Chapter XXIV Preface

Tuoba Xiang stood under the pear tree in the palace and watched the servants in the palace pruning the branches on the tree.

This pear tree was planted by him for Wang Zhen'er, the daughter of Wang Rong, the secretary of the ministry, Zhen'er likes pear blossoms, so Tuoba Xiang planted one with his own hands, in order to make Zhen'er happy to see the pure pear blossoms.

Seven years ago, Tuoba Xiang planted this pear tree in his own courtyard in the palace, wanting to take Zhen'er to watch it when the pear blossoms bloomed. Three years ago, Zhen'er fell into the river and her whereabouts are unknown, and in those days, he stood under this pear tree in a daze every day, and stayed all day.

A year ago, he was named the King of Beihai and given a mansion, and this pear tree was also moved from the palace to his Beihai Palace.

Today, Tuoba Xiang is once again dull and gloomy, because today is the day when Wang Zhen'er fell into the water and disappeared, and it is also her sacrifice day.

Tuoba Xiang wanted to take good care of this pear tree, and when he took Zhen'er to look at the pear blossoms under the pear tree, he promised her that he would take good care of the tree and let her see the pear blossoms every year.

Three years ago, in late autumn and October, due to a few days of rain, the weather improved, and the children of the Pingcheng clan met to go fishing on the river outside the city.

Shangshu Youcheng's son Li Zilang, daughter Li Minxin, Zhongshu Ling Li Chong's son Li Sheng, and Wang Zhen'er asked him to go together.

After Tuoba Xiang received Wang Zhen'er's appointment, he was about to prepare his horse to go, when the Empress Dowager sent a decree asking him to find Emperor Tuoba Hong, saying that Tuoba Hong had quietly left the palace and that he had to find it.

Because the Empress Dowager ordered that the search could not be carried out with great fanfare, he had to send his personal guards to search for the various emperors in Pingcheng where they might go.

Xie Rin got the news that the emperor went out of the city to fish with those sons of the family.

Tuoba Xiang knew where it was, so he rode away quickly, and he galloped forward, not because he was worried about what danger Tuoba Hong would have, but because he also wanted to go to Zhen'er's side as soon as possible.

He didn't want to miss that kind of happy scene, so that he could have more time with Zhen'a.

Just when he was galloping on the forest road outside the city, he saw a girl unconscious on the side of the road, and he couldn't see death without help, so he had to pick up the girl on horseback and walk back, ready to send the girl to the hospital for treatment.

When he was about to reach the gate of the city, Rin came on horseback, and Tuoba Xiang asked Xie Rin to take the girl back, and he went to the river in the purple bamboo forest again alone.

When Tuoba Xiang arrived at the purple bamboo forest, he saw the imperial brother coming up from the river, Li Minxin was crying by the river, and the other two sons of the family were all in the water.

Tuoba Xiang suddenly felt bad, so many people went into the water, something must have happened.

He dismounted and ran over, looking at him drenched and stunned.

Xiao Chuanzi, who was dressed in ordinary clothes next to the emperor, was busy checking Tuoba Hong's body, afraid that Tuoba Hong would have an accident and suffer himself.

Tuoba Hong wanted to say something, but swallowed it sadly with a slight opening of his mouth.

At this time, Li Min pursed his lips with a whimper and said to Tuoba Xiang with a cry, "Zhen'er fell into the river, and the emperor went down to the river with them to look for it, but he couldn't find ......."

Li Minxin said, crying louder and louder.

As soon as he heard Zhen'er, Tuoba Xiang jumped into the water uncontrollably and participated in the rescue, but several hours passed, and there was still no Wang Zhen'er.

On this day, Zhen'er passed away forever, and even the body was not waterlogged.

Tuoba Xiang lost her forever.

After that day, he learned to drink, and he was drunk for half a month without waking up. Yingyu is very sad, has been staying by Tuoba Xiang's side, her favorite is this brother, often unruly to him on weekdays, after this day, Yingyu can no longer joke in front of Tuoba Xiang.

She knew that no matter how much she told jokes, Seventh Brother would never laugh presumptuously.

Because of this incident, the emperor was punished by the Empress Dowager again, even if it was not because of his death of Zhen'er, but also because he met Li Minxin after stealing out of the palace that day, Li Minxin said that his brother Li Zilang went to the Zizhulin River and drooped, so Tuoba Hong wanted to go, and Li Minxin followed.

By the river, Li Minxin and Wang Zhen'er walked around casually, so that Wang Zhen'er accidentally fell into the river.

Tuoba Hong was once again punished by the Empress Dowager for kneeling and punishing him for being too funny.

Xiao Chuanzi, the inner eunuch next to the emperor, was killed with a rod because of the anger of the queen mother.

After Tuoba Xiang was drunk for half a month, he blamed himself, if he hadn't saved the woman who had fainted on the road, maybe he would have rushed there early, and maybe Zhen'er wouldn't have died.

