Who says maids don't fall for the city

Chapter 40
"Qing..." Cheng Yu frowned, "Don't do this."

"Not like this? Then what should I do?" She laughed at herself, "Singing and dancing?"

Concubine Chen waved to me, "Miss Ji, come here." Her smile was ordinary and harmless, as if we were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

I responded with a smile, "I am willing to stay in Chang'an. Then, Your Majesty, can you let them go?"

Ling Xiang was confident, he naturally believed that his guards would not let us escape.Nodding slightly, Jin Wei immediately let go of Leng Xiang and Du Luo.

Leng Xiang flew towards Cheng Yu, and within a second, she threw herself into his arms and wept.Du Luo clutched his wound and walked over slowly.The direction leading to the palace gate automatically gave way, waiting for them to leave.

Cheng Yu patted Leng Xiang on the shoulder to calm her down.Then he pushed her away and supported Du Luo who was walking over.He gave me a meaningful look, and led the two of them out of the palace.

I stood there blankly, watching them leave.

Suddenly I felt unwilling, and a lot of resentment came out of nowhere.The peach blossom mark on the right cheek was aching.Usually it hurts from time to time, but today it seems to be particularly severe, as if it wants to cut through the flesh and blood and grow a real peach blossom.

"Cheng Yu!" Suddenly shouted, the three of them stopped, and even Ling Xiang looked at all this suspiciously.

Cheng Yu turned around and looked at me quietly.

I smiled and walked towards him, and when I walked in front of him, I could clearly see the brilliance in Taohua's eyes.

Suddenly, she wrapped her arms around his neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him fiercely.Imitating the way he kissed me after drinking in the room that day, entangled deeply and forcefully.No longer paying attention to other people's eyes, the dry eyes became warm at this time, and tears kept pouring out.

His body was stiff, and he didn't know how to react.I don't know how long it took, his lips gradually became hot, and he began to respond to me enthusiastically.

"What are you doing?!" Leng Xiang shouted in disbelief.

Tears slipped into his mouth, and the salty taste filled his tongue.

Close your eyes, and bite down on Cheng Yu's lips.The fishy and sweet smell is the same as before, but it lacks the throbbing and sweetness in my heart at that time.

He didn't make any sound, just frowned.His eyes seemed to be confused and full of doubts.Look at my eyes become hazy.

Pushing him away abruptly, staring coldly at the moonlight behind him.Today, let's say goodbye.

"Cheng Yu, from now on, mountains and rivers will be far away, and you and I will never see each other again."

Without hesitation, she turned around and walked towards Ling Xiang.I saw surprise appearing in his eyes, and there seemed to be a slight pity in his eyes.But those emotions are like a cat crying for a mouse, how can I be a little grateful.

I haven't looked back once, but I know Cheng Yu is still gone.

Walking in front of Concubine Chen, her whole body was already weak.Ling Xiang couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, but he just ordered the people around him to prepare the carriage.

I didn't say a word and let them take me wherever they took me.He got into the carriage and drove all night.He has even left the border of Muyun.

Lying on the mat with my eyes closed, ignoring the dusk of the sky, everything in time seems to have lost contact with me.

Only occasionally would I think of Li Xiaoyi.

I once promised him that if we can return to Luoyang safely, we will never be separated again.But now I am doomed to break my promise, and after all my life, I still owe him.I don't know if there will be a chance to pay back in the future.

Sometimes I will think of my father, I haven't been able to fulfill my filial piety, if I can rush, I won't go to Qingcheng Tomb that day.He didn't meet me, didn't recognize each other, so he wouldn't have the sadness of gaining and losing again.

The carriage finally stopped in a daze, and a maid came up to help her.

The curtains were lifted, and the sunlight came in and hurt the eyes.He hurriedly closed his eyes and got out of the carriage based on his feeling.Wait until it adapts to the surrounding light before opening it slowly.Every plant and every tree is a scene I thought I had long forgotten.

