Chapter 171: No Good Ending

  "Your Majesty has sacrificed a lot for the sake of Great Qin. The words and emotions are heartfelt." said Guhan.

  Gu Yan has always been so uninteresting, Song Chu took out a handkerchief and wiped his nose, sighed, and came to a conclusion: "The country wants to be strong, the sacrifice is not just one person above, you really still favor him."

  "Sir, I'm telling you something serious!" Gu Han frowned, didn't he think that Song Chu was always speaking nonsense? Obviously, when meeting the King of Shu, his every move was elegant and captivating.

  Song Chu said with a serious tone, "Alright then, let me tell you something important, and you must take it to heart."

  Jing Guhan nodded, and Song Chuyi solemnly said, "Admiring you from afar will only lead to a bad outcome."

  Jing Mo took a deep breath, and then stood up stiffly. He cupped his hands together in respect and said, "Go find out the situation of the battle in Bashu."

  Watching him leave, Song Chuoyi scratched his hair and muttered "He's really hard to get along with."

  Her gaze fell on the position opposite her, one side of the couch, where a medicine bowl with residual heat was placed.

  At this moment, she was very satisfied. In her previous life, from the age of 18 until her death, she had not seen her master again. This life, even if it was only to see him once, was also fulfilling.

  Sunlight shines through the window gap, leaving a fine and dazzling light on the floor. Song Chu gets up and walks to the window, pushes open the lattice window, and the bright sunlight rushes in suddenly. Song Chu squints his eyes for a moment to adapt, and sees the withered wood hibiscus in the courtyard, which has been soaked by the rain, and under the sunlight, it also shows a few bits of beauty.

  However, beyond the mountains, Longxi was already experiencing heavy snowfall.

  The princess of Wei's wedding procession set out from Daliang and arrived outside Hangu Pass only three days before the New Year.

  This time, the princess who was married to the king of Qi was Wei Wan. Her mother, Madame Zhou, came from a noble family but did not receive any favor. Wei Wan herself had always been unassuming and kept a low profile in the palace of the King of Wei, almost as if she didn't exist. Such a daughter with a high birth but without being favored was exactly to the liking of the King of Wei.

  The Qin state's old clans were still somewhat satisfied with Wei Wan, after all her mother was a noble lady from the Zhou royal family, which made it easier for the Qin people to accept.

  In the carriage, a maid knelt beside the stove brewing tea.

  A young woman in red dress was leaning against the couch. Her slender jade hands grasped a delicate brazier. The long hem of her skirt fell from the couch, with colorful auspicious patterns embroidered on it, looking luxurious and exquisite under the light of the fire. It seemed as if there were seven-colored lights floating around. Although the woman's small face was not particularly delicate, but when combined together, it was quite bright and elegant, with a noble and dignified air, somewhat like that of an empress.

  The woman's face was slightly sorrowful at this time, and her complexion was also somewhat pale.

  "Princess, have a sip of tea to warm yourself up." The maid presented a cup of hot tea at just the right temperature.

  Wei Wan lightly shook her head.

  The maid saw the situation, put down her tea cup and gently comforted her. "Things have come to this point, Princess, don't worry too much and hurt your body. I heard that Qin Gong is still young and extraordinary, he must be able to continue the good story of Qin and Jin with the princess."

  "I've heard about his affairs, but my worries aren't about that." Wei Wan furrowed her brow. She was here for an alliance through marriage, not a ordinary wedding. The grudge between the Qin and Wei families had been going on for more than one or two generations. What would she face when she went there? If the Qin and Wei families were to turn against each other in the future, what kind of ending would she have?

  It is rumored that Qin Gong is a violent and cold person, can he really accept Wei Nu as his wife?

  "I see the Hangu Pass!" came a clear and pleasant female voice from outside the carriage.

  Wei Wan heard the voice and felt slightly relieved, a smile appeared on her face, she stretched out her hand to open a gap in the curtain, the sharp wind rushed in, and she hastily said "Nier, quickly get on the carriage."

  The horse carriage stopped, the door opened, and a red figure slipped in with the wind and snow. "Sister, it's snowing heavily outside, almost reaching the horse's belly. Looking around, everything is white and vast. The Hangu Pass is still far away, but I can already feel its grandeur. No wonder it has been contested for so long."

  Wei Wan's face changed slightly, and she pulled Wei Jin back, scolding her in a low voice, "Remember not to say such things from now on! We are going to the State of Qin."

  The fifteen or sixteen year old girl's round eyes curved into a crescent moon as she smiled, her chubby little face puffed out as she coquettishly rubbed against Wei Wan's arm "Sister won't be angry, Ni'er will be very obedient from now on."

  "You? You'd better behave! Everyone else is in the carriage, only you can't stay put. We're almost at Hangu Pass, so rein in your temper!" Wei Wan's expression eased slightly, but she still didn't stop scolding.

