Chapter 9 Yu Manzhen and Li Yi
The woman in purple had a faint body fragrance and fair skin and beautiful face. Even though she was pale with horror at this moment, she was still extremely charming.
After being shocked by her, Gu Guan stared at the man's face again and felt that he looked quite familiar.
She quickly tried to recall, and the next moment a name and her face automatically appeared in her mind.
Yu Manzhen.
——Since the memory is not hers, there will be a slight difference. For people who are not very impressed, it is a bit like a trigger.
Yu Manzhen was the original owner's best friend. The original owner didn't like to go out and socialize, so she had very few best friends. This was the reason why she was called a best friend rather than a close friend. However, since she didn't have many friends, she had a very deep impression of her back then.
However, the last few years of the original owner's exile were too unforgettable, and the time spent playing in the boudoir had long faded as if it were a thing of the past life.
But why is this person so weird?
There was also the name Yu Manzhen. As soon as it came to her mind, for some reason, she suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.
It’s not because of the original owner’s memory!
But Gu Guan couldn't remember what it was for a moment. At this critical moment, she didn't have time to think about anything else. She was stunned for a moment, cursed, and ignored this lunatic. She pressed and lifted Yu Manzhen with her backhand, put the dagger on her neck, and pushed her forward!
"stop!"
"Did you hear that?!"
In the wet pile of long grass, Gu Guan didn't look embarrassed at all despite the mud and grass spots on her body. Her big almond eyes were shining. On the contrary, Yu Manzhen, who was wearing bright clothes in front of her, looked extremely embarrassed.
Gu Wan raised his voice and shouted.
She knew Xie Jun wouldn't stop, but weren't they here to rescue the Xie family? Regardless of whether they were trying to rescue or rob them, she considered it a rescue. Since they had the same goal, it was only right that they should be united in their attack.
The one who was fighting against Xie Ci was a young man of about eighteen or nineteen years old. His face was covered with a black cloth, revealing his full and fair forehead and a pair of almond-shaped eyes with slightly upturned corners, which were bright and sharp.
He was startled, and he and his men put away their swords and turned around.
Gu Guan smiled at them and slightly moved the dagger on Yu Manzhen's neck. The sharp blade cut through the skin, and a line of bright red appeared on the white jade skin that was as white as frost and snow, which was very eye-catching.
The young man had several masters with similar skills under his command, and the leader among them was a big bearded man. Everyone was afraid to attack for a while, but Jie Jun did not stop. He even took advantage of the internal conflict between the two groups to rush forward and kill everyone.
The bearded men certainly couldn't just stand there and let themselves be hacked. They looked at their master, then at each other, and had to immediately turn around with their knives in hand to block Jie Jun's attack.
Gu Guan successfully forced the group to unite and face the outside world.
It was like pressing the pause button for a moment, and then it started moving again in an instant.
This is the best time for the Xie family to escape!
Xie Ci shouted! He and the young man engaged in a fierce battle, and without pausing, he darted back like lightning, his sword flashing like a refining sword, sweeping across the enemy. In an instant, he forced the deputy general and the Jie army back three steps, saving Xun and several nephews and nieces.
He landed on the ground, picked up and lifted the mother and children onto the horse in no time.
Mrs. Xie's performance was also amazing. She tapped her cane repeatedly, then picked up her sword and blocked Xie Ci's army while Xie Ci was fighting with the young man. This young woman with disheveled hair kept driving the cattle and horses, and stopped more than a dozen enemies.
Seeing that Xie Ci had resolved all the fatal crises, she bit the hilt of her sword and quickly sent her children onto the horse. "Hold the reins tight—"
Then he turned over, squatted down, lifted up Mrs. Xie San and pushed her towards the horse's back. He picked up his three-year-old niece with one hand, jumped onto the horse, took out his long sword, and lashed it hard at the horse's reins!
The Xie family was very weak, and if they didn't leave now, they might not have another chance. Xie Ci took the lead, and his goose-feather knife was stained with blood. He quickly cleared the way and protected the Xie family from the encirclement.
The Xie family members kept looking back, but Xie Ersao, who was in charge of the rear, did not dare to stop. She could only grit her teeth, take a last look, and desperately whip the horse reins in front of her.
They fought their way out against the current and finally succeeded in getting out!
Gu Guan breathed a sigh of relief.
It's really thrilling.
