Qing Ping Le · Double Songs

Night, silent and deep.Changning Palace is surrounded by heavy soldiers guarding the big palace. The lights of the palace are as usual but they are shrouded in light veils, bright and hazy, as if a sad woman in her heart is forcing a smile.The imperial guards outside the palace were dressed in black armor and patrolled at night with torches lit. The guards on duty guarded like iron barrels without any slack.

In the dark night, the sound of the horse's hooves was very crisp, and before Pei Xian's horse's hoof approached, he heard a loud shout, "Who is it, get off the horse quickly."

Pei Xian dismounted as he said, and replied, "Commander An, Pei Xian is at the Ministry of Punishment."

An and Lu approached with torches, the flames dispelled the darkness and Pei Xian's figure appeared, he was a little surprised and asked, "Master Pei, why are you here?" Seeing no one around, he whispered, "If you have anything to say, I'll help you." You bring it in, if you let it in, I'm afraid it will be heard in His Majesty's ears and it will be difficult to explain."

"Then there will be Lao An in command." He said, "Please tell the princess that Pei Qingyang brought Zhi Jinwei to Yecheng Temple."

An and Lu asked sullenly, "Go to Yecheng Temple?"

Pei Xian explained, "Commander An didn't know that the rebel Rong Cunshan was ordained as a monk in Yecheng Temple, so Master Wu imprisoned him and the monks in the temple for investigation." Pei Xian didn't say, Wu Xu said The move is also intended to draw a clear picture of the relationship between Rong Cunshan and the palace.

"Zhi Jinwei is His Majesty's personal guard, how can he be at the mercy of him? What does Pei Qingyang want to do?" An and Lu Yuan stared, he felt annoyed that the Imperial Guard was in charge of guarding the capital, and he had always been guarding the Queen personally, but he didn't know Then Pei Qingyang said something evil in the Queen's ear, and drove him here to be a guard in the cold, what a general.

How did Pei Xian know that he was thinking so much, and asked tentatively, "The lower official just wants to command a sentence, and I don't know what Pei Qingyang's intention is."

An and Lu came back to their senses, and said, "However, if Mr. Pei told the princess about this matter, it would not be harming the princess."

"The princess has her own way of doing things, so she must make countermeasures early."

An and Lu nodded their heads thoughtfully, and then said, "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, I will bring it to the princess when I go back."

"Okay, then there will be Lao An in command." After he said goodbye, he got on his horse and rode away. An and Lu returned to their original place and still kept their duties. Zuo Huaizhong, who had followed him for many years and was his confidant, approached him. Asked why Pei Xian came here, seeing no one around, An and Lu talked to him, Zuo Huaizhong was angry and scolded Pei Qingyang for his dissatisfaction, although he also hated Pei Qingyang's sinister face but pretended to be calm , Zuo Huaizhong said a few words of reassurance and waited for a while before finding a reason to enter the palace.

The eight-petal lotus lantern in Rong Cheng's room was still brightly lit. She was sitting on the couch admiring the moon. Dong Ge said outside the door, "Princess, Commander An asked me to tell the princess that Pei Qingyang took Zhijinwei to Yecheng Temple."

As soon as she finished speaking, Rong Cheng got up from the couch and walked to the door, shouting, "Xia Feng, Jing Yu, go to Yecheng Temple quickly, you must save brother no matter what."

"Yes."

Rong Cheng went back to the room and sat down again, her chest was throbbing uncontrollably, ice suddenly appeared in her eyes, although she never expected the Queen to miss her old love, but she never imagined that she would let Pei Qingyang humiliate her like this in Changning Palace, her eyes flickered Secretly, if Pei Qingyang didn't die, it would be hard to dispel the hatred in her heart.

It has been an hour since Xia Feng and Jing Yu left, her heart gradually calmed down, but she also expected the danger, her eyes flushed with sadness, her anger and sadness made her cough, and it happened that King Chang Ning heard the wind and came in to see She, quickly poured water for him and patted her junior to cheer her up.

He said, "You don't need to be sad when the matter has come to this point, take care of your body for the future."

"I originally wanted to wait for the imperial sister to come back before making plans, but I never thought that Pei Qingyang would be so impatient to harm my Changning Palace. His despicableness and shamelessness definitely made my brother slander the palace. How could my brother obey? In the end, he would definitely be killed." Misfortune." She paused, and actually comforted the prince, "Father, don't worry, I have my own countermeasures, and I won't cause trouble to the palace. I still want to go to Jingzhou with my father to enjoy myself."

