2 The most beautiful bride
Ling Dongwu saw an opportunity, brushed a few arrows and stabbed down two or three people, a dozen horses, and rushed out, the Huns saw her escape from the battle circle, "whoosh" to shoot arrows at her, Ling Dongwu only listened to the sound of "whoosh" archery endlessly, but none of them shot her, she looked back, it was the tall and tall Yi Zhikuo who was dialing the eagle arrows for her.
Although Yi Zhikuo was strong in martial arts, he was slashed behind him, not only to block arrows for Ling Dongwu, but also to deal with the constantly attacking Hun cavalry in front of him, his movements were slightly slow, and he was shot in the left arm by a carved arrow, and his tower-like body shook twice on the horse.
Ling Dongwu knew that Yi Zhikuo was not lightly injured, and now he was obviously outnumbered, thinking that Yi Zhikuo had rescued himself twice under the tiger's mouth, she almost turned the horse's head and went back, but when she thought that if she went back and was caught by Yi Zhikuo again, he would definitely not let go of herself, Jiao Hongliang and the others did not know whether they were alive or dead now, if they were in danger again, they would really have no chance to turn over.
Ling Dongwu couldn't help comforting himself in his heart: Yi Zhikuo had hurt himself so badly, and today he saved himself. From now on, we will have grievances and grievances, and we will not owe each other, so he will die and die, so that he can do it himself!
But can you really owe each other? Why do you think that his life and death are unknown, but you feel indebted to him?
This is the only good thing in troubled times, I can't say when I became a friend in the trenches with the enemy, just like her and Yi Zhikuo, and I can't say when I turned my friend into an enemy, just like her and Xiao Haotian.
Ling Dongwu was ruthless, she didn't dare to turn back, she had a good journey, only to hear the sound of horses' hooves in front of her, and her heart couldn't help but lift it again, but there was no way to hide in this vast wilderness, and the group of more than ten people came to the front, only to find that it was Jiao Hongliang and them, Jiao Hongliang and his party, dusty and dusty, their clothes were full of blood stains, and they all showed unusual joy when they saw Ling Dongwu: "Ling Gongzi, we finally found you!" ”
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Nyingchi Province
In the bitter cold land of the northwest, the charcoal fire cannot be supplied, since Ling Dongwu left, there was no firewood in Mu Zicheng's big tent, and he felt the coldness of the room, not because there was no fire, but because of loneliness, bitter loneliness.
Mu Zicheng and Ling Dongwu are a young couple, the first taste of love, Fang knows another realm of life, in the blink of an eye, it is parting, in addition to parting, there are also worries and worries, which makes him sleep, and now Ling Dongwu doesn't know where he is, I don't know if it's safe, sometimes he even hallucinates that Ling Dongwu didn't leave, standing in front of him with a smile, he stretched out his hand happily, but touched the cold air.
Mu Zicheng felt strange, he hadn't missed her so vividly after being separated from Ling Dongwu for two years before? At this time, the difference was only seven or eight days, and the days were like years, and every minute and second became a torment.
I was just about to lie down and sleep, when I suddenly heard an urgent voice outside the door: "General Mu, General Mu ......"
He heard that this was the voice of a captain who went out with Ling Dongwu and them, the voice was very urgent, a trace of bad premonition rose from his heart, he quickly got up and opened the door, sure enough, it was the captain who traveled with Ling Dongwu, and there were still blood stains on his body after the fight, "What happened!" Mu Zicheng felt that his voice trembled a little.
"We met the Hun soldiers, and Ling Gongzi is missing!"
Mu Zicheng walked to the window, looking at the cold night outside, from the night he knew that Ling Dongwu was missing, he sent four groups of people out to look for it, and there was still no news of Ling Dongwu, and he had an extremely ominous premonition in his heart, Ling Dongwu, something must have happened to her!
The heart is a mess, worried, anxious, remorseful......
He regretted that he shouldn't have agreed to Ling Dongwu to go to Ledu, remorse came like a tide, if he wanted to see Ling Dongwu again, no matter what was in front of him, he would never be separated from her.
He didn't have the heart to read any battle reports anymore, and sent team after team of men and horses out to find Ling Dongwu......
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Ling Dongwu met Jiao Hongliang and others, and hurried to Ledu, not going far, and met Mu Zicheng sent out to find his two teams, Jiao Hongliang sent people back to report to Mu Zicheng that he was safe, and a group of more than 200 people rushed to Ledu.
