Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

It happened so suddenly that no one reacted. Yong Qi was extremely calm, "Change one for another, don't say that if you take risks to see Concubine Xun, you will even disregard her life." Anuoda's expression changed suddenly, and she shouted sharply: "Give me back Lan Xi!" Yong Qi calmly said, "I want my brother, you want this woman, it's fair." Anuoda's complexion changed again and again, gloomy and uncertain.Concubine Xun arrived under Yongqi's sword, looking at Anuoda affectionately, her lovesickness was like a thread, and her heart was on the brow, and there was no way to avoid it.

In that fleeting moment, Ruyi finally understood Concubine Xun's heart, she had never seen the emperor like this, never.No wonder she must go with him, just like the desolate and lingering song "Zhu Selie", always running towards the one she loves. Yong Qi was calm, "You came here on a risky journey just to take Concubine Xun away, and you definitely don't want her to die by my knife. If you think about it carefully, if you refuse, Huang Ama will just lose one of the princes, but you Is it worth it to lose your only lover?" Concubine Xun shook her head in embarrassment, and shouted: "Anuoda! Don't trust them! You let go of the hostages in your hands, and neither you nor I can live."

Yong Qi smiled without saying a word, but waved her hand to signal the guards to retreat further, while she followed Concubine Xun with her arm in her arms, but the silver knife in her hand was tightened a little, and embedded in Concubine Xun's snow-white flesh.Anuoda looked sad, and slowly retreated to the edge of the grassland with Yongxin in his arms. The night is vast, if it can swallow everything.Seeing that he was far away from the crowd, Anuoda shouted: "I'll change with you!" Yong Qi nodded and let go of her hand slightly.Seeing him like this, Anuoda let go of his arms, and pushed Yongxi away violently, and then reached out to grab the concubine Xun in Yongqi's arms.

Yong Xing just took two steps as if he was being amnesty, he thought he was panicked, his knees gave way in fright, and he fell to the ground.It was too late to say it, and then it was too late, the emperor had already put the bow in his hand, drew the string to the full, and suddenly shot an arrow.Anuoda was only two steps away from Yongxie, he was hit by the arrow immediately, and his arm was still able to move.His eyes were red, and he let out a shriek, he raised his dagger and threw himself at the fallen Yongxie. Yong Xin was so frightened that everyone was dumbfounded, seeing the cold light rushing towards him, how could he react.Hai Lan exclaimed, and Ruyi felt her mind was completely blank, as if the heavy snow was falling, enveloping her whole body, tears rolled down her face.Almost instinctively, she rushed towards Yong Jin, protecting him under her body.

This is her only child, even if she takes her life, it can't hurt Yongjin even a bit.In a blink of an eye, she already saw that the silver sharp point that fell from the dagger was only a few inches away from her.Listening to the exclamation one after another, she waited for the piercing of the inescapable blade.But there was a huge force behind him, and there was a muffled sound of a sharp weapon piercing through flesh. Unexpectedly, there was no pain at all. So, where did that sound come from? Turning around, only to find that Anuoda was lying on the ground.Ruyi raised her head from her panic, and first looked at Yong Jin in her arms.Yong Jin hugged her arm tightly, tears streaming down his face, "Er Niang."

She took a closer look and found that everything was fine, except for the frightened appearance, there was no scar at all.Half of her heart that had drifted out of the clouds came back, and she couldn't hug Yong Xin enough.After a while, she finally came to her senses, there was a tall figure standing in front of her, preventing her from seeing any signs of danger.That dull blue is the color of the imperial guards. Her mind was fixed again and again, it was Ling Yunche.She looked intently, only to see the blood bubbling from his shoulder, staining half of his sleeve red, and it naturally stained her body.Apparently, Anuoda was the one who blocked the knife for their mother and son.

Hai Lan and Rong Pei rushed forward, and the guards dragged Anuoda away who was on the ground, Hai Lan watched her weep softly, and Rong Pei protected Yong Jin.Ruyi's heart twitched heavily, and her voice was trembling, "Does it matter?" Ling Yunche pursed his lips and shook his head silently.He showed no signs of pain, calm and calm, like the bright moonlight in the sky.He whispered: "It's good for you to be safe." At that moment, Yongjin, Ruyi, Ling Yunche, the three of them depended on each other.The distance between heart and heart, from the end of the world to the other end, is so far away, yet so close.

The world is lonely and clear, and life is small.But this man is the only one who can come to save him regardless of his own life, and the man who should be by his side is still so handsome and handsome, but he is standing among a group of concubines with pale faces. In the middle, he looked at himself from afar, with deep urgency in his eyes. Which is more trustworthy, flying to rescue or an eager look in the eyes? When she was awake, she shed tears chaotically. Those who can really be by my side have never been there. Just like the tormented years in the cold palace, the only one who leaned against the wall was Ling Yunche.

