Chapter 2 ·

Prince Duan's family, except for Xinyue and Keshan, was martyred in this "Jingzhou Battle". Nudahai's rescue was one step late. Although Jingzhou was recovered, it could not be saved.

The new moon has nothing but Ke Shan.

In the next three months, Xinyue followed Nudahai and began a new life. Nudahai was ordered to escort Prince Duan's coffin and orphans into Beijing. So, he stayed overnight in the morning, ate the wind and drank dew, and spent every day in the rolling yellow sand and the sound of horses. Accompanied by Xinyue, there were boundless sorrow and endless wind and frost. Fortunately, Nudahai's team was accompanied by the best military doctors. With Nudahai's advice and care, Keshan quickly recovered from his health. Mangutai's injuries were also improved day by day after continuous treatment.

Among these three months, the closest ones to Xinyue, besides Yunwa, Mangutai and Keshan are Nudahai. In front of Xinyue's eyes, Nudahai always appeared the scene of Nudahai saving her, the flying figure, the powerful arms that held her, as well as the pair of glittering eyes, and the glittering armor... He is not an individual, he is a god! He will shine all over his body! Xinyue's feeling of Nudahai is very strong; he appears at the most critical, vulnerable, helpless, and panic moment, giving her a strong support. Next, he accompanied her through the lowest period of his life. Therefore, her worship, awe, dependence, and trust for him have reached its peak.

Xinyue has been trying hard to suppress her sorrow. Although every night, thinking of her parents, her heart is like a knife, and she can't sleep almost every night. On the surface, she is very strong. After all, there is a more fragile Keshan who is more fragile than her and needs her to comfort her. However, one night, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. She couldn't help but lift the tent and quietly walked to the fire to keep warm. Sitting in front of the campfire, she looked up at the sky, but saw a crescent moon in the sky. As she looked at it, she suddenly felt sad and couldn't stop. She held her chin with her hands and looked at the sky blankly, and tears rolled down.

Nudahai had arrived at her at some point. He took off the cloak from his shoulders and put it on her shoulders. She was suddenly shocked and quickly raised her hand to wipe her tears when she saw Nudahai. Nudahai sat down beside her, looked at her with a very, very gentle look, and then said in a very, very gentle tone:

"Cry if you want to cry! If you keep it in your arms, you will get sick! Cry! Cry and cry quickly, then cheer up and cheer up your brother and Prince Duan's blood and will. The road ahead is still long!"

Xinyue raised her eyes with misty tears and looked at Nudahai. The pain in her heart surged up like a sea of ​​pain. She bit her lips and tried hard to hold back the sobs, without saying a word.

"I have a daughter, about the same age as you, and her name is Luolin. Every time she suffers grievances, she will crawl into my arms and cry. You really don't have to hide your tears in front of me!" His tone became gentler, and his eyes were as clear as water. "Or, do you want to talk? Say something casually! I'm happy to listen!"

"I...I..." Xinyue finally spoke, "I saw the moon, I was so sad..." She whimpered and couldn't continue.

"What's wrong with the moon?" he asked.

"I was born on such a night with crescent moon, so my name is crescent moon. I also have a nickname called Crescent Yaer. At home, only Ama and her mother will call me 'Quiet Yaer', but from now on, no one will call me Crescent Yaer!" She became more and more heartbroken as she spoke, "Never again!"

Nudahai felt a warm heart. How could such a thin and weak girl withstand such heavy sorrow! He couldn't help but put his arm at her, and she couldn't help but throw it into his arms. He couldn't help but call out again and again:

"Crescent moon! Crescent moon! Crescent moon..."

Hearing his soft voice low, Xinyue fell into his arms and cried bitterly. Although this crying could not cry out to the sadness in his heart, it finally stopped the bone-broken pain.

From this time on, an indescribable tacit understanding arises between her and Nudahai. Often, in one look and one action, he can understand the other's kind of sorrow. Nudahai takes care of her and cares with a meticulous thought that he has never had before. He knows that she has loved riding horses since she was a child, so he gives her his horse "Ti'er" to ride. Knowing that she likes to listen to flutes, he orders the best flute-players in the army to blow to her. Knowing that she feels so sorry for Ke Shan, he sends a specialist chef to make the meals that Ke Shan loves. Knowing that she always has deep pain in her heart, he sits with her by the campfire, and often sits for several cups of tea.

