Chapter 26 Chapter 26 One Night Love

Witnessing Master Zhen's death, Yin'er had long forgotten to go back to Le Shoutang to fetch Guangxu's luggage.She curled up in the corner of the wall alone, staring at a pair of dead fish-like eyes, and the shocking scenes just now flashed in her mind. She didn't know how long she sat there. Arriving at Shenwumen, Lafayette and the emperor's convoy had already set off. She walked out of Shenwu Gate all the way, and walked towards Xizhimen with the fleeing crowd. On the way, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, saying that Xizhimen is closed, and hurry to Deshengmen.So people turned around one after another, rushing in the other direction like a tide.The fleeing crowd was already chaotic, and with the rumble of cannons in the distance, the chaos added a lot of panic.

When it came to Huori, she suddenly thought that their home was in this area, so she simply went back to have a look.After all, I haven't been home for more than two years. When I think of the word home, I feel an indescribable excitement in my heart.No, she said to herself in her heart, she had to catch up with the convoy, and no matter what, she had to tell the emperor about Master Zhen's death, she felt that the emperor was too pitiful.Until now, when he was sitting in the car, he thought Concubine Zhen was in the convoy behind.For more than two years, she has always believed that the emperor and empress dowager, including Master Zhen, are all family members when they are making trouble.As the saying goes, it is difficult for an upright official to decide on housework, but there is actually not much right and wrong here.Only now did she understand that there was right and wrong here.She finally had a deeper understanding of Lafayette.

As she walked, she still couldn't resist the temptation to go home.She made up her mind, went back and took a look and left immediately.When she entered the T-shaped alley, her heart suddenly jumped.When she came to her house, she knocked on the door, but it was a strange man who opened the door.After inquiring, I realized that this family has already been ruined by my brother. Not to mention the house is sold, I don't even know where my brother-in-law and mother have moved.Because she was sitting in the cold palace with Master Zhen in Beisan, and then came to Yingtai, and she only met her family once in the past two years, and because of the grace of the palace, Fugui came to see her on behalf of her mother. He only wanted to sell the house. No words were mentioned.

Yin'er sat on the ground against the blue brick wall in the alley panting, thinking of her mother, feeling unspeakably sad.She thought to herself, the city of Beijing is in turmoil today, if you go, you have to go, if you don't go, you have to go, staying here can only be a dead end.She once thought of going to Rongqing's house to see if there was any news of her mother's brother in their family.The idea of ​​retiring the marriage, coupled with the chaos in the street, and the sound of guns in the southeast getting closer, immediately dismissed the idea. It seems that if you want to catch up with the Emperor and the Galeries Lafayette, the only way is to go through Deshengmen.Before leaving the palace, he had heard from Xiao Hui that the Galeries Lafayette's convoy was going from Deshengmen to Huailai County via Changping, and then it didn't know how to get there.Therefore, if she wants to catch up with the Emperor and Lafayette, she has to catch up before their large force reaches Huailai, otherwise it will be difficult.

Thinking of this, she immediately got up from the ground, walked out of the alley, and walked along the street towards Deshengmen. When she was almost at the gate of the city, there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road.Going forward, I saw many corpses lying on the ground.I don't know if it's because she was preoccupied with chasing the emperor's convoy, or because she had witnessed the tragedy of Master Zhen in the palace before, she didn't have any fear in her heart, she let go of her legs and rushed forward. As he walked, a few stragglers came running behind him, dragging their knives and guns, looking like they were in bad luck for being defeated.While walking, these people bluffed and bluffed the pedestrians on the street, and in broad daylight they would steal people's bags.Yin'er knew that these people could not be provoked, so she hurriedly hid in a small alley, trying to avoid these defeated soldiers before moving forward.

She stood against the wall, too frightened to breathe.Those defeated soldiers hadn't gone far, and she was about to move her body, when suddenly a soldier emerged from the alley, seeing Yin'er, the man grinned at her with a wide mouth.Yin'er stared at a pair of big terrified eyes, and instinctively stepped back. Looking at Yin'er's pretty face, coupled with her maid attire that she didn't have time to change, she looked even more charming.The man felt his heart itch, and immediately rushed towards Yin'er.Yin'er dodged to dodge, the soldier jumped into the air, slipped and almost fell down.

Yin'er took the opportunity to run towards the entrance of the alley.While running, he yelled for help.The soldier yelled, and rushed forward again. Before Yin'er could recover, he was already firmly pressed to the ground by the man. Guangxu and elder brother sat in the second car, following Cixi's car.He was thinking about Concubine Zhen in his heart, and lifted the soft curtain on the sedan chair to look out from time to time, hoping that Concubine Zhen and Yin'er could catch up with other carriages.I couldn't see Concubine Zhen's car on the road, but I saw people fleeing along the way.A great Qing Dynasty, just let Cixi and that group of stubborn princes and ministers toss into what they are now.

Originally said to leave at dawn, Guangxu arrived at Shenwumen early to wait for Cixi and Concubine Zhen.Waiting left and right, until Cixi rushed to the gate of the city with the support of Li Lianying and others, it was already past Chen's hour, and the sun had already climbed high.Seeing Cixi, Guangxu hastily stepped forward and asked why Concubine Zhen didn't come.Cixi lied to him, saying that she and Yin'er took the car behind and would catch up soon.Guangxu had no choice but to get into the car and followed Cixi out of Deshengmen. Cixi originally thought that Li Zhongtang and Prince Gong would be able to negotiate with the foreigners and sign a peace treaty before the foreigners invaded the city. She never expected that the foreigners would rush into Beijing like a gust of wind.Before the foreigners entered the city, the city was already in chaos.Li Lianying managed to get seven or eight cars prepared temporarily, but before they could reach the Shenwu Gate, they were snatched away by the rebels on the way.Later, Li Lianying had no choice but to dismantle all the luxury decorations on the three horse-drawn sedans in the palace, and temporarily hired a pulong cart with iron nets from the street. It is used to pull goods and people, and it is priced according to a round trip, so it is called a trip car.

In order to avoid revealing their identities on the road, everyone changed into plain clothes.Cixi took the first car, Guangxu and eldest elder brother took the second car, Longyu, Jinfei and others took the third car, San Gege, Si Gege and Mrs. Yuan could only squeeze into the last car with a few court ladies In the carriage, Li Lianying and Cui Yugui led some young and strong eunuchs, dressed in common people's clothes, following in front of and behind the carriage in a discreet manner. After leaving Deshengmen, there were many refugees on the road, and the road became more and more crowded.They didn't dare to put on the royal prestige, and they didn't have any guards. They watched the convoy being scattered by the crowd, and the distance between the cars was widened.The further he walked, the more Guangxu felt something was wrong.Not to mention not seeing Concubine Zhen and Yin'er's cars catching up, even the car led by Cixi disappeared.