However, before she had time to think about it, Yong Qi had already stepped forward and asked her respectfully, "Is the Queen Mother and the Twelfth Brother well? Hurry up and ask the imperial physician to take a look." Ruyi saw him approaching calmly, turned his eyes to look, but saw Concubine Xun also fell on the ground.Seeing Ruyi's attention, Yongqi smiled lightly and said relaxedly: "It's resolved. My son will not allow such a traitor to hurt Huang Erniang and Twelve Younger Brothers." Sure enough, blood spurted out from Concubine Xun's chest, splashing all over the ground like wild flowers in full bloom.She still has a breath, Fang Tin is on the ground, and the red is broken.

Yong Qi was as calm as a mountain, but her tone was relaxed, "This kind of person who damages the reputation of Huang Ama cannot be kept. It just polluted the eyes of Huang Erniang, so it can be seen that she is guilty even of death." This kind of indifferent determination is probably appreciated by the emperor, and it is also the expectation she and Hailan have taught for many years.But at this moment, she felt that Yong Qi in front of her was so strange. Everyone is a stranger, beyond the usual familiarity and understanding.Perhaps only when people are in danger can they see the other side clearly.

Hailan was a little vigilant, and calmly helped Ruyi to stay away from Ling Yunche, and then further away, saying gently and politely, "Master Ling has done a great job in protecting the Lord, and the emperor should reward him." This sentence is a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority. Ling Yunche cupped his hands, turned around and bowed his knees to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the humble servant did not do enough to protect the lord, so that the Empress Empress and Twelve Elder Brothers were frightened, and please forgive me." The emperor breathed a sigh of relief slowly, "It is good that the queen mother and child are safe." Ling Yunche bowed and stepped aside.The emperor stretched out his arms and said gently: "The queen is frightened, come quickly." The cool breeze is blowing, almost piercing.She stood there, unable to take a step away, as if she was firmly fixed in place. She really hoped that she was just a thin grass growing in this vast grassland, growing old without knowing it. Hailan gently pushed her arm, but she was still unable to move, until the sound of struggling and crawling aroused her already numb nerves. Where the gaze settled, I saw bright red blood bubbling from Concubine Xun's chest, like a red spring, overflowing continuously, heavily staining the brocade clothes on her chest.The smell of blood gradually dissipated.She breathed weakly, her body trembled and twitched, her eyes were still wide open, staring at Anuoda's body, refusing to move away. She glanced back and smiled slightly, taking the emperor's faint anger into her eyes with satisfaction, glanced at Ling Yunche, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, look at you, in front of your wife and children, you are not as good as a bodyguard. So even if I Even death will stay far away from you." As she spoke, she moved her body with difficulty, and with every inch she moved, more blood gushed out, leaving eye-catching marks on the thick green grass.She struggled to move to Anuoda's side, and stretched out her hand to close his cold eyelids looking at her.Her gestures were extremely gentle, as if she was protecting a lifetime treasure.Her breath became weaker and weaker, almost exhausted.She smiled, like a kapok flower blooming fiercely, nestled her body into Anuoda's arms, let out a long breath, and passed away with a smile, no more worries. The emperor looked at everything in front of him silently, and the veins on his forehead bulged violently. He shouted, "Part the corpses by five horses! Divide these two lowly slaves by five horses!" The guards agreed resoundingly, and stretched out their hands to drag the two of them away. Concubine Yu curled up her lips slightly, with a icy smile, and sneered hissingly, "An adulterer and an adulterer, death is not a pity." The emperor didn't look at her either, "It's true that death is not a pity. Even if you die a thousand times, it's hard to vent your hatred." He paused, "I'll give you an order, Concubine Xun Huo Shuo Te suddenly fell ill and died." The bottom line of his words was a strong killing intent, even though Yan Wan was favored, she didn't feel a shudder, she quietly backed away for half a point, her pair of misty and wonderful eyes were only fixed on Ling Yunche, seeing his complexion pale and pale, in her heart The sourness became stronger, and in an instant, the emperor's eyes swept across Ling Yunche like a cold arrow, "Ling Yunche, the imperial guard, has contributed to rescuing the queen and the prince, and will be rewarded with a yellow jacket." He asked softly, "Queen, do you return to Yongzheng?" Ok?" The bottom of her heart was as cold as ice, permeating every crevice of her limbs and bones from head to toe, but she still maintained the most decent and gentle smile, with her eyes downcast, and said softly: "It's all good." Jin Bu shook her temples The