Beauty and Beauty: Adopted Daughter Becomes Concubine

Chapter 7
Xiao Tingfang couldn't believe what the imperial physician said just now, "Impossible, my health has obviously improved, I have been very careful, never touch the things sent by others, and the food and drink are all made by the small kitchen specially prepared by the emperor, why, why did it change? What happened? How could my child be stillborn!" After the last four words, she held her lips and couldn't help crying.

"This child has a weak relationship with your mother and child, but it's worth losing."

"aunt?"

"Listen to my aunt, the stillbirth was aborted first." The Empress Dowager Xiao pressed down on Xiao Tingfang who was emotional, and a ruthlessness flashed across her well-maintained face. "Ting Fang, Auntie will not let you sacrifice this child for nothing!"

Murong Yuchi personally went to the Dali Temple to supervise the beheading. The tortured person passed out to the ground. Murong Yuchi signaled to drag him away. All the accompanying guards stayed away from the execution room and guarded them closely. Even Zong Ting did not stay by his side.

He turned a light fixture on the opposite wall, and the seamless wall slowly moved into a secret door.

There is no hole in the door.

The rough and tall wall was embedded with thick iron chains on his arms, tightly binding a man. His lute bone and ankles were pierced by sharp barbs. The barbs grew alive in the flesh, and his range of motion was only a few steps away.

The man with bronze skin is tall and has strong bones. Although he is very thin, he can imagine his demeanor before being imprisoned.

He half-closed his eyelids and didn't move when he heard the sound.

"General Xuanwei is safe and well." Murong Yuchi said with a light smile.

After a long time, "The guilty minister, Lian Liyang, has seen the emperor." His voice seemed to have been hoarse, and every word he said was laborious and slow, and his articulate words were slurred, so he had to listen carefully.

Long messy hair covered his face, and his facial features could be vaguely seen from the scattered hair, and there were marks of cuts by sharp tools on the eyes.

"Tongtong is going to be 15 years old this year. She is beautiful and smart."

Lian Liyang was silent for a moment, then slowly replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me." When he mentioned Tongtong, his tone changed inadvertently.

Murong Yuchi smiled and said, "You have two daughters, I heard that you love Tongtong the most, and now I understand why. Tongtong is very popular with me, and there are so many women in my harem, none of them can match her. I am going to make her a Concubine, I will give birth to a dragon descendant for me in the future."

Suddenly, Lian Liyang's body moved towards Murong Yuchi, the iron chain hit the stone wall and made a loud noise, the barbs on the lute bone and ankle mercilessly tore at the flesh and blood, bringing up a large amount of blood.

He almost shouted, "She's a child, the guilty minister deserves to die, I beg the emperor to let Tongtong go! Can't the lives of the criminal minister's entire clan calm the emperor's anger?"

"The death of a traitor who conspired to rebel is not a pity." Murong Yuchi said indifferently, "What I want to know, you would rather die than say it. If you don't say it, don't say it. It doesn't mean much to me. I just want Tongtong."

"Lan Xin won't let you treat Tong Tong like this."

Murong Yuchi's tone was suddenly cold, "If I want her, who dares not!"

"No, you can't touch Tongtong, you will regret it!" Lian Liyang roared.

"What do you regret?" Murong Yuchi laughed, "She sleeps in my arms every night, and when she wakes up at night, if I'm not there, she'll still cry to find me, she can't leave me."

Murong Yuchi's words irritated him greatly, Lian Liyang seemed to be a dying beast, trying his best to break free from the chain.

Suddenly there was a loud noise, blood dripped from the wounds on his limbs, he was dyed blood without knowing it, and continued to go crazy uncontrollably, the cave was closed, and the strong smell of blood could not be dissipated.

Murong Yuchi's smile gradually faded away.

After walking out of the torture room, Zong Ting waited beside him.

"Damn me, I still can't completely cure General Xuanwei."

Murong Yuchi said with a disapproving smile, "It's much better than I expected." Lian Liyang, who had just been imprisoned in the torture room, was poisoned, his eyes were stabbed, his throat was poured with medicine, and he couldn't speak. He was only breathing more than a dead person. "If I can't get it, others can't get it either, so why worry."

It was still the lazy and inattentive Murong Yuchi who usually appeared, his patience was beyond ordinary people, after three years of waiting, it was not bad to wait for some more days.

He knew that if Lian Liyang lived an extra day, someone would be more anxious than him.

The trees in the outer suburbs of Nanming are lush and lush, and the youngest tree is several decades old. The nunnery is hidden in the bushes, which is a bit more secluded and quiet. Even Yingtong had trouble on the first day after arriving.

"The sycamore flutters so badly in this weather, the princess must not go out again." Li Xuan closed all the doors and windows to prevent the sycamore fluff from falling into it.Lian Yingtong had trouble breathing, her throat was so itchy and she couldn't stop coughing, and what was worse, her eyes fell into flakes, but after rubbing it a few times, it hurt.

