Hong Yan drove the carriage and took Guo Shulin to slowly move towards Beijing.

Guo Shulin was already like a waste at this time, and he had to be served by others, but Hongyan had no complaints, and worked hard to put the feces and urine, feed and water, just like a loving mother treats a baby. Guo Shulin's eyes were full of gratitude, and from time to time a vicious gaze flashed, and he didn't know what to calculate.

This journey took a month before the two returned to Beijing.

She has decided to cut off the red dust, and she has no nostalgia for this world. But in her heart, there was an occasional flash of hesitation, hoping that the moment would come as late as possible.

This journey is the last journey she has with Xiao Bei.

Xiao Jie was not far away, dismounted on Hongyan Road, and looked back, you could see his figure.

Although the two did not see each other, they were heart-to-heart, as if they were walking together. The bitter love between her and Xiao Bei is no longer in the past, but is familiar, dependent, trusting, and tolerant.

In other words, it is family affection.

There is no vows, no sweet words, no flowers before the moon, no life and death.

Only take care of each other, only comfort each other, only have tacit understanding, only support peers.

It is precisely in this way that when that moment comes, she can take the last step without hesitation.

Hongyan returned to the Taoist Temple of Yuxian Palace and ordered someone to place Guo Shulin in good life. Then bathed and changed clothes, dressed up, and after some trimming, he got into the carriage and went to meet Chongzhen.

She entered the palace, and after the guards reported it, after a short time, Chongzhen ordered her to be summoned to her.

Hong Yan came to the imperial study and met the young emperor.

The two had not seen each other for several years, and at this time, Chongzhen's face became more and more haggard, as if he was more than ten years old. It's not like before, although his face is tired, but he is still in high spirits.

At the same time, Hong Yan caught a glimpse of Chongzhen wearing a splendid dragon robe, but the underwear exposed under it was very old, and even the patches were faintly visible.

Hong Yan sighed slightly, bowed his body, and said, "Hong Yan, a person from outside the party, come to see the emperor." ”

Chongzhen smiled all over his face, stepped forward to hold Hong Yan, and said happily: "Hong Aiqing, I owe you a loss, I went to the Manchu Qing Dynasty to make an alliance between the Manchus and Hans, and the two countries stopped fighting, and the merit is high, rare in ancient and modern times." I have the heart to reward you, but you are already a great man...... There is no shortage of money, and I really don't know what to reward you. As he spoke, he looked at Hongyan's gold-painted white robe, and couldn't help but glance at his underwear, although he still had a smile on his face, there was a trace of embarrassment in it.

Hong Yan smiled and said: "The emperor works hard for the country, and it is within his duty that Hong Yan can share the emperor's worries, how dare he ask for a reward?"

Chongzhen remained silent, nodded, turned back to the desk, dipped his pen in ink, wrote down an edict, handed it to Hong Yan, and said with a smile: "Hong Aiqing, can this reward be returned?"

Hong Yan took it with both hands, read it carefully, and after a while, she closed the holy decree, bowed down, and said: "Thank you for the emperor's love, even if the ministers are smeared with liver and brain, it is difficult to repay the emperor's great kindness." ”

Chongzhen Zhengse said: "As long as Hong Aiqing is by my side, he will be prosperous and rich in the future, and he will enjoy it inexhaustibly, so you can rest first." I will find someone to handle this edict. ”

Hongyan thanked him again, withdrew from the study, and walked away. Under the sun, the shadows on the ground trembled slightly.

In the edict of Chongzhen just now, not only did the Yuxian Palace be crowned as an official, but also established Hongyan as the prince and a young protector, and lived in a product.

In this way, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, Hongyan was already under one person, above ten thousand people, with unparalleled authority, high merit, and no one comparable in the world.

But she was not half pleased. She knew that this road of glory would eventually lead to no turning back.

She received the reward, since then, everyone in the Jade Immortal Palace needs to listen to Chongzhen's will, her identity as the palace master of the Jade Immortal Palace no longer exists, above the court, she is alone, she is alone, although her status is high, but it is useless. As long as Chongzhen's mind changes slightly, the catastrophe will follow.

She sighed, didn't think about it anymore, and walked forward.

