Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 35
The masked woman's eyes revealed a ruthless expression: "I know you are pregnant, but if you don't obey me, the child will be lost. Tsk tsk, if you still want your child, you have to sacrifice a little , draw a bet on this piece of paper, and follow us to the Golden Luan Hall to tell the emperor what Chu Dinghou has done. We will not only make good arrangements for you, but also make you and your children live a prosperous and worry-free life? If you If you don’t, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Ouyang Ruo's pupils shrank suddenly, and with strength from nowhere, he struggled to sit up tremblingly, and hurriedly backed away: "Aren't you crazy...crazy...you are not afraid that Lord Hou will come to investigate...no! You madman... Master Hou will not let you go... you crazy!"

Fear pinched her heart like a cold hand, and every beat made her feel extremely uncomfortable.This woman is crazy, crazy! !She retreated to the door in panic, only hoping that one step away would be one step away.Her child, this is her and Chu Huotian's child!Although she didn't expect it to come at first, it was still a piece of her flesh and blood, her child!Tears of panic spread wantonly on her face, long and long before her, like seaweed, more like her despair entangled her.

"How is it? Have you considered it?" The masked woman shouted impatiently, and with a wave of her hand, the nurse who was holding the medicine stepped forward.Ouyang Ruo let out a cry, and hurriedly backed away, leaning her back against the door, panting heavily.The steaming medicine approached Ouyang Ruo. Ouyang Ruo looked at the bowl of life-threatening soup tremblingly, but the tears in his eyes kept rolling down.

She approached Ouyang Ruo, her eyes were full of viciousness and determination: "For the last time, do you agree or not."

Ouyang Ruo stared at her desperately, and said with difficulty: "No!"

The masked woman was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Okay! I'll help you!"

With a wave of his hand, the medicine slowly approached, approached...

When Dexuan found Ouyang Ruo, she was surrounded by a group of court ladies and eunuchs, her face was expressionless, her eyes were tightly closed and she was leaning against a big tree without speaking.

"Ma'am, what's the matter with you? Make it easy for the servants to find. Ma'am!" Dexuan knelt in front of her, shaking her carefully.The palace man next to him whispered: "When I passed by here, I found this lady lying here. She seems to have fainted..."

Dexuan became more and more anxious, and cold sweat broke out on his handsome and beautiful face: "Madam, don't scare your slaves, Madam..."

Ouyang Ruo finally woke up, opened her eyes and looked at him blankly for a while, then suddenly smiled lightly: "It's you... Dexuan, help me go back." Her smile was empty and fragile, which made people feel flustered.

Dexuan rushed to the palace man next to him and said: "Go and lift your shoulders, she is the seventh wife of Marquis Chu Ding, just now Princess Chu was very anxious to find her, so hurry up and carry her here."

The palace servants on the side hurriedly stepped back and raised their shoulders.Dexuan carefully helped Ouyang Ruo up, he only felt that she was very cold, still trembling slightly from time to time, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked: "Ma'am, what's wrong with you?"

Ouyang Ruo clasped his arm coldly, tremblingly said: "Go back, go back..."

At this time, the shoulder was raised, Dexuan hurriedly helped her to the shoulder, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up and get out of the palace! Go back to Dinghou's mansion! Hurry up!"

A group of people hurriedly carried Ouyang Ruo out of the palace.

When he reached the side door of the palace gate, he put down his shoulders.At this moment, a few riders galloped far away, and the first one got off the horse before it stopped, with a golden crown and green shirt, and a worried look on his face.It was Chu Huotian.Ouyang Ruo looked up mechanically, his golden crown was shining so brightly that she almost couldn't open her eyes.The next moment, she fell into a warm and firm embrace.

"Ruo'er, what's the matter with you? I can't find you anywhere. Ruo'er!" He hugged her like a lost treasure and asked anxiously.

Ouyang Ruo looked up and smiled suddenly, put his hand on his tightly frowning brows and murmured: "Huo Lang, you are finally here..." After speaking, his eyes darkened, and he fainted in his arms.

Chu Huotian trembled and called her repeatedly, Dexuan suddenly exclaimed: "It's not good! Madam is bleeding..."

Chu Huotian was shocked, but he saw drops of bright red blood dripping slowly on the ground from Ouyang Ruo's body, which was shocking.

"Ruo'er!—" He shouted loudly, and the voice continued for a long time.And the solemn vermilion lacquer palace gate is not far away, standing coldly.

Ouyang Ruo seemed to have fallen into an endless fog, and there were intermittent crying in his ears, as if someone was very sad.Then came the pain, the endless pain came in wave after wave like a tide.Then bowl after bowl of medicine was poured into her mouth, it was so bitter that she couldn't swallow it, so she could only close her teeth tightly.

