night enchanting

Chapter 28 Harem Rules (1)
After Nangong Ye left, Leng Yixiao also left.Nangong Aoping retreated from the palace, and the entire imperial garden was as silent as death.

"You use Gu?" It was originally a question, but it was very sure.Nangong Ao's sharp eyes fixed on her beautiful eyes that were too cold to show any emotion, his expression was dark and unpredictable.

Ru Mo turned his eyes with a smile. Compared with Nangong Ye, the man in front of him, though always smiling, was more profound and unpredictable.She raised her hand suddenly, and used her fingertips to gently trace the outline of his evil face. Although the lines of the facial features were different and the temperament was also completely different, she could still see a third of Nangong Ye's shadow on his face.After all, they are brothers!

"Yes, I used you."

Such a frank admission that he disdains any concealment.

Nangong Ao was quite surprised, Rumo said again: "Don't you want to make him give up? Isn't it what you want if I do this? Otherwise, why would you cooperate so much!"

Nangong Ao was stunned again. She thought that a person full of resentment would be blinded by hatred and could not see many things around her clearly, but unexpectedly, her heart was like a mirror.Can't help laughing: "You are very smart. But why Gu? Why not Yixiao, or Mo Cange? Gu feels that there seems to be a tacit understanding between you and Yixiao, and Mo Cange's thoughts on you, you Don't you know?"

Of course she does.But, no matter how much she hates her, she will never take advantage of someone who is sincere to her, especially Yixiao.

"I won't take advantage of them!" Dai frowned slightly, her tone was extremely firm, as if just saying this was blasphemy against them.Hearing this, Nangong Ao felt very uncomfortable, and couldn't help but lower his eyes and said: "Then Gu can be used? Don't forget, Gu is the lord of a country, so you are not afraid?"

"What am I afraid of?" Rumo smiled, "I have what you want here. Besides, you are the only person he cares about, and only you can hurt him the most!"

"I can't see that you are so cruel and heartless, Ye really misjudged her, and fell in love with a woman like you!"

Heartless?her?Ru Mo couldn't help laughing, if she was really heartless, she would never have come to this point. "Whatever you say." The tone was light, not without mockery.

"Why did you tell Gu? Do you think Gu will let you use him? Seeing him in pain, you can really get happiness?"

"Your Majesty is a wise man. It is better to be honest than to find all kinds of excuses to deceive and hide." And happiness no longer belongs to her.

"Didn't you... say you don't hate him?"

"Not hating doesn't mean I can tolerate his cruelty to me."

Besides, the pain is so desperate, how can we not hate at all?

The wind picked up her long hair, and she danced blankly in the air. She turned her back, still smiling, like a candle in the wind, tenacious and unquenchable.

"Have you ever tried...to watch someone around you die in front of you, not only can you not save her, you can't even avenge her...because the person who hurt her is the most important person in your life People! I can’t give up love, and I can’t fulfill hate... Tell me, what should I do?”

She looked back at him, her hair was blown in front of him by the wind, Nangong Ao raised her hand, the blue hair slipped through the gap between her slender fingers, and gently brushed against his face.The cool and gentle touch caused an inexplicable emotion to surge in his heart.At that moment, he seemed to feel the powerlessness hidden in the woman's heart, and he had felt that feeling before.

In the wide square, he sat at the head of the officials for the first time as a prince, not accepting the worship of the officials, but together with his mother, watching his younger brother, who was the most respected and loved father when he was a child, ordered him to be quartered by five horses.That tragic scene will never be forgotten for the rest of his life.

Although the situation is different, there are similarities.It's just that he didn't expect that a subordinate would hold such a heavy weight in her heart.And her feelings for Ye don't seem to be as superficial as he thought.

Putting his hand on her shoulder, it was so slender that it made people feel distressed, Nangong Ao sighed: "Let's go, Gu will send you back to the palace."

Ru Mo said lightly: "No need, the king is busy with government affairs, Ru Mo dare not bother you." After speaking, he turned around without hesitation.

The surrounding atmosphere still lingers with sadness, but the beauty of the garden has gone with the woman.Nangong stood proudly on the spot, watching the woman's disappearing back, slightly lost in thought.

In the past two days, people from various palaces sent out scouts to sneak around outside Huangwu Palace.

