I looked at him calmly and said softly: "Of course I have nothing to do."

“…”

"But, your Majesty is better off."

He said, "Are you threatening me or—"

"I have nothing," I said lightly, "I just think that your Majesty should give me permission."

“…”

"I did everything I could."

“…”

"Your Majesty, do you really want my body?"

Hearing this sentence, his breath sank suddenly and he stood up from front of me. I felt that his body was too fast, and a gust of wind blew, causing the white hair on my forehead to float.

I slowly raised my head and looked at him again.

He stood in front of me and looked down at me. Under the dim light, his body was tense and trembled slightly, as if the bowstrings that were pulled to the limit were about to break down the next moment.

The entire Yihua Palace was also shrouded in such emotions, and for a moment, even the wind could not be blown in.

The two people face each other like confrontation.

My eyes are blind, which is easier than those with discerning eyes, because I can't see other people's anger, nor will I retreat for his anger. On the contrary, he is, I feel that his breathing is so rapid that it can't be supported. After a long time, I gritted my teeth and said, "You are right, I want even your body!"

I sighed, lowered my head, and said sadly: "What should I do for a corpse?"

“…”

"What do you want me to stay and do?"

“…”

"Your Majesty, I have done everything I can, and I have given everything I can. I have like a withered figure. What's the use of Your Majesty to keep me?"

“…”

"Why, can't I give me some peace, even if it's just one day?"

"An Ning?" He suddenly laughed when he heard these two words, but the laughter was filled with a salty feeling: "The peace you want is to leave me and be alone, and to remember the person in your heart. You must guard him peacefully - even if it is just a memory of him, right?"

“…”

I was quiet for a while, and then said, "So your Majesty understands it too."

"Hahahahahahahahahaha!"

He suddenly burst into laughter and staggered several steps in the empty Yihua Palace. His figure was like a puppet whose backbone had been removed. Suddenly, there was nothing left.

His laughter made the roof tremble.

I looked at him quietly, listening to his wild smile. After a while, I saw him staggering back to me and pointing at me: "What do I don't understand?!"

I looked at him and said calmly: "Your Majesty actually understands everything."

“…”

"You just don't want to understand."

“…”

"You are even less willing to admit this."

“…”

"Your Majesty, love is born and died, and cause and death are caused and destroyed. It is said to be human affairs, but in fact, it is not at all man."

“…”

"If Your Majesty can be unintentional to me, and if I can be affectionate to Your Majesty, maybe both of us will feel better."

“…”

"It's a pity--Your Majesty can't do it, nor can I."

“…”

"So, please help me."

Compared to my calmness, he trembled violently. His originally agile figure seemed to be shattered in the wind at any time. He looked at me and lowered his head to him for a long time. I don’t know how long it took, but he said in a hoarse voice: “Do you want me to fulfill it?”

“…”

"Okay, I'll make you successful."

“…”

"Tomorrow, you come to Chengming Palace."

“…”

"I, I'll give you one!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked out without going back.

I lowered my head, and after a long time, I slowly raised my head. I felt a bone-broken chill in the wind, and there was no sign of him in front of me.

Tomorrow...Chengming Palace...?

I looked at the skylight that was gradually fading outside, and suddenly I felt that my world was once again in such a darkness.

At that moment, I remembered some past events.

I remembered the first time I made a request to him, asking him to release me out of the palace on the day of amnesty, and he agreed.

But in the end, he stopped me in front of the palace gate.

He tore the dream I most hoped for was torn apart in front of my eyes.

The second time I asked him was in Jixiang Village, I begged him to let me go and Qinghan and let us be an ordinary couple.

However, he asked me to drink a glass of medicine wine.

He used Qinghan's life to force me to say those ruthless words.

Then, what about this time?

He wants to give me a break in Chengming Palace. Will it really break?

still--

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With such doubts, I spent a long night.

That night, I couldn't tell whether I was asleep or not, maybe because, for the whole night, many people's faces flashed in front of my eyes, especially Qinghan. I saw him smiling at me in the darkness. Although the angular face was covered with half a cold mask, his smile was like the spring breeze.

Even on such a cold night, I gave me a hint of warmth that I longed for.

