letter of commitment

47.

Soon, the news of Shen Qingshu and Zhao Jinlu's upcoming wedding spread in various capitals one by one, and the Ministry of Rites also began to arrange related matters. Therefore, the whole country celebrated with joy, and Zhao Qiaomu gave blessings to the people, avoiding the whole country. The one-year tax is a unique blessing since the founding of the People's Republic of China. While the common people were overjoyed, they also lamented that the Holy Majesty attached great importance to this little princess, and they were also envious of the future son-in-law.

In Shijin Palace, the gate of the side hall was closed tightly. The masters said they were discussing matters and would not disturb them, but they hadn't come out for a long time. The palace people didn't dare to speak rashly. They just knew that after the master returned to the palace, together with Lord Shen, who was promoted to be the son-in-law, , not as happy as the newlywed couple, especially Mr. Shen, who did not greet them as usual, and went in without saying a word.

"Don't you feel ashamed to do these things, Your Highness the Princess?"

"Everything I do is for the sake of my lord. It really hurts my heart how my lord thinks like this."

"For me? Hehe, why should the princess speak so grandly?"

Everything is just a calculation, so why is it for me?In order to get what you want, in order to make me your property, even at the expense of being that hateful meddler, to destroy other people's feelings, this point, you have indeed succeeded.

Shen Qingshu smiled wryly and continued: "The servant hurt the princess' heart? Then the princess knows how sad she must have been for what you did to Mu Chu! The servant is just an ordinary person, so why should the princess pester her? There are many people who are better than the servant. It's..." She couldn't bear Mu Chu's hurt and sadness, whether she survived alone these days, whether she had already believed Zhao Jinlu's words, presumably yes, she said, men in the world are so fickle, so are husbands, and so are women. In this way, Shen Qingshu was very annoyed. She could have explained why she hesitated, why she had to wait until she left before she realized why she had to accept this imperial decree and become such a heartless and ungrateful person.

"No, it's different. As long as I have you, they are not as good as you. Sir, do you still remember what I didn't finish speaking on the tower?"

Zhao Jinlu spoke anxiously, but Shen Qingshu remained silent, and she hurriedly said: "Before I saw my lord, when I was young, I would always secretly go to the top of the tower alone to watch the prosperous world under the rule of the emperor, even if I could only stay here In the deep palace, as long as I see the prosperity and beauty of this prosperous age, I always feel proud, but after meeting the adults, this prosperous world seems to be nothing more than this; although I know that playing such a despicable The means are really despicable, but my lord is for adults, why don’t adults understand? I really hope that your emotions or intentions, even a little, can be fluctuated for me, but why from the beginning to the end, my lord treats me Gong's feelings are all plain and ordinary, but it doesn't matter, as long as you, my lord, take good care of me as my consort and stop thinking about her, then I can forget about your past."

Zhao Jinlu's affectionate words revealed warmth in his eyes, but seeing Shen Qingshu's expression was indifferent, he panicked for a moment, even though she also thought about the day when Dong Chuang's incident would happen, but when she really confessed to him verbatim, Only then did he realize that what he had done to demean his status did not move him, on the contrary, he sneered at it. Although he hadn't shown it on the surface, he must be extremely disgusted in his heart, but, having reached this point, he made her How to stop, she just loves him.

Hearing her words, Shen Qingshu felt a wave of turmoil in his heart, followed by a headache. She was still chattering, and finally, the long-suppressed emotions broke out, and he roared angrily: "Enough! The princess also knows that she is despicable? You say you All of this is done for me, but I just want a safe and stable life, I don’t need power and wealth! Do you know that if I stay in this palace for one more day, I will miss her one more day, and I don’t know Did she eat well, did she kick the quilt again when she was sleeping, I don’t know if she is doing well, if she wants to go home... But you! Drive her away from me with reckless deeds..." Speaking of which, Shen Qingshu He clenched his fists tightly, it was remorse, it was anger, the anger rose to his chest and was out of control, burning his reason completely, unable to think calmly, he grabbed her wrist and glared at her, as if he wanted to swallow her alive generally.

