Chapter Fifty-Eight: Grey Fire II
At the last celebration of Long Dailan's pregnancy in Golden Castle, Long Suyun and her husband were present. But Mu Rong doesn't have much contact with this couple on weekdays, after all, they are far away from each other. She knew that after Menke arrived in the royal capital, she had been socializing a lot, and the second princess Long Suyun didn't go out often, and stayed in Changfu Hall most of the time. The third princess, Long Qinglian, saw less, she almost did not participate in activities between the powerful, Dai Lan said that this sister with a strange personality was very introverted, but she didn't expect that today, the six-fingered princess actually visited the Golden Horse Palace.
"Madam, the gray fire is sad, and we can relate to your feelings at the moment. Menke led the six-fingered princess and the maid to salute, while Long Suyun nodded slightly in the wheelchair. They apparently already knew that the news of death had reached the Golden Horse Palace. "I hope you can mourn, Lord Qin died in the war to defend the country, he is our hero, and his bravery will be remembered by the people for generations. ”
"Thank you, princesses, thank you, prince. Mu Rong wanted to get out of bed, but Menke came up and stopped her. The prince's expression was sad and serious.
"We are also the ones who have lost loved ones, and it is a dark time when the kingdom has suffered one misfortune after another. My wife and I prayed day and night for our God to send down grace to His unfortunate people, so that we could see the light of dawn in the long, helpless night. Madame, take care of your health, for you are now the master of the Golden Castle. Qin Shuo brought a leather chair and placed it next to the bed, Menke sat down, and the maid pushed the wheelchair and leaned beside him. Long Suyun's sorrow shrouded behind the black veil was clearly visible: "I saw the message of the gray fire when I got up in the morning, and then Sister Tuo Qinglian told the eldest sister. The eldest sister has something to bring to you. ”
Menke patted Long Qinglian on the shoulder, the six-fingered princess did not wear a black veil like her sister, she was wearing a childlike colorful silk cotton jacket, and walked towards her with her little short legs. Mu Rong looked at her carefully, her eyes were small and in an ugly inverted triangle, the bridge of her nose was collapsed, her lips were slightly crooked, and her facial features had grown into a disaster on her face. And the neck is thick and short, and the arms are disproportionately long, almost hanging down to the knees. Poor child with stunted growth.
"Dai Lan ......" the name of her daughter-in-law made her excited, she stretched out her hand and touched Long Qinglian's deformed hands, the six-fingered princess cringed a little, but in the end she still did not refuse her. Mu Rong picked up the hands that were regarded as ominous, kissed them lightly with her lips, and held them in her palms, "I don't want to see Dai Lan all the time, I want to take her home." ”
This gentle movement affected the six-fingered princess, Long Qinglian obviously took a deep breath, the expression on her face became much more relaxed, and she seemed to be encouraged: "Eldest sister told me that you are the most trustworthy person and can talk to you about anything, so I think you are the most trustworthy person, but I only hope to say these words to you alone, I hope you can allow it." ”
Long Suyun looked at Qin Shuo apologetically and gave him a smile. She and Dai Lan were not born to the same mother, and their appearance is very different, but they also have the noble and refined temperament of Longjun's daughter.
Qin Shuo responded with a smile, glanced at his mother, and then stepped back and closed the door. The maid followed him.
"Madam, our every move out of the palace is monitored, and it is inconvenient to disturb you for too long. Qinglian, and Mrs. made a long story short. Long Suyun said.
"I hope you will forgive me, the eldest sister said that this is a somewhat rude request......" Long Qinglian paused slightly, and then said: "The eldest sister really wants to tell you in person, but she doesn't have a chance, so she asks me to come to you." ”
"Third princess, I will definitely try my best to meet Dai Lan's request. ”
"She begs you to take someone with you as you leave for Fort Gold. ”
"Who is it?"
Princess Six-Fingered fell silent unexpectedly and turned her head to look at her second sister.
"Before I say this name, I ask for your forgiveness again. Long Suyun shook her husband's hand with some uneasiness, and Menke held her shoulder and gave her an encouraging smile.
Mu Rong tried to give her the happiest smile - it was really hard - to show encouragement.
"It's Yu Jian. Long Suyun exhaled.
