Father!
She couldn't say these two words, because in the more than ten years that she had looked up to Chu Yang, the supreme Ninth Five Emperor, her father, she had seen that he could not only pacify Nanchen, but also exert his influence. In the military grassland, besides his majestic appearance and immortal-like prowess, he was also a kind and gentle father. He gave himself endless love and blocked all the wind and rain in the world.
Chu Yang, her father, is perfect!
How could such a perfect father and a perfect emperor be related to a "monstrous mistake"?
So, before she even finished her sentence, Princess Crescent Moon immediately shook her head subconsciously and said, "No, Queen Mother, you are definitely not talking about my father, right!?"
"..."
Queen Jiang looked at her tenderly, the sadness in her eyes getting deeper and deeper.
After a long silence, she finally said softly: "No, it's him."
"..."
"Xinyue, your father has made a big mistake, a huge mistake. I don't know when his empire will collapse, and I don't know who will end this great dynasty... The wisdom of the Queen Mother , I can’t see that far, the only thing I can do now is to protect my children, you and Fei’er.”
Princess Crescent Moon shook her head desperately, her tears dripping down like broken pearls. After a while, the hands of the two of them were clasped together, and the wet and cold feeling made her heart heavier and more uncomfortable.
She murmured: "Mother, I don't understand...my father is obviously so good, he is so good, why do you say these things? How could he make a mistake?"
Queen Jiang smiled bitterly.
She squeezed her daughter's hands harder, almost melting the tears into her palms. The salty taste also added a bit of bitterness to her voice when she spoke. She said, "It's too late to say this now." , Xinyue, you will understand what kind of person your father is in the future - of course, he is a good father, you should never doubt this. "
"..."
"Now, I can only tell you, you and Fei'er, you have to leave."
"..."
"Fei'er is still young, and he can't understand what I tell him. So, as a sister, you should comfort him along the way and don't make him afraid. And you, what you have to do is to take care of yourself. "
"..."
"In the future, no matter who owns the world, you must remember one thing——"
The Crescent Princess seemed to feel more and more that the ominousness was like a tangible black hand, pinching her heart and even her life. She had never felt that her life was as dark as this moment. The only way she could What she grabbed was the hands of her mother who had tenderly cared for her for more than ten years.
She asked tremblingly, "What?"
Empress Jiang said: "Don't hate me."
"...!"
Crescent Princess was slightly shocked.
Don't hate? What's the meaning?
Don't hate what? Don't hate anyone?
Her life was filled with only happiness and joy. Even if she tasted the bitterness of love, it was only bitterness. She had never had hatred. She could not even understand that time could have such emotions. But now, her mother taught her - Don't hate.
….
"I--"
She wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say, but Queen Jiang just looked at her tenderly and said, "Do you remember?"
Princess Crescent Moon was a little confused and could only nod instinctively: "Remember."
Empress Jiang smiled happily: "In this way, my mother can let you leave with peace of mind."
A puzzled look appeared on Princess Crescent Moon's face: "Mother, where do you want my brother and I to go? We have never left you or our father."
"From now on, you must get used to leaving this palace and your father."
Queen Jiang smiled tenderly, and then said solemnly: "I want you to take Fei'er and go with Feng Chen."
"Second brother!"
As soon as I heard
The name of Yu Wenye was almost subconsciously heard by the Crescent Princess. A smile appeared on her tear-stained face unconsciously, and her tearful eyes even brightened. Although she was frightened today, After all, she was a troubled girl, and even hearing her sweetheart's name was enough to comfort her.
She hurriedly asked: "He, didn't he go on an expedition?"
"yes,"
Empress Jiang nodded and said, "However, the Queen Mother has entrusted you and Fei'er to him before."
"..."
"As long as you stay in Dongdu, he will come to pick you up and protect you."
Princess Crescent Moon opened her eyes wide and said, "Then, when will he come?"
Queen Jiang looked up.
Although there is only one closed window in the inner hall where they are, the dim skylight from outside still shines through the window paper. Thinking about it, the sky should be much darker now than before, and it is probably almost time to close the city gate. .
Empress Jiang said: "He should hurry up -"
A deafening roar suddenly interrupted her words.
The two people in the inner hall were startled. They didn't know what happened. They only saw the huge windows shaking with the loud bang.
what happened? It's thundering?
But it's winter now, how could there be thunder?
Queen Jiang calmed down and immediately said to the outside: "Here comes someone!"
