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That night at Linjiang Inn
You and I have never met
The sky is still hazy, with layers of gray clouds weighing heavily on people's hearts. After several days of heavy rain, the water in the Lancang River surged, almost covering the river bank. The muddy yellow river water surges and roars, rolling eastward, seeming to swallow everything in the world, and it seems to have no end.
On the surface of the turbulent river, a person suddenly appeared. His dark red wedding dress made his handsome face pale as paper, and he looked haggard, as if he was extremely tired. He panted rapidly, staring anxiously at the vast river surface, and endless panic surged in his heart.
Even if he jumped into the river after her, he still couldn't catch her. From where she jumped to the end of the lower reaches of the river, it was about twenty miles. For seven days and nights, three thousand soldiers took over each other, not daring to He sneaked into the river lazily and searched almost carpet-like along the way, but found no trace of life.
Even if he is well versed in the nature of water, surviving for seven days in such a harsh environment is still a huge challenge, not to mention her who is afraid of water
Faint hope, almost approaching despair.
The soaked clothes were tightly wrapped around him, like a heavy burden. If he wasn't careful, he would be dragged into the abyss. He had never felt so weak. He subconsciously reached out to his waist. The porcelain bottle in the brocade bag was empty. One thing, I just remembered the last Qingxin Pill, which I also took last night.
Dongfangze gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and was about to dive into the water again when a raging wave hit him. The rolling waves hit him hard, and the huge push immediately rushed the man away, almost sinking into the bottom of the river. .
"Your Highness!" Sheng Qin, who happened to surface for air, held him up and urged him urgently: "Go ashore and have a rest! There are subordinates here who are watching."
How could he rest when her life or death was uncertain
Dongfang Ze took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Is there any news about Sheng Xiao?"
Sheng Qin hesitated for a moment, then replied in a low voice: "Not yet.
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Dongfangze couldn't help but closed his eyes slightly. Susu, where are you? !
Sheng Qin couldn't hide his inner worry. In the early spring weather of March, the cold wind blew like a knife, and the water of the Lancang River was as cold as ice. His body was already numb and stiff within a few moments of entering the water. If it weren't for his profound martial arts foundation, I couldn't bear it for a long time. But His Highness has not been to the shore at all for seven days. He has stayed awake and dived day and night to look for people. Even though his martial arts skills are peerless, there are times when his inner strength is exhausted. After all, he is a human and not a god!
After following Dongfangze for so many years, I have never seen him so crazy and seemingly completely out of his mind. The princess... is really cruel. Not to mention His Highness, even the moment he saw her jumping into the river, he was shocked and his liver was about to burst. .
They were obviously a match made in heaven, why did they end up in such a situation
After regaining some strength, Dongfang Ze firmly pushed Sheng Qin's hand away and was about to enter the water, but he heard a voice in the distance: "Found it, found it!"
Sheng Qin immediately shouted: "Your Highness, it's Sheng Jin!"
Dongfangze's heart was shocked, and he immediately swam towards the shore with all his strength.
But it was extremely difficult to walk just a few steps away.
On the bank of the river, a female corpse lay quietly. The body wrapped in white clothes was so swollen that it was beyond recognition and her facial features were difficult to distinguish. But the faint red mark on the left cheek and the clothes were exactly the same as Su Li's back then.
The answer seems to be self-evident.
Dongfang Ze stared at the corpse, even his breathing stopped, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time. No! This is not her! His Susu would never give up on herself so easily! The similarity between the clothing and the birthmark is a coincidence, but the facial features are also unclear! There's no way to prove it's her! It's just a coincidence, it must be... He kept looking for various reasons to convince himself, but he couldn't help but feel deep fear in his heart. He couldn't help but take a step back, and then took another step back. His face looked darker than the corpse. A bit more white.
Such a beautiful and refined woman has now become like this. Even though she was prepared in her heart, Sheng Qin still turned his head involuntarily and couldn't bear to look anymore.
Sheng Jin couldn't bear it in his heart and stepped forward to persuade him in a low voice: "People cannot be resurrected after death. Your Highness expresses my condolences."
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Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound, and Dongfang Ze slapped his face hard with his backhand, causing blood to flow from the corner of Sheng Jin's mouth.
"If you dare to say the word "death" again, you will die as an apology!"
"Your Highness, please calm down!" Everyone cried out sadly, kneeling down one after another to console, "Your Highness, please show me your condolences!"
Dongfangze's chest heaved and trembled with anger. He could not speak for a long time. Only his heavy and suppressed breathing echoed in everyone's ears. For a moment, they heard him say angrily: "Sheng Qin, go and adjust another thousand immediately." Come here! Keep looking!"
Sheng Qin moved his lips, raised his eyes to look at what he wanted to say, but finally lowered his head sadly.
"Your Highness. Look at this!" Sheng Jin suddenly remembered something and took something out of his arms and handed it to Dongfang Ze, "I found it from this corpse."
Dongfangze's heart was shocked, and he was stunned immediately. He saw a palm-sized ebony puppet standing in the palm of Shengjin. It was exquisite and perfect, with vivid and agile facial features. There was a faint smile hanging on the corner of his lips, as if it was black. Her jade-like eyes stared at him, just like before, she had faced his most common smile countless times.
It was the human puppet he gave her! Why are you here? !
He snatched the doll away with his hands, looked at it again and again, and felt that his vision was gradually becoming blurry. He shook his head subconsciously, trying to see more clearly, but in vain.
The black doll, the corpse in white, the cold and sharp contrast, intertwined into all the colors in his eyes at this moment.
