listen.explain

Chapter 30

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Ruyue fell backwards, and at the moment when the sky and the earth collapsed, an arrow flew past Ruyue's eyes, and when her eyes caught up with the tip of the arrow, it had already broken into Xiangling's chest!

Xiang Ling spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell forward like a broken kite, Ruyue hurried forward and grabbed Xiang Ling's body.

"Xiangling...Xiangling..." Blood poured out all over his hands, Ruyue pressed Xiangling's wound and kept calling in his ears. "You have to hold on! The guards will come later... I will send someone to find the imperial physician right now..."

"Ru... Ruyue..." Xiang Ling raised her hand vigorously, but wanted to push Ruyue away. "Quick... run away!"

"No, I won't go!" Ruyue grabbed Xiangling tightly and shouted, "Didn't you always hate me? Why did you save me?!"

"I really hate you, I hate that you gave me a beautiful dream, but it's just a dream..." Xiang Ling bit her lip, retaining the last trace of clarity, she looked at Ruyue, her eyes gradually blurred. "Green tiles and blue bricks that can never turn, why do they have this deep red... Ruyue, have you seen this big piece of red?"

"Stop talking!" Ruyue hugged Xiangling tightly, blood staining her sleeves and finally fused into one. "Xiang Ling, you won't die, I will listen to what you say, and tell me when you are well, I will always be here..."

"──Er Niang, Er Niang!"

A burst of anxious calls came to Xiang Ling's ears, and Xiang Ling didn't need to open his eyes to see Mu Du'er's sad tears. "Mudur..."

Seeing Xiang Ling stretching out his hand slightly, Mu Du'er rushed forward to hold it.She and Tong Jihai searched all the way, and saw Rufei and Xiang Ling in front of the Donghua Gate, and the guards who came together with Tong Jihai to block the attack of the mob, she ran forward but saw the scene she least wanted to see. "Erniang, I will ask Youxiang to find the imperial physician, you will be fine, you promised me to go out of the palace together!"

"I told you many lies to lie to you, I'm sorry. But I'm sincere..." I could no longer see Ruyue's expression, Xiang Ling's eyes gradually faded, but her fingers tightly grasped Mu Du'er's palm, as if she wanted to apologize deeply carved. "Promise me, take me out of the palace, we said we want to see more scenery..."

Mu Duer choked back tears, and made a serious promise: "Er Niang...Xiang Ling, I promise you. Not only will we go back to Baoding, but we will also go to Jiangnan, and we will go to many, many places."

When the regret was finally paid off, Xiang Ling smiled, and his arm slipped from everyone's eyes, falling into dust—

Mu Du'er buried her body in front of Xiang Ling's chest, and couldn't stop crying, Ru Yue who was beside her lost her mind even more, knelt down on the ground in a daze, tears flowed out of her cheeks unconsciously.

Wan Xiu, who was always watching from the sidelines, was shaken by the scene in front of her. She first looked at Muduer, then turned her gaze to Ruyue, and finally squatted down with difficulty, holding Ruyue's shoulders. "Sister, don't be sad."

Ruyue's tears still kept falling, and she turned a deaf ear to Wanxiu's call.

Wanxiu also felt sad, she pulled Ruyue to lean on her body, she also shed tears. "Sister, I'm sorry, Wanxiu won't be angry with you anymore, and won't make you feel wronged..."

Apart from a few casualties, the rebellion of Tianli Sect was quickly quelled by the court sergeants. The second prince Mianning was favored by the emperor for his command to put down the chaos. At the same time, Tong Jihai, a member of Xinzheku, was pardoned and exonerated for his meritorious service in protecting Princess Chungui and Concubine Ru. Being able to leave the palace happened to fulfill the prophecy of the nobleman that day.

This day Wanxiu sat in Shoukang Palace with a gloomy expression.

"Mu Du'er is here to bid farewell to Concubine Chungui." Mu Du'er stood in front of the hall and was about to leave the palace in civilian attire.After the turmoil, Mu Duer immediately wrote a letter to Rehe to express his intention to leave the palace. The queen sympathized with Mu Duer's mood and no longer forced him to stay in the palace. When the end of the year came, Mu Duer really decided to leave.

"Are you really leaving?" Wan Xiu Yingying looked at Mu Du'er, feeling a thousand words, but she didn't know where to extract a sentence to say.

"I will not obey my father's arrangement and let him arrange the marriage." Mu Du'er touched the sachet at his waist, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "I promised Erniang that I would take her to all the beautiful places under the sun to see the scenery there. I want to spend more time with her."

"Muduer, I..." Wanxiu adjusted her breathing before she said, "I like you, you really can't consider staying in the palace?"

