Walking all the way to the inner palace, we passed familiar places, but the scenery was different from before. All the flowers and trees along the way had been re-trimmed and decorated, exquisite glazed lamps were hung under the eaves, and there were various screens on the porch. Point, it can be seen how much effort Chu Yang spent on today's garden outing.
How much manpower and material resources were spent?
But all of this was no longer enough to worry Shang Ruyi. At this moment, her whole body and mind had been occupied by another life-and-death matter, and she was not allowed to have the slightest thought.
They are in danger!
To be precise, someone is going to attack them.
The last time I received a warning from that person, the painting showed a wheat plant, a person and a knife. It took a lot of effort to get her to think about Yu Wenye, but this time the warning only had a knife, so meaningful. It's very obvious.
In Jiangdu Palace, there were only two types of people who would take action against her and Chu Yang - the old palace guards and the imperial guards.
And the news was sent by Cheng Qiao, so it couldn't be the old palace guard, so there was only one answer left.
Wang Shaoji is rebelling!
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi felt chills all over her body. Although she knew that Wang Shaoji was cunning and vicious, he had always been Chu Yang's confidant and the emperor's favorite. She never expected that He actually knows how to——
Today Chu Yang arranged a garden outing in the palace, and Wang Shaoji asked him two days ago not to close the gates in the palace. In this way, the imperial guards can enter and exit the palace at will. What a thing, it’s so easy!
Thinking of this, she walked even faster and walked through the familiar Aquarius Gate.
As soon as he walked in, he saw Eunuch Yu.
But at this moment, Eunuch Yu's fat, white, usually smiling face turned out to be frightened. Especially after he turned around and saw himself, the panic turned into panic. Eunuch Yu hurriedly faced her. He waved his hand vigorously, signaling her to leave quickly, as if he wished he could come over and push her thousands of miles away.
what happened?
Eunuch Yu, as the head of the palace chamberlain, is a person who has seen strong winds and waves. I have never seen him look so panicked. What happened?
Shang Ruyi was stunned, and his steps subconsciously slowed down.
At this moment, a crying voice came from the front, also saying something in panic——
"Your Majesty, this servant really heard it!"
Shang Ruyi hurriedly raised his head and saw a handsome and leisurely figure sitting under the huge flower tree behind the layered, maze-like translucent screens. It was Chu Yang. He was wearing a snow-white gown, so dazzlingly white that he looked like a crystal-clear soul made of snow. At this moment, he was sitting leisurely under the tree, his slender eyes looking at the person in front of him with a hint of alcohol that was about to dissipate.
In front of him, kneeling was a little palace maid.
The little palace maid was still saying in a panic: "Your Majesty, I really didn't lie. The people of the Imperial Guard are really going to rebel!"
"...!?"
Shang Ruyi took a breath.
Unexpectedly, before she could speak, someone had already come to report. ….
So—the expression on Eunuch Yu’s face is because of this?
However, even if he was panicked by the fact that the Imperial Guards were about to rebel, why was he so frightened when he saw him, and why did he look like he wanted to leave quickly?
Shang Ruyi was confused for a moment, but at this time, he had no time to ask more questions. He still looked ahead intently. He saw Chu Yang with one hand hanging diagonally on his knee, his head lowered, and his eyelashes as long as crow wings covered him. With his eyes closed, the expression on his face and eyes could not be seen clearly. After holding their breath for a while, everyone only heard him chuckle.
Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, he heard him say: "Here comes someone."
Immediately, two guards came over and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
Chu Yang raised his head and pointed lazily at the little palace maid in front of him: "Drag this person who is talking nonsense and confusing the palace and behead him!"
This is a word
When they came out, everyone was stunned with shock, and the little palace maid was even more frightened. She hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I - slave, I didn't, I didn't talk nonsense, everything I said is true!"
Shang Ruyi looked at Chu Yang in disbelief.
Someone came to report the rebellion of the imperial guards. Even if he still believed Wang Shaoji, he should at least ask about the matter, even if he sent Wang Shaoji over to ask for clarification. Why did you just kill the person who came to report you without even asking?
Does he trust Wang Shaoji that much? still--
At this moment, her mind was in a mess, and she didn't even have time to react. The two attendants were stunned for a moment, and seemed to be hesitant about the emperor's order, but Chu Yang had already said coldly: "You dare to resist the order?"
The two guards could only walk up immediately, grab the little palace maid and drag her out.
The little palace maid was so frightened that she struggled and kept crying: "My slave is under the corner. I heard with my own ears that they said they would take action tonight, and also asked everyone not to close the palace door. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this slave said it." Everything is true..."
