Mountains and rivers fall into red

Chapter 61
Looking at the back of Zheng Yizhen walking away with Concubine Rong, the faint smile on Xiao Hao's face gradually disappeared.

Today is the day for Xiuxiu to go back, Xiao Kui was injured, how could it be such a coincidence?

He stepped out of the hall, the snow on the path had been cleared, and the palaces and pavilions far and near were still shrouded in a white world.

I don't know how she is going?
Just as he was about to go back to the hall, there seemed to be voices under the steps. He couldn't help but move carefully and listen carefully.

It turned out that some of Xiao Kui's guards were speaking.

One said: "The crown prince runs really fast. He jumped on his horse before we reached the palace gate."

The other person sighed helplessly: "Before catching up, I just watched the prince and the horse fly out. Damn, there is a cliff ahead!"

"It just fell down like this." Someone gestured with horror on his face.

"That's right, we were so scared that our souls flew away. Fortunately, the snow was very deep, otherwise the prince would have died. He rolled down, but there was a protruding rock in front of him, so he hit his head like this. Hey, hey , The higher-ups don’t let us talk nonsense, everyone just said that the prince’s horse was frightened, and the prince accidentally fell.”

"It's all Jiang Chen's fault. If he stays by the prince's side, the prince will be fine. There is no one at this moment, and I don't know where he died!"

"He appears and disappears every day, so don't mention him. Fortunately, the prince has finally been sent back. If something happens to the prince, we can't keep our heads."

"It's a coincidence today that someone died in the carriage in front. It seems that an assassin came with a very clear target, and they only stabbed the people inside the curtain. That's terrible! If it weren't for the rush to save the prince, we would kindly help the dead Drag it."

Before the words were finished, suddenly, a figure flew down in front of him.In astonishment, Xiao Hao appeared in front of everyone, and the speaker's front was lifted. Xiao Hao's eyes were red: "Who did you say died? Who died?"

The fourth prince suddenly appeared, and everyone was out of their wits, and they all fell down and worshiped.

"Going back to the Fourth Highness, the servants didn't see clearly. The two on horseback were stupid, and one of them had passed out, so I forgot to ask, the servant deserves to die."

As if shocked by a thunderbolt, Xiao Hao turned pale.

Could it be her?she died?No, definitely not her!
"Do you know who they are? Where are they going?" he pressed.

In a daze, a guard seemed to think of something, and said, "I don't know where to go. I seem to have heard one of them say what garden to go back to?"

Xiao Hao was buzzing in his head, and his figure began to shake.He managed to regain his composure, and a sentence popped out from his pale lips: "Hurry up and lead the horse."

Outside the Han Garden, several carriages stood lonely.

Xiao Hao dismounted and stared blankly at the carriage.The cotton curtain was hanging quietly, and the bright red spots outside the curtain caught his eyes, piercing his eyes with drowsiness.

The door was ajar, he pushed it open and walked in slowly.The garden is lonely and silent, crows pass by, and the cold snow rustles, each sound more sad than the sound.

Faintly, he saw a faint figure leaning against the pillar in front of him, with the howling wind blowing by, his long black hair fluttering feebly, covering half of his pale and bloodless face, revealing only a pair of sad and mournful eyes ,be deeply grieved.

Xiao Hao almost suspected that he was in a dream, with mixed feelings on his face.When he got close, his throat trembled and he couldn't make a sound, he just stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly.

As long as she's alive.

Xiuxiu's whole body was cold, and his breath was already flowing. The corners of his mouth murmured feebly: "I thought it would make him more comfortable, so I asked him to lie in it alone. He asked me to go in and get warm, but I still refused..."

"Don't be like this, Xiuxiu..." Xiao Hao burst into tears.

Most of Xiuxiu's soul was wandering away, and he just said to himself: "Brother Tianji is dead... dead... I caused it..."

Skyrim is dead.

All the funerals were arranged by Xiao Hao for her, and it took three days to do it.When Xiuxiu was awake, he asked for the address and sent someone to rush the letter from his family to Mengmata County.

During this period, Shen Buyu also came once, seeing the misery in his eyes, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.On the fourth day, with the hammering of the last nail after encoffining, it told Skyrim that the young life had disappeared.

Liu Rulan and Yan Xi have been taking care of Xiuxiu all the time, without a drop of rice, he seems like a walking dead.Xiao Hao looked miserable, afraid that she would think of others when she saw things, and discussed with Liu Rulan to take her to Shen's residence, unexpectedly, Xiuxiu refused to leave desperately.Everyone couldn't resist her, so they had to go with her.Xiuxiu wears hemp and mourning all day long, staring at the spirit card in a daze.

