"Second brother."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Shaoxia, the assassin, was stunned. Prince Le, who was sitting leisurely watching the show, was also stunned for a moment, and then immediately stood up and walked to the door.
The fighting outside the door stopped.
The woman put the sheathed sword back on the table and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips. The emotion in her voice was unclear whether it was grievance or joy at seeing her relatives.
Xiao Shaoxia looked closely, and saw that the face of the noble princess in gorgeous clothes looked a bit like his little sister, but it was a little less green and arrogant, and a lot more supple and calm.
"You... little sister!"
"Second brother, it's me..."
Three years have passed since she entered Prince Le's Mansion. In the past three years, she has been forced to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting that she has not loved since she was a child, and she has been forced to pretend to be another person.
Time goes back to three years ago. At that time, the little girl of the Xiao family was just a stupid girl who was a little confused. She was bewitched by others and thought that Prince Le who lived in Jiangzhou was a heinous villain, so she convened a group of followers. A knight-errant with a good relationship with him sneaked into Prince Le's mansion with the intention of killing Prince Le.
I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune. Although she broke into the back house of Prince Le's Mansion, she happened to break into the boudoir of the sick Princess Le.
The white curtain covered the woman's face, leaving only a slender figure through the shadow. She covered her mouth and coughed twice:
"What is your profession?"
The voice was soft, revealing an indescribable feeling of weakness.
But these words were like a breeze blowing on her face, which stunned the little girl of the Xiao family who was originally holding a sword and preparing to kill in Prince Le's Mansion.
The woman in the curtain didn't seem to see the cold light of the sword in her hand, but said to the assassin in the tone of an old friend she hadn't seen for a long time:
"There are candies on the table, please try them."
"Well……"
The little girl of the Xiao family walked to the table suspiciously and looked at the colorful candies arranged like flowers on the exquisite carved wooden plate.
At first glance, it looks like a flower tray full of flowers.
"I have been drinking soup and medicine these days. He was afraid that my mouth would taste bitter, so he prepared many sweet candies..."
The woman's weak voice was full of strange sweetness. At that time, the little girl of the Xiao family still didn't understand the reason for the sweetness that came from her heart.
"You eat it, it tastes too sweet and I don't like it, so I haven't moved much."
Although the woman said she didn't like it, she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
oh.
The little girl of the Xiao family carefully picked a bright red petal from a delicate flower. The thin petals were wrapped in a layer of crystal syrup, making it look particularly cute and attractive.
Click.
As soon as you take it into your mouth, there is a crisp click as the hard syrup shell on the outside collides with your teeth, and then it instantly melts into your mouth, followed by the taste of the petals inside.
The outer layer of icing is very sweet, but the inner petals have a bit of fruity flavor, a little bit sour. After the sourness, there is the sweetness of the fruit, which makes it look extra sweet in contrast.
Pomegranate flavor.
Now is the season when pomegranates are ripe, but this is the first time she has eaten such delicious candies with the sour and sweet taste of pomegranates.
Prince Le specially invited a sugar-making master from the capital for his princess, whose craftsmanship has been passed down for five generations.
You can pick fresh fruit petals and store them first. When the fruit is ripe, squeeze out the full juice and use it to soak the petals. When the petals have the taste of fruit, they should be coated with the brewed syrup. This coat should not be too thick, otherwise it will cover the color and flavor of the petals themselves. It cannot be too thin, otherwise the candy will not achieve the crystal clear effect.
This can only depend on Kung Fu.
"If it's delicious, eat a few more pieces. I usually only eat one or two pieces. This stuff can't be left overnight. Someone will throw it away after an hour..."
The woman worked hard to prop up her upper body, opened a corner of the curtain with her hands, then looked at the girl standing in a daze at the table, and smiled:
"No one will steal it from you."
By the time the woman said this, the Xiao girl had already stuffed three or four candy petals into her mouth. Each petal of a different color had a different taste.
Every time you eat a piece, it's like a ripe fruit falling directly from the branch into your mouth, and then disappears between the teeth and tongue with its fragrance.
The little girl of the Xiao family has loved sweets the most since she was a child. She loves all kinds of pastries or folk sweets and candied haws.
She was eating happily when she suddenly heard the sound of the window being pushed open.
"Nvxia Xiao, did you kill that dog prince?"