  According to the marriage customs, a noble lady must have one or two sisters to accompany her when she gets married. Wei Wan was a princess of a country, not only did she have two illegitimate princesses accompanying her, but also eight noblewomen from the Wei kingdom, and eighty-one beautiful maids who followed her to her new home.

  Two imperial princesses and eight noblewomen arrived in the State of Qin, generally following the rules to be given a name, as for the eighty-one beautiful concubines who followed them, they could be disposed of at will, if not wanted to be kept for personal use, it was also possible to serve as maidservants or be bestowed upon vassals.

  Wei Guo was one of the concubine princesses who accompanied her sister in marriage.

  "Princess." The maid presented a cup of hot tea.

  Wei Jin had been playing outside for a long time and was indeed thirsty, just as she was about to reach out to take it, the carriage suddenly jolted violently, spilling the entire cup of hot water all over her hand.

  As Wei Wu's scream echoed out, the carriage came to a stop, and was immediately followed by the sound of clashing steel outside.

  Wei Wan bent down to check if Wei Jin was scalded, and just as she lowered her head, a feather arrow flew through her hair with a whistling sound. Suddenly, a muffled groan of extreme pain came from behind, and Wei Wan instinctively turned around to see that her personal maid had been shot in the throat by an arrow and pinned to the carriage wall! The tail of the arrow quivered, emitting a humming noise.

  Fresh blood suddenly filled the entire carriage, and in the bloody pool, the maid struggled for a few moments before she died. Her pale face was frozen with wide eyes full of horror.

  Wei Wan's face turned pale, she forced herself to calm down and quickly covered Wei Jin's eyes.

  Wei Huan had already been frightened silly by this scene, staring blankly without making a sound, allowing Wei Yun to cover her eyes.

  "Protect the princess!" someone outside yelled loudly.

  Bang! A loud crash, as if a heavy sword had struck the carriage wall. Wei Wan immediately wrapped her arms around Wei Yan and fell to the floor of the carriage.

  There were three thousand Wei Wu soldiers in the bridal procession, all of whom were capable of taking on ten men at once. The bandits had hidden themselves in the accumulated snow beforehand and lay in wait for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack, which was why they were able to get close to the princess's carriage.

  Wei Wan tightly closed her eyes, but the strong smell of blood made her even more frightened.

  "Rush to Hengyue Guan for help!"

  Wei Wan heard someone outside the carriage giving a low order and was greatly shocked in her heart. Could it be that the 3,000 Wei Wu troops were still unable to withstand the bandits?

  She was thinking, when the horse let out a loud whinny, the carriage suddenly lurched violently and began to gallop wildly.

  Scalding water splashed all over the floor, and the charcoal in the stove was thrown out. Many of them fell into the water with a sizzling sound.

  Wei Wan was in the depths of the palace. It wasn't that she hadn't seen the ladies plotting and scheming, resulting in loss of life, but after all, she had never personally experienced such bloodshed before. On the surface, she seemed calm, but in reality, her heart was already in a state of panic.

  Wei Wan tightly closed her eyes, and in the bloody smell, she detected a hint of burnt flavor. She opened her eyes to see that the bed had somehow caught fire, and the flames were now out of control.

  At this time, Wei You finally came back to her senses. Tears dripped down one by one, her small face pale, and fear made it difficult for her to make a sound while crying.

  Wei's mind was in a state of utter confusion, yet she knew. At this point, there was only one way to go - jump off the car, otherwise, even if she wasn't killed, she would eventually be burned alive inside.

  "Mei'er, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Wei Wan comforted her sister while opening the car door.

  Because the snow was too deep, the carriage's speed wasn't actually very fast. Wei Wan gritted her teeth and pulled Wei Heng to jump down. At this moment, she had to be grateful that the door of the horse-drawn carriage was at the back.

  As soon as the carriage stopped, the sounds of fighting surrounded her without any obstruction. Wei Wan realized that it was actually very dangerous both inside and outside the carriage. She looked around and was shocked to find herself in an unknown location! Only a few dozen Wei Wu soldiers had caught up, but they were no match for these white-clothed men.

  Wei Wu died on the battlefield when lined up in a square formation, it can be said that nothing is impregnable, but encountered a master of surprise attack, the ability to fight alone is obviously not as good as that of swordsmen.

  "Kill Wei Gongzhu first." In the chaos, it was unclear who gave the order.

  Wei Hua is almost unconscious and Wei Wan can't even escape on her own, let alone take him with her.

  Three men rushed over, grabbed Wei Wan and Wei Yun from the ground, took a look, confirmed they were Princess of Wei State from their clothes and accessories, then suddenly raised their swords.

  Suddenly, Wei Wan's body hair stood on end, feeling several times more sensitive than usual. She could even feel the chill of the sword blade approaching her neck, but her entire body was already paralyzed, and her head was fixed in place. Death loomed before her eyes, but the pride deep within her bones made her suppress the scream that rose to her throat.

