Ugly Princess: The Second Marry of the Bloodthirsty Eighth Prince

Chapter 216

After half an hour.


On the tower of Huayang County, Xue Yi's eyes were bloodshot, staring fiercely at the people standing on a carriage in the distance below the tower.


"Abi, prepare your horse! I'm leaving the city!"


Xue Yi yelled at Abi loudly, and was about to rush down the tower with her belly in her arms, but Abi stopped her forcefully, "Princess, the child in your belly is grown now, you can't go out on horseback!"


A woman's voice came from downstairs in the tower between master and servant:


"Nalan Xueyi, he was my man in life, and he can only belong to me when he dies. You killed him, and you are not entitled to own him. I will repay the hatred of Bai Dieshuang, as well as his hatred. here you are!"


Xue Yi lay on the top of the wall, and looked at the carriage vigorously, Shangguan Fenglan was on the carriage at this moment.


She never expected that Dieshuang would be here and steal Shangguan Fenglan's body.


"Die Shuang, what exactly do you want before you give him back to me!"


Cold laughter came from outside the city tower, and swayed back to the city in the cold wind:

"You want him? Yes, I want you to kill your own child with your own hands!"


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Xue Yi stared at Die Shuang fixedly, Abi shook her head vigorously, "Princess, absolutely not!"


Die Shuang sneered, tears streaming down his face:

"Nalan Xueyi, don't you want him, do it! Kill your child!"


Xue Yi tightly clenched her fists, thinking of Shangguan Fenglan lying on the carriage, thinking that she might lose him forever, her broken heart crumpled into a ball, the pain made her unable to breathe.


Meng Ran looked out of the city coldly, glanced at the thousands of Xiyi soldiers outside the city, and said in a deep voice:


"Come here, open the city gate and snatch the prince back!"


"and many more!"


Xue Yi bit her lips tightly, holding her grief-stricken heart, and said hoarsely:

"Meng Ran, don't open the city gate!"


As soon as the city gate was opened, the Xiyi army guarding outside the city would inevitably rush into the city. She couldn't take the risk for this, even though she wanted to rush out of the city to take him back, but she couldn't.


The cold wind in the morning turned, and the voice from the city tower was exceptionally clear:


"Nalan Xueyi, your love for him is nothing more than that!"


After saying that, the carriage turned around and galloped towards the Xiyi army.


On the head of the cold and windy city, Xue Yi lay on the stone bricks and stretched out his hand, shouting loudly at the carriage going away:


"Feng Lang Lang Lang Lang——"


Do not.

Don't take him away, give him back to me

The wind was blowing, with snow mixed in, and after a while, heavy snow like goose feathers floated up again.


The desperation and grief in her heart were like the coldness in the world, without any warmth, only the collapsed sky tower pressed down, she slipped along the stone bricks, staring blankly at the hazy gray sky.


Soft snow petals fell on her body one after another.


Abi endured the tumbling soreness, and untied the fox fur cloak on her body and covered it with a snow coat, "Princess, it's windy and cold here, let's go back."


Xue Yi raised her eyes, "Meng Ran, Abi, you go first, let me stay here for a while."


"But--"


Abi was worried and left, Meng Ran pulled Abi with the remaining hand, and took Abi to the side to guard at a distance.


In this way until it was dark, Xue Yi guarded on the tower for a day.


It was going to be dark, and he finally fell down in the snow. This disease came on fiercely.


Just when the snow clothes fell, an urgent report came from the rear of Huayang County. The Xiyi army attacked the rear defense camp and easily entered Huayang County. The Dongling army retreated all the way, losing three counties in a row and twelve counties. in half.


A month and a half of exhausting battles, countless battles, big and small, victorious and few defeats, saw that the generals of the twelve counties were in danger, and Xue Yi just gradually woke up.


This dream was very long. She dreamed that a voice kept saying to her:


Ashue, it's time to wake up.


When I woke up from the dream, the ice and snow in the world had already melted, the branches were covered with scorching new shoots, and the bright yellow wild flowers bloomed all over Dongling.


