Black clouds weigh down the city, and the wind howls.

Liu Xiyan sat at the head of the carriage, half-bent over, the wind passing in his ears, blowing his sideburns and scattered hair.

He flicked his whip, and two lean horses galloped through the desert sand, their half-worn wheels sunken in the sand, making an overwhelming creaking sound.

The sky is full of sand and dust, and the punishment of heaven in the vast desert generally covers the sky and the sun

Suddenly, he grabbed the reins and stopped galloping his horse.

The wind and sand are flying, and little by little the scene ahead is revealed.

The Xuanjia army is awe-inspiring, with spears and horses, and the momentum is huge and full of evil.

The Xuanqing banner fluttered in the wind and sand, silently revealing the identity of this army-

Yongjun.

The most feared wolf and tiger division in the entire Great Yin.

This place is Shuocheng, Yinzhou, the border of Dayin, and the end point of their escape - Beiyan, only one step away.

For three months, I hit the capital to the northwest, slept all the way, walked on thin ice, crossed most of the Dayin, avoided countless pursuers, and finally came here, the dawn of hope was close at hand, but finally came to naught at this last moment.

He clenched the hand holding the reins and stared at the clearly arrayed army, his chest churning with endless unwillingness, but in the end he only turned into a weak sigh.

In front of the battle, the man was dressed in a brilliant bright light armor, a jade crown tied with black hair, and a pair of Danfeng eyes were sharp and sharp, like the edge of a sword, sharp and cold.

He reined in and approached slowly, lowered his eyes to look at Liu Xiyan, and said expressionlessly, "Get out." ”

The vigorous sweat and blood BMW lined his already tall figure like a god descended into the world, and the momentum cultivated by many years of high position made people have the urge to surrender out of thin air.

Liu Xiyan didn't move, like a clay sculpture of wood, he opened and closed his chapped lips, and said in a dumb voice: "She doesn't want to see you."

The man's eyebrows furrowed, his warm face like a crown of jade surged with anger, he pulled out the long sword at his waist with a "poof", crossed Liu Xiyan's neck, and repeated word by word: "Get down." ”

The air was so quiet that it seemed to be stagnant, and only the uncontrolled whistling of the west wind could be heard.

Behind Liu Xiyan, there was silence in the carriage wrapped in sky-blue felt cloth, making people wonder if there was really anyone there.

He raised his eyes and asked the person persistently: "Gu Jiaqing, it's been seven years, you have persecuted her, imprisoned her, and played her as a plaything, a great grudge, is seven years not enough to pay off?" Why keep chasing after it? ”

The man holding the sword looked indifferent, "It has nothing to do with you," he glanced at the person under the sword condescendingly, frowned slightly, and his eyes were full of contempt and pity for the loser, "Nian on the love of his classmates, get down, I will spare your life." ”

Liu Xiyan shook his head and sighed: "The gentleman has made a word, and the horse is difficult to chase, I promised never to let her see you again, and now I have to do it even if I risk my life." ”

He was dressed in a linen robe, his sideburns were slightly messy, his complexion was sallow in the summer of Saibei, and he was very embarrassed, only a pair of eyes, stubborn and almost pedantic, as if he still had a youthful spirit, and he was bright and stunning.

The man looked at it, and suddenly felt a sense of irritability in his heart, and the long sword was ready to attack.

At this moment, the carriage, which had always been silent, suddenly moved.

"Stop." A hoarse voice slowly came out of the car.

The voice was faint and fluttering, almost blown away by the wind, but it pierced the man's ears as if by some kind of magic.

The authentic official dialect of Beijing, with a hooked tail note between speeches, with the tone of Jiangnan Wu dialect.

Time seemed to be stretched out by these two fluttering words, and only the creaking sound in the car could be heard, as if someone had opened the deadly bolt.

The carriage slammed open, and the wind poured in, ruffling the woman's hair and sleeves.

