Shaojun riding the sea

"Mother, mother..."

Above the pagoda, the white gauze was ethereal. When Princess Zhaoyin was reciting the Buddhist scriptures silently, she heard a few calls. She suspected that she had heard wrongly. When she turned her head, her body trembled suddenly, and she froze up.

The white gauze was raised, and a beautiful figure stood among the lingering sandalwood, with tears in her eyes, she called out again: "Mother, you have suffered, and my daughter is late."

Under the Buddha statue, the mother and daughter looked at each other. Princess Zhaoyin burst into tears in disbelief, "Jiu Niang, is it really you? Why did you appear here?"

The beautiful figure that suddenly appeared on the pagoda was none other than Ning Jiuniang, the adopted daughter raised by Princess Zhaoyin and Lord Yue.

Accompanying her came from Youzhou day and night, and her husband, Lan Yubai.

This is all because of Emperor Yun's decree. He not only promised Princess Zhaoyin that at the end of the year, Yue Wujiu would be temporarily recalled from Yunzhou Island to spend New Year's Eve with Princess Zhaoyin, but he also passed on a message in advance. A decree went to Youzhou, and summoned Ning Jiuniang, the "righteous daughter", to the imperial city to accompany Princess Zhaoyin for a period of time, soothe her heartache and help her get out of the haze as soon as possible.

In the Buddhist room, the mother and daughter embraced each other and wept. Lan Yubai stood by and couldn't help but her eyes were red, and she repeatedly comforted her:
"Princess's condolences, the body is important, the more you cry, the more Jiuniang's heart will hurt, this journey is day and night, she is the princess, remembering the past with me, she has cried in my arms several times until she fainted I finally met the princess, the mother and daughter can finally get together, don't cry anymore..."

Princess Zhaoyin's eyes were dim with tears, she raised her head, looked at Lan Yubai who looked concerned, and couldn't help but take his hand, "Yubai, it's a good thing this big case didn't involve your Lan family, Jiu Niang can still have a place to live in Youzhou, Lord Hou is gone, and the Yue family has been destroyed, you must treat Jiuniang kindly, she only has the family in Youzhou with you..."

Hearing Princess Zhaoyin's sad instructions, Ning Jiuniang's tears overflowed her eyes again, her heart ached like twists, and she couldn't help throwing herself into Princess Zhaoyin's arms.

"Mum, it's all in this situation, you still have to worry about your daughter, who is doing well in Youzhou, don't worry, but you are under house arrest in this pagoda, how hard it must be..."

During the sobbing words, Lan Yubai also burst into tears, tightly holding Ning Jiuniang's hand, and sincerely said to Princess Zhaoyin:
"Where is the princess, Jiuniang is my wife. When we got married, I made a vow that I would treat her as before for the rest of my life. No matter what happens, I will protect her well. Wherever I am, it is her home." , Princess, please rest assured!"

Princess Zhaoyin nodded, but accidentally caught a glimpse of Lan Yubai's raised hand, breath trembling and said: "Yubai, you... what's wrong with your hand?"

The wrist was obviously red and swollen, Lan Yubai hurriedly covered the wound on the wrist with his sleeve, pretending not to care and said:

"It's nothing to worry about. The road was going day and night, and we were in such a hurry that the carriage we were riding almost overturned. I accidentally bumped into it in order to catch Jiu Niang..."

Princess Zhaoyin was stunned for a long while before slowly nodding her head, as if she was very relieved: "You child, after how many years, you still treat Jiuniang with such meticulous care, taking good care of her... I will entrust Jiuniang to you In my hands, it was the most correct decision I made with Lord Hou, even if we were to marry far away in Youzhou, as long as you are by my side to take care of Jiuniang, I will feel relieved."

Inside the Buddhist room, sandalwood was lingering, and the three of them talked for a while, before Lan Yubai got up and said softly to Princess Zhaoyin:
"Princess, I also brought you some incense for calming the nerves and helping you sleep during this trip. It is extremely rare and precious. I will go to the outer room to get it now. You put some on the incense burner before going to bed every night. If you ignite it in the middle, you will be able to sleep soundly at night, and you will no longer be overwhelmed with worry.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ning Jiuniang again, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes for her very naturally, and said gently: "Jiuniang, please advise mother not to be too sad, your body is important, so don't cry, please comfort me Mother is the one, isn't our purpose of entering the palace to make mother feel better, isn't it?"

Ning Jiuniang nodded while wiping away her tears.

With a slight smile in her white eyes, Lan Yu saluted Princess Zhaoyin again, and then walked away slowly. Before leaving, she thoughtfully closed the door so that Princess Zhaoyin could have some private conversations with Ning Jiuniang.

It's just that how could the two women in the Buddha room know that as soon as the door was closed, Lan Yubai's eyes immediately turned cold, and he was completely different from the gentle and elegant appearance under the Buddha statue before.

The long wind blows past the pagoda, the setting sun sinks to the west, Ning Jiuniang finally came out from the Buddhist room reluctantly with Lan Yubai's support.

Lan Yubai comforted her softly in her ear: "Don't be sad, His Majesty has granted us permission to stay in the imperial city for a while, and we can go to the palace to visit mother tomorrow. You can cook some of her favorite snacks, don't worry. Talk to her, let her take care of herself, don't be sentimental anymore, okay?"