But she was now caught in the middle of the chaos. Surrounded by a circle of masked men with knives glaring at her, and the frightened and angry escort Jie Jun, she was right in the center of the encirclement.
Seeing this, the young man asked Gu Wan, "Aren't you afraid that he won't come back to save you?"
Gu Wan smiled: "A little scared, but not too scared."
She answered calmly, as if they were just friends who had met by chance but had a good impression of each other. The other party did not have a sword, and she did not put a dagger on his girlfriend/sister's carotid artery.
After all, they had been traveling together for a long time and slept in the same room and bed for so long, she thought that Xie Ci would not abandon her.
"Probably not."
"He won't!"
When Gu Guan mentioned Yu Manzhen, he knocked her on the back of the head on the brain stem to prevent her from struggling and causing trouble for him. Yu Manzhen had been hanging her head in a half-conscious state. When she suddenly heard this question in her drowsy state, she seemed to wake up and blurted out the question subconsciously.
After blurting out the words, she came to her senses and wished she could bite off her tongue. Gu Wan and the young man looked at her strangely.
However, Gu Wan did not take this little episode to heart, because she saw from the corner of her eye that after Xie Ci rushed onto the official road to protect the Xie family, he suddenly stopped his horse.
He pulled the reins and turned the horse's head. There was a sound of hooves and mud splashing. He rushed towards Gu Wan without looking back.
Second Sister Xie rolled off the galloping horse and knelt on one knee. She picked up a long hemp rope used by the Jie army to tie up tents - it had been taken onto the official road by other escaped prisoners and tossed it into the air: "Little Fourth! Catch it -"
Xie Ci caught it with his backhand, and the horse's speed did not slow down. He pulled up the reins with his backhand, and the fat horse neighed loudly, and its four hooves left the ground, and it suddenly rushed back into the encirclement!
He was just like the young general with a silver spear that Gu Guan saw at first glance, guarding the door of his house at all costs.
His clothes were old and muddy, his forehead was weathered, but his face and his desperate posture and momentum had never changed!
He is still guarding/rescuing those he believes he must protect with his life.
The horse's hooves pounded the mud, and the yellow mud splashed up like a flower. Xie Ci threw the long rope with all his strength, "Yuan Niang——"
The hemp rope flew across the sky, and the end landed right above Gu Guan's head.
Gu Wan smiled and said, "Although I don't know who you are, thank you very much. Goodbye!"
She clasped her hands, chopped them, and pushed hard, throwing Yu Manzhen directly down the hillside towards the young man.
She stepped back, leaped up, grabbed the rope and immediately spun it around in a backhand motion.
With a beautiful leap, Xie Ci shouted, and with a mighty force, she pulled with all her might! She flew up and kicked over Jie Jun, who was slashing at her with a knife, and landed steadily in front of Xie Ci's saddle. Xie Ci immediately pulled the reins, turned around, and yanked the horse's bridle!
She rubbed her sore butt, turned around and waved behind her with a smile, saying goodbye, big brother.
The young man caught Yu Manzhen, and with a backhand push, he handed her to his men. The bearded man was in a panic, quickly sheathed his knife, and stood on tiptoe with the other young man, carefully pushing and supporting her on both sides.
Although the local customs are open, it is not good to have extensive physical contact with the master's women.
The young man looked at Gu Wan's goodbye gesture, snorted, and fixed his eyes on Xie Ci's back. Now he had guessed Xie Ci's identity without a doubt, and he frowned.
But now, there is no point in catching up.
Instead of showing kindness, one gets hatred.
"go back."
…
When Yu Manzhen woke up, she was already in the inn in Xingzhou.
The young man's name was Li Yi, the heir apparent of the Xiaoshan Prince, who had been swept up in the "Mi Liang Rebellion" years earlier. The Xiaoshan Prince's property was confiscated, his title stripped, and his entire family exiled to the northwest. Later, on his sixtieth birthday, the Emperor bestowed favors upon the royal family, searching for a suitable candidate but unable to find one, he finally uncovered the Xiaoshan Palace and granted amnesty. While the fiefdom wasn't returned, the title was restored.
At that time, King Xiaoshan had passed away, and Li Yi inherited the title.
Xiaoshan King Li Yi grew up in a barren area in the northwest. He was not extravagant and did not do anything arrogant like booking the entire inn. He only wanted as many rooms as the number of people, as long as they were clean and tidy.