"Little ancestor, don't rub it." Murong Lan felt distressed when she saw this, and took her hand to prevent Lian Yingtong from touching her eyes again.

Li Xuan took out a porcelain bottle from her luggage and handed it over. She took a deep breath, the coolness entered her lungs, and her throat immediately soothed a lot.Suddenly tired and drowsy intensified, Lian Yingtong fell into a deep sleep.

"It's troublesome if it gets into your eyes." Murong Lan was worried.

"Princess, don't worry. The emperor specially ordered the servants to prepare some medicine early in the morning, because he was afraid that the princess would inhale the sycamore fluff or lose his eyes and feel uncomfortable when he stayed in the nunnery."

"How does the emperor know that there are plane trees here?"

"At first, the princess was not in good health. Before each trip, the emperor would send people to inspect the route and residence. Things that are not good for the princess' health should be prepared as soon as possible."

Murong Lan was startled when she heard this, and thought for a while and said, "Aunt Xuan, A Lin was brought up by you, what exactly does he think about Chang Ning?"

Li Xuan's expression was flat, and she just said, "The princess watched the emperor grow up, you know the emperor's personality, and he will never let go of what he likes." Seeing Murong Lanxin's face moved slightly, she paused and said in a low voice, "Or Murong Lan Everyone in Shi, who is not stubborn and crazy about love is terrible."

Murong Lan's gentle expression finally became deeply worried.

Even Yingtong lives in the backyard near the back mountain, and it is very quiet in broad daylight. The most important thing is that there are no phoenix trees planted here, so she doesn't have to suffer anymore.

Without the people who used to monitor her movements, she felt comfortable breathing.The only uncomfortable thing was that she was still depressed about Yi Jiangnan.

Li Xuan untied the last layer of gauze wrapped around Lian Yingtong's eyes, she slowly opened her eyes, rolled her eyes, the pain was no longer there, but the scene in front of her was still a little blurry.

"It won't be long before we can see clearly, the Princess can bear with it a little longer." Seeing that she was still unhappy, Li Xuan must have had an unpleasant quarrel with A Lin before leaving. "There is a large field of dandelions behind the mountain. The princess likes it very much. I will show you around?"

"Well, thank you, Aunt Xuan."

The unexpected beauty of the back mountain, especially the pleasing growth of dandelions, looks like the first snow covering the green grass from a distance.The breeze blows, and the spider silk-like soft hair dances with the wind, flying all over the place.

She was blowing and playing, with a happy expression like a child, the smile that a 15-year-old should have.

The coolness in the mountains hit, Lian Yingtong didn't want to leave too early.It was rare for her to be happy, and Li Xuan couldn't bear to spoil it, "The servant will bring you a cloak, the Princess is waiting here, please don't wander around."

"Understood, Aunt Xuan." She sat on one side, looking obedient and obedient.

It is true that she was very obedient and did not wander around, but when she was waiting for Aunt Xuan to come back, she was almost scolded and driven away.

The man sternly said: "This piece of land is exclusive to my master, you ruined these things that are used for medicine, how brave you are!"

Lian Yingtong could vaguely see that the person who came was also dressed as a guard and aimed at her with a scimitar out of its sheath. Obviously this person was not an attendant brought from the palace, but probably a follower of the prince and grandson.

Seeing that she was indifferent, the man said in an even more unfriendly tone, "Go quickly, or you will lose your hands."

This sentence undoubtedly made Lian Yingtong furious, and she would cut off people's hands at every turn, which disgusted her just like Murong Yuchi.She simply said: "The things in the mountains grow from heaven and earth, how come it is your master's exclusive property? Besides, this is in the Nanming territory, even if it is to be privately owned, it belongs to the Nanming emperor. If your master is not the emperor , let alone claiming that this place belongs to him.”

"Smart-tongued girl, court death!" The visitor was choked by her words, unable to refute, and stabbed her with a knife in anger.

The blade moved towards Lian Yingtong with the sound of the wind, she remained motionless with a slight smile on her lips, her thick eyebrows squinted sideways, her momentum was astonishing, "How dare you!"

The man's mind moved, and the force in his hand slowed down by half a minute for no reason. In an instant, the knife edge was shaken away by the man's internal force.

"presumptuous."

The male voice sounded colder than ice again, where did you hear it?

Lian Yingtong raised her eyes, the dense branches and leaves cut through the bright sun, and shattered into dots of fine gold, smudged the man's body like gold.He happened to lower his eyes, and his eyes met.

She blinked her eyes to try to see as clearly as possible, but suddenly her eyes were clear, a pair of emerald green pupils were as transparent as emeralds, reflected in her pupils without warning.

The name that had hurt in my heart for nine years suddenly broke out of the confinement in my heart and overflowed on my lips.

