Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 181 The Death of the Prince is Strangely Similar

Early autumn in September, slightly cool.

All the way to the west, the scenery of autumn has become a bit bleak, and the Cangshan Mountain in the distance is also showing a faint maple leaf red, a cool wind blows, and a woman's voice immediately sounds in the ear: "Queen, be careful of catching a cold. "

I glanced back.

The young woman sitting across from me was only in her twenties, she was dressed in black, her appearance was not beautiful, she could only be described as delicate, but her cold and hard temperament made her look outstanding.

This woman is the only woman among the Eighteen Shadow Guards, the fourth Ling Si.

Originally, the shadow guards were not allowed to show up, but the people who followed me along the way were all big men, so it was inevitable that they didn't take good care of me. Last time I almost vomited in the car because of my nausea. After discussing with them, they let Ling Si follow me by my side.

I heard her speak, smiled, and lowered the curtain, when a guard's voice sounded outside:

"Your Majesty, we're almost approaching Fengxiang ahead, someone is going to scout the way, let's rest here first and have something to eat."

"it is good."

The carriage swayed twice and then stopped, and then I heard them lighting a fire outside, the busy sound sounded, which made people feel a kind of homely warmth, and I also heard another familiar voice.

"Eleventh, what are you going to do deliciously today?"

"Hey, just wait, you'll know later."

This Eleven is Ling Eleven, who ranks eleventh among the Eighteen Shadow Guards. Generally speaking, the Shadow Guards are silent and introverted, but this Eleven is like a child, smiling all day long. The shadow guard, I was able to eat something during the pregnancy reaction along the way, all thanks to his good cooking skills.

There was a busy sound outside, and after a while, a tempting fragrance floated in the air.

"My lady, please have a meal."

Ling Si hurriedly got up to open the curtain, and saw Ling Shiyi who was tall but with a baby face and peach eyes standing there, serving a bowl of hot soup with both hands, the two looked at each other without saying anything, Ling Si He took the soup bowl and gave it to me.

I took it over and said to them: "Okay, you guys go to rest and eat something too."

"Yes."

Ling Si got out of the carriage, Ling Shiyi stretched out his hand to help her, but she gave her a cold look, Eleven retracted his hand with a smile.

At this time, a few pathfinders hurried back and knelt in front of the carriage: "Your Majesty."

"what happened?"

"An accident happened in Fengxiang City."

"what?!"

I was taken aback, and hurriedly turned over and got out of the carriage. Ling Si stretched out his hand to support me and walked in front of them, "What happened?"

"I heard that Fengxiang City has been surrounded by the White Tiger Army for more than a month. They have almost run out of ammunition and food, but they have been unable to attack. Just now we got news that the White Tiger Army used underground water sources to inject poisonous insects into the city. Now most of Fengxiang City has been killed and injured. It won't last long."

I gritted my teeth—the poisonous bug? !They can do something like this!

"Who is guarding the city?"

"I heard it's Li Jun."

Taifu Li, it really is him, it seems that the war is just as I thought, it has reached the front line of Fengxiang Xingyuan, which is also Meng Jing's last line of defense.

However, the White Tiger Army actually used poisonous insects to kill bloodless tricks!
The people around me all looked at me and remained silent.

Along the way, it’s not that I didn’t see scenes of fierce battles. Although the army of the White Tiger Kingdom was still trying to enter Mengjing, some advance troops had already entered the east from the side road. Go straight west.

However, if Li Jun can't win this battle...

I thought about it and asked, "Do you know what kind of poisonous insect they cast, and how to detoxify it?"

The vanguard presented a piece of paper with both hands: "This is what Ling Qi wants to give to the Queen Mother."

Ling Qi, a master of poisons among Eighteen Shadow Guards, I took it and took a look. The types of poisonous insects and the method of detoxification have been written in detail on it.

"Dongshan? Da Feiyang?"

I slowly raised my head, only to find that the sky was a bit strange, the top of the dark cloud cover was very low, giving people a sense of oppression that the wind and rain were about to come, and Dongshan, which was shrouded in dark clouds, was also covered by a burst of smoke and dust.

