We stood in the pavilion for a while, Pei Yuanfeng's subordinates came and whispered a few words to him, Pei Yuanfeng nodded, turned his head to look at me again, seemed to be a little hesitant, I smiled lightly: "You go and get busy with yours." ”

"Then, I'll have someone bring you an umbrella."

"No, I want to stay a little longer, it's raining soon."

He looked at me with a lonely smile, didn't say anything, only said a few words and turned away.

But this time I guessed wrong, the rain has been falling for a long time, and it has become a silver rain curtain in front of me, and it has not stopped until dusk, and I have been sitting in the pavilion watching the smoke in the middle of the lake; Countless raindrops fell on the surface of the lake, stirring up countless halos, as if the mood at the moment seemed to be quiet, but there were countless ripples.

The rain was blown to my face by the wind, soaking through the thin long skirt on my body, bringing a chill, just when I gently hugged my slightly cool arms and wanted to leave here, I turned my head and saw a group of people walking on the road at the other end of the stone bridge.

It's Pei Yuanhao, and his minister. Someone behind him was holding an umbrella for him, maybe it was overcast, and his face looked very bad, I hurriedly stood up and was about to go over, but my eyes suddenly fell on the person next to him.

Shen Gongyi.

The old minister also turned his head at this moment, and looked at me with the shrewd eyes hidden under the gray eyebrows.

My footsteps stopped.

After thinking about it again and again, he did not pass, but only from afar, and blessed them.

By the time I looked up again, they had already turned away, and only a vague back was left in the rain, and Shin Gongju seemed to follow him all the way into the inner courtyard, and I stood in the pavilion and thought for a while, then turned and walked to the other side.

The prison of the state capital is not far from here, and I walked over without an umbrella, and when I arrived at the door of the prison, my hair was already covered with a layer of fine and dense raindrops, and as soon as the guards saw me, they immediately came over: "What are you doing?" ”

"Big brother cell, I'm here to see someone."

"Who are you looking at, can you watch the people here casually?"

"It was the King of Qi who ordered me to come."

"King Qi?" The two of them glanced at each other, and immediately changed their faces: "Are you-Miss Yue?" ”

"Exactly."

I thought that Pei Yuanfeng would be able to go in smoothly after saying hello, but who knew that the two people looked at each other again, with a look of embarrassment on their faces, and said: "Miss Yue, King Qi has said hello, and it stands to reason that we should also let you in, but the emperor has already issued an order early in the morning, and no one is allowed to visit those people anymore." ”

I was taken aback: "What? The emperor has decreed? ”

"Yes, the will of Father-in-law Yu who came here in person."

I vaguely realized that it was not good, and hurriedly asked, "What else did the emperor say?" ”

"The emperor also said that this group of assassins should be imprisoned for a good life, and after three days, they will be publicly beheaded and punished."

My face suddenly turned pale, and they said with a smile: "I hope the girl will not be embarrassed, the emperor's will is pressed, and it will be difficult for us to do it." ”

In three days, I have to ask and behead, is it really going to be such an uncontrollable situation?

I was anxious, but I had no other way to face these two cell bosses, so I could only say: "Then trouble the two big brothers, if I don't go in and talk to them, can you let me see them?" ”

The two of them looked at me with some embarrassment, thought about it again, and finally nodded: "Okay, just let you take a look from a distance." ”

"Thank you."

They opened the door of the prison, and it was pitch black with almost no light, and under the long dark stone steps, leading to an unknown and dark world, one of them lit an oil lamp and helped me down carefully, and suddenly a musty smell rushed into my nose, which made people very uncomfortable.

I walked down cautiously, and immediately saw the cage inside, densely surrounded by a thick wooden fence, and there were four or five people inside, unkempt, and seemed to have wounds on their bodies, sitting on the ground blankly.

"Brother Mo...... Brother Mo? ”

I shouted carefully, Liu Yi told me, and among the people who caught him was Mo Tieyi, who was in the Huisheng Medicine Shop at the beginning, and he was the one I always wanted to see.

"Brother Mo, are you there? I'm a young baby......"

My voice echoed through the hollow dungeon, and it seemed more and more dead silent, and the few people inside all hung their heads down, their unkempt hair covering their faces, and there was no sound at all, and no one answered me.

"Girl, don't scream." The cell leader with the lantern said, "They have long since ignored people, and besides, even if they answer you, they can't let you go over and say anything." ”

Although I was reluctant in my heart, I really couldn't help it, I looked back at the dark cell again and again, I could only nod, turn around and walk out.

The twilight was sinking and the rain was getting heavier outside.

