C79 Elder sister is back (1/2)
She followed Xu Caizhi in, and saw that there were seven or eight tables of wine in one of the halls. They were all the officials of Ying Tian Palace, and the generals of Xiangzhou Base Camp. Ninth Prince was dressed in a red robe, sitting at the head of the table, beside him was a lady dressed in a red wedding dress, he was about eight years old, his body was robust and sturdy, although he did not have much beauty, but he was still dignified and composed. Furthermore, he had a few traces of heroic vibe, probably because he was from a martial general family, and was Sichuan Shan's younger sister, Wu Jinnu.
At the moment, Ninth Prince was drinking, Xu Caizhi hurried over and whispered a few words into his ear. He raised his head, his expression changed greatly, and immediately walked to Hua Rong who was standing at the very end, and said with a trembling voice: ”Rong Er, you're back!”
Hua Rong smiled and bowed deeply, ”Congratulations, Your Highness. Hua Rong was ashamed, she was disrespectful, and could be sent away. She could only offer a cup of wine to the Duke to express her feelings … ”
She poured a cup of wine and drank it up. Ninth Prince held his cup, but how could he drink it? He only felt as if his heart had been knocked over. He had no idea what it was like to be in pain. The gold soldier created a register to capture the noble women, thousands of them were locked up in the Liu Jia Temple, heavily guarded, no one was able to escape. Knowing that Hua Rong had been captured and there was no hope of rescue, he practically gave up on the thought that she would still be able to survive. She didn't expect that not only had she returned, she had even returned at such a time.
At this time, the auspicious hour had arrived, courtier had already left, and the bride had already been brought into the bridal room. Ninth Prince watched dumbfoundedly as Hua Rong and Xu Caizhi followed the crowd out, stood for a while, then sat back down, and poured himself a cup of wine to drink three times.
Xu Caizhi brought Hua Rong to settle down. After he left, Hua Rong did not care about the details and laid on the bed. She was so tired that she almost immediately fell asleep.
He woke up after only sleeping for a while. It was like he had a nightmare, but he couldn't remember anything at all. Bang bang bang! An even louder sound came from the distance. It turned out that it had only just become four o'clock.
He was still too tired to open his eyes, but he could not fall asleep no matter what. In a daze, she suddenly heard a sigh from outside the window. Startled, she jumped over and walked to the window, softly exclaiming, ”Who is it?”
Ninth Prince said in a deep voice, ”Rong Er, it's me.”
She stood by the window, not opening it. ”Your Highness still hasn't rested?”
”Rong Er, I want to talk to you.”
Why would he need to talk to me about Ninth Prince's bridal ceremony? She calmly replied, ”The time is late. The night dew is cold. Your Highness, please go back …”
There was no sound from the window. She felt relieved and went back to her bed. Just as she was about to go to bed, she heard a knock on the door.
”Rong Er...”
She lit a lamp, walked over in surprise, and opened the door. Ninth Prince came in and sat down by the table.
”Your Highness, what do you want?”
Under the light of the lantern, the Ninth Prince could see that she was extremely thin. Even so, it was unable to cover up his elegance, and his expression became even more elegant.
He forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart, reached out his hand and pressed it down: ”Rong Er, how did you escape? Did Jin Wushu torture you? ”
She unconsciously retracted her hand. ”Jin Wushu was naturally arrogant, so he never tortured me. That night, someone was causing chaos in the Jinying, so I took the chance to return. Jin Wushu had already been conferred with the Jinguo as the Great Marshal of the Southern Ocean Continent by the Jinguo. He wanted to help one of the puppet emperor and then take over the entire Song Kingdom. The puppet that they want to support is called Zhang Bangchang … ”
”It's really him!” This thief is high in status, but has always been at peace with one another. No wonder he is like this, he is actually a dog from the Jinguo. ”
”And the top scholar, Qin Gui, he is probably also a spy for Jin Wushu.”
”Qin Gui?” Ninth Prince did not seem to have a deep impression of him, ”This person is not a senior official of the imperial court, he was also captured by the Golden Army.”
Since it was captured, there was nothing to worry about.
”Also, I found out that the number of people the Golden Army has left behind in the vicinity of the open seal is around 80 thousand. They are definitely not bragging about the 500 thousand people …”
Ninth Prince was overjoyed, ”Is this news accurate?”
”Definitely!”
”Alright, This King will immediately arrange the arrangements.”
She chuckled. ”Prince, the reason I came back was to report this matter to you. Tomorrow morning, I will leave …”
He anxiously asked: ”Rong Er, where are you going?”
”Go to a distant relative …”
”Rong Er, you know that it is time to hire someone, you cannot leave, stay and help me.”
”Right now, there are people from all four Wing Wang s gathered together. Not only is Hua Rong unable to help, she is also burdened by Duke Cheng.”
Before Ninth Prince could reply, he heard an urgent repressed voice. It was Xu Caizhi.
”Come in.”
A signalman followed Xu Caizhi and came in as they knelt down, ”Reporting to Your Highness, Yue Pengju has won 13 consecutive rounds with the Golden Army. He has encountered a group of Golden Army s in Bozhou, and is unable to contend against them …”
The Ninth Prince thought for a bit, then Xu Caizhi anxiously said: ”Bozhou is just over 100 miles away, if we fail to reach it, the consequences would be unthinkable.” ”Your Highness, for the sake of safety, why not retreat …”
Hua Rong suddenly said: ”Duke, you must not retreat. Right now, you need to be on both sides, and once Duke Huang leaves, your morale will collapse. Furthermore, Peng Ju uses his troops like a god, I believe he will definitely be able to stop Golden Army …”
The Ninth Prince nodded his head and said loudly: Yue Pengju has won 13 consecutive rounds, he has been granted the title of Xiangzhou's Defense Envoy, General Wu Wei, and everyone else stand guard on the spot, be on high alert and train your troops diligently, no mistake.
”Yes.”
stood up, and suddenly saw a flash of red at the door. He shouted, ”Who is it?”