Shuoyun Feidu

Chapter 319 Shizhi was locked in a golden cage, not as comfortable as the world

The early spring of the second year of Hongjing seemed to be more predictable than usual. A certain gloomy atmosphere weighed heavily on the sky above Kyoto. In particular, all the accompanying people were in distress, and even Beitang Rongdu had fallen into the hands. The political trend implied in it could not be more obvious. Therefore, under such circumstances, Beitang Zunyue once returned to the palace. , so he made a decisive decision and announced this event that shocked the world.

As soon as the news came out, the officials in the court were not only shocked, but also fell into some kind of private speculation and uncontrollable panic. Earlier, the emperor left Beijing for spring hunting around Zhennan Mountain. Accompanied by the driver, and now Beitang Zunyue returns to Beijing alone, but the whereabouts of the crown prince Beitang Rongdu are unknown. It has already shocked the government and the public, but it also involves Shen Hanyan, the Shaojun of the Eastern Palace, colluding with the rebel party to cause rebellion. Such an unheard of shocking event made everyone who received the news dumbfounded. The most core question is Beitang Rongdu, as the current crown prince and the heir apparent of the Daqing Dynasty, has always been highly favored and is already a sure candidate for the next emperor, but now he has fallen into the hands of the rebels. The impact of this news on the court is even greater than The stabbing itself.

At this time, everyone in the palace was carefully paying attention to their words and deeds, not even daring to make a sound. Just now, after Beitang Zun Yue returned to the palace, he had already shot two eunuchs who had made a small mistake. In such a bad mood, everyone shrunk their heads cautiously, panicked, and all kinds of gossip were spreading to each other secretly, and the whole of Shangjing began to fall into an unknown daze and suffocation. After just one stick of incense, a decree had spread through the palace gates, and it was promulgated quickly. Before everyone knew what happened, the defense forces of the entire capital were almost mobilized. He guarded the city gates everywhere, and began to check the customs and defense documents of the people entering the capital one by one. He dared not relax in the slightest, and would never let in or release any suspicious targets. Inside and outside the imperial city, there was a strange silence. state.

At this moment, in the deep palace, Beitang Zunyue had already bathed and put on a suit of ordinary clothes. The outside of the palace was already full of people. It was as if a black cloud was overwhelming the city among the crowds, but in the hearts of the ministers, although They were terrified and panicked, each with different thoughts, but none of them dared to whisper to each other, and there was no discussion at all, so although there were many people in the hall, it was completely silent, and the surroundings were filled with an extremely oppressive silence, even when a needle fell. I'm afraid the sound was clearly audible, but when all the officials were in a state of unrest, the door of the Zhang Gao vermilion palace suddenly creaked and was slowly pushed open, and after freshening up, the Beitang Venerable was dressed in a black robe. He walked out in a black robe, with extremely terrifying eyes. He walked to the dragon chair indifferently, and then sat down expressionlessly. At this time, he was not only a father who lost his beloved son, but also a father who lost his beloved son. A man who lost his lover.

Beitang Zun Yue sat at the top, his long cold eyes slowly narrowed, the cold light gradually became sharper, and he glanced at the crowd below. He coldly glanced at these people with different thoughts, but The expression on his face was still the same as usual, but under that calmness, there was a raging undercurrent that would erupt at some point. Countless ministers below stood with their heads down and hands down, not daring to make a sound, for fear that they would be in the middle of the storm. At this critical moment, the emperor's attention was drawn, which led to unpredictable consequences. After the emperor was assassinated and the news of the prince's disappearance was announced, everyone here was like all his colleagues, all of them looked sad. However, as for how many people are true and how many are false, it is not enough for outsiders to know.

At that moment, Beitang Zunyue suddenly withdrew five fingers of his right hand, tightly gripped the cold red gold handrail beside him, and said in a cold voice: "... It is my order to close the city gate for three days from now on, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded." As soon as these words came out, all the ministers subconsciously bowed their bodies lower, hiding all kinds of expressions on their faces under silence, and Beitang Zunyue's long and narrow eyes showed a faint In the bloodthirsty red light, he looked at the many courtiers below, and said slowly: "...Furthermore, to mobilize the five guards, I want to clean up the rebel party, and I will not kill anyone who colludes with them in the court." Let it go... As for the matter of the crown prince, I have my own plans, and I will definitely let him return safely, so during this period, if anyone dares to write a letter to persuade me to change the crown prince, he will be killed immediately!"