During the time, he would tell her about his family. Regarding the authoritative old lady, the naughty Luo Lin, the straightforward Ji Yuan, and his virtuous wife Yan Ji... She would be very conscious as she listened. Then, she would tell him about her childhood, and he would listen carefully without getting tired of it. Therefore, when they were about to arrive in Beijing, they were very familiar with each other. She also knew his family well, and everyone in the family seemed to be her own relatives. She never expected that in the years she would come, these characters would become part of her life.

The story goes like this: when they returned to Beijing, the princes and ministers were all in the suburbs to welcome him, and Prince Duan’s funeral was extremely mourning. After the funeral, the emperor and the empress dowager immediately summoned Xinyue, Keshan and Nudahai. Xinyue was named "Heshuo Princess", and Nudahai was promoted to "Inner Minister". When Keshan was young, the emperor decided to give him a title after he grew up. When the empress dowager saw the brother and brother, he was very moved. He pondered and said:

"How can I find a prince and noble family, send you over and live a family life! If I keep you in the palace, I am afraid that there are too many rules and will cause you to suffer!" After the empress dowager finished speaking, Nudahai volunteered and fell to the ground:

"I am brave. If I am not abandoned by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, I am very willing to welcome the princess and the prince back home!"

Xinyue's heart suddenly jumped. Is it possible? Is it possible? If she could move into Nudahai's house and if she could often see Nudahai, she would not have no relatives! Under the current situation, this arrangement is simply a "gift"! She had not had time to make any expression, and Keshan couldn't wait to say to the Empress Dowager:

"It's great! It's great! We've become familiar with Nudahai along the way. It's our happiest thing to be able to go to Nudahai's house! Is it okay to do this?"

"Xinyue, what do you think?" asked the Queen Mother.

"That's something that we siblings are undesirable!" Xinyue said frankly.

So, things were decided like this. The crescent brothers and sisters will stay in the general's mansion for a while, and wait until the crescent moon is full, and then study the future affairs after marriage.

It was a coincidence that the day Xinyue and Keshan moved to the General's Mansion. Nudahai's house was in a state of uproar.

It turned out that Nudahai had a subordinate named Wenbuha. This time Nudahai went on an expedition, and he was lying in bed and never accompanied him. Just when Nudahai was saving Jingzhou, Wenbuha died of illness. Wenbuha had a concubine, who was only twenty-four years old, named Ganzhu, who was ordered to be buried with her by Wenbuha's family. The warm-hearted Yan Ji knew about this and she couldn't sit idly by and not save her. It was related to life and death. She couldn't wait for Nudahai to return home, so she took her own initiative and hid Ganzhu in the general's mansion. No matter how Wenbuha's family came to ask for people, she would not let her go.

On this day, the young and old of the Wimbha family, wearing mourning clothes, entered the general's mansion. Yan Ji and the old lady were busy resolving the disputes and didn't care about Xinyue and Keshan. Nudahai's carriage entered the house, but no one came to greet him. Nudahai heard the noise in the house and didn't know what big happened, so he hurriedly said to Xinyue:

"You and Keshan are waiting here. I'll take Ashan in and see what's wrong. Don't go around, wait for me to come out!"

"Okay, go quickly!" said Xinyue.

So, Xinyue and Keshan took Yunwa and Mangutai, and four of them stood in the yard waiting. After waiting for Nudahai, they waited for Nudahai's son and daughter, Jiyuan and Luolin.

Jiyuan and Luolin took advantage of the fact that the Wenbuha family members came to make a big fuss and prepared to run away. The three of them ran to the yard in panic. At a glance, they saw four men and women in mourning clothes standing there and immediately misunderstood as people from the Wenbuha family. Luolin blurted out:

"Oh! No, there are still four people here intercepting them!"

Jiyuan took a look and said to Luo Lin hurriedly:

"It's okay! There is only one big man, leave it to me! I rushed up and caught him off guard first. You escape with Gan Zhu. Look, our carriage is parked at the door, you rush onto the carriage! You drive the carriage to Xiangshan Biyun Temple first, and my mother and I will pick you up!"

