Farmhouse smoke rises

Chapter 267
Extra Story [-] Zhao Meng
When I was ten years old, a fire broke out in Zhao’s palace. I was sent out from the palace for no reason, and I was chased all the way to Chen with only a few bodyguards.

I don't know why I was sent out, but in my mother and concubine's palace, there are very noisy human voices coming from everywhere.It was a cold winter, Zhao country was located in the north, and it was the coldest time of the year, if you went out, you could freeze your body to death.

Yiqin was with me at that time, and he was the only one who followed me to Dachen.He is about the same age as me, but he is obviously much stronger than me. He still has a sword on his body, and he doesn't talk to me very much at ordinary times.

He is the best brother in my life.

At that time, I didn't know what was going on in the palace, I just thought I was going out to play, and I hated eating well and sleeping softly all day long, which caused a lot of trouble for him at the same age.

We were chased all the way to Chen Guo, and almost all of our money was used up.We had no place to live, so we lived in a ruined temple. It was also winter in Chen Guo, and the winter in the Northeast was dry and cold.

I curled up in Yiqin's arms and cried loudly, saying that I want to go back and not stay in this crappy place.

Then it was the first time Yiqin got angry with me, and it was the only time he got angry with me.

Even though he is young, he has a lot of momentum, so he slapped me immediately: "Go back? You have been abandoned by Zhao Guo a long time ago, where else can you go back?"

And the ten-year-old second prince of Zhao Guo finally grew up overnight in that snowy night.

From then on, there is no Zhao Meng in this world, only a ten-year-old boy who keeps changing his name and surname in order to survive.

In the most difficult time, I can only go out to beg for food.No one cares about us, no matter whether it is the people of Da Chen or the people of Zhao Guo, they all look at us as if they were looking at ants.

But perhaps God has mercy on us, even under such difficult conditions, we were beaten to death, had no clothes to wear, and no food to eat, but we still survived.

I started to practice martial arts with Yiqin, and when we grew up, we began to flex our muscles in this land with our own minds.

At the beginning, we entered Dachen from Sioux City, but later we have traveled to many countries in this radius.

And at this time, people from Zhao country suddenly came up without any malice, as if they were not responsible for the pursuit and killing a few years ago.

They said that they needed our help, and they wanted us to keep eyeliner and traps in Dachen, and then design Dachen, preparing to conquer it in one fell swoop after a few years.

The disagreement between Da Chen and Zhao Guo has been going on for many years.And everyone wants to annex each other, but they are all a bit powerless.

So at this time, of course it came in handy for me.

I didn't refuse, I accepted with a smile, and took over all the forces given to me by the emperor who was far away in Zhao country, and then started round after round of secret arrangements on this land.

Regarding the fire a few years ago, I also found out that my mother and concubine had already died in that fire.Everyone insisted that the fire started by accident. Although I knew it was definitely not an accident, I didn't know who the murderer was.

Or in other words, they are all murderers, because they all lied to me.

That night, I took a jug of wine, sat on the roof, looked at the thousands of miles of starry sky, lost my mind for a moment, and asked Yiqin who was standing below: "Tell me, how about I destroy this country of Zhao?"

Yiqin has always had a calm personality and a cold look, and he just responded casually: "As you wish."

Yes, in the end, everything is really up to me.

My manpower continuously infiltrates into Dachen's top management, and every movement of my influence in Dachen will shake this country up and down.

The emperor of Zhao country, that is, my father, laughed, saying that I have done meritorious service, and rewards and canonizations came one after another.

But I don't care.I don't want to destroy the treasures flowing out of my mother and concubine and my place of life.

I just want to ruin that phony, dirty place and never want to see it again, ever.

But I know my own ability, even after I go back, it is not easy to wipe out those forces.Since then, I have already set my sights on Da Chen.Since I can't do it, then I will find an outsider to do it.

Anyway, that dirty country should no longer exist in this world.

During an assassination carried out by Yiqin, I was guarding him in a restaurant when a little girl came into my sight.

