Mingzhu was looking at the sergeant with a smile, but suddenly, a layer of tears welled up in her eyes, and then, just like turning on the faucet of tap water, big tears fell.
It fell down with a splash.
Looking at Mingzhu's tears, the sergeant couldn't help but take half a step back. Just now, he thought Mingzhu's smile was scary, but now he understood that this girl's crying was even more terrifying. Because she cried so wronged, the sergeant cried.
I almost believed it, he must have done something very sorry to Fang Mingzhu.
"You, if you have something to say, please say it. Stop crying." The sergeant tried to look very rough.
But his roughness had no deterrent effect on Mingzhu. Mingzhu wiped the tears on her cheeks. Her move of wiping tears was very skillful. Not only did she not wipe away the tears, but it made the tears on her face look more conspicuous.
Mingzhu wiped away her tears and said softly:
"Brother, don't be angry. Don't worry. I don't blame you at all. If you want to blame me, it's my own bad life. I shouldn't be involved in these important royal affairs. But I am a girl from a poor family.
My child, what can I do? I can only let others make arrangements. Don't worry, I won't let you let me go, because I know that even if you let me go, I can't escape the palace. I am
Someone is bound to die, I know this in my heart. Since death is inevitable, I simply give this credit to my elder brother, and he can take me wherever he wants to take me."
Mingzhu’s words made the sergeant find it difficult to deal with, so he defended himself:
"Don't say that, I'm not someone who trades other people's lives for fame!"
Mingzhu smiled with tears:
"Yes, I didn't make it clear. I know that eldest brother is not that kind of person, but I also know that if eldest brother doesn't catch me today, then you may not be able to protect yourself, and it may also harm your family. Since
So, brother, please take me away. It’s worth using my dying life in exchange for the safety of my family. I just hope that after my death, brother, he can remember me as a person, and in the future, every Qingming Festival, he can do it for me.
My lonely soul gives a blessing and I am satisfied."
What Mingzhu said was so touching that even a hard-hearted person would be moved after hearing it. The sergeant sighed slightly:
"Well, I have no other choice. As you said, our lives are not our own, they all belong to the royal family. Don't worry, I will remember you during the Qingming Festival. Do you have any other wishes?
Or, who else is in your family and where they live? If I have a chance in the future, I will send a letter to your family."
Mingzhu shook her head sadly:
"I only have one mother, but she is very, very ill now. I'm afraid she won't be able to wait for news from me."
The sergeant nodded:
"That's good, it will save her heartache."
"Then do you have any other wishes? Tell me as well. If you can do it, I will do it for you."
Mingzhu had gone around in such a big circle and was waiting for this sentence. Although Mingzhu had made up her mind to make a shocking decision, she still looked delicate and sad on the surface. She wiped away her tears and whispered
:
"Since eldest brother is so kind, please help me fulfill my wish."
"Okay, you say."
Mingzhu took off a wisp of green tassel from her clothes. The tassel was tied to the small glass bottle that the fox hunter gave her yesterday. When Mingzhu took the bottle, she left the tassel on her clothes. At this time,
She took off the tassel, held it in her hand, and handed it to the sergeant solemnly:
"Please help me transfer this to Master Wu Sansi Wu..."
"Master Wu!"
The sergeant was a little hesitant because he did not expect Mingzhu to speak out about such a big shot as soon as she opened her mouth. To be honest, the sergeant was not willing to get involved with these dignitaries of the day.
Mingzhu saw the sergeant's thoughts and said again:
"Brother, don't worry, it won't cause you any trouble. Lord Wu will definitely thank you profusely after seeing this."
The sergeant thought for a while, then finally took the tassel and asked:
"Can I just give him this?"
"Please also ask brother to send me a message."
"What words?"
"Just tell Mr. Wu that the woman we met together yesterday told me personally that she was ordered by that man to kill me, so I told him not to trust that man and woman again."
The sergeant gritted his teeth:
"That's all, although spreading such words will inevitably bring unreasonable disasters to me, but once a man's words are broken, they are hard to follow, so I promise you!"
Mingzhu had been acting for so long, and after hearing the sergeant's words, she felt that her heart, which had been hanging in the air, dropped heavily - she had no hope of survival this time, and could not save her mother. The only thing she could do now was
Yes, just tell the news to the loyal patron saints of the other family, let them see through Li Longji's true face, and fly away as soon as possible!