Cixi's car ran fast, and unknowingly left the car of Guangxu and others behind.Cixi asked someone to park the car on the side of the road and wait for the car behind to catch up before walking together.Sitting in the car, Cixi couldn't tell what it was like.These days things happened so fast and so suddenly, it was like a nightmare, before the dream woke up, the foreigners had already entered Beijing.After thinking about it, she felt that the matter was all in the hands of her elder brother's father, Duan Wang.As for Wang Badan, he said that the boxers were invulnerable, and he even brought these people into the palace to perform in front of her.Many princes read it and said that they have the supernatural power of the Boxers, and the foreign devils are definitely not opponents.Unexpectedly, all of these people were all ostentatious.

Apart from the heart trouble of foreigners, perhaps the most troublesome thing for her is Concubine Zhen.Before she died, she hated her a hole and wished she could cut off her head twice.Now that she was dead, an inexplicable fear arose in her heart.When she was a big living person, she could torture her and humiliate her to her heart's content, not afraid that she would turn out her palm.She died, but she had nothing to do with her.No, she can't torture her anymore.Beating her and scolding her, not bringing her food, not letting her meet with Guangxu, and letting her be locked up alone in the Beisan Institute to suffer and suffer, these are no longer meaningful to Concubine Zhen.In other words, Concubine Zhen has become a ghost, hiding in the dark, and has no scruples about anything.On the contrary, she, a living person, is in the clear. What if the unjust ghost crawls out of the well in the middle of the night and asks her to settle accounts?Thinking of this, the old lady felt a little regretful. No, it's not all my fault.It's all Yin'erduo's mouth, and that Cui Yugui, who acted too quickly, it was too late for me to let him let Concubine Zhen go.Cixi kept comforting herself in her heart, finding various reasons for herself. There was a commotion outside the car.Cixi didn't know what happened, and was about to reprimand Li Lianying, when she suddenly felt something was wrong, thinking that this is not the palace.She raised the car curtain and looked out, and found that there were many rioters around the car, pointing at the tip of Li Lianying's nose and yelling at her mother.The moment she lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, the rebels found Cixi, and seeing that there was only an old woman sitting in the car, they screamed even more fiercely, pointing at Cixi to ask her to get down.Li Lianying first persuaded the rebels with good words, but when they saw them raise the curtain to ask Lafayette to get out of the car, she couldn't help but lose her temper. bold!Do you know who is sitting in the car?Li Lianying hastily pulled down the curtain and called out to the rebels. What's the matter, trying to scare people.Even the emperor in the car has to be handed over to the man!A black-faced man at the head of the rebellion patted his chest. You want to rebel?Li Lianying stared. Is it not our turn to rebel?The leading black-faced man grabbed Li Lianying by the collar and dragged him away from the car. Everyone, everyone, I have something to say. Li Lianying's tone softened a lot. Besides, I will kill you!The leader pulled out his waist knife, and the other soldiers rushed forward.Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Li Lianying was so frightened that she repeatedly begged for mercy.Saw the steward being caught.The accompanying eunuchs didn't care about Lafayette in the car, so they scattered. The rebels drove Cixi out of the car without any explanation, and then rushed up, drove the horses in the front of the car, and pulled the refitted palace car. gone. Reverse and reverse.Seeing her car being snatched away by the rebels and driving away, Cixi stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do. Li Lianying helped Cixi to the side of the road, saying that the emperor's car was at the back, and they were waiting here for the emperor's car, as long as their car arrived, everything would be fine. Watching the fleeing crowd rushing past him like a tide, listening There were bursts of gunfire from the direction of Beijing, and the master and servant felt indescribably terrified. After waiting for a long time, there was still no sign of the emperor's convoy. It's not an option either.Besides, there are several forks on the road, and any road can go to Changping.There are many people and cars on the road, and no one can guarantee which way the emperor's car will take. If they don't take this way, they will be waiting here in vain. Cixi decided to wait while walking, so she walked towards Changping with Li Lianying.Li Lianying helped the old lady by the arm, complaining as she walked, gnashing her teeth and scolding his eunuchs for being heartless, and actually left Lafayette and him as the chief executive and slipped away. Unlike Li Lianying, Cixi was silent all the way, neither complaining nor cursing, gritting her teeth and walking forward step by step with the crowd. This year is much hotter than previous years, and the sun is still burning oil on people's heads after autumn.After all, Cixi was old, and she was used to being pampered in the palace for a long time, so she was so tired that she was out of breath after walking a long distance, and her chest and back were covered with sweat.Seeing that Cixi was very tired, Li Lianying quickly helped her to the side of the road