bayedsolid Chapter 362 The So-Called Cause and Effect
Chapter 362 The So-Called Cause and Effect
north.
The rebel Prince Su's army was wiped out.
But the border conflict is not over yet.
The northern barbarians were like hungry wolves, staring intently at you.
Covet.
They will pounce on you and bite you at the slightest opportunity.
Even if it can't kill you, it will still tear off a few pieces of flesh.
After King Su rebelled, the northern barbarians, as if by prior agreement, frequently harassed the border people and robbed them of grain and property.
This time, they launched another large-scale southward offensive, charging forward as if they were fearless of death.
It caused General Lu to get injured, and now it's the Lu brothers who are holding things together.
General Lu was getting old, and after spending several years in exile, his health had deteriorated considerably.
They should be enjoying their grandchildren's company, but instead they have to fight the enemy here.
For now, they are just holding on and waiting for the Duke of Shen's army to come to their aid.
After Mu Yunji captured Yucheng and took Prince Su by force, he handed him over to Prince Chen and then prepared to set off immediately to provide assistance at the border.
But Prince Chen said that after a great battle, even the toughest soldiers need to rest.
They had to throw a celebration banquet.
They celebrated their victory before the war was over.
He was also a boastful and pleasure-seeking fellow.
Mu Yunji felt contempt in his heart.
Being a pampered prince, he thought he had accomplished a great feat by suppressing a rebellion.
They don't even consider the soldiers who guard the border year after year, who have experienced countless life-and-death battles, big and small.
Many people left their homes and went to the battlefield in their youth, only to be buried in a foreign land and never return.
This prince is something else. He took all the credit for himself and even wants to use it to go back and seize the throne.
He must have drunk too much fine wine and spirits, ruining his brain.
The banquet was halfway over when Mu Yunji finally arrived late.
As soon as he sat down, a beautiful dancer came up to him, flirting and throwing him seductive glances.
"General, you are a great hero of our Great Liang. I have long admired you. Let me serve you."
The beauty then began to touch him, her hands moving all over his body.
They massaged his shoulders and legs, fed him wine, and even took the opportunity to grope him.
Mu Yunji instantly got goosebumps.
He shook off the beauty, pulled a dagger from his pocket, and plunged it straight into the table. Then he placed a large bowl in front of them.
"Everyone says they admire this general, but I drink human blood wine. Your blood looks so sweet to me. Who would be willing to cut a bowl of blood for this general?"
The beautiful woman's smile froze on her face instantly.
Looking at the ceramic bowl, which was bigger than their faces, they trembled and backed away.
Are you crazy? This is practically an attempt to kill them.
I had always heard that the northern barbarians ate raw meat and drank blood, but I never expected that this mighty general would also have such a hobby.
The beauties immediately scattered, no longer daring to approach Mu Yunji even a step closer.
However, they shifted their focus.
The handsome young general sitting below the Duke of Shen.
Jiang Zifeng was engrossed in his meal when he looked up and saw several beautiful women swaying their hips and smiling as they walked towards him.
He followed his godfather's example, sticking the short sword on the table and eating without even looking up.
The beauties immediately shrank back.
Unexpectedly, this young general, though handsome, was a blockhead, like a starving ghost reincarnated, with only the meat on the table in his eyes.
Don't they smell better than the meat on this table?
The beauties looked utterly defeated.
Prince Chen glanced at Mu Yunji and felt a sudden displeasure.
What a heartless man!
This beauty was specially prepared for him; it's one thing if he doesn't like her, but he deliberately scared her away.
He deserves to be single.
He originally wanted to win over Mu Yunji.
I discovered that this guy dislikes gold and silver, dislikes beautiful women, and is completely unyielding.
As for the third prince, Prince Su, he should be meeting the King of Hell by now.
Just then, a guard came to report, "General, Prince Su has just hanged himself in prison."
"Dead?" Mu Yunji was stunned and looked at Prince Chen.
Prince Chen acted as if it were none of his business, seemingly unaware of Prince Su's death.
But his eyes and brows were clearly full of smiles.
Mu Yunji had just handed Prince Su over to Prince Chen that morning, instructing him to escort him back to the capital for the Emperor's judgment, yet he died so quickly.
It's obvious without even thinking that it was the work of Prince Chen.
This sinister guy.
Go ahead and pretend all you want.
He turned to the guard and said, "The prince is in high spirits right now, so report this to him again tomorrow."
Once the person has been handed over, he will no longer concern himself with them.
Anyway, it's not like I died at his hands.
Whether Prince Su was murdered or hanged, Mu Yunji didn't want to investigate further; let him die if he wanted to.
Prince Su stole military funds, framed General Lu, and rebelled, causing countless people to be displaced and forced to flee.
So what if he's a prince?
Should have died a long time ago.
After three rounds of drinking.
Inside the main hall, dancers swayed gracefully to the music of string and wind instruments, their movements exquisite.
The soldiers were half-asleep, completely drunk, their eyes glazed over as they watched the dancers sing and dance.
