Chapter 53 Chapter Fifty-third

After Zi Mian left, Long Baiyue didn't want to play any more. She carried a lotus lantern and walked to Cuiying Hall alone.She bought the lotus lamp as a gift to Princess Yunyang, and she didn't know how to please this princess whose temper is always unpredictable——Yunyang is only sixteen years old, but he seems to have insight into everything in the world, no matter what happens What always sneers. Long Baiyue raised the warm lotus lantern in front of her eyes, and looked at the candlelight in the layers of pink tulle, feeling a little melancholy in her heart - even though there are thousands of styles, coming to this cold palace, she immediately felt lonely.

... Empress Jiaren stood at the height of the palace building, looking at the noisy Fendai Sanqian at her feet, she couldn't help but feel complacent, almost intoxicated by such a peaceful scene. Her cousin Mrs. Cao was by her side, and the two ladies looked at each other and smiled, their slender eyebrows and eyes still charming. The wind of Shangyuan night blew the sea of ​​lights, and waves of light shone over the capital. Mrs. Cao took her hand off the stove and stroked the cool hair on her temples under the hood: "Queen..." "Yep?" "My husband thinks that it is deeply inappropriate for the empress to assign that Long Baiyue to Cuiying Hall."

... Holding the lamp, Long Baiyue walked gently into the Cuiying Hall.There was no one in the hall, and it was not known whether the other palace people were out to play or had already fallen asleep. She quietly walked towards the Nuan Pavilion—although this is not in line with the rules set by Princess Yunyang, today is different from usual, she has a gift to bring her, making an exception, it shouldn't be a big problem. ... "What? How do you get rid of a little court lady? Do you still need the Prime Minister to speak up?" Empress Jiaren narrowed her eyes and looked at Mrs. Cao with a gloomy expression.

"Don't dare... My husband said that he was negligent and didn't report to the queen - that Long Baiyue has a very close relationship with Lord Zi Mian, so it's better for her to avoid Cuiying Hall." "Oh? The prime minister is worried, afraid that Long Baiyue will find out something?" ... When approaching the Nuan Pavilion, Long Baiyue heard some strange movements. She didn't react at first, and just walked in with the lamp.Until she heard Yunyang's coquettish moans clearly, a man's excited growl was wrapped in the familiar yet unfamiliar tone, and the sound of clouds and rain made her freeze in place for an instant.

She, how could she forget this voice. Long Baiyue's hands began to tremble, she forgot how to breathe, her head went blank with a buzz, and she could only stare straight at the depths of the Nuan Pavilion. ... Empress Jiaren glanced at Mrs. Cao, and casually snorted, "What's the matter? Anyway, it's a cold palace. Besides, the Holy Majesty has already decided to send Princess Yunyang to the Liao Kingdom for marriage in the spring. At that time, everything about Cuiying Hall will be settled will end." ... She, what did she see? Long Baiyue's whole body was limp and weak, and she retreated step by step in a numb manner.She wanted to tell herself that all this was an illusion, that the two figures entangled behind the brocade couch and gauze curtain were an illusion; that ocher yellow dragon robe scattered on the ground was also an illusion...

The men and women in the tent are still wanton and lustful, seemingly unaware of Long Baiyue's inadvertent peeking, and they are chanting crazily.Holding the lamp, Long Baiyue retreated step by step, the pink halo of the lotus lamp made her face paler.It wasn't until she was far away from the Nuan Pavilion that her body began to tremble in relief. Long Baiyue blew out the lotus lantern, she didn't dare to go back to the maid's room, she tried her best to find the darkest and cramped corner in Cuiying Hall, curled her body into a ball.The small space gave her a sense of security, and at this moment her messy head began to grasp some clues in a daze—the princess had an affair with others, and the ocher yellow dragon robe could only belong to the Holy Majesty——口口? !

Long Baiyue only felt that everything in the world collapsed, and everything around her was buzzing in her ears.A catastrophe is imminent—she finds out that the emperor and the princess are talking, how can she live!Trembling, Long Baiyue stretched out her hands to cover her lips tightly, but her fingers were bitten by trembling teeth. No wonder everyone in Cuiying Hall was like a walking corpse, she was the only one who was kept in the dark, unaware that her death was approaching, and lived happily every day! In extreme horror, Long Baiyue's eyes widened, she was in a daze for a long time, and suddenly a delicate lotus lantern illuminated Long Baiyue's face.She looked up in astonishment, and found that Princess Yunyang was actually holding a lantern, looking at her with a half-smile: "So you also want to give me a lotus lantern."

Long Baiyue lowered her head, looked at the already extinguished lotus lantern in her hand, and suddenly knocked it aside: "Princess, spare me—" She crawled to Princess Yunyang's feet, knelt down, and kowtowed desperately—she couldn't die yet, if she died here at this moment, all the previous hard work would have been in vain: "Princess, spare me, this servant will not say anything." "Hey," Princess Yunyang sneered, "I've heard this a lot, even if you are dumb, you still can't live - I was very satisfied with you and wanted to keep you, but unfortunately, you understand too quickly gone."

Long Baiyue trembled all over, and slowly raised her head.On Princess Yunyang's dark purple brocade cloak, the crimson bat embroidered with fangs and claws seemed to be grinning at Long Baiyue.The princess's expression was as indifferent and haughty as before, she didn't feel flustered when her abnormality was discovered, and she didn't show any emotion of begging for mercy from Long Baiyue. The princess will not let her go, so far Long Baiyue has finally come to his senses, she is not willing to sit and wait for death, she has to die without knowing why!Long Baiyue didn't beg for mercy anymore, she got up, stared at Princess Yunyang cautiously, retreated step by step, and when she had retreated a roughly safe distance, she immediately turned around and ran out of Cuiying Hall.

