Rebirth of the Dizi Wushuang

: "Yes, ma'am."

Jiang Bing watched him go, put the book in his hand on the table beside him, stood up with the help of the maid on the side, lowered his body and sat down at the half-set table that was still serving food at the moment, turned sideways After drying his hands in the golden basin, he whispered to the two waiters who were already standing beside him, ready to serve him a meal.

"Han'er, bring the food that my mother brought to me when my mother came here yesterday."

Just yesterday when Jiang Bing received grace, Mrs. Mu was able to visit him before entering the palace. He was so happy to hear that he had been sitting in the palace for a while that he wiped away his tears. Ice to taste.Not long after Jiang Bing sat in the palace, he began to like to eat strong food. He tasted something yesterday and liked it very much. Although he was embarrassed to eat it in front of Ye Xu, but now that His Majesty the Emperor is not here, he can't help but be greedy. of.

Han'er knew what he was thinking, pursed her lips and smiled, with a bit of narrow expression on her face: "Yes, ma'am."

Jiang Bing looked at the colorful dishes on the table, and stared at the ivory inlaid gold chopsticks in front of him with his arms outstretched. He waited for a long time until Han'er came back with a little maid, and a trace of doubt could not help but flash in his eyes.

"Why did it take so long? Didn't all the things my mother brought yesterday stay in the palace?"

Han'er walked up to him, and while lowering his body to give him some vegetables, he explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this is what His Majesty ordered. Your Majesty has just sat in the palace and her body is sensitive. No matter where the food comes from, just to be safe You have to go through the imperial dining room and the imperial pharmacy, His Majesty is very concerned about your empress these days, we slaves dare not slack off."

When Jiang Bing heard this, his face turned slightly red. Unexpectedly, this was the reason, and he immediately reprimanded in a low voice: "Han'er!"

Han'er knew that his face was shy, but he should be very happy in his heart. The sly smile on his face remained undiminished. He picked up the silver needle placed on the side, lowered himself down and tried it first, and saw that the silver needle was not black, then picked it up. Looking at the silver chopsticks on the side, he picked up the small dishes that had just been served, and tasted them one by one, and said with a low laugh: "Although the empress wants to eat, the imperial dining room has passed, but Han'er wants to taste it first, please wait a little bit, the empress."

Before the words finished, Han'er's expression changed slightly after he had tasted those small dishes, and he finally swallowed the dishes in his mouth, and muttered with a strange expression: "Young lady... this thing is so sour..."

Jiang Bing was still a little worried at first, but he laughed when he teased him so much. Seeing his expression changing, he raised his hand and poked his forehead: "I told you to eat first, I don't care if it makes me sour."

Before his hands left the foreheads of the two waiters, the face of the person who was originally sly changed suddenly. The originally delicate and lovely face turned pale instantly, and then he fell to his knees, his lips drooping, his head trembling all over Seeing his appearance, Jiang Bing was startled, and quickly lowered down and grabbed his wrist, asking repeatedly.

"Han'er? What's wrong?"

Little Shuang waiter resisted the pain and raised his head, his face was pale and bloody, pointing to the few dishes, he said intermittently: "Your Majesty...you can't eat...the inside... ..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Bing saw his body go limp, and his whole body was paralyzed on the ground, the blood dripped from the corner of his lips, and his breath

He was also weak, and hurriedly shouted for someone to call the imperial doctor.

When the imperial doctor came, after half an hour of diagnosis and treatment, he said that he was all right, he let out a long sigh of relief, and was not in the mood to eat lunch anymore. Looking at the dishes that I just tasted yesterday, I felt that my fingers were trembling so badly that I couldn't make a fist no matter what.

"What? Someone dares to poison the food in Yutao Palace?!"

Less than a stick of incense after the incident, the people who were discussing in the Hall of Mental Cultivation already knew about it. With a sudden change in expression, they stood up and slapped the case, their eyes flashed coldly, and they turned back to the dark place and asked in a deep voice: "Where is the imperial concubine? Have you been poisoned?"

Before he finished speaking, the figure in the darkness knelt down on his knees again, and quickly reported: "Return to Your Majesty, the empress is safe and sound, it's because the subordinates are not good at work. Only Han'er's double servants in the Jade Peach Palace have brought it up." This is a small dish, and this is the misfortune for the empress, just detoxified, and now there is nothing wrong."

