Chapter 17: I'm Sorry
Yunran woke up in a pile of dead grass, and when she lifted the dead grass, she found that her skirt was long gone, and she was wearing only her undershirt. She raised her wrist to remove the broken hair that blocked her vision, but found that the jade bracelet she was carrying on her hand was gone.
Yes, beautifully embroidered skirts and all-over jasper bracelets can be sold for a good price anywhere.
Yun Ran's eyes were hollow, and he shuttled through the crowd like a walking corpse. Pedestrians avoid it for fear of being contaminated.
She dragged her lead-filled feet towards the palace. Before coming to the palace, Yun Ran sat paralyzed on the ground, crying and shouting insults, which attracted many people for a while.
"Isn't this the art girl brought back by the prince?"
"Oops, why do you look like you've been kicked out."
"It's just a geisha girl, and I'm in a hurry."
Yun Ran heard these voices, patted his chest vigorously, and shouted emotionally, "I am the princess... I'm the princess of the palace. ”
The guard guarding the door stepped forward to disperse the crowd: "Go, go, go, ignore this madman." ”
No one really paid attention to her, and the crowd slowly dispersed, and the guards returned to their posts.
The clouds are all gone, this is not what she wants, this is not. She stood up and walked towards the palace gate. The two guards drew their swords at her and shouted at her.
"If you leave as soon as possible, don't blame us for being unkind to you."
"I don't know how you can be so cheeky and still want to enter the palace?"
Yun Ran's feet dangled in the air on the first step and did not fall, but after a moment he retracted it. She looked up at the plaque above - King Jing's Mansion... Out of reach.
No one dared to take Yun Ran in, and everyone hid far away. Yun Ran wandered the streets all day long, eating leftovers from the ground, drinking the muddy water poured into the streets, and living in a ruined temple on the edge of the city.
There are many homeless people in the temple, and Yun Ran has become accustomed to it in the past few days, and she doesn't expect anyone to talk to her, which is her last stubbornness.
Yun Ran huddled in a corner of the downtown area, her hands clasped around her legs, her hair messy covering her hopeless eyes.
Her feet were tapping against the ground, and the two fine pearls on the toe of her shoes were long gone.
A pair of black boots burst into Cloud's line of sight. She looked at the shoes and felt so familiar inexplicably, and the man behind the screen that day seemed to have these shoes on his feet, which was not common.
The man's low and deep voice sounded: "I knew why I had to be in the first place today. ”
Yun Ran was scared, I was afraid that it was coming to kill her. She looked up slowly, it was a man wearing a black fence, and he couldn't see his face clearly.
The man gently pushed away the short blade at his waist, and Yun Ran sensed the movement and got up to push the man away and ran towards the crowd. The guards who had been hiding in the distance exchanged codes, intending to come forward and catch the suspicious-looking man.
The man's face hidden behind the fence smiled evilly and pushed back the blade, his ears moving slightly. Several secret guards were ready to step forward, and suddenly a carriage pulling goods rushed into the crowd as if out of control, and everyone avoided for a while the sound of horse barking, noise, and insults sounded at the same time.
The guards were in a hurry, and the man had already disappeared into the alley.
"Days of hard work are all in vain." One of the guards slammed his hand against the wall.
The news quickly reached Sang Huai'an's ears.
"Whoever was sent out, come back, and let the guards at the city and the gates strictly check the people who enter and leave the city. By the way, Shen Qianyue, you go and bring Yun Ran back. ”
Sang Huai'an knew early on how the other party's thoughtfulness could be caught so easily, and he was just trying to test it, and now his only hope can only be pinned on Yun Ran.
Yun Ran ran back to the ruined temple in one breath and hid behind the Buddha statue that was already missing arms and legs.
Mai Jiu sent the fresh lotus leaf mung bean and lily soup to Sang Huai'an's mouth one spoonful after another, and Sang Huai'an was obedient like a child.
At first, Mai Jiu was also very impatient, but every time he frowned, Sang Huai'an would say that his chest hurt, and then he got used to it.
