Chapter Seventy-Seven
The General's Palace, the Garden of Tranquility. Manxiao supported her chin with her hands, lowered her eyes and reclined on the chaise longue chair in front of the window, behind her a carved fine wooden skeleton glass lamp, the dim light came out through the silk veil, enveloped her, she hung her head slightly, white draped, the shadow printed in the light made the expression on her face become hazy and vague, and she couldn't see clearly. Xiang Ying stood at a distance of ten steps, only glanced up at her, then immediately retracted his gaze, lowered his head and reported: "Sure enough, as the master expected, the general thought that we passed on the news through the three people who appeared in the nameless alley, and had already sent someone to investigate." He must not have imagined that the master was the one who was attacking the west, and Xiao Ke was the one who really delivered the news. ”
The corners of Manyao's lips slightly outline a shallow arc, a smile that can't be seen, a little deep, and a mystery. She took Xiao Xu and Xiang Ying to the Nine Emperor Princes' Mansion, Bo Chou's eyes would definitely be on the three of them and the Nine Emperor Princes, their every move along the way could not escape Fu Chou's eyes, and Xiao Ke, a simple girl with no scheming and martial arts, was the least easy to be wary of. Xiao Ke doesn't have martial arts, but she has a miscellaneous, which is a kind of incense that can make people wake up and forget what happened before. Although the Wuyin Building is secret, she has the shoulders of the Yin Building, and it is not difficult to find people.
"I'm afraid those people in the nameless alley today are not simple." She gently lifted the hand that had been stabbed by the sharp hook, and it looked a little swollen with layers of gauze wrapped around it. Xiang Ying pondered: "Those people are indeed a little weird, although they are usually a little crowded, they are not as crowded as they are today. Could it be that these people have a conspiracy against their masters? ”
Man Yao moved two fingers and said lightly: "No matter who they are, this time, just achieve the goal we want." What else has the general done recently? Xiang Ying said: "I heard that since the return of the autumn hunt, the general has been sending people to secretly look for something, but I don't know what it is?" They searched the entire palace, and also searched the residences of some ministers and the people who had been in contact with His Majesty a few days before the autumn hunt, but it seems that they have not found them yet. Speaking of this, he paused, remembered something, and added: "Before the general, the prince had the same behavior. ”
"Oh?" Manyao Dai's eyebrows moved slightly, her eyes raised slightly, the prince had looked for it, and Fu Chip was also looking for it, for the people who were about to ascend the throne, what was so important to them? She stared and pondered, and after a moment, her eyes lit up, "Jade seal, maybe it's the heirloom jade seal!" Xiang Ying was stunned, there was a feeling of seeing the clouds, and said with a smile: "What the master said is very true, it is very likely to be the jade seal of the country!" However, His Majesty is in the palace, where will the jade seal be if he is not in the palace? ”
Man Yao sat up, and suddenly remembered the seemingly ordinary but heavy box that Gonggong Chen gave her and the words of Emperor Lin: "I will give you two things,... These two things must not be opened when you are still the general's wife, otherwise, you will become a sinner of the ancient kingdom of Lintian. "Could it be...... She was shocked, if so, what was the other thing? She stood up suddenly, "Let's go, go to the tea plantation." Xiang Ying was stunned for a moment, and followed her to the door without saying a word, Manyao suddenly paused, his eyes swept around, his face was calm, and he raised his hand to stop: "Slow, today is not the time." You go down and rest first, and I'll go to the forest to practice my sword for a while. Xiang Ying disagreed: "Master, your hand is injured......
"Out of the way, I'm measured. Go ahead. As she spoke, she turned around and took her sword, and went straight to the bamboo forest.
For three days, there was no other action.
On the evening of the third day, the moonlight was excellent, and Fu Chip finally finished dealing with the accumulated official business, wandering alone in the dormitory, and as soon as his mind was empty, he was all the figure of that person. He held his forehead with one hand, and his eyes fell on the light gray floor tiles, but there was no focus.
He turned his head to the door and shouted, "Someone, go and spread the news that the guards of the Qingmu Garden have come to see the general." ”
The guards outside the door hurriedly responded, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the guards of Qingjing Garden arrived outside the door, and before they could ask to see them, the companions had already said "come in" first.
