After he finished speaking, he stood up gently and stood in front of the hall with his hands behind his back. The purple desk and red table were filled with green smoke. He looked at the curtain and the green silk in trance, and gently dropped the velvet blanket from his shoulders.
"Have you really never seen your Majesty before? Really? Well, it's in vain for me to ask. I am just an ordinary little girl who dares to question Your Majesty. I will go back to the Li family tomorrow, even though Your Majesty tried every means to restrain me and force me to Me, I want to go back too!"
"Now, I can see that everyone praises you for your kindness and generosity, your majesty and wisdom, but your appearance is shallow, but in fact, your heart is extremely sinister!"
"presumptuous!"
After hearing her blunt words, he suddenly knocked over the tea cup on the purple table. The hot tea splashed on his hands, and the porcelain shards flying everywhere also hit her wrist.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
The servants around him all bowed and knelt down, not daring to raise their heads.
"Now you are relying on the fact that the lonely king likes you and favors you, so you can do whatever you want? The lonely king returned from your garden today and has never seen Cuihe again. You have come to the door without any evidence. , did you know that the collision just now was a capital offense?"
He stood upright in front of the hall and looked at her from a high place. Her cloud-covered temples, the flowing jade beads on her high forehead, and the four hair ribbons hanging zigzag along her little hair, all glowed with soft light in this empty and cool place.
"I hope your Majesty... calm down!" She fixed her dark eyes and sneered.
"You are a lady from a well-known family, but you don't know the etiquette. First, you disobey the royal marriage contract. Second, you secretly match others. Third, you speak out against the solitary king. You refuse favors and escape over and over again. If you take this piece of paper at will, you will lose your life. You I’m really not afraid of losing my head.”
With tears in her eyes, she shook her head gently and brushed the long band in her hair: "Death? I have never been afraid. I only want justice. Why should I, a good person who was born, have to be manipulated by others?" It would be better to sleep in the loess forever."
Hearing those one or two passionate words, his heart was broken so much that in the silence, he gradually put down his hands behind his back and paused on the spot.
"Would you rather die than marry the lonely king?"
"Your Majesty is wise!" She fell to the ground.
Everyone bowed quietly with their hearts in mind. Mingxuan sat on the chair, helpless and could only watch the movements of the two people.
"Okay! Li Qingya, you have said it all. You are the only one who can be so cruel. The friendship between the lonely king and you for many years has now turned into ashes. It is ridiculous that the lonely king has missed you for several years."
"In this case, Your Majesty's sincerity is empty, and my daughter is not talented. I bid farewell to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will let Cui He go. From now on, I am willing to stay in the Li family and never set foot in King Yong's palace again! Let the past go with the wind. I hope the king will let it go."
Niao Tingting, with a graceful figure, stood upright alone in this cold palace, with the broken flowers falling quietly on her shoulders. When she raised her eyes, it was like a lifetime ago, and she glanced at his heroic figure. It was still as intoxicating as many years ago. He was wearing the black robe she liked. , as gentle as autumn waves, the only thing that changed was that her eyes no longer lingered.
He looked at her, recalling all the situations back then, and felt a chill in his heart.
"One more thing, the lonely king, he has never captured Cui He!"
This was the first time he was angry at her whom he loved so much.
"What are you all so confused about? Go and find Cui He. To solve the problem on Miss Biao's mind, go and check it out. Check it out for the lonely king!" He waved his sleeves and yelled, trotting around hurriedly. go out.
"If you want to blame King Gu, I will give you an answer to see if King Gu is really as unbearable as you think!"
Separated by the bead curtain, in the inner room, Xiang Ling poked her head under the curtain. Her black hair and thin clothes stuck to her fair skin. She was quietly listening to the conversation of several people. When she heard the wrath of thunder, she felt a little proud.
She lifted up her sleeves to hide her face and smiled, then quietly returned to the bed and rested peacefully, muttering: "I want to see how you can get into this palace!"
In the hall, he looked towards the hollow round door with a broken heart, looking in the direction of the floating green smoke. Outside the court, the wind gently lifted the dead trees and sparse branches, the floating clouds rolled up a bright moon in his arms, and the silver light tilted the lintel of the small door. It was projected onto the ice again, and the shadows were like the feathers of a phoenix. Only a little bit of light fell on the black hair of the woman in front of him. The moment she raised her head, she became even colder and colder. That posture,
It seems elusive and out of reach.
"Your Majesty!" A group of people hurriedly came forward and kowtowed.
He immediately came to his senses and asked, "Did you find it?"
"I returned to the king, but I didn't find him. However, my servant asked the man holding the halberd outside the house and who came in and out late at night. Only three girls, Xiyi, Cuihe, and Minglu, came in and out after the second watch. Miss Xiyi has returned, and Cui He and Miss Minglu have left and will never return!"
At this moment, everyone immediately cheered up and looked at each other, mingling in private.
"Minglu, what is she doing out so late?" Qingya immediately stood up and asked the waiter.
"Minglu said that he would take someone to the General's Mansion to get some items that Madam Liang wants!" The hostess said with his head lowered.
"There is nothing in the palace, what else do you need? Liang Guo wants to go to her mother's house to get it? Check it with the lonely king, check it, and check where Minglu has gone and wherever he is."
Another set of footsteps faded away, and the hall returned to its emptiness.
