After the imperial doctor ordered Yu Daoyuan to enter the palace on a rainy night to treat the concubine of Emperor Qi, he contracted a cold and recuperated at home. The doctor could not treat himself, so Li Zheng, a colleague who was close to the hospital, came to diagnose him. said: "The imperial concubine has always been healthy, why did she suddenly go crazy? I heard that Duan Wang Ye watched the princess fly down the pavilion with his own eyes, and he became ill with grief and had been lying on the bed for many days. ”

Yu Daoyuan heard what he said, and there was a palpitation in his heart, and he responded: "The crown princess treats the prince as her own, and the mother and son have a deep relationship. ”

Li Zheng said: "It's not just sad! The Empress Dowager and Concubine went so weirdly and tragically, those of us who listened next to us felt that it was very mysterious, not to mention Lord Duan? Besides, the Queen Mother is not easy to come forward as a brother and sister-in-law, although the emperor has stepped up to rush back from the palace, but it will take several days to come back, and now by the side of the prince, no one can comfort him. Princess Duan...... Alas, I heard that the prince returned to Beijing, and Princess Duan had met him twice in total, or because she was going to visit Empress Dowager Qi together. ”

Everyone knows that King Duan and Princess Duan are inseparable and have been strangers for many years, otherwise King Duan would not go to the fiefdom by himself, leaving Princess Duan alone in the capital.

Yu Daoyuan said: "Don't talk about royal affairs." ”

"Hey! What's in it? No one in Da'an knows that Duan Wang Ye is a kind person, how can he take this little thing to heart. Besides, what we are talking about is something that everyone knows. Li Zheng didn't care very much, and only said: "Duan Wang Ye is such a good person, and Princess Duan is also very good!" How did two people become like this? ”

How could Yu Daoyuan know! He was already frightened, but when he saw Li Zhenggu talking there with great interest, he couldn't help but hold his forehead and close his eyes. Li Zheng stopped what he said and asked, "Oh, look at me, and tell you that you have these things or not, Brother Yu is resting, and I will go back first." ”

Seeing Li Zheng away, Yu Daoyuan breathed a sigh of relief and got up from the bed, Mrs. Yu came in to help him up, and said, "How many days have you ...... What's wrong? ”

The old husband and wife, Mrs. Yu can naturally see that her husband is worried, but she knows that there are many things in the palace that cannot be asked, and if she asks, it may become a disaster. But she was really worried, after all, Empress Dowager Qi was personally diagnosed and treated by Yu Daoyuan, he just went out on the front foot, and Empress Dowager Qi had such a thing on the back foot, no matter how she thought about it, she felt that she couldn't get out of the relationship, or some people would think that Yu Daoyuan knew something. No matter which of the two comes out of the rumors, nothing good will come of it.

Yu Daoyuan sighed, did not answer his wife's question, and only ordered: "I will go to the garden to sit and sit by myself, and you let everyone avoid it." ”

Mrs. Yu was worried, but she couldn't bear to bother him anymore, so she agreed and went down to make arrangements.

There is a lot of water in Da'an, and the tributaries run through most of the capital, so every household in the capital has brought in living water, and the large and small lakes and pools are different. Yu Daoyuan sat next to the small lake in the garden, watching the duckweed gather and disperse, the waves surging, and his heart trembled, and there was no one to live.

Half an hour passed, and Mrs. Yu suddenly hurried to the garden and said, "Master, someone from the palace has come, saying that Lord Duan's condition has not improved, summon you to go over to diagnose the prince......

Yu Daoyuan subconsciously got up, and then stood in place stunned, Mrs. Yu gently patted his arm and called, "Master? ”

Yu Daoyuan's gaze moved back from a distance, fell on his wife's face, and said, "If you go over and reply, just say that I will change my clothes and go over." ”

Mrs. Yu didn't dare to snub the people in Duanwangfu, so she agreed and hurried away.

The sun was setting in the west, and the color of red as blood enveloped the entire capital. Yu Daoyuan stretched out his hand to block the light that was shining on his eyes, and was about to take a step. But I heard a sentence in my ear: "Those palace maids have been buried." ”

Yu Daoyuan's muscles tightened, his scalp fluttered, and he looked in the direction where the voice came from: "Who!" ”

The man stood opposite him against the light, and he couldn't see his face clearly for a while, but he could vaguely see that his figure was straight, as straight as a pine, and as handsome as a bamboo. He took a gentle step forward so that Yu Daoyuan could see his face clearly. Yu Daoyuan was stunned and said, "Yan ...... Yan Hong? Are you Yanhong? How did you end up here?! ”

Yan Hong did not answer his question, but asked rhetorically. "Lord Yu, do you really want to be invited to treat Duanwang Ye?"

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't Lord Yu understand what I said?" Yan Hong looked at Yu Daoyuan for a long time, and said: "What Duan Wang Ye means is that he is afraid that the concubine of the Empress Qi will have no one to serve her below, and she will be lonely and lonely. So. On that day, all the palace maids and servants beside Empress Qi were executed, in the name of martyrdom. ”

Yu Daoyuan was stunned, only to hear the other party say: "So, by the side of Empress Qi and Concubine Qi, there may still be a lack of a imperial doctor." What do you say? ”

Under the reflection of the glow of the setting sun, the purple and red in the garden showed a kind of bewitching brilliance, which made Yu Daoyuan feel that what he saw in front of him was not very real, and even the voice of the other party was hazy: "You...... What exactly do you want to say? ”

Yan Hong was dressed in a bamboo green thin shirt, taking advantage of the scattered brilliance of the charming eyes behind him, which was particularly clear. With a warm smile on his lips, he said, "Lord Yu is afraid that he has already understood in his heart, so he has been 'sick' in the house for the past few days and refuses to go out." However, how can they avoid being summoned by others? ”

Yu Daoyuan froze in place, and muttered for a while: "I am infected with wind and cold, and I have not yet recovered, I am afraid that the illness will aggravate the prince's condition, and it is inconvenient to go today......

