Chapter 11 The Western Court
The glorious palaces towered above the clouds like mountains, and the surfaces of those palaces were covered with dense gold and jade, exuding a peaceful glow.
And this is the Western Court, the place where I am imprisoned...
The highest temple is what everyone calls a prison, but mine is good, more like a boudoir, a boudoir with iron windows.
Stroking my clear face, it seems that in the past nearly a year, I have lost half of my weight, and my face, which was still quite full, has become a little sunken.
I don't dare to look in the mirror, and I don't like it.
When I look in the mirror, I think of that man, the father of the child in my womb, and strangely enough, my lovely child has not yet risen, and has not yet been born, but is eleven or twelve months old.
"Third princess, it's time to eat..."A familiar voice sounded at the door of my boudoir, and his knock on the door was very soft, I knew that Nalan Sheng was here again.
"I don't have an appetite, you might as well take it back..."I was a little sad, I didn't know when days like this would end.
The door finally opened, and Nalan Sheng walked over and placed a very tasty bowl of food on the table.
"Third princess, you might as well give up the child in your womb, the Emperor of Heaven knows that you are pregnant with the flesh and blood of a man in the world, and you are still not angry. Nalan Sheng humbly took a step back and half-crouched.
In this year, I learned that Nalan Sheng was my original fiancΓ©, he was the orphan of the deceased Eastern Royal Court, and fortunately he was familiar with my nominal father, so I married him since I was a child.
But I don't remember anything about him.
It is said that my mother died when she carried me down to earth, and the only relatives were the so-called Emperor of Heaven, and a sister who had married far away to the Northern Imperial Court, and an older brother who died in battle.
The people here have at least the cultivation level of immortals, and I have only reached the peak of the Mahayana period now, so if I want to escape, I have only one way to die, I can't run away now, I want to give birth to Xue Leng's child!
"I can't, it's my husband's flesh and blood. "I don't look over, my eyes are a little sour when I think of Xue Leng, and I want to hug him and cry.
I miss those strong arms and broad chest, and I already have the sentence: "With me, don't be afraid ......"
Nalan Sheng's face was also a little sad, he knew that I was supposed to be his woman, but God was not beautiful, so I went down to the mortal world and met the person from another world.
"Then you remember to eat... The Queen Mother of the West will come to see you in the evening. Nalan Sheng retired and closed the door.
I wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes with a handkerchief, touched my already big belly, and looked out the window, at this time the window was full of white clouds, and occasionally a few cranes shuttled through the clouds, unconsciously, I felt a lot more cheerful.
Queen Mother of the West, this woman forced my birth mother away in the first place, she was the one who forced my mother to death, and now, she is afraid that I will take the place of the child in his belly, so she has been wary of me.
From time to time, she still presses me with cultivation, and every time I see her, it's torture...
......
I don't know how long it took, although the sun never set in the Western Palace, but I estimate that as soon as this time arrives in the middle of the night, a strong fragrance wafts in.
Xue Leng said before that the fragrance is like a person, and the people who rub the strong fragrance on their bodies are hiding a certain flaw, but this time I know that the Queen Mother of Naxi is hiding her vicious heart.
The Queen Mother of the West looked, I knew she was thousands of years old, but she could not be seen at all from her face, just a luxurious young woman, with some jewelry on her hands, feet, head, and shoulders that I had never seen before.
In comparison, I looked a little sour in a light veil, but I still straightened my chest.
"Third daughter, can you come in?" The Queen Mother of the West opened her mouth, and the fragrance wafted over with the air current, making me quietly hold my breath.
I smiled and nodded, at this time I don't want to be clear with him, I want to save my life and see my husband!
The Queen Mother of the West shook the cloak behind her, and sat down next to a stool, her eyes squinting at me, looking unfriendly: "Come on, bring the imperial meal, the third princess and I will have some wine and taste some side dishes." β
There is no shortage of immortal-level masters among those subordinates, and they really can't figure out why such a high level of cultivation is willing to be dominated by these people.
Soon, plates of side dishes were served, and they were all very beautiful, as if they had been made with great care, but the wine was filled with a strange smell, and I felt very uncomfortable when I smelled it, and the child in my belly kicked on my belly, as if he was resisting.