Dongfangze's knees weakened and he fell to the ground. His trembling fingers slowly grasped the pale and stiff hand, but it was just as cold. His heart trembled, something seemed to be touched in his memory. He quickly straightened her body upright, pressing his palms tightly against the vest, and the warm inner breath from the Dantian immediately poured into the body of the woman who had long since expired.
Time passed in an instant, but the body of the woman under his palm was still cold, and the little inner breath left was like a mud cow sinking into the sea, never to return. And his face became increasingly pale, almost transparent, but he refused to give up.
Sheng Qin and Sheng Xiao's eyes were filled with heat, and they could no longer bear to watch. They advised sadly: "Your Highness, take care! If the princess has a soul in heaven, I don't want to see you like this."
He turned a deaf ear and had only one crazy thought in his mind, she couldn't die! As long as he's here, she won't die
! There is nothing in this world that he, Dongfang Ze, cannot do!
In her mind, scenes from the past that she and he had experienced together surged up like a tidal wave. Her gentleness and charm, her indifference and stubbornness, her shyness, her anger and determination... every expression is so deeply and clearly reflected in my memory! Everything slipped by slowly and silently, and the scene finally settled on the decisive moment seven days ago. She said to him: "After three glasses of wine, you and I have broken up. I hope we will never see each other again in this life." !”
Is there any punishment in this world more cruel than the separation of yin and yang from a lover
How could she be so cruel
How could she be so cruel!
The love is broken, and I hope I will never see you again in this life!
Her decisive farewell resounded loudly in his mind, and the sound became louder and louder, like a sharp blade ruthlessly cutting off the belief that he had only persisted in for seven days with perseverance!
The last bit of inner breath was exhausted, and he was no longer able to support him. As soon as his arms relaxed, the woman's body immediately fell backward against his chest. He slowly hugged her into his arms, his despair deep in his bones, and just whispered repeatedly in her ear: "Susu, you promised to stay with me in this life... You promised, you promised..."
No one responded. The cold wind in early spring suddenly blew up, and the turbulent river water lapped at the shore, like a heartbroken sob.
His whole body felt numb, but the pain in his heart was so clear. The sharp pain in his chest rushed, hit, and screamed, almost tearing his body apart! Finally, the air that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly surged up, passing through the throat and breaking through the clenched teeth.
He suddenly looked up into the sky and burst out with a heart-rending cry.
"Susu!"
The clouds were floating and mixed with the hazy sky. The boundless gray was just like the indescribable sorrow and despair in his heart. Everything in the world was wiped out. He hugged her and fell down.
At dusk, East Palace.
The luxurious and huge palace was decorated with lights and decorations seven days ago to celebrate the prince's wedding. Now it is shrouded in the blood-like sunset, and it has an indescribably weird feeling.
In the inner room of the prince's bedroom, Dongfangze's eyes were closed tightly, his face was as pale as paper, and he was lying on the large bed, still unconscious.
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The person who frowned and checked his pulse was not any of the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital, but Lin Tianzheng from Qintian Prison! Very few people know that what Lin Tianda is best at is not fortune telling. Astrology research is just a hobby of his.
Sitting in front of the bed, Lin Tianzheng put his fingertips on Dongfang Ze's wrist to check for pulse. The more he checked, the more frightened he became.
After a long while, seeing Lin Tianzheng frowning silently with a worried look on his face, Sheng Qin couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Mr. Lin, Your Highness, he..."
Lin Tianzheng carefully put his arms into the brocade quilt and covered him with it, sighing deeply.
Sheng Qin was extremely anxious, "How is His Highness's health?!"
Lin Tian said with a solemn face: "In such cold weather, soaking in the cold river for seven days and seven nights is a life-threatening situation! Now the cold poison has invaded the internal organs. Even if a life is saved, the root of the disease will still be left."
"What should we do?" Sheng Qin asked anxiously.
Lin Tianzheng shook his head and sighed, "I have known him for so many years, but I never thought that he would go to such an extent for a woman!" Many years later, Lin Tianzheng recalled what he had said, but felt that it was not good for him. In other words, it’s nothing.
Sheng Qin sighed: "Your Highness is really passionate about the princess. The princess threw herself into the river, but Your Highness couldn't catch her. He immediately went crazy and jumped down. We rushed over and couldn't stop her. For seven days and seven nights, He didn't rest for a moment and didn't listen to anyone's advice. If Sheng Jin hadn't found it..." Sheng Qin choked slightly, remembering His Highness's grief-stricken look at that time. He couldn't say the word "corpse". Sighing and saying: "...I'm afraid His Highness will never come ashore. Alas, His Highness is an infatuated person..."
"How can he be an infatuated man? He is simply a lunatic who is desperate for his life!" Lin Tianzheng looked at the sleeping man on the bed and shook his head helplessly: "In the past seven days, he has relied on his deep internal strength and the Qingxin Pill I prepared. Only by protecting the body can we persevere. However, although the Qingxin Pill has the magical effect of detoxifying and replenishing the internal energy, it is medicine after all. It is only for emergencies. Taking too much is not good for the body. Knowing this, he still takes it with him I ate everything I brought!”
After hearing this, Sheng Qin felt regretful. If he had known this, he would have stopped him even if he died! But even if he died, could he really be stopped
Seeing the guilty look on his face, Lin Tianzheng pondered for a moment and then comforted him: "You don't have to blame yourself too much. You and I know His Highness's temper very well. No one in the world can stop him from what he wants to do."
