refuse to be a concubine

Chapter 22 Involved in Another Dispute

Qianzhuang?Zhao Yuefu actually has her own bank?
The weather is getting colder and colder. When I woke up this day, I saw a lot of dead leaves piled up in the courtyard.

Jing Lin was very busy, and he hadn't seen him for more than ten days, and Zhao Yuefu seldom showed up, getting up early and going out, only coming back after dinner.

Everyone is in a hurry, but I am in and out of this courtyard.

Thinking of Tang Yu in my heart, I don't know what he is doing now.

When Zhong Qiu came back from the palace, I hadn't seen him, and I was anxiously concerned about him, but there was nothing I could do.

"Going out again?" The servant at the door saw me and smiled, "This is the sixth time you have gone out in ten days."

"Yes, they told me to go and buy some rouge."

"It's too much, how can I always send you like this." Jia Ding shook his head, with sympathy in his eyes.

"Anyway, I'm free." I smiled and went out, this time I didn't find an excuse to go out, maybe it's because I'm diligent, do more things and talk less, and greet each other with a smile all day long, and I've been sent by girls more often up.

Buying rouge and gouache, silks and satins for embroidery, needles and threads, whenever the girls need anything, they come to me and tell me.

And I enjoy it too.

For nothing else, outsiders can find out what I want to know.

Like the previous few times, as soon as I left the mansion, I first came to a tea house not far from the mansion, ordered a cup of tea and sat quietly.

Teahouses have always been a place full of people talking, where all kinds of teachings and nine streams gather, and you can always hear something you want to know inadvertently.

Just after drinking half a cup of tea, I heard someone say: "I heard that more than a dozen remnants of the previous dynasty have been arrested."

"It seems that the emperor is determined to destroy them this time."

"It's good to be wiped out. It's always going on like this. I'm afraid to sleep at night. Now that the world is peaceful, what are these people trying to do to restore the former dynasty? Isn't this harming our people?" A teahouse shouted, "You think so?"

"Yes, yes." Immediately someone echoed, "We are living a good life, and the current emperor is a rare and virtuous monarch, and the remnants of the previous dynasty are really full."

When this topic came up, the atmosphere in the teahouse became much higher.

After drinking the remaining tea, I got the waiter to pay, and I went downstairs.

These days, the mid-autumn palace battle is the most popular topic. When you go to the teahouse, you can see people discussing it everywhere. Most of them are dissatisfied with the remnants of the previous dynasty, scolding them for destroying the peaceful life of the people.

I am very worried about Tang Yu, what will happen to them who are unpopular in the future.

Taking out the paper from my pocket, looking at the twenty or so things I wanted to buy written on it, I walked towards the nearest sewing shop.

By the time I bought everything, the sun was already setting.

When I looked up, I saw the smoke curling up from the kitchen, and every household was already cooking dinner.

With a lot of stuff in my arms, I headed back the same way.

His body stopped suddenly, and he seemed to see Tang Yu when he walked through a small alley just now.

Without thinking about it, I took a few steps back and looked at the small alley, which was dark and empty.

Is it wrong?
Maybe it's because I think too much about him these days, so I misread it.

I made up my mind and returned.

Cool autumn nights.

Looking out the window at the long-decayed plum trees for a long time, until he was sure that Tang Yu would not suddenly appear in front of him, he closed the windows one by one.

Just as I was about to take the candle to the shower room, the door was pushed open.

Could it be Tang Yu?
But no, it was Jing Lin.

Feeling lost for a while, I put the candle back to its original place, and I simply saluted, "The daughter of the people has seen you."

Jing Lin looked at me with lonely eyes, his handsome face was deeply tired.

"My lord, please sit down, and the girl will pour you a cup of tea." After the tea was poured, Jing Lin didn't come over, still looking at me lonely.

"grown ups?"

"Why can't we be like before?" Jing Lin said with a melancholy voice, "How relaxed and comfortable we were together back then."

"It was the adults who ruined that ease and freedom with their own hands."

Jing Lin walked over step by step, every step seemed heavy.

I took a step back and looked at him warily.

He took his seat, smiled wryly and said, "I just want to sit, just sit here."

silent.

"Recently, it has been very hard. The remnants of the previous dynasty have been moving around and killed several of our local officials. We are busy annihilating them every day. Nearly a thousand remaining members of the party have been imprisoned. However, the leader still ran away. And I often go to When the palace reports to the emperor, she will use different excuses to ask people to come to me."

Of course she is the queen.

What can I say?There is nothing wrong with infatuation.

"She wants me to divorce Zhao Yuefu and drive you out of Jingfu." Jing Lin's voice became more and more tired.

"My lord, don't be embarrassed, Enen is willing to be kicked out of the house."

Jing Lin sneered, "Yeah, you wanted to leave the house a long time ago, but I didn't want to let you go, I can't say why."

I stood still.

"I've let you down, haven't I?"

"The people don't dare."

Jing Lin nodded, and laughed at himself: "Don't dare, it's not that you don't dare, you just feel that you have nothing to say to me."

"My lord, it's late at night, Madam is probably looking for you right now."

"Xun? She came back later than me these few days." He got up and walked out the door slowly. He was alone and seemed to have lost weight.

I was very sad, but there was no way to help him, so I could only choose to remain silent.

Is this really the Jing Lin I knew back then?Why can't I see his previous appearance at all after coming to Jingfu?
I closed and bolted the door again, and I took the candle and went into the bathroom.

