Chapter 306 Liu Yuetang, you deserve to die!
The night was as dark as ink, splashing on the towering palace walls, turning the golden glow of the glazed tiles into a deep darkness.
Liu Yuetang sat on the terrace of Changle Palace, looking at the moon in the sky which was mostly covered by clouds.
In fact, life is like this.
There are few times when things are perfect, and many times when they are incomplete.
Nothing is perfect.
Living according to your own wishes and ideas is a rare blessing.
Just as I was thinking about it, a cloak with body temperature suddenly fell on my shoulders.
Liu Yuetang was startled. Turning around, she saw Xiao Heng standing behind her, still clutching the cloak's straps. He whispered, "It's a heavy night with heavy dew, and you don't even wear a cloak."
Liu Yuetang smiled and said, "I am not cold."
"You have to wear it even if it's not cold. What if you catch a cold?" Xiao Heng said as he carefully tied the cloak's straps around her neck. His fingertips inadvertently brushed against her chin, leaving a slightly cool touch.
He looked up at the waning moon in the sky, and his voice deepened: "It's windy on this terrace, let's go back to the bedroom."
Liu Yuetang shook her head slightly. "I took a short nap in the afternoon, but I'm not sleepy yet. I want to go out for a walk."
"Since I came to Jingyuan, I haven't really taken a good look at the surrounding scenery."
Seeing that she was willing to go out for a walk, Xiao Heng was naturally happy and immediately held Liu Yuetang's hand, "Okay, I'll accompany you."
As he said this, he was about to pull her out, but Liu Yuetang pulled her hand out of his palm.
I thought she was still resisting me as usual, but I heard her say, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment."
"I have just taken off my hairpins and rings, and I am afraid that I will lose my dignity now. I'd better put on some rouge before accompanying the emperor."
As she spoke, she stood up and walked towards the dressing table in the inner hall.
Liu Yuetang walked to the dressing table, and just as her fingertips touched the pomegranate-red cosmetic box, they were gently covered by a large hand.
"I'm coming."
Liu Yuetang was startled: "Your Majesty..."
Without saying anything, Xiao Heng pushed her back onto the embroidered cushion in front of the mirror, picked up the rouge box himself, clumsily picked up a little with the silver hairpin, and applied it to her cheek like the palace maids in the past.
Liu Yuetang looked at him quietly, "Your Majesty, please don't make me look ugly."
Xiao Heng paused his fingertips, looked up at her, and a faint smile spread across his eyes: "Yinyin is already extremely beautiful. Even if I close my eyes and scribbled a few strokes, she would still be stunningly beautiful."
Liu Yuetang lowered her eyes, avoiding his burning gaze, "So, the Emperor is so good at coaxing people."
"Why should I try to tease you?" Xiao Heng stood up with a smile, looking at his face in the mirror, which looked like a crabapple. "There is no beauty that can surpass the beauty of the ages, but a beauty is one that pleases the eyes."
Liu Yuetang's eyelashes trembled. This sentence...
Xiao Heng had said before that it was the first time she had slept with him.
She looked up at the mirror and saw that the bright red color was neither too strong nor too weak, which just made her look bright and beautiful. She couldn't help but smile.
"I didn't expect that the emperor also has the ability to smudge rouge."
Xiao Heng raised his hand and placed it on her shoulder, saying briskly, "Let's go. If you dawdle any longer, the moonlight won't be able to wait any longer."
Liu Yuetang glanced outside and saw that it was time, so she let Xiao Heng take her hand and leave Changle Palace.
He did not ask Liu Yuetang where she was going, but just followed Liu Yuetang's steps through one palace after another.
Not long after, light snow suddenly began to fall from the sky, silently settling into the two people's black hair.
Looking at the silver hair on Liu Yuetang's temples, Xiao Heng's eyes gradually became blurred, and he raised his hand to brush away the snow from her temples.
I don’t know...will they ever grow old together.
"ah--"
Just as I was thinking about it, a woman's scream suddenly came from not far away.
The two were stunned.
