The streets of Jinyang City suddenly increased the number of soldiers on duty, all of them in military armor and heavily guarded, patrolling back and forth on horseback. The people of the city watched this, and knew that something was wrong, and they closed their doors and windows and shrank into their homes, and the vendors in the market were nowhere to be seen, and a few bold shopkeepers barely carried their banners, occasionally poking their heads out to search for the few customers.

In the Taiyuan Palace, Er Zhurong held the leather whip tightly, and looked at Gu Ronghua who was lying on the ground covered in blood without saying a word, the pain made her body tremble, but she never opened her mouth to beg for mercy.

Princess Beixiang, who was standing on the side, couldn't bear to speak, but she was gently pulled by her sleeve and shook her head at her. Gu Ronghua endured the pain and curled up, because her refusal to bow her head made Del Zhurong even more annoyed, "Say, is it that Yuan Ziyou conspired with Gao Huan to send you to this king?" ”

"Huh." Gu Ronghua stood up and threw a disdainful smile at Er Zhurong, "The prince let me witness Yuncui being bitten to death by a chaotic dog, and beat me like this, didn't the prince already have the answer in his heart, so why do you need to ask Ronghua again?" ”

"Rong Hua, this king treats you sincerely, and this is how you repay this king? If you tell the plan of the two of them, this king may spare your life, but if you don't say a word, don't blame this king for killing you regardless of the old feelings. Er Zhurong said viciously, but when he met Gu Ronghua's gaze, he hesitated, stunned, that look he had seen, countless nights, he was awakened by this look, that kind of fearlessness, indifference and disdain, made him feel as humble as the dust on her shoes, she didn't even bother to look down. The pride in Er Zhurong's heart was crushed again, he slowly stood up, walked to Gu Ronghua's side step by step, pulled up her beautiful face with the leather whip in his hand, and examined it carefully, his gaze gradually changed from fierce to soft, "Your face is so similar to her, especially this look, are you sent by her to torture me?" You say, is the child who died in this king providential or man-made? ”

Gu Ronghua's whipped body was trembling because of the pain, the blood from the wound was coagulating, she could feel the tearing pain of the flesh sticking to her clothes, she couldn't help but gasp, the tingling pain made her unable to even straighten her back, she always curled up, smiled coldly, and said contemptuously, "Providence or man-made, does it make a difference to you, the child is gone, I only ask you, are you worthy of letting me have a child?" ”

This sentence of bent on death completely angered Er Zhurong, he grabbed Gu Ronghua's neck and lifted her up, like carrying a kitten, it seemed that a little more strength could break her neck, and his anger made him roar, "You slut, do you really think that this king is reluctant to kill you?" Even your master has abandoned you, Gao Huan specially sent someone to send a secret letter to expose your life experience in order to clear up the relationship, and the little emperor ignored you. And you, ignoring the king's affection for you, are so ruthless that you can kill your own child, what are you pretending to be in this brain, why are you so confused! ”

"Rong Hua has true feelings and true love in his head, but you don't understand it, because the prince is afraid that he has never gotten it. Hahaha...."Gu Ronghua laughed loudly, the laughter touched the wound, she tightened her body, but her eyes never looked at Er Zhurong directly.

Gu Ronghua's contempt made Er Zhurong intolerable, but he couldn't kill her ruthlessly, he pushed Gu Ronghua to the ground heavily, the leather whip was raised high, but he couldn't do it anymore, and the two were deadlocked.

Seeing the sadness in her mother's eyes, Qingjiao gently tugged at Princess Beixiang's sleeve, "Auntie, this place is not suitable for you, my daughter should accompany you back." Turning to Er Zhurong, he said, "Daddy, for the sake of my daughter and Erniang's long-term friendship, let my daughter and Erniang say goodbye." After speaking, she saw that Er Zhurong didn't answer, so she stepped forward on her own, squatted in front of Gu Ronghua, took out a silk handkerchief, and gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth for her, "If you want to have less pain, it's better to say it all, why bother trampling on your body, you don't have a good piece of skin and flesh when you die." ”

Gu Ronghua's eyes flashed with tears, her eyes gradually softened, and a grateful smile hung on her face, and quickly disappeared. She grabbed Qingjiao's hand, put the silk handkerchief to her mouth tremblingly, sipped it lightly, and said weakly, "Thank you, Second Miss, don't dislike me for being dirty, and Rong Hua will bless Second Miss Safe and Smooth in the future." ”