"I know your plan, but Shancun is still gone, tell me how to face your mother." The prince finally couldn't bear the two tears and fell, "This child Shancun is kind-hearted and filial. , why God refuses to let him go."

Rong Cheng's suppressed emotion came back again, and this time it came out of his eyes too violently, "I was too conceited, I thought everything was under control, and that killed my brother."

The father and daughter wanted to see tears in their eyes, and they have never seen them so sad since the palace was in trouble, but Rong Cunshan's tears came from it when his life and death were at stake, and there were two sounds of heavy objects falling outside the door, Rong Cheng hurriedly got up and walked to the door At this moment, the prince came to his senses and followed her out, Xia Feng hugged Rong Cunshan's body and knelt in front of the father and daughter.

"It's Xia Feng's disadvantage in doing things."

"It has nothing to do with you." Rong Cheng's words were choked with sobs, she knelt down and took the lifeless Rong Cunshan into her arms, tears burst into her eyes and she couldn't make a sound.

When Xia Feng and Jing Yu arrived, they did not find Rong Cunshan in Yecheng Temple. The two searched separately in the mountains and found the silent Rong Cunshan in a ravine. Although they were surprised, they did not dare Delay quickly rushed back to the palace.

Rong Cunshan was beaten to death with random sticks. His lips and teeth were broken, so it can be seen that he was enduring the pain before death. The scars on his body had turned a hideous purple, spreading all over his body, and the monk's clothes were even more worn out, and blood stains had been left in pieces. dry up.His fair face was red, swollen and bruised from being beaten with a stick, and even the top of his shaved head was scarred. Many bones in his body were broken, so his limbs were weak, twisted, and wobbly.

This gentle and gentle young man is always calm and caring, and when he smiles, he is even more like a spring breeze, but now he is humiliated and collapsed in Rong Cheng's arms completely changed, there is no trace of his former charm.With his eyes closed, he couldn't hear Rong Cheng's uncontrollable crying, and he couldn't feel the warmth that hugged him most, he was dead.

When Rong Cheng closes his eyes, he can still see the son who is smiling and calling her sister Cheng, who has pampered and protected her since she was a child. Rong Cheng thinks that she will never love her brother again, so she can't help feeling very sad.

"Brother." She whispered in his ear, knowing that he couldn't hear her but insisted on going her own way, "Pei Qingyang will go down to accompany you soon, and everyone who killed you will go down to accompany you. Brother, don't worry."

Rong Cheng buried his head on Cun Shan's shoulder to hide his expression, the prince reached out his hand several times to hug her and then returned halfway, he sighed several times and lifted his foot to leave Wuhuayuan, he couldn't bear to take another look at this scene Weeping secretly since returning to the room, his old tears and suppressed sobs spread intermittently outside the house, and the floating clouds came stealthily and took away the unbearable moonlight.

Changning Palace became even more desolate after encountering this incident. The servants in the palace were trembling every day, for fear that the imperial guards outside would suddenly rush in and kill them.From time to time, maidservants made mistakes and were beaten and scolded more fiercely than usual. It was because the young master or young lady in the mansion couldn't bear this endless detention, anxious and uneasy.

Only Wuhuayuan was as quiet as usual. During the day, Rong Cheng read, painted and played chess against the startling rain. At night, he played the zither to the moon to express his love.Under the seemingly peaceful life in the palace, only those who live in it can feel the strangeness.

Rong Ling had to go through the Huluo paddock on her way back from Wucheng, but to her surprise, His Majesty's Luanjia happened to be here, which saved a lot of travel, but the incident of King Changning's collusion with the rebel party just happened, and His Majesty is still free Hunting for love, Pei Qingyang is really an outstanding treacherous minister.

When she arrived at the palace where the queen lived, the queen was taking a lunch break due to the exhaustion of boats and cars, so she waited outside the palace for the first time the queen woke up. When Eunuch An saw her standing against the midday sun, he held up an oil umbrella for her. Shading the sun, Rong Ling bowed slightly and said, "I have to thank you, father-in-law."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? Serving Your Highness is the blessing of an old slave." Then he lowered his voice and said, "Master Pei is also inside, Your Highness must be careful when he enters the palace later."

Rong Ling's eyes turned cold, but she asked, "Why didn't I see the guards of the imperial guards when I came all the way in, but the golden guards are here?"

"Your Highness does not know that all the gold guards in the imperial city are now under Mr. Pei's command. Mr. Pei crowds out Commander An everywhere in order to fear that the Imperial Army will seize meritorious service. Now Commander An is sent to take care of Changning Palace."

