The moonlight is cold, and the night is faint. It is a godsend to have such a cool and quiet night in the hot summer.

The Princess Crescent sat in front of a floor-to-ceiling Roman window, covered in silver moonlight. A vertical basket of chrome ivory, under the gentle plucking of her jade fingers, plays an ethereal and graceful and heartfelt music.

There was peace outside the window, and even the chirping of frogs was much quieter, as if the creatures were intoxicated by her music.

Wu Meiniang sat on one side, looking at the fairy and illusory princess of the crescent moon bathed in the moonlight, and there was an illusion that it was both real and illusory.

Even though she is a woman, Wu Meiniang can't help but admire in her heart, this New Moon Princess really has a different kind of beauty.

In a nutshell - quiet!

Quiet elegantly, quiet to perfection.

Wu Meiniang couldn't help but think of the demon again. In terms of appearance and figure, Princess Crescent Moon is very similar to You'er. After getting along for a short time, Wu Meiniang felt that the two of them were more similar in temperament, the same quiet and elegant, and the same gentle like water. Even between a smile and a gesture, there are too many similarities.

"Your Royal Highness, may I take the liberty of asking a personal question?" Wu Meiniang couldn't help but say.

Princess Crescent Moon smiled indifferently and stopped playing the music and said, "Please speak." ”

"I look at Her Royal Highness's appearance, which is exactly like a real Han Chinese, and there are no Sogdian appearance characteristics at all. Excuse me......" Wu Meiniang smiled a little ashamedly and said, "Excuse me, are you really a half-breed descendant of Han Chinese and Sogdians?" ”

Princess Crescent Moon seemed to expect Wu Meiniang to ask some questions, smiled indifferently, and did not answer immediately. She stood up after setting up the gonghou, dragged her long milky white skirt and paced around the room a few steps, shaking her head slightly, "No. ”

Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows in surprise and looked at Princess Crescent.

Princess Crescent Moon also looked at her, her eyes were quite complicated. There seems to be a lot to say, but it seems to be quite scruples.

Wu Meiniang is such a smart person, she got up and closed the window, went outside the door to take a closer look, and let her two maids go outside the door to control the wind, and then walked to the side of Princess Crescent Moon and whispered: "The princess has something to say, you might as well say it clearly." ”

"Can you answer me two questions first?" Princess Crescent's expression was also a little solemn, and she asked seriously.

"Please!"

"Are you ...... Is it really the wife of the young marshal of Guanxi Qin Mu Bai Qin, Wu Meiniang? ”

"Yes!"

"How?"

Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "How do you want me to prove it?" ”

"Unless, you can really let Su Dingfang's army appear in Samajian, I will believe you!" Princess Crescent said.

This time it was Wu Meiniang's turn to be surprised, "The princess wants General Su's army to come, what do you want?" ”

Princess Crescent turned away, her voice becoming a little cold, "If you can't do it, I won't say anything more to you!" ”

Wu Meiniang gritted her teeth, walked around to her and said, "Your Royal Highness the Princess, you must know that General Su is leading the army to attack Gongyue City, the capital of Beiting, which is a major military event of my Tang Dynasty." If there is no good reason for him to transfer troops here, even if General Su wants to help me with this, he can't afford this responsibility! - So, if you can give me a good reason first, I will definitely be able to help you bring General Su's army to Samajian! ”

Princess Crescent's brow furrowed slightly, as if in deep thought, and after a moment, she said, "I still can't believe you. Because I feel like I can't see through you at all, and you're far smarter than the average person. If you're not careful, I'm afraid I'll fall into your trap! I can't afford to make such a joke! ”

Wu Meiniang's heart thumped.

Looking at Princess Crescent's performance, it is clear that she has a huge secret hidden in her heart. And this secret is likely to lead to a big crisis, and this crisis is very likely to be related to Qin Mubai and Datang!