However, the next morning, I kept opening my eyes again, watching the dark sky outside gradually shining through the sky.

The cold mist came in through the gaps in the window.

I got up by myself, finished washing, and then took a piece of clothing from the hanger.

A very simple dress with a stone-blue color, but because her skin is still fair, I don’t look haggard after wearing it, but instead makes me feel very comfortable.

I carefully tied up my gray hair with a cloth towel of the same color. I knew that I must be like a simple village woman who no one would look at her on the street.

Actually, I hoped this a long time ago.

After packing up, I pushed open the door and heard two familiar voices calling me-

"Miss Yan."

It was the voices of Madam Qian and Eunuch Yu.

These two old men are rarely here and are in good health. I smiled at them and said, "Are you two here to pick me up?"

Eunuch Yu's voice was a little hoarse: "The emperor asked me to come over and ask Miss Yan to go to Chengming Palace."

I smiled and said, "I was about to go over, but I just couldn't see it."

“…”

"Don't ask my father-in-law to lead me."

Eunuch Yu stood there, looked at me for a long time, and finally turned slowly. Madam Qian walked over and carefully held my arm, and the three of them walked forward.

It's okay to see the sunshine along the way.

Although winter is not over and snow is still accumulated on the branches of the treetops, the sun shines on the snow and reflects a bright light, giving people a feeling of warmth. I watched the ever-shining, faint lights all the way, and was supported by Madam Qian.

After a while, Eunuch Yu whispered: "It's here."

I raised my head.

In front is Chengming Palace.

This is a very ancient hall in the palace. It was almost abandoned many years ago. However, this hall has one advantage, which is that it is very high. Under the stone steps, there is a long, not-so-wide corridor. At the end of the red red wall is the palace gate.

From here, you can leave this place very quickly.

I slowly walked up.

When I walked to the door, I saw that there was almost no furnishings in the empty hall. Four thick pillars, countless blue-gray curtains were hanging around, floating slightly in the wind.

In front of the hall, there is a low table with a huge screen behind it, which seems to be a map of the country and the country.

Pei Yuanhao sat behind the table.

I walked over slowly.

"His Majesty."

My voice was not very high, but it was extremely clear that echoing in this empty hall.

He looked at me, his voice seemed very calm, even a little calm, echoing in the hall: "You are here."

"yes."

"Even the clothes have been changed."

"yes."

"Are you that impatient?"

I listened to his voice and was still calm, so I said softly: "Since I have explained it clearly, I naturally hope that the faster the better."

“…”

He was quiet for a while and said softly: "The faster the better..."

“…”

"You want to leave me immediately, right?"

I closed my mouth.

He looked at me and said slowly, "At this time, can't I ask you for a truth?"

"..." I was silent for a while and said, "I want to leave earlier."

Hearing this sentence, he seemed to chuckle, nodded again, and then said, "Yan Qingying, what I hope most in my life is to get your honesty."

“…”

"But I am afraid, if you start to be honest, you will not even be perfunctory."

“…”

This sentence made my eyebrows frown slightly. Before I could say anything, he waved his hand at me: "Sit."

My shoulders twitched slightly.

He asked me to sit?

What to do when you sit down?

Looking back on the past, the feeling of uneasiness once again surged into my heart.

Under the tall stone steps of Chengming Palace, the long and narrow corridor leads directly to the palace gate. If he really responds to me, he will give me a break and just one sentence, I can turn around and leave.

But he asked me to sit.

Seeing me standing there, he said, "Why, I'm afraid?"

“…”

Fear, can't say.

When people reach this point, there is actually nothing scary.

Because this time, I really have nothing to lose.

The only thing I am afraid of is that I have reached this time and cannot leave.

I was silent for a while and said, "I still want to leave like this."

He lowered his head, didn't look at me, and said in a deep voice: "But you should know that without my agreement, you can't get out even if you are only one step away from the palace gate."

“…”

"sit."

I took a deep breath, walked forward slowly, and knelt in front of him.

The two of them calmly met each other. He looked at me for a while, then waved his hand gently.

A servant came over from the side and brought a tray.

I narrowed my eyes slightly and barely saw the outline of the thing above.

It seems to be two wine glasses.

