Chapter 400 Love (Two Chapters in One)
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Aunt Zhao said in a deep voice: "After the fall of the Seven Star Pavilion, I sent someone to investigate, the end of the other end of the tunnel is under a small river in the suburbs, digging from under the river, but secretly pumping the river water, obviously for irrigation and drainage, but in fact to conceal their purpose, this small river is in the middle of the mountain stream, so even my spies are completely unaware." ”
Emperor Nanzhao fell silent again, and for a while he was a little unsure whether Aunt Zhao's words were true or false, but he knew that in this situation without evidence, he couldn't touch her for the time being, she had controlled the intelligence of Gyeonggi for nearly 20 years, and she must have a lot of henchmen, if she was killed, I was afraid that this intelligence network would become a plate of scattered sand.
Moreover, she has a lot of secrets in her hands, and if she is killed like this, I wonder if her henchmen will carry those secrets to the prince's command, and this is definitely not what he wants to see.
Emperor Nanzhao thought about it, and couldn't think of someone who could replace Aunt Zhao for a while, if he wanted to get rid of Aunt Zhao, he must first stretch his hand into the intelligence network, but now the world is full of turmoil, there are Ouyang Qiancheng coveting the throne, and Beiliuyun is eyeing him outside, his intelligence network will definitely not allow anything to go wrong at this time, even if Aunt Zhao really has two hearts, he can't easily move him.
Thinking of this, Emperor Nan Zhao couldn't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart, he shouldn't have been so hasty when dealing with Feng Hong that day, but at that time he was worried that once Feng Hong and Ouyang Qiancheng got in touch, Ouyang Qiancheng would extend his tentacles to this intelligence network in Aunt Zhao's hand, so this was something he couldn't tolerate no matter what.
At present, Ouyang Qiancheng is fighting in the border city, and he already has a heavy army in his hands, and he has countless supporters in the court over the years, and he has a high reputation among the people, and he has won the hearts of the people.
It was precisely because of this scruple in his heart that he faintly felt that Feng Hong's existence was about to touch his imperial power, so he wanted to get rid of him regardless of the consequences.
It's just that he didn't think of two things, one was that he didn't expect it, he forgot that the green snake was not a killer on the side, and he was used to destroying the corpse after killing people, he was still the son of the Chu family, he only killed people, but he never cared about the corpse, and this just made Aunt Zhao, who had been looking for her son, find out.
Second, she didn't expect that Aunt Zhao would dare to lie to him about information without conclusive evidence, it seems that this intelligence network really can't let her cover the sky with one hand anymore, and when the world is unified in the future, he must kill this woman to prevent future troubles.
Emperor Nanzhao looked at Aunt Zhao, who was still in pain, and spoke again: "This time, I will believe you." ”
Aunt Zhao looked at Emperor Nan Zhao with red eyes, pursed her lips and said nothing, Emperor Nan Zhao's voice slowed down a little: "I know, you still don't believe me about Feng Hong's death, I will give you time to investigate everything clearly, and wait until the truth comes out, if you dare to act so willfully again, don't blame me for not talking about the past." ”
Aunt Zhao was silent for a while and said: "I will find out Hong'er's death, if it is really not done by Your Majesty, the concubine should personally ask Your Majesty for her guilt." ”
Emperor Nanzhao bowed slightly, but in his heart he was thinking about how to blame Feng Hong's death on others, so that Aunt Zhao could be loyal to him again, after all, Feng Hong had an accident that day, she didn't see it with her own eyes, and what she finally got was just a corpse that couldn't speak, and it was not difficult for him to blame someone else's death for his death.
"Alright, you can step aside." Nanzhao Emperor Road.
After Aunt Zhao retreated, she turned to leave, and after taking a few steps, she turned around and looked at Emperor Nanzhao and said again: "This time, Beiliuyun can bring a full three hundred people into Tianshui, and I only noticed a hundred people, and the concubine thinks that Your Majesty should clean up the city." ”
Emperor Nanzhao didn't speak, but his face sank, this was also one of the things he was uneasy about, he didn't expect that after four years, there would be so many Chu family forces in this city, which was really annoying.
After Aunt Zhao walked out of the imperial study, she breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the blue sky above the glazed tiles, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, and said in her heart: Hong'er, my mother knows, you must be dead.
Dragging her floor-length skirt, she slowly walked outside the palace gate, and it was not until she walked out of the Nangong gate that she stopped again, looked back at the vermilion gate, and a touch of coldness flashed in her eyes.
