Chapter 3 Moving forward is a dead end, and backward is confused
Four days later, knowing that a large number of people from Gu Liang had fled to Yu County, Xiao Ling, the young queen of Yisong, came here to settle down in person.
When Xiao Ling entered the city, he specially walked through the east gate where the fleeing crowd gathered.
When she got out of the car, the nobility on the woman's body instantly dispelled a lot of dirt in front of the city gate. Her face is like a jade plate, her skin is like congealed fat, her eyebrows are far away, her lips are full, and her bright narrow phoenix eyes are soaked in softness. The figure is slender and beautiful, wearing a azure pigment yarn curved skirt, the skirt is decorated with flower clusters embroidered with the same color silk thread, the cover is the same color and homogeneous single shirt, the brocade belt in the waist and the shoes on the feet are matched with the dress, the two sides of the earlobe are decorated with two real pearls, and a string of colorful glass beads around the waist is very bright. A black and shiny hair is tied into a left cone bun with a flower-headed jade flute and two wooden flutes, and a strand of hair hangs down on the left shoulder, giving people a gentle and virtuous feeling. When the pair of narrow phoenix eyes turned to this group of refugees, the delicate face with a little pink immediately condensed into a gentle smile that made people approachable, and she said in a gentle tone and a soft voice:
"These days, the villagers are suffering. I am also from Guliang, and I am deeply sympathetic to the plight of the villagers. I'm here today to solve the problem of how to settle you. However, there are too many people, and Yujun is only a small border town, so if you want to settle everyone, you have to think carefully. In this way, I have to grieve the villagers for some more time! ”
"Thank you, Queen!"
"Thank you for saving your life!"
"The queen is a good person and a good reward, and she will live a long life!"
“……”
When they were greeted by the people of the honorable position, these "abandoned" miserable people immediately wept in gratitude and kowtowed to thanksgiving.
Don't say that you don't need these comforting words and that gentle smiling face, just with the respect of Xiao Ling and the queen, she came to Yucheng just to take care of these suffering people, which is enough for them to be grateful to Dade for a lifetime.
Zhicheng stared at the back of the woman's departure, beautiful, gentle and amiable, approachable, she and the mother in her mother's mouth, it seems!
After another two days, Xiao Ling was not seen again, and the soldiers defending the city said that their young queen was worried about how to accommodate so many of them. However, because of Xiao Ling's arrival, Yisong people have been better to them in the past two days - they have added an extra meal of steamed buns every day.
Seeing Xiao Ling, Zhicheng's mind became more vivid. In the past two days, she has been thinking about what she should do in the future.
She clenched the jade pendant tightly through her coat, thinking about the last words the maid said to her: "'I don't want a beautiful face, but I want to have an atmosphere in my chest.'" There is no need to be more respectful and noble, I just hope that you have no regrets in your life! This is the words that the mother asked me to convey to the princess, representing the mother's blessing to the princess. The maid also hopes that the princess can spend this life safely and steadily! ”
Zhicheng is sure that if it weren't for the maid's life, she would never tell her life experience. And while she told her life experience, she didn't have any special reference other than some resentment about the past. In other words, she didn't want to get her identity back or anything! Besides, according to her mother's last words, she didn't mean it.
But now, she hopes to get Xiao Ling's help with this secret identity, not only against the wishes of her biological mother and adoptive mother, but also afraid that she will dance on the edge of the cliff in the future, and she will be broken if she is not careful.
She has been sensitive and intelligent since she was a child, and the maidservant girl is even more afraid that she will be targeted and then expose her identity, and tell her not to be too prominent. At that time, she didn't know what she meant, she just thought, you are different, other parents wish their children are so capable, so they can show off! Do you want to play stupid with your own children? She was resentful at that time, otherwise she wouldn't have skipped class many times and often annoyed the maidservants.
Thinking of this now, she regrets more than guilt, and the relapse of the servant's old illness has a lot to do with her stupid thoughts and actions. But you can't turn back time, you can't go back.
With the things that the maidservant told her before, coupled with the intricate general trend of the world that she knew, how could Zhicheng not think about how glorious and dangerous her life experience was?
But what can she? Go with the flow, let yourself drown in this ignorant and unaware bustling crowd, with no end in sight?
She is not reconciled!
Even though she doesn't have much desire for power and wealth, she just doesn't want to! She was unwilling to let the gods give her noble blood, a revered status, but only let her live a mediocre life.
Life is between heaven and earth, and once in a hundred years. It is not as humble as ants, and it is not as majestic as heaven and earth. But with my heart, the goshawk carried me to the Nine Heavens, and I smiled at the changing clouds. This is adapted after she learned of her life story and heard Mr. Ji recite the poem that is often on her lips again.
The original words of Ji Yue's poem are: Life is between heaven and earth, and there is a thought in a hundred years. It is not as humble as ants, and it is not as majestic as heaven and earth. But with the heart, the snake ant can be kind to it, and you can also watch the changes in the world and the world.
