Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 508

Chapter 508 Soul-stirring
The moonlight was cold and the night aura was faint. It was Tianci’s pleasure to have such a cool and quiet night in the scorching summer.

Princess Xinyue sat in front of the Roman-style white landing window, his body sprinkled with silver moonlight. A chrome-gold ivory Kong Hou played an ethereal and refreshing melody under the gentle twirling of her beautiful jade fingers.

There was peace outside the window, and even the cries of frogs and insects were much quieter, as if these creatures were intoxicated by her music.

Wu Meiniang sat at the side and looked at Princess Xinyue, who was bathed in the moonlight like an immortal. She had the illusion that she was both real and fantastic in a dream.

Even though she was a woman, Wu Meiniang couldn’t help but praise in her heart. This Princess Xinyue really had a different kind of beauty.

In a word-silence!

It was so quiet and elegant, so quiet and perfect.

Wu Meiniang couldn’t help but think of Yao’er. Judging from his appearance and figure, Princess Xinyue was extremely similar to Yao’er. After a short time together, Wu Meiniang felt that the two of them were more similar in temperament, the same quiet and elegant, the same gentle like water. There were too many similarities between every smile and every movement.

“Your Highness, may I take the liberty of asking a personal question?” Wu Meiniang couldn’t help but say.

Princess Xinyue smiled and stopped playing. “Go ahead,” he said.

Wu Meiniang smiled a little guiltily and said, “Your Highness Princess looks like a real Han. She doesn’t have any Sogdian features at all. Are you really a hybrid descendant of a Han and Sogdian?”

Princess Xinyue seemed to have expected that Wu Meiniang would ask a question. He smiled indifferently and did not answer immediately. She put Kong Hou in order and stood up. She dragged her long milky white skirt and walked a few steps in the room. She shook her head gently, “No.”

Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows in surprise and looked at Princess Xinyue.

Princess Xinyue looked at her with a complicated expression. There seemed to be a lot to say, but it seemed to be full of misgivings.

Wu Meiniang was such a smart person. She stood up and closed the window. She carefully observed the door for a few more times and asked her two maids to keep watch outside. Then, she walked to Princess Xinyue and whispered, “Princess, if you have something to say, you might as well say it openly.”

“Can you answer two questions first?” Princess Xinyue’s expression became somewhat solemn as he asked seriously.

“Please speak!”

“Are you … really the wife of Mubai Young Marshal Qin of Kansai Qin, Wu Meiniang?”

“Yes!”

“How can I prove it?”

Wu Meiniang was stunned and asked, “How do you want me to prove it?”

“Unless you can really get Su Dingfang’s army to appear in Samojian, I will believe you!” Said Princess Xinyue.

This time, it was Wu Meiniang’s turn to be shocked. “What does the princess want General Su’s army to do?”

Princess Xinyue turned around and said coldly, “If you can’t do it, I won’t say anything else to you!”

Wu Meiniang gritted her teeth and walked in front of her and said, “Your Highness Princess, you must know that General Su is leading the army to attack Norland’s capital, Bow Moon City. This is a military and national matter of our Great Tang.” If there wasn’t a good reason for him to send troops, even if General Su wanted to help me, he wouldn’t be able to shoulder this responsibility! –So, if you can give me a good reason first, I will definitely help you invite General Su’s army to Samojian! ”

‘”I still can’t believe you. Because I feel like I can’t see through you at all. You’re smarter than the average person. If I’m not careful, I’m afraid I’ll fall for your trap! I can’t afford to play such a joke!” Princess Xinyue frowned slightly as if she was deep in thought.

Wu Meiniang’s heart pounded.

Looking at Princess Xinyue’s performance, it was clear that she had a huge secret hidden in her heart. Moreover, this secret might very well lead to a major crisis, and this crisis was most likely related to Qin Mubai and the Great Tang!

