117. What path do you want to take?

Qi Dao fell hard this time, and his arm, which finally didn't bleed anymore, oozed crimson blood on the gauze again.

Jiang Yu heard the movement, was startled and immediately turned back.

Qi Dao frowned, he was more concerned about the situation where he needed to be taken care of and supported by others than the pain caused by the wound and the discomfort on his body after falling.

Since Jiang You's death, he has become stronger and stronger, even to the point of paranoia.

He does not allow himself to be weak, and he does not allow himself to be seen as vulnerable.

Especially in front of the people he cares about, because he knows that his weakness will also become the weakness of those close to him, so he arms himself to become the cold-faced and ruthless King Jing.

So the pain is still secondary, Qi Dao sighed, trying to climb back into bed by himself.

Jiang Yi turned back was something he didn't expect, it stands to reason that he didn't hold Jiang Ying, she made up her mind to go out again, this delay, people should have gone out.

Didn't she say she didn't care.

But she came back anyway.

Jiang Yu dragged his hand, and didn't bother to help him to the bed first, a prince and a prime minister, one was sitting on the ground, and the other was squatting next to him, neither of them felt that there was anything wrong, but this scene was seen by people, and it was really a little weird.

Jiang Yu was angry, more anxious and worried that she didn't feel herself, she didn't think about it, she just opened her mouth and complained and scolded: "What are you doing here?!" A wound that just stopped bleeding! Now it's cracked again! You don't think you bleed enough last night, and you're going to bleed to death, right?! โ€

Naturally, the matter is not as serious as Jiang Yu said.

Although Qi Dao's wounds were poisoned, and some pus and blood were not easy to heal, but to reach the level of bleeding and death that Jiang Yu said, at least more than ten more such wounds would have to be on his body.

She was completely stupid by Qi Dao, what do you think?! Don't you know if your hands hurt?! What a toss!

Qi Dao opened his mouth, originally wanting to say that he was fine, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed back because Jiang Yu said such a sentence with great mood swings.

It's been months since she's back.

Basically, they see each other every few days.

From the very beginning of taking a step closer to each other, they would be stung by each other's stings once, and then the two were able to get along calmly and say a few words, and now Jiang Yu can also show such complex emotions, Qi Dao felt. The barrier between the two of them seems to be slowly crumbling.

At least she wouldn't look at herself with that cold, empty look and say, 'I don't care about anything anymore.'"

She obviously has a lot of nostalgia.

There are still infinite possibilities in this world for her.

Qi Dao suddenly thought, in all these many nostalgia, does he also have a place?

They have forgotten their mistakes and misses, and is it possible to get closer to each other in the next spring?

Such a thought flashed away, and Jiang Ying fell silent immediately after scolding him, it seemed that she was really angry, but she didn't realize it, or rather, she subconsciously didn't want to think about her own behavior, what such emotions represented.

Qi Dao didn't say a word, just let her pull her arm, staring at her face with a pair of eyes, and clearly saw her expression from anger to sulking.

He held back a smile, a little hard, looked away for a while, and then looked away, without saying a word, a person silently had to use his other hand as a support to climb on the bed.

When she was about to climb, she didn't forget to take a look at Jiang Ying, seeing that she was so angry that her teeth were itching, and she had to come to support her expression, Qi Dao hurriedly bit her lip, for fear that she would accidentally laugh out loud.

After sitting on the bed, Jiang Yu sighed, she moved to the side, and looked out of the door.

Yin Zhengshan is too busy now, Qi Ying's side is summoning at any time, and Mei Xi Palace can't be left behind, at this time, Qi Dao needs him to stop the bleeding, and it is also difficult to find someone.

After watching it for a long time, Jiang Yu couldn't wait any longer, she muttered, "Why don't you come yet, you have to go and see." As he spoke, he was about to go out.

Qi Dao leaned out and followed Jiang Yin's back.

She went to the door and talked to several little eunuchs, and her expression didn't seem to relax, it should be because Yin Zhengshan couldn't pull away at this time, and he really couldn't come over immediately.

Qi Dao raised his eyebrows and sat up straight.

It's okay to come later.

