The imperial power changes and the conspiracy is revealed. How can there be an end to the tyranny for many years? The battle for the throne between the seventh prince, King Li, and the eleventh prince, King Xuan, took more than a hundred lives in the Prime Minister's Mansion as a stepping stone! Rivers of blood flowed, and the sky was filled with innocent souls!
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"Sister Wan Yu, I'm sorry, please give me a few years, and then I will welcome your whole family back! Wait for me!"
This is what King Xuan Zhao Changsu said to his fiancée Lin Wanyu.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Wanyu was trapped in shackles and embarked on the journey to the place of exile.
"Snapped--"
The accompanying officials held long whips and whipped the prisoners who were walking lazily and mercilessly. Along with the unbearable insults, Lin Wanyu felt the smell of blood lingering on the tip of her nose.
Xu Shi Lin Wanyu's eyes were too compassionate and sad, causing the official to spit at her viciously: "You are just a traitor, and sparing your life is an extrajudicial mercy. If you don't know what to do and seek death, this whip in my hand can do it." I’ll help you!”
After saying that, he made a move to beat him up, but Lin Wanyu surprisingly showed no fear at all.
She, the loyal soul of the Lin family, all died on the execution ground in Shengjing. As the only daughter of the Lin family, she was also the fiancée of the eleventh prince. Although she saved her life, she could not avoid the crime of exile.
"If you are going to die, why be afraid of death."
It had been too long since she had eaten or drank properly. Lin Wanyu felt that the words she yelled with all her strength were not as loud as the sound of a mosquito to others!
"Hmph, if you know what's going on, you can still save your life if you keep going! Let's go!"
The official looked at Lin Wanyu's crumbling body, with a look of greed in his eyes: It would be a pity to destroy such a good appearance. Tsk tsk, after all, she is a noblewoman in the capital, and she is also a beauty even though she is down and out. Since she has been exiled, why not...
Lin Wanyu didn't know where the final destination of exile was, and she didn't want to know, because to her, what levels of hell were there?
all the same.
Zhao Changsu's comforting words were like coaxing a child, who could believe it?
In exile, in addition to being poorly fed and poorly clothed, they were also shackled around their necks, their hands were chained, and their ankles were shackled. They walked dozens of miles every day, and they were no different than animals.
In just a few days, Lin Wanyu felt as if she had died several times. Every time she was so tired that she would roll her eyes, the sound of whips and the screams of people could bring her consciousness back.
Sometimes she would also wonder, if she died on this road, would she be closer to her family members who died in Kyoto?
But God did not follow people's wishes. Even though the environment had become so difficult, Lin Wanyu could continue walking half-dead.
Maybe it was the tenacity of life, or maybe it was the overwhelming hatred in her heart that was supporting her.
She hates Zhao Changsu! She hates imperial power! She hated herself even more, why she didn't go to the execution ground with her father and brothers, why she was the only one who survived...
When she could catch her breath, she was not like others, either lying down to rest or begging the officials for food and drink.
She just sat, calmly, like a soulless shell.
The tears had already dried up when I heard the bad news, and when I met Zhao Changsu for the last time and heard him say such ridiculous words.
As night fell, we walked slowly today and were unable to enter the city, so we had to camp in the wild. The prisoners could only huddle together and rest in the open air.
Lin Wanyu cooperated very well along the way and didn't take things seriously, so she rarely got whipped. However, her ragged clothes couldn't hide her aristocratic temperament.
Others with injuries could not receive timely treatment and exuded a more or less unpleasant smell. Even though Lin Yunyu grew up in a good environment, she instinctively stayed away from the uncomfortable smell and found a new way even if she was discouraged. A tree stump, leaning against it to rest alone.
Seeing that Lin Wanyu was alone again, the two officials not far away looked at each other slyly and left.
In the middle of the night, Lin Wanyu slept very uneasily.
In the dream, the sky was filled with blood-red red and wailing wails.
The voice was very familiar. It was a domestic slave who had grown up with her in the mansion. She was a lively person who could run, jump and laugh a while ago.
Now, it's gone, it's all gone.
The pain was so deep and fierce that it directly caused Lin Wanyu's body to twitch reflexively and wake up.
The coolness outside the night was a bit biting on the body. Lin Wanyu leaned against the tree and looked at the black sky with a dull expression.
Suddenly there was a movement behind him, and then he heard something like "Hurry up!", then he felt a pain in his neck and lost consciousness.
When Zhao Changsu arrived, two officials responsible for transporting prisoners were touching Lin Wanyu, who had fainted.
Seeing that he was about to pull off her belt, his blood immediately surged up, and he rushed forward fiercely, tore the two people apart and threw them aside.
We haven’t seen each other for just a few days, and the once delicate girl is now gray and gray. If you touch her face, you will see that she has lost a lot of weight! His heart twitched in distress.
But now there is no room for him to waste time. You must know that his seventh emperor brother has ascended the throne. In order to save his life and the life of his mother and concubine, his eleventh prince has invited himself to go to the north.
Now he sneaked out halfway, just to see the girl in his heart again.
"Master, the corpse has been brought." Zhao Changsu's men brought over a corpse that looked similar to Lin Wanyu.
"Okay, change the shackles." Zhao Changsu directed his men to quickly change the people, while he carefully picked up Lin Wanyu and left.
On the carriage, Zhao Changsu wiped the dirt on Lin Wanyu's face and hands like a treasure.