“Then I won’t leave the Kang Kingdom’s Royal Palace and stay with you all the time. Is that feasible?” Wu Meiniang said, “I am weak, and I am surrounded by weak women. If you don’t let me go, I will definitely not be able to escape. If I deceive you, you can kill me at any time!”

“Are you really … Qin Princess Xinyue’s wife, Wu Meiniang?” Mubai was slightly shocked.

“Absolutely true!” Wu Meiniang said seriously, “Who am I supposed to pretend to be bad and pretend to be Wu Meiniang?-Actually, I can leave tomorrow and not get into any trouble. However, seeing that the princess looks very similar to an old friend of mine, I feel that the princess is exceptionally kind! Please believe me, at least I have no ill intentions towards you!”

Princess Xinyue stared at Wu Meiniang and slowly nodded. After hesitating for a while, she said, “Actually … I am a real Han! And my adoptive father, Balerihan, who is one of the three life-saving ministers of Kang Ju Kingdom, is my enemy who killed my father!”

“Ah?” Wu Meiniang was shocked!

Princess Xinyue frowned and whispered, “Actually, I only found out about this two years ago.” I had grown up, and Balerihan was going to marry me to King Kangju. You know, women in Islam have been wearing veils since they were young. Their faces are not allowed to be seen easily by outsiders. When I was baptized before the wedding, a female believer saw my face and inadvertently said, “Why do I not look like a Scotch at all, but like a pure Han?” At that time, I realized that I didn’t look like my father at all! My mother died when I was very young, and I went to ask my father, who would not say anything. ”

“Since then, you have been suspicious of your life?” Wu Meiniang asked.

“Yes” Princess Xinyue took a deep breath and continued, “But no one can give me an answer. Until a few days before the wedding, I went to the mosque to worship and met a heretic from the Great Tang.”

“Infidels?” Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “Right, Muslims treat those who do not believe in Allah as heretics.”

“Yes, he is a … Taoist priest.” When Princess Xinyue said this, a strange expression blossomed in his eyes as he said, “Speaking of him, he has a lot to do with you. Furthermore … he has a lot to do with your husband, Young Marshal Qin.”

“Oh, who is it?” Wu Meiniang was quite curious.

“Yuan Tiangang.”

Wu Meiniang was immediately shocked, “This person … is indeed unusual, hmm, very unusual!-He came to Kang Country to look for you?”

“Yes, you came to find me.” Princess Xinyue took another deep breath and said, “He told me a lot, including my background.”

“You believe him?” Wu Meiniang asked.

“I didn’t believe it at first, but then I did.” Princess Xinyue said, “I bribed my adoptive father Balihan’s lover, got Balihan drunk, and then asked him something … In the end, what Balihan said was exactly the same as what Yuan Tiangang said!”

“What did they say?”

“So, I’m a real Han Chinese!” At this point, Princess Xinyue’s face turned red from excitement and anger, and her voice trembled slightly. She pulled Wu Meiniang to the bed and pulled on the veil. She whispered to her, “About 20 years ago, my father and mother came to the Western Regions to escape the war, and then lived in Kang Ju Country.” They gave birth to me and my twin sisters. My father was a businessman and our family was very happy. When I was just over a year old, Balerihan, an important minister of Kang, took a fancy to my beautiful mother and used the power in his hand to expel my father from the country, then took over my mother and us sisters.

Wu Meiniang’s heart pounded when she heard this, and she said, “Twins? Could it be …”

Princess Xinyue continued, “My father fought desperately, but he was unable to defeat the powerful forces of Balerihan to take back my mother. They only took back my sister … It was in that battle that my sister’s eyes went blind.”

“Ah!” Wu Meiniang cried out in alarm, “Your sister, is she … Yao’er?”

“It’s her!” Princess Xinyue couldn’t help but cry. “My heavily injured father escaped east with his dying sister. He met the Great Tang army that fought against the Turkic Jieli Khan in the Wei River. One of the generals saved them. His name is … Qin Shubao!”

