In the outskirts of Tiancheng, in a natural cave, a few sticks of dry wood were crackling and burning, illuminating the small space with flames. Wu Ruojun gently placed Ruixiao on the paved hay and brushed away the messy hair on her face. Even in a coma, Ruixiao's delicate eyebrows were still tangled together. Jun Jun caressed the smiling face, and flashed in her mind the faces of her relatives who fell in the rain of arrows, as well as the sharp arrow on her father's chest that penetrated into her chest. Her eyes were wet with tears, and she walked along the beautiful path. His cheeks sank into the blood-stained plain clothes, silently.
Sitting weakly by the stone wall, Wu Ruojun felt as if she was in an ice cellar. She didn't know why her father became a sinner of treason and collusion overnight. She didn't believe it, she didn't believe that her father was such a person. She punched the stone wall fiercely, and the small stones nearby fell one after another, but she could not feel the pain.
Wu Ruojun rudely tore off his coat, the blood hole on his right arm had already dried up, but the blood stains on it were shocking to see. She tore off the cloth strip on the hem of her dress, wrapped it around her arm a few times, bit one end of the cloth strip, and pulled it hard with her left hand to tie a knot. Excessive strength caused the wound to ooze blood again, but Wu Ruojun put on his coat expressionlessly, as if it was not her hand.
"Daddy—"
She didn't have any expression until the shrill screams sounded.
Wu Ruojun held Ruoxi tightly in his arms, the little girl grabbed her sister's arm hard, and cried while crying, "Sister! Where is Daddy? Where is Daddy?"
Her arm was pinched to the core by the laughter, but she couldn't say a word in the face of her sister's shrill cry. She could only keep shaking her already numb arm.
Finally, having had enough laughing, crying, and fussing, she fell into her sister's arms and gently touched her face with her trembling hands. At that time, Daddy's blood splattered on her face. She grabbed her face and buried herself in her sister's arms, choking and sobbing in a low voice: "Daddy is really dead, Daddy is dead!"
In her arms, she laughed and cried almost silently, like a sharp knife, once again lingering her already mottled heart. Suddenly, a turbid air surged up from his heart, his throat was sweet, and Jun Jun spit blood on the rock wall. The bloodstains, under the swaying of the fire, were terrifying and shrill.
Ruxiao quickly raised her head as if frightened, Jun Jun pressed her sister's head to prevent her from seeing the blood-stained stone wall behind her, but Lu Xiao saw a scarlet on her sister's lips, and she pulled Jun Jun's sleeve hard. , almost frantically shouted: "Sister! Sister, what's wrong with you? You don't want to die, don't die, don't leave Xiao'er alone! Sister..."
She is so scared!
Lu Xiao cried so hard that she could hardly breathe. Jun Jun supported his sister with one hand and sealed his acupuncture point with the other. He wiped the blood stains on the corners of his lips with his sleeve. After secretly adjusting his breath, he carefully held the smiling face and whispered He comforted: "Don't be afraid, Xiaoer, my sister is fine."
She still refused to let go of the hand that grabbed the front of the shirt, staring at her sister's calm face, and with a smile on her face, she asked with tears in her eyes, "Really?" .
"Yeah." Leaning against the stone wall, supporting himself, Jun Jun hugged Lu Xiao in his arms and stroked her hair.
Her sister's pounding heartbeat seemed to give Smile strength. She finally stopped crying and calmed down slowly. The hand holding the front of the dress gradually loosened, but she still refused to let go.
Looking down at Ruxiao and stopped crying, Wu Ruojun asked softly, "Xiaoer, tell my sister what happened."
She can't let her father and mother die like this inexplicably, she must know the reason, otherwise she will be in vain.
Smile, who had already closed his eyes, tensed up when he heard her sister's words, trembled lightly, and replied bewildered, "I, I don't know."
Pulling her into his arms even harder, Jun Jun said softly, "Don't cry, tell my sister what you know."
Holding on to Jun Jun's clothes, Lu smiled and recalled what happened in the past few days. After a long time, he murmured: "My mother gave a birthday gift to the queen mother, and she didn't come back very late. Later, news came from the palace that my mother beat her. She did not want to harm the family, so she killed herself because she broke the Zhen Guoliu Lizhan left by the previous emperor. It was the people in the palace who brought her mother back, and her mother was lying on the chariot as if she was asleep, but only around her neck. There is a long snow-white sash hanging on it. In the morning, my mother combed my hair, and at night she can no longer open her eyes and cry."