! I will prescribe a prescription to suppress the cold poison in his body first, and then slowly nurse him back to health. Remember not to let him get exposed to cold water before he regains his strength, and he must not be exposed to the slightest bit of wind or cold, otherwise the cold poison will attack and damage the lungs! "
Sheng Qin nodded in agreement and sent Lin Tianzheng out of the room.
The palace door was carefully closed. For a moment, there was no sound in the room, as quiet as if there was no life.
The man on the bed slowly opened his eyes. His eyes, as bright as stars, seemed to have lost all their former luster. His lips that had lost all color moved slightly, but no sound came out.
Bitter self-deprecation filled his heart. Is there really no one in this world that can stop him from what he wants to do
But why, despite all his efforts, he couldn't even save the life of his beloved
The moment he regained consciousness, how much he hoped this was just a dream. The words of Sheng Qin and Lin Tianzheng ruthlessly shattered the last hope in his heart.
In this life, we will never see each other again.
Susu, is this really the result you want
There was a sudden throbbing pain in his heart, blood surged, and the taste of rust poured into his mouth. He gritted his teeth tightly, and it took him a long time to swallow back the mouthful of blood. His body was still very cold, and the bone-chilling chill seemed to have melted into his blood, freezing all his senses. Only the slowly beating warmth in his heart reminded him of where he was.
His eyes turned slightly unconsciously, and the painful scene on the river bank always lingered in his mind, Susu! Dongfang Ze suddenly turned over and sat up, calling urgently: "Come here!"
Sheng Xiao rushed in and said in surprise: "Your Highness, you are awake."
"Where is she?"
Sheng Xiao was startled for a moment, then realized, "Your Highness, don't worry, Master Lin has arranged the princess well."
The words "place it properly" made his heart hurt again and he stopped talking. The pain and despair in his heart, which had nowhere to vent, were like the water of the Lancang River bursting its banks, constantly impacting his brain. He suddenly wanted to do something to divert his thoughts.
Sheng Xiao reported in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Princess Zhaohua is now in the Feifeng Palace, and more than a hundred envoys from the Bian Kingdom are under the control of the imperial guards. What should we do?"
His eyes flashed, yes, there are still things to deal with, Yang Xuan is here...
"Where's Zhan Wuji?"
"Someone saw him committing suicide and falling from the building, but his body was never found.
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Dongfangze's eyes suddenly became cold. No body was found... which means there is still life! This pair of men and women cooperated internally and externally, intending to use this wedding to subvert the court and seize the Dasheng Kingdom. After the failure, one's whereabouts are unknown, and the other's whereabouts are kept secret, thinking that this can hide the truth
He stood up, hatred burning in his heart. The play had been going on for so long, and it was time to end it!
East Palace, Feifeng Hall.
Yang Xuan sat at the table, looking at the exquisite dishes, but she had no appetite at all. She was upset at the moment. It had been seven days since she moved into Feifeng Palace, and she had no idea how far the situation outside had developed.
Recalling the scene two days ago, as soon as she walked out of the Feifeng Palace, she was stopped by the guards guarding the courtyard gate. "In these extraordinary times, no one is allowed to leave without His Majesty's order."
"How presumptuous! As the mistress of the East Palace, I go to pay your respects to His Majesty. Do I need permission from His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"The villain is also under the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to protect the safety of the princess. Please don't embarrass the villain."
"Where is the prince now? I go to see him!"
"The prince is not in the palace, please go back to the princess to rest." The guard did not squint, neither humble nor overbearing, and there was no room for discussion.
She gritted her teeth and had to go back to the room, eager to know the news about him, but in the past seven days, she had not seen even a single person in Dongfang Ze. The guard didn't look like he was lying. It was very possible that he hadn't returned to the palace yet. That was Doesn't it mean that he still has a glimmer of hope
If he really..., what should she do? No, nothing will happen to him. She kept comforting herself, but the more she thought about it, the more confused she became. Yang Xuan threw her chopsticks irritably and ordered her personal maid Qing Luan to say: "Get out of here."
Qingluan agreed and walked forward quickly to carefully put away the dishes. As soon as he reached the door, the door suddenly opened with a creak.
As the door slowly opened, a dazzling orange-red halo was immediately projected in. Yang Xuan narrowed her eyes slightly and couldn't see the person coming for a moment. The tall figure standing in front of the door exuded a cold aura.
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Qingluan immediately bowed and said, "See His Highness the Crown Prince."
Dongfang Ze!
He slowly walked into the room, glanced coldly at the untouched meal in Qingluan's hand, and said sarcastically: "I have something on my mind and can't eat. Is it because of him? Or are you worried about yourself?"
Yang Xuan's heart skipped a beat when she saw Dongfangze's face was gloomy, but much paler than usual, and his eyes were staring at her coldly. She quickly calmed down and said with a smile as if she didn't understand: "What do you mean, His Highness the Crown Prince?" What do you mean? Zhaohua doesn’t understand.”
"Yang Xuan," his handsome face was expressionless and he called him by his name without politeness, "Where is Zhan Wuji? You'd better recruit him from the ground. Maybe I can let you die more happily!"
He was asking her about Zhan Wuji's whereabouts? He was surrounded that day and he actually escaped? ! The heart that had been tense for many days suddenly relaxed, but there was a lot of feeling in her heart. She couldn't tell whether it was surprise or sadness. Cold sweat broke out in her clenched palms hidden in her sleeves, but she still asked slowly and calmly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince" This is such a strange question to ask, His Highness is here to hunt him down, Zhaohua has been in Feifeng Palace for seven days and has never left the palace, so how can he know his whereabouts?"
"You're brave enough to do it, but don't you dare to admit it?" Dongfangze sneered coldly, "Isn't the 'like water without trace' at the wedding a good thing you did!"