When the servant put the things on the table in front of us, he could indeed smell a clear smell of wine.

He wants to give me a drink again?

I frowned slightly, looked up at him - was it the last time, the trick in Jixiang Village?

How could a person like him, who has a high opinion of himself, play the same trick for me for the second time?

At my somewhat puzzled look, he seemed to see through what I was thinking and said calmly: "You can rest assured that one of these two glasses of wine is indeed added to one, but it is not what you think."

Without having time to breathe a sigh of relief, I just asked, "What is that?"

He said: "Put the intestinal poison."

These four words echoed in this empty hall, as if countless people were talking about these four words in my ears—

Piercing intestinal poison.

Piercing intestinal poison!

I sat quietly, not even my eyelashes trembled.

After a while, I whispered: "Which glass does Your Majesty want me to drink?"

Pei Yuanhao looked at me and said slowly: "You choose."

"select?"

"Yes, you choose."

He put his hands on the table. I wondered if he was slightly pressing, but I felt that the table was trembling a little when he pinched it.

But his voice was quite calm, but at this moment, he felt a little dumb.

"There are one glasses of wine, one glass, and one glass, one glass, it is highly poisonous."

“…”

"You choose."

“…”

I lowered my head to the two wine glasses. Although I couldn't see them completely clearly, I probably thought about it. These two were exactly the same. The wine in the cup was also clear and sweet, with an amber light.

With the human eye, there is no difference at all.

However, since he asked someone to take it out, he naturally knew which glass was a good wine and which glass was poison.

so--

I raised my head and looked at him: "What if I choose the right choice?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! "If you choose the right choice and drink that glass of wine, I will stand here and watch you leave the palace."

I was silent for a moment and said, "Then, if I choose the wrong one-"

He did not answer my words immediately, but was silent for a moment before saying in a deep voice: "If you choose the wrong one, don't leave."

“…”

"Stay here and spend your life with me."

Speaking of this, his voice was also soft and soft, and he said, "You know, today, there is not much I can ask for."

“…”

"Qingying, I don't want you to do anything, I need to do anything."

“…”

"You just need to—just stay."

“…”

"Stay here and spend your life with me."

I lowered my head and listened to his words echoing in the hall, but my eyes were always looking at the two glasses of wine. After a while, I smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, just don't want me to leave?"

“…”

"Your Majesty still refuses to let go."

Immediately, I heard him take a deep breath, raise his head and look at me, his eyes seemed to be a little red, and his voice trembled at this moment: "If I could let go, I would have let it go!"

“…”

"Yan Qingying, you understand everything, you understand everything."

“…”

"But you never understand me."

“…”

"You never want to understand me!"

Speaking of this, he seemed to be in great pain, and his whole body was twitching slightly. The sound of gritting teeth revealed an unprecedented pain in this empty hall.

“…”

I couldn't sit anymore.

After a while, I smiled faintly and then lowered my head.

The two glasses of wine in front of me were sometimes clear and sometimes blurry, but no matter what, I knew that they were two identical cups.

A lifetime, a death.

He asked me to choose, but not life and death.

He just wants me to stay.

Because of my desire for life and my fear of death, I have been compromised like this since the first day I saw him. Because of my fear of death and my greed for life, I crawled at the feet of fate countless times, allowing this monster to swallow me and spit it out again.

Today, I have become beyond recognition.

Do you have to continue?

Thinking of this, I raised one hand and slowly reached over.

Pei Yuanhao's eyes suddenly became burning. Looking at my hand, the hot eyes almost burned my hand.

However, when my hand just reached to a cup, I suddenly stopped again.

His breathing was also suffocated.

I raised my head and whispered, "As long as I drink it, it's fine, it's fine wine, right?"

His voice trembled slightly, but he still breathed a sigh of relief: "Of course."

I smiled at him: "Your Majesty, you are golden and elegant."

After saying that, I stretched out my other hand.

Before he could react, he saw me holding the two wine glasses in both hands and moving quickly on the table.

Although my eyes are invisible, the touch on my hands is still there. Even because of the invisibility, my fingers, ears, and any viewing becomes sharper. Two wine glasses are constantly exchanging movement positions in my hands, just like a butterfly, which suddenly blurs his eyes.

