refuse to be a concubine

Chapter 21 Do You Dare?Ben Gong kills your nine clans

"Are you worried about me?" His cold eyes seemed to light up.

Regardless of whether it was unreasonable, I nodded. At this time, his safety is more important than anything else.

"Why are you upset about me?" he asked.

I was taken aback, I had an answer in my heart, but it was an answer I couldn't say, so I had to lower my head and said sadly: "We are friends, aren't we?"

"Just being a friend doesn't make me tell this secret."

"Tang Yu, Jing Lin has an ambush on the mass grave."

"I already knew this, but Xiaodie is the daughter of the deceased elder. I have to bury her next to the elder's tomb to be worthy of the elder's sacrifice. Well, as long as you go straight ahead, you can go back to the city directly." Tang Yu pointed to the path that suddenly appeared in front of him and said.

"You can think of other ways."

"After tonight, I'm afraid there will only be a pile of bones left. Go back, be careful on the road."

"Tang Yu." Seeing that he was about to leave, I quickly grabbed his hand.

"Go back, it's too dangerous here."

"Are you really from the former dynasty?" I still couldn't believe it.

"You want to know about me so much?"

I nodded, trying to get to know him.

Tang Yu's eyes became deep, "I only open my heart to the woman I love, are you willing to be my woman?"

What is he saying?
To be his woman?Does he want me like this?

"I'm not worthy." The heart-piercing pain dissipated quietly, and I didn't dare to look into his eyes.

In the darkness, his eyes became brighter, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, "Why are maids and eunuchs unworthy?"

"I'm married."

"Haven't been to church, have you?"

"How do you know?" I suddenly looked up, yes, Xiaodie must have told him.

He looked at me with his lips raised high, his bright black eyes flickering, overshadowing all the light in the world.

Why are you looking at me like this?

My heart suddenly became chaotic.

"I'll be fine. Arrangements have been made here."

"Really?" I breathed a sigh of relief.

He nodded, the corners of his mouth raised higher and higher.

"What are you happy about?" I wondered, at this moment, in this kind of place, what could be worth his happiness?

At this time, he suddenly held my hand, gently moved it, and hugged me.

"You, what are you doing?" He stuttered because he was nervous, but he didn't push him away. Tang Yu's embrace was very comfortable, and there was a faint fragrance.

"Why didn't you push me away?" He asked softly in his ear.

The hot air made my ears itchy, and I couldn't help moving, but he hugged me even tighter, "Quickly answer me."

Reply?How should I answer?To tell the truth, will Tang Yu walk away in fright and stop talking to me from now on?

"I……"

"I want to hear the truth, the truth from the heart." Sighing slightly, Tang Yu murmured, "Enen, I must tell the truth."

Why does he always emphasize the word "truth"?
Should I tell the truth?
Biting my lower lip, I hesitated.

He sighed again, and said lightly: "I am the heir of the last emperor of the previous dynasty. For 200 years, we have been thinking about taking back the country all the time. For this reason, our ancestors did not hesitate to enter the palace and lie in ambush beside the emperor. .Once the king dies suddenly, the world will be in chaos and take the opportunity to revolt."

My eyes widened when I heard it, I couldn't take it back, I was too shocked.

It was expected that Tang Yu would be a descendant of the previous dynasty, but they didn't know that their purpose was to murder the king and seek to usurp the throne.

"Don't you understand?" Letting go of me, he smiled softly, his eyes becoming more gentle.

understand what?
The words he said just now "I only open my heart to the woman I love" flashed in my mind.

He told me his secret, that is, opened his heart to me.

Tang Yu, he, he loves me?
how can that be possible?I shook my head, more shocked and disturbed than what I had just heard about usurping the throne.

"Don't shake your head, I want your answer."

"I, I..." Under his gentle gaze, I still couldn't say what I liked about him. I don't believe it, I don't believe Tang Yu likes me. How could it be such a coincidence that when he found out that he liked him, he also do you like me?

Tang Yu sighed again, this was the third time he sighed, "Enen, I like you, or I love you, no matter what happened to you before. What about you? Do you like me?"

He looked at me with some anticipation and some fear in his bright black eyes, the coldness and indifference in the past left only restlessness at this moment.

At this moment, the hesitation and doubt in my heart suddenly disappeared. I didn't expect that he would be so at a loss for my answer.

He really likes me.

Turning around, I answered with a light "hmm".

"What do you mean?" He turned to me, anxious.

My face was on fire, "Well, that's right."

"What is it?"

Looking at the deep anticipation in his eyes, I took a deep breath and looked up at him bravely, "I like you, and I like you too."

He was stunned, looked at me stupidly, and smiled again, very happily.

Under his smile, the moonlight lost its brilliance, and even the brilliant starry sky above his head dimmed instantly.

"You, you don't care about me and..." Biting his lower lip tightly, he didn't continue, I know he understands, everyone in the palace knew what happened that night with the emperor.

"I said, don't care what happened in the past, from now on, you only belong to me." His smile was even more dazzling, shining with a feeling of happiness.

And I laughed too.

Everything came so suddenly, like a dream.

I know it's not a dream, it's real.

In the past few days, I always smirked, and I couldn't help laughing when I was doing things well.

I was full of energy, and I washed a lot of dirty clothes in one go. It took me an afternoon to finish chopping firewood, but I solved it within an hour.

