"That's... you're right. Don't worry, it'll be fine. But you have to be more careful in the future to avoid being plotted by others."
After Nangong Jie left, Duoduo was already anxious. Something big was going to happen now. If the emperor discovered the problem by confessing his relatives with blood, then Nangong Jie, mother and son would not even think about living anymore... Moreover, the emperor was suspicious by nature, and even talked to him.
It might have affected her Bin'er... "Sister, what's wrong? What happened?" Jin Lian asked worriedly when she saw Duoduo's solemn face.
"It's okay. By the way, Jin Lian, take good care of my son. I'll go out for a while."
"Sister, you have to be careful!" Jin Lian knew something must have happened, so her face was full of worry.
"I know, don't worry. It's just a small matter. I'll be back soon. But you have to help my sister, otherwise you won't be able to get out."
The guards outside Zizhuwan are more strict than before. If Duoduo wants to force his way in, it will be a piece of cake. However, they will report it to the emperor, and the consequences will be huge.
Twenty or thirty palace guards were ordered to guard Zizhuwan. One person stood every few meters and surrounded Zizhuwan. Except for letting Jin Lian out during meal time, not even a fly was allowed to pass through.
"Help..." Someone suddenly shouted loudly in the room, followed by a clanging sound of fighting.
How dare the palace guards be negligent? This woman is the emperor's favorite woman. If she were injured, they would probably chop off all their heads in the emperor's rage. This kind of woman is the most untouchable.
The palace guards gathered together from all directions and rushed into the house to check the situation. Duoduo took advantage of the second before they rushed in from the door and jumped out of the window.
"You-" After the guards rushed in, they found that there were two people, one large and one small, fighting. They saw Bin'er grabbing Jin Lian's head with one hand and squeezing her chin with the other, while Jin Lian kept shouting for help.
"Hey, what are you doing? I'm not afraid of disturbing Concubine Qian. By the way, where has Concubine Qian gone? Why can't she be seen?"
"Oh, you are talking about my sister. She has gone to the toilet. What are you looking for her for?" After Jin Lian asked, she shouted in the direction of the toilet: "Sister, come out quickly, the guards are looking for you!"
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"No, no need to call, we believe she is." One or two of those guards believed it, which made Duoduo couldn't help but feel ashamed. Although she escaped from Zizhuwan, she still couldn't help but despise those guards.
With that little bit of skill, you still watch Zizhuwan day and night? It’s useless.
Duoduo ran all the way to the palace gate. The people guarding the gate immediately recognized her as the concubine Qian from last time. How could they dare to stop her? Not only did they not stop her, but they also automatically opened the gate for her.
"Thank you, General."
"You're welcome, Concubine Qian, please walk slowly and pay attention to your safety." The gatekeeper general said with a smile on his face.
Duoduo walked straight out of the palace gate and went straight to the Lingxiu Workshop where he was last time. No matter what, he must let them escape the capital overnight, no matter how much money he asked for!
The Lingxiu Workshop was not very far from the palace, so even if Duoduo didn't take a carriage and started walking, he would reach his destination in just a few minutes.
"Boss, embroidery!" Duo Da strode into your spiritual embroidery workshop, and when he saw it, it was empty, not a single person!
Where are the people? Duoduo was secretly surprised, wouldn't they all be arrested?
"Who is it?" An old woman walked in from outside and squinted her eyes: "Girl, do you want to rent a house? I guess you have found the right place. Doing business in this area is great!"
"Why, this person who embroiders human skin..."
"Oh, are you talking about them? They left. I heard that there were officers and soldiers checking the tattoos on the children's buttocks. When they heard about it, they ran away and didn't even pay the rent. Alas..."
"Auntie, do you know where they went?"
"I don't know about this. They are running for their lives. How can people know about it? I'm afraid they don't even know where they are going. Anyway, they are running away from the end of the world. By the way, girl, do you want to rent it?"
"No, aunt, sorry for bothering me."
Duoduo walked out of the store and secretly rejoiced: Those people are quite smart, which saved me a fortune.
After returning to the palace, he was preparing to find an opportunity to sneak into Zizhuwan secretly so that the emperor would not know about his departure from the palace.
But just when she was about to sneak in, she suddenly noticed that several guards were passing by, looking at the sack on their shoulders. The sack was still moving. Anyone with a discerning eye would know what was inside.
