refuse to be a concubine

Chapter 24 The Emperor Appointed Me to Protect You

I was stunned, no matter how much I thought about it, I never thought that a polite smile would make Tang Yu fall in love with me.

"It's really quiet here. It would be great if I could live here in my life."

"Okay, we'll live here from now on." I hurriedly agreed, not liking the loneliness on his face at the moment.

What happened to Tang Yu?
"Enn." He looked at me and asked with a smile, "What kind of man do you like the most?"

"Don't you just stand in front of me?"

"I mean before you knew me."

After thinking about it, I shyly said: "When I was young, I only wanted to marry a handsome man. Later, my father said that beautiful men are easy to be snatched away by others, as long as I marry an honest, simple, strong guy who can do farm work. But I still I want to marry a handsome man."

"Am I a handsome man?"

"Of course." I nodded vigorously.

"What about the emperor?"

The smile froze on his face, he didn't understand why he suddenly mentioned that man, didn't he just say that he didn't mention the past?
For a moment, the surroundings fell silent.

When going down the mountain, snow began to fall, and the rain came whistling.

Tang Yu couldn't go down the mountain with light work, so he had to walk.

Halfway there, it was raining and snowing heavily, so I found a clean cave to shelter from the rain.

At this time, the snow stopped, but the rain started again.

Fortunately, I didn't wet my clothes, so I didn't shiver from the cold in this cool cave.

No one spoke.

There is only the sound of rain between heaven and earth.

In the end, it was I who spoke, "Tang Yu, do you have something on your mind?"

"Why do you think so?" He looked at me and asked.

"I don't think you're happy these days."

"you think too much."

After walking over, I knelt down beside him, looked at him and asked, "Is there really nothing hidden from me?"

"It's really okay."

Are you okay?Why is my heart so restless.

"Tang Yu, let's get married." Under Tang Yu's astonishment, I said, "Just tonight, although we got married once before, at that time, I still...now, let's get married."

Yes, it's time to get married.

"Enh?" He murmured softly.

"Won't you?" I looked at him eagerly.

"No."

Looking outside the cave, the rain had lightened, so I took his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go buy things for our wedding."

I am eager to let my hanging heart be at ease.

Tang Yu said I was thinking too much, but was it really just me thinking too much?
If it's true, maybe they won't think too much about it when they become relatives.

In a simple small inn, they made obeisance and got married.

The innkeeper, a very kind old woman, was our witness.

I thought, I didn't think too much, during the whole process, although there was a happy smile on the corner of Tang Yu's mouth, it was more hesitation.

In this hesitation, we completed the worship ceremony.

The moment I uncovered the Xipa, my heart was still not at ease, but even more disturbed.

Always feel like something is going to happen.

However, the moment Tang Yu's slender fingers caressed my buttons, there was only shyness left in my mind.

The buttons of the Xifu were unbuttoned one by one, I closed my eyes, and my hands were shaking all the time, because of nervousness and joy.

My coat fell off, and the belt of my inner jacket was untied, and I was even more at a loss.

At this moment, Tang Yu's hand stopped.

I opened my eyes, feeling uneasy again, "What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry, Enen." After speaking, Tang Yu rushed out of the room, leaving me standing there dumbfounded.

When I returned to Shangshu Mansion, it was already late at night.

It was surprising to see Jing Lin in the room.

Jing Lin's expression was extremely bad, and he looked at me with complicated eyes, finally, he said lightly: "It's late, go to bed early." Then he left the room.

I sat in a daze, the only thing in my mind was Tang Yu's sudden departure.

Something must have happened.

for sure.

When I got up suddenly, I was about to go out.

"Tomorrow, it's already very late today, I'll go to Madam tomorrow." Zhao Yuefu should know what it is.

When I saw Zhao Yuefu, the girl was dressing her up.

After waving the girl back, Zhao Yuefu asked while dressing up in the mirror: "What's the matter?"

"Ma'am, did something happen between Eunuch Lu and Tang Yu?"

"No, what's wrong?"

I shook my head, since Zhao Yuefu didn't know, I shouldn't say too much.

"By the way, I told Jing Lin about you yesterday, but I didn't say who that man was, only that you fell in love with another man."

"What?" Yes, Jing Lin came last night, but I forgot what he said.

"I should have let him know. Is it possible that you will stay in the Shangshu Mansion forever? And this is another reason why I help you and Tang Yu."

"Did your lord say something?"

"That's not true, his expression is very intriguing. Also, everyone feels bad about his concubine falling in love with another man, right? Fortunately, you have never been in court with him, you have no name, no distinction, nothing." Zhao Yuefu took out a pearl hairpin from the dresser drawer and inserted it into her bun, "Today I'm going to talk about a business, you should go too."

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the north wind that has been blowing these days is stinging on the face.

When Zhao Yuefu and I walked into a restaurant, Yu Guang was attracted by the beautiful woman in the medicine shop nearby.

"Ma'am, I'll come as soon as I go." Before Zhao Yuefu could speak, I had already stepped out of the restaurant.

When I entered the medicine shop, the woman was gone.

After asking the buddy, I found out that she was here to grab the anti-fetal medicine.

Tocolytic?I'm really not mistaken, this woman was one of the naked women that day.

After asking where she was leaving, I quickly chased after her.