This has never happened before.

Looking at the clean clothes hanging to dry, and the dry firewood in the corner as high as a hill, I feel incredible.

When I turned around, I saw the fat lady was looking at everything in front of me in surprise with her mouth open, and then looked at me.

"If you look at it any further, your jaw will drop to the ground." I laughed, feeling like I was joking.

"You did all this alone?" Fat Auntie asked in disbelief.

I nodded.

"So fast." Seeing me smiling, she pursed her lips, "Why are you so happy today?"

I just laughed and said nothing, at this moment, a girl hurried into the yard, panting: "Fat sister, the empress empress is here, but the lord is still in the palace, and the madam has returned to her mother's house, what should I do?"

The fat lady was dumbfounded, "Oh, what are you still doing here, call someone to greet you."

"Yes." The girl who left in a panic collided with the girl who was running here, and fell to the ground.

The girl who ran over reluctantly stood up, and said to the fat sister-in-law: "Fat sister-in-law, the queen has asked Su En to accompany you to the garden."

Seeing the queen again in the garden pavilion, I feel that she is more beautiful than before, with fluttering robes, light trains drifting away in the wind, looking forward to the glory.

The palace ladies and maids of the mansion stood all over the floor, and they all stood aside respectfully.

When the ceremony was over, the queen looked at me carefully.

I stood aside, didn't say anything, and let her look at me.

"Nothing else has changed, but the conversation has become less." The queen tapped the lid of the teacup repeatedly.

Xiaoru, who was closely following her, quickly echoed, "My servant heard that Mrs. Shangshu and Sister Enen were at odds, so Sister Enen kept her mouth shut, so as not to offend others."

"Is there such a thing?" The queen's eyes were burning, she got up and walked to my side, and asked softly, "You are thinner than when you were in the palace. Could it be that Yuefu is bullying you?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Madam treats En En very well." I said calmly and even smiled at her without showing anything.

"If you are my personal maid, I will naturally be concerned about you. Come on," the queen suddenly took my hand and slowly walked out of the pavilion, treating me very well, "talk to me. Feel free to tell me about any grievances, if it is really Yuefu's fault, I will stand up for you." Then he waved to the maids in the palace and the maids in the mansion who followed closely behind, signaling that they don't need to follow.

Yellowing fallen leaves can be seen everywhere in the garden, which shows that it will be late autumn soon.

I walked in tandem with the queen.

When she reached the edge of the fish pond, she stopped, looked at the goldfish playing at the bottom of the pond, and asked calmly, "Do you hate me?"

I didn't say anything.

"Don't blame me for being cruel, everything is the result of your disobedience. Jing Lin hates you, right?"

"Isn't this exactly what the empress wants?"

The queen smiled contemptuously, "There are many ways for Bengong to make Jing Lin hate you, but do you know why Bengong chose to drug you?"

I said unhurriedly: "The woman he loves is married to the emperor, and the woman he wants to marry..." I clenched my fists, and my voice was still calm, "I have served the emperor. The emperor is a thorn in his heart. He can't pull it out." No matter if I am voluntary or not, he will hate me, because he does not want to see the truth, and because the person he hates is you, but he cannot hate you, so I become a scapegoat. "

When the power of the aphrodisiac was exerted, I knew the queen's intention.

How deep is the love, how deep is the hate.

It's because I think too easily, Jing Lin loves the queen, and now he is so infatuated with her, which means he hates her.

Covering all of this with a gentle smile, only resentment and pain are buried deep in my heart.

Seeing me in disheveled clothes, his hatred erupted. The hatred for the empress and the emperor all vented on me.

"It seems that you are not stupid." The queen smiled happily.

"Your Majesty," I looked at her and said lightly, "You are the one who is stupid."

"What did you say?"

"You made Enen lose her happiness, made Mr. Jing hate me, and even abused me. Do you think Enen still likes Mr. Jing?" "Will you still keep the secret between you and Mr. Jing?"

"Do you dare?" The queen's face darkened, "If you reveal the slightest bit to others, I will punish you from the nine clans."

"Your Majesty already knows that En En entered the palace under a fake name, and the so-called Nine Clans have nothing to do with me." I said it coldly, and even more so, I was sure that the Queen was just scaring me, after all, the Nine Clans This matter will alarm many people, "However, before the empress orders the nine clans to be punished, I'm afraid the emperor has already abolished the empress."

"you?"

I smiled slightly, "Mistress, be careful, there is a fish pond behind, be careful to slide down." Then I reached out to help her, and when my hand touched her, I gave her a light push.

"what--"

thump--

When the queen yelled, water splashed at the same time.

The fish pond in the Shangshu Mansion is not as deep as the Imperial Palace, it only reaches halfway up, so the queen will not be in danger if she falls.

The next moment, I saw the queen standing up in a state of embarrassment, her face turned green with anger, and was about to shout, but I took the first step and shouted: "Come on, come on, the queen accidentally fell into the fish pond, come on!" People." After shouting, I jumped off the fish pond, went to help her, and asked worriedly, "Ma'am, are you alright?"

"You, you?" The queen was too angry to speak.

