Sword Xia of the Shu Mountains Chapter 62: Escape from the Palace

This political turmoil for the crown prince finally settled. Zheng Guifei and Zhu Changxun's mother and son finally left the capital and sent Emperor Wanli on their way to Luoyang City; No one could shake his position again, and the entire palace was restored to its former calm; however, there was one thing in Emperor Wanli's heart that could never be put down, and that was about Wu Ruoyun. Although he knew from the mouth of Zheng Guifei the detoxification method that can get rid of the poison of black cloud powder in Wu Ruoyun's body, who would be willing to sacrifice his own life to save a life that has nothing to do with him? Besides, people only have one life, if If you lose this chance to survive, there will be no chance to continue to survive in this world. However, Wu Ruoyun is the woman he loves after all. He can't just watch her lying on the bed waiting to die. Thinking of this, Emperor Wanli felt like a knife in his heart, and he couldn't calm down the conflicted heart in his heart no matter what. .

At this time, he was standing by the bed with Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Changluo, and Ke Yinyue, staring at Wu Ruoyun, who was lying on the floating leaves like a beautiful water lily. Charming; it's a pity that since ancient times, her beauty has been ill-fated, but she has never been able to become a water lily that can always float on the water and open her eyes. She can only become a beauty under the moon that is about to wither and wither, which makes everyone do anything. She felt sorry.

"Your Majesty, after the death of Miss Wu, she will surely enter the world of bliss. You don't have to feel sad for her, but prepare for her funeral"

Wei Zhongxian said this to Emperor Wanli with a heavy tone

"Yes, Your Majesty, after Miss Wu's death, she will be able to meet her husband Chang Lingyun, so you can let her go"

Ke Yinyue stood aside and comforted Emperor Wanli that at this time, Zhu Changluo gave his father an idea

"Father, please save Mr. Wu, as long as a minion slits Mr. Wu's neck and **** out the poisonous blood, Mr. Wu will be fine, please save her, she After all, he is still the child's teacher."

As soon as Zhu Changluo said this, Wei Zhongxian, who had always wanted to kill Wu Ruoyun, began to fear that Emperor Wanli would really do what Zhu Changluo said, so he quickly said to Emperor Wanli

"Your Majesty, Miss Ruoyun has a kind-hearted nature, and she will never agree to let an innocent person die for her in exchange for her life. If she were to know the truth, even if she survived, she would never live. Peace of mind"

Emperor Wanli had no intention of doing this at all. He touched Zhu Changluo's head with his hand kindly and said softly to him

"Chang Luo, you have to remember that the most important thing in the way of being a king is kindness. Only by ruling the country with kindness will you be loved by the people forever. The emperor felt that he couldn't put other people's lives at risk for Miss Ruoyun's life. , because every life should be respected"

Zhu Changluo nodded and replied

"Well, Chang Luo knows"

After listening to Zhu Changluo's answer, Emperor Wanli suddenly wanted to be alone with Wu Ruoyun for a while, so he said to everyone around

"Wei Aiqing, Miss Ke, and Chang Luo, you three go out first, I want to stay with Miss Wu alone for a while"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

"Yes, Father"

So, Wei Zhongxian and his wife and Crown Prince Zhu Changluo went out together. After all three of them went out, Emperor Wanli sat on the edge of the bed where Wu Ruoyun was lying and gently stroked Wu Ruoyun's cheek and said

"Miss Wu, I have fallen in love with you from the moment I saw you for the first time. Since then, I have not thought about your tea and meals, and have trouble sleeping and eating. You are the only real person in my heart. The woman I loved; but now, you are about to leave me, and I am really sad for you in my heart"

After Wanli finished speaking, two lines of crystal tears flowed out of his face immediately; after he wiped the tears off his face, he said again

"I actually know in my heart that you won't fall in love with me. The reason I want to spend more than a month with you is because I really want to be with you, even though you I don't exist at all, but I can be with you every day for this month, enjoying flowers together in the imperial garden, playing the piano and flute, and exchanging music. I am very satisfied; I don't care whether I can get your heart or not, But my love for you will never change, even if I die for you"

After speaking, Emperor Wanli took out a dagger hidden in his sleeve, then slowly cut Wu Ruoyun's neck and released the black poisonous blood from her neck. It seemed that he really wanted to fight for Ruoyun. Death, when Emperor Wanli was about to **** out the poisonous blood from Wu Ruoyun's neck with his mouth, he looked at Wu Ruoyun's closed eyes and said

"Ruoyun, I hope that after you live, you can remember that besides Chang Lingyun who can love you, there is another person"

After he finished speaking, he did not hesitate to point his mouth to the wound he made with a dagger on his neck, sucking the poisonous blood in Wu Ruoyun's neck, and he kept sucking like this, until the vomited blood turned red. , Emperor Wanli's lips have turned purple, the skin on his body has become very pale, and his body has become very weak; after a while, he felt a darkness in front of him and passed out on the ground; at this time Wu Ruoyun's body has recovered. With a healthy complexion, she opened her eyes slightly, and when she saw Emperor Wanli lying beside her bed, she felt a sudden shock, so she hurriedly got out of bed and supported Emperor Wanli lying beside her bed while slapping Wanli The emperor's cheeks shouted nervously and anxiously

"Your Majesty, what's wrong, wake up, wake up"

But no matter how she shouted, Emperor Wanli never woke up again; in desperation, she stood up and shouted out the door

"Come on, save the emperor"

After hearing the shouts, Wei Zhongxian and his wife, Zhu Changluo, who were outside the door, hurried to the Wanli Emperor, who was lying in Wu Ruoyun's arms with his eyes closed

"Mr. Wu, what's going on?"

