concubine auspicious
Chapter 43 Give a reason
Chapter 43 Give a reason
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had already gathered, and everyone was quietly waiting for the arrival of the prince and princess.As for the Jinluan Hall, Emperor Hong sat on the dragon chair, and the dragon face was very happy.On the side of the phoenix chair is the queen of the dynasty.The two looked at each other and smiled at each other.Although Emperor Hong's face was ruddy, he was still worried about whether there would be rebellion today.
But with Feng Zhanxiu's full support, he felt a little more at ease.
He turned his head to look at his younger brother, Dong Yanrui was standing in front of all the officials, there was nothing unusual.
Feng Zhanxiu and Mingzhu entered through the side door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and walked to the front side by side in silence.
"(Emperor) Father, (Empress) Mother." The two shouted.
Emperor Hong and the empress hadn't looked at the Pearl for a long time, they smiled and nodded in relief.
When Mingzhu saw their smiles, she just felt sour in her heart.In the past, she didn't understand why Emperor Hong would marry her to Feng Zhanxiu, but now she knew that she was not Emperor Hong's daughter, and thinking about what happened to her parents, she naturally felt a little uncomfortable.And the most uncomfortable thing for her should be that they deceived herself.
As Feng Zhanxiu said, one is her most admired father and the other is her most beloved brother.The two had their own thoughts, but they also lied to her for the sake of the country.Until now, her pawn has finally fulfilled her mission, and it can be regarded as living up to everyone's expectations.
Mingzhu raised the corners of her mouth, laughing a little self-deprecatingly.
And what about Dong Xiaotian, that elegant and gentle brother Xiaotian?
She hasn't seen him for half a month, she still has too many things she wants to say to him, and there are too many confusions she wants to hear from him.
One answer, just one answer.
"The prince is here—the princess is here—" the eunuch's communication voices rang out clearly, one after another.
Everyone looked around slowly, waiting for the arrival of the two.
Four couples of maids entered the hall first.
Afterwards, Dong Xiaotian strolled over in a bright red groom's wedding dress and Liu Shuiyao in Fengguanxia.
While everyone was watching eagerly, the two each held one side of the red hydrangea, and walked step by step to the center of the hall, to the front of the Golden Luan Hall.
Liu Shuiyao looked at Feng Zhanxiu, Feng Zhanxiu was just looking straight ahead.
But today's Dong Xiaotian looks a little different from usual, he is no longer that refined and warm Prince Highness, in the past, that elegance and warmth has dissipated a lot, and he has an extraordinary aura in every gesture.That is the royal aura, the aura that a prince should have.
He inadvertently stared at Mingzhu from the corner of his eye, his eyes were calm and unwavering.
It's just that the hand holding the red hydrangea ribbon tightened suddenly.
Mingzhu's eyes were fixed on him from the beginning to the end, it was a great day for him to meet again after such a long time no see.
Brother Xiaotian whom she likes finally married his wife.
And in front of her eyes were all the memories about Dong Xiaotian's past.Whether it is the memory of the deity, or the beautiful company of those three years.She couldn't tell the difference for a long time. During those days of happiness and no sorrow, was it because of her value that he was kind to her and cared for her?
Hongdi said something, the queen also said something, and all the civil and military officials said something, but she couldn't hear them all.
His vision blurred, and he saw Dong Xiaotian and Liu Shuiyao kneeling down.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
"Two thanks to the high hall!"
"Bye husband and wife!"
Mingzhu's eyes gradually blurred, and Dong Xiaotian's handsome face gradually blurred.She lowered her head, holding back the tears in her eyes.
But someone held her hand, and the big hand squeezed her so hard.
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On the willow twigs on the moon, stars twinkle in the night sky.
The lights are bright in the distance, and the sound of singing, dancing and silk bamboo can be faintly heard in the air.The crown prince Dong Xiaotian of the Daxing Dynasty and the prime minister's daughter Liu Shuiyao were overjoyed. According to the practice of the Daxing Dynasty, the prince's wedding banquet would be held in the palace for three days and three nights to be announced to the whole country.And today is the first day of this feast.
The courtyard of the imperial palace is dense, and the moonlight is as bright as silver pouring out.
The willow branches swayed in the middle of the lake with the wind, drawing an invisible trace and ripples.
Mingzhu stumbled and wandered in the deserted back garden, suddenly, she stopped and looked around in a daze.She laughed softly, laughing until tears came to her eyes.
After only a few glasses of wine, she was drunk.
Mingzhu felt a pain in her stomach, she clutched her chest and lowered her head, vomiting violently.She vomited until tears flowed out, and she couldn't tell whether it was because of drinking or something else.In short, she was really miserable.This kind of discomfort is like being squeezed by someone, almost suffocating.
Suddenly, a person appeared beside him.
"I don't know how to drink, why drink so much." Gongsun Qingming said with a frown as he handed her the handkerchief.
Mingzhu saw him and took the handkerchief hesitantly.She forgot to ask him why he appeared here, forgot everything, and just said softly, "Brother Xiaotian is getting married, I am very happy."
"Do you want to go?" Gongsun Qingming stepped forward and said in a low voice.
Mingzhu was stunned, and slowly raised her head to look at him.
"As far as I know, all Prince Rui's troops have already evacuated. Don't worry, they will be fine. The prince is entertaining at the moment, so he won't notice you for a while." Gongsun Qingming thought she was still worried, and kindly reminded her.He said, grabbing her hand, and then said, "Mingzhu, let's go!"
Mingzhu was dragged forward by him and walked a few steps forward, when she suddenly thought of something, she stopped abruptly, and murmured, "I...I won't go."
"If you don't leave today, you won't have a chance in the future." Now Gongsun Qingming was stunned, he didn't expect that she would refuse to leave.
Mingzhu smiled and let go of his hand, "Thank you, Qingming. But I decided not to leave."
"Why?" Gongsun Qingming blurted out.
Mingzhu thought for a moment, then said quietly, "I promised him."
"Aren't you afraid that he will hurt you?" Gongsun Qingming said again, because her answer was incredible.
"He has been lonely for too long, and he needs someone to accompany him." Under the moonlight, Mingzhu's smiling face was extraordinarily beautiful and moving, and her eyes were as bright as amber.
Gongsun Qingming looked at her bright smiling face, and his heart moved slightly.
His hand froze in mid-air and slowly lowered it.He moved his lips, hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't help but said in a deep voice, "I've known the prince for so long, all I know is that he bears a blood feud. You are right, he has been lonely for too long, and he is also lonely." You really need someone to accompany you."
"But a guy like him survives entirely on hatred. He's not easily moved."
"Are you sure you want to stay with him until he forgets the hatred."
"Besides, you are not Hongdi's daughter. What they have done to you and what you have done for them is already enough, and it is enough to compensate for their upbringing and caring for you. There is no need for you to continue In doing so, you can choose to get out of here, out of this mess."
These words were sincere, and Mingzhu felt warm in her heart.
There was a long silence, neither of them spoke.
Marsh Mingzhu shrugged and said with a smile, "Actually, I have thought about what you said a long time ago, but I don't know why I made such a decision. Maybe it was wrong or maybe it was right. No one knows what will happen in the future." Not sure. But I haven't tried it yet, so maybe I win?"
"He lived too darkly, and too tiredly."
"I always have a strange feeling that he is not as cruel as I imagined. Maybe, I can change him."
"Okay, although it's a bit difficult..." Her smile became wider and wider, and the stars seemed to fall into her eyes together, gathering and shining boundless light.And this light is dazzling enough, dazzling and warm.Such a small girl seems to have enormous power, enough to absorb all of this.
Gongsun Qingming lost his gaze and looked dazed.He looked at Mingzhu, Mo De clenched his fists.It seems to be restraining something, and it seems to be rejecting something.After a long while, he breathed a sigh of relief.He seemed to be extremely troubled, but also suspicious, and asked, "Don't you hate, don't you resent."
Mingzhu looked up at the sky full of stars, put her hands behind her back, and said stupidly, "I want to hate, but I can't hate, and I want to resent, but I still can't."
The total solar eclipse once in a century, that unexpected accident, what exactly was she going to do?
Came to this world, became a princess, and married him.
If all of this is destined, then now, she has to choose some things she wants to do.
For example, let Feng Zhanxiu become more sunny?
"It's better to put it down." Mingzhu said, turned her head and blinked at him, bending the corners of her eyes.
Gongsun Qingming only felt something hit his heart, and the backlog of depression was relieved a lot at this time.He smiled, a little vainly, "Want to drink?"
"Huh?" A gleam flashed in Mingzhu's eyes.
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"I want to become a little bird...become a little bird..." An indistinct female voice sounded faintly in the deserted back garden.
Mingzhu held the flagon, and her body began to sway.Maybe it was because of drinking too much wine, her little face was already flushed.The eyes were blurred, but they were still so clear and clean.She hummed an unknown song, stepped on messy steps, bouncing around like a child.
"Fly a little higher..." She faltered and drank the last sip of wine.
