Chapter 101: Double entendre, straight to the point
The next morning, the light was dim.
Xiao Qinggu got on the carriage early with the bone urn in her arms. Xiao Qingxu and Yuan Ji didn't bother her much and left her alone.
The two of them rode in the same carriage with Bailipu. Apart from the occasional chirping of birds outside and some slight bumps, the carriage was eerily quiet.
"Are you determined to support the princess to take the throne?"
Bailipu suddenly spoke, and his calm tone made even Yuan Ji's heart tremble inexplicably.
Xiao Qingxu was not afraid and nodded.
Bai Li Pu looked at him and said, "Master, you are so brave. Commander Yue is still outside, and you dare to be so open."
"He's not blind."
Xiao Qingxu's words were ambiguous and obscure. Baili Pu understood the deeper meaning behind them but did not refute them.
He was silent for a moment, then changed the subject: "Are you going to see Miss Shang?"
These young people have many ideas and never tell him in detail what they do, so he has to ask them.
Xiao Qingxu said calmly: "Yeah."
Bailipu: “…”
I always feel that the OP's temper is similar to someone, but I can't remember who it is.
Yuan Ji glanced at Xiao Qingxu and Baili Pu, then immediately looked away.
The three of them walked in silence.
Although Xiao Qinggu was depressed, she was also worried about Shang Yuwan, so the group rode at full speed towards Langjiang Kingdom.
Shang Yuwan galloped ahead, Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu chasing after him. Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu had brought too many people with them, and Shang Yuwan was so anxious that he had no idea what was happening behind him. He ran several horses to death and arrived in Langjiang three days early.
Perhaps they had given notice in advance, and as soon as Shang Yuwan showed up, he was taken away by the guards without even showing the forged documents.
Twelve was trapped and under control, so she didn't act rashly. The guards had their duty and handed her over to a servant. Shang Yuwan quietly followed the servant into the secret passage and into a large house with five entrances and exits. She said nothing, appearing extremely calm.
"Where is your master?"
Shang Yuwan looked around. This was a large courtyard surrounded by bamboos. In the middle was a fighting arena, large enough for four or five people to fight on it. Various weapons were placed beside the arena, and several sets of stone tables and benches were placed under the arena.
"Please take a seat, sir. Please wait a moment, the general will be here soon."
General?
The servants brought tea and cakes, then left, leaving Shang Yuwan sitting here alone.
She didn't touch anything on the stone table, thinking in her heart.
The female general of Langjiang State was named Zhao Qinglian. She was the first outstanding person who followed the Queen of Langjiang to launch the call of "Women Hold Up Half the Sky". Shang Yuwan had also specifically looked up this person's information.
It was said that the kingdom of Langjiang was once in jeopardy due to the tyranny of the previous Langjiang King, to the point where even women were forced to serve in the army. Similarly, due to the chaos of war, she lost her younger sister, Zhao Qingyi, with whom she had depended since childhood.
Their parents died in the war, leaving them helpless and homeless. Because Langjiang prioritized male supremacy, they often lived on the streets. If it weren't for the elder sister's brute force, the two sisters would have been kidnapped by evildoers and sold into brothels.
When Zhao Qingyi was four years old, Zhao Qinglian was fifteen years old.
At that time, the Langjiang Kingdom was in turmoil and soldiers were being recruited everywhere. Zhao Qinglian's young sister had a high fever, and she had no money to buy medicine. She could only entrust her sister to a familiar sister for temporary care. She herself participated in the conscription and joined the empress who had not yet ascended the throne in exchange for life-saving silver.
However, when she returned from the victory, she received the news that her sister was missing.
"Where's my sister? Where is my sister?! Where did you send her?! Tell me!!!"
The woman whose front was grabbed by Zhao Qinglian trembled with fear. "I thought you couldn't come back, so I accidentally let her escape..."
Zhao Qinglian was furious and killed the woman immediately, then turned to the Empress for help in finding her. The last news was that Zhao Qingyi had disappeared on the battlefield between Langjiang and Dayu.