Why would those guards stuff people into sacks and carry them into the palace so blatantly? What secrets were there?
Because he was worried about Nangong Jie, he always thought that everything might be related to him, so he did not sneak into Zizhuwan, but followed the group of people to see where they carried the people.
Oops, it turned out to be the direction to Jade Dragon Palace!
It has to be related to the emperor, so it must be a big deal!
Those people looked around for a moment, and after realizing that no one was following them, they quickly walked into the Jade Dragon Palace.
What to do? To enter or not to enter?
Duoduo thought about it a lot, then took out a copper coin and threw it up: if it came up heads, he would go in, if not, he would not go in.
With a "ding" sound, the copper coin fell to the ground and bounced a few times before it actually stood upright between two floor tiles!
Dizzy, it seems that God has not made up his mind, I still have to get it myself!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Duoduo shouted tentatively as he walked into the Jade Dragon Palace. For some reason, the Jade Dragon Palace looked eerie and cold tonight, and it was not popular at all!
"Where are the people? Why are they missing? You obviously followed them in!" Duoduo searched all over the Jade Dragon Palace, but couldn't find a single figure. Could it be that he had seen a ghost?
There must be a secret room! The residences of kings in the past dynasties all had secret rooms, firstly for escape, and secondly for the pleasure of carrying certain rights and interests. Could it be that the emperor was also working in a secret room?
But think about it, no concubine in the palace can threaten the emperor. The emperor does not need to take into account anyone's dissatisfaction, even if it is that one, he does not need to deliberately avoid it. How can this Jade Dragon Palace not be good?
After searching for a long time, I couldn't find any secret room. I sat down on the dragon chair and thought carefully.
Suddenly, when her hand touched the dragon ball on the dragon chair, the wall behind her rumbled open!
There were more than ten people in the secret room, all looking at her!
"Is it you?" Nangong Ming led those people out of the secret room and came to Duoduo.
"What are you doing here?" Nangong Ming looked at her seriously and asked.
"Ah... I saw that the emperor has not been to Zizhuwan for several days, so I was worried that something might happen to you, so I came over to take a look..."
Situ Nan said: "Ms. Qian Fei, it's very inconvenient now. I think you should go back first."
"No need!" Nangong Ming said: "Since Concubine Qian cares about me so much, how can I have the nerve to treat her as an outsider? Wouldn't that be a failure of my concubine's best intentions?"
Situ Nan said: "This..."
Nangong Ming said: "Go on!"
"It's the Emperor!" Situ Nan waved, and the guards carried several sacks over and untied the ropes.
Three or four women got up from inside. They were stunned by the splendid palace. Then they suddenly pointed at Duoduo and said: "Oh, it's you, you are such a woman, you can harm our Lingxiu Workshop."
What a tragedy!"
Duoduo was secretly shocked, my God, those idiots were actually caught here. I thought they were alert enough and could escape the capital, but I didn't expect them...it's really not as good as God..."
Is that you?" Duoduo could no longer pretend not to know each other, so he also asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Nangong Ming and Situ Nan were both shocked!
Nangong Ming said with a sullen face: "Why, my beloved concubine knows them?"
"Oh, that's right, Your Majesty. When I passed by an embroidery shop not long ago, I felt curious, so I went in to take a look. So it seems that I have seen them before, but I am not familiar with them."
"You're lying!" said one of the embroiderers: "You didn't just look at it? You also lied to us, saying that tattooing a black five-pointed star on a child's butt would bring good luck to the family.
We were inexplicably incited to death..."
"Ah?" Duoduo said in great surprise: "Why... have you really tattooed five-pointed stars on others? Oh my god, I was just talking casually that day. Besides, my son has indeed brought me a lot of blessings. Now,
I got to know the emperor and then became a steward of the palace, so I didn’t lie to you."
"That's enough, come here, pull him out and kill him!"
"What? Kill? No, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life!"
The men and women kept begging for mercy, but they were still dragged out.
"You vicious woman, we have no enmity or grudge against you, why do you want to harm us, why!"
"It's unfair..."
Those poor women had no idea what crime they had committed, and they lost their lives in such confusion.
