Adore Trick of Beauty

The girl in the green shirt couldn't help but be startled when she saw her smile as bright as a peach and plum, so beautiful. When he came to his senses, Nie Wushuang had already turned back to talk to the queen. The small banquet was arranged very carefully. The queen arranged for several girls to play the piano, paint, or play hut, and they had a great time.

When the banquet came to an end and everyone went to rest, Nie Wushuang looked at the pavilion where the girl in green shirt was resting. After everyone left, she slowly walked over. The maids in front of the pavilion saw Nie Wushuang coming and hurriedly went to report.

After a while, a girl in a green shirt hurriedly knocked on the door. She was about to take a rest with her hair loosened, her dark hair falling on her shoulders: "My daughter Zhan Ying has met Bi Gui, the concubine."

She is the second young lady of the Zhan family, and she is one of Nie Wushuang's picks.

Nie Wushuang helped her up, looked at her carefully, and said with a smile: "No courtesy."

Zhan Ying saw Nie Wushuang's beautiful eyes staring at her, her face turned red, and she knew the reason for her coming. After feeling a little embarrassed, I felt relieved.

"Your Majesty, please sit down," Zhan Ying said.

Nie Wushuang sat down and when he saw her standing, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You don't have to be polite, Miss Zhan Er, just sit down."

Zhanying sat down gracefully, her long hair still hanging on her shoulders, but her expression was already calm. The maids served tea and filed out.

Nie Wushuang smiled slightly: "When Miss Zhan Er entered the palace today, did you know the purpose of entering the palace today?"

Zhan Ying lowered her head and smiled shyly: "Yes. My father told me about it. Feng."

"Then are you willing to marry my eldest brother Nie Minghu?" Nie Wushuang asked, staring into her shy eyes.

Zhan Ying nodded imperceptibly. After all, she was a harem girl who had not yet left the palace. After nodding, she blushed again. Nie Wushuang smiled and suddenly changed the topic: "If my eldest brother needs to guard the border, what will you do? It may be difficult for you to be away from your parents and the capital."

Zhan Ying was startled, thought for a while, and said softly but firmly: "I am not afraid, I am not afraid. It is not the same as my empress leaving Qi State and coming to Ying State...it is very difficult."

As soon as these words came out, Nie Wushuang was startled. She didn't expect Zhan Ying to say these words. She looked at her with complicated eyes and asked, "You don't hate me?"

Zhan Ying shook her head: "I know that your Majesty has been wronged by many people."

Nie Wushuang looked at her and finally smiled and shook her hand: "Thank you."

At the end of the banquet, the queen smiled and asked Nie Wushuang: "Do you have any daughter who can help General Nie?"

Nie Wushuang smiled and said: "To answer the Queen's question, she is the second young lady of the Zhan family."

The queen was startled. The second young lady of the Zhan family was not the best among the five in terms of talent and appearance. This result surprised her. But since Nie Wushuang was so sure, she knew it was hard to persuade her to choose someone else.

"The mistress of the Zhan family is my aunt, and Miss Zhan Er's biological mother is also from a clean family. Concubine Bi is indeed a good judge of things. I also think that this child is calm and generous, which is very good." The queen said .

Nie Wushuang bowed and said, "I and my brother would like to thank the Empress for the marriage."

The queen smiled, but her smile was forced. Originally, Nie Wushuang chose these few candidates who were not her favorites. Now Nie Wushuang has chosen the inconspicuous Zhan Ying, which is not what she likes to see. However, when she thought about it, the Nie brothers and sisters had no foundation in Ying country. But he had the favor of the emperor, so he could recruit the Nie brothers and sisters with an inconspicuous concubine, so it wasn't too bad after all. So I felt a lot calmer.

The queen figured it out and naturally chatted with Nie Wushuang with a smile on her face. She waited until dinner time before sending Nie Wushuang back to the palace.

Nie Wushuang returned to the "Yonghua Palace" and breathed a sigh of relief. The queen finally had an explanation for her eldest brother's marriage, but what about her eldest brother now? She was still uneasy. Not getting any news meant she was walking in a coma. She lived in a deep palace with fine clothes and fine food. Because she was won over by the queen, and the emperor's pampering led her to a happy life, but every time she dreamed about her in the middle of the night, she felt more and more uneasy.

On the sixth day, she finally couldn't hold it any longer and called Yang Zhi, with a solemn look on her beautiful face: "I know you have a way to contact His Highness Prince Rui. No matter what, I must know how your elder brother is doing. !”

