Chapter 8 Concubine Ning's identity
Hearing the footsteps behind her, Yu Wenxuan's eyes lit up, turned around and lightly crossed the flowers, waved his hand to send off the palace people beside her, looked at her with a smile for a while, and said softly: "Ning'er, you are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Listening to him say these words with deep affection, Cheng Qingluan trembled, remembered the fragments that flashed in his mind before, and couldn't help but blurt out: "Ah Xuan." ”
The smile on Yu Wenxuan's face froze, and his half-raised hand slowly put down behind him: "Ning'er, why did you suddenly call me Ah Xuan?" His tone was a little chilly, and his inquiring gaze fell on Cheng Qingluan's face, as if he wanted to see something.
Sideways to avoid Yu Wenxuan's gaze, Cheng Qingluan glanced at him lightly, squatted down and picked a Lou orchid, smiled lightly, and said lightly: "Your Majesty...... Don't like the title Ah Xuan? ”
"I ...... There is no dislike. Yu Wenxuan looked at Qingluan condescendingly, the moonlight flowed through her side face like flowing water, soft and quiet, her eyebrows were stained with the coldness of the moonlight, feeling that she was like an epiphany, immersed in her own world, blooming lonely.
Such a Cheng Qingluan made him can't help but think back to the past, and a trace of nervousness and panic appeared on his face uncontrollably: "Ning'er, I'...... I am the emperor, Ah Xuan...... It's not good. ”
"Really?" Cheng Qingluan didn't ask any more, raised his eyes to look at the broken fluorescence in front of him, threw down the flower in his hand, and slowly turned around and stood up: "That...... Does the emperor know the name 'Junning'? There was a smile on the corner of her lips, and her deep jade eyes stared at Yu Wenxuan.
Cheng Qingluan leaned very close, his warm breath slapped on his face one by one, and even Yu Wenxuan's heartbeat became violent, and the turbulent waves in his heart almost annihilated him.
"Ning...... Why did you suddenly mention this name? ”
The surroundings were quiet and seemed to be able to hear the sound of Lou Orchid being blown down by the wind, Yu Wenxuan looked at her, his face was pale, and his eyes took a step back in a panic.
This name, he never dared to mention when he was sober, where did she learn about it?
"No why, it's just ...... Are you scared? Cheng Qingluan stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Ah Xuan, what are you afraid of?" The name 'Junning' is still ...... This person? ”
Yu Wenxuan didn't dare to look at her, he was forced to take another step back, and subconsciously almost blurted out his words, but he was forced to bite his lip before he spoke, took a deep breath, the churning tide in his heart gradually calmed down, looked at her with deep eyes, and said lightly: "Qingluan, you are tired." ”
Cheng Qingluan didn't react to the change in his title, he was stunned, and silently looked at Shangyu Wenxuan's gaze, but he was speechless for a while.
"You want to know about Junning, I can tell you, it's just ......" Seeing that Cheng Qingluan was stunned, Yu Wenxuan's breathing was sudden, and he hugged her tightly in his arms: "Please...... Don't leave me. He closed his eyes in pain, and said lightly.
Feeling the temperature coming from Yu Wenxuan's body, Cheng Qingluan struggled in his heart, and slowly reached out to hug him.
Yu Wenxuan is the king of Xirong, but at this moment, he left his dignity behind and humbly begged her, just for her to stay by his side.
His feelings, she felt.
It's just that she really can't figure out her feelings, and she obviously wants to believe him, but as long as she thinks of the name "Junning", her heart can't help but sink.
"Ning...... Qingluan ...... You are indeed not the daughter of the Prime Minister. Yu Wenxuan couldn't help but blurt out the name, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "You were the daughter of a criminal minister, and your identity was embarrassing, in order to hide from your mother, I had no choice but to let you replace the identity of 'Cheng Qingluan' and enter the palace." ”
"So who am I? Junning? Qingluan was momentarily excited and struggled out of his embrace.
