Chapter 59 Chapter 59 [VIP]
All this happened so suddenly.
Arrows rained down on them in the scorching sun. The people who came to protect them were not ordinary servants, but well-trained soldiers.
Even so, the first arrow was still too fast.
It was ruthless and accurate, aiming to kill people.
If Yuan Zhen had not stood in front of Yuan Mu, she might have died by now.
He held her tightly in his arms, the long arrow broke through the air and pierced into his flesh, and strong blood gushed out immediately.
Yuan Mu was held in Yuan Zhen's arms, his body shaking almost madly.
There was a noise in her ears, a roar that made her lungs churn.
During these days at the border, Yuan Mu witnessed countless bloody scenes. When Yuan Ji died, she even collected his body personally.
His eyes were full of disbelief, he couldn't believe that the person he trusted most was the one who killed him.
They are even relatives with the same blood.
Yuan Ji had been forced to drink poisoned wine by then. His pupils were dilated and his face was turning blue. He stretched out his fingers, trembling constantly: "You..."
He couldn't cough, but countless blood oozed out of his mouth.
The effects of the poison wine were extremely terrifying. Soon Yuan Ji's body turned blue and purple, his blood vessels swelled, and his eyeballs were about to fall out of their sockets.
This is a scene that will haunt you for a long time after you see it once.
In the past, the darkness alone could make Yuan Mu extremely frightened, but that day she even collected Yuan Ji's body with her own hands.
Before taking the main seat, she had followed Yuan Ji on expeditions.
What Yuan Ji liked most about Yuan Mu was her excellent swordsmanship and her typical Xianbei aristocratic appearance.
She had seen beheadings and bloody sacrifices after victorious battles, as well as disemboweled corpses and heads riddled with maggots.
Yuan Mu experienced war when he was fifteen years old.
Over the years, she often felt that there was nothing in the world that she could no longer accept.
But the moment Yuan Zhen picked him up, Yuan Mu still felt his thoughts were in a mess.
He and she were just traveling together for a short time and were not true companions.
Although Yuan Zhen's face was disfigured, he was still an official of high rank and his family background was not too bad.
He has a serious and gentle personality, and there will always be a bright and smooth road ahead for him.
Yuan Mu didn't think it would last long.
Whenever she wanted something, she never got it successfully.
The more you desire something, the less likely you are to get it.
Before entering the palace, Yuan Mu wanted to be with Helan Zhen for a long time. After entering the palace, she wanted to give birth to a child for the emperor as soon as possible and leave the palace.
She wanted a stable life, wanted to go to Luoyang and Jiangnan, and wanted to live a peaceful and smooth life.
But no matter how simple his wish was, Yuan Mu had never been able to fulfill it successfully.
She didn't dare make a wish.
Because Yuan Mu was afraid that others would know what she wanted and take it away from her.
During the chaos yesterday, she hugged Yuanzhen's neck tightly, and all she thought about was doing everything she could to remember this moment.
When Yuan Mu revealed her female body, Yuan Zhen did not show much surprise. He was a very sensitive and delicate person, and he probably noticed this when they first got to know each other.
But he never took the initiative to bring it up, nor did he ever think of doing anything with it.
So Yuan Mu trusted him.
She trusted his character, his morals, or rather, she had full trust in him as a person.
So when I was lost in love, it was Yuanzhen who said, "Don't leave me."
He was afraid that Yuan Mu just wanted a one-night stand, so he was desperate to gain Yuan Mu's trust.
It was Yuan Mu who was willful and refused to allow him to return to Jingzhao, but in fact it was Yuan Zhen who was always nervous.
His voice was hoarse: "You have to be responsible for me. You can't just throw it away after using it."
Beneath the man's calm and steady face, he was worried about gains and losses like a young man.
The Taoist ancestor once said: The morning mushroom does not know the new moon and full moon, and the cicada does not know spring and autumn.
But Yuan Mu really didn't dare to ask for an eight thousand year old spring and autumn.
She just hopes that they are happy every moment they are together.
Yuan Mu even thought that Yuan Zhen was a beauty trap set by the court.
She never thought that she would step into the same river over and over again.
The person who was so close to me last night that I wanted to share my life and death with him now looks so hateful.
Yuan Mu's eyes were red. She raised her hand and removed the mask that half covered Yuan Zhen's face.
Beneath the dark mask, there was no trace of facial disfigurement at all; it was clearly a familiar face that was handsome to the extreme.
The dragon's appearance and the phoenix's grace, majestic and majestic.
He was so noble and dignified that no one would think it was wrong even if he showed an arrogant look.
Yuan Mu should be happy that her beloved was not really disfigured, but it would be better if the person under the mask was not the one she hated to death.
The roaring in her ears was extremely loud and her mind was blank.
