In early spring, in February, the winter snow in Qishan Mountain had not yet melted, and a sudden heavy rain rolled up fog, snow, and mud.
The linden trees in the forest were covered with white, and the wind and rain fell wildly. A crazy horse broke in with a man on its back and tore apart the silence in the snow.
Song Tangning was still immersed in the thought of having her throat cut out. She was suffocating with all her strength and couldn't break free. In the next moment, her whole body was directly thrown away.
The bridle rope cut his finger, and he fell heavily into the snowdrift. Before he could react, he rolled all the way and fell.
"call!--"
My calves hit the rocks hard, and the wind blew in my ears.
Song Tangning almost fainted from the pain.
She waved her hands and dug into the nearest rocks. Her arm was scraped with long blood stains by the stone wall. After her body hit the weeds on the slope and was knocked hard several times, she was able to cling to the crack in the stone to stabilize her body.
Tang Ning gasped for air, the suffocation caused by his neck being twisted before death was mixed with the bone-piercing pain all over his body, and he looked blankly at the broken branches high up.
Below me is the vast snow forest, and in the distance there is the faint whine of horses.
here it is……
Qishan?
She actually came back.
Back when I was fifteen years old, I was accidentally disfigured under Lingyun Temple.
This year, the concubine Song Shulan had just entered the house, and her miserable life experience made her brother favor her and pity her.
As soon as Song Shulan shed tears, her cousin who had loved her since childhood and her childhood sweetheart fiancé held her in his hands.
Just because she had a dispute with Song Shulan, the three people who were her closest relatives abandoned her in an uninhabited forest, causing her to fall off a snow cliff, breaking her legs and disfiguring her face.
The cold rain hit his face in patter, and blood rolled into his eyes, which stung his pupils.
Song Tangning gritted his teeth and tried to climb up, but he slid down as soon as his body moved.
She was filled with despair.
I just came back, am I going to die again...
"It seemed like the sound was coming from here just now. Hey, there's a horse here... Master, do you want to take a look?"
"Looking at dead people?"
"...Yes, if you fall from such a high place, you would probably die early..."
Song Tangning listened to the vague sound on the slope as if it was about to go away. Regardless of the surprise and daze of rebirth, she grabbed the rocks under her hands and screamed: "Is there someone up there? Help! Help me!!"
It was quiet for a moment, and soon a head popped out.
"Ah, this life is really big, and you are still alive?"
Song Tangning couldn't see clearly who was on top through the rain curtain, she could only see the raincoat on him.
She quickly begged: "Soldier, I am the second young lady of the Duke of Song Dynasty, Princess Cheng is my aunt, and my uncle is Song Hong, the minister of Zhongshu. Please save me, strong man, and there will be a generous reward in my house."
When she opened her mouth, rainwater mixed with blood flowed into her mouth, choking and shaking her body.
The person above was surprised: "Master, she is the young lady of the Duke of Song Dynasty."
"A member of the Song family?"
The man's voice from before was like the tap of jade, "Bring it up."
"yes."
The man on the slope jumped down at his command, and the loose gravel fell straight down due to him.
Song Tangning was so frightened that she hurriedly closed her eyes, shook her hands and screamed when she fell down. When someone grabbed her hard, she picked her up, turned around, and jumped up.
The man's Qinggong was extremely good, and he was at the right place in an instant. When he was standing firmly in the snow forest and convinced that he was saved, Song Tangning's knees went weak and he knelt down on the ground.
There was blood on her eye membranes, and everything in front of her eyes was bright red. She raised her head and said to the carriage in front of her: "Thank you brave man for saving me..."
"A strong man?"
The walls are carved with copper and red wood, and the windows have support hands protruding from them.
Song Tangning saw that the curtain was lifted to reveal the sharp side of the eyebrows and temples, the side face of Ya'an Qingjun, the pupils shrank sharply and the expression was dull.
The blood-red sky, the blood-red earth, the blood-red carriages.
besides.
Xiao Yan…
Song Tangning's face instantly turned pale. She never thought that the person who saved her would be Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan was originally a chamberlain and the head of the eunuchs in the palace. Because of Emperor An's favor, he was in charge of the military and horse power in the capital. He held the black-armored guard in his hand, who was feared by everyone, and was dedicated to eradicating those who harbor dissidents in the court for Emperor An.
Those who are targeted by him will never end well, and the number of those who die in his hands is unknown.
Everyone in the court regarded him as a treacherous eunuch, but his power was so overwhelming that even the royal family and dignitaries had to bow their heads and call out "Master Xiao" when they saw him.
Xiao Yan was cold and cruel, with vicious methods, and had no relatives or connections. However, in the last life, he became the biggest supporter of her sister Song Shulan, who was born as a foreigner.