Green silk is like a waterfall, and her face is full of spring, this is a woman with excellent appearance, but the most eye-catching thing at this time is not her appearance.

She was so thin and thin that anyone could see at a glance that this was a patient with a short life, slender as paper, and people were worried that they would disperse as soon as the wind blew.

She sat there half-stuck, with one hand propped up, and it was as if all her strength had been exhausted in this simple movement.

She raised her eyes and looked into the man's sharp and hurtful eyes, her voice was weak and hoarse, and her breath was dying, "Gu Jiaqing, I lost." ”

"Let him leave Dayin, and I'll go back with you."

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Wei Yu lived in Hengshan Villa in the third year of Yuan He.

This place was not originally called this name, in the past it was called the North Palace, because the south is adjacent to the water, backed by Heng Mountain, and there is a hot spring, and it has been a royal palace in all dynasties.

The scenery here is beautiful, the four seasons are like spring, once had the reputation of the world's first palace, her father used to like it very much, whenever the weather changes or the body is sick, she will take her to live here.

Hengshan is near the river and faces the sea, it is rainy all year round, there are many birds and beasts, and the grass and trees are abundant.

When she was a child, she had hunted deer and rabbits on horseback in the mountains, climbed to see the tide of the water, fluttered butterflies in the garden in the backyard, and boated on the imperial pond in the garden.

The imperial grandmother pinched her nose and laughed at her: "There are wild characters engraved in my bones, and I won't be able to marry in the future." ”

But her father said that she was a princess, the emperor's daughter, and it was enough to live freely.

She was born in the spring of the second year of Jiayuan, and when she was born, a hundred flowers were blooming, and the weeping willows were new and green, which was very timely.

Her father, the emperor, was close to her age and had an only daughter of her, who regarded her as the pearl of his palm and named her "Yu".

Yu, Meiyu also.

Like a jewel, it can be seen that love is heavy.

As soon as she was born, she was given the title of Princess Zhaoyang, with her own dormitory, countless servants, and great honor.

But this honor is not secure.

Later, King Huai entered Beijing with the Yongjun, and her father killed himself in front of the Jinluan Palace.

King Huai ascended the throne, changed the name of the year Yuanhe, the mountains and rivers changed hands, after several changes, she was lucky not to die, lived alone in Beijing, became a tool for all parties to play, maneuvering around, and her identity was embarrassing.

Later, King Huai - at that time it should be said that it was Emperor Yuan, Emperor Yuan's eldest son was born, Prime Minister Gu Jiaqing poisoned Emperor Yuan in the Qianyuan Palace, supported the infant Emperor to ascend the throne, and took charge of the regent himself, while she was reduced to a prisoner and was imprisoned in this small courtyard with a big palm.

The world has changed, the vicissitudes of life, seven years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the palace has gradually been forgotten with the fall of the old dynasty.

This former royal palace has long been turned into the private residence of the dignitaries of the court, changed its name, and changed its appearance.

This is Wei Yu's seventh year in this courtyard, and now her range of activities is only a small courtyard, in the center of the entire courtyard, heavily guarded, not even a fly can fly out.

In the past seven years, except for a few lucky escapes, she has only faced the four directions every day, the four seasons change, cold and warm, cloudy and sunny, day after day, year after year, without change.

There wasn't a moment when she didn't want to get out of here.

Now she's finally about to make that wish come true.

"Your Highness, don't fall asleep, Lord Gu will be back soon, he has found a famous doctor in Jiangnan, and he will definitely be able to cure the princess's illness..."

Wei Yu was lying on the bed, and the noisy cry of the woman echoed in his ears, as if it was far and near.

She struggled to stay awake, and when she opened her eyes to see the embroidery on the top of the green bed tent, a few kingfishers flying low with their wings spread and looking leisurely and lifelike.

Look, look, into the gods.

"A healer can cure a disease, but he can't heal his heart." She heard her own hoarse and fragile voice ringing out.

