Snowflakes were falling from the sky, and the ground, which had already frozen, was covered with a layer of white snow.
At night, the palace slaves held lanterns and bent over to light the way for the noble. The black cloak blocked the noble's face, making it difficult to see his appearance. Two or three people walked in silence, and no one spoke.
A line of footprints on the ground was covered by the falling snow, approaching from far away and disappearing little by little.
"It's so cold today." The prison guard was wearing thick clothes but couldn't resist the cold wind. He shivered with cold. The man cursed and asked, "I don't think anyone will come here. Why don't you guys go get some wine and bring it over so that we brothers can drink it to warm up." As he said this, he took out some big money from his pocket, meaning that he would buy the wine today.
Normally, you wouldn't be caught if you were to take a break at this time. Anyway, no one would come to this damn place. The emperor has not allowed outsiders to visit the prisoners there. Even if they come, they are blocked outside and cannot enter.
The palace gates were closed, and everyone thought that no one would come in at this time.
"Okay, I'll go. Brothers, you guys keep an eye on me. I'll go get some wine." One of the jailers reached out to take his companion and went to get some wine.
"Brothers, you guys keep an eye on me. I'll go pee and be back." I don't know if he was going to pee, but he left anyway.
Several gatekeepers left one by one, and finally only two people were left.
Two people can watch, and one person can watch. There is no need for both of them to guard here. The man suggested that the other party go to hide from the wind, and he would watch here first, and then he would take over later. The other party agreed without any doubt.
When his companions left one by one, there was only one jailer left to guard the gate.
The jailer looked at the entrance from time to time. The time he and the eunuch agreed was approaching. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the figure on the ground, and a group of people walked towards him.
"... How can I be so embarrassed, thank you, eunuch." After a fight, he had an extra silver ingot in his hand. The man said that he couldn't bear it, but the silver went into his pocket.
He did not dare to peek at the nobleman who had covered his face with a big hat. He responded and led the people in, quickly opening the prison door. When he went out, he told his eunuch to hurry up, because if he was caught, he would be beheaded for disobeying the emperor's order. He was risking beheading.
The torches on the wall illuminated the dungeon, which was dim. The jailer who opened the door opened the door and went out to guard. The palace slaves did not stay inside, but walked a few steps outside to wait, waiting for the master inside to come out.
Standing at the door of the cell, Feng Lingrui saw the king and father inside.
Hearing the footsteps, Sun Yulin knew who was coming before the person approached. The prince he had been waiting for for so long had only just arrived. He wondered if he still remembered his father. From the eager anticipation at the beginning to the calmness of the heart now, he spent day after day in this prison until it snowed outside.
"Father, it's the prince. The prince is here to see you." Taking off the hat on his head and taking a step forward, Feng Lingrui walked into the cell and walked towards his father who was standing with his back to him.
There was a moon in the sky tonight, and Sun Yulin stood here looking at the moon outside the window.
"There is neither night nor day here. I can only stand here and look outside to know when it is dark and when it is dawn. It doesn't matter if it is dark or dawn. It makes no difference to me now." Sun Yulin turned around and said lightly to the prince who came to see him at night.
He lost a lot of weight in this prison. His pale and thin face lost the aura of superiority. Now Sun Houjun is just a prisoner waiting to be sentenced. However, His Majesty's judgment is slow, as if he has forgotten him, and he has been locked up in this dungeon for the rest of his life, unable to see the light of day.
Here he didn't know the seasons, the years, the day or the night, because he was always in the dark and couldn't get out. He was in the cold and felt chilled. However, he still cared about the Sun family and his son. He had to live and couldn't die. He couldn't bear to die without seeing his son take the throne. "Son, your father has been waiting for you."
