Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Poisoned Alcohol

The news that the rebels were wiped out spread to Yecheng, and the emperor Longyan was overjoyed, and ordered Chang Gong to escort all the prisoners, including Gao Sihao's family, to Yecheng. This time, it took Chang Gong less than a month from the start to the return of the victory, which can be described as a quick victory. As soon as she returned to Yecheng, Chang Gong heard a shocking news before she entered the palace to face the saint: Langya King Gao Yan passed away! "Xiao Tie, what the hell is going on!" When she heard the news, she felt a rush of anger and blood. Sadness, anger, or other emotions, even she didn't understand, and the most irritating What hurt her so much was that Gao Yan was Uncle Jiu's favorite child!

"I know you must have this reaction, and I don't believe that Gao Yan will die of such an inexplicable illness, so I went to the palace to find out." Xiao Tie poured her a cup of tea, "Thanks to Lord Hulu, I didn't let the matter go. The commotion was even bigger, but the emperor was already murderous at that time. I heard from the maid that Gao Yan would try to avoid the emperor's poisoning every time before eating, but she was always negligent. A few days ago, the emperor took advantage of the empress dowager Sleeping, tricking Gao Yan to get up early to hunt, but the guards carried him to his palace and beheaded him. It was said that he died of a sudden illness."

Chang Gong sat down weakly, his mind was in chaos.Could it be that in the Gao family, the tragedy of brotherly fratricide will always be staged?How sad it would be if Uncle Jiu found out about it... In her mind, the scene where little Gao Wei insisted on riding her as a horse in the Changguang Palace a long time ago, how could such a pure and kind child become so cruel? The person he killed with his own hands was his own younger brother... "Brother Heng Jia especially wanted me to remind you before leaving, no matter what happens in the palace, you should not speak out, let alone have any complaints in front of the emperor, you must be patient and wait for him to come back." Xiao Tie suddenly said again.

Chang Gong's heart moved, she understood what Heng Jia meant. "By the way, this is a letter that Brother Heng Jia entrusted someone to bring from Mobei. It has just arrived a few days ago." Xiao Tie handed an unopened letter to Chang Gong. Chang Gong snatched it away, and there were a few gleams of color between his eyebrows and eyes. His movements, which were still stiff at first, were suddenly injected with vitality and became agile.She moved her eyes closer and studied the paper carefully.After a quick glance at a few lines, her eyes became brighter and she said softly, "Hang Jia will be back in ten days!"

"Really?" Xiao Tie couldn't help but be delighted. Chang Gong nodded, "It's good if I can leave here, I seem to be getting more and more unsuitable for this palace." She thought for a while, then looked at her again, "Xiao Tie, what are you going to do next? I'm going to Mobei, or..." "How can I say that I'm also your princess, of course I'm going with you." Xiao Tie rolled up a smile. Chang Gong patted her on the head, "Xiao Tie, I have wronged you all these years. You are not young now, if this continues, your lifelong event will be delayed."

Xiao Tie's face changed slightly, "Are you driving me away?" She quickly shook her head, "That's not what I mean, I just feel that you can no longer be bound by the status of Princess Lanling. After all, you want to get married, right?" Xiao Tie curled his lips, "Isn't this good now? I can still cover you and Brother Heng Jia..." Chang Gong's face seemed a little embarrassed, "You already knew?" "Of course, I'm not a fool." Xiao Tie glanced at her, "I'm happy for you and Brother Heng Jia. After all, in this world, it's not easy to find someone who you like and who also likes you."

Chang Gong looked up and saw that she showed a thoughtful look, and couldn't help but said: "Xiao Tie, you will meet such a person too." A bright smile flashed in Xiao Tie's eyes, "Finding someone you like depends on fate. Life is long, if you meet a perfect love, of course you are lucky in three lives; if you don't meet someone you like, you will never wither, A flower that blooms alone is as fragrant." Chang Gong was taken aback for a moment, very surprised that Xiao Tie said such a thing, this girl seems to be more and more mature... "Then you can go back to Mobei with me first, and we can talk about it when we get there."

