Chapter XXVIII: Adjournment of Trial
Hao!
Zhuang Meiyan sat up suddenly, she found that the ends of her hair had become wet, and she was sweating profusely, it turned out that she had a dream. Shu Yu himself was still lying alone in the palace of the royal court, a special prison for nobles who had committed serious crimes.
Looking around, she was the only one in the empty room, the coals of the fireplace had burned out, and the gray-red embers were still dutifully emitting the last bit of residual warmth. The lamp on the wall is a perennial grease lamp, which is said to be the essence extracted from the oil of the mermaids of the South China Sea, and it can burn for many years with a little bit, and it is a veritable everlasting lamp.
Zhuang Meiyan opened the quilt covering her body, and suddenly it seemed to become very hot, she sweated a lot, and her body was still very weak at this time, but her physical strength finally recovered some.
Was it dawn now? Underground, she didn't know if it was day or night. She just remembered the dream just now, not a dream, but a series of dreams, one after another, some of which she couldn't remember clearly, only the dream she had just woken up from was still quite clear.
She actually dreamed of ...... Forget it, it's just a dream.
The stone door of the stone room slowly opened, the unique fragrance of milk tea wafted in, and the high priest in a white robe walked in, Zhuang Meiyan noticed that he had a pair of bare feet, his feet were very delicate and beautiful, like a work of art. When this man was wearing a white robe, he was as beautiful as an immortal, but in Zhuang Meiyan's heart, he couldn't help but think of the indescribable mystery of his whole body covered in a black robe when he first saw him.
Mystery can be terrifying.
"Did I disturb you?"
He didn't call her, just using a gentle voice to make her feel affectionate, as if they were very familiar friends.
"Can I leave the stone door open?"
He was always asking for her opinion, which made her feel like a guest rather than a prisoner.
Zhuang Meiyan is very unaccustomed to this gentle way of talking, after she came to Wuyang, everyone gave her the feeling of either hostility or fear, and the atmosphere of each interaction always made people feel like a confrontation - if you don't play with twelve points of spirit, you will lose the confrontation.
This person is different from other Wuyang people, she thought like this, but said in her mouth: "Aren't you afraid that I will escape?"
The man smiled gently, and very calmly placed the tray in his hand beside her stone bed, the food was simple, butter cakes and freshly brewed milk tea, and a plate of sliced melons.
The melons produced here have a refreshing taste and are her favorite food since she became pregnant.
"He said, "You like this dish the most. ”
Zhuang Meiyan had already pinched a piece of melon and put it in her mouth, but when she heard this explanation, she was slightly stunned, but she still bit it silently.
"Aren't you afraid that I will escape?" Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but ask again when he saw that the man had really let the stone door open wide, and he was about to leave.
The high priest didn't look back, he pointed to a wolf-headed stone sculpture next to the stone door and said: "This is the mechanism that the stone door opens, you can turn it off by pushing it to the left, you can open it by pushing it to the right, and if you feel cold, you can close it at any time." ”
"The Wolf God will not set a cage for anyone, because the human heart itself is the best cage. ”
The man indifferently dropped such a sentence and left without looking back.
Zhuang Meiyan silently bit the melon, her heart seemed to be less messy. Today, the royal court will judge her, the queen, but, in Zhuang Meiyan's opinion, these are no longer important, she has lost in the most torturous trial, and the crimes in the world will be judged by them.
The queen has rebelled!
When the message spreads in the crowd as a water droplet effect, the feedback is no longer from the original meaning. However, in Yeluyan's opinion, this effect is what she needs, and the whole thing does not matter to her.
A stranger brought into the country without permission, a secret letter hidden in the country, these are enough. There has never been any conclusive evidence for such a thing, and the willpower of the people is difficult to resist, even if it is the lord of the country.
That woman was originally a peerless, and on the first day she entered Wuyang, a terrible natural disaster occurred - the Heavenly Wolf Eclipse Day. The Wolf God has long made a decree: she will bring a war.
The Wushuang had already premeditated, and they were trying to use their filthy bloodlines to take over the Wuyang Kingdom? What a terrible conspiracy! What a despicable plan!
That woman was already pregnant with someone else's child before she came to Wuyang, a pure peerless bloodline, which can easily be confirmed, the date of her pregnancy, the date of coming to Wuyang...... Everything is like a domino that has been toppled, so the idea of being forcibly suppressed has all come out, forming a huge public opinion.
For a while, all kinds of strange statements about this queen came out.
Of course, these rumors are not heard in the royal court, which is very quiet, as quiet as ever.
"Today is the tenth day. Yeluyan looked at the man who was sitting and meditating in the open space of the altar, and asked coldly, "Is it so difficult to have a judgment on that woman? ”
The man calmly brushed off his robe and slowly stood up.
