The queen leaves the court

Chapter 71
The friendship between Helian Yufeng and him for nearly 40 years, he has supported each other along the way from a soldier to the king of Zhennan, from a prince he didn't value to the king of Western Chu who has power over the world.

Until Concubine Shadow appeared...

From Beiyan's demise, she stepped into the deep palace to become a concubine, watched her walk through hardships step by step, and watched her become a mother for the first time.

She is such a beautiful woman, and he spent three years in the name of love, weaving a dream for Xie Hongying, and what happened after that will undoubtedly push her into a catastrophe.

He had been guilty for several years, and she never gave him a chance to make amends until Xun'er was eight years old.

"An Zongbai will do his best to protect His Highness the Third Highness."

"I don't care about that person's country, and I don't want to use it to tie my son. I am too strict with Qing'er. He is just a child, but he has to bear the burden that he shouldn't bear at a young age. King Zhennan, If you really want to make it up to me, please help him once at the most critical moment, once is enough!"

"I promise you!"

"Well, promise me one more thing!"

"You said."

"No matter how ruthless that person is, as an emperor, he is indeed much better than my elder brother. He spent his whole life protecting Xichu. The country he built cannot be destroyed by others. When the people are displaced, I know the feeling of subjugation. If possible, Zhennan King can help him protect the people of Western Chu and let them live and work in peace."

"Then what about you?" Finally, he asked Xie Hongying. She had arranged the future for everyone, except herself.

Xie Hongying just said lightly, leaving him the last back in this life, and the voice floated softly, "I, it doesn't matter."

The emperor was critically ill, the crown prince was in power, and he ordered the third highness to be detained. He took action himself. Although it would cause misunderstandings, it was better than falling into the hands of others.

He has been reluctant to hand over His Highness the Third Highness to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishments, because he is still not sure whether His Highness's life will be guaranteed after handing over.

He hasn't seen the emperor for a long time, and he doesn't know the safety of the emperor. He promised Concubine Ying to help the emperor protect the mountains and rivers of Western Chu.Never act rashly again!

Now His Highness the Third Highness was accused of being a traitor and expelled from Western Chu. The prince, queen and queen mother manipulated state affairs.

His Highness the Third Highness did not intend to fight for the throne, but the military power in his hands was something the prince was afraid of, so he raised troops to seize the military power, so as not to pose a threat to his crown prince in the future.

As His Highness said, in the face of life and death, people always instinctively protect themselves!
"Then King Qing can no longer be merciful!"

An Zongbai turned the blade, and the blade was majestic, facing Helianqing's red sword, and fought several moves, the two still couldn't decide the winner, but An Zongbai was rarely able to smile in his heart.

He Lianqing's moves are fierce, but he can take them in and out freely. He is also fighting with all his heart, mastering the moves. In the end, the competition is not the moves, but the state of mind.

His Highness the Third Highness is a sensible person, he has already figured out how to face it, he can fulfill his promise not to hurt him for Zixun, but in the face of this battle, he can do it wholeheartedly.

Kuangsha rolled up, and An Zongbai withdrew the saber as the last move, and the sword aura that permeated the surroundings flew away in an instant.He Lianqing also stopped in time and sheathed the sword.

"Father-in-law, today's battle will be a tie." He Lianqing asked An Zongbai with a chuckle as he turned his head on his horse's head.

An Zongbai still faced each other coldly, and said in a deep voice, "One day's truce, we will decide the outcome."

"Farewell to my father-in-law." He Lianqing nodded and cupped his fists, but An Zongbai turned his back on his horse and led the army back to the camp.

When he turned around, he felt a dull pain in his jaw, and his whole arm was slightly numb.He Lianqing's martial arts skills are strange, today's battle seemed to be a draw, he might have to heal his arm when he goes back.

When An Zongbai left and Helianqing returned, the army resounded with applause and praise, but he didn't say a word.

An Zixun let go of what An Zixun had been mentioning all the time. He Lianqing's tie against An Zongbai today boosted the morale of the army. It was also the first time she saw a different him.

