Chapter 35: There Can Be an Afterlife
In Jinling City, An Xiuming was so angry that he threw the statement on the main hall and said: "Look, look at it, the military god of Great Chu, the undefeated famous general, so what?" He didn't even dare to fight with the rebels at night, but Shen Du retreated fifty miles first, which not only led to the defeat of Bailuzhou, but also almost caused the statement to not be able to return to Stone City...... Xinting is lost, and Shang can stop the enemy in Chapu, so if the stone is lost, will Jinling give it up, huh? ”
Shen Muzhi and other people from the Shen family knelt on the ground and didn't dare to squeak, the more An Xiuming thought about it, the more angry he became, except for the old people in the East Palace, no one could be trusted, and then regardless of Xiao Xunqi's admonition to death, he insisted on recalling Shen Du, and Cao Shu went to Chapu to lead the army and fight the Yangzhou army head-on.
Waiting for the meeting to disperse, An Xiuming left Xiao Xunqi behind, his eyes showed a cruel light, and said: "Go and check, why did He Zheng suddenly rebel?" I asked myself if I was not thin on him, and I dared to bear it...... Immediately arrested his entire family, escorted him to the Suzaku Gate, and beheaded him in public to set an example! ”
Champion Princess Mansion.
Since An Zidao returned to heaven, An Yuxiu has never been out of the house, and even An Xiuming's enthronement ceremony did not participate in the due reason. An Xiuming killed his father with a weak heart, and he didn't dare to see An Yuxiu, so she was happy to live in seclusion behind closed doors, and the two didn't disturb each other, but they were safe.
Only two days had passed since the Battle of Egret Continent, and at dusk, the bright moon was hanging high, and the Sili Mansion dispatched a total of 300 disciples from the Eagle Shark Division and the Crouching Tiger Division to surround the Champion Princess Mansion.
Meng Xingchun broke into the door and said sharply: "You go, all the people in the princess's mansion will be detained, and no one is allowed to escape!" Go and collect all the letters, papers, and records in the house, and do not leave an inch out of any paper that has words. ”
"Whoa!"
The disciples were about to act, and An Yuxiu, who heard the news, hurried to the vestibule with Zhao Guanhu and hundreds of parts, servants and diners, Zhao Guanhu held the handle of the knife, his eyes were fierce, and said: "Meng Xingchun, you don't want to die?" ”
Meng Xingchun said lightly: "Team Master Zhao, I am instructed by the lord to invite the princess to go to Sili Mansion, if you disobey, don't blame me for being merciless!" ”
Boom!
Zhao Guanhu pulled out the knife from its sheath, crossed it in front of his chest, and sneered: "Verbal message? You go out first, and the princess will enter the palace and ask the Lord for the reason......"
Meng Xingchun shook his head and said, "Then it's offended, do it!" ”
Although there are few small remnants of the fall of the little master in the Sili Mansion after a series of battles, there are still countless other masters of the Eagle Bird Division, such as six and seven grades, and seven or eight people flashed out when they heard the sound, holding various weapons and pounced on Zhao Guanhu.
The tribes in the mansion also drew their swords and prepared to fight, Meng Xingchun looked at An Yuxiu and persuaded: "Princess, one person does things and one person is responsible, do you have to involve so many loyal tribesmen in different places?" ”
An Yuxiu's expression was calm, and she said, "Zhao Guanhu, stop!" ”
"Princess, you can't go with them......"
In just a few breaths, Zhao Guanhu was outnumbered, and his body was already colored, An Yuxiu showed a poignant smile and said, "Even you don't listen to me anymore, do you?" ”
Zhao Guanhu gritted his teeth, waved his knife to force the two away, returned to An Yuxiu's side, knelt on the ground, and said in a lamented voice: "Princess, Sili Mansion is the place of tigers and wolves, you ...... I can't go! ”
An Yuxiu lowered her jade hand, paused in mid-air, patted Zhao Guanhu's shoulder, did not speak, walked up to Meng Xingchun, and said calmly: "Do you want to go to the flail?"
