Prince Consort

Chapter 34 The Change of the Capital (1)
It was almost dusk when Bai Zhi and his party left the forest.Silly Fu couldn't come out, and the three said goodbye at the exit of No Return Lin.Bai Zhi actually didn't want to go back to the military camp with Mu Tusu, she wanted to go back to Su City, live in the mountains with Liu Shi, and then rob a man to go up the mountain to marry her and have a child, just like Qinghe.Taking this opportunity, Bai Yuan thought she was dead, and it was over.

However, she can't do that, Pei Jiu's whereabouts are still unknown, and her mother Liu Shi's dearest son, Bai Shu.She still has unresolved ties, so she can't pretend to be dead and escape.

Along the way, Bai Zhi was led out by Mu Tusu.She felt very awkward, and felt that within reason, she really needed support to walk out safely.After leaving the Forest of No Return, Bai Zhi wanted to cross the river and tear down the bridge, and break away from Mutusu's hand.

How could Mutusu allow this white-eyed wolf to do this?He held her hand tightly, but he wouldn't let go, even if it hurt her, he wouldn't let go.Bai Zhi became annoyed: "General, respect yourself."

Mu Tusu smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled: "This general really doesn't know what self-respect is."

People are shameless, there is really nothing to do with him.Seeing Mu Tusu like this, Bai Zhi stopped struggling needlessly and let him lead her to the gate of the barracks.Seeing the person coming, the guard's eyes lit up, and he shouted: "General Mu is back, General Mu is back." He himself stepped forward to greet Mu Tusu.

When he saw Mu Tusu tightly holding the hand of Mr. Pei Jiu's woman, his eyes were as round as a gong.Which play is this?
Mu Tusu ignored the guard's strange behavior, and asked him directly: "How are Old General Pei and Xianxian Pei doing now?"

The guard's eyes dimmed: "When Pei Xianfeng was sent, his legs were disabled, and the military doctor said he couldn't be cured. Old General Pei was also not well. His whole body was festered and itchy, like ten thousand ants biting away. It is said that it was poisoned by the unique flower poison of Nanzhao."

Mu Tusu said fiercely: "The most poisonous woman's heart, this Nanzhao princess is really not simple."

Such a result was also unexpected for Bai Zhi.Back then, Pei Qi's legs were disabled, but Old General Pei came back unscathed, how could he be poisoned?Could it be that someone changed something?Was she the one who saved Mu Tusu?Or... Pei Jiu's joining?

Bai Zhi asked in a panic: "What about Young Master Pei Jiu?"

The guard's eyes dimmed: "There is no news. None of the elite soldiers led by Major General Lu survived."

An officer who greeted Mu Tusu rushed over, saw Mu Tusu, and immediately knelt down in front of Mu Tusu: "The general is stupid, if he failed to rescue General Mu in time, he deserves death."

"Please wake up, it's nothing important, everything is left to the command battalion to say."

"General, this is a letter from Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui said that if the general hasn't been found within two months, this letter will be burned directly." Mu Tusu took the letter, read it carefully, and his face was pale. Even more gloomy, his beautiful brows furrowed into a ball, he threw the letter into the fire platform aside after reading it, and burned it to ashes.Without saying a word, he went straight to the command battalion, followed by other officers.

Bai Zhi originally wanted to follow up and listen, but she is not an officer, so she is not allowed to participate.She could only wait outside for news.But how could she wait?She had no choice but to continue to ask the "talkative" guard soldier.

The guard Xiaobing really talked a lot, he knew everything, and told Bai Zhi one by one.Mu Tusu disappeared for less than half an hour, and old general Pei returned with Pei Qi, who was crippled on his back.Pei Qi was in a coma the whole time, while Old General Pei refused to say a word.It wasn't until the military doctor told Pei Qi that his foot was hopeless that Old General Pei said a word - send Pei Qi back to Beijing.Only two days after Pei Qi was sent away, Old General Pei began to fester all over his body, rolling on the bed every day, bitten by thousands of ants, in excruciating pain.On the other hand, Mutusu's attack from the east to the west relaxed the vigilance of the Nanzhao army, and the sneak attack was successful. The Nanzhao army suffered heavy losses and retreated a few kilometers. The battle improved slightly, and our army was able to breathe.But on the other hand, Old General Pei's physical condition was deteriorating, and the other major generals couldn't bear it, so they insisted on sending Old General Pei back to the capital without Old General Pei's consent.

With Old General Pei's temperament, this is a great shame and humiliation.Bai Zhixin's mouth was full of shadows, she could no longer predict the outcome.