“Heavens! Is there really such a coincidence in this world?” Wu Meiniang was incomparably shocked and said, “Yao’er later adopted my father-in-law as her foster father. Could it be that everything has its own destiny?”

Tears fell down Princess Xinyue’s face as he choked, “When Qin Shubao saved them, the Great Tang and the Turks formed the Weishui Bridge Alliance, and the Great Tang withdrew their troops and Qin Engong left with them.” At that time, my father didn’t even know Qin Engong’s name, and he hasn’t seen him since. Afterwards, my father brought my sister to live in Chang’an. Because my father was loyal and honest and knew how to run his business, he recommended himself to the Wannian Yamen of Chang’an to be a Mu Liao Ji room. Gradually, a few years passed and he became a master. Afterwards, my father also took another wife and concubine. In order not to affect Yao’er’s life, he buried his previous hatred and blood debt in his heart. He never told anyone about it. ”

“Then what happened afterwards?” Hearing the story of Princess Xinyue, Wu Meiniang felt quite shocked.

“After Balerihan took over my mother, my mother would rather die than obey. Not long after, she went on a hunger strike and died. “Only me …” Princess Xinyue cried. “Balerihan was so envious that he tried to kill me a few times, but his wife saved him. Blessed be Allah, although Balerihan was a complete demon, her wife was also my adoptive mother, and she was really kind-afterwards, Balerihan sent people to inquire about my father’s whereabouts, and finally he found traces of my father in Chang’an. Then, he sent an assassin … ”

“So it turned out that Balerihan was the one who destroyed Yao’er’s entire family!” Wu Meiniang gritted her teeth in hatred and said angrily, “It’s also a pitiful day! The Yao’er family’s house that was killed was burned to ashes by the fire. This case was once an open case in Chang’an, but Yao’er managed to escape by luck! Later, Yao’er wandered down the street to my restaurant to sell songs for a living, and then met Mubai …”

Princess Xinyue put his hands together and prayed, “My unfortunate sister! I’ve heard all about her … She’s happy! Because she not only repaid her benefactor’s kindness to my Murong family, but also died in the arms of her favorite man!”

“You … surnamed Murong?” Wu Meiniang asked.

“Mm” Princess Xinyue nodded his head and said, “My father fled to Kang Country and changed his surname to Kang. But our ancestor’s surname is Murong, and he is the descendant of Emperor Murong Chui.”

Wu Meiniang grabbed Princess Xinyue’s hand tightly and said softly, “Although Yao’er never said that she had a surname, I once heard her say that her surname was Kang … So your family still had such a painful experience!” Your Highness, Yao’er and I are like sisters. We are also Mubai’s adopted sister and savior. You are also my family! If you need any help, just tell me! ”

“I was afraid that I would implicate you.” Princess Xinyue also tightly grabbed Wu Meiniang’s hand and said, “Yuan Tiangang told me that it is impossible for me to change my fate and take revenge for my blood hatred. Because I am destined to be widowed for seven years and then die of grief and indignation. Unless … unless there is a Demon Star that can change my fate to help me!”

“Seven years of widowhood, dying of grief and indignation?” Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment. “Yuan Tiangang, this big divine rod, why are you talking about this? It’s Yao Xing again-I’m sick of hearing about it!”

‘”What’s wrong” Princess Xinyue was puzzled.

“Don’t believe him, don’t believe in fate, believe in yourself!” Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows and said sonorously, “This big divine staff only knows how to fool people with monstrous words!” When I was a child, he showed me pictures and even said that I was an emperor. How ridiculous! Also, he told Li Chunfeng that Mubai was a Demon Star. If his loved one blocked his doom, then the Demon Star would break through its shell and soar into the sky-a good, bad spirit! “I’m not an emperor, but my father-in-law and Yao’er died!”

Princess Xinyue blinked his eyes awkwardly and murmured, “But … there’s no reason for him to come all the way here to lie to me, is there?”