Big fly? ...

Looking into my deep eyes, Ling Si seemed to sense something, and said tentatively: "Queen Mother, shall we - shall we continue to move forward?"

"..." I shook my head in silence, then turned to look at her: "Call me Ling Yi and the others!"

The people around were stunned for a moment, the dozen or so shadow guards could not move easily, and I want to let them out now, obviously they all understand that I intend to interfere with Feng Xiang's affairs, Ling Si hesitated, and said: "The Queen Mother ..."

"No need to say more!"

After I finished speaking coldly, Ling Si took a look at me, then stopped talking, and hurriedly went with Eleven to gather the other sixteen shadow guards.

Although I didn't care about the war in Xuanyuan Kingdom along the way, I can't ignore it this time.

If Fengxiang is broken, Meng Jing will have no last line of defense, Xuanyuan Kingdom will be destroyed, and I already know the next target of Baihu and Xuanwu, so it is meaningless for me to go west, so I must help Li Jun here!
In an instant, all eighteen shadow guards had arrived in front of me, and those guards also knelt at my feet.

"This time, we have to find a way to help Fengxiang survive this calamity. Ling Qi, you said that Dongshan's Da Feiyang can cure Fengxiang's poison, are you sure?"

The lean and capable man lowered his head: "Yes."

"it is good!"

"But," he looked up at me, "the whole city needs this medicine. If it is to be transported, at least three horse-drawn carts are needed to pull it. However, it is impossible to have this opportunity in the current battle of Fengxiang."

I frowned—indeed, when the war is so tense, it is indeed impossible to transport such a large batch of medicine into the city.

But if it is not sent in, the people in the city will probably die from poisoning!

I was very anxious, looking at Dongshan in front of me, and the oppressive feeling covered by the dark clouds. At this moment, a gust of wind blew, which made my mind cool-I looked up at the sky.

correct!You don't have to use a car!
A smile suddenly appeared on my face. The people around me looked at me, and Monk Zhang Er was puzzled. I took a step forward and said to them: "Ling Si and Ling Shi Yi, follow me into the city, and the rest stay behind." Come down and prepare the antidote!"

They all looked at me in surprise.

It was not an easy task to enter Fengxiang City, but with Ling Si and Shi Yi mediating in the middle, the carriage quickly entered Fengxiang through the side gate.

As soon as I entered the city, I felt a sense of death.

I opened the curtain and looked at both sides of the avenue. There were almost piles of corpses, and the corpses were covered with dense worms. The stench and rotting smell went straight into the nose, making people want to vomit.

It seems that the people in the city all died from this kind of poisonous insect.

The carriage quickly arrived at the bottom of the city tower. The guards were all yellow and thin, with swollen eyes and skin. They looked like they were poisoned. When I got out of the car, one of them couldn't hold on and fell. The person next to him tried his Snorting, she dragged him down without making a sound.

My heart felt sour, at this moment, a group of people came down from the tower.

It was Li Jun and the other lieutenants defending the city. I don't know if it was my illusion. When they looked at me, they all had guarded expressions on their faces.

Li Jun walked up to me: "What are you doing here?"

"Master Li," I stepped forward to get straight to the point: "I am here this time to deliver the antidote to the people of the whole city."

"An antidote?!"

As soon as they heard this, surprises appeared in their eyes, but they saw that the three of us didn't bring anything, and the carriage behind us was also empty.

Li Junnong frowned slightly: "The antidote? Where is it?"

"Master Li, please call all the people in the city here, and the antidote will appear."

They seemed to be listening to the Arabian Nights, and their suspicious eyes immediately came out.

"What do you mean?"

"It's not a lie, is it?"

The surrounding discussions did not hide it, and my face was a little ugly. Li Jun looked at me, and doubts and suspicions gradually appeared in his eyes: "You asked me to gather all the people in the city? What do you want to do?"

"Presumptuous!" Ling Si sternly reprimanded behind him: "The Empress Dowager kindly came to give you the antidote, how dare you doubt her!"

As soon as she made a sound, the people behind Li Jun also shouted:
"Good intentions? Who knows if she is really kind!"

