Xianyu And Protagonist A Are Together Chapter 52
byChapter 52 Willing to Die Gu Man’s Birthday
Wen Mian’s third scene was to hunt down the prince. At this time, Xiao Lingyi was twenty-five years old and Lu An was seventeen years old. They were awarded the title of Young General and were extremely powerful for a while.
It’s slightly cool in the mountains in autumn, and there’s a bonfire burning outside the tent.
Xiao Lingyi wore a light-colored robe, tightly wrapped around herself. This year, her health became worse and worse, and she felt weak even if she moved a little.
Lu An, as the guard of this hunting event, naturally patrolled the side all the time.
Seeing Xiao Lingyi come out of the tent, she frowned slightly, waved her hand, and signaled the others to continue patrolling, while she came to Xiao Lingyi’s side.
“What’s going on?” she said coldly.
Xiao Lingyi looked sickly, with a sickly look on his brow, and his figure was extremely thin, which made the light-colored robe look even more heavy.
She coughed lightly and smiled gently: “Nothing, I just wanted to come out and take a breath.”
Lu An glanced at her and saw that she had no place to hide the veil, so he picked up a piece of veil from his chest and stiffly handed it to her.
A hand holding a handkerchief suddenly appeared in her sight. Xiao Lingyi was slightly startled. She quickly realized it. She shook her head gently and refused: “No, I will go back now. The general will keep it for himself.”
With that said, she turned around and entered the tent without waiting for Lu An’s reply.
The thick tent curtain fell, bringing with it a gust of cold wind. Lu An turned his head and stared at the tightly-fitted tent for a moment, then turned around and strode away.
Inside the tent, Xiao Lingyi sat on a solid wood sandalwood chair and tapped lightly with her fingertips.
“Master.” A woman in black fell to the ground, half-kneeling.
“How did things go?” Xiao Lingyi changed his gentle tone, and his voice was as cold as snow.
“The preparations have been completed. It will be successful tomorrow.” The woman lowered her head even more, her tone respectful.
“Okay, you go down.” Xiao Lingyi raised the corners of his lips with satisfaction and waved his pale and bloodless hands.
The wind was blowing wildly at the hunting ground, and countless young men were sitting astride strong and shiny horses, eagerly waiting for His Majesty’s order.
“Excellent. I feel so relieved to see you look like this. The hunt has officially begun!” The emperor announced with a loud smile. In an instant, the ground shook and dust was raised.
Xiao Lingyi was sitting at the bottom, holding a wine glass with his usual faint smile.
The emperor noticed her and waved to her: “Lingyi, come here.”
Xiao Lingyi hummed, and when she raised her eyes, the dark light in her eyes was replaced by a color of joy. She walked slowly over and stood not far from the emperor.
“Why are you so far away from me? Come quickly.” The emperor waved again, his voice joking.
Xiao Lingyi pursed her lips, trying to cover the corners of her raised mouth, and obediently approached the emperor.
As the only princess who was close to and respected him, but not timid, the emperor naturally loved Xiao Lingyi very much.
At this time, he smiled and asked: “According to what Lingyi sees, who can win the title of this hunting case?”
Xiao Lingyi immediately raised his head, exposed his shining eyes just right, and blurted out without thinking: “It must be the emperor’s brother!”
“Haha, does Ling Yi believe that brat so much?” The emperor laughed and touched his chin.
“Of course, the emperor’s brother must be the most powerful.” Xiao Lingyi nodded repeatedly, showing her trust in the prince and the emperor’s brother.
Then she lowered her head, the ends of her eyes turned red, and her nose felt sore.
The emperor was in a good mood at this time, and naturally he was willing to take some time to care about his beloved princess, so he asked: “What happened to Lingyi?”
Xiao Lingyi still lowered his head, and his voice seemed to be muffled under the quilt, so it was difficult to hear clearly, “My daughter is just a little envious that the emperor brother can win glory for her father. It would be great if her daughter also has a healthy body, so that she can have the opportunity to make her father proud.”
The emperor stared at her for a while, then raised his hand to rub Xiao Lingyi’s hair, and said with a rare tenderness in his voice: “Lingyi, don’t belittle yourself. You have always made my father proud.”
Xiao Lingyi rubbed the corners of her red eyes and smiled at him, “Well, my daughter knows.”
