After Yelu Xianzhen, Han Derang and Xiao Sui discussed and determined the choice of marriage, they went back to Nanjing with the emperor. Xiao Sui because the weather has been getting warmer day by day recently, the grass and trees in the West Mountain have sprouted, and the peach blossoms on the mountain are waiting to be released. Xiao Sui was also interested, saying that he hadn't been in such a good mood for a long time, and he really wanted to rest. After she asked the emperor to discuss with Yeluxiang, she sent Yeluting to the West Mountain. She was going to raise her like a daughter for a while.

But after several days, Yerodin still did not go up the mountain. The people under the mountain said that Yeluxiang was reluctant to marry his daughter to Xixia, and said that his daughter was not in good health for a while, and that his daughter was stupid and afraid of ruining the affairs of the court.

When Xiao Sui heard this, he was very unhappy, so he asked his father and daughter to be taken up the mountain.

Yeluxiang still used those old words to prevaricate Xiao Xuan, and in the end, he cried with a handful of snot and tears and begged Xiao Xuan not to send his daughter to Western Xia, saying that he was old and bone, and he still had to rely on his daughter to support his old age.

Xiao Sui said: "Don't you still have five sons, and three daughters can provide for you in old age?" ”

Yeluxiang cried: "Those are useless, the children of the ministers are also filial piety, and the old minister can only count on her." ”

Xiao Sui said: "Aiqing, don't worry about the end of your life, your children don't support you, the country supports you, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and besides, your daughter married in the past, she is a princess, and she can't enjoy endless glory and wealth, what are you worried about?" ”

Yeluxiang said: "The old minister's life is cheap, and he can't enjoy glory and wealth. ”

Xiao Sui said: "Okay, you are a Yeluxiang, as a royal family, the emperor's uncle, the world receives the country's favor, does not think of repaying the service, does not think of the country, keeps saying that the emperor is worried, but when you share the worries, but you push back and block, I want your daughter to be the princess, not to make cattle and horses." ”

Yeluxiang lowered his head, tightened his mouth, and refused to answer.

Yeluting stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother, the minister is willing to marry Li Jiqian." ”

Xiao Xuan was overjoyed and said, "What? Ting'er, are you willing to marry Li Jiqian? ”

Yeluting nodded and said, "Yes, the Queen Mother, the minister is willing." The minister knew that he was a hero, and the minister was willing to follow him. ”

Yelu Xiang hurriedly said: "Ting'er, you don't know Li Jiqian, he can't even protect his mother and wife, what kind of hero is it?" He is now being pursued and suppressed by the Song State, hiding in Tibet, living in a peaceful place, panicked, and only then did he think of forming an alliance with my Khitan, in fact, he wanted to borrow the Khitan tree to shelter from the wind and rain. ”

Xiao Xuan was furious and said, "Yeluxiang, are you saying that I am going to push your daughter into the fire pit?" ”

Yeluxiang hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

Yeluting said: "Father, what you said is right, Li Jiqian is indeed very embarrassed now, but it is much stronger than the outlaw Jin Ze back then, back then, he was outlaw Jin Ze, was attacked by Yin Xian and Cao Guangshi, all his subordinates were killed in battle, his mother and wife were also captured, only he and his younger brother escaped, if it is an ordinary person, how can there be a day of reversal?" But Li Jiqian did it, he not only stabbed the enemy in Jialuchuan, but also occupied the Yinxia Prefectures, this is the big hero, Qi Nan'er, and his daughter wants to marry such a person. ”

Xiao Xuan clapped his hands and praised: "I really deserve to be the female hero of my Great Khitan, I like a woman like you, women don't let me have eyebrows, there is pride, you go to Li Jiqian, I can rest assured." ”

Yeluxiang couldn't say anything at this time, and pulled his daughter to weep. Yelutin also comforted his father with tears, and the father and daughter hugged their heads and cried.