"Your Majesty, are these tricks natural?" I smiled, looking at the Queen's face, which turned blue and black, "Later, Your Majesty should admit that I accidentally fell into the fish pond. My Majesty's words of protecting me just now, The maids in the mansion can listen to Er Chu, if the lady said that I pushed her into the fish pond, it might cause quite a disturbance, right?"

The maids in the palace rushed over, and when they saw this, they panicked.

"Let the empress go to the madam's room to change clothes first," I commanded calmly, "and then go to the palace to ask for the imperial doctor."

When the queen came out of the shower room, I was already waiting outside with clean clothes.

Unsurprisingly, the Queen slapped me across the face.

I endured it, watching her panting slightly, I was afraid that the palm print on my face could be clearly seen.

Kneeling on the ground, I burst into tears, "Your Majesty, it's the servant's fault. When the Empress accidentally falls, the servant should hold her back."

The Queen was visibly startled by my sudden crying.

At this moment, Zhao Yuefu hurried in.

"Ma'am?" I hurriedly knelt aside and let Zhao Yuefu clearly see the red and swollen half of her face.

Sure enough, Zhao Yuefu lowered her face, looked at the queen aggressively, and said coldly: "Sister, even though you are the queen and Su En's former master, she is now a member of the Jing family, don't forget, I am the mistress of the Jing family."

"Zhao Yuefu?" In the bottom of her heart, the queen already hated Zhao Yuefu, seeing how she dared to be so rude to her, why didn't she get angry.

"Although elder sister is the mother of a country, to the Jing family, she is just a married daughter. It is better for elder sister to keep this in mind."

"Don't think that if you marry Jing Lin, I can't do anything with you."

"Yuefu is just telling the truth. The rules passed down by the ancestors are like this. Yuefu thinks that the ancestors are also worried that the married daughter will come back and make noise, which will make the family unharmonious, so he made the rules." Zhao Yuefu suddenly slightly With a smile, her tough posture changed, and she said softly, "Sister, don't be angry, Yuefu has no intentions, I hope my sister will understand."

Under Zhao Yuefu's soft and hard tactics, the queen was so angry that she couldn't say a word, she could only stare.

I really didn't expect that such a powerful queen in the palace would be so angry that she couldn't even speak in front of Zhao Yuefu.

"Your Majesty, Ma'am," at this moment, Xiaoru hurried in, gave me a cold look at me kneeling on the ground, and said, "The Emperor heard that Your Majesty fell into the water, so he came to Shangshu Mansion to see her in person."

Goodbye emperor, stranger.

From the beginning to the end, his eyes did not fall on me, and I just stood in the corner, like an invisible person.

Jing Lin came back with him, and the smile on his face was still so gentle. When he heard the queen talk about how he fell into the water, the caring he showed was also very appropriate, just like a brother should care about his sister.

The Queen naturally did not tell the truth.

At this time, the emperor cast his cold eyes on me, and said coldly, "How did I hear that when the queen fell into the water, there was someone standing beside me?"

All eyes were on me.

I had no choice but to stand up, kneel down in the tunnel and said, "It's a slave."

"Are you guilty?" He asked not lightly, but his anger was obvious.

"The servant girl was a little far away from the queen at that time, so she didn't have time to grab the queen's hand."

"Your crime is not that you didn't grab the queen's hand, but that you didn't dissuade the queen from going to the pool. That's why such a dangerous thing happened."

"The empress insists on going to the fish pond. The slaves are so humble. If they stop her, they will be scolded by the empress. Since the emperor wants to punish her, please deal with it as you like."

The surrounding maids gasped, but Zhao Yuefu's eyes flashed with admiration.

The air suddenly became suffocating.

Everyone held their breath, not knowing how angry the emperor would be.

"I want to punish you? Are you saying that I'm deliberately troubling you?"

"Slaves don't mean that."

At this time, Jing Lin said: "Su En, what the emperor said is yes, your answer is already disrespectful, why don't you thank you for your guilt."

I looked at him, his eyes were still as gentle as before, only a little less real.

Jing Lin said again: "Everything is up to the emperor."

There was a trace of sarcasm in the corner of the emperor's mouth, which hurt my eyes. The sarcasm seemed to say, "Is this the person you chose?"
He didn't say anything, but I knew he was waiting for me to beg him for mercy, and always had been, hadn't he?
Clenching my fists, I forced my lips together tightly.

"Forget it, for Jing Lin's sake, I won't pursue it anymore, let's go back to the palace." When I stood up and walked past me with a straight body, there was a smell belonging to him, and I didn't leave for a long time.

Isn't what he wants is my pleading?Why did you let me go so easily?
At night, the coolness hits people.

Standing in front of the plum tree in the courtyard, looking at the leaves that began to fall with the wind, I felt a little sad.

Zhao Yuefu usually only stays for two hours when she returns to her natal home, and when the time comes, she will definitely come back.

And the time when the queen came out of the bath was exactly when Zhao Yuefu came back.

I did that scene.

Seeing that I was being bullied, she would definitely defend me. For nothing else, she said for her, "Since you have married into the Jing family, if they bully you, it will only make me lose face."

Zhao Yuefu is hostile to me, but at the same time, she also takes me under her wing. She has a strong sense of family honor, or she has given full play to her businessman nature, treating me and even the entire Jingfu as her own property. And often this kind of person can never bear others bullying what belongs to her, as she said, it will make her lose face.

