Chapter 84

The sky was gray at the beginning of the day, as if it had been covered with a thick layer of fog. The trees on both sides of the palace road were hung with cold dewdrops, and when the woman passed by, the dew just shook in the wind, dripping down, hitting the corners of Da's cold eyes, like tears that could not flow out of her heart. And she was unaware of the ice-like temperature, and she didn't even raise her hand to wipe it. She hurried forward, her heart was empty and lonely, she didn't think about anything, she didn't dare to think about anything.

Longxiao Palace was in sight, she walked to the door, the palace people hurriedly saluted her, she went straight inside, and the corner of her eyes never turned sideways.

When she came to the door of the dormitory, she suddenly calmed down and paused, and there was silence around her, except for her own depressed and heavy heartbeat, she could no longer hear any other sound. She stood quietly at the door for a while, looking at the closed doors and windows, and hesitantly stretched out her hand, trembling slightly. Five fingers lightly pressed against the richly carved heavy wooden door, she bit her lip, took her hand away a little, slowly clenched into a fist, and paused in mid-air. In just a few moments, she had already asked herself countless times, should she go in at all? Did this step into her world turn upside down? She wasn't sure at all.

The eyebrows are tightly locked, and the red lips become pale. What to do? What the hell is she going to do? She had always lived a sober life, but suddenly hesitated.

I closed my eyes and thought back to his words: "You just have to believe me!" No matter what happens in life, this life ...... Only you are my wife who has no worries about the government! "She should believe him, shouldn't she? She settled down and bravely pushed open the door, not choosing to escape, which is the trust and respect for him.

As soon as she stepped into the room, she was stunned for a moment, and what caught her eyes was the mess all over the floor, as if she had had been born in a tragic fight. The cold wind blew in, stirring up the only carved bed in the room that was still intact. The bright yellow bed on the bed swayed slowly in the wind, and the waves set off made people's eyes hurt. She frowned, and looked at the familiar laundry scattered on the floor in front of the bed, and there was a little red blood stain on it. She was shocked, walked quickly to the side of the bed, lifted the bed curtain, and was slightly stunned, the bed was empty. The bright yellow brocade quilt was rolled up in the corner of the bed, and the white sheets were not as smooth as before, but were crumpled and full of folds, as if every inch had been squeezed by someone's hands. On the side of the bedside pillow, there were large blood stains on the white, which was dazzling.

"Someone, someone." She turned her head and yelled a few times.

The eunuch outside the palace immediately entered the house when he heard the sound, and asked carefully, "What do you command?" ”

Pointing to the bloodstains, Manyao asked, "What's going on?" ”

The eunuch took a look, and his face changed, and he was surprised. Hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The slave doesn't know, the slave should die!" Last night, the emperor sent all the minions in this palace out, so that the minions were not allowed to come in unless ordered. ”

Stunned, he scanned the whole room, and there was now a porcelain bowl on the ground that was broken into two petals, and there was a little brown medicinal juice in the bowl, which had already solidified. She bent down to pick it up, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Xiao Ke outside the door who seemed to want to enter but didn't dare to come in, and called out in a deep voice: "Ke'er, you come in." ”

Xiao could see that she was present, so he slowly moved in, lowered his head, and looked at him.

Manyao's eyes were sharp, he stared at her tightly, and asked, "What happened?" What's in this bowl? Ke'er, you know that, don't you? If you don't say it, don't follow me again.

Xiao Ke was startled, looked up and saw that her face was cold and resolute, knowing that she was angry, and hurriedly said: "I said I said, yes, yes...... Against the snow! ”

When the half of the porcelain bowl in Manyao's hand heard the word "reverse snow", it fell to the ground with a "bang" and fell into several petals. The shrill voice echoed through the room, as if it were about to puncture the eardrums. Xiao Ke's body trembled, and he knelt down in front of her as soon as his knees weakened, "Sister Princess, I'm sorry, I, I..., I shouldn't give the reverse snow to the emperor, but ......",

Manyao's mind was blank, and she couldn't listen to what Xiao Ke said. With a shake of her body, she staggered back a few steps, and the eunuch's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly came over to help her, she waved her hand and pushed it away, her face as pale as paper.