Yang Xuan's expression immediately changed, and she stood up suddenly and said: "Dongfang Ze! How can you prove that I must have put the poison? I know, you hate me for exposing Su Li in public that he secretly hid the design of Man Tian Hua Yu. His Majesty deprived her of the title of princess, but she brought all this on her own fault! Don’t forget, even if the wedding has not been held, Zhaohua is still the crown prince and concubine appointed by Emperor Sheng to the world!"
"Do you think I will really marry you? There has always been only one princess in Dongfangze, and that is Su Li!" Dongfangze's face was extremely gloomy, and he slowly stepped forward, his tall figure gradually covering her, "As for you, you are just A must-have prop in this scene.”
She clearly saw the strong murderous intent in his eyes. Yang Xuan, who had never been afraid before, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, quickly stepped back, pointed at him and shouted: "Dongfang Ze, What do you want to do? I’m still carrying your flesh and blood in my belly!”
"Humph, you are worthy enough?" He snorted contemptuously, full of disgust, "The evil seed in your belly is basically Zhan Wuji's!"
Yang Xuan's heart was shaken, and she tried her best to maintain a calm expression, but finally felt a little panicked. How could he know? That night obviously...
The tall figure slowly approached, and the death-like aura completely enveloped her. The chill crawled into her heart like a slippery snake, and spread all over her body in an instant. Yangxuan couldn't help but tremble slightly.
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"What? Did you tell me what was on your mind?" The cold voice continued: "You must be wondering why I knew that nothing happened between you and me that night."
Yang Xuan's expression changed slightly.
"I don't know if you are naive or stupid. You think that a stone and a little drug can confuse Dongfang Ze's mind and find out the secrets in my heart? Yang Xuan, you really overestimate your own skills!"
Yang Xuan's beautiful eyes widened and she couldn't believe what she heard!
Is it as simple as a piece of stone or a little drug? ! The stone is called the Wangyou Stone, and it is green and transparent. It is a treasure of the royal family of the Bian Kingdom and is specially used to confuse people's minds. The incense, which he called a drug, was prepared by her herself. It was also something that could affect people's minds. Just a little bit of it could easily make the other party let go of their guard, and thus reveal the deepest secrets hidden in people's hearts. Before coming to Shengguo, she had done countless experiments and never failed!
Either of these two can achieve the goal, but in the days of contact with Dongfangze, she deeply understood that this is an extremely terrifying opponent, possessing extraordinary calm and perseverance, and she must not take it lightly, so she When they are alone together that night, they will use these two trump cards at the same time.
But that night, he was clearly deluded by success, and answered every question in his confusion. Until the next morning, he didn't show anything strange. What went wrong
Seeming to sense the doubts in her heart, he continued coldly: "That night you set up a trap and deliberately fell off the cliff and sprained your foot. You used this to get close to me and show your love."
Yang Xuan's pretty face suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and she looked at him coldly without saying anything.
"I have to admit that your performance is really good. Anyone else would have been really confused by you. It's a pity... your performance was so perfect that it made me suspicious."
Her eyes moved slightly.
"You try your best to show that you like me very much, but the way you look at me doesn't show the slightest sincerity."
Yang Xuan couldn't help but be stunned, is that so
The sincerity and radiance of a woman when facing the man she loves is the most subtle. When he noticed Yang Xuan looking at him lovingly, Su Li's clear and sincere eyes flashed in his mind. It was this The extremely subtle difference made him immediately alert
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No matter how clever the disguise is, it can't hide the truest desire in the heart.
There are so many falsehoods in this world, but sincerity can never be deceived.
Dongfangze's heart suddenly felt an uncontrollable cramp. He calmed down for a moment and then said: "Then you used medicine and stones to confuse me, thinking that I was delirious, and asked many questions, wanting to know where my weaknesses were. "
Yang Xuan's heart became heavier and heavier. She did ask a lot of things from him that night, and she thought she had found out his details. But now that she thought about it, it was all lies! No wonder that when he returned to the palace, he became close to himself and gradually became distant from Su Li. He did not shy away from gossip at all. It turned out that he was creating an illusion to attract her attention and make her mistakenly think that his feelings for Su Li were just a matter of friendship. Above utility! At the canonization ceremony, he seemingly ruthlessly imprisoned Su Li in the East Palace Forbidden Garden and ordered Sheng Qin to guard her under strict supervision. He was also afraid that the situation would get out of control and harm her on the day of the wedding!
"It wasn't until Zhan Wuji came looking for him early the next morning that I was able to conclude that you must have an inseparable relationship with him. On the surface, you came to Shengguo for marriage, but in fact you had other motives! It's just that you haven't been found yet. The right opportunity to start, you happened to meet Zhan Wuji, hit it off with him, and set up a series of schemes. That night was the beginning of this series of schemes. Rumors were spread in the house to shake my relationship with Su Su, but they failed. After that, you He used the child in his belly to hint that he was related to me in front of his father.
I was alone on a snowy night, and there were witnesses, so naturally I couldn’t expose it in front of everyone! After the marriage was granted, I didn't have time to explain to Su Su that when I returned home, Lian'er would dig out the things from Shenmen! You really calculated this step by step very well! "
He said this in one breath and suddenly stopped, clenching his fists tightly. From the moment he opened the small wooden box of Shenmen, his mind went blank. He never thought that the new head of Shenmen would be Su Su! And she hated him because of the Phoenix Blood Jade incident, and there was no explanation. The details that he had deliberately ignored when the two of them got along before made him suspicious, disrupted his thoughts, and clouded his reason. Therefore, he doubted her and became indifferent to her. As a result, the two hearts gradually drifted apart due to a combination of circumstances, until they couldn't help it. Save the situation!