She is also a member of the former dynasty, so I must know more about them and know more about their situation, which will be beneficial to me.

Anti-birth?Could it be that some of those women are pregnant with Tang Yu's child?
My heart is very bitter.

Finally, I saw the woman not far away, and saw her turn into a small alley, and followed quietly. Every time the woman turned a corner, she would look around to see if she was being followed, until she walked into a farmhouse .

Is this their new stronghold?Just as I was thinking about how to go in and have a look, the back view coming out of the farmhouse made my eyes sore.

It was Tang Yu, and he was actually inside.

"Husband, wait a minute." A beautiful woman came out with a black cloak, put it on him, and said softly: "It's cold, don't catch a cold."

This woman was also one of the few naked women that day.

I saw Tang Yu smiling at her, even though it was just a stiff smile, it still burned me.

The woman looked happy.

It's snowing again. This winter, it seems that the snow will never end.

I walked out of the corner where I was hiding, and walked towards him and the woman with a happy smile step by step.

He saw me.

She saw me too.

Three meters away, I looked at him palely.

"Husband." The woman gently pulled his sleeve, and quietly leaned towards him, eyes full of panic, she also recognized me.

"You go in first." He said to the woman.

The woman nodded obediently. When she entered the room, she touched her still flat belly and said, "You should come back often to see our children and me."

The sound of closing the door is like an explosion of thunder in the world where there are only me and him.

"Is that why you left last night?" I asked, my voice rustling.

He didn't make a sound, just clenched his fists.

"Is that so? Heh," my smile was uglier than crying, "then why do you pay homage to me?"

Tang Yu opened his mouth, his voice was as pale as his expression, "Once she gives birth to a child, her fate will be the same as my mother's. I don't want it to happen again."

"So you would rather bear me?"

"Enn, you shouldn't be here."

"Then where should I go?" Tired, why so tired?I stare blankly at the sky.

Turning around, I walked step by step, and my feet hurt again.

When following that woman, he unknowingly walked faster.

The imperial doctor said that this pain will accompany me for the rest of my life.

"Well?"

I didn't look back, but walked faster and faster, suddenly, I staggered and fell to the ground.

I tried to stand up, but my feet were so painful that I lost consciousness.

Reluctantly trying to stand up, it made him look even more embarrassed.

"Your foot hurt?" He hugged me, his voice full of tension.

At this moment, the door of the house opened again, and the woman who had just bought medicine at the pharmacy came out in panic. When she saw Tang Yu, she burst into tears immediately, and said anxiously: "Husband, it's not good, sister's belly It hurts again, I need to call a doctor."

"My foot hurt too." I said shyly.

"Girl, you just have a slight foot injury. You can take it easy and it won't break. Do you want my husband to hug you and go to the doctor? Now, the child in my sister's belly is the most important thing. Girl, I beg you, if my husband carries you to the doctor, it will only delay the time."

The woman's words are emotional and reasonable, which makes me seem so unreasonable.

"Enen, she is innocent, and so is the child." Tang Yu put me down slowly, with an apologetic expression, "You're just sprained, just wait until the doctor comes."

The pain in my feet almost made me unable to stand up, but I still gritted my teeth to hold on, and big beads of sweat fell from my forehead.

"No, my foot is not sprained." I heard my own bitter voice say.

When the woman heard that I was not sprained, she immediately became angry, "Why are you so vicious, my sister is... Husband, please go to the doctor."

Tang Yu gave me a guilty look again, and hurried away.

As soon as he left, the woman stared at me coldly for a while before entering the room.When the door was closed, I saw her sister, hiding behind the door weakly, looking at me weakly, anyone who saw that weakness would feel pity in his heart.

"Enen." It was Zhao Yuefu.

"Has Madam been following me?" My voice was weak and hollow.

"Didn't you tell him that your foot was seriously injured because of him?" Zhao Yuefu had anger and pity in her eyes, "If it wasn't for the imperial doctor who showed you the injury, this foot would have been disabled long ago."

"Ma'am, let's go back."

"You man, let's forget it?"

I looked at her pleadingly, not wanting to stay here any longer.

She sighed softly, and shouted to the surroundings: "Whoever gets me a sedan chair, I will give him 100 taels of silver right away."

The alley that was originally deserted suddenly became lively, either opening the window to respond, or opening the door to respond, "Girl, what do you mean?"

"I'm Zhao Yuefu."

"Ah, it's Boss Fu, hurry up and get the sedan chair, Boss Fu is a man who keeps his word."

Soon, a luxurious sedan chair stopped in front of me, and Zhao Yuefu readily paid the money.

Zhao Yuefu, three words, is already a well-known figure in the capital.

The snow fell more and more, and the sky and the earth were white.

Looking at the heavy snow outside the window, my mind is also blank.

"Are you stupid? When Tang Yu went to find a doctor, he shouldn't have let him go." Zhao Yuefu was full of anger, "You are conniving at him to find another woman. I have never seen a woman like you before." Man, I will really be suffocated by you."

Zhao Yuefu has never stopped scolding me since she came back from the outside.

I have seen her dignified side, and I have seen her capable side, but this is the first time I have seen her like this.

"What's going on in your mind? In this case, you should hold him tight." Seeing that I had been silent, Zhao Yuefu seemed even more angry.

"That woman might have a miscarriage," I said, my voice low and hoarse.

