Chapter 5: Night Fragrance
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In the study. Meng Hongyu was leaning idly on the couch listening to Su Rong sing a little song. Her sweet voice softly sings lingering Jiangnan tunes. Meng Hongyu heard that even his bones were crispy. Close your eyes. Su Zirong, who was smiling like a flower, suddenly appeared in front of him. Smiling. Step by step, they walked towards him......
Open your eyes. The woman in front of her is so similar to Su Zirong. He believes. It's all providential. It must have been his longing and guilt for Su Zirong that moved the heavens. Heaven arranged for him to be Su Rong......
is immersed in the beauty of old love and new love. Li Zhao's slightly trembling voice suddenly came from outside the door. There was an anxiety in his soft voice: "Your Majesty...... Big, big thing is not good......"
Meng Hongyu stretched out his hand unhappily and motioned for Su Rong to stop. The lingering and graceful Jiangnan song came to an abrupt end. His comfortable mood was suddenly interrupted. So he asked slightly displeased, "What's the matter?"
Li Zhao gently pushed the door in. He lowered his head and said, "Xiao, Xiao promised to come out, something happened."
"Something's wrong." Meng Hongyu asked indifferently.. This little trick. He has seen a lot in the palace. How many concubines like to use this trick. Isn't it just to lure him to "care"? It's in vain that this Xiao Ziling is so smart. How can I use this kind of rotten trick.
"The mother went boating in the lake. I accidentally fell into the lake......" Li Zhao reported with a crying voice.
"What." Meng Hongyu was so startled that he quickly stood up. asked anxiously. How so. Where is she now.."
"No...... I don't know." Li Zhao replied tremblingly. Someone has been sent down to the lake to save the ...... But nowadays. Still, there's still no one to ......."
didn't wait for Li Zhao to finish. Meng Hongyu hurried out of the room. As he walked, he shouted, "Where. Don't lead the way yet."
"Yes." Li Zhao hurriedly trotted and followed.
Meng Hongyu ran to the edge of the West Lake in front of the palace. I saw a group of guards around the lake. Burning torches obscure the faint moonlight. Life is noisy. A woman's mournful cry resounded through the sky.
I saw that the emperor was coming. The people standing by the lake knelt on the ground in unison. The woman's crying also stopped. Turned into whimpering sobs. Meng Hongyu asked sharply, "Where are the people. Where is Ling'er?"
There was silence below. No one answered his question. Meng Hongyu yelled angrily: "What the hell is wrong with Ling'er. Say yes. Are you all dumb?"
Then. The jade slave sobbed and replied, "Return, return to the emperor. Little, Miss is still in the lake......"
The words are not finished. The jade slave couldn't help but cry again. Original. She's back to shore. One was helped ashore. She fell to the ground. Looking at the boundless lake, I cried. The heart-rending pain and worry made her heart explode... It's all her fault. If it weren't for her eagerness to hold on to her young lady. Stand up recklessly. The boat wouldn't have rocked any more. Her young lady won't fall into the lake.
If. Something really happened to her young lady. So. How should she explain to the lord and the lady? Yunu's heart was so sad that she was about to suffocate.
"What the hell is going on?" Meng Hongyu asked.
"Miss said the moonlight is good. insisted on going to the lake for a boat ...... Get up on the wrong side of the bed. Got a little drink...... The jade butterfly accidentally fell into the lake...... The young lady said that the jade butterfly was given by the emperor. Can't get lost...... She stood up to find the jade butterfly...... Unsteady on the feet. The boat bobbed...... The young lady fell into the lake...... "Yunu's thoughts are confused. It's intermittent and vague. But. Meng Hongyu still understood.
She ...... How long has it been falling?" Meng Hongyu suddenly worried. Asked in horror.. Now. He was so scared in his heart. I'm afraid something will happen to her......
"Back to the emperor. The mother has fallen into the lake for half an hour, half an hour." A man who looked like the leader of the guards replied.
Half...... It's been half an hour. Meng Hongyu only felt that his eyes were dark. I felt a chill in my heart. The foot stumbled next. I almost fell down...... It's been half an hour since I fell in, and I haven't found it...... Ling'er ......
Li Zhao hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Meng Hongyu. Meng Hongyu stood still. After being frightened, he roared angrily, "Bastard. Why did you notify me at this time?"
"Humble, lowly and damned. The humble position is just afraid of alarming the emperor...... "The head of the guard hurriedly bowed his head and begged for mercy.
"Don't get out of the way yet." Meng Hongyu roared angrily. The guard quickly stood up. Meng Hongyu strode towards the lake. The people on their knees quickly stood up one by one to make way for him.
Meng Hongyu walked to the lake in two or three steps. Li Zhao and Lu Yao hurriedly followed. I'm afraid he'll be impulsive. Do something stupid. However. He was anxious though. I can't wait to jump into the lake to rescue Xiao Ziling. However. He's not going to be so anxious that he's confused. His own life is related to the society of the country. It is related to the stability of the family and the country. Of course he wouldn't be that reckless. Really desperate for a woman.
He stood quietly by the lake. Looking out from afar. I saw a few boats shuttling on the lake. The boat is brightly lit. The shouts were endless. Moonlight ripples in the lake. It was the guards and boatmen who jumped into the lake to find people shuttling through the lake. Dive into the lake for a while. Showing your head for a while to breathe.
