novelraw Chapter 132 White Lies
Chapter 132 White Lies
Because I didn't have many reference materials at hand, I had to study the three silk scripts I found from the case files in Mi Xinming Palace to make a rough idea.Two of them were letters to Lord Xiling.
One is a letter of confession, the general content is: "The original surname of Xiling Lord was Luo, and his first name was Xuan. After entering the state of Chu as a hostage, he was bestowed the title of Lord Xiling by the King of Chu. Later, he was accepted as a disciple by the Wu of Chu. Mi Xin, the princess of the Chu Kingdom who bears supernatural powers, was only ten years old. Later, she also worshiped the Chu Wu as her teacher, and became brothers and sisters with Lord Xiling. During a training trip, Min Xin was in danger, and Lord Xiling gave up his life to save her. In his heart Although she hates the state of Chu, she treats this little princess well. The two of them studied arts together and got along day and night, and Mi Xin gradually developed a secret affection for him."
There is a sentence in the silk script, "There are trees in the mountains, and there are branches in the trees, and the heart is pleasing to the king, and the king does not know it." At that time, the people of Chu were deeply influenced by Yue people's songs, so Mi Xin wrote these two sentences here, which shows that Luoxuan at that time She didn't know Min Xin's affection for him.This made me puzzled, why didn't Mi Xin send this letter out? If she had told Xiling Lord earlier about her feelings for him, would Luo Wan's tragedy have been avoided?
If Lord Xiling has been trapped in Chu for so many years, he is completely indifferent to his junior sister, I don't think so.When the two souls met in the tree, it seemed that although he was decisive towards Mi Xin, he was not completely ruthless, but in reality, why did he finally return to Xiling Kingdom and marry Luo Wan?This is probably out of the question.
I rubbed my temples with my hands, and carefully spread out the second silk scroll.This letter is not a letter, but more like Mi Xin's confession, her resentment and helplessness when she learned that Lord Xiling was going back to China to marry Luo Wan.Every word and every sentence was full of blood and tears. A man who I have loved deeply for so many years, but watched helplessly that he was about to marry another woman.As a princess, she is arrogant, how can she bear it?
The result can be imagined, after Mi Xin became a new generation of Chu Wu, she has the right to speak about the two most important things in a country.Whether it is a sacrifice or an expedition, it needs to go through her divination and divination. At this time, she has already stood at the pinnacle of power.It is also because of this that Lord Xiling listened to her information on the day of his wedding and abandoned his bride, and she wrote privately to instigate the relationship between Lord Xiling and Luo Wan.The means are not vicious.
Love shouldn't be tainted with power, it's only because Mi Xin is too infatuated!I shook my head, and spread out the third silk letter. The recipient of this silk letter surprised me. This person was the concubine of King Qin Zhaoxiang, and also Mi Xin's younger sister, the Princess of Chu State named Mi Xuan.It probably means that a few years ago, it was agreed to send myself to the Qin Kingdom for marriage, but due to various reasons, it was not possible. I also ask my sister to speak more in front of King Qin, so that my sister can go there as soon as possible.
Mi Xin's words were probably insincere.I remember that when I was attached to her body, I saw a part of her past. Her mother came to cry and begged her to promise a marriage with Qin Guo. Her expression at that time was very desperate.Could it be that I thought it through again later, and that's why I wrote this letter?If this is the case, why did she not go to Qin in the end, but was buried in the mine adjacent to Prince Xiling?
There is no way to clarify the truth based on the three silk letters alone, so I checked all the backgrounds of Chu State at that time.If we want to talk about this period of history, we have to start with Mi Xin's grandfather, King Huai of Chu.
Why did the national power of Chu State decline day by day?In the end, the reason must be blamed on Chu Huai Wang Mihuai.When he took over the country from his father King Chu Wei in the early years, the national power of Chu State at that time had reached its peak, and it was listed as one of the three powerful countries in the Warring States Period along with Qi Qin. It was also said to be the largest in terms of land area and population. The strongest army.At that time, the Chu State was once elected as the leader of the Seven Kingdoms to conquer Qin and unite Zong, and it was also the most powerful country to unify the world.