A sharp gaze swept over her, and An Zixun hurriedly lowered her head to hide among the sergeants.

"My lord?" Li Shen looked at He Lianqing and frowned.

"Take back the troops and return to the camp!" He Lianqing seemed to see a figure that moved his heart among the many soldiers, was it dazzled?She kept saying that she wanted to cut off the past with him, so why would she come here again?
In the past month, the two sides have fought several times, and the number of casualties is almost the same. It is still spring, but the weather is very hot, and people become easily irritable.

In the small courtyard not far from the rear of the barracks, small lights were still lit at midnight.

An Zixun was afraid of the heat, and had a cold attack. Her body was obviously very cold, but she couldn't stop sweating. The sweat soaked her clothes against her body, and blood rushed to her cheeks. She was so hot that she was so red that she was about to bleed.

Sickly lying on the bedside, she vomited what she drank, shivering from the cold, but her forehead was burning badly, A Duan was anxious, but An Zixun didn't tell anyone, not even kapok. Please go please.

"Miss, you are very sick, don't go to the doctor just in case..."

She held A Duan's hand tightly, her sweaty palm was hot and scary, "A Duan, I can only trust you here now, I am really worried about kapok's medicine, and Qiye is sick again, if he knows about me If you are sick, you must tell the prince. Now that the battle is about to reach the capital of the Western Chu Emperor, if he comes back suddenly, the morale of the army will be disturbed, and if my mother finds out, she will definitely be worried. She, she... can't be in a hurry..."

Holding back her breath, her eyes turned black and she fell headfirst, unable to breathe for a while.

"You can't delay like this!" Ah Duan turned around anxiously.Kapok couldn't invite her, and she couldn't tell Qiye. The young lady has been tortured and lost a few laps these days. "What should I do? What should I do?" She muttered to herself, and she had to wipe her sweat with a handkerchief first.

An Zixun breathed for a long time, she pressed her heart and said intermittently, "Go to Yunwu Mountain, find Dongfang Feichi, and tell him... Tell him that if I die, the bet with him will be void, it's not me Break the contract!"

Ah Duan's mind brightened, she saw that person's ability, and she was able to be cured by him when she was so strangely ill.

An Zixun watched A Duan leave quickly, she still had some strength to hold on, she knew something must be wrong with her body, and now she didn't want to die.

The battle was coming to an end, and she inquired about the situation every day, and every news made her very worried.

As long as she sees that her parents are safe and sound in the end, she can leave here with peace of mind, leave this time and space, and he...

He Lianqing came here in the middle of the night, rushed to the bed and raised the curtain, seeing An Zixun sleeping soundly on the bed with her own eyes, she still looked down at her worriedly for a while.

Putting down the tent again, he stood in front of the bed, and asked Dongfang Feichi in a cold voice, "What are you doing here? I told you, let me see this mirror again, don't blame me for destroying it!"

"Your concubine is not feeling well. I have already asked her to take tranquilizing medicine." Dongfang Feichi glanced at him lazily, and said indifferently, "What's wrong with her?" Just now seeing An Zixun's face flushed, Her hands and feet were dripping with cold sweat, which was not the case with the onset of her cold syndrome.

"Using the evil method."

"How can I get rid of it?" He Lianqing asked. He has studied a lot and has heard of this kind of sorcery.

"Unless the caster is willing to dispel it automatically, but this spell is the most overbearing spell among all the spells that control people's souls. It is a very vicious technique to control other people's souls at the cost of one's own soul. The caster will not easily undo it. , otherwise it would be tantamount to giving away his own life. There is another way, that is, An Zixun can break free by himself. Otherwise, in the end, even life and death must be with the caster, and he will never die."

"There is one more thing, I think I must tell you."

"You said."

"Senior Brother Helian." Dongfang Feichi suddenly called him that, and Helianqing couldn't help being startled.

