1. Shocking change 1

In the autumn of the fifteenth year of the true omen, in front of the imperial city of Yongzhou Shangde.

Under the sun, the young man in white clothes stood quietly, staring into the city, and the autumn wind swept his clothes. He remained motionless, like a tree, a small tree that was about to die.

But what's the use of gazing? Those who should be given must be left, and those who should be separated must be left. At last he turned around and stepped onto his horse.

More than a dozen soldiers immediately held him firmly in the middle. This time there are thousands of miles in the desert, and they are responsible for escorting.

The young man's face was pale, and his temples turned out to have a trace of gray hair. In addition to the deep despair in his eyes, he could hardly see the color of life as it should be.

Yesterday, the golden palace was warm in spring, and today the jade steps are frosty. The screams of pain, the accusations of despair, the bloodthirsty laughter, the ruthless expulsion, all the scenes are vivid, and I will not be able to escape the shadow of this night for the rest of my life.

Family affection and betrayal, blood and killing, have completely destroyed his trust and hope in the world. At the age of fifteen, he has spent his life in one night.

After that, it was a long road, and every day was the rest of my life.

Closing his eyes, he tightened his reins, and the horse neighed lowly, as if echoing the endless despair and sadness in the boy's heart.

At this moment, from inside the Shangde Gate, two small figures rushed out one after the other.

The ten-year-old little county lord Xie Yanran cried while running: "Brother An Ran, don't go!" You don't go! ”

Behind her, her brother Xie Tairan also shouted while running: "Big brother, wait a minute, we'll see you off!" ”

Rushing closer, Xie Yanran grabbed the reins, raised her head to the people on horseback and wept while pleading: "Brother An Ran, don't you go, okay?" I will go and beg my father not to drive you away, and I will ask him to say yes...... Brother Enron! ”

The mournful cry with a child's voice made the soldiers who stood around couldn't bear to listen, and turned their heads away one by one.

Xie Anran's eyes seemed to be a little lively, he looked at the little person under the horse, her eyes were red and swollen, her face was full of tears and snot, and even the clothes on her chest were wet. He had never seen her cry like this.

She would never have had a chance to grieve so much before last night—he would have torn apart the man who had made her cry before her first tears fell.

He stroked her head lightly and sighed, "You don't have to beg him, letting me go is already his greatest mercy." ”

Yan Ran tried hard to open her red and swollen eyes, and shook her head in despair: "He is not merciful, he killed Uncle Huang and drove you away, Brother An Ran, I hate him!" ”

A hand reached out to her side and pressed her mouth. Xie Tairan said nervously: "Yanran Mo Hu said that my father will also kill us!"

Yan Ran shook her head suddenly, shook off her calm hand, stomped her foot, and said stubbornly: "Kill and kill, I want to say!" He's a bad guy, he's a bad guy! ”

Xie Anran took out a dagger from his arms and cut off the reins that Yanran was holding. His eyes turned to Xie Tairan and said, "Take care of your sister!" Then he plunged the dagger into the horse's buttocks. The horse neighed in pain and galloped away. The soldiers immediately rode their horses and followed closely.

The transformation was sudden, but Yanran's reaction was not slow, she threw the reins she was holding in her hand and chased after the horse. The dust kicked up by the horse's hooves hit her head and face, and she didn't care. Xie Tairan followed her closely.

But how could the two children outrun the horses, and in half a moment, the horses could not even be seen.

Yanran cried and fell to the dust.

She knew the bitter cold fortress he went to, and she heard her mother say that the people who were assigned to Tanggu were all dead.

The father killed the emperor's uncle, and now, even An Ran's brother is not spared. When she saw the emperor's uncle fall under her father's sword, and when his body fell to the ground, he seemed to see her hiding behind the curtain, and in fear and anger, his last expression was reluctant. She saw Xie Anran, who screamed and slammed his head against his father, and saw a hideous smile on his face after his father pushed him to the ground. At that time, her world collapsed suddenly. Aren't the emperor's uncle and his father affectionate brothers? Didn't my father always say that Brother An Ran was a kind-hearted prince, and it must be the well-being of the people of Tianqian in the future? Lies and truth, family affection and betrayal, blood and killing, also destroyed her trust and hope in the world. Little hearts shattered overnight.

Xie Tairan pulled her hard, she cried and ran and tossed, she had long lost her strength, and fell softly into Xie Tairan's arms.

Xie Tairan took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the dust and tears from her face.

She is the treasure of their Xie family, whether it is the imperial uncle or the crown prince Xie Anran, they can't go a day without seeing her. He remembered Xie Anran's last entrustment. After such a big change, he thought that his eldest brother would treat their siblings as enemies. However, he still cared about her.

Xie Tairan is three years older than Xie Yanran, and he can better understand the mood of his eldest brother.

Xie Tairan said softly: "Yanran, let's go back to the palace, the concubine will worry about us." ”

Yanran nodded. Her hand clenched tightly to her chest, and there was a dagger that had been dropped where she had fallen. She knew that that was the only thought that Brother Enron had left her.