When Yu Manzhen woke up, she was lying on the bed in the inner room of the inn. She had come to her senses by this time and was horrified.
How, how is it possible, how could Gu Qi not be dead?
She had always been worried that Gu Qie would come back with her, because when she died in her previous life, she accidentally bumped into Gu Qie's tombstone.
Since she was reborn, she was very worried that others would have the same fate, because this was her only asset!
Today, Zhongdu is bustling and prosperous. In the great Wei Dynasty, many people may not believe that in a few years, this land will fall into a raging war.
The Crown Prince would soon pass away. After the death of the Eastern Palace, the Emperor also died on his sickbed. The Third Prince ascended the throne, but he led the army in person and was captured by the Northern Rong. The entire Wei Kingdom's situation then took a sharp turn for the worse.
Yu Manzhen may be pitiful, but she is also lucky. After the previous emperor passed away and was captured, the country was broken, and people were wailing for thousands of miles. The Yu family also fell into poverty. She was rescued by Li Yi, the King of Xiaoshan, and eventually became his concubine.
At first, she was attracted by his stunning beauty, but later, he was sincere to her and she loved him too. However, there were too many things between them, and she was in so much pain that she could not bear it.
This man's heart is as big as his ability.
Before Yu Manzhen's death, Li Yi had already taken advantage of the situation and led his troops to retreat, crossed the river to establish the Southern Dynasty, and ascended the throne to become emperor.
He finally made her the queen, but she was not very happy. During the final night sacrifice to express her gratitude, she encountered an assassin. She stepped back in a hurry and slipped, hitting her head on Gu's tombstone.
The moment before, everything was pale as the man's body was buried with state ceremony on the bank of the Yangtze River, with Li Yi personally holding the coffin; when she opened her eyes, she was back to her youthful boudoir at the age of 28.
Yu Manzhen cried and laughed, unable to believe it.
In her previous life, she knew two heroic men who were like towering pillars. One was Li Yi, the King of Xiaoshan, whom she loved but also feared, tormented and timid; and the other was Xie Ci, a god of war who shone like a meteor across the sky.
Five years after the Xie family was plundered, war raged across the Central Plains. This young man in plain clothes with his eyes covered by a white veil suddenly appeared in the world.
He had eye disease at first and only took off the white veil a few months later.
He was wearing a silver mask that covered the left half of his face. She chased him and bravely asked him a question. He was silent for a while and said that he had scars on his face and did not want to scare others.
He had a hoarse and unpleasant voice and rarely spoke. It was said that he had injured his throat.
But at the moment when he saved her from the raging flames of war, she felt that his voice was like the sound of nature.
This is a memory that she will never forget and will never fade.
Although he did not save her alone, he saved the entire Minzhou city and the surrounding military and civilians.
He won't remember her.
His later impression of her was probably just that of his master's wife or concubine.
Yu Manzhen only found out later that this man, who was as good as a god of war and was no less capable than Li Yi, had surrendered to Li Yi, the King of Xiaoshan, and was willing to serve him, simply because of a small thing Li Yi had done unintentionally.
When Li Yi passed through Tieling, he happened to see that all the members of the Li family had committed suicide by taking poison. Upon hearing the news, he recalled the loyalty and bravery of the entire Zhongyong family, so he specially ordered his confidants to help collect and bury the bodies, and also to find the remains of the Xie family members who had died in the past and bury them together.
This was only discovered later, it turns out that he was Xie Ci!
Yu Manzhen was breathing heavily and was stunned for a while. She quickly lifted the quilt and sat up. Sure enough, there stood a young man in a gray arrow-sleeved round-collared robe by the window.
Tall and handsome, with an upright posture, he turned around at the sound, his brows furrowed. "Didn't I tell you to stay in the grove? What are you doing here?"
He looked her up and down: "Why do you seem so flustered?"
This handsome man is Li Yi, the King of Xiaoshan. He has clear features and elegant manners, but Yu Manzhen knows that this is just superficial. Yu Manzhen knows best how cunning and powerful this man is.
She was reborn before her family fell into decline. After much thought, she decided that she couldn't avoid this man to protect herself. But this time, she didn't want to be trapped in the backyard, being framed by jealous people and waiting for his favor.
Yu Manzhen used her previous life's prophecy to successfully meet Li Yi, successfully attracted his attention and became the Princess of Xiaoshan. But this time, she was no longer a woman in the harem. She wanted to be his counselor and his indispensable right-hand man.
