Chapter Twenty-Three: No Choice
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Now that she can't stop their rescue plan, she can't sit idly by, so can she just let Red Flame go to extinction?
Is it really worth the bloodshed? Let hundreds of people use their lives and blood to seek a way out for Nangong Chen?
What about him? What will he decide? Can he know about General Situ's plan?
In order to save the 300,000 army, he voluntarily entered the palace as a hostage, a plan she believed he should not know
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Mu Bingyue's chaotic thoughts gradually became clear, then these were all decided privately by General Situ and a cadre of soldiers.
Now that preparations have begun for the construction of the canal, if Nangong Chen is rescued at this time, she cannot predict what the consequences will be, but Xuanyuan Yi will never give up, if her family is also involved, it will inevitably attract the anger of all parties in Xuanyuan.
In order to achieve her goal, Sister Qing is now even ignoring her safety? Or does she really think that in this matter, she can be alone just because of Xuanyuan Yi's favor?
She couldn't help but underestimate him, and she also looked down on her.
Or is she also forced to do so?
After thinking about it, Mu Bingyue felt that this matter did not come from Xuanyuan Yi's hand, he was too proud and would never make a fuss about her family.
After connecting the joints, Mu Bingyue was even more confused, she really didn't know what she should do, it seemed that no matter how she chose, she would not see a way out.
It was as if the heavens were always forcing her to make a choice.
The back of her head was empty, she couldn't go on like this, she knew she had to sleep for a while.
Mu Bingyue slowly closed her eyes, praying for a little respite from this suffocating chaos.
With endless worries, she slowly fell asleep from physical and mental exhaustion.
Early in the morning, when Mu Bingyue woke up, Xuanyuan Yi was gone, Zizhu saw her wake up and stepped forward with a smile and said, "The girl is sleeping." ”
"Are your injuries getting better?"
Zizhu looked as usual, smiling and waiting for Mu Bingyue to freshen up, although his right arm was still a little stiff between movements, if he didn't care to look at it, he wouldn't find anything unusual.
"It doesn't matter if it's not good, you can't use your right hand, but you can use your left hand." She smiled as usual, "When the emperor left, he instructed the slaves and maids to take the girl out for a walk, and now the time outside is just right, neither cold nor hot, and the girl has to go out after breakfast." ”
Mu Bingyue looked out the window, it was almost noon.
Yesterday he clearly fell into a cold war with her again, and he didn't think about it, but did she really want to go out?
Mu Bingyue, who had eaten breakfast, still couldn't make up her mind, and when she didn't intend to go to see the orchid, she unexpectedly saw that it had been replaced with a new pot.
"Let's go for a walk."
Zizhu, who thought that Mu Bingyue would not go out, heard a little surprise, and she thought that she still had to be angry with the emperor.
Although the emperor told them to take her out for a walk when she left in the morning, she felt that the emperor should go for a walk, and her face was clouded.
Accident is accident, Zizhu still hurriedly found a cloak, "Although it's not cold outside, it's also a little cold, and it saves the wind by putting on some." ”
Mu Bingyue took it and tied it, and when she walked out of the Qilin Palace, the twelve generals were already standing on both sides waiting, and she knew at a glance that Xuanyuan Yi still couldn't trust her.
The people outside were busy, she ate breakfast too late, and the other palaces were probably starting to prepare lunch.
"Are all the flowers in the temple taken from the Imperial Flower Room?" Mu Bingyue still couldn't make up her mind, after thinking about it, she wanted to start with that juan strip first, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to dispel their thoughts now, but if she could find out who was behind the freedom to come and go in this palace, maybe things would take a turn for the better, at least she could show them her attitude, so that they didn't dare to make a fuss about her parents
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Telling Xuanyuan Yi that they guessed that she couldn't do it, but threatened their rescue plan, they shouldn't have expected it.
"Yes, most of the flowers in the Imperial Garden are out of season now, and only the flowers in the Imperial Flower Room are carefully raised." Zizhu replied, seeing that Mu Bingyue seemed to be interested, she asked, "But the girl wants to go to enjoy the flowers?" ”
Mu Bingyue nodded, Zizhu signaled to the twelve generals, and the group rushed to the Royal Flower Room, but the thing that discouraged Mu Bingyue was that she stayed in the Imperial Flower Room for half an hour and still didn't find any clues, and the delay would only arouse the suspicion of others, so she had to retreat.
She walked in the palace with a heavy heart all the way, and it was time for lunch at this time, and all the palace ladies were eating in their own palace courtyards, and Mu Bingyue was not afraid of meeting them.
Walking aimlessly, she never thought that she actually walked in front of Lan Zhi Palace, there was no one outside the palace gate, only two guards, and when they saw her, they immediately stood up straight, their eyes flickered from time to time to look this way, as if they were guessing whether she was going to go in.
Mu Bingyue only paused for a moment, then walked away, and the two guards were relieved when they saw it.
Next to Lanzhi Palace is the Dawn Palace, Mu Bingyue stopped again when she thought of this, Zizhu saw that she was no longer walking forward but looking at the carefree flower in a daze, so she asked in a low voice: "This is the carefree flower, does the girl like it?" ”
Interrupted by her train of thought, Mu Bingyue came back to her senses and looked at the flower that Zizhu was referring to.
