Chapter 43: Hostage
Before we could get out of the city, the Qin army and King Wu attacked Dragon City that night. When the child was born, the army surrounded the Nanyang Palace, and we were really unable to fly!
I heard that the palace has been breached by the Qin army, and the concubines and daughters in the palace are afraid of being attacked, and some have committed suicide. Murong Chong had already dismissed the subordinates in the palace, Qiao'er and I insisted on staying by his side, and Murong Chong's several persuasions were to no avail, so he had to give up!
We are ready to die, but after the Qin army broke into the palace, it was not as fierce as expected, and the general led by him was dressed in golden robes, eight feet tall, with a beard like a halberd, strong and mighty.
The black oppressive army blocked the water around Murong Chong's dormitory, and the general led by him walked up to Murong Chong step by step: "Raise your head!" A powerful voice rang in my ears. Murong Chong slowly raised his head, and in an instant, the air seemed to be still, and the eyes of the leader gave off a strange light, the eyes of the leader were amazing, joyful, and even more unbelievable...... After a long time, the general stretched out his hand and wanted to help Murong Chong up, but he might feel abrupt, so he immediately withdrew his hand. He was at a loss, like a fledgling hairy boy.
"Come on, take good care of the living conditions of the King of Nanyang from now on, and don't be negligent!" The man commanded. While speaking, his eyes never left Murong Chong for a moment. I've never seen a man look at another man like that, and it's a blessing or a curse for the phoenix.
Since that day, the once deserted Nanyang Royal Mansion has become unprecedentedly lively, and countless treasures and flowing delicacies have been sent to the palace every day. After the Yan State was invaded and occupied by the Qin State, Murong Chong miraculously lived a life that was diametrically opposed to before. Murong Chong was surprisingly calm, he didn't say a word, just coldly, quietly stroking the piano under the corridor every day. The green silk at one end dances in the wind, and the neckline of the plain robe is slightly open, faintly revealing the young skin inside. He frowned slightly, as if he had endless thoughts, accompanied by the mournful sound of the piano, which was particularly pitiful.
That general turned out to be the king of Qin, the famous Fu Jian. The man with the beautiful hair and long beard looked at Murong Chong quietly under the corridor every day, with a smile on his face from time to time, but he never spoke, and only stood for a while before leaving. Time has quieted and improved......
After more than a month of such days, one day Fu Jian's subordinate Wang Meng ordered us to pack our luggage for Murong Chong and return to Chang'an with Fu Jian. The Yan State has been taken into the bag by the Qin State, but the Zuhun clan has no power to fight back in the face of the huge Qin army and the combined forces of the King of Wu. I heard that the family members of the royal family, regardless of men, women and children, will be taken to Chang'an City as hostages.
On the day of departure, the carriage escorting Yan's family extended from the main street of Longcheng to the outside of the city gate. Murong Chong didn't take anything, just hugged the spiritual seat of his mother Duan Zhaoyi on his chest, and slowly stepped onto the carriage, which was much more luxurious than other carriages. Qiao'er and I, as Murong Chong's personal maids, were also forced to embark on the journey to Qin with him. Some concubines and princesses were reluctant to go to the Qin State, they couldn't get into the car to death, and they hugged the wheels to death, but how could they be unwilling, either they were forced to catch up with the car, or they were tied up and thrown into the car, and there were some lowly slaves and sinful people behind the huge convoy, they all wore shackles and marched, crying one after another along the way, continuously.
Walking twenty kilometers out of Dragon City, I suddenly heard the sound of commotion in front of me. The convoy stopped. I peeked out of the carriage and saw dozens of masked men descending from the sky, with a clear goal, heading straight for one of the carriages, and the head of the carriage fell to the ground in an instant. I saw that these people rescued a woman from the carriage, and this woman was Murong Xue, the princess of Qinghe. Those masked men are so familiar with their skills, according to my observation, they should be the high guards! Unexpectedly, this high guard was loyal to Murong Xue, even if Murong Xue became the princess of the dead country, this high guard still ignored the danger and sacrificed his life to save him.
Seeing that the high guards were about to succeed, I saw Wang Meng wave his hand, and several people flew up from the horse. These men fought with the dozens of masked men, and in a moment only a few masked men were killed. The high guard was difficult to resist, but he was still struggling to support, and he had already suffered several knife wounds on his body, but he still did not give up. I saw him shouting at Murong Xue: "Princess, run!" Murong Xue was already frightened, and her little face turned pale. She turned around and tried to run away, but her legs were outmatched by the fast horse, and a soldier on horseback caught up with her and took her down in a few strokes.
Murong Xue was so angry that she scolded: "Let go of me, you lowly subordinate, how can this be reasonable!" Let go of me! When the guard Gao heard this, he immediately ran in the direction of Murong Xue and pounced on the soldier.
"Bold fanatics, the princess is noble, how can you blaspheme!" The tall guards came to fight with their guns. The soldier dodged a shot, and his horse was frightened. Murong Xue on the horse fell from the horse and smashed to the ground, Murong Xue was in pain and shouted. The Gao guard hurriedly ran to Murong Xue to check her injuries, saying that it was too late, and the soldier pierced the Gao guard with a sword from behind, hitting her in the heart.
Murong Xue happened to be below the guard, and she watched the sword pierce the guard's heart, the sword was only an inch away from her face, and the blood of the guard Gao splashed her face. This sudden change shocked Murong Xue's mouth and couldn't close it, and the whole person looked like a fool! The guard's eyes were as big as copper bells, and the masked towel on his face fell off at some point, only to see him open his mouth to say something, but he didn't say it, and he fell to the ground and died!
Murong Xue was frightened and stupid, and was escorted back into the carriage like a puppet! Who would have imagined that the incomparably noble Princess Qinghe would also have this day!
The convoy began to move again, as if nothing had happened! It's just that the Qin army has increased the number of patrols in the team, and I heard Wang Meng say outside the car: "The person in this car is Gongzi Chong, he is the person the emperor cares about, you must be more careful, don't go out of business!" If something goes wrong, don't talk about you, I'm not good at dealing with you, do you understand! ”
"Yes, General! Obedience! The soldiers outside agreed!
Murong Chong never said a word, he had neither the grief of losing his country nor the reluctance to leave his homeland, this young man seemed to be more silent than before...... It's hard to see the joy and sorrow in his expression. The fifteen-year-old boy grew up rapidly, his mental maturity far exceeded his age, and he endured far beyond his age......