Lamp Flower Smile

The lights in the palace were on all night.

Death during the ceremony was an ominous sign. The emperor and the empress dowager were furious. Although they didn't know how Qi Yutai got into the belly of the "God of Plague", the people in the Jiaofang, the Ministry of Rites, and the Imperial Observatory were interrogated all night.

The most difficult thing to deal with was the Qi family.

The Grand Tutor lost his son, which was both a victim and a sinner.

The people led by the third prince and Duke Chen said bluntly that Qi Yutai died at the hands of his father after the ceremony, which was a punishment from heaven, and the entire Qi family should be punished. The prince's faction insisted that there was another hidden reason for Qi Yutai's death, and he was actually killed by a traitor.

There was endless quarreling in the palace, and the bloodstains beside the Changle Pool had been cleaned up.

The first thing Pei Yunying did after leaving the palace was to go to the Medical Officer's Office.

Lin Danqing was surprised by Pei Yunying's sudden visit: "Sister Lu? She returned to West Street after this afternoon."

"She said that there are several medical books left in the clinic. I will go back and get them tomorrow morning."

Pei Yunying frowned.

Lin Danqing looked at him: "What's wrong, Pei Dianshuai, do you have something important to talk to Sister Lu about?"

Pei Yunying asked: "Is there anything wrong with Lu Tong today?"

Lin Danqing thought for a while: "No, just like usual. Something happened last night, but fortunately she was not affected. She even swept the floor before leaving in the afternoon."

Pei Yunying's eyebrows were cold, and he stood there for a while without speaking.

For some reason, he always felt something was wrong in his heart.

Before leaving the palace and going to the medical officer's hospital, Xiao Zhufeng laughed at him: "Why are you so anxious to congratulate?"

Qi Yutai died, died at the hands of Qi Qing, cause and effect followed, and the great revenge was avenged, which was a happy event. Anyone who knew about it would think that Lu Tong should be extremely happy at this moment.

But Pei Yunying had a hunch that something was wrong.

When he was in the palace, he kept thinking of the scene he saw Lu Tong by the Changle Pond last night.

She stood under the fireworks, with a smile on her lips.

The calm, relieved smile suddenly made people feel panic.

She was leaving, leaving.

Lin Danqing's voice came to his ears: "Pei Dianshuai?"

Pei Yunying came back to his senses and said to her: "If Lu Tong comes back, remember to inform Dianshuai Mansion immediately."

Lin Danqing was puzzled, but still nodded.

Pei Yunying turned around quickly, got on the horse, and whipped towards the direction of West Street.

...

In front of the rich and powerful, the lanterns were swaying.

Lu Tong stopped in front of the Taishi Mansion.

The autumn was chilly, and the front of the Taishi Mansion was not as lively as before. The frost was cold and cold. There was a faint cry coming from the depths of the mansion, which was vague and spread a layer of desolate horror in the cold and lonely night.

Lu Tong raised her eyes and looked at the tightly closed red door, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.

Qi Yutai is dead.

In the Nuo ritual, in full view of the public, with fireworks all over the sky, under the emperor's feet, he died in a blaze of glory, like a bird imprisoned in a cage, with no escape, no escape, and finally turned into a pool of meat paste under his father's sword.

Great.

He should have died long ago.

It was worth her painstaking efforts these days.

She tried every means to enter the Medical Officer's Court, get close to Jin Xianrong, and lure Cui Min into the trap. Step by step, she finally came to Qi Yutai's side.

"The Dream of Spring Grass in the Pond" induced Qi Yutai to stimulate his drug addiction, and from then on, the "Lingxi Incense" burning in the Taishi Mansion was completely ineffective against him. Since the fire in Fengle Tower, Qi Yutai's drug addiction was like a flood that had been opened, and it was difficult to stop it.

Then, the prescription she gave Cui Min made Qi Yutai repeat himself. When she came to Qi Yutai, she gave him a medicine powder to replace Hanshi Powder every day...

It was not a medicine powder to replace it, it was Hanshi Powder.

She just used poison to restrain the medicinal properties of Hanshi Powder, making Qi Yutai feel that this medicine powder did not have the obvious effect on his body as before.

After the fire in Fengle Building, Hanshi Powder could no longer be found in Shengjing.

But Lu Tong could do it.

Some poisons do not all require scorpions, centipedes, and poisonous spiders.

After Qi Yutai took Hanshi Powder for a period of time, his addiction to medicine became more and more difficult to control. She stopped him from taking medicine powder for a few days in the name of searching the Taishi Mansion before the sacrifice, and Qi Yutai almost collapsed.

