slave like jade

Chapter 174
Yu Ruyan knelt down and begged Xiaodao to let her go, but at this point, Xiaodao knew that she had no way out.

In other words, from the moment he made up his mind to reveal his feelings for Yu Ruyan to the people of the world, Xiaodao had cut off all his retreats by himself!

Looking at Yu Ruyan who was kneeling in front of him, his heart was full of grief, and he couldn't help but want to step forward to help her up, but the moment he stepped out of his footsteps, he abruptly retracted, and couldn't bear to see her begging for despair, and finally He just told the palace servants to take good care of her with a hoarse voice, and walked away...

The snow outside the window is getting bigger and bigger, like balls of cotton wool hitting people's faces.Xiaodao pushed away the oil umbrella in Xiao Fushou's hand, and walked alone in the wind and snow. After a while, the corners of his brows and eyes were covered with snow, which happened to cover the tears at the corners of his eyes...

After this time, Xiao Dao rarely came to Changle Hall again, even if he came, he just stood silently in front of the hall...

After this time, Yu Ruyan became willing to eat, and asked Chunhua and Qiuyue to ask the palace servants of the Eastern Palace for fabrics, needlework, and scissors.

Seeing the Cold Ridge Festival getting closer, she thought sourly that she hadn't even had time to make a complete shirt for Mu Lingzhi...

Ever since Yu Ruyan lived in Changle Palace, Xiaodao asked the palace staff to put away all sharp and sharp things in the palace, such as scissors, a knife for peeling fruit, and even the sharp hairpins in her dowry. , there are also palace guards around her twelve hours a day, for fear that she won't be able to think about it and do something stupid.

Hearing that she wanted to cut the hair, the palace people looked at each other in blank dismay. Without the order of the crown prince, how dare these maids give her such a dangerous thing casually. If she makes the slightest mistake, they don't know how to save their lives?
Seeing that the maids were timid and refused to give it, Yu Ruyan understood that they were afraid of the prince, so she said coldly: "Go and tell the prince, I just want to make a shirt for my husband, the third highness, and I won't commit suicide of."

When she said these words, Xiaodao was standing silently in the snow outside the hall, when he heard the word 'husband', his eyes dimmed, his expression was sad and gloomy.

However, in just a few days, Xiaodao was actually more haggard than Yu Ruyan. The once handsome and handsome young man was covered with vicissitudes overnight. It was gloomy, and the expression on his face was also exhausted and haggard.

He stayed overnight in front of King Liang's bed. He had just come out of King Liang's Yugan Palace, and the wind and snow along the way wet his black cloak embroidered with golden dragons.But he didn't have time to go back to his bedroom to change into a clean one, so he hurried to the outside of Changle Palace.

Hearing the report from the palace man that Yu Ruyan started to eat, he breathed a sigh of relief, and in a hoarse voice he told the palace man to take care of him more carefully. After finishing his speech, he said that he had heard what Yu Ruyan said to Gong'e.

After hearing Yu Ruyan's request, the little Gong'e was about to go out of the hall to ask for instructions, Yu Ruyan called her to stop her, her eyes turned slightly, and she said: "By the way, tell your prince, I want to go out of the hall and walk around in the East Palace. Go to the small garden to see the wintersweet. If possible, please ask Ru Jieyu to talk with me to relieve boredom."

Xiao Dao stood outside the hall and listened attentively to her words. When he heard that she wanted to see the wax plums, he couldn't help but smile. He couldn't help but stepped forward and walked into the hall. He said happily, "Sister wants to see the wax plums, so I'll go with you!"

Seeing him come forward suddenly, Yu Ruyan's expression froze, but these days she figured it out, knowing that no matter how much she begged him, he would not let her go out of the palace, so she might as well think of other ways.

She said indifferently: "No need, the prince has a lot of things to do every day, and he still needs to be by His Majesty's side, so he doesn't need to worry about me anymore. You just need to allow me to walk out of the palace and let me breathe."