"No, you can't be her." Yu Wenxuan shook his head, stared at her calmly, and said indifferently: "Because she has passed away." At the mention of the word "death", Yu Wenxuan's hand suddenly trembled slightly, and his throat was so dry that he could barely speak.
Suddenly hearing this answer, Cheng Qingluan was stunned, and a sharp pain suddenly came from her left chest, and when she subconsciously touched her heart, the sharp pain suddenly disappeared, as if the pain of the sword cutting her heart just now was just an illusion.
Yu Wenxuan saw that her figure seemed to be shaking, and hurriedly reached out to support her arm: "Are you okay?" ”
"It's fine." Cheng Qingluan raised his eyes and glanced at him, gently brushed his hand away, bit his lip and said softly: "Am I very similar to her?" ”
"Like, not like." In a few breaths, Yu Wenxuan's expression had regained his previous composure as a king, "Jun Ning is the princess of Muguo, four years ago, she married the emperor Shang Yun family with ten miles of red makeup, and this matter was a sensation. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and not long ago, she died of illness. He didn't dare to tell her too many things, so he only picked out the key points and summarized them to her.
"Your faces are very similar, but she ......died early," Yu Wenxuan paused, and said in a soft but firm voice: "And you, with me, will never let you die." ”
It turned out that she was not Cheng Qingluan, nor Mu Junning, but because of her similar appearance, the Queen Mother misunderstood and thought she was a foreign princess.
Cheng Qingluan hesitated slightly, and his defensive heart unconsciously relaxed.
Looking at the change in her demeanor, Yu Wenxuan finally couldn't help but pull her into his arms again, his hands tightly wrapped around her waist, sniffing the familiar fragrance, and his eyes gradually deepened.
According to his plan, after she lost her memory, she became his concubine, and she would never remember the past when she was in Mu Guo for the rest of her life. It was all going well, but why did it change after the party?
Who did she see before returning to the palace?
Who is it that revealed her name?
Thinking of this, a figure suddenly flashed in Yu Wenxuan's mind, and his brows suddenly frowned slightly, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and where Cheng Qingluan couldn't see it, with a decisive wave of his hand, a figure in black in the dark suddenly flashed, and soon melted into the night in the distance.
Now that there is a flaw in the plan, it is not too late to make up for it.
So as not to have many dreams at night, the person who leaked the name "Junning", he will never stay again.
The man in black flashed out soon after receiving Yu Wenxuan's instructions, Cheng Qingluan noticed the abnormal movement in the air, his heart was shocked, and he raised his head suddenly, but he only saw a dull darkness, thick clouds covering the stars and moon, and an indescribable feeling of suffocation spread inexplicably around.
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At night, Cheng Qingluan tossed and turned on the couch and slept unsteadily, opened his eyes and looked at the eaves outside the window, and seemed to see a pair of colorful ink eyes in a daze, but the heart of his eyes reflected a woman bleeding from seven orifices, which looked indescribably bleak and resolute.
This terrifying sight tormented her all night, and it was not until dawn that the first rays of sunlight hit the white marble floor obliquely, and Cheng Qingluan slept vaguely for half a moment.
Suddenly, a feeling of falling mixed with horror struck her, and she felt her heart beat inexplicably, and she let out an uncontrollable low cry and suddenly opened her eyes.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Shisu has been guarding her side, and when she woke up from her sleep, she hurriedly helped her sit up.
"I'm fine." Cheng Qingluan leaned on the soft pillow, the ink-like green silk was scattered behind him, there was indescribable tiredness under his eyes, he looked around, he couldn't see Yu Wenxuan's figure, and asked, "Ah ...... What about the emperor? ”
"The emperor went to Lishan early in the morning to worship the sky, and I'm afraid he won't be able to return until the day after tomorrow."
For some reason, she always had a bad premonition, Cheng Qingluan lifted the brocade quilt and got out of bed, and Zi Su hurriedly ordered the palace maid to get a palace dress and let people go down to prepare breakfast.
Soon breakfast was served, but the palace man who delivered the meal didn't seem to be in a good mood, and his whole face was wrinkled, as if something bad had happened.
"Kexin, what's wrong?" Seeing that he was a familiar palace person, Shisu asked casually.