The bodies on the battlefield had long been dragged away and burned. Zhao Qinglian rushed into the fire like a madman, her skin burned horribly, but she did not find her sister's body.
All that was left was a green agate stone covered in black dust - it was the relic left to the two sisters by their parents.
"Yiyi."
In a room in the general's mansion, Twelve was dressed in a light blue dress, her hair was braided into three strands and placed on her right shoulder, and her hands and feet were tied tightly to the armrests and legs of a stool, making her unable to move.
The woman wore a silver mask, revealing only her two eyes and a mouth. The hands holding the lean meat porridge were gloved, hiding the marks of burns from years ago.
She scooped a spoonful of meat porridge and brought it to Twelve's mouth, coaxing him softly, "It's not hot anymore, you can eat it. Yiyi, be obedient."
Twelve turned his head away without even looking at the woman.
"I told you, the medicine you gave me is useless. I'm not your sister."
"You're just pretending to be so hypocritical now, you're just trying to use me to deal with the host and the others. Stop pretending."
Zhao Qinglian opened her mouth, was silent for a moment, and said, "Eat quickly. You were most afraid of being hungry when you were a child."
She pushed the meat porridge forward, and Twelve's face turned even further away.
"General," a servant reported, "the people are coming."
Twelve's ears twitched, and he turned his head suddenly, bumping into Rouzhou, getting half of his face dirty.
"...Tell me, who is coming?"
Zhao Qinglian's eyes darkened. She put away the meat porridge and took out a handkerchief to wipe Twelve's face.
The attendant said, "It's still late in the Baijia Tower."
Twelve was stunned, his eyes gradually turning red, and he immediately shouted at Zhao Qinglian angrily: "If you dare to touch her, I will never forgive you!"
Zhao Qinglian looked at her quietly, her chair shaking with excitement, and reached out to touch her hair.
Twelve swung his hand hard to avoid Zhao Qinglian's hand.
"Don't worry, I won't kill her."
Judging from Yiyi's reaction, it seems that the empress and that person's guess was correct. Shang Yuwan from the Shang family is indeed still alive.
Twelve frowned, not believing it at all.
Zhao Qinglian smiled when she saw her like this. "Sister always keeps her promises. If she said she wouldn't kill her, she wouldn't."
"--real?"
She had been coaxing her sister for so many days and only now let down her guard against her, all for the sake of a villain who had separated them for many years.
Zhao Qinglian was full of sarcasm in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face and just hummed.
"The people above didn't intend to kill her."
Twelve had a bad feeling in his heart, "You..."
"I will destroy her."
These five words were so powerful that Twelve was stunned.
Her pupils trembled, fear and anger filled her heart: "You dare!!!"
Seeing that she was still stubborn, Zhao Qinglian sighed and said, "Give the Second Miss some Ma Jin San."
After taking Majinsan, I couldn't move my limbs or speak. This is a specially modified medicine made in Langjiang State, and it is harmless to the human body.
Faced with the bowl of medicine, Twelve naturally struggled desperately. Seeing that the servant had no idea how to do it, Zhao Qinglian drank it herself.
“Cough cough cough…”
"Yiyi, I'll let you see."
Zhao Qinglian watched Twelve lower his head and cough continuously, trying to spit out the numbing powder.
"I'll let you see for yourself how weak and disgusting she is."
"Someone come here," Zhao Qinglian beckoned, "Take the Second Young Lady to the courtyard next to the martial arts arena and keep her under close watch."
A steady and light sound of footsteps reached his ears, and Shang Yuwan came back to his senses and raised his head.
A masked, six-foot-tall, heavily armed woman walked towards her.
"Your Excellency's presence truly brings honor to my humble abode. I apologize for any shortcomings in our hospitality."
The woman's voice was a little hoarse, and she saluted with her fists clasped. She was tall and strong, and in front of Shang Yuwan, she was almost like a wall.
"Where is His Majesty?" After Shang Yuwan returned the greeting, he looked around calmly, but did not see the figures of Twelve or Empress Langjiang.
"Your Majesty has something to do. I will receive you this time."
Shang Yuwan came straight to the point.
"I want to take her away."
"You set the conditions."
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