Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 205 Who is Manipulating Behind the Scenes?

Could it be that I have been here in a dream?Why is this all so familiar?

I walked slowly in this bamboo forest, smelling the faint fragrance of the bamboo leaves, the new bamboo shoots with dew hanging under my feet, the sun shining through the thick leaves, and scattered spots of light, like a hazy river of stars on the ground , I walked gently inside in a trance, when a gust of wind blew by, the surrounding green leaves rustled and swayed with the wind, like a blue wave rippling, stretching, and the green waves on the distant mountains were constantly undulating.

When I finally walked out of this bamboo forest, looking around, there was a wide river beyond the green waves, and on the other side of the river, there were large expanses of peach blossoms all over the mountains and plains, blooming pink in the sun, surrounded by bees and butterflies, The aroma is overflowing and the beauty is too beautiful.

What a paradise...

I looked at the beautiful scenery stupidly, when a gust of breeze blew, the dress fluttered, and the dew sprinkled, bringing a burst of coolness.

I don't know how long I stayed there until it was getting late, and there was a sound of footsteps behind me, and I heard Xiao Man shouting: "Hey! How did you run so far, he didn't tell you to run so far!"

I turned around and saw her trotting over, her pretty face was flushed, and she was panting when she ran up to me: "Who told you to run so far? What if you run into a monkey in the mountains and take you back to be your wife?" ?”

I couldn't help but laugh: "Monkeys want to steal their wives too?"

"Why don't you grab it?" She said with a smile: "Abba told me, so he never let me go up the mountain."

This girl is so capable and shrewd, she may not have been deceived by such words, she believed it because her father said it, so she believed it.

After all, I had just recovered from a serious injury, and I felt a little sad after walking for so long. On the way back, Xiaoman helped me to walk slowly.

As we walked, I asked her, "By the way, does this manor belong to your father?"

"of course not."

I glanced at her, and only heard Xiao Man say: "Look at my dad, he is poor, he has no meat to eat every day he doesn't go up the mountain, how can there be such a big garden, he is guarding the garden here for others."

Guard the garden for others?
"Then, who is the owner of this garden—?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it before, and I've never seen my father take money from others. I don't know why he still keeps guarding here obediently."

It seems that this person named Yayoi seems to have something very interesting about him, I thought about it, and asked again: "Then, where is your mother?"

Xiaoman turned to look at me, and suddenly laughed: "You don't really think he is my dad, do you?"

I raised my eyebrows slightly - of course not.From the first glance, it can be seen that Yayoi has light eyebrows and is a beautiful man from the Central Plains, while Xiaoman has dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a typical appearance of a southern barbarian, and besides, Yayoi's age does not seem to be a man like Xiaoman. Daughter's man.

"Then, have you asked him?"

Xiaoman pursed his lips and smiled, rolled his eyeballs, and turned his head to look at the mountain: "You know why Dad doesn't let me go up the mountain."

"..."

As we walked back and chatted slowly, I realized that it wasn't the monkey who robbed someone else's wife, but someone snatched a little girl from the monkey's hands.

"So, you have been living in this manor since you were sensible?"

"Yeah, I've been to every place here. The year before last, I almost fell into the lake and drowned. My dad hung me up and beat me up, haha."

I smiled lightly. In fact, to live in such a manor and live such a quiet and peaceful life, it doesn't matter if you are a little poorer, a little bit bitter, and eat chaff.

When I said this thought, Xiaoman also nodded: "Yes, I also like to be here, and I am the happiest thing to do with my father every day." As she spoke, she seemed to suddenly recall something, and her face gradually darkened: "It's a pity that here——"

how?I looked at her suspiciously, is there something going to happen here?

Just when I was about to ask, we had already reached the small bamboo building. When I looked up, I saw Yayoi wearing a homely long gown, the hem was raised and tied to the belt, and the sleeves were rolled up high, showing that she was used to doing clothes. The rough and strong arm looked at us: "The food is going to be cold."

The air was already filled with a delicious smell, Xiao Man cheered, took me to the pool to wash my hands, and immediately went into the house.

In addition to the big bowl of chicken soup on the table, there are also a few unnamed side dishes, although not many, but in such a mountain, it is rare and rich, plus the medicine and porridge I drank for a few days, I lost my appetite, and I ate with relish at this time.

While drinking the fragrant chicken soup, Yayoi suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

I looked up at him and thought for a while: "My husband's family name is Chu."

