Qi Jiulu's heart felt cold, but his face became gentler. He raised his hand to hold Yun Fenghuang's shoulder and said softly: "I know that your status in the palace is not low now. Chunjia has ulterior motives and often goes to your place, so that Your food, clothing, housing and transportation are all good. After you come with me, what I can give you will definitely not be as good as the palace ban...but I will wrong you."
"These are nothing." Yun Fenghuang considered her words. She didn't like Qi Jiulu's risk taking. If it was the regent who valued Qi Jiulu very much and relied on him as his confidant, she might still be willing to take a gamble - but Qi Jiulu's lord It’s just Gong Xiangxiao, the eldest son.
The crown prince's own position is still uncertain. How much say does he have on issues involving the future of the regent's family
He couldn't even speak, let alone Qi Jiulu.
In this situation, Yun Fenghuang was asked to hold Tai'a down and give others a handle. She really couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart - yes, she had been mentally prepared to die without a burial place since she entered the palace; it wasn't that The kind of people who either tie their hands or risk their lives for the sake of their family have even recently been planning how to wrap up the various tribes in the North, including the Xie family, as backing...
However, she still didn't want to choose this path where she might be able to reunite with Qi Jiulu for a few years and the final outcome was uncertain.
The reason is simple: no matter how dangerous it is for her in the palace now, no matter how difficult it is to support her natal family against other concubines who were born as noblewomen, there is still a glimmer of hope.
If things fail midway, try your best and try your best.
Yun Fenghuang felt that he was not a person without wisdom and was willing to admit defeat.
But if he followed Qi Jiulu's arrangement, he would have given up struggling and left his wealth, life, and honor to the regent.
She was unwilling to give in.
Chunjia had also hinted that she had taken refuge.
Even though the emperor had no intention of her, he was nostalgic after Yuan Niang's example. If you had been devoted to him from the beginning, even if it was impossible to match his childhood sweetheart, as long as he won, he would be able to live a safe life and benefit the family to a certain extent, which was not without hope.
And what about the Prince Regent
Yun Fenghuang had never dealt with this prince, but since the prince Gong Xiangxiao was worried about his personal gain and loss, fearing that his younger brother would one day take away his throne, she couldn't rest assured - it was said that this prince and Concubine Yuan were in love with each other back then. The backyard is clean and the family of three is happy and happy. It can be called a harmonious story of a husband and wife.
And not to mention the time when the regent, Yuan Fei, died of illness, let’s talk about the situation of Gong Xiangxiao, the eldest son of the concubine, in recent years... The regent is so fond of the new and dislikes the old when he treats the person next to him and his heir, let alone the people below him
Yun Fenghuang refused to believe even Chunjia, let alone the regent
"I know that I made you very sad when we were in Beidi, on Peacock Slope." Yun Fenghuang thought over and over again and sighed, "But the fall from the cliff before was an accident... We are all still so young, why should we choose Such a path with endless troubles? Give me some more time, and after a while, I might... "
The smile on Qi Jiulu's face faded little by little. He had a handsome face, the typical handsomeness of a Northerner. He was tall, with a strong outline, and his sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes became more resolute. Once his face was expressionless, it showed coldness.
At this moment, this coldness was even more unconcealable, and he said softly: "After all, you still refuse to come with me?"
Before Yun Fenghuang could speak, he had already said, "When I had an arrogant relationship with the queen, she told me that you would not go with me... I just thought she was talking nonsense. Now look at you... you are treating Chun Chia…”
"The queen hates me to the core. How can you believe her words?" Yun Fenghuang frowned and explained, "As for Chunjia and I, we each have our own loves, but we hate each other but have to deal with each other!"
Qi Jiulu stared at her and said, "Really?"
"Is it possible that you think that I like the new and hate the old, so I entered the palace out of necessity, but I have become so deeply attached to Chunjia just a few months ago that I don't want to leave?!" Yun Fenghuang heard the suspicion in his words and felt aggrieved. I couldn't help but choked up and asked, "Or do you think I just dislike the poor and love the rich, and when I saw Chunjia take charge, I would cling to Jieyu's identity and be reluctant to leave?!"
"... That's not what I meant." Seeing this, Qi Jiulu was silent for a moment, his tone softened, and he whispered, "I just feel uncomfortable. Since childhood, everyone has told us that we have to live a lifetime. I have never I never thought about spending my whole life with someone other than you... Who would have thought, sister... In the past two years, I have felt that I am becoming less and less like myself. Between the disguise among the Qi family, the mediation among the various clans, and the tolerance... I married Chao Jingyou out of hatred for the Chao family..."
"Aunt Jiang told me to endure it, to endure it no more, and to endure it again."
"At that time, I felt that for you, even if my heart bleeds, I would be able to hold on!"
"But when the news came that you fell off the cliff, I... I really couldn't hold on any longer!"
"Maybe as you said, if you wait a little longer you will have a better solution, but I don't want to wait any longer."
He reached out and stroked Yun Fenghuang's temples, and asked calmly, "Let me ask you again, will you follow me?"
"..." Yun Fenghuang looked struggling and said nothing for a long time.
This is actually an answer.
Qi Jiulu's hand stroking her hair suddenly froze.
"Brother Lu, I..." Yun Fenghuang noticed the sadness lingering around him, and subconsciously wanted to comfort him.
Just when she opened her mouth, she noticed something almost grazing her eyelashes, leaving clear wet marks on her clothes.
Yun Fenghuang's heart was shaken, and she subconsciously wanted to raise her head, but Qi Jiulu moved faster than her - he took her into his arms, pressed the top of her hair, and prevented her from raising her head. After a while, his palm moved down again, covering her head. He captured her lips.
He didn't say a word, but his actions revealed silently that any look or question from Yun Fenghuang at this time would cause him to completely collapse.
