refuse to be a concubine
Chapter 25
Chapter 25
Shaking my head, shaking my head vigorously, the only person I want is him, only him.
Don't treat me like this, Tang Yu, don't—
"The first time I saw you, I fell in love with you. A simple and innocent smile is something I have never had in my life." Tang Yu's voice was inaudible, but the tenderness in his eyes became more and more intense, "Give it My warm feeling is the feeling I most desire."
I want to smile at him, and give him a warm smile, but I can't laugh no matter what.
His eyes were full of blood from his body, which kept bubbling out.
"Stop talking, Tang Yu, stop talking, I'll take you to see a doctor." The voice still couldn't come out, but the mouth opened and closed.
I want to hug him, but I can't.
I put my hands on him helplessly, so much blood...how could there be so much blood.
"Okay, live well, live on, together with my..." The voice stopped at this moment.
The world is silent.
"Tang Yu, talk." There was a voice, very soft and hoarse, "Tang Yu, don't sleep."
He closed his eyes, his face under the night was extremely pale, as cold as ice.
I patted him, hoping to warm him up, but it was useless, his face became whiter and colder.
"Tang Yu? Wake up, wake up." I shook him vigorously.
"Your Majesty, what should Eunuch Lu do?" Jing Lin's voice sounded, and when he saw me, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes, and he sighed softly.
Raising my head suddenly, my bloody eyes stared fiercely at Eunuch Lu who was kneeling in front of the emperor.
Instant thing.
I put down Tang Yu, picked up the sword scattered on the ground, and with all my strength, I stabbed Lu Gonggong's chest fiercely.
Eunuch Lu’s eagle eyes widened, he looked at me incredulously, and then at the sword that pierced his chest, he fell to the ground slowly, the moment he died, he was still staring at me, and he couldn’t believe that I killed him until the end of his life.
Everyone was looking at me. At this moment, the hatred on my face shocked everyone.
And that man, still without a trace of fluctuation in his eyes, looked at me coldly, exuding the color of a king, a color that would not be easily revealed because of a woman.
Jing Lin's eyes are extremely complicated, and he has inexhaustible love and affection, but at most it is limited to this.
Embracing Tang Yu's cold body, tears fell, continuously, rolling like a thread, as if the flow was endless.
The cry was hoarse and heavy, the endless pain and endless hatred spread to the sky.
At some point, the Empress, Concubine An, Concubine Liu, and Zhao Yuefu all came.
They looked at me, everyone had different expressions, the queen was tearful, Concubine An was puzzled, Concubine Liu couldn't see any thoughts, and Zhao Yuefu was sighing constantly.
"Your Majesty, everything has been taken care of," the guard knelt down in front of the emperor, and pointed at Tang Yu in my arms in embarrassment, "How should he deal with it?"
"Bury him in the imperial mausoleum of the former dynasty." After the emperor said coolly, he stepped away without looking at me again.
"Don't touch him." Just as the guards were about to move Tang Yu, I waved them away and said sharply, "He is my husband, and I want to bury him with my own hands."
The emperor paused when he left, turned around and looked at me, his lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes became deeper and deeper.
The guards looked at each other in embarrassment, seeing that the emperor didn't do anything to me, he didn't know what to do for a while.
At this time, he said cruelly: "Either bury him in the imperial tomb of the former dynasty, or cremate him directly like these remnants."
"Your Majesty, Tang Yu and I are married, please let the girl take him back." I knelt down and looked at him pleadingly.
"I've given you a choice."
"emperor?"
"Drag her down." The emperor ordered coldly, "Cremate Tang Yu and those remnants together."
"No." I tightly hugged Tang Yu's cold body, and said sharply, "Don't touch him, don't touch him."
But my strength is no match for these guards.
Seeing that they were about to send Tang Yu away, I couldn't care less, I rushed to the emperor and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, the girl is wrong, the girl is wrong, please bury Tang Yu in the tomb of the former dynasty." Bar."
"You gave it up yourself."
"Your Majesty," I continued to kowtow until my forehead bled, and I continued to kowtow, "The girl made a mistake, the girl made a mistake, please forgive the girl's mistake, and bury Tang Yu in the imperial tomb of the former dynasty."
Tang Yu, how could he be with Eunuch Lu again after his death?He gave him so much suffering that he even lost his life.
I just want to dig a grave for him and write the words "wife Su En" on it. Why can't I do such a simple thing?
"Enough, do you want to die here?" The emperor looked at me coldly, "I never want to see you again in my life."
After speaking, he left in a hurry.
Does he agree with this?I was dazed.
At some point, Jing Lin stood behind me and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, the emperor has agreed, this is also the best destination for Tang Yu."
Yeah?Is it the best?
After a while, tears wet the skirt of my clothes again.
I still can't believe that Tang Yu just died and left me.
The night wind is getting colder.
Return to Shangshu Mansion.
I just sat there.
The snow falls, the snow stops.
It's dark, it's dawn.
It was raining and it was windy.
Jing Lin came to see me every day, and Zhao Yuefu also came to see me from time to time.
Whenever she sees me, Zhao Yuefu always shakes her head and sighs.
"Enen, you can't go on like this, your body will collapse." The complexity in Jing Lin's eyes was replaced by pure care and pity, as if he had figured out a lot of things.
Seeing that I was just staring blankly at the budding plum tree outside the window, I had no choice but to leave.
Time flies by.
After a rare heavy snow, the Chinese New Year.
The door was opened, and Jing Lin Xuanran walked into the room.
He took out a letter from his pocket and put it in front of me, and two big black characters were printed in my eyes—the letter of divorce.
My eyes moved, and I looked at Jing Lin.
"Even though we didn't get married, in the eyes of the world, you are still my concubine. Enen, I'm sorry, I hurt you before." Jing Lin's eyes showed sincerity, "What you want is an ordinary and simple life , get out of here and find the life you want."
"Jinglin?"
"are we friends?"
I nodded.
Jing Lin smiled softly, as gentle as jade, "In this way, I am already very content."
"Thank you." I clenched the divorce letter in my hand, and I was a little dazed for a while.
"Enen, let the past go with the wind, don't think about it anymore, I don't want you to be the me I used to be, living in pain all day long." Jing Lin said flatly, as if looking away. After thinking about a lot of things, "I think, Tang Yu has a soul in heaven, and I hope you have a better life."
His body trembled. For so many days, his thoughts had been blank.
Deliberately not to think about the name, deliberately forget the pain in my heart.
Jing Lin suddenly said his name.
"Enen, what's wrong with you?" Facing my pale face, Jing Lin panicked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
I clenched my chest tightly, trying to suppress the suffocating pain, but it was useless, it just hurt more and more.
"Well?"
"It's okay, I just have a heartache." I showed him a bitter smile.
"You," Jing Lin looked at me deeply, "is it because I said his name?"
I bit my lower lip tightly, resisting the sore feeling of wanting to cry, and said hoarsely, "I'm fine."
Looking at me silently for a while, Jing Lin sighed and said, "It's been so long, I thought it had faded away, so you have been suppressing it all the time."
"The dead are already dead, and the living have to live," Zhao Yuefu's voice sounded from the door, "and they have to live better. No matter how painful you are, Tang Yu won't be able to survive."
Zhao Yuefu's dress today is extremely gorgeous, with big peonies, emerald green veil and bixialuo, a pink narcissus scattered flower and green leaf skirt that drags the floor, and low-hanging hair on the sideburns that is inlaid with pearls and jasper.
"Where are you going?" Jing Lin asked.
"Entering the palace, the three-year draft is coming soon, help the queen to select the list of beautiful women who will enter the palace next year."
"Isn't the draft only in May next year? Did it start so early?"
"I heard that next year, the number of beautiful women who will enter the palace is nearly double that of previous years. The queen called me into the palace, and she must help me select the list of beautiful women." Zhao Yuefu walked up to the front and looked at the The divorce letter in my hand, "Where are you going?"
where to goI have nowhere to go at all, the only place I can go, "Go home, go back to my hometown."
Since the plague, people in my hometown have fled and died. Although there is poverty, at least there is my ancestral house and memories with my parents.
"You, a weak woman, may not be able to do anything when you go home." Zhao Yuefu pressed her chin with her fingers.
With a movement of her eyes, this gesture, whenever she wants to plot against others, she will make this gesture.
I heard her say: "One of my relatives lacks a personal girl, and the monthly silver is five taels. This is a fat job. Would you like to go?"
"What does madam want me to do?"
"You really know me. She is a beautiful girl who will enter the palace next year. You have stayed in the palace before. I hope you can accompany her into the palace and help her all the time."
Jing Lin on the side frowned.
"Mrs. Xie's kindness, Enen only wants to live an ordinary life, so she should go back to her hometown." I politely refused.
How can I enter the palace again?
"It's a pity." Zhao Yuefu shook her head, "Alright, if you insist on leaving, I will ask the cashier to give you 1 taels of silver. Even if you don't work, that kind of country place is enough for you to live comfortably for a lifetime .”
I was moved from the bottom of my heart, but I still refused, "Madam treats En En well, and En En will always be remembered in my heart, but En En cannot accept this money."
"why?"
"Enen just wants to get paid with her own hands, so she feels more at ease."
"Stupid." Zhao Yuefu snorted coldly, "Then you can do it yourself."
everything is over.
When I came to the capital as a child, I was very excited and novel, and the moment I entered the city gate, I was stunned by the bustling and crowded scene here.
I didn't expect that standing outside the city gate at this moment would be so heavy and painful.
I can't throw away those memories freely, the pain is too much, leaving endless wounds.
Only one letter was left behind, and he left the Shangshu Mansion quietly.
He glanced at the big city gate of the capital again, without any trace of nostalgia, but he couldn't leave with a relaxed mood.
It's snowing, snowflakes are flying, today is New Year's Eve.
This year, I spent alone on the road.
The snow continued to fall and soon covered the mountains and rivers.
Lying in the woodshed of the farmhouse, looking into the distance through the dilapidated window.
The moon is very clear, shining on the snow-covered mountains, it hurts the eyes.
Wiping away the tears falling from the corners of my eyes, I hugged the dry straw tightly and fell into a deep sleep.
In the dream, I slept very restlessly.