Zhu Changluo hurriedly asked Wu Ruoyun, Wu Ruoyun looked at Zhu Changluo anxiously and replied

"In order to save me, the emperor sucked the venom from my body with his mouth, go and call the imperial doctor to save the emperor"

After listening to Wu Ruoyun's words, Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yinyue, who reacted in time, hurried out of the palace and shouted to a group of eunuchs outside the palace

"The emperor is sick, go and pass on the imperial doctor, pass the imperial doctor"

After hearing the shouts of Wei Zhongxian and his wife, a group of eunuchs outside the palace hurriedly ran towards the Imperial Hospital, for fear that their slowness and procrastination would delay the emperor's condition.

After a while, under the leadership of this group of eunuchs, the three highly skilled physicians in the palace quickly rushed from the Imperial Hospital to the East Palace, and saw the Wanli Emperor who looked ashes, terminally ill, and breathless; After being poisoned, Emperor Wanli was still so weak that he didn't even have the strength to speak. One of the imperial physicians surnamed Li immediately knelt down in front of Emperor Wanli's bed and said respectfully

"Wei Chen takes the pulse of the emperor"

After speaking, Imperial Physician Li stood up and held Emperor Wanli's right hand to take his pulse. After Imperial Physician Li had finished taking his pulse, he shook his head with a heavy heart, with a sad and helpless expression on his face. One of the imperial physicians surnamed Hu then took the pulse of Emperor Wanli. After feeling the pulse of Emperor Wanli for a period of time, Imperial Physician Hu also shook his head with a helpless expression on his face, and then Imperial Physician Wang took the pulse. After taking the pulse, the expression on his face turned out to be the same as the three imperial physicians who had taken the pulse for Emperor Wanli before. After the three imperial doctors gathered around to discuss, Li imperial doctor said to Zhu Changluo with a heavy heart

"His Royal Highness, the emperor's poisoning is too deep, we can't do anything about it, I'm afraid we will go back to heaven in a while, I hope His Royal Highness mourn and change, and prepare for the emperor's funeral"

"What did you say?"

Doctor Li's words shocked Zhu Changluo, and suddenly he was stunned. He couldn't accept this cruel reality no matter what; and the next words of Imperial Doctor Li made him collapse in an instant

"His Royal Highness, the emperor will die in a while, please forgive my incompetence"

After listening to Imperial Physician Li's words, Zhu Changluo collapsed to the ground at once, staring at the roof with dull eyes, his expression became extremely dazed; when Wei Zhongxian and his wife saw this, they quickly supported him and said to him /

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, don't be too sad, because you will inherit the throne and become the emperor in the future. You must cheer up"

Wei Zhongxian said this to Zhu Changluo, and Ke Yinyue also said that

"Yes, Your Royal Highness, the emperor is not feeling well and will soon return to heaven. You should cheer up. If your body breaks down because of this, who can inherit your father's throne?"

The remarks of Wei Zhongxian and his wife made Zhu Changluo wake up from a dream after hearing it. After adjusting his mood for a while, he stood up and said to himself

"That's right, I'm the only heir chosen by the royal father, I must be strong, and the future of Daming Jiangshan still needs me"

At this time, Wu Ruoyun and the three imperial physicians were standing by the bed where Emperor Wanli was lying on their last journey to the dying Wanli Emperor

"Your Majesty, please forgive Wei Chen's incompetence. Wei Chen is really helpless and has no way to save the emperor. I hope the emperor will go well"

After Dr. Li finished speaking, tears of sadness and sadness flowed out of his face, and Imperial Doctor Wang and Imperial Physician Hu also couldn't help shedding sad tears on their cheeks. Wei Zhongxian and his wife and Zhu Changluo had already left. Went to Emperor Wanli's bedside; Emperor Wanli, who was lying on the bed with a weak breath, said with all the little energy left on his body

"Life and death depend on fate, wealth is in the sky, this may be the doom of my Zhu Yijun's fate"

Wu Ruoyun saw the dying Emperor Wanli who was lying on the bed at this moment, thinking that he sacrificed his precious life to save himself, and inadvertently burst into tears of sadness. Emperor Wanli on the bed said

"Your Majesty, why are you so stupid, is it worth it to save someone who doesn't love you?"

Emperor Wanli looked at Wu Ruoyun, who was willing to shed tears for him at this moment, with a difficult smile on his face

"I can finally see your tears, I can see you cry for me, I have finally lived my life in vain, you are the woman I love the most in my life, I can't just watch you die, if you once Even if I die, I will never live alone, so it is better to let me die for you"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's words, Wu Ruoyun continued to cry with tears in his eyes

"When Brother Lingyun died, I never thought about living. Why are you so stupid, Your Majesty?"

