The Splendid Brocade of the Painting Physician – Chapter 184

Chapter 184: Sister from a Past Life, Return Journey!

Xie Yuxuan?

Almost as soon as he heard the name, Gao Changgong noticed that Xiao Jinyu was staring at the person with a dazed look, as if immersed in a kind of ecstatic joy at having found something lost, her eyes instantly filled with tears.

“Yuwen Hui is dead. You, either surrender or die!”

Xie Yuxuan suddenly shouted sharply: “All the troops of my Xie Clan, come over here! Form ranks!”

As soon as she shouted, the sound of horses’ hooves instantly approached her, forming ranks behind her.

Unexpectedly, more than half of the soldiers turned to her side!

No, it should be said that these soldiers were originally the private troops she brought, but they were temporarily incorporated under Yuwen Hui’s command!

The remaining dozens of soldiers hadn’t figured out what was going on yet, and now they were terrified. Seeing that Yuwen Hui had fallen off his horse, his chest stained with a large amount of blood, his eyes fixed on the woman in military uniform on the horse, her heroic figure full of vigor, he stared at her with resentment for a long time before finally using his last strength to spit out a sentence:

“So you’re a woman. If I had known this, why would I…”

The woman curled her lips into a chuckle:

“Yuwen Hui, you shouldn’t have repeatedly insulted my most important relative in front of me. I appreciate your trust and reuse, but I came to you to kill you,

and also to use you as an opportunity to reunite with my closest relative today!”

After finishing speaking, she pointed her halberd at the soldier closest to Yuwen Hui: “Take him back to Chang’an and say that Yuwen Hui privately led troops to assassinate the Qi envoy Prince of Lanling and Xie Zhen, and died in defeat!”

Then she pointed to two more soldiers and took out an embroidered pouch from her sleeve and threw it to them: “Send him off and watch him finish this matter!”

The two soldiers responded in unison, then dragged Yuwen Hui’s body and the trembling soldier onto their horses, whipped their horses, and galloped away!

“The rest of you, what’s your choice?”

At this time, the sun had already set in the west, and the autumn wind was brisk. The fallen leaves swept up by the wind happened to brush against the woman’s temples on horseback. Her black hair was flying, which made her face even more beautiful, her demeanor heroic, graceful, and awe-inspiring.

“If you still don’t make a choice, I’ll have to bury you here!”

The woman shouted sharply again and waved her hand to signal the troops behind her.

“No, we surrender, Chief Clerk Xie. Yuwen Hui was very tyrannical and often punished us. We are willing to follow Chief Clerk Xie!”

One person took the lead, and everyone put down their weapons and knelt down.

“Good! If you sincerely follow me, I will not treat you badly. If you rebel again, you will be beheaded without mercy!”

“Yes! We are willing to sincerely follow Chief Clerk Xie!”

Everyone shouted loudly. The woman smiled sweetly and jumped off the horse. When walking towards the Prince of Lanling’s envoy, her eyes stayed on Gao Changgong’s face for a moment, then quickly looked at “Xie Zhen” who was being protected by him!

This was a face exactly like her brother Xie Zhen, but she knew this was not her original appearance!

Sister!

This was her sister!

In an instant, the tears she had held back for a long time burst out of her eyes!

Memories of the past emerged in the layers of misty fog: Wu Yi Alley with blood flowing and corpses piled up like mountains, the desolate and barren cliff, and the figure of her sister gradually moving away surrounded by enemy troops!

She had also woken up countless times from heart-wrenching cries!

In order not to forget her sister’s appearance, she had learned to draw her sister’s portrait since she was a child, from the age of four until now.

That elegant and beautiful face gradually overlapped with the face in front of her!

Although it was not exactly the same, she knew that it must be her!

She would not mistake such eyes!

“Sister, I finally see you again, I finally see you…”

The woman in military uniform suddenly rushed towards Xiao Jinyu like a child, and without saying a word, hugged Xiao Jinyu, who was still in a daze, and burst into tears.