Duoduo was completely stunned and didn't dare to express her anger. She could clearly hear her heart beating loudly. What happened now was so sudden that she had no time to think!
Only Nangong Ming, Situ Nan, and her Qian Duoduo were left in the Jade Dragon Palace, and the fewer people there were, the more serious the situation was.
"Your Majesty, I..."
"That's enough!" Nangong Ming suddenly pointed at her angrily and said, "You have known Nangong Jie a long time ago, and you have known for a long time that Nangong Jie is not my flesh and blood, right?"
"No, Your Majesty, I swear to God, I have never seen him before!"
"You haven't met him? Then why would you give him a child? Now, do you still want to say that birthmarks are not hereditary?"
Duoduo was left speechless by the question. Nangong Ming was already dignified. Now when he got angry, he would be afraid of ghosts, let alone humans.
Even Situ Nan just stood aside with his head pulled up, not daring to say anything.
But things were far from that bad. At this moment, Eunuch Li brought a few guards and escorted a few people in. Duo Duo looked at it and felt that his life was coming to an end.
Nangong Jie can't live, and she can't live long, because the emperor will definitely eradicate the roots, so her son will definitely suffer because of this... Her son is her heart and soul, and even if she dies, she must die before him!
Two of the three people who were captured were known to Duoduo, and that was Concubine Ping and the eunuch, who was Nangong Jie's biological father.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty. You said that as long as I tell the truth, you will spare my life, Your Majesty. What I said is true, Your Majesty..."
"Okay, I will spare your life!"
The eunuch was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me. Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Nangong Ming shouted loudly: "Come here, pull this eunuch down, cut off his limbs, and soak him in potion. Don't let him die!"
The eunuch was immediately frightened and turned pale. Life would be worse than death!
"Nangong Ming, you turtle bastard, your ancestor, hahahaha... You turtle who has been a cuckold for decades, you don't keep your word, you will die a good death!"
The eunuch was dragged out, who will be punished next?
Nangong Ming walked up to a woman and said calmly: "You are such a witch, what crime do you deserve!"
Compared with the eunuch just now, this woman was much calmer. She said with a calm face: "Your Majesty, please give me the death penalty. When Concubine Ping entered the palace, it was my slave who tested me. Concubine Ping also said it myself.
Frankly speaking, I cannot enter the palace because my unclean body may stain the emperor's dragon body. I was confused for a moment and felt that Concubine Ping was innocent and kind-hearted and different from many other ladies in the palace, so I allowed her to enter the palace."
"You still dare to quibble. You are clearly thinking that if Concubine Ping becomes the empress in the future, you will be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of your life, right?"
"No, Your Majesty. People who are about to die can speak kindly. I know that I will not survive, so there is no need to tell lies. I just hope that the Emperor can spare Concubine Ping. It was indeed a mistake in my mind that led to today's death."
Bureau, please, Your Majesty, have mercy on me."
Concubine Ping looked at the woman with complicated expressions in her eyes, and couldn't help but call out: "Ah Yu..."
"Empress, it was Ayu who harmed you. If it hadn't been for Ayu's fault, you might have lived a better life..."
"Don't say that, Ayu, if I don't enter the palace, my life will be even more miserable. Sooner or later, that bastard man will sell me into a brothel..."
"Mother, after Ayu leaves, you should take more care of yourself."
"Take care, do you think she will survive?" Nangong Ming said expressionlessly.
If it were normal times, Duoduo would definitely beg for mercy on their behalf, but now, it's not because he's numb, but because he's too weak to save himself, so what qualifications do he have to beg for help?
Maybe, she will also be ordered to die.
Concubine Ping felt that she was guilty of a serious crime and whispered: "Your Majesty, I know that my crime is unforgivable and I am willing to die, but I beg your Majesty to let Jie'er go. He is innocent..."
Concubine Ping felt very sad when she said these words. Mothers all over the world are like this. They would rather destroy themselves to save the life of their sons.
Nangong Ming sighed and waved his hand: "Someone, take them down."
"Your Majesty, this concubine deserves to die for her crime. Jie'er is innocent, Your Majesty!"
When Concubine Ping was taken down, she struggled hard to look back. She looked at Duoduo, but Duoduo didn't dare to look at her, because Duoduo knew that Concubine Ping's eyes would have heavy expectations, and her pleading would make her breathless.
