Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 149

The bamboo cup in my hand is heavy, and the clear dew on the bamboo leaves collected along the way is already more than half of the cup, reflecting the morning light and dazzling.

I don't know what Nangong will see from the water when he drinks it.

He has been in the Qingsi Hall for more than a month, and he only has a small amount of clean water delivered to the door every day. Some people think that he has encountered an accident inside.

Walking to the front of the main hall, I leaned over and put the bamboo cup at the door.

It's still very quiet here, except for my breathing, I can hardly hear any sound.

I stood at the door, stretched out my hand to gently hold the door made of green bamboo, the warm feeling soaked from my fingertips to my heart, as if because that person was on the other side of the door, even this abode became like him , reassuring.

"Nangong..."

Facing the door, I said softly: "I don't know if you can hear it, but I will still come to tell you every day..."

"What I owe you may not be paid off in this life, but as long as you can come out, I will pay it back bit by bit, so that I will not leave too much debt in my next life."

"Your personality isn't that generous, is it? I owe you a wish, and it's impossible that you don't want me to fulfill it, right?"

"So, you must come out, you must come out earlier..."

Before Chu Feng left; before I couldn't hold on...

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Sometimes I feel like a lunatic, coming here every day, talking to a door for a long time, according to Nangong's personality, if I see me like this, I'm afraid I will make fun of it.

Thinking of this, I smiled lightly, I wiped off the wet corners of my eyes, and stood up.

"I am leaving."

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave, but as soon as he turned around, he saw Eunuch Yu leading a group of people walking towards him outside the arched door on the opposite side.

It's not unusual for eunuchs and maids in the palace, but what makes me strange is that the people brought by Eunuch Yu don't seem to be from the palace!

Is it—

A flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, seeing those people were about to enter the arch, I hurriedly dodged and hid in the bamboo forest beside Qingsi Hall.

The bamboo leaves blocked me and my sight. I held my breath and looked outside through the gaps of the bamboo leaves.

Eunuch Yu led those people closer, and upon closer inspection, he found a dozen or so girls in long white dresses, all of whom were eighteen or nineteen years old, with tall hair, beautiful looks, and a beautiful figure. There was no sound of footsteps, not even the slightest movement of the long skirt!
Amazing!
With a secret sigh in my heart, I saw all these girls standing on both sides of the path, waiting respectfully, and then, a tall figure came into sight.

This man, about 50 years old, has gray beard and hair, and his facial features are very tough, especially his eyes are bright and piercing, and his short beard is neatly trimmed. It can be seen that he is a person who pays attention to appearance. On his face, there was an unbelievable arrogance that couldn't be concealed.

He has a calm expression and a tall and straight figure. Even if he walks in the deep palace, he still has a kind of courage that does not bend over the top of the mountain.

he is--

In the blink of an eye, he had already reached the entrance of Qingsi Hall, his eyes as cold as ice were coldly looking at the plaque on the door.

"Qingsi Hall?"

His voice was low, thick and powerful, but with an indescribable pressure, Eunuch Yu had already smiled and said: "Young master is here to clean up."

The other party did not speak, but walked up the steps step by step, looking at the abode indifferently, Eunuch Yu seemed to feel that the atmosphere was a bit dull, so he continued: "At the beginning, the young master said that he just used up his energy, and here For Qingxiu, people bring clean water every day, and slaves and servants never dare to neglect."

The man looked down, bent over and picked up the bamboo cup I put there.

When Eunuch Yu saw the bamboo cup, he panicked, obviously he also recognized that it was for me on weekdays, and hurriedly said: "Maybe some maid on duty brought it just now, and you haven't had time to take it in and use it."

"Grandmaid?" The person sniffed lightly, and said indifferently: "Excellent Bamboo Leaf Qinglu, which palace maid would have such a thought?"

"what?"

Eunuch Yu was taken aback, before he could answer, the man had already picked up a bamboo leaf that I soaked in the dew, with a movement of his fingertip, the bamboo leaf immediately turned into a flying blade and flew towards me——

With a scoff, a strand of long hair on the ear temple was cut off.

