Chapter 31 Chapter Eight Thinking as a Swallow

The white silk is twined, and the wind blows up the long streamers, covering the yard of the lotus root perfume pavilion. Xing Dai dazedly recalled those scenes in her childhood, Concubine Hui combing her hair and feeding her snacks.Although the time when the mother and daughter cuddled together was very short, Xingdai could clearly remember every detail, thinking that her mother-in-law was the most beautiful woman in the world, with the most gentle eyes and the most dexterous hands.No matter what kind of pain on the body, as long as she strokes it, Xing Dai will no longer be in pain. And at midnight last night, Concubine Hui passed away.The palace people said that when Concubine Hui went there, she had a peaceful smile on her face, and she didn't feel much pain.Concubine Hui is suffering from a terminal illness, which cannot be cured by medicine and stones. Fortunately, in the last days, Xingdai and the emperor accompanied her, and Concubine Hui passed away without any regrets.

Xing Dai sat blankly in the main hall, looking at the white bedroom, at the coffin of Concubine Hui in the center of the main hall, her tears had dried up. "Er Niang, why did you leave just like that! You left Xingdai in this world, what will you do after Xingdai!" The door of the long hall was gently pushed open, and a long shadow fell down. The emperor stepped forward step by step, his figure was also haggard, and he looked at Concubine Hui's spiritual seat with affection and wept together: "There are many, many things that I missed. I won’t come back again. Although your mother is gone, you still have your mother-in-law, and Ama Huang, and we will take care of you. Don’t cry, it’s hurtful to cry too much!”

Xingdai was about to throw herself into the arms of the emperor, but she heard low and ethereal singing from outside the hall—"Accompany guests to drink away their sorrows for a long time, and occasionally get drunk when they have fun. It's strange that after waking up, others cry, and when drunk Wrong to ask you." Both Xingdai and the emperor were taken aback. Under the funeral, there was still singing and dancing. The emperor couldn't help shouting angrily out of the window: "Who is it? Who dares to sing outside?!" As soon as the words fell, the singing outside stopped instantly.

The emperor felt curious and angry, took Xingdai with him, wiped away his tears, and walked outside the palace.Outside the empty hall, white flags fluttered like the sea, and a figure of a woman in palace attire stepped out of the white flags in the distance.She has a tall shadow and clear eyebrows, and she looks like a fairy coming from a distance, her body is as light as a swallow. When the figure walked in front of her again, Xing Dai was startled for a moment, it turned out to be Bu Qingyun.She is now wearing an elegant palace gown, she has done female makeup, and is walking slowly. "Bold! Who are you? Why are you wearing Concubine Hui's clothes!" The emperor said loudly.

"Little girl Bu Qingyun, kowtow to His Majesty the Emperor, long live, long live, long live!" Bu Qingyun said in a low voice, and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor. "Where did this woman come from? She doesn't look like a palace lady, but she knows how to be courteous." The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at her strangely, not without admiration. Her figure seemed a bit like Concubine Hui . Seeing this, Xingdai hurriedly took over the conversation: "Huang Ama, this is Xingdai's friend, a famous actress who is famous for her career. She is usually very close to Xingdai, and she also taught Xingdai how to sing and walk, so this time she will also accompany Xingdai Entering the palace. Bu Qingyun, how can you sing here! Don’t you know that this is the night of Concubine Hui’s wake? This is a big taboo, how dare you?!”

Bu Qingyun turned pale for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Qingyun has nothing to repay the kindness of Princess Xingdai. Seeing the emperor and princess crying sadly tonight, Qingyun is worried. He is worried that the emperor and princess will cry and hurt their bodies. It will not benefit the country. , so I boldly sang Tang Dynasty Yuanzhen's "Reminiscence Poetry", hoping to relieve my sorrow and not be so sad. I also followed the allusion of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty calling Mrs. Li's soul, so I wore a palace uniform similar to that of Concubine Hui. It can make the emperor feel better. Who would have disturbed the emperor, Qingyun deserves to die, Qingyun deserves to die..."

Hearing this, the emperor took a step forward, looked at her, and said softly, "Forgive your innocence, you... raise your head first!" Bu Qingyun raised his head slowly, meeting the emperor's eyes.In an instant, a beautiful smile appeared on his face. Xing Dai would never have imagined that after that night, the emperor favored Bu Qingyun and named her a quiet nobleman.For three consecutive days and three nights at the Xianglan Pavilion by the Changchun Pool, the emperor enjoyed Bu Qingyun's singing and gentleness, and the three thousand fans in the harem suddenly lost their color.

On this day, Xingdai waited by the Changchun Pool.For the past few days, she kept thinking about the first meeting between her and Bu Qingyun, and everything after that, Bu Qingyun led her out of the shadow of her young daughter's death, defended her in front of Hengtai, and followed her into the palace , now, honored as a nobleman. The fallen flowers and leaves dyed a pool of river red.Bu Qingyun came from the other side of the river by stepping on the stone bridge. When she walked in front of Xingdai, she had lost her former humility. Now, she was slightly proud, waiting for Xingdai to speak first.

"Qingyun, what's going on with you? Why are you and my Huang Ama..." Bu Qingyun smiled when he heard the sound, turned around, cast the bait, fed the goldfish swimming in the pond, and said faintly: "Actually, I am very grateful to the princess for giving me such a chance to be close to the emperor. Tonight, I have been waiting for such an opportunity, a chance to reach the sky in one step. Today, the princess helped me realize this wish, so how can I not thank you?" Xing Dai couldn't believe her ears. She looked at her and said incredulously, "How did you become like this? So you are not like this!"

"Princess, you are wrong!" Bu Qingyun cut her off and said coldly, "Actually, I have always been like this, but the princess has never seen it clearly. The princess may never have imagined that when I was a child , I just want to enter the palace, I want to die!" Xing Dai froze for a moment, her eyes trembling, every word of Bu Qingyun made her feel terrible. "My father told me since I was a child that the imperial palace is the biggest and the best. I wear silk and satin and eat delicacies from mountains and seas! Therefore, I have known since I was a child that I don't want to eat brown rice, I want to eat white rice. In order to feed me white rice, and to make me wear silk and satin, my father entered the palace gate. Like me, he would rather sing an opera proudly and die in the palace than stay in an acre like this. For three minutes, I will live a mediocre life." But recalling the past, Bu Qingyun's eyes were as silent as a deep pool.

