Cover The Sky With One Hand, Beat The Ground With The Other Chapter 53: (complete)

It was a waning moon night.

Like the beginning of all terrible things, things don't go their way, and if you're uneasy, something will happen.

And that kind of piercing pain entangled in the nightmare, swept me into the endless dark abyss.

In the dream, there are helpless and desperate screams, cold and unfamiliar touches, and ghostly laughter.

I know I'm in a dream, trying to break free but can't find the shore.

Boom.

A bell rang, shaking the black and white sky in the dream.

Boom.

Another deep, long bell echoed in my ears.

I woke up suddenly and sat up, moving the bead curtains in front of the bed lightly, and the bells rang into my ears.

It was already dawn, and I couldn't help but raise my hand to cover the light from the window into the house, and at a glance I could see the deep scar on my wrist.

I was taken aback and turned around to see the belt tied in front of the bedpost. Immediately, my thoughts surged like a storm.

I bowed my head and saw the torn single clothes collapsed in front of the bed. The fear and trembling almost climbed up again. Fortunately, the brocade jacket was still close to my body. On his body, he didn't find any pain or discomfort between his legs, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Feeling a dull pain in my shoulder, I found a deep tooth mark on my right shoulder, and the scene of Nie Ran leaning over and biting my shoulder and neck suddenly flashed back to my mind. The blood of my body has temporarily congealed, but from the fact that the mattress is stained with blood, it can be seen that it is so cruel that it is biting me to death.

I looked around the empty room and couldn't remember what happened last night. I only remembered that I had a conversation with Nie Ran, and then...

Tuk-tuk, someone knocked on the door, I hurriedly picked up the tattered single coat and put it on my body, the wooden door opened in response, and a woman in a pink shirt walked in with a light gait, I wrapped the quilt and hid behind , Only then did I see the face of the person coming.

Picking honey? How could she be here?

Thinking about it carefully, she was originally the one Feng Li sent to Song Langsheng to do damage, and now it is no longer necessary to keep her, and it is not surprising that she came back to Feng Li.

Honey picked up a steaming silver basin and looked at me with pity in her eyes. I thought that when she looked at me like this, she must feel that I was very desolate. Sure enough, she put down the hot water, wrung out the towel and sat beside me to wipe my body. Seeing me turning her head to avoid her, she didn't force it, but it was abrupt. Yi smiled and said: "Princess... Seeing that you have fallen to the point where you are today... In my heart for collecting honey... I am really happy..."

Happy? I looked at her expressionlessly, and she said softly, "The purpose of collecting honey is to approach the concubine for the son's sake, but in the end, I fell in love with the concubine..." As she spoke, tears suddenly came out, " But the concubine never took me seriously. He didn't even treat me as a little sister for a moment. He had no choice but to betray him. Now, I finally got my wish and returned to the son, but I have done so much for the son, and he only treats me as a dispensable pawn...I know...in this world, no one has ever cared about my life or death..."

She closed her eyes and let the tears flow, and suddenly grinned again, "But the son treats you like this, hahaha, if the concubine sees the princess's appearance at the moment, even if he loves you again, you will still be in his heart. It’s not innocent anymore. Haha, haha, at least, it’s not just miserable honey-pickers in this world, isn’t it?”

I stroked my forehead with one hand. The girl's mind was already twisted to this point. I thought I had nothing to say to her.

It seems to her that this action made me angry, she laughed even more cheerfully, and when she saw that she was about to say something scary, Feng Li silently appeared at the door, " Get back first."

Camie turned back nervously, returned to her delicate and pleasant appearance, picked up the basin and hurried out of the house.

Feng Li glanced at me lightly after entering the house, walked to the window, stood with his hands behind his back, and said for a long time, "Last night's beautiful scenery, can the princess still use it?"

I couldn't speak, I could only stare at him silently. He was silent for a while, then said, "Marquis Xia Yang hurriedly recalled the young master, he left less than two hours, he wanted to take you away, but he asked me to stop it... I promised the young master, after everything is settled, I'll put you into his hands again."

He turned his head and smiled slightly, "Yes, I won't let you go right now, since everyone is concerned about you, no matter who wins or loses in the end, as long as you are still in my hands, they will Can only be controlled by me."

