Huaigui

"Today is Shuyuzhai where you accompanied His Highness?" The emperor's voice was not high, but very majestic, standing in front of him like a mountain.

Helan Mingyue was pressed on the neck, only felt that the other party's figure enveloped her, speechless, and couldn't tell what was going on, so she had to admit first: "Yes."

The emperor's words were even more angry: "Later, His Highness disappeared all afternoon, where did he go?"

He Lan Mingyue said: "Shoushan Jiangxiao Pavilion."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said: "You have been following?"

He Lan Mingyue said: "Yes."

"Only you?"

"Yes."

"presumptuous!"

The emperor shouted angrily, and the guards who pressed him clamped He Lan Mingyue even tighter, almost breaking his hand.But he was at a loss in his mind, and his sense of pain took a backseat for a short time, thinking hard about what he had offended Tianyan.

"Entering the palace without knowing the palace rules, anyone dares to send him to the Yaoguang Pavilion, come here, take him—"

"Father!"

At this moment, a person stumbled out of the hall and was supported by Aman. Seeing that the shadow was not steady for a few steps, he quickly grabbed the emperor's sleeve.Helan Mingyue's eyes moved slightly, and she couldn't help but want to raise her head, but the hand holding him seemed to be extremely heavy, and he could only see the reliefs on the bluestone board, and his knees began to hurt from the pain.

Gao Jing lost his composure during the day, he was scruples about propriety, and when he made such a fuss, the emperor's words were interrupted, and he said displeasedly: "Jing'er, you don't know how to discipline your servants, how about I help you?"

Gao Jing lowered his voice: "Father also knows that the son opened his mouth, and he agreed because he failed to fulfill his duty of protection. If he didn't, he was disobedient to the lord, and both sides were wrong--Father must do what happened today. If you lose your hair, just treat your son."

Helan Mingyue was shaken all over, and her breathing stopped for half a beat inconceivably.

The emperor said: "Very good, do you know where your mistakes are?"

"...As the eldest brother, Erchen should have the important responsibility of loving and caring for the younger brother. Today, Cheng'er came staggeringly, but Erchen left straight away, causing Brother Cheng to cry for a long time, which is immoral."

"Then how should I punish you? Copying books? You are not afraid of left and right."

"..."

"Yesterday I was overwhelmed. I thought it was your birthday. I don't care about you. Yu'er was left out in the cold in Shu Yuzhai, and he was so alienated from the younger brother when he returned to the North Hall. If you continue to act recklessly, how can you convince others with virtue!" The emperor sneered, waved his long sleeves lightly, and pointed at the people on the ground, "At this time, you are still contradicting me because of a servant!"

Gao Jing pushed away the maid who was supporting him, lifted his robe, and knelt down next to He Lan: "I know my mistake and accept the punishment. Please don't take the blame on innocent people again."

The emperor raised his brows slightly: "I haven't seen you protect palace people like this before. Why, what's so special about this child?"

Gao Jing said nothing, just lowered his head, Helan Mingyue glanced sideways and saw his clenched fists, completely dissatisfied.He secretly thought it was not good, I am afraid that the emperor will only add fuel to the flames if he looks at it like this.

Sure enough, the next moment the emperor couldn't bear his silence, and said indifferently: "Come here, drag this little guard down to beat him for sixty years, and reward him for the Second Highness!"

Helan Mingyue's heart ached, and the long-lost scar on her back suddenly twitched, as if suddenly alive.

Sixty boards... I don't know if his life is still alive after beating him!

"Father! What are you doing?" Gao Jing suddenly raised his head, "Don't let someone else take the punishment for my son's fault! Father insists on hitting the board, just come and hit the son!"

But the emperor smiled and said: "Jing'er, I want you to look at him and understand many decisions from this. If you only want to comfort others for a while, you will not be able to undo anything."

As soon as the words fell, the two people holding Helan Mingyue grabbed his arms and lifted him up.He reacted subconsciously for a moment, looked at Gao Jing's position, and only raised his head, but fell into the eyes of the emperor——

"Wait." The emperor said in a deep voice, clasping his chin with one hand, forcing him to raise his head.

For a moment, when he met Helan Mingyue's light gray eyes, someone appeared in his mind.But it was only for a moment, like a trace of memory that could not be grasped, it immediately dissipated.

"..."

"Look at you, when did you come to the Yaoguang Pavilion?" the emperor frowned.

It was at this time that two people came out of the main hall behind him, He Lanmingyue's eyes froze, and the next moment, King Yu shook his feather fan, half-covered his mouth and said: "Your brother asked this question, and he was blaming me. Brother."

The emperor let go of Helan Mingyue: "Brother Yu's words...?"

