Chapter 1 The princess and the princess
"One comb to the end, two combs to the white hair and eyebrows, three combs to the children and grandchildren, four combs to the four silver shoots are all in order." Mrs. Fulu, who has both children and daughters, combed Chu Shuyao's hair and said auspicious words diligently.
The exquisitely carved wooden comb is inlaid with various colored gemstones, the tooth comb is lightly crossed by three thousand green silks, and the bronze mirror reflects a beautiful woman who has fallen into the city and the country.
The red wedding dress is outlined with gold and silver threads and exquisite phoenixes, the embroidery is exquisite, and the phoenix is lifelike, as if it wants to spread its wings and fly out of the big red world.
The wedding dress is inlaid with countless gemstones, gold and jade pearls, and it is full of magnificence and luxury. But there is no vulgarity and cumbersomeness. This is the rarity of this phoenix crown.
Mrs. Fu Lu ordered Mrs. Fu to quickly tie Chu Shuyao's hair bun, and then made it of pure gold, inlaid with pearls and gemstones, and put a beautifully carved phoenix crown on the bun. Except for the phoenix crown, there is no other jewelry on the bun, but it is just right. Because the phoenix crown is graceful and luxurious enough, adding every penny is all a snake to add.
The woman in the bronze mirror has a delicate appearance and is unique. If the beauty smiles, it will naturally be a country and a city. But the beauty's face was expressionless, and her cold face added a cold and arrogant taste.
Sure enough, as long as it is a beauty, whether it is laughing, not smiling, or crying, it is all amazing and moving.
Several ladies who came to Tianfu were smiling and red, and they kept praising them attentively, "Our princess! But what about the beauties who are famous in the world, have unparalleled appearances, and captivate the country and the city? How many people want to see it? ”
"Yes! Our princess is not only the first beauty in the world, but also the first talented woman in the world? Not to mention being proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also giving advice to His Majesty, he is known as the think tank of the Western Chu State by the people of the world? ”
"If the princess gets married today, she will definitely make a name for herself in the Tanglin Kingdom in the future, and she is extremely noble."
"Yes! The princess married Tanglin for the peace of Western Chu and Tanglin, and the princess is the lucky star of the two countries, and her merits are immeasurable. ”
"The princess avoided the war between the two countries, saved the people from the pain of displacement, and the people said that the princess was the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva, and the fairy descended to earth?"
Listening to the words of those people, Chu Shuyao was expressionless and unmoved.
Her queen mother, the queen mother of the Western Chu Kingdom, was kind and generous to invite a few ladies to go down for a cup of tea and rest for a while.
Several ladies knew that the queen mother had something to say to the princess, so they respectfully retreated with the palace maid who led the way.
At this moment, in the inner hall of the huge Allure Palace, there are only the queen mother and Princess Shuyao's mother and daughter.
At this time, the queen mother wiped away her tears. Choked up and said, "My poor Yao'er! You are going to marry Tanglin today, this time you are married, it was asked by the West Chu State, our West Chu State is not as powerful as Tanglin, if you marry it, I am afraid you will suffer hardship! ”
The queen mother was reluctant and held Chu Shuyao's hand tightly. He muttered again, "You have been honored and honored since you were a child, how have you ever been wronged?" The appearance of the country and the city, as well as the talent that is famous in the world, so that how many people are dragons and phoenixes, and the noble sons of the family come to ask for marriage, and the threshold of my Western Chu Kingdom will be flattened by the people who come to ask for marriage. I chose to find you a good husband, but I didn't expect that this beauty and talent would become a burden to you and make you embark on the road of harmony. If it weren't for your good reputation and everyone in the world knew it, how could the Tanglin Kingdom make it clear that it wanted you? ”
Facing her mother's sad face, Chu Shuyao was not shocked, and only said calmly, "Queen Mother, where are they because of my good reputation?" It's just because I'm the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom, and my status is noble. is also the father's favorite daughter, the most decent. If not, how can it be shown that the power of the Tanglin Kingdom is strong, and my Western Chu Kingdom can willingly send the princess over to make peace? Isn't it because the Western Chu Kingdom is willing to bow down? This is the real purpose of the Tanglin Kingdom, they want to show the world the strength of the Tanglin Kingdom. ”
The queen mother could only sigh, "Why don't I know about this?" Your father alone, in order to persuade me to send you to peace, has already told me a thousand times that he has a powerful relationship. If it weren't for your good reputation, I would have found someone to make peace with you instead. ”
Chu Shuyao softly comforted, "The queen mother doesn't have to worry so much, it's all fate." If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. Yao'er is the incomparably noble princess of the Western Chu Kingdom, loved by her father and queen mother, and enjoys a life of gold and jade, and now it is time to repay you. In the future, you will not be able to fulfill your filial piety by the side of your father and mother, and please forgive your daughter for being unfilial. ”
At this point, the queen's tears couldn't stop flowing, but she didn't say anything more.
In front of the Jinluan Palace, Princess Shuyao bowed three times to the Emperor of Western Chu and the Empress Mother, and said goodbye.
Before leaving, it was naturally a miserable and tragic scene.
He Qin's princess Luan drove out of the imperial city, and the mighty procession was full of festive red.
