Because she had just given birth, Xu Yanjun was pale, her face was wet with sweat, like rubbing a layer of white water and powder, she lay on the bed weakly, just crying silently, she knew that Liu Yi must have known what happened on the way to come, so she didn't say much. She only felt that Liu Yi would definitely make the decision for her and punish Concubine Li.

The other concubines were all standing aside, only Concubine Li was kneeling there, she didn't dare to look directly at Xu Yanjun, she was afraid that seeing Xu Yanjun's sad eyes would make her feel guilty.

After all, the seven-month-old fetus that had already formed was drugged by her to beat it alive, and the fetus that could croak and fall to the ground after three months was killed by her.

But it was never her intention to harm others.

As for the purpose of her doing this, it was swallowed into her stomach forever and ever, and no outsiders knew. Those concubines and concubines knew that she was afraid that Xu Yanjun would give birth to a son-in-law, and that her sister-in-law would block the way for her future child.

She was still a little scoffed when she heard this, how can an unborn child know the gender, and why should she rush to do it if she doesn't know the gender. It wasn't until later that the stable woman who was holding a white blood-stained cloth bag came in and reported that Xu Yanjun had just given birth to a male fetus that had already taken shape.

The guilt in her heart was even heavier. At this moment, she only felt that the smell of blood came from her own hands, as if she saw a baby turn into a pool of blood on her own hands. She often dreams of this scene in her dreams, she can't escape, she can't hide, but she won't wake up, maybe this is the punishment for her, the fetus fell into a dream, let her repent in her dreams.

The next scene made the concubines stunned, that is, Concubine Li was only grounded for one month and fined for one year. In the eyes of outsiders, this couldn't be lighter, but it came out after a month. For her, the punishment is like nothing, after all, she is the princess of the Chu State, and she brought a lot of dowries when she was married. Those dowries, not to mention in other small cities, even for the common people of Yanjing, the capital of Yanguo, can make several generations live a comfortable and comfortable life.

Outsiders were surprised by this, but Concubine Li didn't feel it. It was all in her expectation.

After a while, the matter faded, although those concubines were still very wary of Concubine Li. On the one hand, it is because of Xu Yanjun's affairs. On the other hand, because Concubine Li grew up in the deceitful court, she must be used to seeing those concubines competing for favor and framing each other. With the support of a big country like Chu State behind him, Liu Yi will not severely punish Concubine Li for the sake of Chu State, after all, Xu Yanjun's miscarriage, Concubine Li was only fined for one year and a month's grounding.

There is only one thing, as if it can prove that it happened.

That is, Xu Yanjun was fundamentally injured because of this miscarriage, and he could no longer have children, and his body became weak. Not to mention the paleness, there are some heart palpitations, sometimes asthma, and I can't stand the wind. Originally, the concubines had to come to Fengwu Pavilion every day to ask for peace, but later they were exempted, and Xu Yanjun would only attend some necessary palace banquets.

Later, Xu Bangchang, the general of Zhenxi, colluded with other countries and intended to rebel, and after the Xu clan headed by Xu Bangchang was beheaded, Xu Yanjun's health was even worse. When the seasons change, I will be groggy and often have a little fever. Those palace people who took care of Xu Yanjun, whenever Xu Yanjun was feverish and sleepy, they could hear Xu Yanjun screaming indiscriminately. Sometimes it's called daddy, sometimes it's mother, and sometimes it's Ah Yi, it should be her husband Liu Yi.

Concubine Li dreamed of Xu Yanjun tonight. I don't know why, what Liu Yi dreamed of tonight was also Xu Yanjun, but what Liu Yi dreamed of was not Xu Yanjun, who was very sad after a miscarriage, but Xu Yanjun, who was wearing light armor and dressed as a man when he first met, Xu Yanjun who was seen for the second time in the royal autumn hunt, and Xu Yanjun who married him in a red wedding dress.

Liu Yi was fourteen years old that year, and he had not yet been named King Yi, but only the third prince of the first emperor, and was sent by the first emperor to the military camp on the northwest border for training.

The northwestern frontier is a desert bordering the state of Chu.

The weather on the northwest frontier is not as caring as Yanjing. The weather was unusually hot, not to mention in the hottest afternoon, but even in the morning, and there was a slanting heat rising upwards. If it weren't in the shade, people would have been turned into a puddle of water, and it should not have turned into water, but directly turned into a puddle of heat in the vast desert. And as long as the wind blows gently, there will be yellow sand dancing in the sky. And the wind on the border is not the gentleness of a little girl, but the fierceness of a drunken roughman. It is in response to the phrase "the limelight is like a knife, and the face is like a cut".

On that day, Liu Yi was sitting on the dead wood that had fallen to the ground near the barracks fence, wiping his dragon sword with a deerskin. He carefully wiped the blade of the sword, and after wiping it once, he swung it into the sky with a "bang". The sky was blazing, and the silver spine of the dragon slaying sword and the fierce light converged, and the golden light left a mark on the spine of the sword.