"It's a wonderful story." Yang Xuan's eyes flashed, but she was much calmer at the moment, and she still said unhurriedly: "There is no need to accuse others. Okay! Even if what His Highness said is true, what about the evidence? It's so big Is it possible that the charges against Zhaohua were in vain? Don't forget, Zhaohua has a noble status and is a princess of the country. How can you allow you to slander her at will?" At the end of her words, she raised her head, already threatening. mean.
"Whether there is evidence or not, you will know soon
! Dongfangze's eyes flashed with anger, and he stopped talking to her and called out sharply: "Come here!" "
His resolute gesture made Yang Xuan's heart skip a beat. Soon Sheng Xiao and Sheng Jin outside the door drove a woman into the room. The woman's hair was messy and she seemed to have no strength left in her body. There were stains of blood on her prison uniform. From time to time, weak moans of pain came out of his mouth, obviously he had been tortured before!
This woman's figure looks very familiar. who is it? Yang Xuan was shocked and confused, and just as she was about to step forward to take a closer look, she inadvertently raised her head. Her hair fell down, revealing a gray face.
"Qingluan?!"
Hearing Yang Xuan's exclamation, the woman's somewhat confused eyes immediately sobered up, her face filled with shame, and she quickly buried her head very low, as if she was escaping from something.
How is this going? How could there be two Qingluan? Yang Xuan was stunned. Qingluan, who was standing quietly in the room, looked calm and lowered his eyes in silence. He seemed not surprised by this scene.
Yangxuan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the Qingluan next to her at this moment was actually a fake? No wonder Dongfangze is so sure! When did he replace Qingluan and she didn't even notice? ! She stared at him in shock, her throat was choked and she could not speak.
Qingluan is her personal maid, and also her most effective subordinate in this mission to Sheng Kingdom. Qingluan knows everything about her contact with Bian Kingdom, and even her close relationship with Zhan Wuji!
Sheng Xiao took out a stack of letters from his arms and handed them to Dongfang Ze, "This is based on what Qingluan said, evidence of the conspiracy between Princess Zhaohua and Zhan Wuji. Please take a look at it, Your Highness."
The envelope was an elegant and pleasant light blue, a color she would not mistake even in her dreams! Yang Xuan's heartbeat almost stopped and she was frozen in place unable to move. She never expected that the person who betrayed her would be the most considerate maid around her!
Dongfang Ze had no expression on his face as he opened the letters one by one and glanced at her from time to time. Yang Xuan's pretty face gradually turned pale, and it felt like his sharp gaze had penetrated the layers of disguise she had maintained. , reaching the most secret depths of the heart.
She didn't need to read it to know what was written on it! She and Zhan Wuji were in love, but they couldn't see each other all the time to hide it from others, so they could only send messages privately. After every letter was about serious business, there was naturally a few sweet words at the end of the letter, expressing each other's feelings.
There are a total of eighteen letters here, which are all the letters Zhan Wuji has written to her since they fell in love. He once warned her that after reading them, she must burn all the letters to avoid future troubles.
. But this invisible feeling was the most hard-earned warmth in her days in a foreign country. She cherished it so much, so how could she bear to destroy all the letters! So she ordered Qingluan to keep it carefully, but she didn't expect that this most difficult attachment would become a guillotine hanging on her neck today!
After quickly browsing the eighteen letters, Dongfangze slightly curved his lips and gave a cold sneer, "Very good, from beginning to end, nothing was missed."
It's really good. Every word in this letter not only proves her crime of conspiracy with Zhan Wuji, but also mentions the true purpose of Bian State sending Yang Xuan to Sheng State.
Qingluan lowered his head, but couldn't escape Yang Xuan's hateful and disappointed eyes. He couldn't help crying guiltily, "Princess, don't blame the slave. The slave couldn't commit suicide by taking poison. In the end, she couldn't bear the torture of the cruel official. ... just confessed it!”
Yangxuan stared at Qingluan, unable to express how she felt. What's the use of blaming her now? ! She only blamed herself for a thought, not listening to Wuji and burning all the letters!
"Now that there are witnesses and physical evidence, what else do you have to say?"
Yang Xuan's eyes suddenly turned, and she smiled at him with utmost contempt: "Dongfang Ze, it turns out that your methods are mediocre. You only torture weak women to extract confessions."
"The process doesn't matter, what matters is the result! It's better to worry about your fate and see if it's more miserable than hers!" He looked at her as if he were looking at a dead person.
"Haha!" Yang Xuan couldn't stop laughing. The laughter was very cold and full of disdain. She stopped laughing several times and waved her arms quickly, and a light breeze immediately rose from her wide sleeves. cigarette!
"Poisonous! Your Highness, be careful!" Shengjin Shengxiao exclaimed, then held her breath and rubbed herself.
Dongfang Ze covered his mouth and nose and quickly retreated out of the door.
With one against two, Yang Xuan showed no fear, leaping up like a cloud-piercing swallow, avoiding a blow, and when he fell, he easily pulled down the curtain, his arms flew rapidly, and the soft cloth was covered. The internal force penetrates and is instantly twisted into a thick whip!
In Feifeng Palace, which was not too big, Shengjin Shengxiao and Yangxuan were fighting in a melee. Although the two of them cooperated seamlessly, they were not as agile as Yangxuan's movement. In addition, Fangcai still inhaled a little poisonous smoke, so the offensive gradually weakened.