Chengde's voice came from the door: "Lord Wang, Miss Qianyue brought Yun Ran to the side courtyard and invited you over." ”
Shen Qianyue came to the broken temple and found Yun Ran, who was close to madness, only to see Yun Ran squatting behind the Buddha statue with his head in his hands and whispering. Shen Qianyue directly knocked Yun Ran unconscious and brought her back to the palace for unnecessary trouble.
After a few days of recovery, Sang Huai'an's injuries improved. Mai Jiu put the bowl on the couch table and turned around to help Sang Huai'an, and the two walked towards the side courtyard. Mai Jiu helped Sang Huai'an into the house, she looked at the person on the ground, and for a moment she couldn't believe that this person was Yun Ran. The man was dressed in tattered underwear, the only fine shoes on his body were already stained with mud and sewage, and his hair was a mess that obscured his face.
Sang Huai'an sat down, and the servant who had been holding the basin saw the prince sitting down, and directly splashed a basin of water on Yun Ran's face.
Yun Ran choked on the water and coughed, got up and looked around, and his last gaze fell on the person in the main seat in front of him. Yun Ran was stunned for a few seconds, she hurriedly grabbed her hair a few times, and wiped her face with her already dirty hands.
"Lord Wang, I knew that you were reluctant to dye the clouds. Yun Ran knows it's wrong, Lord Wang, please let Yun Ran come back. Yun Ran changed from sitting paralyzed just now to kneeling, her head slamming to the ground, a crisp and loud sound.
Sang Huai'an frowned. Shen Qianyue stepped forward, opened the paper, and said in front of Yun Ran: "Have you seen this totem?" ”
Yun Ran looked up, she blinked her big eyes and suddenly fixed her eyes: "I know, I've seen this is..."
"Say!" Shen Qianyue shouted angrily.
Yun Ran looked at Sang Huai'an, and his eyes were full of hope: "Lord, will you forgive Yun Ran when you say it?" You just let Yun Ran go back..."Before Yun Ran finished speaking, Shen Qianyue slapped him directly, and Yun Ran was beaten and sat down to the side.
Mai Jiu heard the crisp slap and saw Yun Ran, who was beaten and fell directly to the side, she said, "Don't be like this... It's going to die. ”
Shen Qianyue didn't take Mai Jiu's words seriously, she pulled up her cloud-dyed hair and made her sit up: "You still have the face to talk to the prince about the conditions, what kind of thing are you really taking yourself seriously?" ”
Mai Jiu looked at Yun Ran's painful expression, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she stepped forward and pulled Shen Qianyue's hand away: "It's okay to say it well, don't torture to extract a confession, then she won't say it." ”
Sang Huai'an also spoke: "You will tell what you know, it is indispensable for your benefits, if you don't say it, it will only... Dead. ”
Mai Jiu looked at Yun Ran and echoed, "Yes, you say it well, he will definitely let you go." ”
Yun Ran smiled bitterly: "I have seen that totem embroidered on the back of the shoes, and the shoes are made of animal skin, I am sure that the person who came is definitely not from Da'an, his voice is low and hoarse, and what I have seen is only shoes." ”
"On that day, I was called by my mother and said that a guest had come to look for me by name, so I went. The man hid behind the screen, and he said that he would let me write to him every ten days, and I had only written two inconsequential letters but had not replied. Rajah... Why don't you believe I'm sincere to you? "In the end, Yun Ran was close to death.
"The king has already sent someone to the brothel, and the old bustard was found dead in the flower pond in the house, and he was killed with a knife."
Yun Ran chuckled and said, "A-Niang must have seen that person before she was killed, and I am alive.... It's better to die. ”
"What is the approximate size of the man?" Sang Huai'an continued to ask.
"It's about seven feet through the screen. I just met once... The man is very similar. ”
Sang Huai'an frowned. Sure enough, the man just now was...
Yun Ran continued, "The shoes are still the same style, the man is wearing a fence with a short blade on his waist, and he fled without seeing me clearly. ”
Sang Huai'an nodded. Shen Qianyue took a look at Sang Huai'an and pulled out her knife and stretched out to Yun Ran.
Yun Ran's eyes widened as she looked at the tip of the knife reaching for her, her eyes moist. After all, I can't win... Death may also be a relief. She closed her eyes tightly and craned her neck and waited for death to come.
