Chapter 275 Sending Off the Closest Relatives
Shuang Ruo didn't quite understand what the Queen meant, and she stood aside scratching the back of her head in a daze.
The queen raised her eyebrows and looked at her, "You just said, where did she hear this news from?"
Shuang Ruo said, "I was outside the emperor's room and heard the emperor and Lord Zhu discussing something."
The Queen said, "This is in Suzhou, not in the palace. There are countless secret guards protecting the emperor, and the emperor is discussing state affairs with the ministers inside. Jiang Deshun is watching outside, and there should be guards guarding the corridor. Even if the concubine has the ability to see through the sky, it is impossible for her to stand outside the door and hear what is being talked about."
She slowed down and suddenly laughed coldly, "Unless the emperor wants her to hear it."
"The emperor wants her to hear it?" Shuang Ruo asked in confusion, "But the emperor decided to tour the south in advance, wasn't it to take the imperial concubine away from Kyoto early and not let her know about this?"
"The treacherous officials in the court must be eliminated, and the reputation of the previous dynasty must also be preserved."
The queen glanced towards the warm seat, and Shuang Ruo immediately understood and moved the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the small table in front of her.
The Queen said as she was grinding ink: "Now that the Imperial Concubine knows about this, she has gone to ask the Emperor for help. The Emperor has given her a gold medal to protect her from death, and has also promised her to personally rescue her father and brother. This shows that he is very kind to her.
If the imperial concubine fails to save her father and brother, she will be unable to save her family members. What does it have to do with the emperor?"
She picked up a piece of white rice paper, spread it flat on the table, and then took up the pen and ink to continue copying the Buddhist scriptures.
"When the news gets out, the emperor will be lenient and generous to the outside world and be kind and generous to the imperial concubine. Even if she wants to complain, she can't blame the emperor at all."
Shuang Ruo finally understood what he said and couldn't help laughing:
"Then the imperial concubine must be very upset. Your Majesty has really punished me by doing this. I feel relieved just by hearing this!"
Hearing this, the Queen paused with her pen tip, leaving a strange ink stain on the white surface.
She half-closed her eyes, revealing a hint of hatred.
"The emperor did this because he cared about the friendship between him and the imperial concubine. He was afraid that the imperial concubine would feel resentful towards him after learning about the shocking changes in her mother's family, so he made this plan to plot against her. No matter how much the emperor planned, his friendship with the imperial concubine is not even half as strong as mine..."
Shuang Ruo saw that her master's words were hurtful, so she quickly nodded and removed the dirty rice paper in front of the queen, replacing it with a new one.
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. You are the Emperor's legitimate wife, and the Emperor loves you very much."
"Oh." The queen laughed at herself. "Whether I love you or not, I am not a blockhead. I know the difference between hot and cold water. But I don't want such love. If I can't save my father and brother, I am afraid I will be haunted by nightmares for the rest of my life, blaming myself day and night, and life will be boring."
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After leaving Suzhou City, Concubine Chen and Deputy General An traveled day and night without stopping for a whole day.
The rain clouds seemed to have spirits, chasing them and not giving them a chance to breathe.
The guards who were responsible for protecting Concubine Chen looked like strong men, but they could not bear it after enduring a day.
Only Concubine Chen ran tirelessly all the way, changing horses only when she arrived at the post station. She did not even take a breath before continuing on her way.
By the time everyone reached Yunmen Road, the rain was falling even harder, and it was almost impossible to see the road ahead. The raindrops hitting people were extremely painful.
Deputy General An sped up his horse and rode past Concubine Chen, placing his horse across her path and exhorting her loudly:
"Your Highness! It's raining heavily right now, and the mountain road ahead is difficult to travel. It looks like the rain will soon pass. Why don't we find a place to take shelter until the rain subsides..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Concubine Chen stood up straight on her horse, wiped the rain off her face heroically, and said in a choking voice:
"If you are a coward, turn around and go back! Don't stop me! Get out of here!"
