Chapter 208: We Are All Wanderers
Although Xiao Zhuo had already assessed the current situation for himself, Shen Yuexi was still a little worried.
What does Mei Pu think of the Second Prince's call for the people to rebel against Emperor Yongde? Now that Xiao Zhuo and the Jingzhou Army are about to fight a decisive battle, she doesn't want a fire to break out at home.
Mei Pu now led his army as the second line of defense for Nanping, defending against Xiao Beiheng in the north. If Nanping was in trouble, the Xiliang army under his command would go to support it, which would be regarded as reinforcement for Nanping.
If something happened to him, whether it was an attack from Xirong or Xiao Beiheng, Xiao Zhuo would be faced with the desperate situation of being attacked from both sides.
She returned to Leshan from the front line and went to see Meipu first.
Fighting in the battlefield was not something a weak woman like her could do, but she could help Xiao Zhuo sort out things in the rear.
Maep gave her a big reassurance.
"Xiao Zhuo saved my life and my father's, and now he's helping our Mei family fight the Jingzhou army," Mei Pu said without hesitation. "Our Mei family and Jingzhou have an irreconcilable hatred. If Xiao Zhuo defeats the Jingzhou army, I will obey my father's orders and hand over Xiliang to him."
Seeing that people had said so much, Shen Yuexi no longer had to worry.
As the saying goes, a king's words are never meant to be jokes. Following the death of Xiliang King Mei Cheng, Mei Pu is now the ruler of Xiliang. Although Mei Cheng promised to give Xiliang to Xiao Zhuo, it was only on condition that Xiao Zhuo avenge the Mei family and pacify Jingzhou. Mei Pu now reaffirmed her vow, unequivocally. What else could she possibly be worried about?
Everything went according to plan, and Shen Yuexi began to think about Shen Lan.
I had a bad impression of this cousin, and honestly, I didn't particularly want to save her. After all, the original owner had a very cold relationship with her, and I hadn't interacted with her at all since I came here. To put it bluntly, she wasn't as close to Xiao Zhuo's cousin Li Wan as I was to her. It was just that I had promised Xiao Zhuo before, so I reluctantly helped.
She called Qiang Lin and told him about rescuing Chen Lan from Yongwei.
Qiang Lin shook his head like a rattle: "Master, I can't do this."
It was the first time that Shen Yuexi saw Qiang Lin reject her proposal so decisively, so she asked why.
"Your sister has already married Xiao Kai. We are going to rescue her? What will happen? Since she is married to Xiao Kai, she died with Xiao Kai on the day the city was captured. That is the ending she deserves."
"Ah, you mean that if her husband dies, she must die with him?"
Qiang Lin looked at Shen Yuexi strangely: "Master, aren't you people from Dayan all like this? Once you marry a man, no matter what her husband does, she cannot leave him. Even if her husband dies, she cannot marry again. If you take the initiative to leave your husband, you will be cursed and despised."
"Uh...even if she was forced into that man by her parents?"
"That's right," Qiang Lin said, "If we go to save her, we'll be harming her. She can't survive without Xiao Kai."
Shen Yuexi muttered to herself: The restrictions on women in ancient times were really too cruel. Whether you like a man or not, once you marry him, you can never leave him.
But Xiao Zhuo was also from ancient times, and his thoughts were similar. Yet he still asked her to save Chen Lan.
"Master, I understand what King Zhao means," Qiang Lin said. "If he wants to attack Yongwei, your sister is there. If he attacks without any action, your sister will die in the chaos... King Zhao is mainly worried that this will become a hidden danger. If you remember it in the future..."
"Oh, I understand, I understand." Shen Yuexi nodded.
Xiao Zhuo asked her to do this because he was afraid that it would affect the relationship between husband and wife.
Alas, Xiao Zhuo didn’t know that she wouldn’t be sad even if Chen Lan died, because they were strangers to each other in the first place.
