Chapter 67: Gone
It was close to dawn, Namji looked at the rising sun, and his body finally relaxed for a moment, so good! The sun has finally arrived, the day has dawned, and the night of torment has finally passed.
Nanzhi followed Xuan He and Mrs. Song to hold a funeral for General Song in this small town, and Mrs. Song cried several times and fainted, Xuan He could only carry people into the camp tent and let her rest first.
Waves of people who came outside to pay tribute were all the people of the town, as well as General Song's personal soldiers, and the doors were full of flowers of different colors.
There were faint bursts of forbearance crying and sobbing outside, but for fear of provoking Mrs. Song to continue crying, she covered her mouth and suppressed it.
Looking at this scene, Nanzhi felt uncomfortable, so he could only stand aside quietly with his head down.
The news of General Song's death has been sent back to the capital, and a new general will soon be sent to take over the position of General Song, and then Xuan He and Mrs. Song can return to Beijing directly, without waiting for the New Year.
Nanzhi sent all the members of the Golden Scale Guard to escort Nuo Min back to the royal capital, and as long as there was someone in the desert court, he would be killed immediately. Nanzhi was afraid that Anagher would come out to stop him on the way, so he specially told Seventeen to protect Nuomin every step of the way.
Nanzhi still persuaded Uncle to follow Nuo Min back, after all, they are from the desert, and it will always be a little inconvenient to stay here. Now when Nuo is in need of people, there are only a few people who can be trusted, and they can help Nuo Min when they go.
Nanzhi stood quietly on the side of the mourning hall, watching Xuan He kneel motionless in front of the spirit, with a white belt tied to his forehead, and just like that, he didn't eat or drink for a whole day.
Nam Zhi didn't know how to persuade him, so he took the meal and walked to him.
"Xuanhe, let's eat something first, you have been kneeling for too long, you will not be able to stand it."
Xuan He turned his head and smiled weakly, shaking his head at her.
Nanzhi sighed, and could only stay by his side silently.
The wound on his body has not been changed since he came back, and he has been standing next to him, and it hurts terribly when there is a small movement on his body. Nanzhi could finally understand the pain that Xuan He couldn't help but snort at night.
Until the evening, there were fewer and fewer people, and only Xuan He and Nanzhi were left in the mourning hall.
In addition to the sound of crackling candles burning in the mourning hall, the silence was abnormal, and the gasping sound of Nanzhi was particularly obvious.
Xuan He turned his face to look at Nanzhi, he had been kneeling here, forgetting that Nanzhi was still here with him, and he didn't know how long she had been standing here.
"Nanzhi, you go back first, you don't have to stay here with me."
Nan Zhi looked at him with dull eyes, his face was pale, and he felt a pang in his heart, "I'm fine, Xuanhe, you haven't eaten for a day, if you don't eat something first, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it." ”
Xuan He shook his head, and suddenly remembered that Nanzhi was injured, could it be that the wound was too painful just now? Thinking about it carefully, I think that Nanzhi has been busy with her all the time, and I don't know if her wound has been dressed.
Xuan He stood up, walked to Nanzhi's side, reached out and touched Nanzhi's lower back, "Has the wound been dressed?" ”
Xuan He just pressed Nanzhi's wound, although the strength was not great, but it was still a little painful for Nanzhi, Nanzhi just wanted to exclaim, suddenly raised his hand to cover his mouth, endured it before looking up at him, "I changed the medicine, it's okay." ”
Xuan He frowned, although her clothes had been changed, but looking at her weak look, she knew that she definitely didn't change the medicine.
"Nanzhi, can you go and change the medicine first, and then go down to rest after changing the medicine, I'm afraid that the injuries on your body will ......"
Nanzhi shook his head and took his hand, "I'm not going, I don't have to rest, I'm fine, I'm here with you!" ”
Xuan He looked at Nanzhi's stubborn expression, smiled helplessly, and pulled the person to the mat, "Then you sit here, I'll kneel next to you, and tell me when I'm tired." ”
Nanzhi sat cross-legged on the cushion and nodded at Xuan He, which was indeed more comfortable than standing.
Nanzhi looked at General Song's spirit card, he was a princess, so he didn't need to kneel to him, but his death was indeed his own fault, and he actually caused Xuanhe to lose his father!
Turning his head to look at Xuan He, seeing the faint expression on his face that didn't seem to be superfluous, Nan Zhi felt even more uncomfortable, Xuan He must be enduring it, obviously he was in pain, but he had to endure his emotions, deal with so many things, and take care of other people's feelings.
Xuan He saw Nanzhi staring at him, and a few smiles appeared on his stiff face.
"Do Namzhi want to hear me tell me about my father and me?"
"You say, I'll listen."
Xuan He lowered his head and smiled slightly, smiling so bitterly and sadly.