It jumps to this spot one minute and then to that spot the next.
Then it spun around again.
As they were turning around, suddenly a dancer pulled out a short sword from somewhere and stabbed it at Prince Chen.
The sharp blade was about to pierce Prince Chen's chest.
Suddenly, a dancer leaped out from his side and pounced on him, blocking Prince Chen's path.
The sword blade pierced straight into the woman's chest, and blood flowed down the hilt.
The dancer who blocked the sword looked different from the others; she was a little younger and her face was veiled, so her features were not visible.
Mu Yunji was a little confused. After realizing what was happening, he pretended to be drunk and slumped onto the table.
What exactly is going on?
Were the dancers sent by King Jing?
But there's something about them that doesn't seem very smart; they even started fighting amongst themselves.
One was desperately trying to assassinate, another was recklessly blocking a sword. And a group of people were fleeing in all directions like headless flies.
These assassins are incompetent.
The dancer who was assassinating the dancer discovered she had killed the wrong person.
After a moment of stunned silence, he sheathed his knife and ran away.
She was extremely skilled; she could draw her knife quickly, she could retract it quickly, and she could slip away quickly as well.
By the time the soldiers realized what was happening, the figure had already vanished.
All the other dancers have been captured, and they are still a bit confused, not understanding how the assassin managed to infiltrate them.
Now he's speechless and can't explain himself no matter what.
When Jiang Zifeng saw the assassin killing Prince Chen, he immediately protected his godfather.
Because my godfather suddenly got so drunk that he passed out.
In case the assassin fails to kill Prince Chen and instead turns his attention to his godfather.
The life of Prince Chen is not as important as the life of his godfather.
However, looking at the woman in Prince Chen's arms, he felt a strange sense of familiarity.
It's like knowing someone.
When Prince Chen saw the woman in his arms covered in blood, he instantly sobered up and broke out in a cold sweat.
The back of my clothes was soaked.
However, the suppression of the rebellion in the past two years has been too arduous, so I wanted to celebrate and indulge myself a little.
How could she have almost died in the arms of a woman?
Fortunately, the woman blocked the knife for him.
The Prince of Chen was curious about what the woman in his arms looked like and wanted to reach out to lift the veil covering her face.
He was blocked by the woman.
"No, don't take it off." The woman grabbed his hand with all her might and wouldn't let go.
Then he lost too much blood and fainted.
Prince Chen could not allow his savior to die like this, so he carried him back to the house and found a doctor.
After the doctor left, he couldn't help but lift the woman's veil.
He was stunned for a moment.
It was as if some kind of magic was drawing him in, making him involuntarily mesmerized by that face.
She was born with a beautiful face, but she had seen many beautiful women, some even more so.
But he had a different feeling.
The woman lying unconscious on the bed was Jiang Zijin.
When I woke up, it was many days later, and I was in Prince Chen's tent.
According to the maid, Prince Chen was supposed to return to the capital immediately after the banquet.
However, he was delayed for several days because of her, and spent his days by her bedside waiting for her to wake up.
Jiang Zijin knew that Prince Chen had fallen for him.
Just like in the previous life.
Perhaps this life will be even worse, after all, I saved him.
She traveled a long way to Yucheng.
Although the price paid was high, and he almost lost his life, he managed to stay by Prince Chen's side, so the trip was worthwhile.
The day the emperor issued the decree ordering her to become a nun, her first priority was to prepare money, guards, and a substitute.
Her father, knowing her thoughts, actually agreed and even wrote a letter for her to pass on to Prince Chen.
She followed the imperial decree and entered the Sansheng Temple.
After making some arrangements, Li Daitao escaped and fled to Yucheng.
Money really can make the devil turn the millstone; the Sansheng Nunnery actually helped her cover it up.
Ironically, it was a blessing in disguise; he no longer had to marry Zhou Mu.
In order to avoid attracting attention, she had no choice but to disguise herself as a dancer to approach Prince Chen, and then take the opportunity to reveal her identity.
Unexpectedly, one of the dancers plotted to assassinate Prince Chen.
How could she let Prince Chen die? He was her only lifeline now.
So I decided to risk my life for a while.
Life and death are predestined.
If she survives, she can naturally stay by Prince Chen's side.
Surprisingly, the harvest this time was quite substantial.
She saw the person with the scar on the back of his hand from her past life, the person who had killed her with his own hands.
This man was none other than Duke Mu Yunji of Shen.
It must be him, there's no mistake, she saw it clearly that day.
That scar was already etched in her heart, and she even drew it on paper so that she wouldn't forget it.
She remained anxious and uneasy until she found this person.
There's always this feeling that one day, this person will suddenly jump out and end her life.
It has now been confirmed that Mu Yunji was the one who killed her.
Jiang Zijin felt much more at ease.
Mu Yunji came to avenge his sister, and that's why he died by his sword.
This is what they call cause and effect.
