Chapter 613 Uneasiness
The person who attacked them was Chu Xuanyu, who wanted to sneak his troops to Kyoto. Unexpectedly, on the way, he met the soldiers and horses of the third prince and the seventh prince resting here.
If Chu Xuanyu doesn't eat the fat meat served to his mouth, it will be for nothing.
After some secret arrangements, the 30,000 musketeers quietly surrounded the 200,000 Japanese army.
After a burst of musketry, it only took a few minutes to wipe out the 200,000 Japanese army who had no time to fight back, and also captured two Japanese princes.
This battle was so fast that even Chu Xuanyu himself did not expect it.
And this musketeer team is so powerful that it can defeat one against ten, no, one against a hundred.
However, this battle has alarmed the people nearby. They want to continue sneaking into the Japanese Kyoto quietly, but they may no longer be able to do so.
However, fortunately, the Japanese country lost these 200,000 troops and was at the end of its rope.
Thinking of this, Chu Xuanyu led his army and directly occupied a nearby city. Then he and Ao Tianchen's troops attacked from both sides and captured half of the Japanese territory.
After Prince Masada heard the news, he quickly summoned the ministers for discussion.
Some Japanese people advocated regaining lost territory, while others advocated surrender.
"If we don't surrender, we will only have 100,000 troops left. How can we fight against Dasheng's 300,000 troops?"
"Our emperor will not allow us to surrender. Surrendering is a coward. We Japanese people will never be cowards."
"You are strong, then you will lead one hundred thousand soldiers and horses to drive the Dasheng people out of our country."
"What? Didn't you tell me to die?" The minister who advocated retaking the lost land blushed, "How can we beat a hundred thousand soldiers and horses against another three hundred thousand soldiers and horses? I heard that Dasheng established The musketeers have a lot of muskets and bullets. We only have 10,000 muskets in total, and we don’t have many bullets. They were all taken away by the third prince and the seventh prince. Now, they have all fallen into the hands of the Dasheng people.”
"You know you are going to die, but you still dare to talk loudly about taking back the lost territory?"
"Humph, I just know how to speak."
"You..."
……
There was a lot of noise in the Japanese palace all day long, but no one could come up with an idea.
When Emperor Dasheng learned that Chu Xuanyu had captured two Japanese princes and destroyed the enemy's 200,000-strong army, he was so happy that he immediately rewarded Prince An's palace with two thousand taels of silver, a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, and silk.
After Xia Zihan and Zhuo received the things, they left the father-in-laws who delivered the things behind, invited them to tea, and got a lot of information along the way.
"Is there no news about the Crown Prince?" Xia Zihan asked anxiously.
Eunuch Li shook his head, "I haven't heard of this." Seeing the worry on her face, Eunuch Li kindly advised her, "Princess, there is no need to worry. The prince is talented in literature and martial arts, and he is very strong in martial arts. Everything will be fine."
"Yes, he will be fine." Xia Zihan murmured as if to comfort himself.
But the uneasiness in her heart gradually grew.
This bastard, where is he? It's been almost half a year, and he still hasn't sent her a letter. He doesn't even have any news from Ma Bao. This is really frustrating.
Even in Japan, he should have sent a secret guard to bring her a letter of safety, right?
He knew that she would be worried, yet he hadn't heard from him for half a year. This bastard really deserved a beating.
Xia Zihan sent Eunuch Li and others away with a heavy heart, and then said goodbye to Mrs. Zhuo, "Mother, I'm going back first. I will ask the steward to register these things and send them to mother's warehouse."
"These things are all good things from the palace. You can also pick a few and take them." Zhuo said.
She never knew that Ayu was worried about Aqi. She was worried too, but she had information and Aqi would be fine.
Aqi has been smart and precocious since she was a child, has good martial arts skills, and has many clever ideas, so she will not get into trouble easily.
Xia Zihan glanced at the pile of good things piled on the table and said, "No, mom, I'll keep them all as betrothal gifts for my second and third brothers in the future." How could she be in the mood to pick anything now? The golden mountain was placed in front of her, and she had no intention of taking a look.
Now, she just wants to know the news about Chu Jingqi.
Mrs. Zhuo sighed, picked out two pieces of cloth, two pieces of jewelry, a bag of tea, and two small toys, and ordered Chu Qing and several maids to move them over.
"Thank you, mother." Xia Zihan didn't refuse. Chu Qing and others walked over and moved the items Zhuo pointed out to Xia Zihan's warehouse.
Xia Zihan entered the room and looked at the empty room. She could still smell Chu Jingqi's breath in her nose. Her heart felt like a big stone was weighing on her, so heavy that she couldn't breathe.
Si Cao worriedly advised, "Master, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the prince will definitely come back to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Isn't the war in the Japanese country coming to an end soon? I heard that we didn't lose any soldiers this time during the great festival." , and robbed most of the Japanese country, I believe the prince will be fine.”
Her wedding was originally scheduled for the twelfth lunar month, but when the prince didn't come back and the princess was in a state of confusion all day, she took the initiative to postpone the wedding to May of the next year.
