Chapter 4: The First Escape
At night, the princess was sitting in front of the window in a daze, watching the clouds roll up and the sky and the earth far away. Suddenly, a pigeon flew in with a piece of letter paper on its paws. She opened the letter, and it read: I haven't seen you for a few days, come out for a walk, waiting for you at the gate of the palace. - Yi Cheng
She looked outside the temple and saw that there was no one to guard her, so she snuck out. At the gate of the palace, Chen Yi was really waiting for her.
"Luo'an, here!" Chen Yi waved his hand and whispered. "Yi Cheng, why did you come here to find me?" The princess asked, puzzled. "I haven't seen you in a few days, and I want to go shopping with you." Chen Yi replied with a smile. "Okay, then, where to go?" The princess asked. "Let's go to the liquor store!" As he spoke, he took her hand and walked forward.
Relieve sorrow and liquor. "Qiumo, let's have a pot of grapes for aging!" The princess greeted Qiu Mo.
"What's wrong? Not happy? Chen Yi asked tentatively. No, I don't. Come, drink. The princess replied as if nothing had happened. Okay, drink! After a few drinks, Chen Yi continued to ask: "I see that you are quite close to General Pei, don't you, what do you think about him?" ”
"Shhhh Don't let anyone hear you. I trusted you to tell you. Actually, I've liked him since I was a kid. As for me, in order to stay with him more, I followed him every day, but he just ignored me, but he always protected me. Every time I was in trouble, he stood in my way. For example, last time, I heard that the prince of Chen Guo was coming, and a maidservant brought a piece of jade, but I was greedy for fun, and accidentally broke the jade, and the queen mother said that she would punish me for kneeling for three hours, and Brother Pei interceded for me for three hours. And this time, I don't know which thief actually wanted to hit Brother Pei's idea. At that time, you don't know how fierce the struggle was, I was worried about him, but fortunately, Brother Pei taught me some kung fu and swordsmanship, and I also fought with them. Suddenly, somehow, I don't know who shot an arrow at me in the distance, and Brother Pei immediately blocked the arrow for me when he saw it, I was really distressed, alas, his big fool ......" said, he picked up the wine glass and drank, and then looked at the wine glass with distressed eyes, as if he was looking at Pei Jie.
"It seems that you have a deep relationship." Chen Yi said disappointedly.
"But he only seems to see me as a sister, isn't it true that many brothers will be protective of their sister? Although he always protected me, he ignored me every time I spoke to him, and sometimes even turned a blind eye. But it doesn't matter, I think as long as I can follow him like this and watch him for the rest of my life, that's enough. He drank another glass of wine.
"But he is a general of a country, and he will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in the future. What would you do if one day he died in battle? Chen Yi asked.
"If he dies in battle, then I will die with him. Anyway, I want to bless him and pray that Heaven will not deprive him of his life. With that, he folded his hands and began to pray.
After praying she said, "Oh yes, these words are secret, and you must not tell anyone else." "Okay, I'll keep this secret for you forever." Chen Yi replied.
After drinking, he sent her back to the palace. Along the way, they laughed and laughed, and the princess was immediately happy. And these, Pei Jiequan saw in his eyes. He followed them all the way until he saw the princess return to the palace, and then he left.
Chen Yi listened to the princess's words today, he felt very uncomfortable, and he wanted her more and more.
The next day, Chen Yi wrote a letter and sent it to the King of Wei. After King Wei received the letter, he opened it and saw that it was a matter of urging and kissing. King Wei thought about it and finally made a decision.
"Someone, summon me to the princess." King Wei ordered.
When the princess came to the main hall, she said coquettishly, "Father, what is the matter with summoning your sons?" It's been a long time since you've summoned your sons! "My precious daughter, my father actually misses you very much, but I've been busy lately!" As he spoke, he smiled dotingly and touched her head with his hand. The princess smiled happily.
King Wei continued: "Daughter, my father thinks that you are not young this year, and it is time to talk about marriage. Recently, Prince Chen Guo came to discuss politics just for the sake of harmony. The prince came in person, and his attitude was already very sincere, and my country has always been friendly and friendly with Chen Guo. Now that the Chen State is powerful, I have agreed to this family business......"
"What?! Father, you asked me to make peace with the prince of Chen Guo?! I don't want to! The princess coaxed.
"My precious girl, this is a big deal. It's not something you can quit if you don't want to. The Chen State is powerful, we must cater to them, this matter, you have to be willing if you don't want to! King Wei's tone intensified.
"Father, I don't know Prince Chen at all, let alone have feelings, I don't want to marry someone I don't love. Father, can you bear to let your daughter marry someone you don't love at all? Can you bear to watch your daughter not be happy for the rest of her life? The princess asked angrily.
