Chapter 7: The Divine Decree
"The Divine Decree has arrived!" A shrill voice pierced through the dense rain curtain and resounded in the palace.
The guards hurriedly ran to the Yanyu Pavilion, and said loudly through the door panel: "Lord Qiqi, the holy decree has arrived." β
In the room, Jiang Ruixuan and Tang Ruyan were looking at each other, and the two of them, who were not admitting defeat, were in a stiff situation, and a 'holy decree arrived' broke the deadlock in front of them.
"It's just a good time."
"Sooner than expected."
The two spoke almost at the same time, with different thoughts, Jiang Ruixuan glanced at Tang Ruyan and snorted coldly: "You stay here for me obediently, don't be clever, this king's people, without my permission, even the corpse they can't think of!" β
Tang Ruyan nodded clearly, she knew that this man could do it. But he was snorting coldly in his heart: Don't say so much, whoever laughs at the end is the winner. But in this world where imperial power is supreme, what does the prince represent? It is indeed worth pondering. But she is Tang Ruyan, a soul from another world, and she firmly believes that opportunities are created by people, and there is nothing impossible in the world.
As if he didn't expect Tang Ruyan to be so obedient, Jiang Ruixuan stared at her face for a while, then turned around and walked out with a flick of his long sleeves. "Take a good look at the princess, if the princess has any accidents, I will punish you nine clans."
"Yes!" A loud voice sounded at the same time, with a visceral awe of the person who gave the order.
Zhu Jiu Clan! It is really a world where imperial power reigns supreme. Tang Ruyan sneered, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and a sneer spread from the corners of his mouth.
When it got dark, the rain weakened, and the heavy rain turned into a misty drizzle. After a rain, the sultry smell suddenly disappeared, and a cool smell filled the air, with a faint scent of earth.
Tang Ruyan sat at the table, and dozens of dishes were placed on the table, and the workmanship was exquisite. Tang Ruyan took the chopsticks, slowly tasted the dishes on the table, and sighed silently in his heart: It is worthy of the palace, the dishes on the table are not only full of color and flavor, but also the tableware used is also extremely particular about collocation, and the color and color of the dishes complement each other, which is natural.
After eating a full meal and drinking two bowls of bird's nest porridge, I felt that my physical strength seemed to have returned. Tang Ruyan wiped his mouth with satisfaction and stretched his waist.
Immediately, a maid came up to prepare to remove the leftovers from the table, but before she could take any action, the curtain was lifted, and a figure flashed in, and the maids immediately stopped moving, and bowed neatly half-squatting, with a respectful attitude.
"Lord Wang!"
Jiang Ruixuan's face was full of anger, he looked at the food on the table and then at Tang Ruyan, raised his hand, the maids hurriedly retreated after saluting, and the maid who walked at the back closed the door with her hand.
Once again, there were only the two of them left in the room, and the atmosphere became delicate.
Tang Ruyan frowned slightly, looking at Jiang Ruixuan and waiting for him to speak.
"You're pretty calm! Don't ask what the decree says? Jiang Ruixuan walked up to her and sat down, looking at her calm expression, the anger in his heart was even stronger, and his mouth was a questioning tone.
"What did the Decree proclaim?" Tang Ruyan opened his mouth cooperatively, with a hint of disdain in his tone. Just by looking at his face, she knew that it was not a good thing, and the fool asked, and she had long been accustomed to not asking for reasons for things, all she needed was the result, just like every time she finished a mission, she only needed to make a person disappear from the world, and she didn't need to ask why.
"You-" Jiang Ruixuan froze, taking a deep breath to suppress the rising anger. Looking at Tang Ruyan's eyes narrowed slightly, it seemed that he was facing a complete stranger, the woman in front of him was no longer the woman he was familiar with, her indifference to everything made him angry, but more importantly, it was a kind of uneasiness in his heart, he couldn't see through the real thoughts in her heart, and that kind of frustration was something he had never had.
Tang Ruyan shrugged, not wanting to explain more.
"Three days later, the emperor will hold a birthday celebration ceremony for the child, and the whole world will celebrate, and order a general amnesty for the world for one year, and at the same time require that the child be passed to the name of the crown prince, as the eldest son of the Hongtu Dynasty, but it is still up to you to raise."
Jiang Ruixuan said what the holy decree meant, and his eyes were always staring at Tang Ruyan's face, wanting to see some of her inner thoughts, but unfortunately he didn't see anything except seeing Tang Ruyan frown slightly. Looking at Tang Ruyan's eyes, he couldn't help but feel even deeper, this woman, in addition to making him feel strange, also made him feel unfathomable at this moment.
"In this world of imperial power, what does the prince think can be changed by me?" Seeing that Jiang Ruixuan had been staring at her, Tang Ruyan said slowly. She didn't like to be stared at like this, his eyes seemed to have the ability to penetrate and see through her.
Believe in yourself, but never conceit! Although the man eventually sent her to hell, what he said made a lot of sense.
Thinking of that man, Tang Ruyan crossed the corner of her mouth with a hint of ridicule, what a ridiculous thing, reincarnation I, she still remembered that man deeply. Because of hate. But if there is no bitter love, how can there be bitter hatred?
