Chapter 73 Wen Huan is dead
There weren't many Xitian people left in the Chixia Valley to begin with, and after cannibalism over the past ten days, more than half of them were gone, leaving them completely powerless to fight.
The sounds of fighting outside soon turned into a one-sided killing, and the screams of the people of Xitian were endless.
Zheng Yuezhao listened to the voice, took off the last bit of his mask, and looked at the Prince of Xitian who was exchanging clothes with his subordinates in the cave.
The prince looked at her as if she were a madman, but he didn't bother to care about her. He changed his clothes, smeared some blood on his face and body, and was about to escape, but the entrance to the cave had been blocked.
The prince immediately fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, and even pulled a mutilated corpse to block himself.
Zheng Yuezhao curled up into a ball, hugging her knees and trembling. After hearing a scream from the cave entrance, she heard footsteps coming in. She looked up and saw Guo Zhenxiong. Guo Zhenxiong first saw the Xitian man who had exchanged clothes with the prince, and shouted loudly: "The Xitian prince is here! Capture him alive!"
He was about to step forward, but turned around as if sensing something. The moment he saw Zheng Yuezhao, he stopped in shock: "Ms. Zheng... Miss Zheng?"
As soon as he finished speaking, other soldiers came in. Zheng Yuezhao curled up even more, not daring to raise his head. He could only hear gasps of cold air until a familiar roar rang out: "Get out!"
Zheng Yuezhao lowered his head, his eyelashes trembling, and within his sight was a bloody knife at his feet.
The cave became quiet, and the steady footsteps came closer and closer, stopping not far away.
Zheng Yuezhao listened to the sound of armor and clothes rubbing against her ears. After a while, her body suddenly felt warm. She looked up and saw that it was Wen Huan who had taken off his outer armor and lining robe and was wrapping them tightly around her.
Zheng Yuezhao's eyes were sore and her vision was blurred by tears. She grabbed Wen Huan's hand, trembling all over, and called him: "Husband..."
Wen Huan hugged her into his arms, clenched and unclenched his fists, and finally sighed in silence, as if he had survived a catastrophe: "It's good to be alive."
Zheng Yuezhao burst into tears, and after a while, his vision gradually became clear.
She closed her eyes and said in a voice as sad as tears: "I was so scared just now. I kept thinking that my husband would come to save me, but why did you come so late? Why didn't you come earlier..."
Wen Huan's heart was broken. He turned to stare at the fake Xitian prince and asked in a deep voice, "Did he insult you?"
Zheng Yuezhao was silent for a moment, then nodded with tears in her eyes.
Wen Huan let her go, stood up, picked up the sword he had just thrown on the ground, and strode towards the fake prince.
The fake prince was frightened by the ferocious look on his face, and muttered a lot of Western Tian dialect. Wen Huan was so angry that he picked up his sword and slashed at him. The fake prince had no choice but to pick up the sharp knife to fight back, but he was no match for Wen Huan. After just a few moves, he was stabbed through and through.
Wen Huanyuan was still not satisfied, so he threw the man to the ground and slashed at him with his sword again and again, as if he wanted to chop him into pieces.
The man on the ground was completely dead. When Wen Huan raised his sword again, he suddenly felt a pain in the back of his heart. He frowned, but before he could react, he looked down and saw a sharp knife piercing his chest.
He looked back in disbelief.
Zheng Yuezhao still held the hilt of the knife in his hand, looking at the place where he was pierced with trembling eyes.
Wen Huan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he opened his mouth, only blood gushed out.
Zheng Yuezhao loosened his hand, and Wen Huan fell back two steps like a landslide, still staring at her.
Zheng Yuezhao stared at him for a moment, then finally squatted down and asked him in a tearful and laughing voice: "Husband, do you know why my name is Yuezhao?"
Wen Huan grabbed her hand.
"My father originally named me Zhao Zhao, because he wanted me to be bright and upright, like the sun shining brightly. But my mother said that in this world, being too bright and upright would put one in danger, so she changed it to Yue. Although it is bright and upright, it can also hide behind the shadows of clouds and walk in the dark night."
Wen Huan's eyes were filled with pain. He grabbed her hand and placed it on the right side of his chest where he was not stabbed.
Zheng Yuezhao felt a soft and bulging foreign object.
