Two days later, the funeral was silently postponed.

The Hui people have always practiced heavenly burials, but in the past hundred years, they admired the Tang civilization, and the nobles carried out burials, and the Khans were buried in the Gegener Mountain in the north of the city of Ha Staba and the Sun Wang, which means "great rule of heavenly wisdom" in Turkic language.

Li Yu, Shen Pearl and others were inconvenient to disclose their identities, so they accompanied them in Hui costumes behind the huge queue. This is the time of dawn, the white flag flutters in the faint morning light, the dawn fog seems to be there, Gegener Mountain is upright, and the heart admires.

Li Wan was worried that Shen Pearl would not be able to support her, so she persuaded her not to accompany her. Shen Pearl still came quietly, even she didn't know that she had such will and perseverance, watching the coffin buried, the shaman chanting endlessly, the mountains and rivers solemn and solemn, Zhan Keming and Don Mohe hammered down the nails, every time, it seemed to fall down on her heart. It was like a nightmare when she was a child, looking at strange and strangely dressed men and women, carrying the coffin for the funeral, and the hammer went down, she obviously didn't know who was in the coffin, but she felt that it was extremely important, and she always felt that it was her dearest relative, just crying "don't, don't", and woke up from the dream again and again. To this day, Fang Zhi can't even cry indulgingly.

The fog gradually subsided, the funeral was over, and all the mourners walked down the mountain. Gradually the sunrise sky, the fragrance on all sides is floating, and the five colors are colorful. Mo Yansi exchanged his life for the unity of the nineteen surnames, and also cleared the way and removed obstacles for the young Yidi Jian to inherit the throne. During his reign of 14 years, he single-handedly created the Khanate, and the Hui Dynasty was unprecedentedly strong and prosperous. However, the hero is dead, and the prosperity is sold. Twenty years later, the right Ding Luton Mohe was dissatisfied with Mu Yu Khan's affinity to Zhan Keming, and took advantage of Zhan Keming's death and mourning to kill Mu Yu Khan, move to the land, establish himself as Khan, and change Hui to "Uighur", and the remaining eighteen surnames did not accept the army, and the Hui fell into civil strife from then on, and the country gradually declined. Eighty years later, the Uighur Khanate was destroyed and the Uighurs were forced to move westward, either to Ganzhou or to Anxi.

Shen Pearl said to Zhemiyi beside him on the way down the mountain: "I intend to go to Dunhuang with you." Zhemiyi was not surprised, and after a little consideration, he said: "Since you have made up your mind, I will definitely try my best to help you, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is there......" Just as he was talking about this, he heard Li Chengyin whisper behind him: "What are you still talking about?" Wan'er and His Highness quarreled in the back, why don't you go and see it? Shen Pearl and Zhemiyi were surprised when they looked at each other, Shen Pearl didn't pay much attention to Li Yu's movements, but Zhemiyi saw that Li Yu and Li Wan's brother and sister stayed at the end of the queue, pulled up Shen Pearl and said: "Their brother and sister have always had a good relationship, let's go and take a look." ”

Shen Pearl and Zhemiyi were originally walking very slowly, so they met Li Yu and Li Wu halfway up the mountain after returning dozens of steps. There were no attendants around the two of them, Li Yu was full of hesitation, and was reprimanding Li Wan and said: "Back to the land of barbarians, you can now return to the Tang Dynasty in the name of justice, why are you so willful!" Li Wan thought that she had already argued with Li Yu for a few words, and turned her head and said, "I don't want to go back!" I hate Chang'an to death, when I automatically asked to marry back to Su, it can be regarded as sharing the worries of my father, my father raised me as an adult, I have repaid with half a lifetime of happiness, and then go back to do something! ”

Li Yu said angrily: "I'm just you, a girl, do you really want to die in a foreign land?" Don't you think that the Hui people are still when you are Ke Hodun? They just need you to preside over the succession ceremony of the new Khan, and they need you to correct your name as the princess of the Tang Dynasty. If I hadn't come to Huifu, they would have taught you to be buried for Mo Yan at the funeral, and you would still be standing here alive? ”