But in the later period of King Huai, because of his great success, he appointed treacherous ministers, which caused the Chu State to suffer repeated setbacks.In 312 BC, King Huai was deceived by Zhang Yi to give six hundred miles to Yu, and broke off diplomatic relations with Qi State, but actually only gave six miles.So Huai Wang was angry and sent troops to attack Qin, losing consecutive battles.Later, he was deceived to Wuguan, detained in Qin State, and died of anger.
Then Mi Xin's father, Mi Heng, came to power. Mi Heng was not very reliable when he was the prince. When he was a hostage in Qin, he liked to cause trouble. He beat him to death, and then fled back to the territory of Chu overnight.
But he is also sad enough. When the army of Qin State came to raise his teacher to question his crimes, his father sent him to Qi State as a hostage, so that Chu State and the anti-Qin coalition forces could rebuild the old relationship.During the period when the father was detained, after returning to the country and taking over the position, it was only then that he could truly live a life of being able to make decisions for himself.
However, the life of King Chu Qingxiang, who became the king, was not easy. Since the sixth year of his reign, Qin State has continuously provoked Chu State.After a series of fights and draws.In 292 BC, King Qingxiang of Chu married Princess Qin, and the two countries reached a reconciliation.Seven years later, the monarchs of Qin and Chu met again in Wanyi, and this time they agreed to select a princess of Chu to send to Qin for marriage.
At that time, there were only two princesses in the Chu Kingdom. As the eldest princess, Mi Xin was more suitable than her younger sister Mi Xuan in terms of age and all aspects.But she has supernatural powers, and her every move affects the national destiny of Chu State, so this time she had to send Mi Xuan, who is not yet 12 years old, to the past.
But even so, it still couldn't resist Qin's ambition to expand outward.19 years after King Qingxiang of Chu, in 280 BC, the army of Qin State sent troops to conquer Shangyong and Hanbei areas of Chu State.In the second year, he attacked Xiling, a subsidiary state, and Yan, the companion capital of Chu State.
In the battle of Yandu, the Chu people stubbornly resisted.Bai Qi was unable to attack for a long time, and attracted water from the West Mountain and Changgu. After the water broke through the southeast corner of the capital, tens of thousands of people were drowned.After the fall of Yandu, Yingdu was isolated, and was also attacked by Baiqi not long after, forcing King Chu Qingxiang to move his capital to Chencheng in the northeast.
Besides, the state of Xiling was broken, Lord Xiling died in battle, and the state of Chu transported his body to the border between Xiling and Chu, where the tomb was built under the mulberry tree of the mother of Xiling.It should be due to Mi Xin's merits that he can receive such treatment.From nowhere, Mi Xin learned about the Xiling Kingdom, the art of soul cultivation and rebirth handed down from ancient times. After she unlocked the secret on the jade bracelet, she began to plan for a future reunion.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but slapped my head and realized that I had made a huge mistake.Then what kind of soul-cultivation technique is still engraved on the broken bracelet!Forgot to tell Fat Brother, he must have lost his things, right?At that time, I was afraid that he would call and scold me when he saw that the bracelet was broken and his dreams had come to nothing, so my mobile phone was always turned off.
Without further ado, I quickly plugged in the charger, but the phone couldn't even be turned on because it had been flooded in water due to improper storage in the tomb.I reluctantly threw things aside.Go out and find Zhang Qiling and ask him for a cell phone.
As soon as he went out, he was seen leaning on the sofa not far from the door, quietly reading a book.I thought to myself: "You are really an expert. You have been tossing around outside for a few weeks, but you don't go to rest when you come back, and you still have the energy to read?"
He looked up at me and asked, "Are you hungry?"
I can't care whether I'm hungry or not, I quickly shook my head and said, "No, can you make calls on your mobile phone? Lend me to use it?"
