Chapter 71
In the dormitory, Nian'er looked around, she was clinging to Xiao Kui's side like a small beast, her pupils were shining.
"My lord, what is this place?"
Xiao Kui didn't say a word, he looked at Nian'er carefully, and caressed her beautiful dress carefully, as if he had made a judgment and expected 'er didn't feel the slightest fear, but just looked at him strangely.
Finally, Xiao Kui tore out a piece of cloth full of words from the inner skirt, and the cloth was carefully sewn between the jacket and the inner skirt, so that no one could detect Kui read in a low voice, his voice trembling.
"Shangxie! I want to know you, and my longevity will never end. There are no hills in the mountains, the rivers are exhausted, the thunder is shaking in winter, the rain and snow in summer, the heaven and the earth are united, so I dare to die with you."
This is the oath she left him when she parted.
He took a deep breath, there was a thin mist in his eyes, and a wave of sudden joy poured into his heart.
"Xiuxiu, you will never fail me!"
He hugged Nian'er excitedly, as if hugging the woman he had missed for a long time.
It's been eight years, but her body fragrance and residual warmth are still that time, she was still at the age of peach and plum, with light eyebrows, frosty skin, and her eyes looking at him were as gentle as water... There was a hazy moonlight outside the window, they were madly in love, and when he looked at her, he felt that she was the most ironic thing. The soft gown is soft and warm throughout.
It's just that they had to choose to separate.
When she left, there was Lan Xiangyun's shadow all the way, he let her figure sway in the wind, he couldn't protect said goodbye Yiyi, she smiled in a trance, which made him feel that it would not take many days, and they would wait until a spring breeze came again.
This time, thousands of miles lived with humiliation, buried his longing and longing deeply, but he didn't know that the seeds of their love had already borne fruit.
"Hugh, wait for me."
He spoke fiercely, as if taking a sip of Kudingcha, bitter and sweet.
"Your Majesty, are you crying?" Nian'er asked.
He smiled, and his voice was extremely soft: "When I was young, I did many things wrong and lost the most precious things. Now, I want to get it back."
Under the fur pillow, lay the piece of gardenia stamen jade flatly, so plain that it didn't have any bright years have worn away its original brilliance, but it has become smoother and softer.
Xiao Kui carefully hung it under Nian'er's neck, Nian'er lowered his head and picked up Ruiyu, and opened his big black eyes: "Does the emperor want to give it to Nian'er?"
"This is a meeting gift for Nian'er, go back and show it to your mother, you understand?"
Nian'er nodded solemnly, and asked again: "The emperor gave it to Nian'er, so the emperor will lose it?"
Suddenly, Xiao Kui held Nian'er's hand again: "Yes, I'll take you to see it."
When they left the bedroom, they turned around a corridor. There was a small garden behind Xiao Kui's bedroom, and the fragrance could be smelled from a long stood in the garden, and the air was filled with a faint are no exotic flowers and plants in the garden, but a gardenia tree in the center of the garden is particularly eye-catching. It seems to be deeply rooted, with green leaves layered and verdant, and the gardenias on it are blooming in large numbers.
"Is it Grandpa Shu?" Nian'er became curious again.
Xiao Kui gently scratched Nian'er's slightly upturned nose, and answered her patiently: "Yes, it's called a gardenia tree."
"I know, my mother always wanted to plant gardenia trees, but every time I couldn't plant them, my mother always sighed." Nian'er looked serious.
Xiao Kui smiled, he held Nian'er in his arms, as if holding everything to the gardenia tree, he said to Nian'er in an extremely positive tone: "Go back and tell your mother that her gardenia tree is here."
At this time, the wind brings a little fragrance, and the white petals bloom more dance gracefully and appear even more natural.
Huanyi.
The outskirts of Wangcheng is a vast expanse of grassland. The bluestone road leading to Houmen is covered with green grass on both sides, and all kinds of precious flowers are planted on butterflies fluttered about, and the flowers fell gracefully, lingeringly, colorfully.