"The princess of the White Tiger Kingdom was sent to the Qinglong Kingdom a month ago, and now she appears in Fengxiang. Is there some agreement that she wants to assassinate us?!"

"That's right. He said to send the antidote, and the antidote is here!"

Ling Si's temper is not good, when he heard these words, his eyes were full of fierceness and he wanted to strike. At this time, a hand was lightly pressed on the back of her hand that touched the hilt of the sword, and when she turned her head, it was Ling Shiyi. She winked at her - don't be impulsive.

As soon as she touched the sword, several deputy generals of Xuanyuan Kingdom also took out their weapons, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.

At this time, Li Jun waved his hand, stopped those people, looked at me and said: "Empress Yongjia, when you were in Wancheng, it was you who said that you have nothing to do with Xuanyuan Kingdom from now on, and now you are here again, let me summon the whole city Common people, before we suffered numerous casualties and the guards were already weak, if these people go away, Feng Xiang will not be able to protect Fengxiang if the White Tiger Kingdom raids."

I looked at him—his worry was not unreasonable, but it was even more chilling.

I didn't open my mouth to explain anything anymore, I pulled out the dagger and drew a stroke on my left arm, and blood gushed out immediately.

"Queen Mother!"

Ling Si and Shi Shi ran over, I waved my hand to tell them not to move rashly, and saw a group of small black insects flying over in the air, quickly gathering to bite my wound.

A piercing pain spread from the arm to the heart.

I gritted my teeth and looked up at Li Jun: "Now, I have also been poisoned by this poison. I am standing here waiting for the antidote. If you don't believe me, I will not explain anything."

Li Jun glanced at me, then at my arm, his eyes darkened, and he turned around and gave some instructions.

Immediately, all the lieutenants gathered the surrounding soldiers, and all the people dispersed into Fengxiang City to inform the common people.

Finally, all the people gathered together.

The open space under the city tower was full of people, looking at those people with dark complexions and dull eyes, and looking at me with longing expressions, Li Jun also came over: "All the people are here, Xuanyuan Xingsi, what about the antidote?" ?”

I didn't speak, and looked up at the sky.

The sky is getting darker and darker, the dark clouds above the head are like a tumbling dragon, getting lower and lower, bringing bursts of fishy wind, blowing my clothes fluttering high.

"Xuanyuan Xingsi, where is the antidote?!"

He looked at me, his tone became more and more serious, and the wind became stronger and stronger.

The night in September was already very cold, and these people gathered in an open place felt even more icy cold, the wind was getting stronger, and their complaints were increasing, and some people were already yelling and cursing.

"Is there any antidote!?"

"Are you trying to trick us?"

At this time, Ling Si and Shi Shi's expressions were also slightly nervous. After all, the crowd was excited, and if something happened, they would not be able to protect me.

When the surrounding atmosphere became more and more tense, I suddenly felt a little bit of fine particles in the wind, and when I opened my mouth, the tip of my tongue also tasted a very slight bitter taste.

I smiled: "Here comes the antidote."

"what?"

When Li Jun and the others heard it, they all looked at me in surprise, and then looked up at the sky, only to see a large piece of dust blowing in the wind, covering the whole Fengxiang.

I hastily turned around and shouted to the people around me, "This is the antidote, everyone, don't hide or mess around!"

"An antidote?!"

They shouted in disbelief, and saw the little poisonous insects die and fall to the ground as soon as they touched the "dust" in the wind. In an instant, countless poisonous insects fell to their feet, densely packed. .

"It's really an antidote! This is really an antidote!"

"The antidote! There is an antidote!"

All the people shouted wildly in surprise, waving their arms in ecstasy in the powder that enveloped the sky, the wind was getting stronger and stronger, the crowd was passionate, some were singing, some were laughing wildly, and some were even shouting long live.

In the end, all the praises and congratulations turned to me.

Li Jun stood there far away, looking at all the civilians who were grateful to me, and finally walked over slowly, knelt down on one knee with a sword in his hand: "Thank you!"