He was glad that she was not whipped. He heard that many exiled prisoners would be beaten to death and starved to death on the road, so he rushed here in such a hurry.
"Master, I have already told you that they will add the second lady's name to the death list in two days."
"Okay, let's go!"
Zhao Changsu issued the order, but his subordinates looked embarrassed: "Master, the second lady is too delicate to be taken to the north! Why not just listen to the empress's arrangement and send the second lady to Qiantang in the south of the Yangtze River."
Just as Zhao Changsu was about to refute, the female guard Yuyan on the side also echoed:
"Yes, Master, we are going to the north this time. The future is unknown and full of dangers. The second young lady is delicate and expensive. I'm afraid she won't be able to save her life. Fortunately, she has faked her death now. It's better to just listen to the empress and send her to the Lu family in Qiantang. At least they are safe and wealthy." Yuyan knew Lin Wanyu's position in her little master's heart, so she couldn't tolerate them spending time together, going to the north to see each other every day, and be romantic and happy.
But what Zhao Changsu was thinking about was that if he took Lin Wanyu with him on this trip, not to mention the danger, if the new emperor found out that the Lin family was not dead yet, he would probably kill him again! To put it bluntly, continuing to be exiled or going to the north is a dead end for Lin Wanyu.
In this way, Zhao Changsu had to let go no matter how reluctant he was.
However, before leaving, Zhao Changsu wanted Lin Wanyu to open her eyes and look at him, but he was afraid of meeting her resentful eyes.
After all, it was his eleventh prince, King Xuan Zhao Changsu, who ordered the execution of more than a hundred members of the Lin family.
What he didn't expect was that Li Wang Zhao Changyu had already gathered most of the court, and had also received the late emperor's final message from the eunuch who was a close servant of the late emperor.
It can be said that the overall situation has been decided, and Zhao Changsu, who lost the battle, will also face a dead end.
But he didn't believe in fate, so he united with the remaining high-ranking officials in the court, and after some operations, Zhao Changyu gave Zhao Changsu a chance to come back to life, that is, to kill the Lin family!
As a wealthy family in Shengjing, the Lin family holds the position of Prime Minister, but in fact, a few generations above her, she was a founding hero! His reputation among the people in the court is extremely high!
But he is the biggest leader who opposes Zhao Changyu's ascension!
Haha, didn't he just fall in love with that coward Zhao Changsu and want to marry off his most precious daughter? Then he would ask Prime Minister Lin's favorite Zhao Changsu to kill all the Lin family with his own hands!
In order to survive, Zhao Changsu only thought about it for half the night, and under the moonlight that was about to dawn, he entered the palace and accepted the job. He only hoped that he could stay away from Shengjing and save Lin Yuyu's life.
To show his sincerity, his biological mother, Concubine Rong, is willing to stay in the palace for the rest of her life.
Seeing Zhao Changsu lying on the ground like a dead dog, Zhao Changyu felt particularly happy!
As soon as he was in a good mood, he agreed to Zhao Changsu's request. Isn’t it just a woman’s life? He, the new emperor, can afford charity!
Zhao Changsu stayed with Lin Wanyu for half an hour. Seeing that she still didn't wake up, he could only reluctantly leave.
"Yu Yan, you accompany sister Wan Yu south. Remember, in the Lu family, she is a concubine born from an outside wife. You must protect her closely!"
He gave the last order, took out a fine mutton-fat white jade bracelet from his arms, and gently put it on Lin Wanyu's wrist.
"This is the hairpin gift that Brother Lin asked me to find for you..." Zhao Changsu knew that he had caused indelible pain to Lin Wanyu, and he didn't want to. It was just that the current situation forced him to survive in order to plan for the future.
"Feel sorry……"
Enduring the pain in his heart, Zhao Changsu gently kissed Lin Wanyu's cheek and left without looking back.
After this separation, we may not be able to see each other for several years. I just hope that she can grow up healthily and safely in the Lu family and wait for his return!
After watching Zhao Changsu go, Yuyan, who was left alone, looked livid and regretful.
Why did she try to persuade Zhao Changsu just now? If not, she could follow the prince to the north! If you get along day and night for several years, even if you can't be a concubine, you will definitely be fine as a concubine!
But now I have to accompany Lin Wanyu, a lost dog, to Qiantang! What bad luck.
But then I thought about it, it was Concubine Rong who arranged for Lin Wanyu to go to the Lu family. If she didn't dissuade the prince from taking Lin Wanyu away, Concubine Rong would not let her off lightly.
Forget it, in the final analysis, his master is still the empress, and the empress is King Xuan's biological mother, so it is more important to please her. In the future, if the empress can make the decision and she becomes King Xuan's favorite concubine, it will be a life of glory and wealth.
Alas, Zuo is just escorting a weak woman at the moment. For Yu Yan, who has practiced martial arts all year round, it is a trivial matter!
After thinking about this, Yuyan put away her resentful expression and pretended to be kind to help the unconscious Lin Wanyu take off her prison uniform and put on plain and clean clothes.
Wiping off the dust and dirt on her face, Lin Wanyu's appearance was revealed. Her facial features were exquisite, elegant and quiet, and her temperament was unmatched by a rough woman like Yu Yan who came from the bottom.
Seeing this, Yu Yan was envious and jealous. Finally, she snorted coldly and took the white jade bracelet from her hand.