sparkling pearl light swayed, making a face so transparent that it seemed to be emitting a faint luster.It's a pity that the luster is gloomy and gloomy, just like her state of mind at this time. The emperor took two steps closer, touched Yongjin's head, motioned for Rong Pei to take him away, and took Ruyi's hand, "It's windy, don't stand here. Go back to my big tent." This is a closeness that hasn't been seen in a long time. Yan Wan led the crowd to stand behind, knowingly said: "The courtiers and concubines are waiting to send the emperor and queen off." Ruyi's hand was held in his palm, it was wet and cold.It was the sweat from her palm, the imprint left at the moment of fear and helplessness, not as warm and dry as his palm.She endured and endured, gently pulled out her hand, lowered her face and said in a low voice, "The emperor is about to shoot Anuoda, why should you be so impatient, risking Yongzheng's life! Concubine It is not a pity to die, but Yongzheng is your real son!" The emperor turned his head to look at her in astonishment, his eyes turned from warm to cold. He carried her and continued to look ahead, "My direct son is not so useless. If Yong Lian is here, he will be alert and protect himself. When Yongqi was young, he wouldn't be so useless." He looked up to the sky and sighed, and suddenly his voice was like a loud bell, "Dragon begets dragon and phoenix, why is the son born to me and you so mediocre!" But with a short word, everyone behind him was shocked.Everyone's face changed, looking at the empress at a loss. Ruyi was struck by lightning, but she didn't hear her own heartbeat.I can't even feel the pulling pain.She looked back at Yongzhen who was a few steps away with an aggrieved face, and felt absurd and sad, "Even though Yongzhen's aptitude is not as good as Yongqi's, but the children are young and sensitive, and they all regard their parents' words as their destiny. How can they do this?" How to slander in front of people! Tell Yongzhen how to behave in the future!" Ruyi felt a surge of evil in her heart, and said coldly: "The emperor is so wise, how can Yongjin compare!" Concubine Yu heard this verse, relying on the emperor's concern for her face these days, she walked a few steps quickly, swung her waist, twisted forward, raised her silk and said, "Oh! Your Majesty is right, even though dragons give birth to dragons, But if it’s not a phoenix but a pheasant, how can it produce a good one!” The emperor ignored her, but just put his hands behind his back and sighed, "If Yong Lian and Yong Cong were here, with the gentle and gentle character of Empress Xiaoxian teaching them carefully, it would not be desolate under my knees today." Just this one word left all the scholars behind. Yongqi was still vigilant, and immediately knelt down and said, "Today's misfortune is due to my ignorance. But please calm down the emperor's anger, and my servant must take strict precautions, so that such things that disturb the holy car are not allowed." The emperor gave a soft "huh" and said gently, "You are my good son. Today's cooking for the Huo Shuote family is also your decisive decision." Yongqi thanked En and stood up, embraced Yongzheng who was full of astonishment and grievance, and said: "The twelfth brother is young, and he has never seen such a scene before. It is inevitable that he will be frightened. I will take the twelfth brother back to comfort him. In the future, I will Bring your twelve younger brothers to ride horses and shoot arrows, forget your ancestors and win the world immediately." The emperor nodded slightly.Seeing Concubine Yu by her side, Ruyi became even more disgusted.She hadn't noticed the sharpness of her tone, and suddenly stared at the cheerful Concubine Yu, and scolded: "If you have meritorious service, you should be rewarded, if you are guilty, you should be punished! Concubine Yu, are you guilty?" Concubine Yu was startled, raised her proud head, and whispered softly: "Empress, my concubine discovered the assassin and called the police in advance to protect the emperor, what is the crime?" Ruyi's face was stern, her long black hair was tied up in a high bun, and a nine-wind golden step that was about to fly in the horizontal hairpin trembled unceasingly, dragging out a blurred light, "If you hadn't spoken out rashly, how could Yongzheng have done it?" Being held hostage, you risked your life! You gambled on the royal heirs, and you couldn't keep your composure, what if the assassin violently raged because of you and hurt the emperor?" Concubine Yu was not convinced, she argued forcefully: "The emperor is protected by a god, everything is safe!" Ruyi said coldly: "Really? The safety of the emperor and the safety of the heirs, how can you put yourself in danger! Concubine Xun and Anuoda committed the crime first, but you will cause a storm in the end. Come on. People, give Ben Gong a slap on her mouth, and make her remember today's lesson." Concubine Yu saw that the emperor was indifferently ignoring her, so she also became afraid, immediately knelt down, sobbing and said: "Your Majesty, the Empress misunderstands my concubine..." Where did the emperor let her finish speaking, he