Chapter 22 Chapter 22
When Chang Gong returned to Gao Mansion, it was already late at night, and there was a long sound of beeping in the distance.The floating clouds seemed to have cleared away all the mist, and the entire courtyard was clear.She raised her head, only to feel that her eyes were empty, as if waking up from a dream.
In a daze, she suddenly didn't know where she was, she just wanted to hurry back to her room, think of nothing, and calm down.
"Chang Gong, why did you come back so late? The emperor is so anxious to find you, what's the matter?" A familiar figure appeared in front of her, but it was someone she didn't want to see at this time.In the faint night breeze, Xiao Yu wore a white shirt, with a smile on her face, and her skirt fluttered.
"It's okay." Although she knew that all of this had nothing to do with her eldest brother, when she thought of his mother as the accomplice who killed her parents, she felt a sense of repulsion inexplicably, and she heard her own voice indifferent and stiff , alienated and restrained, it only feels strange to the ear, as if it did not come from his own mouth.
"Chang Gong, what's wrong with you? Why is your complexion so bad?" Xiao Yu saw her pale and pale complexion under the moonlight, and couldn't help feeling worried.
"Tell me I'm fine." Chang Gong's mood at this time was complicated and chaotic, he just felt like a piece of wood that had been eaten away, as long as there was a strong impact, he would be so fragile that he could no longer control his emotions. mood.
The more abnormal she was, the more worried Xiao Yu was, "Chang Gong, there is something wrong with you, tell Big Brother, what happened?"
"I've already said it's okay!" There was no emotion in her voice, she raised her eyes to look at him, "Even if I have something to do, it's not your turn to care."
Xiao Yu froze for a moment, how many times he had looked into these familiar eyes, there used to be joy, happiness, anger, cunning, dependence, self-confidence... but never like this moment, those eyes now reveal An emotion he couldn't understand, looked at him coldly.
"I'm tired, I'm going back first." She walked towards her room expressionlessly.
Xiao Yu stood quietly on the spot, watching her back disappear into his sight, lowering his eyes indifferently, covering up the sadness in his eyes with incomprehensible worry...
Chang Gong walked silently on the long corridor leading to his room, feeling sore in his heart, since he was a child, this was the first time he talked to his elder brother in that tone...
When she passed the garden, she saw someone burning incense and praying to the moon in the pavilion not far away. Chang Gong saw the man's face clearly through the half-bright moonlight.
It turned out to be Er Niang!At that moment, hatred surged from the bottom of her heart, and she uncontrollably pressed her right hand on the hilt of the sword. She could avenge her parents with just one strike... But, what should I do, big brother?At this moment, she hated herself very much. She never hesitated when commanding thousands of troops on the battlefield, but why now, she couldn't do it now?
Maybe Uncle Jiu is right, he needs to calm down first, and then think about how to solve this matter.
Just when she turned around and was about to leave, Erniang's voice came into her ears vaguely along with the wind, "The bright moon is above, the believer Jingyi hereby begs the Buddha to bless A Miao in peace..."
When Chang Gong heard A Miao's name, his thoughts changed, suddenly he became malicious, and strode towards Erniang instead.
"Erniang is in such a good mood, do you want to worship the moon like Diaochan?" Chang Gong's sudden voice obviously shocked Jingyi.
"It turned out to be Chang Gong." She didn't look up either, but there was a hint of surprise on her face. It seemed very rare for Chang Gong to greet her on his own initiative.
Chang Gong looked at her coldly, "Everyone wants to be blessed by the Buddha, but I think the Buddha will never bless those wicked people. Those who have done bad things will go to hell one day. No matter how many gods you worship Buddha is useless."
Jingyi raised her head in shock, "Chang Gong, what did you say?"
"I said," Chang Gong's sharp blade-like eyes swept across her face, "Buddha will not bless those wicked people. Therefore, your A Miao will definitely not come back."
Her face suddenly lost all blood, and she pulled her back in a gaffe, "Gao Changgong, what do you know? What exactly do you know? What's wrong with A Miao!"
Seeing her bewildered expression, Chang Gong felt a cruel joy in his heart, "It doesn't matter what I know, as long as you know what you have done." After finishing speaking, she snapped With a sound, she shook off Jingyi's hand, turned around, and disappeared into the dark night.