Finally, under his astonished gaze, my hands stopped.

The two wine glasses were under my hands, and I don’t know how many times I changed them back and forth, but even a drop of wine did not spill out.

His eyes flashed, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at me: "You——"

I said calmly: "Thank you for your reward."

After saying that, he picked up a glass of wine.

Just as I picked up the glass of wine, he suddenly reached out and grabbed my wrist.

The wine rippled slightly and almost spilled out.

I raised my head and squirted my eyelashes slightly: "Your Majesty?"

His breath was heavy, as if something had strangled his throat, making his breathing and heartbeat difficult. He grabbed my wrist hard, like a drowning person grasping the last straw.

My slender wrists were in his palms, and they looked so weak.

It almost broke with a slight fold.

But I still gritted my teeth, not screaming pain, just said, "Your Majesty..."

"You know-" his voice was low, as if it came out of his heart: "If you choose the wrong one, you-"

"I'll die."

I looked at him calmly.

"You'd rather die?"

"I just want to leave."

“…”

Hearing this, his hand trembled suddenly and let go of my wrist.

Almost all his finger marks were left on his wrists. I felt so painful, but I just smiled at him slightly, and then brought the wine glass to my mouth.

"Light!"

He gritted his teeth again and called out my name.

But I didn't pause, just raised my head and drank the glass of wine.

"Light!"

His heavy shouts rang out in the hall, as if it was suddenly shaking the whole hall, and the sweet wine flowed from the tip of his tongue to his throat, bringing a mellow fragrance, and then it slowly burned.

I put the wine glass back on the table.

Everything seemed to calm down again, as if nothing had happened.

I raised my head, nodded slightly to him, who was still twitching slightly, then stood up and walked out of the hall.

There was a burst of noise behind him, and he suddenly stood up from the low table. Because his movements were too fierce, he almost overturned the table.

I stopped, but did not look back, and just said softly: "Your Majesty, I'm fine."

“…”

All the noise behind him disappeared at this moment.

And I raised my foot and stepped out of Chengming Palace.

At this time, the sun is bright.

The dazzling sunlight suddenly pierced into my eyes. Even if I had a mission, I could feel the dazzling light, which made people feel a little confused.

I looked at the sun above my head and lowered my head. Eunuch Yu and Madam Qian, who had just sent me over, had already walked in front of me.

Madam Qian's voice seemed to be crying: "Girl!"

Although Eunuch Yu did not cry and was born immediately, I saw his hunched back trembling, as if he was about to lose his feet.

Finally, he couldn't help but cry and said, "Why, you are already the imperial concubine, and you are at your fingertips. You are already like this, why do you still have to leave?"

“…”

"Why can't you treat yourself well?"

“…”

"I don't understand, I don't understand!"

Listening to his sad cry, I was silent for a while, but said nothing, just smiled: "Father-in-law, nanny, I'm leaving."

After saying that, he turned around and walked forward.

The stone steps in front of Chengming Palace were very long and there was no one to lead me, so it was a bit difficult for me to walk. And I didn’t know where the glass of wine was found by Pei Yuanhao. I drank it too quickly and was a little bit over the place at this time.

He was head-heavy and light, and his throat was still hot.

I could only be careful and slowly fumbled down step by step, but the more I walked, I felt the higher the stone steps. When I reached the last step, my feet became soft and I leaned forward.

"careful!"

An arm suddenly came across from me and caught me suddenly.

This sound is-

I raised my head and said, "Yuanfeng?"

“…it’s me.”

His voice seemed very low and his breath was heavy.

I looked at him for a while before I could barely recognize the familiar and agile figure in my sight, as well as Mu Hua beside him.

By the way, they had already entered Beijing for a long time, and Pei Yuanhao also rewarded his brother in the past, and even Xue Muhua was named a first-class imperial edict.

"Miss Yan..."

Hearing Xue Muhua's voice, I smiled slightly at them and pulled my hand back from Pei Yuanfeng's hand.

But his hands were still holding my hands, as if to reach out to me: "You really want to leave?"

I nodded solemnly.

Then, he turned his head, passed a small door, and walked into the long and narrow corridor.

