late at night. Everything was silent.
This night was extraordinarily quiet, and even extraordinarily dark. The thick night cover covered the entire river airtight. There was no moonlight in the sky, and not even a single starlight could be seen.
And the streets and alleys were so dark that it was hard to see even after nightfall.
The long street looks like a trace of thick ink, and the shops and houses lined up on both sides of the street this time are only layers of outlines and shadows in the night. Upon closer inspection, there are actually countless ghosts and ghosts. The weird feeling.
But in such a dark night, there was a small window that revealed a faint light.
And this light shines through the night on the long street, like a dim starlight obscured by clouds and fog in the dark sky. Even if you look carefully, you can hardly see it clearly, but when a figure walks by, it is revealed. Traces of light.
And after this person walked through this dim light, he stopped at the door of a house.
This is a small independent courtyard. The courtyard is not big, and there are only two rooms in the east and west. The lights in the east room have long been turned off, blending into the deep night, but the lights in the west room are still on, which is what shines through the small window. A little light outlined the outline of the thin figure at the door.
The man stretched out his hand and knocked lightly on the wooden door.
"Tuk-tuk."
Inside, there are several pastries.
Shang Ruyi thought for a while, then walked over and opened the box.
The person inside the door was silent for a while, whether he was thinking or waiting for something. After a while, he finally heard the sound of the door bolt being pulled out, and then the wooden door opened.
But Shang Ruyi still felt strange. She picked up a piece of butter cake and took a bite. It was sweet and delicious, and there was nothing strange about it. She looked at the dumpling next to her, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Shang Ruyi looked at the things in her hands and couldn't help but frowned and said, "Didn't I just have breakfast? Why did you bring something again?"
In the night, a low, strange voice sounded: "Is this the home of Deputy Commander Cheng?"
Soon, Wuxue brought a plate over and used chopsticks to pick out the pastries in the food box one by one and place them on the plate.
At this moment, a little palace maid came over holding a food box and whispered: "Madam."
"who?"
Wuxue could somewhat tell and said softly: "But today, His Majesty is taking the young lady for an outing to the garden. What will happen if the young lady is not in good spirits?"
Although Wuxue belongs to Chu Yang, she doesn't hide anything from her. In fact, it's impossible for her to hide anything she does in Jiangdu Palace from Chu Yang. Therefore, when Cheng Qiao brought the pastries, Chu Yang I'm afraid I'll know too.
In fact, although Shang Ruyi lived in the inner palace, she had a special status and was not considered a concubine, so it was not a taboo for her husband to give her things. However, she was still afraid. After putting down the box, she bowed and turned around to leave. .
If I were a child, seeing such a scenery, I would probably be overwhelmed with joy.
In fact, not only was it quiet, but the atmosphere surrounding the palace seemed a little too quiet.
Wuxue said softly: "Young madam, are you awake?"
Could it be that he really just sent some pastries?
The door suddenly became quiet. It was already spring, and the night breeze that was originally a little warm suddenly became cold and harsh at this moment. The person inside spoke again, and there seemed to be a hint of murderous intent in the deep voice: "Who are you?"
….
This Cheng Qiao, when I met him before, although he was loyal to Yu Wenye, the two of them were not familiar with each other after all. After a few words, they broke up, and he did not tell him to "go and tell him if there is anything needed." Take his words to heart.
Yesterday, she said those words in front of Chu Yang, but she still miraculously survived - even Eunuch Yu said when he sent her back, this was the only one in these years, which shows how special she is to the emperor. , but Shang Ruyi knew in his heart that what kept him alive was not his own "specialness", but in Chu Yang's eyes, or in other words, it was a kind of "specialness" that he needed.
"No? Then this is——"
At this time, Wuxue on the side said softly: "Madam, I will bring you a plate to put on it."
The little palace maid was also a little uneasy.
Then he said: "I may not be able to go yet."
Because the shape of this knife is exactly the same as the shape of the knife she drew in the warning letter she received when Yu Wenye's attack on Xingluocang was blocked in Luoyang City!
She was almost certain that the painting in the letter and the pattern on the handkerchief in front of her were definitely made by the same person!
This person appears again!
The day finally dawned, and when Wuxue brought someone over to help her get up and wash up, he found that her eyes were slightly swollen and red.
…
She couldn't help but walked to the door. The scenery outside was as before. Moreover, because of Chu Yang's instructions yesterday, the palace people had decorated these places overnight. Various exquisite and exquisite glazed lanterns were hung under the eaves, and they were blown by the wind. , the tassels hanging on the lamps trembled slightly; and under the porch, there were all kinds of flowers, some real and some fake gauze flowers, but they all looked lifelike and simply beautiful.
"Vice Commander Cheng? Cheng Qiao?"
