(15) Embattled
All the way back to Taishou Mansion, Lu Bu didn't open his mouth again, and it was rare that I couldn't hear his noisy voice, but I was a little unaccustomed to it.
"Miss is back!" As soon as I arrived at the gate of the house, the guards at the gate shouted loudly when they saw me.
"Miss is back?!" I could only hear Fan Chou's voice sounding all the way from the house, and after a while, he ran out and greeted him in front of the house.
Lu Bu and I stood in front of the gate of the mansion, looking at them with a fuss on their faces and some inexplicable, but they didn't return overnight, as for such an exaggeration?
"Miss, you're back, hurry up and enter the house." Fan Chou's face was relieved.
I glanced at Lu Bu with some suspicion, and then followed Fan Chou into the mansion with him.
"Breakfast is ready, should Miss wash up first?" Fan Chou asked.
"No, I've already had breakfast." Shaking my head, I glanced at Fan Chou, "Where's Ling'er?" ”
Fan Chou paused slightly: "Ling'er disappeared last night." ”
Do you dare not come back, or can't you come back? The poison that was smeared on the arrows was begged from the Absolute Dust, and it was called Broken Intestines. Listening to the name, you know that it is extremely dangerous, and I don't know how she is now.
"Where's Zhong Ying?" I asked again.
"My lord led the troops out of the city early in the morning to practice."
Rehearsing again?! In the past ten years, the soldiers and horses that Dong Zhuo has cultivated are quite amazing, is he really determined to seize the world?
I nodded, and paused slightly: "You go and get busy, you don't have to accompany me." ”
Fan Chou hesitated, glanced at Lu Bu, and left with his fists clenched.
"You haven't slept well all night, go get some rest." I turned to look at Lu Bu.
Lu Bu looked at me, hesitated, nodded and left.
Waved away everyone around me, I turned and walked to Dong Zhuo's room.
Stepping into the door, I looked around, I felt the furnishings of the whole room even more clearly than Dong Zhuo himself, and I didn't give up looking through the cabinets again, I was finally very tired, turned around and leaned on the couch and laughed spontaneously, it was really hidden.
Forget it, so far, the phone can be found or can't be found, it seems to be ...... It doesn't matter anymore.
Untied the wine gourd from my waist, opened the cork and smelled it, raised my hand and took a sip gently, I couldn't help but squint, osmanthus brewed, it was really mellow.
The wine entered my throat, my mind suddenly became dizzy, and I fell asleep unconsciously, holding the thin quilt.
Half-asleep, it seems that he has been caught in something, and his head has been groggy.
"The Three Kingdoms are like a dream of chaos in the world, the free flying flowers are flowing by the water, a wisp of incense disappears with the wind, and the Liangzhou Iron rides into Kyoto ......"
"Where do you come from and where do you go...... Where to come from, where to go......"
Holding a little donkey, the back of the boy in Tsing Yi leaving, everything reappeared in my mind like a rewind of the movie.
I opened my eyes suddenly, cold sweat was dripping on my forehead, and my palms were also wet with sweat, and I realized that I had a nightmare.
Looking around, it was pitch black.
Is it already night? Looks like I've slept really well this night.
Raising my hand and pressing my still drowsy head, I glanced at the wine gourd still in my hand with some suspicion. I don't drink well, but I can't get drunk like this in a small sip, right? Enough to get me a good night's sleep? There was a faint uneasiness in my heart, I hurriedly got off the bed, and went out with empty steps, and as soon as I got out of the door, I saw Fan Chouzheng walking around the door with an uneasy face.
"Fan Chou." I called him.
Fan Chou seemed to be startled by me, and then came back to his senses and looked at me, and said with some sneer: "Miss is awake?" ”
"After a long night's sleep, I'm a little hungry, you know I'm most afraid of being hungry, why don't you wake me up at lunch?" Hiding the uneasiness in my heart, I smiled, I said.
Fan Chou glanced at me and didn't squeak.
"What about Zhong Ying? Haven't you come back yet? Glancing at Fan Chou, I asked.
Fan Chou's face changed slightly, and I had some numbers in my heart. No wonder I didn't see him when I returned to the house today, but now that I think about it, from the moment I entered the house, Fan Chou had a different color on his face.
