Under the warm sunshine, the breeze blew, and the purple petals fell one after another, gently falling on the slender fingers.
"Master, there are many more spies around our villa recently, and they seem to be investigating something." Wei Lin stood beside Rong Suiyun and reported.
Rong Suiyun gently brushed off the petals on his fingertips, reached out to take the tea beside him, put it to his lips and took a sip, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "Oh, is that so?"
Wei Lin looked up and hesitated: "But... it's not that group of people."
Rong Suiyun was interested and asked: "Oh? That's..."
"I have inquired about it. It is said that it is the people of King Ning of Xiling. It is said that they are here to find the missing Princess Ning." Wei Lin looked a little unhappy. Why did King Ning find the princess here?
"Princess Ning?" A trace of surprise flashed across Rong Suiyun's face, and then a hint of understanding flashed across his eyes. The witty and beautiful woman flashed across his mind. For some reason, he felt a little disappointed.
Ouyang Wu saw that the weather was very good today, so she left the room, but happened to hear the news reported by Wei Lin. Her eyes flashed. Since Ye Chonghua sent people here to look for her, could it be that she was discovered when she attacked Cheng Jin that day?
He is now preparing to go back with her! Ouyang Wu sneered in her heart. Since she had made up her mind, she would never go back. But if he knew that she was still alive, he would never let her go with his temper! Ye Chonghua, since you are protecting Cheng Jin like this, I will let you know what kind of person she is.
Rong Suiyun turned his head slightly and saw Ouyang Wu standing in front of the door, her long hair flying in the wind. She didn't know what she was thinking, so she couldn't help but call softly: "Xiao Wu."
Ouyang Wu came back to her senses, smiled at Rong Suiyun, walked to Rong Suiyun leisurely, leaned over slightly, and said: "I wonder if Mr. Rong can help me."
Rong Suiyun looked at the woman standing in front of him with a faint smile, and also smiled gently, with a hint of worry in his black eyes. Ouyang Wu happened to look up and looked into Rong Suiyun's eyes. She was slightly startled, and then she saw Rong Suiyun slightly opened the corner of his lips and said: "I am very happy. "
Ouyang Wu ran quickly in front, with several men in black chasing behind her, shouting: "Ouyang Wu, I let you run away last time, and my lady wants your life today!"
Ouyang Wu kept running forward, her skirt fluttering, her tone was relaxed and playful, with a touch of cold determination in her eyes: "I escaped the first time, and I can escape the second time. Now let's see if you have the ability to do it."
Ouyang Wu ran more and more remote, and ran straight to the riverside. There was no way ahead, the river was very fast, and the waves were very big. Ouyang Wu had to stop and turned around to tangle with the men in black.
The men in black seemed fierce, but they gave in everywhere. Ouyang Wu glanced and saw Yun Shang rushing over here. She exchanged glances with the man in black. The man in black thrust his long sword at Ouyang Wu, hitting her left chest on the shoulder blade. Blood spurted out, which was very scary. If a careful person would find that the blood was different from the past.
Ouyang Wu covered her wound, frowned tightly, and took a step back: "Ling Feng, tell Cheng Jin that I, Ouyang Wu, will not let her go even if I become a ghost!"
Ouyang Wu had already inquired before that Cheng Jin had a servant who knew illusion, named Ling Feng. Now she deliberately called his name in order to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
"Go to hell!" Another fierce sword pierced straight into Ouyang Wu's heart, and then pulled out. The wound was bleeding, and Ouyang Wu fell into the river behind her. The river was extremely fierce. A wave rolled over, and Ouyang Wu soon disappeared.
Yun Shang and his men had just arrived when they saw Ouyang Wu being assassinated and falling into the river. His face turned pale and he could hardly move. A shrill voice rang out in the air: "Girl!" He shouted as he rushed to the riverside and jumped in. If Ouyang Wu had any accident again, Ye Er would not be able to survive! The men in black on the riverside looked at each other, threw a smoke bomb, and had already withdrawn completely. Yun Shang and his men fished at the bottom of the river for nearly half an hour, but still could not find Ouyang Wu. One of the guards whispered: "Mr. Yun, the river is so fast and the princess is seriously injured. I'm afraid it's..." "Shut up!" Yun Shang was furious. He stood in the distance and watched Ouyang Wu fall into the water but could not save her. He almost dared not imagine Ye Chonghua's reaction now! Wait, what did Ouyang Wu say just now, Ling Feng, Cheng Jin? Yun Shang's eyes flashed with cruelty, and he said to the guards: "Seal the city gates and capture Ling Feng alive!" The river water upstream was surging, but Ouyang Wu was ready. As soon as she fell into the river, someone came to pick her up. With the help of that person, Ouyang Wu quickly got ashore and was soon sent back to the villa. All this was just a play she wrote and directed. She just wanted Ye Chonghua to know that she was dead, and she was killed by Cheng Jin's gang! Rong Suiyun looked at the wet Ouyang Wu in front of him, frowned slightly, put a warm blanket on her, picked up a towel and gently wiped her hair, and said: "Why do you have to use such a dangerous method?" "If you don't treat yourself a little harder, how can you deceive others." Ouyang Wu had a sneer on her lips, but the smile was extremely dangerous. Rong Suiyun put down the towel in his hand, Ouyang Wu pulled the blanket tighter, covered herself and walked inside, but heard Rong Suiyun asked faintly behind her: "Xiao Wu, what are your plans for the future?"