Yu Ruyan's attitude was much calmer and calmer than before, and Xiaodao was very happy to see her like this, so he didn't dare to make more demands to make her unhappy, so he said: "As long as my sister is willing to eat well, she is also willing to live in the house." This Changle Palace, this East Palace, I can go wherever my sister wants!"

He said silently in his heart, you will eventually be the mistress of the East Palace, and also the mistress of the world, and there is no place where you can't be allowed to go!
After Xiaodao left, she tidied up a bit. Accompanied by Chunhua and Qiuyue, Yu Ruyan took an oiled paper umbrella and left the gate of Changle Hall for the first time. It's the gate of the plum garden.

Her expression was cold, and the alienated Chaoyu Ruyan saluted and said coldly: "The concubine is ordered by the crown prince to come and accompany my sister to visit the garden!"

Seeing her indifferent expression, Yu Ruyan knew what she was thinking, so she nodded without saying anything, her gaze slowly swept around, and she took the initiative to take Xiaoru's hand, and turned towards Mei Walk deep into the garden.

Xiao Ru was not as close to her as before, and when she held her hand, her hands were stiff and awkward.

Stepping into the plum grove, Yu Ruyan said softly: "I have been in the East Palace for several days, why doesn't my sister come to see me?"

Xiao Ru was already dissatisfied with her in her heart, but now hearing what she said, she couldn't help but shake off her hand, and said coldly: "I thought you were Xiaodao's sister, but you are going to be his wife! Here comes a Ouyang Miaomiao is fighting with me for His Highness, and now you are also fighting for His Highness, why should I go to see you!"

Xiao Ru was as straightforward as before.

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan stood still and looked at her sideways, only to see that her eyes were dark and bright, and they were surprisingly similar to Xiaodao's eyes before, but unfortunately, Xiaodao's eyes now only have deep eyes, not clear. through……

Seeing Yu Ruyan staring at her fixedly, Xiao Ru probably knew that she couldn't help herself like this now, and after all, it was the prince's willful way, so she felt that her words were too serious, and mumbled: "I want to see you, but you can't see it." Come on, the crown prince strictly forbids us to get close to your Changle Palace, and we are not allowed to let anyone outside the East Palace know about you, so..."

Xiaoru's words confirmed her guess. Yu Ruyan had been wondering why she had stayed in the East Palace for so long, and why hadn't the queen who didn't like her show up once?

Later, she guessed that Xiaodao had blocked all news about her in the East Palace, including the queen.

Thinking of this, she was shocked in her heart, she never expected that Xiaodao is now so powerful that he can seal up the affairs of his East Palace like an iron barrel, and even a person as powerful as the Queen was concealed by him.

She forced a smile with endless bitterness, her eyes were gloomy, but her face was extremely firm and said: "Xiaoru, Xiaodao is on the wrong path now, and he is stubborn and unwilling to turn back. My sister is now trapped by him. There is no way here, so my sister hopes that you can help me!"

When Xiaoru heard this, her whole body froze, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes the next second.

Although she was born in the countryside, it doesn't mean she doesn't understand human ethics. Naturally, she knows that it is wrong for Xiaodao to do so.

And these days, although Xiaodao has been strictly ordering the people in the East Palace to spread the news about Yu Ruyan, but they can't stop the palace people from whispering in private. , is also very sad.

She didn't understand why the crown prince was so persistent in liking Yu Ruyan, while she had been by his side for so long, yet he didn't get any sincerity from him, even after being married for so long, he didn't even show up on the night of the bridal chamber...

Her heart was sour, tears were about to flow down, she blinked sadly, and said, "How can my sister ask me to help you?"

But as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she suddenly remembered what Xiaodao had told her before she came to the plum garden, her heart trembled, and she quickly waved her hand and said, "Forget it, the prince has already ordered me to chat with my sister to relax, but I can't help you." My sister does anything. If you let him know, he said, he said he would drive me back to Daqi and never see me again."

"And... and the crown prince asked me to persuade my sister to agree to be the crown princess..."

Speaking of the latter, Xiao Ru was already so sad that it was hard to say, but Yu Ruyan was struck by lightning after hearing the word 'Prince Princess', and was shocked on the spot, unable to speak for a long time.

