Gu Yunxi fell into the soft silk quilt embroidered with pine branches, and her whole body was instantly surrounded by chilly air.
She looked at the cold face close to her with disconcerting eyes.
"What's wrong?"
The man rubbed the girl's cheek with his fingertips playfully. His hand was as cold as porcelain, moving towards her delicate collarbone slowly.
Her youthful and delicate skin was facing the morning sunshine. Because of the irresistible coldness, the soft hairs wrapped around her skin stood upright in an instant.
He watched intently and asked,
"Are you afraid of me?"
Gu Yunxi wrapped her upper body tightly with the quilt and looked at his eyes in silence.
The gentleness in his handsome eyes was gone, replaced by deep and endless coldness.
The man lowered his eyes, trying to lift the front of the girl's upper garment with his fingertips. Seeing her tremb
"Open the door. Open the door!"A rapid knock on the door broke the silence of the night. The assistant of the inn rubbed his sleepy eyes and headed to the outer residence. The moment he opened the door, he was awakened by the crowd of torches."Sir, what's going on?"An officer rushed in with his subordinates, pushing and shoving at the assistant."Who are the people living in your inn? I was ordered to apprehend the criminals of the imperial court. Call out all the guests quickly and let me check them one by one!"The officer pointed his thumb at the bridge of his nose with an arrogant attitude.The assistant smiled flatteringly, bowed, and scraped."Okay. Okay. Sir, I will lead you the way."Soon, the guests in the front residence were awakened from their sleep. After careful inspection, they were found not to be the young man and woman the soldiers wanted.
Gu Yunyao fell sideways with trembling limbs, staring at Imperial Mother Xiao in amazement. She looked sullen and startled. Her fingers trembled and she couldn't say a word anymore.Several eunuchs walked over. One of them carried the Seventh Prince, turned around, and left."I want Her Grace Yu. I want Her Grace Yu..."The Seventh Prince was frightened and started making noise. He raised his bloodshot face on the eunuch's shoulder and his little legs kept kicking. He kept beckoning to Gu Yunyao with his little hands, crying heartbreakingly."Lin'er... Give Lin'er back to me!"Gu Yunyao burst into tears on the spot, struggling to get up, but she was stopped by those eunuchs.Song Qin was shocked. Fearing that her master might get hurt, she stretched out her arms to protect her but was pushed out of the encirclement by a eunuch.Those eunuchs acted rudely and unscrupulously. They pressed
In the backyard of Funeral Palace—Five connecting rooms on the east side were filled with dozens of simple quad tables and backless benches.The eunuchs brought all the concubines here and forced them to sit down in wooden chairs.In front of each person were a set of green porcelain bowls, spoons, and glazed wooden chopsticks.On the table were chicken, duck, fish, and meat, which was a feast of fat things. However, most of the food was so cold that people had no appetite at all.At an important juncture of life and death, who could be carefree to enjoy the cold send-off meal?Gu Yunyao clung to the edge of the table with her fingers with tears on her long eyelashes.With incessant crying in her ears, her brain was also like a mess of cotton.In her life, she didn't know what death was like but she would experience it soon.She recalled that at the age of sev
Escorted by eunuchs and maidservants, Imperial Mother Xiao entered the hall. She glanced at the kneeling people with her phoenix eyes, and then looked at her son."I issue the imperial decree to kill Concubine Yu so that she can be buried alive with the deceased emperor."The woman said simply with fierce in her eyes in an aggressive manner,"When His Majesty was alive, he loved Concubine Yu most. Now His Majesty has gone, she, as a concubine, should do her duty and die for His Majesty."Prince Chen turned a little sullen and helpless.Chuckling and slightly lowering his head, he scratched his inner brows to cleverly conceal his emotions.Putting his hands down, the man calmed himself and gave a wee smile. He held his fists and bowed,"I pay my respects to Mother. What you just said makes sense. However, this time, during the south crusade to appease the chaos of An Guo, Imperial Mother
"Sure enough. Just as I expected..."Princess Anhe stood under the floating white silks in the wind, squinting her eyes. She felt a little stressed, but in appearance she still kept calm,"What a malicious woman! I will not let you achieve your scheme! Get ready! Let's come back to the post house!"She turned around with her garment whirling. Then Princess Anhe walked with the honor guards, getting to the Front Hall.In front of the memorial tablets, wisps of blue smoke were curling. There were 20 priests in a row on each side of the coffin which was made of Phoebe sitting on white futons with crossed legs and reciting Taoist scriptures.Princess Anhe stopped and stared at the coffin in deep eyes.Different from the gold coffin placed on the Rear Hall, the coffin made of Gold Phoebe really contained the remains of Emperor Jingxiao and Empress Qian.They were dead on the same day. Accord
Southern Jiang.After successfully recapturing the four cities on the north of Bo Ku, Leng Qingtang led the imperial army to settle in the Qingche City and joined the teams of Ji Yaoguang and Lang Huan.In the next five days, Leng Qingtang brought messengers proficient in Boku language to negotiate with the country's envoys many times. Taking the captured commander in chief and soldiers of the Bo Ku army as hostages, he asked them to clearly write down the number of prisoners redeemed and the amount of silver paid to Da Yi in the capitulation.At the same time, Leng Qingtang rewarded the generals and Ji Yaoguang's team with enough treasure deducted from the war trophies and money in Qingche City.Ji Yaoguang declined the reward of 100000 liang money. She only hoped that Master Leng could provide her with a convenient and unimpeded shipping line by virtue of his connections when transporting goods by sea in the future.
