Chapter 5 The Liquid Pool

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Shen Ruoliao lay down honestly for two more days, and then, with the permission of Yao Biao, he could finally get up and go to the ground, walk around the house slightly, bask in the sun, look at the spring, and smell the flowers. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He became silent. Don't be questioned, never speak. But when there is an answer, it is also very docile, and he is extremely respectful to the princess and the prince and Master Daoyan, and the answer is limited to a word of thanks, and there are only a few numbers; is grateful to Yao Biao and Yuan Heng for their femininity, but they never say anything; For the third prince Zhu Gaosui and everyone else, they are all respectful.

On the last day of March, Shen Ruoliao already felt much better, and his activities were much more comfortable than before. Yao Biao took him a few more steps, through the Imperial Garden, to the edge of the Taiye Pool; Then, Lord Yao was worried about the wind and cold, and said that he would go back to pick up another piece of clothes for Shen Ruoliao, and by the way, he would take some water, and repeatedly told him not to go far, so he left.

Shen Ruoyu walked aimlessly for a while, bypassed a few bushes, sat down on a stone bench by the water, and quietly admired the willows. A few steps away, a swing was erected between two tall willow trees, and a girl was sitting on it alone, facing the spring waves, absentmindedly swinging gently. Shen Ruoyu sat in the back, looking at her back, and suddenly, an old poem came up in her heart:

How deep is the courtyard? The willows pile up smoke, and the curtain has no repetition. Yule carved saddle tour smelter, the height of the building does not see Zhangtai Road. Rain, wind, and March twilight. The door covers the dusk, and there is no plan to stay in the spring. Tearful eyes asked Huahua silently, and the red flew over the swing.

It's twilight again. In a trance, six years had passed in his life. In a trance, the wooden swing was still in front of him, and a long black hair was like a waterfall, hanging straight into the clear stream of Yingchun Valley. She turned to look at him, her brow furrowed.

"What are you looking at?" She was always so reserved in her teachings.

I haven't avenged my father, my uncle, and the swing, but I'm tired of it all. Do I still want to go back to Yeyao Mountain? Where is my home now? How is Qiu'er, is she obedient and returned to Wuling with Hongjiang? How is Xiang'er, is she still in Beiping, is she married? What about my mother, Master Yao said that she was in Beiping, what was she doing? What happened to King Yan? It seems that this time, King Yan has made up his mind not to break the Jingshi and vow not to return it; If he breaks the Jingshi and gets the great treasure, what will he do to me? On the front-line battlefield, now, what is going on?

He sighed faintly, and was out of his mind when the wooden swing suddenly turned around, looked at him, and furrowed his brow.

"What are you looking at?" She snorted.

Shen Ruoyu was taken aback and came back to his senses. The girl on the swing had already jumped off and walked in front of him in the blink of an eye.

"How long have you been here? Peeking all the time? ”

Shen Ruoyu was a little stammered for a while, looking at the girl in front of her. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, beautiful and generous, and looked at herself without evasion, with a gaze that was not so much reproachful as curious.

Before he could speak, his face turned red.

"The girl misunderstood, I wasn't peeking. I'm just thinking about my own business. ”

"Are your injuries healed? Master Yao, how can you let you run around alone. ”

Shen Ruoyu was taken aback. "Master Yao went back to get something. ...... is Miss? ”

The girl frowned: "You don't recognize me?" Have you really forgotten all of us? ”

Shen Ruoyu looked at her blankly. Seeing that he could not remember, she complained:

"I'm Chang Ning. At the beginning, Sister Qiu'er's favorite was me, and you also said that you would bring me back from the capital to bring me Yuhuashi. Have you forgotten everything? Father is right, you are an ungrateful thief, you became your general, even threw away your own mother, and led troops to crusade against your in-laws. ”

Shen Ruo looked at her blankly for a long time, then woke up and hurriedly said:

"Yes...... Your Highness! Shen Ruoyu was rude! ”

He stood up and bowed down, but the wounds on his body ached, and he fell to the ground at once.