Everything has been going smoothly.
Yu Manzhen followed him in her previous life, and her vision was also developed.
The last time she mentioned the Xie family, she wanted Li Yi to rescue the Xie family in advance. Living people are much more useful than dead people and graves. This can avoid disagreements between the two later, and also give him delays and concerns. Perhaps, he will not die!
Now that Li Yi has unified the north and the south, he no longer has to worry about anything.
And she will be the unique mother of the nation, a tall tree, not a vine from her previous life!
But who would have thought that Xie Ci's escape from prison surprised Yu Manzhen. Did he also escape from prison in his previous life?
But she didn't care about these things in her previous life, and she was still in the hot spring villa this winter, so she didn't know about it.
I think so.
But who would have thought that today, she suddenly saw Gu Qie, who actually came with Xie Ci to rescue prisoners!
This is something that definitely never happened in my previous life!
How could Gu Qi still be alive?
how so!
Yu Manzhen was horrified. You know, after her rebirth, she was worried that her chances would affect Gu Qie, so she came to visit him several times. Before anything happened to the Xie family, she inadvertently and repeatedly talked about the terrible things that would happen after being exiled, hinting, intentionally or unintentionally, that it would be better for him to die.
In fact, she secretly spent a lot of money to find Gu Qie's personal maid and confirmed that Gu Qie had indeed jumped into the well and she could not be alive.
Therefore, when Yu Manzhen saw him today, she was extremely shocked.
Her thoughts were in a mess, but she was mostly filled with fear, terror and horror. Rebirth was her only trump card to survive.
Yu Manzhen was harmed in her previous life, but she also fought back. Li Yi's other favorite concubine, Yun Ji, died, and the princess also died. After doing some things, the bottom line is broken.
You can't survive by being kind.
Yu Manzhen didn't regret it, but she was panicked. How could this happen?!
But she knew very well how perceptive the man in front of her was. Yu Manzhen pinched the back of her thigh with her nails. The stinging pain made her suppress her panic. She tried her best to remain calm: "It's my fault. I was worried about you. I won't do it again next time."
Li Yi allows his subordinates to make mistakes, but he does not allow them to make excuses after making mistakes.
Yu Manzhen immediately admitted her mistake and lowered her eyelids: "I was standing behind the hillside. I didn't expect that woman's eyes were so sharp."
This trip was a bit beyond Li Yi's expectations. He was traveling secretly and didn't bring many people with him, but he didn't expect such a situation to occur.
He recalled his fight with Xie Ci and couldn't help but show admiration: "The force is so powerful, it's really amazing!"
His palms were numb from the shock.
Xie Ci was only sixteen years old, but he was on par with him.
Xie Xinzhong once proudly said that his fourth son resembled his ancestor Xie Guanshan, a famous founding general who was known for his unparalleled strength and courage. In time, he would surely surpass himself.
It seems that there is really no falsehood at all.
When Li Yi heard Yu Manzhen's suggestion to go north, his expectations were not that high. After all, Xie Ci was only sixteen years old, and he was only fifteen when the Xie family collapsed.
But at this moment, he was really regretful.
“What a pity!”
Li Yi glanced at Yu Manzhen and still felt that her behavior in the past two days was somewhat inappropriate. However, Yu Manzhen had unique insights and a delicate mind, and she knew a lot of unknown information after living in the city for a long time, so he didn't say anything.
He lowered his brows and thought, and Yu Manzhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She also knew that she had exposed her flaws, but fortunately no one could think of rebirth, so she finally passed this hurdle.
She glanced at Li Yi for a moment, then asked casually, "How's the Xie family doing? Did they get away?"
Li Yi nodded: "Yes, but two children were injured."
He was stabbed in the back by Jie Jun, and it seemed that the wound was very deep.
Li Yi really felt that it was okay. After all, there were weak and sick people, and there were many small children in the family.
Only two children were injured, and even if they died, they were considered very lucky.
The author has something to say:
This is a memory of the previous life from Yu Manzhen's perspective. As for the original book, don't worry, just follow the plot. If you can't finish it tomorrow, you can do it the day after tomorrow.
Heart to heart launch! Haha, see you tomorrow, my dears~ I love you so much!! (/≧▽≦)/
Finally, I also want to thank the baby who cast the thunder, mejijiji!!
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And the big babies who irrigate Wenwen with nutrient solution, pen refills, pen refills~
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