Unexpectedly, he also shook his head at me and said, "I don't have a cell phone."
I don't know if he is serious or joking, as a modern person, is it normal to not have a mobile phone?I recalled that this guy was still ordering food with his mobile phone when he was in Beijing, and dared to lie that I didn't have a mobile phone.
But even though I knew he was lying to me, I shouldn't be too arrogant when asking someone to borrow something, so I had to slow down my tone and say softly: "I really need it urgently, can I borrow it?"
Even so, he was still unmoved after hearing it, and continued to read the book directly ignoring it.
"Hey, why are you so stingy?" I was really anxious, and I couldn't help but raise my tone.
His eyes continued to stare at the book, without raising his head, he asked, "Who are you calling?"
"Brother Fat! I really have something very important to tell him." In order to borrow the phone, I purposely bit down the words "very important".
"Oh, if you are calling him, I advise you not to call." He looked up at me as he spoke.
"Why?" I asked puzzled.
"After he got in the car yesterday, he must have noticed that the bracelet was broken, and from yesterday to this morning, he has already called more than [-] times." At this point, he turned the pages of the book with his slender fingers.
As soon as I heard it, I felt my scalp go numb for a while. After more than fifty phone calls, the fat brother should have the intention to kill me, right? "He... did he say anything?" I wondered if I should go out and hide for a while?Or stay here and die?
Seeing my cowardice, Zhang Qiling couldn't help raising his eyebrows and said, "I didn't say anything, I just said that I would come to see you in a few days."
"What?" I screamed, and hurried back to my room to pack my luggage.I thought to myself: "Fuck his soul-cultivating secret art, I still have to run for my life. That bracelet is all the hope of the fat man on this trip, and now that I have ruined it, he will definitely come to the door and destroy me."
At this time Zhang Qiling also followed, leaning against the door, seeing how busy I was, and knowingly asked, "Where are you going?"
"Escape." I briefly threw two words to him.
"Why do you want to run for your life?" He really didn't mind the trouble, and he still wanted to ask a question knowingly.
I could only stop the movements in my hands speechlessly, looked up at him, and said seriously: "Aren't you talking nonsense, fat brother still hopes that the bracelet sells for nine figures, now it's broken, his The dream is also gone, do you think he can let me go?"
He crossed his hands casually on his chest, stared at me with interest, and said: "Then if I tell you, I have already told him that we were sealed in the tree at that time, and if we didn't break the bracelet, we couldn't get out." Come on, do you still want to go?" He said the whole sentence slowly.Then he came over, put his hands on my shoulders, and his eyes were clearly full of smiles.
"Ah...?" I couldn't react on my face, but I quickly analyzed it in my heart. First of all, I felt that this reason was completely valid. No matter how much fat brother loves money, he will never care about our lives.And it is more convincing for this guy to tell Fat Brother himself than me to tell Fat Brother, and he will no longer be suspicious, eliminating the possibility of turning over old scores with me in the future.
"Have you figured it out yet?" He looked at me in a daze, and couldn't help but patted my forehead.
"Thinking... What do you want to understand? You even lied to my brother." This was what I was thinking in my heart, but when I was distracted, it accidentally ran out of my mouth.
"Well, that's true, then I'll tell him the truth." He turned around and was about to leave after saying this, but I hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Uh...Actually, sometimes it is inevitable between brothers Tell some white lies, after all, we are doing it for him!" I was relieved at this moment, and said to him with a smile.
He may find it funny when he looks at my worthless appearance, but the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, and he nods and says, "Then keep it a secret for now! Maybe I need to trouble you to remind me not to slip up."
"Remind at all times?" I looked at him incredulously, thinking that his request was a little too exaggerated.
"Yes! Do you have any objections?" He lowered his head and put his face close to mine, as if he wanted to see something from my face.
My face turned red, and I quickly waved my hands and said, "No, no, as long as you are happy."
At this time, the doorbell of "Ding Dong Ding Dong" sounded outside, and I hurried to find an opportunity to escape and ran to open the door.