slave like jade

Chapter 175

Hearing that Xiaodao was going to take her to see Mu Lingzhi, Yu Ruyan was completely stunned.

In the dark snowy night, Yu Ruyan finally stepped out of the gate of the East Palace.

All the way out following the knife stepping on the thick snow on the ground, Yu Ruyan's heart was both excited and uneasy. She didn't expect that Mu Lingzhi had returned to the Eastern Capital, and she was very happy.

But when he thought that he didn't come to find him when he came back, and there was no movement, he panicked from the inside, subconsciously feeling that something might happen.

When Xiaodao finally stopped, Yu Ruyan vaguely saw the place in front of her with the aid of the dimly lit palace lantern, her feet went limp, and she staggered.

The palace lantern illuminates the two cold characters on the grotto in front - Tianlao!
He never expected that the place Xiaodao brought her was actually the sky prison where the criminals were held, and he clearly said that he brought her to see Mu Lingzhi, could it be...

The possibility thought of in her heart scared Yu Ruyan to the core, she looked at the knife in front of her in disbelief, only to see his expression was hidden under the dim light, and she could only feel the gloomy and piercing chill on his face.

Following him in and out step by step, Yu Ruyan felt that every step she took was stepping into hell.

The cell in the sky prison is more eerie and terrifying than the cell of Jing Zhaoyin where Yu Ruyan stayed. It is dead silent inside, and every cell is sealed like an iron barrel, and even a fly cannot fly out.

At the end of the road, Xiao Dao led her to stop at a closed cell door, and signaled the jailer to open a small window on the iron-cast cell door, glanced in coldly, then took two steps back, coldly Leng said to Yu Ruyan: "Brother Huang is inside, sister take a good look at him!"

Although Yu Ruyan had expected that Mu Lingzhi would be imprisoned in the sky prison from the moment she stepped into the cell, but she still didn't want to believe that it was all true when Xiao Dao said it.

She slowly approached the iron window in a daze, and with just one glance, the blood in her body was already coagulated, her eyes suddenly widened, and her heart stopped beating in an instant——

In the dark and dim dungeon, a dim corner lamp was burning in the corner, and the dim light illuminated everything in the cell.

Next to the inner wall, a layer of straw was spread on the ground, and on the pile of straw, there was a man curled up, his whole body was blood-stained, and half of his face was covered by disheveled hair.

But even so, the blood-stained black cloak on his body made Yu Ruyan recognize the person inside——

It was Mu Lingzhi who she thought about day and night, looking forward to his return and rescue her from the palace!

Emotional breakdown in an instant!

Yu Ruyan has been longing for Mu Lingzhi to come back and take her away. He is her last hope, but now, he has been imprisoned in the sky prison, and he is dying...

In the next second, Yu Ruyan slammed her body against the iron prison door in a collapsed state, calling out Mu Lingzhi's name in pain, but the people inside didn't move at all, and didn't answer her words, as if fainted.

Yu Ruyan was about to go crazy, she turned around and threw herself in front of Xiao Dao, and couldn't help but slap Xiao Dao on the face any longer, her eyes stared at Xiao Dao fiercely like a wolf, and hurt him heart-piercingly. Shouted: "You let His Highness come out, what did he do wrong? Why did you treat him like this..."

The heart-piercing sound echoed in the depths of the empty dungeon, and hearing it made one's heart tremble!
Seeing Yu Ruyan's slap, the knife didn't move, and let the loud slap hit the face firmly.

With this slap, he felt much more at ease, so when he saw the guards around him going to catch Yu Ruyan who was mad, he raised his hand to stop them, instead he took two steps forward and said to Yu Ruyan: "Sister If you want to fight, just have a good fight, so I will feel better in my heart!"

"I hate you! I hate you..." Yu Ruyan stared blankly at the motionless person in the cell, her heart ached to the point of tearing apart, she could no longer hold back the hatred in her heart, and roared at the knife.

"You let him out, why do you treat him like this, even if you are in prison now, you can't kill him for no reason, let him out quickly..."

"Just because he assassinated me three years ago, I can kill him immediately."

Xiaodao's cold words were extremely scary in the empty and cold sky prison, he looked at Yu Ruyan in front of him who was heartbroken, and said word by word: "Whether the emperor lives or dies, it all depends on my sister's thoughts! "

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan suddenly raised her head from the pain in her heart, she looked at the man in front of her in disbelief, her eyes were hopelessly gloomy——

It turned out that this was the ultimate purpose of bringing him to the prison!
From the beginning to the end, Xiaodao looked at her with an unusually firm expression, quietly waiting for her final answer...

