The Unforgivable

Man was sent out by Xue Shiying and Zhang Fang together. Xue Shiying broke into the Qingsi Academy. She had an imperial heir in her belly, and everyone knew how much His Majesty valued the imperial concubine. When she took Yan Qing away, she stayed at the The guards outside Qingsi Court wanted to stop him at first, and the first few even drew their swords.

Unexpectedly, Xue Shiying not only did not retreat, but also went straight forward. She had a bulging belly and was about to give birth. The guards were so frightened that they stepped back.

Outside Qingsi Courtyard, Zhang Fang had already had someone waiting in a car. The palace gate had been prepared and Zhang Fang personally escorted her out of the palace.

When being helped onto the carriage, Yan Qing turned around and saw Xue Shiying standing in the cold wind with her waist supported and her belly stretched out with difficulty.

Her eyes were hot, and her voice was a little choked, "Thank you..."

Xue Shiying shook his head at her, smiling lightly, "I believe he is still alive, and must be in a corner, waiting to meet you again, this golden Ming Palace, I have trapped you for a long time."

Yan Qing also smiled, then got into the car, and Zhang Fang drove the carriage in person, stepping on the stone bricks towards the palace gate.

Xue Shiying kept standing there, watching the carriage go away until it completely disappeared from sight.

Of course, how Yan Qing was sent out of the palace could not be hidden from Zhao Yuan. In fact, Xue Shiying had no intention of hiding it from him.

After hearing the report from the palace people, he rushed from Ganlu Palace to Qionghua Palace where Xue Shiying was.

She seemed to have expected that he would come, and she was sitting by the warm bed, but was unmoved when he came in.

"Go and bring Zhang Fang to me!" he ordered the palace attendant beside him.

"Where did you take her?" He looked at her and said coldly.

"A safe place."

"A safe place..." Zhao Yuan sneered, "Why, do you want to fulfill her and Jiang Weiren? It's a pity that Jiang Weiren is dead. No matter where you hide the person, I We can also find it!"

Before he went on the expedition, because there was no one to supervise the country, he was afraid of unrest in the imperial capital, and was also afraid that spies from Beiqi would spread the news, so he ordered the army and horse division to block the city gate and prevent anyone from entering or leaving.

Even if Yan Qing is sent out of the palace by them, he is still in the Imperial City. As long as he is still in the Imperial City, he will be found sooner or later.

"Do you have to kill them all?" Xue Shiying looked up at him, "Zhao Yuan, she is your aunt, not to mention that everyone in the world is watching, but for so many years, she has treated you as her own child and treated you Have you ever felt any debt? Have you forgotten that in the past, when Empress Dowager Ciyi punished you, she always spoke up to protect you? At that time, you said, it would be better if she were your biological mother..." "

Shut up. !" He shouted loudly, "You are not allowed to mention my mother!"

Xue Shiying stared at him, observing his expression carefully. After a while, she said softly: "I always thought that Wen Ying was taken away by the Cao family. "Actually, she fell into your hands, right?"

In fact, she was not sure, but it was just for testing, but Zhao Yuan remained silent, his eyes deep and complicated.

Even Xue Shiying didn't expect that what he said was actually true.

"There is no such person in the world anymore..." He suddenly spoke in a low voice.

Her eyes widened and she asked in shock: "Did you kill her?"

His expression remained unchanged and he said nothing.

Xue Shiying lowered her gaze, thinking in a daze, and asked him in a low voice: "Wen Ying has been missing for so long. After being found by her brother-in-law, she was secretly hidden by me, but you know where she is. In fact... you have been treating me for a long time. Are you suspicious, right?"