The person who came was also a tall woman, holding two swords in her hands. Her eyes quickly scanned the room, and then she quickly spotted the woman lying under the bed curtain.
"I heard that Princess Le has been ill for many years. It seems you are the one."
Buzz!
The two swords shook, and the tall woman ran directly towards the bed surrounded by white bed curtains.
The woman quietly held the corner of the brocade quilt tightly. She did not shout for help. Since the other party has arrived at this place, it means that all the guards arranged near this place have been dealt with.
At the time of life and death, Princess Le was extremely calm.
She even pulled several soft pillows and put them behind her so that she could maintain a comfortable position of half supine and half sitting.
when!
The Miss Xiao family subconsciously blocked the tall woman's swords. She held her long sword horizontally in front of the white bed curtain.
"Nvxia Xiao, what are you doing? She is the woman of the Dog Prince who does all kinds of evil, and she is definitely not a good person!"
The tall woman posed like a pair of snakes coming out of a hole. She stared sharply at the little girl of the Xiao family who was standing in front of her.
"No……"
The little girl of the Xiao family didn't know why she took action. Maybe she felt in her heart that the woman who invited her to eat candy was definitely not a bad person, so she subconsciously took action to block the sword.
"She...is a good person."
"Hahaha, the people in Prince Le's Mansion are all evil-doers, how can there be any good people..."
The tall slender woman struck directly, one sword pointed at the Xiao girl's wrist, and the other sword came straight towards Princess Le who was lying on the bed.
when!
After all, the little girl of the Xiao family is from the Xiao family of Jinling. The Xiao family of Jinling is one of the four largest martial arts families in today's world. They are also good at swordsmanship. For ordinary Jianghu people to use swords in front of her, they are really just doing their own thing.
She easily knocked away the tall woman's sword with her sword blade, and then the sword tip trembled and collided with the tall woman's other sword.
"Don't kill her, she is really a good person."
"Okay, she is a good person, she is a good person...I want her to die too!"
Whoosh!
The little girl of the Xiao family screamed inwardly, it was the sound of a hidden weapon. She was too close to the tall woman, and she was not prepared for the other party to attack with a hidden weapon, so she was simply careless.
Snapped!
The poisoned dart pierced the Xiao girl's shoulder. She immediately felt a numbness in her shoulder, and the numbness spread directly along her shoulder to her arm. After a while, she could no longer lift her right hand.
"Haha, if you kill her, it's over. It's my fault at this time."
The tall woman smiled and used the long sword in her hand to cut open the white curtain in front of her. The curtain fell to the ground, like a layer of snow.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, everyone says that Princess Le is the most beautiful woman in the country. That's why Prince Le doesn't accept his concubine because of you. He even doesn't even raise a dancing girl at home..."
The tall woman did not rush to kill Princess Le, but made some comments first. Although Princess Le was half sitting on the bed with a calm expression, she did not panic at all.
But years of being bedridden had left her skin a sickly pale color, without the slightest trace of blood. He was so thin that there was not much flesh left on his cheeks. The cheekbones on both sides were high and the eye sockets were sunken, showing deep fatigue.
No matter how you look at this woman who is a salesperson in front of you, she has nothing to do with the legendary and beautiful princess.
"You must be no ordinary charlatan."
Princess Le was sitting on the bed. Although she was inferior to others, she took the initiative in terms of momentum. She did not look like a prisoner who was about to be killed, but rather a law enforcement officer who came to interrogate the prisoner.
"As expected of Princess Le, she still has some good sense."
The tall woman kicked aside the little girl from the Xiao family who was in the way, and then looked at Princess Le with an amused look on her eyebrows.
"Are you a barbarian from the northern country, or a person from the capital..."
Although Da Qi unified the human race, there were still a small number of human races in the grasslands and deserts of the northwest who formed a small country and called themselves the Da Meng Kingdom, while the people of Da Qi only called them barbarians. Within the barbarians, there is an extremely strict class system. Their so-called nobles can do whatever they want, while the so-called inferiors can only be driven like slaves.
Just like the wolves on the grassland, the alpha wolf enjoys the most delicious food and the reproduction rights of all female wolves, and the other wolves can only be driven by the alpha wolf.
Because they have no sense of propriety, justice or shame, they are called barbarians.