Desperate eyes looked at the blood-stained man in the cell again. His whole body twitched from time to time, and the blood from his body soaked the straw under his body, dyeing the withered yellow grass into a dark blood color, dim and faint light Inside, the exposed half of the face is also covered with bloodstains...

Yu Ruyan's heart had been immersed in the ice cave and could no longer float up. She called Mu Lingzhi's name in a voice choked with grief, but no matter what she called him, he never gave her a single response...

"He...will he die..."

"Don't worry, Brother Huang has been marching and fighting for several years, living on the knife's edge, this little injury is nothing to him!"

"Is it... If I agree...you can let him go..."

A gloomy cold wind blew by, and under the dim lights on both sides of the dungeon, Yu Ruyan's face lost a trace of blood, she was as pale as paper, and her watery eyes lost the last light, and there was no trace of the usual sparkle. The look of his face is like two dry wells, and there is no wave in it...

"When we got married, it was the time when he walked out of the cage and regained his life!" Xiaodao didn't dare to look at Yu Ruyan's despairing eyes, he looked coldly at the nothingness in front of him, and gritted his teeth.

……

When they walked out of the gate of the prison, there was already a thin twilight outside.

Along the way, her feet seemed to be filled with heavy lead stones and it was difficult to move. Yu Ruyan felt in a daze that time had returned to not long ago. At that time, she was trapped in the prison of Jingzhaoyin, and Mu Lingzhi was trying her best at that time. Save yourself from prison.But now, she can only watch him being imprisoned...

The meager light hurt her eyes, and she closed her eyes tiredly and desperately, her feet were empty, her body was limp, and she finally fell down the stone steps of the dungeon...

After being carried back to Changle Palace by a small knife, Yu Ruyan was left with only a shell, and she couldn't feel any pain even if her right leg was broken. up...

Falling down the high steps, her right leg was twisted, Xiaodao was heartbroken and called the whole Tai Hospital to help her bone.

The bone-setting process was extremely painful. Seeing the crown prince growling and anxious, the imperial physicians trembled with fright. They neither dared to hurt her nor dared to make mistakes. They were all frightened and at a loss.

The magistrate of the imperial hospital wiped the sweat from his face, stepped forward cautiously and said to Yu Ruyan: "Your Majesty, the bone setting process will be a little painful, I hope you will be patient for a while, I... I will be careful .”

Yu Ruyan didn't say a word, she didn't feel pain, she couldn't see everything in front of her eyes, only Mu Ling was imprisoned in the prison with blood stains in front of her...

And Xiaodao was on the side, his heart hurt so much that his eyes were red, he stepped forward and hugged her into his arms, let her lean on him, and stretched out his hand to cover her eyes, lest she would be afraid, and would not let her see the terrifying appearance of bone setting, She trembled and said, "Sister, don't be afraid, I'm here, I'll protect you, it won't hurt, don't be afraid..."

During the process of bone setting, beads of sweat rolled down Yu Ruyan's face, but from the beginning to the end, she didn't let out a cry of pain, she clenched her teeth tightly, feeling hopeless...

Instead, he hugged her knife, his heart ached so badly, he saw Yu Ruyan's desperate look and the scars left by the fall all over his body, for the first time in his heart, he felt a trace of regret for what he had done...

For the sake of Yu Ruyan, Xiaodao had been in Kankan Jian Kingdom for less than half a month, and it was only a day's morning court.

And the fact that the whole imperial hospital was called to the East Palace early in the morning frightened the ministers even more, thinking that the prince was ill, and they were very worried.

Empress Xie, who had been taking care of King Liang in Yugan Palace, finally realized that something was wrong, and immediately sent her to the East Palace.

When the empress and her party arrived at the East Palace in a mighty manner, they were stopped at the door.

When the Habayashi army guarding the palace saw Empress Xie, they were stunned at first, and felt timid in their hearts, but the next moment they remembered the prince's order, they had no choice but to stiffen their hair and block Empress Xie and his party at the gate of the palace.

Her face darkened, Empress Xie never went to a place she couldn't go in Daliang Palace, not to mention the place she came to was her own son's East Palace.