"Abby...?"


Looking at the thin and sallow face in front of her, Xue Yi tremblingly stroked a tear on that face.


Is this still Abby?


Why haggard like this.


Abi's eyes were swollen like walnuts for about a month and a half. At this moment, tears rolled out easily, and she fell down beside the bed crying:


"Princess—you finally woke up—"


Somehow, when she woke up at this moment, her mind was unusually clear.


"Abi. Sorry to make you worry about me again."


Abi held up a pair of bloodshot eyes, and looked at Xueyi with heartache:


"Princess, Abi is worried that the princess will never wake up again. If the princess leaves like this, what should I do if I am left alone?"


"Abi. For so many days, I can hear you calling me in my ear, really"


Abi raised her red and swollen eyes, choked up and said:

"Princess, it's not me who calls you by your bed every day. It's the emperor who has come to Xiyi Kingdom these days and is pressing every step of the way. Our army is retreating every day. When the emperor leads the army, he spends all the time by your bedside."


Xue Yi froze, feeling infinitely sad and moved.


Uncontrollably, Abi hugged her tightly and fell in front of her:

"Princess, Abi is too scared."


With tears in her eyes, Xueyi hugged Abi tightly.


The master and servant hugged each other and wept loudly, crying heartbreakingly, heartbroken, and it was moving.


"Princess, just wake up, just wake up."


Abi cried until her voice became hoarse. Thinking that Xueyi was still pregnant, she held back her sadness and wiped her tears, patted Xueyi's back and wept again with joy.


Xue Yi also wiped away tears, and did not forget to ask about the situation in Abi's army.


Abi's eyes flickered, and she half-covered her words, but Xue Yi already had a general idea in her heart, she said:


"Abi, help me up, I want to see everyone."


"The princess just woke up, let me call someone the princess wants to see."


Abi hurriedly stopped her.


"No, there's no time, Abby."


Xue Yi insisted on getting out of bed, "Which county is our army retreating to now?"


"Fenyang County."


Abi replied, walking out while supporting Xueyi.


Before reaching the door, the door was pushed open, and Shangguan Hongyu walked in.


Xue Yi felt a slight pain in her heart, and stared fixedly at Shangguan Hongyu.


For a month and a half, he was so emaciated that it was heartbreaking, and his sunken facial features made him even more like a heavenly man who was not stained with dust.


But that thin body seemed like a gust of wind could blow him away, but when he hugged her tightly in his arms, she realized that his strength was still so strong.


She slowly stretched out her hands and wrapped them around him tightly, "Hongyu, I'm sorry for making you worry."


he is

cry?


She felt his trembling, and the choked and hoarse breathing buried in her head.


"Hongyu, you must be the emissary sent by heaven to protect me. You brought me back to life again. I think I won't fall down again when I wake up. Don't worry about me anymore. I lost Fenglang. You are still there, aren't you?"


She raised her face from his arms and smiled firmly.


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half a month later.


Under the leadership of Xue Yi, the remaining 20 troops in Dongling gradually increased their morale.


In the big tent, Xue Yi was discussing the battle situation with Meng Ran and other generals.


"Since the start of the war a few months ago, our army has been retreating in a row. There is news from the imperial capital that the court is getting more and more uneasy every day. The ministers of civil and military affairs have the tendency to ask for the surrender of the county. If we can't get rid of these hundreds of thousands of western The Yi army, if it drags on for a long time, the interior of our Dongling will be divided first."


Meng Ran told everyone in the big tent the news from the imperial capital.


General Yuan Zhong thumped the table fiercely, and spat:


"This group of snowfield barbarians, I, Yuan Zhong, will fight with them!"


Another general said:


"General Yuan, don't let yourself get into trouble. Now it's not the end of the day, and there is still a chance to regain the lost city."