The red wall next to me reflected a bright red light under the sunlight, reflecting in my eyes, as if a flower was blooming. I walked slowly in a sea of ​​flowers, probably because of this, my feet gradually became softer.

I staggered and reached out to hold on to the cold wall next to me.

A little pain in my chest.

Maybe it was because of the glass of wine just now that I was drinking too quickly, and the hot feeling slid from my throat to my heart. Now, even my heart was slight thrusting.

Moreover, the hot temperature slowly spread from my chest to my limbs and five bodies.

The sea of ​​flowers, faintly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

There was still ice and snow around, but at this moment, I didn't feel cold anymore.

It's just that the sun is dazzling, which makes people a little dazzling.

My steps became slightly heavy. After walking two more steps forward, I suddenly heard Yang Jinqiao calling me: "Yan Qingying."

I turned my head in amazement.

The light in this place was not very good, and I couldn't see her outline clearly, but I heard the sound of her coming, and Liu Li next to me, brought the prince Nianyun.

I smiled and said, "Empress Ning, Empress Hepeng, you - how come you are here?"

Yang Jinqiao said: "We know you are here to send you today."

She said the last two words a bit heavy.

Moreover, for some reason, the sun is bright today, and although there is still ice and snow around, there is still warmth, but everyone's voice sounds thick and their voices are low and dull.

It's like crying.

Prince Nian Yun actually recognized me again. A fat little finger pointed at me and said something to Liu Li. Liu Li hugged him, breathing heavily, and his words were intermittent.

I just paused for a moment and said to them, "Good."

After saying that, he immediately turned his head.

Yang Jinqiao suddenly shouted behind me: "Yan Qingying!"

If she called me normally, I might turn around, but at this time, not only did I not turn back, but even walked forward a few faster steps.

The heat in my throat turned into a fishy and sweet smell, which kept surging upwards. I was afraid that I would reveal something in front of them, so I could only avoid it.

However, just as I took two steps forward, my steps were no longer as empty as my own. I staggered step by step. I subconsciously reached out to support something beside me, but I felt a hand reaching out to support me.

"You are okay."

There was a little stiff voice, but with a little bit of dark concern. This voice became a little strange to me, but when Yu'er's voice sounded next to me, I immediately knew who they were: "Qingying, what's wrong with you?"

It's Shen Xiaokun and Yuer.

They are here, too.

I felt Shen Xiaokun holding my hand sadly, wanting to let go, but I felt a little reluctant. Even his thick voice was filled with a hint of hardness.

I wanted to say something to him, but suddenly, the scorching feeling in my chest suddenly turned into a stinging pain, as if there was some weapon tumbling inside, and it was about to smash my five inside.

I frowned in pain, and subconsciously grabbed his hand.

"Light!"? I quickly turned my head, reached out to stop them from running over, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm fine."

“…”

"I'm fine."

Speaking of this, I raised my head again, took a deep breath, and pressed down the bloody smell that was constantly surging from the severe pain in my chest.

The dazzling sunshine above my head pierced my eyes.

Many things became clear at this moment.

I slowly turned around and looked at the other side of the red wall, in front of the tall Chengming Palace, the figure stood in the sun, looking at me.

I couldn't see his gaze clearly, but at this moment, I already understood something in my heart.

Go back again - there is still a long way ahead.

"I'm fine!"

I repeated these three words, nodded to Shen Xiaokun, then turned around and continued to move forward.

However, the pace is already very difficult.

The pain in my chest seemed to have turned into severe pain at this moment. As I walked, my feet were staggering, and my back was even hunched. The bun, which was originally neatly combed, was slightly scattered. A strand of hair passed through my cheeks, and sweat dripped down my hair.

The smell of blood came up again, and this time, I couldn't swallow it.

Blood slowly flowed down the corners of his mouth.

One drop, one drop.

The blood-red color blooms in the snow on the ground, and the red and white contrasts, making it particularly beautiful.

At this moment, I couldn't help laughing.

But this smile, the hot things that had been gathering in my eyes also flowed down, mixed with the blood that kept gushing out of the corners of my mouth, and dripping bright red along the way along my footsteps.

The steps were so heavy that I was almost unable to move. I bent down and every time I took a step, I held the cold red wall beside me to support myself not to fall, because I knew that the palace gate was right in front of me.