"I haven't seen my father since I was born, the first time I saw him was when I was seven years old, the first time I saw him, everyone else called me dad, I just didn't call him, he was angry and ran over to play coquettish with my mother. The latter two grew up and became sensible, but they were still very estranged from him, so they called him father,"
Xuan He looked up at the spirit card and sighed, "Carefully speaking, I haven't called him a father seriously." ”
Xuan He's voice paused, "When I was a child, I envied others for having their parents take them out to play, so I couldn't do it, I had to practice by myself, and then my father didn't dare to talk about it in front of him when he came back, so I never went out alone with my father, and I never was held by him and carried away." ”
Nam Zhi looked at him and took his hand, as if to give him some comfort.
Nanzhi understands that she also follows her master all day long, and she will envy the children who are carried away by her mother's father, and envy that someone buys them sugar gourds and coaxes them to play.
Xuan He looked at Nanzhi, pulled her hand into his arms, and rested his head on her shoulder socket.
I really can't hold it anymore, I'm too tired, I've never felt so helpless, I'm going to die with a sour heart, I have never relied on my father, but when he died, he was like the sky had fallen and he had no support, and he became a helpless person.
Xuan He closed his eyes, tears still slipped from the corners of his eyes, Xuan He didn't want Nanzhi to see himself like this, so embarrassed, so unbearable, so unbrave, so he could only bury his head deeply.
Nanzhi hugged his waist and touched his head with one hand, "Xuanhe, cry if you want to, I'm the only one here, you don't have to endure it anymore." ”
When Xuan He heard this, his hands tightened, and tears wet Nanzhi's shoulders as if they were about to burst the embankment.
Nanzhi couldn't do anything for him, so he could only pat him on the back and say over and over again, "It's okay, cry if you want to, I'll be with you, I'll always be with you!" ”
In two days, Xuan He dealt with the aftermath of General Song, everything was just waiting for the arrival of the replacement general, and after all the matters were handed over, Xuan He and they could leave for Beijing immediately.
Nanzhi took back Sang Yu's ashes and put her in the corner of the room, Nanzhi felt empty in his heart after finishing the work, he didn't expect it all to end in such a sloppy way, dead to death, to escape.
Suddenly, Nanzhi heard movement behind him, and turned his head to see Seventeen standing behind him in an orderly manner.
"Meet the master!"
"How's it going?"
"Back to the master, there is no problem, Princesse Nuomin wants me to bring you a message, saying that I want to invite you to the enthronement ceremony."
"Enthronement ceremony? Who ascended the throne? ”
"It's Princess Nomin."
Nanzhi was surprised for a moment, this little girl was going to be the king, why was she so suspicious?
"What's the situation? How did she ......"
"When Princess Nuomin returned to the royal capital, the first thing she did was to purge the court, remove all those who believed in the goddess from their official positions, use new candidates, and ban talking about the goddess throughout the country."
Nanzhi smiled suddenly, I didn't expect this little girl to be really a surprise, I thought she would be bullied, but I didn't expect to be so resolute, worthy of Nuomin.
Nanzhi sighed again for a moment, if she didn't have someone to rely on, why would she do this, saying that she was brave enough, it wasn't forced out by the situation, if she could, she hoped that she would always be that innocent and lovely Princess Nomin!
"Princess Nomin also said that she would sign a peace agreement with the South, and as long as she is in power, she will never attack the South!"
Nan Zhi suddenly smiled bitterly, this little girl was really moved by herself, she didn't expect her to think of this, she really underestimated her. Originally, I also had such a meaning, but I didn't expect to be preempted by her.
"Seventeen, pack up, I'll go tell Xuanhe first, and then we'll leave immediately."
"What are you going to tell me?" As soon as Nanzhi's words fell, Xuan He appeared at the door.
Nam Zhi got up and walked up to him and looked at him with a smile, "Nomin said that she wanted me to go to the royal capital to attend her enthronement ceremony. ”
When Xuan He heard this, he immediately frowned and shook his head, "No, what if this is a trap?" ”
"No, Nuo Min personally told Seventeen to let him convey it to me, there shouldn't be anything wrong, you can rest assured!"
"But what if she was threatened to say that?"
Nanzhi knew Xuanhe's worries, after all, Anag hadn't found a trace yet, and it was hard to guarantee when he would appear, but Nuomin's accession to the throne was such a big event, and he would definitely go.
"It's okay Xuanhe, I'll bring all the secret guards, they can protect me."
Xuan He saw that Nanzhi insisted on going, and he was powerless to stop it, so he could only compromise.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
"Then what about Mrs. Song, she needs you more now, you can't leave."
Xuan He stepped forward and grabbed Nanzhi's hand, "It's okay, my mother's mood has stabilized in the past two days, and besides, won't we come back soon, nothing should happen." ”
When Nanzhi heard him say this, he could only nod, in fact, he didn't want to trouble him, and he could be alone, but with him with him, he was more down-to-earth.