Against the snow, against the snow! He took the reverse snow?! Worry-free, how can he? How can it ,...

Knowing this, she would rather she not believe him, she would rather be willful, she should have broken into Longxiao Palace last night and told him that it was her birthday and he should be by her side, but she didn't do that.

Her throat was choked, a layer of mist appeared in her eyes, and through her hazy vision, she looked at the broken porcelain bowl lying on the ground, and her heart seemed to be being sawed fiercely with a knife, making her breathless. She clutched her chest, inhaled deeply, and only relieved herself after half a sound, and asked, "Your Majesty...... What about people? ”

Tai Xuan hurriedly said: "If you go back to Niangniang, the emperor will go to the Qianhe Palace early." ”

After listening to this, he walked towards the Qianhe Palace, almost trotting all the way. Along the way, tears swirled in her eyes, and her mind turned a thousand times, she didn't care about her identity for a long time, she just wanted to see him immediately.

When I came to this temple, which symbolized the supreme power, it was also empty.

"Where did the emperor go?"

The guard said: "Back to Niangniang, there was a riot in the army, and the emperor Gangzhou led all the adults to the northern military camp. Before he could finish his words, the man had disappeared before their eyes.

The recruits' barracks were north of Jiangdu, and she asked someone to prepare a carriage and went straight to the barracks.

"Who?" The guard at the gate of the barracks stopped the carriage and shouted a question.

The coachman rebuked: "Bold! In the car is the imperial concubine, and she has not yet retreated. ”

The guards were stunned for a moment, their faces were a little flustered, they looked at each other, and after kneeling down to pay respects, one of the guards said loudly: "There are rules in the army, women are not allowed to trespass, please go back." ”

Flipping the curtain of the carriage, he jumped on the back of the black horse in front of him, snatched the spear from the guard's hand, and cut the reins between the black horse and the carriage with his backhand. Ignoring the guard's obstruction, she swept her eyes and flicked her whip, and the horse galloped toward the barracks. The guards were shocked, but they couldn't stop them, so they could only stand in place and look at the white figure that disappeared in a blink of an eye, forgetting that they should shout: "Someone broke into the barracks!" ”

The guards in the inner camp were also stunned when they saw her, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the emperor now?" ”

The guards subconsciously pointed in a direction, and replied in a daze: "In the training ground" Before she came back to her senses, the woman in front of her had already ridden away. Only then did they come back to their senses and murmured, "How can there be such a beautiful woman in the world!" Yes? No, her head", "Speaking of this, the man exclaimed: "Oh my God, could she be our imperial concubine?" ”

Another guard hurriedly covered his mouth and scolded: ! 'Stop screaming, you're looking for you!' ”

The training ground for recruits is vast as far as the eye can see. 100,000 people, silent.

The ministers hung their heads slightly, and Xiang Ying, the general of the new army in generals, knelt at the emperor's feet on one knee and lowered his eyebrows. The soldiers in the training ground suddenly fell silent in the chaos of riots and denunciations.

Recently, there have been rumors in the army: the princess Niangniang is the reincarnation of demons, some demons are there, there will be no peace in the world, and the country will perish!

They went from half-believing to being convinced, and now, looking up at the immensely noble emperor on the high platform, the causes of their rebellion can no longer be a reason.

100,000 people stood in the training ground in a messy manner. They held spears in their hands, and their eyes looked up in shock at the steps that stretched up, the majestic and boundless high platform, in front of the hundred officials, stood a man, the man was dressed in a black dragon brocade robe, his eyes were sharp, and his momentum was majestic. I saw that his face was expressionless, and his posture of looking at all beings was like a natural king, with a magic that people had to surrender. He swept his eyes coldly, and the soldiers in the audience knelt down like Lang Xiang.

This is their emperor! Fairy-like posture, god-like momentum, demon-like eyes, and what shocked them the most was not these, but the long who they regarded as a symbol of evil! They can suspect that the imperial concubine is a demon of the country of calamity, it is just a harem woman who can be abolished at will in their eyes, but the supreme master of life recognized by them, the emperor of a country, must not be called a demon!