At this time, Lu Tong handed the package of Hanshi Powder without the poison to restrain the medicinal properties to Qi Yutai during the Nuo ritual.

Qi Yutai could not control himself.

He could not resist this temptation.

The medicine powder of ordinary days can restore sobriety in just one stick of incense, but the cold food powder she gave to Qi Yutai will take a whole hour for the medicinal properties to gradually dissipate.

Besides, the Nuo ceremony last night was held an hour earlier.

From beginning to end, she never thought of making Qi Yutai crazy.

How can a madman accept the trial? He will lose all his memories. As long as the people around him follow him and let him be, perhaps even the fear will gradually dissipate.

Qi Yutai must die.

And he must die sober.

If a child is not taught, it is the fault of the father. This is a truth that even a three-year-old child understands.

In order to protect his son, Qi Qing buried all the heinous crimes committed by Qi Yutai. She wanted to draw a bloody line in this touching father-son relationship. She wanted Qi Qing to kill the son he protected with his own hands, and let Qi Yutai die in the hands of the father who protected him.

Father and son killed each other.

The smile on Lu Tong's face faded.

Qi Yutai died in an unclear way. Qi Qing would definitely conduct a thorough investigation. He might not be able to find any evidence, but he would definitely suspect himself.

He didn't need to find evidence or verify whether it was true or false. As long as he suspected, he could kill her.

Lu Tong raised her hand and carefully touched the black gold paper butterflies on the two hairpins in her hair. She hadn't worn such a pretty decoration for a long time, and she was a little uncomfortable for a while.

Then, she withdrew her hand, continued to hold the lantern and walked to the vermilion door, and gently knocked on the animal-faced door cymbals on the door.

There was silence outside the door. After a while, the door was slowly opened. The concierge was stunned for a moment when he saw Lu Xu.

"Lu Xu, the medical officer of the lower official hospital," Lu Xu said, "If you have anything important to do, please see Mr. Qi."

The concierge looked at her suspiciously, and seeing that she was alone, he opened the door wider and asked her to come in.

Lu Zhen followed the concierge and walked in. Just as he was about to step through the door, he suddenly felt a pain in his wrist. A hand stretched out from the side, held her wrist firmly, and pulled her back.

Lu Zhuo turned around: "Pei Yunying?"

The concierge was also surprised for a moment.

Pei Yunying had a sullen face and said nothing. His cold eyes swept over the concierge, and he suddenly said: "Let's go."

Lu Chen was about to struggle, but his strength was surprisingly strong. She was almost dragged away, her steps staggering and she could hardly keep up with him.

"Let me go." She shouted.

Pei Yunying pushed her into the carriage with an expressionless expression, and Lu Chen actually heard a hint of gnashing of teeth in his tone.

"Quiet."

…

The night is getting deeper.

The thick ink color is endless.

Only Qingfeng and a few people in the palace commander's residence were guarding the door. There was a "bang", and with chaotic footsteps, the door was kicked open, and someone dragged in.

Lu Zhuo was thrown into the room. Without saying a word, he walked towards the door with a cold face, but Pei Yunying blocked the door.

There was a flash of anger in his eyes for a moment, but suddenly they became calm, as if he was suppressing his anger.

"Where to go?"

"What does it have to do with you?"

After Lu Yan finished speaking, she stretched out her hand and tried to push him over, but the other person stood like a solid stone at the door. No matter how hard she tried, her head remained motionless.

"What do you mean, Commander-in-Chief?" Finally, she said coldly.

Pei Yunying lowered his head and stared into her eyes.

"What are you going to do when you go to the Grand Master's Mansion?"

Lu Yan was silent.

He said: "Speak!"

"Qi Yutai is dead, I'm going to get the medical records." Lu Zhuo raised his head, "What's going on?"

"Get the medical record?"

Pei Yunying nodded and suddenly grabbed her wrist.

The wrist was slender and white, and the slender, soft fingers were as tender as the tips of onions, dotted with light pink cinnamon, like slightly blooming flowers.

He held Lu Zhuo's hand and asked aggressively: "What is this?"

Lu Chen was silent.

He sneered, grabbed her hand and grabbed it between the back of his hand.

Lu Zhen was startled and backed away suddenly. In panic, he pushed him away and said sternly: "Don't touch me!"

Pei Yunying was pushed back two steps by her, his deep black eyes seemed to understand everything, and he looked at her quietly.

Lu Chen clenched his fists.

She never applies cinnamon pills. To pound the medicine, sort the herbs, and apply acupuncture, she needs a pair of clean hands that are easy to work with.

