Chapter 44: Before the Final
A farce ended, and rumors about Sima Ruyi's brutal and bloodthirsty people quietly spread among the people, and many people who had looked down on her were worried about her, for fear of settling accounts after the twelfth autumn.
Earlier, Twelve led everyone out of the post station and walked in the direction of the palace, the little milk bag was nested in her arms, holding a string of sugar gourds in her hand and eating deliciously, a pair of big watery eyes blinked a few times mischievously from time to time, attracting many passers-by with red hearts, especially girls.
"Yesterday ......" Yun Ruohan walked side by side with Twelve, he opened his mouth coldly, but he only spit out two words, and his expression was quite hesitant.
Twelve looked at him coldly, pursed his lips and said, "I have something to say." "She hates men the most, like a!
After Yun Ruohan spun the bone fan in the air for a while, he asked, "What did you say to the emperor yesterday, why did you stay in the palace for a day?"
This is a doubt that he can't figure out all night, it stands to reason that after the warriors who participated in the competition face the saint, they can leave on their own, but there are only twelve people, who enter the palace early in the morning, but only go out of the palace gate at night, and are punished by the emperor to stand outside the imperial study for an afternoon, if she has offended the royal family, why can she still be safe now? If she has not offended the king, why will she be punished?
Xu is Yun Ruohan's expression was too hot, and Ming Ye, who was following behind the twelve, snorted coldly, "This is the master's business, what does it have to do with you?"
He just hates Yun Ruohan, this man who comes uninvited and follows Twelve all day long! This disgust has no reason, just like when he met Bai Zixu and his party in the Warcraft Forest, he hates it for no reason, in short, he just doesn't like other men to circle around Twelve all day long!
also looks obsessed, so he can't wait to dig out the uh eyes of these people and feed them to the dogs!
Yun Ruohan heard this, but he was still smiling with a spring breeze, even if his eyes were about to fall out of the window tomorrow night, he didn't move, just tilted his head slightly, looked at Twelve fixedly, waiting for her explanation.
A group of men and women are handsome, and the return rate in the bustling streets of the imperial city is not high, and moreover, the reputation of the twelve is now in full swing, outsiders only know, Sima Ruyi likes white robes the most, with a cold expression, followed by a man and a woman and two entourages, holding a pink jade milk doll in his arms.
Twelve turned a blind eye to those complicated sights, and said as he walked in the direction of the palace, "As a man, it's not a good thing to be too curious. β
Her indifferent answer made the smile on Yun Ruohan's face stiffen, "Can't you even talk about friends?"
Twelve turned his head to look at him, his lips curled in a sarcastic arc, "When did we become friends?"
She didn't say that Yun Ruohan's brother and sister were her friends, that kind of ethereal and fragile relationship, she didn't need it!
Yun Ruoshui suddenly hugged Twelve's arm, tears flashed in her eyes, and she looked like she wanted to cry: "Sister Ruyi...... Aren't we friends?"
Twelve was helpless against her expression, so he could only keep a calm face, exude low air pressure, purse his lips and not say a word.
Yun Ruohan gave a thumbs up to her sister-in-law, secretly promising that she was smart, and she actually knew how to look at Twelve's soft underbelly, and Twelve thought that she was cold and cold-hearted, in fact, as long as people who had contact with her, they all knew that she was just cold-faced, but hot-hearted, and duplicitous.
Arrive outside the palace, the red lacquer palace door is handed open layer by layer, a missing Ai Qingshi road, the flowers on both sides are clustered, the pink branches emerge in the palace wall, overlook, you can see the exquisite pavilion of carved railing and jade everywhere, the majestic court, the southeast and northwest are everywhere, and the building is located in the palace with five elements of gossip.
Outside the high walls of red paint and gray tiles, there are guards in helmets and armor, all armed with swords, with solemn faces on their faces, today is not a trivial matter, but the decisive battle of the selection contest is held in the palace again, if some people with ill intentions are allowed to mix in, the safety of the royal family is in danger, so that as early as half a month ago, the guards began to draw elite troops, just to protect the palace strictly today.
Twelve stood in front of the noon gate, and there were more than 100 finalists, who were neatly lined up in two long queues at the entrance of the palace, and one by one they were subject to the strictest inspection before they could be released.
Today's competition was held by the emperor and hundreds of officials in the imperial garden behind the court, because of the special identity of Yun Ruohan and Yun Ruoshui, they are the disciples of the three sects of the Xuanwu Kingdom, and they are naturally regarded as guests.
Yun Ruoshui tugged at Twelve's sleeves and said with red eyes: "Sister Ruyi, you will definitely win! I will cheer for you in the stands!"
The unadulterated anticipation and firmness in her eyes made Twelve's heart flutter, and those pure, dazzling black eyes shone in the sun.
The twelve pulled the corners of their mouths, revealing a shallow smile that was not too bright, but it was enough to make people feel soulful, and raised their hands to soften on Yun Ruoshui's head: "Of course." β
Since she came, she was here to win!
Do your best to win everyone! Let Sima Ruyi's name be famous all over the world!
She wants to make those who once looked down on her and bullied her regret it! She wants Sima Xiong to regret it for life!
The twelve-eyed eyes were sharp, and they jumped over Yun Ruoshui and met the sight of Sima Yi, who was being inspected outside the palace gate.