"Zhong Ying is not in the house?" Tentatively, I asked.
"Brother Fan." Just as Fan Chou was about to speak, Ling'er's voice suddenly interjected.
I turned my head and looked around the corner of the hallway, where Ling'er was standing timidly, probably because of her injury, her face was a little pale, and the evening breeze blew through her sideburns, and I felt pity.
I was stunned, and subconsciously looked back at Fan Chou, not missing the pity in his eyes.
Fan Chou didn't squeak after all.
"Where is Dong Zhuo?!" Looking at the fearless bell, the bad premonition in my heart became stronger and stronger.
"How can Ling'er know the whereabouts of adults?" Ling'er smiled slightly, very supple and authentic.
"Isn't Ling'er from Zhongying's room? Zhong Ying loves you so much, how can you not know?! Glancing at Fan Chou, I gritted my teeth and sneered.
Sure enough, Ling'er's face turned slightly pale.
It seems that Dong Zhuo is right, Ling'er's biggest mistake is to be sincere to Fan Chou, so this is her weakness. If you decide to be an outlaw, remember to take care of your heart.
Otherwise, there will be no return.
"Where is Zhong Ying?" I asked in a cold voice.
There was silence in the courtyard, with the occasional chirping of birds in early spring.
"The traitor Zhang Jiao withdrew to Guangzong, and Zhonglang, who was originally sitting in Guangzong, escorted Lu Zhi back to Beijing due to poor combat, and the imperial court came with an urgent document last night, asking the adults to lead troops to help!" After a while, Fan Chou finally spoke, "Your Excellency has already led the troops out of the city early in the morning. ”
Got out of town early in the morning?
With a slight condensation in my eyes, I said calmly: "Why are you lying to me?" ”
Fan Chou glanced at me and hurriedly said, "Don't blame Miss Ling'er, she just doesn't want you to worry, and the adult did order not to mention this matter to the young lady for the time being." ”
I didn't bother to look at Fan Chou, who couldn't figure out the situation, I looked at Ling'er standing in front of me, forcibly suppressed the panic in my heart, and slowly spoke: "Ling'er, things are not so simple, right?" What else did you do? ”
Ling'er looked at me, the corners of her lips raised slightly, and she smiled: "Chun'er, it's my sister." ”
"What did you say?" I was stunned.
"Pure child...... The human head hanging on the wall is my sister. Ling'er smiled, but her eyes were full of hatred that she couldn't hide.
Subconsciously taking a step back, my hands and feet were cold.
"It was the great sage and mentor who saved our sisters, if it weren't for him, when my father died tragically at the hands of Dong Zhuo's dog thief thirteen years ago, Chun'er and I would have been on the streets!" Suzu'er stared at me deadly, her voice sharpening.
I looked at him in a daze, speechless for a moment.
"My father died tragically at the hands of Dong Zhuo, a dog thief, I endured the humiliation and did not hesitate to commit myself to him, but I didn't expect this dog thief to know my attempt early in the morning, and he defiled my body, not to mention, and put me under house arrest here, my sister in order to save me...... Now her head hangs on the city walls! Dong Zhuo! Dong Zhuo! Dong Zhuo! Ling'er screamed, her face distorted terribly, she raised her hand to hold my shoulder, her fingers clasped into my flesh, as if to dig a piece of meat, "I want him dead!" I want him dead! I want him to die without a place to be buried! ”
I stood dumbfounded, as if I didn't feel any more pain. Ling'er is Zhang Jiao's person, so Dong Zhuo's every move now, Zhang Jiao must know everything about it, this time Guangzong and his party, wouldn't Dong Zhuo kill himself? How could this be, even if it was death, Dong Zhuo shouldn't have died at this time?
Is it because of me? Because of my appearance, it disrupted the course of history? I wanted to change Dong Zhuo's fate, but I didn't know that my appearance brought him bad luck?! If it weren't for my inexplicable "goddess", Dong Zhuo would not have a grudge against that fat Taishou; If it weren't for me, Dong Zhuo wouldn't have killed that Taishou; If it weren't for me, there would be no revenge for Ling'er! All this ...... After all, it's all because of me!