The guard entered the room and saluted, and Fu Chip stood in front of the window with his back and asked, "Is the wound on Madame's hand better?" ”
The guard bowed his head and replied respectfully: "Back to the general's words, my subordinates heard Miss Xiao say that the injuries on Madame's hands seem to be more serious than they were three days ago. The general has been busy with official business for the past three days, and his subordinates dare not come to disturb him. ”
Fu Chip's gaze changed, he turned his head suddenly, frowned and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" Isn't Xiao Ke's medical skills very good? How could it be more serious? ”
The guard hurriedly said: "Madame practiced sword every night, and the wound worsened, and the fingers were already bone. I heard that I couldn't practice swordsmanship anymore, and my wife was in a bad mood, so I asked the Xiang guards to bring a pot of wine tonight, and everyone retreated, and at the moment I was drinking alone in the bamboo forest. ”
Fu Chip was slightly shocked, and his heart hurt irrepressibly, and he saw his bones, is it already so serious? She actually abused her body like this! She has always been a calm and self-contained woman, but she also drinks because she is in a bad mood? In his life, what he regrets the most is that drunkenness, if he is not drunk, he will not touch the scar incense, he will not touch the scar incense, and there will be no red tent scene that he will regret for the rest of his life. That woman has followed him for many years, knows him too well, knows that he is being forced by the master of the door and is in a difficult situation, and she still designed him like this, leading him to use Li Dai Taozhuang's plan to ruin him and Rong Le, he must catch her and break her body into pieces!
He clenched his fists, strode out, and went straight to the Qingjing Garden.
The night is quiet and serene, the garden is quiet, the autumn breeze is bleak, the bamboo shadow is blowing, surrounded by blue colors, the woman sits alone, the long fly away, the clothes are light, she holds the pot in her left hand, the posture is elegant like a fairy, she pours herself and drinks, and she is a little drunk. In the air, the faint fragrance of bamboo is mixed with the strong aroma of wine, and the picturesque beauty under the silver moonlight makes people fascinated.
Fu Chip stood far away outside the bamboo forest, unwilling to disturb this quiet beauty. He looked at each other infatuatedly, with countless thoughts and loves. I didn't see him for a few days, but it was like a lifetime apart.
Manyao took another glass of wine, raised her head and poured it down, her throat burned, she looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and remembered Li Bai's drinking alone under the moon.
A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without a blind date.
Raise a glass to invite Mingyue, and the shadow becomes a trio.
The moon does not drink, and the shadow disciples follow me.
Temporarily accompanied by the moon will be shadowed, and the joy must be spring.
I sing and wander, and I dance in a mess.
When they wake up, they mingle together, and when they get drunk, they disperse.
Eternal knot ruthless travel, phase Miao Yunhan.
There are no flowers here, but there are bamboos. What kind of loneliness and desolation did the great poet who was admired by later generations feel when he drank and wrote poetry? She put down her wine glass, picked up the Xuanluo on the side, and flew up, not practicing swords, but dancing all the time.
The soft and elegant figure danced in the green bamboo forest, and the light like mercury flowed out a graceful arc under the hazy moonlight. She looked back by chance in the sword light, the cold and clear eyes were rippling with a drunken and slightly drunk demeanor, and the snow-white silk reflected in the eyes was flowing with holy demonic smelting, exuding a mysterious attraction.
When Fu Chip saw her holding the sword, he wanted to stop it, but he couldn't move, as if he had been nailed to the ground. He wanted to take one more look at her like this, and take one more look.
The sharp sword qi suddenly swept in the air, shaking the bamboo leaves one after another, floating around her, as if in the desolation of the heart of the calligraphy and painting woman, and it seemed to be a clear leaf bamboo rain, wanting to wash away all the sorrow in the world.
Her sword dance is soft and strong, showing a woman's most beautiful posture vividly in such a quiet and beautiful night, and the soft and beautiful moonlight is only her foil.
