Uncle Nine

Chapter 256 Death

At that time, the youth was in full bloom, and when the youth was young, who would pity the beauty when she looked back?One wrong step, one wrong step, and you will end up in death.Fate is bumpy, and it is doomed that many people can only pass by in this life.

"Concubine?" Xia Yu frowned, "Since you are a concubine, why would you—"

"Because the emperor trusts me, he feels that only a woman like me is qualified to live and die for him." When Yingniang said this, her face was ashen, and her eyes no longer had any luster.As if touching the wound deep in my heart, and as if hurting myself, my body and soul trembled together, "I didn't want to leave the country, but I still left the country. I didn't want to kill anyone, but I still killed a lot of people."

She raised her eyes, her tired face was obviously tired, "If I knew this, I shouldn't have left the teacher's door. If I hadn't left the teacher's door, maybe I wouldn't have to meet you today. I am tired of killing, tired of blood, and more Tired of the never-ending intrigue. I hate war, the struggle of the Supreme for power."

"Daizhou is full of flowers, did you do it?" Xia Yu asked.

Ying Niang nodded, looked at Xia Yu and smiled bitterly, "You have trusted the wrong person."

"I know." Xia Yu lowered her eyes, turned her head and took a deep breath, "It's more than a mistaken belief."

"I know, this day will come sooner or later, so—" Yingniang took out a piece of blood-stained paper from her arms, "You should know her handwriting."

Xia Yu was taken aback, "Why did you do this? We are not the same people."

"Can you promise me to stop fighting and stop the smoke of gunpowder? I don't want the two countries to go to war." Yingniang looked at her firmly, "I promised Master that after I walk out of the teacher's door, I will not do harm to the common people or do evil. I will break my promise." But now, I want to fulfill my promise to Master."

Xia Yu reached out to take it, and bent down to squat in front of her, "With Zhao Laojiu here, Dayan and Wu Tuoguo can't fight."

Ying Niang smiled contentedly, "Thank you."

"Actually, you could have withdrawn a long time ago, why wait until now?" Xia Yu looked at her with a bit of respect, "With your skills, you can just walk away, and you don't have to get involved."

"If you were asked to give up Prince Rui now, would you agree?" Yingniang smiled beautifully.

Xia Yu lowered her eyes and remained silent.

"You can't do it, can you?" Yingniang smiled awkwardly, "How can you understand the four words "involuntary?"

Xia Yu smiled, "I don't think it's involuntary, I just think it's voluntary. No matter what you do, whether it's right or wrong, it's your own choice. I went the wrong way and chose the wrong way. No wonder, no blame. others."

Yingniang was slightly stunned, staring thoughtfully at Xia Yu's smiling face, without saying a word for a long time.

"Maybe, you're right." She chose the wrong path, and she really can't blame others.

"No one asks you to kill people. If you don't raise the knife, those innocent people will not die. Do you think the knife is wrong?" Xia Yu looked at her, "Just like today, you have nowhere to escape. I am determined to kill you." It's the same reason for you to die. Killing you is my choice, right and wrong can only be borne by me. I don't regret it, and you only have the chance to be chosen."

Yingniang nodded, "You're right." She took a look at the splendid sky, the bloody morning glow she saw in the morning had long since disappeared, and now what appeared in her sight was the sky full of clouds, floating with the wind.

She suddenly smiled, "When I left the teacher's door with him, I believed him when he said that she would make me the most honorable woman in the world. But—" She curled up her legs slightly and buried her head in her knees Li, "I didn't expect this to be the result. If I knew it would be like this, why should I do it in the first place. Xia Yu, can you promise me one thing?"

"No." Xia Yu got up and left.

"Say sorry to him, love and hate in this life, let's write it off." Her voice became weaker, "You know who I'm talking about."

Xia Yu stopped in her tracks and didn't say a word.

And Yingniang behind her didn't speak anymore, as if everything had fallen into dead silence.

Xunmei suddenly sensed something was wrong, stepped forward quickly, and gently pushed Yingniang, "Hello?"

Yingniang fell to the ground with a bang, with that cold arrow stuck in her heart.

"Young master?" Xunmei was stunned, "She committed suicide."