After arriving in Ledu, Ling Dongwu didn't care about his physical exhaustion, cashed in all the silver tickets in his hand, and instructed all the semicolons of the surrounding 'Ling Ji' to start buying food.
As soon as she counted the days, it had been twelve days since she left Nyingchi Mansion, and Nyingchi's military rations could only last for half a month, and three days later, she asked Jiao Hongliang to take Mu Zicheng's token to Xining Mansion to transfer 10,000 troops to escort the first batch of food raised back to Nyingchi, while she continued to stay and raise food.
Later, I got the news that the Eastern Huns knew that there was a batch of military food to arrive in Nyingchi Mansion, and sent 20,000 troops to intercept it, but I didn't expect Mu Zicheng to have an arrangement, and secretly replaced the grain with sand and gravel, the Huns aimed to grab the grain, as soon as the two armies clashed, the main force of the Huns went to set fire to the grain, they originally thought that the Nanzhao soldiers would desperately protect the grain, who knew that the army led by Mu Zicheng did not rescue the grain and grass at all, but took advantage of the time when they set fire to grab the grain, and attacked and killed. By the time the Hun army found out that the bag was full of stones and rubble, it was already too late, and they were already taken by surprise.
This time, the Xiongnu army suffered heavy casualties, and Shan Yu Balanli decisively ordered the withdrawal of the army, and retreated to the west of Yinshan, the northern part of the Tatar steppe, to recuperate and preserve its strength.
When Ling Dongwu returned to Nyingchi Mansion, it was already spring, the sun shone unreservedly on this vast land, some small rivers began to thaw slowly, and under the sandy soil, some tender grass had bravely poked out countless heads.
Ling Dongwu in the distance saw a person with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, striding towards him like the wind, surrounded by soldiers around him, Mu Zicheng just looked at her deeply, the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed, but his eyes revealed unconcealable joy.
Ling Dongwu listened to the calm breath of the people around him, looked at this undisguised happy face, his heart was warm, and the restlessness and fatigue of many days were swept away.
The two walked back to the big tent, and the people around them all retreated with interest, Mu Zicheng looked at Ling Dongwu, surprise, relief, and pity flashed in his eyes one by one, and finally stopped at a hint of a smile.
Ling Dongwu looked at him, wanted to speak, but couldn't say anything, there were tears in his eyes unconsciously, looking at Mu Zicheng in front of him, he was a little ghostly, and hurriedly wiped his eyes with his hand.
Mu Zicheng took Ling Dongwu in his arms, rubbed his cheek against her hair, and sighed lowly, "Dong'er, you're worried about me!" ”
Hearing his words, Ling Dongwu's grievances and hardships for many days suddenly came to his heart, tears fell from his eyes, buried his face in his arms, and cried loudly, "There are a few times, I thought I wouldn't be able to see you anymore!" ”
Mu Zicheng didn't persuade her, but only gently stroked her back with his hand, like coaxing his favorite child, and let her cry in his arms.
"Dong'er, we won't be separated anymore, when the situation here is stable again, let's get married, you say okay!"
"Okay, it's spring here for a while, the spring on the grassland is very beautiful, I want to be the most beautiful bride on the grassland!" Ling Dongwu still had tearful eyes, like black grapes with water droplets, looking forward to the scene of being a bride with a radiant look.
"Don't be ashamed!" Mu Zicheng smiled and kissed her tearful eyes.
Ling Dongwu told Mu Zicheng about meeting Yi Zhikuo on the road, Mu Zicheng still had palpitations when she saw that she was talking about it now, and held her hand tightly, "Don't be afraid, Dong'er, you will have me in the future, I will find Yi Zhikuo and make it clear to him." ”
Ling Dongwu has sworn many times, goodbye Yi Zhikuo, you will definitely live and die, but I didn't expect the first time we met was to be saved by him in the Hun soldiers, although he was forced to fight later, but he sacrificed his life again to protect each other, how can he be his enemy, I really don't know how to face him, just want to stay away, never see him again.
With the pace of spring, the good season in the northwest has also arrived, the green grass is endless, the blue sky is like washing, but Ling Dongwu and Mu Zicheng have no chance to enjoy the good spring at all, Ling Dongwu has no chance to be Mu Zicheng's bride, the third prince Xia Wenxuan sent a secret order, Emperor Nanzhao was seriously ill, and suddenly ordered him to return to the capital Hengyang, Xia Wenxuan was afraid that he would go back to the capital Hengyang this time, the second prince and Song Chengxiang were behind the back, he ordered Mu Zicheng and Ling Dongwu to lead two thousand elite horsemen from Nyingchi Mansion to the capital.
