Chapter 362 The So-called Cause and Effect
North.
Spring goes and summer comes.
The rebel army of Prince Su was wiped out.
But the border fighting is not over yet.
The northern barbarians are like hungry wolves, staring at you intently.
Watching with eager eyes.
As long as they get any chance, they will pounce on you and bite you.
Even if you can't bite it to death, you will tear off some pieces of flesh.
After Prince Su rebelled, the Northern Barbarians, as if by agreement, frequently harassed the people living along the border and robbed them of their food and property.
This time they launched another large-scale attack southward, rushing forward as if they were not afraid of death.
This caused General Lu to be injured, and now it is the Lu brothers who are supporting him.
General Lu is old after all, and he has been in exile for several years, so his health is no longer as good as before.
He should be at the age where he can enjoy himself with his grandchildren, but he still has to fight the enemy here.
Now they are all holding on, waiting for support from Duke Shen's army.
After Mu Yunji captured Yucheng and captured King Su, and handed him over to King Chen, he prepared to immediately set off to the border to provide assistance.
But King Chen said that after just experiencing a great battle, even the toughest soldiers needed to rest.
This is not a celebration party.
Celebrating victory before the war is over.
He is also a guy who likes to show off and enjoy himself.
Mu Yunji felt contempt in his heart.
After all, he was a delicate prince, and he thought he had made a great contribution by suppressing a rebellion.
Don’t think about the soldiers who have been guarding the border for many years and have experienced countless life-and-death battles, big and small.
How many people left their homes at a young age to go to the battlefield, and were eventually buried in a foreign land, never to return.
This prince took all the military achievements for himself and wanted to use them to win the throne.
He must have drunk too much fine wine and damaged his brain.
Mu Yunji arrived late after the banquet was half over.
As soon as he sat down, a beautiful dancer came up to him, flirting with him and winking at him.
"General, you are a great hero of our Daliang. I have admired you for a long time. Let me serve you."
As the beauty spoke, she began to touch him all over.
Some people massaged his shoulders and legs, fed him wine, and some even took the opportunity to take advantage of him.
Mu Yunji instantly got goosebumps.
He shook off the beauty, took out a dagger from his arms, thrust it straight into the table, and then placed a large bowl in front of them.
"Everyone says they admire me, but I drink human blood wine. Your blood tastes so sweet to me. Who is willing to give me a bowl of blood?"
The beautiful woman's smile froze on her face in an instant.
Looking at the clay bowl that was bigger than their faces, they trembled and stepped back.
Are you crazy? He might want to kill them.
I have always heard that the northern barbarians eat raw meat and drink blood, but I didn't expect that this mighty general also has such a hobby.
The beauties dispersed immediately and dared not get close to Mu Yunji anymore.
But the target was shifted.
The handsome young general serving under Duke Shen.
Jiang Zifeng was concentrating on eating. When he looked up, he saw several beautiful women twisting their waists and walking towards him with smiles on their faces.
He also imitated his godfather, stuck the dagger on the table, and didn't even raise his head, just focused on eating.
The beauties immediately shrank back.
Unexpectedly, although the young general was handsome, he was a blockhead. He was like a starving ghost, and all he had eyes for was the meat on the table.
Aren’t they more delicious than the meat on this table?
The beauties looked frustrated.
Prince Chen glanced at Mu Yunji and felt unhappy.
A guy who doesn't know how to be gentle with women.
This is a beauty specially prepared for him. Not only does he not like her, but he also deliberately scares her away.
He deserves to be single.
He originally wanted to win over Mu Yunji.
I found out that this guy doesn't like gold and silver, doesn't like beautiful women, and is unwilling to listen to anything.
As for the third brother, Prince Su, he should be meeting the King of Hell now.
At this moment, the guards came to report, "General, Prince Su just hanged himself in prison."
"Dead?" Mu Yunji was stunned and looked at King Chen.
Prince Chen acted as if it had nothing to do with him and seemed to have not heard the news of Prince Su's death.
But there was a clear smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
Mu Yunji had just handed Prince Su over to Prince Chen early in the morning and had him taken back to the capital to be sentenced by the emperor, but he died so soon.
It goes without saying that this was the work of King Chen.
This insidious guy.
If you want to pretend, just pretend as much as you can.
He turned to the guard and said, "The prince is in high spirits right now. Please report to him again tomorrow."
Now that the person has been handed over, he no longer cares about him.
Anyway, it’s not like I died in his hands.
Mu Yunji didn't want to delve into whether Prince Su was murdered or committed suicide. Let him die.
Prince Su stole military pay, put the blame on General Lu, and then rebelled, causing countless people to become displaced.
So what if he's a prince?
He should have died a long time ago.
After three rounds of drinking.
In the hall, dancers danced gracefully, twisting their waists to the sound of string and wind music.
