Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 208

[Chapter 208. Twenty-seven]

The wind and snow stopped at night, and at dawn the next day, it fell again.

In a cell in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, a pot of charcoal fire was beeping, and the blazing fire reflected the brick walls red.

This was last night, in order to prevent Su Jin from contracting the cold, the envoy in charge of the hospital ordered someone to bring it in. He used good silver charcoal, even the smoke was very light, but unfortunately it was not very useful. The coldness of the prison lasted for years Accumulated, a pot of charcoal fire is a drop in the bucket.

Su Jin was wrapped in a quilt, and he didn’t know when he fell asleep.

In a trance, I saw the figure standing on the east railing platform, covered with a black cloak.

She stepped on the snow and approached him step by step, when a gust of wind suddenly came and lifted his hood.

The lakes and mountains in the bottom of his eyes are bright, and his eyes are as bright as stars.

Clearly—clearly it was him.

Zhu Nanxian looked at Su Jin silently, then smiled at her and called her: “Ayu.”

He smiled like this, as if there were a lot of spring light falling wantonly, and it was flying and unrestrained.

Su Jin wanted to answer him, but he was afraid that it was a dream, and once he made a sound, he would disappear.

So she had no choice but to gently nod her head and waded through the snow cautiously.

The surrounding wind was even stronger, circling and whistling, covering the scorching sunlight in front of him, so strong that it was about to turn into a sea of fire.

The snow particles shattered under the steps, and the sound was thrilling.

Su Jin raised his head again, Zhu Nanxian’s figure had dissolved in the sea of fire, and dispersed little by little, turning into dust that could no longer be embraced.

There is no light in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and when I wake up, I don’t know what time it is.

It was probably because of the cold, and her whole body was scorching hot, and she was in a daze. She only remembered that the jailer chief came to deliver meals twice, and he called her each time, but she didn’t want to answer.

I don’t know how long it took, the iron lock of the prison door made a soft “click” again. More than one person came back this time. It was probably the head of the prison guard who saw that she couldn’t sleep, so he went to the punishment department to invite Director Yu, and Director Yu also brought a doctor. just.

“Master Su, you have slept all night, get up and eat.”

After a while, Director Yu’s voice came from across the square table.

Su Jin still should not.

She shouldn’t have been able to do anything about them. The superiors said hello early. Except for the envoy of the Imperial Hospital, no one is allowed to take care of Master Su. Coincidentally, there is a shocking event in the palace today, not to mention the envoy of the hospital. The dignitaries of the temples were unable to escape.

Director Yu and the doctor were helpless, and they were afraid that Su Jin would have an order after waking up, so they did not dare to go far, so they had to take out the meal in the food box like the medicinal soup, and then call Master Su after a while.

As soon as a person is quiet, a lot of things come to mind.

Especially in this windy and snowy night where the sky and the earth are changing, if you don’t pour out a word, you will be bored.

Director Yu turned to look at Su Jin, saw that she seemed to be asleep, and said in a low voice: “Lord Lin, you just came from Minghua Palace. Is there really such a serious burn?”

Doctor Lin was listening . After hearing this, he took a deep breath: “I heard that the fire was lit by the lamp oil of the Everbright Lamp, which could not be extinguished, but the wind picked up again at Yinshi, and the fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind helped the fire, and it burned the entire Minghua inner and outer palaces to the ground. If it wasn’t for His Majesty’s order at night, saying that he couldn’t sleep, he ordered all the servants and guards who were guarding the inner palace to be evacuated. I don’t know how many people would have died. For this reason, the guards who were ordered by Master Liu earlier to rescue him… Hey, this is The medicine soup

is hot, be careful to spill it.” Lin Yi said halfway through, took the medicine bowl from Director Yu’s hand, and placed it on the table lightly.

The medicine was freshly fried, and it was taken out of the food box. The dense medicine mist spread all over his face. The two of them had their backs facing the couch, and Su Jin suddenly opened his eyes after hearing their words.

Mr. Yu asked again: “Then our majesty, is it really like this?”

