Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 42: Rebirth to protect the emperor (1)

"Yun Qing knows a little bit about it, but he's afraid that he won't be able to get into the eyes of the emperor!" Hearing his obvious dissatisfaction, Yun Qing had no choice but to lower his head and accept his fate.

"The queen is too modest, let's go!" Xuanyuan Ze took the lead and swung his robe, crossing the clouds and striding toward the pavilion. Chang Le had already ordered someone to quickly fetch the chess pieces, and ordered the palace attendants to prepare some snacks and fruit plates. .

When Yun Qing and Xuanyuan Ze were sitting opposite each other around the chessboard, Ning'er, who happened to be passing by the Imperial Garden, was surprised at first, then hurriedly lowered his head and quickened his pace, quickly walked behind the palace pillars in the distance, and looked curiously at the pavilion. .

  She saw the emperor and the queen talking about something while playing chess. Although they were far away and she couldn't see their expressions clearly, she could tell that they seemed to be very harmonious, far away from their previous indifference.

She was slightly suspicious, and since she couldn't hear their conversation, she had to quietly turn around and quickly walk towards Zhuhua Palace.

"I remember the Queen said the day before yesterday that she wanted me to find out the mastermind of the assassin. Today I will tell the Queen that I have ordered people to find out some relevant clues!" Xuanyuan Ze said casually while playing chess.

 He just wanted to tell her about the assassin, but she actually misinterpreted her meaning, which made him very depressed.

Today news came from the Ministry of Punishment, saying that the assassins had been found to have been ordered by someone else. As long as they sneaked into the palace and killed the queen, that person would pay them a large sum of money.

The assassin only said that the person who contacted them was a middle-aged man, and he did not know his specific identity.

They can’t know about other things either!

"Oh, so fast?" Yun Qing didn't expect that he would take the initiative to tell him this. Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, he couldn't help but guess: If the person behind the scenes he found hadn't shown up yet, that was, The other person was not who she thought he was.

"Well, after several days of interrogation by the Minister of Justice, the person who bribed the assassin has been found to be a court official. After further investigation, I believe that the person behind the scenes that the Queen is looking for can be found!" He dropped his voice decisively, Xuanyuan Ze's chess style suddenly became fierce, and with his sudden sharp gaze, Yun Qing was startled and saw that the situation on the chess board had changed drastically.

"Official? Who is that?" Yun Qing never thought that that person was so powerful that he had already bribed officials to murder him in a short period of time!

 But if it wasn’t her, then who would be so deliberately trying to kill herself?

"He is just an editor of the Hanlin Academy, with a low official rank. He is the assassin he hired to bribe. He has been taken into custody. I believe that the purpose of assassinating the queen will be found out soon!" Xuanyuan Ze's eyes narrowed and he looked at Yun. The chess piece of the Qing Dynasty, which had been lingering for a long time, suddenly smiled and said: "Queen, don't worry, since I said I will give the queen an explanation, I will never tolerate adultery this time!"

Looking at his firm eyes, Yun Qing's heart moved. Is this his promise to her? If so, it seems a bit heavy.

 The air around him suddenly became deep, and the flowers around him were swaying with the gentle breeze.

 She lowered her eyes silently under his direct gaze.

Looking at the chessboard on the stone table, he slowly stretched out his hand and dropped the pieces without saying a word.

"The queen's move really stumped me! I don't know that the queen is quick in writing and has a beautiful flute sound. She also played the chess accurately and freely." Xuanyuan Ze picked up a black stone in his hand and looked at the chess game on the board. He couldn't help but He raised his eyes and stared deeply at the delicate and beautiful face in front of him.

When he gets closer to her, he can always discover her hidden wisdom. Every time, there is always a side that surprises him.

"What, the emperor's chess game is too fierce, and Yunqing is pressing every step of the way. Yunqing can only take risks step by step." He looked into those deep eyes without fear, and there was a hint of darkness hidden in Yunqing's eyes. reward.

From his chess game trends, she could see that he gradually changed his chess style from being gentle and gentle at the beginning, to being vigorous and resolute almost in an instant. If she dealt with it lightly, she would only be cornered by his blockade. .

She had to launch an offensive and turn retreat into advance step by step in order to survive his fierce chess style and narrowly avoid being swallowed up by him.

She suddenly realized that this game of chess was just like her position in the palace. From his initial ignorance to his subsequent pressure, she had no choice but to face the wind.

Perhaps, she will still lose to him, but judging from the current relationship between the two, as long as she maintains a balanced and peaceful way of getting along with him, she will be fine.

Only when she is safe can she protect the people around her! Only in this way can the people you want to protect not be hurt because of you.

