Chapter 186 Liyang’s Past
Li Mi looked at Gao Zhan, who was drunk and completely out of his mind, and the concubines in the palace who were all enchanting and draped in gauze. He was so embarrassed that he couldn’t even see. The tip of his pen fell on the living room This book has not been written for a long time.
To remember or not to remember?
If you forget, will you be beheaded by this foolish king?
Especially when seeing "Xie Zhen" who was also shocked and embarrassed being dragged into the palace by Gao Zhan, this complicated mood is even more self-evident!
Forget it, at the risk of being beheaded, I have to give you advice no matter what!
Throwing away the note book, Li Mi hurried over and tried to dissuade her: "Your Majesty, you are a little drunk today. Why don't you ask the Minister to thank you another day..."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Gao Zhan raised his leg and gave Li Mi a kick. Although Li Mi was able to avoid the kick, in order not to anger the faint king, Li Mi still endured it and just turned his body slightly. , he didn't let him hit the vital point!
"Go aside, don't stop me from chatting with Xie about old times!"
Seeing Li Mi being kicked to the ground, Xiao Jinyu looked at him in a panic. Li Mi just shook his head at her.
Gao Zhan was still a little drunk and forgot about everything. He pulled Xiao Jinyu over and said:
"Didn't Xie Qing say that you want to be my favorite? I promise you today, so that you can also experience what it feels like to be my favorite!"
"My woman, give me as much as you want!"
"Where is my queen? Go quickly and call the queen!"
The chamberlain nodded anxiously and walked out of the hall with an uneasy heart.
Xiao Jinyu wanted to break free from his hand, but he grasped her wrist more firmly in his palm. At this moment, Gao Zhan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said vaguely: "But, why do I feel so grateful?" Your waist is thinner and softer than that of my beloved concubines, and your skin is softer and smoother than that of my beloved concubines..."
The unexpected words caused a silence in the hall. He Shikai narrowed his eyes slightly. Xiao Jinyu hurriedly took a step back and half-knelt on the ground.
"If your Majesty really wants to reward me with a beautiful woman, I would like one. I wonder if your Majesty would be willing to give it to me?" She immediately changed the subject.
"Oh? It turns out Xie Qing still likes beauties! I thought..." Gao Zhan looked at her with interest and said, "That's it! Who do you want? As long as I have it, I will reward it to you!"
Xiao Jinyu then solemnly said: "I heard that Princess Liyang is the most beautiful woman in Southern Liang, and I yearn for her. I wonder if your majesty can reward her to me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Zhan suddenly became more than half drunk, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant, so much so that the beauties running around in the hall stopped in shock.
He Shikai looked at Xiao Jinyu more deeply, with a hint of suspicion.
However, this result satisfied him quite a bit.
"Princess Liyang?" Gao Zhan sighed softly and said, "I have made her the wife of Liang Guo. I wanted to take her into the harem, but she refused and resisted me, saying that she was the enemy of the country and the family. , is an ominous person who needs to go to a Buddhist temple to cleanse himself of his sins before he can enter the world.
Beauty is beautiful, but it is really boring and cruel!"
Such cold and disdainful words made Xiao Jinyu feel a chill down her spine and her palms became sweaty. After holding on for a while, she tentatively asked:
"Then she...is she still alive?"
Gao Zhan's eyes also condensed slightly, and time seemed to have stopped for a moment, looking extremely dead. Just when Xiao Jinyu felt angry as if she had fallen into the abyss, Gao Zhan heard Gao Zhan burst out laughing.
"Xie Qing, what are you talking about? I am not a wasteful person. Such a beauty should be treasured well. How can I let her die?"
"It's just a small punishment!"
Just as he was talking, a woman wearing a bright yellow palace dress and a hairpin came in.
"Your Majesty, why do you want me to come here?"