Li Wan's eyes were red, and she said: "I have made a return to the Hui Ke He Dun, naturally everything has to be for the sake of the Hui Hui." Even if it is a burial, what is there to be afraid of? Brother Huang, I know what is on your mind, you have traveled thousands of miles back and forth, if you can't bring me back to Chang'an from Hui, it will damage the face of Datang and you, the prince! Shen Pearl listened to the secret pity, a few days ago she still had the idea of relying on Li Wan to return to Hui, now it is really ridiculous to think about it, Li Wan and Mo Yan have nothing to say, although the current Li Wan is named Ke He Dun, her identity is very embarrassing. In the Han Dynasty, there were many princesses of the clan who married the Xiongnu and Wusun in the name of the princess, but Li Wan descended back to the Tang Dynasty for the daughter of the Tang Emperor, and she was indeed the first person in the ages, and she had nothing to do, Li Yu wanted to take her back to the Tang Dynasty, and she was really thinking about her, otherwise how would she spend the long night in the future, in a foreign land. Li Chengyin heard that Li Wan's words were too much, and hurriedly shouted: "Wu'er, don't talk nonsense!" Your Highness is in danger to save you, don't you understand such a brother-sister relationship? ”

Li Yu was already extremely angry, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Shen Pearl standing silently behind Zhemiyi, and sneered: "Very good, very good!" He stepped forward and grabbed Shen Zhu, turned his head to Li Wan and said, "Okay, you married someone and don't listen to me, okay, I have nothing to say." Said to Shen Zhuzhu: "Go back with me!" Without saying anything, he pulled Shen Pearl and walked down the mountain.

Zhemi was in a hurry, and dodged in front of Li Yu: "Your Highness, where your sister-in-law wants to go, she should make her own decisions, you can't force her!" Li Yu "hummed" and said: "You also know that she is pregnant, Zhemiyi, you have always been reasonable, she is stubborn, although she has a grudge against me now, she will definitely be solved one day." You insist on interfering, and now you are happy, but can you bear to separate me from her husband and wife in the future, so that the child in her womb will have no father? ”

Zhemiyi was speechless for a while, and Li Chengyin sighed: "Your Highness, now you are too stubborn!" ”

"Acceptance!" Li Yu was furious, and shouted: "You are also a member of the clan, who doesn't know the identity of the pearl, if you dare to take her to Dunhuang, even if I don't say it, I can hide it for a while, I can't hide it for a lifetime, how can you easily spare your father, how can you spare your father easily, how can you spare your father if you want the emperor!" Do you want to be unfaithful and unfilial? ”

Li Chengyin changed color slightly, took half a step back, turned his back and said, "I had a fight with His Highness, and His Highness threatened me like this." ”

Li Yu's voice lowered, and he apologized slightly: "Chengyi, I have to do it, I hope you can understand me." ”

Li Chengyin thought about it, and Lazhemi whispered in his ear: "You only know the Khan, but you don't know all the difficulties and painstaking fists of His Highness, let him go." Zhemi didn't listen, but vigorously withdrew his hand and said, "Are you afraid?" I'm not afraid, it's a big deal I'll stay in Huifu and accompany my sister-in-law. ”

Shen Pearl let out a long sigh and said, "You don't have to argue, listen to me two things." All four of them looked at her.

"First thing," Shen Pearl said softly and calmly as she faced Li Yu, "I'll go back to Chang'an with you." Zhemiyi opened her mouth to object, but Shen Pearl had already taken her hand, "Good sister, I know your intentions." Just now he was right, the child in my womb is of Tang family blood and cannot be left behind. Besides," she forced herself to squeeze out a smile and glanced at Li Yu, "There is no knot between husband and wife that cannot be untied, I shouldn't be too stubborn." ”

Zhemiyi still felt that it was inappropriate, and he was speechless, and Shen Pearl said: "This second thing, I still have to ask you for help!" ”

"What's the matter!"