Yan Hong interrupted him and said, "If you hide for a while, you can't hide for a lifetime." And the more you cringe like this, the more suspicious you become, don't you? You must know that there is no one in the royal family who is easy to fool, and they would rather kill by mistake than let go. ”

Yu Daoyuan wanted to say that Duan Wang Ye was kind and would not kill innocents indiscriminately, but he took it back when the words came to his lips. The other party has already said that King Duan has just killed many palace people to accompany the burial of Empress Qi and the concubine...... The blue tendons on his forehead jumped a few times, and he suddenly raised his head and glared at Yan Hong, and said, "I don't know what your excellency is trying to say these things to me without permission?" ”

"Naturally, I want to save you."

Yu Daoyuan looked up in surprise, Yan Hong's heavy life since entering Beijing went through his mind, it seemed that he was not a simple character...... "What is your purpose?" ”

"As long as Lord Yu is willing to do what I say." Yan Hong did not mean to hide it, and he did not shy away from it in his words. He beckoned to Yu Daoyuan and motioned for him to come over with his ear. Yu Daoyuan hesitated slightly, but when he thought that the dead end was in front of him, his heart was crossed, so he approached Yan Hong and listened to the other party say a few words in a low voice.

Yan Hong watched Yu Daoyuan's eyes widen and widen, his face turned blue, but he didn't urge, just said slowly: "As the imperial doctor, don't you know that the imperial doctors under your command have objects to rely on?" Aren't you going to have to make a choice sooner or later? If he gets in someone's way, he will still die, and maybe even his wife and children will have to take him. If this time, you do a good job for the Queen Mother, you can be regarded as loyal to the emperor and can save your life, why not? ”

Yu Daoyuan's whole body stiffened, he took two steps back in a panic, his legs were so weak that he could barely stand, so he had to sit down on the stone table. His mind was in a mess, and he heard footsteps coming in the distance, and it must have been someone from the palace who was in a hurry and called someone to come and urge. There are two paths, one can see the death period in front of you, and the other is still unclear about the result, and everyone in the world knows how to choose. "What can you do?"

Yan Hong lifted the corner of his lips and stretched out his hand.

In the palm of his hand was a small, boxy box, the gold lacquer on which was illuminated by the light, as if covered with a mysterious halo. Yu Daoyuan stretched out his hand to take it, opened it and saw that it was a blue pill the size of a finger. The translucent color is like the eyes of a demon girl, full of temptation. As a healer, he subconsciously put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, but only smelled a burst of fragrant fragrance: "What is this?" ”

"Can make you fake your death." Yan Hong motioned for him not to hesitate any longer, because the footsteps were getting closer and closer. "You swallow the pill and jump into the lake. When people find out, they will think that you have fallen into the water and drowned. ”

Yu Daoyuan said: "My wife ......"

"It's best not to confess anything, otherwise if you leak the secret, your wife and children may not be able to save their lives."

Yu Daoyuan silently put the pill to his lips when he heard this, Yan Hong saw him hesitate and said, "There is no time." He pushed his hand and let the pill enter Yu Daoyuan's mouth. The cool pill melted in an instant and flowed into the throat. Yu Daoyuan was still thinking about it, but he only felt a pain in his knees, and the whole person was already unstable and planted in the pool.

The moment he fell into the water, he saw that the place where Yan Hong was standing was empty.

"Sir!" When Mrs. Yu heard the sound of water, her heart tightened, and she hurriedly ran forward, and saw Yu Daoyuan's robe lying on the water. "Someone! Oh no! The old man is drowning! ”

Yu Daoyuan's little servant was outside the garden, and when he heard the voice, he ran over and jumped into the water to save people. However, Yu Daoyuan's eyes were closed, and his face was innocent and completely out of breath. Mrs. Yu cried out heartbreakingly: "Master! Why are you doing that? ”

The daughter of the Yu family, who rushed to hear the news, was also grief-stricken, threw herself to her father's side, crying and almost fainting. There was a cry in the house, and the attendants of Duanwang's Mansion were stunned when they saw this situation, and hurriedly went back to report to Duanwangye.

In the palace, King Duan was half leaning on the soft couch in the study, and there was no chamberlain who said that his condition was serious. The silent face is not as sad as outsiders see. When he saw the waiter come back with a frightened face, his expression changed slightly: "What's wrong?" ”

The chamberlain hurriedly bowed to the ground to report, not daring to hesitate and slack off, and said: "Back to the prince's words, Yu Daoyuan fell into the pool and drowned. ”

King Duan lifted his eyelids, and his eyes flashed: "Dead?" ”

"Dead, the minions saw with their own eyes......"

"I know each other." Duan Wang's eyes were the usual coldness of the Yang family, which was very different from his usual approachable appearance. He snorted softly and said, "Since the man is dead, that's it." ”