Where can she go?Long Baiyue thought desperately: It's not feasible to go to the queen for help, she will be silenced; to go to the medical bureau to find the imperial doctors will only drag them down, what should she do?Zi Mian, only Zi Mian can save her, but where is Zi Mian? Long Baiyue's tears fell in the night wind, she could only keep running, as if fear was the road under her feet, and she could run to the end.Unexpectedly, this road had no direction and no end, and she got lost in the vast bamboo forest of Cuiying Hall.Long Baiyue stopped and looked around in panic. The night fog was getting thicker and thicker, and the bamboo forest rustled in the wind, like a ghost crying at night.The slender bamboo shadows intertwined, surrounded Long Baiyue like a cage, making it impossible for her to escape.

A halo of light suddenly lit up in the thick fog, wandering around, gradually approaching Long Baiyue.Princess Yunyang's voice pierced through the mist, clear and clear like a nightingale, but still cold and ruthless: "You can't escape Cuiying Palace, don't do useless work." Long Baiyue backed away trembling all over, not giving up the last struggle like a dying prey.She had nowhere to go, so she simply staggered into the bamboo forest, but bumped her head into a lump of softness. "Oh, what are you running around like crazy?" Bao'er clutched her stomach and screamed in pain, "Everyone is fascinated now, during the Lantern Festival, Lingbao insisted on doing carpentry; when he came to look for you, you bumped into me again, Ouch..." Long Baiyue clasped Bao'er's arm tightly with both hands, she raised her face, her pale face full of tears frightened Bao'er.Bao'er was stunned, and stammered stupidly: "You, what's wrong with you?" "Bao'er," Long Baiyue was completely powerless at the moment, and could only lean softly in Bao'er's arms, "Help me..." Bao'er hasn't figured out the situation in front of her, she can only follow Long Baiyue's horrified eyes to find the source of her fear - the halo disperses the thick fog, the lotus lantern is already in front of her eyes, and the beauty with the lantern is in front of her. Yuexia laughed so captivatingly. Bao'er stared blankly at Princess Yunyang, speechless in shock.A dark purple bat-pattern cloak is pressed against the white silk skirt, the gold-plated emerald buttons are not fastened, the silver-red neckline is open, exposing the skin like snow; the long black hair is loosely scattered on the shoulders, and a few blue silks blown by the night wind slide across the country face.There are so many kinds of amorous feelings, such a charming attitude... She didn't believe that such a beauty could be a woman in the world. Princess Yunyang looked Bao'er up and down, the smile on her face disappeared suddenly, she frowned, and suddenly said: "Lian Shanyue?" Bao'er trembled all over, and started to tremble like Long Baiyue: "Aunt, aunt..." The situation changed rapidly, and Long Baiyue's life was temporarily saved. Princess Yunyang no longer paid attention to Long Baiyue, she raised her sleeves and greeted Bao'er: "Since you're here, let's go in and have a seat." The thick fog around them dissipated in an instant, and the vast bamboo sea that had been trapping Long Baiyue just now returned to its original appearance. Long Baiyue did not run far away, and even the Cuiying Hall was a few feet away from them—— Everything is just an illusion created by Princess Yunyang with magic. The three of them returned to Cuiying Hall, and Bao'er started to spin around excitedly: "Wow, Auntie, so you live here, it's really a luxury!" Long Baiyue was still in shock, she just sat on the side stupidly, watching Princess Yunyang exchange greetings with Bao'er. Princess Yunyang put down her cloak, leaned into the brocade couch, and pointed her fingers at Bao'er: "Come here, let Auntie have a look." Bao'er moved closer to Princess Yunyang, and Princess Yunyang patted her on the head: "You really think of yourself as a human being, how can I look at you like this?" Bao'er immediately turned into a fox when she heard the words, and acted like a baby against Princess Yunyang.Princess Yunyang flipped through Bao'er's fur to see the luster of the color, opened the animal's mouth to look at Bao'er's teeth, and patted her very satisfied: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have grown well in the past two years." Bao'er changed back to her human form, and said with a playful smile: "I never thought that my aunt would live here." "Well, I've lived here all these years," Princess Yunyang smiled, her eyes no longer cold. "The feng shui here is good, and there are ninety-five supreme beings for me to harvest. It's a good place to practice." Princess Yunyang was obviously younger and more tender than Bao'er, but Bao'er snuggled into her arms, calling her aunt over and over again.Slowly, Long Baiyue finally came to her senses, she was no longer afraid, but was so ecstatic that she was trembling all over. Kneeling in front of Princess Yunyang with a plop, Long Baiyue fumbled for her skirt, her voice trembling with excitement: "Princess, were you also in this palace twenty-four years ago?" "Twenty-four years ago?" Princess Yunyang laughed evilly, "Have you forgotten? I'm only sixteen years old?" Long Baiyue was stunned, her silly appearance made Princess Yunyang tremble with laughter: "At that time, Concubine Hua lived in Cuiying Hall." "Concubine Hua?" "En, of course," Princess Yunyang said triumphantly, pointing to her nose, "That Concubine Hua... is also me."