love palace

Before the sun had risen, a wave of heat was already blinding people's eyes. This was a vast river beach with no shelter on the edge of a big river.

The river is not too wide, but it often floods, so it is uninhabited.Not to mention the fields, there are only a few stone houses that were washed away by the flood in the early years and the remains of bricks stand, and they are covered with weeds.

At this moment, clouds of black smoke rose from the fragment of the wall, and several prisoners in gray prison uniforms were cooking on a "stove" made of stones.

In a small black lacquered iron pot, the yellow rice porridge was tumbling, and the prisoners ate it as soon as they scooped it up. One elderly prisoner kicked the man nestled in the corner, He whispered, "Eat some too."

The man just raised his head, showing a handsome and upright face, but his eyes were bloodshot and the corners of his lips were chapped, which showed that he had gone through hardships along the way!

They don't know each other's identities, they are all sinners anyway, and they are going to serve their sentence in Shishan, but this man is very strange, although he looks like a martial arts practitioner, but his body is very weak, he always has a fever and vomits.

Maybe it's sick.The prisoner who was slurping his porridge thought, because this man's face is always so pale, why would he moan in pain in the middle of the night?

However, here, who does not have a biological son?Who told him to be greedy for a while, committed a crime, and was unlucky to be caught by the officials... That's why he came here.

The man seemed to come back to his senses, and finally noticed that everyone was eating. He leaned on the wall with one hand and struggled to stand up. It was very hot these days, and his vomiting became more severe. He could almost drink a sip of water. Spit it out.

But he just seemed to be having trouble with himself, the more he vomited, the more he stuffed things into his stomach, desperately swallowing those very unpalatable, rough-faced cakes that were as hard as a rock.

However, when he was slowly walking towards the small steaming iron pot with a broken bowl, the officers and soldiers came in and kicked the pot away, splashing the porridge, but no one dared to make a sound.

"What to eat, it's time to go on the road! I haven't had a mouthful of hot porridge yet!" The officers and soldiers were very young, but their faces were hostile.That's right, escorting prisoners in the hot summer is a real pain.

There were five officers and soldiers in this line, and they had to watch over twenty criminals. If the criminals really fell ill and died suddenly, that's fine. If they escaped halfway, they couldn't eat and walked away.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers always have a bad face towards the prisoners. The prisoners treat the officers and soldiers, superficially submissive, but secretly scolding their father and mother.

Ke Weiqing frowned and looked at the soldier, and the officer and soldier felt a little scared.Of course, this is the original Hussar General, in terms of martial arts, he can't beat him no matter what.

"What are you looking at! Be careful that I will poach your eyes!" Although the officers and soldiers yelled like this, they didn't want to suffer the immediate loss, and hurriedly withdrew to join his companions.

A tent was set up not far away, and they were also burying pots for cooking, but they ate top-quality venison, and ordinary officers and soldiers could not afford this kind of venison leg meat. They did not worry about food and drink along the way.

"I think it's better to deal with Ke Weiqing quickly. If he lives an extra day, I will be unsafe." The officer and soldier sat down and said as soon as they entered the tent.

"Hush! Keep your voice down!" Another person hurriedly said, "Can you say this out loud, I like to yell!"

"They can't hear it, the river is rushing outside." Xiaobing didn't take it seriously, picked up a piece of venison, and chewed it.

"I thought that if we didn't let him rest, he would be exhausted from the day and night driving, but in the end, our brothers are almost dying of heat." Another person also complained.

"That's right. Brother, I think it's here. Anyway, we're almost at Shishan, and we've done a job. It doesn't matter to us if someone dies. We can still rush back to receive the reward from the empress."

"You know what! Who is Ke Weiqing? The emperor's spoiled pet, if you want to kill him, you can kill him. The emperor is not in a hurry with us." Go to the rocky mountain, and then do it, wait until you cross the river."

"Okay then, I'll listen to my brother." Several soldiers nodded, and after sharing the venison, they went on the road again.

In front of the dilapidated house, there is a ferry called Zouma Ferry. Although it is desolate and dilapidated, there are only two small boats, but it is the closest ferry to Shishan.

"You, come aboard with me." The bearded officer with a fat stomach pointed to a larger boat and beckoned Ke Weiqing to follow him.

Ke Weiqing was wearing heavy handcuffs and anklets, and every time he took a step, there was a rattling sound. The officer pushed him impatiently, "Don't be slow! You want to die!"

