Chapter 007: Borrowing a knife to kill
The cold night rain is sparse and the wind is sudden, and the cold silence is as cold as yesterday.
There were several puddles of water in the empty courtyard, and the wellhead near the slightly lower ground was even deeper, Bai Qige was soaked and curled up tightly, despite this, the chill from the skin and heart still refused to let go of the slightest, completely shrouded in the body as cold as residual ice.
The rain is still falling, the clouds are still in sight, there is no way to know how many days it is, the white Qige with blue lips is soaked in the rain and frozen so that he can't even speak, the green wisps stick to his cheeks, the clear rain snaked down his face, the deep cold of the bones takes away the senses, and the two eyes are gradually blurred.
Once the instructor said that she had a hard life, she was abandoned since she was a child and still survived tenaciously, and after waking up from another death that day, she also quite agreed with this statement, and she was not dead, but she was still willing to give her a second life when she was desperate. However, now Bai Qige understands that it is not God's affection.
His thoughts couldn't stop the cold invasion, and the rainstorm that refused to stop flooded for half a night, and when the raindrops finally weakened, Bai Qige no longer had the strength to open his eyes.
She is flesh and blood, how can she survive two consecutive nights of rain drenched
In the hazy memory, who gently untied her hands and feet, who carefully picked her up, and the warmth and tranquility in her arms made Bai Qige rely on trust unconditionally, grabbing the corner of her clothes and refusing to let go. The only person in the lonely world who dares to reach out to rescue her, the warmth here is indescribable, but it is the most unforgettable.
After that, I don't know how long I fell asleep.
"It's considered to be awake, it's pitiful, he is so ruthless about a good girl." Faintly, the gentle female voice in her ear was full of concern, and her words seemed to complain about someone, "Su Yan, go and ask someone to bring ginger soup to warm her body, this child, her hands are cold to people's hearts"
Try to open your eyes, there is no bad wind and rain and a dark canopy, there is only a gentle face and dry palms in front of you, caressing your cheeks like a mother.
Yi Chenjing's mother
A trace of doubt flashed in his heart, but the splitting headache prevented Bai Qige from continuing to think, and his slight frown attracted a chorus of pity and greetings: "Don't move, it took a long time to get rid of the fever, but it makes people feel distressed." ”
The caring tone did not contain the slightest artificiality, and Bai Qige was a little stunned.
Yi Chenjing's mother was lukewarm to her before, why did she suddenly shush and ask for warmth at this time
In silence, Su Yan had already walked back to the bed with ginger soup, and a few mouthfuls of hot soup immediately dispelled the cold qi of the five internal organs, and Bai Qige suddenly had the illusion of coming back to life.
"Since Princess Qi'an has woken up, it is inconvenient for me to stay here longer, and I am sorry to ask Concubine Jing to tell the seventh brother what I said, and I will come to you again to greet you when I have time in two days." The calm male voice was humble and polite, Bai Qige followed the voice and looked at it, and her heart was hot.
He must have been right, braving the rain to save her from the man in his dying cage, and there were traces of her clutching at the corners of his folded clothes.
"Thanks for the rescue." His throat was dry and painful, and his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, but this was Bai Qige's heartfelt gratitude.
"Princess Qi'an doesn't have to be polite, since she is a woman from my distant country by marriage, how can the family talk about thanks" The man's thick eyebrows and eyes were bright, and he looked three points similar to Yi Chenjing, but a steady smile on his lips was something that Yi Chenjing couldn't see on his face anyway.
He bowed slightly to say goodbye to Yi Chenjing's mother, and when he left, the man did not forget to glance at Bai Qige, and his words were very warm: "If Princess Qi'an needs any help, just ask, the seventh brother often leads troops to fight outside, and I can't help much, so I can only do my best." ”
Bai Qige smiled stiffly as an answer, but his eyes sent the elegant figure until he couldn't see it anymore.
"Jing'er is always not in the palace, let's collect dust before and after the five princes to be safe, wait for you to get better, don't forget to go to the door to thank you." Hearing Yi Chenjing's mother's personal instructions to Bai Qige before she withdrew her gaze, her heart was half warm, and she finally stopped feeling cold after drinking the whole bowl of ginger soup in one go.
I learned from Su Yan that Yi Chenjing went to Emperor Yao's study early in the morning after asking his mother Concubine Jing to say goodbye, and it happened that the fifth prince Yi Chenxuan came to greet Concubine Jing, so that there was a chance that someone would dare to disobey Yi Chenjing's order to save her life. The strange thing is that when the fifth prince told Concubine Jing that Princess Qi'an's name was Bai Qige, Concubine Jing suddenly became excited, saying that she would take care of her personally until she woke up.
The relationship between Yi Chenjing and Bai Qige has not yet been clarified, and Concubine Jing's abnormal reaction makes Bai Qige even more confused, and she didn't ask for any useful news after talking carefully all afternoon, but Concubine Jing's kind appearance made her can't help but want to lean forward and complain about her sadness.
Of course, Bai Qige would not do that, no matter how lenient Concubine Jing treated her, she could not compare to the deep love between mother and son, and how could the mother of the person Yi Chenjing hated treat as a relative for a long time
Sincerely, it's hard for her to tell the difference now.
Yi Chenjing returned in the evening, and couldn't help but be angry when he saw Bai Qige's brocade clothes and jade food being treated, but these were all taken care of by Concubine Jing, even if there was fire, he couldn't vent to his mother, there was no doubt that Bai Qige had become the best choice for him to get angry.