Putting down the candle, I was about to undress, I almost screamed out, and quickly covered my mouth with one hand, "Tang Yu, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Yu leaned his back against the wall, his face was pale, he gasped for breath, and smiled slightly, "Scared you, I'm fine."

"Your face is so pale." I walked over and supported him, only then saw that there was a wound on his arm, the skin was torn apart, the wound was extremely deep, and the blood was still flowing out, "Are you injured?"

"It's okay, just bandage it."

I hurried to get a clean cloth, but there was no wound medicine, what should I do?
"Don't worry, I've tapped a few big acupuncture points, it's fine." Seeing my flustered look, Tang Yu laughed.

"why are you laughing?"

"It's good to have someone worrying about me, I should go."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are still bleeding, how can you leave?" I began to bandage him.

"I have to go, or they will find me if I don't."

"Who is looking for you?"

"My father, but others call him Mr. Lu."

I was taken aback. Is Eunuch Lu Tang Yu's father?Extremely shocked, this, they don't look alike.

As if guessing what I was thinking, Tang Yu said, "He ruined himself and became what he is now."

"Disfigured?"

"It will be very troublesome for a man who is overwhelmed by the country and the city to be an eunuch. People in the palace and nobles who have the intention of breaking their sleeves can be seen everywhere."

"Is there such a thing?" Duanxiu?I know it's a man and a man, just like a man and a woman. I always thought it was just nonsense of people with nothing to do, but I didn't expect it to be true.

"Even I am often harassed by those grown-ups."

Looking at Tang Yu's handsome and heart-pounding face, I was stunned, and naturally came to my mind...

"Don't think about it." He pinched my nose.

I blushed, "Why did Eunuch Lu want to find you? How did you hurt your arm?"

Tang Yu's eyes darkened, "He stabbed him."
"You mean, Eunuch Lu stabbed you?" Isn't he Tang Yu's father?Suddenly, I remembered what Tang Yu said before, "When I was nine years old, my mother was killed by my father. He said that he wanted to get rid of my only worries and prepare for the great cause of recovery."

I shivered abruptly, "Why did he kill you? Aren't you his only child?"

"He wants me to marry another woman."

The whole person seemed to be thrown into a bottomless pit, sinking all the time, "Tang Yu, I..."

"It has nothing to do with you." He put his hand on my face and looked into my apologetic eyes. "It's because I don't want to be manipulated by him."

"Can we go far away?" Holding his hand, I asked urgently, anyway, I have already left the palace, and I don't want to stay in Jingfu.

"Now is not the time." With a heavy sound, Tang Yu smiled wryly.

I can't tell what kind of feeling I feel in my heart, bitter and astringent, I nodded, "I said something that shouldn't be said." I was so impulsive.

"Well, I carry the expectations of thousands of people, dead and alive, and all their hopes rest on me."

Nodding again, I got up, "I'll go get you some water, wait for me for a while."

Not blaming him, let alone caring about his rejection.

But I don't know why, but I just can't face him.

It was as if a huge piece of iron was pressing on my heart, it was so heavy, if I didn't walk away, I would feel as if I was about to suffocate.

He took out the teapot from the small insulated basket, and when he was about to pour tea, a cold voice sounded above his head, "As expected, you are here."

The cup in his hand fell to the ground, and there was a crisp sound in the silent night.

The next moment, there was numbness in the neck, and the moment he lost consciousness, Tang Yu's nervous voice came to his ears, "Don't kill her."

"You are indeed here." Eunuch Lu narrowed his eagle eyes and looked at Tang Yu sharply. Didn't he mean that he had forgotten her?Why can't I get involved again? "

"I like her, and it hasn't changed, father," Tang Yu knelt on the ground, pleading, "Please father."

"The blood of the Jing family must be pure, she is not worthy."

"My son will only marry Su En in this life, and she is only allowed to be my son's mother." Tang Yu's voice was firm.

Mr. Lu had a sullen face, and said in a cold voice: "How dare you go against my will?"

"My son can listen to you for anything, but this matter is the only one I've made up my mind to, and I only want my father to do it."

"Very good, very good." A deep laugh escaped from Gonggong Lu's mouth, "What are you still kneeling on? Let's go."

"Did father agree?"

With a cold snort, Eunuch Lu showed an inscrutable smile, "I will give you the answer within a month."

A knock on the door woke me up.

"Second Madam." When she opened the door, it was Fat Auntie with a flattering face, "The servant has brought you something, bring it all in."

Three girls came in, holding either clothes or jewelry in their hands.

"What is this?" I looked at her suspiciously.

"This is what your lord ordered. Heh, Second Madam, your servant was blind before. Your lord will not count the fault of a villain. From now on, this servant will work hard for you." Fat sister-in-law straightened her body again, facing those The girl said, "Why are you standing there stupidly? Hurry up and wash your face and change your clothes for Madam."

"Did your lord order you to do this?"

"Yes, my lord said that we should treat you like my wife."

Why did Jing Lin do this all of a sudden?

"Ma'am, where do you put these things?"

"No, I don't need these things, take them back."

"Oh, this can't be done. Your lord specially rewarded you, the second lady. Wouldn't it embarrass your lord to send it back?"

"Don't call me Second Lady."

"This?"

"Get out." My voice was sharp.

"Yes." The fat lady was a little panicked, and hurriedly led the girl out.

Knowing that Tang Yu couldn't be there, I still hurried into the bathroom.