The soldiers were half asleep and half awake, completely drunk, and all of them stared with their eyes wide open as they watched the dancers singing and dancing.
It jumps to this person, then to that person.
Then it circles again.
As she was spinning, the dancer suddenly pulled out a dagger from somewhere and stabbed at King Chen.
The sharp blade was about to pierce King Chen's chest.
Suddenly a dancer jumped out from the side and rushed forward, blocking King Chen.
The blade pierced the woman's chest, and blood flowed down the hilt.
The dancer who blocked the sword looked different from the others. She was a little younger and was wearing a veil, so her face could not be seen clearly under the veil.
Mu Yunji was a little confused. After he came to his senses, he pretended to be drunk and fell on the table.
What is going on?
Were the dancers sent by King Jing?
But I have a feeling that this is not very smart, and there is even an internal conflict.
One was desperately stabbing, another was desperately blocking the sword, and a group of people were running around like headless flies.
These killers are not up to standard.
The assassinating dancer discovered that she had killed the wrong person.
After a moment of stunned silence, he put away his knife and ran away.
She is very skilled. She can draw her sword quickly, put it away quickly, and run away quickly.
By the time the soldiers reacted, the figure had disappeared.
All the other dancers were caught, but they are still confused and don't understand how the assassin managed to sneak in.
Now there is no way to defend myself, and I can’t explain myself even if I have a mouth.
When Jiang Zifeng saw the assassin trying to kill King Chen, he immediately rushed to protect his godfather.
Because my godfather suddenly became drunk and unconscious.
In case the assassin fails to kill King Chen, he may target Godfather instead.
Prince Chen’s life is not as important as his godfather’s life.
However, looking at the woman in Prince Chen's arms, he felt an indescribable sense of familiarity.
It's like someone I know.
Prince Chen also looked at the woman with blood in his arms, sobered up instantly, and broke out in a cold sweat.
The back of my clothes was wet.
It’s just that I’ve been so exhausted suppressing the rebellion in the past two years that I wanted to celebrate and indulge myself a little.
How could I almost die in the land of gentleness?
Fortunately, the woman blocked the knife for him.
Prince Chen was curious about what the woman in his arms looked like and wanted to reach out to lift the veil covering her face.
He was blocked by the woman.
"No, don't take it off." The woman grabbed his hand with all her strength and held on tightly.
Then he fainted from excessive blood loss.
Prince Chen couldn't let his savior die like this, so he carried him back to the house and found a doctor.
After the doctor left, he still couldn't help but lift the woman's veil.
He was stunned at that moment.
It was as if there was some kind of magic pulling at him, making him involuntarily fascinated by this face.
This face is beautiful, but she has seen many beautiful women, some even more beautiful than hers.
But he just had a different feeling.
The woman lying unconscious on the bed was Jiang Zijin.
When he woke up, many days had passed, and he woke up in King Chen's tent.
I heard from the maid that Prince Chen should have returned to the capital immediately after the banquet.
But he was delayed for several days because of her. Every day when he had nothing to do, he would stay by her bed, waiting for her to wake up.
Jiang Zijin knew that Prince Chen was attracted by him.
Just like in the previous life.
Maybe it's even worse in this life, after all, I saved him.
She came all the way to Yucheng.
Although the price I paid was a bit high and I almost lost my life, I was able to stay by King Chen's side as I wished, so it was not a wasted trip.
That day, when the emperor ordered her to become a nun, the first thing she did was to prepare money, guards and a substitute.
When Daddy knew about her idea, he actually agreed with it and even wrote a letter asking her to pass it on to King Chen.
She followed the order and entered the San Sheng Temple.
After some arrangements, Li Daitao escaped and fled to Yucheng.
As expected, money makes the world go round, and San Sheng Temple actually helped her to conceal it.
It was a blessing in disguise, as he didn't have to marry Zhou Mu.
In order not to attract attention, she had to disguise herself as a dancer to approach King Chen, and then take the opportunity to reveal her identity.
Unexpectedly, some of the dancers wanted to assassinate King Chen.
How could she let Prince Chen die? Prince Chen was her only lifeline now.
So I decided to fight for my life.
Life and death are determined by fate.
If she could survive, she could naturally stay with King Chen.
But surprisingly, the harvest this time was huge.
She saw the man with the scar on the back of his hand in his previous life, the man who killed her with his own hands.
This person is none other than Mu Yunji, Duke of Shen.
It must be him, there was no doubt about it, she saw it clearly that day.
That scar had already been branded in her heart, and she even drew it on paper in case she forgot it.
She would be anxious and restless until she found this person.
She always had a feeling that one day, this person would suddenly jump out and end her life.
Now it is confirmed that it was Mu Yunji who killed her.
Jiang Zijin felt much more at ease.
Mu Yunji came here to avenge his sister, so he died under his sword.