stretched out his right hand slightly to support Concubine Ying's arm, and said: "I'm very tired, I'm going to your place." He didn't look back, "Concubine Ling, after punishing Concubine Yu, I will send you off as usual. Go back to the palace." Yan Wan twisted her waist and said softly: "Yes. Are you still grounded?" The emperor said: "It is the queen's responsibility to punish her. As for the confinement, there is no need for it." Concubine Ying was overjoyed, and hurriedly hugged the emperor to go.Concubine Yu, who was stupefied, stayed there, not knowing whether it was sadness or joy. Ruyi hugged Yongzhen tightly as the wind whistled on the grassland, and said in a deep voice, "Do it." There are two kinds of so-called slap and mouth, one is to slap the cheek and face, which is an ordinary punishment, and the other is to hit the lips with a three-inch long ebony board.The ebony board was solid, and it would swell if it was hit, and the skin and flesh would crack, and the teeth would fall off.Rong Pei had never seen Ruyi so angry before, she immediately took the ebony board from Sanbao, rolled up her sleeves and started to do it.Concubine Yu was so frightened that she struggled to beg for mercy, the two young eunuchs immediately went up to hold her tightly, and to prevent her from yelling and cursing, they restrained her mouth with white silk, and Rong Pei raised her hand to beat her. Although the emperor left, all the concubines were there, seeing the ebony board touch the delicate flesh, splashing little drops of blood.Yan Wan didn't know what kind of anger she was holding, and she also froze and refused to intercede.Everyone saw that the empress and concubine were not in a good mood, and they didn't like Concubine Yu's former Qiao Zhang, and no one was willing to intercede.Concubine Yu wriggled to dodge, but she couldn't dodge it, Rong Pei's strikes were both ruthless and precise, merciless, until blood splashed, and there was a muffled sound, Concubine Yu's front teeth fell down with blood, bang The ground fell to the ground, jumped twice, and rolled away in a bloody mess. Kegui was timid, he exclaimed in shock, and hid behind Hailan.Hailan patted her hand gently, turned her head and said softly: "The rules have been done. The empress don't get angry anymore, please let the noble concubine decide to send sister Yu back tomorrow morning." Yan Wan's face was expressionless, "Sister Yu Concubine is right." She looked at Concubine Yu, as insignificant as she looked at dust, "It's easy to fill the teeth. But Concubine Yu should also remember what to say and what to say It shouldn't be said." After finishing speaking, Ruyi got up first, and everyone left, leaving Concubine Yu alone, angry and afraid, she fell to the ground weeping. Yan Wan returned to the tent, her hibiscus face sank coldly, her breath was deep and depressing.Seeing that she looked bad, Chunchan hurriedly sent everyone out, eagerly serving a bowl of cherry cheese.The milk curd cream is like snow, and the cherries are made into dried fruits at the end of this year. Each one is like bright red coral beads, which still has a sweet and mellow taste, which is mouth-watering. Chunchan carefully looked at her face and said: "My lord, drink a bowl of crispy cheese to moisten your throat. I was frightened just now..." Yan Wan sternly said: "It's fright! Bengong didn't expect him to die to such an extent!" Her voice was sharp, although she tried her best to keep it down, but it was like a piece of broken porcelain cutting sharply, dragging a long and sharp end, " It's all the fault of Concubine Yu, a lowly maidservant, for causing these troubles! What a bitch with a lot of gossip!" Yan Wan picked up the crispy cheese cup in Chunchan's hand, raised her hand high, and wanted to throw it to the ground.Chunchan was so frightened that she knelt down and said urgently: "Little master, there are too many disturbances tonight, please don't startle Shengjia." This is very reasonable.Yan Wan is already the mother of several children, and she also has the responsibility of assisting the Six Palaces, so she has a high position and authority.When it was alarmed for a while, it was another storm.Yan Wan's face twitched, she tried her best to restrain herself and put it down slowly, and said nonchalantly: "This pastry is cold, remove it." After she finished speaking, she still couldn't understand, "Why is the emperor so soft-hearted? The lowly servant girl is so frivolous, she should be sent back to be grounded, so that she can't see the light of day!" Chunchan smiled slightly, "My lord, don't you think that the emperor's lenient concubine Yu is because the empress's weight in the emperor's heart has lightened again?" Yan Wan was startled, then understood immediately, and said lightly, "Maybe. Poor Ling Yunche, who desperately saved a woman that the emperor doesn't value, what is he worth? Could it be that he couldn't let go of her like this in his eyes and heart?" Is it gone?" Yan Wan turned her face away, the corners of her eyes flickered brightly, Chunchan thought it was because too many pearls were ground into the Butterfly Powder used for facial makeup today, that made her