Shocked by the contrast in her attitude, Zhao Jinlu didn't wait to recover, her wrist was already sore from being pulled by her heavy hand, and she was barely awake. It turned out that she and Yan Shanyu put down their bodies to please him, but His implication is that he is passionate about himself!

Zhao Jinlu broke free from the restraint on his wrist, a purple color appeared on his white wrist, which was particularly dazzling, and then his face turned cold, and he raised his posture, forcing Shen Qingshu's already red eyes, precisely because of these eyes...

pia——

Shen Qingshu, who was slapped by the slap, was dazed, and turned her head in a daze. The warm touch on her lips made her head thump, and then she regained a bit of reason, and quickly pushed the person in front of her away, only to see Zhao Jinlu with a dazed expression on her face. The appearance of being about to cry made the anger in her heart gradually subside. What she said just now, without mentioning the title of monarch and subject, she even talked nonsense, this slap woke her up.

"Princess, I..."

"Shen Qingshu, do you know that Bengong loves you so much that he is going crazy! Why do you still think about her? She can't give you anything. Shen Qingshu, tell Bengong that if you never had her, would you just Will love Bengong, won't you?" Zhao Jinlu almost went crazy, tugging on Shen Qingshu's jacket, aggressive, but the tears that broke the embankment made her look weak and helpless, I felt pity for her, but, Shen Qingshu knew clearly that these were illusions, and it was even more impossible for her to be shaken by it. He opened the slender hands on the skirt, and said expressionlessly: "If there is no if, she really exists, and she really lives in my house." heart."

"What if she disappeared..."

"Then I will disappear too."

……

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Qingshu opened the door and called the palace guards outside the hall to come in. When the palace guards came in, they saw Zhao Jinxi, who was kneeling on the ground, with hair scattered on his temples, and tears still remaining on his cheeks, as well as other small objects all over the floor. When it was a mess, everyone was startled, and hurriedly helped him back to the main hall to clean up, and he couldn't help gossiping in private, which happened to fall into the ears of Zhao Jinlu's confidants.

"What are you doing, don't you need to do anything? If you dare to talk badly, go down and get the board!"

After dismissing these palace servants, the confidant carried the brocade box into the outer room, but no one was seen, put down the brocade box and went into the inner room, the man was tired from crying and lay down.

He walked in softly, tucked up the quilt for her intimately, sighed, and stared at this delicate sleeping face for a long time, his chest was so stuffy that he could hardly breathe, princess, the person who admires you is right in front of you , why should you wrong yourself to woo someone who doesn't love you?

Just a little while, just a little while.The physical reaction is always faster than the thought. He has already bent his knees and stretched out his hands to pick up the loose strands of hair on his face. He even wanted to caress him further. His face was closer, but he didn't know that the hot breath he exhaled made the dream Renyou woke up with a start, and the shocked Huarong turned pale and lowered her head, and said strong and calmly: "Princess, it's time to eat."

Just after waking up, Zhao Jinlu's mind was buzzing non-stop, and he didn't pursue the abnormality of his confidant, but just recalled being arrogant like a shrew in the side hall, involuntarily throwing down everything that could be moved in the room , and the portrait of Mu Chu, she also cut it with scissors, his face became ugly, but he didn't do anything.

At the end, Zhao Jinlu got up from the bed and gritted his teeth angrily.

"Jiu'er, I want her to disappear, I want her to disappear."

Looking up at the misty eyes of the person in front of her, Jiu'er firmly remembered these words in her heart.

———(gurgling)————

"Sister, why don't you stay and live with us, so as a brother, you can also have an explanation to uncle and the others. As for the sincerity that Shen Qingshu is not worthy of your sister, forget it, don't be negative for him anymore."

The rain was still falling wantonly, and a few servants in coir raincoats helped the officials carry their belongings into the car. Mu Chu was already in the car. The bad weather didn't stop her from wanting to leave. Shi was talking to himself with the curtain of the car window lifted.

Ling Luoqian has always been very annoyed, annoyed that he had lost his sight and entrusted Mu Chu to such a villain who climbed the power, but fortunately, it is not too late to clean up now, and he knows many outstanding young talents. No worse than Shen Qingshu, as long as Mu Chu puts it down, it's not difficult to choose a lover. If you can't let it go, it's good to stay by your side to take care of her. However, when the news of her marriage came out, Mu Chu wanted to resign. live.