Gongsun Qingming stood up holding the jug.
He walked behind her, looked at her small figure, and said quietly, "Mingzhu, you can do it, but I don't know if I can do it."
Gongsun Qingming reluctantly looked away, turned and left.
When he turned around, he saw Feng Zhanxiu standing quietly behind him.
Gongsun Qingming didn't know how long he had been here, maybe he had actually followed her all this time, maybe he even heard all the conversations just now.However, it doesn't matter anymore.He took a step forward and stopped beside Feng Zhanxiu, "I will find the rest of the medicine for you."
"It's just..." he drew the corners of his mouth, "I hope that what the prince said that day remains unchanged."
Feng Zhanxiu's dark eyes were extremely bright in the middle of the night, he stared at the small figure swaying in front of him, and asked with his lips open, "What?"
"Pearl." Gongsun Qingming didn't even think about it, put down these two words, and walked away.
A gust of wind blows, and the pear blossoms drop their petals at night.
Mingzhu got drunk, she walked forward with her head sullen.But just after taking a few steps forward, he bumped into a wall head-on.She was already a little unsteady in her steps, but she was hit by the force of her turning around, and she exhaled softly in pain, "What's going on... When did there be another wall..."
She raised her head slowly, but saw a tall black shadow standing in front of her.
Borrowing the moonlight, she blurred her vision.
Those were a pair of dark and bright eyes, with restrained deep light, a straight nose bridge, and two lips destined to be fickle.The outstanding facial features gather on such a face, which makes it feel rich and handsome, as if carved from beautiful jade.
The arrogance contained in the silence made her shiver uncontrollably.
"Who are you?"
He didn't speak, and suddenly put on a cool face, a little displeased with her drunkenness.
"My lord..." She recognized him and called out softly.
Feng Zhanxiu just hugged her into his arms and said in a deep voice, "You're drunk."
"I..." She smiled naively, half-closed her eyes, "I'm not drunk..."
"Shut up." He snorted angrily.
"I think... I think you look good." She looked at him with a smile, a little fanciful, "Actually... the first time I saw you... I thought... you should be a star... ..."
Feng Zhanxiu lowered her head, her small face was lazy and cute, "Star?"
"that is……"
Mingzhu couldn't hold back any of it, she simply stood on her tiptoes and kissed his lips indiscriminately, and even made a loud "boo".She didn't struggle at all, she leaned obediently into his arms, and threw herself into his arms.Rubbing against his chest like a kitten, the smell of alcohol mixed with her body fragrance.
It was already late at night, and in the wedding banquet hall, some ministers followed the wine orders in a daze, but were still drinking.And some ministers were already drunk, and couldn't help falling asleep.The eunuchs carefully lifted the ministers and sent them out of the palace one after another.The smell of alcohol filled the wedding night.
There is a bright moon hanging in the night sky.
Feng Zhanxiu returned to Pingle Palace with Mingzhu in his arms, Mingzhu was too drunk and fell directly into his arms.It's just that she hummed an unknown song all the way, the female voice was soft and soft, like a lullaby, very pleasant to listen to.He lowered his head to look at her, only to find that there were tears in her eyes, and a faint melancholy that couldn't be resolved between her brows.
While walking along the road, he happened to meet the team escorting the prince back to the East Palace.
"Prince! Princess!" The guards shouted.
Dong Xiaotian was so far away that he saw the two of them, he was startled for a moment, and then regained his composure.
And Mingzhu was already unconscious, she raised her head to look at Feng Zhanxiu beside her, blurring her vision.
She lost her mind for a moment, and murmured, "Brother Xiaotian... forgot to tell you... forgot to say... happy wedding..."
When Dong Xiaotian heard these words, a light flashed in his eyes.He couldn't help clenching his fists, and then passed them calmly.
Run in the opposite direction and go farther and farther.
In the wedding room of the East Palace, Liu Shuiyao was very nervous as she grabbed the corner of her court dress.
"Miss, the prince is here." The personal servant girl rushed into the room and replied softly.
Liu Shuiyao suddenly didn't know what to do, so she had to lower her head, not daring to look.Finally, she heard footsteps and felt someone walking into the bedroom.She couldn't help but look up, her eyes were in a trance for a while, and finally she saw Dong Xiaotian in the bridegroom's happy attire.Today, he is already her husband.
For Dong Xiaotian, Liu Shuiyao is a stranger.
Such a strange person has become an important person in her life from now on.This feeling is too strange.
Dong Xiaotian caught a glimpse of the strangeness in her eyes, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Stand back, all!" he ordered.
"Yes!" All the maids serving in the bedroom left the room.
Liu Shuiyao was a little scared, she reached out and grabbed the hand of the maid who was close to her.
"Miss..." the servant girl turned her head and shouted, as if she was very embarrassed.
Dong Xiaotian narrowed his eyes instantly, and shouted again, "Back off!"
"Yes!" The servant girl was frightened and didn't dare to stay any longer.
Liu Shuiyao bit her lip, at a loss.Seeing Dong Xiaotian walking towards her, she stood up in fright.The phoenix crown was too heavy, her body shook, she hurriedly shouted, "You...don't come here!"
Dong Xiaotian has a handsome and warm face, but he smells of alcohol all over his body.
He also drank a lot of wine, and he was so dizzy that he drank until he almost forgot that today was his big wedding.But as soon as he returned to the East Palace and saw her, he remembered it again.He walked towards her step by step, with a deep and hoarse voice, "What? Don't let this hall touch you? Still thinking about your Feng Zhanxiu?"
There was ridicule in his tone, and even more irony.
Liu Shuiyao was bored, unable to speak.
Dong Xiaotian took a big step, and flashed in front of her in a haze.He grabbed her wrist and dragged her to the bed.
Liu Shuiyao didn't have time to exclaim, but found that she couldn't move.She was breathing heavily and staring at him with wide eyes.
"..." Dong Xiaotian's eyes were in a trance, and the delicate face in front of him gradually changed into another clear little face.She smiles like the sun, and always loves to cling to his side. She is quite courageous, but she is very afraid of the dark and ghosts.All of that was intertwined into pictures, which quickly flooded towards him.
Dong Xiaotian was unconscious, and the strength of alcohol was working.The body fell to the side, and the eyes were closed in a daze.
Liu Shuiyao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but saw that he had already fallen into a deep sleep.She moved closer to him and looked at her prince husband, only then did she realize how heroic his handsome appearance was.Compared with brother Zhanxiu, he is a different kind of handsome, always with a little gentleness.This is the first time for such a close contact.
She couldn't help but murmured, "Xiaotian."
This was the first time she called his name.
It's not called "Dong Xiaotian" by name and surname, nor is it called "His Royal Highness the Prince" respectfully.
However, Dong Xiaotian frowned his handsome brows and whispered someone's name.
Liu Shuiyao listened to him and heard him shout, "Mingzhu..."
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The noisy palace finally gradually quieted down.
Eunuch De lowered his head and ran into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and reported, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already gone to bed with the Crown Princess, and Prince Rui has also left the palace and returned to his residence."
Hongdi stood up slowly, wearing a bright yellow tunic.Until now, he finally let go of his heart, but it was still a false alarm.
Eunuch De immediately went to help, "I will help you."
Hongdi walked towards the dragon bed, and he ordered while walking, "You step back."
"Cha!" Eunuch De withdrew from the hall.
Hongdi lay down, closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep, but found that he couldn't fall asleep anyway.It was hard to fall asleep, but it was another nightmare.A decades-long nightmare.The scene of the burning of the Lotus Palace appeared in his mind, and he even thought of everything that Concubine Lian said back then.
Those pictures that he didn't want to recall pressed tightly against his chest, making him unable to breathe.
What Concubine Lian said after taking the poisoned wine made him still sleepless.
"Your Majesty, the death of a concubine is not a pity, but Mingzhu is your own flesh and blood! Your Majesty! Mingzhu is your child, your daughter! Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty, please let Mingzhu go!"
"Your Majesty, let the child go! Your Majesty..."
"Pearl...Pearl..."
Concubine Lian finally died of poison in front of him, and she died with regret.
So many years, in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed.
Mingzhu also grew up into a beautiful and moving woman.As for Mingzhu, he knew in his heart that Mingzhu was his daughter.But does he still hate it?Does he still hate Concubine Lian?Perhaps before, he did have selfish intentions, perhaps to punish Concubine Lian, that's why he made such a decision.
But now...
The hatred was finally relieved because Mingzhu suffered so much and suffered so much.
In the early morning, the rain and dew are crystal clear.
In the wedding room of the East Palace, Dong Xiaotian woke up in a daze.I drank too much alcohol, so when I woke up, I felt a bit of a headache.He got up from a half-lying position, only to realize that someone had covered him with a quilt.Turning her head to look, she saw Liu Shuiyao sleeping with her clothes on, just like herself.He squeezed the space between his eyebrows, and then got out of bed.
Dong Xiaotian's movement also woke up Liu Shuiyao.
In fact, she didn't sleep soundly.
