Chapter 55 one

Khalil and the bride finally returned to their seats.As the music and drum beats changed, a group of maikos disguised as samurai stepped into the tent and performed a saber dance.When King Timur was alive, he loved this unrestrained and powerful dance very much. At every banquet, the first dance was mostly the saber dance. It is said that the choreographer of the Daoma Dance is Tuma from Girls' Generation.Because Tughru Khan doted on his daughter, every time the East Chagatai Khanate had a banquet, he would let artists perform this show.After King Timur married Tuma, he followed the example of Tughlu Khan and customized the saber dance as a court dance.

King Timur always believed that he was a descendant of Genghis Khan, and this concept remained unchanged throughout his life.To prove this point, he loved Mongolian Princess Tuma very much, and he regarded everything related to Tuma as sacred and inviolable. As the successor of King Timur, Khalil is bound to inherit many court etiquettes of the Timur Empire, and dancing is one of them. Khalil sat high in the middle, enjoying the dance with relish. My heart is mixed.While worrying about the princess, he thought about Concubine Hanze; while guessing Pier's fate, he wondered about Khalil's new wife.

What I wondered was that Khalil's new wife was indeed pretty, but compared with Sai, she couldn't be considered a beauty.Regardless.What puzzled me the most was that I never saw a smile on the bride's face from the beginning to the end, and that she behaved like a puppet at the mercy of others. Let's put it this way, rather than saying that today is her day of great joy, it is better to say that today's wedding is pure helplessness and torture for her. How queer! Who is the bride's daughter?Why did Khalil have to marry such a girl who likes to cry and is not as beautiful as a fairy?Is Khalil's nerves wrong or what people say is a coincidence?Or did Khalil have ulterior motives?

I think the last case is the most likely. Among the grandsons of King Timur, Khalil has always been known for his cold face and cruel heart.Judging from his method of revenge on the princess, he is indeed not a kind person.It can be deduced from this that the bride may be a tool for him to take revenge on someone. After I had such an idea in my heart, I gradually saw some clues. For example, after the bride and Khalil returned to their seats, their eyes would always glance over the direction Pier was sitting inadvertently, and then look away for just a moment.And Pi'er, just buried his head in drinking, didn't even look at the bride.For another example, the more indifferent Pi Er showed, the more sad the bride seemed to be. In the end, the bride's eyes were filled with tears and she had to hang her head down.

I am born with a pair of eyes that are good at observation. Many times my judgment can be said to be sure even if it cannot be said to be perfect.There is no real affection between Khalil and his new bride, which can be seen from the previous indifference of Khalil to this wedding.If this is the case, Khalil's marriage must have been another careful arrangement. Maybe I paid too much attention to the subtle expressions of Pi Er and the bride, and I didn't care to appreciate the dance. Therefore, when I heard a cry of "ah", I didn't see a light maiko When Wubu moved to the closest position to Khalil, he suddenly drew a sharp dagger from his sleeve.The truth is, I just saw a figure rushing in front of Khalil like an arrow, and then, there was a "Dang", Khalil was in danger, and deflected the dagger that was stabbing him with a wine bowl .

Everyone was stunned by this sudden change, the first to react was Khalil's guards, they swarmed up, threw the assassin to the ground, and took away her murder weapon.And I also reacted, ran to the front, and hugged the princess. The princess stroked my back comfortingly and asked me to sit down beside her. In more than 20 years, I have never seen such a thing happen, which frightened me, and my whole body couldn't help trembling. There was real chaos in the wedding tent, and many people including the bride stood up from their seats.However, when all the maikos were taken out for unified monitoring, and under the compulsory maintenance of the guards, the original order was quickly restored in the wedding tent.I refused to leave the princess no matter what, and the guards didn't try to force me, they just watched all the guests.

