Chu Tiankuo, the all-powerful king of Dongyi, seemed to be in a dream. He thought that he had fought for half his life to conquer the iron-clad empire of Dongyi, but he didn't expect that Lin Lao would suffer such a big mistake, and his son Chu Yujin, who he had been taking advantage of, Being placed under house arrest here, with the view of immortality, the view of immortality, this is really a great insult to Chu Yujin for his single-minded pursuit of immortality!
Even his most beloved legitimate son, Chu Yuheng, was also imprisoned in the cold palace. A few months ago, he suddenly got the news that his Heng'er had been driven crazy by Chu Yujin. He was so miserable that he refused to take the poison antidote that month and wanted to die. , Chu Yujin just asked someone to send a message to him, saying that as soon as he died, he would immediately tell the world that he had died and let him do what he wanted!
well! It's only strange that he suddenly became obsessed with immortality due to his age and inability to do many things over the years. This allowed Chu Yujin, a traitor, to take advantage of the loophole.
Over the past year, he has been under house arrest in this longevity temple. Every once in a while, he has to rely on the antidote given by Chu Yujin to alleviate the increasingly rampant poisonous insects in his body. He doesn't know when Chu Yujin will really issue an antidote. The order was sent to say that he had passed away. This kind of life was really worse than death.
He suddenly realized that immortality and eternal youth were just illusions and dreams. Birth, old age, illness and death were natural principles. The so-called immortality was nothing more than a human delusion!
"Father!"
Chu Yuheng cried out in pain. This prince of Dongyi, who had been well-dressed and well-fed since he was a child, had experienced all the warmth and coldness of the world in just one year.
When the so-called loyal ministers and good generals around him who had sworn loyalty to him before one by one left him one by one after King Dongyi was placed under house arrest, and after he was forced to move out of the Prince's Mansion, the women around him who were originally extremely flattering and flattering to him , all the attendants changed their faces. They all complained that he was the one who caused them trouble. He beat, scolded, and humiliated the already crazy man at will. If he hadn't been accompanied by the Crown Princess all the time, he really didn't know how he would have survived these three days of pretending to be crazy and acting stupid. More than a hundred days.
Now that he finally had a chance to escape, he must regain everything he lost from Chu Yujin.
"Heng'er! You've suffered!"
Chu Tiankuo, the king of Dongyi, and his beloved son Chu Yuheng held their heads and cried.
After a long time, Chu Tiankuo said: "Heng'er, did you leave any clues when you escaped from Juyong Palace this time?"
Chu Yuheng thought for a while and said: "Probably not. The substitute of the child who is being held in Juyong Palace by Chu Yujin at the moment is one of the few confidants of the child. He has followed the child since he was a child and knows everything about the child. Coupled with the disguise, others can't tell the difference at all, and Chu Yujin is still immersed in the joy of the wedding and has no time to care about a lunatic in the cold palace!"
"That's good. This Chu Yujin is cunning, cruel and cruel. Even his father has fallen into his trap. He is imprisoned in this temple of immortality and has to rely on the poison antidote given by him every month. Now my father The king has been deeply poisoned and may not be around for long. The only thing my father is worried about is you!" Chu Tiankuo sighed.
"Father, don't worry. General He has secretly contacted Nan'an Prime Minister Wu Daoqiong. I will rush to Nan'an State to meet with Wu Daoqiong tonight."
Chu Yuheng's face was full of determination.
"Heng'er, you must be careful during this trip to Nan'an. Although the Emperor of Nan'an has a personal grudge against Chu Yujin, people's hearts are unpredictable, and the same is true between countries. There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. ! You must be more careful about everything. Now that your father is no longer able to help you, you have to rely on yourself for everything!"
"My child understands that in the past six months, my child has been pretending to be crazy and acting stupid every day to relax Chu Yujin's guard. He is no longer the cowardly and incompetent Chu Yuheng. Don't worry, my child will definitely persuade Emperor Nan'an to help him punish me this time. Kill Chu Yujin, this rebellious beast, and then the child will definitely welcome his father back to the palace."
"Okay, okay! My father is waiting in this Temple of Immortality for the day when my son returns to court in triumph!"
That night, Chu Yuheng went to Nan'an alone as promised. Wu Daoqiong had a complicated expression when he heard the spies reported that Chu Yuheng had arrived at the border of Nan'an! This is bound to be another sleepless night!
North of Changping Palace
Qingcheng suddenly became sexually active today and wanted to play with flying needles, so Hongyu immediately fell in love with her and selected several internal prisoners as targets. These selected human targets were miserable in their hearts, but they still laughed on the surface. Thank you.
In this palace, it is their honor to be chosen to accompany the princess and the princes to have fun. Who dares to complain? The last time an eunuch played with the princess, he spoiled the princess's happiness and was immediately driven to the cold palace to serve her. , from then on, they no longer dared to show any resentment.
Qingcheng's flying needle skills have become extremely proficient, and there are almost no missed shots. Every time a needle is shot, there are bursts of cheers. In these deliberately created happy atmosphere, Qingcheng also has a lot of fun.