"Father-in-law, since we're talking about going to the Palace, I'll ask you again?"

"Your Highness, please speak."

"How is Changning Palace now?"

"This old servant dares to say a word without hiding from the princess, His Majesty has murderous intentions." Seeing Rong Ling's face turned cold, he hurriedly explained, "It is Mr. Pei who wants to remove King Chang Ning so that he can reach the sky in one step. Your Majesty originally cared about the relationship between siblings." King Chang Ning asked for a decree to demote himself to Jingzhou, but Mr. Pei slandered King Chang Ning and said a lot of outrageous things in front of His Majesty, which angered His Majesty."

Rong Ling didn't know that there were still some joints in it, "I haven't returned to Beijing yet, I don't know if the prince and An Le are okay?"

"Your Highness, please don't worry about this. An Commander and Guard of the Wangfu, Mr. Pei dare not do anything wrong, but I heard that the night before he came, he brought the executive Jinwei and beat the rebel Rong Cunshan to death."

Rong Ling's eyes froze, and she asked, "Is the person dead?" It seems that Rong Cunshan insisted that he had nothing to do with the palace, while Pei Qingyang wanted to make King Changning's rebellion so that they could be exterminated. The treacherous villain, she hated that she didn't kill him to avoid future troubles.

Eunuch An is the best at observing words and emotions after being by the empress's side for many years. Seeing the ups and downs in Rong Cheng's eyes, he knew what she was thinking, so he said, "Your Highness, remember not to collide with your majesty later. Your highness is the crown prince and you don't need to worry about some things."

Rong Ling's heart froze but she smiled, she said, "Thank you, Eunuch."

Eunuch An hurriedly saluted, "Your Highness, this old slave will be broken."

It took another half a minute for the queen to wake up leisurely, and when she heard Rong Ling coming, she called her in for questioning. Rong Ling wiped the sweat from her forehead outside the door, and then stepped into the hall and said, "My son, see His Majesty."

"Get up."

When Rong Ling stood up and raised her eyes, she saw Pei Qingyang who was sitting beside the empress. He smiled at her but concealed an imperceptible contempt.She clasped her hands in front of her belly and bowed her head to listen to the Queen's question, very submissive.

The Queen said, "Yuan Jia came just in time. You have been out of the palace since you were young and came to the Huluo Paddock. Let me take this opportunity to show you what you are capable of."

"I originally wanted to go back to Beijing to report the military situation to His Majesty, but I didn't want His Majesty to hunt here, so I came here uninvited."

The Queen didn't seem to take the battle on the North Shore very seriously, but only heard her mention it and said, "I heard that we won the battle. Yuan Jia's achievements in the first battle have lived up to my expectations."

Rong Ling continued, "The rebels are bound to occupy the south bank, and Qingping is discussing with Wei Changdong how to cross the river to fight. My son's [-] imperial troops will not suffer much damage this time." Before she finished speaking, she was caught by the empress' impatience The sound was interrupted.

The queen said, "I was bothered by these government affairs when I was in the palace, and now I have to listen to these political affairs when I come to Huluo Paddock. I know your intentions and I am happy for you, but you should retreat first when I am tired."

Rong Ling knew that she should kneel down and tell her peace, both Rong Che and Eunuch An had warned her not to contradict His Majesty, somehow she knew she couldn't do it, but she didn't do it.

She bowed her head to the ground and said, "I have also heard about the changes in the capital, that's why I have come here to ask His Majesty to show mercy to Prince Changning's palace. Since King Changning is a loyal person, how could he collude with the rebellious party for no reason? I also ask Your Majesty for mercy." In a blink of an eye, she saw Eunuch An winking at her urgently, but she knew what he meant but pretended not to see it.

"Presumptuous." The queen suddenly said angrily, "You know that this is what I don't want to hear, but what's the point of telling me? You still don't back down."

Rong Ling still knelt and refused to give an inch, "Your Majesty, Duke Wei and King Jingyuan planned the rebellion secretly. The identity of the so-called orphan of the former prince is even more suspicious. How can you convict me with just one-sided words? I beg Your Majesty to investigate clearly."

"Yuan Jia, did you hear that I told you to go out?"

"Your Majesty, don't listen to slanderous rumors and mistakenly kill Zhongliang."

"You're too presumptuous." The queen said angrily, "You are just a lord and you dare to come here to teach me a lesson, so how can you pay me back in the future?" The queen's chest was heaving and her breathing was not smooth, Pei Qingyang was considerate beside her The soft words coaxed the queen to be smooth.