I vaguely heard Tang Yu's infinitely nostalgic voice, "Enen, this is the last thing I can do for you. Only in his arms can you be safest and... happy."
"No," I shouted at him with all my strength, "I don't want you to do anything for me, let alone make any choices for me. The only person I want and care about is you."
"Live well."
"Don't go, Tang Yu, don't go."
When I woke up, I realized that it was a dream, and my face was full of tears.
At this time, the sky is already bright, today is the first day of the new year, there are occasional firecrackers crackling, so early, it must be children playing.
Opening the cloth bag, I took out a few bites of rough dry food and left the woodshed.
The owner of the house has not yet woken up, and the door is closed tightly.
He took out some pieces of silver from his pocket and stuffed them into the crack of the door before leaving.
The whole village was quiet. Last night's New Year's Watch, today they usually sleep until noon.
It was the same with my parents when I was young.
In the distance, a few children were playing with firecrackers, and the crackling sounded from time to time, and I couldn't help watching them for a long time.
"Where are you going, girl?" An eighty-ninety-year-old lady walked by with a cane and asked me when she saw me carrying a bundle.
"I'm going to Yanzhou." I smiled slightly.
The old lady nodded, "Then you have to hurry up, I heard that there are bandits on the top of the mountain five miles away from here."
"Bandits?"
"Yes, but don't worry, those bandits come and go at night, just don't go up the mountain at night." The old lady said as she walked.
When I got to the foot of the mountain the old lady mentioned, it was already night.
This mountain is not high, and it is full of shade. It looks a bit gloomy and daunting.
Following the old lady's advice, I settled down at the small town inn at the foot of the mountain.
There are not many people in the town. It is said that because there are bandits on the hill, many people have moved away, leaving most of the old and weak.
Most of the people who come to this small town are passers-by like me who have to pass by.
In the middle of the night, a rustling sound was heard.
Being vigilant in my heart, I quietly opened my eyes and looked around, only to see two figures turning over my baggage.
"Who?"
"Is it a woman?"
"I can make a lot of money again." The two were talking with a smile, and they didn't look afraid because of my cry.
Without any hesitation, I picked up the stool and threw it at them, "Come on, there are thieves, come on quickly."
Before I could grab the doorknob, someone grabbed my clothes and covered my nose with a piece of cloth. The pungent smell quickly flowed into my nose and I lost consciousness.
A burst of crying woke me up.
Who are they?Around, a dozen women hugged each other and wept bitterly.
Where I was was a wooden prison cell, a wall of a dozen elbow-sized logs nailed us in.
My head is still a little dizzy, and everything from last night came to my mind. Obviously, I was brought here after being knocked out by those two thieves.
"Where is this, who are you?"
Judging from the attire of these women, the ones who are clean must have a good family education, especially one of them, whose appearance and clothes are extraordinary, is the one who cries the loudest.
They were obviously stunned by my silence, and the woman with the most extraordinary appearance and clothes looked at me with wide eyes, "We were captured by bandits, and they want to sell us to make money."
After speaking, she burst into tears again, and when she cried, the rest of the women also cried bitterly.
"Bandits?"
"Yeah, why don't you even know who is arresting you?"
I obviously met thieves at the inn. Are these two thieves bandits?
He actually wanted to laugh, in order not to encounter bandits, he listened to the old lady's advice not to go up the mountain at night, but he didn't expect to fall into the hands of bandits in the end.
"What should we do? They said they were going to sell us to a brothel." The girls cried again.
Just as I was talking, a thick-eyed man walked in and looked at these women lewdly. When he stared at the woman who was talking to me just now, he showed even more obscenity, which made the woman cry Even louder.
"Stop thinking about these people," another man with a scar on his face came in. Seeing his appearance, he warned, "They're all for money."
"I said, they are all here to pick up customers, so let me do it so they know how to please men."
"After your hand, will the price still be so high? Hurry up and do something."
The man had no choice but to leave angrily.
The man with the scar on his face lingered on the woman for a while before leaving.
"Wow—he, their eyes are so scary." The woman was so frightened by the two men's eyes that she sat on the ground.
"Xia Qingrou, don't cry."
"When you cry, we want to cry again."
"I want to go home, I miss Daddy." After they persuaded, Xia Qingrou cried louder, sobbing like a child.
This Xia Qingrou, whether it's her appearance or her clothes, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she is the daughter of a rich family, and she is the kind of sweetheart who is cared for by her parents.
"Do you want to leave here?" I, who had been sitting in the corner, walked up to them and asked in a deep voice.
"Of course."
"Is that even a question?"
"Is there anything you can do?" Xia Qingrou asked me with bright eyes blinking.
I smiled at her, "Yes, but I need you to help me."
It's strange that I don't feel any fear of these bandits.
Instead, his thinking became clearer, and the only thing he thought about was what to do, what to do to leave this place.
"Me, how can I help?"
"Everyone gather around and listen to me." When I said what was in my heart, all the girls looked at me in astonishment, and said in unison, "This...how is this possible?"
"That, that's disgusting." Xia Qingrou said dully.
"Yes, yes." All the girls agreed.
"Would you rather be sold into a brothel to pick up clients?" I asked.
Looking at each other, finally, they nodded, "Okay, we listen to you."
Half an hour later, the two men walked in with three 50-year-old bustards.
"What does it smell like? It stinks."
One of the bustards shook his head, "They were so frightened that they wet their pants. Look at their pants, they are all wet."
"Damn it, you guys peed on my pants at such a critical moment? Are you tired of living?" The scar-faced man was about to rush in to beat someone as he said that, but was stopped by another bustard, "Why are you so angry, innocent As soon as the girls heard that they were going to be sold into brothels, who wouldn’t cry like ghosts and wolves, it’s fine if they didn’t pass out, just take them to the back mountain to wash and wash, we’ll wait for you here.”
The two escorted us to the back mountain, where there is a clear river surrounded by mountains and forests.
In the distance, cooking smoke can be seen. It seems that there is a village not far from here.
I winked at Xia Qingrou.
Her eyes were teary and she looked troubled.
Sighing in my heart, I quietly walked in front of her, looked at her with a smile, and said gently: "Don't be afraid, I won't let anything happen to you."
"Really?"
I nodded, "Don't worry." Then I said to the girls, "At this moment, don't panic, you must stay calm. We can only escape if we work together. If one of them flees, we will never be able to escape again." , can only be sold by men in the brothel, and live a life spurned by the world from then on."
"I would rather die than be sold into a brothel." A woman shouted softly.
"Yes." Everyone said in unison.
Xia Qingrou took a deep breath, closed her eyes tightly, gritted her teeth, and fell into the river with a plop.
The river was not deep, but she was still wet all over after a few tosses.
"Oh my God, someone fell into the water." I panicked and shouted to two men ten paces away.
"How could it fall..." Before the word "water" came out, the two men swallowed their saliva and looked greedily at Xia Qingrou's exquisite figure after being soaked in the water. A seductive figure can still arouse a man's reverie.
I hurriedly said: "Everyone, take off your coats quickly, she will catch a cold like this, we are going to change her clothes in the woods."
"Yes, yes, change clothes." The greed in the eyes of the cross-eyed man became more obvious, and he said to the scar-faced man next to him, "I'll go watch her change clothes, you stay and watch the rest. "
"I," Xia Qingrou shivered from the cold, and said to the cross-eyed man, "I'm so cold all over, yes, can you let the four of them help me change my clothes?"
The cross-eyed man naturally agreed.
On the river side, only six women remained.
Just as I imagined, when Xia Qingrou was changing clothes, the cross-eyed man felt itchy, he couldn't care less, rushed into the forest, hugged her and kissed her fiercely.
The three women and I had already made preparations to beat him on the head with a stone or an elbow-like wooden stick.
Soon, he stopped moving.
Xia Qingrou's face turned pale with fright, trembling and unable to speak a word.
The same goes for me and other women.
But now is not the time to be afraid, there is also a man by the river.
"According to plan." After speaking, I was the first to scream, "Ah—"
Suddenly, there were screams.
Soon, the scar-faced man also broke into the forest. In an instant, stones and sticks hit him, followed by six other women who randomly picked up wooden sticks from the ground and beat him fiercely.
Everyone exhausted their strength and beat desperately to death.
He barely fought back, and fell limply to the ground, covered in blood.
Everyone gasped for breath, and the fear in their eyes was obvious.
"Our screams were so loud just now, and the other bandits are probably coming this way at this moment, we have to escape here quickly." Helping Xia Qingrou whose feet had already softened, I pointed and saw In the direction of the cooking smoke, he said calmly, "Everyone run this way, there is a village there."
Seeing them run away one by one, Xia Qingrou cried, "I'm too scared to run."
"If you can't run, you have to run, they will come after you soon." Supporting her, we ran down the mountain slowly.
"Are you going to leave me?"
"will not."
"really?"
"real."
"I don't believe it." Xia Qingrou cried even harder.
"Don't be afraid, I will never leave you." I pulled her and ran with all my strength, but soon, there were no other women in sight, and we only ran a hundred meters.
"My lord, there is someone here." A man's voice sounded from behind.
My heart sank, I didn't expect the bandits to come after me so soon?
Soon, dozens of men in green shirts surrounded us. When a mature man panting like a cow appeared in front of us, Xia Qingrou beside me suddenly broke away from my hand and rushed towards him, shouting Said: "Brother——"
brother?As soon as my body went limp, I fell to the ground and looked at the brothers and sisters who were embracing and crying, and breathed a sigh of relief.
It's fine if it's not a bandit.
After talking to each other, Xia Qingrou pulled me in front of her elder brother, "Brother, she was the one who saved Rou'er."
"What's the girl's last name?" He looked at me gratefully.
"The little girl's name is Su En."
"Miss Su, Xia Zipeng is Rou'er's eldest brother. Thank you for saving my sister. Please come to my house as a guest. My father will definitely thank you very much."
"No need." I smiled and refused.
"Go." Xia Qingrou took my hand and begged, "You saved me, and you didn't abandon me because I ran slowly. I like you so much. Come to my house for a few days and treat it as playing with me. ,OK?"
"It's rare to see Rou'er like someone so much, Miss Su may come to stay at the house for a few days."
