Yijuan cloud

Chapter 61 The People Behind the Scenes
He turned his head with difficulty and looked inside the tent. Seeing that the doctor and the Mongolian girl had left, he said hoarsely, "How long have I been sleeping?"

"About half an hour."

He looked at me tiredly and said softly: "Come here... I'll have a few words with you."

"Your Majesty, please drink some water first. There are also fishy foods such as goat's milk and beef. Although they are not suitable, if Your Majesty is hungry, you can also eat some." I moved to his face and brought some water to feed him.

He drank two spoons of water, stopped drinking, and said urgently: "This place is no better than where we live. You...can't act rashly anymore. I want you...to stay with me...at all times. I'm here... They are not rude, anything can happen in a barbarian land, do you remember?"

"I couldn't care less in my desperation." I lowered my eyes and whispered, "Besides, I understand how powerful it is."

"You don't understand!" He gasped slightly due to the exertion, "Don't think... I can't see the injuries on your face. We just arrived this time, and they... still have scruples, but they won't be able to see it next time. So easy!”

I reached out and touched my left cheek, thinking, I wonder when he saw it?

Then I thought, he was right. It wasn't me who intimidated Zalik. The main reason was that Zalik didn't dare to do it because we had just been kidnapped.

Even wild beasts, when faced with prey, only observe at first.

After I figured it out, I couldn't help but feel scared, but I didn't regret it at all. I whispered, "I won't do it next time."

"They kidnapped me just to bargain with the imperial court and gain... benefits. I have royal status, and they don't dare to do anything to me. Otherwise... that means... they are enemies of the entire Da Ying. You are different... once ... Let them... know that you are not... my concubine, and they have no more... scruples. When An Dahan... comes, I will... let him let you go back to your home. When the time comes, you have to Get out of here as soon as possible..."

After saying these words, he was so exhausted that he could only lie on the felt with his face sideways, unable to even raise his eyelids.

I don’t know whether it was because of fear or worry about the future. Tears finally burst out of my eyes. I cried and said: "Will they let you go easily? First the assassins... assassinated you, and then the soldiers robbed you. How could it be like this? skillful?"

I took out the handkerchief and wiped my eyes, and asked him as calmly as possible: "Is it really King Jin? Is he the instigator? Those assassins..."

I lowered my head and looked sadly at the dried blood stains on my clothes: "I know the assassin who escaped in the end. He was my partner since childhood. I don't know how he became an assassin... When we separated in Yangzhou , he is not like this yet.”

My voice became lower and lower, and in the end I could no longer speak. My face was already wet, and the veil quickly became wet.

I was secretly surprised, why was I suddenly so sad?Is it because the hope Xing'er gave me was shattered?Or is it because of what Xing'er is doing now?

"Don't cry, it won't look good if you cry." Prince Yi lay on his side with a gentle smile on his lips.His voice was also gentle and gentle, like the evening breeze blowing on his face.

"His name is Xing'er, right? Don't be sad. His job as an assassin is just to take people's money and do things for them. It's just a shady profession. Who would want to be a killer or an assassin unless they have to?"

His physical strength has recovered somewhat, but he still speaks slowly, because slowness and low alcohol are more soothing.

I gradually calmed down, and the look in my mind that Xing'er looked at me when he was running away was so frightening and painful. He must not have wanted me to know... If the Lin family hadn't suffered a disaster, why would he and I have ended up like this?

He said: "Those assassins were most likely sent by King Jin. Ever since they failed to woo me in the theater last time, they had no intention of letting me go again. They must have been careful about every move I made, so they While I'm outside the city, ambush and kill me."

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glanced outside the tent, bent down, and asked him softly: "You are always surrounded by guards secretly protecting you. I don't understand why you resisted that sword attack in the theater." , and you didn’t let the guards come out to stop you? And this time, you fought with the assassin for a long time before the guards showed up, why? "

Prince Yi raised his eyes and looked at me quietly.

I also looked at him honestly.

After a while, a bright smile appeared on the corners of his pale lips, but the smile was fleeting and turned into a serious look.He waved lightly, and I leaned down.

