phoenix returns to the world

Chapter 206 Big Red

The auspicious red lanterns, glowing with festive light, dyed the whole mansion a layer of bright red. This is the most joyful color, but it looks a little weird when it falls in a pair of black shiny eyes.

Ming Qiushui's slender fingers took the white letter paper from the woman in white. For some reason, the man always felt that there was an inexplicable fear in this letter paper. He didn't want to read it, but there was a voice in his heart that shouted that he must read it. The two voices kept circling in his head, and finally, the man opened the letter.

Looking at the words written in black and white, Ming Qiushui's originally happy smiling face suddenly sank, with a hint of paleness on his face. With such a face, it's hard to believe that he is the bridegroom who just paid homage, the groom in bright red The wedding gown was still worn on the man without a trace of wrinkle, it was so imposing and noble.

However, that face was so embarrassing, the more dazzling and festive it was, the more gloomy the man looked.

"Senior brother, what did the master say?" Shui Bingyue saw Ming Qiushui's face became so embarrassed after reading the letter, the knuckles holding the letter kept turning white, and there was a faint trembling, what happened, It made the always calm senior brother become like this, Shui Bingyue wondered, and looked at Ming Qiushui suspiciously.

Ming Qiushui acted as if he didn't hear anyone talking around him, his whole body and mind were absorbed in what was said on the letter paper.

No, no, how could it be?

Ming Qiushui couldn't believe this matter. He was obviously a person who couldn't get along with each other, so why was he told so truthfully by his master.

No, no, they sure aren't.

Ming Qiushui ruthlessly squeezed the white paper in his hands into a ball. The force on his fingers almost crushed the whole paper into powder. The expression on his face was surprisingly cold, as if seeing the end of the world. , still struggling.

"Senior brother," Shui Bingyue saw that Ming Qiushui did not respond, and opened her mouth again, but she still didn't get a response from the man beside her. Seeing the man's face getting more and more gloomy, her heart was suspended high, her feet turned Ming Qiushui took a few steps closer, and unexpectedly grabbed the corner of the sleeve of the man's wide wedding robe, shaking it slightly.

The red light emitted by the auspicious red lantern fell on the man's handsome face, appearing and disappearing from time to time, like a ghost hiding in the dark night, his face turned blue and white at times.

Suddenly, a weak force from the arm seemed to wake up the man who was under the spell, and his black eyes gradually became clear.

He won't believe it.

The man flicked his sleeves suddenly, and the woman beside him didn't seem to understand martial arts, and was immediately swept aside by the cold air on the man's body. The man turned around, and threw the hand holding the letter into the air, and the wrinkled white thing went straight Stretch out to the grass behind you and fly.

The woman let out a cry of surprise, staggered, and fell to the ground, but the woman's lowered voice did not make the man in red turn around at all. The flame-like man walked towards the depths of the corridor with somewhat messy footsteps.

Shui Bingyue was deeply puzzled, what exactly did the master say to the senior brother, that made the always steady and methodical senior brother become so irritable, as if he was a completely different person, the cold air radiating from his body was like deep in the polar region In the iceberg, it was cold to the bone.

Xin, the woman suddenly got up from the ground, ignoring her own embarrassment, trying to recall the place where her senior brother left just now, Shui Bingyue immediately climbed over the low wooden railing from the corridor and went deep into the grass.

The woman didn't even care whether the white clothes on her body would be wet and dirty by the grass on the ground, she just wanted to find the ball of paper immediately, and crawled away balls of grass, some thorny blades of grass cut the woman's body. The delicate skin oozes tiny bloodstains, and the woman is still looking for faith.

On a piece of grass outside the corridor, the originally neatly trimmed flowers and plants are now in a mess. In the vast night, in the dim red light, a dazzling white is still rummaging through the grass, and the urgency in his eyes is even more relentless. Covering up, crawling away clusters of flowers and plants, finally saw a small wrinkled white cluster, Shui Bingyue's eyes seemed to see hope, she immediately stepped forward to pick it up, her delicate hands were stabbed by roses, Blood flowed out immediately, but she didn't notice it, she stood up immediately, and quickly opened the paper. When she saw what was written on it, she was stunned, her eyes were full of worry and heartache.