"Okay." Facing the expectant gazes of the two brothers and sisters, especially Xia Qingrou's hopeful look, I couldn't refuse for a while, so I had no choice but to agree.
From Xia Qingrou's attire, it can be seen that her family is extremely rich, but she doesn't know that wealth is incomparable to a country.
Changle Province is half a month away from the capital.
Its prosperity is no less than that of the capital, especially its architecture, which is even worse than that of the capital.
Looking from a distance, all the roofs have no repeated shape, or spread wings, or clouds, and each house has the same shape, which is amazing.
The Xia Mansion is the No. [-] family in Changle Province, and has monopolized the entire Changle market, whether it is for architectural painting or business.
Walking into the Xiafu, the carved beams and painted buildings are beautiful.
A plant and a tree are hard to buy.
Even what the maid wears is made of the most expensive silk and satin.
Mr. Xia is a well-known construction businessman, but his manner and conversation are quite elegant. When Xia Qingrou told him the story one by one, he smiled at me from time to time.
"Miss Su, the old man is very grateful to you for saving Rou'er. Just tell me what you want, as long as the old man can do it, I will definitely find it for you."
"The little girl is only saving herself. Master Xia doesn't have to worry about it. If there is no Miss Xia, the little girl can't escape the Bandit Cave."
"You really don't want anything?" Master Xia looked at me deeply, "If it were someone else, this would be a rare opportunity."
I smiled faintly, "The little girl doesn't lack anything, and if she lacks something, she will get it with her own hands."
"It's rare." Master Xia nodded, "However, the old man has a request to Miss Su."
"Master Xia, please tell me."
"Rou'er likes you very much. I don't know if you can be Rou'er's personal servant girl in the house. Of course, the personal servant girl is just a disguise. What you wear, use, and eat are the same as Rou'er's. How about it? "
Just as I was about to refuse, Xia Qingrou who was on the side posted it with a smile, and said happily: "Great, I finally have a good sister."
"Rou'er, Miss Su hasn't agreed yet." Facing his beloved daughter, Master Xia shook his head, "Whether you dare to run out alone in the future? Thanks to Miss Su this time."
Xia Qingrou stuck out her tongue, looked at me with a playful look, and asked innocently: "You won't refuse such a good thing, will you?"
This is not my original intention, I just want to live a normal life.
Just when he was about to refuse, Master Xia said, "Miss Su, let's play at the house for a few days, and think about it during this time, how about it? Oh, that's the decision."
Without allowing me to speak, Master Xia left the hall.
Xiafu is indeed beautiful.
Everything is sluggish in winter, but in the garden of Xiafu, you can see the scene that only belongs to spring. Everything is revived, and a hundred flowers are blooming. A beautiful word can no longer describe the enjoyment it brings to you.
"Does it look good?" Xia Qingrou took my hand and walked happily, she didn't look as frightened as yesterday, as if nothing happened.
"Nice." I nodded.
"It's so strange, when other people enter my garden, their eyes are bigger than a bull's eye, but you are so plain."
I smile slightly.
"Go, I'll take you to a more interesting place." Xia Qingrou took my hand and walked towards a rockery. After entering the rockery, she pressed lightly on a protruding rock and opened a door, "Go in have a look."
Walking in according to the words, I only felt a dazzling golden light. I covered my eyes with my hands, and it took me a long time to get used to it. This time, my eyes really widened like bull's eyes. What is in front of me?
Tens of thousands of gold and jewels are presented in front of you.
"You, why did you bring me here?" No matter how unmoved I was, I couldn't help stammering when I saw this mountain-high gold, jewels and jade.
"What's so surprising, my cousin's house is really called more than one, you can take whatever you like."
I was speechless, facing Xia Qingrou's generosity, I couldn't laugh or cry for a while, "I have only known you for two days, how could you bring me here?"
"What's the matter, daddy said, as long as it's my friend, you can bring it here to have a look, and let her take what you like."
My eyes moved, and I asked, "Did they all take it?"
She nodded, "I took a lot of them back, and when they first came in, they behaved just like you, and they seemed to be a little different."
"What about these friends? Have you come to play yet?"
Xia Qingrou shook her head, feeling extremely lonely, "I'm also surprised, I clearly said that I want to make friends with me, but after everyone leaves here, they never come back." After speaking, she sighed deeply.
It's not that they don't come, it's just that they can't come.
Master Xia is really considerate in protecting his daughter.
"Don't you want it?" Xia Qingrou asked, pointing to a large pile of jewels in front of her.
"It's more practical to use the money I earn with my own hands." I laughed.
"I'm hungry," Xia Qingrou rubbed my stomach, and pulled me out the door, "Let's go for some snacks. Today, my elder brother specially called the most famous chef in the capital to make some refreshments for me. I heard that he made purple cloud cakes. Even the emperor was full of praise after eating it."
emperor?These two words brought back the pain in my heart.
Ziyun cake is indeed delicious.
I ate in small bites, but I still couldn't get enough.
"Do you want more? Let's eat another one." Xia Qingrou said, she wanted to get another one for me, but I refused, "No, I'm full."
"But it's delicious, and the taste is quite special."
"I'm really full." In fact, how can such a small pastry be full, it's just a habit.Since I was a child, my father taught me that when I go to eat at other people’s homes, I can only eat dishes that can be picked up by chopsticks, and I can’t stand up to pick up dishes from a distance, and I can’t be greedy.
I have maintained this habit to this day.
"You are the worst person I have ever met. When my former friends saw these pastries, they ate like they hadn't eaten for three days."
"Do you often bring friends over for tea?"
Xia Qingrou smiled and nodded, "Daddy said, since you have friends, you must take them home to play for a few days."
"Is it just to let her see the garden, the secret room where the jewels are hidden, and come to eat pastries?"
"Yes."
I smile.
These three things can all tell how a person's character is.
The garden can see the connotation of people.
In the secret room, you can see its character.
Eating cakes is to see their self-cultivation.
Master Xia's love for this daughter is really extreme.
And I also believe that Master Xia is judging me in the dark.
night, quiet.
I have never slept in such a comfortable bed in my life, but I can't sleep.
Staring blankly at the night sky, my eyes became sore again.
When it is too quiet, there will be a kind of pain in the heart, and in the pain, there will be great reluctance throughout.
Miss Tang Yu, miss him so much, it hurts my heart.
Uncontrollable pain.
The next day, it started to rain, and it hit the body cold and cold.
Before she got up, a maid hurriedly knocked on the door, "Miss Su, are you awake? The master told you to go to the hall."
After getting up quickly and washing up briefly, I asked, "What's the matter?"
"It seems that the master and the lady got into a fight over the matter of Xiu Nu."
"Xiu Nu?" When I was in a daze, the maid had already dragged me to the hall in a hurry.
Before entering the hall, Xia Qingrou's voice came, "If I don't enter the palace, what good is being a concubine?"
"You must enter the palace. I have already presented your portrait." Master Xia's voice was extremely firm.
"Daddy, do you just have the heart to keep your daughter locked up in the palace for the rest of your life? And then die alone?"
"With your looks and your father's financial resources, the emperor will definitely make you a noble concubine. How can you end up alone?"
"No matter, I just don't want to enter the palace."
"Rou'er, it's time for you to contribute to this family. The Xia family has everything, except that they have never had a concubine."
"Then let your elder brother go."
"Ridiculous, your eldest brother is a man, how can he enter the palace and become a concubine?"
"I'm not going anyway."
Entering the living room, I saw Xia Qingrou sitting on the chair puffed up, while Master Xia was kindly persuading, "Good daughter, good daughter, even if Daddy begs you."
"Father, what's so good about the imperial concubine? There is no freedom at all. The few times my cousin and I entered the palace, everyone in the palace seemed to be twisted when walking."
"That's the rule in the palace."
"I won't go anyway."
"We must go." Master Xia lowered his face.
Seeing her father's downcast face, Xia Qingrou muttered a few words, but she didn't dare to talk back.
"In the past few months, I will invite someone to teach you the etiquette in the palace. You can remember it well." When Master Xia saw me, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Miss Su, please help to persuade my daughter. .
I smiled and gave him a simple salute.
After Master Xia went out, Xia Qingrou looked at me with aggrieved eyes, "I don't like entering the palace."
I just smiled lightly and poured her a cup of tea.
I sighed in my heart.
Is the palace really that good?
Intrigues, hypocrisy, and intrigue are staged every day.
People outside like the palace because they can't see it, right?
They all thought that by flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix, they would be able to rise to the top of the sky and make their ancestors shine.
"Enen, what do you think I should do?" Xia Qingrou looked distressed.
"How would I know such a thing." I don't want to take care of anything anymore, and I don't have such ability.
"The emperor has so many wives, all of them beautiful, can he fall in love with them? I just want to marry a husband who will love me wholeheartedly."
This is every woman's dream.
"Miss, it's time for me to leave." I said calmly, after staying for a few days, it's time to go back to my hometown.
"where to?"
"Go back to my hometown."
"Didn't you agree to stay?" Xia Qingrou asked anxiously.
"I didn't agree."
"But you didn't refuse. It's hard for me to have such a good friend as you."
"Miss will have more and more friends."
"Where are there any friends? Until now, you are the only one by my side. Dad said, you are a person who can make people feel at ease. Dad rarely praises people like this."
It's reassurance, not heart-to-heart, ah, yes, no matter how reassuring a person is, he can't give his heart to her.
If you let go of your heart, you can still afford it, but once you give up your heart, you lose yourself and can only be slaughtered by others.
"If Miss misses me, you can write to me."
"With you by my side, don't you need to write letters?"
Laughing, I couldn't help but feel a little helpless for Xia Qingrou's childlike entanglement, "Miss, I have decided to leave En En."
"Do you really have to leave?"
I smiled and nodded.
I just want everything to return to the original place and start life again.
Xia Qingrou looked at me lonely for a while, then nodded, "Understood." She got up suddenly and ran out.
She is actually very unhappy, right?Although Master Xia protected her extremely well, the members of the Xia family also held her in their palms and cared for her.
I got up and went back to my room, and I started packing my bags.
When he opened the door, he saw Xia Qingrou's eldest brother Xia Zipeng walking in.