What she did today was just a scene with Emperor Nanzhao, presumably he would never have imagined that he had seen Hong'er with his own eyes before he died, and she just wanted to continue to live, little by little, step by step to completely destroy this man.
It's ridiculous that he must still be thinking hard at the moment, how to blame Hong'er's death on others, I can't imagine that the emperor of Nanzhao will be blinded to the bottom one day, Hong'er, you see, after this emperor is blind in one eye, how long can he go.
At this moment, Emperor Nanzhao was in a very irritable mood, for so many years, he had never been deflated everywhere like this, but now that he thinks about it, he is really a little embarrassed in this game.
At first glance, he took the lead, but the result was very different.
Not to mention the loss of their own troops, but Bei Liuyun and Chu Luoyi were the final winners except for some slight losses.
Emperor Nanzhao shook his head, always feeling that this game should not be like this, obviously everything was under his control, but he didn't know how things were reversed like this.
At this time, a messenger from a eunuch sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty, the emperor of Great Chu ordered someone to send a tribute gift." ”
"Idiot!" Emperor Nanzhao couldn't help but scold, according to his Beiliuyun temperament, would he give himself a gift?
The eunuch outside the door kept trembling, not knowing what to do, only to hear the inside of the house say again: "Come in!" ”
The eunuch hurriedly opened the door and let a brown box be carried in, the box was inlaid with gold patterns, which looked particularly delicate, and it was covered with a red cloth, which really looked like a tribute.
Emperor Nanzhao took a few steps back, for fear that Beiliuyun would be cunning and do something in the box, and at this time, the secret guards were all holding their breath and guarding to protect the emperor's safety.
The little eunuchs flinched and opened the box, and the moment the box was opened, it was far away.
But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement in the box, and Emperor Nanzhao slowly stepped forward.
At first glance, the whole person couldn't help but staggered back two steps, the bright red blood filled half of the box, and a headless corpse wearing a gorgeous robe floated quietly in a pool of blood, the gorgeous clothes on the corpse were already torn, full of whiplash and burns, a pair of hands were dripping with blood, and ten fingers seemed to have been broken.
Rao is a person like Emperor Nanzhao, who is accustomed to seeing countless bloody storms, and at this moment, he was also frightened by the scarlet and pungent fishy smell.
"Well... Good... What a northrunner! ”
The eunuchs on the side were also frightened, and when they looked back, they found that there were strings of blood dripping along the way carrying the box, which was shocking.
In the splendid imperial study, there is a gloom mixed with a fishy smell everywhere at this moment.
The blood in the box bubbled from time to time, and the floating headless corpse looked particularly miserable and terrifying.
The little eunuchs all covered their mouths and retreated to the side, not daring to spit out in front of the emperor, and Emperor Nanzhao's face also turned pale at this moment, and there was a faint exhaustion in his eyes.
Only the secret guard, after the initial startle, stepped forward, carefully examined the corpse in the box, and then ordered someone to drag the corpse out and place it on the ground.
After a careful look, he approached the emperor and said, "It seems to be the corpse of the sixth prince." ”
Rao is Emperor Nanzhao had been prepared for a long time, but at the moment when he saw it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, his figure still staggered.
There was a deathly silence in the room, and the smell of fishy air mixed with the scent of the dragon's birthday was a little pungent.
Emperor Nan Zhao rubbed his head tiredly, and didn't look at the corpse in the box again, but just waved his hand to let the corpse be removed.
At this time, the eunuch outside the door was in a hurry, and he pushed the door in before he even had time to report: "Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good..."
"What's wrong again!" Emperor Nanzhao scolded.
The little eunuch outside the door knelt on the ground in fright, and said in a panic: "Return... Back to Your Majesty... The lord of Gyeonggi Castle sent someone to deliver the news that the heads of the six princes were hanging from the city wall at the moment. ”
Emperor Nanzhao was dizzy, and the whole person fell back into the chair, Beiliuyun wanted to make him lose face and ruin the people's heart!
There was only a little rough wheezing sound of Emperor Nanzhao left in the room, which was inexplicably uncomfortable, Emperor Nanzhao's heart could be said to be stuffy at the moment, compared to the death of his son who was trained by himself, he couldn't accept that he was now down.
You must know that since Beiliuyun and Chu Luoyi entered Juyang City, he has always known their whereabouts and movements, but in the end, he turned white, which made him really difficult to accept.
Sitting on the chair, he couldn't help but think of the secret method of the Chu family, and his heart was even throbbing, and now there were strong enemies in the ring, but there were still those remnants of the Chu family that made him feel uncomfortable in the dark, and it was about to become a piece of his heart.