He said softly: "I did it on purpose... The world only knows that the emperor treats me well, but in fact he is very suspicious of me. Only through bitter tricks and risking his life can I make the emperor trust me."

I didn't move for a long time. At the theater, he faced the sword without hesitation... Is it really necessary?

I looked at him in surprise. The red blood and light and shadow in his eyes were like glazed tiles at dusk, shining brightly. I couldn't help but shed tears and didn't bother to wipe them. I choked and said, "It doesn't matter if you believe it or not?" What’s the use of trusting someone if your life is at stake?”

He raised his hand with difficulty, then slowly put it down, and said in a daze: "If you don't believe it, it will be harder than death."

He was quiet for a while, then smiled and said, "I won't joke with my life."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and almost said with his lips: "The assassin in the theater is fake and will not really hurt me."

I was stunned, and then I thought, no wonder King Jin would set up a series of tricks to make an enemy of an idle prince.

Mr. Meng, who came to persuade Prince Yi, was a talented and well-known counselor in the world, but in the end he was beheaded in public. King Jin did not want to hate Prince Yi to death.

Prince Yi sighed: "In the emperor's house, every step is of great importance. There is nothing you can do about it. Don't think about this. Just pretend you don't know anything."

"I understand." I sat up straight and said in a calm voice, "You told me a secret of yours, let me tell you one too. Last night Xing'er came to my house to find me, and he was going to give me I redeemed myself, and I originally planned to find an opportunity to tell you that I planned to redeem myself and go out."

I lowered my eyes, paused, and then said, "I thought Xing'er really made a fortune in business. He... wants to assassinate you. How are you going to deal with... them?"

"Even if it's not him, there will be someone else. There are many assassins in the world. If they are caught, where can they be caught? Dealing with the people behind the scenes is the most important thing."

"Anyway, I don't want you to deal with Xing'er, nor will Xing'er harm you again."

He smiled, put aside the topic, and said: "If you find your family, you will have a place to go. At that time, if you really want to redeem yourself and ask Cao Yingshan, she will not stop you. As for what you said Xing'er, there's no need to worry about him, just like you are no longer the eldest lady of the Lin family, he is no longer the Xing'er he used to be. I think he has good martial arts skills, so he has some ability to get involved in the world."

"Yes." I responded in a low voice. I also felt that although Xing'er became an assassin, his courage and skill seemed to be a different person. It was very different from the situation when he was always hanging out with the girls in the Lin family. Perhaps, he was Are you willing?

I thought for a while, and my eyes felt a little dull.

I didn't sleep all night yesterday and experienced this thrilling experience again today. At this time, my sleepiness was as heavy as a mountain. I cheered up and said, "I don't know what they want, so they kidnapped you. Zhong Ming and the others are looking for you." I must be extremely anxious if I don’t see you.”

Prince Yi said softly: "Ada Khan dares to wade into this muddy water because he is unwilling to accept the status quo. Which tribe on the grassland doesn't want to unify the tribes? Although the Tumut tribe is not the strongest, Anda Khan has great prestige in the north. Very high. I guess this is why King Jin chose to cooperate with him..."

I couldn't even raise my eyelids, but I was still talking to him.

I said: "When I went out to look for herbs, I saw that the tribe was peaceful and peaceful, the livestock were leisurely, and the herdsmen lived a stable life. Why should we break this peace? Why do we have to unify the entire grassland?"

"The trees want to be still but the wind is not stopping. The weak eat the strong, especially on the grassland. The tribes are constantly fighting each other all year round. The strong occupy the most fertile grassland and bully and plunder the weak's cattle, horses and women at will... Don't worry, we are now Our lives will not be in danger, and Anda Khan will not kill us... and he would not dare..."

I was confused and could no longer open my eyes. I heard him say again: "Are you sleepy? Lie down and take a nap."

"Yeah." I responded vaguely, looked at the soft felt, and couldn't resist the sleepiness any longer, so I lay down not far from him.

(End of this chapter)