Chapter 15 Chapter Fifteen

When Sheng Yan woke up, she heard the chirping of birds outside, and it was all quiet. She opened her eyes and looked out the window.Outside the window is a piece of blue sky, slanting horizontally, and branches of green silk tree, swaying in front of the window. The clear sky, the calm early autumn morning, but she didn't want to move, the fate poured on her body, as cold as water, making her want to lie down in this numbness forever, and never have to face other things in her life, even her own why Don't want to know here either. I don't know how long it took, the hair moved slightly, and someone was gently stroking her hair.She slowly turned her head to look, and saw Shang Jie who was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at her.

She curled up unconsciously, staring at him with ecstatic eyes, her eyelashes trembling. He said lightly: "You have been in a coma for a day and a night. When I was guarding you, I kept thinking wildly, thinking that although you didn't get the ambergris, I still had an ominous premonition that you would remain in a coma for a long time like him." Her body was tired and sore, she didn't want to move, and she ignored him.I just opened my eyes and looked at the folded flowers embroidered on the bed curtain.Begonia flowers, one branch, plump and beautiful. On a snowy night, her mother took her hand and said, Ayan, live well.

However, now it seems that even if it is not good, let's live on. After a long silence, she asked in a low voice, "Where is Shang Xun?" "He died under Xingren's hands, I will naturally bury him well, with the emperor's ceremony." Shang Jie said lightly. "So...you hinted that Xingren had been exposed, that's why he was so eager to get rid of the biggest obstacle to your enthronement?" Sheng Yan asked slowly. Shang Jie stretched out his hand to caress her forehead, and said, "Why do you think my motives are so embarrassing? I let Xingren go because I promised you that I would give you an explanation. Now, you really know , I am not the one who harmed Shangxun, I disdain such methods, and I don't need them."

Yes, no matter how powerful he is, he can get his own best interests when explaining to her. Even if I let Xingren explain it, does it need to be so late and in such a hurry? It seemed that he couldn't wait, he didn't want his younger brother to live until the next day. She lay there, thinking, warm tears rolled down her eyes. He looked at her, bent down, gently kissed her tears away, and said in a low voice: "Sheng Yan, Shang Xun is dead, the only chance for you to survive now is to love me wholeheartedly and make me happy. As long as you are willing, we will forget everything in the past, and you will still have a lifetime of prosperity and beauty."

She lay there stiffly, neither agreeing nor objecting. So he helped her up, and the two sat on the bed together. She turned her head and looked around, only to see everything around her. All the doors and windows of the small pavilion have been opened, and at a glance, one can see the incomparably brilliant flowers blooming outside the railing, delicate pink, eye-catching golden yellow, and charming blue-purple, extending under the plane trees to the lake in the distance. She couldn't help but whispered: "This flower blooms so beautifully, but it's a pity that after it reached its full bloom, it began to wither."

Shang Jie smiled, stretched out his hand to caress her temples, and said: "It's okay, when the flowers here are finished blooming, you can go to Qianbi Pavilion. The season of sweet-scented osmanthus is coming, and when the sweet-scented osmanthus falls, the chrysanthemums will also bloom." opened." Sheng Yan turned her head to look at the cluster of flowers swaying like water waves with the breeze in the sun.There are peonies when peaches and plums bloom, pomegranates and lotuses after gardenias, sweet-scented osmanthus and chrysanthemums in autumn, wintersweet and narcissus even in winter.One year passed and another year passed, life passed quickly, and this life would not be miserable - as long as she lived day by day, it was fine, after she died once, she was still beautiful and prosperous.