Shen Pearl walked up to Li Wan, stretched out her hand, clasped her hands with her, and said, "Wan'er, your imperial brother's words are not unreasonable. Li Wan was shocked: "Sister-in-law said that, I will never go back to Chang'an!" Shen Pearl smiled, turned to Li Yu and said, "Wan'er really doesn't want to go back to Chang'an, let me make a compromise, okay?" Li Yu saw that her attitude had changed, but he was worried in his heart, and he didn't know what medicine she was selling in her gourd: "What compromise?" ”

Shen Pearl said: "Wu'er, you live alone in Huifu and live alone, so it is better to live in Dunhuang with Cheng Yin and Zhemiyi." Jemiyi, is this good? ”

Zhemi was overjoyed, and even said yes, and said to Li Wan: "So that the two of us can be companions!" Li Wan never thought of going to Dunhuang, but after listening to Shen Zhuzhu's suggestion, she didn't say anything, but her heart was slightly moved. Shen Pearl looked at it in her eyes, and said to Li Yu: "How is it?" ”

Li Yu thought about it again and again, and felt that this was indeed the best arrangement for Li Wan, and it was the most rare for Li Wan to be willing in her heart, and said: "Although it is good." But there is one thing: Wu'er is the princess of the Tang Dynasty, if she is not in Huifu, she should return to the Tang Dynasty, and she can't lose her trace in vain, how can she explain to Huifu and her father? "This is the truth, Shen Pearl didn't think of it first, and was stumped for a while.

"The concubine is willing to return to China on behalf of the princess!" At this moment, a small female voice sounded beside her.

"What people!" Li Yu was taken aback, but saw a woman's slender figure flashing from the trees on the side, wearing Uighur women's clothes, bowing her head and bowing, "The slave and maid knock to see the prince." Li Wan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "She is Xiuying, the maid I married." Asked Xiuying: "What did you just say?" ”

Xiuying raised her head, her appearance was soft, quite moving, and said: "The slave said that she is willing to return to Chang'an instead of the princess." ”

Li Yu flicked his sleeves and said: "Nonsense, you and the princess are not the same person, how can you go back to Chang'an on her behalf." ”

Xiuying smiled, the silver light in her sleeves swayed, Li Wan was close to her, and drank "What are you doing", but when she saw Xiuying holding a sharp blade and slashing her face, blood splashed everywhere. Li Wan snatched the knife, Li Xiuying's right cheek had been scratched with blood marks more than two inches long, her appearance was ruined, and the blood flowed freely, "Xiuying, are you crazy!" ”

Xiuying laughed back: "Your Royal Highness, princess, there are not many people in the Tang Dynasty who know the princess, if the princess is returned to the country by appearance, not many people dare to look at the princess directly, the slave maid has served the princess for a long time, and knows that the princess is accustomed to temperament, and is the same age as the princess, as long as the emperor approves it, it is expected that she can be deceived and passed." ”

Shen Pearl asked in a lost voice, "Why do you want to do this?" ”

Xiuying said: "As the saying goes, Ye Luo also wants to return to the roots. The slave's parents are small people in the market, old and sick and no one takes care of them, since they married back to the city, the slave and maid miss their parents day and night, and there is no hope of returning to the Tang Dynasty. Today, there is a good opportunity, and the slave and maid would rather lose their appearance than go home to serve their parents. He kowtowed again: "Ask Your Highness to fulfill it." ”

That's how the world goes. Li Wan was out of the royal family, but she was unwilling to return to her hometown; Xiuying would rather lose the beauty that a woman values the most, and stay by her relatives. Shen Pearl and Zhemiyi said to Li Yu almost at the same time: "Fulfill her." ”

Li Yu thought that Hui Hui had the custom of cutting off his face with his husband and wife, and if Xiuying pretended to be Li Wan and returned to Chang'an, saying that she was cutting her face in Hui Hui to hang Gele Khan, it would be reasonable; As for the father, the emperor already felt that he owed Li Wan, and he probably wouldn't take it seriously; Xiuying suffered and disfigured for Li Wan, and when she returned to Chang'an, she would be a "princess" for three or five months, avoid the limelight, and then let her go home, nodding slowly. Xiuying was overjoyed, and she couldn't wipe off the blood on her face, so she kept kowtowing to thank her.

