Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 161

When I walked back to the corridor again, Chu Feng and Nangong were still standing there.

And just right, a sentence that Nangong said floated into my ears——

"They have been fighting this battle for nearly a year, and Xuanyuan Kingdom's national strength is almost exhausted. Now Xi Yumen has garrisoned 40 troops in Longhu Gorge, and is preparing to deal Xuanyuan Zhao the final fatal blow."

When I heard the news, my breathing was also constricted.

Before I married into the Qinglong Kingdom, the war between my father and the White Tiger Kingdom had been protracted. Even if I lived in the deep palace, I could still hear complaints from inside and outside the palace. As soon as the country makes a move, it will surely be able to advance westward to Xuanyuan, and it will be like a broken bamboo.

The members of the Nangong family want to--

At this moment, Nangong seemed to have sensed something. When he turned his head, he saw that I was walking towards them slowly, his expression changed slightly, and he stayed there.

And Chu Feng also saw me, a little surprised: "Why are you back?"

I smiled slightly: "The emperor forgot to return the recipe to the concubine."

He was stunned for a moment, and when he lowered his head, he realized that he was still holding the piece of plain silk in his hand. He couldn't help but smiled. He was talking about important military and national affairs that mattered to the world, but he was holding a piece of plain silk full of recipes in his hand. , is really interesting.

So he handed it back to me: "Take it."

I took it, gave a little blessing, but did not leave immediately, Nangong had already stood beside Chu Feng to avoid suspicion, and kept looking down at his toes, Chu Feng glanced at me, still smiling: "What's wrong?"

I also smiled and said, "I just heard Lord Nangong say that Xi Yumen has stationed 40 troops in Longhu Gorge, and it seems that he is planning to make a last-ditch effort. I wonder if the emperor intends to send troops to benefit the fisherman?"

The faces of the two men standing in front of me changed.

Nangong raised his head and glanced at me, that Zhang Junxiu was still the same, but there was a little more accident and sophistication of a person immersed in officialdom, his expression immediately returned to calm, he still lowered his head, looking at his court boots.

Chu Feng's smile gradually disappeared.

"Xingsi, do you know that Qinglong Kingdom has always—"

"I know, this is not a matter for courtiers and concubines to intervene," I said with a smile, "There has never been a precedent for a harem to interfere in politics in Qinglong Kingdom."

"Now that you know, go down."

I still stood in front of them, without moving a step, and said: "The concubine knows that the harem cannot interfere in politics, but the concubine only has one thing to say."

Chu Feng looked at me, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said, "What do you want to say?"

I looked into his eyes and said seriously: "Xi Yumen of the White Tiger Kingdom is very ambitious and looks at the central plains. The reason why it has not been affected is because there are people who have been resisting this force in the west. If troops are sent out at this time, Xuanyuan Kingdom will not be able to connect head to toe, and it is bound to fall. Going east, the general trend of the world, I'm afraid it will be unpredictable again!"

After hearing what I said, Chu Feng had complicated expressions on his face. He seemed to be a little surprised, a little appreciative, and a little worried. He didn't say a word for a long time.

On the other hand, Nangong slowly raised his head and looked at me at this moment: "Your Majesty's words are very true. But if the Central Plains is to be unified, a battle with the White Tiger is inevitable."

I also looked at him, and said solemnly: "Naturally, you will not be afraid to fight the white tiger. But what if you use the power of Qinglong as a whole to fight against the alliance army of the white tiger and Xuanwu?"

They both looked at me with wide eyes at the same time: "What?"

"impossible!"

A voice suddenly sounded, and when I looked back, it turned out to be Nangong Yu, who was wearing a court uniform, and seemed to have come to see the emperor, at this moment, he hurried over, bent down and bowed to Chu Feng: "My humble minister pays his respects to the emperor. "

"Retire without courtesy."

Looking at him, Chu Feng calmed down, and said, "Nangong Qing's family just said for sure, do you know something?"

Nangong Yu said: "I visited the White Tiger Country years ago, and I have never heard of the collusion between the White Tiger Country and the Xuanwu Country, let alone the alliance between the two countries to fight. It is a bit alarmist to say that by the Concubine De."