When did my mind become so complicated?

"What are you thinking about?"

Turning around suddenly, under the moonlight, Tang Yu was dressed in a green dress with wide sleeves, his sleeves fluttering in the wind, his face was as handsome as jade.

I was stunned for a moment, I had never seen him dressed like this before, so I couldn't help but stuttered, "You, why are you here?"

"I've got something to do, and I'll come and see you."

"How did you get in?"
"It won't bother me. Is the emperor making things difficult for you today?"

Shaking my head, I was taken aback, and asked back: "Why do you think the emperor will embarrass me?"

Tang Yu smiled faintly, with a little loneliness in his eyes, "I saw him kiss you that day."

"Didn't you say you didn't see it?"

His warm hand touched my lips, and his voice was extremely dark, "You have scratched the corners of your lips, talking about it will make you even more sad, but I can't do anything."

That gaze was full of self-blame and pain, and even more deeply powerless.

"It's all in the past, and nothing like this will happen again." Putting aside my sadness, I said relaxedly, "Let's not talk about this again in the future."

Tang Yu smiled slightly, "In the future, I will protect you."

A warm current flowed into my heart, and I nodded vigorously.

Looking at each other, we both laughed again.

"The moonlight is pretty good these days, and today's moon is particularly round." He took my hand and sat down on the threshold.

"It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival." She leaned her head gently on his shoulder and watched the moon with him.

I like such a calm and steady feeling, I really want to keep leaning on it like this.

"Mid-Autumn Festival, there will be a moon appreciation meeting in the palace. At that time, all the people and ministers in the palace will gather in the imperial garden to enjoy the moon."

I listened quietly, feeling that the palace was far away from me.

"That day, Zhao Yuefu will also enter the palace, and she will take you with her."

"Should I go too?" I was extremely unwilling and deeply repelled.

"The empress will order all ministers' wives and concubines to participate." When he said this, Tang Yu was obviously displeased, because he was displeased with the word concubine.

There was a chuckle in my heart, I have never been cared about before, this feeling is really good.

"You don't want to eat the mooncakes served by the palace servants."

"Why?" It's strange not to eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"There is poison in the mooncake."

I raised my head and asked doubtfully, "Poison?"

He nodded heavily, "Recently, the imperial court has had many direct confrontations with us, and our people have suffered countless casualties. They can't wait any longer. This is an excellent opportunity to strike."

I wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in my throat.

Hearing this, he didn't seem shocked. When Tang Yu told me his secret, he had expected this, but it was still a bit... unacceptable.

"Does it have to be like this?" The calm heart was disturbed again.

"In the past 200 years, there have been ten chances to kill, twenty times to kill more than a thousand people, and finally ended in failure. The hatred has been deeply rooted. In addition to recovering, the survivors also want to fight for their dead parents. Relatives, brothers and sisters take revenge."

My heart is heavy.

"Since I was a child, I have only had the word revenge in my heart. When I was three years old, my master threw me into the den of young wolves. When I came out, I was covered in scars, and none of them was intact. It took three months to get out of bed and move around. When I was eight years old, in order to train me to kill, my master threw me to ten death row inmates and told them that as long as they could kill me, they would not die. In order to protect myself, I picked up the The sword in my hand. Three days later, I walked out of the cell covered in blood."

What kind of childhood was this, my eyes were wet, and I hugged him gently.

"When I was nine years old, my mother was killed by my father. He said that he wanted to get rid of all my remaining concerns and prepare for the great cause of restoration." Tang Yu hugged me tightly, his voice was very flat, and he hugged me more and more. Tight, "Enen, you must outlive me."

Tears fell silently, "Okay, I will live longer than you, I won't let you watch me die sadly, and I won't leave you alone in this world."

"no sooner said than done."

Quietly wiped away the tears, and when he let go of me, gave him a smile, "I will definitely do what I say."

"Tonight's night is as bright as transparent." He looked at the sky and held my hand tightly.

"Yeah, it's beautiful."

No more talking, just quietly enjoying each other's warmth and listening to each other's heartbeat.

For others, there are many opportunities to meet each other, but for me and Tang Yu, every meeting is difficult.

"I have to go now."

No matter how reluctant you are, it can only be melted into a smile, "You have to be careful."

When he left, I bit my lower lip tightly. At this moment, I didn't know whether I should say this sentence, but I finally said what I thought in my heart, "Tang Yu, he...he is a good emperor."

Tang Yu's back obviously froze, "I know, this is not something I can choose, and in their eyes, I am just a pawn."

The moonlight stretched his back very long, and the loneliness as strong as the night light spread out.

The heart is heavy, and his sorrow is deeply felt.

"Tang Yu, you still have me." I smiled, trying to wipe away his sadness with a happy smile, "In the future, I will be with you, sharing weal and woe, and going the same way through wind and rain."

He stood still, and the next moment, he turned around and walked towards me with downcast eyes.

Until he met my eyes, I saw the undisguised tenderness in his eyes, bowed my head, and kissed me gently.

The night wind was gentle, and a few yellowed leaves fell from the leaves, drifting past me and him, swaying on the ground.

I never knew that a kiss could be so soft and sweet.

My heart was full of many things, it was a feeling that was so intoxicated that I couldn't express it.

Together, I feel respected, cherished and loved.