The flail is the neck flail and the hand flail, Meng Xingchun bowed slightly, and said, "No need, princess, please!" ”
An Yuxiu stood at the door of the mansion and looked back again, the red skirt and red makeup, elegant and elegant, like flowers and trees piling up snow, people did not dare to blaspheme, and chuckled: "Master and servant, I can't stand you." Don't do stupid things, you can answer whatever the Sili Mansion asks, and I will ask the Lord for mercy, and let you stay alive after all. The property in the house, when the matter is settled, Zhao Guanhu will be in charge, and it will be distributed to you to make another living, and Yuxiu will say goodbye! ”
The servants of Manfu knelt on the ground, crying and shaking the sky, Zhao Guanhu clenched his fists tightly, his clenched teeth flowed blood, and the pain and sadness in his eyes were like the gloom and desolation of this early autumn.
The Yellow Sand Prison in Sili Mansion can be said to be a hell on earth that makes everyone smell and change, all kinds of miserable torture tools only you can't think of, you can't do it without them, even if it is compared with the cool official Lai Junchen in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, it is better than that, and the living person has never been in the Yellow Sand Prison, and it is impossible to come out again.
An Yuxiu was imprisoned, stripped of her gorgeous clothes, only white socks, tied to a wooden frame, the dim candle flame shone a fluctuating ghost on the mottled wall, and a few mice with long tails squatted in the corner of the damp and gloomy cell, perhaps eating too much human flesh, drinking too much human blood, and their eyes were glowing with strange blood, and they were not afraid, so they stared at An Yuxiu in a daze, as if this was the next delicious dinner.
An Yuxiu closed her eyes, she thought she was not afraid, but when it came to the end, her hands still couldn't hold back a little trembling. I don't know how long later, the cell door opened, An Xiuming walked in with a gloomy face, and the palace people moved the chair down and exited.
An Xiuming didn't sit, he stood with his hands in his hands, his tall body was full of oppression, and he said hatefully: "Thirteen, how do I treat you?" Why should I learn from the traitors who rebelled against me? ”
An Yuxiu opened her eyes, stared at An Xiuming, and said, "Did you kill my father?" ”
An Xiuming's face changed color instantly, and he subconsciously took half a step back, and then realized that something was wrong, annoyed and angry, turned around and raised his feet, kicked the chair, and shouted: "I said no, it was Liang Xiu who plotted rebellion, and my father was killed when I arrived with the troops...... Why don't you believe me? The third child wants to fight for this position, and Yan Wan, who is like a mediocre dog, fabricated articles to slander me, but do you want to believe it? ”
An Yuxiu shed tears slowly, with a sad smile, like a withered pear blossom, and said: "I don't get along with my eldest brother since I was a child, I am usually respectful and not lose my manners, but if you want to say that you are close, you are not very close." But I still know who you are, if the third brother wronged you, he would never be so angry...... Big brother, for this dragon chair, father and son cannibalize, brothers are against the wall, and it is night, do you sleep peacefully? ”
"Actually, you already knew in your heart that it was me, so you plotted against He Zheng and persuaded him to sacrifice the new pavilion, which led to the defeat of Bailuzhou......" An Xiuming turned his back to An Yuxiu, and after a while, he turned around again, his face was distorted and terrifying, and said: "I killed him, so what?" He is damned, unkind, and favors Concubine Yang, so that the queen mother is depressed and goes away. After that, I always want to abolish my position as the crown prince, if I don't rebel, I will die, where is the majesty of today's south? ”
An Yuxiu didn't say anything about the loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness of the monarch and the minister, knowing that An Xiuming couldn't listen to it, his tone was full of sadness, and said: "Kill your father, kill your brother, humiliate your mother, overturn the Dingqi, and cause chaos to the dynasty...... How long will your stolen majesty last? ”
"Ha, hahahaha!"
An Xiuming looked up to the sky and laughed, since the news of An Xiuyuan's death in Xuzhou came, instead of being sad, he finally didn't have to care about the face of this tenth brother who was in cahoots with him, and dug out the heart and liver of An Xiuyuan's biological mother Yang Concubine Jianyin and ate it, and finally avenged his mother and relieved his hatred for many years.