"Oh, so you're already married." Xiaoman looked at me with a smile on the side: "Then I'll call you Mrs. Chu."

I smiled lightly: "Follow you."

"Mrs. Chu...?" Yayoi called, but there was a tone of distrust in his voice. I know that this person may not believe what I say, but I think he can also understand that such an accidental meeting , he may not be willing to tell some truths, so he is not worried about anything.

During the banquet, there were Xiaoman's gags, and it was not hard to bear. After eating and tidying up, Yayoi brought me another bowl of medicine. When I saw the dark medicine juice, I subconsciously felt nauseous , looking at him with some embarrassment: "I'm already much better, do I still want to drink?"

"Drink it. After three days, you will have the strength to leave here."

three days later?
I couldn't help but looked at him suspiciously, although I really wanted to leave here, I really wanted to go back to find my Mu Feng, I wanted to know if something happened to them, but listening to his tone, it seemed that he wanted to drive me away , although I know it won't.

"Three days?" Xiao Man next to him opened his eyes wide: "Only three days?"

When I heard it, I felt something was wrong: "What's wrong?"

"..."

Their eyes met, as if they were secretly conveying something, but no one answered me, and in this weird atmosphere, I seemed to feel a kind of strange calm that was about to come.

What will happen in three days?

For the next two days, Yayoi would force me out every day and walk around the manor to promote my recovery. Slowly, I was able to walk farther and farther, and the chest injury no longer affected my breathing.

However, no matter how I walked, he never let me go out of the manor. Every time I wanted to go out, Xiao Man would always show up at the right time and call me back.

On the third day, Yayoi said to me, "You can go."

His words were still so faint that people couldn't tell whether he was chasing people away or what he was doing. I glanced at him and said, "Your Excellency's life-saving grace..."

With just a wave of his hand, he interrupted me, handed over a small cloth bag, and said, "When I carried you back, you still had this on your body." He glanced at me, "It's Yuyan Pill, right? .”

I immediately took it nervously, opened it and saw that the elixir was still intact and not damaged, I was relieved immediately, and Yayoi looked at me with a burning gaze: "Your appearance is ruined, but you have such an elixir but you don't want to eat it , are you going to leave it to someone?"

My heart trembled slightly, and I lowered my eyelids.

The ubiquitous scars on that person's face came to mind. I don't know how much pain he has gone through to become what he is today, but——should he be able to pay him back?
Yayoi looked at me, as if she understood something, and said something with a deep meaning——

"There is a cause and an effect."

I glanced at him, he didn't say anything, he turned around and greeted Xiao Man: "Send her off." After speaking, he turned and left.

I don't have anything, except for that elixir, I have only myself, and others have already issued a "order to drive away guests", so I am too embarrassed to stay any longer, not to mention that I have been worried all the time, so I nodded slightly at him, and then turned around Followed Xiaoman out.

However, Xiaoman took me not to the main entrance of the manor, but to the side entrance, and walked north along the mountain road. There were still boundless bamboo forests on both sides of the road, and thousands of hectares of blue waves rippling.

As I was walking, I heard Xiaoman say: "Madam Chu, don't blame my dad, he didn't want to drive you away."

"……I know."

"When you were in a coma, you kept calling someone's name. Dad said that you must have important people waiting for you, so you should go back earlier."

My heart trembled slightly - whose name have I been calling?
Who is it?
I just wanted to ask, but I heard Xiaoman said softly: "Besides, this manor is probably going to be in trouble. If you don't leave, you will be involved, and Dad can't bear it."

As soon as I heard it, I immediately stopped and looked at her: "What's the trouble?"

She glanced at me and sighed softly: "Our Suzaku Kingdom is going to war."

what? !

I stared at her with wide eyes in astonishment—the Suzaku Kingdom is going to war?Who are you fighting with?

Didn't Mu Liusha never intend to go north? She has always been in the danger of the mountains and rivers in the southern border, and never easily set foot in the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains. It is for the long-term stability of Suzaku. This is even the best place for many peace-loving people to escape the chaos of war. Why is Suzaku Kingdom going to war?

What's more, at this time, the Central Plains is not peaceful, the White Tiger Kingdom has been destroyed, Xuanyuan Kingdom's vitality has been seriously injured, and it is impossible for the Xuanwu Kingdom to travel long distances to fight here.

Is it—

I just felt cold sweat on my palms, stared at Xiaoman with wide eyes, and asked word by word: "Who are you fighting with?"