I lowered my eyes, it turned out that this was the real reason why he wanted Nie Ran to possess me. He thought that once he knew the taste, Nie Ran would not let me go easily.

Feng Li was extremely satisfied with my reaction when he saw me curled up at the corner of the bed, "Are you still waiting for Song Langsheng to save you?"

I raised my eyes slightly, as if reacting, but I still didn't look at him.

"I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed... The person the young master sent to Beijing to spread the news was killed by my people on the way, so Song Langsheng didn't even know that you were trapped here by me, let alone Know what you went through last night..."

My heart is suffocated. Last night, Feng Li was really watching us outside the door. It seems that Nie Ran didn't really want to lead Song Langsheng to save me. He just wanted Feng Li to do it. Obstruction, as a result, Feng Li will naturally not stay outside the house to check the truth. In a sense, Nie Ran and Feng Li were still on the same front after all, and he really had no reason to let Song Langsheng escape from danger.

Thinking that Song Langsheng probably didn't know that I was trapped here, an unspeakable sadness gripped my heart, Feng Li saw that I still had no expression, and added: "But even if he finds me , and may not be able to get in... Do you know where this is?"

Feng Li said: "This is the residence of Prince Rui."

I was slightly taken aback.

Prince Rui, the most courageous and adept prince among his father's younger brothers, he is an upright man. Although he is not handsome, he is a strong general in Daqing. Lord.

Thinking about it this way, most of the people Feng Li disguised are the stewards or cronies of Prince Rui's mansion. No wonder he has no fear. Prince Rui and his wife and children are not in the capital. Who would have thought that the missing princess would meet He was **** in the palace in a grand manner?

The worst thing is that when the father emperor gave him the seal to reward Prince Rui's achievements, he also allowed the emperor to have soldiers stationed in the mansion.

"Princess, do you know why I imprisoned you here?" Feng Li slowly took out the wooden box from his cuff, opened it, and played with the military amulet in the box, "This place is very close to the great sacrificial altar in the western suburbs. The sound is at the beginning of the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens, and the prince stepped into the altar at this moment, from welcoming the emperor to entering the zodiac and playing the chapter of Xianping, and then offering gifts and kneeling to receive blessings..." He closed his eyes and counted the rituals of offering sacrifices to heaven. , "Until the last Wang Liao plays the chapter of Youping, the sound of the bell will ring again..."

He opened his eyes again and looked at me with a fixed gaze, but his tone was icy and cold, "With a bang, the ashes are gone, the world is full of elements, and today is it."

His robes were blown up by the wind, and his eyes were as sharp as razor-sharp blades, especially in this sultry morning.

I lowered my eyes, knowing that I couldn't save anything in this situation, but as time passed, my heart was stretched like a bowstring that was about to be broken, until the bell rang again. , resounding in the distant sky, Feng Li's eyebrows lifted, "Everything is about to begin."

I refrained from closing my eyes and stared at the sky outside the window.

The light breeze blew away the thin floating clouds, and the birds gently landed on the branches of the trees, causing the dead branches to rustle. Other than that, the sky was clear, the sky was clear, and there was no other movement.

Feng Li's expression gradually changed from excitement to disappointment. He slowly lowered his sleeves, and a soldier talisman in the box fell to the ground.

How could the tiger talisman that commands thousands of troops be broken when it is dropped? His eyes became more and more cold, and they instantly focused on me.

All his hard work came to nothing, so how could he not be angry?

I took a long sigh of relief and opened my mouth: "Feng Li, everything is over."

"You...you can talk..." Feng Li's face changed suddenly, "You brought this fake soldier talisman out of the palace on purpose!"

I looked up at him, "What does Young Master Feng think?"

Feng Li's confused expression was instantly clear, and there was a hint of suffocation, but he was still able to control himself. At this moment, the attendant's fiery voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Young master, something is bad, someone is coming with a sergeant all the way. Aggressive, he said he was arresting a wanted criminal, and was about to force his way in!"

"You bastard!" Feng Li slammed the table and turned over the tea cup, "This is the palace of Prince Rui, if it weren't for the decree, who would dare to trespass!"

The attendant said tremblingly: "Come on, the person who came here claims to be... from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies..."