In the crisp autumn season, the osmanthus seeds in the palace are blooming, one by one, clusters, orange red, light yellow, crowded with heads, different postures, and smothering fragrance.As the autumn wind blows by, the slightest fragrance permeates the lungs, sometimes disappearing, light and thick, making people feel erratic, like a dream.Even after the officials went down to court, they couldn't help but stop and admire for a moment. Huluhenga was surrounded by several courteous colleagues at this time, he felt a little helpless, but he had to suppress his impatience, and kept an elegant and gentle smile, listening to their flattering words . "Chang Gong, Chang Gong, where are you going?" Hearing this name, his heart skipped a beat, and he followed the reputation, only to see Chang Gong walking towards here in a hurry, followed by Xiao Wan with a disappointed and anxious expression. "Third brother, I still have to go to Sikong Mansion to visit Xiaotie, you and eldest brother go back first." Chang Gong stopped in his tracks, turned his head and said in a low voice. "Chang Gong, what's the matter with you? You haven't gone to court with us these days, you haven't gone back together, and you haven't eaten at home, are you trying to kill me?" Xiao Wan chased after her anxiously. Chang Gong turned his head slightly, "Third brother, don't worry about me now that I'm such an adult. Isn't there something wrong with me? I'll be back in a while." "Chang Gong, don't hide what you have from Third Brother, do you know that you should go home early?" Xiao Wan looked at her worriedly, until she saw her smiling and nodding, then slowly left. As soon as Xiao Wan turned around, her smile froze on her lips, and was quickly replaced by a gloomy expression.All of this fell into his eyes. Chang Gong, something is indeed wrong. He's been aware of this since the last few days.However, I couldn't tell what was wrong. Looking at her pale complexion, all kinds of inexplicable and complicated emotions poured out... "Hang Jia," she turned her head to see him, and twitched the corners of her mouth, "Would you like to have a few drinks with me?" He smiled slightly, "Okay, where do you want to drink?" She looked at him with a half-smile, "Liuhuayuan." Liuhuayuan is one of the best places for fireworks in Yecheng.Although he has heard about this place for a long time, he has never been here once. As for that girl Xiao Ye, he has no idea what she looks like. As soon as he and Chang Gong stepped into the gate of Liuhua Garden, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.The two elegant young masters are like shining stars, their dazzling brilliance makes people dare not look directly at them. "My God, this isn't King Lanling and Master Zhongshuling! What kind of wind brought you two nobles here?" The madam swung her waist and twisted around, and graciously led them to the upstairs room. With a charming smile on her face, "I think the only one who can match the two young masters is Miss Xiao Ye. I'll ask her to accompany you two..." He was about to refuse, when Chang Gong suddenly smiled, "Miss Xiao Ye? You're so good, I'll call her." The madam responded repeatedly, smiled and left, not forgetting to carefully close the door for them. "Chang Gong, are you serious?" He bent his lips, not knowing why he went crazy with her. She poured herself a cup of wine slowly, raised her head and drank it down, then poured another cup and handed it to him, "Fox, don't worry, I'll invite you this time, since my salary is so high anyway, You should enjoy it once in a while." He took the wine cup casually, before he drank the wine, he found that she had already quickly downed two cups. "Chang Gong, even if there is something unhappy in your heart, you can't drink away your sorrow." He calmly grabbed her wine cup. She glared, "Whoever said I'm unhappy, I said I'll pay the bill, so leave me alone!" After finishing speaking, she simply picked up the jug and poured it straight into her mouth. "If you're drunk, I won't care about you." There was also a little annoyance in his heart, but at the same time, he was deeply disturbed.No matter what happened to her before, she had never seen such a gaffe. Her hand froze, and her confused eyes fell on his face, "Hang Jia, if there is someone you hate so much that you have to kill him, but that person happens to be a relative of someone you care about, what would you do?" How to do it?" Although there was still a slight smile on his face, he was startled in his heart, who did Chang Gong want to kill? "Speak up, Heng Jia..." She murmured a few times, tilted her head on the desk, and seemed to have fallen asleep. He shook his head helplessly, he was angry and funny at the same time, this guy, knowing that he can't drink very well, wanted to use alcohol to relieve his sorrow, but it turned out to be good, he only drank three cups of wine, and he couldn't resist. "Chang Gong... Chang Gong," he called her softly a few times, but only heard her reply vaguely, and then there was no answer. Through her slightly open neckline, one can vaguely see her exquisite collarbone, the delicate and smooth bone shape, which reminded him of the luster of ivory jade; the skin on her slender neck is fair and delicate, almost Nearly transparent, like ice and snow, her long hair hanging down her shoulders was as black as black jade, as fine as soft satin, and the moist luster made her jade-like face even more beautiful and unparalleled. Suddenly, a small bug flew onto her face, she moved slightly, stretched out her hand and scratched her face lightly, the little bug flew back after being startled. He couldn't help pursing his lips and smiling slightly, and his heart couldn't help being rippling as warm as water, and the water in his eyes was full of mist.Unconsciously, she reached out to help her get rid of the bug. Between the tentacles was her warm cheek. At that moment, she couldn't help shaking her heart. As if she couldn't control her, her fingers slowly slid across her flowing cheeks. Hair, slightly closed eyes, fluttering eyelashes, soft lips... Miss Xiao Ye, who came slowly, also arrived at the door at this time, and she was about to knock on the door, but she saw this surprising scene through the open door.Unexpectedly, this Mr. Hulu would actually treat King Lanling, who is also a man... Although she was shocked, she knew that it is better to know little about some things. Just as she turned to leave, she saw a woman The man rushed upstairs in a panic, and when he saw her, he grabbed her sleeve excitedly, and asked incoherently, "King Lanling, where is King Lanling?" Seeing that the woman seemed crazy, she was startled, and quickly pointed to that room. The woman immediately let her go, rushed into the room with a stride, knelt down with a plop, weeping uncontrollably, "Chang Gong, Chang Gong, Er Niang, I beg you, hurry up and save your elder brother, otherwise he will Life is at stake!"