Long Qingtian nodded in agreement:


"It's a pity that Yelu Chutian's side now has a good grasp of the strategic deployment of the prince before his death, and has mastered most of our army's situation. Our soldiers and horses are exposed in front of the opponent's formation without shields. "


Meng Ran followed Long Qingtian's words:


"I thought about changing the strategy, but it is undoubtedly difficult to reverse this well-trained army in a short period of time, let alone we don't have time to conduct large-scale drills at present." After speaking, he sighed.


Xue Yi quietly listened to what they said.


Hearing Meng Ran sigh again, she smiled and said:


"Meng Ran, you don't need to be discouraged. Maybe...we can turn this large army into a flexible attacking scattered army. Since we have less than 20 troops left, Xiyi has 50 troops to stop us from attacking." In front of us, it is impossible to win with hard attack, so it is better to change the method!"


"What does the princess mean?"


The generals came up and asked.


"Divide our 18 soldiers and horses into four banners. The first three banners are [-] each, and the remaining [-] are one banner. The best soldiers are selected as cavalry. Each banner is led by a general. In this way, the transmission of orders can be used more during combat, and it is also conducive to the rapid withdrawal of the army."


Xue Yi said what she thought in her heart unhurriedly, and the general echoed immediately:

"So good!"


Everyone went on to discuss some details, and the generals just left the big tent and returned to the camp to rectify immediately.


This box of snow clothes left Meng Ran and Long Qingtian behind.


Long Qingtian thought that Xueyi must have something to explain, so he said directly:


"What else does the princess want?"


Xue Yi took a look at him and the others, walked to the topographic map of the border, and said:


"Based on my understanding of Nayelu Chutian's several contacts, our strategy change this time will definitely catch the Xiyi army by surprise, and maybe we can regain the two lost cities, but..."


Xue Yi changed the subject and did not continue, Long Qingtian and the others looked at each other, Xue Yi pondered for a moment before raising his head and continued:


"But I want General Long to lose to Yelu Chutian in the next battle."


Several people were taken aback, Meng Ran was also puzzled:


"Why is this, the general is really puzzled!?"


Xueyi said:

"We don't have much time left. If we don't repel the Xiyi army, Dongling will be destroyed. So we must fight to the death and take Yelu Chutian!"


Meng Ran said:

"Wangfei is sure to repel the 50 army of Xiyi Kingdom in one fell swoop, and win King Dingnan?"


Xue Yi shook his head slightly, his face serious:

"I'm not completely sure. After all, we have too few soldiers and horses. We can only use dead horses as living horse doctors. If we continue to hesitate, it will only be a matter of time before the border falls."



Long Qingtian hesitated for a while, clasped his fists and said:


"Wangfei has any orders, just say, Qingtian will definitely do her best!"


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Three days later, Xiyi Barracks.


On the outskirts of the captured Jiuyang County, there are scorching peach blossoms, pink and white. A steed horse leisurely steps in the peach blossom forest. The beautiful and fragrant peach blossom forest is as beautiful as a paradise.


"The scenery in the Central Plains is indeed pleasant, but the snow scenery in our Xiyi country is even more beautiful, Amanu, I really want to take you back to Xiyi right away, so that you can see how enchanting the mountains and rivers of my Xiyi country are."


Holding Shangguan Zhuzhu in his arms, Yelu Chutian ran slowly all the way in this gorgeous peach forest.


It's just that no matter what he said, he just kept silent, as quiet as if he didn't exist.


"You obviously like this king and defend him from arrows, why don't you want to go back to Xiyi Kingdom with this king and be his wife."


He pinched her quiet face, and her pale face looked at him:


"You can threaten me with Yunwa's life, but it doesn't mean that my guilt towards my Dongling no longer exists. Yelu Chutian, you and I are at odds with each other, and we will never be together."


"But your heart has betrayed yourself, you said you love me."


He stared at her with a smile on his face.


She no longer avoided his gaze, and said coldly:

"I love you, but I also hate you."


He was startled for a moment, and his eyes gradually narrowed, "Amanu, whether you love or hate, you will never leave this king."