"My father did indeed die in the palace as he wished. On the day his body was sent home, he was still holding a piece of gold tightly in his hand." Bu Qingyun just smiled, his eyes turned cold, " My father's death made me feel the horror of the imperial palace, but the gold he brought gave me and my mother enough to eat, and no longer suffer from cold and starvation. So I thought, instead of living in pain, it is better to take risks for Make your own way." Xing Dai closed her eyes, suppressing her anger. However, Bu Qingyun didn't seem to want her to be depressed anymore. She looked at Xingdai and said more provocatively: "From now on, I have determined to make myself a person who enjoys glory and wealth, a person who can be stationed in the palace, a person who can A man who reaches the sky in one step—until, as it is now.” Xingdai smiled coldly, opened her eyes sadly, and looked at her sadly: "So you just do what I like and get close to me? Have you been pretending all this time? And you've been using me all this time?" Bu Qingyun blinked, raised his eyebrows and said: "That's right! If it weren't for this, I would be an actress anyway, so why would I live in a small restaurant? I want to use your relationship with the forehead or the princess... I I think, there must be someone who can let me into this palace! Sure enough, in the end, it was you—you brought me before the emperor, let him see me, fall in love with me, and let me succeed!" "You...you are simply despicable and shameless! Let me tell you, if you dare to stir up trouble in the palace, I will be the first to let you go!" Xing Dai couldn't restrain herself, and raised her hand to beat Bu Qingyun. "Stop it, Xingdai! Why are you getting more and more unreasonable?!" A cold call came from the poolside, Xing Dai was stunned, and turned her head to see the emperor was hurriedly coming from the stone bridge, his face was full of anger. Xing Dai was aggrieved for a moment, and opened her mouth to ask: "Huang Ama, why are you..." The emperor pulled Xingdai's hand down and looked at her displeasedly: "What's wrong with me? Now that Bu Qingyun has been promoted to Jing noble, he can be regarded as your elder. You just pointed fingers, did you mean to beat someone?" ? How can you be so ignorant of etiquette? Why don't you apologize to Mrs. Jing?" "Huang Ama! How can you ask me to apologize to her? I..." Xing Dai couldn't get angry for a while, and wanted to argue. Bu Qingyun hurriedly added fuel to the fire: "Your majesty, the princess is your daughter, she is noble and prominent, so naturally she would not kneel down to a little noble like me. Even if it is——you order her." The emperor seemed irritated by Bu Qingyun's words, and ordered Xingdai in a cold voice: "You are so courageous, I want you to apologize to Mrs. Jing, how dare you disobey the emperor's orders?! Kneel down!" "Huang Ama, you are the one who loves me the most! Now you force me to kneel because of her. My mother just died, so you don't love me anymore, do you? Good! You want me to kneel! I will kneel! You If you want me to apologize, I will apologize! Xingdai understands the rules in the palace!" The emperor remained silent, looking at Xingdai quietly. "Xingdai is unreasonable, please forgive me..." Xingdai gritted her teeth and knelt down to Bu Qingyun in a very humiliating manner, tears falling silently. Bu Qingyun proudly walked past Xingdai, raised his hand, and said with a smile, "Okay! Get up!" Xing Dai got up slowly, walked to Bu Qingyun, stared at her face without moving for a moment, lowered her voice, and said coldly: "Bu Qingyun, what is your identity and what is your fate? You want the current princess to kneel down to you? Fate is hard to escape, I'm on my knees, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it, and your life will be ruined!" After saying that, Xing Dai angrily turned and left.Along the way, she was so angry that she clenched her ten fingers tightly, only feeling her spine and her spine feel cold.To be betrayed by others would be so hateful.She walked straight to Kunning Palace, wanting to complain to the queen, and then pushed open the door of the inner hall, only to see the queen was leisurely cutting potted plants in front of the window, the sun fell on her temples, covering her face. quiet. Before Xingdai opened her mouth to cry, the queen raised her eyes, smiled at Xingdai, and said softly, "Xingdai! Your temper is too violent." "Emperor Niang, this noble lady Jing is simply a shameless villain! It was Xingdai who was foolish enough to lure wolves into the house!" Xingdai walked over a few steps and put one hand on the queen's wrist, feeling depressed and aggrieved. The queen shook her head with the same smile: "I have been in the palace for so many years, and I have seen so many ups and downs. A toad like her that floats up on a rainy day, and a ball just blown up, will not last long. It's just that she is being favored. In the limelight, let's bear her to look at her and let her go. The breeze blows the hills, the bright moon shines on the river, let's see how long she can be rampant." "It's me... I'm blind!" Xing Dai gritted her teeth bitterly and recited. "It's very hurtful. I'm the queen, but I can bear her, but you are the princess, can't you bear it?" Seeing this, the queen handed