Ke Weiqing sat in the middle of the small boat, and there was green stagnant water inside, which was very smelly. The officer followed up, followed by two strong soldiers.

The rest of the prisoners and two soldiers stayed in another small boat. The prisoners complained that it was too crowded, but the soldiers gave them a severe lesson with sticks.

"Ship!" ordered the officer.The two officers and soldiers on the same boat rowed their oars one after the other, and Ke Weiqing sat like a guest.The river is surging and very turbulent.In the distance, there is a towering mountain, but it does not have the green color of the mountain forest, but is miserable white. Under the sun, it is like a flaming mountain, shining with dazzling golden light.

It was very hot, even on the river, and Ke Weiqing didn't eat, so he couldn't help feeling a little exhausted. He was willing to leave the palace instead of trying his best to prove his innocence. It was because he suddenly realized that Qing'er was indeed murdered by him. !

Because as long as he stays with the emperor, he will attract envy and make enemies. Qing'er will not be established as a prince, so he can't endanger other people's status. Only himself will bring Qing'er countless crises .

The emperor is now stepping up to protect Qing'er, so even if he leaves the palace, Qing'er will be fine, but as long as he thinks that the man is so mad that he will attack a baby, Ke Weiqing is very worried. He swears that if there is a chance, The real culprit will definitely be found!

But at the same time, he was pregnant and didn't want to be discovered by the officers and soldiers. He deliberately concealed it, but he was also worried about the condition of the fetus. Often have a fever, cold and hungry.

Wow, a torrent vortex made the boat bump up, Ke Weiqing's expression changed, he covered his mouth, feeling like vomiting.

"What's the matter? I can't stand such a storm." The officer smiled, and after a while, he would be on the other side of the river. The stone mountain was in front of him, which was the place where Ke Weiqing was buried!

However, along the way, the officer didn't relax for a moment, and his eyes were only on Ke Weiqing. At first, he just watched, thinking about how to kill him when he reached his destination, so that people didn't know it.

Later, for some reason, I saw a different feeling coming, and my heart was very disturbed.

Why is this man's eyelashes so long and dense? Look at his eyes, although they are tired, they are still black and clear. His skin is also very good. He is really more beautiful than the oiran in the kiln.

He really deserves to be the emperor's plaything, by the way, he is not a man, he has even given birth to a child, this Wuqueren is really a rare thing.

Anyway, he's going to die, so it's okay to play around, he, the official of Sesame Mung Bean, is now able to hug the emperor's "woman", what an honor it is!

"What are you doing?" Ke Weiqing couldn't help turning to the officer's approach, but the man was still close, and even reached out and hugged him.

"Look at your sickly appearance, I want you to be happy!"

"Brother, you're so energetic." Seeing this, instead of stopping, the two outsiders burst out laughing. There was nowhere for Ke Weiqing to hide from the raging waves.

"Bastard! Let me go!" Ke Weiqing's hands were bound tightly by iron chains, and he couldn't push away the mountain-like strong officer. The officer's hand reached into Ke Weiqing's clothes and rubbed his nipples violently.

"Although there is no meat, it is quite touching to pinch." The officer's obscene words made Ke Weiqing's face turn white and red with anger, and he fell into the cabin, struggling constantly, and protecting his slightly raised Belly, the boat rocked badly.

"Come on, help me hold him down!" The man's strength is great, and the officer can't take advantage of it for a while.

"Come here!" The two put down their wooden oars and walked over. Ke Weiqing saw the timing, held the iron chain hanging on the deck with one hand, and pulled it suddenly. The two people tripped and the boat violently shook. Shaking, pushed by a strong wave, unexpectedly turned over, the bottom of the boat turned to the sky, with a loud crash, all fell into the water!

"Help! I can't swim!" The officer hugged the boat desperately, and the other two were rushed far away. , Even if I saw it, I couldn't come to the rescue in time.

Ke Weiqing's hands and feet were covered with iron locks, so he was the first to sink. He tried his best to row the water, but was hit on the forehead by the shaking boat, and blood flowed all over his face immediately.

Seeing this, the officer even grabbed the edge of the boat, rowed it over with all his strength, then pressed Ke Weiqing's head with one hand, and pushed him into the water.

"Woo!" Ke Weiqing drank a lot of water and could hardly breathe. He beat the hand desperately, but it didn't work.

"If you don't die, my mother won't let me go back alive!" In the chaotic struggle, he seemed to hear the officer scolding, and then another rough wave made the boat sink slowly.