"Daughter, of course my father doesn't want this. But this matter is related to the safety of the people of the two countries, and the family affairs are big, you can't be so willful! King Wei said.
"I'm not messing around, I'm just taking back my own right to marital happiness, anyway, I just won't marry!" The princess shouted angrily.
"The right to marry? Since ancient times, there has been no freedom in the marriage of children. You don't know the order of your parents and the words of the matchmaker. What's more, you are still a dignified princess, so you can't help but get married! King Wei said angrily.
"I just won't marry," the princess yelled again.
"If you don't marry, you have to marry, this matter is settled, you go back!" King Wei said with a frown.
"I ...... Hum! The princess was so angry that she turned around and left. In fact, King Wei didn't want the princess to stay by his side, but as a monarch and his daughter as a princess, many things were involuntary, but where did the princess understand these truths, alas!
When the princess returned to the palace, she was very angry and very sad. In her life, she just wants to marry Pei Jie, and no one else will marry. Ever since I liked Pei Jie, I couldn't tolerate anyone else in my heart.
She lay on the bed and cried for a long time, sad. She suddenly remembered her imperial brother, Wei Jiran, the crown prince of Wei. Although they don't often stay together on weekdays, they are brothers and sisters after all, and they are very happy every time they stay together. Thinking that her father also loved the royal brother on weekdays, and she might be able to help herself, she decided to go to the crown prince.
"Brother Prince, Brother Prince!" The princess shouted.
As soon as the prince heard that it was the princess, he got up and went to open the door, and teased: "Yo imperial sister, you are finally willing to come to me!" "Hehe, Brother Prince, in fact, I came this time to ask for your help because of something important." The princess hurriedly replied.
"Oh? What is it that I need to help with? The prince asked.
"Brother Prince, you don't know, my father is too ruthless, he said that he wants me to marry to Chen Guo to make peace. I don't know any Prince Chen, why should I marry him? I have no feelings for him, I don't want to marry someone I don't love! Brother Prince, you shouldn't be able to bear to watch your dear royal sister forced to marry someone you don't love, right?! Brother Prince, you also please your father on weekdays, why don't you go and help me persuade my father and ask him not to marry me. Isn't it good, brother prince?! The princess pleaded.
After hearing this, the prince thought about it and promised, "Okay, the imperial brother promises you." As he spoke, he scratched the princess's nose, and the princess smiled sweetly.
After that, the prince went to the king of Wei to intercede. And the result, of course: useless.
The princess was in a hurry, so she went to find her mother again. The queen knew about it, but there was nothing she could do.
She went to find the Empress Dowager again, and she told the Empress Dowager that she had someone she liked and did not want to marry Prince Chen. The Empress Dowager loved this precious granddaughter very much, so she agreed to go to the King of Wei.
"Come on, please ask the emperor to come to the mourning house." The Empress Dowager commanded.
"Queen Mother, you called your sons to come, but is there something?" King Wei asked.
"Your Majesty, the mourning family called you here for Luo'an's marriage. She is still young, and she has no feelings for the prince of Chen Guo, and the most important thing is that she already has someone she likes. Can you bear to let her marry someone you don't love? The Empress Dowager said earnestly.
"Queen Mother, don't you know that the Chen State is powerful, if we don't cater to him, the two countries will be at war, and when the time comes, we can't afford it. Queen Mother, don't be confused, the matter of harmony is very important, it is not something you and I can control, the world is alive, but you can't become a disaster because of your children's private affairs! King Wei said in a hurried tone.
"How can the mourning family not know, it's just that they can't bear Luo'an, this country is a big thing, and the family is a small thing, alas!" The Empress Dowager lamented.
"How can the sons and daughters be willing to give up Luo'an? But I can't help it! King Wei also sighed.
When the princess found out, she was really sad and ran to find Pei Jie.
"Brother Pei!" The princess shouted.
"The last will meet the princess." Pei Jie saluted. "Don't salute, get up Brother Pei." The princess hurriedly said. Pei Jie got up and continued his patrol, while the princess followed behind him, looking at him with a confused look in her eyes. A quarter of an hour later, the princess spoke, "Brother Pei, I'm going to kiss." ”
Pei Jie paused for a moment, but only said, "Hmm." But his heart ached like a knife.
Seeing his cold appearance, the princess didn't seem to care at all, so she couldn't help but ask, "Brother Pei, do you really not care about me at all?" Why do you always look like this every time you see me? Do you hate me for following you? ”
When Pei Jie heard her ask, he immediately replied, "The last general doesn't hate the princess. "That's like!" The princess shouted in surprise.
Pei Jie heard her say this and evaded: "The princess marries Chen Guohe, which is really a good thing for the country." The last general still has important things to do, so he will retire first. The moment he turned to leave, his heart hurt very much, but he could only pretend not to care.