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On the top of the mountain, countless arrows were shooting in all directions. The prince was riding on the horse, his wrists were constantly turning to resist the arrows that were being shot from all directions.
Surrounding him were countless fallen dead soldiers, and behind him was a cliff with no bottom.
Of course Xiao Lingyi would not be so stupid as to personally assassinate the prince. This incident was done by Prince Rui, who had a long-standing grudge against the prince and was as stupid as a pig.
And she just added to the fire and intensified the conflict between the two. As for how big the fire could burn, it didn’t matter to her.
The prince was forced to retreat toward the cliff while waving his sword, but so many arrows still broke through his defense line.
With a “pop”, the arrow penetrated his shoulder, and blood overflowed.
The prince gritted his back molars and shouted sharply: “Who sent you here? If it is because of the money, I can give you more.”
The person on the other side did not answer his words, and arrows continued to shoot out.
The prince gritted his teeth, glanced behind him from the corner of his eye, and thought quickly: Do you want to jump?After jumping down, there is still a chance of survival, but I keep getting entangled with them…
He looked at the arrows that kept coming, twisted around and jumped down.
The assassins who were sent quickly flew to the cliff, looked down at the fallen prince, and looked at each other: “Is he dead? He should be dead. After all, the arrow is still poisonous.”
Another person was equally confused: “So do you still want to pursue me?”
“Silly! Of course we have to chase him!” The person next to him slapped his head and cursed: “Find a way quickly.”
“Okay.” The man covered his head and nodded repeatedly.
Before they could come down, another group of people who had been waiting at the bottom of the cliff saw the prince’s figure. They quickly looked at each other and quickly stepped forward to check on his health.
After finding out that he was not dead, the woman was speechless: It’s useless, so many people haven’t been killed by him yet.
They quickly stuffed another poison into him until they were sure that he was no longer alive. They restored the scene and left quickly.
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“Report—the prince has been assassinated!” A sharp cry came from afar, shocking the hunting ground.
The guard knelt on the ground with his hands clasped in fists, his face full of panic.
“What did you say?” The emperor slammed the dragon chair and leaned forward, veins pulsing on his forehead, and his voice was full of anger.
The people below immediately fell to the ground, “His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the young master of the Ministry of Finance were hunting together, but suddenly an assassin appeared, the villain… The villain went to the toilet at that time, and when he came back, he saw that His Highness the Crown Prince had been assassinated, so the villain hurriedly came back to report the news.”
The emperor coughed suddenly and held the dragon chair tightly, his joints turning white, and he was furious: “Look for it! Find them all for me!”
There was a huge crowd of people kneeling on the ground below, “…take the order!”
The hunting ground was filled with dust. Xiao Lingyi held his hands with his hands in his hands and looked worried. The sky was filled with dust.
“Ahem -” She coughed violently, dark red blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, and there was a strong smell of rust in her throat.
The emperor looked at her with cold and ruthless eyes. When he saw that her face turned red due to coughing, his expression gradually softened, “Okay, you can go down first.”
Xiao Lingyi wiped the blood from the corners of her lips and said weakly, “My daughter is fine. My daughter has to wait for the imperial brother.”
“You can wait if you want.” The emperor ignored her and looked worried.
Because of this incident, the hunt was interrupted and everyone was looking for the prince.
It wasn’t until midnight that people finally appeared in the hunting ground.
The emperor’s heart dropped slightly, and he leaned forward, staring at the expressions of the people below with his cloudy eyes. Seeing their uneasy faces, he leaned back suddenly, “Where is the prince?”
The people at the bottom knelt and moved aside, revealing the prince surrounded by them.
The emperor winked at the eunuch beside him, and he quickly leaned forward, knelt down and put his finger on his pulse point.
Immediately, he let out a sigh of relief and knelt on the ground, saying in a panicked tone: “Your Majesty, the prince has passed away.”
The premonition in my heart came true. I said I was sad, but I was not. I said I was not sad, but I was a little reluctant to let go. Although he knew that his prince was too cruel to be useful, he had raised him for several years, and the emperor really didn’t want to see him die like this.
The hunt ended with this incident, and the emperor ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the prince’s death, and then he waved away angrily.
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Xiao Lingyi still looked worried and returned to the tent wearing a white robe.
