The emperor's favorite useless concubine

Chapter 25 Hijacking
Yi Ren was startled: the voice seemed to have rang in his ears, and it was just opposite the rockery.In other words, there was only a rockery distance between her and the person who spoke.

I only heard the man say: "General He Lan, as long as you release the person who was arrested just now, I will naturally not hurt this lady."

"Let go of her, and I can leave you a whole body." It was He Lanxue who spoke, with such a low and menacing voice that Yi Ren had never heard before.

Just listening, there is an urge to kneel down and beg for mercy.

"It turns out that Prince Xiaoyao is also here." The person behind the rockery smiled, without being threatened at all: "It seems that I was lucky to be able to alarm the prince's gaffe, and I caught a nobleman."

"you--"

"Third brother!" He Lanqin's shout interrupted He Lanxue's angry reprimand.

As expected, He Lanxue fell silent.

"Why did you break into the Forbidden Palace of the Celestial Dynasty?" He Lanqin was obviously more sophisticated than He Lanxue. Even though he was equally filled with righteous indignation, his tone was calm and generous.

"We just wanted to borrow something, but we expected that your country would not lend it. We had no choice but to rush in. We didn't mean to hurt anyone. I hope General He Lan will forgive me." The man saw that He Lanqin was planning to negotiate. The look, the tone is also more polite.

"But I don't know what you want to borrow? Why do you expect us not to lend it?" He Lanqin asked.

But the man gritted his teeth and refused to let go. He just repeated: "We are not as skilled as others, so we shouldn't have said more. It's just that these brothers are righteous men who were born and died with me. I can't let them die. I hope the general will be merciful. They released them all, and after we exit the Forbidden Palace, they will naturally release this empress."

"The private release of the prisoner requires His Majesty's approval, and this general cannot make the decision." He Lanqin pondered: "If you intend to make peace, you might as well release her first."

"Do you think I'm a fool?" The man sneered, obviously unwilling to make peace.

"Then you kill her." He Lanxue, who had been silent all this time, also sneered, and said, "She is just a maid in Fenglin Palace, named Xiaorong, and she has no prominent status. If she dies, the Celestial Dynasty will not lose anything. .”

"you're lying!"

"Look at her for yourself. If she is really a noble concubine, why would she be wearing only a single piece of clothing, with her face facing the sky, without even any valuable jewelry on her body?" He Lanxue said slowly: "We were nervous about her before, but we were only worried about this. This incident will lose the face of our Heavenly Dynasty, but if everyone who knows about it turns into a dead person, there is nothing to be afraid of."

As soon as his words fell, not only the intruder was stunned, but even the attendants, eunuchs, and concubines who caught up later took a breath of cool air in unison.

Is it necessary to kill all the people present in order to save face?

The hijacker was obviously touched, and the scene fell into a stalemate for a while.

Yiren, who was hiding behind the rockery, planned to shift his position quietly, but after taking a few steps on tiptoe, he still couldn't help turning around, sneaking to the edge of the rockery, and looking across.

The first thing I saw was the back of the hijacker: the black night suit was wrapped around her body, making her look sturdy and strong, and the woman he held hostage with a long sword in his hand, Yi Ren only saw her profile, but it was just a profile, which made Yi Ren He gasped.

She had never seen such a beautiful woman. Although Yilin was already a rare beauty, compared to her, she was less gaudy.

She is so clean, delicate and unattainable.Moreover, in such a situation, there was no fear on his face, just indifferent, like an orchid in an empty valley.

Yi Ren has already recognized who she is through her attire, the woman who had a private conversation with He Lanxue before, the queen of the Celestial Dynasty.

With a thought in his mind, Yi Xin turned his gaze to He Lanxue on the opposite side: There were many people standing opposite, He Lanxue and He Lanqin were the first to bear the brunt, followed by a large group of maids and guards, as well as concubines with handkerchiefs who turned pale with fright— — It's just that in the eyes of those concubines, there is more or less a look of gloating.Among them was Irene.

It's a pity that Yi Ren didn't see her, her attention was completely attracted by He Lanxue in front of her.He Lanxue stood firmly, with a nonchalant and calm expression on her face, but she could clearly see that his hands, which were gathered in the sleeves, were lightly hidden behind his back, and they were squeezed so tightly that they were even trembling.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's fight to the death!" At this moment, the stalemate was broken by the hijacker's laughter. Yi Ren saw the man raising his long sword, and saw the expressions of many beings, either surprised or happy. , seeing He Lanqin's anger, and He Lanxue's fear.

The fear that could no longer be concealed in He Lanxue's eyes shattered the tree of colorful peach blossoms when the long sword shone at dusk.

"Wait a minute." Yi Ren suddenly jumped out from behind, and recklessly grabbed the long sword that was about to be swung down.

The hostage-taker obviously didn't expect someone to appear out of nowhere, and after a pause, the blade was actually caught by Yi Ren.

Dripping blood dripped from her palm, but the pain hadn't hit yet, and Yi Ren didn't seem to feel it.

The man was stunned, the sword turned around, and slashed towards the middle, he didn't know whether it was aimed at Yi Ren or Empress Xiaorong.

In a blink of an eye, He Lanxue, who had been tense all the time, also jumped up in the air, reached out to grab Xiao Rong, whom he was thinking of, into his arms, and then jumped out of the dangerous situation very quickly.But before jumping away, he glanced at Yi Ren apologetically. The strange thing was that he couldn't see any complaints in Yi Ren's eyes, but he was relieved and calm.

