The Legend of the Weaver Girl in Search of the Gods
Red bricks and glazed tiles,
A magnificent palace.
The door creaked open,
The light from outside shone in, projecting a thin figure on the floor.
With another knock, the door of the palace was closed again.
The footsteps were extremely light,
But there was also a hint of urgency.
When Siyang woke up, she was faced with a room full of darkness. The doors and windows were tightly blocked, causing the room to be filled with an unpleasant smell of Chinese medicine.
It seemed that this body was seriously ill.
With this thought in mind, Siyang did not move.
She was trying hard to adjust her breathing,
To calm her heart. As soon as she merged with this body, the pain of the whole body descended on her senses. Just a slight movement just now made her body unable to bear it.
I'm afraid that I'm beyond cure, right?
At this moment, someone came into this bedchamber.
After Siyang heard the noise,
She closed her eyes and pretended not to know.
"Your Highness?" That person came to the front of the bed and called out softly.
It was a woman.
She seemed to see that the person lying on the bed did not respond.
The woman called out again.
This time, her voice was louder.
"Empress, are you awake? It's time to take your medicine. "Seeing that the person on the bed still did not move,
The woman seemed to be a little anxious.
It was as if she wanted to go forward and take a look.
"Oh..." Siyang pretended to have just woken up. She opened her eyes in a daze.
A woman dressed as a maid stood in front of the bed, holding a tray in her hand. That was the medicine she was talking about.
When she closed her eyes to rest, Siyang also received all the information she needed to know, including the memories of this body. Now, everything here was left to her to deal with.
"Empress, you're finally awake." The woman was very happy, and there was a sense of relief in her words.
She opened her mouth slightly, but she could not make a sound. She frowned and calmed down for a while before continuing to speak.
"Cui... Cui'er." The voice that came out with difficulty was really hoarse and unpleasant to the ears.
"Come, Your Highness, drink the medicine first. The imperial physician said that you can't stop drinking this medicine. Once you finish drinking the medicine, your illness will be cured." As she spoke, the maid named Cui 'er placed the tray on the ground. She held the bowl of medicine and wanted to feed Si Yang the medicine.
Frowning again, Siyang turned her head and blocked the medicine. Her whole body was sore and weak, and she couldn't use any strength. She could only express her refusal in this way.
"This, Your Highness?" Cui'er was confused.
After a while, Siyang also adapted to the light in the bedchamber and saw Cui 'er's appearance clearly. Cui' er's appearance was delicate and pretty, but her complexion was yellow as if she was malnourished. At this moment, she was looking at her with worried eyes.
"Pour the medicine away." Right now, her true self might not know, but how could Siyang, who had come for her, not know? She stared faintly at the bowl of medicine. What kind of medicine was this? It was as if she couldn't stop drinking it.
Of course, he couldn't stop eating. Bowls and bowls were like talismans that hastened one's death. One bowl less would make him uneasy.
"What?"
Cui'er wasn't young anymore. She had met her true self during her time of need, and the relationship between master and servant was deep. Although she was timid, she was kind-hearted, unlike some people who were heartless and heartless.
Seeing that she wasn't moving, Siyang didn't waste any more words. She pointed at a flowering tree in the corner and said in a hoarse voice, "If you still want me to live, then pour the medicine away."
"Your Highness, is there something wrong with this medicine?" Cui'er wasn't stupid. Her heart tightened, and she felt that the hand holding the medicine was particularly cold and trembling.
In response, Siyang only closed her eyes, as if silently agreeing.
Seeing this, after thinking for a moment, Cui'er gritted her teeth and walked to the flowering tree with the bowl of medicine. She poured all the medicine into the flower pot. As she did this, her hands were trembling, and her heart was colder than ice.
Cui'er had followed her master for more than ten years, and they had supported each other until today. She had always believed her master's words from the bottom of her heart.
After returning, Cui'er put down the bowl of medicine and sat in front of the bed. She wanted to ask, but she didn't know how to start.
Siyang saw Cui'er's struggle, but she didn't have any intention of explaining. Some things weren't suitable to be explained too clearly, so it was better to let Cui'er fill in the blanks with her own imagination.
"Go get me something to eat."
"Your Highness finally wants to eat." Cui'er, who had an ugly expression a moment ago, heard this, and her eyes lit up. She nodded repeatedly, "This servant will go get you something to eat right away."
After Cui'er left, the bedchamber once again quieted down.
"Heh."
After a while, a soft chuckle leisurely sounded in the bedchamber.
Thousands of princes and young masters, colored balls beat Xue Pinglang. [Excerpt from a Chinese opera]
Eighteen years ago, she fell in love at first sight. She tossed a ball at the brothel to choose a husband. Ignoring her parents' objections, she severed her relationship with him with three palms and chose Xue Pinggui, who was poor and had no one to rely on.
Wang Baochuan didn't feel bitter about this.
What was bitter was that her deep feelings were wronged.
After Xue Pinggui got married, he had some ambitions. Perhaps at that time, he was sincerely planning for his and Wang Baochuan's future. However, Xiliang's life was unknown after the battle. When Wang Baochuan heard the news, she washed her face with tears every day. What she didn't expect was that the husband she missed so much had already remarried and become the ruler of a country.
Eighteen years. Not one or two years, but a whole eighteen years.