That was the first time I saw Su Yu. She was so small that she seemed to be able to overturn it with a single palm, but her eyes were shining brightly. She looked at my empty restaurant and couldn't stop looking at her. .

She seemed to have discovered something and wanted to go out, but she was afraid that she would not be able to, so she could only sit down.

Then he pretended that nothing happened, and asked me for paper and charcoal, and sat on the table alone to scribble.

I made a little teasing in my heart, and walked up to her and asked, "Is there nothing you want to tell me?"

Su Yu just raised his head lightly, with an expression on his face that shouldn't be for a ten-year-old child, and asked, "What did you say? You said you tied up the real shopkeeper and put it in the backyard? Or should I beg you not to kill me? "

So I continued to ask: "Aren't you afraid that you will never be able to get out of this door?"

Su Yu replied very seriously: "I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid, but if you want to kill me, I can't run away, so I don't have to be afraid at all. Maybe this is called, breaking the pot and falling?"

I was really taken aback by her answer.If she is really scared, my trick is still effective, but because she is not afraid at all, I have to weigh it.

When I saw her, I suddenly thought of my ten-year-old self.If at that time, I could have been as brave as the man in front of me, then I would not have ended up being exiled.

So I laughed out loud: "What a brave little girl..."

And my smile seemed to play into Su Yu's arms.The relief in those eyes was fleeting, but it never escaped mine.This woman's scheming is really not simple.

But when I smiled, the pasted beard was crooked, so Su Yu in front of me pointed and said, "Brother, your beard is crooked." That expression was very innocent and cute.

It didn't take long for Yiqin to complete the task, but there are a lot of soldiers and horses over there. If they are caught, they will be involved. I couldn't bear to let Su Yu, a little girl, be here, so I took her to fly ran out of town.

She only knew Wu Feng who was by her side later, because I had changed my appearance, so she didn't recognize me.Didn't know, I've met her before.

And to accompany her and promise to work for her, I was actually just lurking in Sioux City to find something for myself.

But soon I discovered that I had underestimated this woman again. Although the gadgets she drew were not magical weapons, they were definitely not in this world.So with my help, she quickly made a big splash, and her power spread towards the whole Dachen.

Even with such a close relationship, she never doubted me.I guess she should know that I have other tasks, so she never obstructs my affairs.In other words, she felt that I was no threat to her.It's trust, it's pride.

For the next two years, I stayed by her side all the time, helping her expand her influence.But later, my plans in Dachen became bigger and bigger, and they became more and more difficult to get through, so I had no choice but to leave her and start running around with Lu Yiqin again.

Outsiders think that Zhao Guo's second prince is proficient in everything from literature to martial arts, and is a rare talent in this world, but they don't know that what this second prince is doing is cheating the world.

When I was running around, I thought about that shrewd and capable Su Yu the most. I thought, after everything is over, I will go back and marry her.

But obviously, I don't have that chance.She fell in love with the Crown Prince of the Chen Kingdom, the legendary demon king who was moody and could wash away two mansions in the capital overnight and kill everyone there.

But when I actually saw him, I realized that maybe it wasn't like that.Which one of the royal family is clean, and which one has few lives in their hands.Those massacres and killings may be due to some reason.

But the winner is the winner, and the winner has the right to decide everything.

And even this cruel prince actually fell in love with Su Yu.

This result was already in my expectation.Su Yu's outer shell is too hard, but her heart is too soft. It's hard for a woman like this not to be tempted by a man.

I watched her approach Chen Yebai little by little, and then leave with all her might.I am very happy, because my feelings for Chen Yebai are not as good as my longing for the freedom of the outside world.

I don't want her to stay in the palace.So, wait for me, wait for me to go back and marry you.

The severe drought in Sioux City can be described as a good opportunity.I reported back to the emperor of Zhao State, saying that my side is ready, just waiting for his soldiers to arrive, and Da Chen will definitely be caught off guard.

And my old and foolish father really gave me the soldier talisman and let me handle it myself.Where do I know how to fight, I have never been on a battlefield.But I know that this battle must not be made too easy for Da Chen.