Ning Jiuniang's face was pale, her eyes were empty, and she was still in grief. Lan Yubai couldn't help but sighed: "It's not easy for us, you should spend more time with your mother and let her smile more. At that time, Ayue will also be recalled from Yunzhou Island, and then you will be able to spend New Year's Eve with the princess together..."

As soon as she heard the word "A Yue", Ning Jiuniang's long eyelashes trembled, her pale face finally reacted, and her eyes filled with tears unconsciously.

"Ayue, Ayue was exiled on that island, I don't know how much he must suffer... In the past, at home, he loved to eat the emerald ice cream I made with my mother, but there was nothing on that island, Ayue A lonely person, how homesick you must be, my poor little brother..."

The more Ning Jiuniang thought about it, the more her heart ached, and she couldn't help but clenched her palms. Lan Yubai hurriedly wiped away her tears, and comforted her: "It's so good, I started crying again. On New Year's Eve this year, can you do it for him again?" Is that the emerald sorbet?"

"So what if I can make it for him to eat. After the reunion on New Year's Eve, he has to be sent back to the island. After all, the Yue family is gone. God is really unfair..."

Ning Jiuniang's eyes were red, she gritted her teeth and said, "I will, I must find out the real culprit who framed the Yue family!"

Lan Yubai's heart skipped a beat, but Ning Jiuniang had already grabbed his sleeve, turned her head closer, and said in a low voice, "Yubai, have you made any progress in the things you checked?"

She was short of breath, as if she couldn't wait to get an answer: "Will the people behind the scenes be... Queen Wei's family?"

This "Empress Wei" is the main palace of Emperor Yun. Dongmu is now the empress empress of the world. Her father and brother are high-ranking and powerful, and all relatives hold important positions in the court. The Wei family can be said to be famous and expensive.

The reason why Ning Jiuniang suspected Empress Wei was because of the battle of Kuocang Valley a few years ago——

It was the most tragic battle that Lord Yue had ever fought. Yue Wujiu also followed his father to the front line, but almost failed to return. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were trapped in the snow valley and held on for half a month. Insect-infested rice and blackened cotton wool, some people in the court embezzled military pay and enriched their own pockets.

And the official who was in charge of dispatching and escorting the grain and grass back then was precisely the surname Wei, who was a brother of Queen Wei's clan.

After the deeds came to light, the Lord Wei was blocked in the valley by furious soldiers. In a rage, Lord Yue executed the execution himself and chopped off the man's head.

The morale was greatly boosted, and the Yue family's army finally returned with a big victory, but Yue Hou Ye won the battle of Kuocanggu, but offended the Wei family.

He beheaded first and then played, even surpassing Emperor Yun, and directly beheaded the brothers of the Wei family in the army, without any sympathy for Empress Wei and the Wei family.

Since then, the Yue clan and the Wei clan have been feuding, so when Lord Yue was framed for treason and the entire Yue family was destroyed, the first real culprit Ning Jiuniang thought of was the Wei clan.

She asked Lan Yubai to investigate secretly, but there was no progress. Now that she saw Princess Zhaoyin who was under house arrest in the pagoda, the hatred in Ning Jiuniang's heart could not help being aroused again. Blade the real murderer, avenge the Yue family!
Sensing Ning Jiuniang's uncontrollable hatred, Lan Yubai couldn't help but tremble. He looked at her, the light cast by those eyes was so hot that he didn't dare to look directly at her for a moment.

But he quickly adjusted his breathing, the mask on his face was still impeccable, he cleared his throat, and said to Ning Jiuniang in a low voice: "The battle of Kuocang Valley involved a lot, so we really need to investigate it, right?" It happened in a day or two, and the Wei family is also very powerful, with many party members in the court. Even if they are really the real murderers behind the scenes, it is not easy to bring down Queen Wei and the Wei family. Everything has to be done slowly ..."

"No matter how difficult it is, I have nothing to fear!" Ning Jiuniang interrupted Lan Yubai excitedly, and she said hoarsely: "The Yue family was wronged, my adoptive father was tortured to death, and my adoptive mother was sentenced to death by death." Imprisoned in the deep palace and pagoda, brother was even exiled to an island thousands of miles away... There are so many unjust souls from the Yue family who died tragically, who will seek justice for them?"

"My foster father and adoptive mother have treated me with great kindness, and I am also a daughter of the Yue family. Even if I risk my life, I must investigate to the end this big treason case!"

The setting sun was setting, the ancient clock in the palace was ringing, Lan Yubai was standing in the wind, the sunset was falling on his shoulders, his clothes were flying, his face was half-lit and half-dark, and his eyes were deep, staring at Ning Jiuniang for a long time.

He wanted to hold her hand, but after all, his fingertips moved slightly, with a little weakness, which was hidden under his sleeves.

After a long time, he asked softly: "Jiu Niang, if one day you really find out the real culprit behind the scenes, what will you do?"

Ning Jiuniang took a deep breath, and spit out eight words without hesitation: "Blood feud, we can't live together!"

She looked up at Lan Yubai, there seemed to be a cluster of flames burning in her eyes, it was a cluster of flames that made Lan Yubai's heart tremble and uneasy——

"No matter who is behind the scenes, how much power and status they have, I, Ning Jiuniang, are not afraid. I will never let them go, and I swear to make them pay the price, even if I spend my whole life and my career. Life, I must let them pay in blood!"