Right ahead.

At the beginning, I was only one step away from the palace gate, but I was forever blocked by him, but this time, this time-

I gritted my teeth, and more blood came out of my mouth, and my limbs and five bodies seemed to burn in flames. The severe pain made me take a few more steps one after another.

But at the last step, I finally couldn't hold on.

The dazzling sunshine above my head shone everything in a daze, and I fell into the snow.

The snow was pressed on my face and flew on my body. The cold feeling seemed to be burying me in the whole world.

Really, can't do it?

But the stone steps are right in front.

I could see the cold stone steps, the high threshold, and the red painted gate.

I took such a lot of effort to get here. Is it really impossible?

I raised my head vigorously and looked at the open palace gate in front of me. The severe pain in my body almost made my eyes darker. Gradually, I couldn't even see the last little light.

Tears poured out like a dam.

I smiled.

The laughter echoed in the cold red wall, like a sorrowful cry of a ghost, even with her unwillingness.

Really, can't do it?

I can only stay at this point?

I smiled so hard, tears boiling, and large drops fell down, not only making me curled up, but trembled slightly in the snow, and even melted the snow under my face.

I really can't even die to finish this step?

...

At this moment, a very light footsteps came from behind.

I walked to my side, stopped, then reached out with one hand and gently helped me up.

I was tortured by the severe pain in my body and my tendons were broken, and I didn't even have the strength to raise my head. I just felt a warm hand reaching out, wiping my mouth and the corners of my eyes, and then holding my face.

“Light.”

“…”

"Are you okay?"

This sound - is Chang Qing?

I was held by her face and looked at her softly.

"The Queen...Empress..."

In her sight, her figure suddenly blurred and became clearer.

The pale, dignified and beautiful face seemed to have tears on it, but her eyes were smiling.

She said, "Is it okay?"

"I--"

Speaking of this, I have no strength to even speak.

She smiled and said, "It seems that you can't do it."

“…”

"I'll do it."

After saying that, she helped me stand up slowly, but her strength was small after all, and she could even feel that under the heavy dress, her body was already weak and thin to the limit, as if something had been pulled away.

I pressed on her shoulders and almost crushed her.

I could only say silently: "Emperor... Queen... I—, don't—"

"You need to say nothing, I know."

She struggled to support me and said with a smile: "I know what you want."

“…”

"I'm here to help you."

"For, why...?"

"Why?"

She turned her head and looked at me with a smile: "You forgot, what have you agreed on?"

“…”

"You made an agreement with me that if one day you are only one step away from the palace gate, let me be sure to-"

Speaking of this, her voice became awkward, and a few drops of hot things slid off her face and dripped onto me.

After struggling hard for a long time, she gritted her teeth and insisted: "I will help you take this last step."

“…”

"Light, let's go."

At this moment, my mind was blank. I couldn't remember what I had agreed with her or what I had said.

I just staggered, and with her help, I raised my head and looked at the high threshold in front of me.

This step—

This step!

I felt that my breathing was already a little difficult, and my whole body was twitching in pain, and black and red blood kept pouring out of my mouth, like a broken blood bag. At this moment, there was nothing left. Chang Qing couldn't help crying. She grabbed my hand tightly and said hard: "Light!"

“…”

"Don't be light!"

“…”

"Qingying, you remember that you still have this step to go, you have to go out!"

“…”

"Light!"

Everything about me turned into vanishing in her crying sounds. I could not see or hear anything. Under the torture of the severe pain, I felt a moment of dizziness and fell forward.

I fell out of that door!

"Light!"

Chang Qing shouted, hurriedly knelt down, and picked me up hard: "Light! Light!"

Her shout seemed to be coming from a distance. When I looked up, I could no longer see her appearance. I only felt the hot tears falling on my face. She hugged me hard, regardless of the large amount of blood gushing out of my mouth, dyeing her gorgeous clothes bright red, and just hugged me tightly.

It seems that at this moment, I hugged the last little warmth in my life.

And I smiled slightly at the last little warmth in my life.

Blood and tears intertwined at this moment.

A wind blows.

I slowly closed my eyes under the dazzling sunshine above my head.
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