"The girl said that Qing Rou kept crying in the room, and after asking, she realized that she was sad about Su's departure." Xia Zipeng smiled gently, "If you think there is something wrong with Xia Mansion, please speak up. I only have such a younger sister. As long as she is happy, no matter what you ask, I will definitely do it."
"My lord, the little girl has something to do and must leave." I said blessedly.
"It's rare to see Qingrou like someone so much, can she really not stay?"
"Yes."
"Alright then, in order to thank you for saving my sister, I have asked the cashier to prepare some money as a token of my gratitude."
"The little girl has already said it before, it is only for self-help, and she dare not take credit for it."
Xia Zipeng laughed and said: "If the girl is a man, I will definitely make a girl as a friend."
I smiled lightly, "My lord is joking."
"No matter what, you are my sister's savior. Since you refuse to accept the money, please take a few warriors from my Xiafu to escort the girl over that mountain."
"Hasn't the government already wiped out the bandit cave?" The government attaches great importance to the matter of the Xia mansion, and within two days, the bandit cave was wiped out.
"It's always inconvenient for you to be a girl's family."
After thinking about it, I no longer refuse. After escaping from the bandit cave, I still feel a little scared. It would be great if someone could protect me and cross that mountain.
I was sent to the other side of the mountain by ten warriors, no matter what, I am extremely relieved.
However, when two masked men in black suddenly rushed out and killed seven warriors within half a cup of tea, I was stunned.
The remaining three warriors escaped almost scrambling, and finally died under their knives.
The man in black approached me step by step.
My back hit the tree, and there was no way I could retreat.
"You, you are not bandits? Who are you?"
The bandits I've seen here are all vulgar men with a few tricks, but the two people in front of me are clearly well-trained killers.
killer?kill me?
I have no grievances or enmities with others, why do you want to kill me?
"You don't need to know who we are." The man in black on the left said coldly.
"Don't talk nonsense with her, kill her directly."
"I want to know who is going to take my life?" I asked, thinking of a way to escape, but I couldn't think of a way to escape. I couldn't run. Although the mountain is not high, it has reached the top of the mountain. He couldn't run a few steps or was killed.
Cold sweat broke out, suddenly, a thought hit my mind, although dangerous, but at least there is a chance of survival.
The men in black approached me step by step, and just as their knives were about to fall, I shouted behind them: "Help me."
The moment they turned their heads, I ran down the mountain with all my strength.
However, within a few steps, my feet started to hurt violently. The unbearable pain made my body slow down like a collapse.
"You can't escape." The men in black followed closely, and the swords in their hands shone coldly under the night.
There are no shops in front of the village or behind here, so I can only survive on my own.
If I was in the past, I would not be so decisive, I am afraid that I would have been frightened and panicked.
Taking a deep breath, I endured the pain from my feet, no matter what, I must escape to that place.
"It's pretty fast." Seeing that I was running fast, the man in black quickened his pace.
They and I are like a cat and a mouse. With their skills, they should have caught me long ago.
At this moment, I just want to stop myself from being exhausted.
How could their wishes be fulfilled.
"She wants to escape." A man in black yelled angrily after apparently discovering my plan.
It's a pity that it was too late. Looking at the steep hillside below, I jumped down hard.
The hands and body landed first, relying on the steepness of the slope, rolling down like a ball.
A few foul words came from above, and the men in black also came down slowly, but their speed was not as fast as mine. After all, I used momentum first, and let my body run wild, betting that this night and speed can get rid of the enemy.
This slope is extremely steep, and I accidentally glanced at it a few days ago, but it can be used tonight.
The body continued to roll, and the whole person focused on protecting the vital parts, especially the head, and hugged tightly with both hands.
Ignore the pain in your body.
After an appointment for a cup of tea, I finally landed.
I didn't have time to take care of my body, so I quickly hid in the haystack beside me. From the corner of my eye, I saw the two masked men in black also arrived at the bottom of the slope, searching around.
The night light was cold and chilly.
Without thinking too much, I took off the pearl hairpin on my hair and refracted it to the moonlight. Immediately, several light spots appeared diagonally opposite me.
"Over there." The masked man in black chased after the light spot.
Not daring to take it lightly, I left quickly.
There are many weeds down the slope, and the height is as high as a person. Most of the weeds have thin thorns. Even though I wear cotton clothes, the backs of the hands and faces will still be pierced, which is extremely uncomfortable.
"Mother, where is it?"
"If I knew she was so cunning, I should have killed her with a sword."
The voice of the man in black is close by. I am afraid that I am separated from them by a row of weeds. If it were not for the night, I would have been discovered by now.
I didn't dare to take a breath. I squatted and didn't move, but my feet were numb from the pain. I was afraid that my legs would lose feeling. If I fell and made a noise, my life would really be lost tonight.
I only heard a man in black say: "I've searched all over, did she let her escape?"
"The monk can't escape the temple if he can escape. Since he took the money, he must take her life."
"She is going to Yanzhou. The road to Yanzhou is the only one. As long as we wait on the road, we are not afraid that she will not show up."
"That's right. Let's go."
The voices of the two gradually faded away until they disappeared.
My stiff body couldn't take it anymore, and I fell to the ground.
At this moment, both physical strength and courage have been exhausted, only the thoughts are extremely clear.
Take money to kill me?Whose money did you take?
Is there an enemy who must take my life?
After much deliberation, I still can't figure it out.
But the only thing that is certain is that the person who wants to take my life must be someone from the palace.
Before entering the palace, I didn't even know a few people, let alone hired an assassin to kill me.
Palace?Who will it be?
night, deeper.
The stars are shining and the moon is cool.
I couldn't move my body because of the pain in my feet that spread all over my body, and the pain from the impact when I rolled down the hill.
Chest, arms, I'm afraid none of them are intact.
Fortunately, the bones were not broken, and protective measures were taken when rolling down the hillside.
Ha ha--
The sour feeling came again.
Stop crying, enough crying.
But the tears still couldn't help but flowed into the temples along the corners of the eyes, flowed through the ears, and melted into the mud.
I am afraid of such silence, the quieter I am, the more I miss him.
Tang Yu, Tang Yu...
Fell asleep in a daze.
Woke up again in a daze.
Fall asleep again, wake up again.
It was still dark.
The body is still unable to move. Since the foot was seriously injured, every time the pain will always be drawn to the whole body, and it takes a long period of rest to recover.
Unable to fall asleep again, his thoughts turned back to the two assassins.
At dawn, my feet were finally able to move.
After walking a few steps, I saw Xia Zipeng appearing at the bottom of the slope with dozens of warriors and officers and soldiers. When he saw me, he was overjoyed, "Miss Su, are you okay?"
"Master Xia, you...how did you find it?" I was surprised, but also happy.
"Wu Fu didn't return all night, so I was worried that something might happen, so I sent people to find them, and found that they had been killed on the top of the mountain. Fortunately, you are fine." Xia Zipeng was full of anger, "I really didn't expect that there would be bandits who slipped through the net. as rampant."
"Yes." I echoed, I can't say that it's not a bandit, but a killer sent to kill me, right?
"Are you injured?"
"Just a small injury."
"Or, go back to my house and clean it up, you can't go on the road like this."
Nodding, I didn't refuse, and I didn't have the strength to refuse.
Returning to Xia's mansion again, she learned that Xia Qingrou had a big fight with Master Xia yesterday, and went to her cousin's house in the capital in a fit of anger.
Mr. Xia is very polite, he must leave me to heal up all my wounds before leaving.
Naturally, I couldn't wish for it, after all, the two killers said they would wait for me on the way to Yanzhou.
This stay is half a month.
For half a month, I always wondered who would send the killer.
After much deliberation, only the queen.
If the person the queen loves is the emperor, and she just used Jing Lin emotionally, then all the hostility she had towards me before was also pretended.
And the reason why she killed me was because in this world, only I knew that she was from the previous dynasty. To ensure nothing would go wrong, she had to get rid of me.
If not, what else could it be?
"Miss is back, miss is back." The servant girl ran past the window and rushed to the main house.
Xia Qingrou is back?
I hurried out the door and walked towards the main house.
When I arrived at the main house, Xia Qingrou was acting like a baby in Master Xia's arms. When she saw me, she was very surprised and could not hide her joy, "Enen? Didn't you go back?"
"Miss." I saluted briefly, and found that Xia Qingrou, whom I hadn't seen for half a month, was even more delicate and lovely, as if meeting some happy event, there was a smile that couldn't be hidden between her brows and eyes.
"Qing Rou, the journey is tiring, you should go take a bath first and rest a little bit, and at night, Daddy will ask his servants to prepare your favorite meal." Master Xia said lovingly.
"Yes." Xia Qingrou giggled, and dragged me to her wing.
Along the way, Xia Qingrou always smiled foolishly. When she reached the boudoir, she waved away the maid, and instead of taking a bath and rest, she took out a silk handkerchief from her bosom, spread it on the table, looked at it for a while, and said: "Enn, I have decided to enter the palace and become a show girl."
"Didn't Miss firmly oppose it before?" I wondered in my heart.
"That's why I haven't seen the emperor before."
"Miss, have you seen the emperor?" I was taken aback.
"My cousin brought me into the palace. I didn't expect the emperor to be so young and so handsome." Xia Qingrou smiled foolishly, "He even picked up the handkerchief I lost and returned it to me."
Looking at Xia Qingrou's foolish appearance, it was obviously love at first sight for the emperor.
"Didn't Miss just say a few days ago, 'the emperor has so many wives, all of whom are beautiful, can he fall in love with him?' It's only been a few days, and your mind has changed?"
Xia Qingrou is too simple, she does things according to her preferences, how can she adapt to life in the harem like this?
"The emperor always has a favorite, right? I am confident that I will definitely become the emperor's favorite concubine." Xia Qingrou was full of confidence, and after speaking, she smirked at the silk handkerchief again.
To be the emperor's favorite?Does that man have love?
A pair of cold eyes flashed in my mind, and after a while, I suppressed my confused thoughts and asked, "Miss, have you really decided to enter the palace?"
Xia Qingrou smiled and nodded, "By the way, didn't you say you went back to the countryside? Why did you come back again?"
I will talk about the things I encountered one by one, and naturally I will also describe the two assassins as bandits.
