Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 432: A Cup of Spring Dew Is Cold as Ice (2)
——Declaration of war——
The sky cleared, and Ziwei Palace, bathed in the bright sun, looked even more majestic.
A luxurious chariot walked flamboyantly on the bluestone road and slowly stopped in front of Chenghuan Hall.
The maid supported Hua Fangyi and slowly stepped out of the chariot. Accompanied by Eunuch Shuangxi, she walked towards the queen's bedroom.
As soon as the group arrived at the door, they were stopped by Yuexiu.
When she saw Hua Fangyi in gorgeous clothes, she couldn't help but be startled.
However, she ignored Hua Fangyi and instead offered her blessing to Eunuch Shuangxi: "Your Majesty, I haven't gotten up yet, so please wait a moment, Eunuch."
Hua Fangyi imitated Yuexiu's previous appearance, raised the tip of her nose and said arrogantly: "I don't know how the queen taught her maid. When she saw the concubines in the harem here, she didn't know how to salute and say hello!"
After all, she was someone close to the Empress, so Yuexiu had never been taught such a lesson.
She immediately raised her eyebrows and said in a rude tone: "Hey, what crazy talk are you talking about?! You are just a hostage imprisoned in the palace, but you really think of yourself as the real owner?!"
Hua Fangyi didn't say anything, but just gave Eunuch Shuangxi a wink.
Eunuch Shuangxi agreed. He straightened up his back and said seriously: "Yuexiu, please don't be rude! This is the empress Yangui who has just been conferred by the emperor."
"What?"
Yuexiu was shocked. She looked at Hua Fangyi again, with a look of disbelief on her face.
Eunuch Shuangxi coughed lightly as a reminder, and Yue Xiucai reluctantly saluted: "I'm here to greet you, your concubine, your concubine...Jin'an!"
Although she said it very reluctantly, Hua Fangyi still curved her lips and showed a satisfied smile.
At this time, the door to the dormitory opened.
The queen, with a sick look on her face, walked out of the door with sloppy steps, wrapped in her coat.
When she saw Hua Fangyi, who was completely different from yesterday, she trembled all over, and then sneered: "You really flew up a branch and turned into a phoenix! I really thought you were some kind of chaste and fierce woman, but I didn't expect that you are not the same love."
Vanity, trying to climb onto the dragon's bed to gain glory and wealth!"
Hua Fangyi first bowed to her, and then smiled without condescension: "Mother, I did not lie. Originally, I was not willing to enter the palace to serve. But your words yesterday made me suddenly understand.
If I want to live peacefully in the palace and no longer be bullied by you, I can only climb higher than you!"
The muscles on the queen's face trembled slightly, and she said coldly: "Oh, I am the queen, and behind me are a famous family! It's just a dream for a prostitute like you to climb on top of me!"
Hua Fangyi chuckled and said nonchalantly: "Being a queen? I don't care about it at all! I just need to hold on to the emperor firmly and give birth to an heir for him in the future. When the time comes, even if I am a queen, I don't have to let him go.
In the eyes."
The queen turned pale with anger and gritted her teeth.
"By the way, the Queen, please give Qing'er to me. The Emperor has just decreed that Qing'er will live with me from now on, so I won't bother the Queen!"
The smile on Hua Fangyi's lips revealed an inexplicable confidence, and the Queen couldn't help but feel a little creepy.
"Yuexiu, go get the child!" She did not dare to confirm the authenticity to the emperor, let alone disobey the holy order.
Yuexiu was even more angry but did not dare to vent her anger. She glared at Hua Fangyi, then reluctantly walked into the bedroom and took Qing'er out.
Hua Fangyi carefully took the child and took a cursory look. She felt relieved when she saw that there was nothing strange about the child.
She looked at the two of them and smiled contemptuously, then she got on the chariot with her child in her arms and walked away proudly.
After leaving the Chenghuan Hall, she suppressed her flamboyant smile and looked at the child in her arms tenderly. Suddenly she remembered Yu'er's resentful eyes and couldn't help but sigh, as if the hardships she had suffered were nothing.
——crossing the river——
The beautiful scenery at the head of Orange Island is like a landscape painting on a screen. The river surface is just level with the embankment, white clouds are hanging low, and the water and sky are connected, reflecting the dancing egrets.
Passing through Orange Island is the border of Annan. The ship with the flag of Beiyu stopped at the shore. Thousands of golden armored guards were divided into two rows and stood neatly on the shore.
Gu Jiyun stood in the lead and said goodbye to Xia Yunqing: "Mr.
Xia Yunqing returned the gift and said: "The reconstruction of Jiangning Mansion is more important, so feel free to stay! I have transferred these 500 officers and soldiers from the prefecture and county offices to escort them all the way!"
Gu Jiyun straightened his body and said with a serious expression: "Please go first, Lord Chief Assistant! After handing over the humble post to the new prefect, I will immediately set off for Annan to pick you up and bring you home safely!"
Xia Yunqing stroked his long beard and smiled heartily: "Okay! Then I'll take care of you, sir!"
After explaining the official business, Gu Jiyun turned to look at Lu Ning and said in a serious tone: "Lu Ning, after arriving in Annan, you must take good care of the prince, and you must also take good care of yourself! When you have time to write a letter to the family, we will all be thinking about you."
