Chapter 24: Unpredictable
Zhan Zhan was sent to the prison to be disposed of, and Xiao Ziling was demoted to promise to be imprisoned in Xihuatang, however, Meng Hongyu was not happy. {The first station of this book} "Ruo", "ruo", "look", "kan", "small", ". "Say" "Net" He is becoming more and more indulged in grief, becoming more and more depressed day by day, he often secretly throws wine to the wind and sheds tears on the moon.
He was enveloped by a great sense of frustration: even if you are the Son of Heaven and have the power to rule the world, so what? The women he really loved betrayed him one by one and left him. Su Zirong and Meng Hongye secretly fell in love, Liu Wanruo and Chu Tianlian broke off the connection, and now, Xiao Ziling is also entangled with Zhan Zhan!
Even if he is the Son of Heaven, so what? Even if he gets the world, power and status, so what? There are some things that he will never get, such as love, such as trust, such as peace of mind......
There was a demon in his heart, and that demon instigated him to be angry, to incite him to be suspicious, and to instigate him to guard against everyone around him at all times, even against his woman and his mother. For the sake of the throne, he has lost too many ordinary and beautiful things, and many times, his happiness is not even comparable to those pawns of the peddlers who lead the car and sell pulp!
After Zhan Zhan and Xiao Ziling's "private meeting", Meng Hongyu was immersed in grief all day long, and he had no time to take care of anything else. Bai Rushuang's promotion as a concubine was shelved, however, Bai Rushuang was not sad at all, because the joy that her Xiao Ziling was demoted to her far exceeded everything!
She knew that after Lin Yueyao's death, Xiao Ziling was the biggest obstacle to her path to the back position, and she was her strongest opponent. She arranged for Xiao Yezi to secretly monitor Xiao Ziling early on, and put such a long line just to catch Xiao Ziling, a big fish!
That night, she didn't even care that she was pregnant with a dragonborn, and staged a bitter trick at the risk of her life, in order to lure Meng Hongyu to Xihuatang, so that he could directly bump into the scene of Zhan Zhan and Xiao Ziling secretly meeting! It turned out that night, Bai Rushuang was in a sullen daze looking at the candle flame in the bedroom, and Xiao Yezi suddenly came to report that Fang Cai Zhanzhan had sneaked into Xihua Hall again, and he hadn't come out for a long time. Bai Rushuang knew that this was a good time to pull Xiao Ziling from the clouds into hell, so she thought hard about how to let the emperor "personally" go to Xihuatang to "catch the traitor in bed".
At this time, the little eunuch of Cining Palace came to report that the emperor invited her to go to Cining Palace to accompany the Queen Mother to eat hot pot.
Bai Rushuang changed his clothes, put a dagger in his arms, and called Liuyun and said that he was going to Cining Palace. As soon as Liuyun heard that the emperor had specially ordered someone to invite their mother, he said happily: "The slave maid will go and order someone to prepare a sedan chair." ”
"No need!" Bai Rushuang hurriedly stopped Liuyun Dao, "I want to go." ”
"However, it just snowed yesterday, the road is slippery after dark, and you are ......pregnant again," Liuyun said in embarrassment, she was really worried about Bai Rushuang's safety!
Bai Rushuang smiled, comforted Liuyun and said: "It's not in the way, don't you accompany me!" Besides, I'm a little tired now, I'm afraid that I will be sleepy when I go to Cining Palace, and if I take a nap in front of the emperor and the queen mother, how rude it is! Why don't we walk, I can blow the wind and refresh. ”
Liuyun listened to Bai Rushuang's words and was very reasonable, so he lit the lantern and carefully helped Bai Rushuang to Cining Palace.
The long palace road was as quiet as a hollow valley, and there was no figure in sight, and no human voice could be heard. Maybe it's because of the cold, even the little eunuchs who usually pass by with lanterns are gone. When passing through an alley, Bai Rushuang suddenly said that she wanted to relieve herself, and she was in a hurry, so Liuyun helped her turn into the cramped and dark alley.
As soon as he entered the alley, Bai Rushuang secretly pulled out the dagger in his arms, stabbed it into Liuyun's chest, and killed him with one sword...... Poor Liuyun, she didn't have time to scream, and she died under the dagger as white as frost for no reason. She didn't know until she died, why Bai Rushuang wanted to kill her, but she treated Bai Rushuang sincerely and treated her like a friend!
The reason why Bai Rushuang wants to kill Liuyun is because Liuyun knows too many secrets about her! Liuyun knew that she sent the jade hairpin to Su Zirong, knew that she secretly poisoned Lin Yueyao to death, and knew that she had the intention to frame Xiao Ziling...... Liuyun knows too much, it's time for her to never be able to speak!
So, Bai Rushuang Ru came to this trick "the bird hides the bow, the rabbit dies and the dog cooks", besides, with the bloody death, Meng Hongyu will believe her words more, will be more worried about Xiao Ziling, and will immediately go to Xihuatang!
Careful not to let the gentle blood on Liuyun's body spurt onto himself, Bai Rushuang slowly pulled out the dagger. Then, she closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and slashed the dagger into her left arm...... Blood oozed out little by little, she bit her lip tightly to endure the huge pain, and then walked towards Cining Palace step by step......
