Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Strange Phoenix
After all, the princess is a daughter who has not left the cabinet, and when she heard such a wandering thing, she couldn't help but blush, and then blushed and murmured: "Lord Yun and her cousin are just brother and sister, you don't want to be wrong." β
An innocent woman in front of Gu Jue is not allowed to be manipulated by him.
"Lord Yun and his cousin's childhood sweethearts, presumably also have deep feelings, so naturally they can't tolerate what others say." Gu Jue's eyes set off a trace of waves, "It's just that Weichen feels that the relationship between the two people has not stopped at water." β
The princess's face turned pale, and then she asked the maid beside her to retreat, and then asked urgently, "Then what should I do?" β
"As long as the princess says that the emperor doesn't allow this, can Lord Yun still personally question the emperor if he can't go there?" Gu Jue's face turned pale with condensation, and his dark eyes were bottomless.
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The weather has been surprisingly hot lately, and the delicate flowers have been wilted. One by one, their heads drooped, lifeless.
Yu Zhiyan sat in the room, holding a fan in his hand and shaking it without a match.
Because of yesterday's fire, she hurt her throat, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and kept coughing softly.
Yinniu was sent back at noon, she was bought yesterday by a wealthy merchant surnamed Jia, and after she returned, she kept scrubbing her body in the house.
Yu Zhiyan saw that her skin was broken, and hurriedly reached out to stop her, but saw that Yinniu's face was pale, and the tears the size of beans fell into the already cold water.
"It's going to be okay, it's going to be over." Yu Zhiyan hugged her tightly, as if she was saying to herself, and she seemed to be saying to Yinniu.
However, Yinniu held her hand with a strange face, and said, "I found something-"
Seeing her so flustered, Yu Zhiyan was also a little stunned for a while, and just wanted to ask, she heard her say in a panicked voice, "I can't sayβI can't say." β
She didn't ask any more questions, just dragged Yinniu out of the cold wooden barrel, and before she could dry her body, Grandma Sun came.
"Let's go, someone wants you to serve." Mama Sun is rare to be a smoke and a pleasant face.
Yu Zhiyan thought that Yun Peichang was coming, but at such an early age today, he couldn't help asking, "Who are you serving, but Yun Gongzi?" β
Grandma Sun smiled on her old face, "It's General Gu." β
Hearing his name, Yu Zhiyan's thin white fingers clenched his sleeve tightly, and then said, "Just say that I'm sick, let him find someone else." β
"Where is this, girl, who dares to offend him." Grandma Sun looked embarrassed, "You also know his temper, if you make trouble, everyone will be embarrassed." β
Yu Zhiyan explained a few words to Yinniu, and only let her have a good rest, so she went to Laurel Tower with Grandma Sun.
As soon as she reached the door, she heard the sound of a harp coming from the room, which was very pleasant. Yu Zhiyan boasted that he had superb piano skills, but he never thought that there were hundreds of times stronger than himself.
In a trance, she slammed the door open, only to see a pair of figures sitting behind the veil.
It was Gu Jue and Chu Xixi, the two of them sat together, playing the zither on the table together, and in a trance, Yu Zhiyan felt that the two of them were such a match.
"Ahemβ" Yu Zhiyan's coughing broke the beautiful scene.
Gu Jue's displeased eyes came over immediately, and then a gloomy and cool voice came, "Knowing that you are here, you don't have to cough anymore, do you want me to kneel down and say goodbye?" β
Yu Zhiyan was really wronged, and she couldn't help but think in her heart: If you have the ability, you will kowtow and ask for peace. But this sentence borrowed dozens of guts from her, and she didn't dare to say it.
She swallowed two mouthfuls of spit, "My throat was smoked yesterday, I didn't mean to, you go on, don't worry about me." β
Sure enough, hearing this, Gu Jue's needle-like eyes slowly withdrew, and then continued to pluck the strings with the beauties around him.
Yu Zhiyan felt that he was really superfluous, so he walked to the chair by the window a little stupidly, it was cool and it was very comfortable to stay.
She just sat there bored, so she reached for her book and read it.
Yu Zhiyan only looked at the first book, and saw that there were unsightly paintings inside, and each page was very vivid, so he couldn't help but blush and hurriedly covered it.
She stretched out her hand and lifted a few more books, and finally found a book of poetry at the bottom, presumably no one had looked at it for a long time, and it was full of dust.
She poured herself a cup of tea, and then read it very leisurely, the cool wind blew in, and there was a pleasant sound of the piano in her ears.
Gu Jue's gaze inadvertently fell on Yu Zheyan, but she saw her sitting by the window, the wind blowing the green silk in her ears, and the hair on her sideburns flowing on her porcelain-like skin.
Chu Xixi, who was beside him, clearly felt that his breathing was gradually heavy, and the sound of the piano gradually became chaotic.
