Wish Junshou and Tianqi

Chapter 21 Catch the Turtle in the Urn of the Banquet of Thousand Years 6
That night.

The farce in the palace finally stopped.

Every household came out of the palace one after another in a carriage. The old man sitting on the carriage frowned, and the lady touched his heart, feeling lingering fear from the scene just now.

Xue's family and Gao's family went out of the palace together, Gao Zhishui was sitting in the carriage, his slender willow-leaf eyebrows were slightly frowned, his eyes were worried, and he said slowly: "There seems to be something strange about today's events."

Xue Ying, who was lifting the veil wrapped in snacks in her hand, stopped her movements and sighed, "You probably didn't know that you came to Kyoto late, but wherever Princess Rukawa appears, Five times out of ten, something must happen, she has too many ghost ideas, who knows what she is planning."

Thinking of the situation just now, Gao Zhishui said suspiciously: "But the group of people in black came and went quickly, it seems that they didn't want to embarrass us, maybe they were covering for that dancer, the banquet was chaotic, so it will be successful... ..."

Before the words finished, Mrs. Gao slowly opened her eyes and said, "Speak carefully."

Gao Zhishui was interrupted, and after he hesitated to speak, he quietly lowered his head and said, "Yes, mother."

"Hey, we can't tell what happened in the deep palace, it's just a pity for this palace banquet." Xue Ying looked at the exquisite dessert in her hand with full of treasure, and solemnly put it in her mouth.

Suddenly, the carriage jolted and stopped halfway, and there was a loud noise in front.

Gao Zhishui lifted the curtains of the carriage and climbed to see. On the carriage in front, the two masters Xue and Gao had already got off the carriage, and the two of them went forward again. The carriage blocked their view, and they only saw the boy carrying the lantern coming and going. What are you making a fuss about?

They didn't see the departure for a long time, and the three of them also got out of the car together, and went to have a look.

"Ah Zhong, what happened?" Gao Zhishui looked at the stopped carriages. Behind the carriages was a large case box with its mouth open, and the guards who came and went carried lanterns and scattered around. , as if catching someone.

"Miss Hui, in front is Uncle Guo's carriage. He said something was missing, and he is sending someone to look for the thief. Their carriage is blocking the road, so we can't get through. The two masters are negotiating with Uncle Guo."

She nodded, maybe the thief was eyeing the treasure in the box, stole it while no one was looking, and was discovered.

Xue Ying smiled, saw the box, tiptoed and joked: "Uncle Guo is really rich and powerful, such a big box is used to pack gifts for the imperial concubine and empress!"

Gao Zhishui turned his eyes and thought to himself, the congratulatory gift had already been presented early in the morning, where did the treasure come from.

She was pulled by Xue Ying to look at the big open box, and it was really empty inside.

Xue Ying exclaimed, "Hey? This little thief has such a big appetite, he's devoured it all!"

"Only this is left!" Xue Ying put a short tassel earring in her palm, and held it up to Gao Zhishui's eyes in surprise. The earrings were green and transparent, not like the popular style in Kyoto.

Xue Ying forgot, but Gao Zhishui did not. Although the dancer's status is low, she is really amazing, especially the exotic dress, which is not common in Beijing, but it is also special, especially the matching pair of tassels. The necklace and emerald earrings are even more irresistible.

She has always been willing to pay attention to these things, otherwise how could she stand out from the many talented ladies in the capital city and become a school of her own.

She stretched out her hand to take the earring, and took advantage of the moonlight to look at it carefully, and suddenly saw a shadow flashing in the dark alley over there. She put away the earring and held it in the palm of her hand, and was about to walk there, but He was held back by Xue Ying.

Xue Ying twisted the handkerchief and rubbed it back, saying coquettishly, "Zhishui, let's go back to the carriage and wait...I wore high-soled shoes today, so I can't stand still."

Gao Zhishui was attracted by Xue Ying, and looked back at the overgrown alley. The alley was dark, but there seemed to be nothing unusual.

Could it be that she lost her sight?

While thinking suspiciously, she helped Xue Ying, who was limping, walk towards the carriage.

Soon, the road cleared, and the horse neighed a few times before embarking on the return journey.

Gao Zhishui was not mistaken, Zhao Qinghuai, who was originally hiding in the box, had already thrown off Rong Yuanzhou's guards, and staggered towards the tall tower over there.

When leaning against the wall and resting with her head down, she caught a glimpse of the shadow under the moonlight, and there was only one earring left. She touched her ear in horror, and indeed she lost one.