In May, the war should have stopped long ago, and the prince can come back. By then, the princess will definitely have a smile on her face.
She didn't want to happily get married to her fiancé in the days when the princess couldn't even smile.
What's more, her father-in-law-to-be, Guanshi Zhang, also advocated postponing the marriage. Xia Zihan didn't want the people below to worry about her, so she forced a smile and said, "Yes, Aqi will be fine. He will definitely come back and spend the Lantern Festival with me."
Aqi said that he would prepare lucky money for her every year. During those years in Shuimu City, he was so busy and difficult, but he still did not forget to ask Shengdi Ma Bao to send him lucky money.
This year will be no exception, right?
It’s almost New Year’s Eve.
It's time for news about him, right?
The smile on Xia Zihan's face seemed to be brighter by three points. Sicao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and went to the tea room in person to make a pot of Dahongpao, Xia Zihan's favorite drink.
"You guys go down, I want to be quiet." Xia Zihan climbed onto the hot bed and leaned on the big pillow.
"Yes."
Si Cao put down the tea tray and retreated with Chu Yun and others.
Xia Zihan closed her eyes, and all she could think of was Chu Jingqi's stunningly beautiful face that made people cry.
On New Year's Eve, Prince Anjun's palace was depressing due to the absence of two male masters. Although news of victory continued to come from the south, Zhuo, like Xia Zihan, was very worried about Chu Jingqi.
There has been no news from Chu Jingqi for almost half a year. They miss him, but they have no appetite even for a large table of delicious food.
The always lively Lao San seemed to be infected by the atmosphere around him. He didn't dare to make a fuss and just finished the New Year's Eve dinner quietly.
Xia Zihan put down the bowl and gave each of the second and third children a big red envelope. Then he said goodbye to Mrs. Zhuo and went to the room to wait for Chu Jingqi's new year's money.
But...
It wasn't until dawn the next day that she didn't wait for Chu Jingqi's red envelope.
For the first time in these years, Xia Zihan did not receive new year's money from Chu Jingqi.
Xia Zihan was under too much pressure. In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, she could no longer suppress it and cried bitterly.
She didn't dare to cry too loudly, for fear that the maid might hear her and alarm Mrs. Zhuo.
Afraid of scaring Zhuo.
After crying enough, she went to the bathroom to wash her face, and applied a layer of anti-swollen ointment. After the swelling on her eyelids subsided, she went to pay respects to Mr. Zhuo and the old lady, and then the family went to the ancestral hall. , worship ancestors.
The next day, Xia Zihan went to the Chu family early, took Chu Yuexi to the Liuli Pavilion, and asked him, "Brother, tell me the truth, you have no news about Aqi?"
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"No, why, are you worried?" Chu Yuexi said disapprovingly, "If he doesn't send back any news, that means it's good news. He's carrying out the secret order given by the emperor. How can he come back and send you messages at will? .”
"No, even if he is executing a secret order, he will ask Shengchi Mabao to send me a message. Besides, this is the Chinese New Year. He promised me that he would give me lucky money every New Year's Eve, but the night before, he didn't Send someone to deliver it. In the past in Shuimu City, he would send Ma Bao and the others to deliver it. He would never break his promise to me, brother, I’m so worried.”
Xia Zihan burst into tears as she spoke.
Chu Yuexi said, "Then what do you want to do? I remember that the last time he was in Shuimu City, he disappeared for several months without writing to you. Maybe this time, Aqi is also carrying out some inconvenient delivery. What about Xin’s mission?”
"Maybe, I'm overthinking."
The last time, it was Chu Jingqi's plan to ask her to accompany him, so he deliberately didn't write to her for several months and asked Ma Bao to pick her up.
She had never been so uneasy last time.
But this time, she couldn't be uneasy. The more uneasy she was, the more random thoughts she would have in her mind, and the more random thoughts she had, the more uneasy she would be.
She was always afraid in her heart, afraid that something would happen to him. This thought kept following her and never stopped.
She was really scared.
Chu Yuexi advised, "Yu Niang, don't worry about him. He has great powers and will be fine."
Everyone tried to persuade her, saying that Aqi would be fine, but why was she so uneasy?
It is said that two people who love each other have the same mind. She would be so worried about Aqi, is it... is it...
She almost didn't dare to think about it.
Xia Zihan didn't want Chu Yuexi to worry, so she nodded casually, "I know, brother, I want to be alone for a while, you go and accompany the guests."
"Then...Okay." Chu Yuexi wanted to say something else, but seeing the tiredness and frown on Xia Zihan's eyes, she swallowed back the persuasion.
After Chu Yuexi left, Xia Zihan sat down on the ground, leaning against the glass pillar, burying his head between his legs, feeling sad and pitiful.
Until Qinghui came to her and said, "Chu Yu, why are you sitting on the ground? This glazed brick is the coldest. Get up quickly, don't get cold and hurt your body from sitting."
Qinghui hurried over after hearing what Chu Yuexi said.
Seeing Xia Zihan sitting alone on the ground, she felt very distressed. She hurriedly came over, helped Xia Zihan up, and then helped her sit down on the glazed stool covered with cotton pads.
(End of chapter)