He Jingying walked in the muddy swamp, surrounded by an indissolvable white mist. She ran after a vague figure in front of her. "You wait!" He Jingying shouted, and she reached forward, but her hand passed through the man's body. He Jingying was startled and withdrew her hand, only to see that her hands were covered with blood.

The person in front of him, who had his back to He Jingying, slowly turned around, his face, neck, and strong arms were covered with blood. It was as if there was a groove in the skin of the body, and the blood slowly flowed along the groove, drawing strange symbols on the body.

The high bridge of the nose, the thick black eyebrows, the sunken eye sockets, and the alienation between the eyebrows eased his originally sharp face. The dark brown pupils resemble glass beads. The originally good-looking eyes were full of sadness.

This is what Yang Minzhi looks like. But He Jingying was very sure that the person in front of her was Xiao Lian. He Jingying wanted to speak, but found that her neck seemed to be stuck, and she couldn't make a sound at all.

"A-Ying, let's go, leave quickly." Xiao Lian's hoarse voice seemed to come from the depths of the desert.

Where are you?

You okay?

He Jingying wanted to ask, but she couldn't say a word, so she could only shake her head anxiously.

The strange symbol on Xiao Lian's body crawled from his neck to his face. Xiao Lian twisted his neck in pain, his hands and feet as if they were bound by this strange symbol. "A-Ying, let's go."

He Jingying shook her head. Walk? Where to?

It was as if a pair of hands had stretched out from Xiao Lian's body, wanting to see him torn in half.

He Jingying stretched out her hand tremblingly, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't touch Xiao Lian. I could only watch as blood flowed straight down from the center of Xiao Lian's head.

There was a "bang", as if someone had punched Xiao Lian behind him, and his ribs protruded from the front.

He Jingying wanted to scream but couldn't make any sound.

There was another "bang", and another rib broke.

"Knock knock, knock knock" A more dense sound sounded, and countless blood holes exploded in front of Xiao Lian.

He Jingying screamed and sat up.

"Mother." Sui Lian hurriedly walked over.

He Jingying gasped heavily, and cold sweat had soaked her middle coat. There are still people knocking on the door outside the door of the Yaohua Palace.

He Jingying exhaled, held her forehead and said, "Go see who it is." ”

After a while, Sui Lian walked back, looking panicked: "It's Gonggong Xu, who said that something happened to Chonghua Palace, let you go over." ”

Chonghua Palace? He Jingying's brows gradually furrowed.

In the Chonghua Palace, only a few lamps were lit, and the entire hall seemed empty and deserted. The wind blows through the fire candles, the lights flicker, and it seems that the ghost in the whole hall is even more visible? Banner.

Xiao Zhaoye stroked his forehead painfully and sat on the ground with his back against the bed. Xiao Zhaoye was disheveled, his placket slipped off the side of his shoulder, and there were still a few blood marks on his arm.

And beside Xiao Zhaoye, there was a little eunuch with red fruits all over his body, covered with bruises, his back was covered with scars from being bitten and gnawed, and blood flowed down his thighs and stained the carpet under him. His eyes were round, his face was pale, there was still a trace of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, and there was a clear bruise between his neck, which was already dead.

He Jingying only glanced at it and understood what was happening. There was a churning in the stomach, and the sour and bitter taste came up from the throat, He Jingying forcibly covered her mouth so that she didn't let herself vomit, but her head was dizzy from this burst of blood and gas.

Xu Longju followed behind He Jingying without saying a word, and the eunuch maid of Chonghua Hall had already been cleared out by Xu Longju, just waiting for He Jingying to take the idea. The death of a little eunuch in the palace is not a killing, but if the death of this little eunuch is revealed, it will be a big incident.

He Jingying looked at the appearance of the little eunuch who was only eleven or twelve years old, and her heart was sad, it was just that a child from a poor family entered the palace to beg for a bowl of rice, and suffered this kind of misfortune. He Jingying took the white cloth from Xu Longju's hand and covered the little eunuch's body: "Father-in-law Xu, find raw clothes for this child to wear, and go back and find a place to bury it." said to the outside world that he died of illness and gave his family some pensions. ”

A sigh flashed in Xu Longju's eyes, and he said, "Don't worry, the slave must be buried well." ”

No one noticed that Xu Longju's spine, which had been tense, finally relaxed. Although the harem is fighting each other, even the subordinates are often the masters of the fight to the death. But when such an eleven or twelve-year-old child died miserably in front of him, it was inevitable that he would feel some sadness about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

If something like a eunuch happens, the mat is wrapped and thrown into a mass grave, or thrown directly into a well, and no one will ask more. Now that he can be buried properly, it can be regarded as not treating him badly.