Although I was a little prepared in my heart, when I really heard the words "Qinglong Kingdom" from Xiaoman's mouth, I still felt like I was hit hard on the head, and I was stunned there, unable to say anything for a long time. One word.

Azure Dragon Kingdom?Azure Dragon Kingdom!
How can it be? !
Why did Qinglong Congress send troops to fight Suzaku for no reason?Even if the Murong family's blood is still flowing on the members of the Ling family, even if they still want to regain their dream of dominating the Central Plains, even if Chu Feng is still alive, his first target cannot be Suzaku, why did he fight this game? battle?

What is even more incomprehensible to me is——Ling Shaoyu, if he wants to use troops, the first thing he has to deal with must be Xuanwu. How could he go south instead of going north?
What's more, the second imperial decree left by Chu Feng before his death, the Yongjia seal given to me dominates half of the power of life and death in Qinglong Kingdom. If I don't use the seal, Shaoyu will not be able to make any resolutions , Now the seal is still on my body, and I am in Suzaku, how could he let the people from the Ministry of War send troops?
Could it be that a terrible idea popped up in my mind——

This battle is not for him!
Just thinking about it like this, I shook my head desperately, trying to get rid of this thought, how could it be possible, no matter how powerful Nangong Yu is, he is only the secret envoy of the left privy after all, Shaoyu can't let him fight this battle.

However, I really can't think of any other reason for Qinglong Kingdom to attack Suzaku.

Shaoyu, what happened to you?
As if sensing my strangeness, Xiaoman looked at me and said worriedly: "Madam Chu, what's wrong with you? Your face is ugly."

I came back to my senses and turned to look at Xiaoman: "Is it really Qinglong Kingdom?"

"Is that still false?" She nunu smirked: "I heard that their big ship passed the Dadukou a month ago, and now it has passed the Huhuakou, and Sancho is the closest, and the people here have already left. Run, let loose."

No wonder I lived here for such a long time, except for Yayoi and Xiaoman, I didn't see any third person. There seemed to be a desolate and dead air in the vicinity for dozens of miles, which turned out to be true.

But—Hu Huakou?

If I remember correctly, Huhuakou is a terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. For a long time, Mu Liusha has relied on the dangerous mountainous terrain in southern Xinjiang to resist the soldiers and horses of the Central Plains. Passed Huhuakou?

After I raised this question, Xiaoman's face was slightly dark: "Because of the rebels."

"Rebels?!"

"In addition to the royal family, our Suzaku Kingdom also has four elders and 72 Cave Masters. Although they are attached to the royal family, they have always had their own soldiers and horses. They will fight for life and death, regardless of the heavenly family."

I have heard that the Suzaku Kingdom was actually a barbarian state in southern Xinjiang before it was established. The south has been unified, but this unity is only superficial. In fact, they are still doing their own thing.

"Could it be that those elders rebelled?"

"It's not a rebellion, it's a long story to say." Xiaoman said as he walked forward: "When our Suzaku nation was founded, we received a gift from some important person in the Central Plains. It is said that it is a large sum of money. With the unexpected money, the barbarian king was able to recruit troops, subdue various sects and 72 cave masters, and promote the unification of the south. However, the price of this gift is that the barbarian king and that person reached an agreement that they could not send a single soldier to the Central Plains, so these Over the past few years, although our Suzaku Kingdom has become stronger and stronger, we have never had the idea of ​​fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains."

"Who is it that can have such an agreement with the barbarian king?"

"I heard that it is a man named Murong, who seems to be a very powerful prince after the former royal family of the Central Plains."

A person flashed through my mind - Mrs. Murong's husband.

Although there are many legends about Mrs. Murong, many of these things are attached to one person, that is, her husband. It is said that this prince is also a strange person. The emperor was pulled off his horse.

This couple can really be called dragon and phoenix among people.

Thinking about this, I asked again: "So, are those people rebelling because they refused to accept this agreement?"

"Yeah." Xiaoman nodded: "Actually, others can do it, but the emperor is old now, and doesn't care much about government affairs. After the princess came out of the cabinet, she has been in charge of major affairs. The princess is a very committed person. Although those elders have written several times requesting to send troops to the north to fight for the hegemony of the Central Plains, the princess has not moved, which has aroused their dissatisfaction. In addition to the scuffle in the Central Plains a few days ago, the White Tiger Kingdom and the Xuanwu Kingdom alliance sent troops. Guigu was hit hard, and was also disintegrated by a——a very powerful woman."