"Give me a thorough investigation!" Ye Xu stepped down the steps and clenched his slender fingers. Even if he lowered his eyes in the sun, he still couldn't hide the hostility on his body. In the middle, does the double attendant named Han'er always test the poison for the noble concubine?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that is exactly the case."

Hearing the affirmative answer, the man in the dragon robe snorted, and his words were a little more mocking: "If the poisonous food is deliberately let the two servants who test the poison eat first, the palace will think that the noble concubine escaped the poison." Jie, and then relax the vigilance...Concubine Yao is using more and more means, I have already said it many times in the open and in the dark, he really doesn't take me seriously!"

"Your Majesty, then..."

"After this time, he won't let go easily. You are lying in ambush around the Jade Peach Palace. You must find clues in the next few days!" Under the sunlight, the icy luster glowed like jade, "If you can't make up for it, you don't have to appear in front of me in the future!"

The man in the darkness lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Your subordinate obeys the order!"

Because of the poisoning incident, the food Jiang Bing used in the next few days was checked and checked by the people in the imperial dining room and Yutao Palace before they could be served on the table of Yutao Palace. For this reason, the usual meals are even less used.

It was late autumn, and the sun was shining for a few days, and the green chrysanthemums and purple chrysanthemums in the imperial garden were also blooming, and there were many concubines who went to enjoy the flowers.

After lunch alone, Jiang Bing got up and let a few young maids follow him. He thought he would also go to see the blooming chrysanthemums, so he walked a few steps towards the imperial garden, but before he stepped onto the pure chrysanthemum A black figure suddenly flashed in front of the white stone slab, his heart skipped a beat in fright, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.

When I looked closely, I realized that it was a man in black clothes. When I looked more carefully, I found that this man was not as strong as ordinary men, and his Adam's apple was not obvious. The empress was shocked."

Jiang Bing looked at him for a while, finally calmed down the panic just now, and asked tentatively, "You...are you the hidden guard of His Majesty's subordinate?"

Seeing him nodding, Jiang Bing breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression softened: "Come to see me, but what's the matter, Your Majesty?"

"Back to your mother, this subordinate is here for your mother." The man in black who was half kneeling on the stone slab did not look up, but put a transparent glass bead on both hands, and explained in a low voice, "If your mother walks a few more steps , will accidentally step on this inconspicuous thing, and when the empress is shaken by it, the palace servants serving the empress will definitely push the empress down, and the subordinates dare not take this risk, so they stop the empress in advance."

Hearing this suddenly, Jiang Bing was taken aback for a moment, and looked down at the glass bead, unable to understand the meaning of his words for a while: "You...what did you say?"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a gust of wind beside him, and when he turned his head to look, he happened to see a palace maid who couldn't hide her panic being grabbed by the arm by another man in black, twisting her arms and quickly dragging her away from him. Forced to be pressed to the ground, Huarong was so frightened that she turned pale and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please spare me! Is this slave... woo woo..."

Before she finished speaking, Jiang Bing saw the man in black knock her out and quickly disappeared in place.

No matter how stupid a person is, he will feel that something is wrong at this time.

Jiang Bing blinked his eyes, was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "You want to arrest her, is it His Majesty's order?"

"Your Majesty ordered his subordinates to protect the empress, and his subordinates dare not slack off."

Hearing this, Jiang Bing clenched his fingers tucked into his sleeves lightly, as if he understood something in his heart: "The person who poisoned Xiaocai the day before yesterday and wants to kill me today... can't be just a palace attendant."

After saying this, he looked at the man in black who was hesitating and bowed his head, not knowing what to say, and suddenly asked in a low voice: "This palace is the highest-ranking concubine in this palace, and there is no need to sit in the palace." Son, ordinary noble concubines and nobles do not have the support of their mothers, and their status is not as noble as this palace, so they dare not do anything to me, so you don't have to hide it from me, are you... Concubine Yao?"

The man in black still didn't answer.

Jiang Bing stared at him for a while, and finally nodded slowly.

"It really is him."

The man in black didn't expect him to guess it right away, and he raised his hand and replied: "Your Majesty has placed Concubine Yao under house arrest in Xianyao Palace, please rest assured.

Jiang Bing walked slowly to the corridor, letting the bright sunlight illuminate his pale and thin cheeks because of sitting in the palace: "He expected it a long time ago, didn't he?"

After saying this, he didn't seem to want to hear the answer from the man in black.