The commotion passed, and there was a terrible silence in the wedding tent.After a silence, Khalil left his seat and walked over to the assassin. At that time, I had no idea what was going to happen next. I just remember that my mind was in a mess, and my eyes unconsciously swept over Pier and the bride, and then fell on Khalil's face.Regarding the extremely thrilling stab just now, Khalil did not show the slightest lingering fear. On the contrary, he was very calm, and even a little complacent about his quick reaction. He looked down at the assassin, and the assassin looked up at him, and they looked at each other for a moment before Khalil asked, "Who are you? Why are you killing me? Who ordered you to do this?"

The assassin said nothing. I found that Assassin was very beautiful, that kind of enchanting beauty, as if she was born to be a maiko.But why did she kill Khalil?Doesn't she know that Khalil is now one of the most powerful figures in the Timurid Empire?Didn't she ever think about how much risk she would have to take to assassinate such a person, and how sure she would be of success?What is the bloody feud between her and Khalil?Did any of her family die at the hands of Khalil?Or, was she instructed by someone? I guess in vain about all possibilities, and the real possibility may be the unexpected.Our eyes and ears sometimes tell us the truth and sometimes deceive us, yet at the time and place I had no choice but to believe what my eyes saw and what my ears heard.

Khalil squatted down, squeezed the assassin's pointed chin with his hands, and continued to ask: "Tell me, who are you? Why are you doing this?" His tone was very strange, as if he was restraining, but also as if he was teasing.The assassin tried to free himself from his grip, but said nothing. "Don't you say so?" Khalil was still pinching the assassin's chin with one hand, and took the Mongolian scimitar from his waist with the other. He pressed the back of the knife against the assassin's face. The assassin's whole body trembled for a while, and he stopped making unnecessary struggles, and calmed down.Finally, she said: "You kill me." The voice was delicate and crisp, like a warbler's cry.

"You want to die?" "yes." "But I won't let you die." "what are you going to do?" "You have a pair of beautiful eyes, I like them. No, it's not just the eyes, your delicate face, your cherry-like mouth, I like them all." "What do you want to do? What are you going to do?" the assassin asked repeatedly, her voice trembling slightly, filled with real fear. "For me, keep everything I like, and then let you go." "Stay...stay...how?" "It's very simple. I will peel off your face first, then cut off your lips and goug out your eyes. After I finish all these, you can go."

