cold…
so cold...
why is it so cold...
Qiu Yutong curled up tightly, almost exhausted the energy of breastfeeding, and finally opened her eyes in a daze.
The scene in front of him was hazy, and his mind was also confused, like a mess of paste, and he didn't understand what happened at all.
After a long time, the blurred vision finally gradually became clear.
Qiu Yutong stared blankly at the scene in front of her, trying to turn her dull brain.
What is this place
What's up with him
How is he in... a cage
The cage in front of him is an extremely delicate sandalwood cage, shaped a bit like a birdcage, not too big, it can only accommodate one person curled up, unable to stand upright. The outside of the cage was covered with a thin layer of white gauze.
Through the tulle on the cage, the outside scenery is somewhat blurred, but it can be seen that this is a small courtyard.
At this time, the night was dark, and the courtyard was extremely quiet, and there was no one there.
The sky was dark, with no moon or stars, and two dim lanterns hung under the eaves, reflecting the bluestone floor of the yard, deserted.
How could he be in a cage? Where is this yard
Qiu Yutong was confused.
He braced himself up and wanted to turn over and sit up, but his limbs were limp and he couldn't make any effort at all. Suddenly, he felt something, and his movements stopped abruptly.
Qiu Yutong lowered her head stiffly, looking at her hands.
He froze.
There is nothing weird about the hands in front of him, and they can even be said to be a pair of very beautiful hands.
The back of the hand is white and flawless, with light blue veins faintly visible; the fingers are slender and slender without any calluses, just like the most delicate green onions; the oval nails reveal a little pink, covering the round fingertips like petals. It's almost like taking a bite.
But, but...
Qiu Yutong stared at these extremely beautiful hands, her mind was buzzing.
It wasn't his hand at all!
His hands should be a pair of extremely typical sword repair hands - long, strong, clean and stable, with a thin layer of sword calluses on the fingertips and palms, which is a symbol of absolute force.
And the hands in front of him were too slender and beautiful, and also too weak.
Qiu Yutong stayed for a while, then suddenly remembered something, quickly lowered her head, and looked at her body.
"..." For a moment, he almost wanted to scold his mother.
Like these hands, this body is also very beautiful, with a flawless white complexion and slender limbs, there is really nothing to criticize.
However, this beautiful body was only wearing a small piece of cloth—or, in other words, nothing at all, except for a palm-sized piece of dark green embroidered brocade wrapped around the waist, which slightly covered the important parts, The large snow-white shoulders and limbs are all exposed.
No wonder it was so cold just now!
In addition to the small piece of brocade at the waist, the neck, wrists and ankles of this body are also wearing complicated and gorgeous gold chains, and the chains are inlaid with huge emeralds.
This body decoration is naturally extremely luxurious, but, but... this is too frivolous!
Who the hell would wear this kind of clothes? !
Suddenly, Qiu Yutong remembered something again, and quickly took a deep breath, trying to mobilize the spiritual power of Dantian.
As expected, the dantian of this body was empty, like a dry spring, with nothing in it.
What about his spiritual power
Where is his Yuan Dan
He, what about his innate sword body
Qiu Yutong's mind was in a mess, without a clue. He managed to gather his composure, forcing himself to calm down.
Be calm, be sure to be calm.
Shuo Xuecheng's fifth commandment is to guard against impetuousness.
Calm down and think about it calmly, what is going on
Qiu Yutong frowned tightly, trying to recall the previous events.
Before waking up... what was he doing
Yes, Ascension.
At Lu Xiao's enthronement ceremony, he soared in the daytime.
That day, he stood by the white marble railing outside the Golden Luan Hall and watched as Lu Xiao, dressed in a jet-black Nine-Dragon Cloud and Sea Pattern crown, walked slowly into the hall and ascended to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Lord.
At that moment, his spirit platform was finally clear and his state of mind was complete.
A moment later, Du Jie's faint thunder rolled across the sky, dull and depressing.
Qiu Yutong knew in her heart that she was leaving.
He looked up at the cloud-covered sky, feeling mixed emotions in his heart, and couldn't help turning his head back, looking into the Golden Luan Hall.
Sitting on a high throne, Lu Xiao didn't seem to know what was about to happen. He looked at Qiu Yutong with a smile, his dark eyes were very bright.
The two stared at each other for a moment, Qiu Yutong was suddenly in a daze.
How long has he known Lu Xiao
Ten years and two months? Or three months
Ten years ago, in order to cultivate his state of mind, he followed the advice of his brother in charge, and came from the peaceful and boring world of self-cultivation to the turbulent human world.
One snowy night, he rescued a little prince, Lu Xiao, who was being hunted down in the outskirts of the capital.
