Chapter 36: The Walk (I)
"So, what happened to that person after that?" Lianxin stammered a little.
"Later!" Nangong Qian smiled, with tears in her eyes, and said, "Later, at the last moment when I was about to be beheaded, she confessed. Later, I knew that the person who threatened her would not let her go, so I asked Beiran to send someone to watch her. But I never expected a fire, and she was gone. β
"But isn't that a relief for her?" She looked into her eyes and said.
Nangong looked at Lianxin and said, "Liberation? She smiled, smiling sarcastically, "The last thing this said to her was 'You have to live well and repay me', and she didn't know what it meant until she died." Do you still find this a relief? β
She didn't have tears in her eyes, just because of Nangong dumping's words, her nose was sour, and her eyes were full of tears.
She looked at her and said, "Then what you mean by that sentence is to tell her that you have sent someone to watch her, right?" β
Nangong only nodded, "I didn't expect it!" The fire burned everything down, and not only was she gone, but even the prisoners in the prison were not survived. β
With that, a tear of her slid down her cheek and dripped down her hand.
She handed her a handkerchief, "You don't know each other, why are you so sad?" β
She took the handkerchief she handed her, "People's hearts are fleshy, and everyone has their own helplessness. β
Because, she was forced to do these wrong things, and she had a good heart. If it weren't for the hand that Emperor Wan stretched out, she would be living a very happy life now. If it weren't for the hand that Emperor Wan's concubine stretched out, she wouldn't have ......
ββRecalling the ninth day of Nangong's imprisonment
On this day, Mao Ru followed what Shu Yao said, and applied ointment to her at a fixed time every day.
"Mao Ru, you help the palace call the prince to come to the prison." Nangong said.
"Yes, Princess."
After Mao Ru applied the ointment to Nangong, he went to the Beiwang Mansion and asked Beiran to go to the prison.
"You asked me to come, do you have something to say?" Beiran asked.
"Did you save Lianxin's father?" Nangong asked.
Beiran nodded.
"You go and help me now to find out how Lianxin's father and mother are doing to Lianxin. You don't have to ask Lianxin's parents, you must use the way of investigation. Don't ask why, hurry up and find out and tell me. β
Bei Ran didn't know why Nangong Tilt did this, since she said don't ask why, then check it first.
Nangong Dumping asked Beiran to come to the prison in the morning, and in the afternoon, Beiran told Nangong Dumping with the news he had found.
"What did you find?" Nangong asked.
"Lianxin's father and mother have no children, so Lianxin is raised. When Lianxin was six years old, she knew that she was not born to her father. But even though Lotus Heart was not born to them, they also gave everything they had to give the best to Lotus Heart. And although Lianxin knows that her father and mother are not her biological parents, she is the same as her father and mother, and she is very good to her father. Bei Ran recounted what he found to Nangong in a few simple sentences.
After hearing this, Nangong was silent for a while and said, "Where is Lianxin's father and mother now?" β
"In the palace."
"You write a letter and tell Lianxin about her father's mother in the palace. Since Lianxin's father and mother did everything to give her the best, then she knew that her father and mother were in the palace, and no matter what, she would definitely go to the palace to find out. β
Nangong Tilting told Bei Ran what he had in mind.
"You want Lianxin to confess her sins?"
Nangong tilted his head, "No, I want Lianxin to pass this matter and report Emperor Wan's concubine." β
Bei Ran didn't even think about it, and directly vetoed the idea of Nangong Tilting.
"No way. It is impossible for Lotus Heart to do this. β
"No, she would." Nangong poured out Bei Ran's affirmatively.
"Why are you so sure?"
"You do what I say, and you'll know why I'm so sure."
Sure enough, Beiran sent someone to deliver the letter to Lianxin. In the evening, Lianxin came to the palace to find out.
After some persuasion from Lianxin's father, Lianxin decided to confess.
Bei Ran took His Majesty's holy decree to the execution ground to save Nangong and poured it, while Lianxin was questioned.
"Why did you kill Fu Taiqing?" His Majesty asked.
