third chance

With tears in my eyes, Shenjing Road in the distance, the sound of breaking the sound is far away.

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Zhongnanhai, Yingtai, Hanyuan Hall.

This is a cramped room no matter how you describe it, especially in the Forbidden City, which is full of pavilions and pavilions, it looks wretched and small, and it can't attract people's attention at all.But even in such a secluded place, it still can't hide the bleakness, despair and chill that come out of it.

Under the constraints of the draft, a dying figure was lying on a broken bed, struggling to breathe.Looking around, there was nothing but this broken bed and a simple set of tables and chairs.This kind of shabbiness forms a stark contrast with the extravagance and splendor of the Forbidden City, which makes people have an illusion-these are clearly two worlds.

In fact, the two are under the same blue sky at all, which has been revealed by the grace and luxury of the woman in front of the bed.If you look carefully at the dying figure on the bed, you will find that he is wearing the imperial robe of a five-clawed golden dragon.Yes, this is the Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Empire——Aixinjueluo Zaitian, who has been imprisoned here for ten years after the failure of the Reform Movement of [-]. "If you want to fly without wings, if you want to cross without a boat", in the midst of suffering, he gradually came to his end.

That graceful and luxurious woman is also very human. She is the queen of Emperor Guangxu——Yehenara family (although Longyu was named after Xuantong after Guangxu's death, but for the sake of convenience in the novel, they are all collectively referred to as Longyu) , This is a couple who have their own concerns, even because of the long-term isolation, it is impossible to even talk about having different dreams in bed.But after all, they are still husband and wife...

Looking at the emperor's appearance that life would be worse than death, and his painful and pale face, Long Yu was speechless for a long time.She didn't know that although the emperor's illness was serious, it was not so bad. It only worsened after taking a cup of "tala" that was rewarded by Cixi and brought by the chief eunuch Li Lianying.

Obviously, the root of the problem lies in this cup of "tala" - when Cixi was dying, in order to prevent Guangxu from making a comeback, Li Lianying and Yuan Shikai conspired to mix them in the "tala" that Cixi kindly bestowed on Guangxu private medicine.The cause was the words of grief and indignation recorded in a certain diary of Guangxu "If I regain power... I will definitely kill Yuan Shikai and Li Lianying." When the panic of the end came, someone chose to act first.

The medicinal properties of "Tala" gradually began to take effect, and Guangxu's dizziness gradually stopped, but his face was still twisted, and beads of sweat rolled out from his forehead.This kind of medicine has the main function of stimulating the body's functions and strengthening metabolism. It will not have much effect or influence on ordinary people, and it is not an obvious poison.But the emperor had been ill for a long time and had severe kidney deficiency. How could his weak body and bones withstand such a tiger-wolf medicine.Longyu never thought that the emperor's condition had improved on the surface, but in fact this was his last time.

"Help me up, I want to go...go." The emperor opened his eyes, and Long Yu followed his instructions and slowly helped him up.

Walking in front of the window, the sky suddenly became dark, and it looked like it was about to snow again. Longyu vaguely saw white mist rising above the emperor's head, but the beads of sweat on his forehead became more and more obvious... "Your Majesty, what do you want?" Take care." She let go of Guangxu's hand and took out a handkerchief to wipe off his sweat.

Unexpectedly, a lightning flashed in from the window, she could see clearly in her eyes, the end of the lightning hit the emperor's head, under the light, the emperor's face was pale, his eyes gleamed straight, root His hair stood on end, and under the reflection of the mist above his head, he looked even more mysterious and dangerous.It was too fast to say, but it was too late, before she could scream, a muffled thunder sounded in her ears, "Booming" shook the sky, as if it was going to overturn this small Han Yuan Hall.

"Emperor... on..." Along with Longyu's cry, the emperor fell straight on the ground.

Lightning, thunder, and cries startled the crowd outside, and they rushed in at the same time, only to find that the emperor had fallen to the ground, and the empress was beside him shouting "Emperor..." in despair.Everyone was horrified, the emperor who had no power was still the emperor after all, the eunuchs rushed forward and hurriedly lifted Guangxu onto the broken bed.

"Quick... call the imperial doctor quickly." Longyu was in chaos.

Du Zhongjun, a famous doctor from Jiangsu who has been serving in the palace recently, and others hurried over, walking all the way, speculating all the way-could it be that the emperor is almost ready?

As soon as he felt the emperor's pulse, his face changed drastically, his eyes were solemn, but his face was full of confusion.

