Rebirth of a Star General

Mu Xiaolou leaned against Mu Hongjin and talked for a while, but was called away by Aunt Tong. The maid by her side supported Mu Hongjin to stand up, took a few steps forward, and walked to the colorful wall painted with murals.

The hall is large and deserted, and the only lively thing is this painting on the wall. The flow of people in the market and the canal exchanges draw all the liveliness of Jiyang City in it. Everyone's faces were full of joy and happiness, and she hadn't seen that vividness for many years.

After all, since she took the position of the princess, the one she stayed the most was this empty palace.

Mu Xiaolou will be sent out of the city today, and the so-called Wang Shu birthday banquet is just a pretense. The vassal king and the vassal king have not communicated for many years, so as not to arouse His Majesty's suspicion, everyone will be in their own place, and the world will be peaceful. Now the Uto people are hiding in the dark, and Jiyang is about to come. She, the princess, can't escape, she needs to stay in the city, and live and die with the people who can't leave. This is the backbone of the Mu family, but Mu Xiaolou can't stay, she is Jiyang's only hope. In the bad step, as long as Mu Xiaolou is alive, there is still hope for everything.

"Several adults have already ordered the evacuation of the people." The maid said softly, "Is Your Highness worried about Your Highness?"

Mu Hongjin smiled and shook his head, "I'm worried about Jiyang City."

The willow tree outside the window, with its long branches dipped in the fresh green of the spring, stretched out to the edge of the pond, making a little ripple, and the carp in the pond scrambled to peck at the first, full of vitality.

This is the case every year in the spring, what has changed is just people.

When Mu Hongjin was young, she liked the life outside the palace very much. As the youngest daughter of King Mengji, when her elder brother was still alive, she was like the innocent pearl of all the wealthy families in Jiyang. warm and lovely. But since the death of his sixteen-year-old brother, things have changed.

King Mengji began to ask her to learn a lot and set a lot of rules. At that time, Mu Hongjin really understood how hard the old brother had been. But hard work is hard work. King Mengji has no other children. As someone who will take up the entire palace in the future, it is understandable to endure hardship for it.

But if even the marriage had to be controlled by others, Mu Hongjin would not be able to accept it.

Now that I think about it, she was spoiled at that time, young and energetic, and dared to walk away. He didn't realize how to deal with the important court officials who were later repented of their marriage by leaving his father alone in the palace. If it was the current Mu Hongjin, he should not have such courage.

The more you take on, the less freedom you have to be "self". The courage to give everything is only once in a lifetime. After that age, after that time, there will be no more. Together with his younger self, he disappeared into the long river of time.

Mu Hongjin originally really liked Liu Buwan very much.

The young man in white has a cold and calm temperament, he is upright and self-sufficient, but sometimes he is a little unworldly and innocent. He is obviously talented and skilled, but he can earnestly find a sheep for the farmer and never complain. But Mu Hongjin thought that these so-called virtues, such as kindness and innocence, were all additional. She liked Liu Buwang. From the very beginning, Liu Buwang was under the peach blossom tree, holding his sword in front of her and rushing for her. It started when the gangsters were gone.

Heroes save beauty, how many happy marriages have been achieved in the legend book. She was determined to follow Liu Buwang, cheating, crying, coaxing and cheating, using any tricks on the other side. It's a pity that Liu Buwan treated her coldly and politely, and did not see any favor.

Mu Hongjin was a little discouraged, but after thinking about it, Liu Buwang treated her better than others. Originally, she earned less money, but she would order an extra plate of apricot flower cakes for her when she was eating at a restaurant. When staying in an inn, spend more money to add a thicker mattress for her. He put the money in a conspicuous place and turned a blind eye to her secretly buying some rouge. Therefore, Mu Hongjin always felt that with one more step and more time, it would be a matter of time before Liu Buwang fell in love with him.

Until Liu Buwang's little junior sister came down the mountain to find him.