Maybe I'm jealous of Chen Yebai, jealous of Su Yu's willingness to go all out for him.The jumping figure on the cliff really shook my heart.She was so resolute, she didn't leave any room for herself, she told me that if she wanted to threaten Chen Yebai with her, there was no way.

And she really saw Chen Yebai, the battle in Sucheng was imminent.I brought her parents to my army, and then captured Su Yu. As expected, the person who has been with me for two years recognized me immediately.

To be honest, I was very happy at that time, at least, I still had some status in her heart.At the very least, it doesn't need to be the relationship that was thousands of miles away before.

She didn't speak, didn't resist, just stayed in the tent by herself, holding her breath very heavily.After half a month, he began to let go of his mouth slowly and deal with me.

Su Yu is such a smart woman, how can I not understand, but I just don't guard against her, I can't bear it.

When she was about to be contaminated by those damn soldiers, my anger finally came out.

As for Chen Yebai, seeing that it was almost time, he started to fight me.

Just because I haven't been on a battlefield doesn't mean I'm an idiot.Between attacking and retreating, I was thinking, after Chen Yebai won this battle, I will take Su Yu to retreat.I don't care that she is already another man's woman. I have already taken a fancy to this woman when she was ten years old, and it is impossible to let go.

But I didn't expect that she would plot against me, let her parents go, and came to my army alone.I was furious and directly pushed her onto the battlefield.

In the past, I might still have the heart of defeat, but at that moment, I suddenly didn't want to, I don't want to hand over Zhao Guo to Chen Yebai, I will defeat Hui Dynasty, and then, ten years, 20 years, one day, I will bring down those hypocritical royal families one by one.

But to my surprise, Chen Yebai was really willing to replace her, and she really just wiped her neck like that.

The blood soaked her clothes, and I saw layers of red lotus flowers in front of her, which also stained my eyes red.

But at the last moment, she still looked at Chen Yebai and said with a warm face: "I am very happy."

My world suddenly collapsed.

I killed Su Yu, I killed him.Although I never wanted to kill her, although I just wanted to pull her back after capturing Chen Yebai, hold her in my arms, and tell her that I can also protect her and be her strongest backing .

But it was useless, nothing was useless, my side became a hell on earth in an instant, and the overwhelming sound of shouting and killing came, and my body was so shaken that my body would turn into powder.

I unconsciously fled with the soldiers who protected me. Chen Yebai was already angry, and it was impossible for me to survive.So I can only escape with others.

But at that moment, I really wanted to die like this. When I thought that I killed Su Yu, my hands were covered with Su Yu's blood, my body was like returning to that snowy night when I was ten years old, so cold , It was too cold to be added.

Chen Yebai is really as I expected, even if he is crazy, he is still very fast. In just two years, he finally regained the entire Zhao country, and at the moment of victory, he accepted The Zen seat of his father.

He didn't kill me, not because he couldn't do it, but because I rescued Su Yu before, he decided to let me go.

I have no feelings of gratitude, I would rather he just stab me to death with a sword, so that I can meet Su Yu.

"Doing this, you won't regret it?" I know he hates me to the bone, otherwise he wouldn't be so angry with the whole Zhao country.

But he only said one sentence: "She won't want you to die, I don't want to miss her again."

At that time, I didn't know what these words meant, but when I knew that three years after Su Yu's death, he brought back a woman to be the queen, and that woman was exactly the same as Su Yu.

Originally, I thought it was just Su Yu's substitute, but on the rooftop, I saw the little prince in a golden brocade suit below. He looked like Chen Yebai was printed in the same mold.

I immediately understood that the woman was not a substitute, but Su Yu who was genuine.No wonder he said that he didn't want to miss her again. Could it be that he was always scrupulous because it was Su Yu.

I clenched my fists and walked into the distance without looking back.

If one step is wrong, then every step is wrong.And I really missed it, as early as many years ago, when Su Yu just entered the small shop where I was hiding, I had already started to miss it.

Since then, with such a man taking good care of you, maybe I can really leave with peace of mind.

