Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 4 Hosta Broken (2)
Ouyang Ruo remained silent, rationally telling her that as long as she turned her head away, nothing would happen.But she didn't allow herself to turn her head back, she just stared at him, her eyes were deep and hard to distinguish, like a deep pool, unable to see the turbulent undercurrent below.

"If you dare to look again, I'm afraid you won't succeed." That Chu Bing was terrified by her.Feeling anxious for a while, he put the bloody knife in front of her again.

Ouyang Ruo lowered his head quietly.The Chu soldier only knew that she was just a woman, and she was still afraid after all, so he smugly smiled and said: "Needless to say, even the queen, I would kill the woman who didn't know how to live or die just now. But you little beauty, hehe, just ask Please, I may let you go." After saying that, a hand stained with blood stretched out to touch her face.

"Ah!" There was a cry like killing a pig, and the Chu soldier covered his chest in astonishment, only to see a piece of jade hairpin leaning on his chest.Ouyang Ruo at the side had a pale face, and her hair, which was not fixed by a hosta, poured down, and her plain white clothes were covered with bright red blood, speckled like winter plum blossoms in full bloom.

She hugged Emperor Ji Lingxiang in one hand, and clinging to a half-broken white jade hairpin in a rigid posture with the other. Her long hair fluttered, her dress fluttered, and her whole body exuded an inviolable holiness.

She suddenly smiled softly: "Please, are you worthy too?" She spoke very lightly, but it was enough to change the color of the people around her.

At this time, a group of people came from afar, a pair of eagle-like deep eyes swept across the chaos, a woman with long hair in white clothes fell into his eye sockets, and his pupils tightened involuntarily.

That Chu soldier only felt the pain in his chest and wanted to draw his sword, but for some reason, he couldn't lift it under her ice-like eyes.Could this woman be crazy and dare to hurt him?

Ouyang Ruo looked at him contemptuously, pinching the broken white jade hairpin even tighter, almost embedded in her own flesh, if it was not good - why would she be afraid of dying again?Thinking about the cold sweat on the palms of his hands, but the smile on his face became more and more charming.

"You!" Chu Bing was finally enraged, fumbled for the knife in his hand, and was about to chop it off.

A pair of slender palms casually gestured lightly, and a handsome servant next to him hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "Chu Dinghou is here, don't be rude!"

A group of people gathered together and withdrew with a "crash".Ouyang Ruo turned his head to look, and saw a burly and handsome man standing in front of the Qianyuan Hall, looking at the crowd with a half-smile, wearing black clothes and jade crowns, as if he came here casually for a stroll, but behind him Followed by a group of well-armored generals, all of them looked solemn, and the atmosphere was tense.

He is Chu Dinghou.Ouyang Ruo thought.The Chu soldiers beside him suddenly knelt down with a "plop", and everyone around them knelt down one by one as if they had just woken up from a dream and seemed to be broken by the wind.Even Vatti hurriedly took the queen and bowed to salute.

But she was the only one standing quietly.

Ouyang Ruo hugged Di Ji tightly in her arms, and stood quietly looking at him coldly.Chu Dinghou's face remained calm, his eyes swept across her face lightly, seeing her pair of deep and wonderful eyes staring at him, he didn't know how to avoid it, there was a little crimson person in his arms, she seemed to be Hugging tightly like a hen guarding its chicks.

The two looked at each other silently for a moment, and Ouyang Ruo felt that his breathing was getting heavier, as if he couldn't bear such an urgent breath.Chu Dinghou's expression did not change but he remained silent.The servant at the side saw that something was wrong, and was about to step forward to scold him, but Chu Dinghou suddenly said: "Forget it, let her go." The servant looked surprised, but then he frowned and remained silent.

Chu Dinghou withdrew his eyes, looked around, and his eyes fell on Huadi who was on the side. He smiled and said: "Mr. Hua's waiver, really killed Chu."

Vatti Weiwei, hey, it seems that he dare not say something.Chu Dinghou only asked him a few words casually, then turned his head and said to the servant beside him: "Jingcai, have you ordered the meritorious generals to have a banquet tonight, are you ready?"

Li Jingcai followed Chu Dinghou since he was a child, and he knew his temperament well, so he said calmly, "Don't worry, Lord Hou, I have already ordered you to go down, and all the generals are also preparing to drink to their heart's content."

Chu Dinghou had a smile on his face, and his usually serious and deep face eased a lot. Huadi only felt that the pressure on his body was reduced a bit, and he didn't care about the humiliation in his heart, so he kept saying praises .

Chu Dinghou was contemptuous in his heart, but he kept his expression on his face. He only responded a few times out of politeness, then turned his head and said to Li Jingcai: "Please go on, don't make troubles out of today's banquet. If there are troubles for no reason, the military law will deal with them!"

Li Jing hurriedly nodded in agreement, and suddenly saw Chu Dinghou couldn't help but glance at a plain-clothed woman in the crowd. The woman stood coldly and arrogantly among the group of terrified harem women, like a standout among the flock.Suddenly realized in his heart, he was about to purse his lips and snicker, when suddenly he saw Chu Dinghou turned his head, hurriedly suppressed the color on his face, and retreated respectfully.