It seemed that when he asked this sentence, he already knew the answer.

"I know." After an unknown amount of time, the man in green sighed, turned around and walked towards the way he came, "Go back to the palace."

Following behind him, the palace maid who saw this scene was feeling apprehensive, and she didn't dare to breathe in reply: "Yes, empress."

On the evening of that day, not long after the political affairs were dealt with, the young emperor dressed in white dragon-patterned uniform walked into the Jade Peach Palace. After a short rest, he leaned on the Luohan couch and played chess with Jiang Bing wrapped in a cloak. Halfway through, he suddenly raised his head slightly, looked at the person in front of him, and called out with a smile.

"Binger?"

When Jiang Bing was called by him, the chess piece in his hand fell on the board with a bang, and he quickly raised his hand to pick it up, lowering his eyes to hide his fleeting panic: "...Your Majesty."

Ye Xu looked down at him, scrutinized that somewhat pale face, and slender fingers brushed the warm skin on his cheeks: "You're always distracted today, what's wrong?"

Feeling the temperature of his fingers, Jiang Bing couldn't help raising his hand to hold that slender hand, with a bit of attachment in his expression: "I'm fine, it's just..."

Before he could finish his words, Ye Xu leaned close to him, his expression became more and more unclear as he approached, and he spoke in a low voice.

Yu: "Concubine Yao wants to see you."

Unexpectedly, he felt Jiang Bing's fingers tremble, Ye Xu stood up from the couch, sat down beside him and hugged him, lowered his head and stroked his soft forehead hair, and asked with a light smile: "Why? , I don’t say you’re not happy, you’re not happy even if I let you go?”

"Your Majesty, I'm not... not unhappy, but there's... something unspeakable..." Jiang Bing was silent for a long time, then slowly stretched out his hands to hug him back and forth, and murmured in a low voice, "Chen and Concubine Yao They are all His Majesty's concubines, although Concubine Yao is jealous of the minister's favor and hurts the minister's heart, but in the end the reason is because of His Majesty's favoritism, Concubine Yao is born noble, so it is inevitable that she will feel unhappy..."

"My favoritism?" Ye Xu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this sentence, and clenched his hand tightly with his fingers, his voice was low and confusing, "My heart is indeed partial...doesn't the noble concubine actually like my favoritism? "

"I don't mean that." Before he finished speaking, Jiang Bing had already wrestled away from his arms. Under the sunlight, his eyes showed the color of glass, but there was a bit of sadness in the depths. I don't know how happy I am to be partial, I can't give up Your Majesty to others, but I always feel selfish, and now when I encounter Concubine Yao, I don't know... I don't know what to do..."

"Don't think about these things."

Ye Xu stared at him for a while, the smile on his lips suddenly disappeared, as if remembering something, he softly kissed his eyes, his voice was almost sighing.

"Bing'er, I won't be drafting again in the future, and I will try my best to stay by your side only. When you give birth to a prince for me, I will educate him to be a prince, and let him stay away from the filth in the harem... I don't want to be a person like my father anymore, and I don't want your children to be the same as I was before, only suffering in forbearance and pain-waiting to make up for something important is just an excuse for myself That's all."

Jiang Bing felt the warmth in his eyes, and his butterfly-like eyelashes trembled. Thinking of the rumors in Kyoto that the twins turned into men on Ye Xu, he couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty..."

The person holding him didn't speak any more, just clenched his cold fingers.

Seven?

On the day when he walked into Xianyao Palace, the flowers in the imperial garden had lost all their petals. Jiang Bing silently walked past the shining white jade slab, and stood alone in front of the palace for a long time before being supported by Han'er. Pushing open the hall door, he walked slowly into the dark hall where no lamps were lit.

As soon as he walked into the hall, the faint sunlight behind him fell, illuminating the figure standing not far away in the darkness of the hall, with hair scattered on his temples and a figure in white clothes.

A deep and clear voice sounded in the empty hall. To Jiang Bing's surprise, there was no resentment or anger in that voice, but a calm and relieved voice.

"The noble concubine has come, and the guilty minister has greeted the noble concubine."

Jiang Bing glanced back at Han'er, and motioned him to go out for now. His gentle and delicate face was illuminated by the sunlight under the half-window frame, making him look more peaceful and calm. He stepped forward slowly and raised his hand and said, "Concubine Yao, you're welcome, please get up." stop."