I didn't have an umbrella in my hand, and the lamp given to me by the cell head had long been extinguished, so I walked back slowly with the lantern that had been extinguished, until I walked to the door of the inner courtyard, and the jade prince gave an explanation under the eaves, and when he turned his head and saw me, he immediately came over: "Young girl, what's wrong?" ”

I said softly: "Father-in-law Yu, I want to see the emperor." ”

He glanced inside and said embarrassedly, "Young girl, you also came last night." ”

“…… Your Majesty, still refusing to see me? ”

If you refuse to see me, then why are you waiting for me in my room this morning? I said eagerly: "Father-in-law Yu, if you are tired, just help me pass it on, okay?" ”

"Young girl, don't embarrass our family, you know the emperor's temper, besides, Lord Liu is dead, the emperor's heart is serious, and he can be provoked-"

I frowned, and subconsciously asked, "Is it Lord Taifu, what did you say to the emperor?" ”

Father-in-law Yu glanced at me, hesitated, pulled me aside, and said cautiously: "Our family might as well give you a breath, Taifu, together with several other adults, advise the emperor to leave for Beijing and put aside the deposition of untouchables in the south for the time being." ”

What?! The matter of deposing the untouchables should be put on hold?!

My heart sank.

If this is really the case, then all the efforts he made before will be in vain!

As soon as I thought of this, I gritted my teeth, then turned around and stood under the eaves, and Grandpa Yu hurriedly came over to pull me, so I said: "Grandpa Yu, the emperor only said that he couldn't see me, and he didn't say that he wouldn't let me wait here." I'm just waiting here, when he comes out, even if I run into him, it's none of your old age. ”

Father-in-law Yu was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Young girl, the root of your illness has not been cured, you are like this-"

"It's fine."

"Y-hey."

Seeing my determined look, he sighed, said no more, turned around and shook his head and walked in.

Although my words were hard just now, but after standing for a while, my feet were already weak, and my father-in-law was right, the root of the disease in my body has not been removed, and the slightest change will lead to the hidden disease in the body, and after so long of rain, plus the drain, I also know that the body is wrong again.

There were bursts of chills on his body, but the exhaled breath was hot, almost burning his lips.

I wanted to sit down and rest, but my heart felt like I was roasted by fire, and I couldn't sit down quietly, so I could only stand reluctantly holding on to the pillar next to me, looking at the dark scenery in front of me, and in the distance, it was Liu Yi's mourning hall.

The sound of chanting and chanting there has not stopped, as if it has been ringing in my ears since the morning, and it is also this sound that supports me to carry it down.

No matter what, this is not only his ambition, but also Liu Yi's wish, and it is Huang Tianba's dream.

After standing for a while, my body became more and more empty, and my hands holding the pillar were trembling, and I finally couldn't hold it anymore, trembling slightly and wanted to sit down, but as soon as I turned around, my body touched the person behind me.

Suddenly, when I turned around, I met the eyes that were also shining in the night.

I froze for a moment.

When he was standing behind me, I didn't even notice it!

"Who made you stand here?"

He opened his mouth coldly, looking at my weak appearance, without even blinking his eyes: "You don't understand what I said?" ”

"Your Majesty, I'm ...... I have something to say—"

Before I finished speaking, a violent dizziness suddenly hit, and I subconsciously reached out to support something, but I suddenly grabbed his shirt and grabbed it fiercely. He shook a little at my tugging, but he didn't get angry, just looked at me more coldly.

"Let go and go back!"

"The Emperor's ......"

I bit my lower lip and let go of the placket in my hand, and suddenly the world spun around, and the whole person fell on his back like a puppet with a broken string.

I thought I was going to fall badly, but after a long time, the expected pain did not appear, and I vaguely felt as if I had been picked up, and after a jolt, a light appeared in front of me.

He opened his eyes weakly, but saw that he was walking into the house in his arms.

"The Emperor's ......"

It was as if a stone had fallen from my heart, and my hand trembled and stretched out, and grabbed the placket of his chest, and my dry and pale lips kept opening and closing, and muttered, "Don't ...... Don't kill those people, don't ......"

He looked at me with a frown and didn't say a word.

And I didn't know that my voice was like a mosquito murmuring, even a gust of wind could blow away, but I kept saying vaguely: "Don't ...... Something big is going to happen......"

The door was kicked open by him and hit the wall, making a loud noise, I woke up a little, only to see that I was carried into his room by him, and the father-in-law of Yu was already waiting aside, and at this time he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, do you want the slave to find the imperial doctor?" ”

He glanced down at me and said in a deep voice, "No. ”

"Huh? But—"

"I said, you don't need to find an imperial doctor!"

His voice was very loud, and Father-in-law Yu didn't dare to say anything more, so he hurriedly retreated, he took me a few steps to the bed, and gently put me on the bed.