Yuan Mu moved so quickly that the emperor had no time to stop her.
She raised her head, her voice trembling: "Again and again
I didn't mean to deceive you, Luo!"
Tears fell unconsciously on Yuan Mu's face.
It was shaking, as if it could no longer hold on.
Yuan Mu's health is very poor and she cannot bear too strong emotions.
When her slap came over, he just immediately held her hand and asked in a low voice, "
His expression was still the same concern as Yuanzhen's.
The man who always acted high and mighty now had a humble plea in his eyes.
Why him? Why him?
Yuan Mu felt extremely weak, her vision blurred, tears fell like broken strings, and her lungs ached so much that she could hardly stand.
Seeing that she was about to faint, the emperor grabbed her and picked her up.
The arrowhead was poisonous, and the emperor turned pale and soon lost more blood.
After forcibly carrying Yuan Mu back to the inner room, his expression became extremely ugly.
It was a very confusing scene.
But the people serving outside were extremely organized. After the military bell rang, the troops hiding in the dark quickly gathered together.
At the same time, the attendants and medical officers quickly entered the inner room.
That medical officer was not someone else, but Wang Yuanshi, the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
The emperor carried Yuan Mu to the couch. The blood from his wound had not stopped yet, but his eyes were always on her. He didn't even raise his head when the medical officer came in.
He whispered, "Let's take a look at her first. Is she having a heart attack?"
The attendant said nervously: "But Your Majesty, your injury..."
The emperor held Yuan Mu's hand tightly, and his pale face revealed a love that was almost paranoid and crazy.
Before the attendant could finish his words, he interrupted him: "Don't you understand what I am saying?"
There was a strong sense of hostility between the emperor's eyebrows.
The servant was sweating profusely and his legs were trembling.
The Imperial Envoy, who had served the Emperor for many years, immediately responded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Empress is suffering from a heart attack. She will be fine after a short rest."
He immediately began to take Yuan Mu's pulse, and then signaled the medical officer beside him to start treating the emperor's injuries immediately.
The sharp arrow was poisonous. When the wound was being treated, blood spread from the emperor's throat. He vomited a lot of blood and his face was as pale as gold paper.
But his eyes never left Yuan Mu for a moment.
The whole day passed in confusion.
The person who set the ambush was a Rouran noble who fled westward. He did not know the emperor's identity, only his general appearance, and mistakenly took Yuan Mu as the emperor.
Therefore, the first arrow of the □□ was shot straight at Yuan Mu.
They had stayed in the royal palace for too long, and their attempts at ambush and rebellion were foolish.
When they were escorted out of the military tent, the leading men were so frightened that they smelled a foul smell between their legs and confessed before they were even tortured.
The emperor was wearing a black robe with dark golden dragon patterns, and there was a bloodthirsty look in his eyes.
His face was cold and his aura was so gloomy that it was frightening.
When the emperor stepped into the prison with a long sword in hand, several tied-up Rouran nobles were terrified to death and were banging their heads against the wall frantically.
But dying like this is still too easy for them.
The days passed in chaos, and the nights passed in killing.
Yuan Mu's health was not good, and it had become extremely bad recently. She was so eager to rescue the border from the devastation that had plagued the country for a long time, and she was busy day and night for this purpose.
His already weak body became even weaker.
Wang Yuanshi was guarding Yuan Mu's side. After checking her pulse, he was secretly shocked.
She definitely had a court doctor taking care of her, but even so, the loss was still happening too quickly.
If this continues, Yuan Mu will not live long.
After all, Wang Yuanshi was a close servant, and he vaguely knew what was going on between her and the emperor.
When she first entered the palace, Yuan Mu was in a very bad mood, but no matter what, she was in good health at that time. After living a life of luxury for these years, her health has been getting worse day by day.
Late in the night, the emperor returned from outside.
He was covered in blood and Wang Yuanshi initially thought that his injury had relapsed, so he hurried forward.
After the emperor took off his outer robe, the royal envoy realized that it was someone else's blood.
Yuan Mu has never woken up since he fainted.
The poison in the emperor's body has been cured, but his serious injuries have not yet healed, so he is not in a position to do anything he wants.
But whenever he encountered matters related to Yuan Mu, all his usual rationality and indifference seemed to disappear in an instant.
After returning from the outer room, the emperor sat beside Yuan Mu's bed. He held her hand and looked at her silently for a long time.
He loved her so much that he was willing to sacrifice his life for her.
The emperor didn't want to hurt Yuan Mu in the slightest.
But it seems like he always makes the most wrong decision.
At this point, the emperor couldn't figure out what he was thinking when he contacted her under the identity of Yuanzhen.
He didn't dare to imagine that Yuan Mu would fall in love with him again.
The emperor just wanted to be closer to her, to see her face more, and to hear her voice more.