Later, when the edict came, Hongyan had a tough attitude and forced his disciples to accept official positions. Everyone in the Jade Immortal Palace was reluctant, and the Council of Elders was even more opposed in public, and they actually made a big noise in front of the Hongyan Constellation. Hong Yan personally took action, and within one move, beat two of the highest martial arts players to vomit blood and fall into a coma, and the rest of the people were afraid of its might, and did not dare to make trouble again, so they could only kneel on the ground and be sealed.

On the night of this incident, the elders gathered most of the people and returned to the Western Regions without saying goodbye. When Hong Yan learned of this, she seemed very happy, and even ordered her subordinates to hold a feast, drank wildly, drank for a day and a night, until she was drunk, and when a disciple came to persuade her, she scolded and even beat people. The disciples were worried and didn't say much, and the wild goose was too cold, forcing everyone to smile. After a few days, all the palace people were finally forced away, and the people of the Yuxian Palace went to the empty building, and only Yu Hongyan was pitied.

After Hong Yan woke up, he saw that the ground was in a mess, and there were no people, although he was sad, but he knew that he could not recover, so he could only return to his residence silently. After that, she dismissed all her servants and took on the heavy responsibility of taking care of Guo Shulin alone.

During this period, she invited Lu Guanzhong and begged him to use fire silkworms to help Guo Shulin repair the meridians. Guo Shulin was reluctant, found a few young fire silkworms, and braided several weak silkworms to repair Guo Shulin's messy meridians. Later, Hongyan used the ability of spiritual manifestation to help Guo Shulin's true qi circulate, and he raised it for several months, and finally made Guo Shulin walk, but compared with ordinary people, it was still quite inferior.

Another few months have passed, and in a blink of an eye, it has come to the wax moon, the weather is fine on this day, there is no wind and clouds, and the wild goose will carry Guo Shulin out of the house, moving his muscles and bones. Guo Shulin rarely smiled, and seemed to be in a good mood. Seeing this, Hong Yan smiled and said, "Shulin, your body has become more and more hardened recently, and you will be able to practice martial arts in less than a year." When the time comes, I will make a proposal to the emperor, and I will definitely be able to make you an official and a half-knight. ”

When Guo Shulin heard this, his smile suddenly froze, he paused slightly, and then gave up his hand and said lightly: "Lady, if you are not talented for your husband, you will be tired." ”

Hongyan said: "It's okay, you and I are already a family, you don't need to be polite......"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a commotion outside the door, and then a person said loudly outside the door: "The emperor has a decree, and the holy daughter Hongyan and her husband Guo Shulin went out to receive the decree." ”

Hongyan didn't have him, dressed up a little, and went out with Guo Shulin to be sealed. The meaning of the holy decree is that the emperor knows that Hongyan has a husband, so he decreed that Guo Shulin will be crowned as a thousand households, and he will also be the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, and he will immediately enter the palace to take over, and he must not delay Yunyun.

Hong Yan was very pleased, and said: "Shulin, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived, it seems that today is really an auspicious day." ”

Guo Shulin was quite calm, and said with a wry smile: "The lady is so meritorious, but I think this reward is too late." ”

Then Guo Shulin got into the sedan chair under the support of Hongyan, and Hongyan intended to accompany him, but the eunuch who announced the decree smiled and said: "Holy Maiden, the emperor said that he wants to talk to the Lord of Qianhu alone, and when you go, there are many things that you can't say!"

Hong Yan had no choice but to turn around and go back to the house. The sound of the horses' hooves faded away, and soon there was silence.

Chongzhen and Guo Shulin seemed to be very close to each other, and Guo Shulin stayed in the palace until midnight, and then was escorted back by the guards. Hongyan asked Guo Shulin what he talked about with Chongzhen, Guo Shulin smiled and said: "The emperor is worried that I am not worthy of you, so he asked me about my life experience, I told the truth, he seemed to be in a good mood, said that he agreed to this marriage, and wanted to invite you and me to drink laba porridge." ”

Hong Yan frowned and said: "Why is the emperor so nonsense? Since you and I are husband and wife, how can there be anything that is not worthy? It's okay not to drink this laba porridge. ”

Guo Shulin smiled lovely, pleaded for Chongzhen again and again, and said: "If you don't go, the emperor wants me to ask! If I am killed, don't you also want your husband to sing with you?"

If he tried to persuade him, Hongyan couldn't resist him, so he agreed.

