newbobooks Chapter 259 Asking Her to Change Her Mind
Chapter 259 Asking Her to Change Her Mind
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"Brother Liao, Brother Liao?"
The skinny monkey's shouting rang in his ears, and he woke up from the nightmare. He looked up and saw that the light in the temple was obviously dimmer, and the sunlight had already crawled to his feet.
"Brother Liao, the doctor is here. Let him take a look at you."
The skinny monkey supported him and pointed at a doctor walking towards him. There was also a fairy-like figure standing by the door. The setting sun fell on her, and it seemed as if she was coated with a layer of gold powder. She looked like the Bodhisattva sitting high in the Huguo Temple.
He heard others call her the Ninth Princess.
"You have a knife wound!"
The doctor's exclamation brought him back to consciousness. The doctor pulled his chest and took a look at the wound, then took a deep breath.
"Your knife wound is not light. It's a miracle that you are still alive."
Lieutenant General Liao lowered his eyes and whispered:
"I was originally a hunter in the mountains, and I accidentally ran into someone from Beimang. I picked some herbs on the way and applied them to my wounds, just trying to hang on to my life."
I don't know if the doctor believed him or not, he just looked at him intently and said:
"You're quite lucky, kid. However, your injuries are quite complicated. For now, I can only apply some gold wound medicine to bandage your wounds. If you want to heal them, you need to clean the wounds and apply medicine thoroughly. Just wait for another night. I'll come back to you tomorrow with all the tools and medicine."
"Thank you!"
The doctor treated his wound, left a prescription for Skinny Monkey to boil and take, and then went to see other patients.
The Ninth Princess stood at the door, feeling very sad as she watched the refugees inside.
As a royal temple, the Huguo Temple already had a pleasant scenery. Now the sun was setting, illuminating the entire mountain with golden light, but she had no time to look at it.
At this time, two people were seen walking slowly down the stairs.
One of them was dressed in a blue robe, looking elegant and handsome, but his steps were a little unsteady. He had to rest after taking two steps, and even relied on the support of the person next to him. As they walked, they looked up and searched for something in the crowd.
The Ninth Princess was stunned.
The person who came was Tan Tai Ting.
As they walked up and down the stairs, their eyes met. There was a brief moment of distraction, then the Ninth Princess quickly looked away and led her people towards the meditation room behind the temple.
"Princess! Princess!"
Tan Tai Ting at the bottom of the stairs suddenly shouted loudly, but after shouting twice, his wound was aroused, and the pain made him gasp several times. However, he still persisted and let Dong Lai support him as he walked up the stairs step by step and chased towards the Zen room.
"Princess, wait for me! Walk slower!"
Ever since being driven out of the Tan Tai family, Tan Tai Ting was picked up by the Ninth Princess and brought back to the palace, finally saving his life.
He chased to the door of the Zen room, panting.
A team of guards was stationed at the door, blocking him out. Tan Tai Ting stood at the door of the Zen room, calmed his breath, and then gently knocked on the gate.
"Princess, open the door. I have something to tell you."
The Ninth Princess inside the door frowned and didn't want to talk to him. She waved her hand and asked the maid to answer.
The maid stood at the window and shouted outside:
"Your Highness is tired, please go back."
Hearing this, Tan Tai Ting breathed a sigh of relief, as if relieved. He leaned against the door and said softly:
"Princess, I have no other intentions. I just saw that you haven't returned home for many days and I was worried about your safety, so I came up the mountain to see you. Seeing that you are safe, I feel relieved."
Li Wei's frown relaxed a little after hearing him say this, but when she thought about all the things he had done to her in the past and the pain she had suffered because of him, she felt sick.
"Princess, life in the mountains is hard. I just saw you from afar and I know you haven't eaten well these days. I brought you some cakes. I cooked them myself, following the style of Guiyue Tower. They are all your favorites."
