Chapter Forty-Eight: Xizhou Reunion
There seems to be no autumn in Xizhou, which is 5,000 miles away from Yongcheng, and there is no autumn here, only the yellow sand. At this time, a young girl with bright eyebrows and eyes was riding on a camel, and looked at the sunset, and the golden light seemed to be integrated with this yellow sand land, boundless.
She couldn't help but shudder, after all, it was autumn, and even the west wind was cold.
When the twilight was vast and the sky was colorless, she could only see a few stars converging into a bright galaxy, which was dizzying, and she looked up at the dark gray night sky. I remembered what the woman had said, "Move your heart and follow your heart." But for a moment, she forgot her intentions for coming to this bitter cold land. Is this person so important? He deserves to leave everything in Beijing behind and come here thousands of miles away, just for... Catharsis? Get you back?
She didn't understand, but since she was here, she couldn't give up halfway, no matter what, she had to see someone again!
Yuan Min came with the caravan a few months ago, and there was only Bai Yi who grew up with him. She came out secretly, without telling anyone, she knew that her grandmother would never agree to come to such a dangerous border place anyway, but she was always angry... She used the excuse of going to Changning to live for a while, and after a while, she asked someone to send a letter to her grandmother, and when they saw it, she had already walked most of the way...
The front is fine, but this month she is just restless, always feeling that something big has happened, and she is powerless to stop it... In the dream, she saw the empty house, and she was afraid, so she walked forward quickly, shouting hoarsely, but no one answered her. She was always covered in cold sweat and was awakened from her sleep, and she could only fall asleep by being with Bai Yi by her side.
I'm going to enter the city tomorrow, but Yuan Min tossed and turned this night, and it was hard to sleep.
In order to hide her identity on the way, she had to swallow her anger and avoid twists and turns. Bai Yi couldn't help but complain, it was all because of Xue Yan, otherwise why would their golden and noble county lords suffer such grievances! Yuan Min thought that when she arrived in Xizhou and found her father's former subordinates, she would definitely let them teach Xue Yan a hard lesson!
On the second day, Yuan Min entered the city with the caravan, and she and Bai Yi first settled at the inn, and then inquired about the place where the army was stationed.
Only a part of the army was stationed in the city, and Yuan Min was not sure if he would be able to find Xue Yan today.
Xue Yan followed Xue Fangji's father and son on the expedition, but he was still young and was on the expedition for the first time, so he was left in the city to assist in the transportation of grain and grass and logistics. In the past few days in Xizhou, he has changed his casual style in the past, and has been fulfilling his duties all day long, and when a caravan entered the city early this morning, he personally went to inspect it.
"Who are you?" The soldier on duty at the gate asked vigilantly when he saw two veiled women approaching here.
Bai Yi said loudly: "Let's look for Xue Yan!" Tell me about it! ”
actually called Xue Yan's name, it seems that he may have a background, but the soldier can't listen to her words, "Who are you?" Why listen to you! ”
Seeing that he has found this now, Yuan Min feels that he no longer needs to hide his identity. "Presumptuous! Do you know who I am? How dare you be so unreasonable! ”
The soldier's face was a little frivolous, "Yo? Who are you, you say! It's been a long time, it's not a swagger! ”
"I am the daughter of King Yong, the lord of Ming. How dare you be presumptuous! ”
"What!" Several soldiers looked at each other, wasn't the Yongwang Mansion already beheaded by the raiders? It's all dead, where did you come from! This man is not a madman, but he is really here to deceive, and the soldier laughed, "What Yongwang? Yongwang's Mansion has already been raided, what about the county lord? Mo is not a female madman! ”
Several people laughed again.
Yuan Min's face turned pale suddenly, she couldn't believe her ears, she rushed up and shouted, "What did you say? What a raid to ask for a beheading! ”
The soldier was impatient and waved her away, "Let's go!" Don't go crazy here, beware of getting you arrested! ”
Yuan Min shouted, "I'll tell you to say it again!" Where did you hear that? ”
At this moment, Xue Yan returned to the camp with people, and saw that the camp was noisy and noisy, and there were two women. He frowned, struck his horse over, and when he saw the woman's face, he froze in place, in disbelief!