The Wanli Emperor reluctantly showed a smile on his face and said to Wu Ruoyun with a forced smile

"Silly girl, don't say such stupid words, a person's life is only once, and if you lose it, you will never be able to turn back. Chang Lingyun sacrificed heroically to defend the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, and his sacrifice was worth it But the only thing he can't let go of is you, if you sacrifice your life for him and don't cherish your life, how can you be worthy of his spirit in heaven"

"Even if this is the case, the emperor does not need to sacrifice his own life in exchange for Ruoyun's life. You are the king of a country, how can you ignore your own life and save an ordinary woman like me?"

"In the eyes of others, you may be just an ordinary woman, but in my eyes, you are an extraordinary woman; you are the biological daughter of my mentor Zhang Juzheng, and the most beloved in my life. Woman, how can I be willing to watch you die? How can I face my deceased teacher with your death? Without your existence, even if I live, I will not be happy for a lifetime. Although I can't get your heart , but I only hope that there is still my Zhu Yijun in your heart, and I can always remember a person who is willing to die for you. When I meet someone like you who can truly make me fall in love, I'm already satisfied, so why should I care about the length of my lifespan, it's time for me to pass the throne to Chang Luo"

After the Wanli Emperor finished speaking, with the support of Wei Zhongxian, he stood up and leaned on the head of the bed with difficulty. At this time, there was no blood on his body, and his skin began to turn black. If he hadn't opened his eyes, he could still say a few words. He almost looked like a dead corpse; after he leaned against the head of the bed, he called the crown prince Zhu Changluo to the bed and said

"Changluo, you will be the emperor of Ming Dynasty in the future, and the rule of the human world will also be in your hands; after you become an emperor, you must be diligent in political affairs, love the people, and be a good emperor who is respected by others" /

Zhu Changluo replied to his father with tears of grief

"Father, don't worry, my son remembers it"

After Zhu Changluo answered, Emperor Wanli instructed Wei Zhongxian again

"Wei Aiqing, in the future, you will do your best to help my son achieve the emperor's career. You are my most trusted minister. I hope you will be as loyal to the new emperor as you are loyal to me in the future"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's instructions, Wei Zhongxian arched his arms and replied seriously to Emperor Wanli. He looked very loyal, and the expression on his face didn't seem to be pretending at all

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian will do his best to assist the Crown Prince, but the Emperor's wish is that His Royal Highness the Prince will become the next generation of Ming Dynasty King in the future"

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Emperor Wanli looked at his face with a smile and gave a hard laugh

"With your words, I can leave this world at ease"

Speaking of this, Emperor Wanli coughed out a little black blood from his throat uncontrollably, staining the red dragon robe he was wearing most often; he wiped his face for a while and still The remaining black blood stains, and then smiled bitterly, and then said

"My time is running out, but before I die, I must make a will, Wei Aiqing, Chang Luo, all of you will write it down for me"

Then, Emperor Wanli explained the contents of his will

"After my death, my eldest son, Zhu Changluo, will inherit my throne. In addition, we must treat Wu Ruoyun, the daughter of my mentor Zhang Juzheng well, and don't embarrass her or blame her for my death. She died; my body will be buried in Dingling after my son Changluo succeeds to the throne.”

When Emperor Wanli finished his will, Wei Zhongxian asked softly

"Your Majesty, is that all there is to it?"

Wanli Emperor Wei Zhongxian nodded slightly and replied

"That's all"

After speaking, Emperor Wanli lay on the bed again. The cough just now became more and more severe. He coughed and breathed hard and said to Wu Ruoyun intermittently

"If... Ruoyun...you...must...must...well...live...I...I now...want...go to...go to...meet...the late emperor I...you...take care...take care...I...I...go"

When the Wanli Emperor used his last bit of strength to say this, he immediately spit out a large mouthful of black blood, then quietly closed his eyes and never woke up again, this infatuated emperor who did not love the country and the beauty , so he swayed his life on the body of a woman he loved. At this time, Zhu Changluo was tearfully tearing at the clothes on the remains of Emperor Wanli with his extreme sadness and shouting sobbing

"Father, wake up, father, father"

Wu Ruoyun quickly stopped Zhu Changluo's hands and persuaded him from the side

"His Royal Highness, the Emperor has passed away and can't wake up again. I wish His Royal Highness condolences"

After listening to Wu Ruoyun's words, Zhu Changluo stopped his impulse just now

After the death of Emperor Wanli, Zhu Changluo, with the support of Wei Zhongxian, succeeded to the throne in accordance with the will of Emperor Wanli during his lifetime, changed his reign name to Taichang, and became the 14th emperor of the Ming Empire, known as Emperor Guangzong in history. When Zhu Changluo became the new emperor, he buried the remains of his father Wanli Emperor in Dingling. At this time, Wei Zhongxian had become the actual ruler of the Ming Dynasty, holding all the military and political power of the Ming Dynasty, and even Zhu Changluo would be afraid of him Three points.