He can still endure this pain.

Thinking of this, Qi Dao glanced down at his arm.

Blood penetrated the gauze, and soon rendered a large area, which looked really scary, Jiang Yu would show such a look just now, and it was not incomprehensible to say something like that.

A thought suddenly rose in his heart, and when he saw that Jiang Yu didn't come in half-loud, he took another look.

She seemed to be preparing to find it herself, and when Qi Dao looked, the person had already gone down the stairs outside.

Qi Dao sighed, and before he could give himself some time to prepare, he subconsciously shouted: "It hurts!" It hurts this king to death! โ€

That Fang Jiang Yu paused, looked at the back, and seemed to be at war in his heart.

Qi Dao, who succeeded, hurriedly withdrew his head and lay down on the bed.

didn't wait for a while, Jiang Yu really turned back again.

She glared at Qi Dao with a cold face: "What's wrong with the prince?" โ€

Qi Dao half-opened his eyes, glanced at her, and said weakly: "Suddenly it hurts very much, and my head is dizzy, probably... It's a little more blood loss. โ€

Jiang Yu took it seriously, and said hurriedly: "Sure enough, there is too much blood loss, and the imperial doctor is afraid that he will not be able to come over for a while, but he was fine, Lord Wang, you are really." She looked left and right anxiously, not knowing what she remembered, and suddenly clapped her hands, "I have to wait for Imperial Doctor Yin to see the decoction before I can prescribe the right medicine, earlier I saw that there was still a lot of brown sugar in the small kitchen, don't people often say that brown sugar nourishes qi and blood?" I'll let them boil a bowl of thick brown sugar water, and the prince will drink a bowl of hot water, thinking it will be better! โ€

Jiang Yi is serious, and he will give instructions after speaking.

Qi Dao really couldn't help it this time, he didn't expect that he would be injured and see such an interesting side of Jiang Yu again, she really was still the same Jiang Yu in her bones, but like him, the mask and the armor that protected her had been on her body for a long time, so she mistakenly thought that she had become something else.

Not really.

They still retain the shadow of themselves when they were young.

Qi Dao chuckled, only to feel that the unhappiness that had accumulated in his heart outside of this period of time was a lot smoother all of a sudden, he stretched out his hand to pull Jiang Yu, and this time he stopped: "It's really okay, what about teasing you, where can anyone drink a bowl of brown sugar to get back to blood?" โ€

When the strategizing prime minister said this, he inexplicably had a strange and cute feeling.

Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment, Qi Dao's smile was particularly clean and gentle, which was too different from his usual cold face, causing Jiang Yu to react at all.

After understanding what he meant, Jiang Yi immediately slapped Qi Dao's hand away angrily, she glared at him, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything.

She just stood like this for a while, calmed down for a moment, and figured out what Qi Dao's sudden toss was all about.

Seeing that she was silent, Qi Dao also restrained his smile and sat cross-legged without disturbing again.

After Jiang Yu thought clearly, she turned around and moved a stool in the house.

She set the stool at the head of the bed, shifted her direction, and sat down.

She turned her back to Qi Dao, and her voice sounded cold: "Lord lie down and rest, I'm here waiting for Imperial Doctor Yin to come over." โ€

The implication is that I won't leave, so don't toss around.

Qi Dao pursed his lips and smiled, and sure enough, he lay down obediently.

He looked sideways and saw Jiang Yu's earlobes that had not been covered by the rolled up gauze tent, glowing a little pink.

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The palace door of Yunde Palace was closed, and the news that the Queen Mother was happy in the palace spread throughout the harem palace where the ban was lifted at noon on the second day.

In one night, almost all of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were thoroughly investigated.

Many of them were checked before Guo was arrested, and Guo was imprisoned, and these officials and their families were all in the Great Criminal Division, waiting for the final results and fate.

The concubines trembled in fear all night, but fortunately, the family was not too implicated, everyone was basically safe, and after a little inquiry, they knew that the six palaces had opened the palace gates, and there was a false alarm.

The only surprise is that Zhao Guiren has not been affected by Guo Zhenzhen.

She was originally the closest person to Guo Zhenzhen.

