"Here, take four buns. I'll invite the young master to try them..." The old man at the bun stall said while handing the buns to the young man.
Ying Yue's face relaxed and his eyes brightened: "Old man, what's your name? I will definitely thank you in the future!"
"Go and eat. What are you thanking for? A few steamed buns. My surname is Xin, and I live by the Han River."
"Thank you, uncle. I will remember you. I will pick you up when the time comes!"
The old man at the steamed stuffed bun stall looked at this handsome young man and shook his head: "I'm afraid we've encountered something urgent!"
Ying Yue ran towards Xuan Yi happily with four steamed buns, shouting as he ran:
"Xuan Yi, look, what is this?"
"Baozi! Little brother, you really have a way." Xuan Yi took the bun excitedly, stuffed it into his mouth with his right hand, and looked at Ying Yue while eating with a smile on his face.
Ying Yue's face lit up with joy: "Sister Xuan Yi, go to the river and wash your face! Look at the scratches on your face, wash them off and take a look."
They came to the river, Xuan Yi took a handful of water and washed his face.
Ying Yue opened his mouth: "What a fresh and refined Chu girl! Xuan Yi, you are so beautiful!"
"My mother always said that I'm good-looking, but I don't think much of it." Xuanyi only replied. What flashed in his mind was the shadow of his mother and the young and old lying on the ground, and his mother's last words rang in his ears: "Xuan Yi , No matter what, I must get out alive and avenge my family!"
"Sister Xuan Yi, what are you thinking about? Why are you unhappy?" Ying Yue looked at the tearful Xuanyi who was thinking deeply, and felt a drum in his heart. He didn't know what made Xuan Yi unhappy.
"No, no." Xuan Yi held back her tears, was full of gratitude to the young brother in front of her, and then tried to ask:
"Little brother, where are you taking me now?" Xuan Yi tugged on Ying Yue's clothes.
Ying Yue blushed and her heart beat rapidly. I don’t know why I was so determined to save her right then?
"Let's go. You'll know when we get to our destination." Ying Yue didn't say much, comforting Xuan Yi.
Ying Yue placed the weak Xuanyi on the front seat of the horse on his chest, held her with his left hand, and waved the riding whip with his right hand, "Drive, drive..." and galloped northward.
Dajiang, Han River, and Mian River all flowed with the sound of horse hooves, water splashed, and the green Qishou Mountain echoed with rhythmic echoes. Xuan Yi's eyes were filled with tears in Ying Yue's arms, but Ying Yue's warm left hand held her in his arms, making her feel safe and comfortable. She held back her tears and said to Ying Yue:
"Little brother, your hands are so warm!"
"Quickly, sister Xuan Yi. It only takes us four hours to reach our destination."
The twelve-year-old boy's only concern at this time was to save sister Xuan Yi. "Bring sister Xuan Yi back to the queen mother of Qin Palace. Only the queen mother can keep Xuanyi alive." Ying Yue's youthful spirit should have galloped across the Chu land and stained the Chu mountains with blood, but now he is desperately trying to let this young and weak girl live. The little sister escapes from the sea of misery and moves towards the glorious time of her life.
What lies ahead? Ying Yue didn't even think about it.
That was the palace of the Qin Dynasty, and that was where Ying Yue lived.
The dancing urns are fragrant and the horseshoes are sick, and the Qinshan, Shuling and Longzhong are yellow. The rivers, Wei and Qinchuan are as smokey as a dream, and the palaces and palaces are surrounded by rich and noble men.
"Look, sister Xuanyi! That's my home there. My queen mother is waiting for me there." Seeing the prosperous and magnificent Qin Dynasty palace vividly in his mind, Ying Yue galloped up and said to Xuanyi happily.
Xuan Yi looked around, what a prosperous palace! There are pavilions with balustrades, pavilions and pools, fairy mountains and green trees. It is surrounded by a clear and clear moat.
"This is your home? Your home is so big!" Xuan Yi said with admiration.
"It's a bit big, but there are many rules." Ying Yue reminded Xuan Yi, "Sister Xuan Yi, you are still young. You should grow up in my mother's harem first."
As they neared the Queen's Palace, Ying Yue dismounted first and then hugged Xuan Yi from the horse.
Ying Yue took Xuan Yi and walked directly to the main hall.
"Mother, I saved a girl." Seeing Qin Mou Gong's queen, Ying Yue said loudly, "Mother, look."