"What? You, you are still thinking about that woman?" Zhao Yuefu's eyes widened with disbelief, "Should I say you are kind or stupid?"

"Shouldn't it be?"

"Of course not. He is your man and your private property. You should hold him in your hands. If you let go of him like this, it will make other women cheaper for nothing. Would you plan to make money?"

I am silent, is that so?
Zhao Yuefu became more angry, "The more you behave like this, the more you will be bullied. How can I, Zhao Yuefu, have a follower like you?"

"Ma'am, I just want to love him well."

"Love him well?" She snorted, "How can you love him well?"

"Give him care, give him everything he needs, as long as he can be happy, it doesn't matter what I do. Besides, the woman is taking an abortion drug, I think she is really uncomfortable."

"You?" Zhao Yuefu pointed at me with trembling fingers, "I'm really mad at you."

"He should have done that," I took a deep breath and smiled bitterly. "I just sprained my foot. Compared with her pregnant child, this injury is too insignificant."

Tang Yu's concern for that woman was all because he didn't want his mother's incident to happen again.

I care, I care about that woman having his child, I care about him abandoning me, but there is always a matter of severity, the tragedy of his mother left him with an indelible shadow, if I stop him, he will only I felt even more sorry for that woman.

But what I care most about is that I don't even know what he is thinking now?
I just feel that he is getting further and further away from me.

Can't tell, can't figure it out.

"The child you are talking about in her belly belongs to Tang Yu. Su En, this is not the time to be generous."

"Then how can we fight? If she really has a stomachache, can I just watch her have a miscarriage? I can't do it."

Zhao Yuefu shook her head and sneered, "There is no cure, and you owe me 100 taels of silver, remember to ask Tang Yu to pay me back."
Just as he was talking, Jing Lin opened the door and came in, dressed in a luxurious dress, standing gracefully, looking at me with gentle eyes tinged with a little complexity.

"Master, are you back?" Seeing her husband, Zhao Yuefu put on a smile.

"How did you get hurt?" Jing Lin walked to the bedside, "Let me see how the injury is?"

He lifted the quilt very naturally, but was stopped by Zhao Yuefu, "My lord, is it inappropriate for you to do this?"

Jing Lin's outstretched hand froze.

"I'm fine." Seeing the awkward atmosphere, I hurriedly said, "Thank you for your concern, Sir, it's late at night, and both Sir and Madam are tired all day, go back to bed quickly."

"Yeah, I've been busy for a whole day, and I'm really tired." Zhao Yuefu turned around and was about to leave, seeing Jing Lin looking at me with complicated eyes all the time, a little uncomfortable, "Do you want to stay and talk to Su En?" Are you kidding me?"

"Be careful when you go out in the future." Jing Lin smiled wryly, and then passed Zhao Yuefu out of the house.

At this moment, Zhao Yuefu stared at me fiercely.

But I smiled slightly and sincerely, "Madam, thank you for your concern for Enen."

"Who cares about people like you?" Zhao Yuefu snorted heavily, and left behind Jing Lin.

The room fell silent, so quiet that the sound of falling snow could be heard outside.

"Tang Yu, why didn't you tell me what was on your mind?" Facing the candlelight, I murmured alone.

For him, I put all my feelings into it, and I want to grow old with him forever.

She wanted to love him well, but in the end she ended up like this.

what should I do?
With ten fingers clenched, an idea flashed through his mind.

Tang Yu must be seen.

The next day, I found a few maids, gave each of them a tael of silver, and asked them to do something.

Under the plum tree, Zhao Yuefu was drinking warm tea. After the girls had left, she walked up to me with lotus steps and smiled contemptuously, "You're a fast learner!"

"It's Madam's subtle influence."

"You're so sure he'll come tonight?"

I nodded affirmatively, Tang Yu loves me, he will definitely come.

"You can ask me to tell him about it, why bother?"

"If you can do it yourself, you should do it yourself."

Zhao Yuefu's eyes flickered with admiration, "You can rest at home today, Eunuch Lu killed five of my masters, I have to ask for clarification."

I was startled, "Why did Eunuch Lu kill your people?"

"His secret was discovered by my people, so naturally he wanted to kill him."

"Wouldn't it be dangerous for you to go?" I was a little worried about her safety.

"In today's world, there is only one person who can kill me, and that is the emperor." Zhao Yuefu smiled proudly and walked out of the yard.

An hour later, everyone in the capital was talking about one thing. The concubine of Lord Shangshu was robbed by gangsters, and unfortunately his leg was broken by gangsters.It's just a small matter, but after all, she is a woman who is the Minister of the Dynasty, and everyone talked about it with great interest. In the end, it became more and more serious. The concubine who became the Lord Shangshu could not hide the emptiness in her boudoir. When she was found out having an affair with the servant, the Lord Shangshu interrupted her in a fit of anger. The concubine's legs.

At night, the snow finally stopped, and the sky and the earth were all white.

I quietly watched from the window, expecting Tang Yu's appearance.

He took a deep breath, no matter what happened, tonight, he must talk about it and make it clear.

I also need to tell him that in order to save him, my legs were seriously injured, whether he feels guilty or heavy, he should know all this.

At this moment, I didn't know that Tang Yu had already arrived. He was standing in a dark place, looking towards the northwest of my house.

