As soon as I walked out of the cell, I accidentally saw a light leaf falling quietly on the bluestone road. A breeze passed by in a hurry. The withered leaf used its last strength to cling to the wings of the wind, but in the end it still struggled to toss.
After a few clicks, it fell into a patch of bright yellow and returned to its old place.
Yan Yan followed Gao Decai's steps uneasily. When he went round and round again and his feet hurt, the familiar Jinluan Palace appeared in front of him.
Walking in, I saw that the previously majestic and cold emperor seemed to be shrouded in darkness, and a very light sigh came from the wind. It was a sound that seemed to make the deepest parts of the hearts of those who listened tremble.
Yanyan walked over and knelt down, "I have seen the emperor. The emperor is blessed."
The emperor in the dark instantly regained his previous majesty and coldness, and casually said, "Get up."
Yanyan stood up unsteadily with his hands. She couldn't see the expression on his face, let alone what the purpose of summoning her was today.
He and she were the only ones left in the huge palace. Gao Decai didn't know when he had retreated. Yan Yan could only stand with his head lowered and breath held. He didn't speak, and she didn't dare to make a sound.
The hall suddenly became eerily quiet, so quiet that she could clearly hear the sound of a leaf falling to the ground.
Although she lowered her head, she could still feel the oppression caused by the emperor's eyes in the dark. Although it was not as sharp as a sword before, it still made her feel uneasy.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you summoning your slaves?" She couldn't bear the terrible silence, so she stared directly at the emperor in the dark.
He felt that the figure in the dark was obviously stunned. He didn't expect that she would speak first, and a chuckle came out. He stood up and walked out, looking at her thoughtfully, his eyes piercing, no longer as sharp as a knife.
He looked at her like a sword.
"If I order you to be executed now..." He deliberately said these words very slowly, but there was a dark light flowing in his eyes, staring closely at the expression on her face.
Listening to the words he spat out slowly and clearly, Yan Yan was suddenly shocked. Has he finally decided to kill her? Has he been impatient to kill her before she can defend herself? Has he been eager to kill her since just now?
All the emotions she had been suppressing were beating against her chest like a sea wave. It was all going to end, whether it was this time and space or the time and space she came from, everything was going to end. She really wanted to be in another time and space.
Mom and Dad, it was about to end, but she would never see them again.
Memories came rushing in like a tide, and she couldn't hear her own heartbeat. The once simple days were so beautiful now, with sunrise and sunset, flowers blooming and withering. She seemed to see her parents calling her, and she
It seemed as if she saw her naughty refusal to go to school, and she seemed to see her pushing away the quilt while sleeping...
In an instant, these beautiful pictures fell apart. She stretched out her hand to grab it, but found that everything had disappeared too quickly.
It turns out that when you hear the real sentence of death, your heart-rending fear will only turn into reluctance to leave the person you care about most who is still alive in the world.
When the emperor saw her standing there in a daze with a pale face, he couldn't help coughing, an unknown smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he raised his voice, "Why don't you beg me to spare you?"
After coming back to her senses, Yan Yan smiled softly and said, "How can the emperor's decision be changed by a slave? If it was useful, I would have asked for it long ago." She couldn't help but find it funny, having watched so many TV series, an emperor's decision
How can a decision be changed just because of a plea? The more arrogant the emperor is, the harder it is to change his decision. And he, the emperor of the Daxing Dynasty, has been in power for more than 20 years, and many people have died under his hands.
How could Shengshi feel so sad and let her go just because she went to plead for mercy?
"If you don't try, how will you know that I won't let you go?" The smile on his lips deepened, and he squinted at her, still staring closely at the expression on her face.
"I beg your Majesty to forgive me and spare me. I will definitely be grateful to the Lord for His kindness and will never forget it." As he spoke, Yanyan tugged at the corner of his mouth, knelt on the ground, and raised his head to meet his gaze.
"Haha" he laughed suddenly, half-bent down, and looked into her eyes, "Excuse me? Tell me what crime you have committed."
Yanyan felt dizzy for a while, as if he was being played like a monkey by this fickle emperor, so he had no choice but to follow his words, "The emperor put the slave in prison because the slave committed a crime, and this crime was just
I doubt whether this slave is a spy of the enemy country. If you say that this slave girl is not a spy of the enemy country, it all depends on whether the emperor believes it or not. If you believe it, then you are not guilty. If you don’t believe it, then you are guilty."
"What a sharp-tongued girl, you put all the problems on me." He suddenly smiled, stood up and walked towards the desk, "Get up and talk."