This time, it is very different from the dream.Today, Mu Tusu insisted on leaving Buguilin and returning to the barracks, why?Bai Zhi asked what day it was today, but it turned out that it was not a special day.Then this must be his special day.

Bai Zhi waited in the command battalion for a long time, and finally when their discussion was over, the number of officers decreased a lot, only a few came out.The last one to come out was Mu Tusu with a deep face.Bai Zhi knew that she shouldn't harass him at this moment, but she was no longer a bystander, and she couldn't control her impulse.

Bai Zhi blocked Mu Tusu's way with her body, and asked, "What do you plan to do about Pei Jiu?"

Mu Tusu replied simply: "Let it be."

"Do you care about his life or death?"

"What do you do? Maybe everyone is dead, and the corpses were taken away by wild dogs."

"Pa—" Bai Zhi couldn't help but slap Mutusu across the face.Her strength was not light, and Mu Tusu turned his face sideways, and five bright red fingerprints appeared on his face, which was shocking.Bai Zhi deeply felt that she had gone too far, but she couldn't take it back.

Mutusu looked at Bai Zhi coldly, snorted coldly, and walked past her.

Bai Zhi felt the pain in her palm, which made her tremble.

Bai Zhi has been waiting for the result.But what she was waiting for was how brave and good at fighting Mu Tusu was, taking down the 3 Nanzhao army with [-] horses in one fell swoop, and beheading the Nanzhao general on the spot.Great victory for the Royal Army.

Bai Zhi watched the soldiers triumphantly, huddled together, and shed tears.This battle lasted almost a spring and autumn.

The sun was surprisingly good that day, the snow melted, but the sky was surprisingly cold, cold to Bai Zhi's bones.On the second day, Nanzhao's letter of surrender was received, and Mu Tusu announced that he would return to Beijing tomorrow.That night, Bai Zhi visited Mu Tusu's camp, but was told that Mu Tusu didn't see anyone.

Is he mad at her?Or did she really not plan to go to Pei Jiu, and didn't care about Pei Jiu's life at all?Regardless of which one, in short, he didn't send anyone to look for Pei Jiu, he only cared about whether the war was won or not!Bai Zhi suddenly felt that the previous slap was too light.

She really wanted to rush in and slap him a few more times.But tonight is the last chance. If she doesn't seize it, she will never have another chance when their teachers return to Beijing tomorrow.Bai Zhi knelt in front of Mu Tusu's tent, and she would never get up unless Mu Tusu came out.

That night, it snowed heavily again, and Bai Zhi knelt on the cold ground with her whole body stiff. The snow piled up inch by inch, her face was already red from the cold, and her body was already stiff.But Mutusu refused to come out to see her.

In the forest and after leaving the forest, he is a different person.

Bai Zhi didn't know when she fainted.When she woke up, she was already on the bumpy carriage.There was no one on the carriage, only herself, and her body was tied up tightly.Bai Zhi pushed her head out of the carriage and fell hard.Bai Zhi bared her teeth and grinned in pain.

The carriage carrying Bai Zhi came to a sudden stop, and the driver in front hurriedly dismounted, ran towards Bai Zhi, and glared at her.Bai Zhi also glared at him: "General, what are you doing?"

Mu Tusu directly carried Bai Zhi on his shoulders and got on his horse.

Bai Zhi struggled, but Mutusu held her tightly in his arms, even her struggle was useless.Mu Tusu didn't answer her, and drove the horse silently.Bai Zhi finally had no strength left to struggle, she silently watched the horse walking towards the capital step by step.

The two were silent all the way, and finally Bai Zhi couldn't help asking him: "Why are you so ruthless? Are you just ignoring Pei Jiu like this? Even if you are dead, you should see the corpse before giving up." In fact, she has always known Mu Tusu's Ruthless, but that is only limited to dealing with enemies or bonders.Although he and Pei Jiu are not close friends, a chess friend is also a kind of friend, isn't it?

"He walked the road by himself, so he should bear the consequences. I will not struggle to save people. If I can save people, I will save them, and if I can't save them, I will give up."

You walk the road by yourself, so you should bear the consequences... In the dream, how many people were branded with this sentence?Her father, Bai Yuan, chose the princelings; the Pei family, chose the princelings, and none of them came to a good end.Even she herself tried her best to love Tu Su, but all she got in exchange was this sentence.

You walk the road by yourself, and you should bear the consequences yourself...