After mastering all the powers within the imperial court, it is no longer a big problem to take this opportunity to harm Wu Ruoyun. Zhu Changluo, who is diligent in political affairs, when Zhu Changluo was reviewing the memorials, saw Wei Zhongxian who had entered the parliamentary hall to find him, and hurriedly put down the memorials he had not yet reviewed and asked with a smile

"Wei Aiqing, why did you come to me so late?"

Wei Zhongxian answered with a serious expression and arched his arms

"WeChen is looking for the emperor for one person's business"

"For whom, let's hear it"

"It's for Miss Wu's marriage"

Hearing what Wei Zhongxian said, Zhu Changluo was stunned, and the expression on his face also seemed very surprised

"Didn't Chang Lingyun die in battle long ago? How could he marry Miss Wu?"

And Wei Zhongxian's next sentence made Zhu Changluo suddenly realize

"Back to the emperor, the person who wants to marry Miss Wu is not the Prime Minister, but a member of the **** under Wei Chen's **** named Wang Yong. This person is almost infatuated with Miss Wu. If Miss Wu follows He will definitely be happy for the rest of his life, please ask the emperor to marry them"

Zhu Changluo was very opposed to Wei Zhongxian's proposal, he rejected Wei Zhongxian without hesitation

"No, no; this will embarrass Miss Wu. This marriage has not been approved by Miss Wu, so how can it be done. The royal father's edict clearly mentioned that we should not embarrass Miss Wu, not to mention Miss Wu is also my teacher, so I can't embarrass her, what if she doesn't want to marry Wang Yong"

However, Wei Zhongxian still went his own way with a threatening attitude, and did not take Zhu Changluo's opinion seriously

"Your Majesty, this is to find a suitable partner for Wu Ruoyun, how can you say it's an embarrassment! Since Chang Lingyun is dead, she can't delay Miss Wu's life, since Wang Yong has a deep love for Wu Ruoyun, he also Wu Ruoyun will never be embarrassed. When the two get along for a long time after getting married, Wu Ruoyun will naturally forget Chang Lingyun and accept Wang Yong instead"

"I know best what kind of character Miss Wu is. My father, the emperor, worked hard to win Miss Wu's heart, but she couldn't change her mind until she died, let alone Wang Yong. So this marriage I will never agree"

"Don't you want to miss Miss Wu's life, let her never marry, and wait forever for Chang Lingyun's dead soul?"

"I don't mean that, I just want to give freedom to Miss Wu, because this is the will of the emperor"

After listening to Zhu Changluo's words, Wei Zhongxian suddenly smiled and said lightly

"Oh, is that so? I'm afraid the emperor won't agree to that."

After speaking, Wei Zhongxian waved his hand, and suddenly more than a dozen imperial guards rushed in from outside the council hall and surrounded the dragon chair where Zhu Changluo was sitting. After seeing this situation, Zhu Changluo felt a burst of tension in his heart, he opened his eyes wide in panic and said to Wei Zhongxian

"You, what are you doing? Don't you want to rebel?"

Wei Zhongxian smiled indifferently and said

"It's nothing, I just want to invite them in to protect the emperor. In the past, you had the protection of the emperor, but the ministers were jealous of you, but now that the emperor died, you also lost your protection. Without my support from Wei Zhongxian, The person who ascends the throne may be Zhu Changxun. I advise you to be more sensible, not to do anything that makes me unhappy, and do not object to any different opinions put forward by Wei Chen, otherwise don't blame Wei Chen for being rude to you. Now There are many people who want to be the emperor. If you don't want to be the emperor well, as long as a word from Wei Chen will let His Royal Highness Fu Wang, who is far away in Luoyang, take your place, if you are willing to listen to Wei Chen, Wei Chen will. Do your best to assist the emperor"

After speaking, Wei Zhongxian shouted loudly

"Close the line!"

Following Wei Zhongxian's order, all the Janissaries who broke into the chamber left the chamber. After all the Guards had left, Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhu Changluo with a gloomy face and a serious expression, with a slight threat in his eyes

"How is it? Has the emperor considered it?"

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Emperor Wanli sighed slightly and waved his hand helplessly and said

"It's okay, it's okay, then I will give Wu Ruoyun and Wang Yong marriage according to what Wei Aiqing said"

After hearing such a reply, Wei Zhongxian's face immediately showed a satisfied expression

"That's right, then Wei Chen will wait for the emperor to draw up the imperial decree"

After a while, Zhu Changluo prepared the imperial decree, and then handed the imperial decree to Wei Zhongxian. After receiving the imperial decree, Wei Zhongxian was very proud and said in a slightly arrogant tone

"As the saying goes, those who know current affairs are Junjie, I hope the emperor can remember this sentence of Wei Chen, and Wei Chen will retire"

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he left the Council Hall with Zhu Changluo's imperial decree. After leaving the Council Chamber, Wei Zhongxian found Wu Ruoyun, who was still living in the East Palace and had not left the palace, in the palace, and told her

"Miss Wu, Wei Chen has a happy event to tell you"

"What's the happy event?"

Wu Ruoyun asked with a puzzled expression

"The emperor has decreed that you will be married to Wang Yong, the servant of the official department. Tomorrow you will marry Wang Yong"

"What did you say?"

