Chapter 9 Chapter 9: The Wind Blows Through the Curtain News

King Rui Shangjie was thrown into prison for treason. "It is said that Lord Rui is not going to be successful..." Diao Kui went to inquire about the news and came back, and said quietly: "The emperor's knife hurt his lungs, and the knife was poisonous, the emperor made up his mind to kill him. Also, it turned out that Jun Fangwei led people to ambush in the palace since last night, just to guard against King Rui's soldiers." Sheng Yan didn't look surprised, but just raised her head to look at her blankly, and when Diao Mu saw her expression, she was startled - her face was pale, and there was no heat in her body, almost no different from a dead person.

"Empress..." She supported her shoulders in panic, and was about to persuade her to lie down and take a rest, but unexpectedly someone rushed in from the door: "Empress Defei, the emperor has summoned her, please come to Rencui Palace as soon as possible." Sheng Yan looked at that person, but couldn't tell who it was for a long time.Diao Ku was in a hurry, and pinched her shoulder hard, and then she came to her senses, recognized that it was Jingtai, then stood up dazedly, and followed him. Just arrived at the base of the white jade stone, looked up and saw Shang Xun standing on it looking at her, his body had just suffered heavy injuries, and he was standing in the shade again, his face was as pale as ice and snow.Shock suddenly surged in Sheng Yan's heart, and she just stepped up a step, but her footsteps were vain, and she knelt down on the jade steps.

She felt her face was icy cold, and when she reached out to touch it, she found that it was full of tears.Shang Xun walked down slowly, extended his hand to her, and asked softly, "What's wrong?" She looked up at him, this very familiar person, but now she had no idea what he was going to do.She felt a little afraid, and after looking at him for a long time, she tremblingly put her hand on his palm. His hand was cold, and so was she. He has grown up, and it should be time for the change of government.It is only natural for him to eradicate the biggest force in the court now, isn't it?

"My arm is weak, and I can no longer write. Concubine De will draw up an imperial edict for me." He said. Obviously, he looks no weaker than himself.She thought so in her heart, but she could only take the pen and ink next to her with tears in her eyes, and rubbed her tears into the ink bit by bit. Dip the pen into the red ink that has been worn out with tears, she lifts up the pen and looks at Shang Xun trembling slightly. "King Rui plots treason, sincerely..." He took a breath when he finished speaking, looked at Sheng Yan's expression, smiled coldly, and said, "Stop talking nonsense, just write that King Rui plotted treason, heinous... ...remembering his royal blood, and giving... self-judgment in prison."

Sheng Yan held the vermilion pen, her wrist trembling.Shang Xun watched her pen not fall down, the blood in his heart was surging, and the wound on his chest unknowingly broke out again, the blood poured on the brocade clothes, and a large group of bright red flowers bloomed.His face was ashen and pale, no different from a dead person, the sky outside was gloomy, the sun had receded, his expression became colder and his voice was stiff: "Concubine Sheng De, didn't you write an imperial edict for me?" In the dim evening light, Sheng Yan vaguely remembered the peach blossoms of that day, and the whole spring was settled on the peach blossoms of that day.He whispered in his ear, why don't you marry me.

Why don't you marry me. Willing to be a pair of swans, soaring high. Everything is fate.The first encounter in the heavy rain, the kiss on Sansheng Ikegami.In order to promise him, she came to this court without risking her own life, and then let him die under the edict written by her own hand. King Rui conspired against him and committed a heinous crime.Thinking that it is of royal blood, it is given to commit suicide in prison. She rubbed Zhu Mo with her tears, and sent him away from the world with her own handwritten words. Shang Xun read the imperial edict written by her and asked Jingtai to take the jade seal to seal it. He was worried and couldn't bear it any longer. He sat on the chair and reluctantly said: "Besides the capital city, King Rui's ministries are ready to move. Although the imperial court is tightly sealed news, but Zhou Jin’s garrison has rushed over. The Governor of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River was secretly beheaded because he blocked the general of the Jingzuo... You see, his soldiers and horses have arrived in Gyeonggi so quickly, which shows that he has already deployed everything. I'm afraid that our dynasty will be overthrown in the next few days, so if I don't take the risk this time, I will be the one who will die in a few days."