"you……" "Well, it looks like you still don't believe me? Okay, I'll show you." Khalil said, turning the back of the knife over and pointing the blade at the assassin's face. Immediately, a slash appeared on the assassin's face Light marks. "No!" the assassin yelled. "Why not? You are not even afraid of death, are you afraid of being disfigured? No, you don't have to worry, I won't make you suffer too much. Think about what you will look like in the future, it must be pitiful." "I beg you." "Do you want to test my will? See if I will show mercy to you? Well, let me tell you what kind of person I am!" Khalil said, adding force to his wrist.The assassin's will completely collapsed, and he cried out: "Don't! Don't do this! I say! I say!" Khalil gave a rare smile: "Look, it would have been nice to be here earlier." He put away his waist knife leisurely.The guard moved a chair, and he sat down on the chair, like a judge, and began to interrogate the assassin. "What's your name?" "Oujiqilang." "how old are you?" "Seventeen." "Where are you from?" "I... I am from Chagatai." "Chagatai? Which one?" "Balulusi." "Balulusi Department? You and I are still of the same clan. Why, do I have any enmity with you?" "yes." "What kind of hatred is worth risking your life to assassinate me?" "My father, elder brother, and younger brother were all killed by you." "Really? I don't remember. Tell me, when did I kill them?" "Last time, you were in the battle with Prince Pi Er..." "Die in war?" "right." "A lot of people died in the war, why are you the only one who took revenge on me?" "I don't know. Maybe it's because they're cowardly." "Wrong. They didn't do it because they didn't have the opportunity to be instructed by others." "You said...instigating?" "Is it strange for me to say that? Tell me, who used your hatred to order you to assassinate me?" "No, really no one." "Yes, you don't have to deny it. I know who this person is. Seriously, I can know exactly about this vicious plan thanks to my new wife." Khalil's words are no less than a boulder falling into the water, first there was a loud noise, and then huge waves splashed. In an instant, all eyes were on the bride's face.All eyes, including Pi Er, had never looked in the direction of the bride sitting before. The bride was completely stunned, her face flushed red.Gradually, the blush on her face faded, and her face became pale as snow. The assassin Ou Zhilang stared at the bride. After a long time, she cursed at the top of her voice: "It's you? You bitch!" The bride seemed to understand something suddenly, and stood up from her seat: "No, it's not. I don't know anything!" "Bitch! Bitch!" Ou Zhilang still yelled angrily. "I'm not a slut, I'm not! Prince, my God, what the hell is going on? I haven't said anything to this man. Please believe me." In the panic, the bride lost the ability to judge things from right to wrong. She only wanted to defend herself, but her defense betrayed someone.Everyone could tell that the "prince" she was talking about was definitely not Haril, so this person must be Pier. It turned out that my judgment was correct, the bride and Pi Er had indeed known each other for a long time. Peer watched the bride silently, not like the Pi'er I knew, nor like any man I'd ever known.He amazes me.For the first time, I saw an expression on his blushing face. This expression cannot be expressed in any words. It is a collection of sadness, pity, helplessness, grief, and knowing, etc. No complaints. Tears rolled down the bride's pale cheeks.We looked at her, dumbfounded, as she tore off her wedding gown and red wedding gown in front of all of us, throwing the gown and gown on the ground.Inside the wedding dress, a plain dress was revealed.It seems that the bride just put on a fat wedding dress on top of her old clothes.The purple chrysanthemum pattern was embroidered on the moon-white clothes. Some people may not know it, but I know that purple chrysanthemums have always been Pi'er's favorite flower. The bride stepped down from her seat and walked up to Khalil.She pointed at Khalil: "You...you are lying, I didn't say anything to you!" Khalil smiled: "Really? Then, how do you explain everything in front of you? If it weren't for your protection, how could I escape today's catastrophe?" "I don't know! I don't know why this person wants to kill you! It's a pity that she didn't succeed, I would rather you die. Don't say I don't know anything, even if I know, I won't tell you." "Okay, don't be arrogant. Today is our big wedding day. We are already husband and wife. There is no reason for a bride to expect her husband to die." "you……" "Go back to your seat. It's very unlucky for you to walk down like this. Look, everyone is watching you. In the future, you need to master some court etiquette." The bride glared at Khalil's mocking face, but she didn't know what to say out of grief.The guard stepped forward and urged her to go back, but she turned around helplessly.She walked very slowly, very slowly, only a few steps, then, she stretched out her hand, snatched the waist knife worn by the guard with amazing agility, and sent the blade directly into her belly. All this happened more suddenly than the moment when the assassin assassinated. I subconsciously closed my eyes amidst screams.My consciousness became