"Five Army Governor's Mansion?" Feng Li flicked in vain, apparently panicking, "How is this possible?"

"I don't even know the little guy..."

Feng Li turned his head and glanced at me, perhaps even surprised when he saw me. Knowing that it wasn't me who came here, since he couldn't find the truth from me, he immediately raised his sleeves and rolled his sword, calling for honey After entering the room, he took a good look at me, and immediately opened the door and shouted, "You two stay outside the door, and the rest follow me out!"

The incident happened suddenly, and Caimi was even more overwhelmed. She settled at the door, pulled out her long sword and moved it to my neck, but her eyes looked out the window from time to time.

I was too lazy to bother with her, and I was hesitant in my heart, thinking that it would be a strange thing for the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to appear here.

The Governor's Mansion is the highest place to command the Qing army.

Among the civil servants, the most eloquent ones are the chief assistants of the cabinet, and among the military attachés, the commander-in-chief is well-deserved. Later, in order to prevent the dictatorship of the commander-in-chief, the father took back the power of the Dudu's mansion to deploy troops.

The reason why Feng Li was confident was because he not only assembled the former rebels, but also mastered the key points of the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion. In this way, the Yulin Army and the Suweifu Army were difficult to be his opponents. Even if the Crown Prince and I wanted to dispatch the troops of the Five Armies Governor's Office, we would have to wait until the war broke out before the Cabinet would discuss and finally let the Ministry of War prepare documents and transfer them to the Governor's Office. After this series of delays, he could reverse too much of the situation.

But now that the plan to murder the crown prince at the ceremony of sacrificing the heavens has not been completed, the military talisman is fake, and the five army governor's office can actually come to the door.

At this time, there was a sound of fighting and fighting from outside the window. It seemed that someone really led the troops to break in. If it really came from the Fifth Army Camp, could it be that they came to save me after getting the news?

I paid a little bit, but I didn't feel like it. What the attendant said was about arresting the wanted criminal, which means that the person who came here didn't know that I was trapped here, but it was better for someone to come than no one to come. I Looking forward to them, I turned my eyes to Caimi, thinking about how to find an opportunity to warn people outside, when suddenly I heard the sound of arrows nailed to the door, accompanied by shrill screams, and blood was flying. Above the door, the two attendants who were guarding the door fell to the ground.

I was startled in vain, and was about to go forward when the blade in Caimi's hand was pasted under my neck again, signaling me not to act rashly.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door without warning: "Feng Li, the overall situation has been decided, you have no way out."

This familiar and long-lost voice, just one sentence, is like meeting driftwood after drowning in a fantasy sea for a long time, making my heart skip half a beat.

But I heard Feng Li step back to the door and said, "Song Langsheng...you, how did you find this place?"

Song Langsheng sneered and said: "You have deliberately planned to use the ceremony of sacrificing the heavens to murder the prince. With your usual behavior, you will make plans in the dark near the altar, waiting for the opportunity, although the places around the altar can be hidden. A few days ago, when I let go to collect honey, I planted nine hidden incense on her body, and I can smell it with a dog in a radius of nine miles, so that I can find your hiding place in one night."

The words of picking honey are like stone carvings and wood carvings, with stormy seas in their eyes. Duodi Fengli was equally shocked, he said: "You are a traitor captured by the imperial court, how could you possibly lead the five army camps! Oh, don't think that letting those traitors from the previous dynasty who followed you pretend to be the imperial army can be deceived. I'll obey! At this moment, there are my soldiers and horses on all sides of the capital, do you think you can really trap me with just your broken armor?"

Even if Feng Li didn't mention it, I had the same question, I just heard Song Langsheng smile, "Yes, you are gathering forces in secret, recruiting martial arts masters from all over the world, and using Nie Guang's former rebel army in Beijing to rise up , even the Three Thousand Battalion, the Yulin Army, and the Shenji Battalion all have the former rebels arranged by you. If there are only a few remnants of the army, how can you defeat your plan?" He paused, "But... ...do you recognize what this is?"

He should have brought out something. I couldn't see it in the room, and I was a little curious, but I heard Feng Li startled and said: "...The Peiyin of the Central Military Governor's Mansion...you...why? would..."

Song Langsheng said calmly: "There is only one person in the world who can grant me this seal..."

