Actually, the two of them had wanted to do this for a long time, but their master wouldn't allow it.
At that time, Helian Zhuhong was not as composed as the Empress Dowager. Like Huo Xiaolong and the others, she was young and impetuous. Especially after she gained power, she became more open-minded about matters between men and women.
"What did you say to me right here, in that cave?" the man countered.
"I told you I wanted to make the grasslands better, but what does having children for the Emperor of Great Yan have to do with that?"
"You must go to the Great Yan, become his woman, bear his children, and put your children on the throne."
"Then, send the things from the Central Plains back. If you want to know how to grow things, go and find out. If you want to know how to weave such exquisite cloth, go and learn."
"Aren't you going to tell me you don't want the grasslands to be plundered?"
"Helian Zhuhong, look at this!"
The man pulled the girl up the hillside, and what met her eyes was still that group of people who ate raw meat and sang songs, taking pleasure in watching the mastiffs kill people.
"What's different about these people compared to before?"
"How did those people who were once slaves treat their former slaves after they rose to high positions?"
"Is there a difference? You want the children of the grasslands to go through what you and Helian Qing went through again, right?"
These words struck Helian Zhuhong's heart directly. The grassland in her heart was not like this, it shouldn't be like this.
“Aqing and I can…we can keep working hard, just like we are now. One day the grasslands will be ours, and then we can negotiate with the people of the Central Plains…”
What kind of pipe dream are you having!
"The Yalan Imperial Court has 100,000 troops. Even if you and Aqing endure for twenty years, it won't make a difference. Aqing can't have any attachments, she can't have any children. Zhu Hong, do you understand what I mean?"
Is there anything you don't understand?
Helian Qing must not have any weaknesses, and she must go to Great Yan.
"Master, I..."
"If I go to Dayan, when will I leave?"
The man didn't expect Helian Zhuhong to come to her senses so quickly. He thought that the girl would cry, would cry for a long, long time, would get into a fight with Helian Qing, and might even run to him to complain.
The girl looked down at the group of Xiongnu below the hillside—yes, the Xiongnu—and took a deep breath.
Since the grasslands are like this, she might as well go to the Central Plains.
Helian Qing was not the only one with lofty ambitions.
"No rush, let's talk about it in a few years."
After hearing the news, Helian Qing was stunned for a long time. He wanted to tell Zhu Hong not to go, and to let her bear him children on the grassland, just like their parents, and support each other.
But thinking of his parents' fate and Zhu Hong's personality, he withdrew the hand he had wanted to hold onto the girl.
But Zhu Hong turned around and hugged him.
"I can't bear to part with you."
"I really can't bear to part with it."
"In my next life, I will definitely have a few children for you, and then we will live a good life together."
The two did not say things like "see you again" or "let's live our lives well from now on."
They didn't imagine what the grassland would become under their efforts. They were both people who could accept reality. Once they parted ways with the grassland, it would be forever.
Those following years were the happiest time for Zhu Hong and Helian Qing.
Sleep when you should sleep, kiss when you should kiss.
This was the bottom line their master set for them.
The Great Yan Imperial Palace requires a physical examination; only virgins are allowed to enter. However, Zhu Hong is from the grasslands, so the requirements are not as strict.
According to their master's calculations, that day, they went to rescue Da Ni'er's biological father, who was surrounded by wild wolves.
Da Ni'er's biological father was a few years younger than the two of them, but not by much. From then on, Helian Qing became a favorite of the Yalan Imperial Court.
Back then, Da Ni'er's biological father was nobody. He had more than a dozen brothers, but he wasn't particularly outstanding; he was just arrogant.
abnormal.
His methods were ruthless, and if one had to point out his outstanding qualities, it would be his fearlessness in battle.
That's how war is; the toughest fear those who don't value their lives. They're already monstrous, but they become even more so on the battlefield.
"Zhu Hong, once A Qing has helped the prince ascend the throne, you should go to Great Yan."
Zhu Hong rarely showed her face to Helian Qing. In her daily life, she was the beloved concubine of the princes and nobles.
Da Ni'er's biological father didn't care about these things. He thought, "Women are just women; I can have as many as I want."
Helian Qing was very depressed during those days, and even Da Ni'er's biological father noticed it.
"Priest, what's wrong?"
At that time, Helian Qing was just a priest by Dani'er's biological father's side.
But he was the most favored.
"It's alright, my lord. I'll be seeing off an old friend these next few days and won't be by your side. Please be careful in your actions."
Da Ni'er's father waved his hand, "Go, go, and come back quickly."
This was the last time Helian Qing saw Helan Zhuhong. She was no longer a young girl; she was in her early twenties, as beautiful as a red flower on the grassland—vibrant and dazzling.
The man wept uncontrollably because the girl he deeply loved could not stay with him forever.
"Why are you crying?" Zhu Hong asked with a smile.
"I'm going to work towards our dreams now. Shouldn't you see me off with a smile?"
It just so happens that we have the same wish, so I came.
Just like the last words the Empress Dowager said to Da Nier before she died, she abandoned her beloved and her life of high position for the sake of what she wanted.
"Don't cry, Aqing. Didn't you plant a lot of vermilion trees at the door? They will grow again the following year. From now on, that patch of vermilion trees will be me, and they will accompany you for the rest of your life."
"You're not allowed to be with other women, understand?"
As she finished speaking, Helian Zhuhong's eyes gradually reddened, but she still smiled as she bid farewell to Helian Qing.
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