More than a hundred imperial guards rushed in outside the courtyard, guarding Dongfang Ze and surrounding Feifeng Hall like an iron wall.
"Yangxuan
! If you still want to resist when death is imminent, surrendering without mercy is your best choice! "
After Yang Xuan heard this, his men's offensive became more and more fierce. Dongfang Ze hated her and Zhan Wuji to the core, how could he spare her so easily! She screamed without hesitation: "Dongfang Ze, kill me if you can!"
At this moment, Yang Xuan was clearly determined to die and was about to die. Dongfang Ze's expression was extremely sinister. Did she want to die happily? How could anything be so cheap!
"Shengjin and Shengxiao stand down!"
Before he finished speaking, Dongfangze jumped up and jumped into the fierce fighting arena. Shengjin and Shengxiao immediately retreated.
The curtains were waving so airtight that Dongfangze was tightly wrapped in chaotic shadows. It was impossible to distinguish them clearly. Only the sound of brushing could be heard continuously. The flowers and plants in the Feifeng Palace courtyard were destroyed in pieces, and broken leaves and flowers filled the sky. Flying, everyone retreated unconsciously.
"Dongfang Ze, it's in vain that you are so infatuated with Su Li and protect her in every possible way, but she doesn't appreciate it at all! You would rather die than break up with you. You are a man who deserves to be a failure!" Yang Xuan fought with all his strength, but still said something dissatisfied. He kept talking, trying to anger Dongfang Ze.
The pain she tried so hard to avoid was exposed by her so hard that Dongfangze's face suddenly turned livid, and he fluttered his sleeves in anger. The suffocating pressure immediately turned into an invisible life-threatening weapon, approaching Yangxuan.
Yang Xuan tried her best, but couldn't resist Dongfang Ze's power in anger. Seeing the right opportunity, he turned around and grabbed the other end of the curtain in his hand. With a shake of his arm, Yang Xuan immediately became unsteady and fell to the ground. Before she could get up, her neck was already tightly clamped by him!
"It's not your turn to judge what happened between me and Su Su!" Dongfang Ze's voice echoed in his ears, like Yama demanding his life, with utter hatred.
The man exerted force between his fingers, and the pain of suffocation squeezed out the remaining air in his lungs. Yangxuan's vision went dark. She couldn't see his face clearly, but she could clearly feel Dongfang Ze's crazy loss of control at this moment!
She opened her mouth wide, her face turned purple from holding back, her breathing became increasingly difficult, but her heart was filled with joy. Dongfang Ze, who was always calm and composed and deep and unpredictable, would actually have this day! If you use a little more force, it would be better to die in his hands than to be thrown into prison and tortured to death!
The shadow of death gradually spread throughout his body.
At some point, the strong suffocation in her neck suddenly relaxed. She gasped for air, her eyes turned cold, and she quickly stuffed the pills into her mouth.
. But as soon as the pill entered her mouth, several big holes on her body were sealed!
Just a "click" sound was heard, and the mandible had been removed by him! The pills fell on me immediately.
"You have a noble status, wouldn't it be a waste to die like this!" Dongfangze tried his best to suppress the emotions that were on the verge of collapse, and said coldly: "Sheng Qin, let the news out! Princess Zhaohua of Bian State took advantage of the wedding to have an affair with Wan State The remnant Zhan Wuji intends to overthrow Dasheng Jiangshan. There are both witnesses and material evidence, and the crime is conclusive. He will be executed in a burrow in three days' time!"
Yang Xuan's eyes suddenly opened, her vision went dark, and she fainted.
The news that Princess Zhaohua of the Bian Kingdom was subjected to the most severe torture in the Sheng Kingdom three days later spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital overnight, like a huge stone thrown into a deep pool, causing a storm.
It was unheard of before for a dignified princess of a country to collude with the rebels who had subjugated her country, and to do such a thing that outraged both humans and gods! Suddenly, the people in the city were excited, and the word "Yangxuan" became the target of public criticism. The attention on this foreign princess suddenly rose to an incalculable peak.
At dawn, dense crowds of people had gathered along and around the execution ground. Even the beggars were no exception. They all craned their necks to watch the show. The imperial court sent thousands of imperial guards to maintain order.
There was no guillotine in the execution ground. Because there were too many people to be executed this time, a wooden fence had to be used to enclose an open space, where 130 people from the Bian State envoys knelt in groups of ten, forming thirteen rows. At the end stood a wooden torture frame. Yang Xuan's hands and feet were tightly tied to it, and her hair was disheveled. After three days, her pretty face was haggard, but there was still no regret in her beautiful eyes.
Being able to sacrifice her life for her country and her country has no regrets for her. Since she dared to come, she was already prepared to face everything! In life, no one will die eventually!
Peng Ying, the envoy of Bian State, knelt on the ground. Until now, he still couldn't believe that Dongfang Ze actually wanted to kill them! Does he know what serious consequences this will have
"Dongfang Ze, are you crazy?! Princess Zhaohua is my Emperor Bian's most beloved daughter. How dare you touch her! Our Emperor will never let you go!" Peng Ying yelled with red eyes.
The handsome man on the execution platform had no expression at all, and his deep black eyes were filled with endless indifference and emptiness.
are you crazy? maybe.
From the day Su Su died, he was already in purgatory. As for the rest, there is nothing to worry about
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He knows better than anyone the consequences of killing Yang Xuan. He smiled lightly in his heart, it was nothing more than starting a war, he was determined to win this world in this life! One day earlier and one day later, what does it matter
Yang Xuan shouted loudly: "Dongfang Ze, no one else knows about what I did. Let them go and leave me alone to kill or cut into pieces as you please!"