Although he already knew that her name was not Yang Wu, he still called her that.Ouyang Wu's steps paused, and there was a trace of warmth in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Rong Suiyun continue: "I want to go back to Nanfeng Country. Xiao Wu is willing to go with me?" Ouyang Wu turned around in surprise and looked at Rong Suiyun. He smiled gently with a sincere face. This person who met by chance had no ill will towards her.
Ouyang Wu lowered her head. She must leave Ye Zhonghua. Nanfeng Country sounded like a good place.
Rong Suiyun looked at Ouyang Wu's hesitation and delayed response. He felt a little disappointed in his heart. He might never see her again in the future. Just as he was about to ask her not to force it, he heard a barely audible "OK".
"My Lord, the princess..." The kneeling guard was reporting to Ye Chonghua, but he was a little hesitant.Ye Chonghua had sent people out to look for Ouyang Wu early in the morning. When he heard the kneeling guard report Ouyang Wu's whereabouts, he showed ecstasy on his face, and he stood up involuntarily, and asked anxiously: "Where is Wu'er?"
The guard lowered his head even lower and said: "Princess, the princess is gone."
Ye Chonghua's ecstatic expression turned pale when he heard this, and his whole face was full of gloom: "What do you mean gone?" "The princess was chased and fell into the river. Lord Yun went down to look for her personally... But the river was very fast, and the princess might..."
Ye Chonghua clenched his hands and punched the tea table. The boiling tea spilled all over the floor, and the teacup rolled to the ground and broke into pieces. "Who is it? Who is chasing Wu'er? Who is it?" Ye Chonghua said sternly, his chest churning, and he felt a mouthful of hot blood pouring out of his mouth. "We caught a man, Ling Feng next to Miss Cheng Jin." "Bring him up!" Ling Feng was escorted to Ye Chonghua. He was still in a dream. Although he had been chasing Ouyang Wu, he was caught by Yun Shang before he succeeded. Ye Chonghua's arrogant and sinister face in front of him, his deep eyes, although unable to see, were filled with a strong murderous aura, as if they could cut him apart. His heart suddenly became cold! Ye Chonghua drew his sword and swung it at Ling Feng, stopping at his neck, his voice cold: "Did Cheng Jin send you to kill Wu'er?" The long sword cut Ling Feng's neck, and Ling Feng felt a slight pain in his neck: "Yes..." Facing Ye Chonghua's questioning, Ling Feng didn't even expect that he would answer so straightforwardly. He was the most heartless person among the servants of the Cheng family. He only listened to his master, but would put his life first. He quickly changed his words: "But he didn't succeed in the pursuit."
But he didn't succeed in the pursuit, but just fell into the lake, right? Ling Feng's words sounded like this to Ye Chonghua.
Ye Chonghua felt that his blood was rushing to his heart. He took back his sword and sneered: "Take him away and pass on my order. Pull out the tendons and skin him, and cut him into pieces!"
After saying that, he rushed out with the sword, leaving Ling Feng pale and terrified.
"Cheng Jin, get out of here!" Ye Chonghua rushed into the Cheng family with a long sword in his hand. He no longer cared about the life-saving grace or the fact that Mrs. Cheng treated him like a son. He only knew that Cheng Jin had touched her Wu'er! General Cheng was sitting at home playing chess. When he heard Ye Chonghua's call, he hurriedly got up and came out to take a look. When he saw the scene clearly, he was shocked.
I saw Ye Chonghua rushing in with a long sword in his hand, his face was violent, and his eyes seemed to be able to spit fire. General Cheng was so scared that he hurriedly supported him and asked, "Feibai, what's wrong with you?" "I need to ask what your daughter did!" Ye Chonghua said coldly.
General Cheng didn't know what was going on, so he asked, "What happened to Jin'er?"
