Rebirth of the Phoenix

Private meeting

Outside the Xiaoyao Palace, royal family members, civil and military ministers, heroes and civilians came to pay their respects to the public. The carriages were even two or three miles away. Because the palace was limited in capacity, royal family members and those with high power were able to enter the palace alone.

, Others can only burn incense and worship outside the mansion.

This shows the prestige and connections of King Xiaoyao.

Even Ye Qingge and Ying Ru Meng arrived, it took a lot of trouble to pass through the bustling crowds of worshippers and arrive in front of the mansion.

The Empress Dowager and many royal relatives, and the elders of the court now have spies from Xiliang lurking in Li Yang. In order to protect the safety of all the big names, the royal palace is very strict in vigilance and defense, and irrelevant personnel are not allowed to enter, except for the high power and heavy positions.

Master, everyone, etc., must undergo a strict body search before entering.

Of course, Ye Qingge and Ying Rumeng didn’t need to search, so they went straight to the mansion.

Ying Rumeng looked sad, but in her heart, she only wanted to find someone from the Yingjia.

When he arrived at the mourning hall, Ying Rumeng knelt down and pretended to wipe her tears, but her eyes kept patrolling, and finally saw the housekeeper of the Ying family.

Ye Qingge talked to several princes and princesses on the side, but didn't care about her. After crying, she got up, walked to the butler, and asked in a low voice: "Why are there so many people coming to the house, how many young masters?"

?Where is the second uncle?"

She looked strange and resentful. The housekeeper thought she was blaming the Ying family for not paying attention to the funeral of Xiaoyao. He quickly said, "My lady, don't blame me, something happened at home. The general and several young masters are all helping at home. It will take a later time to do so.

come over."

Ying Rumeng immediately asked, "What happened?"

The housekeeper felt that such a big thing happened at home and should let the master of the palace know, so he whispered: "The night before yesterday, Miss Ruyue's personal maid was killed, and Miss Ruyue also disappeared. The general and several young masters were there.

I was busy looking for someone, so I couldn’t get the time.”

Ying Rumeng was delighted, but her face showed a look of surprise: "There is such a thing! Do you know who did it?"

The housekeeper did not doubt that there was it, and whispered: "The master thought it was done by King Haiteng, so he sent someone to monitor King Haiteng's other palaces. However, King Haiteng had already gone out to sea, and his family was worried that the lady would be taken out to sea.

Send someone to search by the sea..."

Ying Rumeng said: "So that's it! Ruyue's disappearance is indeed a big deal. It is also necessary to send more people to search at home. Moreover, it is related to Ruyue's reputation. If you find it one day earlier, Ruyue's innocence will be even more

Assure."

Speaking of it, she sighed: "If a woman like Ruyue falls into a man's hand, the consequences will be... unbelievable."

What she wanted was Ying Ruyue's death. Unexpectedly, Ying Ruyue was missing. It would be fine if she disappeared. She made people say that Ying Ruyue was robbed and her innocence was hard to protect. Even if Ying Ruyue returns in the future, this festival

, it can't be saved.

A woman with bad reputation and honor, no matter how outstanding she is, she can’t marry into the royal family!

The housekeeper was worried: "The master and the general think so too. The news is blocked at home, and the outside world doesn't know."

Ying Rumeng reminded: "You can't let others know about this matter. Keep your words tighter."

The butler nodded: "I understand little."

Ying Rumeng stopped talking, turned around and walked out of the mourning hall and came to the yard.

There were also many people in the yard, either busy or whispering to discuss the matter of Xiaoyao King. She was dressed in plain clothes, did not wear makeup, and was not eye-catching, and no one paid special attention to her.

She stood under a sycamore tree, lowered her head, thinking about Yejiu.

Qingge said Ye Jiu would probably point his finger at her and tell her not to get close to Ye Jiu, but she wished Ye Jiu would regard her as a target and would better rob her, so that she could stay by his side.

It's...

"Empress, someone asked me to send you a message." A servant came over and whispered, "Tonight, he will be waiting for you at the intersection, please come alone."

Ying Rumeng was shocked, looked up and subconsciously grabbed the man's arm: "Who? Who asked you to send a message?"

The servant flashed slightly and avoided her hand: "The person you want to meet."

Then, the man continued to lower his head, holding the gift box in his hand, and quickly left, disappearing into the crowd coming and going.

Ying Ru Meng pursued her, but she felt it was inappropriate, so she stopped and thought carefully about the man's words: Is Ye Jiu inviteing her?

The person who was passing the message just now had his head hanging down and his voice was deliberately made very dull, and she couldn't see his face clearly.

Is he serious or is he setting a trap?

She thought about it over and over again, and after thinking for a long time, she made up her mind: as long as she could see him, she would go even if it was a sea of ​​swords and fire!

Then, she suppressed her excitement and returned to the mourning hall, continuing to pretend to be sad.

Ying Rushuang was busy organizing the funeral of King Xiaoyao, and Ye Qingge was busy meeting his ministers, but no one cared about her.

In the evening, after dinner, Ying Rumeng said she wanted to take a break early on the grounds of being tired.

Ye Qingge saw that she looked haggard and didn't think much: "I can't go back tonight, so you can go back to the palace alone."