"Ha, that makes sense!" Xuanyuanze raised the corners of his lips slightly. He looked at the chess game for a long time, and suddenly his piece landed in the center of the white piece that Yun Qing was protecting. Yun Qing was stunned for a moment, but he heard that he was smiling but not smiling. Said: "Only in this way can I maintain peace with the Queen's chess game!"

His last piece was a give-and-take in chess language! But when he came down like this, it didn't mean that.

His ability to move in such a way was beyond her expectation, but she couldn't help but marvel, he was really a genius.

This move seems to be surrounded by dangers, but in fact it is full of atmosphere. It contains the wisdom of putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha immediately, and the understanding that only by achieving it can one survive.

 For a while, a breeze blew up and the fragrance of flowers filled my nose. He was laughing and she was stunned.

 Looking at the rare surprise in her eyes, Xuanyuan Ze was in a better mood than before!

Perhaps she will still reject him, but he believes that in her eyes, he will eventually become the only one who touches her heart!

He is not in a hurry. Just as her beauty needs to be discovered slowly, his talent will slowly impress her.

 The moon is bright and the stars are sparse at night, when everything returns to peace.

There was a melodious flute sound coming from afar, and Yun Qing, who was slowly waking up from his sleep, could tell that it was a piece of music composed by himself.

Looking at the sunset, I wanted to go back to sleep, but the sound of the flute seemed to have a hint of urgency, which was not as natural as usual.

Thinking of that handsome young man, Yun Qing couldn't help but be slightly surprised. Why was he still up so late?

His tune is not smooth, sometimes high and sometimes low. It doesn't sound like playing music, but seems to be conveying some uneasy mood through the sound of the flute.

Yun Qing thought that he had been in poor health. At this time, the night was getting deeper and Dr. Hua was not in the palace, and he was living alone in the palace. He thought that if he needed anything, he wouldn't even have anyone around to accompany him.

 I wanted people to go and have a look, but considering his very cold temperament, even if most people asked him, he would refuse them thousands of miles away.

Sighing helplessly, she put on her clothes and stood up, deciding to go and see for herself.

"My Lady, it's so late, where are you going?" Since the last assassination incident, Xuanyuan Ze sent more guards to the Golden Phoenix Palace, and the Queen Mother also officially transferred her capable guard Murong Chong to protect Yun Qing Safety.

Murong Chong followed her closely, as if he would follow her wherever she went.

"Ningxin Palace!" Yun Qing responded softly and walked forward.

Murong Chong was startled for a moment, then looked at her departing back and hurriedly followed her.

The sound of the flute continued, and when Yun Qing came outside the palace wall, the faster and faster melody made her eyebrows twist slightly. She was secretly suspicious in her heart, but the sound of the flute suddenly stopped, making Yun Qing's eyelids twitch. Jumped, and then heard a hoarse roar from the garden, which made Murong Chongyi's heart skip a beat, and he quickly stepped forward to protect Yun Qing.

"Murong Chong, go in and take a look." Yun Qing was shocked. He didn't know what happened to the people inside, so he had to tell Murong Chong to go in and take a look.

Murong Chong remained motionless, worried that if he left, leaving her alone would be in danger.

"Ah!!" Another horrifying roar, accompanied by the sound of a tree branch breaking, came from inside. Hearing this, Yun Qing became more and more anxious and ordered hurriedly: "Murong Chong, I order you to go in and take a look. See what happened to King Anqing. If you don't obey the order again, don't blame me for punishing you! "

"Empress..." Murong Chong looked embarrassed. Under Yun Qing's eager glare, he finally hugged him with both fists and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Then he quickly took Yun Qing with him. He climbed up the palace wall, and when Yun Qing was startled, he had safely brought her to the palace wall.

"Ah!" Yun Qing saw the pear garden in a mess when Murong Chong took her to the ground. At this moment, the white figure was destroying the trees in the garden like crazy. Several pear trees had fallen down in front of and behind him, and his clothes were also torn.

Seeing Xuanyuan Yi like this, Yun Qing couldn't help but scream. Xuanyuan Yi, who turned around after hearing the sound, saw her at a glance. Those red eyes stared at her, as if Yun Qing was a delicious meal, **** after her. Devour her in one gulp.

Yun Qing's whole body went cold. Xuanyuan Yi like this was very similar to Xuanyuan Yi who almost hurt her that time. He was even crazier than last time. His whole person gave people a demonic and terrifying look, which made her unable to help herself. He leaned towards Murong Chong beside him.

"Prince?" Murong Chong subconsciously blocked Yun Qing behind him. Seeing that Prince Anqing, who usually had a cold attitude, turned out to be so weird, he was slightly shocked.

However, Xuanyuan Yi ignored him and just froze there, trying desperately to restrain the crazy bloodthirsty impulse in his heart.