Rong Ling lowered her head very low, hid her fists in her sleeves and clenched them tightly, she didn't feel any pain when her nails penetrated into her flesh, she only felt a slight numbness like the weight of a huge stone on her chest, she couldn't even feel her anger, it was a pity in the end The result of her own recklessness was this, the last firefly in her heart disappeared in the Queen's scolding, and the rest was numbness and coldness.

"Your Highness, it's not that your majesty is talking about you. You are His Majesty's own daughter and you think of everything for His Majesty, but you don't care about His Majesty's recent health when you come here. You just keep saying things that His Majesty doesn't like to hear." Pei Qingyang said the most at this time. Satisfied, he can remember clearly all the sins he suffered in Linhua Palace back then, and at this moment, looking down on the crown prince from a condescending height, he is very satisfied.

Rong Ling kowtowed without further words and said, "Your servant will leave first." The back of her leaving was imperceptibly determined and indifferent, and the hall was still hot when she stepped out of the gate, only then did she realize that the hall was icy cold just now.She still walks in a regular and impartial manner, with a dignified and dignified posture, she turns around the long corridor and moves away from the ruthless hall step by step.

In the main hall, Pei Qingyang half embraced the queen to help her, and naturally said something belittling the princess. The queen was still very angry, but there would be two sighs mixed in from time to time. Eunuch An, who had served her for many years, naturally knew that the queen was not angry with those words just now, but that those words were Speaking from His Highness's mouth, he watched His Majesty's face carefully and waited until the time was right before opening his mouth to smooth things over.

"The old slave thinks that it is human nature for His Highness to miss old love soon after returning to Beijing. After all, King Changning and Princess Wang have loved His Highness in every possible way since they were young. His Highness is still young, so it is inevitable that he still remembers these things."

Eunuch An's words reached the Queen's heart, and she said, "Is it because I made a mistake in putting her outside the palace? But it makes sense to hear what you said. She has grown up alone for so many years and now she is back again." Naturally, family affection will be valued more."

Eunuch An hit the rails while it was hot, "Yes, Your Majesty, just after returning to the palace, His Highness doesn't quite understand the ups and downs of the court and His Majesty's good intentions. In the future, His Majesty only needs to be more correct. His Highness will naturally understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts today."

The empress calmed down a little at the moment, and said, "I didn't do all this for her."

Eunuch An hurriedly laughed, "With His Highness's intelligence, you can understand after thinking about it after you go back."

Seeing the sudden turn of the good situation, Pei Qingyang felt annoyed, so relying on his favor, he turned the conversation towards Eunuch An, sneering, "Eunuch An is taking His Highness's favor by helping His Highness speak so much?"

Eunuch An panicked and knelt at the Queen's feet, "Your Majesty is aware, the old slave is sincere, and His Majesty dare not do that. The old slave just thinks that His Majesty and His Majesty are mother and daughter even if there is something wrong, and also wonders where the overnight relationship between mother and daughter will come from." Qiu just said a few more words."

"Get up, I don't blame you." Nu Huan said to Pei Qingyang with a cold face, "Open your mouth, slap your mouth."

"Your Majesty, be merciful." Pei Qingyang also hurriedly knelt at the empress's feet, "Your Majesty, please forgive me this time. I only made a slip of the tongue for His Majesty's sake."

"Okay, look, I scared you." The empress turned pale, and said again, "Pass some meals to Yuan Jia, it's hard work for her to come all the way, so An De just go and see her for me."

"The slave is going here."

Rong Ling was a little surprised to see Eunuch An's visit, and Eunuch An said with a smile on his face, "My servant greets His Highness, His Majesty is worried that His Highness is hungry, so he didn't order this old servant to bring His Highness meals."

Rong Ling nodded and said, "Thank you, Father-in-law."

Seeing that there was no one in the room, Eunuch An said again, "Forgive me for talking too much, Your Highness shouldn't have contradicted His Majesty just now."

Rong Ling smiled and said, "My father-in-law kindly wants me to know about it, but I just didn't think about it so much in a moment of urgency."

"The slave will not disturb the princess's rest." He saluted, "The old slave will leave."

"Father-in-law, walk slowly."

The table is full of delicious delicacies, and the taste is as cold as chewing wax. During the time she returned to her room, she had already made up her mind. The tiger fell into the paddock and could not stay for long. It has not yet been decided whether to return to Wucheng or go east to Nanyang City. There are cicadas singing crisply and tactfully outside the window. Now it is He Guangjing, why not go back to Nanyang City to rescue Rong Cheng before making any plans.