But she carefully smeared a touch of Danko on her hands to hide the blood-sealing poison in her fingernails. Unexpectedly, Pei Yunying saw it out at a glance.

In fact, it's not just her nails, her hairpins, her sleeves, and her cysts are all filled with all kinds of poisons.

"You want to die together with Qi Qing." Pei Yunying said.

He looked at the person in front of him.

Lu Yan put on a brand new dress, with a fresh jade color, like a freshly blooming spring flower. The two yellow butterflies trembling in the hair add a bit of charm to the flower. There is no longer the usual loneliness and indifference, and she looks like a well-dressed returning girl, with elegant clothes and pretty eyebrows.

But that kind of calm desolation is very desolate.

Like a person approaching a quagmire step by step, no other scenery can be seen in his eyes.

There was silence in the house for a long time.

The candlelight flows silently in the night, and when it turns on people, the light also takes on a layer of coldness.

Lu Chen stood in the candle-colored shadow for a long time, then raised his head.

"The palace commander is not the Third Prince's man, right?" she said.

Pei Yunying's eyes moved.

"The Crown Prince and the Third Prince were assassinated at the Huangmaogang Hunting Ground at the same time. Your Majesty suppressed and punished the Crown Prince, so that the Third Prince got the upper hand."

"The Privy Council and the Palace Chief are sworn enemies, but you are extremely familiar with the affairs of the Privy Council. You and Yan Xu are not rivals at all, but secret allies. The separation of military power is just to reassure the emperor."

Pei Yunying said nothing.

"I'm not denying it. I guessed it right?"

She laughed and stepped forward: "The Privy Council is obviously a supporter of the prince, but it has private dealings with the palace minister. You two are neither loyal to the third prince, nor to the prince, nor to your majesty."

"Who are you loyal to?"

She approached him, looked up at the person in front of her, and spoke softly.

"Prince Ning, is he the one you want to recommend to the throne?"

Pei Yunying lowered his eyes and looked at her indifferently.

"There seems to be a lack of a reason to elect Prince Ning to the throne." Lu Zhuo's voice became softer and softer: "I have a way to get the best of both worlds. Do you want to hear it?"

The two yellow butterflies in her hair seemed to shimmer under the light, light and fragile, as if they would break at a touch. Although his words were gentle and clear, his eyes had a flash of madness.

"Why don't you make a deal with me, Commander-in-Chief?" She smiled and said, "If I can successfully kill Qi Qing tonight, I will tell the world that I am Yuan Yao's man. It was the third prince who asked me to do this."

"Or, if I kill Qi Qing and you come to arrest me again, I can be your credit. If you kill me yourself and claim credit from Yuan Yao, you can gain his trust."

"As a deal, you will protect Renxin Medical Center for me."

The light and shadow swayed, and there was deathly silence all around.

Pei Yunying stood in front of her, his eyes calm and indifferent.

"Is this your plan?"

"Kill Qi Qing and eliminate the last hidden danger for them. Once something happens in the future, everyone in Renxin Medical Center can escape without any worries."

Lu Yan just looked at him, and for the first time, his voice softened towards him.

"Isn't it good? This will be good for you and me."

She raised her head and touched the gold embroidered eagle pattern on the young man's chest with her fingertips. He came out of the palace with his official uniform still on. The brilliant and gorgeous gold embroidered pattern actually felt a bit cold to the touch, like a secret and subtle secret. The scars are engraved in the bottom of my heart unknown to anyone.

"If he succeeds, he will ascend to a high position in the future, and the palace commander will definitely gain a lot from Conglong's merits." She said, her tone seemed to be bewitching, "No matter what you want to do, you have the right to choose everything. Don't you want to go there?" Climb up?”

He said: "I care about you more."

Lu Tong paused.

The young man looked down at her and said calmly: "Lu Chen, I like you more."

As if unable to accept what was deeper in his eyes and burned by the brightness and magnificence, Lu Yan withdrew his hand and said coldly: "I already know all your secrets, why don't you kill me?"

Only the dead keep secrets.

Pei Yunying looked at her: "Don't always think about death."

Lu Chen's heart trembled.

"If your family is still alive, they will only hope that you live well."

Lu Yan interrupted him: "But I don't want to live!"

Pei Yun was stunned.

"Commander, I am different from you."

She spoke word by word, and with every word she spoke, sadness overflowed from deeper in her heart.

"You have a sister and a treasure. Your father is still alive. Whether you love him or hate him, he is still tied to the world."

"but I do not have."

She looked up at him, "Revenge is over, I have done what I have to do, that's all."

There were many things that she couldn't make Pei Yunying understand.

She should be a dead person, she should have been a dead person a long time ago, and revenge is the breath she forces to stay in the world. This tone has supported her till now.