He accepted Lu Xiao as his apprentice, and for the next ten years, he tried his best to teach Lu Xiao, help him clear the obstacles, calm down the world, and finally ascend to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year King.
And Qiu Yutong herself, through more than ten years of experience in the world, finally achieved the great consummation of her state of mind at Lu Xiao's enthronement ceremony, and ushered in the transcendence and ascension.
Everything is perfect.
The two of them, master and apprentice, both got what they wanted most - the throne and ascension.
This is the best ending, the happiest ending.
Yes, exactly.
The Jieyun became thicker and thicker, and the rumbling thunder rolled over the head, as if urging.
Qiu Yutong barely suppressed the inexplicable melancholy in her heart, nodded to Lu Xiaoyao on the high seat in the hall, and said softly: "I'm leaving."
The distance between the two was too far, and Lu Xiao looked a little puzzled, as if he didn't hear clearly.
Qiu Yutong apologized deeply.
After ten years of companionship, such a farewell is really too hasty. But the tribulation thunder was rumbling above his head, and the sound came more urgently than the sound. He had no extra time to say a more solemn farewell.
"Hiss—" A flash of bright purple lightning tore apart the pitch-black sky!
Heaven is urging.
Qiu Yutong took a deep look at Lu Xiao for the last time, then turned around without hesitation, and slowly rose into the air. The corners of his snow-white robe fluttered in the strong wind.
He had to stay a little farther away from the crowd, and a little further away, so as not to harm innocent mortals.
Layer after layer of thick clouds of calamity spread and gather around him, gather and spread again... The situation below can no longer be seen clearly, thunder rumbling overhead one after another, huge blue-purple lightning criss-crossing, as if to Rip him to pieces.
Qiu Yutong regained her composure, pulled out her portable sword "Tian Shui Bi" with a "swipe", and pointed the tip of the sword at the sky: "Come on."
…
"Oh, it will be Bailu in a few days, why is it still so boring today?"
A sharp voice pulled Qiu Yutong back from Piaoyuan's thoughts.
He looked up, and saw two young eunuchs in plain uniforms with blue round collars, muttering, walking into the moon gate of the yard.
It was already late at night, and another layer of gauze was put on the cage. Although there were two dim lanterns hanging under the eaves, Qiu Yutong still couldn't see the specific faces of the two eunuchs, only one of them was taller. The other is shorter.
He blinked, confused.
Didn't he ascend
How could there be a eunuch
Is he still in Daning Palace
Eunuch Gao said: "The sky is so boring. In my opinion, there will be heavy rain tonight. Speaking of it, I don't know why, but I always feel uneasy, as if something is about to happen... By the way, do you still remember?" Don't you remember, the day His Majesty ascended the throne five years ago, that rainstorm?"
"Why don't you remember? The rain was so heavy that it flooded more than half of the shops on Longmen Street in the capital... It's been five years since Yuande, and the capital has never had such a heavy rain." Short The eunuch sighed.
"I heard that when immortals ascend to heaven or descend into the world, they will be born with visions. I don't know if they are real or not." Eunuch Gao lowered his voice.
"Who knows..."
Qiu Yutong was even more confused when she heard the conversation between the two young eunuchs.
What are they talking about
Yuande five years
"Yuande" is the year name drawn up by Lu Xiao himself. Now that Lu Xiao has just ascended the throne, it should be the first year of Yuande.
Two eunuchs stood in the middle of the yard, whispering to each other.
"It's going to rain now, let's quickly carry people in and hand over the errands, so we can go back and rest." Eunuch Gao raised his head and glanced at the dark cloud-covered sky.
"Hey, why are you in a hurry? It's useless to be in a hurry." The short eunuch said slowly, "Eunuch Zhang said that His Majesty is still grading papers. It will take at least an hour before we can enter the Jingxin Hall. There is nothing left and right. Let's just wait here in the yard."
"Oh, I don't know when I have to wait..."
Qiu Yutong tried her best to listen to the conversation between the two, and finally realized something vaguely.
Could it be... he didn't ascend, but came to Daning Palace five years later
But what about this frail mortal body and this frivolous attire? Why is he in a cage
What is the identity of this body
Battlefield prisoners? Barbarian slaves
Nothing feels right.
Qiu Yutong's head was full of messy questions, and she became even more confused.
"Ahem, excuse me..." He wanted to ask something, but his body seemed to have not drank water for a long time, his throat was as dry as a knife, and he could barely utter a few vague syllables.
The cage was in the corner of the yard, and the two eunuchs didn't hear his voice at all. The high eunuch sighed again: "Oh, it's almost the second watch. I heard that for these years, His Majesty only sleeps at most two Shi Chen... This body is not made of iron, how can it bear it after a long time?"
