Chapter 70 The princess in the same tent rode forward without looking back...
The princess rode forward without looking back, but Dorji turned back for one more look.
The sky was low, and the grassland was vast and green. The red silk was tied to the shaft of the wedding cart, which fluttered in the warm wind.
Can you vaguely see the bride sitting deep in the colorful tent, as if she is appearing and disappearing in the wind? You can also hear a wedding song, vaguely the tune of "Under the gaze of Eternal Heaven, a promise is made as bright as the sun and the moon."
When he married the princess, there were people singing wedding songs outside the window. It was a mess at the time, and Dorji only heard one or two sentences. Hearing that they were all sung in Manchu, he stopped listening. This was not a wedding song he was familiar with. When he was young, he followed his mother to a wedding banquet and sang wedding songs for the newlyweds as a wedding boy. When he was young, he sang wedding songs, and he also imagined what his future wedding and bride would be like.
No? I didn’t expect it wasn’t even a Mongolian wedding.
Looking back, he was extremely annoyed by the rules of Qing Dynasty wedding ceremonies. Everything was red, he had to kneel at every turn, and he had to drink with a group of aristocrats he didn't know very well. It was obviously a wedding day, but he didn't feel any joy. He just felt extremely tired.
However, in the court etiquette, women had to follow more rules than him, and Mu Xue must have been extremely tired at that time, and maybe even more scared. After all, she was going to marry a foreigner who was thousands of miles away from home, and she had such a sensitive mind.
I should have been gentler to her then.
Dorji thought to himself, thinking of this, he whipped his horse whip and chased Muxue. The wind blew the corners of her lavender robe, and Dorji looked at the purple robe, which seemed to be brushing against his heart.
He lowered his eyes, thoughtful.
Mu Xue didn't notice it, she just rode forward, looking at the clouds in the sky and the cattle and sheep moving slowly in the distance. The soil and water in this grassland were particularly good, so the scenery was also unique. It was midsummer, the best season on the grassland. The sky and grass she saw suppressed all the worries about going to Mobei again.
However, the Chi Le Chuan River always reaches an end, and further ahead is the vast desert Gobi.
When they were about to leave the desert, they were greeted by a rainstorm.
The raindrops that fell from nowhere hit the sand, dimming the golden sand. Mu Xue looked at it strangely.
"Princess, please go into the car and have a rest." Rong'er invited her loudly.
"Okay, I'll take another look."
Under urging, Mu Xue got into the embroidered curtain sedan. Listening to the sound of raindrops hitting the roof of the sedan, she felt a little sleepy.
After leaving the sand, there was the vast Gobi Desert. The flag, wet by the rain, was tightly clasped on the pole, and its shape could not be seen. The flag-bearing guard simply put the flag away. Anyway, in this deserted Gobi Desert, apart from Stipa sphenanthera and poplar trees, no one would look at the flag.
We have to hurry and get to a place suitable for camping before dark.
The camels walked in silence, and the accompanying personnel also looked tired. At this point, both the people and the horses were already tired and just wanted to rest quickly.
Dorji rode in front and looked back at the sedan chair with embroidered curtains. The princess hadn't come out for so long, she must have fallen asleep.
He yawned and looked ahead, thinking that he should be able to set up camp in a leeward place in a few miles. The scabbard he was carrying occasionally touched the saddle, making a slight sound.
A large dark cloud passed by, covering the sun and making the vast Gobi desert even darker. The wind started to blow, making the camel bells shake violently like the howling of ghosts and wolves.
Dorji's black horse was a little uneasy, so he touched the horse gently and said, "It's okay, there are just dark clouds." Although he said this, he felt a little uneasy in his heart. He subconsciously held the reins tighter, frowned slightly, and looked at the small hill with rocks in front of him.
His pupils suddenly tightened.
There are a few black dots floating on the hill line in the southeast, which look like human figures.
With a "swish", the scimitar came out of its sheath, and Dorji shouted: "Enemy attack!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cloud of dust rushed out from the top of the hill, and several horses rushed out with people on their backs, shouting "Kill".
Caught off guard, he rushed straight towards them!
