Yangjing Palace.

"What are you two muttering?"

"Sister Xixiao, I just heard from outsiders that Ning Cairen, who was in Qiang Yuanxuan, committed suicide because he didn't want to sleep for the emperor, and now it has spread in the palace, saying that Ning Cairen had a private agreement with a guard for life before entering the palace, and now he killed himself to show his determination in order not to violate his love."

Another palace maid took over the conversation: "Also, also, the people in the palace say that this Ning Cai person is still disconnected from the guard even after entering the palace, and they meet from time to time, it is said that Ning Cai Ren also left a letter before committing suicide, but at that time, the people who served in front of the emperor and might know the content of this letter closed their mouths like a river mussel who was afraid of death, and no one inquired without revealing half a sentence." However, the more they do this, the more it shows that there is something wrong with this letter, and in my opinion, this must be a love letter left by Ning Cairen to his sweetheart before he died, 'The king is regarded as a rock, and the concubine is regarded as a reed.' The reed is tough as silk, and the rock has no transfer. It's really poignant, but I didn't expect it to be collected by the emperor, which hurt my sweetheart. ”

"Which palace lady are you talking about?" Xixiao listened to what the two of them said, and always felt that something was wrong.

"What kind of mother, is a talented person who has only been in the palace for three months, and has never been favored by the emperor, so she is not a serious master, so she is worthy of laughing sister, you call her a mother."

The palace maids who served in Yangjing Palace knew that Mo Yu was very kind to Xixiao, and the palace maids who spoke were stepping on Ning Cairen to laugh, but they never thought that the sycophants were in the wrong place.

Although Xixiao is very arrogant on weekdays, she has never liked the rules of behavior in the palace, and when she heard the palace maid so maliciously speculating and slandering a person who had gone, she was even more displeased, and her face sank: "Have you forgotten what Mama Jiaoli said to you when you entered the palace?" Speaking so unscrupulously, who gave you the courage? Tonight, you will copy the "Female Rules" ten times and then sleep, if you can't finish copying, when the master comes back, I will tell him about the matter, and this Yangjing Palace will no longer be able to accommodate you. ”

After Xixiao said these words, she turned around and hurriedly walked to the outside of Yangjing Palace, she was in a hurry to find Nuan He, the girl had just entered the palace, and she had no scheming, she was very simple, and she had been immersed in this palace since she was a child, and she felt that this matter was not so simple, Nuan He was afraid that there would be danger, and naturally there was no extra time to care about how the two palace maids reacted.

When Xixiao walked around the corner, one of the palace maids who had just been trained took a long breath, covered her heart and said, "I'm scared to death, this is the first time I've seen Sister Xixiao angry." Ten times "Women's Rules", it's too ruthless, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight. ”

"Hmph, she really regards herself as the master, now that the prince is not in the palace, she is called the king, I just don't write, what can she do? It's just that she has been with the prince longer than us, so she is threatening us, if it weren't for watching the prince miss the old, how could she be allowed to come here! ”

"Hey, Chunxiang, don't say it, in fact, this matter was originally our fault, at that time, the teaching of the mother said, it turned out that there was a palace maid who privately discussed that the master was sued, but the emperor didn't even ask and threw the person into the Shen Punishment Division, which is the place where people stay, Mama said that in the end, the queen mother pleaded and released the person, but after the person was released, he got hysteria, and the queen mother was kind and asked for a doctor for her, but the person was still gone. So, Chunxiang, Sister Xixiao is also for our good, don't be angry, let's copy "Women's Rules" together at night, and then admit my mistake to Sister Xixiao tomorrow, she has always treated us very well, and she will definitely not have a dislike with us for this little thing. ”

The palace maid named Chunxiang snorted from her nose, pulled her hand out of the other palace maid's hand, and shook it vigorously: "Hmph, you want to write!" Chunhua, you are just stupid, they are all palace maids, why did she say that she would be punished? In terms of background, you and I are a hundred times stronger than her, in terms of appearance, I am also one of the best in this Yangjing Palace, King Zhaoyang has praised me for my good looks, she just followed the prince for a longer time, but if the prince was really interested in her, he should have accepted her a long time ago, and how could he let her be a palace maid who couldn't get up or down? If you want me to say, the prince is just a little bit thinking about the friendship between the queen mother and Xiyan in the old days, so he will have a difference in laughter. Therefore, if we have a real master of the main palace, it is not certain who will leave when the prince returns! Chunxiang threw the hairdust in her hand aside as she spoke, "My hands are sore, I'll go back to the house to rest, you have to do it yourself, don't call me." ”

"Chunxiang..."Chunhua had no choice but to pick up the hairdust left by Chunxiang and continue to clean.

Fortunately, Nuan He didn't walk for long, Xixiao trotted all the way, and he could already see Nuan He's back, however, without waiting for Xixiao to shout, he saw that a little eunuch who staggered by Nuan He's side stabbed straight into Nuan He's stomach with a sharp knife in his hand, Nuan He was defenseless, and the knife was inserted into Nuan He's body alive.