All the ministers were silent like cicadas and did not make a sound. As soon as the order of Beitang Zunyue was announced, the army on the other side had already started to mobilize. When everyone dispersed, only Beitang Zunyue was left in the hall, surrounded by In addition to being quiet, Beitang Zun Gao Gao sat on the dragon chair, his handsome face still had a trace of calm that was close to madness. Tang Zunyue slowly patted the armrest of the seat with one hand, the bloodlust in his eyes suddenly dissipated, leaving only worry, he took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions in his heart , all of a sudden, it was as if all the strength in his body had been emptied at once... Beitang Zun Yue leaned back slightly, leaning against the hard and cold back of the chair, and then slowly closed his eyes. At this moment, only the face of Beitang Rongdu is ups and downs in his mind, smiling sweetly in front of him.

At this time, the East Palace has already received the news. Different from the deliberately suppressed calm in the palace, the entire East Palace can no longer restrain itself because of the disappearance of Beitang Rongdu, showing a kind of doomsday. The panic, the residences of the concubines in Beitang Rongdu were shrouded in panic and panic, and there were even faint crying sounds in some places, which was disturbing. The East Palace was already in chaos. Everyone felt a kind of coldness penetrating into the bone marrow, and the uncertainty about the future.

"... Clang!" The teacup in her hand suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The hot amber tea inside splashed on the skirt, creating a mess. Mu Qingping sat on the chair blankly, her face At this moment, she had lost her blood color, and her whole body was icy cold, as if she was in a daze. After a while, Mu Qingping suddenly raised her head and shouted: "...What nonsense are you talking about?!" Her voice was extremely sharp, as if she couldn't Believe it or not, she was full of questions, and her eyes were fixed on the confidant maid in front of her as a dowry: "...The crown prince fell into the hands of the rebels... But, how could the young master be a rebel? You are here nonsense!"

The maid's name is Long Mo, and she is Mu Qingping's personal girl who has been together since she was a child. Of course, she also knows about the entanglement between Mu Qingping and Shen Hanyan. "Miss, how dare slaves and maidservants talk nonsense about such things? It was said by the emperor himself, and it has already been spread in the palace. It is absolutely true, how could it be false? Young Master, he... Young Master, he is really a traitor to the captured prince. It's about the party!" Mu Qingping listened blankly, her face was snow-white, she just felt that something was rasping her heart, she bit her lips tightly, her chest heaved violently, she didn't know what she was thinking, just He murmured blankly: "No, how could it be? He obviously grew up with Beitang... Well, how could he be a rebel? How could he be a rebel!" As he spoke, he unconsciously clenched his hands Hand, the jade armor on the fingers sank into the palm, causing a sharp tingling pain, which slowly spread, but as if he didn't realize it, tears fell from his eyes drop by drop, silently falling on the clothes After a long while, Mu Qingping's eyes suddenly became fixed, and she stared at Long Mo firmly. At this time, under the turmoil of her mind, even her voice seemed to be a little rough, and she asked word by word: "Good job!" , Why is this so? Tell me what the palace said in detail!"

After hearing the words, Long Mo hurriedly told the news that had been brought into the Eastern Palace. Mu Qingping remained silent, but just listened quietly, not even moving her body. Although she tried her best to suppress the helplessness in her heart, But her expression was still slightly confused, her heart was burning heavily, and her throat was so painful that she couldn't believe what she heard, and she almost couldn't believe it, but her reason made her believe it. After a long time, Mu Qingping's eyes were slightly red, and she smiled reluctantly. She was silent for a moment, then took off the armor on her hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "I still can't believe... Han Yan, he is not such a person... ...He is not such a person..." Long Mo lowered his eyes sadly, and said in a low voice: "Miss, the palace only said that the assassination of Zhennanshan this time was the work of a rebel party, but it did not say which party it was. , many places are ambiguous, and the emperor also kept it secret, but there are still some things that are very clear. The young master did it carefully. He entered Unsheltered Fort at the beginning for the purpose of communicating with the outside, and the reason why the prince this time Falling into the enemy's hands is also the young master's poison...Miss, this is all the emperor's intention, even if we really don't believe it, what can we do?"

Mu Qingping was in a trance, her eyes were dazed, like two deep ancient wells, she felt chills all over her body, and she didn't know what to do... Beitang Rongdu fell into the hands of the rebels?Is Shen Hanyan a secret agent lurking by his side?Mu Qingping tried her best to calm down, and shook her head vigorously, as if she wanted to wake herself up, while holding on to the corner of her clothes, she suddenly heard a soft 'click', and Mu Qingping subconsciously lowered her head. Lowering her eyes, she found that a long nail dyed pink Kodan had been broken in the palm of her hand. Seeing this, Lu Mo's voice was slightly choked up, and said, "Miss..." Mu Qingping held tight Biting her lower lip tightly, white marks were bitten on her ruddy vermilion lips, she said in a hoarse voice: "...I'm fine." At this time, it was clear that spring was just outside, but a bone-piercing chill was over her Surrounding her body, she couldn't help shivering. Beitang Rongdu has always had a good relationship with her, and they are not without family affection. Now that she heard the news that Beitang Rongdu was captured, it was a lie to say that she was not in a hurry Yes, but at this moment, Mu Qingping was more worried about Shen Hanyan. For a while, Mu Qingping quickly wiped the tears on her face, bit her lips and said: "Han Yan must have some difficulties, I don't believe he would be willing to do such a thing..."