How could she sleep on the night of Ju's wedding?
She thought of Brother Zhanxiu and also Princess Mingzhu.Her elder brother Zhanxiu married Mingzhu, but her husband still misses his younger sister.Dong Xiaotian's shout after drinking last night made Liu Shuiyao suddenly realize that Dong Xiaotian's relationship with Mingzhu is not a simple brother-sister relationship.
Dong Xiaotian was taking off the groom's wedding clothes, Liu Shuiyao couldn't help but said, "So you like her."
"Who?" Dong Xiaotian's hands that were unbuttoned froze, and asked in a deep voice.
Liu Shuiyao grasped the quilt with her small hands, and said the name, "Mingzhu."
"Nonsense! Mingzhu is my sister!" Dong Xiaotian immediately yelled, and the hand that undid the button was so hard that the button was torn off.
He clenched the buckle tightly, and then said, "Get up quickly! I have to pay my respects to my father and mother!"
His diversion of the subject was a bit of an attempt to cover up.
Liu Shuiyao lifted the quilt, sat on the quilt and looked at his back, "Dong Xiaotian! I really didn't expect you to like my sister! She is your half-sister, do you know that! You This is a **** love! Besides, she is now Brother Zhanxiu's wife!"
"You don't need to remind me, this hall is very clear!" Dong Xiaotian looked at her sideways, and said coldly, "Liu Shuiyao, don't you only have Feng Zhanxiu in your heart? Don't do this with this hall!"
Liu Shuiyao bit her lip and said softly, "Brother Zhanxiu is brother Zhanxiu, that's different."
"Why is it different? For this hall, there is no difference! You don't want to marry this hall, and this hall knows it. Don't worry, this hall will not be like Feng Zhanxiu, and this hall will not embarrass you. Now, you just treat yourself Your princess." Dong Xiaotian put down these words and slammed the door away.
Liu Shuiyao sat alone on the Xita, as if sitting in a cold palace.
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On the second day of the wedding, there was still a banquet in the palace.
According to the custom of the dynasty, the prince and the princess should pay their respects to the emperor and empress.No, Dong Xiaotian and Liu Shuiyao went to Yangxin Palace and Golden Sparrow Palace.Just after leaving the Golden Sparrow Palace, someone came to look for Dong Xiaotian again, saying that the ministers were clamoring to congratulate His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.
The queen was preaching to Liu Shuiyao, and Liu Shuiyao couldn't leave for a while.
Dong Xiaotian went first alone.
Throughout the whole day, the sound of silk and bamboo continued, and the hall where the banquet was held was even more noisy.
Dong Xiaotian took the wine toasted by the ministers, one after another, without stopping.He was full of smiles, making people feel that he was happy and happy.And Liu Shuiyao also came to the hall where the banquet was held, and the ministers immediately came forward to congratulate.A pair of wall people standing side by side is really a perfect match made in heaven.
When it was time for dinner, the emperor and the empress came together.
Feng Zhanxiu and Mingzhu sat quietly on the seats, Mingzhu reached out to get the jug, but was stopped by Feng Zhanxiu.
"Don't drink." He ordered in a deep voice.
Mingzhu pursed her lips, and finally withdrew her hand.She raised her head, glanced across the chaotic hall, and inadvertently met Dong Xiaotian.For a while, something slowly surged in my heart.She raised the corners of her lips, smiled slightly at Dong Xiaotian, and lowered her head.
"My lord! My lord Zhan! I offer you a toast!"
"The lower officials also want to offer a toast to the prince!"
"..."
Several officials came staggeringly, each holding a glass of wine.
Feng Zhanxiu poured a cup for himself, stood up and said, "Then I would rather obey my orders than be respectful."
While drinking, Mingzhu got up slowly, tugged at his sleeves, and said in a low voice, "My lord, I want to go outside, it's a little stuffy here."
"Don't run around." Feng Zhanxiu also ordered in a low voice.
Mingzhu said "En", smiled at several officials, turned and walked out of the hall.
Feng Zhanxiu glanced at her leaving figure, and did not look back until the figure disappeared.He picked up the wine glass to drink, but turned his head and looked around, looking for Dong Xiaotian's figure without any trace.Dong Xiaotian came out from the side door and left the main hall.And Liu Shuiyao sat on the seat of the crown princess, laughing lonely and joyously.
"Excuse me." Feng Zhanxiu said solemnly to those officials, poured another glass of wine and walked towards Liu Shuiyao.
Seeing Feng Zhanxiu walking towards her, Liu Shuiyao was both happy and wronged.
"I congratulate the Crown Princess on her wedding!" Feng Zhanxiu said, drinking the glass of wine with his head up.
Liu Shuiyao picked up the wine glass, as if she was going to pay back a glass.
"If you don't like to drink, then don't drink. You have never liked to drink." Feng Zhanxiu said lightly, his charming handsome face still didn't have much expression.
When Liu Shuiyao heard this, she finally couldn't help but her eyes turned red in front of him.
She swallowed the grievance, and said softly, "You don't have to drink the wine toasted by others. But I must drink the wine toasted by Brother Zhanxiu." Maybe, maybe only in front of him, she can let herself go like this, Be yourself.Her brother Zhanxiu used to tolerate her so infinitely.
Feng Zhanxiu didn't say much anymore, looking at her in front of him, he could vaguely see the wayward and pampered little girl back then.She was held in the palm of the hand, but actually she was looked down upon.She was domineering, but when she turned around, she cried sadly alone.This kind of her, this kind of her, finally...
"You've finally grown up." He whispered these words, turned and left.
"Brother Zhanxiu..." Liu Shuiyao choked up and shouted, holding the wine glass with trembling hands.
That familiar shout caused slight ripples in Feng Zhanxiu's heart.He turned his head slightly and glanced at a certain room.Several officials surrounded Liu Qing, drinking happily.
There was incomparable hatred pouring out wantonly in his eyes, which flashed by in an instant.
Feng Zhanxiu returned to his seat, put down his wine glass, and walked out of the hall in silence.
"King of War, stay!"
Feng Zhanxiu walked out of the hall and walked forward.Hearing the shout, he really stopped and turned his head to look behind him.I saw Dong Yanrui dressed gracefully and slowly approaching him.When he came in front of him, Feng Zhanxiu raised the corners of his lips, and said with a deep smile, "So it's Prince Rui! Your lord should call you General!"
"No, no, how can this be done?" Dong Yanrui shook his head and said, his eyes were bright.
Feng Zhanxiu bowed again and said with a smile, "I am ashamed."
"Why should the King of War be ashamed?" Dong Yanrui narrowed his eyes and said obliquely, "The King of War is invincible and the pillar of the country. This king also believes that the King of War is as good as he promises." He suddenly lowered his voice and said solemnly, "Just, I don’t know if the King of War knows that Empress Fufei has been unwell for the past few days, and it is said that she has coughed up blood.”
Feng Zhanxiu gave a suspicious "Oh" and said in confusion, "My lord, I really don't know."
"If it goes on like this, I'm afraid the fragrance will disappear." Dong Yanrui sighed again and again, as if it was a pity.He watched Feng Zhanxiu carefully, observing every slight change in him.
However, Feng Zhanxiu reversed his previous attitude, and his tone was also regrettable, and he said lightly, "I can only pray for Fufei Empress, I hope she is safe and well."
"You..." Dong Yanrui didn't expect him to be like this, and was stunned.
"My lord, I will take a step ahead." Feng Zhanxiu walked away without waiting for him to say anything.
Dong Yanrui looked at his receding figure with a gloomy expression.Sure enough, Xin'er had guessed that Concubine Fu was not his Achilles' heel at all, she was probably just a scapegoat for him to deceive others.Feng Zhanxiu, if you don't submit to this king, this king will definitely let you take the initiative to surrender in the future!
Dong Yanrui snorted coldly, withdrew his gaze and went back to the hall.
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The uninhabited back garden of the palace.
Mingzhu came here aimlessly, just when she looked up, she saw the swing.Everything from the past reappeared in front of her eyes, she suddenly smiled, and walked slowly towards the swing frame.She stretched out her hand and touched the rope tremblingly, but she no longer wanted to swing on the swing.
Not anymore.
From then on, she never wanted to play on the swing again.
There were heavy footsteps.
Mingzhu thought it was Feng Zhanxiu, she didn't turn her head, but said helplessly, "I won't run around."
The man stopped, but said nothing.
Mingzhu frowned, and couldn't help turning around.As soon as she turned around, her sight touched that warm handsome face, and she suddenly froze.How could it be Dong Xiaotian... The sky and the earth seemed to have changed colors, only he was dressed in a groom's wedding dress, so eye-catching.He stood in front of her, but there was such a long distance, so far that even she felt strange.
In the ruined temple that day, Dong Xiaotian's words echoed in his ears.
Dong Xiaotian watched her quietly, speechless for a while.
In the end, he took the initiative to speak, "I heard from my father that you and he are going back to Yicheng tomorrow?"
Mingzhu nodded, "I'll go back with him tomorrow."