Everyone here knows that eight years ago, when the four princes came back from the division of the territory, they began to lay grass and plant trees. Up to now, this area is already a beautiful grassland that surpasses that of the south of the Yangtze River.
The door of Hou opened wide, and two maidservants came in with a basket of flowers. The flowers were so fresh that drops of dew were still road along the road is also full of green pines and cypresses, but it is empty all day long, making it even more lonely and maid walked carefully, not even daring to speak is rare to hear laughter here, which always makes people feel depressed and nervous.
Xixiu was sitting by the window, talking to Nian'er in a soft wisp of mist rises from the carved incense burner, outlining her delicate snow-white arm slipped from the sleeve, and the jade pendant between the fingers shook she was concentrating, she smiled weakly, and there were water waves in her eyes.
The door opened at some point, and Xiao Hao walked in.
Xiuxiu couldn't help turning her head, and saw Xiao Hao's eyes were gloomy, and his eyes fell on the jade pendant in her hand, without a smile on his Jiang Ling came back, his temper has become more and more weird, and his face has become more gloomy.
Xiuxiu was flustered and wanted to hide the jade pendant in his cuff, but Xiao Hao had already noticed it, strode forward and snatched the jade pendant.
"This is given to me by the emperor!" Nian'er shouted.
Xiao Hao looked at it for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Haha, third brother, he believed it! He thought Nian'er was my child and yours, and gave her such a worthless gift!"
Xiuxiu snatched back the jade pendant, her voice was trembling, and she asked awkwardly: "What did the emperor say?"
"Third brother took me to the front of Lingde Hall, pointed at Jiuding, and asked me to come back and prepare. He wants to kill Huanyi."
Xiao Hao said quietly, lifted Xiuxiu's chin, and looked at her carefully, with warm breath spraying on her face.
Eight years of time have not wiped away even half of her beauty.
How could he be willing?
His heart was full of vengeful pleasure, and he said harshly: "You miss him very much, don't you? He really hasn't forgotten you. But, when he heard that Nian'er is my daughter, his face was so scary. I put Nian'er Take it with you, just to destroy his thoughts! Just wait, he will completely forget you in a short time!"
"You are provoking him! Fourth Highness, even if the emperor forgets me, I still love the emperor, and this life will never change!" Xiuxiu was in shock, with tears in his eyes, and continued, "You have been imprisoned. I have been eight years, have you ever been happy? Why bother?"
"I want to imprison you and not let you go out of Huanyi! Seeing the third brother in pain makes me happy!" Xiao Hao yelled frantically.
Xiuxiu was trembling all over, and also hissed: "Sooner or later, the emperor will regain the lost ground! You brothers are killing each other, and both sides are hurting each other. I don't want to see this! Fourth Highness, let us go, you are your leisure Wouldn't it be better, king?"
This kind of quarrel has happened more than once or twice, and the eight years have been exhausted without end.
She was physically and mentally exhausted, looking at the expressionless Xiao Hao, she thought: This person is no longer the fourth prince who would hug her shoulders to comfort her when she was in trouble, and she is no longer the one who would confide in her and shed tears juvenile.
What was it that made him like this?
"I can't be the Happy King, so I would like to see you suffer with me." Xiao Hao was still sneering.
Nian'er was already sensible, and had been looking at them in fear, then suddenly asked: "Mother, whose daughter is Nian'er?"
Xiao Hao stopped arguing suddenly, and then he seemed to realize something, and turned to face Nian'er, with an innocent smile on his face.
"Nian'er, you are my daughter. I am your father, call me Daddy."
"No! Nian'er, don't scream! The emperor you have met is your biological father!" Xiuxiu shouted.
"Shut up!"
Xiao Hao slapped Xiuxiu's face heavily.
Nian'er was so frightened that she burst into tears.
Xiuxiu only felt that she tripped and fell to the ground, while Xiao Hao was already lying on top of her, tearing at her skirt was trapped on the ground, struggling in vain, her cheeks were already half wet.
"mother!"
