Chapter 1 Three Questions (2)

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  After hastily eating some food and wine, Zhuyinglong chatted with Xiongtinbi and others for a while before returning to his room. As soon as he lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, that thought involuntarily emerged, but when he opened his eyes again, it suddenly disappeared. When he closed his eyes once more, it re-emerged, repeating this process several times. Zhuyinglong got up from the bed, adjusted his clothes, and walked out of the room after opening the door.

  The houses in Shanhai Pass are mostly quadrangle courtyards, and Yue Lai Old Shop is no exception. The largest courtyard of Yue Lai Old Shop was booked by Shen Xi for Zhu Yinglong and others. Zhu Yinglong's room is next to the room where Xiong Hu and the rescued woman are staying. They were arranged in the same room so that they could take care of each other, and also so that Xiong Hu could keep an eye on the rescued woman. At this time, it was already late at night, and the lights in Xiong Hu's room had been extinguished for a long time, indicating that they were already asleep. Just as Zhu Yinglong was about to return to his room again, he caught a glimpse of a faint figure with his eyes. He wondered who would be staying in the empty courtyard on such a cold night instead of sleeping in their room. So he walked towards the owner of the figure behind the big tree in the courtyard.

  "Lianiang, why are you out so late? What are you doing alone in the courtyard?" As soon as Zhu Yinglong saw her face clearly, he was shocked and asked aloud.

  Xiong Hu was so lost in thought that her vigilance decreased, and she didn't even notice someone standing behind her. However, Zhu Yinglong saw a faint tear stain on the corner of her eye through the faint light shining out from his room. A woman, crying alone in a deserted place in the middle of the night, what did this mean? Zhu Yinglong's heart felt as if it had been pierced by a sharp needle, causing him intense pain.

  Xiong Hu was extremely surprised to see Zhu Yinglong suddenly appear behind her, and she was momentarily at a loss for what to do. She had no idea how to answer the previous question, and the atmosphere between them immediately became awkward.

  After a while, Xiong Hu spoke up first: "Lieniang needs to rest, Your Highness should also get some rest!" As soon as the words left her mouth, she quickly ran to her own door, opened it and slipped inside. However, Zhu Yinglong saw clearly that after closing the door, she stuck her back tightly against the door and didn't leave for a long time.

  "Men are always insatiable, Long Gongzi, don't you think?" Zhu Yinglong was just like Xiong Hu earlier, not noticing at all that there was an extra person behind him, his hair disheveled, looking like he had just returned from a midnight trip to the toilet.

  Zhu Yinglong had encountered too many unexpected events tonight, he turned around and saw the woman he had just rescued staring at him with a mocking smile on her face.

  Zhu Yinglong's heart was not pleased, and he coldly smiled: "I don't know whether I should call you Miss Da Yu'er or Borjigit Bumbutai, the most beautiful spirit on the Khorchin grasslands, the secondary consort of Huang Taiji, the fourth Beile of the Later Jin."

  The woman who was saved by Zhu Yinglong, also known as Bu Mu Batai, had a smile on her face that suddenly froze, and she asked coldly: "May I ask how did Young Master Long know?"

  "Didn't Long say that we aren't ordinary merchants after hearing what Cai Fu said? Is it still necessary to ask this question?" Zhu Yinglong retorted.

  Bù Mù Bù Tài suddenly smiled, slightly tidying up the hair in front of her forehead, revealing a section of lotus-like smooth and delicate arm. The girls on the grassland develop early, and she saw that he was full of charm: "You are a very interesting man, with a mysterious background, and also very fun. No wonder Li Niang sister likes you so much, and doesn't mind at all that you already have three wives."

  Zhu Yinglong was startled in his heart, he really was too careless, and didn't directly remind Xiong Hu that Bu Mu Bu Tai not only could understand their words, but also spoke very well. He hoped Xiong Hu would be clever and not reveal his own identity to the other party, so he said: "This is a private matter between Dragon and Liniang, I'm afraid Da Yu'er Cefujin can't interfere?"

  "Now that you know who I am, what will you do with me?" Bumubutai suddenly asked, abandoning the previous topic.