Lianxin sneered, "Because I hate Fu Taiqing, because the prince in his heart is Beiran, so, I hate him, and I want to kill him." β
After His Majesty heard Lianxin's words, he directly asked the guards to drag her into the prison and wait for her to be released.
Lianxin was thrown into prison.
On the night when Nangong Tanshen went to see Lianxin for the last time, Nangong Tanshen went to the Xuyang Hall to ask His Majesty what Lianxin said.
learned from His Majesty that Lianxin not only did not report Emperor Wan's concubine, but also made up reasons.
Because of Lianxin's confession, Nangong decided to go to the prison to see Lianxin.
- Finished recalling
"Princess, what do you mean by this....."
Nangong Tilting wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "It's nothing." β
"We've been out for a long time, let's go back!"
Nangong Qian nodded, and went back to the Huaxi Hall with Lianxin.
After returning to the Kanxi Palace, Lianxin's father, Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin, asked Lianxin to go out.
Lianxin's father and mother are also working in the palace of Nangong Dumping.
"Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin, what's wrong?" Lianxin asked.
Mrs. Lin took out a package and handed it to Lotus Heart, who took Mrs. Lin's package and asked, "Aunt Lin, what is this?" β
Aunt Lin smiled and said, "This package is full of lotus seed cakes." My daughter loves lotus seed cakes, but unfortunately she is not here now. Even though you are wearing a mask, I look at you like this and think you look a lot like my daughter, so I made some lotus seed cakes for you to taste. β
"Lotus seeds are so bitter, how can you love to eat them?"
Uncle Lin smiled and said, "It's strange to say. Although the lotus seeds are bitter, the female doll just loves to eat this lotus seed cake. β
Lianxin smiled and said, "It's good. β
"My daughter, she is also called Lianxin, and like you, she is the lotus of lotus seeds." After speaking, Aunt Lin smiled bitterly.
"Is it such a coincidence?"
Aunt Lin nodded.
"You taste it, if you like it, I'll make it for you in the future." Aunt Lin said.
"Okay."
"Then let's go to work first."
Lianxin let out a soft "um".
Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin went back to do things, and Lianxin took the package given by Aunt Lin back to the house.
She looked left and right to make sure there was no one, and then closed the door.
She placed the package on Table Mountain, opened it carefully, and as soon as she opened it, the fragrance of lotus seeds greeted her face.
She picked up a piece of lotus seed cake and took a small bite, which was still the same taste as before.
She hadn't eaten lotus seed cake in more than two years. Even if she hasn't eaten lotus seed cake for two years, she will never forget the taste of lotus seed cake in her life.
Even though she was wearing a mask, they were still recognizable.
They also remember that she loved to eat lotus seed cakes.
Why does she love to eat lotus seed cake, her father and mother still don't know why.
She loves to eat lotus seed cake because although the lotus seeds are bitter, they are sweet, so she loves to eat them.
She ate the lotus seed cake, tears dripping down her cheeks and falling to the ground.
She thought that after so long, they would not remember. She thought she was all "dead" and that they would be fine.
But I never thought that they would make lotus seed cake for her, because she is also called Lotus Heart and looks very similar.
Although she and she are the same person.
She held the lotus seed cake in her hand, and squatted down crying, her whole body trembling.
"I'm sorry, forgive my daughter's unfilial piety." She choked up.
She couldn't take care of them all the time like she used to. But will do their best to take care of them.
- Remembering the day the prison went out of the water
"Princess, it's not good, the prison, the prison is gone." Jing Yuan ran to Nangong and said.
"What!" She said loudly.
"The prison has just run out of water."
"What about the people inside?"
"The fire has been extinguished, but, according to them, none of the people inside have survived." Jing Yuan was a little apprehensive in his heart.
When he heard Jing Yuan say that there was no life left in prison, he almost fainted.
"No life?" Nangong asked Jing Yuan again.
Jing Yuan nodded.
Nangong Qianshen had thought of countless methods of the Emperor Wan's concubine, but she never thought that she would use such cruel methods. Even if Lianxin betrayed her, she wanted to kill Lianxin. But there's no need for others to follow the funeral!
"Go to jail." Saying that, Nangong poured out and left.