Zhicheng understood that when she knew her noble identity, her ambition that seemed to be deeply rooted in her blood was hooked.
In fact, it is more unwilling and resentful, her ancestors did everything possible and tried their lives to exchange for the ambitious hegemony, but it fell into the hands of a vicious woman, and this woman also caused her family to be ruined and despair. How could she not resent, not hate?
I want to gamble sincerely, and it will be providential; No, but she has no regrets.
God willing! Sincerely, fold your hands and pray to the gods. This was the second time she prayed to the gods for mercy, the first time when the maidservant was seriously ill. She doesn't believe in the inexplicable gods, but now she needs spiritual sustenance and the courage to "fight hard".
Ram Jing, this should not care about anything else? Xiao Ling is a person from Yu County, if he goes to her for help now, he shouldn't reveal his life experience, right? At the last moment, Zhicheng was still a little hesitant.
Looking at the phoenix mark on his hand that had been taken out because of the phoenix dance in the past two days, Zhicheng finally made up his mind, "Uncle Lu......"
"Hungry? There is still half a steamed bun here, you fill it up first. It's still half an hour until noon. ”
Zhicheng looked at the man's genuine concern, and became more and more reluctant, and now the two of them depend on each other, and this time they go, the blessing and the misfortune are unpredictable. If something really happened to him, would he miss himself?
Zhicheng choked up: "Uncle, I have something to do now." If I can come back, I will bring you happiness. If I can't come back, uncle, you have to live well! "This is the second person who deserves to shed his own tears, and he is very reluctant to go to the city. Uncle Lu, I wish you peace!
"I'll follow you!"
The man's resolute tone startled Zhicheng.
"No way!"
The sincere and resolute attitude also shocked the man.
Looking at the man's frightened eyes, Zhicheng wiped away his amorous tears and softened his breath, the road ahead is unpredictable, she will never take him on an adventure.
"It's my own secret. Uncle, it really doesn't work! ”
"You really don't need me?" The man repeatedly confirmed that if Zhicheng can only be attached to him now, then he can only worry about Zhicheng now.
"No!" Zhicheng nodded affirmatively, just to dispel his dangerous thoughts. Now he may be able to live well with these people, but with her, there is no chance of survival.
The man's depressed face made Zhicheng's heart infinitely sad, she didn't dare to look at the man anymore, and straightened up to leave the foul smell, but it was the most reassuring place for her now.
She didn't dare look back. She was afraid that once she saw the slightest nostalgia on that filthy face, she would always go with the flow, never end.
"Little girl, you can't go into the city!" The majestic and dutiful guards on both sides of the city gate crossed their swords and stopped the little girl who had been in rags and unkempt after many days of suffering.
"I have something important to see the queen, please help my uncles and help me convey it!"
"Little girl, the young queen is already worried about you now, you just wait patiently!" The guard clutched the shiny and sharp saber in his hand, impatiently perfunctory. In the past two days, they have said this sentence hundreds of times. Moreover, from the moment these people arrived here, they no longer dared to put their knives in their sheaths.
Zhicheng was at a loss, biting his lower lip, trying to calm the panic in his heart.
She wanted to be brave enough to push the guards away, and then quickly ran in. But no, they are not vegetarians, and the knives in their hands will drink blood.
Moreover, she can't be so reckless.
People are different, and people are different. Some people are content, some people are grateful, naturally some people are delusional, and some people are indiscriminate.
In just ten days, Zhicheng has seen the faces of many different people. On the way to escape, usually loyal and honest people will rob; It turned out that those dogs looked down on people, and they actually begged for a mouthful of water and half a steamed bun; Some people who often boast of being high on weekdays will also swallow wild vegetables to wrap their stomachs.
When I arrived in this Yu County, it was even more lively. There are those who try to disguise themselves as righteous people to sneak into the city, there are those who want to go in and play scoundrels, some girls look at handsome men who want to be mothers-in-law to other people's families, and there are also people who stop those who are brightly dressed and want to work for others; What's more, Zhicheng also saw a few children sold, the little ones were not big, and they were pulled by their parents to kneel on the side of the road pitifully, and two were even in swaddling clothes.
She knew that these people were just trying to live well. Therefore, she will not look down on them, let alone condemn them. After all, you can only say anything else if you are alive. Survival is human instinct.
But she wouldn't use that method. Because, not to mention the disgrace of face, the effect is very small.
Zhicheng never thinks that she is a good child, compared to most of her peers, she is just smarter, polite, and discerning!
She smiled flatteringly at the guards: "Uncle, I know that the young queen is busy, and I don't want to make a mess......"