"You..." Dong Xiaotian wanted to say something, but his heart was even more painful.But he thought for a long time, but still didn't know what to say.
She had no choice but to raise the corners of her lips, smiled calmly, and said a word, "Treasure all the way."
Mingzhu nodded again, and said "yes" awkwardly.
Dong Xiaotian realized that the atmosphere between the two was too stuffy, he turned around with a smile, and hurried back to the hall where the banquet was held.After all, it is still nothing, after all, we still have to be hard-hearted.From then on, she belonged to Feng Zhanxiu and would never be his again.Hehe, Dong Xiaotian smiled wryly in his heart.
"Brother Xiaotian..." Mingzhu couldn't help shouting.
Dong Xiaotian stopped walking, waiting for her next words.After a long time, she finally heard her soft female voice sound so clear, her voice was soft but powerful, she said carefully, "No matter what happens, I will never hate brother Xiaotian."
Dong Xiaotian felt as if someone had thrown a rock in his heart, and he couldn't breathe for a while.
He seemed to be escaping, or he didn't dare to face it, so he gave an "en", stepped forward abruptly, and hurried away.
Looking at his gradually walking away figure, Mingzhu smiled on the corner of her mouth.She closed her eyes and suddenly felt relaxed, an unprecedented feeling of relaxation.She originally wanted to ask for an answer, to clarify.But now, she realized that those were not important anymore.Regardless of the fate of the imperial power, whether it is siblings or not...
Dong Xiaotian, that man who is as indifferent as a pear blossom, she wants to keep a good expectation.
That dependence and warmth, the protection she felt for the first time.
Thank you, Brother Xiaotian...
Mingzhu's eyelids moved slightly, but without opening them, she said softly, "Come out, I know you're here."
Hearing the sound, Feng Zhanxiu flashed out from nowhere, and only a figure appeared impressively.He walked up to Mingzhu, his tone was not very good, and he snorted coldly with disdain, "Don't you want to ask clearly?"
"Yes." Mingzhu said frankly, and slowly opened her eyes.
At that moment, his indifferent handsome face came into view, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Why don't you ask?" Feng Zhanxiu asked again in a cold voice, despising her soft heart.
Mingzhu raised her head to meet him, squinted her eyes and bent them into the moon, "My lord, I've been thinking about you..." She purposely half-spoken and blinked at him.
"What." He frowned.
"Could it be that you have liked me for a long time?" Mingzhu said jokingly, looking straight into his eyes.
"This king will like you? Ridiculous!" Feng Zhanxiu snorted.
Mingzhu was not angry, but just said meaninglessly, "That's right, the prince is so lofty, invincible, and handsome, how could he like me? Besides, I was only so young at the time! Could it be that the prince is a child | obsessive?" She moved her thumb Make a small circle with your index finger, then shake your hands and walk away.
Feng Zhanxiu let her walk by, but suddenly turned around and hugged her from behind, "Why did you stay by my king's side?"
Mingzhu didn't have time to struggle, the whole person didn't respond.
"You don't have to hate Emperor Hong, and you don't have to blame Dong Xiaotian. So what about this king? Don't you hate or complain? You should really want to run away from this king. Why do you stay by this king's side? ?" Feng Zhanxiu hugged her with his strong arms, he lowered his head and whispered into her ear.
She should have run away, and should not have chosen to stay by his side.
But why, she refused Gongsun Qingming's help and said something like that.
He doesn't understand, he's confused, he can't figure it out.
Ju Mingzhu was hugged tightly by him, and it took him a while to come back to her senses, "I don't hate, I don't resent."
"Give me a reason." He was stubborn as a rock.
Mingzhu lost her mind for a moment, so she could only say grandly, "Because I promised you, I had an exchange with you, didn't I? I have always kept my word, and I will do everything I promised..."
"Except for this!" Feng Zhanxiu closed his eyes, buried his head deeply in her neck, and smelled the faint fragrance of her body that made him feel safe.
Is there anything else besides this?
Why did you choose to stay with him?
Mingzhu felt that he was like a bird that had been flying for too long, searching for a long time without any results, and finally found a tree that belonged to her.Although the tree is not towering enough, not lush enough.He didn't even know if he could rely on her.It's just that she was inexplicably moved, moved by him.
"Guess." She reached out and patted his arm gently, and said two words, enough to make people vomit blood.
Feng Zhanxiu frowned and opened his eyes wide open.He pulled her whole body towards him, with a childlike look on her evil handsome face, and he resolutely shouted, "Say!"
"Okay, okay, don't be so angry, I say it's okay!" Mingzhu surrendered unbearably.
"because……"
Feng Zhanxiu held his breath for a moment.
"Because you are handsome." She replied with a smile, and seeing him in a daze, she explained again, "Sorry, you don't understand. Let me explain, it means you are good-looking."
He raised his sword eyebrows, reluctantly accepting, "There are more!"
and also?Mingzhu thought for a while, "Oh, and you have money."
"and also!"
"You have the power, the power, the house and the car, you provide me with food, housing and play."
"and also!"
"I have nowhere to go!"
"and also!"
"I'm lazy!"
"and also!"
"..."
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Late at night.
The sky tonight is exceptionally clear.The moon is very bright, and the stars are boundless.From time to time there was the sound of piano and music in the distance, and the sound of laughter and noise was mixed indistinctly.In the courtyard of Pingle Palace, the two sat side by side.This is the second day of the prince's wedding banquet, and they will leave for Yicheng tomorrow afternoon.
Feng Zhan Xiu tilted his head and lazily fell on her shoulder, "Tell me a joke."
Mingzhu shook her shoulders, glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, but saw that he had already closed his eyes.Long lashes with deep shadows under the lids.She wanted to push him away, but she couldn't bear it, so she turned to look at the starry sky and said softly, "Hey, Feng Zhanxiu, you are not allowed to eat my tofu casually. Hey."
"You're not tofu." His voice was sleepy and hoarse, "I want to hear a joke."
Mingzhu pursed her lips, thought for a while, and said casually, "One day, Mung Dou broke up with his girlfriend. He was very sad, so he kept crying and crying, crying and crying, crying and crying again, Crying and crying, crying and crying... As a result, he...sprouted."
It was quiet all around, only her soft female voice and his steady breathing.
Feng Zhanxiu felt warm inexplicably, like that little hug.Such a small and fragile life gave him a rare tenderness in his life.He stood in the darkness, it was still a dark night, and in front of him was a broken cold palace.
He stood in front of this palace like a ghostly shadow.
"Woooo! Don't grab me, don't grab me. The baby is afraid." The little girl jumped out suddenly, saw him, and then hugged the little pillow and was about to run away.After running a few steps, she stopped and turned to look at him in surprise.He turned his head and smiled, she was a little confused and even more curious, but she had the courage to walk towards him slowly.
When she walked in front of him, she raised her childish face, "Why are you crying? Mammy said that she shed tears when she was sad."
The little girl suddenly opened her hands and hugged his leg, "Hug, it won't be sad."
From now on, it's really okay, isn't it sad?
……
Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the guards guarded it tightly.
The quilt on the dragon's bed was slightly raised, and Emperor Hong had already gone to bed.
Suddenly, a black shadow flew across the hall, like a gust of wind.
There was a chill under his neck.
Hongdi opened his eyes in horror and felt the sharp blade pressing against the lower part of his neck.In the dark hall, he couldn't see who was coming, "Who?"
"Dong Yanhong, your mission has been completed, it is useless and you can go to hell." The man in black said in a cold voice with his face covered.He squinted his eyes, moved his wrist, and immediately blood splattered everywhere.
Hongdi didn't have time to call for help, his throat was cut abruptly, and blood flowed out diligently.
The man in black lowered his head again, and suddenly pulled off the black scarf covering his face.
That face came into Hongdi's eyes, and he suddenly widened his eyes in astonishment.How, how is it...
The man in black smiled ferociously, leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, let me tell you one thing before you die."
"Actually, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince whom you love wholeheartedly..." He paused on purpose in the middle of his words, and continued, "He is actually not..."
The sound is getting softer and softer...
Hongdi trembled, kicked his feet, and finally died, but he also couldn't rest in peace.
The man in black tore off Longta's silk, and gently wiped the sharp blade.He bent down and grabbed Hongdi's hand again, gesturing back and forth on the silk beside him with Hongdi's blood.Then he put Hongdi's hand on the silk painting, and left with satisfaction.The footsteps are very light, as if there was no trace when they came.
But after a while, Eunuch De walked into the hall to visit on time, he took a closer look, and was so frightened by the tragic scene that he lost his voice.
That night, the palace was not peaceful again.
Although it is a day of great joy, it is still full of crises and overwhelming.
Eunuch De didn't dare to publicize the matter, let alone allow the guards of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to leave half a step, so he immediately notified Prince Dong Xiaotian.
And Dong Xiaotian rushed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation immediately after hearing the news.
In the middle of the night, the candles in the hall were bright and dark.
He stood before the collapse of the dragon, staring at the breathless Hongdi in a daze, but panicked.
