After rebirth, I was entangled by the enemy's protons

Chapter 146 She never thought of living
The cold air of early winter, like fine and narrow silver needles, penetrates into human bones gently, although it is not fatal, it has a feeling of emaciation.

The sun was shining, but not warm.

"Sister Lianqiao, you said that you are also an old man who has been with the empress for so many years, why can't you think about it, how dare you disrespect the empress?"

In the hidden corner at the back of the side hall of Baihua Hall, a little maid was sitting at the door of the firewood room, tightening her clothes, muttering non-stop.

She was wearing thick cotton clothes, and there was a charcoal basin under her feet to bring herself some warmth.

"It doesn't matter if you offend the empress, but you have to implicate me in such a cold weather, guarding you, a dead person, alas, what a bad luck." The tone of the little palace maid was full of resentment.

In the firewood room, a woman covered in blood was lying half-conscious on the broken straw mat.

If it weren't for the slow rise and fall of her chest, everyone would have thought she was dead.

"I...I didn't offend my empress," the woman's voice was extremely hoarse, as if a window had been broken and a howling cold wind poured in, "I'm waiting for the Fourth Highness to come back, and I'm going to be His Highness's side concubine."

"I'm about to die, and I'm still here, Fourth Highness Xiao Xiang, Sister Lianqiao, but you..."

The little maid let out a "bah", and there was an expression of contempt or envy in her eyes that she couldn't tell.

"—It's hidden really deep. It is said that Sister Narcissus likes the Fourth Highness, and you have no interest in His Highness. Unexpectedly, you are the one who wants to have sweet dreams.

In terms of appearance, you are not as good as Narcissus, and in terms of bearing, you are not as good as Sister Rose, not to mention your family background, but you insist on saying that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince likes you, you really dare to say anything just to survive. "

The woman in the room was silent for a long time, until the little maid began to wonder if she had passed away, she said again: "Why hasn't Your Highness come to save me..."

The little maid rolled her eyes, and said in a strange way: "Take a rest, heh, you don't know yet, our Fourth Highness is sympathetic to the people's livelihood, and took the initiative to ask for an order to go to Ningzhou, and left on the day you were imprisoned. I have to wait until His Highness comes back, I still want to see if you can fly up the branches."

She is just a maid in the outer palace, and she doesn't know what Chu Zhao has done.

"Ningzhou?"

The woman on the straw mat opened her eyes wide for a moment, her breath was unsteady for a moment, and she vomited a mouthful of blood.

"Be considerate of people's livelihood, Ningzhou...His Highness has been sent away..."

She understood everything in an instant, wishing she could beat her chest and stamp her feet.

The little maid didn't hear the woman's murmuring, even if she did, she wouldn't care.

She yawned, looking at the woodshed with the locked door, her eyes were even more impatient.

Six days ago, Lian Qiao, the maid next to the empress, was imprisoned here by the empress suddenly, dying, and handed over to her to take care of her.

Sister Yueji said that the reason why she treated her like this was because she had undue thoughts for His Highness Fourth and was disrespectful to Empress.

However, Lian Qiao kept saying that His Highness the Fourth Highness liked her all the time, so the Empress was kind enough to spare her life, saying that she would wait for the Fourth Highness to come back before she would be fined.

It's been six days, and Lian Qiao's injuries have not been healed. The empress sent someone to give her one or two rations a day to keep her alive. The little palace maid kept thinking that when she died, she would be on a mission.

However, if Lianqiao is not dead, as she said, His Royal Highness likes her and promises to make her a side concubine...

Thinking of this, the little maid spoke in a much more polite tone.

From time to time, she asked the people in the firewood room, or talked to herself, or told Lian Qiao what happened in the palace in the past few days.

Forsythia raised her head stiffly, trying her best to look at the sunshine outside the woodshed.

One of her eyes was swollen into a slit, and there was a whip scar at the corner of her eye, which extended to the entire left side of her face. She had completely lost her former delicate appearance.

Of course she didn't end up like this because she was disrespectful to Concubine Xian, but that day, she was at the door and heard what Concubine Xian and Rose were saying.

Only then did she learn that Fan Yunsheng left a letter to Concubine Xian before she died, and Concubine Xian sensed His Royal Highness's feelings for the princess. relation.

When Lianqiao was trying to find a way to notify Chu Zhao, she was arrested by Rose.

She has been Concubine Xian's maid for so many years, and she knows what Concubine Xian is like best. Concubine Xian intends to kill her silently, just like Narcissus before.

Lianqiao told herself that she must survive, at least to see Chu Zhao alive.

