Meng Qiqi stared at Sheng Jiayan quietly, waiting for him to reveal everything in the past. And Sheng Jiayan's expression seemed to be extremely painful, as if recalling that he was both painful and remorseful during the First World War in the Wilderness. Meng Qiqi knew that asking Sheng Jiayan to tell what happened in person would be tantamount to reopening his bloody scars. But she must know, even if the truth may make her unacceptable.
"Your Majesty!" The commander's panicked voice came from outside.
"You guys step back first, and report back later if you have anything to do." Sheng Jiayan closed his eyes and let him leave first. Now he and Meng Eqi have mixed feelings, and a thorough explanation is needed between the two of them.
Commander He has always been the most loyal, Zhou Xing is what he is, but now he does not retreat a step, insisting on standing outside the door and reporting: "Your Majesty, Your Highness accidentally fell into the turbulent river just now, the minister has just rescued His Highness, please You go and see as soon as possible."
Zhou Yuli fell into the water? ! Meng Qiqi was startled, and was about to lift the bed. Sheng Jiayan quickly held her down: "Your soul is not stable enough, don't walk around, I'll just go and see."
"Zhou Yuli is Zhou Xing's only son, there must be no accident."
Sheng Jiayan nodded, smoothed her hair behind her ears as if to comfort her, and then turned to go out. The moment he opened the door and left, Meng Qiqi could smell the cold autumn smell outside, and occasionally the freshness of the soil turning up after the rain. Such a refreshing breath made Meng Eqi's thinking clearer. She pressed her forehead, and her limbs were weak after lying down for too long.
"Niangniang, do you want a servant to pass the meal?" The maid that Sheng Jiayan arranged for her came in from outside the door and asked when she saw Meng Eqi sitting on the couch.
"No need." She has no appetite at all now, worried about Zhou Yuli, and thinking about what Sheng Jiayan should fully explain.
She was just in a trance, but a dangerous idea suddenly flashed in her mind. Meng Eqi just pondered for a while, then quietly went to the bed and came to the window, looking at the guards outside, but there were only two at the door.
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Meng Eqi, who made up her mind, turned around and went back to the room to change her clothes.
Ayan, don't be angry, but I have to. Leaving such a note, Meng Eqi turned over and swept down from the Qionglou window, first stepping on the stairs on the second floor, and Meng Eqi, whose ankle hurt from an unknown place, almost cried out in surprise. Fortunately, she held back, otherwise she would have to recruit guards.
Sheng Jiayan, who was on the other side of the hunting ground, of course didn't know that Meng Eqi had fled by the window.
"Your Majesty," the imperial doctor got up and replied after asking for his pulse, "His Royal Highness fell into the water and became cold, but there was a little bruise on his forehead, so he was in a coma for a long time. As long as you take the medicine on time, I believe you will wake up soon."
Sheng Jiayan nodded and pointed to someone to go down and follow the imperial doctor to get medicine.
The imperial physician hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, judging from His Highness's current injury, it is best to return to the palace to recuperate. Although the hunting grounds are complete with herbs, they are not comparable to those in the palace."
Sheng Jiayan nodded, and turned to the gods: "Go on and return to the palace tomorrow."
When the gods turned around and went out to deliver the decree, Commander He silently replied to Sheng Jiayan: "Your Majesty, this subordinate went to check the place where His Highness fell into the water. In addition to the landslide caused by the wet and soft soil, there are also some artificial traces. "He took out a sachet from his bosom, which contained something he had discovered earlier.
After Sheng Jiayan opened it, he just glanced at it, and his face became a little unsightly. He asked Commander He to put the things away, but said, "I see. I'll discuss this matter back in the palace. You can watch it by the prince's side."
Meng Eqi kept inquiring all the way and wanted to go south, and she had made up her mind. Follow quietly first, and wait until the right opportunity to steal the spell back. Meng Qiqi's ideal and ambition had just appeared, but it was ruthlessly extinguished.
Because she just ran to the back door exit of the hunting ground, she was caught by Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu saw that Meng Qiqi was wearing light clothes, and she acted sneakily. He couldn't help but hesitate and said, "Empress Empress, where are you going?"
Meng Qiqi was flustered and pretended to be calm: "I've been lying down for a long time, and I just came out for a walk. What a coincidence, Concubine Shu, I met you here."
Concubine Shu put on a smug look: "Niang Niang, you have been ill for a long time, and the concubines will take care of the internal affairs of the Qionglou. The concubines also don't want to spend a lot of time walking around, but they don't have to run around in person. The work. Who made you sick, the emperor has no heart to take care of others."
Concubine Shu dragged on for a while, and it was estimated that Sheng Jiayan would find out that she had escaped. Meng Qiqi's palms were sweating anxiously, and she had to cooperate with Concubine Shu, and now she could only risk it.
So Meng Eqi approached Concubine Shu and said, "You know what, I actually have a secret and I have to leave the hunting ground first."
According to the normal reaction, after Meng Eqi said this, Concubine Shu should ask her what the secret was. However, just after she finished, Concubine Shu's face showed a touch of surprise and pride, and there was a hint of a smile of "a chance to get revenge", Meng Qiqi's heart trembled when she saw it.
