This day with the cold wind blowing was no different from usual.
Kyoto has strengthened its controls several times, but this has not affected the enthusiasm of the people in Kyoto to strive for life.
Until, the sun penetrated the thick dark clouds, and dark soldiers appeared on the street shouting, driving away passers-by without explanation.
Even the people of Kyoto who thought they had seen the big world couldn't help but hurry up and leave when they saw such a big move.
On the other hand, densely packed human heads poked out of the shop pavilions on both sides of the street.
"What's going on?" Even though they were far away from the outside, the customers at the window on the third floor of the restaurant still whispered to their friends next to them.
They still have lingering fears about the rebellion during the late emperor's time.
"Look! The patrolmen are tearing down the city gate over there!"
The gates of the outer city of Kyoto are unusually high. They were made taller and thicker after the rebellion!
With a city gate that is nearly three stories high, the nearly 100 people in front of them must be busy for an hour.
"Could the rumors outside Beijing be true?" Some people who reacted quickly couldn't help but shudder when they thought of the rumors outside.
There are rumors that the emperor's family was killed outside, and now that the throne is vacant, I don't know which of the minor clan members have been taken advantage of.
The people of Kyoto were doubtful about this. After all, if this was true, why didn't the court react and let the people be overjoyed?
But no matter how much I didn't believe it before, I couldn't help but waver in the face of such a big movement at this moment.
"The remnants of the former Qi Dynasty are so vicious! They started a rebellion more than ten years ago but failed to succeed, and they actually lay dormant and waited for the opportunity to act!"
"It's not them, right? The office of my seventh uncle's third brother-in-law's second aunt's cousin's son-in-law's son-in-law's family is just nine alleys away from the family garden. They said that a family from another province was dissatisfied with the emperor's opening of the imperial examination for women, so they used the excuse to In the name of the remnants of Qi Qi, assassinate them secretly!"
"What you said is wrong. I heard that it was the revenge of the descendants of the high-ranking official's family who was exiled during the late emperor's time!"
Everyone held their own opinions on their speculations, and as the voices grew louder, people at the window next to them couldn't help but turn their heads to look over.
There was a mature and solemn person who couldn't see it and reminded in a low voice: "Is the royal family what the common people talk about? Don't you want to visit the prison of the Imperial Guard?"
As soon as he spoke, the increasingly lively scene suddenly became deserted.
Soon, someone muttered: "Oh no! I will marry my daughter-in-law next month and my niece the next month! What if this is true!"
After hearing these words, many private rooms suddenly heard movement.
"Stop talking! Look! Look! The city gate has really been removed!"
Just after the reminder was shouted, everyone heard a loud noise like thunder, and the buildings on both sides seemed to shake.
The people who were already panicked made the noise even more uneasy.
…
On the gate tower of the inner city of Kyoto, the Empress Dowager Qin in a cloak, supported by Aunt Qi, looked eagerly into the distance.
When the guards in plain clothes and swords appeared in the monocular lens, there was a hint of hope in her eyes.
But when the huge group of coffins passed through the gate of the outer city, she swayed suddenly and almost stopped standing.
"Queen Mother!" Aunt Qi was startled and quickly hugged Queen Mother Qin steady.
She didn't have a telescope in her hand, so even though she climbed up and looked far away, she couldn't see clearly what was going on in the outer city.
"You..." Aunt Qi looked up and saw Queen Mother Qin's red eyes and lips trembling rapidly, and she was immediately shocked!
All the previous luck was gone at this moment.
"Go, go, get down." Empress Dowager Qin held Aunt Qi's arm tightly and repeated these words intermittently.
Aunt Qi, who was supposed to be in pain, suddenly didn't realize it. She held back her tears and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll stay with you."
…
Outside the gate of Kyoto Central City, Princess Yuanning tightened her cloak and stared blankly at the team that appeared in front of her.
The sound of rolling wheels made her escape but couldn't.
The cruel reality that she had been deliberately forgetting all these times appeared in front of her very clearly at this moment.
It was very lively when I left, but it was cold and windy when I came back.
The huge bright yellow imperial carriages turned into cold coffins.
Princess Yuanning held her chest and burst into tears.
When the silent and mighty team approached solemnly, she couldn't stand any longer.
"Father! Mother and concubine!"
The sad call made the civil and military officials behind her cry.
Accompanied by the howling cold wind, the chill in my thighs seemed to penetrate my bones.
Sheng Yuan was also among the crowd, and the position she stood in was no different from when she saw the imperial driver out of the capital.
