Chapter 25 Chapter Twenty-Four

The car was driving on the road from Pyongyang to Seoul. Nong Weijing sat wretchedly in the first carriage as usual, this time, he didn't talk loudly, but kept stroking his goatee, with a sad face, as if he was thinking about something. It took ten full days of the seven-day journey before I saw Seoul. The sorrow on Shen Weijing's face began to increase.He was afraid, afraid of approaching the city.Because the two people that the Kingdom of the Rising Sun hates the most, one is Zhuo Wangsun, and the other is the princess. The scene in the camp was a great shame to the Land of the Rising Sun.His Majesty the Great Emperor therefore also put on a spring hat to shame the whole country.And the Kingdom of the Rising Sun has always been cruel to those who humiliate them.

As Shen Weijing expected, the team that greeted them was almost the same as when he first went to Seoul as an envoy, or even worse.Countless soldiers stood on both sides of the road, with their swords out of their sheaths, staring at them viciously.Dull drums were played beside the road, like the rhythm of death. Shen Weijing's body began to tremble again.Faintly, he heard someone cursing in a low voice.The viciousness of his language made him feel fear from the bottom of his heart.Perhaps, in the next moment, soldiers who were dazzled by shame would rush forward and tear them into pieces.

And they are only more than three hundred people. As expected, when they reached the gate of Seoul, a group of noisy soldiers blocked them.They shouted loudly and refused to let them into the city.The sound of the sword being unsheathed was deafening, and they clamored to execute such a shameless woman on the spot to avenge the emperor. All the followers showed terrified expressions. The door of the second sedan chair was suddenly pulled open.The princess stood proudly in front of them, all dressed up. "Is the Land of the Rising Sun really a land of barbarians?" All soldiers are conscripted.

Why is this woman so shameless?How dare you speak up after doing such a shameful thing?They couldn't help but rushed up, pulled her down and beat her hard. The princess said coldly: "I, one day I haven't resigned from the marriage, one day I will be your emperor and empress." "Whoever dares to touch a hair of the queen is insulting the emperor! Everyone was suffocated. The princess was right.To welcome the princess and become the emperor and empress is a contract reached between the envoy of the Land of the Rising Sun and the commander of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the contract is not formally terminated, Princess Yongle will be the Queen of the Land of the Rising Sun. "

There is no doubt about this. And to humiliate the queen is to humiliate the emperor. The warriors of the Land of the Rising Sun will never allow anyone to humiliate the Emperor! This principle is as simple as one plus one equals two.All were conscripted.The princess looked at them arrogantly, and walked slowly towards the city.They involuntarily moved out of the way and watched her pass between them like a phoenix. Mr. Nishiyuki greeted him with a flattering smile. He prepared a grand banquet, enough to match the etiquette of a queen, to welcome the princess.However, all of this seems to have been prepared hastily.The princess didn't even look at it.

"In this city, there is only one place for me to stay." "Tianshu Pavilion." After finishing speaking, she ignored President Xiaonishi and walked towards the castle tower. Chief Xiaoxi's expression changed drastically. Because only two people can enter the castle tower.Ping Hideyoshi, Acacia.He wasn't sure if the Emperor and Empress were eligible to enter.But he didn't dare to stop the princess, so he stood anxiously at the gate of the castle tower, not knowing what to do.His wisdom as a businessman was completely missing. A faint voice floated down from the roof: "Let her come up."

President Xiaonishi felt relieved and hurried out of the way.Shen Weijing supported the princess and walked to the top of the Tianshou Pavilion. The entire pavilion was silent. Obviously, after the man finished speaking, the seven layers of protection in the entire pavilion temporarily stopped functioning.The princess's bow struck the wooden board, making a sound, and slowly walked to the top floor. The light green gauze curtain, with carved jade pendants, hangs straight from the roof.Embroidered on the green yarn are the gods and gods of the ancient country dancing and dancing.The cyan tea smoke curls up along the green yarn, and these gods are lively and eager to speak, dancing quietly.