Mingzhu suddenly bent her knees, knelt on the ground, and cried uncontrollably:
"Thank you so much, brother. It's hard for Mingzhu to repay you for this affection and intention. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely repay you!" Mingzhu really cried this time.
These sergeants were all Shangguan Wan'er's trusted confidants. They came to seize the pearl on Shangguan Wan'er's order. At this moment, they took the pearl and returned directly to Shangguan Wan'er's palace through the alley.
The paths in the palace extend in all directions, and today everything is under martial law. No one in the palace is allowed to walk around casually, so it is very quiet in such a large palace. They did not meet anyone along the way.
Wan'er looked at the pearl standing in front of her, with that very soft smile still on her face:
"How is it? You can still escape my grasp, right?"
Mingzhu turned out to be smiling:
"Although I didn't escape, I escaped after all. This way, my mood will be much better. Even if I die, I would rather be a happy ghost than a useless ghost."
"Humph, you are so stubborn when you are about to die!"
"There's nothing I can do. Even if I become a ghost, I'm still a tough-talking ghost."
Wan'er let out a burst of laughter like silver bells:
"Listening to how crazy you are, it seems like you are ready to die."
"That's right." Mingzhu nodded carelessly, "But I think you won't just let me die, right? You finally caught the prey, don't you want to play with it for a while longer?"
Wan'er laughed again:
"I know that you are hoping that I can play a little longer so that you can live a little longer, and then you can seize some opportunity and escape again! But Fang Mingzhu, let me tell you, you are wrong. I myself
I entered this palace when I was a baby, so I understand better than anyone else that fighting between emotions is the most useless. If you want to grab something, just try your best to get it in your hands. If you want,
If someone's life is at stake, kill that person as soon as possible. This is the most correct way. Therefore, I will not let you live for a moment longer, I will kill you now! To avoid long nights and endless dreams!"
Mingzhu looked at Shangguan Wan'er coldly, with no fear on her face:
"You are wrong again. In fact, I suggest you let me live a little longer for your own sake. I have already been poisoned twice. If I can't survive more than two or three days, I will die myself, so you can definitely wait.
First, let me die by myself. In that case, I will die in the hands of Princess Anle, which has nothing to do with you. Why do you want to kill more people for the sake of someone who is about to die? "
Wan'er sneered:
"You are good at talking, but unfortunately, I am not the kind of woman who cares about how many more people I kill. The last thing I care about is killing people. You don't even think about it. I have drafted imperial edicts for Empress Zetian for so many years.
I don’t know how many people have died by my hands, I really don’t care if you are one more.”
Mingzhu looked at Shangguan Wan'er. She really couldn't understand how such a beautiful and delicate woman could have such a snake-like heart!
"Okay, then give me a good time. Waiting for death is quite uncomfortable. If you die early, you will be reborn early." Mingzhu said.
Shangguan Wan'er nodded:
"You are indeed very courageous. It's a pity that Prince Linzi must take your life. Otherwise, I really want to take you as my confidant."
Mingzhu smiled disdainfully:
"So, I would like to thank King Linzi. I would rather die than work for a woman like you!"
"Humph," Shangguan Wan'er snorted coldly, "You are going to die in my hands soon, how dare you be so arrogant!"
"Just because I'm destined to die in your hands, that's why I can be so arrogant. It's my death anyway, so what else do I have to fear? Tell me, how are you going to let me die? I heard that in the palace, it's all customary
Why would you strangle someone to death by giving them seven feet of white silk?"
Shangguan Wan'er used her delicate hands to twist a small wine bottle that had been placed on the table:
"I'm not going to give you Bai Ling, just drink it."
Looking at the small wine pot, Mingzhu shook her head and sighed:
"It's poisonous wine again, you still really have no creativity."
She took the wine bottle and looked at Shangguan Wan'er:
"Should I drink it right here in front of you, or can you find a quiet place for me?"
"I'll ask someone to take you to a place where you can drink slowly."
"Okay, now I have one last request."
"any request?"
"Can I wait until dark before drinking? Because I heard people say that people who die during the day are more likely to become lonely ghosts." Mingzhu started to talk nonsense, and she was still thinking about delaying as much time as possible.
Wan'er still looked at her with a smile:
"No. I don't have that much patience. The person who sends you there will make you drink directly."
Mingzhu finally felt a little sad, because she knew that this time, she had really come to the end of her life.
Wan'er waved her hand, and immediately two people dressed as eunuchs came over, one on the left and the other on the right grabbing the pearl and walked out.