"She actually sent people to hunt down Wu'er. Now Wu'er's life and death are unknown. I will pay her with her life today!" Ye Chonghua looked fierce and said to the guards behind him, "Search for me!" "My Lord, are you mistaken? How could Jin'er do such a thing? Is there any misunderstanding?" General Cheng also knew that the matter was serious and dared not make friends anymore.Ye Chonghua smiled coldly, and a bloodthirsty arc appeared at the corner of his lips.
General Cheng continued, "Jin'er is not at home today!"
Ye Chonghua ignored him and still waved at the guards. The guards behind him rushed into General Cheng's house and almost turned it upside down: "Report to the prince, Cheng Jin is not found!" General Cheng was anxious and couldn't help saying: "Oh, prince, my daughter is really not at home." Ye Chonghua said coldly: "Where did she go?" "To treat the disease, to treat the disease." Although General Cheng didn't believe that Cheng Jin would do such a thing, he could not help but believe it when he saw Ye Chonghua's expression and he had already rushed to the house.
But Cheng Jin was his daughter after all, so how could he tell Ye Chonghua where Cheng Jin was. "No matter where she is, I will dig her out even if I have to set up a net to kill her and pay for my Wu'er's life!" Seeing that Ye Chonghua had left, General Cheng looked very bad. After a little thought, he immediately went to the study and wrote a letter to Cheng Jin, saying that Ye Chonghua had set up a net to kill her, and asked her to escape far away no matter what, and must not fall into Ye Chonghua's hands. After writing, he sealed the letter, tied it to the pigeon's feet, and let it fly away.
General Cheng looked at the flying pigeon and couldn't help sighing. He knew that Cheng Jin wanted to be the Princess of Ning, but he didn't expect that she, who was always gentle and kind, would do such a foolish thing. Ye Chonghua was in a rage today. If Cheng Jin hadn't been away from home today, she would have been bloodied on the spot.
Thinking of this, General Cheng's face was full of sweat and he could hardly stand.
But Cheng Jin, who Ye Chonghua had searched everywhere but couldn't find, was being treated by the genius doctor. The genius doctor looked at the red pimples on Cheng Jin's face and was very interested. He studied it carefully: "Oh, this is really a masterpiece. You see, each pimple on the face is not big or small, and the shape is the same. If there is no pus, it is really cute."
But the address of the genius doctor is very remote, and ordinary people can't find him at all.
Cheng Jin had some friendship with him before, so he was willing to treat him.
The more he studied, the more interested he became in the poison on Cheng Jin's face: "This kind of medicine is really strange. I wonder where Miss Cheng got poisoned?" Cheng Jin was so angry that she almost vomited blood. She was almost disfigured, and this genius doctor actually teased her like this. She couldn't help but get angry: "Are you going to treat me or not? If you cure me, you will benefit from it." Cheng Jin's face was disfigured, her hands couldn't move, and there were all kinds of small wounds on her body. She was on the verge of being irritable and wanted to find something to vent her anger. Cheng Jin had saved the genius doctor by chance before, and from time to time gave the genius doctor a lot of silver that she could not use up in her life. The genius doctor didn't bother with her, smeared something on her face, cleaned the wounds on her hands for her, and tied gauze, and then treated her properly. Cheng Jin looked at the wound on her hand and couldn't help but get angry. At this moment, a pigeon flew in from the window with a letter tied to its foot. Cheng Jin's hands were not convenient, so the genius doctor took the letter off the pigeon's leg, unfolded it and looked at it, then looked up at Cheng Jin with a playful look, and said, "Miss Cheng is in trouble now."
The genius doctor unfolded the letter and put it in front of Cheng Jin. Cheng Jin looked down and her face changed drastically. Ye Chonghua actually hated her to such an extent. He actually hated him to such an extent for Ouyang Wu!
Although Cheng Jin was resentful, curing her face was still the most important thing. She had been lying here with the genius doctor for more than half a month. Fortunately, the genius doctor had great medical skills and really cured her.Now the pimples on Cheng Jin's face have disappeared, but there are still a few scars. However, they will disappear soon after using the genius doctor's medicine. Cheng Jin is very satisfied with this.
The genius doctor saw that she was almost healed, so he didn't want to keep her any longer and sent her back.
Cheng Jin was walking on the way back. She was in a very good mood, but suddenly remembered the content of her father's letter! She still couldn't believe that Ye Chonghua would really do this. He was just trying to scare her!
But now that Ye Chonghua had set up a trap to kill her, he must be very angry. It would be better not to mess with him for the time being. Thinking of this, Cheng Jin didn't dare to take the main road anymore. She turned a corner and took a small road on the side.