"Your Majesty, Minglu has returned. I immediately captured her and came to see your Majesty!" A man holding a halberd and wearing armor came in. With a wave of his hand, two strong men watched Minglu walk in.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please greet me! This slave is going to Pusan Mansion to pick up some items on the order of my wife." After saying that, Minglu waved a few waiting people forward, and each of them presented several dishes in their hands. , when opened, there are some colorful forgings and pearls and jade.
"The general returned to the capital and got a lot of good things, so he wanted to honor the king and buy some jewelry for the ladies in each garden. The lady didn't like to show off, so she asked the slave to go get it at night. I came back late, and I hope the king will atone for his sins!"
Wanyanyong walked to the front of the hall and carefully looked through each lacquered mahogany plate, not missing a single corner.
Mingxuan also came down to the hall and took a look around, but found nothing suspicious.
"Just go down! My wife is sleeping in Biluoyuan tonight! Don't disturb her!" He returned without any result, walked slowly to the chair and sat down, waving helplessly.
Minglu bowed and retreated, taking small steps towards the door.
"Wait!" Qingya suddenly caught a glimpse of something and quickly stepped forward to stop her.
She looked at the two plates of pearls in trance, and gently touched one of the seven-treasure necklaces with gold and silver pearls and hairpins. ..
"Your Majesty, she is lying!"
She bowed forward and came one by one.
"Your Majesty, come and see this pearl, come and see it!"
She called him, and he immediately walked beside her. Mingxuan also gathered around, looking at the pearls.
"Your Majesty, look at this bead. The workmanship is extremely rough and there are flaws inside. Look at the gold thread on the back of the green bead. Half of the turns have fallen off. Also, there is this jade bracelet with tiny crystals inlaid on it. A lot has fallen off!"
Several people gathered around to look at it, but they only saw one of the Seven Treasure Necklaces with the Seven Treasure Beads hanging on it. From a distance, there was nothing unusual about it, but when they got closer and touched it, it was extremely rough. He stretched out his hand to look at the green feathers, and found that a section of the gold thread on the back was indeed missing. At first glance, it was a shoddy product.
"The workmanship is extremely rough! So what is the relationship between the two?" Mingxuan asked.
He glanced at his wife and chuckled: "Xuan'er still doesn't understand? When Xiang Ling entered the palace, when did you see her carrying such rough pearls and green hair? Besides, her father and brothers doted on him the most. , now that her father returns home, he naturally wants to stuff her with good things, will he give her this gift?"
"Yes, Your Majesty told me about my doubts, so I concluded that she deceived Your Majesty."
Minglu was at a loss where she was. For her, everything might have been arranged properly, but she never thought that this little mistake would make her unable to step down.
Everyone saw the blushing face and suddenly hot cheeks, and heard Wanyan Yong's thunderous anger, and the prince's majesty suddenly appeared.
"Tell me, where have you been? If you don't tell the truth, you will be dragged out immediately and beaten to death with sticks!"
"Your Majesty!" Ming Lu knelt down on the cold ground.
"And you guys, if you don't tell the truth, we'll all be beaten to death!"
The scene was chaotic for a while. I could only see the maids and waiters kneeling down in rows, chanting words of begging for mercy, and banging their foreheads loudly.
, noisy.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to spare your life. Sister Minglu never went to the General's Mansion. Instead, she sent someone to kidnap Miss Cuihe!" A little maid crawled forward and bowed her face.
"What, is it her? Please tell me carefully, where is Cui He now?"
The maid was so timid that she didn't dare to say a word.
"You don't need to be afraid of anything. You told the truth in front of the king!" She said softly but firmly.
He just saw Ming Lu kowtowing to the ground, with hatred in her eyes and gnashing of teeth as if she wanted to eat the little maid alive.
"Your Majesty, I only know that Miss Cuihe was tied up and sent to a dilapidated courtyard in the south of the city. It was the only courtyard in the birch forest."
"Come on, take me there immediately."
Qingya's eyes became more and more rosy, and she quickly straightened her skirt and ran out with a little pity.
Her footsteps were hurried, and the sound of her exquisite ring gradually faded away. In front of the hall, Wan Yanyong was the only one with a serious face, quietly walking next to Ming Lu.
"Keep an eye on her and wait for her to be punished!"
"Xuan'er..."
"Your Majesty, go ahead! I'll guard these people here!"
Mingxuan stood affectionately in front of the hall, smiled at her husband, watched him calmly, relaxed his brows, and then hurriedly disappeared under the eaves.
In the birch forest in the south of the city, there are criss-cross paths and stones. In this lonely season, the giant trees only raise their dead branches to the bright moon, and only a dry patch of grass is left around. The night carriage pulled by the plain shed speeds past slowly on the black soil and gravel road. There are ancient bells tied in front of the carriage rails. As they run, the chimes sound slowly disappear.
"Not here yet?" She was still uneasy.
The coachman and the maid who led the way were sitting together, riding a horse and driving past at high speed. The sound of horse hooves could be faintly heard behind the carriage.
It was Wanyan Yong's majestic figure walking through the forest, riding a horse, guarding the rear, sometimes stopping to look, sometimes riding the horse at full speed.
"Cuihe will be fine! Girl, don't worry," Xiyi hugged her thick fur collar.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, he rolled up the curtain and looked along the long road. The man in black robe, his majestic figure was looming under the hazy night. Such a heroic and brave posture, He looks like a battle-hardened veteran.
"The king has been following us!" Xiyi pursed her lips and pressed them to her ears.
