Who Xu Jiangshan

Chapter 39
Mu Lianzhi's body froze suddenly, and after a while, he smiled lowly: "My poor Aning, do you really think that he will accompany you to see the world's scenery? Waiting for you to help him ascend the throne, don't you think He will give you freedom? Why do you think he would get close to you? Why would he marry you at all costs? Don’t you really think he loves you?”

After hearing this, Chuning's eyes were slightly cold: "What do you want to say?"

"Of course it's because of your face."

When Chuning heard this, he burst out laughing, "You think Xie Ziyu will marry me because of my face?"

"Because of your face, it not only represents you, Chu Ning, but also your identity." Mu Lianzhi didn't care, and said slowly, "A'Ning, haven't you checked your identity after all these years?" Identity? Do you really think you are the daughter of the general's mansion? Don't tell me you have never held the slightest bit of curiosity about your mother?"

Chuning turned around abruptly, staring straight into his eyes: "What do you mean by that?"

"Do you know who your face looks like? You look very much like Concubine Lian in the imperial palace."

Mu Lianzhi's words were very light, but they exploded in Chuning's mind like a thunderbolt.

Concubine Lian?Of course she knew who Concubine Lian was. She was the number one beauty in the legendary Dayu, and she was once the crown jewel in the harem. However, just like all beautiful things do not last long, she died early. , but still depressed, everything about her is a taboo in the harem, and she only hears about it sporadically.

These are not important, what is important is that she is still Xie Ziyu's mother.

But now Mu Lianzhi said that she looks like Xie Ziyu's mother!
How can it be?

Mu Lianzhi looked at Chu Ning's shocked expression, his eyes were full of understanding, but he didn't intend to stop there, and continued: "Do you know that the poison of rejuvenation is a hereditary poison? Concubine Lian died of Zhonghuichun." .”

Chu Ning's face suddenly turned pale: "You, you mean, Concubine Lian and I... No, it's impossible!"

"There is nothing impossible in this world."

"What about Xie Ziyu? If Concubine Lian is my mother, then who is Xie Ziyu's mother?" Chu Ning's breath was a little unsteady. If there is anything she hasn't delved into for so many years, it is her mother She remembered that Concubine Lian passed away when she was nine years old. Chu Ning always thought that her mother had already died, but she did not expect that she was alive all those years.

"Why?" Chuning murmured.

Mu Lianzhi looked at her with pity, and said after a long while: "If you hadn't changed your identity with him, how could you live to this day? Concubine Lian who didn't give birth to a prince, I'm afraid she can't even protect herself, how can she protect you? "

He has ventured in and out of Dayu many times over the years, and he has already dug up all the secrets of the palace, and when he saw "Linglong", who looked very similar to Concubine Lian and had a rejuvenation, the first time he saw it doubted her identity.

That's why he insisted on taking her back to Xiling. As long as she is really Concubine Lian's daughter, then Xie Ziyu will not be destined for the throne from now on, let alone going against Xiling. As for Xie Zicong, there is nothing to fear.

"So, Xie Ziyu is my father's son? That's why my father has been ignoring me for so many years, leaving me to fend for myself? Just because I'm not his daughter at all..." Chu Ning thought of this , a sense of sadness welled up in her heart, she laughed twice, and suddenly felt that this life was absurd.

Mu Lianzhi reached out to wipe away the tears from her eyes. Her tears were the most rare thing in the world. They had known each other for so many years, and she had never shed a single tear.

There was tenderness in Mu Lianzhi's eyes, but the words he uttered were to push the woman in front of him to a more desperate path: "So Xie Ziyu needs to marry you, because once his identity is discovered, you will The best shield."

Chuning stopped crying and looked at Mu Lianzhi silently.

"I know that he once lost his memory. It might be true that he wanted to marry you at that time, but as soon as he regained his memory, he immediately regretted it, didn't he? He didn't continue to pester you until he discovered your real appearance. I'm right. ?”

"Yes, what you said is correct." Chuning's eyes were a little dull, the afternoon sun was clearly so warm, but she felt like she was in a cold cave.

