Chapter 6: A Bright Moon Breaks Through the Clouds (3)
Dressed in uniform silver armor and armed with swords at their waists, their faces were mush, and their neat running sounds resembled the dense drumbeats of drummers beating the drums of war on the battlefield. What is remarkable about www.biquge.info is that there seems to be an invisible ruler between the two guards to regulate their spacing, and the distance between them has not changed at all, like two straight lines translated from a distance.
They stood with their feet folded, then twisted their rocky bodies in opposite directions, standing face to face like a guard of honor to welcome the dignitaries. Respectfully and mightily waiting for the arrival of a person.
Soon, among the two teams of soldiers, a person appeared, a person who made Lin Yueyuan afraid to hide.
She set her first gaze on the gold-woven python that sat on top of the other party's navy blue robe with its teeth and claws, and a well-made white jade belt that stretched out his toned waist and sharpened the hidden cloud dragon. In his white palm, he held a blank folding fan with terrazzo jade bamboo inlaid with peach silk and palm bamboo, and the blue jade wrench on the thumb of his left hand was buckled on the silk thread with the agate fan pendant.
He closed the fan, and the sound of the fan closing was not loud but powerful, like an indisobedient pre-war order. After hearing this sound, all the Praetorian Guards knelt down on one knee in unison, clenched their fists and said, "See Lord Hou." ”
Aunt Qian and the palace maids lay on the ground with their knees sore, while Princess Tongxia trembled all over, her right hand on her chest, looking like she was about to faint.
Only Lin Yueyuan stared fearlessly at Li Can's narrow and upturned eyes, but what was hateful was that he was born with a pair of Danfeng eyes that symbolized courage and resourcefulness, and jealousy and hatred like Yan Qingshuang. She snorted, very dissatisfied with her friend.
Li Can sneered, and the corners of his mouth curled up to reveal a rare sarcastic expression: "It's you." You are so capable, you have come to the palace from outside the palace. There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them. I was looking for you, but you sent them yourself. You and I are really enemies. ”
"Phew, I'm really going to meet you in my eighth lifetime." Lin Yueyuan secretly complained in her heart.
Li Can's sneer disappeared from his handsome face little by little like a grain of sand in a leak. When the last grain of sand was gone, he revealed the indifferent nature of the nobles who regarded everything as a mustard: "Come on, take down this female assassin who has troubled the court." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Aunt Qian's eyes lit up with joy like a fox who stole a chicken.
"Li Can, you don't want to spew blood. Who are the Assassins? "The most intolerable thing in Lin Yueyuan's life is to be wronged and detain some trumped-up charges on her head.
She adheres to the life creed of being virtuous and upright, and is neither rare for outsiders to hypocritically praise her, nor does she suffer unjustly for the sake of everything. Her hand quickly touched the golden whip on her waist, vowing to break the net with the other party.
Li Can's handsome face stiffened coldly, and he lightly opened his thin lips: "Rushing into the marquis of the dynasty will add one degree to the crime." He tilted his head slightly, his black eyes sliding towards the corners of his eyes.
The guards received a hint from his sharp eyes, and a white light flashed, and several steel knives were unsheathed, the tips of which were pointed straight at her throat.
Lin Yueyuan opened his eyes as big as freshly picked lychees, and his clenched hands turned his anger into a huge force that spread to his whole body, and his stiff body was like a firewood full of lamp oil, which could be turned into a raging fire in an instant with the touch of a small spark.
Li Can enjoyed the pleasure of playing with the other party in the palm of his hand, and the more angry the other party was, the more comfortable he was. He looked at Lin Yueyuan's tense and crimson face, and actually felt extremely relaxed and ridiculous. He laughed loudly, laughing at the other party's incompetence, laughing at the other party's lack of knowing life or death.
He walked a few steps, leaned into Lin Yueyuan's ear, and said in a low voice: "Little thief, I advise you to surrender as well, don't be delusional that I will fight alone with you again." If you dare to resist, I will immediately mobilize all the guards in the Yuyang Palace to execute you on the spot. ”
After he finished speaking, he straightened up, pulled the cover arrogantly, and sneered: "Lord Ben is going to Yuanxin Palace for a banquet now." I don't have time to entangle with you, a female assassin, so I'll escort her to the Linjiang Palace first. Wait for Benhou to come back and interrogate her properly. ”
Lin Yueyuan looked at the dozens of steel knives under his nose, and his heart was a little shaken. It's not that she's afraid of death, but it's not worth dying because of a shameless villain like Li Can, who communiqués personal vendettas. She has good martial arts, she has rested for half a day, fighting alone, and can barely fight a draw with him, but with the hundreds of masters in the palace forbidden garden, she is afraid that she will be more than lucky.
A good man does not suffer immediate losses, although she is upright, she is not stupid, she will not be brave for a while, it is better to learn from the battle of Chibi Huang Gai to deceive Cao Cao, and when she goes to her aunt Lin Shufei, she will definitely be able to return her innocence and frustrate his spirit.