Unable to speak, only full of happiness, not a kind of conquest.

"Fool." When he let go of me, he tapped my nose lightly and smiled happily.

I just hope that such a smile can always be with him.

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Today, I received the imperial decree from the queen, ordering the minister's wives, concubines and children to go to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

In the evening, I was cleaning the fallen leaves in front of the yard, when I saw the fat lady walking in with two maids.

"Just put the clothes here, the second lady will take them in by herself." Fat sister-in-law asked the girl to put down the plate containing the clothes, and said impatiently, "This is what the lady rewards you to wear when you enter the palace tomorrow."

After speaking, she led the girl and left immediately.

Looking at the clothes on the woodpile, the color of sky blue and the high-quality silk material, one can tell at a glance that they are not ordinary things.

Do you really want to enter the palace tomorrow?

Thinking of what Tang Yu said, I was disturbed for a while.

Poison Cake?Will the emperor die?

No matter how much you hate him, you can't obliterate the fact that he is a good emperor.

Since he came to the throne, the improvement of people's lives can be seen.

If he had a chance, Yan Chao would be caught in a bloodbath.

Soon it was night.

The autumn wind was blowing, and as usual, the sky should be full of stars at this moment, but it was gray.

Zhao Yuefu is very good at choosing clothes. As the saying goes, people need clothes, and Buddhas need gold clothes.

I don't think I'm beautiful, at most I'm pretty, but with this set of sky blue skirt, I actually have six points of beauty.

It turns out that I can also be so beautiful.

I wonder what kind of expression Tang Yu will have when he sees me tomorrow?

Thinking of this, I smiled slightly.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, who could it be so late?
I saw the door of the dormitory was opened, and when I saw someone walking in, I was startled, it was Jing Lin.

The moment he saw me, a trace of surprise flashed across Jing Lin's cold eyes.

"My lord." I saluted.

"My lord? I am your husband."

"My lord and the daughter of the people did not worship and get married."

"Worshiping the hall? Is a mere palace maid also worthy to enter the gate of my Jing family?"

I looked at him quietly, thinking of all the things in the past, but still didn't understand.

Why can a person change at will?
"Why don't you talk?" He sneered.

"The girl doesn't know what to say."

"I don't know? I'm going to meet my old friend tomorrow, are you kidding right now?"

Good friend?My face tightened.

"What? Are you unhappy?"

"My lord, it's late at night, please go back to your room and rest."

"Tonight, I'm going to rest here." After finishing speaking, he walked towards me.

It was too late to stop the words, he had already pulled my hand and dragged me to the bed.

"My lord, what are you going to do?"

"What are you doing? How are you pretending to be noble? How did you seduce that man? Huh?" He threw me onto the bed.

I looked at him in fear and was about to get out of bed when he threw himself on me.

"Let go of me." I was angry and anxious, no matter how much I thought about it, I never imagined that he would treat me like this.

"You are my concubine, I can treat you as I want." He stretched out his hand and tore off the skirt on my body, exposing the pink pussy under his cold eyelids, and kissed my chest .

There were thousands of thoughts in my mind, and finally, I stopped struggling and let him wreak havoc on my chest.

He raised his head and looked at me with a sneer, "Why don't you struggle? Aren't you the best at pretending? Use all the tricks you used to lie to me."

With an extremely calm expression, I met his eyes deeply, and I asked in a deep voice, "Jing Lin, who am I?"

He stiffened.

"My name is Su En. I have liked you since the first time we met. Do you know how happy I am when you say you want to marry me? Do you know how much I look forward to? I'm not the one in your heart Man, even if you insult me ​​in every possible way, even if you hate me so much, you can't get it back from me."

"To shut up."

"You know who is in charge of all that, you can ignore the harm I have suffered, but you can't spread the anger and hatred in your heart on me, that's not what I should bear."

"I told you to shut up." He roared, his expression replaced by pain.

"Why not face it? Face it bravely."

"you shut up."

I laughed at myself, "I'm just a little ordinary girl, the high-ranking Master Shang Shu can torture me at will, if that's what you really want."

He lightened up, and then, he heard the sound of footsteps leaving.

he's gone.

Looking at the ceiling, I breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the real Jinglin, tormented deeply by resentment and pain.

The queen's entry into the palace is a shadow that will never go away in his heart.

And I never noticed it before.

The Queen knew him so well that she drugged me.

I think, Jing Lin didn't completely vent his hatred on me, otherwise, he wouldn't just give me some rough work.

He must also be struggling in his heart.

That night, without falling asleep, I picked up the needle and thread to mend the torn skirt.

After noon, Zhao Yuefu and I got into the carriage.

The carriage is very spacious, enough to accommodate five people, the interior is extremely ornately decorated, there are even desks, and there are some snacks, and Zhao Yuefu's dress today is extremely luxurious, but it doesn't feel awkward, just feels good.

When I came in, she didn't lift her eyes, she just looked at the book in her hand, and I sat quietly in the corner.

The carriage drove up and walked steadily.

"Should I say that I think highly of you, or do I underestimate you?" Putting down the book, Zhao Yuefu picked a nut and put it in her mouth, chewing it lightly.

"Enen doesn't understand what Madam is referring to."

"When the queen slaps you, you cry, and when the emperor punishes you, your performance is refreshing."