I also lowered my head when I hesitated and had abdominal pain: "Queen Mother West, I can't drink..."
"You also call me the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West smiled, and it seemed to me that it was no different from the devil's smile.
The Queen Mother of the West's gaze fell on my stomach: "A mortal child, let's give up, we want an immortal fetus, and if the immortal fetus is born, it will be an immortal!"
I restrained my emotions: "Thank you Queen Mother for your kindness... But I don't want to give up on him..."
The Queen Mother of the West poured me a small glass of wine and said with a smile: "Then drink a little bit, this is Xianlu wine, which is rare." β
"This ......" I hesitated, yes, this small glass was not a big deal for me, and when I raised my glass to drink, a smell that made me extremely nauseous forced my lips to leave the glass.
And the Queen Mother of the West suddenly became stern, she clapped her hands, and two small leaders who were about the level of earth immortals came up and held me, I broke free in a panic, but where is the opponent of these two big men.
The Queen Mother of the West walked towards me fiercely with a wine jug: "Let you drink it yourself, you don't drink it, this is an abortion pill I made with various immortal medicines, and I will live up to my good intentions!"
"Drink, drink!" The Queen Mother of the West poured the medicinal wine into my mouth, and I pressed my tongue against it to prevent the wine from flowing down, but the Queen Mother of the West seemed to see through my trick and continued to pour it violently.
Just when I couldn't take it anymore, the door opened again!
Nalan Sheng stood at the door, he came to me quickly, kicked the two big men to both sides, and blocked me behind him: "Queen Mother, you force the third princess like this, aren't you afraid that the Emperor of Heaven will know?"
Nalan Sheng's brows were tightened, and he seemed to be very angry, and I hurriedly spit out all the medicinal wine in my mouth, but some of the medicinal wine actually entered my lungs, making me cough dryly.
"You little prince of the Eastern Palace, I still think that your Eastern Court is still alive! If it weren't for the Emperor of Heaven to take you in, I'm afraid you would have died!!" The Queen Mother of the West stared at her eyes wide, like a frog in the mortal world.
Nalan Sheng was a little sad, and gritted his teeth: "My father is not here to protect your Western Royal Court!"
The Queen Mother was suddenly said that there was no reason to refute, and she angrily threw off her sleeve robe and left, while Nalan Sheng's face was gloomy and terrifying, as if it was about to explode at any moment.
"Purple clothes..."Nalan Sheng called to me, this is my name in the Heavenly Court.
I turned my head to look at Nalan Sheng, and Nalan Sheng hugged me, I wanted to push it away, but I found that I was so powerless, after all, he was an Earth Immortal level cultivator, and I couldn't resist anything to me.
"I'm sorry! I was really wrong this time!" Nalan Sheng cried like a child......
"I'm sorry, I thought that if I connected you to the immortal realm, you would be happy..."Nalan Sheng's tears fell big and big.
Looking at Nalan Sheng, who was crying so sadly, I patted his hand on his back: "It's okay, now that they're all here, you have to trust someone." β
"Someone?" Nalan Sheng seemed confused.
"Yes. I wiped his eyes with my sleeve.
Nalan Sheng's eyes retracted suddenly, and his hand loosened: "But I, I ...... him"
I shook my head, "No, he'll definitely come to me." β
Nalan Sheng was confused again: "Why do you think so?"
"Because I know him best......," I laughed, the first time I've laughed in the past year.
I got up and walked to the plate of food that Nalan Sheng had delivered before, and I didn't even look at the delicacies on the table.
Nalan Sheng's dishes are very light, but they are all medicinal foods, and they seem to have to be fetal, I smiled and picked up a piece of braised pork belly on the herbs, put it in my mouth, it turned out to be very glutinous, and it melted all at once.
"It's delicious. I was surprised.
Nalan Sheng began to get nervous like a child: "Of course, this is a dish made by my friend. β
"Friends?"
"Yes, it's a cook in the dining room, do you want to go and see it?" Nalan Sheng saw that I was in a better mood, and he actually began to jump with joy, like a child who has been praised.