the scissors to the palace servant, grabbed Xingdai's wrist, and walked back step by step. Before the tea table, he sighed slightly, "Xing Dai! You have such a temper, after all, it's not good to stay in the palace, so as not to be angry. You, you should go out of the palace, I think Hengtai may need you right now." It's been a long time, I haven't seen Hengtai, and it's been half a month since I left the mansion and came back to the palace, and it's been a long time since she deliberately didn't ask every bit of him. Now when the queen suddenly mentioned that name, Xing Dai was startled subconsciously, but deliberately put on an indifferent face, and hesitated for a long time: "Mother Huang, you are joking, how can I go back when he treats me like that? " The queen thought for a while, but couldn't help it, and said, "Actually, there is one thing I've been wanting to tell you. Not long ago, when your little Gege just passed by, Hengtai once entered the palace alone, specifically to ask for an audience." Leave me, and leave a letter, the things written in it are related to you." When Xing Dai heard the words, she suddenly raised her head, staring at the Queen eagerly.The queen got up, took out a gold-painted box from the cabinet, opened it with a key, and there was only a letter in the box.The letter has not yet been opened, the queen handed the letter to Xing Dai, sighed and said: "Come on, you should read it yourself, after reading it, everything will be clear." Xing Dai took the letter paper, hesitated for a moment, finally opened it, and suddenly found that the paper was full of tears, every word weeping with blood—— "Hengtai is sick both physically and mentally, and also in the pain of losing his daughter. I know that I will die soon. I only hope that the princess can live a good life. Don't think of Hengtai. The princess is virtuous and virtuous. It was originally Hengtai who was sorry for the princess. After Hengtai died , the princess either forgets about Hengtai, or bears a grudge against Hengtai, whichever is better than worrying about me. Hengtai also has a small selfishness - if the princess can remarry after Hengtai's death and marry a man who is very good to her, then this This letter hopes that the princess will never see it, and it will disappear like this. But if the princess is alone, then after reading this letter, Hengtai will tell the princess—in fact, in Hengtai’s heart, the princess occupies an extremely important position. Hengtai always knows the goodness of the princess..." After Xing Dai read it, she closed the letter slowly, walked to the window with one step, and was blown by the soft wind, her face was full of tears. "Emperor Niang, Xingdai wants to go home, wants to go back to Hengtai's side." Fang Luo let out a sound, but saw a servant from the Fucha Mansion rushing towards her outside the hall holding a signboard to enter the palace, and to meet her, he knelt down on the ground with a mournful face, and that sound was like a thousand arrows piercing through the heart—— "Princess, the forehead is dying, please go back to the mansion to take care of the funeral." The hand holding the letter was trembling, Xing Dai staggered and was about to fall.Yun'er came over one step at a time, trembling and holding her up.Xing Dai stared blankly at the servant who sent the message, her face ashen. "You... what did you say?" The cold wind blew up behind him, the paper floated out along the fingertips, and no sound came out of his throat. "Returning to the princess, the forehead has taken too much Wushi powder, so that the body has already become addicted to poisoning, this time the dose is several times the usual dose, so...so..." A mouthful of fishy sweetness rolled down her throat, and Xing Dai's body shook, bright red blood vomited from her mouth, splashing drop by drop on the white marble floor tiles.She stared blankly at the fresh blood on the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks, and in a whirl, she closed her eyes in pain, and limply fell backwards. "Princess—" the voice came, and Yun'er's face became more and more blurred. Xingdai blinked her eyes, her voice lost all vitality, and it rolled out of her throat so faintly: "Ask Shuntian Fu Yin to come and see me, and make sure he investigates this matter thoroughly for me. Liancheng... Liancheng...Hengtai's Liancheng fed all the medicines to Hengtai, if she has anything to do with this matter, she will definitely be killed." Jiang house. In the cold night, Jiang Yichen was alone, sitting in the cold pavilion facing the cold lake, sipping a glass of cold wine lightly.Everything around is so cold.He smiled and raised his glass to his lonely shadow.But seeing a figure running up from the side of the garden from his reflection in the water, Jiang Yichen blurred his eyes, shook out the wine glass in his hand, and waited for that person to come in one step. "Yichen, you have to listen to me this time, hurry up and follow me! It's late, but it's too late!" Before the person arrives, the voice floats first. Jiang Yichen smiled, but he didn't turn around to look at her, he just said quietly: "Tong Yuxiu, are you out of your mind? Why should I go with you? It's ridiculous." Yuxiu stepped up and stared straight at him, with both joy and anxiety in her eyes: "Jiang