Moreover, seeing that the prince was actually transferred to the Yulin Army to guard the gate of the East Palace, he was startled, suddenly suspicious of all sentient beings, and his sharp phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

Seeing her like this, Aunt Qin who was beside her knew that she was already angry, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said to the Habayashi army who was blocking the gate of the palace: "Bold, do you dare to stop the queen's phoenix driver? Really! presumptuous!"

Aunt Qin's words shocked everyone present. Empress Xie's violent temper was known to everyone in Daliang. Therefore, the guards of the Habayashi army trembled and felt fear in their hearts!
But no matter how frightened he was, the Habayashi army guarding the palace did not dare to back down even if they thought of the strict order of the prince. This subordinate guards the palace, and strictly orders no one to step into the East Palace without his permission, so please wait a moment for my subordinates to communicate..."

"Do I still need to pass it on to enter my son's palace?" Before Aunt Qin could speak, Empress Xie's voice came, and she slowly took two steps forward to come to the Habayashi Army, and said coldly: "The prince actually let Lin Yujun guard the palace. It seems that during the time when the palace was in the Yugan Palace, the prince actually did something great in the East Palace. In this way, today's East Palace, this palace is very Can't get in!"

After all, Empress Xie stepped forward steadily. Those Yulin soldiers could kill those who trespassed without mercy according to the prince's order, but facing the majestic queen and the prince's biological mother, how could they dare to be serious? Draw your sword! ?

Seeing that he couldn't stop him, the leader of the Habayashi Army quickly went to report to the prince.However, before Xiaodao heard the news and rushed from Changle Palace to stop him, the queen and his party had already arrived at the gate of Changle Palace.

Historically, the Changle Palace in the Eastern Palace was the palace where the Crown Prince and Concubine lived. Because Xiaodao hadn’t accepted the Crown Princess, it had been vacant before, but this time when the Empress came, she found that there were people coming and going, and the palace staff and imperial physicians were busy. , it seems that there are people living in it! ?

The queen was suspicious, she kept walking, she went straight into the hall, and bumped into the knife that was rushing out.

The moment he saw Empress Xie, Xiao Dao panicked. He quickly blocked Empress Xie's sight with his body, and mumbled, "Why did the empress come here without making a sound? Come on, please move to my square." Yang Palace!"

After all, as usual, he took the Queen's hand affectionately and wanted to take Queen Xie out to go to Guangyang Hall, but Queen Xie had doubts in her heart, and she was very curious about why people lived in the palace of the Crown Princess?Who is the person who lives there?

Moreover, Xiaodao's flustered expression could not escape the Queen's eyes, plus he was anxious to get him out of here as soon as he came, it seems that there must be something wrong in Changle Palace!

And Aunt Qin at the side saw a person lying on the bed in the bedroom the moment she entered the palace. Although she was a little far away and couldn't see the person on the bed clearly, the two maids guarding the bed were hers. The familiar spring flowers and autumn moon.

Aren't they sent by him to serve the third concubine? How could they appear in the prince's east palace? Could it be that the person on the bed is actually?

In just a moment, Aunt Qin understood, her face changed immediately, a layer of cold sweat covered her back, she finally understood why the prince would put on such a big posture, let the Habayashi army guard the East Palace like an iron bucket, Not even the queen is allowed in.It turned out that he hid his sister-in-law in the East Palace, or in the Changle Palace where the Crown Princess lived. Could it be that the person he likes in his heart is the Third Princess, and the Crown Princess he wants to marry is also the Third Princess?
Aunt Qin, who understood everything, felt cold all over, and before she could think of a way to persuade Empress Xie to go back home, Empress Xie said coldly to Xiaodao: "I haven't seen mother for a long time, and I even forgot the rules. Don't you even know how to salute and greet your mother after seeing your mother?"

Empress Xie loved Xiaodao very much, especially after he became the crown prince, she even exempted him from many of the usual etiquette.

But today, this matter was specifically mentioned. It seems that the queen does not intend to leave.

Xiaodao shuddered when he heard the words, knowing that he couldn't hide it.

But then he thought that there would be a day when she would know about the matter, so he knelt down to greet the emperor calmly, and the palace servants of Changle Palace also knelt on the ground behind him.

This time, without the intentional obstruction of the knife, Empress Xie took a look and saw everything in the palace clearly. The person was flat, and quickly came to the bed, and lifted the smoky blue bed!
The four eyes met, and the queen was completely shocked!