Yi Ren was left alone next to the hijacker, his hands bleeding, and he was dumbfounded.

Turning from embarrassment into anger, the hijacker's sword seemed to be swung down.

"Sister!" Erin, who was hiding behind, couldn't help exclaiming.

The blade barely stopped less than one millimeter away from her. The man turned his head and glanced at Erin, and then saw an unusually gorgeous woman in a colorful blouse and full of jewels. The astonishment in the woman's eyes, It's not like a disguise either.

The person who dresses so luxuriously in the palace must be the imperial concubine, and the person who can be called a younger sister by the imperial concubine is probably one of the emperor's concubines.

When his mind turned, that person changed 'killing to vent his anger' to 'hijacking' again.

Yi Ren only felt a chill on her neck, and He Lanxue on the opposite side was still holding Empress Xiaorong in her arms, looking at her brightly - her eyes were so complicated that Yi Ren couldn't see why.

On the contrary, He Lanqin's expression was very straightforward: "If you hurt this girl, I will not kill you, but make your life worse than death. I wonder if you have heard of torture? Skinning? Oil pan? "He Lanqin said, and suddenly showed a very sinister smile: "After returning from the army, I haven't played like this for a long time, and my hands are itchy."

Yi Ren shuddered slightly when he noticed the person holding him hostage.

"I said, I don't want to hurt anyone, I just ask you to release my brother." The man still clenched his teeth.

He Lanqin snorted coldly, but did not answer.

"I'll give you time to think about it. Three days later, at the bridgehead of Beichuan, we'll make a deal." The man knew well that it's not advisable to stay here, so he decided to leave first before talking. After leaving a word, he quickly backed away.

Yi Ren was staggered by him, feeling that the long sword across his neck was about to cut in at any moment.

She suddenly remembered the scene of her grandmother killing chickens during the Chinese New Year, and also suddenly remembered the fried chicken legs that she ate at KFC that year.

The situation changed again and the crowd dispersed.

"Princess Xiaoyao sacrificed her life to save the country's mother!" A eunuch next to her suddenly shouted.

Yi Ren smirked slightly: I haven't become benevolent yet.

Moreover, she just felt that she had to do something that moved He Lanxue, so that he would wholeheartedly support her for the rest of her life, otherwise, if he had a whim one day, he would drive her out.Doesn't it mean that you have to work hard for three meals and clothing?

That's the whole reason she's standing up - far less grand than everyone thinks.

Of course, before she had time to reveal her real motives, she felt that her collar was tightened, and she had disappeared without a trace.

The hijackers obviously didn't have the level of Monkey King's "a somersault of a hundred and eight thousand miles".

When he landed, Yi Ren found that there was still a high palace wall in front of him, but it just changed from the inside of the wall to the outside of the wall.

This is the side facing away from the street, the wilderness outside the palace wall, suitable for escape.

Just when the man was about to continue fleeing with Yi Ren in his arms, a man suddenly ran out from the corner of the wall. The hijacker was shocked, and when he raised his sword to stab, he stopped abruptly.

The visitor tore off the black scarf from his face, revealing a rather handsome but unfamiliar face.

Yi Ren heard the person sandwiching her say "Fang Ze!" ', then let go of her, and greeted the person with open arms.

"Why haven't you been arrested? Didn't everyone be arrested by He Lanqin?" the hijacker asked.

"I was hiding in a cave in the rockery and was not found, so I survived." The young man called 'Fang Ze' replied excitedly.

Yi Ren originally stood aside with nothing to do with his own business, watching their brother survive the catastrophe, but when he heard that 'Brother Fang' speak, for some reason, he blinked his eyes.

That voice was also unfamiliar, just like that face, but it was strange, but Yi Ren had an inexplicable kindness—that kind of kindness that made people feel at ease and warm.

"Anyway, as long as you're fine, brother thought you all..." The hijacker was speechless, choking.

Yi Ren turned his head to look at the hijacker who was about to slash and kill him, and finally saw his appearance clearly: an ordinary middle-aged man, with facial features that were almost loyal, not as vicious as imagined, on the contrary, at this time he The sad expression made people feel sympathetic.

Seeing this, most of the hostility in Yi Ren's heart, which was not strong in the first place, disappeared immediately.

"Brother, when I came out of the palace just now, I heard that you took a hostage, but this girl?" Fang Ze comforted and tightened his hands on the man, turning his attention to Yi Ren Come.

"Yes, it's probably a princess. Whether I can save the other brothers this time depends entirely on her." The man finally recovered, let go of Fang Ze, and walked to Yiren's side again.

He didn't threaten her with a sword this time - probably Yi Ren's abnormal cooperation just now made him relax his vigilance.

"Her hand is bleeding, and it will leave traces. My little brother will deal with it." Fang Ze observed carefully, and had already caught a glimpse of the blood that was almost solidified on Yi Ren's palm. She came over.

His movements are very natural, and there is no doubt about it.

But when he raised Yi Ren's hand and bandaged her, Yi Ren smelled a faint fragrance of incense in his nose.

It's the one between Moxiang and Lanxiang, the fragrance that one smells when a person leans over to teach her to play the piano—Pei Ruochen's fragrance!
(End of this chapter)