After watching the guards' expressions turn from annoyance to relief, Zhicheng "inadvertently" raised his arm slightly, and the stained arm immediately appeared with a slender mouth with skin and flesh turned out, and the slippery blood mixed with the dirt slid down the arm, and in an instant, a small piece of blood stained underground.
"Alas, what's going on?"
"What are you doing in a daze, go find a doctor!"
“……”
The young queen attaches great importance to these "dirty and disgusting" people, if she breaks into the city gate, it will be fine to kill her. But now that people are talking well, this makes such a big hole, if the young queen knows that she is to blame, they will definitely not be able to eat and walk around. Except for two soldiers who were still holding their posts, the rest of the soldiers were all in a mess.
Zhicheng was happy in his heart, but his face was very painful. She has rarely been injured since she was a child, and she does hurt with such a big wound. The brows were tightly shrunk together, the dazzling clusters fell, and the voice trembled, "It hurts......"
"What else are you looking for? This little arm and leg, hurry up and take her there, and turn around and give it to you! ”
This panic attracted the chief of the city guard, who looked at the pitiful appearance of the little girl, and was a little unbearable, and scolded his subordinates loudly.
Perhaps afraid of being injured by mistake again, an older guard hurriedly picked up the scabbard and put the knife away, before walking towards the city with Zhicheng.
"Little girl, when you have bandaged your wounds, we will go out quickly. If you were to follow the rules, I wouldn't be staring at you in the city. "The nearest pharmacy to the East City Gate is also two blocks away, and the guard sees that the little girl is very well-behaved, and he is not prepared to take her too seriously.
"Uncle, I'm not going to make trouble." The little girl smiled sweetly at the guard, but her face was too dirty to look at her.
However, the guard still felt the friendliness of the little girl, and chuckled, "I don't dare to forgive you." ”
Zhicheng watched the guards relax and slowly relax, and she began to close, "Uncle, are you from Yujun?" ”
"Haha, I'm here to work, I'm not from Yujun, where else can I be?"
"Yujun is a good place, better than our Zhicheng......" Zhicheng was full of emotion, and after a while, his eyes immediately burst into tears, "You said, we didn't cause any trouble, why did you kick us out?" "Bisheng's okay hand is covering his injured arm, tears can't be wiped away, and his cat-like face can't be seen.
"Alas, you are also pitiful! But none of this is up to us, who knows when it will be our turn. ”
"My mother is dead, uncle, my mother said let me live well, I don't want to die, uncle ......" Zhicheng let go of his arm and hugged the guard and cried loudly.
"You...... Alas, all poor children! The guard sighed sympathetically, patting Zhicheng on the shoulder to soothe. Don't cry, you're bleeding on your arm, you need to bandage it. ”
How could she be afraid of shedding that little bit of blood, and she was still hoping to make a big move to lure Xiao Ling out! Moreover, she also wanted to let herself bleed as much as possible, and she lost too much blood and fell into a coma, even if she couldn't see Xiao Ling, they couldn't throw herself out.
"Okay, okay, stop crying, hurry up and bandage the wound." Seeing that there were more and more people watching the excitement around, Uncle Guard was not calm.
He tore his nose open, and his tears and blood were all rubbing against the little girl in his armor.
"Ahh
"You, alas......" The guard shook his head helplessly, not daring to touch her again.
"What's going on?" A tall man dressed in a general's uniform walked through the crowd.
"General Ming," the guard bowed his eyebrows and saluted in a proper manner, "this little girl has a scratched arm, and she is taken to bandage it." ”
"Scratches? What is she? General Ming smelled a strong smell of blood in his nose, and glanced at the little girl on the ground, his face a little ugly. He took a few steps closer to the guard and lowered his voice, "Are you fleeing?" ”
The guard gave him a strange look, and replied, "Yes! ”
"Why don't you take her with you?" General Ming's voice was loud, startling Zhicheng, who was burying his head and listening carefully to the movements around him.
Looking at General Ming's angry eyes glaring at him, the guards were weak. You said you didn't hurt her yourself, why are you involved with this?
He didn't care about complaining about anyone now, he just pulled Zhicheng from the ground and left.
Of course Zhicheng refuses, he can recruit a general at this time, so wait a while, maybe he can really wait for Xiao Ling!
She pulled all the strength of her body to the ground, and she really began to get dizzy, starving in this hot weather, exposed to the sun, and excessive blood loss, and then suddenly got up, and she felt that the two mothers were blessing her until now.
The guard was startled, and opened his mouth to shout, but the general glared at him and swallowed his voice back.
"Carry her!" General Ming glanced at the back of the crowd and began to get anxious.
The guard picked up Zhicheng and accidentally touched her wound, causing Zhicheng to moan in pain.
"Wait!" A clear and clear voice reached Zhicheng's ears, and she tried to reach out to look, and her dizzy eyes were imprinted with a white blank.
The consciousness slowly disappeared, and finally only one sentence was heard, "Mu Feng, bring people back to the county government!" ”