Chapter 358: Taking the Princess to Xizhou
The huge wedding procession set out from the capital of Daxing and took more than half a month to cross the border and arrive in Beili.
Huo Yanran stood outside the North Gate for a long time, looking back in the direction of the capital, wanting to remember the scenery of her hometown.
This time, the Beili envoy did not urge her.
Because they all knew that once she stepped out of the North Gate, the Princess of Daxing would truly belong to Beili.
She would never stay in that place so long again.
Because everywhere you look is Beili's land, and all those coming and going are Beili's subjects, this Princess Daxing, who married into Beili as part of the marriage alliance, should now consider herself a part of Beili.
In fact, Huo Yanran was just in a daze.
She used to always want to leave the palace and travel far away to see the sights. Now that she is really thousands of miles away from home and has seen the mountains and rivers and the world, she begins to miss the days when she lived in the four-cornered sky.
Maybe that's just how people are.
I always thought that the life that I have never seen or experienced is the best, but after truly experiencing it, I feel that it is just so-so.
"Princess, the wind is strong outside the pass, please put on a cloak."
Liu Yan stood behind Huo Yanran and looked at her for a long time before he took the cloak from the servant and presented it to the princess.
Huo Yanran turned around to look at Liu Yan. Liu Tanhua was the envoy escorting the bride, and his official uniform was crimson. He usually did not wear such bright colors. On the way out of the capital, she did not wear a wedding dress, and he did not wear an official uniform. They both wore casual clothes. It was only today when they were going to Beili that they changed into red clothes together.
Even the cloak that Liu Yan presented was red.
Being a newlywed is the way to dress festively.
Huo Yanran took the cloak handed to her by Liu Yan, put it on, tied a knot, and said with a smile: "The scenery here is very beautiful. If you have time on your way back, Master Liu, you may want to stop and paint a picture."
She didn't ask Liu Yan to draw a picture and give it to her. She just thought about the thousands of miles they had walked together, and hoped that he would still remember it after many years.
Liu Yan said solemnly, "Okay."
"Alright, I've had enough of the scenery here. Let's get going."
Huo Yanran said as she boarded the float.
It was like this all the way. She and Liu Yan seemed very close, but when you looked closely, they couldn't say much.
A princess marrying into a foreign country and her envoys shouldn't get too close to each other. For Huo Yanran, an occasional word or two from her was a pleasant surprise.
The float moved slowly forward. As soon as it entered the Beili territory, the Beili envoys became more talkative.
They returned home, thinking that they would be able to report back to the court soon. They were all very happy to see their wives and children.
The sky gradually darkened. When passing the valley, a large number of cavalry guards running in the front were suddenly tripped by the trip ropes and fell.
"There's an ambush!"
"There's an ambush ahead!"
The leading envoy from Northern Desert immediately reined in his horse and cried out in alarm.
The Beili people, who had relaxed their vigilance because they were in a trance after returning to Beili, immediately formed a battle line to fight the enemy.
But the number of people lying in ambush in the valley was unknown, and as soon as the trip rope was pulled, they started shooting arrows.
Those who were hit by arrows fell to the ground immediately even if they were not hit in vital parts.
Liu Yan was the first to notice something was wrong and immediately shouted, "The arrow is poisonous, retreat immediately!"
"No one is allowed to retreat! Everyone, come on! Kill all these rats hiding in the gutter!"
The leader of the Beili envoys refused to let anyone retreat and shouted at the soldiers to charge forward and fight with those hiding in the valley.
Liu Yan frowned and said, "Master Mu! The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and the number of their number is unknown. It is really not advisable to fight head-on!"
"If you want to run, run on your own. We Beili warriors are not afraid of death!" Lord Mu, the Beili envoy, shouted louder and louder. "I want to see who is so fearless that he dares to block my way!"
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Liu Yan directly ordered the escorting general from Daxing to lead everyone to retreat, and the entire team quickly split into two groups.
The people of Beili are tough and competitive. When they encounter an ambush, they will rush forward to fight without caring about casualties.
As the envoy escorting the bride, Liu Yan wanted to protect more people. These people given to the princess by the emperor were all very useful. If they died here, the princess's life in Beili would only become more difficult in the future.
It was necessary to retreat at this time. Seeing this, the escorting general hurriedly protected the craftsmen and doctors and retreated out of the range of the poison arrows.
In the dark night, there were constant sounds of killing, and the bloody smell spread instantly.
The scene was in chaos.
Huo Yanran was sitting in the flower car, and was jolted unsteadily by the carriage that suddenly turned around and moved backwards. She wanted to lift the curtain to see what was happening outside, but ended up bumping into the carriage.
"Princess!" Zhiqing, who was standing by, was shocked and rushed to the princess and hugged her, which saved Huo Yanran from hitting her head against the carriage.
Huo Yanran was still in shock. She lifted the curtain and looked out, and saw Liu Yan and the escorting general directing the Daxing people in the team to retreat.
Those Beili people ignored the advice and rushed forward as if they were risking their lives, resulting in increasing casualties.
When the people who were lying in ambush in the valley saw the princess's float retreating, they immediately sent most of them out to chase after it.
In the darkness, Huo Yanran couldn't see their clothes or appearances clearly. She could only see the flashes of swords and sabers passing across the faces of those who were fighting.
The murderous intent was so strong that it made people panic.
In the chaos, someone jumped onto the float, bypassing the heavy guards.
The palace maids were horrified and screamed.
Zhiqing opened her arms and stood in front of the princess, as if she wanted to kill her first before killing the princess.
The man who came was a young man, dressed in black and masked. He jumped onto the float but did not hurt anyone. He simply walked past the palace servants and came to Huo Yanran. He pulled away the black scarf covering his face and said, "Princess, don't panic. I was sent by the prince to take you to Xizhou."
"Take me to Xizhou?"
Huo Yanran saw the person taking off his mask and realized that he was from Daxing, but she had never seen him before and he looked very unfamiliar.
Seeing that she had been looking at him but hadn't moved, the other party immediately said, "Yes, those people in front were sent by the prince to distract the Beili people so that I can take advantage of the chaos to take the princess away!"
He was afraid that Huo Yanran wouldn't believe him, so he immediately added, "The prince and princess were extremely saddened to hear that the princess had asked to marry to Beili. They made arrangements early in the morning. As soon as the wedding procession entered Beili, they would immediately seize the bride and take you back to Xizhou—"
The young man spoke very sincerely. Huo Yanran slowly pushed Zhiqing away, stood up and walked towards the man.
A young man in black held out his hand to her. "Princess, don't hesitate. Follow me!"
Huo Yanran also reached out her hand towards the other party. When the man in black wanted to grab her, she suddenly raised her hand and shot out a sleeve arrow that hit the other party's chest. Blood splattered on her wedding dress, like red plum blossoms blooming.
Zhiqing and others were shocked when they saw this and screamed.
Huo Yanran coldly looked at the black-clad man who fell backwards, "If Seventh Brother and Sister-in-law wanted to take me to Xizhou, they would definitely come in person. They would never send someone like you who has never shown your face to me before."
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