"Daughter-in-law!" A familiar shout sounded in my ears, and the next moment, the pain in my shoulder disappeared, and I looked up blankly and met a pair of clear eyes.
"Feng Xian......" trembled slightly, and I grabbed his sleeve.
"Daughter-in-law, are you alright?" Lu Bu looked at me nervously, checked up and down, and saw that there were no wounds, so he was relieved.
"Fengxian, go to Guangzong...... Help me save Zhong Ying. As if grasping at a life-saving straw, I held his hand tightly and said.
Lu Bu was slightly stunned.
"Feng Xian, help me save Zhong Ying, okay?" Ignoring anything else, I pleaded with all the way. So far, I can move and have the ability to save Zhong Ying, but the only thing left is the young man in front of me who keeps calling my daughter-in-law.
"Okay." His throat moved slightly, and Lu Bu finally just nodded and spit out a word softly.
As he spoke, Fan Chou had already brought two horses from the stable.
"I'll go with Brother Lu." Hand the reins in his hand to Lu Bu, Fan Chou said.
"Brother Fan!" Ling'er was startled and shouted.
Fan Chou didn't look back, and turned over and got on the horse.
"This trip will definitely die, why should Brother Fan accompany that dog thief to Huangquan!" Ling'er clenched her fists and shouted.
"There is difficulty in front of the adult's battle, as the adult's lieutenant general, I Fan Chouyan can not be around." Slowly speaking, Fan Chou's voice was unusually low.
"Brother Fan...... Don't go ......" Biting her lip, Ling'er persuaded her again, and her voice was slightly pleading.
"Miss Ling'er." Fan Chou suddenly spoke, his voice slightly weird.
Ling'er looked up at the back of Fan Chou riding on the horse, and was slightly stunned: "Miss? His voice trembled slightly.
"Yes, Fan Chou should call you Miss. Thirteen years ago, I was your father's lieutenant, and when your father was killed, I stood aside with Miss Xiaoxiao in my arms. Now if Miss Ling'er wants to liquidate the enemy, Fan Chou can also be counted as a share. ”
Sitting on horseback, Fan Chou spoke in a low voice, his voice extremely painful.
Ling'er stared blankly at his back, trembling and unable to speak.
"If Fan Chou's head is in a different place on this trip, he will also end the wish of the young lady and avenge your father!" After finishing speaking, Fan Chou raised his whip and shouted, and walked away.
Looking back at me, Lu Bu also turned over and got on his horse: "If your daughter-in-law is a daughter-in-law, Feng Xian will definitely do it, even if you fight for your life, Feng Xian will bring Dong Zhuo back to see you." ”
Seeing his solemn appearance, I panicked for no reason, and subconsciously grabbed his hand: "You want to come back together!" ”
"Good!" His eyes lit up slightly, and Lu Bu nodded heavily, "I listen to my daughter-in-law." So saying, he turned the horse's head, clamped the horse's belly fiercely, and ran into the distance.
"I will save my life and come back to marry you as a daughter-in-law, definitely!" In the distance, Lu Bu's roaring voice was heard.
Stunned, he watched him disappear into the night with Fan Chou. I looked back at Ling'er and saw that she was in tears, her left hand slightly clenched into a fist.
In the middle of the night, she spread out her palm, and above the palm, a piece of blood was dripping.
She looked at me and slowly lowered her hand, and something fell to the ground with a few crisp sounds. When you look closely, there are a few blood-stained broken bracelets, under the reflection of the moonlight, those sharp and crystal clear broken bracelets are stained with bright red blood, which is extraordinarily enchanting.
It was the bracelet that Fan Chou gave her, and after being broken by Dong Zhuo that day, she didn't expect her to stay by her side all the time.
"You're damned." Looking at me resentfully, Ling'er opened her mouth fiercely, her expression becoming more and more hideous.
"You told me that Dong Zhuo was in trouble, didn't you expect that I would beg Lu Bu to save him, and that I would die alone in your hands?" Looking at her lightly, I said.
"If you know, why bother?" Ling'er was slightly stunned, then stepped forward and raised his sword to face each other.
"Just like you, it's just a dilemma." Looking at her, I spoke, "What if you take revenge for killing your father?" But it cost you the lives of your sister and her loved ones, and your ...... Fan Chou will also get farther and farther away from you. ”
"Fan Chou betrayed my father, I will like him only because I am blind! He deserves to be damned too! Ling'er's eyes were red, and she gritted her teeth and said sharply.
