Chapter 19: Semi-Ups and Downs
The showers are at the beginning of the break, the dew flowers are reflected, the faint glow is broken, and the life is desolate.
When I was pushed down the Liupan River by Zhuangzi's general, I was rescued by my adoptive father, and the jade dragon carved jade that Zhuangzi gave me was the only token I could get close to Zhuangzi. I ran all the way back to Suzhou, just to get the jade pendant back.
Also, it's time to say goodbye to adoptive parents.
The moment my mother saw me, in addition to tears, she still shed tears.
And Dad, that heavy look is exactly the same as when he sent me to the palace in the first place. After going through so much, they also know my past, the daughter of the criminal minister, the later Concubine Chen, and now Lin Zhaoyi.
Dad said that when he rescued me, he treasured the jade dragon carving jade for me, and when I remembered everything one day, he would give it to me.
That night, my father and I talked for a long time in the study, like a real father and daughter, and from time to time there was a burst of laughter, and I was very grateful to him for saving me and giving me two years of stable and happy life.
That night, my mother and I were huddled in the same bed, and I told my mother the story of my journey. Even though I kept smiling, my mother's tears never stopped. Eventually, she embraced me, and her loving eyes and warm embrace made my ash-like heart throb again.
Over the years, I have tasted the life and death of life, and seen the heat and coldness of the world.
Along the way, I've said countless times that I'm tired, and this time, I'm really too tired to move forward. The only bit of strength left in his body was just to complete that big thing. After that, I hope to stay with Liuyun and never be separated.
The next morning, I bowed down to my adoptive parents, and then left Suzhou and headed south.
Liupan Mountain, I really want to see it again, yes, but I don't have the courage. I don't know what I should say when I see Ziqian, and I can be more sure that he won't let me leave Minguo for a moment. In recent years, I haven't had much contact with him, and I haven't even been able to say a few words. After many wars, he did not stay in Anyang City, and our brother-sister relationship was never severed because of this.
I stood in the direction of Liupan Mountain, looked at it for a long time, over there, it must be a scene of war in full swing now, laughed at myself, I muttered to myself, "Ziqian, you must persevere." You must defend the rivers and mountains of Liuyun. Soon... Soon... It's all over..."
Hopping on horseback, I continued to run towards Jiayu City...
Nowadays, because of the war, Jiayu City has poured in many refugees from the border, because there are too many refugees, the city gate is now closed and no other refugees can enter. Even I was shut out of the city.
If I can't enter Jiayu City, then I won't be able to get close to the palace and see that person. In my heart, it is like a burning fire.
After trying everything, but nothing was found, and the soldiers defending the city still did not let anyone in.
Holding the jade dragon carved jade tightly in his hand, this jade pendant is a well-known thing in the country, and I naturally show it to advance, because I always remember what Zhuangzi said, the jade dragon carved jade is owned by the royal family of the country, and it is passed down from generation to generation by the emperor and the emperor.
It was in the blink of an eye that I thought that there were many refugees at the moment, and it would be difficult for me to show the jade pendant to cause a commotion. After all, now it's time to run for your life, who cares about others, maybe they will grab this life-saving straw in my hand and snatch it.
So, I'd better be cautious.
Besides, I can't confirm whether Zhuangzi is in the palace, or whether he is in Liupan Mountain.
I spent the whole night with the refugees outside the city gates, resting against the walls with my eyes closed, only to be awakened by the noise coming from ahead. Thinking that the city gate was open, I rushed up to take a look, and then I could hear the conversation between the refugees and the soldiers defending the city.
"With such a big city, but not allowing us ordinary people to enter, is this how your court oppresses the people?"
"Presumptuous, the court also has you to talk nonsense?"
"Everyone sees, the war was not provoked by our people, but it made our people suffer so much, and now there is no family to return, the wife is separated, and the family is ruined. If you are still angry with these people here, will you be willing to become like this? β
"That's it, that's it, we're all homeless, and now we want to find a place to stay, but we're also blocked. In this world, is there still a place for our people to live? β
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The noise rose louder and louder, and the number of indignant refugees grew, and eventually turned into mutual action. The common people are the opponents of the imperial court! After a few times, it alarmed the Praetorian Guards, and the unknown adult gave an order, "Arrest all the troublemakers and put them in prison, and wait for them to fall." "The Praetorian Guards just stepped forward and started arresting people.
The scene was suddenly chaotic, shouting, fleeing...
I stared at everything in front of me in a daze, since the jade dragon carved jade was not allowed to be revealed in such a situation outside the city, if I was arrested and put in prison, it would be different. With a flash of inspiration in my mind, I rushed to the side of the troublesome refugees in front of me, and soon I was also taken down by the Praetorian Guards.
In this life, I have been in prison many times, and the first time was when I was found out by Queen Mu as the daughter of my criminal minister. The second time was after Haoxuan was convicted. The third time was after the guilt of Yulan. Now, because he can see Zhuangzi, he has to go to prison once.
The cell was unusually dark and damp, with a musty smell rushing in, and I was locked in a cell with the other refugee women. From the moment they were brought in, their cries never stopped. A body of tattered clothes, messy silk, rough hands, and helpless eyes wrote all the hardships and vicissitudes of life of the people in recent years.
What does the war of the world have to do with the people? They just wanted to survive, but they ended up like this.
I have always known that war will make the people's life very difficult, but I have never seen the helplessness of the people, and a wave of sympathy rises in my heart.
