slave like jade

Chapter 159
Yu Ruyan had always kept a secret about An Ge's inability to have children, but unexpectedly, she let her know today.

Brother An has always liked children very much, and he has told Yu Ruyan more than once that her future home must have a group of children, but now let her know the fact that she will not be able to have children in this life. Cruel, how can she admit all this?
In the next second, Yu Ruyan quickly reacted and rushed out of the door, and after the shock, Tong Qian followed her and ran out.

Outside the door, under the window sill near the garden, Brother An was lying on the ground with a bloodless face, his eyes closed tightly, and Dongcao was squatting beside her in fright, when he saw Yu Ruyan coming out, he said in a trembling voice: "Master, Sister An, she I fainted, what should I do?"

Yu Ruyan stepped forward and hugged An Ge who was lying on the ground into her arms distressedly, touched her pale face over and over again, and said in a choked voice: "Brother An, wake up, don't be sad, I will always be with you When you are together, no one can bully you..."

Just at this time, Mu Lingzhi came over after taking a bath, saw An Ge lying on the ground and the people in the yard, and was about to ask what happened to the copper coin, when the copper coin, who had been in a state of ignorance, suddenly stepped forward, and from Yu Ru Yan took Brother An in his arms, picked her up and sent her back to the room where she lived.

Dr. Wu was invited over after a while, and after looking at it for her, he said that she passed out because of a burst of anger and blood, and the person who pinched her woke up after a while.

Before Dr. Wu came, Yu Ruyan had simply told Mu Lingzhi about Brother An and the copper coins, and ordered Dongcao, who was eavesdropping outside, not to reveal anything about tonight's affairs.

After Ange woke up, he stared blankly at the ceiling above his head, Yu Ruyan also felt her body trembling violently through the quilt.No matter how Yu Ruyan tried to persuade her, she kept her mouth tightly shut and said nothing.

Yu Ruyan was worried about leaving, and of course Mu Lingzhi wouldn't leave if she didn't leave, but the copper coin stayed by the side in a daze, not daring to look at Brother An, keeping her head down and saying nothing.

The atmosphere in the house was suppressed to the extreme for a moment!
Yu Ruyan didn't know that Brother An was resenting her for keeping her secret for so long, but she knew that Brother An must be so sad and hopeless that he couldn't help himself, but she couldn't even speak a word of persuasion. No matter what she said, she felt that it would hurt Brother An, and no matter how she said it, she felt that it was not enough to express the pain in her heart.

In the end, she took An Ge's cold little hand and said solemnly: "Brother An, do you blame me for lying to you for so long? But blame me for not letting you be with copper coins? You know, a long time ago, I thought that one day I could Find you a husband who loves you and loves you so that you can have a happy family, and I also know that you like the child very much... But, good luck makes people... From the moment I knew it, I had already made up my mind , I don't want to marry you anymore, I don't want you to be hurt again, I can't bear to see you wronged..."

Yu Ruyan's eyes were already flushed, these words have always been hidden in her heart, every time she saw Brother An, she felt extremely distressed in her heart, and now she said these words in front of her, her heart was also bleeding, Because she knew that no matter how good she was to An Ge, it would not be able to make up for her inner wounds and longing for her family. These were all things she could not give her...

There was a slight sobbing sound, and Brother An finally couldn't help crying. Seeing her crying, Yu Ruyan let go of her hanging heart.

Brother An buried his head in her arms, and cried in despair: "Princess, I have nothing in this life, in this life... What should I do..."

Yu Ruyan said with a choked voice: "You still have me. Brother An, you have to cheer up. In my heart, you are already my sister. No matter what others think of you, I will always be by your side. As long as you have me One day, I will definitely not let anyone bully you..."

"You still have me!" Tong Qian, who hadn't spoken since Brother An, seemed to wake up suddenly from a dream. Said: "Just like Brother An, I have no father and no mother, so please ask the princess and Your Highness to make decisions for us and let me marry Brother An as my wife!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed to the two of them three times in a row with a solemn face, with a serious expression, which stunned Yu Ruyan.

Before Yu Ruyan could speak, Mu Lingzhi said solemnly, "Have you thought about it?"

