Snow and ice.

Walking in the messy snow that spreads almost the entire world can no longer be summed up by the word simple difficulty, but even so, there are still people who stagger forward with the most difficult steps.

When they finally walked into a dilapidated mountain temple where they could rest for a while, the snow on the bodies of a group of people had almost condensed into ice, and they stood at the temple gate and stomped their feet, and the crumbles of snow fell down, and immediately covered the broken ground.

And a fair-skinned and soft hand lifted the drape of the hood on his head, and immediately revealed a familiar, beautiful face.

It was Shang Ruyi who made the entire Eastern Capital chaotic at this moment.

She seemed to be able to feel what kind of shock there would be in the distant Eastern Capital, looked up at the gloomy sky, and couldn't help but sigh, and at this time, Tusheer and Jiang Kesheng, who entered the ruined temple first, had already roughly cleaned the inside and lit a bonfire, so they invited her in.

I don't know how long this ruined temple has been abandoned, even the stone statue of the mountain god has been broken, the thick dust on the incense case still has the footprints of rats, although the cracks in the surrounding walls have been blocked by Jiang Kesheng with straw, but the air is still cold, and even exudes a musty smell.

Thankfully, the fire was already burning.

Shang Ruyi walked over and sat down, and the heat emitted by the flames quickly dispelled the chill on her body, but in her heart, it was still extremely cold, and even the sorrow condensed between her eyebrows could not be dispersed.

At this time, I heard Wo Xue whisper, "It turns out that the young lady is planning to do this."

Shang Ruyi glanced up at her and said with a smile, "Scared?"

Wo Xue nodded hurriedly, but after thinking about it, she hesitated and shook her head, as if she was afraid that her wrong attitude at this time would cause her anger, but Shang Ruyi was not angry, and only smiled and said, "Blame me for not telling you in advance, but this matter is very important, and I don't want to leak any rumors."

Jiang Kesheng said, "From the beginning, the young lady didn't plan to return to the Eastern Capital?"

「……」

Shang Ruyi was silent for a while, then looked at the young faces around him who were illuminated by the flames, and said calmly: "Your Majesty said that it was a tour of Jiangdu Palace this time, but the situation in the north has reached this point. Therefore, the Holy Driver will definitely not come back."

「……」

"But I, our roots, are in the north. Besides—"

Speaking of this, she paused, although there was also a fire in her eyes, but her eyes suddenly revealed an almost bone-chilling chill.

Tusher on the side said softly, "What?"

After being silent for a long time, Shang Ruyi said slowly: "This time, life and death are unpredictable."

Life and death are unpredictable, as soon as these four words are spoken, it seems that another cold wind blows into this dilapidated mountain temple, making everyone can't help but shiver.

She said that life and death were unpredictable, and she didn't seem to mean those people who didn't go with her.

But......

Tusheer thought for a while, waved his hand and said, "Hey, anyway, the slave maid is with Miss, I will go wherever you go." Since Miss doesn't go back to the Eastern Capital, then it's okay if she doesn't go back."

Wo Xue and Jiang Kesheng, who were sitting on the side, also nodded again and again.

….

Shang Ruyi smiled.

Wo Xue thought for a moment and asked, "But young lady, where are we going next?"

Shang Ruyi glanced at her and said, "Of course, go back."

"Go back? Where are you going?"

"Eastern Capital."

"Dongdu?!"

As soon as these words came out, all the people in the broken temple were taken aback, and even Jiang Kesheng, who had always been the most calm, showed a look of surprise, he looked at Shang Ruyi with wide eyes, with an incredible expression: "Young lady, didn't you just say that you won't go back to the Eastern Capital?"

Shang Ruyi said calmly, "What I said is, don't go back to the Eastern Capital, follow Your Majesty to the Jiangdu Palace."

「……」

"But not all the time."

"Yes

Yes, "

Wo Xue showed a somewhat frightened expression: "Young lady, if you let the empty car go back this time, and don't go to Jiangdu Palace with Your Majesty, it is already disrespectful, if we go back again, I'm afraid we won't be caught and punished."

Tusher nodded repeatedly.

Shang Ruyi smiled faintly and said, "I said that I went back, but I didn't go back and be arrested by them."

Chang Wan said, "So, what are we going back to do?"

Shang Ruyi said, "Go and join Feng Chen."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, and even Chang Yun's always cold face also showed a little smile, after all, everyone knows that after resisting the decree and disrespecting, the identity of their group of people has actually become the "traitors" of the imperial court, no matter where the emperor goes, they are still very dangerous, and only by converging with Yu Wenye can people feel at ease.

He is like a giant in the troubled times, a needle of the sea god.

It's just that Jiang Kesheng muttered while rejoicing: "However, why do you have to go to the eastern capital to meet, even if you go back to Zhuangzi."

Shang Ruyi glanced at him and didn't speak.

She just slowly stood up and walked to the temple gate, the wind and snow outside were still very strong, and she couldn't see anything almost ten steps away, walking in such weather was too grinding.

She whispered, "When the snow is lighter, we'll hit the road."

The crowd said, "Yes!"

But the next moment when they answered in unison, a huge piece of snow on the eaves above their heads suddenly fell as if it couldn't be supported, and smashed in front of Shang Ruyi, like a whole piece of white porcelain, shattered to the ground.