The county lord of Changning was taken aback, and immediately regretted it, and reached out to help him.

"Don't make such a big move, your injuries are not healed yet, my mother said, I can't let you move."

She helped him to sit back down, looking at him with concern.

"How? Do you want me to call someone? ”

Shen Ruoyu's face turned pale, shook his head, and smiled weakly:

"I'm fine, I'm fine."

"You really don't know me?"

Shen Ruoyu smiled apologetically: "When I left Beiping, His Highness was only twelve years old. In just three years, I didn't expect His Highness to change so much, and there was a world of difference from the beginning. Ruo Xiao really didn't recognize it. Why is Your Highness alone on a swing here? ”

"Father hurt you like this, right?" Chang Ning asked rhetorically without answering.

Shen Ruoliao smiled. "On the battlefield, there are several sieges and swords, and it is difficult to know who injured me."

Chang Ning said: "It was the third brother who said it." The third brother said that you deserve to be there today, so my father punished you and severely injured you with his own hands, but he refused to take your life, and he had to keep it for the future to continue the torture. ”

Shen Ruoyu was secretly frightened; This shouldn't be a girl's words. He didn't know how to answer.

Chang Ning said: "Brother-in-law, why do you want to oppose your father and help the court?" What did Father do to be sorry for you? ”

Shen Ruoliao said: "Your Highness, don't call Ruoliao that anymore." I have already broken off the relationship between myself and the prince. You should know. ”

Chang Ning lowered his head and said, "I know." But I don't know why. Sister Qiu'er used to like me the most. Is Sister Qiu'er okay now? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "It should be okay, I don't know." She and I have also broken off our relationship as husband and wife. If you are now, you are nothing, just a prisoner who has committed a great crime and is waiting for the prince to punish him. ”

"You always have a reason," Chang Ning looked at him researchingly, and said wisely, "either for the sake of glory and wealth, or if your father has offended you, you want to take revenge, or for something else." -- Glory and wealth, it is unlikely, what your father gave you is certainly no less than what the court gave you. Why exactly? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled melancholy: "Your Highness, don't ask." If I have a very good reason, will the prince still not know? ”

Chang Ning was a little depressed. "If you don't want to say it, forget it. I'm going back, my mother is going to look for me soon, and I'll be angry if I can't find one. Do you need me to send you back? ”

Shen Ruoyu shook his head and said with a shallow smile: "County Lord, please go back first." Ruo Xiao still has to wait for Lord Yao to come over. ”

Chang Ning said: "Then I'll wait until Lord Yao comes back before leaving." I can't leave you here alone, or my mother will know about it, and I will still be scolded. ”

"Fifth sister?" Suddenly, a voice sounded behind me. The county lord of Changning jumped up.

"Third brother? How did you get here? ”

Zhu Gaosui came out from behind unconsciously; Shen Ruoyu was a little embarrassed. He has been avoiding Zhu Gaosui for several days, knowing that the third prince is not pleasing to his eyes, and he is even more afraid of colliding with him. At this moment, they met on a narrow road, and he only hoped that Yao Biao would come back soon.

Zhu Gaosui saw Shen Ruoyu and was stunned.

"Fifth sister, why are you with this traitor?"

The county lord of Changning frowned and said, "Don't say that, third brother." After all, we used to be a family, and when my sister and brother-in-law were here, we were very good to Chang Ning. ”

Zhu Gaosui glared at Shen Ruoyu with disdain: "Hmph; Our family has never owed him. It's good that he took refuge in the stupid emperor, and he also brought soldiers to fight his father, and General Zhang Yu was killed by him! Such a treacherous villain, the fifth sister Hugh wants to talk to him, he has ill intentions, who knows if he will take the opportunity to harm the fifth sister. ”

Chang Ning shook his head: "Third brother, he has been injured like this, even if he has the intention to harm me, what can he do to me?" His mother repeatedly told him that he needed to recuperate and not to say unpleasant things to him, and his father also specially repaired the book and said that no one was allowed to harm his life. ”