"Your Majesty..." Sheng Yan asked in a low voice, "King Rui has been in charge of the government for so long, and it can be said that it is deeply entrenched. Although he was captured this time, I am afraid that his power will not be eradicated in the court. It is definitely not a blessing for the imperial court to be unable to withdraw troops but to stir up changes in the country. It would be fine if the emperor entrusted King Rui to a border area..." Shang Xun said with a sneer, "Once the tiger returns to the mountain, the court will really be in chaos, and the first to die will be you and me."

As he spoke, he propped up his body, leaned closer and hugged her shoulders, and asked in a low voice: "And do you think he can escape from the dungeon alive with such serious injuries and poison?" Sheng Yan let him hold her in his cold hands, biting her lower lip tightly.It was not until a long time later that she whispered, "Yes...the emperor is right." Her heart was cold. After retiring, Sheng Yan wandered alone in the Chaoqing Palace, watching the sun slant westward, the color was bright yellow, the pavilions and pavilions in the capital seemed to be coated with a layer of gold, but this gold was thin and dim, as if the days had passed, fade.

Sheng Yan stood in the sunlight, looking at the desolate winter scene, after a long time, she called Diao Mu over and said, "Follow me to Xihua Palace." When she walked out of the hall, she turned her head and saw Tie Fei standing there, and said casually: "The palace is not very peaceful today, maybe there will be remnants of King Rui struggling. I just provoked King Rui. If you're worried about something going wrong, you... come with me too." Tie Fei nodded in agreement, followed her and Diao Kuo. The queen mother was astonished when she saw her coming.The Empress Dowager is no longer what it used to be. Everyone in the harem knows that Shang Xun placed her here because of discord with her, and cut her expenses. The people in the palace are snobbish, seeing that she has lost, they don't care much , she just eats fast and prays to Buddha every day.Concubine De would come over today, she was very surprised, and hurriedly asked the closest female officer to come out to welcome her in and sit down.

"Congratulations to the emperor and concubine De for successfully eradicating the traitor." The queen mother said. Sheng Yan bowed to her, and said in a low voice: "It's all the blessings of the ancestors, and God blesses you." People around the queen mother brought tea, and the two drank tea together and told some Buddhist stories.Sheng Yan suddenly thought of something, turned to Diao Kuo and said, "Go and get the Vimalakirti Sutra from the library." This ancient engraved version of the Vimalakirti Sutra was exactly what the Empress Dowager wanted so hard for, and Shang Xun secretly hid it with her. Now seeing it, the Empress Dowager really couldn't put it down, and she couldn't bear to let it go.Sheng Yan then said: "I usually just look through it casually, if the Queen Mother likes it, please keep it by your side to have a look."

The queen mother nodded with a smile and said: "Since that's the case, I will accept it with a smile." She took the book and went to the cabinet next to her. There were all her precious things there, and Sheng Yan watched from the side.The queen mother showed her one of the delicately carved agate hairpins, and said: "This was given to me by the late emperor. I am old now, and I can no longer afford such bright jewelry. You are the only one who deserves it. Why don't you wear it?" I'll give it to you." "Thank you Queen Mother." She hurriedly thanked and took it respectfully. After all, the queen mother is old, and her energy is not as good as before. After a few words, she looks a little tired.Sheng Yan hurriedly got up to say goodbye, and left with Tie Fei and Diao Zhu. Walking out of Xihua Palace, there is a green brick palace road in front of it, densely planted with masson pine trees, covering the inside so that the sun can't be seen, and it is dark. Sheng Yan was walking in front, Diao Zhu and Tie Fei were behind her, the three of them were walking together, when they were about to walk out of the palace road, Sheng Yan stopped suddenly, and said to Diao Zhu: "Queen Mother, You will be able to get out of here soon and re-enter Renshou Palace." Diao Ku asked in surprise, "How does your empress know?" "Didn't you see that the empress dowager's letter is still in the cabinet just now? It is a phoenix amulet that can freely enter and leave the palace, the capital, and the prison. The emperor did not take back such an important thing, but moved the empress dowager here. In the current situation, in order not to frighten the Queen Mother...or, maybe also