"Have you heard enough?"

He has seen me.

At this time, there was no point in avoiding it, so I slowly walked out from behind the bamboo forest.

When he saw me, he frowned slightly, and something seemed to flash in his eyes. I walked up to him and greeted him calmly, "I met Mr. Nangong."

He looked at me and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Do you know the old man?"

"I've been fascinated for a long time."

Sure enough, I guessed correctly, the person in front of me is one of the three major families in the Central Plains, the deacon of the Nangong family——Nangong Yu.

It's no wonder that the crown prince didn't go to court early today. Of course, such a big man must be prepared to enter the palace.

When Eunuch Yu saw it was me, he panicked and said hastily: "Mr. Nangong, don't blame me. This maid has just entered the palace. She doesn't understand the rules, so the servants will punish her."

"Lady?"

Nangong Yu smiled faintly, walked in front of me, looked me up and down with those shrewd eyes, and said: "There are four beauties in the Central Plains, flowing clouds and flowing water, and Princess Ruyi Xuanyuan Xingsi is even listed as the best in the world by Mr. Guigu." , such a strange woman, how can she be a maid in Qinglong Palace?"

I said lightly: "Sir, Princess Ruyi has long since ceased to exist. The number one in the world is also a matter of my previous life, and has nothing to do with me. The current Xingsi is just a maid in Qinglong Palace."

He looked into my eyes silently, his eyes were burning, as if he wanted to pierce my body and see through my soul.

But at this moment, we didn't pay attention, Eunuch Yu gave a wink, and a clever little eunuch beside him had already run back to Chengqian Hall.

I don't know how long it took before I heard Nangong Yu say: "Forget it, the old man is also planning to meet you when he enters the palace this time."

oh?I was a little surprised.

He only heard him say: "You answer the old man, is it because of you that Nangong used one against a hundred this time and exhausted his true energy?"

As soon as his words fell, my heart suddenly skipped a beat.

what happened?

Why, even he called Nangong—"Nangong"?
If you are a senior of your own, even if you are a member of the royal family, you will call me a title if you don’t call me by my first name. My father used to call me Ruyi, and sometimes Xingsi, but no matter how unfamiliar he is, he never called me "Xuanyuan" .

Why did Nangong Yu call him "Nangong".

Could it be that Nangong has no name at all? !

At this time, his deep voice sounded again: "Answer the old man."

I made up my mind, nodded and said, "Yes."

His eyes narrowed slightly, his face seemed to have become stiff, and he asked again: "Did he use the sword outside Nanyang City for you?"

"Yes."

"Dongping Palace's confrontation with Qingyuan is also because of you?"

"Yes."

Nangong Yu let out a long breath after listening, as if confirming something, he said softly to himself: "Three times..."

As soon as I heard it, my heart moved immediately.

By the way, Nangong once told me that he would not save the same person more than three times, but now, he has saved me three times!
Thinking of this, my heart was stung, and I couldn't help turning my head to look at the closed door—he made an exception for me, and my life and death were uncertain for me, but until now, I can't even call him I don't know any names.

Nangong, I owe you too much.

At this moment, Nangong Yu's eyes suddenly changed.

This person's gaze was originally sharp, but at this moment, it was even sharper like a knife, as if it was about to pierce my body all at once, and a murderous aura rushed over me!
And the girls in white clothes behind him looked at me at the same time, their long sleeves flicked slightly, as if they were moving inside.

Although I don't know much about martial arts, after all, I have fought on the battlefield these days, and my vigilance is much higher. When I saw this scene, I immediately felt that something was wrong.

The air is full of tense tension!

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.

"Mr. Nangong."

As soon as the voice rang out, the murderous aura on Nangong Yu's body disappeared without a trace, and the girls in white immediately lowered their heads and took a slight step back.

Looking up, Ling Shaoyang was walking towards us.