She pulled out a smile:


"Yelu Chutian, although I can't kill you heartlessly, you can't take Yunwa's life to threaten me for the rest of my life. My guilt towards Dongling, brother Huang, and aunt can never be erased. Maybe someday I really don’t care about anything, I don’t care about the life and death of Yunwa and Brother Leng Yun, and then kill myself to thank Dongling, do you believe it?”


He was annoyed for a moment, his eyes were as cold as ice:


"How dare you!"


"Why not?"


She fixedly raised her head to meet his sharp gaze.


The atmosphere between the two became tense again, and a fast horse galloped over in the distance with peach blossoms all over the sky.


"Xuanwu, what's the hurry?"


The person who came was Yelu Chutian's personal bodyguard Xuanwu, Xuanwu's expression was hurried, seemingly happy:

"Reporting to the prince, the spies came to report that the Dongling army has been short of food for three days, and everyone in the army is hungry!"


"Oh?"


Yelu Chutian raised his eyebrows.


Xuanwu said:

"I heard that the Tangling court no longer agrees with fighting, and cut off the food and pay of the frontier army!"


After hearing this, Yelu Chutian was proudly delighted, and immediately got on his horse:


"Xuanwu, take Amanu back. I am going to the barracks to mobilize troops. I will attack the city immediately tonight. This battle has been fought for long enough. I think the capital of Xiyi is impatient. I want to take down the border of Dongling in one fell swoop. The Twelve Counties of Youyun!"


Xuanwu's face was even more joyful:


"Yes!"


Yelu Chutian rode away on his horse and flew away in the dust. In the dense peach blossom forest, he was thinking about Shangguan Zhuzhu's worried face. There was a complex expression in those round eyes, which were full of sadness and painful struggle.


Whichever side won, or which side was captured, she thought, would make her miserable.


Of course she hoped that Dongling would be safe and sound, but she didn't want to see the day when Yelu Chutian was captured, became a prisoner, or even executed.


Thinking of this, her heart throbbed fiercely.


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The flames of war ignited once again.


Even though the 50 Xiyi army led by Yelu Chutian was fierce and powerful, after half a year of protracted fighting, they still had some physical strength, but the Dongling Kingdom was still retreating steadily.


Chased by the Xiyi army, the Dongling army fled to the Qushui River. The army was exhausted, so they went to the wild to rest and adjust.


Around the bonfire, everyone was disheveled, their snow clothes were messy, and they were eating pancakes with porridge.


Abi came over with a bowl of broth, "Princess, you are pregnant with a child, how can you not eat something nutritious, let alone your body is weak."


Xueyi smiled, "Abi, now is an extraordinary time, and I want to share the joys and sorrows with these soldiers. This meat is the wild meat that you went up the mountain to hunt when you were resting? Abi, your body You are only getting better, you need to rest well, and don’t do these things for me anymore.”


Abi looked embarrassed, "I don't care, although the princess has to consider the feelings of the soldiers, but the princess doesn't care about the child in your womb, the little son is eight months old, if he doesn't take good care of him, he will be very sad when he gives birth. "


Xue Yi pondered for a moment, then took the meat bowl.


Not waiting for Abi to be happy, Xueyi laughed again and said:

"How do you know that it must be the little prince, not the little princess?"


Abi was suddenly embarrassed again, and said:

"That, that's a pair!"


Xue Yi quickly poured half of the broth into the porridge bowl next to her, and put it in Abi's hand before Abi had time to react:

"Hold it, eat it, this is an order."


Abi squatted there stiffly holding the soup, Xueyi got up after saying that, and took the half bowl of broth, turned around several campfires and arrived in front of a larger carriage.


Liu Shuang was holding two roasted sweet potatoes in his hands from a distance, seeing Xue Yi get into the carriage, thought for a while, then paused.


In the carriage, Shangguan Hongyu in silver armor was lying crookedly in the soft seat, his face was very tired.


Seeing her getting into the carriage, he raised his eyelids and called her.


"Hongyu, this is the broth made from wild meat hunted by Abi, drink it."