Shang Ruyi washed his face and sobered up a little.
But just after the last piece of cake was taken away, Shang Ruyi was suddenly shocked!
Only then did she realize that there seemed to be a mezzanine layer underneath those pastries!
At this time, she hesitated whether to open it in front of Wuxue, but she saw from the corner of her eye that Wuxue had also discovered this. After thinking about it, she simply did not hide it and reached out to pull it. Sure enough, the food box was There is another layer below.
Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment.
After breakfast, no one came to treat him. Shang Ruyi drank a cup of tea to refresh himself, but he still couldn't help but yawned. Wuxue said softly: "Madam, why don't you sleep a little longer while you have nothing to do? Fortunately, today It’s also quiet.”
Cheng Qiao suddenly frowned: "You are -"
Shang Ruyi glanced at her and didn't tell her that he hadn't slept all night.
During the Cold Food Festival, fireworks are prohibited and only cold food is eaten, so sending cakes to each other is nothing new.
knife! ?
A sudden shudder ran down her back, and she hurriedly unfolded the silk handkerchief, looked at the knife carefully, and suddenly gasped.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi reached out and picked up the silk handkerchief.
"..."
But in the end, he only took a bite or two, and he was the only one who saw the table full of food and wine being taken away.
The two soft sounds in the night were not too harsh, but immediately, the surroundings became quieter. The light from the window flickered for a moment, as if two figures had flashed past, and then the light gradually dimmed. Someone came out of the West Room carrying a candlestick. I heard a set of footsteps through the small courtyard. I started to panic, but as I got closer, I became more and more calm. Finally, the footsteps stopped inside the door.
….
The little palace maid said softly: "This is not from the kitchen."
"oh?"
But why did he suddenly send something today?
Shang Ruyi shook his head.
"..."
Even at this time, it was completely impossible for Chu Yang to wake up.
Therefore, Shang Ruyi herself didn’t know whether today’s Cold Food Festival outing could go ahead. Maybe in her heart, she didn’t even hope it could go ahead.
Because after that, a table full of exquisite dishes was delivered from the kitchen. The two palace maids specifically told her that two of the dishes were specially ordered by Chu Yang to be cooked by the kitchen, and they wanted to have a meal together tonight. .
And this time——
Behind the door was Cheng Qiao's honest face.
And this night is destined to be a night where many people cannot sleep. For example, Shang Ruyi, who was also facing the dark night, but her eyes were darker than the night. She kept her eyes wide open and looked at the faint morning light coming from the window. , listening to the surroundings slowly starting to become silent.
Although the palace she was in was within the confines of the inner palace and there were few people walking around, the movements of the courtiers outside were
It will not affect this place, so it has always been very quiet and conducive to rest, but today it is a little different.
"Vice Commander Cheng, please don't be nervous. I came here late at night because I have something important to tell you."
Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment—Sipa? What's the meaning?
Although passing silk handkerchiefs between men and women means expressing their love for each other, she never believes that Cheng Qiao would use such a mind. It is absolutely impossible for such a person who always remembers the kindness he received from others and asks for something in return. Such crooked thoughts.
But no matter what, she still hurt Chu Yang.
But she thought about it and couldn't help but look outside: "Yeah, it's really quiet today."
But now, seeing such a scenery - she was still at a loss, but she was uneasy and overwhelmed.
Shang Ruyi nodded.
The silk handkerchief was as soft as water and fell down as soon as it reached his hand. Shang Ruyi saw at a glance that there was a knife drawn on the corner of the silk handkerchief!
It’s so quiet…
A little light shines through the crack of the door?
Inside, there was a silk handkerchief.
Shang Ruyi looked down at the knife and suddenly felt a shiver.
The last warning I gave myself was that someone was going to attack Yu Wenye from behind when he was attacking Xingluocang, so I rushed to rescue him. In fact, as the picture in the letter predicted, the supervisor Kou Yunliang After Yu Wenye captured Xingluocang, he led his troops to surround them. If she hadn't made arrangements for Jiang Kesheng to take action, they would have really suffered a big loss that time.
The night passed slowly in an indescribably dull atmosphere.
As soon as he opened the door, he immediately saw the person standing outside the door. This person was wearing a cloak with a hood hanging very low, almost covering half of his face. When the two faced each other, this person faced Cheng Qiao raised his hands and saluted: "Vice Commander."
"Vice Commander Cheng asked the slave to hand it over to Madam."
Wuxue on the side looked at Shang Ruyi's suddenly pale face, then looked at the pattern on the handkerchief, and couldn't help but asked softly: "Young madam, is there anything wrong with this handkerchief?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi suddenly took a deep breath and turned to look at her: "Where is your Majesty?"
"What?"
"Where is Your Majesty? Take me to him quickly!"
Leng Qingshan
