The sky slowly brightened.
Yue Pengju looked at the hills in the distance, the continuous shadows, the rivers and villages in the south … The back of his wife had already disappeared. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and let out a long, relieved breath. If the future changed again, it would be better for him to die alone than in a family.
"Sister Shi Qi, if there is an afterlife, I will never be a soldier again and I will never let you suffer a little more. I will be the one who harmed you for the rest of your life. "
His heart was racing, not because he was afraid of his own fate, but because he was worried about his wife and children. Their future was difficult to predict. In the future, just how many hardships would the mother and son pair go through? Thinking back to his short life, from the island to the village, to his many years of military service, all the happy times had actually been spent with his wife. Besides, what other fun had he had? Sister Shi Qi's every frown and smile, Sister Shi Qi's slight anger, her gentle care … Could it be that he was destined never to have any good fortune in his life?
Love! Love!
In his own life, it was fortunate that she was here that he knew what love was.
His eyes were moist, and he was lost in thought.
He was no longer in a hurry to leave. He only brought a few personal guards with him to patrol the area until the evening when he was sure that his wife and the others had safely left.
The last day of fasting.
Tianwei knelt in front of the empress dowager's memorial tablet, her legs completely numb. A maid came over to help her up. "Princess, it's time for you to rest …"
She asked softly: "Where is Madame Yue?"
"He's not back yet."
"Go and take another look, I'm afraid she'll …"
"Tianwei, you don't have to act anymore!"
A cold voice sounded. Tian Wei was so scared that her entire body trembled. She hurriedly kneeled down again. "The elder brother of the nine …"
Zhao Deji sat down, with an unfathomable expression: "The elder brother of the nine? "Tianwei, are you sure we are your The elder brother of the nine?"
Tian Wei was confused, she raised her head and saw a trace of viciousness in The elder brother of the nine's eyes.
Zhao Deji looked into her eyes and sneered: "Tianwei, ever since your return to the south, we have always been kind to you. Why do you still need to repay kindness with hatred?"
Tian Wei was at a loss. "The elder brother of the nine, what's wrong with me?"
A piece of paper rolled into a ball and smashed onto her forehead heavily. Zhao Deji shouted angrily, "cheap maidservant, you still dare to pretend? What do you think this is? "
She was trembling with fear as she opened the paper ball. A buzz went through her head, only to see a message written on it: Wei Xian Fei serves Golden Man, becomes an official courtesan, and has given birth to two more sons. What face do you have to return? Where is my Da Song's face?
Her hands trembled and the paper fell to the ground. She could only kowtow with all her might: "The elder brother of the nine …" Not Me... "It really wasn't me …"
"Who else could it be other than you? Other than you, who else can return from the Fallen Jinguo? You actually dare to send people to post on the streets and alleyways, to ruin Queen Mother's reputation. "
"It's really not me! It's Wang Junhua... It must be Qin Gui and Wang Junhua … It was only then that the two of them found out that The elder brother of the nine was also in custody, and knew that all of this was happening … "
"How could they do this when they wholeheartedly advocated welcoming the Empress Dowager's return? Other than you, bitch, who else would it be? " Zhao Deji lowered his voice and said fiercely, "You must be afraid that the Queen Mother will come back and expose your true strength, so you struck first and tried to stop her from coming back …"
"The elder brother of the nine, what kind of history do I have that can be exposed by others?"
Zhao Deji sneered, and took out a letter from his bosom: "Look, what is this?"
Tianwei took the letter and knelt on the ground, trembling as she read. She had no idea how she had finished reading the letter. He read it, and then he read it again. His mind went blank and his body went stiff:
He was a fake princess!
It's an impersonation of the Princess Tianwei!
The real Princess Tianwei had already lost its life in Five Kingdoms!
So it turned out that Wei Xian Fei was the first to strike!
He was afraid that the one who would be exposed would be the Wei Xian Fei, not him!
She woke up from her initial fear and slowly put the letter aside. She raised her head and looked straight into Zhao Deji's eyes, "The elder brother of the nine, you should be clear whether or not I am pretending to be Tian Wei. Others may not be clear about this, but you should be clear about this!"
Zhao Deji scoffed, "Your way of doing things has greatly changed and your personality has changed. I am also not very clear as well, whether or not you are our blood sister. Besides, I'm also suspicious. With so many people imprisoned and unable to escape, why are you the only one with such good luck? Do you think that you are a scammer that Golden Man deliberately let go of to deceive us? "
His voice was harsh, and Tianwei was at a loss for words.
"You still dare to lie to me?"
As he roared, Tianwei slowly stood up and slowly rolled up her wide sleeves, all the way to her arms, revealing a pale red scar. Staring at him, she slowly spoke, "When I was eleven years old, in the middle of autumn, the osmanthus flowers bloomed very well. I wanted to make a osmanthus bag, so I pestered my best brother to secretly help me pick it. There were many maids at that time, but I only liked this brother to pick them for me, and I wanted him to pick them for me. Because I just learned how to make a scented bag, and this scented bag is for him. The royal father has dozens of children. My brother was not someone that could be doted on by the royal father at all. He stayed silent all day, and only I had the best relationship with him. That day, when I saw my brother picking many osmanthus flowers, I wanted to pick them myself, so I climbed up to the branch of a osmanthus tree and fell down. "Big brother was afraid that royal father would scold me, so scared that he kept sucking on my wounds …" She still stared at the scar on her wrist, sighed, and raised her head to look straight into Zhao Deji's eyes, "The front of the sachet is embroidered with the name of this big brother, and on the back is the word 'Bead Bead' …"
This was a secret between brother and sister. For many years, other than the two of them, no one else knew this, not even the matriarch s of the two of them. The person in front of him was Tianwei. It was a true Tianwei. She was the sister he had once doted on the most.
