Back then, Xichuan made a wedding dress for the imperial court?

Are we repeating the mistakes of my father and mother back then?

I was stunned and couldn't believe my ears: "What did you say?!" My dad and my mom? ”

Seeing me look so surprised, Kumuhan was a little surprised, but he looked me up and down a few times, as if he had figured out something, and said with a smile: "It seems that you should not have been born at the time of that battle." ”

“……”

When I wasn't born yet?

Speaking of which, if Nishikawa had really fought with the Tochahebu at the beginning, it would have been impossible for me not to know about such a big thing, only before I was born. But even before I was born, it was a big deal, and it shouldn't have been a shadow, and I never heard anyone mention it.

But, that's not the most surprising thing for me, the most surprising thing for me is-

"My dad...... And my mother, when I fought with you? ”

"That's right. At that time, General Ben had just begun to hold a knife," Speaking of the beginning, his eyes showed a trace of nostalgia for the past, with a faint warmth: "But I didn't expect to meet them in the first battle." In the words of your Celestial Empire, it is really a catastrophe for General Ben. ”

I still can't believe it: "My dad...... And my mother? ”

"That's right! At that time, it was also in Nian Baoyuze, and your father's centaur suddenly came out...... At that time, it was simply a divine soldier descending from heaven. ”

“……”

"At that time, we never thought that on the way east, there would be people from Xichuan coming out to block the way."

“……”

"That battle, heh, caught us off guard."

I thought that a person as arrogant as Kumuhan must have gritted his teeth with hatred for the person who defeated him, but when he said that he was caught off guard, there seemed to be no anger, and he repeatedly said "that time"—there seemed to be a trace of nostalgia for the past.

Nostalgia for the days when you were defeated?

But I quickly reacted, calculated, if the original battle was really when I was not born, then he was just a hairy boy, he himself said, when he first started to hold a knife, it must not be his command, and if he loses, it will not affect his face.

However, I still have great doubts.

"You say, what did you go east for?"

"What else can I do for it!"

"You guys, it's to attack the Central Plains, not to fight Xichuan, right?"

"Hmph."

"But my father sent troops to stop you?"

“……”

"He, why would he do that?"

Kumuhan's face was covered by his beard, and he also looked at me with a funny look: "You ask me?" ”

“……”

This time, I was speechless.

My father fought that battle, and of course I can't ask anyone about the reason. But it's no wonder that this matter has been concealed from beginning to end, I have been in Xichuan for so many years, and I have been happy under my father's knees for so many years, and I have never heard a word of it.

This is even more bizarre than the battle they fought.

"But—" Kumuhan suddenly seemed to remember something, glanced at me, and then said, "That battle caught us off guard, and it was indeed because we never thought that the people of Xichuan would send troops. We don't understand why your dad fought until now, but it seems to me that the battle—"

"How?"

"It was like it was fought for your mother."

"What?!" I was stunned: "My mother? ”

"That's right. It's the first time I've seen a woman go into battle. ”

I was surprised and delighted: "Have you seen my mother?" ”

"Well, I've seen her."

"And she-"

I almost rushed out to ask my mother what she was like, but in a flash, I felt that I shouldn't have asked that, after all, it was my mother, the person who raised me from childhood to adulthood; Countless lonely nights, people who held me in their arms and gave me warmth; The one who cut off the seeds of hatred in my heart with her gentleness and kindness in the most difficult of years. I am the only daughter in this world who is connected to her blood, and I should be the one who knows her and understands her better than anyone else.

However, I really wanted to ask about that sentence just now.

Because, since Uncle Ai handed me the key, I feel more and more that I don't seem to know my mother completely, and everything about her in my memory has slowly become blurred, and I can't even tell what is true and what is false.

There are too many mysteries about her.

Her richest possessions, the whereabouts of her vast sums of silver; The key she left me was what could I take out from the Iron Family's Bank; And the painting—the red shadow on the painting......

And, her death!

My mother, all of a sudden, became a stranger.

What she thinks, what she wants to do, what she cares about, what she cares about, it turns out, I don't understand anything.