He knew that even if he fought for his life, he would save Zhen'er.

Afterwards, he was disheartened, and the incident of passers-by saving people has always made him regret why he lost his beloved for a strange woman.

I didn't want to worry about it, but the woman took the initiative to find Xie Rin and said that she wanted to thank him in person, and Tuoba Xiang learned that the unconscious woman who was saved on the side of the road that day was Gao Li, the daughter of the protector Gao Yang.

He wanted to forget about it, but in his frustration, he refused Gao Li's face-to-face thanks.

Tuoba Xiang didn't want to remember the pain of that year, but every time he saw this pear tree, he couldn't help but think of Zhen'er again.

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Gao Li stood around me and tiptoed lightly, his tone extremely mocking, "Miss Ben's two pots of orchids are not easy to come from, Miss Ben loves them everywhere, this is good, let your mother's wild cat be bad, and this slave can't take care of her, Miss Ben doesn't punish her, who else can she punish." ”

She stopped and fixed her gaze on my face, "Since our second miss is willing to punish her, then Miss Ben will let this slave go." ”

"Lu Bao." Gao Li shouted at the whip-wielding slave.

The servant answered hurriedly.

Gao Li chuckled, "Come, beat the remaining ten whips hard." ”

Zilan and Yinglin exclaimed at the same time, "Miss, no!" ”

I was flustered and a little scared, after all, these ten whips really hit me, I didn't know if I could bear it, but seeing that Mother Lin's half life was gone, I gritted my teeth and roared, "Let's fight." ”

Ying Lin knelt down towards Gao Li, "Miss, it's really not." ”

Zilan protected me in front of me, "I want to beat the slave maid, and the slave maid is willing to replace the second lady." ”

Gao Li seemed to treat Yinglin and Zilan as air, and glanced at Lu Bao, who laughed, shook the whip, and waved his hand at me.

Zilan closed her eyes in fright, and I shuddered slightly, waiting for the whip to fall.

At this moment, it was like a person rushing out of the crowd, and he grabbed the falling whip with agility.

I heard the exclamations of the crowd and saw a man in slave garb standing in front of me with his back to me, clutching the whip that Lu Bao had thrown down in his hand.

I was stunned, and I didn't know how to react for a moment.

Gao Li was screaming at this time, "You cheap slave, what do you want to do!" ”

"The villain is willing to replace the second miss." The servant knelt down as he spoke, kneeling in front of Gao Li.

Gao Li looked at the slave's face, and did not react for a while, and everyone did not know what to do.

Lu Bao was still waiting for Gao Li's words.

Gao Li laughed and waved his hand at Lu Bao, who stepped aside.

I felt a little guilty, how could I let someone else replace me, and hurriedly said to the slave, "Thank you, but I really don't need to." ”

Now the servant looked back at me, and I saw a small scar above his left eyebrow, and the eyes under that eyebrow looked at me intently.

His eyes seemed familiar to me somewhere, but I couldn't remember them.

He called out to me in a daze, "Second Miss, don't be afraid, there are subordinates." ”

At this time, Steward Cao came out of nowhere, and shouted at the slave in front of him, "You Ran, what do you want to do!" ”

You Ran smiled at me, looked at Gao Li again, and said respectfully, "The life of the slave is handed over to the eldest lady to punish, but please let the second lady go." ”

Gao Li suddenly changed his temperament, and did not get angry again, but looked at You Ran who was kneeling on the ground in a daze, "You said that your life was handed over to Miss Ben." ”

You Ran kowtowed, "Please let the second miss go." ”

Gao Li smiled heartily, "Okay, Miss Ben has changed her mind, he will accept it, and the others will leave." Gao Li said, pointing at You Ran, looking at me.

Yinglin dragged me and wanted to take me away.

But I didn't want to go, for fear that Gao Li would be too embarrassed by my slaves.

Zilan had already helped Mother Lin to me, and seeing that Mother Lin's life was about to die, I had to take her away first.

I sent Mother Lin directly to my mother's courtyard and asked Zilan to find a doctor.

When her mother saw Mother Lin's appearance, she felt depressed in her heart, and rubbed her chest to ease up.

It seems that Mother Lin is really important to her mother, and I heard Yinglin tell me that Mother Lin has been with her mother for ten years, and her feelings are very deep.

This time, instead of facing me with a cold face, my mother said, "Thank you." ”

I don't understand that my mother-daughter relationship with her has become like this, so strange that it makes people sweat, and she cares so much about a slave and maid around her.

What is this daughter of mine in her heart?

I had some heartache, so I told Mother Lin to rest, bowed to my mother gently, and left.

I asked Zilan to stay and take care of Mother Lin and her mother, after all, Mother Lin was the only slave by her side, and her mother herself needed to take care of her.

I'm worried about that slave, I don't know what Gao Li will do to him. When I went to the garden again, Gao Li and the servant were gone, and the others were scattered.