On the day of Laba, the cold wind was biting, the snow was falling, Hong Yan was worried that Guo Shulin was weak, so he wrapped him in a thick jacket, Guo Shulin seemed to be agitated, his hands trembled, and he choked up: "Lady, if it weren't for you, I would have been dead for a long time, and you are like my parents to me." "After that, the tears are not stopped, and the truth is deep.

Hong Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "The tree is ...... You are a famous young man in the rivers and lakes, with strong martial arts and a bright future...... What is it like now...... It's my duty, you...... Don't you blame me?"

Guo Shulin shook his head and said: "I have done too much evil, I am to blame, no wonder others, but fortunately you pleaded with Xiao Daxia, so I had the opportunity to repent and reform." ”

Both of them stopped talking, got into the carriage, braved the goose feathers and snow, and walked slowly to the palace.

Entering the palace, although the porch is full of lights, there is not much popularity, the guards are rubbing in the east and west, walking around in scattered places, and the number of palace maids and eunuchs is not as good as before.

After getting off the carriage, a eunuch introduced Hongyan and Guo Shulin into the palace, the eunuch lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and led the way first, Hongyan looked at him very strangely, so he asked: "This little father-in-law, how do you call it?"

The eunuch pinched his throat and said, "I'm new, so let's call me Xiaoxizi." ”

Hongyan looked at Guo Shulin, and said with a wry smile: "You see how confused this little eunuch is, and I am not a concubine, why does he call me Niangniang?"

Guo Shulin didn't squint, and whispered: "You are so beautiful and often go in and out of the palace, and others only say that you are the emperor's favorite concubine." ”

Hong Yan chirped: "Why are you so broken? and you are not afraid to bite your tongue." ”

Guo Shulin smiled, no more to say, not long after, the two entered the Palace of Nourishing Heart, and saw that the red carpet in the hall was paved, the lanterns were hung high, and the guests on both sides were full, the left was a civil official, the right was a military attaché, Yang Sichang sat at the head of the civil official, and the head of the facial features was occupied by Sun Chuanting. Chongzhen sat at the east head, saw the two of them, immediately laughed, and said: "Hong Aiqing, I haven't seen you for a few days, how did you find such a wishful husband? If it weren't for the rumors, I would still be in the dark." ”

Hong Yan also laughed loudly and said: "In the past, my Taoist couple had seen the emperor, and at this time, it is not a glorious thing, how dare you insult the saint?"

Chongzhen's face sank slightly, but then he returned to his original state, and said with a smile: "The saint is a heroine among women, so there is no need to stick to secular etiquette. In fact, I invited the two of you to come this time, in addition to drinking laba porridge, I also had to make up a marriage for the two of them. After that, he clapped his hands, and then the sound of firecrackers sounded from outside the door, and then a palace maid beside Chongzhen picked up a gold plate, put a wine jug on the plate, two wine glasses, she walked in front of Hong Yan, squatted down, raised the gold plate above her head, and held it in front of Hong Yan.

Hong Yan asked, "Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

Chongzhen said with a smile: "This is a good combination of Gusu wine, which means that it will be good for a hundred years and will never be separated." In addition to wishing you and Guo Qianhu a lifetime of affection, I also hope that you two will always be loyal and serve me. ”

Guo Shulin immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Lord Longen, the ministers will do their best to serve the emperor." Hong Yan's eyes dimmed, and he also knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

After that, Hong Yan took down the wine glass, met Guo Shulin's eyes, his face turned crimson, and said, "Shulin, what are you waiting for?

Guo Shulin was stunned for a moment, glanced at Chongzhen, and saw that his expression was calm, he gritted his teeth at the moment, squeezed out a smile, and said, "That's right." He also took off the wine glass and came to the wild goose. In front of everyone's eyes, the two men intertwined their arms and each sent their wine glasses to their mouths.

Seeing that this glass of wine was about to be drunk, Hongyan's wine glass suddenly stopped, Guo Shulin's face changed, but he saw Hongyan's eyes full of tears, smiling, and said: "Shulin, I want to think that back then, Huang Taiji gave me two to celebrate the wedding, but I was disturbed by that strange flower, until this moment, you and I have become a real husband and wife." ”

Guo Shulin saw that her face was like Guerlain, extremely beautiful, and suddenly showed a trace of hesitation, but soon his eyes were firm, word by word, and said: "As the saying goes, good things are grinding, and now I can get what I want." ”

Hong Yan had tears in his eyes, hooked Guo Shulin's arms, and drank all the wine in the cup. Guo Shulin was about to drink, but suddenly looked surprised, looked behind Hongyan, and said in a lost voice: "Xiao Daxia...... Why are you here?"

