"Princess, look, you refused to leave when I told you to leave a few days ago, and now you can't leave even if you want to." Inas complained: "If you encounter any danger, how can I explain it to the Khan? "
Hesijia smiled faintly and put down the needle and thread in her hand: "Have you found out clearly? Which Turkic regiment is it?"
Yinas first looked out the window, then turned around and came closer, smiling mysteriously: "You didn't expect it, did you? It was your fiancé, my senior brother Yun Qianxue, who personally led the Blood Guard cavalry to save the beauty! How are you, are you happy?"
Hesijia was stunned for a moment, then sighed softly: "It's really Lord Yun who is here..."
Inas suddenly found that the princess seemed to be in a low mood, and she was suddenly confused: What on earth is wrong with her?
More than a month ago, Yinas sneaked into Metasequoia to search for the whereabouts of the princess, but was accidentally captured by Xu Youchang. However, what she didn't expect was that Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang not only did not embarrass her, but also agreed to let her meet Princess Hesijia.
For the sudden appearance of Inas, Hesijia was surprised and surprised, and she was so happy that she shed tears on the spot. The same was true for Inas. The two could no longer control their emotions and hugged each other tightly, crying in each other's arms.
However, what happened next was even more unexpected than Yinas expected: Hesijia actually refused to follow her!
Why?
No reason, I like it here.
Is it because they won't let you go?
of course not. I am not a prisoner, I can come and go freely.
What's good here?
I have friends.
No Turks? Am I not?
You are, but different.
What's the difference?
In your eyes, I am a princess; in their eyes, I am not.
It's that simple?
It's that simple.
Inas suddenly lost her temper and had no choice but to live with Hesijia. She originally planned to wait in Metasequoia City for a while and slowly convince the princess to agree to go home with her, but she never expected that the Turkic army would actually be waiting for her.
"Princess, our people are so fast," Yinas said while secretly observing Hesijia's reaction: "In just a few days, Li Jiangyao lost four cities in a row, abandoned his helmets and armor, and lost his generals. . Now Senior Brother Yun has arrived at the city, and he is leading the most elite Blood Guard cavalry in the empire. In my opinion, the Zhenjiang Army will not be able to hold on for long."
Hesijia kept her head lowered and said nothing.
Inasi thought for a while and continued: "Princess, we have to plan carefully next. Li Jiangyao and the others have suffered a defeat. If they become angry and come to take it out on us, it will not be good."
"No." Hesijia turned around and said softly: "Sister Yinas, please don't think of them like that. General Li is not that kind of person, and Brother Xu is not like that!" Yinas said curiously: "Brother Xu? You actually called him so kindly? Is that guy still pestering you like he did in the imperial capital before?"
Hesijia blushed: "Of course not, what are you talking about?"
Yinas held back her laughter and stared at Hesijia with a narrow expression. Hesijia felt a little guilty when she saw her, and quickly changed the subject: "Sister, I heard someone said that the day before yesterday, the two sides had a big battle, with no winner or loser. Unexpectedly, they started fighting again in the middle of the night, like the Blood Guard Cavalry. Still suffered a loss?"
"Don't listen to their bragging!" Yinas curled her lips: "The Blood Guard is at a disadvantage? That is unless the sun comes out in the west! I went outside to take a look yesterday, and the streets were full of wounded soldiers. It was too horrible to see. I met senior brother and the others. , Li Jiangyao is also unlucky."
Hesijia pondered for a moment, then stood up gently. Yinas sat up straight, looked at her and said, "Princess, what do you want to do?"
"I want to go outside and see if I can be of any help?" Hesijia said softly: "Whenever there was a war in the past, I would accompany Sister Xia Lian to take care of the wounded soldiers..."
"No!" Yinas stood up and stood in front of Hesijia: "It was before, and now is now. In the past, they beat the Xijiang people, and it didn't matter if you showed your face. But now they are fighting with the Turks The army is fighting, not to mention that you shouldn’t help our enemies, first of all, it’s not allowed due to security reasons!”
Hesijia frowned slightly: "But I'm...a little worried about Brother Xu."
Yinas said angrily: "Oh, you are worried about Brother Xu, but not Brother Yun? Princess, princess, you can't really fall in love with someone else, right? What should I do with my senior brother?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Hesijia was ashamed and angry: "Brother Xu and I are just good friends, not... Oh, why am I telling you this? Get out of the way!"
Inas opened her arms: "I won't let you!"
Heska took a few steps back and stared at Yinas quietly. After a moment, she suddenly raised her right hand and said coldly: "Kumujint, Yasimai!"
As if it was a magic spell, when Inas heard this sentence, her body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and she immediately knelt down on one knee and shouted: "Special!"
What they said was actually a set of standard Turkic palace passwords and a set of strict etiquette rules. A distinguished member of the royal family shouts "Kumujint, Yasmail!", which means "loyal servant, listen to my orders!" And the person standing opposite him, even if you are a high-ranking minister or have made great military achievements. All generals must kneel down immediately and respond with "Teze!" which means "obey!"