"Although she is from Utopia, as far as we Jianghu people are concerned, she is still a man." Xia Yu glanced back at her, "Prepare a coffin so that she can be buried alive. Although the ways are different, each has its own reasons. Lord, but for what it is, if I were in her shoes, I would kill them all."

Xunmei nodded, "Okay."

Xia Yu walked towards the carriage, and the moment she got into the carriage, she couldn't help but look back at Yingniang.Yingniang was slender, but when she died, she wore an extremely peaceful smile, as if relieved of a heavy burden.

She didn't know what Yingniang was thinking, but she knew that she had done nothing wrong with Yingniang.

Yingniang killed so many people, and it was the secret work of Utopia, behind the scenes of the Black Demon League, she deserves to die, she should not be sympathetic.It's just that there must be something pitiful about a hateful person, and the hidden truth behind it will inevitably make people feel embarrassed.

Yingniang originally had a better future, but she shouldn't have stepped into the territory of Dayan.

Although Xia Yu was merciful, she was left in a coffin, but she would never want to go back to this Utopia in her life.When a guest dies in a foreign land, the bones are hard to return.

When Sun Qi arrived, it was already a step late, and nothing was left except the new tomb.The beauty is unlucky, but in the end she is still in the loess, and she will never see her again.

On the solitary wooden tablet, the words "Tomb of Yingniang" are engraved, nothing else.

The sun was shining brightly, but it was bitingly cold.

Those four words, like the tip of a needle, ruthlessly pierced into the internal organs, stirring up the pain of parting from life and death, making people feel so painful.

"Yingniang?" He suddenly knelt down in front of the grave, the cold sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, tears streaming down his face instantly, "Why? Senior Sister?" The beauty was dead, and there was no reply.

I still remember the woman who smiled like a flower when the flowers bloomed romantically.Take the flowers and look back lazily, every frown and smile is king.The poor dragon and phoenix candles are still alive, and when they turn around, they are already two people.

The love and hate in this life are wiped out.

Excellent!

The moment the tears fell, he thought of the smiling woman in the red wedding dress.The wedding dress was like fire, but he buried it with his own hands.It seemed that from that day on, he never saw her smile sincerely.Those misty eyes seemed to never see the light of day again.She said that from that day on, she was dead.

Both body and mind are dead.

But Yingniang, since your heart is dead, why are you still willing to come to Dayan with me?In the end, you risked your life?

"Do you hate me?" he asked.

There is no trace of wind in Lin Shao, and it is difficult to return to Li Tingyan.

Dare to ask Li Tingyan, can I remember it from time to time?
His appearance is like the moon in the snow, and his smile is like a jade in the palm of his hand.

The sand between the fingers in a trance, the morning dew is hard to return to.

When people are dead, love and hate are no longer important.It's just that the living people are still asking questions, asking questions that will never be answered, day after day.

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Royal Palace.

Liang Yiru entered the palace. As he expected, Zhao Lu failed to take Shen Hao after receiving the booklet. Now Zhao Lu's own situation is also worrying, so naturally he dare not act rashly.

Having already thought of this, Liang Yiru was not disappointed.

But after entering the palace, Zhao Lu dared not let Liang Yiru out of the palace again.

How many pairs of eyes are staring at him outside, and sooner or later something will happen.There are fewer and fewer people available around him.

Liang Yiru saw Zhao Yan's soft sedan hovering outside Qingwu Palace for a long time, but she couldn't enter without the emperor's will.Frowning slightly, he knew that Zhao Shuo wasn't there, but Zhao Yan's behavior seemed a little unusual.

Seeing this, Liang Yiru stepped forward slowly, bowed and saluted, "See the princess."

Lan Zhu recognized Liang Yiru, and hurriedly returned the salute, "Master Shao Fu."

The curtain of the soft sedan was hanging down, Zhao Yan inside could not be seen clearly, but Zhao Yan's faint voice could be heard faintly coming from inside, "Why does Master Shaofu linger here?"

Liang Yiru smiled politely, "I saw the princess's soft sedan lingering, so I stepped forward. Dare I ask the princess, do you want to enter Qingwu Palace?"

The voice in the sedan chair disappeared for a while, and a pair of white and pale hands trembled slightly and opened the curtain of the soft sedan chair.