She can still live well. Just like the peach blossoms in the palace, year after year, no matter who the owner is, no matter the dynasty changes, or the country changes hands, as long as the beautiful flowers bloom, people will be fascinated by them. It's so hard to live, but it's also so easy. A country cannot be without a king for a day. After knowing that Emperor Shang Xun died at the hands of the prince, all the court officials began to write letters that afternoon, inviting King Rui to ascend the throne. Now Shang Xun, who has no obstacles, declined a few times according to the usual practice, and wrote a letter to his ancestors in the Fengxian Hall. The edict was of course high-sounding, saying something like, "The first emperor was young and the dragon was governed by the dragon, and no one under his knees will inherit the great rule." It is justified The rehmannia robe is added to the body.

As soon as he came to power, he began to clean up the affairs of the court. Jun Zhongshu was dead, and the old people of that faction were naturally uprooted. The Empress Dowager passed away in the West Palace.But now that the situation is turbulent and not many people pay attention, the Ministry of Rites sent her to be buried in Emperor Chongde's mountain mausoleum as usual. When the situation in the imperial court basically stabilized, everyone turned their attention to Concubine Sheng De.Not only the imperial court, but even the people in the palace secretly talked like this, but no one knew what would happen to her.

When Jun Rongfei took a group of people in the palace and set off to Yuncheng Palace, she almost fainted from crying while holding Sheng Yan, and everyone around her knew that this was a farewell to life and death, and all of them burst into tears. Weeping and crying even alarmed the Chuizi Temple not far from here. At the beginning, Shang Xun always read the excerpts in the Chuizi Hall, but now Shang Jie usually goes to court in the Qinghe Hall, so Nie Jushan, a lonely and undisturbed senior scholar on duty in the Chuizi Hall, also came out to have a look.The next day, he took the lead in writing a letter to admonish him, thinking that the rooster with a flourishing face is always in the morning, confusing the court, and today's destiny belongs to her, but she stands in the way. Working in collusion and collusion to create chaos is really a remnant of the harem, and should be severely punished and cannot be tolerated.

After reading Nie Jushan's memorial, Shang Jie smiled slightly and said, "I haven't realized that if you don't mention it, it turns out that Concubine Sheng De is such a hateful concubine, and she is against me again and again. There is really nothing wrong with it." Forgive me." "Concubine Sheng De has conspired against the emperor many times. It is really treasonous and immoral. Not killing is not enough to convince the people." Nie Jushan said quickly, "The holy majesty not only broke the siege of the capital, but also personally led the army south to put down the rebellion. Knowing that she was making trouble in the rear, trying to murder the Holy Majesty. Fortunately, my Majesty obeyed the fate and turned the danger into good fortune. But I think that Concubine Shengde is a culprit, and ten thousand deaths are not enough to absolve her of the blame!"

Shang Jie remained calm, read the memorial again, and said: "I see, you should step down first." After Nie Jushan resigned happily with the dream of being promoted to three levels in a row, Shang Jie looked at the paperwork, thought about it for a long time, and then suddenly raised his head and called Bai Zhou: "Call Zhao Mian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, I have something to say. to ask him." Not long after Zhao Mian arrived, Shang Jie looked at him standing below and asked, "How old is Zhao Qing's family?" Zhao Mian replied: "I waste seven out of forty times." Shang Jie nodded: "When you helped me escape from danger, although I settled my wife and children, it is said that the married daughter committed suicide because she was afraid of hurting her husband's family. Every time I think about it, I really feel uneasy." Zhao Mian thought that Shang Jie wanted to confer the title on his daughter, so he said, "The deceased is dead. