Chapter 51 Big Dream
Xie Sui really brought Wu Chun to the prison.
The prison cage in winter was shrouded in endless darkness and filled with the smell of damp blood. Walking on the solid stone ground felt like walking on a pile of rotten corpses.
Zheng Zhou was in the water dungeon, half of his body was submerged in water, his hands were tied by iron chains and hung up, his head drooped weakly, like a puppet with its strings cut off, his clothes were tattered and reddish brown.
When the jailer saw Xie Sui coming, he poured a basin of cold water over Zheng Zhou's head, "Your Majesty has arrived, why don't you wake up to pay homage?"
Zheng Zhou's eyelashes trembled. The cold water in winter was bone-chilling. He had little reaction when it was poured on him. He was already used to such torture.
"Zheng Zhou..."
The familiar voice made his eyes focus again. He looked at Wu Chun. His pupils were like ashes being ignited, and suddenly lit up. But when he saw the man next to her, his pupils dimmed again, and he gritted his teeth and refused to look at her.
Wu Chun felt guilty. If it weren't for her, Zheng Zhou wouldn't have to suffer so much. He should have been helping the people in the mountains instead of being tied up and tortured by Xie Sui.
She held Xie Sui's hand, "He has suffered so much, it's enough, let him go."
"I can let him go, but the prerequisite is that you stay." Xie Sui looked at the man in the water with a superior attitude.
Zheng Zhou raised his head, his eyes bright, "... You... don't have to stay with him for me. If he wants to take you for me, you don't have to care about me."
Xie Sui's eyes turned cold, "Add water."
"Xie Sui!" Wu Chun screamed.
She was naturally not stupid enough to really promise Xie Sui her future freedom, but the most urgent thing was to rescue Zheng Zhou from prison. Xie Sui would not kill her, but he might kill Zheng Zhou!
"I promise you."
A faint light flashed in Xie Sui's eyes, "Say it again."
"I promise you to stay here, stay... by your side."
Xie Sui's lips curled up, "Okay, I will exempt this man from the water prison. If you don't have those thoughts in the next half month, I will let him go."
Zheng Zhou said harshly: "No... don't..."
"The Queen is talking to His Majesty, why are you butting in?" The jailer pointed his finger and said angrily.
Wu Chun didn't even look at Zheng Zhou. The vitality in her eyes dissipated like quicksand flowing through the gaps between her fingers. Xie Sui pinched her chin forcefully, lowered his head and pecked her lips, "You are so good." Zheng Zhou
's eyes were about to burst.
But he could do nothing, because of his status and position, the only legitimate man beside her could be the emperor surnamed Xie.
...
Wuchun was really a lot more honest in the following period of time. She was
just a little dazed.
Xie Sui treated her very well. As long as she didn't say she wanted to leave, he would tolerate her in every way. He even agreed to take her to court with him, and specially set up a curtain for her to sit at the back.
Many civil and military officials impeached her for harming the country, and their spit almost drowned Wuchun, but Xie Sui didn't care.
"It's just a little harmless thing. You don't need to bring these up in the future. If you have to, bring something useful."
She seemed to be completely tied to Xie Sui.
In addition to handling official business, Xie Sui would run to her. It seemed sweet for several days, and they embraced each other countless times, but Wu Chun didn't feel happy. Her heart seemed to have turned into a stone that Xie Sui couldn't break, and she couldn't break it either.
Xie Sui didn't want to guess what was really in her mind. As long as she looked like she loved him, he could indulge in this dream for a little longer.
Sometimes, he felt disgusted with himself, so he told himself that it didn't matter if he indulged himself with her a few times. Later, he indulged himself more and more, and became more and more inseparable from her.
What did he like?
He liked the claws hidden under her gentle appearance, liked her vigorous vitality... He liked every aspect of her, and wanted to possess her and imprison her completely in his palm.
Half a month passed quickly, and Xie Sui asked two soldiers to escort Zheng Zhou out to the outskirts of the imperial capital, leaving his life and death to fate.
"I have already released that man. Whether he can survive depends on himself."
Wu Chun's dull eyes, which had lost their light, brightened a little. "I know."