In Ci'an Palace, Xie Yanran's biological mother, Princess Ji, was kneeling, and the body of the Queen Mother was lying quietly on the couch. This morning, the Queen Mother was shocked to hear of the tragic changes in the palace, and the second son, Xie Zhenzai, the king of Pingxi, killed the emperor Xie Zhenzai, intending to usurp the throne. In a moment of anger, he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood. Princess Ji has always been filial, and rushed to serve when she heard the news, but the Queen Mother was even more sad when she saw her, beating the couch and scolding Xie Zhenyu, and she also suffered a lot of words. After scolding for a while, the Queen Mother gradually lost her breath. Princess Ji saw that her expression was wrong, and she was anxious to find Xie Zhenhui, but Xie Zhenfei was willing to come to see her mother at this moment. The Queen Mother gasped for a while, and a few mouthfuls of blood spurted out, and then she fell unconscious. The hospital was so busy that people turned over on their backs, but unfortunately there was no way to return to the sky. In the future, the Queen Mother.

It's a pity that everyone in the palace is in danger at this moment, most of the concubines of the former emperor have been killed, and those who don't matter have been expelled, and they are still too busy to take care of themselves. The eunuchs and palace maids even fled and hid, and they couldn't find anyone to take care of the funeral for a while. With the help of several old palace maids in Ci'an Palace, Princess Ji settled the body of the Queen Mother and kept a quiet watch alone.

When Xie Tairan and Xie Yanran came to Cining Palace, what they saw was a scene full of white flags fluttering all over the house, and a person kneeling alone in desolation.

Princess Ji's only child is Xie Yanran. Xie Tairan's biological mother is Princess Yi, who has always been snubbed by Xie Zhenyu, and he has always been raised by Princess Ji's side.

The two of them didn't know what was happening in Cining Palace, and when they saw the body of the emperor's grandmother at first glance, it was suddenly a bolt from the blue. The two wept and leaned into Princess Ji's arms.

Yanran couldn't cry anymore. In less than ten hours, she had experienced too much life and death, and her small body was already overwhelmed. She sobbed and clung to her mother's warm embrace, closed her eyes, and only hoped that it was all a nightmare. She looked forward to opening her eyes, and her mother smiled as she always and said, "Another nightmare?" Don't be afraid, dreams are fake! ”

The three of them hugged each other tightly, and no one spoke. But Yan Ran gradually heard a faint cry, faintly, but it went straight into her ears.

She pricked up her ears to listen, but there was no sound. Relax a little, and the cry came softly.

Yanran raised her head and said, "Mother, listen, someone is crying!" ”

Princess Ji and Xie Tairan both listened attentively and heard the cry. The three of them followed the sound to find it, and finally behind the queen mother's couch, a child less than five years old was found in the heavy curtain.

It is the youngest son of the first emperor, Xiaodouzi.

Yan Ran and Tai Ran exclaimed together. Yanran hugged the young child: "Little Douzi, my sister is here, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" ”

Xiaodouzi experienced several hours of fear and suffering, and when she saw her relatives at this moment, she couldn't hold back anymore, and she opened her mouth and cried bitterly.

Princess Ji hurriedly "shhh Xiaodouzi was very obedient, and immediately sobbed and choked, but the tears still flowed out vigorously.

Princess Ji wiped away her tears for Xiaodouzi, and said to Tai Ran Yanran sadly: "It must have been your imperial grandmother who hid him here, but unfortunately she didn't have time to send him out of the palace...... I am afraid that your father, your father, and his father, will not let this child go! ”

He killed his brother and concubine, and even left none of the emperor's cronies, making the palace a river of blood. He exiled the crown prince and refused to even come to see his wife for the last time, all of which showed that this person was ruthless. has killed so many people, how can he be merciful to this last bit of blood of the imperial brother?

Yan Ran and Tai Ran were shocked when they heard this, and Yan Ran trembled: "We have to hide Xiaodouzi from our father and the king." Mother, brother, you think quickly! ”

She remembered that Uncle Huang said that in his life, he loved two people the most, one was her, and the other was his old son Xiaodouzi. He always said with a smile that he has two pearls in his palm, the pearl in his left palm is Yanran, and the pearl in his right palm is Xiaodouzi.

Now, the emperor's uncle has died tragically in front of his eyes, Brother An Ran was exiled, life and death are unpredictable, and the little bean in front of her, she can no longer watch him die.

Princess Ji picked up the same trembling little bean, and said anxiously to her pair of children: "Now the palace is full of your father's people, to send him out of the palace, I'm afraid it's too late, we, we can only hide the little bean in the Ci'an Palace temporarily, I hope the imperial grandmother is blessed by the spirit of heaven, this child can escape this catastrophe." ”

That being said, they are not familiar with Ci'an Palace, and they can't move around much in the palace when they come here in the past, and the palace rules are restricted. They don't have any idea where to hide the beans. The three of them turned around like flies for a long time, but they couldn't find a safe place. Helpless, Yanran proposed to still hide Xiaodouzi in the curtain behind the bed, Princess Ji shook her head: "A spiritual shed will be set up in this house before dark, and all the curtains will be removed, Xiaodouzi still can't hide." ”

was in chaos, but there was a noise of footsteps outside the palace. Qingcui, the maid who followed Princess Ji, hurriedly reported: "Niangniang, the prince...... The prince is here! ”

Princess Ji was anxious and afraid, her whole body was weak, and she couldn't move while standing there. Calm and graceful are also distracted, and fear has incapacitated them. Four people froze on the ground. Before the sound of thumping footsteps entered the door, Yan Ran's last action was to pull Xiaodouzi behind her.