usurped

The mood immediately eased a little, and he said flatteringly: "Oh, it turns out that it is Mr. Fu! A villain can't see Mount Tai with his eyes, but he still hopes that you will forgive him. However, this is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the emperor held a big banquet for all the officials. , Mr. Fu didn't go there, why did he leave the palace? Could it be, Mr. Fu, what's the matter for you?"

The guard was very clever, his eyes rolled straight, and he stretched his neck, trying to look into the compartment through the gap.

"I am ordered by the emperor to go out of the palace to pick up the theater troupe." After speaking, he opened the curtain so that the guards could see clearly, because always covering up like this would make their opposite sex To make matters worse, it is better to let them see clearly than to make them doubt.

The two guards stared round their eyes, and said suspiciously: "Hey! This is weird, didn't the troupe who came to the palace to sing opera come in the morning? Why now—"

"Oh! That's right. These three people were specially ordered by the emperor not to enter the palace with those people. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to face the saint in person, and you can find out after asking."

"This—" The guard hesitated for a moment, looked at the opposite companion for a while, and then said impatiently:

"Let go."

"Thank you!" Fu Qingyu nodded and smiled at him, then put down the car curtain.

"Qing Yu, do this──" Xiao Yan said worriedly, but before he finished speaking, Fu Qingyu interrupted.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I have indeed discussed this matter with Tuoba Hong, and he agreed, so you don't have to worry about it, Your Majesty."

"Then—are we going to find Baorong now?" Xiao Yan asked again.

Fu Qingyu nodded, "Yes, but the guards there are heavily guarded, especially in the past two days, Tuoba Hong has sent additional guards with serious illnesses there, as if to be on guard against something."

"Could it be that he already knew we were coming?" Luo Wei asked.

"Probably not," Fu Qingyu shook his head, "Maybe it's because tonight is a big day in the palace, and Tuoba Hong is a very careful person, maybe he was afraid that the hostages would run away, so he did this. "

(12 Fresh Coins) Goodbye

Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze, opened a corner of the small curtain next to him, and laughed in his heart that he, a majestic emperor, would sneak around like a thief in the palace of an enemy country.

"Let's go here! The inner garden of the palace is in front of us. It's not convenient to walk in a carriage. We need to walk."

The carriage stopped in front of a stone bridge carved with white marble. Fu Qingyu jumped out of the carriage first, and then helped Xiao Yan down. After the three of them got down, he bowed his head and said a few words to the little eunuch driving the carriage. , The carriage returned along the way it came.

"There are very few people." Shi Luoying looked around, and saw that not a single palace official had passed through here.

"Well! Few people pass by this place, and they saw the house in front." Fu Qingyu pointed to the dilapidated palace in front of him, and continued: "There is the cold palace, just a few days away. A month ago, someone rumored that he saw Concubine Liang's wronged soul here, originally there were very few people here, and now that the rumors spread like this, even fewer people came here."

Everyone glanced at the dilapidated palace, and Shi Luoying laughed lightly, "It's really nonsense."

At this moment, there was a sound of clank and zither in the cold air.The sound of the piano made Xiao Yan stunned in place.

The melodious sound of the piano, every sound, was like a sharp knife, piercing deeply into his heart.You can't be wrong, it's Bao Rong's bomb, and he's nearby.So, following the sound of the piano, he started to run crazily. Behind him, Shi Luoying called him to stop, but he ignored it at all, running like a wild beast without reason.

*****

In the Yanzhu Pavilion, Bao Rong was sitting under a big pagoda tree, wearing only a thin shirt. His hands were gently caressing the thin and cold strings. The middle finger of his right hand should be the The strings were scratched and blood flowed out.Looking up, looking at the round moon, tonight is Mid-Autumn Festival, a day of family reunion, but at this moment, he is alone.

He took a deep breath, looked away, looked down at the strings, and wanted to play the piano again, but when his fingers pressed on the strings, he gave up.

"My lord, why are you wearing thin clothes? What can you do if you catch a cold? Your injuries are still not fully healed!" The person who ran in from the gate of the courtyard was Xiaofu. wound medicine, so the whiplash posture on the body recovered quickly, and he was alive and kicking now. He glanced at Baorong worriedly, then rushed into the room, and took a thick one after a while. The robe ran out and put it on him.

"Young master, you... do you have something on your mind! Xiaofu sees that you have been unhappy and depressed these two days, or, or Xiaofu will take you to the main hall to have a look. Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there is so much excitement there." , I heard that there is still an opera troupe coming to sing opera!"

