After all, who lost whom: broken glass

Chapter 21 Cause of Death (1)
The border Liu Luo mentioned was Youzhou.

Rong Yu thought that her disappearance from the Compassionate Ning Palace would definitely cause a huge storm, but in Pingjun Palace, there was no news at 01:30.

Liu Luo summoned the maid Zhu Ying to serve her.Rong Yu heard her voice, it should be the old female voice from that night.Her voice is very old, but she is only in her thirties, with a pretty face and a certain charm.

Rong Yu observed her behavior carefully, and felt that she was tough and decisive, not like ordinary servants, so he thought: King Pingliu was able to entrust Linlang's boudoir to her, there must be something extraordinary, maybe it was the one who served Linlang back then people.Rong Yu wanted to get close to her, but she was always indifferent, and didn't look at her more, let alone say a word.

Rong Yu has nothing to do, he just feels that the days are like years, he is worried about what is going on in the palace, and at the same time, he wonders what the outcome will be if he goes to Youzhou, whether his life will be in danger, if he is lucky enough to return to Beijing Liuluo Will she be let go, can she go back to the palace? Thinking of this, she is always startled, and secretly asks: Do you still want to go back to the palace?
The most likely outcome of returning to the palace is to be sent to Guanju Palace, or to have a cup of poisonous wine—could she still pray to Xin Yu that nothing happened?Rong Yu remembered a story he heard when he was young. It was said that during the turmoil of a certain year, the whole city fled the city, and a rich man, concubine Ji, was unable to accompany him for some reason. Concubine, people at that time sang: "Zhangtai Liu, Zhangtai Liu, are the willows green now? Even if the long strips seem to hang down like old ones, they should be picked up by others." , can Xin Yu be convinced that she is innocent?

But what about the child in her womb?She rubbed her abdomen with her hand, her heart was in a mess, and her face showed worry from time to time, but there was no one around to talk.

It was only at this time that she really regretted it. The road ahead was boundless, and it was up to her which way to go.

Liu Luo didn't come to see him, and there was no news from the outside world. There was no news of the concubine's disappearance, and fortunately, there was no news of the emperor's death.On the seventh day, Rong Yu felt that his hair was turning white, Liu Luo finally came and said, "Madam Lao will walk with me."

Rong Yu stared at him, not knowing what he was planning, did he let her get in with the emissary team—wasn't he afraid of being shouted at by her when he left the city?Naturally, she couldn't escape from his grasp in the Prince's Palace of Pingjun, but when she went outside, as long as she shouted for help, his plot would be exposed immediately.

Liu Luo saw through her thoughts and said with a smile: "Naturally, I have to pretend to be your empress, so you don't have to worry about me." After saying this, she took out a pill, the size of a soybean, put it in her palm, and said, "Please take it, my empress."

Rong Yu didn't know what it was, how could he dare to take it over, Liu Luo took a step forward, holding the pill in one hand, while supporting Rong Yu's jaw with the other to force it, a hand stretched out from the side, saying: "Your Majesty, no."

It was Zhu Ying!

Rong Yu never thought that this usually cold woman would speak for her, just like seeing a life-saving grass on the cliff, knowing that there is very little hope, but he couldn't help but look at her, there was a look of begging in his eyes.Zhu Ying stopped Liu Luo and repeated: "Your Majesty, no!"

Liu Luo gave her a cold look, then smiled and said: "I didn't know, there are such righteous people in my house." Although he was smiling, his eyes were extremely cold.

Zhu Ying said: "My lord speaks seriously. The meaning of this servant is just that once this medicine is taken, the child in her womb will be gone. If she wants to die, it is not good. If the lord trusts this servant, please allow me to walk along the way. There is a way to teach her to be willing."

Rong Yu pressed her abdomen, her face panicked——she guessed Liu Luo's intention was to control her with drugs to silence her, but the drugs seemed to be harmful, if they were taken, the child in her womb would be lost— This child...even if he can't return to the palace and see Xin Yu again, but this child...this child will always be his flesh and blood.

As soon as she thought of this, her face was sad.

Liu Luo said: "Since Aunt Zhu said so, Luoer naturally believes Aunt Zhu." He took out another pill from his bosom and said, "This thing has the effect of changing appearance, Aunt Zhu..." Zhu Ying beat Cut him off and said: "The prince is not worried about this, and the servants will naturally not let the prince down."

Liu Luo laughed dryly, said "OK", and the wind seemed to go away.

Leaving Rong Yu and Zhu Ying in the room, this is naturally not the first time Rong Yu was alone with Zhu Ying, but this time she felt very emotional, she got up and folded her clothes and bowed, "Senior, Rong Yu Unforgettable."