"I'm sorry, your father, it's my fault..." Feng Lingrui knelt down behind his father, begging for his father's forgiveness. As time passed, the people inside had been in for a while. The jailer at the gate was secretly anxious, fearing that his companions would come back soon. The more people knew about this, the more money he had in his pocket would not belong to him alone. A servant
in this palace can earn no more than two taels of silver a month, which is not enough to cover the monthly food expenses of the family. It is almost the end of the year, and everything costs money, otherwise he would not risk being beheaded to put people in.
This silver can allow them to have a good year and live a better life. There is no oil and water for servants in this place. The person imprisoned in the prison is the emperor of the harem. I don’t know if he can get out, but it has nothing to do with them.
Hearing the footsteps coming, the person finally came out. The jailer who was guarding the door breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his head and respectfully saw the noble man off, and never saw the noble man’s face from beginning to end. There was some guess in his heart, who would risk disobeying the imperial decree to see who was inside.
The next day, the jailer who entered the prison looked inside the cell and smelled the blood in the air. He felt something was wrong, so he opened the door and went in to see, and shouted, "Someone, the queen, the queen committed suicide by cutting her wrists..."
"Someone, come quickly..."
The snow in Fengdu City kept falling intermittently. There were small stalls in the street, and porters carrying baskets were shouting their wares. Pedestrians and horses on the road hurried by without stopping for long.
The jailer who had been guarding the palace all night came out of the palace. He didn't know that the emperor in prison had committed suicide by cutting his wrists. He went home happily with the silver in his pocket. This silver could make his family live a good life.
Little did he know that there was a man standing at the corner, waiting for him.
The knife flashed and the man died.
The murderer reached out and touched the body, found a silver ingot, and put it into his pocket. The
body was thrown into the river, but it ended up being an accidental death.
The saying that people die for money and birds die for food is probably like this.
There are so many people in Fengdu City. Who would pay attention to a small jailer? If he dies, he dies. But the young widow and the child who are left are pitiful.
The palace was surrounded by high walls, and guards were stationed on all sides. Adults in official uniforms hurried inside.
Outside the study, the fourth prince knelt outside the door, begging his father to forgive his father. The snowflakes from the sky fell down, floating down from his head. Feng Lingrui, who was kneeling outside, stood tall and motionless. He knelt there motionlessly.
It is a fact that Shen Guijun is the only one who is favored in the harem. Who in the harem is not jealous of Shen Guijun? Although Sun Houjun is jealous of Shen Guijun, as the heir of a country, there is no need for him to take action against Shen Guijun at this time. If he wanted to take action, he would have done it long ago, and there is no need to wait until now.
It is also a fact that the guards found evidence in Changning Palace. Sun Houjun was thrown into the Tianlao because of the "conclusive evidence" of murdering Shen Guijun. However, after so long, His Majesty has not sent anyone to interrogate and sentence Sun Houjun. I don't know what His Majesty is thinking. The nobles and beauties in the palace are all guessing.
No one in the harem dared to step into this muddy water. After Shen Guijun became pregnant, she rarely went out in Cuixiu Garden, so they could not see anyone. There was an imperial decree in Cuixiu Garden that no outsiders were allowed to enter. Even if they wanted to curry favor with her, they had no chance. Without Sun Houjun, there were still Xiao Guijun and Mei Guijun in the palace. The harem was now under the control of the other three nobles. The clever beauties in the harem knew how to curry favor with the nobles.
No one could tell the right and wrong, the truth and falsehood in the palace. And the life and death of everyone in this world was in the hands of this emperor. With just one word from him, he could make you live or die. Even the people in the harem could not turn the tables.
"Your Majesty, outside..." The old palace slave who was serving inside, the old man who served by Your Majesty, also had the trust of several people, so he was able to stay by Your Majesty's side and serve for so many years. The old palace slave looked outside, mentioned the Fourth Prince who was kneeling outside, and did not dare to say anything more.
Putting down the pen in his hand, Emperor Yongkang looked at the window with a subtle expression on his face.
The old palace slave who had served Your Majesty for half a lifetime knew in his heart that the matter of Sun Houjun... I think there will be a turnaround.
