Tongtian Bamboo Repair

Chapter 355 Don’t hurt innocent people

Marriage still has to be done. This is a political marriage. No matter what Zhang Miao thinks, he must marry Xue Lihua.

When he gathered his team and arrived at Xue's Manor again, the door of Xue's manor was already wide open. Xue Lihua, dressed in red and with a red cloth on her head, was already waiting quietly.

The Xue family seemed as if nothing unexpected had happened. They received Zhang Miao and urged Zhang Miao to carry his 'daughter-in-law' on his back. The whole Xue family was calm, even Xue Lihua's old mother. Too much sadness.

The only person who was a little moved was Xue Lihua's old father. He held his daughter's hand and said with some pity: "It's a pity that you are not a man, otherwise there would be no point in doing this." When he said this, he glanced at Zhang Miao, The disgust in his eyes was not concealed at all.

Although the Xue family agreed to marry Zhang Miao, all this was requested by Xue Lihua. Although the Xue family did not want to participate in the farce of seizing the heir, they also looked down upon the Zhang family who came from a poor family. According to their ideas, even if they wanted to marry to avoid trouble, they should at least find an established family with similar background. Although Zhang Miao is the Duke of the country, in the eyes of the Xue family, this is also a marriage.

Zhang Miao was a little unhappy at being looked down upon by her father-in-law without concealing it. However, before he could say anything, Xue Lihua said lightly: "Father, it's getting late, it's time to set off. After I married into the Zhang family, I got married. You will have to worry more about the water your daughter threw out in the future."

Duke Wei sighed and finally couldn't help but shed a few tears. Then he waved his hand and said, "Go, go! My son is safe!"

Zhang Miao put his daughter-in-law on the carriage, and the wedding team began their return journey. After they left, the door of Xuejiazhuang slammed shut, as if they were sending away a burden.

Zhang Miao felt thoughtful when she saw this. It seemed that her daughter-in-law did not have a good relationship with her family.

There was no conversation all the way, and in the evening, the wedding team finally returned to the capital. Although it was much later than originally planned, at least they returned before sunset. After returning to the Zhang family, it was natural to go to the hall to serve tea. Guests from all walks of life gathered and Zhang Miao drank a lot.

In the evening, the banquet ended. Zhang Miao returned to the new house a little tipsy. After entering the bridal chamber, he saw the bride lifting her head and changing her clothes, and now she was sitting cross-legged on the bed to breathe.

The moment he saw Xue Lihua, Zhang Miao was once again shocked by his beauty. Her beauty is on par with Ling Bo's, but she has a coldness about her that doesn't allow strangers to enter. This temperament can actually arouse men's desire to conquer. But Lingbo is more of a strong career-oriented woman, and the feelings between the two are different.

Seeing Xue Lihua looking like this, Zhang Miao laughed, and with a hint of drunkenness, she said with a smile: "Madam, it's time to rest, come and change my husband's clothes."

When Xue Lihua heard his words, she opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Zhang Miao with cold and disgusting eyes, as if she was laughing at Zhang Miao. Zhang Miao was aroused by her look, and immediately became a little impulsive. He thought, 'We have already got married! ’ Then he walked towards his legal wife.

Xue Lihua's eyes turned cold, and an invisible energy burst out from her body, instantly transforming into a crane. The crane pecked at Zhang Miao without saying a word.

Zhang Miao was not to be outdone. He gathered strength and the tiger also pounced on him.

Not long after, the sound of fighting came from the new house. Not long after, the window was suddenly smashed, and Zhang Miao flew out and fell to the ground. The servant who heard the commotion also stretched his head to look here. Finally, Qingqing ran up and asked in a tearful voice: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Miao got up from the ground, shook the dust off his body, and looked at his new house with some surprise. He murmured: "This woman is so fierce!" Then he smiled and said to Qingqing: "I It's okay, the young lady is just joking with me." He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll just spend the night in the study, and Qingqingqing will spread out the quilt for me."

On the first night of their wedding, the young master of the Zhang family was kicked out of the room by his young wife! This gossip spread throughout the capital at an incredible speed, surprising many people. Suddenly, all kinds of rumors started to spread, and it seemed that people were just watching the excitement without taking it too seriously.

In the following days, Zhang Miao and Xue Lihua's lives continued as usual. However, the situation in the capital has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Half a month after the wedding, the old emperor finally passed away. The new emperor was elected to the throne by all the ministers. On the day of the new emperor's enthronement, the second prince escaped from the capital and disappeared. Half a month later, the second prince revolted in the south, denounced the new emperor for killing the old emperor, and planned to raise troops to force the palace.