A figure knelt down in front of me with a "plop", "Girl, you are back!"

Only when the light and shadow dispersed did I see clearly the woman in front of me, dressed in palace attire, with delicate features and eyes looking at me with tears in her eyes.

Feeling powerless all over my body, my body swayed, and the woman rushed forward to support me and led me all the way to the inner courtyard.

After the dizziness disappeared, I slightly turned my head to look at her: "Liuxia."

She couldn't make a sound, and she was chattering: "Girl, I don't know if you are here. Since you left, our yard has become like a cold palace, miserable. Only Liuxia is left here, and she lives in fear every day. She suddenly inhaled, with a smile on her face: "Fortunately, the girl is back now, and everything will be fine in the future."

I was speechless, but my heart was so bitter - I hurt Yang Ziyu like that, and if I come back, will it really be better?

Later I learned that on the day I came to Huadu, Ling An set off to meet Mu Yun.

I have some comfort in my heart, at least, I can still make a person I care about get what I want.

I haven't seen Yang Ziyu for a month.He tried everything possible to find me, but he refused to see me. I really don't know what that means.But even though he didn't come, Liuxia's life has obviously improved a lot.Except that I was not allowed to go out, my food and clothing expenses were the same as before.

Apart from eating and sleeping every day, when I have nothing to do, I will work as a maid with Liuxia, or try my hand at cooking.The days are also carefree.

But God is destined not to let me go well all the time.

Just after lunch that day, she took Liuxia to water the flowers in the yard.The weather was rare, but there was a sudden noise outside the door.

I haven't had any other entertainment these days, and now that someone is delivering it to my door, I naturally go to the crack of the door to look around.I saw a woman in a phoenix robe and a group of eunuchs and court ladies confronting the imperial guards guarding the door.

The woman had bright eyes and white teeth, her beauty was extraordinary, and her elegant and luxurious temperament was undoubtedly revealed.At first glance, he grew up in a wealthy family.It is not difficult to guess that she should be Yang Ziyu's queen and Mu Yun's Princess Yuanhua.

Knowing who it is, naturally lost interest.Looking at this posture, I'm afraid these imperial guards won't be able to stop her for long.After calling Liuxia, the two hid in the house and closed all the doors.I'm really not interested in colliding with her.

Sure enough, just like a stick of incense, the gate of the courtyard was kicked open.All the imperial guards guarding before stood silently outside the door, not even daring to lift their heads.

Seeing Yuan Hua's dissatisfied face through the window, he ordered to the eunuch: "Break down the door for me."

The palace man got the order, and quickly came up and smashed the door with his hands and feet.

Liuxia huddled beside me with a worried expression on her face. I held her hand, hoping that my calmness would give her a sense of security.After I left, although Yang Ziyu would not be angry with Liuxia, she still held it in her heart, so Liuxia was left in this abandoned courtyard.

I felt that I owed her in my heart, and I really didn't want to cause her any harm because of myself.

The sound of banging on the door was getting louder, and there was also a clever little girl clamoring for us to open the door quickly.Smiling secretly in his heart, he suddenly heard a stern voice from outside the house.

"stop!"

It's Yang Ziyu.

His heart softened, and he went to the window again, and saw him say "dragon robe", his handsome brows were slightly tangled together, and he glared at Yuan Hua unkindly.It's been a long time, but his appearance hasn't changed at all.It's just that she seems to have lost some weight, and even her complexion is not as healthy as before.

The palace man stopped his movements embarrassingly, retreated behind Yuan Hua, bent his back, and dared not speak.

Not to be outdone, Yuan Hua pouted her beautiful red lips: "Yang Ziyu, don't think I don't know that you are hiding in this golden house! Today I must catch that bitch!" After finishing speaking, he roared angrily: "You guys stop! What are you doing?! Keep hitting me!"

The palace people kept silent and did not dare to move, they collectively pretended not to hear.