With her light footsteps, she gradually moved to the low table where the flask was placed, and she leaned back, hooked the flask with one finger and threw it into the air, and the wine poured down the jug, like a clear spring, her red lips opened slightly, and her drunken state was actually sultry.
The man outside the forest seemed to have been struck by that look, and his body stiffened. At this moment, the sword in the woman's hand suddenly fell to the ground, she held the other hand in one hand, her brows furrowed, and her body was crooked, and she fell to the ground.
Fu Chip was startled, hurriedly swept over, and called out nervously: "Rong Le." ”
He lifted her up, and saw that the thick gauze on her right hand had been soaked in blood, and he was angry and distressed, so he picked her up and went to bed.
Wandering her eyes, the shadows under the thick eyelashes obscuring the look in her eyes, she leaned quietly into his arms, motionless.
Fu Chip put her on the bed, turned around and asked someone to fetch water to clean her wounds, but she grabbed him by the sleeve. Bo Chou turned around in surprise, and saw that her eyes were slightly rippling, her expression was half drunk and half awake, and there was a poignant smile on the corner of her mouth, which made people feel distressed when they saw it.
Rong Le ......, six he felt as if his heart was not his own, no, his heart was no longer his own.
"Why?" She dragged him, turned her face up, looked at him with drunken and hazy eyes, and her voice was desolate and sad, "Why did you do that to me?" ”
His heart trembled, as if his heart was being tightened little by little by a soft hand, and the pain spread from the bottom of his heart to the tip of his heart. He opened. But he didn't know what to say. He knew he was wrong! But he couldn't turn back.
She looked into his eyes, and her cool tone was like a cold wind blowing in a person's body, and she said, "Do you know that I have to choose to believe in someone who has been using and hurting me...... How much courage does it take? Do you know that I almost fell in love with you ...... and almost fell in love with you! She shook his arm, and the voice suddenly became terrible, like a sharp knife cutting into his heart.
Fu Chip's chest shook violently, and he couldn't move there. The blood in the body seemed to coagulate at that moment, and the whole person lost the ability to think. He looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief, and she said: She almost fell in love with him!
He slowly squatted down, his gaze did not leave her drunken eyes for a moment, his hand slowly stroked her face, his lips trembled, and asked, "Rongle, ,...... Say what? ”
Her sad smile expanded, she shook her head slightly, and laughed at herself: "It's useless to say anything!" It was you who betrayed your promise and pushed me to someone else in the most cruel way with your own hands, and you used your shackles...... Taught me a lesson that was crueler than death! I never said hate, but now, I'll give it to you! ”
Her words were like a sharp blade to him, and the hatred in her eyes was deep, he trembled physically and mentally, he knew that she hated him, from the moment he saw her white hair, to the time he tortured Zongzheng without worrying that she held a sharp hook in her hand, he always knew very well that she hated him! But he never thought that she would kiss. Say it, say it so bluntly. It turns out that knowing and hearing with your own ears are two different things, but you can still deceive yourself when you know it, but you can no longer deceive yourself when you hear it with your own ears.
Fu Chip sat on the ground, his eyes empty and desperate, and the remorse hit his heart hard, and the pain was unbearable. He looked at her, laughed miserably and whispered, "Yes, what did you say,...... It's late! It turned out that he was once only one step away from happiness, and he ruined it with his own hands! How so? How can this be?
He couldn't help but think, if that plan hadn't been implemented! "What kind of happiness will it be for her to fall in love with him? That's sitting on the world, and even revenge can't be achieved in case of happiness! The more beautiful the imagination, the more cruel and hopeless the reality becomes.
He suddenly raised his hand and grabbed her shoulder, with a strong plea in his eyes, as if desperate, and said: "Rong Le, as long as you give me another chance, I will immediately let go of Zongzheng without worry, I can even return the throne to him, I don't want anything...... Rong Le, give me another chance, okay?" I will never use you again, I will not hurt you in the future, I just want to love you well and live a good life with you. Rong Le ......, okay? "This time, it's not a threat, it's not an exchange of benefits, it's a prayer, a heartfelt expectation, such a solemn and sad expectation.