"The current emperor!" Feng Li trembled: "Are you his person?! He, he actually gave you the seal of the Central Military Mansion! No, it's impossible, you are a civil servant, how could it be? Able to overstep his authority and lead a thousand troops!"

Song Lang said in his life: "Civil officials can't lead the army and lead the army, but they were removed from the post of Dali Temple two months ago. This seal was given by the emperor yesterday..."

"The emperor personally taught?" Feng Li's voice cooled, and he asked word by word, "You mean, he...was awake?!"

I can't hold back the shock in my heart, is the father awake?

"It makes no difference to you whether the emperor is awake or not." Song Langsheng said in a deep voice, "The gunpowder you buried under the altar has been removed, and your cronies in the 3,000 battalion have been removed. It has also been arrested and brought to justice. Half of the former rebels in Beijing have been recruited and surrendered to the court by me. As for the other people who are willing to follow you to the death... Oh, you don't need to use the strength of the fifth army camp, and the entire army has been destroyed. Nie Guang is a smart person. He apparently asked Nie Ran to help you, but in fact he has already withdrawn his troops overnight to escape... Feng Li, your greatest strength has already seen your decline. At this moment, you are already isolated and helpless. What else do you have to win?"

This remark reminded me inexplicably what Song Lang said peacefully and steadily on the day before parting: He has become our pawn.

All the deployments after that were nothing more than forcing him to reveal all his cards, thus killing them all in one go.

Or for the father, the prince, and Song Langsheng, defeating Feng Li was to officially declare war on Nie Guang.

Feng Li... He is a terrifying strategist with endless conspiracies, but for the emperor, only absolute force and conspiracy are the real opponents to face up to.

The big picture is decided early.

""This is impossible..." Feng Li was still unwilling to say: "How did you know that there was gunpowder under the altar? How did you know that the prince who sacrificed to heaven today is the real one? ! On that day, the princess clearly used the flying eagle to send the letter to the prince in your palace. ! "

"Of course I received it." Song Langsheng smiled, "It's just that what the princess mentioned in the letter was not that the prince was fake, but..."

Instead, after stepping into the East Palace the night before yesterday, when I hid outside the Prince's bedroom and listened to their conversation, I had already guessed the truth that the Prince was still in the palace.

It's all a coincidence.

It just made me realize that the prince was fake, and when the guards of the East Palace were moved outside the palace, I could peep without any scruples, and let me catch up with everything I wanted to hear - it was like a perfect game plan of.

So before I left the East Palace, I asked the commander of the guards: "Is there anyone in the East Palace who was carried out while fainting? Or did someone carry something like a bag or box out?"

The commander of the guards said with certainty: "No, the subordinates are guarding here for a day, and I have never seen such a situation happen."

If not, it can only mean that the prince has not left the East Palace. Even if Feng Li stunned the prince and changed his face, it would be impossible to send a big living person away without anyone knowing it.

I had a judgment in my heart at that time, and I could not have guessed that Feng Li would definitely follow him after he lured me to take out the military amulet, so I immediately went to the library, took the fake military amulet that the prince had prepared before, and wrote a letter. Letter to Song Langsheng.

I will pass all these doubts to Song Langsheng in a small letter, hoping that he can find out the truth, or tell Zhao Gengnian everything and plan countermeasures together.

In the letter, the only thing I said to deceive Song Langsheng was only one sentence: I have left the palace and hid in a safe place, don't worry.

I know in my heart that if Song Langsheng is to investigate the case unintentionally, he cannot be worried about him.

How could I have imagined that Sun Xuan was dressed as Feng Li, and what was even more terrifying was that there was also Nie Ran.

All of this is because I am too self-righteous. I only know how to take risks, but I don't expect things to be worse than I imagined.

At this time, Song Langsheng outside the door said: "Do you really think that the princess will be played with applause by you again and again? She has already seen your plans and lured you into her trap. This In the battle, you lose."

I am very ashamed to hear this. If the concubine knew that I had dug a trap and jumped into it and almost buried myself, I don't know if he would be so angry that he wanted to strangle me.