The shrill neighing of a horse exploded right next to my ears.
Muxue was awakened by the strange sound. It was dark inside the car curtain and she couldn't see anything clearly. But she smelled a fishy smell first, the smell of blood!
She instinctively reached for the dagger beside her pillow, only to hear a roar and someone shouting "Protect the master".
Is this—an enemy attack?
Mu Xue clenched the dagger, opened the curtain, and was greeted by the smell of dust and blood.
In the dim vision, Dorji was seen rushing out first, intending to defeat the enemy in front of the carriage. He had an imposing aura and chopped off a man's head with one stroke of his sword.
"How dare you block my way!"
The bandit leader who rushed out from behind heard the name and his eyes moved. The bandit beside him said in panic: "Why is it him? Let's retreat. This is not an ordinary caravan!"
The bandit leader sneered: "If you retreat, will he spare your life for nothing? Don't you remember how they chased us like the Qing soldiers? Now that it's over, let's fight! Who knows who will be the luckier one!"
The bandit leader was originally from the remnants of the Dzungar Khanate. He hated the Khalkha and the Qing government to the core. He knew that if he ran away he would die, but if he didn't run away he might still have a chance to survive. So he blew the whistle to summon all his brothers.
Taking advantage of the terrain, he could see clearly in front of him that, apart from Dorji and his personal soldiers in front, there were some people in the back tightly surrounding a sedan chair with embroidered curtains.
I heard that Dunduo Budorji became the son-in-law of the Qing court. Could it be that a princess of the Qing court is sitting in the embroidered curtain sedan?
He was excited by the idea, and his mind was full of shouting, Kill her, kill her! Revenge for the Khan!
So he ignored everything and went straight behind, with only the car in his eyes.
Mu Xue was shouting at Rong'er, Nanny Wu and others, asking them to pick up weapons, even hammers would do, as long as they could be used as weapons, they should not be unarmed!
But suddenly a gangster rushed out from the dust behind him! Mu Xue immediately pulled the knife out of the silver sheath, and faced forward as if all the blood in her body had frozen.
This bandit appeared suddenly, relying on his horse to charge forward.
The guard Tong Shoulu who was guarding the carriage shouted "Protect the master" and swung his sword forward to fight against the bandit.
Rong'er and Nanny Wu both squeezed over and tightly blocked the princess behind them.
What if something happens to the princess... they will all die!
This bandit actually has some kung fu skills. He fought with Tong Shoulu and relied on his great strength to almost knock him off his horse.
"Haha, God help me, today I will avenge the Khan!"
He grinned and raised his knife high, ready to rush towards the princess.
The weapon breaks through the air!
The bandit leader still had the grim smile on his face, but there was an extra sword on his chest, piercing through his heart from back to front.
He couldn't believe it and turned his head, only to see Dorji's face as cold as ice.
"court death."
The hot blood gushed out, casting a large shadow on the sand.
There was a strong smell of blood, and a man rolled off his horse with a dull thud, and died, but his eyes were still open, and his angry eyes were still staring in the direction of Muxue.
Cold sweat broke out on Mu Xue's palms as she gripped the knife tightly, and her heart was pounding wildly in her chest.
In the midst of fear, Dorji's voice was mixed in the wind: "Close your eyes, I am here."
He did not dismount, but pulled the long knife out of the dead man's chest with his backhand, and rushed towards another horse bandit with the knife.
In such a scene, Mu Xue should have closed her eyes, but she didn't. The people around her were fighting for her, and she couldn't escape. This was not the Qing Palace. If she escaped, nothing would happen. Closing her eyes and pretending that nothing existed would kill her!
Stay calm, stay calm. She took a few deep breaths and said to Rong'er Wu Ma, "I'll say one sentence, and you guys follow me."
Rong'er and Nanny Wu didn't understand what was going on and just nodded stupidly.
Mu Xue took a deep breath and shouted, "Those with weapons, surround and repel the enemy! The rest of you, use the camels to form a wall and the boxes as barriers!"