Nian'er rushed forward, trying to help her mother, but Xiao Hao pushed her away.
The servants and guards who were waiting outside the door were already used to this kind of slapstick scene, and they all stood numbly.
The faint sound of the horn came, Wei strode upstairs with a halberd in hand, and kicked open the door with a sound like a bell.
"Hao'er, what are you still doing? The war is about to start! Xiao Kui issued an order, and he personally led an army of [-] to kill the general!"
Seeing this scene at a glance, Zheng Wei was extremely annoyed. He pounded the ground with his long halberd, and cursed: "It's just a ghost, what's so good about this kind of woman? You pester her every day, and she fights against you every day. I'm going crazy with your anger! When Xiao Kui is destroyed, even this woman will be killed!"
Xiao Hao got up, brushed off his clothes, and followed Zheng Wei without saying a word.
The room fell silent, only the intermittent sobbing of Nian'er.
Xiuxiu got up slowly, although the trembling stopped, the feeling of dizziness became more and more hugged Nian'er and pulled her into her is a bitter taste in the breath, like a stick in the throat.
"Xiao Kui, did you really expect you to come?"
On this day, the rumbling war drums roared like heavy thunder, and Xiao Kui's army overwhelmed the vast green field and charged towards Huanyi with overwhelming momentum.
After a day and night of attack, the heavy city gate was knocked open, Xiao Kui's army was unstoppable, and rushed into the city like a war drums were like thunder, the horns blared, and the whole city was dancing with "Xiao" the sky full of smoke and dust, the continuous Xiao Jun rolled like a black tide.
Xiuxiu looked for Nian'er everywhere, and the servants and maids in the Hou's mansion ran away in panic, obviously not paying attention to kept calling "Nian'er", and finally heard Nian'er's screams in the front yard.
A few armored guards were dragging Nian'er out, Nian'er called "Mother" and tried to break free, but a child was no match for these became crazy, rushed over recklessly, grabbed Nian'er's sleeve, and shouted, "Where do you want to take my daughter?"
"The Fourth Highness orders, take the young lady to the city gate!"
"Do you want to use her to threaten the emperor?" Xiuxiu desperately hugged Nian'er, "No! You can't take my daughter away!"
The two sides struggled and fought, the door suddenly opened, and a group of strong men in civilian clothes with long knives and spears rushed in guards had no choice but to let go of Xiuxiu's mother and daughter and fight each other with the shadow of swords and swords, someone quickly grabbed Xiuxiu and pulled the mother and daughter aside.
When Xiuxiu saw the person coming, he was stunned, and exclaimed: "Brother Xinyang!"
Xin Yang became darker and thicker than before, and also became this time, he smiled mysteriously and said: "I am in the salt and iron business, and there are many contacts between the north and the south. I heard from my father that the emperor is about to attack Huanyi. I sneaked into the city earlier and came to rescue you once the war broke out. Stop talking nonsense and come with me." Come."
The strong men fought vigorously, and the armored guards fell to the ground one after another. Xin Yang took the opportunity to take Xiuxiu's mother and daughter out of the at this time, Xiao Hao led his infantry to break in and confront them directly.
Xiao Hao looked extremely embarrassed, his helmet was off, his hair was disheveled, and his battle clothes were half this moment, he stared at them with red eyes, and soon recognized Xin Yang.
"Want to take them away? Don't even think about whether I promise or not!" He sneered.
Xin Yang advised: "Your Highness, I know that you have always been restrained by Zheng Wei, and you have no other choice. Eight years is enough, now that Zheng Wei has lost, you let them go, the emperor will forgive you!"
"Bullshit! I, Xiao Hao, don't seek wealth and glory in this life. I don't covet life and fear death. I do it for the sake of dignity! I will never let her go, so go ahead and dream!"
Xiao Hao roared angrily, pointed his long sword, and his infantry rushed in, surrounding Xin Yang and the strong men drew their swords again, fighting each other, and the clanging and shouting continued.