  "Ah!"

  Just as Wei Wan closed her eyes and waited for death, a miserable cry came from behind her.

  Wei Wan's restrained occipital region relaxed, and she couldn't help but pause for a moment, subconsciously looking back. The person who had swung his sword to kill her was already lying in the snowy ground, with splattered brain matter and blood on the white snow, shocking to behold. It was clear how astonishingly powerful the archer's arm strength was.

  She suddenly raised her head to look in the direction of the arrow, but saw a general wearing a black armor riding over. In the surrounding intense fighting, that person seemed to be in a state of no man's land, and soon arrived in front of her, stretched out his iron arm, and roughly pulled her onto the horseback.

  At this time, Wei Wan finally reacted and saw that it was the uniform of a Qin state general. She immediately said "Please take my sister with you!"

  The person carrying her did not respond at all. She was bent over the horse's back, struggling to lift her head, and a circle of black wolf hair on his neck covered most of his face, revealing only a pair of piercing eagle eyes and slanted eyebrows that fell into his temples.

  "Take my sister with you!" Wei Wan struggled desperately. Just now, when she was on the line between life and death, she didn't escape, and now it's even more impossible to abandon Wei Hua.

  Unfortunately, her desperate struggles in his shackles were of no avail.

  Wei Wan looked back and only then discovered that another general had taken Wei Hua onto his horse, and with a slight sigh of relief, tears of joy suddenly flowed down her face.

  "My lord, all the bandits have been subdued." The general carrying Wei Xiao said.

  Wei Wan was shocked and looked up at this person who was close to her, she never thought that Qin Gong would personally come to rescue her.

  Thinking of her current disheveled appearance, Wei Wan's face grew hot and she struggled to get off the horse. This time, Ying Ju didn't stop her.

  "Thank you for saving me." Wei Wan knew she wasn't beautiful at the moment, but she tried her best to maintain her composure.

  Winning a high horseback ride, slightly lowering his eyelids, extremely light and scanning her "No need to be polite."

  A cold voice blended into the chilly wind, adding a few more degrees of indifference.

  "My lord, what shall we do with these bandits?" The general asked, seeing that the king was about to ride away.

  "Dismember and display." Ying Ju threw down two words and left.

  The general dismounted and bowed to Wei Wu, saying "Your Highness was frightened, it's this humble Sima's fault."

  Wei Wan looked at this robust middle-aged man, seeing that he was neither arrogant nor humble, with a pair of eyes that shone brightly, and knew that he must not be an ordinary person, so she slightly returned the courtesy.

  "Please wait a moment, Princess, the carriage will be here soon." Sima said incorrectly.

  "Trouble General." Wei Yan reluctantly said.

  Simazuo's impression of Weikui was still quite good. He had also seen the situation just now clearly, and it was not easy for a woman who grew up in the palace to have such composure. "Your Highness doesn't need to be polite, this is all within my duties."

  As they spoke, the Qin state's prepared horse carriage arrived.

  "This is your carriage, but it's rarely used normally." Sima Cu added.

  Wei Hua was lifted onto the horse carriage. Wei Wan took a glance at the direction where Ying Ji had left and also turned around to get on the carriage.

  Entering the carriage, one can also feel the cold and hard personality of Yingqi from the decorations. The Qin state valued black, and the several, couches in the carriage were all black, with simple yet elegant red patterns on the edges, and there were no other decorations besides this.

  Wei Wan tried Wei Huan's breath and saw no abnormalities, only then did she completely put her mind at ease.

  Her body and mind relaxed, fatigue swept in, she leaned on the bed for a while, somehow, as soon as she closed her eyes, her mind was filled with Ying Ju's cold and detached eagle eyes. Although he had not revealed any tenderness just now, but rather was very cold and hard, yet she could not help but feel joyful in her heart.

  He was able to appear on time, perhaps he was preparing to personally go out and welcome his relatives. No matter what political reason or other reasons, at the moment when he took her onto the horse, a certain part of her heart had quietly changed.

  Not yet in Qin, Wei Wan had already felt the strong arms of her future husband, which could hold up a vast sky. Thus, her pessimistic attitude towards this marriage also became one of anticipation.

  Outside the carriage, Sima Chuo flipped over onto his horse and took a look at the carriage. He couldn't help but feel some sympathy for them. He could tell that Wei Wan had developed different thoughts about Jun Shang, but it was probably destined to be in vain!

  Simayi understood that being the woman of Yingji was both a blessing and a misfortune, for she would inevitably receive his utmost protection and care, yet it was almost impossible to gain his love.

  His eyes are on the world, his hot blood is poured into war and pioneering, that one heart is also tied to the great Qin.

  I don't know if there's any woman who can enter the heart of Yun Xi, but Sima Cu can be sure that it's not Wei Wan. (If you like this work, welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Starting Point. Your support is my greatest motivation.)