It began to rain in the afternoon. The ship sailed eastward on the sea, bumping through the continuous rain and fog.When Gu Yunxi woke up, her bedroom was empty and there was no one else.She put on a dress and got out of bed, tying up her long hair at will.She put on a light blue flower pleated skirt and walked out of the cabin lightly.It was a little cold outside, and the sea breeze swept freely. The hem of the skirt fluttered, and the petals drawn between the pleats of the skirt fluttered with gleaming light, which made people imaginative.The man in the black robe turned his back to her. He was standing on the bow of the boat with an oil umbrella.He looked back at her when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps trampling on the deck. She ran towards him with her head in her arms. He didn't look surprised at all.The rain slanted on her with the wind and soon would drench her al
Leng Qingtang opened his eyes slowly, and many faces suddenly appeared in his misty vision."Oh, he's waking up! He's waking up!""Master, finally you wake up!"Leng Qingtang held his dizzy head with his hands, not knowing what time it was. Then he was helped by several people to stand up.He looked at them and then looked around."Where are we?"Leng Qingtang looked at Shi Lei intently and asked in surprise.He knew these people, but he didn't know what this place was."Master, we are all on the ship of His Highness Suoluo!"The seventh captain Shi Lei leaned on the bedside with excitement, his hands rubbing his wet red eyes desperately. He was crying with joy.That man-made shipwreck happened just a day ago. He had thought that they would die, but they were unexpectedly rescued at the most desperate moment. No wonder he, a young man who never she
Terra Nova's ninth year of the Daedalic Years, early spring.Kamakawa Yusui is shocked and annoyed when he receives news of a coup at the Imperial Palace and the imminent ascension of Prince Fuchi Yasutaka to the throne as the next Emperor.Since the Kunhuang Island and Huananhe lost a battle, Kamachi sailors suffered a heavy blow, Kamakawa was forced to take the remaining troops retreated to the south of Kunhuang Island, Tsuneoshima stationed.Unexpectedly, just when he was trying to avoid the previous shame and had been intensifying the study of the new combat program, the country had a great turnaround.Can't think too much, Kamakawa by water immediately point all 10,000 Ying army, lead five Anzai ship and a number of ships, with enough artillery Furlong machine fire speed back to Ying, swore to fight with and Shigeru cuts a high and low winners and losers.One night, as Kamakawa's fleet secretly approached Mizumura Harbor in Kyoto, a thick fog sudde
In the banquet hall of the palace, the fire and candles were bright, four dancing girls lined up, green silk buns, colorful makeup, silk sleeves fluttering and swaying, dancing in a slow and rhythmic dance.Two or three male musicians are not far from them, playing strings, flute, drums, each person's face is calm and solemn, but in the eyes of God duh, seems to have the essence of the aura of a hidden flash.The dinner was organized to celebrate the fifteenth birthday of Emperor Fuchi Masaharu, but due to the defeat of the Terra Nova army in Weihai, many of the entertainments were temporarily canceled, and only the traditional Yehime songs and dances were retained.Profound Ya Qing was the main character of tonight's banquet, at this time he was wearing brand new scarlet damask silk clothes kneeling above the chief belonging to him, looking quiet and enjoying the songs and dances.On the seats to his left were the former Emperor's side consort, Daiji, with h
Terra Nova, Kyoto.As night falls, in a short house in the civilian area, the blind man is anxiously waiting for his mother-in-law to return home from work.She hadn't been back for a day and a night, and that definitely hadn't happened in the past.Could it be that the Ninth Princess has encountered something on her end?Rustling footsteps stopped unexpectedly at the door.The blind man's sense of hearing is much more sensitive than normal people, his eyebrows slightly gathered, and without moving, he got up and lightly rubbed his steps to the wooden cabinet, and touched a sharp dagger from the top of the cabinet and quietly hid it in the sleeve of his coat.The door of the room opened, and by the sound of the footsteps coming in there should be two of them."You're Suigo Show's man, aren't you?"The one who asked the question in Terra Nova was a young man.The blind man turned his head sideways, carefully recognizing the source
A cold wind cut through the long, narrow corridor, and the lights flickered dimly.The man's ragged gasps continued to spill out of the closed wooden lattice barricade door, accompanied by the occasional few hushed cries of pain from the woman."Haru, come on, I'll accompany you to your room."Looking at Yuan Ya Qing's stagnant and godless clear face, Yun Shi's heart seized more than just pain as she tugged on one of his arms.The commotion in the room was in no way suitable for a teenager to be listening in.The teenager's eyes were lax as he took two steps with her, speaking quietly in Chinese: ."...Master, you have to trust me as well...it wasn't Mother and I's idea to march into Da Yi."Yun Shi suddenly became miserable inside, opened and closed his nose and said."I believed you, never had a doubt, and it was for that reason that I traveled across the river and across the sea to meet you in person in Terra Nova."The two co
