Chapter Forty-Four: The Secret Affairs of the Palace
Ye Xinghuan hurried back to the inn and sat on the bed in prostration, no longer sleeping.
The brothers and sisters of Tianlang and Tianjiao rushed to hear the news, and when they saw that the owner was so tired, they were naturally distressed, and silently served them a snack, as well as a basin of hot foot washing water.
"Master, Tianlang will help you burn your feet, it's more comfortable." Hearing Tianlang say this, Ye Xinghuan didn't even have the strength to wave his hands, but closed his eyes and shook his head gently, it has been four nights of detoxification for Cang Rin Chen's Fortune Gong, and his power consumption is really terrible.
"Master, why are you so troubled? Can you die for your own enemies? Since you can't bear to do it, don't you save us the trouble of letting him die of poison? ”
Tianjiao is a smart and clever beautiful girl, while wiping the sweat on her head with a handkerchief, she chattered non-stop, and saw a white silk handkerchief exposed on the cuffs of Ye Xinghuan, soaked in sweat and already wet and trampling, so she pulled it out and wanted to wash it.
Nightwalk opened his eyes violently and roared, "Stop! Give me back this handkerchief, and you all get out! Then he waved his hands weakly at Tianlang and Tianjiao, and told them to hurry out.
Tianjiao's little face lost its color with a smack, how could the master ever be so loud to himself? How could he care so much about a soaking wet handkerchief? Although it was the white color he was used to, such a precious silk definitely did not belong to him, because there were a few pink acacia flowers embroidered on it!
Tears of grievance filled her daughter's eyes, Tianjiao choked, stubbornly shook her hair, slammed the handkerchief on Ye Xinghuan's face, and then slammed the door.
Ye Xinghuan sat motionless on the bed, Gu Jing was not wavering, and his face was gloomy and scary.
"Master, don't be angry, Tianjiao just likes to play petty, I'm going to ask her to apologize to you!"
Tianlang said very embarrassedly, his sister usually likes to be a little temperament, play a little temper or something, the master is always calm at night, pampered by her, very accommodating, but Tianjiao is too much today, right? Dare to throw a handkerchief in the owner's face!
"It's okay, Tianlang, go and chase her back, don't have an accident!"
Ye Xinghuan did not anger Tianlang because of this, but urged him to go and see Tianjiao.
"Master, you can rest, leave this matter to Tianlang!"
Tianlang said yes and walked out of Ye Xinghuan's room, and hurried to catch up with Tianjiao.
Silence returned to the room.
A cold wind blew outside the window, and the flame of the red candle jumped and struggled twice, and finally went out.
The surroundings suddenly dimmed, and a bleak moonlight poured on the green brick floor in front of the bed, making people feel a boundless loneliness and loneliness, and it also made Ye Xinghuan's thoughts suddenly return to the heartache that he would never want to touch when he was a child.
A majestic building was in flames, and a pretty figure struggled painfully in the flames, but there was nothing to be done, and a piece of crosswood pressed against her back, dragging down the delicate body.
"E-Niang, E-Niang ......", a five- or six-year-old boy cried heartbreakingly, wanting to rush into the sea of fire to rescue his E-Niang, but was tightly held in his arms, let him exert all his strength, crying hoarsely, just can't break free from the shackles of his small body.
"Let's go! Take Yi'er away quickly, and raise him for Yu'er ......", the figure in the sea of fire shouted, her struggle gradually slowed down, like a fire phoenix flying in the air, until it disappeared into the raging flames.
"Yu'er! Yu'er ......", a cry of blood, but can no longer recall the beloved woman who has fallen into the country and the city, the deceased is gone, only to take away the only blood she left in this world, so he covered the little boy's mouth with one hand, and staggered into the night.
Ye Xinghuan held the piece of acacia flowers and silk par tightly in the palm of his hand, put it on the top of his nose and sniffed deeply, the refreshing fragrance of acacia flowers, and his own familiar sweat smell, made his heart suddenly messy, and the piercing pain made him feel a sullen suffocation.
Stroking the dragon sword in his hand again, slowly stroking the gems on the scabbard, repeatedly struggling in the demons, there are things in this life that can be lost and recovered, but there are some things, even if it is between your hearts and minds, you can only watch from afar, but you can't touch and touch.
In the moonlit hazy woods, a slender figure could be seen in the distance, slashing and killing like crazy, but pitiful to these innocent trees, flowers and plants, turned into a mess in an instant.
The terrible cheers disturbed many of the birds who stayed overnight, and of course, there were also those mandarin duck creatures that lived and flew together, and they all disappeared into the deep woods in a panic.
"Tianjiao! How did you get here?! In the middle of the night, hurry up and go back with my brother! ”
Tianlang finally saw his sister Tianjiao's figure here, and a hanging heart could be regarded as landing steadily.