Of course he understood what he meant by copper coins. Mu Lingzhi was asking him, but he was thinking about the fact that after marrying An Ge as his wife, he would have no children to carry on the family line.

The copper coin said very seriously: "The reason why I married Brother An was because I liked her. I wanted to be with her and watch her every day. I didn't marry her just to have children for me. Children, yes, of course I will." Even better...no, I admit it too, if I give up on her because she can't have a baby, I...I can't do it!"

The hand in her palm froze slightly, and Yu Ruyan looked back, only to see that Brother An's expression was greatly shaken, his body was shaking even more than before, but he didn't say a word, and he didn't look at the man kneeling on the ground. Copper coins, staring straight at the nothingness in front of him with dull eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Tong Qian is a sincere person, and he doesn't say too many nice words, but Yu Ruyan feels more relieved when he speaks so honestly.

She remembered the shyness and joy on Brother An's face when he talked about copper coins before, and knew that she also liked copper coins in her heart, and then looked at the serious and persistent look on copper coins, but she had another plan in her heart.

She objected to the two being together before, not because she didn't like copper coins, but because she was worried that he would not be able to accept Brother An's past, but now he can ignore these things, and it can be seen that he really likes Brother An, and copper coins are originally a An honest person, he dared to make a promise in front of Mu Lingzhi and himself, and believed that it was from the heart, so now, Yu Ruyan is happy in her heart, happy that Brother An has found someone who truly loves her .

She looked at the copper coin kneeling on the ground with a devout face, and said word by word: "Copper coin, if you really plan to do this, I will not object to the two of you being together, and I am willing to let Brother An hand it over to you... "

"I do not want to!"

Brother An, who had been lying silent on the bed, suddenly spoke out.She got up, opened the drawer, took out her purse, and handed it back to the copper coin along with the melon seeds that the copper coin bought for her just now, and said coldly: "These money is the money I entrusted you to buy food, this melon seed I don't want to eat it either, you can take it all away, we will not owe each other in the future, don't bother me anymore, I won't marry you."

After finishing speaking, without giving Tong Qian a chance to reply, he said to Yu Ruyan: "Princess, you and Your Highness should go back and have a rest, I am also tired and want to sleep."

Seeing the door close, Yu Ruyan was in a mess, she was really worried about Brother An, and the copper coin was like crying without tears.

Mu Lingzhi was calmer than the two of them. He knew Yu Ruyan's worry, took her hand with a sigh and said, "Don't worry about her, I'll let Dongcao stop vigil and come back to accompany Brother An, someone is by her side If you keep watch, you won't worry that she will do something stupid."

Turning around, he said unceremoniously to the copper coin with a sad and hopeless face: "You are really stupid if you say you are stupid!"

The copper coin was heartbroken, and said with a sad face: "Your Highness, you still have the heart to scold me at this time, and I don't see you helping you..."

Yu Ruyan, like Mu Lingzhi, knew that Brother An's refusal of the copper coin was just to avoid dragging the copper coin, so she couldn't help but said slowly: "Copper coin, Brother An refused you because he was afraid of dragging you down, and she suddenly found out about all this today. It's also very confusing, don't be discouraged, use your true feelings to influence her, I believe that one day she will figure everything out and be willing to be with you. Be patient!"

Hearing Yu Ruyan's words, Tong Qian suddenly realized, and was overjoyed in the next moment, and thanked Yu Ruyan: "Thank you princess for reminding me, I will definitely not give up."

Back in the room, Yu Ruyan was exhausted. Looking at her, Mu Lingshang helped her to relax by pressing her forehead, and said, "I have some good news for you. The Ministry of Rituals has drawn up a date for the Crown Prince's Sealing Ceremony. , it will be seven days later, so after these seven days, I will be relieved when Xiaodao is firmly established as the crown prince. Then I can accompany you where you want to go. It's just..."

Yu Ruyan's heart skipped a beat when she heard that, she turned her head to look at him in astonishment, and asked worriedly, "Just what?"

Looking at her worried eyes like a little deer, Mu Lingzhi pinched her nose with a wry smile and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just to prevent the ceremony of conferring the seal from going wrong like last time, my father ordered me to take care of it personally." Therefore, I may stay in the palace for the next few days and rarely come back to accompany you, so don't blame me. If you are bored, I can send you to stay in another garden for a few days."