Shang Ruyi felt anxious and immediately stepped forward.
But before she could walk over to plead for the little palace maid, a hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed her. When she turned around, she saw that it was Eunuch Jade.
The chamberlain had a frightened look on his face, holding on to her tightly and whispering, "Madam, please don't mind this matter."
"Father-in-law."
"You, you go quickly!"
"..."
Shang Ruyi didn't know what happened, but when he looked back, he saw that two attendants had dragged the struggling little palace maid out of the side door.
Soon, her cries disappeared in the wind carrying the gentle fragrance of flowers and birds.
Shang Ruyi stood there stiffly, feeling cold all over.
She didn't know whether she couldn't believe what she saw with her eyes, or what she heard with her ears, or she simply couldn't believe what she was facing here.
Chu Yang...why do you do this?
No matter how much he trusts the Imperial Guards or Wang Shaoji, if someone comes to report the news of the Imperial Guards' rebellion, as an emperor, considering his own safety, he should send people to investigate strictly and eliminate all possible crises. But just because he didn't want to hear those "nonsense", he killed the people who came to report the secret...
This, what is what an emperor should do when facing his own safety? ….
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi felt cold.
At this moment, she felt a heavy weight on her wrist. When she turned around to look, Eunuch Yu's fat and white face was already covered with cold sweat. His eyes were almost red with fear. He stared at her and whispered: "Madam, go quickly!"
"..."
At this time, Shang Ruyi's heart thumped again.
What is Eunuch Yu worried about?
Just now, she thought Eunuch Jade was worried that what the palace maid reported would arouse the emperor's anger and might affect her, so she was so panicked. But now, the palace maid has been dragged away, why is he still afraid?
What happened?
"You came?"
Just when Shang Ruyi was hesitating, Chu Yang's lazily and somewhat cold voice sounded in front of him. Immediately, Shang Ruyi felt as if the hand holding his wrist had been pricked by a needle. loosened.
Eunuch Yu backed away with a cold sweat on his face.
Shang Ruyi glanced at him. Although he didn't understand, he still took a deep breath, raised his head and looked forward.
Chu Yang had already seen her, but he was still sitting motionless under the tree. There was a bit of a smile on his handsome face, and there was a smile in his slender eyes, but more of it was Smells a little bit alcoholic.
Shang Ruyi immediately saw that there were several wine cans in his hand.
If I guessed correctly, he should be here, drinking all night.
Anyone who has drank alcohol knows that after drinking all night, people will gradually wake up during the day, but their head will hurt. When Shang Ruyi approached him step by step, he did see his eyebrows frowning unconsciously.
One time, another time, as if he was enduring some pain, but when he walked up to him and leaned down to salute, the corners of his mouth still curled up.
That smile was a bit sarcastic and sarcastic.
Are you still angry about what happened yesterday?
Shang Ruyi said: "Your Majesty."
"..."
Chu Yang tilted his head and looked at her for a while, then said, "What are you doing here?"
Shang Ruyi thought for a while.
Even if she didn't look back, she could still feel that Eunuch Jade, who was standing not far behind her, was so anxious that he wanted to rush up and push her away. In her mind, the little palace maid was still crying and struggling to be dragged away. The way he walks.
The hand hanging in the sleeve, holding the handkerchief tightly, was exerting force unconsciously.
"I--"
Just when she was about to say something, Chu Yang suddenly sneered again and said, "Did you hear the news, so you came here?"
"……information?"
Shang Ruyi was stunned and looked up at him.
what news?
At this time, she clearly saw that beside Chu Yang, in addition to the wine cans, there was an urgent document.
These days, Chu Yang has completely stopped reading the documents sent from various places, because since the fall of Luoyang, rebels have spread all over the country. The documents sent to Jiangdu Palace either report that a general has rebelled again, or that person has raised an army again. Chu Yang completely avoided the news, just like——
Just like just now, he had the little palace maid dragged out and killed.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi's hand holding the veil tightened again.
But this document...
She whispered: "I wonder what you got, Your Majesty? Any good news?"
"..."
Chu Yang looked at her with slightly raised eyebrows, and the smile on his face deepened. He stood up slowly. His legs were numb probably because he had been sitting for too long. When he stood up, he stumbled and almost hit him. Shang Ruyi's body, but he managed to stand still, laughed again, then came close to her, looking down at her somewhat absent-minded eyes.
The two of them were so close, as if their breaths were about to get entangled.
He said: "It's really - good news."
Shang Ruyi shuddered: "What?"
Chu Yang stared into her eyes and said word by word: "Duke Sheng Guo and his son raised an army in Taiyuan."
Leng Qingshan