and hid in the sun for a while under an old elm tree to rest. The two were tired and thirsty, and they sat under the tree. Li Lianying ran to the field, grabbed a purple eggplant, wiped the dust off the skin with her sleeve, and gnawed it with relish.Normally, no one would chew on raw eggplants, but I didn't expect that I was so thirsty at this moment, and it could actually quench my thirst. Rong Qing rode a yellow puma, all the way out of Beijing city, and chased towards Changping. Early in the morning, when he heard that Yongdingmen had been captured by foreigners, his first thought was Yin'er and the emperor in the palace.When he walked out of the house, he saw boxers all over the street, with red cloth hoods tied on their heads, rushing towards the palace, saying that they would swear to the death to defend the emperor and empress dowager.He tied the red cloth strips he prepared in advance on his forehead, and followed the Boxers to the Forbidden City, where the defenders had already opened the city gates, waiting for these people to help guard the imperial city together. Rong Qing didn't enter the Shenwu Gate, and went to Xiyuan on the west side of the imperial city alone.He had heard from Cha Shui Zhang that the emperor was under house arrest in Yingtai in Nanhaizi.He was worried that if foreigners invaded the city, what would happen to the emperor, and what would happen to Yin'er who was serving the emperor, so his first thing was to save the emperor's driver, and when he arrived at the dock by the lake, the little eunuch who was usually guarding there had already run away up.He got into the boat, and pulled the rope by himself to get to Yingtai Island.When I got to Yingtai, I saw that it was empty everywhere, and there was no one there.On the way back, he ran into a eunuch, and only then did he know that the emperor and the empress dowager Cixi drove away together. From this point of view, Yin'er may have left with the emperor and empress dowager.He didn't think about it too much, and he didn't have time to think about it. He returned home immediately, pulled out a fast horse, stepped on the saddle, and drove towards Deshengmen in the north.Walking out of the city, the number of fleeing people gradually decreased. When he came to a crossroad, he suddenly felt troubled and didn't know which way to chase.He reined in Huang Puma and jumped off the ground, looking around, trying to find a passer-by to inquire about before continuing to chase.I saw a middle-aged man under the old elm tree by the roadside, accompanied by an elderly lady, looking around anxiously under the tree, as if waiting for someone. This man and a woman are Li Lianying, the head of the inner court, and the Queen Mother.Rong Qing took a look, although he couldn't tell that the old woman was the Holy Mother Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty, but he also knew that these two people were real masters, so he immediately led the horse and walked towards them. Did you see Shengjia pass by?Rong Qing asked Li Lianying. We country people don't know what is holy or not.Li Lianying glanced at Rong Qing, feeling that he looked familiar. He was afraid that the other party would recognize him, so he lowered his head and dared not raise his eyes. Shengjia is the emperor.Rong Qing explained that the Holy Majesty's convoy was followed by eunuchs and guards, and they walked in a long line.He introduced to Li Lianying what he had seen on weekdays and asked them if they had seen it.Cixi and Li Lianying hurriedly shook their heads, saying they had never seen it. Rong Qing stood there, stretched out his hand to build a shade on his forehead, looked at the sun above his head, thought to himself that it was past noon, and he had run nearly a hundred miles all the way.With the strength of his horse's feet, he should have caught up with the emperor's convoy long ago. Shengjia is no different from an ordinary car. There are many people and cars, so he can't go so fast. Rong Qing couldn't make up his mind for a moment, which way to chase, or wait here for a while.Apparently, Li Lianying and Cixi were very disturbed that this strong man with a big sword stood here and did not leave.In addition, Rong Qing kept saying that he wanted to find Sheng Jia, which aroused their suspicion. They didn't know what he was thinking and why he was looking for Sheng Jia.Li Lianying, in particular, wanted to help Cixi leave here several times, but Cixi was too tired to walk, so she sat on the ground panting for breath while beating her old legs. Li Lianying's behavior aroused Rongqing's doubts.He turned around and looked at Li Lianying. Although the other party was pretending to be a commoner, Rong Qing still felt that there was something different about Li Lianying and Cixi. You look up.Rong Qing stared at Li Lianying and walked up to him: I see you look familiar! This strong man really knows how to joke. Li Lianying said haha, feeling very nervous. Are you the husband in the palace?Rong Qing judged from the other party's naked face and the high-pitched voice when he spoke, that he might be an eunuch. Coincidentally, even though Li Lianying was the chief internal officer and Rong Qing was the emperor's bodyguard, he had never met him before. noodle.Manager Li's name is well known both inside and outside the palace, but the person and the name do not match, he never thought that he is Li Lianying, and the other person is Lafayette. I'm not, I'm not.Li Lianying hurriedly defended herself, saying that she was not an eunuch in the palace. Say it!Where is the emperor, or don't blame me for being