“It’s so good that you’re alive, so good…”

Completely ignoring the puzzled and bewildered gazes around them, Xie Yuxuan burst into tears for a while, crying like a three-year-old child.

A child who had been lost for a long time and finally found her home.

All the loneliness, fear, and helplessness vanished at this moment!

Xiao Jinyu said nothing, just gently stroked her loose hair and whispered in her ear:

“A’xuan has grown up!”

She looked so much like her former self!

These murmuring whispers were not heard by others, but Gao Changgong heard them.

Gao Yanzong only felt a little awkward and strange. He touched his nose and looked at them for a long time. He couldn’t help but run over and patted Xie Yuxuan’s shoulder, whispering: “This… female general, are you mistaken? She obviously looks younger than you, and she is a young master, not your sister. People who don’t know will think you came to rob her husband…”

“Yanzong, stop talking!” Gao Changgong interrupted him.

Xie Yuxuan then remembered that there were many people watching around, so she quickly let go of Xiao Jinyu, wiped her tears, and burst into laughter through her tears!

She immediately took a few steps back and half knelt down to Xiao Jinyu:

“Xie Yuxuan, from the Chenjun Xie Clan. I am very grateful to my brother Xie Zhen for everything he has done to enhance the reputation of our Xie Clan. For this, Xie Yuxuan is willing to lead the two hundred troops of my Xie Clan to follow my brother from now on and protect his path!”

After saying that, she turned to Gao Changgong, “I hope the Prince of Lanling will grant this!”

Gao Changgong then said: “You don’t need to ask for my opinion on this matter. As long as she agrees, I agree!”

Hearing this, Xie Yuxuan showed an unusual joy in her eyes and thought to herself: This Prince of Lanling really respects my sister’s wishes. This time, my sister finally chose the right person…

Thinking of something in the past, Xie Yuxuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and tears seemed to well up again, but she forcibly held them back.

She suddenly raised her head and smiled:

“Your Highness, the Prince of Lanling, really lives up to your reputation. You are exceptionally handsome…”

As she said this, she stood up. Gao Yanzong couldn’t help but interject again: “You don’t want to rob my fourth brother, do you?”

Xie Yuxuan’s face turned cold, and she glared at him fiercely. At this time, Xiao Jinyu smiled and said: “A’xuan, Yanzong is just joking with you, don’t take it seriously!” After saying that, she turned to Lanling Wang, “Changgong, I want to have a few words with this Lady Xie.”

“Okay, you two go talk. We’ll just watch here!”

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Xiao Jinyu then pulled Xie Yuxuan under a poplar tree ten steps away. The two held hands and chatted as if they were children.

Gao Changgong watched all this from afar. Under the glow of the setting sun, the fallen leaves were falling, and the figures of the two talking and laughing were like a scroll that could never be fully appreciated in a pavilion.

“Fourth Brother, why do I feel so strange? Fourth… Sister-in-law and this woman from the Chenjun Xie Clan are not relatives, but they are closer than relatives… Isn’t she the daughter of the Lanling Xiao Clan?”

Gao Yanzong lowered his voice and asked Gao Changgong in his ear.

Actually, there were many times when Gao Changgong was curious about Xiao Jinyu’s past. He had always known that Xiao Jinyu had a secret in her heart that she couldn’t tell outsiders, but he didn’t want to explore it, let alone dig out the pain in her heart!

In fact, just like now, a table, a cup of tea, a pot of wine, a few pieces of pastries, the gentle glow of the setting sun caressing their faces, the wind blowing through their black hair and fragrant shoulders,

chatting happily with the person they wanted to see, covering their mouths and giggling with boundless happiness!

This was good enough, wasn’t it?

Many things didn’t need to be asked thoroughly. In this life, knowing and cherishing each other, trusting each other without a doubt, was enough!

“Yanzong, when we return to Yecheng, no matter what she does, you must support her, don’t doubt her, okay?”