Inside the bed tent, Yu Ruyan struggled to lift her injured leg and sat up, bent her body towards the queen, and said with a bitter smile: "My son kowtowed to see the queen, but because of the injury on his leg, he couldn't get out of bed, so I ask the queen to punish her! "

Seeing that the person on the bed was Yu Ruyan, and Empress Xie felt as if she was being sworn in the head, she was instantly stunned.

Shocked, she retreated a few steps before she stabilized her body. Empress Xie couldn't figure out why Yu Ruyan appeared in the Prince's East Palace, and also lived in the Crown Princess's Changle Palace! ?
In the next second, the queen understood, and also understood what happened to the morning strike and the Habayashi army at the door. It turned out that it was all for the woman on the bed!
The anger in her heart was instantly ignited, Empress Xie gritted her teeth and pointed at Yu Ruyan, and cursed bitterly: "Why are you here? You bitch, slut, Ling Zhi has only been to the south for a few days, and you come to confuse me again Prince, I want to kill you!"

Thinking that Yu Ruyan actually lived in the palace of the crown princess, the meaning of this is self-evident, and the crown prince who just supervised the country did not even go to court because of her, and Queen Xie, who was furious, lost With the last of his reason, he went forward, raised his hand and slapped Yu Ruyan across the face——

"Bitch, I shouldn't have kept you long ago, I should have killed you when you seduced Ling... You actually harmed my two sons, why are you?!"

Empress Xie wanted to slap the person on the bed to death, but seeing that the palm was about to fall on Yu Ruyan's face, the figure flashed, and the knife rushed over, blocking Yu Ruyan's face, and took Xie Ruyan's hand for her. The queen slapped firmly.

The long and sharp armor on Empress Xie's hand drew a few deep blood marks on the face of the knife, blood beads immediately came out from the wound, and then slid down the cheek one by one...

But Xiaodao didn't feel it at all, he opened his hands to protect Yu Ruyan behind his back.

Seeing this, Empress Xie was so heartbroken that she was suffocated, but she was extremely angry and disappointed. She couldn't believe it and shouted at Xiaodao: "Could it be... Could it be that she is the one you said you like..."

"After returning to my mother, it's her!" Xiaodao's eyes were also full of pain and despair. He had always firmly believed that he also had the right to like Yu Ruyan, and he was also qualified to marry her.

But today I watched her fall down the high steps, watched her lose all expression in her eyes, watched her lose any emotion like a walking dead.Suddenly, it seemed as if a very thin needle pierced into his heart, leaving a trace on his hard and persistent heart like black iron...

He couldn't help asking himself first in his heart, is it really right for him to do this?

Now seeing his mother's pain and despair again, he couldn't bear it, and countless guilt and sadness came to his heart...

However, until now, he has no way out.

After firmly answering Queen Xie's words, Xiaodao knelt down in front of her again, and said in a trembling voice: "Everything is the child's idea, please don't blame her, mother, and please help us..."

"Us?!" Xiao Dao hadn't finished speaking when a sharp sneer suddenly sounded out. Empress Xie couldn't believe what she had heard and seen so far.

Her sharp and terrifying eyes like a knife's edge passed over the small knife on the ground, looked straight at Yu Ruyan who had been silent on the bed, and gritted her teeth: "Bitch, how can you be worthy of Ling Zhi and everything he has done for you?" What kind of face do you want him to show others in the future, and how do you want the two of them to get along with each other in the future? The prince is confused, are you also confused with him?"

Faced with Queen Xie's questioning, Yu Ruyan's heart was as cold as iron. Now, she is willing to bear any crimes. As long as she can save Mu Lingzhi's life, she can do anything, and she is willing to bear all the crimes!

Looking blankly at Empress Xie, she suddenly smiled, and said in a cold voice: "Everything is under the prince's arrangement, I——have no objection!"

Hearing this, Empress Xie's whole body froze, and the next second she was trembling with anger, wishing she could go forward and kill her immediately.But Xiaodao has been kneeling beside the bed, just protecting her behind her, making the queen do nothing to her.

At some point, Xiao Ru also came to Changle Palace, she stood at the door and heard Yu Ruyan's words, her eyes dimmed, and she felt extremely sad.