It seems that the queen's temper is really not ordinary, and she was favored when she was in Mu Yun.Yang Ziyu would marry Princess Muyun, mostly because the imperial power was unstable at the time and needed marriage to gain support.Yuan Hua should also know, so even if you are a country now, you don't know how to restrain yourself.How could she get along peacefully with Yang Ziyu when she was so direct.

Sure enough, Yang Ziyu didn't know how many more wrinkles appeared on his brows when he heard the words: "You don't even look at your own identity, and you don't hide or block your words, how can you respect the world?!"

Yuan Hua's eyes widened with anger, and suddenly he sneered and said, "I can't be the mother of the world, so if you live with others, can you rule the world!" Her words were so ugly that I even saw Yang Ziyu's hands beside him clenched tightly. Fist, veins exposed, if she said one more word, he would punch it without hesitation.

Seeing that the situation was turning into fire and water, she still couldn't bear it after all, and ordered Liuxia to open the door.

She looked at me timidly, and I could only smile lightly: "Don't be afraid, just open the door."

She hesitated for a while, but obediently opened the door.For a moment, everyone turned their eyes to me.

Because Liuxia and I were the only ones in the yard, we didn't dress very formally.Moreover, she was watering just now, and for the sake of convenience, her feet were bare, and her trouser legs and sleeves were rolled up, revealing a large expanse of fair skin.

Yang Ziyu frowned, came up and took off his outer robe and put it on me, his movements were like flowing clouds and flowing water, without any pause.

Not to mention the many palace people, even I was stunned.

He seemed to have forgotten the hurts we had had between us, and that I had jumped off a cliff with another man in front of him to die in love.With a gentle look, looking at me is like looking at someone I love deeply.

Yuan Hua's face gradually turned red, and after a long while, he uttered three words viciously: "Fox spirit!"

As soon as this sentence came out, Yang Ziyu was really angry.Glancing coldly at the imperial guards outside the door, he ordered like a mountain: "Send the queen back to the palace."

This time the imperial guards didn't hesitate at all, they all entered and surrounded Yuanhua and the palace people, the leading man said respectfully: "Your Majesty is respectfully invited back to the palace." The description is firm and will not be refused.

Yuan Hua glanced at me a few more times, his eyes seemed to want to tear me apart.But I still remained calm, neither happy nor angry, standing quietly beside Yang Ziyu.Yuan Hua was in a stalemate for a while, seeing that the general situation was over, he just waved his sleeves and left.

Liuxia retreated wisely, leaving the two of us standing in the courtyard.

Hearing the sound of footsteps drifting away, he raised his head, looked at Yang Ziyu lightly, and said softly, "Ayu, long time no see."

He nodded, turned around, picked up a strand of hair from the sideburns for me and pinned it behind his head, his eyes were calm.

"You will still come back to me after all your life. No matter how you escape, you can't change your fate."

"Why?" I raised my eyebrows suspiciously, "Although Ling An is an unfavored prince, he is a weapon in your hands that can contain Mu Yun after all. If you want to find me, you can send someone yourself. Why do you want to fight with Ling An?" Do you want to do such a business?" This is what I can't figure out.

He went to the courtyard, picked up the spoon that had been thrown on the ground just now, and scooped up a ladle of water to irrigate the soil.He seemed to enjoy such a thing, and his expression was rarely relaxed.

"Qing'er, I just want you to understand." He paused slightly, "Cheng Yu, it's not worth it."

I froze: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Yang Ziyu turned around and looked directly at me: "Just for a Leng Xiang, he is willing to give you up." Sighing, his tone was unprecedentedly firm: "I am the only one in this world who can give up everything for you. I can treat you as the only one. Qing'er, whether you love me or not, I will never let you leave again. "

It would be a lie to say that there is no emotion, and it would be a lie to say that there is no resentment.