When the man in white saw his face, his eyes changed a few times, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his lips. His voice was gentle and soft, but with a bit of gunpowder: "I heard that you are always known for your gentle and kind nature in the palace. Seeing it now, it's nothing more than that

already. "

When Jiang Bing came, he knew that he would not give him a good face, but he just wanted to let his heart live, and he was not surprised when he heard the words, but just raised his head and looked at him quietly: "Concubine Yao wants to say something, don't beat around the bush. "

"I was not imprisoned for harming you, do you believe it?"

The Zuo Xiang's twins, who had no makeup on their faces, and the Yao concubine Mu Yao, who is now under house arrest, heard a sad smile on her lips. She no longer turned her head to look at him, but walked past him and stood at the half-open window Looking down, there is no struggle in the distant eyes, but there is boundless depression and silence in the bottom of the eyes.

"I was imprisoned because I discovered the secret he had hidden for a long time and dared not let anyone know. I knew something I shouldn't know. I deserved to be trapped here, and I deserved to come to this point. Even you can't fight ..."

Jiang Bing's heart beat violently at what he said, and he vaguely sensed something. He slowly came back to his senses, looked at the cheek that was half illuminated by the sun, but half hidden in the darkness, and suppressed the pain in his heart. In a panic, he paused word by word and said, "What on earth do you want to say?"

What? "

"When I first entered the palace, I was like you, and I once stayed and flew with His Majesty. At that time, I was like you, thinking that I had won his heart, but who knew that kind of love was nothing more than just a love that could happen at any time. A dream that can be broken." The man standing by the window had a sarcasm smile on his lips, and his voice dragged on slowly, and when he turned to face Jiang Bing again, the calmness in those eyes suddenly followed the words Disappeared, leaving only endless ferocious resentment.

"Do you think His Majesty really likes you? No! You are wrong!"

Hearing these words, Jiang Bing looked at him standing a few steps away, staring at him with a terrifying expression, sighed lowly, his eyes were still clear and peaceful: "Could it be that you can know your majesty's heart? Does your majesty like it?" It doesn't matter whether the person in question is me or not, the most important thing is that a cruel and vicious person like you will never win His Majesty's heart!"

"I'm cruel, I'm vicious, hahaha..."

Hearing this, Mu Yao's expression suddenly became mournful again, and after a while, it became a little more disbelief. Instead of staring at Jiang Bing, who was close at hand, she raised her hand and stared at her own in a panic. After a while, he suddenly rushed towards Jiang Bing, as if he wanted to throw him down, but before his fingers could grab Jiang Bing's sleeve, a black shadow suddenly fell from the beam, dead. die

After holding him down, the only sound in the dark hall was his sharp and ear-piercing howls.

"I know you can't believe it! I don't want to believe it either! If I hadn't been persistent in wanting to prove that the person Your Majesty loves is me and not you, I wouldn't have known that secret! I wouldn't have come to this point now!"

"I probably shouldn't have come." Jiang Bing didn't listen to him any more, but slowly lowered his head, looking at the dark guard holding hands and feet and struggling constantly, his eyes were completely crazy and persistent, those clear eyes Finally, there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes, "As Your Majesty said, it was because I thought too much and did too much."

After finishing speaking, he raised his arm and gently touched his lower abdomen, with softness in his brows and eyes, turned around and walked towards the gate of the palace, his steps were firm and steady, without any hesitation.

"The Royal Study Room!"

Just when his footsteps were about to step out of the gate, the person who was pinned on the ground and struggled, but couldn't get out suddenly yelled three words, and at the same time, before the gate closed, he screamed the following words out.

"Under the imperial couch in the imperial study, there is a sandalwood box! I accidentally discovered that the box was unlocked, and there were twelve pictures of beauties inside. You are not His Majesty's sweetheart! The ones in the twelve pictures of beauties The beauty is His Majesty's sweetheart!"

The voice was deafening, Jiang Bing's whole body trembled, and he looked back subconsciously, but in the gradually closing door, only the lingering sound of that person remained, and the rest could not be seen.

A few days later, it was suddenly rumored in the palace that Concubine Yao had a sudden illness, and the martial law around Xianyao Palace forbids anyone to enter or leave. , and never saw Concubine Yao again.

The new year is approaching, and the palace is full of joy, especially the Jade Peach Palace is the residence of the noble concubine, and the empress's seal is temporarily handed over to the concubine Yu, and the emperor often comes here to rest. Not far from the palace, Youxiang Palace, Jiang Bing's original residence, was still busy.

