Leisure days in the cold palace

Chapter 18

Fang Ziqi was seriously injured. Although the bleeding had stopped, his complexion was still pale and scary.

Many people were still besieged outside, General Rong seemed to have lost his patience, and was directing the crowd to pour oil on the hall, as if he would order it to be burned immediately.

"General Rong's temper is a little impatient. If we wait any longer, it's not impossible for him to send people in." Fang Ziqi covered his lips and coughed twice, "After all, the Taimiao is now surrounded by his people. , no matter what is wrong with it, he can make it up out of thin air with a single mouth."

His handsome face lost its color, but at the same time it also lost the coldness of the past. I looked at him silently from the side, but my mood was a little complicated.

"The emperor..." He shook his head, and said slowly: "Although he is my enemy and wanted to kill him before, but after being with him for a long time, I also understand that some things have nothing to do with him. What's more He is just a child who can't grow up. He thinks that his family, country and world are real, but he is held in the air by various forces, and he doesn't know how to start... So Shuangwu, I'm sorry, not to mention that I really don't know where the emperor is, so I just Even if I know, it is impossible for me to trade his life for your safety."

I nodded.

I don't know what kind of enmity Fang Ziqi has with the emperor, but I do understand my own heart. If I exchange my own life with the death of a stranger, I will feel somewhat uneasy.

What's more, his light tone is in my ears, and there is always a sense of reassurance.

"Can you just rush out?" I tore off the corner of the skirt and helped him tighten the last wound with cloth.

"Not very likely."

He frowned slightly, and I knew it was because of the pain of the wound.

"What if you're by yourself?"

I asked the question, then lowered my head, not daring to look at him.

"What did you say?"

He asked back, I don't know if he really didn't hear clearly.

"I said, if you are alone and don't take me with you, can you rush out?"

He fell silent, although it was only for a short moment, it made my heart feel slightly chilled.

Fortunately, the next moment, he stretched out his hands and hugged me tightly.

"Shuang Wu, you are the one who wants my life."

He said in a hoarse voice, his arms were tightly imprisoning me like iron tongs, as if he was afraid that I would turn into powder and disappear at any time.

But I calmed down more and more under his temperature, and said softly: "Fang Ziqi, don't you think I've changed?"

I'm afraid of death, especially after dying once out of nowhere, and dying a second time out of nowhere.

But I'm not the kind of person who "needs to find someone to support me even if I die", so I don't want to make other people's deaths unclear.

He was slightly taken aback, not understanding what I said.

"If I say that I am not Li Shuangwu, do you believe it?" I continued to ask.

But he shook his head resolutely and persistently, stretched out his hand to close the hair next to my ear: "Then do you know that with my current injury, even if I don't take you with me, I can't rush out at all..." He chuckled Get up, "That is the most elite division under General Rong's command, what virtue and ability can Fang Ziqi have?"

With one word, he blocked all the rest of my words. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything else.

A burning smell came suddenly and clearly from the side of the main hall, and he and I turned our heads to look at it at the same time, and sure enough, we saw a flame as high as a person, which had already burned all the window paper on the east side.

There are many people besieging us outside, and the fire dragon is burning faster and faster inside. The two of us are left sitting in the city of sorrow.

"I'm afraid we are really going to die here tonight." Fang Ziqi laughed lowly, "Shuangwu, are you afraid?"

I shook my head.

That being the case, I'm not going to explain anything else, it's also a kind of happiness to let him think that he is holding his beloved in his arms before he dies.

As for me, I was already a damn person, and I didn't feel particularly scared at this time.

It's just that his hands were still a little cold, and he noticed it, so he carefully covered them with his palms.

"Chunxi will be okay?"

I asked with some concern, after all, there are not many people in this world that I care about.

"I was afraid of such a thing before, so before I came, I hid him in a safe place and clicked on his sleeping point. He won't be stupid and overthinking his ability to run back to find us."

That's good, I'm relieved.

The fire is getting bigger and bigger, but the temple is getting warmer and warmer.

I looked at the appearance of the emperors and kings of the past dynasties on the wall being rolled up in the flames and turned into flying ash. For some reason, there was a sense of beauty in the end of the world.

People who study history died in a palace coup, probably, they got what they wanted.

"Shuang Wu, I'm sorry." Fang Ziqi whispered in my ear, "If there is another life left, I will take good care of you. No matter what you want, I will help you."

I chuckled and nodded.

I don't know the real story between Fang Ziqi and Li Shuangwu, so I can only add some psychological comfort to Fang Ziqi at this time.