Forced to do so, she could only say that Chu Zhao liked her, and promised to make herself a side concubine. If she died in the hands of the concubine Xian, she would definitely make their mother and child divorced.

If Concubine Xian asks His Royal Highness to confront her, then she can remind him of what she found even if she dies. If not, His Royal Highness should be able to notice something when he finds himself disappearing...

Although the mother-child relationship between Concubine Xian and His Highness the Fourth Highness has long been inseparable, Concubine Xian was still afraid of completely losing control of His Highness, so she did not kill Lianqiao immediately, but poisoned her, saying that if she If she can make it through, give her a chance to meet the Fourth Highness.

However, she didn't expect that it had been six days, and she still hadn't seen Chu Zhao, and even Tan Feng hadn't appeared in Baihua Palace. Until now, she learned that the Fourth Highness had gone to Ningzhou.

It must be Concubine Xian who wanted to do something to Princess Yongning to send His Royal Highness to Ningzhou!
It takes seven or eight days to travel back and forth to Ningzhou, and the Fourth Highness will be back in two days at the latest, that is to say, if Concubine Xian wants to do something to the princess, it will be today!

"Xiao Mo, I think, I want to drink some water, can you bring me some water." Lian Qiao gritted her teeth and begged.

The little palace maid was naturally unwilling: "Your Majesty said that you cannot open the door at other times except when you are delivering meals every day."

"Please, just pour some water along the crack of the door. The Fourth Highness really, really said that I will be a side concubine in the future. The kindness of dripping water will surely be repaid by the spring... Cough cough cough..."

Forsythia coughed with difficulty, with blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth, and said: "Ahem...you, do you really want to watch me die, and you are willing to be a low-class court lady for the rest of your life? Xiaomo, you save me, I, I have become a side concubine, so I will definitely promote you, if I die, you have nothing to lose."

A little smile appeared on the corner of her chapped mouth, like an ice cube under the sun, which melted away in an instant.

Perhaps, only at this time can she unscrupulously express her feelings for Chu Zhao.

The little maid stood up and saw the bloody woman on the broken straw mat through the crack of the door, she hesitated.

Lian Qiao squinted her eyes through the projection from the crack of the door, and continued: "By the way, there is a wooden box under the seventh brick from east to west at the door of my room, and there is a sum of money hidden in it, a total of 500 taels. You, give it to you..."

"Why didn't you say this kind of thing earlier," the little maid couldn't sit still, she tugged on the solid door lock, and snorted, "I'll go and check it out, if what you said is true, I will tell you when I come back." You bring some water."

After finishing speaking, she looked around and found that the apse was too remote and there were no other people around.

"Don't do anything wrong, otherwise, you will definitely not be able to wait until His Highness the Fourth Highness returns." The little maid said again, and then hurriedly ran to Lianqiao's former residence.

Hearing the sound of the little maid leaving, Lianqiao slowly and silently got up from the ground.

Her weak voice was full of relief: "I didn't even think about living until he came back..."

After an unknown amount of time, she finally moved to the door.

She took a deep breath, stretched out her index finger and middle finger, and tapped a few acupuncture points on her body twice, and her spirit suddenly improved a little.

Then, Lian Qiao squeezed her hand out of the crack of the door, holding a few hard bamboo sticks in her hand, and pried open the door lock in two or three times.

Having not been in contact with the outside air for a long time, Lianqiao felt that even the sunlight was like a sharp knife that shattered her bones, scraping on her body, causing a heartache.

She stared at her bare wrist for a while, ran to the base of the wall with all her strength, found the dog hole behind the dry grass, and climbed out tremblingly.

The warm sun in early winter shone on the woodshed, and the blood slid down the edge of the wooden door, almost converging into a reddish-brown puddle.

……

The heavy rain in the past few days may be the last rain in the capital this year. Even the ground where the Habayashi Army is stationed has accumulated a few small puddles.

Chu Yi sat lazily on a chair, looking at the Habayashi Army soldiers who were training hard in the school grounds.

"April is responsible for the overall planning of food and grass, Su Bai leads the two thousand selected cavalry, and there are two officials sent by Rong Taiwei and his grandfather. General Cen is also in charge of the army. Finally, the Habayashi Army looks like this." Something happened."

The princess was just outside, and the soldiers on the school ground looked at her frantically and restrainedly from the corner of their eyes, training even harder.

Xiao Yan held an oil-paper umbrella expressionlessly, while covering the princess from the sun, while turning his body slightly, blocking most of the prying eyes on her.

Si Yue was beside him, stammering, "They, all, know who gave everything they have now, so naturally they will, will, be loyal to whom."

"Thank you for your hard work." Chu Yi said.