She originally thought about asking Xiaoru to help herself, but she didn't expect that Xiaodao had already foreseen her plan, knowing that she wanted to ask Xiaoru for help, but she was warned by her early in the morning, and she listened to Xiaodao the most. if……

But when she thought of Xiaodao's plan, her heart trembled violently. Even though she knew that it would be difficult for her to ask Xiaoru to help her, now, apart from her, she couldn't find anyone else to help her.

She was impatient. If she didn't think of a way to get out of the gate of the East Palace, even if the news of the East Capital and the East Palace was blocked with a knife, the five hidden guards who escaped would definitely tell Mu Lingzhi what happened here.

Therefore, when Mu Lingzhi returns, the East Palace will definitely usher in a bloodbath...

She seemed to be able to see the tragic situation when King Liang killed his brother and seized the throne ten years ago, and if Mu Lingzhi really washed the East Palace because of her, he would also become a rebellious sinner through the ages...

Thinking of this, Yu Ruyan's whole body was icy cold, she held Xiaoru's hands tightly, gritted her teeth and said, "Xiaoru, I absolutely cannot become the princess, if you don't want to see the prince lose his life, If you don't want to see Donggong blood flow into rivers, you must help me. You are also helping the prince, please."

Xiaoru trembled all over when she heard the words, and her expression became serious, she couldn't help but trembled and said: "If my sister asks me to help you escape, it is impossible, because now, not only my sister, but also the people in the East Palace are all restricted to go out without the permission of the crown prince." .Besides, as long as I can do it, I will do it for my sister."

Yu Ruyan felt relieved, and said gratefully: "Don't worry, I don't want you to help me escape, I just want you to help me send a message to someone."

"Who?" Xiaoru's expression tightened.

Yu Ruyan sighed heavily, gritted her teeth and said, "Empress Empress!"

She has been thinking about it for the past few days, and now, among the empresses of the entire Eastern Capital, no one can let herself walk out of the gate of the Eastern Palace.

Xiaoru understood what she meant, and nodded in response.

Seeing her answer, Yu Ruyan felt relieved, and she didn't have the heart to admire the plum blossoms anymore, so she said goodbye to her and went back to Changle Hall.

Back in the palace, when the palace door was closed, Chunhua and Qiuyue couldn't help but speak, and said anxiously: "Master, how can you let Ru Jieyu tell the queen? If you let the queen know that the person the crown prince likes is the master, let her If the master becomes the crown princess, I am afraid that he will immediately..."

They understand the following words without mentioning Yu Ruyan, if the queen knows that she is the concubine chosen by the prince, they will kill her desperately.

She has long understood these things, but until now, she has no other choice——

Before, she had thought that if Xiaodao really forced herself to be the princess, she would have to keep her innocence even if she was killed in the East Palace.

But she later thought that if she died in the East Palace, Mu Lingzhi would definitely find a knife to pay for her life. In the end, she couldn't avoid the killing between brothers...

Therefore, she must not die in Xiaodao's East Palace, let alone in Xiaodao's hands. If she wanted to die, she could only die in the Queen's hands.

Because, no matter how much Mu Lingzhi hated him, he could never take revenge on his own mother...

However, she underestimated Xiao Dao after all, since Xiao Ru met her, it was very difficult for Xiao Ru to leave the East Palace again.

So, after meeting Xiaoru in the Plum Garden in the morning, she waited for the Queen's arrival in the palace, but when the sun went down in the evening, instead of the Queen, she waited for the knife.

When Xiaodao came in, there were still a group of palace people behind him. He waved his hand, and those palace people stepped forward to measure her body. An old woman stepped forward and spread out the blueprint in her hand to Yu Ruyan with a happy face. After looking at it, he said with a flattering smile: "The maidservant is the head of the clothing bureau, and was ordered to make wedding dresses for the princess. Please look at the princess, these are the various wedding dresses that our clothing bureau has drawn for the empress overnight. Look, which one does the empress like?"