It's been half an hour...... Meng Hongyu's heart is cool. I gradually felt cold in my hands and feet.
Long. Only then did he say to Li Zhao weakly: "Prepare the ship. I'm going to go to the lake and have a look." There was worry and horror in his tone. Li Zhao and Lu Yao had also heard it. They guessed in their hearts. Look at the emperor like this. This Xiao Ziling. It is estimated that he was really buried at the bottom of the West Lake......
The dragon boat slowly sailed towards the lake. Meng Hongyu stood firmly at the bow of the boat. Looking at the black pressed lake. My heart darkened and cooled down a little bit. Ling'er. You must not be fine. Ling'er. You can't die...... How can you forsake me......
Meng Hongyu forcibly suppressed the worries and fears in his heart. Pray bitterly to the heavens. Secretly hoping for a miracle. However. The other self in his heart had already told him sensibly: his Ling'er. Right now it's leaving him......
Worse ending. Meng Hongyu didn't dare to imagine it any further...... Seem. In order to ease the uneasiness in the heart. He had to turn his worry and sadness into anger. yelled at the people around him, "How do you serve your mother? How no one stopped her. Who prepared the boat for her......" Several palace maids and guards hurriedly brushed and knelt on the ground. Keep your head down and don't dare to silence it.
Yunu's eyes were already red and swollen from crying. I can't squeeze out a tear anymore. Over time. Little by little, she walked into despair. A heart is as cold as a stone in the depths of the West Lake. She was on her knees. The hoarse voice replied, "Slave damn it...... The slave didn't stop the young lady...... Ask the emperor to give the slave and maid death."
"Don't mention the word 'death' in front of me." Meng Hongyu roared at the jade slave in horror in his heart. Your young lady isn't dead."
.. I hope so. Yu Nu in his heart. He wasn't so expectant. However. It's been an hour. The boatmen who dived to the bottom of the lake to find people, and a large number of fishermen who knew the water from nearby. One by one they burrowed into the water. One by one, they came out of the water empty-handed...... There are only circles of ripples on the surface of the lake. A broken moonlight rippled......
Yu Nu in his heart. Prepared for the worst... What if Miss really ...... Can't find it. So. She will definitely jump into this West Lake. With her young lady. After making a decision in my heart. She stopped crying. Just kneeling quietly. Waiting for the news... Bad news enough to destroy all her expectations.
Li Zhao stood beside Meng Hongyu worriedly. tremblingly listened to Meng Hongyu scolding the palace maids and guards beside him. Suddenly. He remembered that Xiao Ziling had asked him to hand over a letter to the emperor. Shocked: miserable. It's a bustle. He forgot about it.
He didn't dare to delay for a moment. Quickly took the letter out of his bosom. Presented respectfully. His voice trembled slightly, and he said, "Your Majesty. Just now Xiao Niangniang came to ask to see ...... Command the minions to give you this letter."
"Oh." Meng Hongyu hurriedly asked. Did she come to me? When did she come?"
"Something is happening...... Swimming, swimming in front of the lake." Li Zhao said tremblingly. If he hadn't stopped her. Let her go in and find the emperor. So. She wouldn't be going to swim in the lake. Isn't it going to happen? Li Zhao was terrified. I'm afraid that Meng Hongyu will blame him.
"I don't know." Meng Hongyu said angrily.
"You commanded...... Nobody is gone......" Li Zhao said with a crying voice. Therefore. Minions, minions are courageous. So he stopped the mother and stopped her outside......"
Oh, yes. It was he who said he couldn't let anyone disturb him. It was the royal decree from his own mouth that said that no one would be seen when he came. Now something big is happening. Who else can he blame? However. He is the emperor after all. The emperor who can do whatever he wants. Now something has happened. He can blame whoever he wants.
He shouted at Li Zhao, "You dare to make your own decisions without informing me. Who told you to stop her?" Maybe. It's because you can't see it. Ling'er will run to the lake to drink sadly......
Meng Hongyu pulled the letter from Li Zhao's hand. Tear open the envelope roughly. Take out the letter and look at it. I saw Juanxiu's handwriting read:
"West Lake Month. Mirus. The moon is bright like snow. The moon is as light as water. than the beauty of the color. And so on. If you can take advantage of this moonlight. Invite three or two best friends. Bring two jugs of thin wine. Boating on the lake. Invite the wine to the moon. Singing about wine. Poetry and lyrics. Talking about the past and the present. Wouldn't it be glad to be? I don't know if Meng Jun can appreciate his face. Get together in the lake. A leaf flat boat light sail roll. Floating on the lake. Waiting for your visit. Confidante. Xiao Ziling respectfully."
Original. She went to him. It was to invite him to go boating on the lake with him. Wine and admire the moon. Pity. At that time, he was indulging in Su Rong's soft singing. She had to travel around the West Lake alone. If he hadn't turned her away. Instead, I swam with her to the lake and admire the moon. So. She probably won't have such an accident.
In this letter. Xiao Ziling regarded him as a close friend. Became a confidant. Just wait to meet him to swim in the lake. Poetry and lyrics. Talking about the past and the present. And he. But indulged in the passion of the moment. And missed the sincere friendship and the last love.
What is the meaning of regret? Fear. That's remorse......