rude.Rong Qing pressed his right hand on the waist knife, as if preparing to draw the knife. Li Lianying took a step back in fright, her eyes involuntarily fell on Cixi's face, clearly asking what to do, Cixi walked towards Rong Qing calmly, standing between him and Li Lianying.Although she kept silent, she kept watching Rong Qing's every move and felt that this person was extraordinary.First of all, his demeanor doesn't look like those defeated soldiers panicked at all. Secondly, he kept saying that he wanted to find the emperor's convoy, and he could tell the general appearance of the holy driver on weekdays. Those who have worked in the imperial court have the opportunity to see these things. who are you?Cixi asked Rong Qing back, thinking that as long as he was an official in the court, it would be easy.Who do you care who I am? bold!Cixi suddenly lowered her face. Who are you?Rong Qing was overwhelmed by her momentum.He was stunned for a while, then immediately came back to his senses, thinking that this old lady was not an ordinary person, maybe she was also a person with talk in the palace. Cixi was about to have a fit, when she thought about it, even if this person is an official of the court, what if he is the best friend of Tan Sitong and Kang Youwei.Thinking of this, she held back her anger and smiled, Li Lianying hurried forward, pointed at Cixi and said she was nobody. No, I don't see you as a normal person.Rong Qing stared at Cixi. I am the emperor's nanny.Cixi temporarily made up a lie. You are wrong, the old lady of the emperor is not as old as you!Rong Qing laughed, and immediately told the other party's lie, because he had met Mrs. Guangxu before. When Cixi and Li Lianying heard Rong Qing's words, they couldn't help being secretly surprised.Obviously, this person is also a well-known person, he is very familiar with the situation in the palace, at least he has seen or heard about the emperor's nanny, otherwise he would be able to see through Cixi's lies at a glance. Grandma Yuan!When it comes to this, let's tell the truth.What's more, this strong man looks like a decent person.In the end, it was Li Lianying who was clever and made up an identity for Ci Xi'an.He thought that Rong Qing might be a guard in the palace, and he might even have worked for the emperor, so he was familiar with the situation around the emperor.But judging from the fact that he couldn't recognize Cixi and couldn't see his own identity, he must have never met Mrs. Yuanda.Cixi quickly followed Li Lianying's tone and said that she was Mrs. Yuanda. Are you Grandma Yuan?Rong Qing had heard of Grandma Yuan's name a long time ago in the palace, but had never met her in person.This old woman is a relative of Cixi's natal family, and after the death of the man, she has been accompanying Lafayette in the palace.This person came from a noble background, and with Cixi's great love, the prince's Fujin and Gege had to greet her when they saw her.But she has a very good reputation, she never makes trouble, and she doesn't like to show her face, not to mention that Rong Qing has never seen her, even some maids of Chuxiu Palace have rarely seen her. What, don't you believe it?Cixi smiled. Since you are all from the palace, why don't you stay with the emperor?Rong Qing asked. Forget it.Li Lianying rushed forward and complained to Rong Qing that she was full of bitterness. They were together before, but they were in chaos as soon as they left the city.Not to mention a few cars got separated, our car was snatched by the rebels again.No, is it right? What about the emperor, empress dowager and the others?Rong Qing listened to Li Lianying's explanation.Dispelling his doubts, he asked about the situation of the emperor's motorcade. Which is ahead.Li Lianying pointed to the intersection ahead. Rong Qing asked the exact direction, and led the horse to prepare to go on the road.Cixi glanced at him and told him to wait: strong man!You just have the heart to leave me here? This strong man, please take Grandma Yuan with you. She is old and her body is not so strong. Li Lianying helped Cixi to intercede with Rong Qing, and said that they knew the emperor's convoy, and they could catch up with them if they went north. Rong Qing hesitated for a moment, finally nodded, put Cixi, who was pretending to be Mrs. Yuanda, on the back of the horse, and led the horse all the way north.Li Lianying thanked her very much, and limped behind the horse's buttocks. Seeing that it was almost noon, the sun was westward, and the sun would set in two or three hours at most, Rong Qing and others still failed to catch up with the emperor's convoy.Since Cixi and Li Lianying left the palace early in the morning, they didn't have time to have a bite of food, and came here on an empty stomach, not to mention thirsty, and their stomachs were so hungry that their chests pressed against their backs.Especially Li Lianying, who is also fifty years old, is not young like Rong Qing, who ran behind the horse's butt for more than ten miles in the hot weather, and was already dizzy from exhaustion, and wanted to ask Rong Qing to rest on the side of the road several times , Thinking of the safety on Cixi Road, he swallowed the words and went back. Rong Qing was very anxious, and asked Li Lian whether the convoy of Emperor Yinghuang was in the front or the rear, whether the direction was wrong or not.His question stopped Li Lianying.Li Lianying and Cixi looked at each other, but neither could tell.Li Lianying found a thatched shed in the field by the roadside, and immediately asked to take a rest for a while, because