Seeing that Xin Yang's people couldn't hold back, Xiuxiu pushed Nian'er into Xin Yang's arms, and hurriedly said: "Leave me alone, take Nian'er away!"
Nian'er cried out, "Mother!"
Xin Yang asked eagerly, "What should you do?"
Xiuxiu put on a sad smile, gritted her teeth and said, "If Nian'er can return to the emperor, I will have no regrets in this life. His Highness does not want to let me go, so I will accompany him to the end. I will settle this debt with him! You guys Go, don't make unnecessary sacrifices, or it will be too late!"
Xin Yang had no choice but to pick up Nian'er, and hurriedly left Hou Mansion under the cover of the remaining strong men.
The wind is rustling, and the clouds are were bursts of shouts and the sound of sharp horns continued.
The Hou Mansion was suddenly quiet.
Xiao Hao forcefully dragged Xiuxiu to walk, and went up to the tallest pavilion in the hands pinched Xiuxiu's slender arm tightly. Xiuxiu was so painful that she almost fainted, but she stubbornly gritted her teeth and persisted.
Standing in front of the pavilion, Xiao Hao grabbed Xiuxiu's hair and forced her to raise her head.
Looking as far as the eye can see, outside the city is the wilderness that was originally a sea of kind of greenery now presents a chaotic and boundless scorched black, with corpses criss-crossing and smoke curling sky became gloomy, the flowers lost their former beauty, and were covered with black and red blood stains.
Xiao Hao's face twitched for a while, and his red eyes shone brightly.
"Look, this is the beauty I described carefully for you. The vast grassland, the gentle breeze is blowing, the grass is green, and there is a faint fragrance of flowers... At this moment, they are being trampled by the enemy, and they are beyond recognition. Why, I still can't catch your heart by doing this?"
Xiuxiu's face was pale, and it was difficult to breathe, but she still replied word by word: "My heart is not broad enough, so I can only keep Xiao Kui alone. If I choose to love him in this life, I will be satisfied."
"Then what about me?" Xiao Hao shouted, the pain and hatred in his chest clinging to each other.
"Xiuxiu remembers the goodness of the Fourth Highness, and also remembers the harm that the Fourth Highness did to us. I was originally a simple person, and my life is very simple. If the emperor wants you to die, I will die with you."
"Very well said!"
Xiao Hao laughed wildly as if venting, and tears burst out of his painful eyes: "It is better to let you die with me than to live in vain. If you don't get it in this life, you will pay back twice as much in the next life!"
After speaking, he picked up Xiuxiu and walked to the pavilion.
Xixiu lowered his head weakly and closed his eyes.
"I don't agree!"
From behind, Xiao Kui's deep voice sounded.
A sharp pain pierced through Xiao Hao's back, and he collapsed to the Xiao Kui walking towards him step by step, Xiao Hao's eyes showed a look of extreme pain, and his lips trembled: "You let me die."
Facing Xiao Hao, Xiao Kui looked at Xiao Hao with a stern look in his eyes, and said loudly: "Since I am a virtuous king, I have the strength of a king. Zheng Wei was defeated, and I can still be kind and respectful to his subordinates, not to mention brothers and sisters." Feelings."
Xiao Hao was so ashamed that he covered his face with his hands, unable to raise his head for a long time.
Xiao Kui knelt down, helped Xiuxiu up, let her lie in his arms, and called her name softly.
Xixiu opened his eyes, and through the tears, he really wanted to take a closer look at the face of the person he thought about day and fingers gently brushed away her messy hair, smelling the familiar breath, at this moment she wanted to laugh so much that tears flowed down her cheeks.
"My woman, why did she die with another man without my consent?" He blamed.
"I'm old." She choked out.
But he smiled, wiped away her tears with the back of his hand, and said hoarsely: "I'm old too, we all have children."
"Nian'er..." Her eyes brightened, and she became alive.
"Our daughter will not suffer like her mother. Sooner or later, I will make her the most honorable woman in the world."
Xiao Kui solemnly made a promise, hugged Xiuxiu, and walked slowly down the pavilion.