Song Tangning looked pale and hung her head, thinking of the years when she was imprisoned by the Song family and the things she occasionally heard from her guards.
They said that Governor Xiao recognized Song Shulan as his adopted sister.
They said that Governor Xiao took good care of this sister.
With Xiao Yan intimidated, no one dared to look down on Song Shulan.
Everyone in the capital held Song Shulan in high esteem because of her status. Even though this outsider was only known as a concubine, she lived a more noble life than a princess.
Song Tangning will always remember that after she fell off a cliff on Qishan Mountain and ruined her face, she was trapped in the house by the Song family for many years because of her "jealousy" for Song Shulan. However, Song Shulan married her childhood sweetheart Lu Zhinian, who had been engaged to her for many years.
On the day of their wedding, she managed to escape during the chaos, but bumped into Xiao Yan standing in front of her brother Song Jinxiu, wearing a crane cloak.
"Who is she?" Xiao Yan looked indifferent.
Her eldest brother Song Jinxiu looked disgusted: "The lunatic in the mansion has disturbed the governor."
"Since he's a madman, he should be taken care of."
With just one word, she was forcibly taken back.
That night she was strangled to death in the house. Before she died, she only heard the gloomy voice of the man behind her:
"Who asked you to disturb people you shouldn't disturb?"
…
Bai Ling's neck-breaking suffocation made her breathe quickly, and she seemed to see herself tilting her head and widening her eyes, refusing to close her eyes.
Song Tangning wanted to retreat in panic, but unexpectedly bumped into Cang Lang's leg.
Seeing that the little girl was pale from the cold, Canglang picked up the umbrella and tilted it toward her: "Is Miss Song okay? It's raining so heavily and this place is so remote and difficult to travel. Why did Miss Song come here alone?" "
Song Tangning lowered his eyes to hide his panic: "I didn't come alone. I went to Lingyun Temple with my brother to offer incense."
"Shang Xiang?" Canglang was surprised, "This place is far from Lingyun Temple."
Song Tangning was afraid of Xiao Yan, and didn't know if he and Song Shulan were already involved at this time.
She didn't dare to mention Song Shulan's fault, so she worded her words carefully: "My brother and others returned to Beijing in an emergency and asked me to stay in the temple to pick me up later. It was because I followed him out willfully that I lost my way..."
"lie."
The person on the carriage said coldly, "There are official ways to go up the incense, and there are also ways to go down the mountain. The girls from the Duke's palace travel with a group of servants. Even if they leave the temple willfully, they will never get here alone on a horse."
"I..." Tang Ning winced.
"Who sent you here?"
Everyone in the capital knew that he would go to Qishan Mountain to worship every year on this day. This woman said she was going to Lingyun Temple, but she took the path he took up and down the mountain.
He has recently been investigating some past events, which are related to the interests of several major families in Beijing, and he has also touched the sore feet of many people.
He had been at war with those people for many years, and there were many who jumped over the wall to kill him.
Who had discovered his whereabouts and came here under the guise of a girl from the Song family, hoping to get close to him?
Xiao Yan's eyes were cold: "I'll do it honestly and leave the whole body."
Song Tangning suddenly panicked: "I am really the daughter of the Song family. I didn't lie to you. I just got lost and got here..."
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and looked at the frightened little girl on the ground.
His young and tender face was covered with scratches, and his almond-shaped eyes were red with blood when he cried. He curled up into a ball like a wounded animal, but he showed no mercy, "Kill."
"You little white-eyed wolf, want to harm my master?"
Cang Lang, who looked concerned just now, grabbed her neck.
The fear of being strangled at the moment hit her heart. Song Tangning reached out and grabbed the shaft of the car and threw herself to the ground: "Lord Governor, spare your life!"
"oh?"
The carriage driver seemed to be sneering, Xiao Yan was condescending, "Aren't you pretending not to know the governor?"
Although it was just a light word, Tang Ning felt that he would be ripped off in the next moment: "I didn't intend to deceive the governor, but I just didn't recognize you at first..."
"I recognize it now."
"I…"
Song Tangning's scalp felt numb.
Xiao Yan chuckled: "Why, are you afraid of this governor?"
He lost his anger and looked like a man with a good temper, but Tang Ning's throat tightened: "No, I just heard that the governor likes to be quiet."
"Where did that fallacy come from?"
Xiao Yan seemed to have heard something interesting. He leaned against the window and raised his thin lips.
"The Governor likes excitement the most, especially when skinning people alive, the tumbling flesh and blood mixed with the screams for mercy, is extremely pleasant to the ear. The skin is peeled off from the top of the head, and it is very beautiful."
"..."
Seeing that her blood was completely gone, Xiao Yan sighed, his eyebrows suddenly turned cold.
"Throw her down."
