It turns out that Princess Bika, Yue Qiluo, was an old acquaintance of Gu Yinazha, the beautiful assassin from the Western Regions who attempted to assassinate the Prince of Jin.
That's not surprising.
One of them was a princess of the Uyghur Khanate, and the other was the young lady of the renowned Green Willow Manor at Yumen Pass, the largest escort agency in the Western Regions.
The latter, in particular, spent most of his time traveling to various countries in the Western Regions as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort).
Both women were outstanding women who loved both feminine attire and military uniforms, so it's not surprising that they became acquainted.
In fact, Gu Yinazha's assassination attempt on Prince Chen Huai'an was inspired by Princess Yue Qiluo of Bika.
At that time, in order to justify sending troops to the Four Garrisons of Anxi and gradually encroaching on the territory of the Han people along the Silk Road in the Western Regions, the Huihe Khan, Guli Peiluo, issued a "Proclamation to Punish the Rebels".
The proclamation portrayed Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin as a disloyal and unfilial traitor who murdered the emperor and usurped the throne. It also placed the blame for the Tibetan invasion of Daxin, which caused chaos and widespread suffering in Anxi on Chen Huai'an's shoulders.
Later, Gu Yina's father and the bodyguards of Liulu Manor received a mission to escort goods from the Western Regions to Yumen Pass, but were robbed by Tibetan barbarian soldiers along the way.
More than a hundred bodyguards from the escort agency, along with Gu Yina's father, all perished under the iron cavalry and swords of the Tibetan barbarian soldiers.
From that moment on, Gu Yinazha regarded Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin as her father's killer.
Coincidentally, Princess Bhikkhu Yue Qiluo had just told Gu Yina the story of "capturing the king first to catch the thief" not long ago.
Thus, Gu Yina led the surviving镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) of the镖局 (bodyguard agency) to follow and monitor the Longcheng army along the way from Yumen Pass, and finally took advantage of the kindness of Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, to sneak into the camp and assassinate Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin.
Let's get back to the main topic.
At this moment, the two young women, who could almost be described as "misery loves company," met and inevitably showed concern for each other, exchanging pleasantries.
Yue Qiluo said, "Gu Yina Zha, more than two months ago you left a letter and disappeared without saying goodbye, saying you were going back to Yumen Pass to find Gou... to find Chen... to find Prince Jin—"
As she spoke, Yue Qiluo raised her hand and made a throat-slitting gesture.
After glancing around warily, he continued in a low voice, "What, did you come all the way from Yumen Pass with that Han dog Chen Huai'an to Halabalegas?"
"This city is teeming with the troops of that Han scoundrel Chen Huai'an; assassinating him won't be easy!"
Forehead!
Upon hearing this, Gu Yina looked helpless and replied with a wry smile, "Princess, to be honest, I have already attempted to assassinate Chen Huai'an once outside Yumen Pass."
"But I failed."
Gu Yina sighed and said sadly, "The last few bodyguards of Green Willow Manor also died in that assassination attempt. Only I survived."
"Guyina, I..."
Upon hearing that Gu Yina was talking about her sad experiences, Yue Qiluo felt a little guilty and quickly pulled Gu Yina into her arms, trying to comfort her by letting her lean on her shoulder.
However, Gu Yinazha rejected him.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Yina said with a smile in her almond-shaped eyes, "Speaking of which, I should be glad that I failed to assassinate Prince Jin back then!"
"Otherwise, I would be a sinner for all time, and I would die with regret for the rest of my life!"
Um?
This time, it was Yue Qiluo's turn to be astonished.
She subconsciously distanced herself from Gu Yina, asking warily yet puzzledly, "Gu Yina, have you forgotten what you said in the letter? That you have an irreconcilable hatred for that Han bastard Chen Huai'an?"
"Don't you want to avenge your father and the more than one hundred bodyguards from Green Willow Manor who died tragically at the hands of the Tibetans?"
"Guyina, do you remember? Forgetting hatred is tantamount to betrayal!"