She tapped the sandalwood desk with her fingertips, and the female guard jumped down and knelt on the ground: “Master, the matter is settled.”
“Well, you should stay away for the next two days so as not to be discovered.” Xiao Lingyi waved.
Prince Rui was really stupid and was found out in less than half a day.
His body was shaking non-stop, cold sweat was oozing out of his forehead, and his head was lowered, “Father, father, not me!”
Of course he would not admit it. The emperor held the dragon throne tightly, and the eunuch beside him threw the secret letter in his hand in front of his face.
“Look at all the stupid things you’ve done, and you still dare to say you weren’t involved.” The emperor’s veins popped up on his forehead and he spoke sternly.
Prince Rui’s fingers trembled and he grasped the paper in panic. He glanced at it and became even more panicked. He looked up at the emperor: “Father, this… this…”
Seeing his flustered look, the emperor sighed in disappointment, “It turns out you did it.”
The assassination incident was such an uproar that even if the emperor intended to cover it up, it would be impossible.
The matter soon settled down. Prince Rui was given a pot of poisoned wine, the prince died, the remaining princes were useless, and the emperor became increasingly frail, so Xiao Lingyi took over the power.
Outsiders thought that Xiao Lingyi was forced to do so. After all, for a princess who was about to die soon, who would think that she wanted to seize power.
Only Lu An’s eyes were filled with dark light, and he had thoughts in his heart.
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“Stuck——” As Director Cheng shouted, Wen Mian’s scene ended.
“Excellent performance!” Director Cheng gave a thumbs up and praised him endlessly.
Wen Mian blushed at her praise and lowered his head with a smile.
Afterwards, there was a scene between Gu Man and the others, while Wen Mian watched quietly from the side.
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Half a month passed and August arrived.
Wen Mian found Director Cheng the night before and discussed asking for leave tomorrow.
Director Cheng looked at her, smiled and asked, “Is it because of Gu Man’s birthday?”
“Yeah.” Wen Mian nodded, his eyes twitching: “So is it okay?”
“No…” Director Cheng shook his head.
“Ah?!” Wen Mian was shocked and his pupils widened.
“Haha!” Director Cheng laughed and waved his hand: “You are not the only one who knows about Gu Man’s birthday. We have already prepared it to celebrate together.”
Wen Mian was stunned for a moment and nodded: “Okay… okay.”
Before Gu Man noticed it, Wen Mian gestured to Director Cheng and left work with Gu Man.
Early on the morning of August 1st, Wen Mian and the crew set up the venue, waiting for Gu Man to come over.
Wen Mian was sent out to lure Gu Man over.
With a shy look on her face, she picked up the phone and the call was quickly connected.
“Wen Wen.” Gu Man’s voice was gentle, as if whispering softly in Wen Mian’s ear.
“Little Queen Gu, do you have time?” Wen Mian said in a teasing tone, prolonging his voice.
“Look for Wen Wen, of course there is one.” Gu Man responded softly.
“Okay, you come to this place.” Wen Mian smiled brightly and sent the address to Gu Man.
Gu Man, on the other side, immediately called Director Cheng to ask for leave.
The birthday banquet was magnificent, with gilt lights shining on the glass tiles. The round wooden dining table was covered with black velvet tablecloth. Balloons of various colors were stuck to the wall of the private room, and a string of big words hung on them – I wish Gu Man a happy queen!
Wen Mian stood at the door of the hotel, waiting for Gu Man, and saw her walking in wearing a black shirt, with the corners of the shirt tucked into her waist, making her look even slender.
“Little Queen Gu.” Wen Mian arched her eyebrows and said hello.
Gu Man’s eyebrows glowed softly, and he replied in a low voice: “Wen Wen, what’s the matter?”
Wen Mian nodded, “Of course it’s okay!” As she said that, she grabbed Gu Man’s clothes and walked into the hotel.
Standing at the door of the box, Wen Mian let go of her hand, took a step back and said, “Gu Man, come here.”
Gu Man glanced at her sideways, and he probably understood. She hummed, stepped forward and opened the door.
With the sound of “Bang–“, countless colorful ribbons floated down from his head and fell in Gu Man’s hair.
“Happy birthday!” Wen Mian and others shouted in unison, their voices excited and filled with blessings.