The eyes are paired, and the fire is splashing!
She was in a white robe, as proud as green bamboo, and Sima Yi was wearing a light blue gauze skirt, which was absolutely beautiful and incomprehensible.
The two of them seemed to be ignoring the people around them, and they only had each other in their eyes, and they did not back down!
"Cut, it's her again!" Yun Ruoshui pouted and glared at Sima Yi fiercely.
"Okay, don't disturb your Ruyi sister, we still have to go to meet the saint. Yun Ruohan folded the bone fan funny, knocked on the door of her head, ignored Yun Ruoshui's resentful look, and turned to look at Twelve, "It's going to win, right?"
Twelve retracted his gaze on Sima Yi and looked at Yun Ruohan fixedly, his unfathomable eyes were dyed with hope and expectation.
"Of course. Twelve arrogantly replied, I really don't know whether to say that her newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, or should she say that she is full of confidence, and the people who enter the finals are all the top masters in the younger generation of Xuanwu Kingdom, and they want to win?
Although the momentum of the twelfth has been like the sky, Sima Yi has been famous and famous since she was a child, and she is a famous genius, and the balance in everyone's hearts is naturally tilted towards her.
Before leaving, Yun Ruoshui whispered in Twelve's ear: "Sister Ruyi, you must beat that hateful woman down! β
She bought two crystal cards and bet on 12 wins! If she loses, then she really loses all her money.
Seeing the Yun brothers and sisters leave surrounded by eunuchs, the smile of the twelve lips was replaced by coldness, she looked back at Lan Xin and Ming Ye, who were also nervous, tightened the little milk bag in her arms, and said, "Let's go." β
Walk through the Ai Qingshi Road, there is a eunuch who is responsible for guiding the way at the end, the twelve eyes do not squint, arrive at the Imperial Garden, a clear pond in the garden, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, on a stone pier bridge, stand a pavilion, around a goose-yellow tent, bead curtain beads, crystal clear, there is the position of the emperor to watch the battle, is facing the garden, you can have a full view of everything that happens in the garden.
The grandstand of the hundred officials is a high platform built on the lawn on the left, which can accommodate 100 people, the garden is surrounded by the Xuanwu flag, the flag flutters in the air, the area prepared by the players is circled with a hemp rope, the twelve steps over, the sun hangs high, and the dappled sunlight shines on the ground through the peach trees in the imperial garden, and the place shines.
Lan Xin was so nervous that her hands broke out in a cold sweat, she was the first time to enter the palace, her hands and feet didn't know where to put her hands and feet, the players walked into the garden one after another, and the positions on the side of the twelve were full of people after a while, some came alone, some hugged each other, the palace maids and eunuchs stood respectfully on the riverside, and the stands were set up with melons and fruits, wine, which made people mistakenly think that this was going to stage a big show!
Isn't it a big show?
The actors are the warriors who want to jump into the dragon gate, and the people who watch the play are civil and military officials, princes and grandsons, and royal relatives.
When Sima Yi led the two maids from the Nine Turns Red Corridor, the prince and grandson in the stands suddenly burst into thunderous applause, and many people raised their necks, applauding and screaming at her.
Twelve's eyebrows curled, it was still the cold application, which made Sima Yi's smug smile suddenly gloomy, she snorted coldly, and specially stood at a distance from Twelve.
When everyone arrived, a dragon in the distance drove over surrounded by eunuchs and palace maids.
"The emperor has arrivedβ" The chief eunuch stroked the dust in his hand, and his sharp voice hovered above the imperial garden.
"Meet the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live. Led by Sima Yi, everyone prostrated and bowed, twelve of them squatted on the ground, and the figure in front of her covered her posture, she did not have the habit of kneeling.
The dragon was picked open by the eunuch, and Emperor Xuanwu was dressed in a luxurious nine-clawed dragon robe, from top to bottom, he was full of energy, and he looked full of red light, with a momentum that was not angry and mighty, which made people breathless.
He saw the twelve in the crowd at a glance, smiled at her small movements, and raised his right hand lightly in the air: "Everyone is flat." β
"Your Majesty, Emperor. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Twelve jumped up and hugged the restless little in his arms.
"Today is the final, I hope you can do your best to fight for the Four Nations War in January! A short sentence is not necessarily very impassioned, but it is enough to make these young young knights boil their blood!
Everyone has a dream in their hearts, dreaming that they can become heroes and push their country to a lofty position with their own strength!
Seeing it, almost everyone was in high spirits, shouting in unison: "Yes!"
The neat, firm, impulsive, and reckless response startled the birds in the garden to spread their wings, and the earth trembled.
Twelve pursed her lips, her expression was different from that of the heroic young people around her, indifferent, cold, she sneered in her heart, to repay the country's kindness? This kind of words, she had already heard too much in her previous life, as an agent, her identity could not see the light, she was the messenger of darkness under the light of China, and she carried out dirty and obscure tasks, if the soldier was the most polished and holy existence, then she was the darkness behind the light.
She also had a time when she was dedicated to the country, but it was a pity...... Zuihou got a ruined family and betrayed by the most trusted person!
The twelve-eyed light was cold, as if she was wrapped in a hard and unhurried ice cube, and she was dressed in a white robe, which made her more and more indifferent and frosty at the moment.