Xie Sui felt powerless as if she was stepping on cotton. He suddenly felt panic for no reason. If he had no one to rely on and nothing to threaten her, would she still be willing to stay by his side?
Xie Sui's eyes turned and looked out the window, as if he didn't dare to look into her eyes.
"You should understand that you can't leave here unless I am willing to let you go."
Wu Chun's voice was very shallow, like a thin layer of paper that would break if touched. "Of course I understand." A
black-backed bird flew past the window, which was particularly abrupt under the blue winter sky. It landed on the bare branches, pecked twice with its pink beak, and then flapped its wings and flew away.
Wu Chun's eyes followed it, passing through the window lattice and going up to the sky.
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Wu Chun said, "If you want someone to send a bird, it must be locked in a cage, but I don't want to see the bird locked up, so forget it."
"Whatever you want." Xie Sui left after throwing down a sentence.
Because Xiao Huaiwen has done a lot for him recently, Xie Sui moved to the cold palace and planned to lift Shen Ying's house arrest and release Huang Cui as well.
Xie Sui was sitting in the sedan chair, and Wu Yang was kneeling on the ground below. There was an eunuch in front to announce the
decree. After Shen Ying received the decree, Xie Sui suddenly spoke: "The one... kneeling at the back, raise your head." He sat high on the dragon chair, and had already cultivated a majestic posture of a superior. His tone carried a tone that did not allow disobedience. Those who heard him raised their heads subconsciously -
it was Granny Zhou.
I don't know if Wu Chun had previously told her not to tell Xie Sui about the abortion. The old lady was old and had always been holding a stone in her heart. She panicked when she saw Xie Sui, and couldn't stop shaking even from a distance.
Xie Sui frowned, "I have seen you in Yuning Palace before. Are you afraid of me?"
Granny Zhou said, "Your Majesty is very observant. I have indeed served the Empress Dowager before."
Xie Sui winked at the eunuch next to him, who said loudly, "Except for this old maid, everyone else can leave."
"Since the burning of Fengchun Palace, the servants in Yuning Palace have been dismissed and some have been killed. But you have escaped and are still staying in this palace. How did you do it?"
Granny Zhou couldn't stand Xie Sui's questioning, but she remembered Wuchun's instructions that she must not reveal that matter, so she said, "I have worked in the palace for a long time and have accumulated some connections. I know that I am old and will have nowhere to go if I leave the palace, so I used my connections to find a job in the cold palace. Your Majesty can kill me or behead me, and I have no complaints."
Xie Sui was sharp-witted, "Guan Yu, please help me." Is it true? At that time, Fengchun Palace was burned, and everyone was terrified. No one dared to disobey me. I asked the servants to disperse. Who would dare to help you? "
Grandma Zhou kowtowed, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Xie Sui said, "Then you are hiding something from me?"
Grandma Zhou was also an honest person. She couldn't think of a lie for a while, so she could only stammer and confess to Xie Sui. Xie Sui waved his hand, and two strong men tied her up. Grandma Zhou struggled at first, but when they showed the dagger, she was really scared and could only move Wuchun.
"...Yes, it was the Empress who ordered it! Your Majesty, please look into it!"
Xie Sui was not surprised at all. The fiery red palace walls were reflected in his calm eyes. He ordered in a cold voice, "Tell everyone about the matter."
The crow perched on the cold branch seemed to smell a hint of danger. After making a hoarse cry, it flapped its wings and flew away, leaving a black feather.
...
Wu Chun sat by the window and embroidered a handkerchief.
She didn't like these jobs at first, but she was really bored. Seeing the beautiful patterns on the handkerchief in the hands of a palace maid next to her, she tried to do it without much hope.
She could give it to Xie Sui later to make him happy and make her life easier.
While she was embroidering, a few drops of cool rain suddenly fell on her face. The palace maid standing by was more sensitive than she was and closed the window for her first.
The weather today was not very good.
"Your Majesty has arrived--"
Shouldn't Xie Sui go to handle government affairs? It was still daytime, why did he come so early?
Wu Chun felt strange, but she always had the power to not have to kneel outside and wait for the emperor to come, so she sat quietly. When Xie Sui came in, she raised her head to look at him.
He looked strange today. His eyes were as red as if they were dyed with rouge, and there were bulging and winding blue veins on his neck. His lips were tightly pursed into a line, and there was a coldness in his eyes.