(End of this chapter)
In the dormitory, Nian'er looked around, she was clinging to Xiao Kui's side like a small beast, her pupils were shining.
"My lord, what is this place?"
Xiao Kui didn't say a word, he looked at Nian'er carefully, and caressed her beautiful dress carefully, as if he had made a judgment and expected 'er didn't feel the slightest fear, but just looked at him strangely.
Finally, Xiao Kui tore out a piece of cloth full of words from the inner skirt, and the cloth was carefully sewn between the jacket and the inner skirt, so that no one could detect Kui read in a low voice, his voice trembling.
"Shangxie! I want to know you, and my longevity will never end. There are no hills in the mountains, the rivers are exhausted, the thunder is shaking in winter, the rain and snow in summer, the heaven and the earth are united, so I dare to die with you."
This is the oath she left him when she parted.
He took a deep breath, there was a thin mist in his eyes, and a wave of sudden joy poured into his heart.
"Xiuxiu, you will never fail me!"
He hugged Nian'er excitedly, as if hugging the woman he had missed for a long time.
It's been eight years, but her body fragrance and residual warmth are still that time, she was still at the age of peach and plum, with light eyebrows, frosty skin, and her eyes looking at him were as gentle as water... There was a hazy moonlight outside the window, they were madly in love, and when he looked at her, he felt that she was the most ironic thing. The soft gown is soft and warm throughout.
It's just that they had to choose to separate.
When she left, there was Lan Xiangyun's shadow all the way, he let her figure sway in the wind, he couldn't protect said goodbye Yiyi, she smiled in a trance, which made him feel that it would not take many days, and they would wait until a spring breeze came again.
This time, thousands of miles lived with humiliation, buried his longing and longing deeply, but he didn't know that the seeds of their love had already borne fruit.
"Hugh, wait for me."
He spoke fiercely, as if taking a sip of Kudingcha, bitter and sweet.
"Your Majesty, are you crying?" Nian'er asked.
He smiled, and his voice was extremely soft: "When I was young, I did many things wrong and lost the most precious things. Now, I want to get it back."
Under the fur pillow, lay the piece of gardenia stamen jade flatly, so plain that it didn't have any bright years have worn away its original brilliance, but it has become smoother and softer.
Xiao Kui carefully hung it under Nian'er's neck, Nian'er lowered his head and picked up Ruiyu, and opened his big black eyes: "Does the emperor want to give it to Nian'er?"
"This is a meeting gift for Nian'er, go back and show it to your mother, you understand?"
Nian'er nodded solemnly, and asked again: "The emperor gave it to Nian'er, so the emperor will lose it?"
Suddenly, Xiao Kui held Nian'er's hand again: "Yes, I'll take you to see it."
When they left the bedroom, they turned around a corridor. There was a small garden behind Xiao Kui's bedroom, and the fragrance could be smelled from a long stood in the garden, and the air was filled with a faint are no exotic flowers and plants in the garden, but a gardenia tree in the center of the garden is particularly eye-catching. It seems to be deeply rooted, with green leaves layered and verdant, and the gardenias on it are blooming in large numbers.
"Is it Grandpa Shu?" Nian'er became curious again.
Xiao Kui gently scratched Nian'er's slightly upturned nose, and answered her patiently: "Yes, it's called a gardenia tree."
"I know, my mother always wanted to plant gardenia trees, but every time I couldn't plant them, my mother always sighed." Nian'er looked serious.
Xiao Kui smiled, he held Nian'er in his arms, as if holding everything to the gardenia tree, he said to Nian'er in an extremely positive tone: "Go back and tell your mother that her gardenia tree is here."
At this time, the wind brings a little fragrance, and the white petals bloom more dance gracefully and appear even more natural.
Huanyi.
The outskirts of Wangcheng is a vast expanse of grassland. The bluestone road leading to Houmen is covered with green grass on both sides, and all kinds of precious flowers are planted on butterflies fluttered about, and the flowers fell gracefully, lingeringly, colorfully.
