Unprecedented

Chapter 9
The snow fell endlessly, and New Year's Eve passed in a blink of an eye.

in the palace.

Half of the autumn-scented brocade curtain was lifted, and the inner warden's shrill voice sounded, "Imperial Concubine, Princess Rui has arrived."

As soon as the words fell, Qiu Keyin walked into the hall, saw Qiu Duanming reclined on the couch, and called out sweetly, "Auntie."

Qiu Duanming didn't get up either, and said lightly, "Sit down."

Qiu Keyin saw that Qiu Duanming's complexion was not good, so he forced a smile and said, "Auntie, what's the matter, who provoked you during the Chinese New Year?"

Qiu Duanming sighed, "You child, why didn't you tell me such a big thing?"

The charcoal fire in the hall suddenly exploded with a ball of sparks, and there was a "pop", and the sound was startling.Qiu Keyin's face changed slightly, and his hands froze.

The words of Qiuduanming are as clear as snow marks, "I heard from Imperial Physician Shen that the fire and cold poison in your body has been cured, and you no longer need blood and medicine. This is a good thing. Let me ask Imperial Physician Shen by the way, you When will we be able to give Tinger a son and a half? Doctor Shen hesitated for a long time before revealing the truth. Keyin, you have been poisoned for too long, and your body is no longer suitable for childbearing. You want to hide such a big thing from me?"

Qiu Keyin almost knocked over the teacup in his hand, his face turned pale, "Auntie, I..."

Qiu Duanming breathed a sigh of relief, "The crown prince has lost power. If Ting'er has an heir, the emperor's abolition of the crown prince will naturally be loosened, but you... hey, I can't help you anymore. Ting'er must have an heir, and I can't help you anymore." Delay! You can figure it out."

When Qiu Keyin heard it, she knelt on the ground with a "plop", and cried, "Auntie, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I really failed my aunt's expectations. I dare not say it. My aunt always said that no matter who will be the emperor in the future, the Qiu family will You must stand upright. It is because of this that my sister will marry the prince. Now that my sister is gone, you really have the heart to see me too... Auntie, although my father is an official prime minister, he is very old. Brother Ting Lan, you know Yes, although I have the ability, but my ambition is not here, and I have a good relationship with Long Teng. I am left alone, and you know how much I have suffered in these years..."

Qiu Duanming slowly closed her eyes, as if Pei Yin appeared in front of her eyes, the woman of the Qiu family was destined to walk proudly on the most bumpy road and never turn back.She sighed, "There is a way."

Qiu Keyin frowned slightly, feeling a bad premonition in her heart.

Qiu Duanming paused for a while before saying: "You are the concubine, and the concubine who gave birth to Ting'er's heir is also your child."

Qiu Keyin immediately understood the meaning of Qiu Duanming, and said in surprise: "Auntie means, let Shuang Lan'er be Xiao Ting... No, if it was her, I would rather be someone else. Xiao Ting almost gave up because of Shuang Lan'er Me, this is absolutely impossible."

Qiu Duanming frowned deeply, "He actually thinks that way? Hmph, with me here, he can't think about it."

Qiu Keyin smiled bitterly, "Auntie, you know Xiao Ting's temper best. No one can stop him from doing what he wants to do. It's like what happened to my sister back then, who can stop him?"

Qiu Duanming sighed, "His wings are hard after all. No, he never listened to me. It's really a headache."

"Aunt Li should understand that although you gave birth to him, his surname is Long, not Qiu. If it wasn't for my sister's fault, with his temperament, he would definitely not be restrained by the Qiu family. I am worried that if what happened to my sister back then, He knows that at 01:30, Xianglong Kingdom may no longer have a foothold for the Qiu family."

"He will never know!" Qiu Duanming sneered, "Since he has thought so much about Shuang Lan'er, then I will definitely do nothing. Ting'er would not agree to find another woman." , how about this..." Qiu Duanming whispered a few words in Qiu Keyin's ear.

Qiu Keyin listened, her brows furrowed deeply, her fingers trembling fiercely, and she reluctantly nodded after a while.When I turned my head, I still couldn't help crying.

Outside the window, the hexagonal snowflakes danced and fell, and the rustling sound covered everything.

It was night, and the snow was still falling.