Dismounted, stood at the corner behind the high platform, held on to the pillars, looked at the man standing tall in front of him, tears flowed out.

In his memory, when he first came to Jiangnan, he gently caressed her snow-white white, and his eyes were distressed. She smiled and asked him, "Will you dislike it?" ”

He said, "There's a medicine that makes it impossible for me to dislike you." If you're afraid, I'll take it. She leaned into his arms and smiled at him, "What is it?" ”

He said, "Against the snow." She asked curiously, "What is the reverse snow?" ”

He looked at her and smiled without answering.

Later, she asked Ke'er to find out what the reverse snow was. Reverse snow is a rare poison, extremely domineering, will not kill people, but can make people taste life and death and even life is worse than death. Those who take this poison will reverse the blood veins and go backwards, like ten thousand arrows piercing the heart, and the liver and intestines will be torn apart. It can make the young man white-headed, and the night is like snow. And the consequence, is...... Ten years of life reduction!

At that time, she was so shocked that she repeatedly told him not to move this thought. At that time, she hugged him tightly and said to him over and over again: "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid at all." I know you won't dislike me, but if you're white, I'll dislike you. So you have to promise me that no matter whether you find the blood black or not, you will never touch the snow. Otherwise, who will accompany me and give me warmth in the ten years that are missing? ”

He smiled and stroked her cheek and replied gently: ! 'Good. ”

Now, in order to curb the rumors, he did not succumb to the fiddling of those people, and in order to live up to her love, he finally obeyed the reverse snow, and after a night of severe pain and torture, like her, he had a head full of silver threads. There was no need for any excuse, he only needed to go there, and from then on, no one would dare to talk about her for nothing! She tried to calm the turbulent emotions of the moment, and tried her best to control herself from rushing towards him, and just like that, hiding behind the pillars, watching him from afar through the hazy mist.

On the high platform, someone brought a chair, and Zongzheng sat down with a hem of his clothes, and glanced at the ministers on both sides, his eyes were deep and he couldn't see his emotions.

There was silence all around, and everyone was waiting for the emperor's words.

Zong Zheng put his arms on the armrests of the chair, and his deep voice was infused with deep internal strength, and said: "I heard that rumors have spread all over the government and the opposition and the military camp in the market recently, and my family affairs have attracted the attention of my subjects, so today, I will come here as soon as possible to discuss with the ministers. Come, and ask the battalion generals to come up. ”

"Yes! Generals, please! ”

There was a slight sensation on the drill ground, and the generals of each battalion looked at each other, as we all know, what a sacred and solemn thing the emperor was in the early dynasties, and in all dynasties, where are ordinary battalion generals like them qualified to participate? And ordinary soldiers, even seeing the emperor, are a great gift. The soldiers were excited and frightened, and they looked cautious, and they carefully ascended the high platform, so close to the emperor who was as far away as a god in their hearts, they only felt that it took a lot of courage to even stand.

"See the emperor, long live my emperor, long live!"

The sound of 100,000 people worshipping was like thunder and shook the sky, straight into the sky.

Zongzheng said without worry: "Flat." Sharp eyes looked at Prime Minister Sancho and went straight to the topic: "Sang Aiqing, as a hundred officials, what do you think of this rumor?" ”

Prime Minister Sang Cheng came out of the ranks, and in a few steps, his mind turned a few times, and he replied: "Enlighten the emperor, it is about the emperor and the mother", the old minister did not dare to say anything. However, where there are rumors, they usually do not come out of nowhere, and the identity of the mother is unknown, so it is indeed easy to attract people's handles. ”

What an old fox! I couldn't talk about the white demon, so I turned to her identity to talk about it.

Zong Zheng had no worries and a sneer hidden in the corners of his thin lips, and he still couldn't see emotion on his face, and asked, "According to Aiqing, how should this matter be settled?" ”

The ministers were slightly stunned, and noticed that what the emperor said was to calm down, not to find out!