"It's the shadow guard in my house, the talent that Lu Yi personally trained/taught." King Yu lightly pressed Helan Mingyue's shoulder, "Didn't the emperor say not long ago that he hoped that Jing'er would have a capable guard by his side? Brother Wang Keeping this in mind, I went back to find Lu Yi and asked for someone. At first, he was reluctant, but this king only agreed after he had to talk about it."

"There is such a thing?" The emperor did not let go of his frowning eyebrows, "What is the origin of this person? Brother Yu Wang has never mentioned it to me, I am afraid that I will disagree, or there is something else hidden?"

King Yu didn't panic, and laughed three times: "What's the secret? Ying Wei Ying Wei, he is Jing Er's shadow, and he doesn't even have his own thoughts. Tell the emperor, but you still have to think about it."

"The people in Brother Yu's mansion, I can rest assured..." Just then, the emperor let go, as if he suddenly remembered something, and stared at Gao Hong again, "Does this person have a name?"

"An orphan who has no name and no surname. This king has checked, and the background is clean. He has some nepotism with the Murong family, but the relationship is too far away. Perhaps brother Chunru knows the story of his parents."

"So...?" The emperor was skeptical, but he didn't ask again, considering his own words.

The other person beside him spoke, but it was Gao Qian: "Brother Yu Wang is right, the people cultivated by Captain Lu Wei were beaten indiscriminately, disabled and useless, and failed to live up to Brother Wang's wishes... But In this matter, Jinger was at fault first, if he is not beaten, is it possible that Brother Yu wants Brother Huang to beat Jinger?"

He looked at King Yu with a contemptuous smile on his lips: "Is that right, Brother Wang?"

The originally peaceful atmosphere was aggravated by this sentence, King Yu looked at him, and after a while he pretended to be magnanimous and said: "Hmph, after leaving the palace, why are you 'my king's people', my brother please go ahead !"

"Brother Yu is so magnanimous, I really admire the younger brother." Gao Qian said, "I think what your Majesty said is true. No matter how much this person is valued by Lu Yi, he is already by Jing'er's side. This punishment, If he can't survive, it is his fate that deserves such a calamity. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

The emperor who was caught in the middle had no voice at this moment. Gao Jing knelt aside, and when he heard Gao Qian's words, he understood the meaning, and felt a chill in his heart, and he didn't even dare to lift his eyes.

"Aren't you procrastinating?" Gao Qian whispered, the night wind entered his lungs, and he covered his lips and coughed again.

Being taken away by the silence, He Lanmingyue glanced at the thin prince from afar, only to feel that the depth of the city might be a bit better than Gao Hong's, and his ability to control people's hearts was far better than that of Prince Yu.

Gao Jing's back was slightly arched, and there was a roar in his ears.

He couldn't hear what the emperor and King Ji said again, and a big hand held his arm after a while.Gao Jing raised his head blankly, seeing Gao Hong's worried face: "Jing'er, get up."

"Uncle..." Gao Jingfu spoke hoarsely, almost crying, "Why did he—"

"Shh, don't say any more." Gao Hong put his arms around him halfway, telling him to lean on his body and pass the top of his head, "And don't show any sadness, your father is very angry this time."

Gao Jing hastily retorted: "But I—"

Gao Hong held him down, and his deep eyes became more and more calm: "I heard from my uncle that there is something wrong with you. Jing'er, it's not wrong to do whatever you want, but you are too weak. Do you care about He Lan?"

It was late at night, and the breeze was coming.

Gao Jing was taken aback for a moment, then fell silent, as if admitting it.

"I care, but there is nothing I can do about it." Gao Hong's hand on his shoulders tightened, "You don't have the heart of a king yet, and there is no guarantee that you won't be controlled by others in the future. How can you govern the world?"

Gao Jing frowned and said, "Father may not just..."

"You are his eldest son, no one can compete with you, but that doesn't mean you can let yourself go." Gao Hong showed a relieved smile, and then continued seriously, "Jing'er, remember today's lesson."

Gao Jing was thoughtful, and after a while, King Yu let him go: "It's getting late, go to the North Hall quickly, don't make your mother and queen wait."

He walked a few steps, and the young man behind him suddenly stretched his body and raised his hands.

"Jing'er is taught."

Outside the North Hall, Helan Mingyue was thrown onto the bench, her hands and feet were bound and she could no longer move.He was immersed in shock, and at this moment he finally had a moment of reality. Hearing the movement around him, he broke out in cold sweat.

He took the blame for Gao Jing, euphemistically saying "reward you for His Highness", that His Majesty never thought about the life and death of a servant!Sixty years old, if his martial arts are unrivaled and his cultivation base is strong, there is no danger of his life, but he is just an ordinary warrior, and he can't even beat Lu Yi, so how can he get hit by a board and nothing will happen?