Princess Beixiang felt pain in her heart, pretending to be calm, and said to Er Zhurong lightly, "Lord Wang, this place is really not suitable for me, it's just that after getting along for so long, I know that what she believes is that she won't confide in it again." Thinking of the love of these years, please think twice, if you deal with it, you will give her a good time, pity a woman like a flower, how can she withstand such a severe punishment. Forgive me for not being in good spirits, so I quit first. After speaking, she didn't wait for Er Zhurong to answer, so she asked Su Ping to lead Qingjiao out of the door, and when she reached the door, she stopped, looked back at Gu Ronghua, with tears in her eyes, Qingjiao didn't want her mother to be sad, and pulled her to walk a few steps. After going out, Princess Beixiang took a deep breath of the air without the smell of blood, and said to Su Ping, "Remember to hand over the cigarette yarn in my room to the embroidery room to cut it and prepare it for her, it can be regarded as the love of our sisters." ”

Qinghao couldn't help but reddened her eyes, Ying'e was not around all these years, she had already regarded Gu Ronghua as her sister, and they had talked happily for many days, arranging flowers and drinking tea together. In the days when Yuan Kuan was imprisoned, it was the most tense time for their husband and wife, and it was Gu Ronghua who was by his side every day to relieve his worries. The scenes seemed to be in front of her, but the scene was slowly blurred, and she couldn't help but look back at Gu Ronghua, who was covered in blood. A burst of sadness, twitching her heart, suffocating, depressed, she felt that her chest was filled with tears, unable to breathe, tears dripped down her cheeks, she closed her eyes in pain, pulled her mother and walked away, and couldn't bear to look at it again.

Not long after going out, I met Erzhu Bodhi coming in a hurry, Erzhu Bodhi saluted to Princess Beixiang and Qingjiao, "Auntie, sister, Bodhi still has important things to tell his father, so he won't send his mother." ”

Princess Beixiang nodded, helped Su Ping to continue walking, Qingjiao took two steps forward, stopped, turned around and called Erzhu Bodhi, "The peony flower tea that the eldest brother gave me the day before yesterday is very good, the flowers are very big, and they are very beautiful after soaking in water, and they are fragrant and sweet, but I don't know where to buy them, I asked Leng Yue to buy some too." ”

Bodhi replied with a smile, "That good variety is only available in Luoyang, if the second sister thinks it is good, she can let Leng Yue, the girl, come to Rongli at any time." It's not worth anything, the second sister took it as much as she wanted, and I am not good at it as a man, so I was originally sent by someone to give the female dependents a fresh energy. If the second sister has nothing else to do, the younger brother needs to hurry to his father's place. ”

Qing Miao barely squeezed out a smile and nodded, "Go quickly, don't delay business." Qingjiao turned around and said goodbye to Princess Beixiang, "Leng Yue, go, go back to Qingyun Pavilion." ”

Leng Yue looked at Qingjiao's expression in a panic, and wanted to speak, but after thinking about it, she pursed her mouth, and followed closely with broken steps. Qingyun Pavilion is the residence of Er Zhurong after deceiving Yuan Kuan into house arrest in the house, this is an artificial lake pavilion, a pontoon bridge in front of the pavilion can go ashore, the surrounding vision is broad, the lake water is crystal clear, it is rare algae, only some low rockery stubborn stones are embellished, the bottom of the lake is covered with white shells.

Qingjiao went straight into the cabinet, and saw that Yuan Kuan was standing in front of the case, and the ink on the tip of the pen dripped on the paper, slowly spreading, and Qingjiao saw that it was a Wei character. She walked around behind Yuan Kuan, hugged him tightly, buried her face in his back, and said in a choked voice, "Husband, I'm starting to be scared, really scared." ”

Yuan Kuan slowly turned around, hugged his beloved wife, gently wiped her tears, and comforted her softly, "What are you afraid of?" He's your father, what are you afraid of? ”

"You know what I'm afraid of, the big brother is getting more and more like Daddy, I... I don't know what to say, but I'm getting more and more flustered, Ah Kuan, I'm going to beg Ah Niang to let us go, run away. As long as our family of three is together and peaceful, I really can't stand such depression, and the surrounding environment suffocates me. ”

