He had gone through so many storms in his life, and even when the third prince rebelled, he was never so afraid - at that time, he was still prepared.
However, this time, I was not prepared at all.
It's like a person who is suddenly put on the fire platform. He has no strength to resist.
Just because it was too scary.
He always thought he was in a dream.
Or, in an underground secret room that has been sleeping for many years.
Just like his wandering eyes, he passed through the dense jungle and saw the towering mausoleum - the emperors of all generations lying below, looking at this great country with loneliness and fear.
Behind the scenes, who is in charge of ups and downs?
In my ears, there was a faint chuckle.
It's Hong'er's laughter. Xiao Yejia's laughter.
And Miaolian, a new little girl. Her smile is so crisp, just like the breeze blowing slowly from the mountains, sweet and cute.
Those bat-like eyes, following his gaze, actually heard the laughter: "Your Majesty, do you like that little girl?"
Luojia didn't look at him.
"I saw her too...heh, she really looks like Fangfei when she was a child...Fangfei seems to like her very much...by the way, she is the daughter of Xin Yasheng...she is almost your daughter too."
Almost, of course not.
In fact, Luo Jia couldn't even remember what Xinya looked like.
Of course there is no regrets.
The man observed his expression carefully, not missing even the smallest detail.
"Your Majesty, you are so heartless. You actually treated the woman from your past like this."
Passionate is even more ruthless.
Luo Jia retracted his gaze and looked at him calmly.
This calm expression suddenly angered him.
It was a stubbornness of mutual love - a kind of incomparable sweetness - just like the youthfulness in the corners of his eyebrows. Yes, His Majesty Luojia, who should have been aging, was full of energy, because of the second spring.
The relationship seemed so powerful that even a sudden blow could not defeat him.
His body is upright, his eyes are resolute, and even his big hands that hang down naturally are firm and powerful, full of a kind of power that belongs to men.
Jealousy! Jealousy!
He laughed loudly again: "Your Majesty, you are really too young. I envy you very much."
Luo Jia looked at the corners of his mouth, those wrinkles, his hands, his protruding joints, such great changes, and any kind of person would become a devil.
"Your Majesty, it's such a pity that I feel that I have never been young."
There was a slight pity in Luo Jia's eyes.
However, this look of pity completely angered him.
He suddenly sneered: "Are you pitying me? Have you been pitying me all your life? Your Majesty, put away your hypocritical tricks. If you really have mercy, give it to your woman first."
He turned around and walked away.
Instead of walking, my body almost seemed to be floating in the clouds, ethereal.
Then, two masked men came up, one on the left and one on the right, and captured Luo Jia.
A piece of black cloth was covering the head of his pocket. Luo Jia felt his eyes blurred and his body had been taken away.
The dusk was falling, and the children were having a great time. On the way down the mountain, Miaolian sang a song, her face was bright red, she jumped up and down, singing as she walked. The song was a very popular tune, cheerful and lively.
The last sunset cast a golden-red halo in the sky. In front of it is the tomb of Emperor Hongwen.
Fangfei stopped.
I don't know why, but I suddenly feel a little uneasy.
Just look at Luo Jia's "empty tomb".
After so many years of gatherings and separations, every time I walk through this place, I feel frightened.
When everyone saw the late emperor's tomb, they all knelt down and saluted. Only Xinya was a little embarrassed. She was Luojia's concubine, but she had already remarried someone else, so she had nothing to do with this man. After a little hesitation, she still followed the civil etiquette.
Hong'er was about to say something when Fangfei's expression suddenly changed, but she heard several whistling sounds, the surrounding vegetation was undulating, and the wind and clouds were changing color. The faint sound was the roar of tigers and the roar of dragons.
The children have always been in a happy and peaceful state. Where have they seen such a formation? But in the surrounding grass, far and near, some golden hairs, carrying the aura of wind and thunder, swept towards them.
"Mom..."
No one screamed first.
Miao Lian burst into tears.
The children were of course shocked, and Fang Fei's expression also changed. At this time, the guarding imperial guards around them all rushed forward. Because of Luo Jia's last danger, how cautious was Fang Fei when entering and exiting? All guards were carefully selected.