But this time in the matter of thoroughly investigating and suppressing the Guo family, the Zhao nobles and their mother's Wu family made great efforts.

Like the Wu family, who stood in the right direction at a critical time, made the right decision, and provided a large part of the intelligence and key information, there were also Shen Kang and Mrs. Guo.

Last night's loud commotion almost made the two of them collapse in their homes.

It is conceivable that if Jiang Yu had not taken refuge in Jiang Yi, the fate of the Shen family would have been so bad at this time.

However, it is just a matter of atonement for sin.

It is only a small part of the sin, and in the future, we must be more cautious and loyal in order to keep the family safe.

But no matter what, the life-and-death threshold in front of me is over.

The matter of Yunde Palace shocked the concubines, the emperor is filial, this matter is known to everyone in the world, why did he suddenly ban the queen mother's feet, and did it to such an extent, he refused to leave it to the queen mother at all.

But the water here is too deep, no one dares to touch the thunder at this time, I really want to inquire, and it is impossible to inquire about the real cause and effect, but a slightly smarter person guesses in his heart that it may be related to the deceased Empress Jingxian Xiao.

More, don't dare to think about it.

As soon as Yunde Palace was passed, Chu Miao, who had not been in the palace for a long time, could now be said to be really in trouble.

As soon as she woke up, the palace and the palace were turned upside down.

Qingping told her a lot, Chu Miao digested slowly, and she just remembered many things, but she didn't really understand.

For example, the title of the concubine was stripped away, and now she is trapped in the Anxuan Palace, and she still doesn't know what to do with it.

For example, the Guo family has all been imprisoned, and thousands of people have been implicated, and no punishment has yet been set.

For another example, the door of the Queen Mother's palace was not opened, and the news could not be passed out or handed in, Qingping said that maybe the Queen Mother and the Emperor had a dispute that angered the Emperor, and after a few days, the anger disappeared, and it would be fine.

But the only way Chu Miao could think of was to kneel outside the Jinchi Hall and beg Qi Ying to be kind to the Queen Mother.

She herself has no ideas and too much ambition.

It's just that she has always relied on the Queen Mother, and she regards the Queen Mother as her only relative from the bottom of her heart, so she should come to intercede for the Queen Mother.

Outside the Golden Pond Palace, Chu Miao's figure had been kneeling here for an hour.

Qi Ying didn't come out to see it.

Changzhong passed it on several times, and was scared half to death by Qi Ying's sentence 'If you dare to mention Concubine Chun again, you will cut off your head', so she could only persuade Chu Miao to return to the palace, why bother to suffer here, and the emperor was never angry with her.

But no matter what Chang Zhong said, Chu Miao just knelt with his eyes down, didn't say a word, and said a few times before he raised his eyes, tears fell in his eyes, but he didn't cry all the time, and said to Chang Zhong in a weak voice: "Thank you, Manager Changzhong, I... I'll wait. โ€

Wait a little longer.

Chu Miao bit her lip tightly.

She didn't know what to do, when she went back to the palace, Qingping had to say a lot of things she didn't understand, so it was better to kneel here, and it would be okay if her legs were unconscious, but she would feel at ease.

Changzhong couldn't persuade him, so he could only sigh and leave in the end.

Chu Miao, who originally relied on the Queen Mother and was quite eye-catching in the harem, immediately became the laughing stock of the palace at this time.

Without the Queen Mother, what is she?

Nothing, isn't it time to rush into the fire? It's a pity that the emperor doesn't see her at all, and if she annoys the emperor so much, she may have to be beaten on the board, which will be even funnier.

But at this time, no one laughed at her openly, even Concubine Qing restrained her arrogance, clamped her tail, and refused to go out of the door of her palace.

Inside the palace, it was very quiet.

In the long corridor outside the Golden Pond Palace, the sound of the palace people walking around was extremely light.

The sun was setting in the west, and the orange light fell all over the ground, falling on Chu Miao, who was kneeling in the center of the empty square under the stairs, and even her hair was dyed with light, looking pitiful and pathetic.

In such a quiet place, from the high stairs, a person slowly walked down.