"What should I do, I can't keep feeding... Slaves..." Someone was crying helplessly and anxiously.

"Bastard, let Ben Hou come!" It seemed to be his voice.Ouyang Ruo stretched out her hand subconsciously, and grabbed a piece of clothes so tightly.

A voice whispered softly in my ear: "Drink it, Ruo'er...Drink it..."

Ouyang Ruo trembled and groped, but he couldn't open his eyes, and his jaw was still closed.That voice was unyielding, and the pungent smell of medicine lingered around him.Ouyang Ruo finally swallowed reluctantly, but spat it out again with a "wow".

"What quack doctor! Hurry up and send someone to call the imperial doctor in the palace!" Chu Huotian's voice eagerly roared in her ear.

A drop of crystal tear ran down her temple and landed on his hand, hot and heartrending.Chu Huotian looked at the seemingly lifeless person in his arms, suddenly mist rose in his handsome eyes, and the eagle's eyes caught him.He suddenly grabbed Ouyang Ruo's thin shoulder and shouted: "Ouyang Ruo! You drink it obediently for Benhou! Do you hear me! Drink it..."

"Master Hou, Madam has been suffering from cold for a long time, her stomach is rolling and she can't drink any more. Master Hou, don't force Madam..." It seemed to be Dexuan's cry.

After being disturbed, Ouyang Ruo only felt that his soul had left his body, couldn't stand it anymore, and passed out completely.In the drowsiness, a hot stream overflowed into her mouth, she wanted to vomit, but was blocked by two warm things, and could not vomit anymore.Just like that, drink it down, stop it, and feed it again... I don't know how many times I repeated it until there was no one's voice anymore.

When Ouyang Ruo was able to really wake up, it was already three days later in the morning.The sunlight was clean and gentle, hitting her face mottledly through the carved window lattice.Ouyang Ruo opened his eyes and turned his sour eyes in confusion.Turning around, she saw Wan Hui lying on her bed with her head buried, soundly asleep.Ouyang Ruo just wanted to raise his hand to wake her up, but he had no strength.While hesitating, Mingying who pushed the door and entered suddenly saw it, screamed suddenly, and rushed forward: "Madam is awake, awake..."

Wan Hui trembled, and hurriedly raised her head, seeing Ouyang Ruo's clear eyes, laughing and crying: "Madam finally woke up. God bless you! God bless you!"

Hearing the sound, Dexuan staggered into the door, and knelt down on the ground crying when he saw it: "Ma'am, slaves should die, they didn't protect Madam well..."

Ouyang Ruo was dazed for a long time, and suddenly a trance smile appeared on her pale face: "Auntie, the child is gone, isn't it?" Her eyes were so dry that she couldn't shed any tears, but the blood in them was scary red.

The tears in Wanhui's eyes flowed down faster and more urgently. She squeezed Ouyang Ruo's hand tightly and cried, "Ma'am, there will be children in the future, and Madam will still have children when she is so young."

Ouyang Ruo smiled softly: "No, no more... They are so ruthless, so ruthless!"

Wan Hui was shocked when she heard the words: "Madam, tell the servant who caused Madam to do this? Who is it?!"

Ouyang Ruo still just smiled, but the laughter contained deep-seated hatred: "I don't know who they are, they are all covered, but I will know who they are... I will know." Her voice finally dropped Going down, staring motionlessly at the green branches outside the window.

Wan Hui was stunned for a while before suddenly saying harshly: "Ma'am, don't be sad. Ma'am, you drank the medicine that day, but you were still unconscious. Master Hou broke into the palace with a sword that night. It was scary." General Su couldn't stop him no matter what, and even several generals couldn't stop him. I heard from people later that Lord Hou broke into the palace all the way to the Queen..."

Ouyang Ruo finally moved, and his chapped lips squirmed slightly: "How is he...?"

Wan Hui fell silent immediately.Ouyang Ruo struggled to stand up, her big eyes gleaming with anger: "Say! What happened to him?" Her hoarse voice was piercing and piercing, like a sharp knife cutting through the air, oppressive and awe-inspiring.

Wan Hui was startled by her voice, and stammered: "I was injured, I heard that my arm was cut by the Royal Forest Army in the palace, and... there was also a piece of my leg. This incident is very troublesome." It was so big that even the emperor was alarmed."

Ouyang Ruo immediately collapsed on the bed, closed her eyes, and said nothing.Wan Hui wiped her eyes and backed out.There was silence in the house again.

After another five days, Ouyang Ruo gradually regained his strength.Her complexion was still pale, and her original pair of clear big eyes became deeper and deeper, but those eyes became more and more incomprehensible.Wan Hui was very worried, but she didn't dare to persuade her anymore.