Liu Yuetang frowned: "Where does the sound come from?"
Zhou Defu leaned over and looked. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the sound is coming from Zhongcui Palace and Huayang Palace. From the direction, it seems to be coming from Zhongcui Palace."
Xiao Heng frowned, and the gentleness around him suddenly faded a little. He said in a deep voice: "Go and take a look."
Zhou Defu responded hurriedly and waved his hand for the guards to come forward.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and most of the footprints were covered by the new snow. The wind was faintly filled with the sound of crying.
Liu Yuetang clenched the heater in her sleeve, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
Some accounts will be settled tonight.
The palace servants standing at the gate of Zhongcui Palace were all surprised to see the emperor coming.
One of the eunuchs hurried into the side hall.
I don't know why, tonight the young lady suddenly called out the name of Concubine Shuyi, and said something like if you have the guts, just let me die, don't torture me like this.
If the emperor heard these words, the entire Zhongcui Palace would probably be in trouble!
"Your servant...your servant pays homage to the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine." The palace servant knelt down in the snow with a thud, his voice trembling.
Xiao Heng looked towards Zhongcui Palace, "Was that Concubine Rou's voice just now?"
"Ah - go away, go away!" At this time, Su Nanqing's shrill cries were heard again in the hall.
"Who else is in Yufu Palace?" Xiao Heng lowered his voice very low, his eyes cast sharply on the eunuch.
The eunuch trembled all over: "No... no one, it was the young lady who summoned the madman."
Xiao Heng was shocked: "Crazy? Concubine Rou was fine a few days ago, why would she be called crazy?"
"Slave...slave doesn't know."
"Your Majesty, why don't you go and see Concubine Rou?" Liu Yuetang spoke at this time.
Xiao Heng nodded solemnly, then took Liu Yuetang's hand and walked into the Yufu Palace.
"Go away... go away... why are you blocking my mouth, um... um..."
At this moment, the scream was suddenly blocked, leaving only a vague muffled sound.
Seeing the mess on the ground, Xiao Heng subconsciously protected Liu Yuetang behind him, "Be careful, don't hurt you."
"I will be careful." Liu Yuetang patted Xiao Heng's wrist and walked into the inner hall with him.
The inner hall was almost the same as she had imagined.
Su Nanqing was pinned to the bed by two palace maids, her hair disheveled, veins bulging on her wrists, a cloth stuffed in her mouth, and she was making whimpering sounds in despair and fear.
Just as her gaze shifted over, Liu Yuetang's face popped out from behind Xiao Heng and fell directly into her eyes.
All the whimpering and roaring suddenly stopped.
Su Nanqing stopped struggling and widened her eyes in horror.
Liu Yuetang curled her lips imperceptibly, the smile disappearing so quickly that it seemed like an illusion. Then she turned into a look of surprise, "Why did you block Concubine Rou's mouth?"
As she spoke, she raised her foot and walked towards Su Nanqing.
The hem of her skirt swept across the broken porcelain on the ground, making a tiny sound, and every step seemed to step on Su Nanqing's tense nerves.
Watching Liu Yuetang getting closer and closer, Su Nanqing couldn't stop shaking all over, and tears welled up in his bloodshot eyes.
She wanted to scream, but her face flushed red and she couldn't make a sound.
I wanted to shrink back, but my back was already pressed against the cold wall. There was no way to retreat or hide.
I can only let Liu Yuetang approach step by step, and then get closer...
Until his own distorted face covered in cold sweat was reflected in those astonishingly bright eyes.
Liu Yuetang slowly raised her hands and was about to take the cotton cloth out of Su Nanqing's mouth when she heard Taxue raise her voice, "My Lady, please be careful that our young master doesn't hurt you."
Liu Yuetang smiled faintly, with a hint of cunning in her smile, "Can't you see that your young master is almost suffocating."
After saying that, she slightly raised her wrist and pulled hard, and the cotton cloth fell out with her mournful scream:
"ah--"
"Liu Yuetang! It's you who deserves to die! It's you who deserves to die!"
"Go away...go away..."
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