  "Your Chinese is quite good, you must have read a lot of poetry. If a young gentleman saves a beautiful girl, how should the girl repay the gentleman?" The absurd thought in Zhu Yinglong's mind took over and he blurted it out.

  Bu Mugen was taken aback, thinking that the other party would definitely hand her over to the Ming court after knowing her true identity, giving the Ming court a bargaining chip against Houjin. However, she didn't expect this man, who looked only two or three years older than herself, to want something in return. This greatly increased her hope of returning to Shengjing. At the same time, she looked down on Zhu Yinglong and said, "What do you want?"

  It seems that this clever imperial concubine did not understand her own true intentions, but rather was thinking of escaping back to Shengjing with all her might, quickly thinking in her mind.

  "Jewels and jade, or wealth and glory?" Bu Mu asked coldly.

  Zhu Yinglong smiled slightly and asked in return: "Can you give these to me?"

  But Muk Bu Thai lowered her head, she can't give these things now.

  "You should know what I want most?" Zhu Yinglong reached out to hold Bu Mu's chin, slowly lifting it up, and looked at her.

  Although Bao Mu Bao Tai had already married Huang Taiji, under the care of her aunt, Empress Xiaozhuang, she was still a virgin. Although she was considered precocious, after all, she was an inexperienced young girl who had not experienced true love. Zhu Yinglong's actions were clearly flirtatious, and she couldn't help but feel some resistance. Her face suddenly flushed with two charming red clouds, and she whispered: "Young Master Long, how do I know what you need?"

  Zhu Yinglong also knew that he was being a bit excessive, so he quickly put down his arm and slowly said: "From the moment I saved you, your fate has already changed. From today on, you are no longer the most beautiful spirit of the Khorchin grasslands, nor are you Xie Fujin anymore. From now on, you are my woman!"

  "No way!" Bumbutai glared at Zhuyinglong, her tone unusually firm: "You want gold, silver, jewels or wealth and glory. Although I can't give them to you now, it doesn't mean I won't be able to in the future. I, Bumbutai of the Borjigit clan, am the woman of the Emperor Taizong, and this lifetime will not become another man's woman!"

  "Oh, I've heard that among the Mongols and Jurchens, there's a custom where if an older brother dies, his younger brother can marry his widow. You're twenty years younger than Huang Taiji, so it's likely he'll pass away before you. If his younger brother wants to marry you, you won't have any way to refuse, because as a woman, you don't even have control over your own fate." Zhu Yinglong asked Bu Mu Bu Tai with piercing eyes.

  Bu Mu Bu Tai's expression didn't change in the slightest after hearing that, which made Zhu Ying Long extremely surprised. Could it be that what she said earlier with such determination was all a lie to herself?

  "Excuse me, Prince Long, do you have wealth that rivals a country?" Bu Mu Batai suddenly asked.

  Zhu Yinglong shook his head and said that when it came to wealth, he had a lot, but being rich enough to rival a country was still far off.

  "Do you have the power to dominate the world?" Bu Mu Butei asked further.

  Zhu Yinglong shook his head again, he is now a powerless and idle prince, with high status but little power.

  "Last question, Dragon Young Master, do you think you are a hero or a villain?" asked Bu Mu Bu Tai with his third question.

  Zhu Yinglong shook his head again, he was nothing now.

  "I, Bortei Bulute, will only be a woman for these three kinds of men. Since you are none of them, please forgive me for not being able to agree to Long Gongzi's request!" Bulute said very calmly.

  "Now you're in my hands, aren't you afraid I'll force you to do something against your will?" Zhu Yinglong found Bu Mu's strange behavior extremely bizarre. How could a girl under the age of fourteen have such an unusual idea?

  "You won't know, your eyes tell me." Bumu Btai smiled and returned to her room.

  These three questions were called "The Three Questions of Bumu Butei" by historians. As for why these three questions were asked, later generations made countless guesses, and the most reasonable one is that at that time, Bumu Butei was trying to shut up Long Gongzi's mouth and prevent him from asking her three playful questions again. However, only the two parties involved in this conversation know the truth.