Prime Minister Sang Cheng muttered: "For example, he squinted his eyes at an adult next to him, and the minister understood, and said: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to settle this matter, as long as the emperor appoints a virtuous queen as soon as possible, the affairs of the harem will be taken care of by the queen, and the emperor will naturally not have to be troubled by the trivial matters of the harem." ”

Zong Zheng stared at him without worry, and asked, "What does Aiqing mean, I am not as good as a woman?" ”

The minister was startled, and his heart was unconsciously shocked by the evil and cold gaze of the God King like a hellish pool, and he hurriedly knelt down and said, "The minister does not dare! Chan means ......"

Zong Zheng didn't wait for him to continue, and said in a deep voice. "Forgive me for not daring! Aiqing thinks, who is the most suitable to be the mother of this country? ”

Another minister came out of the ranks, and the previous one was used as a reference, so he carefully worded and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks... Sang Cheng, the daughter of Prime Minister Sang Cheng, is the most suitable person. After saying that, he peeked at the young emperor, but he didn't know that he was facing the sharp gaze, and he couldn't help but feel a sudden burst in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his head.

Someone opened it first. Immediately, other ministers chimed in: "The minister also thinks that the prime minister's daughter is suitable." ”

Within half an hour, there were as many as half of the hundreds of officials. Zong Zheng Wuwu narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly and glanced at them lightly, while the rest of the people, looking at the emperor's deep eyes, did not dare to make a move.

Zong Zheng's thin lips hooked a smile of unknown meaning, and said: "Aiqing knows the daughter of the prime minister very well. Young court training, knowledge and etiquette... Is that so, Sang Aiqing? ”

Prime Minister Sang Cheng's eyes flashed, and he was about to step forward to reply, but Zong Zheng Wuwu didn't want to listen to his answer, but instructed Xiao Xu, the commander of the forbidden army behind him: "Bring people up." ”

"Yes." Xiao Xu waved his hand to the back, "Bring it up." ”

On the other side of the place where Man Yao stood, at the end of the pillars of the military and political hall, two guards dragged a man and a woman to the high platform. The man and the woman were disheveled, their heads were disheveled, and their open necks were gnawed and red marks all over the place, and it was clear at a glance what the reason was. The two were thrown in front of the hundred officials by the guards, and the woman woke up slowly, fell to the ground, raised her head slightly, rubbed her eyes, and did not understand what had happened here.

Sang Chengxiang's face changed in shock, he pointed to the woman on the ground, his fingers trembled slightly, and said, "You, you...... May I ask the emperor, this ...... What's going on? ”

Zong Zheng sneered: "Sang Aiqing doesn't know? Why don't you ask your daughter! ”

Only then did the woman react, remembering everything that had happened last night, and her beautiful face turned pale in an instant, like a dead person. She entered the palace with a mission, and she didn't see the emperor for five days, so she had to wait at the place where the emperor must pass, do her best, attract the emperor's attention, and finally got her wish and stepped into the Longxiao Palace, which symbolizes the highest power. It's a pity that she tried her best, and in the end she fell short.

Facing his father's reproachful gaze, the mulberry duck grabbed the placket of his shirt that was spread out on his chest, bowed his head in shame, and said nothing.

The Nine Emperor Princes endured it for a long time, and they wanted to speak for a long time, but now it was his turn to speak, and he stood up and said, "Prime Minister, can't you see such an obvious thing?" Your daughter can't wait to ascend to the throne of the queen, and she actually seduces the king with charm, and the result! I couldn't be tempted, I couldn't bear the loneliness, and I found a guard to fornicate," he said, glancing around at the ministers who recommended Mulberry Duck as the queen, and laughed mockingly: "This is what you call a knowledgeable Dali?" Ha, this king can be regarded as a long experience today! Anyway, she is also the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she is not a street prostitute... Alas! He shook his head with regret, hating these people in his heart, if they hadn't deliberately spread rumors and provoked right and wrong, how could Seventh Brother have taken the reverse snow?

When Prime Minister Sang heard this, his beard trembled with anger, his eyes widened, and he said, "King Jiang speaks, please pay attention to your identity."