- If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger? This is where Bai Rushuang is ruthless, and it is also the obvious truth that she gradually realized in this ruthless battle.
When he arrived at Cining Palace, Bai Rushuang staged that "bloody" scene, and sure enough, Meng Hongyu was frightened by her colorful description and fake performance, and he had time to inquire and think deeply in the future, so he rushed to Xihuatang worriedly...... To this day, he still only cares about indulging in his own sadness and anger, and has not thought deeply about the many doubts in it, and has not yet understood that he has become a pawn again......
Only Ouyang Ying secretly wondered in his heart: why did Bai Rushuang and Liuyun Master and Servant walk to Cining Palace? The night is so dark, the sky is so cold, and the road is so slippery, is it as white as frost and not afraid of falling? She is pregnant now, and she should be more vigilant and cautious, why did she change her normal state and walk boldly at night? Moreover, he was "unlucky" to meet the "assassin" who was not seen by the dragon!
After some thought, Ouyang Ying seemed to understand the conspiracy, however, she was not sure whether her inference was reasonable, so in the afternoon of this day, she kindly went to "visit" the frightened Bai Rushuang......
When she came to Sitong Courtyard, the little palace maid reported that Bai Rushuang was in the living room, and Ouyang Ying went straight to the living room. As soon as she stepped in the door, she saw Bai Rushuang leaning on the soft couch by the window, half-closed eyes comfortably basking in the sun, and a little palace maid standing on the edge of the couch to help her beat her legs.
"Sister Bai is so pleasant! Presumably, after a few days of recuperation, my spirit has improved a lot, right? Ouyang Ying said lightly, regardless of whether it would disturb the dream as white as frost.
Bai Rushuang opened her eyes and saw that it was Ouyang Ying, so she quickly sat up and said with a smile: "When is Concubine Yingniang coming, come...... Hurry up and take a seat here......"
Enthusiastically let Ouyang Ying sit down beside him, and Ouyang Ying hurriedly ordered the little palace maid to pour tea.
"Sister Bai doesn't have to be polite." Ouyang Ying said coldly, still looking like an ice and snow man, "I'm just going back to Siye Courtyard to get something and stop by to see you." ”
"It's a great blessing that the concubine can come to see me 'by the way'!" Bai Rushuang said with a smile. In fact, how could she not know that Ouyang Ying, the "ice beauty", must have a plan to visit suddenly, otherwise, according to Ouyang Ying's character, how could she come to "visit" her "kindly"?
"Humph!" Ouyang Ying snorted coldly and continued, "You don't have to laugh so fake in front of me, and I won't be foolish. I'm here today to tell you that although the emperor has been disheartened and has no time to care about him recently, the queen mother is not confused...... That night, Sister Bai was able to escape from the 'assassin' sword intact, which was a blessing and a great fortune......"
Ouyang Ying secretly observed Bai Rushuang's face as she spoke, and sure enough, as soon as she talked about the events of that night, Bai Rushuang's expression was strange, and her eyes were dodgy, not daring to look at her directly......
"Thank you for your concern, I was really ......lucky to be able to pick up a life," Bai Rushuang said.
"It's a pity, your personal palace maid Liuyun is not so lucky......" The corners of Bai Rushuang's mouth rose slightly, revealing a very faint smile, staring at Bai Rushuang's eyes and continuing, "Mu Xue in my palace is a good sister of Liuyun for many years, after Liuyun died, she cried so sadly, every day she didn't give up, she made mistakes......"
Mu Xue...... Err...... Hearing Ouyang Ying mention Mu Xue for no reason, Bai Rushuang couldn't help but raise her vigilance, and secretly guessed: Could it be that Mu Xue and Ouyang Ying said something that shouldn't be said...... After all, Mu Xue is now a person in Ouyang Ying's palace, and she gets along with Ouyang Ying day and night, who knows if she will "accidentally" reveal any information to Ouyang Ying......
Bai Rushuang's heart was beating panicked, however, she tried her best to hide the uneasiness in her eyes, and pretended to be calm and said, "Mu Xue...... And Liuyun are good sisters...... After Liuyun died, I hope to take care of Liuyun to take care of Mu Xue, I wonder if my sister can send Mu Xue to Si Tongyuan to accompany me? "-I still have to get Mu Xue to my side to watch it quickly to rest assured, otherwise, maybe I will really be betrayed by this little girl one day!
In fact, Mu Xue didn't mention anything to Ouyang Ying, but after Liuyun's death, Ouyang Ying often saw Mu Xue secretly crying, and after asking, she and Liuyun were good sisters who depended on each other in life and death.
"Mu Xue, this girl is conscientious in her work, and she is also dedicated to taking care of Xinmin, not only well-behaved and sensible, but also knows how to observe words and feelings, I am very satisfied, I am afraid that I can't give her to my sister!" Ouyang Ying pretended to say casually, but the corner of his eye secretly glanced at Bai Rushuang, carefully observing her expression.
Mu Xue knows how to read words and colors? And it also made Ouyang Ying "very satisfied"? In the end, did Mu Xue really do something? Otherwise, how could Ouyang Ying suddenly come to her Sitong Courtyard for no reason, and tell her such a hidden mystery for no reason?
What does this Ouyang Ying want?