Three days after the imperial army arrived at the city, Huan Yuan finally changed his previous attitude of remaining stationary, and the people of Daizhou fell into panic.
However, a few days later, the situation was not as bleak as they expected. The imperial army retreated steadily to the Bingzhou area, and then only attacked but not defended, and the two sides were in a stalemate.
Such a great opportunity, how could the Yong Kingdom, which was eyeing the Rong Kingdom, miss it and send troops to wait for the opportunity at the border.
The New Year has just passed, and although no one is in the mood for excitement, couplets and lanterns are posted in front of every house. A Yao and Zhao Jin are preparing lanterns for the Lantern Festival, and Huan Ci sits under the lanterns and watches them laugh and laugh, with a sad look on his face.
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Although she has not shown her pregnancy yet, her face is getting more and more ugly. Due to the war, her father is not in Daizhou now, and the army of Yong Kingdom is getting closer and closer, and the whole palace is full of gloom and gloom.
"Have you sent anyone to see your father today?" She turned to ask Ayao.
Ayao stopped laughing and glanced at her worriedly: "I've kept this in mind. Don't worry, girl. I asked the kitchen to make you a midnight snack, I think it will be here soon."
"I don't want to eat." Huan Ci shook his head.
When she woke up this morning, she felt a dull pain in her abdomen, and she really didn't feel energetic. She thought she would be fine if she rested for a while, but now she is getting more and more uncomfortable.
"You guys can play, I'm going to bed first." She stood up to leave, but her body swayed uncontrollably.
"Girl, what's wrong with you?" Ayao hurriedly stepped forward to help her.
"It's okay, I just got dizzy after waking up violently." Huan Ci waved his hands.
"How about asking a doctor to take a look?" Zhao Jin said softly.
Huan Ci smiled at her: "No, just rest for a while."
Zhao Jin and A Yao looked at each other, and when they saw Huan Ci looking over, they hurriedly lowered their heads to cover up. She was so well-informed, and there was no way that Huan Ci's story could be hidden from her. She had already asked A Yao secretly, and the two of them were closer.
We often communicate in private every day, but Huan Ci doesn't know about it.
She was obviously pregnant, but she saw that Huan Ci was getting thinner and his face was much worse than before. Although she and A Yao discussed asking the kitchen to send a lot of good things, Huan Ci often lost his appetite, and they
There's nothing he can do with her.
Suddenly, the door was knocked open with a clang, and the three of them all looked at the person.
"Girl, the Yong people have arrived at the city." A little maid held the door and gasped.
Huan Ci's heart skipped a beat and he quickly walked up to her: "Is anyone guarding you?"
"General Ji has already taken his people. Girl, General Ji wants you to leave quickly and meet the prince first."
Huan Ci frowned: "Why? How many people did they come?"
"I don't know about this either. General Cheng is guarding the palace with his men, and he also advises the girl to leave quickly."
"What about the people in the city?"
"Those who can run have already run away, and those who are still here naturally don't want to leave. Girl, leave them alone and leave quickly."
"No, I can't leave. If I leave at this time, the people will only become more confused. Go and let all the maids and women in the house stay in the backyard, let the old and young men come in, and the rest
All the strong and strong men should go to the front yard to guard, General Cheng cannot be allowed to carry the burden alone."
The little maid was stunned for a moment, and then quickly ran out to make arrangements when she realized what she was doing. Huan Ci was covered in cold sweat and had to support A Yao to stand. She looked back at the stunned A Yao: "Are you scared?"
"I'm not afraid." Ayao shook her head, "If it were my brother, he wouldn't leave. Girl, I'll stay with you."
"I'm not afraid either. Girl, don't worry so much." Zhao Jin looked calm and turned to look at A Yao, "I'll go out to help. You take good care of the girl here and don't let her worry too much."
Huan Ci sat down on the chair and took a sip of water from the cup in A Yao's hand. She felt really uneasy, and her legs were still a little unsteady due to abdominal pain.
"Ayao, let's go to the front yard and take a look." She helped Ayao stand up.
If she couldn't clearly understand the situation in the front yard, she wouldn't be able to feel at ease sitting here.
"Girl!" Ayao hesitated.
"Girl! Girl! Oh no, someone climbed over the wall and came in." An old woman stumbled over and said, "There are people from Yong country hiding in the city. Someone just climbed over the wall at the back door and came in."
"Don't panic yet," Huan Ci forced himself to calm down, "Let everyone get together and find some strong boys to go to the back. Ayao, follow me to the front yard, and we will find General Cheng."
In the front yard, General Cheng already knew what was going on and had already sent someone there. As soon as he saw Huan Ci, he rushed over: "Princess, please leave quickly. I have asked someone to prepare a carriage. Sneak into the city."
Seriously, it’s not safe for you to stay here.”
"In this situation, it's not safe for me to go out. General Cheng, do you know how many people there are in the Yong Kingdom?" Huan Ci said.
"We don't know yet. I'm afraid they have been planning for a long time. Today the prince is not here, so we have to rely on ourselves." General Cheng frowned.
Suddenly, an arrow shot in from outside the wall, and everyone was startled.