This is a symbol of the supreme power of the Turkic royal family, which cannot be questioned or challenged, otherwise it will be rebellion. Because of this, members of the royal family don't know how to use it easily, but as long as they use it, no one dares to disobey it.
Hesijia looked down at Yinas who was kneeling on the ground and said calmly: "Yinas, I order you to follow me to treat the wounded. Metasequoia City is at war with the Turks, but those people are mine. Friend, do you understand?”
"...Understood!" Yinas gritted her teeth and responded.
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"You? Why are you here?" Xu Youchang saw Hesijia from a distance and quickly left his subordinates who were in the meeting and ran up to him.
Xia Lian wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Hesijia and the others are here to help. There are too many wounded soldiers."
Hesijia herself didn't know what was going on. Whenever she saw Xu Youchang recently, she couldn't help but blush. She pretended to look around casually, then turned to Xu Youchang and said, "This time... it's very serious."
"It's a bit serious." Xu Youchang also looked around, and his tone suddenly became a little low: "The people outside the city are elites who are said to be invincible in the world. They are not easy to fight."
Hesijia took a peek at Yinas next to her and said softly: "I know, they are the Blood Guard Cavalry Corps. My father has always valued them."
As if he saw something, Xu Youchang smiled quickly and said: "Oh, we don't need to talk about this. War, for us and for people outside the city, is a common occurrence, just like a joke. "
Hesijia nodded gratefully and asked: "There has been no fighting in the past two days?"
"No." Xu Youchang responded carelessly: "The night before yesterday, Jiang Yao injured the opposite coach. It seemed to be quite serious, so they may need to rest and adjust for a few days..."
"What did you say?" Inasi's eyes widened: "Who did Li Jiangyao hurt?"
Xu Youchang and her are considered "old friends", so they didn't hide it: "It should be that Turkic Blood Guard general, his name seems to be Yun Qianxue?"
Hesijia was slightly stunned when she heard this, and looked at Yinas in disbelief. Yinas' almond-shaped eyes widened, and she scolded: "Bragging! Is Li Jiangyao worthy of him?!"
"Why am I not worthy?"
A lazy voice suddenly came from behind, and everyone followed the sound. It was Li Jiangyao, the leader of the Zhenjiang Army.
Inasi couldn't help but glare at him, then pursed her lips and turned her face to the other side.
Li Jiangyao walked closer and asked reluctantly: "Hey, let me ask you, why am I not worthy? Is that Yun Qianxue very smart?"
Hesijia was worried that Yinas and Li Jiangyao would quarrel in person, so she quickly said, "General Li, did you really hurt Mr. Yun? He...he is also my friend."
"What kind of friend?" Yinas turned around: "Yun Qianxue is my senior brother, the number one young master of the Turks, the young master of the Yunhe tribe, and the fiancé of Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
As soon as these words came out, He Sijia, Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang were all stunned at the same time. Hesijia's face was red and she glared at Yinas with a hint of complaint. Xu Youchang, with his mouth open and speechless, could only stare at Hesijia blankly.
Fortunately for Li Jiangyao, he was the first to react and smiled faintly: "That's really offending. When we fought last night, I didn't know how to measure it, and maybe it gave Yun Shaojun a bit of trouble."
"Did you really hurt my senior brother? How is this possible?" Yinas looked Li Jiangyao up and down in disbelief: "You didn't pay any price at all? You didn't break your arms or legs. Could it be that you suffered internal injuries?"
Li Jiangyao rolled his eyes at her: "Okay, don't look around. What kind of internal injuries did you suffer? To be honest, Yun Qianxue's martial arts is indeed very strong. I was lucky enough to hurt him just because I took advantage of the weapons. But you also Don't worry too much, he just suffered some flesh wounds."
Hesijia obviously didn't want to talk about Yun Qianxue anymore, so she said instead: "General Li, I have something to say, should I say it or not?"
Li Jiangyao smiled: "When did you become so polite? It's not like your usual style."
"Isn't there nothing we can do?" When Hesijia said this, she instantly regained her previous feelings and said with a smile, "Then I can say whatever I want."
"But it's okay to talk, I'm all ears."
"General Li, what are you going to do next?" Hesijia asked seriously.
Li Jiangyao shook his head: "I don't know."
Hesijia gradually became serious: "Please don't tell me, you plan to take it one step at a time and take it as it comes. Although I don't know the situation outside, judging from the situation of losing several cities in a row before, it seems that you are coming back now." , it’s definitely not just a Blood Guard Cavalry Legion. In other words, even the Blood Guard has appeared, can other Turkic legions be far behind?”
Li Jiangyao first looked at Xu Youchang and Xia Lian, and then asked calmly: "What exactly do you want to say?"
"General Li, Brother Xu, Sister Lian, you are all my good friends. I don't want to see anything happen to you. Please believe me, this time is real destruction, irresistible destruction, because my father Khan is here, I can feel it."
"The only one who can save Metasequoia City and you now is me."
