Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Holy Maiden
"Huh?"
Si Nanxing had the same surprised expression as Ah Kui, and Han Cang frowned.
"What kind of expressions are you two, I am the prince of Mobei, is it strange to marry a holy daughter?"
"No blame, no blame." Si Nanxing hurriedly waved his hand, "I thought that the saint couldn't get married."
"If only that were the case." There was a hint of imperceptible sadness in Han Cang's tone.
"There is only one Holy Maiden of the Divine Realm in a hundred years, and they can see the future of all people, but they are powerless to change anything. In the culture of the divine realm, they worship the divine power of this unpredictable prophet, and the holy woman went from being sacrosanct at the beginning, to being coveted by greedy people, so slowly, there were rumors that the true god would be reincarnated through the body of the holy woman and do something great, so the holy woman went from a respectable role to a fertility tool coveted by countless people......
Han Cang's tone became deeper and lower, and Si Nanxing and Ah Kui listened quietly, piecing together the tragic first half of this saint's life in Han Cang's story.
The girl named Wuqi is as her name suggests, since she was discovered that she has the ability to predict the unknown, her originally beautiful little family has not been prosperous and rich, but has been forced to ruin by the greedy clansmen.
She was confined and grew up, and was forced to divinate various powerful people every day, and she knew that if she continued like this, she would be forced to marry the patriarch of the divine domain one day she became an adult.
Since she can't choose her own fate, it's better to exchange her rare ability for her own freedom.
Later, she left the Divine Domain one night and fled into the boundless desert, the blazing sun and cold night almost killed her inside, but fortunately, the passing camel team rescued her and took her all the way to the royal capital of Mobei - Huangque.
Although the Divine Domain is a tribe in Mobei, the patriarch of the Divine Domain has been hiding the existence of the Holy Maiden because of his selfishness, and now the Holy Maiden is in the wilderness, and the monarch of Mobei at that time, that is, the father of Han Cang, immediately sent someone to find out whether her identity is true or false.
After confirming the identity of Wuqi, the monarch of Mobei would rather believe that he has it than believe that he has it, and he immediately ordered that Wuqi be promised to Han Ye, the crown prince of Mobei at that time, in an attempt to let the descendants of the royal family get miracles.
At that time, Han Ye was already married, and Wuqi refused under the pretext of not being a concubine, and the younger brother Han Qi was still young, and only Han Cang was left who could marry, so he ......
"So my father, on the pretext that he was seriously ill, deceived me into coming back from a free life outside to marry."
Thinking of those things in the past, Han Cang's expression was very helpless, but there was even more helplessness in the future.
"The ancients said that love is born over time, but they didn't lie to me, she likes gold and silver treasures, and it just so happens that I don't lack them, I like to drink, and it happens that she makes a good hand of wine, and I am a good person, and when the days go by, I will regard her as the best brother, and she will treat me as the best sister, and our days will be free......
"Wait, wait, wait!" Si Nanxing was confused, "You mean...... Are you in the name of husband and wife?"
"Not really!" Han Cang looked as he should be, "Even we have a good impression of people with the same character, she likes gentle men, I like gentle women, even if there are some feelings, it is definitely not husband and wife."
Han Cang sighed, "I thought that this day would be passed like this, but my father began to give birth in a few days, and I have no habitat and no husband and wife, how can I have any children, but my father couldn't hold his breath and reprimanded us, do you know what she told my father?"
The two shook their heads.
Han Cang gritted his teeth and gurgled, "That dead girl, she actually told my father with a handful of snot and tears, saying that I ...... Say I don't lift it!"
"Poof!" Ah Kui squirted out a mouthful of water, choked and coughed a few times, while Si Nanxing was smiling the side, and he had to pretend to be calm and listen to Han Cang continue.
"Later, the little emperor uncle rebelled and assassinated my father, the day before my father died, he was still in the desert north for his uncompetitive second son to seek medical advice, there are still various prescriptions on the table, the man's self-esteem makes me unwilling, until now when I go to the grave to see his old man, I often tell him that in fact, his son is quite good......
"Hahahahahaha......" Si Nanxing couldn't hold back any longer
, laughed.
Although she knew that she shouldn't laugh at this time, when Han Cang said this in a sad tone, she really couldn't help it, and the consequence was to get Han Cang to stare fiercely.
"Ahem...... Sorry, I didn't mean to." Si Nanxing coughed a few times to hide his embarrassment.
"But the Holy Maiden has the ability to prophesy, so she can defend it early, why is there still civil strife in Mobei, and how can the old monarch be assassinated by the traitor?"
"You're on point." Han Cang retracted his gaze and said, "On the day Wuqi married me, he predicted that the burden of Mobei would eventually fall on my little brother, in order to prevent the prophecy from coming true, I made a lot of preparations, but it was not worth the little emperor uncle who had the same smart head as your sister, he used all the tricks to finally cause civil strife, and my little brother also became the new monarch of Mobei as she predicted."
Han Cang looked at the night sky high outside, and took a sip of wine, his voice slow and sad.