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If possible, Duoduo would try his best to help Nangong Jie out of the predicament without her asking for help at all, but is it possible?
"Huh..." Duoduo took a long breath and said, "Tell me, Your Majesty, what do you want to do with me?"
"How dare you speak to the emperor like this when you are about to die!" Situ Nan grabbed Duoduo's collar and scolded him angrily.
"General Situ, please go down first. I have my own opinion."
"Yes, Your Majesty..." Situ Nan was ordered to exit the Jade Dragon Palace.
Duoduo cursed lightly: "Beast..."
"What did you say!" Nangong Ming raised his hand and slapped him.
With a sound of "Pa!", Duoduo was slapped to the ground. She stood up. She did not resist, but she was not weak either. She opened her mouth and cursed again: "Beast!"
"Go to hell!" Nangong Ming suddenly stretched out his hand, locked his fingers tightly on Duoduo's throat and said, "If you say that again, I will kill you!" Nangong Ming's eyes were burning with anger, and his two eyeballs were covered with blood.
..."Beast!" Duoduo showed no sign of weakness!
"Ah!" Nangong Ming pulled hard, and Duoduo hit the wall, breaking his forehead.
Warm blood flowed down her cheeks along with bursts of pain, but Duoduo still yelled: "You are a beast. Only beasts can be so cold-blooded. A husband and wife can be kind to each other for a night and a hundred days. No matter what, Concubine Ping will do it."
I've been sleeping with you for decades, but you don't have any sympathy at all. You just kill me when you ask. You are not a beast, and there will be no beasts in the world!"
Duoduo yelled like this, using up all her strength, because she knew that if he wanted to kill someone in his heart, no matter how you begged, it would only have the opposite effect, so she should not bear it anymore, even if she died, she would die.
Have dignity!
"Why...why!" Nangong Ming suddenly sat on the dragon chair with a painful look on his face, his eyes closed tightly, and suddenly he frowned and looked at the woman and said: "I will treat you wholeheartedly, pamper you, and pamper you. I hope you will
One day I can be moved, but why, why do you want to deceive me, why do you use my love for you as a bargaining chip for your arrogance!"
"No need to say anything. I think the emperor will be relieved only if I die, right! However, I hope that after I die, you can treat King Jie and my children kindly. They know nothing about it. They are really innocent.
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After saying that, Duoduo suddenly took out the dagger from his waist and stabbed himself hard in the heart!
"No!" Nangong Ming suddenly hit the fist-sized dragon ball on the armrest of the dragon chair with a palm!
With a "clang" sound, the dagger was knocked out of the hand by the dragon ball and fell to the ground.
Nangong Ming took a few steps forward, pointed at the dagger at her feet and said: "If you feel like it, stab it again. I will definitely reunite your mother and son under Jiuquan!"
Duoduo was scared and felt a little ashamed of what he had just done. How could he just leave his son and that fool alone... In fact, had the matter really reached an irreversible point?
"Listen to me, I want you to pay the due price for the wrong things you have done. If you want to die, I will not stop you, but don't blame me for being cruel! Humph!"
After Nangong Ming finished speaking, he walked away: "Keep an eye on her and won't let her leave the Jade Dragon Palace!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Early the next morning, Nangong Jie had breakfast and was preparing to go to court. Suddenly, he saw a maid running in hurriedly carrying a vegetable basket.
"Sorry, my lord, I heard that Concubine Ping passed away!"
"What did you say!" Nangong Jie was like a thunderbolt, and the cup in his hand shattered to the ground.
"Your Majesty, the notice from the palace has come out. Madam..." The maid could no longer speak and burst into tears.
The news of Concubine Ping's death was like a thunder that shocked the entire government and the public. The cause of death has been announced. It was because an old palace maid named Ayu under Concubine Ping had committed adultery with a fake eunuch. Concubine Ping accidentally broke the news. The old palace maid
Angered by shame, he poured poisoned wine into Concubine Ping... The emperor had ordered that the adulterer be beheaded and her body buried in the wilderness. At the same time, Concubine Ping was buried in a lavish ceremony, and the whole country mourned her for three days.
God seems to be very cooperative, and it starts to rain. It rains heavily and covers the sky, accompanied by lightning and thunder.