Dongfang Feichi grew up with him as a teacher of Ziyu. Dongfang Feichi was indifferent and ruthless, and he was often mean to him. He had never heard such a kind word from him as a senior.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" He stared at Dongfang Feichi suspiciously.

"I don't know if this news is a happy event for you." Dongfang Feichi said slowly, "I feel the pulse of your princess. She is indeed pregnant this time."

He Lianqing was stunned at first when he heard that, then slowly turned around and looked at An Zixun in the tent in disbelief.

The child...his baby was really bearing a child for him, a child of both of them!

There was a feeling welling up from the bottom of his heart, filling his entire heart, the sweetness and happiness of anticipation, the joy of real existence, flowing through his blood.

"Don't be too happy too early. The evil Dafa manipulates people's souls. Now that she is pregnant, there is no doubt that there is a small soul in her body. In addition, her soul is not easy to control. Her body will instinctively protect the child. , and can’t completely break free from the controller, so it’s what it is now.”

After hearing what Dongfang Feichi said, he was shocked, "What do you mean?"

"The child is still very young. As she grows up and is about to give birth, she will suffer more and more times, and it will become more unbearable each time. It may not be possible to give birth to this child!"

He Lianqing's face turned pale suddenly, "Dongfang, there is no other way to save her?"

Obviously looking forward to it is futile for Dongfang Feichi. He said affirmatively, "Unless the child is left behind, she will not be able to have any more children until the evil law is lifted. This method will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. After a long time, she will not be able to have any more children." It will be gradually brought under control, and there is no certainty that anything more serious will happen."

This kind of magic has always been powerful, and Dongfang Feichi will not easily touch the bottom line unless it is absolutely necessary.The method he and He Lianqing talked about is really the only one at present.

"No...it won't be..." He Lianqing absolutely refused to believe what he said, leaving behind the child?That's his child!
"Other than that, I have nothing else to do for the time being. She doesn't know she's pregnant yet, so you can figure it out." Dongfang Feichi only left this sentence and left.

At dawn, An Zixun woke up. Dongfang didn't know what to eat for her. She has been in a coma until now, and her cold symptoms have improved, and she doesn't feel the burning pain on her cheeks.

Turning around, the tentacles on one side were still warm, and she seemed to smell a faint ambergris in her breath.

As soon as He Lianqing entered the tent, he immediately attracted Luo Su and Li Shen.

On the topographic map hanging in front of him, he repeatedly looked at several dangerous places marked, frowning and thinking.Li Shen has served him for many years, but he has never seen him like this.

"General Luo, how many troops does An Zongbo have?" He Lianqing asked.

Russell thought, "About tens of thousands of people are left. In the past month, Xichu has not made up for his loss of troops."

He Lianqing sneered, this was what he had foreseen a long time ago, but An Zongbai insisted on refusing to retreat.

"My lord, the Nanhai Jin family also has troops stationed at the southern port of Xichu. The prince's troops and the queen mother's family's troops are distributed on the other two sides. Now the Zhennan king, the Jin family, the prince and the queen mother are completely encircling us. Here, although the strength of the troops can still be dealt with, the protracted war will greatly deplete our vitality!" Russell reminded.

Surround him on all sides, well, he's afraid they won't do anything!

"General Luo, divide your forces into three groups, and distribute them to prepare to fight the prince and queen mother, as well as the Jin family at the sea port. The Jin family is not good at land warfare. Their advantage lies in the sea. Don't easily start a war on the sea. If the Jin family launches an offensive first , Find a way to force them back to the surface of the sea!"

"Then Zhennan King?"

"Li Shen, bring me the king's tiger talisman. The king of Zhennan is leading the troops himself."

Li Shen asked, "King Zhennan still has tens of thousands of troops in his hands. The prince dispersed all the troops and only brought a few thousand people to deal with it. This is too..."

Hundreds of thousands of troops have been fighting for days, and now it is dangerous to deal with those soldiers and horses who have been recharging their energy for a long time, but the prince alone brought thousands of people to deal with the king of Zhennan.

