Wanwan coughed, and Li knew she had made a mistake, so she immediately fell silent.
Seeing Hua Rong's expression change, Wanwan rolled her eyes and said softly: "Sister Hua, recently many beauties have been sent to Brother Jiu from various places..."
Hua Rong sighed: "Those flattering and speculative people are just trying to build a ladder to get rich in the future. They are lustful and harm the country. I hope the prince..."
She did not say any more, Wanwan also shook her head and whispered: "My father once said that the Taishanguan family ignored the government because they indulged in drinking and sex, and favored Cai Jing and other treacherous ministers. It can be seen that women are really harmful. I have seen Ninth Brother Those concubines, none of them are economical. If there are a few more, I am afraid that the harem will not be clean... "
Seeing that these two people actually "criticized" the official who was about to ascend the throne, Li looked very nervous: "Princess..."
She pouted: "Just don't tell me. Anyway, I can only talk to Sister Hua. Who dares to do that in front of Ninth Brother?"
Although Wanwan is childish and sometimes has the temper of a young lady, she has a pure and kind nature, which makes Hua Rong's love for her even more intense.
"Well. Sister Hua, I forgot, I brought you some gifts..."
"ah?"
Li quickly took out a red box, which was full of jewelry, and handed it over gracefully: "Sister Hua, these are gifts from Brother Ninth to me. I hope I won't dislike it..."
Hua Rong took it, looked at it very carefully, and then said: "Wanwan, it's not that I dislike it, you know, I am in the military camp and there is no need for these things. Besides, you two are living alone now, and everything is not easy. These things There is always some use in holding it..."
Wanwan saw that her eyes were sincere and she was definitely not being polite, so she nodded: "In that case, I won't be polite anymore, Sister Hua, thank you."
"Why are you thanking me? Wanwan, when I think of the two of us sitting together alive, it feels like a world away."
Wanwan shuddered when she thought of the brutality of the Jin Army: "Sister Hua, I forgot to ask you, how did you escape?"
"One night, there was an assassination attempt in Jinying. It was very chaotic, so I took the opportunity to escape. Alas, it can be said that King Qin saved my life."
When Li heard him mention King Qin, she had always been grateful to King Qin, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, is he injured? Where is he now?"
"No."
"I have always been grateful to him. He saved us twice, but he is our great benefactor."
Wanwan's eyes lit up: "Sister Hua, King Qin is such a good person. I want to thank him in person. Do you know where he is?"
Hua Rong pondered for a while, if King Qin's identity was exposed, it might bring him some inconvenience, and then said: "I did see him a few days ago, but now he has disappeared."
"Ah? Really?" Both mother and daughter were overjoyed, and Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "It must be nearby. I have to go and thank him in person."
Hua Rong hesitated and said, "You don't have to look for him. I will tell you when I see it. He doesn't want to reveal his identity."
"No! We will never mention it to outsiders. Even Ninth Brother, I didn't tell anyone."
Mrs. Li was grateful to King Qin. Knowing that he kept calling Hua Rong "my wife", she wanted to help him. She tentatively said: "Miss Hua, is it because of you that King Qin comes to Yingtian?"
"No, I have nothing to do with him."
"The King of Qin is highly skilled in martial arts, courageous, careful, and chivalrous. He is also a responsible man. Any woman who wants to marry him is considered lucky. Besides, with his ability, why worry about being promoted in the military camp? When the time comes, you will be blessed with a wife and a son, and you will also gain wealth and honor..."
King Qin might not be able to eat and drink enough of the pearls he snatched away in two lifetimes, so what else could he say about "conferring his wife to his son"? However, Hua Rong thought to herself, whoever really married him would know the horror and pain of living in fear all day long, worse than a slave, worse than death, what kind of "blessing" would there be
"Thousands of women in the Song Dynasty were kidnapped by gold thieves. How many of them could even be rescued by Emperor Ji and Princess? Only the King of Qin knew the danger, but had no scruples. He put his own life and death aside and broke into the gold camp at night to rescue them. Miss Hua, how many men in the world can do this alone?”
When Hua Rong heard her words, she secretly mocked herself for "letting down" King Qin. She was coldly displeased and remained silent. God knows, she has always been as afraid of King Qin as a snake or a scorpion, but now she can allow him to stay in the military camp. Who knows? Aren't you thinking about the previous rescue intention
Mrs. Li observed his words and immediately said: "Miss Hua, I just want to thank him and have no other intention."
Seeing that her mother and daughter completely regarded King Qin as a good person, Hua Rong sighed secretly, "One person is like arsenic, but who says it is not the second person's bear's paw?" In the past, the King of Qin, who used to be a blind man and committed many evil deeds, ended up with a reputation as a "chivalrous and good man". This was something she had never expected. It seemed that environment was the thing that could change people the most.
But, who knows how long he can keep it up
Perhaps, as soon as he returns to the island, his fierce appearance will be revealed again.
However, due to Wanwan's mother and daughter's intense questioning, she had to answer: "The King of Qin appears and disappears. If I see him, I will convey my greetings to you..."
"Okay, we have to stay here for some time anyway, let's talk about it when we have the chance."
The three of them talked for a while, and then Hua Rong sent Wanwan and Li out.
When he reached the fork in front of the road, he said politely: "Sister Hua, please go back. There is no need to see us off."
"OK."
Hua Rong was about to leave when she saw a dark shadow flashing in the bushes in front of her. She suspected it was an assassin. She immediately drew out her bow and arrow and shouted, "Who is it?"