There was a commotion outside, and Huan Ci heard the Yong people's words. She thought that she might be doomed tonight.
Sure enough, the sound of fighting soon started.
Most of the troops were sent to the gate of the city. The soldiers of the palace were isolated and helpless, and they soon fell into disgrace. The gate of the palace had been broken through, and General Cheng led everyone back again and again. Huan Ci's clothes were stained with blood.
But even so, those Yong people were not willing to hurt his life, but kept coming towards her.
"Ayao, General Cheng, get behind me." She had already made a decision in her heart.
I'm afraid these Yong people are planning to repeat their old tricks and treat her like their mother-in-law in order to threaten their father.
"They won't kill me here, I'll protect you." She lowered her voice.
General Cheng was stunned for a moment, and when he turned his head, his eyes were full of fighting spirit. Huan Yuan had already lost his wife to the Yong people, and he could not let him lose his only child again.
"Everyone, just hold on for a little longer. I believe reinforcements will arrive soon. Your Majesty is always clever with his plans, and he will never leave us alone."
Huan Ci turned to look at the man and smiled at him. He was right. After fighting with the Yong people for so many years, her father must have predicted what happened today. She should believe her father.
She stood forward, blocking Ayao and General Cheng behind her, and looked calmly at the Yong people who were approaching not far away.
If she had to, she would make the same choice as her mother.
In the first month of the twelfth year of Dehua, the Yong Kingdom attacked Daizhou at night, and Huan Ci, the daughter of King Dingyuan, was captured alive, causing another sensation in the Rong Kingdom.
The wife of King Dingyuan once encountered this kind of difficulty. Now this matter has fallen on his only daughter. How can people not feel sad? However, King Dingyuan back then was a loyal minister and good general, and a warrior who protected his family and country.
His wife died for the country. Now everything has changed, and everyone is lamenting.
Less than an hour after the Yong Kingdom attacked that day, King Dingyuan led the reinforcements back to Daizhou. Although he quickly repelled the Yong army inside and outside the city, Huan Ci's whereabouts were unknown.
At this time, in Prince Dingyuan's palace, Huan Yuan was sitting on the couch with a gloomy face. A man was kneeling beside his legs, his hair was disheveled and he looked very lack of energy.
Ayao stood aside, tearing up her sleeves and crying. The night before yesterday, she was standing with Huan Ci, but then the Yong people attacked everyone with stray arrows, and everyone broke up in formation as they hurriedly evaded. In the chaos, she and Huan Ci
Got separated.
The prince has sent batch after batch of people to search nearby, but they only found Yong Guo Xizuo who had not had time to escape.
She looked at her brother kneeling on the ground and felt mixed emotions in her heart. It turned out that the prince had specifically asked his brother to take care of Huan Ci before he left, but his brother was not in the house on the day of the accident, so the prince was very angry.
"Brother, what on earth did you do that day?" Ayao asked crying.
Yesterday, the prince was furious and threw his brother into jail, and today he brought him up for questioning. But when he arrived, the prince said nothing, and the brother only said to kneel down, without saying a word to beg for mercy.
Neither of them paid attention to her, and the room fell silent again after this question. After a long time, the people on the ground finally moved: "I am willing to perform meritorious service and go deep into the army of Yong Kingdom to find the whereabouts of the princess, and I beg the prince to help you."
"You think simply. I haven't found Ci'er in all the details I planted in the Yong army. Where are you going to find her?" Huan Yuan said coldly.
A Lian pursed his lips, took a step forward and said, "If the princess cannot be found, my subordinates will never let the Yong army go. At that time, I will present the head of the Yong general Yu Wentian."
"Hmph!" Huan Yuan sneered, "Fantasy."
"My subordinates will never break their promises." Ah Lian raised his head and glanced at Huan Yuan, his expression very firm.
Huan Yuan narrowed his eyes: "In that case, I will wait for good news."
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Huan Ci woke up after a while of swaying. Before she could open her eyes, the pain in her legs reminded her of her current situation.
The night before yesterday, she was hit by an arrow in her left leg during the scuffle, and the knife in her hand was taken away at the critical moment. When she woke up again, she was already in the Yong people's car.
This is a small team of only a dozen people. They deliberately took a long detour and only sneaked in secluded woods. So far, Huan Ci has not seen any other pedestrians.
They bandaged her wounds, put her into Yong clothes, and pretended to be a Yong businessman.
From a distance, everything looked normal, but Huan Ci could clearly feel the ropes tied around her hands and feet, and it was just a thick blanket covering her body that covered it all.
"It's not going to snow today, is it?"
She heard a soldier next to her whisper.
She had not spoken since she was captured, and these people had not spoken to her. They did not know that Huan Ci could understand the Yong language, although they did not talk about anything important.
"There seems to be someone in front."
The soldier's words aroused her alertness. She closed her eyes tightly and listened carefully to the movement outside.
"It seems to be one of ours."
Huan Ci's excited heart returned to calm.
"There are still many Rongguo people. They must have been hunted by the Rongjun here. Let's leave quickly." The leading man said solemnly.