The younger sister is called Yushu, which is different from the pungent temperament of Jiyang women. She looks weak and can be blown away by a gust of wind. She has white skin like a porcelain doll, like a virgin under the Guanyin seat. Whispering, it can make people feel pity. But Mu Hongjin could see a hint of hostility in this girl's eyes.

She was rambunctious at the time and didn't realize anything. I heard that Yushu is the daughter of Daoist Master Yunji, and came down the mountain on purpose, because he was afraid that Liu Buwang would not be able to cope with the worldly people at the foot of the mountain and come to help. He also had a good impression of her, and regarded her as his sister.

The two-person line became a three-person line, and Mu Hongjin didn't feel that there was any difference. Yushu was always obedient, and unlike her, she never caused trouble to Liu Buwang, and it was over in a flash.

On the day when Liu Buwang was supposed to return to Qiyun Mountain, he originally planned to take Mu Hongjin up the mountain. Who would have thought that inside and outside Jiyang City, they were investigating the missing little His Royal Highness. There are also at the foot of the mountain.

Mu Hongjin was unable to ascend Yunshan Mountain.

She pulled Liu Buwang into the room, looked at him seriously and said, "I can't go back with you."

The young man thought she was doing something wrong and asked, "Why?"

"Let me tell you," Mu Hongjin hesitated for a while, and told the truth, "I am the daughter of King Mengji, and the person who the officers and soldiers in and outside the city are looking for is me."

Liu Buwan was stunned.

"My father wanted to marry me to the son of a court official to stabilize his status as a vassal king. I didn't want to, so I ran away, but I didn't expect to meet you. I've had a great time this month, Liu Buforget. ," She didn't call "Young Xia", she called Liu Buforget's name, "I don't want to marry him, but I can't go up the mountain with you, what should I do?"

The girl is no longer as lively and rambunctious as she used to be, looking at him quietly with complete trust in her eyes, and perhaps a bit of unknowing dependence.

Liu Bu Wang didn't know what to say. Maybe he has long noticed that Mu Hongjin's identity is unusual. The girl who lives in the palace of King Mengji is a little different from the girl from the ordinary family in Jiyang City.

Liu Bu Wang thought for a long time and said to her, "If that's the case, you should wait for me at this inn. When I go up the mountain to tell the master about it, I will come down the mountain to pick you up in two days and find a way to solve it."

Mu Hongjin was a little reluctant: "Are you leaving now?"

"I'll be back." The boy said uncomfortably.

On the day he left, Mu Hongjin saw him off in the open space behind the inn, with a little uneasy in his eyes, as if he had foreseen something, he couldn't help grabbing Liu Buwang's sleeve, and said to her: "Liu Buwang, remember. If you want, you must come back."

"Don't worry." He patted her head soothingly for the first and last time.

Liu Buwang and Yushu left, and Mu Hongjin was waiting for him obediently in the inn. She believes that Liu Buwang will definitely come back. Although Liu Buwang has not fallen in love with her yet, Liu Buwang is a person who keeps his word.

Two days later, Liu Bu Wang did not come back.

Mu Hongjin was still waiting in the inn, she thought, maybe Liu Buwang was delayed by something on the way. It rained for several days overnight, and the mountain road was not easy to walk, so he might not be able to go down the mountain immediately. Or Daoist Yunji has something to explain to him, he must finish before he can come.

After another five days, Liu Buwang still did not appear. Mu Hongjin began to feel a little anxious. The world is so uneasy, could it be that he was robbed by the passing mountain bandits? Although he is powerful in swordsmanship, his heart is pure and kind, and he can even fool him around himself. How can he really fight against those sinister and filthy villains?

On the tenth day, someone finally came to the inn, but it was not Liu Buwang who came, but the officers and soldiers. The head of the officers and soldiers stood in front of her with a respectful and cold tone, "Your Highness, it's time to go home."