"Huh?" Mu Rong suspected she had misheard. "Please say it again, second princess, who is it?"
"It's our teacher, my late father's chief bodyguard, Yu Jian. Long Suyun pronounced the words clearly. She heard it right.
"He's not ...... What's going on?"
Long Suyun did not answer directly, but said: "When we were children, our father passed on the teachings of the dragon god to us: what is given and received, is related to kindness. He is our teacher, the most loyal warrior of our father. We couldn't afford to watch him die unjustly like that, so we thought of something we could do to keep him alive. ”
"What is given and received, it is related to kindness...... The first king was really wise. Who died on the day the car cracked?"
"It's Xiao Zhi, Yu Jian's attendant. "The black veil can't hide Long Suyun's pain," Xiao Zhi insisted...... We may have been too cruel to accede to his request. I wholeheartedly hope that the teacher is safe, so that Xiao Zhi, who has nothing to do with this matter, suffers a car split, and the dragon god will punish me. ”
"I was the first to agree, and if the dragon god wants to inflict his anger, it will also be inflicted on me. The six-fingered princess said, "I don't want Xiao Zhi to be like this, but I can't watch the teacher die." ”
Mu Rong fell silent. It is the greatest sacrifice a squire can make, and how strong is it to be driven by emotion to make such a decision? And what kind of person is it that deserves to make such a sacrifice? would be a despicable villain who is morally corrupt and swears to kill the king?
"Madam, will you agree to such a request?" Long Suyun looked at her expectantly, "Please believe me, believe in my eldest sister, and also believe in Yu Jian, he has not done anything to damage your family's reputation, he is a decent gentleman." ”
"I believe in Dailan and in every word she says. If Dai Lan asks us to take Yu Jian away, then the Qin family will protect him as if it were their own family. ”
"Thank you! I've brought him, would you like to meet him?"
"Let him in. Mu Rong recalled Yu Jian's appearance, she had seen the First Samurai several times, but what came to her mind at this moment was only a vague impression of a low-key and modest man. She found that no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't remember Yu Jian's face.
All that came to her mind was her husband's face. The ashes, the ashes of this morning, were deeply seared into her life.
Long Suyun's maid left, but when she returned, she brought three men in, and Qin Ming walked last. All three people in the room were surprised. There was no Yu Jian among the three of them, Mu Rong saw an unfamiliar face, wearing a coarse cotton coat with acceptable workmanship, like a servant, but the other brocade dress was something she recognized.
Prince Zaima, an uninvited guest.
Qin Ming said: "Second princess, prince, this is the third prince of the Moro Kingdom, Zayima. Prince Zaima, these two are the second princess of Nioh, and the husband of the princess, Prince Menko. When he introduced Prince Zaima, the expression on his face was rather unnatural.
"We've met before, His Royal Highness the Prince is also here to mourn, we heard that you have lived in Golden Castle for a while, and you must have a deep friendship with Lord Qin. Menke put his hand to his chest and saluted.
"Day of sorrow. The kingdom of Moro mourns the death of Lord Qin, and may the gods of the earth accept his faithful servant, praise his noble character, bless his family, and dissolve his grief. Prince Zaima bowed deeply, his handsome face covered with sorrow, "Your Highness, Prince, Madam, my father heard about this, and he was supposed to come to the door to mourn in person...... But madam, you know that he is not in very good health, and is now in great grief, and I have to come in his place. ”
"The King and His Highness have a deep friendship, and I thank you on behalf of my deceased husband. "King Tanyuko, who twice crossed the sea from the port of light to visit the Golden Castle, suffered from arthritis and had a bad heart.
The other strange man must be Yu Jian. Yes, he must disguise himself as a servant right now, so that he can cover people's eyes and ears and come to the Golden Horse Palace. However, I didn't expect Prince Zaima to come to visit, but it was inconvenient to recognize him. "Your Royal Highness, we will soon be departing for the Golden Castle. I am afraid that I do not have time to visit your father, His Majesty, please apologize to him on my behalf. ”
"Lord Qin's funeral is important, my father understands. He still has some things to stay in the dragon, and when he is done, he will personally go to the Golden Castle to see Lord Qin on his last journey. Zaima looked at Mr. and Mrs. Menko, and said, "Madam, I have come this time with another important matter that I would like to discuss with you. But now that there are distinguished guests, I will avoid them for the time being, and I will talk to you later. ”
Qin Shuo hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, if you have something, just say it, the second princess and the prince are my sister-in-law's sister and brother-in-law, we are all a family, and we are not outsiders." Mu Rong glared at his son, this kid was afraid that Zayimo would go and come again, so he couldn't wait for him to finish speaking quickly, and disappear immediately after speaking.