The servants retreated tacitly.
It's over.
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He is going crazy again
Wu Chun's heart was beating violently, as if it could jump out of her chest, but she has been very quiet recently, why is Xie Sui so angry.
He casually knocked over the porcelain bottle standing next to him, and there was a crisp sound, and the broken porcelain pieces splashed all over the hall.
Wu Chun couldn't help but wonder, what did she do wrong?
"I used to think you were cruel, but I didn't expect you to be so decisive that you could even abandon the fetus in your belly..." Xie Sui gnashed his teeth in hatred, and even his shoulders were shaking.
How could she not even want her own child? This is her and his child! Their first child.
When he learned about this from Grandma Zhou, he thought it was too absurd, so he sent someone to check the records of the palace's medicinal materials during that period, and they happened to match a few abortion drugs. After
Xie Sui ordered the old palace maid to be beheaded, he rushed to Kunning Palace. It was at that moment that he realized how much he had been looking forward to having a child with her and having something called a home with her.
"If I want to leave, the child will be a burden to me, and I don't want to have a child so early." Wu Chun was particularly determined about this matter. She didn't have much sympathy for children, and she didn't want to waste her best years to have a child at this age. She still had a lot of things to do and a lot of scenery to see. A child would be like a burden and would drag her down.
She also didn't want her child to be born in such an imperial family. If it was a girl, she would not be able to escape the fate of marrying far away and becoming the second Shen Ying? If it was a boy, he would not be able to have a happy and innocent childhood like the children of ordinary people. His emperor father would let him study early and teach him the intrigues and schemes, and then he would become a vassal fighting for power and profit. Xie Sui could not raise a kind and generous child.
Xie Sui was furious. "If you didn't want it, why didn't you tell me? Why did you take the initiative to have an abortion? You suffered so much, but you didn't say a word. Am I really worse than dirt in your heart? Am I so untrustworthy and unreliable?"
Wu Chun said, "So what? I will dislike you and hate you, but I will not love you."
Xie Sui seemed to hear the crackling sound of the burning sea of fire again. The blood seemed to flow backwards in his body, and his whole body was hot and dry. His face turned pale, and Wu Chun in front of him seemed to have turned into two shadows. He tried his best to suppress the pain in his mind before he could see her face clearly.
"Someone!" he shouted, "Bring the chains, lock the Empress in this palace!"
Wu Chun was completely imprisoned, and she was already disheartened. If it were before, she would still cry and be furious, but now, she just accepted it all numbly, like a walking corpse.
Thin iron chains were wrapped around her wrists and ankles.
Jing Lian, who was standing outside, couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, please don't kill the Empress!"
Dare to lose the royal heir, this is a capital crime!
According to Xie Sui's temper, what if he killed Wu Chun in anger?
Wuchun was usually very kind to his subordinates, generous in rewards and not harsh on others. The servants pleaded for Wuchun, "Your Majesty, please don't kill the Empress!"
Xie Sui smiled, with tears in his smile, his chest kept rising and falling, his tears would not fall, only sparkling in his eyes, "You are very kind to everyone, why can't you be a little better to me? Even a little!" He paused, as if choking in his throat, "You were good to me before, why can't you always be good to me?" "
Your Majesty, please spare the Empress..."
"Your Majesty, please spare the Empress..."
However, this cold and cruel emperor walked up to Wu Chun step by step, his dragon robe dragging a long trail on the ground, squatted down, and pinched her chin, "I heard that there is a kind of slave pig in your southern border. After planting, the master and servant are inseparable."
Want her to be his slave?
Impossible!
She bit his hand, "Don't even think about giving me a pig! I can't be your slave!"
"No." Xie Sui's voice was hoarse, and his eyes gradually became cold, indifferent like a dead well. He saw the blood beads bitten out of his tiger's mouth, but he still clamped her, "You are the master, and I am the slave."
"There are many people from Nanjiang in Daning. I will catch them one by one and ask them. There will always be someone who can be a slave. If you don't want to, I will find someone to help."
Is it only in this way that she will not run away? Only in this way can she be entangled with him forever?