Immediately, the chamberlain, Eunuch Lu, and the palace maid, Yuan Cui, hurried in. Both of them looked a little frightened, obviously caused by the loud noise. Queen Jiang asked: "What happened to that sound just now?"
Yuancui said: "I don't know, but it sounds like it's coming from the east."
"East?"
Queen Jiang frowned. She had lived in Ziwei Palace for almost ten years. Apart from thunder, she had never heard such a huge roar in Dongdu City. So he immediately told Eunuch Lu: "Hurry up and ask someone to find out clearly and report immediately."
Eunuch Lu took the order, turned around and ran out.
Empress Jiang thought for a while and asked Yuancui: "What time is it now?"
Yuancui said, "It's just past three o'clock in Shenshi when I return to your Majesty."
"Shenshi...three quarters...?"
That is usually the time when the city gate is closed.
Somehow, an ominous premonition came to her. At this time, the frightened Crescent Princess gently pulled her hand and whispered: "Queen Mother, what happened?"
Empress Jiang thought for a moment, but did not answer her immediately. Instead, she turned to Yuan Cui and said, "Send a message immediately and send King Zhao here. Also, I have asked people to clean up those things for Xinyue and King Zhao." Bring your luggage as well."
….
Yuancui took the order and hurried down.
Princess Crescent Moon became increasingly uneasy and said anxiously: "Queen Mother!"
Empress Jiang held her daughter's hand with her backhand. Although her hand was soaked with cold, she was particularly strong and calm at this moment and said, "Don't worry, we'll talk about it when the news comes. My mother is here."
Crescent Princess could only nod nervously and instinctively.
However, it was Zhao Wang Chu Chengfei who came first. Although he also heard the loud noise, he had no sense of danger at all and ran over to them excitedly and said: "Mother, sister, I just heard thunder. It’s actually thundering in winter!”
His innocent and cheerful words rang out in the palace, which made the atmosphere here even more depressing.
After a while, their luggage was also delivered.
Because we are not going out for fun, our luggage is not piled up like in the past with big bags and boxes. Instead, each person only has two or three bags. In addition to necessary clothes and items, the most important thing is money.
Queen Jiang took out a one-foot-square box and handed it to Princess Crescent, and said, "You can throw away any other luggage, but you must carry this with you and cannot throw it away under any circumstances. Do you understand?"
Crescent Princess could still nod instinctively, took the box, and hugged it tightly.
At this moment, there was a burst of heavy footsteps outside. At this time, it was like a sentence. Everyone held their breath and looked up at Eunuch Lu and the two young eunuchs. Their faces were pale and they were almost stumbling. He ran in and knelt in front of Queen Jiang: "Mother, something terrible has happened!"
Empress Jiang immediately said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Rebels, Liang Shide's rebels are here, they are attacking the city!"
"What?!"
At this moment, Empress Jiang only felt another loud boom exploding above her head, but she immediately understood that it was not a real sound.
It was the sound of the sky falling.
At this time, the people around were also panicked, and they all showed extremely frightened expressions. Princess Crescent Moon immediately said: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, what should we do?"
Queen Jiang immediately asked: "How many more defenders are there in the city?"
Eunuch Lu said with a mournful face: "Your Majesty took away almost all the garrison in Luoyang, leaving less than 20% of the garrison in Dongdu. They are resisting now——"
But before he finished speaking, another little eunuch rushed in and reported: "The city gate has been broken down!"
Queen Jiang stood up immediately and said in disbelief: "The city gate was breached? Why, how come it was so fast?"
Although she has no military knowledge, she has experienced the battle in Yanmen County, and she understands to some extent that Yanmen County is completely incomparable to a strong city like Dongdu City. Even Yanmen County was able to hold on for so many days under the crazy offensive of the Turkic soldiers. How could it be possible that Dongdu was captured so quickly?
The young eunuch said in panic: "There are rebels inside the city. They cooperated internally and externally, and killed all the soldiers guarding the city gate. Now, the east city gate is wide open, and the rebels may have entered the city!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Chengfei burst into tears.
In fact, he didn't quite understand the meaning of these words, but he had the natural sensitivity and perception of a child. When the overwhelming danger came, he was the first to suffer a mental breakdown, and the sound of wailing suddenly stung. All ears.
Princess Crescent Moon also started crying: "Queen Mother..."
Queen Jiang's face was pale, but she took a deep breath and immediately commanded in a deep voice: "Hurry, have someone prepare the horses and send the princess and King Zhao out of the city!"
A young eunuch took the order and ran out immediately.
Princess Crescent Moon said: "Queen Mother, what about you?"
Leng Qingshan