It didn't take long for many ministers to come to ask for a meeting, and Emperor Nanzhao sorted out his emotions and summoned everyone.
When all the ministers appeared in front of Emperor Nanzhao, they all looked panicked and worried, and one by two they once again lifted the heads of the six princes on the city wall.
"Your Majesty, this matter is extremely unfavorable to you, when the six princes were arrested, the people all heard about it, and even heard about the request put forward by the Emperor of Great Chu, and now that the six princes are dead, the people are rumoring that you don't care about blood and family, and you are a cold-blooded emperor."
"Yes, Your Majesty, in addition, there are even people who say that Nanzhao is going to die, saying that it is in the capital of Nanzhao, but the current prince will still be taken away by the enemy, I really don't know what is the use of my Nanzhao's army?" Another minister spoke worriedly.
As soon as these words came out, someone immediately chimed in: "Yes, the old minister has also heard about it, and thinks that this matter is very important, and I ask Your Majesty to make a decision." ”
Emperor Nanzhao's face was still very ugly, and his fingers tapped on the table with some annoyance: "It's really a good calculation, killing two birds with one stone, not only ruining my reputation of benevolence and kindness, but also trying to shake the morale of the army through this, which is really hateful!" ”
Several ministers looked at each other and nodded, yes, this is exactly what they are afraid of.
At present, through the matter of the Six Princes, starting from the capital of Nanzhao, there are rumors everywhere that the army of Nanzhao is useless, saying that the six princes are surrounded by countless cronies and masters, and they are so easily taken away by the enemy, it can be seen that if the enemy army wants to attack the city, I am afraid that the invincible army that I think will not be able to withstand the baptism of war at all.
Emperor Nanzhao was resentful in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that there were still many hunters' forces and the remnants of the Chu family in Tianshui, how could Liu'er be taken away so easily!
'Smack! ’
"Immediately investigate the whole city thoroughly, search for people who had contact with the Chu family back then, if there is anything suspicious, it must be strictly verified, and I will make a decision myself!"
Emperor Nanzhao slapped his palm on the table and commanded the ministers who were waiting below.
Several ministers were stunned for a moment, but they didn't expect that now the people's hearts are unstable and the army's hearts are chaotic, this Your Majesty doesn't want to appease the people, why did he track down the people of the Chu family again?
One person's mind turned faster, and he said tentatively: "Your Majesty wants to push this matter on the head of the Chu family, and the Chu family will bear this charge, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people?" ”
"This matter was originally done by the remnants of the Chu family, if it weren't for that, how could Liu'er be kidnapped so easily!" Emperor Nanzhao did not patiently explain to them, but directly concluded right and wrong.
The ministers below instantly understood the emperor's thoughts, and no longer dared to have any doubts, and immediately said: "The ministers must immediately release the news and arrest the traitors of the Chu family, I believe that once the traitors of the Chu family are caught, the people's hearts will be at peace and the society will be stable." ”
Emperor Nanzhao bowed slightly, yes, this is exactly what he intended.
Although Beiliuyun's actions this time seem to be insignificant, you must know that the people's hearts and rumors are the most terrifying things, they are wearing armor, holding battle axes, swaggering through the market, and slashing everything invincible.
After everyone retreated, Emperor Nanzhao regained his composure, and the fact that Beiliuyun spread rumors everywhere is really important, if the people of a country have lost confidence in their own army, then will the country be far from extinction?
Moreover, once these soldiers are weak and the news of their incompetence reaches the ears of those soldiers on the front line who are guarding the frontier and killing the enemy in blood, how chilling should it be? If it makes them feel cold, it will directly lead to the defeat of the war on the frontier.
In addition, if these rumors are allowed to continue to spread, those soldiers who have killed the enemy and won the victory thought that they would be full of cheers and applause after returning, but what they got was the disdain and disappreciation of their relatives.
This kind of rumor is like termites, constantly gnawing at Nan Zhao's backbone, just one negligence, I am afraid that it will lead to the rout of the army and the miserable picture of the man bending his waist.
And at this moment, after Bei Liuyun took Chu Luoyi out of the city gate, he took over with the people arranged earlier.
After using two groups of people to move flowers and trees, Beiliuyun and Chu Luoyi finally arrived at a small military camp in the forest.
Zhang Liang and the others were waiting outside the account early, and after seeing Beiliuyun, they immediately greeted them: "Your Highness, you can count it back." ”
Bei Liuyun just nodded, turned over and dismounted, hugged Chu Luoyi down, and said, "Doctor!" Then he strode into the tent.