The person who suddenly appeared last night was Eunuch Lu, who took Tang Yu away.

What would he do to Tang Yu?
I clenched my fists and blamed myself deeply, last night, how could I have asked such a thing?It is clearly stated that we want to "share weal and woe, and go the same way through wind and rain".

Flying away, wouldn't that make Tang Yu escape from reality?
It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be.

I didn't even think about these things from his standpoint.

Biting his lower lip tightly, those words must have given him heavy pressure, right?
How can you say that?You have to face it with him.

Too confused, too inconsiderate of him.

I want to see him, where is he now?

Is it the palace?
Her steps stopped, her fists clenched tightly.

When I opened the door, the autumn sun was already hanging high.

The wooden stakes for hanging clothes in the yard, the firewood is gone, and there are even more bonsai. The whole yard is clean and tidy, and exudes a faint fragrance of flowers.

What exactly does Jinglin want to do?
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Zhao Yuefu walking into the courtyard, wearing a long white dress with pink patterns embroidered on the wide hem, and a slender waist tied with only a purple emerald brocade waist, refreshing yet charming , Delicate and full of energy.

"It seems that you are doing well these days." She glanced at the changes in the surroundings, "While I was busy going out, I got Jing Lin's favor."

"The madam has neglected your lord these days." Zhao Yuefu's face was flushed, and she seemed very happy. Although she was a little lonely when she said this, it didn't make people feel that she was sad.

"Without my negligence, how could you stand up?"

For a moment, what did she mean by that?
"It's really strange, why Jing Lin never spends the night with you?" Zhao Yuefu looked at me deeply, "I always thought that the woman he loved was you, didn't it?"

I smiled faintly.

"500 taels to buy your answer, how about it?"

500 taels?It's really generous, the money is enough to support the family for ten years.

"Doesn't Madam think it would be better to find the answer herself?"

Zhao Yuefu raised her eyebrows and said, "There's no profit to make, what are you doing with this wasted time?"

"That man is your husband."

"It's because he doesn't know how to cherish." Zhao Yuefu was a little lonely, and then smiled freely, "In the palace, he destroyed the marriage in public, which made me embarrassed, and then came to the door in person and said that he would marry me. Marrying a wife and a concubine at the same time in one day, it's true. ridiculous."

"Madam thinks it's ridiculous, why do you want to marry Lord Jing again?"

"The profit is inexhaustible. If I don't make good use of my status as Mrs. Shangshu, I will be too sorry for my business experience over the years."

Can the happiness of a lifetime be related to money?
"Why did Madam come to my yard?"

"I'm very unwilling to let you succeed like this. If you want to get Jing Lin's affection, you should rely on your own ability. Don't choose to seduce him when I'm not around. From today on, you will be my personal girl. Where will I go?" , where are you going?"

What does it feel like to be speechless?As it is now.

I didn't allow me to refuse, she pulled me away, and my steps were so big that I walked unsteadily.

I remember that Zhao Yuefu looked like a lady in the past, with every frown and smile, her behavior was dignified and well-behaved, how could it be like now?And the force was so great that my wrist was extremely painful.

After getting into the carriage, Zhao Yuefu stared at me coldly.

"Where are we going?" I asked out of breath.

"Talk about business."

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for Madam to take me."

Zhao Yuefu closed her eyes and fell asleep.

This is an extremely luxurious restaurant with two floors.

And Zhao Yuefu and I went up to the second floor, there are ten rooms in total.

Zhao Yuefu just walked into a side room by the window, and said with a smile, "Boss Qing, you're here so early."

"It's not too late, Boss Fu."

As soon as I heard this voice, I felt very familiar.

When we saw this Boss Qing, both he and I were stunned, it was Qing Yi.

Isn't he the emperor's secret guard?
How...how did you start a business?
Is the emperor here too?
Looking around, it was all solid wood, I was relieved, it should not be there.

"Who is this?" Qing Yi pretended to be unfamiliar and looked at me.

"My close girl, she insists on coming here to join in the fun, and I haven't met Boss Qing yet."

"I met Boss Qing." I obediently blessed him.

"What did the big boss say?" Zhao Yuefu cut directly to the topic.

Qing Yi stretched out a hand, "[-]-[-]."

"Boss Qing, I took over this project from the imperial court. How much manpower and material resources did I spend? If you snatch it halfway, you still want to share it with me?"

"Boss Fu, the profit of the moat should not be underestimated. The imperial court's finances are abundant, and you are Mrs. Shangshu. It is not difficult to ask them to allocate more money, right? The [-]-[-] split is enough to fill your stomach."

Zhao Yuefu remained silent with a sullen face, tapping her fingers on the table and thinking about it.

And Qing Yi always looks at me from time to time.

I stood on the sidelines politely, without looking sideways, as long as that man is not around, everything is meaningless to me.

In the end, Zhao Yuefu slapped the table, "Okay, that's it, Su En, let's go."

"Boss Fu, go slowly." Qing Yi sent him off with a smile on his face.

When I walked downstairs, I always felt a pair of faint eyes staring at me, and when I looked back, there was no one there.

Is it an illusion?

As soon as she got into the carriage, Zhao Yuefu said bitterly: "Damn it, the people behind him must not be simple. They can persuade the imperial court to allocate the most lucrative part of the moat project, so I have to cooperate with them."

"Did Madam lose a lot?"

"I lost half of the 800 million taels of silver. Do you think it's too big?"