For the first time in Wuchun's two lives, she felt that Xie Sui was so crazy that he actually wanted to use himself as bait to make her unable to leave him for the rest of her life.
After saying that, he dismissed everyone, and it was self-evident what he was going to do.
Wu Chun closed his eyes and endured it.
The sound of the chain swayed in the hall like algae under the water, and it could not stop for a long time.
...
Xie Sui left early the next morning. After handling official business for an hour, he went to Pingshan Temple.
This temple was the place he walked into in his dream. It
was also the place where Wu Chun prayed for a peace amulet for him.
With the emperor in person, there was naturally no one waiting in the temple. The monks performed a Buddhist ceremony for Xie Sui.
The abbot was a thin old monk, with a white beard hanging down naturally from his chin. He had kind eyes and a hoarse voice, and said slowly, "Why are you here , donor?"
"Does one only live one life? Is there a past life or a present life?" The
abbot closed his eyes, pinched two Buddhist beads, and shook his head. "No, no, if you believe it, it exists. If you don't believe it, it doesn't exist."
Xie Sui fell silent.
He looked at the tree in the center of the temple that was hung with red silk. Perhaps the silk on it was no longer silk, but people's thoughts.
Xie Sui walked into the Buddhist hall.
The abbot said, "Being obsessed with the past is a sign of ignorance. It is easy to get deeply trapped and unable to extricate oneself. Donors, don't dwell too much on the past. All the things that happened in the past should be regarded as cause and effect. Good, good."
"Don't say that to me. You should say that to her."
"Who is she? Is she the one you like?"
Xie Sui looked up at the solemn Buddha statue. This Buddha statue was handed down from the previous dynasty. It was made entirely of gold. It was repaired every three years, so it was well preserved. The Buddha statue had a gentle and kind expression, and lowered his eyebrows to look down at all living beings, as if he could really save all suffering.
For someone like him with blood on his hands, too much murderous aura, and no belief in gods and Buddhas, it was not appropriate for him to come here.
When he passed by, a candle in a candlestick suddenly went out. The abbot
looked solemn, "It's not a good sign."
Xie Sui disagreed, "It seems that this Pingshan Temple is really effective. I am really not the kind of person who is suitable to appear in a temple. Buddha would spit on me."
The abbot advised, "Don't say that. Buddha protects all living beings and never abandons anyone."
But in the past twenty years, when has the god or Buddha protected him?
He stared into the eyes of the Buddha statue, and the abbot said, "Amitabha..."
A gust of cold wind blew, and all the candles on the candlesticks in the hall went out.
Xie Sui felt dizzy and closed his eyes. There was darkness in front of him, but the heartbreaking sound of burning flames rang in his ears. He frowned, and the darkness in front of him gradually disappeared.
He saw the Yuning Palace.
He raised his hand to touch his eyelids and confirmed that he was closing his eyes at the moment, but he could still see the scene in front of him.
Is this the unfinished dream?
He seemed to be extremely trapped. Dealing with government affairs and being entangled with her these days had consumed too much of his energy. He was exhausted and his consciousness was blurred. Only the scene in the dream was constantly playing...
...
Yuning Palace was still the same as when Wuchun had just married in. Fengchun Palace stood in the wind and snow.
Xie Sui returned from a victorious battle outside. From a distance, he saw his wife standing at the door to greet him. The little person was obviously very afraid of the cold, but she endured the cold for him.
He walked over and heard his own calm voice, "Standing here, it's hard work." This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you
His words made her eyes light up.
This should be how she looked when she first married him, innocent and smart, smart and coquettish.
She called him coquettishly, "My husband is back! I have been waiting for you so hard, are you injured on this trip? Why do you look a lot thinner, well... I prepared a meal for you, and I also went to Pingshan Temple to ask for a peace amulet..."
He wanted to wipe the snow foam off her eyelashes for her, but the self in his dream didn't have that.
In the dream, he even tried to suppress his impatience and said, "Just let the servants do these things. I just came back and just want to rest. You can eat it yourself."
It was visible to the naked eye that the joy in her eyes was extinguished like a candle in the wind, and some sadness overflowed, but she dared not show it, for fear that he would be unhappy, so she could only say dejectedly, "Your Highness, have a good rest."
Why was this dream so painful?
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