After thinking about it, Zhao Qinghuai decided to go back and have a look. If the earring was picked up by someone with a heart, it must be a big trouble.

Sure enough, when I returned, I happened to see two official ladies standing in the big box that had been hidden just now. The exquisitely dressed lady in Jinyi was holding the earrings she had dropped, and was looking at them carefully. When he glanced this way, he seemed to have spotted her...

Zhao Qinghuai hid in the dark, watching the carriage run away, while Rong Yuanzhou's guards were still looking left and right with a lantern.

Don't stay here for long.

She turned back again, letting go of her worries, and said to herself: When she arrives at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there will naturally be someone to protect her.

The wound on her shoulder no longer oozes blood, and the dry feeling made her seem to be alive again.

She made an agreement with the Metropolitan Procuratorate that if she could complete the task of pretending to assassinate the noble concubine, she would be able to join the secret guard of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and she could take the antidote so that she would no longer be coerced by others. Faith is a bit more firm.

When the sun rises tomorrow, she will be like a newborn.

Finally came to the West Street of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

She walked all the way to the dark place, although the wound on her shoulder was bearable, but the poison wandering in her body screamed and spread in her body, the pain in her abdomen was unbearable, as if the internal organs were stirred up.

This is the poisonous effect of the medicine called Broken Heart, she is running out of time...

Zhao Qinghuai clutched his abdomen, ignoring the pain in his shoulder, staggered while leaning on the wall, and then turned around the intersection, and it was the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The closer she got there, the more nervous and excited she was. Waves of worry and panic kept scratching her heart. She didn't know whether it was her own joy or the use of poison. Her heartbeat was so violent that it filled her entire eardrum. She sucked in the air greedily, as if she was about to suffocate in the next second.

Turning that intersection, a miracle will appear, the heart will not be beating wildly, the poison will be diluted, and she will be able to laugh and dance happily... These pictures flashed in her eyes, with a smile on her mouth, that was her first time. The first time I smiled from the bottom of my heart, it will also be the last time...

She struggled for so long and walked so many ways, but she failed to get a miracle as she wished.

A black cloth bag was slammed on her head, and she passed out because of the unbearable abdominal pain. When she sank, she could only let a few men in black take her away. Desperate tears slid down her cheeks, and her eyes instantly It was empty.

The bird started up and jumped into the air, the dark dead branches shook a few times, stirring the dim moonlight...

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Daquan is a little beggar in the city of Kyoto. His mother has been ill for a long time due to overwork. In order to buy life-saving medicine for his mother, he goes out early and returns late to beg.

There is an abandoned warehouse behind Yanglou Street. It used to be a small theater stage. After the theater troupe left, it became a place where sundries were piled up.

It was very close to the pharmacy and the place where his mother lived, and because he had to take care of his mother, he couldn't go too far, so he hid all the copper coins he got from begging every day in that abandoned warehouse.

Usually no one would like to go in, but it became a good place for him to hide his money.

That night, he was carrying the broken bowl and the few copper coins he begged for in the afternoon, and was about to take out the rest of the copper coins to buy her medicine for her illness. As soon as he approached the warehouse, he heard the sound of a woman crying and begging for mercy. Looking from the cracked gap outside the warehouse——

Candles were lit inside for a long time, and the candles danced with the woman's crying.

He happened to be able to see the woman's face, her face was pale, tears gushed out of her eyes like a spring, she cried heartbreakingly, like being wet by rain.

Her hands were tied behind her back, and she knelt down in front of a man. The man's back was turned to him, no face could be seen, only a back.

The man sat on the grand master's chair, with his arms on the armrests, his legs crossed, and he looked down at the woman. Behind him stood several men in black, holding swords and full of evil spirits.

The man put down and retreated, put his elbows on his thighs, leaned out, and said to the woman: "It was agreed to exchange her life for your freedom, why did you go back on what you said?"

The woman looked at the man sobbing in horror, and roared, "I was shot down by an arrow before I could find her..."

"Shoot it down? Do you think I'm blind or a fool?" The man sneered, holding a sign between his long fingers and throwing it at the woman's face, then slid down her body and fell into her dilapidated body. In the dress robe, "You cooperate well with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, don't you really think of yourself as one of them?"

Hearing vaguely the words "Double Procuratorate", Da Daquan covered his mouth in surprise.

The man suddenly got up in a fit of rage, stepped forward and grabbed the woman's delicate neck, and said angrily: "I said before, you can't run out of my palm, so what if you go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate? I'll tell you to die in the middle of the night. I will never leave you until five o'clock..."