"Then I won't leave King Kang's palace and always be with you, is it feasible?" Wu Meiniang said, "I have no power to restrain chickens, and I am surrounded by weak women." If you don't let me go, I won't be able to escape. If I cheat you, you can kill me at any time! ”

Princess Crescent Moon was slightly surprised, "You're really ...... Qin Mubai's wife, Wu Meiniang? ”

"It's true!" Wu Meiniang said, "It's not good for me to pretend to be someone, pretending to be Wu Meiniang?" - Actually, I can just leave tomorrow and not get into any trouble. However, I saw that the princess looked very similar to an old friend of mine, so I felt that the princess was very kind! Please believe me, Princess, at least I have no ill will towards you! ”

Princess Crescent Moon stared at Wu Meiniang, nodded slowly, but still hesitated for a while before she said, "Actually...... I'm a real Han Chinese! And my adoptive father, who is now one of the three ministers of Kangju, is my father-killing enemy! ”

"Huh?" Wu Meiniang was taken aback!

Princess Crescent Moon frowned and said in a low voice: "Actually, I only found out about these two years ago. I was already grown up, and Balerihan was ready to marry me to King Kangju. You know, we Islamic women have been wearing veils since childhood, and their faces are not easily visible to outsiders. When I was baptized before the wedding, some of the women saw my face and casually said, "Why don't I look like a Sogdian at all, but a pure Han Chinese?" …… It was then that I realized that I didn't look like my father at all! My mother died when I was very young, and I went to ask my father, but he wouldn't say anything. ”

"Since then, you've had doubts about your life?" Wu Meiniang asked.

"Yes......" Princess Crescent continued, taking a deep breath, "but no one can give me an answer. Until a few days before the wedding, I went to the mosque for worship and met a ...... Heretics from the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Heretics?" Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "By the way, Muslims regard those who do not believe in Allah as infidels. ”

"Well, he's a ...... Taoist. When Princess Crescent Moon said this, a strange look bloomed in her eyes, and she said, "Speaking of him, he also has a lot to do with you. And...... and your husband, Young Marshal Qin, is also quite related. ”

"Oh, who is it?" Wu Meiniang was quite curious.

"Yuan Tiangang."

Wu Meiniang was suddenly surprised, "This person ...... Unusual, well, very unusual, indeed! - He came to Kangguo, looking for you? ”

"Yes, come to me." Princess Crescent took another deep breath and said, "He told me a lot of things, including my background. ”

"You trust him?" Wu Meiniang asked.

"I didn't believe it at first, but then I did." "I bought off my adoptive father, Balerihan's lover, and drunk him, and then questioned him...... As a result, what Balerihan said was exactly the same as what Yuan Tiangang said! ”

"What did they say?"

"It turns out that I am a real Han Chinese!" Speaking of this, Princess Crescent's face turned red with excitement and anger, and her voice trembled a little, she pulled Wu Meiniang to sit on the bed and pulled up the veil, and whispered to her, "About twenty years ago, my father and mother came to the Western Regions together to escape the war, and then lived in Kangju Country. They gave birth to me and my twin sister, and my father was a good businessman, and the family was very happy. When I was just over a year old, Balerihan, who was a prominent minister of Kang, took a fancy to my beautiful mother, and used his power to expel my father from the country, and then us, and then us, my mother and my sisters. ”

Wu Meiniang's heart was pounding when she heard this, and she said in her heart-"Twins? Is it ......?"