In Chu Jingzhong, because Chu Dinghou was so angry that he became a concubine, he raised his sword and entered the palace to question the king and queen. There has been a lot of trouble, and everyone knows about it.Some people regret that he was so wise in his life that he couldn't pass the beauty test.Some people also said that he took credit for being so proud that he didn't take the emperor and queen into his eyes... The officials were also talking about it, participating in it, and protecting it.It's just that all of these are isolated from Jingyun Pavilion, and have nothing to do with Ouyang Ruo.

She maintained her body very quietly, neither crying nor making trouble.Even when Chu Huotian came to see her, the two of them remained silent for a long time.The days are like stagnant water, and all the truth is buried like this.

Thus, July of the fourth year of Chu Changyuan passed quietly like this.In August, the weather got hotter, and the Jingyun Pavilion in the Hou's Mansion was still refreshing because of the many trees and flowers, and it was close to a small mountain behind the mansion.Chu Huotian often comes to spend the summer with her.

At that time, Chu Huotian was wearing a light blue gown embroidered with dark grass leaves and dark patterns, a jade crown of the same color on his head, and another jade hairpin inserted.Ouyang Ruo loosened her hair, and was wearing a long skirt embroidered with willow branches in light yellow and green. Her body was still thin, but her cheeks gradually turned red.The two of them sat quietly together, looking at the appearance of the gods walking down from the painting.

Ouyang Ruo suddenly said: "The princess has been away from the mansion for a long time, and the prince should also go and see it."

Chu Huotian heard her mention Concubine Chu, snorted coldly, and stopped talking.That day Ouyang Ruo went to the palace to have a banquet and came back to have a miscarriage. Not only did he go to the palace with a sword, forcing the queen to be ashamed, but when he returned to the mansion, he lost his temper and scolded Concubine Chu for a long time. It made her cry until the sky was dark.After five or six days, Xu Concubine Chu felt that she had no face in the mansion, so she packed her luggage and took the princess to another courtyard to live.It has been almost half a month today.Chu Huotian didn't pay attention to her either, he always said one thing and no one else dared to persuade him.

Ouyang Ruo heard Wan Hui talk about this on weekdays, so she thought of a way to persuade Chu Huotian to pick up Concubine Chu back.It's just that Chu Huotian seems to be determined, even if she makes side attacks, it won't be very effective.Ouyang Ruo saw that his face was cold, and his vivid face just now was as cold as a stone carving, and sighed faintly: "Your Majesty has already made the anger that should be pissed off, and the person who should be scolded has also been scolded, if it is still like this , I really don’t know what to do.” As he spoke, he thought of the sadness, and tears slowly dripped down.

Seeing her crying for the first time in these days, Chu Huotian panicked a little, and said angrily, "Don't cry! Wait until your eyes are damaged by crying."

Seeing that he was concerned, Ouyang Ruo felt warm in her heart: "Master Hou should be more open-minded. The princess didn't do it on purpose. This matter...no one can prevent it." She lowered her head sadly as she spoke, although the words in her mouth were extremely plain , but there was a fiery hatred in his heart, burning his chest with burning pain.

A trace of cruelty flashed across Chu Huotian's eyes when he heard the words: "That temptress, one day..."

Although he couldn't find any evidence after the fact, he knew in his heart that this matter had nothing to do with her!He had come so close to severing her thin neck that day to avenge his unborn child.But he took back the sword with a trace of clarity.

He can't kill her yet!She is still the mother of Chu State, and behind her there are hidden forces eager to try.He, Chu Huotian, would one day trample her under his feet and pull out the power behind her bit by bit.Let her also have a taste of what pain is in the heart!

He thought about the crackling of his knuckles.Ouyang Ruo saw that he was in a daze with a cold face, and hurriedly shook his hand and called out worriedly: "Master Hou..."

Chu Huotian came back to his senses, and smiled at her with a gentle expression.Just as he was about to speak, there was a burst of children crying outside.After hearing this, Ouyang Ruo got up and asked outside, "What's the matter? What's the matter with Ling Xiang?"

After a while, Wan Hui hugged Ling Xiang, wiped off her sweat, and said, "Miss wants to see Madam, it's damned that this slave disturbed Madam Hou."

Ouyang Ruo took Ling Xiang and said with a smile, "It's okay, I'll just coax you."

Ling Xiang was almost two years old, with a strong body, and Ouyang Ruo had just undergone a big change, but he was still reluctant to hug her for a while.Seeing that she was struggling to hug her, Chu Huotian frowned and said, "Your confinement is not yet over, why did you forget it again, I just come to hug her, you go and lie down."