I nodded: "Master Nangong really cares about the world, and he never forgets to share the emperor's worries when he travels around the world. But——"

"But what?"

"But Baihu Kingdom, everyone can go, but Xuanwu Kingdom—" I took a long breath, and said word by word: "Only Xingsi went alone."

Chu Feng's expression suddenly changed.

And Nangong, who was standing beside him, also turned pale in an instant, but he never looked up at me.

I think they all know what it means to me to mention that place and those two words again, like a red-hot knife piercing into an old wound that has not healed in my heart, and I myself endure the pain, Slowly said: "Since it is a secret alliance, it is natural to conceal people's eyes and ears, and the Xuanwu Kingdom is located deep in the grassland and adjacent to the snowfield, which is difficult for ordinary people to reach. Only some of their clues can see the truth. So I know best, the relationship between the Xuanwu Kingdom and the White Tiger Kingdom There must be a possibility of forming an alliance!"

Chu Feng's voice was also a little low: "Say it."

"On that day, He Liancheng kidnapped his concubine and walked quickly on the grassland for three days. When he was only one day away from Shangyang City, he sent people to the northwest, leaving marks along the way, in order to rescue the concubine. A concubine leads astray."

The more I said, the deeper the thorn in my heart seemed to be pierced into Chu Feng's heart.

After a while, he slowly said: "So what?"

"Later, my concubine asked Shaoyu, and he said that he led his troops to the northwest for nearly forty miles, but because the people in Yulongtang were experienced and gradually saw the clues, they returned halfway and did not fall into the trap. Helian City's trap."

Nangong suddenly raised his head: "You—mother, what do you mean, if the people from Yulongtang go further to the northwest, they will encounter the defenders of the White Tiger Kingdom?"

I nodded.

At that time, I was always wondering, Helian City let Alang and Luo Muna go to the northwest, where the road will lead, in fact, just think about it, that road is very close to the White Tiger Country.

However, when they came back to work twice that day, A Lang deliberately said in front of me that if someone walked that way, he would be attacked by Sanger.I didn't doubt it at the time, but just now, I suddenly felt a little strange.

The White Tiger Kingdom has been fighting against Xuanyuan, so it is impossible to actively provoke the Xuanwu Kingdom, and I have stayed in Shangyang City for a while, and I have no feeling that they have any plans to use troops against the White Tiger. Since the two countries are in peace, why let eighteen The wolves and tigers of the barbarians stayed in the place where there was no war in the northwest?

Thinking about it now, there is only one possibility—to form an alliance!
The Xuanwu Kingdom has already planned to form an alliance with the White Tiger. Perhaps it was the previous battle in Nanyang Wancheng that hindered them. They also know that going south is not easy. With the Western White Tiger as an ally, the situation is naturally different!
"The king of the eighteen barbarians, Sange, has been in the northwest. They must have secretly formed an alliance and stationed troops in the northwest. If Xuanyuan is destroyed, the Qinglong Kingdom really sends troops, and the Xuanwu Kingdom moves south in the northeast, it will be with the White Tiger's alliance army. Turning into horns, when the time comes—the head and the tail will not be able to look at each other, and the loser, I'm afraid it will be unpredictable."

Someone gasped.

"That's all the words. The thoughts are back."

After saying these words, I gave a salute, then turned and left.

The faces of the three men behind were not very good-looking. Chu Feng and Nangong both had pale faces, while Nangong Yu's complexion was slightly blue. He didn't look directly at me, but that gaze, like a knife, pierced into my face. into my body.

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I didn't see Chu Feng for the whole day after that. I didn't see him leaning against the bed and looking down at the file until I returned to Yanfu Hall at night.

I went over and sat down on his lap.

He smiled slightly, put the file aside, then looked at me, and stretched out a hand to caress my somewhat cold cheek.

"what happened?"

"You, will you send troops?"

"What do you think?"

I shook my head lightly, and rubbed my cheek against his palm. The thin callus was a little rough, but it gave off a gentle feeling. I looked into his eyes and said seriously: "It shouldn't. I've already said the reason." .”