Cheng Jin walked all the way in a veiled manner. The small road was very difficult to walk on. There were weeds on both sides and stones on the road. Cheng Jin walked very hard, but this was not the worst.
Only halfway through, Cheng Jin lowered his head and looked carefully at the road under his feet, and suddenly two pairs of straw sandals appeared in front of him.
Cheng Jin looked up and saw two strong men blocking his way. One of them looked at Cheng Jin with a face full of saliva: "Where did the marked girl come from? Let me taste it." Cheng Jin saw the two men in front of him who didn't look serious, and was horrified. Could it be that she met a robber? The two men in front of him looked wretched, with a playful look on their faces, which was very vulgar. One of them was very proud when he saw Cheng Jin's frightened face, and he came up to grab Cheng Jin's hand.
Cheng Jin then reacted, waving his hands and screaming: "Go away, go away!" "I am General Cheng's daughter, who dares to touch me, how dare you!" Cheng Jin had some martial arts skills before, but since the last injury, although her hands have been healed, she can no longer use the sword. She was satisfied with this, but now she can't use any strength at all. "You are General Cheng's daughter, haha, I am General Cheng's son. General Cheng's daughter is the most beautiful woman in the north, how can you be an ugly monster like you." Although the pimples on Cheng Jin's face have been healed, there are still some scars.
As the man spoke, he grabbed Cheng Jin's clothes and tore them hard. The clothes tore apart with a sound. Cheng Jin's upper body was only left with the red bellyband inside, and his shoulders were exposed. The two men swallowed their saliva when they saw the ups and downs under the bellyband, and the desire in their eyes deepened.
Cheng Jin was extremely frightened and shouted: "Let go, let go, help me, help me!"
When the two heard Cheng Jin screaming, they pulled up the clothes they had torn off before and stuffed them into Cheng Jin's mouth. The screams suddenly turned into sobs.
"Young lady, don't scream, just obey us brothers, I guarantee that you will be in ecstasy!" The shorter man looked at Cheng Jin with a lewd look.
"Why are you being polite to her? Come on, come together! Hahaha." The two men said a lot of obscene words to Cheng Jin. Cheng Jin was afraid and scared at this time, but he had no way out.
Cheng Jin shook his head violently, but he couldn't resist the strength of the two men and was thrown down in the grass beside the road.
Cheng Jin suddenly felt a chill on his body, and the two men's eyes were burning. Cheng Jin looked down and saw that even the last cover on his body was removed. The laughter of the two men kept lingering in his ears. Cheng Jin closed his eyes in despair. "Brother, look at this woman's delicate skin and tender flesh, she must be worth a lot of money!" The satisfied man chuckled: "Then sell her to the brothel, the silver money is enough for us brothers to eat for a long time." Hahaha, the two smiled at each other, and then laughed again. What a lucky day.
Cheng Jin, who was dirty all over, closed his eyes slightly, and his hair and body were stained with weeds on the ground and the disgusting smell of the two men. Ouyang Wu, it's all because of you that I have ended up like this!
Time passed very quickly. Ouyang Wu had been missing for a long time and had not been found, but Jin'er was also missing! The Cheng family had not wanted Ye Chonghua to find Cheng Jin before, but now they could not find Cheng Jin either, so they began to get nervous. Could it be that Ye Chonghua had killed him?
The Cheng family and Ye Chonghua could not find Cheng Jin because they had overlooked one place: the brothel.
Cheng Yuan, the cousin of the Cheng family, liked to visit places of fireworks the most. He would invite a few people to the brothel to sit and drink a few glasses of wine when he had nothing to do.
When they entered the Hua Man Lou, they were greeted by the madam and went up to the second floor. It was said that today was the first performance of the new top girl in the building, Miss Yan'er, and it was very exciting.
Cheng Yuan and others drank while waiting for Miss Yan'er to appear, and their eyes glanced at the center of the stage from time to time. A handsome man sitting opposite Cheng Yuan looked at him and couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Cheng, why are you so anxious? If Miss Yan'er is really beautiful, just buy her. We won't fight with you."
Cheng Yuan smiled and said, "No, beauty is naturally shared."
Several people laughed, and Cheng Yuan echoed them, but he couldn't laugh soon.
A crisp sound rang out, and several women slowly appeared on the stage, holding a few porcelains in their hands and gently knocking. After a few sounds, a sound of piano sounded gently, blending with the crisp sound, which was very pleasant to hear.
The woman sitting in front of the piano was dressed in white and played slowly. When Cheng Yuan saw the woman's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but be shocked. Wasn't that her cousin Cheng Jin who had been missing for a long time? How could she appear here? She was Miss Yan'er?