"Then why are you crying? Now that Dong Zhuo's life and death are uncertain, and I am isolated in your hands, you should laugh, why do you cry? ”
Ling'er looked at me hatefully, and no longer spoke, but stabbed me with her sword.
Seeing that she had made a murderous intention and made a fatal move, I had to dodge in all directions.
"Ling'er, wake up the people in the house, you may not be able to take my life!" As I dodged, I said loudly.
"Then you call, try to wake everyone up." When Ling'er heard this, she stopped and smiled, with a thick sarcasm on her face.
I was slightly stunned, looking at her crazy smile, I couldn't tell why, I was a little frightened.
"Someone! I'm going to kill you miss! Someone! Someone! Ling'er suddenly burst out laughing and screamed, as if she were crazy.
In a short time, the people in the house were awakened by the noise, and they came out with lanterns.
"Ling'er, what are you doing?! Crazy?! Dare to kill the eldest lady! Seeing the situation clearly, several bold guards stepped forward and shouted loudly.
Ling'er glanced at it coldly, and said sharply: "Am I crazy, or you are crazy, I am the eldest lady, but you gutless rats are killed by them and take his position, not only do they avenge him, but they also stay here to serve the murderer, and he will occupy the magpie's nest!" ”
Hearing her say this, I couldn't help but laugh, is she really crazy? This is Hedong Taishou Mansion, not Liangzhou Taishou Mansion, what does the incident have to do with these people in front of you?
"Isn't this Miss's girl...... Isn't it crazy......" The guard who spoke earlier looked inexplicable.
Ling'er snorted coldly, stabbed the guard with a sword, and stabbed the guard through the cold.
I'm shocked, even if Ling'er is good, the guards in the house shouldn't be powerless to fight back?
"Do you feel weak in your hands and feet? Dyspnea? Bell chuckled, and the laughter sounded as creepy in the night.
This is...... Poisoned?
The crowd was in a mess at the moment.
"Now Chun'er is gone, only I'm still alive, and I'll come back alive to take your dog's life to sacrifice my father and sister!" Suzu's laughter grew louder and louder.
"Miss spare your life! Miss, spare your life! I don't know who opened his mouth first, and then there was a piece of lying on the ground.
All of a sudden, in front of the mansion, there was a voice begging for mercy.
"The minions are only obedient to the orders of the eldest lady, and I beg the eldest lady to spare the lives of the minions......"
I froze slightly in place, looking at Ling'er's sneering expression.
From the beginning, she knew that the servants in the palace would do the same. In troubled times, what can they not do in order to save their lives? When Dong Zhuo killed the fat Taishou back then, didn't those people say a word and obediently surrendered? Today, these people are just doing the same thing.
Who is the eldest lady, and what does it matter.
Now that Dong Zhuo is not here, they are poisoned and pinched, who will buy my account?
"It's a." Ling'er sneered and looked at me, "Kill her, kill her for me, avenge my father and sister, and you can continue to keep your cheap life." ”
After hearing what she said, everyone looked at me in unison, their eyes full of cruelty and madness.
I took a few steps back, and watched the guards and servants in front of me, who were usually respectful to me, and did not even dare to take a breath, gradually approaching me, and a fear that I had never felt before crept into my heart, was it really a situation of being isolated and besieged?
At this moment, there was a sudden and very crisp and subtle sound, and the tinkling sound was like a Sanskrit chant in the heavenly realm.
"Lord Dong's death is still unknown, you dare to hurt his treasure so blatantly, you are not afraid of him, is your death a hundred times more terrifying than today?" The gentle voice came slowly like the warm winter sun.
When everyone heard this, they all felt a chill in their hearts, and looked up at the source of the sound. Outside the door of the house, there is a man in white walking slowly, soft eyebrows, soft eyes, the whole person is shrouded in a layer of mist, knowing that the clothes are better than the snow, but it is as warm as the wind, where he walks, there is not a trace of dust, along the way, the silver chain tied to the ankle of the left foot jingles, and the sound like a Sanskrit singing comes from here.
Dust?