to dispel King Rui's vigilance." "...I see." Diao Kuo agreed.Tie Fei didn't speak, and just listened intently to Sheng Yan's continuation. Sheng Yan said: "But even if you have the phoenix talisman, you can go into the prison, but it's very difficult to get King Rui out... Unless you have the emperor's handwriting, you can take King Rui away, which is almost impossible. " Diao Ku hurriedly said: "Yes, the Heavenly Prison is heavily guarded, how could anyone dare to do so? Don't worry, Madam." Sheng Yan lost his mind for a while in silence, and then said: "However, the emperor's previous government affairs were handed over to King Rui, so there is a seal letter acting on behalf of the decree, which is placed in the seal box of Tianzhang Pavilion Wenhuazhai, in case of emergency. Now that the court knows that the emperor is seriously injured, if this seal is placed on the imperial decree, maybe the people in the prison will be deceived..." "Don't worry, empress, it's impossible for someone to know about King Rui's cronies in a hurry." Seeing her nervous expression, Diao Mu hurriedly said. Sheng Yan nodded and said, "That's true..." When she said this, she turned her head to look at Tie Fei, and said, "I'm always worried, you go back and help me go to Tianzhang Pavilion to see if there is any movement... Don't ask, lest people find out." "Yes." Tie Fei nodded in agreement, turned around and left quickly. Seeing him go so quickly, Sheng Yan felt the cold sweat on her back all of a sudden.She raised her hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead slightly, and called out in a low voice, "Diaozi..." Diao Ku hurriedly agreed. "Let's go to the sky prison to have a look." She looked up at the ponytail treetops that were piled with unmelted snow, and said softly, "Go...see King Rui for the last time." Diao Zhu was frightened and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this... how can this be done? The Emperor will be angry!" "I can't care so much anymore..." she whispered, "Anyway, we won't live long." This Chaotian Prison is located in the Ministry of Punishment. Although Sheng Yan is a concubine in the palace, she just helped the emperor capture King Rui, who was plotting against him. After Sheng Yan arrived at the prison, Zhao Mian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, hurried out to kowtow to him.Zhao Mian was one of the most important arms of King Rui in the court. When he was a minor official in the Ministry of Punishment, he almost died because he offended the powerful. It was King Rui who tried his best to promote him.Under his rectification, the Ministry of Criminal Prison was strictly guarded, but he also made a lot of enemies in the court. This time King Rui's life and death were at stake, so it was only natural for him to come and see him. Sheng Yan said lightly: "The emperor's edict has been issued, and King Cirui will commit suicide in prison. The imperial edict from the palace will come later, you can act according to your discretion tonight." Zhao Mian kowtowed and agreed, thinking to himself, if a scholar dies for his confidant, I will have no place in the court, and I will end up miserable in the future, so it is better to go with King Rui.It's just that this Concubine De concubine looks so gentle and docile, but unexpectedly she can make such a risky decision with the emperor to capture King Rui. It's really hard to see. Sheng Yan said again, "You step back first", and then walked inward. Although it was not yet dusk outside, the more we walked in, the darker it became inside, and torches were lit in broad daylight. King Rui Shangjie was imprisoned in the innermost secret room, with stone walls on three sides and an iron fence as thick as a child's arm in front, with iron shackles on his feet, making it difficult to fly. Seeing her coming, he stood up slowly, and the two looked at each other through the iron gate, not knowing what to say. He was seriously injured and poisoned deeply. After staying in prison for a while, his cheeks immediately became dark, and he only had one pair of eyes, which were still as sharp as an eagle. Finally, she asked, "Is Lord Rui alright?" "Thank you," he whispered, his voice hoarse. Everyone in the world knew that she and the emperor planned to take King Rui down. She had no way of arguing, so she took a few steps outside slowly and said in a low voice: "Lord Rui's soldiers and horses came so fast, and they are already outside the capital. Must have been prepared long ago?" "Shang Xun was not too late to prepare." He said lightly, "Before I went to the palace today, I had already received a secret report that the palace city was changing, and I also noticed something was wrong outside your palace. But I went in anyway, I thought