Within a few days, the emperor took his ministers to Jinyang.This time he was ingenious and wanted to hold a meritorious ceremony on the Fen River. In the early spring of February, everything is recovering. The snow that has accumulated all winter slowly melts away. The warmth of the body comes.The river water broke through the thin ice floes and surged joyfully. The ice floes flowed with the river water and were gradually melted by the sun. Finally——spring is coming soon. The dragon boat on which the emperor rides is gorgeous, with a high dragon head, a flying body, exquisite carvings, a high curled dragon tail, and several layers of double-eave pavilions on the dragon body.It's just that it still can't hide the faint smell of decay and the decay of the fading magnificence.The emperor hugged his beloved concubine Feng Xiaolian, and was talking and laughing with a group of ministers. The accompanying musicians were playing the beautiful piano sound, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the slender strings into a sparkling golden red.The quiet string sounds flowed softly under their fingers like a gurgling stream, revealing an indescribable meaning and gentleness.

But many people know that this mildness is just an illusion. Of course Chang Gong knew it too, especially when she noticed Feng Xiaolian's obviously hostile eyes, an inexplicable uneasiness filled her heart.When he saw the emperor who just killed his younger brother playing around as if nothing had happened, his heart was controlled by an inexplicable irritability. After having fun for a while, the emperor turned his eyes and landed on Chang Gong.He seemed to be in a good mood, so he walked up to Chang Gong unexpectedly, took her hand affectionately and said, "King Lanling, you are worthy of being our ever-victorious general in Daqi. I heard that you As a general who dispatches troops, he always works diligently and meticulously, and is deeply respected and loved by the soldiers. On the battlefield, although there are many fruits, they must be shared with the soldiers, so they gain their strength. It is really a blessing for me to have such a good prince. !"

"I don't dare to be a minister, the emperor praised me absurdly." Chang Gong quickly used a few official phrases. "However, as a prince, you can just sit and command on the battlefield. Why do you charge into the enemy's formation by yourself every time? If you enter the enemy's formation too deep, if there is danger, the consequences will be disastrous." The emperor held the wine himself and handed it to her. Seeing the emperor's brown eyes, which were exactly the same as those of Uncle Jiu, showing a hint of worry, Chang Gong felt the long-lost sense of familiarity hit him like this. A long time ago, she often saw such a pair of eyes full of worry. Her brown eyes... Her chest was sore, and she blurted out: "Family affairs and state affairs, both public and private, I should do this. As a member of the royal family, it is my duty to charge forward and be kind to family affairs. "