The red, the dazzling red, dazzled the man's eyes.

Ming Qiushui came to the new house eagerly like never before, his feet were standing outside the door, as long as he pushed with his hands, he could see the person whom he longed for and dreamed of forever.When it came to his head, his hands seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and what he thought of was what the master said, and his heart seemed to be under a mountain, making him breathless.

He really wants to go in, as long as he steps through the door, he can get his wish, but why is he standing still?

Inside the house, a big red candle is burning, and occasionally there is a crackling sound. The red candlelight illuminates the whole room like daytime. There are red veils, one layer after another, a full eight floors, and a pear-blossom wooden bed painted with vermilion paint. There was a faint fragrance, red curtains were hung around the big bed, it was as red as blood, and a motionless woman was sitting on the edge of the bed, she was as quiet as a virgin, and the red bridal gown looked extraordinarily charming under the light, her waist was too short The grip is full, the back is straight, and the neck is as white as snow, which exudes thousands of elegance.

Next to the big bed, a servant girl was standing by the side. The room was too quiet. Last night, thinking about the wedding ceremony between the princess and the second prince, I was excited all night. The chicken pecked at the rice, and suddenly there was a big movement of pecking at the rice, and the person woke up, his vision was clear, and he saw that the red wax was half burned, and there was still silence outside the door, and he was muttering in his heart.

The second prince, could it be that someone got drunk? Tonight is his and the concubine's bridal chamber, so why hasn't anyone come?
Ruo'er thought of Ming Qiushui's stern appearance, and thought that it was impossible for him to be drunk, so he shook his head, pulled himself together, and looked at the woman who was still sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Princess, are you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry, Guo'er, if you're hungry, go down first, I'm fine here alone," Feng Nishang thought it was if she was hungry, so she opened her mouth.

"Princess, I'm not hungry. I'm just worried about you. I saw you this morning and didn't eat a few mouthfuls of food. It's been a long time. I don't know if the second prince has been caught by something and still hasn't come," Ruo'er said. To the back with a bit of complaint.

"He was probably held back by someone and couldn't get away," Feng Nishang immediately felt that something was different today after hearing Ruo'er's words. According to the feeling of their separation just now, Ming Qiushui was eager to come to her side quickly, but Why is the red candle half burned and still not coming?
For some reason, at this moment, Feng Nishang's heart sank, and she seemed a little out of breath, as if something happened in the dark, which cast a shadow on the bright red eyes against the red light under the hijab.

A table, a chair, and a tree. The dim light penetrates through the dense branches and leaves, and a few rays of light fall on this secluded small courtyard. Under the dim light, you can vaguely see a bright red wedding gown. This figure was none other than Ming Qiushui, the man Ruo'er was talking about with Feng Nishang.

At this time, he was leaning against a big tree, sitting on the ground, holding a jug of wine in his right hand, pouring it from his mouth into his stomach continuously, and there were several empty wine jugs beside him, Ming Qiushui was trying to get drunk.

He was standing outside the new house just now. He wanted to go in, but he struggled a lot in his heart, and finally chose to leave. He hid outside this room that was constructed according to the small courtyard of the mother of the Nanchao Kingdom. His black eyes were gloomy, as if seeing An ocean without bottom is like a boat without direction.

The man's face was full of pain, what should he do?
Ming Qiushui raised the wine jug high again, pointed it at his mouth, and poured it down. The hot wine poured straight into his stomach. He doesn't like to drink, but this time he really wants to get drunk. Sorrow, drunk, there is no trouble, no struggle.

Suddenly, a hand landed on the jug, preventing Ming Qiushui from drinking. He raised his eyes coldly, and seeing the white figure, his black eyes immediately darkened, and his whole body couldn't stop exuding Bouts of chill, looking at the person in front of him, reminded him of what the master said.