People outside the palace also received the news of the things in the palace at the first time.
The eldest prince gritted his teeth, lost his temper, and immediately asked someone to find his grandfather, Master Lu.
"It seems that the fifth brother is determined to make a desperate move this time." Feng Lingyun knew what happened in the palace, picked up the wine glass on the table, and took a sip of the wine. Sun Houjun cut his wrists and committed suicide? Feng Lingrui, Feng Lingrui, you really don't recognize your relatives for that position!
But since ancient times, who has recognized relatives for that position?
Feng Lingyun smiled, but she was not smiling.
The beauty serving in the room picked up the wine pot and filled the wine for His Highness, with admiration in her eyes, but she also understood that her status was humble and she was not worthy of such a god-like person. The beauty lowered her head again and said nothing.
A hand reached out, pinched the small chin, lifted the beauty's face, and examined it carefully. I don't know if it was the wine that intoxicated him or if he was drunk himself, but His Royal Highness Prince Yun praised the beauty, "You are very beautiful."
The beauty with red lips smiled beautifully.
On this day, the Fourth Prince knelt outside the door for half a day. I don't know if he remembered the little warmth between him and the Queen, but the Emperor waved his hand and asked someone to take the Queen out of the dungeon and take her back to Changning Palace.
So far, the Queen, who had been in prison for more than two months, was able to get out of the prison and was taken back to his bedroom.
Knowing that the Queen was taken back to Changning Palace from the prison, Shen Guijun said nothing, with a silent face, reaching out to touch his bulging belly, he could feel the child in his belly growing day by day.
Doctor Feng, who came to Cuixiu Garden to diagnose Shen Guijun, was still here. He knew something about the affairs in the palace, and he also heard what the palace servant whispered in Shen Guijun's ear just now.
When the palace servant left, they were the only two people left in the room.
"I'm fine, Doctor Feng, you can go back too." Shen Meiyue glanced at the man standing in front of the door, put away the emotions in her eyes, and said in a calm tone.
"Wait." Doctor Feng suddenly spoke, his eyes looking at the person sitting on the top, and took two steps forward, getting closer to the person sitting on the top. Shen Guijun's eyes fell on the face of Doctor Feng. When their eyes met, he looked away and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."
"Yue, Yue'er, come with me. I'll take you out of the palace. We'll hide somewhere far away. From now on, we'll hide our identities, and..." Feng Zhenglun was interrupted before he could finish his words.
Shen Guijun seemed to know what Doctor Feng wanted to say next. He interrupted Doctor Feng without a smile on his face. He asked with a cold voice, "Don't you care about the life or death of old Doctor Feng? Don't you want your Feng family? Don't you care about your wife and children in your house? Don't you care about your own future?"
As soon as he finished asking, the young doctor fell silent.
Shen Meiyue couldn't tell what she felt in her heart, maybe she was sad. The scar in her heart could not be healed no matter how good the young doctor's medical skills were. He retracted his gaze and ordered him to leave, "Feng Zhenglun, go away."
They all knew that they had too many responsibilities, and they couldn't just run away with you saying "let's run away". You, Feng Zhenglun, have your responsibilities, and I, Shen Meiyue, have things to protect. It was Shen Meiyue who took advantage of you, Feng Zhenglun, but this was a matter of mutual consent. I gave you my body and you gave me my child, which is fair. As long as this matter is not exposed, they can live in peace. If the emperor knows about this, it will be a serious crime that will implicate all nine generations of the family.
As long as Shen Meiyue was there, he could ensure that the young doctor Feng would have a smooth career. When
Doctor Feng heard this, all the urgency on his face disappeared, his face was calm, he bowed, and went out. Seeing that the person had left, Shen Meiyue sat there in a daze without moving. After a long time, he closed his eyes, and a line of tears slid down the corner of his eyes and quickly disappeared.
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