Gu Jue stood up suddenly, walked straight towards Yu Zhiyan, and then pulled out the book in her hand suddenly, "Sure enough, it's a shameless woman, who can only read these inferior things." β
Yu Zhe cigarette had tea in her mouth, almost squirting it out, she endured the pain in her throat, and then smiled: "What do you think I'm looking at?" β
"Do you know what you're looking at?" His face was very ugly, as if he was going to rush up and eat her alive.
"Then look at what I'm looking at." There was smugness in her voice, as if she had caught a grip on something.
Gu Jue stretched out his hand to open the tree, and when he saw that it was a book of poetry, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then threw the book to her
Yu Zhiyan saw him walking back with a pale face, and couldn't help but feel even more proud, thinking that a shrewd person like him would have a day of deflatedness.
In a trance, Yu Zhiyan seemed to see a smile on Chu Xixi's face, and it was the first time Yu Zhiyan had seen a smile on the face of this iceberg beauty.
However, Yu Zhiyan didn't have long to be proud, and he saw that the sky outside suddenly became gloomy, and the sky that was originally like a steamer gradually darkened, as if a storm was coming soon.
The wind-blown window was slamming, and Yu Zhiyan was about to get up and close the window, when he heard someone shouting in the distance, "Jumped into the river, someone jumped into the river." β
"Isn't this a silver girl? I saw her just now. I don't know whose voice was blown by the wind.
Yu Zhiyan only felt that his head was "buzzing", and at this time, the window was blown shut by the wind, and it suddenly slapped into Yu Zhiyan's outstretched hand.
He couldn't feel the pain in his fingertips, he felt only a name echoing in his head.
Seeing that her hands were bruised, Gu Jue hurriedly walked over, with a hint of worry in her voice, "What's wrong?" β
Yu Zhiyan looked at him with straight eyes, as if he had been robbed of his mind.
He shook her shoulder, "What's going on?" β
She jerked his hand away, and then rushed out of the house, only to run to the lake.
Seeing that it was already full of people, Mama Ren stood at the front and instructed the little servants to put a cold corpse into a sack.
Yu Zhiyan ran over and pushed the little guy away, only to see Yinniu's miserable white face.
Obviously, she was talking to herself not long ago, how could she fall into the lake and drown.
Mama Ren knew that she had a close relationship with Yu Zhiyan, so she sighed and said: "This girl is not sparing her life to blame anyone, this is her life." β
Yu Zhiyan looked at Yinniu's blistered pale face, and she pointed at those people with her finger, "You killed her." β
Hanmei in the crowd slowly walked out, she was still so bright and bright, "She killed herself, Mama is right." β
Soon Yu Zhiyan was torn apart, and then Yinniu's thin body was dragged away.
Yu Zhiyan couldn't help but think of her sister Yu Zhishuang, who was dragged away like this, and was discarded like a livestock.
Soon the earth-shattering thunder mixed with the torrential rain came suddenly, and everyone left, only Yu Zhiyan stayed here, she looked at the gradually rising lake, her eyes were full of grief.
Her eyes were filled with fear, and the pouring rain drenched her clothes.
In the pouring rain, she slowly walked towards her room, and after some time, she pushed open a door in a trance.
But I saw a couple of men and women sitting in the house, it was windy and rainy outside, but it was warm and fragrant inside, drunk and dreaming of death.
"What a beauty." The fat-headed and big-eared man walked over slowly, looking at Yu Zheyan's soaked skin looming under his clothes.
Yu Zhiyan opened his eyes in confusion, but watched his hand slowly reach over, rubbing her delicate cheeks, "How about you come to accompany Ye tonight?" β
The woman who was originally accompanying him, whose clothes were already half-open, only walked over and said in a coquettish voice, "Master, what about the concubine?" β
The man's eyes seemed to be glued to Yu Zhiyan's body, and he said viciously to the mediocre-looking woman, "Get out." β
The woman picked up the clothes scattered on the ground and angrily pushed the door away.
A thunderstorm pierced the gloomy sky, and the man grabbed Yu Zhiyan's arm and dragged it to the bed, Yu Zhiyan was like a puppet, and there was no trace of anger in his empty eyes.
Her cold body landed on the brocade couch, and then the man's chubby body also came, his hands tearing at her soaked clothes.
At this moment, there was a "bang", and the door of the room was kicked open.
The man in the house was startled, and was about to get up and curse, when he saw the person who came, he was immediately frightened and trembled.
He quickly got down from the bed, and then fell to his knees with a thud, "Wechen see the general. β
Gu Jue's face showed murderous intent, and his gloomy gaze stared at the man kneeling under him, "Which hand did you touch her?" β
"Wechen is guilty, Wechen doesn't know that she is your person."
Gu Jue's gaze drifted to the woman on the bed again, he took out the saber on his body and cut off the fat man's left hand at once.