Mu Hongjin was taken back to the palace of Mengji. She was locked in the house, "banging" the window and shouting, "let me out!"

No one answered.

She started a hunger strike, and his father, King Mengji, ordered the door to be opened.

Mu Hongjin rushed in front of King Mengji and cried aggrievedly: "Father, how could you let them lock me up!"

"Hongjin," King Mengji shook his head and smiled, bringing the dishes on the maid's tray to her, "These are all your favorite snacks."

"I don't want to eat it." Mu Hongjin turned her head away, "I want to leave the house."

King Mengji didn't get angry and was silent for a while before asking, "Are you waiting for that boy named Liu?"

Mu Hongjin raised her head suddenly, her eyes couldn't hide her surprise: "How do you know?"

"He's not coming back."

"No, he will come back!" Mu Hongjin couldn't help but said, "He promised me that he would not break his promise."

"Really," King Mengji said lightly, "How do you think I found your whereabouts?"

Mu Hongjin was stunned.

The cruel words came out of her father's mouth, instantly shattering her dream of deceiving herself, "He told me where you are."

"He brought you back with his own hands."

Why did Liu Bu forget send him back to the palace? Mu Hongjin didn't understand this question later. She didn't want to believe what King Mengji said, but Liu Buforget really seemed to have disappeared from her life and never appeared again.

Mu Hongjin gradually believed it later.

Such a person really wants to inquire about a person, how can they find no way. She has been holding on for more than half a year, and she can't hold on anymore.

Half a year later, Mu Hongjin got married and married the son of an important official in the dynasty. Although she was married, she was called her "king husband". The position of the feudal lord was firmly established, but the surnamed "Mu" was the surname of the son he gave birth to.

Wang Fu wasn't as bad as Mu Hongjin had said before, but he wasn't as good either. The two lived a life of respect for each other. Her husband took a concubine, and she accepted it with joy, without envy or jealousy. The husband was also very measured and treated her with respect. In the eyes of outsiders, this is the most satisfying marriage among blind and dumb marriages. It's just that Mu Hongjin felt that her freshness and vitality, as early as that spring day, bloomed as quickly as a short-lived flower, then quickly decayed and disappeared.

She always felt that her heart was empty and she didn't know what she was asking for. So I can only spend more time on official business in Jiyang City.

A red carp jumped out of the water, stirring up a pool of spring water. After a while, the red tail was a little bit on the water surface and quickly disappeared.

Mu Hongjin looked at the water in a daze.

She told He Yan that Liu Buwang didn't come to the inn to fulfill their agreement, and the two never saw each other again. In fact, she lied. After that, she and Liu Buwan actually met again, but that meeting was not really pleasant.

It was the second year after she gave birth to her child, and she took her youngest son and her husband to the treasured temple in Jiyang City to pray for incense. The Buddha statues curled up and the Sanskrit sound swayed far away. She prayed for her youngest son to grow up safely and healthily, and for Jiyang City to be in good weather and the people to be happy. After praying, when he was about to leave, he saw someone peeping outside the temple gate. Mu Hongjin sent someone to go, and the guards grabbed a young woman.

After years of separation, the woman was still as weak and well-behaved as when she first met her, looking at Mu Hongjin with a bit of fear and panic in her eyes.

Mu Hongjin was startled, it was actually a jade book.

She subconsciously wanted to find Liu Buwang's figure, Yushu was here, maybe Liu Buwang was also here.

Yushu seemed to understand what she was thinking, and blurted out: "He's not here!"

"Oh?" Mu Hongjin looked at her and smiled meaningfully.

Time will make a woman grow up rapidly, Mu Hongjin is no longer the silly girl who was a careless girl who couldn't even tell a rival in love. Of course, she understood where the hostility in the eyes of the girl in front of her came from in the past, but Mu Hongjin never regarded her as an opponent.

She tilted her head, squatted down, and stared at Yushu's face with interest: "It doesn't matter if you're not here, I caught you, and he will naturally appear."