The outside of the sedan chair is festive, but the inside is full of sadness.
For the sake of the country and relatives, and to protect the people she loves, Chu Shuyao has no regrets and will not look back. Of course, there was no turning back.
The road is long, and although he has died nine times, he still has no regrets.
The road ahead was long, Chu Shuyao got out of the carriage, and in the most marginal place of the Western Chu Kingdom, facing the direction of the Western Chu Imperial City, she bowed three more times. I silently thought in my heart, farewell, father and mother; Farewell, Western Chu State; Farewell...... Yichen.
Chu Shuyao forced herself to raise her head and reverse all her tears, not allowing herself to shed a single tear.
There is nothing to cry about, she is still the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom. She enjoys the dignity of the princess, and she has to perform the duties of the princess. She should be proud of it.
The team to send off relatives has been gone for half a month, and on this night, the team settled in a forest. There are no people in the wilderness for hundreds of miles. There are no inns to stay in, and there are no farmhouses to stay in. Fortunately, all the utensils in the team are well prepared, because the noble princess is naturally not prepared to settle in the people.
This is not the first time that she has spent the night in the wild, but this time, Chu Shuyao felt unusual, and her heart was a little empty.
This forest is so big, how can there be fewer birds and animals? Even if there weren't, there were still all kinds of bugs, right? But they have been here for so long, and this forest has always been quiet, and there is no sound of any poisonous insects, birds and beasts?
It's weird, unless? Chu Shuyao suddenly thought of something, and her heart was cold. Quietly instructed the palace maids around her to keep everyone on guard.
The forest was so quiet, and there were no birds, beasts, and insects, that made them so fearful, it could only be that there was something more terrifying.
That's people!
"Kill!" A shout rang out at this moment, and the people were frightened.
"Protect the princess!" The general of the team in charge of sending off the relatives shouted, and everyone surrounded the princess.
The armed officers and soldiers are on the periphery, and the palace maid is protecting the princess inside.
But the other party obviously came prepared, and soon, the impenetrable protective circle was broken, and the palace maids had to protect the princess to escape.
chased and killed all the way, and soon, there were only two palace maids by Chu Shuyao's side.
The Assassin quickly caught up with them, killing the two ladies without hesitation.
At the time of the crisis, Chu Shuyao was planning to expose her life-saving skills and save herself. The assassin suddenly shouted, "Capture the princess alive, and there will be a reward." ”
Chu Shuyao's heart moved, and she quickly put away the golden needle in her hand. How did they know her identity? So how dare you do it to her?
Since he didn't want to take her life, but to keep her alive, there were naturally other schemes. She wanted to see who had sent them, and what were they trying to do?
There were not many people left to send relatives, and they were quickly wiped out.
The assassin at the head smiled smugly and instructed his men, "Brothers, pack up the spoils of war and take everything you can." ”
"As for this beautiful princess?" The leader of the assassins, who had a scar on his face, looked at Chu Shuyao with a lewd expression.
Suddenly, he laughed out loud with bad intentions, "Brothers, what women haven't played with us?" This princess, is it the first time? Tonight, I'll enjoy it first. Let's line up in the back! Ha ha! ”
With such foul language, how could Chu Shuyao have ever been insulted like this?
"Bold? Do you know who this palace is? This palace is the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom, the princess who is about to go to the Tanglin Kingdom and her relatives, you are not afraid of offending the two countries of Western Chu and Dongling, and there is no place to bury you? ”
"Hahaha......" The group of assassins laughed fearlessly.
"We are all outlaws, living every day licking blood from the tip of a knife. Are you afraid of anything? Life is short, it is good to have fun as soon as possible, do whatever you want, and be happy. To live for a day is to earn a day. ”
"That's right, our brothers, after playing the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom and the concubine of the Tanglin Kingdom, wouldn't it make the Western Chu Kingdom and the Tanglin Kingdom lose face? In this way, it is not a waste of life. ”
These words suddenly woke up Chu Shuyao, and she suddenly understood.
This group of people, at first glance, is well-organized and disciplined, and they don't look like rivers and lakes. And they are not afraid of the Western Chu State and the Tanglin Kingdom at all, and mentioned the words that make the Western Chu State and the Tanglin Kingdom lose face, obviously because there are powerful forces behind them.
If she is ** by the gangsters, the Western Chu Kingdom will naturally be disgraced, but what about the Tanglin Kingdom? Is it possible to take advantage of this to continue to attack the Western Chu Kingdom?
After all, the ambition of the Tanglin Kingdom was obvious, and it did not want to give up the opportunity to attack the Western Chu State, but it was just hindered by the conventional discussion and marriage between the four countries.
The only person she could think of who wanted her reputation to be ruined was Tanglin Kingdom. You know, ruining her reputation is much more cost-effective than asking for her name.
She is dead, and it is possible that the Western Chu Kingdom will send another princess over to make peace. And she was insulted, which damaged the reputation of the Western Chu Kingdom, thus affecting the Tanglin Kingdom, and the Tanglin Kingdom had a legitimate reason to continue attacking.
Even, they may bite back, saying that the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom was killed, which was a play directed and acted by the Western Chu Kingdom. In order to not want the princess to go to kiss, so as to find a high-sounding excuse.