Chapter 21 - No Prosecution and Death
I saw that King Chu Wen shook his wide sleeves, put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Since Madame is merciful and pleads for you, then I will give Madame this face, and then issue an edict to pardon all the Praetorian Guards." ”
The 100 or so Chu Janissary Guards, although they have long put life and death aside, no one wants to die innocently, after all, "people are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather." ”
Therefore, when King Chu Wen ordered all of them to be beheaded, most people resented Xi Concubine in their hearts, but what they didn't expect was that Xi Concubine would agree to King Chu Wen's request in exchange for the lives of these Praetorian Guards.
At this time, when they heard the words of King Chu Wen's pardon, they all knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Concubine Xi three times, and shouted in unison: "Mrs. Xie is merciful!" Thank you for the grace of not killing! Regard Mrs. as a reborn parent, and the rest of her life will be the liver and brain, and the work of dogs and horses! ”
In the early morning of the next day, Xi Concubine and Xi Hou embarked on the road of leaving their hometown.
Concubine Xi was arranged to be in the same carriage as King Wen of Chu, with the Praetorian Guards opening the way in front and behind, and six well-trained black horses, walking on the official road without hurry.
As a prisoner, he was held in a prison car.
The cloudy sky was like an inverted cauldron, and the strong wind whined the grass and trees on both sides of the road, and blew the weak drizzle to pieces.
The people of Xiguo learned that Xihou and his wife were going to leave today, and early in the morning, on both sides of the road, the queue that spontaneously organized to see them off had lined up.
The drizzle was silent but urgent, and after a short time the hair and clothes were drenched, and everyone's chin was dripping with water, but they were silent, and no one moved half a step to want to leave.
Quietly, their eyes were in unison, and with extremely resentful eyes, they gazed at the six-horse carriage slowly passing by, and their eyes began to change from resentment to hatred.
The carriage was moving very slowly, full of parting sorrow, Xi Fei looked at the people who looked like children abandoned by their parents, and the innocent faces were full of grievances, she couldn't bear to see them, but she had to see them.
She had to lift the curtain slightly, she wanted to say goodbye to Xiguo, to the people of Xiguo, to the mountains and rivers of Xiguo, to say goodbye to grass and trees.
Although there was no rain in the car, her mood was as sad and heartbroken as the people who were raining on the road, and the tears on her face quietly slipped down and wet her clothes.
In the hearts of the people, in addition to hating King Chuwen, it seems that they hate Xi Concubine even more, if it weren't for her, Xi Guo would not have suffered this catastrophe.
Xi Fei didn't think like this, regretting that she didn't die with Cai Hou at the beginning.
When Xihou's prisoner cart passed, the water droplets on the tips of the people's chin dripped faster, and their eyes were full of helplessness and reluctance.
I saw Xi Hou's deep-set eyes and bloodshot eyes, looking at the people on the side of the road with guilt.
The unkempt hair like a weed, soaked by the rain and turned into locks, drooped on the emaciated cheeks, and the water droplets on it flowed unscrupulously into the thin clothes, and the rain on the face mixed with tears slid silently and flowed into the bottom of the heart.
Xi Hou grabbed the cage with both hands, and his eyes were also full of reluctance, helplessness, grievance, and pain......
This winter, on this day, came early, because the air was full of sorrow.
gloomy, cold, swishing, wet, windy, rainy, sad......
Since then, Xiguo has disappeared forever in that era, as if everything is shedding tears for Xiguo, mourning for Xihou and Xifei.
Holding hands and looking at each other's teary eyes, they were speechless. Thinking of going to a thousand miles of smoke and waves, the twilight is heavy and the sky is wide. Affectionate parting since ancient times, even more Nakan, snubbing the Qingqiu Festival. ”
The country of Xi no longer exists, and the mountains and rivers of the country gradually fade out of sight.
King Wen of Chu couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, this trip was unexpected, and he gained a lot, not only easily won the country, but from then on, Chu had another county. The happiest thing is to hug a peerless beauty like Xi Fei.
In the wide carriage, King Chu Wen smiled and tilted his head, supported his cheeks, tilted his head to the left for a while, and tilted to the right for a while, staring at Xi Fei all the way as if admiring a precious famous painting.
Xi Fei shrank in a corner, and her mind was always haunted by the resentment and resentment of the people when she left, her eyes were dull, and she didn't say a word. pretended not to see anything at King Chu Wen's every move, and did not look at him squarely.
In the face of the ambitious King Chu Wen, Xi Fei hated that time could not be turned back, if she could go back to the beginning, she would rather not persuade her father to recommend Ji Lin to return to China to be the king, if she did not marry Xi Guo, Xi Guo may not have such a tragic fate, even if Ji Lin is a proton for the rest of his life, as an ordinary person, he will not be so unbearable to become a prisoner.
Taking a step back, if he had returned to the country of Xi directly that day, had not gone to Cai country, and had not happened everything that should not have happened, there would have been no bleak ending today. What did she do wrong, should she be charged with this crime of bringing disaster to the country and the people? Do you want her to never meet the people she loves?
At this time, the rain in the sky began to become more urgent, knocking on the canopy like a golden watch, and it also smashed Xi Fei's already painful heart, such a cold weather, her beloved was still drenched in the rain in the prison car!
And God seems to intend to punish Xi Fei, so that her heart is tormented, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, like countless children with temper tantrums, at first they were just sulking, silently crying, thinking that they could get the pity of their parents, but they didn't expect their parents to ask indiscriminately, raised their hands and gave him a slap, the grievances and dissatisfaction accumulated in the child's heart, suddenly found an outlet, and cried hoarsely at the throat, the purpose of which was to look forward to the comfort and love of his parents.
Could it be that God also bullies the strong and the weak?
Listening to the pouring rain outside the car window, Xi Fei's heart was like a knife, her beloved husband was suffering in the torrential wind and rain at this time, and she was in the same room with the enemy, she really wanted to die in front of that man.
But she is very sober, if she dies now, she is relieved, and she is gone, but what about her husband? I don't know how much humiliation and hurt she will receive, for him, she must also live well, and she wants revenge.
Xi Fei raised her head slightly, glanced at King Chu Wen several times, and moved her lips to stop talking.
"Say whatever the beauty wants!"
When King Chu Wen saw that Xi Concubine wanted to speak and stopped, he thought to himself, is she trying to accept herself? I saw her stubborn and stubborn personality before, and I was worried that I would have to work hard, but I didn't expect her to change her attitude towards herself so quickly, and she suddenly felt ecstatic in her heart.
I began to secretly feel proud in my heart, I am the monarch of the Great Chu State, and the country is much bigger than that of the other country, this is a smart woman, and the one who knows the times is Junjie, King Chu Wen thought beautifully, raised his eyebrows, moved his body to Xi Fei's side, and looked at her lovingly.
"The king, it is late autumn now, and it feels very cold today, and it is raining heavily outside, so the concubine begs the king...... Be merciful and let the husband of the concubine ...... Take shelter from the rain! ”
Ai Ai stood up with a faint voice, kneeling in front of King Chu Wen.