She fluttered her eyelashes, reached into her inner clothes, and touched out a small piece of red, which seemed to be a small piece of fox's tail.
Zheng Yuezhao lowered his eyes and looked at Wen Huan: "You want to tell me that you hunted a red fox for me, right?"
Wen Huan stared at her.
Zheng Yuezhao smiled with tears in her eyes: "It's very red, just like the blood that flowed from my mother's head after she hit her head against the wall on the day our house was searched."
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Zheng Yuezhao and Guo Zhenxiong had been in contact in Beijing as early as now.
She left the cave alone. Wen Huan's men didn't dare to look up because her clothes were in disarray. When they came to their senses, they found that Zheng Yuezhao had actually gone to Guo Zhenxiong's side.
Guo Zhenxiong also brought soldiers with him. Seeing her expression, he understood a little bit and called two soldiers to take her back to his tent.
Zheng Yuezhao reminded softly: "The one killed by Wen Huan was not the Prince of Xitian. The Prince of Xitian was wearing a soldier's clothes and hiding under the corpse in the cave."
Guo Zhenxiong agreed solemnly.
By the time Wen Huan's men finally realized something was wrong and went into the cave to check, it was too late.
*
The urgent news was sent back to the capital three days later.
The crown prince of Xitian died, the king was ill, and the three remaining older princes were fighting for the throne, causing civil strife.
Wen Huan had also died at the hands of his concubine, and other close associates who wanted to resist were killed by Guo Zhenxiong. Now he was reorganizing his army and waiting for the imperial edict to dispatch him.
Although Xitian was the best place to attack at this time, there were still many troublemakers left by Wen Huan. His son had been stationed in the northwest for a long time, so it took a lot of effort to eliminate them.
Pei Yan ordered the army to rest and regroup, and would send envoys to negotiate with Xitian on a chosen day.
All the ministers in the court breathed a sigh of relief.
After this incident, Wen Huan's rebellious heart was set in stone. Under the leadership of Chu Ang, all the ministers petitioned His Majesty to clean up the Wen family and eradicate the roots.
The emperor felt reluctant because the family was the empress dowager's mother's family, and only agreed after repeated persuasion from court officials.
Such a big thing naturally spread to the harem soon and was even used as a topic of conversation during the morning meeting.
"I heard that Zheng, who killed Wen Huan, was extremely beautiful and unrivaled in the world. Minister Guo adopted her as his adopted daughter and will bring her back to the capital to be rewarded by His Majesty based on her merits."
As Concubine Wu spoke, her gaze fell on Jiang Shuyi with a smile.
"What are you looking at me, madam?"
Jiang Shuyi pretended to be puzzled, thought for a moment, and then showed her the carved hibiscus jade bracelet on her wrist: "You haven't seen the item bestowed by the emperor, have you? Would you mind taking it off and showing it to Your Majesty?"
Concubine Wu's face suddenly turned cold, and then she sneered and said disdainfully: "Who hasn't seen it before? During every festival, even the lowest-ranking concubines will be rewarded by His Majesty."
Jiang Shuyi said "Oh" and fiddled with her jade bracelet: "Is this how you all got your rewards? Mine was not made by His Majesty, who specially ordered the craftsmen to make it just for me."
"Your Majesty dotes on you very much." Feng Yiyue immediately echoed with envy, and then glanced at Concubine Wu: "Your Majesty has been in the palace for many years, there must be a reward from His Majesty that is unique to you, right?"
Concubine Wu gnashed her teeth in hatred.
Yes, there are, but that was eight hundred years ago, it’s even more embarrassing to talk about it!
She was still angry for a while, and then she couldn't bear it any longer, so she added to Jiang Shuyi's annoyance: "Your appearance is one of the best in the capital, but it may not be the best in the country. Zheng first seduced Wen Huan, and then turned to Minister Guo. It can be seen that her beauty and scheming are first-class. When she sees His Majesty and uses her seductive skills, you can expect to end up like me!"
Jiang Shuyi was not angry at all. Pei Yan was a wise monarch. How could he take someone else's concubine, especially his uncle's concubine, into the palace?
Concubine Wu saw through her thoughts and laughed, "Why do you think Minister Guo would want to adopt a traitor's concubine as his adopted daughter? Think about Empress Liu of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, wasn't she also a second-married woman?"
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