Peach concubine

After meeting Mrs. Xiao that day, Jian Ruolin was no longer immersed in the water and hung up, but the shackles on his body were still locked, and it was freezing cold. On fire.

There was a rattling sound of the prison door being opened, and Jian Ruolin felt weak, but she thought in her heart that he had already confessed his guilt, and who would come to see him again—a person who was about to lose his life. Wouldn't you give me this bit of peace?

When Jian Ruolin frowned secretly, the door of the cell was pushed open, first two servants came in, and then, it was Master Zheng who brought Jian Ruolin's lock here a few days ago.

"Legend, Jian Ruolin, a sinner, will meet you in Qianyuan Palace──"

Jian Ruolin struggled to stand up from the ground, his legs and feet were weak, and his vision was somewhat blurred. The chains on his body severely restricted his movements, and he almost fell down again.

Mr. Zheng frowned, and ordered in a low voice: "When you enter the palace, don't lose your manners. Let's arrange a bath and change clothes first."

Then Jian Ruolin followed Mr. Zheng, surrounded by more than a dozen bodyguards, entered the palace from Dali Temple, walked all the way, the cold wind was blowing in the deep winter night, and he had to wait for Mr. An to report his injuries outside Qianyuan Palace. Even though he was given the best internal secret medicine, and was fed a bowl of ginseng soup before entering the palace, he still felt unbearably cold after kneeling for a while.

After finally being summoned, Eunuch An withdrew from the palace and let Jian Ruolin enter alone to meet him as ordered.As soon as he entered the door, the hot air made his brain a little swollen, and his body couldn't bear the sudden warm and cold.After a while, the dizziness gradually weakened.He opened his eyes and walked in with vigor, and saw the emperor sitting on the kang, looking in his direction, and quickly knelt down: "Caomin Jian Ruolin, long live my emperor."

This knelt down, but there was no response for a long time. I just felt a line of sight hit my back, and I felt a heavy pressure.

The emperor's voice was not high, neither slow nor urgent, but with a gentleness that was not angry and prestige: "Jian Ruolin?"

"The grass people are here."

"Kneel over here, I have something to ask you."

Jian Ruolin moved her heavy body forward, knelt on the edge of the kang, with her limbs on the ground.His hands and feet trembled slightly—he had been in Dali Temple for a few days, although he had not been severely punished, it was indispensable for him to be punished one by one.Moreover, in order to finish their errands as soon as possible, those people in Dali Temple did not dare to use the punishment in the open, but they chose some tricky and weird methods to punish him.He was once pierced into his body by a whole row of silver needles. The silver needles are so thin that they won't even bleed out when they get stuck into the flesh, let alone detect the wound, but they can heal people to death.Now Jian Ruolin is kneeling, but she is gritting her teeth to hold on.

"You raise your head." After a while, the emperor's voice sounded from the top again.

Jian Ruolin raised her head slowly, and looked at the emperor with a slightly probing gaze. The majesty of the Tian family should not be underestimated after all. After only looking at each other for a while, Jian Ruolin involuntarily lowered her eyelashes and avoided that gaze.

The emperor looked at him for a long time: "Sure enough, you are born with a face like a crown of jade. The women in the harem will be compared to you."

These words were already somewhat insulting, the emperor might have no intention of speaking, but Jian Ruolin gritted her teeth secretly, her body trembling uncontrollably in embarrassment.

"I have heard about the matter between you and Jing Mo. Let me ask you, but because of Jing Mo's status, you made a compromise and committed yourself to him? You don't have to worry about it. Although Jing Mo is my nephew, I will reward and punish him." , you just tell the truth, if Jing Mo coerces you, I will definitely make the decision for you." This is another explanation that the emperor came up with after thinking for a long time. Let them go with the flow.The emperor no longer wanted to force Xiao Jingmo too deeply, but he also firmly believed that Xiao Jingmo could not be indulged in masculinity. The only way was to let Jian Ruolin take the initiative to stay away and cut off Xiao Jingmo's delusions.

Jian Ruolin is a smart person, if he doesn't want to die, the step given by the emperor is a way to survive.

"No."

"What did you say?"

"Back to the emperor, no, Xiao Xiaohou didn't coerce the grass-roots people. It was the grass-roots people who saw the young prince's richness and demeanor, and secretly speculated that he must be a rich man. They had a delusional idea for a while, and deliberately tried to get close to him. The grass-roots people were unwilling As a small businessman, making incense and grinding powder, that's why he did such shameful things. The young master is naturally romantic and free and easy, and he is also a hot-blooded person. He is full of blood, and he can be bullied at a young age..." The emperor listened quietly, The more he listened, the expression on his face became darker.Jian Ruolin is going all out. Xiao Jingmo shouldn't have ruined his future and life for him. Anyway, he has already admitted the crime of hiding the dragon robe, so he simply took everything down: "Caomin originally thought that relying on Lord Xiaohou, But it is beneficial to my Jian family. I didn't expect that the emperor has seen through everything. It is useless for the grassroots to hide the matter now. It is the fault of the grassroots to hide the dragon robe and seduce the young master. I ask the emperor to deal with the grassroots strictly. It shows the greatness of the heavenly family. As for the young master, the emperor must not blame him."