It was getting late, dinner was over, Jiang Bing played chess with the emperor again, and he was a little absent-minded after not dropping a few pieces. Han'er, who was standing by the side, was sweating -- others don't know what, only he knows, since Two months ago, my master went to see Concubine Yao, and when he came back, as long as he stayed alone, he would always look like this with a blank expression but deep eyes. Han'er didn't quite know what happened that day, but couldn't stop Inexplicably worried, there was also a certain kind of premonition that could be called unknown in the bottom of my heart.

In fact, not only him, but the people sitting next to Jiang Bing also noticed it, but they didn't seem to care about it. They threw the chess pieces back into the chess box, tapped his forehead with warm fingertips, and asked with a smile: " Binger, what's wrong?"

Jiang Bing was suddenly poked in the forehead, and immediately recovered his senses and looked at the smiling Ye Xu, lowering his eyes to hide the complicated expression in his eyes, and his voice was still as low as before: "...the minister is fine. , just distracted..."

After hearing his answer, Ye Xu didn't have any other thoughts. He moved in his direction, hugged him in his arms, and looked up at the maids standing beside him: "You sit in the palace, The imperial doctor said that you will often feel tired, come here."

"His Majesty."

"Take the chessboard down first, remember to keep it as it is, and wait until tomorrow when I and the imperial concubine play again."

Jiang Bing looked at the two maids, who were about to move down the chessboard that hadn't played a few moves, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, for fear of disturbing his interest, he raised his hand and grabbed Ye Xu's sleeve, shaking his head Signaling himself is very good: "Your Majesty, I am not tired, I was really just distracted..."

"Okay, I know the imperial concubine is not tired, but I am." Ye Xu stared at him for a while, the corners of his lips curled even deeper, he hugged him and leaned against the soft pillow, half-closed his eyes and said softly, "Get up early and go to court early. , I approved another day's papers, I am a little tired, the noble concubine will accompany me

Take a break and come here. "

After hearing this reason, Jiang Bing didn't insist on them taking away the chessboard, and lay quietly in his arms, with his ear on his chest, as if he was listening to his heartbeat carefully, until the hot breath passed by. There was a gentle kiss next to his ear: "My Bing'er, you are the most caring."

The long eyelashes drooped down, and that jade-like cheek seemed to be able to glow a cold blue light in the semi-darkness. Ye Xu couldn't help but lowered his head and kissed again and again, until he gently kissed the shell-thin ear Suddenly, she opened her thin lips and whispered something to him.

Hearing these words, Jiang Bing, whose face was flushed by the gentle kiss, froze suddenly, and his glazed eyes stared fixedly at Ye Xu whose face was illuminated by the light, a little unbelievable He murmured, "Your Majesty, what did you say?"

"Is it because you really didn't hear clearly? Or did you hear clearly, but you couldn't speak anymore?" Ye Xu raised his hand and stroked the hair on his ear, then bowed his head and kissed him, then straightened up and slowed down. He said in a calm tone, "I have already considered it. Since there will be no drafts in the palace in the future, it stands to reason that you have the highest grade and the best background, and you are pregnant with my heir in the palace. You have a gentle temperament and I like it. What's wrong with Zhonggong?"

"Your Majesty, but you said..."

"Of course it's true. I have a golden mouth, when did I say a lie?"

Ye Xu hugged the person in his arms tightly, and traced his eyebrows and eyes with his fingers, his movements were tender and gentle.

It seems that what you are facing at this time is the person you love in this life.

When touching the gentle eyes, Jiang Bing's eyes shrank subconsciously, and the smile on the corner of his lips suddenly and slowly dissipated.

Ye Xu didn't notice the abnormality of the person in his arms, and still said this in that tone, his eyes moved away from his face, and he looked at the red candle lit not far away, as if he was talking to him, but those words were in Jiang Zemin's eyes. Bing murmured in his ears, but it made him feel that the words seemed to be passing through him, speaking to someone else he didn't know.

"It's just that you are heavy now, and I wanted to wait until after your birth, but I'm afraid that if you give birth to a daughter, those old ministers will use various reasons to prevent you from being named, so why don't you take advantage of it?" Now that you are in the palace for the first time, I will decree to make you a queen, and when you take the position of queen, even if the princess is finally born, those old officials will have nothing to say."

