Fingers of crossing

It was rainy in early summer, and the torrential rains in the past few days made the already solemn palace even more depressing and quiet.

There was a burst of lightning and thunder outside, and it was clearly not past noon, but the clouds outside the window were so dense that it seemed that it was already evening.

The Mingde Hall, which was lit with candles, was quiet and dead silent. After Yan Junyao finished reviewing the last memorial, he looked down at Liu Huanxue who was still kneeling in the hall, feeling agitated. haze.

He had already heard about Chi Wei being invited to Fengyi Palace by Yan Yilan's people half an hour ago, so even if Liu Huanxue didn't say anything, he knew the purpose of her kneeling here now.Chi Wei has been by Liu Huanxue's side for these years and has known too many secrets about the Liu family and the East Palace. Not to mention that Yan Yilan will not keep Chi Wei alive, even if he can, he will never let Chi Wei live again.

Thinking about it, Yan Junyao looked at Liu Huanxue who was motionless in front of him, and said impatiently, "Get up."

Liu Huanxue didn't move, she raised her head when she heard the words, her pale face was full of stubbornness, and she said, "I beg the prince to help you."

"I said long ago that Chi Wei can't keep it anymore." Yan Junyao blew on the tea foam in the cup and said, "Her whereabouts have been exposed, and Sister Huang can't tolerate her no matter what. Don't say yes today." I, even if the queen mother comes forward, sister Huang will definitely not show mercy."

As Yan Junyao said, his eyes inadvertently swept across Liu Huanxue's pale face, where despair was written everywhere.He couldn't bear it, and he couldn't help but comfort him: "It's just a servant. Even if you have been born and died for you all these years, you don't have to worry about her like this. If you want, I will find some reliable cronies for you someday." yes."

Liu Huanxue shook her head sadly, her heart was as worried as thousands of knives cutting her heart, but she couldn't do anything about it.Hearing Yan Junyao's words, Liu Huanxue gritted her teeth, and said in a decisive tone: "If the prince refuses, then I have to go to the eldest princess personally. I think that if the prince's unknown secrets are exchanged for Chi Wei, the eldest princess will definitely gladly."

"Presumptuous!" Yan Junyao glared at each other angrily, and said bitterly: "You actually begged me for her over and over again for a mere servant, and even threatened me? Huanxue, who is your husband? In your heart, can I not compare to a little guard by your side?"

Yan Junyao's stern drink didn't seem to reach Liu Huanxue's ears at all. She just lowered her head and repeated in a calm voice: "I beg the prince to help you."

For such a stubborn Liu Huanxue, there was nothing he could do, Yan Junyao leaned against the chair weakly, took a deep breath, and said: "I am in a relationship with the emperor, even if I come forward, she may not let go." Half of his face reflected the candlelight on the desk, and he smiled coldly, "However, there is someone here, and her words are much more effective than mine."

It seemed that he could read his thoughts from Yan Junyao's cold smile, and even read the deep meaning behind Yan Junyao's words. Unfortunately, Liu Huanxue didn't care so much. If he wanted to rescue Chi Wei, this might be the only way.

In the hall of resting Luan.

There was a loud thunder outside the hall, and Qingfu hurried to the window lattice, and hurriedly closed the windows one by one.Walking back to the inner hall, Qingfu looked up and saw Jiang Ningzui sitting on the edge of the table, holding a piece of paper in her hand, standing sideways on the candle, letting the flames devour the paper until it was completely burned.

Counting it, it has been more than an hour since Chi Wei entered Fengyi Palace, and this note was sent privately by the prince and side concubine when they came to Fengyi Palace fifteen minutes ago.Liu Huanxue delivered it to Jiang Ningzui after many twists and turns, but unfortunately Jiang Ningzui didn't express his opinion for a long time after reading it, and finally burned the note cleanly.

Qingfu walked forward calmly, swept away the ashes from the burnt note on the ground, and then asked: "The side concubine is still waiting in the corridor, does the empress need a servant to reply?"