He was the only brother he had left in this world.
He looked away, not daring to meet her gaze. He had never doubted the identity of Tian Wei, because he knew her. However, the Wei Xian Fei had asked him to do so, so how should he deal with her?
"The elder brother of the nine, it doesn't matter if I am the real or fake Tianwei. But today, I have to remind The elder brother of the nine once again that Qin Gui and his wife are actually captive spies. Wan Wan's death, the slander and slander that was posted on the wall, must have been done by the two of them, sooner or later the both of them will cause harm to The elder brother of the nine … "
He reached out to take back Wei Xian Fei's letter, her attitude extremely cold. "This matter will naturally be investigated thoroughly. The matters of the imperial government forbade women from taking over the government. Have you forgotten or really not? "In my opinion, you no longer need to stay in the Buddhist Hall and put on an act …"
Tian Wei kneeled on the ground and kowtowed as she spoke sincerely, "The elder brother of the nine, after I returned from capturing people, I was indebted to the mighty The elder brother of the nine s and the deep affection between brothers. After a few years of prosperity and prosperity, I have been able to return to my roots in this life and I am already very satisfied with being able to return to the Da Song with my soul. "I hope that The elder brother of the nine can be merciful enough to allow me to go to the nunnery and serve Her Majesty's spirit tablet, Green Lantern Buddha, until the end of my life …"
Zhao Deji did not make a sound.
Tianwei continued to kowtow. "I have another request. The elder brother of the nine, on account of the many times Madame Yue has protected me, can you forgive her this once …"
Zhao Deji suddenly stood up: "How dare you, we have yet to investigate your crime of deceiving you, you still dare to plead for her?!"
Tianwei didn't say anything and just kneeled on the ground.
"Where's Hua Rong? Where did she go? "
Tian Wei couldn't answer.
Zhao Deji sneered: "You think I don't know your lies? Where did he go in begging for my son? Hua Rong had actually escaped long ago!
If Madame Yue really escaped, it would definitely be a good thing.
"Immediately get up and return to the Residence of Prince Consort to stay. Without my order, you are not allowed to take even half a step outside."
"Understood."
Coiling Dragon Island.
This was the first island to enter the sea. The four seasons of the island were evergreen. Before, there was a small group of pirates who relied on the old Dragon King's Temple on the island to grow strong. Now, they had become the first sentries of the overlord of the sea, the King Qin. These few years, the imperial government had no power to stay in the water army anymore, facing the encirclement and annihilation of Da Jin and the cave palace Water Cock. After a few years, the Song Shui army and the pirates who were stationed did not interfere. These old, weak, and handicapped people, to a certain extent, were officials. They had to rely on the help of the pirates during the new year to be able to get by. Right now, Song Jin's peace of mind was spread throughout the entire country, and the troll army was even lazier. There were less than three hundred veterans left, symbolically guarding a Town 70 miles away from Coiled Dragon Island.
On this day, the coiling dragon island was decorated with lanterns. The lackeys on the island were elated and encouraged, preparing a sumptuous feast and wine, because today was King Qin's wedding day. In the past, the pirates hadn't paid much attention to the woman. They'd simply snatched her up and sent her to the bridal chamber. However, things were different this time around. Under the planning of Third Uncle Yang and Liu Wu, everything was progressing according to the direction of the ceremony — The leader's engagement ceremony was naturally not to be rushed.
Ye Lvdayong personally sent his daughter here, to exchange name scrolls, betrothal gifts, and the King Qin learned Ye Lvdayong's daughter's name: Li Tinglan. Ye Lvdayong admired his daughter's Han culture, and gave her such a refined name. It was something that King Qin couldn't remember at all. Furthermore, he had already turned into a member of the Li Clan, so Li Tinglan was naturally a daughter of the Li Clan. Naturally, only the King Qin and the Third Uncle Yang knew about this secret. The other small fry s were overjoyed, thinking that their King had married an official daughter of a noble family.
The elusive Ye Lvdayong no longer came personally this time. Of course, this time his goddess-like daughter only revealed her back, leaving her underlings on the island with endless reverie. However, this time, they were able to clearly see that beautiful back. She wore the exquisite clothing of a noble woman from the Central Plains. Her small feet were smooth, and she was truly a rich young lady from a noble family. Each of them secretly wondered if there was something wrong with the King: why didn't such a beautiful woman get married right away? But when the small fry saw the King Qin eating and drinking to their hearts content, they could not help but grin. That's right, the Pirate Head would officially marry a miss, who wouldn't be happy?
As a result, when Ye Lvdayong quietly left with his daughter's and King Qin's wedding band, the small fry s were all celebrating for the third day in a row. Because, not only did they receive a huge reward, they also discovered that the pirates' equipment had levelled up by another level — — A large number of firearms bought from the Lei Family of the Martial family, and they were all armed with a cruiser.