Mu Chu smiled reluctantly. Although he often comforted himself, he still felt sad when he heard that person's name. Letting go is easier said than done.It's just that she also wants to understand that those who love you will always know how to love you, and they must be reluctant to let you hurt. Those who don't love you, no matter how well they do, they are just pretending to be fake.She is not the Miss Mufu who can do whatever she wants at the beginning. She can't escape the day of being abandoned by relying on others. Learning to rely on herself to survive in this world is the most important thing.

"I know, I just want to go back to Yanyang, Xiaohe is still there, I have to bring her back anyway." Mu Chu just said polite words, knowing in his heart that after this trip, he will never return, If you want to live a life of wandering with nowhere to go, you are not asking for hardships, but you don’t want to experience the feeling of gaining and losing again.

"In this case, let the people below do it, and you will not be tired from the journey."

Everyone knew why Mu Chu was in such a hurry to leave, they didn't say anything.

"You have made up your mind, I won't keep you anymore, but you must take good care of yourself on the way."

Ling Luoqian said earnestly, and then said to the accompanying officials: "The journey is long, what will happen if you don't keep it all together, you must be more careful and escort Chu'er to Yanyang safely."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will protect my wife well." But as soon as the words came out, the official officer in charge realized that he had said something wrong, and timidly glanced in Mu Chu's direction. The curtain had already been lowered, and he breathed a sigh of relief. laughed and said:

"Then I'll set off here, sir, you don't have to send it far."

Ling Luoqian nodded, and watched the gangsters go on their way.

———(The pirates are really hungry)——

After traveling for a few days, the rain continued, the road was muddy, and it was very difficult to walk. After only a few miles away from the small county town where we stopped for maintenance on the way, the carriage got stuck in the quagmire. In the following days, the number of times followed. After a lot of trouble, someone suggested a detour. This detour into a mountain forest, the road has changed from difficult to dangerous, and even the sight of the road ahead is blocked by verdant trees. This mountain forest is really big. , went forward for a day, and was still spinning in the woods.In such a quiet environment, only the rustling of rainwater on the branches and leaves and the chirping of lone birds could be heard from time to time, but there were no traces of people.

"tui, this place is a hell of a place."

The headed official sent a horse and walked slowly, muttering in his mouth, not only this place but also the weather, he heard complaints all the way, but when he thought of the people in the carriage, he felt sorry, in Yanyang, the adults and his wife Although there are occasional small frictions in the relationship, it is recognized as harmonious, and the result is different now. In a blink of an eye, the adult has become a son-in-law, and the wife has become an abandoned wife. .

The walking speed is slow, the rain has not weakened, and the sky is getting late, so it is easy to get lost.

"Everyone work hard tonight, keep guard, and rest when you get out of the woods tomorrow." After greeting, he went to the front of the carriage and respectfully said to the people inside. Haosheng was about to arrange the position of the garrison after rest, when there was a sudden cry of pain When the screams came, Qi Qi looked towards the source of the sound and became vigilant. He saw the coachman who had just gone to take a urination and ran over with his arms covered. When he got closer, he saw a deep cut on the top and oozing blood. .

"what happened?"

Mu Chu also heard the movement, and asked softly after opening a corner of the curtain.

"It's not a big deal. Madam, please stay in the car and don't come out. Everything is up to us." Then he shouted to the rest of the officials: "Everyone be on alert!" Then he pulled the coachman and asked fiercely: "What's going on!?"

The coachman grinned his teeth in pain, and tremblingly said: "Yes, there are people, there are many people in black clothes in this forest..."

The officer frowned when he heard this, knowing that something had happened, he took out a bottle of wound medicine from his pocket and asked the coachman to deal with it first, he held his breath and looked around, feeling more and more wrong, just as he was about to tell everyone to be careful, Suddenly, several arrows shot out from the dark place in the forest, and several officials were knocked down on the spot. For a while, people's hearts were in chaos.