Xixiao watched from afar, only to feel that this winter was extremely cold, so cold that people's throats were frozen, and she couldn't shout a sound, she ran and ran, using all her strength, but it was still too late, this distance was so long, she felt desperate.

When she ran to Nuan He, the eunuch had already left, and she couldn't chase after her, she squatted down and tried hard to help Nuan He up from the snow, but the snow was too slippery and her heels were too high, so she not only didn't pick up Nuan He, but also fell down with herself, once, twice.

Xixiao looked at the snow on the ground, reached out and took off her shoes, and stepped on the cold snow, but it was not as sad as the chill bubbling out of her heart.

But even if she took off her shoes, she still couldn't lift Nuanhe.

She opened her mouth, she knew that at this time, she should say something to comfort Nuan He, and she should be encouraged not to give up, but she couldn't say it, her voice chose to turn her back at this time, and the hand holding Nuan He grabbed more and more tightly.

"You scratched me..."A hint of a smile appeared on Nuan He's face, which was pale from pain and blood loss, and she reached out to stroke her smiling cheek and wiped the tears from her eyes for her, "Put on your shoes, it's useless... Don't catch a cold. ”

"Do you believe me......" Xixiao clenched Nuan He's gradually cooler hand, and finally found a little voice, but it was as hoarse as a sharpening stone, rough and uncomfortable, "I will help you back to Yangjing Palace, the prince left a doctor in Yangjing Palace, he will definitely be able to save you." ”

"It's too late... Laugh, do me a favor..."

"No, no, don't say it, it's too late..."

Nuan He looked at the panicked childlike smile, broke free of her hand, and shook it back again: "Smile, listen to me... I like your clothes, it's so beautiful and comfortable, but it's a pity it's dirty, you can help me pull this knife off... It hurts me so much, really, it hurts when you take a breath..."

"I'll help you back to Yangjing Palace, and I'll give you all the clothes the prince gave me." Xixiao said this, but she didn't dare to move anymore, she clearly felt the warmth in Nuan He's body coming out little by little. She sat in the snow with Nuan He in her arms, and kept breathing into Nuan He's hand, as if this would make Nuan He feel better.

"Help me pull it out, I don't want to be so embarrassed when I see the master over there, she should be distressed again, so funny, you help me." Nuan He pulled a smile and put her hand on the handle of the knife.

Xixiao looked at Nuan He's increasingly dim eyes, and finally couldn't bear to refuse, his hands trembled and held the handle of the knife, his head tilted to the side, and he suddenly pulled out the knife.

At the moment when the knife was pulled out, Nuan He's body trembled violently, and a column of blood erupted from the wound, finally turning into a dripping blood mist, covering the eyes of the smile.

The heavy night, the dark ink, the blood of the demon, and the extreme red were mixed together, with the temperature on the warm lotus, condensing little by little.

At the moment when Xixiao pulled out the knife, Nuan He said "thank you" softly.

"Cough..."Nuan He coughed up blood, and the blood on his face disappeared faster and faster, but he still remembered his master, and didn't want her to be talked about after she died.

Nuan He looked at Xixiao, she knew that it was very dangerous, but if she didn't say it, as soon as she left, no one in this world would know the truth, and the master would have to bear a long-term humiliation and be scolded.

"Xixiao, my master was murdered, I saw the traces on her body with my own eyes, and it will never appear on my beloved," Nuan He looked at Xixiao, "The master has always been kind and courteous, and will never do anything to be sorry for the emperor, she was forced... cough..."Nuan He coughed violently again, blood beads snaking down the corners of her mouth, "and... Nie Guard... is innocent, truly guilty... It's..."Fangde...

"Someone! Kill! Catch the assassins! A cacophony interrupted Nuanhe's words, and she looked at the person leading the assassin's capture, her pupils suddenly constricted, "It's him... Ahem... Laughter... It's him..."

The person who killed Nuan He with a knife stood beside Nuan He in such a bright light and shouted to catch the thief, without a trace of uneasiness on his face, and even when he looked down at Nuan He with a smile, Nuan He also saw a disdainful smile on the man's face, as if he was a water dog who was disliked, and he didn't have a trace of remorse...

Nuan He wanted to point at the man and tell everyone that "he is the culprit", but the strength was already gone with the blood flowing, and he couldn't lift his hand.

The eunuch found out about Nuan He's intentions, but he just watched quietly, watching her slowly grow cold, looking at the tears that he couldn't stop laughing, just like looking at two ants.

"Ahh The weak body couldn't stand such stimulation, and after the last mournful cry of Nuan He, he finally left in anger.

Xixiao still held Nuan He's hand and couldn't stop breathing, even if this hand was already as cold as snow.

She never imagined that one day she would watch an innocent girl slowly lose her life because of her own incompetence.

"Someone, take down the assassins."

The guards stepped forward to strip the smile from the warm lotus.

The little eunuch who killed Nuan He covered his mouth and nose and stepped forward to look at it twice, "It's dead, it's Ning Cairen's personal maid." Come to someone, go to tell Concubine Bao Niangniang, Nuan He was killed, the perpetrator was a person from Yangjing Palace, laughing, and was detained into the Shen Criminal Division according to the palace rules, waiting for the fate. ”