The news of Xiao Kui's fall from the horse somehow made Emperor Liang know about it.Shen Buyu and other senior ministers knelt down and couldn't persuade them. After deliberation, they ordered the palace servants to carry the seven-treasure chariot, let Emperor Liang lie down, covered with thick curtains, and carried it into the Prince's palace.

Emperor Liang, supported by Concubine Rong and his servants, made his way to the bed with difficulty.Seeing Aiko in a coma, he burst into tears for a moment, held Xiao Kui's hand tremblingly, and called out Aiko's name.All the people present were groaning.

Thinking that Emperor Liang's love touched the heavens, Xiao Kui's eyes slowly opened, perhaps he was still in a dream, just looking at Emperor Liang bewilderedly.Xiao Xie was mixed with sorrow and joy, and said with tears: "Okay, Kui'er has woken up."

One sentence awakened the person on the bed, and Xiao Kui murmured, "What's wrong with me?"

Emperor Liang was filled with grief and joy, and tremblingly said: "It's good to wake up, the father is here. Kui'er will be fine, and the father will stay with Kui'er."

Xiao Kui opened his confused eyes, and spit out two words like a gossamer: "Father..."

Emperor Liang responded, hugging Xiao Kui's headache and weeping, for a moment the two sides of the bed were crowded with kneeling people.

Not long after, Xiao Kui fell into a deep sleep again.Emperor Liang lingered beside the bed for a while, finally couldn't hold on because of weakness and exhaustion, and after confirming that Xiao Kui was safe, he returned to the palace with peace of mind on his seven-treasure chariot.

A few days later, when Xiao Hao came to visit again, Xiao Kui looked much refreshed.Seeing him, Xiao Kui's eyes flashed suddenly, it was astonishingly bright, and when he was about to regain his senses, his face turned out of the window, looking thoughtful.

Xiao Hao's eyelids twitched slightly, there was no court maid in the room, so he sat directly opposite him, looked at his expression, and called him: "Third brother."

Xiao Kui just looked at him blankly for a moment, paused for a moment, then remembered something, and said sadly: "Brother is gone, I can't stop it. I also took my life back, you almost lost your third brother .”

"Third brother, just forget all the unpleasantness, you and I are brothers." Xiao Hao said sincerely.

"You're right, it's better to forget." Xiao Kui said with a bitter smile, unwilling to reconcile, "I'm confused this time, and I really can't remember some things."

As if tired from the medicine, Xiao Kui didn't say a word, and fiddled with the jade pendant in his hand slowly and restlessly.

Xiao Hao pretended to be resting in his heart, but he didn't want to mention it at this time, and said some irrelevant gossip, so he found an excuse, bid farewell and left.

Emperor Liang decreed that in order for the crown prince to recover from his injuries, no one is allowed to enter the palace to disturb him.Xiao Hao vaguely felt Xiao Kui's indifference, and knew that he still couldn't let go of his elder brother's death.In this way, even he seldom went to see Xiao Kui again.

After the snowy day, the temperature became warmer and the ice and snow melted quickly. At this time, Ni Xiu'e appeared in Jiangling.

As soon as she entered the gate of Han Garden, she let out a hoarse cry.

"Four Treasures, Mother saw you coming! You said you were going home, Mother is looking forward to it every day, looking forward to it!"

After hearing the news, Xiuxiu came out to greet her with Yanxi's support.These days, she has become much thinner, her waist is too slender to grasp, her face is still pale and transparent, she seems to be barely holding on, and she is about to be blown down by the wind at any time.

Ni Xiu'e ignored Xiuxiu, stumbled straight into the main hall, rushed towards the coffin in front of her, and fainted on the ground with a wail.Everyone quickly went up to help, grabbed the person, and poured a few more sips of water, and Ni Xiu'e woke up slowly.

Xiuxiu cried bitterly and knelt down before Ni Xiu'e.Ni Xiu'e went up and slapped Xiuxiu crazily, each slap filled with grief.

"I handed over the only seedling of the Chu family to you, but I suffered a bloody disaster. What crime did I do? You give me back my son! Give me back my son!"

Everyone hurriedly separated the two.Liu Rulan waited for Ni Xiu'e to sit down, stretched out her hand to grab Ni Xiu'e's hand, with endless sorrow in her eyes, she persuaded: "It's not about Xiuxiu, she is sad enough. You lost your son, Xiuxiu lost your husband, Who can bear to be widowed so soon after being newly married? It is not Xiuxiu's fault to make a thousand mistakes, so don't cry yourself out."

These tepid words made Ni Xiu'e slowly raise her head, looked at Xiuxiu blankly, and then cried loudly: "God, I have already burned incense and kowtowed, why don't you bless my family's four treasures? It's my fault." Excuse me, I should never have agreed to their marriage. This is the doom of the Four Treasures, and there is no escape! Mr. Tao, I am sorry for you, I should not have listened to you, you will not rest in peace!"