To be honest, he and I are always in a subtle confrontation on weekdays, but I have never felt relieved and at ease when I see him like this.

Because I know that if he doesn't show up, those people will probably have done something to me.

Although I don't know why, I can clearly feel that Nangong Yu has murderous intentions towards me.

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Ling Shaoyang has already walked in front of us. Behind him is the little eunuch who was sent back just now with a flustered expression. I thanked Eunuch Yu who was sweating profusely, but Nangong Yu did not change his face, and immediately bowed down. : "Cao Min has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"You don't need to be too polite." Ling Shaoyang didn't look at me, but smiled and said, "Just now, the Minister of Military Aircraft had some trivial matters, which interrupted my meeting with Mr. I wonder if Mr. has seen Brother Nangong?"

"I heard from Director Yu that my nephew's penance this time may not be able to leave the customs for less than a hundred days. It seems that the grassroots will not be able to bring him back to the south of the Yangtze River."

It turned out that the deacon of the Nangong family was not Nangong's father, but his uncle.

"Oh? My husband said before that there are two things in entering the palace this time. One is to take Shixiong away, so what is the second thing?"

Before Nangong Yu could answer, a young eunuch rushed over from the outer door and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the banquet is ready."

When Ling Shaoyang heard this, he smiled and said, "Since the banquet is ready, Mr. Nangong, why don't you go to the table first."

"Yes."

Eunuch Yu didn't dare to neglect, he immediately led the way ahead and took them away, but Ling Shaoyang stopped and walked in front of me.

Only the two of us were left outside the Qingsi Hall. When he walked in front of me, I realized that there was a trace of exhaustion on his face. Maybe it was because he hadn't slept all night, and the corners of his eyes were slightly red. passed away.

For some reason, it was different than usual.

He stood in front of me, looked down at me, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Didn't I say that as long as I'm awake, you can't sleep; as long as I get up, you can't slack off? Who allows you to ask for leave?!"

"..." I was afraid of hurting Eunuch Yu, so I whispered, "I'm sorry."

He frowned slightly, then remained silent for a while, and then said, "Just now, what happened?"

"……No."

He frowned slightly, as if he was hiding some anger, but he didn't vent it after all, he only said in a deep voice, "Follow me."

After speaking, he turned and walked towards the outer door.

I followed behind him, spreading the flowers and blowing the willows all the way, and after a while, I arrived at the Imperial Garden.

Although the mornings and nights are still a bit chilly and cold, it is spring after all. The trees in the garden are showing tender new green, the flowers are in bud, and the fragrance is overflowing. The spring scene is not yet full, but it is full of vitality.

The banquet was held here. Although it was not in the main hall, all the important officials of the court accompanied the banquet. It could be seen that Ling Shaoyang attached great importance to Nangongyu's entry into the palace.

However, I stood beside him, looking at the scene of cups and cups in front of me. While laughing and laughing, I also saw a few pairs of strange eyes.

Several generals, ministers of military aircraft, and ministers of the Ministry of War...

Although they were drinking and talking and laughing, I could always feel that their eyes would look at me from time to time, and those eyes were as murderous as Nangong Yu looked at me just now.

This morning, because I didn't have to go to Chengqian Palace to serve, it was the first time I stayed in my residence to eat. The imperial dining room delivered my meal, a bowl of rice, two dishes, and a bowl of soup.

When I was about to drink the soup, I accidentally spilled a little of the soup in the bowl.

Then, I saw a hole etched out on the bluestone slab!

I know that the ministers in the court have been putting pressure on the prince to severely punish me, a spy of the Xuanyuan Kingdom, and I can vaguely see my name in the mountain of memorials piled up in the imperial study every day, but I didn't expect that they wanted to To kill me, he has already reached out to the inner palace.

If I hadn't been serving Ling Shaoyang all the time, and the meals were prepared according to Chengqian Palace, I'm afraid I would have been poisoned to death hundreds of times.

Therefore, when they met these pairs of eyes, they were sinister, and I was more vigilant than usual.