The call "Kexin" suddenly complained like pouring beans: "Hey, don't say it, Miss Shisu, today the slave maid sent breakfast to the ladies of the palace early in the morning, and when she passed by the imperial garden, she happened to run into the cold palace to send people out, and it was really unlucky......
But the heart was still chattering, but Cheng Qingluan was shocked by these words, and a chill slowly rose from his heart.
Cold Palace? Isn't that where she went yesterday?
Zi Su was disbursing vegetables on the side, and seeing that Cheng Qingluan's expression was different, she hurriedly pulled Ke Xin's sleeve and signaled her not to say any more.
Ke Xinshu's rise was pulled by Zi Su like this, and he came back to his senses, realizing that he had collided with Concubine Ning in words, and hurriedly lowered his head.
"What do you mean when you say that Leng Gong sent people out today?" Cheng Qingluan put down the silver chopsticks in his hand and looked at Kexin with sharp eyes.
"...... We can't take care of the affairs of the cold palace, why don't we have breakfast first? Shisu took a new pair of chopsticks and put a piece of jujube cake in her bowl.
"Shut up, I didn't ask you." Cheng Qingluan glared at Zi Su, scolded, and then moved his gaze to Ke Xin, "You say." ”
"Hmm...... This ......" But after a long time, he said weakly: "Generally speaking, without the emperor's pardon, only the dead can get out of the cold palace." As he spoke, he secretly looked at Concubine Ning's expression and saw that she didn't mean to blame, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing this, Cheng Qingluan only felt dizzy in his head, and his feet were generally unable to exert his strength when he stepped on the cotton, and the afterglow swept over the Lou orchid outside the window, and found that most of the flowers that were originally blooming had withered overnight, and his heart was suddenly half cold.
Dead man, who is the one who died in the cold palace?
Bypassing Zisu, Cheng Qingluan stumbled towards the outside of Muning Palace, Zisu was slightly stunned for a moment, and hurriedly followed.
Watching Cheng Qingluan and Zi Su step out of the dormitory one after the other, his eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth curved in a strange arc.
The weather is not bad, Yuwenxuan chose to worship the sky today, praying for the wind and rain in the coming year. Cheng Qingluan walked out of the gate of Muning Palace, rushed all the way to the direction of the Imperial Garden, and happened to bump into the eunuch pushing the wooden cart halfway through, wearing a white cloth just to cover the woman in the car, only revealing half of the arm with a coral bracelet.
When passing by her, the wind raised the layer of white cloth, Cheng Qingluan recognized it as Jun Xue at a glance, and immediately froze in place, watching the wooden cart drift away, and the hand on his side slowly clenched into a fist.
Why her? Why would it be her!
"Niangniang, why don't we go back first......" Seeing Cheng Qingluan forcibly suppressing his anger and heartache, Zi Su's heart suddenly panicked.
She glanced sideways at Shisu and shook off her hand that was about to reach out to her, "Don't follow me." As he spoke, he turned around and walked away silently.
Just now, she found that Jun Xue's right hand was clenched, and at a certain angle, a ray of luster reflecting the sunlight came out of the slightly open fingers, slightly deviated from one direction, and the light disappeared again. She didn't dare to say anything, and pretended to walk carelessly, when the eunuchs were lifting the wooden cart across a threshold, a small bronze medal with a metallic luster suddenly fell out.
Cheng Qingluan quietly picked it up and hid it in his sleeve, and when he walked to a place where no one was around, he lifted it up, lined with the sun, and saw a few lines written on the dark card. She didn't know much about Xirong's ancient characters, and only recognized the word "shadow guard" surrounded by dragon patterns.
The shadow guard is a dark force of the Xirong Monarch, and in the palace, only Yu Wenxuan is qualified to use it.
The cause of Jun Xue's death, could it be related to Yu Wenxuan?
Cheng Qingluan's face stiffened, thinking to herself, suddenly a slight footsteps sounded from behind, she was about to turn back, but she only felt a pain in her neck, and fainted in the dark.