Hurrying slowly all the way, Qin Liu was most pleased that Erlang was in good health and was not sick at all.

After walking for half a month, Urus rushed up with a large army, and left them again.

Bars still didn't accept Old Man Lou and the others who followed behind.

That evening, they were about to camp by a river when a horse suddenly appeared on the hillside in the distance.

The man on the horse stood in silver armor and silver armor, standing high in the sky, majestic, like a god descending from heaven.

Qin Liu watched from afar, and his eyes didn't know why they suddenly moistened.

She asked Bars to help her take care of Erlang, not to let him fall into the river, and to walk towards the sky by herself.

Bars squinted his eyes and looked unkindly at the horizon, but let her go.

The hillside looked not far away, but it took a long time to walk over, and Qin Liu walked out of breath. The man and the horse did not take a step forward, but waited quietly.

Qin Liu finally climbed to the top of the mountain, panting and said, "Lord Zhu, if you take a few steps on horseback, you can save me so much hardship, why do you have to stay still?" ”

The man on the horse did not speak, rolled over and dismounted, and took off his helmet.

The golden light of the setting sun shone on his side face, and Qin Liu saw a haggard and emaciated face with a scruffy beard and dim eyes.

Qin Liu smiled: "It's running around day and night again, without rest?" ”

Zhu Yue looked her up and down, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Have you thought about it, do you want to marry him?" ”

Qin Liu smiled and replied seriously, "Yes." I can't survive on the prairie with Jiro, and Bars is very good to me. However, the Khan's court may not agree to him marrying me. ”

Zhu Yue was silent for a long time, and finally said, "The Khan Court will agree." Old man Lou, you can take them with you, and you can save your life when necessary. ”

Qin Liu didn't speak.

Zhu Yue put on his helmet and got on his horse to leave.

Qin Liu still shouted to him: "You know who Erlang's father is, why didn't you tell me?" ”

Zhu Yue didn't speak, shook the reins and rode away.

Qin Liu watched a man and a horse disappear into the sky, and only felt that this person was quite stupid.

From Xuanfu to here, it is estimated that he will have to walk for six or seven days without sleep, just to say these few nonsense?

looks like a talent, but inside is a straw bag.

……

After two more days of walking, Dayan Khan's guards came to meet them.

An envoy said that Prince Xuanbars hurried to meet Dayan Khan.

But Bars refused, saying that he would go to the Khan Court with Qin Liu's mother and son, and he also asked Old Man Lou and others to follow and take care of Qin Liu's mother and son.

Qin Liu looked at the little peach who had been riding a horse for days, and her snow-white little face had been tanned a lot, and she was very emotional.

No matter how things change, some things will not change.

On the lively grassland, colorful flags were displayed, crowds gathered, singing and dancing, and Qin Liu was a little stunned.

Ah Heima, who came to greet them, introduced with a smile: "This is our annual Naadam conference on the grassland, and this year it will be held more grandly because of the abundant materials for trading with Daming. Prince Bars and Shopkeeper Liu, please come with me, Dayan Khan and Queen Manduhai are waiting for you! ”

Circles of men and horses surrounded the open grassland, and some archery, horseback riding, and wrestling fields had been set up, just waiting for Dayan Khan to announce that Naadam had officially begun.

From the entrance to the venue, a red carpet leads to a north-facing platform, which is surrounded by heavily armored guards, and the sunlight reflected from the neat, shiny spear tips is dazzling.

There were two seats on the high platform, a man and a woman sat on the high, and slowly approached, and you could see that the man was over three rounds old, wearing a bowler, a broad-brimmed hat, a short beard, and a golden armor, majestic and noble. The woman is dressed in a red dress, wears a high crown, is slightly blessed, and is about sixty years old, and she is the queen of Mandu Sea.

Judging from their physiognomy, the two are more like mother and son than husband and wife.

There were many people gathered on both sides of the high platform, Qin Liu knew the radiant Prince Urus, the smiling Princess Turuletu and her husband, and the unkind look at her.

Qin Liu really wanted to ask Bars why his wife wasn't standing next to Urus?

It's just that it's not suitable to talk to each other at this time, so she has to press and not mention it.

Bars walked in the front, followed by Qin Liu, followed by Old Man Lou, Xiao Tao and Qingshi who were holding Erlang.

Walking to the high platform, Qin Liu stopped, but Bars took her hand and walked up to the high platform together.

Qin Liu was in a nervous mood, and glanced at the serious faces of Dayan Khan and the Queen of Manduhai who were sitting high.

Bars saluted with her.

"Honorable Great Khan and Kedun, Balsborough begs your permission for me to marry this beautiful woman beside me."

Kedun means queen or concubine in Mongolian.

Dayan Khan did not speak, his face was grim.

The Queen of Mandu Sea spoke: "Who is she and where is she from?" ”

"She was a messenger of Tengger," replied, "and she brought tea, salt, grain, cloth, and medicinal herbs to our steppe people. ”

The Queen of Manduhai looked at Dayan Khan, who did not continue the topic, but said, "Balsborot, since you are back, meet Naadam, whom you haven't seen for a long time." ”

Dayan Khan stood up and loudly announced the opening of the Naadam assembly.

The waiting crowd shouted in unison: "Tengger! Tengri! "The sound is vast and uplifting.

Tengger means eternal heaven and is the supreme god of Mongolian herdsmen's beliefs.

Qin Liu slightly turned his head to look at Bars beside him, Bals looked ahead, his expression was resolute, and he was trying his best to raise his arms and shout, and the green tendons on his face were exposed: "Tengger!" Tengri! ”

This is the Bars that Qin Liu did not know, tall and handsome, the most brave warrior, full of masculine charm.

At this moment, Bars has finally regained his sense of identity, right?

The next thing was wrestling, horse racing, archery, horse seting, Mongolian chess and other projects were carried out one after another, Dayan Khan and the Manduhai Empress left the field one after another, Bars was taken away by Dayan Khan, and the Manduhai Empress summoned Qin Liu alone in a nearby yurt.

"Who are you? Where did it come from? ”

"Dear queen, I am from Daming, and my surname is Liu'er."

"You have a son, have you ever had a husband?"

"Yes."

"Bars is a noble prince, and his wife is supposed to be the daughter of the head of the tribe. And not the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Qin Liu replied calmly without humility or arrogance: "Respected Empress, Bars has grown up. What kind of woman should be married as a wife, he himself knows best. He will follow the example of your noble queen and make wise choices as you did back then. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was once the territory ruled by the Mongol Khan, and the Ming and Mongolia were essentially one family, so what did they divide into each other? ”

The pupils of the Empress of Mandu Sea shrank, and her eyes solemnly re-examined the Han woman with a humble attitude in front of her.

She didn't realize that the young woman in front of her had such a big mind.

Over the years, she has done her best to bring together the divided grassland tribes, sacrificing love and youth, and also carrying out mutual markets with the Ming court, and the grassland people live and work in peace and contentment.

(End of chapter)