Time passed quickly. Zhai Sheng had been in the prison of Prince Rong's residence for nearly 30 days.
Fortunately, he did not spend these days alone. Other than the constant darkness of the cell and the bright moon by the window, there was also the bright moon and her flute music.
Every night, Haoyue would use the identity of Coral to bring her beloved flute to Di Sheng, and use her flute to comfort him.
These days, Prince Rong had been very busy, so much so that he could not decide how to deal with Di Sheng. Therefore, based on the current situation, Zhai Sheng's safety could still be guaranteed for some time.
But Haoyue knew that this illusion of peace couldn't be maintained for too long. Before Ama made a decision, she must think of a way to save Di Sheng.
However, before she could think of a way, her big brother, Hao Yun Bei Lei, acted first.
"Haoyue, do you want to see that criminal surnamed Zhai?”One afternoon, Hao Yun said.
"Big brother, you want to…" Haoyue had a bad premonition.
"I'm really curious about him. While A'Ma isn't here, I want to meet this great hero who wants to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.”
Hao Yun, who was three years older than Hao Yue, had a bloodthirsty expression on his handsome face. Hao Yue shouted in his heart that things were not good.
In her eyes, her big brother was a strange person. How could she put this?
After fifteen years of being brother and sister with him, Haoyue still didn't understand Haoyun. She often couldn't understand what kind of heart was hidden under his handsome appearance.
He looked cold, but in fact, he was so cold that it was difficult to get close to him. Sometimes, he would show a gentle side, but most of the time, he would always keep people at a distance. One moment he was like ice, and the next moment he was like fire. He was temperamental and unpredictable. These were all him.
Even if his temperament was so unpredictable, to Haoyue, he was a big brother who loved her, loved her, and cared about her. But to Di Sheng, he was an elusive enemy.
"Haoyue, you must also want to meet him!”
"I, no"
"Don't say anymore, follow me to the backyard.”Hao Yun didn't give Hao Yue the chance to refuse. He grabbed Hao Yue's hand and forcefully brought her to the backyard.
Waiting for them in the backyard were the guards of Prince Rong's residence and someone who was not from Prince Rong's residence.
His long hair was disheveled, his face was unkempt, and his clothes were ragged. He looked like a ghost who had just escaped from hell.
Haoyue looked at him, his heart tightly clenched. She didn't need anyone to explain, she knew who he was.
He was in such a sorry state, but he still had a pair of bright eyes. She recognized the owner of these eyes. Although they had never met before, she had talked to him a lot and spent many moonless and moonless nights together.
He was Di Sheng.
After staying in the dark for thirty days, he finally breathed the air of freedom outside today.
When he was brought to this courtyard, he was not nervous or afraid at all. He only thought that if he died like this, he would let him see Coral before he died. That was his only wish.
However, he did not know that this young girl who appeared in front of him was the girl who had accompanied him through one miserable night after another.
He did not know who she was, but her beauty and innate noble temperament made him involuntarily stop his gaze on her.
It was a young and pretty girl. Judging from her temperament and clothes, she should be a lady from a wealthy family. He remembered that Coral had mentioned Prince Rong's three daughters to him.
This girl should be Ge Ge.
As for the man standing beside her, who was about the same age as her and had a stunning beauty and noble temperament, who was he? Could he be the only son of Prince Rong, the Crown Prince Haoyun?
When Hao Yun saw Zhai Sheng for the first time, his arrogant eyebrows furrowed and he said,""God, how could it be so dirty?”
"Reporting to Lord Baylor, he has been locked up for a month, naturally he will be in a sorry state.”A guard explained.
"That's true." Hao Yun's cold eyes met Zhai Sheng's calm eyes and he said in a clear voice,""Di Sheng, I'm Prince Rong's residence's Hao Yun Bei Le, this is my sister Hao Yue Ge Ge. We don't need you to bow. To be honest, I'm very interested in a stubborn Ming Dynasty person like you, so I brought you out to see your true face.”
It turned out that these two were really the son of the enemy.
Di Sheng's gaze suddenly became fierce.
It seemed that he had aroused Di Sheng's fighting spirit! Hao Yun looked at him with satisfaction. The proud Di Sheng would rather die than submit.
"Di Sheng!"
Haoyue, who had been silent all this while, called Di Sheng's name in his heart. She finally saw him, but she could not acknowledge him. She could not let him know that she was Coral.
Hao Yue's burning gaze made Di Sheng's gaze involuntarily shift to her face.
He didn't know why, but this was the first time they had met, but this beautiful and refined little face in front of him actually gave him a feeling of deja vu, so much so that his gaze when he looked at her seemed calm.
"How is it? You've been in prison for so many days. You must really want to exercise your muscles and bones! How about we have a competition here?”
