Chapter 509: Madam Wuya

The autumn wind was blowing, the wheels were rumbling, and Mrs. Wu Ya was lost in memories as she looked at the unfamiliar scenery outside the car window.

It was a cold winter night, and the tribesmen who had just escaped from pursuit hid in the Hetao area to rest.

The beggar lady with blood at the corner of her mouth told herself to run east immediately, ignore everything, and keep running until she had her last breath. She must find a forest with red willows.

Wu Yaer knew that that direction was the Wu Dynasty.

"Wu Yaer, only if you go there can we save the tribe. We have nowhere else to go!"

Wu Yaer went for the tribe!

After two days and two nights of running, both she and the horse were exhausted.

Just as the last horse beneath her neighed and died, she finally saw the red willow forest that the beggar lady had mentioned, and also saw the Wu Dynasty army approaching in the distance.

Completely fainted... fittingly, into the arms of a general.

At this time, Zhao Yanjiao was already in his thirties, serving as a captain of the Zhenbei Army, and was leading his troops back to the camp from the garrison.

Looking at the charming and beautiful Di Lu girl in his arms, he felt pity.

Soon that compassion turned into love.

When Wu Yaer regained consciousness and saw the majestic Captain, she fell in love instantly.

Wu Yaer was only sixteen years old, but she was like the most beautiful rays of light in the sky, making Zhao Yangjiao's lonely days of guarding the border more colorful.

In order to help the beauty avenge her family, Zhao Yanjiao led his troops into the grassland, strangled the two Di tribes that were pursuing them, and took the opportunity to extend the patrol line into the grassland for hundreds of miles.

He also refused the royal court's request to hand over Wu Yaer and her tribe, violated the regulations of the Wu Dynasty, and took the initiative to open up a grassland at Xishi Pass to provide a place for the Wuda tribe to recuperate.

When Madam Wu Ya thought of the past, a string of crystal tears rolled down her cheeks.

During the more than ten years at Xishi Pass, the Wuda tribe had a close relationship with the Zhenbei Army.

There were few men left in the tribe, so the women had sex with the soldiers from Zhenbei in the hope of giving birth to children and strengthening the tribe.

There is emotion involved, but more importantly, it’s a matter of mutual benefit.

Although she and Zhao Yanjiao were just using each other at first, after getting along for a long time, Zhao Yanjiao's majesty as a general of a thousand households deeply attracted the girl's heart.

Beauty loves heroes!

On the grassland outside Xishi Pass, the two men left behind countless laughter and joy as they rode their horses.

There is also the red willow forest where the two met, and the beautiful scenery of Xitianmudi!

In the lingering and sad moments, there is endless love, and in the most beautiful time, you meet the most beautiful person.

However, the centuries-old irreconcilable hatred between the two nations and their different concepts of family and love made it difficult for the two to get along.

Zhao Yanjiao is the commander of the Zhenbei Army, and Wu Yaer is the leader of a clan.

Every move of Zhao Yanjiao would be regarded as treason by those with ulterior motives.

Because of the Wuda tribe, Zhao Yanjiao had been impeached and suppressed over the years, and Wu Yaer became Zhao Qianhu's weak point when he was attacked in the court.

Even though Zhao Yanjiao vowed to protect the Wuda tribe, the gap between them would inevitably increase.

At the same time, Wu Yaer also refused the proposal to hide her identity and go to Wu Dynasty to become a concubine in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

It was not until her son Zhao Tingduo grew up and the "Sui Jin Tragedy" occurred that Wu Yaer made up her mind to separate from the Zhenbei Army.

Now, Wu Yaer has become the queen mother of a country, but she has to take the initiative to step into the capital city that she once regarded as a cage, just because that man has grown old!

Song Liyun accompanied her mother-in-law to Beijing, and the journey was planned to take twenty days.

The initial journey was escorted by people sent by Zhao Tinglei, and the imperial guards took over only after entering Gyeonggi Province.

But as soon as I moved into the inn on the ninth day, I heard a lot of noise outside the inn.

The postmaster ran into the guest house, sweating profusely, and said to Song Liyun and Madam Wuya with a look of surprise, "Madams, the Duke of Anguo has arrived with officials from the Honglu Temple!"

