Eastern Palace

Chapter 29

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At this time, it happened that the girl gave birth to a prince for the king, and the queen ordered a chronic poison in the nourishing soup. "" The girl drank the poisoned soup and slowly died of weakness. Before she died, she hoped that the cause of the son's death could be made public, but it was too late. The queen sent someone to put her under house arrest, saying that she was suffering from tuberculosis, and that no one was allowed to see her again, and she also took away the little prince who had just been born... "I was very nervous, and asked: "Will the queen even kill the little prince?" "Gu Xiaowu looked as usual and shook his head:" The queen would not kill the little prince. The queen herself had no children, so she raised the little prince and taught him skills. Therefore, the little prince regarded the queen as his biological mother. But the little prince never knew that his own mother was killed by the queen. Later... The little prince finally knew the truth of the matter, but he couldn't help it. He was still young and the queen was very powerful. He couldn't fight her. At this time, the king also hesitated, because he not only had a son of the little prince, but he also had other princes. The king hesitated among several princes, not knowing who to pass the throne to in the future. The other princes were secretly eager to try, and they all knew that the little prince was not the queen's biological son, and the queen also had a layer of heartache for the little prince... But the king finally made the little prince the heir. Because in the country of Zixu, very few princes could live past the age of 30. They were either assassinated or deposed by their own father and died in claustrophobia. There are also princes who simply killed their fathers and rebelled in order to seize the opportunity... Some people succeeded, some failed, the successful ones became kings and finally died, and the unsuccessful ones failed to become kings and finally died... The East Palace is actually a chapel The court full of blood... "Gu Xiaowu said here, he suddenly became stunned, and I looked at him blankly. This story is not funny at all, and it is not at all like a story I have heard before. But I don't know why, but I didn't interrupt Gu Xiaowu. After a while, he continued to tell me the story in that unremarkable tone: "Although he is the heir, the life of the little prince is not easy. The queen was on guard against him; the king, too, posed a problem for the little prince. The king said, since you are the heir, you should set an example for the people of the world. The king sent the little prince to a place to do something that could hardly be done... "" This little prince is really pitiful. "I chased after him and asked, 'What does the king want him to do? "" Then there was none. "Gu Xiaowu patted the saddle and lay down again, looking comfortable," went to sleep. "I'm so angry, how can I fall asleep with such a mindless story? I said, "I didn't ask why, why didn't you tell it?" "Gu Xiaowu said:" If there is no more, then there is no more. "He turned over and turned his back to me. I only saw his shoulder blades, although they were covered with sheepskin, but the night wind was cold, so he shrugged his shoulders as if he had fallen asleep.

I pulled the leather mattress all the way under my chin, covering it warmly, thinking to myself: This Gu Xiaowu looks heartless, and when it comes to stories, it's even more annoying. But looking at the way he was asleep, it was a bit pitiful—the little prince in the story he told didn't have an A-Niang, and he didn't have an A-Niang either. People who didn't have an A-Niang were of course pitiful. As long as I think about myself, if I don't have a mother, I will cry immediately.

I fell asleep in a daze, probably because I had heard a story before going to bed, and in my dream I dreamed of the little prince. He was still very small, really very small, only about three or four years old, squatting there alone crying, his shoulder blades shrunk, like a wounded little beast. It's like I saw a wounded little fox in a trap dug by a hunter after it snowed. That little fox was just like that, huddled into a ball, only looking at me with wet black eyes, full of alertness, but a hint of timidity. Its shoulder bones shrunk, its abrupt, pointed mouth shells are also hidden under its claws, and the snow is falling. Who would have thought that when it raised its head, it turned out to be Gu Xiaowu, I was shocked, I just felt so weird, and I woke up immediately. At this time, it was almost dawn, the slanting moon was sinking in the west, the stars were dim, even the bonfire was gradually extinguished, and the night seemed to be more intense. The two thousand horsemen on the grassland were sleeping soundly, and only the sentry of the shuttle patrol was still walking. The grass by my face was covered with cool dew, and the dew touched my face, so I licked it with my tongue, it was sweet. I rolled over and fell asleep again.

At dawn the next day, we got up from the camp, and we continued to go east for five or six days. Finally, we met the rangers sent by the Turks. Heshi heard that the king's tent of Da Chanyu was nearby, and was overjoyed. I was also very happy in my heart, because I was going to see Aon soon. It's just that the two thousand cavalry that escorted us from the Central Plains could not stay in the borders of the Turks, so they had to leave immediately.

He Shi admired this team of Central Plains troops very much, saying that they had strict military discipline, acted quickly, and fought bravely, and they were rare heroes. Heshi sent them far away again, and I followed Heshi and sent them westward.

In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly. Gu Xiaowu lowered his eyes and lowered his eyebrows on the saddle, as if he was dozing lazily. I said, "Hey, you're back, send a message to my father, saying that I have arrived in Turkic safely." Gu Xiaowu said, "It also depends on whether I will go to the royal city to sell tea." I said, "Where are you going if you don't go back to sell tea?" He smiled, but didn't answer me. At this time, the people in the Central Plains had already gone far. He waved to me and chased after him.