As soon as her words fell, another nun stepped forward, similarly unfolding various blueprints in her hand, and said with a smile: "This servant is the head of the Sizhen Bureau, and was ordered to make a wedding dress for the princess. Jewelry, please have a look at it, if there is any dissatisfaction, this servant will correct it immediately!"

The hall was full of people from various divisions and rooms, all kinds of silk and satin were also placed in front of Yu Ruyan like flowing water for him to choose from, and there were countless dazzling and eye-catching hairpin flowers, and The jade pendants on her body filled the entire hall.

From Yu Ruyan's shock at the beginning to her dull despair later, she didn't say a word, and let people from different divisions and departments ask for instructions in front of her in turn. without saying a word...

After a long time, those people all went down with a knife. After the door of the palace was closed, he hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Father is not in good health, and his last wish is to see me get married. So, in order to satisfy his My wish, I have declared to the world that I will formally marry you as my concubine on the day of Hanrui Festival..."

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan was struck by lightning and stared blankly at him, her whole body trembling with anger, holding on to the armrest of the chair with both hands, gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "You are crazy! You are really crazy..."

Her resentful knife pretended not to be seen, and he continued: "...Although the time is tight, don't worry, I will never treat you badly. At the end of the day, you will become the most beautiful bride in the world, and stand with me in the north." Dingmen, worshiped and admired by all people..."

"Your bride will never be me!" Laughing angrily, Yu Ruyan looked coldly at the knife in front of her, her eyes were icy cold, her body trembling violently, and said in a hateful voice: "If you want to Force me, when we get married, I will definitely jump off the Beiding Gate and die in front of you!"

Xiaodao's whole body trembled, he saw the resolute and determined look on her face, and his heart trembled.

His eyes turned cold, and he said with the same determination: "Sister, don't worry, I will find a way to make you marry me willingly!"

After all, walk away!

As soon as he left, Yu Ruyan couldn't hold on any longer, her heart throbbed with suffocation and pain, her throat was so anxious that a mouthful of blood spewed out, and she fainted...

……

When she woke up again, it was already late at night.

Yu Ruyan's eyes barely opened, and she met a pair of pitch-black pupils, needless to say, the owner of those pupils was Xiaodao.

Seeing her open her eyes, he instantly relaxed, sighed silently, and asked with concern: "Is sister's heart still hurting?"

Yu Ruyan stared blankly at Xiaodao with a concerned face in front of her, thinking that she was having a terrible and lengthy nightmare. In the dream, her beloved younger brother forced her to marry him, but now that she woke up from the dream, Xiaodao was still the same as before. The innocent young man she met in Daqi would only be her younger brother, not the strange Prince Liang who wanted to force her to marry.

However, as soon as she saw the furnishings in the hall and the bright and dazzling bright yellow prince's clothes on Xiaodao, her heart began to sink again...

Holding the last hope, she sat up with difficulty, looked at Xiaodao in front of her for a moment, and said earnestly: "Xiaodao, do you still remember that when I rescued you back to the palace in Daqi, you promised me ?”

Xiaodao's expression froze, his eyes dodged her gaze, his throat rolled with difficulty, and finally he didn't reply to her words.

His reticence proves that he remembers it in his heart.

The last hope surged in Yu Ruyan's heart, she said fervently: "You promised your sister, but you still count on it?"

Under her gaze, Xiaodao's breathing became rapid, he stood up suddenly, turned his back to Yu Ruyan and said coldly: "I remember the promise I made to my sister, no matter what my sister says, I will promise to abide by it. but--"

He turned around and looked at the anxious Yu Ruyan, and said coldly: "Sister, I still remember the first time I went to the palace to look for you!"

Of course Yu Ruyan remembered that she had just returned to the palace with Mu Lingzhi at that time, and that night was the night before she went to the prince's mansion for a banquet, he suddenly broke into Yunsong Courtyard, and was almost killed by Mu Lingzhi later. Catch her, causing her to be afraid and worried all night...

Obviously it happened last year, but when I think about it now, it seems like a century has passed!

"At that time, I wanted to take my sister away, but my sister didn't agree. I didn't understand why my sister lived with her enemy. Later, I figured it out. Maybe at that time, my sister already liked it. On the emperor's brother..."