He was just an ordinary clerk at an ordinary roadside post station. He had never seen the Duke of Anguo and the officials of the Honglu Temple who were in charge of the outer vassal states. He was so excited that he couldn't speak for a moment.

Song Liyun had not met her father-in-law, Duke Anguo, yet. When she heard that Zhao Yanjiao was coming, she hurriedly took her youngest son to greet him.

In the backyard, Madam Wu Ya did not move, but just stood silently under the eaves.

I feel homesick when I'm near home. I haven't seen you for ten years. It would be a lie if I didn't feel any excitement in my heart.

They were supposed to meet in the suburbs of Beijing, but Zhao Yanjiao came hundreds of miles to meet her, which made her lose her composure.

There was a burst of hurried footsteps, but they stopped suddenly when they reached the gate.

"Wu Yaer!" It was still a familiar voice.

Mrs. Wu Ya looked up and saw a familiar face. In just a moment, her eyes became moist.

Outside the Moon Cave Gate, Zhao Yanjiao, dressed in a dark blue robe and a golden crown, stood straight with his back slightly bent, and even leaned on a cane in his hand, but his eyes were still sharp.

However, his hair and beard, which were thick in the north, were now so thin that they could not be tied up with a hairpin, and his temples were all white.

"Yan Lang!"

Madam Wu Ya took two quick steps. The woman, who was nearly fifty years old, walked as lightly as a young girl, and she ran for the last few steps.

Zhao Yanjiao's majestic face seemed to crack from the ice, and a smile appeared on his lips.

He seemed to see the young Wu Yaer, running and dancing happily towards him, her silvery laughter floating across the grassland.

"Wu Yaer... have you been okay these years?"

Zhao Yanjiao's crutch fell to the ground and he reached out to grab Madam Wu Ya.

Their eyes met, filled with affection. After ten years of separation, the resentment in their hearts disappeared the moment they saw each other.

This time, Madam Wu Ya did not bow down, but Zhao Yanjiao bent down on her own initiative.

Because Lady Uya was not Zhao Yanjiao's concubine who came to Beijing, but was a foreign queen mother.

Along the way, not only was he greeted by the Duke of Anguo, but officials from the Honglu Temple who were specifically responsible for foreign affairs also took care of the affairs.

In the capital, a royal palace is also being finalized.

Palace maids, guards, and all furnishings must be of the highest standards.

This is the residence of the old lady, Madam Wuya: the soon-to-be Princess of Pingyuan.

Princess Song Liyun, who came with Madam Wu Ya, will naturally stay here as well.

All the shops in the capital had received the news long ago, and Wan Yanming had taken care of everything that Song Liyun might ask about.

In recent years, the furs sold by the Wan family from the Dilu Grassland have long occupied half of the market in the Wu Dynasty, and high-quality cotton is also a newly emerging industry in the Mida River Valley.

There were several imperial merchants in the Wu Dynasty who wanted to take over this business.

Princess Dadi and the Queen Mother are here now. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss it, you will regret it to death.

If you want to contact the queen, you must find the Wan family.

At this time, a long line of expensive carriages had already formed in front of the house of Wan Yanming, who was in charge of Wanjia Trading Company.

In the harem, although the emperor was not yet thirty years old, he was thin from reviewing memorials all year round, and he had to wear a padded jacket before winter even came.

The thought of seeing his somewhat mysterious cousin-in-law made his face flush with excitement.

"Xiao Anzi, do you think my third cousin can fly?"

The young eunuch serving beside him said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, General Lei said that Princess Di is just an ordinary person!"

The emperor waved his hand: "My eldest cousin meant that I should not use ordinary rules to embarrass my third cousin's wife, not that she is an ordinary woman!"

The young eunuch didn't dare to talk back to the excited emperor, so he could only persuade him: "When Princess Di arrives in Beijing, she must go to the palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor will naturally be able to see her."

Queen Mother!

The emperor stopped laughing, his excitement instantly vanishing: “Old Lord Wuya is also going to enter the palace.

"Xiao Anzi, go tell the Queen to tell those ladies to keep their mouths shut. If I hear any bad rumors... humph! I'll send another group of people to Mobei to be slaves to the armored men!"

(End of this chapter)