that a few people from the Defense Department would not be a mess, and they could take advantage of this opportunity to become famous..." At this point, he suddenly raised his head and smiled at Sheng Yan: "Although I have been prepared for a long time, I still missed a little bit. It was my biggest mistake not to believe that you would want my life too." There was no sunlight in the secret room, and the faces of the two were uncertain under the dancing firelight. In the freeze, Shang Jie asked with a sneer: "The concubine de concubine will definitely win the emperor's favor again after this meritorious service. I'm here to congratulate you first. So has the edict to kill me been issued?" "It's down...and, I wrote it myself." She paused every word, and said forcefully. Shang Jie let out a long breath and said, "I didn't expect that I would die by your hands." Sheng Yan bit her lower lip hard, trying her best not to make a sound.She heard Shang Jie say coldly: "Concubine Sheng De, if I have another life, I will not make such a mistake again." When Sheng Yan came out, Minister of Justice Zhao Mian was waiting respectfully outside.She whispered to him: "Later tonight, send him on his way properly." Her voice trembled slightly at this time, and she seemed unable to control herself. Zhao Mian was puzzled, watching her turn around and leave the prison, the flames dancing on the wall stretched her body to length and length, fluctuating.Her body was so slender that she seemed to disappear into the flames. It was already dusk when we left the Ministry of Justice, and the moon had risen just as the sun had just set.A piece of the full moon was missing, and it looked very deserted when viewed from the top of the dead tree. Luanjia passed by on the street, and everyone envied Yuanwang. Yes, who doesn't envy her?She is the imperial concubine, she is the crown prince and mother concubine, she helped her husband get rid of the biggest obstacle in the court, among all the women in the world, who can be more noble than her? It's just that in this life, after all, happiness is not measured by status. Back in the palace, the sky had completely darkened. A person is wandering within the deep palace walls, surrounded by dead silence, only the sound of the wind does not know the world, and occasionally blows by, waking up the contemplative Shengyan.She looked up and looked around, calm and tired. There is nothing to be afraid of in the future, and now is her worst time. Diao Ku came closer and said anxiously: "Madam, Tie Fei hasn't come back yet, should I send someone to look for it?" Sheng Yan shook her head, was silent for a while, but then said: "You can ask a servant to ask a little bit." "Yes." She agreed, and then said, "The night wind is so cold, and the snow hasn't melted yet, so you should go back and rest, Your Majesty." "No need." She said lightly, "I'll wait." Diao Ku didn't understand what she was waiting for, and didn't dare to ask, so he had to retreat first. I don't know how long it has passed, seeing the moon gradually slanting to the west, Jingtai rushed to Chaoqing Palace, and said anxiously to Diaosu outside: "Please hurry up, Empress Defei, the imperial court has important matters, the emperor has summoned her." Diao Ku was startled, and hurried in, seeing Sheng Yan still standing there in a daze, for some reason, Diao Ku was startled and broke out in sweat. "Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned you." Sheng Yan was approaching the amnesty, but there was a slight smile on his face.She nodded and said she understood, but she was not in a hurry, and slowly entered the hall and changed into a blue dress, looked at the mirror for a long time, and changed into a yellow dress.Diao Kuo saw that her hair was a little messy at the temples, and wanted to fix it for her, but she stopped her. When you come to Rencui Hall, Jun Rongyu is right next to you.Shang Xun looked at her thoughtfully and said, "Will it be inconvenient for you to wake up so late at night?" "No, but according to the emperor's order." She said.Both are very polite.Jun Rongyu looked at them from the side and remained silent. "King Rui escaped from the city." Shang Xun said. Sheng Yan asked in astonishment: "The prison is heavily guarded, how could it be?" "Zuo Cheng from the Ministry of Punishment just came over and said that there was a guard in the palace who came to Tirui King with a phoenix talisman and a handwritten letter on behalf of the government. It was a big matter, and they didn't dare to hand it over. But Zhao Mian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, took it all on his own. , and escorted King Rui into the palace with that guard. But on the way, the three lost their traces." Sheng Yan listened silently, not