After Shui Bingyue read the content written on the paper, she looked around for her senior brother, and finally found him here. She hid in the distance, and looked at him straightly with no emotion, watching him drink a pot and drink again. Drinking a pot of wine, more and more wine pots were dropped on the ground, she finally couldn't help it, she didn't want to see her senior brother not cherishing her body so much, so she came to persuade him.

"Let go," Ming Qiushui put some strength on his hand, trying to pull the woman's hand away from the flagon.

"Senior brother, don't drink, it will hurt your health," Shui Bingyue looked at Ming Qiushui quietly, this was the first time he saw Ming Qiushui drinking so recklessly, thinking about it, he really loved that woman very much, and his heart ached , She also loves her senior brother so much. Seeing her senior brother who used to be high-spirited become a drunkard, don't mention how uncomfortable it is.

"Get out," Ming Qiushui was very impatient, as if the person in front of him was the source of his pain. After drinking alcohol, his temper became even more irritable, and his voice was filled with hatred and coldness, which made the woman in front of him feel sad.

"Senior brother——" the woman in white felt like a knife was piercing her heart, and the pain was unbearable. This was the first time that a senior brother spoke to her like this. fell down.

Ming Qiushui raised his eyes, and stared deeply at Shui Bingyue with cold eyes, that gaze seemed to be infected with a huge poison, burning the woman's heart.

Shui Bingyue stepped back, far away from Ming Qiushui, tears blurred her vision, leaving only a bright red outline.

Willow head on the moon, after dusk.

After an unknown amount of time, the man finally stopped drinking, and Ming Qiushui staggered up from the ground with wine jugs all over the floor, staggering, his eyes blurred.

The man suddenly shook his head, and in the darkness, a white figure was locked in his bright black eyes. Immediately, the figure of Feng Nishang appeared in his mind. Fascinated man's heart.

Shui Bingyue saw Ming Qiushui's body shaking constantly, it seemed that she couldn't walk anymore, she was very worried, so she stepped forward and shouted, "Senior brother."

As if seeing Nishang talking to him, Ming Qiushui was overjoyed, stepped forward, grabbed the woman's arm, and called out affectionately, "Nishang—"

Shui Bingyue's eyes were filled with mist, and she stared deeply at the handsome face who was close at hand. From such a close distance, she could faintly see the fine fluff on the man's face. Jun was so close, never thought that what she expected would happen under such circumstances.Her favorite man hugged her and called another woman's name, she thought, maybe the appearance in the man's eyes is not her at all, but the woman he loves deeply, right?
Just thinking about it lightly like this makes my heart hurt unbearably, even worse than Ling Chi in the top ten tortures, I almost heard pieces of my heart fall to the ground, and the delicate and beautiful blood flowed on the ground.

Ming Qiushui thought that the woman in his arms was Feng Nishang, so he lowered his head, grasped the woman's lips, and tightly grasped the woman's slender arms with such strength that he wanted to melt the woman into his flesh and blood.

Shui Bingyue saw that the man's lips were about to fall, she panicked, she didn't know what to do, she just kept dodging, although she loved senior brother very much, but when she thought that senior brother regarded her as another woman, she felt a burst of sadness in her heart , she would not accept such a brother.

The woman's refusal was obvious, and Ming Qiushui suddenly thought of what the master said, a surge of anger rose in his chest, and Ming Qiushui immediately transferred the hand that fell on the woman's arm to the woman's slender waist, with a force , narrowed the distance between the woman and him, and the two bodies were pressed together.

Shui Bingyue used to stay alone at the bottom of the cliff, tending flowers and plants, researching medicine, and later rescued Ming Qiushui, and then gradually adapted to get along with others, but now she was suddenly stunned by Ming Qiushui's behavior, as a man When her thin lips were pressed against hers, her heart was full of panic, a fear rose from the bottom of her heart, her body struggled continuously, and with a sudden wave of her hand, it fell towards the man's face.

There was a crisp and loud sound, which immediately sounded in the dark night, waking up the drunk man.

