Chapter 13: The Ballad of Love

Fujiwara sighed when he saw the soldier die before his eyes, summoned his men, and ordered a box to be taken to contain the heart of the monster, and it must be brought back to the old female emperor.

Then, Fujiwara Bubi gathered the rest of the army, his own 800 elite casualties were nearly 100, the 500 private soldiers of the nobles suffered about 300 casualties, and the nobles themselves were killed a lot, and there was no need to complete their second purpose.

Turning over his horse, Fujiwara looked back at the corpses and minced meat under the cliff, and ordered his subordinates to bring the whole body back for burial, and then he beckoned the nobles who were still a little panicked, and rode back to Fujiwarakyo with them.

After a long pursuit, the dawn had already appeared in the eastern sky, and the sun was about to rise.

Looking at the dawn of the eastern sky, Fujiwara felt that this light was so beautiful.

Fujiwara Imperial Palace. The palace where love dwells

The early morning sun shone into the room and shone on Ai's sleeping face.

Kela.

The sound of chains.

Ai, who heard the voice, opened her eyes in a daze, and the sound of chains outside the palace stopped, and then someone pushed open the palace door.

A group of palace maids entered the room of love under the leadership of the female officials, and when they saw the love who was trying to sit up, the female officials led by the female officials hurriedly commanded the palace ladies to loosen the ties of love.

"Quick, hurry up and help His Highness untie it!"

The palace maids hurriedly came up to help Ai sit up and untied the rope that bound her love. The female officer at the head instructed the palace maids with food behind them to put the food on the table, and then bowed to Ai.

"Your Highness, please use it slowly, and your servants will retire."

After saying that, the palace ladies left the palace in order and went back.

Moving his numb wrist, Ai looked at the clear red marks on his wrists and sighed. Ignoring the dishes on the table, he slowly pulled open the quilt with his still weak hands, revealing the food box hidden in the quilt.

Taking out the chopsticks in the food box, Ai slowly ate the little food left in the food box, not even a grain of rice left, and then stacked the dishes and chopsticks neatly in the box, covered the food box, and pushed it back under the quilt.

Love moved to the side of the bed, lowered her legs, and put on cotton slippers. Looking at the window where the sun shines, the loneliness in the eyes of love is even better.

Shang Yang, where have you gone~?

Standing up, Ai decided to go for a walk outside the house, his ankle is also hurting badly now, don't move a little more, if he gets better quickly, he won't be able to go out to play after Shang Yang comes.

It's been more than April, and the weather is starting to get warmer, and the grass outside the palace is green, with the occasional few small flowers, and even butterflies can be seen.

Looking at such a vibrant scenery, Ai's mood was much better, and for the first time, Ai had the idea of walking around the palace.

Along the alley in the palace, Ai walked aimlessly and stopped, until he walked to the square in front of the palace, the large square was paved with stone bricks, and the ministers passed through here when they went to court and entered the front of the Great Pole Hall.

Some of the soldiers guarding here saw the love coming slowly, and they were a little nervous, they didn't know the filthiness between the royal family, only that a princess was coming, and they couldn't help but straighten their waists and make a look of loyalty.

Ai didn't notice the appearance of the guards, she slowly walked to the side of the Great Hall with great interest, and looked up at the magnificent main hall, it turned out that every time she came, she was not in a good mood, and she had never seen this hall well.

Suddenly, the sound of "woo" was remembered on the palace wall on the opposite side of the square, and then a soldier shouted loudly, and then the two rows of soldiers standing from the palace wall to the main entrance of the main hall also began to shout in turn.

"Fujiwara-sama and all the ministers have returned!"

All the soldiers burst into cheers and tsunami cheers.

Demon Curse?!

Hearing what they were shouting, he shook his body and almost sat down on the ground, and his face became terrified.

No, it won't, it won't be such a coincidence, it's just a youkai somewhere else! Well! Definitely!

Gritting her teeth, Love tried to keep herself, comforting herself over and over again, her eyes were full of panic and fear, but she still tried to move her gaze towards the palace gate.

Shang Yang promised me, so I have to believe him too!

The girl held on, her eyes fixed on the slowly opening gate, and she could not hear the cheers of the soldiers.

The palace door was wide open, Fujiwara did not wait for the first horse to enter, looking at the cheering soldiers, he waved to the soldiers proudly, the demon punishment in hand, the Fujiwara family can go up a step again.

Immediately afterwards, Fujiwara turned over and dismounted, took the black wooden box presented by his subordinates, and warmly beckoned the ministers and nobles behind him to go to the palace together. The nobles are naturally sycophants, and a lot of nobles have died this time, and the second son of this minister will definitely be the most dazzling of the upstarts in the future, and there is no harm in making friends now.

Fujiwara Fubi also responded enthusiastically as he strode across the square, up the steps, and towards the Daigokuden.

