Although Yan was very reluctant to let go of Mingzhu, after all, Master Zhong was still present, and he also knew that Master Zhong must have a lot to ask Mingzhu, so he had no choice but to let go of Mingzhu, but his hand was already holding Mingzhu's shoulder
——This time, no matter what, he will never let go of Mingzhu. No matter where she goes, whether life or death, he will stay with her.
Master Zhong looked at the pearl carefully, as if he couldn't get enough of it. Suddenly, Master Zhong's eyes fell on the pearl, and he showed a surprised look.
Mingzhu noticed something strange about Master Zhong and couldn't help asking:
"Uncle Zhong, what's wrong?"
Master Zhong took half a step back, as if he could see clearly this way. He looked at the pearl intently and asked:
"Mingzhu, what are you wearing?"
When Master Zhong asked, Yan remembered that he had never thought of taking a look at what Mingzhu was wearing for so long. After Master Zhong mentioned this, he looked down and found that Mingzhu seemed to be wearing clothes.
A layer of glow! Mingzhu also lowered her head to look at herself, but it didn't matter if she moved slightly, the glow on her body also swayed with her movements, so bright and gorgeous that it was impossible to look directly at it!
Mingzhu was also stunned and murmured:
"What kind of clothes are these? I have never seen them before?"
Master Zhong's eyes suddenly widened. He stared at the pearl closely and said:
"Mingzhu, don't move, let me take a good look!"
Mingzhu had just stretched out her arms. After hearing what Master Zhong said, she didn't dare to move anymore. She just stretched her arms and stood frozen. Master Zhong came close to Mingzhu and looked at her carefully.
The tip of his nose almost touched the dress. Finally, Master Zhong straightened up, let out a long breath, looked at Mingzhu in disbelief, and said:
"This is Nishang Yuyi! Mingzhu, you really brought back Nishang Yuyi!"
"Ah!" Mingzhu exclaimed. She was almost speechless. She just kept looking at her sleeves and kept mumbling, "This, is this really a colorful feather coat?
"
"Yes, this is exactly the same as the colorful feather coat recorded in ancient books." Master Zhong was still staring at this incomparably beautiful feather coat. "Pearl, how did you get it?"
Mingzhu shook her head blankly:
"I don't know. After I returned to the Tang Dynasty, although I have been trying to get the colorful feather coat, I had never really seen this feather coat until I was drunk with poisonous wine. I don't know how it came to be.
It will happen to me."
Homura was very excited because he saw Mingzhu return safely, and his whole person became bright and optimistic. Now when he heard that the clothes Mingzhu was wearing were colorful clothes, he couldn't help but said happily:
"That's great. Doesn't it mean that Mingzhu's mother can be saved as long as she brings back Nishang Yuyi? Let's go rescue her now."
"Uncle Zhong, didn't you say that this feather coat must be handed over to me by Li Longji personally for it to be effective? But now I don't know who gave this feather coat to me, and I don't know how it came to be.
If I come back together, will it still be effective?" Mingzhu's worries are not unreasonable, because she clearly remembers that Shangguan Wan'er told her personally that it was Li Longji who asked her to kill him. If Li Longji only thought about
If you get rid of yourself, how can you take out Nishang Yuyi after your death? The more Mingzhu thought about it, the more she felt she had no clue.
As a person who has personally experienced these things, Mingzhu cannot explain clearly, and it is even more unclear for others. In the end, it was Master Zhong who cut the knot with a sharp knife:
"Okay, don't think about things you don't understand yet. Let's go back to Los Angeles first. No matter whether this feather coat can have the effect of saving people, we have to give it a try."
Yan suddenly said:
"Since this colorful feather coat was brought back by Mingzhu from ancient times, will it be recognized by others and counted as a cultural relic? If so, it will be very troublesome for us to enter and exit the country."
He is worthy of being the leader of the mafia, and his perspective on problems is unique than others.
Master Zhong was also stunned:
"Yes, there will definitely be problems with this feather coat when it comes out of customs."
Yan said decisively:
"Okay, let me figure it out. Let's take a private plane to Los Angeles."
"Okay," Master Zhong nodded and said, "It's up to you to arrange these things, Mingzhu. Just take this time to tell me about your experiences after returning to the Tang Dynasty..."
2,
Tang Dynasty, Daming Palace.
In the northwest corner of the harem, there is a very deserted place. Although it is deserted, it is not different from the abandoned and desolate palaces in the harem. There are no overgrown weeds and no resident wild birds. Although here
It is also inaccessible, but it is kept very neatly. On the ground paved with whole blue bricks, not to mention a weed, not even a speck of dust. The high green brick courtyard walls, green pines and cypresses, the whole place is full of beauty.