Acacia is hidden behind the green gauze, between the cauldron and the Ou. On the futon in the middle, there is a thirteen-year-old boy kneeling.His slender eyes are slightly raised, and the distant loneliness can be vaguely seen in them. When the princess saw the boy, she couldn't help but sign up.There is no third person in the castle tower, the only possibility is that this young man is Hira Hideyoshi. It was so unexpected.But the princess didn't show much surprise, and slowly, she knelt and sat opposite the futon.The layers of dresses on her body were like flowers all over the ground, blooming in front of the boy.

Slowly, she saluted close to the ground: "Master Guan Bai." Hirao Hideyoshi also saluted.There was an arrogance in his demeanor that did not match his age: "Your Royal Highness." The princess stood up: "I'm here, I have a request." Hirao Hideyoshi: "Please tell me." The princess sat up straight, with an unprecedented solemnity on her face: "Master Guan Bai, please allow me..." Her words came to an abrupt end.She instinctively wanted to turn her head back, but the strength in her whole body seemed to disappear in an instant, and she couldn't bear this simple movement.

The brocade of flowers draped over her body was immediately dyed scarlet. Shen Weijing let out a hoarse and sharp laugh, and slowly stood up from behind the princess. "Princess, do you know that the two of us are a disgrace to the Ming Dynasty!" "You lost your virginity before marriage, and I betrayed the country before the battle. What qualifications do we two have to live in this world? Only death is our proper destination!" A sharp knife was held in his hand.A miserable greenness shone on the edge of the blade. Shen Weijing's sharp laughter turned into wild laughter: "I didn't want to do this, but no one in the world believes that I am not a traitor"!Only death can prove it!