“No.” Lin Yizheng said, “It is really sad to say, your majesty fought for the northwest for two years, and finally came back victorious, although He was injured and ill, but he never stopped taking the medicine. While he was ill, he was afraid of delaying the administration and thinking that he would have no children, so he wrote the edict first, but he didn’t use it right away. Who would have guessed this? A fire…”

He paused when he said this, and suddenly lowered his voice even lower: “When the Minghua Palace was leaving, I went early, but Master Liu was already there, listening to a small fire inside. The reporter said that Mr. Liu suddenly brought someone with him when the fire had just started, and said he wanted to inquire about the lamp oil in His Majesty’s palace. Therefore, some people speculated secretly that if the fire was not set by Emperor Jin An himself, it was probably Liu Your Excellency …”

“Lord Lin be careful!” Before Lin Yizheng could finish his words, Mr. Yu hurriedly interrupted, “His Royal Highness is an idiot, and His Majesty’s edict indicated that Lord Liu should be regent. Lord Regent’s gossip, but You and I can do whatever you want… Mr. Su? Mr. Su, you, are you awake?”

While reminding Lin Yizheng, Mr. Yu looked around cautiously, and when he turned around, he saw that he was already lying on the couch. Su Jin rolled over and sat up.

The cell was dark, and the candlelight was mostly blocked by the two of them. The couch was in the shadows. Even so, it was still possible to tell that Su Jin was trembling slightly.

Director Yu and Lin Yi looked at each other, holding the candlestick and approached a little: “Master Su, when did you wake up?”

Su Jin lowered his eyes and slowly tucked his trembling fingertips into his sleeves. He replied, “I just woke up, and I feel… cold.” It

was indeed as if he had caught the cold, and even his voice was harsh and hoarse.

Yesterday, the envoy of the Taiyuan Hospital also warned that although Master Su was locked in the prison, after all, she was not an ordinary prisoner.

Mr. Yu hurriedly said: “Xiaguan will go and tell the jailer to add two pots of charcoal fire, and then prepare a velvet cloak and a thick quilt.”

After he left, Lin Yizheng took a closer look at Su Jin’s face, and saw that her cheeks were pale and the corners of her lips were blue, not only bloodless, but even her eyes were lost.

“Master Su, you haven’t eaten for a day, and you probably contracted the cold, so you should eat the medicinal soup first, and the subordinate will check your pulse.

”

After getting off the bed, her feet trembled slightly on the ground, almost unsteady, but fortunately, because her hands and feet were frostbitten, the shackles had already been removed.

He walked slowly to the table and glanced at the open cell door – just now, Mr. Yu walked in a hurry and left it unlocked.

She reached out and picked up the medicinal soup, ignoring the heat, raised her head and drank it all in one gulp, then said, “I don’t like the taste of medicine, I want to eat tea to clear my mouth.” She added, “Hot tea.”

The tea on the table in the cell was already cold . .

“Yes, the lower official will order someone to pour a pot of hot tea.”

Lin Yi squarely walked to the door of the prison, and Su Jin suddenly followed in three or two steps, pushing him aside with all his strength, taking advantage of the fact that he fell down. Immediately, he rushed out of the prison.

The prison in the Ministry of Punishment has a long corridor, with guards guarding every section. Su Jin just buries his head and walks forward quickly. If anyone dares to reach out to stop her, she will wave his arm to block her, and shout: “Get out.

” When people came in, it was clearly ordered not to hurt a single penny, not to mention that she was originally a minister of the Ministry of Punishment, a cabinet minister under one person and more than 10,000 people. No one in the palace knew each other, at least in the Ministry of Punishment, no one dared to go there. Dead stop.

Soon out of the prison, out of six.

It turned out that the outside world was not much brighter than the prison. It was already night, and the deep palace was covered with snow.

Some prisoners ran out of the prison of the Punishment Department. It was not that no one saw the Sixth Department, but even if they saw it, they only dared to follow. Instead, it caused a commotion.

The sharp wind pierced his ears and cut his cheeks like sharp blades. Su Jin stepped on the snow and stumbled towards the Minghua Palace.

My heart is empty and barren, I dare not think about anything, and I can’t think about it.

In the deep pain, I only feel regret, regretting why I gave up so easily yesterday, and at least recognize whether the figure in the black robe is him.