Yichen, let me tell you, I got the news that Fucha Hengtai has died of poison, the princess is investigating the matter thoroughly, Song Liancheng will go down immediately Du, has already been arrested. Jiang Yichen, since Hengtai died of Wushisan, and at this moment, you have a large amount of Wushisan hoarded in your house, and people from Shuntian Mansion will come to search in a while, you must be involved. Stay in Here, are you still waiting to die? Hurry up and follow me! No matter how late it is, it will be too late!" Jiang Yichen couldn't help gritting his teeth, and suddenly understood, he just stared at her tightly: "What a ruthless scheme, you planned all this by yourself?" Yuxiu took a small step back, and said with a guilty conscience: "Not exactly, it's just that you and Liancheng have made some small changes to the plan, and the result is out of control." Jiang Yichen suddenly smiled, glanced at her, and said coldly: "Since your original intention is to catch me all, why do you want to run with me? Wouldn't it be good to let me be arrested by Shuntian Mansion? Once I die, Your plan is a complete success!" "I—" Yuxiu was anxious and grabbed Jiang Yichen's wrist, "I never wanted your life, I just wanted to force you to come with me. Because..." Jiang Yichen shuddered when he heard the words, looked at her quietly, and remained silent for a moment. Yuxiu seemed to have made up her mind, and finally blurted out: "Because, I still like you so much!" Jiang Yichen looked at Yuxiu, and smiled slowly, elusively: "At this point, I don't think I can go with you even if I don't want to—but, there is still one person who has not agreed, so we may not be able to go. " Yuxiu was also surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Who? Who doesn't agree!" "Me! I won't be the first one!" This sound came suddenly, and it sounded like Hengtai's voice.Yuxiu was stunned for a moment, turned her head quickly, and was surprised to see Hengtai's group striding forward through the corridor behind her. Hengtai, Liancheng, Xingdai, and the police officers from Shuntian Mansion... Yuxiu watched them file out one by one, as if she couldn't believe it, she exclaimed: "You...are you dead already?!" "If everything went according to your plan, I would indeed be dead at this time. However, there were many uncontrollable timing and events that changed the whole result." Hengtai stepped in front of her and sneered. "Okay! Okay!" Yuxiu understood instantly, turned around to look at Jiang Yichen, and then at Liancheng who had a calm face at this time, as if she understood the current situation, "It's so easy to plan, I never thought of you guys The four will come together to deal with me!" Liancheng came out, only looked at Yuxiu, and said slowly: "On that day you tricked me into Yunzhi Swamp, Hengtai and I survived a catastrophe, and even met Sun Heli who wanted to save us." Hengtai who was beside him then said: "You must never have imagined that the poison of Wushisan on my body was cured by Sun Heli, the imperial physician! As early as half a month ago, I had returned to normal." Yuxiu was startled when she heard the words, she smiled wryly and shook her head: "Okay! It's really unexpected, I admit it!" Liancheng said again: "Physician Sun not only detoxified Hengtai, but also told me that I can use dreaming to retrieve my memory. And I, at the most critical moment, recalled everything with the help of dreams." Afterwards, once news of Hengtai's death from poison is released, Princess Xingdai will intervene in the investigation.As for Liancheng, on the day when Xingdai was shocked to hear the news, he quietly entered the palace and told her all the plans before Xingdai's sick bed.And after that, they colluded with Jiang Yichen, only waiting for the last one to get out of the urn. Yuxiu suddenly understood everything, her face was filled with disappointment, but she still refused to bow her head, and confronted Hengtai defiantly: "Come on! You're welcome, tie me up! Hengtai, you really deserve your life." Ah! So many Wushi Powder did not poison you to death. It's a pity, a pity, a pity that I can't avenge you! It's a pity!" The night finally calmed down. A goose-yellow curtain blocked the two of them, Liancheng quietly turned his head and looked at Hengtai through the curtain.For a time, hundreds of turns and thousands of times.For more than three years, until now, is the real reunion.She finally remembered everything.Sadness, embarrassment, longing, when all the emotions are mixed together, there is only silence. After a long time, Liancheng finally raised the curtain lightly, and looked at Hengtai faintly: "Hengtai, I remember everything, my memory has all been restored." Hengtai nodded, and there seemed to be mist in his eyes: "Okay, just remember everything! Finally, you remember every bit of us together." Liancheng smiled, then frowned, and said with self-reproach: "I remembered everything, I remembered everything. I am self-willed and impulsive, and I think I am smart. It was my fault before, and I did so many wrong things. Hengtai , you have to forgive me." Hengtai held her hand, and couldn't bear the emotion in his heart: "I also have something to tell you—in fact, that night on the frozen lake, it wasn't that I didn't go with you, but the princess stopped