Liang Yiru bowed his head and didn't dare to raise his head. After all, Zhao Yan is the princess' respect, and it would be rude to raise her head without permission.

Zhao Yan leaned against the sedan door weakly, panting slightly.

"It's the humble minister who is being rude." Liang Yiru was respectful.

"No, you're right, I want to go in, but—" Zhao Yan lowered her eyes, "I can't go in without the permission of the emperor. I beg Master Fu, is there any way you can help me? "

Liang Yiru frowned slightly, "How dare I ask the princess why she entered this Qingwu Palace? This Qingwu Palace is where Prince Rui was imprisoned, and the security is tight. The princess is not healthy, why—"

"Just because I'm not healthy, I want to see you. Maybe it's the last time." Zhao Yan smiled desolately.

Liang Yiru remained silent.

"You can raise your head, it's okay." Zhao Yan was smart, and had already seen his restraint.

Hearing this, Liang Yiru sighed and raised his head.

Zhao Yan in front of her was as thin as a haggard face, her face was considered excellent, but now she was as pale as paper, making her look extremely black and green.Her eye sockets were sunken, her cheekbones were protruding, and her whole body seemed to have been air-dried, as if she was just hanging in one breath.

She smiled, "It's scary, isn't it?"

Only then did Liang Yiru realize that he was absent-minded, and hurriedly lowered his eyes, "This humble minister deserves to die."

"I deserve to die." Zhao Yan exhaled, "I just want to see the emperor's uncle, but it's a pity that the emperor's brother has not been able to do so."

"Princess, since you are someone you shouldn't see, why bother to be persistent?" Liang Yiru recalled the scene between himself and Xia Yu, and suddenly felt sad, but there was never the slightest wave on his face. Visible sadness, "Some people are destined not to be yours, even if you pay for a lifetime, it still can't move people."

Zhao Yan smiled wryly, "Pay for life? I want to pay for life, but unfortunately, he doesn't want it! It's naturally cold, no matter how you cover it, it won't keep you warm."

"Some people are not naturally cold, but it just so happens that the person he wants to be warm is not you." Liang Yiru's eyes darkened, saying that it was easy for others, but why did it happen to him, but got into a dead end?Everyone understands the truth, but——I still don't want to let go.

Otherwise, why are there so many idiots in this world?

Zuo is just a word of love, and it will be entwined for a lifetime, and there will be no regrets or regrets in life and death.

It is the thing of old love, which directly teaches life and death.

Zhao Yan burst into tears, "I know, I know, I just want to see each other, just for the last time. I'm about to die, isn't that okay? I don't have any extravagant hopes, I just want to say a few words. !"

"Princess, why bother!" Liang Yiru shook his head and sighed.

"It's not that the emperor doesn't allow it, it's that he doesn't want to meet." Zhao Yan stared at the door of Qingwu Palace, "If he doesn't want to meet, I—"

"Since the princess knows it well, why should she still insist on not regretting it?" Liang Yiru raised his head, "Go back!"

Zhao Yan looked at Liang Yiru, weeping and crying, "Master Shao Fu, did you ever really love someone?"

Liang Yiru remained silent.

"Love to the bone is that you can't get rid of it from your life. Some people really have the ability to let you engrave his name deep into your soul, so that you no longer care about the length of life. Even if he just looked at you one more time, just one more time, you can die for him contentedly. I met, but I couldn't catch it." Zhao Yan burst into tears, "If I wasn't so greedy, if I got rid of it earlier, Maybe—it won’t be like this.”

Liang Yiru saluted, and when he got up, he looked up at the closed gate of Qingwu Palace, and left silently.

Zhao Yan laughed and cried, she had no chance after all.

From the very beginning, Zhao Shuo never gave her a chance.

"Princess?" Lan Zhu stepped forward.

"Go back!" Zhao Yan lowered the curtain.

"Get up the sedan chair and go back to the palace." Lan Zhu said, and then stood beside the sedan chair.

Zhao Yan in the soft sedan was still powerlessly expressing the pain in her heart, except for Lan Zhu, she had no one to talk to.After Xia Yu came, Empress Dowager Bao Yao stayed in the Buddhist hall to chant scriptures all day long, and never saw anyone, including Zhao Yan.