It was because she thought too much, she shouldn't have forgotten that his name is Mu Tusu just because of his temporary difference.Like his father, Prince Gong, he is cold-blooded, ruthless, murderous, loyal to one person, whether it is friendship or love...

Pei Jiu... Pei Jiu...

Bai Zhi prayed in her heart, wishing him peace.She might not be able to continue her relationship with Pei Jiu.Looking at the road ahead, Bai Zhi seemed to see a majestic city wall, piled up with bluestones, and the word "Beijing" was written in official script on the high wall.

In the dream, when she traveled through mountains and rivers, she looked at those two characters with a smile on her face, but now she was about to cry when she saw those two characters.

After three days and two nights, when Bai Zhi saw the two characters again, she didn't cry, but put down the curtain, and sat on the carriage, out of sight.The ears were filled with the cheering voices of the common people, including the screams of women.But no, the most beautiful woman in their hearts finally returned to Beijing after a year.

But who has thought about the sadness and hardships behind this war?No, none of them, the people only saw the victory, they were shouting, "General Mu", without mentioning the old General Pei who was in command.

Bai Zhi was sent back to Baifu.

The White Mansion's presence in Beijing is much larger than that in Sioux City.There are two mighty lions on both sides of the gate, showing their majesty with their teeth and claws.The word "Baifu" on the plaque is vigorous and powerful, with dozens of steps, and the gate is painted shiny with red paint.

This is what Bai Yuan wanted.Su Cheng couldn't satisfy him at all.

Bai Zhi came back very low-key.There was no one to greet her at the door, and when she reached the lobby, she saw the butler with a broken arm directing the servants to go up and down.Seeing Bai Zhi coming, he was startled for a while, and then came to see him: "Miss, are you back?"

"En." Bai Zhi looked around at the scene, "This is..."

"Second miss is very happy, isn't there a full moon wine here?"

No wonder, everyone went to see Bai Shao, and no one greeted her when she came back.

"Sister." Bai Shu jumped in from the outside, and went straight to Bai Zhi's arms, hugging her tightly.In this family, only Bai Shu welcomes her.Bai Zhi smiled and said, "When did you come to the capital?"

"One month earlier than you. Mother asked me to send you a message."

"Oh?"

Bai Shu showed Liu's usual expressionless face and said flatly, "Mo Nian, everything is fine."

"That's good." Bai Zhi smiled.

Bai Shu said: "Sister, is it true that Mother won't come to the capital with us? The capital is huge, but it's fun. It's a pity that Mother won't come."

"Mother found a more worthy place for her to stay. Shu'er, do you like the capital city?"

"I like it very much. Shu'er entered the palace a few days ago. The palace is very beautiful. I met the seventh prince. The seventh prince asked me to accompany him to study. I happily agreed, but Dad seems unhappy."

The seventh prince?The younger brother of the third prince, he can be regarded as the third prince's faction.As a princeling, Bai Yuan couldn't be happier.Same as in the dream, Bai Shu followed the Seventh Prince and had a way out.Now, what she has to do is to keep Bai Yuan from participating in it.In this way, she can be regarded as repaying his kindness of nurturing.If he insisted on going his own way, she had no choice but to protect herself wisely and protect herself.

When Bai Zhi went to see Bai Yuan, Bai Yuan was teasing his little granddaughter.Bai Shao and her husband looked at each other and smiled, looking extremely affectionate.Bai Zhi can't tell the truth from the fake.In the dream, Bai Shao didn't marry that man, and she didn't know some coincidence that she accidentally married a wealthy businessman who traveled far and wide.

"Sister." Bai Shao was the first to see Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi smiled and said: "Sister, I haven't seen you for many years, and she is even more beautiful."

"How can I compare with my sister, there are thousands of choices, and only the dragon among the people is worthy of it."

Bai Shao is making fun of her in a roundabout way, and she is still in her boudoir, relying on her dignity.Bai Zhi was not annoyed either, and gave up with a smile.Bai Yuan handed the child to the nurse at the side, and said to Bai Zhi: "Zhi'er, I have something to tell you, come here."

"Yes." Bai Zhi followed Bai Yuan to the study.

Bai Yuan directly proposed to let her marry early.As for the verbal marriage between her and Mutusu, he will try to withdraw it as much as possible.Bai Zhi nodded obediently.Bai Yuan, who is a princeling, will naturally not join forces with Mu Tusu, a member of the third princeling.Bai Yuan is a smart person, and he doesn't want to get his body dirty.

"Then what's Daddy's plan?"