Yuan Kuan gently patted his wife's trembling back, he could feel her fear, he hugged Qingjiao tightly, and glanced at Zhao'er, who was lying in the nurse's arms babbling and playing with the cloth tiger, and suddenly felt a sense of pain as a mermaid. He is not afraid of life and death, but this childish child is innocent, he does not dare to fantasize that Er Zhurong's tiger poison does not eat children, because since Zhao'er was born, he has visited him once in the future. Maybe he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear to do it after seeing the child, but he couldn't see it, so he could be ruthless, which made Yuan Kuan feel worried. Several times Qingluo took the child to Princess Beixiang to let Er Zhurong take a look at it and cultivate his feelings, who knew that Er Zhurong always avoided it, which made Yuan Kuan and his wife even more panicked, so not close to the joy of family, I am afraid that Er Zhurong had a plan in his heart. This Qingyu Pavilion is even more of a cage, he is like a wild cat that is raised, occasionally wants to stretch out a paw to test it, but is beaten back by the owner with a rattan, can only stare at resentfully, not even dare to make a sound, afraid of being beaten again. Yuan Kuan began to be afraid that he could still stick to his original intention in such an environment, looking at his beloved wife and young son, he was not afraid of life and death, but he couldn't let the child take any risks. He felt that his head was very heavy, and he leaned weakly on his wife's shoulder, and the voice from the bottom of his throat was so small that he couldn't even hear it, "I can't leave, it's okay, I'm not afraid." ”

Qingjiao's heart sank, she was powerless to complain, and even more powerless to shout, she wanted to make the last struggle for the sake of the child, even if it was against Yuan Kuan's original intention. She called the nurse, handed the child into Yuan Kuan's arms, pointed to the powder-like Zhao'er, and said gently, "He will babble now, do you think he will call his father or mother in the first sentence?" ”

Yuan Kuan lowered his head and kissed Zhao'er's face, the child grinned happily, the cuteness instantly melted the hearts of the two couples, Yuan Kuan hugged the child tightly, turned his head and kissed Qing'er's cheek, "His first voice must be called his mother, because he also knows that he is grateful for your dedication, giving him life, and giving his father light." At least many things, it's not that we can live well if we want to, we can only live hard for the sake of Zhao'er. Don't talk about this, Erniang, are you going to go on the road? ”

Qingjiao nodded, "Yes, Daddy uses a blood-devouring five-section whip, the whip has thorns, and the whip does not carry blood when it is beaten on the human body, but the human body is rotten, even if he survives, he is a waste." Erniang would rather die than spit out a few words, which angered her father, if she went on the road earlier, there would be less pain. ”

"It's hard for you to think thoughtfully, and it's not in vain for your love, that mandala pollen can relieve her pain a little, but it's a pity for this peerless beauty." Yuan Kuan couldn't help but sigh.

Qingjiao said softly, "It's just that I didn't understand Gao Huan's move, Erniang was sent by him, doesn't this make my father suspect that he has something to do with the emperor?" ”

Yuan Kuan looked at Qingjiao, admiring her innocence, and he gazed affectionately at her innocent and clear eyes, like a clear spring that was incomparably clean. He didn't answer, and looked down at Zhao'er in his arms, "I hope our Zhao'er is the same as you, so there should be less disputes, but we can't get out, this Qingyun Pavilion can't even believe a fly except for Leng Yue is his own person." We are just a sacrifice, success is death, defeat is death, this crime I Yuankuan can only stand up straight, and then, suffer. Qingjiao, promise me, no matter what happens, take Zhao'er to live well, only if you live well, I will live. ”

"No, don't, I don't want you to die. If you die, I can't live alone, we are husband and wife, we are one, not the birds of the same forest that fly separately, or the sacrifices, and we also go to the altar together. Ah Kuan, you don't need to persuade me anymore, without you, this room is empty, the heart is empty, the whole heaven and earth are empty, in this empty day, some will only be suffering, pain, life is better than death, at least the destination is complete. Qingmao hugged Yuan Kuan and cried silently, Zhao'er also seemed to feel the pain of her father, stared at her round eyes, pouted her mouth, and cried out.

The child's cry made the husband and wife even more sad, and Leng Yue rushed into a panic and cried, "Lord, princess, we can't get out, the bridge is broken." ”

Qingmao ran out and shouted to the soldiers on the shore, "Be bold, take the bridge back to me, or I'll let Daddy cut off your heads." ”

Erzhu Bodhi slowly walked out from behind the soldier and bowed to Qingjiao, "Second sister, Jinyang has not been very peaceful recently, Daddy is for the safety of you and your brother-in-law, and someone will send you food and drink, and when Daddy comes back from Luoyang, he will come to pick you up." After saying that, Erzhu Bodhi turned around and left with the soldiers, no longer communicating with the green cocoon.

Yuan Kuan in the pavilion shook his body, sat heavily on the chair, looked ahead in a daze, and muttered, "Finally this day has come, the sky can't change, it can't change." ”