Headless General (11)
There is a long road from the palace to Jinshan. It is not easy to walk even in peacetime, let alone the war. Princess Yunyou embarked on the road to find Gao Yue alone, which lasted half a year. In half a year, a delicate princess turned into a wild girl with a face full of dirt and unkempt hair. In order to see Gao Yue alive, she ate steamed buns thrown away by others. In order to prevent gangsters from bullying her, she learned some lying skills. All these changes were due to the dangerous journey. When Gao Yue saw Princess Yunyou, he could no longer recognize that she was the little girl from back then. Princess Yunyou was wearing ragged linen clothes and her shoes were torn. There was no hairpin on his head, and he looked at Gao Yue with a silly smile. Gao Yue sat in the tea shed and looked at the woman who came out of the blue, and asked doubtfully: "Girl, who are you looking for?"
"... Gao Yue..." Princess Yunyou finally said these two words, with tears in her eyes. The current Gao Yue has not changed much from the previous Gao Yue, so she recognized it at a glance. .
Gao Yue was stunned for a moment. The look of the woman in front of him was so familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. His heart skipped a beat, and he asked with a slight trembling: "Are you... princess...?"
"..." Princess Yunyou said nothing. Her tears washed away the dirt on her face into two small mud ditches. The grievances and sadness she had felt over the past six months became fragile at the moment she saw Gao Yue.
Gao Yue stood up and hugged Yunyou ecstatically. There was no news from Princess Yunyou for half a year. He thought he would never see Princess Yunyou again, but he didn't expect that the person he thought was dead actually stood beside him. in front of. "Princess...you have been wronged."
"...I am no longer a princess." Yunyou will always remember how King Naruhito removed her name as a princess, but she doesn't care. She will be satisfied as long as she sees Gao Yue. This is her biggest motivation since her long journey. , Now that her wish has been fulfilled, she doesn't care about the title of princess.
At this time, Song Yuan, a soldier standing behind Gao Yue, stepped forward and congratulated: "Congratulations to General Gao, the long-awaited Princess Yunyou is finally here."
Gao Yue wiped away Yun You's tears, turned to look at Song Yuan, and said with a smile: "There are no generals or princesses here, only Gao Yue and Yun You."
"Then..." Song Yuan was confused, not knowing what to call Gao Yue.
Gao Yue knew what Song Yuan was thinking and said with a smile: "From now on, you can call me Brother Gao."
"Yes, Brother Gao." Song Yuan laughed.
Yun You glanced at Song Yuan, feeling very unfamiliar. He raised his head and asked Gao Yue, "Uncle, who is he?"
"His name is Song Yuan. He followed me after I was stripped of my military power. He is older than you, so you can call him Brother Song." Gao Yue introduced.
When Song Yuan heard that Gao Yue asked Princess Yunyou to call him eldest brother, he hurriedly shouted: "I can't help it, how can this be done? She is a princess, and I am just a soldier, how can I deserve such a title?"
"What can't you do? I'm not a princess anymore. If you like, you can call me Xiaoyun." Yun You had long forgotten that she was a princess on the way. If she was still the delicate princess she was, she would not be able to survive. To this day, even if the emperor doesn't send someone to plot against her, she still won't be able to get through the dangerous hurdles in her life.
Gao Yue was very happy. Firstly, he was glad that Yunyou was still alive. Secondly, the emperor was kind enough to let Yunyou off. In fact, half a year ago, when he heard that the emperor had removed Princess Yunyou, he thought that the emperor would treat him badly. Yun You committed a murderous attack, but now it seems that he is overly concerned. After arranging Yunyou to wash up, Gao Yue and Song Yuan started to get food together. In Jinshan, there was nothing else, and some mountain products were quite abundant. Otherwise, Gao Yue and Song Yuan would not be alive now. Gao Yue's skills turned him into a hunter in the Jinshan Mountains, and he was also a woodcutter with an ax and blowing firewood. Although his life was simple, it was less troublesome. Soon, Gao Yue prepared food. When Yun You changed his clothes and came out, he saw the fragrant game on the table and couldn't help but rejoice: "It smells so good."
"Are you hungry? Sit down quickly." Gao Yue pulled Yunyou to sit on the stool and handed the chopsticks to Yunyou's hand.
At this time, Song Yuan watched Gao Yue sit down, and then sat opposite Gao Yue. Seeing Yun You eating deliciously, Song Yuan couldn't help but ask: "Mr... Yun You, is it delicious?"
"Well, well, compared to those steamed buns and the like, it tastes much better. It's so delicious." Yun You grabbed the chicken wings with his hands and ate until his mouth was full of oil. He had no princess-like appearance at all, just like an ordinary commoner. child.
Gao Yue saw Yun You eating like this and couldn't help but remind him: "Yun You, eat slowly, don't swallow it."
"No, don't worry..." Yun You said, putting one leg on the stool out of habit. Although she was no longer a princess, Gao Yue still found it difficult to treat Yun You as anything other than a princess. He took ten thousand steps back in his heart and could not sit still with Yun You having such a rude posture, so he reached out and gently touched Yun You's lips. The feet were pulled down. Yun You couldn't help but put his foot down unconsciously, which made Gao Yue unable to hold back: "Yun You, how can a girl's family look like this?"