This time, Yi Chenjing did not agitate for punishment, but quietly took Bai Qige, who had just a little blood on his face, away from the dust Xuan, and even Su Yan was not alarmed.
In the face of Yi Chenjing's endless oppression and torture, Bai Qige can only endure and dodge, after all, the life and death of the Bai family are in Yi Chenjing's hands, and his words and faces are closely related to the lives of his father's brothers and sisters.
Enduring the pain in his ankle and following Yi Chenjing for a long time, Bai Qige was taken to a lake pavilion.
The eunuch maid outside bowed down and stood up, and there were already several figures dangling inside, and one of them always looked familiar. Recalling the few people he had seen since entering the country, Bai Qige almost exclaimed, and his pale face was stained with a little expectation.
"The seventh brother won the battle, but he looked down on us brothers who had no interest, you were the first to arrive on weekdays, but today you became the last one." Hearty laughter came from behind the bamboo curtain, and the half-joking words were hard to hide.
Yi Chenjing just laughed and quietly lifted the curtain and entered.
The banquet in the water pavilion was sumptuous and seven or eight young men in brocade clothes each occupied a table and sat in a row on both sides, one of them was Yi Chenxuan, the fifth prince who rescued Bai Qige during the day.
Seeing Bai Qige appear here with a sick face, Yi Chenxuan was also very surprised, and when he looked at Yi Chenjing, there was a little more doubt in his eyes: "I said that my brothers would drink together tonight, why did the seventh brother come with his family?"
"Family," the younger man smiled and continued, "Fifth Brother is laughing at Seventh Brother, how can such an ugly woman be the person next to the pillow of Prince Yao for me, even the waiter in the room is thousands of times better than her." I guess I'm here to sing or dance to have fun."
The audience is all brothers, thinking that these people should be the heirs of the Yao Emperor and the prince of the Yao Kingdom, Bai Qige can guess their identities, but they can't guess who the unattractive woman in front of them is.
It's no wonder that the princes are lonely and unheard, Bai Qige entered the country as the princess of Zhaoguo Qi'an, except for the five princes who have already met, the other princes have not seen the chess pieces of Zhaoguo who married thousands of miles away and came here to marry humiliatingly, so naturally they don't know who she is. If you want to blame, you can only blame the scarred appearance is too ordinary, how could the princes who are used to seeing the beauties and beauties of the three thousand palaces think that Princess Qi'an is a cruel woman
Yi Chenjing sat down on the left side of the upper seat, while Bai Qige was left in the center of the water pavilion at a loss, listening to the unscrupulous comments and ridicules of the princes, while guessing what tricks Yi Chenjing was playing.
Yi Chenjing was noncommittal about the brothers' discussions, and the fifth prince saw that he did not mean to disclose Bai Qige's identity, so it was inconvenient to talk more, and only looked at the thin woman, as if he was silently encouraging and comforting. In the predicament, one person is gentle and opposite, even if he is desperate, he is not so afraid, Bai Qige took a deep breath and raised his chest, and his straight body did not look like a sick and weak person.
Silently sneered, Yi Chenjing's eyes were sharp: "It is a feast and a drink, how can it be less to help the fun, it is said that Zhaoguo is a water town, where women can sing and dance, the sound is like a yellow bird, and the body is like a shock, it just so happens that I brought back a daughter from Zhaoguo, tonight it will be used as a pastime for fun and wine, if you are not happy or disgusted, you brothers want to beat and scold, just discipline your own subordinates." ”
Several princes laughed and laughed, and no one paid attention to Bai Qige's body in the noise, and his brows were frowned.
Regardless of whether she can sing or not, the high fever will fade in the rain, how can she sing the song with a hoarse throat As for entertaining the public with dance, it is even more impossible, Yi Chenjing should know very well that she has serious injuries to her limbs and even struggles to walk, and it is precisely because she is too clear that she will make this remark
can't sing and dance, and there is no need for Yi Chenjing to take action in person, those royal heirs who think highly of themselves will "train" on their behalf, and do everything.
Borrow a knife to kill people, well done.
"Why don't you hurry up and let the royal brothers appreciate your skills, waiting for a reward" picked up the wine glass and stopped at his lips, Yi Chenjing remained silent and his eyes were confused, "The good day is short, we don't have time to wait for you to brew emotions, if you don't sing or dance, I think it's better to send you back to Zhaoguo." ”
The meaning of the cold gaze was deep, and Bai Qige understood the meaning of his words If he didn't follow him, he was afraid that the Bai family would be in trouble immediately.
However, the facts are in front of you, even if you kill her, it is impossible to learn those things that she has never touched out of nothing, looking back at her eyes, Yi Chenjing enjoyed it safely.
The stalemate did not last long, Xu couldn't bear to see Bai Qige in a dilemma, and the fifth prince coughed lightly from the side: "The small gathering and drinking just want to catch the wind for the seventh brother, it is not good to be unhappy, and Princess Qi'an has been running all the way and is not adaptable, it is understandable that it is difficult to perform singing and dancing skills for a while, why should the seventh brother be obsessed with this, I will toast a glass first, I wish seven"
"The fifth brother has always been gentle and kind, and it is understandable that he has a heart of pity for the fragrance and the jade." Yi Chenjing interrupted the fifth prince with a complicated expression, "It's just that I'm curious, Princess Qi'an's identity has not been disclosed to the brothers, how did the fifth brother know that she is Princess Qi'an?"