Both of them knew that someone in the court must have seen the third prince leading the army outside, and was afraid that he would have a bad heart, so they recalled him back to the capital, in case he rebelled after the emperor's death, knowing that the throne was not passed to him.
Mu Zicheng handed over the military power to the deputy general Jiao Hongliang, and after making a little arrangement, he and Ling Dongwu rushed to the capital with two thousand elite cavalry in the starry night.
Mu Zicheng and Ling Dongwu arrived outside Hengyang City, but they didn't dare to lead the troops directly into the city, and now at this very moment of changing the dynasty, the slightest mistake may lead to death. They placed 2,000 cavalry outside the city, and the two quietly blended into the city.
This is the first time Ling Dongwu came to Hengyang, although the emperor is about to pass away, but the people do not know the news, the street is full of spring, selling and buying in an endless stream, pedestrians are bustling, it is still a lively and prosperous scene.
The two of them inquired about the location of the mansion of the three princes, and at the door, there were two rows of majestic soldiers, one of whom recognized Mu Zicheng and Ling Dongwu, and immediately sent someone to pass it on, and a person who looked like a housekeeper hurriedly walked out, saying that the three princes entered the palace to face the saint, and invited the two of them into the mansion first.
The prince's mansion is naturally luxurious, solemn, and full of servants, but it is also heavily guarded.
The housekeeper arranged the rooms for Ling Dongwu and Mu Zicheng respectively, Ling Dongwu's bedroom is spacious, the brocade is embroidered in red, it is completely magnificent and flowery, and the housekeeper smiled: "The prince has explained, all the supplies in the house can be looked at casually, and there is no need to be restrained." Childe came all the way to work hard and tired, after washing, I asked people to send you food to the house, the prince has to come back at sunset every day, you can also sleep for a while, the maid is on duty outside the house, and you can call them if you have something. ”。
After a while, the warm water was ready, and there was a faint steaming heat behind the screen, Ling Dongwu couldn't help but try the water with her hands, the water temperature was just right, she was already tired and dusty after a few days of rushing around, such a large bucket of hot water in front of her was really a big temptation. Two maids stood aside, one of them was holding a new dress, and the other maid immediately stepped forward and respectfully wanted to undress Ling Dongwu.
Ling Dongwu was startled, and hurriedly said, "You guys go out, I'll come by myself." ”
Seeing that the maids had all gone out, she undressed neatly and plunged into the water, and only when she had submerged her whole body in the water did she take a long breath and let out a sigh of satisfaction.
After bathing, the maid brought a sumptuous meal, fresh fish, tender chicken, fat bream, new fruits, etc., and set a table full of fine silverware. The saucer where the fruit is placed is a fine Ru kiln. Ling Dongwu has been staying in the bitter cold land of the west for a long time, and she has not eaten such a delicious thing for a long time, the best thing is that there is no one else in the house, she simply began to eat and chew, thinking about whether Mu Zicheng will have the same treatment, and she can't help but smile.
After taking a bath and eating enough, she couldn't open her eyes when she was sleepy, and her tired body lay on the soft bed and brocade quilt, and fell asleep after a while.
When Ling Dongwu opened her eyes, she saw that the twilight was gradually rising, and hurriedly cleaned up and walked out of the door, she saw that Mu Zicheng was already standing under a laurel tree in the courtyard waiting for herself.
Mu Zicheng saw Ling Dongwu coming out of the room and greeted him: "Dong'er, are you resting?" ”
"Well, it's good, bathe, eat, sleep, what about you?"
"I'm following your steps, bathing, eating, sleeping! It's just that we're not in the same room! Mu Zicheng lowered his head and whispered in her ear.
When Ling Dongwu heard him say this, he couldn't help but blush, "When will you be so oily and smooth!" ”
In the evening, Ling Dongwu and Mu Zicheng saw Xia Wenxuan, who had returned in a hurry and looked haggard. Xia Wenxuan was very happy to see Mu Zicheng and Ling Dongwu at this time, especially to see Ling Dongwu, which made him even more happy, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare a dinner.
When dinner is set, the dining room is brightly lit, and the purple glass lamp next to the dining table illuminates the exquisite dishes on the table in a mouth-watering color. Although the three princes have always been very enthusiastic about them, asking about what happened after they separated and what happened after they arrived in Nyingchi, as long as he didn't speak, a worried look on his face would involuntarily reveal it, and he couldn't hide it.
"Lord Wang, how is the emperor's body!" Ling Dongwu cautiously asked about the topic that had been avoided for a night.
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