In fact, such a simple thing can already make him very satisfied.
But then things got out of control.
When Yuan Mu looked at him with warm eyes, the emperor could not utter any words of refusal.
He could maintain a simple friendship with her.
But his character is extremely poor, and his greed is so great that he wants to swallow an elephant.
Last night the emperor even fantasized whether he could stay by Yuan Mu's side forever in this identity?
Until one day she was willing to accept him completely.
No matter how strong the hatred and rejection are, they will eventually become dull under the passage of time.
And in the process, he will occupy all her mind with love.
However, the reality is cruel.
After removing the mask, there was no remaining love on Yuan Mu's face, only anger and heartbreak after being deceived.
The emperor clasped Yuan Mu's knuckles tightly. He was used to having everything under his control.
But in her, he felt what hopelessness was.
On August 16th, the moon is full.
Last night they were lovers snuggling together, but tonight he once again became her enemy whom she would never forgive in her life.
Just thinking of this, the emperor felt like something was about to fall from his eyes.
He loves her.
He loved her so much that even if she drew her sword against him, he could accept it calmly.
But Yuan Mu didn't want to accept his love, nor did she want to accept this person. She might fall in love with countless people like him.
But she would never fall in love with him again.
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The nightmare is endless.
Maybe it can’t be called a nightmare, because what echoed in Yuan Mu’s eyes were all the past events.
The memories of pain and despair never really disappeared. She forced them into the depths of her mind.
But on this night, old memories came back to me like a kaleidoscope.
The final nightmare turned into a dense forest.
Yuan Mu walked in the darkness, her feet bare, and the hem of her snow-white gauze skirt was wet by the stream water.
She held her skirt and walked through the dense forest with her heavy body.
This was a very lonely road, and Yuan Mu couldn't even remember when she had walked it.
But as she walked, someone suddenly appeared beside her.
He held her hand and said softly, "Why are you walking so fast? Wait for me."
Yuan Mu looked up and saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face. She realized almost instantly that he was Helan Zhen.
He had been away from her for a long, long time, but he had visited her dreams countless times over the years.
It's as if I had never left.
Yuan Mu knew very clearly that this was a dream, but at that moment, she suddenly burst into tears.
She thought that after so many years, she had long since moved on from the past, but the truth was that she was still trapped in the past, just like being trapped in a quagmire.
Unable to break free, unable to escape.
Helan Zhen held Yuan Mu in her arms and patted her on the back.
"Why are you crying?" he asked softly, "Did you accidentally fall? Or did you fail to get food from the cafeteria?"
Helan Zhen never asked her why she was crying. He would just coax her and give her some hints.
Yuan Mu has encountered very little warmth, so he remembers other people's kindness so clearly.
She is not a very nice person.
The emperor was very paranoid, and she was not much better.
After all, how could a girl from a respectable family dare to save a stranger she had never met before?
It is even more impossible for a girl who has received an aristocratic education to get close to someone before marriage.
Yuan Mu loves Helan Zhen very much, and she also wants to get Helan Zhen very much. For this, she can do anything. At that time, she was like a little animal, doing many things based on instinct.
She doesn't understand etiquette and rules, and doesn't know what is good and evil.
Yuan Mu was just lucky to meet a very good person.
He never thought of using her or playing with her, but truly held her at the top of his heart.
But Yuan Mu did not get Helan Zhen in the end.
So the person she couldn't get when she was young became a lifelong troubler for her.
Yuan Mu was reluctant to admit it, but the fact was that her initial good impression of the King of Chu all came from that face that looked exactly like Helan Zhen.
She later fell in love with Yuanzhen for exactly the same reason.
When they first met, Yuan Mu had thought about this question: How could there be someone in the world who looks so much like Helan Zhen?
She is so despicable.
Yuan Mu wants to get Yuan Zhen, and she keeps testing him, trying to touch his bottom line.
If Yuanzhen showed any sign of abnormality during this process, she would abandon him immediately.
But he didn't. He was polite and knowledgeable. Even when he noticed her peculiarity, he still behaved like a gentleman.
Yuan Mu's understanding of men was not as superficial as Yuan Wei thought. On the contrary, because of her overly beautiful face, she realized the bad nature of men very early on.
She could clearly see the dirty thoughts in their minds when they saw her face.
However, precisely because of this, Yuan Mu is particularly irresistible to those who truly treat her well.
That's why she was so at a loss when she first entered the palace and faced the emperor.
She was like a small animal that had come to trust humans.
If Helan Zhen drew her sword and wanted to hurt her, she would not be able to resist at all.
When facing the emperor, Yuan Mu really had no way out, so she suffered so much during those years.
But it was different when facing Yuanzhen. This time she was the absolute dominant one and she could manipulate the progress of the relationship at will.