The pain in the palm also shocked the woman, Shui Bingyue opened her eyes wide, a little unbelievable, a burning pain came from the palm of her hand, she looked at her hand, then raised her eyes to see the dark spot on the man's face The red handprint is unbelievable.

At this time, Ming Qiushui was more than half awake from the wine, and the pain on his face reminded him of the absurd things he did just now, how could he still have the face to see Feng Nishang, his black eyes darkened, and he didn't even look at the water Bingyue glanced at it and walked away.

When Ming Qiushui turned around the corridors and came to the festive red lanterns, he looked at the closed door at the end of the corridor, he hesitated in his steps.

The red lights are reflected in the black eyes, and there is a deep, not far away is his and Feng Nishang's new house, as long as they cross this short distance, they will be together, but why is the short distance like a thousand mountains? Wan Shui blocked his way, and a wide chasm stood between the two of them, making it impossible to cross.

Ming Qiushui stood like this in the vast night, the dim light fell on his body, covering his body with a layer of sadness, making the whole person in darkness.

The red candle in the room burnt out the last bit, turned into a pile of red candle tears, and in the last life, a gorgeous flower bloomed.

It was dawn, and a ray of light poured in from the window, brightening the room.

"It's dawn," Ruo'er raised his head, looked at the closed door, turned his head and saw the woman who was still wearing a hijab and a bright red bridal gown, still sitting like a statue , quietly, motionless.

The woman who still covered her head, heard Ruoer's words, immediately thought of an excuse for the night, and finally had to face it. On the wedding night, if Ming Qiushui didn't come to the new house, something must have happened. The day before, she was still happy , inseparable and inseparable, but she didn't expect that in just a few hours, it would be snow on the thousand mountains, the love would no longer exist, and why Ming Qiushui didn't come, Feng Nishang still couldn't figure it out.

The woman sighed, and took off the hijab directly. The dragon and phoenix on it were still so bright, the peanuts, lotus seeds and longan on the bed were still scattered on the big bed like yesterday, and the auspicious brocade quilts were still neatly stacked. At the head of the bed, the redness, the redness in the eyes, the wine on the table, and the dishes symbolizing auspiciousness are all vivid in my memory, but the woman saw a touch of sarcasm, and smiled faintly and self-deprecatingly.

Seeing that the princess had taken off the red hijab, Ruo'er next to her immediately yelled, "Princess, this is impossible, it is auspicious for the second prince to take off the hijab."

Feng Nishang took a look at Ruo'er, and said lightly, "If the second prince doesn't come, I can't uncover the red cloth. If the second prince doesn't come for the rest of his life, will I live with this cover red all my life? Well, he won't Come and forget it, take the thing off your head for me."

Ruo'er's mouth moved, and a not-so-convincing excuse came out of her mouth weakly, "The second prince may be drunk and forgot the way back to the room."

"He can't find the way, and Lengqing, Mo Sheng, and Mo Xie can't find it." It was because he didn't want to come to the new house, so he didn't come. If it was such a simple reason, how could she not have thought that she was no longer She was a little girl who didn't understand the world in her previous life.

"Take off the phoenix crown for me," Feng Nishang said lightly, and her hands were not far behind to remove the heavy thing on her head, which had been pressing on her all night. It's not that she didn't feel a pain in her neck, but she was still pregnant. In the last hope, that person will come.

Feng Nishang walked to the bronze mirror and sat down, Ruoer followed behind, reached out and took off the Fengguan Xiapei for Feng Nishang, the woman's shiny black hair immediately fell on her back, like a layer of excellent silk, it's a pity that there is no such reason The man with her hair.

Ruo'er absent-mindedly combed a Liuyun bun for the princess, and then changed into a suit of clothes for the princess.

Feng Nishang still chose an elegant white dress. According to the custom, she wanted to go to the palace with Ming Qiushui to pay her respects early this morning. Thinking that Ming Qiushui hadn't come back, and his mother was no longer alive, she didn't go. After thinking about it all night, I should have figured it out.