Princess Crescent continued: "My father resisted desperately, but he could not defeat the powerful forces of Balerihan and could not take back my mother, only my sister...... It was during that fight that my sister went blind. ”

"Ahh Wu Meiniang exclaimed, "Your sister, won't it be ...... Demons? ”

"That's her!" Princess Crescent Moon couldn't help but cry, "My seriously wounded father fled to the east with his dying sister and met the Tang army that was defending against the Turkic Jieli Khan in Weishui at that time. One of the generals saved them. His name is ...... Qin Shubao! ”

"Oh my God! Is there such a thing as a strange thing in the world? Wu Meiniang was extremely surprised and said, "The demon later worshiped my father-in-law as his father-in-law, is it really that everything has its own certainty?" ”

Princess Crescent Moon burst into tears and choked up: "When Qin Shubao rescued them, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks formed an alliance with the Weishui Bridge, and the Tang Dynasty withdrew its troops and Qin Engong also left with the army. At that time, my father didn't know the name of Qin Engong, and he never saw him again. Later, my father took my sister to live in Chang'an. Because my father was loyal and kind and knew how to manage and calculate, he recommended himself to Chang'an Wannian Yamen as a clerk, and gradually turned into a master in the past few years. Later, my father also married another wife, in order not to affect the life of the demon, he buried the previous hatred and blood debt deep in his heart, and never told anyone. ”

"And then?" Listening to the story of Princess Crescent, Wu Meiniang felt a little thrilled.

"After Balerihan took possession of my mother, my mother preferred to die. Not long after, she died of hunger strike. I am the only one left ......," cried the Princess of the Crescent, "and Balerihan was so enraged with jealousy that he tried to kill me several times, but his wife rescued me. Allah willing, although Balerihan is a complete demon, but her wife, who is also my adoptive mother, is really kind - later, Balerihan kept sending people everywhere to inquire about my father's whereabouts, and finally let him show my father's traces in Chang'an. Then, he sent the killer ......"

"It turns out that the demon and his family were destroyed, and it was Balerihan who did it!" Wu Meiniang gritted her teeth with hatred, and said angrily, "It's also pitiful!" The house where the demon family was killed was also burned to ashes by the fire, and the case once became an unsolved case in Chang'an, but the demon escaped by luck! Later, the demon went to the market and went to the restaurant I opened to sell music to make a living, and then I met Mu Bai......"

Princess Crescent folded her hands and prayed prayed, "My unfortunate sister! I've heard all her stories...... She is happy! Because she not only repaid her husband's kindness to my Murong family, but also died in the arms of the man she loved the most! ”

"You ...... Last name Murong? Wu Meiniang asked.

"Hmm......" Princess Crescent Moon nodded lightly and said, "My father fled to Kang and changed his surname to Kang. But our ancestor's surname was Murong, and he was a descendant of Emperor Chengwang Murong Chui......"

Wu Meiniang grabbed Princess Crescent's hand tightly and said softly: "Although the demon never says that she has a name and a surname, I once heard her say that her surname is Kang...... It turns out that your family still has such a painful experience! Her Royal Highness the Princess, the demon and I are like sisters, and they are Mubai's sister-in-law and life-saving benefactor. You are my dear! If there's anything you need help with, just ask! ”

"I'm afraid, I'll hurt you." Princess Xinyue also grabbed Wu Meiniang's hand tightly and said, "Yuan Tiangang told me that it is impossible to change my fate and avenge blood hatred by myself. For I was destined to be widowed for seven years, and then die of indignation. Unless...... Unless I can have a demon star who can change my life against me! ”

"Seven years of widowhood and death in anger? ......" Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment, "Yuan Tiangang, this big god, still tells you this?" It's a demon star again - I'm annoyed to hear it! ”

"What's the matter......" Princess Crescent wondered.

"Don't believe him, don't believe in fate, believe in yourself!" Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows and said sonorously, "This big god stick will only confuse the public with evil words!" When I was a child, he showed me my face and said that I was the face of the emperor, which was really ridiculous! Also, he and Li Chunfeng said that Mu Bai is a demon star, if there is a dearest and beloved person to block him from the calamity, then the demon star can break out of the shell and soar into the sky - good spirits are not bad spirits! I didn't become an emperor, but my father-in-law and demon died unexpectedly! ”

Princess Crescent Blinked a little awkwardly and muttered, "But...... There's no reason why he's come all the way to lie to me? ”

"By the way, I forgot to ask, why did he come to you and tell you this?"