"Xuanzhi..."

Compared with nine years ago, the face in front of her has lost the youthful youthfulness, and her profound features are more mature and stable, but it gives people a feeling of indifference that is thousands of miles away from others.Her dark green pupils looked calm, and her thick eyebrows frowned slightly after hearing what she said.

You especially noticed that Lian Yingtong's eyes were fixed on his face without any intention of avoiding it, and the corners of the man's lips were tightened into a straight line.

"Let's go." The man ordered in a low voice, and coughed twice.

"Master, your medicine..." half of the guard's words were stopped by the man's eyes.

Lian Yingtong regained her composure, seeing that he was about to leave, she couldn't help shouting, "Xuanzhi!"

She raised her foot in a hurry to catch up, but her foot became weak due to the sudden excitement, and the messy rocks in the mountain collided with her injured foot, and she fell heavily.

The man was about to turn around, but when he saw her fall, he just glanced at her and wrapped his heavy cloak tightly, "You misidentified the person." After speaking, he continued to turn around and left.

Li Xuan, who came back from taking the cloak, was startled when she saw this scene, and hurried to help her.

"Princess, where is the injury?"

Ignoring the pain in her knees, she focused on him wholeheartedly, and Lian Yingtong shouted, "Xuanzhi, don't go! Don't you remember me? I am..."

The man stopped and turned around, Li Xuan saw who it was, and immediately saluted: "My maidservant has seen Lord Minyue."

"So it's Aunt Li. I haven't seen you for a long time. How is Auntie?"

It sounded like he had known Li Xuan for a long time, and his tone was not as cold as before.

"Thanks to the prince who still remembers the slaves, everything is fine."

"You are a female officer in the palace, why are you here?"

"The servant girl is now serving Princess Changning."

Finally, he glanced at Lian Yingtong, and Li Xuan understood, "My lord, this is Princess Changning, the daughter of King Anling."

"Cheng Jun's daughter has grown so big?" He replied indifferently.

"Princess, this is the prince of Minyue, your uncle."

Lian Yingtong was stunned, she couldn't understand the scene in front of her.

King of Minyue?uncle?

The uncle didn't have a chance to shout out, he suddenly coughed badly and left in a hurry.

Her head was in a mess, and he said she had the wrong person.But that face is obviously Xuanzhi.

Xuanzhi is the son of his father's old friend, and it is said that he was born in a merchant's family.The man I saw today is the prince, and the identities of the two are completely different.

All afternoon she asked Aunt Xuan about King Minyue, but Aunt Xuan kept her mouth shut.Murong Yuchi did not choose the wrong person to take care of her. Aunt Xuan was very careful about what she should know and what she couldn't know.

She couldn't sleep, since Aunt Xuan didn't say anything, she would ask someone else.

Xuanzhi is the hope that has always supported her to go on.

Lian Yingtong has to be clear about everything, are they just similar in appearance?or...

"Aunt Huang, I'm Chang Ning, are you asleep?"

Lian Yingtong's foot injury was not healed, and she had a new injury. During the day, she fell hard, and it hurts when she walks.Her injury was bruised quite a lot, and Murong Lan felt very distressed when rubbing her injured knee.

She hugged Murong Lanxin and snuggled into Aunt Huang's arms, she felt very at ease and warm, just like how her father hugged her before.

"The new injury has not healed yet, and yet another injury has been added. You are really worrying." A Lin ordered dozens of medicines to be brought, which absolutely made sense.

"With Aunt Huang preparing these medicines for me, I will heal quickly from all injuries."

Murong Lan's heart condenses towards her side and her pupils are like the most vigorous blooming rose, youthful and energetic, attracting people's attention.

The queen mother really can't tolerate her anymore, taking her out of the palace to temporarily live in the nunnery is the only way to protect Tongtong, the most difficult thing is Murong Yuchi.Murong Lan was startled for no reason.

Lian Yingtong didn't leave a message at all, Murong Lan's expression changed, her head was full of King Minyue's affairs.

"I met King Minyue today." She thought for a moment before asking.

"Well, what happened?"

She hesitated for a long time, "His eyes are emerald green." She was obviously trying to say something, but she felt guilty towards Murong Lan in her heart, and she lacked the confidence to speak.

"Both he and the emperor are the princes of the late emperor, and his mother and concubine is Hu Ji, who was born with green pupils."

Lian Yingtong suddenly realized, "So that's the case, but no one in the palace mentions him, and every year the Queen Mother's birthday is not seen coming back to celebrate?"

"The prince has to leave the palace and go to his own fief when he becomes an adult. After that, he is not allowed to leave the fief and return without the emperor's summons." Murong Lanxin explained to her in detail.

"How long has he been away from the imperial capital? Did he just come back this time?" The key question, Xuanzhi left Nanming nine years ago, she waited for the answer so nervous that her palms were sweating.