They are all people from her Cining Palace.
However, the arrows of these guards suddenly seemed to lose their power. Deep in the grass and in the shade of the trees, a group of tigers rushed out - yes, not one, but a group.
It has been many years since the North Wudang Mountains were opened, and the ferocious beasts have been driven a hundred or two hundred miles into the back mountains. Fang Fei has been walking here for more than ten years and has never seen any ferocious beasts around the mausoleum.
Although the guards are all carefully selected, they are helpless because the tiger is so powerful.
Miao Lian was so frightened that she cried loudly. Xin Ya hugged her, trembling all over. Although Hong'er and Ye Jia were also scared, they both pulled out the daggers from their waists in unison.
Fangfei yelled: "Run quickly, run quickly..."
Everyone ran away.
Behind him, there were screams from the warriors.
Yixin, Zhao Li and others, who were only close to them, desperately surrounded the empress dowager and the young emperor and fled. In the rush, how could Xinya be able to carry Miaolian? The mother and son staggered and almost fell to the ground. Miaolian almost cried
Out of breath, Fangfei hurriedly ordered a guard to pick her up and run away.
Due to the loud noise, Zhou Hong, the commander of the Royal Forest Army who was patrolling the mountain, had already led his men to rush up.
When everyone saw this, they felt more at ease, and the guards rushed down the mountain to protect him.
Only Fang Fei lagged behind. Although she was also frightened out of her mind, she felt that the tiger had come so strangely. She suddenly stopped and turned back boldly to see the group of beasts fighting with the guards.
These ferocious beasts seemed to be extremely hungry. Almost every time the tiger's palm came down, one of the guards fell down. And the sharp blades, bows and arrows seemed unable to penetrate their thick fur.
Hong'er was running in front, but suddenly he saw Fang Fei missing. This was a big surprise. He turned around and saw Fang Fei standing there. He immediately ran back, panting and holding her hand: "Queen Mother, run quickly..."
Although Fang Fei was frightened, her heart felt warm and she immediately held her son's hand.
After running a few steps, I suddenly heard a shrill cry.
Fangfei heard clearly that it was from Zhao Li.
Zhao Li has followed her for many years. Although he is a bodyguard, his affection is unusual.
She suddenly stopped.
But Zhao Li suddenly fell into a pool of blood.
She could barely stand, opened her mouth, and was about to say something, but Yi Xin had already rushed over and urged loudly: "Quickly, Queen Mother, hurry up..."
Behind her, the tiger roared even more fiercely. It emptied everything in her mind. No matter how calm a person is, life or death is at stake after all.
And Hong'er shouted anxiously: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother..."
At this moment, she thought of Luo Jia again.
Luojia was in the direction from which the tiger came... His way back was exactly in the direction of the wind.
Where is Luo Jia?
She suddenly broke away from her son's hand.
Seeing that she was running back, Hong'er became anxious and tried to hold her back, "Queen Mother... Queen Mother... what are you going to do... I'm afraid..."
The eldest child screamed and started crying too.
She was shocked, and she ran downstairs as the child grabbed her tightly.
On the mountain, on the brown cliff, a person is close to the body, like a stone extending from the cliff. Listening to the roar of the tiger, the sounds of crying women and children...
One after another, heartbreaking.
It was Hong'er who was crying: "Queen Mother... Queen Mother... run quickly... don't leave me... go back quickly..."
He couldn't see the situation clearly.
Only the screaming voice was heard, full of fear and the threat of death.
He was a little strange, how could that woman be in the opposite direction from the little emperor?
The eaves of Cining Palace are just below.
He suddenly realized that she was going up - towards Luojia.
When this tiger was rampant, she actually wanted to go in the direction of Luo Jia.
A weird smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He said to himself: What a cruel woman. For a man, you don’t want a son anymore?
The night wind howled.
However, that may be an illusion.
In fact, there was no wind, and even the sound of the tiger disappeared, as if everything that had just passed was just a nightmare.