Seeing that he left Ouyang Ruo's embrace, Ling Xiang was about to cry again, but saw that there were a few precious stones inlaid on the hair band hanging from the jade crown on Chu Huotian's head, so he started to play with it.Ouyang Ruo retreated to the bed, saw Chu Huotian holding Ling Xiang in a skillful posture, suddenly remembered what it would be like if this was him and his child, thinking about it, his eyes were foggy again.When Chu Huotian turned his head and met her gaze, the two of them were startled, and they both thought of one thing.

After a long while, Chu Huotian suddenly said slowly: "This child is carved with jade, clever and cute, and I like it very much. If you are willing, I will adopt her as an adopted daughter. You are her mother in name. I wonder if you can agree?"

Ouyang Ruo was stunned for a while, and hurriedly got up to scare him, "Thank you, Lord Hou for your kindness." At the end, her tone gradually choked up, but her face was smiling like a spring flower, her eyes were shining like stars, and she looked at Huo Huo The day is also a daze, these days, she smiles the most and the most sincerely today, thinking about it makes me feel a lot more relieved.

Sitting beside her, Chu Huotian held her tender soft hand and sighed: "Just as God loves us another child, you have to take good care of yourself. We will have children in the future, just you and my children." Finally He said a word close to her ear, and the warm breath blew past her eyes like a spring breeze.She nodded with a smile.

"After your confinement is over, go to the ancestral hall at home to add the genealogy. By the way...send someone to invite the princess to come and preside over it." He finally let go.Ouyang Ruo felt relieved and let go of the big stone in his heart.

After Chu Huotian had his meal, he left in a hurry. He seemed to be busier these days than before.Ouyang Ruo leaned on the beauty couch and closed her eyes, her long and thick eyelashes cast dark blue shadows on her beautiful face, the beautiful and elegant outline has now become sharp due to thinness, and her whole person has changed a lot.

Any woman who has experienced so many things should become different.Wan Hui sighed in her heart, Ouyang Ruo closed her eyes and rested for a while, then asked suddenly: "Send someone to call Dexuan over."

Wan Hui hurriedly agreed.After half an hour, Dexuan came over. Ouyang Ruo saw him and asked in a low voice, "What is Mr. Zhao busy with? Do you know anything?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Dexuan went out of the room to have a look worriedly, then lowered his voice and said: "It seems that some rebels in Huadi who are lurking in Chujing have made new moves recently."

Ouyang Ruo frowned and said, "Could it be that they want to disrupt the situation in Chu State? As long as the situation here is in chaos, Huadi can take advantage of the chaos, and the more chaos the better..."

Dexuan nodded in surprise and said: "Yes, it seems that this is what the servant overheard some of Mr.'s words."

Ouyang Ruo glanced at him, and said solemnly, "Be careful, if you know too much, if Mr. Zhao wants to kill you, your life will be gone."

De Xuan quickly nodded and said yes: "Madam taught that slaves will be cautious." After thinking for a while, he said in a low voice: "Madam, Eunuch Wu has re-arranged..." He reported in detail.At the end, Ouyang Ruo let out a long breath and said, "Now...the arrangements are finally made.

After Ouyang Ruo finished speaking, she stared at him and said, "I'll show you something, you can draw it and ask Eunuch Wu to check it out, and see if there are any dignitaries in Beijing who have such things."

As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from under the makeup box and showed it to Dexuan.

Dexuan hurriedly took a pen and ink from the side, and drew it according to the same pattern.Ouyang Ruo said again: "The range of people to be investigated doesn't have to be large, it's to see who can freely enter and leave the palace, and it's best to start the investigation from the royal family. If you find out..."

Ouyang Ruo stopped talking.She stared blankly at the jade pendant that was almost crushed in her hand, almost biting her own silver teeth with hatred.This is the jade pendant she tore off from the masked man when she pretended to speak that day.She deliberately pretended to be weak, and then provoked him after approaching him, so that he would not notice her movements after being furious.When he fell to the ground, he put the jade into his arms.After those people forcibly drugged her, they helped her make up, but they didn't think about searching her body, so they left her in a remote place, waiting for others to find out.They thought it was done without anyone noticing, without any evidence, and no way to investigate, but they didn't expect that the fish on her chopping board was not the target of their slaughter.

The more Ouyang Ruo thought about it, he couldn't help but clenched his hands tighter, and even his silver teeth rattled.

De Xuanfu knelt again and said word by word: "This servant will definitely find that person for Madam, cut him into pieces, and avenge Madam!"

Ouyang Ruo said coldly: "One day, all of these people will die without a place to die..." Her words fell lightly, as if the wind was calm, and no one could hear the pain and hatred in her heart.

(End of this chapter)