With the screams like killing pigs, the man who had passed out was dragged away by Gu Jue's men, and even the severed hands were taken away.
Gu Jue had a gloomy face, walked to Yu Zhiyan's side, and then said angrily: "You are so willing to be cheap, and you can endure such a man's bullying." β
Yu Zhiyan's eyes moved, but there was still no trace of waves, "There will be more men to endure in the future, what can I do if I fall to this point." β
There was finally a hint of loosening in his eyes, "Get up, I'll send you back." β
"Yes, General Gu ordered me today." Her gaze fell on him, and she slowly rose from the bed and reached for the buttons on his robe.
The green silk dripping with water beads was tightly attached to her face and neck, and the whole person looked so embarrassed.
When he saw her hand stretched out irregularly, his face suddenly changed, and as soon as he stretched out his hand to push her away, her thin body fell back into the bed, and her little head also hit the edge of the bed.
A tear flowed down the corner of her eye, and she raised her eyes, "Since the general doesn't want me to serve, then please leave." β
Gu Jue was suddenly furious, reached out to untie the clothes on his body, and as the clothes fell to the ground, he pressed her on his body at once.
The wind blew out the last burning candle, and the room was cold.
I don't know when the rain outside gradually stopped, and the house gradually calmed down.
Yu Zhiyan was in the dark, and he vaguely heard Gu Jue's complicated voice coming, "You can leave here tomorrow." β
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Sure enough, on the second day, the queen's decree came, Yu Zhiyan and Chu Xixi were pardoned, and the two of them could leave this land of tigers and wolves.
The women here are all envious of the two of them, in their opinion, there is no chance to turn over after entering here, and Yu Zhiyan and Chu Xixi have such a good life, and they have attached themselves to the powerful General Gu.
Yu Zhiyan and Chu Xixi's things had already been packed up, and the two of them left through the small door in the northwest corner.
Chu Xixi walked in front, and Yu Zhiyan followed unhurriedly.
At this moment, Yu Zhiyan saw the little servant coming over with a sack, and it seemed to be a corpse inside.
She couldn't help but think of Yinniu, and hurriedly asked the two little guys, "Who died?" β
"It's a cold girl." The little maid said: "Last night, I got sick and died, and Mama Ren asked me to find a place to bury it." β
Yu Zhiyan suddenly felt shocked in her heart, she saw that she was fine yesterday, how could she die in a good manner.
Soon the little guys were left far behind by the two of them, but Yu Zhiyan found that she was slowly catching up with Chu Xixi, as if she was waiting for herself on purpose.
When the two of them walked side by side, Chu Xixi slowly turned that extremely beautiful face around, "I avenged Yinniu." β
Yu Zhiyan couldn't help but be stunned when she heard her words, and then muttered, "She killed Yinniu." β
"Yinniu has discovered her deadly secret, so she naturally wants to kill people." Chu Xixi's face still didn't have a trace of waves, as if he was just talking about an extremely ordinary thing.
"What's the matter?" Yu Zhiyan recalled in a trance that Yinniu really told herself a secret that day, but she had no time to pay attention to it at that time.
"She's pregnant." Chu Xixi's thin lips moved, "It's the prince's child." β
Yes, how could the noble and extraordinary King Xian allow a lowly woman to give birth to her own child, who is a royal family and nobleman.
Thinking about it, Chu Xixi just wanted to give birth to a child quietly and gain a reputation in the future.
"I found out on the day of the dance, obviously her right hand should have been waved out, but she went to cover her stomach." Chu Xixi's steps slowly slowed down, "Yinniu seems to have found out last night." β
Yu Zhiyan figured everything out, yes, as long as he told the king of this matter secretly, this woman with a bitter life would naturally be dealt with quietly.
In a trance, the dark door was getting closer and closer.
"I took revenge for you, how about you promise me one condition?"
Yu Zhiyan was stunned for another moment, but what did a woman like her ask for, when she went to Gu Jue's mansion in the future, I was afraid that she would definitely enjoy the glory.
"I want a strand of Donglang's hair." As they spoke, the two of them had already stepped out of the door.
Yu Zhiyan didn't know why she made such an inexplicable request, so she only nodded and agreed, "Okay." β
There was already a carriage waiting for two people outside the door, and after Yu Zhiyan went up, the carriage gradually walked up, but it did not go to the Chengguo Mansion, but only went to the suburbs.
Yu Zhiyan hurriedly asked the groom, but he didn't answer. Chu Xixi beside her still didn't care about anything, and she also closed her mouth in amusement.
Until the car stopped, Yu Zhiyan opened the curtain and took a look, and saw the royal courtyard, which was originally the place where the royal summer vacation was every year, and the magnificence was not inferior to the palace.