The Nine Emperors smiled: "I'm sorry, this king is used to speaking casually, and the prime minister doesn't like to listen to it?" Then it's no wonder that this king, who told your daughter to do such a shameless thing? His voice was loud, spread throughout the audience, raised his eyebrows, turned to face the soldiers, collected his usual smile, and said to the 100,000 new troops under the steps very seriously, "Our soldiers in Jiangnan, you are the future heroes of the country!" Tell us, Monarch of the Holy Ming, do you want such a woman to be your queen? ”

The soldiers below looked at each other, and Xiang Ying immediately raised his right hand and took the lead in shouting: "Of course I don't want to!" When the battalion generals on the stage heard this, they also shouted: "I don't want to! ”

Immediately afterwards, 100,000 soldiers raised their spears in their hands and responded one after another, "I don't want to!" ”

The voice of 100,000 people, the magnificent momentum, shook the entire military camp and shook the hearts of countless people.

The ministers who recommended the mulberry duck as the queen knelt down and kowtowed in a panic, and said again and again: "The ministers are guilty!" Guilty of the ministers! ”

Zongzheng is carefree like a person outside the play, looking at this scene indifferently, still expressionless, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

Sang Chengxiang's face was pale, it was he who underestimated this young emperor. I had to bow down and say: "The ministers and goddesses have no way, please ask the emperor to condemn the crime!" ”

The Nine Emperor Princes turned around and said, "Prime Minister, don't be in a hurry to confess your guilt, there are still people who haven't been there." Come, bring that man with you! ”

A middle-aged man wearing a scholar's hat was dragged up, and the man had long been frightened by this momentum, his face was like ashes, and his whole body was trembling at the moment.

The Nine Emperors turned around a few times in front of the civil and military officials, and asked, "Do you know who he is?" Prime Minister, you should know best, right? He was ordered by our prime minister to spread rumors in the folk teahouse, saying that the imperial concubine was the bastard of the demons! As he spoke, he reflexively kicked the storyteller so hard that he rolled his eyes and almost fainted.

Prime Minister Sang Cheng panicked in his heart, pretended to be calm on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is wronged, the old minister is loyal to the Southern Dynasty and the emperor, please let the emperor know!" ”

Zong Zheng Wu Wu picked the corner of his eyes, got up, and slowly walked in front of him, his incomparably sharp gaze swept over the civil and military officials, hooked his lips slightly, and said with a smile: "I have been on the throne for a year, and all the Aiqing have done something and said something, I know it in my heart." Is it loyalty? Is it a traitor? It's not about a mouth, it's about what he does. ”

Those ministers were stunned by his gaze, and knelt down in unison and said, "The emperor is wise!" ”

Zong Zheng said without worry: "I remember that Aiqing just said that everything will never be groundless, since King Jiang said it in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and these 100,000 soldiers, there must be some basis." We don't listen any further. ”

Prime Minister Sang Cheng knelt on the ground, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, but he couldn't argue.

The Nine Emperor Princes smiled proudly and took out a mule from his arms: "Prime Minister, do you recognize these things?" As he spoke, he called, unfolded it, and shook it in front of his eyes. When Prime Minister Sang Cheng saw it, he was horrified in his heart, and intuitively stretched out his hand to grab it, the Nine Emperor Prince seemed to expect him to be a little moved, so he hurriedly jumped away, held his head high, held the letter, displayed it in front of everyone, pointed to the seal at the end of the letter, and raised his voice: "If this king is not mistaken, the seal at the end of these letters that frequently correspond with you should be the private seal of the emperor of the Northern Dynasty!" ”

"Huh? ......" There was a commotion among the ministers.