In the next few days, Chuning was very quiet. She lay on the bed most of the time, and occasionally Mu Lianzhi would take her out to bask in the sun. She seemed suddenly disheartened, with indifference in her eyes.

"Report! Our army encountered an ambush and lost more than half of it! Do you want to retreat?"

One day, Mu Lianzhi was drinking tea in the camp when a soldier broke in to report the situation of the battle.

Mu Lianzhi glanced at Chu Ning and saw that she was indifferent, so he said: "Don't retreat, tell the North Vietnamese General Canglang that it's time to send troops."

"Yes!" The soldier took the order and left.

Chuning suddenly smiled, a meaningful smile.

"why are you laughing?"

"I laughed at you hard enough. Your soldiers are your stepping stones. As long as you can win, you can give up their lives at any time." Chu Ning said flatly, the boy with a bright smile in his memory had disappeared after all.

Mu Lianzhi was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "You are wrong, they all volunteered to act as bait and sacrificed their lives for the country, and they died with honor."

"No one wants to die."

"Yes, no one wants to die, but on the battlefield, there must always be someone who is willing to die."

Chuning turned his head away and stopped talking to Mu Lianzhi.

"One month is up, you should take your medicine." Mu Lianzhi stood up, took out a pill, and handed it to Chuning.

Chuning took it silently.

That night, Mu Lianzhi had just left the barracks for a while when he heard that the granary was burned, so he hurried back. The first thing he did was not to go to the granary, but went straight to the camp. The powerless person has disappeared at this moment.

He squinted his eyes, and suddenly smiled silently, Ah Ning, Ah Ning, you really never let me down.

And Chu Ning was riding a horse on the way to Nancheng, which was guarded by General Chu, and it was already in crisis.

"Princess, are you sure you don't want to go to Huacheng to see the master first?" Su Ye who followed closely behind asked.

Chuning shook his head: "I'll go back to see him after I get out of Nanlang's troubles."

In fact, Su Ye and Mu Jian had already found her half a month ago and took her cartilage powder, but she was worried that the cold poison would attack, so she didn't leave immediately. Today Mu Lianzhi gave her medicine, Then she will not be poisoned for at least a month. It just so happened that Su Ye sent the news that Nanlang suddenly attacked Nancheng. General Chu was trapped and the situation was critical.

So after she set fire to the granary in Xiling, she went straight to Nancheng.

"You don't need to send it away anymore. I'll be with Mu Jian, and nothing will happen." After finishing speaking, Chu Ning and Mu Jian galloped away on horseback.

Su Ye held the rein according to his words, and watched Chu Ning and Mu Jian go away like a gust of wind. He sighed and looked behind him. On the dark road, a man in white riding a horse was slowly approaching.

"Master, you are wrong, since we are all here, we should meet each other!" Su Ye scratched his head and muttered.

Xie Ziyu's face was still very pale. He looked at the direction where Chu Ning was going, and did not answer Su Ye's words, but said lightly: "Go back."

"Back to the barracks or the imperial capital?"

"Imperial capital."

"Okay! The master has contributed a lot to this victory. I'm afraid that all the ministers in the court have already turned to the master." Su Ye was gearing up, very excited.

Xie Ziyu's face was pale, showing no emotion, so he just raised his whip.

In the southern city, the city gate was opened, and the enemy swarmed in. General Chu led the remaining soldiers to resist desperately at the gate.

"Hahaha, Dayu's General Chu is nothing more than that." The enemy general Qi Shuai looked at the prey that was close at hand, and laughed wildly, "I, Nanlang, have been bullied by Dayu in the past, and now I have revenge! "

"Shu Zixiu is going to be rampant. Even if the southern city is broken today, so what? I have a lot of talents in Dayu. Even if this general dies in battle today, someone will replace me and drive you out of Dayu!" General Chu was covered in blood, A face full of determination.

"Haha, General Chu is too self-confident. Now that Dayu is being attacked from three sides, and this general breaks through your level, Dayu will be like no one's land, let us trample on him!" His eyes sharpened, and he roared. , "Come here! Kill me!"