Ai stared at Fujiwara Bubi who was getting closer and closer, and when he saw the black wooden box in his hand, Ai's heart suddenly felt a sharp pain.

Woo!

Ai's legs were weak, and he fell to his knees on the ground, holding his heart with both hands.

Yes, what is it? That wooden box! Why does my heart hurt like someone dug out......

Barely raising his head, Ai watched Fujiwara Bubi and others proudly holding the wooden box and entering the Daigoku Hall surrounded by the ministers.

The old female emperor was still sitting on the throne, and although her face was still solemn, there was a hint of joy in the corners of her eyes that could not be concealed.

Fujiwara and the ministers entered the main hall and bowed to the old emperor.

The Emperor raised his hand, "Get up." ”

"Fujiwara-qing, what's going on? Let's talk about it. ”

"Initiation of the Majesty! The minister and the princes each led the men and horses to ambush in the palace last night, after midnight, the monster really appeared, the princes immediately led the family to chase and kill, the monster saw that the princes were powerful, and hurriedly fled, the princes chased after them, chased the monster all the way out of the palace, the ministers heard the news and also led the troops to chase, the monster fled all the way, fled to the outer city wall, was about to cross the wall when he was shot in the back by an arrow by the minister, the minister and the princes chased hard, until the foot of the Yoshino Mountain, exhausted, ferocious, Lai Majesty Xià blessed, the princes are not afraid, He led his soldiers to fight to the death, and finally killed him at the foot of Mt. Yoshino, dissected his heart, broke his body, and burned his body. ”

Fujiwara Bubi's voice was loud and triumphant, holding the black wooden box in both hands.

"This is the heart of the monster, and the ministers and princes are specially dedicated to His Majesty."

With that, he opened the wooden box, took out the heart that was still alive and glowing, and offered it above his head.

"Good!" When the old female emperor saw the vivid and strange heart, she was not afraid, and happily slapped her hand on the throne.

"This time the demon is punished, fortunately with the blessing of Emperor Jimmu, all the ministers used their lives to kill the demon in the mountain of Yoshino, I am very relieved, I am very relieved! All are rewarded, all are rewarded! ”

"Thank you!" Fujiwara was overjoyed with the nobles and hurriedly thanked him.

"Okay, this also shows that I have the blessing of the gods, and I can be able to serve countless good generals, and I should be prosperous. Well?! ”

The elderly female emperor was giving a speech in high spirits, when suddenly the sound of an argument outside the palace caught her attention.

“…… Your Highness, Aihime, please go back! Yes! ”

There was such a voice outside the door, and then Love broke in, and the crowd that looked at her in amazement without looking at her.

At this moment, there was no room for anything in the eyes of love, and her eyes were all focused on the heart that Fujiwara was holding up.

Her pupils shrank suddenly, and tears welled up in her eyes

Love knows, that is the heart of Shang Yang. ①

Love knows it all too well.

But at this moment, Ai would rather not know anything, no, Ai would rather be blind now than look at it.

Ai, who had been tied up for three days and three nights, still unable to walk, miraculously rushed forward, snatched Shang Yang's heart before Fujiwara Bubi could react, pressed it tightly to his chest, and knelt on the ground again.

"Shang Yang, Shang Yang, Shang Yang, Shang Yang, Shang Yang~"

Over and over again, the sorrowful cry of love like cuckoo crying blood resounded in the hall.

People were stunned.

Holding her heart tightly to her chest, Love seemed to want to rub it into her chest hard.

Don't think about it, don't think about it!

When I think about it, I can't breathe in pain.

The tears of love kept flowing, and those tears wet Shang Yang's heart and wet the chest of love.

Wetted the heart of love.

The old female emperor looked at this scene in amazement, and her heart moved, and the opportunity had come.

Although she was happy in her heart, the old female emperor still reprimanded Ai in a shocked tone.

"Aihime, you're actually colluding with youkai! Okay, good! The emperor favored your mother, but your mother not only served the emperor with all her heart, served the emperor with all her heart, and slept for the emperor, but also wanted to escape from the palace, and was ordered to be executed by the emperor, buried in the palace wall, and never left the palace. Now it's 10,000 times more than your mother! No one can protect you this time! Come on, pull Aiki out, after the execution! Put on death row and be put to death on the same day! ”

Love doesn't pay attention to the female emperor at all, no, it's better to say, the current love is not aware of other things at all.

Several guards rushed in from outside the hall at once, and dragged Ai out of the hall without saying anything, and after a while, there was the sound of sticks and whips outside the hall......

Fujiwara Imperial Palace. Death row

The prison cells are almost the same in all eras. Especially the death row destined to be executed, the foul smell, the rotten straw, the dim candle flame, these things make people despair, and people do not feel a trace of warmth.