I covered my forehead with my hand, and the grassland terrain was endless. After a long time, I could see him catching up with the team and waved to us. Gradually gone far, like the mustard dust in the vast world, subtle, no longer distinguishable. I looked at his back and remembered the story he told me yesterday, but I felt lost.

Suddenly someone behind me gave a "chi" smile, I turned around, it turned out to be Heshi. He pulled his horse to stand behind me, and I asked him angrily, "What are you laughing at?" He Shi nodded, but shook his head again, still smiling and said to me: "Little princess, let's go back quickly." When I was so happy, I forgot all my troubles. I haven't seen each other for a year, and Aon also prefers me more, and let me make a fool of myself. Heshi's arm was injured, and Aon was worried that I would cause trouble, so he asked Heshi's sister to follow me all day long. He Shi's younger sister is about the same age as me. My favorite name is to call her: "A'Du! A'Du!" It's like calling a little bird, she is really like a little bird, no matter where I am, as long as I call, she will appear immediately Before my eyes, it was as light and flexible as a bird flapping its wings.

What I didn't expect was that King Yuezhi sent a messenger to A Weng to decide the marriage. A Weng did not let the messenger enter the account at all, so he sent someone to the messenger of King Yuezhi: "Although the little princess is not our Turkic princess, her mother is Da Chanyu's daughter. Da Chanyu regards the little princess as himself. The granddaughter of a woman is like her, and she is only willing to marry her to the hero of the world. If your king wants to marry the little princess, please ask him to come to the tent in person and fight against the warriors of the Turks, as long as he can catch the one in Tiangen Mountain. The wolf king who only looked down upon his eyes, Da Chanyu will marry the little princess to him. This is Da Chanyu's decree. Even the little princess' father, the king of Xiliang, is willing to obey Da Chanyu's arrangement." The messenger touched such a nail and walked away angrily.

The decree of Tie Ergada Da Chanyu spread all over the grassland, and everyone knew that if they wanted to marry the little princess of Xiliang, they had to kill the white-eyed wolf king. Legend has it that there are thousands of wolves in Tiangen Mountain, but only one white-eyed wolf is the king. Like humans, wolves succumb to the strongest king. The white-eyed wolf king's entire body was dark and black, except for a circle of white hair on his left eye, as if it was painted with mare's milk, snow-white and snow-white. It is said that such a wolf is not a wolf at all, but almost a demon. Wolves are even scarier on the grasslands, and the white-eyed wolf king is even more scary. A small group of cavalry and shepherds are very dangerous when they encounter the white-eyed wolf king, because he will lead tens of thousands of wolves to fight against people, and then even the people and horses will eat clean. I once thought that the white-eyed wolf king was a legend, a story told by grandma. After all, no one had ever seen the white-eyed wolf king in person, but everyone swore that the wolf king was really on the Tiangen Mountain, leading hundreds of thousands of people. wolf.

King Yuezhi was under the auspices of Da Chanyu, and it is said that he personally led people into Tiangen Mountain to find the white-eyed wolf king. What if he really killed the white-eyed wolf king? I don't want to marry that old man. But no one can kill the white-eyed wolf king. All Turkic people think this way, and so do all the people on the grasslands. Although the Yuezhi king brought people into the mountains, he may not be able to meet the white-eyed. The wolf king, because no one has really seen the white-eyed wolf king, it only lives in legends. When I think of this, I feel comforted. King Yuezhi is old and frail, and Tiangen Mountain is hundreds of miles away. There are many strange stone beasts. Maybe he will fall off his horse and he will be unable to move. Then I don't have to marry he is.

My life in Turkic was even more relaxed and happy than in Xiliang. Every day with A'Du, I went hunting or catching birds. Turkic women were married early, and A'Du had reached the age where he could sing. Sometimes someone sings songs outside her tent all night long, so noisy that I can't sleep. But no one came to sing to me, and I think those people probably knew that if they wanted to marry me, they had to kill the white-eyed wolf king. This is a difficult subject even for the warriors of the steppe.

I don't think it's because I'm not pretty that no one sings to me.

I was sleeping in the tent that day when I suddenly heard a noise outside, as if the camp had been bombed. I got up immediately and called out loudly "A'Du". She hurriedly opened the tent curtain and walked in. I asked her, "What's wrong? Something happened?" A'Du was also blank. Like me, I don't know what happened. At this time, A Weng sent someone over and bowed to us to salute us: "Da Shan Yu Chuan and the little princess are going to the tent." "Is there going to be a war?" He went back in despair, with the temperament of King Yuezhi, it was difficult to give up. King Yuezhi was excited to find the white-eyed wolf king, but who could find the white-eyed wolf king? This is clearly a trap set by Da Chanyu, the one who loves me the most, for King Yuezhi. If the Yuezhi King became angry and suddenly realized that he might fight against the Turks, if the Yuezhi fought with the Turks, it would be a bad thing for the entire Western Regions. Although the Turks are the most powerful country in the Western Regions, occupying the northern part of the desert and extending to the far east coast, the Yuezhi is also one of the best powers in the Western Regions. Moreover, the short-lived peace in the Western Regions for more than ten years has made the trade routes unimpeded, and the cities have gradually become prosperous. Just like our Xiliang, if there were no trade routes, there would not be today's prosperity. If there is another war, maybe all of this will cease to exist.