There is a beautiful woman, I will never forget her once I see her.
When I haven't seen you for a day, I miss you like crazy.
The phoenix is flying high in the sky, and the four seas are looking for it.
Unfortunately, the beauty is not at the east wall.
I will use the zither to express my feelings.
When will I see Xu Xi again to comfort my wandering
I wish to match my words with your virtue and go hand in hand with you.
Not being able to fly has caused me to perish.
Phoenix, Phoenix, return to your hometown, travel around the world to find your mate.
——Sima Xiangru, The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix
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The previous dynasty of Qian Dynasty...
A piece of white silk trembled slightly in the air. The eunuch holding the tray hurriedly put the flying white silk back into the tray and folded it.
The sky was overcast. Between the red palace walls, a group of eunuchs took small steps and hurried forward in the silent palace.
Two rows of red walls sandwich a section of gloomy sky, like an endless gray road.
The eunuchs in grey clothes were like the death row jailers of this luxurious palace. There was no unnecessary expression on their faces, as if countless white silks were being sent away from their hands, and countless dead souls were being sent away by them.
They stood in front of a small house. The old maids in front of the house were already prepared. They nodded to the eunuchs who came and opened the door of the house.
Inside the small house, quietly sitting was Concubine Jing in white clothes, she had such a beautiful face that could captivate a whole country.
A woman's fate is short, and beauty is the source of disaster.
A woman's life is worthless, she is said to be charming and seductive.
What did she do wrong
The only thing she did wrong was that she had this stunning face.
The only thing she did wrong was that she was not competitive and did not compete for favor or power.
"Empress Jing, it's time~~" The eunuch brought in the white silk. The two old maids took the silk and threw it on the beam, and moved a stool for Empress Jing.
Here, they are the executioners, they are the executioners. If Concubine Jing does not cooperate, they will send her to the white silk until her soul returns to the west.
The two old maids also used courtesy before force. As long as Concubine Jing was still alive, they still respected her as their master.
"Empress Jing, please go on your way. Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. We, your servants, are only following orders. Please don't bear a grudge against us." The people in the deep palace were cold-hearted. The two old maids felt a little more regretful for the exceptionally quiet Concubine Jing.
It was because the concubines in the harem were jealous of her, because Concubine Jing herself did not know how to please the emperor, and because she lost her concentration when the zither player was playing, which angered the emperor and gave the concubines the opportunity to add insult to injury.
So, she became a vixen and a whore.
The three-foot white silk flutters in the wind, only because the beauty's soul has returned to the west.
If there is an afterlife, Concubine Jing hopes that she will no longer be a human being, but a skylark in the sky, able to fly freely.
She walked calmly onto the stool and used the three-foot white silk to end her life and all the jealousy and hatred in the harem.
As tears rolled down her face, she could vaguely hear the sad and mournful sound of the piano. A slight smile appeared on her lips. She was satisfied to have this piece of music to send her. Even if her body was in pain, she could slowly forget it in the sound of the piano. The sound of the piano was like hypnosis, bringing her into the blue sky and flying to freedom.
Gu Changqing's tears welled up from his originally gentle eyes. This was all he could do, he could only send her off in the end.
He felt sorry for her but didn't dare to get close to her.
He knew her, but didn't dare to say much.
He loved her, but he dared not admit it.
He... is not a man...
He succumbed to the kingship, to the ethics, to weakness...
He didn't dare to look at her more when he was alive, but at this moment, he was willing to go with her. If time could go back to the past, he would definitely save her and no longer be afraid of anything!
While the sound of the piano was still echoing, he cut his wrist with the sharp string. Blood instantly flowed on the strings. He continued to play in a pool of blood. He became crazy. He expressed his hatred for himself, for the king, and for this indifferent court in the "crackling" sound of the piano.
The sound of the piano became strange as it was stained with blood. The blood gradually dispersed due to the vibration of the strings and turned into blood mist.
Suddenly, the blood mist turned into circles of red light that rippled out, spreading out of Gu Changqing's hut, out of the entire Yuefu, and into the courtyard where Concubine Jing was executing the sentence.
"Oh, this Master Gu is really risking his life. He dares to play the piano at this time!" The old maid and the eunuchs looked outside the house.
"It seems that Gu Changqing and Concubine Jing are having an affair. At first I thought it was the Queen and the others who framed them!"
"Shut up!" the eunuch shouted at the top of his lungs, "Are you guys risking your lives by criticizing the Queen here?!"
"Strange, why is the sound of the piano becoming clearer and clearer, as if it is being played right next door."
The sound of the piano that floated into the cottage became clearer and louder, as if it was right outside their yard, right in front of them!
Suddenly, the air in the whole yard began to vibrate, like the vibration of a guitar string, spreading across everyone's body in circles. Everyone looked at the rippling air in circles in surprise. Suddenly, the old maids and eunuchs stopped moving.
They all remained in their original positions, looking at the air outside the courtyard, with puzzled and strange expressions on their faces. The next moment, the sound of the piano suddenly became urgent, and everyone began to retreat quickly. Concubine Jing stepped down from the white silk, the old maid left the house, and the eunuchs retreated out of the courtyard. The dark clouds above the high wall dispersed, and the red sun actually set from the west to the east!
The dawn fell again, and Concubine Jing slowly woke up in her palace. Gu Changqing suddenly broke into the door. She looked at him in astonishment, but Gu Changqing's eyes were filled with tears and his eyes were red and swollen, as if he had been crying for a long time.
Concubine Jing looked at him blankly, and he pulled her up without hesitation: "The emperor wants to kill you, let's go!" He pulled her up and ran out of the palace, running towards the bright morning light...
A eunuch hurried into the imperial study, "Emperor! This is bad! Eunuch An and his men who executed Concubine Jing are missing!"
"What?!" The emperor stood up from behind the dragon throne in surprise.
At nightfall, the emperor, the empress, and the guards were all standing in front of the Jingyi Palace where Concubine Jing had lived. There was nothing strange about the entire palace. When the emperor tried to step forward, he was immediately stopped by the eunuch, who shouted, "The emperor is in danger!"
The emperor and the empresses looked puzzled. The empress looked at a maid beside her coldly and said, "You go."
The palace maid showed fear in her eyes and walked slowly towards Jingyi Palace. She walked slowly because of fear, and the eunuch immediately pushed her.
"Ah!" She stumbled forward and took a step forward, but at this moment, something strange happened! The air in front of the maid was like air, and circles of water ripples appeared. The maid disappeared from head to toe in front of everyone.
In the blink of an eye, the palace maid disappeared in front of everyone, as if she was swallowed by an invisible beast.
Everyone was scared.
The emperor took a step back in fear and shouted: "Send it to the Nine Gates——" (To be continued)