Tan Taiting stood there for a while, but heard nothing from inside. He sighed deeply and said to the person inside:
"Since the princess doesn't want to see me, I'll go back. I've left the cakes at the door. Also, it's chilly at night, so remember to put on an extra layer of clothing if you're going out."
After saying that, he leaned on Donglai and walked away, looking back every three steps.
When the maid heard no more noise outside the door, she opened it and saw a food box on the ground.
"Belated affection is cheaper than grass, bah!"
The maid picked up the food box and was about to throw it away when she heard Li Wei cough lightly and walked forward. She reached out to take the food box and opened it.
There were several cakes in the box.
It's not very delicate, but you can still tell that a lot of effort and thought went into it.
Li Wei really loves these pastries.
In the past, Tan Tai Ting would bring her these things from Guiyue Tower every time he entered the palace.
But, that was in the past.
Now that she saw these cakes, what she was thinking about was how much refined flour, milk, ghee, and sugar were needed to make these small plates of cakes, and how much rice and flour could be exchanged for these, how much porridge could be made, and how many clothes could be made if they were exchanged for coarse cloth?
Tan Taiting's figure had already walked away and was no longer visible. She snapped the lid shut and said:
"It's a good cake, why throw it away?"
When the maid heard this, she thought the princess still had feelings for Tan Tai Ting and was about to try to dissuade her, but then she heard Li Wei say:
"Take it up front and share it with the children. I'm afraid they've never had such delicious cakes in their lives."
The maid's eyes lit up, she knelt down and replied "Yes!", then she walked over quickly.
At the corner, Tan Tai Ting looked at this scene, and raised his eyebrows on his pale and somewhat sick face.
Li Wei seemed a little different.
On the side, Dong Lai said worriedly:
"Sir, the princess doesn't appreciate it. What should I do?"
Tan Tai Ting tugged at his clothes, looking confident of victory.
"She and I grew up together, and I know her personality very well. Don't rush, take your time. Some feelings can't be easily erased. She didn't want to throw away the cakes I gave her just now, which shows that she still has feelings for me. I believe that sincerity can move mountains, and one day I will make her change her mind and fall in love with me again."
Being supported and slowly walking down the stairs, looking at the dense crowds of refugees on both sides of the road, Tan Tai Ting said softly again:
"The master has already started a rebellion in the north. We in Shengjing City must help him keep a close eye on all parties involved. Regaining Li Wei's heart will not only help me make a comeback, but also facilitate my acquisition of more intelligence."
Donglai nodded in agreement.
"Let's go, let's go back while it's still early. When I went out this morning, I saw a peach tree in the mansion that had already bloomed. Tomorrow morning, we can pick some peach blossoms and make flower cakes."
Tan Tai Ting limped down the mountain.
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Weizhou.
Suddenly a spring breeze comes.
The ice and snow in the upper reaches of the Wei River have melted, and the river water has risen sharply in recent days. The river surface has suddenly become much wider.
Looking at the wide surface of the Wei River and the Daqi military camp stationed on the south bank of the Wei River in the distance, Tuoba Rao frowned.
"Just a few days! If we had arrived a few days earlier, I would have already reached the other side of the Wei River. Now the river is flooded, making it even more difficult to cross."
Tuoba Rao whipped the sand on the shore.
"Marshal, I heard that the leader of the Daqi army this time is their seventh prince, Prince Su."
Report from subordinates.
"What Prince Su! I've never heard of such a person! Looking across the entire Great Qi, only Pei Heng is worthy of my attention. Humph, but fortunately, the old emperor of Great Qi is so old and foolish that he would rather use this Prince Su than Pei Heng! It really is God's will to destroy Great Qi!"
Tuoba Rao jumped on his horse and shouted at his subordinates:
"Have all the commanders come to my tent to discuss matters! Within ten days, I will cross the Wei River!"
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On the south bank, Prince Su and his men were discussing offensive and defensive strategies in their tent.