The Queen of the Prairie and I

"Little sister, are you okay?"

The second brother looked at me and asked.

With the arrival of early spring, the harassment of Lu Jun by the Bugude bandits became more and more intensive.In order to ensure that Zhuonatia would not be rescued by the cuckoos, Wen Liangyu could only transfer the troops led by Li Weiyi, my second brother, here.The second elder brother came to Wen Liangyu camp, the first thing he did was to see me.But when I saw that I was dawdling when I got up and sat down, I asked a little worried.

"It's okay." I said straight.

"not comfortable?"

"Look for yourself." The pain made me impatient to explain and organize my words. I stood up and turned around and took off my clothes. As a result, the second brother shouted: "Little sister, what are you doing? I can't see it." .”

He probably closed his eyes, thinking about it.

"Open your eyes and see," I said, and then I heard a surprised gasp.

"Who did this?" The second brother's voice was filled with anger at this moment.It makes me happy that he is angry, at least I can feel that he is really my relative.

After all, my back should already be a mess of welts.If I remain indifferent, this relative will be too disappointing.

"Wen Liangyu did it."

"She...she just can't get rid of her gangster bad habits, so why would she want to harm my sister!" The second brother jumped up, and I quickly put on my clothes and stopped him who was about to rush out of the big tent.

"You go to confrontation, there will be no results."

"What's wrong with you that you want to be beaten like this by Wen Erniang, a thief?!" He changed from his peaceful appearance before, and seemed to be really angry.

"She went to torture Dronatia every few days, and every time she whipped me, she stood in the middle and she hit me on the back."

"Dranatia... Didn't the Holy Majesty want her to be unscathed? What is Wen Liangyu doing?"

"What you call 'banditry and bad habits' is nothing more than a queen, how can she sit still?"

"Then why did the little girl block it?"

"I can't stand it, not to mention being affectionate, Yu Li said that she is also a noble person outside the Great Wall. Didn't she say that princes don't live? She shouldn't be insulted like this."

"...." The second brother looked at me with a complicated expression.For a long time, he seems to have been hinting to me that the relationship between me and Dronatia is acquiescing, or unwilling, and dare not think about it.But now this matter is becoming more and more obvious, and his true attitude is also revealed.

"Little sister has grown up." He said suddenly, which baffled me.

"What do you mean?"

"The so-called close Zhu Zhechi? Seeing that the little girl is sensible and daring to act, she is already a falcon and a swan. How can it be compared with the appearance of the little girl in the boudoir before."

"You don't want to know about me..."

"No need to explain, the second brother understands."

"Second brother, don't try to comfort me. I showed my scars just because I treat my second brother as a family member and don't want to hide it. I don't want to sue and let my second brother stand up for me." A headache.

"Second brother just asks, did you ever regret taking the whip for that queen?"

"The pain is the pain, there is nothing to regret."

"Well said." He nodded, "With this sentence, my little sister should be proud of this whip mark. This is not a wound of slavery and punishment, but a battle wound that penetrates the heart, no more than the arrowheads I suffered Lowly." Then he turned around and was about to go out again, but I quickly grabbed him again.

"Don't really bother Wen Liangyu, can you take it back?" I said quickly.

"Little sister is affectionate, how can second brother be unrighteous. Even if you don't go back, Wen Liangyu's tossing, whether it's for the younger sister or Zhuonatia, it's time to end." He saw that I was still worried, so he quickly relaxed "Don't worry, little sister. The second brother is not a reckless person, so he won't cause trouble. Wen Liangyu is also a general in the court, so he has to be reasonable, right? I don't expect to get promoted and get rich. I'm going to beat him today and offend Wen Liangyu." General."

After all, the second brother went out anyway.However, after this incident, Wen Liangyu did not bother Zhuonatia again, and returned her clothes.I have to say that I made her feel a lot easier.Although in the camp Wen Liangyu disliked me even more.

After being imprisoned for a winter, Dronatia lost a lot of weight.Wen Liangyu controls her three meals, no meat or water, what he wants is to make her weak all day, unable to resist her and have no strength to seek escape.

Every time she entered the dungeon, she had to be searched. During this period, she couldn't bring in an extra piece of paper. Wen Liangyu didn't allow anything she didn't know to enter the dungeon.But since I came, Dronatia's health has been getting better day by day.It's not just because there is someone to serve her, but I also help her bathe once in half a month. Her mood improves, and it's also because I thought of a way to improve her diet.

There is a lot of jerky in the military rations, and I can get a small piece if I ask for it every day, but I don’t know how to eat a bite myself.Hold it in your mouth, press it under your tongue, and you'll be able to slip through every search into the dungeon.This has been maintained for more than a month, and there are one or two small pieces of jerky that can be eaten by Zhuonatia every day, so that she will gradually recover from the abdominal pain caused by not being nourished.But she is not stupid, even if her body starts to recover, she still has to pretend to be extremely weak.

"Do you want to eat it?" Holding the moist jerky in her hand, she tore off a smaller piece, watched me shake her head and ate it herself.She does it every time I bring jerky, even when I tell her not to do it again.Like little kids sharing goodies, like some sort of ritual that must be done.