Feng Nishang pushed open the door, yesterday the red silk and satin that symbolized the festive season were all gone today, the woman looked around indifferently, raised her feet, walked out of the new house, walked out of this room, Feng Nishang's heart seemed to be It was only then that I fell down and realized certain things.

"Guo'er, let's go back to Xiaoxiang Garden," the faint voice fell into Ruo'er's ears behind him, and Ruo'er's heart felt sour when he heard it. He thought yesterday was the day of great joy for the princess, but he didn't expect that the young lady would end up like this. single.

Second prince, where are you? Don't you really care about the princess?
If you think of Ming Qiushui a few days ago, it is hard to imagine that such a thing will happen today, the princess must be very sad.

"En," Ruo'er's voice was as thin as a mosquito, Feng Nishang stood outside the door of the new house, looking back, this is another attic in the mansion, the new house specially prepared by Ming Qiushui, unexpectedly the new house is still so bright, but the people disappeared.

At this time, Ming Qiushui had already changed into court clothes, and he was standing in the Wuji Hall. He got married yesterday, but today his face was stern. No one knew what he had experienced last night, but everyone looked at the second prince who was obviously more serious than before. It's freezing.

"Qiu Shui, I got married yesterday, why did I go to court today?" Emperor Ming Jing was overjoyed when he saw Ming Qiu Shui's arrival, but it was more about his love for his son. The newlyweds could rest for three days. Qiushui went to court, so I asked.

"Recently there are many affairs in Huangcheng, how can I rest?" In fact, Ming Qiushui didn't know how to face Feng Nishang, so he hid in the palace.

Emperor Ming Jing was very happy to see Ming Qiushui's diligence and frugality, so he nodded and started to court.

Standing in the main hall, Ming Qiushui uttered sonorous and forceful words, his voice spreading to every corner, "My lord, I already have evidence for the two murders in Huangcheng some time ago. for."

The eldest prince Ming Dongchen next to him heard this, and his heart sank immediately. How did Ming Qiushui find out? Li Mu was just one of them. Following Li Mu, he was really worried that he would find the final mastermind. Ming Dongchen's eyes slanted on Ming Qiu Shui's body.

"Oh, pass it on quickly." Emperor Ming Jing glanced at Ming Dongchen seemingly unintentionally, and his eyes fell on Ming Qiushui with joy. Huanxi, as long as the Queen's power can be suppressed, Emperor Ming Jing will be very pleased. Of course, he believes in Qiu Shui's ability.

"Bring evidence," Ming Qiushui said to the wide palace gate, and immediately a group of shadows with their backs to the light came towards the hall.

When they approached, everyone saw that it was Ming Qiushui's two guards, one on the left and the other on the right, with a person in white clothes and his arms imprisoned. Holds the call order of one hundred thousand troops.

Right behind them, a father-in-law-like man walked into the hall with his head down, carrying a box. This man was none other than Baili Yunque, the housekeeper assigned by the emperor to Ming Qiushui.

"See the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor," the four knelt on the ground, Baili Yunque held up the evidence and placed it on top of his head, Eunuch Wei immediately went to the hall, took the box from Baili Yunque, and presented it to tomorrow In front of Emperor Jing.

Emperor Ming Jing opened the box and took out a letter inside. When he finished reading the letter, he was sullen and his face sank. He slapped the armrest of the dragon chair suddenly with his hand, and suddenly a heavy and loud voice sounded, " Li Mu is so bold that he dared to murder the prince and the ministers of the court, what crime should he deserve!"

Li Mu, who was kneeling in the hall and wearing a white coat, felt dead silent in his heart. When he was dragged out of the mansion, he thought that he must be doomed, but he still didn't give up. Now the king saw the things he had hidden. Xin, his face turned pale for a short while, and it was over.

The eldest prince Ming Dongchen's heart was also suspended, and he looked at the letter with some worry. Of course, he was familiar with where the letter paper came from, and a trace of worry hung on his face.

Of course, Emperor Ming Jing also took Ming Dongchen's face into his eyes, turned his eyes, and stared at Li Mu sharply, trying to follow the clues from Li Mu's body, as for the letter...

(End of this chapter)