Wang Baochuan's character was soft on the outside but firm on the inside. It could be seen from the fact that she insisted on marrying her sweetheart despite her parents' objections. She stayed in the cold cave for eighteen years. She was poor, sick, and had a difficult life. She lived by spinning yarn and eating wild vegetables just to wait for her husband's return. Even if she mistakenly believed that Xue Pinggui was dead, she still insisted on keeping her chastity.
As for Xue Pinggui, he believed Wang Baochuan's remarriage just because of the slanderous words of others. He didn't even verify it himself. From then on, he forgot about Wang Baochuan. It was only later that he led the Xiliang Army to attack the Central Plains that he returned to the cold cave for the sake of his reputation.
He ascended the throne and became the ruler of the world. He conferred Wang Baochuan the title of Empress. He did everything on the surface and gave the people the impression that he was a kind man who didn't forget his wife when he was rich.
In fact.
Wang Baochuan only became the Empress for eighteen days after ascending the throne.
Some people said that Wang Baochuan was unlucky and couldn't bear the honor of being the Empress. She had the luck of the phoenix, but not the life.
Some people also said that Wang Baochuan's body was already worn out after eighteen years of wind and rain in the cold cave. She was like a lamp that had run out of oil. She was just forcing herself to be the Empress for eighteen days.
They all said that this was fate.
Whose fate?
To be honest, Wang Baochuan didn't seek death. She was forcibly taken away by the person she loved.
Xue Pinggui was able to turn the tables because he married the Princess Tuozan of the Xiliang Kingdom. Later, he used the excuse that Wang Yun, Wei Bao, and the others of the Central Plains rebelled. He led the Xiliang Army straight to the hinterland of the Central Plains and annihilated the rebels in one fell swoop. He then ascended the throne and merged the Central Plains with the territory of Xiliang.
Princess Tuozan was a proud daughter of God. She was unruly. She fell in love with Xue Pinggui at first sight. She invited him to be the prince consort of Xiliang, and the King of Xiliang even gave up his position. If that was the case, the Kingdom of Xiliang owed Xue Pinggui a great debt of gratitude.
However, Wang Baochuan appeared. She was a princess, but she became a concubine. The position of the Empress was snatched away. No one would be happy about it.
Everything led to Wang Baochuan's death.
Before Wang Baochuan died, she saw through everything. She also understood the cause and effect. Because of this, the resentment in her heart could not be dispelled. Eighteen years of suffering, the exhaustion of her youth, and finally, her life.
No matter how helpless she was, she was innocent.
That was why Siyang appeared.
After digesting all the information in her mind, Siyang looked up at the plain-colored bed ceiling. A dim light flashed in her eyes.
What was owed must be returned, no matter how much, no matter who it was.
The next morning.
In front of the dressing table, the blurry bronze mirror reflected the woman's face.
Her cheeks were thin, her skin was sallow, and her hair was dry like straw. She looked haggard. Because the woman was too thin, the dress she wore was especially loose. The sides of the dress were empty, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.
The woman was about thirty or forty years old. Many wrinkles had crept up her face. However, from the corners of her eyes and the tips of her eyebrows, one could still see her former beauty.
She was once as beautiful as a hibiscus, the most beautiful woman. Unfortunately, she had fallen.
Looking at her appearance, her eyes were the most attractive. They were clear and bright, as if they could see through people's hearts. They did not match the woman in front of her at all.
After carefully recuperating for an entire night, Si Yang finally managed to fill up most of the emptiness in her body.
She had to thank the benefits she received during the mission.
A good body, a good strength.
Although she was completely healthy on the inside, she still had to put on an act. After all, there were still people who hoped that she would die soon. In order to not disappoint them, it was better for her to continue being "sick" for safety's sake.
"Empress, the water is here." Cui'er walked over with a bronze basin.
Hearing the voice, Siyang unhurriedly lowered her eyes, hiding the light in her eyes. She once again became the lifeless Wang Baochuan.
After hearing the news, Xue Pinggui's body immediately sank and he vomited blood. After checking his pulse, it turned out that the drug was not only harmful to that area, but also to the human body.
After a thorough investigation, it was found that the person who drugged Xue Pinggui came from the Western Palace. They had tampered with his food. The drug was not poison, and it was done very carefully. A moment of carelessness had caused the priceless His Majesty to suffer.
Of course, in reality, if it had only relied on Tuozan's methods, it would not have gone so smoothly. Li Yi's men in the palace had made it easy for them.
Any man would be very mindful of the state of his body, let alone Xue Pinggui who was in the prime of his life. He had obtained the world with great difficulty, but now he was told that he was' half crippled. 'He was furious to the extreme.
Tuozan, who had been imprisoned, had also suffered a lot because of this. However, this could not dispel the anger in his heart. As a result, the Xiliang Army became a conspicuous existence.
At the end of the same year that Xue Pinggui ascended the throne, he sent out generals to consolidate the military forces. He began to purge the Xiliang Army stationed in the Central Plains for the reason of disobeying orders and disobeying imperial edicts. Those who resisted were killed without mercy.
The Xiliang Army had been dissatisfied with Xue Pinggui for a long time. After losing contact with their princess, they were full of suspicion. As a result, it was easy for them to become bloodthirsty. The two armies instantly erupted into war.
Xue Pinggui was the new Emperor, so he did not have many capable generals under his command. The Xiliang Army not only began to revolt within the borders, but also at the borders. For a moment, there were complaints in the imperial court. The general idea was that His Majesty was too impulsive. The country had just been established, so he should stabilize the country and not start another war.
Some people even suggested that the Xiliang Army should return to the old land, and then split into two countries to sign a friendly treaty.
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