Hongyan was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but turn his head to look, but saw that there was nothing behind him, and couldn't help muttering: "Yes, he has made up his mind, how could he come here......"

Before she finished speaking, there was a sudden sharp pain in her back, followed by the surging of qi and blood in her body, and a cold and ruthless internal strength drove straight into her back, making her whole body sore and weak, and her hands and feet numb.

She struggled to support it, turned around and looked around, only to see Guo Shulin's face showing complex expressions such as joy, joy, viciousness, anger, resentment, and pity, and his palms were stretched out, facing the wild goose. The palm of his hand was colorful, just like his expression at the moment.

Hong Yan said in a trembling voice: "The tree is ...... You...... What is this for?"

Guo Shulin gritted his teeth and said: "Demon girl, you have caused me to suffer all over the house, I hate you to the bone, but you cast a spell to bewitch me, so that I lard my heart, and oppose you to fall in love." Until now, we have remembered our mission, and this great revenge will be retribution today. ”

Chongzhen suddenly said hurriedly: "Guo Shulin, she has already taken poisoned wine, why do you want to do this?"

Guo Shulin bowed his hand to Chongzhen, his expression was grim, and said: "Your Majesty, this demon girl has practiced demon law, and she can't help ordinary poisons, so I have been lying on my salary for the past few months, condensing the remaining strength, and giving her a full blow, so I must ambush her today." ”

As soon as the words fell, hundreds of guards suddenly poured in outside the hall, surrounding the wild geese. Everyone has a sword in their hand, their posture is calm, and they are obviously very skilled. The rest of the ministers saw that the situation was not good, and they hurriedly dispersed, fearing that they would be affected.

Hongyan stood up straight, his eyes were cold and arrogant, he looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Chongzhen, and said, "Your Majesty, you treat heroes like this, doesn't it make people all over the world chill?"

Chongzhen snorted coldly and said: "You have done a lot of evil, colluded with the Li family in Luoyang, Yang Tianchen of Fanjing Mountain, and openly rebelled. If it weren't for Guo Aiqing's repentance and righteous annihilation, I wouldn't have known that there were such poisonous snakes and beasts hidden beside me. ”

Hong Yan sighed, turned to Guo Shulin again, and said, "If you treat me like this, what good will it do you? You must know that if I die, you will be useless to Chongzhen." ”

Guo Shulin looked up to the sky and laughed, looking crazy, and said: "Hongda Fairy, you also think too highly of yourself, as Yang Tianchen's first apprentice, I know very well, I can help the emperor quell the rebellion, and the treasures hidden in your Jade Immortal Palace, I also know everything, I must dedicate it to the emperor in the future, a little more cotton, the emperor knows that I am loyal, how can you, a demon girl, be able to influence it?"

Hong Yan tried to use the spirit to manifest and drive away the poison, but Guo Shulin's palm contained the power of blood poison, so that her qi and blood were scattered, her spirit was disordered, and she could never use the true spirit, she sighed and said: "Okay, I am indeed full of sins, and it is only suitable to be able to do this......

Guo Shu smiled again: "You want to die like this, but it's not so easy, I want to abolish your whole body strength, so that you have no power to restrain the chicken, and then you will be assigned to the Teaching Workshop Division, and let others bully you, so as to relieve the hatred in my heart." ”

Hong Yan suddenly shook his body, collapsed to the ground, and said in fear: "Shulin, although I am wrong, but after all, I am married to you, how can I be so vicious?"

Guo Shulin was triumphant, and was just about to make a big speech, when suddenly a red light flashed outside the door, and a blood-red giant suddenly appeared, and in the earth-shattering roar, the giant took a big stride, broke through the human wall composed of guards, and killed Chongzhen.

How dare the guards slacken, although they don't know the origin of this giant, they immediately formed a formation, all of them blocked in front of Chongzhen, and no one paid attention to the wild goose.

In a moment, Hong Yan suddenly got up and grabbed Guo Shulin in one move. Guo Shu's whole body was numb when he boarded, and in the midst of all kinds of fright, the wild geese fluttered up and disappeared into the night in an instant.