"What does Ma'am want to say?"

"I'm just surprised," Zhao Yuefu said plainly as she spat out her shell gracefully, "At first I thought the girls didn't listen to my orders, but I learned that the rough work you did was ordered by Jing Lin."

"Ma'am, I don't have any malice towards you, and I never thought of robbing you."

"Then why did you marry into the Jing family?"

I am silent.

After a cold snort, Zhao Yuefu didn't ask any more questions.

Entering the palace again, the clues are chaotic.

Here, I have many unresolved grievances and many unresolved doubts.

I can bear the grievance, and it doesn't even matter.

Doubt, think of it will hurt physically and mentally.

With Zhao Yuefu entering Xianying Pavilion, all the ministers' wives and concubines will be arranged to rest here.

Zhao Yuefu undoubtedly became the object of currying favor to the concubines, and she responded to each one with a smile, without showing any signs of fatigue. Perhaps, this is the advantage of being the daughter of the richest man in the capital.

"The empress has a decree, please come over to tell Mrs. Shangshu." The father-in-law shouted with a high-pitched voice.

Zhao Yuefu walked out immediately.

"Is it Miss Su En?" A little maid appeared beside me.

"I'm."

"Concubine An is here to invite you."

Taken aback, Concubine An?Her name hadn't crossed my mind for a long time.

After entering the Concubine An Palace, everything from the past appeared before her eyes again.

"Remember what?"

Just as I was looking at the courtyard, Concubine An came out from the hall, dressed in a green smoked sweater, her dimples were as beautiful as flowers.

Xiao Ling followed closely behind her.

"This servant has seen Concubine An."

"Get up." Concubine An glanced at me, and said calmly, "After three days away from Shibai, she has become more beautiful, which is eye-catching."

"Is there something wrong with your empress calling the minnv?"

"I'm going to cut to the chase. Don't you want to take revenge when the Queen treats you like this?"

I knew in my heart what Concubine An was referring to, "The empress did not do anything to the civilian girl, I'm afraid there may be some misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding? Heh," Concubine An sneered, "You have been serving the queen for so long, and if you want to seduce the emperor, you would have acted long ago. That's really what you mean, what are you doing out of the palace? Wouldn't it be better to stay in the palace? What? , she treats you like this, do you still want to protect her?"

"Your Majesty, if you have nothing else to do, Minnv will leave." I turned around and left.

Xiaoling stopped me with a stride, "Su En, my mother is also doing it for your own good. Are you willing to be bullied like this?"

"Why is the handkerchief I gave Aunt Lian in your hand?" I asked, looking at her coldly.

Xiaoling choked, her eyes flickering.

"Your Majesty," I turned to look at Concubine An, and gave a simple salute, "Mother's affairs will be resolved by herself, thank you for your concern."

revenge?What is revenge?If she stabbed me, should I stab her too?Do you want to meet each other in life and death?

No, I will heal the grievances I have suffered and solve those doubts in my own way.

Rather than being used by others, let alone being involved in the struggle between concubines to resolve.

But there is no such opportunity, since he left the palace, how could he return to the palace?
I also let go of those things.

Hearing what I said, Concubine An's complexion looked so bad, and at this time, I had already left Concubine An's palace.

Walking on the long corridor of the palace, the maids around have been busy all the time. They all saluted me when they saw me. The women who can appear in the palace today are all ministers' wives, so they naturally have to salute.

Away from several palace maids, I saw a person. Since entering the palace, I have been looking forward to seeing him.

He lifted the hem of his skirt and ran towards him, but was stopped by a pair of eagle eyes ten steps away.

Eunuch Lu was standing beside Tang Yu.

At this time, Tang Yu also saw me, his eyes moved, and then his handsome face suddenly sank, and he said indifferently to Lu Gonggong: "Let's go."

Eunuch Lu gave me a hard look.

Just as they walked past me, Tang Yu winked mischievously at me, and then left coldly.

It wasn't until they disappeared that I covered my mouth and smiled. I really felt a little sad for his indifference just now.

Also a little melancholy, do I have to get along with him in this way?
The night finally came.

Red lanterns were hung everywhere in the palace, meandering, and once the wind passed, a piece of red floated up, which was very beautiful.
Needless to say, the beauty of the Royal Garden, tonight, it is the main stage.

The music was melodious and spread to every corner.

In the distance, the princes and ministers greeted each other. As soon as the emperor raised the wine glass, the ministers were busy shouting long live.

Here is the moon appreciation presided over by the queen, surrounded by Concubine An and the rest of the concubines.

Only concubine Liu was missing, how could she be absent on such a day?

The weather is beautiful, it was gloomy last night, but tonight is surprisingly bright, the moon is perfectly round, and the hazy moonlight is pouring down fiercely like tassels.

Zhao Yuefu was sitting next to the queen, but I was sitting at the end of the table, and the family members looked at me strangely from time to time.

My mind was not on them at all, but secretly paying attention to the maids serving dishes and snacks.

When will they serve mooncakes?

At this time, the originally lively voice disappeared, and the sudden silence made me regain my senses, only then did I realize that everyone was looking at me.

Especially the queen's eyes, like a knife.

what happened?I was on my guard.

"The empress is talking to you." The family member beside me kindly reminded me.