The three-layered red velvet cake was pushed over by Wen Mian. She beamed with joy and congratulated warmly: “Gu Man, happy twenty-second birthday. I wish you happiness every year and everything goes as you wish.”
The red cake is like a gorgeous rose, with snowflake-like cream on the edge and dotted with purple blueberries.
Gu Man’s eyes moved around, looking at their happy faces, and finally landed on Wen Mian’s rouge-colored face. He smiled and said, “Thank you everyone.”
After her family was killed, Gu Man didn’t want to celebrate birthdays anymore until she entered the entertainment industry and her fans liked her, so they volunteered to celebrate her birthday.It has only been three years now, but it seems like a long time.
The eye sockets were like peach blossoms, and the small moles at the corners of the eyes were particularly conspicuous. Gu Man suppressed his chaotic thoughts, raised his eyes and said, “Everyone, sit down and eat cake.”
“Yeah! I’m starving to death!”
“Add one plus one, I’ve been hungry for a long time, and I can finally eat it!”
The crew members smiled brightly and swarmed to the dining table, staring expectantly at Gu Man cutting the cake.
It was already evening after their birthday. Director Cheng and the other staff were a little drunk. They supported each other and waved away, leaving the box to Wen Mian and Gu Man.
After sending a few people out, Wen Mian turned to look at Gu Man behind him, smiled and said, “Do you want to go back?”
It was very hot in the box, which made Gu Man’s face a little red, wrapped in a layer of warm and translucent crimson. She nodded slowly, “Go back.”
Wen Mian narrowed his eyes and smiled at her, “Okay, I’ve wanted to go back for a long time, so I’ll take a taxi now.”
Gu Man still nodded, the corners of his eyes were bright, as if he had drank mellow red wine: “It’s all warm.”
After taking a taxi back to the hotel, Gu Man stayed at the door of Wen Ming’s room, unwilling to go back.
Wen Mian raised his hand and rubbed her hair with a gentle voice, “What’s wrong?”
“I don’t want to go back.” Gu Man stared at her aggrievedly.
“I don’t want to be separated from you, but I can’t. We have to film tomorrow.” Wen Mian coaxed her.
“Okay.” Gu Man felt even more aggrieved, but agreed.
She quietly stared at Wen Mian again and again until the door was closed and her back was no longer visible, then she turned and walked towards her room.
I was thinking about that thing secretly in my heart.
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All the location scenes were finally filmed, and three days later, everyone returned to Hengdian together.
The last scene is divided into two parts, one is Lu An who ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, and the other is Xiao Lingyi who dies in battle.
The first scene filmed was Wen Mian’s scene, which was also her last scene.
The cold wind at the border is fierce, and heavy snowflakes are flying in the air, covering the desolate ground with a velvet-like quilt.
Xiao Lingyi had deep eyebrows and was wearing a fiery red fox fur robe, sitting upright in the tent.
After being here for half a month, she had a profound experience of the cruelty of war. This was a magnificence that could not be written in a book.
Although the conditions at the border were difficult, Xiao Lingyi felt extremely satisfied.
For the first time in her twenty-seven years of life, she felt so happy. In the last few days of her life, she came here and lived this kind of life. She never regretted it.
“Report – we are in need of food and grass!” A soldier suddenly broke into the tent and half-knelt on the ground to salute.
Xiao Lingyi’s expression did not change, and he waved his fingers, but his sick voice was full of majesty, “It’s okay, I’ll be fine in two days.”
“But…” The soldier looked worried and paused before speaking.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.” Xiao Lingyi didn’t care and sent him away.
She tightened her robe tightly, walked slowly behind the tent, opened the heavy curtain, and stretched out her pale right hand. The robe slipped down to her elbow, and the exposed arm was thin and bloodless.
A milky-white pigeon immediately landed in her palm. Xiao Lingyi untied the secret message tied to its legs and feet, then raised his arm and let the pigeon fly.
She lowered her head and opened the secret message. As expected, it was news of Lu An’s “rebellion”.
The corners of Xiao Lingyi’s lips curled up slightly, and she raised her eyes to look at the foggy white sky covered with snowflakes, her eyebrows stretched: she was not mistaken.
The rebellion lasted for one day and came to an end. After that, Lu An changed his surname and dealt with various tedious matters.