Fang Fei didn't know how she ran back, stumbling and erratic. It was like a kite that had been released and suddenly fell heavily.
Surrounded by large groups of Royal Guards.
The troops were neatly dressed, armed with broadswords, spears, and elite crossbowmen.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The children were in shock, but when they saw their large team, especially Hong'er, they immediately calmed down. Without waiting for Fang Fei to speak, they immediately issued an order: "Everyone, go quickly and kill all those tigers. Go quickly..."
A detachment of troops immediately went to the mountain for reinforcements.
The Cining Palace was deserted as never before.
Fang Fei sat on the chair, holding her heart, almost paralyzed. Hong'er couldn't help walking around and kept saying: "It's terrible, Queen Mother... It's terrible, how can there be a tiger?"
"
Fangfei did not agree to him.
Seeing the pale face of the Queen Mother, he thought she was too frightened, so he went over and held her hand tightly. Fang Fei stretched out her hand and hugged him tightly, her voice trembling slightly: "Hong'er, it will be okay...it will be okay.
of……"
The child was not as scared as she was, and instead comforted her: "Queen Mother, don't be afraid. They will destroy the tiger... It's just a tiger..."
Fangfei was trembling all over, and she didn't know what she was afraid of.
Of course not a tiger.
Seeing that Fang Fei was so frightened, he whispered to himself: "It would be great if my father was here. My father would hunt before returning to Wudang in the north every year, so there would be no tigers..."
Fang Fei was shocked again when she heard him mention Emperor Hongwen at this time.
During the reign of Emperor Hongwen, how many tigers were there?
Why did the tiger suddenly jump to the front mountain this year?
The ladies in court all gathered around. I heard that the Queen Mother and Her Majesty were in danger. Is this okay? Empress Zhang immediately ordered Hongyun and others to make the soup to relieve the shock. Everyone was in a mess.
Fang Fei heard the humming sound and did not feel comforted. On the contrary, she was even more upset. She waved everyone down and asked Hong'er to stay by her side.
At this time, only an announcement was heard, and it was Zhou Hong who came in.
Hong'er asked hurriedly: "Are all the tigers dead?"
Zhou Hongdao: "Back to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, dozens of tigers have been shot and killed."
The child cheered: "That's great, I killed them all."
Fang Fei had calmed down by this time and immediately asked: "How many casualties were there among the guards? Where is Zhao Li?"
Zhou Hong did not dare not answer: "Back to the Queen Mother, Zhao Li is dead."
Zhao Li is dead.
Fang Fei's mind buzzed, and she just asked: "Where did these tigers come from?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, the villain is investigating. It seems that it jumped out from the tiger stream in the back mountain. Before, the guards heard the noise and chased after it, but they never thought that the tiger came from the opposite direction...
"
I have only heard of people using tricks to lure tigers away from mountains. Could it be that this tiger can also "lead people away from mountains"?
Tigers certainly don't have such intelligence.
So, who controls the tiger?
Fang Fei was even more frightened.
The tiger has been removed, but the ominous shadow has become even more serious.
She stood up: "Zhou Hong, when you searched, did you see the late emperor's hut?"
Zhou Hong quietly changed his expression and immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
Fang Fei's heart sank and she shouted: "What happened?"
"I am incompetent... When the tiger fled, it entered the holy land of the late emperor..."
Fangfei turned around and walked out.
Next to her, Hong'er, who didn't react, grabbed her: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, where are you going?"
She was so flustered that she no longer cared about her son, and said in a deep voice: "Hong'er, you stay in Cining Palace and don't go anywhere."
"Queen Mother, what about you?"
"I have something to do."
Luojia's cabin will encounter a tiger?
Even if Luojia is not inside, how can the tiger rush in?
She immediately said: "Yixin, lead all the guards in Cining Palace to protect His Majesty and make sure there are no mistakes. Zhou Hong, please come with me."
Zhou Hong hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. There may be wild beasts on the mountain, so it's not very safe."
She shouted loudly: "There haven't been any ferocious beasts in Beiwudang for decades, so why are ferocious beasts so common in one day? I want to see what's fishy."