Gao Zhan raised his eyelids slightly and looked listlessly at the woman who was nominally a married couple, that is, his queen Hu. Since she ascended the throne as emperor, she has tasted all the beauties in the world, especially the queen who married her second brother. After Li Zu'e, he had no personal interest in the Hu family, and this woman was very unwilling to be left alone, and mingled with his favorite ministers and scholars.
It's not that he doesn't know about this, it's that he doesn't care at all.
"Go down! I can't bear to see you. I originally wanted to give you to my beloved, Shi Lang Xie, but he didn't like you, so you go!"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Jinyu's heart skipped a beat, and in the blink of an eye she saw Queen Hu's face turning pale!
This is giving her hatred points!
"Go and bring Xiao...that is, the Liyang Princess. Since Mr. Xie wants it, I will reward it to him!"
The waiter excused himself, and after about half a stick of incense, he saw the waiter walking in with a woman with long hair and a black dress. The woman's face was a little haggard, but she still did not hide her gorgeous beauty. , the moment he met her eyes, he seemed to understand something. There was a hint of surprise in the dark, bright and slightly sad eyes, but it was only for a moment. She raised her head again, putting on a solemn expression. The attitude of dying.
"Go, my beloved wants you, so go and serve him well!"
Gao Zhan was a little impatient to see her cold posture, so he asked the chamberlain to push her to Xiao Jinyu's side.
"Who are you? How dare you touch this princess!"
Princess Liyang shouted sharply at Xiao Jinyu.
Gao Zhan sneered and said: "Your big beams are dead, so don't call yourself a princess in front of me. Only my eldest brother is used to your temper!"
"Go! Leave with Mr. Xie, I don't want another Li Zu'e to appear in my harem!"
Having said this, he seemed a little tired and waved his hand to Xiao Jinyu.
"I'm tired. Xie Qing must be tired after traveling for several days. Let's take this beauty back to rest!"
"yes!"
Princess Liyang seemed to be making trouble again, so Xiao Jinyu simply knocked her out and strode out of the palace with her in her arms!
"I didn't expect that Xie Qing, a gentle and gentle man, could be so impatient!"
Gao Zhan looked at the retreating figure of "Xie Zhen" and let out a heartfelt sigh as if he was watching the fun.
The monk's eyes were uncertain.
"Your Majesty, I think this Minister Xie is indeed a bit strange."
"What's weird?"
"Isn't it strange that he is not interested in all the young beauties in this palace, but is interested in Princess Liyang, a middle-aged lady who is more than ten years older than him? Is he interested in this woman or not? Are you interested in the mother of Prince Lanling?”
Gao Zhan thought for a while, and He Shikai thought he had finally made the move, but when he took a closer look, he saw that the emperor, who was so energetic just now, fell asleep standing up!
"Your Majesty——"
The monk Kai called softly, and immediately with a thud, people in the hall suddenly turned on their backs!
…
After bringing Princess Liyang back to the Lanling Palace, Xiao Jinyu immediately called Axiu to boil some hot water for Princess Liyang to bathe, and to check whether there were any injuries on her body.
When the clothes were taken off, Mrs. Wei saw that there were indeed some red marks on her body that looked like she had been whipped, and she couldn't help but whimper in a low voice.
A trace of resentment flashed in Xiao Jinyu's eyes, and she secretly clenched her fists. Then she discovered that there was a tattoo on her shoulder and back, which was a rose flower with the word "Don't forget" written on it.
Looking at Princess Liyang's face, which seemed to have gone through many vicissitudes of life, Xiao Jinyu felt a dull pain in her heart.
Twenty years ago, Liyang was also a carefree and innocent girl who was held in the palms of her loved ones. She enjoyed the glory, wealth and unlimited love given by the Xiao royal family. However, it was her close relatives who ruined the country and the family. When she died, she was given to an enemy who was worse than a pig or a dog as a bargaining chip in exchange of interests. "Little lady, what should I do with these injuries on the princess's body?" Lady Wei couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Jinyu then told Axiu: "Axiu, go and get some ointment. After bathing, apply it on her, and then cook another medicine for her to drink. I will write the prescription to you right away! You Go to the warehouse in the mansion to get the medicine!"