For a moment, the room was completely silent, not a single sound could be heard, Jian Ruolin lay prone there, feeling uneasy.

Falling in love with a man is always a huge scandal in the royal family. Jian Ruolin no longer expects that she can escape unscathed, but hopes to use her own life to protect Xiao Jingmo as much as possible.just-

"There are loopholes everywhere, and there are many loopholes. In vain, you are still the famous Mr. Fusu."

Jian Ruolin looked up in surprise, "Your Majesty?"

"If it's true as you said, why did you admit to the crime of hiding the dragon robe? You can simply push it all to Xiao Jingmo. You are at best an accomplice, and you can even say that you don't know about it. Why do you need to blame yourself? back?"

"This, this matter is because the grassroots were confused for a while, and now they know their crimes, and they dare not insult the young master again."

"Then you said you were the one who seduced Jing Mo, why did I receive the news that Jing Mo kept pestering you repeatedly?"

"This, this is of course a trick played by the grassroots..." Jian Ruolin broke out in a sweat, not understanding what the emperor meant. If he said he wanted to protect Xiao Jingmo, why did every word seem to justify himself at this moment?

"You have told me the truth, so I have told you the truth. I have liked this child Jing Mo since I was a child. I have brought him by my side and raised him for several years. I know his temperament and character very well. If you are really the one who clings to you with ulterior motives, Jing Mo treats you like that today." The emperor moved his body and looked down at the man kneeling on the ground: "Jing Mo is the person I love and value the most. It's just that he has repeatedly avoided political affairs over the years. Even under pressure, I dare not give him high-ranking officials and real power... He is my nephew, and I can't even do whatever I want, leaving him what I want... But, he Now he doesn't understand my intentions, but actually knelt and begged me for three days—is he sure that I won't bear it, or is he confident?!"

"Your Majesty—" Jian Ruolin's voice was desolate.

"Your influence on him is too great and too much. Jing Mo has to be careful in every way in this position. I can't leave him with a stigma, and leave others with a reason to punish him. I have lived for a hundred years Afterwards, Jing Mo must live in harmony with the new emperor, I dare not and cannot let him go and make a big mistake..."

"He is sick now, but he still wants me to forgive you. He refuses to take a sip of the medicine given to him by the imperial doctor. When I asked him, he firmly insisted that the dragon robe belonged to him and had nothing to do with you. He is To force myself to death, to force Pingyang Hou's family to death, is also to force me to show mercy and bow my head!"

Jian Ruolin clasped the thick carpet at the emperor's feet tightly with both hands, feeling like a knife was twisting her heart, and two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks. His voice was desolate and hopeless: "Please, please, please give the grass people a death."

"Do you think I don't want your life? You are a man, but you let Jing Mo repeatedly offend you... But, Jing Mo said, if one day, you Jian Ruolin is gone, the world will not be here anymore. , and there will be no such person as Xiao Jingmo." The emperor sighed heavily, feeling helpless and resentful: "He ignored all the family relatives, etiquette and ethics, and even had the idea of ​​life and death together, I have taught him a lot in vain!"

Jian Ruolin's heart was broken, he didn't understand why he and Xiao Jingmo had come to this point.The road was so bumpy, he and Jing Mo, knowing that the world hates this unrequited love, still acted like moths to a flame without hesitation.Is heaven really heartless and ruthless, otherwise how could he have the heart to give him a glimmer of hope for happiness, and then reach out and tear it to pieces!

Is the majesty of the royal family and the reputation of the emperor really more important than anything else?

Jian Ruolin's throat sweetened, and there seemed to be a bloody smell rising up, but he suppressed it.

"I announced you into the palace today because of Jing Mo's insistence. I have to wonder what kind of man it is that can make Jing Mo do this for him—and also because I want to settle this matter... On this matter, I have hesitated for too long, long-term pain is better than short-term pain, so I will simply settle it."

Jian Ruolin knew that the emperor would have something to say, so she just knelt down docilely, waiting for what would happen.

"When I saw you today, I know that you are not a person who clings to vanity. You are willing to bear all the responsibility for Jing Mo. Finally, you treat Jing Mo sincerely. Although the royal family does not tolerate men falling in love, I miss you. Sincerely, I will give you a chance—”

The little eunuch brought up a plate, which contained a document of agreement and a glass of poisonous wine, and placed it in front of Jian Ruolin.