"There is an ambush, get out of here quickly!" He said, ignoring the coachman, got into the carriage and pulled the reins of the horses, and hurried away with the rest of the officials, but realized that there were already several black-clothed men standing on the road ahead. The same is true for people looking back.

The fighting sounds of weapons colliding quickly spread into the car, and Mu Chu was restless. The officer told her not to go out, but she was like a turtle waiting to be slaughtered?

While hesitating, suddenly, a sharp knife pierced through the top of the carriage, and Mu Chu was startled. If it wasn't for the position a little further in, he would definitely have died here. Before he could recover, the horse was already frightened. There was no one on board to jump out into the woods for a long distance, and the wooden boards on the roof were torn apart by force. Mu Chu and the man in black met their eyes, and at the moment when the blade was about to fall again, he jumped up lightly.

The effort was not good enough, and the roof of the car was bumping violently. Compared with the man in black with a bell-like posture, it was quite difficult for Mu Chu to stand still, but she didn't want to die without knowing why, so she bit the bullet and stepped forward. , I should ask, but the man in black didn't care, flashed fiercely, raised his sword and turned, the sword's edge soared, dragging out an afterimage, and pierced Mu Chu's face like a rainbow, Mu Chu reluctantly Dodging away, he sighed that this man had used the sword so powerfully, the howling sword energy still left a thin gash on Mu Chu's fat-skinned face, from which fine drops of blood oozed out.

Seeing this, the man in black retracted his sword and slapped Mu Chu on the shoulder again. Mu Chu let out a muffled snort, but unwilling to suffer, he struck back with his palm. Seeing this posture, he was doomed, right? Bar.

The man in black didn't seem to know that Mu Chu had a foundation, so he secretly miscalculated, and took the firm (actually soft, like tickling) palm, and leaned back with a cold snort , Mu Chu saw the momentum and took advantage of the gap to slap one palm after another, but they were all melted away. The horse still jumped up and down without feeling tired, and it had already taken the two of them far away.

The man in black also became serious and didn't want to waste any more time.With the sound of thunder, the sword's light froze, as fast as lightning, and the blade pointed at the vital point. Mu Chu was repelled by this move, covered his wound, and retreated to the edge, unable to fight again.Before he could see the seriousness of the injury, he met the cold smile in the eyes of the man in black, and then saw him leaping out of the carriage. Bewildered, he could only hear the neighing of the horse, its four hooves could not stop, and suddenly looked back, There is a cliff behind!Due to injuries on her body, her movements were slow, and when she was about to land unprepared, she received a palm from the man in black. The impact of the palm made her blood boil, and she took a few steps back. The sand and stones on her feet loosened, and she followed Slip and fall off a cliff.

The waist suddenly fell down, and the air pressure around Mu Chu's abdominal pain paralyzed his whole body. Mu Chu seemed to accept his fate, and he didn't even have the instinct to survive. Yes sir, for some reason, Mu Chu is not afraid of death, because she has nothing to worry about, and she will no longer have any contact with her when she lives. Mu Chu was relieved, and disappeared into the dark abyss.

With a long whistle, the black-clothed crowd broke away from the entanglement and disappeared into the night. The first-class officials were at a disadvantage, but now only two or three people survived, but they were all wounded, and it was too late to pay attention to their companions. The corpse found the edge of the cliff along the wheel marks, looked at the blood stains, and looked at each other, knowing it well.

It took some time to go back to Fengdu City, and when he reported the reason, Ling Luoqian was furious and impatient, and ordered the magistrate to send someone to follow him to search for the corpse, but failed many times.

(Ling Mansion)

"My lord, I know that you can't accept this result, but I'm afraid that Miss Mu's body has already entered the belly of jackals and leopards. I only hope that my lord will get rid of the grief as soon as possible, and set up a tomb for Miss Mu to comfort her spirit in heaven."

The magistrate of Fengdu kindly persuaded him, seeing that the man was about to get up and get angry, he said again: "My lord, it is hard to hear, but the day after tomorrow is the day of the princess's wedding, what is more important, the lord can decide for himself, I still have some files that have not been processed yet. , so I resign."

Ling Luoqian kept silent, because the magistrate couldn't stay any longer, when he left the mansion, he met Sun Qingling, exchanged a few greetings and hurried away.