I sat quietly in the corner, looking at everything in front of me, and pity came back to me, and I snorted, thinking that I would be able to save them again.
Count, for me and Liuyun Jide, and our child who didn't survive.
"Everyone be quiet, there is no endless road, there will always be a way to get out." After sorting out my already chaotic thoughts, I shouted loudly.
They suddenly stopped crying and looked over, I lowered my eyebrows and smiled bitterly, "I will help you out, so don't despair." Their eyes were confused and disbelieving, and one of the young women spoke, "Will you save us?" You are only unable to protect yourself now, how can He De save us? β
I looked up at the glare outside the skylight, "It's a nice weather outside!" Don't you want to go out? β
"Yes! Think! They replied to me very firmly, and I said, "In this case, don't cry, as long as you have a firm heart like you answered." β
Looking at each other, the woman spoke again: "Who are you?" Why help us? β
"I'm just a refugee like you, but if I say I can get you out, you don't have to guess, just believe it." I withdrew my gaze and rested on her, her originally beautiful face with a few more scars because of the tearing with the Praetorian Guards.
Everyone fell silent for a moment, didn't speak or cry, but they all stared at me, with hope in their eyes as if I were their savior.
Packing up my mentality, I slowly stood up and walked to the prison door, "Someone! Someone! β
A jailer hurriedly ran over and asked me impatiently, "What are you yelling about?" β
"I want to see the emperor!" My tone was a little impatient.
As soon as the jailer heard that I was going to see the emperor, his face immediately had a hint of disdain, and his tone was even more contemptuous, "What? Do you want to see the emperor? The emperor can be seen if you want to? I've been a jailer for five years, and I haven't seen the emperor yet. Ahh β
I was not surprised by his reaction, and showed the jade pendant, "Everyone in the country knows it, seeing this jade is equivalent to seeing the emperor, you shouldn't know it!" β
He froze on the ground, and immediately a frightened look appeared on his face, and he knelt down with a "poof", "The slave should die, the slave should die..."
"Go, invite the emperor, I want to see the emperor." I snapped, and the jailer hurried to his feet and hurried out...
I didn't expect that my action would cause the refugees in the cells to kneel down before me, "Girl, please save us!" "The cry, the sound of anticipation, mixed with a touch of desolation, reached my ears.
"Don't worry, as long as the emperor comes, you will be fine, and the emperor will let you out." I try to reassure everyone that as long as the jailer reports to the above, Zhuangzi will know that I am in his prison now. With his feelings for me, how could he tolerate it.
After two hours of waiting, I finally saw the jailer return, and the person who followed him was not the person I wanted to see, but I was stunned, it was Queen Wu Xue!
She only asked the jailer to open the cell door, and then two guards rushed in and dragged me out of the cell with a strap, I frowned at her, "Queen Mother, what are you going to do here?" I want to see the emperor. β
"Concubine Liu, you still have the courage to come back, you caused me to be grounded for three years, and I have been snubbed by the emperor until now, this hatred, I haven't settled it with you!" She raised her eyebrows, and her tone was particularly sharp and mean.
"At the beginning, if you hadn't made things difficult for me everywhere, how could I have been grounded by the emperor?" I asked rhetorically, and never mentioned the child's death, because, I know, she did not kill the child.
"Why don't you say that Hongu killed your child?" A mocking smile tugged at her lips, "Are you coming back this time for revenge?" β
Slightly stunned, I pulled out a very reluctant smile, "Queen Mother, don't you know what happened very well?" β
"Haha..."She sneered, disdainful of my question, and after a long time, she spoke proudly: "At the beginning, the palace was just used by the emperor, no matter how stupid you are, you are not stupid." That child is not the emperor's, why does the emperor keep him? I guess you know by now that you have the poison of the Heavenly Fairy in your body! β
"What do you know?" Xiu Mei instantly twisted into a straight line, and I asked hurriedly, my heart was already in a ball.
She snorted twice, her eyes showing pity for me, but it was smug pity, "Look at your appearance, but you are already a dying person, and this palace might as well tell you." How can a seven-month-old fetus be easily stillborn? The real reason why the child died was in the tea you drank every day, because the emperor asked Siyu to put a trace amount of heavenly fairies in it. β
I really guessed correctly, the heavenly fairy in the body was indeed done by Zhuangzi and Siyu. He wanted me to keep me by his side so much, how could he let me give birth to someone else's child. He did so much, but he just wanted to have me and not let me have any other ties.
I had expected this for a long time, but now that I heard Wu Xue say it to me in person, I couldn't help but feel sad. Since I became the Zhaoyi of Liuyun as Lin Yan, Cui'er has secretly had a connection with Siyu, I will be blind because of the soul haunting incense, and Siyu knows this very well when she is in Taoyuan Village. Therefore, she knew that if I took the soul haunting incense again, I would die with a whimper, so she would instruct Cui'er to use this poison on me.
I don't know why Siyu wanted to put me to death, is our past really so shallow? She saved me, and I saved her, but was it all written off?
"I want to see the emperor, please take me to the emperor!" I gathered up the sadness on my face and restored myself to my normal life.
She didn't answer, just gave the two guards a look, and I was hit the back of the head. In an instant, consciousness began to rise and fall... Soon he lost consciousness... [Serialized, stay tuned...] This book is written by (ap..) Genuine provide, please support genuine]
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