"Yue Xilou, you traitor shall not die!"Qi and blood surged, and a strong hatred that had never been felt before invaded Yun Shi's consciousness.She jumped up with her eyes heavy with red and lunged at her enemy with all her might, reaching for his neck.Yue Xilou laughed scornfully and kicked her backwards with a flying leg.Yun Shi fell out onto the hard floor a few feet away, choking on blood and letting out a pained _groan_.Wamochi stretched his neck to look at it, grinning imploringly.Tsukishiro looks at the samurai on either side :)"Don't just stand there, take her down and keep her under good guard, she'll be of great use in the future.""Slow down ......"Yun Shi forced to endure the pain of bones about to break trembling climbed up, far away from looking at the abyss Ya Qing, the expression of desolate:"Your Majesty, I have something to say to you, please send the counselor."Empress Yuanya immediately s
The fact that the mute applicant, Yun, who was originally scrubbed out of the test, has been recognized by the Emperor as the Imperial Chef, shocks the entire Grand Cookhouse early the next morning.The cooks and handymen who had looked down on her earlier were now gathered in front of the stove in the cooking room, watching intently as she operated it herself.Even in the past days always rigid board a big white face of apricot leaf female master, this time all people before and after chasing after Yun Shi everywhere running, flattery, mouth like a river, all do their best to please. At sunrise, Yunshi was wearing a green coat and pants, put on a large apron to the stove to do the work.With white flour rolled out and crabmeat and shrimp mince and red fish roe in the filling, the meat buns are pinched out with absolutely thirty-three folds.Chicken breast, corn and green beans are sauteed in oil, thickened with soy sauce and pan-fried wine, and wrapped in so
He is, after all, the Emperor!Following the direction of Master Apricot Leaf's kneeling, Yun Shi looked at the teenager, his eyes filled with astonishment.The standing tasseled crown and the yellow coat are indeed the symbols of the imperial nobility of Terra Nova.But, this young man, he is actually the Emperor."Mute, why don't you kneel down!"The apricot leaf matron raised her eyes to the unresponsive Gu Yunshi and chided."Eh, forget it, forget it ...... Master Chief, you get up too."Meeting Yun Shi's eyes, the teenager's face flushed red and blushed as he explained: ."Granny, I don't mean to deceive you ...... I, I didn't eat well in the evening meal, and I was really hungry just now."Yun Shi's complexion returned to normal, pursed her lips and waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind.Heh, how could she mind?She was begging for it!The hostess rises obsequiously and comes up to nod at the tee
The night fell slowly, blotting out the last rays of red light in the sky.The entire Western Garden was silent.Cloudseeker stood in the tiny compound under the endless sky, raising his head to look up at the dark inky colors of the night sky.In the field of vision, that heavy darkness seems to carry some kind of adsorption magic, only teaching people to look at a glance, want to look through.She failed the test to become a chef and lost her chance to enter the palace and meet the Emperor.Such a result directly disrupted all her latter plans.After losing her temper for a while, she thought of Hua Nanhe, who is still fighting in the battlefield, Yingyu, who is trapped in the palace of Dayi, and brother Mu Xiu, who is waiting for them to return home.Yun Shi's eyes burned as she quickly regained her fighting spirit.Now is not the time to be discouraged, since one way does not work, then find another way.The hour was already
Terra Nova, outside the Abyssinian Palace, West Court.The large cooking room was busy with players in white shirts and blue pants around wooden cases and stoves.In five days, Emperor Fuchiya's fifteenth birthday will be celebrated, and not only will there be a large-scale celebration dinner at the palace, but an all-day parade and festival will be organized throughout Kyoto."Faster, faster, the hour for the king to pass the meal is almost here, and later on your handmade delicacies will be the basis for whether or not you can stay as a loose cook."The woman in charge, Apricot Leaf, is in her thirties, with a purple shirt and pants, wandering around every corner of the cooking room with a stern look, urging the contestants with her mouth, and repeatedly scrutinizing their cooking techniques with her cold and warm gaze.The twenty casual chef applicants came from Terra Nova folk, both men and women, and most of their referrals were cooks and assistant