me." In the past three years, this was his deepest pain, that was the mistake of saying goodbye to Liancheng.But these three years were irreparable after all. Liancheng hurriedly covered Hengtai's mouth, gave him a smile, and said softly: "It's all over. I missed it before because we didn't stick to our feelings. From now on, we will never separate again!" "No matter what, we finally meet again. Reunion, this is the real favor of God!" "Yes! If you can be together, don't say goodbye!" With tears in their eyes, the two touched their heads.Hengtai smiled and closed his eyes, relaxed and comfortable: "Liancheng, actually, when I first saw you, I really didn't expect that we would be together and have experienced so many things." Liancheng also smiled, and said faintly: "This is good fortune, you and me. I was originally an ordinary woman, who would have wanted to follow you and live such a thrilling life!" Hengtai smiled, ran his hands through Liancheng's hair, and was about to hug her, but couldn't help coughing in a low voice.Liancheng supported him nervously, and asked with concern: "What's the matter, Hengtai, isn't your body fully recovered yet?" "It doesn't matter, it's just that I still feel a little uncomfortable. The princess has already invited the best doctor from the Taiyuan Hospital to show me, and it will be all right soon." Hengtai pressed her hand, only smiled, faintly, "Alas, in terms of medical skills, Imperial Physician Sun is the most powerful expert in the imperial hospital. If my illness was not treated by him, I'm afraid it would be difficult to recover. Even if there is a bit of residual poison, in fact, this life is earned." So far, although Yuxiu has been imprisoned, Sun Heli still escapes. As soon as Fang thought of Sun Heli, Liancheng frowned, and pleaded for him: "Hengtai, you have to deal with him lightly! If we can catch him, we must try our best to keep Sun Taiyi, after all, he rescued him. There are many people, including you and me. Without him, I am afraid that we are already parted from each other, and I would have died in the ice river long ago, so how can I have the warmth at this moment." Hengtai looked at such kind-hearted Liancheng, couldn't help but smiled, and comforted her: "Hasn't this been caught yet? If caught, there will be laws of its own, and he will be convicted according to the severity of his crimes, but he has also done a lot of things. Good deeds can offset some crimes. But if I want to bend the law for personal gain, I can't. But speaking of it, this Imperial Physician Sun is indeed a person who is both righteous and evil, we should be more careful." Liancheng nodded, smiled softly, and snuggled into Hengtai's arms. Outside the window, the faint light of the warm moon swept down among the treetops, and the pair of figures under the tree moved slightly at this moment. Xing Dai gradually closed the window, turned and left with a smile on her face.Yun'er looked back at Hengtai and Liancheng's tenderness, and was about to speak, but was signaled by Xingdai to keep silent. Xing Dai hissed, smiled at her, and said in a low voice: "Okay, that's it! After the catastrophe, the days ahead are still long, so don't disturb them today." The long skirt slid on the ground, and the figures of the master and the servant were gradually elongated by the moonlight. The full moon hanging high above the night sky was shining on the reunion and beauty of the world. In the early morning, when the sky was bright, Liancheng woke up early in the morning. Seeing that Hengtai was still asleep on the bed, he tiptoedly dressed and washed, went out quietly, and went straight to the kitchen in the backyard.Fang stepped into the chaimen of the kitchen, and saw Xingdai bending over the cutting board and cutting vegetables, her technique was clumsy, it was just a radish, she cut her hand after only a few cuts. Liancheng happened to see this situation, hurriedly walked over, and said with concern: "Princess, I have a cook in the house to take care of it, so how can I work for you, princess, you did it yourself, and you were injured. .Come, princess, let me see." Xing Dai shook her head, quickly covered the wound, and said with a smile: "It's okay! A small wound, it doesn't matter. I used to disdain cooking, but now it seems that it makes sense. Oil, salt, sauce and vinegar , There must be an order of who gets to cook first, just like how we live, you come first, Hengtai is yours, and I come later, always an outsider." After a few words, Liancheng's heart felt bad when he said them.She took the princess's hand, sighed and said, "Princess said so, Liancheng is ashamed! I still remember you, princess, you found medicine for me and rescued me. You are a grand woman who dares to love and hate, why do you want to be so proud?" Hengtai has always done more than me, if you can forgive Liancheng, then we are relatives and will always be relatives, okay?" "Okay, you and I are relatives." Xing Dai responded with a smile, and said in a hurry, "Today, let's cook for Hengtai once!" "Then..." Liancheng nodded and said, "Let's go together!" Then he rolled up his sleeves and skillfully grabbed the crookedly cut radish on the chopping board.The knife raised and lowered a few times, suddenly a house slave ran in from outside the kitchen and