"The queen mother refused to see me, and the emperor also refused to see me. From the moment Xia Yu appeared, I was actually kicked out of the game. I was originally a substitute, a chess piece that could be replaced at any time." Zhao Yan Leaning in the sedan chair, two lines of tears fell, "But I want too much. I want freedom and the glory and wealth I want. I want him but I can't let go of my princess status. That's my life." In exchange, how can I give up at will.”

"But now, I want to live, but in the end I still suffer the consequences. In this world, there really is retribution, and I——I shouldn't covet everything that doesn't belong to me from the very beginning."

Zhao Yan in the sedan chair had her voice choked up, and her words came out intermittently.

Lan Zhu whimpered softly, "Princess, don't talk about it, let's go back and take care of it, and it will definitely get better."

"Uncle Nine Emperors is too smart after all, he looks at me more clearly than I look at myself." Zhao Yan continued, "So he never looks at me directly, because I am really a despicable person. I was wrong—really wrong—”

"Princess?" Lan Zhu called out.

"I'm tired. When you arrive, remember to call me and I'll take a break." She spoke softly, like a mosquito, but she seemed to be relieved from a heavy burden, with a faint smile.

Lanzhu bowed her head, "Yes."

The soft sedan walked very steadily, and the way back to Kangning Palace was a long way, one journey after another.

Lan Zhu followed slowly, and only when the sedan chair alighted in front of the Kangning Palace did she call out respectfully, "Princess, we're here."

There was no movement in the sedan chair.

Lan Zhu frowned, took another step forward, and called out in a low voice, "Princess, Kang Ning Palace is here, it's time to get off the sedan chair."

There was still no movement in the sedan chair.

Lanzhu suddenly panicked and quickly opened the curtain.

The curtain was lifted, eyes were bright red, Zhao Yan was leaning in the sedan chair, the corners of her lips were slightly raised, and blood dripped slowly along the corners of her lips.There were bloodstains all over the skirt and skirt.

"Princess? Princess!" Lan Zhu cried, "Come here, please call the imperial doctor, please call the imperial doctor! Save the princess!"

In an instant, the Kangning Palace was in chaos.

Only this time, no matter how chaotic Kang Ning Palace is, it will not attract anyone's attention.The life and death of the princess is no longer important to everyone.There is no longer the anxiousness of the Empress Dowager Bao Yao, the anxiety of the Regent Dongfang Yue, and the lingering of the Emperor Zhao Lu.

Kang Ning Palace was extremely cold.

Fang Ying came to Kangning Palace, the imperial doctor shook her head, she turned around and left Kangning Palace without even going in to see Zhao Yan.

Stepping quickly into the Buddhist hall of Ci'an Palace, Fang Ying lowered her voice, knelt down respectfully behind the Empress Dowager Bao Yao, and paid respects, "Report to the Empress Dowager, the princess—go."

Empress Dowager Bao Yao paused with her fingertips, and the Buddhist beads in her hand froze slightly, then continued to rotate, neither arrogant nor impetuous, neither sad nor happy.

Wu En also bowed in and knelt beside Fang Ying, whispering softly, "Madam Queen Mother, I just got the news from the emperor. The emperor said that the princess has a poor life and should have a generous burial. I am afraid that some people will not be angry with the meritorious service, so it is buried lightly."

Empress Dowager Bao Yao's brows frowned slightly, but she remained silent in the end, continuing to knock on the wooden fish and recite sutras.

Seeing this, Fang Ying took a look at Wu En, and the two left the Buddhist hall in silence.

Before leaving, Fang Ying carefully closed the door of the Buddhist hall, but saw that the Empress Dowager Bao Yao's back was straight, and she was still fine.This is true for a biological daughter, let alone an adopted daughter.

Although so much painstaking effort has been put in for more than ten years, once the karma in one's heart is let go, all that is left is nothing but emptiness.

When he heard the news of Zhao Yan's death, Liang Yiru was sitting in the pavilion in the imperial garden drinking tea, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and his heart suddenly felt infinitely sad.Not long ago, he had said this to Zhao Yan, and Zhao Yan died in an instant.

The world is impermanent, this life is as long as a lifetime, and as short as a moment.

No matter how prosperous you are, you will never be a pink skull.