"...Miss, now is not the time to pester the young master whether these things are really happening. Besides, the lady is a woman in the palace, how can she interfere with the political affairs ahead?" Long Mo's tone was cool, and she looked at Mu Qingping with deep eyes, The words are authentic: "...I don't know what will happen in the future, but Miss, what you have to do now is not to think about whether the young master is innocent, but what the princess should do!" Mu Qingping heard the words , suddenly sat up straight, grasped the embroidered handkerchief tightly with his left hand, and said in a slightly sharp voice: "Okay, what's the matter with the princess?!" Long Mo said in a slightly hasty tone: "Miss, you think, the princess is here. She was raised under the name of Jun, and she was hugged by Shaojun's side since she was a child. She is the daughter of Shaojun, and the world knows it, but now Shaojun has committed such a major event. For relatives, the princess is the daughter of the young prince. If the emperor gets angry and implicates the princess, even though the princess is young and has royal blood, it is impossible for him to be really guilty, but how can we guess the holy will? Got it? If this kind of situation really came to this, and the emperor angered him, at such a young age, the crown prince is not around now, so he can’t protect him, and the palace is full of people who are arrogant and demeaning, and the princess has no father to protect him, no mother and concubine , I'm afraid the situation in the future will be pitiful..."

"...Who dares?! Who said that Jiaqi has no mother and concubine, and I am her mother and concubine!" Mu Qingping grabbed the armrest of the chair with a stern voice, like a mother animal protecting a small animal, and said sharply: "Jiaqi is in my palace. Since Han Yan entrusted her to me, I am her concubine mother, I see who dares to neglect her!" Seeing this, Long Mo took a deep breath, bit his lips and said: "Yes, the princess can sit back and relax with the care of the young lady , This is the heart and soul that Shaojun cares about the most, just for the sake of the princess, and the young lady also cheers up!" After hearing this, Mu Qingping felt a sharp pain in her heart, and it couldn't be stopped, yes, Beitang Jiaqi is Shen Hanyan's treasure, she is Shen Hanyan's most beloved daughter, and he must not let her suffer any grievances... For a while, the room was terribly silent, Mu Qingping's brows twitched slightly, and she closed her eyes, But after a while, he opened it again, and his tone became calm. Although his expression was not as calm as usual, he no longer had the initial impulse. Even though he was still so anxious and worried, he must calm down. For Bei Tang Jiaqi calmed down, and her long life in the East Palace had tempered her character to a certain extent, and she was no longer the unruly and willful second lady of the shepherd family in the past.After a while, Mu Qingping said quietly: "Longmo, go find the princess, the palace is in chaos now, don't scare her."

After hearing Mu Qingping's words, Long Mo showed a slight reassurance on his face, and then said in a deep voice: "... Seeing Miss like this, this servant will know that there is nothing to be afraid of." Mu Qingping sat quietly upright The body calmed down, and said slowly: "You don't have to provoke me anymore, don't worry, I am no longer the little girl who doesn't care about anything and doesn't care about things." She said, trembling slightly, But his heart jumped violently, he subconsciously bit his lips, and slowly spit out the words, his tone could not restrain a trace of sadness: "It's just, Han Yan... I always have to ask him in person, what happened to him?" But in the future, I don’t know when I will be able to see him again?” Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise outside, and Mu Qingping turned around abruptly, but Mu Qinghan, who had just heard the wind, had already strode forward He stepped in, but when he entered the room, he stopped firmly and looked at Mu Qingping with a pair of eyes as black as midnight. The emotion of going down suddenly burst out again, he pursed his rosy lips, and forcibly endured it, but he still couldn't hold it back, tears fell out all of a sudden, he got up suddenly, and threw himself into Mu Qinghan's arms, Hugged each other hard, hugged tightly, and said: "Brother..."