Yang Zhi was speechless. Looking at Nie Wushuang's cold expression, he couldn't help but sigh and retreat.

Nie Wushuang fell down on his chair when he saw Yang Zhi leaving silently. It’s not that she’s overly worried, it’s just that she can’t lose anymore…

Two days later, at night, when Nie Wushuang was about to go to bed, Yang Zhi walked in, his expression not good. He presented an unsealed small bamboo tube and handed it to Nie Wushuang: "Your Majesty, this is a secret message."

Nie Wu was startled and quickly looked at it. After reading only two lines, the letter in my hand fell to the ground. She shook and fell onto the couch. Her uneasiness turned into a real nightmare!

The first line of the secret letter reads: The swans lead three thousand, fell into the trap and were trapped in Qixia Pass!

Seeing Nie Wushuang's pale face, Yang Zhi couldn't help but stepped forward and asked worriedly: "My queen, please take care! This war is ever-changing, and His Highness Prince Rui may lead his army to rescue General Nie at this time."

It took Nie Wushuang a while to come back to her senses, and she hurriedly picked up the secret letter and read it again. But the secret message was so short that nothing could be read from just a few lines. She held the secret letter in her hand and paced back and forth in the inner hall, mumbling something.

"It has been almost ten days since the emperor received the battle report. At that time, Prince Rui was certain to have lost the battle with the Qin army, and the emperor kept it secret. Now, His Highness Prince Rui has received this secret message..." Nie Wushuang's lips have lost all color. Fading, she looked at Yang Zhi, panic showing in her beautiful eyes.

After a long while, she breathed out: "So, brother has been trapped for at least three or four days!"

Yang Zhi frowned: "The facts of this battle

It's hard to say now. The road is far away now, and there may be some changes along the way. Madam, please relax. "

Nie Wushuang had a worried look on her face. She looked at the dark night and finally gritted her teeth: "Go and prepare for the attack. I want to see the emperor!"

"Your Majesty! You must not do this!" Yang Zhi said anxiously: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Not only will your Majesty's departure not solve General Nie's dilemma, but it will bore the Emperor!"

Nie Wushuang said nothing, turned to the screen, put on her clothes and hurried out. Yang Zhi couldn't care anymore and rushed forward to grab her skirt: "My dear, please think again! Think again!"

Nie Wushuang stared at him, tears suddenly rolling down her face: "Eunuch Yang, I can no longer lose my loved ones!" Tears fell like rain: "I can no longer just watch my loved ones die, do you know?... "

As she spoke, she lay on the bed and cried bitterly. The bloody scene was engraved in her bone marrow and imprinted deep in her soul, unable to be resolved, let alone touched...

Yang Zhi looked at Nie Wushuang, who was crying like fallen leaves in the autumn wind on the bed, with unbearable expression in his eyes. He knew that her suffering had always been kept in her heart, and it would be fine if she cried out...

On the second day, Nie Wushuang was lying on the bed with a gloomy look on his face. He sent his maid to ask for leave from the queen because she was ill and could not go to pay her respects. The queen was very concerned after hearing this, and sent someone to bring supplements and told her to rest well. After lunch, Xiao Fengming came to the "Yonghua Hall". Doctor Yan was taking pulse and was about to leave.

Xiao Fengming asked about Nie Wushuang's condition, and Dr. Yan said: "The empress is depressed in her heart and has strong liver fire. She will be fine after taking a few doses of medicine. It's nothing serious."

Xiao Fengming looked at Nie Wushuang, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and waved his hand, ordering the palace people to leave. He walked to her bed, held her hand, and asked warmly: "What happened? Did something bother you? Or did the palace attendant say something else?"

Nie Wushuang's eyes were filled with tears. She looked at Xiao Fengming's calm face and said, "I am worried about my eldest brother..." Xiao Fengming's face changed slightly: "What did you hear?"

Nie Wushuang looked directly into his eyes: "Do I need to hear anything? After the emperor received the battle report that night, he didn't mention it at all in the past few days. If the news was good, the emperor would not do this at all. No matter how stupid I am, I know that things are not right. Wonderful. Your Majesty, please tell me, is it because my eldest brother led the troops that something happened?"

Xiao Fengming glanced at her and comforted her: "It's nothing, don't think too much."

Nie Wushuang looked at him steadily, tears falling down his face: "Your Majesty, you know that I am the only eldest brother... Your Majesty, please tell me the truth!"

The blue veins on Xiao Fengming's forehead twitched. After suppressing it for several times, his expression finally changed: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, not to mention that this is a major military matter. There is a reason why I won't tell you! Don't ask!"