As soon as her hands were loosened, three long cold knives were placed on her shoulders, and several guards removed ropes from their waists to tie her hands in turn. She gave in on the surface, but she held back her resentment in her heart, and scolded unforgivingly: "Li Can, you bastard, you wait, I will make you regret it." As for Concubine Shuniang, I can only be convicted if I have seen Lin Shuniang. ”
Li Can snorted, as if he had heard a big joke, and said with a smile: "How can you see Concubine Niangniang?" You'd better wait to go into the prison and see the cockroaches and rats. Take her away. ”
Lin Yueyuan kept chewing and scolding in his mouth, which made Li Can impatient. He grossly tore off the handkerchief that wrapped around the wound on her arm. A pungent stream of blood poured into her mouth, and the handkerchief stained with the blood on her arm had been forcefully stuffed into her mouth by Li Can.
She stared at a pair of big eyes, her breath was blocked by a handkerchief, and she could only make a short, angry "whine" sound. Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated. She really regretted it, she knew that she would suffer this humiliation, so she might as well fight to the death.
Li Can's sword eyebrows were lightly raised, and the phoenix eyes swept across the guards, and the guards understood, and did not dare to delay for a moment, and escorted the prisoner to the Linjiang Palace.
Princess Tongxia's sad brows were about to wrinkle into an inverted figure, she opened her mouth to speak, and she also wanted to defend Lin Yueyuan a few words, but as soon as she saw Li Can's cold look like a blade, she was so frightened that she couldn't make a sound.
She hated her cowardice and incompetence, spurned her weakness, she was a princess who could hardly even protect her own self-esteem, and lived like a walking corpse every day. She gritted her teeth and forced back the tears of shame, her suppressed soul and blood boiling in her chest like boiling water, justice and conscience tormented in her heart and lungs.
A bold and exciting idea vaguely sprouted in her heart: she wanted to do a chivalrous thing done by the chivalrous men in "The Legend of Tang", which she liked to read most on weekdays - to save an innocent person.
She doesn't want to be immersed in fantasy all day long, in the dream world she is strong, brave, kind and upright, walking the end of the world with a long sword in her hand, acting chivalrous and righteous, and fighting injustice. The cruelty of reality often makes dreams more attractive, when she saw Lin Yueyuan, as bright as moonlight but not dazzling, she seemed to see her ideal self, she should be like that, not like she is now. In the chaos, she couldn't tell which was the real her.
After experiencing a series of painful injuries, she has been hovering on the verge of self-consciousness awakening, and now she has finally broken through many obstacles and gained an independent personality at the moment when Lin Yueyuan was escorted away. She is no longer a puppet manipulated by others, a puppet without thoughts, she has her own standard of judging right and wrong, and has found her own persistence.
Linjiang Hall is close to the east side of Wenshui Lake, it was originally Li Can's biological father, the emperor's younger brother Linjiang Wang lived when he was a child, the scale is second only to the Flower Dynasty Hall and the Jinji Palace, it is the third largest hall in the Yuyang Palace, and it is completely rebuilt for him according to the prince's specifications.
It can be seen from this that the emperor is so exaggerated in favor of his own nephew. This is an honor that even the crown prince Li Jin has never enjoyed, and the officials who can usually bleed their scalps for the slightest trivial matter have given almost unanimous conclusions about the reasons why Li Can is arrogant and arrogant: they are all used to his emperor's uncle.
Lin Yueyuan, who was accustomed to living in the mansion Huayu, easily resisted the deterrent power of Linjiang Palace's luxury. The roof of the Linjiang Hall is the same as the roof of her room, which is paved with large pieces of glazed tiles that are as smooth as mirrors, which is not unusual. The glazed tiles refract the light from all directions into the hall, making the Linjiang Hall more dazzling than any other palace. The turquoise stream is like a green ribbon tied to the outside of the palace wall, and the outer edge of the stream is surrounded by a circle of dragon's claw willows, and the flourishing branches and leaves of the willow trees cover the stream, and there are several pairs of loving mandarin ducks swimming in the water. The pale green roses covering the palace wall are like layers of scales on the green dragon's body, and they are like a thick brocade quilt.
The gilded palace gate shone with golden light, and a total of eight guards with swords stood majestically at the gate. And enter the palace gate, a tree is majestic, the flowers are as white as porcelain, the green leaves are dense, and the fragrant magnolia stands in the wind, and it is a fairy style to get rid of dust.
Walk through the winding corridor and pass the courtyard with carved balustrades. The guards pushed Lin Yueyuan into a dark little dark room.
She could see at night, and there was nothing in the room except a table and a candlestick. Her upper body was tied, her legs could move, and after a few laps around the room, she accumulated the qi in her chest, pushed it into her throat, and rushed away the handkerchief that was blocked in her mouth.