As soon as Wei Zhongxian said this, Wu Ruoyun was surprised for a while, and his emotions began to become excited, and his heart also became extremely nervous. In order for Wu Ruoyun to hear what he just said clearly, Wei Zhongxian repeated what he just said aloud

"I said, the emperor has ordered a marriage, and gave you to Wang Yong, the minister of officials"

Wu Ruoyun was very resistant to the sudden marriage given by Zhu Changluo, she said to Wei Zhongxian emotionally

"No, I don't want to get married for the time being. Brother Lingyun's body is not yet cold, how can I get married? Besides, I don't know Wang Yong, the servant of the Ministry of Personnel. How can I just marry someone I don't know? Persuade the emperor to withdraw his fate, Ruoyun does not want to get married"

But Wei Zhongxian wanted to torture Wu Ruoyun and put Wu Ruoyun to death. He had long known in his heart that with Wu Ruoyun's stubborn personality, he would rather die than marry a man she didn't love at all, and letting her marry Wang Yong would simply kill her; but such a result But it was what Wei Zhongxian wanted the most, and the reason why Wei Zhongxian wanted to put Wu Ruoyun to death was nothing but because she was Chang Lingyun's woman;

At this time, he raised his voice and said to Wu Ruoyun in a serious tone

"The emperor's will can't be changed by anyone, Miss Wu, I advise you to be sensible. The emperor did this for your own good. You have just lost a man you love the most, so I will help you now. Find someone who loves you and live together well, this minister named Wang Yong has been secretly in love with you for a long time, you will have a good life after being with him"

But at this time Wu Ruoyun couldn't listen to any of Wei Zhongxian's words, she still naively wanted Wei Zhongxian to persuade Zhu Changluo to take back his life

"No, Eunuch Wei, I beg you to let the emperor take back his order, Ruoyun really didn't think about getting married"

And Wei Zhongxian said this to Wu Ruoyun in a threatening tone

"Miss Ruoyun, Wei Chen's stamina is limited, you'd better be knowledgeable and don't embarrass Wei Chen, otherwise I will ask the emperor to send you to Dingling to be buried with the late emperor. You killed the late emperor. , the emperor did not hold you accountable. If it wasn't for the first emperor's decree to let us not embarrass you, it would not be an exaggeration for you to die a hundred times a thousand times. It would be good to save your life. What qualifications do you have to tell me the conditions here. Don't think that you can tell me the conditions if you have the last decree of the late emperor to protect you. If you dare to violate the emperor's imperial decree, I will let you have a bad life."

After saying this, Wei Zhongxian recited the imperial decree from beginning to end; in desperation, Wu Ruoyun had to endure the crying in his heart and knelt down and took the imperial decree handed to her by Wei Zhongxian. After receiving the imperial decree , Wei Zhongxian slammed the door without looking back.

Half an hour later, a figure wearing a court uniform walked in from the door. After seeing this, Wu Ruoyun roared loudly at the man

"Who are you, you dare to trespass your private house, get out of here"

Unexpectedly, that person was not angry at all, but calmly said to Wu Ruoyun

"Can't I come and see my future wife?"

After listening to his words, Wu Ruoyun suddenly understood who the man standing in front of her was

"Are you Wang Yong?"

Wang Yong grinned and replied

"Miss Wu is really smart"

After finishing speaking, Wang Yong went straight to Wu Ruoyun and continued to say

"Do you know why the emperor gave us a marriage? Because it was Eunuch Wei's idea, the current court is completely in the hands of Eunuch Wei, and the new emperor has become Eunuch Wei's puppet, and I You are the most obedient puppet under Eunuch Wei, so Eunuch Wei gave you to me as a daughter-in-law when she was happy."

Wang Yong's words made Wu Ruoyun feel both hate and helplessness. She turned her back to Wang Yong, and tears of grievance flowed out of her eyes. In this huge palace, a weak and innocent woman like Wu Ruoyun who has no one to protect often becomes the victim of sinister people. At this time, Wang Yong went on to say

"Miss Ruoyun, I've had a crush on you for a long time, and I dream of marrying you as a wife, staying by your side and taking care of you all my life. My love for you is no less than Chang Lingyun's, as long as the two of us are together After staying together for a long time, you will naturally fall in love with me"

After finishing speaking, Wang Yong impulsively hugged her body behind Wu Ruoyun, put his mouth behind her neck and started kissing wildly, while Wu Ruoyun struggled desperately in Wang Yong's arms, broke free from his embrace and came to Wang Yong again With a loud slap, Wang Yong's face was slapped with a red slap print and cursed

"You shameless beast, get out of here"

Wang Yong covered the half of his face slapped by Wu Ruoyun with his hand and said with a lewd smile

"Hahaha, I just like wild girls like you. I'll let you know how good I am when I'm in the bridal chamber tomorrow"

After speaking, he hurriedly left the East Palace

The next morning, the day of getting married has come. When Wang Yong carried Wu Ruoyun to his residence in a large sedan chair, he had a drink and chat with the eunuchs headed by Wei Zhongxian. At this time, Wu Ruoyun had lifted off the red hijab on her head, and took off the phoenix crown and shawl she was wearing. This should have been the scene she and Chang Lingyun had been looking forward to seeing when they got married, but now it was already ironic to her. and humiliation, she hung a three-foot-long white ling on the beam, then tied the white ling into a knot, and then stepped on a wooden bench under her feet to wrap the white ling around her neck and prepare to leave this place. The world that let her down. However, just as she kicked away the wooden stool under her feet, Bai Ling broke; when she just fell from mid-air to the ground, a black figure pulled her up from the ground

"Who are you? Why did you save me?"