A cold smile appeared on his lips, "When my mother's accident first happened, I didn't think much about it, because Queen Mother Shengyi told me that her mother was harmed by Jiang Guangyuan and Wen Ying. Yes, the one who investigated the case was still my eldest companion. How could I not believe it? I am so easy to deceive... But they hurriedly covered up the truth, and the doubts left behind will naturally surface when the fire broke out that night. Calling for help, the first guard to enter the temple also said that the queen was lying on the ground without moving. All signs indicated that the queen was murdered. But who was the murderer? Is it really Wen Ying as they said, I naturally have doubts in my heart. , so I have been secretly searching for her whereabouts, but Jiang Weiren found her first..."

"No one knows what happened that night, but Wen Ying was not in Funing Hall when Empress Dowager Ciyi went there. Everything she said was just speculation..." She suddenly looked at him, "Actually, you didn't believe everything, right? Otherwise, why would you kill her?"

Seeing him stunned, she started. Turning around, he walked closer and whispered: "It's not so much that you don't believe it, but that you simply don't want to believe it. You killed Wen Ying and never mentioned the death of Empress Dowager Ciyi in front of Empress Dowager Shengyi. She kept mentioning the matter between her and Jiang Weiren in front of her, but you would rather she just betrayed the late emperor, right?"

He raised his eyes sadly, with pain flashing in his eyes, as if a scar had been suddenly opened by her, and there was pain and pain. She was so embarrassed that she could only look at her and say harshly: "Shut up!"

"A Yuan." She grabbed his sleeve and looked at him sincerely, "You clearly still have compassion for her. After more than ten years You can't really be cruel to your kindness, right?"

He pulled out his sleeves coldly, "Although Wen Ying was not in Funing Palace that night, the last person her mother saw before her death was indeed her. Apart from the murderer, Who else could she have? As a son of a human being, should I let my mother be harmed by others? "

"But if you really hurt her, why wouldn't you feel sad..." She begged, "She She is no longer in the palace, just think that she is gone and let it go, okay?"

His eyes flashed, and the pain in his eyes became more and more obvious. At this moment, the guards escorted Zhang Fang into the palace. When he saw Zhang Fang, Fang, the pain in her eyes turned into hatred.

Zhang Fang knelt down in front of him. Zhao Yuan stepped forward and drew out the long sword hanging from the guard's waist, pointing at him angrily, "I ask again, where is he?"

Zhang Fang raised his head and begged, "Your Majesty , Mr. Jiang may really be gone. Even if he saved your life for Queen Mother Shengyi, let’s end it here...”

Zhao Yuan’s eyes flashed with blazing anger, he nodded, and smiled, “That’s really it. Well done...my master, I have served you as my master for many years, and I have put all the power in the world into his hands, but he covets my aunt, and makes the late emperor lose his face. I despised her and supported her with the world, but I killed my biological mother. The one I loved most was her brother-in-law. She was only used by me... and my great companion, I actually introduced you to her. Eunuchs regard them as close relatives, but you are just like them, deceiving me and betraying me... This world is so ridiculous. The so-called teachers and students, mother and son, lovers... who have given me sincerity? It's because I was too naive. He's so stupid, being played by you in the middle of applause..."

Zhang Fang has been with him for more than ten years, and hearing such words is heartbreaking. He wants to see Zhao Yuan like this more than anyone else in the world, but Jiang Weiren doesn't like him With great kindness, Jiang Weiren must be gone now, and he must keep Yan Qing safe no matter what.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Fang raised her head and said calmly, "That night in Funing Palace, it was the old slave who lit the fire in the palace. If Your Majesty wants to avenge Empress Dowager Ciyi, then take the old slave's life."

Zhao Yuan knew that Zhang Fang was devoted to protecting Jiang Weiren and Yan Qing, but Wen Ying did not tell the details about the arson that night, and he never expected that it was related to Zhang Fang.

Zhang Fang had been with him since he was a child. Although he was a master and servant, Zhao Yuan had already regarded him as a relative in his heart. But only now did he know that Zhang Fang had done such a thing.