There were also rebellions among the tribes in the South China Sea. One tribe rebelled against the Wushui tribe and led its people to join the camp of the second prince. Ling Bo was so troubled by this incident that he had no time to pay attention to Zhang Miao.

And the strange thing is that when the second prince raised his arms, many people responded. These rebels were like bamboo shoots in winter. They didn't know where they were hiding, but as soon as the opportunity came, they would emerge.

Under this general trend, wars broke out suddenly in various places, as if the country was in danger of subjugation overnight. In addition, there are constant disputes in the rivers and lakes, and there are many "heroes" from all walks of life, either killing people and setting fires, or looking for quarrels and troubles everywhere. The major Jianghu sects are also actively or passively involved in this dispute.

Du Wenrou and Xi Danyang also went back because of the matter with the Divine Sword Sect.

The world seems to have suddenly entered a world of great strife, and everything is in chaos!

In the capital, Prime Minister Zhang's affairs suddenly became busy. He often worked all night long, and he became much more haggard. And Zhang Miao also felt the pressure, because Xue Lihua became more and more powerful.

That evening, Zhang Miao and Xue Lihua had just finished dinner. Although Xue Lihua does not share the same room with Zhang Miao, they still eat together normally. It's just that she eats very quickly and goes back to practice after eating, without wasting any time.

Something was different today. Zhang Miao and the others had just finished their meal and were about to eat when they suddenly heard a few cracks in the air and several uninvited guests fell from the roof and rushed into Zhang Miao's home. Today, Zhang's father is still on duty in the palace and has not returned. Only the young couple are eating at home. Zhang's mother died young and Zhang's father never remarried. In fact, the Zhang family was quite small.

As soon as a few uninvited guests arrived, Qingqing shouted loudly: "There are assassins! Guards!" After she shouted, she stood in front of Zhang Miao and glared at the 'assassins'.

But those ‘assassins’ were not coming towards Zhang Miao at all. A young man in the lead did not look at Zhang Miao at all. Instead, he admired Xue Lihua and said, "I have heard for a long time that the Xue family is very powerful, but she is not showy. My three brothers and I are curious and came to visit today. , Please also ask Mrs. Xue family to give me some advice."

He said 'Madam of the Xue family' and 'Mrs. of the Xue family' when he said it. He didn't take Mrs. Zhang Miao's identity into consideration at all, and he obviously looked down upon this identity. The dressing behavior of these people also shows that they are not people from the court, but rather bold people from the world. Xue Lihua frowned slightly after listening to his words, and said, "I don't know where many of you heard about my high strength? Is this just hearsay?"

These people laughed loudly when they heard this, and the leader said: "Ms. Xue is too humble. Even the second prince admitted that you are so powerful. Not long ago, the second prince defeated the general stationed in Jinhua City with one move of Emperor Dragon Fist, shocking hundreds of thousands of people. Army. These masters say that their skills are not as good as yours, which shows how strong Mrs. Xue’s martial arts are. But my brothers are a little dissatisfied, so they came here to ask for advice."

Zhang Miao also understood after hearing this. These stupid young men rushed into his house just to challenge the invitation. Young people spread their fame by challenging old people to become famous. This is the most common way for Jianghu people to become famous. If the young people fail the challenge, they will not lose much. After all, they are young people. It is normal for them to lose to Mr. Su. But if Su Lao loses, then the reputation Su Lao has built over the years will be used as a stepping stone for young people.

Zhang Miao snorted coldly and said, "You rushed into the palace's home, made arrogant remarks, and wanted to challenge the family members of the palace. I think you are impatient. Do you think my bow and crossbow are not sharp enough?"

After he finished speaking, all the windows in the hall were opened, and rows of archers appeared at the windows with crossbows, and the crossbows were already pointed at these young people.

However, these young people were not afraid at all. They looked at Xue Lihua and said calmly: "Ms. Xue, do you accept the challenge?"

Zhang Miao originally thought that Xue Lihua would sneer at such a thing, but unexpectedly, she thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes!"

After she said this, she waved to the three people and said, "Come on together, don't waste my time."

The three people were amused by Xue Lihua's arrogance, but despite this, they glanced at each other, then put on their airs, and actually the three of them attacked together.

The four people started fighting like this. At first, the three people relied on their cooperation to fight Xue Lihua back and forth. They were so violent that they broke a lot of furniture in the room.

But after more than a dozen rounds, Xue Lihua sneered and said, "It's a small trick." After her words fell, a crane chirped suddenly, and a white crane suddenly rushed out, nodding towards the three people in an instant, and beat them directly. It flew out and smashed through the concierge in an instant.

The three of them fell to the ground and groaned. Xue Lihua shook her head and left without looking at the three of them. Zhang Miao waved his hand and said with a black face: "Arrest them and pay for my belongings before they go away!"