Jiang Bing lowered his eyes again, covering up the darkness in his eyes: "Your Majesty is partial to the minister again."

"Don't Bing'er like me being partial?"

He leaned on the man's chest, hearing the man's regular heartbeat, touching the man's warm skin, almost crying, but his voice was calm without any waves.

"Naturally... I like it."

Ye Xu did what he said, and when he was about to go down the next morning, he tried his best to announce the imperial decree, planning to confer the title of Concubine Yugui as Empress in one month, and prepare for the concubine's ceremonial ceremony, so he just finished using it on the same day Jiang Bing, who was having lunch, was summoned to the imperial study by an imperial decree to wait, and a set of queen's dresses that had already been prepared was placed in front of him.

"Your Majesty will be here in a short while. Please change your clothes and stay here for a while."

Jiang Bing raised his hand and turned over the gorgeous dress, raised his hand to signal the ladies who wanted to help to retreat, brushed his fingers over the golden phoenix flying on the collar, and the smile on the corner of his lips slowly dissipated After closing his eyes, he finally squatted down beside the couch, searched for a while with trembling fingers, and then pulled out a box at the corner of the couch.

It was a sandalwood box.

The person in those twelve pictures of beauties is His Majesty's real sweetheart!

Two months ago, Concubine Yao's shrill screams seemed to still be in her ears.

Jiang Bing lowered his head and opened the sandalwood box little by little.

Sure enough, there are scrolls in the box, although I don't know if there are twelve or not, but the number is about the same.

Taking a deep breath, he slowly took out the top painting and slowly unfolded it in front of his eyes.

When the painting was unfolded and he finally saw the face of the person in the painting clearly, for some reason, he suddenly remembered the Tsing Yi he often wore when his cousin was still in the palace, and remembered that he was standing in the peach blossom. Next, the man in the dragon robe looked into his eyes, remembering that when they first met, he was wearing a men's pair of green shirts, and also remembered his face and cousin, as if there was some similarity due to blood relationship, He also thought of the tenderness in the eyes of the man when he looked at him.

Thinking in such a dazed way, his eyes once again passed over the sketched on the scroll, the beauty standing under the pillar holding a pear blossom and smiling, his heart sank endlessly.

For a character like my cousin, sometimes when I stand beside him and see him smile at me, I feel irresistibly dazzling.My cousin and I are completely different people. I just live a peaceful life no matter where I am.

Beloved.

Jiang Luoyu.

Jade Concubine... Jade Concubine...

Even... Concubine Yu.

It turned out that it was just like Concubine Yao said, no matter how it looked like a real dream, it was just a dream.

He closed his eyes, his mind went blank, and suddenly his whole body became cold, as if his whole body was immersed in ice water.

At that moment, he wished that he had never had these eyes.

In the end? Hold an umbrella and wait for your return

In the quiet palace, the person standing by the couch took a deep look at the things placed on the couch, brushed his fingers over the men's blue shirt he was wearing, pursed his bloodless thin lips, and let his hair fall to his shoulders. Go up, turn around and open the carved door, and step out

Seeing him coming out, the maids guarding outside the palace saluted one after another after recognizing his face, and then looked at his thin back with doubts, and his shaky figure, which was hindered by his identity. But he didn't dare to go forward to ask, and could only watch his figure gradually leave, disappearing in a howling north wind.

Jiang Bing didn't know how long he had been gone, nor where he had gone.

He didn't dare to stop, didn't dare to quiet himself, didn't dare to let himself think again.

He thought that after entering the palace, no matter how bad he was, he would fall out of favor, as long as he could do a little bit for his father, queen, mother and concubine, no matter how much he suffered.

But she would never have imagined that she would still have a time like this, when her heart was burnt to ashes, and life would be worse than death.

Stumbling out of the path next to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he lowered his face and took a few breaths in a low voice, raised his hand to cover his cramped stomach, but refused to stop no matter what.

Keep going, keep going.

until there is no way out.

The cold sweat on his forehead dripped down his temples, almost blurring his vision as he moved forward. All he could see were white walls, and the cramping pain in his lower abdomen had gradually turned into a falling pain. He could no longer move and fell to his knees. I just feel pain all over my body, but I have no way to get into the ground and no way to go. I can only hold my breath, and I can't spit it out.