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." "How about I give you a daughter today?" Shang Jie asked. Zhao Mian didn't know what he meant, so he didn't dare to answer. Shang Jie said: "I want to make a woman a queen, but I don't know her origin, I'm afraid the courtiers will discuss it, so I want to give her to you as a daughter, so that I can take care of you in the future." In this way, not only did the woman have support, but Zhao Mian also became a relative of the grand master, and his position in the court would be unshakable.Zhao Mian couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately knelt down to thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for making this perfect, and I got another daughter. It's really a kindness from heaven!" "As for her identity, you can say that she was entrusted to grow up with distant relatives since she was a child, and it's good that she has just been brought back to Beijing recently. I will let people from the household department fill in her household registration." "Yes..." He hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him again, thinking in his heart, it is not appropriate for people to know, could it be the barbarian woman he met during the chaos in the south?Or, is it a maid who has not entered the palace? But he was only thinking secretly, and didn't dare to ask at all. In the afternoon of that day, the Inner Palace issued an edict to send Concubine Sheng De, the late emperor, to live with other concubines in Yuncheng Palace. The car sending Concubine Sheng De had just left from Baihumen, and there was also an unremarkable carved lacquered carriage leaving Miyagi from the side gate of Qinglong. That car was usually used by scholars in the palace, and no one paid attention to it. This car went straight to the south of the palace city, passed the Dali Temple all the way, passed through six departments, exited the Chengtian Gate, circled around the back gate of Zhongshuling Zhao Mian's mansion, and then stopped. Zhao Mian, dressed in homely robes, had already been waiting there, and there was no one around. He saw the servant pull up the curtain of the car, and reached in to help the man. A pair of female hands stretched out and rested on his wrists. Those hands have slender fingers and round nails, but they are a bit thick for a woman. It seems that she used to live a hard life, and maybe she often did housework. Zhao Mian thought to himself, no wonder the emperor said that she was from a bad background, probably a woman from a humble background, and occasionally lucky enough to be favored by the emperor. When she got out of the car, Zhao Mian saw that she had only a small girl in her hair, her face was covered with a thin black veil, and her green clothes were shaking slightly in the wind. With a slender waistline, she must be a beautiful woman. Zhao Mian's wife, Mrs. Yang, knelt at the door to welcome her, and the woman hurriedly helped her up and said, "Madam, you don't need to be polite..." Her voice was hoarse, as if she had been crying for a long time. But even though her voice was hoarse, Zhao Mian still felt that her voice was very familiar. He must have heard this voice before, and probably more than once. He was slightly puzzled, but he didn't dare to speculate too much, so he quickly led her into the yard.The courtyard where she lives has already been tidied up. It is on a pavilion in the garden. It faces the water on one side and is surrounded by flowers and trees on three sides. It is full of refreshing chrysanthemum medicinal fragrance. The woman thanked them, though she looked dazed.After Zhao Mian and his wife left, the wife quietly asked on the road, "Who is this girl?" "I don't know, but since the emperor has gone through so much trouble and is determined to let her take the position of queen, she must be the one in Long live's heart..." Zhao Mian looked back at this point. The woman had already entered the inner hall, the sun reflected the water waves and came in from behind, her figure was reflected on a green gauze screen separating the inside and the outside, she took off the veil on her face, stood there silently in a daze, watching Wake up lonely and cold. Zhao Mian's heart was shocked and he was too scared to speak. He had seen this figure before. At that time, King Rui was in prison, and he went to visit him, and happened to meet Concubine Sheng De who also came to prison, and ordered King Rui to be killed.At that time Concubine Sheng De was standing at the door of the prison, the sunlight behind her came in from the door, her figure was slender and thin, almost disappearing in the sunlight. He had already forgotten that figure, but when he suddenly saw it again, he was so shocked that he froze on the spot. After a long time, he was so frightened that he grabbed his wife and left as if he was running away. A few days later, it was the Double Ninth Festival.Now that the war has been settled, the palace invites the elderly over a hundred years old in the capital and sixties in the court to enter the palace to drink as usual.Among them was an old man who was one hundred and three years old. He only ate half of the birthday