217 Behind the Iron Gate
"I thought I would marry into King Ning's Mansion under the arrangement of him and General Hu, whether I was a wife or a concubine, fame and status, glory and wealth were not important, as long as I could continue to do things for him and could be used by him, I would be content. But now he is going to marry Jiyang Prefecture, which is far away in the world, and in this life, I don't know if I can see him again......"
Yi Xiangxi will not show her true feelings and pour out her sorrow in front of outsiders. She really couldn't help it, so she didn't care about the occasion and the listener, and muttered the frustration that surged like waves in her heart. Hearing this, Shen Yan'er's heart was like a knife.
"I can live for him, I can die for him, I can marry for him, I can go to the ends of the earth for him. However, I don't know if I can bear the torment of not seeing each other again...... "She didn't want to marry Phoenix Nanhua, but she didn't say this sentence from beginning to end, but just chattered about not being able to meet Phoenix Ke.
Shen Yan'er couldn't help but interrupt her: "Does the emperor know your feelings for him?" "If you know, why take advantage of a woman who loves you so much? If you don't know, are you really blind? Why can't you see it when it's so obvious?
Yi Xiangxi thought clearly, and said softly: "Do you know what, the emperor will not fall in love with any woman...... faint sadness and sigh, with a hint of extraneous sound. Shen Yan'er instinctively smelled a little weird, but she didn't know where it came from. Yi Xiangxi followed Phoenix Ke back to the Phoenix Dynasty from Anli, and should be the only person who understands what Phoenix Ke encountered in Anli, is her sentence related to that dusty year?
Just when Shen Yan'er was almost in deep thought, Yi Xiang's sad appearance in the afterglow pulled her back to reality. She continued to persuade: "People can be ruthless unless they are grass and trees. Of course, the emperor will also fall in love with others. Instead of lamenting here, why not confide in him the truth? If the emperor doesn't care about you, why should he save you? Why did you agree to let King Ning see the Emperor? You don't need to be submissive, you can resist, the emperor will not ignore your feelings, because he cares about you so much, you don't have to be arrogant about this. The words from the heart of his heart slowly came out, and the perspective of the onlooker was calm and calm.
However, these consolations could not untie Yi Xiangxi's heart knot. In such a conversation, Shen Yan'er could vaguely feel that there was something hidden deep in Yi Xiangxi's heart. Always refused to reveal it to outsiders. Something must have happened between her and Phoenix Ke. Otherwise, the wary Phoenix Ke would not trust her so much, and she would not be so loyal.
Yi Xiangxi chuckled stupidly and said, "He cares about me, I know." But he doesn't love me. I know ...... too," her faint voice was like a lament in the gloomy dungeon. "His heart is dead. And what I can do for him is not to ask him to love me, but to help him avenge his hatred. Help him achieve his ambitions, that's all. My life, my mission, my qiē, are all saved for this ......"
After hearing this, Shen Yan'er fell into a complete silence, and she didn't understand Yi Xiangxi anymore. Although Phoenix Nanhua, who was not far away, did not say a word, he always watched Yi Xiangxi's every move and listened carefully to her every word.
At this moment, Phoenix Nanhua thought the same as Shen Yan'er.
It was definitely a wrong decision to marry Yi Xiangxi to Phoenix Nanning, but no one stopped it. The people who can stop it are all like crazy, blindly insisting on going their own way.
Yi Xiang cherishes yes, and so does Phoenix Ke.
A few days later, Phoenix Ke kept his promise that day and took Phoenix Nanhua and Shen Yan'er to the Hailsnow Palace to meet the Emperor. In addition to the three of them, there were also Gonggong An and four other members of the Imperial Front Team who accompanied him. But after entering the inner court where the Emperor Taishang was recuperating, the entourage no longer went deeper, but waited outside the courtyard gate, waiting for them.
Only Shen Yan'er and Phoenix Nanhua followed behind Phoenix Ke and continued to move forward, they passed through a corridor with a thin layer of ash, passed several rooms with closed doors and windows, and finally came to the end of the corridor, stopping outside a room with three large locks.
Each lock is bigger than Shen Yan'er's fist, and there are several circles of thick iron rails wrapped around the doorknob, and the two hardwood doors are covered with iron plates, just like the gates of a fortress city, even if it is described by the words "copper wall and iron wall", it is not an exaggeration.
Shen Yan'er frowned deeply and glanced at Phoenix Nanhua beside her.
If the Emperor Taishang was just recuperating, why was he locked in such a room? A terrible guess surfaced in the minds of Shen Yan'er and Phoenix Nanhua at the same time. The moment their eyes met, they both saw horror and uneasiness in each other's eyes.
Maybe the truth shouldn't be known, maybe the truth is far more terrible than you think.
Phoenix Ke bowed his head and opened the lock with the key. His movements were gentle and skillful, and it seemed that he had long been accustomed to such tedious lockpicking steps. The sound of keys turning, the sound of chains grinding, the sound of the cylinder popping, all the sounds of metal were deafening in the silence. Suddenly-
There was a roar from the room. It seems to have been alarmed by the sound of metal.
Shen Yan'er and Phoenix Nanhua were so frightened that they instinctively took half a step back, but Phoenix Ke didn't move, still kept calm, and continued to bow their heads and unlock the lock. Then there was a violent crash in the room, and an increasingly excited roar. Such a voice evoked Shen Yan'er's most painful memories, making her feel as if she was returning to the nightmare of mass graves.
Phoenix Nanhua, who could no longer control himself, rushed forward, grabbed the hand that Phoenix Ke was unlocking, and asked hurriedly: "Father is locked up here?" ”
Phoenix Ke stopped picking the lock, looked back at him, and nodded slightly. There was an indescribable intimidation in his serene eyes, and he was creepy with composure.
"Could it be that the emperor and the emperor ...... It's already ......" Even these few words, Phoenix Nanhua couldn't say them completely, and his throat hurt as if it had been choked.
Phoenix Nanhua has already guessed it, and Shen Yan'er has also guessed it.
The answer was so obvious, but at the moment they couldn't believe it.
Shen Yan'er finally understood why Feng Feng Ke would bring her to see the Emperor Taishang, so it turned out that the secret of the Emperor's seclusion was deeply connected to her. She let Phoenix Ke see the miracle, so Phoenix Ke was eager to replicate this miracle in the Emperor Taishang.
It's a pity that Phoenix Ke has failed too many times, and each time he has paid a heavy price, which makes Shen Yan'er hate him to the core, but at this moment, Shen Yan'er finally woke up completely.
"You're a madman......" Shen Yan'er looked at his expressionless face.
Phoenix Ke didn't refute, didn't look at Shen Yan'er, and responded softly: "If you fail, you are indeed crazy; But if it succeeds, it's a savior......"
Speaking of this, Phoenix Ke suddenly slammed open the heavy door with a palm! (To be continued......)