"Lord Du... the emperor's pulse?" Another imperial doctor looked at the emperor's expression, then at Du Zhongjun's strange face, and asked cautiously.The emperor seemed to be dying, but he was not as bold as Du Zhongjun, who dared to say "I can't survive four days".

"Lord Li, you are here to take the emperor's pulse, I feel a little..." Du Zhongjun stood up, casting his eyes on Li Yuyi for help.Stretch out your hand and feel the pulse... As soon as an expert makes a move, he will know if it is there, but after Li Yuyi feels the pulse, the expression on his face is even more surprised and stunned.

"Your Majesty...what's wrong with your Majesty?" Under the massage of several personal eunuchs, Longyu had recovered from the shock just now, "Just now I helped the Emperor to stand in front of the window for a while, and suddenly there was another flash of lightning. It was thunder again, the emperor was probably frightened by the thunder, and fell to the ground at once..." Long Yu clearly saw the lightning strike Guangxu just now, but this kind of statement is too scary, she only reasoned that she was frightened by the thunder .

After hearing Longyu's words, the two imperial doctors still looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, they were speechless for a long while, but their expressions of astonishment did not change at all.The queen's complexion suddenly darkened, and her tone became low: "My lords, tell the truth to Aijia, the emperor..."

The two imperial doctors looked at each other again, and after a while Du Zhongjun plucked up the courage to say: "If you go back to the Empress, I have just checked the emperor's pulse for the emperor, and the emperor's pulse is stable and there is nothing serious... ..."

"No serious problem? Then why is the emperor unconscious?" Longyu was furious, "How dare you lie to Aijia!?"

The two fell to their knees with a plop, and kowtowed again and again: "What I said is the truth, the emperor's pulse is indeed normal...Maybe, maybe it's because of being frightened that he fell into a temporary coma."

"Really...?" Long Yu was dubious, "What were you doing flirting just now?" After thinking about it, he screened away all irrelevant people.

The two of you looked at me and I looked at you again. After a long silence, Du Zhongjun seemed to have made a particularly important decision, and popped out a sentence from between his teeth: "Your Majesty's pulse , better than the past, it seems...it seems that the dragon body is no longer in serious trouble..."

"You mean..." Longyu is not a fool, he was savoring the words "better than the past" while thinking hard, "Could it be that the emperor has cured other illnesses...?"

"Chen...Chen...don't dare to speak nonsense, at least...at least from the pulse condition, there is no serious illness..." After finishing speaking, the two bowed their heads again and again.

As if to confirm their judgment, the emperor who had been in a coma for a long time suddenly opened his mouth and made an extremely weak voice: "Water... water... give me water..."

"Your Majesty..." Long Yu was overjoyed, and he didn't care about entanglement with the two of them, "You step down first, and anyone who dares to speak falsely will be killed without mercy..."

"Resign!" The two hurriedly wiped off the sweat from their brows as if they were being amnesty, and fled the Han Yuan Hall as if flying.

"Your Majesty..." Listening to the screams in the darkness, Lin Guangyu only felt a splitting headache and aches all over his body, which was indescribably uncomfortable. "There was an earthquake, I was probably crushed in the ruins, right? It was rumored that when the liberal arts building was built, there was a Fengshui master who said that it was extremely expensive to press on the dragon's veins... Now it seems that it is a piece of nonsense... Sigh... How can I try my best?" Thinking about these useless things, let's think about how to get out? I don't know when the rescuers will arrive. If they arrive late, I will be trapped to death...I'm so thirsty...water...water...give me water... ..."

Boiling water poured into Lin Guangyu's teeth, it was warm and refreshing, did he save himself?Where is it now?Is it in the ambulance?

Lin Guangyu opened his eyes with difficulty, but what came into view was a woman in Manchu costume, with a teacup in her hand.

"Your majesty...are you awake?..." Seeing Guangxu opened his eyes again, Longyu put his heart back in his stomach, "The concubine was scared to death just now."

"Where am I... Where am I?" Lin Guangyu couldn't believe his eyes, there are still medical staff in Manchu costumes in the world?They also said "Emperor" one bite at a time, did they make a mistake?

"Your Majesty, this is the Hanyuan Hall..."

"Han Yuan Palace?" Lin Guangyu heard the other person's words clearly, but couldn't figure out where it was for a moment, so he could only ask again, "I... I... Did you make a mistake, you... who are you...? "

"The concubine is the queen... don't you even recognize the concubine?"