In fact, for Zhao Yan, death was a kind of relief. Even if she wanted to live, her internal organs had already been corrupted, and living was just suffering, which was countless times better than Bai Huahan before.

No one knew that the moment the door closed, the Empress Dowager Bao Yao burst into tears, but she murmured with a smile to herself, "Dead? It's good to die, and it won't hurt anymore. But what about the living?"

Those who are alive will live in pain forever.

Those who died will never feel the pain of those who are left behind.

Every breath is accompanied by pain.Every time I close my eyes, I have nightmares.

There was news from Zhenyuanhou's mansion, Xia Yu was about to go out, but she met Anu who had returned.

Anu said, "The princess is gone."

The smile on Xia Yu's lips froze slightly, then she sneered and remained silent.

"The emperor said that the new year is approaching, and the princess has never made any achievements in the royal family in this life, so she can't have a grand burial, but only a thin burial." Anu spoke slowly, enunciating the words clearly.

Xunmei frowned slightly, "It's all just an excuse. As a princess, the emperor's brother should have affection even though he is not his own. Even if the year is approaching, he should show it. No wonder people say that the emperor's family has been ruthless since ancient times." Xunmei looked at the silent Xia Yu, "Perhaps the young master was right to take precautions. The emperor will always be the emperor, and one day the power will be in his hands and the world will be in his hands. I'm afraid—— he won't be as youthful and affectionate as before. It's very meaningful."

Anu said nothing.

Xia Yu sighed softly, "Which dynasty and generation do you think, which emperor has never been ruthless? The storyteller said that the emperor only has three things to do in his life. The first thing is to sit firmly on the court and protect his own world. The second thing is to slaughter the heroes, and to maintain one's imperial power is the first, to prevent the ministers from making great achievements. The third thing is to spread the branches and spread the leaves, so that the dynasty will last for generations. If these three things are done well, you will be a wise king. If it's not good, you're a fool."

Xunmei sneered, "It seems to be the reason."

"Zhao Yan deserves it." Xia Yu let out a long breath, her eyes filled with coldness and regret, "She is good-looking and talented, but it's a pity that she used the wrong method. If earlier, she would have Tell me straight, come to me directly. I will definitely help her!"

Xunmei said, "If you don't want to be rich, you can only risk your life."

Anu nodded, "Where is the girl going?"

"Go and get rid of someone who has been reluctant." Xia Yu narrowed her dangerous eyes, "Once upon a time, she reminded me all the time that I owe her too much. Now, I must let her know who owes her so much." Whose."

Xia Yu stepped up, walked out quickly and got into the carriage.

I still vaguely remember growing greengage around the bed when I was young. After all, it is easy to be blinded by wealth and power, and the heart is easy to be deceived by power.

The carriage was parked in the back alley of Zhenyuan Hou Mansion, Xia Yu sat in the carriage and did not get up.

There was no movement in Zhenyuan Hou's mansion, so she couldn't act easily.

Xia Yu believed in Shang Qingluan's methods, so he just waited for the news.

The sun is thinning on the western mountains, and the setting sun is like blood.

Tonight's Zhenyuan Hou Mansion will definitely be bloodied, but so what, what is owed should be paid.

At night, Shuying felt a little uneasy. For some reason, she always felt that this night was a bit unusual.How can I concentrate when I take the piano but can't play a complete piece of music?
"Master, what's wrong?" Fuyue lit the candles in the house, and the dark room was instantly illuminated.

Shuying got up and walked to the yard, "The Hou Mansion seems a little too quiet today."

Fuyue frowned, looked around before nodding thoughtfully, "It seems that even Xiaomei didn't know where she went." After thinking about it, Fuyue hurriedly walked in the yard, and then panicked When he came back, "Master, there is no one around, slaves go and have a look at the other yards."

Shuying nodded, "Go quickly."

When the sound fell, Fuyue quickly ran away.

The entire Zhenyuanhou Mansion fell into a pitch-black silence.

No one, not even the chirping of insects and birdsong.

It was like a dead city, guarding the two masters and servants.

When Fuyue came back, her complexion completely changed, "Master, the whole Hou's mansion is pitch black, except for ours, there is no yard with lights on. Even the side yard is the same."

(End of this chapter)