The officer pressed harder on Ke Weiqing, using him as duckweed, but the two sank together and were quickly washed away by the torrent...

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grunt!Crash!

The rushing water was like a giant hand, not only dragging Ke Weiqing's body down, but also tightening his throat.It was so painful, I couldn't breathe, and my lungs hurt like being pierced by countless knives.

"I can't die...!" Under all kinds of pain, the desire to survive was so strong, Ke Weiqing struggled with all his strength, and stretched out his hand to the top of the bright head, but was soon shrouded in darkness...

--it hurts……!

As if sleeping for a hundred years, the body is so heavy, but the feeling of pain is very clear!

The pain was concentrated in the abdomen, and the internal organs were tangled together with blood dripping, and they fell heavily.There were bursts of constricting pain, like a big clock constantly hitting, the pain was so painful that people couldn't help twitching their limbs, desperately wanting to curl up.

"Child..." Ke Weiqing subconsciously covered her stomach with both hands, but was pulled away by someone.

"Patriarch, don't move." The voice was urgent but helpless.

"Woohoo!" What should I do? !Qianlong, look at how much blood he shed!The voice of the teenager crying seemed very uncomfortable.

"It hurts...it really hurts!" Ke Weiqing groaned in his heart, clenched his hands into fists, and he felt something flowing out of his body, as if a piece of flesh had been ripped off alive. panic!

"I don't know either... In short, be careful not to let him bite his tongue!" When he said this, a piece of broken wood was stuffed into his mouth, but because Ke Weiqing clenched it tightly, his mouth was covered with blood.

"Hey, what should we do?! There is no doctor here, will Wei Qing die?" The young man cried until he was choking.

"Don't be discouraged, I'll go out and find someone to help." Qian Long stood up, then squatted down quickly, and said, "Hong Liu, take care of the patriarch."

"Yes." Hong Liu nodded, but she was still very scared.

Not long after the small boat capsized and sank, the small boat behind called Shishan's officers, soldiers and prisoners, and they went into the water together to rescue people.

Two officers and soldiers were drowned, one was missing, Ke Weiqing was moved in the middle and lower reaches, when Qian Long and Hong Liu found him, his hands were still wrapped in heavy chains, lying unconscious on the shallows, I really don't know who he is How did you survive the huge waves?

When they carried Ke Weiqing on their backs and headed towards Shishan, Hong Liu suddenly screamed, "There's blood! There's a lot of blood!"

A lot of blood flowed out from between Ke Weiqing's legs, which was shocking. Qianlong quickly let him down. After realizing that it was not a knife wound, he quickly set up a small awning with reeds and banana leaves.The sun is very poisonous, and every time it stays for a while, it will make people dizzy and suffer from heat stroke.

However, just because he understood what it was, Qian Long's dark face flushed red, extremely angry!How could the emperor let Ke Weiqing, who was pregnant, go to the rocky mountain to serve as corvee? !Sure enough, the emperors of Dayan were cold-blooded and ruthless!If you say turn your face, turn your face!

"I think the child may not be able to keep it!" Qian Long probably knew something about childbearing. He carefully touched Ke Weiqing's abdomen. He was about three months pregnant. When it was easy to miscarry, he suffered such a big crime. !

However, Ke Weiqing, who was in a coma, didn't know whether it was because of the severe pain, or because he heard Qian Long's words, he actually had a little reaction and began to moan and struggle weakly. At the same time, tears continued to flow from the corners of his closed eyes.

Seeing this scene, Hong Liu couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears.Qian Long is not a doctor. Although he knew that Ke Weiqing was in critical condition, he was still helpless.Suddenly, he remembered a prisoner who came not long ago. It is said that he used to be a quack.

Without further ado, Qianlong immediately went back to Shishan. Of course, this also alarmed the officers, soldiers and guards. Dozens of people came at once and stayed outside the small tent. The quack doctor also came. He was very thin. With a goatee, he looks old-fashioned.

"Get out of the way, everyone out of the way, why not join in the fun!" Three officers and soldiers had already died, and the supervisor didn't want the prisoner to have another accident, so he made it easier for them.

After Langzhong entered, he was startled. The sand was stained red by the massive blood loss. The strong bloody smell spread far away, attracting vultures to circle in the sky. Looking at his lifeless appearance, I am afraid It is difficult to save his life.