Solemn and solemn, after entering the courtyard gate, there is a tall palace. Outside the palace stands a row of eunuchs in plain clothes. This is the place where the coffins of the deceased imperial concubines are parked in the Daming Palace.
Not all imperial concubines are eligible to be parked here after their death. This is an honor that only the queen mother, dowager, empress and noble concubine have. Among the princesses who died young, only the direct descendants of the empress can be parked here.
Here. Today, Mingzhu enjoys this 'honor'.
As a newly canonized princess with a foreign surname, Mingzhu is not qualified to enter here anyway. But now, since Li Longji and his father have become emperors, everything has become possible. The two brothers Li Chengqi
, went directly to his father and asked for an imperial edict, so Mingzhu's coffin was parked here.
In the main hall, white candles were burning high, the plain curtains were hung low, and green smoke was lingering. A group of palace maids in mourning clothes were kneeling on the ground. There was a gorgeous coffin in the center. Mingzhu's body was lying in the coffin.
Liehu and Li Chengqi stood beside the coffin. Li Chengqi was looking at Mingzhu's face infatuatedly, while Liehu kept looking at Li Chengqi. He always felt strange, because since Nishang Yuyi disappeared out of thin air, Li Chengqi seemed to
It was as if he had changed. He was no longer so grief-stricken, but always had a thoughtful look on his face.
Li Chengqi looked at Mingzhu's face for a long time, because the color on her face had completely faded, so the blue mark on her forehead was no longer very obvious.
Hunting Fox also discovered that when Mingzhu closed her eyes forever and could no longer see her smart and bright eyes, she was indeed a very ordinary girl, just because she had such a pair of eyes.
It's her eyes that make her so unique.
At this time, Li Chengqi was also searching for Mingzhu's bright eyes in his memory. Now he became more and more convinced that the elf-like girl who suddenly broke into his world was not the same person as the Fang Mingzhu in front of him.
What is here is just a body, but the real pearl has returned to her own place with colorful feathers. Li Chengqi firmly believes in this, and the biggest wish in his heart now is to find a way to find the real pearl.
"What should we do with Shangguan Wan'er?" Liehu suddenly asked. Nishang Yuyi suddenly disappeared, and Li Chengqi decided to let the pearl be laid to rest first, so he put the matter of Shangguan Wan'er aside for the time being.
Liehu was still thinking about this incident. He didn't want the culprit who killed Mingzhu to go unpunished like this.
Li Chengqi said calmly:
"My third brother has already taken care of Shangguan Wan'er's matter."
Liehu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but nothing came out. However, Li Chengqi understood what he meant and asked:
"What? Are you afraid that the third brother will let Shangguan Wan'er go privately?"
Liehu didn't say anything. He did have this worry, but Li Chengqi and Li Longji were brothers after all. If Li Chengqi insisted on trusting Li Longji, what could he say?
Li Chengqi sighed softly:
"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong. The people who are guarding Shangguan Wan'er now are all my people. They are all dead soldiers trained by me. They only obey my orders. Apart from my words, they
He didn't even listen to the imperial edict, so the third brother had no chance to let go of Shangguan Wan'er."
Xie Hu felt a little relieved, but he had a new puzzlement:
"Your Highness, since you have spent so much effort to prevent Shangguan Wan'er from escaping, why don't you just go and interrogate Shangguan Wan'er?"
Li Chengqi shook his head gently and said nothing. Why didn't he directly interrogate Shangguan Wan'er? I'm afraid no matter how he explained this question, a wealthy man like Xie Hu, who always took pleasure in grudges, wouldn't be able to understand it.
In fact, the reason why he left the interrogation of Shangguan Wan'er to Li Longji without even attending was to protect Li Longji's face.
Li Chengqi was also aware of the affair between Li Longji and Shangguan Wan'er, and the reason why Shangguan Wan'er pretended to be Li Longji to kill Mingzhu this time was probably related to the affair between the two of them. A and
He had an affair with his uncle's concubine and killed the woman he loved. This kind of thing would be unlucky for any man, and it would deeply hurt the man's face. Therefore, Li Chengqi gave Li Chengqi
Longji has time to let him handle this matter by himself.
As for what Liehu said, Li Longji would take the opportunity to let Shangguan Wan'er go. To be honest, Li Chengqi was not too worried about this. He knew his third brother, so he felt that Li Longji was sincere to Mingzhu, even more so than Li Longji himself.
What I realize is much deeper.