he couldn't walk anymore.Cixi also helped Li Lianying persuade Rong Qing. Seeing Li Lianying's sallow face, Rong Qing was trembling when he walked, and besides, he felt hungry, so he immediately agreed to rest here for a while. Rong Qing tied the horse to the grassy slope by the roadside, let it gnaw on the grass for a while, and then led Cixi and Li Lianying into the grass shed, which was used by local farmers to watch the autumn.The cotton is planted in the field, and the cotton buds have just bloomed, and there is still half a month before it is ripe, so the people who watch the autumn have not yet moved in. Li Lianying was a farmer and was very familiar with this kind of thatched hut by the side of the field. Soon, she found a few earthen pots beside the small mat, which contained some white rice and pickled vegetables.Li Lianying found an empty earthen jar, led Rong Qing to scoop up a full jar of clean water in the pond, and found some dry firewood in the field.Back in the hut, Li Lianying squatted in a pot built of several mud bricks and lit a fire, then poured water into the cracked iron pot and cooked a pot of porridge. Li Lianying lifted the lid of the pot, and immediately a scent overflowed from all around.Rongqing, Cixi and the other three also didn't care too much, put the porridge in the dirty rough porcelain bowl, and ate the pickles with great relish. After a day of hard work, the empty stomach was suddenly stuffed with so much soup and water, and people suddenly became sleepy, sitting on the ground with their heads swollen and their eyelids astringent.Rong Qing blinked his eyelids, chatting with Cixi and Li Lianying in a nonchalant manner. They walked more than ten miles together and ate a pot of porridge, but they didn't say a few words together, and no one could know who's bottom line, so the conversation was very learned.Li Lianying tried not to say or said as little as possible, and Cixi played the leading role.Cixi was very cautious in her speech, especially when she got involved in the palace.After talking for a while, Rong Qing could see that they were genuine, and the more genuine they were, the less likely they would be revealed.Just as Rong Qing was touching his opponent, Cixi was also touching him.Who is this person? Why does he always mention the emperor, but rarely mention the empress dowager.Is he the emperor's former bodyguard, or is he a member of the emperor's new party? Old lady, the palace is inquiring about someone, do you know him?Rong Qing decided that the two of them were genuine, and couldn't help asking each other about Yin'er. Master or eunuch?Cixi asked back, while thinking about the other party's mind. She is a court lady. Which palace is it, and who is it serving?Li Lianying, who had been listening to what they had to say, stepped in and asked Rong Qing. She served the Empress Dowager, and later the precious concubine. Cixi was so startled that she almost didn't call out Yin'er's name.If it hadn't been for the hinting look of shock on her face, Li Lianying would have almost blurted out.Cixi calmed down, and asked Rong Qing unhurriedly, what was the maid's name. Her name is Yin'er.Rong Qing replied. Who are you, Yin'er?Cixi asked, trying to get some useful words out of it. It's my sister.Rong Qing hesitated for a moment, in fact, he had already thought about this kind of relationship before asking them about it. oh!Sister?Cixi looked a little excited. Yes.Rong Qing nodded affirmatively. You, your name is Fuguier! how do you know?When the other party called out this name suddenly, Rong Qing was stunned. Is it you? Yes, my name is Fugui. You don't even ask, where did I know about you?Cixi smiled triumphantly. So you know her?Rong Qing didn't care about thinking so much, he wanted to get to know her better and tell a lot about her. More than acquaintance, Cixi laughed.She took a look at Rong Qing, who had a strong body, and felt that he was not at all like Yin'er said, a gambler and smoker who was ineffective.Did she lie to me on purpose, or her brother has improved in recent years.Thinking of this, she couldn't help but say to Li Lianying: Yin'er told me that her brother is not successful and has no future, and she just made her mother angry.I see that your head is head and feet are feet, not like what he said! Hi!Yin'er has been in the palace for several years, so she is not allowed to make progress?Li Lianying smiled flatteringly at Rong Qing while speaking.He glanced at Rongqing, thinking that no wonder this person looked familiar, he really looked a bit like Yin'er's family, he was very handsome, his big eyes were as distinct as Yin'er's in black and white, and his smile was very cute. Where is Yin'er?Rong Qing was so excited that he finally met the right person. She is with the emperor.Cixi lied to him. The two of you rest here for a while, and I will take a step first.After hearing Cixi's words, Rong Qing stood up abruptly from the ground. You are not allowed to go.Cixi hurriedly called him to stop, from now on, you will follow me, protect me, and I will protect you to see your sister.Things are at a critical moment, Cixi has to say so.In fact, she knew that Yin'er was not with the emperor.She originally left with Xiao Hui in the morning, but later she went back to Le Shoutang to pick up things, but for some reason she missed it. Do you have such a big face?Rong Qing was puzzled, wondering where this Grandma Yuan got such great supernatural powers.Cixi smiled and didn't answer, but the confidence on her face was evident in her smile, which anyone with a discerning eye could understand.Rong