Chapter 20: The Shadows of the Deep Palace
Yuan Yi accompanied Lu Melo to the east of this palace, with only Mo Xiu and Qin Rou by his side, originally Lu Melo wanted to take Jing Wen, but Yuan Yi said that Qin Rou could protect her more thoroughly, so he changed Qin Rou.
Lu Melo didn't ask Yuan Yi where they were going, but she understood that there were not many people living in the east, and the Mingguang Hall was already relatively remote, but their group still took advantage of the bright moonlight tonight to go to the depths of the palace, and walked forward along a not very long road, and the more they walked forward, the more Yuan Yi held Lu Melo's hand a little tighter, and at the end of this road, Yuan Yi's hand finally let go.
Lu Meiluo recognized it, this is the palace where Liu Qianqian is imprisoned in the palace - Huizhang Palace, she and Liu Qianqian have only met once since they entered the palace, Lu Meiluo doesn't understand, how can it be this person? She understood the motives of the rest of the people in the palace, but... Lu Meiluo frowned and looked at Yuan Yi beside him, he just nodded and didn't say anything. Yuan Yi waved his hand, and Mo Xiu stepped forward and pushed open the door inside the Huizhang Palace, and the door opened with a slight push, as if the people inside had been waiting for someone to push it open.
The hall is brightly lit, even if the moonlight is bright tonight, there is no brilliance in this hall. Liu Qianqian sat at the table dressed in red, with two wine glasses, no one was around, but she was drinking alone, one after another.
It was the first time Lu Meiluo had seen such a Liu Qianqian, and when she saw her for the first time, she looked at this woman as weak and cautious, but she didn't want to have such a heroic appearance. Not only Lu Meiluo has not seen it, but even Yuan Yi has not seen such a Liu Qianqian, when she was forced into the harem by the Queen Mother, she has always lowered her eyebrows and is pleasing to the eyes, even if it was the palace change of the year, she did not resist at all, just knelt outside his door all night, begging him to release the Queen Mother.
The footsteps of the four did not cause Liu Qianqian to turn her head slightly, and her world seemed to be only herself, until Yuan Yi sat opposite her, picked up the wine glass and looked at it carefully, Liu Qianqian made a voice: "Your Majesty came so slowly!" She still didn't look up.
Lu Meiluo didn't wait for Yuan Yi to speak, and first couldn't help but ask: "Why you?" ”
At this time, Liu Qianqian raised her head, slowly put down the wine glass in her hand, looked at Lu Meiluo, who was a little impatient, and she smiled faintly: "Why can't it be me?" Sister Shufei should ask Your Majesty, why me? Your Majesty is afraid that you have already come up with the best reason for me? Then he turned his gaze and met Yuan Yi's somewhat sharp gaze, but he didn't retreat, "Right?" Your Majesty! ”
Lu Meiluo looked at Yuan Yi, Yuan Yi's expression was indistinguishable, and he was silent for a while and spoke: "Do you really want to be so vicious for that person and force me to kill you?" Or is it all the work of that person, just to make my life unstable? ”
"Your Majesty wants to know if it was the man's handiwork, why didn't he see her in person? And what about the concubines who want to be questioned first? You should know that the concubine has nothing to be nostalgic for except for the kindness of that person? ”
"So you're admitting that you did all this?"
"The concubine has been waiting for His Majesty to find out since she knew about this matter, and this wine has been waiting for Your Majesty for two days!" Liu Qianqian's words about Yuan Yi were frightened, and she was waiting for Yuan Yi's arrival with the determination to die.
"Liu Qianqian, isn't your purpose from beginning to end being that person? Why do you want to hurt my children? ”
"Since Your Majesty knows what your concubine has always wanted, you have always been reluctant to even see your concubine, and you don't hurt Your Majesty's most distressed thing, how can you come to see me?" Then he turned to Lu Meiluo, with a hint of guilt in his expression: "Sister Shufei, I don't want to defend this matter, I can't live with you and your child, but only in this way can I keep the person I want to keep." ”
"For the sake of the person you want to keep, you hurt what I think is a treasure, and you just can't stop saying goodbye? I don't want to forgive your intentions, I want you to feel guilty for the rest of your life and owe me for the rest of your life! Speaking of the back, Lu Meiluo was already hoarse, and Qin Rou hurriedly sat down when she saw this.
"I've given this palace all my life, I'm afraid it won't last long for you to hate it, I'm sorry!" Liu Qianqian smiled, "Your Majesty, don't you want to know if Concubine Shu's child's blood is on that person's hands?" Why not check for yourself? Maybe she's waiting for you just like me? Or what other surprises await you? ”
Yuan Yi looked at this Liu Qianqian, who was completely different from usual, and instructed Mo Xiu: "Take her there." ”
Lu Meiluo didn't understand where "there" was, Qin Rou quietly wrote a "sun" in the palm of her hand, and she instantly understood that it was another enemy of hers.
The road of the deep palace is long and secluded, walking north from the Huizhang Palace, passing through the three gates, only to see a desolate palace, dark, only the moonlight shines like water on the top of the palace to shine brightly. The palace gate didn't see the guards, but when they approached the gate, a person came out of the darkness and stood beside Mo Xiu: "My lord." ”
Mo Xiu waved his hand, and the person immediately disappeared into the dark night. He pushed forward the heavy door, and "boom, boom", the door of the temple opened, and with it, the dusty memory. Yuan Yi walked in first, followed by Lu Meiluo, this place is different from the brightness of the Huizhang Palace, there is a dead silence, the grass has grown to the ankles, it looks like no one is taking care of it, and there is only a dim candle in the hall. When the people in the hall heard the footsteps, they got up slowly and said, "The shaft is coming!" ”
Yuan Yi ignored it, walked straight to the hall, and when he walked in, Lu Meiluo saw that this was the "Queen Mother" who leaned towards the government and the opposition back then, but she was no longer graceful and luxurious, and looked more like a down-and-out woman.
As soon as Liu Qianqian saw this "Queen Mother", she immediately rushed forward, knelt down in front of her at once, and cried: "Qianqian is not filial, I finally see you!" Then there was a loud bang, and the sound was so loud that it shook the whole palace. Qin Rou had already thoughtfully found a chair for Lu Meiluo to sit down, because she had already seen that her master's physical strength was exhausted.
Yuan Yi looked at the two people in front of him, one old and one young, one black and one red, did not speak, just watched quietly. In the end, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but open her mouth: "Didn't you make a vow back then and never see me again?" How? Are you here to beg for mercy today? The sarcasm in the tone was too obvious.
Yuan Yi still didn't speak, but Mo Xiu next to him handed something to the side of the Empress Dowager, it was a white cloth with blood, the blood color did not become dull because of time, but it was more dazzling under the moonlight.
The Empress Dowager was shocked and screamed: "Yuan Ke, why did the Yuan family have such a sinister person as you?" You take it away for me! I don't want to look! Take it away! Take it away! ”
The echo of the word "take away" reached the sky, and finally dissipated into the dark palace, leaving no trace.