"If you are willing to make a solemn oath that you will never see Jing Mo again in your lifetime, and never leave Suzhou City, I will spare your life and let you go back to Suzhou City and continue to manage your Liufang Pavilion—otherwise, I can't tolerate you anymore." After the emperor finished speaking, he seemed to be a little bit impatient, and took a breath: "Whether you sign a contract to leave Jingmo, or drink the poisonous wine I prepared for you, you choose."

Jian Ruolin stared blankly at the document and the poisoned wine, feeling bitterness welling up in her heart. The emperor gave him two choices, but in fact these two paths were both dead ends—Xiao Jingmo's dead end, or his own dead end.

The reason why saints are not benevolent is because they take the common people as their consideration and put the overall situation first.

But this choice is too cold and ruthless.

"Your Majesty, the grassroots don't want to die." Jian Ruolin said weakly.

"I am not hard-hearted, as long as you leave Jing Mo, you will not die."

"But your majesty—" Jian Ruolin smiled sadly: "You gave me a way to live, but at the price of turning my back on Jing Mo. These two ways, one is to sacrifice life, and the other is to cut off emotions, no matter which one, The grassroots are reluctant."

"I thought you were not afraid of death." The emperor smiled coldly.

"Why aren't you afraid of death?" Jian Ruolin still smiled sadly: "I am not only afraid of death, but also afraid that I will never see Jing Mo again."

"For a long time, it was Jing Mo who followed me hard, paid time and time again, and stood by my side silently when I was in the most difficult time... Although I spoke coldly to him, he was still the same as before... We have already wasted Once, I can't stand the second time... I promised him that unless he lets go first, no matter what happens, he will never give up lightly. Your Majesty, the grass people don't want to die, but if the grass people want to live, they must destroy After breaking this promise, Caomin... really can't bear to..."

With such affection, even the emperor was moved. The emperor looked at him with mixed thoughts.

The emperor was surprised: "Are you really desperate?"

Jian Ruolin bowed her head and kowtowed, her expression was so sad that it was unbearable to touch, she smiled wryly, and said: "The emperor gave me a way to live, and it was me who chose to die..."

The red liquid in the wine glass is just like the peach blossom wine that he and Xiao Jingmo drank under the peach blossom tree that day.

It's just that once it enters the throat, it is the poison that penetrates the intestines.

──Actually, as early as that time, Xiao Jingmo came here with the sun, and when he sat on the top of the peach blossom tree with bright eyes and smiled lowly, they had already planted the poison of love, which was never stopped, life and death followed each other.

"Caomin only asks for one thing from the emperor."

"You said."

"Please don't let Jing Mo know that the emperor gave the grass people to death, so let's say that the grass people left, and went to the top of the snow mountain to see the snow scenery he said, or that I went to travel in the desert... Whatever is fine, as long as Let Jing Mo still know that I am alive, let him think that I am still in a corner, and walk and walk, so that's good..."

The emperor pondered for a while, but finally couldn't bear it, and said compassionately: "I promise you."

Jian Ruolin's mind was over, recalling all the things he and Xiao Jingmo had experienced along the way, but she didn't think it would end like this.A piece of paper signed by Peach Blossom Temple was indeed a prophecy. His marriage was tied to Peach Blossom, but it was doomed to go through ups and downs and not end well.

He raised his head and drank the sake in the glass in one gulp. The wine glass rolled down from his fingertips and fell to the ground with a little weariness.

Her throat was stinky, a little bit of blood was stained on the front of her clothes, bright red blood oozes from the corner of Jian Ruolin's mouth, and her white face was so red with blood, so beautiful and so hurtful.He fell at the emperor's feet, holding the corner of the carpet with his fingers, his eyes were dim, the blood at the corner of his mouth twisted, and he struggled with slight convulsions, but his expression was extremely calm, almost calm and fearless to die.

The scene in the field of vision dissipated too quickly, gradually, Jian Ruolin was unable to grasp and restore it, and let the darkness cover every inch of it.At this moment, a bright smile appeared on the lips, charming and moving...

That night, who smiled and bent a pair of peach blossom winking eyes, and whispered softly: "I like you."

At that time, who left resolutely, leaving only the back view to make people look sad?

Knowing it's wrong, why do you still commit the crime ─ ─ Half of your life is vain like a dream, Jian Ruolin and Xiao Jingmo, it's a gorgeous and futile waste in the end.

Writer's words:

The next chapter will be over. Regarding "Peach Concubine", is there really no one who wants to say anything to Hanyue? . .