"Now that General Mu is triumphant, he is very favored. If we propose to dissolve the marriage for no reason, it will be thankless. So you are the only one who has an affair with other men, and let General Mu propose to dissolve the marriage!"

Bai Zhi was heartbroken: "My daughter came to the capital after her reputation was ruined in Sioux City. Do I have to go through this again? My daughter's life is really miserable."

"This time I want to be serious. Dad has already set his sights on the target, the current champion of the new division, Zhao Li."

A blank sheet of paper, yet to stand in line?Bai Zhi was puzzled: "How to be serious?"

"Beauty trap, if you don't take the bait, I'll prepare a drug for you, and the overlord will force his bow!"

"..." Why bother, this trick again?Bai Zhi was discouraged.

"Tomorrow's full moon wine, Zhao Lihui will come to congratulate, you know how to do it."

Bai Zhi pursed her lips and nodded reluctantly.Look, there are calculations in setting up a full moon wine, which shows that Bai Yuan doesn't really love his granddaughter.In this way, Bai Zhi felt that she was not too sad.

On the night of the full moon wine banquet, Bai Zhi put on the dress specially requested by Bai Yuan, a water blue glazed cloud gauze lily skirt, a single horn on the temples, and a colorful phoenix golden step swaying obliquely.Hongqiao meticulously applied rouge and gouache on her, and after a while, a lively and pretty beauty appeared in front of the bronze mirror.

Hongqiao looked at Bai Zhi very proudly: "Miss, you are so beautiful, I think tonight's guests will all submit to Miss's feet."

Bai Zhi looked at herself in the bronze mirror, she was much more energetic than usual, her eyes were full of energy, with softness in them, and she blinked a little bit, with a touch of charm.Angelica dahurica is also self-conscious.In this way, Zhao Li should be able to win the new champion.The champion of the new division has not yet joined the team, and Bai Yuan wants to win him over to become a princeling.But Bai Zhi agreed to this arrangement because he felt that he was neutral, firstly, he could protect himself, and secondly, he could pull Bai Yuan along the way so that he would not participate in the battle of "taking the throne".

It is said that Zhao Li is young and promising, with great talents, but in his twenties and without a backer, he has become the number one scholar in the new department by himself.Bai Zhi was very satisfied, and hoped that this beauty trick would be successful, but if it didn't work, she could only use the tried and tested trick.

As the moon rises, the banquet is about to begin, and there is an endless stream of guests coming and going.Bai Zhi was sitting in her own room, listening to Hong Qiao, who liked to join in the fun, chattering and saying: "There are so many people today, even Prime Minister Yun came to congratulate you. The master is really big on face."

Bai Yuan is only a fifth-rank official, but if he can invite a first-rank prime minister, it seems that Bai Yuan is in the officialdom like a fish in water.

"Help me to see what Zhao Li, the new champion of this year, looks like." Hearing is worse than seeing. He is talented, young and promising. If he grows into an appearance that can't be elegant, Bai Zhi feels that she still needs to live in her heart. This level.

When Hong Qiao heard that Bai Zhi was going to spy on someone, she couldn't help thinking: "Miss, have you taken a fancy to him?"

"Exactly."

Hong Qiao didn't expect Bai Zhi to be so straightforward, her face flushed, and Luo Huang ran away.Seeing Hongqiao's shy appearance, Bai Zhi couldn't help wondering whether she was too shy, after all, she was still a girl in her twenties.

Before Bai Zhi could wait for a while, the door of her own room was kicked open by someone.Bai Zhi was frightened, she quickly stood up and looked towards the door, but saw Liu Ru standing at the door, looking at her with a smile.Bai Zhi was startled: "Cousin? Why did you go to the capital?"

Liu Ru looked at Bai Zhi's well-dressed body from top to bottom: "Hey, that girl Hongqiao really didn't lie. She changed her target so quickly and fell in love with this year's new champion?"

Bai Zhi clearly saw the contempt in Liu Ru's eyes, she didn't take it seriously: "Exactly."

"It is said that the life and death of the ninth son of the Pei family is uncertain. I didn't know who told me seriously before that I couldn't do it without him. What is the situation now?" Liu Ru looked at Bai Zhi with a mocking face.Bai Zhi was not annoyed, and changed the subject: "Could it be that my cousin is tired of staying in Tongcheng and come to the capital to have fun?"

Liu Ru sat down at the coffee table, poured a glass of water, and drank it down: "You changed your maid? Where's Qinghe?"

"Married." Bai Zhi also sat down together.

"Do you know that Qinghe is pregnant with my brother's child?"

(End of this chapter)