Nie Wushuang lost his voice and said: "This is not a military matter for me! He is my brother!"

Xiao Fengming was startled, then sighed and held her in his arms: "It will be fine. Don't worry too much."

Nie Wushuang buried her head in his arms and could not speak for a long time.

For several days in a row, Nie Wushuang was depressed. He asked Yang Zhi to inquire about the news, but he could not get any more information. I guess Xiao Fengqing was busy fighting the Qin army. Nie Wushuang watched the several crabapples in the courtyard behind the "Yonghua Palace" gradually flourishing, but he was still panicked in his heart.

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Thousands of miles away, Qixia Pass.

Qixia Pass is known as the second most dangerous pass in Qi State, and together with Yunling Pass, it is called the gateway of Qi State. The Qin army broke through Yunling Pass and it was like entering an uninhabited country. It swept all the way to the Han River in Tongzhou City before being blocked by Gu Qinghong. Qixiaguan is located by the Nu River behind Tongzhou City. To the north is the surging Nu River, with its turbid yellow waves and fast currents. It is a natural danger. To the south is the fertile wilderness of Huainan in Qi State. To the west is the rolling mountains. Qixiaguan is a long and narrow passage among these mountains.

After Gu Qinghong lost Tongzhou City, he was defeated all the way. He was about to resist the Qin army from Qixia Pass, but he did not expect that the Qin army's cavalry was too fast and took the lead, so he had to return to Zuoling County of Youzhou with the remaining defeated troops.

At this critical moment, Nie Minghu was well aware of the importance of Qixia Pass. He led three thousand troops to attack at night for hundreds of miles, raided the main force of the Qin army's forward force, and recaptured the pass. Just when he was about to advance into Youzhou again, Yelu Tu suddenly led an army to cut off Nie Minghu's retreat and put it behind him. Nie Minghu's three thousand elites were trapped in the pass for their entire lives.

Only then did Nie Minghu realize that he had fallen into Yelutu's plan. After Yingguo's reinforcements crossed the Congjiang River, Yelutu pretended to be defeated and retreated. Several close encounters were just to lure the main reinforcements to go deep alone. In addition, the reinforcement information was misled by Yelu Tu, thinking that the Qin army was not suitable for the soil and water of Qi, was suffering from malaria, and had insufficient food and grass in the army. Nie Minghu did not expect that the Qin army still had such strong combat effectiveness and morale.

Being trapped in Qixia Pass was simply a vicious trick played by Yelu Tu!

…

It was very overcast and the sky was gray. Nie Minghu, holding a silver spear in his hand, reined in his horse and stood up. The battlefield in front of him was filled with smoke, and the pungent smell of burning filled his nostrils. The horse beneath him snorted uneasily and kept pawing back and forth on the soft soil.

"Report to General Nie, the Qin army has retreated one mile!" The soldier covered in mud came forward and knelt down to announce.

Nie Minghu nodded, his handsome face expressionless. He has been trapped for three days. Xiao Fengqing had started to attack the Qin army a day ago, but Yelutu seemed to be determined this time. He actually gathered 30,000 elite cavalry to guard the various passes leading to Qixia Pass, preventing Xiao Fengqing from breaking through and entering the pass, nor letting him into Qixia Pass. One by one, the soldiers came out of the pass.

A stalemate, besides a stalemate is a stalemate. The weather at the end of March is still cold. The heavy armor is worn on the body, and there is a faint chill in the bones.

, but sweat still dripped from Nie Minghu's forehead.

He took the risk of advancing to Qixia Pass because this pass was too important. Once lost, it would be difficult to regain it. It played a vital role in the entire war situation between Qi and Qin. However, he did not expect that Yelu Tu would use this pass as bait to lure him. All three thousand of his elite troops were trapped here. Although each of his three thousand elites was selected from a hundred, in order for this raid to be successful, the soldiers were lightly armed and carried only five days of food.

This is already the third day.

He stood at the Xiongguan Pass, looking at the Qin army that had begun to set up camp a mile away, and his long sword-shaped eyebrows frowned deeply. What does Yelutu want to do? He was not in a hurry to attack, but seemed to want to delay.

"Report——General Nie, this is the letter of war from the Qin army!" The soldier came forward to report again.

Nie Minghu unfolded the crumpled letter of challenge and only read two lines of words. His face turned pale with anger and he tore up the letter of challenge. The veins on his forehead popped out: "This is unreasonable! If I don't kill Yelutu, how can I, Nie Minghu, go to the underground?" Father and brother!”

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