The emperor smiled and nodded his approval.At this time, Han Changluan, who was standing behind the emperor, whispered something in his ear, which made the emperor's face change suddenly.With a gloomy face, he waved his robe sleeves, went back to the Yutan and sat down. Chang Gong didn't know what was going on, but she knew one thing, that is, Han Changluan would never say anything good.But after thinking about it, there seemed to be nothing wrong with my words and deeds just now, so I didn't take it seriously. Several cauldrons were set up on the deck of the ship, and the guards brought up the captives and threw them into the cauldrons one by one.The dozen or so people who were brought up here were basically generals under Gao Sihao. Maybe they knew that they would die. All of these people were expressionless. It was only because he couldn't bear the great pain that he screamed... Chang Gong sighed softly and turned his head. If he knew this was the result, he might as well kill them on the battlefield to save them from suffering. This kind of meritorious service ceremony really made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles. After all the captives were cooked and killed, the emperor ordered someone to hang Gao Sihao’s wife on the wooden pillars of the boat, so that the eunuchs in the palace and soldiers of the imperial guards would use her as a target to practice archery to relieve their anger. .The woman who was stripped naked and hung upside down on the high pole kept screaming and screaming, extremely miserable.Everyone bent their bows and set arrows, and after a while, they shot the woman into a hedgehog.But the woman couldn't die for a while, she tossed and turned on the top of the pole, tossing and crying.The servant next to the emperor was ordered to throw the cloth stained with oil on the woman, and then set fire to it and threw it on her body. The woman instantly turned into a ball of fire, and the shrill screams did not go away for a long time... Most of the civil servants on the ship couldn't bear to look at it any longer, but those warriors and eunuchs who accompanied the emperor to play all applauded and laughed loudly. Chang Gong lowered his head, clenched his fists, and tried his best to suppress all the anger.What Gao Sihao once said suddenly came to mind: "With such a dog emperor, such courtiers...there is no hope for this country at all...the only way out is to overthrow them..." For the first time, her heart began to shake. Could it be that what she wants to protect—are these people? At this time, the emperor also took a bow and wanted to shoot at the dying woman, but he was not skilled enough, so in a rage, he blamed the eunuchs under him, and immediately ordered sixteen of them to be pushed onto the boat. beheaded.Those people who were still applauding and laughing just now had no idea that bad luck had come to them in a blink of an eye, and their heads had already been chopped off before they had time to beg for mercy. All the ministers watched this scene in horror, and no one dared to say a word. The emperor seemed to feel that he was not satisfied, and ordered Gao Sihao's child to be brought up, and he did the same.The two children, a boy and a girl, were only six or seven years old, and their eyes were already blurred with tears when they were escorted up. They must have heard their mother's screams.They were even more horrified when they saw the tragic scene of their mother being burned to death... The little girl cried loudly, and the boy was the queen after all, so she wiped away her tears and cursed loudly, "Dog Emperor!" The muscles around the emperor's mouth moved slightly, but he laughed again, "No wonder your father dared to rebel, even a child is so bold. Come here, drop these two children on the wooden pillar, and cut off their flesh with one knife. ..." Before he could finish his words, he saw a flash of silver light, and the two children fell down with a plop. Looking again, there was a wound in each of their throats, because the sword was clean and fast. , so after a while, blood spurted from their throats. Everyone looked at the person who drew the sword in shock, only to see that handsome young man wiped the blood on the sword, then gently inserted it back into the scabbard, stood up calmly, and said politely: "Your Majesty, these two children dared to be rude to the Emperor. I was so angry that I rushed to take action. But I know that this move was too reckless. Please, Majesty Jiang, blame this humble minister." The expression on the emperor's face was a bit stiff, but since the other party had already said that, he could only forcefully smile, "Prince Lanling, you also acted for me, why would I blame you? Well, today This is the end of the game, the banquet should begin." "Thank you, Your Majesty!" When Chang Gong sat down again, he felt a layer of cold sweat dripping from his back.Looking at the two corpses that were dragged away, her expression became sad for a while. Hanga, come back quickly.She doesn't want to stay here any longer. After the banquet was over, the ministers left in small boats one after another. In the big dragon boat, apart from the maids and servants, only the emperor, his favorite concubine Feng Shu, and Han Changluan who accompanied him like a shadow remained. "Your Majesty, what do you think is the status of this Lanling King? I just told you that when he said that the family affairs were kind, he obviously had an objection. He is just a courtier of the Emperor. What does the Emperor's family