In Shangguan Wan'er's palace, Shangguan Wan'er and Li Longji were having a secret conversation alone in the room. The two of them had been alone here countless times, but never once was it like this scene - Li Longji was sitting there
Sitting on a chair, her face was as cold as ice, and Shangguan Wan'er was kneeling in the center of the room. After this whole day of torture, she had lost her past charm, her hairpins were falling off, and her makeup had faded. Now Shangguan Wan'er
No matter how you look at it, she is just an ordinary middle-aged woman.
She lowered her head, her face was pale, and she hadn't said a word since Li Longji came in. Shangguan Wan'er was nervously thinking about how she should answer if Li Longji asked her why he wanted to kill Mingzhu. Mainly
Yes, how to answer it can win more sympathy from Li Longji.
Li Longji finally spoke, but what she didn't expect was that Li Longji didn't ask her why she wanted to kill Mingzhu. When Li Longji opened his mouth, he actually said:
"Tell me what happened when she left."
Shangguan Wan'er didn't understand for a moment, and was stunned for a moment before realizing that Li Longji was asking about the scene when Mingzhu died. She was about to speak, but Li Longji interrupted her again:
"Start from the moment you tell her that I asked you to kill her." After a moment of pause, Li Longji added, "You are not allowed to hide anything or lie at all. If you dare
Lie to me and I will let you die without a happy ending!"
Li Longji never spoke loudly, but his last words made Shangguan Wan'er shiver. She had never dreamed that one day, Li Longji would speak to her in such a tone.
.She couldn't help but raise her eyes and looked at Li Longji, with tears in her eyes, and called out in a trembling voice:
"Sanlang..." She wanted to impress Li Longji and remind him of their past friendship. But Li Longji interrupted her coldly:
"Answer my question."
Shangguan Wan'er had no choice but to tell in detail how she deceived Mingzhu, how Mingzhu believed her, how she later escaped, and how she was caught.
After finishing speaking, she watched Li Longji's face nervously, wanting to see Li Longji's reaction. But Li Longji's face was always like a stone, without any change. After a long, long time, he looked like a Shangguan official.
Wan'er thought Li Longji had forgotten that she was still kneeling here.
Only then did I hear Li Longji ask in a low voice:
"She hates me, doesn't she?"
Shangguan Wan'er was stunned because she had never seen Li Longji look so desperate. Li Longji asked again:
"Mingzhu, she left with hatred for me, right?"
This time, Shangguan Wan'er had to answer. She muttered:
"Yes." With the word "yes", Shangguan Wan'er suddenly collapsed to the ground, because she finally believed that she was dead this time. A man like Li Longji actually cared so much about a man.
Did the woman hate him before she died and still take this matter so seriously? It means that he was indeed sincere towards this girl. And since he killed his beloved woman, then he would not do it again.
He can't survive either.
Sure enough, Li Longji waved his hand gently, called over one of his men, and ordered in a low voice:
"Just use the poisonous wine she used to poison Mingzhu, and bury her in Mingzhu's body!"
After Li Longji finished speaking, he ignored Shangguan Wan'er who was lying limply on the ground, turned around and walked out of the house.
Li Longji also came to the palace where the spirit was buried. He wanted to take another look at Mingzhu, but when he saw Mingzhu's face, he couldn't help but froze, because Mingzhu's face felt a little strange to him, and Li Chengqi saw that he
Confused, he explained in a low voice:
"This is the Fang family's superb disguise technique." It turned out that Liehu had removed the disguise on Mingzhu's face, and they all felt that Mingzhu should be allowed to go to the Western Paradise with her true appearance.
Li Longji looked at Mingzhu's face in disbelief:
"Is this her true appearance?"
Li Chengqi nodded:
"A little disappointed, aren't you? I remember you told me that Mingzhu's true appearance must be stunning."
Somehow, after hearing Li Chengqi's words, Li Longji's nose suddenly became sore, because he suddenly remembered that when he first met Tang Lizi, he asked Li Zi what Mingzhu looked like.
He smiled honestly:
"She said that she is the one who conquers the country and conquers the whole world!"
Thinking of these words and the usual appearance of Pearl, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Longji's mouth. This girl, indeed, no matter who is with her, will always live in surprise and unexpectedness.
The eldest brother asked him if he was a little disappointed. This question was really difficult to answer. Li Longji felt that because of his pickiness about beauty, if he knew that Mingzhu was actually born like this, he would definitely be very disappointed. But
For some reason, facing Mingzhu's mediocre appearance, Li Longji felt that it didn't really matter what Mingzhu looked like, as long as she was this girl. For the first time in his life, Li Longji discovered
, there are times when I don’t care about a woman’s appearance, but unfortunately, this woman is already separated from him.
