Chapter 32: The Man Who Fell Overboard
Wang Huanzhi said when he ordered tea with her before that Kang He does not believe in Buddhism, in fact, the emperor does not believe in Buddhism either. Both brothers and sisters of the Heavenly Family believed. Although the emperor did not believe in Buddhism, there were no restrictions on the development of religion, so the number of Taoist temples and Buddhist temples outside Chang'an was almost the same.
The amulet that was deliberately given to the emperor today was begged for her by Mama at the Buddhist temple puja. Thinking of this, Shen Yan felt a little embarrassed, the grandmother who was accompanying him was suspected of being meticulous......
If the play is nine points false and one point true, it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false, and in the face of Mama, she doesn't know how to tell the difference. Since she entered the palace, this matter has become Wang Huanzhi's business, and she only needs to wait for the result.
The silent palace is deep, the long palace road is no longer lively and prosperous during the day, and you can see the candle-lit Hanyuan Hall when you look out, and it is even more majestic and magnificent under the starry sky. The palace on the three-story platform overlooks this Daming Palace and all living beings.
Xiao Xing led the way with a glass octagonal palace lantern in front of him, and the pale yellow candlelight stretched the figures of the two under the moonlight, walking and walking, and the shadows gradually flattened to the ground above the palace wall.
Sanqing Hall is the largest Taoist temple in Daming Palace, and it is in a subordinate position above the pattern, just next to the Taiye Pool. The two of them walked slowly by the Taiye Pool, and between their breaths, they could feel the humidity of the night's moisture.
"Emperor Ji, we are already near the Taiye Pool, and in front of us is the Sanqing Palace."
Xiao Xing saw Shen Yan looking to the side, so he opened his mouth to explain. The Taiye Pond is low, there are many pavilions, the trees are lush, walking on the edge of the pool, occasionally skipping a glance, it is the starry sky and moonlight pouring on the surface of the lake, sparkling, like a broken silver bottle.
"It's very beautiful here, Biyuan is connected to the west, and the north of Yaochi is in the sky. Like the Han table of the Chui River, the gas is connected with the bullfight. I don't know what the scenery is like now. (Note 1)
Shen Yan sighed with emotion, looked up, his eyes were full of stars, the moonlight was bright, and when he looked down, the starry sky fell on the lake at night, which was extremely quiet and gorgeous.
Just when both of them were indulged in the night of the Taiye Pool, something suddenly fell from the calm water surface like a mirror, startling waves of ripples!
Xiaoxing was so shocked that he almost jumped up, raised his hand to shine the palace lamp to dispel the darkness, and there was a person on the lake!
As soon as the candlelight passed, Shen Yan could also see clearly that the brightly colored sleeves floating on the lake were obviously a woman who fell into the water!
The night breeze blew, with coolness, goosebumps, looking at the people in the lake, Xiaoxing only felt that the rustling of the leaves became eerie, and his upper and lower teeth trembled at each other, and he wanted to turn his head and leave immediately.
"Someone fell into the water, help, someone! Help me! ”
Xiaoxing cried and closed his eyes, ran to the side of the palace road and shouted, looking at his motionless body in the water in a panic, trembling with fear.
In the late autumn, the water was cold, Shen Yan wrapped his clothes tightly, gritted his teeth, and jumped down violently!
The last time I saved people was outside Jiangcheng, and I saved Xu Jin, this time, I hope it won't be a poisonous snake. She wasn't a good person, but she couldn't watch life pass by before her eyes.
With another plop, Xiao Xing turned his head and found that Shen Yan had already jumped down, and hurriedly screamed and shouted, "Emperor Ji! Come on! ”
Seeing Shen Yan struggling to swim towards the person who fell into the water on the lake, she became more and more panicked, crying, and anxiously shouted: "Come on!" Someone overboard! ”
The water in late autumn was biting cold, like a knife hitting the bones, and the pain intensified every second of stay, and Shen Yan shivered from the cold.
Although the autumn clothes she was wearing at this time were not thick, they became cold and heavy after being soaked in the lake water, pressing on her, and Shen Yan swam in the water, becoming more and more difficult.
Finally swimming to the man's side, Shen Yan held her chin in one hand and burst out of the water, and swam to the nearest shore with the other.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Xing hurriedly carried the palace lamp to the shore to meet Shen Yan.
Shen Yan pushed the woman in his arms to the bank of the Taiye Pool, Xiaoxing stretched out his hand and pulled, and the two sides worked together to finally pull the woman up.
With a light burden on his body, Shen Yan propped up his hands on the shore and struggled to climb up.
Her physical strength was not as good as before, the water was cold at night, and when the wind blew on the shore, she sneezed several times. The wet clothes stuck to the body, and it was cold and uncomfortable.
"How are you, Teiki? Where is it uncomfortable? ”
Xiao Xing put the woman on the ground, heard Shen Yan sneeze and hurriedly asked.
Shen Yan shook his head, "I'm fine, it's just that this lake is too cold." She set her eyes on the woman she had just rescued in front of her.
The woman is dressed in a gorgeous palace dress, delicate makeup, and although her hair is scattered, she can still see the original complicated style. Such a person is obviously not a female official, it is estimated that she is the concubine in the emperor's harem.
Her eyes were wooden, she sat on the ground coughing water, and her pathetic figure was even more desolate under the moonlight.
"Why do you want to die? Don't you know that it is a great sin for a concubine to commit suicide? Shen Yan endured the chill on his body and said sharply. There is nothing important other than life and death, and no one is qualified to give up life at will.
"Teiki? You are Kang and Emperor Ji...... Ahem, I really didn't expect you to save me? Are you in this house, are you happy? I'm not happy, so, I want to die! Is this hard to understand? ”
When the woman heard Xiaoxing call Shen Yan Diji, she immediately understood her identity, and when she heard this, she laughed miserably.
Her hair was in a messy bun, but her eyes were extremely clear, and the demeanor with which she said this let Shen Yan know that it was not a joke.
"What you don't want today is tomorrow that some people can't ask for. You have the courage to die, why can't you live well? ”
Shen Yan said in a deep voice, death is indeed a relief, but nothing helps! Bad things don't unravel with death, they get more radical.
"Hehehe, Kanghe, Kanghe, you and I are both poor people. I will not be grateful to you for saving me today. Because of you, I will continue to struggle in this boundless hell. The woman chuckled a few times, got up from the ground, and walked into Shen Yan, her eyes contemptuous and pitying.
Her appearance was terrifying, and Xiaoxing stood in front of Shen Yan vigilantly.
Shen Yan only felt ridiculous when he heard this, waved his sleeves, pointed to the cold lake water, and said coldly: "Then you continue to jump into the lake, this time, I will definitely not save you." I just stood here and watched you struggle in the waters, suffocating, unconscious, and finally dying of despair. ”
Xiaoxing was taken aback by her words. The woman who jumped into the lake was too, looking at Shen Yan with wide eyes, as if she was looking at a stranger.
"You ......"
"What am I? Mother, whatever choice you make, I will not interfere, as you wish. Shen Yan raised his hand to interrupt her words, at this time, the moon was in the middle of the night, and it was already late at night. She really didn't have the time to continue arguing with women.
Shen Yan's eyes were firm and sharp, and the woman was stunned for a few moments before she sighed leisurely.