She doesn't know how to address Zhu Ying. It is obviously inappropriate to call her a servant like usual, and it is even more inappropriate to call her Aunt Zhu like Liu Luo. After all, she is a generation older than Liu Luo. .

Zhu Ying didn't return the salute, didn't reach out to help her, and didn't look at her as usual, but said coldly: "You should call me Zhu Ying, I wasn't here to save you."

Rong Yu went away in astonishment, but she stopped talking.

A few days later was the day when the envoys set out. Rong Yu was disguised as a slightly burly young man with a yellowish complexion. Standing in the guard team, he was inconspicuous at all. A young man with piercing eyes and no features on his face, even if he saw it ten or eight times, he was just an ordinary soldier.

The emperor attached great importance to this mission, so he saw him off in person.

Standing among the guards, Rong Yu saw Xin Yu's face from a distance, almost tears came to his eyes - he is still alive... still alive... She has been tossing and turning for the past few days and can't sleep at night because of this.

I haven't seen him for a few days, he seems to be very haggard, his complexion is not very good, a little pale, but his spirit is still good, he is talking to Qin Xiang, because the distance is far away, Rong Yu can't hear clearly, she just looks at him stupidly, thinking : Maybe this is the last time we meet.

Her eyes were sore, but for some reason she couldn’t shed tears, let alone speak—Zhu Ying clicked her dumb point—all she could express was a pair of eyes, looking at the high platform from afar The emperor, dressed in brocade clothes, thought from a distance: If I never come back, you should take care of yourself.

She has never thought about it this way, and she rarely even thinks about her feelings for the emperor, because the emperor is such a high-ranking person, there are three thousand beauties in the harem, who are more beautiful than her, more talented than her, more gentle and understanding than her , nobler than her, unknown, she knew that she won his favor, but because of this face.But those hundreds of days and nights of tenderness, she fell into it unknowingly - she knew she shouldn't, if she fell in love with such a person, she must be the one who was sad and disappointed in the end, he could even love the woman he loved Letting go, the most important thing in his eyes is the country and the country - but can a person's feelings be controlled by himself?She had never indulged herself, she was cautious and careful, but... But she was about to leave, and her feelings were like the Yellow River breaking its embankment, out of control.She only hoped that a miracle would happen, even if she couldn't speak or approach him, it would be good to just look at him from afar.

Rong Yu greedily stared at the person on the stage, but Xin Yu didn't notice it because he was so far away. He confessed to Qin Xiang a few words, and said to him: "Success is coming!" Then he turned around and ordered: "Fire the cannon."

Amid the sound of gun salutes, the long team of envoys left the capital slowly.

Rong Yu originally pinned his hopes on the routine inspection of the city gate, but how could the city guards dare to investigate the embassy sent off by the emperor himself?When the capital was getting farther and farther away, until there was only a shadow left and could no longer be seen, tears finally rolled down Rong Yu's eyes.

This time, I really can't see each other again.she thought sadly.

It took a whole month to travel from the capital to Youzhou.

Rong Yu was first assigned to the guard team, and on the third day after leaving the capital, he was transferred to Liu Luo's guard team together with Zhu Ying.

There are 18 servants around Liu Luo, all of whom are skilled, maybe Liu Luo has explained in advance, they are far away from the two of them, unless it is an order, otherwise they will not talk to them easily.There is a shift watch system for the servants, but Rong Yu and Zhu Ying do not participate. Even so, the long journey every day still makes Rong Yu feel exhausted. Fortunately, she suffered a lot with her parents when she was young, and she is in good health. But it can still hold on.

After leaving the capital, the scenery gradually changed. When we arrived in Xuzhou, it started to rain. It was raining continuously. The hot and humid weather made people very uncomfortable, but along the way, a bowl of large flowers bloomed. The color was bright red and the fragrance was strong. I had never seen it before. After arriving in Yuezhou , I also saw a small bird with extremely beautiful tail feathers, and the sound was as hollow as a bell. If you hadn't heard it with your own ears, you could hardly believe it was such a delicate bird.

Before Rong Yu entered the palace, she had been to a few places, but she had never seen such a wonderful scene. She was greedy for novelty all the way, and unexpectedly relieved a lot of worries.Sometimes when I think of Princess Xuanji who has gone this way, I think: what did she think about at the beginning?With such a noble status, being exiled to such a far place, along the way, do you know if you have hurt yourself?

Probably not, Rong Yu thought of the sword dance on that woman's engraving, although she has a woman's soft and charming attitude, but at the same time she is so strong that it makes people look sideways.The man in black also said that she confronted Lin Lang, and Lin Lang didn't dare to attack her.