"But my lady, this...Ah!!"
Deputy General An was about to speak, but Imperial Concubine Chen had already whipped him with a whip, then immediately hailed the horse and continued to gallop forward.
She was an expert horseman, and in a flash she disappeared from sight.
This made Deputy General An panic, "Hurry up and catch up with the Imperial Concubine!"
Concubine Chen always thought of her father and brother in her heart. This blood relationship supported her tirelessly.
But even so, the heavy rain made it impossible to see the road clearly. When she turned the corner, she did not notice the huge hole that suddenly appeared on the ground.
The horse stepped in and missed, and fell forward on its front legs.
Concubine Chen was also thrown out heavily and fell into the mud.
She was still wearing the crimson peony pattern cloak that she had worn to please Xiao Jingheng.
At this moment, her clothes were torn and dirty, and she was covered with scars. There was no trace of the bright and domineering woman who used to run rampant in the harem.
This fall was not a light one.
Concubine Chen endured the pain and saw the golden medal of immunity from death in her arms fell into a puddle beside her.
She didn't care about anything else and crawled towards the puddle.
She was a very clean person, but at this moment she didn't even blink, she just lay on the ground and fished in the puddle like crazy.
"Daddy, brother...wait for me!"
It was not until she picked up the golden medal of immunity from death that the tears she had been holding back finally burst out.
Tears and rain mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish them.
"My Lady Concubine! Are you okay?"
The guards arrived late and helped Concubine Chen up from the mud.
"My Lady, you are injured! You should take a rest!"
"Shut up!"
Concubine Chen pushed Deputy General An away, pulled the reins of his horse and jumped onto its back.
At this moment, the rain gradually subsided, and a guard pointed at the sky not far away and shouted:
"The sky is clear! Look, Madam Concubine!"
Concubine Chen looked into the distance and saw that the sky, which was originally as dark as ink, gradually showed a faint orange-red color.
The pale golden light from the sky shone through the thick clouds, causing the mist on the mountainside to reflect a dim and warm light like candlelight.
Concubine Chen raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her cheeks. Hope rekindled in her heart and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
In the next two days, the rain stopped outside Suzhou and Hangzhou.
The team rushed all the way into Kyoto, and did not dare to stop as they rushed towards the execution ground.
Concubine Chen whipped her horse and left everyone behind.
She saw the execution platform,
I saw a dense crowd of people surrounding the execution ground ahead.
I saw my father and brother who were surrounded in the middle, kneeling on the ground in prison uniforms and covered in blood.
She trembled as she took out the golden medal of immunity from death from her bosom, raised it high above her head, and shouted loudly,
"Spare his life!!"
But the bumpy ride had already exhausted her strength. Even if she used all her strength at this moment, she could only make a faint hoarse sound, which was soon lost in the noisy crowd.
She whipped the horse hard, wanting it to go faster and faster.
But at this moment, she heard the loud and clear voice of the executioner on the execution platform:
"The time has come, execution!"
“No! Don’t! Don’t!!”
The imperial executioner dropped the signature token indifferently, and the executioner standing behind the Ning family father and son raised the execution knife high.
Concubine Chen was frightened for a moment and fell off the horse again.
There was a crowded crowd in front of her. She crawled with difficulty under the feet of others, still tightly grasping the gold medal of immunity from death in her hand, and screamed in fear and despair:
"Don't... Daddy! Brother! No..."
Then, all she could hear were the cries of surprise from the onlookers in the middle of the execution ground...
The crowd was in a panic for a moment, and Concubine Chen caught a glimpse of the blood spurting out from the execution ground through the gap.
She felt as if her heart was hit several times by a blunt object, her eyes went dark, and she passed out.
The gold medal of immunity from death that she held tightly in her hand fell to the ground.
Under such a sunny day, there is still a dazzling golden light flashing.
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