"Murong Chong, take your master away quickly!" Just when the surrounding atmosphere was freezing for a while, Xuanyuan Yi's hoarse voice broke the silence, making Yun Qing's heart tremble. Remembering that time, he was also like this Trying hard to suppress a pain that puzzled her, he urged her to leave.

And now, he once again suppressed himself and asked Murong Chong to take him away. Could it be that he was afraid that he would hurt him?

 However, seeing how painful he is, if she leaves, will he continue to hurt himself crazily like just now?

Her heart tightened suddenly, and she suddenly understood why he lived alone in a palace in Ruoda.

Just as he was afraid that he would hurt himself that time, he must be afraid that he would hurt other people.

"King Anqing, what's wrong with you? Is there anything I can do for you?" When Murong Chong hesitated to take Yun Qing away, she shook her head, not worried about leaving Xuanyuan Yi alone.

His serious illness was beyond her imagination, but now, she discovered another side of him that was even more distressing.

He is one year younger than himself. Although he is a prince, he lives alone in such a cold palace, even in a place where others cannot see him. He has to endure torture that ordinary people cannot bear.

She suddenly couldn't imagine how heartbroken a mother would feel if the Queen Mother knew about it and saw her son being tortured like this.

 From the way the Queen Mother looked at him every time, she could be sure that the Queen Mother loved him very much. But, what happened to make him become like this?

"Let me go!" His fingers were getting colder and colder, and his chest was getting hotter and hotter. A numb and painful feeling like ants gnawing at his heart constantly invaded his mind.

Xuanyuan Yi gritted his teeth tightly and forced out these three words.

He doesn't know how long he can hold on. He has endured it for so many years. He doesn't want to break his determination again or hurt others.

"Okay, I'll help you invite Imperial Physician Hua to enter the palace!" Seeing Xuanyuan Yi's painful expression, Yun Qing couldn't help but leave resolutely. The only thing she thought of was that he must be suffering from a strange disease and causing strange phenomena. At this moment, sending someone to send the Chinese imperial doctor to the palace might be of some help to him.

"Murong Chong, you stay here to prevent the prince from harming you again. I will send the imperial doctor over right away." Thinking about this, Yun Qing ordered Murong Chong beside him, then turned around and ran towards the side door in the distance, asking Murong Chong to Startled, he hurriedly stepped forward to protect her: "Mother, be careful!"

 However, his voice has slowed down a step.

Xuanyuan Yi, who had been suppressing the impulse in his heart, flew forward like an arrow as soon as Yun Qing moved, and grabbed it with one hand...

"Hiss!" Yun Qing felt a pain in her shoulders. The clothes on her shoulders had been torn by Xuanyuan Yi who suddenly flew in, and his nails scratched her shoulders.

"Empress!" Murong Chong was startled in his heart and quickly pulled Yun Qing's body. His other hand was as fast as lightning and struck Xuanyuan Yi quickly. Only then did he narrowly bring Yun Qing back behind him. Then he and Xuanyuan Yi quickly Fighting together.

Yun Qing's face was pale, and he was frightened by Xuanyuan Yi's sudden attack just now. When she came to her senses, she remembered that she should leave immediately to serve as Xuanyuan Yi's imperial doctor.

She looked at the two people blocking the way, but couldn't find a chance to get out. She didn't dare to pass by them rashly, so she had to stay where she was.

Xuanyuan Yi suddenly smelled the smell of blood in the air coming from Yun Qing's shoulder. His inner demon suddenly aroused, and Murong Chong was almost unable to resist with his fierce skills.

The other party was the prince. Although Murong Chong could block him from hurting the queen, he did not dare to accidentally hurt him.

But the other party was just the opposite. Xuanyuan Yi had almost lost all reason at this time, and his moves were so cruel that he was almost unable to resist.

 “Mother, please leave this place quickly.” Seeing Yun Qing still staying where he was, Murong Chong became anxious and hurriedly urged her.

 He was worried that if he could not control the prince, the queen would be in great danger.

Who would have expected that at the moment he urged Yun Qing, Xuanyuan Yi quickly hit him in the chest with a hard palm, and with a flash of white shadow, he flew towards the queen.

"Ah!" Yun Qing was shocked and subconsciously stepped back, but it was not as fast as Xuanyuan Yi's lightning speed. He only felt his body light up, and his whole body had been caught in Xuanyuan Yi's hands, and he rushed towards the palace quickly.

"Your Majesty, please don't hurt your Majesty!" Murong Chong felt anxious and hurriedly chased after him. However, because of Xuanyuan Yi's palm just now, his true energy was slightly dispersed, and he was dropped far away in the blink of an eye.

How could Xuanyuan Yi listen to his dissuasion? He only felt that his heartbeat was so fast that it was about to burst out of his chest. The little bit of his heart that was being chewed away, pain and heat, numbness and itching coexisted. A kind of desire for blood made him Almost wanted to destroy the whole world.