Manyao opened her drunken eyes, as if her consciousness was not very clear, she frowned, and suddenly said: "Zongzheng is worry-free"...... Don't worry, he's locked up by you, I want to see him! May I? ”
Fu Chip's body shook, her eyes were painful, and she didn't listen to anything he said. She couldn't hear his expectations, she couldn't hear his prayers, she couldn't hear his longing for happiness, all she heard was the four words Zongzheng worry-free!
He stood up and looked at her, her face flushed with drunkenness, her gaze was empty, obviously falling on him, but there was no him in her eyes. He suddenly smiled decisively: "In your heart, I am still far inferior to him!" Why do you miss him? It's only a ten-day relationship between you, and if conquering a woman really starts with the body, then I might as well give it a try. There's no hope for anything else anyway. ”
His eyes turned cold, no longer as gentle as before, and she instinctively shrunk back, frowning, dazed.
"Rong Le, don't blame me!" He has already regretted it, he shouldn't have let her go once, since he got married, he should have fulfilled the truth of husband and wife with her, maybe there would be no today.
He clasped her shoulders with both hands to prevent her from dodging, and lowered his head to kiss her watery red lips. She was so frightened that he struggled, so he clasped her hand on the top of his head, and when he was about to kiss her, he suddenly felt a strong wind behind him, he frowned, his eyes sharpened, let go of her, and turned around sharply, but at this moment, an extremely fine silver needle of ice blue pierced his skin quickly, piercing into the acupoint accurately, making him stagnate, and he couldn't move immediately.
His heart was as cold as ice, it turned out that everything he had done before had been used to lower his vigilance, waiting for this inevitable blow. He smiled sadly, turned his head with difficulty, and the drunken woman was standing behind him, her eyes were clear at the moment, and she was still half drunk.
Manyao looked at him coldly, the sad expression in his eyes was not visible, she glanced at Xiao Xu, Xiao Xiao nodded and went to get his personal token, and then moved Bo Chip to the bed and covered the quilt according to Manyao's instructions.
Manxiao glanced back before going out, that look was extremely complicated, as if he had seen all the entanglements between the two of them in the past, from their first meeting to the later night and night hugging each other and sleeping, who can say that there is no trace of emotion in it? She turned her head, her gaze at the night sky was unusually firm, her tone was cold and indifferent, and she said: "Fu Chip, you do have some affection for me, this time, I won't hurt your life." But if we meet again in the future, you and I will definitely be enemies, and I will no longer show mercy! In this life, from now on, I will only live for one person. This... I have to thank you for your gift, so that I can see clearly, in this world, what is the immortal...... It's the one who really treats me! ”
Fu Chip's eyes were torn apart inch by inch, he looked at her back who had resolutely left, thick sadness and despair filled his whole heart, his world was like a dark night covered by dark clouds outside, like ink, and the thick could not be dissolved.
The four of them left the General's Mansion and walked a distance to the west, and in the thick night, a man in black suddenly appeared and saluted her: "Princess! ”
Man Yao nodded and said, "Leng Yan, the token is for you, you go first, I'll go get something, and then I'll arrive."
Xiang Ying hurriedly said: "The subordinates will go with the master." ”
Manyao shook his hand, "No need, there are many people, I can do it myself." After that, he turned over and went straight to the Moon Tea Garden.
The night was cold, she came to the roof of the tea garden, opened the round hole used to project the moonlight, and jumped down, her posture was extremely dexterous, and she did not make a sound. This trip was very important, and she didn't dare to alarm anyone.
The garden was pitch black, without any light, and she waited for her vision to become clearer, before turning to an inconspicuous corner behind the screen, turning on the mechanism, and a tree used for decoration was immediately moved to the side, she squatted down and opened the dark compartment at the bottom of the two floors, took out the box, and then restored everything to its original appearance, and then stood up.
Carefully holding the box, just about to turn around, suddenly, a gust of wind blew from the direction behind him, and a torn voice that did not distinguish between men and women, with a grim and terrifying smile, came coldly through the screen, startling people trembling, and immediately shivered.
"It turns out that the princess hid things here, so that the master of this sect is easy to find!"
There are thousands of red faces and white pains