Hong Liu kept asking Lang Zhong for help, but Lang Zhong kept waving his hands, saying that he was dying.In the end, he reluctantly took the lead and fed some herbs to stop the bleeding and improve Qi.After an hour passed, the banana leaves could not withstand the sun, and the edges curled up.

Just when everyone thought they were dead and killed each other, and kept shaking their heads and sighing, Ke Weiqing groaned in extreme pain. The doctor widened his eyes, checked carefully, and sighed, "Oh, the child must be gone, but the adults may You still have some breath, hurry up and carry it back to Shishan.”

Just like that, a group of people hurriedly carried Ke Weiqing away from the river beach.

The maid standing next to the desk in the imperial study gently shook her peacock feather fan to cool off the emperor's heat.

But Huang Ye was still restless, neither standing nor sitting, walking back and forth in the study.

"Your Majesty, do you want tea?" Li Deyi deliberately stepped forward and asked as if to talk.

"No need." Huang Ye looked around, the maids and guards outside the door stood around, making him feel upset, and said, "Everyone back down."

"Observe the order." After the servants and guards all retreated, Huang Ye sat back in the dragon chair, clenched his fists, and frowned thinking about something.

"that……"

"The slave is here, Your Majesty." Li Deyi stood respectfully by his side and responded.

"How long has Ke Weiqing been away?" Huang Ye asked.

"This... If you start counting from the day of departure, it will take only two days to arrive at Shishan." Li Deyi said while recalling.

"What? Did he just arrive?" Why did Huang Ye feel that it had been a long time.

"Return to the emperor, yes." Li Deyi bowed and said, "There are other prisoners in the Criminal Department, and they can only be sent to Shishan when they are assembled. Naturally, there will be a delay."

"That's it." Huang Ye seemed to be listening, but he was actually thinking about other things. At that time, he was so angry that he wanted to kill Ke Weiqing, but no matter how hateful Ke Weiqing was, he would not murder his own son.

Then he thought that the pain Ke Weiqing suffered when Shengqing was a child meant that there were always people in the palace who wanted to harm him.

But that time Concubine Li did it out of jealousy, who did it this time?

He dared to hurt Qing'er, what audacity!Could this person be a pedantic veteran who has always opposed Ke Weiqing in the court?

All along, the enemy was in the dark, and Ke Weiqing was in the light. It would not be surprising if he was plotted against.

However, Huang Ye couldn't help thinking that when Ke Weiqing asked Beidou for contraceptive pills, his tone at that time was as if he hoped that he would never get pregnant again for the rest of his life.

"He hates giving birth to my child so much, so he also planned to kill Qing'er?" It was this thought that made Huang Ye order Ke Weiqing to be driven away.

But... Huang Ye's heart has never been at ease for a moment. Ke Weiqing's eyes at that time were so desperate, like a dagger piercing deeply into Huang Ye's heart.

"Obviously you betrayed me, why do you look at me like this...?" Huang Ye had nightmares every night, seeing Ke Weiqing walking slowly into the lake alone.He wanted to run over to hug him and stop him, but he couldn't touch him, like a phantom in the water, which made people extremely melancholy and sad.

This kind of ominous dream made Huang Ye even more restless, and also worried that the mastermind behind the scenes would chase all the way to Shishan and attack Ke Weiqing again?

Therefore, while punishing Ke Weiqing for his corvée, Huang Ye also secretly dispatched a secret agent——Qing Fou.

Let him disguise himself and go to Shishan, stay by Ke Weiqing's side, protect him at all costs, and return him with flying pigeons if there is any trouble.

But what about carrier pigeons?Why didn't he come here? Shouldn't he have arrived at Shishan earlier than Ke Weiqing?Still have nothing to say?

"Your Majesty?" Li De commented that Huang Ye remained silent, with a serious expression on his face, thinking that he had said something wrong, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Show the car." Huang Ye said suddenly, and stood up.

"Where are you going?"

"Yu Ying Tang." At this moment, the person who can give him comfort is Qing'er.His eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Ke Weiqing, especially when he smiles.

When they arrived at the Yuying Hall, the nurses, wet nurses, and maids all knelt on the ground, not at all surprised by the sudden arrival of the emperor.

Huang Ye ignored them, walked over directly, picked up Qing'er who was sleeping in the crib, kissed and hugged her very much.Qing'er stared at her big black eyes, grinned at her father who had been with him all the time, and babbled something.

"You really look like your father." Huang Ye murmured, bowed his head and kissed his delicate little face. After a while, he will be called Father Emperor. Thinking of this, Huang Ye couldn't help being a little excited .