affairs have to do with him? It must be in his heart." Only a ghost would say such a thing." Han Changluan said angrily. The emperor stared at the river without saying a word, his face was ashen. "That's right, Lord Han is right. King Lanling is dissatisfied with you at all. He just made such a move just now, and he simply doesn't take you seriously. If he said that he didn't have any objections, the concubine would not believe it." .” Feng Xiaolian also took the opportunity to add fuel. Han Changluan forgot to glance at Feng Xiaolian, and the two quickly exchanged glances. Their keen senses told them that this was Ge's best chance to bring down King Lanling. "But it's no wonder, Your Majesty, you also know that King Lanling has always been close to King Langya. Now that you know that he died like this, you must have doubts about the Emperor, so you are dissatisfied with the Emperor... Then let him go decently." ..." Feng Xiaolian did not continue. Although the emperor still didn't speak, his face became more and more ugly.The betrayal of his brother Gao Yan was the most shameful thing in his life. "Your Majesty, I heard that King Langya went to see King Lanling before..." Han Changluan interjected mysteriously, "It can be seen that King Lanling already knew about this matter. Although he didn't participate, he didn't report it earlier. Your Majesty, isn't this obviously on the side of King Langya?" "Okay, don't talk about it!" The emperor seemed to be thinking about something, and blurted out: "But he has made a lot of contributions after all..." "Your Majesty," Han Changluan smiled meaningfully, "Don't you think his contribution is too great? If he imitates Gao Sihao, I'm afraid it will be time..." The emperor's mind suddenly recalled the scene of playing horse riding games with Chang Gong in the Changguang Palace a long time ago, but only for a moment, he heard his own cold voice, "Han Changluan, those who are not loyal to me, you How to deal with it?" An inscrutable smile appeared on Han Changluan's lips, "Your Majesty, the best way for someone who is not loyal to you is to make him disappear forever." The emperor seemed a little tired, he hugged Feng Xiaolian and walked towards the cabin, after walking a few steps, he said in a low voice: "Then let him walk with dignity." Another two days passed in a flash. Ever since he woke up in the morning, Chang Gong felt that today's weather was a bit strange, the whole sky was gray, and it looked like it was going to snow.But now it is early spring, and it is common sense that there will be no more snow. Unexpectedly, when it was almost night, the sky was really covered with fine snow, which was like a butterfly with broken wings falling on the ground, and then quickly melted. It was a pity for a short time. A few wisps of fine snow drifted into the room from the window, as if it was so white that it did not belong to this filthy world. "It's so strange, why is it snowing all the time?" Xiao Tie asked in surprise as he added incense to the incense stick. "Yes..." Chang Gong replied absently. Xiao Tie blinked, "By the way, Brother Heng Jia will be back in two days." Sing Gong's complexion turned red slightly, and he deliberately acted as if he just remembered, "Mmmm, it seems so." "What 'seems to be', you must have been counting the days with your fingers, and now you are deliberately pretending not to remember." Xiao Tie said reluctantly. Chang Gong was choked all of a sudden, coughed lightly twice, and said threateningly: "Xiao Tie, do you still want to go to Mobei with me?" This trump card was really useful, Xiao Tie immediately put on a flattering smile, threw his whole body on her body, and said delicately, "Husband, don't abandon my servant..." The corner of Chang Gong's mouth twitched, and he laughed out loud. At this time, a maid's voice suddenly sounded at the door, "My lord, someone from the palace has arrived and is waiting in the hall." Chang Gong raised his eyebrows in surprise, "People in the palace?" For some reason, the familiar uneasiness surged in her heart again, and she looked up at Xiao Tie, only to find that her face was terribly pale. "Brother Chang Gong, why did the palace send someone here at this time?" There was a tremor in her voice. "It's nothing, maybe the emperor suddenly thought of something for me to do." She smiled, got up and walked out of the room. The fine snow fell outside the door, but it fell on the ground and melted again, wet like tears lying on the ground... When he walked into the hall, he saw that Wang Ge, who used to pass the news, was already waiting there. His expression was very strange. On the table beside him, there was an exquisite purple and gold jug. "Wang's servant, what's the matter for coming so late?" Chang Gong smiled at him. He raised his head, looked at her fixedly, his facial expression kept changing, and finally said the words he least wanted to pass on in his life, "According to the emperor's order, the minister is here to send the prince on his way!" Chang Gong froze there, a strange, helpless sense of loneliness suddenly surged in his heart.Faced with the sudden death, she was obviously at a loss. The thin snowflakes floated on her face with the breeze, and she felt a kind of biting cold that she had never experienced before. He numbly raised his eyes to look at the wine jug, it turned out that it contained the poisonous wine from the past. "Don't!" Xiao Tie yelled loudly, stumbled in from the door, and knelt down with a plop, "Prince Lanling's loyalty has made