After Xia Wushuang came to Chang'an, he did not go to the Chu Palace immediately.
She was walking around the street casually, two deer following her, kicking and kicking.
Chang'an is snowing.
The faces of the people on the streets have the unique smile and satisfaction of the rich, which is an indescribable feeling.
A person who is hungry every day is different from a person who is full every day.
When she came to Chang'an, she didn't go to the palace first, but instead came to wander here, not because she was aware of the people's feelings, nor because she was shy about being close to the country. The main reason was her inconvenience.
She is no longer worthy of being the general Xia who is supported by the people.
The reason why I came here is just to take a last look at Chu Shi, as she said before... Seeing her princess with her own eyes, she reigns in the world.
That's all.
She circled twice, and vaguely felt that something was wrong.
She looked out into the street.
In some inconspicuous corners, or on the streets, there are always a few men in blue cloth clothes, casually strolling on the street, or squatting in the corner, silent.
These people have an indescribable kind of bandit in the rivers and lakes. Xia Wushuang observed it carefully and found that they were idle, and they didn't seem to have any necessary livelihood to do, and they didn't mean to travel around the mountains and rivers. They just walked around, or Squat or stand…
Generally speaking, it is very suspicious.
Xia Wushuang thought for a while, and when he raised his eyes, a somewhat familiar person walked towards him.
It was the few men who had met by chance before and had been invited to drink in the restaurant by her.
Xia Wushuang's eyes lit up slightly, no matter which world you are in, meeting one's old friends in a foreign country is undoubtedly one of the most comforting things, otherwise there would not be so many fellow villagers on the train who were deceived in their underwear at the end. .
She wasn't stupid either, although it was really comforting to meet old friends in a foreign land, but Xia Wushuang saw their outfits at a glance - it matched the style of those idle men in blue clothes.
Don't ask her how she sees it. People who come out from one place will have their own unique feeling, sometimes it is language, sometimes it is habit, sometimes it is action.
For example, someone going out to buy something can always be recognized as a student or a teacher or something else.
There may be occasional mistakes, but if you look carefully, you will always find some clues that make them feel that their guesses are inseparable.
Who are they
Xia Wushuang thought for a while and decided not to go up to talk. Tomorrow is the King of Chu's enthronement ceremony. She will find a place to rest first. She has too many things to do, and it will be good for everyone.
These people... shouldn't be able to come up with any big shit.
Snowflakes fluttered.
Chang'an, Chu Palace.
The painting is finally done.
Chu Shi put down the ink pen in his hand and looked at the picture scroll in front of him, as if recalling a distant old time.
There were many peach blossoms, and the beauty stood under the peach tree with a peach blossom in her hand. She looked back at her, with a shallow smile in her eyes.
A maid came over and whispered: "Your Majesty, tomorrow's enthronement ceremony... You should rest."
Chu Shi made a sound of "um", rolled up the scroll preciously and preciously, and asked, "Where's my dress?"
The maid glanced at Chu Shi in embarrassment, but she really did not dare to disobey her order, so she whispered: "My servant will bring it to you."
Not long after, a soft silk garment embroidered with golden dragon patterns in snow-white was presented by the maid. This garment was obviously still half-finished, and the maid also thoughtfully brought needles and thread for her.
Chu Shi took over the front, and without delay, she started embroidering little by little by the faint candlelight.
— "Hey, Your Royal Highness, look someone is married over there."
- "What's so beautiful about being married."
- "Hey, the bride is on the sedan chair. Why is there nothing to look at, the bride is beautiful. Speaking of which, our wedding dresses are all white, and red ones are really rare..."
- "Huh? Where are you? White? White wedding dress? How can the wedding dress be white?"
- "No... Hey, the traditional one is still red, but there are also white... Haha, I can't wear anything anyway."
"… "
Chu Shi didn't know what he was thinking.
She just, since then, has been preparing for...
She wants to embroider a white wedding dress for this person, or for herself.
wait until someday...
The hand trembled slightly, the tip of the needle trembled, stabbing the hand.
The maid next to her exclaimed, "Your Majesty!"
Chu Shi, who was in a trance, came back to his senses slightly, and looked at the clothes nervously in the next moment, for fear that the bright blood would stain this flawless wedding dress.
The maid opened her eyes slightly, she just saw a drop of blood dripping into her clothes, but when she looked again...
The clothes are still snow white, the golden dragon pattern is vivid, and there is nothing.
"...Your Majesty, do you want to call the imperial physician to come and take a look?"
Putting Ruyu's fingertips into his lips, Chu Shi whispered, "Don't say anything."
She cherished and stroked the wedding dress, her brows and eyes were full of tenderness and indescribable sadness.
= =
the next day.
The King of Chu's enthronement ceremony began.
In a place like a large and spacious square in the Chu Palace, there were ministers, soldiers, female relatives, or other people with identities in a mess.
Xia Wushuang tied the deer outside the palace, "Honey, wait here."
The two deer looked at her anxiously, and the smaller one bit the corner of her clothes one by one, preventing her from leaving.
"Hey, are you so reluctant to part?" Xia Wushuang smiled and touched their heads, "I'll go back when I go, don't worry."
The little lost deer had to let go, watching Xia Wushuang scurried into the palace with ease, and lurked.
In the distance, she saw the King of Chu.