Heng Jia saw that the kneeling person was Song Jingyi, the second wife of the Gao family, and he couldn't help being surprised. His first reaction was to get up and close the door firmly, then turned around, and said in a low voice, "Second wife, you What is this for? What happened?" Jingyi just shook her head and cried, "Lord Hulu, only Chang Gong can save his elder brother now!" "Chang Gong is drunk," Heng Jia looked at her probingly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to recover in a while." Jingyi's face turned pale in an instant, she raised her head and looked around, then suddenly got up, picked up the jug, and poured it on Chang Gong's head. "Second lady, you!" A trace of anger flashed across Heng Jia's eyes, but he heard Jingyi shouting into Chang Gong's ear, "Gao Changgong, wake up quickly, I killed your parents, you Wake up and kill me!" He was startled suddenly, unable to speak for a moment. In a daze, Chang Gong was poured head-on with ice-cold wine, and the strong stimulation made her wake up a bit, and then, suddenly heard Er Niang's voice, a burst of anger welled up in her heart, and the drunkenness disappeared immediately After seven or eight minutes, she opened her eyes, ignoring Heng Jia's presence, and said angrily, "What are you doing here?" "Chang Gong, ever since A Miao disappeared, I knew something was wrong. You said that to me that day, and I knew in my heart that you already knew something. Yes, everything is my fault, but your elder brother is innocent. Gong, please, go save your elder brother!" Hearing these words, Chang Gong's last two ounces of alcohol vanished, her body froze, and she said in a trembling voice, "Brother, what's wrong with him? What's wrong with him?" Seeing the anxious look on Chang Gong's face, Jing Yi knew that there was hope, she couldn't help but relax, and said quickly, "The emperor suddenly came to invite Xiao Yu to the banquet today, I..." "It's a big fuss, the emperor invited elder brother to the banquet, what's so strange about that?" Chang Gong only said that he was a false alarm, and interrupted her impatiently. "But, the person who came to bring him into the palace is... He Shikai!" Jingyi whispered, "You also know that He Shikai has always been at odds with your elder brother, there must be a conspiracy here..." Chang Gong gave her a cold look, "I think you've been hurting people a lot, so you're thinking wildly. Big brother and the emperor have always been close. How could the emperor be unfavorable to him." "Gao Changgong, I know you hate me. Yes, I killed your mother because of jealousy. However, this is also a kind of relief for her. In the hands of the late emperor, she is truly living a life worse than death..." "Shut up, bitch!" These words were like a sharp needle, like a sharp thorn, like an awl, piercing the heart, hitting the blood, making her furious. "Chang Gong, don't be impulsive." Heng Jia held her hand that was about to draw her sword in time.A few words have already made him understand the unbelievable truth and the reason for Chang Gong's depression. Jingyi slowly raised her head, "I have regretted what I have done all these years. As long as you save Xiaoyu, I, Song Jingyi, will be at your mercy." Chang Gong laughed lightly, and said word by word in a cold tone, "Why should I save him? He is your son, and whether he lives or dies is none of my business." I don't care, but seeing Song Jingyi's panicked and painful expression gave her a sense of revenge.As soon as she thought of her father's tragic death and her mother's suffering, the surge of hatred instantly overwhelmed all her reason and blinded her heart. "Gao Changgong, are you using this method to take revenge on me?" Her eyes shot a terrifying light, "You know, if I lose Xiaoyu, my life will definitely be worse than death. You and the emperor have colluded. Right, you want to put Xiaoyu to death, right! Gao Changgong, you are heartless, have you forgotten how your elder brother loves you!!" Chang Gong's brain stopped spinning in an instant, and she suddenly remembered what Uncle Jiu had said, echoing in her ears lightly and heavily, like a huge thunder falling on a sunny day, which made her tremble all over. "Do you know what is more terrible than death? That is - life is worse than death." She felt a feeling of uneasiness and fear gripping her heart tightly.Could it be that this is what Uncle Jiu was referring to?Could it be that he really wanted to kill his elder brother?Just to make the life she hates worse than death? Big brother, big brother... Her heart throbbed so violently that she couldn't breathe... Heng Jia only felt a figure flashing in front of her eyes, and in a blink of an eye, she had already rushed out of the door.