(End of this chapter)
Shaking my head, shaking my head vigorously, the only person I want is him, only him.
Don't treat me like this, Tang Yu, don't—
"The first time I saw you, I fell in love with you. A simple and innocent smile is something I have never had in my life." Tang Yu's voice was inaudible, but the tenderness in his eyes became more and more intense, "Give it My warm feeling is the feeling I most desire."
I want to smile at him, and give him a warm smile, but I can't laugh no matter what.
His eyes were full of blood from his body, which kept bubbling out.
"Stop talking, Tang Yu, stop talking, I'll take you to see a doctor." The voice still couldn't come out, but the mouth opened and closed.
I want to hug him, but I can't.
I put my hands on him helplessly, so much blood...how could there be so much blood.
"Okay, live well, live on, together with my..." The voice stopped at this moment.
The world is silent.
"Tang Yu, talk." There was a voice, very soft and hoarse, "Tang Yu, don't sleep."
He closed his eyes, his face under the night was extremely pale, as cold as ice.
I patted him, hoping to warm him up, but it was useless, his face became whiter and colder.
"Tang Yu? Wake up, wake up." I shook him vigorously.
"Your Majesty, what should Eunuch Lu do?" Jing Lin's voice sounded, and when he saw me, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes, and he sighed softly.
Raising my head suddenly, my bloody eyes stared fiercely at Eunuch Lu who was kneeling in front of the emperor.
Instant thing.
I put down Tang Yu, picked up the sword scattered on the ground, and with all my strength, I stabbed Lu Gonggong's chest fiercely.
Eunuch Lu’s eagle eyes widened, he looked at me incredulously, and then at the sword that pierced his chest, he fell to the ground slowly, the moment he died, he was still staring at me, and he couldn’t believe that I killed him until the end of his life.
Everyone was looking at me. At this moment, the hatred on my face shocked everyone.
And that man, still without a trace of fluctuation in his eyes, looked at me coldly, exuding the color of a king, a color that would not be easily revealed because of a woman.
Jing Lin's eyes are extremely complicated, and he has inexhaustible love and affection, but at most it is limited to this.
Embracing Tang Yu's cold body, tears fell, continuously, rolling like a thread, as if the flow was endless.
The cry was hoarse and heavy, the endless pain and endless hatred spread to the sky.
At some point, the Empress, Concubine An, Concubine Liu, and Zhao Yuefu all came.
They looked at me, everyone had different expressions, the queen was tearful, Concubine An was puzzled, Concubine Liu couldn't see any thoughts, and Zhao Yuefu was sighing constantly.
"Your Majesty, everything has been taken care of," the guard knelt down in front of the emperor, and pointed at Tang Yu in my arms in embarrassment, "How should he deal with it?"
"Bury him in the imperial mausoleum of the former dynasty." After the emperor said coolly, he stepped away without looking at me again.
"Don't touch him." Just as the guards were about to move Tang Yu, I waved them away and said sharply, "He is my husband, and I want to bury him with my own hands."
The emperor paused when he left, turned around and looked at me, his lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes became deeper and deeper.
The guards looked at each other in embarrassment, seeing that the emperor didn't do anything to me, he didn't know what to do for a while.
At this time, he said cruelly: "Either bury him in the imperial tomb of the former dynasty, or cremate him directly like these remnants."
"Your Majesty, Tang Yu and I are married, please let the girl take him back." I knelt down and looked at him pleadingly.
"I've given you a choice."
"emperor?"
"Drag her down." The emperor ordered coldly, "Cremate Tang Yu and those remnants together."
"No." I tightly hugged Tang Yu's cold body, and said sharply, "Don't touch him, don't touch him."
But my strength is no match for these guards.
Seeing that they were about to send Tang Yu away, I couldn't care less, I rushed to the emperor and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, the girl is wrong, the girl is wrong, please bury Tang Yu in the tomb of the former dynasty." Bar."
"You gave it up yourself."
"Your Majesty," I continued to kowtow until my forehead bled, and I continued to kowtow, "The girl made a mistake, the girl made a mistake, please forgive the girl's mistake, and bury Tang Yu in the imperial tomb of the former dynasty."
Tang Yu, how could he be with Eunuch Lu again after his death?He gave him so much suffering that he even lost his life.
I just want to dig a grave for him and write the words "wife Su En" on it. Why can't I do such a simple thing?
"Enough, do you want to die here?" The emperor looked at me coldly, "I never want to see you again in my life."
After speaking, he left in a hurry.
Does he agree with this?I was dazed.
At some point, Jing Lin stood behind me and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, the emperor has agreed, this is also the best destination for Tang Yu."
Yeah?Is it the best?
After a while, tears wet the skirt of my clothes again.
I still can't believe that Tang Yu just died and left me.
The night wind is getting colder.
Return to Shangshu Mansion.
I just sat there.
The snow falls, the snow stops.
It's dark, it's dawn.
It was raining and it was windy.
Jing Lin came to see me every day, and Zhao Yuefu also came to see me from time to time.
Whenever she sees me, Zhao Yuefu always shakes her head and sighs.
"Enen, you can't go on like this, your body will collapse." The complexity in Jing Lin's eyes was replaced by pure care and pity, as if he had figured out a lot of things.
Seeing that I was just staring blankly at the budding plum tree outside the window, I had no choice but to leave.
Time flies by.
After a rare heavy snow, the Chinese New Year.
The door was opened, and Jing Lin Xuanran walked into the room.
He took out a letter from his pocket and put it in front of me, and two big black characters were printed in my eyes—the letter of divorce.
My eyes moved, and I looked at Jing Lin.
"Even though we didn't get married, in the eyes of the world, you are still my concubine. Enen, I'm sorry, I hurt you before." Jing Lin's eyes showed sincerity, "What you want is an ordinary and simple life , get out of here and find the life you want."
"Jinglin?"
"are we friends?"
I nodded.
Jing Lin smiled softly, as gentle as jade, "In this way, I am already very content."
"Thank you." I clenched the divorce letter in my hand, and I was a little dazed for a while.
"Enen, let the past go with the wind, don't think about it anymore, I don't want you to be the me I used to be, living in pain all day long." Jing Lin said flatly, as if looking away. After thinking about a lot of things, "I think, Tang Yu has a soul in heaven, and I hope you have a better life."
His body trembled. For so many days, his thoughts had been blank.
Deliberately not to think about the name, deliberately forget the pain in my heart.
Jing Lin suddenly said his name.
"Enen, what's wrong with you?" Facing my pale face, Jing Lin panicked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
I clenched my chest tightly, trying to suppress the suffocating pain, but it was useless, it just hurt more and more.
"Well?"
"It's okay, I just have a heartache." I showed him a bitter smile.
"You," Jing Lin looked at me deeply, "is it because I said his name?"
I bit my lower lip tightly, resisting the sore feeling of wanting to cry, and said hoarsely, "I'm fine."
Looking at me silently for a while, Jing Lin sighed and said, "It's been so long, I thought it had faded away, so you have been suppressing it all the time."
"The dead are already dead, and the living have to live," Zhao Yuefu's voice sounded from the door, "and they have to live better. No matter how painful you are, Tang Yu won't be able to survive."
Zhao Yuefu's dress today is extremely gorgeous, with big peonies, emerald green veil and bixialuo, a pink narcissus scattered flower and green leaf skirt that drags the floor, and low-hanging hair on the sideburns that is inlaid with pearls and jasper.
"Where are you going?" Jing Lin asked.
"Entering the palace, the three-year draft is coming soon, help the queen to select the list of beautiful women who will enter the palace next year."
"Isn't the draft only in May next year? Did it start so early?"
"I heard that next year, the number of beautiful women who will enter the palace is nearly double that of previous years. The queen called me into the palace, and she must help me select the list of beautiful women." Zhao Yuefu walked up to the front and looked at the The divorce letter in my hand, "Where are you going?"
where to goI have nowhere to go at all, the only place I can go, "Go home, go back to my hometown."
Since the plague, people in my hometown have fled and died. Although there is poverty, at least there is my ancestral house and memories with my parents.
"You, a weak woman, may not be able to do anything when you go home." Zhao Yuefu pressed her chin with her fingers.
With a movement of her eyes, this gesture, whenever she wants to plot against others, she will make this gesture.
I heard her say: "One of my relatives lacks a personal girl, and the monthly silver is five taels. This is a fat job. Would you like to go?"
"What does madam want me to do?"
"You really know me. She is a beautiful girl who will enter the palace next year. You have stayed in the palace before. I hope you can accompany her into the palace and help her all the time."
Jing Lin on the side frowned.
"Mrs. Xie's kindness, Enen only wants to live an ordinary life, so she should go back to her hometown." I politely refused.
How can I enter the palace again?
"It's a pity." Zhao Yuefu shook her head, "Alright, if you insist on leaving, I will ask the cashier to give you 1 taels of silver. Even if you don't work, that kind of country place is enough for you to live comfortably for a lifetime .”
I was moved from the bottom of my heart, but I still refused, "Madam treats En En well, and En En will always be remembered in my heart, but En En cannot accept this money."
"why?"
"Enen just wants to get paid with her own hands, so she feels more at ease."
"Stupid." Zhao Yuefu snorted coldly, "Then you can do it yourself."
everything is over.
When I came to the capital as a child, I was very excited and novel, and the moment I entered the city gate, I was stunned by the bustling and crowded scene here.
I didn't expect that standing outside the city gate at this moment would be so heavy and painful.
I can't throw away those memories freely, the pain is too much, leaving endless wounds.
Only one letter was left behind, and he left the Shangshu Mansion quietly.
He glanced at the big city gate of the capital again, without any trace of nostalgia, but he couldn't leave with a relaxed mood.
It's snowing, snowflakes are flying, today is New Year's Eve.
This year, I spent alone on the road.
The snow continued to fall and soon covered the mountains and rivers.
Lying in the woodshed of the farmhouse, looking into the distance through the dilapidated window.
The moon is very clear, shining on the snow-covered mountains, it hurts the eyes.
Wiping away the tears falling from the corners of my eyes, I hugged the dry straw tightly and fell into a deep sleep.
In the dream, I slept very restlessly.