Soon a person dressed as an attendant came out, and then said in a sharp voice, "The queen's phoenix will arrive in a while, you will go with me to change clothes, and meet the queen in a while." β
Yu Zhiyan suddenly felt a chill to her bones, and she turned around a thousand times, but she didn't expect it to fall into her hands.
Yu Zhiyan still followed the chamberlain to a small room to change his clothes, and then straightened his sideburns a little.
She and Chu Xixi were separated, and she was going to look for her after a flash, but who knew that she was lost here.
This royal palace is built on the mountain, the scenery is beautiful, there are green mountains and green waters everywhere, the corridors are staggered, and it is strange not to get lost.
Yu Zhiyan was sweating profusely, but he saw a white figure in the pavilion in the distance, and next to the pavilion was the blue lake.
She walked over slowly, and after only one glance at the figure, her face changed dramatically.
It was as if a fish bone had stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say a word. I saw Feng Huang sitting on the stone bench, his knuckled hand gently supporting his forehead, as if he had fallen asleep, and his eyelashes left a large silhouette on his handsome face.
The wind blew the hair on his head, and the long hair like ink moved with the wind, and he looked at it from afar, like a god.
Yu Zhiyan's hand trembled and stretched out to his face, she was so cautious, for fear that if she touched it, he would disappear in front of her.
Just as she was about to touch it, his other hand grabbed her hand fiercely and shook it off.
His long, narrow eyes slowly opened, "Who are you?" β
Yu Zhiyan only thought that she had heard it wrong, and her tears rolled down, "Feng Huang, what's wrong with you?" β
"You've mistaken someone." The man slowly stood up, "Of all the women I have accosted, you are the only one with the most clumsy and ridiculous reasons. β
Yu Zhiyan looked at his face, but he froze completely, it was obviously Feng Huang's face, why was his every move so unfamiliar.
It is impossible for a person to become so thorough, especially so quickly in a gesture. She and Feng Huang used to be a husband and wife who shared the same bed, and they also knew Feng Huang like that.
And looking at him, it was as if he didn't know her at all.
"Feng Huang, it must be you right, do you have something unspeakable to hide that you don't recognize me." Yu Zhiyan looked around, and then said excitedly, "There is no one here, you tell me." β
The man's eyes moved, and then he said, "I don't know you at all." β
At this moment, a waiter came from afar, on such a hot day, he was tired and sweating, "The queen mother is here, I want you to prepare to play the qin, and you will go to change your clothes even though you are a slave." β
Yu Zhiyan suddenly tugged at the man's shirt, "I don't allow you to go, you tell me where our child is." β
A look of disgust immediately appeared on the man's face, as if she really was a shameless woman.
Where was the guard willing to give in, and only ripped Yu Zhiyan away at once. Yu Zhiyan kept shouting Feng Huang's name, but he never looked back.
Yu Zhiyan watched the familiar figure gradually disappear at the end of the corridor, and she grabbed the little girl's clothes, "Who is he?" You tell me who he is? β
The chamberlain was also startled when he saw Yu Zhiyan's crazy appearance, "He is the queen's favorite violinist, if you woman makes trouble again, I am afraid that if you alarm the queen's mother, your life will not be saved." β
Yu Zhiyan heard someone talking to him in a trance, and it turned out that he didn't know when the waiter left, and Chu Xixi came over.
She changed into a very beautiful dress, and the dress on her body was also very grand, and she didn't want to break the smoke very ordinary.
But Yu Zhiyan didn't have the heart to pay attention to these anymore, so he just followed Chu Xixi indifferently.
Seeing that she was cold, she asked with some concern, "What's wrong with you?" The queen's phoenix arrived, and my father-in-law asked us to wait for the queen to summon us, so don't delay. β
She was thinking about Feng Huang wholeheartedly, but she didn't hear what she said at all.
Yu Zhiyan shook his head, but followed her slowly without saying a word, and he didn't know how many corridors he had passed through before he came to a very beautiful and extravagant palace.
Then someone stood in front of her, as if saying something.
As soon as Yu Zhiyan looked up, he saw Gu Jue's face, and for some reason, he felt a little blurry in a trance.
Seeing her coming, Gu Jue hurriedly walked up, saw her look like she had lost her soul, and asked worriedly, "I will protect you, don't be afraid." β
It turned out that he thought she was afraid that the queen would deal with her.
Yu Zhiyan raised his eyes and looked at him coldly, "You two sisters and brothers are really powerful, you actually hide people here, aren't you afraid that the emperor will know the blame?" β
Gu Jue knew that her sister wanted to see Yu Zhiyan and Chu Xixi, so she hurried over, for fear that the queen would take Yu Zhiyan's life, but who knew that she would say such inexplicable words, and she was a little stunned for a while.
"Who am I hiding?" Gu Jue's voice was a little inexplicable, he was really confused.
Yu Zhiyan sneered, "Why ask like this, don't you know about this." β