"You still want to negotiate terms now? It's too late." Dongfang Ze walked to her side from the execution platform and looked at the crowd with cold eyes, "There are many people coming to watch the execution today. Maybe... there will be someone you want to see the most. people."
The calm tone seemed to be talking about today's weather. At this moment, three thousand armored black cavalry were hiding in the darkness of the houses on both sides of the execution ground. Once Zhan Wuji showed up, he would definitely die without a burial place!
Yang Xuan was immediately heartbroken. She wanted to die that day because she didn't want to be used as bait to attract Zhan Wuji. He finally escaped, how could he fall into a trap again because of her? However, deep down in her heart, she was so eager to see him again before she died... even just for a glance!
The contradictory pain and humble hope entangle the soul and torture the fragile heart of a woman in desperate situation.
Her beautiful eyes were almost on fire. She gritted her teeth and glared at him: "Dongfang Ze, you are so despicable!"
"Compared to what you and Zhan Wuji have done, I'm still far behind!" Dongfangze looked at her and sneered. What would he do to an enemy who tried to subvert and divide his country's territory, and an enemy who designed to frame his beloved woman? , feel it is not enough.
"Execution!" He spat out those two words coldly.
The sharp swords were raised high, and the executioners raised the swords without hesitation. Blood splattered everywhere, and one hundred and thirty heads fell to the ground. Their unwillingness and resentment became eternity in an instant.
"Peng Ying!" Yang Xuan screamed sharply, her face suddenly turned pale, and tears couldn't help but burst out of her eyes.
The bright red blood quickly gathered into one place and meandered through the limestone bricks, like a river of blood.
The strong smell of blood filled the air above the execution ground. This scene was so tragic that the originally excited crowd suddenly calmed down. From time to time there were sounds of vomiting. Many people left the execution ground one after another, leaving only a few people who continued to watch the torture.
If you want to save people, the best time is when there is a crowd of people, but there is no movement.
Dongfang Ze frowned slightly. The situation seemed different from what he expected. Could it be that he overestimated Zhan Wuji's feelings for Yang Xuan? His eyes turned cold. Regardless of whether he comes today or not, Yang Xuan will definitely die.
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The dark metal, the sharp tip of the cone, glows with a cold light, and the whole body of the cone is covered with honey, exuding a sweet fragrance. Who would have thought that it would be a temptation that makes people want to die
When the tip of the awl penetrated the flesh, despite being mentally prepared, Yang Xuan still stiffened in pain for a moment, her teeth almost bit her lip, and she stubbornly refused to make any sound. Then someone came up and poured the swarms of ants into the air. When it enters the wound, the sweet smell immediately attracts the ants to gnaw crazily and burrow into the flesh desperately. The executions were not intensive and would continue every other moment, allowing the victims to fully experience the feeling of life being worse than death.
The cruel scene is unbearable to watch.
Until sunset, Zhan Wuji never showed up. Yang Xuan was dying with her head hanging down. Her body was covered with ants. From a distance, she looked like she was wearing a black dress.
Sheng Qin quickly walked to the execution platform and said in a deep voice: "Reporting to Your Highness, no unusual movement was found in the capital."
Dongfang Ze's eyes were slightly cold. It seemed that he had really given up on Yang Xuan and Zhan Wuji was indeed ruthless. You can escape today, but you can't escape forever! As long as you are still alive, one day I will catch you with my own hands, and the debt I owe Su Su must be repaid with blood!
Having no patience to waste any more time, he threw the last command arrow mercilessly, "Cut!"
Back in the palace, Dongfangze went straight to the emperor's chamber.
Ever since the emperor was kidnapped by Zhan Wuji on his wedding day, his already weak body collapsed again due to shock and fright. He stayed in bed to recuperate for many days, relying on a large number of precious medicinal materials in the palace to maintain his vitality.
On the large bed, the emperor with a gray face was being served with tonic decoction by the palace maid.
Dongfang Ze slowly walked to the couch and said, "My son, I will meet my father."
The emperor hummed and nodded weakly. He reached out and took the medicine bowl from the maid's hand and continued to feed the emperor medicine.
The emperor's eyes flashed with resentment, and he said in a hateful voice, "Can we catch that traitor Zhan Wuji?"
"Zhan Wuji's life and death are unknown. The conspirator on that day was Princess Yangxuan of Zhaohua. There were all witnesses and material evidence. Today, they were beheaded at the execution ground together with the Bian State envoys.
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"What did you say?" The news was so shocking that the emperor sat upright in shock. "We didn't catch those who should have been caught. Why did you kill those who shouldn't have been touched?" He suddenly felt that something was wrong and asked sharply. : "Why don't you tell me about such a big thing in advance?"
Dongfangze looked at him coldly, "Everyone, please retreat." In an instant, all the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace retreated.
"My father is in poor health, so it's better to rest in peace and recuperate. Let your sons and ministers take care of such small things." Such an understatement made the emperor's face change drastically.
Little things? Can killing the Princess of Bian be considered a trivial matter? The news will soon reach Bian State. There is no need to think about it now. War between the two countries is imminent.
"You, you!" The emperor was so shocked and angry that he couldn't believe his ears. "Now that you have just been crowned prince, you don't take me seriously anymore? Do you still think that I am your father?"
"Why do you treat me as your son?" Dongfangze suddenly changed his title and said coldly, word by word, "Gu Yuantong is right about one thing. In fact, you don't love anyone but yourself."
The emperor's face immediately became very ugly.