Xu Longju wrapped the white cloth on the little eunuch's body tighter and ordered someone to carry it down.

He Jingying squatted in front of Xiao Zhaoye without saying a word, and hung his slippery placket back on his shoulder. "Your Highness is tired, let's rest early."

Xiao Zhaoye grabbed He Jingying's wrist and raised his head to look at He Jingying. His eyes were bloodshot, his Adam's apple slid up and down, and he shouted hoarsely, "A-Ying......"

He Jingying closed her eyes in some despair.

Xiao Zhaoye grabbed He Jingying even more panickedly, like a child who had done something wrong: "A-Ying, I didn't mean it." I...... I don't know how that could be. I...... I ......"

He Jingying slowly squatted down, looked directly at Xiao Zhaoye, picked up a porcelain bottle with the words tranquilizer written on it from Xiao Zhaoye's feet, and asked tremblingly, "How much did Your Highness eat?" ”

Xiao Zhaoye's eyes dodged: "This is just an ordinary tranquilizer." ”

He Jingying smiled dumbly: "Ordinary tranquilizer? Ordinary tranquilizers would make you kill that little eunuch? ”

Xiao Zhaoye said angrily: "It's just a little eunuch!" ”

He Jingying laughed angrily: "It's just a little eunuch? So what did he do wrong? ”

Xiao Zhaoye couldn't speak, so he could only bury his head in his arms and keep shaking his head: "I don't know, I don't know why this happened." ”

Heavy rain fell from the dark clouds at the end of the sky, and the wind swept the smell of scorched earth soaked in the rain, sweeping through every corner of the East Palace.

Xiao Zhaoye at this moment coincides with the figure of the young man who cried in the broken temple a few years ago. It was as if the boy had never grown up for so many years, his sins had not been forgiven by the Buddha, and his sorrow had never left the ruined temple.

He Jingying's hand gently caressed Xiao Zhaoye's cheek: "Let's not take this medicine, okay?" ”

Xiao Zhaoye held He Jingying's hand as if he was fascinated, and pressed her gentle and delicate palm to his lips. For a long time, I only heard him say hoarsely: "A-Ying, there is no way, no one can quit." ”

He Jingying looked at Xiao Zhaoye encouragingly: "Law body, I can help you, as long as you can endure the uncomfortable moment, you can quit him." Dharmakaya, you believe me. Once Xiao Lian succeeded. ”

As soon as Xiao Zhaoye heard this name, his eyes turned cold, he "snapped" and shook off He Jingying's hand, and said jokingly: "This palace is not as good as him, are you satisfied?" ”

He Jingying's face was blank for a moment: "Law body ......"

"Enough!" Xiao Zhaoye didn't give her the slightest chance to speak and explain: "What do you think in your heart, will this palace not know?" ”

Xiao Zhaoye snatched back the small porcelain bottle from He Jingying: "And how did this palace take this medicine?" You didn't hurt it? Or ......" Xiao Zhaoye grinded his back molars and said gloomily: "Should I say you?" ”

He Jingying felt a chill in her heart and took a step back.

They went to Zhuyi and were forcibly poured this medicine. It was okay for her to have the White God Bead in her body, but Xiao Lian was not spared, and therefore left medicinal power in Xiao Zhaoye's body.

He Jingying trembled and said, "You're just sick." I can accompany you......"

Xiao Zhaoye shouted angrily: "Shut up!" ”

Xiao Zhaoye's eyes were flushed, and he looked up at He Jingying, like a trapped beast on the verge of despair: "Do you want to pity this palace now?" Do you also feel that this palace has achieved nothing? ”

Like the smoke of gunpowder burning through the battlefield, filled with scorched earth and blood, leaving a hideous gray shadow in the depths of the soul, the slightest movement will make the twisted soul drown in the filthy swamp.

A layer of mist filled He Jingying's eyes: "Law Body, how did you become like this?" ”

He Jingying doubted for a moment whether she really knew the person in front of her. Years of memories seem to have become a merciless laughing stock of reality. The memories of the years seem to be just a joke hidden in the depths of the memory and embellished countless times.

Xiao Zhaoye was stunned for a moment.

He Jingying shook her head and smiled a little lonely: "Is it really because of this medicine?" The loose bun hung down behind her neck, gently sweeping her neck as she shook her head.