I vaguely heard Tang Yu's infinitely nostalgic voice, "Enen, this is the last thing I can do for you. Only in his arms can you be safest and... happy."
"No," I shouted at him with all my strength, "I don't want you to do anything for me, let alone make any choices for me. The only person I want and care about is you."
"Live well."
"Don't go, Tang Yu, don't go."
When I woke up, I realized that it was a dream, and my face was full of tears.
At this time, the sky is already bright, today is the first day of the new year, there are occasional firecrackers crackling, so early, it must be children playing.
Opening the cloth bag, I took out a few bites of rough dry food and left the woodshed.
The owner of the house has not yet woken up, and the door is closed tightly.
He took out some pieces of silver from his pocket and stuffed them into the crack of the door before leaving.
The whole village was quiet. Last night's New Year's Watch, today they usually sleep until noon.
It was the same with my parents when I was young.
In the distance, a few children were playing with firecrackers, and the crackling sounded from time to time, and I couldn't help watching them for a long time.
"Where are you going, girl?" An eighty-ninety-year-old lady walked by with a cane and asked me when she saw me carrying a bundle.
"I'm going to Yanzhou." I smiled slightly.
The old lady nodded, "Then you have to hurry up, I heard that there are bandits on the top of the mountain five miles away from here."
"Bandits?"
"Yes, but don't worry, those bandits come and go at night, just don't go up the mountain at night." The old lady said as she walked.
When I got to the foot of the mountain the old lady mentioned, it was already night.
This mountain is not high, and it is full of shade. It looks a bit gloomy and daunting.
Following the old lady's advice, I settled down at the small town inn at the foot of the mountain.
There are not many people in the town. It is said that because there are bandits on the hill, many people have moved away, leaving most of the old and weak.
Most of the people who come to this small town are passers-by like me who have to pass by.
In the middle of the night, a rustling sound was heard.
Being vigilant in my heart, I quietly opened my eyes and looked around, only to see two figures turning over my baggage.
"Who?"
"Is it a woman?"
"I can make a lot of money again." The two were talking with a smile, and they didn't look afraid because of my cry.
Without any hesitation, I picked up the stool and threw it at them, "Come on, there are thieves, come on quickly."
Before I could grab the doorknob, someone grabbed my clothes and covered my nose with a piece of cloth. The pungent smell quickly flowed into my nose and I lost consciousness.
A burst of crying woke me up.
Who are they?Around, a dozen women hugged each other and wept bitterly.
Where I was was a wooden prison cell, a wall of a dozen elbow-sized logs nailed us in.
My head is still a little dizzy, and everything from last night came to my mind. Obviously, I was brought here after being knocked out by those two thieves.
"Where is this, who are you?"
Judging from the attire of these women, the ones who are clean must have a good family education, especially one of them, whose appearance and clothes are extraordinary, is the one who cries the loudest.
They were obviously stunned by my silence, and the woman with the most extraordinary appearance and clothes looked at me with wide eyes, "We were captured by bandits, and they want to sell us to make money."
After speaking, she burst into tears again, and when she cried, the rest of the women also cried bitterly.
"Bandits?"
"Yeah, why don't you even know who is arresting you?"
I obviously met thieves at the inn. Are these two thieves bandits?
He actually wanted to laugh, in order not to encounter bandits, he listened to the old lady's advice not to go up the mountain at night, but he didn't expect to fall into the hands of bandits in the end.
"What should we do? They said they were going to sell us to a brothel." The girls cried again.
Just as I was talking, a thick-eyed man walked in and looked at these women lewdly. When he stared at the woman who was talking to me just now, he showed even more obscenity, which made the woman cry Even louder.
"Stop thinking about these people," another man with a scar on his face came in. Seeing his appearance, he warned, "They're all for money."
"I said, they are all here to pick up customers, so let me do it so they know how to please men."
"After your hand, will the price still be so high? Hurry up and do something."
The man had no choice but to leave angrily.
The man with the scar on his face lingered on the woman for a while before leaving.
"Wow—he, their eyes are so scary." The woman was so frightened by the two men's eyes that she sat on the ground.
"Xia Qingrou, don't cry."
"When you cry, we want to cry again."
"I want to go home, I miss Daddy." After they persuaded, Xia Qingrou cried louder, sobbing like a child.
This Xia Qingrou, whether it's her appearance or her clothes, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she is the daughter of a rich family, and she is the kind of sweetheart who is cared for by her parents.
"Do you want to leave here?" I, who had been sitting in the corner, walked up to them and asked in a deep voice.
"Of course."
"Is that even a question?"
"Is there anything you can do?" Xia Qingrou asked me with bright eyes blinking.
I smiled at her, "Yes, but I need you to help me."
It's strange that I don't feel any fear of these bandits.
Instead, his thinking became clearer, and the only thing he thought about was what to do, what to do to leave this place.
"Me, how can I help?"
"Everyone gather around and listen to me." When I said what was in my heart, all the girls looked at me in astonishment, and said in unison, "This...how is this possible?"
"That, that's disgusting." Xia Qingrou said dully.
"Yes, yes." All the girls agreed.
"Would you rather be sold into a brothel to pick up clients?" I asked.
Looking at each other, finally, they nodded, "Okay, we listen to you."
Half an hour later, the two men walked in with three 50-year-old bustards.
"What does it smell like? It stinks."
One of the bustards shook his head, "They were so frightened that they wet their pants. Look at their pants, they are all wet."
"Damn it, you guys peed on my pants at such a critical moment? Are you tired of living?" The scar-faced man was about to rush in to beat someone as he said that, but was stopped by another bustard, "Why are you so angry, innocent As soon as the girls heard that they were going to be sold into brothels, who wouldn’t cry like ghosts and wolves, it’s fine if they didn’t pass out, just take them to the back mountain to wash and wash, we’ll wait for you here.”
The two escorted us to the back mountain, where there is a clear river surrounded by mountains and forests.
In the distance, cooking smoke can be seen. It seems that there is a village not far from here.
I winked at Xia Qingrou.
Her eyes were teary and she looked troubled.
Sighing in my heart, I quietly walked in front of her, looked at her with a smile, and said gently: "Don't be afraid, I won't let anything happen to you."
"Really?"
I nodded, "Don't worry." Then I said to the girls, "At this moment, don't panic, you must stay calm. We can only escape if we work together. If one of them flees, we will never be able to escape again." , can only be sold by men in the brothel, and live a life spurned by the world from then on."
"I would rather die than be sold into a brothel." A woman shouted softly.
"Yes." Everyone said in unison.
Xia Qingrou took a deep breath, closed her eyes tightly, gritted her teeth, and fell into the river with a plop.
The river was not deep, but she was still wet all over after a few tosses.
"Oh my God, someone fell into the water." I panicked and shouted to two men ten paces away.
"How could it fall..." Before the word "water" came out, the two men swallowed their saliva and looked greedily at Xia Qingrou's exquisite figure after being soaked in the water. A seductive figure can still arouse a man's reverie.
I hurriedly said: "Everyone, take off your coats quickly, she will catch a cold like this, we are going to change her clothes in the woods."
"Yes, yes, change clothes." The greed in the eyes of the cross-eyed man became more obvious, and he said to the scar-faced man next to him, "I'll go watch her change clothes, you stay and watch the rest. "
"I," Xia Qingrou shivered from the cold, and said to the cross-eyed man, "I'm so cold all over, yes, can you let the four of them help me change my clothes?"
The cross-eyed man naturally agreed.
On the river side, only six women remained.
Just as I imagined, when Xia Qingrou was changing clothes, the cross-eyed man felt itchy, he couldn't care less, rushed into the forest, hugged her and kissed her fiercely.
The three women and I had already made preparations to beat him on the head with a stone or an elbow-like wooden stick.
Soon, he stopped moving.
Xia Qingrou's face turned pale with fright, trembling and unable to speak a word.
The same goes for me and other women.
But now is not the time to be afraid, there is also a man by the river.
"According to plan." After speaking, I was the first to scream, "Ah—"
Suddenly, there were screams.
Soon, the scar-faced man also broke into the forest. In an instant, stones and sticks hit him, followed by six other women who randomly picked up wooden sticks from the ground and beat him fiercely.
Everyone exhausted their strength and beat desperately to death.
He barely fought back, and fell limply to the ground, covered in blood.
Everyone gasped for breath, and the fear in their eyes was obvious.
"Our screams were so loud just now, and the other bandits are probably coming this way at this moment, we have to escape here quickly." Helping Xia Qingrou whose feet had already softened, I pointed and saw In the direction of the cooking smoke, he said calmly, "Everyone run this way, there is a village there."
Seeing them run away one by one, Xia Qingrou cried, "I'm too scared to run."
"If you can't run, you have to run, they will come after you soon." Supporting her, we ran down the mountain slowly.
"Are you going to leave me?"
"will not."
"really?"
"real."
"I don't believe it." Xia Qingrou cried even harder.
"Don't be afraid, I will never leave you." I pulled her and ran with all my strength, but soon, there were no other women in sight, and we only ran a hundred meters.
"My lord, there is someone here." A man's voice sounded from behind.
My heart sank, I didn't expect the bandits to come after me so soon?
Soon, dozens of men in green shirts surrounded us. When a mature man panting like a cow appeared in front of us, Xia Qingrou beside me suddenly broke away from my hand and rushed towards him, shouting Said: "Brother——"
brother?As soon as my body went limp, I fell to the ground and looked at the brothers and sisters who were embracing and crying, and breathed a sigh of relief.
It's fine if it's not a bandit.
After talking to each other, Xia Qingrou pulled me in front of her elder brother, "Brother, she was the one who saved Rou'er."
"What's the girl's last name?" He looked at me gratefully.
"The little girl's name is Su En."
"Miss Su, Xia Zipeng is Rou'er's eldest brother. Thank you for saving my sister. Please come to my house as a guest. My father will definitely thank you very much."
"No need." I smiled and refused.
"Go." Xia Qingrou took my hand and begged, "You saved me, and you didn't abandon me because I ran slowly. I like you so much. Come to my house for a few days and treat it as playing with me. ,OK?"
"It's rare to see Rou'er like someone so much, Miss Su may come to stay at the house for a few days."