In just a moment, all the sadness that floated on Tang Ruyan's face fell into Jiang Ruixuan's eyes, and his heart was inexplicably moved, and a feeling called distress came up, and his heart became soft again. But immediately, her cold eyes and words resurfaced in his mind. She treated him like this because of her amnesia, she hated him, hated him to the core, and wanted to kill him with her own hands.
"Nothing will change." Jiang Ruixuan said this sentence casually. But seeing the calm expression on Tang Ruyan's face, he didn't think so in his heart. "This king reminds you that you are the princess of this king, and if you do anything to disappoint this king, this king will not be polite."
You're welcome? Tang Ruyan looked at the table full of dishes, his face did not make the slightest wave because of his words, and only said slowly after a long time: "The prince thinks that I can't change anything, and it is meaningless to say the latter words." Saying that, he stood up, "I'm tired, please go back." β
Another eviction order.
Jiang Ruixuan's face turned pale. "You are the princess of this king."
"I know."
"This king rests here."
"The prince wouldn't know that the woman who had just given birth was weak. Do you want to have fun or find someone else, and I don't think the prince would want to share a bed with me now. Tang Ruyan's words were direct, and Jiang Ruixuan's face became even more ugly. She doesn't care, the more this man hates her, the better, it's better to put her in the cold palace or something.
Leaving Jiang Ruixuan, who was iron-faced, Tang Ruyan disappeared into Jiang Ruixuan's sight with elegant steps.
There is nothing more intense than the desire to live again, and when she returns to her room, closes the door, and turns around, a trace of uneasiness rises on her face.
In the afternoon, the prince's intentions, she saw it clearly. The palm that Dao Xiangzi slashed was obviously aimed at her, if she hadn't dodged in time, I was afraid that she would have to experience a reincarnation again. After many years of agent career, she has already seen a lot of life and death, for a chess piece, what awaits them is death if her whereabouts are exposed, and the sisters who are with her, how many have died one after another, it's not that she hasn't considered her fate, but she trusts that man too much.
Thinking about the multiple identities of the original owner, and then thinking about the naked hatred in Jiang Ruixuan's eyes when he woke up, it is completely understandable that the identity of the original owner as a chess piece has been exposed, so for a waste chess, it is not surprising that someone wants to kill her.
When the knock on the door sounded, Tang Ruyan came back to his senses violently, I don't know who is visiting at this moment? I wondered in my heart, stabilized my emotions, and said lightly: "Come in." β
The door was pushed open, and a maid walked in, and her eyes were full of tears when she saw Tang Ruyan. "Princess, how are you? It's just wonderful. The maid looked at Tang Ruyan excitedly, and could hear that she tried to lower her voice as much as possible.
Tang Ruyan frowned slightly. This maid, I have the impression, was one of the maids who had stayed in the house last night, and she had just called the princess, not the princess. Tang Ruyan's heart moved slightly, but on the surface, he was silent, "Are you okay?" β
Qing'er was slightly stunned, looking at Tang Ruyan's eyes with some hesitation, and then came to her side, tears falling down her eyes. "Princess, what's wrong with you? Don't scare Qing'er! Last night, the princess scared Qing'er to death, and I was really worried that the princess would-"
What happened last night? She didn't know what had happened last night, and she always felt as if something she had forgotten.
"Qing'er, I'm fine, I'm just weak, and besides, I always feel like I've forgotten something, and the things before are vague." Tang Ruyan stroked his forehead, his eyes full of anxiety. She wanted to test this Qing'er, and now, she needed someone to guide her, judging from what she called her, she should be the original owner's maid and the best candidate.
Qing'er touched her head, her brows furrowed tightly, "Princess, so am I, I don't remember what happened last night very well." Qing'er looked at her with pity in her eyes, "The princess has experienced such pain, and it is normal not to remember. β
"I'll tell you what happened last night, and I remember to say as much as I want."
"Thisβ" Qing'er seemed to hesitate.
"What's wrong?"
"Qing'er knows that the princess is kind-hearted, and their death is not your fault princess, princess, you must not blame yourself." Qing'er was hesitant, her eyes always staring at her.
"Who died?" Tang Ruyan looked at Qing'er, "Qing'er, tell me." β
Under Tang Ruyan's repeated questioning, Qing'er recounted the general story of last night's incident, and it was not her fault that she repeated it without saying a word, it was because she was poisoned in her body that she went crazy.
After reassuring Qing'er and making a promise, he pushed her out of the door. Closing the door, the uneasiness in Tang Ruyan's eyes became more obvious, Qing'er didn't know what happened in the end, her memory was that someone rescued her from her, and Jiang Ruixuan said that he only saw the wolves all over the ground.
What is in the midst of this? Tang Ruyan closed her eyes and kneaded her forehead vigorously, and suddenly, a figure flashed from her mind. "Someone, someone's been here." She could almost conclude that another person had appeared in the room before Jiang Ruixuan came in after Qing'er fainted.
However, who in this heavily guarded palace could be so unaware? The most important thing is that Qing'er and her have no memory.
For a moment, a deep fear hit her. As soon as the breeze blew, the cloth on the table moved, and Tang Ruyan immediately jumped up, looking around vigilantly like a frightened deer.
"Who?"