Ru Mo pretended not to see him, closed his eyes and sat on the imperial concubine's couch to rest.She hasn't mentioned the matter of the cold jade bed to Nangong Ao yet, and she hasn't seen him since the last time Yu Huayuan said goodbye.

"Miss."

There was a soft call from the door, three points of kindness and seven points of respect.

Ru Mo immediately opened his eyes, and the sky outside had already darkened.The woman standing at the door was dressed in black and had a very delicate face. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old, but she was already unusually calm.

Ru Mo was stunned, "Wanli? Why are you here?"

One of the Four Envoys of the Demon Palace.Wanli bowed her head and bowed respectfully: "Miss Hui, a few days ago, a few outsiders sneaked into the palace somehow, and their identities have been found out. They are the secret guards of the royal family! It seems that they were ordered by King Chen, and the subordinates... ...Did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so Elder Zhuo ordered his subordinates to ask Miss, how to deal with these people?"

Royal guard?

"I didn't expect him to find out the location of the Demon Palace so quickly!" Ru Mo squinted his eyes and sat up. Seeing Wanli's serious face, she just said indifferently: "Don't worry about it. I know what he wants. .But even if he searched through the magic palace, he couldn’t find what he wanted.”

Nangong Ye, he must never have dreamed that what he wanted was already in his own hands!Taunting her lips, she smiled bitterly.Seeing that Wanli's face calmed down slightly, but her brows were still furrowed, a hint of sadness was hidden deep inside, Wanli opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she hesitated to speak.

Ru Mo said: "Speak up if you have something to say." Needless to say, she knew it in her heart.Wanli and Luanyun are siblings with Weilan and Qinzhen. Now that Weilan and Qinzhen have died tragically, Wanli must not be better than her in his heart.

Wanli said: "Elder Zhuo asked his subordinates to ask Miss, whether Weilan and Qinzhen's positions...can be filled by two more?"

When she asked this sentence, Wanli looked up at her with expectation, but also seemed a little scared.

Ru Mo saw it, and sighed softly: "No. In my heart, no one can take their place. From now on, you and Luan Yun should pay more attention."

The rare sadness, revealed on the cold face, with self-blame and remorse that cannot be concealed, is so clearly visible.

Seeing Wanli slightly startled, tears suddenly filled his eyes, and he choked up gratefully and thankfully: "Thank you, Miss! With Miss's words, Wei Lan and Qin Zhenquan will be able to rest in peace!"

Ru Mo sadly said, "I'm the one who failed them! You must really want to avenge them, right?"

Wanli bowed her head, silent for a moment.

"This subordinate dare not lie. This subordinate really wants to avenge them. But after thinking about it, this subordinate will not really do it, and will not let Luan Yun do it."

"why?"

"When King Chen is dead, Miss will be sad. If we are killed by King Chen, Miss will also be sad. Wanli will not do anything that will make Miss sad, and neither will Luan Yun! Weilan and the others must also I don't want us to do that. Because in the hearts of the four of us, there is nothing more important than Miss."

Such a firm tone reminded Rumo of Weilan at that time. "Weilan's life belongs to Miss. If Miss needs it, she can take it at any time..."

In the end, really died for her.

Ru Mo's heart was sour, and he sighed deeply: "She died so miserable, you don't blame me?"

"It's our honor to die for Miss. As for how to die, what does it matter? Miss doesn't have to worry about it. I believe that Weilan and Qinzhen's greatest wish is for Miss to live happily happiness."

is that so?But the more this happened, the more guilty she would feel.

That night, she was tossing and turning again, many faces appeared alternately in her mind.For so many years, in order to survive, she abandoned innocence and kindness, and worked hard to become cruel and ruthless.In the past ten years, she had killed countless people, but she saved four of them, and they all wanted to pay her back with their lives.And she couldn't really make herself ruthless.

The bright moon in the sky is gradually setting, and the east is turning white, lighting up the dark sky bit by bit.However, in front of her, it seemed that there was still a thick darkness, as if it was abandoned by the light.

"Miss Qifeng, Lan Xiuyi and Lin Jieyu came to visit, they were blocked by guard Mo, and they are losing their temper right now. Would you...do you want to meet up?" Just after breakfast, the court lady Qianyu entered the room report.