Faced with Yue Qiluo's questioning, Gu Yina firmly shook her head.
He then said, "Princess, I have never forgotten my hatred, but I dare not impose this deep-seated hatred on another innocent person."
snort!
Yue Qiluo snorted coldly and said, "Gu Yina Zha, are you saying that the Han bastard Chen Huai'an is an innocent person?"
Gu Yina nodded and said, "Princess, I suspect that you have a deep misunderstanding of His Highness Prince Jin because of the marriage alliance."
"But what I want to say is that perhaps from the very beginning, you and I, and even countless people in the Western Regions, were all deceived by your Khan grandfather."
“Prince Chen Huai’an of Jin is by no means a disloyal, unjust, regicide, or usurper.”
"On the contrary, he was the great hero who cared about the world and the common people."
After a pause, Gu Yina continued, "Princess, if you can marry His Highness Prince Jin, it will be a blessing you have accumulated over many lifetimes!"
"As a friend, I would like to advise you to give up the idea of assassinating His Highness Prince Jin!"
At this moment, Gu Yina stepped forward and gently embraced Yue Qiluo, whispering something in her ear:
"On that day, when the Prince of Jin received the Uyghur letter and the Uyghur people's worship at the foot of Harabalgas, I saw the princess hiding on the city wall, drawing her bow and arrow, intending to assassinate the Prince of Jin!"
"But, Princess, please rest assured, I will keep this matter to myself!"
After saying that, Gu Yina released Yue Qiluo and turned to leave gracefully.
"Guyina Zha!"
Behind her, Yue Qiluo called out to Gu Yina Zha with a complicated expression.
The latter still didn't turn around, but simply said, "Princess, cherish this blessed marriage and live a good life with Prince Jin!"
This time, Yue Qiluo didn't speak again, but watched her best friend, Gu Yina, disappear into the vast sea of people in Harabalegas City.
It turns out that when Gu Yina saw Prince Chen Huai'an in the small village outside Yumen Pass, not only did he not blame the women and children of Green Willow Manor, but he also left them food for the winter, her impression of Chen Huai'an had already changed.
Next, Gu Yina followed Chen Huai'an on his westward expedition, witnessing firsthand countless times how Chen Huai'an saved the people of the border regions from dire straits.
She learned about the heroic deeds of Prince Chen Huai'an from the low-ranking soldiers of the Longcheng army, which made Gu Yinazha admire him greatly.
This also cleared up the misunderstanding that Chen Huai'an, her, and Green Willow Manor had a blood feud.
After that, Gu Yina took the initiative to find Chen Huai'an to admit her mistake and expressed her willingness to serve Prince Jin in order to redeem herself for the sin of assassinating him.
Chen Huai'an was very generous and directly recruited the skilled and meticulous Gu Yina into the Eighteen Riders of Longcheng as his personal bodyguard.
After fighting their way to the capital of the Uyghurs, Gu Yina discovered Princess Yue Qiluo, who was hiding on the city wall and attempting to assassinate the Prince of Jin, on the day the Uyghurs surrendered.
But Gu Yina had already kept this matter deep in her heart.
It wasn't until he had a chance encounter with Princess Bhikkhu today that he revealed the truth.
She sincerely hoped that her good friend Yue Qiluo could become the Princess Consort of Jin.
As for her feelings for Chen Huai'an, they had long been buried deep in a corner of her heart, unseen and intangible, seemingly never to take root or sprout.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Huai'an had been stationed in the ancient city of Harabalegas for more than a month. Every day, besides handling military affairs, he would ride horses and hunt outside the city.
On this day, Chen Huai'an was hunting on the banks of the Orkhon River when he suddenly received an urgent message from the mighty Khan Moyanchuo, which traveled 800 li.
"Report—"
"Your Highness Prince Jin, the valiant Khan Moyanchuo has sent an urgent report—"
"The thirty-five kingdoms of the Western Regions have all surrendered to the King of Jin!"
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