Seeing Li Longji staring at the pearl in ecstasy, his eye circles getting redder and redder, Li Chengqi signaled to Hu Hu, and the two of them took all the maids and retreated, leaving a huge space for Li Longji.
The moment the palace door closed, Li Longji couldn't hold it back any longer and burst into tears.
Men don't shed tears easily, just because they haven't reached the point of emotion! This is the first time that Li Longji has burst into tears since his mother's death. The last time he met Mingzhu in the garden, he was just sad, but today, he really cried
Because he suddenly discovered that Mingzhu was so important to him. He had always felt that the reason why he valued Mingzhu was more because of her background of the Fang family in the Western Regions. In addition, he had a kind of affection for Mingzhu.
Novelty, that's all.
But today, when he found out that he had really lost the pearl, he realized how important the pearl was to him!
"Mingzhu, why is this happening? This shouldn't happen. I'm sorry, it was me who hurt you. Please, don't hate me, okay? When I think of you leaving with infinite hatred for me,
My heart feels like being stabbed by a knife." Li Longji murmured to himself in front of Mingzhu's body, filled with grief.
Li Chengqi took Hunter Fox to an open place and said:
"Brother Fox Hunter, I brought you here specifically because I have a few words to say to you."
As soon as Liehu saw Li Chengqi's appearance, he knew that he had something confidential to tell him, so he focused on it:
"Brother Hunting Fox, when the emperor ascends the throne, he must rectify the imperial court, so Wu Sansi will be punished first, and you can no longer pretend to be Wu Sansi in the future."
"I've thought about this. Originally, I pretended to be Wu Sansi to protect Mingzhu. Now that Mingzhu is gone, I don't have to pretend to be him anymore."
"Well, there is one more thing. I want to tell you frankly. I already know that Mingzhu is not actually from your Fang family in the Western Regions." Li Chengqi said again.
Liehu's eyes jumped. He didn't expect that Li Chengqi already knew about this matter, and he didn't know what he meant by bringing it up now, so he stared at Li Chengqi and waited for the next step. Li Chengqi continued:
"Don't worry, I don't bring this up to harm you. Although I don't mention my feelings for Mingzhu in front of anyone, I think Brother Fox Hunter must have noticed it. Since Mingzhu is determined to
I want to help you, but now that she is gone, I will do this."
Liehu was shocked. He really didn't expect that Li Chengqi would take over the Fang family's affairs like this:
"My lord, you?"
"There is no need to say anything," Li Chengqi waved his hand, "If Mingzhu had always been here, then I would have let her choose the man she wanted most, but now that she is gone, then I will treat her as my Li Chengqi
As a woman, her affairs are my affairs, and I must help her fulfill her wish!"
Liehu was moved and very excited, because he knew that Li Chengqi's promise was worth tens of thousands of gold. If the eldest son of the current emperor wanted to interfere in the Fang family's affairs, it meant that the Fang family was really saved.
Hunting Fox was about to kneel down, but Li Chengqi stopped him:
"No, this is the palace, there are many people and there are many eyes."
"yes."
"Also," Li Chengqi's voice suddenly lowered, "What I want to say next can only be known to you and to me."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Mingzhu told me some things in the past, so I think she is not dead this time, but don't tell anyone about this, not even King Linzi."
"Mingzhu is not dead?" Liehu asked in shock.
"I can't tell you exactly, but it's very likely, especially since Nishang Yuyi disappeared. I think I may have to go to the Fang family in the Western Regions in person in the future to find out the secret of Nishang Yuyi, and then look for Mingzhu.
"
"Where are you going to find it?" Xie Hu felt a little unbelievable.
Li Chengqi smiled softly:
"As long as she is alive in heaven and earth, I will look for her."
This understatement is more touching than thousands of oaths.
Hunter Fox nodded:
"Okay, I will listen to the prince's instructions and will try my best to help the prince."
"Thank you Brother Fox Hunter. One more thing, you must remember, not only don't tell King Linzi that Mingzhu is still alive, but also don't tell King Linzi that she is not a member of the Fang family. Do you understand what I mean?
"
Liehu pondered for a moment and then understood what Li Chengqi was thinking. Mingzhu had deceived so many people by pretending to be a member of the Fang family. Although Li Chengqi would not pursue the case, there was no guarantee that others would not pursue it. When the time comes, if this news gets out, someone with ulterior motives will
If people take advantage of it, the Fang family will never have a chance to be saved.