Her gentle but strong mother will never commit suicide, no! Jun Jun's heart tightened again, and the breath control forced the pain. She still patted and smiled, but her hands were shaking uncontrollably, "Xiaoer, continue talking."
"After my father brought my mother home, he has been in a state of depression. On the day of my mother's burial, His Majesty issued an decree saying that my father was collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, so I would take my father into custody. Trembling with fear, she curled up again, trembling silently, unable to speak again.
"Okay, I don't want it anymore." Jun Jun couldn't bear to torture his sister to recall all the horrible things, and she would bear the grievances of her parents by herself.
"Go to sleep." Wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Jun Jun shook her gently, just like when her mother coaxed her to sleep in the past.
Ye Xiao suddenly sat up and groped in the prison clothes for a while. Finally, in the innermost pocket, he pulled out a very small silk silk and handed it to Jun Jun, "This."
Lord Wu Ruo sat up straight, took the silk, and asked, "What is this?"
Ruo Xiao shook his head blankly and replied, "Daddy found this in my mother's hair accessories when she was buried. Daddy only glanced at it, and the officers and soldiers rushed into the house. Daddy stuffed this into my clothes and let me Take it well."
Jun Jun looked at the silk in her hand, she knew that there must be clues to the murder of her father and mother, otherwise her father would not put it on Xiao'er. He must have known that he would die this time, so he gave important things to Xiao'er, because even if Xiao'er was killed, her body would be buried, and silk and silk could be preserved, and his body was most likely not good. fruit.
Putting the laughter on the hay, the gentleman walked to the fire and carefully unfolded the silk.
By the light of the fire, Wu Ruojun could clearly see the few words written in blood on the square silk.
"Emperor Longchong Mufei, the first emperor, Yuding the monarch, the imperial edict and the jade seal of Fengguo are hidden in the coffin of the Phoenix, and the mysterious stone is the key."
This-
After a moment of sluggishness, Wu Ruojun finally understood why his mother and father died.
Just because his mother knew the secret of Long Chaomu's usurping the throne, he hanged his mother, made his father bear the name of betraying the country, and even slaughtered hundreds of their Wu family.
Long Chimu —
Long Chimu, I'm going to kill you!
"what-"
Huoguang also felt the rage of Wu Ruojun, and accompanied by the sound of the wind, it burned even more brilliantly.
She covered her ears with a smile and squatted in a corner, not daring to look at her sister's madness.
In the cave, a shrill roar resounded for a long time.
In the middle of the night, everything was silent, only the mottled tree shadows cast by the moonlight swayed gently with the cold wind in the middle of winter. A red candle lantern led the way, and two middle-aged men followed the old man. After twists and turns, they finally entered a small building in the backyard.
Huang Qi, the doctor of the censor, and Gao Haiming, the minister of punishment, who came in a hurry, just stepped into the study, and they saw the always prudent Master Li clasping his hands, walking around in front of the desk, with a worried look on his face.
Huang Qi and Gao Haiming had been officials in the court for many years, and they knew very well that at midnight, Lord Li invited them to come here so urgently, and carefully selected them in the secret backyard. There must be important things today. Therefore, Huang Qi stopped greeting each other and asked straight to the point: "Lord Li, why did you invite us here?"
Li Ling went up to meet them and bowed his hands slightly to them, but he didn't rush to talk. Instead, he explained to the old man in a low voice, "Keep the door of the hospital, and no one is allowed to approach."
"Yes." The old man held the lantern and carefully closed the door.
After the old man's footsteps stopped outside the courtyard, Li Ling walked towards the two of them, and said solemnly: "Today's matter, Li would be risking his life to invite the two adults to come to discuss it."
Huang Qi and Gao Haiming looked at each other and asked inexplicably, "Lord Li, what's the matter?" Mr. Li was the elder of the three dynasties, and he was also considered a pivotal figure in the dynasties. It is puzzling to say such a thing today. Faintly, the palms of the two of them could not help but sweat.
Li Ling didn't say any more, walked to the desk, gently lifted the curtain across the inner room, and two people walked out of the room.