"It's fine. This matter is related to the young lady, and the two distinguished guests are the close relatives of the young lady, so there is indeed nothing wrong with it. Za Yimo was generous, not caring about Qin Shuo's abruptness, the sadness on his face suddenly disappeared, and it turned into a solemn and solemn face, which made Mu Rong's heart feel tight for an instant, and he didn't know what he was going to say.
"The young lady will spend the rest of her life in the prison, this is something that everyone knows. But this is not a fair result, and even I, a native of Moro, have heard of the good deeds of the young lady in the Golden Castle, and before I arrived at the Golden Castle, I was full of reverence for such a noble princess. "When you arrive, reverence becomes something else. "I longed to see such a noble man, and when I met the young lady, I realized that no magnificent word in the world could describe her nobility and beauty. Such a peerless beauty, the gods should be favored. Therefore, I think what happened to her is unfair, unreasonable, and should be changed. ”
This is simply a bold confession. How can your son, O King of Tanyuko, be so rude to say such disrespectful words on such a day? However, it was inconvenient for her to have a seizure, Qin Shuo's face changed, and she could only use her eyes to warn. The Menko couple were also puzzled, not knowing what Zaima was going to say. Now that he has said that, let him go on and see what he is going to say. It's not just about love.
"Therefore, I want to do something for such a noble person as the young lady. The god of the sea has told me that if you have love in your heart, you must dare to give everything to prove that it is real. Something burned in Zaima's eyes. Desire?fanatic?Mu Rong felt a crazy emotion shine like firelight. His next words proved her feelings.
"I already have a plan, if nothing else, I can rescue the young lady from the prison. It's just that it will take a little time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to let the young lady catch up with the lady's schedule. "Prison break? It's crazy, crazy!" But if he can do it...... "Maybe you don't believe me, but I'm not kidding, wait a day, or two. I'm going to do that. ”
The first to react was Qin Shuo, who was really shocked: "Prince Zayimo, how are you going to do such a thing? Are you not afraid of angering the Dragon Monarch by doing this?"
Zayimo looked proud, "Third Young Master, I also studied under the master, and all the skills were taught by him. It's usually inconvenient to show it, but now is the time to use force!"
Before Qin Ming could say anything, Mu Rong only heard a deep voice say: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, if you can rescue Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and use the villain's place, please send it at will, the villain will never give up!"
Only then did Zaima notice the servant-looking man beside him, with a strange expression, "Madam, is this your servant?
"The villain is the first king Longjun's guard. The first king returned to heaven, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is my king, and the villain should do his best for my king, take care of his thoroughness, and be able to use it for my king, that is a great honor!" The man's words were impassioned, but his face was so stiff that he could not see any expression.
"Dragon Monarch Guard?" Zaima looked at him with a slight surprise, and then showed a look of sudden realization, "It seems that you are also a master of disguise." I do need you. Very well, then I'll just send a messenger, you're welcome. Please tell me your high surname and big name, so that it is easy to call. ”
The man immediately bent his left knee. "Villain Yu Jian, please ask Your Highness for your orders. ”
Zaima immediately showed a strange expression on his face, and he stepped forward to help Yu Jian, "I can't believe it, the first samurai of the boxers is still alive and standing in front of me. This is the god of the sea and the god of the earth, and I have blue eyes! With your help, we can do it tomorrow. ”
"Are you talking about the art of retreat?" Princess Six-Fingered suddenly took over, "I heard my grandfather say that Euseza the Moro has magical powers. ”
Zaima looked surprised, "I didn't expect His Highness to also know about the characters of our small country. ”
"Don't wait until tomorrow. The six-fingered princess's triangular eyes flashed with a strange light, "Today, you can do it." ”