As he said that, he screamed:

"ah……"

He rushed up and jumped onto Mangutai's body. He used his martial arts-like arm to wrap his legs around Mangutai's neck with his iron-like arms. He wrapped his legs around Mangutai's waist and shouted:

"Luo Lin, Gan Zhu, run!"

The incident started to be in a hurry, and Xinyue, Manggutai, Yunwa and Keshan were all shocked. Manggutai reacted directly and grabbed Jiyuan's hand, and pushed Jiyuan straight from his back and fell to the ground. Jiyuan didn't expect to meet a "Huijia" and was thrown into the sky. Luo Lin, who was running, looked back and saw that Manggutai had grabbed Jiyuan and twisted his arm hard behind him. Jiyuan screamed in pain.

Luo Lin didn't care about running away and rushed back to save Jiyuan. She rushed forward and beat and beat Mangutai, shouting:

"Let him go! Let him go! You barbarian, you are about to break his arm!"

"Follower!" Jiyuan also shouted, "What are you doing when you run back? I'm going to be beaten in vain?"

Xinyue was so surprised that she was bleak in her face and shouted in a very devastating manner:

"What are you doing? How can you plot against us? Let Mangotai be released soon! Where is Nudahai?"

"Rare!" Ji Yuan shouted, "You dare to call Ama's name!"

Keshan had already rushed forward and screamed at Jiyuan and Luolin:

"You two fight one!" He opened his mouth and bit Luo Lin's hand in one bite.

"Ouch!" Luo Lin shouted in pain.

Yunwa was so frightened when she saw Keshan also involved in the battle group. She hurriedly chased after her, pulled her hard and shouted with her neck:

"Little master! Little master! Don't go up..."

"Resist the Shan! Resist the Shan!" Xinyue also shouted anxiously and tried hard to pull the Shan.

After all, Ji Yuan is the son of Nudahai. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Although he has no experience in responding to the enemy, it is not easy to do anything. At this time, he shouted loudly and tried his best to overturn Mangutai and Luolin to the ground. As soon as Xinyue rushed forward to save Keshan, everyone collided into a ball. Ji Yuan raised his head and faced Xinyue's panicked eyes. When they met each other, Xinyue was nothing, but Ji Yuan was really stunned and was shocked by this beautiful and fresh face.

Just when the chaos was in chaos, Nudahai brought Yan Ji and the old lady came.

"Oh my God!" Nudahai was shocked, "What's going on? Mangutai, stop! This is my son! Luo Lin! Why are you lying on the ground?"

Everyone was startled and stopped. Nudahai stepped forward quickly, grabbed Jiyuan with one hand, and grabbed Luo Lin with the other, shouting:

"Why are you so reckless? These are the children of Prince Duan, Princess Crescent and Prince Keshan!"

Jiyuan and Luolin looked at each other, their eyes wider than the other. The old lady and Yan Ji behind were surprised when they saw everyone getting into a group. Nudahai put down Jiyuan and Luolin and glared at them:

"Today in the palace, Xinyue has been named Heshuo Prince by Ce, and Keshan will also inherit his father's title. He is a little prince! Your meeting ceremony is so strange. You still apologize to the Prince and the Prince!"

Jiyuan and Luolin hurriedly knelt down and said in unison:

"The princess is auspicious! The princess is auspicious!"

The old lady, Yan Ji, led the Madam Wusu, the General Manager Batu, and the servants and servants, all crawled on the ground.

"The princess is auspicious! The princess is auspicious!"

The Wenbuha family, who were still making trouble, and Gan Zhu, who could no longer escape, all knelt down: "Ge Ge Ji Xiang! The little prince is lucky!"

Xinyue hurriedly helped the old lady and Yan Ji up.

"Get up quickly, get up quickly! Don't give this great gift! My life was saved by Nudahai. Now I'm here to disturb me again. I'm full of gratitude and treat you all as family members. I hope you don't treat me too much!"

"Oh!" the old lady praised, "After Prince Duan, his appearance and conversation are extraordinary. Luo Linji is far away, you are being compared!"

Luo Lin smiled at Xinyue, looking very embarrassed. Ji Yuan grabbed his head with his hands, and looked embarrassed. Xinyue looked at this and then that, and then he realized that these two young people were Ji Yuan and Luo Lin who Nudahai had mentioned to him many times along the way! He couldn't help but smiled at them slightly. With this smile, Ji Yuan was stunned again.