communicated—— "Aunt Lian, someone is in the carriage outside the residence, begging to see you." Hearing this, Liancheng put down the knife, wiped his hands, and walked out curiously.Just after stepping out of the mansion gate, he saw a carriage parked outside the gate, Liancheng yelled to the inside, but seeing no one answered, he took a step forward.The curtain of the carriage was raised slightly, and Liancheng poked his head, only to see Sun Heli sitting in the carriage. "Doctor Sun? Why are you here?!" "Liancheng, I want to see Yuxiu, you have to help me!" Liancheng gritted his teeth and refused: "No, I can't decide this matter. Yuxiu has already been imprisoned by the Shuntian Mansion, not to mention her, even you are still on the hunt for a reward! Physician Sun, I advise you to hurry to Shuntian Mansion. Tianfu takes care of itself, and Hengtai and I will definitely help you reduce your guilt." Sun Heli shook his head and sighed: "What does my life matter? I just want to see Yuxiu. Uncle Heng once promised me that I can ask for one thing. It's just that things are getting too big now, and the government is all over the place. It's the sea arrest document, I don't know if what Uncle Heng said counts, I dare not look for him rashly. Now I only dare to come to see you, and I ask Miss Liancheng to help me." Liancheng couldn't make up his mind, so he said, "This matter is really too big, and Hengtai has to enforce the law impartially, I'm afraid it will not be easy. You wait for me, I'll go in and discuss with Hengtai." As he spoke, he wanted to turn around . In a hurry, Sun Heli grabbed one of Liancheng's sleeves, and said in a low voice, "Liancheng, if you go and figure it out, will I survive?" Then he pressed the ecstasy cake in his hand on Liancheng's. Above his head, Liancheng lost all consciousness in just a split second. "I'm sorry, in order to save Yuxiu, I have to wrong you." Sun Heli whispered in Liancheng's ear, and then carried her into the carriage.With a flick of the whip in his hand, he drove away in the carriage. Shuntian Mansion. Sun Heli walked into the prison step by step with the help of Liancheng who looked dumb.Seeing Liancheng's figure, Shuntian Fu Yin hurriedly came out with an apologetic smile, and saluted Liancheng: "Aunt Lian! We are old friends, so what can I do to help this time?" Sun Heli only whispered into Liancheng's ear, and then he heard Liancheng say bluntly, "Go see Tong Yuxiu." Shuntian Fu Yin nodded hurriedly, and gave way: "It's easy to say! It's easy to say! She's over there!" Supporting Liancheng, Sun Heli walked over step by step, glanced at Governor Shuntian, and said, "Go down! We will interrogate her alone." After Zhi Zhi left the governor of Shuntian, Sun Heli left Liancheng behind, hurried to Yuxiu's prison door, firmly grasped Yuxiu's protruding wrist with one hand, and said repeatedly: "Yuxiu! Yuxiu! I coming!" Seeing that it was Sun Heli, Yuxiu felt even more anxious: "Why did you come here! Why don't you rescue me?" Sun Heli paused, only staring at her, and asked slowly: "You...do you know your mistake?" Yuxiu was startled, looked at Sun Heli for a while, then shook her head, and said firmly, "I...I want revenge!" Sun Heli was really helpless, and sighed: "Yuxiu, why are you bothering?" But Yuxiu didn't listen to his persuasion, her gaze drifted behind him, seeing Liancheng, she asked in surprise: "Isn't this Liancheng? Why did you bring her here?" In a panic, Sun Heli quickly covered her mouth, lowered his voice, and leaned into her ear and said, "Shh! Don't be so loud, she has lost consciousness, and it's all up to me to manipulate. If I don't catch Liancheng, I will use Fascination How can I get you out if the technique controls her words and actions? Don't be restless, I will ask Liancheng to let you out." "It's so miraculous? Did you still keep this trick?" Yuxiu looked at Sun Heli and smiled to herself. Sun Heli shook his head: "Now is not the time to talk about these things. The effective time of ecstasy is short, and I'm afraid it will become uncontrollable after a long time." After finishing speaking, he pulled Liancheng to his side, leaned into Liancheng's ear and made another After some hints, when Liancheng was released, Liancheng turned his eyes to the direction outside the prison door, and shouted: "Come on! Come on!" Shun Tian Fu Yin, who had retreated just now, hurried over, looked at Lian Cheng and said, "What's the matter?" Liancheng pointed at Yuxiu, and said bluntly: "Just now, Tong Yuxiu has brought up some important situations. Now, I want to take her back to the barracks, and the general will conduct a night trial on her!" "This... this is an important prisoner, it would be against the regulations to release him like this!" Liancheng said again: "My words are Hengtai's words. If you don't listen, then it's up to you." "Oh! Don't dare! Who doesn't know that Aunt Lian is Uncle Heng's caring and caring person." Shuntian Fu Yin was in a state of confusion for a while, and hurriedly waved his hands, "Come, come! Let me go! Hurry up and give Yuxiu to him." I bring it up." As soon as the prison door opened, Yuxiu walked out in one step, and walked out of Shuntian Mansion with Sun Heli calmly along the way.As soon as Fang entered the carriage, Yuxiu turned her eyes to Liancheng, listening