"Okay, Princess!"
Axiu got pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Xiao Jinyu quickly wrote the prescription and handed it to her.
"It turns out that she is Princess Liyang! It's just that she looks a little different from before. She used to be so innocent and bright, but now I always feel that there is a touch of resentment and sadness between her eyebrows."
Even Xie Yuxuan felt the grief and anger in her heart, as well as her unwillingness to surrender to her fate.
"Who are you anyway?"
Madam Wei looked at Xie Yuxuan in a daze, "You look very much like Xie Yuqing, the eldest daughter of the Xie family in the past, but you can't be her. That Madam Xie should have been gone for a long time. The fire of war , How many people’s hopes were burned, how many noble families were destroyed, and how many people died!
How many innocent and beautiful girls had their fate changed and lived a completely different life from the past, from heaven to hell! "
"You're talking nonsense. My sister is still alive...she won't die, never..." Xie Yuxuan retorted, but for some reason, the more she refuted, the deeper the pain in her heart became, and the more disappointed her tears became. flow out.
It's obvious that the current sister is right in front of her, and she has confirmed the facts, but those past facts are really burned into her heart... so deep that she can't forget the despair and pain!
"Ms. Wei, who are you?" At this time, Xiao Jinyu had time to ask Wei Qi the question.
Lady Wei then smiled bitterly and said: "I can be considered Princess Liyang's playmate when she was young. I am her maidservant and her close friend. I grew up with her, experienced the destruction of our country and family, and went through many ups and downs with her." People who are homeless and trying to survive in troubled times.”
When Mrs. Wei said this, Xiao Jinyu fell silent and couldn't bear to ask any more questions.
"Liyang's life has been too bitter. She has received kindness from many people, including relatives and lovers, but at the same time, it was these close relatives who hurt her the most, so that she was confused for a long time and had no feelings for her. The emotions in this world are very desperate, including the love between mother and child,
That's why she left this home that couldn't give her a place, and went to other countries.
She went to Zhou State, Chen State, and Xiliang State in Jiangling, which only had a land as big as a palm. After starting a business, I can rely on my own hands to survive in this troubled world, and no longer rely on so-called relatives or husbands.
However, although her life gradually settled down, she still felt disappointed and could not feel the warmth of home. Until that day, she saw her son proposing to the young lady in front of the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and then heard about your marriage. With all kinds of rumors, this heart that had been lonely and empty for a long time gradually gained some warmth.
Later, I heard that you were being hunted on your way back to Qi State, so you brought me back to Qi State to see if I could help you in any way.
Perhaps in Liyang's heart, he regretted not getting it. Or everything I have lost, I want to see perfection from you! This was also what she longed for..."
When Mrs. Wei said this, she looked at Xiao Jinyu and smiled.
"Little lady, I knew your life must be extraordinary, and you must be a lucky one. It's no wonder that I brought you and the prince together!"
It turns out that Ri Changgong ran desperately into Prince Shixing’s Mansion to save her, and it was Lady Wei who deliberately lured him there!
Really...
"Little lady, you won't blame me, will you?"
Madam Wei made a frightened expression.
Xiao Jinyu just smiled: "Chang Gong is a very nice person. I won't suffer any disadvantages when I marry him. How can I blame you? Besides, you were trying to save me at that time!"
"That's right, even if all the men in the Gao family are beasts, Prince Lanling won't. He was born to my princess. My princess is such a good person! Don't you think so?"
Xiao Jinyu hummed again and answered yes with a smile, while Xie Yuxuan stood aside with some embarrassment.
"Mrs. Wei, can you tell me about Princess Liyang's past? What did she go through after the fall of the Liang Kingdom?"