Yushu's face changed greatly.

Mu Hongjin stood up with an indifferent expression: "It is said that a female assassin appeared in the temple, intending to assassinate the temple, and has been arrested by the guards."

There was a red shadow at the end of her eyes, delicate and gorgeous, she was no longer the clear-eyed, innocent and ignorant girl.

Mu Hongjin did not return to the palace, but stayed in the temple, sent away all the guards and servants, told the husband to leave with the young son, and waited for that person to appear alone.

In the middle of the night, that person really appeared.

After years of separation, he seemed to have lost his youthful youth and became more deserted and unfamiliar. The first sentence she saw Mu Hongjin was not to ask her how she had been all these years, but: "Where is Yushu?"

No emotion, as if the two of them were never just unrelated strangers.

Mu Hongjin lowered her head and wanted to laugh a little. She almost wondered if those days, the spring day outside Jiyang City, was just her imagination. She regards Liu Buwang as a hero who suddenly appeared in her life, and Liu Buwang looking at her is just an accident that she doesn't want to happen.

"In prison." Her voice was also cold.

Liu did not forget to look at her.

He has changed a lot, and she is so unfamiliar. The girl in my memory was nothing like the red-robed and arrogant woman in front of me.

"Yu Shu can't possibly assassinate you."

"Why is it impossible?" Mu Hongjin laughed sarcastically, "Knowing people and faces but not hearts, not to mention I don't know her."

"You let her go." Liu Bu Wang said, "Catch me."

The way he looked at her was cold and emotionless, and there was no more helpless doting, or annoying concessions. There is only the calmness of a stranger, and perhaps a little disgust for the "powerful".

How ridiculous.

"Why," Mu Hongjin took a step forward, just looking into his eyes, "It's just a junior sister. You like her with such maintenance?"

She was just a tentative sentence, Mu Hongjin didn't even know what she was expecting? Perhaps what she was expecting was a quick denial from the other party, and then looked at herself and said, "You are the only one in my heart." What a vulgar plot, Mu Hongjin would spit disgusting when he saw it in the past, but now, he is looking forward to hearing it from his mouth.

It is a pity that the storybook is a storybook, and the legend is a fictional story. The love and infatuation in the world will only increase resentment in the end. How many lovers turned against each other, and how many couples disappeared.

Liu Bu Wang said, "Yes."

She said, "What did you say?"

"I like him."

The youth's voice was calm and direct, and for a moment, Mu Hongjin felt that his fingers were shaking. Once upon a time, she also wanted to hear this sentence from Liu Buwang's mouth. For this sentence, she used all kinds of tricks. Liu Buwang's mouth was very strict. It's made of stone and can't be pryed open.

It's so easy to say now.

It turned out that it wasn't that he couldn't open it, it was just the person who was talking, not her.

She felt more and more ridiculous in her heart, all kinds of things flashed through her mind one by one. When she was a worry-free girl, she didn't see Yushu's friendship with Liu Buwang. When she was Princess Mengji, she saw it, but she didn't put Yushu in her eyes.

It turned out that people are in love with each other, and she is beyond her own strength.

Princess Mengji, what is the use of golden branches and jade leaves? In the relationship, she lost a crushing defeat, and she didn't even have a chance to fight with the other party. Still thinking about it for so many years.

"Did you inform the father about my stay at the inn back then?" she asked.

Liu Bu Wang said, "Yes."

"When you left, didn't you think about coming back?"

"Yes."

Mu Hongjin took a deep breath, as if she wanted to make herself see more clearly and make the pain more thorough, to uproot something in her heart and never look at it again, she asked, "Liu Buwang, who are you? Haven't you ever been attracted to me?"

Liu Bu Wang stared at her with beautiful eyes, with an indifferent expression like a passerby, and said only one word: "Yes."

