as long as he offends him, he will not end well, and he will return it a hundred times and a thousand times, the means are extremely cruel, and he never forgives anyone easily. Shangguan Mu gritted his teeth and said, Tuoba Lin, don't I know him yet? It's just a stingy guy.
"Huh? How does the princess know? Danxiang on the side asked a little puzzled after hearing this, the fourth prince was indeed too cold when he was in the palace before, but it was the result of being bullied, and his attitude towards the princess was really not good enough, but no matter how the princess bullied him, he neither begged for mercy nor fought back, how did the princess know the means of the fourth prince?
"I 、、、 guess, he seems to be this kind of person anyway, now that he has gained power, he will definitely not let me go, maybe he is thinking about how to torture me to get revenge!" Shangguan Mu continued to lie on the table in distress.
"The slave doesn't know what to think," said Xiang Xiang, who had been listening to the side, "The fourth prince has always been cold to other people when he was in the palace before, but he was willing to say a few more words to the princess, and even taught the princess to practice calligraphy, and didn't the princess never bully him again?" Maybe the fourth prince has long since stopped caring about the mistakes of the princess when she was young? ”
Shangguan Mu put his arm on the table, rested his head on it, and said without any spirit, "You don't have to comfort me anymore, I have to pay back the sins I created myself." ”
They wanted to continue to comfort her, but the guards outside reported that Xue Caiyi was coming, so they didn't say anything, but just looked at their princess helplessly.
"Why do you look like this? More frustrated than I am. Xue Caiyi came in and looked at Shangguan Mu, who was about to die, and said.
"What's wrong? Shouldn't today be the day to go home? How did you come to the palace? Shangguan Mu still leaned on the table and asked.
"Shangguan Mu, I, him, he wants to ask his father for orders to lead the troops to the battle," Xue Caiyi choked and finished speaking, and Shangguan Mu quickly got up from the table.
"You know that Shangguan Tai will definitely do this, at this time, he can't stay in peace no matter what." Shangguan Mu didn't know how to comfort Caiyi, she was still being comforted in the last second, and her role changed all of a sudden.
"I know, but, but I want to go with him, but he won't let me, so I think about it, I will secretly mix in with the soldiers and follow the army, and I will go wherever he goes." Xue Caiyi showed a determined gaze.
"Have you ever wondered why he didn't let you go with him, I know that you have never been afraid of fighting and killing, but what if something happens to both of you, sacrifice your life for the country and die for love together, it is indeed vigorous, but have you considered his feelings? Does he want this outcome? All he wants is for you to live well, can't such a wish come true? Hearing that Xue Caiyi was going to go out with the army, Shangguan Mu almost yelled and said these words, originally she had known today's result, but she did not try her best to prevent Xue Caiyi from marrying Shangguan Tai, hoping that Xue Caiyi would not leave a lifetime of regrets, instead of letting her die with Shangguan Tai.