confused, and my mind became dizzy like a dream.I don't believe it, I don't believe it!I wish everything was my dream. The princess quietly held my hand, her fingers were icy cold, touching my palm was bitingly cold.I force myself to open my eyes. When I opened my eyes, what I saw was an even more astonishing scene.At some point, Pi Er was already beside the bride, and the bride fell into his arms, dying. "Prince, believe me, I have never done anything to be sorry to you." Panting, she said to Pi Er. Pi Er replied softly: "I know." "I shouldn't have promised to marry him." "You are here to save me." "But, I hurt you." "No, no matter what, the result is the same. It's a pity that you lost a life in vain." "Don't say that, this is the only thing I can do for you, I'm very happy. You should know, what's the point of my life without you! Prince, no, Pier, I'm cold, hold me tight." The bride The child's breathing was rapid and her voice was weak. Obviously, her lamp of life was going out. Pi Er hugged her tightly.Two lines of tears slipped from his slightly closed eyes and dripped on the pale and cold face of the bride. "Don't...cry." These were the last words left by the bride to Pi Er.She raised her hand, as if she wanted to wipe away the tears for Pi'er, but just as her arm was raised halfway, it fell down.It was an eternal drop, and at the same time, her head slipped down Pi'er's arms. Pi'er pressed his tear-wet face against the bride's forehead. For a long time, except for the occasional violent twitch of his shoulders, he remained silent and motionless. Khalil walked up to Peel. "What a loving couple. It turns out that you have already discussed that you will kill me when I get married. Pi'er, you are really my half-brother. You are so cruel. !" Pi'er didn't even raise his head, he replied coldly, without the slightest hint of sadness in his tone: "Khalil, you've tried everything, I bet you will die!" "Really? Can you still kill me?" "Can I still kill you? Could it be that I have killed you before? I have no doubts at all. You understand what is going on all this better than anyone else. You performed a good show, killing two birds with one stone. Now, You succeeded. I just want to know what kind of role this woman, or rather, this 'assassin' plays in this drama, come to think of it, she is just a pawn of yours, right?" Khalil motioned to take Ouzhiqilang away and put him under strict surveillance.Pier said, "Wait, I have something to ask her." But no one paid attention to him, and according to Khalil's order, the guard pushed Ouzhiqilang, whose arms were bound, to the tent door.Pi Er shouted at Ou Zhilang's back: "Just wait, it will be your turn next, and Khalil will not let you go. You accomplice!" Pi Er's words had an effect, and Ou Zhilang's footsteps obviously staggered, and she suddenly turned her head to look at Khalil, with a look of fear and anxiety on her face. Khalil pursed his lips, still shaking his hands, and the guard pushed Ou Zhilang out. "Pi Er, plead guilty." Khalil said only to Pi Er. "Plead guilty? You have already convicted me, do you still need me to confess?" "Pi'er, as long as you tell me the truth, because we are brothers from the same mother, I will forgive you." "Khalil, you little man!" "Pi Er, it doesn't matter if you don't plead guilty! Your crimes are obvious to all. I just hope to give you a chance." "Chance? Give me a chance to die, give me a chance to say nothing, eh? Khalil, let me tell you, not everyone is as mean as you." "It's really not good for you to be so stubborn. You killed my bride and turned my wedding into a funeral. Don't you feel the slightest guilt about all of this?" Pi Er pitifully put down the bride, and slowly stood up from the ground.He stared at Khalil, a fire blazing from his eyes.I figured that if eyes could really burn, the fire in Peel's eyes would be able to ignite Khalil and burn him to ashes. Khalil involuntarily averts his gaze.However, he immediately shifted his gaze back to Pi Er's face. At this time, he could not show weakness anyway. A pair of brothers who were born from the arms of the same mother faced each other silently, and I found that their appearance was somewhat similar. Finally, Khalil smiled slightly.He still made a gesture, as if he wanted the guards to take Pi'er down, but Pi'er rushed towards Khalil and strangled Khalil's neck with his hands.Khalil didn't dodge at all. The moment Pi Er grabbed his neck, the three long swords pierced Pi Er's body from behind. There was another commotion in the wedding tent.There was a scream from the female guests, and a woman fainted, and was hurriedly carried out by her panic-stricken husband. I also wanted to scream and faint, but the princess grabbed my hand, she gave me courage, and I forced myself to watch this tragic scene. Pi'er, who was stabbed by the sword, showed a relieved expression on his face, and slowly loosened his hand from Haril's neck.He did not die immediately, but at the last moment of his life, he struggled back to his bride and fell down.He stretched out his hand and hugged the bride in his arms again. Then, looking up at Khalil, he said with difficulty: "You win. You're finished." After finishing speaking, he died suddenly, and exchanged death for the freedom to follow what he loved.I believe that