Shen Changge has been busy with official duties these days and has no time to visit Qingcheng. Today he finally got some free time, so he immediately rushed to Changping Palace to find Qingcheng. Who knew that when he arrived in the back garden of Changping Palace, he saw Qingcheng holding Fei Cheng? The needle was shot at an eunuch. The eunuch was shot in the chest. He was sweating in pain, but he still managed to put on an ugly smile. Amidst the cheers of the palace people around him, Qingcheng was also smiling arrogantly.
Shen Changge suddenly remembered that in the past few days, an internal prisoner in Concubine De's palace had hanged himself for no apparent reason, which shocked Wang Jia. He was ordered to investigate, which led to many secret murder cases in the palace. The ghosts of those who died tragically were always being traced. What touched his heart, and what made him even more chilling was that King Beilin didn't pursue the matter too much, and at this time, the instigator was still running rampant in the palace!
How many of these kinds of games are there in this palace that take pleasure in other people's lives? How many unknown human tragedies are there in this seemingly prosperous palace!
Why is Qingcheng like this now? He clearly remembered that that woman with skillful hands and kind heart would risk her own life to save someone she had never met! Is it really true that those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black!
At this moment, he saw that Qingcheng had already picked up a flying needle again, so he immediately flew up and grabbed her needle-holding wrist tightly before Qingcheng took out the needle again!
"Long song!"
Qingcheng was immediately ecstatic when she saw Shen Changge! But Shen Changge had a stern look on his face at this moment. He stared at her with anger in his eyes.
Qingcheng was puzzled: "What's wrong with you?"
She blinked her bright eyes and looked at Shen Changge in confusion, but the anger in Shen Changge's heart became more and more intense.
"She didn't even think that what she was doing was cruel!"
He couldn't help but hold her hand harder, Qingcheng cried out in pain!
"What are you doing? You scratched me and hurt me!"
Qingcheng pouted and complained.
Hongyu and Luzhu heard Qingcheng complaining about pain and quickly wanted to step forward, but when they met Shen Changge's cold eyes, they both froze at the same time!
"Back off! Let them all back off!" Shen Changge said coldly to Qingcheng, but the strength in his hands was still relaxed. Qingcheng was puzzled and a little confused, and refused to speak.
"Are you going to quarrel with me in front of them?" Shen Changge whispered, staring into Qingcheng's eyes.
Qingcheng felt aggrieved, but in the end, he was still forced by the pressure around him at the moment and waved his hands towards Hongyu and the others!
After receiving the order, no one dared to stay here anymore and immediately retreated far away. Only Hongyu and Lvzhu did not dare to retreat too far because they were personal palace maids.
When Shen Changge saw that everyone was gone, he let go of her hand, sighed deeply and said to her, "Does it hurt if I hold your hand?"
When Qingcheng heard this, she glared at him, raised her slightly red wrist and said coquettishly to Shen Changge, "What do you think? It's all red!"
Shen Changge glanced at her, feeling a little distressed, but he still said earnestly: "You will feel pain, and so will those inmates. I just scratched you lightly, and you cried out in pain. What about those people? Aren't they flesh and blood? Wasn’t his body raised by his parents?”
Qingcheng suddenly realized at this moment that it turned out that he was angry because of this. She was a little disapproving and defended in a low voice: "Isn't this how everyone plays? Didn't they also cry out in pain?"
Hearing her sophistry, Shen Changge's suppressed anger suddenly rose again. He asked coldly: "They won't hurt? Are you sure!"
As he spoke, he quickly snatched the flying needle from Qingcheng's hand and tried to stab her. Qingcheng was so frightened that she quickly dodged. Shen Changge finally couldn't bear to stab her, but directly stabbed his wrist with the flying needle, and then Fast and ruthless, Qingcheng immediately became anxious!
"What are you doing? Show me quickly!"
As Qingcheng spoke, she untied the sleeves on his hands, and was shocked to find that there were blood drops on his wrists bit by bit, and within a moment, the sleeves were wet.
Qingcheng was heartbroken and couldn't help crying.
"What are you doing! If you don't like me playing with flying needles, then I won't play anymore. Why are you scaring me so much?"
Shen Changge saw that she had indeed hit hard just now, and her sleeves were now bright red, which really frightened her, so she immediately used her other hand to tap on the acupoints to stop the bleeding, and then comforted her and said: "This is just a small injury, it's not a problem! Don't Fear! "
Qingcheng saw that there was indeed no blood, and now she felt at ease and said softly: "What's wrong with you today? Are you so fierce all of a sudden?"
Shen Changge's heart was churning. Maybe it was because he had suddenly learned too much about the pain and suffering of the lower-class palace people in the past few days. He suddenly felt emotional. Maybe it was because in his heart, Qingxuan had always been a perfect and righteous woman, and he couldn't stand her now. Just like those so-called Tianhuang nobles who indulge in lustful pleasures, they base their own happiness on the pain of others. In short, he is angry!
He thought to himself that maybe he had really done something just now, so he couldn't help but gently put his arms around Qingcheng's slender waist, and said guiltily: "It's my fault. I shouldn't have brought my bad emotions to you. I scared you." Have you?"
"It doesn't matter. Are you too tired recently? Why don't you rest for a few days before going on duty." Qingcheng suggested gently.
"No need, why do you want to rest when you can do something?" Shen Changge said with a smile.
"Oh!" Qingcheng nodded, rested her head on his shoulder, and stopped talking.