The man was discovered and fled in a panic, but he couldn't run fast. He looked like a woman with bound feet. Hua Rong chased after her and grabbed her. It turned out to be a woman, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with disheveled hair and tears streaming down her face. , scolded loudly: "Thieves, thieves worse than Jinlu..."
Hua Rong said: "Girl, who are you? Why are you here?"
Before the girl could answer, she only heard a burst of rapid footsteps and shouts, which turned out to be Song Bing's voice: "Look for her quickly, we must not let that woman escape..."
At this time, Wanwan and Li also came up. Hua Rong was furious and shouted: "Who are you looking for?"
Several soldiers approached, and when they saw it was Hua Rong, they immediately said, "Instructor Hua, let's find this woman."
"What are you looking for her for?"
"This is the beauty that Deputy Commander Huang Qianshan presented to the Ninth Prince."
Hua Rong said sternly: "Didn't you realize that she was unwilling at all?"
The leading soldier looked troubled: "Marshal Huang led 25,000 soldiers and horses to serve the king, and sent 100 laundry maidens for the king to use. It would be unlucky not to collect 100..."
When Hua Rong heard the words "laundry girl", she became furious. What is the difference between this and the "Huanyi Courtyard" in the Kingdom of Jin? Under the guise of "laundry girls", a large number of beauties were obviously captured for the Ninth Prince's pleasure.
Wanwan had also witnessed the arrest of the Jin Army, but she did not expect to see Brother Ninth doing the same thing. She had no intention at all, so she yelled in anger: "You slave, I have never seen you so brave in killing the gold thief, bullying the big brother" Song women are doing the same thing? Ninth Brother has not yet ascended the throne, and you group of flatterers have done evil first. This princess will go to Ninth Brother immediately to argue... "
"Princess, please calm down, the villain is also following orders."
Before Wanwan could answer, there was another noise behind her. Several soldiers with torches surrounded an officer. The officer looked sideways at everyone, grabbed the woman and left: "What are you talking about? Send her there quickly..."
The soldiers swarmed up and immediately arrested the girl.
Hua Rong looked at Ying Tian Mansion, which was gradually decorated for the Ninth Prince's ascension to the throne, and suddenly felt that it was a little difficult to breathe, and the hand holding the bow and arrow gradually became a little weak, and the blood in his body was not sure if it was slowly cooling down.
Wanwan was so angry that she was shaking all over: "I'll go find Brother Ninth to argue..."
"Princess, please don't be impulsive..."
"Let's go, Sister Hua, let's go together. Brother Ninth listens to you the most."
Hua Rong was pulled by her and walked forward numbly.
Li Shi also immediately chased after him.
The two went straight to the Ninth Prince's palace. A eunuch, Eunuch Kang, hurriedly came in from outside. He had been with the Ninth Prince for a while and recognized Wanwan. He immediately said: "Princess, the officials are discussing with the ministers." event."
"I'm going to see the official soon..."
A gentle voice sounded: "What's the matter, Princess? Oh, Coach Hua is here too?"
The person who came was none other than Wu Jinnu.
Wu Jinnu waved his hand and ordered Eunuch Kang to step back, and pulled the two of them affectionately: "Come on, come and sit in my room."
The two of them did not refuse and followed her to the room. Although it was not as elegant as the palace concubines, it was still very exquisite. As soon as they sat down, they heard a sound like an oriole at the door. Their eyes flashed and a woman came in. It was Zhang Yingying. and Liu Yuezhu.
"I heard that the princess is here, and our sisters are also here to take a look."
Zhang Yingying had not seen Hua Rong yet, so she turned to her and asked, "Who is this?"
Wu Jinnu smiled and said: "The heroine Hua Rong, the official's favorite general."
This was the first time she saw Hua Rong, and she didn't know her status. However, she saw that Wu Jinnu was extremely polite, heard the word "the official's favorite general", and saw that although she was dressed in simple clothes, she had a charming face, and she couldn't help but feel... Take it seriously.
"See you ladies."
The royal family calls the emperor's concubines "lady". In the past, everyone was called "ma'am". Wanwan is smart. As soon as the king's brother ascended the throne, he immediately changed the titles for all the female family members. Hua Rong didn't know this etiquette at first, but now he follows Wanwan. Everyone received the gift hastily, and Wanwan immediately turned to Wu Jinnu: "Ms. Wu, Huang Qianshan sent 100 beauties to Brother Ninth today. Brother Ninth cannot do this..."
Wu Jinnu interrupted her softly: "My sister is so ignorant..."
"Ms. Wu, how do you say this?"
"The officials worked hard all day long, and they also had to open up branches and leaves for the Song Dynasty and enrich the harem. It was originally a matter of course..."
Wanwan said angrily: "The official family has many wives..." In anger, she stopped calling her "Nine Brothers" and called them "the official family" together. "Besides, these women are all What's the difference between being robbed and what a gold thief did?"
"My good princess, you can't talk like that," Wu Jinnu scolded, "Nowadays, the official family needs to rely on various high-ranking officials. If others send beauties, will he accept them? You have to be considerate of the official family's situation."
Liu Yuezhu said with a smile: "The princess is talking like a child. It is common for the emperor to have three palaces and six courtyards. The official family now only has a few of my sisters to serve, which is naturally not enough. Even if there are 1,000 more people, it is not an exaggeration. The sooner we can get more, the better." Only by breeding dragon seeds can we preserve the Sheji Ancestral Temple of the Song Dynasty and ensure that there are successors... "