Wu Ruoyun asked with a puzzled expression. When the black figure took off the mask on his head, Wu Ruoyun finally knew who he was, so she asked loudly again in surprise

"Haining? How could it be you, why did you save me"

Hai Ning hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand and made a gesture to keep her from speaking

"Shh...don't be so loud, if Wei Zhongxian finds out, you and I will not be able to leave"

After speaking, Haining took Wu Ruoyun to the tunnel where he secretly entered Wang Yong's room. When the two sneaked out of the tunnel from the tunnel, Haining told Wu Ruoyun the reason for saving her

"I was ordered by the emperor to take you out of the palace. Chang Lingyun was not actually dead. He asked me to go to Emperor Jianwen, the king of Wanyao Kingdom, Zhu Yunwen, and brought him to Wanyao Kingdom. The reason why Wei Zhongxian deliberately spread Chang Lingyun The rumor of dying in battle is deliberately trying to make you die and then marry you to Wang Yong justifiably"

"Then how did you know about it?"

"I heard Wei Zhongxian's conversation asking Wang Yu, Minister of War, to revise his memorial during a patrol, so I learned this secret; then I told the secret to the current emperor, and the emperor informed the palace after learning about it. You told me about this secret passage outside the capital, and ordered me to take you out of the palace. After leaving the palace, you can go to Myriad Demons to find the Prime Minister."

When Wu Ruoyun heard the news that Chang Lingyun had not died, she felt relieved, she decided to go to Wan Yaoguo to find the man she loved

"Thank you Haining"

"You're welcome, I've always wanted to tell you something in my heart"

"What do you want to say to me?"

When Haining was about to tell Wu Ruoyun's confession in his heart, he hesitated, and was always embarrassed to say so; The soldiers chased here from outside the imperial city, and surrounded Haining and Wu Ruoyun. The leader of the group of chasing soldiers was an **** from Dongchang, who pointed at Haining with a big knife in one hand and said

"I was ordered to kill the traitor Hai Ning at the age of 9,000. Hai Ning, if you are acquainted, take Miss Ruoyun back to the palace and marry Wang Yong, otherwise we will execute you for the crime of betraying the eunuch."

Faced with the threat of the **** in the East Factory, Haining's face did not show the slightest fear, but appeared more calm and calm; he laughed and said to the **** very calmly

"Hahaha, Miss Ruoyun doesn't want to marry Wang Yong at all, why do you have to be **** others, not to mention that this girl is my most beloved woman in Haining, even if it is for her death, I will protect her well, you guys If you're not afraid of dying under my Haining sword, just come here."

What Haining said made Wu Ruoyun stunned immediately after hearing it. She did not expect that Haining would fall in love with her. His hasty confession really made Wu Ruoyun feel a great shock at the moment. At this time, Haining immediately turned his head and looked at Wu Ruoyun who was in a daze at the time and said

"This is what I wanted to say to you just now, but now that I'm facing these bastards, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to tell you again in the future; but don't worry, I, Haining, will protect you with my life."

The **** of Dongchang, who was responsible for leading the team to hunt down Haining, was very disgusted and disgusted by Haining's hasty confession.

"I'm still in the mood to fall in love here when death is imminent. When I catch you in front of Mr. Wang, I'll have him cut off your head with his own hands"

Then, he led his men towards Haining and Wu Ruoyun to besiege them. During the siege, Haining tried his best to cover Wu Ruoyun, but because he was outnumbered, the group of eunuchs from the East Factory slashed and wounded in many places on his body. , This made Wu Ruoyun feel a burst of heartache. After he knocked a little **** down with his sword, he held Wu Ruoyun's hand and ran towards the outskirts of the capital. During the running, Haining gasped and said to Wu Ruoyun

"Let's run to the woods on the outskirts of the capital, where your adoptive father opened the branch of the White Lotus Sect, and there will be members of the White Lotus Sect to meet us later"

Haining's words, let Dongchang Tai, who has been chasing behind, get angry after listening to it

"Bold Haining, who dares to collude with the White Lotus Sect, when I catch you, I will definitely tear you into pieces"

When the two of them just ran into the woods, Haining injured his arms and legs in the process of fighting with the eunuchs in Dongchang, but he still fought persistently, reminding Wu Ruoyun to run into the woods from time to time /

"Wu Ruoyun, leave me alone and run into the woods"

However, just after Haining finished shouting this sentence, his stomach was suddenly pierced by a sword from a Dongchang eunuch. When the **** of Dongchang wanted to catch up with Wu Ruoyun who was running, Haining who was lying on the ground hugged his leg tightly and could not move.

"Stinky boy, you are courting death!"

