Chapter 44: Lapis Lazuli
I tried to swallow the liquid that filled my mouth one by one, deliberately ignoring the hoarse voice behind me that trembled like a fallen leaf in the wind and shouted my name, and the sound of the liquid splashing to the ground.
I forced myself to look back at him, and walked forward, I had to leave him now. Not being by his side is the best protection for him, for me, for everyone.
In the center of the imperial capital, the glazed and gold-tiled imperial city is shining with gold under the brilliant scorching sun, and the momentum is magnificent.
In the Lingxiao Palace, the emperor silently raised his eyes and looked at his younger sister, the eldest princess, who was kneeling under the dragon table.
"Brother Huang, my sister has followed your holy words, ordered Miss Xiao to leave voluntarily, and made Xu'er die. Can you ask the royal brother to raise his noble hand and take back the Xiao family's military power, so as not to destroy the Xiao family?"
"Imperial sister, you have interfered in politics!" The emperor's gloomy tone made the eldest princess tremble.
"Brother Huang, the courtiers don't dare to interfere in politics, they just do their best for their husband's family. I beg the royal brother to open the net!" the eldest princess began to kowtow, one after the other.
"Imperial sister, Xiao Jiaerlang is your concubine, he is a royal person. It's not the Xiao family anymore!" The emperor's eyes were dark, and his tone was categorical, "The wildfire can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows again! The Xiao family, the extermination of the clan is inevitable! The military power in the world will be unified in my hands!!"
In the Lingxiao Palace, the golden beast spit curling green smoke, and in the silence of the hall, the ambergris incense was full of murderous power.
"Eldest aunt, please get up," the eighth prince, Xuanyuan Xi, pushed the door in, his steps were light and sensitive, and he helped the eldest princess, "Father and Emperor have already allowed Uncle Xiao to be a royal person, and the rest of the Xiao family can't take care of it." The world is one, the world is peaceful and prosperous, that's the most important thing, isn't it?"
"Xi'er," the Emperor's voice softened, glowing with kindness, "you're back." ”
"Father, the son of the emperor asks for an order, and immediately lead 10,000 elite soldiers. The eighth prince knelt down, his voice was clear and gentle, but the content he said was extremely cold-blooded and gloomy, "Erchen will fight a quick battle! In one day, exterminate the Xiao family, there is no one left, and no chickens and dogs will be left!"
The eldest princess looked at the eighth prince, who had been wearing a veil for many years because of his hidden appearance since he was a child, and shivered fiercely.
"Accurate!" the emperor bowed his head in satisfaction, "Fight quickly!
The sun was shining brightly in front of me, and I turned from Xuanyuan Xu, without a moment's hesitation, to the carriage, to my family.
Yao Yu helped me into the carriage, and my grandmother opened her arms and took me into her arms.
Tears poured out like water bursting from the embankment, and I gritted my teeth and tried my best to resist Wen Erya's cry like a sharp blade piercing my heart, "Xuanyuanxu!
"Regulus!What's wrong with you!?"
"Wake up!
The sound of the whip crackled on my heart, and I throbbed all over, and as the wheels rolled forward, my eyes went black and I collapsed in my grandmother's arms.
"Don't forget, we're running for our lives, you go down!" Old Madam Xiao looked kind, and gently stroked the face of the fainting girl in her arms, "I'll write a deed of redemption for you, you find a quiet place and live well." ”
"No, I'm not leaving!" replied in unison, and the two maids looked resolute, "Born as a servant of the Xiao family, and die as the soul of the Xiao family!"
"Okay, then, which of you is willing, one pretending to be the eldest lady of the Xiao family to follow the car, and the other to take the eldest lady away?" Old Madam Xiao's calm voice was extremely heavy, "Life and death are unpredictable, you can think about it!"
"I'm pretending to be a big lady. Mo Forget, who had always been silent, stood up and began to undress.
"Don't forget, you take care of the young lady and the old lady, and I take care of the eldest lady. Mo Li looked at Mo Forget resolutely, "Be careful!"
As a speeding carriage slowed down as it passed through the thatched tidal flats, it sped away at once, kicking up a cloud of smoke and dust.
In the thatch, Mo Li tightly hugged Mrs. Xiao, who was dressed as a frightened and limp maid, and rolled into the depths of the grass and vines, without missing a trace.
The screeching sound of swords clashing in my ears pierced my ears, and I struggled to open my heavy eyelids, and I was dazzled by the violently shaking roof of the carriage, this carriage was not right!
I got up as soon as I got up, and my grandmother was holding my mother with one hand and my mother with her head bowed and silent, and said to me calmly: "Xuan'er is awake, and there are many pursuers behind." Haruka Shaoxia's men had already fended off several attacks. ”
I lifted the curtain behind the carriage, and in the distance a group of soldiers in gold armor and red tassels fought with civilians in ordinary clothes. From time to time, a few feathered arrows whistled through the air.
I turned around and shouted, "Yaoyu, you let us get out of the car, I don't want to confront the government with your people!"
"Save people to the end, worship Buddha and worship to the west!" Yao Yu's leisurely voice was full of vitality, "Drive!"
"Xuan'er, sit down. "Grandma took my hand and asked me to sit next to her. From the hem of her chest, she carefully took out a brightly colored blue bead.
"Xuan'er, this is Jin Jing Jinyu. "Grandma held up the blue beads, let me look carefully at the blue stone in her palm, the unpolished stone maintains a simple appearance, the color is dignified, the color is uniform, the texture is delicate, at a glance, like the blue sky after the rain.
In an ancient book called "Shi Ya", I saw this kind of lapis lazuli, which is known as the "imperial color", as a symbol of wealth and authority, this is a very ancient jade. In ancient times, it was a symbol of the majesty and nobility of the heavens.
"Today, Grandma passed on the Jin Jing Jinyu to you," Grandma gently put the beads on for me, put her hands together reverently, and closed her eyes, "This is the heirloom of the Xiao family." Jin Jing Jinyu, the hue is like the sky, and the blue is the essence. Even if the body is shattered, it will appear blue everywhere when it hits the ground, and anything touched can be dyed blue. The ancestral motto of the Xiao family: No matter when, where, or what the situation, the Xiao family must be like Jin Jing Jinyu, and when it is prominent, it will be powerful and noble, and it will be famous for eternity!
I nodded, stroked Jin Jing Jinyu, and tried not to pay attention to the ominous haze that flooded my heart: "Grandma, this Jin Jing Jinyu has another name, called lapis lazuli. ”
"Lapis lazuli?" grandma nodded slowly, "The stone is evergreen and pure gold, this is a good name that means eternal! Xuan'er, grandma wants you to live bravely, go forward like lapis lazuli, glow with the glorious luster that belongs to you in this life, remember?"