Pei Shuxue was slightly startled. She looked down at her bright red wedding dress and remembered that today was her big day. The incident happened suddenly, and there was no joy in escaping from death.
Pei Shuxue pulled a smile from the corner of his mouth, which was extremely bitter.
"Okay, let's go, see you in Luo City."
Governor Pei said no more and gave Jiang Yun a look. Jiang Yun quickly pulled the two ladies into the carriage.
No matter how hard the two of them struggled, it was to no avail.
"drive."
With the sound of horse hooves, the carriage started running.
"Daddy!"
Pei Yubing opened the curtain and looked at his father's tall body, getting further and further away, and his vision gradually blurred until he could no longer see it.
…
The scene changes. Market entrance.
Pei Yubing saw two Nanman soldiers escorting a man out.
"Dad!" Pei Yubing was shocked.
She wanted to step forward, but found that she couldn't move at all.
I saw my father's mouth was gagged with a cloth, and he could only make a "wow" sound. His face was in pain, and he could hardly stand. He received a sharp kick on his knee, and he knelt in front of the Nanman.
Pei Yubing's heart ached violently when he saw his father being tortured, with bloody marks on his hands and shoulders being strangled with rough hemp ropes.
"kill him!"
"kill him!"
The harsh three words echoed in her ears, deafening.
The southern barbarians raised their swords high and shouted mightily, as if they were dominating the world.
don't want! don't want! Pei Yubing shouted thousands of times in his heart, but no one could hear him.
It was as if no one or thing around her could see or hear her.
I saw that the long knife flashed and faced the Governor Pei who was kneeling in front of him. From top to bottom, he made a strong force from the back, abdomen and front of the chest. The long knife pierced the chest and blood poured out.
Prefect Pei slowly fell down, his eyes fixed on Pei Yubing's face, despair, regret, unwillingness... Until his death, he could not say the last words to his daughter.
It wasn't until his father made no movement that Pei Yubing recovered from the shock, with tears already bursting from his face.
She seemed to want to use all her strength to break free from the invisible shackles, run, shout, and go to her father at all costs.
However, it can't be done.
She looked at her father's body and couldn't say a word except crying.
…
"Ah! Daddy!"
Pei Yubing yelled and woke up suddenly, with tears covering his cheeks.
"Having a nightmare?"
Pei Yubing raised his eyes and saw Pei Shuxue looking at him with a dark expression.
She nodded, "I dreamed about daddy."
so far so good.
Fortunately, the subsequent scene of his father falling to the ground was just a dream.
Pei Shuxue nodded as if she had guessed it.
"I don't know how dad is doing. In less than a day, we will arrive in Luo City, and we don't know when we will be able to meet up with dad." Pei Yubing wiped the wet corners of his eyes, and wiped away the pain caused by nightmares on his forehead with a handkerchief. Dense stains of sweat.
"Let nature take its course. We have no choice. I believe dad will be fine." Pei Shuxue said with relief.
She didn't know where her father was now, or whether he was safe and healthy. All they could do was to save their lives until the clouds cleared and the moon came out.
Pei Yubing stopped talking. She breathed in the fresh air outside the carriage, trying to calm down the tension caused by the nightmare.
On the other side, Yikun Palace.
The queen was standing in front of the courtyard, looking at the delicate flowers and meditating.
Through these flowers, she seemed to see Concubine Jing's face, and recalled the scenes she had seen.
Her husband, the current Holy Emperor, was sitting opposite a woman, his eyes burning and tender.
That extremely gentle smile stung her eyes.
It turns out that this man has such a gentle side.
After being married to him for so many years, she had never seen him before, and that man had never given her any warmth.
He will remember every hobby of that woman, like it or not.
The eyes he looked at each other were gentle and caring.
He said she was his wife in name only.
But he gave himself the coldest look, which was completely opposite to the soft look he gave that person.
After so many years, he still misses that woman.
She always thought that one day, he would see her goodness, be moved by her sincerity, and recognize her as a wife, not just a queen.
However, at this moment, she felt like a clown who had been slapped hard.
Concubine Jing, Concubine Jing...
She was so full of anger that she could only repeat these two words at this moment.
The man was dead, but he still refused to let her go.
She really wanted to rush to the emperor and ask him loudly why he couldn't give her a look and why he was so indifferent to her.
Madness only existed for a moment, and she knew that she did not have the courage.
Who made her husband the current saint?
She doesn't even have the right to lose her temper.
"Mother, it's windy outside."
As he spoke, a cloak covered his body.
"Mommy, tell me, am I getting old?"
"Your Majesty, your thoughts are crazy again."
"Really? If not, why hasn't he come to see me for so long?"
Every word was filled with sighs.
"The emperor is busy with government affairs, and the empress knows that. The emperor puts all his thoughts on the affairs of the government."
"Humph!" the queen laughed at herself, "I thought that after getting rid of that woman, the emperor would see me, but I didn't expect that after so many years, nothing has changed."
"My dear, the walls have ears, so you'd better be careful." Mammy looked around and signaled.
"What are you afraid of?" the queen sneered, not caring at all, "This is Yikun Palace, I am the queen, my natal family has great power, and I have a lot of power. What is there to be afraid of? I just want to get rid of it. Some people are thorns in the flesh, but there is still little blood on my hands?" As she said that, she slowly raised her hand and took a look, feeling very satisfied.
"It's a pity that I have been intrigued all my life, but I still haven't gotten a look from him."
"My dear, you are a woman and you must know how to use your own advantages to retain a man."
The queen was slightly startled and looked at her mother meaningfully.
"Advantage? I have been in this deep palace for many years, and I am no longer a little girl with just hair. Look at this palace, every official lady sent to the palace every year is not a pretty girl. Not to mention the emperor, just Even if I look at it, I would like to pinch them in the face." As he spoke, his eyes shrank and his tone was harsh.
"My dear, I can't say that, but you have something in your hand that those people can't compare to."
The queen raised her eyebrows.
"His Royal Highness the eldest prince! Madam, the eldest prince has grown up, and it won't be long before there will be a battle for the crown prince. If you want to firmly hold on to the position of prince, your Majesty, you still have to take the initiative."
"I am the queen, and my son will naturally be the prince in the future."
"But the eldest prince's heart is not in government affairs, and it's not like the empress doesn't know."
At this point, the Queen became angry again.
Her son has a kind-hearted personality and has never wanted to compete with others. He endures everything silently and remains indifferent.