(End of this chapter)
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had already gathered, and everyone was quietly waiting for the arrival of the prince and princess.As for the Jinluan Hall, Emperor Hong sat on the dragon chair, and the dragon face was very happy.On the side of the phoenix chair is the queen of the dynasty.The two looked at each other and smiled at each other.Although Emperor Hong's face was ruddy, he was still worried about whether there would be rebellion today.
But with Feng Zhanxiu's full support, he felt a little more at ease.
He turned his head to look at his younger brother, Dong Yanrui was standing in front of all the officials, there was nothing unusual.
Feng Zhanxiu and Mingzhu entered through the side door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and walked to the front side by side in silence.
"(Emperor) Father, (Empress) Mother." The two shouted.
Emperor Hong and the empress hadn't looked at the Pearl for a long time, they smiled and nodded in relief.
When Mingzhu saw their smiles, she just felt sour in her heart.In the past, she didn't understand why Emperor Hong would marry her to Feng Zhanxiu, but now she knew that she was not Emperor Hong's daughter, and thinking about what happened to her parents, she naturally felt a little uncomfortable.And the most uncomfortable thing for her should be that they deceived herself.
As Feng Zhanxiu said, one is her most admired father and the other is her most beloved brother.The two had their own thoughts, but they also lied to her for the sake of the country.Until now, her pawn has finally fulfilled her mission, and it can be regarded as living up to everyone's expectations.
Mingzhu raised the corners of her mouth, laughing a little self-deprecatingly.
And what about Dong Xiaotian, that elegant and gentle brother Xiaotian?
She hasn't seen him for half a month, she still has too many things she wants to say to him, and there are too many confusions she wants to hear from him.
One answer, just one answer.
"The prince is here—the princess is here—" the eunuch's communication voices rang out clearly, one after another.
Everyone looked around slowly, waiting for the arrival of the two.
Four couples of maids entered the hall first.
Afterwards, Dong Xiaotian strolled over in a bright red groom's wedding dress and Liu Shuiyao in Fengguanxia.
While everyone was watching eagerly, the two each held one side of the red hydrangea, and walked step by step to the center of the hall, to the front of the Golden Luan Hall.
Liu Shuiyao looked at Feng Zhanxiu, Feng Zhanxiu was just looking straight ahead.
But today's Dong Xiaotian looks a little different from usual, he is no longer that refined and warm Prince Highness, in the past, that elegance and warmth has dissipated a lot, and he has an extraordinary aura in every gesture.That is the royal aura, the aura that a prince should have.
He inadvertently stared at Mingzhu from the corner of his eye, his eyes were calm and unwavering.
It's just that the hand holding the red hydrangea ribbon tightened suddenly.
Mingzhu's eyes were fixed on him from the beginning to the end, it was a great day for him to meet again after such a long time no see.
Brother Xiaotian whom she likes finally married his wife.
And in front of her eyes were all the memories about Dong Xiaotian's past.Whether it is the memory of the deity, or the beautiful company of those three years.She couldn't tell the difference for a long time. During those days of happiness and no sorrow, was it because of her value that he was kind to her and cared for her?
Hongdi said something, the queen also said something, and all the civil and military officials said something, but she couldn't hear them all.
His vision blurred, and he saw Dong Xiaotian and Liu Shuiyao kneeling down.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
"Two thanks to the high hall!"
"Bye husband and wife!"
Mingzhu's eyes gradually blurred, and Dong Xiaotian's handsome face gradually blurred.She lowered her head, holding back the tears in her eyes.
But someone held her hand, and the big hand squeezed her so hard.
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On the willow twigs on the moon, stars twinkle in the night sky.
The lights are bright in the distance, and the sound of singing, dancing and silk bamboo can be faintly heard in the air.The crown prince Dong Xiaotian of the Daxing Dynasty and the prime minister's daughter Liu Shuiyao were overjoyed. According to the practice of the Daxing Dynasty, the prince's wedding banquet would be held in the palace for three days and three nights to be announced to the whole country.And today is the first day of this feast.
The courtyard of the imperial palace is dense, and the moonlight is as bright as silver pouring out.
The willow branches swayed in the middle of the lake with the wind, drawing an invisible trace and ripples.
Mingzhu stumbled and wandered in the deserted back garden, suddenly, she stopped and looked around in a daze.She laughed softly, laughing until tears came to her eyes.
After only a few glasses of wine, she was drunk.
Mingzhu felt a pain in her stomach, she clutched her chest and lowered her head, vomiting violently.She vomited until tears flowed out, and she couldn't tell whether it was because of drinking or something else.In short, she was really miserable.This kind of discomfort is like being squeezed by someone, almost suffocating.
Suddenly, a person appeared beside him.
"I don't know how to drink, why drink so much." Gongsun Qingming said with a frown as he handed her the handkerchief.
Mingzhu saw him and took the handkerchief hesitantly.She forgot to ask him why he appeared here, forgot everything, and just said softly, "Brother Xiaotian is getting married, I am very happy."
"Do you want to go?" Gongsun Qingming stepped forward and said in a low voice.
Mingzhu was stunned, and slowly raised her head to look at him.
"As far as I know, all Prince Rui's troops have already evacuated. Don't worry, they will be fine. The prince is entertaining at the moment, so he won't notice you for a while." Gongsun Qingming thought she was still worried, and kindly reminded her.He said, grabbing her hand, and then said, "Mingzhu, let's go!"
Mingzhu was dragged forward by him and walked a few steps forward, when she suddenly thought of something, she stopped abruptly, and murmured, "I...I won't go."
"If you don't leave today, you won't have a chance in the future." Now Gongsun Qingming was stunned, he didn't expect that she would refuse to leave.
Mingzhu smiled and let go of his hand, "Thank you, Qingming. But I decided not to leave."
"Why?" Gongsun Qingming blurted out.
Mingzhu thought for a moment, then said quietly, "I promised him."
"Aren't you afraid that he will hurt you?" Gongsun Qingming said again, because her answer was incredible.
"He has been lonely for too long, and he needs someone to accompany him." Under the moonlight, Mingzhu's smiling face was extraordinarily beautiful and moving, and her eyes were as bright as amber.
Gongsun Qingming looked at her bright smiling face, and his heart moved slightly.
His hand froze in mid-air and slowly lowered it.He moved his lips, hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't help but said in a deep voice, "I've known the prince for so long, all I know is that he bears a blood feud. You are right, he has been lonely for too long, and he is also lonely." You really need someone to accompany you."
"But a guy like him survives entirely on hatred. He's not easily moved."
"Are you sure you want to stay with him until he forgets the hatred."
"Besides, you are not Hongdi's daughter. What they have done to you and what you have done for them is already enough, and it is enough to compensate for their upbringing and caring for you. There is no need for you to continue In doing so, you can choose to get out of here, out of this mess."
These words were sincere, and Mingzhu felt warm in her heart.
There was a long silence, neither of them spoke.
Marsh Mingzhu shrugged and said with a smile, "Actually, I have thought about what you said a long time ago, but I don't know why I made such a decision. Maybe it was wrong or maybe it was right. No one knows what will happen in the future." Not sure. But I haven't tried it yet, so maybe I win?"
"He lived too darkly, and too tiredly."
"I always have a strange feeling that he is not as cruel as I imagined. Maybe, I can change him."
"Okay, although it's a bit difficult..." Her smile became wider and wider, and the stars seemed to fall into her eyes together, gathering and shining boundless light.And this light is dazzling enough, dazzling and warm.Such a small girl seems to have enormous power, enough to absorb all of this.
Gongsun Qingming lost his gaze and looked dazed.He looked at Mingzhu, Mo De clenched his fists.It seems to be restraining something, and it seems to be rejecting something.After a long while, he breathed a sigh of relief.He seemed to be extremely troubled, but also suspicious, and asked, "Don't you hate, don't you resent."
Mingzhu looked up at the sky full of stars, put her hands behind her back, and said stupidly, "I want to hate, but I can't hate, and I want to resent, but I still can't."
The total solar eclipse once in a century, that unexpected accident, what exactly was she going to do?
Came to this world, became a princess, and married him.
If all of this is destined, then now, she has to choose some things she wants to do.
For example, let Feng Zhanxiu become more sunny?
"It's better to put it down." Mingzhu said, turned her head and blinked at him, bending the corners of her eyes.
Gongsun Qingming only felt something hit his heart, and the backlog of depression was relieved a lot at this time.He smiled, a little vainly, "Want to drink?"
"Huh?" A gleam flashed in Mingzhu's eyes.
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"I want to become a little bird...become a little bird..." An indistinct female voice sounded faintly in the deserted back garden.
Mingzhu held the flagon, and her body began to sway.Maybe it was because of drinking too much wine, her little face was already flushed.The eyes were blurred, but they were still so clear and clean.She hummed an unknown song, stepped on messy steps, bouncing around like a child.
"Fly a little higher..." She faltered and drank the last sip of wine.
Gongsun Qingming stood up holding the jug.