knowing whether it was joy or sadness on her face, Shang Xun paid attention to her expression, saw that she was watertight, paused slightly, and continued: "Jun Fangwei went to the city gate to see, Zhao Mian has brought A few people left the city with the phoenix talisman from the Forbidden Palace. The guards thought it was a secret matter with the soldiers and horses outside, so they dared not stop them. King Rui escaped like this." Sheng Yan listened, and said in a low voice: "What should I do..." The lights in Rencui Palace were brightly lit, illuminating her anxious face.She looked at Shang Xun under the light, feeling panic and fear, but not guilty. Seeing her expression, Shang Xun said again: "Such an important and confidential matter has come to naught like this. What does Concubine De think?" "Naturally, we should catch up as soon as possible, maybe it will be too late," she said. Shang Xun nodded slightly, turned around and said to Jun Rongyu: "Let Shen Muqian lead someone to arrest him. If he catches up with him, it doesn't matter if he is shot or killed. Those who have merit can be promoted to three levels in a row, and they will be rewarded more and more." Sheng Yan said from the side: "Shen Muqian used to be a soldier under King Rui, and later he was promoted to this position by King Rui after his military achievements. If he is like Zhao Mian, it may not be a good thing for the court. Why don't you bother Jun Fangwei to take a trip and trust Jun Fangwei?" Will not disappoint us." Shang Xun looked at Jun Rongyu, who was young and vigorous, immediately took orders, turned around and ran out. The hall became quiet, and only Shang Xun and Sheng Yan were left. There was a low sound of leaking from the palace in the distance, it was already late at night, Shang Xun looked at Sheng Yan, and suddenly said softly: "It's so late, it's frosty and snowy, why don't you just sleep here, I... The wound hurts a bit, if you are by my side, maybe I can feel better." Sheng Yan felt a slight touch in her heart when she heard his gentle and weak words.She agreed, and looked up at him. Under the brilliant brilliance of the palace lantern, his face was pale and exhausted. She was so sad that she almost shed tears, but in her heart, she felt a little relieved. Shang Xun hurt him like that, and he also made Shang Xun like this, and now she let that person go by someone else's hand, it can be regarded as repaying his affection for that kiss. From now on, King Rui Shang commanded, you are you, I am me, we will never see each other again. Thinking of this, she felt relieved.From then on, she never cared about that person again, only this person in front of her was her husband, who she should love for the rest of her life. She went up, stretched out her hand to hold his hand, and said, "It's getting late, go to bed early." Shang Xun nodded, hesitated for a moment, stretched out his arms to hug her tightly, and said in a low voice, "Ayan... No matter what, as long as you are by my side." Sheng Yan buried her face in his arms, tears blurred. But she couldn't see Shang Xun's expression, he stared at her hair resentfully, and bit his lower lip tightly.However, Sheng Yan thought that he was breathing heavily because of physical discomfort, so she carefully pulled herself out of his embrace, and said softly, "I will... always be by your side." He closed his eyes, smiled, and said in a low voice: "Before, in Xihua Palace, I went to ask the queen mother about the whereabouts of the phoenix talisman. The queen mother told me that today, only you have been to her place." Sheng Yan was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "I was only disturbed by the matter of King Rui, so I talked to the queen mother about Buddhism. The queen mother only gave me an agate hairpin, and I didn't hear about it when I left. An accident happened to the phoenix talisman at the mother's place... This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me." "Afterwards, I went to check the list of guards in the inner palace. It is said that the guard who went to the prison to extract King Rui is someone close to Concubine Sheng De." "A guard? Could it be... Tie Fei?" She asked in amazement, "No wonder he disappeared after dusk today, and I even sent a servant to ask around. I didn't expect... this person would be King Rui. People around?" Shang Xun stretched out his hand to caress her cheek, and said in a low voice, "King Rui has always coveted you, but I never imagined that he would secretly arrange someone by your side." Sheng Yan said: "The internal situation is too sloppy, and I didn't check it out. You have to be careful in the future." Although she said this, she also knew that even if she tried her best not to leave any traces, Shang Xun