I understand. Jing Niang said coldly.
Seeing her cold reaction, the eunuch opened his mouth but could not say anything. Indeed, even if Lady Huarui had been kind to her and helped her in times of difficulty, a favor was not a debt, and she could not be forced to repay it or not; let alone make her unhappy.
The eunuch had no choice but to bow and say: I have to go see the envoy Prime Minister Li, so I can't stay long.
Jingniang sent the eunuch away and immediately went to the central army tent, where Guo Shao was putting on his armor. Jingniang asked her personal guards to leave and she went forward to help Guo Shao. Her movements were very skillful and her heart was very careful.
Ah Lang, I have been with you for so long, and I have never asked you for anything. Jing Niang said softly.
Guo Shao hummed to show that he was listening.
Jingniang said: "I had no home to return to and no one to rely on. I went to Mount Emei. Fortunately, I received generous support from Lady Huarui, the noble concubine of Shu, so I was able to settle down in Tokyo. No matter what, I will never forget the people who helped me when I was in the most difficult time. Lady Huarui is a good person."
Guo Shao said: You are right, we cannot be ungrateful.
Jingniang said: Alang promised me
I promise you, then what should I do, Guo Shaodao, even if you don’t come to beg me, I will not harm the concubines and maids of the Shu Imperial Palace.
Jingniang said: Madam Huarui has no one to rely on, Meng Chang treats her best, you don't have to separate them
Guo Shao frowned and said, "Meng Chang refused to surrender. He has already sent troops to the city and yet he still sends people out to fight against me. Moreover, he is the king, and his rebellious intentions are obvious."
Jingniang said hurriedly: Before you attacked Shu, you had already regarded Lady Huarui as a trophy. Is my request too much
Guo Shao turned his head and looked at Jingniang, his eyes showing some pity: "Cherish the one in front of you. You said it before you, and you haven't asked for anything for so long." He paced two steps and pondered, "Giving you something I don't care about is nothing; giving up something I want is the most valuable. I promise you."
Jingniang had a look of joy on her face and whispered in Guo Shao's ear: Settle down at night and I will compensate Alang.
Guo Shao listened, looked down at her high chest, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Jing Niang's face flushed immediately, and she gently hit Guo Shao: Can't you at least be more restrained for the sake of face
So Guo Shao personally led a group of soldiers into the city and took over the defense of Chengdu Prefecture. The streets were very cold, people were hiding, shops were closed, and there were few pedestrians.
Guo Shao was not in a hurry to meet Meng Chang, nor did he go to the Shu Kingdom's palace. Although Meng Chang was the king of a fallen country, he was still a king; Guo Shao was only a military general, so the etiquette of meeting was rather awkward.
Guo Shao planned to send civil officials to talk to the king and ministers of Shu first, and then let the king of Shu go to Dongjing. He promised the queen mother that he would let the king of Shu go to Dongjing and let him admit his previous disrespectful words in front of the queen mother. Guo Shao smiled.
After entering the city, the first thing he did was to disarm the Shu Kingdom's 100,000 imperial guards and wait for them to be resettled in batches. Then he ordered Zuo You to post a notice to pacify the people and restore order and public security in the city as soon as possible.
The Zhou army was forbidden to enter the Shu palace, but gradually took control of the guards of various palace gates because Guo Shao had a lot of money in the palace and didn't want to be taken out.
At this time, the rules of the palace were a bit chaotic, people were in panic, and the palace servants had no intention of doing their duty. The originally tidy imperial city was now in a mess everywhere, with an atmosphere of defeat.
Lady Huarui, wearing a long skirt and looking lonely and sad, looked up at the scene above the palace gate. She saw a flag embroidered with a ferocious tiger slowly rising.
The Zhou army warriors did not enter the palace, but stayed in the city wall. A palace woman reported in a low voice.
Another concubine also said worriedly: How will we be treated? What are the Zhou Dynasty warriors doing? After they come in,
At this time, an eunuch walked to the corridor. Lady Huarui reached out to stop the people around her, and walked to the bottom of the corridor alone, and heard the eunuch Wei Zhong say: I have seen Jing Niang, and I have told her everything she said. I am very careful.
A glimmer of hope appeared on Lady Huarui's face, like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw, and she asked hurriedly: "Will she help us?"
Wei Zhong's expression was gloomy. Lady Huarui felt her heart sink when she saw him. As expected, Wei Zhong said: Jing Niang didn't refuse. She said she knew.
After all, it was just a chance meeting. Madam Huarui's body softened and her face turned pale. I thought too simply and too easily. She is also a woman. Even if she wants to repay, she may not be able to persuade the commander of the Zhou army.
Wei Zhongdao: Your Majesty always thinks of others.
Madam Huarui shook her head and looked up at the tiger flag fluttering in the sky again. The ferocious and terrifying claws were waving in the wind. The atmosphere of fear was slowly accumulating. It was bleak and deserted, like the silence before a storm. If they rushed in right away, it might not be so scary. It was the most terrifying when it hadn't happened yet. People were always afraid of the unknown.