Feng Li obviously also thinks what Song Langsheng said at the end is very ridiculous. He is worried about the near and far, and he has exhausted the organization. He has finally become a loser, so he suddenly burst into a mad laugh, that laugh The sound made people gasp for breath, only to hear a chill in my chest - it was true that I felt chill in my chest, but when I couldn't hold my hand even picking honey, my hand slanted, and the blade of my sword scratched my neck. When I eat the pain, I can't help but say "ah"——

Song Langsheng seemed to hear the movement and asked, "Who? Who else is inside?"

Feng Li finally recovered from his breathless laughter, he said: "Song Langsheng, Song Langsheng, you have won, I am convinced that I lost, but there is one more thing you still have to do. Unknown..."

"It was none other than me and Nie Ran who brought Her Royal Highness out of the palace."

"Last night, Young Master Nie Ran suddenly felt lonely, so... let the princess accompany him and let them go to Wushan together... Princess Clinker is reluctant, she can't find death, and she suffers even more..."

Before he finished speaking, the door slammed open.

I looked up, and he rushed into the room without warning, standing right in front of me.

I'm totally blown away.

That only three steps away seemed to be separated by a thousand mountains, and everything was hidden. It was only when that person really appeared that I was surprised that the thoughts came so violently.

There was a strong wave in my heart, colliding with my internal organs. I couldn't help crying. I wanted to go up and hug him, but I remembered how naked I looked, with the spots on my neck and chest. Now, even his eyes were swollen because he cried too hard last night. He didn't know what he would think of me when this charming scene fell into his eyes.

I shuddered as I closed the blanket, trying to say something to him, but couldn't.

On the contrary, she was gathering honey. She felt nervous when she saw Song Langsheng breaking in. She shook her hand and rubbed the sword around my neck and said, "You, don't act rashly... If you take a step forward... Don't blame me. Under the sword..."

Before the word "down" was finished, the sound of picking honey stopped abruptly, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground. I turned my head ignorantly, but I couldn't see how Song Langsheng threw the knife at Caimi, and saw Caimi staring at the belly pierced by the blade, froze and fell in a pool of blood, as if to death They don't even understand how they died.

This is the first time I've seen Song Langsheng kill someone.

He was never so ruthless and resolute. He was rounded up by He Pingzhao at that time, but he was weak and his life was at stake, and he was still unable to attack the enemy.

I looked at him tremblingly. His entire face was pale and bloodless. I don't know how angry he was, and his eyes were red. When he looked at it like this, it made me even more nervous, but my heart was not filled with grievances. I bit my lip and choked out: "Consort, I..."

As soon as he uttered these words, he felt that his body swayed and leaned in front of him. It was clearly just the blink of an eye, and he was tightly embraced by him. He was cold all over, and his eyes were full of hesitation. I was frightened by his appearance. I tried to push him away and explain it to him. The tip lightly stroked the bruises on my wrists, trembling more than mine, the front of my clothes slipped, he saw the teeth marks on my shoulders that were not dry with blood, his eyes overflowed with shock, I subconsciously raised my hand to cover his. Eyes, trying to calm his voice: "Don't look..."

The warm water overflowed from my fingers, and my heart trembled. He turned his head and picked up the sword he just picked up. He stepped towards Feng Li in front of the door. Feng Li also had a sword in his hand, but not He raised his lips, and asked, "You want to kill me? But I'm dead now, no one knows where Nie Ran fled to, what is Nie Guang's true strength... Since the emperor sent you to arrest me I, he naturally doesn't want you to bring a corpse back..."

I take it seriously. Feng Li is right. If Song Langsheng wanted to kill him, he would have already done it, so why would he spend more time with him? I thought Song Langsheng was trying to force him to ask him something, but he didn't say anything, but the long sword pierced the air with a buzzing sound and stabbed it without hesitation—

Feng Li was terrified and threw out his sword to parry, but Song Langsheng's force was like a rainbow, and he was too sharp, forcing Feng Li to retreat to the corner. He swept the sword, but when he heard the sound of "chi", Feng Li's eyes were wide open, and a hand hurriedly covered his neck, but the blood was gushing out at all, and it was lost in his eyes. Glorious, he fell to the ground.

In front of the window, Song Langsheng was gasping for breath, the sword in his hand was dyed bright red, and the soldiers gathered outside the door seemed to be terrified. His voice fluttered: "Everyone retreats outside the mansion and waits for orders. If anyone speaks rashly or acts rashly, they will be punished by military law."