“Oh right, I forgot to ask, why did he come to you and tell you all this?”

“He didn’t say …” Princess Xinyue shook his head in confusion. “I’m also very curious. Why did he do this for me? After repeated questioning, he only said that … our Murong Clan has a deep relationship with him.”

Wu Meiniang pondered for a moment and nodded. “The next time I see him, I insist on asking him clearly. I hate him for pretending to be a ghost in front of others. If he doesn’t tell me, I’ll set fire to his Taoist temple and pull out his beard!”

“Haha!” Princess Xinyue was amused to the point of breaking into laughter.

“Princess, don’t be sad, don’t be anxious.” Wu Meiniang said, “I really didn’t expect to meet … Yao’er’s sister in Kang Country. When I first saw you, I was frightened. I thought that Yao’er was reborn!”

Princess Xinyue nodded and smiled, “At that time, you whispered ‘Yao’er,’ and I knew your true identity.” Actually, it was within Yuan Tiangang’s expectations that you would come to Kang Country today. Yuan Tiangang told me more than three months ago that I would meet a noble person from the Great Tang in the next few days. He is also an’old friend ‘who has a lot to do with me. I guess he’s talking about you! ”

“This big divine rod, could it be that he is also in Kang Juguo now?” Wu Meiniang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She sighed and said, “Let’s not talk about him for now!”–Let’s talk about the current situation first. Why did you ask me to bring Su Dingfang’s army here? ”

Princess Xinyue’s expression immediately became solemn as he said in a deep voice, “The Arabian Kingdom has just conquered the Sassanian Dynasty (Persia). They covet the wealth of our nine families, especially the Kang Kingdom, and want to invade the Western Regions.” Their Marshal Norman had already sent three envoys to the Kang Kingdom, wanting the Kang Kingdom to ally with them and fight against the Norland of the Western Turks first; After the Norland was defeated by Su Dingfang, Nurman and Norland sent messengers to Kang to summon the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu to fight against the Great Tang! Now, Nurman had transferred his army of 300,000 who had defeated the Sassanid Dynasty to the west bank of the Amur River. “As long as the King of Kang agrees to open the border, Nurman will lead his troops into the Western Regions and attack Su Dingfang!”

“Heavens!” Wu Meiniang’s face immediately turned a little pale. “Did the king agree?”

“Not yet.” Princess Xinyue shook his head. “The King is very old, but he is not foolish. He knows that the Arabs who believe in Allah are not good people. But the Kang people are never good at diplomacy and war. The old King, Hayamano, is a little cowardly and does not dare to offend the Arabs and the Nordic people, so he has been stuck in a stalemate.”

“Fortunately, I still haven’t agreed! If we open the border and let Nurman’s army enter Kang, then we will be inviting wolves into our homes!” Wu Meiniang was shocked. “Among the thirty-six strategies of Sun Tzu’s art of war, one of them is called ‘False Way to Annihilate Guo’. If Nurman is allowed to lead his army into Kang Country, the first to be attacked is not Su Dingfang, but Kang Ju Country!” “–Nurman has sinister intentions. He is here to seize the wealth of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu and conquer the people and land here!”

“Although I’m not a real Kangju, I grew up here. Apart from my father’s slaughterer, Balerihan, most of the people in Kangju are kind and innocent.” ‘”That’s why–I told you to send Su Dingfang’s troops over! I’m afraid that if this stalemate continues … something unexpected will happen! If that happens, disaster will truly befall!” Said Princess Xinyue anxiously, “That’s why I asked you to send Su Dingfang’s troops over! I’m afraid that if this stalemate continues … something unexpected will happen!”

“Changes? What changes?” Wu Meiniang asked.

Before she could finish her words, a woman’s frightened scream suddenly came from outside the door. The door was suddenly kicked open and a group of armored soldiers wearing chicken crowns and big hats broke into the room!

Princess Xinyue’s face instantly turned ashen as he trembled, “Something unexpected has happened!”