Li Yuanmin! Why is she here?
When those soldiers saw Xue Yan coming, they hurriedly shouted and shouted, "Captain Xue." ”
Yuan Min heard the sound and looked over, it turned out to be Xue Yan, she was about to speak, Xue Yan immediately turned over and dismounted, and grabbed her, Yuan Min shouted: "What are you doing!" Let me go! ”
Xue Yan covered her mouth and reminded in a loud voice: "Where did the crazy woman come from, she is swaggering and deceiving here, and she is impatient to live?" The Nayong Palace's house was ordered by the sage to be raided as early as September, and the lord of Ming County has also committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake! There is no such person in the world, and you dare to call yourself the lord of Mingjun! Crazy? ”
When Yuan Min heard this, she looked at Xue Yan in disbelief, her face was like ashes, and she kept shaking her head, "Impossible!" No way! But he was covered tightly, and he couldn't say half a word.
When she left, her parents, siblings were still at home, how could it be... How could it be possible to die in Huangquan in a blink of an eye and suffer from this disaster!
Xue Yan didn't let her speak, so she ordered someone to find a strip of cloth, stuffed it into her mouth, tied her up and took her on the horse. At this time, Bai Yi was already frightened, Xue Yan looked at her, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't want to die, just follow." ”
So saying, he beat his horse and drove out of the tent. Bai Yi was so frightened that the six gods had no master, and hurriedly trotted to follow.
Immediately, Yuan Min looked at Xue Yan with fierce eyes, like a little wolf that was about to pounce on him at any time and devour him alive. Xue Yan was silent, and he was really rampant and spicy as always. He pulled the cloth out of her mouth, "Where to stay?" ”
"Why tell you!"
"Okay, if you don't say it, I'll throw you into the deep mountains and old forests, this side is not like Yongcheng, but there are wild wolves at night."
Yuan Min had no choice but to say the name of the inn indignantly.
Xue Yan walked like a cloud, carried the person off the horse, and took it to the house where she lived. Yuan Min was dissatisfied: "Don't let me go yet!" ”
Xue Yan looked at her, sneered, and said while untying it: "Are you still the same as before?" This is not the place for you, get out of here! ”
Yuan Min sneered, and involuntarily raised his voice, "Where is the place I should go?" Is there a place for me in this world? ”
Xue Yan untied the rope and said coldly: "That has nothing to do with me!" ”
"You bastard!" Yuan Min looked at the person in front of him and waved his hand to slap him.
Xue Yan was defenseless and asked sharply, "You are crazy!" ”
Who knew that Yuan Min rushed up again, hitting and biting Xue Yan, Xue Yan reached out and pushed her away, she grabbed his hand and bit it down. At this moment, it seems that all resentment and resentment have found an outlet at this moment... She suddenly increased her strength.
She came because of him, not for him. He openly refused to marry, that is, he slapped her in the face, she was willing to back down, but he still refused to marry. She was arrogant, how could she swallow this breath!
So she came, not to beg him to change his mind, but to be resentful in her heart!
Xue Yan screamed, but saw Li Yuanmin's tears gurgling out of the corners of his eyes, so he had no choice but to close his eyes and let her bite as if he was fatal, in the end he owed her first. Not to mention nowadays... She has no relatives in this world, and if she can feel better, let her bite.
Yuan Min used his real strength, and after a while, he bit out the blood on Xue Yan's hand. But what's the use of that? No matter how much she spills and makes trouble, her grandmother, brothers and sisters will never come back.
She sat down in despair, regretting that she had not been at the beginning, and she could no longer hold back her crying, "I shouldn't have left, I shouldn't have left... I shouldn't have been so willful! Why should I come here! Why! ”
Yuan Min couldn't stop choking, "Grandpa, Auntie..."
Xue Yan is not a hard-hearted person in the end, and he and Li Yuanmin have known each other for many years, and they are also very unbearable in their hearts. He squatted down beside Wonmin and slowed his tone, "Okay, don't cry. ”
Yuan Min ignored him and wiped his tears vigorously, very stubborn.