Gao Changgong suddenly asked Gao Yanzong.

Gao Yanzong heard the weight of these words. Although he didn’t understand, he nodded and replied: “Don’t worry, Fourth Brother! I said I would help you protect her!”

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After chatting about some interesting childhood events, Xie Yuxuan held Xiao Jinyu’s hand tightly, feeling infinitely emotional, crying and laughing: “When I received the letter from Ling Ye saying that you were still alive, I was overjoyed. Although this matter sounds very strange, I just believe, believe that my sister is still alive in this world! No matter in what way, no matter who she has become, she is my sister…”

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As she spoke, she couldn’t help but wipe her tears again.

“Sister, are you doing well in Qi? Is the Prince of Lanling good to you?”

Xiao Jinyu smiled and said: “I am doing very well, Changgong is also very good to me. A’xuan, what about A’zhen? Why didn’t he come with you?”

Xie Yuxuan burst into laughter through her tears again, but it was a bitter smile of reproach.

“Sister, you lied to me again. I heard from Ling Ye that you are having a hard time in Qi. You have to deal with some treacherous villains in Qi, and the foolish emperor is eyeing you covetously, so I discussed it with Fifth Brother and decided to bring nearly two hundred troops to meet you with Yuwen Hui’s army. From now on, wherever you go, I will follow you!”

“As for Fifth Brother Xie Zhen, he is now the chief clerk of Prince Zhao, Yuwen Zhao, the brother of the Emperor of Zhou. Prince Zhao is very good to him, regards him as a confidant, and also helped him keep his identity secret, so Yuwen Hui didn’t find out. Fifth Brother said that he still has to help the Emperor of Zhou complete something. When the time is right, he will come to Qi to reunite with you!”

After listening, Xiao Jinyu only said: “That’s good. I was afraid that he would be implicated because of me!”

“No, the Emperor of Zhou treats talented people with great courtesy. After hearing about all your deeds in Chen and Qi, he has always praised you and only regrets not being able to meet you!”

Speaking of this, Xiao Jinyu felt a little strange and asked: “A’xuan, do you know the Emperor of Zhou, Yuwen Yong?”

Xie Yuxuan blushed slightly and nodded.

Xiao Jinyu seemed to have guessed something and asked again: “Could it be that you and him… A’xuan, are you married?”

Twenty years ago, A’xuan was still a four or five-year-old girl, but now she was twenty-four or five years old. In aristocratic families, girls were supposed to get married at the age of fifteen, and in ordinary families, if a girl was not married by the age of twenty, even her parents would be punished. A’xuan was really not young anymore.

Xie Yuxuan’s face was a little shy, and she pondered for a moment before answering:

“Sister, to tell you the truth, Yuwen Yong and I had a past, but he has great ambitions, and his goal is to stabilize the world. He is destined not to marry a woman like me who dare not even reveal her true identity, and I don’t want to be a concubine in his harem.

My Xie Clan has always favored a reclusive lifestyle, and I also yearn for a free life, so I think it’s pretty good now!”

After saying that, she patted Xiao Jinyu’s hand again,

“Sister, don’t worry about me, I’m really fine. Fifth Brother and I discussed that he will maintain the reputation of the Xie Clan, and I will train troops, join the army, and make military achievements. I have even killed several Turkic barbarians!

However, now that you have revived the reputation of our Xie Clan and made it famous in the three kingdoms, Fifth Brother doesn’t have to work so hard!

Moreover, I have always regarded you as a role model since I was a child, and I strive to be the person closest to you,

do you think I’m doing well now?”

Xiao Jinyu’s eyes became hot, and she couldn’t help but shed tears. She didn’t expect that in the twenty years after her death, A’xuan had grown from a carefree and innocent little girl into a female general who could hold a halberd and go to battle to kill enemies!

From a timid and weak girl who only knew how to snuggle in her arms when she was young, she had become a resolute and courageous person!