"I'm from the capital."
The tall slender woman admitted her origins generously, then raised the sword in her hand and approached Princess Le's bed.
"Do you think someone will come to save you? No, my people have surrounded this small courtyard. If danger occurs, they will warn you. If Prince Le's men can't rush in, I will kill you."
Bang!
As he was talking, the door to the main room was suddenly pushed open by someone, followed by a gust of cold wind, followed by several blasting sounds.
That was the sound of a crossbow.
Snapped! An arrow pierced the tall woman's back. She spit out a mouthful of blood, but did not fall down. Instead, she quickly raised the sword in her hand and stabbed the bed.
Phew.
That was the sound of the sword tightening the brocade quilt.
"Xiaoxiao!"
With an urgent cry, Prince Le strode in. He didn't even glance at the tall woman who was still struggling on the ground, and staggered directly to the bed.
"You just like calling other people's names, and you still yell so loudly."
The woman smiled lightly and said coquettishly.
Princess Le's real name is Ling Xiaoxiao, but since marrying Prince Le, she has rarely had the opportunity to use this name. Although the Ling family is indeed a famous family, due to her weak body and the fact that she is far away from Jiangcheng, she has never been kissed in Guining Province.
Naturally, the relatives at home have less contact with each other.
Prince Le looked at the sword inserted in the brocade quilt and the bright red color slowly seeping out from the cracks in the brocade quilt. He felt as if his heart had been hit by a huge hammer.
"Xiaoxiao, you'll be fine, you'll be fine..."
Prince Le could no longer care about his manners, and shouted outside the house in a panic:
"Get the doctor quickly! Quick!"
"You, why are you so rude and you still like to cry like you did when you were a child..."
Ling Xiaoxiao looked at the tears that couldn't stop flowing down Prince Le's face, so she wiped them gently with her slender fingers. Unexpectedly, more and more tears fell on her face.
"You're going to be okay, you're going to..."
Prince Le had completely lost his composure, crying like a child while repeating this sentence.
Ling Xiaoxiao shook her head. Her consciousness had never been so clear before. She first pointed her finger at the little girl of the Xiao family who had passed out long ago.
"She is a good person, save her."
"Good...good people...save her."
Prince Le repeated Ling Xiaoxiao's words, and then heard the latter continue to point at the assassin who had lost too much blood and was semi-conscious on the ground and said:
"She is actually a barbarian. When I asked her just now, she showed a moment of disgust when she heard the word barbarian..."
"Okay, I know everything. Stop talking. Stop talking so much..."
"Hehe, this is the first time I have said so many words in front of you. I am so happy..."
Ling Xiaoxiao struggled hard and lay on Prince Le's shoulder. As soon as she struggled, the torn wound under the brocade quilt also felt severe pain, but she just frowned.
"Xiaoxiao, please stop moving around. Be obedient and wait until the doctor comes. Then everything will be fine..."
"Jiang Changan..."
That was Prince Le's name, and this was the first time she called him that.
"You must live a good life, live a long life, and have many descendants. Can you promise me?"
Ling Xiaoxiao gradually began to blink her eyes, and she began to be surrounded by a powerless sleepiness. She knew that once she really fell asleep, she might never wake up again.
"Okay, okay, I agree to whatever you say..."
"Hehe, if you promise me, you must... do it... to..."
The beauty on her shoulder gradually lost her breath, as if she had fallen asleep.
Go to sleep, she is just too tired. Only by leaning on the shoulder of the person she loves can she sleep so sweetly, even if she never wakes up again.
The sobs gradually began to sound. Prince Le grabbed the brocade quilt that was completely stained with blood and tried his best to close his eyes, but the tears still flowed out disobediently.
"Don't... abandon me."
…
Several days later, a group of uninvited guests arrived at Lewang's Mansion.
"Your Majesty, they are all from a branch of the Ling family. They said they came to check on Princess Le's condition..."
"How is that girl's injury?"
Prince Le held the celadon tea cup and said something different than what was asked.
"The person has woken up. There is no serious health problem. He just needs to stay in bed for a few days..."
"okay, I get it."
Prince Le stood up, with the white sheath sword hanging on his waist.
"Your Majesty, those people outside that door..."
"Don't they want to see Princess Le? Then let them see her!"