They lost their parents when they were young, and it was the master who adopted the twin siblings at night, and taught them to learn literature and martial arts, and then followed the master to kill the rich and help the poor, and roam the rivers and lakes, this time they came out together to take care of him.
"Brother, let Jiaojiao vent! Can't you see that? It was a woman's handkerchief, and he actually said I, I, I, woo woo ...... for a handkerchief. ”
Having said that, but she was already exhausted and sweating now, a pair of soft wattles were already sore, where was the energy to go crazy, Tianjiao threw the sword to the ground aggrievedly, and then hugged a big tree and whined in pain.
Tianlang looked at his little sister distressedly, this little girl has really grown up, from a snot girl like a fart, to a slim girl, I didn't pay attention, and I don't know when she started, there will always be some unknown thoughts, so that some inexplicable little people, since childhood, there is no mother's intimate care, and when she grows up, she has to follow the two big men to go north and south, it's really embarrassing for her!
"Jiaojiao! You don't want to join in the fun, don't you see that the host is sad? ”
Tianlang doesn't know Tianjiao's thoughts, her little daughter's thoughts are all on the master Ye Xinghuan, isn't his stitch and thread and every wisp taken care of by himself? Whether it's clothes from the inside out, shoes and hats from top to bottom, or meals for three meals a day, aren't they all from her hands?!
"Brother, Jiaojiao just feels wronged, his mind is all on that woman, and he can't even take care of Yu Niangniang's blood hatred, where is there a place for me to stand in my Tianjiao? Can't you just make me cry bitterly? ”
Seeing that Ye Xinghuan cared so much about that woman tonight, and didn't even let her touch a handkerchief used by that woman, Tianjiao's heart was naturally unacceptable.
Although Ye Xinghuan never promised her anything from beginning to end, Tianjiao had already secretly promised that this brave and chivalrous man would be the man of her Tianjiao's life! No matter what kind of face is behind the veil, Tianjiao will not care.
Tianlang took his sister in his arms, and saw that her little face was crying with pear blossoms and rain, and couldn't help laughing, wiped away her tears with her fingers, and persuaded: "Silly girl, you are crying like a little flower cat!" You don't even think about it, that woman is a famous flower, the master just looks at it and thinks about it, after the pain for a while, it will eventually turn into a memory, he is dying and struggling, don't you follow and make trouble, right? It's yours, no one can take it away, and the owner was worried that something would happen to you just now! ”
"Hehe, is that really what he said? Brother, you are necrotic, why didn't you tell me earlier? People want to die, but you come to laugh at Jiaojiao, I really doubt it, you are still not my own brother?! ”
Tianjiao heard that her brother was reasonable, and every sentence was said to her heart, she had already broken into tears and laughed, and the rain had cleared, and then she took Tianlang's hand and walked back, if the master was thirsty, hungry, or wanted to change his clothes, and he was not waiting by his side, how could this be good?
In the ancestral palace, the inner hall of the lotus concubine.
Taking advantage of Concubine Lian's meal, Mama Rong was secretly playing the affairs of the previous dynasty, and it was also a letter from the reign of the country.
"Concubine Lian, Jing Guozhang has been set up by the emperor, the position of Prime Minister Zuo has no real power, although the new mansion given by the emperor is magnificent and glorious, but after all, it is controlled under the emperor's nose, and those guests in the past will no longer dare to come to the door!"
Rong Mama said bitterly, the previous dynasty was often connected to the harem, and Concubine Lian Niangniang also received a large number of rewards here, but the emperor himself did not visit the ancestral palace for four consecutive days, if this continues, Concubine Lian will fall out of favor!
The minions of the harem are all snobbish, even she, the mother in charge, always relied on Concubine Lian to show off her power in the past, which palace maid and eunuch saw her and didn't all have the honorific title of "Rong Mama", but now, what good things are all close to the queen of the East Palace, who still uses her old thing as a green onion!
One wins, one loses.
Concubine Lian fell out of favor, and the matter is big, and it must not be taken lightly.
At the beginning, the emperor was in trouble in southern Xinjiang, and he did not hesitate to expose his strength and desperately save the driver, but now Cang Linchen has returned safely, but he has turned his face and denied people, and he is going to unload the mill and kill the donkey, which is what Jing Guozhang is worried about.
Concubine Lian's face was hideous, even the delicacies of the mountains and seas were difficult to swallow, and she waved her hand to remove the meals on the table, for four days in a row, every time she was ready to stop the emperor's favorite food, but every time she was waiting for a while, she was always by her side, and now she was left alone, she really couldn't eat and couldn't sleep at night.
"It's all Xia Yinhuan, this little slut! Again and again, let her escape, count her fate, this palace is really suspicious, she used to be stupid, stupid, crazy and reckless, all pretended! Could it be that she is like a cat, does she really have nine lives?! ”