Evil Phoenix: The Queen's Good Conspiracy

Chapter 14
When will the queen be able to see this man covered in bruises, and when will she be able to let him show the faint smile once again.

Just like the emperor when he married her that year.

Lord...

Lord...

Don't let Mingxue die for me...

No, absolutely not! ! !
When Mu Qing woke up suddenly, she was the only one left in the main room of the Imperial Hospital.The air was filled with a bloody herbal smell, a little cold, and also mixed with a kind of bitterness.Mu Qing frowned lightly, trying hard to forget the nightmare that had tormented her all night.She woke up suddenly, her chest was heaving due to rapid breathing, and the clothes on her body were already soaked with sweat.

When she realized it was a dream, she breathed a sigh of relief.Looking at the ceiling of the Taitai Hospital with deep eyes, Youlan gradually turned dark.She wanted to get up, but was torn by the sudden sharp pain in her chest, which almost made her faint again.

Mu Qing was surprised and kept asking herself.Where is this?What happened to me?She looked down at the wound on her chest, stroked it with her fingertips, and found that it had been properly treated.

It seems that the matter of Zi Yugong is a fact that cannot be erased.And the sharp pain in her heart made her sober, and made her recall the chaos of today.

She thought of Ziyu Palace, Mingxue, and Beitang Mo, the prince of prayer...

She underestimated him, underestimated him too much.

She underestimated his calmness, his judgment, his city, everything about him.

In order to protect her, Su Muqing, Beitang Mo borrowed the ears and eyes of all the ministers, and borrowed Mingxue's fake madness to tell everyone two things.

First, the queen is not alone.

Second, there is no one instigated by Mingxue, it is only the sin of a mad woman, otherwise she would not have assassinated her master.

If she was an outsider, she would definitely applaud his strategy of killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, she should also be very grateful to him, shouldn't she, thank him for letting Su Muqing win the game of life and death so perfectly!

However, she is not an outsider.

Mingxue died for her, and even died without a whole body. She will forever be turned into dust in this dirty world, and she will never be able to stand up again.

Everything is to save her life and her position as queen!
At this time, she felt a tearing pain in her heart, as if someone had peeled off her heart layer by layer, and then used thousands of hooks to dig into it fiercely and tear it apart.

In her eyes, she, Su Muqing, suffered a crushing defeat today! !

Mu Qing suddenly took a deep breath, and Qingcheng's small face was filled with extreme sadness, and the moisture in her eyes was held up by her forcefully.

Tears are the most useless thing in the world!
If Mingxue can't come back, Concubine Liu's power won't fall either!
Just at this moment, a young eunuch from Jing Chanfang begged to see Mu Qing.He entered the room tremblingly, and handed a letter to her.Mu Qing carefully read the words above, and suddenly felt a pain in her heart.

This is Mingxue's suicide note, and she has long known that such a day will come.

Mu Qing glanced down, and when her eyes fell on the last few words at the end, she read softly: "Mingxue has one more matter, I hope the empress can help Mingxue. Mingxue has a brother..." Mu Qing's eyes shrank, Look down now.As her eyes moved down, she was not shocked at 01:30, and then grabbed the envelope violently.

At this moment, she couldn't care about anything else, and desperately got off the bed, covered the open wound, and ran outside.He whispered the man's name anxiously.

Mingxue...Mingxue...

At night, the back garden of the palace, a desolate and gloomy place.

Shangguan Yu alone built the fire frame for Mingxue's execution. Perhaps such things were already commonplace for him, so there was no superfluous expression on that handsome face.He didn't tie Mingxue up, but let her sit aside with her legs curled up.

Mingxue was very quiet tonight, neither arguing nor arguing, nor making noise nor crying, completely opposite to all the palace people who were about to be executed.She just buried her small face in her knees, silently looking at the busy Shangguan Yu.

After finishing the last things, Shangguan Yu patted the dust on his hands, turned to look at Ming Xue, "There is still half a stick of incense before the execution. Will you be afraid?" He said softly, looking at the face with a gentle smile The smiling woman had an unknown feeling in her heart.

Mingxue raised her eyes and replied, "People are mortal, sooner or later."

With that said, Mingxue got up and stood on top of the firewood with light steps.

One step, two steps, three steps...

"After a while, am I going to die in this place?" Mingxue asked softly, with a little loneliness in her eyes.

"Being able to die for your master is a blessing to be a slave." Shangguan Yu said.

After being a slave for so many years, in this deep palace where there is no black and white truth, he has seen many times of surrogate death like today.However, I have never seen such a quiet woman who is not afraid or making trouble like Mingxue.

"At least, Mingxue doesn't have to be a lunatic in front of Lord Shangguan." Mingxue smiled faintly, as if she was talking about an innocuous matter.

At this moment, Ming Xue stopped in her tracks and looked at Shang Guan Yu, her handsome face was reflected in her clear eyes.The breeze blew, and quietly swept the messy hair on Mingxue's cheeks, entangled in front of her eyes, like Qingzao without belonging, "Master Shangguan, can you accompany me in this half-pillar of incense?" Mingxue Open your mouth, as if full of anticipation.