She spit out the bloody handkerchief, only to realize that it was cold under her feet, and that she was so cold that she avoided the candlesticks on the table, jumped on the table, and sat cross-legged. With a clear heart, she was neither afraid nor worried, and fell asleep in this quiet environment.
The light on the glass lamp shone on Lin Yueyuan's closed eyes, she felt that her eyelids were hot, and she struggled to open her eyes, and a palace maid with a short stature, a hood, and a palace dress entered the room. The palace maid carried a food basket in her left hand and a rainproof glass lamp in her right hand, and the lampshade was stained with undried water droplets.
She had excellent ears, but she didn't hear the sound of the rain before she could hear it, and she became more and more confused. She was shocked, she really shouldn't have slept so deeply in the tiger's den in Longtan.
The door closed again, and the room was lit up. The maid took out the flint from the food basket and lit the candle on the candlestick. She put the candlestick back on the table, and when she looked back, she saw Lin Yueyuan standing on the table and staring at her like a mountain, and couldn't help but retreat to the door in surprise.
Lin Yueyuan asked coldly, "Who are you and what are you here for?" ”
She turned her eyes to the food basket in the other party's hand, and sneered: "If you want to poison me, tell your master, he has made a mistake." ”
The palace maid took off her hood, revealing a snow-white and clean face. Lin Yueyuan was surprised to find that this girl was one of the four palace maids who followed Princess Tongxia in the afternoon.
The palace maid waved her hand in a panic and explained sincerely: "No, no, no. I am the maid next to Princess Tongxia, my name is Yao'er. I was sent by the princess to save you. Assassins are the grave sin of beheading. The princess said you were a good person. You shouldn't die in vain."
Lin Yueyuan pursed her lips, tilted her head and snorted: "The cat cries and the mouse is fake compassion." When I was a three-year-old. Help me, why did you go earlier. He also said that it was not to harm me, and if I really escaped, wouldn't it be a crime of being an assassin against me, and I would not leave. ”
Yao'er took a few steps forward, put the food basket on the table, took out a palace maid's clothes and a waist tag from under a few plates of food, held them in front of her with both hands and said urgently: "Look at you, I didn't lie. I came with the princess, who is now waiting on the boat by the lake. You change into this dress, and when I go back to the princess, the princess will pretend to be overboard. I came back for help and distracted the guards. Out of this house, go north is the back door of the Linjiang Palace, and then you can take advantage of the chaos to escape with your waist card. Girl, you have to move quickly, Hou Ye is notoriously iron-faced and ruthless, if he comes back, he will definitely beat you to death. ”
Lin Yueyuan smiled, feeling that this matter was very suspicious and unbelievable. She rolled her eyes and asked, "Why did your master take such a big risk to save me?" I'm not related to her, and I don't have any friendship. She would be so kind. ”
Yao'er smiled slightly, as if she knew that she would ask this question: "Our princess said, 'Things are caused by me, I can't watch her suffer innocently, my mother often taught me to be merciful and forgiving, and only after death can I avoid falling into the hell of Ah Nose and suffering from reincarnation.' 'Our princess is the most kind-hearted, they all think the princess is stupid, but I know that the princess is the smartest, otherwise how could she come up with such a clever idea to save you.' ”
The corners of Lin Yueyuan's mouth twitched, and he sneered: What a good idea is this, there are many loopholes, there are one hundred and ten guards outside the inner hall of the Linjiang Palace, and it may not be the turn of the guards here to save the princess. Moreover, if the princess fell into the water, if she really did a fake show and drowned herself, wouldn't it be ridiculous to slip the world. Li Can is treacherous and treacherous, can he not notice these various connections after thinking about it a little, and then he only needs to find the waist cards of the palace maids in the palace. You don't praise your princess for being extremely smart.
She already had a plan in her heart, if she wanted to get out, why bother, she didn't have to run away. Whether this rescue is true or not, it is an opportunity. It is better to kill by mistake than to let go. She crouched down decisively, motioned for her to come closer, and said, "You really want to save me." ”
The girl bit her lip and nodded firmly.
"Well, then you can go and ask the princess to help me find someone, and I will be saved when I see her." Lin Yueyuan said mysteriously.
"Who?"
"Concubine Lin."
O'er is embarrassed: "Concubine Lin Shu went to the banquet, not in Shaohua Palace." ”
She grabbed her hair, suddenly grasped the inspiration, and said happily: "Well, there is, the princess can go and invite another nobleman, he is not in good health and has always refused to participate in the palace banquets, at this moment he must stay in the Epiphany Palace." He is the kindest and most benevolent person in this palace. The little marquis listens to him the most, and he will definitely be able to persuade the little marquis to raise his noble hand. You wait for me. ”
She happily talked to herself for a while, and without waiting for Lin Yueyuan to ask for details, she put away her things and ran away, leaving her in place. I was obviously tricked, and that owe was simply sent by Princess Tongxia to entertain herself. She snorted hatefully and said, "A bunch of sick madmen." ”