With a luxurious yellow robe and a ferocious five-clawed golden dragon, her princess palace moved towards Wang Ding step by step.
The Emperor Mian Liuzhu swayed slightly, covering her dragon face, and a little eunuch behind her supported her hand, following every step of the way.
"... Is General Xia here?" She asked casually as she walked.
It was the first time the little eunuch encountered such a big battle, and his hands were shaking nervously. He heard only one "General Xia" when he heard the words. , there are so many officials at this time... it should be here."
Chu Shi's footsteps paused slightly, and then continued walking.
... So, it should be that it didn't come.
This little eunuch was her confidant. If General Xia came, he would have noticed it immediately. He would say this because he didn't notice it.
Did not notice, that is, did not come.
Xia Wushuang didn't know the little episode on Chu Shi's side, she watched from a distance and felt slightly relieved.
She thought, at least...
At least what she expected from the beginning has not changed.
However, when Xia Wushuang was thinking about it, a voice suddenly said: "The king of Chu's enthronement is against the sky - I don't accept it!"
All of a sudden, the officials shouted!
Xia Wushuang's eyes widened for a while, and when he looked at the source of the sound, he saw a man walking in boldly, surrounded by two blue-clothed swordsmen. It seemed that the two swordsmen were detached in swordsmanship - protecting the man all the way and breaking in, Surrounded by dead and wounded palace guards, no one could do anything to them.
No one thought that on the day when the King of Chu ascended the throne, there would be people who would rebel.
Rebellion really.
"The palace has been surrounded by us." The man's voice was cold, "The thief Chu is waiting to die!"
Xia Wushuang couldn't see Chu Shi's expression, but she could feel Baiguan's nervousness. She was speechless for a while. She had seen this group of idlers in Chang'an before - but no matter what she thought, she could not have imagined that they came here to rebel. !
"Who is coming?"
Chu Shi did not speak, and the little eunuch beside Chu Shi asked in a shrill voice, "Sign up!"
"I am a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty!" The man in blue said wildly, "This world should belong to my Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Bai Guan heard the words and whispered.
"It's actually a remnant of the previous dynasty..."
"After the Great Zhou Dynasty was overthrown, those royal families were all driven overseas and never allowed to come back... This..."
"It's been so long since the previous dynasty, it should have been just a revolt from the ground up—"
"… "
Xia Wushuang vaguely understood.
When I was a bandit in Lingxi Peak before, I also talked about history with Chu Shi. When I came to Chu Shi, the Chu Dynasty was only the third generation. The first generation of Chu kings was the founding emperor. As a result, he died too early. The second-generation King of Chu ascended the throne very early. He believed in the slanderous words of the traitorous officials around him. He gradually became addicted to alcoholism. He regained lost ground and became the well-deserved three-generation King of Chu.
And now the rebels are the descendants of the Zhou Dynasty who were driven overseas by the founding emperor of the Chu Dynasty.
Xia Wushuang thought.
The King of Chu fought in the Quartet to regain lost ground, and now he is justified in ascending the throne. There is no reason for this rebellion, and I don't know if it is stupid or stupid...
Just thinking about this, I heard the man say loudly: "The king of Chu and Lingxi Xia Wushuang colluded with the heavens to change their lives, violated the way of heaven to resurrect the dead, made profits during the war, turned into bones after the war, insidious and cunning. The tide of evil ghosts - this person is not a king! The Chu Dynasty will be destroyed!"
Chu Shi stood on the spot, motionless, but King Huai of Chu, who was kneeling at the bottom, was shocked when he heard the words!
The King of Chu has not yet arrived and rewarded according to his merits, plus he suppressed the news before, and now he suddenly heard the news here—
The matter of the evil ghost tide is related to Xia Wushuang, plus the matter of puppets, which was originally kept secret among the people, and just caught up with the king of Chu's enthronement. Now it is used by this traitor as a reason for rebellion.
Xia Wushuang's pupils shrank suddenly!
The blood all over his body began to heat up—
Is it because of her...
Her figure was hidden by the shadow of the tree, her hands were tightly gripping the thick trunk, her slender fingertips were almost sunk in, and her dark eyes were slowly covered with blood.
"… "
She stared at the man in blue.
Chu Shi's voice was light, "Are you finished?"
The man paused slightly, "The palace has been surrounded by my people. In the past few months, batches of my subordinates have mixed into Chang'an. Now you no longer have Xia Wushuang's puppet soldiers, which is equivalent to the eagle's broken wings. , the tiger is blind - just relying on thousands of useless royal guards, Princess Chu, you are already a turtle in the urn, the trouble of winning the world, let it go! Hahahahaha-"
"… what… "
next moment.
The man's eyes widened and he couldn't smile anymore.
Chu Shi, who was just about to say something, suddenly opened his eyes.
The white clothes are fluttering, and the blood-red other side flowers bloom with a splendid blood-colored afterglow under the warmth of the blood. The girl's blood-colored eyes are ruthless, her ten fingers are like knives, and her throat is sealed with one claw!
Hot blood splattered on Chu Shi's cheeks, but she didn't notice it, she just murmured: "Wu Shuang...?"
… You came
Just like a long time ago, she was not the king of Chu, nor was she the general Xia who ruled the puppet army.
She is the girl who laughs for her peaches, and the princess who is shy and shy for her.
… just like that.
Xia Wushuang turned back slowly.