Cheng Yuan almost wanted to shout, but he knew that he couldn't shout now. If he shouted, Cheng Jin's reputation would be ruined, and it would also affect the general's mansion.
The people with Cheng Yuan looked at Cheng Jin on the stage and said with a sigh. Seeing Cheng Yuan's nervous expression, they joked: "Brother Cheng, this Miss Yan'er is so beautiful. Brother Cheng is blessed tonight!"
The people were trying to flatter him, but they didn't expect Cheng Yuan to look very unhappy. He said: "What Miss Yan'er, she is... Stop talking nonsense!"
Cheng Yuan was originally a playboy. He often played with decent girls. Who was he showing this to? The people laughed and said for a long time: "Don't pretend to be innocent. Don't we know you? Haha."
Cheng Yuan was so angry that he waited until the performance was over, got rid of these people, and asked the madam to redeem him. The madam raised the price, and Cheng Yuan had no choice but to spend a full five thousand taels to redeem Cheng Jin.
When Cheng Jin saw Cheng Yuan, she couldn't help but shed tears. Her eyes were filled with despair and helplessness, and her face was filled with decadence: "I was forced to do this! Otherwise, they wouldn't give me food and would beat me... woooo woooo..."
Cheng Yuan took Cheng Jin back to the general's mansion. Cheng Jin felt like she was in another world when she saw General Cheng again. She hugged General Cheng and cried bitterly. After she cried enough, she told General Cheng everything.
General Cheng's face became paler as he listened, especially when he heard that Cheng Jin was insulted by the two men, he slammed the table and stood up. Cheng Jin clenched her hands and said in a shrill voice: "My daughter must take revenge!"
General Cheng and Cheng Jin had completely different ideas. Revenge must be taken! Those two beasts must be cut into pieces, but...
He looked at his daughter with pity and sighed: "Fortunately, no one knows about this! Why don't you find a good marriage for you as soon as possible!"
"No! My daughter will not marry anyone other than my second brother!" A look of determination flashed across Cheng Jin's face, "Please don't interfere with my daughter."
General Cheng looked at his daughter's stubborn appearance and sighed heavily. Ye Chonghua was busy looking for Ouyang Wu and hunting Cheng Jin, but there was no news. He was even more depressed and looked even more haggard.
Yun Shang looked at Ye Chonghua like this and couldn't help but feel a headache. This morning, another decree came from the palace. If Ye Chonghua didn't go back. I'm afraid...
Thinking like this, Yun Shang was even more determined to persuade Ye Chonghua to return to the capital. After a little thought, he stepped forward and said, "Ye Er, I heard that the shadow of the princess appeared in the capital this morning."
"What?" Ye Chonghua stood up excitedly, and a flash of excitement flashed in his dull eyes. He knew that Yun Shang would never lie to him, "We will return to the capital immediately."
Yun Shang's face flashed with joy, and he was relieved. No matter what, he had to trick Ye Chonghua back first. If he let him stay, he might commit suicide for love again. He couldn't afford it, and the emperor couldn't delay it.
Ye Chonghua was thinking about Ouyang Wu. It was supposed to be a three-day journey, but he arrived in one day and one night, and four good horses died of running. But when he returned to the capital, he did not go to the palace to report, but dispatched all the people in the Ning Wang Mansion to turn the capital upside down, and he must find Ouyang Wu.
When the emperor heard that Ye Chonghua had returned, he summoned him to the palace with an imperial decree.
Ye Chonghua looked haggard, bowed slightly to the emperor in front of him, and said, "Your son pays respects to your father."
The emperor was originally very angry that Ye Chonghua had not returned for a long time, and wanted to scold him, but when he saw Ye Chonghua's appearance at this time, he was shocked, and the corners of his lips trembled involuntarily: "Fei Bai, what's wrong with you?"
"Your son is fine." Ye Chonghua's expression was indifferent.
"I heard that Wu'er..." The emperor hesitated.
"Your son will definitely find her back." Ye Chonghua looked up at the emperor with a firm tone.
The emperor looked at the stubborn Ye Chonghua and couldn't help but sigh and shook his head. He just gave a few instructions and let him go back to have a good rest.
The happiest person during this period was the Queen. She was still in the inner courtyard, reflecting on her mistakes, but she still heard from her servants that Ye Chonghua had been blind, Ouyang Wu was missing, and her life or death was unknown. Her stunning face was full of smiles, her eyes flashed with excitement, and she couldn't help but clapped her hands excitedly and said, "It turns out that God has eyes. Ouyang Wu, the bitch, was taken away by God."