Shuang Lan'er curled up on the bed alone, once the ferret poison occurred, the snow would not stop, and the pain would not stop.She groped around the bed, trying to find a piece of clothing to put on, but her skinny hands felt cold, and she took it out to see, it was still the silver mirror.Once upon a time, she hardly dared to look in the mirror, her pale face was reflected so that there was nowhere to hide, and her fragile lips trembled in the mirror.

Struggling to get up, she leaned against the charcoal brazier, grabbed a handful of leaves and threw them in. The leaves made a "squeak" sound when they touched the dark red fire, and then burned a wisp of smoke.The slaves in the palace are snobbish, and if they gave her the worst charcoal fire, it would be better for her to pick some leaves and burn them for warmth.As the fire faded, the house became quieter.

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.Shuang Lan'er froze for a moment, her drunken garden was the most deserted, even on New Year's Eve, no one set foot there, so who could it be?Just as she was thinking, the door had been pushed open vigorously, blowing a cold wind into the room, she looked up at the person who came, then lowered her head again, and called out: "My lord."

Long Xiaoting stared at Shuang Lan'er, she was lowering her head, her long hair was hanging loose, she seemed to be thinner, she was wearing a thin white pajamas, the neckline was slightly open, revealing her thin collarbone.The thin lips moved, and his voice was as cold as ice, "You agreed to the request of the concubine mother?"

Shuang Lan'er was slightly stunned, it turned out that he came here late at night to ask her this.Autumn Duanming had already come, and it was another naked threat.The difference is that she can attach conditions to this threat.

Seeing that she was silent, Long Xiaoting thought she didn't understand, and asked again, "Have you promised mother and concubine?"

Shuang Lan'er nodded slightly, "I agree."

Her voice was crisp and clear, without a trace of emotion.Long Xiaoting's complexion suddenly changed, and his voice was hoarse, "You really promised her? You gave birth to an heir for me, and the concubine mother tried to find a way to pardon your father, did you agree?"

Shuang Lan'er said lightly, "Yes, if I leave afterwards, Concubine Duan will give me a lot of money." When she spoke, she kept her head down, holding a brass pick in her hand, and unconsciously stirred the charcoal fire.

Long Xiaoting's face was ashen, and with a wave of his hand, he shook off the brass pick in her hand, overturned the charcoal brazier, and roared: "Shuang Lan'er! Parents and children can still be used to negotiate terms, what else can't you sell?"

What else can't be sold?Shuang Lan'er looked at the burnt charcoal fire, her eyes were sore, she held back her tears and said, "My lord, has you ever seen such a scene, the farmer carried two baskets on a pole, and a child sat inside each, and peddled at the ferry. .The poor can't support their children, so they can only sell them to others. Does the prince know how much a child sells for?"

She stopped and he remained silent.

After a while, she continued: "Ten taels of silver is all it takes. People are really low, especially in the eyes of you princes and nobles. So, use my child in exchange for peace and wealth. This business is very cost-effective!" In fact, Concubine Duan not only threatened her, but also made Long Xiaoting completely disappointed in her.From now on, in Long Xiaoting's heart, she is just an unscrupulous and greedy person.

Long Xiaoting's eyes cooled down a little bit, and he said powerlessly: "I don't understand, since you are greedy for power and money, why did you run away again and again?"

Shuang Lan'er chuckled, "People change." After a pause, she looked deeply into his eyes, "When you insisted on bringing me back, you should have thought that one day I would change. Money, power, love, I want to have both. I'm just a human being, not a saint."

Long Xiaoting didn't expect Shuang Lan'er to answer like this, he was stunned for a moment, and it took a long time before he laughed sadly, "Okay, very good!"

Seven days later.

In the drunken garden, Shuang Lan'er and Long Xiaoting sat silently facing each other.

In front of the table, there is a jade-colored agate plate, on which is a white jade jug, and the bright red wine in the jug is like a pool of peach blossom water, exuding a sweet and intoxicating aroma.

The candlelight was dim, and the light in Long Xiaoting's eyes was like a deep and infinite black hole. He was wearing a long white dress with a little black jade on his forehead.Black and white, the fit is perfect, so people can't take their eyes off.

Looking at each other, there is a slight wind blowing the candlelight more and more lingering, like a floating dream.