"..."

"It is said that that woman is the princess of Xuanyuan Kingdom, and now she is the Queen Mother of Qinglong Kingdom. She is really rich." Xiaoman raised her chin and said, "I heard that she is still a great beauty, even more beautiful than our princess."

I didn't expect to hear words about myself from other people's mouths, and there was a strange feeling.

But at this time, what I thought of was the evaluation of Mu Liusha when Mr. Guigu commented on the beauties of the world in Guigu. She is indeed a person who is very committed. It even caused the current domestic instability.

I don't know if such a heavy promise is right or wrong?

Xiaoman continued: "Especially after the princess got married, the royal family gave up the idea of ​​sending troops, and those people became even more dissatisfied. These years, they have often confronted the princess. This time, these rebels left Huhuakou without permission. To counterattack Qu Jin, Hu Hua has no soldiers to fight against, so he was captured so easily by the people of Qinglong Kingdom."

It turned out to be like this, the centipede is dead but not stiff, it still has to start from suicide and self-destruction before it will be defeated.

But there is only one thing I don't understand - why did Mu Liusha give up the idea of ​​sending troops after she got married?

I asked Xiaoman, she smiled and said, "Because of the son-in-law."

"My son-in-law?" Speaking of which, Mu Liusha is also one of the best figures in the Central Plains. I don't know what kind of man can be worthy of her and have such a deep influence on her.

"The origin of this son-in-law is very interesting." Xiao Man looked at me and said with a smile, "Just like you, he was also picked up from the water."

"what?"

"He was also rescued from the water by the princess. I heard that when the princess rescued him, he was also seriously injured, as if he had been cut by a huge sharp weapon. All the wise doctors were invited into the palace, and it took several months to save his life, and later, the princess married him."

"Who is that person?"

"I don't know, we are just ordinary people, how would we know. I just heard that the son-in-law has a gentle temperament and doesn't like bloodshed and wars. He and the princess have a good relationship. They are really a match made in heaven."

Like me, badly injured and pulled from the water?
I frowned slightly, but I didn't think much about it, but another thing caught my attention——

"Xiao Man, since the war is about to start, why do you still stay here? Are you and your dad not afraid that those rebels will come and destroy the manor and hurt you?"

When Xiao Man heard this, he immediately raised his head proudly: "Abba is not afraid of them. Abba will protect this manor!"

My heart moved a little - I heard from her before that Yayoi was just watching the house for others. Is it really necessary to do this step?Can you not be afraid of even a large army?
"How could your dad fight against the Qinglong Kingdom's army by himself? Those people swarmed up with thousands of troops, and it might even be possible to level the manor."

"Abba would never let them do that."

Looking at Xiaoman's serious face, I suddenly had a strange feeling - Yayoi seemed to have an inexplicable connection with that unknown manor, it was not as simple as an ordinary guard, and, moreover, he actually planned to be alone. How could he be so confident in the face of Qinglong Kingdom's overwhelming army? !
Could it be that the Qinglong Kingdom's army has something to do with him?

Thinking of this, I felt a little hesitation in my heart.

"Okay, here we are."

Xiao Man stopped and pointed ahead. I looked up and saw that the end of this mountain road was a wide road: "Just keep going from here. I'm going back."

"Xiao Man," I looked at this young and pretty face, hesitantly: "There is going to be a war, aren't you afraid at all?"

"I have nothing to be afraid of," she said without any fear, "Abba will protect me."

I looked at her and didn't have anything to say for a moment. She said goodbye to me, then turned and ran towards the way I came. After running for a while, she stopped, turned around and waved at me and shouted: "Go back quickly. Find someone who can Protect your people."

After speaking, he turned and ran away.

Someone who can protect me?
I stood alone in that bright spring, surrounded by lush greenery, but for some reason, it made me feel as if I was standing in severe winter.

The world is changing too fast, and the people I thought could protect me are now against me.

And once...

I bit my lower lip, and turned my head to look at the road that could lead to Qinglong Kingdom—these days, there is not a day when I don’t want to go back. I miss my Mu Feng, and my child who is waiting to be fed. Will he get hurt if you leave him like this?Will it hurt?

Just thinking about it like this makes my heart ache like a knife.

However, when I took the first step under my feet, I walked towards another road.

I do, would love to see my sons, would love to see them again.

but--

Why did Qinglong Kingdom fight this battle, and who is manipulating this battle behind the scenes?
I must get this thing straightened out!
(End of this chapter)