It turned out that I had never seen clearly what kind of person this woman who gave birth to me, gave me life, and taught me the truth of being a person.

Sensing my strange silence, Kumuhan didn't get angry, but after looking at it for a while, he said slowly: "Your mother is right next to your father, wearing a big black turban. I still remember that it was very windy, and she was very thin, as if the wind could blow it away. The headscarf enveloped most of her body, revealing only one pair of eyes. ”

“……”

"Her eyes are so beautiful."

Recalling the dazzling pair of eyes in my memory, like the stars in the sky, my heart can't help but warm.

Kumuhan's fierce eyes also seemed to show a little smile, glanced at me, and said: "At that time, we didn't know that she was a woman, we only saw her so mysterious, and thought she was a military advisor. So the chief ordered me to shoot her with an arrow. ”

My heart tightened: "That-"

Kumuhan laughed, reached out and patted me on the shoulder: "Don't worry! ”

His hands were heavy, and he probably didn't pay attention, and I was slapped by his bear-like palm, and everyone tilted a little, but I immediately came to my senses.

Of course my mother is fine, otherwise- where did I come from!

"I was young at the beginning, and my archery skills were not very good, otherwise—I wouldn't have you anymore!"

Speaking of his miss, he seemed to be more happy than regretful, and laughed at himself, at this time, I didn't know whether I should laugh or something.

Fortunately, Kumuhan was not informal, and continued: "I shot an arrow at your mother, which was supposed to hit your mother's face. But at that time, she was young, her arm strength was insufficient, and your mother was too far away, and the strength of the arrow was already weak when it was fired, and your mother was pulled by your father, and the arrow grazed her sideburns and missed, only knocking off her turban. ”

Although I knew that my mother would be safe and sound, I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when I thought of the scene at that time.

But Kumuhan stopped.

He didn't continue, but looked at me quietly, but it didn't seem to look at me, but through my eyes, at the eyes that he remembered so much from many years ago, on the other side of the flames of war.

It was a long time before he slowly spoke.

"Your mother, she—" He paused, as if trying to find a suitable word to describe it, but he couldn't think of it for a long time, and after a while, he looked at me again, and said with a complicated expression, "She's a very special woman." ”

“……”

"It's unforgettable."

I frowned.

Only on the battlefield, in a hurry, my mother didn't even mention that war in later years, and mentioned the people in that war, since it was only a hurry, what is there to remember?

Or is it —

I wanted to ask him, but at this moment, Zhan Zhen next to him coughed twice, and Kumuhan looked at him as if he had been awakened, and immediately realized that he had just said too much, and closed his mouth.

But I still had some doubts in my heart, thought about it, and asked, "General, when did the battle you said be fought?" ”

This question is not too much, Kumuhan thought about it and replied: "Counting, it is the year of Bingshen." ”

Bingshen year? I silently calculated, it should be painted on my father's painting "The West Mountain Wind Blows Red Yarn", the fourth year after I met my mother.

That is, the year they got married.

My thoughts couldn't help drifting a little far, and when I was out of my mind, Zhan Zhen's cold coughing voice sounded next to me, and he said lukewarmly: "General, we still have some things to do, what do you have to say, let's talk about it when it's done." ”

I also came back to my senses all of a sudden, just now I was really caught up in the past that Kumuhan said, and I almost forgot that what we are facing now is a situation that is ten times more difficult than it was at the beginning!

Pei Yuanxiu has always stood beside me, and he didn't open his mouth when I talked to Kumuhan, but he just looked at me thoughtfully, and at this time, Kumuhan also laughed twice: "Hahahaha, it seems that General Ben is also old, and he always likes to mention the past." However, we should also talk about the things in front of us. ”

His tiger eyes faded from his previous smile, and he looked at us burningly: "What do you think of our mention?" ”

I frowned.

Just now, I couldn't talk to him very happily, but when he talked about the events of the past, it was also a warm memory for me, but memories are memories, reality is reality, and no matter how much warmth I recall, I can't erase the current contradiction between the blade and the sword.