"He didn't say ......," Princess Crescent shook her head in confusion, "I'm also very curious, why did he do this for me because he wasn't related to him?" After repeated questioning, he only said...... Our Murong family has a deep relationship with him. ”

"Quite a long way? ......" Wu Meiniang pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "I have to ask him clearly next time I see him, I hate him the most for pretending to be a ghost in front of people." If he doesn't say it, I'll burn his temple and pull out his beard! ”

"Huh!" The Crescent Moon Princess burst into laughter.

"Princess, don't be sad, don't worry." Wu Meiniang said, "I really didn't expect to meet ...... in Kangguo The demon's sister. When I saw you for the first time, I was terrified, thinking it was a demon reborn! ”

Princess Crescent Moon nodded and smiled, "At that time, you exclaimed 'Demon Er' in a low voice, and I knew your true identity and strength." Actually, you will come to Kangguo today, which is also expected by Yuan Tiangang. As early as more than three months ago, Yuan Tiangang told me that in the next few days, I would meet a noble man from Datang, who was also an 'old man' who had a lot of connections with me. I'm guessing he's talking about you! ”

"This great god stick, is he also in Kangju Country now?" Wu Meiniang was a little crying and laughing, sighed, and said, "Don't mention him yet!" - Let's start with the current situation. What is the reason why you asked me to bring Su Dingfang's army here? ”

Princess Crescent's expression suddenly became solemn, and she said in a deep voice: "The Great Food Kingdom has just conquered the Sassanid Dynasty (Persia), and it covets the wealth and fortune of our Zhaowu Nine surnames, especially the Kang Kingdom, and wants to invade the Western Regions. Their generalissimo Nurman had sent three envoys to Kang to ask him to ally with them, first against the Western Turks and the Northern Court; Then Beiting was defeated by Su Dingfang, and Nurman and Beiting sent envoys to ask Kang Guo to call on Zhaowu Jiu surnamed Guo to raise troops against the Tang Dynasty! Now, Nurman has transferred his 300,000-strong army to the west bank of the Amu Darya. As long as the king of Kangguo agrees to the alliance to raise troops and open the border, Nurman will lead his army into the Western Regions and attack Su Dingfang! ”

"Oh my God! ......" Wu Meiniang's face suddenly turned a little pale, "Then did the king agree?" ”

"Not yet." Princess Crescent shook her head, "Although the king is very old, he is not confused. He knew that the Arabs who believed in Allah were not good people. However, the Kang people have never been good at diplomacy and war, and the old king Hayamano is also a little cowardly and does not dare to offend the Arabs and the people of the Northern Court, so it has been a stalemate. ”

"Thankfully, I haven't said yes! If the borders are opened to allow Nurman's army to enter Kangguo, then it will be a lure of wolves! Wu Meiniang exclaimed, "Among the thirty-six strategies of Sun Tzu's Art of War, there is one plan called 'False Path to Destroy Yu'. If Nurman is allowed to lead the army into Kangguo, it will not be Su Dingfang who will be attacked first, but Kangjuguo! "-Nurman's intentions are sinister, he is here to rob the wealth of the Zhaowu Nine Surname Country, and to conquer the people and land here!"

"Although I'm not really a Kangju, I grew up here. Except for my father-killer and enemy Balerlihan, most of the people of Kangju are good and innocent. Princess Crescent Moon said hurriedly, "That's why I asked you to ask Su Dingfang to send troops here!" I'm afraid it's going to be like this...... Something will happen! In that case, disaster will really strike! ，”

"Change? What happened? Wu Meiniang asked.

Before the words fell, a woman's frightened scream suddenly came from outside the door, and the door was kicked open suddenly, and a team of ironclad sergeants wearing cockscomb and big hats broke in!

Princess Crescent Moon's face suddenly turned earthy, and she trembled: "Something has changed...... It's already raw! ”