After hearing this, Xiuxiu was even more heartbroken, and the sound of sobbing and choking echoed in the hall.

When Xiao Hao came to Han Garden, the atmosphere of sadness in the whole garden was stronger than before.Ni Xiu'e sat slumped in front of the coffin, crying dry, staring blankly at the tablet in the sky, a few strands of white hair were exposed from her disheveled temples, she looked ten years older than before.

"Who is it..." She asked with difficulty, "Fourth prince, do you know who killed my son?"

Xiao Hao hesitated for a moment, and replied: "The murderer intercepted him halfway, and he went for Xiuxiu. At that time, Xiuxiu disguised herself as a man and rode a horse. The murderer thought that she was in the carriage, so..."

Ni Xiu'e was already trembling, and said sadly: "Poor my family's four treasures have become unjust dead ghosts."

"Leave this matter to me, and I will definitely give Brother Tianji an explanation." Xiao Hao said.

Xiuxiu stood up strongly, took Ni Xiu'e's hand, and said in a low voice: "Mother, let your wife accompany you and send Brother Tianji back to his hometown. From now on, my wife will guard you and never leave."

Ni Xiu'e withdrew her hand abruptly, and said calmly: "You are the daughter of the Shen family now, very honorable. Not to mention that the poor and lowly Chu family can't accept you, Mr. Shen will not agree. I have been troubled by you all these years. I'm just a son, and I always hope that he will become famous one day, but for the sake of you two, I did not hesitate to offend Mr. Ji and kowtow to your father to apologize. In the end, I lost my son's life for nothing, and people would not believe it."

"Mother..." Xiuxiu cried and fell to the ground.

Ni Xiu'e waved her hand and continued: "Don't call me mother again, I don't have you as a daughter-in-law, it's because my family is not worthy, and all the mistakes are my Ni Xiu'e's fault. I will transport the coffin of the Four Treasures back by myself. From now on Afterwards, the fate between you and the Chu family is over, and each of you will go your own way."

Xiuxiu cried bitterly: "Mother, you have always loved Xiuxiu... Xiuxiu is sorry for you, please let Xiuxiu be filial..."

The cries entangled everyone's hearts one after another, and everyone was almost suffocated.Liu Rulan said a few good words for Xiuxiu, Ni Xiu'e got up abruptly, gritted her teeth and said, "It's time to go, I'm going to take my son home."

She insisted on this, but Liu Rulan couldn't persuade her, so she had to send some silver over.Ni Xiu'e insisted not to accept it, Liu Rulan choked up and said, "You are Xin Yang's nanny, so you can keep it for Xin Yang. Going back can make things easier and be more compassionate."

Ni Xiu'e was very grateful to the second lady, so she accepted it with tears in her eyes.

Xiao Hao also arranged carriages and horses, and sent guards to escort them all the way.

When Tianji's coffin set off, there were bursts of mourning and joy, and the sound of crying shook the sky.Xiuxiu went all the way to the south gate, when the carriage transporting the coffin was out of her sight, as if the sky was gradually moving away from her, she kowtowed heavily.

"Brother Tianji..."

Mingming Jiuquan Room, the long night stage.

The intersection between her and the sky would end in this way.This is the second time she has chosen to rely on in this life, but it is like a passing cloud, and it disappears in an instant.She is still just a piece of thin weed, floating and drifting in the long river of fate.

Wanton

Zheng Yizhen came to the small courtyard with low walls the next day.

Under the sycamore tree, Jiang Chen was sweating and practicing sword with his bare chest and upper body exposed.In the shadow of swords, lights and swords, Zheng Yizhen seemed to see blood stains inside, like a beast that had been trapped for a long time, showing sharp fangs and a long scarlet tongue, ready to swallow her and drown her at any time.

She trembled all over, her eyes were frightened, and she screamed, "Stop! Stop!"

Hearing her hysterical cry, Jiang Chen seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and then a beautiful arc flashed in the air, and the person fell lightly.He put away his sword and stood in front of her intently and breathlessly.

"What's wrong?" he wondered.

Zheng Yizhen's eyes were full of fear: "I'm a little scared, and sometimes I have nightmares, dreaming that she turned into a female ghost to scare me."

Jiang Chen wiped a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and said nonchalantly: "The one who wants to kill her is the empress, and the one who is afraid of her is the empress. Since the person has been killed, what are you afraid of?"

Zheng Yizhen's tense nerves relaxed a little, and asked: "Let me ask you again, did you kill it cleanly? No one found out that it was you?"

Jiang Chen snorted coldly and said, "The empress concubine really underestimated the little one. I don't have any confidence in me. I really don't know what the empress thinks."