He walked behind her, looked at her small figure, and said quietly, "Mingzhu, you can do it, but I don't know if I can do it."
Gongsun Qingming reluctantly looked away, turned and left.
When he turned around, he saw Feng Zhanxiu standing quietly behind him.
Gongsun Qingming didn't know how long he had been here, maybe he had actually followed her all this time, maybe he even heard all the conversations just now.However, it doesn't matter anymore.He took a step forward and stopped beside Feng Zhanxiu, "I will find the rest of the medicine for you."
"It's just..." he drew the corners of his mouth, "I hope that what the prince said that day remains unchanged."
Feng Zhanxiu's dark eyes were extremely bright in the middle of the night, he stared at the small figure swaying in front of him, and asked with his lips open, "What?"
"Pearl." Gongsun Qingming didn't even think about it, put down these two words, and walked away.
A gust of wind blows, and the pear blossoms drop their petals at night.
Mingzhu got drunk, she walked forward with her head sullen.But just after taking a few steps forward, he bumped into a wall head-on.She was already a little unsteady in her steps, but she was hit by the force of her turning around, and she exhaled softly in pain, "What's going on... When did there be another wall..."
She raised her head slowly, but saw a tall black shadow standing in front of her.
Borrowing the moonlight, she blurred her vision.
Those were a pair of dark and bright eyes, with restrained deep light, a straight nose bridge, and two lips destined to be fickle.The outstanding facial features gather on such a face, which makes it feel rich and handsome, as if carved from beautiful jade.
The arrogance contained in the silence made her shiver uncontrollably.
"Who are you?"
He didn't speak, and suddenly put on a cool face, a little displeased with her drunkenness.
"My lord..." She recognized him and called out softly.
Feng Zhanxiu just hugged her into his arms and said in a deep voice, "You're drunk."
"I..." She smiled naively, half-closed her eyes, "I'm not drunk..."
"Shut up." He snorted angrily.
"I think... I think you look good." She looked at him with a smile, a little fanciful, "Actually... the first time I saw you... I thought... you should be a star... ..."
Feng Zhanxiu lowered her head, her small face was lazy and cute, "Star?"
"that is……"
Mingzhu couldn't hold back any of it, she simply stood on her tiptoes and kissed his lips indiscriminately, and even made a loud "boo".She didn't struggle at all, she leaned obediently into his arms, and threw herself into his arms.Rubbing against his chest like a kitten, the smell of alcohol mixed with her body fragrance.
It was already late at night, and in the wedding banquet hall, some ministers followed the wine orders in a daze, but were still drinking.And some ministers were already drunk, and couldn't help falling asleep.The eunuchs carefully lifted the ministers and sent them out of the palace one after another.The smell of alcohol filled the wedding night.
There is a bright moon hanging in the night sky.
Feng Zhanxiu returned to Pingle Palace with Mingzhu in his arms, Mingzhu was too drunk and fell directly into his arms.It's just that she hummed an unknown song all the way, the female voice was soft and soft, like a lullaby, very pleasant to listen to.He lowered his head to look at her, only to find that there were tears in her eyes, and a faint melancholy that couldn't be resolved between her brows.
While walking along the road, he happened to meet the team escorting the prince back to the East Palace.
"Prince! Princess!" The guards shouted.
Dong Xiaotian was so far away that he saw the two of them, he was startled for a moment, and then regained his composure.
And Mingzhu was already unconscious, she raised her head to look at Feng Zhanxiu beside her, blurring her vision.
She lost her mind for a moment, and murmured, "Brother Xiaotian... forgot to tell you... forgot to say... happy wedding..."
When Dong Xiaotian heard these words, a light flashed in his eyes.He couldn't help clenching his fists, and then passed them calmly.
Run in the opposite direction and go farther and farther.
In the wedding room of the East Palace, Liu Shuiyao was very nervous as she grabbed the corner of her court dress.
"Miss, the prince is here." The personal servant girl rushed into the room and replied softly.
Liu Shuiyao suddenly didn't know what to do, so she had to lower her head, not daring to look.Finally, she heard footsteps and felt someone walking into the bedroom.She couldn't help but look up, her eyes were in a trance for a while, and finally she saw Dong Xiaotian in the bridegroom's happy attire.Today, he is already her husband.
For Dong Xiaotian, Liu Shuiyao is a stranger.
Such a strange person has become an important person in her life from now on.This feeling is too strange.
Dong Xiaotian caught a glimpse of the strangeness in her eyes, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Stand back, all!" he ordered.
"Yes!" All the maids serving in the bedroom left the room.
Liu Shuiyao was a little scared, she reached out and grabbed the hand of the maid who was close to her.
"Miss..." the servant girl turned her head and shouted, as if she was very embarrassed.
Dong Xiaotian narrowed his eyes instantly, and shouted again, "Back off!"
"Yes!" The servant girl was frightened and didn't dare to stay any longer.
Liu Shuiyao bit her lip, at a loss.Seeing Dong Xiaotian walking towards her, she stood up in fright.The phoenix crown was too heavy, her body shook, she hurriedly shouted, "You...don't come here!"
Dong Xiaotian has a handsome and warm face, but he smells of alcohol all over his body.
He also drank a lot of wine, and he was so dizzy that he drank until he almost forgot that today was his big wedding.But as soon as he returned to the East Palace and saw her, he remembered it again.He walked towards her step by step, with a deep and hoarse voice, "What? Don't let this hall touch you? Still thinking about your Feng Zhanxiu?"
There was ridicule in his tone, and even more irony.
Liu Shuiyao was bored, unable to speak.
Dong Xiaotian took a big step, and flashed in front of her in a haze.He grabbed her wrist and dragged her to the bed.
Liu Shuiyao didn't have time to exclaim, but found that she couldn't move.She was breathing heavily and staring at him with wide eyes.
"..." Dong Xiaotian's eyes were in a trance, and the delicate face in front of him gradually changed into another clear little face.She smiles like the sun, and always loves to cling to his side. She is quite courageous, but she is very afraid of the dark and ghosts.All of that was intertwined into pictures, which quickly flooded towards him.
Dong Xiaotian was unconscious, and the strength of alcohol was working.The body fell to the side, and the eyes were closed in a daze.
Liu Shuiyao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but saw that he had already fallen into a deep sleep.She moved closer to him and looked at her prince husband, only then did she realize how heroic his handsome appearance was.Compared with brother Zhanxiu, he is a different kind of handsome, always with a little gentleness.This is the first time for such a close contact.
She couldn't help but murmured, "Xiaotian."
This was the first time she called his name.
It's not called "Dong Xiaotian" by name and surname, nor is it called "His Royal Highness the Prince" respectfully.
However, Dong Xiaotian frowned his handsome brows and whispered someone's name.
Liu Shuiyao listened to him and heard him shout, "Mingzhu..."
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The noisy palace finally gradually quieted down.
Eunuch De lowered his head and ran into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and reported, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already gone to bed with the Crown Princess, and Prince Rui has also left the palace and returned to his residence."
Hongdi stood up slowly, wearing a bright yellow tunic.Until now, he finally let go of his heart, but it was still a false alarm.
Eunuch De immediately went to help, "I will help you."
Hongdi walked towards the dragon bed, and he ordered while walking, "You step back."
"Cha!" Eunuch De withdrew from the hall.
Hongdi lay down, closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep, but found that he couldn't fall asleep anyway.It was hard to fall asleep, but it was another nightmare.A decades-long nightmare.The scene of the burning of the Lotus Palace appeared in his mind, and he even thought of everything that Concubine Lian said back then.
Those pictures that he didn't want to recall pressed tightly against his chest, making him unable to breathe.
What Concubine Lian said after taking the poisoned wine made him still sleepless.
"Your Majesty, the death of a concubine is not a pity, but Mingzhu is your own flesh and blood! Your Majesty! Mingzhu is your child, your daughter! Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty, please let Mingzhu go!"
"Your Majesty, let the child go! Your Majesty..."
"Pearl...Pearl..."
Concubine Lian finally died of poison in front of him, and she died with regret.
So many years, in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed.
Mingzhu also grew up into a beautiful and moving woman.As for Mingzhu, he knew in his heart that Mingzhu was his daughter.But does he still hate it?Does he still hate Concubine Lian?Perhaps before, he did have selfish intentions, perhaps to punish Concubine Lian, that's why he made such a decision.
But now...
The hatred was finally relieved because Mingzhu suffered so much and suffered so much.
In the early morning, the rain and dew are crystal clear.
In the wedding room of the East Palace, Dong Xiaotian woke up in a daze.I drank too much alcohol, so when I woke up, I felt a bit of a headache.He got up from a half-lying position, only to realize that someone had covered him with a quilt.Turning her head to look, she saw Liu Shuiyao sleeping with her clothes on, just like herself.He squeezed the space between his eyebrows, and then got out of bed.
Dong Xiaotian's movement also woke up Liu Shuiyao.
In fact, she didn't sleep soundly.
How could she sleep on the night of Ju's wedding?