The princess looked at his departing back, her eyes filled with tears, and her heart was very lost.
She returned to the dormitory and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze. His eyes were misty, frowning slightly, thinking of Pei Jie.
And Pei Jie's heart was also like a knife at this time. Crush is like this, obviously cares a lot, but you have to pretend that you don't care. He did not dare to come close, nor could he come close. A lot of times that's the case, further, not qualified; Take a step back, reluctantly.
The bright moon reflected on them, as if they were sending thoughts to each other. The breeze was a little cool, but neither of them felt like they wanted to sleep.
The next day, the princess stayed awake all night, and her eyes were red and swollen. After Ah Jiu washed her, he put on some light makeup for her.
The princess suddenly thought of Chen Yi and wanted him to think of a way. She sneaked out of the palace and went to the Los Angeles Inn.
As soon as she arrived at the inn, he came down from the stairs.
"Easy to be, easy to be!" The princess waved to Chen Yi and shouted. "Luo'an, what's the matter, miss me? Why are you in such a hurry to come to me? Chen Yi said with a smile.
"Who misses you? I have something urgent to find you, let's go, go to Qiumo first. So saying, the princess took him by the hand and went to the liquor shop.
In the liquor store. "What's the matter, so urgent?" Chen Yi asked. "I ...... I'm going to kiss. But I don't want to get married, I don't want to be close. I don't know any Prince Chen, and I don't have feelings for him, I don't want to marry. You're my good friend, and you don't want to see me ruin the happiness of the rest of my life, right? The princess said hurriedly.
Chen Yi didn't say anything when she heard her say this.
"I knew you didn't want to see me like that. You're so smart, why don't you help me find a way to help me, so that I don't have to get married, you can help me, okay? The princess asked pleadingly.
After Chen Yi was silent for a long time, he said, "I'm sorry, I can't help you." This is a national matter, not your marriage alone, and I can't help. ”
When the princess heard him say this, she could not say anything. I had to drink vigorously, and said in disappointment: "In my life, I only like Pei Jie, and I only want to marry him." It's a pity that we won't have results......" "Why don't you change your mind when you know there won't be results?" Chen Yilian hurriedly asked.
"I don't know why. He was like a light in my life, illuminating my whole life, and I can't forget it. The princess said and took a few more sips.
"Luo'an, in fact, there is not only that light in your life, there are other lights shining on you, why don't you want to take a look?" Chen Yi asked again.
"Maybe I'm too fond of him. Since I liked him, I can't tolerate anyone else," the princess said, and suddenly asked, "By the way, you are a merchant of Chen Guo, do you know the prince of Chen Guo?" ”
Chen Yi heard her ask, and hurriedly said, "I...... I don't know. He took a few sips of wine.
Qiu Mo was listening from behind, and he decided to help the princess. Because, he also likes princesses.
After drinking, Chen Yi said: "Luo'an, I suddenly remembered that there were some important things today, so I left first." With that, he left. He just heard the princess say this, and he panicked for a moment and found an excuse to leave.
Seeing this, Qiu Mo came over to talk to the princess. "Yo, what's the matter, my princess?!" Qiu Mo asked deliberately. "Alas, it's hard to put into words!" The princess sighed.
"I can help you." Qiu Mo said seriously. "Can you really help me?" The princess asked in surprise. Qiu Mo nodded heavily.
The princess poured out all the recent events. Qiu Mo looked at her distressed and sad.
"I'll get you out of here." Qiu Mo said.
"Run? Where can we escape? The princess asked, puzzled.
"Do you believe me?" He asked earnestly.
"I believe in you." The princess nodded back.
"Okay, see you at the gate of the palace tonight. Remember to pack your salute so that no one finds out. ”
"yes, okay. You must come! The princess confirmed. Okay, you go back first, I'll wait for you tonight. Qiu Mo promised.
"Hmm!" The princess hugged Qiu Mo as she spoke. Qiu Mo was stunned, and for a moment the sparks in his heart were splashing, the deer was colliding, and his heart was pounding.
The princess returned to the palace with mixed feelings. After all, I've been here for more than ten years, and I'm still a little reluctant after all. What she is even more reluctant is that Pei Jie still has her own close relatives. She wanted to take a good look at them before leaving.
She ran to see the crown prince, the queen, the queen mother, her father, and finally, she secretly ran to see Pei Jie. But the moment she saw Pei Jie, her tears finally couldn't stop and fell.
He was the softest place in her heart, and she couldn't bear it. She peeked at him, couldn't hold back, and almost cried.
Pei Jie heard movement behind him, so he turned his head. When the princess saw this, she immediately covered her mouth and ran away, and her tears could not stop flowing, and she still ran while crying.