Then, together with all the other eunuchs of the East Depot, they took up the swords and spears in their hands and slashed and stabbed Haining in the back. After a few stabs, Haining was no longer able to stop the eunuchs of the East Depot from continuing. Chase, because he has no sign of life, and has been stabbed to death by the eunuchs in the East Factory. After seeing this scene, Wu Ruoyun couldn't help covering his mouth and shouted in pain

“Haining…Haining…”

Then continued to run in the direction of the woods without looking back, not daring to look back to see the tragic situation after Haining was killed

"Follow me, follow me"

The eunuchs in Dongchang were still chasing after them, but as soon as they stepped into the woods, they were immediately shot in the chest by arrows coming from all directions, and then they all fell to the ground and died. At this time, a few middle-aged men with bows and arrows and straw hats came out from all directions in the woods. It could be seen that the arrows just now were shot by them. When they walked in front of Wu Ruoyun together, they immediately bent down. He arched his arms and bowed respectfully to Wu Ruoyun

"My subordinates see the leader's daughter, and I hope the leader's daughter will forgive you if you don't care for your escort"

After listening to the words of these young men, Wu Ruoyun suddenly understood

"You are from the White Lotus Sect"

"Exactly, we received the biography of the flying pigeons that Haining sent from the palace to the capital branch. We plan to meet with Haining and the young lady in the woods on the outskirts of the capital, and take the young lady to the White Lotus Sect. Knowing that Hai Shao Xia sacrificed"

"It turns out that Haining had already contacted you to save me from the palace"

"That's right, that's right. The leader learned that you had Wei Zhongxian trapped in the palace, so he took the initiative to contact Hai Shaoxia, and then he and Hai Shaoxia worked together to rescue you out of the palace"

Although the White Lotus Sect once surrendered to the imperial court when Chang Lingyun was in charge of the Ming Dynasty, but in the late Wanli period, Wei Zhongxian took advantage of Chang Lingyun's expedition to the demon world to corrupt the Donglin Party's internal control of the government, which made the members of the Eunuch Party take advantage of it to enter the cholera dynasty. The abolition of the constitutional monarchy and the restoration of the autocratic monarchy led to the collusion of eunuchs and vassal kings to oppress the common people. The current Ming Dynasty has been declining and declining, and the people of the Ming Dynasty have once again lived in hot water; after seeing this scene, Wang Sen, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, had to resume his old business and once again held high the banner of righteousness and embarked on the road of rebelling against the imperial court.

After a period of time, these young men from the White Lotus Sect buried the Dongchang eunuchs who were chasing Wu Ruoyun and Haining in the woods, and buried Haining's body in a hidden place. A tombstone was erected for him with his name engraved on it. After Wu Ruoyun and the middle-aged men from the White Lotus Sect mourned for a while in front of Haining's tombstone, they slowly walked towards the direction of the White Lotus Sect. After walking for about half an hour, they walked into a mysterious cave. After entering the cave, a few people followed the lit torches in the cave to a relatively spacious and bright area in the cave. It is the branch of the White Lotus Sect in the capital. This spacious area is illuminated by many lit torches. In the middle of this area is a long red carpet. On both sides of the carpet are neatly stacked piles of flaming white lotus sacred fires. Believers and congregants stood side by side on both sides of the holy fire. At the end of the red carpet was the throne of the leader of the White Lotus Sect, and Wu Ruoyun's adoptive father, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, Wang Sen, was sitting there.

"My subordinates see the leader of the White Lotus Sect. I have been ordered by the leader to bring the righteous daughter of the leader to my sect"

The one who spoke was one of the middle-aged men who rescued Wu Ruoyun from the woods. He arched his arms very respectfully and explained to Wang Sen, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, what he had accomplished. When Wu Ruoyun heard the name of his adoptive father, the joy and excitement in his heart instantly flooded into his heart

"Dad, is that really you?"

At this time, when Wang Sen saw his adopted daughter, he was also very excited. He ignored his identity as the leader of the White Lotus Sect and walked off the red carpet from the throne in a longing and happy mood. He rushed to Wu Ruoyun and excitedly held his daughter's hands and said

"Xiao Qi, my good girl, my adopted father finally sees you"

As he spoke, tears of excitement flowed from his face. At this time, Wu Ruoyun could no longer hide his excitement after seeing his adoptive father who had been separated for six years, so he burst into tears

"Father, my daughter misses you so much"

After she finished speaking, she fell into the arms of her adoptive father Wang Sen, and Wang Sen also hugged her adopted daughter Wu Ruoyun's back with tears and hugged his daughter tightly

"I miss you so much, too. It's so hard for my foster father to miss you after not seeing you for such a long time."

"Father, so am I"

After speaking, the father and daughter stopped hugging and stood in front of each other and looked at each other; at this time Wu Ruoyun lightly touched the white hair on Wang Sen's head and said

"Father, I haven't seen you in these years. You've grown a lot older, and there are a few more silver threads in your hair"

"My foster father has not seen you these days, so I think your hair is gray. Although you are not my biological daughter, you will always be my foster father's precious daughter in my foster father's heart. Today we Father and daughter should reminisce about the past together, and tell your foster father about your life experiences."