Although Shangguan Yu didn't understand what was the faint joy in Mingxue's eyes, but he didn't want to refuse when he was about to die.So he nodded quietly, and stepped forward to Mingxue's side, "Shangguan has always been dumb, I hope Miss Mingxue won't find it boring."

"How could it be?" Mingxue laughed, and suddenly took Shangguan Yu's hand, and came to the side of the stone pile.She asked him to sit down, and then she came to his side and sat close to her.

Shangguan Yu was a little stiff, but he quickly became familiar with Mingxue by his side.As if, long, long ago, it was like this.

"What are you talking about?" Shangguan Yu asked, really at a loss.

"Let's talk about Lord Shangguan's family." Mingxue looked at Yue in the sky that was about to be covered by dark clouds, and smiled lightly, "Today, even Yue doesn't want to see me."

Following Mu Qing's gaze, Shangguan Yu also looked at the moonless sky, and immediately replied, "Shangguan has no family."

Ming Xue's eyes trembled slightly, she looked at Shang Guan Yu, "Why?"

Shangguan Yu seemed to recall something, a slight injury flashed in his cold eyes, "Shangguan's family members were all burned to death in a fire. Parents, and younger sister, all died. So Shangguan has nothing to worry about, only one person."

"Really." Mingxue whispered, then turned her face, and looked at the dirty heaven again, "Mingxue doesn't have any family anymore. There is only one elder brother."

"The elder brother is the father. He will treat you very well. If there is a chance, I will help you with a message." Shangguan Yu said lightly, but he couldn't help feeling a little lonely in his heart.

He hasn't thought about the old things for a long, long time... It's just that there is still a smiling face that often appears in his dreams.

"Oh, that's right. Can Lord Shangguan know how to blow leaves?" Mingxue seemed to have thought of something, so she searched around, and happened to see an evergreen tree planted in the palace not far away.As soon as her eyes lit up, she walked over in small steps, tiptoed, trying to pick off a small leaf, but failed several times, and touched the wound instead, making Mingxue frown.

When Shangguan Yu saw it, he got up, stood beside her, raised his hand a little, picked off the leaf, and put it in her hand.

Mingxue laughed, although her face was still full of injuries that she couldn't look at directly, but that pure Ruoxue smile made Shangguan Yu's heart tighten involuntarily.

He had never felt this kind of feeling before, and even felt a little bit of pain.

"Master Shangguan hasn't answered Mingxue's words yet." Mingxue seemed to be a little coquettish, looking at Shangguan Yu like a child, making Shangguan Yu tremble slightly, and hurriedly said, "Ah... I, no Assembly. It’s just that when I was young, my sister taught me, but unfortunately I’m not good at rhythm, so I never learned it.”

"Let me teach Lord Shangguan." Mingxue said, and put the leaf in Shangguan Yu's hand.

Shangguan Yu was a little hesitant at first, but seeing Mingxue's look full of anticipation, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he quietly put it on his lips.Shangguan Yu blew twice in a row, but all became silent, causing Mingxue to cover her lips and smile, so she held Shangguan Yu's hand and said, "Sir Shangguan, it should be like this."

Mingxue moved the leaf a little, and concentrated on adjusting the position for Shangguan Yu, but at this moment, Shangguan Yu was quietly staring at the focused person beside him.He didn't understand why Mingxue in front of him faced death so calmly even though he was already a desperate man licking blood with the tip of a knife.

"Lord Shangguan?" Seeing that Shangguan Yu was lost in thought, Mingxue called softly, causing Shangguan Yu to shrink his eyes immediately, and hurriedly regained his senses, then picked up the leaf and blew it lightly once.

This time, Shangguan Yu really had the melody, which surprised Shangguan Yu and wondered why he really learned it.But Mingxue smiled softly, and said: "Perhaps, Lord Shangguan's younger sister is very naughty and has never really taught him."

When saying these words, a ray of complicated sadness flashed in Mingxue's clear eyes.But soon, he returned to his previous calmness, silently looking at Shangguan Yu who tried again and again.

"Sir Shangguan, it's time to execute!" At this moment, a young eunuch's voice suddenly came from not far away, as if reminding Shangguan Yu.

After the voice fell, Shangguan Yu suddenly trembled his fingertips, and his handsome face gradually recovered calmness and indifference.He took a deep breath, looked back at Mingxue, "It's time to get on the road."

Just when Shangguan Yu was about to turn around, Mingxue suddenly shouted with some reluctance: "Master Shangguan!"

Shangguan Yu paused, looked sideways and said, "What?"

"Can I ask Mingxue to shake Lord Shangguan's hand before execution?" Mingxue asked anxiously, causing doubts to flash in Shangguan Yu's eyes again. After thinking about it, he said, "I always thought that you were very scared I."

"Mingxue has never been afraid of Lord Shangguan." Mingxue said firmly.