It was mid-winter, but he was only wearing unlined clothing, and he huddled into a ball and sat down under the cold corner of the wall. After a while, he was so cold that he lost consciousness, and even the severe pain in his lower abdomen faded away, and the redness in front of his eyes The tile-white wall was gradually soaked in darkness in his eyes, and his fingers trembled as he tried to grab the hem of his clothes, but he couldn't use any strength.

When Ye Xu finally found the person who had left from the imperial study, the first thing he saw was that person in the depths of winter, wearing only a single suit, with a pale face and eyes closed, leaning against the corner of the wall almost silently, on the bluestone slab at his feet. A shocking dark red bloodstain was drawn across, and I felt a sudden pain in my heart, but my mind was blank, and the rest was completely indescribable fear.

"Bing'er!"

The body gradually warmed up, and the unconscious person swallowed the bitter concoction with difficulty, and there were such voices calling again in his ears. After struggling feebly for a long time, those glazed eyes finally opened slowly, seeing clearly When the person hugged him in his arms, deep sorrow and tiredness welled up in his eyes, but he still ignored the pain in his body, stretched out his hand towards him, and murmured.

"His Majesty……"

Maybe it's God's punishment.

punish his greed.

Who made him fall into the cold palace, and it was not enough to get grace later, but he actually wanted to hold... this person's heart?

The pain he is suffering now is what he deserves.

Struggling in sobriety and confusion, he huddled tightly in the man's arms, his weak fingers wanted to hold the man's hand, but in the end he could only hang down softly. Ye Xu watched him just wake up, with mixed Looking at him with deep love and pained eyes, he felt so painful that he could hardly speak, he could only hold the man tighter and tighter, until he saw the man fainted again, he suddenly panicked

, before he could speak, the old doctor who had been treating at the side changed his complexion drastically, and exclaimed, trembling like chaff.

"Your Majesty, it's bad! Your Majesty's pulse is too weak, and even the little prince's pulse is too weak. If this continues, your Majesty will not wake up, not only will the dragon child in her belly be unsafe, but even your Majesty will be in danger!"

Hearing this, Ye Xu shook his fingers, looked down at the man in his arms who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and thought of finding him under the corner of the imperial garden, he couldn't restrain himself from the pain, and couldn't even speak for a moment.

He had prepared the queen's dress in advance, and hoped that the person would be happier after hearing the news of the queen and changing into the Chinese dress, but who knew that when he finished approving the memorial and returned to the imperial study, he didn't see the dress he wanted to wear. The person who wanted to see, instead, saw a scroll of paintings placed on the neatly folded Queen's dress.

He knew exactly who was on the scroll.

In fact, a few days ago, he saw Jiang Bing distracted from time to time, and vaguely guessed that it was because he went to see Concubine Yao, and after listening to the conversation between the two of them that day reported by the dark guard, he finally made up his mind. After making up his mind, he deliberately asked Jiang Bing to lead Jiang Bing to the imperial study room, preparing to tell him clearly about the person in the painting, but he did not expect Jiang Bing to open the painting box privately.

The twelve pictures of beauties were hand-painted by him stroke by stroke before he ascended the throne of God.

He missed that person back then, but after that person left, he couldn't help but miss him. Fortunately, he was very good at painting, so he drew these twelve pictures of beauties for his remembrance, which was his dusty memory in the past.

However, the reason why Concubine Yao was imprisoned is inseparable from his accidental discovery of these scrolls, but the most important...

He was very clear that it was for the person in his arms.

When I saw Jiang Bing for the first time, it was not in the dark Chuxiu Palace, but at the gate of the palace on the birthday of the first emperor.

He used to be tempted because Jiang Bing looked like that person, and he was tired of Jiang Bing saying that he was different from that person. He couldn't hide his caring expression in his timidity, and with those soft and calm eyes, he gradually became more at ease.

It was because he met the person in the peach forest who held up a paper umbrella for himself without asking anything, that he was finally able to walk out of that shadow and hold another person's hand.

Being hugged by him with all his strength, the person in his arms finally woke up slowly after a while, his eyes were out of focus, his voice became weaker and weaker, but he carefully curled his thin lips, and it took a while to see the close He who was close at hand: "Your Majesty..."

Seeing that familiar smile, Ye Xu gritted his teeth, resisted the mist in his eyes, firmly held his fingers, and said in a low voice, "Bing'er, I'm here...it's me. No, I shouldn't let you see Concubine Yao, I shouldn't let you listen to his nonsense, I should tell you first..."