After hearing these words, Lu Ning felt sick in his stomach.
"I won't bother you, sir." She responded with a smile and looked away.
Gu Jiyun didn't seem to take Lu Ning's rudeness to heart, and then turned to Hu Qi and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, my sister will be handed over to you from now on! I hope you can treat her well. On behalf of my father, I would like to thank you in advance!"
Hu Qi cupped his fists and cupped his hands, smiling lightly and saying, "This is natural."
Gu Jiyun raised his head and looked at the sky, and held out his hands to everyone: "It's getting late, everyone, hurry up and board the ship!"
Everyone no longer delayed and began to board dozens of large ships in an orderly manner.
Hu Qi took Lu Ning's hand and slowly walked onto the boat, only to find that Lu Ning took three steps and looked back towards the shore, as if he was expecting someone.
"Are you still waiting for someone?" Hu Qi looked at her face and asked softly.
Just as Lu Ning was about to open his mouth to explain, he saw a man in Tsing Yi riding a fast horse not far away, galloping towards him.
In the blink of an eye, people and horses stopped on the shore. The person who came was none other than Yu Fengjin, who was dressed as Liu Changting.
Lu Ning felt happy and immediately let go of Hu Qi's hand and ran towards him: "Changting, why are you late? Where is Qianqian?"
"Sorry, Qianqian I'm afraid we can't go together!" Yu Fengjin had a complicated look on her face.
"Why?" Lu Ning was a little surprised.
"Qianqian has been poisoned for longer than you. Her body has not recovered yet, and she may not be able to withstand the bumps of the ship..." Yu Fengjin explained awkwardly, with a look of reluctance in her eyes.
In fact, he just told a lie using Mu Qianqian.
Even if he dressed up as Liu Changting, he would not be able to follow them into Annan.
What's more, he had just received an urgent letter from Liu Changting and learned that the emperor had sent him to provide disaster relief, so he had to re-plan his next trip.
Mu Qianqian also chose to stay with Liu Changting because she wanted to meet him.
"Okay then." Although Lu Ning tried his best to smile, he still couldn't help but look disappointed: "In that case, you can stay here and cultivate yourself well. If I have the opportunity to go to Annan in the future, I will entertain you well."
"Are you really going to go anyway?" Before leaving, Yu Fengjin wanted to try her best.
"I'm not familiar with Annan, and I don't have any friends like you. You are a lively person, so your life there must be extremely boring. You might as well stay!"
After the turmoil of the Chishui Sect, Lu Ning already regarded Liu Changting as a friend and opened his heart: "Actually, I am not ready to take root in Annan. I just want to go to a strange place to cultivate for a while.
Days, when I completely let go of what happened here, I will come back."
Hearing what she said, Yu Fengjin's heart seemed to be pinched hard. He understood that she wanted to heal her wounds. And the culprit of her injuries was none other than herself.
"Do you have to go to Annan if you want to heal? Beiyu is so big-" His voice was trembling with excitement.
The other part of him in his body was yelling loudly, wanting to expose his identity at all costs, and then forcefully force her to stay.
"I'm sorry." Lu Ning interrupted him, the smile on his face was a little depressed: "I have already made a decision, and I will not change it easily.
, don’t try to persuade me again! It’s time to break up!”
After saying that, she took a step back, cupped her fists and raised her hands to Yu Fengjin, smiled slightly, and followed Hu Qi onto the ship without looking back.
Yu Fengjin stood on the shore, his eyes following her, showing deep reluctance.
The sun sets slowly down the mountain, but the floating clouds seem to be nostalgic. The setting sun is about to sink into the center of the wave, and the colorful afterglow is still hanging on the distant peaks!
The boat began to slowly sail away from the shore, pulling Lu Ning and Yu Fengjin farther and farther apart, until each other became just a blurry black dot in each other's eyes...
The Beiyu soldiers who were taking a boat for the first time gathered excitedly on the deck and were excited to see the lakes and mountains on both sides of the river.
Lu Ning felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he walked back to the cabin in silence and sat in front of the six-sided window in a daze.
At this time, she couldn't explain how she felt in her heart.
She just felt that the road ahead was bleak, and she seemed to have jumped into the unknown abyss. It was impossible not to worry. But when she thought of the past that was full of lies and deception, she couldn't wait to escape.
She touched the small amulet around her neck, and the scene when he gave it to her on Phoenix Mountain came to mind again. His voice and smile were like an invisible hand, grabbing her heart hard.
Her head ached along with her heart, and everything seemed so unreal.
Sighing, she carefully took off the amulet, then pushed open the lattice door and walked to the deck.
Under the blurred moonlight, light smoke enveloped the water, and the clear sound of the piano and harp appeared.
Hu Qizheng was leaning on the mast, took out the jade flute from his waist, put it under his lips, and played it slowly.
The people on the boat fell asleep one after another, and except for the faint sound of the flute, everything was silent.
Lu Ning walked to the side of the boat and looked at the bottomless river below. She slowly stretched out the hand holding the amulet.
Goodbye, His Highness King Yi!
She mentally recited this silently, loosening her fingers one by one.
The small amulet curled up and fell into the river. With a bang, it appeared on the surface of the water unwillingly, and then quickly sank and disappeared...
The river surface returned to calmness, as if nothing had happened...