When Chuning arrived, Nancheng had already become an empty city, and only the Chu family army was still fighting tenaciously with the Nanlang army.Her eyes were full of scarlet, and she was filled with mourning. Her heart ached, and she rushed to the front of Dayu soldiers who were fighting, stabbed the enemy soldiers to death with a sword, and asked anxiously, "Where is General Chu?"

The soldier took a breath, pointed the direction to Chuning, and said, "Over there... Hurry up! Hurry up and save the general!"

Chu Ning looked around, and saw that under the tower, the enemy general pierced General Chu's chest with a sword. down.

"No!" Seeing that General Chu was about to fall, Chuning screamed and rushed up to catch General Chu before he fell to the ground.

Tears fell from her eyes, and she asked in a trembling voice, "How are you?"

General Chu saw the tearful Ning Chu, and said weakly, "Ning, Lord Ning... I am ashamed of the entrustment of the emperor..."

"No, you didn't. You fought to the last moment for Dayu. You are Dayu's hero." Chu Ning broke down in tears. She looked at the bleeding wound on General Chu's body, and her hands kept shaking.

"Master Ning, can you do one thing for me? Tell my daughter, tell Ning'er, I have suffered so much for her all these years, so let her not blame me..." General Chu murmured, with obvious pain in his eyes .

Chu Ning was startled, and the tears in his eyes fell like pearls: "Father, it's me, I'm Ning'er... I never blamed you, never..."

When General Chu heard these words, he couldn't help but startled, his eyes that were about to close suddenly burst into light, and he tremblingly held Chu Ning's hand: "Ning'er, you are Ning'er..."

Chu Ning nodded vigorously, she tore off the mask, and a stunning face appeared instantly. General Chu looked at her in a daze, stretched out his hand to gently caress her face, and murmured: "You really look like your mother, you really look like... "

Suddenly, General Chu turned around and blocked Chuning behind him, only to hear a "chi" sound, that was the sound of a sword piercing into the flesh, Chu Ning's eyes widened suddenly, and he watched General Chu fall down.She raised her hand quickly, and the enemy soldier was instantly thrown out by her palm.

General Chu spat out a mouthful of blood, and his eyes gradually closed.

"Father!" Chu Ning supported General Chu and shouted in pain, "Wake up, Dad, wake up, don't leave me..."

But he didn't wake up after all, her hand rested on him, it was still hot just now, but it soon became cold, and the coolness penetrated into her bone marrow, causing her more pain than the countless episodes of the poison of rejuvenation .

"Ah..." Chu Ning looked up at the sky and let out a sad cry...

In her life, if there is anything that is most precious in her life, it is family affection, but the more she wants it, the more she can't get it. She couldn't get it when she was a child, and she still can't get it when she grows up. Her biological father, but when she heard that he was in danger, she rushed to help him desperately.

But after all, it was still a step too late. She never thought that this father, who had alienated her since childhood, would not forget to block the sword for her at the moment of danger. She finally understood that he loved her, but why did she understand so late?
Chuning was ill, and the illness was so severe that she couldn't fight it.

With the help of Xie Ziyu, Mu Jian dispatched reinforcements. While helping Chuning to regroup, he discussed countermeasures with her.

One day, Chu Ning was sitting on the bed with a topographic map in his hand, thinking hard, when Mu Jian suddenly came in and said, "Master, someone wants to see you!"

She raised her eyes, a trace of fatigue flashed across her pale face: "Who is it?"

"Brother Ning!" A familiar voice suddenly sounded, and two familiar figures rushed in from outside the tent, with smiles on their faces after a long absence.

"Tang Ling? Tang Bao? Why are you here?" A look of surprise flashed in Chuning's eyes, struggling to get out of bed.

Tang Ling stepped forward to hold her down, and said, "Brother Ning, I know you're not feeling well, you don't need to get out of bed, Tang Bao and I are here to help you."

"Help me?" Chuning was startled, then smiled, "Why are you here to help me?"

"Brother Ning, I know that Dayu is in deep crisis now, and Tang Bao can help you retreat." Tang Bao looked at Chuning and said seriously.