In fact, I really want to tell him that people can really live a second time, maybe when he wakes up from this nightmare, he has already become another person, even holding the real Li Shuangwu in his arms.

The flame-burned beam fell ten steps away, and the crackling sound was more like a whining song.

The smell of burning pine oil became more and more intense at the tip of the nose, and gradually condensed an unforgettable smell.

I smiled lightly and relaxed in his arms.

He chuckled too, leaving a light kiss on my forehead.

It's all about to end...

The sound of "squeak" suddenly came to mind, as if it was the sound of wood rubbing, it was a little harsh, and it was not quite the same as the sound in the flame.

I turned my head to look curiously, but it made my eyes widen.

A floor tile in the northwest corner moved away inexplicably, revealing the color of the dark hole below, and the next moment, Jinzhan climbed up from below holding the candlestick in some embarrassment.

It turns out that my end has not yet arrived.

……

……

"who?"

Fang Ziqi stared at Jinzhan vigilantly. He can live and die with me, but it doesn't mean he allows anyone to kill him.

"It's Jinzhan, I know him."

I tugged on his sleeve to reassure him, then stood up.

"Ma'am!" Jinzhan quickly walked up to me and knelt down. Unable to adapt to the smoke and dust, Jinzhan coughed fiercely, "Madam, I know that a tunnel can lead to the outside of the palace. Please Master He Fang quickly follow me!"

Fang Ziqi looked at him very calmly: "You know me?"

Jinzhan could naturally sense Fang Ziqi's suspicion towards him, and said with a wry smile: "The little one has been in the palace for many years, how can he not know Master Fang?"

Fang Ziqi nodded slightly, and asked me again: "Do you know him? Is he trustworthy?"

I nodded and said: "If there is no Jinzhan, I am afraid that I would have died in the cold palace long ago. Only Jinzhan, this kind of secret way is probably extremely hidden, why do you know?"

"Madam, do you still remember that the little one once told you about your own life experience?" Jinzhan asked with a wry smile, "At that time, the little one said that he was the son of a criminal minister and was born in a family of poets and rites. In fact, what he said was not entirely true. I The Liu family has always held the position of Taibu in the imperial court..."

Before Jinzhan could finish speaking, Fang Ziqi interrupted him: "Your surname is Liu? Who are you, Liu Qingzhi?"

"It's my father." Jinzhan replied.

Fang Ziqi took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Understood, we are going to the south gate, you should lead the way. Just remember, the lives of Shuang Wu and I are in your hands now."

"Thank you for your trust!" Jinzhan said happily, "Madam and Sir please follow me quickly, this hall will not last long!"

So with Fang Ziqi's support, I descended into the tunnel in a daze.

I don't quite understand what the two of them said in the conversation just now, after all, I am not familiar with the affairs of officials and courtiers in Xiangguo.

But I believe in Jinzhan, not only because he once saved my life, but also because of the tears he shed in front of me that night and the heartfelt words he expressed.

"Madam and Sir, please follow me closely. The tunnels lead in all directions. Those who don't know the map may get lost if they are not careful."

Jinzhan walked ahead with a candle, and the moisture in the ground made me sneezed a few times.

Fang Ziqi was worried that I would catch a cold, so he leaned over and put his arms around my waist.

I avoided him without a trace and shook my head.

I didn't explain anything just now, because I thought we would really die there.Now that we have the hope of living, how can I pretend to be someone else?

Fang Ziqi was obviously taken aback by my actions, but he glanced at Jinzhan and stopped talking.

He probably thought that I didn't like being too close to him in front of people.

It seems that if he can really survive, he must find an opportunity to explain clearly to him...

The underground secret passage is indeed a secret word, not to mention that the entrance and exit are hard to find, even the bottom is like a spider web extending in all directions.

Every five or six steps, you will see a fork in the road, and each road does not seem to have much difference.If you turn around at each intersection, you may forget which way you came from.

Such a maze-like authenticity, I don't understand how Jinzhan kept it in mind.

It was only when I was walking that I realized that Jinzhan was not walking around randomly based on memory. Although he was not walking slowly, the fingers of his right hand were constantly pinching and counting, which made me afraid to disturb him.

After all, there was only one lamp, and it was very dark under our feet.Although I have torn off a lot of cumbersome skirts to wrap Fang Ziqi's wounds, but walking on such a dark road at this time, I still stumble a little.

Fang Ziqi noticed my situation and held out a hand to me.

I pursed my lips, still didn't respond, just ignored him, and walked past him instead.

There was silence for a long time, I don't know what kind of mood Fang Ziqi is in now...

After walking like this for about half an hour, we finally saw the sky.

(End of this chapter)