There, the proud man was wearing a black-patterned robe with fluttering sleeves. The cold moonlight shone on his already cold aura, making the imperial aura exuding from him even more bitter, making people dare not look up.

"Your Majesty, he has left." Beside him, Bai Xuan appeared, kneeling on one foot to report.

"Go back to the palace."

The time is getting later and later, and the moonlight is getting clearer and clearer.

I still braced myself and waited.

Believe that Tang Yu loves me, and believe that he will definitely appear.

From knowing him to now, whenever I feel sad or hurt, he will always show up at the right time, and this time, there will be no exception.

The moon moved overhead.

I still waited hopefully, even opened all the windows, and stood conspicuously by the window, lest he think there was no light in the room and think I was not there.

The biting cold wind blows on my face, and the skin seems to be cracked.

From time to time, I rub my hands together and apply it to my face.

I don't know how long it took, until the sky was a little bit brighter.

My hopes turned to despair, and my trust was crumbling little by little.

The sun rises, the world begins to become warmer, but my heart is as cold as a cold wind.

For two consecutive days, Zhao Yuefu did not come back.

Jing Lin didn't come back either.

I feel something is wrong.

Just when I was about to go out, a person suddenly appeared, it was Bai Xuan.

"You can't go out." His voice was light and ethereal.

"Why are you here?" I was surprised, isn't he the shadow of the emperor?

"Eunuch Lu has already planned to burn the boat and burn everything, either tonight or tomorrow night."

Is the situation so dire?
"What about Tang Yu? Did you see him?" I asked nervously.

"Of course he is with Eunuch Lu. It will be dangerous for you to go out. The emperor asked me to protect you here."

For a moment, that man...

At this time, Bai Xuan suddenly shouted to the empty courtyard: "Since you are here, please come out."

Immediately, two women appeared in the courtyard.

It was them, those sisters, what are they doing here?
"We're going to take her away." The younger sister said to Bai Xuan, "Leave quickly if you are sensible."

Bai Xuan smiled slightly, "Isn't that good? If you leave without a fight, I won't be able to pay the job."

"Sister, don't talk nonsense with her, hurry up." As soon as the elder sister changed her impression of being weak, she drew her sword and stabbed at Bai Xuan.

But he lightly blocked it and fell to the ground.

Bai Xuan was startled, "You don't know martial arts?"

"It hurts." The elder sister covered her belly with one hand, her face paled from the pain, and she looked at me begging for help.

I didn't go over, but just looked at her with calm eyes, not sure if she was pretending or real.

At this time, the younger sister had already fought with Bai Xuan, and her martial arts were obviously not weak.

In the end, I still couldn't take it anymore, and just as I was about to walk over, Bai Xuan sighed softly, "I can't go on playing." Then he slapped the younger sister's chest, and the woman was hit three meters hard. Outside, he spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

"Don't approach her, she will be bad for you." Bai Xuan stood in front of me.

The elder sister's face was nearly ashen, and she said with trembling lips: "We have no malicious intentions, we just want to take you to see Tang Yu, only you can prevent him from entering the palace."

"Is Tangyu with you?" I couldn't tell what it was like in my heart.

The elder sister nodded, pleading with all her eyes, "Please come with us, let us leave this place of right and wrong and live an ordinary life. You are Yu's wife, and my sister and I are willing to be concubines."

Her eyes were full of eagerness and anticipation.

I opened my eyes wide open, three days ago they still regarded me as an enemy, and now they actually said these words.

She looked at Bai Xuan again, and said in a trembling voice: "For so many years, haven't you been looking for the explosives buried under the palace? As long as you let my sister and Miss Su En go, I will enter the palace with you."

"Do you know where the explosives are?" Bai Xuan's eyes moved, and he began to think with an indifferent expression.

She nodded, "As long as you let my sister take Miss Suen away."

"How do you want me to trust you?"

The woman took out a brocade handkerchief from her bosom, which was densely embroidered with something, "This is the map of the palace, and all the gunpowder burial sites are on it, but you can't understand the codes inside." After finishing speaking, She threw it to Bai Xuan.

After receiving the brocade handkerchief, Bai Xuan looked at it carefully, and after a while, put the handkerchief into his arms, "Yes." He pushed me towards my sister who was seriously injured.

I looked at Bai Xuan in astonishment, he actually...

I'm relieved, I want to see Tang Yu.

"Sister." The younger sister had tears streaming down her face, "You...you have to take care."

"It's not easy for my body to be able to drag on until now," she smiled softly, her eyes met mine, and there were a lot of thoughts hidden inside, like silk.

Did she want to say something to me?
Finally she yelled, "Don't you hurry up?"

When we came to the house, my sister was pale, "Where is he? He obviously gave him medicine."

The house was extremely tidy, and there were no traces of fighting.

"Could it be Eunuch Lu?" My voice changed.

"Impossible, he is in the palace right now...someone is coming, you should hide quickly." As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly lifted a wood carving on the wall and pushed me in.

Unexpectedly, behind this wood carving calligraphy and painting is a hole that can accommodate one person, and through the several eye holes of the carving painting, one can clearly see what is happening outside.

At this moment, I saw her spit out a few mouthfuls of blood, and the next moment she fell to the ground. Behind her, a strange man stood with a gloomy face, and pulled out the sword that was stabbed in her back.

"This is the fate of the traitors, find them all for me, and you must find the young master."