Xiaodao's voice was deep and sad, he looked at Yu Ruyan, his eyes were sentimental and distressed, and he said: "Sister, do you still remember, I told my sister at that time, saying that from now on, my sister doesn't need to take care of my affairs anymore. So , I am willing to like my sister, and I am determined to marry my sister. Even my sister can't change my mind, just like I couldn't change your mind back then..."

Xiaodao's words brought back all the memories of Yu Ruyan. She remembered that Xiaodao really insisted on taking her away, but she was rejected by herself. Xiaodao was very sad when she left, and she did say such words.But she always thought it was the angry words that Xiaodao said to herself, and she never took it seriously, but she never thought that Xiaodao had already made up her mind at that time...

"After returning to Daqi, my sister asked me to wait for you at Putuo Temple, and to sneak out of the palace after the queen mother's birthday, and take me and Brother An to live a secluded pastoral life. Do you know how happy I was when I heard this? ?”

"...I count the days every day, hoping that my sister will come to Putuo Temple to find me. I will prepare a roast chicken and wait for you overnight under the mountain gate. I can't wait for you. I am afraid that something will happen to you, so I walked the mountain road all night I went to the palace to find you, but..."

"Sister, I know that in the eyes of the world, it was my fault that I fell in love with you. I was shameless and disregarded morals. But who knew that I fell in love with you earlier than the emperor's brother, and I didn't know that you would marry your own father later. To the emperor, let alone the fact that I am the prince of Daliang, the younger brother of the person you want to marry... I only hate myself for not knowing my true identity earlier, and for not confessing everything I like before the emperor fell in love with you , didn't let you understand my feelings when Brother Huang met you..."

"I love you unreservedly, from my heart, and I am no longer under my own control...Unless I dig out the heart that loves you, let it dry up and die, otherwise——I can't let you go!"

After hearing his words, Yu Ruyan was both shocked and bitter——

It has to be said that the relationship between her, Mu Lingzhi and Xiaodao was really created by accident, resulting in the entangled emotional involvement now.

As Xiaodao said, in this relationship, who can really judge their right or wrong!

Everything is just a trick of creation, first let her save the amnesiac knife, and then marry Mu Lingzhi.

The two brothers both have deep roots in love for her, but the relationship is not really like cutting off the water with a knife, it can be cut off with a knife, let it go if you say it...

But now, no matter what, Yu Ruyan would not agree to marry him as the crown princess.

She sighed and looked at the knife helplessly, her voice was powerless and pale: "Everything can only be blamed on the creation, but even if I have not met His Highness, I will not fall in love with His Highness, because, in my heart, I will always be you It's my brother, my own brother. So..."

"I do not believe!"

Yu Ruyan's words made Xiaodao's heart ache, he suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Yu Ruyan's hand tightly, gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Huang treated you like that before, you can let go of your grudges and accept him, why can't you accept me?" ? I am no worse than him, I have more confidence and ability to let you live a good life, let your mother step on everyone else..."

"But it's too late!" Yu Ruyan threw off the knife's hand with all her strength, and couldn't help shouting, "I'm already His Highness's man and your concubine, how can you marry me again?! I don't care Mother Yitianxia, ​​I just want to live a normal life with His Highness, everything you said, to me, is not what I want, but a burden you imposed on me, do you understand..."

"I understand!"

Xiao Dao decisively interrupted Yu Ruyan's words, and he suddenly showed hostility, looked at Yu Ruyan coldly, and said word by word: "I understand, between me and my sister is my brother , If he doesn't die, you won't be able to justly marry me, so as long as he disappears from this world and I marry you, the world won't criticize me anymore, and you can feel at ease."

After finishing speaking, there was a murderous look in his eyes, he turned around and walked out of the hall.

"What are you going to do to Ling Zhi?" Sensing the fierce murderous aura on his body, Yu Ruyan stepped forward to hold him in panic and panic.

Xiao Dao paused his footsteps, looked at the little cold stars in the distance, and his voice was cold and piercing.

"Sister, it's time for me to take you to see my good brother!"

(End of this chapter)