Mai Jiu was surprised. Didn't she say that she would let her live if she said what she knew? Why...
Without thinking about it, Mai Jiu stepped forward directly and grabbed the sword. Blood flowed from the tip of the knife to the ground. This kind of scene, Mai Jiu has only seen it in TV series, aren't the heroes all taking the white blade with their bare hands, but... It hurts.
Sang Huai'an and Shen Qianyue would never have thought that someone would block the sword for Yun Dye. Yun Ran also opened her eyes, and when she saw the person standing in front of her, she was so frightened that she stepped back.
Mai Jiu still couldn't hold on, and let out the hand holding the sword with a muffled snort. Sang Huai'an stood up and pulled it over, and Mai Jiu scolded: "Could it be that you are crazy?" How can you hold a sword with your bare hands! ”
Shen Qianyue also withdrew her sword in a daze, and the blood on the tip of the knife fell to the ground one by one.
Sang Huai'an took out the embroidered handkerchief around Mai Jiu's waist, wrapped her palm, and shouted towards the door: "Chengde, hurry!" Go get a doctor! Fast! ”
Mai Jiu pushed away Sang Huai'an's hand in disgust, and she held her palm with her other hand and said, "Didn't you say okay, go around her life?" ”
Sang Huaian turned his head to look at Shen Qianyue, and Shen Qianyue looked at Yun Ran who was hiding in the corner. Sang Huai'an turned around and stepped forward worriedly to check Mai Jiu's hand, but Mai Jiu retreated and hid.
Sang Huaian smiled and coaxed, "It's okay, if you say you don't kill it, you won't kill it, then leave her alive." ”
Yun Ran saw Sang Huai'an's doting smile and childlike tone, and the appearance she saw Mai Jiu standing in front of her just now suddenly ignited her hope, and now it was all gone.
Alive, dead. She's lost everything, the man who saved her from fire and water, the man who said he would be good to her for the rest of her life, the one who... That man was everything to her.
Yun Ran stepped forward suddenly, snatched the sword in Shen Qianyue's hand and stood aside. She took the sword and put it on her shoulder, and she knew that with a slight swipe to the left, she would leave forever, and there would be no more piano to play, no more guests to accompany her, and no more people she didn't like and people she liked the most.
Mai Jiu shouted in surprise: "Don't! ”
Yun Ran's reluctant eyes looked at Sang Huai'an, and she still whispered: "Goodbye." ”
Sang Huaian pulled Mai Jiu to prevent her from coming forward, and Mai Jiu cried and shouted, "Yun Ran, don't!" Other! She couldn't persuade her, Yun Ran hated her so much, how could she listen to her.
Mai Jiu used all her strength to break free of Sang Huai'an, stepped forward and knelt on the ground, looking at the blood flowing from the corner of Yun Ran's mouth, she cried: "You haven't done anything wrong, it's not right... Can't end with your death, don't! ”
"Doctor! Doctor! The Imperial Doctor you just called! Mai Jiu shouted towards the door.
She looked down at Yun Ran, covered her wound with her hands and comforted: "I'm not afraid of death, why are you still afraid of living." I promise you that as long as you live, I can let you live the life you want. ”
Yun Ran tried to squeeze out a smile, she wanted to speak but couldn't make any sound. The blood on her neck had already stained Mai Jiu's big sleeves, and she looked at Yun Ran's mouth, 'Xie, Xie, you. ’
After understanding the word, Mai Jiu shouted, "Don't! ”
Chengde pushed the door in, and the back door was followed by the imperial doctor, but everything was thought to be too late. Chengde and the Imperial Physician were stunned at the door and did not dare to step forward.
Yun Ran finally closed his eyes. Mai Jiu's tears fell on Yun Ran's dirty face one by one, she endured the pain and kept pressing Yun Ran's wound, the blood on her palm was already stained with the blood on Yun Ran's neck.
Mai Jiu let go of his hands and wiped Yun Ran's face with the back of his hand: "Promise me to be reincarnated in a good family in the next life and be with someone who loves you, okay?" ”