"Lord Wolf God doesn't have any instructions today, do you want to question his decision?"
Yeluyan smiled slightly, raised her head to look at the wolf god totem above the royal court, touched her chest with her right hand, and made a prayer posture.
"Does the high priest mean that I am disrespectful to the wolf god? I cannot afford such a crime. I just don't quite understand that the woman is destined to go to hell without any trial, so why should he use every last bit of strength to protect her. Does he know that if he continues to drag on, he may be implicated himself, and the will of the people cannot be disobeyed, even if it is the Lord Wolf God, he cannot be disobeyed. ”
The High Priest smiled, a smile that bloomed on his serene face, creating a sense of holiness.
"Lord Wolf God doesn't care about anything, the will of mortals has no effect on him. ”
"That man thinks of himself as a wolf god, don't force me to tell the truth. You are not the only one who can listen to the will of Lord Wolf God in Wuyang, Rams, don't forget who gave you your position, if it weren't for my father, you would just be a lowly slave, what qualifications do you have to wear a noble white robe. ”
The High Priestess was silent.
This silence satisfied Yeluyan, she slowly turned around, and said haughtily: "I'll come back tomorrow, I hope I can hear different news tomorrow, this is your last chance, Rams." ”
"Where are you going?" asked the High Priest.
Yeluyan did not go out of the hall, instead, she walked to the depths of the main hall.
"I want to see that woman, I want to know how she can live in the hall of the wolf god with peace of mind, and not care about the life or death of the other person?"
The High Priest did not stop her, but silently watched as her figure disappeared into the depths of the temple.
Compared to the royal court, the underground palace is not quiet at all.
The empty underground hall reverberated with the laughter of the women, and Snow Kite and Chunju were arguing that the little clothes made for the babies should be the clothes of boys and children.
"I think I should make a little boy's outfit. ”
"There's nothing wrong with making another set of girls' clothes, anyway, we have enough fabric and enough time. ”
Chunju and Snow Kite quarreled for a long time, but neither of them was convinced, and finally had to decide to be a personal person.
Zhuang Meiyan was crooked on the bed, looking at them and smiling, Suna sat beside her, holding a hot mare's milk. Zhuang Meiyan casually pushed away the mare's milk handed over by Suna, and said softly: "Okay, a little thing has to be noisy for a long time, so it can be seen that you are idle." ”
Chunju and Snow Kite listened to her, put down the fabric in their hands, and looked at her with some uneasiness.
"However, it would be cruel for him to send you in with me. Zhuang Meiyan sighed.
She began to think that she would be brought back to the surface for trial the next day, but she waited for a long time and did not move, only the high priest came on time to bring her food, and this rule allowed her to control the time. It was about evening, the high priest didn't come, she seemed to hear the voice of Chunju's eager shouting, at first she thought it was an illusion, but she didn't expect it to be the three of them.
With Suna and her company, it is easier to pass the time, and in addition to restricting freedom, all the items they need can be met.
Chunju heard Zhuang Meiyan reproach Xiao Xuanchen, and lowered her head and said: "Don't blame the queen, the lord of the country is also worried that no one will take care of you, and staying here is at least better than staying outside--"
"Yes, Chunju is right, it's better to stay here and at least take care of the queen, than to worry about it outside. Snow Kite said scrimbly.
Suna glanced at Chunju, and the latter echoed and said, "Yes! ”
Zhuang Meiyan looked at the three of them suspiciously, Chunju and Snow Kite hung their heads in unison, as if they didn't dare to look at their eyes, Suna was very calm, but there was a faint sadness in her eyes.
"What are you hiding from me?" Zhuang Meiyan asked in a deep voice, "Chunju, you say." ”
Chunju's character she knows best, she is a girl who can't hide things, Chunju looked at her in embarrassment, lowered her head and replied: "The slave doesn't dare to hide it from the queen, it was the slave who came over voluntarily." ”
The more Chunju said this, the more suspicious she became, and her eyebrows frowned slightly.
"Is he afraid that I will commit suicide?" Zhuang Meiyan sneered and said, "Is he afraid that I won't be able to survive the moment of the trial? Then let his trial start early, this kind of waiting is really unbearable." ”
Chunju and Snow Kite glanced at each other, after Zhuang Meiyan came to the underground palace, his personality became more and more obedient, and he was easy to become paranoid in everything, especially when it came to things related to the lord of the country, the good ones would become angry.
"You're right, he's just afraid you're dead. ”
When this cold voice sounded in the underground palace, everyone in the stone room changed their expressions and turned their heads to look at the people who came.