As soon as he knelt down, the lieutenants around him also knelt down, and more and more people bowed down to me. Standing there, I saw the tens of thousands of people kneeling in unison, and for the first time, I felt a surge of joy in my heart. A strange feeling, so hot that it seemed to burst through the chest.

This is, the feeling of being above ten thousand people?
After the strong wind, there was another heavy rain.

After washing away all the corpses of poisonous insects in the city, it also washed away the dead energy in the city. The whole Fengxiang seemed to have a new look overnight.

The White Tiger Army outside the city seemed to have heard the movement in the city, and also felt the antidote blown by the wind. Knowing that Fengxiang City could not be conquered, they retreated at dawn.

Finally, there was a moment of peace.

I stood on the city tower and looked at the clouds in the distance. The sun was slowly rising, and it was shining brightly, which also brightened my eyes.

Li Jun stood not far from me, also watching this scene, after a long time, finally said softly: "This time, thanks to you."

Even though he said so, I could feel that the deep-seated guard in his eyes hadn't subsided. On the contrary, after last night, after knowing that I had calculated the wind direction at night, I arranged for someone to grind Dongshan's Da Feiyang into fine powder , After the wind blows to Fengxiang City, he seems to be more wary of me.

This feeling doesn't happen overnight.

I thought for a long time, and said softly: "Teacher Li..."

As soon as he heard these three words, he trembled slightly, turned his head to look at me, and I said slowly: "I know you have always been wary of me, because of the death of the prince, right?"

Li Jun was slightly surprised: "You——you recovered your memory?!"

"No, it's just that some people told me something I should know." I looked up at him again: "It's much more fair than some people who are extremely harsh on an uninformed person."

Li Jun's face was a little ugly.

"I remember that after I woke up nine years ago, your attitude towards me has been very bad. It's for the prince, right?"

"..." He was silent for a long time, then shook his head. I was a little surprised, and then I heard him say slowly: "Before you lost your memory, this is how I treated you."

"...?"

"Your ambitions are too great and too obvious."

My heart sank slightly, looking into his old eyes, recalling what happened back then, it seemed to be a little helpless: "Maybe, if I can figure it out earlier, just like I surrendered last night, maybe everything will be different Different."

"..."

"Actually, you are indeed very smart and scheming. Such a young girl already knows how to observe words and colors and accumulate strength. Compared with you, the prince is indeed much inferior."

I frowned slightly - the prince is much worse than me?

Li Jun also seemed to feel that this sentence was a little inappropriate. After thinking about it carefully, he said: "Maybe, he is not inferior to you. With the ability of the prince, he can be a promising monarch, but he is the only one worse than you." Yes, it is the heart of fighting for hegemony. He has a peaceful temperament and does not contend with the world. He even hates the struggle for power in the court and intrigues. To him, the throne is not a throne, but a kind of drag. "

"..."

"The emperor has been fighting for years, but he often wrote letters, asking for a truce to recuperate. So at that time, there were many conflicts between him and the emperor."

This is the first time I've heard about the prince from someone I'm familiar with. It's similar to what Nangong said before, but it's even more shocking.

People who can really have power hate power, and the me back then was fighting for fame and fortune...

What an interesting contrast.

Li Jun continued: "When Mr. Guigu posted the post, he didn't want to go, he didn't want to argue with the princes and princesses of the Central Plains, but at that time I really hoped to change him and his peaceful temperament, so I insisted on letting him go. I I remember the night before his departure, he drank alcohol for the first time, got very drunk, and said a word to me."

"What?"

"He said that he really hoped that he would never come back, because here would ruin him."

My heart sank, as if someone had punched me hard in the chest.

This sentence is so familiar, isn't it the same sentence that Prince Qinglong said to me when I married into Qinglong Kingdom? !
He was lying in my arms covered in blood, looking at me with that desperate look, asking me to leave, saying that the Qinglong Congress destroyed me, just like it destroyed him!
The princes of two countries actually said the same sentence by chance!

Prince Qinglong died at the hands of his younger brother Ling Shaoyang.

So, what about Prince Xuanyuan?

I slowly raised my head and looked at Li Jun: "Teacher Li, answer me a question."

(End of this chapter)