"Why do you ask this, kid?" Murong Lan changed her mind, and looked at her with doubts in her eyes.

Lian Yingtong was taken aback, then smiled to cover it up, "It's nothing, I just asked casually out of curiosity."

"You keep asking about King Minyue, and you haven't heard a word about Uncle Huang."

When Murong Yuchi was mentioned for no reason, she protested in a low voice with some resentment, "Why do you have to mention him?" Now in her heart, this wicked man is like a wolf, ready to pounce on her at any time, making Lian Yingtong disgusted and afraid.

"What's the matter with you and the emperor?" Before leaving the palace, Murong Lan couldn't find her, not even A Lin.

"He is despotic and unreasonable!" How else? "He's just..." the word Qinshou rolled his throat and swallowed it with blood.

She couldn't tell Aunt Huang what the so-called Uncle Huang had done to her.

"Be obedient and don't make him angry. Aunt Huang promises that he will always love you as a niece." Murong Lan comforted her in her heart, knowing better than anyone else that A Lin still has the patience to play with her now. No, Chang Ning is his opponent.

Lian Yingtong was silent, she just curled up and buried herself deeply in the brocade quilt and didn't make a sound.

Therefore, she didn't realize that Murong Lan's worry had deep meaning in her words.

So, the next day, she went to the back mountain to try her luck again.

Summer is about to enter, and no matter how shady it is in the mountains, he is the only one who is so conspicuous in his heavy cloak.Her figure was tall and majestic, but she was lonely, and she had a sore nose for no reason.

"Uncle." She wanted to get closer to him, no matter what method she used.

King Minyue paused in his steps, habitually frowned his thick brows slightly, nodded indifferently to her smiling face, and brushed past her.

His indifference to Lian Yingtong not only did not make her feel intimidated, but inspired her latent bravery. She followed him closely. Although her foot was injured and it was difficult to walk, she was able to overcome it. He speaks.

"I'm here to apologize for what happened yesterday. I didn't know those were used for medicine. I promise I won't touch them again."

"Those who do not know are not guilty."

So indifferent, she talked for a long time, and he only answered five words and then nothing.

He didn't want to talk about it, so she just took the initiative to find a topic, "Are you feeling better? I have the medicine from the palace, and the effect is very good."

"No need."

"Where are you going? Is there any fun place near here? It's my first time here, can I..."

He stopped abruptly, she was chattering all the way in high spirits, and he frowned deeply when he heard her. "Chang Ning?"

"Yeah!" Lian Yingtong nodded quickly and looked up at him.

"You should know the identity of the king."

She was inexplicably startled, she had exactly the same face as Xuan Zhi, but her tone of voice was completely different.Seeing that he couldn't get her answer for a long time, his expression gradually became impatient.

"I know, Aunt Huang told me." She clutched the corner of her clothes with her fingers.

King Minyue glanced at her blankly, with a cold face, "I don't have time to listen to your gossip now." He coughed a few times as he spoke.

"I just care about your body." She muttered.

His complexion was already fairer than ordinary people, and he was sick, which made his skin look a little too pale, and his cheeks were slightly morbidly flushed due to coughing.

"My niece's concern, the uncle appreciates it." He reminded her of the seniority relationship between the two of them.

If Murong Yuchi said that, Lian Yingtong would have liked to be like that, but after hearing him, her little face was full of depression.

"Sister Huang is in the nunnery, and this king is about to go." He didn't want to talk to her any more, so he walked away faster than before.

Where can I get rid of her, Lian Yingtong followed with all her strength.

In the nunnery, sandalwood incense was scattered in all directions, and Murong Lanxin knelt down before worshiping the Buddha, and stayed up all night, and she could not let go of her worries.

"Miss Huang." Someone outside the nunnery whispered.

Murong Lan regained her composure and looked at him standing outside the nunnery with emerald green eyes, and the little man following him with a blushing face that couldn't hold back his breath. "Chang Ning, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I came to the nunnery together when I met the emperor." She made up a lie and said, seeing him glance at her, Lian Yingtong felt uneasy.

Murong Lan beckoned her to come closer, took a silk handkerchief and wiped off the sweat on Lian Yingtong's forehead, and then said to him, "Bi Xiao, come in and have a cup of tea."

"No need, I don't believe in Buddha, and I'm afraid I'll offend if I enter the Buddhist hall." Murong Bixiao paused, and then said, "Sister Huang, I'm here to say goodbye to you."

"Where are you going?" Lian Yingtong overreacted for a moment and asked anxiously.She had just learned his name, but he was about to leave.

Faced with Murong Lan's surprise, Lian Yingtong realized that she had overreacted, and slowly lowered her head.She didn't want Aunt Huang to find out that she had unusual feelings for Murong Bixiao.

(End of this chapter)