cake given by the emperor and carefully wrapped it up and hid it in his arms. Shang Jie asked him why. I haven't eaten the food in the palace, and the grass people want to bring it back for her to taste." It turns out that they are the original couple of childhood sweethearts. They have been married for more than 80 years. Unfortunately, all their children have died, and they live on the relief of the court. Up to now, I have been inseparable. Everyone sighed for a long time, and Shang commanded people to send a banquet to his home for his wife, and more rewards. When the banquet was over, Shang Jie seemingly casually said to the ministers: "The deep love between folk couples really makes me envious." The empathetic ministers got busy immediately, and the next day, people who recommended their daughters and ladies from famous families crowded the mansion of Minister of Rites.Among so many girls, the Minister of Rites chose Zhao Yan, the youngest daughter of Zhao Mian who had just been brought back by his side, and was scheduled to enter the palace for canonization on the sixth day of November this year. Regarding this choice, everyone thought it was logical, after all, Zhao Mian was the number one contributor to helping the emperor escape back to the north with Tie Fei.For a while, there was an endless stream of people who came to Zhao Mian's residence to congratulate him. Zhao Mian was smiling on the surface, but in fact he was uneasy and almost had nightmares every night. Fortunately, it was already the end of October, and they were about to get married, and it was only a few days before the hot potato was thrown out, so Zhao Mian breathed a sigh of relief. In order to catch up with the big day when her daughter enters the palace, Zhao's mansion is undergoing major repairs, and the servants in the house are too busy, so they have to temporarily find dozens of helpers to come in to repair the garden, and work day and night. I just couldn't sleep well, and now I toss and turn every night. Diao Ku has already been sent to Yuncheng Palace, the little girl temporarily sent by the Zhao family to serve Sheng Yan was very puzzled by her depression, and often said enviously: "Miss, how lucky you are, not only can you enter the palace, but also To be a queen is the dream of every girl in the world!" Sheng Yan turned her head to look at the withered lotus in the lotus pond, and said, "What's so good about the palace, it's the cruelest and most deserted place in the world." "How could it be!" She immediately jumped up and retorted, "Miss, you will know when you enter the palace. It is said that the current emperor is a dragon and phoenix among men. He is young and good-looking. Now even Jiangnan and Saibei have been pacified, and the world will be peaceful in the future." , the place is safe and sound, how wonderful it would be for you to be the queen!" Although she had already expected it, she still asked, "Has Jiangnan been calmed down?" "That's right, the soldiers and horses have surrendered, and the rebels who occupied the city and resisted have also been executed. Don't miss know?" She spoke very quickly. Sheng Yan said lightly: "I'm just a woman, how can I know anything about the imperial court?" What did the little girl want to say, Tie Fei standing behind Sheng Yan finally couldn't help it, and said: "The sun has already set to the west, you should prepare dinner first and ask someone to bring it over." The little girl pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and glared at him, but turned around and went out. It was still light after dinner, so the little girl said: "The sweet-scented osmanthus flowers are blooming in the garden outside, do you want to go and see, miss?" Tie Fei frowned, and asked: "What's so good about sweet-scented osmanthus? You can't see that little spot during the day, not to mention it's almost dark now." "Of course you men don't understand what is beautiful, what kind of flowers and fragrances, you don't understand style at all!" The little girl snapped her teeth sharply. In fact, Sheng Yan was not interested in admiring sweet-scented osmanthus, but when she saw what she said, she also stood up and followed her to the garden for a few steps, Tie Fei had no choice but to follow behind them and went out with a depressed expression on her face. After walking a few steps in the garden, they heard the sound of knocking on the rafters. It was the servants who were rushing to work and were still busy. Sheng Yan looked up inadvertently, and suddenly saw a person climbing on the roof of the garden pavilion, she was slightly taken aback, and frowned. And the man on the roof met her eyes, and the rafters in his hands immediately fell loose. Fortunately, he