"Who is Lan Xiuyi?" Rumo asked lightly, wiping the corner of his mouth. "Who is Lin Jieyu?" She didn't know anyone, so it seemed necessary to get a detailed list.

"Miss Hui, Lan Xiuyi is the only daughter of Master Lan, the captain of the left, and lived here before. Lin Jieyu is Lan Xiuyi's cousin, and her father is the prefect of the capital. Concubine Lian of Lenggong is very kind." Qianyu dutifully reported.

It seems to be deliberately finding fault!Rumo had no intention of entangled with them, but the trouble still came to them automatically.She frowned lightly, "Just say I'm not feeling well and send them away."

"This..." Seemingly in a dilemma, Qianyu hesitated and said, "Lan Xiuyi's temper is notoriously bad. When she was being favored before, she dared to mess with Concubine Yan! Miss wants to send her away like this , I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"Does she still have to force her way in?" Ru Mo sneered, "I'm not Concubine Yan, Can Ge, you go. Remember to be gentle and don't kill anyone."

Qianyu was stunned, Rumo glanced at her lightly, "Is there anything else?"

"It's gone, it's gone!" Qianyu immediately woke up, shaking her head and exiting hastily.She thought to herself that she has been in the palace for several years and has served several masters, but she has never met such a bold person who did not follow the rules of the harem.

That day, Lan Xiuyi made a big fuss in Huangwu Palace, walked in and came out sideways, although he didn't die, he almost only had half his life left.This matter spread in the harem, and everyone was shocked.Concubine Yan, who was in charge of the harem for the time being, ordered someone to report this matter to the king. Everyone thought that the king would be furious and the person from Huangwu Palace would be punished, but the result was nothing.

Nangong Ao still had never entered Huangwu Palace, and rumors that the new master of Huangwu Palace was extremely arrogant and did not take anyone seriously spread again, and the concubines of the harem gathered together, which became their topic.When everyone mentioned her, they all looked angrily, from cursing secretly to scolding openly.Even the servants of Huangwu Palace were discussing behind their backs that she shouldn't be an enemy of the entire harem.

After hearing this, Ru Mo just sneered.It's not that she doesn't understand the rules of survival in the harem, it's just that she doesn't care about the harem.It's fine for those women not to provoke her, if they intend to provoke her, she will never be soft.

Yi Yu ordered people to deliver the list of concubines to her. There are 32 people in total, and each of them is inextricably linked to the previous dynasty.And the concubine Lian who was thrown into the cold palace because of her, her elder brother actually had a secret relationship with the Kingdom of Jin. Since the concubine Lian entered the cold palace, only a few days later, the Yang family quickly declined, and the elder brother of the concubine Lian died suddenly for no reason.

It seems that everything is not accidental, and it is really not clear who is using whom.

Rumo sneered, at this time Qianyu came to report again: "Miss, there is a monthly tea party in Fengyi Palace. All the masters of the harem are here. Concubine Yangui sent someone to invite Miss to the meeting."

Concubine Yan, the most beloved daughter of the emperor of Yi Kingdom, has been the woman with the highest status in the harem since Nangong Ao took the throne.She represents the friendship between Feng and Yi, and is used to contain Jin's imminent ambition.Therefore, although this woman has never lived in the Huangwu Palace, she is still honored and favored.Nangong Ao gave her the highest power in the harem, and gave her Fengyi Palace where only queens can live.

The so-called harem tea party is just a performance by a group of boring women in order to maintain the harmony on the surface.For this kind of hypocritical tea party, Ru Mo has no interest at all.Before she opened her mouth to refuse, Qianyu persuaded: "Miss, Concubine Yan is the person in power in the harem! I heard that she is narrow-minded and vicious, you should go there! Big deal, it's almost time, find Even if she came back with an excuse, it wouldn't be considered a disservice to her face."

Qianyu persuaded carefully, as if everything was for her own good.Ru Mo turned his eyes slightly, glanced at Qianyu, and after pondering for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said, "It's okay, I've been bored in this palace for so many days, I should go out for a walk."

Fengyi Palace is worthy of being a central palace, with flying eaves and green tiles, Zhuliang painted buildings, luxurious and noble, far from comparable to other palaces.In the front yard, dozens of beauties were sitting on the seats. Looking from a distance, it was as beautiful as a hundred flowers competing for beauty in spring.