When she thought of the man in black, she raised her eyebrows nonchalantly. She was not in the palace, so who would he talk to about his so many thoughts and regrets?
Rong Yu fantasized all the way, the team had already traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, and it was getting late, so they rested in Yangzhou.

Yangzhou is very famous in the south of the Yangtze River. In terms of wealth, there was a saying at that time, "Wrap a hundred thousand guan, and ride down to Yangzhou on a crane." In terms of scenery, Yangzhou has the reputation of "three parts of the world are moonlit nights, and two parts are rogues in Yangzhou". There are also twenty-four bright moons, and jade people play flute.

Rong Yu vaguely heard from his attendants that business is the most prosperous here, with many families and wealthy families, business is more important than poetry and books, so he couldn't help but be surprised. You must know that the Daewoo Dynasty selected scholars by poetry and books, scholars, workers, farmers, and merchants. Business is the lowest quality, I don't want to think that there are places where business is the most expensive, but it also greatly arouses her interest.

Liu Luo is an envoy acting on behalf of the Son of Heaven, so she is full of airs. When she goes to other prefectures, there are always soldiers clearing the way. , there were very few people watching the excitement on the street, and they all went about their own business, as if it was commonplace. He didn't show any anger on his face, but he was very dissatisfied in his heart.After arriving at the mansion to rest for the night, before leaving the next day, Liu Luo suddenly said, "It is said that Jiangnan is so prosperous that other places are not as good, why don't you stay one more day, and let Xiao Wang open his eyes?"

In terms of official positions, Liu Luo is the chief envoy, and Qin You is the deputy envoy. In terms of status, Liu Luo is the king of Pingjun, and Qin You is far inferior.Qin You is well versed in the world, so naturally she refused to refute him, she just said: "Your lord is so tired after days, you should rest for a few days."

Liu Luo was a figure in the imperial court that caused headaches for all parties. The magistrate of Yangzhou wished to send this little evil star away immediately, but since he had spoken, he had no choice but to agree: "It's rare that the prince has such an elegant intention. Naturally, we should do our best." He wanted to find someone who is proficient in the local area to accompany him, but was rejected by Liu Luo, Liu Luo said: "Why do you make such a big fuss, I just take a servant along." Then he clicked a The valet is exactly Rong Yu.

The two changed their attires, Liu Luo dressed as a rich man, Rong Yu dressed as a book boy, Shi Shiran went out, the two of them went out, they didn't go to the scenic spots of Slender West Lake, but wandered in the street.

The weather this day was fine and there was sunshine, but it wasn’t too harsh. Instead, there was a gust of warm wind, which made people feel refreshed. The road paved with stone slabs walks slowly, as if there is a thousand-year-old charm.

Some pigeons flew past lightly, and the pigeon whistle in Qingyuan circled in the wind.

Liu Luo casually said: "The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed better than that in the capital."

Rong Yu answered him casually: "Jiangnan has the exquisiteness of Jiangnan, and the capital has the atmosphere of the capital. There is nothing comparable to green water and green mountains." It was only when he spoke that he realized that he was presumptuous. Maybe it was because he was far away from the capital, or maybe it was because he was so far away from the capital. The influence of the civilian attire of the two of them—how many years has she not spoken to her heart?Rong Yu smiled wryly, feeling pity in his heart.

There are many small stalls and hawkers on the side of the road. The goods on display are not very expensive, but they are all exquisite and cute, small fan pendants, exquisite hairpins, purses, headscarves, etc. Rong Yu has been in the palace for many years, and he has long been trained to be unhappy The appearance is different, but it is fresh at first glance, so I can't help but look at it a few more times, thinking: No wonder my mother kept talking about the prosperity of Jiangnan during her lifetime, and it turned out to be so.

In the midst of depression, he suddenly heard Liu Luo say: "I want this, this, and this..." Rong Yu thought to himself how the dignified Pingjun King would like these crude things, and when he looked closely, he was surprised The things I took a second look at were a purse, a fan pendant, and a naive clay doll.He was lowering his head to take out some money to pay the bill, and seeing his side face from Rong Yu's angle, he was extremely handsome.

Rong Yu was slightly taken aback, thinking: Why is he trying to curry favor like this?
Liu Luo bought these things and didn't hand them over to Rong Yu, but put them in his sleeves. The two walked for a while in silence. Someone was selling paintings at the street corner. Seeing Liu Luo's style, he knew that he was a rich patron. He stopped him and said, "My lord, please leave a portrait."

Liu Luo looked at him twice, and was about to refuse, but suddenly her heart moved, and she said, "You can make a picture for him."