"Yes." A dozen people dispersed one after another.

I held my breath, not daring to take a breath, and I was sweating all over my body.

"Guardian, no one was found."

The protector frowned, "Not here?"

"Guardian, will the young master go to find that woman?"

"No, the lord has warned the young lord that if he finds that bitch again, that bitch will suffer a terrible death.

"Why didn't my lord just kill that slut directly, so as to save myself such exhaustion?"

The protector smiled sullenly, "You can't even figure this out? As long as that bitch exists for a day, the young master has to obediently obey the lord, let's go, go back to the palace and report to the lord first."

Soon, the group of people retreated completely.

I clenched my lower lip. I see, is this the hesitation in Tang Yu's heart?

I wanted to push the painted wall away, but I couldn't push it away.

Hurry up, at this moment, the painting wall opened automatically, it was her.

"Girl, are you okay?" I hurried forward to support her, and when I saw the sword pierced through her chest, my heart sank.

"I can't do it anymore. Tang Yu must have gone into the palace to save her older sister and younger brother. They are his closest and most beloved people, especially his younger brother. He is protecting her with all his strength." Womanly Ruo Yousi, "You quickly enter the palace and take him away."

"Sister, brother? Who is it?"

"It's the queen and...he Tai... the prince, he has wanted to take them out of the palace for a long time." She grabbed my hand firmly and said with her last breath, "My sister and I grew up with him and have always I tried my best to make him happy, to make him happy, but I couldn't do it, you... you... must make him happy... happy."

"Girl? Girl?"

She is dead.

Queen and prince?What, how...

Regardless of the shock, I staggered out of the room.

Entering the palace, I must enter the palace.

Over the years, the identities of the queen and the prince have not been discovered.

If Tang Yu did this, the Lu Guild would kill him.

But how should I enter the palace?

I think I can already enter the palace.

When the two swords were pointed at my neck, I saw the gloomy man just now.

When he saw Eunuch Lu, he also saw Zhao Yuefu, who was sitting elegantly in a room that looked like a prison cell, drinking tea.

Seeing me, she sighed, "The action is pretty fast."

"Zhao Yuefu, do you think I really dare not kill you?" Eunuch Lu rolled his eagle eyes.

"You can't get my money even if you kill me." Seeing that I was pushed into the cell, Zhao Yuefu took a cup and poured me a cup of tea, "Don't be shocked."

"You? Zhao Yuefu, don't make a toast and don't eat the fine wine."

"I don't like these two kinds of wine," Zhao Yuefu said calmly, "If you serve me well, maybe I can give you some money. If you touch a finger of mine, even a hair, let alone all the property , You can’t even get a copper coin. Now that Su En is here, you should use her as bait to find Tang Yu faster.”

"Are you really afraid of death?"

"Scared, don't you know that people with a lot of money are most afraid of two things? One is afraid of death, and the other is afraid of being found out that they have a lot of money. Both of them happened to me."

The ruthlessness in Lu Gonggong's eyes became even more gloomy. He looked at Zhao Yuefu who was drinking tea calmly for a long while, and said to the people around him, "Take care of her." After speaking, he left the cell.

"Why didn't you say a word? At this moment, shouldn't you yell at him for being mean and shameless, and even beg him not to hurt Tang Yu? Huh?" Zhao Yuefu looked at me and chuckled.

"Ma'am, when are we leaving?" Following her example, I sipped my tea gracefully.

The moment I saw Zhao Yuefu, my flustered heart suddenly calmed down.

She was taken aback, frowned, looked at me, and after a while, sighed, "I underestimated you before."

"Ma'am, it's amazing." As soon as the words fell, a hole collapsed in the ground, and three burly men crawled out covered in dust.

"Who?" The guard was about to pick up the sword in his hand, but with a click, his head was twisted off, and several masked men appeared in the room.

"Boss Fu, we are late. We encountered several explosives on the way, so we had to dig around and waste some time." The burly man said harshly.

"It's about time." Zhao Yuefu nodded, looking at me with a smile in her eyes, "I'm going back to take a shower and sleep, how about you?"

"Madam knows my decision." I smiled wryly.

"Have such a good brain, but always use it in the wrong place, not smart." Zhao Yuefu shook her head, "Let's go."

The burly man picked up Zhao Yuefu and jumped into the cave, and the masked men disappeared instantly.

After opening the door, I realized that this is actually a secret room, located in the rockery of the Imperial Garden.

At this time, it was approaching dusk.

With no time to think, I quickly walked towards the Queen's Palace.

Bai Xuan said, Gonggong Lu will do something tonight or tomorrow night, so the emperor must have made preparations. If the palace is in chaos, the empress and prince must be the first to protect.

What will happen with Tang Yu's appearance?I can't imagine.

The palace people walked past me one after another. From their faces, I couldn't see the tension in the palace. They obviously didn't know that something big was about to happen.

Unexpectedly, when I left the tunnel, I ran into Concubine Liu, surrounded by a group of palace people, she walked towards me gracefully.

"Hey, isn't this Mrs. Shangshu's concubine Su Shi? Why did you enter the palace today?"

"Minnv has met Concubine Liu." At this moment, when I ran into her, I was very anxious.

"Where is this going?"

I had an idea, "My wife is going to Suzhou in a few days, so she ordered the daughter-in-law to go into the palace and ask the empress if there is anything she would like to bring."