As night gradually fell, Ouyang Ruo could hear the sound of singing and dancing outside the window, like the singing of warblers and swallows in March, which is the new popular song in Huaguo.

"Xiaomeng condenses sorrow, tears break down the rails, and the blue bird does not pass the message beyond the cloud. The path is full of red, the fragrant butterflies are beautiful, but the stone is cold and the heart is chilling.  …"

The misty singing penetrates into every corner of the Qianyuan Hall, seemingly unable to hear a trace of sadness and desolation, as if as long as you close your eyes, you will still be the prosperous Huaguo Palace with singing and dancing.

There has never been a disaster of war, and I have never seen life and death.

Ouyang Ruo closed her eyes tightly, curled up and leaned against a brocade pier, and patted the back of the person in her arms.After Chu Dinghou left, she was escorted by several Chu soldiers and locked into this small room. When she walked past the servant standing beside Chu Dinghou, she suddenly saw him smiling at her all over the place. Ouyang When Ruo saw it clearly again, he had already ordered several Chu soldiers to keep a good watch and not be rude.Ouyang Ruo thumped in his heart, and an ominous premonition filled his heart.But Ling Xiang, who was in his arms at that time, seemed to be frightened and stupid, and only hugged her neck tightly.Seeing her panicked expression, Ouyang Ruo had no choice but to comfort her softly, and didn't think about it anymore.

"Mother Concubine, Xiangxiang is hungry." After an unknown amount of time, Ling Xiang who was in Ouyang Ruo's arms suddenly woke up and grabbed her skirt and said softly. It's strange to say that since she hugged Ling Xiang, Ling Xiang Xiang regards herself as her mother and concubine and stops crying.

When Ouyang Ruo heard the words, she lost her mind for a while, so she could only coax her and said, "Xiangxiang is good, my concubine will bring you something to eat."

But she searched the house and found nothing to eat, not even water, and she was sweating profusely.Reluctantly, he had no choice but to go up and knock on the door.Chu Bing outside the door had a dark face and asked in a rough voice, "What's the matter?"

Ouyang Ruo's heart was clear, and he quickly took out a purse from his waist, squeezed out an ingot of gold, and begged softly: "Masters, my concubine's child is hungry, can I trouble you to send me a bowl of rice porridge? Please." Lord Jun, I have a pity that the child is still young..."

Before he finished speaking, the Chu soldiers outside the door grabbed the gold in a rude manner: "Okay, just wait. This is such a mess, I haven't eaten anything yet."

"Eunuch Li has given you an order, so you have to watch carefully and don't neglect it." Someone muttered.

"Then go find something to eat. We're all going to be unlucky if we go hungry!" There was an interface.

Ouyang Ruo's heart finally came to fruition.When she committed suicide, all her hairpins and rings were taken off, and she wore plain clothes and a plain face.Fortunately, there is a custom in China that gold and silver should be buried with people after death, so that they can bribe little devils when they are reincarnated in the underworld so that they can be reborn as human beings.She carried a few ingots of gold and silver with her in accordance with the custom, but she did not expect that the gold and silver would come in handy.

Not long after, a bowl of rice porridge was brought, and a plate of pastries was brought for her to eat.Although this rice porridge is not made of high-quality imperial rice, it is still fragrant and soft.Ling Xiang was well-behaved, and finished feeding in a few strokes. Ouyang Ruo coaxed her to eat two more pastries before coaxing her to sleep.After doing all this, Ouyang Ruo realized that he was really hungry. He hadn't eaten for a day, and he didn't care about the leftover cakes. He ate them all. There was no water to drink, and he choked quickly .

Ouyang Ruo was afraid of waking Ling Xiang up, so she had to hold back, and the tears dripped down slowly while eating. She originally thought that the years of living in the palace had already ground her heart as hard as a stone. , was as fragile as a butterfly.

There was a burst of noise outside the window passing through the wall, and only vague and ambiguous voices remained here.The pale moonlight shines on Ling Xiang's face through the window lattice.The immature face was peaceful, and there was no deception.In this chaotic night, she is only thankful that she can still protect this little person. Even if she is not her own, even if she may not be able to protect her at dawn, but the beauty of this life can make her The heart that had died once was beating slowly again.

Thinking about it, her tense nerves finally relaxed, and she slowly fell asleep.

"Crash!" Ouyang Ruo didn't know how long she had been asleep, when suddenly the sound of a crock pot breaking outside the door woke her up.A thick voice shouted: "I knew it, you hid her here, grandma, I must take her back today."

Ouyang Ruo jumped up in fright when he heard the voice, the voice was so familiar, it was clearly the ugly general.A thought flashed across my mind, and before I knew it, I was already clenching my plain fists with hatred.She only wished that she was not a man, so she couldn't rush out and kill him immediately. If she couldn't kill him, at least she would have a chance to kick his big face.

But I can't, I hate that I can't...