would definitely not trust herself too much. When she looked up at his expression, he just nodded in agreement and said, "You're right... Let's rest first." Sheng Yan looked up and saw his indifferent expression, for some reason, she felt that this person who has always been gentle and caring for her, even though he kept saying that I forgot all the past, he had changed and became daunting, She is no longer someone she can rely on. She kept silent, and only hoped that in the next lifetime, she would slowly let him know that she had really made up her mind and would never look back on the past. At this moment, she felt her eyes hurt a little, she turned her head and saw that the sky outside the window had gradually brightened, the morning sun was shining on Shang Xun, his profile was bright, and the curves of his face were golden. The morning glow in the sky gradually turned red, under the radiant morning sun, Shang Xun looked at her quietly. Everything is so peaceful. Only this person will be her future life. Early spring is coming, the plum blossoms are in full bloom, and the petals are falling endlessly. Sheng Yan sat among the flowers alone, looking at the anthology in her hand, and when she read the sentence "April in the south of the Yangtze River, mixed peanut trees, and warblers flying around", a petal fell gently into her hand. on the book. She brushed off the plum blossoms on the pages of the book, and suddenly felt sad.Looking up at the sky, an unknown bird flitted across the blue sky. Falling flowers, thawing snow, blue sky, flying birds, the surroundings are quiet and silent.This world is so beautiful and empty. She rested her forehead on her knees, listening to her calm breathing. Diao Ku came in from the outside and said, "Ms. De Concubine, Jun Youcheng and the light cavalry from the Capital Defense Department are back." She said slowly: "Really?" She put down the book in her hand and stood up. "Why don't you ask him if he has caught up?" Diao Zhu asked. She said lightly: "How could Jun Rongyu catch up with Prince Rui?" Shang Xun heard that King Rui had escaped, and he knew that if he went back to the mountain, he would be in great trouble in the future, but he did not blame Jun Rongyu. On the contrary, it was Jun Rongyu who was filled with remorse. "In this matter, I know that only one person is responsible for the crime, but there is no way to catch her now, and I have no way to be cruel to punish her..." Shang Xun said lightly: "So, there is one thing , you quietly did it for me." Jun Rong and hurriedly said: "Please follow the imperial edict." Shang Xun motioned him to come closer, and then said in a low voice: "Sheng Mansion, Dingxiang Lane, east of the city, four people, don't leave a single one alive." Jun Rongyu didn't know who lived in Sheng's house, and was about to leave after receiving orders, Shang Xun suddenly hesitated and said, "You...wait a minute." Standing there, he suddenly remembered the whispered conversation between Sheng Yan and his mother in the kitchen that night, the rough mung bean cakes eaten at her house, and the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, when they woke up in the early morning sunshine, Sheng Yan When they were snuggling by his side, the two of them were discussing the name of her mother. At that time, she was full of beauty, with a child-like smile on her face. After that, she never saw her mother again. He couldn't help but feel sad, but finally he waved his hands and said: "Go, you remember, after King Rui fled, he sent a message and ordered the remnants who stayed in the capital to kill him on his behalf." Junrong and respectfully saluted: "Yes." After he left the palace, he didn't think about who the other party was. He only thought about how to let people know that this was the work of the remnants of King Rui. He changed into casual clothes and went to the east of the city to have a look at the Sheng Mansion. He observed the four people inside, a weak woman, a girl, a servant who answered the door and did odd jobs, and a cook, old and weak, women and children, nothing at all. big deal.When it was getting dark, he privately pointed out Ma Wei, who was alone and without any relatives, and Zhang Da, who had been exposed for bullying the market a few days ago, but had not had time to deal with it, and told them not to prepare, but immediately went to the east of the city with him. Because of frequent incidents in the court recently, there has been a curfew on the street.When Jun Rong and his party arrived at the east of the city, it was only about two o'clock, but there was no one on the street.Jun Rongyu went to Dingxiang Lane, found the door of Sheng's house that he had been looking forward to during the day, and raised his hand to knock on