to Sun Heli's consolation—— "Yuxiu, things have come to this point. It is the grace of the Buddha that you survived! Come with me, let's escape from the capital, hide our names, and be an ordinary couple. Don't worry, with my company, they won't find you of." Yuxiu's gaze sank, she refused to admit defeat and said, "To put it lightly, my business is not over yet - I want revenge!" When Sun Heli heard this, his face changed greatly: "Revenge! Revenge! You still want revenge? You have made it like this, so why do you want revenge?" Yuxiu glanced at him fiercely, gritted her teeth and said urgently: "Since you rescued me, you must try to fulfill me! Otherwise, throw me back and die!" "You're so stubborn, you're crazy!" Yuxiu didn't make a sound anymore, she glanced at Liancheng.Just staring at Liancheng for a while, her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she was thinking about something, slowly, she turned her head and stared at Sun Heli motionlessly: "Heli, let me ask you, do you think there is the most perfect person in this world?" Disguise?" Sun Heli couldn't figure out her plan, so he could only say: "I dare not say it is the most perfect, but as far as I know, there are three kinds of disguises that are the most powerful." "Which three?" "The first one you have already learned is the disguise gel I prepared. As long as it is heated, it can form a thin human skin mask on the face. It's just that this gel has a strange fragrance. If you carefully distinguish , but it will also make people suspicious." Yuxiu nodded, and suddenly understood why Jiang Yichen was always able to see through his disguise technique time and time again, it turned out to be his taste.She stroked her hair at the sideburns, and hurriedly asked, "What about the second type?" "The second method is the face-changing method. Use a sharp knife to peel off the skin of two people with similar stature and face shape, and then sew it on the other person's face. The wound is in the bun. So no matter how sharp your eyes are, you won’t be able to tell—this is also the most effective disguise technique.” "So, what about the third type?" Sun Heli frowned, and seemed a little uncertain: "I've only heard of the third type, which is to classify people according to their body shape and face shape, and then use methods such as cutting bones and filling flesh to change one person into another." One person can even create several identical people. This is already beyond the scope of the disguise technique, such a magical skill, I don't know anyone else in the world who can do it. Yuxiu, what are you asking for?" Yuxiu raised her head and said with a smile: "It's very simple, I want you to change my face. Swap Liancheng's face with mine!" Sun Heli was shocked when he heard this, and quickly shook his head: "How can this be possible! What you are doing is becoming more and more unreasonable! Liancheng has never harmed you, but you treat her like this, it is simply disastrous!" Seeing that he was so pedantic, Yuxiu couldn't help scolding: "Idiot! You're outrageous? You saved Fucha Hengtai, you saved Liancheng, but now? They're all arresting you and wanting you - aren't they outrageous? Hello You have a compassionate heart, but no one buys it. Your compassion will make others laugh, make yourself cry, and make you a victim! Stop talking nonsense, and help me change my face!" Sun Heli couldn't agree even if he died, and kept shaking his head: "No! No! This matter is definitely not possible!" "Forget it! If that's the case, then I won't live! It's like you killed me!" Yuxiu raised her head and smiled, and wanted to jump off the speeding carriage.Sun Heli hurriedly grabbed her, seeing that she was about to fall, Sun Heli was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. "If you don't help me, why don't you let me die? Let me die!" 毓秀一声凄厉，震得孙合礼心口似要碎掉，孙合礼死死地拉住毓秀，连连答应着：“好好好！我答应你就是！换脸！但若要换脸，咱们必须先潜入我的密室之中，否则无法实现。” 是夜，迟迟不见连城归府，恒泰和醒黛再等不下去，率领人马闯入了顺天府大牢，却得知连城亲自到了大牢，并提走佟毓秀的消息。恒泰第一反应便是有人挟持了连城，救出了佟毓秀，立时下令调集人马，全城搜捕佟毓秀，救出连城！ 正要离开顺天府，却见远处走来的身影像极了连城，恒泰一步走过去，立在她面前，紧张地上上下下打量她，连连问着：“连城，到底是怎么回事？” 而此时，立在恒泰面前的毓秀，幽幽扬起那张与连城一模一样的脸，故作紧张道：“是孙太医挟持了我，还控制了我的言行，从牢里救走了佟毓秀。之后他们两人带着我往外逃亡，后来佟毓秀想要加害我，是孙太医阻止了佟毓秀，结果两人在争斗的过程中，双双坠入悬崖，现在只怕是尸骨无存了。” “好了好了！他们死了也就死了吧！只要你没事就好，没事就好。”惊魂未定的恒泰一把将毓秀抱住，安慰道。 毓秀溢在嘴边的笑渐渐一冷，牵上恒泰，便一同出了顺天府。一路上，毓秀能感觉到恒泰紧张地握住自己的腕子，不愿分开一刻。有那么一瞬间，毓秀竟有些羡慕连城，羡慕此生能有这样一个人拼了命地紧张她。 然而，就算她有了连城的脸，却也始终不是她。所以，她的心中依然充满了恨，对恒泰的恨，对连城的恨，对所有人，何尝又不是对自己。 富察府门。 毓秀在迈入那熟悉的府门时，隐隐一顿。当年被赶出府门，流离失所的场景涌入脑海中，毓秀只觉一丝冷痛刺心。在梦中，她也有想过自己终有一日回来这里，届时便要将他们所有人都踩在脚下。却没有想到，实际上，她仍是要借助另一张脸，才能光明正大地踏入富察家的府门。 夜风抖入，恒泰已将一身长袍自她身后披上，扶着她坐回房里，一脸深情地望着她。 毓秀胸中微紧，有些心虚，轻轻避开了他的目光：“怎么这么看着人家？” “我很内疚，没有保护好你。”恒泰认真地点了点头，看着她。 毓秀一笑，手中抓来一个杯子，便给他倒了杯茶递过去：“谁说的，我这不是没事吗？” “可是万一有事呢？”恒泰心中难安，一时担心着，“万一……我这一生都不会安心的……” 毓秀忙以手掩住他的口，效仿连城的语气轻声道：“你别这么说，一切都结束了！你是我的福星，我心里有你，自然能逢凶化吉。看，天色不早了，让我伺候你休息吧！”说着，便伸手给恒泰宽衣，手方触及他的腰带，便被恒泰猛地拉入怀中。 “对不起，对不起，对不起——” 恒泰将头埋在她的脖颈间，深深地埋着，连连说着抱歉的话。毓秀本欲推开他，却见他此刻实在脆弱，心中一动，目光闪烁着，她抬起一只腕子，慢慢地去摸发髻上的簪子。倘若此时趁他不备，且全无防范，她立时就可以杀了他，将所有的仇都报了。 手，正要拔下簪子，却又见恒泰忽然松开她，以一种近乎陌生的目光望着她，顿了半晌，又用力地摇了摇头。 毓秀缓缓将手移下，只扶了扶鬓鬟，幽幽问道：“不舒服吗？” “我……”恒泰静静地凝着她，犹豫着，终是一步退开，“忽然记起来，好像有些事还没处理完。你先睡吧，我回头再来看你。”转而飞快地移动步子，走出了连城的房间，甚而不顾身后那挽留的声音。忙走出几步，又实在觉得不忍心，不忍心这样对待连城。确是连城的脸没有错，可刚刚他抱着她，又觉得连城的身体是这样陌生，陌生到似有些不像她了。可眼前的人分明就是她。恒泰愣在回廊中，静静地站了半晌，想来可能是二人分开得太久了，又或者是自己的感觉出了问题，对，一定是感觉出了问题…… 毓秀静静望着恒泰逃开的背影，一抹凝重浮在面上。