Xiao Sui also shed tears, and then named Yeluting as the princess of Yicheng, promoted Yeluxiang to the king of the Southern Courtyard, and Yeluxiang's other children were promoted to the first level, and countless gold, silver and jewelry were rewarded.

After Yeluting was named a princess, Xiao Yu left her to live in Xishan Palace, and everything was treated according to the identity of the princess, with no difference in food, clothing, housing and transportation, and more than a dozen slaves and maids were allocated for her use, and the foreman's slaves and maids were virtuous.

Yelutin is not used to becoming a princess in one day, before, although she was the daughter of the Jiedu maid, but her father's official was just a name, there were less than a thousand people, and there were only a dozen slaves in the family. She is used to serving her parents, serving tea and water, cooking on the fire, and doing everything in housework. Now let her not do it, as if she had lost something, and she rushed to do some things with the slave maid. This made Xianshi very embarrassed, and he was severely reprimanded by the Queen Mother.

Therefore, whenever Jerodin rushed to do something, the slaves and maidservants quickly snatched the work from her hands and did not let her touch it.

She sighed and said, "You have suffocated me to death like this, and you have been idle all day, and you are not idle?" ”

"None of this is the princess's business. ”

Jerodine said, "What do princesses do?" ”

Xianshi said: "Reading, writing, embroidering, and watching Keju." ”

Jerodine said, "Then teach me to read and write." ”

Xian Shi said: "How dare the slave teach the princess to read and write? ”

Yeluting said: "When I was a child, there was a Han gentleman who taught me to recognize some words, but now they are all deserted, the day before yesterday, I saw you dipped in water and wrote on the ground, and your writing was very delicate, and I knew that you must have read a lot of books, so you should be my husband." ”

Xian Shi shook his hand again and again and said, "Don't dare." ”

But the next day, the Queen Mother ordered Xian Shi to teach Yeluting to read. The two quickly became good friends.

For several days, it rained for several days, and Jerodine was stuffy in the house. On this day, the weather was sunny and warm, and some of the slaves and maidservants saw the peach blossoms blooming on the mountain. Xian Shi invited Yelu Ting to go to enjoy the flowers, Ye Lu Ting was very happy, so he and Xian Shi came to the back mountain, and saw a crimson on the hillside from a distance, and the sun was shining.

Yelutin walked over quickly, only to see that the peach blossoms were blooming, spitting out the stamens. Bursts of fragrance are refreshing. It rained last night, and now the petals are still wet, which adds to the charm.

Yerodin was under the flower tree, walking and stopping, constantly looking up and admiring. Suddenly, he said, "Xianshi, you can chant a peach blossom poem." ”

Xianshi said: "The princess is in a good mood and wants to recite poetry. ”

Yeluting said: "Seeing such a beautiful scenery, how can you be worthy of these peach blossoms if you don't chant poetry?" ”

Xian Shi said: "That's good, the slave will recite a peach blossom poem by Du Zimei." ”

Jerodine said, "As long as the poem is well written, it can be read by anyone." ”

Xian Shi said: "In front of the Huangshi Pagoda, the river is in the east, and the spring is lazy and leaning on the breeze. The peach blossoms bloom in clusters, and the lovely crimson loves light red. ”

Yelutin shouted and said, "What a 'cute crimson loves light red' whether it is dark red or light red, I like it, what about you?" ”

Xianshi's heart seemed to be moved by something, and he casually murmured: "The depth of the peach blossom seems to be evenly pigmented." The spring breeze helps to break the intestines and blows off the white clothes. ”

As soon as the words fell, someone at the end of the peach blossom forest shouted: "Who broke their intestines here?" ”

Xian Shi was taken aback when he heard this, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that Xiao Xuan and everyone were also enjoying the flowers. was suddenly frightened and at a loss, and bowed his head to welcome Xiao Xuan's arrival.

Yeluting also lowered his head, not daring to look at Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Sui said: "The peach blossoms bloom first in the warm spring, who doesn't see the brightness?" It's a pity that after the wind blows, the red flakes are a little bit of berry moss. Is this sentence for you? ”

Xian Shi trembled and did not dare to answer.