Kara~

The door of a cell was opened, and he was dragged into the cell barefoot, with his hands bound in chains and shackles on his feet, and only in a white single coat stained red by blood.

The jailer threw Love unmercilessly onto the damp, rotten straw, and the chains and shackles that bound Love's hands and feet clanged with a crisp sound.

Then there was another sound of chains rattling, and the cell was locked.

Love turned sideways with difficulty, blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, and the paleness of excessive blood loss appeared on her poignant face, and if you looked closely, you would find that Love was covered in stick wounds and whip marks, and blood clotted in the cracks.

Beaten, a complete beating.

But in the process of execution, no matter how many sticks and whips Ai received, she always pressed Shang Yang's heart tightly to her chest and protected it with her petite body.

It's not because Ai is forced to endure the screams, but because Ai used all his strength to press that heart to his chest, and he didn't even have the strength to scream.

With difficulty, he lifted his hands in heavy chains, and his eyes were blurred, and tears kept flowing.

In the end, can I only do such things for Shang Yang......

Shang Yang, it's so painful......

On death row, the extremely suppressed sobs of love and pain echoed.

Life and death

The Heavenly Venerable Blue Lotus that Shang Yang had transformed was still spinning.

Fujiwara Imperial Palace. night

Love was dragged by two soldiers, and along the way, Love's blood kept dripping on the ground, and the wound cracked a lot in the process of being dragged open.

Love was dragged to the open land between the Great Pole Hall and **.

When she saw that a deep pit had been dug two meters deep and five meters square, Love had already guessed what was waiting for her.

The Empress and her soldiers were already standing there, and when she saw that she was pushed and escorted to her knees, she no longer had a trace of love. The stern old emperor stretched out her dry hand and touched Ai's long silky hair, revealing a smile of relief.

"Aiji, do you know that I was only twelve years old when I married the Emperor, my uncle. After that, I have been living in the deep palace, your mother was the palace maid by my side, she was so beautiful, she came from a small family outside the palace, she sued me for freedom outside, and told me that one day, she would leave the palace. ”

"I envy her, really, I don't want her to go, so I dedicated her to the emperor."

"The emperor favored her, and I will never forget her moaning that night. I thought that she would be safe to stay in the palace from now on, and to be favored by the emperor, what a great luck. ”

"But I was wrong, Aiki, your mother always wanted to leave the palace, and after giving birth to you, she wanted to leave even more, and she even bought off several guards. This is a great crime, after it was revealed, she was executed by the angry emperor, and it was here that she was plain and white, and she was divided into five horses. ”

"Aiji, I don't hate you, but you are different, when you were born, the gods sent a great drought, and when you were seven years old, the butterfly that had long since died came back to life in the palm of your hand, and now it has attracted demons."

"Whether you are a witch or not, for the sake of the world, you must die."

As she spoke, the old female emperor's eyes were cold, she waved her hand, and the palace people immediately brought a plate, which contained the heart of Shang Yang.

The female emperor motioned for her servant to present the plate to Ai.

Love lifted up her hands with difficulty, and grabbed the heart as if it were tortured.

"Ai Ji, the Imperial Mother can only let you take it away," the old emperor regained his solemn face and waved his hand, "You can rest in peace." ”

Burst!

The sound of a sharp object piercing flesh.

From the mouth of love, a dark sword tip emerged.

The heart of love is pierced from the back of the heart, and the blood slowly soaks the clothes of love.

Immediately afterwards, Love was thrown into a deep pit, and the huge impact made more blood flow from the corners of Love's mouth.

Looking at the girl who was almost red with blood at the bottom of the pit, but still holding the heart, the old female emperor waved her hand and returned to her dormitory with the palace people.

Shovels of dirt pressed on Ai's body, and Ai couldn't move anymore, the pain in her body, the stinging pain in her heart made her unable to make even the slightest movement.

It's ugly, Shang Yang, I was buried alive.

Love looked at the heart in front of her, and the pale pretty face smiled with difficulty.

It's really useless, Shang Yang, I can't help you get revenge.

Shang Yang, I like you to take me to fly, I like the Tang Dynasty you take me to, I like you to take me outside the palace, I like the food you bring me, I like the cotton shoes you give me, I like the pillow you send me, I like the "Journey to the West" you give me.

Shang Yang, I like you, I want to be with you, I want to be your wife.

I must be the happiest in the world.

Although it's not bad to die together now, I'm not reconciled, I can't do anything.

Look at Fujiwara Bubi and wait for you to be complacent, listen to them say that you were burned by broken corpses, and look at the way the Queen Mother pretends to pity me.

I hate them.

I hate them......

The last light is gone, and love is buried under the dirt.

PS: (1) This is the error of the "world correction force", which makes love "convinced" that this is the heart of Shang Yang, although this is the truth.

Today's chapter is a little depressing, but it's okay, we should have a big scene in the next chapter~!

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