She thought of Brother Zhanxiu and also Princess Mingzhu.Her elder brother Zhanxiu married Mingzhu, but her husband still misses his younger sister.Dong Xiaotian's shout after drinking last night made Liu Shuiyao suddenly realize that Dong Xiaotian's relationship with Mingzhu is not a simple brother-sister relationship.
Dong Xiaotian was taking off the groom's wedding clothes, Liu Shuiyao couldn't help but said, "So you like her."
"Who?" Dong Xiaotian's hands that were unbuttoned froze, and asked in a deep voice.
Liu Shuiyao grasped the quilt with her small hands, and said the name, "Mingzhu."
"Nonsense! Mingzhu is my sister!" Dong Xiaotian immediately yelled, and the hand that undid the button was so hard that the button was torn off.
He clenched the buckle tightly, and then said, "Get up quickly! I have to pay my respects to my father and mother!"
His diversion of the subject was a bit of an attempt to cover up.
Liu Shuiyao lifted the quilt, sat on the quilt and looked at his back, "Dong Xiaotian! I really didn't expect you to like my sister! She is your half-sister, do you know that! You This is a **** love! Besides, she is now Brother Zhanxiu's wife!"
"You don't need to remind me, this hall is very clear!" Dong Xiaotian looked at her sideways, and said coldly, "Liu Shuiyao, don't you only have Feng Zhanxiu in your heart? Don't do this with this hall!"
Liu Shuiyao bit her lip and said softly, "Brother Zhanxiu is brother Zhanxiu, that's different."
"Why is it different? For this hall, there is no difference! You don't want to marry this hall, and this hall knows it. Don't worry, this hall will not be like Feng Zhanxiu, and this hall will not embarrass you. Now, you just treat yourself Your princess." Dong Xiaotian put down these words and slammed the door away.
Liu Shuiyao sat alone on the Xita, as if sitting in a cold palace.
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On the second day of the wedding, there was still a banquet in the palace.
According to the custom of the dynasty, the prince and the princess should pay their respects to the emperor and empress.No, Dong Xiaotian and Liu Shuiyao went to Yangxin Palace and Golden Sparrow Palace.Just after leaving the Golden Sparrow Palace, someone came to look for Dong Xiaotian again, saying that the ministers were clamoring to congratulate His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.
The queen was preaching to Liu Shuiyao, and Liu Shuiyao couldn't leave for a while.
Dong Xiaotian went first alone.
Throughout the whole day, the sound of silk and bamboo continued, and the hall where the banquet was held was even more noisy.
Dong Xiaotian took the wine toasted by the ministers, one after another, without stopping.He was full of smiles, making people feel that he was happy and happy.And Liu Shuiyao also came to the hall where the banquet was held, and the ministers immediately came forward to congratulate.A pair of wall people standing side by side is really a perfect match made in heaven.
When it was time for dinner, the emperor and the empress came together.
Feng Zhanxiu and Mingzhu sat quietly on the seats, Mingzhu reached out to get the jug, but was stopped by Feng Zhanxiu.
"Don't drink." He ordered in a deep voice.
Mingzhu pursed her lips, and finally withdrew her hand.She raised her head, glanced across the chaotic hall, and inadvertently met Dong Xiaotian.For a while, something slowly surged in my heart.She raised the corners of her lips, smiled slightly at Dong Xiaotian, and lowered her head.
"My lord! My lord Zhan! I offer you a toast!"
"The lower officials also want to offer a toast to the prince!"
"..."
Several officials came staggeringly, each holding a glass of wine.
Feng Zhanxiu poured a cup for himself, stood up and said, "Then I would rather obey my orders than be respectful."
While drinking, Mingzhu got up slowly, tugged at his sleeves, and said in a low voice, "My lord, I want to go outside, it's a little stuffy here."
"Don't run around." Feng Zhanxiu also ordered in a low voice.
Mingzhu said "En", smiled at several officials, turned and walked out of the hall.
Feng Zhanxiu glanced at her leaving figure, and did not look back until the figure disappeared.He picked up the wine glass to drink, but turned his head and looked around, looking for Dong Xiaotian's figure without any trace.Dong Xiaotian came out from the side door and left the main hall.And Liu Shuiyao sat on the seat of the crown princess, laughing lonely and joyously.
"Excuse me." Feng Zhanxiu said solemnly to those officials, poured another glass of wine and walked towards Liu Shuiyao.
Seeing Feng Zhanxiu walking towards her, Liu Shuiyao was both happy and wronged.
"I congratulate the Crown Princess on her wedding!" Feng Zhanxiu said, drinking the glass of wine with his head up.
Liu Shuiyao picked up the wine glass, as if she was going to pay back a glass.
"If you don't like to drink, then don't drink. You have never liked to drink." Feng Zhanxiu said lightly, his charming handsome face still didn't have much expression.
When Liu Shuiyao heard this, she finally couldn't help but her eyes turned red in front of him.
She swallowed the grievance, and said softly, "You don't have to drink the wine toasted by others. But I must drink the wine toasted by Brother Zhanxiu." Maybe, maybe only in front of him, she can let herself go like this, Be yourself.Her brother Zhanxiu used to tolerate her so infinitely.
Feng Zhanxiu didn't say much anymore, looking at her in front of him, he could vaguely see the wayward and pampered little girl back then.She was held in the palm of the hand, but actually she was looked down upon.She was domineering, but when she turned around, she cried sadly alone.This kind of her, this kind of her, finally...
"You've finally grown up." He whispered these words, turned and left.
"Brother Zhanxiu..." Liu Shuiyao choked up and shouted, holding the wine glass with trembling hands.
That familiar shout caused slight ripples in Feng Zhanxiu's heart.He turned his head slightly and glanced at a certain room.Several officials surrounded Liu Qing, drinking happily.
There was incomparable hatred pouring out wantonly in his eyes, which flashed by in an instant.
Feng Zhanxiu returned to his seat, put down his wine glass, and walked out of the hall in silence.
"King of War, stay!"
Feng Zhanxiu walked out of the hall and walked forward.Hearing the shout, he really stopped and turned his head to look behind him.I saw Dong Yanrui dressed gracefully and slowly approaching him.When he came in front of him, Feng Zhanxiu raised the corners of his lips, and said with a deep smile, "So it's Prince Rui! Your lord should call you General!"
"No, no, how can this be done?" Dong Yanrui shook his head and said, his eyes were bright.
Feng Zhanxiu bowed again and said with a smile, "I am ashamed."
"Why should the King of War be ashamed?" Dong Yanrui narrowed his eyes and said obliquely, "The King of War is invincible and the pillar of the country. This king also believes that the King of War is as good as he promises." He suddenly lowered his voice and said solemnly, "Just, I don’t know if the King of War knows that Empress Fufei has been unwell for the past few days, and it is said that she has coughed up blood.”
Feng Zhanxiu gave a suspicious "Oh" and said in confusion, "My lord, I really don't know."
"If it goes on like this, I'm afraid the fragrance will disappear." Dong Yanrui sighed again and again, as if it was a pity.He watched Feng Zhanxiu carefully, observing every slight change in him.
However, Feng Zhanxiu reversed his previous attitude, and his tone was also regrettable, and he said lightly, "I can only pray for Fufei Empress, I hope she is safe and well."
"You..." Dong Yanrui didn't expect him to be like this, and was stunned.
"My lord, I will take a step ahead." Feng Zhanxiu walked away without waiting for him to say anything.
Dong Yanrui looked at his receding figure with a gloomy expression.Sure enough, Xin'er had guessed that Concubine Fu was not his Achilles' heel at all, she was probably just a scapegoat for him to deceive others.Feng Zhanxiu, if you don't submit to this king, this king will definitely let you take the initiative to surrender in the future!
Dong Yanrui snorted coldly, withdrew his gaze and went back to the hall.
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The uninhabited back garden of the palace.
Mingzhu came here aimlessly, just when she looked up, she saw the swing.Everything from the past reappeared in front of her eyes, she suddenly smiled, and walked slowly towards the swing frame.She stretched out her hand and touched the rope tremblingly, but she no longer wanted to swing on the swing.
Not anymore.
From then on, she never wanted to play on the swing again.
There were heavy footsteps.
Mingzhu thought it was Feng Zhanxiu, she didn't turn her head, but said helplessly, "I won't run around."
The man stopped, but said nothing.
Mingzhu frowned, and couldn't help turning around.As soon as she turned around, her sight touched that warm handsome face, and she suddenly froze.How could it be Dong Xiaotian... The sky and the earth seemed to have changed colors, only he was dressed in a groom's wedding dress, so eye-catching.He stood in front of her, but there was such a long distance, so far that even she felt strange.
In the ruined temple that day, Dong Xiaotian's words echoed in his ears.
Dong Xiaotian watched her quietly, speechless for a while.
In the end, he took the initiative to speak, "I heard from my father that you and he are going back to Yicheng tomorrow?"
Mingzhu nodded, "I'll go back with him tomorrow."