had quick eyesight and quick hands, and immediately grabbed it without smashing the roof. However, after the instant their eyes met, Sheng Yan and him immediately turned their gazes elsewhere, and they turned around as if nothing had happened. Seeing her turning around silently and walking back on the way back, the little girl thought she thought it was too noisy here, so she hurriedly said: "Some houses in the yard are old, the master has to fix them before the young lady gets married, so he has to start working day and night. It's a bit noisy, miss just bear with it for a few more days." She nodded, seeing Jun Rongyu by her side, looked back at those people with a little vigilance, she pretended to be nonchalant and pressed her chest and said, "Seeing those people climbing so high, I don't know why, I feel a little palpitation... don't they Are you not afraid?" The little girl giggled: "Miss, they repair the roof, how can they be afraid of heights?" "Exactly." She also smiled slightly. The sweet-scented osmanthus beside them exuded a strong fragrance, permeating their bodies, Sheng Yan reached out and picked a branch, held it in her hand, and looked up at the sky in silence. The first quarter moon has risen in a thin trace, and the dots of yellow flowers are hidden under the thick bichene leaves, and they can't be seen clearly, but smelling the fragrance of flowers under the moonlight, several people feel comfortable. When she went back, she was a little tired. She sat under the lamp and read half a book. It was almost midnight.She felt that she was tired, so she asked the girl to prepare bath water for her. The girl fetched water for her to take a bath in the inner room, and Tie Fei naturally guarded the outer room. She sent the girl out, soaked in the bucket and washed it slowly.Tie Fei stood guard outside, listening to the occasional sound of water coming from inside. After all, it was late at night, and he was also a little tired. He raised his chin and looked at the moon in annoyance. Go back, when the time comes, you can see the carved mushrooms. Thinking of the eagle mushroom, he couldn't help smiling, and he didn't pay attention to the sound of the water inside. It wasn't until the girl went in with her clothes from the outside, walked around the screen, and saw the empty bathtub, that she screamed. Tie Fei immediately jumped up and rushed in.There is a thin crescent moon outside, and a small flickering candlelight inside. Although it is in the dark, it can be seen that Sheng Yan has disappeared. There was a lotus pond outside the window, Tie Fei was guarding the door, but she had disappeared. "Miss... Miss will not jump into the lotus pond, right?" the little girl stammered and asked. Tie Fei immediately said: "Impossible, I didn't hear such a loud sound of water." But even though he said this, he still glanced into the lotus pond. This glance made him almost jump up. It turns out that there are several old wooden boards that were dismantled when repairing the house floating on the water, extending to the other side of the lotus pond. Obviously, she escaped from this temporary and simple pontoon bridge. up. Just after midnight, before dawn, in the palace in late autumn, the night is as cool as water. In Shang Jie's bedroom, tonight's night watch is daytime. When he saw Tie Fei rushing in with a depressed face, he asked, "What's the matter?" "Concubine Sheng De is gone." He said helplessly. Bai Zhou raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Really? You're really careless." Before the words fell, there was already a sound inside, Shang Jie came out from the inner hall and asked, "Why didn't she disappear?" "There must be an internal response, otherwise, she would not be able to escape." Tie Fei said hastily. Shang Jie turned his head to look at the night outside and frowned.Although he didn't say anything, the two of them clearly felt his anger. "Take the cyan glass bottle on the second shelf on the right side of the outer hall, and bring a dog to the Imperial Horse Supervisor." Bai Zhou agreed, and went outside to get the bottle.Even if the bottle is tightly closed, he can still smell the fragrance inside, the fresh and dusty orchid fragrance, overflowing like a cloud of smoke. He took the bottle and went to the horse prison, where hunting horses, eagles and hounds were kept.He brought in a big dog that was in its prime, and when he came back, he had packed up and waited at the gate of the palace, and the three of them rode out of the palace with their hooves rushing, breaking the tranquility of the capital in the early morning. The crescent moon hangs obliquely, and the sky is dark. Looking around, the outskirts of the city are vast, with golden