"Retreat?" Chu Ning was taken aback for a moment, then thought of something, looked at Tang Bao suddenly, and said in surprise, "Tang Bao, you, you..."

"Brother Ning, thank you for taking care of Tang Bao, I'm awake now." Tang Bao showed a slightly shy smile, the innocence in his eyes was still there, but it was not so chaotic, but a little more sober.

"what happened?"

"Thanks to Brother Ning's wife." Tang Ling smiled and glanced at Tang Bao, and said.

As soon as the words were finished, a familiar figure came in from outside the tent. She was wearing a goose-yellow dress, she was dusty, but she still had bright eyes and white teeth, beautiful and moving.

"Linglong?" Chuning's eyes burst into surprise again, "Why are you here?"

Wei Linglong walked forward with a smile: "Of course it's to help my husband."

Chu Ning was slightly taken aback, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. Tang Ling saw it and explained: "Brother Ning doesn't know something. It turns out that Tang Bao is not my real sister. My real sister died when she was born. Tang Bao was picked up by my mother on the side of the road."

"She is neither your own sister, but who is she?"

"She is Princess Nanlang." Wei Linglong said beside her.

Chu Ning was startled, she looked at Tang Bao suddenly, she knew that the Lord of Nanlang had no heirs, if Tang Bao was really Princess Nanlang, then she would be the future Lord of Nanlang.

"Brother Ning, don't worry, you have saved Tang Bao's life, and Tang Bao will return to Nanlang to stop this war." Tang Bao said with a smile, her voice was no longer as immature as before, soft as a spring breeze.

"You've gone back, what about Tang Ling?" Chu Ning asked, she knew that they had been dependent on each other since they were young, and neither of them could leave the other.

Tang Bao smiled shyly: "My brother said, he will go wherever I go."

Chuning understood immediately, looked at Tang Ling, saw that his face was blushing, and lowered his head in embarrassment.

Chuning couldn't help smiling, the haze of so many days gradually dissipated with their arrival, she tilted her head, and deliberately asked Tang Ling with a straight face: "You followed Tang Bao to Nanlang, what about my restaurant?" ?”

Tang Ling quickly raised his head and said seriously, "Brother Ning, don't worry, Madam has already helped me find a reliable person to run the restaurant. Me, I just happened suddenly, and I haven't had time to tell Brother Ning..."

"Okay, she's joking with you, you go get ready first, let her have a good rest." Wei Linglong said with a smile.

Tang Ling's face blushed again, but he didn't say anything, and pulled Tang Bao out together.

Mu Jian also walked out, and only Chu Ning and Wei Linglong were left in the tent.

"Is it his idea?" Chuning looked at Wei Linglong and asked softly.

"Yes, His Highness is too busy in the imperial capital. He knew that General Chu's death would hit you hard, so he asked me to accompany you." Wei Linglong nodded without hiding anything.

"What about Tang Bao and Tang Ling?"

"His Royal Highness knew that there must be a change in Nanlang, and he had checked Tang Bao's identity long ago, so he sent me to Qucheng. Tang Bao's stupidity was not born, but caused by poisoning. Although it has been a long time, but It's not a poison that can't be cured, so I cured her poison and brought them to you."

Chuning was silent for a moment, and said, "He really has everything in his hands."

He had known her identity a long time ago, and he had known Tang Bao's identity a long time ago, but he just kept it from her.

She sighed slightly and asked, "What's the situation in the capital now?"

"After the Ninth Prince's accident, the Emperor was so angry that he couldn't get sick. His Highness took the opportunity to eliminate the influence of the Ninth Prince. When I left the imperial capital, the Emperor was already dying of illness. I'm afraid it won't last long."

Chuning listened quietly, even though she knew that the person in the Golden Palace was her biological father, there was no disturbance in her heart at the moment. Since she was born, her gender has already fixed her death sentence, and from Xie Ziyu, she also It can be seen that even if she is a man, she is afraid that she will not get half of the family affection in that deep palace.

Compared to Xie Ziyu, she was still lucky, at least General Chu would not try his best to kill her.

(End of this chapter)