Rong'er and Nanny Wu's voices rang out at the same time, loudly repeating Muxue's instructions. When the eunuchs such as Yanxi who had stepped out of the room heard it, they also loudly repeated it:
"Those with weapons should be outside? Surround and resist the enemy!"
"The rest of them formed a wall with their camels!"
"Boxes and cages as barriers!"
There was a moment of pause in the chaos.
The ordinary eunuchs, camel drivers, merchants, etc. who were in a panic outside all heard the princess's clear and precise instructions. Wang Xiangqing was the first to react and went to pull the camel. The others also pushed the carts tremblingly, and formed a formation with the princess as the core.
After beheading another horse bandit, Dorji looked up and saw Muxue standing on the top of the carriage, with her hair disheveled, but still holding a silver knife, ordering everyone to form a battle formation. He couldn't help but sigh, "What courage."
Really? She is worthy of being a princess of the Qing Dynasty and my sweetheart!
He smiled and swung his long sword: "All generals, listen to my orders! Rely on the formation to resist the enemy!"
The dark clouds dispersed and the setting sun was as red as blood.
After killing all the bandits and taking stock of their own situation, the chief eunuch Yanxi said with a voice full of relief for having survived the disaster: "Master, eleven guards were injured, two of them were seriously injured, and the doctor has bandaged them to stop the bleeding. Thanks to the proper treatment by the master and the prince consort, we have no casualties."
Muxue still held the knife, which had been sheathed.
After listening, she nodded: "I understand."
This place was full of fishy smell and it was not a good place to stay. Mu Xue gave up the bicycle frame to the two seriously injured people and directed the team to continue moving forward.
The camel bells jingled as they finally arrived at a sheltered place near the river, where they set up their tents according to military practice.
Mu Xue held the silver knife in her hand and inspected the wounded to comfort them: "You all fought bravely today. When we get to Kulun, I will reward each of you with five sheep."
After all the chores were arranged, she finally entered the big tent, washed up, and gave instructions calmly.
"Everyone, go down. I want to be alone for a while."
Madam Wu was a little worried: "Although you have escaped from danger, you were frightened after all. I dare to ask you to call your husband here?"
Everyone had just witnessed how bravely Dorji had killed the enemy. With him as guard, there could be no mistake.
Mu Xue thought about it and said, "Okay."
Dorji is currently arranging guards for the night outside and will arrive later.
Everyone else had left, leaving Muxue alone in the big tent.
It's finally quiet.
Mu Xue held onto the chair and slowly knelt down on the red felt. Before leaving, Rong Er had specially lit up some benzoin next to her, but despite the strong benzoin, Mu Xue still felt the lingering smell of blood at the tip of her nose.
She still tightly grasped the silver knife, huddled up with her knees hugged, silently and quietly looking at the dancing flames.
This was the scene Dorji saw when he opened the tent curtain.
She is scared.
Dorji frowned and went forward to hug her. She was even trembling slightly. "It's okay, Muxue. It's all over. I have ordered people to go to the royal court to summon reinforcements. They will be here soon. I also led people to explore the surrounding area just now. There are no other horse bandits."
He lovingly wiped away the tears on Muxue's face: "Be good, it's okay. I'm here, and no one can hurt you unless I die."
Mu Xue didn't say anything.
She gently held his hand, and then kissed him madly, again and again, as messy as the wind on a summer night. It was as if she was using this method to confirm that she was still alive.
Dorji's breathing became disordered, and during the struggle, her hand reached for his belt.
How could he not be confused when he had a beautiful woman in his arms, and she was his beloved? But Dorji took a deep breath and stepped back a little.
"What? Don't you want to?" Mu Xue's voice rang out.
He held her face, forehead against forehead, and was silent for a moment before he said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, I think about it even in my dreams."
"But Muxue, are you sure you are really ready?" Dorji said, "Maybe you don't know, but..."
He hesitated for a moment and said, "I just went to the battlefield and killed someone. I also masturbated because of impulse. I'm not sure if you are doing the same thing now."
In the darkness of the night, the boy's eyes were as bright as stars, and he tried his best to suppress his emotions.
"Muxue, I really like you very much. I hope you are really willing to do this, and not for any other reason."
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