Hearing this, Wei Qi's face became heavy. She glanced at Princess Liyang, who was still sleeping, and sighed softly. When Axiu came to get the medicine and bathed Princess Liyang, she Then he motioned for Xiao Jinyu and Xie Yuxuan to walk out of the wing and into another side hall.
"Since you married the prince, I should tell you everything about her. When the time comes, I hope you can be more considerate of her and take care of her on behalf of the prince... Let her let go of the past and face the present life happily!"
Xiao Jinyu nodded.
"Don't worry!"
Only then did Madam Wei talk about the past...
It turns out that when Liyang was presented to Gao Cheng by Chen Xu, it was not the first time she met Gao Cheng.
On Liyang's fourteenth birthday, her father, King Jin'an, fulfilled her first wish and allowed her to go out for the first time. At that time, many boats belonging to aristocratic families were floating on the Qinhuai River in Jiankang. Among them, the black-clothed disciples of the two major clans, Wang and Xie, are the most eye-catching.
But she happened to fall in love with a man who was joking and frivolous in his words, but could always catch her weak points and make her laugh happily. The man also liked to wear a mask, and it seemed that he didn't want acquaintances to recognize him. His appearance, his whereabouts were always elusive when he was in Jiankang, and he was surrounded by many followers who were as mysterious as him.
Just like an indispensable plot in a storybook, he also saved her and fought off many disciples for her who wanted to rob her because they were greedy for her beauty.
When faced with strong protection, a girl's desire for strength is most easily satisfied and she can easily fall.
Especially since this man was very mysterious and didn't want to reveal his name. When she asked her many times, he could always find reasons to excuse him. Until one day, Hou Jing's troops invaded Jiankang City, and she was also banned in Shanxi. In the palace of Prince An, his father ordered him not to leave the palace again. However, his father returned from a trip to Taicheng with a face full of sorrow and fear.
She heard her mother crying and begging her father: "Don't send Liyang out. She is still young and has not reached the age of hairpin! That Xianbei barbarian is already forty or fifty years old. I am the princess of the Xiao family." , How can you let such a wretched person trample her, you might as well kill her!"
"But if Liyang is not handed over, our Xiao family and the entire Xiao royal family will be destroyed. It is not a loss to exchange one daughter for the lives of the entire clan..."
The mother collapsed and cried bitterly. She was also extremely frightened when she heard the news. During the days of being under house arrest, she always hoped that someone would come to save her, until one day, she really waited for this person.
This man seemed to have means and abilities beyond her imagination, and he always found a way to do what he wanted, including rescuing her from the palace.
After being rescued, her inner defenses were already extremely weak. She just hugged him tightly with a trembling body and begged him: "If you save me and don't let my father give me away, I will repay you. Whatever you want." , as long as I have it, I’m willing to give it to you!”
"Including your people?" the man said in a joking tone.
Although she was timid and nervous, even though it was her first time having such close contact with a man, she mustered up a lot of courage and even burst into tears.
"Yes, including my people, if you help me kill that Hou Jing and the enemy who messed with me, I will be yours!"
"OK!"
The man's voice was gentle, but also very courageous. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, he easily picked her up by the waist and placed her on the couch with fluttering red curtains.
"Rather than letting you commit yourself to a short and ugly Hu man, why not give me your pure and pure body, and I will be kind to you."
The man took off his mask, his face was very handsome, and he had the intimidating power to make people surrender with every move he made. He also displayed this domineering and intimidating power on her body, lingering on the quilt and pillow.
After seeing a woman's most precious chastity pink fall on the silk, she felt the fear of hindsight.
"Who are you?"
After the man put on a pure white Hu suit with narrow sleeves and black patterns, he turned around and smiled at her. Then, he turned over and pressed her down. He said in her ear: "The number one beauty in Nanliang is indeed very good. Remember." Remember my name, my name is Gao Cheng.”
"After everything is done, I will take you to my country, Wei!"
(End of chapter)