"Empress?" Lin Guangyu looked down, and was immediately frightened out of his wits. When did he wear a yellow robe embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon—is this clearly a dragon robe?I... what's wrong with me?God!He couldn't help scratching his hair with his hands, "Oh..." A strong pain came clearly from the scalp, this is not a dream!No, the hands clearly still grabbed something, thick and slightly rough.I grabbed it and took a look, oh my god—isn't this a braid? When I pulled my hand, my headache became worse. This braid actually grew on my head?

Surprise, fear, helplessness... Lin Guangyu couldn't say a word, his eyes were round and his mouth was so big that he could stuff an apple.

Longyu also felt dizzy and powerless for a while, and recalled the scene at that time—yes, lightning struck the emperor, who fell to the ground, and then thunder...

thunder?Yes, thunder!Could it be that the lightning and thunder frightened the emperor silly?No, it's winter now, where can there be any thunder. Haven't you heard the saying "Dong Lei bursts and Xia Feixue dares to break with the king"?But obviously heard the thunder, could it be false?

"Who am I?" Lin Guangyu could no longer believe his eyes and ears. He turned to Longyu for help, hoping to get a sure answer from her. The incident was too incredible and shocking.

"Who am I?" The three words hit Longyu's heart like a heavy hammer. She was stunned for a long time, speechless, not knowing where to start, and finally could only say, "You are the emperor! Your majesty, are you Don’t you even know your concubines?”

"Emperor? Should I call myself Zhen?" Lin Guangyu's thoughts gradually calmed down—judging from the dragon robe he was wearing and the woman's constant address, he should be the emperor, and she should be his queen. .

"Zhen? That's right!" Longyu was happy for a while, and the poor emperor finally woke up.

Looking at his braids and the Manchu costumes of the other party, Lin Guangyu asked cautiously: "Aren't you acting?"

"Acting?" Long Yu frowned, why did the emperor get so involved?However, he still replied, "The queen mother and the emperor are sick recently, how can it be possible to act in the palace?"

Queen Mother?Which Queen Mother?Lin Guangyu's thoughts turned faster and faster. Could it be that old fellow Cixi?Try it first before saying: "What's wrong with Lafayette, her old man?"

"sick!"

"Where's Li Ada?"

"He just used 'tala' to serve the emperor, and he has already gone back..." Longyu met Li Lianying on the road.

faint!Seeing that the other party didn't have any abnormal reaction to the word "Li Wenda", Lin Guangyu knew something was wrong. This empress dowager was really that old fellow Cixi, and only Guangxu called Li Lianying "Li Wenda". It's bright.My God, I am Guangxu!I have passed through! !

Out of professional sensitivity, Lin Guangyu has a good understanding of historical fictions, but he didn't expect that time travel would happen to him. Could it be that the earthquake caused this result?He recalled the rumor that the liberal arts building was built on the dragon's veins, is it true?

"How many years has it been since Guangxu?"

Upon hearing this, Longyu further confirmed his judgment. The emperor lost his memory after being struck by lightning—not only could he not remember who he was, but he also couldn't remember what day it was today.Look at this speech, it doesn't look like you have lost your mind, what should you do?

"Today is October 34st, Guangxu 21th year."

Although Lin Guangyu couldn't figure out what day October 21 was on the Gregorian calendar, he could know it immediately in Guangxu 34. Isn't that the year 1908?

"1908...1908..." He muttered to himself. In this year, Guangxu and Cixi passed away one after another. Three years later, the Qing Empire was destroyed. Could it be that he could not escape the fate of death?Frustrated!Hate!Fear! —God, why are you so unfair?

Seeing the emperor standing there in a daze again, Longyu had basically confirmed his judgment—the emperor was struck by lightning, and he had some amnesia, but the situation didn't seem serious. It is not as breathless and strenuous as before.Although the voice is not loud, it can be heard that it is a voice full of spirit, which is certainly not possessed by terminally ill people.

"Your Majesty, you just fell down, so you probably can't remember some things, let my concubine tell you everything."

Can't remember?Lin Guangyu could only smile wryly in his heart.I can't remember how ordinary this is, my spirit and thinking have clearly possessed the dying Guangxu and passed through.

"Queen, I'm tired, let me rest for a while." Lin Guangyu still had a hard time adapting to the change of roles, and was afraid that Longyu would see his flaws, so he wanted to have a quiet time alone...