"The empress speaks much more frankly now. Muduer hopes that the empress can speak so frankly to the important people in her heart. Her ears will no longer misunderstand the meaning of others, and if she speaks with sincerity, there will be no more misunderstandings." Muduer Paying respects to the palace rules for the last time, before leaving, she turned her head and said, "Young lady is a special person to Muduer. Muduer will always remember Shoukang Palace and the woman I saw today."

Hearing this, Wanxiu couldn't help getting up and walking to the front. "So you just left? Didn't even leave anything behind?"

Seeing Wan Xiu's eyes falling on the sachet at his waist, Mu Du'er suddenly took Wan Xiu's hand and guided her to look into her eyes. "You needed the sachet at the beginning to find someone to rely on, but now your heart has been healed. Compared with the illusory fragrance, the people you can see and touch by your side are the ones you should cherish."

"But I..."

"Your Majesty, it's better to forget each other in Jianghu."

Mu Duer took out his hand and said goodbye decisively.Wan Xiu looked at Mu Du'er's figure, her vision gradually became a dry water source, Wan Xiu could only caress her heart, and a sigh resounded in the empty Shoukang Palace.

When Mu Du'er walked out of the palace gate and looked back at the red wall covering all the splendor and wealth, there seemed to be a sigh in her ear, but she still chose to turn around.

"Er Niang, let's go."

There is also a cold and frightening place inside the red wall. For many days, Ruyue has lost her heart and soul, turning the Yongshou Palace into a place for wandering souls.

The sound of embroidered shoes sounded, Wanxiu walked into the room, and saw Ruyue curled up in a corner of the bed, she also sat on the edge of the bed, picked up a handkerchief to help her sister wipe her face. "Sister, I'm Wanxiu, did you hear me? Wanxiu wants to be by your side all the time now."

"Lie, it must be a lie..." Ruyue sneered suddenly, and then fell into her own thoughts. "How could Wanxiu like me, how could Xiangling forgive me..."

"Mudu'er has already taken Xiangling away. They lived happily and came to say goodbye to me before they left." Wanxiu had decided not to lie anymore, but she couldn't bear to see her sister hurt so much.Sighing softly, Wanxiu whispered in Ruyue's ear: "Wanxiu has always liked my sister, since she was 16 years old, does my sister still remember the past before and after entering the palace..."

"...As long as my sister walks out of the nightmare, as long as my sister can look at Wan Xiu again, Wan Xiu won't make my sister sad again."

Hearing the sound of crying, Ruyue turned her head to look at Wanxiu, such a gentle Wanxiu leaning in her arms, was that the scene she wanted to dream about for many years?A drop of tear falls from Ruyue's eyes, even though her heart is riddled with holes, it still beats for Wanxiu.

Died for love and lived for love, even in purgatory, she still couldn't let go of this younger sister.Ruyue's expression was in a daze, and she let out a long low moan──

"Wanxiu."

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"Sister, how do you come up with such a story?"

In the Shoukang Palace, Concubine Chun's cup of tea was already chilling in her hands, and she rarely saw deep doubts on her happy and angry face.

Concubine Zuo smiled, and said: "The harem will last forever, and my sister is just telling a story to pass the time. But you must remember that emotions change for no reason, and only sisterhood can last forever."

"It's just that in this story, my sister described herself as..." Wan Xiu wanted to find the appropriate words, but she didn't know how to say it without hurting others.

During the stalemate, Concubine Ru spoke up on her own: "Does my sister want to say that my sister has described herself as a snake? Or is she complaining that my sister has said that my sister is so capricious?"

"My sister doesn't mean that, and I don't mean to blame."

"I know that my sister is good-natured, that's why the first emperor canonized her with the word Yichun." Although Ruyue said so, she didn't see any joy.

"Sister, don't be joking. My sister is a little sad when I hear the ending of this story." Wanxiu finally drank tea, put down the cup and asked again: "It's just that in the world, is there really such an emotion?"

Hearing this sentence, Ruyue laughed. "What kind of emotion is Wanxiu referring to?"

Hongxia flew to her cheeks, Wanxiu lowered her eyes for a while before raising her eyes, looking softly at Ruyue. "What my sister said is not a lie?"

"There is a saying in "Resurrection": "Why is the love in a dream untrue?" As long as you believe it, it is true." Ruyue poked her finger slightly into the cup, and suddenly raised her eyebrows. "Erhe's tea is already cold, how can I drink it again? Help Princess Chun exchange a cup of tea."

"My sister is not planning to leave yet?"

"Why does my sister want to drive my sister away?" Ruyue looked at Wanxiu with a hint of teasing in her eyes. "It's still early at this time, why don't sister tell you another story?"

Wanxiu looked back at Ruyue, with deep emotions in her eyes, but she opened her mouth. "It's fine as long as it's my sister's story. I'll listen, but you can-"

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