Jing Yuan grabbed Nangong and tilted his hand, "Princess, your hand." β
"I hurt my hands, not my feet." Nangong said a little fiercely.
Saying that, Nangong tilted and pulled Jing Yuan away.
They went to the prison, and there were some embers.
Nangong pulled Jing Yuan to go in, but was stopped by the guards.
"Princess, there are still some embers in it, and you can't go in yet."
"What about the people inside?"
The guard pointed to the side, "Everyone's bodies are there." β
Nangong turned around and walked towards the pile of corpses, and lifted it one by one.
lifted the last corpse, and when the cloth was lifted, Nangong recognized it at a glance, it was Lotus Heart.
"Cover the cloth." Nangong said softly to Jing Yuan.
Jing Yuan walked over, took the piece of cloth in Nangong Tanyu's hand, and covered the corpse.
Nangong Tianyu walked a few steps, suddenly stopped, stood in place, and suddenly laughed.
Jing Yuan, who was standing on the side, felt a chill around him.
"Didn't I let you live well and repay me?"
A tear ran down her cheek and fell onto her pure white clothes.
Jing Yuan didn't dare to say anything, and only stood aside.
After a while, Nangong Tilting followed Jing Yuan back to the palace.
As soon as I entered the palace, I saw Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin leaving the palace.
"Where are you going?" Nangong stopped them and asked.
Aunt Lin cried and said, "Go to the prison, they said that the prison is gone." I'll go see how Lianxin is doing. β
"You don't have to go, I just came back from prison." Nangong said weakly.
Aunt Lin was like seeing the light, expecting Nangong to say something.
"There is no survivor." She said these four words helplessly.
When Aunt Lin heard these four words, she couldn't believe it as she reacted at the time.
"How is that possible!" Aunt Lin shouted.
"Auntie, calm down." Uncle Lin persuaded.
"How calm am I, how calm do you want me to be calm! There is no life left in the prison, the lotus heart is gone, the lotus heart is gone, you know! Aunt Lin roared loudly.
"I know, I know!" Uncle Lin said loudly.
Aunt Lin dragged Nangong and roared loudly, "How could the prison suddenly go out of the water!" How could it be! Aunt Lin grabbed Nangong with a bit of force, making her a little unable to stand.
Nangong Tilting also seemed to have no soul, and let Aunt Lin drag it wantonly.
Jing Yuan saw that Aunt Lin was dragging Nangong with some strength, and she couldn't stand anymore, so she pulled Aunt Lin away.
"Aunt Lin, you are sad, and the princess is also sad. The people are gone, so we have to mourn! Jing Yuan persuaded.
"Lianxin, this kid is gone." Uncle Lin muttered while protecting Aunt Lin.
"This kid is very well-behaved on weekdays, how can he say that he is gone!" Aunt Lin said weakly, and the tears in her eyes kept flowing down her cheeks.
Aunt Lin squatted down and cried fiercely.
Uncle Lin squatted down and kept comforting Aunt Lin. As everyone knows, Uncle Lin has long been disheartened in his heart.
And Nangong was powerless, so he could only stand aside and look at Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin.
After a long while, Aunt Lin suddenly stood up, grabbed Nangong and said, "Is it the fire set by Emperor Wan's concubine?" Her eyes looked at Nangong with fierce eyes.
Nangong Tilt, who was originally powerless, was dragged by Aunt Lin, and her soul also returned.
"Imperial Concubine Wan?" Nangong said in a skeptical tone.
Aunt Lin nodded violently, "Didn't Lianxin betray her?" People like her can't tolerate lotus hearts. β
Nangong was told by Aunt Lin that she suspected the imperial concubine of Shangwan.
After hearing this, Uncle Lin dragged Aunt Lin and said, "Don't talk nonsense, there is no evidence." β
Aunt Lin shook off Uncle Lin's hand vigorously, "She tied us up two years ago and threatened Lianxin. Now that Lianxin has betrayed her, can she tolerate Lianxin? Aunt Lin said loudly.
"Even if it's true, we don't have proof of it right now. If you are heard, you will be killed. Uncle Lin persuaded.
Nangong thought about it seriously, what Aunt Lin said may not be true, so she ........