great contributions to the society... What is his crime? Why did the emperor kill her! " Wang Ge sighed, "Prince Lanling has done so much, and it is precisely because of this that the emperor is worried about him." "Brother Chang Gong, you go to see the emperor, you hurry to see the emperor, you can't drink this glass of wine for no reason!" "Princess, the emperor doesn't want to see you." Wang Ge seemed to look at Chang Gong with some sympathy and said, "Prince Lanling, I'd better drink up this bar. The emperor has an order to pursue you as a captain after your death. You are a smart man People also know the emperor's temperament, so they can't procrastinate and delay the royal law. If the emperor gets angry, the whole family will suffer, including the old and the weak, women and children." "Brother Chang Gong, you must not drink this glass of wine!" Xiao Tie stood up, and drew out his sword with a whoosh, "Wang Ge, if you are sensible, leave immediately, or don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!" "Xiao Tie!" Chang Gong hurriedly stopped her. Wang Ge's face was a little helpless, "Princess, it's useless for you to kill me... The emperor is afraid of your resistance, so he has already sent the imperial guards to surround this place, and once you resist, you will conspire." "No matter how many imperial guards there are, they can't stop King Lanling!" Xiao Tie scratched. "My lord, once convicted of treason, everyone in the palace will die, including your third brother's family, and your good friends will also be implicated, such as Lord Shang Shuling...: Wang Ge lowered his eyes, I Too much has been said, my lord, you should know what to do." The pupils of the singer shrank suddenly, as if something in her heart was ruthlessly torn out, she gasped. "Brother Chang Gong, don't listen to his nonsense, let's go out together!" Xiao Tie can't control others at this time, he only knows that Chang Gong must not be allowed to drink poisoned wine! "Xiao Tie, don't be impulsive, come here." Chang Gong's face had regained its original calmness, and he motioned for Xiao Tie to come to him. Xiao Tie hesitated for a moment, but still walked over obediently, her lips trembled slightly, her eye circles were already red, her body was burning, and she was burning inside... She didn't know what to do... Why, why couldn't it be a little later God, why can't we wait until Heng Jia comes back... If Heng Jia is here, there will be a better way... But, but this is the emperor's order after all, even if Heng Jia is here, so what... However, Chang Gong will not be allowed to die! When she was in a state of confusion, she suddenly heard Chang Gong's gentle voice, "When you see Heng Jia, give this to him. And you tell him—that promise, I will never forget it." She Surprised, he turned his head and wanted to ask something, but felt that someone had hit the back of his neck, and even if his eyes went dark, he didn't know anything. "Wang's servant, don't blame her, he is also worried about me." Chang Gong untied the jade pendant Heng Jia gave her from his neck, put it gently in Xiao Tie's hand, and looked up at him again, "However, can you wait a moment longer, I want to drink this jug of wine from my own glass." Wang Ge showed surprise on his face, but he still nodded in agreement. After a while, he saw Chang Gong walking out with a box, and when he opened it, he saw a pair of glass cups inside.The past and the past flashed across her mind in an instant, and in a trance, she seemed to have returned to that sunny afternoon when the peach blossoms were in full bloom... At that time, the emperor gave the priceless colored glaze to King Lanling, but now the emperor gave King Lanling a pot of poisoned wine. Is this also a trick of fate... Chang Gong calmly picked up the jug and poured it into the glass. The amber wine shone with a fatal luster in the crystal clear quilt.Through the almost transparent wine, she seemed to see a scene from a long time ago. Uncle Jiu was sitting in front of the window waiting for her. The dense twigs outside the window reflected the warm spring sun lowly. cast a faint haze... She smiled slightly, the light in her eyes was crushed by the smile, she reached out and picked up the glass cup and said in a low voice: "This wine cannot be persuaded, I hope you will forgive me." After finishing speaking, she drank the glass in one gulp liquor. The poisoned wine was in the mouth, and the throat was sore, it was no different from ordinary spirits... It turns out that death is such a peaceful thing. At the moment when he lost consciousness, he saw the extraordinary beauty of the snowflakes dancing under the light of the lantern outside the window, the orange light and the orange snow under the light, which made the night sky much softer... In the haze, he seemed to see Heng Jia's figure, with his whispers still ringing in his ears, "Chang Gong, this is an agreement... an agreement that can never be changed." "Long... wait for me." Suddenly, she really wanted to turn into a snowflake. At that time, she would definitely recognize the direction, fly in his direction with the breeze, and float to his side gracefully.In this way, she can lightly cling to his skirt and get close to his warm chest, even if she melts instantly, she will not be afraid of melting, because she will blend into his warm chest forever and ever. All consciousness is instantly shattered into thousands of pieces, each piece reflects an illusory smile, disappears into ashes, and sinks into darkness forever.