Sun Qingling looked at the man in the pavilion who bowed his head and said nothing, stepped forward to call him, but he hurriedly raised his sleeves and turned his face away to wipe something as if frightened. At this moment, he left his soft side unreservedly. The news of Mu Chu's death was like a bolt from the blue. He blamed himself very much. He didn't close his eyes for several nights. As the saying goes, it would be great if he had a tougher attitude and kept her or walked with her. , Now she is hiding here and weeping silently.

Standing beside him and putting his arm on his shoulder to comfort him silently, after a long time, he raised his head and pretended to be relaxed and said, "Why are you here?"

Sun Qingling sighed lightly, stroked his loose temples for him, and said softly: "You have been tired for a few days, and it is summer, and when the heat comes up, what should you do if you get caught?"

"Hey, yes, Ma'am said yes, I'm going back to my room to rest now."

Seeing him get up quickly, leaving his back before walking away, Sun Qingling hesitated to speak, but decided to speak out her heart, she really didn't want to see this man's depressed appearance again.

"Perhaps it's time for us to face the truth..."

Hearing this, he paused for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders, responded to his sobs, and didn't look back.

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Not only in the imperial palace, but also in the entire city of Fengdu, every household has hung up festive red lanterns along the streets, which are full of red.It was just a family in the west of the city, and the royal family held a wedding, which created a lot of excitement. There was a large area of ​​white in front of the gate, and I don't know how the royal family would feel if they saw it.

Maybe it's because the wedding date is approaching, or maybe it's because he doesn't want to look at his face, Zhao Jinlu really hasn't been here.

During this period of time, the Ministry of Rituals had already moved all the relevant items, and the flow of people in and out added some popularity to the already lifeless palace, and it was already night when it became deserted again.

It was still the gazebo, with a gentle breeze, very quiet, and the sound of insects could be heard.

Then the faint moonlight dropped another piece on the chessboard, and it was a dead end.It seems that there is no escape. Shen Qingshu knows that after marriage, she will not be able to hide her identity for a long time, so she prepared for the worst. Fortunately, she has no relatives. After all, Mrs. Li's family has different surnames, so she can avoid being punished. , a close friend in Yanyang... Zhao Qiaomu is not so stupid and unreasonable that he wants to use innocent people to smear. Ling Luoqian, who met him in the palace some time ago, separated himself and brought Mu Chu with him.

The action of picking up the chess pieces suddenly stopped, guilt, and guilt arose spontaneously, Mu Chu... I have betrayed you, and I hope that I will never see you again in the next life. If I do, I will repay it with you.

When she returned to the dormitory, the light had already been turned off, and she did not light it again. She entered the room in the dark, took off her outer shirt, and planned to fall asleep just like that. When she touched the bed, the smooth and delicate touch made her thoughts turn white, and her back felt a burst of hair. The coldness then rose to fear, a scream attracted the night watchman, and the light was turned on, and the room was lit up again, Shen Qingshu also saw clearly the appearance of the person on the bed, oh, it's a person... what!Why is there a big living person lying on the bed, and it's still a woman, hey, but it looks familiar.

When the night watchman was about to ask if she was okay, the woman had already propped up her frail and boneless body, and the tulle she wore couldn't hide the spring scenery in the garden. Her long black hair hung down her shoulders, and she looked at Shen Qingshu with some mourning.

Shen Qingshu settled down, she was not afraid if she was a living person, and waved her hand to let the unknown palace man go down, she was familiar before, but now she recognizes, this woman is Zhao Jinlu's close confidant - Jiu'er.

Shen Qingshu turned his back, stopped looking at this dreamy scene, and said in a deep voice: "Why is Miss Jiu'er on Shen's bed?"

When she said this, Jiu'er had already got up from the bed, and moved behind her, as if doing it deliberately, she stuck it up, leaned into her ear and blew, and said in a flattering voice: "Are you pretending to be confused, my lord? Tomorrow you I am going to marry the princess, and this servant is doing a trial marriage according to the order, and the night is getting dark, if your lord is fine, this servant will take care of you and rest."