The Zhaoyang Palace shrouded in night is majestic and solemn, gloomy and desolate, luxurious and empty. The well-dressed tricksters are playing musical instruments such as drums, Changming, Xiao, 筚篥, 笳, and peach-skin 筚篥. Everyone is dressed in uniform, wearing the gown of Feidijuwen, with Wearing a hat embroidered with golden silk acacia, a beard with green eyes and yellow hair, kneeling not far away, with a horizontal bamboo in his hand, sobbing and blowing.Three stone country boys dance a vigorous dance that takes off.The sound of the flute is ethereal, the long belt is fluttering, and there are countless beautiful and colorful court ladies who are attentively attending. Wang Gaoxiaoyu of Henan also chatted softly with his colleagues, showing a calm and elegant, gentle and jade-like demeanor in his gestures. "King of Henan, you have made great contributions to quelling the disaster in Shandong. You should really drink a few more glasses today." Heshi smiled and raised his wine glass to persuade him. Although he has always disliked He Shikai, but after all, this is in front of the emperor, Xiao Yu still has some sense of propriety, so he raised his wine glass and nodded slightly, taking a sip. "King of Henan, you are clearly not showing respect to me. I have already drank it all in one gulp. Why do you drink such a little?" He Shikai's smile reveals a trace of inscrutable. Gao Zhan also said lightly on the throne, "Henan King, you should finish your wine." Xiao Yu subconsciously raised her head and looked at Gao Zhan. She has always been a light drinker, and Uncle Jiu is not ignorant. As soon as he drank the wine in the glass, the maid next to him came slowly and refilled the wine for him with a smile on his face.He looked sideways and found that the court lady was actually Er Zhu'e who had dated for a while before. Er Zhu'e also blinked at him, and said in a low voice, "My lord, you don't drink well, so don't drink too much." Xiao Yu felt a little grateful in her heart, and smiled slightly, "Thank you very much." "My lord, this servant has always missed you very much." Er Zhu'e came over, "Has your lord ever thought about your servant?" Xiao Yu knew that it was not etiquette to chat casually with a court lady on such an occasion, but he was not willing to flirt with the beauty, so he said softly, "Of course I miss you too." He Shikai immediately got up and went to Gao Zhan's side to whisper a few words, and pointed to Xiao Yu who was whispering to Er Zhue. Gao Zhan's eyes quickly flashed anger, and he stared firmly at Xiao Yu, his eyes closed. A gloomy murderous aura surged in the light. "Henan King, come forward." He said coldly. Xiao Yu was slightly taken aback, and looked up, only to see Gao Zhan's face was calm, showing no emotion at all, only his thin lips were pursed into a straight line. Naturally, he didn't dare to delay and stepped forward immediately. "King of Henan, you have made great achievements this time, and I haven't rewarded you properly. I will take this opportunity today, and I will give you wine." Gao Zhan's mouth curved slightly, and he smiled slightly.Under the candlelight flickering in the wind, Jing Suier overflowed with a bloodthirsty chill in his handsome and flying smile, and his deep and quiet pupils were shining brightly at this moment. Xiao Yu's heart tightened, he was very familiar with this look, every time Uncle Jiu had the intention to kill, he would have this look in his eyes... Could it be... In a flash, he had suppressed the uneasiness in his heart , looked calmly at the high and mighty emperor, and said in a low voice, "I... thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." Gao Zhan smiled again, clapped his hands, and immediately an attendant brought the wine glass up.When Xiao Yu saw this wine glass, her heart sank suddenly. This wine glass was not an ordinary wine vessel, but a massive gold cup tributed by Persia, and the volume of the glass was astonishingly large.No matter how good a drinker is, I'm afraid he can't hold back three drinks. Gao Zhan raised the jug, filled the golden cup, motioned the waiter to bring it in front of Xiao Yu, and said with a smile, "Come on, Henan King, you must drink the wine that I personally poured for you." He took the heavy gold cup with slightly trembling hands, lowered his eyes, looked at the amber wine in the cup, circles of water halos slowly spread along