The smile on her lips became wider and wider: "Without Ouyang Wu, how can you, Concubine An, turn over the palm of my hand!"
Her laughter was sharp and proud.
These days, the city has been spreading the news that the second prince's wife has disappeared. Ye Chonghua sent many people, but he could not find Ouyang Wu. Until the eve of the emperor's birthday banquet, Ye Chonghua sat on the empty bed and carefully explored every place. This place was full of Ouyang Wu's breath, but she was no longer by her side.
Ye Chonghua only felt that his chest was twitching, and the whole person was suffocated. Wu'er, where are you? Really, don't you want me anymore?
The emperor's 50th birthday is coming, and festive lanterns are hung in every corner of the palace, decorated with tassels at the bottom, and matched with a diamond-shaped red paper with "longevity" written in gold powder. The top of the head is covered with golden glazed roofs, shining against the candlelight. Red carpets fill the main passages of the palace, and there is a guard standing every few steps.
The dragon throne in front is empty. The emperor has not taken his seat yet. A woman with a dignified manner sits slightly to the left. It is the queen. Although she was ordered to be confined, today is a good day for the emperor, so she also dressed up and sat in it. She wore the queen's clothes and a nine-tailed phoenix crown on her head. Her beautiful eyes hid an unconcealable joy, her ten fingers were slender, and her lips were red and moist. She has been in a good mood these days.
As long as Ye Zhonghua's eyes continue to be blind, her son will become the legitimate prince!
On the left side of the hall sat the emperor's sons and daughters, namely the second prince Ye Chonghua, the third prince Ye Feili, the fourth prince Ye Feixi, the fifth prince Ye Feiqing, the sixth prince Ye Feisheng, and on the right were several princesses, even the confined Ye Rao came.Ye Chonghua sat aside calmly, holding a teacup in his hand, and did not react.
The people attending the banquet took their seats one after another, and the eunuch's voice resounded throughout the hall, "The emperor has arrived..."
Everyone stood up and saluted, "Welcome the emperor!"
As soon as the words fell, the emperor appeared in the hall in a golden dragon robe. With today's festive day, the emperor's face was even more vigorous. The one holding his arm was the favored Shangguan Ningyun. When the queen saw Concubine An coming, she sneered in her heart, foxy! "Today is my birthday banquet. The emperor and his subjects are having fun together. My dear ministers, please don't be too reserved!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The emperor nodded to the eunuch beside him. The eunuch bowed slightly to the emperor, then turned to everyone, "The banquet begins!"
Hearing the eunuch's order, the band standing in a corner of the hall immediately started playing.
Ye Yufei raised the cup in his hand, stood up and said to the emperor: "Your son wishes your father good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the South Mountain."
After saying that, he drank the wine in the cup. Ye Yufei put down the wine cup in his hand and continued: "Father, this time Yu Fei came back from the Western Regions and brought the sacred fruit snow lotus from the Western Regions. I specially present it to you."
The emperor smiled even more and said: "Good, Yu Fei is thoughtful."
Ye Yufei asked someone to present the snow lotus. Everyone saw a snow lotus as crystal clear as white snow lying on the jade plate, and they couldn't help but exclaimed.
This snow lotus is a sacred fruit from the Western Regions, but no one knows where it grows, let alone how to collect it. It is said that eating snow lotus can prolong life and is extremely beneficial to the body.
The emperor looked at the snow lotus on the plate with a very satisfied smile on his face.
Seeing this, the other princesses presented their birthday gifts one after another, including inkstones from famous artists and precious jadeite. Among them, the jadeite presented by the fourth princess was the most precious, but in the eyes of the emperor, it was just jadeite. The fourth princess's embarrassing incident last time was still vivid in his mind, and the emperor still had no good face when he saw her now.
After the princesses presented their birthday gifts, it was supposed to be Ye Chonghua's turn to present the gift, but the emperor looked at the princes and said to the fifth prince: "Fei Qing, you used to have a lot of rare things, have you prepared anything today?"
Ye Fei Qing stood up, with a warm smile on his face: "Father, today is your birthday, how can Fei Qing not prepare anything?" He waved to his followers and continued: "Fei Qing just got a rare copy from a friend the day before yesterday, it is the Zizhi Tongben of the Shangyuan Dynasty, and I specially present it to you."
After that, the followers presented the rare copy. The emperor was never happy, but now he got this rare copy that he had been looking for for a long time and couldn't find, and his face showed joy. He didn't expect Ye Fei Qing to be so attentive.
Thinking about it, he looked at Ye Feiqing and nodded with satisfaction, saying: "Feiqing still knows me best."