Qing was confused by her, he hesitated for a while, and then asked the other party tentatively: Don't tease me, I heard that there are strict rules in the palace, that is, the emperor promised us to meet, and there is Lafayette in charge. As soon as Cixi heard this, she liked it, and she had a good impression of Rongqing, so she smiled even more happily, and turned to Li Lianying and said: "Boss Li, you can lead him to introduce him." Li Lianying immediately stood up from the ground, cleared her throat, and called out with a clear and high pitched voice: Fugui sees Lafayette! When Rong Qing heard that the one sitting on the ground opposite was the emperor's mother, the famous Holy Mother, the Empress Dowager, he was stunned and stood there at a loss.Cixi saw that he was confused, and didn't blame him, she took out a small pure gold seal from her pocket, and asked Rong Qing if he could read or not, Rong Qing nodded, and Cixi threw the small seal to him.Rong Qing took the seal and looked at it, only to see three small characters Tongdaotang engraved on it.In fact, if it wasn't for Rong Qing's stay in the palace, outsiders really wouldn't know that this small seal was Cixi's idle seal.Idle chapters are not idle.Empress Dowager Cixi bestowed this seal on her subjects for writing and painting, so this small seal is very famous in the imperial court. Is this the letter?You are not quick to kneel down.Seeing Rong Qing staring at the seal in a daze, Li Lianying hurriedly reminded him. When Rong Qing heard this, he hurriedly knelt down in front of this woman who called herself Grandma Yuan, and held the pure gold seal in both hands and handed it to Cixi.To be honest, he didn't expect that the old lady who had been sitting in the Qing Dynasty for decades would look like this, talking and laughing, just like the old ladies of ordinary people.He thought she should look much more fierce, or else the Emperor and Master Zhen would always turn pale every time they mentioned her, as if she could swallow people with just one mouth. Fugui, what is your future?Cixi took the small seal and asked Rong Qing. Grassland people. You saved my driver, I will reward you with a background.The literary one will give you a seventh-rank magistrate, and the military one will give you a guerrilla in the army. It's up to you to choose. The grassroots do not want to be officials.Just begging for the empress dowager's words to come to his lips, Rong Qing insisted on swallowing them back.He couldn't say that Yin'er was not his sister, but his daughter-in-law. It was obviously impossible for Cixi to let her out of the palace and go home with him.With this statement, his identity was completely exposed, not to mention, she is the emperor's deadly enemy, and the emperor has already agreed to marry him, so asking Cixi is not too much.In short, the thought of these things made him very confused.In the end, he decided that no matter who she is or what relationship she has with the emperor, as long as she can meet the emperor and find Yin'er by following her, nothing else matters. Say what you want to say.It doesn't matter if you don't think it through for a while. When you think it over, you will be the first one to do it when you arrive in Taiping. Just as Cixi was talking, Li Lianying, who was standing at the entrance of the thatched shed, saw yellow dust billowing on the road, and a group of people came running towards this side.Seeing that the momentum was not right, Li Lianying hurriedly said that the foreigners were coming. When Cixi heard this, she panicked and crawled for a long time without getting up from the ground.Rong Qing stepped forward to help Cixi up, saying that there is no need to be afraid, and asked Li Lianying to take Cixi to hide in the woods not far away, and he drew the shiny sword from his waist to prevent accidents. Guangxu stopped the convoy.Regardless of other people's objections, he must wait here for Cixi's car.The eldest elder brother clamored for food, saying that if he continued to starve, he would die. Long Yu and Concubine Jin were also frightened to death. Listening to the rumble of guns and guns behind them, they were afraid that foreigners would catch up here.Empress Longyu, in particular, was more afraid than anyone else, saying that Lafayette's car was already ahead, so she might have arrived in Changping long ago.Guangxu ignored her, saying that whoever made trouble would leave first. Concubine Jin lowered her head and said nothing.In fact, she understood in her heart why the emperor had to wait here at such a great risk. This was the only way to go to Changping. On the surface he was waiting for Cixi, but in his heart he was waiting for Concubine Zhen. Concubine Jin and Concubine Zhen are two sisters. Concubine Jin is three years older than Concubine Zhen, and was elected Guangxu's imperial concubine in the same year.At that time, the two sisters and Longyu made a total of three people, and Guangxu asked one of them to be the queen.Originally, Guangxu took a fancy to Concubine Zhen at a glance. Because Cixi was present, and before choosing the queen, Cixi repeatedly warned and hinted to Guangxu that he must choose Cixi's niece as the queen.Under the pressure of Cixi, Guangxu had to make this helpless choice.This not only created the tragic fate of Concubine Zhen, but also created the painful marriage between him and Longyu. Just as Concubine Jin had guessed, Guangxu stayed here to wait for his beloved concubine Zhen'er.Whether Cixi is in the front or behind, it is not so important to him, what is more important is Concubine Zhen, she