"Do you think that if you lose the new pavilion, the third will win? No, no, there are stones behind the new pavilion, and there are Taicheng after the stones, I still have hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops, and the third child is not even satisfied with Qin Huaishui, how can you fight with me? ”
"Big brother, you're wrong!"
An Yuxiu's eyes showed a little pity, and said: "The third brother and the sixth brother have occupied several states, and the states in Jiangdong have also responded, their lost troops can be replenished in a steady stream, and the grain and grass reserves are far better than Jinling. The court couldn't hold out for long, and even the ignorant women in the city knew that you were going to be defeated, and sang the rumor of 'the bright moon sinks, the vermilion bird burns, the fish crosses the green stream and meets the white dragon, and the Son of Heaven goes out of Jiangling'. Since the start of the war, in just two months, almost every night, officials and generals have absconded out of the city and defected to Jingzhou. This is the trend of the times, the people's desire, brother and sister, I advise you to surrender as soon as possible, explain your mistakes, and maybe save your life......"
"Shut up!"
An Xiuming pinched An Yuxiu's neck, and his fierce appearance was like a madness after eating too many five stones, and said, "What rumors? What absconding? You slut, you want to confuse my mind with lies, you really deserve to die, damn it! ”
"So you don't know these things? Xiao Xunqi, Shen Muzhi, and that Yu Daozhen, they all hide it from you? Ha...... Cough, cough, the south is respected, the south is respected, big brother, you are so majestic......"
"Shut up! I'll shut you up! ”
An Xiuming suddenly exerted force, An Yuxiu was like a fish being pulled out of the water, silently opened her mouth, her beautiful face was bruised, but her eyes always maintained a faint ridicule.
It was this contempt that made An Xiuming completely crazy, his fingers were pinched tighter and tighter, An Yuxiu only felt a hot pain in her chest, and the last bit of air was torn in her throat, and the whole person began to fall into a semi-comatose state. At this moment, An Zishang, the king of Jingling, broke through the barrier of the palace people, hugged An Xiuming to death, and said in tears, "The emperor can't, can't...... If we continue to kill like this, our An clan will die......"
An Xiuming let go of his hand, and his violent gaze swept over An Yuxiu's delicate undulating body, and the pretty face that was pale due to lack of oxygen and looked pitiful, a cruel smile appeared at the corner of his lips, and said: "Yes, what my uncle said is that it is a pity to kill such a beautiful woman." Come on, send the champion princess to the Taichu Palace, and order someone to wash her body. Look at her, but don't let her die......"
Thinking of An Xiuyuan and Princess Haiyan, and then thinking about the ugly things between An Xiuming and Princess Shi'an, An Yuxiu said coldly: "Beast, vainly master, you don't even have the guts to kill me, what are you going to fight with the third brother?" What can I do if I am humiliated by you? Let me tell you, not only did He Zheng be persuaded by me to take refuge in the third brother, but there were also many people in important positions in Jinling City who had secretly made contact with Jingzhou, just waiting for the righteous army to attack the city, so that you could be killed......"
Before the words fell, An Xiuming suddenly changed color, pulled out the treasure knife, and cut An Yuxiu's neck fiercely, blood splattered all over the ground, and the long-tailed rat squeaked around and licked happily.
An Zishang fell to the ground in a daze, covered his heart with his hands, his eyes were blank, and he muttered: "Crazy, you are crazy...... It's all crazy......"
An Yuxiu didn't feel the pain, she deliberately stimulated An Xiuming, and she already had the will to die, and she recalled many things in her mind like a glimpse of the past, the carefree when she was young, the ignorance and longing when she was a girl, the makeup she cried when she got married, and the panic when she was trapped in Qiantang, but in the end, it unexpectedly converged into Xu You's face.
He smiled slightly, his eyes were gentle and firm, and whispered in her ear: If you can live, princess, take care......
Qiantang, you saved me, but this time I'm going to die after all......
Death is not to be feared!
It's scary to never see your smile and the sparkle in your eyes again......
Xu You, see you in the next life, I hope you are not a gate valve, and I am not a royal woman,
Take care!