"That's what you say, but even Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch of the palm seal, and Lord Chen, the chief assistant of the cabinet, can't persuade His Majesty. What can the others do? There is no caring beauty around Your Majesty, otherwise they can persuade you a little bit. .” The short eunuch shook his head.
"Beauty?" Eunuch Gao blinked, suddenly remembered something, and glanced at the cage in the corner of the yard cunningly, "Ahem, Jin Wang is here today, why don't you just send a beauty over."
"Oh, you said Mr. Xuerong... I just took a look, and he seems to be asleep." The short eunuch glanced at the cage, as if he didn't care, "Mr. Go back, or be sent to the cold palace. Think about it, have there been fewer beauties from various places in these years? Besides these two destinations, do those beauties have a third end?"
"That being said, I always feel that Mr. Xuerong is different from those beauties in the past." Eunuch Gao lowered his voice and said mysteriously.
"Why is it different?"
"When it was brought in at noon, the cage hadn't been covered with gauze yet. You saw his appearance, right? Cough cough, I mean...do you remember that one?"
"Who?"
"That's the one. Of course the newcomers don't know about it, but many of us old people in the palace have seen it." Eunuch Gao squeezed his eyes, "You really don't remember? Six years ago, when His Majesty was still the King of Yan, the day he returned to the palace after beating the barbarians was the winter solstice. The two of us were clearing the snow at the Zhuque Gate, and we saw the man next to him from a distance... At that time, didn’t you Are you dumbfounded? Huh? Remember?"
"... My God, are you crazy?! Do you want to die? How many heads do you think you have?" The short eunuch was almost shocked when he realized that, and cursed in a low voice, "You forgot what happened to Xiao Anzi ? He just mentioned that person's name, was heard by His Majesty, and was dragged into the Department of Punishment and beaten with eighty sticks, half of his life died... "
Eunuch Gao hurriedly covered his mouth, nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and said softly, "Yes, yes, thanks to your reminder."
The short eunuch looked around carefully, and after making sure that there was no one else in the yard, he glanced at the cage thoughtfully.
"Huh, it's okay, there are only us two brothers in this yard." He paused, and then said softly, "Actually, from what you said, it's really a bit similar, but it doesn't feel quite the same. I don't know Jin What did the king think, sending such a person into the palace? Doesn't he know that His Majesty hates that person so much, since... His Majesty sealed the Qingshuang Yugui Garden, and no one is allowed to enter... "
"... Hmm, who knows. Maybe the King of Jin didn't think about it so much at all, and just presented beauties... After all, look, that look, that figure, tsk tsk." Eunuch Gao couldn't help but tsk twice.
"It's true. You say this is King Jin..."
"Yeah, yes, you know, that one..."
The two eunuchs whispered to each other for a long time, their voices were very low, Qiu Yutong only heard a small part of it, feeling a little confused.
Who is "that one"
Why did Lu Xiao seal up Qingshuang Yugui Garden
I really like that garden...
Of course, these are trivial matters. As for King Jin mentioned by the eunuch, he is a troublesome character.
This King of Jin is Lu Xiao's fourth uncle, the only remaining prince of the Great Chen Dynasty. He was originally a restless and unruly master, but after being severely taught by Qiu Yutong twice, he became much more honest. .
Judging from what the two eunuchs said, King Jin seems to have brought a beauty into the palace. What is it called "Mr. Xuerong"? This "Master Xuerong" looks like "that one"? And Lu Xiao hates "that one"
What a mess.
Besides, "Master Xuerong"... It sounds like it should be a man. However, Lu Xiao is very pure-hearted and ascetic, and he is not manly at all. King Jin actually offered him a male favorite, what the hell is he planning
Qiu Yutong was wondering, when a high-pitched voice suddenly came from outside the yard: "Eunuch Zhang said, you can carry him over there."
The two eunuchs hurriedly said: "Yes, the little ones will carry it over immediately!"
Qiu Yutong blinked.
carry it over? What are you carrying
Before he could react, two eunuchs had already walked over, lifted the cage one after the other, and wobbled outside.
"..." Qiu Yutong was silent, it turned out that she was carrying him.
He coughed lightly, endured the dryness and pain in his throat, and tentatively opened his mouth: "You two father-in-laws, where are we going?"
The short eunuch in front was slightly taken aback: "Master Xuerong, are you sleepy? Naturally, you should go to the Jingxin Hall."
"What Xuerong..." Before Qiu Yutong finished speaking, she suddenly understood.
For a moment, he only felt a nine-day profound thunder descending from the sky, with a loud "bang", it struck directly from his sky cap to the tips of his toes, and his whole body was stunned.
Snow, Mr. Xuerong
I... I am that bloody Mr. Xuerong? !
That male favorite that King Jin dedicated to Lu Xiao? !