must be behind them.When he left the Forbidden City, Concubine Zhen hadn't started on the road yet, so she and Yin'er took the next car, but Concubine Zhen's car did not catch up with her on the way.So she was definitely behind them. Seeing the sun set in the western sky, and the sunset glowing red half of the sky, the horses pulling the cart got impatient, snorted from time to time, and scratched the loess under the cart desperately with their hind hooves.The two hired guides did not know that Guangxu was the current emperor.They were also impatient to wait, and they went up to persuade Guangxu, saying that there was no place in front of the village, no shops in the back, the world was not peaceful, and there were many female relatives, so they had better hurry on their way as soon as possible. Guangxu didn't say anything, but he had to feel that what they said made sense.When he was in trouble, suddenly several eunuchs dressed as ordinary people ran to Guangxu's car and called the master in a low voice, saying that the maid Yin'er had come.When Guangxu heard this, he was so excited that he jumped out of the car with the support of the eunuch, and went to meet Yin'er in the direction where Yin'er came. The exhausted Yin'er could hardly believe that she had caught up with the Emperor's convoy. In the small alley inside Deshengmen, when she was held down by that tyrannical soldier, she thought she was doomed. At that moment, she really thought about death.People are so strange, when thinking of the final destination, my heart is surprisingly calm.While pulling off her pants, the big man kissed her face with his wide and flat mouth out of breath.She lay there motionless, grabbed a green brick with her right hand, and slammed it down on the man's shiny forehead.There was a muffled sound.The man tilted his head and lay on top of her without a sound.With great difficulty, she pushed away the heavy body of the other party, got up from the ground, staggered out of Desheng Gate, and walked north with the tide of people. It was Xiao Huihui who first recognized Yin'er, and he led Yin'er to Guangxu.Seeing the emperor, Yin'er instinctively wanted to kneel down.Xiao Huihui held her back, saying that there are outsiders here, and they cannot let them know that this is the royal convoy. Yiner!Guangxu called her in surprise. emperor!Yin'er bent down deeply. Where is Master Zhen?Isn't she with you?Guangxu asked nervously. Yin'er opened her mouth wide, opening and closing like a fish out of water with difficulty, feeling an indescribable pain in her heart.The words were spinning on the tip of her tongue, but she dared not speak them out.Seeing her staring eyes, Guangxu refused to make a sound, so anxious that he kept asking what happened.Xiao Huihui also reminded Yin'er that the emperor asked you something. Yin'er looked at Guangxu's anxious eyes, and she really didn't have the courage to tell him about Master Zhen's tragic experience. But then again, the reason why she almost broke her leg while running was to catch up with the convoy. Tell the emperor about Master Zhen?That's right, she chased after her desperately to tell the emperor, seeing the emperor, her previous courage was gone. Yiner!Why do not you speak?Guangxu asked, feeling ominous in his heart. I am not with Master Zhen.The servant fell behind, and Yin'er, who was chasing up alone, said in a babbling voice.She felt that it was too cruel to lie to the emperor about this kind of matter, but she had to do this, because telling him the truth now was more cruel than lying to him. Then who is she with? Your Majesty, will Master Zhen be with Lafayette?Yin'er asked back. No, it's impossible for the empress dowager's car to run in front of him, and Guangxu's heart was in a mess. We got separated along the way, so it's hard to say if Master Zhen will meet Lafayette.Xiao Huihui was on the sidelines to comfort Guangxu, in fact, he was afraid to stop halfway along the road, and find a reason for the emperor to leave here quickly.This sentence is undoubtedly a comfort to the helpless Guangxu, and only by thinking this way can he barely get by. Yin'er felt unspeakably sad. The death of Master Zhen not only aroused her infinite sympathy for the emperor and Master Zhen, but also destroyed an idol in her heart.At any time in the past, anyone said that Lafayette was not good in front of her, she would never accept it, but through what happened this morning, everything changed. 光緒搓著雙手，正在猶豫間，突然來了幾匹快馬，向他們傳了皇太后的命令，原來這些護軍是從北京城裡趕來的，他們已經護送慈禧到了一個名叫西貢市的地方，然後匆匆回來找皇上等人，要他們趕在天黑前到那兒會合。 吟兒跟著皇上的車隊到了西貢市，天已經黑了。這地方名兒叫西貢市，其實連個鎮都算不上，只不過是一片較大的村子，一邊靠山，一邊扼守著由北京城裡通往昌平的大路。村裡房子不少，可兵荒馬亂的，一般人家都不肯收留像他們這樣的難民。再說人也太多，誰家也住不下。幸好村口有座被人廢棄的清真寺。慈禧和皇上以及皇太后、大阿哥等人住在裡頭，元大太太，四格格等人也都勉強跟著皇上皇太后在清真寺裡住下。其他人，太監和宮衛侍，甚至連李蓮英本人，只得住在清真寺附近的一些人家裡。總之，這些人住的很雜亂，東一個西一個。 一路上跑散了不少人。這麼多女主子，連吟兒在內，總共只有兩名宮女，因此她們格外辛苦。太監們燒了一鍋熱水，吟兒和另一個叫娟子的宮女分別伺候著慈禧、隆裕、瑾妃、元大奶奶和四格格等女主子。吟兒是皇上身邊的人，所以除了伺候這些人，還得照顧光緒，她兩頭忙著，比誰都辛苦。 她舀了一盆熱水，按規矩首先給慈禧送上，慈禧洗了臉，又用剩下的水洗了腳。她是個能屈能伸的人，一點也不像皇后。大阿哥和四格格們，再苦再累也咬著牙不出聲。 吟兒蹲在地下，幫慈禧洗腳。過去她和慈禧在一起，除了某些神祕和敬仰外，更多的是一種害怕。因為珍主子的事，吟兒除了害怕，心裡更多的是某種厭惡。 慈禧望著吟兒，問起宮女中還有誰跑出來了。吟兒說除了娟子，眼下就她一個人跑出來。 well!這麼些人，就逃出你一個？慈禧一臉愁容地說，其實她心裡想弄明白，吟兒早早與小回回一塊兒走的，為什麼會沒趕上車隊。她處置珍妃時，她到底在哪兒，看見什麼沒有。 這怕是緣份。吟兒躲著對方的目光。 你不是早早就離開了樂壽堂，怎麼也沒跟上車隊？ 都是奴婢大意，不該忘了皇上的東西，又趕回樂壽堂去取，半道上走錯了道，等回到神武門車隊已經走了 你沒見到崔玉貴他們？慈禧突然提起二總管的名字，吟兒心裡不由得一驚，心想就是這傢伙帶頭將珍主子推下井口的。她這時才明白慈禧問話的意思，連忙搖搖頭，說沒見到二總管。 那就難怪了，要不崔玉貴一定會帶你一塊兒走的。慈禧顯然鬆下一口氣。正想告訴吟兒，她見到她哥哥了，幸虧對方救了她的駕，她哥哥一點兒也不像她說的那樣沒出息。 沒等慈禧的話說出口，門外傳來光緒和李蓮英的爭執聲。聽得出，光緒情緒非常激動，無論李蓮英怎麼勸也不聽，執意要進來。其實為了珍妃的下落，光緒已經不知問了多少遍，慈禧一直跟他繞圈子，現在看來，這事兒躲得過初一，也躲不過十五。慈禧思忖片刻，讓吟兒去門外請皇上進來。 光緒進門後，慈禧正在洗腳。慈禧指著腳脖子，讓吟兒替她用力揉揉，因為這一路用了不少腳力，腳脖子酸脹酸脹的。