so beautiful.After taking a closer look, I realized that it was a crystal teardrop, thinly hanging on the side of the dimple, falling continuously. Chunchan was so frightened that she didn't dare to look up for a while.After an unknown amount of time, Yan Wan said in a deep voice, "Where is my makeup box?" Chunchan hurriedly went to fetch it. It was a small sandalwood double-layer makeup box, covered with thin gold leaf pattern of acacia and happiness, and inlaid with colored snow-white millet beads, which was extremely delicate and gorgeous.Because it was late at night, there were only a few small oil lamps in the tent, and the dim light made my eyes astringent.Yan Wan raised her slender hand, and the box opened, Chunchan only felt that her eyes were full of pearls, and she couldn't open her eyes.The box was piled with several emeralds the size of a thumb, and the glass was emerald green.Jadeite has two colors of ice species and emerald species, like still water sinking, Wang in the box.There are even more pearls scattered among them, it is hard to count, only the grains are round, golden and moist, they are golden pearls produced in the sea.There are also red, sapphire and two-color watermelon tourmaline scattered there, all of which are rare. Chunchan knew that Yan Wan had always cherished these treasures, and that after she regained her favor, she gave birth again and again, the emperor was delighted, and he rewarded her a lot, plus she had invited pets over the years, which was quite a lot.However, Yan Wan's eyes were lingering for a while, and she opened the bottom drawer, found a hidden compartment, and took out a silver ring. With sharp eyes, Chunchan could see that the ruby ​​on it was just made of crushed ruby ​​shavings. Although it was also a bright red color, its brilliance had withered and had no brilliance, so it was really not worth much.Even if it is placed in this box, those precious jewels and emeralds will be tarnished.How can it compare to those blood rubies the size of pigeon eggs, which are shining in splendor and flowing in color. But Chunchan recognized it. Occasionally, on extremely rare occasions, Yan Wan would take out this ring and put it on her finger.For example, the day before she just waited for Yan Wan to go to bed; for example, that year when Ling Yunche was called into Yongshou Palace; for example, when Yan Wan noticed that Ling Yunche had strange eyes on the queen.She didn't dare to think about it, and she didn't want to think about those secret and weird old secrets.Those unimaginable pasts are just like this ring being worn by Yan Wan on her slender finger that is as well maintained as a spring onion. Chunchan finally couldn't bear it and said: "My lord, look at that pigeon's blood red gem. If you ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a ring, it will best show the brilliance of the ruby ​​against your fair complexion." Yan Wan lowered her head, thoughtfully, gently stroking the gem powder ring on her finger, "Some things start at a young age, even though they are vulgar, it doesn't matter if you wear them. It also reminds me not to forget the old ways .” Chunchan has always known that this master is most jealous of others mentioning her palace background, the daughter of a criminal minister.Now that she mentioned it to herself, she couldn't talk to each other, so she had to tactfully persuade: "My lord and Master Ling have an old friendship in the past, and my lord is kind, so I naturally sympathize with Master Ling's dangerous situation today. It's just that Master Ling has contributed to saving the queen, so naturally he will rise to the top." , you don’t need to worry, my lord.” Yan Wan's eyes turned red, she turned her head away, clutched the silk in her hand and said: "Whether he is on the rise or self-destructive, I am afraid that he will not be able to tell the difference. He is so brave in front of the emperor, desperate to save the queen and ten Second elder brother, doesn't it seem that the emperor is cold..." Chunchan said wittily: "Yes! Master Ling is desperate, what else is my master caring about?" Yan Wan was startled, looking at Chunchan with tears in her eyes, Chunchan said in a low voice, "Ling Yunche is damaged, It can completely overthrow the queen, no matter how bad it is, it will shake the foundation of the queen. My little master, please don't forget Madam Wei's advice before she died." Yan Wanjing was quiet for a while, and said coldly: "The adulterer and adulteress are really useless, if you hold Yongjin hostage, you can't just settle it once and for all. It would be better if we die together." Chunchan said calmly: "Although he is the son of the empress who has fallen out of favor, he still has the status of a legitimate son. Once we are together, our little elder brother can have hope. What a pity. So, in the future, we still count on it." You can't count on others." The hustle and bustle has gone, the night is deep, the insects on the grassland are densely chirping, clear to the ear, the wind blows coolly, and the tent bulges slightly, like undulating waves.The light flickered a few more times, Yan Wan remained silent, her clear face darkened.