Nudahai walked over, supported the old lady, and introduced to Xinyue:

"This is my mother," pushed Yan Ji forward again, "This is my wife, Yan Ji!" Yan Ji took a step forward and looked at Xinyue with a smile. Xinyue couldn't help but look at Yan Ji with special attention. Seeing Yan Ji's graceful and elegant, elegant, bright eyes and white teeth, and her eyebrows were picturesque. She couldn't help but be surprised by her beauty and youth. She could not tell that she had a pair of children as big as Ji Yuan and Luo Lin.

"I hope the princess will forgive me if she is reckless just now!" Yan Ji said.

"Why is there any offense when a misunderstanding?" Xinyue quickly answered. She pointed to Gan Zhu and others, "Let's resolve the dispute first! Although I didn't figure out what was going on, there is obviously a problem that needs to be solved urgently!"

Everyone's attention returned to Gan Zhu. Wenbuha's widow also stepped forward to salute Nudahai and said hurriedly:

"General! Please make the decision for me! Ganzhu is my family, I want to take it away!"

"Please listen to me!" Yan Ji said loudly to Wenbuha's family, "Please don't do this kind of burial of living people. It's too inhumane! Think about it, if Ganzhu is your own daughter, do you have the will to let her be buried with you? Instead of letting her be buried with you, it's better to give it to me! It's considered that our general's mansion bought a girl from your family, and I'm willing to pay fifty taels of silver to buy her! OK?"

"But..." Wenbuha's wife still refused to let go, "She was Wenbuha's favorite concubine during her lifetime. Since she was favored, she should be buried with her!"

"This is wrong!" Nudahai stood up, "Wenbuha paid the most attention to you, the wife of Yuanma! He followed me to fight and discuss it often! I can name more than a hundred witnesses! If you want to decide who will be buried with you based on the degree of favor, it is probably not the turn of Ganzhu!"

Wimbha's wife couldn't help but be stunned and immediately became nervous.

"But we don't have to pursue this now," Nudahai changed the subject and continued, "It is cruel to be buried with the matter on the matter! If there are some of Wen Buha's concubines who voluntarily commit suicide, it is a different matter. Forced Gan Zhu to be buried with him like this is equivalent to lynching. What crime does Gan Zhu have to be executed? Even if she dies, can Wen Buha be reborn? Now, you just depend on my face and let her go!"

"General!" Wimbha's family was still shouting.

"Do you still respect me as a general? Do you still obey me?" Nudahai asked loudly.

Everyone knelt down.

"Then, this matter will be resolved!" Nudahai said majesticly, "Master Batu, go to the account to pay the silver for the Wenbuha family. We have bought Ganzhu! If Wenbuha is alive today, I ask him Ganzhu, and he will give it to me. Do you believe it?"

Everyone in the Wen family bowed their heads and all agreed to Nudahai's words. The children of the Eight Banners were very obedient to the orders of their superiors.

"Okay! Everyone will all be separated! Let Wimbha be buried earlier! Let everyone go back to prepare for the funeral!"

Seeing that things had come to this point, the people of the Wen family were not convinced, but they stopped making trouble. Everyone knelt down and kowtowed and hurriedly dispersed.

Seeing that a case about Ganzhu had been resolved, Nuda Hai happily turned around and said to his family:

"Ganzhu's problem has been solved. We should welcome Xinyue and Keshan!"

Xinyue and Keshan lived in the general's mansion. On the first day of entering the door, they learned about Yan Ji's ability, Ji Yuan's courage, Luo Lin's manliness, and the kindness and nobility of the old lady. She was impressed by everyone. As for the Nudahai family, they had a deep impression of Xinyue. What's more, few princes and ministers could have such honors, and took a "Heshuo Prince" and "Little Prince" to live at home. Therefore, the whole family happily welcomed the four masters and servants of Xinyue.

Nudahai allocated a small courtyard with its own pattern to the Xinyue brothers and sisters to live in. He also named the small courtyard "Wangyue Xiaozhu". Of course, Yunwa and Mangutai also lived in the "Wangyue Xiaozhu". Yan Ji was very attentive and sent two other girls to serve them. One girl was named Yan'er and the other was named Moxiang.
Chapter completed!