There were many eunuchs in the previous dynasty, and even with Xiao Lingyi’s secret control, it was difficult for the court to be clear.
Although Lu An took the throne and killed many eunuchs, they still united against her unprecedentedly because of their identity as a woman.
As for the food and grass, she had already sent it, but due to various reasons, she was unable to send it to the border.
Fortunately, she transferred a sum of money privately, bought some food and grass, and delivered it to her in person.
But in order not to let the eunuchs find out, she didn’t buy much, just to last for a few days.
Three days later, there was not much food and grass left, and the morale of the army dropped again and again.
Xiao Lingyi couldn’t help but frown as she watched. She wasn’t worried about food and grass, but…
The morale of the army was low, and it would naturally be easy for them to retreat in battle. Thinking of this, Xiao Lingyi pursed his lips tightly.
Worry filled her heart, and Xiao Lingyi suddenly coughed out a mouthful of blood, and her face became even paler.
“Master!” A woman was half-kneeling in front of her, her expression full of worry.
“I’m fine.” Xiao Lingyi smiled softly. She looked down at the woman for a long time, and then suddenly said: “Seventeen, how long have you been with me?”
A bad thought suddenly occurred to Xiao Qi’s heart. She looked up suddenly and looked flustered, but she still suppressed her emotions and replied: “Seventeen has been with the master for twenty years.”
Xiao Lingyi curled her lips slightly, as if recalling the memory of seven years old, she murmured, her voice was light and airy, as if it had drifted away before it landed on the ground.
“Twenty years…” Xiao Lingyi looked straight at Shiqi, and his voice suddenly became cold and serious: “I will give you a task now, are you willing?”
Seventeen’s eyes suddenly turned red, and his voice was choked, “Seventeen is willing.”
How could she not want to? Since she was rescued by her master at the age of seven, she had recognized Xiao Lingyi in her heart and regarded her as her only master.
She had sworn long ago that she would only listen to Xiao Lingyi’s words in her whole life and would not disobey her or betray her, so even if she had a premonition in her heart at this time, she would not disobey her master.
Xiao Lingyi seemed to be smiling, her eyebrows were stained with a faint red color, and she seemed to be in good health. She raised her eyes to the sky and said slowly: “Seventeen, you go back to the capital and follow Yan An from now on.”
Shi Qi couldn’t hold back her tears. She lowered her head, as if she was afraid that Xiao Lingyi would see her vulnerable side. She nodded and agreed: “Qi Qi understands, Master, Qi Qi is gone. I wish you a happy and worry-free life in the future.”
Xiao Lingyi turned his back to her and waved his hand: “Let’s go.”
Just like in the past twenty years, Shi Qi left quietly and disappeared.
Xiao Lingyi then turned around, looked at the direction she was leaving, and suddenly chuckled, her voice falling away and being blown away by the cold wind.
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It was the end of another war, and the army was in a mess. The blood just flowed out and was soon covered by snowflakes.
The cook came to the center with rice porridge that was so thin that no grains of rice could be seen, and distributed clear porridge.
The soldiers in the army were covered with dust and sand. They held their stomachs that kept growling with hunger, biting the wotou that made their throats growl, and swallowed the porridge with all their strength, with a look of vicissitudes of life on their faces.
Xiao Lingyi lowered his head and glanced at the handkerchief, held it tightly, then slowly walked to the middle and said loudly: “I have decided to go on an expedition with you tomorrow. Also, the food and grass will be here soon.”
The soldier next to him suddenly raised his head and exclaimed: “King Xian, no!”
Xiao Lingyi made a pause gesture and looked around at the soldiers squatting on the snow to drink porridge: “Everyone, I can do it. Besides – with my body, dying on the battlefield is the best outcome for me.”
The soldiers’ eyes suddenly turned red. They looked at Xiao Lingyi in a fiery red robe and were speechless.
The war situation is urgent, and even before tomorrow, the foreign enemy will start fighting again.
The smile on Xiao Lingyi’s lips deepened, with a coolness like snow. She moved quickly, pulled out the sword at her waist, and shouted with all her strength: “My soldiers, follow me to the battle!”
“Fight! Fight! Fight!” The soldiers behind them were encouraged and shouted in unison, their voices resounding through the sky.