"Okay." Facing the expectant gazes of the two brothers and sisters, especially Xia Qingrou's hopeful look, I couldn't refuse for a while, so I had no choice but to agree.
From Xia Qingrou's attire, it can be seen that her family is extremely rich, but she doesn't know that wealth is incomparable to a country.
Changle Province is half a month away from the capital.
Its prosperity is no less than that of the capital, especially its architecture, which is even worse than that of the capital.
Looking from a distance, all the roofs have no repeated shape, or spread wings, or clouds, and each house has the same shape, which is amazing.
The Xia Mansion is the No. [-] family in Changle Province, and has monopolized the entire Changle market, whether it is for architectural painting or business.
Walking into the Xiafu, the carved beams and painted buildings are beautiful.
A plant and a tree are hard to buy.
Even what the maid wears is made of the most expensive silk and satin.
Mr. Xia is a well-known construction businessman, but his manner and conversation are quite elegant. When Xia Qingrou told him the story one by one, he smiled at me from time to time.
"Miss Su, the old man is very grateful to you for saving Rou'er. Just tell me what you want, as long as the old man can do it, I will definitely find it for you."
"The little girl is only saving herself. Master Xia doesn't have to worry about it. If there is no Miss Xia, the little girl can't escape the Bandit Cave."
"You really don't want anything?" Master Xia looked at me deeply, "If it were someone else, this would be a rare opportunity."
I smiled faintly, "The little girl doesn't lack anything, and if she lacks something, she will get it with her own hands."
"It's rare." Master Xia nodded, "However, the old man has a request to Miss Su."
"Master Xia, please tell me."
"Rou'er likes you very much. I don't know if you can be Rou'er's personal servant girl in the house. Of course, the personal servant girl is just a disguise. What you wear, use, and eat are the same as Rou'er's. How about it? "
Just as I was about to refuse, Xia Qingrou who was on the side posted it with a smile, and said happily: "Great, I finally have a good sister."
"Rou'er, Miss Su hasn't agreed yet." Facing his beloved daughter, Master Xia shook his head, "Whether you dare to run out alone in the future? Thanks to Miss Su this time."
Xia Qingrou stuck out her tongue, looked at me with a playful look, and asked innocently: "You won't refuse such a good thing, will you?"
This is not my original intention, I just want to live a normal life.
Just when he was about to refuse, Master Xia said, "Miss Su, let's play at the house for a few days, and think about it during this time, how about it? Oh, that's the decision."
Without allowing me to speak, Master Xia left the hall.
Xiafu is indeed beautiful.
Everything is sluggish in winter, but in the garden of Xiafu, you can see the scene that only belongs to spring. Everything is revived, and a hundred flowers are blooming. A beautiful word can no longer describe the enjoyment it brings to you.
"Does it look good?" Xia Qingrou took my hand and walked happily, she didn't look as frightened as yesterday, as if nothing happened.
"Nice." I nodded.
"It's so strange, when other people enter my garden, their eyes are bigger than a bull's eye, but you are so plain."
I smile slightly.
"Go, I'll take you to a more interesting place." Xia Qingrou took my hand and walked towards a rockery. After entering the rockery, she pressed lightly on a protruding rock and opened a door, "Go in have a look."
Walking in according to the words, I only felt a dazzling golden light. I covered my eyes with my hands, and it took me a long time to get used to it. This time, my eyes really widened like bull's eyes. What is in front of me?
Tens of thousands of gold and jewels are presented in front of you.
"You, why did you bring me here?" No matter how unmoved I was, I couldn't help stammering when I saw this mountain-high gold, jewels and jade.
"What's so surprising, my cousin's house is really called more than one, you can take whatever you like."
I was speechless, facing Xia Qingrou's generosity, I couldn't laugh or cry for a while, "I have only known you for two days, how could you bring me here?"
"What's the matter, daddy said, as long as it's my friend, you can bring it here to have a look, and let her take what you like."
My eyes moved, and I asked, "Did they all take it?"
She nodded, "I took a lot of them back, and when they first came in, they behaved just like you, and they seemed to be a little different."
"What about these friends? Have you come to play yet?"
Xia Qingrou shook her head, feeling extremely lonely, "I'm also surprised, I clearly said that I want to make friends with me, but after everyone leaves here, they never come back." After speaking, she sighed deeply.
It's not that they don't come, it's just that they can't come.
Master Xia is really considerate in protecting his daughter.
"Don't you want it?" Xia Qingrou asked, pointing to a large pile of jewels in front of her.
"It's more practical to use the money I earn with my own hands." I laughed.
"I'm hungry," Xia Qingrou rubbed my stomach, and pulled me out the door, "Let's go for some snacks. Today, my elder brother specially called the most famous chef in the capital to make some refreshments for me. I heard that he made purple cloud cakes. Even the emperor was full of praise after eating it."
emperor?These two words brought back the pain in my heart.
Ziyun cake is indeed delicious.
I ate in small bites, but I still couldn't get enough.
"Do you want more? Let's eat another one." Xia Qingrou said, she wanted to get another one for me, but I refused, "No, I'm full."
"But it's delicious, and the taste is quite special."
"I'm really full." In fact, how can such a small pastry be full, it's just a habit.Since I was a child, my father taught me that when I go to eat at other people’s homes, I can only eat dishes that can be picked up by chopsticks, and I can’t stand up to pick up dishes from a distance, and I can’t be greedy.
I have maintained this habit to this day.
"You are the worst person I have ever met. When my former friends saw these pastries, they ate like they hadn't eaten for three days."
"Do you often bring friends over for tea?"
Xia Qingrou smiled and nodded, "Daddy said, since you have friends, you must take them home to play for a few days."
"Is it just to let her see the garden, the secret room where the jewels are hidden, and come to eat pastries?"
"Yes."
I smile.
These three things can all tell how a person's character is.
The garden can see the connotation of people.
In the secret room, you can see its character.
Eating cakes is to see their self-cultivation.
Master Xia's love for this daughter is really extreme.
And I also believe that Master Xia is judging me in the dark.
night, quiet.
I have never slept in such a comfortable bed in my life, but I can't sleep.
Staring blankly at the night sky, my eyes became sore again.
When it is too quiet, there will be a kind of pain in the heart, and in the pain, there will be great reluctance throughout.
Miss Tang Yu, miss him so much, it hurts my heart.
Uncontrollable pain.
The next day, it started to rain, and it hit the body cold and cold.
Before she got up, a maid hurriedly knocked on the door, "Miss Su, are you awake? The master told you to go to the hall."
After getting up quickly and washing up briefly, I asked, "What's the matter?"
"It seems that the master and the lady got into a fight over the matter of Xiu Nu."
"Xiu Nu?" When I was in a daze, the maid had already dragged me to the hall in a hurry.
Before entering the hall, Xia Qingrou's voice came, "If I don't enter the palace, what good is being a concubine?"
"You must enter the palace. I have already presented your portrait." Master Xia's voice was extremely firm.
"Daddy, do you just have the heart to keep your daughter locked up in the palace for the rest of your life? And then die alone?"
"With your looks and your father's financial resources, the emperor will definitely make you a noble concubine. How can you end up alone?"
"No matter, I just don't want to enter the palace."
"Rou'er, it's time for you to contribute to this family. The Xia family has everything, except that they have never had a concubine."
"Then let your elder brother go."
"Ridiculous, your eldest brother is a man, how can he enter the palace and become a concubine?"
"I'm not going anyway."
Entering the living room, I saw Xia Qingrou sitting on the chair puffed up, while Master Xia was kindly persuading, "Good daughter, good daughter, even if Daddy begs you."
"Father, what's so good about the imperial concubine? There is no freedom at all. The few times my cousin and I entered the palace, everyone in the palace seemed to be twisted when walking."
"That's the rule in the palace."
"I won't go anyway."
"We must go." Master Xia lowered his face.
Seeing her father's downcast face, Xia Qingrou muttered a few words, but she didn't dare to talk back.
"In the past few months, I will invite someone to teach you the etiquette in the palace. You can remember it well." When Master Xia saw me, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Miss Su, please help to persuade my daughter. .
I smiled and gave him a simple salute.
After Master Xia went out, Xia Qingrou looked at me with aggrieved eyes, "I don't like entering the palace."
I just smiled lightly and poured her a cup of tea.
I sighed in my heart.
Is the palace really that good?
Intrigues, hypocrisy, and intrigue are staged every day.
People outside like the palace because they can't see it, right?
They all thought that by flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix, they would be able to rise to the top of the sky and make their ancestors shine.
"Enen, what do you think I should do?" Xia Qingrou looked distressed.
"How would I know such a thing." I don't want to take care of anything anymore, and I don't have such ability.
"The emperor has so many wives, all of them beautiful, can he fall in love with them? I just want to marry a husband who will love me wholeheartedly."
This is every woman's dream.
"Miss, it's time for me to leave." I said calmly, after staying for a few days, it's time to go back to my hometown.
"where to?"
"Go back to my hometown."
"Didn't you agree to stay?" Xia Qingrou asked anxiously.
"I didn't agree."
"But you didn't refuse. It's hard for me to have such a good friend as you."
"Miss will have more and more friends."
"Where are there any friends? Until now, you are the only one by my side. Dad said, you are a person who can make people feel at ease. Dad rarely praises people like this."
It's reassurance, not heart-to-heart, ah, yes, no matter how reassuring a person is, he can't give his heart to her.
If you let go of your heart, you can still afford it, but once you give up your heart, you lose yourself and can only be slaughtered by others.
"If Miss misses me, you can write to me."
"With you by my side, don't you need to write letters?"
Laughing, I couldn't help but feel a little helpless for Xia Qingrou's childlike entanglement, "Miss, I have decided to leave En En."
"Do you really have to leave?"
I smiled and nodded.
I just want everything to return to the original place and start life again.
Xia Qingrou looked at me lonely for a while, then nodded, "Understood." She got up suddenly and ran out.
She is actually very unhappy, right?Although Master Xia protected her extremely well, the members of the Xia family also held her in their palms and cared for her.
I got up and went back to my room, and I started packing my bags.
When he opened the door, he saw Xia Qingrou's eldest brother Xia Zipeng walking in.