It's no wonder that Zhao Yuefu's teeth itch with hatred. I'm afraid that no matter what happens in this business, she will only be a loser.

With Tang Yu's matter in his heart, he has been unable to sleep for the past few days.

I really want to meet him again and tell him what I think, but I always fail to do so.

The breath of autumn is getting stronger and stronger, and when the trees become bright, winter is not far away.

These days Jing Lin has been living in the palace, and the servants are saying that the remnants of the previous dynasty have almost been wiped out.

When I hear this news, my heart skips a beat.

But there was no bad news from the palace, thinking that Jing Lin should be fine, but I don't know what Eunuch Lu will do to him?
In the past month, Zhao Yuefu has been in contact with the most frequently. Every time she goes out, she always takes me with her.

Seeing her deft and resolute appearance in the crowd of men, I admire her very much.

After getting in touch with her a lot, I feel that Zhao Yuefu is a willful, straight-forward, and able-bodied woman. It can't be said that she has no scheming, but her scheming is all used on how to make money.

I actually liked her a little in my heart, and I was extremely envious of her freedom and ease.

If someone had told me that Zhao Yuefu was such a woman when we first met, no matter what, I would not have believed her, after all, she gave me a very elegant impression.

"What are you thinking about?" Just as she was thinking, Zhao Yuefu's voice came into her ears.

Withdrawing my thoughts, I bowed briefly, "Ma'am, are you going out again?"
"What are you embroidering? Sachet? Who is it for?" Looking at the embroidered cloth in my hand, Zhao Yuefu took it casually and looked at it carefully. Is it?"

"No."

Zhao Yuefu narrowed her eyes and looked at me, then left without saying a word, "Tomorrow, I will go to the royal paddock for autumn hunting with the emperor and empress, it will take half a month, you should make preparations."

Autumn hunting?Swallowing the words of refusal, even though she didn't want to have any contact with that man, she couldn't help jumping with joy at the thought of seeing Tang Yu.

half a month.

And another reason why I like Zhao Yuefu is that she likes to do things by herself, and it's a girl's job to spread the word, and she comes every time. According to her, Jing Mansion is too boring, and it's uncomfortable not to walk around.

At night, I was preparing clothes.

The door was pushed open.

Jing Lin walked in, wearing only a water-colored lake-patterned long gown, which was slowly hanging down.

"It's so late, why are you here?" Since that night, I haven't met him again.

The feeling of loneliness and melancholy became more and more obvious in him.

"Do you know? She always comes to my place in the palace from time to time, and she keeps talking every time that the second prince is threatening the status of the crown prince." Jing Lin looked at me sadly, "You should know why she asked me .”

"Did your lord agree?"

"It's strange, I thought of you at that time, you must not want me to agree?"

"This is an adult's business. How dare a woman dare to influence the adult's decision?"

Jing Lin smiled bitterly.

Unbearable for a while, I said: "Does your lord really want to go on like this forever? Do you live in pain all the time?"

"When I first saw her when I was five years old, I liked her. Until now, I can't let go of her."

I don't know what to say, the relationship of more than 20 years is too long and deep, what kind of pain is it to let go.

"Why did you refuse the clothes and jewelry I gave you?" he asked.

"I don't need it."

"You're still blaming me, aren't you?"

I smiled lightly, "No, I've already let go."

After so many things, I feel lucky that I didn't miss out with Tang Yu.

"Then why don't you accept it?"

"It's really not necessary. The food and accommodation here are not yours. Besides, even if I go out, I won't be able to wear those clothes."

"I'm marrying you..." Jing Lin didn't continue, but changed his mouth, "Enen, can we still be friends?"

Looking at him, since coming to this yard, it was the first time looking at him so positively.

There was deep fragility and sadness in his eyes, but he looked at me eagerly and full of expectation.

Nodding, even though I can't go back to the past, I don't want him to be bound by this love all the time, and he just wants to find someone to confide in, right?

He smiled, a good laugh.

The Royal Hunting Ground, located on the north side of the Moat River, stretches for thousands of miles, with vast shade of trees, and an endless stream of birds and animals. It is the best place for hunting.

When the emperor hunted, there were guards from the Imperial Forest Army at the front and back. There were as many as ten thousand people in total. The grandeur of the team was astounding.

Zhao Yuefu was dressed in strong clothes, and she rode heroically on the horse, while I was still dressed as a maid and followed closely beside her.

I looked around from time to time, hoping to see Tang Yu.

There were too many people, my neck was sore, and no one was seen.

The camp was set up in an extremely flat depression halfway up the mountain, and the curved peak could just cover the strong wind blowing from between the mountains.

Tomorrow is the start of the hunt.

Looking up at the starry sky, I only feel that the interstellar space is wider and clearer.

On the ground, the flags were raised high, fluttering in the wind, and hunting.

I looked up and down, hoping to see him.

Only the patrolling soldiers walked past my eyes.

After thinking about it, I walked towards the tent where the queen was.

The bonfire was blazing, and as soon as I got closer, I felt my body was scorching hot.

Five meters away from the queen's tent, I saw a figure walking out of the queen's tent, it was Tang Yu.

The joy was beyond words, and I immediately followed.

One meter away from him, I called softly, "Tang Yu."

He turned around and was surprised for a moment when he saw me, and the next moment, his expression became cold again, so fast, it seemed that the surprise was just an illusion.