his reflected facial features, gradually blurred... He clenched his teeth and raised the cup Drinking heavily, as soon as the spicy wine entered the throat, I felt a strange heat shaking in the throat, bouncing, struggling, and gradually rushed to the limbs, and immediately penetrated into the bone marrow. After drinking a cup, he was already a little unsteady, and suddenly heard the familiar voice sound again, "Come here, serve Henan Wangman again." "Chen... Thank you, Your Majesty," the trembling ending dragged out a faint choked sob, he sighed in his heart, picked up the wine, and drank it down one gulp at a time.The amber liquor was like a flame, burning his limbs, heart, thoughts, and even his soul... Drink up a cup, the emperor will give you another cup. One cup, one cup, another cup. This is already the 30th cup?He looked at the golden cup in his hand that was filled again, and showed a bitter smile. For some reason, although he couldn't even stand still, his vision was blurred, and the whole world was spinning before his eyes, but his heart was as clear as a mirror. . When the autumn wind picked up, a few withered leaves drifted into the hall with the wind, and one of them fell into his cup impartially... He raised the golden cup in front of himself, and secretly laughed, it's probably the same in life, a beauty in the morning and a bone in the evening.A drop of transparent liquid slipped from his eye sockets, and gently landed on the dimly lit wine, causing ripples, turbulent, and spreading round and round, gradually everything became blurred. The bright moon high above is always out of reach, maybe he is the firefly lingering around the moon, surrounded all year round but still can't be touched, so far away is actually the end of the world, after all, it is out of reach. Anyway, this is probably doom. He - willingly.
In the crisp autumn season, the osmanthus seeds in the palace are blooming, one by one, clusters, orange red, light yellow, crowded with heads, different postures, and smothering fragrance.As the autumn wind blows by, the slightest fragrance permeates the lungs, sometimes disappearing, light and thick, making people feel erratic, like a dream.Even after the officials went down to court, they couldn't help but stop and admire for a moment. Huluhenga was surrounded by several courteous colleagues at this time, he felt a little helpless, but he had to suppress his impatience, and kept an elegant and gentle smile, listening to their flattering words . "Chang Gong, Chang Gong, where are you going?" Hearing this name, his heart skipped a beat, and he followed the reputation, only to see Chang Gong walking towards here in a hurry, followed by Xiao Wan with a disappointed and anxious expression. "Third brother, I still have to go to Sikong Mansion to visit Xiaotie, you and eldest brother go back first." Chang Gong stopped in his tracks, turned his head and said in a low voice. "Chang Gong, what's the matter with you? You haven't gone to court with us these days, you haven't gone back together, and you haven't eaten at home, are you trying to kill me?" Xiao Wan chased after her anxiously. Chang Gong turned his head slightly, "Third brother, don't worry about me now that I'm such an adult. Isn't there something wrong with me? I'll be back in a while." "Chang Gong, don't hide what you have from Third Brother, do you know that you should go home early?" Xiao Wan looked at her worriedly, until she saw her smiling and nodding, then slowly left. As soon as Xiao Wan turned around, her smile froze on her lips, and was quickly replaced by a gloomy expression.All of this fell into his eyes. Chang Gong, something is indeed wrong. He's been aware of this since the last few days.However, I couldn't tell what was wrong. Looking at her pale complexion, all kinds of inexplicable and complicated emotions poured out... "Hang Jia," she turned her head to see him, and twitched the corners of her mouth, "Would you like to have a few drinks with me?" He smiled slightly, "Okay, where do you want to drink?" She looked at him with a half-smile, "Liuhuayuan." Liuhuayuan is one of the best places for fireworks in Yecheng.Although he has heard about this place for a long time, he has never been here once. As for that girl Xiao Ye, he has no idea what she looks like. As soon as he and Chang Gong stepped into the gate of Liuhua Garden, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.The