She must have suffered a lot in the past twenty years!

“A’xuan has really grown up… You’re doing very well, even better than I imagined!”

Xie Yuxuan hugged Xiao Jinyu again and said affectionately: “I used to think that if there was an afterlife, I would definitely be your older sister, just like you protected us before, protecting you. I didn’t expect that heaven had eyes and let my wish come true.

From now on, I will really be your older sister!

From now on, I will call you A’zhen!”

Speaking of this name, it was really a problem!

Xiao Jinyu couldn’t help but burst into laughter through her tears: “Okay, when I am Xie Zhen, you can call me A’zhen!”

“I heard that the Emperor of Qi deliberately ordered Brother-in-law to be stationed in Jinyang just to separate you. This foolish emperor is really hateful!”

Xiao Jinyu immediately raised her finger and made a silencing gesture.

“If you follow me to Qi, you can’t say such things!”

“I know, I just want to curse him in private to vent my anger!”

Speaking of this, Xie Yuxuan looked back at the Prince of Lanling, who was standing not far away and looking at them intently, and joked: “Okay, A’xuan can’t take up any more of your time with Brother-in-law, otherwise Brother-in-law will be angry!”

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Seeing the Prince of Lanling’s gaze, Xiao Jinyu smiled back at him and led Xie Yuxuan to Gao Changgong. Just as she was about to introduce Xie Yuxuan to Gao Changgong, Xie Yuxuan preempted her and said: “I am the sworn sister of the Princess Consort who has been separated for many years… Because I have always respected her very much, I call her elder sister. I won’t call her that anymore!”

“And I won’t cause any trouble for the Prince!”

Seeing that Gao Changgong didn’t speak, Xie Yuxuan straightened her back and said seriously as if she was making an oath: “Don’t worry, Your Highness, I will protect her!”

Gao Changgong smiled at Xiao Jinyu. His smile was so dazzling that Xie Yuxuan couldn’t help but be stunned.

“Your Highness is truly handsome!”

After sincerely sighing, Xie Yuxuan timely withdrew her gaze, smiled at Xiao Jinyu, and silently stepped aside.

Because there were other soldiers and troops watching, Xiao Jinyu didn’t dare to be too intimate with Gao Changgong, so she just looked at him for a long time.

It wasn’t until the sun had set completely, the moonlight was about to appear, and a few birds chirped in the cool breeze!

That she said: “Changgong, let’s continue on our way! When we arrive in Jinyang, Changgong, don’t see us off anymore. Take care!”

Gao Changgong nodded and stroked her head with great restraint, taking a fallen leaf from her hair.

“Is she also a very important relative to you?”

Xiao Jinyu nodded without denying it.

“That’s good. With her here, I can rest assured!”

After saying that, Gao Changgong still couldn’t help but hug her, “But I still can’t help but want to hug you!”

After hugging her for a long time, he whispered in her ear in a hoarse voice,

“A’yu, when you return to Yecheng, be careful!”

“Okay, I will!”

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The soldiers watched from afar, all curious, but they only spread the rumor that he liked men, and he really didn’t care.

After resting for a while, the army set off towards Jinyang.

Jinyang, as the second capital of Qi, was not only an important military town, but also a prosperous city for trade with other countries.

However, the envoy did not stay in Jinyang for too long. After resting for a few hours, they continued towards Yecheng as soon as the sky was bright.

Gao Changgong stayed in Jinyang with more than a hundred cavalry of the Hundred Guarantor Xianbei.

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Just as Xiao Jinyu was leading the envoy back to Yecheng, a secret letter arrived in Lu Lingxuan’s hands.

Seeing the content of the secret letter, Lu Lingxuan’s face was twisted with anger, she crumpled the letter into a ball and smashed it to the ground, overturning the table again!

The jade porcelain shattered on the ground. Mu Tipo tremblingly picked up the secret letter and whispered: “Mother—”

“What kind of spy did you arrange? He’s good for nothing but causing trouble!”