His eyes were scarlet, as if he couldn't bear the blow, and a look of madness gradually appeared in his eyes. He turned and looked at Xue Shiying behind him, and then at Zhang Fang who was kneeling in front of him. He felt that everything in this world was nothing but lies and thinness. cold.

When Xue Shiying saw him raising the sword in his hand, she whispered in panic: "No, A Yuan..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard the low sound of the sword sinking into flesh, and blood flowed from Zhang Fang's body. Zhang Fang probably didn't expect it, as his eyes were still looking straight at Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan was trembling, but his eyes were cold. He pulled out the sword without hesitation, and blood gurgled out. Zhang Fang was no longer alive, and fell back on the floor tiles.

Zhao Yuan looked at his body and murmured with dull eyes: "Unforgivable, no one can be forgiven..."

"Zhao Yuan!" Xue Shiying pointed at him, her voice trembling, but she couldn't say anything else.

He called the guards in and dragged the body out. He did not want to look at her again, and only ordered the palace people, "From now on, the imperial concubine is not allowed to take a step out of this palace!"

Shortly after Zhao Yuan fled back to the capital, a message came back from the front News of the destruction of Zhuozhou City.

Ten years have passed like a cycle, and history has repeated itself again.

The same as before, the ministers in the court were quarreling again. Just like ten years ago, some people proposed that the Holy Emperor should leave the capital for a while. If the imperial capital was lost, he would go south and establish a new dynasty.

Some courtiers came out and cursed, saying that Fu Jingfang, the Minister of Rites, was killed in the court hall by the Queen Mother Shengyi because of such a suggestion. Then the Chief Assistant personally guarded the Nanxun Gate and fought a life-and-death battle with Beiqi, defeating the enemy general. Killed outside the city gate, if it was impossible to escape from the capital as Fu Jingfang suggested, half of Dayu would have been surrendered to the enemy.

"Jiang Weiren is dead!" The young emperor on Danchi suddenly spoke in a low voice.

If he hadn't personally fought against Beiqi, he would have vowed to live and die with the capital now. Ten years ago, Jiang Weiren turned the tide and was praised by the whole country. But at that time, he was young and ignorant, and had no idea of ​​the inhumane sacrifices Jiang Weiren had made after his achievements. Perseverance and stone-like determination.

Now he finally understands how he survived the battle ten years ago and how great Jiang Weiren's contribution was. But he also realizes more clearly that there will no longer be another Jiang Weiren who can save the country like this again. In times of crisis.

The Empress Dowager Shengyi who dared to order those who wanted to retreat in front of the civil and military forces of the court to be beaten to death is no longer there, and the Chief Assistant who dared to fight Beiqi with all his strength outside Nanxun Gate is no longer there.

"If Xuancheng is defeated, the defenders in the middle of the capital will continue to defend the city, and the imperial guards from the north and south will protect me from leaving the capital." He stood up and said slowly.

"Your Majesty, the queen has been waiting outside the palace for almost an hour." The palace man said to Zhao Yuandu, but to his surprise, he turned a deaf ear.

Cao Yujun's maid turned pale when she saw her kneeling, and she couldn't help but persuade her: "Empress, let's go back and pack our things. His Majesty still has you in his heart. At such a critical juncture, he only ordered you and the imperial concubine to follow. "Zhenjia left the capital."

Cao Yujun refused to get up, but said loudly to the palace: "Your Majesty, the emperor is guarding the country, and the king is dead. If you leave the capital at this time, the imperial capital will not be saved. If the imperial capital is lost, the north will be destroyed." Half of the country is about to fall into the hands of outsiders. How can your majesty face seeing all the former emperors in the future?"

Zhao Yuan also heard this in the palace and only said coldly to the eunuch beside him: "Take the queen back to Fengyi Palace. If she insists on staying, then let her stay."

The prisoner followed the order and left. After a while, there was no sound outside.

"Your Majesty." After a while, another eunuch came in and reported, "The whereabouts of Queen Mother Shengyi have been found..."