He leaned down and knelt down to the princess: "Your Highness, I also believe that you are the purest and noblest woman in the Ming Dynasty... But this also needs to be proved by death. So, please let me help you die! Die at sunrise Kingdom of the Sunrise, all shame will be washed away, and you will always be the queen of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun!" The princess was lying in the clump of flowers, almost out of breath. The knife was obviously full of poison, which almost robbed her of life in an instant.Shen Weijing prostrated himself on the ground and bowed respectfully to the princess. A smile appeared on his face, and he suddenly returned his hand, and the sharp knife sank deeply into his chest.His face twisted in an instant, staring at Xiangsi, the last words hissed in his throat: "I...I am not a traitor...I am not..." His body was quickly covered with red spots, as if his flesh and blood had rotted and swelled up.Then, slowly subside.Streams of withered yellow pus oozed from under his skin and dripped onto the floor.The floor was burned hole after hole.When the pus drained away, all he had left was a piece of dry skin wrapped around his bones.His head is almost intact, it looks like a deformed shadow puppet. The poison on this knife is so fierce.This humble person could no longer bear the accusation and insult of treason, and ended his humble life in such a tragic way. Xiangsi felt sick for a while, and could hardly hold back her vomiting. A faint voice came over: "Help... save me..." She hurriedly turned around, and saw Princess Yongle looking at her weakly.Xiangsi rushed forward, and Princess Yongle's body was gradually turning red. Fortunately, the dress she was wearing was too thick, and Shen Weijing was a literati who could restrain chickens, so the stab was not deep, the blade had just penetrated into the back, and the poisoning was not serious.Xiangsi hurriedly tore off her clothes and washed her with clean water. Hirao Hideyoshi watched everything she did silently. Xiangsi glanced at him, and said: "Master Taige, it's not convenient for you to be here, please avoid it first." Hira Hideyoshi stood up, bowed slowly, and walked out of the castle tower. When Hira Hideyoshi reappeared above the castle tower, he was already the face of a king with red eyebrows and fire pupils. The princess has fallen into a coma, lying on a stretcher that Acacia hastily made.The remaining poison on her body was not cleared, her skin was still covered with scarlet spots, and her face could no longer be seen as beautiful as it used to be.Xiangsi sat beside her, gently fanning her. Shen Weijing's body has been packed - there is nothing to clean up, it's just rolled up.His head was briefly treated and wrapped in a piece of cloth to form a burden. Hiroshi frowned. Although Shen Weijing has no status, he is the special envoy of the Ming Dynasty in charge of negotiating peace.He died in Seoul, and the Kingdom of the Rising Sun was charged with beheading the envoy.This matter is extremely unfavorable to the Kingdom of the Rising Sun. He hesitated for a moment, and sent an order: "His head will be buried according to the ceremony of a state guest, sent to the Ming Dynasty envoys, and sent back to Pyongyang on the same day." But how to deal with the princess is even more tricky.The princess is still unconscious to this day, apparently severely poisoned.If she is sent back to Pyongyang forcibly, in case she dies on the way... There are not many witnesses on the castle tower. When the Ming Dynasty investigates, who is responsible, I am afraid that there is no way to argue. Just as the princess said, she has not resigned for a day, and she is still the queen of the kingdom of the sunrise. She must not die anywhere else. Therefore, she can only stay in Seoul, in the castle tower. After three days, the princess's body gradually recovered.She was covered in red spots all over her body, and she was wrapped in a thick blanket so that no one could see her.Her hands, which were exposed outside the red carpet, were frighteningly red and swollen. As soon as the princess woke up, she ordered someone to carry her down the castle tower and prepare to return to Pyongyang. This mission was extremely unpleasant, so it's no wonder she was in a hurry to go back. Ping Hideyoshi sent her to the gate of the city with the gift of the Emperor and Empress. He watched the car disappear into the horizon from a distance, and then he ordered his subordinates to go back. This woman, with her actual performance, has won the respect of the Land of the Rising Sun.They forgot for a moment the shame she had dealt them. Hira Hideyoshi slowly stepped into the castle tower. The wind blows in from outside the window, carrying the dampness of early summer.The green gauze hung down and swayed slowly, disturbing the tea smoke.The face of lovesickness hidden behind the veil is also faint. Hira Hideyoshi picked up the tea in front of him, and did not drink for a long time.He put it down gently: "Hello." This sentence is extremely abrupt. "your Highness." After the green gauze, Acacia obviously had a sign, and slowly stood up. "You found out?" Her figure is slightly taller than Acacia, but she is definitely the golden branch and jade leaf of the Ming Dynasty——Princess Yongle. Hirao Hideyoshi smiled. "Shen Weijing is not a person who is not afraid of death. If he wants to commit suicide, he can do it anywhere, but why must he commit suicide in the Tianshou Pavilion? It must be because there is one thing in the Tianshou Pavilion that is not found in other places." "Since then, I have suspected that