"If I'm not mistaken, the horses in the spring are thin and people's hearts are unstable, especially when the Lu army lacks a replacement horse, it's the time when the grassland tribes attack the troops stationed there." Dronatia said.

"You mean they might come to your rescue?" I asked.

"At the beginning, there were only two tribes who rebelled. If Wen Liangyu brought me back to the Central Plains in winter, then I would be dead. I could only accept my fate. By spring, all the tribes should know that I am not dead, and it will be time to attack again. If it’s the best season, then I’m not sure if I won’t be able to survive this matter.”

"That's great." I couldn't help but sigh.

"What's nice?" she asked.

"It feels so good to see Tia talking about military and state affairs again. When I first came, you were in such a mess. Don't even think about escaping, you didn't even dare to look at me."

"Everyone has downturns, so how can I avoid it." She said, but she seemed to feel a little embarrassed when she thought of the situation at that time.

"Now I feel that your shyness is really a habit that cannot be changed."

"You're only shy with Sheng'er, how can you call it a problem?"

"Natia, think about it, when I help you take a bath, and when you are sick in Lidong, not to mention eating, drinking, bathing and feeding medicine, you even have to help go to the toilet, but I guess it's not that Tia is not served by maids and slaves But, why do I always want to find a curtain to separate me."

"Stop talking." She covered my mouth, "It's so indecent to say such a thing, it's almost as virtuous as Wen Liangyu."

I could only pull her hand down, "Okay, okay, let me tell you something useful. I heard from my second brother that an estimated 4 Bugud troops have withdrawn from a mountain in Yinshan, and now Lu Jun is divided Don't use your troops to attack."

"Really?"

"What did I lie to you for?"

"Wouldn't it be Li Weiyi who lied to you?"

"My second brother has never lied to me so far."

"That's great." She was happy, "Sure enough, he's still mine. After all, he listened to my advice and entered the Yin Mountain. Well, if he entered the Yin Mountain, he would save his lifeline."

"By the way, there is also news that Princess Bugude took people to the Western Regions to find the An people. It is said that Wen Liangyu also sent people to contact the generals of the An people in the Western Regions. They refused to disclose anything."

"...Shan Ying?" Donatia exclaimed, "That silly girl, what are you going to do with the An people? Are you stupid? You will be eaten by the An people even with their bones!" She was very excited about the movement.

"Calm down, Tia, you didn't say it was definitely true."

"An people don't lie, if they don't tell lies, they acquiesce. You said this silly girl, didn't she break up with me? She should be happy to see me make a fool of myself. Why did you go to the An people? What kind of people are the An people?" Don't you have any idea?!"

"You should be happy. The An people are good at fighting. When the time comes, either the cuckold soldiers will save you or the An people will save you. They must have gone out."

"Will the An people really help me? Don't be kidding, they want me to die. After I die, the grassland will be divided again, and there will be a bunch of businesses. I will never hire the An people after leveling the grassland. They hate I hate it. Who knows what tricks will be played."

"I think you are a bit too prejudiced against the Anzu people? Aren't the Anzu people I was with before all nice people, and you blinded them somehow."

"That's your luck. All you met was that stupid girl who was blinded by me. The An people are all warmongers. What they do is to help you get your daughter back today, and help your enemy kill you and rob you tomorrow. Your daughter's two ends of the business, for the sake of war money and militant nature, the An people have done everything. Why the imperial court Lu Jun refused to hire the An people, only border vassals like Lianhua City contacted, because it is not good Something, Sheng'er, you are so stupid, sometimes like my sister, sometimes even more stupid than Shanying!"

"Shanying is so good at fighting, and has influence and appeal. It's not dangerous to say that the An people are all women."

"Take it for granted. An people are more feminine than men. If they fall into their hands and fail to become fighters, their status will be worse than being a plaything in a man's world. Do you really think that everyone in the world is sisters? This silly girl , it’s best to talk to the An people quickly and stay away from those people!”

"My Tia really eats too much jerky, and I'm in a mood to worry about it." I still feel a little unreasonable for her such a big reaction.After all, I have met people like the eldest sister casually, and there should be more good people.

There was the sound of someone going down the stairs behind him, and when he turned around, he saw Lu Bing.

"It looks like I won't be able to stay for too long today."

"Sheng'er?"

"What's the matter, I will come tonight—"

In an instant, I knew why Tia called my name suspiciously. I'm afraid she saw the strangeness of the soldier behind her.Me too, because I felt a chill on my back, something pricked me, and I heard the sound of strings being slapped in my ears.

I turned around again and saw that the soldier was holding a small crossbow in his hand.Only then did I feel pain in my back, and the warm touch also spread, making me fall powerlessly on the straw.

It hurts so much, it feels like a foreign object has been inserted straight into the chest from the back, and there is a hissing sound with every breath, and every breath is so painful that it is unbearable.

"Sheng'er! Sheng'er!!" I heard Donatia's panicked voice, and another woman's voice.

"Dranatia, we have been ordered to save you."

The sound became more and more indistinct.Eh?That Lu Jun soldier...was she also a woman?

There seemed to be another sound of fighting, and someone was thrown to the ground.What I saw was a figure in civilian clothes being pushed down.Is that Dronatia?

She is still calling me?But... can't answer.

Also, it's gone.