Thinking of what Yu Ruyan said to her before, she felt that she had been deceived, and she couldn't help stepping forward and questioning: "Sister, do you still remember what you said to me in the plum garden? You kept saying that you would never be a princess, You also asked me to help you find the empress, but now that the empress is here, why are you going back on your word?!"

Xiaogu's words surprised the queen, but Xiaodao understood.

Facing Xiaogu's questioning, Yu Ruyan said indifferently: "People change, make different choices at different times, the process is not important, the final outcome is the ultimate goal!"

When she said these words, her tone was as light as smoke, and her expression was also numb, without any guilt at all.

Seeing her describe it like this, Xiaogu felt even more disappointed and sad——

Because she is also from Daqi, and because she is the sister who saved Xiaodao, Xiaogu also treats Yu Ruyan as a family member in her heart, so she was clearly jealous of Xiaodao's kindness to her before, and was willing to take the risk to help her , but unexpectedly, she actually lied to herself...

"Liar...you are a liar...I will never trust you again!"

The innocent and upright Xiaogu felt very sad, Xiaodao's neglect of her on the one hand, and Yu Ruyan's deception to herself on the other. For the first time, Xiaogu realized the horror and elusiveness of human nature, and burst into tears... …

The queen's scolding and Xiaogu's accusation made Yu Ruyan have a splitting headache, but no matter what others think of her, it doesn't matter, but now she has to marry Xiaodao for Mu Lingzhi in the cell!
She curled up on the bed holding her head in pain.Seeing Xiaodao, he didn't care about the furious queen, so he hurriedly called the imperial physician in to treat Yu Ruyan.Empress Xie was also so angry that her head became dizzy for a while, she was about to fall, and was helped by Aunt Qin and Xiaoru to the side hall to rest.

Empress Xie, who was relieved after drinking a cup of tea, could bear the bad breath in her heart, and rushed to the main hall again, but was stopped by the Habayashi army again, and Xiao Dao also stood at the door and said solemnly: "Mother, my imperial edict has been issued. Next, three days later, we will marry the Crown Princess on the Hanrui Festival, so, these days, my sister must heal her foot injury as soon as possible, and ask the queen mother not to disturb her again."

After finishing speaking, he coldly ordered Habayashi Jun beside him: "Escort the Queen Mother back to Yugan Palace!"

Empress Xie never expected that he would dare to drive her away, and was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Xiao Dao said again: "Queen Mother, it's time for Emperor Father to drink the medicine. Empress Mother should go back and serve Emperor Father well. I think Emperor Father would also like to see my wedding earlier, so that he can feel at ease!"

Empress Xie couldn't believe her ears. She was about to get angry, but she knew her son in her heart. She knew that it would be extremely inappropriate to confront him head-on at this time. Besides, he is now in charge of the country, and he is the king. Even if she is His mother, however, had no choice but to respect her.

But the more this happened, the more determined Empress Xie was to get rid of Yu Ruyan, and she would not let her marry into the East Palace.

Three days passed in an instant.

During these three days, Yu Ruyan lay quietly on the bed, eating and resting at every hour, as if she had put down all her troubles, she didn't cry or make trouble, just never said a word.

But she never stopped making clothes for Mu Lingzhi...

On the contrary, Chunhua and Qiuyue wiped their tears secretly, and their eyes were red from crying sadly.

……

Because of the prince's big wedding, the most lively Hanrui Festival in Dongdu in previous years is even more lively this year, and the night before the Hanrui Festival, the whole Dongdu is already decorated with lights and festoons, making everything ready for the prince's big wedding tomorrow. preparation.

Xiaodao, who is about to become the bridegroom's official, is extremely excited, but also more and more nervous. Hearing the news from the south, he sent an additional [-] elite soldiers to guard the city wall of the Eastern Capital, and the Habayashi Army even It is to completely surround the entire East Palace and even the Imperial Palace.

He made all the preparations, and finally welcomed his emperor brother—Mu Lingzhi, the undefeated god of war—on the night before the Hanrui Festival!

And the 'Mu Lingzhi' in the dungeon is just a substitute that he specially found to make Yu Ruyan succumb to marry him, which looks like Mu Lingzhi!

On a cold winter night, Mu Lingzhi heard the report from Dongdu, and rushed all the way back to Beijing with fierce and murderous aura.

In the beaming East Palace, Empress Xie came to Changle Palace holding a bowl of bright red crane crest with her own hands when she left the palace with a small knife...

(End of this chapter)