Whose world is this
It is not the world of the people, nor the world of civil servants and generals, but the world of Zhao Deji alone! Everyone else is just meat on his chopping block. He can butcher them as he pleases and kill them as he pleases.
He hugged his wife desperately, wishing to crush her into pieces and stick her to his bones and blood. He couldn't help but murmur to himself: "Sister Qi, let's go, let's go right away... I will take you away from here, leave here forever, never again." Don’t come back…”
She raised her head from his arms, her eyes were bright, and she stared at him, happily saying: "Really? Pengju, can we really leave? Do you really agree to come with me? We went to pick up our son, to the end of the world, The Western Regions, Nanyang, Persia... there is always a place to stay at the end of the world..." For a moment, she had a strong hallucination. The man in front of her truly belonged to her alone. He was no longer a hero of the empire or a mighty general. , he is just an ordinary man, without any moral responsibilities, completely free from worries, and his husband goes along with his wife.
"Pengju, our son is waiting for us... We can leave after we pick him up..." She burst into tears and couldn't say any more. Her eyes slowly dimmed when she looked at her husband. After a long while, she said to herself , I just said it to myself to comfort my chaotic thoughts: "No, there are also Jushi Yi An and the others... and the fourth sister of senior high school... and Zhang Xian, Yu Peng, etc... Pengju, we can't leave..."
If you can't walk, how can you walk? Inextricably linked, Hua Rong clung to her husband's arms, hugging his neck, trembling with despair.
Yue Pengju didn't say anything. He picked up his wife and walked forward in the heavy snow. For a long time, he stood in the snow, stagnant, completely forgetting that this was a In such a cold world of ice and snow, a very strange thought came to my mind: I hope this windy and snowy road will never come to an end.
The snow was getting denser and denser, and the two of them were already covered in white. Hua Rong clung to his chest, listening to his violent heartbeat, and his robe untied and wrapped her tightly. It was a peaceful feeling. , between heaven and earth, as if there was no one around, she didn't rush him, she had the same idea as him: no matter how cold it was, how nice would it be if this road could never be completed
The entrance of "Yiyuan" is already covered with ice tips. This year's heavy snowfall has been unprecedentedly violent, and the southern world has completely turned into the northern sky.
After returning home, Li Yian and others rushed over and lit a stove in the house. Yue Pengju helped his wife sit in front of the stove and looked at her with pity. His wife had suffered so much in her life. He thought he could bring her stability. In my whole life, I didn’t expect that it still wouldn’t work.
Hua Rong sat on the chair, trembling all over. Li Yian brought a cup of hot tea and said softly: "Sister Seventeen, drink it..."
Hua Rong drank the hot tea and looked around. Around her, there were Pengju's face, Li Yian's face, the faces of the fourth sister and her son... and the faint face of her son. Her heart slowly calmed down, and she only held her husband's hand tightly. , motionless.
Yue Pengju's voice was very calm, and he summoned his own soldier Ma Chao: "Gather everyone in the family."
"yes."
There are 11 male and female servants in "Yiyuan", plus 15 personal soldiers, a total of 26 people. Several of these people have been following Yue Pengju and his wife for a long time.
Yue Pengju said calmly: "I summoned everyone today because I know that I am in doom. You don't have to suffer with us and my wife anymore. You all know that the Yue family had no money in the early years. These days, the rewards for Sister Seventeen and I are still there. Some surplus. I will give each of you 50 guan, and you will each settle down a family in the future. You can go your own way. The soldiers can go to Ezhou to join the army, and there is no need to stay with me anymore... "
Everyone burst into tears and refused to leave. One of the soldiers said sadly: "I have been following Mr. Yue for more than ten years, and I can't bear to leave when the Yue family is in disaster..."
Others also expressed their unwillingness to leave.
Yue Pengju said in a deep voice: "I understand your good intentions, but now that things have come to a point, you must leave, otherwise Qin Hui will definitely get angry at you and bring you down too."
Everyone still refused to leave. Hua Rong stood up and spoke slowly, with a very clear voice: "If you don't wait, you will always be implicated in vain, so why bother?"
Li Yian and Senior Sister Gao also helped to persuade them, and everyone packed up their luggage and dispersed, but Ma Chao and Ma Chao refused to leave no matter what.
There were only a few people left in the house, and Hua Rong began to make arrangements for her death. The fourth sister, mother and son were helpless, so she gave them 500 guan, and layman Yi An also gave 500 guan.
How could the two of them want it? She shed tears and declined: "Sister Seventeen, you can't do this. We will advance and retreat together with you and Mr. Yue."
Hua Rong shook her head. Earlier, she still had hope for Zhang Xian's survival. Now, Tianwei couldn't keep it alive. Naturally, she could no longer believe the promise she made to Jin Wushu. If Zhang Xian died, Gao What do the fourth sister, mother and son do for a living
Seeing this, Fourth Sister Gao cried even more sadly: "Why are bad people always in power? Will Mr. Yue and Zhang Xian not get good rewards?"
Li Yian wiped his tears and said angrily: "Qin Hui, the old thief, is cunning and has no conscience... Now, it is certain that the emperor will kill you. Pengju, you and Seventeenth Sister might as well leave this place of right and wrong immediately... "
Senior Sister Gao also wiped away her tears: "Mr. Yue, every one of you can leave, you should leave quickly, let's go..."