the door. The middle-aged man who answered the door, complaining in his mouth, got up in his clothes and opened the door. Before he could see the person in front of him, his neck had been chopped off with a knife, and he fell to the ground with a plop, bleeding profusely. Jun Rongyu calmly asked Ma Wei to put away the knife, motioned him to go to the side room, cut the cook's throat, and then the three of them went to the main room. When he asked, Zhang Dawei held her neck and chopped it off with a knife. When the girl's body fell to the ground, Sheng Yan's mother heard it from inside. She listened to the noise outside and asked suspiciously: "Xiaomei, did you fall?" Jun Rongyu lowered his voice, and said to Ma Wei and Zhang Dawei: "Drag those corpses to the woodshed, and remember to go to the kitchen to bring lard and vegetable oil." The two nodded and went outside.Jun Rongyu calmly walked to the room, and took out the dagger from his waist.Sheng Yan's mother was getting off the bed, the moonlight slanted on the snow, and the daggers in the hands of the people who came in from outside gleamed brightly. She let out an exclamation, and subconsciously hid back, but the footsteps of the bed were behind her, and she fell down on the bed at once, looking at the person in front of her in horror. Jun Rongyu rushed up to hold her mouth. He was well-trained and killed people very smoothly. The moment the dagger fell towards her neck, he saw the eyes of the middle-aged woman under him. At this moment, he suddenly realized, Sheng Zhai, a woman of this age, is probably the mother of Concubine Sheng De. The light from the snow outside the window will melt away, like stars. In this bit of brightness, Jun Rongyu suddenly remembered that when he saw Sheng Yan for the first time in Yuncheng Palace.In the water wind behind her, her plain white clothes fluttered like clouds and mist, and countless white water splashes bloomed and faded behind her.The waterfall was flowing down, and she seemed to be rising slowly. In his trance, it seemed that she was becoming a fairy. It turned out that the person the emperor suspected was Concubine Sheng De. However, it was only a moment of hesitation. After all, the dagger in his hand fell down, piercing the darkness, and red blood spurted out from the broken part of her neck. When he went out, Ma Wei and Zhang Dawei had already arrived. "The corpses have already been placed in the firewood room. Oil has been poured on the corpses, so they should be burnt clean," they said. Jun Rongyu nodded and said, "Well done, drag out the one inside too." The two dragged Sheng Yan's mother out, put them together in the woodshed and set them on fire, before they could stand up, they felt a chill on their backs.Ma Wei was surprised to see Zhang Dawei fall down. He looked back in astonishment, and Jun Rongyu made a hole in his chest. His dagger was so sharp that it could be broken by blowing. blood. Looking at the mess on the ground, and then at the blood on his body, he couldn't help frowning. Looking up, the sky is clean and there are countless stars in the night.In the cold snow, there is a faint fragrance of plum blossoms. The fragrance of plum blossoms also permeated Shengyan's palace. It was an ordinary winter night, and it was almost the New Year's Eve, Sheng Yan and Diao Kui discussed where to hide when the palace was dusting. "It's better to hide in the imperial garden for a day, otherwise, if you stay in the hall, you will be covered in dust again." Diao Zhu said. Sheng Yan asked helplessly: "But hiding in the imperial garden will have a whole day of cold wind, you girl is most afraid of the cold, are you willing to go?" Diao Ku scratched her hair and said, "That's true." Seeing her listless look, Sheng Yan knew that she was still brooding over Tie Fei's matter, so she reached out to touch her cheek, smiled and said, "It's no big deal, Diaogu, I'll ask the emperor to help you find it tomorrow." One of the most promising young talents in the court will marry you off in a splendid manner." "Oh, I hate it, empress..." Diao Mu blushed, "I don't want to now! It is my blessing to serve you for the rest of my life." "Fool..." She smiled, dazed, "I used to say the same thing to my mother when I was at home, and I know it's not right." She paused for a long time, and then He whispered, "If it's possible, I can go home and help my mother make candied melons like before on New Year's Day. That would be great." "Ayan." Suddenly someone called her at the gate of the hall. Sheng Yan looked back, stood up quickly, and went out to greet her: "I have seen the emperor." Diaogu rushed to pour the tea, and Shang Xun waited for her to serve the tea, then he pulled Sheng Yan to sit beside him, stared at her for a long