Siyue's cheeks flushed, and she hurriedly shook her head: "It's not hard!"

Xiao Yan stared at the redness in the man's ears, and narrowed his eyes imperceptibly.

"Ayi, Yin Bing is back." Right behind Si Yue wanting to say something, he suddenly spoke.

Ah Yi?April's pupils trembled.

Chu Yi didn't notice anything wrong, and saw Yin Bing in blue rushing back.

"Princess, the money has been handed over."

As soon as she left the palace, she went to the third prince's mansion to accept the money that His Royal Highness apologized for Chu Yi, while Chu Yi and Xiao Yan rushed to the Yulin Army Garrison to watch the soldiers training.

Chu Yi smiled slightly, and asked in a playful tone: "Yin Bing, you often go to Brother Sanhuang's mansion and see him often, my Brother Sanhuang is also a hidden martial arts master, right? How does he compare to you?" ?”

Mentioning the third prince, Yin Bing's indifferent face broke for a moment, and he was stiff for a few seconds before answering: "Third Highness, he can be stabbed to death with one finger, and needs protection."

She was speechless when she recalled the man she met just now.

She had never seen a man who needed protection like Chu Yun, who could not be blown by the wind, could not be drenched by the rain, was vomiting blood from the wind and cold, panted three times at every step, he was simply a female version of a princess—the former princess.

Alas, her martial arts are so high, she can only reluctantly protect that man.

Chu Yi smiled without saying a word, then stood up, clapped her hands, and said, "Let's go, let's go back."

Looking at her in Si Yue, her eyes were a little sad, and she couldn't help but said: "Here, let's go now? Your Highness...well, do you want to stay, eat, have lunch."

Chu Yi was moved: "I haven't eaten from the barracks yet..."

"Ayi, I want to eat Jindi cuisine from the Princess' Mansion." Xiao Yan said in a low voice, his big amber eyes were clean and pure, with an irresistible warmth, and his voice was bewitching and hoarse.

Chu Yi choked for breath: "Go, this princess will take you to eat!"

No one could refuse Xiao Yan to look at him like this, she couldn't refuse anyway.

"Well, Siyue, let's change to the Japanese palace and have dinner with you again." Chu Yi apologized.

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, it seems that he wants to eat Yong Guo cuisine again someday.

Siyue would be a fool if he didn't see anything at this time, he stared blankly at the princess for a while, then clasped his fists and said: "Yes, this subordinate will send His Highness out of the camp."

A moment later, Si Yue watched the three of them ride away on horseback, and reluctantly withdrew her gaze.

It takes half an hour to go back to the city from the Habayashi Army garrison.

"There is a river ahead, let's rest for a while and let the horses drink."

Passing through a dense forest, Chu Yi reined in the saddle and dismounted from the horse, not approaching the river: "You may not be able to eat the Jin cuisine until later. There is no sugar in the palace. Let's go to Yong'an Street to buy some in the afternoon."

Xiao Yan hooked his lips, followed closely and said: "It's okay, as long as you're with the princess, eating wild vegetables is also good."

"I don't want to eat wild vegetables." Chu Yi muttered.

Yin Bing frowned, feeling a little full, she led Chu Yi and her horse silently to the river.

The cold wind blows, rustling the dry branches, startling a flock of birds on the branches.

"Do you feel that the surrounding area is a bit too quiet?" Chu Yi frowned, looking at the seemingly clear water in the distance, she suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head, stared at the dense forest behind Chu Yi, and said two words in a low voice: "No."

……

"That's not right... His Royal Highness wants to give the princess something, just send someone to deliver it yourself. Why do you need Xiaonian to get it? Moreover, Xiaonian would have brought a team of hidden guards today to inspect the Habayashi Army with the princess."

Zhenxue put down her chopsticks and said suddenly.

For some reason, she was always a little uneasy.

At this time, there was an exclamation from outside the palace: "You, who are you?! How dare you trespass into Weiyang Palace!"

Zhenxue ran out quickly, and saw a woman covered in blood and disheveled hair, surrounded by the palace servants of Weiyang Palace.

The woman's clothes were ragged, and she could barely tell that she was a court lady. One of her hands was still bleeding, and Zhenxue's pupils shrank slightly. She saw that her fingers showed the color of bones, as if the flesh had been cut open by a blunt knife.

This injury... probably cannot be saved.

At this moment, the woman raised her head, and her beautiful appearance could be vaguely discerned in the mess of hair.

One of her eyes was swollen high, and her face was covered with bloodstains, but the other clear and beautiful apricot pupil made Zhenxue stunned.

"Miss Forsythia?"

(End of this chapter)