Chapter 115: The Altar of Society Stained by Blood
The sound of the horn is deep and solemn, ringing in unison with the bronze chimes.
When dawn broke, the first rays of sunlight shone on the altar.
Yuan Ruiming wore a crown on his head, wore a red and black two-color painted dragon pattern robe, and held a sacrificial plate containing five-colored soil to bow down on the altar, praying for the two gods of Taishe and Taiji to bless the smooth farming and the abundant harvest.
"I dare to tell the gods of Sheji: only the gods praise the emperor. Happened Jiagu, grain I Hao people. Forever. When the mid-spring, autumn, the ceremony is solemn, thanks, and I would like to use jade silk and animal to sheng sheng. Prepare for the Sacrifice of the Sick. Enjoy. ”
The civil and military officials knelt neatly and kowtowed,
Long live the mountain.
When everyone gathered at the Sheji altar to perform the sacrifice ceremony, there was a carriage from the corner gate in the direction of the imperial city, the wheels brought up dust, but it was a lonely one, a little small.
Bai Jingyin huddled on the carriage with his knees in his arms, covered with an ink-colored flying dragon cloud patterned cloak, listening to the sound from the faint altar, and slowly raised his face.
The face of the snow is still covered with coagulated blood, and his eyes are blank,
Such an embarrassed appearance is the first time since Bai Jingyin came to Daqi. Pulling the cloak tighter on his body, smelling the faint aroma of ambergris, his mind returned to two hours ago.
The assassin killed himself in front of Bai Jingyin on the altar of Sheji, and Fu Gonggong fainted in fright. The captain of the guard was frightened before he reacted and wanted to report to the emperor.
Bai Jingyin already had a bad premonition, but this premonition only became real after seeing Yuan Ruiming, who secretly rushed to the social altar in advance in a cloak.
Yuan Ruiming's expression was solemn, and his eyes became more worried when he saw the blood-stained five-colored land and the sacrificial table.
"I ......" Bai Jingyin opened his mouth, his head was confused, and he didn't know how to explain.
Gonggong Fu also woke up at this time, and when he saw Yuan Ruiming, he knelt on the ground with a thud and cried: "It's all to blame the old slave for not taking a good look at Niangniang, this shrine is a holy place to worship the gods, and now it is tainted by blood. ”
Bai Jingyin bit his lower lip tightly, for the Great Revelation who believed in the gods, this was probably extremely serious.
Yuan Ruiming turned his head to look at Bai Jingyin, looked at the thin clothes on her body, sighed, wrapped the person who bowed his head and was silent with his own cloak, and tried to wipe the blood on her face for her, but it was already solidified and couldn't be wiped off.
"I said it had something to do with me, but I didn't do it, would you believe it?" Bai Jingyin suddenly raised his eyes and spoke.
Yuan Ruiming's eyes were deep, he did not answer Bai Jingyin's question, but turned around and commanded to Father-in-law Fu:
"Use the fastest speed to turn over the five-colored soil in the altar and fill it up, replace it with a new tablecloth offering, if you can't restore it to its original state before the time, I will ask you for your guilt." Yuan Ruiming lowered his voice again, "I still want this matter to be known to others, and there is no possibility of leakage." ”
"Yes, the minions will do it." Father-in-law Fu broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly responded.
Bai Jingyin's expression moved, he clearly heard Yuan Ruiming's words, and he also knew the meaning of his words.
Before she could speak, Yuan Ruiming took the first step to brush his sleeves away, leaving only one sentence:
"You
I can't stay here any longer, I'll have the carriage ready. ”
"But—"
"Go back to the palace immediately." Yuan Ruiming's side eyes, his face was creamy, and his voice could not be refuted.
As soon as the carriage jolted, Bai Jingyin returned to reality, she leaned against the wall of the carriage behind her, slowly slid down, and collapsed in her seat. My heart feels as uncomfortable as being held by a pair of big hands,
Even if Yuan Ruiming wants to suppress this matter,
But the price behind this is something she can't afford.
The whole face was buried in the cloak, Bai Jingyin clenched her fists, compared to completely disrupting the Spring Society ceremony, all she could do now was to try to calm down, sort out the ins and outs, and deal with it after Yuan Ruiming returned to the palace.
I just hope it's still too late.
There was the emperor's token, and the carriage drove directly to the door of Qionghua Palace without making an exception, and Chengying came out for unknown reasons, but he was startled after seeing Bai Jingyin's embarrassed appearance.
Seeing that no one was on the left and right, he hurriedly welcomed her home, closed the door tightly, and asked Gui Zhi Lingzhi to boil hot water, and then boil a bowl of calming tea.
In the bathroom,
The mist is steaming, diffusing with a faint floral fragrance.
Bai Jingyin immersed his body in the hot water with a layer of petals, closed his eyes, and felt the warmth that had been so hard to come.
"Miss, why did you come back in a single dress, it's still early spring, and it's cold." Chengying unscrewed the handkerchief and wiped the stains on her face for her.
"I didn't want to wear it, I just got wet and lost it when I was fighting the fire." Bai Jingyin replied tiredly.
Fire? Chengying was shocked.
"Is the emperor okay?"
"Naturally, nothing happens."
After Chengying asked, he also felt that he was a waste of asking, if there was something, how could the palace be calm now.
"And this is blood on your face?" She couldn't help but gasp, and the blood stains that had solidified into black made her not distinguish, but she only noticed the bright red spreading in the water when she threw the handkerchief. "Isn't it the Spring Society Ceremony, how can it be so hot and bloody?"
"Is this blood, it's an assassin?"
"Assassins?!" Chengying only felt that one word was shocking the other, and she couldn't react to each other.
"I forgot to tell you that the blood was splashed on my face on the altar of the Society, and the assassin died there."
“……”
A dead silence,
Bai Jingyin raised his head and looked at Chengying's face gradually turning pale.
"Do you think I've got into trouble this time?" Bai Jingyin took a deep breath, "I suddenly feel that my head and skills are not as good as I thought. If you are smart enough, you will not fall into the trap; If you are good enough, you can stop him before he kills himself, and he doesn't have to take himself and affect others. ”
She finished the long series calmly,
It's like telling someone else's story.
Chengying has never seen Bai Jingyin like this,
Because she knew what the consequences would be, she was full of worry and fear, but she also endured the uneasiness in her heart, put her hand on Bai Jingyin's shoulder, and comforted:
"Don't worry, since Miss can be safe at this moment, she will be safe in the future, and the emperor is here."
Bai Jingyin looked up at Chengying,
Soggy hair
Silk sticks to the side of the face,
At this moment, she is a little less aggressive than usual.
"But if I'm safe, maybe I'll be uneasy for others?"
Although Chengying couldn't prepare for understanding, he vaguely knew what Bai Jingyin meant.
"Although there is no end to good, you can't have both fish and bear's paws. But I always feel that the capable person can do both, and Miss is the capable person in Chengying's mind. Her tone was soft, but firm.
Bai Jingyin smiled bitterly,
"I used to think that it was ......"
"Miss was in the past, and she will be in the future, and this spirit cannot be lost."
(End of chapter)
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