Liu Yi looked up at the dragon slaying sword he wiped, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

I only heard a young girl shouting rudely at the barracks: "Which of you is the third prince?" ”

When Liu Yi heard the prestige, he saw a young girl dressed in light armor and holding a big scimitar, coiling her hair like a man, standing there, her eyebrows were not like the Qiu Niang eyebrows and water curved eyebrows painted by her daughter's family, but a short one-line eyebrow. Liu Yi didn't recognize her, let alone seen her, and had no grievances with her, what did the woman do with him in the barracks.

Liu Yi raised his other hand that was not holding a sword, and responded: "Below is the third prince you are looking for, Liu Yi." With that, he got up.

I saw the woman holding her sword and clenching her fists and arching her hand: "There was a lot of offense just now, the little woman heard that the three princes were excellent in swordsmanship in Yanjing earlier, and today she came to ask the three princes for advice." With that, the woman put on a posture to fight.

When Liu Yi heard this, he smiled a little disdainfully, and said: "Look at you are a woman, let you have three points, don't look back and spread rumors outside, saying that I, Liu Yi, are bullying women." He was also ready to fight, and waited for the woman to make a move.

But he didn't want the woman to not appreciate it, but said: "You don't have to, men and women should be the same, so Your Highness doesn't have to show mercy to your subordinates, just use all your tricks." ”

Liu Yi looked at this woman and felt that this woman was very interesting.

The woman rushed up with a quick step and slashed at Liu Yi's neck, and Liu Yi used the dragon sword against the scimitar she had chopped. At that moment, only a "bang" sound was heard, and the blade and the sword spine collided firmly, and the two forces were competing, and it seemed to be frozen at that moment.

Although the woman's strength was not as strong as that of a man, she was also greater than that of an ordinary woman.

Liu Yi just picked it lightly, and then picked off the big scimitar that the woman was lying across his neck, and the woman slid back a few steps back due to the situation. Looking at such skills, the woman should have practiced for a few years, but her woman is the same age as herself, and it seems that she is a child.

There was some distance between the two, but not far, about five or six meters. I saw that the woman rushed up and jumped up directly. When the distance was near, I saw the woman stretch out her foot.

Liu Yi didn't want to make this move, so he could only accept the woman's kick and took two steps back. The woman's strong kick hit Liu Yi's chest, and it hurt a little. But those small injuries and pains are nothing to Liu Yi.

Whoever becomes an emperor does not succumb to minor illnesses and pains.

Liu Yi also found that he despised that woman, and that woman's martial arts were really good. Now that he was in pain, he put away his contemptuous attitude and put on a real posture to fight. He felt that he had to counterattack so that the woman could be defeated.

Some soldiers had already gathered on the side, and they heard that someone was competing in martial arts, so they rushed to watch. There is no shortage of competitions between men in the barracks, but competitions between men and women are very rare, let alone women who ask for martial arts first. So, they crowded to come over to see the excitement, and now they are already in a circle, and the people in the middle are Liu Yi and the woman.

Liu Yi rushed forward quickly with a sword in his hand, thinking that he could hurt the woman, but he didn't want the woman to turn over and dodge before he rushed over, and the dragon sword only passed by the woman.

When the soldiers around saw this scene, they applauded, and this kind of competition is not often seen.

Liu Yi rushed over, and the woman was behind Liu Yi. Liu Yi only felt a chill on his neck, the kind of cold that comes with metal. I heard the woman say, "Your Highness, can you throw in the towel?" ”

It turned out that when Liu Yi made that move, the woman had already thought of this step, and now the knife was already on her neck, if she was on the battlefield, I am afraid that she would have been bloody.

Without waiting for Liu Yi to answer, a man in armor rushed in after the crowd, pulled the woman and knelt directly in front of Liu Yi, and said: "Your Highness forgives me, the little girl who doesn't know the severity of the offense just now, I hope Your Highness will not take it to heart." "That person is none other than Xu Bangchang, the general of Zhenxi who is in charge of guarding the border.

It turned out that the woman was the only daughter of General Zhenxi.

Liu Yi raised his hand, signaled Xu Bangchang to excuse himself, and said, "It's okay, it's okay." It's just a martial arts competition, and it doesn't hurt. And this is the border, and there are wars from time to time. The competition is just to learn martial arts, and they also have a long understanding of each other, so that they can save their lives on the battlefield in the future. ”

Xu Bangchang saw that Liu Yi did not blame him at all, so he breathed a sigh of relief, got up and wanted to take his daughter down, and said, "Then the general will take the little girl down." ”

Liu Yi saw that the woman was interesting, so he didn't want to let her go so easily, so he said: "General Xu, slow down, I still have something to say to Ling Yuan, you go down first." ”

The soldiers who were watching the excitement around were all driven away by Xu Bangchang's lieutenant just now. After Xu Bangchang also left, only Liu Yi and the woman were left in this empty place.

Liu Yi pulled the woman to sit down on the dead wood where she had just wiped the dragon slaying sword, put her dragon slaying sword aside, looked at the woman and said, "What's your name?" ”

The woman just replied with three words neatly: "Xu Yanjun." ”

When Liu Yi was in Yanjing, he had heard of Xu Yanjun, and knew that Xu Yanjun had been practicing martial arts with Xu Bangchang since he was a child, and now he is thirteen years old, and his swordsmanship is also quite good. It's just that no one knows her name.