"They are?"
The thin plain-clothed woman's beautiful face makes people unable to look away, but unfortunately, the expressionless face and undisguised awe-inspiring aura make people tremble. She was also holding a little girl about ten years old. Although the little girl had tears in her eyes, her expression was the same.
Seeing the little girl's face and her blood-stained prison uniform, Huang Qi gasped, "General Wu's family?" He may not recognize the plain-clothed woman, but he has seen this little girl before. Yes, General Wu's pearl in the palm of his hand, Wu Yaoxiao!
Gao Haiming, who also recognized Wu Ruo's smile, also asked in surprise, "Master Li, this—"
They heard that the little girl from the Wu family was rescued earlier. It turned out to be in Master Li's mansion. They knew about the relationship between Master Li and the Wu family.
He carried his sister to the chair and sat down, Wu Ruojun took a step forward as usual, and said coldly, "My lords, you know that the two of you are Cang Yue's loyal ministers, and I invite the two adults to come today, and I don't dare to ask the adults to be my father. To wash away the grievances, but there is another matter that must be known to the important ministers in the DPRK."
Wu Ruojun originally wanted to enter the palace to assassinate Long Chimu. With her martial arts, there may be a chance, but if she misses, her sister will not be taken care of, and the secret passed on by her mother will also disappear. Therefore, she thinks of her father's friend for many years. Mr. Li. If the power of the ministers in the DPRK and the central government are combined to bring down Long Chimu, the grievances of the parents will also be made clear.
"This is a blood book left by my mother before she died."
Handing the silk to them, after reading it, the two of them were shocked and their hands trembled involuntarily.
As early as when the emperor ascended the throne, because he couldn't produce the jade seal, there were rumors that he would usurp the throne by murdering the monarch. Fortunately, he succeeded in ascending the throne with a letter of edict, but for so many years, the whereabouts of the Fengguo jade seal passed down from generation to generation by Cang Yue are unknown. Is there a clue
Huang Qi asked excitedly, "Have you found the imperial edict and the imperial seal of Fengguo?" If General Wu's family really possessed these two things, it is no wonder that they would be killed.
Wu Ruojun shook his head gently, "I don't know where the phoenix coffin is. What does the so-called profound stone refer to?" She wanted to find it too, but she didn't know anything about the two things her mother mentioned.
Gao Haiming and Huang Qi immediately turned to look at Li Ling. He was the longest-serving official in the dynasty. When the late emperor was alive, he relied the most. If he didn't know, no one would know.
Li Ling sighed, pondered for a moment, and finally said in a succinct manner, "When the late emperor was alive, he communicated with an old warlock. A spiritual place, which integrates the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, is a place that shocked the world. After that, I never heard the previous emperor mention it again. A few years later, the previous emperor passed away. I don’t know if the phoenix coffin was the place that the previous emperor mentioned. "
For 20 years, he had been suspicious of King Xi's ascension to the throne, but when the previous emperor died, the entire forbidden palace was under the control of King Xi. No one could see the former emperor, and King Xi took out his edict. Naturally, no one dared to resist the decree. .
Tonight, Jun Jun came to him and showed him this silk, he believed her without hesitation, and that's why he hurriedly found two colleagues he could trust to discuss.
Wu Ruojun asked, "Where is the warlock?" As long as the warlock is found, there is a chance to obtain the jade seal.
Li Ling shook his head and sighed, "After the late emperor passed away, he disappeared. It was more than 20 years since the late emperor passed away, and the warlock was over a hundred years old at that time.
The hope that finally ignited was lost, and Wu Ruojun's face became more and more cold.
Huang Qi handed the silk back to Lord Wu Ruo and asked, "Do you have any other evidence in your hands?"
Wu Ruojun shook his head. The general's mansion had been sealed up. She went back to see it, and the house was in disrepair. Obviously, someone wanted to find something more than her, and therefore, she believed more in the authenticity of the blood book left by her mother.
Huang Qi and Gao Haiming glanced at each other, and in the other's eyes, he saw the same powerlessness, Huang Qi had to say truthfully: "This is difficult, although the emperor has not yet produced the jade seal, but the emperor's last edict does It is stated that the biography is located in King Bing."
Lord Wu Ruo refused to accept it, "That edict was written by the official of ceremonies on his behalf. It was basically fabricated by him. Since my mother can write this blood letter, it must be true."