Prime Minister Sang Cheng glared, shook his head and said, "Impossible, how could these things get into your hands?" ”

The Nine Emperor Princes squatted down, raised a big smile, and said very happily: "I'm sorry, just when you go out on your front foot in the morning, this queen will take someone with your foot...... Raided your home, dug this out of the ground in your study. What do you think? I can find out if it's so secretive, didn't I expect it? Alas, after checking for more than half a year, it can be regarded as a wasted effort! ”

Prime Minister Sang Cheng collapsed to the ground, looking at the expressionless emperor high above in disbelief, they actually checked him for more than half a year, and now the house has been copied, but he didn't know, and thought that the emperor trusted him more, and relied on his huge power in Jiangnan to stabilize his throne, but unexpectedly, he was actually already the man's fish and meat, and he was still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival here, thinking that one day he would control this emperor and seize the imperial power. In the end, not to mention the harm to his only daughter, it also affected the entire family, this is the price of ambition!

This turbulent early dynasty finally ended in the emperor's holy decree.

"Prime Minister Sancho colluded with the enemy country, spread rumors to slander the reputation of the imperial concubine, disturbed the court, led a mutiny, and plotted to seize power and usurp the throne, the crime is unforgivable! Now remove from the official position and punish the nine clans! From today onwards, whoever dares to mention the matter after the draft will be punished as a crime of treason! The majesty of the emperor was fully displayed at this moment, and the Zongzheng was worry-free in the awe-inspiring eyes of the ministers and soldiers, as well as the loud voice of "The emperor is wise!" He left the stage gorgeously with a shout. And everyone knows that the fall of Sang Xiang must be followed by the thunderous means of Emperor Yi of a court situation, and they will soon appreciate it.

Zongzheng stepped down from the high platform without worry, and saw the white woman standing behind the pillar at the turn. I saw the woman with tears in her eyes, staring at him stupidly, and in the woman's eyes, there were nobles, love, distress, and deep affection.

He was slightly stunned, walked over quickly, and frowned, "Why are you here?" "With such a strong wind, she didn't even wear a fox fur, and she didn't know how long she had been standing here. Ignoring the eyes of others, he stretched out his arms and grabbed her body, leading her to the royal chariot behind him.

Manyao pursed his lips and didn't speak, looking at the red blood in his eyes, and the thick exhaustion hidden between his eyebrows and eyes after a night of torture, his heart was clenched. She bit her lip tightly and didn't dare to speak, she was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would not be able to hold back her tears.

When the heavy bright yellow curtain was lowered, it blocked the cold winter wind and everyone's gaze. She couldn't bear it any longer, and threw herself into his arms desperately, tears rolling down her eyes, seeping into the man's clothes, wetting his chest, and the hot temperature melted a heart that was once as cold as ice into a pool of spring water.

She clenched her fists, thumped him in the chest, and choked, "How can you do this? What did you promise me, did you forget? You said you would never touch the snow, you said you didn't want to spend one less day with me,..."

Her body trembled slightly, her heart fearing that he might leave her sooner. Ten years of life reduction, what a heavy price!

Zongzheng Wuwu hugged her tightly, and the snow-like head fell down and was entangled with her, and he couldn't tell who was who. He lowered his head and pressed his chin to her forehead, his slender fingers caressing her thin back

"Aman, don't worry, I will always be with you. Don't be afraid, huh? He softly coaxed the woman he loved, held her face, gently wiped away the tears from her face, and lowered his head to kiss the delicate lip flap.

Clearly felt her body tremble, he went from gentle temptation to deep demand, carefully cherishing and shaking her soul.

She raised her hand to his neck, tears still rolling down, sinking between her lips and teeth, spreading a salty but happy taste. She sobbed as she used all her strength to respond to the man who cherished her with his life. The grinding of lips and teeth brought a tremor from the heart, and the deep desire in the body that was suddenly detonated came violently and violently.

It's been more than a year, and they've had a kiss that was so natural. At this moment, they all forgot the humiliation they had had, and they also forgot the hatred and pain that carved into their hearts.

Thank you very much for your birthday wishes! I wanted to take a day off on my birthday.,But I'm going to the hospital tomorrow.,So I'm still staying at home today and writing obediently.,Didn't go anywhere.,In order to have more.,It's so late.,I'm sorry! I don't necessarily have an update tomorrow because I don't know what time I'll be home tomorrow night. I'll try to write as much as I can and see if I can survive tonight! Alas!

Phoenix Nirvana, the soul of women