"Yes, foster father"

After a while, on a stone table in the cave, Wang Sen and Wu Ruoyun, father and daughter, chatted while drinking sweet wine and eating fruits, nuts and preserves. During the chat, Wu Ruoyun told her adoptive father Wang Sen all the things she had experienced over the years. After listening to the righteous daughter's narration, Wang Sen drank a glass of sweet wine and ate a nut and said.

"I didn't expect you to go through so many things around Chang Lingyun. I didn't expect that Emperor Wanli died for you. It seems that he has no less affection for you than Chang Lingyun. It's a pity that what is in your heart The only person you love is Chang Lingyun. No matter how hard he tries, he can't change your love for Lingyun, but he saved your life. The adoptive father hopes that you will never forget his kindness to you, and you must live well. The imperial court Now that the **** Wei Zhongxian is in power, politics has become more and more decadent, forcing the adoptive father to return to his old business to save the people from dire straits. Chang Lingyun has worked hard all his life for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, but he did not expect that the Wanli Emperor would mistakenly Believing in a traitor, there is no distinction between right and wrong, and he wasted the foundation he finally created, and let him be mistaken by the Wanli Emperor as a traitor of the Ming Dynasty. He did not die in the hands of the devil, but he was defeated in the hands of his own people. It seems that Daming's arrogance is really coming to an end, our White Lotus Sect may really be its nemesis, it seems that only our White Lotus Sect can save the people from misfortune."

After saying this, Wang Sen sighed softly. At this time, Wu Ruoyun thought about her plan to go to Wan Yaoguo to find Chang Lingyun

"Foster father, I want to go to Wan Yaoguo to find Brother Lingyun. Since Brother Lingyun is not dead, no matter where he goes, Ruoyun must find him"

After listening to Wu Ruoyun's words, Wang Sen expressed her support for her plan

"You and Chang Lingyun's fate is not over. Since you have decided to find him, the foster father will definitely help you"

After speaking, Wang Sen took out a nautical chart drawn by a Spaniard from his pocket and unfolded it on the stone table, then pointed to the position on the nautical chart and said to Wu Ruoyun

"If you want to go to the Myriad Demons, you must start from Tianjin Wei, pass through the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea will go south to the north of the East China Sea, and then you can reach the north shore of the Myriad Demons Island by boat, but if you want to enter the Myriad Demons Country It's not that easy. You have to go through strong winds, waves and severe storms to get to the shore of the Island of Ten Thousand Demons. When Zheng He was ordered by Zhu Di to go to the Country of Ten Thousand Demons to find Zhu Yunwen, his fleet was almost abolished. The power of two tigers is close to the island of ten thousand demons, and if you want to go to the island of ten thousand demons, you have to overcome the bad wind and waves, and at any time, the big waves may be involved in the seabed and kill you, I don’t know if you are afraid”

Wu Ruoyun's determination to go to the Wan Yao Kingdom is very firm. In order to find the man she loves in her heart and stay with him for the rest of her life, she has to take this risk no matter what

"Ruoyun's heart has already gone to the Myriad Demon Country. No matter how difficult it is, I will find my brother Lingyun. In order to meet him, I will not be afraid even if the risk is too great"

Wu Ruoyun's words touched Wang Sen's heart for a while. In order to support the righteous daughter to find the love in her heart, he decided to do his best to help the righteous daughter realize her wish

"Okay, since you have decided to go to the Myriad Demon Kingdom, then the adoptive father will do everything I can to help you realize this wish. Tomorrow, the adoptive father will personally send you to Tianjin Wei and send you a big ship of our White Lotus Sect to go out to sea. "

On the second day, Wu Ruoyun boarded the big ship of the White Lotus Sect and officially set off to sea under the farewell of his adoptive father Wang Sen. Before going to sea, the father and daughter stood on the shore to say goodbye very reluctantly

"There is fresh water and dry food on the boat, enough to eat for a few months. You must be careful after getting on the boat. The wind at sea can easily make people sick. As long as you stay in the cabin as much as possible, you will be fine. Are you My daughter of Wang Sen, those captains and sailors will respect you as a foster father, you can just go to sea with confidence.”

When Wang Sen said this, his eyes were full of the father's pity and love for his daughter

"Thank you my foster father, Ruoyun will definitely take good care of herself, please rest assured my foster father, foster father, you must take care of your health after Ruoyun leaves"

"Okay, so are you; today, we don't know when our father and daughter will have the chance to meet, but no matter where you go, you are the good daughter of the foster father, and our father and daughter will definitely meet again. that day"

After speaking, the father and daughter hugged each other again. After hugging, Wu Ruoyun reluctantly boarded the big boat under the watch of his adoptive father Wang Sen; The adoptive father standing on the shore beckoned, as if he wanted to keep the last memory of the adoptive father in her mind, and Wang Sen also kept beckoning in the direction of the departure of the big boat from the shore, until Wu Ruoyun's figure followed the big boat. When he disappeared into the vast sea, he finally put down his arms, two lines of crystal tears flowed from his eyes, and then left the pier without looking back and said to the men standing beside him

"Let's go back to Lotus Mountain"