Hong'er didn't dare to go out at night because of fear. He originally wanted to dissuade her, but when he saw the Queen Mother suddenly changed, her face was filled with a strong murderous aura and courage. A strange awe suddenly grew in his heart, as if
When he faced his father before, he quietly walked over: "Queen Mother, I will go with you..."
Fang Fei's hand was held by him, and her heart was churning.
There was such obvious uneasiness in the child's eyes.
He had just experienced Lu Tai's threat of mutiny and encountered a tiger. No matter how brave he was, such a young child still had lingering fears. He held Fang Fei's hand tightly, but he felt that leaving the Queen Mother was more terrifying than encountering a tiger.
Fangfei felt a sudden pain in her heart.
It really feels like being an orphan and a widowed mother.
Where is Luo Jia?
If Luojia was still there, how could he let such a violent roar go and not come out?
He will never hide.
At this moment, another urgent announcement was heard outside.
The old eunuch Wei Qiyuan said in a thin voice: "King Jingzhao asks to see the Queen Mother, and asks to see Your Majesty..."
The tiger roared and the officials were shocked.
King Jingzhao waited for the fall to come quickly.
Fang Fei's heart moved and she immediately said: "Pass."
Behind King Jingzhao were several ministers, including Wang Su and others who came in a hurry. As soon as everyone came in, they knelt down and said, "I am waiting for help to come too late, and you deserve death."
Except for Wang Su, who left because of something and just came back, sweating profusely, the others are all ministers of the Xianbei tribe.
Fang Fei's expression did not change, as if she had never been frightened before, and she was calm and composed: "It's just a few tigers. Old prince, you are all safe."
"Thank you Queen Mother."
She inadvertently let go of the child's hand. Mother and child were connected spiritually. The little emperor was taught by her and immediately understood her thoughts. He stood upright and put away the timidity on his face. At this moment, his heart suddenly became stronger.
She admires the Queen Mother very much: it’s as if she won’t frown even if the earth falls apart.
The Queen Mother was not afraid.
King Jingzhao said: "The Queen Mother and Your Majesty are both frightened. It is getting late. They should take a good rest to calm down."
But Fang Fei laughed: "King Jingzhao, you came just in time. I was wondering, how could a group of big insects suddenly break in?"
"This... we must investigate the crimes of those guards who were negligent and careless due to their lax defense..."
"We will investigate the responsibility later. I am worried that those big insects disturbed the late emperor's mausoleum. Come on, King Jingzhao, you will just come with me to check it out."
Everyone was surprised. It was getting late. If we went to the mountain again, wouldn't we be asking for danger?
Fang Fei's eyes swept over the crowd, but when she saw everyone hesitated, she said decisively: "The late emperor's mausoleum cannot be trampled by anything, not even big insects. King Jingzhao, you lead an army of eldest sons, Wang Su, you lead an army of guards
.I want to see what kind of big insect dares to roar in the mausoleum."
The Empress Dowager opened her mouth, she was a woman who dared to go, how could everyone dare not to go?
Everyone looked at the little emperor, wishing that the child was young. He was afraid of going to the mountains in the middle of the night, so he had to dissuade the queen mother.
Unexpectedly, when Hong'er saw the Queen Mother speaking, he never went against Fang Fei's wishes, so he immediately stepped forward and said, "I will go with the Queen Mother."
Immediately, King Jingzhao opened the way, and Wang Su escorted the Queen Mother and the young emperor up the mountain.
The last quarter moon is dim and dull.
The winding torches illuminate the mountain road red.
The forest had long been quiet, with only soldiers patrolling everywhere and dozens of tiger carcasses collected. There were bloodstains along the way, indicating the shocking events that had just happened.
With the large number of people and the bright torches, the little emperor was no longer afraid. On the contrary, he felt how strange the night was.
Although Fangfei remained calm, she was anxious.
In the distance, the cabin can be seen in shadow.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
The torch was close, and it was bright.
She suddenly opened her eyes wide, her heart was in her throat, and her whole body immediately felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.