He knelt down towards me and shouted: "This servant has seen the emperor."

emperor?There was a chill behind me, and I turned around abruptly. Under the night sky, the man was wearing a dark black and gold inlaid casual clothes, and his wind cloak was blown by the mountain wind like an eagle spreading its wings, standing proudly behind him.

I never expected to see him in front of Tang Yu at this moment, my face must be extremely pale.

"Min, the daughter of Min has met the emperor."

He didn't say a word as if he didn't see me, Ming Huanglong Boots walked past me, and the wind cloak brushed across my face, bringing a burst of coolness.

As if after an exhausting battle, I only felt cold sweat all over my body.

It was Tang Yu who helped me up, and when the gentle voice came to my ears, I felt warm. Didn't it mean that the past should be let go?Why are you so easily frightened? "

At this time, the figure of that man was no longer around, only the guards who patrolled from time to time passed by, and I found my voice, "You, do you really not care?"

Tang Yu shook his head, his eyes were calm and warm, "Didn't you come to find me? Turn your mind back, or I will really care."
I felt relieved, "Grandpa Lu didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

"No."

"Tang Yu, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked you to go away with me. From now on, I will face everything with you." I grabbed his hand and said eagerly.

The purpose of coming this time is to tell him my determination.

Tang Yu's eyes became more gentle, "You want to leave the disputes in the palace, but you didn't expect to be involved in another dispute. I really can't bear to make you feel so uncomfortable."

"Why is it uncomfortable? As long as I'm with you, I'm happy anytime." Now that I've made up my mind, I've made this preparation. No matter what happens in the future, I'll face it with him.

"Give me one year, and after one year I will settle everything."

"No matter how long, I will wait." Looking at him deeply, this is my promise.

Tang Yu took my hand and held it tightly.

The hunt had finally begun.

The autumn sun was shining brightly overhead, but the forest was too deep to let the sunlight in.

Looking from a distance, the forest is quiet, and there are no signs of animals.

When the horn sounded and the gold ming flew up to the sky, I watched the quiet forest suddenly surge in an undercurrent, countless deer, wild foxes, and rabbits scurrying from everywhere, startling countless flying birds.

As soon as the money fell, someone issued an order: "The emperor has a decree, and the hunting begins."

Immediately, thousands of troops and horses ran towards the depths of the forest, and the horseshoes rolled up the dust in the sky, billowing like thunder, and the scene was so spectacular that it was rare.

And they went hunting this time, and they would not return to the camp until four days later.

The concubines sat on the high hunting platform and watched the hunting scene in the distance, but they couldn't see anything except the dust flying in the sky.

Zhao Yuefu was also going to go hunting in the forest, but the empress abruptly stopped her to accompany her, why didn't she turn blue with anger.

Concubine Liu and Concubine An on the side were quietly eating fruits.

At this time, Concubine Liu said: "The queen is really lucky. She married her personal maid to her younger brother. It's great to be able to talk about intimate topics when we get together on a day like this. I don't have such a good life." .”

"That's right." Concubine An said, "Compared to the empress, my relative is much worse. Her maid seduced her husband, she beat her hard, and after a few days she went to seduce her brother again. I don't know what tricks this maid used, her brother insisted on marrying her as a concubine, ouch, now he is fighting against her every day, and there is no peace for a day."

Xiaoling refilled tea for her master.

"Yo, that's really pitiful." Concubine Liu shook her head, looking at the empress with a gloomy face, "Don't you think it's pitiful? Your empress."

"It's really pitiful." The queen suddenly laughed, and asked Concubine An, "I heard that the second prince has been unwell for the past few days and keeps coughing?"

When talking about her son, Concubine An hurriedly said: "The weather has suddenly turned cold, and the child may not be used to it for a while. After suffering a little cold, I believe he will recover within two days."

"I'm afraid it's not as simple as getting a little cold? I heard from the imperial doctor that since the second prince was born, he either coughed or had diarrhea. The little man looks so thin. Xu'er is very strong at such a young age. Nothing wrong."

Looking at the queen, hatred flashed when she lowered her eyes, Concubine An said: "It's because the concubine didn't take good care of me."

"I feel really distressed when I hear it. It is said that mother and child are connected, but you, a mother, even followed the emperor to hunt when the second prince was in a slight condition. I don't know how sad the second prince will be when he grows up. "

Concubine An's face turned pale when she was told by the queen.

"Isn't the queen's words too serious? I have visited the second prince in person, and there is no serious problem." Concubine Liu interjected.

The queen pursed her lips and smiled, "Concubine Liu's stomach is not up to snuff, and she hasn't given birth to an heir for the emperor so far, so how can she understand the feelings of being a mother? It's just that if you don't give birth to dragon sons, you will grow old in a few years, and you will be the only one in this life." Don't want to give birth."

These words were extremely vicious, but Concubine Liu smiled even more charmingly, "Your Majesty is right, the emperor spends the most nights with this concubine in a year, but this concubine's stomach just doesn't live up to expectations."

Zhao Yuefu on the side was no longer angry, but leaned on the imperial concubine chair and ate, watching the dust billowing in front of her, and listening to the disappearing quarrel of the concubines.

I stood there, not thinking about it at all. The emperor went hunting in the forest, and all the father-in-laws who came with him went to wait on him, and Tang Yu was no exception.

At this time, the queen said: "Yuefu, your hunting and riding skills have always been good, Enen has been with you for so many days, you must have taught her a lot, right?"