Yu Ruyan wanted to take Ange to live in Bieyuan for a few days to relax, but since she took over the power of the palace, and during the period when Mu Lingzhi was not in the palace, the palace couldn't be leaderless. An's affairs are being watched, and——

Thinking of the letter she received in the afternoon, Yu Ruyan's eyes darkened, and she said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry about me, you don't have to worry about me staying in the mansion, if I go to Bieyuan, you come back It's not convenient at all times, I'll just wait for you at home."

Since returning to the Eastern Capital, Mu Lingzhi has been busier day by day, so Yu Ruyan is not surprised by his busyness, and also wants to solve some things by herself when he is not at home.So, she was too busy thinking about her own thoughts, and didn't notice the anxiety and panic that flashed in Mu Lingzhi's eyes, as well as the seriousness in his expression...

Mu Lingzhi only told Yu Ruyan that he was entrusted by his father to personally supervise the ceremony, but what Yu Ruyan didn't know was that Mu Lingzhi had to do all of this for her sake.

In fact, although the seal ceremony is grand, the altar and the affairs of the ceremony can be handled by the people from the Ministry of Rites. What's more, people from Dali Temple will participate in the supervision this time, so Mu Lingzhi can't be intervened. He didn't guard it personally, because this seal awarding ceremony was not only related to Xiaodao's position as the crown prince, but also related to Yu Ruyan, and even her life.

It turned out that just a few days ago, after watching the star statue at night, the supervisor of the Qin Tianjian rushed to the palace overnight to report to King Liang, saying that the Diwang star suddenly dimmed, and there was a faint ominous omen of disappearing!

As soon as these words came out, King Liang was terrified——

If the emperor star disappears, it means that Daliang is going to destroy the country!

Liang Wang thought of the many unsatisfactory things that happened in Daliang recently, and the more he thought about it, the more terrified he felt.Quickly seek a solution to the supervisor.

The inspector told King Liang with a serious expression that the reason for the disappearance of the Diwang star was that a lone star of unknown origin suddenly appeared on the south side of the Diwang star, and the fierce light emitted was actually getting stronger and stronger, as if to seize The light of Emperor Star is blocked, and the light of Emperor Star is covered.

When King Liang heard the back, his face turned pale——

Daliang's ten thousand li country was taken by him ten years ago by killing his brother and forcing the palace. If it is destroyed in his hands now, then he will be the eternal sinner of Daliang...

In the end, the inspector told Liang Wang that if he wanted to get rid of the evil star that interfered with the fortune of the Diwang star, he had to find out the source of the evil star—get rid of it, so as to avoid future troubles!

After the supervisor left, King Liang didn't close his eyes all night, and he instantly aged several years overnight.

In the early morning of the next day, King Liang told the story in front of all the court officials. As soon as this remark came out, the whole court was in a commotion!
As soon as they heard that it was an evil star in troubled times, all the ministers rushed to list the many unfavorable things that happened in Daliang recently, such as the candles that were extinguished for no reason and the collapsed sacrificial ceremony last month. Taiwan and so on, but what convinced everyone that there was a real evil star was the rare autumn flood in the southern part of Daliang.

The flood came suddenly and strangely. It is really unimaginable that a flood occurred in the south, which has always entered the dry season in autumn.

Not only that, but the flood was accompanied by rampant epidemics. Although the imperial court provided enough money and food to relieve the disaster, the wanton epidemic could not be restrained immediately. According to reports from local officials, the south is now full of corpses, as if it has become a disaster. A dead zone, very scary!
All the ministers were talking about each other, everyone was anxious and anxious, King Liang was even more frowning, and he didn't sleep all night, and he had a splitting headache, which made the ministers feel helpless. Make an idea, except for the evil star!

Mu Xiang, who was standing at the head of the ministers, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the evil star must be eliminated, but——if you want to eliminate the evil star, you must first know whether the evil star is a person or a thing? Where is it now?"

The inspector of the Qin Tianjian stepped forward and said: "My lord, after I discovered the astrology difference yesterday, I have already figured out that the evil star affecting the Diwang star is a person, an extremely ominous person!"