"Mrs. Shangshu is really kind to the empress. I happen to be going to the empress too. Let's go together."

"Yes." I screamed secretly, so I had to follow behind.

When I raised my eyes unexpectedly, my eyes met Aunt Mingxiu who was beside me. She stared at me sharply for a while, then turned her head away.

After entering the Queen's Palace, all the familiar plants and trees are in sight. The palace people saw Concubine Liu, saluted and went back to work.

I quietly looked around, wondering when Tang Yu would show up.

"The Empress asked Concubine Liu to go in." Xiao Ru stopped me after Concubine Liu went in, "The Empress didn't say to let you in."

"Xiao Ru, I have something urgent to find my mother." Facing Xiao Ru's cold eyes, I said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty said, she will be upset when she sees you, so let you go." Xiaoru smiled triumphantly and entered the hall.

Gritting my teeth, I immediately entered the hall, and under Xiaoru's exclamation, I pushed her away and walked towards the inner hall.

"Su En, you are too presumptuous!" Xiao Ru stepped forward to drag her, "Why don't you get out soon?"

Snapped--

I raised my hand and slapped Xiaoru on the face, and said sharply: "Xiaoru, although I, Su En, is only the concubine of Lord Shangshu, my status is above that of the palace servants. I appreciate you being so rude to me today." You are not too high for twenty boards."

Xiao Ru had never seen me speak so harshly before, and she was petrified.

"Empress," Concubine Liu's sarcasm sounded behind her, "This Su Clan is really majestic. How dare you bully your personal maid like this in front of you, it's really disgraceful to you."

When I turned around, I saw Concubine Liu with a charming smile and the empress with a dark face coming out of the inner hall.

"Your Majesty—" Xiaoru cried and stood next to the queen, pointing at me, "The servant told her that the mother does not want to see her, but she forced her to come in, and even beat the servant, the empress wants to make decisions for the servant."

I lightly saluted the queen, "The daughter of the people has met the queen."

"Go out, I don't want to see you." The queen pursed her crimson lips, and a coldness flashed across her almond eyes.

"Your Majesty, my lady is entrusted by my wife to enter the palace this time. My wife will go to Suzhou in a few days. Would you like to ask me what I want to bring?" Tibetans, Tang Yu really hasn't come yet?
"There's no need for her to pretend to be kind."

"I heard that the remnants of the previous dynasty made trouble in Suzhou a month ago, and the local government arrested several leaders. Now they are making a fuss about rescue, but they don't know that the government has already set up a trap. It is estimated that once my wife arrives in Suzhou, the situation will be even worse. Chaos, under such circumstances, madam is still thinking about bringing something for the empress, it is really kind." I looked up at the queen, no one in Suzhou was making trouble, if the queen is really from the previous dynasty, she should Hear the hint in my words.

Sure enough, I saw the twinkle in the queen's eyes.

Concubine Liu's gaze at the side became unpredictable.

At this moment, there was only a loud noise, and the whole palace was shaken, and Xiao Ru fell to the ground.

"What happened?" The Empress and Concubine Liu looked at each other and quickly left the hall.

Also at this moment, the palace lady ran in in a panic and said: "Your Majesty, it's not good, the Chaolin Palace has collapsed, and the Emperor and Lord Shangshu are still inside."

I trembled, could it be that the loud noise just now was explosives... I dare not think about it.

The emperor and Jing Lin, nothing will happen, didn't they prepare in advance?

Concubine Liu didn't say a word, she quickly left the Queen's Palace and ran towards the Lindian.

"Your majesty, no, no." The queen seemed to be frightened.

Shouldn't the queen be worried about Jing Lin?Why is it called the emperor instead?
"Xiao Ru, I'm here with the queen, go and see what's going on ahead." I ordered Xiao Ru calmly.

"Oh, good." Xiao Ru was so frightened that she obediently went.

"Your majesty will be fine, definitely fine." Just as the queen was about to leave the hall and go to the Chaolin hall, I grabbed her shoulders and said tightly, "Your Majesty, has Tang Yu been here?"

"Tang Yu?" The queen looked at me with panicked eyes.

I nodded heavily, "He is coming to take you and the prince out of the palace."

"Enen." The soft words made my body suddenly stiff, and I turned around slowly, and saw Tang Yu.

Standing at the door of the inner hall, his handsome face is full of fatigue and loneliness, and his slender body is even thinner than when we met last time.

At this time, the queen said to him: "Why don't you leave? I said I would not leave the palace, even if I was deposed, I would never leave the palace."

"Tonight, there will be a decisive battle. If he wins, he will kill you."

"Then I'll wait for him to kill me. Yu, Su En is here now, father can no longer threaten you, take her to live the life you want." After finishing speaking, the queen disappeared under the night.

In the huge palace, only me and him are left.

Looking at each other sadly, it seems that a lifetime has passed.

"Is your foot okay?" Tang Yu said bitterly.

I shook my head.

"I can't leave them alone. Once I leave, she will be the one who will take over my burden." He smiled so heavily, and when he walked past me, he whispered, "Let's go out of the palace, it's very uncomfortable here." Safety."

"Tang Yu," I stopped him with a hoarse voice, "Take me out of here, let's live an ordinary life, don't care about right and wrong, don't care about other people's life and death, okay?"