The footsteps came close and stopped in Chu Miao's sight, and Chu Miao raised her head sluggishly and glanced at who the person who came.

She's been kneeling here for almost three hours.

Except for Changzhong, who came to persuade her at the beginning, no one came, not even anyone who walked past her.

Chu Miao is still thinking, or tonight. Let's not go back.

If he really fainted, maybe he could say a word in front of Qi Ying.

But now, when someone really arrived in front of him, Chu Miao found that he was on the verge of collapse at all, and after seeing the face of the person who came clearly, he could no longer hold back his tears, and choked up as soon as he opened his mouth: "Jing Concubine Niangniang. โ€

Jiang Wan came to see her.

She lifted the hem of her clothes, squatted down, took out her embroidered handkerchief, and wiped her tears for Chu Miao: "I've been kneeling for so long, why haven't you gone back?" โ€

When no one cares, he can still support himself, and once he cares, he can't hold it back.

Chu Miao cried a lot, Jiang Wan didn't urge her to answer her words, just raised her eyes and glanced at Qingping who was kneeling behind Chu Miao, Jingyue understood Jiang Wan's meaning, stepped forward and dragged Qingping's girl up, and went to the side.

Jingyue has a lot of strength, even if Qingping kneels and her legs are unconscious, she can still carry her, Qingping stared at Chu Miao tightly, but she was afraid of Concubine Jing who came out of the Golden Pool Palace, so she could only shut up and let Jingyue take herself to a place where she couldn't hear her masters.

There was no one around, Jiang Wan quietly accompanied Chu Miao, and when she had cried enough and her emotions finally stabilized, she raised her hand and patted her back: "Are you better?" โ€

Chu Miao's eyes were red and she nodded.

"Why don't you go back?" Jiang Wan asked again, "You know that the emperor won't see you." โ€

Chu Miao raised her eyes, and looked at Jiang Wan with misty eyes, as if she had finally found the backbone that she could rely on: "Concubine Jing Niangniang, if I don't kneel here, it seems that I am wrong, I am sorry for the support and upbringing of the Queen Mother, and now the Queen Mother is locked up in Yunde Palace, how can I." How can I go back? โ€

Because everyone thinks that she should kneel here.

So, she can't go back.

Jiang Wan carefully arranged Chu Miao's collar, listened to her, and said softly: "Then what do you think of yourself?" โ€

Chu Miao choked, and after half a sound, she replied in a mosquito-like voice: "I didn't think about anything. โ€

Since entering the palace, she has never been allowed to have her own thoughts.

What she wants to do and what she says is arranged by the Queen Mother.

She is not allowed to contact the concubines, let alone have any feelings for them, she lives alone in another courtyard, and when she enters the palace, she is still alone.

There are many things that the Queen Mother taught her, she didn't understand and didn't learn, but Aunt Luo said that she didn't have to understand too much, just remember it.

What could she think?

Jiang Wan looked at Chu Miao, put her hand on the back of her hand, her voice was very soft, but very firm, making people feel the power she transmitted: "Concubine Chun, you must first remember that a person, the reason why we are called human is because we all have our own independent thoughts, no matter what kind of person others want you to become, what kind of person they expect you to be, if you don't even know what you look like, what is the difference between you and a pair of empty skins that can walk?" โ€

"I don't know how the Queen Mother taught you before, but now... Yunde Palace seems to be impossible to open just because you kneel here to plead, but you are still the emperor's concubine, the emperor's concubine, as a concubine, where should your heart go, what should you do, you have to think clearly, the road in this palace in the future, you have to go by yourself, you can always kneel here today, what about tomorrow? Do you want to live like this every day in the future? Jiang Wan patted it twice, then withdrew her hand and stood up, "Now, the Queen Mother is no longer your constraints, what kind of person you want to become, what kind of road you want to take, there is still time, and you still have time to re-control it yourself, if everything in front of you is not what you want, then bravely overthrow it, it's a big deal, it's just a matter of starting over, what's there to lose?" โ€

Chu Miao's eyes widened, Jiang Wan's words were 'bold' that she had never heard before.

But it was this boldness that rang the bell that had been sleeping in her heart.