In order to make me give up, he staged such a play.In the play, the person I have loved for so long abandoned me like a shoe, and left me in the deep palace of another country.But all this is a game planned for me by another person who loves me. He said he wanted me to see everything clearly, and he said that only he can regard me as the only one.

But he was hurting me after all.

"Ayu" called softly, raised his right cheek to face him. "Look at this peach blossom, isn't it pretty?"

His face froze, he stepped forward and reached out to caress the peach blossom, and asked me softly, "Does it hurt?"

Then he stretched out his hand and pulled me into his arms: "I'm sorry." He said in a low voice, "I don't know...he would let you change blood for someone else. Qing'er...does it hurt?"

But in one sentence, all my resentment, all hatred disappeared.I was the one who made mistakes from the beginning. He is an emperor, but I trampled his dignity under my feet in front of Mu Yun's soldiers.But I went around and said goodbye today, but he said sorry to me.

The exchange of blood is my own will, and the abandonment in the deep palace is also my own fault. In this world, I can never hate anyone anymore.

"No Pain" buried his head in his neck, discarding all the sorrows. "Then..." the voice exited, only to realize that it had become hoarse at some point, "Ayu...don't you hate me?"

"I hate you." He spit out this sentence without any hesitation this time, and my heart froze, and I was speechless.

But when his tone changed, the hand around me seemed to melt into a puddle of water, and his tenderness almost drowned me. "But I love you more."

"I am looking forward to your coming, but also afraid of your coming." He laughed at himself, "When I know that you live in this yard, and that you embroider and cook every day, my heart is as sweet as honey. But I am afraid Once I appear in front of you, all your smiles will disappear. Afraid that you will resent me for stalking, afraid that you will say that you hate me coldly."

The eye sockets were warm, and he took a deep breath to force back the tears, but there were still crystal drops of water on the eyelashes. "I'm the one who should say I'm sorry." Youyou said a word.He seemed to have never heard of it.

"No matter what you have done, as long as you are still by my side, I can pretend it never happened." His kiss fell on my hair lightly. "Qing'er, are you willing?"

His voice was so soft, he begged me so humblely to stay.

Shocked in the heart, the word "good" was almost blurted out, but it was still stuck in the throat after all.

stay?
In my memory, there is a thin figure embracing me from behind, so eager and warm.He spoke in my ear clearly and firmly.

I'm waiting for you.

Yes, there is another person waiting for me in Luoyang.I once promised him that when I come back from Muyun, we will never be separated for the rest of our lives.

The brain that was touched and invaded was instantly clear.I couldn't bear to push him away, but I still wanted to say the words of rejection.

"I'm sorry, Ayu." He said apologetically, "I can't stay by your side."

But he didn't fluctuate too much, as if he knew the result a long time ago.Let go of my shoulders, still holding a strand of my hair in my hand.

"Qing'er, do you know that Xu Hanshu, the richest man in Daye, came to Huadu to discuss cooperation a few days ago. He is willing to carry out the water transportation business between Daye and Qingze, and open restaurants, restaurants, and silk shops in various places in Qingze."

I froze: "What do you mean?"

He smiled slightly: "Xu Hanshu is a foreigner after all. If he wants to fully develop his business in Qingze, it is absolutely impossible without the support of the dignitaries in the court." And" he leaned into my ear, "Mr. Xu is a guest in the palace , Has no one told Qing'er before?"

He turned to hold my hand, "You are the daughter of the richest man in Daye, and you will be my imperial concubine in Qingze in the future. As long as you are willing, I will make you the happiest woman in the world."

"When did you know?" I even admired myself for remaining calm at this time.

He smiled and said nothing, and gently scratched the bridge of my nose.

"Qing'er washes up well today. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in Lanyue Pavilion to invite Mr. Xu. Qing'er must not be disrespectful." After he finished speaking with a smile, he let go of my hand and left.

"Are you threatening me?"

He paused, his voice was clear and shallow, as if he had just met Zijin Lou for the first time. He was still the young man in white with a sword, descending from the sky, blocking all fear for me.