It turned out to be the Tree of Birth, and after just one glance, Mu Bingyue recognized it.
Such flowers and trees are generally planted by people who have not given birth but want to have children, Xuanyuan Yi only has a daughter under his knees, and the eldest grandson Jinglan entered the palace much earlier than Concubine Shang, and this flower has been planted in front of her palace gate for some time, is it difficult for her to have children?
Seeing Mu Bingyue looking at the flower, Zizhu came to a conclusion, "If the girl likes it, the slave will order the flower room to send some." ”
Zizhu is familiar with grass and plants, and she also knows what kind of flower it is, but she heard that Mu Bingyue has a stubborn illness and cannot be pregnant, so she didn't say anything. No matter how good or bad this flower is, it always has a good intention.
Mu Bingyue shook her head and said nothing, walked forward from the path, Zizhu was slightly flustered, glanced at Ye Ling, and hurriedly followed.
Arriving at this Lanzhi Palace, Mu Bingyue recalled the past and old things of the seven of them, and at this moment she suddenly felt that the things she insisted on were not so important, and their fates were closely linked, as if she couldn't solve them.
Walking to the front of the Dawn Palace, Mu Bingyue stopped, looking at the increasingly desolate palace, and another sigh suddenly surged in her heart.
There will be an end to the good times, and no matter how prosperous the kingdom is, it will eventually come to an end.
Rise and fall, division and merger, everything is just like the seven of them, just a bleak reincarnation.
Cause and effect, right and wrong, as if everything is predetermined, no matter how much they struggle, it will not change.
Guanyin Bodhisattva's words suddenly surged into her mind at this time.
Mu Bingyue stood blankly in front of the Dawn Palace for a long time, and Zizhu didn't dare to disturb her.
Mu Bingyue was unconscious and stunned, and after her legs were numb, she left the Dawn Palace with a heavy heart.
The palace is prosperous and majestic, and she has all the treasures in the world, but her heart is even more desolate
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The world in front of her was so strange at this moment that she felt that she couldn't fit in at all, maybe she was a passerby herself, a passerby who shouldn't make any waves.
Maybe she shouldn't decide all of this, save Nangong Chen from trouble, maybe she is the only one who thinks it is a futile resistance and senseless sacrifice, in this world, maybe she is the most blind, blindly making decisions for others.
When passing through the viewing pavilion, Mu Bingyue's heart felt a little turbulent.
The Observation Pavilion is the tallest in the Xuanyuan Palace, with a panoramic view of the palace and perhaps a dungeon.
With hesitation and hesitation, she slowly ascended to the observation pavilion.
The first time she came was after seeing Nangong Chen in prison, at that time she was in a very complicated mood, she didn't pay attention to this place, and at this time she went upstairs with a purpose, and she couldn't help but look left and right.
Ye Ling and the others did not suspect it, this viewing pavilion is the place where Xuanyuan Yi comes most often, and it is the most normal to take in all the treasures in the world, Mu Bingyue stopped and watched.
Entering the pavilion, Mu Bingyue saw that the eagles were still in place, but the shackles on the feet of the female eagle had been removed.
The female eagle turned her sharp eyes and glanced at Mu Bingyue and her party a few times, and then protected the eagle in front of the eagle, and screamed as if to comfort the eagle, but the eagle still screamed, and the male eagle took a few small fish and put them in front of them, and the eagles settled down.
Zizhu looked at it interestingly on the side, and said with a smile: "The slave maid heard that the emperor came here every day these days to see these eagles, and ordered the imperial dining room to send them the freshest sea fish, saying that they were Xuanyuan's benefactors." ”
Mu Bingyue's lips were lightly raised, she didn't want him to have this side, this male eagle looked as arrogant and difficult to train as him, but she didn't want to be so docile now.
The twelve generals stopped at the door of the attic, and Zizhu led Mu Bingyue to sit on the bamboo couch by the window.
Mu Bingyue didn't want to be too obvious, so she looked at it for a while before turning her eyes to the window, her eyes seemed to be casually looking at the scenery in the palace, but in fact, she was looking for the entrance to the dungeon and the route along the border.
She followed him to the dungeon once, so it was not difficult to find the location of the dungeon, but although the dungeon was built in an inconspicuous secluded place in the palace, the soldiers patrolling were in a circle, and there was almost no separation from a distance.
With such a tight defense, where did Situ come from?
Even if she could map them of the dungeon's topography and the time for the guards to change the guard, they would never be able to break through such a strong defense!
There were many doubts in her heart, but she didn't dare to show anything in front of Ye Ling and the others, she turned her gaze away, but Yu Guang kept an eye on the movements of the dungeon guards.
Mu Bingyue sighed silently in her heart, Situ They really look up to her, since she entered the palace, accidents have happened one after another, and Xuanyuan Yi once put her under house arrest, where did they get the confidence that she can do this?
In fact, this is not General Situ They look up to Mu Bingyue, Mu Bingyue's side is like a cloud, avoiding the difficulty of them doing this, it is comparable to ascending to the sky, but they really have no choice, every day Nangong Rui sits in the Dragon Court, Nangong Chen's danger will be heavier, and now Xuanyuan is going to start construction and repair the canal, and when the two countries reach an agreement, Xuanyuan Yi will inevitably hand over Nangong Chen to Nangong Rui, and it will be too late by then.