When Zhang Liang looked up and saw Chu Luoyi, he was startled, and he was a little stunned for a while when he looked at the scars on her face.
Look at your Royal Highness again, except for his solemn gaze, his face does not change.
Zhang Conscience couldn't help but sigh lightly, although the master was brutal and unkind outside, and his six relatives didn't recognize him, but his infatuation with Chu Luoyi was real.
Chu Luoyi noticed Zhang Liang's gaze, just smiled lightly, and didn't care.
For so many days, although she hadn't looked in the mirror, and she hadn't seen what the hell she looked like, she probably imagined how hideous the whiplashes should be.
Even so, she didn't regret it, after all, she kept the baby in her womb, didn't she?
She has done a lot of stupid things in her past two lives, and sometimes she can't pull the nine cows even if she is stronger, but she has also become soft and strong in this bruise and collision, and now, all she can thank is that she is in prison this time, but God did not let her pay an unbearable price.
Beiliuyun gently put the person on the bed, sat directly on the edge of the bed, grabbed her hand tightly, her eyes were full of distress, and she didn't know how to speak for a while.
Chu Luoyi just smiled silently at him, and his tightly held heart finally slowed down.
These days of separation and torture are nothing to her, and the only thing that makes her nervous is the child in her belly.
The doctor soon arrived, and the medicine boy beside him was holding a stack of delicate boxes.
This doctor was the same doctor who had gone to the Shenlong Sect to get medicine before, and it was he who found that what Beiliuyun, Duanjing and others had tried to save that day was just a fake Chu Luoyi.
This time, because of his previous experience, he directly hugged all the rare medicinal materials he had taken back not long ago, so as to protect Chu Luoyi's life to the greatest extent.
The doctor stepped forward and was about to check Chu Luoyi's pulse, when he saw Chu Luoyi, the whole person was also stunned, and he couldn't help but be a little shocked for a while, who was so ruthless, a face with a flower and moon appearance became hideous and terrifying at the moment, it was really cruel.
However, this young lady has a good heart, and the whole person is as indifferent as in the past, if it is placed on an ordinary woman, I am afraid that she will cry and can't think about it at this moment.
"What are you still in a daze!" Beiliuyun scolded impatiently.
The doctor hurriedly came back to his senses and wanted to diagnose Chu Luoyi's pulse, but when he saw Beiliuyun on one side, he hesitated for a moment, then took out a handkerchief and put it on Chu Luoyi's wrist, and then began to check his pulse calmly.
Beiliuyun glared at the dead bark-like hand, and finally only snorted twice, without hindering it again.
Chu Luoyi only felt cute when he looked at him, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, after all, he was much more mature than before, thinking about it, he was a domineering child who forced the doctor to diagnose the pulse.
The doctor carefully diagnosed and treated for a long time, withdrew his hand and frowned and said: "Madame's health is worse than before, if it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that she would have lost her life a long time ago, but Madame has been safe and sound now, which really shocks the old decay." ”
Others felt like he was making a sycophant, but only he knew that he was telling the truth.
Now Chu Luoyi's body is much worse than before, and it seems that everything is about to be overdrawn to the extreme, but he is biased, so he hangs that breath and stubbornly survives to this day, and he refuses to stop saying anything.
Beiliuyun was a little anxious, but Chu Luoyi said with a smile: "I am a cheap person, I have been pampered in the boudoir since I was a child, and I will get sick at both ends for three days, and then my brother took me to run around, coming and going in the wind and rain, but I was happier than anyone else, so the more I tossed now, the better I lived." ”
The doctor was noncommittal and did not speak, but he knew in his heart that although she was safe and sound until now, it did not mean that she was safe, and this body would not get better if she had not been raised for more than ten years.
"What about the kids? How is the child? Chu Luoyi was still thinking about the child in her belly.
Beiliuyun also raised his eyes to look at the doctor, and the doctor hurriedly said: "Although the state of the little master is not very stable, as long as he is recuperating, it will not be a big problem, but recently, the young lady's health has become worse and worse. It's going to be a hurdle. ”
Beiliuyun's face turned pale: "I don't want this child." ”
Chu Luoyi was startled, and was about to speak when he heard the doctor shake his head and say: "It won't be long before the young lady will show her pregnancy, and now even if she wants to beat the child, there is no guarantee that the young lady's condition will improve, and it is very likely that there will be two deaths." ”
Beiliuyun grabbed the doctor's collar, and the doctor's squinted eyes suddenly widened: "Less... Young Lord..."
"So what do you say you should do?" Beiliuyun was a little red-eyed.