The hustle and bustle of Liubu caused the upstairs of Fengtianmen to light up one by one.

After a while, several pro-military guards filed out from Fengtianmen.

Rao is Su Jin, who has not been dismissed from the Ministry of Punishment, but she is wearing a prison uniform and has a crime in her body.

The people of the Sixth Division dare not care, and the pro-military and guards have a heavy responsibility, and they cannot ignore it.

At this moment, a very cold figure in a black velvet cloak also appeared at Fengtianmen.

The chaos of the vast courtyard was silent for a moment when they saw Liu Chaoming, everyone was in awe, as if he was the supreme ruler of this deep palace.

In addition to losing his heart and going crazy, Su Jin only desperately ran to Minghua Palace.

In the dark of the night, no one could say, “The Regent is here, stop Mr. Su!” The

two close guards raised their spears, used the spears as sticks, and bent Su Jin’s legs. go.

There was frostbite on his leg, and it was covered with icy snow. He was beaten like this again, and he fell down in the snow like a dead leaf.

There is only the sound of wind and snow.

Liu Chaoming was stunned for a while.

But the next moment, he saw that slender figure suddenly propped up against the snow and slowly climbed up. She gritted her teeth, her eyes were blank but firm, she swayed and stood up again, stumbled still to go to Minghua Palace. And go.

Seeing that they couldn’t stop them, the two pro-military guards immediately raised their spears and wanted another stick.

Liu Chaoming’s heart was shocked: “Go and stop them.”

The guards who followed nearby responded immediately, “Yes!”

However, it was too late to stop the stick.

Su Jin fell down again, blood seeping out from under her legs and dripping on top of Haoran white snow, a shocking sight.

The light in Liu Chaoming’s eyes went out, but it came back on again, but it was a dark ink that couldn’t even see through the moonlight.

After a while, he stepped up and slowly walked towards Su Jin.

Only then did she realize that she hadn’t fainted, she just couldn’t stand up again, she was still rubbing the snow with her hands, trying to move forward inch by inch.

She seemed to sense that someone was coming, and the corners of her lips opened and closed, intermittently as if she was saying something.

The blizzard is so noisy.

Liu Chaoming listened carefully, only to recognize that she was just saying a sentence back and forth, with a pleading tone: “Please, let me see him, let me see him…” The

person who was close by was Luo Songtang from the Ministry of Rites. , I have been immersed in the court for decades, and I have never seen a proud Su Shangshu so humble and bowing his knees.

He couldn’t take it anymore, so he squatted down and comforted softly: “Sorry for the rain, Your Majesty… he’s already gone.”

For a moment, Su Jin’s whole person seemed to be frozen and motionless.

After a moment, she looked up blankly.

It was only by the dim lights of the gatehouse that I discovered that this plain white world was not originally a vast expanse of snow, but also the sky full of veils sprinkled by the death of the emperor due to the national mourning.

The night wind was piercing, and the cheeks were so cold that they would freeze.

The eye sockets were hot, the water light blurred the vision, and the tears suddenly couldn’t stop, rolling down drop by drop.

Something seemed to be blocking his chest, and Su Jin couldn’t breathe, so he could only let out a scream after another.

But this kind of grief couldn’t relieve the pain that devoured the heart and the bones.

This was the second time Liu Yun saw Su Shiyu cry, but it was different from the quiet and silent one last time.

Lying alone in the snow, she cried so hard that she felt like she had wandered for half her life and finally lost her place of refuge, so she had to return to the homeless little girl who escaped from the former residence in the middle of Shu.

The light of the wind lantern reflected the snow flakes into flames.

Liu Chaoming knelt down halfway and slowly extended his hand, trying to help her.

She didn’t see anything, she just groped and reached into her cuff.

A trace of burning light flashed from her sleeve, and before he could identify what it was, he quickly stopped it from her wrist.

Su Jin’s action of raising the hairpin and stabbing his neck was so decisive that even though the golden hairpin was knocked off by Liu Chaoming, the sharp hairpin cut a deep slit on the back of his hand.

The hairpin was mixed with the blood of her fingertips, and the blood he left fell on the snow.

[End of This Chapter]