"You can share the joys and sorrows with the whole army, how can I lose to you?"


He glanced lightly at the half bowl of broth.


This time I was slightly embarrassed when I changed into snow clothes, and said:

"But, you are the emperor, since you insist on refusing to return to the imperial capital, then drink this bowl of soup."


He watched quietly for a while, then suddenly said:


"Then if I promise to go back to the Imperial Capital, will you drink this bowl of broth?"


"Really?!"


Her eyes lit up.


"I won't lie to you."


He looked at her tenderly and said:


"After you finish this bowl of soup, I promise you to go back to the Imperial Capital."


After hesitating for a while, "Okay, I'll drink it."


Xue Yi gulped down the half bowl of broth.


Unexpectedly, Shangguan Hongyu stared at her oil-stained mouth and let out a low laugh, and wiped off the residue from the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, "Do you really want me to go back to the Imperial Capital so much?"


"I, I just don't want you to have an accident, it's too dangerous here."


"Well, aren't you in danger?"


"Hongyu, you promised me, go back to the Imperial Capital."


He looked at it quietly again, and smiled lowly:


"I promised you to return to the Imperial Capital, but I didn't say when. When this battle is over, I will return to the Imperial Capital."


Xue Yi's face froze, and suddenly turned red, then turned pale again:

"You, you bluffed me!"


"Don't fool you, why are you willing to drink this bowl of broth?"


He handed her the veil and asked her to wipe off the dust on her face, "Axue, I am here not because I am the emperor, but because you are here, so whenever you return to the imperial capital, I will return to the imperial capital." .”


Holding the empty bowl, Xue Yi got out of the carriage full of melancholy.


Glancing at Long Qingtian and several generals gathered together in the distance, she put down the bowl and walked over.


"Qingtian, after these few battles, how are the casualties of our army?"


Long Qingtian replied:

"After our army was dispersed into four banners these days, we retreated faster, and the casualties were not serious. Only two thousand soldiers were lost."


Xue Yi listened to Long Qingtian's words while holding the topographic map for consideration.


Meng Ran asked:


"Now that the 50 Xiyi army is chasing after us, how can we take down the Dingnan King?"


Xue Yi laid down the map and pointed at Kuaiji Mountain.


"Huaiji Mountain?"


Xue Yi stared fixedly at the part of the mountain on the map, and replied:

"I looked over it before, and I also asked about the terrain of Kuaiji Mountain. The terrain of Kuaiji Mountain is complicated, which is beneficial for us to set up an ambush."


But Bai Qiu said worriedly:


"Even if Kuaiji Mountain allows us to set up an ambush, I'm afraid that the 50 troops of Xiyi Kingdom can easily crush our army."


Xueyi said:

"You're right. No matter how many ambushes we set up with an army of 50, we can't fight with more than [-] troops. But if the opponent's troops are reduced, that's another matter."


"Oh?"


Bai Qiu raised his eyebrows:


"Then how do we reduce Xiyi's 50 troops?"


Xue Yi stared at the map and replied:


"The two countries have been fighting for half a year. Yelu Chutian must have lost his patience. Our army is retreating steadily. He will lead the army to pursue him. Within six days, I will take him down in Kuaiji Mountain!"


"How to get it?"


Several people asked in unison.


Xue Yi drew a few mounds of dirt on the ground, and said unhurriedly:

"Order the three armies to dig [-] stove pits on the ground from today, and [-] on the second day, in descending order!"


Several people frowned and looked at Xue Yi in puzzlement, "What's the meaning of this?"


Xue Yi was waiting for an explanation, when one of Long Qingtian's subordinates happened to come and report:


"Report to General Long, some people say they want to see the general and the concubine!"


Xue Yi and Long Qingtian looked at each other, and Long Qingtian asked:

"Who is it?"


That subordinate said:


"Back to the general, he gave me a piece of jade pendant, and said that his subordinates should give it to the general, and the general will naturally know about it!"

(End of this chapter)