Liu Hongjing had already received the news that the princess of Dongling had died of illness on the way here. He didn't ask them much about the reason. He only said: "Since the princess is dead, all the slaves who came from Dongling will be executed on the spot."
Feng Lin had long heard the news that the princess was dead, and he cried endlessly along the way. Eunuch Wu, Eunuch An, and Huamei Liuye were also uneasy, not knowing what their respective fates would be. Now they heard that Emperor Xiling said that they would go there
They were executed, and they were all so frightened that they knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Father, my sons narrowly escaped death. I don't want to see any more blood. Father, please spare their lives and let them go to the harem to do the heavy work of burning coal and washing clothes." Liu Fan covered his mouth and coughed, pretending to be weak.
"Okay, Father, I listen to you. Get in the carriage quickly, it's cold outside." Liu Hongjing looked at him with great distress.
Liu Fan and Xiao Zhu got on the carriage, and the group turned around and returned to the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
At the gate of the palace, Duanmu Yunji stood in the biting wind, her face as cold as frost and her lips purple. When the emperor's carriage and horse returned, she bowed slightly to greet him.
Liu Fan got off the carriage and paid homage to her without expression: "My son, I pay homage to my mother."
"Without courtesy, the prince has had a hard time on this trip and has made great achievements. Go back to the palace and rest quickly. The queen mother has to wait for your eldest brother to return to the palace." Duanmu Yunji said with a sneer on her face.
"Fan'er, please go back to the East Palace first. Father will talk to you later." Liu Hongjing came down from the dragon chariot, glanced at Duanmu Yunji with a sullen face, and said to Liu Fan.
"Yes, I will pay my respects to my father, emperor and mother later." Liu Fan continued to cover his mouth with his hands and cough. His body was stooped in the north wind, and it seemed that he would fall down at any time. Xiaozhu supported him and led the guards from the East Palace.
Slowly go to Cheng'en Hall.
Duanmu Yunji saw Liu Hongjing standing next to her, waiting for Liu Huo to return to the palace, and her gloomy expression softened slightly. "Your Majesty, please go back to the palace. It's windy here, so be careful of the dragon body." She said with a smile.
said.
Liu Hongjing stood with his hands behind his back and said nothing. Duanmu Yunji said nothing more.
The eunuch ran over and put a cloak on Liu Hongjing, bent down and stepped aside to wait.
At the gate of the city, a group of people entered the city. At the head of the horse sat a young man. He was dressed in military uniform, with a tight handsome face, eyebrows as sharp as a knife, a high nose, thin lips tightly pursed, and dark eyes.
His eyes are deep and guarded, with a sense of innate coolness.
He is the eldest prince Liu Huo. He has received news from his mother that the prince returned to the palace with him. His father did not come to greet his eldest son who had returned from fighting in mountains of swords and seas of fire. Instead, he went to greet the prince. His stern face became even more grim.
cold.
Liuhuo and his close bodyguards quickly arrived at the palace gate. He saw his father and mother standing at the palace gate from a distance. He jumped off his horse and knelt down to see them.
"Huo'er!" Duanmu Yunji excitedly went over to help him up.
Liu Hongjing glanced at him indifferently and said, "I'm tired from the long journey. Let's go back to the palace to rest first."
"Thank you, Father." Liu Huo answered with cupped fists. Liu Hongjing had turned around and walked away. Liu Huo and Duanmu Yunji looked at his back with resentment and melancholy in their eyes.
In the Taifu's mansion, little Gudong had already returned from the back door with Sable in his arms as if nothing had happened. The Taifu received the news that Princess Dongling had died of illness, and did not notice anything unusual about Little Gudong Wuyou and the others.
"I didn't expect that the princess actually died of illness. Alas, she was also a beauty. It's good that this saves a lot of trouble." The Taifu said, stroking White Beard and Wuyou.
"Master Taifu, since the prince has returned to the palace safely, we will return to Qingyun Temple." Wuyou and Yunshang were in a hurry to meet Luo Lianyi at Qilingpo, and immediately said goodbye to the Taifu. Neither did the Taifu.
He tried to persuade them to stay, and after saying some greetings to Taoist Master Mu Shi, he sent them out of the house.
Jiang Feng drove the carriage and rushed to Qilingpo all night long. What kept coming to his mind was Xiaozhu's melancholy eyes, like a deep pool, showing inexplicable pity. The next morning, he finally
When he arrived at Qilingpo, he stopped the carriage. He did not open the curtain to check, but stood outside the carriage and waited quietly.
After about an hour, he saw a few dark figures coming quickly from a distance. He guessed that they must be Wuyou and his party. When they got closer, he saw Xiao Gudong riding with a young man, with a look on his face.
Showed a smile.
The horse quickly stopped beside him, and the young man on the horse jumped out of the carriage. Jiang Feng heard that Xiaozhu said that they were all girls disguised as men, so he cupped his hands and said, "I have seen a few girls in Xia Jiang Feng."
"Brother Jiang, I've been waiting for you for a long time. My younger sisters are Wuyou, Yunshang, Ni'er, and Xiaohui." Wuyou introduced them one by one with fists clasped and a hearty smile, but little Gudong couldn't wait to jump into the carriage. "Brother Jiang, Jun
What's wrong with the Lord?" Wuyou asked.
"It has not been twelve hours since taking the medicine yesterday. Jiang does not dare to go to the car to check on the princess without authorization. Miss Wuyou, please go and check on her." Jiang Feng said.
Wuyou nodded, and got into the carriage with Yun Shang. Little Gudong anxiously held Luo Lianyi's head and cried: "Sister Wuyou, look at the princess, her whole body is already cold, she won't be able to wake up, right?
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"Don't worry, Sister Xiaozhu said that if you can wake up, you will definitely wake up." Wuyou comforted him.
"Sister Wuyou, have you heard of this poison from the master?" Yun Shang asked.
Wuyou shook his head: "Master's poison-preparing and detoxifying skills were only passed down to Xiaozhu alone, and they will only be passed down in a single line in the future. Maybe the master is afraid of confusion and the emergence of unscrupulous disciples, which will bring trouble to the world."
"How long is it until twelve hours?" Little Gudong asked.
"Come on, let's get on our way first, it's not safe here." Wuyou said. She called Ni'er Xiaohui into the carriage and said to Jiang Feng, "Brother Jiang, are you sending us up the mountain, or are you going somewhere else?"
"Jiang, let's take you up the mountain. It's been a long time since I visited the Taoist priest." Jiang Feng smiled and jumped on his horse. After telling the girls to sit down, he galloped towards Qingyun Temple.
The carriage bumped, but Luo Lianyi didn't react at all. Little Gudong grabbed her cold hand and looked at her without blinking, waiting for her to magically open her eyes.
At noon, little Gudong said: "I remember it was this time yesterday, why didn't Princess Princess wake up?"
Wuyou opened the curtain and asked Jiang Feng: "Brother Jiang, was this the time when the princess took medicine yesterday?"
Jiang Feng nodded: "That's almost it."
"Sister Princess! Sister Princess! Why don't you wake up!" Xiao Gudong was anxious, holding Luo Lianyi's head and crying and shouting, tears and nose running down her face.
"Ahem -" Luo Lianyi suddenly coughed twice. Xiao Gudong was overjoyed and hugged her and shouted: "Sister Princess! You're awake! You're awake!" Wuyou, Yun Shang and the others also gathered around in surprise.
Call her loudly.
Luo Lianyi opened her eyes and said angrily: "I woke up. I slept so deeply this time. Xiaozhu, is this a sleeping pill? Why is my face so sticky?" She reached out to touch her wet face.