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When the wine was in full swing, Ling Shaoyang suddenly smiled and said to Nangong Yu: "Mr. Nangong, it seems that you haven't answered the question I asked you just now."

Nangong Yu smiled faintly, and said: "Actually, Caomin went to the Western Regions before and brought back three things, and planned to dedicate two of them to His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh?"

Ling Shaoyang raised his eyebrows, looking interested.

The people around also seemed a little excited. The Nangong family was rich and well-known all over the world. It was unknown what kind of human treasures Nangong Yu could bring back from the Western Regions.

At this time, Nangong Yu clapped his hands behind him.

All eyes looked behind him.

At this time, there was a burst of foreign music in my ears, the melody was gentle and soft, but it was a little different from what I usually heard. It was like a voluptuous snake, starting from the soles of the feet, slowly coiling around the person's body, and entangled it all the way up. human heart.

A slender figure, also like a snake, slowly walked out from behind Nangong Yu.

This is a beautiful dancer, her deep eyes are like autumn water, radiant with brilliance, coupled with profound facial features, and curly long golden hair, she looks even more charming; The long skirt fluttered like a butterfly, exposing a large area of ​​white skin on the chest and psoas.

Even if it was me, watching her twist her slender waist like a water snake along with the melody, I couldn't move my eyes away, while the surrounding civil and military ministers, maids and guards were already stunned.

What a stunning beauty!
This is Nangong Yu's gift?I subconsciously looked at Ling Shaoyang, the slender eyelashes covered his deep eyes, I couldn't see what he was thinking, but there was a smile with a deep meaning on his face.

The music stopped, and this stunning beauty walked in front of him, bowing prostratingly: "Meet Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Mr. Nangong, this is your gift to me."

"Your Highness please accept it."

Ling Shaoyang stood up with a smile, and walked in front of the beauty: "What's your name?"

"Return to Your Highness, the servant girl's name is Guan Guan."

Off?What a strange name.

The people around also looked at her strangely. At this moment, Nangong Yu stood up and said with a smile, "Your Highness, this Guanguan girl is the number one beauty in the Western Regions. Because she loves Chinese culture, especially the one in the Book of Songs." The first song "Guanguan Jujiu, in the river continent" is named after this."

Ling Shaoyang smiled without saying a word, and raised her jade-like face with his fingertips, his eyes were flowing, I don't know if it was my illusion, I felt that he seemed to glance at me, but immediately looked down at the beautiful face. s face.

"Sure enough, she is a fair lady, and a gentleman is so sweet."

Nangong Yu smiled and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Guigu had never been to the Western Regions in person, otherwise, if he had met Miss Guanguan, the names of the Four Beauties would at least have changed."

After finishing speaking, his eyes glanced at me, and everyone's eyes fell on me.

It's not that they haven't seen me, but now, I clearly know that everyone's eyes on me are not just looking at Xuanyuan Xingsi, but looking at the flowing "Xing", looking at this former number one beauty in the Central Plains How to feel ashamed.

And I didn't let them down, my originally calm brows were tightly frowned.

The smile on Ling Shaoyang's face seemed to deepen a bit.

Ashamed of myself, indeed, under such bright light, I did look unsightly, but at the same time, a faint doubt rose from my heart.

Sending a beauty, this can be said to be the most vulgar and most common method among the gifts given to the royal family. After all, Nangong Yu is the No. 1 of the Nangong family. How could it be so shallow?What's more, Ling Shaoyang and Mo Yunyi's relationship for many years can resist her temptation for the sake of imperial power. Even if Guan Guan looks like a fairy, he can't have too much influence.

What is the meaning of this gift from him?
At this time, Ling Shaoyang had already stretched out his hand and embraced Guan Guan. Guan Guan was like a boneless snake, nestling in the arms of this handsome man. He only heard him laughing: "Sure enough, it is the most precious treasure in the world. However, Mr. Nangong, what is the second gift you brought?"

(End of this chapter)