he and his dead lover will meet in heaven. There was a bloody smell in the wedding tent, I couldn't hold it anymore, I retched, my nose and tears gushed out together, I was as uncomfortable as seasick, I would rather die. The princess dragged me out of the wedding tent. The guards didn't stop us, but the others were blocked in the tent.The princess and I stood at the air vent outside the big tent. I breathed in the fresh air, the blood flowed back to my heart little by little, and my frozen nerves came to life, which made me have a splitting headache. I had never felt this dying before, even after witnessing the brutality of war.Everything is like a nightmare, the festive wedding hall turned into the grave of two people in a blink of an eye, I really hope that everything I see is just a nightmare. The princess, my mother, was by my side all the time, knowing that I was fine, she handed me a silk handkerchief and asked me to wipe my face clean. As I looked up at her, it occurred to me that Princess Oeira maintained a numb calm throughout the entire incident.She seemed to have expected it long ago and made no futile efforts.I have more than once experienced the extraordinary courage and wisdom of this seemingly weak woman, but I am still amazed by her.After all, it was Pi Er who died. When Pi Er was a child, she cherished him as much as Shah Ruh.However, now that she witnessed Pi Er's death, she didn't show much sadness. "Cesia, are you okay?" I kneaded the silk handkerchief and held it in my hand. The princess looked at me tenderly with a calm and gentle tone. I shake my head. "Go in?" "No, I'd rather die than go in." "Okay, then wait for Khalil to send someone to take us where we need to go." "What do you mean by that?" "This matter is endless, and Khalil will investigate everyone." "investigation?" "Yeah, he has to find out, does Pi Er have any accomplices?" "Do you really believe that Peer did this?" "So what if I don't believe it!" "Princess……" "what?" "I think……" "What do you think?" "You're different. You seem numb to it." "I've been through worse things than this, this is the court." "What's worse? You're talking about..." "Many years ago, an innocent woman died in front of me like Pi Er. At that time, like today, I couldn't do anything for her except to watch. At that time, I Like today, nothing was done for her." "Who is the woman you are talking about?" "She... she is the person I love most in this world, she is my mother." "Your mother, my God!" Misty tears flashed in the princess's gentle almond eyes, and her face turned from pale to livid due to the pain of memories. "Princess..." I cried out worriedly, her pain infected me, I was more sad than her, and I could empathize with her. After a while, the princess wiped away her tears and calmed down a little.She said in a tone that was unfamiliar to me: "This is the palace, full of intrigue and killing. Because the palace is like this, I don't like it at all. I tried to escape, I have done this before. Escape, both To escape for my life is also to stay away from the court. I fled all the way west to the Xichagatai Khanate. After arriving here, I realized that once I left the court, I could not move an inch. Became a burden to Suodu and the others. Because of this, I had to go back to the court again and face conspiracy and killing again. This is my fate, a fate that cannot be changed. I can only do this, in order to survive, To wait for death." "No! Don't talk, don't talk anymore! I don't want to listen to you, I don't want you to die! If you have such thoughts, I... I will never say a word to you again. " Thinking that the princess would leave me one day, and thinking of the tragic ending of Pi Er and the bride, my fear broke out, and I cried hysterically, and my amazing crying and shouting attracted the guards.The princess looked at me helplessly, and she couldn't think of a better way to calm me down than to let me have a sick attack.The guards came over and looked at me in bewilderment, and when my crying became hoarse and subdued, they said to the princess, "Princess, King Khalil ordered us to escort you into the city." The princess still nodded.Of course, this is the result she expected. She said that Khalil will definitely investigate the assassination, and maybe more people will be implicated in this matter.My fear flowed out of my heart with tears, and I was much calmer. I said to the guard, "I'm going too." Yes, no matter what, I want to go with the princess, even if I am imprisoned, even if I die, I will never leave the princess' side. The guard replied: "Okay." As soon as the guard's words fell, the door of the wedding tent opened, and all the guests who attended the wedding were escorted out of the wedding tent one by one.Together with us, they will return to the city for inspection.I watched these people who were suspects in a tragic wedding, looking at each other outside the wedding tent, terrified.Because they, including me, none of us could have predicted what might happen next.We don't know which of us will fall victim to the next, and the next, and we cannot remain indifferent to an unpredictable fate. Only Princess Oela, only this woman who has experienced the most tragic things in the world is not afraid of life and death, as calm as water, as calm as the wind.