Yuan Mu wanted to taste what it felt like to get it.
Her purpose was so strong that in the process, she actually instinctively ignored some things.
The excessive respect he received from the people around him, his excessive knowledge of her preferences, and Yuan Wei's excessive aversion to him.
Many things are warning Yuan Mu not to continue.
But she still couldn't help it, subconsciously ignored those things that were wrong, and rushed towards the path to get him.
But Yuan Mu didn't expect the result to be like this.
When she woke up from the dream, her entire chest was in pain.
Her heart felt like it was being tightly gripped by a pair of hands, making it difficult for her to breathe.
My lungs ached violently.
Yuan Mu’s health is really too poor.
After succeeding the throne, things became more and more complicated and she had fallen ill several times.
But this time it was the most serious.
There was a bitter taste between Yuan Mu's lips and teeth. She didn't know how much medicine she had been fed, but her throat was bitter.
She sat up with her arms propped up, her long black hair hanging down on her shoulders.
The half of her face that was exposed was like Xi Shi holding her heart, appearing morbid yet containing breathtaking beauty.
Yuan Mu also felt severe pain on her body. She moved the back of her hand and saw that there was still a needle stuck in the acupuncture point.
Her long eyelashes trembled and she wanted to pull out the long needle, but the next moment a pair of hands pressed down her raised wrist.
Yuan Mu turned his eyes and realized that there were countless people waiting outside the tent.
They were all people she was familiar with. The medical officers were all from the Imperial Hospital, and the attendants were all close servants to the emperor.
The hands that held Yuan Mu's wrists were very gentle, and the voice of the owner of these hands was extremely gentle: "Don't worry, it will be fine soon."
Yuan Mu raised his head and met the emperor's gaze.
His almond-shaped phoenix eyes were extremely beautiful, but their color was dark, like a cold pond that could not let in any light, and they exuded cruelty and dominance.
But at this moment, there was a very cautious emotion in the emperor's eyes.
He hesitated and said, "Does it hurt a lot? Royal Envoy..."
Yuan Mu shook her head, lowered her eyes, and put her raised hand back down.
She was very weak, like a person at the end of her life, and she lost her strength without even saying a word.
The emperor felt a pain in his heart just seeing Yuan Mu like this. He could obviously make her healthy, happy, and give her everything she wanted.
But now she is neither healthy nor happy, and she has not got what she wants.
If only he were really Yuanzhen, then he would at least make her happy.
The emperor was afraid of irritating Yuan Mu, so he didn't dare to say anything more. He lowered his eyes and asked Wang Yuanshi to take Yuan Mu's pulse first.
She leaned against the pillow, her eyes half closed, a hint of red at the corners of her eyes, a hint of tears.
"It's nothing serious," the court official said slowly and kindly, "but Your Majesty needs to be more careful and not overwork herself."
I don't know how much truth there is in what he said to her.
Even the court doctor would not say that.
Yuan Mu knew that her health was very poor, and he also knew that if she continued to abuse herself like this, she might really die soon.
When the border emergency occurred, she also tried to stay up all night.
But she developed a high fever on the first day.
Yuan Mu was lying on her side. Seeing that she was a little tired, the emperor asked everyone to leave.
He covered her with a quilt and then gently stroked her face.
"Are you hungry?" the emperor said in a gentle voice. "I have prepared some food. Once you have rested, you can enjoy some."
He sat down beside Yuan Mu's bed and leaned over to touch her forehead.
When his fingertips suddenly touched the corner of Yuan Mu's eyes, the emperor suddenly realized that Yuan Mu was crying, and he was a little at a loss at that moment.
"...Don't be afraid, A'Luo," his voice was hoarse, "I won't do anything to you, and I won't touch the people around you."
The emperor spoke to Yuan Mu in a very humble manner.
As the emperor, he never humbled himself even in the most miserable times, but in front of her, he was always the humble one.
Yuan Mu's long eyelashes were wet, and when her watery eyes opened, it seemed as if broken stars were shaking.
"Why did you lie to me?" she cried in a hoarse voice. "Why do you always lie to me?"
As soon as Yuan Mu opened his mouth, the tears that had been lingering in his eyes for a long time began to fall like clear gems.
Her tears were the last thing the emperor wanted to see.
Every time Yuan Mu shed a tear, the emperor felt like his heart was stabbed.
"I'm sorry," he whispered, "I..."
Any excuses made at this time will be pale and powerless.
"What on earth do you want to do?" Yuan Mu cried, "Why, why did you lie to me?"
Her words were tinged with morbid paranoia.
But what is more is a strong sense of brokenness.
"Seeing that I was tricked into falling in love with you again, are you very proud?" Yuan Mu's eyes shook, "Well, Li Congliu?"
She was uttering harsh words, but her tears were falling more and more.
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