But if she went to Xiao Zhuo and explained that it was okay, that her sister's death was okay, she would seem too inhuman. She didn't like to be labeled that way. Besides, she had already promised Xiao Zhuo, so she decided to continue with this matter.
"Qianglin, please help me do this." She advised kindly.
Qiang Lin said, "Master, there's no need to beg. I'll do whatever you ask me to do. I'm just explaining the severity of the situation to you. Since you insist, I'll set off now."
"You just need to rescue her before the city is attacked. If the city is breached and Xiao Kai escapes, you can send her back."
Shen Yuexi wrote another letter to Shen Lan, holding the brush and writing stroke by stroke, until beads of sweat covered her forehead, and finally she finished it.
The letter said that the people going there were sent by her younger sister, Shen Yuexi, and that she could leave with them without worry, so that if the city was captured and the army was defeated, she could save her life. After things settled down, she would be sent to reunite with Xiao Kai.
Qiang Lin took the letter and left.
Two days later, when Shen Yuexi and Li Wan were using twigs to tickle a few cats basking in the sun in the yard, Qiang Lin came back.
When he came back, he called Shen Yuexi to a deserted place, knelt down and said, "Master, I failed."
"Ah, is it because the Jingzhou Army's defense is too tight that you can't get in?" Shen Yuexi saw his apologetic face and thought that it was because Yongwei's defense was too tight that the secret guards couldn't get in. "Get up, I don't blame you."
"No, I met your sister." Qiang Lin stood up and said, "I showed her your letter, but she refused to go with us."
"Don't want to leave?"
Qiang Lin said, "Yes, Master. Chen Lan refused to go with us. She asked me to convey a few words to you, Master. Here are her exact words."
"explain."
"Sister, let's not talk about the past grudges. You and I are both poor people who were given away by the Duke's Mansion as a piece of self-protection."
After hearing this, Shen Yuexi remained silent.
It was indeed the case. She and Shen Lan were both forcibly sent away by the Duke's Mansion. No one asked about their wishes or their thoughts. She was forced to be given to Xiao Zhuo, and Shen Lan was forced to be given to Xiao Kai.
Qiang Lin continued, "...My sister has been exiled with Xiao Zhuo for so long, and must have suffered a lot. Now that things have turned around and Xiao Zhuo has been crowned king, my sister, keep living well. It's not that I didn't recognize you when we met at the inn that day. The Jingzhou army is about to attack Xiliang, and if we recognized each other, it would only put you in danger. I am Xiao Kai's wife, and my fate is no longer in my own hands. The day Yongwei City falls, that will be my day of liberation."
The time of liberation?
Shen Yuexi's heart moved, and she looked up at Qiang Lin and asked, "Why did she say that?"
Qiang Lin said, "I didn't know at first. Then, Prince Jing's son, Xiao Kai, returned, and we left. I wasn't far away at the time, but I heard Xiao Kai... beating and scolding your sister, so I turned back."
"Xiao Kai is beating and scolding my sister?" Shen Yuexi said in surprise.
"Yes, I learned it from their conversation. Ever since my sister married Xiao Kai, she's been beaten and abused by him almost every day. She's covered in wounds, and often new ones appear before the old ones have healed. After I learned this, I left Yongwei and returned to report to my master."
Xiao Kai is a scumbag!
Shen Yuexi broke the small branch in her hand into two.
She thought that her sister followed Xiao Kai just like she followed Xiao Zhuo. Although she was forced to do so, she met a man worthy of entrusting her life to.
When they first met at the Longsheng Inn, Dr. Hua said that her sister Chen Lan seemed to be injured, but she didn't take it seriously.
There are so many scumbags in the world. It seems that I am just lucky. My sister Chen Lan is so pitiful. She was forced to marry a man she never loved, and she had to endure the abuse of this man day and night.
No, I must rescue my sister. Qiang Lin can't do that, she has to go in person.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com