Everyone here knows that eight years ago, when the four princes came back from the division of the territory, they began to lay grass and plant trees. Up to now, this area is already a beautiful grassland that surpasses that of the south of the Yangtze River.
The door of Hou opened wide, and two maidservants came in with a basket of flowers. The flowers were so fresh that drops of dew were still road along the road is also full of green pines and cypresses, but it is empty all day long, making it even more lonely and maid walked carefully, not even daring to speak is rare to hear laughter here, which always makes people feel depressed and nervous.
Xixiu was sitting by the window, talking to Nian'er in a soft wisp of mist rises from the carved incense burner, outlining her delicate snow-white arm slipped from the sleeve, and the jade pendant between the fingers shook she was concentrating, she smiled weakly, and there were water waves in her eyes.
The door opened at some point, and Xiao Hao walked in.
Xiuxiu couldn't help turning her head, and saw Xiao Hao's eyes were gloomy, and his eyes fell on the jade pendant in her hand, without a smile on his Jiang Ling came back, his temper has become more and more weird, and his face has become more gloomy.
Xiuxiu was flustered and wanted to hide the jade pendant in his cuff, but Xiao Hao had already noticed it, strode forward and snatched the jade pendant.
"This is given to me by the emperor!" Nian'er shouted.
Xiao Hao looked at it for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Haha, third brother, he believed it! He thought Nian'er was my child and yours, and gave her such a worthless gift!"
Xiuxiu snatched back the jade pendant, her voice was trembling, and she asked awkwardly: "What did the emperor say?"
"Third brother took me to the front of Lingde Hall, pointed at Jiuding, and asked me to come back and prepare. He wants to kill Huanyi."
Xiao Hao said quietly, lifted Xiuxiu's chin, and looked at her carefully, with warm breath spraying on her face.
Eight years of time have not wiped away even half of her beauty.
How could he be willing?
His heart was full of vengeful pleasure, and he said harshly: "You miss him very much, don't you? He really hasn't forgotten you. But, when he heard that Nian'er is my daughter, his face was so scary. I put Nian'er Take it with you, just to destroy his thoughts! Just wait, he will completely forget you in a short time!"
"You are provoking him! Fourth Highness, even if the emperor forgets me, I still love the emperor, and this life will never change!" Xiuxiu was in shock, with tears in his eyes, and continued, "You have been imprisoned. I have been eight years, have you ever been happy? Why bother?"
"I want to imprison you and not let you go out of Huanyi! Seeing the third brother in pain makes me happy!" Xiao Hao yelled frantically.
Xiuxiu was trembling all over, and also hissed: "Sooner or later, the emperor will regain the lost ground! You brothers are killing each other, and both sides are hurting each other. I don't want to see this! Fourth Highness, let us go, you are your leisure Wouldn't it be better, king?"
This kind of quarrel has happened more than once or twice, and the eight years have been exhausted without end.
She was physically and mentally exhausted, looking at the expressionless Xiao Hao, she thought: This person is no longer the fourth prince who would hug her shoulders to comfort her when she was in trouble, and she is no longer the one who would confide in her and shed tears juvenile.
What was it that made him like this?
"I can't be the Happy King, so I would like to see you suffer with me." Xiao Hao was still sneering.
Nian'er was already sensible, and had been looking at them in fear, then suddenly asked: "Mother, whose daughter is Nian'er?"
Xiao Hao stopped arguing suddenly, and then he seemed to realize something, and turned to face Nian'er, with an innocent smile on his face.
"Nian'er, you are my daughter. I am your father, call me Daddy."
"No! Nian'er, don't scream! The emperor you have met is your biological father!" Xiuxiu shouted.
"Shut up!"
Xiao Hao slapped Xiuxiu's face heavily.
Nian'er was so frightened that she burst into tears.
Xiuxiu only felt that she tripped and fell to the ground, while Xiao Hao was already lying on top of her, tearing at her skirt was trapped on the ground, struggling in vain, her cheeks were already half wet.
"mother!"