"I just don't want to lose you again."

When Liuxia came back, I had slept on the couch for the whole afternoon, only wearing thin clothes, and the spring breeze was cool, so my head was unavoidably hot.

Resisting the feeling of dizziness, she asked Liuxia to prepare for a bath in warm water, then changed into a clean dress, simply tied up her long hair, and attached the jade hairpin that was always on her body.Even if there is no way to leave, at least I can use something like this to show that I have not forgotten the agreement with Li Xiaoyi.

The person who came to pick me up was Chen Xidong, he hadn't changed at all from before, he also respectfully saluted when he saw me, his attitude was the same as before.

The road to Lanyue Pavilion was full of silence, I didn't talk much, and others didn't dare to speak.I just feel bored.While walking, I suddenly saw the spring scenery in the imperial garden, and I couldn't help feeling better.Turning his head to see the willows by the pool, he stopped and looked carefully.

Chen Xidong was a little anxious: "Girl, it's getting late, let's go to Lanyue Pavilion first. Don't make the emperor wait too long."

I pointed to the pool water that had melted ice, and looked at Liuxia with my head tilted. "It would be great if there was a small boat in the pond. After a while, we can go boating and pick lotus roots."

Liuxia looked forward to it: "It's better to have a fishing rod, then we can swing in the middle and fish. It must be a lot of fun."

I nodded and saw that Chen Xidong was about to cry, so I slowly moved the lotus steps, and the group continued to walk forward.

Arriving at Lanyue Pavilion, before going to the inner room, I heard a burst of laughter.Daddy's bold laughter was close to my ears, and my heart felt warm.The servant girl saw me from a distance, and when she got close, she deftly raised the curtain and said, "Young lady is here."

The room suddenly became quiet.

I entered with a smile on my face, and immediately saw my father sitting on the side. The first time I saw me, the smile on his face froze.Cousin Rong Jun sat under his father with a respectful face at first, but now he was only shocked.It seemed that they didn't know that I was in Huadu.

In addition to Yang Ziyu and the three of them, there was another middle-aged man with a black face and a big beard. He had a straight face and looked upright.

Yang Ziyu got up and walked over to meet him, took my hand very naturally, and led me to sit beside him.Shock flashed in the black-faced man's eyes, and then he looked at me carefully with a correct attitude.

"This..." Dad said with doubts on his face.

I'm afraid he still thinks I'm just a girl who looks like Qing'er.

I smiled and whispered "Daddy, Cousin".

Yang Ziyu was surprised and said: "Hey, it turns out that Mr. Xu is really Qing'er's father." He pretended not to know, then smiled knowingly, and turned his head to look at me dotingly, "I thought she was playing tricks on me, didn't you?" Think it's true."

Without exposing him, she nodded with a light smile.

Although Dad looked a little tired, but his complexion was rosy, his eyes were bright, and he thought he was not badly treated in the palace.

"My lord, who is this girl?" the black-faced man asked with a respectful and polite expression.

We clasped our hands and put them on the table, Dad spoke first: "Master Meng, she is the daughter of Cao Min, and her maiden name is Qing'er."

Lord Meng?Could it be Meng Jinghua, Yin of Huadu Prefecture?
The law and order in Huadu is under his jurisdiction, so if the Xu family wants to do business in Huadu, it is natural to have a good relationship with him.

Before thinking about it, he nodded to Meng Jinghua: "Master Meng."

My identity is just a civilian girl, but in his view, I am very valued by the emperor, so he didn't know how to respond to my greetings for a while.

Not wanting him to be in trouble, he simply averted his gaze first.Looking at Dad, after being shocked, his eyes were full of joy seeing me.Cousin Rong Jun was a little unnatural, and he was too cautious to move his chopsticks.

Lanyue Pavilion is surrounded by three sides, and only the direction I came from has a corridor leading directly to the downstairs.

(End of this chapter)