"sorry."

Those three gentle words shocked my heart, "Am I that unimportant in your heart?"

"Well?"

"Don't treat me like this. You said you would protect me and give me the life I want. How come you forgot?"

"I haven't forgotten, but I can't afford it." Tang Yu's eyes were full of indescribable pain, so deep and heavy.

"As long as you are willing, you can afford it, but you are not willing to open your heart to me." I choked up and said, "You put everything in your heart, all I can do is to watch silently and risk my life to follow You, you don't want me to know you at all."

"I can't involve you in this."

"I am willing, for you, I am willing to face it."

"Well?"

Taking a step forward, I held his hand and locked his eyes tightly, "Since you can't leave like this, take me to face it together, life or death, as long as we are with you."

Tang Yu touched my cheek with one hand, her eyes were wet, she turned her head and withdrew her hand, "Get out of here."

"Tang Yu." I shouted.

He didn't respond, and quickly left the Queen's Palace.

Just when I was about to chase her out, I felt a numbness in my neck, and when I passed out, I saw Tang Yu's panicked face appearing in front of me, with a trembling voice, "Don't touch her."

The collapse of the Chaolin Palace was caused by an explosion. When the news spread that the Emperor and His Excellency Shangshu were being crushed by His Highness Chaolin, the palace was in panic and chaos.

No one came out to preside over the overall situation.

The ignited oil sticks burned blazingly, printing the entire palace red.

The jolts forced me to wake up.

Someone was walking quickly behind my back.

In a daze, I saw the collapsed Chaolin Hall. In front of the hall, the Empress and Concubine An were nervously watching the palace people pack up the debris. When the bloody corpses were dug up one by one, the two hands could not help but clenched. , as if at this moment, they are sisters who depend on each other for life.

The person carrying me walked very quickly, and soon, Chao Lindian disappeared before his eyes.

Where is he taking me?
The pain in my body made me faint again.

When I woke up again, what I saw was a dark scene under the night sky. I was tied up all over my body, and there were two men standing beside me.

Ten steps away, I saw Eunuch Lu and Tang Yu.

"Our people have been wiped out." Mr. Lu's words were cold, revealing the murderous intent, "All the people who died in the Chaolin Palace were our people. How did he know where the explosives were located in the Chaolin Palace?"

Tang Yu didn't say anything, just looked coldly at the undulating mountains in the distance.

"For the current plan, the only thing left is assassination. As long as you complete this task, I will fulfill you and that woman, and let you leave the capital and live your own life."

"Do you think I'll believe you?" Tang Yu asked.

"Very well, then I will let the queen and prince complete this task."

The air froze at this moment.

The mountain wind blows, rolling up countless fallen leaves.

After the silence, I heard Tang Yu's answer: "I will go."

At this moment, my heart ached so hard that I couldn't stop, and my clothes were wet with tears.

"Go down and get ready, don't worry, I won't hurt her." Eunuch Lu said coldly.

Tang Yu took a deep look at me, the night wind was too strong, and the place where I was lying was under the shade of a tree, he didn't notice that I woke up.

Just after he left, a burly man beside him asked Eunuch Lu in a low voice: "Master, if the young master succeeds in killing the dog emperor, what will the queen and prince do?"

"Regardless of whether Tang Yu succeeds or not, she and the crown prince will both die. If you fell in love with the emperor, you dare not transfer the child. What's the use of keeping her?"

"However, at least she can keep Jing Lin in check."

"Has she ever succeeded? Jing Lin is against us."

"My subordinate understands."

"Look carefully at this woman."

"Yes."

Watching Eunuch Lu walk into the depths of the woods, I couldn't keep calm anymore.

The prince is the emperor's own son?Isn't he Tang Yu's younger brother?
Why are things getting more and more complicated?

The queen loves the emperor?Then for Jing Lin...

No, Tang Yu stayed for the queen and the prince. He is going to assassinate the emperor tomorrow?

Everything was arranged by Eunuch Lu long ago.

To stop Tang Yu from assassinating the emperor, it must be stopped.

However, my whole body was tied so tightly that I couldn't move at all.

It wasn't until the next night that they untied me from the rope.

Eunuch Lu stared at me for a while, "Take it away."

"Where is Tang Yu, I want to see Tang Yu." I yelled at him.

"He has already gone to assassinate the emperor." Eunuch Lu smiled darkly, "Now, I will take you to see him."

"He is your relative, how can you treat him like this?"

"His existence has only one purpose, and that is recovery."

"It has been more than 200 years since the demise of the previous dynasty, and no one will support you at all."

"What do you know?"

"It's you who don't understand, have you heard the voice of the people? What they want is a peaceful and prosperous world, and a wise king. You don't even let your own relatives go. You are simply a person who is not as good as a beast. Own the world."

Gonggong Lu fanned me.

Unable to dodge, I just took the slap, and the corners of my mouth were bleeding.

"With power, who dares to disobey me? Just like now, in front of me, you can only surrender and take her away." After finishing speaking, Eunuch Lu walked away first.

In the corner of the crown prince's palace, I saw Tang Yu.

Unable to call out, also unable to move an inch, his body was clamped tightly by Lu Gonggong.

"Look carefully." Eunuch Lu whispered in my ear, "This is the last time you will see him. When he killed the dog emperor, it should also be the time when you died."