Surprised, Rong Yu was already pushed forward, the artist praised: "What a handsome brother!" Rong Yu thought to himself: I look like this, what's so handsome!Knowing that it is a common trick on the street, I don't care about it with him.

The painter's skills are good, but after a stick of incense, Rong Yu's description is vivid on the paper, when Rong Yufang wanted to read it, Liu Luo stretched out his hand and cut it off, commenting: "It has its form but not its spirit."

The painter was not convinced, and thought that the gentleman in brocade clothes was going to renege on his debt, so he said, "If you can find a better painting than mine on this street, my lord, I will give this painting away."

Liu Luo smiled slightly and said, "Then please grind the ink for me."

The painter squinted at him, and sure enough, he had rubbed the ink for him. Liu Luo picked up the brush and brushed a few times, but he was faster than the painter. He put down the brush and handed the drawing paper to the painter. Pale and pale, he said: "My lord is really clever, villain... villain..." He made a living by painting, and he could barely make ends meet, but he couldn't say the words "hand in hand" no matter what.

Liu Luo said with a smile: "I don't think it's worth your money." Rong Yu knew that the next sentence he hadn't said would be: I'm afraid you won't have the good fortune to bear it.

When the painter heard this, he felt amnesty, and smiled apologetically, "Young Master, you are so talented and generous, so you don't have the same knowledge as us." Seeing his appearance like this, Rong Yu felt both ridiculous and pitiful.

She originally thought that Liu Luo was going to show her the painting, but he didn't. He showed the painting for a while, folded it and put it in his sleeve, as if he wanted to cherish it.

Rong Yu became more and more incomprehensible to him, just followed behind him step by step, and suddenly heard him ask: "I have robbed you so far, do you hate me?"

Rong Yu didn't know why he suddenly brought up this matter, but the answer was very nerve-wracking - if he reprimanded him harshly, he might lose his life, and if he wanted to beg for mercy softly, at this moment, he couldn't do it no matter what.So he pondered for a while, and said: "I just don't know why you did this."

Hearing this, Liu Luo smiled slightly and said, "Of course you don't know." After only saying these six words, he stopped talking, and Rong Yu didn't ask him, the two of them walked with their heads in suspense, and I don't know how many detours they made. Seeing more and more desolation, Rong Yu was worried, and said, "Where is Prince Ping going?"

Liu Luo's face darkened, and said: "You'll know when you get there." His tone was quite unkind, Rong Yu didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he followed him, and after walking for about an hour, he arrived at a village, and there was a temple at the end of the village, The temple gate was covered with spider threads, and dark green moss grew on the edge of the steps. When Liu Luo stepped up, a clear footprint appeared on the steps.

The real wild temple in a deserted village doesn't even have a name.

Rong Yu's doubts were even worse—Liu Luo was born in the capital, grew up in the capital, had Xin Yu's ban, and had never left the capital, how could he find such a desolate temple—what kind of Bodhisattva is enshrined in this temple?While she was thinking, she stretched out her hand to push the door, and it opened with a creak. From her perspective, she could see dust and light flying inside, and there was a vague white statue, but due to too much dust, she couldn't see clearly.

Rong Yu moved to go in, but was stopped by Liu Luo, and said: "It's still early, don't rush in."

But Rong Yu didn't know that the meeting of gods and Buddhas was related to the time of day, he was puzzled in his heart, but he couldn't resist him, he just looked at the dust on the ground in embarrassment, wondering how the well-clothed King Pingjun could sit down.

Seeing her thoughts, Liu Luo just smiled, took out a white silk handkerchief from her sleeve, and wiped it casually. In the blink of an eye, the handkerchief looked like it had been fished out of an ink tank, but the steps But there was a clean piece of land, not too big or too small, just enough for two people to sit down.

Liu Luo brushed across the steps, rolled up the handkerchief and put it in her sleeve.Rong Yu knew that he was afraid that someone who cared about him would find out that he had been here, so he couldn't help but sigh, this Prince Ping is young, but his thoughtfulness is far inferior to Rong Yu's.

Liu Luola sat side by side with Rong Yu on the steps, looked up at the sky, did not speak for a long time, and when she opened her mouth, she said the first sentence: "Actually, I already knew that my mother could not be poisoned to death by others."

Rong Yu thought to himself: No wonder he was not surprised at the last time in Lanling Palace, because he knew about it earlier—but earlier, he had told her plainly that his mother died in Ming Yuexin.

Liu Luo said: "She died of poison, but if she is not willing, that person will never poison her to death."

His words coincided with Rong Yu's previous speculation.

(End of this chapter)