Sure enough, Concubine Shu immediately raised her voice and shouted: "Empress Empress, why are you here! You just don't want to walk around, the concubine is very worried!"
Before Meng Qiqi could react, Concubine Shu approached her with a smile: "Sister Queen, sister, you don't care whether you have any secrets or not, but you want to escape the hunting ground privately and carry your majesty behind your back. This concubine understands. Don't listen to your secrets, it's better to ask your majesty first."
Concubine Shu was overjoyed, completely ignoring Meng Qiqi's expression of eating an unknown object. In the eyes of Concubine Shu, Meng Qiqi's speechlessness was a guilty conscience of being a thief.
Concubine Shu knew Zhou Xing, knew that Zhou Xing was suspicious, and the relationship between the emperor and the empress was extremely poor before, because Zhou Xing was afraid of Meng Yong's mother's family, so she did not trust her in every possible way. Now Meng Yong himself threatened to have a secret and wanted to escape the hunting ground privately, which was a great opportunity. Concubine Shu felt more and more that her good days were coming, and she even held onto Meng Eqi and refused to let her go.
Concubine Shu insisted on dragging Meng Eqi to wait for Sheng Jiayan on the spot. Meng Eqi couldn't break free, so she began to lure her: "Sister Concubine Shu, if you fulfill me, I am willing to give you all the jewelry."
"no!"
"All skirt jewelry!"
"don't want!"
"The emperor will give you three times a month!"
"This..." Concubine Shu hesitated for a moment, the maid behind her coughed twice, and Concubine Shu immediately became firm: "No change!"
Nothing compares to her hard-won Fengzuo, she is not stupid! When Concubine Shu thought so, Meng Qiqi wanted to cry without tears.
In the end, when Sheng Jiayan arrived in a hurry, Concubine Shu was still reluctant to let go of Meng Eqi, so she hurriedly said in a sweet voice: "Your Majesty, the Queen's sister is worrying and dying, and she is about to run around because of her illness. Good to be discovered by the concubine."
Sheng Jiayan's complexion was ashen, and he stared at Meng Qiqi coldly. Meng Qiqi shrank his head and looked like he was wrong.
Concubine Shu was very proud to see this, but she didn't know that Sheng Jiayan was just angry that Meng Qiqi wanted to run away privately, and he clearly told Meng Qiqi that her soul was not stable at this time, if she ran around, what would happen to her? The aura of the place collided, and almost all his previous efforts were in vain.
Unfortunately, Meng Qiqi didn't understand, so Sheng Jiayan was angry.
When Meng Eqi was carried away by Sheng Jiayan like an eagle catching a chicken, Concubine Shu was still smiling and waving goodbye behind them. Then she suddenly reacted and asked the maid in doubt: "The queen is going to be alone with the emperor again, shouldn't this palace be so happy, it seems a little wrong?"
The maid thought she was shrewd and said, "The maiden has been worrying too much. The reason why Your Majesty neglected the empress before was because of the 'Meng' family of the empress. Now that she knows that the empress wants to run away privately, no matter what the reason is, your majesty will definitely be angry, empress. This time, I can’t eat and walk around. Why should you worry, Niangniang? Anyway, when the Empress is put into the cold palace, the entire harem is yours, and of course Your Majesty is also yours. Thinking of the empress dowager’s advice before you came, you wouldn’t feel it. Not right."
After hearing this, Concubine Shu nodded. Yes, that's how it is, it seems that she did nothing wrong.
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In Qionglou, there were only Sheng Jiayan and Meng Qiqi. Facing Sheng Jiayan's stormy and gloomy face, Meng Qiqi took the initiative to kneel on the bed: "Ayan, I was wrong. I won't run around anymore, I just don't want the spells painted by Jing Fan to come true. Posted on every inch of the land in Nanjun. I don't want him to use his soul to achieve his own goals, but he wants you to bear the consequences. I really don't want to, even if you are for me, but I don't want to do this, I'd rather I didn't wake up …”
Sheng Jiayan's complexion softened a bit, and his words were not so cold, but he was still harsh: "Amen, I have explained to you about Nanjun, there is no room for turning this matter, you need the more than two thousand Soul, you came here every hundred years before, but you didn't know it at that time, and I didn't let you know. I passed it before, and when there is no choice, I will only choose you. "
Meng Eqi was crying and grimacing, looking very dissatisfied with Sheng Jiayan's fierce attitude. Sheng Jiayan's heart softened immediately when he saw this. He had no choice but to step forward and take Meng Qiqi back into his arms: "Amen, you have to be obedient. Not only do you need a lot of souls, but the child in your womb also needs nourishment. "
Hearing the child, Meng Eqi finally compromised. "Then you can continue what happened that year."
Sheng Jiayan paused, and suddenly said lightly: "If you make a mistake, you will be punished, so I won't tell you for the time being. As for whether it will happen in the future, it depends on your performance."
Meng Qiqi jumped up and resisted: "Sheng Jiayan! You're a shame!"
Sheng Jiayan pressed her back to the bed, and asked in a low voice, "I'm just cheating, so what?"