"Yuefu, your girl really doesn't know what to do, she deliberately doesn't listen to my words." The queen raised her eyebrows and said.

girl?How did I become Zhao Yuefu's girl?

"As your personal girl, you actually went to seduce your uncle. You have a good temper. Xu Jinglin accepted her, but she is too ignorant. Relying on your favor is really lawless."

The queen's words seemed familiar, and she suddenly remembered that on the day she left the palace to enter Jing's house, she was sitting in the sedan chair and heard passers-by saying, "Is this the maid of Miss Zhao sitting in this sedan chair?"

"That's right, people are not old-fashioned, and they secretly seduced my uncle. Miss Zhao is too sensible, and let her marry her."

"It is said that Ms. Zhao is beautiful, but I never expected that her character is so outstanding. She even let this kind of maid into the mansion as a concubine."

And Fat Sister, when I asked her "Why do I have to enter through the small door?"

She asked in disbelief, "Could it be that someone like you still wants to enter through the gate?"

Do everyone think I'm Zhao Yuefu's girl?

No wonder, no wonder the servants of Jingfu look at me with contempt and contempt.

At this time, what should I say?
"It's really lawless, do you just ignore what I said?" The queen angrily slapped the table and stood up.

The family member next to me quietly tugged at the corner of my clothes, "Why don't you kneel down and accept the crime?"

"Your servant is guilty." I knelt down and said.

"It's late, Yuefu, I will teach this bitch a lesson for you today, come here, give me a slap." The queen sternly shouted, and immediately three old maids came up, and two of them wanted to hold her back. When I was there, I took a few steps back and glanced at Zhao Yuefu.

Zhao Yuefu sat with a dark face, even if she wanted to protect me, she couldn't do it now, the queen's statement was considered to give her face, and she pushed all the wrongs on me.

A bright light flashed in my mind, in order to protect myself, I had to do this, the next moment I rushed to Zhao Yuefu, crying: "Miss, I have no choice but to do this, I have been dependent on you since I was a child. Hello, servant, I even promised a marriage to this servant, but this servant does not want to be separated from you, in my heart, you are the closest person, even if I die, this servant still wants to be with Miss, that's why I did this Miss, you have also seen that since I entered Jing’s house, I did not do anything to offend Miss. The servants have always kept their duties, washing, chopping firewood, cleaning, everything is the same as at home. Miss, the servants know Wrong, if you want to be beaten or punished, you will listen to the young lady, I just ask the young lady not to drive the slaves away."

I don't know if Zhao Yuefu will cooperate with me, but I can be sure that even if she does not cooperate, she will never expose it, just like she will not expose the queen's lies.

But to my surprise, a smile flashed in her eyes, her voice was slightly choked up, but to outsiders, she was moved to tears, "Enen, I have always known your intentions, outsiders don't know what's going on, Am I still not clear? Get up quickly." She helped me up, placed me by her side, stood up and bowed to the queen, then quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "The empress's great love for my concubine, The concubine is very grateful, but the empress misunderstood, Enen is not such a person, I have been with her since childhood, and I have always regarded her as my sister. She did this just to be with the concubine, and the concubine has long since forgiven her her."

"Oh? Really?" Under the table, the queen's hands were trembling with anger, but she had to put on a look of sudden understanding, "So it turns out, the love between master and servant is so deep, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Your Majesty is already very busy taking care of the harem, so I can handle such trivial matters by myself."

"Since it's all right, let's watch the moon to our heart's content." The queen said to the family members, and the atmosphere below became active again, as if what happened just now hadn't happened.

I really didn't expect that Zhao Yuefu would cooperate with me in acting, and act so realistically.

Inadvertently, my eyes met An Fei who was at the side, and I saw her looking at me thoughtfully.

At this moment, Zhao Yuefu wiped the corners of my eyes that had no tears at all with a handkerchief, her voice was gentle, but her eyes were cold, "I never expected that your friendship with my master and servant is so deep."

"Excuse me ma'am." I took advantage of her again.

"Suddenly found that I really like you." Zhao Yuefu said, taking a sip of tea.

I was taken aback for a moment, and saw that she was chatting and laughing with other concubines.

"Put moon cakes." A very thin and elongated voice came, and a row of more than a dozen maids came in one by one, put moon cakes in front of each of the concubines, and then withdrew.

When I heard the word "moon cake", I almost jumped up and looked at the emperor on the other side involuntarily.

There, the palace servants who were carrying the trays had just left, but the emperor didn't pick up the moon cakes to eat, and the ministers didn't dare to do anything.

The same goes for the family members, the queen didn't eat, so they didn't dare to do anything.

Should I...

No, I can't spoil Tang Yu's affairs.

But something really happened to this man, which related to the fate of the entire dynasty.

Although I have never experienced it, since I was a child, I have heard adults talk about how the last emperor of the previous dynasty was so stupid and persecuted the people.

Since the founding of the Yan Dynasty, he has worked hard to govern and is deeply loved by the people.

This man can be regarded as a generation of Mingjun.

Why did I stand in front of him without hesitation and was willing to block the knife for him during the Hundred Flowers Festival, but now I am so hesitant?
Tang Yu, he suffered so much when he was a child, all for the present.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Imperial Physician, pass on to the Imperial Physician quickly." Exclamations and screams rang out again and again, and there suddenly became a mess.