Shangguan Yu also seemed to hesitate a little, but in the end he stretched out his hand and raised it slowly, as if agreeing to Mingxue's request.

Mingxue was overjoyed, and there was a complex emotion in her eyes.She carefully held Shangguan Yu's finger, "Master Shangguan's hand is so warm."

"So mine, you are the first."

Mingxue didn't return, but slowly pressed his hand to her cheek, and then quietly leaned against his palm, a sense of relief appeared on her face.

At this moment, Shangguan Yu's heart seemed to be squeezed tightly again. What is the pain of being unable to breathe?
"Okay." Shangguan Yu suddenly withdrew his hand and turned around unnaturally. Under the breeze, he looked cold and lonely.

Mingxue nodded, took a deep breath, and followed Shangguan Yu back to the burning frame.

After that, several young eunuchs took the rope and began to tie Mingxue's hands.Mingxue didn't struggle and just let them play around.When everything was done, only Mingxue and Shangguanyu were left in the execution ground.

Shangguan Yu held the torch and looked at her quietly, "You and I are both slaves, if there is anything else you want me to do, just let me know."

Mingxue shook her head, and just said with a smile: "Mingxue just wants to ask Mr. Shangguan, later, when I execute the sentence. Can Mr. Shangguan play the leaf flute for me? I think, if so, maybe it won't be so It hurts."

"Okay." Shangguan Yu lowered his eyes, and quietly took two steps back, "May in the next life, you won't have to suffer in this world anymore."

Mingxue smiled softly, "Well, in the next life, I will definitely live happily..."

At this time, Shangguan Yu smiled softly, and there seemed to be a little bitterness in his smile, and then he threw the torch in his hand to the bottom of the burning frame.

When the raging fire ignited crazily, Shangguan Yu's heart couldn't help but hurt again.

As Mingxue said, he put the leaf just now on his lips, and then played the incomplete music in a youthful way.Ming Xue, who was surrounded by the fire, smiled happily, the hot flames even completely devoured the moisture that gradually slipped from the corners of her eyes.

"Sir Shangguan, Mingxue finally wants to give you a poem." Mingxue shouted suddenly, and the little face that was always smiling couldn't help being sad at last.She trembled her lips, endured the burning pain on her body, and read each and every word: "Going up is like a mountain, mausoleums and flowers appear in the sky, and officials are as humble as water before the mountains. When will the snow peaks be together, and when the son will come after a thousand mountains?" !... Lord Shangguan, live well, we, see you in the next life..." Mingxue laughed again, and the pain from laughing became more and more painful. Finally, she closed her eyes and shouted with the last of her strength, "Queen! Empress! In Mingxue's next life, I hope that the bridesmaids will be around! Empress... Thousands of years, thousands of years!!!"

Shangguan Yu quietly recited a poem, and suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and even the leaves on his hands fell to the ground instantly.

Shangguan Xueer...

He suddenly raised his head, looking at her who could no longer make any sound, and even merged with the scorching fire.

Suddenly, he seemed to recall the warm face of that cute, smiling face from a long, long time ago.She would often pester him and make trouble with him, and after he was injured in a fight, she would obediently accompany him to heal her injuries.

But at this moment, Qingcheng was no longer, and the layers of flames devoured the man.Her hair, her smile, everything about her...all disappeared into the moonless night sky.

Moreover, it was his own hands...

Shangguan Yu suddenly knelt down, pinching the scorched soil with his fingertips.

The wind picked up, blowing his black hair quietly.He slowly stretched out the hand that touched Mingxue just now, and spread his fingertips, but the faint residual warmth seemed to be still there.It seemed like a long, long time before he used his trembling lips to cry out in grief, "Why... it's you... why!!"

And at this moment, Mu Qing staggered over while clutching the wound on her chest.When she saw the flames burning on the stake, she also suddenly collapsed on the ground, the wound seemed to be opened again, and a poignant red bloomed on her clothes.Then she laughed, it hurt so much, but her vision was gradually blurred.

In the end, did she still not catch up...or...failed to...

Suddenly, there was a sound from the sky, and the raindrops fell, each and every drop fell on Mu Qing's pale face, icy cold, straight into the heart.

This rain came too late.

At this time, Shangguan Yu stood up quietly, and there was no expression on his face.He bent down to pick up the leaf on the ground, and turned around silently.

Perhaps, there is nothing greater than heart death, which is the cruelest pain in the world.

He moved forward silently, he couldn't even see the stones on the ground, he fell hard, and then slowly got up, like a walking dead...

"Shangguan Yu!" At this moment, Mu Qing suddenly called to stop the person who was about to leave.

Shangguan Yu paused, but didn't turn his head back, just silently waiting for Mu Qing's words.

"Tonight, I want to go out of the palace." Mu Qing said, and then slowly propped up her body. However, unlike Shangguan Yu, on Mu Qing's alluring face, there was an indescribable tenacity burning .

Shangguan Yu slightly raised his eyes, then turned to look at Mu Qing.

(End of this chapter)