The pain in her chest weighed down on her breath, and she turned her head to glance at the woman, who knelt in front of her bed, weeping and grief-stricken.

It doesn't look like a fake.

Because of this, she didn't understand even more, she asked: "Su Xin, you have served me for more than ten years, and I treat you well when you grow up together, there is one thing I really don't know." ”

She was as angry as a gossamer, and her tone was indifferent, "Why do you want to take refuge in Gu Jiaqing?" ”

The friendship that began to grow up together at the age of five or six, her closest maid, who has shared the ups and downs for more than ten years, and the relatives around her have left one by one, and she regards her as her closest sister, which is not bad for her.

But in the end, even she betrayed her.

As soon as these words came out, the woman's cry was sudden, as abrupt as a chicken with its neck broken, and her delicate and gentle face was at a loss, and she asked sneeringly, "How does the princess know?" ”

Wei Yu covered his aching heart and tried to swallow the cough that surged up his throat, "Over the years, I have fled many times, no matter how careful I am, I always leak my whereabouts at a critical moment, I always can't understand why. ”

In the past seven years, no matter how thoughtful she thought, no matter how seamless her plan was, she could never escape from the palm of that person's hand.

Maybe it's because people are about to die, and it's like seeing the sun through the clouds, and she suddenly figured out a lot of tricks.

She smiled sarcastically, "Gu Jiaqing likes this kind of cat-and-mouse trick very much, right?" Wouldn't it be fun to play me like a fool with him? ”

Su Xin knelt down with a plop, "It's not like this, No, if the slave maid has this heart, the sky will thunder, and the slave and maid will just ...... Just ......"

She was "just" for a long time, her face turned red, and finally she gritted her teeth and said what was in her heart, "I just can't bear to see the princess wandering around!" ”

"Princess!" She raised her eyes and looked straight at Wei Yu, looking angry and puzzled, "Isn't Lord Gu good to the princess?" Why wouldn't the princess stay? ”

"Over the years, although he has not allowed the princess to leave the courtyard, which of the princess's requests has not been met as much as possible? This palace is the same, it is exactly the same as in the princess's mansion in the past, what is the difference between living here and in the princess's mansion? Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are dead, where else can the princess go? Why do you have to run away?! ”

Why do you have to run away?

Wei Yu turned his head sideways, why?

It's been seven years, she escaped and was arrested, she was arrested and fled, struggling hard, but in vain, it stands to reason that she should accept her fate.

What's so bad about living in a small courtyard the size of a palm and being a caged bird with no worries about food and clothing? What's wrong with obeying Gu Jiaqing? Why do you have to run away?

She looked at the birds on the top of the tent, and suddenly remembered a pair of rare birds and birds that she had hunted in the wild when she was a child, and those little birds were very rare, with lovely forms and gorgeous feathers. She liked it so tightly that she had a very good birdcage, with gold for the bones and sandalwood brocade for the base, and let people take care of it for twelve hours.

120,000 points of attention.

But within a few days, the beautiful pair of birds died, and for several days they did not eat a drop of water, and finally starved to death.

The palace man who tended to the flowers and birds said: "The birds and birds in the wild are content with the grass and trees, and they would rather die than be domesticated." ”

That's how it should be.

Over the years......

Wei Yu looked at the strange light in her eyes when she mentioned "Master Gu", and suddenly realized.

No wonder every time Gu Jiaqing came to the courtyard, she was always very attentive and happy.

What a stupid man.

That person seems to be gentle and upright, but in fact he is cold-blooded and unkind, and he is simply a madman.

It is extremely stupid to dare to give sincerity to such a person.

She glanced at Su Xin, let out a long breath, and asked, "When did you join him?" ”

"Slave maid......" Su Xin lowered her eyes, lowered her head and hesitated for a long time, bit her lip and said, "Seven years ago." ”

Seven years ago......

That's when she was just locked up in this yard.