rice fields nearby, and misty peach forests in the distance. The Yuncheng Palace is quietly laid out on the Ziji Mountain. Sheng Yan and Jun Rongyu didn't dare to stop and take a breath until now.They leaned against Yun Chengxiawei's archway, feeling their clothes drenched in sweat. "How do you know I'm in Zhao Mian's house?" she asked. Jun Rong and smiled bitterly: "After I escaped from Jiangnan, I heard that you were also sent to Yuncheng Palace, but when I sneaked in to see the queen, I didn't find you. We thought you were secretly executed ...It wasn't until Diao Ku came in that she stammered out all the plans that King Rui might have for you, and we heard that he was going to marry Zhao Mian's daughter who appeared out of nowhere, so I pretended to be a helper and sneaked in to have a look Is it you?" "Although the possibility of the helper meeting Zhao Mian is not high, he has met you before in the court after all. It is too risky for you to act rashly. What if someone recognizes you?" Sheng Yan whispered road. "I don't care about that. Fortunately, I successfully rescued you..." He looked at her and said. Sheng Yan bowed her head and said nothing, "Where are we going?" "Everyone in the world knows that you are in Yuncheng Palace, but now that you are gone, I think there must be no one looking for it." He looked at her and said, "Besides, the people there have changed a lot. The large group of people are not yet familiar, my sister will help cover you up. Maybe you can pretend to be an ordinary court lady and hide inside for a while now." Sheng Yan was in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do, but she was really desperate at the moment, and she didn't know where she could go in the vast world, but if she went to Yuncheng Palace, she was afraid that Jun Rongfei and Concubine Yuan would be hurt. After hesitating for a long time, she nodded and said in a low voice, "I'll stay for a few days, and I'll leave right away." Knowing that Jun Rongyu was going to bring Sheng Yan, the coral beside Jun Rongfei had already been waiting at the side door of Yuncheng Palace. , naturally no one cared about this side. They followed Shan Shan and walked to the place where the Queen lived, the concubine and Wu Zhaoshen lived closer to her, so there should be no need to worry. Going up the steps, the sound of water rushing in front of you rushed towards you.Sheng Yan looked up and saw that this was the Lingxu Pavilion in front of Ziji Mountain Waterfall. I really didn't expect that after going around for so long, she still came back here. The water flowed upside down and poured down. On this autumn morning, the water mist filled the mountains, and a damp chill forced her. She was walking up, Jun Rongyu was behind her, and suddenly said in a low voice: "When we first met, it was also here, and it was also a season similar to now." She was slightly taken aback, and looked back at him, but he turned his head to the side and called, "Sister." Jun Rongfei was standing in the small pavilion in front of the waterfall, when she saw them coming, she rushed down immediately, holding Sheng Yan's hand tightly, crying and laughing: "Concubine De, you are fine, you are still alive, real……" She used to be polite to Sheng Yan in the palace, but now that she has suddenly undergone a big change, she has become kinder, as if she is the only person she can rely on. Sheng Yan held hands with her, and wanted to say something, but the sound of water was rushing around her, and she was drowned by the sound of water as soon as she opened her mouth, so she gave up and just looked at her. Jun Rongfei and her have been frightened and terrified for the past few months, looking at each other's haggard faces for a while, laughing and shedding tears at the same time. The sky is bright, the sun is rising, and it shines on the waterfall that flows down. Every drop of water is colorful and crystal clear.Seemingly far away from them, the water mist has soaked their skirts unknowingly, seeping in coldly. "Don't be here anymore, someone will see you later." Jun Rongfei said in a low voice. When she joined hands with her to enter the pavilion, there was a slight noise from below, but the sound of the waterfall was too loud for them to hear clearly for a while. , can only turn his head and look down. Just when they didn't understand, Jun Rongyu suddenly changed his face and said, "It's the sound of horseshoes." Jun Rongfei was slightly surprised, and didn't quite believe it: "There are steps everywhere in the palace, how could someone ride a horse? You must have heard it wrong, right?" Jun Rongfei shook her head and said hastily, "Take Concubine De to the cave in the back mountain to escape the summer heat, and I'll