The sound of the rain getting louder, Jiang Ningzui's cold eyes moved away from the ashes in Qingfu's hand, and said indifferently: "You tell the side concubine, I can't do anything about it." Jiang Ningzui's voice There was no ups and downs, she finished speaking, saw Qing Fu nodded and was about to retreat, she stopped Qing Fu, and said: "Let her not have to wait any longer."

Although Jiang Ningzui's words were indifferent, without any room for maneuver, Qing Fu saw her frowning slightly, stuck between the left and the right, unable to move forward or retreat.Although Chi Wei has kindness to Jiang Ningzui, the eldest princess has feelings for her. No matter how she chooses, she will fail one party after all.Thinking about it, Qingfu sighed, turned and left.

Yan Yilan never mentioned Chi Wei to Jiang Ningzui, the only time she mentioned the Sixth Prince's concubine.Thinking about it, Jiang Ningzui's heart sank suddenly, and she suddenly seemed to understand.She has never been able to guess exactly what kind of attitude Yan Yilan holds towards Chi Wei. Once this idea comes out of her heart, she can probably figure it out seven or eight points.

Standing up from the collapsed chair, Jiang Ningzui hurriedly walked a few steps outside the hall, and happened to collide with Qingfu who had turned back.

"Where are you going, ma'am?"

Jiang Ningzui did not answer, but asked in a deep voice: "Are the eldest princess and the prince still in the Shenyan Pavilion?"

"Yes…"

Before Qingfu finished speaking, Jiang Ningzui turned around and walked out of the hall, walking towards Shenyan Pavilion.When she was in Shenyan Pavilion, once the sixth prince came to visit unexpectedly, Yan Yilan made Jiang Ningzui hide in the inner hall covered by a screen.She vaguely remembered that there was a side door in the inner hall, which was specially reserved for evacuation in times of crisis.

The guards guarding the side door saw Jiang Ning drunk, so naturally they didn't dare to stop him. The guards looked at each other for a moment, then nodded and let him go.Approaching the inner hall softly, Jiang Ningzui borrowed the cover of the bead curtain screen to clearly see everything that happened in Shenyan Pavilion at this time.

Yan Yilan sat obliquely on the carved purple gold phoenix seat, her face was calm, she hooked the corners of her mouth lightly, looked at Yan Junyao and Liu Huanxue who came uninvited in front of her, and said with a sneer: "I just told Chi Wei to come over to ask A few words, is it worth the prince to come here in person?"

Yan Junyao took his seat, and replied calmly after hearing the words: "Where is the emperor, Chi Wei is from my East Palace after all, and the emperor suddenly sent an order for Chi Wei to come, I will inevitably be a little curious."

"Oh?" Yan Yilan raised her eyebrows with a mocking smile, her phoenix eyes glanced at everyone in the Shenyan Pavilion, and finally she fell back in front of the table, saying: "The crown prince and side concubine came just in time, anyway, this You will know sooner or later."

Since Liu Huanxue entered the Shenyan Pavilion, her eyes have been locked on Chi Wei in the hall. Seeing her standing there intact, her heart fell slightly. She didn't want to relax her heartstrings just now. This seemingly unintentional sentence became tense again.

"Chi Wei," whispered Chi Wei's name, Yan Yilan didn't look at her, but just lowered her head and gently scratched the teacup, with a lingering majesty hidden in her voice. "The sixth prince was imprisoned earlier, and he will be assigned a border fief soon, and he will never be allowed to set foot in the capital again."

Yan Yilan paused for a moment, her eyes glanced at everyone present, then she slightly raised the corners of her mouth, and continued: "Before the Sixth Prince asked me to accept you as a concubine, I have already agreed to this matter. , although he has been deprived of his title now, you are not joking, so I would like to ask you, are you willing to go to the border fiefdom with the sixth prince?"