How can I agree, the ambition of the Eastern Chahe Department is so great, if they are really allowed to enter the Central Plains, the consequences will be unimaginable!

But now, if we don't say yes, what way do we go?

Just when I was full of contradictions, Pei Yuanxiu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"If we really let the Shu soldiers make peace, will you really keep your promise?"

This sentence stunned me all at once.

"Yuan Xiu?!"

I looked at him in horror, but he didn't look at me, but looked at Kumuhan and Zhan Zhen with burning eyes: "In case the Shu soldiers really make peace, and you take advantage of the situation to attack——"

"Hahahaha-" Kumuhan laughed, laughing, walked up to Pei Yuanxiu, and waved his big hand: "You might as well go and see now, our 200,000 army will surround the Shu Corps, if they really want to fight, do you think they have the strength to fight back?" If we really want to fight, we don't have to bother to say these things to you. You are the lord of Jiangnan, you are the eldest lady of the Yan family, with you in hand, what are we afraid of? ”

Zhan Zhen stood next to him and did not speak, looking at him calmly with a fox-like cunning in his eyes.

Pei Yuanxiu also closed his lips, looked at Hu Muhan, and then looked at Zhan Zhen.

There was a moment of silence in the tent.

And the silence at this moment, like a heavy moment, overwhelmed me, almost subconsciously, I wanted to reach out and grab his sleeve, but before I could touch him, I heard him say categorically: "Good! ”

Kumuhan and Zhan Zhen's eyes immediately showed a look of surprise, and Kumuhan said, "You agreed?" ”

"However," Pei Yuanxiu looked back at me again, looking at my face was frighteningly pale, his gaze froze, but he didn't say anything to me, but turned his head to the two of them and said, "After all, Xichuan's affairs are not up to me." I'm going to have a good discussion with Uchiko about this matter. ”

Kumuhan glanced at them, and said calmly, "This is nature. ”

After speaking, he waved his hand: "Someone." Take the two guests to the tent over there for a good rest and don't disturb them. ”

Pei Yuanxiu arched his hand at them: "Thank you." ”

He took me by the hand, and without saying anything, he walked out of the big tent, and I only glanced back, and the amber eyes of Zhan Zhen, who was standing at the door of the big tent, reflected the sunlight, and flashed a strange essence.

He was led forward by Pei Yuanxiu all the way, and was led by the attendant to a tent on the other side, which seemed to be not close to Liu Qinghan and Li'er's resting place, it seemed that it was intended for the two of us to discuss it separately without being affected by anyone.

As soon as he walked in, the attendant retreated in amusement.

The tent fell, and the sun was kept out.

Pei Yuanxiu stopped in the center of the tent, and then turned around to face me, but he still didn't let go of my hand, even at this time, our connected palms were already full of cold sweat, I don't know if it's just me, or if there is his.

He looked me in the eye and said slowly, "Qingying." ”

I looked at him with wide eyes.

The hand, in the palm of his hand, was almost ice.

After calling my name, he didn't speak anymore, but felt the stiffness of my ten fingers, two hands gently kneaded my fingertips, my palms, gentle as a breeze, I looked at him and lowered his head, the handsome face was as calm as jade without a trace of ripples, only the long eyelashes covered the eyes, so that I couldn't see his eyes at the moment.

I stood still, letting him rub my stiff fingers slowly.

I don't know how long it took, the fingertips finally had a trace of consciousness, and he gently held it in the palm of his hand, and after a long time, he slowly raised his head to look at me, his expression was calm, his eyes were calm, but I clearly felt that there were many things hidden under the calm.

He lowered his head slowly, his forehead almost touching mine, and the tip of his nose touched the tip of his nose, and even felt the hot breath he exhaled spray on his face, making my lips tremble slightly.

His deep voice, accompanied by hot breathing, rang in his ears—

"Do you have anything to say to me?"

“……”

"Huh?"

I looked at the eyes that were close at hand, and when I spoke, my voice was almost hoarse—

"I-"

“……”

"I believe in you!"

“……”

"Yuan Xiu, you won't lie to me, will you?"

“……”

"You promised me something, you won't break your word like this, will you?"