two elegant young masters are like shining stars, their dazzling brilliance makes people dare not look directly at them. "My God, this isn't King Lanling and Master Zhongshuling! What kind of wind brought you two nobles here?" The madam swung her waist and twisted around, and graciously led them to the upstairs room. With a charming smile on her face, "I think the only one who can match the two young masters is Miss Xiao Ye. I'll ask her to accompany you two..." He was about to refuse, when Chang Gong suddenly smiled, "Miss Xiao Ye? You're so good, I'll call her." The madam responded repeatedly, smiled and left, not forgetting to carefully close the door for them. "Chang Gong, are you serious?" He bent his lips, not knowing why he went crazy with her. She poured herself a cup of wine slowly, raised her head and drank it down, then poured another cup and handed it to him, "Fox, don't worry, I'll invite you this time, since my salary is so high anyway, You should enjoy it once in a while." He took the wine cup casually, before he drank the wine, he found that she had already quickly downed two cups. "Chang Gong, even if there is something unhappy in your heart, you can't drink away your sorrow." He calmly grabbed her wine cup. She glared, "Whoever said I'm unhappy, I said I'll pay the bill, so leave me alone!" After finishing speaking, she simply picked up the jug and poured it straight into her mouth. "If you're drunk, I won't care about you." There was also a little annoyance in his heart, but at the same time, he was deeply disturbed.No matter what happened to her before, she had never seen such a gaffe. Her hand froze, and her confused eyes fell on his face, "Hang Jia, if there is someone you hate so much that you have to kill him, but that person happens to be a relative of someone you care about, what would you do?" How to do it?" Although there was still a slight smile on his face, he was startled in his heart, who did Chang Gong want to kill? "Speak up, Heng Jia..." She murmured a few times, tilted her head on the desk, and seemed to have fallen asleep. He shook his head helplessly, he was angry and funny at the same time, this guy, knowing that he can't drink very well, wanted to use alcohol to relieve his sorrow, but it turned out to be good, he only drank three cups of wine, and he couldn't resist. "Chang Gong... Chang Gong," he called her softly a few times, but only heard her reply vaguely, and then there was no answer. Through her slightly open neckline, one can vaguely see her exquisite collarbone, the delicate and smooth bone shape, which reminded him of the luster of ivory jade; the skin on her slender neck is fair and delicate, almost Nearly transparent, like ice and snow, her long hair hanging down her shoulders was as black as black jade, as fine as soft satin, and the moist luster made her jade-like face even more beautiful and unparalleled. Suddenly, a small bug flew onto her face, she moved slightly, stretched out her hand and scratched her face lightly, the little bug flew back after being startled. He couldn't help pursing his lips and smiling slightly, and his heart couldn't help being rippling as warm as water, and the water in his eyes was full of mist.Unconsciously, she reached out to help her get rid of the bug. Between the tentacles was her warm cheek. At that moment, she couldn't help shaking her heart. As if she couldn't control her, her fingers slowly slid across her flowing cheeks. Hair, slightly closed eyes, fluttering eyelashes, soft lips... Miss Xiao Ye, who came slowly, also arrived at the door at this time, and she was about to knock on the door, but she saw this surprising scene through the open door.Unexpectedly, this Mr. Hulu would actually treat King Lanling, who is also a man... Although she was shocked, she knew that it is better to know little about some things. Just as she turned to leave, she saw a woman The man rushed upstairs in a panic, and when he saw her, he grabbed her sleeve excitedly, and asked incoherently, "King Lanling, where is King Lanling?" Seeing that the woman seemed crazy, she was startled, and quickly pointed to that room. The woman immediately let her go, rushed into the room with a stride, knelt down with a plop, weeping uncontrollably, "Chang Gong, Chang Gong, Er Niang, I beg you, hurry up and save your elder brother, otherwise he will Life is at stake!"