Looking at General Wu's face, Huang Qi didn't want to care about her, a woman, and persuaded him: "Just having this blood book doesn't mean anything, not to mention that your Wu family is now charged with betraying the country and collaborating with the enemy. , and you can't make the emperor abdicate just because of your mother's blood letter!"
A woman is a woman, how can things in the courtroom be so simple.
"Long Chiumu has been in power for more than 20 years, extorting miscellaneous taxes, killing the loyal and good, and fighting for years, he is a tyrant at all." Lord Wu Ruo didn't think there was anything wrong with her, let alone the mother's blood letter to prove that Long Chiumu was not qualified to usurp the throne. The emperor, even if there is no blood book, she also thinks that such a brutal person is not qualified to be the lord of the country.
Why don't they know the cruelty of the emperor, but who has the ability to fight against him? Gao Haiming couldn't help sighing: "Prince Rui is the first son of the eldest prince, and he is the only one who has the opportunity and qualifications to compete with the emperor. If the general is still there, they will unite with the officials to support Prince Rui to become emperor, preside over everything, and perhaps even more Opportunity. Now—"
Even General Wu is dead, and Lord Li is very old, not to mention that he can't find the jade seal, even if he finds it, who can assist the new king!
It's all evasive words, and Jun Wu Ruo sneered, "If you are so determined, you can also support Prince Rui. If you want to overthrow the rule of Long Chaomu, you can stand up and become kings yourself!" Over the years, they have long been favored by Long Chaomu. Raised a cowardly mouse.
"Mr. Shut up!" Li Ling shouted, how could he say such rebellious words? As a minister, it is his duty to assist the Mingjun of the Long clan.
Wu Ruojun gritted his teeth, but he did not dare to disobey those whom his father respected.
This child is also pitiful, Li Ling patted Jun Jun on the shoulder and comforted: "Your father has gone, you are the blood of the Wu family, the emperor will not let it go, I will find a way to arrange for you to leave the city." Don't be afraid of death. To be able to leave blood for the Wu family is worthy of his friendship with Zhengting for many years.
"Lord Li—" She couldn't give up.
Li Ling waved his hand to stop her from going any further, his eyes were full of sighs, and his low voice seemed to be talking to himself, "That's it, it's okay, it's just that - you're not a man!"
Wu Ruojun's inner strength is deep, and she can hear such whispers clearly.
"Man? So it is! So it is!" Wu Ruojun suddenly burst into laughter, and the laughter was so arrogant that it stabbed the eardrums of these so-called important officials.
If she were a man, wouldn't these adults tell her that the blood book was useless
If she was a man, would they be willing to pay attention to what she said
If she is a man, she can inherit her father and assist the new king
If she is a man, is she qualified to say that she rose up and killed the people
It's just that she's not a man, not a man!
The principle is so!
I see!
Her arrogant and raging smile, her desolate and sharp eyes, and her unruly temperament made these old ministers who had been in the officialdom for many years to be shocked.
"Jun Ruo thanked you all, but for this revenge, as long as Jun Wu Ruo lives for one day, he will definitely have to avenge it." Jun Wu Ruo laughed enough, picked up his sister, never looked at these hypocritical and cowardly faces again, and walked out of the study indifferently , leaving only an oath full of chills and resoluteness.
"Young Master!" Li Ling chased out, why is this child so stubborn.
Wu Ruojun stopped in his footsteps, but still did not look back, and asked lightly, "Lord Li, where is my father's body?"
"The emperor was very angry when he learned that you robbed the temple. He ordered the body of the general to be hanged at the city gate for ten days. You must not go there. This is a trap to arrest you." Li Ling wanted to say something else, but Wu Ruojun lifted his breath, and the still light figure holding his sister had already crossed the high wall. In this small courtyard, where can I see that rebellious Li Ying.
"Your Majesty!"
Perhaps the only one who responded to him was the winter night Hanmei who bullied Shuang and Aoxue with a few trees in the courtyard.
The three people in the courtyard looked at the direction where Wu Ruojun was leaving, and they were amazed at the same time. What a pity, if she was a man, she would have infinite actions, which is a pity!
On the cold night of the twelfth lunar month, the three of them only felt that they were getting older.