Su Yu, you have to be happy.

Lu Yiqin

I have no father or mother, and I grew up in the cruelest training ground in Zhao State.Only killers are cultivated there, bloodless and ruthless killers.

Until now, I don't know how many people's blood has been stained on my hands. It seems that the meaning of my life is to keep killing, keep killing.

Among the children who entered the training ground at the same time as me, only I walked out alive.And that year, I was only ten years old.

I was spotted by Concubine Liu, the side concubine of the Zhao Kingdom, and secretly arranged to be next to the second prince, obviously as a companion, but in fact it was a sharp weapon for killing people.

Concubine Liu is very beautiful, she has no family background or character, and in the harem, she doesn't have any desire to compete, she just wants to protect the second prince with all her strength.

But her refusal to fight does not mean that others do not. Her natal family was taken away overnight, and she also died in that war.

Outsiders thought she died because of a fire in the palace, but I knew that she was killed by someone, and she died in peace, but I tried my best to push the second prince into my arms, and told me, protect Menger, hurry up leave.

Concubine Liu is also a scheming woman, she has already arranged many people outside the palace to protect us, but along the way, there were still people intercepting and chasing us, the whole world smelled of blood.

The pampered and pampered second prince, who has never suffered this kind of suffering, kept crying on the road, saying that he would go back to see his mother and concubine.

When we finally arrived at Dachen, only the two of us survived.I slapped him with a slap: "Go back? You have been abandoned by Zhao Guo long ago, where else can you go back?"

The young Zhao Meng grew up overnight.From now on, he always smiles lightly and is gentle to everyone, but I know that his heart is already dead.

The more indifferently he smiled, the colder his heart was.No one in this world knows him better than me.No one knows me better than him.

That is the trust that has come together from the edge of life and death, and no one can intervene.

His success in Dachen also brought Zhao's royal family to his door, but this time it is no longer a vendetta, but he wants to ask us for help.

I once investigated the cause of his mother's concubine's death, and the biggest culprit was actually his father, the emperor of Zhao.I didn't tell him about this matter, but I think he should understand everything, otherwise it would be impossible to ask: "You said, this Zhao country, how about I destroy it?"

I did not stop.There must be a place to vent his hatred all over the sky.

So we gladly accepted all the help from Emperor Zhao Guo, and began to lay our hidden stakes in Dachen.

He thought he would be so ruthless all his life, but unexpectedly met Su Yu, that warm-hearted woman.And Zhao Meng fell.

I also met Yun Guiwan.She really resembled her name, and she was as white and elegant as a cloud.

It was just a casual rescue, but she was tightly entangled.If you can't wear women's clothes, you can change into men's clothes and follow, inquire about all my preferences, and tolerate all my indifference.

It's not that I don't love her, I just don't know how to love her.Maybe what she longed for in her heart was just like the chivalrous man who flew down from the roof to save him that day, but I am a killer and have never been a chivalrous man.

I have given up love and hate for too long, and I don't know what is best for a person.But I know that if Gui Wan follows me, then the days to come will only be days of blood licking on the sword, and there will be no stability to speak of.

So I never gave her hope, even when I left, I didn't inform her, even though I wished she could stay by my side.

Later, there was a severe drought in Sucheng, and Zhao Meng and I led troops to besiege the city.This time, Zhao Guo spent a lot of money and put all the soldiers on this battle, but who else would provoke this incident, except Zhao Meng.

He doesn't know how to fight, and I don't know much more. I only know how to kill people.I know that he came here with the heart of defeat, and I even know that he wants to leave with Su Yu after the war is over.

When I saw Su Yu, I was slightly taken aback, but I quickly reacted.This woman is as indifferent as before, like a proud plum blossom.

She told me about Guiwan's situation, that she was married, had a child, and was living happily.Although my heart hurts, I feel relieved.As long as she is happy, I never force too much.

Things in the world are always unsatisfactory. Neither Zhao Meng nor I thought at that time that a tough woman like Su Yu would really wipe her neck for Chen Yebai.Not an iota of hesitation to blame, not even a iota of doubt.