The woman was violently thrown out by the man, and due to her inertia, she was slammed into a pile of sundries behind her. The sundries fell apart, and even a few wooden bars were broken.

In an instant, she spit out a large amount of blood from her mouth, spilled it on the ground, her expression was dull, and most of her life was lost all of a sudden.

"I rescued you from Yanliu Lane. How much money and effort did I spend on you?"

"I'll let you teach you how to dance a sword, let you live in the best house, have everything you need for food and clothing, and wear gold and silver..."

"You said that you would go through life and death for me, until you die. Didn't you willingly take the poison? You want to get rid of me without doing anything? There is no way..."

The man laughed loudly as he spoke, and continued: "There is no freedom in this world... You actually said you wanted freedom, and then ran away without looking back. It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. Since you have made a choice, you shouldn't run away. ..."

He grabbed the woman by the collar again, and whispered in her ear, "You said you want freedom, okay, I'll give it to you! I just want you to give me that woman's life, but you don't even have that You can't even do small things, Huai Niang, tell me...how do you want me to set you free?"

There was only despair in the woman's eyes, her beautiful face was buried under the blood, she seemed to have been injured on her shoulder, and blood oozes from the green cloth, soaking her entire back.

But the man's torment to her was not over yet, he threw her heavily on the ground, but then he knelt down and reached out to touch her cheek tenderly, as if he was about to lose his lover, separated yin and yang, and parted life and death.

But what he said was cold and ruthless, like a biting chill: "Huai Niang, one servant does not serve two masters, you should understand this truth, only the dead can betray me..."

After the woman heard this, she opened her mouth and laughed distortedly. With the last of her strength, she looked into the man's eyes and said with difficulty, "I just want to ask you...how did you treat me... Have you ever had a real relationship?"

The man approached the woman's ear, murmured a few words in a low voice, and looked at her playfully. The woman smiled wryly again, and pushed the man away. Before he could react, she drew out the sword at her waist, She scratched her neck fiercely, her blood seemed to be drained, she immediately leaned back stiffly, and fell to the ground.

Da Daquan seemed to meet her dark and empty eyes, and was so frightened that he took a few steps back, lost his balance, and squatted on the ground.

He suddenly became uneasy, and wanted to get up and run away, but he had no strength. He was limp and stunned there, anxious and fearful in his heart, but he had no strength to get up again, like fish on a chopping board, which could only be slaughtered.

Unsurprisingly, several men in black rushed out, put a black cloth bag on him, grabbed him in the air, and took him into the warehouse without even the strength to struggle.

It was dark in front of my eyes, and I could only see the figure of the man under the candlelight. He seemed to be surrounded by cold air and shivered uncontrollably.

"My lord, it's a child, like a beggar." The guard replied gruffly.

The man paused, and said in a deep voice, "It's his bad luck that he saw something he shouldn't."

His tone was indifferent, without a hint of warmth.

Now Daquan was afraid and remorseful, thinking of his mother who was still on the sick bed, he started to cry, he got up, knelt on the ground, and said excitedly: "I beg you to have a lot of money, please treat me once, I just come here to get I didn’t hear anything about begging for my mother’s copper coin to buy medicine! I didn’t see anything!”

Seeing him get excited, several men in black stretched out their hands to suppress his shoulders.

Through the black cloth bag, reflecting the candlelight, he saw the man hiding in front of his eyes. A unique smell of his body wrapped him tightly, and he was so frightened that he almost suffocated.

But the man asked in a deep voice: "Child, you said you came to buy medicine with money, do you have evidence?"

Da Daquan knelt up again, kowtowed his head and said, "The money is in the bird's nest on the beam of the warehouse, my lord, I beg you, if you want to kill me, can you let me buy medicine to save it?" My mother!"

The man raised his hand to signal, and a man in black jumped up, and took out the copper coins that Daquan had hidden there from the bird's nest. There were not many copper coins, but they were enough to buy a pair of medicine for his mother.

"Young master, indeed."

The man laughed, and said in a deep voice: "Child, I will spare your life today, but...you must never forget what you saw today."

As soon as Da Daquan heard the man let go, he immediately kowtowed and shouted: "Thank you sir, thank you sir, thank you sir"

He only heard the sound of the copper plate falling to the ground, and after a while, seeing no echo, Da Daquan just knelt on the ground, and when he regained his composure, he took off the black cloth bag. On the ground in front of him, besides the copper plate he begged for today, there was also an ingot of silver, which was enough His mother drank the disease until healed...

(End of this chapter)