Heng Jia saw that the kneeling person was Song Jingyi, the second wife of the Gao family, and he couldn't help being surprised. His first reaction was to get up and close the door firmly, then turned around, and said in a low voice, "Second wife, you What is this for? What happened?" Jingyi just shook her head and cried, "Lord Hulu, only Chang Gong can save his elder brother now!" "Chang Gong is drunk," Heng Jia looked at her probingly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to recover in a while." Jingyi's face turned pale in an instant, she raised her head and looked around, then suddenly got up, picked up the jug, and poured it on Chang Gong's head. "Second lady, you!" A trace of anger flashed across Heng Jia's eyes, but he heard Jingyi shouting into Chang Gong's ear, "Gao Changgong, wake up quickly, I killed your parents, you Wake up and kill me!" He was startled suddenly, unable to speak for a moment. In a daze, Chang Gong was poured head-on with ice-cold wine, and the strong stimulation made her wake up a bit, and then, suddenly heard Er Niang's voice, a burst of anger welled up in her heart, and the drunkenness disappeared immediately After seven or eight minutes, she opened her eyes, ignoring Heng Jia's presence, and said angrily, "What are you doing here?" "Chang Gong, ever since A Miao disappeared, I knew something was wrong. You said that to me that day, and I knew in my heart that you already knew something. Yes, everything is my fault, but your elder brother is innocent. Gong, please, go save your elder brother!" Hearing these words, Chang Gong's last two ounces of alcohol vanished, her body froze, and she said in a trembling voice, "Brother, what's wrong with him? What's wrong with him?" Seeing the anxious look on Chang Gong's face, Jing Yi knew that there was hope, she couldn't help but relax, and said quickly, "The emperor suddenly came to invite Xiao Yu to the banquet today, I..." "It's a big fuss, the emperor invited elder brother to the banquet, what's so strange about that?" Chang Gong only said that he was a false alarm, and interrupted her impatiently. "But, the person who came to bring him into the palace is... He Shikai!" Jingyi whispered, "You also know that He Shikai has always been at odds with your elder brother, there must be a conspiracy here..." Chang Gong gave her a cold look, "I think you've been hurting people a lot, so you're thinking wildly. Big brother and the emperor have always been close. How could the emperor be unfavorable to him." "Gao Changgong, I know you hate me. Yes, I killed your mother because of jealousy. However, this is also a kind of relief for her. In the hands of the late emperor, she is truly living a life worse than death..." "Shut up, bitch!" These words were like a sharp needle, like a sharp thorn, like an awl, piercing the heart, hitting the blood, making her furious. "Chang Gong, don't be impulsive." Heng Jia held her hand that was about to draw her sword in time.A few words have already made him understand the unbelievable truth and the reason for Chang Gong's depression. Jingyi slowly raised her head, "I have regretted what I have done all these years. As long as you save Xiaoyu, I, Song Jingyi, will be at your mercy." Chang Gong laughed lightly, and said word by word in a cold tone, "Why should I save him? He is your son, and whether he lives or dies is none of my business." I don't care, but seeing Song Jingyi's panicked and painful expression gave her a sense of revenge.As soon as she thought of her father's tragic death and her mother's suffering, the surge of hatred instantly overwhelmed all her reason and blinded her heart. "Gao Changgong, are you using this method to take revenge on me?" Her eyes shot a terrifying light, "You know, if I lose Xiaoyu, my life will definitely be worse than death. You and the emperor have colluded. Right, you want to put Xiaoyu to death, right! Gao Changgong, you are heartless, have you forgotten how your elder brother loves you!!" Chang Gong's brain stopped spinning in an instant, and she suddenly remembered what Uncle Jiu had said, echoing in her ears lightly and heavily, like a huge thunder falling on a sunny day, which made her tremble all over. "Do you know what is more terrible than death? That is - life is worse than death." She felt a feeling of uneasiness and fear gripping her heart tightly.Could it be that this is what Uncle Jiu was referring to?Could it be that he really wanted to kill his elder brother?Just to make the life she hates worse than death? Big brother, big brother... Her heart throbbed so violently that she couldn't breathe... Heng Jia only felt a figure flashing in front of her eyes, and in a blink of an eye, she had already rushed out of the door.