"For so many years, you have treated me and Dongfang Zhuo equally, regardless of our direct descendants. You just want us to fight each other and check and balance each other so that your position will be more stable. It's a pity that Dongfang Zhuo is dead. You You had no choice but to make me the prince. Later, your old illness relapsed, and I tried my best to take care of the government, but you were wary, fearing that my power would become too powerful to maintain balance. So when Yang Xuan revealed that she was pregnant, she immediately came down Marriage is granted." At this point, a cold hatred appeared in Dongfang Ze's eyes.
The emperor's vision changed again and again.
Dongfangze added: "I was alone with Yang Xuan for one night. No one knows better than me what happened that night! You know my temper, and you will never deny it if I do it. But at that time you knew that I didn't If you don't want to, you still choose to believe an outsider's words and eagerly decree the marriage. Why?" He asked coldly.
The emperor's pupils shrank and he didn't answer.
Dongfangze answered for him: "Because you want to replace me with the child in her belly! But do you know whose offspring that child is?" He approached and asked, his tone full of sarcasm. He looked at him word by word and said, "It's Zhan Wuji's!"
The emperor's face turned as white as paper.
Dongfangze continued: "Everything you have thought about and done in your life is to consolidate your imperial power.
! This is something I understood when I was a child and stayed in the cold palace with my mother-in-law. … I have been thinking that if one day you lose your throne and your rights, looking back, what will be left in your life? "
The emperor's face turned pale and green, and he was gloomy. Apparently his words hit home. He gasped, his cloudy eyes suddenly became sharp, and he shouted angrily: "My imperial power and throne are not yours! Yang Xuan is Bian." Princess, the marriage between the two countries will definitely be beneficial to the unification of the world in the future."
"I don't care!" Dongfang Ze said without any hesitation, his face expressionless.
The emperor was stunned.
"Whatever I want, I will naturally fight for it based on my ability. The world will be unified by me, Dongfang Ze, and it will never be obtained by marriage or women! It will not be because of some illusory destiny theory!"
The emperor was stunned. The note written by Lin Tianzheng at the concubine selection banquet was burned immediately after he read it. No one else knew about it, but Dongfang Ze's tone was so determined, it was obvious that he had known about it for a long time.
His unexplained smile at the concubine selection banquet suddenly flashed through his mind. Could it be... The emperor shouted in disbelief: "Is Su Li's destiny as the 'Mother of the World' fake? Lin Tian is yours?! Could it be you?" Instigating him secretly! Why?" The emperor asked several questions in a row, his expression uncontrollably excited.
Why? Dongfangze sneered, the world is so stupid and has been blinded by false claims. Who said that the unknown concubine in everyone's mouth will definitely be trampled in the mud? A truly capable person will not be limited to secular rumors. It depends on how you do it. Facts have proved that he was not wrong at all.
"You are willing to risk the crime of deceiving the emperor for her? Are you crazy?" The emperor was shocked. He thought that Su Li was extremely bold, but he didn't expect that his son was even better!
An elusive emotion flashed through his deep black eyes, unable to detect his true side. The emperor looked at his son as if he was looking at someone he had never known. Only today did he suddenly realize that he had never truly understood him. Dongfang Ze. Although the same blood flows in their bodies.
The doors and windows of the dormitory were closed, and the light was dim. He was sitting beside the bed, looking at him with extreme indifference, as if he were a god above.
A deep sense of frustration came over him, and the emperor had to admit that this son had truly escaped his control and became an eagle that could soar in the sky. He couldn't even think about how many other things he had done that he didn't know about
A breath was stuck in his throat and he couldn't lift it up. He opened his mouth and made a whooshing sound. He struggled for a long time and finally passed out with his eyes rolled.
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Dongfangze looked at him expressionlessly for a moment, then slowly stood up and walked out of the dormitory. He coldly ordered the eunuch Zhou Li who was standing outside: "Send the imperial doctor." After that, he left without looking back.
Three days later, the emperor's medicine failed and he died. The whole capital is covered in plain white. The country cannot live without a king for a day, so Prince Dongfangze succeeded to the throne.
That day, the weather was sunny and the clouds were light and the wind was gentle.
Jinluan Palace.
Dongfangze was dressed in a black five-clawed golden dragon robe and an imperial crown on his head. With all the officials bowing and standing in silence, he slowly walked towards the throne, which symbolized the supreme power of the empire.
He walked up the nine steps of Danbi very calmly and steadily, his steps neither fast nor slow, as if he wanted to experience the hard years of the past ten years again, and he couldn't explain how he felt in his heart. The twelve crowns made tinkling sounds from time to time, and the light and shadow intertwined. No one could see his expression at this moment.
When he sat firmly, all the officials came forward and kowtowed and shouted: "Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!" The loud voice was deafening and echoed in the hall. His eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly realized that there was no one in his parallel line of sight, and he lowered his gaze unconsciously. Everyone had their heads buried deep in an attitude of absolute submission.
Suddenly a trance occurred.
Is there no one left beside him who can walk side by side? He always thought that there would be two people who could accompany him to the end, but unfortunately God did not follow his wishes. After he overcame all obstacles and finally reached the top of power, he was shocked to realize that the two people he wanted to protect and care about the most in his heart were no longer there.
Loneliness was like a vine, silently entangled in his heart.
It turns out that this is what she said. After all the agencies are exhausted, she can enjoy the country but have nothing.
Really, nothing.
A self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips. After calming down for a while, he called out in a deep voice: "Yuan Xiang."
"I'm here!" The new hussar general Yuan Xiang immediately came out.
"I order you to immediately lead an army of 300,000 to march to Tianmen and attack Bian."