"The Golden Water Palace will never rise again."
Nianni held the incense stick and lit it for her. With red and swollen eyes, she stepped back, leaving only Song Jinyu alone in the room.
Silently, she mourned Miao Yunshen and Yan Fei.
Her thoughts drifted back bit by bit to the year when she was six, along with the burning incense. "You little mute! It's a waste to dress you up!" The scolding of the Second Lady still rang in her ears.
Her father left early and returned late, busy with government affairs. Perhaps after the death of his wife, he was in such great pain that he had no time to take care of his children. After the Second Lady took power, Song Wangqiu outshone her in everything. All this changed until Miao Yunshen came.
When Song Qinzhou found out that Song Jinyu had aphasia, he panicked. He sought countless famous doctors, but all to no avail. Finally, he had to find that man.
An old acquaintance of Qiushuixin.
Miao Yunshen took Song Jinyu to Tianmen Mountain. He not only treated her "heart disease" but also let Yan Fei accompany and comfort her every day.
A year later, she began to speak again.
The seven years on Tianmen Mountain were the seven years of Song Jinyu's "rebirth".
"Master, Yan Fei... Please take care of yourselves... Yu'er has avenged you!"
She knew clearly that the Crown Prince would never rise again, and the Golden Water Palace had been destroyed. Although the heavy stone in her heart had finally fallen, she didn't feel happy.
Perhaps it was because she was too certain of this outcome?
She lowered her head and carefully copied the "Sutra of the Earth Treasury Bodhisattva". "If there is an afterlife, please be happy."
Ouyang Jinse?
Thinking of this person, Song Jinyu smiled faintly. She lit an incense stick. "I'm burning incense for you in advance. Dust returns to dust, and earth returns to earth."
"No matter how much hatred there is, it will all end with death."
Once upon a time, Ouyang Jinse had also cared for her so much. That year, when she was copying the medical classics and was extremely tired, it was Ouyang Jinse who accompanied her and copied them together.
He had also knelt in front of Miao Yunshen to plead for her.
They had also searched for herbs in spring, caught fish in summer, and roasted sweet potatoes around the stove in autumn. But unfortunately... As they grew up,
happiness was no longer that simple.
The incense had burned out, and the ashes fell on the table. She had only copied a few dozen lines of the "Sutra of the Earth Treasury Bodhisattva".
"Your Highness... Please take a rest... Let this maid copy for you!" Nianni felt sorry for Song Jinyu, who had been working day and night.
But she was still refused. "I will copy it myself. I will copy three copies of the sutra to pray for them."
"Three copies?"
Suddenly realizing, Nianni asked, "Did you also copy one for Ouyang Jinse?"
"Yes... Back then... He... was also a sunny young man."
Zhongli Mingye heard her words outside the door. He stopped in his tracks, said nothing, and turned away.
"Yesterday, Grand Tutor Shen offended the Emperor."
"He was directly demoted to a commoner!" When the news spread, the court was in an uproar.
The glory of the Shen family back then was still vivid in people's minds. But with a single angry outburst from the Emperor, all their glory was burned away. Grand Tutor Shen knew very well that being demoted to a commoner was already a mercy.
He was afraid that the Crown Prince was deeply involved with the Golden Water Palace. Now the Emperor kept the Crown Prince alive, neither killing nor deposing him. There must be a deep meaning behind it.
Grand Tutor Shen looked up at the sky. From the death of his eldest son to the crime of the Shen family this year, it had only been a short year.
All the imperial favors had dissipated.
Ji Qinglin watched him coldly from behind. The crime of the Shen family was just the first step. Back then, his parents had died miserably, becoming the stepping - stone for the glory and wealth of the Shen family.
They must never have thought that such a day would come.
He waved his hand and called the people behind him. "When the entire Shen family leaves the capital, take action!" He made a gesture of killing.
There was certainty in his eyes about the situation.
"Kill them all, regardless of age!"
Ten years on the east side of the river, ten years on the west. Old Shen, you must never have thought that my revenge would come so quickly. Ji Qinglin stepped onto the white marble steps triumphantly and saluted Grand Tutor Shen from afar.
There was irony in his eyes. The former glory and wealth had vanished like smoke!
At this time, the Queen was released from house arrest. When she learned that Grand Tutor Shen had been demoted to a commoner, she wanted to go and plead for him. But the female official beside her advised, "Your Highness, please be patient!"
"You've just been released from house arrest. His Highness the Crown Prince is still counting on you!"
The Shen family, an important force behind the Crown Prince, had disappeared. And the Rong family, because of Rong Qing'er, was also out of favor with the Emperor.
The Queen finally felt that a storm was coming, but by now, she had no way to deal with it. Concubine Shu and Concubine Jia were assisting in managing the harem.
For the time being, no one could touch them.
After receiving the imperial edict, the governor of Yu Prefecture immediately mobilized his troops and divided them into three groups to arrest Ouyang Jinse. At the same time, General Song Chuyu of the Tiger Guards also received a secret order.
He must kill Ouyang Jinse!
Although the Crown Prince's attendant didn't pass the news to the Golden Water Palace, Ouyang Jinse still felt a sense of crisis. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it,
the governor of Yu Prefecture had already led his troops to surround the Golden Water Palace!
His fox - like eyes narrowed slightly, and a murderous look appeared. He finally understood why that prescription had been obtained so easily, and why Tianmen Mountain had so easily given up the spiritual root fields.
So, it was all a plan.
Was it you, Little Goldfish... You are really the woman I've valued... You're amazing! That day when you stepped down from the position of sect leader, it was probably a trick, a reason to make me relax!
He turned around and left the main hall, looking for a secret passage. He tried to escape, but unexpectedly, his escape route was heavily ambushed.
Before long, Ouyang Jinse was forced into a corner under the heavy siege!
He was seriously injured. No matter how strong his martial arts were, he was no match for thousands of attackers and was gradually losing ground.
He covered the wound on his chest and held on with his last bit of strength. He ran to the highest point of the back mountain.
The mountain wind blew strongly, and the sound echoed in the mountain stream. "Ouyang Jinse! Surrender!" Song Chuyu looked at him.
"Humph... How could I, Ouyang Jinse, surrender?"
"Little Goldfish, you're so cruel..." These days, he had gradually understood why Song Jinyu had refused to look at him on Tianmen Mountain.
She must have already known the murderer of Yan Fei.
Why didn't she kill him directly? It turned out that she was waiting for this day, waiting for that trap to be triggered!
She had never loved him, not even for a moment? Ouyang Jinse felt the blood flowing out continuously.
The ground under his feet was already stained red with blood.
The governor of Yu Prefecture rushed over. "If you don't surrender, we'll shoot arrows!"
Ouyang Jinse was still immersed in the fantasies of the past. Unexpectedly, the governor of Yu Prefecture had already given the order to shoot arrows! Song Chuyu felt a bit reluctant. After all, he had met Ouyang Jinse several times because of Song Jinyu.
It was a pity... This man was extremely paranoid.
As the first arrow hit his body, several more arrows came whistling. With determination, Ouyang Jinse turned around and jumped off the cliff!
"That's a bottomless cliff! If you fall, you'll be smashed to pieces."