Pei Jie saw the princess's back and knew that the princess was crying. At that moment, his heart ached violently. He wanted to run after her and hold her in his arms. But he didn't do it, he kept suppressing his feelings, but the more he suppressed it, the deeper he sank.
The princess ran back to the palace and cried for several hours, her eyes already red and swollen.
"Princess, don't cry, I'm with you." Ah Jiu comforted her. "Ah Jiu, I'm so reluctant, I'm so sad." She hugged Ah Jiu and cried as she said. Ah Jiu patted her on the shoulder and comforted her.
In the evening, the princess packed up her salute and said, "Ah Jiu, would you like to leave with me?" "I am willing, as long as I can go with the princess." Ah Ji said solemnly. "Okay, let's leave together." The princess replied.
Hai time.
The princess and Ah Jiu secretly escaped from the palace with a salute on their backs and ran to the gate of the palace. Sure enough, Qiu Mo was already waiting here. Seeing that it was the princess, Qiu Mo waved her hand and whispered: "Luo'an, here!" ”
"Qiumo, he is my personal maidservant, Ah Jiu, we have to leave together." The princess said. "Okay, as long as you want." Qiu Mo replied.
The princess looked back at the palace and muttered reluctantly, "Pei Jie, goodbye." ”
"Let's go." "Hmm."
Qiu Mo had already prepared the carriage, and the three of them began to flee.
In the early hours of the next morning, someone shouted, "Oh no, the princess is gone!" ”
When Pei Jie heard this, he finally knew why the princess was crying yesterday. His heart throbbed and throbbed.
When the king and queen of Wei found out, they were anxious and immediately sent a large number of people to find them. At this time, Chen Yi had already returned to Chen Guo and did not know about it. King Wei was really anxious and decided to personally take a team of people to find it.
A day later, King Wei found traces of a carriage in a wood, and guessed that it was the princess. So he immediately led his men and men to several routes, and found the princess by a hill.
"Daughter, come back with your father!" King Wei shouted anxiously.
When the princess saw that her father was coming with a team of men, she began to panic. Qiu Mo comforted her and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." ”
They continued to rush forward, and the king of Wei chased after them again. Subsequently, the king of Wei shot an arrow at the horse. The horse was shot by an arrow, and fell to the ground with a direct "neighing", and the three of Qiumo fell from the carriage at the same time, but they all held hands, and the three of them were not injured.
"Daughter, stop, don't run away, go back with your father!" King Wei shouted. "Father, if you don't let me marry Chen Guohe, I will go back with you." The princess shouted. "Luo'an, this is not such a simple private matter as a child's love. I can't do this, so go back with your father!" King Wei shouted again. I'm not going back with you! Qiumo, let's go. The princess said.
They continued to run, and suddenly the king of Wei shouted, "Luo'an, if you don't go back with me, I will shoot the servant girl beside you with an arrow!" ”
When the princess heard King Wei say this, she stopped. But Ah Jiu said, "It's all right, princess. I'm not afraid of death, let's go! So saying, he took the princess's hand and ran forward. When the king of Wei saw this, he took out a bow and arrow from his horse, aimed it at Ah Jiu, and shot him in the heart. Ah Jiu suddenly fell. The princess cried out loudly, "Ah Jiu! Ahh Qiu Mo took her hand and said, "Let's go first!" So saying, he pulled her away.
The soldiers immediately chased after them and stopped them. Qiu Mo held a sword in his hand and fought with them. The princess ran to hug Ah Jiu, tears flashed, and she shouted sadly: "Ah Jiu, Ah Jiu ......"
"Princess, I'm sorry, the slave can no longer be with you, you want to ...... Want...... Take care...... "Ah Jiu said, and his eyes drooped.
"Ah Jiu, Ah Jiu! Wake up, let's leave together, Ah Jiu, Ah Jiu! The princess cried out heartbreakingly. Her hands were covered with blood, her eyes were filled with tears, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were covered in mud.
"Luo'an, go back with your father, you can't escape." King Wei said.
At this time, Qiu Mo had been captured. King Wei continued: "If you don't come back, I'll kill him." ”
The princess looked at Qiu Mo with tears in her eyes, and said worriedly and weakly: "Okay, I'll go back with you and let him go." ”
"If you let him go, what if he takes you away again? However, it is okay to spare his life. I'll put him in prison and serve him. Don't worry, I won't hurt him, I'm afraid you'll be sad again, daughter, don't be afraid. King Wei said kindly.
When the princess heard her father say this, she couldn't help it, just looked at Qiu Mo worriedly. Qiu Mo said to her: "Luo'an, don't worry, I'll be fine." With that, he was put in a carriage and taken to prison.
The princess stared blankly at Ah Jiu's corpse, moaning weakly.
Immediately, the king of Wei asked the princess to be brought back to the palace.