Nian'er rushed forward, trying to help her mother, but Xiao Hao pushed her away.
The servants and guards who were waiting outside the door were already used to this kind of slapstick scene, and they all stood numbly.
The faint sound of the horn came, Wei strode upstairs with a halberd in hand, and kicked open the door with a sound like a bell.
"Hao'er, what are you still doing? The war is about to start! Xiao Kui issued an order, and he personally led an army of [-] to kill the general!"
Seeing this scene at a glance, Zheng Wei was extremely annoyed. He pounded the ground with his long halberd, and cursed: "It's just a ghost, what's so good about this kind of woman? You pester her every day, and she fights against you every day. I'm going crazy with your anger! When Xiao Kui is destroyed, even this woman will be killed!"
Xiao Hao got up, brushed off his clothes, and followed Zheng Wei without saying a word.
The room fell silent, only the intermittent sobbing of Nian'er.
Xiuxiu got up slowly, although the trembling stopped, the feeling of dizziness became more and more hugged Nian'er and pulled her into her is a bitter taste in the breath, like a stick in the throat.
"Xiao Kui, did you really expect you to come?"
On this day, the rumbling war drums roared like heavy thunder, and Xiao Kui's army overwhelmed the vast green field and charged towards Huanyi with overwhelming momentum.
After a day and night of attack, the heavy city gate was knocked open, Xiao Kui's army was unstoppable, and rushed into the city like a war drums were like thunder, the horns blared, and the whole city was dancing with "Xiao" the sky full of smoke and dust, the continuous Xiao Jun rolled like a black tide.
Xiuxiu looked for Nian'er everywhere, and the servants and maids in the Hou's mansion ran away in panic, obviously not paying attention to kept calling "Nian'er", and finally heard Nian'er's screams in the front yard.
A few armored guards were dragging Nian'er out, Nian'er called "Mother" and tried to break free, but a child was no match for these became crazy, rushed over recklessly, grabbed Nian'er's sleeve, and shouted, "Where do you want to take my daughter?"
"The Fourth Highness orders, take the young lady to the city gate!"
"Do you want to use her to threaten the emperor?" Xiuxiu desperately hugged Nian'er, "No! You can't take my daughter away!"
The two sides struggled and fought, the door suddenly opened, and a group of strong men in civilian clothes with long knives and spears rushed in guards had no choice but to let go of Xiuxiu's mother and daughter and fight each other with the shadow of swords and swords, someone quickly grabbed Xiuxiu and pulled the mother and daughter aside.
When Xiuxiu saw the person coming, he was stunned, and exclaimed: "Brother Xinyang!"
Xin Yang became darker and thicker than before, and also became this time, he smiled mysteriously and said: "I am in the salt and iron business, and there are many contacts between the north and the south. I heard from my father that the emperor is about to attack Huanyi. I sneaked into the city earlier and came to rescue you once the war broke out. Stop talking nonsense and come with me." Come."
The strong men fought vigorously, and the armored guards fell to the ground one after another. Xin Yang took the opportunity to take Xiuxiu's mother and daughter out of the at this time, Xiao Hao led his infantry to break in and confront them directly.
Xiao Hao looked extremely embarrassed, his helmet was off, his hair was disheveled, and his battle clothes were half this moment, he stared at them with red eyes, and soon recognized Xin Yang.
"Want to take them away? Don't even think about whether I promise or not!" He sneered.
Xin Yang advised: "Your Highness, I know that you have always been restrained by Zheng Wei, and you have no other choice. Eight years is enough, now that Zheng Wei has lost, you let them go, the emperor will forgive you!"
"Bullshit! I, Xiao Hao, don't seek wealth and glory in this life. I don't covet life and fear death. I do it for the sake of dignity! I will never let her go, so go ahead and dream!"
Xiao Hao roared angrily, pointed his long sword, and his infantry rushed in, surrounding Xin Yang and the strong men drew their swords again, fighting each other, and the clanging and shouting continued.