Thinking about it carefully, the child grows really fast, Huang Ye still remembers when he was just born, that wrinkled little face, red skin, toothless mouth opened wide, crying hard.

But soon, he will be able to crawl and walk, and he will be as handsome and cute as Ke Weiqing when he was a child.

Huang Ye couldn't help thinking about Ke Weiqing. At that time, he was only nine years old, with a book boy's hair bun, and his facial features were correct, especially those eyes, which were so clear and transparent, looking at him so directly.

For the first time in his life, that pair of Huang Ye felt a tremor in his heart.Perhaps, he was already in the palace and had seen too many cunning and greedy eyes, so he was deeply attracted by Ke Weiqing's frankness.

Huang Ye couldn't help hugging the child tightly, and fell into the beautiful memories, unable to extricate herself...

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Kuang!Kuang Dang! !

The iron hammer hit the granite, and sparks shot out, deafening.The noise made the heat even more unbearable. Dozens of tall overseers waved the nine-section whips in their hands and whipped the prisoners who stopped to breathe because of the heat from time to time.

"Don't be lazy! Get up!" The overseer's rough roar could almost pierce a person's eardrum.

Those people hurriedly picked up the baskets full of stones, stepped on the mountain where straw sandals could be burned, and moved down step by step.

A white-haired old man had already been bent over by the weight of the stone basket. In addition, he had been working from morning to noon, and his physical strength was exhausted. After rolling his eyes, he fell headfirst!

"Oh my God!" Someone immediately exclaimed, the very sharp granite block immediately hit the back of the old man's head, and the scene of blood overflowing seemed to be repeated again!

The old man turned his head instinctively, and cried out in despair.

"Be careful!" At this time, someone flew down, stretched out his hand, and grasped the boulder. The rock corner that protruded like a dagger quickly pierced his palm, and blood flowed out.Looking at this scene, the old man remained motionless, as if his soul had been cast out of its shell.

"Wei Qing, your hand...!" Qian Long put down the hammer in his hand and rushed over, while Hong Liu tore off the hem of his jacket, and hurriedly wrapped Ke Weiqing's bleeding right hand.

"It's okay." Ke Weiqing said, "It's good that people are okay."

"You..." Qian Long knew that what he said was useless, so he lifted up the old man who couldn't help but tremble.

"I tell you! What are you doing?! Hurry up and work! If today's [-] burdens cannot be finished, no one will even think about eating!" When the supervisor came, he immediately raised his whip and whipped indiscriminately .

Several red and swollen bloodstains immediately appeared on the arms and thighs of Ke Weiqing, Qian Long and Hong Liu.

"You!" Qian Long was so angry that his eyes were almost bleeding.

"What! Do you still want to rebel?!" The supervisor knew that he was a Wuque, and although he was afraid of Qianlong's tall and burly man, he still cursed angrily.

"Let's go." Ke Weiqing stopped Qian Long in time, and then helped the old man carry the bamboo basket on his back, but almost all the heavy stones were put into Ke Weiqing's own carrying basket.

"Wei Qing!" Hong Liu couldn't help frowning, "Your body..."

"It's okay. He's old and can't memorize so much." When Ke Weiqing said this, the old man gave him a grateful glance, as if he wanted to say something, but under the urging voice of the monitor, he had no choice but to continue walking down .

Ke Weiqing took a deep breath, carried the huge boulder weighing more than a hundred catties on his back, and walked down slowly. Hong Liu was worried, so he also carried a basket of stones on his back, and followed behind him.

There was blood dripping from his right hand, dripping all the way, and Hong Liu's tears never stopped.

How can it be all right?Ke Weiqing's heart hurts when the child is gone. Even after more than half a month, the pain has not subsided in the slightest.

When Ke Weiqing woke up, he seemed to understand that he had a miscarriage. He didn't even cry. He just built a small grave with stones on the back hill. Whenever he rested, he would go to sit quietly for a while.

Later, perhaps because he realized that doing so would make others worry, he stopped going and did not mention the child. Just like other prisoners serving sentences, he began to knock and carry stones, repeating the extremely difficult and boring live.

But he looked like he was about to punish himself, he didn't know how to rest, and he ate very little, so Qianlong saw it and felt pain in his heart, wishing to take this punishment for him.

However, Ke Weiqing always said that he would not get in the way and would not let them share their worries.Hong Liu has nothing to do about it, she just asks for time to pass quickly so that Ke Weiqing's scars can be healed...