The Zhaoyang Palace shrouded in night is majestic and solemn, gloomy and desolate, luxurious and empty. The well-dressed tricksters are playing musical instruments such as drums, Changming, Xiao, 筚篥, 笳, and peach-skin 筚篥. Everyone is dressed in uniform, wearing the gown of Feidijuwen, with Wearing a hat embroidered with golden silk acacia, a beard with green eyes and yellow hair, kneeling not far away, with a horizontal bamboo in his hand, sobbing and blowing.Three stone country boys dance a vigorous dance that takes off.The sound of the flute is ethereal, the long belt is fluttering, and there are countless beautiful and colorful court ladies who are attentively attending. Wang Gaoxiaoyu of Henan also chatted softly with his colleagues, showing a calm and elegant, gentle and jade-like demeanor in his gestures. "King of Henan, you have made great contributions to quelling the disaster in Shandong. You should really drink a few more glasses today." Heshi smiled and raised his wine glass to persuade him. Although he has always disliked He Shikai, but after all, this is in front of the emperor, Xiao Yu still has some sense of propriety, so he raised his wine glass and nodded slightly, taking a sip. "King of Henan, you are clearly not showing respect to me. I have already drank it all in one gulp. Why do you drink such a little?" He Shikai's smile reveals a trace of inscrutable. Gao Zhan also said lightly on the throne, "Henan King, you should finish your wine." Xiao Yu subconsciously raised her head and looked at Gao Zhan. She has always been a light drinker, and Uncle Jiu is not ignorant. As soon as he drank the wine in the glass, the maid next to him came slowly and refilled the wine for him with a smile on his face.He looked sideways and found that the court lady was actually Er Zhu'e who had dated for a while before. Er Zhu'e also blinked at him, and said in a low voice, "My lord, you don't drink well, so don't drink too much." Xiao Yu felt a little grateful in her heart, and smiled slightly, "Thank you very much." "My lord, this servant has always missed you very much." Er Zhu'e came over, "Has your lord ever thought about your servant?" Xiao Yu knew that it was not etiquette to chat casually with a court lady on such an occasion, but he was not willing to flirt with the beauty, so he said softly, "Of course I miss you too." He Shikai immediately got up and went to Gao Zhan's side to whisper a few words, and pointed to Xiao Yu who was whispering to Er Zhue. Gao Zhan's eyes quickly flashed anger, and he stared firmly at Xiao Yu, his eyes closed. A gloomy murderous aura surged in the light. "Henan King, come forward." He said coldly. Xiao Yu was slightly taken aback, and looked up, only to see Gao Zhan's face was calm, showing no emotion at all, only his thin lips were pursed into a straight line. Naturally, he didn't dare to delay and stepped forward immediately. "King of Henan, you have made great achievements this time, and I haven't rewarded you properly. I will take this opportunity today, and I will give you wine." Gao Zhan's mouth curved slightly, and he smiled slightly.Under the candlelight flickering in the wind, Jing Suier overflowed with a bloodthirsty chill in his handsome and flying smile, and his deep and quiet pupils were shining brightly at this moment. Xiao Yu's heart tightened, he was very familiar with this look, every time Uncle Jiu had the intention to kill, he would have this look in his eyes... Could it be... In a flash, he had suppressed the uneasiness in his heart , looked calmly at the high and mighty emperor, and said in a low voice, "I... thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." Gao Zhan smiled again, clapped his hands, and immediately an attendant brought the wine glass up.When Xiao Yu saw this wine glass, her heart sank suddenly. This wine glass was not an ordinary wine vessel, but a massive gold cup tributed by Persia, and the volume of the glass was astonishingly large.No matter how good a drinker is, I'm afraid he can't hold back three drinks. Gao Zhan raised the jug, filled the golden cup, motioned the waiter to bring it in front of Xiao Yu, and said with a smile, "Come on, Henan King, you must drink the wine that I personally poured for you." He took the heavy gold cup with slightly trembling hands, lowered his eyes, looked at the amber wine in the cup, circles of water halos slowly spread along his reflected facial features, gradually blurred... He clenched his teeth and raised the cup Drinking heavily, as soon as the spicy wine entered the throat, I felt a strange heat shaking in the throat, bouncing, struggling, and gradually rushed to the limbs, and immediately penetrated into the bone marrow. After drinking a cup, he was already a little unsteady, and suddenly heard the familiar voice sound again, "Come here, serve Henan Wangman again." "Chen... Thank you, Your Majesty," the trembling ending dragged out a faint choked sob, he sighed in his heart, picked up the wine, and drank it down one gulp at a time.The amber liquor was like a flame, burning his limbs, heart, thoughts, and even his soul... Drink up a cup, the emperor will give you another cup. One cup, one cup, another cup. This is already the 30th cup?He looked at the golden cup in his hand that was filled again, and showed a bitter smile. For some reason, although he couldn't even stand still, his vision was blurred, and the whole world was spinning before his eyes, but his heart was as clear as a mirror. . When the autumn wind picked up, a few withered leaves drifted into the hall with the wind, and one of them fell into his cup impartially... He raised the golden cup in front of himself, and secretly laughed, it's probably the same in life, a beauty in the morning and a bone in the evening.A drop of transparent liquid slipped from his eye sockets, and gently landed on the dimly lit wine, causing ripples, turbulent, and spreading round and round, gradually everything became blurred. The bright moon high above is always out of reach, maybe he is the firefly lingering around the moon, surrounded all year round but still can't be touched, so far away is actually the end of the world, after all, it is out of reach. Anyway, this is probably doom. He - willingly.