The inside of the palace was darker than outside. Yun Qing felt his vision dim suddenly, and then there was a thud, and Xuanyuan Yi pressed his whole body heavily to the cold ground.

"Ah!" She felt horrified in her heart. She felt that his body was extremely stiff and trembling slightly, and he pressed his hand tightly on her shoulder; there was a bit of pain where he scratched her just now.

However, just as she was about to push him away, she felt his hand exert another force, a force that was so cruel that it almost broke her shoulder bone.

"Xuanyuan Yi, you, what's wrong with you?" Enduring the extreme pain, Yun Qing took a breath and tried to calm himself down, but his voice couldn't help but tremble slightly.

 At this moment, he was so evil that it scared her. If she hadn't known that he had a good nature, she would have been frightened and fainted by him.

 But she didn't hear his answer, only her heavier and heavier breaths blowing hard around her face. She could feel his body shaking more and more, which seemed to indicate that he was trying his best to suppress himself.

She couldn't help but hold her breath. She didn't know what to do under such a terrifying abnormality.

"Empress!" He heard Murong Chong calling loudly at the door. Yun Qing's heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly responded: "I'm...um..."

However, her voice was quickly silenced by a fiery lips, causing her eyes to widen in horror and her heartbeat to stop.

"Empress!" Murong Chong was startled when he heard the sound, and then rushed over quickly. When he saw such a scene, he immediately stamped Xuanyuan Yi on the back of his heart without thinking, causing him to spit out a large mouthful of blood. It splashed all over Yun Qing's face.

"Ah!" Yun Qing tightly closed her eyes. When Murong Chong quickly touched Xuanyuan Yi's acupuncture points, she felt a heavy weight on her body, and Xuanyuan Yi's body completely pressed against hers.

"Empress..." Murong Chong was still frightened and ignored the injured Xuanyuan Yi. He quickly pulled Xuanyuan Yi away and picked up Yun Qing from the ground. At this moment, Yun Qing was almost stunned.

"Empress, are you okay? Empress!" Murong Chong was also frightened. Seeing that Yun Qing remained silent and motionless, he couldn't help but become anxious.

Ignoring Xuanyuan Yi who was injured on the ground, he held Yun Qing in his arms and took her back to Jinfeng Palace.

"I'm fine, Murong Chong, please put me down quickly!" Just as he rushed out of the palace door with Yun Qing, Yun Qing suddenly came back to his senses. Murong Chong was startled at first, and then he quickly and carefully put her down as she struggled hard.

As soon as Yun Qing landed, he turned around and ran quickly back to Xuanyuan Yi, and told Murong Chong: "Murong Chong, go and tell the Queen Mother what happened here, and ask the Queen Mother to quickly invite Dr. Hua into the palace to treat King Anqing. Go quickly!”

"But where are you, Madam?" Murong Chong followed him uneasily. Seeing Yun Qing trying to help Xuanyuan Yi up from the ground, he hurriedly stepped forward to help, and together they helped him lie down on a lounge chair in the palace.

"I'm fine. He has been restrained by you. I believe he will be fine for the time being. Go and ask the Queen Mother to send someone to take Imperial Physician Hua into the palace, and then you come back quickly." Yun Qing pushed Murong Chong away quickly and walked back to the palace. , fumbled for a flint and lit the candle.

"Well, the queen will take care of the prince first, and I will be back soon!" Murong Chong looked back at Yun Qing with some worry, and then thought that the prince would not break through the acupuncture points in a short time, so he flashed, Quickly disappeared outside the palace.

"Xuanyuan Yi, how are you?" Yun Qing walked up to Xuanyuan Yi and looked at him under the candlelight. His face was pale, his red eyes were matched with the blood stains that had just sprayed out from his lips, and his whole person was so evil that she was a little scared.

After listening to her words, Xuanyuan Yi just closed his eyes weakly, as if he had no consciousness. Except for the vigorous rise and fall of his chest, his whole person looked lifeless.

Yun Qing felt a little pity in her heart. Thinking of his pain just now, her eyes couldn't help but become slightly moist.

"Wait for me for a while!" Looking at the blood stains on his face, she remembered that her own face should also be stained with his blood, so she hurriedly ran into the inner hall to find a towel, and then ran outside to get half a bucket of water. , carefully cleaning the blood stains on his face.

　　When the cold water touched his cheeks, Xuanyuan Yi's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes that had been closed slowly opened. Seeing that beautiful face that was also stained with blood and was wiping it for him attentively, his heart warmed. Although the pain in his heart was still burning, it was much lighter than before.

"You have blood on your face too." Yunqing was inexplicably startled by his sudden hoarse voice. When she understood what he said, she couldn't help but smile and said happily: "I'm fine, how are you? , is it seriously injured?”

 (End of this chapter)