"What?" Yun You disagreed and went his own way.
Although Gao Yue was unhappy, he was not angry either. He wanted to have a good talk with Yun You until Yun You finished eating, but Yun You said she was tired and went back to her room to rest. Song Yuan saw Gao Yue and asked in a low voice: "Brother Gao, are you worried about Yun You?"
"Don't you think she seems to have changed?" Gao Yue thinks of Princess Yunyou as an innocent and romantic girl who likes swinging, chess, calligraphy and painting. On the other hand, the current Princess Yunyou looks like a wild girl. There was no education at all, which made Gao Yue very suspicious of Yun You's identity, but those eyes and appearance told Gao Yue that the Yun You in front of him was indeed Princess Yun You.
After all, Song Yuan was born into a commoner's family, and he also knew the lives of common people during the war, so he could understand to some extent.
He found out some of the reasons, so he comforted her: "Brother Gao, don't blame her. If she were still the squeamish princess, I'm afraid she wouldn't be alive today."
"Hmm..." Gao Yue nodded. He didn't know this truth, but he couldn't accept it for a while.
In the evening, Song Yuan prepared dinner and went to the room to ask Yun You to eat. When he entered the room, he saw that Yun You was sleeping in a daze and could not wake up no matter how he screamed. At this moment, Song Yuan saw There is a dark tattoo on Yun You's exposed arm. The tattoo looks like a flying bird. Song Yuan was shocked when he saw this tattoo, because he was very familiar with this tattoo. It was the symbol of Xizuo of the Northern Han Dynasty. He had seen the corpse of Xizuo of the Northern Han Dynasty before, so he remembered it clearly. Song Yuan quickly told Gao Yue about this. After hearing this, Gao Yue was very confused and followed Song Yuan into the house to take a look. When he saw the tattoo on Yun You's arm that could not be wiped off, he was confused. He didn't know why Yun You had such a mark on his hand. Could it be that Yun You was a craftsman sent by the Northern Han Dynasty? But how is this possible? Yun You was born in the palace and is of royal blood. How can he treason and become a traitor to the Northern Han Dynasty? Gao Yue was puzzled. After asking Song Yuan not to show off, he also tried hard to control himself not to get angry. After dinner, he made an appointment with Yun You under a tree outside the house.
Looking at the mountains in the distance, Gao Yue felt that the people around him had become strange, perhaps because of the suspicion in his heart. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this Yunyou didn't look like Princess Yunyou, so he tried to say: "Yunyou, you But still remember when I took you riding horses when you were a kid?"
"Horse riding?" Yun You touched his head and shook his head: "I don't remember."
Gao Yue turned around and looked at Yun You, then asked, "What about the swing?"
"Swing? I don't remember either." Yun You still shook his head.
When Gao Yue heard this, his expression changed. He had never done these two things with Yun You, just to test them, but Yun You actually gave this answer. Logically speaking, Yun You should have answered no, so why can't he remember the answer? ? Is it because Yun You didn't know that he answered so uncertainly? Gao Yue sighed and looked into the distance. He wanted to remain calm until things were clear.
At this time, Yun You suddenly raised his head and asked: "Uncle, you are so good at fighting, why does the emperor demote you here?"
"What do you think..." Gao Yue replied coldly.
After Yunyou thought for a while, he replied: "I think he has no vision, is too bad, and doesn't know how to cherish talents. A powerful general like my uncle should go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but it would be better for him to demote his uncle to this place." ….”
"..." Gao Yue turned back to look at Yun You. Yun You was like a market girl, speaking freely. Gao Yue felt in his heart that this must not be the Yun You in the palace. What if this Yun You was fake? She is not Yun You, but a work of the Northern Han Dynasty. So is the real Yun You still alive? Was he kidnapped by Beihan or something? Gao Yue was very worried and couldn't make a random decision before he knew Beihan's purpose.
In the dead of night, Gao Yue called Song Yuan into his room and expressed his thoughts. Song Yuan of course wanted to listen to Gao Yue, so he nodded in agreement: "Then I will buy it tomorrow."
"Yeah." Gao Yue nodded, thought for a while, and looked at Song Yuan. "We must not let her find out about this."
"I understand, Brother Gao, don't worry." Song Yuan nodded.
Gao Yue turned his head and looked at the candle. He would know if it was gold or copper by putting it in the fire. And if he wanted to know whether this Yun You was the real Yun You, he had only one way to try Yun You's talent. The real Princess Yunyou is fluent in both poetry and song. If this Yunyou is not, then there will be a big problem. Things can only happen step by step. Gao Yue told himself countless times to calm down, but when he was sleeping on the bed, he still thought, if this Yun You is a craftsman sent by the Northern Han Dynasty, then what is the purpose of the Northern Han Dynasty? How should I deal with it? This thought lasted for one night. When dawn came, it was too late for Gao Yue to sleep. Yun You got up early and asked Gao Yue to take her to the mountains to hunt. If Gao Yue refused to go, she would ask Song Yuan to take her. go. Gao Yue could only agree. He couldn't let Yun You find out that Song Yuan had gone to work for him, and this incident might affect Gao Yue's decision of whether to keep or kill him...