Jiang Zijin stayed in her tent for many days without daring to go out until Mu Yunji's army had gone far away, at which point she dared to go out and bask in the sun.
She was afraid that Jiang Zifeng would recognize her.
Now she can only hide her identity and stay by Prince Chen's side.
Jiang Zifeng kept thinking about that familiar figure the whole way, and asked the dancers who were traveling with him.
She was said to be an orphan whose parents died in the war, but the brothel owner kept her because of her beauty.
"Brother Feng, why do you keep asking about Prince Chen's dancer? Could it be that you've taken a fancy to her?" Cui Liulang patted Jiang Zifeng on the shoulder and sat down next to him.
He was sent to the military camp along with Jiang Zifeng.
His father disliked him for being idle at home and not studying properly, so he sent him over.
They met Jiang Zifeng right away.
Both of them started from the bottom.
They supported each other on the battlefield, were loyal and devoted to each other, killed many enemies, and made meritorious contributions.
Jiang Zifeng is now Mu Yunji's deputy general.
Jiang Zifeng slapped his hand away, "What nonsense are you talking about? If I bring just any woman home, my mother will probably break my legs."
"Then why are you asking that girl?"
Jiang Zifeng scratched his head and muttered, "I always felt that the dancer looked a lot like my third sister, Jiang Zijin, but it shouldn't be her."
Why would a little girl travel all the way to this place?
My mother wrote to say that the Qi family had fallen, Minister Qi had been executed, and Aunt Qi had also died.
On the contrary, his scumbag father was reinstated.
With Jiang Zijin's intelligence, she shouldn't have been implicated, much less ended up in this place as a dancer.
Cui Liulang also thought it was impossible, "People can be similar, and things can have similarities. You haven't even seen their faces, how could they be so alike?"
"I must be seeing things," Jiang Zifeng nodded.
Then he thought of his mother, younger brother, and younger sister.
They thought they could return home once they captured Prince Su, but war broke out on the border again.
My maternal grandfather was also injured.
I don't know when I'll be able to go home.
Jiang Zifeng took out a small pile of items from his pocket: a letter from his sister, wound medicine prepared by his mother, a book given by his brother, and a sachet.
He looked at his sister's letter and grinned foolishly.
The handwriting on the letter was crooked and messy, like insects crawling.
My younger sister is really amazing. Although her handwriting isn't great, she already knows a lot of characters.
I wrote two large sheets of paper in a crooked and messy manner.
Just as he was engrossed in watching, Cui Liulang interrupted him.
"Brother Feng, do you have a girl you like?" Cui Liulang picked up a sachet and asked with a surprised look.
This guy is a real hidden talent.
I didn't see him getting along with any girls in Jiangzhou. Could it be that he met them in the capital?
Jiang Zifeng reached out to snatch the sachet, "What are you talking about? I don't know any young lady. This was given to me by Princess Rong'an. My sister said there's a talisman inside, and I should carry it with me at all times."
Cui Liulang almost fell off the rock because he wasn't sitting properly.
He stared wide-eyed at Jiang Zifeng with disbelief, looking him up and down, left and right.
Finally, she stared at his face and asked, "You're saying this sachet was given to you by my cousin, Princess Rong'an?"
Jiang Zifeng felt uncomfortable under Cui Liulang's gaze.
He looked himself up and down, and there was nothing wrong with it.
He took the sachet and examined it carefully, then asked in confusion, "This is the one Princess Rong'an gave me before she returned to the capital. What's wrong with it?"
The sachet was embroidered with two magpies, and inside the sachet was a talisman.
He remembered that his sister's sachet had two big white geese on it, and inside was a mosquito repellent sachet.
Any questions?
Cui Liulang felt like his own cabbage had been eaten by a pig.
I treat you like a brother, but you want to be my brother-in-law.
But judging from Feng Ge'er's dull and clueless appearance, he probably doesn't know anything, and it's likely that his older sister is just wishful thinking.
Upon closer inspection, I realized that Brother Feng's character and appearance are indeed quite good.
At least among the scions of prominent families he knew, he was among the best.
He was hardworking, ambitious, and down-to-earth, without any ulterior motives. That night, he didn't even glance at the dancers with their wasp waists and shapely hips.
All he could think about was his braised pork knuckle.
In terms of family background, he is the grandson of General Lu, which is quite a good family background.
Besides, they are good friends, so this marriage seems quite feasible.
But seeing Feng Ge'er like this, he couldn't understand it himself, and it couldn't be said that his cousin admired him.
Cui Liulang decided to give his future brother-in-law some pointers.
“Brother Feng, let me tell you a story. I have a classmate named Jia San whose family is in the spice business. Jia San has a younger sister who is good at blending perfumes. The fragrance she blends is very unique and cannot be found anywhere else. Jia San smelled this fragrance on his friend Han Shou. It was coming from the sachet at his waist. When he asked, he learned that the sachet was a gift from his sister. It turned out that Han Shou and his sister were in love with each other and had already become engaged.”
Jiang Zifeng: ……
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