"What happened?" The queen suddenly stood up.

"Empress, something is wrong," a father-in-law stumbled over and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty vomited blood, so dark blood, passed out... fainted."

With a bang, the cups in the hands of the Empress and Concubine An fell to the ground.

The next moment, the two left the imperial garden in a hurry.

"Spitting out black blood? How could this be?" Zhao Yuefu frowned as she watched the queen disappear, and murmured, "Black blood? Was it poisoned?" She stood up abruptly, staring at the Mooncake asked, "Could it be poison in the mooncake?"

I was shocked that Zhao Yuefu guessed so accurately.

And my hesitation made...

All were ordered not to leave the palace.

Ministers, family members, palace servants, bodyguards, and everyone who appeared in the imperial garden were surrounded by the imperial army.

The people inside, as long as anyone makes a slight move, they will point the sword in their hands at that person.

No one dared to move an inch, and everyone's hearts were raised in their throats.

"Come on—" The sky-shattering shout and the sound of weapons being handed over came from afar from outside.

That was a fight outside the palace.

Is it on?I was so nervous that my palms were sweaty, and I couldn't sit still.

Where is Tang Yu now?
"Someone really rebelled?" Zhao Yuefu said calmly without any worries, "Daddy is really good at predicting things. He took back the iron materials at a low price and sold them at a high price. It was strange before that he bought the iron materials and came back to make them. What, I have been bought by people to make weapons, it seems that I have only learned the superficial aspects of my father. Fortunately, I also added some money this time, otherwise it will be a big loss."

Seeing me staring at her in amazement, Zhao Yuefu took a sip from the cup in her hand, and said nonchalantly, "I have determined to be the number one businessman in the world since I was a child. A businessman only cares about money. Money in troubled times is the best way to make money."

At this time, a guard ran in, knelt on the ground and said to the head of the Imperial Forest Army: "My lord, the remnants of the previous dynasty have rushed into the palace, and the gate of the palace has been closed. The commander will let you pass."

"All of you, keep an eye on them." The other end ordered roughly and then followed.

The palace gate is closed?Shouldn't the palace gate be breached by Tang Yu and the others?Why would it be closed?
A bad premonition hit my heart.

"Are you so timid? Why are you so frightened that your face turns pale." Zhao Yuefu was quite at ease.

I remained silent, hoping nothing would happen to Tang Yu, and unconsciously clenched the hem of my clothes.

A trace of doubt flashed across Zhao Yuefu's eyes.

The ear-piercing sound of weapons colliding came continuously from a distance, and everyone waited with bated breath, looking forward.

I only looked at the ground, as long as there was a light collision, it was like a sharp knife stabbing me.

I don't know how long it took, the fighting sound weakened, I stood up abruptly, my eyes fixed on the crescent gate of the imperial garden, who would come in?

Zhao Yuefu looked at me deeply with her chin propped on one hand, and held the wine cup in the other, taking a sip from time to time.

The passage of time is torture for me.

The fighting sound stopped suddenly, and the ears couldn't adapt for a moment.

"What happened?" The trembling voices of the family members began to mutter.

At the crescent gate, a shadow floated out.

I held my breath and stared wide-eyed.

With bright yellow color and tall figure, as soon as he appeared, the domineering aura of the king immediately covered the entire imperial garden.

Isn't he poisoned?
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor." The imprisoned ministers kowtowed.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live." The family members also knelt down.

Long live the voices one after another.

I fell to the ground, the emperor was not poisoned, does that mean he knows Tang Yu's plan?

"The emperor has a decree," said the slender voice, it was the voice of Eunuch Lu, "continue to watch the moon, and have fun—"

The wonderful music sounded again.

The family members were all relieved, talking and laughing.

At this time, the Queen and Concubine An also came back, so it was another salute.

I saw Concubine Liu following behind, dressed in jewels, with a charming smile on her face, walking slowly.

When her eyes met mine, she smiled even more coquettishly.

I didn't have time to think about why Concubine Liu only showed up now, so I quietly breathed a sigh of relief, Eunuch Lu is fine, that is to say, Tang Yu is fine.

I can't ignore another layer of happiness deep in my heart, that is, the emperor is not poisoned.

The rest of the moon viewing is boring for me.

The banquet didn't break up until midnight.

However, the carriage did not return to Shangshu Mansion, but to Zhao Mansion.

I didn't go in, I sat in the carriage and waited for Zhao Yuefu.

This is the Zhao Mansion?Through the curtains, I stared at the door in amazement. The lion head lock on the door was golden, and I knew it was made of gold. I am not familiar with jade, but the luster of the big lions on both sides of the door is similar to that of the white jade bridge in the palace, even more round and smooth than the white jade bridge.

Zhao Mansion is indeed the number one mansion in the world.

At this moment, Zhao Yuefu came out from the gate.

"Miss, don't worry, since the master said that the money will be transferred to your bank tomorrow, you should stop urging." The man who spoke was a man in his 70s, with a kind face and kind eyes.

"Uncle Yan, you have to watch it for me, Dad might hide it privately."

Yan Bo smiled and said, "I will take what Miss said to heart."

When Zhao Yuefu got into the carriage, the corners of her mouth were still flying, and she even smiled at me in a good mood.

(End of this chapter)