'patta'

As soon as Yan Yilan's words fell, Liu Huanxue's palm trembled, and the cup fell from her palm, and fell to the ground in front of her. The body of the cup slammed and shattered immediately.The hot tea splashed onto her dress, and Liu Huanxue didn't care about it. She suddenly raised her head and looked at Chi Wei in the hall in astonishment, her heart clenched fiercely, the pain was unbearable.

She was wrong.She thought that if she agreed to the marriage of the sixth prince, then Chi Wei would be able to leave the palace. As long as she left the palace, the prince would no longer be able to use her to blackmail Chi Wei. want life.

It's a pity that she has calculated thousands of times, but she still fell into the scheme of the eldest princess.The eldest princess never planned to let Chi Wei go, and even the sixth prince was just a part of her plan, so she readily agreed to the sixth prince's concubine.I thought I could use the sixth prince to keep Chi Wei away from right and wrong, but I didn't expect that she would tie Chi Wei and the sixth prince together because of this, which fulfilled the eldest princess' plan to kill two birds with one stone.

If Chi Wei nodded and agreed, then going to the border fiefdom is different from marrying to the Six Princes' Mansion. There must be heavy escorts on the way.Moreover, fleeing privately is a serious crime, and if it is really going to be investigated, the Liu family must also bear the blame.But if Chi Wei doesn't agree, then the eldest princess can put her to death without waiting to go to the border.Regardless of whether he agrees or not, Chi Wei will pay the price of his life.Thinking about it, Liu Huanxue could hardly sit still, she looked desperately at Chi Wei who was still silent, and couldn't help trembling all over.

I thought I did this for your own good, but I didn't expect that in the end it would be me who put you in a desperate situation with my own hands.

A flash of lightning flashed outside the hall, reflecting Chi Wei's white clothes, showing a light and unpretentious light.Her brows and eyes drooped slightly, as if she hadn't noticed her current desperate situation at all, and there was no panic on her face. After a while, she raised her head silently, looking into Yan Yilan's eyes that were calm and calm, she said lightly He laughed and said word by word: "This subordinate is not willing."

In a word, the hall was so startled that it fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone knows that Yan Yilan's questioning is not really about asking Chi Wei's meaning, because Chi Wei has no choice at all, there is only one way to survive, but it is a pity that Chi Wei has to go against the sky and die on the road.

Jiang Ningzui has been watching everything in the hall silently, until this moment, she couldn't stand still, and raised her hand to lift the curtain and go out.If she continues to stand by and watch, I'm afraid she will really watch Chi Wei step by step towards a dead end.

"Your Majesty, you can't go!"

Qingfu hurriedly stopped Jiang Ningzui, looked at her earnestly and anxiously, shook her head a few times, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty has come forward to intercede for Guard Chi, have you ever worried about the situation of the Eldest Princess? If the Eldest Princess agrees Let the guards of the pool go, then the common people in the world will talk about the eldest princess favoring one another, killing all the cronies of the prince, but selfishly favoring the people in the general's mansion, and even saying that the empress interferes in the government and disturbs the eldest princess. If the eldest princess does not agree, then the world will They will also blame the Eldest Princess for disregarding the face of the General and the Empress, for not showing any sympathy. The Empress has never thought about this pleading, no matter what the Eldest Princess does, she will definitely fall into the shoes of others."

Of course Jiang Ningzui knew about this, that's why she flatly refused Liu Huanxue's request before.But it's different now. She never thought that Chi Wei would seek his own death before. If she wanted to watch Chi Wei be executed, how could she do it?

Thinking about it, Jiang Ningzui just wanted to push aside the tassel bead curtain in front of her, but she saw Qingfu knelt down in a hurry, and said in a hoarse voice: "Is your empress really going to push the eldest princess to the forefront for the sake of guarding Chi?"

The anxious words in Qingfu's language stopped Jiang Ningzui's movements, and she put down her hand slumpedly. Looking at Qingfu's expression of shaking her head again and again, she suddenly felt that she had no choice.One side is grace, the other side is love. Now that both of them are in front of her, she doesn't know what to do.

Looking down at Qing Fu blankly, Jiang Ning was in a state of confusion and fell into a dilemma.

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