If the lord general is not in the army, people will be flustered!
"Arrange according to the king's order! Also, is An Zongbai's main force at Tiger Pass?" He Lianqing raised his head and pointed at a dangerous location with his slender fingertips.

The terrain of Tiger Pass is good at concealment and is difficult to be detected. If the occupier counterattacks the opponent, it can be said that he has occupied a favorable terrain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

"My king is leaving for Tiger Pass." After He Lianqing finished speaking calmly, Li Shen and Luo Su's expressions changed.

"It's already the place where the king of Zhennan is. If the prince leads troops there, it will only be a bloody battle. Think twice, the prince!"

"Who is saying one more thing, military law!" He Lianqing's face turned cold, and he said sharply.

The two of them retreated from the camp and walked far away. Li Shencai said, "General Luo, there is really no way to break through the Tiger Pass? The lord has made up his mind. Although the slaves believe in the lord's ability, in terms of the strength of both sides, this is undoubtedly a fight to the death! "

Li Shen was very anxious. In the previous battle between the prince and the King of Zhennan, both sides won and lost each other. Although the King of Zhennan was retreating, the prince was never in a hurry to attack.

The prince did this, and Li Shen knew in his heart that it was for the sake of the concubine. If there was any mistake between the king of Zhennan and his wife, there would really be no love between the concubine and the prince.

Inside the Tiger Pass, Jin Xiaotong waited for An Zongbaishan to come back from the army by darning his clothes by candlelight.Tiger Pass is the most important pass leading to the capital of the Western Chu Empire. After more than a month of fighting, they have already retreated here, and the [-] troops they brought with them have lost tens of thousands of casualties.

There was a sudden pain in her heart, the needle pierced her finger, and bright red blood gushed out, Jin Xiaotong shook her hand, and the blood accidentally splashed on An Zongbai's shirt.

Blood on the suit...not a good sign.

She has always been restless in the past few days. She has not heard from Xun'er these days, so she wonders how her health is?While feeling upset, the tent curtain was lifted.

"Zong Bai." She put down her clothes and got up, and handed over the warm tea.

"You didn't sleep peacefully? Why are your hands so cold?" Jin Xiaotong's fingertips touched his hand, and An Zongbai's original frown became tighter, and he immediately ordered someone to bring in a hand warmer. "The night here in the valley is colder than outside. The weather in Xichu has been repeated recently. Your injury is healed. Pay attention to rest."

Jin Xiaotong smiled at him, husband and wife for many years, recently An Zongbai really cared for her, according to his temper, being able to say such considerate words in person already warmed her heart.

Looking at An Zongbai's frown, he wondered what happened in the army.

Sure enough, he just sat down and immediately said: "Xiao Tong, I will send someone to take you to Chen Bo's side first tomorrow. He is now at the port of Xichu with his troops. I am more at ease with you at his place."

"Did something happen?"

An Zongbai held Jin Xiaotong's hand in his palm tightly and comforted him: "No, now we have reached the Tiger Pass, where it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. I think the next battle must be a tough one. You are in good health." Point, if you continue to accompany me, I think..."

Jin Xiaotong reached out and pressed his lips, "You have been facing these things alone all this time. These days, I realize how difficult it is for you. This time, the people who have been here are all your painstaking efforts for decades. I understand you What are you thinking? What you are afraid of is that if the country in Western Chu is unstable, the people of Western Chu will suffer. You are also worried about the emperor in the palace. After all, he and you have been friends for decades, and you cannot let go of this affection, otherwise You won't be so persistent in fighting this battle, but always thinking of avoiding King Qing. These grievances and concerns are invisible to others, but I understand you."

An Zongbai looked at Jin Xiaotong in silence for a long time, then he nodded and smiled slightly, "Xiaotong, you can see clearly, but I am not wronged to do this, I am a general, and it is my honor to die in a horse leather shroud on the battlefield. The only thing that is right It's you who can't live!"

(End of this chapter)