stop those people." Before the words were finished, a dog barked suddenly from below, and a hunting dog rushed up from the bottom of the steps like an arrow from the string, pounced on Sheng Yan, and bit the corner of her skirt with its mouth open, refusing to let go. Shocked, Sheng Yan turned around and wanted to run away, only to hear a "chuck", a piece of her skirt had been torn off, and the dog was extremely ferocious, and would not give up and would pounce on her again. Jun Rongyu kicked the dog away, and stood in front of Sheng Yan. At this time, someone whistled below, and the dog immediately jumped to the side. It just stared at her fiercely, panting. Sheng Yan looked up, and a horse leaped out from the side and stopped in front of her. Immediately, the man looked down at her and said in a high voice, "Sheng Yan, come back with me." It is Shang Commandment. He actually jumped up the countless steps of Yuncheng Palace directly on his horse, and came through many gates. Sheng Yan looked up at Shang Jie's face behind the sun, nothing was clear in the backlight, only his eyes seemed to be dancing with flames. She bit her lower lip, raised her head and said: "The emperor's words are wrong, everyone in the world knows that I was in Yuncheng Palace with the former emperor's concubines, why did I tell you to go back with you?" Shang Jie sneered, pointed at her with a whip and yelled: "Sheng Yan, don't go too far! I sent you to Zhao Mian's only because I was afraid that you would be criticized by others. It doesn't matter if you don't go back, I will issue an edict today If you want to make Concubine Sheng De, the former emperor's concubine, I want to see who dares to say no!" Seeing him so furious, Bai Tian and Tie Fei behind him couldn't help but look at each other helplessly, knowing that this master is capable of doing what he says, and if he really wants to announce to the court that he is going to marry Concubine Sheng De in public, I'm afraid it will be another chaos , couldn't help but look a little toothache, not knowing how they should deal with such a farce. However, Sheng Yan was unmoved, she still raised her head, stared at Shang Jie for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, there is no one in this world who can satisfy everything...you are the same." Her face was calm, standing on the dangerous rock, the wind came from the water, making her crumbling. Seeing her standing in such a dangerous situation, Shang Jie couldn't speak for a while, he hesitated for a long time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, finally softened his voice, and said: "Ayan, why are you so stubborn ? I said earlier that Shangxun’s matter has nothing to do with me, now you understand, don’t you? From the beginning to the end, it seems that you two have forgiven me more!” Sheng Yan only gave him a bleak smile, her expression was ashen, with water splashing on her back, her plain white clothes were flying like clouds, her long hair was messily scattered on her shoulders, seeing the countless water splashes in the air Her sleeves and hair are constantly opening, and the waterfall behind her is constantly flowing. From the illusion, it seems that she is flowing with the water and wind. "You have such a poor memory, have you forgotten, my mother?" she asked in a low voice. "Your mother?" He was puzzled when he suddenly heard her mention this. Sheng Yan looked at his expression, it didn't seem artificial, she looked at him in front of her, suddenly, a little fear as dark as a firefly rose in her heart, rising from her chest, and suddenly spreading to all limbs and bones of her body. King Rui is such a proud person, after he fled, he must only want to come back to take revenge on her personally, why is there any need to hastily order someone to put her mother to death? Moreover, he has never met her mother, nor has he ever mentioned it. In his consciousness, her mother probably never existed from the beginning to the end, so why would he want to use her mother to revenge her? Everything is... the news brought by Shang Xun, he is the only source of this news. In the fear that suddenly rose in her heart, she suddenly remembered that on the night Shang Xun passed away, in the darkness, he once asked her, Ayan, if one day you find that I am not a good person, what have I done? I'm so sorry about your... He said again, but Ayan, I don't regret it... because, at least you are with me now. Why, would he say such things to her? However, it was just a momentary trance, and before she could wake up, there was a ray of wind passing by her ear, and a cold light flashed in the corner of her eyes, piercing at Shang Jie. Shang Jie responded very quickly, leaning over on the horse, barely