She believed in Chen Yebai and loved Chen Yebai, so she was willing to die for him.She felt that Chen Yebai was more important than herself.

Chen Yebai went crazy, and Zhao Meng's heart was completely dead, and he would never come back to life again.

In just two years, Chen Yebai led his troops to destroy the State of Zhao and established a new and prosperous regime.

But he didn't kill us, perhaps out of pity and love for Su Yu, so he didn't kill us.This love is really touching.

On the day when Chen Yebai came to the throne, the sky was clear and vast.But the seat that should have been the queen was empty.

No one dared to question anything, because those ministers who dared to casually say that Chen Yebai would arrange women were all killed by him.He's not a nice guy anyway.

His queen, his wife, his only wife, can only be Su Yu, and no one else.

I thought this story would end here, but later I found out that Su Yu did not die, she survived and gave birth to a son for Chen Yebai.

Chen Yebai took her to the palace with a lot of pomp and ceremony, a prosperous wedding, and canonized her as the empress.And their child directly became the prince.

In the huge harem, there is only one concubine, Su Yu.Chen Yebai never remarried in his life.

Such hot feelings are enough for one person for one lifetime.

He cleared all obstacles for her, and finally gave her a prosperous world.

Three Clouds Return to Night

The cloud returns to the distant place in the dark night, Dad said, that means home.

I never went out of the house until I was 12 years old, so when I went to that small town for the first time, I was very curious about everything.

Such a street is full of potholes, and walking on it is a bit awkward, which is not at all the same as the one at home.Although the clothes those people wore were not silk and satin, their faces were always filled with smiles.

I've never seen that kind of smile.Later Su Yu told me that it was a smile of harvest.When you do something with all your strength and succeed, when you feel a sense of accomplishment, you will smile like that.

Su Yu said that was hope.These people have become rich little by little with their own hands, and nothing makes people happier than this kind of success.

That kind of smile has never appeared before in Yunfu.Everyone in the mansion is cautious. When they saw me, they all nodded and bowed. I don't like it.

So I like Su Yu very much, because I can't see any hypocrisy in her.

My family is a big family in Sioux City, and Su Yu happened to ask me for help, so I agreed.But for a long time afterwards, I didn't see her again.

But I met a man.The eyes are deserted, and the whole person is full of brilliance like the bright moonlight.When I was in danger, he just fell from the sky like a god.That's all I believe in.

I who have never been out of the mansion, I fell in such a clear brilliance.

But he doesn't like me, no matter how much I tried to run out of the mansion just to see him, he still ignored me, without showing any emotion.

But if I give up like this, I am not me anymore.

So his indifference was ignored by me like this.

But I didn't expect that he left just like that, without even saying to inform me.At that moment, my heart fell into the ice cellar, and it hurt from the cold.

That year, I was 15 years old and Sheng, and it was time to get married.The marriage arranged by the family was very good, and he was the son of the Lord of Sioux City.Although the owner of the city is not very good, Jing Shan is still good. The Jing family is also a big family in Kyoto, so I was disheartened, so I agreed.

But what I think about in my heart is still the man who pushed me away, and I also have a grudge against Jing Shan, so I always keep a distance from him, neither far nor close.

Jing Shan seemed to know what I was thinking, and didn't force me, just followed me, and then kept tolerant and pampering me by my side, making me think of myself in an instant.

It was still Su Yu, her words woke me up.She said that Lu Yiqin may not be the one she loves, so let me examine my heart carefully.

With her words in mind, I began to approach Jing Shan slowly.And that man saw that my heart was loosened, so he went in directly and never left again.

After I got married with him, he treated me very well. He never messed with women outside. He did his duty as a husband. After our child was born, he loved us even more. At that moment, I suddenly understood What did Su Yu's words mean?

For a woman, there is nothing more important than stability, and what I need, whether it is tenderness or gentle treatment, Jing Shan can give me, and this man is what I want.

