Chapter 52: Princess Xiliang
The little princess of Xiliang was born blind, which was really a bolt from the blue for the royal family. It's not that she can't afford to raise a blind child, and as a princess, Twilight Hua doesn't lack a dragon fast son-in-law even if she lacks an arm or a broken leg. It's just that such a child is regarded as a bad omen, and Xiliang is a country where witchcraft is popular, and it has always been a popular rumor that a child with a physical defect is punished by heaven because of the fault of his parents' virtues.
As a result, Twilight's existence is regarded as ironclad evidence that her parents are not wise enough as emperors and queens, and she is naturally not welcome to see them.
The royal family didn't even want to admit the child, so the child became a secret that the empire couldn't tell when he was born, and everyone tried their best to hide it.
Less than 100 days after birth, he was held by the nurse and given to his maternal grandmother, a spiritual strong spirit witch of the previous generation, and even this name was given by his maternal grandmother.
Zi Yunyi, who lived in the White Moon Palace all the year round, lived a very cold life in his later years, and didn't seem to care about the flaws in this child, only recognized her as his descendant, and Duhua's physique was very suitable for practicing Xiliang's witchcraft, so he was left behind by Zi Yunyi.
After the lactation period was over, the nurse left the White Moon Palace, and only the two young Gong'e and their grandchildren were in the palace. The area of the White Moon Palace is not small, and the pond in the courtyard also blooms with large lotus flowers all year round. If Twilight could see it, the desolation and grandeur of this majestic palace would probably make her feel even more lonely.
People of Ziyunyi's generation are almost dead, so no one knows what she looked like when she was young. I only know that now she has a fierce face and a strict personality, and her gray hair and wrinkles on her face reveal an unapproachable majesty. Even if he is the only blood relative in the palace, he is not smiling.
Twilight never knew how far the White Moon Palace was from the Imperial City, she only knew that the White Moon Palace was located on a lonely island, surrounded by vast waters, and there were only two young palace ladies in the palace who took care of the daily life of their grandparents.
Twilight doesn't have many memories of her biological parents, only once when she was almost fifteen years old, they are vague shapes that her spiritual powers can't detect, and their voices sound very distant. Twilight's relationship with her parents is not good, to be precise, they don't know each other very well. And her mother, who has a bad relationship with her mother, who is Twilight's grandmother, is also not good, and the two sit down without saying anything, and the scene is quite embarrassing.
She remembered that the Queen Mother reached over to take her hand, but Twilight instinctively took a step back.
Twilight didn't feel anything to be sad about the alienation between mother and daughter, but this reaction broke her mother's heart, and she sobbed and cried for a while.
Twilight also knew very well in her heart that the queen mother did not let down her guard, so she couldn't see her clearly. Her spiritual power was already stronger than hers, and forcibly going to the spirit could break through the defense line of the queen mother, but she didn't.
The memory came to an abrupt end, and not long after, she received a message from her father that she was going to the battlefield. The young girl didn't have any real understanding of the outside world and the battlefield, but she just felt that it didn't matter where someone like her went.
I also hoped that my grandmother would speak out to stop her, but she didn't. She calmly accepted the dispatch of her granddaughter, showing no sadness or joy.
Despite this, he spent half of his life trying to keep Twilight safe the night before he left. She has watched the stars and divination, the pattern of the world will change a lot in the next few years, the emperor star and the general star of the Central Plains have the meaning of crumbling, Xiliang still has a chance to win, but the fate of Duhua is extremely dangerous, she failed to understand it.
Ziyunyi, who had lost most of his strength, aged even more rapidly, and people began to become lethargic.
The female guard who answered the answer, Mu Tianli, picked up Twilight Hua and went directly north to the battlefield without passing through the imperial city.
The guards who answered her tried to get closer to the princess many times along the way, but they were unsuccessful, and she was a little worried that the princess would not be willing to cooperate with the emperor's plan to do a good job wholeheartedly.
Previously, she already knew that there was actually only one target this time, the young general Xiling Ye in the Central Plains used his troops like a god, and since he took over, they had never bargained on the battlefield.
The princess wasn't the first to go there as a minion, after all, she was also the queen's own bloodline, and she wasn't as unappreciated as Twilight thought. It's just that the fine works that I have been to before have been discovered, and there are many who have been rebelled, and in the end, I have no choice but to think of Twilight.
Twilight was born ordinary, not very old, and blind, and her appearance was very confusing, and the people of the Central Plains knew very little about Xiliang witchcraft, so it was difficult to suspect Twilight.
In view of the experience of the previous failures, and the fact that the little princess is not familiar with people, she wants to explain a few more words to Twilight on the way, but the little princess has been silent, which makes her worry even stronger.
Twilight has always been a lover of words, and she can see what people are thinking directly, so she doesn't need to say much.
Just like at this moment, in the bumpy carriage going north, Li Muhua clearly saw Mu Tianjiao's thoughts, and she even saw the unwillingness and attachment of her sisters who died before.
When the road reached the tenth day, Twilight finally spoke to Mu Tianjiao.
Li Muhua: "Sister Mu, you are also a witch, right?"
After a few days of unsuccessful teasing, Mu Tianli had already regarded Twilight Hua as dumb, and was startled when she suddenly heard this voice.
She replied deferentially, "yes."
Li Muhua: "You don't need to be surprised, I can see your thoughts, you are your grandmother's clansman, and you can be regarded as Muhua's sister." ”
Mu Tianlian naturally didn't expect this little princess with a withdrawn temperament to treat people so gently, and she was shocked in her heart.
Mu Hua suddenly laughed and said, "Sister Mu, why is it so easy to be surprised, she doesn't look like a battle-hardened female warrior at all." ”
A little girl who didn't say a word along the way suddenly started talking a lot and laughed unprecedentedly, which made Mu Tianlian feel very weird and even a little hairy. In a trance, I thought she had changed her soul.
She had heard from her clan that witches with strong spiritual power did have the ability to change souls, and they could change them once just by taking their lives, and the success rate was quite low, less than one in ten, so no one had ever used such a forbidden technique.
Li Muhua: "Sister Mu, you don't have to be afraid of me, I am still Li Muhua of Xiliang, and I have not been taken by anyone." Twilight isn't very good at talking, so she doesn't talk much. ”
No matter how stupid Ren is, Mu Tianli has already understood that the reason why Twilight doesn't talk much is not because she can't speak, but because she doesn't need to speak.
Her blind eyes gave her the ability to read through the minds of others, so why was there any need to communicate through deceptive words?
Probably the gap between people is so big that Mu Tianjiao, who is also a witch of the same clan, not only can't see through the minds of others, but can't even decipher the information that Twilight Hua conveyed to her.
However, the microphone is safe, and Twilight and her parents are reassured.
After seeing that although the little princess was young, she was very difficult to deceive, Mu Tianli finally understood why she had to do this task.
Li Muhua: "Sister Mu, the place we are going to this time is not good, and my sister's heart is full of fear and sadness." ”
Mu Tianjiao: "The princess is aware of everything, and her subordinates have lost many sisters who grew up together on that side, and only one of the thirty people is left, so she will naturally be panicked." ”
Li Muhua: "Sister Mu, don't worry, you will go back safely this time, and you will marry a wishful husband, give birth to two children, and live a safe and smooth second half of your life." ”
At that time, Mu Tianli only comforted her with Duhua, and it wasn't until many years later, seeing that a pair of children had grown up, that she suddenly remembered that Li Muhua on the way north had depicted the same future for her. Seeing people's hearts isn't Twilight's best thing, but seeing the future is the main reason why she's sent into battle.