avoiding the sharp edge, the tip of the sword was almost half an inch away from him, but he couldn't pass it in.As soon as he leaned over, he immediately turned over and got on the saddle again, but his right hand went up the man's wrist like a snake, his left hand caught up with him and folded his elbow, the man's arm was restrained, the long sword was immediately turned upside down, Shang Jie moved the hilt forward As soon as he sent it away, there was only a soft 'wave' sound, the sword entered from the assassin's chest and exited from his back. Amid Jun Rongfei's wailing, the man flew out like a kite with a broken string, including a man and a sword, and fell deeply under the cliff, into the deep pool under the waterfall, and the red blood faintly appeared in the water , was caught in the torrent. The ups and downs of rabbits and falcons ended quickly, until Jun Rongfei screamed and rushed forward, lying on the edge of the cliff and crying, Sheng Yan realized that the person who had just assassinated Shang Jie was Jun Rongyu.He had a sword in his chest and fell into such a torrent, so he couldn't survive. But Shang Jie pretended nothing happened, turned his head and said to Sheng Yan: "Come on, come back with me." Seeing him executing a person in such a calm manner, Sheng Yan couldn't help but stand still, and just looked at him fixedly. From the beginning to the end, from the first time we met, he has always been like this, domineering and above others.In his life, as long as it does not concern himself, what does the life of others have to do with him? In an instant, she suddenly felt that the doubts she had just had disappeared. It's just a woman who is like an ant to him, why should he not kill her?What's more, it is such a simple matter that it only needs one sentence to achieve it. Because he knew that her only real relative was her mother.He has never been afraid to use the simplest means to achieve the goal of causing the most pain to others. Because he is the kind of person who absolutely does not allow others to harm himself in the slightest. Shang Jie looked down at Sheng Yan's changing expression from a high position on the horse. The water wind flew obliquely in front of the waterfall, and the sun was shining brightly. Sheng Yan's loose hair was covered with water droplets. , Yingluo hangs down. Shang Jie was calm on the surface, but there was a sudden fluctuation in his heart. It seemed that there was an emotion of extreme fear, which deeply strangled his throat. He finally got off his horse, walked towards her slowly, and said in a low voice, "Sheng Yan, listen to me..." Sheng Yan stood there motionless, just staring at him with her eyes open. He felt that his heart was beating fast, and he was about to break free from his chest, just like when he was fourteen years old, when he led eighteen horse guards to break through and return home, the panic and obsession of galloping in the desert all night made people worry about his heart. It will stop suddenly because it can't bear this violent beating. But he forced himself to slow down his breathing, stretched out his hand cautiously, and moved closer to her inch by inch.He didn't pull her fiercely until he touched her clothes, because the force was so strong that she almost crashed into his arms. He hugged him tightly, and said with lingering fear: "Sheng Yan, come, go back with me..." She looked up at him, an unusually calm smile bloomed on her bleak face, she said softly: "No, Shang Jie." Shang Jie only felt a chill in his shoulder, and a long, cold sharp knife pierced into his shoulder socket.He has practiced martial arts for many years, and his reaction was extremely quick. He subconsciously pulled her hand away and pushed her forward. Sheng Yan's body was like a cloud, receding lightly from his palm, falling to the unfathomable bottom together with the waterfall. Shang Jie rushed forward like crazy, trying to grab her hand, but it was too late, his fingers brushed against her fingertips, but he didn't have time to hold her hand tightly.He desperately stretched out his hand to pull her, and almost couldn't stop on the cliff, Bai Tian rushed over desperately, fell to the ground and hugged her leg tightly, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't go over!" He was dragged by the daylight and stood on the high cliff, watching her dressed in white quickly melt into countless mist.In the end, all the sounds of the surrounding water receded thousands of miles away, and the surrounding scenery became a vast expanse of whiteness.Only the water spray of the waterfall is white and crystal clear, like countless fine white flowers that bloom and fade in an instant, and die of old age in a blink of an eye.