Regarding Lu Yiqin, I don't think about it any more, I just blame it, we are destined but not related.

And I will stay by Jing Shan's side well, to help her husband and teach her children, and I will never walk out of that world again.

When Jing Shan came back late, I was coaxing our child to sleep, he came over and hugged me, and said very distressed: "Just leave this kind of thing to the servant girl, and you can go to bed early in the future."

I patted him on the back and replied softly: "I just want to leave you a lamp."

Leave a light for you, let you know that there are still people waiting for you, let you go home early.

From now on, I don't care about this world, you and the child are my everything.

Guiwan is home, and you are the harbor I am most reluctant to leave.

Fantastic Four Views of Cedar
My father and my mother are not compatible, this is something I knew early on.

Father is an official in the capital, and mother is one of the few wealthy businessmen in this city, and women do not give up their beards.Father just couldn't see Mother like this, so he asked for orders to come to the border town of Sucheng to guard.

Who doesn't know that Sioux City may face the danger of war at any time, but it is a place that is so rich that it is as expected. The news here is blocked, the mother does not know these things.

I didn't take care of it either. As a son, I am not qualified to take care of my father.So I'm just being my rich young master in Su City, and I don't care about my father's actions.

When meeting Yun Guiwan, he even teased this woman a little.She was dressed in a man's attire at the time, but her gestures were all feminine and charming.

But unexpectedly, it was not only Yun Guiwan who got into trouble, but also that girl named Su Yu.

No matter how unrestrained I am, I will not care about the two female dolls, so I will leave immediately.But Yun Guiwan, I don't want to let go.

And my father actually bullied that Youtan at this time, Su Yu couldn't help but stand up for her master and attracted my mother.When my mother heard that my father was going to marry another woman, she bombarded my father indiscriminately. After returning to the capital, she didn't save face for my father.

And my father even obtained a chastity memorial archway under the instruction of Chen Yebai, he was disgraced at that time, and since then he and Su Yu have forged a sworn feud.I have no way to intervene, because it is true that my father was wrong in this matter, but I can't add to Su Yu's side.So things have been deadlocked.

Gui Wan has a man she likes, I know, but I don't care.That man is completely desolate, so he won't go with her at all, so as long as I stand by Yun Guiwan's side, there will always be a chance.

But this opportunity obviously came sooner than mine, Lu Yiqin left without saying goodbye, Yun Guiwan and I got engaged, and under Su Yu's persuasion, Guiwan began to accept me bit by bit.

There is nothing more joyful than this.

But on my father's side, something happened again.His hatred for Su Yu was simply because he wanted to strip Su Yu of his muscles, so he locked up Su Yu for a reason, and planned to burn him to death the next day.

At that time, I was far away in the capital, so I couldn't get here at all, but fortunately, Su Yu didn't die, but was taken into the palace by the crown prince.

I also knew at that moment that my father would not end well.

However, I approached my father many times and asked him to confess his mistakes to Su Yufu, but he refused. Later, he insulted the prince directly and was imprisoned in the prison.

He was at fault, but he was his father after all, and I couldn't ignore it, so I went to beg Su Yu.

Maybe it was Su Yu's old love, so he really didn't kill my father, but changed the execution to exile.

I'm already very satisfied.I didn't say these words to Guiwan, she is pregnant and cannot be stimulated in any way.

My mother and my father had long lost their feelings for each other, and when they heard the execution, there was even less disturbance.

But the careful Gui Wan still found Ni Duan, but she didn't ask any questions because she was afraid that I would be worried.

Every time I come home late, Guiwan will wait for me, she said she wants to leave a lamp for me.

My heart was instantly filled with emotion. "I'll be back sooner." I promised her.

She smiled softly and said nothing more.

So I, who didn't like to come home late, became a strict wife in the eyes of those friends in Kyoto.

I also followed what they said, I am a strict wife, I am a little wife who loves me, what can you do to me?
She gave me her body and mind, so I will love her wholeheartedly. I may have my world, but she only has me.

From then on, I will use all my wings to build an indestructible home for you.

(End of this chapter)