There seemed to be a turbulent wave in Qi Jiulu's chest. He held her with great strength, as if he wanted to embed her completely into his body.
However, this gaffe only lasted for a moment. Before Yun Fenghuang could collect his thoughts, he suddenly pushed her away - just like she pushed him away before, he turned away, hid his face in the darkness, and spoke hoarsely. Say: "I understand."
Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips and subconsciously called "Brother Lu" again.
Qi Jiulu still didn't turn his head, and only whispered: "I just said, I still have things to deal with, and I will leave soon. In this case, you stay here for one night, and I will tell the prince your plan ... Wait for me tomorrow... I will take you back to Chunban Villa."
"Will Gong Xiangxiao agree?" Yun Fenghuang was secretly relieved, but worried about him, "How about I come and talk to him? Anyway, he knows that you always listen to me."
"..." Qi Jiulu was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled to himself. At this moment, most of his face was still hidden in the dark, and his expression could not be clearly seen. He only felt that this smile was very subtle, and it was hard to tell what he was laughing at. , "Well, I always listen to you, so it's the same if I say it. He knows that I have never been able to defeat you."
Without waiting for Yun Fenghuang to speak, he added, "Besides, the place where he is now is not suitable for taking you."
Yun Fenghuang thought about it. Now that this matter has been carried out, it is obviously not easy to regret it. It is definitely not possible to negotiate with the Prince Regent's Palace directly. He can only start from Gong Xiangxiao privately. It is really inconvenient to act on his own. After all, her status as palace concubine is too eye-catching.
"By the way, where is this place?" After nodding in agreement, the atmosphere around him seemed to be a little more relaxed. Yun Fenghuang was finally in the mood to ask for some details, "Looking at Yun Qike's appearance before, it seemed that the Queen was not expected. And you are behind the scenes, could this be the Yun family’s private prison? How long did it take for me to faint in the woods? Is this still Qishan?"
Qi Jiulu was not in a high mood and said calmly: "This is still Qishan, not too far from Chunban Villa. But it is not the Yun family's private prison, but a private prison of a squire with special hobbies in Wannian County. Later that The squire's murder of Liang Jiazi was exposed, and he was sentenced to death by Du Langu, and his whole family was exiled... This place became empty."
This case was quite a big deal at the time, and even made Du Langu famous in the first battle, because the squire had lived in Wannian County for a long time, and before he was exposed, he was a well-respected "elder" in the village.
He also had a roundabout relationship with Du Langu's mentor Cui Wan, so after he was imprisoned, his family ran around trying to rescue him.
Although Cui Wan did not personally go out to ask his disciples to show mercy, his descendants also acted like entrusting someone to pass on the message.
In the end, Du Langu ignored it and strictly followed the law - this was something that happened before Yun Fenghuang entered the palace. Due to the special hobbies involved, any more discerning family would not let girls who have not left the palace hear it. of.
Therefore, it wasn't Qi Jiulu who said it, but Yun Fenghuang didn't know about it at all.
Of course, the prince Yun Qike was not in the category of being concealed information. When he was encouraged to avenge his sister, he thought of this place.
Yun Fenghuang listened, nodded slightly thoughtfully, and asked again: "By the way, what method did you use to get the queen to come over in person? Listening to Gong Xiangxiao, he was not worried at all about the queen's absence. I fell into the trap, but the queen handed me over to you before she even took action. How did you make her trust you like this?"
"These things are a long story." Qi Jiulu sighed slightly. Yun Fenghuang thought he was going to start from the beginning, but in the end, this man stood up and said, "I should leave first and tell you when I come back. "
Yun Fenghuang was a little disappointed, but still nodded: "Okay."
She was about to ask him when he would be back from this trip, but Qi Jiulu glanced at her head and suddenly said, "Why is your Zhuhua missing?"
"Ah?" There was no mirror in this place. After hearing this, Yun Fenghuang touched her bun and found that the gold-plated emerald-embedded begonia and crane-patterned head flower that Qi Jiulu specially prepared for her before was indeed gone.
Originally, they cherished the things given to them by the other party. When they were in the North, they even had a special room to store them, and special servants to take care of and keep them.
At this point, there is only a more sincere truth.
In particular, Yun Fenghuang had just rejected Qi Jiulu's proposal to fly away, and he was feeling guilty. When he saw this, he immediately became anxious and hurriedly looked for it on the ground, but after looking around for nothing, he said, "Let me see if it fell into the stone room?"
As she talked, she walked into the stone room - who knew that after she entered the door, she lowered her head to look for traces of Zhuhua, and heard a heavy sound of the stone door moving behind her!
Yun Fenghuang was startled and instinctively turned his head to look, only to see the stone door that had been half-open just now slam shut!
What fell at the same time as the shadow was a rustling sound of locking outside!
"..." This incident was so sudden that she was in a daze for a while, wondering if she was hallucinating, and then she asked incredulously, "Brother Lu, what are you doing?!"
"Don't do anything. Just stay here and wait for me to take care of other things to pick you up." Qi Jiulu didn't say anything at first. Listening to the movement, he carefully locked the stone door and even did some Regarding other arrangements, he said in an indifferent tone, "In order to prevent you from sneaking out quietly while I am away, you should just stay in the stone room. Don't worry, I have left someone outside, and you will be safe." And someone will come to give you something later. If you have anything you want, just say it, and whatever can be given to you will be given to you."
After a pause, he said calmly, "But don't even think about asking him to let you out. There is only one set of keys to this door, and I will carry it with me. Be careful, he won't listen to you. Even if he is willing to listen, he will not open it." Can’t open the door.”
Yun Fenghuang's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Did you lie to me just now? Are you not going to let me go back?!"