"Silly child, where in the world does a brother marry an elder sister? Wasn't that incest? He was going to be laughed at by the whole world. The heroes of the Young Master Yue are truly extraordinary, they are definitely not this kind of person. " Lee's lowered her voice, "Miss, do you still remember that King Qin who saved us before? He said it already, Hua Rong is his wife, she's looking for her right now. "
In addition to elder sister, there was also the identity of a "married woman". Wan Wan heaved a sigh of relief: "I almost forgot, King Qin did indeed say that flower sister was his wife."
Seeing that she was relieved, Lee's immediately comforted her: "Miss, stop thinking too much. Think about it, who gave this marriage to you?" Her voice lowered, "Right now, the Emperor has already fallen into the hands of the Golden Man, and the only person left from the royal family is the Ninth Prince. He might very well be the future emperor. With him at the helm, how could Yue Pengju dare disobey? Don't worry about it. Ninth Prince has even given this mansion to Young Master. When things calm down, we will return to the mansion and order our maidservants to clean it up. We will await Young Master's triumphant return to get married … "
Wan Wan heard her analysis clearly, and was greatly at ease.
It was going to be daylight in a little while.
Hua Rong lied on her bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
A firm barrier seemed to have been broken in an instant — only now did he realize that in the past few days, he had deeply rooted that he and Pengju would not be separated. He belonged to himself and had always been protecting himself. It was because of this that he was able to survive in this terrifying world. Unexpectedly, in just one night, his identity had changed – he had become the husband of another woman!
From now on, the one he had to protect and guard was Wan Wan and not himself.
The hairpin in his arms was sticking close to his chest, boiling hot, as if it was going to burn his heart.
She took it out and put it aside. Was this a gift from her brother?
Husband and 'little brother', the difference between the two was far more than thousands of miles.
The nation was destroyed and the family lost. When the gold soldier saw this woman, she immediately snatched her away and thought about how the King Qin would even wake up from his dreams and walk on the beach with her hair dragging. She truly did not dare imagine what would happen to him if she were to fall into the hands of the King Qin again.
Wan Wan needed protection, did she not need it? There were so many men in the world, why did Wan Wan have to have Peng Ao to protect him?
She covered herself with a blanket in the dark, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Dawn had just arrived.
Yue Pengju took his gun and came to the drill grounds for morning training.
In the distance, he saw Hua Rong practicing shooting. He walked over, only to see that Hua Rong was perspiring profusely, she had been practicing for a long time. These days, he was always with Hua Rong, so she was not used to suddenly separating. Noticing that she had woken up earlier than usual, she asked, "Sister, why are you here so early?"
Hua Rong kept the arrow and smiled: "I am not good at it, I need to practice more."
His heart trembled. He immediately realized that she had been in danger many times and feared this chaotic world. There was no one she could rely on, so he had no choice but to redouble his efforts to cultivate in order to protect himself.
He looked at her closely in the faint light of dawn, and saw that her eyes were slightly red and swollen, and were bloodshot. Apparently she had not slept that night.
She also inadvertently looked at him and discovered that in one night, the handsome youth's beard was unshaven, and his eyes were bloodshot. Adding on his injured arm, he looked even more haggard.
The pain that Yue Pengju endured that night was hard to put into words. Never in his wildest dreams had he thought that he would be assigned a "wife" in one night, but she was not the person he wanted. Ever since she was a teenager, there had always been a hidden person in her heart. When she was a young girl, she grew up and met her again. She was still that beautiful young girl, but frail and lonely, with no one to rely on. Since then, she had decided to rely on him for the rest of her life. However, the situation had taken a sudden turn for the worse, and everything had happened too quickly for him to react. He simply didn't know how to respond.
He had never experienced this kind of torment before. This night was even worse than being injured, as if the most precious thing was about to be lost. Even if he had something to say in his heart, he wouldn't be able to express it.
"Elder sister!"
"Peng Ju!"
Hua Rong saw that he wanted to say something but hesitated. She did not ask him and continued to practice by the side. Yue Pengju also had nothing to say, he only danced the spear like a tiger and the wind.
When the first ray of sunlight peeked out, the two of them had finished their morning training.
Just as Hua Rong was about to leave, Yue Pengju called out to her.
She slowly turned her head and smiled, "Pengju, I forgot to congratulate you last night. Hehe, Princess is talented and beautiful, you have to treat her well in the future. Time flies. Unknowingly, you have grown up. It's time to get married and have children. "Originally, big sister should help you with these things, but big sister didn't rush over. Fortunately, now that the prince has given us our marriage, I don't need to worry about it …"
"Elder sister, I don't know how to …"
His words had yet to finish when Ninth Prince, who was escorted by two guards, walked over after finishing his morning practice. He called out to the two of them from far away, "You two siblings, you two were even earlier than this duke …"
Hua Rong hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Rong Er doesn't need to be so courteous."
Hearing the name "Rong Er", Yue Pengju's heart trembled, but when he saw that Ninth Prince was looking at his sister with a very gentle gaze, he suddenly thought about how he wanted to take her as his concubine.
Hua Rong did not want to stay, so she turned around to leave. When Ninth Prince saw her training, her cheeks turned even redder, her long eyelashes covered the haggard look in her eyes, and said gently: "Rong Er, accompany me for a walk."
She looked away, upset. "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I'm thirsty and would like to go back for a glass of water first."
Ninth Prince looked at her closely, and did not ask her to stay any longer, but only said: "Okay."