Ling Xiang on the bed was turned over by the noise, but fortunately the child was a deep sleeper and it was not easy to wake up.There seemed to be a commotion outside the window, but the sound was quieter.

"General Wu, this is ordered by Eunuch Li. I dare not let the general in privately." Someone hurriedly said.

Ouyang Ruo carefully leaned against the door, looked out through the crack of the door, and saw a person clasping his hands and talking to Wu Dehu. Ouyang Ruo had sharp eyes, and saw a figure walking out quietly, thinking that he saw the situation was not good and reported it.

Wu Dehu was already very drunk, he only remembered that he saw a woman, and when he was full of wine, he remembered it for some reason.Drunk people tend to be stubborn, so he reached here with his gallbladder, and saw a few people guarding the door, and those soldiers belonged to Su Yanqing's subordinates.Suddenly, the fire broke out, and when the wine can was dropped, the wine madness spread.

"Nonsense! As a general, am I so easy to bully?...You bastards are clearly under Su Bailian's subordinates, why are you using Eunuch Li to bluff people. This general..." Saying "Wow", spit out filth.The guards next to him covered their noses.

"General, I really won't lie to you. Besides, Lord Hou has also ordered that nothing happen tonight." As soon as the man finished speaking, Ouyang Ruo felt bad. The ugly general was already drunk, and any more words would be useless. He is annoyed.

Sure enough, there was only a "pop", and the man was slapped and fell to the ground.Wu Dehu yelled: "Damn, I'm using Master Hou to suppress me now. I fought so many battles with Master Hou, not to mention it was Master Hou's order, but Master Hou is standing here to see if my old Wu wants a chick to pay me back." I didn’t give it earlier. You guys are getting impatient, aren’t you…” Cursing and gesticulating to hit.

"Stop!" A soft voice shouted.Ouyang Ruo looked intently, and saw that handsome servant rushing to the door with General Su whom he met a few days ago.In the small courtyard, the lights were flickering, and there were people in the shadows.Ouyang Ruo watched with his heart pounding. There are so many people and this battle is definitely not a good thing.

"Oh, Eunuch Li." Wu Dehu greeted with a big tongue and a smile.

"Oh, it's General Wu. It's late at night and the dew is heavy. How did you get here?" Li Jingcai asked with a smile on his face.Wu Dehu felt uncomfortable with his eyes, so he had to cheer himself up.

"Drink too much and come here to relax. I didn't expect to come here after walking. Hehe."

"Oh, that's good, come and send General Wu off. It's hard to walk in the middle of the night, so be careful if you bump into it." Li Jingcai said calmly, with a wave of his hand, several guards responded and hurriedly took Wu Dehu away. Helped down.

Wu Dehu was full of anger, but he had no choice but to bear it back.Before leaving, he stared resentfully at Su Yanqing, who was silent, thinking that he had put this account on his head again.

Su Yanqing was expressionless.After all the people left, Li Jing suddenly changed his expression and said with a smile, "Fortunately, General Su is nearby, otherwise our family really doesn't know how to get rid of General Wu."

The smile on his face made Su Yanqing's hair stand on end.This smile is really treacherous no matter how you look at it.Thinking about it, his face twitched slightly, it was clear that he forced him here, but he said it was... well, Wu Dehu remembered that he hated him for a long time, which is not bad.

He resigned to his fate and sighed: "Eunuch Li has worked hard, the general will go on inspection, please forgive the general for not being able to accompany Eunuch Li, farewell!" After saying that, Wei Wei turned around and left.

"Hey, General Su, don't leave. Our family still needs to trouble General Su." Seeing that he really wanted to leave, Li Jing hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Well, General Wu just left, but his temper But it's very clear, what if he makes trouble again? Our family is very scared, how about this, anyway, this woman is the one that Lord Hou likes, why not just..." Saying this in General Su's ear Like a lot.

Su Yanqing didn't hesitate, and turned to look at the closed room.He hesitated and said: "Eunuch Li, did Lord Hou really order it like this? The general will see if Master Hou is not like this..."

Just as he was about to continue speaking, Li Jing hurriedly covered his mouth, looked around and whispered: "Our family is not talking nonsense..." He whispered in his ear again.

Su Yanqing stood silently on the side, his handsome silhouette became erratic under the flickering lights.Ouyang Ruo couldn't hear what they said, but intuitively told her clearly that what the two of them were talking about had something to do with her.

Ouyang Ruo clasped the door tightly with ten fingers and pursed her lips.What can she do?Now she is just a bird in a cage, life and death are no longer up to her.The pale moonlight shining on her clothes made people feel cold to the core for no reason.

Li Jing talked to Su Yanqing in a low voice for a while, then he nodded hesitantly, turned his head and walked slowly towards Ouyang Ruo's closed room.Ouyang Ruo couldn't bear to look at his handsome face, and walked to the door step by step. The light armor on his body shone coldly under the moonlight, piercing into her eyes, making her heart feel cold.

One step, two steps...

Finally, he stood in front of her door with a "squeak".

The door opened.

(End of this chapter)