Before Zhao Yuefu could answer, the queen said: "Come here, bring a horse to Su En, I want to see her riding skills."

"Yes." The palace lady left in response.

Zhao Yuefu stood up abruptly, frowned and said, "I never taught her how to ride."

"Oh? But Ben Gong has already spoken."

"The queen can take it back."

"That's not okay, mother of a country, why don't you count your words?"

"Ma'am." I said softly, "Let me go." Seeing me, how could the queen let me go, and I bet that with so many eyes, the queen would not dare to blatantly harm me.

"Confused, you don't know how to ride, if you fall down, your life may be lost."

"Thank you madam for your concern, let me go."

Zhao Yuefu was startled, and snorted coldly, "How could I care about you? You go as soon as you want, and don't blame me if something happens."

"Your Majesty, the horse is here." The maid came to report.

Looking over, I saw a majestic bay red horse tied under the stage.

"This is a thousand-mile horse brought up as a tribute from outside the Great Wall. It can travel thousands of miles every day without getting tired." The queen sneered, "Su En, I will hand it over to you today."

"Thank you, Madam, for your kindness." After thanking the gift, I stepped off the stage and led the horse.

Although I have never ridden a horse before, I got on the horse smoothly, clamped the horse's belly tightly, and I yelled softly, "Let's go!" I patted the horse's buttocks lightly.

The horse started to walk slowly.

The queen wanted to see my riding skills, but she wanted to see me make a fool of myself, and it would be best if I fell off the horse.

If I just let the horse walk slowly and come back after a circle, she will only say that I am not good at riding, and there is nothing she can do about it.

The feeling on the horse's back is very good, even though the horse is just walking, but the wind is blowing and the hair is flying, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Just as I was admiring the scenery of the mountains and rivers, the horse neighed suddenly, and in an instant, a person rushed from the shadows in the forest and slapped the horse's butt hard.

Startled, the horse raised its front hooves and galloped forward.

If I hadn't hugged it fiercely, I'm afraid it would have been thrown four or five feet away by now.

The cold wind blows past me, and from time to time, branches stick out and hit me.

I was so frightened that I couldn't tell, my whole body was shaking, but I didn't dare to relax, for I was afraid I would fall.

I hugged the horse's neck desperately, but I accidentally saw blood on the horse's buttocks, where it was shot just now, and a thick nail was deeply pierced into the horse's buttocks.

No wonder the horse kept neighing in pain.

How dare the queen harm me in full view?
I dare not move, but if I don't move, I don't know where this horse will take me.

As soon as I was cruel, I let go of one hand and pulled out the iron nail.

It's just that the thought was too naive, and as soon as he let go of his hand, his body was thrown up by the horse's jump, and after hitting a branch beside him hard, he fell to the ground.

Instantly passed out.

My whole body hurts, and my body seems to be falling apart.

Slowly opening my eyes, I saw a pile of burning firewood, and some medicine bottles were placed beside it, fragmented.

It was dark already.

Didn't you fall off your horse?But this place...

who rescued me?

Struggling to get up, I realized that I couldn't move at all. Both hands and right foot were tightly bound by white cloth strips. When I tried to force it, it hurt a lot. Fortunately, my left foot moved freely.

"This is the consequence of being brave." Zhao Yuefu came from behind with a cold and sarcastic voice.

Turning around, I saw her resting by the tree.

"You," my throat was a little dry, "did you save me?"

"Who else is it if it's not me? Do you think the queen will send someone to rescue you?"

"Thank you." I thanked her sincerely, and was also very surprised. Didn't she always hate me?And why did you come to save me?

"Can I go? There are many wild animals in this hunting ground. If you don't leave here, you won't be able to see the sun tomorrow." Zhao Yuefu stood up to help me, her voice extremely displeased.

"It should be fine." Since the left foot is fine, walking slowly is not a problem.

"Where are we?" Walking on the mountain path, looking at the tall trees all around, I couldn't help feeling anxious, where did the horse take me.

At this time, Zhao Yuefu bent down and touched the branches beside her, "It's just a matter of speed, I made a mark when I came, left."

I froze for a moment, I was amazed that she would be so careful.

"Why did you save me?" asked the doubt in my heart.

Zhao Yuefu's gaze was serious, she hissed, and she led me quietly to the back of a big tree, and some voices could be faintly heard from the other side of the tree.

Who could be in the mountains so late?
The hunters should spend the night in the villa on the hunting ground at this time.

We listened with bated breath.

"Ten of you sneak in from here, and there will be someone inside to respond."

"You take five people to enter through this tunnel, which leads directly to the rockery next to the pool in Biezhuang."

"It's better to put some undetectable poison in the food cooked by the imperial chef."

"Did you forget that the emperor has a detoxification expert? On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, she ruined a good thing. Has the lord found out who it is?"

"Not yet. My lord said that none of the people around the emperor can detoxify. This person is obviously not in the clear."

"You can't underestimate this dog emperor. He trained a group of dark men without the lord's knowledge. It seems that the emperor doesn't fully trust the lord either."

Zhao Yuefu and I were shocked when we heard that, we must have encountered the remnants of the previous dynasty, they were discussing how to assassinate the emperor.

The lord they are talking about must be Mr. Lu.

And what they said next made my heart sink.

"The lord has ordered the young master to assassinate the dog emperor. If the young master fails, you must do your best to protect the young master's safety."

"Yes."

"Let's go." With an order, the footsteps left quickly.