Yue Pengju let out a deep sigh. As soon as he left, Yu Peng and others were about to be guillotined. These days, he was not idle at home. He inquired through many connections. Qin Hui and others were afraid that he would escape, so they also deliberately spread relevant remarks - The crime is not magnified. As long as he does not escape, Yu Peng and others will have nothing to worry about.
Because of this, how could he sacrifice one life to sacrifice six or seven lives of Zhang Xian and others
Hua Rong calmed down at this time. She turned around quietly and went to the kitchen to get a pot of wine. Nuoda's Yiyuan was quiet, and there was no longer the bustle of the past. She stood at the door for a while before returning to the house. , At this time, Li Yian and others had dispersed to prepare dinner. In the living room, only Yue Pengju was left sitting quietly.
She took the wine and put it on the small stove. She silently raised her head to look at her husband. Under the firelight, she felt that her husband's face was getting more and more hazy.
"Sister Seventeen..."
"Um."
Yue Pengju held her hand tightly, and after a long while, he said softly: "How about you leave Lin'an?"
She avoided her husband's gaze and nodded: "I will leave."
Yue Pengju saw her evasive eyes and sighed secretly: "Sister Seventeen, it's useless for you to stay. It's better to leave now. It's better to leave early..."
She said calmly: "Don't worry, Zhao Deji claims that his crime is not worthy of his family members. He wants to do bad things, but he always wants to maintain the demeanor of a benevolent king. He dare not do bad things openly. Otherwise, he will not let me go in the Buddhist hall." Already."
Of course Yue Pengju knew this, but he just shook his head. He did not want his wife to witness his death at all. As long as she left, and left, he could leave safely.
"Sister Seventeen, please never think about revenge for me from now on..."
She smiled miserably, she was alone from now on, and she had to fight against Zhao Deji's thousands of troops. Even if she wanted to take revenge, how could she get it
While the couple was talking, three hundred soldiers had quietly surrounded "Yiyuan". The leader was Zhang Jun's best friend, Yang Yizhong, a handsome man known as the uncastrated "eunuch".
But unlike Zhang Jun, Yang Yizhong had no personal grudges against Yue Pengju, nor did he want to kill him. He was ordered to surround "Yiyuan" and only asked his soldiers to wait outside, while he entered alone. Outside the door , and an empty sedan chair was also placed to treat the ministers favorably.
Under the leadership of Ma Chao, Yang Yizhong came to the living room. He saw Yue Pengju sitting quietly in the room, looking very calm, as if nothing had happened. He was surprised, cupped his hands, and hurriedly expressed his attitude, very politely: "Mr. Yue, I have been ordered to come here. Your Majesty has asked you to confront some matters. The crime is not worthy of the family members... The sedan chair is waiting outside..." He read the imperial edict, and it contained Zhao Deji's original words, "The crime is not worthy of the family members."
Hua Rong was hiding behind the screen. Hearing this sentence, Hua Rong burst into tears. What other family members does Pengju have? Throwing yourself to death is nothing more than exchanging your own life for the lives of your subordinates.
Yue Peng raised his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Yang Shi. I know why you came today. Please wait outside for a while while I go to the backyard to chat with my family."
"please."
As soon as Yue Pengju left, Ma Chao and others brought a pot of fine wine and poured one for Yang Yizhong: "Mr. Yue, please invite Mr. Yang Yizhong. Please drink."
Yang Yizhong was holding the wine, but he hesitated to drink it for fear that it would be poisonous. Ma Chao took a glass of wine and drank it all himself: "Ms. Yang should know what Mr. Yue is like."
Yang Yizhong then took the wine and drank it all in one gulp: "It doesn't matter, Yue Wu, I am sure enough."
In the backyard, Li Yian, Senior Sister Gao and the two children were all crying their hearts out. Even the two children knew that Yue Peng would never come back. They each pulled his sleeves and cried: "Uncle, Don’t go, uncle, don’t go…”
Hua Rong suddenly roared: "Don't cry."
After the crying subsided, Yue Pengju gently hugged the two children and said softly: "Your father will be out soon. Good children, don't cry..."
Suddenly I thought of my son and the little tiger head. Fortunately, my son stayed in a completely safe place. But I couldn't see him until he died. Even the iron man had tears in his eyes.
Hua Rong held his hand tightly and wiped his eyes fiercely: "Pengju, don't worry, I will definitely raise my son well..."
His eyes lit up. As long as their mother and son had no worries, what else in his life was worth worrying about
"Sister Seventeen, leave here immediately. Now, 'he' won't send people to chase you..."
Indeed, Zhao Deji would not come after him because he was sure that he would not leave. Yes, he clearly knew his trick, but what could he do? Even if she is a fourth-year-old girl with a family and a family, she still has to come to Lin'an to wait for news about her husband. What about you? Just abandon Peng Ju and fly away
She calmed down and said softly: "Pengju, don't worry about me. My son needs someone to take care of him. I won't let him lose his father and have no mother. I will take care of him, and I will definitely live and take good care of him..."
Yue Pengju was speechless with all kinds of tastes and his heart was as sharp as a knife. He let go of his wife's hand after a while and said, "Sister Seventeen, promise me that you will live a good life."
"Well, I will definitely do it!"