Ye Feiqing said: "It is my duty as a son to worry about what the emperor is worried about. It was the fourth brother who told Feiqing about this."
The emperor turned his head and looked at Ye Feixi who was sitting beside him, and said: "Oh? How did Feixi know?"
Ye Feixi's gloomy face eased a little after hearing Ye Feiqing's words. Seeing the emperor asking him, he stood up and replied: "The emperor mentioned it unintentionally, and Feixi happened to hear it and wrote it down."
The emperor looked at Ye Feixi with great satisfaction. Ye Feixi continued, "Feixi just got a batch of cloth made of golden cicada silk recently. I wonder if the emperor likes it."
After saying this, the queen who had been beside the emperor immediately replied with a bit of flattery in her words: "This golden cicada silk is extremely precious, and it is even cooler to wear when made into clothes in summer, but it is hard to find!"
The emperor reached out and touched the golden cicada silk in front of him. He felt that it was smooth and cold to the bone. It was heard that the golden cicada would only spin silk after a hundred years, but the silk spitted by a golden cicada was very small, and it would not spin again after it was spit out, so it was extremely difficult to weave it into cloth. It can be seen how precious the birthday gift presented by Ye Feixi was.
The emperor praised Ye Feixi and was very satisfied.
The third prince stood up when he saw this and said, "I am embarrassed to show you this birthday gift from my fourth brother."
Ye Feixi had a little bit of satisfaction in his eyes, but still said, "Third brother, you said too much. Feixi just got it by chance."
The emperor smiled and said, "As long as you prepare it with your heart, I like it."
Ye Feili didn't say anything else. He waved to his followers, and saw several people outside carrying a square screen in. They put the screen down in the middle and walked out.
The screen was painted with a landscape painting, the painting style was very good, but everyone could not see what was special about it. Thinking of what Ye Feili said just now, they thought it was an excuse, but now it seems that what he said was true.
As everyone was thinking, they saw the attendant who had just left bring a basin of water in, put it in front of the screen, and gently splash the water on the screen until the entire screen was wet.
Everyone watched their actions curiously, staring at the screen in the middle without blinking.
The original landscape painting gradually faded, revealing the border map of Xiling. Every inch of land was very clear, and next to the border map were four words: Peace and prosperity.
The emperor stood up from his seat, walked to the screen, looked at it carefully, and then asked: "Where did you get this thing?"
Ye Feili stepped forward and said: "I got it from a wandering Taoist priest by chance. I thought it was very rare, so I bought it."
The emperor nodded repeatedly and said: "Very good, very good."
Ye Feibai, who was sitting in the corner, did not present any gifts, and the emperor did not mind. His beloved son was now blind, and he must feel bad. He seemed to be forgotten, sitting quietly in the corner, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After everyone presented the birthday gifts in turn, the birthday banquet officially began, and the programs on the opposite stage began in turn.
Several princes and princesses started chatting, and when they were chatting lively, a sudden sound was heard.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman in red sitting in front of a guzheng on the opposite stage, playing it slowly. The sound of the piano was gentle, flowing into the listener's heart like a stream, like a pure girl playing by the stream, very refreshing.
The sound of the piano varied, like a girl blooming.
Everyone looked at the woman on the stage. She had a beautiful face, her skin was as white as cream, and it was so tender that water could be squeezed out. Her eyebrows were like a crescent moon, bright and tender, pink and black, and the red cherry blossoms on her forehead added a touch of charm.
Everyone felt that the woman on the stage was charming and noble in her beauty, but the contradiction between the two was well combined in her. Although charming, she was not frivolous, and noble, she was not cold.
Everyone was attracted by the sound of the piano, but they didn't expect the sound of the piano to turn and become intense. The woman on the stage stood up, pulled out two red Lingbu from her sleeves, flew to the center of the stage, and used the Lingbu to control the piano in her hands. Everyone couldn't help but praise it in their hearts. She raised her hand, revealing her jade hand wearing a scarlet coral chain and a red jade bracelet. Her jade fingers were slender, as if they touched people's hearts.
The woman waved wantonly on the stage, like a fluttering butterfly, and the long silk in her hand kept waving. Slowly, the sound of the piano was no longer as intense as before, and slowly eased down. The sound of the silk cloth tapping on the strings was very light and graceful. The woman's dance posture also became graceful, weak and enchanting. The occasional look made people feel a tremor in their hearts. The woman slowly fell to the ground, and the silk cloth in her hand slowly tapped on the strings. The last sound echoed in the air.
When the song ended, everyone had not yet recovered from the performance, but saw the woman slowly walk to the middle, stand up and gently lean over, saying: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Her tone was gentle, but it touched people's hearts: "My daughter Cheng Jin, I wish Your Majesty a happy day every year!"