She was startled.

When I saw it clearly, I couldn't help but smile again, feeling a little fussed, but after laughing, I looked at the broken snow at my feet, and smiled, but somehow it slowly became heavy.

Almost at the same time, there was a loud bang that shook the entire warm dock.

Father-in-law Yu and several other little eunuchs standing outside the warm dock looked at each other, although the cold wind was bitter, but their bodies were scared out of a cold sweat.

Because just now, the Praetorian Guard came with a message.

They didn't know what the news was, only that His Majesty the Emperor ordered the heads of an entire team of Praetorian Guards to be cut off as soon as he heard the news, and the thought that the white snow on the ground would be melted by the gushing hot blood, Grandpa Yu couldn't help but feel a little weak in both legs.

What made him even more frightened was that it was almost time to leave.

….

A chamberlain cautiously walked up to him and whispered, "Father-in-law, do you want to go in and urge me?"

「……」

Father-in-law Yu's face also showed a look of embarrassment.

If the time to go south is delayed, His Majesty will not punish himself, and it is these people who will be punished, but who dares to go in and urge him under His Majesty's anger?

At this moment, there was a soft sound of footsteps in the sound of falling snow behind them, accompanied by a weak cough.

When I looked back, it turned out to be Empress Jiang, walking down from the eaves carried by several little eunuchs.

I saw that she was wearing a snow-white fox fur, although her clothes were heavy, she still looked slim, especially because of the sluggish pace of the sick and weak relationship, and it showed a weak willow supporting the wind.

Yugong said fairly: "Why did Niangniang come here at this time, you should take care of the phoenix body."

Empress Jiang's skin was already like snow, and in the wind and snow, it was even paler like porcelain that was about to be transparent, so fragile and fragile. She smiled reluctantly, and then said, "I heard that His Majesty hasn't set off yet, but it's already time."

Father-in-law Yu smiled bitterly, "Yes, yes—something is delayed."

Empress Jiang said, "Is it the Yuwen family's business?"

「……」

Father-in-law Yu lowered his head and did not dare to answer.

Empress Jiang glanced up at Nuanwu, and there seemed to be a hint of helplessness in her gentle eyes

Then he said, "You hurry up and prepare, you can't miss the hour, and the palace will go in to persuade the emperor."

Yu Gonggong and the others breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, immediately responded, and then retreated.

As soon as they left, Empress Jiang slowly walked into the warm dock.

Even though he was about to leave, the warm spring still flowed in the palace, and the fumigation made it warm inside, but in such a warm palace, there was a trace of chilling breath that was constantly spreading, almost freezing the entire palace.

The source of the breath is the figure standing in the center of the inner sanctum.

He was still dressed in white, like a fairy, but the immortal no longer exuded a fluttering fairy aura, but a gloomy and cold aura as if he was about to enter a demon; And at some point, he spread out the huge blanket again, and at his feet, stepping on the eastern capital, which was now about to be abandoned by him.

However, looking at his emaciated figure, it seemed that he was the one who had been abandoned.

And in the corner on one side, there is a piece of broken porcelain.

Just by looking at it, I knew that it should be a porcelain cup that was thrown there in anger and smashed into pieces, but in the fragments of that place, there seemed to be something, flashing a little warm light.

Empress Jiang quietly looked at the scene in front of her, and finally let out a long sigh and said, "Your Majesty."

The figure shook slightly.

After a while, Chu Yang finally turned around slowly, his handsome face had calmed down, without any expression of joy and anger, he glanced at Empress Jiang lightly, and said, "Isn't the queen going to stay in Ziwei Palace to recuperate? Why are you here again?"

Empress Jiang said, "I heard that it's almost time, but Your Majesty hasn't set off yet."

….

Chu Yang smiled suddenly, waved his hand and walked to the couch and sat down, and said lazily: "Didn't the queen always dissuade me from going south before, why now, she came to urge?"

Empress Jiang walked over slowly and said calmly, "Since Your Majesty has made a will, you can't go back on it temporarily."

「……」

"No jokes."

"You don't joke,"

Chu Yang squinted at the slender phoenix eyes slightly, and after a while, he smiled again, and said, "Yes, you don't joke, I should indeed be the talker, no matter what, or, anyone."

For some reason, the firmness in his words, which was almost tooth-gritting, made Empress Jiang's heart tremble slightly.

And the next moment, Chu Yang suddenly stood up and walked to that corner.

Just threw the cup in his hand hard in anger, he still felt a slight numbness in his arm, and his fingertips also had a slight feeling.

There was another thing that he threw out.

Chu Yang squatted down and found it from the fragments in one place-

A small, almost inconspicuous jade pendant.

He reached out and grabbed the jade pendant, but he also grabbed other fine pieces of porcelain in his hand, and with a clasp of his palm, his skin was immediately cut, and a tingling pain instantly dispelled the *** feeling, and instead of it, it was a pain that could not be restrained.

Since he was canonized as the crown prince and ascended to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he has never suffered such pain again.

It hurt him so much that he could barely breathe.

Chu Yang gritted his teeth hard, his face was hideous in pain, his eyes were even more bloodshot and red, looking at the jade pendant whose palm had been stained red by his own blood, he split his mouth and showed a hint of a yin owl smile.

I can't run away from any of the things I want to take!

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