time, and then said softly: "Ayan, I have something to tell you... " Sheng Yan looked up at him, he bit his lower lip for a long time, then slowly reached out to hold her hand, and said, "Ayan, it's destined, we can't force it, listen to me, don't be too sad." Sheng Yan was at a loss, only feeling a sudden panic in her heart.Seeing Shang Xun's expression, she unconsciously pressed her heart. Shang Xun whispered, "Your mother has passed away." She was so startled that she stood up all of a sudden, and she didn't even realize that she tripped over the chair. She wanted to ask something but couldn't make a sound, and her face turned pale in an instant. Shang Xun supported her, but she didn't have any strength in her body to support her, and she fell down as soon as she saw it.He whispered in her ear: "Just now, your house caught fire... The Defense Department of the capital found two murderers fleeing, and after killing them, they found the letter from Prince Rui's Mansion... Maybe, King Rui hated you, so after he escaped from the city, he ordered someone to kill your mother." His voice was low and dark: "I shouldn't have let you get involved... so that it hurt your relatives..." Her eyes were slack and she stared at his face for a long time, but there was a haze in front of her eyes, everything was indistinct and there was only an outline. It was I who killed my mother... There was a voice in her heart saying this, and she wanted to refute, but the voice became stronger and stronger, gradually converging into a whirlpool, echoing in her mind - you killed your own mother , You killed your own mother with your own hands! She committed her own crimes, and now the retribution comes in a blink of an eye. She forgot that she was one of those who captured him, that her mother was outside, and that she forgot what kind of person King Rui was! If she didn't save him, how could he have the chance to kill her mother to avenge her? Shang Xun hugged her, feeling her body was cold, he was a little scared, and helped her to the bed.Holding her hand, he softly persuaded her from the side: "Ayan...these are all helpless things, please let your condolences change." Sheng Yan's limbs were cold, but Shang Xun's arms were warm. He sat on the bed with her in his arms, comforting her softly.She felt pain in her heart, she just felt that the whole world no longer existed, but fortunately, Shang Xun was by her side, warm and tolerant. She buried her face in Shang Xun's chest, crying bitterly. Her tears seeped into the wound on his chest. The arrow wound that just opened yesterday touched the bitter liquid, and the surrounding muscles twitched like pain. He couldn't stand the pain. He buried his head in her hair and bit hard. her hair.However, the corners of his mouth raised and he smiled coldly. In any case, now that she was on the same front as herself, it was impossible for her to betray herself again. Near midnight, Shang Xun saw that her crying had gradually stopped, so he asked Diao Kuo to bring in coix porridge and persuade her to eat something.The sound of insects outside had faded away, and the chilly spring was invading. He hugged the brocade quilt for Sheng Yan, while slowly spooning porridge for her to eat.Under the light, she could see her eyes were red and swollen, and she could hardly keep them open.He thought to himself, it's really ugly to cry like this. However, even though it was so ugly, he still felt warm in his heart.After all, she is by his side, and this time, she really can't escape forever. After eating porridge, drink tea and rinse your mouth.Coix has the effect of calming the nerves, coupled with Sheng Yan crying and tired, soon both of them began to feel drowsy and were about to fall asleep. In a trance, Sheng Yan heard Shang Xun whispering in her ear, "Ayan, it will be fine if we stay like this forever..." She turned her head to look at him, Shang Xun's face was vaguely carved out in the dim light outside the curtain.He has beautiful facial features and exquisite outline, and he is originally a beautiful boy with outstanding elegance. His long eyelashes covered his tightly closed eyes, making his expression soft and gentle.He sleeps there, calm like a child who doesn't know the world, and the person next to her pillow is someone who will tolerate her no matter what. She felt the breath fluctuating in her chest, feeling grateful and sad at the same time.Her mother passed away, and she no longer has anyone close to her. She is now lonely and helpless, and she just wants to stay with him like this for the rest of her life. She gently held his hand, and the two of them intertwined their fingers, and everything around them was silent in the dark night. She finally couldn't bear it anymore, and the tears fell down again.