Seeing that Xin Yang's people couldn't hold back, Xiuxiu pushed Nian'er into Xin Yang's arms, and hurriedly said: "Leave me alone, take Nian'er away!"
Nian'er cried out, "Mother!"
Xin Yang asked eagerly, "What should you do?"
Xiuxiu put on a sad smile, gritted her teeth and said, "If Nian'er can return to the emperor, I will have no regrets in this life. His Highness does not want to let me go, so I will accompany him to the end. I will settle this debt with him! You guys Go, don't make unnecessary sacrifices, or it will be too late!"
Xin Yang had no choice but to pick up Nian'er, and hurriedly left Hou Mansion under the cover of the remaining strong men.
The wind is rustling, and the clouds are were bursts of shouts and the sound of sharp horns continued.
The Hou Mansion was suddenly quiet.
Xiao Hao forcefully dragged Xiuxiu to walk, and went up to the tallest pavilion in the hands pinched Xiuxiu's slender arm tightly. Xiuxiu was so painful that she almost fainted, but she stubbornly gritted her teeth and persisted.
Standing in front of the pavilion, Xiao Hao grabbed Xiuxiu's hair and forced her to raise her head.
Looking as far as the eye can see, outside the city is the wilderness that was originally a sea of kind of greenery now presents a chaotic and boundless scorched black, with corpses criss-crossing and smoke curling sky became gloomy, the flowers lost their former beauty, and were covered with black and red blood stains.
Xiao Hao's face twitched for a while, and his red eyes shone brightly.
"Look, this is the beauty I described carefully for you. The vast grassland, the gentle breeze is blowing, the grass is green, and there is a faint fragrance of flowers... At this moment, they are being trampled by the enemy, and they are beyond recognition. Why, I still can't catch your heart by doing this?"
Xiuxiu's face was pale, and it was difficult to breathe, but she still replied word by word: "My heart is not broad enough, so I can only keep Xiao Kui alone. If I choose to love him in this life, I will be satisfied."
"Then what about me?" Xiao Hao shouted, the pain and hatred in his chest clinging to each other.
"Xiuxiu remembers the goodness of the Fourth Highness, and also remembers the harm that the Fourth Highness did to us. I was originally a simple person, and my life is very simple. If the emperor wants you to die, I will die with you."
"Very well said!"
Xiao Hao laughed wildly as if venting, and tears burst out of his painful eyes: "It is better to let you die with me than to live in vain. If you don't get it in this life, you will pay back twice as much in the next life!"
After speaking, he picked up Xiuxiu and walked to the pavilion.
Xixiu lowered his head weakly and closed his eyes.
"I don't agree!"
From behind, Xiao Kui's deep voice sounded.
A sharp pain pierced through Xiao Hao's back, and he collapsed to the Xiao Kui walking towards him step by step, Xiao Hao's eyes showed a look of extreme pain, and his lips trembled: "You let me die."
Facing Xiao Hao, Xiao Kui looked at Xiao Hao with a stern look in his eyes, and said loudly: "Since I am a virtuous king, I have the strength of a king. Zheng Wei was defeated, and I can still be kind and respectful to his subordinates, not to mention brothers and sisters." Feelings."
Xiao Hao was so ashamed that he covered his face with his hands, unable to raise his head for a long time.
Xiao Kui knelt down, helped Xiuxiu up, let her lie in his arms, and called her name softly.
Xixiu opened his eyes, and through the tears, he really wanted to take a closer look at the face of the person he thought about day and fingers gently brushed away her messy hair, smelling the familiar breath, at this moment she wanted to laugh so much that tears flowed down her cheeks.
"My woman, why did she die with another man without my consent?" He blamed.
"I'm old." She choked out.
But he smiled, wiped away her tears with the back of his hand, and said hoarsely: "I'm old too, we all have children."
"Nian'er..." Her eyes brightened, and she became alive.
"Our daughter will not suffer like her mother. Sooner or later, I will make her the most honorable woman in the world."
Xiao Kui solemnly made a promise, hugged Xiuxiu, and walked slowly down the pavilion.
(End of this chapter)