"Just pour the wine." Long Xiaoting said lightly, his face as light as Twilight.

The coldness of the jug made Shuang Lan'er's hands feel cold, and she shivered slightly when she looked closely.Tonight was the day arranged by Concubine Duan, and it was also the day that Imperial Physician Shen diagnosed her as the most fertile day.Concubine Duan Gui also got a secret formula for conceiving a boy and gave it to her for seven consecutive days, saying that it was tried and tested and the effect was amazing.

At this moment, she didn't know why he brought a jug of wine, she only knew that she really needed to drink some wine at this moment.Taking a deep breath, she lightly pressed the lid of the jug with her fingers, tilted it slightly, the light red wine slipped down, filled a glass, she handed it to him, poured another glass for herself, and drank it first.

Long Xiaoting didn't drink it, took out a small oil paper packet from his bosom, gently opened it, and poured all the white powder into the cup.

Shuang Lan'er looked at Long Xiaoting in astonishment.He actually drugged his own wine?

Long Xiaoting smiled lightly, shook the wine in the glass lightly, didn't look at her, just raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.Touching the white jade wine cup in his hand with his fingers, there was not a single drop of wine left in the cup, his voice was calm without a trace of waves, "Physician Shen said that there is a kind of medicine called 'One Night Forget'. Wake up without remembering."

Shuang Lan'er's hand holding the wine glass trembled violently.

However, Long Xiaoting's expression remained the same, with a slight arc on his lips, "I do need an heir. It's just that I don't want to remember you, and I don't want to remember this night." After a pause, he turned over the empty wine cup Show her, "So, I drank 'One Night Forget'. After tonight, you and I are just strangers."

Shuang Lan'er was stunned, with indescribable feelings surging in her heart.She held a white pill tightly in her hand, which was also "forgotten overnight", but it was not a powder.He didn't know, in fact, she also asked for this medicine from Imperial Physician Shen.She also didn't want to remember this night, she didn't want his brand to be deeply imprinted in her heart, so she chose to forget it.

The moonlight leaked in through the panes, and sprinkled all of it on the side of Long Xiaoting's face. His hands rested quietly on the table, holding the white jade wine cup tightly, until the cracks were clearly stretched across, and finally the wine cup was on the table. His hands turned into white powder.Gently spread out the palm, the white jade slipped down like fine sand, gone forever.He stared coldly at the powder in his hand until there was nothing left.Standing up suddenly, she hugged Shuang Lan'er horizontally and placed her on the soft bed.

Shuang Lan'er froze, her head full of blue hair flew up at that moment, and then slowly covered the bed, like thick ink splashed on snow-white rice paper.

Long Xiaoting leaned over to look at her, his eyes were as deep as the sea, but his thin lips were bloodless.

A light is like a bean, and the shadow of the curtain moves slightly.

He kept watching, but she suddenly became tense, her body tensed up, she forgot to breathe, and dared not move.He kissed her cheek lightly, she only stared at the black jade on his forehead, she felt that the deep black seemed to be inhaled completely, his slender fingers rested on her lips, gently caressing.

She is more nervous.

Suddenly, he leaned close to her ear and said in a low voice: "Why, are you afraid? Isn't this what you want? Why be reserved?"

With almost humiliating words, she suddenly closed her eyes severely, feeling numb in her heart.

He seemed to have a soft tone, "If you regret it, there is still time. Huh?"

At that moment, her mind went blank.in time?No, it was too late, he would never understand.She heard her own voice say, "No regrets, it's just a deal." He seemed to tremble, and for a moment, he pressed heavily on her body, slowly loosening the knot of her clothes, and he leaned on her neck, his voice It seems to be choked in the throat, getting lower and lower, almost inaudible.

She only vaguely heard him say, "Peiyin, I don't want to betray you..."

Turning her head away, with a melancholy smile, she put "One Night Forget" into her mouth, and the snow-white bed curtain, like a large piece of flying snow, hung down faintly, covering the bright light of the day and the place.

She slowly closed her eyes, waiting for the beginning, for the end, and also for forgetting.

A deep dream, engraved with too much sadness, looking back, but rolled up a curtain of moonlight.The wind is rising and the clouds are hiding, leaving out the fragrance of orchids in the house.It can't be relative, it's better to forget each other.

(End of this chapter)