After Wan Jinlan took a bath and put on his inner clothes, Fan Jing brought him the prepared clothes.
The outer shirt is light-colored, the inner cross-collared top is lotus leaf green embroidered with cloud patterns, the lower skirt is dark blue, and a palm-wide belt is tied around the waist.
After a while, Xia Feng's mother, Song, came in and combed Wan Jinlan's hair.
"I used to think this dress was a bit old-fashioned, but it actually holds up well on the princess."
Although Wan Jinlan is not very old, this outfit suits him perfectly. He does not look like he is stealing adult clothes, but rather has the air of a "master of the family".
"Madam, are you saying I look old?" Wan Jinlan looked at her own face in the scene, feeling a little emotional. In the past, her face had to be disguised every day, and it had been a long time since she had looked so fresh.
Mrs. Song knew Wan Jinlan was joking, and she also smiled, "The princess is in her prime, and should be more mature than before."
Mrs. Song was quick and agile. She quickly combed Wan Jinlan's hair into a high bun and inserted a set of blue headdresses into the bun. The tassels decorated with red coral beads dangled gently above her ears.
Then, Mrs. Song drew her eyebrows and applied lip balm on her face. When she wanted to put rouge on her face, Wan Jinlan refused.
"The princess has a good complexion. She should dress like this on a daily basis." Mrs. Song was very satisfied with her craftsmanship.
Wan Jinlan's lips curled up slightly.
Xiao Feng took a break from his busy schedule and changed into a robe after taking a bath. The dark blue brocade robe used to make him look like jade, but now this color added a bit of solemnity to him.
The mountain stronghold has become orderly, and the generals following Xiao Feng are also ready.
Seeing her attire today, Xiao Feng felt even more guilty. She should have been living the life of an aristocratic woman, adorned in finery, but because of him, she had been left unkempt and without a safe place to live before today.
Wan Jinlan's appearance made many of the rough men in the village afraid to look directly at her. They even wondered where this noble young lady had come from. She looked like a fairy who had fallen from the sky. For a moment, everyone's voices subconsciously lowered a few degrees.
Li Mazi swallowed hard, recognizing Wan Jinlan at a glance. Compared to two hours ago, he now dared not look directly at Wan Jinlan. Was this still the same person who had fought with them in the back mountain?
Wan Jinlan, Mrs. Song and Fang Biqiu, who was holding the child, got on the same carriage and followed the team to Hua County.
Mrs. Song couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Feng'er should be okay, right?"
Wan Jinlan said, "Madam, don't worry. Young Master Li is in our hands now. Xia Feng shouldn't be in any danger."
At noon, the team met up with the 50,000-strong army led by General Ji Lao outside Hua County.
Although the three counties of Shadu, Ganzhou and Jinquan were all in his hands, he had to guard against the Basha and Helan tribes in the north, and the garrisons stationed in the border cities could not be easily mobilized.
However, with only 50,000 soldiers and horses, plus the nearly 4,000 people still alive in the mountain stronghold and those brought by Li Yanfeng yesterday, there are more than 55,000 people.
Hua County was the seat of Chiwu County, but Lu Yan was the county magistrate.
At this time, Mrs. Li, Li Wei's brother Li Hongyuan and other members of the Li family were standing on the city wall.
Wan Jinlan lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked up at the city wall, but there was no sign of Xia Feng.
Li Yanfeng led his troops to besiege the mountain stronghold in a hurry yesterday. Apart from Zhang Yu, who knew everything, he did not tell anyone else.
Zhang Yu was also afraid that the news of Song Yi's identity as the Prince of Qi would leak out and affect the morale of his own army, so he kept it a secret. If the plan succeeded, Xia Feng would be nothing, but if it failed, Xia Feng alone would not be able to influence the situation.
After all, the Li family has been entrenched in Liangzhou for many years. Xiao Feng has been making frequent moves in the west. Last night, there was such a big commotion in Gu'a Town. General Ji brought back 50,000 troops. If they don't get any news, the people of the Li family will have lived in vain.
"King Qi, where is my son?" Madam Li could not remain calm. She first lost her husband, and then lost Li Bozhen. Now that her only son, Li Yanfeng, had died, she could not live anymore.
Xiao Feng waved his hand, and the soldiers carried up Li Yanfeng, whose one eye was bandaged.
Li Yanfeng's left eye was blown out. If the eye socket was not hollowed out and allowed to get infected, he would die within a few days.
Li Yanfeng fainted from the pain during the cleaning process and has not woken up yet.
Even so, it is still not certain whether Li Yanfeng can survive.
Xiao Feng didn't care whether he lived or died.
Li Wei and the Basha tribe have been colluding with the Helan tribe for many years. Even if he had not been exiled, from any perspective, the Li family would have been guilty of the capital crime of confiscation of property and extermination of the clan.
Madam Li looked at Li Yanfeng who was not aware of his own danger and held on to the city wall with weak legs.
"You've hurt my son so much, I want you to pay with blood! Shoot!"
Embarrassingly, the soldiers on the city wall did not listen to Mrs. Li.
Madam Li screamed like crazy, "Shoot the arrows!"
Li Hongyuan sighed, "Sister-in-law, we are doomed." Looking at the tens of thousands of troops densely packed outside the city wall, his legs felt weak.
Lu Yan looked at the two of them and saw Old Man Lu sitting leisurely on his horse among the army outside the city.
"King Qi, if I open the city gates, can you please leave my Li family a way out?"
Li Hongyuan can't go crazy like his sister-in-law. He has a big family, young and old, and they can't all die today.
Chiwu County still had troops, with 20,000 guarding Yongcheng and another 10,000 stationed in Jianwu City to confront the imperial forces. Each county within the county could also mobilize 8,000 troops. He could gather his forces and fight Xiao Feng. But Li Hongyuan, unlike Li Wei, was naturally bloodless and lacked the ability to lead troops in battle, so he simply gave up.
Mrs. Li, who looked like a madman, started to beat Li Hongyuan.
Li Hongyuan restrained her and sighed, "Sister-in-law, you still have grandchildren, and I still have a big family. Let's just accept our fate."
At this time, Li Mazi shouted, "Second Master Li was only injured in the eye by Third Master Li, he is not dead yet."
Li Yue, who was riding a horse with an expressionless face, acted as if he didn't hear what Li Mazi said, as if the person Li Mazi was talking about was not him.
Mrs. Li regained consciousness from her anger and asked, "Really?"
Xiao Feng had already thought about how to deal with the Li family.
According to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, Li Wei was guilty of treason and his entire clan was to be exterminated. When he wrote to the Duke of Zhenguo, asking for Li Wei to die in Kyoto, he showed no mercy at all.
But Liangzhou is different. The Li family has been entrenched here for many years. He can be ruthless and ignore other people's opinions, but it will damage his reputation. What's more, what is the fault of the child?
"I'll give you one day. Take 10% of your belongings and head west. From now on, your descendants will never set foot in Yumen Pass again."
Li Hongyuan was stunned on the city wall.
Who would want to leave their hometown unless they have no other choice?
Xiao Feng's words were equivalent to directly expelling the Li family from Wei. How would they live in a foreign country?
"Why? Why do you want to?" Mrs. Li was unwilling.
"Li Wei, as a high-ranking official of the Wei Dynasty, colluded with foreign tribes, profited from military pay, used war to support the army, depleted the national treasury, secretly mined minerals, and traded with foreign tribes. Madam, what's the basis for this?"
Mrs. Li met Xiao Feng's cold eyes, feeling confused. She collapsed to the ground and then broke down in tears.
County Magistrate Lu shouted, "Open the city gates."
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