今日不成功，总还有以后的许多时日，她深信，恒泰终有一日会死在自己手上。正要关门，却见回廊上转来的身影，似有几分熟悉，再定睛一看，毓秀微微咬了咬牙，是江逸尘。 “江逸尘，你怎么来了？”毓秀扬了一声，问他。 江逸尘定在她身前，笑道：“连城，我要走了。” 闻言，毓秀只将头垂得更低，声音轻飘飘的：“你，就这么走了？” 江逸尘爽朗地笑了笑，点点头，释然道：“我把你留给富察恒泰了。虽然我不甘心，可我要你幸福，要你过得好。只是你记住，无论我在天涯海角，只要你受了委屈，我就会第一时间回来找你，我愿意为你做任何事情。你听懂了吗？” 毓秀不自觉地捋了捋鬓角的头发，随即点头：“既然如此，那就一路平安吧！” 眼见她的手落在鬓角的样子，江逸尘不由得一怔。只记得毓秀也曾这般梳理鬓角。他恍惚了，疑惑地看向她，复又摇摇头，确实是连城的脸，没有错。 山神庙，连城正睡在庙中的一座神像之下。 刺鼻的烟气缓入呼吸间，连城悠悠地醒转。目光蒙眬间，游离地看向漆黑之中的那一束火光，篝火燃起的光芒中映出孙合礼的背影。 连城挣扎着坐了起来，只觉得周身酸软，全然无力。 “我怎么会在这里？孙太医，是你把我抓过来的吗？”连城看着孙合礼的身影，一出声，声音却是沙哑的。 “别动，连城，你现在最好还是坐着。”见到连城醒转，孙合礼忙从篝火架子上取下水壶，倒了一碗热水，转身走向连城，“来，先喝点水。” 连城点了点头，一手抚着额头，皱眉道：“不知道怎么了，脸上火辣辣的，口也渴得厉害。” 孙合礼未做解释，只将水递给连城：“快喝了吧！” 连城接过水碗刚要喝，却盯着碗里的水，睁大了眼睛，似乎发现了一件极其恐怖的事情，不由得惶恐地叫道：“啊——是毓秀！毓秀在水里面！” 水碗一下落地，连城忙推开孙合礼，跑去庙殿门口的一个水桶前，以水照着自己的脸。她的眼睛越睁越大，一双手颤抖着摸向自己的脸，似不能相信一般摇着头，惊叫道：“啊！我怎么变成毓秀了！我怎么变成了毓秀了！”说着，便要疯狂地向外跑去。 孙合礼挺身挡在了连城身前，扬声道：“连城，你不能走！” 连城仍处于慌乱之中，她止不住地摇头，揉着自己的脸，口中不断说道：“不！这都不是真的，这是幻象！我是连城，我不是毓秀！” 猛然间，她怔住了，似是明白了什么，头一点点地仰起来，直直地盯着孙合礼，摸着自己的脸，颤抖着喊出了他的名字：“孙合礼，你，不是把我的脸换给毓秀了吧？” 孙合礼瞬间低下了头，沉默不语，轻轻一点。 “不——”连城痛苦地闭上了眼睛，一串泪落下，她发疯似的打向孙合礼，“你为什么要这样做？你为什么？！你把我的脸还给我！” 孙合礼制伏了连城，将连城捆了个结实，又塞了她满嘴的布条。他愧疚地低下头，猛地落了双膝，跪在连城面前：“对不起，连城！毓秀是个苦命的女子——你也知道，毓秀的要求，我从来都不会拒绝。那么，就只有委屈你了。也请你能够原谅我！” 连城不能语，目光哀凉地迎上孙合礼，一行冷泪坠落。 孙合礼叹了一口气，亦望着连城的脸。然而此刻眼中却是属于毓秀的面孔，他便看着他的“毓秀”，呆呆地出神…… 时不至开花时节，御花园里却是花开千日红。 皇后自御花园的水榭长廊上走过，远远望着园中千树皆挂满了绸缎扎制的假花，不由得惊讶。问身后的小太监，才知道是那静贵人吩咐安排的，说是静贵人喜欢看花，而这御花园因不到时节没有什么美丽的花，便叫宫人们打开府库，取出了丝绸宫纱，连夜制作了大量的绸缎花挂在树枝上，说是增添皇家的贵气。 皇后听完，随即皱紧眉头，隐忍着怒气：“祸国殃民之举！昔日隋炀帝也在京中扎丝绸宫花，显示富贵，结果又如何？这个静贵人举止轻佻，其心更是可诛！” 说话间，已见步青云由廊子尽头款款而来。长裙拖曳间，云步轻摇，身形妩媚而娇柔。她一路走，一路瞧着御花园的绸缎花，笑意荡漾在嘴边：“哟！现在有那么一点意思了，只是花还是太少。”说着，又再打发了身后的宫人快去府库里取绸缎来，再挂得丰饶些。 身后宫人犹豫着，步青云即不大情愿地回身对她们道：“反正是皇上恩准的，你们又何必为皇上省钱？自古唯独富贵的天子，是不用吝啬这些小钱的，你们……” “大胆！”皇后扬了一声，便将她的话断然截住，几步走上前去，看着她道，“你小小的一个贵人，仗着皇上宠爱，竟然狐媚主上，还将这些败家之物、祸国之言四处散播，你当本宫不能管你吗？” “哟，是皇后娘娘啊。”步青云转眸一笑，闻言倒也不怕不惊，挺自在地抚了抚鬓角，“臣妾不过挂些绸缎而已，皇后娘娘何来这样大的怒火啊？” “静贵人，请自重。”皇后虚了虚眸子，威严道，“本宫才是真正的后宫之主，之前不与你计较，总觉得你是初入宫中，不懂规矩。哪知你竟变本加厉，越发猖狂起来！今日不给你点颜色瞧瞧，你是不知道本宫的厉害！来人啊！拖下去家法伺候！” 话音方落，便听水榭一端传来一声阻拦—— "slow!" 由声音辨得是皇上。皇后向后旋身，便见皇帝正由水榭尽头的月门快步走过来，似是生怕皇后问罪静贵人。才走近几步，便忙拉过步青云，将她护在身后。 “皇后，这静贵人自然有不是的地方，但毕竟也是一番好意，这大冬天的，有些点缀不好吗？” 皇后向皇上行了一礼，随即冷冷地开口：“皇上圣明，您文韬武略，光耀汗青，难道也想像当年隋炀帝一样在史书上记载下宫纱做花这一败笔吗？皇上是千载的有道明君，古今第一天子，怎能做如此荒唐之事？我要责罚静贵人，只是恨她给皇上抹了黑。” 皇后以史为鉴，话说得全然在理，皇上一时无言以对，叹了口气，再看了眼步青云。 步青云此时一脸委屈，似要辩驳，却被皇上摆了摆手，朝着她“嘘”了一声。 “好了。”皇上放缓语气，迎着皇后讨好地一笑，“皇后，是朕错了，朕这就命人将这些宫花全部都摘下来。” 皇后点了点头，予皇上一礼，欣然道：“皇上圣明。” 步青云见状，脸上似有难堪。只半晌，又挑了笑轻佻言道：“唉！摘了就摘了吧！都是些假花，也没什么好看的。皇上，若要看真花，咱们这就下江南吧！” “哦？”皇上闻言，似也来了兴致，笑睨着步青云。 “若待上林花似锦，满城俱是看花人。”步青云一脸兴奋，说着，便踮起脚，在皇上耳边轻轻念道，“皇上，要及时行乐啊！” 皇上笑了笑，点了点头，一手牢牢箍住步青云，使劲握了握，便接道：“好！好！就下江南！” 这满御花园的绸缎花，还不够奢侈，如今竟还想到下江南。皇后一惊，忙出言阻拦：“皇上，如今虽是乾隆盛世，但南巡所需费用实在太大，而江南一地接驾一次，银子淌得犹如海水一般。之前皇上南巡，常有事由，此次只是听得静贵人的一番蛊惑，就要劳民伤财，未免有些不妥啊！不光会给皇上留下一个耽于享乐的坏名声，连之前几此下江南的目的，也会被人传得含混不清。这样，好事也做成了坏事，得不偿失啊！” 皇上闻言，皱了皱眉，似不能认同，仍坚持道：“朕其实早有南巡之意，今日只是借静贵人之口说了出来。这其中有很大的含义，现今天下太平，国家重文治而多于武功，江南自古多才子，人才荟萃，读书应试的人很多。此次下江南，我想在江苏、安徽、浙江三省的官办学府走一走，一来亲近士人，二来也是笼络人心，使我大清更加鼎盛。皇后，难道这样不好吗？” 皇后闻言，虽仍有坚持，但碍于帝王龙威，又实在不能再进言，却始终有一丝隐隐的忧虑，便退了一步，予皇上行了一礼，缓缓道：“既然皇上早就有了打算，臣妾自当全力支持。但皇上南巡，不如带上富察恒泰，以为护驾之用。” 皇上一点头，只道自慧妃去世后，醒黛一直不太振作，这次跟着一起南巡，也正好让她散散心。 “好！不光是恒泰，醒黛也要去。那个小连城也很好，都带上。” “富察恒泰接旨，奉皇上口谕——朕将前往江南巡视，崇文督学，施江南学子以大利，钦命额驸富察恒泰随行护驾，可随行家眷，力保江南之行平安，钦此。” 这日清晨，圣旨传来，恒泰携全家人于院前接旨。待宣旨太监念罢圣旨，恒泰行叩拜之礼，即掏出一张银票，塞到宣旨太监的手中，特意问道：“皇上这次去江南，有什么特别用意没有？” 宣旨太监接过银票，笑得眼睛直眯：“哪会有什么特别用意。额驸，这趟江南是极好走的，杂家瞧皇上的意思，倒并不是真要大张旗鼓地做些学府学政，而是为了宫中新来的静贵人，想这一路，只是游戏玩乐而已，额驸不用担心什么的。” 恒泰若有所思地点了点头，一路将宣旨太监送至府门外，转身时已见醒黛在身后一脸愁容地锁紧眉头。待宣旨太监走远，醒黛在他耳边轻声道：“皇阿玛可算是被步青云那个妖孽给迷住了，此番出行又是为了她，皇阿玛老糊涂了……” 恒泰忙摇头，纠正道：“皇上是有道明君，公主不可妄加揣度。” “好吧！女不言父过，先不去管他。”醒黛叹了口气，皱着眉头问，“话说恒泰，有件事倒是真的很奇怪！你不觉得如今的连城，俨然有些不对劲吗？” 恒泰心中一颤，方也想说只觉得连城回来后确实有些古怪，只是当着醒黛的面，却仍是将心中的话压了。一脸自在地问醒黛：“公主又觉得怎么了？” “昨日我叫连城教我烧糖醋鱼，结果你猜怎么着？她好像一点也不会做菜的样子，把好好的一条鱼都烧煳了，手法混乱得很……连城原本可是烧得一手好菜的，这是怎么回事？我越想越觉得不对劲。” 恒泰由着醒黛的话也是一愣，可心中也担心醒黛本就对连城有戒心，若自己也将疑惑道出，恐怕会置连城于危难的境地。转念间，恒泰只得一手压住醒黛的腕子，安劝她道：“哦，公主想多了，我看她是劳累了吧，歇一下就没事了。” “可是……”醒黛轻轻蹙眉，仍欲再言，目光移转间，却见远处走来的身影极似连城，便将话吞下。 毓秀由厅中走来，才转入廊子里，便迎着醒黛和恒泰一笑，道：“大爷和公主皆有喜色，可是皇上下旨，又给了府里什么赏赐？” “连城你来得正好，圣上刚刚下旨，要下江南，命我们一家随行。也好，可以去江南走一走，倒也舒畅得很。你也去准备准备吧！”恒泰说着便一步上来，欲牵起她的手，才刚握上，却见她极其痛苦地唤了一声，眉眼皱紧。 “哎呀，痛！” 恒泰一惊，忙松开她的手：“咦？你怎么了？” 毓秀缓缓拉起袖子，只见手臂上有一道伤口，上面还缠着纱布，隐隐渗出血来。她将头稍稍垂了下来，楚楚可怜道：“昨儿不小心，手臂被帐钩刮了一下，受了点小伤包扎了一下，而后又去厨房端了端锅，锅有点沉，所以伤口又裂开了。” 恒泰端看着她的手，又见她眸中无辜的目光，顿时疑惑全解，哑然失笑，只道是自己和公主想得太多了，又险些错怪了连城。 “手上有伤还端什么锅子？家中有的是厨子，又不用你来做饭，赶紧去歇着吧，让伤口好好愈合。”恒泰轻轻拉下她的袖子，柔声关切道。 毓秀点了点头，身子一转，看向醒黛，施礼言道：“公主，昨日没做好鱼，我们改天再切磋……” 醒黛见状忙摇头，宽慰道：“这不打紧，是我忽略了，不知道你手上有伤，你赶紧回去休息吧！”说罢，便让恒泰陪着她一并回去房中。 回廊中，一阵冷风簌簌而来，醒黛抖了抖肩膀，只看着她的背影，隐隐揪起心来。莫不是自己太敏感，还是这个连城真的有问题？ ! 山神庙，连城口干舌燥地转醒过来，眼睛疲惫地转向四周。一室漏光，火苗已熄灭，似已天明。孙合礼正靠在门口睡觉，庙中唯一一束火光来自于神像前的那支蜡烛。连城轻轻挪动了身子，一步一步蹭去那支蜡烛旁，再悄然转过身，将被绳子捆住的手腕往烛火上烧。 火，烧到了连城的手，她痛得直咬住牙，憋住了闷哼声，再又换了换手臂的位置，终于，火苗蔓延而上，烧断了捆着她双手的绳索。挣脱开双手，连城一喜，便端起蜡烛，开始烧脚上的绳索。脚上的绳索也很快被烧断，她忙解下脚上的绳索，正准备逃跑。却在抬脚间，无意绊到了绳子，声响发出，惊醒了梦中的孙合礼。只见孙合礼头猛地一抬，连城见状便要跑，却被孙合礼一手挥来，将她的脚踝死死抓住。 “你放开我！我要去救恒泰！快放手！” 孙合礼几下就制住了连城，摇头道：“不成！你若是走了，毓秀就危险了！” 连城猛推了一把孙合礼：“你疯了吗？要是毓秀对恒泰下了手，公主岂会善罢干休！公主是怎样的人，她怎么可能让毓秀得逞？本来以孙太医对我和恒泰的救命之恩，原也可以放你一马，毓秀也未必会怎样。可是你现在助纣为虐，你让毓秀越陷越深——告诉你，是你将她推入了万劫不复的深渊！现在，你连救她的机会也没有了！” 孙合礼望着连城的脸，不由得一呆，手下略略放松了些。连城便找准这个机会，朝着孙合礼的手就是一咬，孙合礼吃痛，手上略松，连城顺势挣脱，跌跌撞撞地跑了出去。 秋末的天气，风已是极大，连城穿着单薄，赤脚在街上奔跑着，头发散了双肩，容颜混乱。待跑到富察府门口，远远看见恒泰一家远行的队伍正要出发。连城忙冲过去，迎着恒泰扬手呼唤着—— “恒泰，恒泰！你千万别上当！” 恒泰正要上车，听声音转身，见是佟毓秀疯疯癫癫地跑来，不无惊讶，立时怒道：“佟毓秀，你果真还没死！自投罗网啊！来人啊！把她给我拿下！” 身后下人忙鱼贯而出，将连城一把拿下。连城被这些人压制住跪在地上，却仍是挣扎着抬起头，急促地喊他：“恒泰！我不是佟毓秀！我是连城啊！我是连城！” “你说什么？你是连城？”恒泰俯下身子，似认真瞧看了她两眼。 连城慌忙点头：“对！我是！我就是连城！佟毓秀把我和她的脸交换了！现在在你身边的那个是佟毓秀，我才是真正的连城啊！恒泰，佟毓秀要害你！她要报仇！你要小心啊！” 话音刚落，只见马车帘子缓缓撩起，映出了一张属于连城的面容。