"But your reasons are not enough to convince the Ministry of War, not enough to convince the general, and not enough to convince the Privy Council."

"Can I convince you?"

He looked at me, smiled lightly, and didn't speak.

"I have another reason, which I think should convince you."

"Oh? What's the reason?"

Looking at the corners of his slightly raised lips, I don't know if it's because he has faced too many changes after waking up, but there are faint fine lines on his face, but he doesn't feel old, especially the smile lines on the corner of his mouth. , as if there was a lot to say, making people want to approach him.

And I, I don't know how much I went through, before I was finally able to get close to him.

Being a husband and wife with him, it didn’t even take half a year before and after, but they seem to be so familiar with each other for a whole life. Sometimes two people are like one person. At this moment, he saw me lying in his arms, listening to him His heartbeat seemed to faintly feel something, and his heartbeat sank slightly.

I thought for a while before I made up my mind: "You, want to open the imperial tomb?"

The hand that was touching my back froze for a moment.

"……Who told you that?"

"I heard it outside the imperial study room." I said this because I believed that they must have discussed it, and he didn't know when I was standing outside the imperial study room. The responsibility of the few officials who came here for questioning was put aside.

His face was hidden behind the candlelight, showing a somewhat obscure expression. After a while, he whispered: "You shouldn't ask these questions."

After speaking, he turned his face away from my eyes.

But this time, I planned not to avoid it anymore, I got closer to him, took a deep breath, and said, "Yes, for him?"

Chu Feng's body trembled.

And I also felt that my words were like a double-edged sword, which hurt Chu Feng and also hurt me.

He——that man, is like a thorn between me and Chu Feng, deeply pierced in my heart, it hurts even if I pull it out, and it hurts even if I don’t pull it out, after a long time like this, the pain seems to have integrated into my life, and it makes people feel uncomfortable Forget what it feels like not to hurt.

That's how I stayed with him.

After he woke up, we stayed together seemingly peacefully, but everyone could see that this calmness was fake.Neither he nor I mentioned that name again, as if this person never existed.

But, after all, he existed and gave me endless injuries, and now, this injury has been engraved into my life. Countless nights, I would wake up crying from my dreams, and at this time, Chu Feng would He hugged me tightly, letting tears soak his chest, but he didn't say a word. On the second day, everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

He doesn't ask, I don't mention, the two of them guard this fragile peace in fear, but they don't know when, will all this come to naught?
Chu Feng didn't seem to expect that I would take the initiative to mention that person tonight, and there was sadness in his eyes.

When I spoke again, my voice was choked up: "Are you going to send him to the imperial tomb?"

He didn't answer me, but looked into my eyes deeply, and said softly: "You forgive him, don't you?"

"I don't know, I don't know how to hate him, and I don't know how to forgive him." I said, slowly lying in his arms, tears dripping from my eyelashes, falling on On his lapel, it disappeared in a flash.

That man and I have been entangled so far, and it can no longer be described as love or hate.

And he, with a long sigh: "That's fine. Actually, as long as you have no love or hatred in your heart, I can rest assured..."

For some reason, I thought this sentence was a bit strange, so I looked up at him again, but saw that he was just looking at me with the same expression as usual, so I didn't think much about it, and continued to ask: "Are you really going to open the imperial tomb, put Did he send it in?"

"..." He looked at me: "What do you want to say?"

I bit my lower lip: "His bones are still far away in the north... Are you planning to erect a tomb for him?"

"..."

He didn't speak again.

I also know his difficulties. It is already a heartbreaking thing for the crown prince of the most powerful country in the East to die in a foreign land. None of the bones were found.

As him, how painful is it for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person?

"what do you want to say?"

I looked into his eyes and said seriously, "I want to get his bones back."

The man holding me froze all of a sudden. I don't think he was surprised. At least at this moment, his eyes were still calm. However, something suddenly covered his heart, and his eyes instantly became Very dark, like the boundless night outside the hall.

After a long time, he heard his hoarse voice: "You, want to retrieve his bones?"

He paused, and then said again: "You, want to use troops against Xuanwu?"

(End of this chapter)