Queen Mou Gong saw Xuanyi, a little boy with a round face, a rosy complexion and two big eyes. Affection arises spontaneously. Queen Mou Gong patted Xuan Yi's face:
"Look at this cute little face, I want to pinch it. What's your name? Did you fall into the water?"
"Mother, it was my little brother who saved me. I will serve him from now on." Xuan Yi was neither humble nor overbearing, with a pair of big eyes twinkling.
"You should grow up in my palace first!" Empress Mou Gong said lovingly, "What a lovely girl! I just want to see how you learn the rules and etiquette? I will teach you personally." After saying that, she asked the palace maid to take Xuan Yi to take a bath. Change into clean clothes.
When Xuan Yi came out from washing, Queen Mou Gong's eyes lit up: "Hey! When she grows up, she will definitely be a beauty! Okay, okay. Come to my palace and serve me." Queen Mou Gong said to Ying Yue .
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Ying Yue happily thanked Queen Mou Gong, and then winked at Xuan Yi:
"Sister Xuan Yi! I'll come to see you in a few days!" After Ying Yue finished speaking, he skipped back to his palace.
"Okay! Little brother." Xuan Yi said goodbye to Ying Yue, then took Queen Mou Gong's hand and walked into Queen Mou Gong's palace.
"You should learn to serve me first." Queen Mou Gong said to Xuan Yi.
"Okay." Xuanyi was at home, following her mother, and could do some things like knitting, painting, washing, and sweeping. However, he is too young after all. Now, Queen Mou Gong asked her to serve her, so she could only imitate the actions of other maids with extreme caution. Fortunately, she has high qualifications, and Queen Mou Gong is increasingly satisfied.
Qin Mou Gong counted the number of people in the Chu State's cottage. No matter how he searched, he could not find Ying Yue, so he anxiously searched every house in the cottage.
"There is still no sign of Ying Yue. What should I do? I can't enter the country and lose my prince. This is an unprecedented shame and humiliation!" Qin Mou Gong immediately went down the mountain and came to the field, asking the surviving soldiers one by one.
"I didn't see the young master."
Only the soldier who saw Ying Yue rescuing Xuan Yi understood it and exchanged glances:
"Young Master has returned to the capital! He told us: 'We don't want to drive out all the strongholds! We should go back to Qin.'"
"Coward! How can you be hegemonic in the future if you are so afraid of killing?" Qin Mougong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Ying Yue was still alive, but he was not impressed by Ying Yue's escape from the battle and cursed him harshly.
Conquer Chu and return to Qin. Duke Mou of Qin returned to the palace and went to the bedroom. He angrily said to his queen, "Are you afraid that your child will not be able to achieve great success in the future?"
Queen Mou Gong asked gently: "My lord, you are so angry! What happened?"
"I led the army to conquer Chu, but your son escaped from the battle and returned to Qin in defeat. Although he is young, isn't his behavior ridiculous? How will he lead the three armies in the future?" Qin Mou Gong was still angry at his son's failure.
"Your Majesty, calm down. Maybe there is another reason? When Ying Yue came back, he immediately came to my palace and said that he had done something I thought was the most benevolent thing." Queen Mou Gong advised Qin Mou Gong.
"Really? Where is he? I'll ask."
"He has returned to the palace." Queen Mou Gong told the truth.
Qin Mougong rushed to Ying Yue's palace angrily. Queen Mou Gong noticed that Mou Gong was acting abnormally, and hurriedly followed Mou Gong to Yingyue Palace.
As soon as he saw Ying Yue, Qin Mou Gong yelled at Ying Yue: "Ying Yue, why did you run away from the battle?"
"Father, I..." Seeing that his father was approaching menacingly, Ying Yue was afraid that a disaster was imminent, so he did not dare to tell the truth.
"Tell me! What did you do? Why did you go straight back to Qin?"
The young man Ying Yue is young and full of energy. Thinking of Xuan Yi whom he had rescued, if he told the truth, Xuan Yi's life might not be saved. So, the young man chose to remain silent.
"Tell me! What kind of thing have you done?"
"Your Majesty, tell your father what happened quickly." Empress Mou Gong hurriedly came to the rescue.
The young man Ying Yue made up his mind not to say anything.
"..."
"Ha! Don't tell me yet! Tell me quickly." Qin Mougong was furious and approached Ying Yue.
"You are still stubborn! Are you? If you are still stubborn, come here, pull him out and beat me!" Qin Mugong was furious. He led his son who was fighting in the north and south, and he would rather die than speak.
Ying Yue's life or death is uncertain. (To be continued)