Now, this breath has dissipated.

She had no support and just wanted to fall.

Pei Yunying hopes she lives.

But even she herself didn't know how to live.

It's better to use this ruined life to exert some value in the end.

"what about me?"

In the quiet room, Pei Yunying's voice suddenly sounded.

The young man looked at her, his dark eyes without any warmth, and said calmly: "You take care of everything, consider everything, and protect everyone at Renxin Medical Center with all your heart. You know my feelings for you, but you want me to watch you die."

"Have you never considered me?"

Lu Zhuo's face turned pale.

Never considered it?

Why do you do this to him?

She understood Pei Yunying's feelings for her, and relying on this, she was sure that he would always be intolerant at the wrong time due to his surliness and indifference, so she felt free to leave everything in the future of Renxin Medical Center to him.

After asking Yin Zheng to hand over the letter to Pei Yunying, it was filled with the final words of Renxin Medical Center. She carefully considered all the potential dangers and entrusted him with all the unfinished matters in a careful and serious manner.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yunying found her first and took her away before the letter was delivered to the other party.

He could always see through her intentions immediately.

The lights are shining and the light is lingering.

The woman stubbornly refused to lower her head, her eyes were calm and frantic, like a wind blowing from nowhere.

The young man looked at her silently for a long time, then sighed, as if he was finally defeated, and pulled her over to the table in the room to sit down.

He poured a cup of hot tea and put it into Lu Chen's hand, with a gentle voice: "The great revenge will be avenged. Your parents, brothers and sisters are still alive in heaven. All I want to see is that you are safe and happy."

"Doctor Lu." The young man was silent for a moment before continuing: "You must learn to cherish yourself. If you can't do it, let others do it."

Lu Chen was in a daze for a moment.

He sat in front of her, obviously looking affectionate, but oftentimes he was ruthless and indifferent. When she gradually accepted that he was a ruthless person, she was allowed to glimpse a little tenderness beneath the ruthlessness.

The warmth of the hot tea in her hand gradually spread to her palm through the cup. Lu Yan's hand holding the cup tightened, and he suddenly brushed it away.

The warm tea rolled down to the floor, and the white porcelain fell into pieces. There was a crisp sound, and the spring picture carefully painted on the cup was instantly shattered.

Pei Yunying paused and glanced at the broken lamp on the ground. He was not angry at all. He only glanced at her and smiled tolerantly.

"Qingfeng's inquirer said that Miss Lu San from Changwu County had a very bad temper when she was a child. I thought it was a lie. I didn't expect it to be true."

Lu Yan said indifferently: "Why did you stop me?"

"I don't want you to die."

"I just want to kill him."

"I'll do it for you."

He said calmly: "I will kill Qi Qing for you."

He said it in an understatement, as if it was just a casual mention, but Lu Chen knew that he was not joking.

A familiar dull pain hit her chest. She raised her eyes and looked at Pei Yunying with an unmoved expression.

"I don't trust anyone."

"But you can trust me."

"Lu Chen," he said every word, "you can trust me."

The darker night surged in from the window, but stopped suddenly in front of the lights in the house. The weak light that seemed to be extinguished at the next moment was stubbornly glowing with warmth, clearly separating everything around it.

She was wrapped in this safe light.

He said: "Even if you hate me, even if you don't care about my feelings, don't you care about the other people in Renxin Medical Center?"

"Yin Zheng, Du Changqing, Miao Liangfang, Acheng, Lin Danqing, Ji Xun..."

Every time he said a name, Lu Zhuo's heart trembled.

"Are you really willing to leave all this behind and have no nostalgia for these people and things?"

Lu Chen was silent.

Many scenes appeared in front of her eyes, good and bad, like a slowly unfolding scroll, some blurred, some still clear.

She lowered her eyes and heard her own indifferent voice.

"I'm going back."

She was not moved by him at all.

The other party answered her with a colder voice.

"No."

Lu Tong raised his eyes and looked at Pei Yunying.

He stood up, walked to the door and stopped, slightly tilted his head, and said calmly: "I will guard you until you give up this idea. If you don't want to see me, let someone else come."

The young man stood up, pushed the door and walked out. Outside the door, Qingfeng Chijian stepped forward, and Pei Yunying ordered: "Guard her well, don't let her go out. If there is any mistake, only you two will be held accountable."

The two did not dare to be careless: "Yes."

He picked up the sword on the table, turned around and went out, Chijian asked: "It's so late, where are you going, sir?"

Pei Yunying did not even turn his head.

"Grandmaster's Mansion."

Today is a prison play (fake