Soon, they were all gone.

The forest was silent again.

Zhao Yuefu suddenly fell to the ground, her eyes widened in shock.

I had no time to care about her, and my mind was filled with the phrase "My lord has ordered the young lord to assassinate the dog emperor. If the young lord fails, you must do your best to protect the young lord's safety."

Is Tang Yu going to assassinate the emperor?
The emperor is protected by hidden guards. I have witnessed their kung fu with my own eyes. No matter how strong Ren Tangyu's martial arts is, he will not be their opponent.

"The paddock is heavily guarded. How did these remnants of the previous dynasty get in?" Zhao Yuefu regained her composure, but her face still looked a little pale, "My lord? What were they saying just now that the emperor didn't fully trust the lord? Could it be theirs?" The lord is someone close to the emperor? Then who is the young lord?"

"Ma'am, what should we do?" I really wanted to go to Biezhuang to stop Tang Yu, but Zhao Yuefu had to propose going to Biezhuang.

Zhao Yuefu sneered, "My Zhao family has spent tens of millions of taels of silver here. Before these people entered the other village, they have already touched the mechanism, and they will definitely die."

"Organ?" My heart skipped a few beats.

"It's okay to tell you, except for a few open paths, starting from three meters underground, all the hidden paths have been set up with traps."

My heart became more anxious, but I couldn't show it.

These people are here to kill the emperor, but also to protect Tang Yu. I don't want that man to die, but I don't want anything to happen to Tang Yu.If what Zhao Yuefu said was true, Tang Yu would be fighting alone, and there would be no one to protect him if something happened, so he would have no chance of winning.

"No, I have to tell Jing Lin about this, so that the emperor will be prepared." She took a few quick steps and looked back at me, "You wait here for me."

"Where is madam going?"

"Of course it's Biezhuang."

"I'll go too." I said urgently, noticing the strange light in her eyes, and hurriedly said, "I'll be scared here."

Zhao Yuefu rolled her eyes, "You will only drag me down if you follow."

"I'll try to keep up."

She glanced at my bound hands and legs, "I won't turn around to take care of you, you can figure it out." After she finished speaking, she walked towards Biezhuang in three steps at a time.

I followed with great difficulty, and my hands and feet could not use my strength freely. When she took a step, I could only follow a small step.

Soon, she left me far behind. Although the moonlight is bright, the mountain road has many horizontal branches, and the feet are bumpy and bumpy. If you don't pay attention, you will lose it.

Being cruel, I pulled off the bandages that bound my hands and feet and threw them aside.

As soon as I stepped on the ground, I took a deep breath. Although I was relieved a lot, what I got in exchange was a pain like stepping on the tip of a knife.

I have to endure it, for Tang Yu's safety, I have to endure it.

Gritting my teeth, I quickly followed Zhao Yuefu.

The mountain road was steep, not far from Biezhuang Village. When I followed Zhao Yuefu's footsteps, I was sweating profusely, my whole body was soaked, my clothes were disheveled, and I was in a panic.

Zhao Yuefu was obviously surprised, "Is it necessary to go so hard? If you continue walking like this, your feet will be useless."

"Am I injured so badly?" At this moment, I was so weak that I could only rely on perseverance to maintain it, and the sweat kept falling from my forehead.

"Because you're afraid of staying in the mountains and forests so desperately? It's unreasonable." Zhao Yuefu's gaze was as cold as the moon above her head, "Your affection for Jing Lin is really touching."

I gave a pale smile, let her think so, "Biezhuang is coming soon, isn't it?"

"There is still time for a stick of incense, I will go quickly." Zhao Yuefu turned around and left, just as she said, walking fast.

Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath, ignored the pain coming from my body, and followed her closely.

It was late at night when we arrived at Biezhuang.

The moon was shining in the sky, gazing coldly at everything in Biezhuang.

Zhao Yuefu ignored me and went to find Jing Lin alone.

I was sitting on a stone bench in the garden panting heavily, and I didn't even have the strength to move.

You can't rest at this time, you have to go to Tang Yu to prevent him from assassinating the emperor.

Stopped a palace official to ask Tang Yu's whereabouts, but she shook her head not knowing.

After asking several palace people, they all gave the same answer.

In a hurry, I don't know what to do for a while.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and there was no one in the garden at this time.

I feel that my physical strength has recovered a bit, and I was about to get up when Grandpa Lu's voice suddenly sounded from behind, "Why are you here?"

I was overjoyed and asked excitedly, "Grandpa Lu, where is Tang Yu?"

Lu Gong sized me up with hawk-like eyes, and said sharply, "Stop trying to seduce Tang Yu, otherwise, I will kill you at any time." After finishing speaking, he was about to leave.

I stood in front of him, "Grandpa Lu, I really came to find Tang Yu on something, he is in danger."

"Do you think I'll believe you? Get out of the way."

Facing his back, I said: "Ten remnants of the former dynasty will sneak into the Biezhuang tonight, and five people will come in through the tunnel that leads directly to the rockery beside the Biezhuang's pool. Their purpose..."

Before I could finish speaking, Eunuch Lu grabbed my hand fiercely, and suddenly, pain spread from my hand to my whole body.

"How did you know?"

"Don't worry about how I know, I'm afraid these people will not be able to protect themselves at this moment." I reluctantly said, "Tang Yu will not succeed tonight, he has hidden guards to protect him."

"Oh?" A killing intent flashed in Lu Gonggong's eyes, but he still didn't believe what I said.