"My lord, it's time." A man in black came over and said.

"Let them do it, the dog emperor must think that I have suffered a heavy loss and won't come back so soon. This time, I will kill him by surprise."

"Yes."

Within half a stick of incense time, the palace caught fire.

There was the sound of weapons colliding from every corner, as well as the screams of people.

From here, you can see the whole process happening.

It's a palace man, and all the eunuchs in the palace rebelled.

The palace ladies ran around in panic, and the whole scene was in chaos.

"My lord, the emperor is here."

Sure enough, looking from a distance, Ming Huang's figure was walking towards the uterus.

It was getting closer and clearer, and I saw that those cold eyes were not flustered, but became more and more quiet.

At this moment, Tang Yu, who was hidden in the dark, clenched the sword in his hand.

My heart was beating extremely violently, my eyes were lost in tears, don't go down, Tang Yu, don't go down, everything is just a conspiracy.

But he still raised his sword and rushed to the emperor.

In the darkness, Bai Xuan, Qing Yi, and dozens of imperial guards stood in front of the emperor.

At the same time, dozens of masked men in black rushed out from all over the palace and rushed towards the emperor, and Bai Xuan and Qing Yi were dispersed.

The Royal Forest Army was surrounded by more than a dozen men in black.

Qing Yi was obviously not Tang Yu's opponent, and soon fell to the disadvantage.

The shouts of killing continued, and the ground was already flowing like a river.

The sound of shouting and killing is approaching, pressing towards here.

The corner of Lu Gonggong's mouth curled into a triumphant smile.

And my eyes have been looking at the emperor, looking at the emperor's cool eyes. Until now, he still has no panic, and a sneer flashed in his quiet eyes.

This man was unpredictable and frightening from the very beginning.

A bad premonition spread from the bottom of his heart, looking at Tang Yu who was fighting underneath, his hands and feet were cold.

Just when Tang Yu pierced Qing Yi's chest with a sword and seriously injured him, the sword turned and stabbed towards the emperor.

I saw the emperor raised a hand, as if to express something.

The sword was about to stab the emperor, and when the blade was only a finger away from the emperor, Mr. Lu's eyes gradually showed complacency, he lifted me up, and threw it heavily to the ground.

All this, between lightning and flint.

Tang Yu raised his sword and stabbed at the emperor. The emperor raised his hand as if to express something. Eunuch Lu pushed me off the roof.

Three people, three actions, just in the blink of an eye.

The body fell heavily, are you going to die like this?

Without any thoughts, I just looked at the dark sky.

Tang Yu turned his back to me, so he couldn't see me fall.

The emperor saw it, and the moment he turned around, Tang Yu saw it too.

They flew towards me at the same time.

And I saw the astonishment, surprise, and disbelief in Lu Gonggong's eyes.

He was shocked that Tang Yu didn't stab the sword into the emperor's chest at the most critical moment.

Surprised that the emperor would come to rescue me.

Believe it or not, his plan was ruined in my hands.

No one will believe it, right?
I don't believe it either.

I don't believe that the person who catches me will be the emperor.

Why not Tang Yu?

I heard the emperor's heartbeat, so violent and pounding - I could hear it even through the thick winter clothes.

Looking at each other with him, his eyes are unfathomable, without any emotional color, only coldness.

I could feel his relief.

And Tang Yu was only half a meter away from me, his hands were open, and the moment his eyes met mine, his hands slowly fell.

I can't tell the look in his eyes, the loneliness is endless.

Staring is only an instant, an instant.

Tonight, everything seemed to be condensed into one point, but what happened at this point was so fast that people were caught off guard.

"Fire the arrows and leave none behind." I heard Lu Gonggong shouting angrily.

Seeing countless archers appear on the top of the imperial palace, the eunuch who forced to come over also pointed bows and arrows at us. The next moment, arrows rained like rain, and tens of thousands of arrows shot at me, the emperor, and Tang Yu.

The emperor's hand was raised again.

However, no one would have thought that this would happen.

My pupils shrank suddenly, and I murmured: "No, don't, don't."

Tang Yu rushed over and hugged me and the emperor tightly in his arms, blocking all the arrows and the emperor's gestures.

He heard the sound of an arrow piercing his skin.

Seeing Tang Yu vomit blood.

My pupils constricted again, and I opened my eyes wide. Tang Yu's gentle smile was in my eyes, and the voice of Qi Ruo Yousi with infinite nostalgia said, "Enen, this is the last thing I can do for you, only in his arms, you Only the safest, only... will be happy."

"No, Tang Yu, no." I moved my lips, but no sound came out.

"Kill." It was the emperor's bone-chilling cry.

As soon as the shouts fell, Jing Lin descended out of thin air with countless imperial guards in silver and white armor, and there was only one movement and screams, and in an instant, the corpses piled up like a mountain.

I couldn't hear anything, I just looked at Tang Yu in my arms with fear.

I can't make a sound, I want to call him, I want to call his name, but I can't make a sound.

Just hug him tightly.

"Enen, don't be afraid." Every time he said a word, more blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

I wanted to tell him to stop talking, and waited for the imperial doctor with strength, but his voice seemed to disappear out of thin air.

The bloody hand touched my cheek, "What I can't give you, he can give. In this world, only he can give you what you want. Enen, live a good life."

(End of this chapter)