Zhu Gaosui doted on his sister and didn't want to argue more, so he had to say: "My brother is just worried about the fifth sister; That brother doesn't say it. What is the fifth sister doing here alone? Do you just talk to him? How boring. ”

Chang Ning said: "I was going back, but my mother was waiting for me." But Master Yao went back to get his things, and I can't leave him here alone. ”

Zhu Gaosui's eyes rolled, and he thought about it, so he smiled and said:

"It's easy to do; The fifth sister will go back first, and it is not good to let her mother wait. I'll leave it to me, and I'll stay with him until Lord Yao returns. The fifth sister can rest assured. ”

Chang Ning was not at ease, and asked suspiciously, "Are you serious?" You just spoke ill of him. As soon as I leave, who knows if you will bully people again. ”

Zhu Gaosui patted his chest: "I'm for the fifth sister." The fifth sister still can't trust the third brother? ”

Chang Ning was skeptical, but chose to ask Shen Ruoliao: "Brother-in-law, are you willing to accompany the third brother for me?" ”

Shen Ruoyu secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. Zhu Gaosui's eyes were not good, he had already seen his intentions. But what could he say? He's just a thief; In front of King Yan, in front of the people of Beiping, an eternal traitor.

He smiled lightly: "Your Royal Highness the county lord doesn't have to worry too much, please go back first." ”

Chang Ning said: "Then I'll go first, and I'll go back to see you." ”

She took two steps, turned back again, and looked at Zhu Gaosui uneasily.

"Third brother, it's okay, don't bully others, or I'll tell my mother."

Zhu Gaosui smiled: "Sister, don't worry." ”

Chang Ning left.

Zhu Gaosui waited for her to go away, turned around, and looked at Shen Ruoliao viciously.

"Don't think I'm really going to touch you. I just don't want to frighten the fifth sister. ”

Shen Ruoyu said lightly: "I'm afraid that the county lord will be hurt even more if he knows that His Highness doesn't believe what he says." ”

Zhu Gaosui chirped: "Phew! You, a wolf-hearted villain, are also worthy to talk about faith in front of me? I will teach you a good lesson for my father today. ”

Shen Ruoliao raised his head and looked at him kindly, his tone was extremely docile, but the words he said could only anger Zhu Gaosui even more:

"Does Your Highness want to disobey the orders of the prince and the princess?"

Zhu Gaosui sneered: "My father and my mother have this life, just to keep you until your father comes back, take care of you, and let you die now, it's too cheap for you." Do you think I'm going to let you die right now? I'm not that stupid. ”

He stretched out his hand, grabbed Shen Ruoliao's collar, and dragged him to the ground. The wounds around his body were in pain, Shen Ruoyu's face immediately turned pale, he gritted his teeth and didn't say anything.

Zhu Gaosui didn't let go, but dragged him to pull his legs and walked towards the back of the Taiye Pool. Shen Ruoyu's wounds were not healed, his body was torn and painful, and his limbs were weak and weak, Rao is Zhu Gaosui's martial arts were not good, but he couldn't break free from the three prince's eagle claws, so he could only be dragged down by him all the way.

Zhu Gaosui dragged Shen Ruoliao around to the north end of the Taiye Pond, crossed the small stone bridge to the west side, but went around to the bottom of the bridge. Although Shen Ruoyu knew that there was a tunnel hidden in the palace, he rarely walked across this small stone bridge, and never noticed that there was a secret door under the bridge. Zhu Gaosui opened the secret door, dragged Shen Ruoyu into the door, took a lamp at the door, closed the door with his backhand, dragged him down a ramp, turned a few corners, walked a long way, and finally stopped in an isolated crypt, and then let go of his hand.

Shen Ruoyu fell to the ground and couldn't stand up. All the way to the drag and collision, his clothes have been worn out, and his two knees are even more flesh and blood. He gritted his teeth, his whole body aching violently, sweating profusely, and trembling.

Zhu Gaosui sneered: "This was once the place where my father secretly trained his troops; Grandpa is here to teach you a good lesson, even if you shout at the top of your voice, the gods can't hear it. ”