"I'm assured of you." Zheng Yizhen smiled.After thinking for a moment, she frowned slightly, and said with doubts on her face, "It's just strange. It's been a while since the man was killed, why didn't the prince respond at all?"

"The prince thought she had gone back to her hometown." Jiang Chen said indifferently, "Your Majesty, don't be suspicious, the timing is the most suitable to kill her. It's a pity that the other three people were spared. That time I vaguely heard the neighing of a horse not far away. sound, and I hurried away."

Putting his fingers together, he slowly slid across the sword, with a cold light in his eyes: "I will never spare him this time."

Zheng Yizhen asked tremblingly, "Who else do you want to kill?"

Jiang Chen squeezed out three words with his tightly closed lips: "Shen Buyu!"

"Forget it, his daughter is dead, let's save the old bones, the crown prince depends on him to ascend the throne." Zheng Yizhen stopped.

She was afraid that Jiang Chen would take further action, as long as Shen Xiuxiu died, she would not care about the rest at all.

Jiang Chen listened to her words, but snapped a sentence: "It's really a woman's opinion. That woman was killed for you, and the person I really wanted to kill is still alive."

"I don't allow you to act privately, and spoil my good deed. If you are not careful, won't the cause of the woman's death be exposed?"

"Shen Buyu and I have a mortal feud. My parents were killed by him, and I am the only one left to survive in this world. This enmity has not been avenged, and I am sorry to my parents under the nine springs!"

"When the crown prince ascends the throne and I become the empress, you can kill Shen Buyu as you like." Zheng Yizhen glared at Jiang Chen fiercely, and threatened, "Before that, don't kill people rashly. You are just a servant of the palace. Slave, obey your master's errands, if you don't obey, I can trample you under my feet at any time!"

Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and said nothing, but clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand even tighter.

Zheng Yizhen squinted at him, and went straight with a high-spirited attitude.

"Xiuxiu, you should follow me back to the Shen residence."

Shen Buyu sat for a long time, even his body was a little stiff.He couldn't stand Han Yuan's lifeless atmosphere, let alone Xiu Xiu's stubborn face, the sadness in her eyes made him feel ashamed.

With his lips worn out, Xiuxiu ignored his kindness.

"Please come to the door yourself." Xiuxiu got up and politely drove him away, "Master Shen please."

"I know you're angry with me. It's all over, you just have that temper, Ru Lan refused to listen to her several times of persuasion. For her sake, you have to go back to Shen's house." Shen Buyu had to say patiently .

Xiuxiu narrowed his eyes, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "I begged you so urgently at the beginning, kneeling on the ground to kowtow to you, just to save brother Tianji. If he was released from prison earlier, he would not He will be injured like this, and he will not die..."

Like a steel knife in her throat, she choked and couldn't continue.

Shen Buyu rubbed his hands in embarrassment, and explained in a soft voice: "Calm yourselves, listen to my embarrassment. Mu's attempt to usurp power, the court will be panicked, and the whole country will be in a haze. If there is no one who can turn the tide, Daliang Kingdom will be in chaos. Chaos. I am in the middle of the matter, and I must focus on the overall situation of Liang Guo's rise and fall. If I violate the law and excuse my own people, how can I convince the public?"

Seeing that Xiuxiu didn't intend to refute, but just kept silent, Shen Buyu sighed again: "Weng and his son-in-law have different paths in the same dynasty, they are treated as strangers, and life is fate! Tell me, do I feel better?"

Having said this, Xiuxiu heard all kinds of flavors, and burst into tears for a while.When Shen Buyu left, she couldn't help leaning against the table and crying loudly, the uncontrollable pain tore her whole body again.

In the snow-capped field, she was wearing a coir rain hat and a coir raincoat. She thought that the sky in the car had fallen asleep and stopped making any noise.In the solitude, there seemed to be a dull whistling sound, and she hadn't turned back from her wandering contemplation, when she saw only a blue-colored figure, mixed with bright lightning bolts rushing towards her.She vaguely heard the exclamation of the guards behind, but in an instant, the figure disappeared, and the bright red gushed out of the car like a stream.

She stared blankly, is this the blood of Skyrim?She wanted to call him, Brother Tianji again, but there was darkness in front of her eyes...

How could Brother Tianji die?

Obviously she should be inside, and the one who died was her.

Brother Tianji died for her.

I don't know how long I cried, the door creaked slightly, and a slender black shadow floated on the ground.

Xiuxiu thought it was Shen Buyu, wiped away tears and said, "I won't go back, you can go."

"It's me." It was Xiao Hao's gentle voice.

Tears welled up in Xiao Hao's eyes.This hibiscus-like woman was tormented by indescribable pain.He sat beside her, stroking her soft hair tenderly.

(End of this chapter)