your goal is lovesickness." "Rescuing her from me is obviously an impossible task. Therefore, there is only one way, which is to steal her." He slowly raised his hand, holding the sharp knife that Shen Weijing used to assassinate the princess and commit suicide.He put the sharp knife on the tip of his nose and sniffed. "Ceigusan is indeed a peerless poison. After being poisoned, the flesh and blood will be consumed in an instant and turn into pus. But if it is only a small dose, it can prevent people from dying, and only have red spots all over the body. Unclear appearance. Shen Weijing first stabbed the princess with this knife, and then committed suicide with this knife. His death was so tragic that no one would have thought that his suicide was actually just to cover up another use of this poison: clothing his body Erythema, blurred features." "If I hadn't already guessed that your target is Miss Acacia, I'm afraid I would have been fooled by you too." He played with the dagger and smiled: "If you can't see the face clearly, no one will know whether this person covered in red spots is a princess or Acacia." "The one who got poisoned in the end was of course the real princess Her Royal Highness. But Her Highness must have the antidote on her body. Once the right opportunity comes, she will take the antidote and persuade Xiangsi to cut herself with this knife, and then exchange After that, the lovesick girl will become the person with red spots on her face. Others only see the princess dying on a stretcher, but they don’t think that she has been transferred. Maybe only I can think of it, but at that time, I was Send His Highness out of the city according to the gift of the emperor and empress. After I found out about this, the car had already left the city for a long time." "So, as soon as the princess entered the city, she showed her identity as the emperor and empress. I have to say that your highness has succeeded in this. No matter who it is, you have to treat your highness with the courtesy of the emperor and empress." The princess calmly said: "According to what you said, the poison on this knife should not be heavy, so how did Shen Weijing die?" Ping Xiuji: "That's right, Shen Weijing did die under Xigusan, but he didn't use this knife. Maybe he secretly ate a poison." He smiled and looked up, red eyebrows and fiery pupils had enveloped the princess. The princess looked at him, in a trance, as if seeing Zhuo Wangsun, and reasoned out her plan coldly. It was the nightmare of her life. The princess couldn't help shouting: "Even if you can see it, so what? Acacia has already left the city!" Hirao Hideyoshi smiled lightly: "Out of the city? Do you think you can escape by leaving the city?" The princess sneered: "That's none of my business anymore!" Hirao Hideyoshi stared at her: "You hate her?" The princess trembled. Hirao Hideyoshi's eyes seemed to penetrate her body and stay deep in her heart.His gaze was like a ball of fire, a fire burning at the end of hell, illuminating the darkest part of her heart. The princess smiled: "I hate her? Why should I hate her?" Hirao Hideyoshi calmly said: "Maybe the person you love loves her, maybe she has a life you envy." The princess sneered: "I am Princess Daming, what else can I ask for? Why should I envy her?" Hirao Hideyoshi looked at her quietly.There was no hostility in his eyes, as if he was just reading a book carefully. The princess couldn't control the anger in her heart, and said sharply: "What are you looking at?" Ping Hideyoshi shook his head slowly: "I'll see why you hate her." The princess laughed: "You, do you know why she switched packages with me?" This was indeed what Hirao Hideyoshi wanted to know.Xiangsi has decided to stay by his side, looking for an opportunity to assassinate him.This determination was not made casually, Hirao Hideyoshi couldn't figure out why Xiangsi would give up. "Because I told her that someone wanted to marry her. That person had prepared everything in Pyongyang City and ordered me to call her back. If you saw her smile at that time, you would never think that I was harming her .not to mention..." She said word by word: "Besides, the person that person was going to marry was me." "I let her wear my wedding dress and marry the man she admired all her life for me. Is this also called hating her?" Hirao Hideyoshi lowered his head and pondered.This was indeed beyond his expectation.After a long time, he raised his head: "I understand, the purpose of your plan is not to save Xiangsi, but you want to stay in Seoul." "Because only here, Zhuo Wangsun can't marry you." The princess smiled sweetly: "That's right!" This is indeed her ultimate goal. She doesn't want to marry Zhuo Wangsun, the only possibility is to stay in Seoul.Although Zhuo Wangsun was unrivaled in martial arts and unrivaled, he couldn't easily capture her back from Seoul.So, when Hira Hideyoshi revealed this, she was really happy. She planned all of this delicately, which made the plan a perfect success.Why is she unhappy. Hirao Hideyoshi looked at her deeply. "Unfortunately, I have two things to tell you." "Acacia will definitely come back here, and you will definitely return to Pyongyang." The princess stood up in surprise. "You... want to send me back?" Hirao Hideyoshi shook his head. "No, I will not." "I just want to say, if you want to go back, I will never stop you." The princess laughed: "How could I go back? Am I crazy?" Hirao Hideyoshi laughed too.The fiery red eyes seem to see the future that others cannot see. In that future, there is no hope, no joy, no warmth, only eternal pain and despair. "You will."