This visit to pick fights and troubles was not an isolated incident. Since then, people have often come to ask for advice. Some people will even send a greeting card to visit, and some people are simply Liang Shangjunzi and come directly over the wall. And the people who come are getting stronger and stronger.

Xue Lihua fought back one by one, and her reputation grew. Everyone in the capital knew that Zhang Miao's wife was a martial arts master.
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Another year of this kind of life has passed, and Zhang Erhe, Zhang's father, has once again gone out to fight against rebellion. Although under his suppression, many rebels who emerged from various places were suppressed, but under this kind of reshuffle, the small rebels failed. But the big rebel is stronger. Because after the small rebels failed, they joined the big rebels, and the big rebels also actively recruited these people to strengthen their momentum.

In the end, there were only two or three rebel forces left in the world, the largest of which was the second prince. In the autumn, the second prince suddenly married one of the rebels, and then the two families directly defeated the third rebel family with lightning speed. From then on, the three families returned to Jin, and the second prince became the largest rebel force.

In the winter of that year, the second prince led an army to besiege the capital, and defeated the army led by the Xue family on the outskirts of the city. Even the army of Zhang Miao's father, Zhang Erhe, was dispersed. The imperial army was defeated, the rebel army gained momentum, and the capital was in danger!

Yuan Chonghu became as angry as a tiger within a year or two, and even turned into a dragon. Although there was still calm in the capital, there was already an undercurrent surging under this calm.

At the beginning of spring, with the help of internal officials in the city, the gates of the capital were opened wide, and the second prince Yuan Chonghu invaded the capital and besieged the imperial city. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that the balance of victory was already tilted towards the second prince.

After surrounding the imperial city, the second prince came to the Zhang family, and the army surrounded the Zhang family. The second prince wore a royal robe and opened the door of the Zhang family. He stood in front of Zhang Miao and Xue Lihua and said in a condescending tone: "Xue Lihua, if you had agreed to marry me back then, you would not be like this now. I will give you another chance now. If you divorce Zhang Miao, , I can also give you the position of royal concubine!"

He looked at Xue Lihua and said in a tone of jealousy and relief: "I know that although you and Zhang Miao have the name of husband and wife, they are not husband and wife. How can a idiot like Zhang Miao deserve to be married?" Go to you. If you divorce him, I can still marry you, but the position of queen is no longer yours."

Xue Lihua listened to his words, she was silent for a moment, and then sighed and said: "To be honest, I looked down on you before, and I have no intention of looking down on you now. If you want me to surrender, let's see if you have the strength." !”

After she finished speaking, she scolded him lightly, and instantly came to the second prince, clenched her hands into fists, and hit him hard. Her movement was so fast that even the best archers couldn't see her movements clearly.

The second prince was also slightly startled, but he also came from a fight on the battlefield. He was not afraid at all. He shook his body directly, energy spread throughout his body, and struck Xue Lihua with his right hand.

The two fought for more than ten rounds in an instant. Xue Lihua was fast and slow. She was extremely fast and could often throw dozens of punches in a split second. But the second prince doesn't know what kind of medicine he has taken in the past two years. Although he is not as fast as Xue Lihua, he is durable. His energy seemed to be endless, and he could completely withstand Xue Lihua's attacks, and occasionally he could punch Xue Lihua back.

Xue Lihua couldn't attack for a long time and knew that there would be no benefit in continuing this stalemate. Just when she was thinking of a way, she suddenly heard a voice coming from behind: "Xue Lihua! If you don't just surrender, don't you care about your husband's life and death? "

Xue Lihua turned her head slightly and saw that there was a knife on Zhang Miao's neck. A general came behind Zhang Miao at some point and put the knife on Zhang Miao's neck. He looked at Xue Lihua with a face full of teasing. !

Xue Lihua was shocked. She was extremely fast, and she was confident that she could move freely in front of more than ten thousand elites. However, she was not sure that she could take Zhang Miao away. Now the enemy also saw through this and took Zhang Miao as a hostage. Got her weakness!

Although Xue Lihua and Zhang Miao have not been married in the past two years, Zhang Miao has been very good to her, and she does not want to see Zhang Miao get hurt.

At the moment when Xue Lihua was distracted, the second prince keenly grasped this flaw. He punched Xue Lihua on the waist, and the strong energy rushed into Xue Lihua's body, displacing her internal organs. , the whole person flew out, and spit out a mouthful of blood!

She quickly stabilized her body, wiped the blood from her mouth, and said to the second prince: "Let him go. This matter has nothing to do with him. Don't hurt innocent people."

(End of this chapter)