Yanyan gasped quickly and slumped down on his calves. Then he stood up unsteadily, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart that these ancient rules were really perverted. Kneeling together made his feet feel numb and painful.
She was now increasingly confused about the purpose of the cold-smiling emperor calling her to see him, and she felt vaguely in her heart that the emperor's purpose for coming today did not seem to be to kill her.
There was a "pop" sound, and there was a muffled thought in the palace. A bright yellow memorial was thrown out of the emperor's hand and slid to her feet.
"Pick it up and have a look. After reading it, tell me what you think." He relaxed and leaned on the back of the chair, stared at her closely, and finally showed his eyes like a sword, pointing straight.
Hold her.
Bending down to pick up the memorial on the ground, Yanyan held the memorial carefully, but did not want to open it. In this kind of feudal society, women were not allowed to participate in politics, not to mention that what she was holding in her hand was the memorial, the secret of the memorial.
The level was very high, and only the performer and the emperor knew the content. Now she was asked to open it and read the content inside. She didn't know if she should open it. If the fickle emperor was just playing tricks on her and trying to convict her, then
The memorial in her hand is real evidence.
"Open it and take a look." With authority, he ordered her to open it.
There is no way, this is what you asked me to open. Yanyan thought in his heart, opened the memorial, and saw that the enemy army was ready to move again, and the enemy army invaded from time to time. In the past few years of fighting with the enemy army, the people have had a hard time.
, food is in short supply, and some even rely on grass roots for food in order to feel satisfied.
After closing the memorial, Yanyan felt heavy and bitter in her heart. Because of the war between countries, the suffering of the people was beyond what an emperor like them could understand. She couldn't help but think of the plots on TV, which she felt when she was a baby.
There were babies waiting to be fed, old and frail old people, and women who had been separated from their husbands for many years and stayed alone in the boudoir... Because the emperor decided to attack, they could only boil grass roots and bark in water to feed them.
However, the emperor, who was above the throne, still lived in fine clothes and fine food, and could not understand the suffering caused by the war at all.
"What do you think?" The emperor in front of the desk asked.
Stopping the tears in his eyes, Yan Yan firmly raised his head to look at the emperor who did not eat the warmth and coldness of the world, and only uttered four words, "Quick fight and quick decision."
"What a quick victory!" The emperor stood up in front of the desk.
Yanyan looked up at the emperor who suddenly stood up. She wondered what his motive was for asking her to read the memorial. He approached her and said with a smile, "Because of your words, I can spare your life."
She was stunned by his words and her words were in a trance. Was he saying that he spared her? Just because of four words, a quick decision.
"The enemy has been at war with our army for so many years, and their strength has long been defeated. Only by fighting a protracted war with our army can we have a chance to turn defeat into victory. If our army pursues the victory, the enemy will definitely lose. I was just testing you just now.
"It seemed like he was explaining why he spared her, and also like he was talking to himself.
Anyway, he has decided to spare her. Regardless of whether he is out of kindness or for other reasons, she just doesn't want to die.
"What do you think of my two sons?" Suddenly he changed the topic again and asked her such a question for the first time. She knew that the two sons he mentioned were Qi Feng and the prince, but he suddenly asked her
How should she answer such a question? Tell the truth, or say something flattering.
"Then which one of them do you like?" Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, he suddenly asked her in a different way.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Fang suddenly felt completely dizzy.
"If I gave you a chance to choose one of them, who would you choose?"
"I don't want to choose anyone, slave!" Yanyan replied immediately.
"Why? They all risked their lives for you." He didn't expect that she would refuse so simply. He just wanted to give her a try.
"My slaves are self-aware. Firstly, their status is not worthy of my elder brother's status. Secondly, I don't like them either."
He suddenly approached her, half-bent, and whispered in her ear, "Don't forget what you just said." Yan Yanqian couldn't help but shrink back. Did he pass this test?
He took two steps to the side and suddenly raised his voice, "You two come in."
"Yes", several low replies came from outside, but the words were very familiar. Those were the voices of Qi Feng and the prince. Qi Feng and the prince were seen walking in behind Gao Decai.
Yan Yan was startled and her body trembled slightly. Did they all hear what she just said?
"So far, no evidence has been found to prove that she is an enemy spy. I decided to keep her by my side and continue to observe." The emperor suddenly walked to the desk and sat down, and said in a deep voice, "I just asked you to listen outside.
Let me tell you, from now on, focus on government affairs and don't come to see me every two days for a palace maid. Don't think that I don't know everything you did in prison."
Yanyan looked at him and thought, as long as he didn't kill her now, she would definitely find a chance to escape.