The woman sitting in the first place is dressed in Chinese clothes and embroidered with a phoenix pattern, which shows the detached status of her master.The mane is high, the golden hairpin is waving, the eyebrows are like a crescent moon, the eyes are moving, and the dignified and majestic style is fully displayed between the hands.This woman is the current master of the harem—Concubine Yan Gui.With a smile on her face, she listened to all the concubines talking endlessly about the new master of Huangwu Palace, without making any changes.

Seeing that she was indifferent, a beautiful woman in blue said angrily: "Sister Guifei, the one from Huangwu Palace is too arrogant, just ignore us sisters, and even ignore you!" Li! She has been in the palace for so many days, and she did not come to greet you, if she comes today, you have to teach her a lesson and make her behave properly. "

The face like a flower is full of indignation, and her words are righteous, as if she is really complaining for Concubine Yan.This is Lan Xiuyi who was thrown ten feet away by Mo Cange's lapels when he made a big disturbance in Huangwu Palace that day, and his skeleton almost fell apart.

"Yes, Sister Concubine, you are the master of the harem, you can't let her continue to be so arrogant! She hasn't been canonized yet, if she becomes a concubine in the future, then your position, sister, will be in jeopardy Already!"

"It's strange to say that she has been living in the Huangwu Palace for 20 days. The king neither favors her nor has any canonization. Tell me, what does our king think? If you say you like her, It's not like I don't even see her face, if I don't like it, how can I let her live in Huangwu Palace, and let her keep a guard privately..."

"I heard that the guard has high martial arts skills and is not easy to mess with. I don't know where he came from?"

"It's a guard, maybe in private..." After biting their ears, all the concubines burst out laughing.

Lan Xiuyi said contemptuously: "I heard that she is good at playing the qin. Those talented scholars gave her the title of 'Sacred Heart Qin Xian'. That's why King Chen fell in love with her back then. Our lord also likes to listen to it." Qin, it's probably because of this that he brought her into the palace, otherwise, with her being a prostitute, the king wouldn't..."

"Hush! You don't want to live anymore! The king has already issued an order, and if you mention this again...you will be executed." Someone stopped him in a low voice, but Lan Xiuyi said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? In my opinion, the king is unwilling to pamper her because of her unclean body. Sister noble concubine, don’t you think so?”

There was a trace of disdain in her eyes, before Concubine Yan could speak, the woman in red beside her covered her mouth and laughed.

"That's not necessarily the case. I feel that maybe the king is planning to make her queen! Rumors say that even with a veil on, she can captivate the country. From now on, we have nothing to do." Dressed in Rose red gauze dress, face like a silver plate, waist like a willow, red lips with a smile, a pair of seductive eyes, extremely charming.This girl is the righteous daughter of the King of Mausoleum, titled Concubine Mei, second only to Concubine Yan, and is now assisting Concubine Yan in managing the harem by the order of the king.Looking lightly from the corner of his eyes, Concubine Yan's color has changed.

The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.All the concubines shut their mouths knowingly, and bowed their heads to drink tea.She thought her thoughts were hidden very tightly, but she didn't know that the woman hidden on a century-old tree outside the courtyard wall had a heart like a mirror.

Rumo let go of Mo Cange's hand holding the knife, and said expressionlessly, "Go down. I want to see how they teach me."

Mo Cange led her to jump down the old tree and entered together with Qianyu who was waiting below.All the concubines turned their heads, only took one look at her, and they all froze.

Dressed in white without any makeup, it already made the well-dressed beauties in the courtyard look vulgar.They couldn't help but think of Meifei's words, and their hearts were cold.

Concubine Yangui's heart skipped a beat. Compared to Concubine Mei, the threat this woman posed to her was almost devastating.The strong anxiety, born from the heart, made the phoenix seat under Concubine Yan feel like pins and needles.

Concubine Yan glanced at the concubines below, and all the concubines immediately turned their heads and chatted together in twos and threes, as if they didn't see her at all.Ru Mo stared and saw that there was no vacant seat in the banquet, but behind the concubines, there was an old low stool with uneven legs and crooked.

(End of this chapter)