"This is what I said that the will of heaven has been determined, and I want to reverse this prophecy, but it turns out that my eldest brother is killed, and I am seriously injured and dying, and when the lonely scar picks me up from the desert and returns to the battlefield, the civil war is almost at the end."
He seemed to be immersed in that long and painful memory, and when the cool breeze outside blew the corners of his wide clothes, he came back to his senses and smiled with relief: "My once simple and innocent little brother has grown into a benevolent and reliable new king under the teaching of Wuqi in those two years, and in the predicament of layers of tribulations, it is precisely because of his growth that I can be an idle prince as before, without worrying about those messy state affairs, which is also the best ending."
After listening to this story, Si Nanxing looked at the fire in the tent and muttered, "Maybe the prophecy of the saint has never been fulfilled, but I still believe that things are man-made."
"Actually, I'm the same." Han Cang smiled at her, "Don't worry, I also have an acquaintance with your sister, and I will do my best to help you, after all, it is like to lose a loved one...... It's really uncomfortable."
Han Cang is rarely serious, Si Nanxing is also grateful, and just about to say thank you, Han Cang threw the wine jug over, he raised his eyebrows, and only said: "It's far away to say thank you between friends, no need to say more, just drink."
Si Nanxing understood what he meant, everything was silent, she glanced at him gratefully, raised her head and drank, which can be regarded as making Han Cang's friend.
For the rest of the day, the three of them barely had time to rest, and they hurried during the day, without a single step.
Although the road was hard, but fortunately, their supplies were always enough, so they walked non-stop according to the route map for more than ten days, and when the sun was about to set, they turned over the last sand dune, Han Cang pointed to the distance and said excitedly, "Look, we have finally arrived at the border of Mobei!"
Si Nanxing and his party stood on a high place, and looked in the direction he pointed, as if they saw the end of the desert.
It was a magnificent poplar forest, and in the middle of the dry desert, the poplars here were full of knotted branches and vigorous.
The lush green canopy of the trees makes people feel cool just by looking at it, and a conspicuous green gem appears in this vast yellow sand like the sea.
And behind this poplar is the border town of Mobei.
Seeing hope, they did not have the heart to rest, and hurried all the way to the town, where they descended the sand dunes and walked through the lush poplar forests that night, and arrived early in the morning.
In order to resist the wind and sand, the houses in Mobei are low, the houses are very similar to tents, the door is a low arch shape, and the houses and doors are painted with various brightly colored patterns.
On both sides of the wide street were a number of vendors who came out early in the morning to work, some of them came out to sell local snacks, some of them used camels to transport goods, and there were young girls with silver bells on their wrists, carrying fresh melons and fruits.
Pedestrians come and go, endlessly, lively, and happy, but for some reason, when they pass by the three people, they cast a very strange gaze.
Han Cang smiled: "At the beginning, in order not to be too conspicuous, I changed your clothes, now I follow the customs, let's change our clothes first."
So saying, he pulled them to a cloth
Zhuang, let them choose as much as they want.
Maybe it's too hot in Mobei, and the clothes here are relatively light and transparent, and the colors are rich and gorgeous.
The women's blouse is short, reaching above the navel, and the bottom is a flowing gauze skirt with embroidery, with an embroidered veil that blocks sand, and the thin bracelet silver bell of Mobei is very good-looking.
But......
Ah Kui leaned closer to Si Nanxing, looking at those bright clothes that were not suitable for her, and was a little distressed.
Si Nanxing was very interested in these clothes, she carefully picked out a set of silver-edged water blue gauze skirts for Ah Kui, and shook them at Ah Kui.
"What the prince of Hancang said is right, since you are here, you will follow the customs, you see that the girls all over the street are dressed like this, it doesn't hurt to try it."
As she spoke, she stuffed her clothes into Aoi.
Although Ah Kui was a little embarrassed, he didn't say anything, so he went inside to change his clothes, but Si Nanxing looked at the clothes of these Mobei men and made it difficult.
"Why are you still standing here?"
Han Cang came from the back room, sorted out the gold ring with gems on his finger, and asked her.
"Of course, I don't fit men's clothes, and I don't ...... women's clothes."
Si Nanxing looked over in distress, and when she saw Han Cang's dress, the words in her throat were blocked from her mouth.
Han Cang replaced the reddish-brown robe he usually wore with a set of black brocade, the neckline with intricate gold patterns was loose, the neckline was almost straight to the waist, and it was tied by a gold and jade belt, and the neck wore a red gold necklace with a complex style, and the strong muscles that were faintly obscured.
Han Cang's body is tall and straight, like a pine and a poplar, this dress is eye-catching, but unfortunately, thousands of miles are not vulgar, if he wears this dress to other cities, I am afraid it will cause panic, just like ......
"Ahh
Ah Kui had just changed his clothes from the back room, and when he came out, he saw Han Cang's outfit, and he was shocked that the old clothes in his hands fell to the ground.
She hurriedly took her eyes off Han Cang, grabbed the clothes on the ground and hid behind Si Nanxing, but didn't notice that there was still a neatly folded piece of rice paper that had fallen to the ground.