The next day, Mu Yu Khan moved to the land and built an edict saying, "Gele Khan Khan He Dun and the princess of the Tang Dynasty Ningguo have no children, and they will be sent back to the Tang Dynasty." In the afternoon, a group of people packed their luggage and left Ha Thorn Ba Spur Hesun. Li Chengyin, Zhemiyi, Li Wan and their entourage went to Dunhuang, Li Yu and Shen Pearl took Xiuying, Cheng Yuanzhen, Yan Ming and the attendants back to the Tang Dynasty, although the destinations were different, but there were still more than ten miles of the same road. Shen Pearl knew that after parting, he was afraid that he would not see each other again with Zhemiyi and Li Wan, and he was sad, but he was very happy to see Li Chengyin and Zhemiyi as husband and wife, and Li Wan was able to avoid disputes in Chang'an and live in paradise for a long time.

On the occasion of separation, Shen Pearl couldn't help but hug and cry with Zhemiyi and Li Wan, here is a long farewell, the mountains are long and the rivers are wide, it is difficult to meet again in this life, such as silently sipping, such as returning to the mountains and rivers, and deeply understand what the ancients said, "sad and sad parting", how fit. After the three of them rode away, Shen Pearl still stood and looked into the distance, until their figures disappeared at the end of the vast grassland, and then looked back at the city of Ha Zhu Ba and Sun Cheng, and sat back in the carriage.

Li Yu had been waiting in the car for a long time, holding her hand and saying, "I have told you to go on, we don't have to move forward too fast, everything depends on your body." Shen Pearl was tired in her heart, and said indifferently: "It's all up to you, you have got your wish, you should be satisfied." Li Yu changed color: "I should have thought that you promised me, but it was just for the three of them." Shen Pearl said indifferently: "That's what it is." ”

Li Yu's eyes gradually narrowed, clear as snow, and said: "Then I can only take care of the fetus in your womb." Huo lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

Since then, for more than a month, the group is still in a hurry, but Li Yu has never stepped into Shen Zhu's carriage. Shen Pearl was pregnant with Li Shi six years ago, and the pregnancy reaction was very bad, this time she had to hurry, and it was nearly August, the weather in the desert grassland was hot and dry, and she often vomited and panted along the way, Yan Ming and Cheng Yuanzhen always came to take care of it, but they couldn't help, and there was nothing they could do.

Shen Pearl often vomited and was half dazed, half asleep and half awake, thinking: This is also very good, although he returns to Chang'an, as long as everyone finds that he no longer cares about her, she will not bring trouble and trouble to him, his bone and blood child should indeed stay by his side, and should not drift with her, so it's okay...... Many times, I can't help but burst into tears.

In the end, she couldn't support it, she was stationed in the camp for a day to rest, and suddenly she had a fever at noonnight, and her whole body was like a fire burning soup and frying, and in the high temperature of August, her body couldn't stop shivering, panting, and she was alone in the camp tent, so she had to use all her strength to pick up the water bladder beside her and throw and hit the tent curtain.

The Quartet was shocked, and she also leaned down on the seat softly, her mind was still clear, and her limbs were no longer able to focus. Many people came and went out in a hurry, Yan Ming, Cheng Yuanzhen, Xiuying, and the attendants who accompanied him slightly Tongqi Huang......

Li Yu strode into the tent, and when he saw this, he hugged her into his arms, and his voice trembled slightly: "Don't prescribe a decoction yet!" "Because of the long distance and knowing that Shen Pearl was pregnant, Li Wan had prepared a lot of medicinal materials for Li Yu and his party before leaving to return to Hui, so he said.