It's just that she doesn't have Anyu by her side at this moment.
Although she couldn't see the scene clearly in front of her, she could hear the cries of her colleagues around her, and her tears were like broken beads, flowing down.
"Sister Yuan." When she was crying very sadly, Anyu's voice seemed to ring in her ears.
"Huh?" Sheng Yuan's eyes widened as she looked over reflexively.
It’s really Anyu!
"Follow me." An Yu appeared in front of Sheng Yuan with swollen eyes, gently grabbed her arm and motioned for her to follow.
Sheng Yuan pursed her lips and stopped making any sound. She lowered her head and hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd. Ren Anyu led her towards the inner city.
It wasn't until she entered the alley that Sheng Yuan looked around and asked in a low voice: "Where are you taking me?"
"Shh, come with me." Anyu said hoarsely, shaking his head at her, "You'll know later."
Sheng Yuan nodded and said nothing.
Just seeing Anyu being so tired and still holding on to taking her out, it became clear that this matter was serious.
"Prince Hui's Mansion?!" Sheng Yuan looked at the back door of the palace, a little confused, and many impossible possibilities flashed through her fast-moving mind.
"Come on, let's go in!" Anyu knocked on the door. When the door opened a crack, he immediately took Sheng Yuan in.
They had just stood firm when they saw Cheng Dong also squeezed in: "Master Marquis, no one is following you."
"Brother Yu, is King Hui..." Thinking of a certain possibility, Sheng Yuan was so excited that she grabbed An Yu's wrist and followed him forward in a trembling voice.
"Yeah." Anyu nodded hesitantly.
"Great! My sister can finally feel relieved!" Sheng Yuan felt a mixture of sadness and joy at this moment. Thinking that her sister did not have to face the cruel reality, she felt her depression disappear.
Looking at the happy Sheng Yuan, Anyu couldn't bear to say in a low voice: "It's just that King Hui's situation is not very good."
"Is he injured? Is it serious?" Sheng Yuan couldn't help but feel a thump in her heart when she heard that his tone was wrong, "Where did you find him?"
"I found it from a cottage more than 30 miles away from the capital." Anyu said as he walked. "The people from the Internal Guard accidentally heard that the little daughter of that cottage was looking for a famous doctor who was good at detoxifying and treating injuries, so they kept her. Just be careful; after all, although that road is not the route that King Hui took back to the capital, it is not far from the post road and there is no way it will be fruitful."
"Did she save King Hui?" Sheng Yuan's head was buzzing, and many romantic plots flashed through her mind.
"So be it!"
Anyu's words through gritted teeth made Sheng Yuan a little puzzled.
"How come it still counts!"
"The men of the Internal Guard dressed up in disguise and wanted to go up the mountain to investigate. When they didn't want to climb up from the shade of the mountain, they encountered a stream on the way and saw people in the village pushing down the bamboo raft on which King Hui was lying!"
"!!!" Sheng Yuan was dumbfounded.
This plot twist is quite big!
Anyu said angrily: "The internal guards captured them and tortured them separately. Only then did they find out that the daughter of the owner of the cottage took King Hui back to the cottage after seeing his extraordinary clothes and handsome face. She just didn't want King Hui to be too seriously injured. , was poisoned again, and the girl spent great efforts to keep King Hui alive.
After persisting like this for several days, King Hui's condition showed no improvement, and the doctors in the village were at their wits' end. The girl had no choice but to send someone down the mountain to seek medical treatment.
When the Internal Guards heard about this, it was said that they had found a capable doctor for her, but the doctor went to the stronghold and concluded with just one look that King Hui was injured and could not recover.
Seeing King Hui in a coma and almost spending all his medicine storehouse because of him, the village owner and his daughter thought it was a losing business and gave up on King Hui decisively.
Probably because they were afraid of getting into trouble for no reason, they placed King Hui's wooden raft halfway up the mountain, hoping that the raft would go down the stream and stream, leaving him to fend for himself. They just pretended that they had not saved this man. "
"..." After hearing this, Shengyuan found that she couldn't feel sad anymore.
For a moment, I didn't know whether I should pity the village owner and his daughter who took advantage of the situation and lost most of the medicine store, or whether I should pity King Hui for his ups and downs.
Although she shouldn't think that way, Sheng Yuan couldn't help but feel happy that the girl didn't have the chance to play out the drama of "repaying the favor of saving her life by taking a concubine" with King Hui.
"So what's going on with King Hui now?" Sheng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and finally thought of the key question, "Does the palace know about King Hui's situation?"
(End of chapter)