"My daughter is giving Your Majesty such a gift on behalf of the Second Prince. I wonder if Your Majesty likes it?"
"Good, good, good!" The emperor couldn't help but clap his hands, "I like it very much."
Cheng Jin knew that today was the emperor's birthday, and asked General Cheng to help her make arrangements early in the morning. She must take this opportunity to get the emperor's favor, and it would be best if she was given to Ye Chonghua. Even if Ye Chonghua hated her, he would not commit crimes against her in public. She not only secretly admired herself in her heart. "Oh? But General Cheng's daughter, Cheng Jin? Jin'er has grown so big?" The emperor's face was filled with joy. Cheng Jin bowed with a smile and replied, "My daughter hasn't seen the emperor for many years."
The queen also looked at Cheng Jin with a smile and said, "Come, let me take a good look."
Cheng Jin leaned forward slightly and slowly walked to the queen's side. Ye Chonghua clenched his hands and almost crushed the cup in his hand. This woman! This woman who killed Wu'er actually came to him on her own initiative! But now is the emperor's birthday, and he can't do it now! His chest rose and fell involuntarily, and it took a long time to suppress this anger. At this moment, the queen smiled and said, "Fei Bai, Jin'er came from afar today, why don't you show your hospitality? Jin'er is your childhood friend!" Cheng Jin looked up and saw Ye Chonghua's eyes, which were cold and full of murderous intent. Even after so much time, he really didn't... stop hating himself. Cheng Jin couldn't help but feel a little cold in his heart, and he shuddered involuntarily and hid beside the queen.
The queen looked back at Cheng Jin and continued: "Jin'er is not bad. She and Feibai are childhood sweethearts. Now Wu'er is gone..."
When she said this, Ye Yao, Ye Xiaoyu, Ye Xiaoqun, Concubine Xian, the three imperial concubines and other people who were close to Ouyang Wu, all had red eyes.
Ye Zhonghua said nothing, his eyes were cold, and with a "click", the cup in his hand was crushed by him, and the fragments pierced deeply into his palm, and blood oozed from his fingers. He didn't seem to notice it at all, and didn't feel any pain.
Halfway through the banquet, Ye Rao suddenly glanced at Cheng Jin coldly, and the smile on her face became deeper. She angrily tore off the pearl bracelet on her hand and waved to Cheng Jin: "Sister Jin'er, come here."
Cheng Jin yearned for the palace and didn't want to live in the extremely cold north. Now she also wanted to make friends with the women of the royal family. Upon hearing this, she walked towards Ye Rao.
Unexpectedly, she took a few steps forward and suddenly stepped on a few beads, and the whole person fell forward with a bang.
With a bang!
She fell heavily to the ground! She made a fool of herself in front of everyone! Her face immediately started to burn!
Ye Rao looked at her with a smile, but with a concerned look on her face: "Sister Jin'er, how could you be so careless?"
As she spoke, Ye Rao swayed her body and tried to help Cheng Jin up, but suddenly she cried out: "Blood! Sister Jin'er, where are you injured?"
After falling down just now, Cheng Jin felt pain in her abdomen. Her face was pale and she couldn't speak.
Ye Rao thought for a moment, as if she understood, and exclaimed: "Is it a little day?"
"How dare you! How could you be so filthy!" The emperor's face suddenly became gloomy and very ugly. Today was his 50th birthday, and the little girl of the Cheng family actually, actually...
The faces of the people in the royal family were not good, and some of the ladies around heard it and talked about it. How could the little girl of the Cheng family do such an unlucky thing.
Cheng Jin's face was pale. It was not known whether it was too painful or too panicked. Finally, she fainted as if she couldn't bear it.
Even if Cheng Jin was wrong, she couldn't ignore her fainting in the palace. The emperor summoned the imperial physician and ordered him to check carefully.
After taking the pulse carefully, the imperial physician frowned and said hesitantly: "I'm afraid the child can't be saved!"
The scene was full of surprise, and the noise suddenly rose: "Can't be saved? Miss Cheng hasn't married yet, how can she have a child?"
"Miss Cheng has a pulse of pregnancy for a month. If you don't believe it, you can ask other imperial physicians to come!" Imperial Physician Wang seemed a little unhappy. It was just the simplest pulse of pregnancy. How could he not diagnose it?
"How unreasonable, shameless!" The emperor was furious. How could such a shameless woman be compared to Ouyang Wu.
Ye Rao's lips curled up with a smile, and Ye Chonghua's eyes were even more angry. Didn't she say that she suffered from uterine cold for him and could not get pregnant again in this life?