Xiao Sui turned his head and said to Yeluting: "The princess is getting married, isn't there a very good peach blossom poem in the Book of Songs, which is just right for you." DID YOU KNOW? ”

Yeluting said: "Did the Queen Mother say "The Death of the Peach"? ”

Xiao Sui said: "Why do you think it's bad? ”

Yelutin said, "No, the minister thinks it is very good. ”

Xiao Sui said: "Child, I also think that marrying you to Li Jiqian may have wronged you." ”

Yeluting hurriedly said: "No, Queen Mother, the minister doesn't feel aggrieved at all, if the minister can really exchange the alliance between the two countries and usher in the peace of the northwest, it is worth it for the minister to sacrifice." ”

Xiao Sui said: "Good boy, I didn't mistake you. Since you want to study, tomorrow, I will find you a teacher who will teach you well. ”

Yeluting said: "No, the queen mother, the minister thinks that the virtuous teacher is very good, and the minister doesn't need any clever teacher, the minister only wants to be on the right side with the minister, and the minister likes it, it's okay." ”

Xiao Sui said to Xianshi: "Since the princess likes her, I will give her to you, Xianshi, serve the princess well, today is the master servant, and you will be the master and servant all your life, and when you get to the Western Xia, you must also treat the princess well." ”

Xianshi's head buzzed, and his head seemed to be immediately emptied. It wasn't until I went back that I remembered that I was going to Western Xia and trembled.

At this moment, Xian Shi couldn't help but think of Xiao Hengde. She hadn't seen him for months, and she knew that he had been given a cane, and that she was present at the execution, and that every scepter seemed to have been struck on her. He didn't say a word, his eyes just kept looking at her, there was no pain in his eyes, only pity and apology, and panic and uneasiness. Later, she was thrown into a dungeon, where she lived dozens of dark days. Spending her days there like a year, she didn't worry about life and death at that time, the only thing she couldn't worry about was Xiao Hengde, what would they do to him? Has his stick hurt healed? Will I ever see him?

When she came out, she heard that he had gone to war, and her heart was both relieved and uneasy. This shows that his injuries have healed, but he went to the battlefield, and he did not go to the battlefield for any meritorious service, he said that he went to the battlefield to die. This made Xian Shi shocked and frightened, several times, he said that he didn't want to come back alive, but when he said this, his face was so painful, the only thing that made him alive was that he couldn't rest assured that she was a Han. At one point, he even asked her if she would like to die with him. His crazy thought shocked her. Fortunately, he then explained that he was joking, saying how he was willing to let her die, but he could die for her.

Now the southern expedition is over, but Xianshi has not heard the slightest news from him. I'm going to Xixia soon, I don't know what stupid things he will do after hearing the news, but he can do anything. Will he run to Western Xia, just like he single-handedly ran to Daizhou to save her. Thinking about it this way, Xian Shi was even more uneasy, and then thought that maybe she would never see him again in this life, and she was in pain.

Hyun-shi wanted to find a secluded place and cried heartily, and after crying, she forgot everything and didn't think about anything.

However, she couldn't even find a place to cry, and she didn't have time to find it, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at her in the palace, and she didn't forget who she was, she was a slave, a slave who could be trampled under anyone's feet.

At that time, when Xiao Hengde rescued her, she thought she had been freed, but she didn't expect to enter the cage again, a cage stronger than the Song army camp, but fortunately, she still had the opportunity to meet Brother Hengde, which was her only reason to live.

She doesn't ask for anything anymore, in front of the Queen Mother, what is Brother Hengde? At first, she hated him for handing herself over to the Queen Mother, but then she figured it out, only in this way can he save her life and have a chance to meet in the future.

Now, this opportunity is gone, and she will lose Brother Hengde forever. Well, this may be predestined, and they are destined to endure the pain of separation, but God, if you want us to be separated, why do you want us to meet again?