Hearing this, the hall was in an uproar!
Mu Lingzhi's whole body trembled, his deep eyes sank, and he almost subconsciously glanced at Mu Xiang and the eldest prince's faces, but both of them looked composed, and there was nothing unusual about them!
In fact, ever since King Liang mentioned the evil star, Mu Lingzhi suddenly began to panic, feeling inexplicably empty and uncomfortable in his heart. When he heard the supervisor's last words, he hardly had to doubt that the evil star must be caused by Muxiang and Da. Made by the prince.

Needless to say, now that Yu Mingzhu has entered the First Prince's Mansion, with her hatred for Yu Ruyan, she will definitely tell the story of Yu Ruyan's natural tearslessness.When they were in Daqi, they used this as an excuse to give Yu Ruyan the title of an unlucky person, and now they use the same trick to frame her, it is not unexpected but extremely vicious!

It's just that compared to Concubine Lian's previous tricks, Muxiang and the eldest prince are more ruthless, and they actually fabricated a malevolent star to affect the fortunes of Daliang. As luck would have it, some troublesome things have indeed happened in Daliang recently. I'm afraid that everyone will overwhelmingly believe the supervisor's words.

As for Mu Xiang and the eldest prince, they were always treacherous and cunning, but after realizing that the evil star was alone, they didn't show Yu Ruyan on the spot.

That's right, being too aggressive will make their premeditation too obvious, but Mu Lingzhi knows that they will definitely make progress step by step, and there will be more ruthless tricks in the future.

However, King Liang suddenly thought of Mu Yizhi after hearing the supervisor's words.After coming down to court, he left Mu Lingzhi behind, and told him what he had guessed in his heart.

Mu Lingzhi's face changed when he heard the words, and his heart was extremely painful——

Regardless of whether it was Yu Ruyan or Mu Yizhi, if King Liang identified one of them, they would be murderous and would never show mercy.

But these two people, one is the love of his life, and the other is his respected and guilty elder brother, both are people Mu Lingzhi protects with his life, and he can't accept being crowned a villain.

On the way back from the palace, Mu Lingzhi had already heard whispers about the evil star in the streets and alleys.As soon as the copper coin went to inquire, he came back with a dark face and said that the news of the evil star's ominous person had spread to the people in an instant, and now the people are saying that the fifth princess who was married to Daqi by the third highness is the ominous person of the broom star, and began to harm Daliang up.

At that time, Tong Qian was so angry that he almost lost his temper. He mustered up a lot of courage to tell Mu Lingzhi what he heard. There was a cold light in his eyes——

Mu Lingzhi already guessed that the matter was caused by the First Prince and Mu Xiang, so he is not surprised to hear these rumors now, but he hates it in his heart. He hates the First Prince and the others for being too despicable. He can't help but want to frame Yu Ruyan!

Before entering the mansion, he strictly ordered the copper coins not to let Yu Ruyan know the rumors outside the mansion, and he also quietly and strictly ordered the servants in the mansion not to reveal half of it-if anyone spreads the rumors into the ears of the princess, he will be shot!

After returning to the mansion, he deliberately used the fact that the refugees had entered Beijing, and told Yu Ruyan not to leave the mansion.He also secretly asked the hidden guards to step up guarding the palace, strictly ordering that without his permission, no one is allowed to take Yu Ruyan away, including his father, queen and queen!
If he guessed correctly, it won't be long before these rumors will be spread into the ears of the royal father. Regardless of whether it is true or not, the royal father and the queen will send someone to arrest her and interrogate her in the palace. Knowing that Yan Yan has no tears, I'm afraid that she will be completely convinced that she is the evil star who affects the fate of the country!
Sure enough, only two days later, when he entered the palace this morning, King Liang called him to the imperial study alone with a frosty expression on his face, and asked him if the rumors about the outside world were true?
Mu Ling flatly refused, saying that Yu Ruyan's ominous statement was framed by others, and explained to Liang Wang in detail about the collusion between Daoist Daqi Yiyun and Concubine Lian to frame Yu Ruyan.

But no matter how he explained, Liang Wang always looked dubious. He was suspicious by nature, but now he heard that Yu Ruyan was born without tears, and then remembered that all the bad things that happened in Daliang were indeed after she returned to Daliang. , all kinds of signs show that Yu Ruyan is an unlucky person who will bring disaster to the country and the people!