Helan Mingyue's heart was hanging in her throat. Seeing the two executive guards approaching her, with long sticks as tall as a person in their hands, it might really kill someone if they were photographed. A thought popped up in her mind for no reason:

If Gao Jing hadn't come, he would really have died in this North Hall today!

It's a pity that Gao Jing couldn't hear his heartfelt voice, his shadow swayed under the dim starlight, and He Lan Mingyue closed his eyes suddenly - he couldn't help feeling sorry for himself, and he didn't accomplish anything in this life.

Before the expected pain came, someone beside him suddenly held down his companion's long staff, and said, "If you hit with these sixty boards, it will really kill people. Brother, have you thought about it?"

Helan Mingyue was startled, and thought: Is it possible that these two are still fighting among themselves?

The other person was really dissatisfied and said: "Zhao Wen, what do you mean? Could it be that you want to resist the order?"

The guard called Zhao Wen lowered his voice: "Brother, how many years have you and I been serving His Majesty, even if you can't guess what you want, everyone with a discerning eye knows that His Majesty is taking advantage of the situation to punish the Second Highness, and make the little brother suffer for no reason. You just think about it seriously. Think, after sixty years, will this person survive?"

The man pondered for a moment, and said: "Whether you can live or not, it's not up to you or me!"

"Yes, big brother, let's think back to just now, His Highness begged for mercy many times to the little brother, and even accepted the punishment... Has he ever done this before? It can be seen that this little brother must be valued by His Highness in Yaoguang Pavilion."

"...If you say that, it's not bad. But destiny——"

"What did your majesty say? It's just a slap in the face, if you can't beat him to death, has your majesty ever given a word?" Then Zhao Wen's voice was even lower, "Brother, if you beat him to death, your majesty won't cry for it." You and my brother made a fortune, but the other side of the Second Highness...knew that the person died at our hands, according to that temper..."

"Yes, yes! Brother Zhao Wen, if you still have an idea, then what should we...?"

"Beating must be done, but it can't be done seriously. It is absolutely impossible to be unharmed. Big brother, brother and you have been executed with a stick many times. How to grasp this is not just a matter of big brother's words?"

The other person seemed to understand something, kept his mouth shut, raised his voice for a while, and raised his long stick high in his hand.

The heavy wooden staff hit her buttocks and legs, and as soon as the first blow fell, He Lan Mingyue clenched her teeth.He broke out in a cold sweat, forced himself to stay awake, and followed the two executioners to count up the remaining numbers.

twelve, thirteen...

His vision was slightly blurred, and he could only hear the muffled sound of the wooden stick falling. At first, it was a sharp pain, and then his legs became numb, as if they were not his own.

36, 37...

Helan Mingyue's breathing became weaker and weaker, and when he bit the tip of his tongue, he licked a trace of blood, and immediately regained consciousness.

39, forty, 41...

He clenched his fingers in vain, but finally couldn't stand the pain, he groaned, and completely lost consciousness.

In the nightmare, the wooden stick continued to fall on her body, He Lan Mingyue just ran forward, but her legs couldn't move no matter what, and she was so anxious that she was sweating profusely.There was darkness ahead, and there seemed to be a wild beast chasing after him. The sky was covered with snow, and he was cold and tired. He fell to the ground, and the roar was getting closer and closer.

Suddenly a light was lit, he opened his eyes, and the vague memories of his childhood became very real here.

There are swords, spears, sticks and swords standing beside the courtyard. The tall man is holding Fang Tian's painted halberd and wearing black armour. He turned sideways, his face seemed to be shrouded in a cloud of black mist, but when he saw it, he knew it inexplicably. who is he.

The snow was getting bigger and bigger, and the tide generally submerged this insignificant memory.

"father?……"

Helan Mingyue murmured, her eyelids were heavy, and she fell asleep again in her dream.

It seemed that someone was calling his name in his ears, one by one, trying to drag him out of the chaos.Helan Mingyue frowned, trying to turn over impatiently, lying on the snow, her whole body seemed to be on fire.

The hazy voice gradually became clearer.

"Your Highness, the injury on his thigh is too serious, his skin is ripped apart, I'm afraid it will scare you, why don't you... go out and wait?"

"Gu is here, not going anywhere! If you can't heal his injury, Gu wants your head!"

"Yes Yes……"

"Your Highness, He Lan has a high fever, and this servant is going to bring water—"

The field of vision was dark, He Lan remembered that he had a dream, he couldn't tell whether it was reality or illusion, his whole body seemed to be floating in the clouds, and he was so hot that he couldn't breathe.

A cold hand was placed on his forehead, and then he heard someone sigh.