His voice was low and flat, but it made everyone outside the house turn around and obey orders, not daring to slack off. That natural majesty was completely different from the dull and uninteresting prince-in-law on weekdays.

I was immersed in my thoughts, and my whole body was warm. Once again, I was slowly embraced by Song Langsheng, tighter and tighter. He was afraid of hurting me, so he restrained and stroked my back, gently chin. It rested on my shoulder, hugged for a long time, and the room was quiet and peaceful.

This warmth is too long, and I am not willing to part with him for a long time. I lie quietly on his chest, and the tears that have been suppressed for too long are pouring out, and the tears are endless. I don't know how long it took, he finally spoke, his voice was so low that it didn't look like him at all: "It's all my fault... From now on, I will never leave you again..."

Hearing him say this, my eyes are hot again, and my heart is sad and happy. Sad that we have gone through so much hardship, but happy that he can do it if he can say it, and everything will become more and more the better.

Song Langsheng let go of me a little bit, found that I was crying, and wiped my tears one by one. After a while, he said, "I will definitely kill Nie Ran, I will definitely..."

I was stunned. I realized that he might have misunderstood something. I tried to calm down the sadness in my heart. I raised my eyelashes and looked at him, "He didn't actually touch me..."

Song Langsheng was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand the meaning of my words for a while, "You mean..."

I lowered my head and signaled softly: "Look at my underwear still inside... Although he was really going too far, he didn't do anything in the end... The reason why he is like this is because I am in my middle school. After taking Fengli's cartilage powder, you will lose your strength and aphasia. If there is no antidote within ten days, it will be difficult to get better, so..."

So, at that time, Feng Li gave him a bottle of medicine as an antidote. What he said was a good feeling, but it was actually because Nie Ran was also poisoned by this poison - he cooperated with Feng Li, but Feng Li did not. Trust him, unless he is willing to violate me in person, then he can believe that Nie Ran and him can still get on the same boat.

Nie Ran played such a long scene and used a shirt strap while pouring me the antidote. He really didn't have the strength to restrain me.

Until the end, he used all his strength to bite me, forcing me to cry piercingly. When Feng Li finally left, he let go of me, paralyzed beside me as if he had lost his strength, closed his eyes, and gently Said: "I know you hate me, even if I tell you it's just an expedient measure, you will still hate me, but I don't regret it, what I did this time is what I want to do, although I know I can't after all. Get more of you..."

I looked at him in shock, he tried to hold himself up and loosened the bonds for me: "I can't save you out tonight, but don't worry, Feng Li will not have any thoughts of hurting you for the time being, until Song Lang tomorrow. Sheng will come to save you, Feng Li can't succeed, everything will calm down..."

After he finished putting out the quilt for me, I suddenly wanted to ask him, "There is no antidote, how do you escape from the capital?"

But I didn't ask. I felt my consciousness gradually blurring. Before closing my eyes, I saw him standing in front of the window, letting the snow blow on him, and he didn't move for a long time.

Song Langsheng raised his brows after listening to me. He stroked me and muttered, "As long as you're not hurt, don't be sad, that's fine..." He paused. , and frowned again: "If that's the case, why didn't you say it?"

I was very entangled in my heart, "There are so many people present, I don't know how to elaborate. Besides, Nie Ran, he..."

He asked, "What happened to him?"

"After all..." I struggled for a while, then whispered, "I also kissed me... and then touched me a little... Strictly speaking, I was considered to be light and light by him... I think Well, maybe you will mind a little..."

Song Langsheng sternly said, "I don't mind..."

I glanced at him, looked at his expression, and asked tentatively, "Really?"

"Um..."

I breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good...it scared me all night..."

Song Langsheng pursed his lips and held back, took a long breath and asked, "Where did he touch you?"

Me: "..."

"Face? Or hand?"

I laughed dryly, and I changed the subject without any trace of the quilt: "Actually, what I'm more curious about now is... the true face of Feng Li..."

Song Langsheng raised his eyes, looked back at Feng Li lying in a pool of blood, frowned slightly, got up and walked over, slowly reaching out to lift his human skin mask.

——(End of this chapter)

The author has something to say: To be fixed.