And in King Liang's selfish heart, he would rather believe that Yu Ruyan is an unlucky person, so that Mu Yizhi's suspicion can be avoided. Of course, King Liang's affection for Mu Yizhi is far more than that for Yu Ru. Yan's daughter-in-law's feelings.

The plan in King Liang's heart could not be concealed from Mu Lingzhi's eyes. After an afternoon of negotiations and pleadings, King Liang was willing to give Yu Ruyan a chance to prove that she was not a evil star, that is, as long as there is no trouble in the Prince's Ceremony seven days later, the people in the disaster area The disaster can be brought under control, and King Liang can spare her life!

Therefore, for the sake of Yu Ruyan, Mu Lingzhi must watch over the process of this grand ceremony from beginning to end, so as not to give Mu Xiang and the others the opportunity to sabotage it!
……

But after a while, Mu Lingzhi's heart was already turning a thousand times, but Yu Ruyan fell asleep in his arms without knowing it.

The silver light outside the window casts a layer of quiet light in the room through the window lattice, Yu Ruyan sleeps soundly in his arms, the silver moon shines on her face, her sleeping face is extraordinarily peaceful and satisfied, The long eyelashes are like the softest wings, and the slightly raised corners of the lips are charming and attractive, making Mu Ling's heart palpitate.

Seeing her peacefully sleeping in his arms at this moment, Mu Lingzhi felt bitter and sweet in his heart. He hugged her tighter and tighter, kissed her smooth forehead lightly, and the desire to protect her grew stronger in his heart.

She thought to herself, no matter how many plots and schemes there will be in the future, and how many storms will hit her, he will give her the most peaceful and warm harbor...

In the early morning of the next day, Mu Lingzhi took the copper coins and went into the palace to get busy. Before leaving, he once again told Yu Ruyan to stay in the mansion and not to go out. Although Yu Ruyan agreed to him, but waited Not long after he went out, Yu Ruyan quietly left the mansion with the winter grass, leaving Brother An to rest in the mansion.

Before going out, Brother An asked her where she was going with concern?Yu Ruyan told her that she was going to see a girl from Qin Xianglou, who was also the one who sent the distress letter through the back door last night.

Brother An was stunned at the time, and Yu Ruyan simply explained to her that last time some girls in Qin Xianglou asked Yu Ruyan to uphold justice for them in front of Qiu's mother and get back the contract of sale, which offended her. Mother Qiu, Mother Qiu vented all the bitterness and hatred she suffered that day on the leading girl, tortured and beat her, and sold her cheaply to a well-known villain in Kyoto to fill up the house. The girl refused to obey, and was thrown into the darkroom of Qin Xianglou, waiting to be married three days later.

Yu Ruyan still remembered that when she was in Qin Xianglou, the first girl who stood up had a pretty oval face, and her words and expressions were a little fierce.

Thinking of letting that girl suffer innocently because of herself, Yu Ruyan panicked, so she decided to come to save her!
Moreover, regardless of whether this girl wrote to ask for help, Yu Ruyan would definitely do what she promised those girls in Qin Xianglou. Therefore, while Mu Lingzhi was busy in the palace, she also wanted to Let's settle the matter of Qin Xianglou properly.

Yu Ruyan promised that she would finish dealing with Qin Xianglou's affairs and come back before Shen Shi in the afternoon, but Brother An waited until You Shi in the evening before seeing her and Dongcao.She couldn't wait any longer, and went out to Qin Xianglou to find Yu Ruyan.

But when Brother An rushed to the long street where Qin Xianglou was located, he heard the voices of people and cries for help outside, and the carriage was blocked by the people in front of him, and the people around him shouted loudly: "It's not good. It's over, Qin Xianglou is flooded! Hurry up and put out the fire."

Brother An's whole body froze, she lifted the curtain of the car with a 'hoo', looked up, and her whole body instantly fell into the ice cave——

I saw the redness in front of my eyes, and the three-story Qinxiang Building was like a huge fireball spouting flames on the long street. Except for people's shouts, there were only "Pu Li Ba La" burning in the flames. sound of wood...

(End of this chapter)