Ying Rumeng shook her head: "I want to spend more time with Brother Xian, so I can find a room in the palace and just rest."

Ye Qingge said, "The prince's mansion has prepared a room for me. You go to my room to rest, and I will go back to my room later."

Ying Rumeng said: "You don't have to worry about me. Brother Xian loved you the most during his lifetime. You should work harder. I'll accompany Brother Xian tonight. Otherwise, if he enters the coffin tomorrow, you will never see him again.

Now.”

Ye Qingge's eyes turned red and he held her hand and said, "You still understand me..."

He really couldn't bear to part with this brother. He thought that his brother would be put into the coffin tomorrow, and he would never see his brother who loved him so much again, so he felt ache and didn't want to leave the mourning hall.

Ying Rumeng said: "Brother Xian loved me very much during his lifetime. Of course, I hope he can leave with peace of mind. He will be very happy with you with him."

Then, she walked out of the mourning hall and returned to her room to rest with two maids.

She came to pay tribute, and the venue of the royal palace was extremely limited and it was not suitable to show off. Therefore, she only brought two maids into the mansion, and the rest of the servants were waiting outside the mansion, which gave her the opportunity to act alone.

After asking the maid to leave, she quickly changed her clothes, dressed up as a palace maid, took her token, crawled out of the window, and headed straight to the palace.

The palace at night was still brightly lit and there were people everywhere. The relatives, friends and subjects who "showed off" to King Xiaoyao were one after another, and she was busy for several days and nights. She was inconspicuous in the crowd.

Around the palace, there were a circle of large inner guards, and there were even more guards at the gate, so you couldn't even think of scrambling into it.

However, these guards only investigated those who entered the mansion, not those who left the mansion, so she lowered her head and went out without guards stopping her.

On the street outside the door, there were lights and various carriages lined up at the end of the street. Many people were guarding by the carriage or sitting in the carriage, yawning, waiting for their turn to enter the mansion to pay their respects, or waiting for their turn to go to the mansion to pay their respects, or waiting for them to

The master of the mansion came out and there was no darkness or desolation at night at all.

She lowered her head, passed through countless cars and crowds, and quickly walked towards the intersection.

The intersection of the Cross Street is not far from the royal palace. Walk out of this street, turn two more turns and you will arrive.

She walked close to the roadside, trying to hide in the shadow of the tree, for fear that someone would discover her identity.

However, when we reached the end of the street, a carriage slowly drove from behind her. When passing by her, a man suddenly stretched out from the curtain of the car, covering her mouth with one hand and holding her body with the other,

Drag her to the carriage.

She was so shocked that she wanted to struggle, but the man was very strong and his movements were very flexible, so he pulled her into the car in just a few seconds.

Then, the carriage accelerated and drove off the street.

In the carriage, Shadows struggled violently, and was shocked.

"Don't panic, Empress, that person asked us to take Empress over." said the person who controlled her.

Ying Rumeng stopped struggling immediately, and opened her eyes wide to look at the other person.

But the carriage was pitch black and she could not see anything.

"Please be calm and you'll arrive soon."

Ying Rumeng can only choose to believe him.

Not long after he left, the carriage drove into a dark wood, slowed down, and the other party lifted the curtain and pushed her down.

Ying Rumeng was about to scream when she crashed into someone's arms. The man seemed to be able to see things in the darkness, quickly covered her mouth and whispered: "Don't make a sound, someone is following you."

Ying Rumeng's heart almost stopped: Ye Jiu! The man who hugged her now is the man she missed day and night!

Not only did she stop screaming, she leapt into his arms.

The carriage quickly drove out of the woods and became quiet.

Ye Jiu hugged Ying Rumeng, ran quickly for a while, stopped and let her down.

Ying Rumeng sighed in his heart, wishing he could pounce on his arms again.

The moonlight was faint, and there were faint lights leaking around her. She could see that this was a small courtyard with high walls on all sides. Ye Jiu stood in front of her, like a flower in the dark night. Since his face was unclear, it would not be hindered.

The aroma is tempting.

"You..." Ying Rumeng stared at him in a daze, and after a while, "Are you Ye Jiu?"

"It seems that Ye Qingge has told you something." Ye Jiu chuckled, his voice was so charming, "Let me guess what he said to you."

Then, he listed it lightly: "He must have said that I was the illegitimate son of the Supreme Emperor and the folk women, said that I wanted to seek power and hold the throne, and that I also said that King Xiaoyao was killed and that Emperor was kidnapped by me, right?"

Ying Rumeng was so stupid that she nodded: "Yeah..."

Ye Jiu asked: "Do you believe it?"

Ying Rumeng was at a loss: "I, I don't know..."

Ye Jiu laughed out loud: "He must have said, I want to take everything from him, including wanting to take you away, right?"

Ying Rumeng felt that the blood in her body seemed to be boiling, a strong heat surged on her face, her cheeks were hot, and her heart was beating violently, and she wanted to ask, "Is that true? Do you think so?"

", but he was so nervous that he couldn't speak.

Now she is like a young girl who is just beginning to fall in love. After confessing to the man she secretly loves, she waits for the other party’s reply. Such a moment is so thrilling, fearful, nervous and expectant moment...