I nodded, "Okay." β
I saw Nalan Sheng open the cell door, looked left and right, and took out a soldier's armor: "That purple clothes, you wear it, I'll take you to meet her." β
I cast a blindfold on my stomach, which seemed completely flat to outsiders, but I still looked so drummed and wearing armor, I turned into a small soldier and walked out with Nalan Sheng.
There were some patrolmen along the way, and when they saw Nalan Sheng, they were all disdainful in their eyes.
I could still hear their conversation.
"It's this one again, my parents died early, and I actually came to our Xiwang Court to eat. β
"That's it, it's just our heaven and earth's permission, don't talk nonsense, if someone reports it, you'll be finished!"
"Well, well, but such a loser doesn't deserve to talk about it. β
"Haha, yes!"
Nalan Sheng's brows furrowed slightly, obviously he heard it too, but his expression did not show, and he continued to stay with me and went to the luxurious kitchen,
The kitchen was so spacious that if it weren't for the pots and pans, I would have thought I was in a palace.
Everywhere they saw some precious materials, and they inlaid them all on the walls.
"Xiaolan, you're here. "A middle-aged woman walked up, and the first time I saw her, I felt a sense of intimacy in my heart.
"This is ......" The woman in the middle apparently saw me.
I took my hat off my head and smiled back.
The woman exclaimed, "What a beautiful woman, Xiaolan, she is..."
Nalan Sheng whispered: "She is the third princess, and I ran away with her." β
The woman's expression was shocked, the shovel in her hand fell down at once, and the other cooks also looked over, and Nalan Sheng looked at the woman and said, "Aunt Xue, what's wrong with you?"
Aunt Xue was embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I should have been cooking for a long time, and my hands shook all of a sudden." Aunt Xue turned her gaze to me, and in her gaze I found a sense of intimacy, as if I saw my own mother.
"You're so gracious. β
Aunt Xue's face flushed slightly: "The mouth of the third princess is so sweet, come, I'll give you a freshly baked pastry, it's osmanthus cake~"
Picking up the shovel, Aunt Xue glanced back at me, then turned back to pack her things.
In that eye, I saw some very complicated feelings.
Soon, a plate of hot osmanthus cake was served, the fragrant appearance made me appetite, I used chopsticks to clip a corner, put it in my mouth, all of a sudden I was conquered by this dense sweetness, it was so delicious.
"Is it delicious?" said Aunt Xue, looking at me.
I hadn't swallowed the contents of my mouth yet, so I nodded vigorously.
Aunt Xue's face was suddenly filled with a happy look.
"Aunt Xue is very nice, I was helpless when I came here, but Aunt Xue gave me a pastry, which gave me the confidence to live again. Nalan Sheng said with a smile.
I also praised: "I have eaten a lot of osmanthus cakes, but there is no piece like this when swallowed, but there is still a rich fragrance in the mouth." β
But in this osmanthus cake, I tasted some other tastes, which made my heart sour, and the tears couldn't stop staying.
Seeing me shedding tears, Aunt Xue and Nalan Sheng came over at the same time and asked me eagerly.
I barely managed to squeeze out a smile: "I don't know why, I just want to cry all of a sudden." β
Aunt Xue touched my head dotingly: "Child, do you remember the taste of your mother?" β
I shook my head: "I don't have a mom..."
"How could it not be, then where are you from?" asked Aunt Xue.
"Ever since I was born, my mother has left me at the door of the Xiantian Sect and left, and there has been no news of her..."
A sigh sounded in Aunt Xue's mouth: "Maybe your mother is out of some kind of helplessness, she still loves you." β
"I hope soβ" I continued to take a piece of pastry and wiped away my tears.
Aunt Xue looked at me with some complexity: "Ziyi, do you want to go down?"
"Go down?"
"Yes, it's the mortal world. Aunt Xue seemed a little hesitant, but she finally said it.
Me: "Yes, I think about it every day. β
"Then I'll help you!" Aunt Xue looked at me firmly.
I was surprised, "How? Isn't that door hard to open?"
"It's hard not to say it can't. Aunt Xue smiled.
Suddenly, I felt hope...