Hua Rong left in a hurry. Ninth Prince looked at Yue Pengju who was quietly standing at the side: "Pengju, are your injuries alright?"
"Thank you for your concern, Prince. I've spent the entire night recuperating, and they're all superficial wounds. They're nothing serious."
"Since that's the case, you don't have to worry about entering the battlefield. Wan Wan and your sister, I will take good care of them for you."
"Thank you, Prince."
"You can leave."
Yue Pengju turned around and stopped. With a resolute look in his eyes, he said, "Your Highness, I have a request …"
"What request?"
"This lowly one has no sense of virtue or talent. I don't dare to climb up to the Princess, I hope Your Highness can retract this order and cancel the engagement …"
"Pengju, you're too modest!" Ninth Prince inadvertently interrupted him with the same amiable air. "A girl's love is a small matter. Pengju, let's talk about this in the future. Sigh, the most important thing now is to gather the Master of King Ching, expel them and return them to us. Peng Ju, if I had a few more loyal and brave people like you as my subordinates, what would I have to worry about!? "
"Your Highness, Yue Pengju has died on the battlefield, even if it means going through fire and water, he will not refuse. It's just that, we absolutely cannot marry Princess."
"Pengju, this matter shall be suspended. Everything shall be discussed after the situation has been slightly delayed."
Yue Pengju was left with no choice but to silently withdraw.
When he returned to the house, Zhizhou Prefecture's servants had already delivered him breakfast. When the servant women heard that Yue Pengju was the hero who used his body to cover for Ninth Prince and made a huge contribution to his rescue, they all peeked at him. Just as they were chatting about how handsome he was, they saw that the Princess and his wet nurse Lee's had brought their breakfast quickly. One by one, they quietly withdrew.
Wan Wan took a few snacks herself, "Big Brother Yue, try this …"
Yue Pengju took the steamed bun in his hand and said indifferently, "I'm used to eating this."
Lee's laughed: "Young Master, my clan's young miss has never done anything at home. For you, she woke up early this morning and made so many snacks. You must try them no matter what, you can't disappoint my young miss …"
Hua Rong silently stood at the door. After parting ways, she still remembered Yue Pengju's wound, and wanted to take a look at it during breakfast. However, seeing that Wan Wan was carefully taking care of the wounds, she knew that there was no need for him to do so.
"Big Brother Yue, why don't you try it …"
Yue Pengju put down his tableware and stood up, then said indifferently: "I am already used to coarse tea and light rice, I do not like this kind of exquisite refreshment, all habits are different from Princess, I hope that Princess does not need to trouble yourself in the future. There's still a military report to be discussed today, so I'll be leaving first. "
With that, he turned around and left.
Seeing his back figure disappear, Wan Wan cried, "milkmaid, look at what this is!"
Lee's pulled her out and whispered: "Miss, Young Master is busy with military affairs, please forgive him."
Wan Wan pouted: "Why do I feel like he's like a piece of wood?"
The Lee's laughed: "Men are all like that. "It'll be fine once you've awakened."
"Then when will he be enlightened?"
"The bridal chamber is filled with flowers and candles at night."
Wan Wan blushed red: "milkmaid, you're teasing me again."
"My dear lady, don't be angry. Let's go back first. "
After dinner, Yue Pengju could no longer sit still. After asking around, he only said that Hua Rong was not feeling well, and was resting in the female disciples' residence.
He was so anxious that he couldn't care about anything else, and directly rushed to Hua Rong's residence.
After dinner, Hua Rong was about to come out to look for him, but the moment she went out, he saw him rushing in, and laughed: "Pengju, I was just about to look for you. I've said several times that you, Ninth Prince and the others were discussing military affairs with me, so I couldn't disturb you. "Hur hur, come in and take a seat."
Yue Pengju walked in and lit a fire. The two sat around the fire pot.
"Elder sister …"
"Peng Ju …"
Hua Rong laughed: "Pengju, I'll go first."
He nodded.
Hua Rong slowly took out a hairpin from her bosom. It was an emerald green in color and crystal clear.
"Pengju, you're going to get married. Elder sister has nothing to offer you as a betrothal job, and I can't prepare any gifts for you at the moment. This hairpin, you can take it to give to Wan Wan as a gift … "
As if his heart was burned, Yue Pengju hurriedly moved his hand away: "Elder sister, I won't marry Wan Wan! Definitely not! "
The Ninth Prince gave him a marriage, the Master Zong took the lead, Wan Wan, he had to marry!
Hua Rong's heart was filled with grief, but she still continued to smile: "Pengju, what nonsense are you saying? "Since you were a child, you've lived a lonely life. It's a good thing that you'll have a stable family in the future …"
Yue Pengju anxiously interrupted her, "Elder sister, due to the military emergency ahead, Ninth Prince is ordering me to set off tonight. "After I leave, no one will take care of you. You must take care of yourself and wait for me to come back …"
He then took out a bag of gold from his bosom: "Elder sister, this is the reward that Ninth Prince gave me. Before, I gave it to you as a gift, but now, I am leaving it all to elder sister by myself.
Hua Rong was about to receive it out of habit, when she suddenly recalled that it was already different from the past. She quietly retracted her hand. Dependence was like grass, and her life force was strong. If she relied on it once, she would only think about it for the second time, or the third time … However, Penga was already the Princess's backer and not his. If he had a habit, how would she survive independently in the future?