However, Mu Qinghan didn't comfort his younger sister, he just pulled Mu Qingping up from his embrace, fixedly looked into the other's eyes, his gaze was sharp like a blade in an instant, and asked forcefully, word by word: "...You have already got the news?" Mu Qingping's tears rolled down, she nodded in a daze, Mu Qinghan pressed her shoulders, stared at Mu Qingping's moist eyes, there was a hint of indecision in her voice. The smell: "... Are these news from outside reliable? The prince really fell into the hands of the rebels and his whereabouts are unknown?" Mu Qingping sobbed, but nodded heavily, Mu Qinghan stared into her sister's eyes , there was no warmth in the words, even the eyes were not warm, just continued to ask Mu Qingping: "...So, Shen Hanyan is really a traitor?" She flinched, but she tried her best to calm down immediately, and said in a bitter voice: "...I don't believe it! I don't believe Han Yan would do such a thing, he is not such a person, and...in short, he is real, Really...then there must be some difficulties..." But before she finished speaking, Mu Qinghan suddenly shouted in a low voice: "...I didn't ask you whether you believe him or not, all I want to know is whether the news is true or not. Really!" Mu Qingping has been loved and cared by her parents and elders since she was a child, and she never said a single harsh word. At this time, Mu Qinghan's stern words made her startled, and she forgot to cry for a while. Staring blankly at his brother's extremely gloomy handsome face, he murmured: "It's true...that's what the palace says..."

There seemed to be a ray of light rekindled in Mu Qinghan's eyes, and his face became calm. He slowly let go of the hands that grabbed Mu Qingping's thin shoulders, as if his heartstrings that were so tight to the extreme were also slightly loosened. Seeing this, Mu Qingping said in a weak and authentic voice: "...Brother?" , he will not let anyone hurt Beitang, if it is really something that will harm Beitang's life, he will definitely not do it." After hearing this, Mu Qingping smiled reluctantly, nodded and said: " Yes, at least he won't let anyone harm Beitang..."

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At this time, Beitang Rongdu was sitting in the room, the spring was bright outside, the willows were green and the flowers were red, and there was an armchair under the flower window. Beitang Rongdu was sitting on the chair, wearing a plain shirt, with black hair. The bundle hung down to the waist, and a pair of eyes looked out for a long time, with a bit of confusion in their eyes. There were several maidservants around them, and without a sound, Beitang Rongdu's body suddenly moved, and suddenly There was a clear clattering sound, and Beitang Rongdu looked down at the heavy iron chains on his hands and feet, and a cold light could not help but flash in his eyes. He tried to secretly circulate his inner breath, but it was just like the countless times he had tried before. That still had no effect, at this moment, a maid came in with the curtain lifted, bowed slightly to Beitang Rongdu, and said, "...Your Highness, the young master has arrived."

Beitang Rongdu didn't react at all when he heard it, he just sat still and didn't even look back, his expression didn't move at all. At this moment, Shen Hanyan walked in head-on and saw Beitang Rong Du sat in front of the window without saying a word, without looking back, he stepped forward and stood beside Beitang Rongdu, put one hand on Beitang Rongdu's shoulder, and said: "...Beitang, You look good today."

Beitang Rongdu didn't look back, but said calmly: "...Gu is now a prisoner, so how can he say 'looks good'?" He didn't care about the sarcasm, and just said softly: "Beitang, I know you're in a bad mood now, why don't I go out with you for a walk to relax?" Beitang Rongdu smiled slightly when he heard this. , mockingly tugged the long iron chain with his hand, and said: "...Gu is like this now, why do you want to go out with you to relax? Although the chain is long, it is enough to walk around the house. The length you mentioned, you can’t even walk through the door!” Shen Hanyan hesitated for a moment, knowing that he had inadvertently said something wrong, so he hurriedly said: “Beitang, that’s not what I meant... If not, I Open this chain for the time being, and when you and I come back, we will start again..." Beitang Rongdu suddenly raised his head and glanced at the young man, his eyes were full of mockery, and said: "...Could it be that Gu is a dog No, it’s fine to be imprisoned, but you have to tie it back and forth!”

There was an embarrassing silence in the room for a while, Shen Hanyan lowered his eyes slightly, waved his hand to signal all the maids in the room to retreat, and then changed his smile again in a blink of an eye, no matter how indifferent Beitang Rongdu was, he didn't care. He had no choice but to say nicely: "...then we won't go out, Beitang, let me talk to you." Beitang Rongdu sat silently for a moment, then suddenly raised his head to look at Shen Hanyan, and said in a deep voice: "...you don't have to say these things, I'm not interested, I just ask you now One thing, you agree or not." Shen Hanyan said: "What's the matter, you tell me." Beitang Rongdu looked at the young man: "Okay, then I will ask you now, are you willing to help Gu get out of here? "

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