At that time, she had a great revenge, and she was unwilling to shed the troubled waters of the capital again, so she went to her ancestral home in Jiangnan to take refuge under the pretense of worshipping her ancestors.

Gu Jiaqing sent a large number of people to escort her, although she felt that it was inappropriate, but she was not very wary, and because he was already regent at that time, he was in a high position, so it was difficult to refuse.

At first, it was peaceful, until the summer solstice of that year, it rained heavily and it was inconvenient to hurry, and their group happened to go to the area of Hengshan, where there were no post stations or cottages around, so they had to go to the courtyard arranged by Gu Jiaqing to hide from the rain.

As soon as she stepped into this courtyard, she found that something was wrong, all kinds of furnishings in the courtyard, pavilions, rockeries and flowing water, all of them were so familiar.

She looked at the heavy guards around her, and followed the subordinates in silence all the way, until she saw the three words "Tibetan Jade Pavilion" on the rosewood plaque in the main courtyard, and then she suddenly woke up to Gu Jiaqing's abacus.

The Hidden Jade Pavilion is another name for the princess's mansion built for her by her father.

The treasure jade is hidden in the pavilion.

Back then, her father gave this name to express his love for his daughter, but who would have thought that someone would give it a new meaning like this.

The golden house is hidden, and the birds are in a cage.

The pearl has become a forbidden, and love has become a humiliation.

Gu Jiaqing rebuilt a princess's mansion in order to hide her.

She had been tricked, but by then it was too late.

Seven years, so early, so long, she never realized it.

Wei Yu felt very ridiculous, and he was also a little embarrassed.

She has lived a very ups and downs in her life, as the eldest princess who has been supported by the power of a country, received gifts in the temple, and gathered the glory of the world, and has also been a prisoner who has been imprisoned, bullied, and shouted and beaten by rats on the street.

When it is high, it is like being in the clouds, and when it is low, it is scattered into mud.

She once conceived many ways to die, dying in the open guns and arrows in Beijing, dying from the butcher's knife of the executioner, and even dying of a cold and a famine in the wilderness in exile.

I didn't think about this kind of death, and I was locked up in this small courtyard with a big palm, and died in humiliation quietly as an unsightly confiner.

Finally...... Still unwilling.

Looking back on this life, she was really wrong.

At those many junctures, it was clear that she had so many choices and so many opportunities, but she didn't choose in the right direction.

You can't recover Wei's, and you can't just put your hands away and spend the rest of your life according to your own heart.

The nest of life, the death is adherent.

In a trance, she seemed to be able to see the eyes of her long-deceased father and grandmother, and looked at her with disappointment across the ninefold netherworld and ten years.

If you could do it all over again...... If you could do it all over again......

But she was too sick.

Her breathing gradually weakened, and her eyes were black for a while, and the boundless sleepiness was constantly tempting her to sink.

She sighed, finally relaxed, and let herself go with the sleepiness.

……

"Your Highness...... Your Highness Wake Up......"

In the deep, deep darkness, Wei Yu felt as if someone was talking in his ear.

The voice kept coming, as if it was squeezed and deformed through the water waves, from far to near, "It's time for the princess to wake up, it's not too early"

She felt like she was in a very warm place, as if she were firmly enveloped in the running sun, and her nose was filled with a sweet aroma, much like the goose pear she had loved as a teenager.

The voice opened again, and it seemed to contain a gentle smile, "The Queen Mother announced that you will come to Cining in the afternoon to speak, don't miss the hour." ”

Wei Yu opened his eyes suddenly.

The woman's goose egg face in front of her, with willow eyebrows, is a good appearance as gentle as water, Wei Yu looked at this familiar face and was stunned.

The past was scattered like a mess of paper, she trembled her hands, hesitantly and cautiously asked, "Are you ...... Dawn? ”

The woman smiled and said, "The princess is sleepy?" Who is the slave and the maid not the dawn? ”