Qingsi flicked her neck, and the scene that made Xiao Zhaoye so excited before was now only cold in her eyes. Xiao Zhaoye lowered his eyes and asked, "Are you leaving?" ”

He Jingying smiled noncommittally: "I just want to go back to Yaohua Palace." Your Highness has a good rest. ”

A hint of coldness suddenly flashed in Xiao Zhaoye's eyes, and He Jingying's heart tightened. Sure enough, Xiao Zhaoye suddenly burst out the next moment, grabbed He Jingying's neck from behind, and slammed He Jingying on the bed. His back slammed into the corner of the bed, and the smell of rust poured down his spine into his nose.

Xiao Zhaoye looked at He Jingying angrily: "You are not allowed to go anywhere." You are not allowed to go anywhere without the permission of this palace! ”

A burst of anger jumped on top of He Jingying's head: "What are you crazy about!" ”

Xiao Zhaoye hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled coldly: "This palace is crazy." This palace actually tolerated you and me for so long. How do you feel, is he better than Hongu? ”

He Jingying felt a wave of nausea in her stomach: "Sure enough, it's you." Why? Why don't you ever say it? Is it just to test me? ”

When this sentence came out, even He Jingying herself felt ridiculous.

Xiao Zhaoye's expression was blank for a moment, and he smiled coldly: "Originally, I didn't want to come back. ”

He Jingying was hit hard in the heart. It turns out that this is the truth. "So after Yang Minzhi placed the rebirth curse, you didn't reborn like me, not because Yang Minzhi did something wrong, but just because you didn't want to come back?"

Xiao Zhaoye's face turned pale for a moment.

He Jingying half-lowered her eyes: "What happened that day?" Why did Xu Wanyu dare to burn the palace? ”

Xiao Zhaoye's lips trembled.

What really happened that day?

The chaotic time and space roared in.

At that time, he had already agreed with Xiao Chen and opened the Donghua Gate, as long as he went to the Ranshigang to bring the generals and enter the palace, he could put the prince on the throne before the edict of the abolition of the prince came down. But when he went to Ranshigang to transfer troops, he was suddenly killed by Xiao Zijing's An Army. As soon as the Anjun Army's iron cavalry arrived, under the disparity in strength, who else was willing to go with him?

He had no choice but to open the killing ring, not only killing Xiao Zijing's people, but also his own people. When the blood mist in front of his eyes cleared, he was shocked to see Ma Cheng cut off the head of his father.

It was as if his life had stopped at that moment.

He couldn't remember how he managed to get out of a pool of blood. He dragged his crippled body back to Beijing, but heard Xiao Zimao bring the army into the imperial city in the name of escort. The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, and his trick is just turning himself into a stepping stone for others.

He returned to the Nanjun Royal Mansion in a daze and saw the Yiyue Pavilion burning in the flames. He suddenly discovered that Xu Wanyu had taken refuge in Xiao Zimao at some point. When he passed by Xu Wanyu, he heard Xu Wanyu ask him, "Why did you come back?" Why not run? ”

Maybe she burned Yiyue Pavilion at that time and left two charred corpses in order to leave him a way out. But who can confirm this question? And where can he go?

He failed, he really didn't achieve anything, he really was a joke all his life.

He rushed into the flames, just as he rushed into a ruined temple in a panic. He longed for the Buddha to appear again and pull him out of this boundless darkness. But he found that the girl who walked out slowly with the holy light from behind the Bodhisattva of the Broken Temple had been gouged out of her eyes, and she could no longer bring him any comfort.

So when he heard Yang Minzhi's rebirth spell, he instinctively wanted to escape.

He Jingying quietly listened to Xiao Zhaoye talk about this past, only to find that she was numb to it. It's as if you're listening to someone else's story. The suffocating coldness of the man, the warmth that supported him to move forward in the darkness and return to the world, turned out to be just his own wishful thinking.

He Jingying smiled, her voice a little hoarse: "So you have been reluctant to tell me the truth, because you have never thought about whether to come back?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Zhaoye leaned on the edge of the couch tiredly, and the past that pressed on the bottom of his heart and distorted his soul was finally spoken.

He Jingying asked expressionlessly, "Then why do you want to come back now?" ”

Xiao Zhaoye looked at He Jingying in a dark and uncertain manner, and stopped talking for a long time, and finally said, "Because I miss you." ”

He Jingying was still expressionless, as if this sentence had nothing to do with her. Xiao Zhaoye's heart sank little by little, as if time stood still in front of the two.

After a while, He Jingying said slowly: "Law Body, since the day I married you, it is impossible for me to be separated from you. ”

He Jingying clearly knows that what Xiao Lian said "is not to marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a dog with a dog, you should choose your own life", is not valid in this world. Behind her, there is a family and glory, which she can't get rid of and can't hide.

She had no choice at all.

Finally, she felt dizzy in front of her eyes, and spat out the sour "wow" that was pouring in her throat.

(End of chapter)