"You..." Dong Xiaotian wanted to say something, but his heart was even more painful.But he thought for a long time, but still didn't know what to say.
She had no choice but to raise the corners of her lips, smiled calmly, and said a word, "Treasure all the way."
Mingzhu nodded again, and said "yes" awkwardly.
Dong Xiaotian realized that the atmosphere between the two was too stuffy, he turned around with a smile, and hurried back to the hall where the banquet was held.After all, it is still nothing, after all, we still have to be hard-hearted.From then on, she belonged to Feng Zhanxiu and would never be his again.Hehe, Dong Xiaotian smiled wryly in his heart.
"Brother Xiaotian..." Mingzhu couldn't help shouting.
Dong Xiaotian stopped walking, waiting for her next words.After a long time, she finally heard her soft female voice sound so clear, her voice was soft but powerful, she said carefully, "No matter what happens, I will never hate brother Xiaotian."
Dong Xiaotian felt as if someone had thrown a rock in his heart, and he couldn't breathe for a while.
He seemed to be escaping, or he didn't dare to face it, so he gave an "en", stepped forward abruptly, and hurried away.
Looking at his gradually walking away figure, Mingzhu smiled on the corner of her mouth.She closed her eyes and suddenly felt relaxed, an unprecedented feeling of relaxation.She originally wanted to ask for an answer, to clarify.But now, she realized that those were not important anymore.Regardless of the fate of the imperial power, whether it is siblings or not...
Dong Xiaotian, that man who is as indifferent as a pear blossom, she wants to keep a good expectation.
That dependence and warmth, the protection she felt for the first time.
Thank you, Brother Xiaotian...
Mingzhu's eyelids moved slightly, but without opening them, she said softly, "Come out, I know you're here."
Hearing the sound, Feng Zhanxiu flashed out from nowhere, and only a figure appeared impressively.He walked up to Mingzhu, his tone was not very good, and he snorted coldly with disdain, "Don't you want to ask clearly?"
"Yes." Mingzhu said frankly, and slowly opened her eyes.
At that moment, his indifferent handsome face came into view, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Why don't you ask?" Feng Zhanxiu asked again in a cold voice, despising her soft heart.
Mingzhu raised her head to meet him, squinted her eyes and bent them into the moon, "My lord, I've been thinking about you..." She purposely half-spoken and blinked at him.
"What." He frowned.
"Could it be that you have liked me for a long time?" Mingzhu said jokingly, looking straight into his eyes.
"This king will like you? Ridiculous!" Feng Zhanxiu snorted.
Mingzhu was not angry, but just said meaninglessly, "That's right, the prince is so lofty, invincible, and handsome, how could he like me? Besides, I was only so young at the time! Could it be that the prince is a child | obsessive?" She moved her thumb Make a small circle with your index finger, then shake your hands and walk away.
Feng Zhanxiu let her walk by, but suddenly turned around and hugged her from behind, "Why did you stay by my king's side?"
Mingzhu didn't have time to struggle, the whole person didn't respond.
"You don't have to hate Emperor Hong, and you don't have to blame Dong Xiaotian. So what about this king? Don't you hate or complain? You should really want to run away from this king. Why do you stay by this king's side? ?" Feng Zhanxiu hugged her with his strong arms, he lowered his head and whispered into her ear.
She should have run away, and should not have chosen to stay by his side.
But why, she refused Gongsun Qingming's help and said something like that.
He doesn't understand, he's confused, he can't figure it out.
Ju Mingzhu was hugged tightly by him, and it took him a while to come back to her senses, "I don't hate, I don't resent."
"Give me a reason." He was stubborn as a rock.
Mingzhu lost her mind for a moment, so she could only say grandly, "Because I promised you, I had an exchange with you, didn't I? I have always kept my word, and I will do everything I promised..."
"Except for this!" Feng Zhanxiu closed his eyes, buried his head deeply in her neck, and smelled the faint fragrance of her body that made him feel safe.
Is there anything else besides this?
Why did you choose to stay with him?
Mingzhu felt that he was like a bird that had been flying for too long, searching for a long time without any results, and finally found a tree that belonged to her.Although the tree is not towering enough, not lush enough.He didn't even know if he could rely on her.It's just that she was inexplicably moved, moved by him.
"Guess." She reached out and patted his arm gently, and said two words, enough to make people vomit blood.
Feng Zhanxiu frowned and opened his eyes wide open.He pulled her whole body towards him, with a childlike look on her evil handsome face, and he resolutely shouted, "Say!"
"Okay, okay, don't be so angry, I say it's okay!" Mingzhu surrendered unbearably.
"because……"
Feng Zhanxiu held his breath for a moment.
"Because you are handsome." She replied with a smile, and seeing him in a daze, she explained again, "Sorry, you don't understand. Let me explain, it means you are good-looking."
He raised his sword eyebrows, reluctantly accepting, "There are more!"
and also?Mingzhu thought for a while, "Oh, and you have money."
"and also!"
"You have the power, the power, the house and the car, you provide me with food, housing and play."
"and also!"
"I have nowhere to go!"
"and also!"
"I'm lazy!"
"and also!"
"..."
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Late at night.
The sky tonight is exceptionally clear.The moon is very bright, and the stars are boundless.From time to time there was the sound of piano and music in the distance, and the sound of laughter and noise was mixed indistinctly.In the courtyard of Pingle Palace, the two sat side by side.This is the second day of the prince's wedding banquet, and they will leave for Yicheng tomorrow afternoon.
Feng Zhan Xiu tilted his head and lazily fell on her shoulder, "Tell me a joke."
Mingzhu shook her shoulders, glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, but saw that he had already closed his eyes.Long lashes with deep shadows under the lids.She wanted to push him away, but she couldn't bear it, so she turned to look at the starry sky and said softly, "Hey, Feng Zhanxiu, you are not allowed to eat my tofu casually. Hey."
"You're not tofu." His voice was sleepy and hoarse, "I want to hear a joke."
Mingzhu pursed her lips, thought for a while, and said casually, "One day, Mung Dou broke up with his girlfriend. He was very sad, so he kept crying and crying, crying and crying, crying and crying again, Crying and crying, crying and crying... As a result, he...sprouted."
It was quiet all around, only her soft female voice and his steady breathing.
Feng Zhanxiu felt warm inexplicably, like that little hug.Such a small and fragile life gave him a rare tenderness in his life.He stood in the darkness, it was still a dark night, and in front of him was a broken cold palace.
He stood in front of this palace like a ghostly shadow.
"Woooo! Don't grab me, don't grab me. The baby is afraid." The little girl jumped out suddenly, saw him, and then hugged the little pillow and was about to run away.After running a few steps, she stopped and turned to look at him in surprise.He turned his head and smiled, she was a little confused and even more curious, but she had the courage to walk towards him slowly.
When she walked in front of him, she raised her childish face, "Why are you crying? Mammy said that she shed tears when she was sad."
The little girl suddenly opened her hands and hugged his leg, "Hug, it won't be sad."
From now on, it's really okay, isn't it sad?
……
Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the guards guarded it tightly.
The quilt on the dragon's bed was slightly raised, and Emperor Hong had already gone to bed.
Suddenly, a black shadow flew across the hall, like a gust of wind.
There was a chill under his neck.
Hongdi opened his eyes in horror and felt the sharp blade pressing against the lower part of his neck.In the dark hall, he couldn't see who was coming, "Who?"
"Dong Yanhong, your mission has been completed, it is useless and you can go to hell." The man in black said in a cold voice with his face covered.He squinted his eyes, moved his wrist, and immediately blood splattered everywhere.
Hongdi didn't have time to call for help, his throat was cut abruptly, and blood flowed out diligently.
The man in black lowered his head again, and suddenly pulled off the black scarf covering his face.
That face came into Hongdi's eyes, and he suddenly widened his eyes in astonishment.How, how is it...
The man in black smiled ferociously, leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, let me tell you one thing before you die."
"Actually, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince whom you love wholeheartedly..." He paused on purpose in the middle of his words, and continued, "He is actually not..."
The sound is getting softer and softer...
Hongdi trembled, kicked his feet, and finally died, but he also couldn't rest in peace.
The man in black tore off Longta's silk, and gently wiped the sharp blade.He bent down and grabbed Hongdi's hand again, gesturing back and forth on the silk beside him with Hongdi's blood.Then he put Hongdi's hand on the silk painting, and left with satisfaction.The footsteps are very light, as if there was no trace when they came.
But after a while, Eunuch De walked into the hall to visit on time, he took a closer look, and was so frightened by the tragic scene that he lost his voice.
That night, the palace was not peaceful again.
Although it is a day of great joy, it is still full of crises and overwhelming.
Eunuch De didn't dare to publicize the matter, let alone allow the guards of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to leave half a step, so he immediately notified Prince Dong Xiaotian.
And Dong Xiaotian rushed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation immediately after hearing the news.
In the middle of the night, the candles in the hall were bright and dark.
He stood before the collapse of the dragon, staring at the breathless Hongdi in a daze, but panicked.
(End of this chapter)
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