The attendant of Tongqi Huang said: "Niangniang's disease is coming rapidly, but at most you can only use mild medicine, in order to slowly cool down and improve, if the medicine is too violent, it will damage the fetus." Li Yu heard the meaning of the words, and was anxious and angry: "Slowly getting better? If she has three longs and two shorts, what is the use of wanting the fetus in this womb! Shen Pearl burst into tears, his hands were finally weak, and he gently pulled down his sleeves. He looked down at her, and she shook her head at him gently and firmly.

Li Yu sighed lightly and waved his hand to retreat from everyone. He buried his head in her neck, as if pleading: "Let's stop being angry, okay?" You and I are still in the same heart, so it's just two sides of hurt. Shen Zhu's will was weakened in her body, thinking that this life was like this, and she was very happy, so far, why bother to force herself, raised her hand little by little, and finally hugged Li Yu back.

Li Yu was overjoyed, but when he saw Shen Pearl shivering and trembling again in his arms, he was worried, and said again and again: "You must not have anything to do, shall we use medicine?" Shen Pearl shook her head repeatedly, confused, Li Yu's face gradually became distant, and muttered: "Yu, no, I want to keep the child, I must ......" She vaguely felt that Li Yu hugged her tightly, sighed deeply, his green beard grinded on her forehead and cheeks, teaching her to be comfortable and comfortable, and her body and mind slowly let go and stretch.

This feeling has been deep for a long time.

When she woke up again, she was still leaning on Li Yu's arms, and was shocked to find the bitter taste of the potion in her mouth, and subconsciously stroked her abdomen and sat up in a hurry. Li Yu sat up with half-squinted eyes and rested, stroked her forehead with his hand, and smiled happily: "The fever has subsided, you are well." Shen Pearl asked in a panic, "You, have you given me medicine?" ”

Li Yu looked at her with a smile: "Of course, how can you recover from your illness?" Shen Pearl was so anxious that she was about to cry: "How can you, how can you ......" Li Yu put his arm around her shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I followed the doctor's instructions, and the child was not harmed." ”

Shen Pearl was suspicious: "How could I recover so quickly?" ”

Li Yu hugged her with a smile and said, "I don't know either." Probably God saw that you and I were reconciled, and I had mercy on one or two, and after returning to Chang'an, I had to set up a special altar to thank God for being beautiful. ”

Shen Pearl smiled, knowing that because of this, he did not violate his heart, and with Li Yu's full support, he was able to recover so quickly. She thought: her heart is weak after all, and although she tries to wrap it in a hard shell, she is still weak after all. Whether it's Yu Moyan sipping or Yu Li Yu, she is greedy for dependence and warmth after all. She is just one of the most ordinary women in the world.

However, after all, it was different from before, and along the way, although she and him were close to each other, they clearly shared a lot.

In the end, there is a diaphragm, and the distance between the heart is sometimes extremely close, sometimes infinitely far.

However, Yan Ming thought that the two of them had completely released their previous suspicions, and they were happy to be in shape, serving in front of the saddle and behind the horse all day long, and one day they said to Shen Pearl in private: "Niangniang can finally understand His Highness - when Niangniang was trapped in Yecheng, His Highness was anxious, and he couldn't sleep every night, but he had to act like nothing in front of everyone, but he only knew; A certain private letter to Feng Shengyi, asking him to come to the rescue, how can His Highness not know? He was a deliberate reminder in his words, and he was just letting the wind go. You must know the situation at that time, if Feng Shengyi can't save his mother, there will be no one else in this world. After the mother returned to Wuxing, His Royal Highness went to Wuxing with only one person, and after returning to the palace, he didn't know why, and he was seriously ill. ”

Shen Pearl had already guessed one or two of the reasons for this, and it still felt a faint pain in his heart at this time.