"Old... The old man must do his best to diagnose and treat the young lady. The doctor barely managed to compose.
Chu Luoyi also ignored the excitement of the two, and gently stroked his already slightly rounded belly with one hand and said to himself: "We will be safe for mother and son." ”
Beiliuyun forced himself to calm down and motioned for the doctor to continue speaking.
The doctor continued: "In addition, there seems to be a toxin in the young lady's body, if the old lady remembers correctly, it is the toxin left behind by the bite of the red spotted snake when the young lady fought with the light snow on the city wall that day, this toxin is very magical, there was only a very small amount in the young lady's body that day, but now I look at it, but I find that this toxin has become a lot more. ”
Bei Liuyun and Chu Luoyi's faces were a little ugly, Chu Luoyi looked at the doctor and spoke again: "Then will this poison affect the fetus in my womb?" ”
The doctor hesitated for a moment and explained: "This point is still uncertain, but according to common sense, although the poison in the young lady is rare, because the amount is small and the treatment is timely, it should be eliminated with time, and it should not be increased repeatedly." ”
Chu Luoyi was dumbfounded for a while, how could she figure out what the doctor couldn't understand.
"But Madame doesn't have to worry too much for the time being, according to the old age, the little master is temporarily stable, but the lady has been lacking in nutrition recently, and it should be replenished in time, so as to be conducive to the growth of the little master."
Chu Luoyi nodded, forgetting to ask if the scars on his face would remain forever.
Bei Liuyun seemed to have forgotten about it, looked at the doctor and then said, "You still don't prescribe medicine?" ”
The doctor was a little speechless for a while, muttering that these two masters really didn't seem to take the injuries on their faces seriously, if it really became like this in the future, I don't know how many people would be frightened.
"This... The scars on Mrs.'s face and body also need to be carefully adjusted, if you need to be wet, you must first apply this hibiscus powder, otherwise if you touch the water, it will leave scars, in addition, you also need to apply hibiscus dew every day, hibiscus soup internal adjustment, about a year or so, before it can fade. The doctor still instructed carefully.
Chu Luoyi nodded a little absentmindedly, but Beiliuyun wrote it down carefully this time.
A little uneasy, he looked at the shocking scar on Chu Luoyi's face, and couldn't help but ask again, "Is there really no scar on her face?" This wound is not light. ”
"The young master's worries are indeed justified, the skin on the face is the most fragile, and the scars are extremely difficult to heal, but the young lady seems to be auspicious, and the wounds on her face have been applied with some elixirs, because the treatment is timely and the effect of the medicine is also excellent, but there is no need to worry about this."
Chu Luoyi was stunned for a moment, she only knew that after she fainted, the green snake ordered someone to take her to a stone room and sent a doctor from the Seven Star Pavilion for herself, could it be that he not only obeyed the words of Emperor Nanzhao and let himself not die, but also let people deal with the injuries on his face?
Raising his hand to caress his cheek, Chu Luoyi was a little distracted.
Why on earth would the green snake do this? Is it just to pretend to be his brother?
The cold fingertips were firmly grasped, Chu Luoyi came back to his senses, looked at the somewhat tired handsome face in front of him, and was speechless for a while.
Beiliuyun said with some fear: "Luo Luo... I'm sorry. ”
Looking at this arrogant man, bowing his head in front of him, Chu Luoyi's heart felt like a needle was tingling, and he raised his hand to touch his cheek: "How can I blame you." ”
Beiliuyun's eyes were slightly red, and a pair of Liuyun were a little dazed and helpless, lowered his eyes, and gently pressed Chu Luo's clothes on his chest.
How can you not blame him? If he hadn't left, maybe she wouldn't have suffered like this.
How can you not blame him? He took people back for a long time, and he didn't even realize that it was just a stand-in.
How can you not blame him? He clearly said that he would protect him for the rest of his life, but in the end, he left her to suffer alone.
As if he realized his uneasiness, Chu Luoyi raised his hand and gently patted his back, and comforted him softly: "The world is impermanent, no one can really rule the world alone, since I chose such a path, I have already thought of all kinds of endings, but the only thing I didn't expect is that God will still send me a surprise, that is, you." ”
Bei Liuyun's heart was quite shaken, and he had to admit that he was afraid, he was afraid that she would complain, blame, and be angry, but he didn't expect her to whisper to comfort herself.
For a while, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and couldn't help but think of the scene when he first met in the Beiyan Palace, when she was like a puppet, cold and distressing, and now she snuggled into his arms, whispering softly, and complaining about her heart.
In this life, he is so fortunate to have her and have her.