"The girl said that Qing Rou kept crying in the room, and after asking, she realized that she was sad about Su's departure." Xia Zipeng smiled gently, "If you think there is something wrong with Xia Mansion, please speak up. I only have such a younger sister. As long as she is happy, no matter what you ask, I will definitely do it."
"My lord, the little girl has something to do and must leave." I said blessedly.
"It's rare to see Qingrou like someone so much, can she really not stay?"
"Yes."
"Alright then, in order to thank you for saving my sister, I have asked the cashier to prepare some money as a token of my gratitude."
"The little girl has already said it before, it is only for self-help, and she dare not take credit for it."
Xia Zipeng laughed and said: "If the girl is a man, I will definitely make a girl as a friend."
I smiled lightly, "My lord is joking."
"No matter what, you are my sister's savior. Since you refuse to accept the money, please take a few warriors from my Xiafu to escort the girl over that mountain."
"Hasn't the government already wiped out the bandit cave?" The government attaches great importance to the matter of the Xia mansion, and within two days, the bandit cave was wiped out.
"It's always inconvenient for you to be a girl's family."
After thinking about it, I no longer refuse. After escaping from the bandit cave, I still feel a little scared. It would be great if someone could protect me and cross that mountain.
I was sent to the other side of the mountain by ten warriors, no matter what, I am extremely relieved.
However, when two masked men in black suddenly rushed out and killed seven warriors within half a cup of tea, I was stunned.
The remaining three warriors escaped almost scrambling, and finally died under their knives.
The man in black approached me step by step.
My back hit the tree, and there was no way I could retreat.
"You, you are not bandits? Who are you?"
The bandits I've seen here are all vulgar men with a few tricks, but the two people in front of me are clearly well-trained killers.
killer?kill me?
I have no grievances or enmities with others, why do you want to kill me?
"You don't need to know who we are." The man in black on the left said coldly.
"Don't talk nonsense with her, kill her directly."
"I want to know who is going to take my life?" I asked, thinking of a way to escape, but I couldn't think of a way to escape. I couldn't run. Although the mountain is not high, it has reached the top of the mountain. He couldn't run a few steps or was killed.
Cold sweat broke out, suddenly, a thought hit my mind, although dangerous, but at least there is a chance of survival.
The men in black approached me step by step, and just as their knives were about to fall, I shouted behind them: "Help me."
The moment they turned their heads, I ran down the mountain with all my strength.
However, within a few steps, my feet started to hurt violently. The unbearable pain made my body slow down like a collapse.
"You can't escape." The men in black followed closely, and the swords in their hands shone coldly under the night.
There are no shops in front of the village or behind here, so I can only survive on my own.
If I was in the past, I would not be so decisive, I am afraid that I would have been frightened and panicked.
Taking a deep breath, I endured the pain from my feet, no matter what, I must escape to that place.
"It's pretty fast." Seeing that I was running fast, the man in black quickened his pace.
They and I are like a cat and a mouse. With their skills, they should have caught me long ago.
At this moment, I just want to stop myself from being exhausted.
How could their wishes be fulfilled.
"She wants to escape." A man in black yelled angrily after apparently discovering my plan.
It's a pity that it was too late. Looking at the steep hillside below, I jumped down hard.
The hands and body landed first, relying on the steepness of the slope, rolling down like a ball.
A few foul words came from above, and the men in black also came down slowly, but their speed was not as fast as mine. After all, I used momentum first, and let my body run wild, betting that this night and speed can get rid of the enemy.
This slope is extremely steep, and I accidentally glanced at it a few days ago, but it can be used tonight.
The body continued to roll, and the whole person focused on protecting the vital parts, especially the head, and hugged tightly with both hands.
Ignore the pain in your body.
After an appointment for a cup of tea, I finally landed.
I didn't have time to take care of my body, so I quickly hid in the haystack beside me. From the corner of my eye, I saw the two masked men in black also arrived at the bottom of the slope, searching around.
The night light was cold and chilly.
Without thinking too much, I took off the pearl hairpin on my hair and refracted it to the moonlight. Immediately, several light spots appeared diagonally opposite me.
"Over there." The masked man in black chased after the light spot.
Not daring to take it lightly, I left quickly.
There are many weeds down the slope, and the height is as high as a person. Most of the weeds have thin thorns. Even though I wear cotton clothes, the backs of the hands and faces will still be pierced, which is extremely uncomfortable.
"Mother, where is it?"
"If I knew she was so cunning, I should have killed her with a sword."
The voice of the man in black is close by. I am afraid that I am separated from them by a row of weeds. If it were not for the night, I would have been discovered by now.
I didn't dare to take a breath. I squatted and didn't move, but my feet were numb from the pain. I was afraid that my legs would lose feeling. If I fell and made a noise, my life would really be lost tonight.
I only heard a man in black say: "I've searched all over, did she let her escape?"
"The monk can't escape the temple if he can escape. Since he took the money, he must take her life."
"She is going to Yanzhou. The road to Yanzhou is the only one. As long as we wait on the road, we are not afraid that she will not show up."
"That's right. Let's go."
The voices of the two gradually faded away until they disappeared.
My stiff body couldn't take it anymore, and I fell to the ground.
At this moment, both physical strength and courage have been exhausted, only the thoughts are extremely clear.
Take money to kill me?Whose money did you take?
Is there an enemy who must take my life?
After much deliberation, I still can't figure it out.
But the only thing that is certain is that the person who wants to take my life must be someone from the palace.
Before entering the palace, I didn't even know a few people, let alone hired an assassin to kill me.
Palace?Who will it be?
night, deeper.
The stars are shining and the moon is cool.
I couldn't move my body because of the pain in my feet that spread all over my body, and the pain from the impact when I rolled down the hill.
Chest, arms, I'm afraid none of them are intact.
Fortunately, the bones were not broken, and protective measures were taken when rolling down the hillside.
Ha ha--
The sour feeling came again.
Stop crying, enough crying.
But the tears still couldn't help but flowed into the temples along the corners of the eyes, flowed through the ears, and melted into the mud.
I am afraid of such silence, the quieter I am, the more I miss him.
Tang Yu, Tang Yu...
Fell asleep in a daze.
Woke up again in a daze.
Fall asleep again, wake up again.
It was still dark.
The body is still unable to move. Since the foot was seriously injured, every time the pain will always be drawn to the whole body, and it takes a long period of rest to recover.
Unable to fall asleep again, his thoughts turned back to the two assassins.
At dawn, my feet were finally able to move.
After walking a few steps, I saw Xia Zipeng appearing at the bottom of the slope with dozens of warriors and officers and soldiers. When he saw me, he was overjoyed, "Miss Su, are you okay?"
"Master Xia, you...how did you find it?" I was surprised, but also happy.
"Wu Fu didn't return all night, so I was worried that something might happen, so I sent people to find them, and found that they had been killed on the top of the mountain. Fortunately, you are fine." Xia Zipeng was full of anger, "I really didn't expect that there would be bandits who slipped through the net. as rampant."
"Yes." I echoed, I can't say that it's not a bandit, but a killer sent to kill me, right?
"Are you injured?"
"Just a small injury."
"Or, go back to my house and clean it up, you can't go on the road like this."
Nodding, I didn't refuse, and I didn't have the strength to refuse.
Returning to Xia's mansion again, she learned that Xia Qingrou had a big fight with Master Xia yesterday, and went to her cousin's house in the capital in a fit of anger.
Mr. Xia is very polite, he must leave me to heal up all my wounds before leaving.
Naturally, I couldn't wish for it, after all, the two killers said they would wait for me on the way to Yanzhou.
This stay is half a month.
For half a month, I always wondered who would send the killer.
After much deliberation, only the queen.
If the person the queen loves is the emperor, and she just used Jing Lin emotionally, then all the hostility she had towards me before was also pretended.
And the reason why she killed me was because in this world, only I knew that she was from the previous dynasty. To ensure nothing would go wrong, she had to get rid of me.
If not, what else could it be?
"Miss is back, miss is back." The servant girl ran past the window and rushed to the main house.
Xia Qingrou is back?
I hurried out the door and walked towards the main house.
When I arrived at the main house, Xia Qingrou was acting like a baby in Master Xia's arms. When she saw me, she was very surprised and could not hide her joy, "Enen? Didn't you go back?"
"Miss." I saluted briefly, and found that Xia Qingrou, whom I hadn't seen for half a month, was even more delicate and lovely, as if meeting some happy event, there was a smile that couldn't be hidden between her brows and eyes.
"Qing Rou, the journey is tiring, you should go take a bath first and rest a little bit, and at night, Daddy will ask his servants to prepare your favorite meal." Master Xia said lovingly.
"Yes." Xia Qingrou giggled, and dragged me to her wing.
Along the way, Xia Qingrou always smiled foolishly. When she reached the boudoir, she waved away the maid, and instead of taking a bath and rest, she took out a silk handkerchief from her bosom, spread it on the table, looked at it for a while, and said: "Enn, I have decided to enter the palace and become a show girl."
"Didn't Miss firmly oppose it before?" I wondered in my heart.
"That's why I haven't seen the emperor before."
"Miss, have you seen the emperor?" I was taken aback.
"My cousin brought me into the palace. I didn't expect the emperor to be so young and so handsome." Xia Qingrou smiled foolishly, "He even picked up the handkerchief I lost and returned it to me."
Looking at Xia Qingrou's foolish appearance, it was obviously love at first sight for the emperor.
"Didn't Miss just say a few days ago, 'the emperor has so many wives, all of whom are beautiful, can he fall in love with him?' It's only been a few days, and your mind has changed?"
Xia Qingrou is too simple, she does things according to her preferences, how can she adapt to life in the harem like this?
"The emperor always has a favorite, right? I am confident that I will definitely become the emperor's favorite concubine." Xia Qingrou was full of confidence, and after speaking, she smirked at the silk handkerchief again.
To be the emperor's favorite?Does that man have love?
A pair of cold eyes flashed in my mind, and after a while, I suppressed my confused thoughts and asked, "Miss, have you really decided to enter the palace?"
Xia Qingrou smiled and nodded, "By the way, didn't you say you went back to the countryside? Why did you come back again?"
I will talk about the things I encountered one by one, and naturally I will also describe the two assassins as bandits.
(End of this chapter)
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