"So that's the case." She murmured, her eyes were a little hot, but she had to raise the corners of her mouth, and said, "Since you only love your junior sister, are you willing to do anything for your junior sister?"

Liu Bu Wang looked at her: "What do you want to do?"

Mu Hongjin's fingers crossed his shoulder little by little, her tone was ambiguous and frivolous: "If you are my lover, I will let her go."

From the beginning to the end, Liu Buwang was very calm, and his expression did not show any waves. Only at this moment, as if he was stung by something, he quickly took a step back and avoided Mu Hongjin's contact.

Mu Hongjin's body froze, and the corners of his mouth raised mockingly, his tone was deliberately contemptuous: "Why, don't want to? Being the princess' lover is not a blessing for everyone."

Liu Buwang looked at him steadily, his white clothes were spotless, and the sword on his waist was sparkling, and he was as bright as the first time he met. It is impossible for a person who is so elegant and does not cause dust to accept such a humiliation.

She just wanted to humiliate him. Why for so many years, she has been brooding about this, but he can pretend that this did not happen at all. What Liu Buforget can't do for her, he can't do for Yushu either.

Otherwise, what has Mu Hongjin become? A touchstone to prove their true love?

Then, she saw that in the dim Buddhist hall, Liu Buwang slowly knelt down and answered calmly, "Okay."

Mu Hongjin's heart suddenly ached, and he was almost out of breath.

What else to prove?

Enough, this is enough. The question is clear and clear. Those doubts that have plagued me for many years and the results that I can't get, whether it is good or bad, happy or sad, have already got the answer. Jiyang women dare to love, dare to hate, and can afford to let go. The princess also has her own pride. She has the entire Jiyang city. Does she still want to find life for a man?

It's just a bad relationship.

She raised her chin and said coldly, "But this hall doesn't want to."

"How can someone like you stand beside this hall." Every time she said a word, it was like cutting flesh with a knife in her heart. Even Mu Hongjin herself was surprised, but in just one month, why did she have such a thing for Liu Buwang? Deep feelings, when you cut off this evil relationship with your own hands, there will be a lot of reluctance to give up.

"Take your sweetheart and get out of Jiyang City." She said.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

As always, his voice could not be heard ups and downs, and Mu Hongjin's tears fell in the darkness.

"You and I go our separate ways. Liu Bu forget, from now on, you and your little junior sister will never be able to enter Jiyang City, otherwise, we will meet once in this hall and kill once."

In the dark night, the red robe horns drew a bright, splendid glow. Such as clear boundaries, it is clear that the two will never have anything to do with each other from now on. It's like the petals under the peach blossom tree when I first saw it, spread all over the ground, dazzled people who are dazzled, so addicted to spring dreams, they don't want to wake up again.

But dreams always wake up.

She let go of Yushu and returned to the palace, as if it had never happened. She and the husband are still melodious and peaceful, and the years are quiet, but, even if the case is raised, it is difficult to calm down.

Several years passed, and King Mengji passed away. Mu Hongjin gradually became busy. A few years later, the husband also passed away, and she devoted all her energy to her youngest son.

Later, her son also passed away, leaving only one Mu Xiaolou to depend on her.

Born by Mu Xiaolou, she looks like a teenager. So she always spoiled Mu Xiaolou a lot, just like her father spoiled her when her elder brother was still there. Mu Hongjin understands very well that once she takes the position of the princess, one day, that splendid little girl who will sneak out of the house and play secretly will disappear, so before disappearing, she thinks more and takes care of her. Live a while.

She hoped that Mu Xiaolou could have her own story, instead of living up to many years in vain in a story of others like her.

The apricot flowers bloomed lively and densely on the branches. The girl who was in the garden strayed into the depths of the forest flowers and had a long and beautiful dream. This beautiful dream is full of joy and sorrow, but in the blink of an eye, it seems like a lifetime.

Her Haruhi died a long time ago.

Perhaps, never came.