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第 18 章（第1页）
Chapter18—TheBrideWhoWouldLeaveYounis
Theweddingpreparationsbeganinear。AcrosstheYounissettlement，thesoundofhammeringandhorsehoovesfilledthes。Newfeltcswerehungoverthegreattents，bannerswererepaired，andservantscarriedbasketsofdriedfruit，wine，cloth，andotherweddinggiftsbetweenthecourtyards。Suyuanwatchedallofitwithoutmuterest。TheweddingwouldnotbeheldinYounis;thatwastheforthisalliance。Ohebridewaschosen，shewouldleaveYounisandtraveltotheterritoryofthetribeshewasbeingmarriedinto。Themarriageceremonywouldtakeplacethere，surroundedbythebridegroomspeople。FormostoftheyoungwomenintheKhanshousehold，thethoughtofleavingYouniswasexg。ForSuyuan，itwassimplyanotherroad。Amongthepreparations，onepersoncamequietlytofindher，“SisterSuyuan。”
Suyuanturned，andayoungwomanstoodoutsidethedoorway，holdingasmallbasketofdriedfruits。ShewasoneoftheKhansdaughters—Suyuansyoungerhalf-sister。Uheothers，shehadreatedSuyuancruelly，perhapsitwasbecauseshehadsufferedenoughherself。HermotherhadalsobeeoYounisaspartofamarriagealliahaTurkictribe。HerpositionwasbetterthanShurans，andshehadneverbeenabandonedpletely，butshewasstillawomanwhosemarriagehadbeendecidedforthesakeofpolitics。
Thegirlhadgrownupuandingthatkindnesswassometimestheonlythingwomeninthehouseholdcouldgiveeachother。Shewalkedinsideandplacedthebasketoable。“Ibroughttheseforyou。”Suyuanlookedatthedriedapricotsanddates。“Youdonthaveto。"Thegirlsmiled。“Iwao。”
Suyuanlookedatherforamomentbeforetakingoneoftheapricots。“Thankyou。”
Theysattogetherquietly。Outside，servantspassedbycarryingboltsofredfabric。Theyoungergirlglaowardthem。
“Areyounervous?”
“Aboutthewedding?”
Shenodded。
Suyuanshookherhead。
“No。”
Thegirllaughedsoftly。
“Ofcourseyourenot。”
Suyuanlookedather。
Sheloweredhervoice。
“IheardthebridewillhavetoleaveYounisalmostimmediatelyaftertheceremony。”
“Yes。”
“Andwemayneverseeeachain。”
Suyuansaidnothing，thegirllookedathersister。“Ihopewhoevertakesyouawaytreatsyouwell。”Forthefirsttime，Suyuansexpressionsoftened。“Youshouldworryaboutyourself。”
“Ido。”
Thegirlsmiledfaintly。
“ButIworryaboutyoutoo。”
Suyuanlookedaway。
TherewereveryfewpeopleinYounisshewouldfeelguiltyaboutdeceiving。Thisgirlwasoneofthem。Theweddingpreparationstinuedforseveraldays。Suyuanwasmeasuredforherweddingclothes。Herhairorswereprepared。Horseswerechosenforthejourney，andservantsbeganassemblingthebridestravelingbelongings。
EveryoneassumedshereparingtoleaveYounisasabride。NoonesuspectedthatSuyuanhadalreadydecidedshewouldnotbetheotihthebridalveil。ShewatchedheryoungersisterfromadistahegirlwaskindshehadnevermockedShuran。ShehadneverlaughedwhenSuyuansclotheswereoldandshehadneverjoiheotherswhentheywhisperedaboutthesicklyprincessfromXian。
AndthatwasexactlywhySuyuanhadchosenherbecauseshetrustedherenoughtoknowthat，ohetruthcameout，shewouldnotwillinglybetrayher。Suyuanloweredhereyes。TheweddingcaravanwouldsoonleaveYounisandwhenitdid，thebrideeveryoneexpectedtoseewouldbewearinganotherwomansfacebehtheveil。
Fornow，Suyuanonlyhadtomakesurenobodynoticed。