At this time, the concubines walked to the corridor again, all looking at Lady Huarui eagerly. Someone asked: Will the Zhou army let us go
Concubine Li Shu said: "How is it possible? Your Majesty used to collect beauties from all over the country. Everyone knows that there are many beauties here." Another concubine also said: "Those warriors fought with their lives and finally captured a city. If they didn't massacre the city, it would be good. Rape and looting are inevitable. I heard that the generals would let their soldiers plunder in order to win the hearts of the soldiers."
Someone asked again, "What about Your Majesty?"
No one answered. What can Your Majesty do now
Concubine Li Shu said: Should we defend our chastity to death, or wait to be trampled by those warriors
Just then Madam Huarui said: Don't be anxious.
She paced a few steps and said: Go back to your own palaces and I will think of a solution. If there is really no other way, you can make your own choice where to go.
Lady Huarui returned to her bedroom, looked up at the scene outside, sighed softly, turned to Wei Zhong and said: "You should make arrangements. I want to see Guo Shao."
Empress Wei Zhong stood there in a daze.
Lady Huarui smiled bitterly on her pale and cold face: "Go ahead." At the moment when the country was destroyed, my heart was broken and I was ready to face it all.
She took advantage of the eunuch's absence to ask someone to boil water for her to bathe and change clothes. She chose a light red, translucent, hollow silk fabric to wear inside, and a loose dress outside. Her skin was smooth, warm, and white like satin; her figure was graceful, her chest was very full, and her waist and hips were beautifully curved.
She sat in front of the dressing table and dressed herself up meticulously, applying powder delicately and evenly on her bright-eyed and white-toothed face, and then she took a piece of red paper and gently rubbed the rouge between her lips. The powder had covered her haggard face, and she gradually became beautiful and attractive.
Like a bride. Madam Huarui looked at herself in the mirror, but her eyes were so sad and humiliated under the brilliance. This couldn't be possible. Madam Huarui took a deep breath and closed her eyes slightly. Her eyelashes trembled slightly in her beautiful eyes.
Since you have to please others, you don't have to smile, but don't make a hateful expression, you have to be willing. She gradually seemed to have returned to the past, putting aside her dignity, face, shame, and even her likes and dislikes, to sell her body.
You can pretend to be cold and arrogant to provoke a man's aggressiveness, but you must show your inner charm. Lady Huarui whispered, Furong, you are not trying to keep people away, nor are you trying to admire yourself. You are trying every means to attract bees and butterflies.
Madam Huarui imagined the scene, what should she do to satisfy others? A dark, strong, bearded man pressed on her, after eating and drinking, perhaps his mouth was full of the stench of rotten residue in his mouth, and his sweat rubbed out lumps of black dirt. How could she not show a disgusted expression, how could she control her mood? Maybe he would indulge himself while spitting on her, insulting her, and torturing her to the point of being covered with bruises.
A crystal tear fell from Madam Huarui's eyes. She felt sad and heartbroken and couldn't help sobbing at her desk.
What did I do wrong? What crime did I commit? Why? Why did Madam Huarui cry so bitterly that even the grass and trees outside the window seemed to wither.
After a while, she finally realized that the light makeup she had put on with great effort was going to be ruined. She quickly held back her tears, took out a silk handkerchief, gently wiped her eyes in front of the mirror, and re-painted her makeup.
In the mirror was a delicate face, but the eyes were dull and lifeless, like ashes. Lady Xiaoxiao Huarui bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying.
This would be counterproductive, and if you want to sell yourself out, you should do it well. Lady Huarui kept reminding herself, practicing over and over again, trying to regain her previous skills.
In the evening, Wei Zhong came back, walked up to her and whispered: Your Majesty, everything has been arranged.
"Yes." Lady Huarui nodded calmly. She was dressed so beautifully today, so beautiful that it made people's heart break. Even Wei Zhong felt uncomfortable.
Madam Huarui asked softly: What is your majesty doing
Wei Zhongdao: Your Majesty is drunk, completely drunk, and sleeping soundly on the dragon bed. Your Majesty, please tell Your Majesty
No need. Madam Huarui said, it would be useless to tell him, it would only make him sad and humiliated. Don't tell anyone.
“Yes,” Wei Zhong said, bowing.
Madam Huarui tightened the collar of her thick outer robe and suddenly asked: "Have you seen Guo Shao?"
Wei Zhong said: I didn't see her, I just saw Jing Niang. Li Hao couldn't help but say when he saw him, the Zhou army camp was strict and martial, full of murderous atmosphere, the commander must be a strong man to lead such a fierce army.
Madam Huarui clenched the corner of her clothes with her jade hands, made up her mind, and said: Let's go, and follow the route you arranged.