按旗人規矩，在這種情況下，即便是當兒子的也得迴避。因為光緒思念珍妃心切，也就顧不上些種禮貌，硬著頭皮站在那兒。 兒臣給皇爸爸請安，光緒終於開口說道。 你好像有話兒要跟我說？慈禧明知光緒為了珍妃急得不行，卻慢慢悠悠地問。 是，兒臣聽說皇爸爸恩典，讓珍兒一塊兒出來了 那又怎麼著？Cixi asked back. 可是兒臣一直沒見她露面啊！ 怎麼，你找我要人來了？慈禧挺起腰板，不高興地沉下臉，拿出她一慣以進為退的本事。 no no.兒臣不是這個意思光緒連忙解釋，我只是想問問她在哪兒失散的，也好派人去找。 別費那個勁了，珍兒她沒出來。慈禧輕描淡寫，一筆帶過。 她，她沒出來？ !光緒頓時愣在那兒，張著嘴，一時鬧不清慈禧話中的意思。吟兒聽到這兒，不敢相信她的耳朵。這麼天大的事兒，由老佛爺嘴裡說出來，就像說晚上的飯菜味兒太淡，明兒多加點鹽。看來珍主子一條命，還不如老佛爺幾句話精貴啊！ 手底下別停，給我多揉揉。面對兒子的震驚，慈禧毫不在意，一邊指點吟兒繼續替她按摩。 吟兒答應著，手上的動作加快許多。瞅著娘兒倆這場對話，心想天底下真有這麼硬心腸的母親，說到底，皇上不是她親生的，要是她親生的，她一定不會這樣對待他。她看見光緒眼裡滾竄淚花，喉結像隻算盤珠子在他瘦削的脖子上下滾動，似乎一不小心便會從皮肉裡掉下。她同情皇上，更可憐皇上，覺得珍主子嫁給他這樣一位皇上，既值得，同時又實在太那個了。值得是因為自古到今，沒聽說有幾個當皇上的能這樣愛一個女子。太那個什麼的，她也說不清，反正是皇上太老實，太柔弱了。話又說回來，誰個當兒子的碰上像慈禧這樣厲害的媽，不老實也得老實。這就叫命，一物剋一物。慈禧天生就是萬歲爺的剋星。 慈禧等光緒說話，等了好一陣子，仍不見他說話，這才作出一副沉重的樣子對光緒說： 我本想晚幾天再跟你說的，讓你也緩緩勁兒。從心裡說，我原打算帶她一塊兒走。你想想，洋人真打進宮中，能放過她去？不如帶出來放心。說到這兒，慈禧突然抬眼看著吟兒，說她當時也在場，吟兒，是我讓你去北三所傳的話，我是這麼說的吧？ That's what it says.吟兒不得不點頭應聲，當時的確是這樣，至於後來發生的一切，那就是另一回事了。想到後來的事，她心裡說不出的悲憤。The conscience of heaven and earth!原來上下兩片嘴皮子，翻過來掉過去竟然可以這樣說話啊！ look!幸虧還有證人。慈禧聳聳肩。 那那珍兒怎麼說的？光緒滿臉沮喪地問，這大概是一種本能，想知道珍妃究竟怎麼了。 她自個兒不樂意。 Will not.光緒急了。 什麼叫不會？慈禧反駁光緒。 兒臣是說，您跟她說清楚沒有？光緒連忙改口。 我頂著炮火連天，眼瞧著洋兵打到家門口兒，掰開揉碎了，都跟她說明白了。我說皇上在前頭等著你，咱們把前邊的事先擱在一邊，好歹同船共渡，也算搭個伴兒可珍兒她天生那倔脾氣，硬是咬死了不肯走！ Why? 她說了，國破家亡，她要殉節！ 殉節？光緒重複著這最後兩個字，手腳不由得發涼。 就這樣，她硬是不肯走，說洋人打進來，她就一頭跳下井口！慈禧明說到這兒，不由得拭著眼窩裡的淚水，喃喃低語，珍兒，你給咱們全宮的后妃長臉了！ 吟兒呆呆地望著這位一向令她敬仰的老佛爺，這會兒才真正覺得她的厲害，不愧是個吃人不吐骨頭的高手，她本以為在珍主子這件事情上，由她那張巧嘴說破了，也是他對不住皇上和珍主子，沒想到她竟然能將這事兒說活了，珍主子一下子成了洋鬼子害死的英雄。 No, no no!她不會，也不該這樣光緒語無倫次，不敢相信珍妃真的就這麼走了，從此離開他。 好烈性的孩子！我以前還真沒瞧出來。慈禧長吁短歎，一邊說一邊輕聲啜泣。 光緒情緒激動地跪在地下，仰天長叫一聲：珍兒，止不住地放聲痛哭。吟兒心裡本來就難受，見光緒哭得那樣傷心，越發覺得對不住他。她沒能在最後一刻跟著珍主子，所以才想到早上親眼看到的那一幕慘劇，而老佛爺直到現在仍然在騙萬歲爺，說珍主子準備跳井，其實她早就讓人推下井裡了。想到這兒，吟兒心裡憋了一整天的悲傷突然湧出心窩，情不自禁地跟在皇上後面放聲大哭。 慈禧吃驚地望著吟兒，見她哭得比光緒還要凶，渾身在一片嘶啞的哭泣中顫抖著，心裡冒出一絲憤懣，沒想她竟然對珍主子有那麼深的感情。與此同時，在吟兒的哭聲中，慈禧心裡一團疑雲也在吟兒的哭聲中消釋了，在珍妃這件事情上，慈禧最不放心的是吟兒。即便她問過她，但她仍然不放心。可吟兒這一哭，證明她確實不知道這件事的底細，要不她不會聽說珍主子要跳井，做出如此強烈的反應。 立過秋了，天仍然熱得不行。 哭得死去活來的光緒終於安靜下來，他躺在臨時鋪就的地鋪上，兩眼瞪著天棚頂一動不動。他那本來就蒼白的臉上更顯得毫無血色，沒有一絲一毫的表情，像一副石刻的面具。 吟兒坐在地下，像宮中守夜的那樣坐在光緒身旁，燒著艾草用來熏蚊子，一邊不停地替皇上扇扇子，怕熱著他。望著皇上那副傷心欲絕的模樣，她心裡說不出的衝動，想將珍主子被人落井下石的真相告訴皇上。話到嘴邊，她又嚥回去，覺得這會兒不是時候。她在心裡對自己說，總有一天，她要親口告訴皇上珍主子被老佛爺害死的真相。 記得大半年前，她離開北三所時，珍主子硬是將那枚扳指交給她，從那會兒起，珍主子對她的命運似乎已經有某種預感。當時吟兒勸她，說她和皇上一定能再見面。她這麼安慰珍主子，其實心裡也是這樣想的。當時，她沒想到，恐怕連聰明過人的珍妃本人也沒想到，會鬧到眼前這種結局啊！ 過了好一陣子，她看見皇上閉上眼。畢竟光緒太累了，顛了一天不說，從早到晚米水沒沾過牙，加上為了珍妃的事傷心過度，終於昏昏睡去。瞅著皇上無聲無息地躺在地下，吟兒估計他睡著了，這才悄悄爬過去，吹了小木箱上的油燈。 吟兒靠在牆根坐在地上，屋裡漆黑一片。聞著滿屋子艾草煙的香味兒，她長長地喘了一口氣。任何時候任何事情都得先忙完了主子的，然後才論到奴才的，哪怕是想心事，也得等安頓好主子，當奴才的才能擠出時間來想自個兒的事。這不，直到她安頓好皇上安安穩穩睡下，這才想起小回回跟她見面時說的話，說他前一陣子見到榮慶了，榮慶讓他轉告她，他還活著！ 這話是吟兒跟著小回回去神武門的半道上說的。當時，洋鬼子要進城，四下亂哄哄的，加上她心裡惦著珍主子，所以當時小回回的話從耳邊一過，沒顧得上多想，這會兒夜深人靜，皇上的心操完了，他還活著這句話突然從腦殼裡冒出來，想到他還活著，她剛剛落下心兒立時鬧騰起來，自從榮慶武昌出事後，一年多沒他任何消息，所以小回回帶來的口信就像大日頭下的一聲旱天雷，令她在這近乎絕望的等待中看到了希望。 想起小回回說榮慶人就在北京，她立即聯想起慈禧提到她哥福貴的事。吃過晚飯那會兒，老佛爺擔心她知道珍主子被人投入水井的內情，問了她許多情況，最後提到了她哥哥，說福貴這次隨駕有功，她要給他個恩典，好歹賞他個官做做。當時她說不出的納悶。首先她哥根本不懂武功，怎麼能護駕有功？當時要不是皇上為了詢問珍主子情況突然闖進，她也許會問問清楚，她哥哥護駕有功到底是個什麼說法。會不會榮慶冒充她哥，正好與老佛爺碰上了，從老佛爺嘴裡所描述的那人個頭和模樣兒，跟榮慶差不太遠。一想到這兒，她渾身上下的血像被一把火點著了 突然，窗外傳來一片沙石落地的響聲。這聲音，聽著很像山裡的風吹著樹葉兒，一陣沉下，一陣又響起。一下又一下，總共三下。吟兒的心頓時繃得緊緊的，在別人聽是風聲，在她聽來這可是榮慶跟她約會的暗號。當年她在家的時候，每次榮慶迫不及待地想見她，總是用這種辦法將她從家裡勾出去。她按住心跳，從地上爬起，悄悄走到窗邊，由窗櫺裡向外張望。 藉著朦朧的月光，她看見一個人影由不遠處一閃而過，然後站在牆邊一株大樹下，她頓時明白，榮慶跟著車隊追她來了。 她站在那兒喘了一陣子氣，聽著光緒均勻的鼾聲，終於踮著腳後跟走到房門邊，輕輕抽了門栓，像隻靈巧的貓兒走到院子裡。因為天熱，皇上、老佛爺和皇后等主子睡覺的地方都沒關窗，她必須格外小心。幸好主子多奴才少，奴才們住的又散，加上這些人跑了一天路，一個個累得賊死，打雷也吵不醒，吟兒沒費多大勁就順利地進了後院。 後院那名守夜的衛士抱著長槍靠在院牆邊睡得死去活來。她在院子裡走了一圈，根本不見榮慶的人影。她心裡奇怪，剛才明明見到有個人影躲在樹下，這會兒怎麼不見了。她不甘心地穿過一道夾牆，四下察看，這時身後突然有個人輕輕將她抱住，在她耳邊輕聲說：別怕，是我。吟兒身子掠過一陣痙攣，本能地轉身將那人緊緊抱住。 榮慶將吟兒抱上牆，然後他也跟著爬上牆，帶著吟兒翻進隔壁一家人後院的草棚裡。這兒堆滿一捆捆麥草，緊挨著清真寺，一般人不易察覺，他早就瞅好這是個約會的好地方。 兩人緊緊摟在一起，激動地在草堆上翻來滾去，連話也顧不上說，拚命親著對方。第一輪激情過去之後，吟兒從草堆上坐起，在黑暗中聽著他急促的呼吸音，聞著他身上那股特別的氣味，心想她不會是在做夢吧？過去她也不止一次地夢見榮慶，每次都跟真的似的。為了證明不是夢，她特意在胳膊上狠狠掐了一下。當疼得她差點沒叫出聲，這才相信這不是夢，忍不住趴在他懷中哭了。她哭得那樣傷心，一把眼淚一把鼻涕，榮慶不知她出了什麼事。他緊緊摟著她，想安慰她，想說好不容易見面了，該高興還來不及，哭什麼。不知為什麼，他抱著她那因為傷心而抽搐的身體，一句話也說不出 皇上的車隊一到，榮慶便找到李蓮英。要他安排與妹妹吟兒見面。李蓮英說今兒無論如何不行，因為當時光緒吵死吵活要見慈禧都沒安排上，何況有珍主子這件大事壓得老佛爺喘不過氣來。這到那會兒，慈禧還沒想好怎麼跟皇上說。所以李蓮英再三表示，他明兒一定替榮慶安排與吟兒見面。 對榮慶來說，不會有明兒了。這不，瑞王爺等人的護駕隊伍一到，不用李蓮英調查，他身分就不打自招了。退一萬步，就算瑞王不到，宮中的趕來的侍衛越來越多，難免有人認識他。所以他唯有趁著夜色，摸進清真寺，想辦法找到吟兒，然後帶她離開這兒。湊巧的是草棚與皇上住的房子僅一牆之隔，翻過牆頭便從窗口一眼看見吟兒坐在地下。於是他從地上抓起一把沙土撒在牆頭上，作為聯絡暗號。 Brother Qing!吟兒終於哭夠了，摟著他脖子輕輕叫著他。這兩個字從她嘴裡叫出，是多麼難啊，從他們分手到現在，她一直在等著這一天。這天等得太久太久了，就在她覺得已經等不到的時候，他突然來了。 Yiner!榮慶撫弄著她的頭髮。 Brother Qing! 兩人在黑暗中緊緊粘在一起，互相摟抱著。 隔著她那細滑單薄的紡綢長裙，榮慶感悟到她溫暖的身體在自己懷裡微微顫動時，一種本能的慾望從心裡升起。吟兒蜷縮在對方懷抱裡，聞著他身上那種特殊的氣味，心裡忍不住的激情令她渾身顫抖。他們倆都有種衝動。這種簡單而原始的衝動，在這個山風習習的草棚裡，對她和他來說，不僅是一種愛的本能的需要，同是也是對他們經歷了長時期的苦難分離之後，對這一恍如隔世後再次重逢後的唯一選擇。 男人往往比女人更直接。榮慶伸手解著吟兒的衣扣。 不不吟兒儘管非常非常渴望這事兒。但女性本能的羞澀，加上一想宮中的規矩，拚命抗拒著。 我下過聘了，也在你們家拜過天地！榮慶將她按在草堆上，近乎粗野地壓在她身上。 求求你，再等等。她求他，這種掙扎實際上已經沒有多大意義。 No!I can not wait anymore.他大口大口地喘著粗氣。 Brother Qing!please!她緊緊夾著大腿，感到那兒湧出一股撩人心魄的熱流。她不明白，世上竟有這種臨死也要去做的事，就在榮慶扯下她長裙下內褲時，她兩條胳膊突然死死摟住對方的身體像打挺的魚兒，不顧一切地閉上眼，任由著他擺佈。 聽人說你成天伺候皇上，皇上很喜歡你，打算把你收了房了。Is there such a thing?他幹過了那種事兒之後，靠在草堆上，有種說不出的滿足。這時，他想起小回回說的話。其實他早就想問她，但不敢問，特別在幹那種事之前。皇上是他主子，也是萬民的主子，而且有恩於他，如果她真讓皇上收了房，他還敢跟她幹那種事兒？ 虧你在皇上身邊待過，他是那種人？she asked. 這他被問住。 皇上是個癡情人。為了珍主子，宮中其他嬪妃從不親近，這樣的皇上從沒聽說過，要不是在他身邊親眼見了，誰個也不會相信的。 That's true.他點點頭，伸手摸著下巴。 you?這些年沒跟別的女人在一起？她偎依在他懷裡。這會兒她才覺得她完完全全是他的人了。 Needless to say!他嘴上硬，心裡忍不住想到小格格和英英。前者不覺得什麼，對英英，他可真有些喜歡，而且因一時衝動幹過那種荒唐事。 我不信？不過我也不怪你。 你放心，真要有半點對不住你的地方，讓我這會就死。 快別亂說！她伸手堵在他嘴上。 那跟我走！he said suddenly. where?she asked. 天南海北，哪兒不行啊？ 可我還沒出宮呢！ 你這就算出來了！ 這怕不行，我都熬了三年，這一走，就算私逃啊。將來總提心吊膽過日子，抓回去就是死罪！ 北京都讓洋人佔了，皇上皇太都自身難保，誰還管得著你？ 那洋人還能佔一輩子？早晚北京還是大清國的。 你不跟我走？他急了，扳著吟兒肩膀問。 我跟你就跟後半輩兒。她想了想，趴在他耳邊說。 吟兒，聽我說，趁這亂乎勁兒，走了就走了呀！ 我不怕對不住老佛爺，就怕對不住皇上一想到皇上，禁不住想起珍主子，她猶豫半天，終於說了珍主子被人推下井裡的慘劇。榮慶聽後心裡挺難受，半天不說話。 你想，皇上剛沒了珍主子，傷心透了。要是我再一走見他不說話，她接著皇上的話題說下去。 你又沒賣給他。he said angrily.儘管皇上和珍妃對他和吟兒非常好，而且有恩於他倆，但他仍然堅持要帶吟兒離開這兒。 俗話說一日主子百日恩。我不能就這樣連個招呼不打就走人吧？她實在下不了這個決心，除了替皇上著想，她不得不替家裡人著想。榮慶已經成了朝廷要捉拿的犯人，她再跟著一塊兒犯事，現