After Jiang Bing heard his words, the smile on his lips grew wider, but it seemed more illusory. He leaned closer to his ear with difficulty, and murmured: "Your Majesty...in fact, I...I have never...blame him, I only blame him. ...It's just too late...I didn't meet His Majesty before my cousin..."

"Stop talking!" Ye Xu shook his head and pressed his icy cheeks tightly. There was a bit of regret and pain in his words, but it sounded like a pleading, "Bing'er, you will be safe and sound, it's not that you don't Well, it's my fault, if I told you everything first, you wouldn't..."

"I'm not as good as...cousin...but I'm not reconciled..." Jiang Bing didn't wait for him to finish speaking, the arc of the corner of his lips fell suddenly, and his eyes lost focus again, as if he didn't see the person who was close at hand. But the look on his face gradually turned dead silent, "My minister... is sincere... I like Your Majesty..."

"... Binger... Binger!"

Sensing that the breathing of the person in his arms was getting weaker and weaker, even the imperial physician knew it was not good without talking about Ye Xu, Ye Xu closed his eyes dejectedly, and his words were full of resentment and pain that could not be uttered.

"Why...why can't you trust me once! You would rather believe in those pictures of beauties and the concubine Yao who was imprisoned than me! The former Zhen did pay attention to that person, and you are certainly not as good as that The person is dazzling, but I... the person I like is no longer him!"

Drops of warm water fell on his cheeks, and Jiang Bing's eyelids moved, but he couldn't open them again to look.

Is that... tears?

In a blur, the man's voice carried a bit of pain that he had never heard before, or it was an unresolved pain, more like deep guilt and reluctance.

Is... for me?

That person... is crying for me?

Also at that moment, the man's choked growl sounded in his ears, and his heart, which he thought to be dead, suddenly pulsated violently again.

"Jiang Bing! If you die, I will never forgive you! And... I will never love you again!"

I know, I know...

Hearing this, he finally tried his best to smile a little, and let the tear in the corner of his eye fall down, slowly sinking into the deepest darkness.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and the palace was still peaceful, and it was another early spring when peach blossoms were in full bloom.

In spring, the drizzle is like flying, and it is as misty as mist.

Han'er, who was dressed in a pair of attendants, was pulled by the little man with short legs in front, and ran to the door of the imperial study within a few steps, but one of them didn't hold her back, and Han'er felt her hands loosen. She was dressed in light gold Wearing a gold embroidered robe and a crown of eight treasures, he watched the little boy who was only three years old stop in front of the gate of the Imperial Study Room not far away.

Seeing that the gate was closed, the villain standing at the gate pouted very dissatisfied, and didn't say hello to Han'er and a few court ladies who were watching him nervously behind him, so he rolled his small body and bumped into it. When the old eunuch standing by the door was so frightened that his head broke out in cold sweat, a trace of cunning flashed across that baby fat face, and he yelled as soon as he rolled into the door.

"Father, father!"

"Zhuo'er?" The person behind the table in the room heard the sound, and his handsome eyebrows and eyes were a little more surprised. When he put down the memorial in his hand and looked up, he just saw the person walking in with short legs, walking still. The steady villain, with a smile on his lips, waved to the villain, "Come to Emperor Father."

"Father!" The villain saw the person behind the table beckoning to him, walked over to hug Ye Xu's leg with bright eyes, and shouted in a childish voice, "Father, don't look! Find it with my son!" Queen father!"

Ye Xu felt a warm little body first hugging his legs tightly, and then shaking his dragon robe back and forth. He couldn't write any more for a while, so he put down his pen and dragged the villain into his arms, sinking down. The voice pointed to the door: "Father still has a memorial that has not been approved yet, don't mess around, let Han'er take you to find the queen."

The child pursed his lips and rubbed against his dragon robe unhappily: "Father, accompany my son! Find the queen father!"

"You're only three years old and you're so clingy. You don't look like a prince at all." Ye Xu was rubbed in his arms for a while.

Zhu Zhu who came to write on the memorial also forgot, his face was darkened, but he couldn't scare the villain with bright eyes. Finally, he hugged the noisy little prince in his arms, and walked slowly out of the imperial study room. Asked the Gemini who bowed to the door.

"Where's the queen?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Majesty went back to Jade Peach Palace early in the morning to enjoy the flowers, but she has not come back yet."

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