"Believe it or not, Biezhuang has long been surrounded by traps. Even if you have a topographic map, you don't have a map of the trap, right?"

"How do I know if what you said is true or false?"

"I love Tang Yu and don't want anything to happen to him."

Lu Gonggong's eagle eyes wandered.

I looked at him calmly, but my heart became more and more anxious. At this time, time is everything.

At this time, Eunuch Lu cursed in a low voice, "You bastard."

"Where's Tang Yu?"

"It's too late. At this moment, I don't know where he is."

"What should I do?"

"I have to leave it to fate."

"Resign to fate?" I couldn't believe it, and roared in a low voice, "He is your son, you should go and save him, how can you resign to fate?"

There was a ferocious smile on the corner of Lu Gonggong's mouth, and he took out a dagger from his arms, "You know too much, you shouldn't be alive anymore, that's fine, I wanted to kill you a long time ago."

I took a step back in horror, thinking that the person in front of me was a lunatic. At this moment, he didn't want to save Tang Yu, but killed me?
He approached step by step, and I stepped back step by step.

Suddenly I shouted behind him: "Run away, run away, what are you doing?"

"Pretend as if someone is behind you." Eunuch Lu smiled even more ferociously.

"Lu...Grandpa Lu...you...what are you doing?" The unfamiliar voice was like firecrackers in the silent night.

Eunuch Lu turned around abruptly, and saw an eunuch standing behind him. When he saw Eunuch Lu's terrifying expression, he shivered.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I ran away quickly.

After only running for dozens of steps, I heard the sound of falling to the ground from behind, and my heart sank. The father-in-law was afraid... he could no longer care about the pain in his body, and ran forward madly.

"Do you think you can escape?" Eunuch Lu's voice sounded close to his ears.

At this time, my steps slowed down until I stopped, and I looked back at Father Lu who was only a few steps away. I was panting heavily, my face was pale, but my voice was calm, "What do you think?"

Behind me, more than [-] court ladies and eunuchs stood guard outside a room with lanterns in their hands. These people are all serving the emperor, that is to say, the emperor is inside.

I breathed a sigh of relief, Tang Yu hadn't acted yet.

"I've seen Eunuch Lu." The palace man saluted.

Eunuch Lu glanced at me fiercely, and then changed his look when he looked at the palace man, "Has the emperor not approved the paper yet?"

Just as he was asking, a father-in-law came out of the room and said, "Grandpa Lu, the emperor is going to take a bath."

"Understood." A hint of calculation flashed in Lu Gonggong's eyes, and he picked five palace servants to go down to prepare.

At this time, I pretended to be a palace official and saluted him, "The servant is leaving." After finishing speaking, I walked towards Yuchi first, where I wanted to stop Tang Yu.

My whole body trembled a little, and I held on with perseverance, but my steps were too slow, and soon, I saw the bright yellow behind me.

Fortunately, it was midnight, the night was dark, and Yuchi was not far away.

The five palace people in the royal pool had just seen me and thought I was Mr. Lu, so they all saluted me.

"Eunuch Lu asked me to see how your preparations are going. Don't worry about me, let's do our own thing."

"Yes."

While they weren't paying attention, I hid behind the screen five meters away from the pool. Here, I couldn't see the scene in the pool, but I could clearly see the people walking in from outside, and I wouldn't let others see me.

Soon, the figure of Ming Huang walked in, took off his clothes and belt under the wait of the palace servants, and entered the pool.

"I want to be quiet for a while, all back down." The emperor's tired voice came.

"Yes." Eunuch Lu waved away all the palace people, "Go down."

The door is closed.

From time to time, I poked out my eyes and looked around stubbornly. Although it was hot, I could still see the figure.

I have been guarding for a long time, and I have not seen anyone coming.

Don't dare to relax, life and death are at stake, I must prevent Tang Yu from appearing, as long as he sees me, he will definitely leave.

In this vague place, the emperor could not recognize who it was.

After half an hour, until the emperor came out of the bath.

I breathed a sigh of relief, after so long, Tang Yu probably won't come.

But at this moment, the emperor's chilly voice sounded from behind the screen, "Who's inside?"

My whole body froze, and the next moment, he appeared in front of me.

Her wet black hair was loose, and she was dressed in a white robe that was more snowy. The skirt was slightly open, and was only loosely tied with a sapphire blue belt, revealing the fair skin around her neck.

The moment he saw me, there was a slight fluctuation in his eyes, and soon he was covered by coolness again. His sharp eyes locked on my panicked sight, leaving me nowhere to escape.

He didn't speak, just kept looking at me with strange eyes, like longing, disgust, frustration, and hatred.

eager?I must feel wrong, how could the emperor show desire for me?

Being looked at like this gave a chill to his back.

"Min, the daughter of Min has met the emperor." I stood up trembling slightly, the trembling was because of the pain in my body.

"You came to find me by yourself." His voice was hoarse and low.

What do you mean by that?When I was wide open, he suddenly hugged me, and the next moment his lips were tightly covered.

"It hurts." The arms around my waist gave me unbearable pain.

Facing my struggle, he forcibly restrained me, and with the other hand, he untied my clothes, and slid down from the collarbone to my chest, gently teasing, and then went down to my waist.

And his kiss didn't stop.

Apart from severe pain, his body was full of shame and resentment. Every time he struggled, it was just a waste of energy, and resistance was nothing in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)