Chapter 420: Unwilling to go back After
marriage, Meng Qin was only quite fond of her in the first month.
But after the novelty wore off, he became much colder.
Especially when Meng Qin heard that Xiao Zilan was extremely reluctant to marry him, he was even more angry.
Later, those girls were jealous of Xiao Zilan's beauty and fabricated that she had a lover in Xiaolin tribe. After marrying to Mengdong tribe, she was still thinking about her lover.
Meng Qin believed it and often abused her to vent his dissatisfaction.
In the following years of living in Mengdong tribe, Xiao Zilan felt like she was in hell.
She was always injured, and because of poor diet and depressed mood, her originally charming face became haggard.
She once wanted to die to free herself. But she hesitated when she thought of the safety of her mother's tribe.
It would be easy for her to die, but there were many people in her mother's tribe. If she died, Meng Qin could still harm her mother's tribe.
For many years, she often had dreams at night, dreaming that Meng Qin beat her and attacked her mother's tribe.
Many nights, she woke up from nightmares, scared and sweating.
Even if she left Northern Xinjiang, she would occasionally have nightmares, dreaming that Meng Qin found her.
Now, she heard from her nephew that Meng Qin had died on the battlefield, and she instantly felt that she was freed.
Xiao Zilan excitedly grabbed the second prince's hand and trembled, "He's dead, he's dead, he's finally dead..."
Sang Qi stroked her hair with heartache and said softly, "Princess Zilan, you are truly free now. No one will bully you anymore."
Xiao Zilan cried with joy.
Seeing this, everyone cried with heartache.
Xiao Zilan has suffered too much in these years.
"Aunt, when we return to Daxia, you should come with us." Xia Miaoyuan said seriously.
"Now my grandfather is the Great Khan of the entire Northern Frontier. My father has also prepared a large house for my grandparents in the capital. When the time comes, you can live in the Northern Frontier or in Daxia. It's all up to you."
The second prince smiled and agreed: "Yes, Miao'er is right. When the time comes, you can find a suitable husband. Just tell me who you like and let my father or grandfather arrange a marriage for you. As long as he is from the Northern Frontier or Daxia, you can choose any one."
Xiao Zilan waved her hand and said, "It's not necessary to go back to Daxia with you."
As she said this, a complicated expression flashed across her face.
[What's wrong with my aunt? Are you in a hurry to go back to the Northern Frontier to see my grandparents?
Xia Miaoyuan felt a little strange, and she said: "If you are anxious to see your grandparents, you can also go directly back to Northern Frontier. We can send some imperial guards to escort you back to Northern Frontier." Xiao
Zilan's eyelashes trembled violently. Just now, she found that she could hear Xia Miaoyuan's inner voice.
When she brought dinner to Xia Miaoyuan today, she also heard two short sentences of a child's voice, but she thought it was said by Xia Miaoyuan.
Just now, she clearly did not see Xia Miaoyuan's mouth move, but she heard her voice.
Now she is sure that it is the voice of her niece.
After calming down, she whispered, "I'm fine here. Tell them that I'm fine and they don't need to worry about me."
The second prince's face was filled with confusion and anger: "Aunt, do you know how worried your family is about you? How could you be like this?"
Xiao Zilan turned her face away and said nothing.
[Aunt must have some difficulties? What is the reason?] Xia Miaoyuan held her head.
Sang Qi stood beside Xiao Zilan, holding her in her arms with heartache, and said softly: "Princess Zilan, everyone is thinking about you, just come back with us."
Xiao Zilan lowered her head even lower and said in a crying voice: "I can't go back."
Xia Miaoyuan observed the painful expression on Xiao Zilan's face and thought of something sharply, [Is it because of a woman's reputation?]
Sang Qi was also a woman, and older than Xiao Zilan, so she quickly guessed her concerns.
"Princess Zilan, women in our northern border have always been informal. If you care about a woman's reputation, you are overthinking."
Xiao Zilan cried even more sadly. She choked and said, "How can I go back? I have been living among the people for more than three years. Even if I go back, my innocence as a woman has been lost."
"Besides, I was once Meng Qin's concubine and experienced those shameful things. I still have scars from being beaten."
"Even if I go back, how will outsiders look at me and talk about me?"
Xia Miaoyuan frowned. [It was really difficult for women in ancient times.]
[I remember that similar situations were written in those historical books I read before. During the war, concubines, princesses, and even those noble ladies, if they were unfortunately living among the people, it would be hard to explain. Whether they encountered any accidents or not, they were considered to have lost their innocence in the eyes of the world. 】
【When the war ends, even if they return safely, the world will not tolerate them. 】
【So my aunt's concern is understandable. 】
【In addition, she has suffered domestic violence and abuse from Meng Qin for several years, and her body and mind have been greatly damaged, which will produce a deep sense of inferiority. 】
【My aunt is so pitiful, her heart must be broken. 】
Xiao Zilan cried even more sadly when she heard her niece's voice. These words really touched her heart.
Everyone persuaded Xiao Zilan for a while, and she gradually stopped crying.
Xiao Zilan looked at the copper kettle dripping, and said, "It's getting late now, I have to go back first. We can discuss the rest later."
Before leaving, she instructed, "Before we discuss it, you must not act on your own and tell my identity to the prince."
The second prince hurriedly agreed. Xiao Zilan then hurried back.
...
On the other side of the palace, the prince's bedroom.
Yue Haoyun sent all the maids out, pulled the bed curtains, and was fiddling with something on the bed.
Princess Min, with a suspicious look on her face, pulled the little maid outside the door and asked, "What is the prince doing in there?"
The little maid shook her head, "I don't know. The prince just asked us all to come out."
Min waved to the maids, signaling them to leave, and then she tiptoed to open the door of the bedroom and walked in on tiptoe.
She walked gently to the window, hidden in the light, and looked over with bated breath.
But she couldn't see anything because of the two layers of bed curtains.
She bit her lip, made up her mind, took another step inside, grabbed the bed curtain, and pulled it to the side.
Yue Haoyun's terrified voice came out immediately: "Who is it?"