Xue Yan said again: "If you cry again, they won't be able to come back!" ”
Yuan Min glared at him viciously, "If your family dies, you can also try not to shed a single tear!" She reached out to wipe her tears, raised her head, and still looked proud, "You want to see my joke!" The joke is over, get out! ”
Xue Yan is also an arrogant lord, where can he stand this, get up and leave. At this time, Bai Yi also caught up, she hurriedly hugged Xue Yan's legs, and begged: "Dare to beg Xue Langjun, you help our family Qiniang." ”
Yuan Min cried unstoppable, called out to her, and stopped: "You get up quickly, what do you ask him to do!" ”
Bai Yi shook her head, she said with tears in her eyes: "Qi Niang is now homeless, helpless in this Xizhou, I only know Xue Langjun and you alone, she is a weak woman, alone, and now there is nothing." I also hope that Xue Langjun will look at the past situation, don't expose Qi Niang's identity, and keep this matter. ”
Xue Yan's anger did not subside, he did not answer, and frowned, "Let go!" ”
Bai Yi didn't follow and asked him to agree. He kicked the man away and strode out of the inn.
He didn't answer, and Yuan Min and Bai Yi didn't know if he would reveal her identity. The next day, someone took them to a small courtyard, where there were two tall servants, who watched Yuan Min all day and did not allow her to go out. For many days, nothing happened, and Xue Yan never came.
Wonmin clamored to see him, and if he didn't come, she would go on a hunger strike. Xue Yan naturally came.
"What do you want? Do you want to imprison me? Lock me in this yard all day long until I die of old age? ”
Xue Yan's anger also disappeared at this time, and she was much calmer than when she first saw her last time, but her speech was still ugly, "Then where else can you go?" Do you have a place to go? Let others find out who you are, you want to die, don't you? ”
Yuan Min was even more angry, she sneered at each other, "Does it matter to you whether I am dead or alive?" Our marriage contract is long gone, what qualifications do you have to teach me! ”
In the end, the two broke up unhappily.
Bai Yi is much older and more sensitive, and he can see it. She persuaded many times to make Yuan Min have a better attitude towards Xue Yan and not always go toe-to-toe with him.
Yuan Min didn't listen, she hated Xue Yan who repented of her marriage and slapped her face, and she also hated her wayward self.
"The affairs of the palace... Even if Qi Niang was present at the time, it couldn't change anything, but it was also a disaster... Qi Niang has thought about it, the princesses and they obviously know that you are not in Yongcheng for a long time, why are there rumors that you committed suicide by throwing yourself into the lake? ”
Won Min lowered his head and did not speak.
"It's because the people who went still want to protect Qi Niang! You live well, not only for yourself, but also for their hard work! Now only Xue Yan knows your identity, if he doesn't say it, no one will know, and now only he can help you! Don't waste the hard work of the prince and princess for the sake of momentary anger! ”
Yuan Min was a little dazed for a while, she opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but found that she didn't want to say anything, tears had already slipped from her eyes one step ahead, and she stretched out her hand to wipe them away.
Yes, this time is different from the past, she no longer has the confidence to be unbridled, and she no longer has a close relative... In this matter, there is no such person as Li Yuanmin.
She had already died in that disaster and died in Yongcheng.
Soon after, the news of the Ye army's victory came from the front, and the soldiers of the Western Expedition were also going to return to Korea.
Yuan Min took the initiative to bow her head, the relationship between her and Xue Yan had already eased a lot, Xue Yan was already at a loss to her, so she was willing to go down this step, and sometimes took the initiative to come to see her.
One evening, Xue Yan came to see her. Now the weather is getting colder and the wind is gusting. He looked at the woman who was swinging in the yard and couldn't help frowning.
Yuan Min looked at the bright red sky and said with emotion: "It's so beautiful, you probably won't be able to see it in the future, right?" ”
Xue Yan was silent for a while, and asked, "In the future, you... What's the plan? ”