This is what is called cause and effect.
Jiang Zijin stayed in the tent for many days and didn't dare to go out. Only after Mu Yunji's army had gone far away did she dare to go out to bask in the sun.
She was afraid that Jiang Zifeng would recognize her.
Now she can only hide by King Chen's side under a false name.
Jiang Zifeng was thinking about the familiar figure all the way, and asked the dancer who was traveling with him.
It was said that she was an orphan whose parents died in the war. The abbot kept her because of her beauty.
"Brother Feng, why do you always ask about Prince Chen's dancer? Are you interested in her?" Cui Liulang patted Jiang Zifeng's shoulder and sat down next to him.
He was sent to the military camp together with Jiang Zifeng.
His father sent him here because he thought he was idle at home and didn't study hard.
As soon as I arrived, I met Jiang Zifeng.
Both of them started out as pawns.
They supported each other on the battlefield, acted loyally, killed many enemies and made great contributions.
Now Jiang Zifeng is Mu Yunji's deputy general.
Jiang Zifeng slapped his hand away and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? If I bring any girl back home, my mother will probably break my legs."
"Then why are you asking this girl?"
Jiang Zifeng scratched his head and muttered, "I always feel that the dancer looks a lot like my third sister Jiang Zijin, but it shouldn't be her."
Why would a little girl come all the way to this place?
A'niang wrote to say that the Qi family had fallen, Minister Qi had been executed, and Concubine Qi had also died.
Instead, his scumbag father was reinstated.
With Jiang Zijin's intelligence, she should not have been implicated, let alone ended up in this place as a dancer.
Cui Liulang also thought it was impossible, "People are similar, things are similar, you haven't even seen them in person, how can you be similar?"
"Maybe I'm dazzled." Jiang Zifeng nodded.
Then I thought of my mother, younger brother and younger sister.
I originally thought that I could go back after capturing Prince Su, but war broke out again on the border.
My grandfather was also injured.
I don’t know when I can go home.
Jiang Zifeng took out a small pile of items from his arms, including a letter from his sister, the medicine his mother had prepared for him, a book given by his brother, and a sachet.
He smirked at his sister's letter.
The words on the letter were crooked, like insects crawling.
My sister is really amazing. Although her handwriting is not good, she knows a lot of words.
Two large sheets of paper were written in a crooked manner.
Just as I was watching intently, I was interrupted by Cui Liulang.
"Brother Feng, do you have a girl you like?" Cui Liulang picked up the sachet beside him and asked in surprise.
This guy is a hidden talent.
I haven't seen him familiar with any girl in Jiangzhou. Could he have met her in the capital?
Jiang Zifeng reached out to grab the sachet, "What are you talking about? I don't know any young lady. This was given to me by Princess Rong'an. My sister said there's a talisman inside and I should always carry it with me."
Cui Liulang almost fell off the rock because he didn't sit firmly.
He widened his eyes and looked at Jiang Zifeng in disbelief, sizing him up and down, left and right, front and back.
Finally, she stared at his face again and asked, "You said this sachet was given to you by my cousin, Princess Rong'an?"
Jiang Zifeng felt uncomfortable when Cui Liulang looked at him.
I lowered my head and looked up and down, and there was nothing wrong.
He took the sachet and examined it carefully, puzzled, "Princess Rong'an gave it to me before she returned to the capital. What's wrong with that?"
There are two magpies embroidered on the sachet, and when you open it, there is a talisman paper inside.
He remembered that there were two big white geese on his sister's sachet, and a mosquito repellent bag was stuffed inside.
Any questions?
Cui Liulang felt like his cabbages were being eaten by pigs.
I treat you as a brother, and you want to be my brother-in-law.
But looking at Feng'er's dull look, he probably knows nothing. I'm afraid my sister is just wishful thinking.
After taking another look, I felt that Brother Feng’er was indeed a good person with good character and appearance.
At least among the young men from wealthy families that he knew, he was the best choice.
He is hardworking and motivated, and a down-to-earth person. He doesn't have any ulterior motives. He didn't even glance at the dancers with slim waists and perky buttocks that night.
All he could think about was his pork elbow.
In terms of family background, he is the grandson of General Lu, so his family background is very good.
Besides, they are good friends, so this marriage is quite reliable.
But looking at Feng'er like this, I can't understand it, and I can't say that my cousin loves him.
Cui Liulang decided to give some advice to his future brother-in-law.
"Brother Feng, let me tell you a story. I have a classmate named Jia San, whose family is in the spice business. Jia San has a sister who is good at making perfumes. The fragrance she creates is very unique and cannot be found anywhere else. Jia San smelled this fragrance on his good friend Han Shou. It was coming from the sachet on his waist. Upon asking, he found out that the sachet was a gift from his sister. It turned out that Han Shou and his sister were in love with each other and had already been engaged."
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