Bao Rong looked at him for a long time before forcing himself to squeeze out a far-fetched smile, "I'm a little tired and want to rest, since I don't want to go, go, just call Yan'er, you go together, this palace It’s rare to be lively last time.”

"Then, isn't that young master going?" Xiao Fu was a little anxious.

"I'm not going."

"My lord, is the wound starting to hurt again? Do you want me to invite Imperial Physician Fu to show you?"

"No need!" Bao Rong immediately interrupted him, "No, I'm fine, the wound doesn't hurt anymore, it's just that I'm a little tired these two days and can't stand the noise."

"Then... If the young master doesn't go, then Xiaofu won't go either. Xiaofu wants to stay here with the young master. By the way, young master, look what I brought."

With a happy expression on his face, Xiao Fu took out a round moon cake from his bosom and held it in his hand like a baby, "My lord, this is delicious. Those who eat this, say that this mooncake symbolizes a happy reunion, young master, try it."

He sent the mooncakes to Bao Rong, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and looked salivating.

reunion?He smiled wryly in his heart.Who is he going to reunite with?

"I'm not hungry, you can eat!" Bao Rong pushed Xiao Fu's hand back.

"Not hungry?" Xiao Fu looked at the mooncake in his hand and muttered in a low voice, "Why are you not hungry? Young Master obviously didn't eat at night, so how could he not be hungry?"

After muttering, he handed the mooncake to him without giving up, "Young master, you can eat some! Since you came here, you have never had a good meal. This mooncake is really delicious. Just try it!"

"I've already said I don't want to eat it, take it away!" Bao Rong stood up suddenly, and knocked down the mooncake in Xiaofu's hand with a wave of his hand. Xiaofu was like a frightened deer, looking at him in fear.

Bao Rong came back to his senses, and found that Xiao Fu was so frightened that he almost shed tears.He hastily squatted down, probably because he squatted too fast and too quickly, which involved a stick injury in his buttocks that had not healed completely. As soon as his legs softened, his knees hit the ground, and some small gravels crashed into the ground. I broke my knee, and it was excruciatingly painful.

He bit his lip, then hastily picked up the piece of moon cake that had turned into pieces, apologizing as he picked it up, "Sorry, I didn't mean it just now..."

"Bao Rong?"

Just as she was about to reach out to pick up the last piece of broken mooncake, her fingers froze instantly, and her whole body became very cold, like ice cubes.Is he dreaming, that voice, so familiar, so gentle, seems to be—

No, his brain must be broken, but he can no longer control those trembling hands, because they are trembling too much now.

"Bao Rong."

His name was called again by that familiar voice. With a feeling of fear, he slowly raised his head, and his eyes were instantly filled with tears.

Xiao Yan?Is it really him?Still, my eyes were dazzled and I made a mistake.

"Bao Rong." Xiao Yan yelled again, and walked quickly to his side. Just as he was about to put his hands on his arms, he saw his body suddenly dodge back, and when his buttocks were sitting on the ground, he suddenly lowered his body. He scratched his head and grunted in pain.

Xiao Yan was anxious, and hurriedly said: "Did you fall to the wound?"

"You, who are you?" Xiaofu who was standing aside stared blankly at the three strangers in front of him, but before he heard the answer, Fu Qingyu came over, "Don't worry, they are all mine. friend."

"Friend?" Xiaofu looked at him in surprise, then nodded, "Since he is a friend of Imperial Physician Fu, then Xiaofu can rest assured."

"Xiaofu, go get some hot tea and bring it over later, remember, don't disturb outsiders."

"Yeah! Got it. But, Imperial Physician Fu, you can persuade Young Master on behalf of Xiaofu. He hasn't had a good meal for several nights."

"I see."

"Then I'll go get ready first." After Xiaofu finished speaking, he turned and ran out.

"Bao Rong, you don't know me anymore, I am... Xiao Yan, it's... Xiao Yan..."

"You...don't come here, don't come here, don't..." Bao Rong kept stepping back, the rough ground rubbed against the wound, but he seemed to be unable to feel the pain, his face was full of resentment and panic.

"Bao Rong?" Shi Luoying hurried over to support him, "Bao Rong, do you recognize me?"

Bao Rong looked at Xiao Yan, then turned to look at Shi Luoying, suddenly, he threw himself into his arms, "Brother Shi──"

For a long time, he only chanted this name.

Shi Luoying hugged him, and could feel his body trembling with fear.

It seems that what Xiao Yan did this time really hurt him very badly...

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