Hao Yun heard Prince Rong mention that Di Sheng's martial arts were strong and wanted to compete with him.
"Big brother." Haoyue didn't think that this was the reason why her big brother insisted on seeing Di Sheng. She hurriedly tried to persuade him to give up. "This person is a criminal of the imperial court. If anything happens to him, how will you explain it to Ma?”
This voice? Di Sheng looked at Haoyue in surprise. Why did her voice sound so similar to Coral's? It was as if they were coming from the same person.
"If something really happens, I have my own way of dealing with Ama.”Hao Yun suddenly looked at Hao Yue and said with a smile,"Are you concerned about me, your big brother, or this person?”
Hao Yun asked meaningfully. As sharp as he was, he could vaguely feel the strange atmosphere between Haoyue and Di Sheng.
Di Sheng's gaze towards Haoyue was unusual. This was not just an ordinary look of adoration. He was also staring straight at Haoyue as if he had discovered something. In short, something was wrong.
Haoyue was even more puzzled. Her tone and expression were filled with anxiety. To a stranger, was there a need for her to act like this?
"Big brother, how can you say that?”Hao Yun's suspicious and sharp eyes made Hao Yue unable to resist. She pretended to be calm and smiled: "How can I protect an outsider? You're my big brother, aren't you?”
"I knew that Haoyue was the most sensible.”Hao Yun patted Hao Yue's head in appreciation.
"I also know that big brother dotes on me the most." Haoyue didn't give up,"I think big brother shouldn't be calculative with this kind of person. Look at his body, isn't it injured?" Even if Big Brother won, in the eyes of others, they would probably think that you took advantage of him and won unfairly!”
" Well, what you said makes sense. However," Hao Yun smiled mysteriously and then looked at Zhai Sheng." No matter what, I still want to do this." It didn't matter what others thought of me, as long as I was happy.”
"Big brother!"
Haoyue didn't dare to speak up for Di Sheng anymore. She felt that her big brother was already suspecting her. She wasn't worried about what would happen to her, but she was afraid that she would make Di Sheng suffer even more.
"Hey, say something!" Di Sheng's silence made Hao Yun very dissatisfied. "It's your honor to test my skills with you. I think you're a smart person, so you should know that offending me won't do you any good.”
Zhai Sheng looked at Hao Yun expressionlessly." Sorry, I'm not interested."”
"Good, you have guts!" Hao Yun sneered. "Unfortunately, you still don't understand your situation. You're a prisoner now. Do you think you have the right to refuse?”
"Think whatever you want. I said I'm not interested, so I'm not interested. Anyway, I have a rotten life.”
Haoyue broke out in a cold sweat. Zhai Sheng did not know what kind of person Eldest Brother was. If he was ruthless, he would definitely do something to hurt Zhai Sheng. Heavens, what should he do?
Hao Yun's eyes flashed with a dangerous light. "Does Young Master Zhai mean that you won't compete with me no matter what?”
Di Sheng looked at him coldly.
"Very good." Hao Yun sneered. "I'd like to see how long your bones can be tough! Someone, tie this kid to a tree and find me a whip.”
"Tsk tsk."
"Big brother, what are you doing?" Haoyue grabbed Hao Yun's hand tightly.
"Since he disdains to fight me, I can at least touch him! Who taught him to be a prisoner of our Imperial Residence!”
"But Ama!"
"With me here, what are you afraid of?" Hao Yun smiled at Hao Yue and said,"You haven't seen this kind of scene before. You'd better go back to your room, lest I scare you."”
Although Haoyue was trying his best to remain calm, her face was still as white as a sheet of paper. "Big brother, don't tell me you want to kill him?”
Hao Yun smiled," Killing him would dirty my hands! I just want to whip him a few times and teach him a lesson. I want him to know that he still has to respect us Manchu people.”
While the two of them were talking, Di Sheng was tied to a tree and a long whip was presented to him.
"Lord Baylor, this is what you want."
Hao Yun sneered, shaking the horsewhip in his hand, and then swinging it a few times on the ground, this swish sound made Hao Yue's heart tighten.
Hao Yun waved his horsewhip and came in front of Zhai Sheng.
"If you are willing to kneel down and beg for mercy, I might consider sparing you. How about it? Do you want to consider it?”
"No need." There was no trace of fear on Zhai Sheng's face. He raised his chin and said loudly,"You can do whatever you want. The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. I admit defeat in your hands today.”
"Good!" Di Sheng's stubbornness angered Hao Yun. He shook the whip in his hand and used all his strength to swing it at his chest.
With a hiss, the whip tore a hole in Di Sheng's clothes from his chest to his waist. A long bloody scar appeared on his exposed skin.
Seeing his wound badly mutilated, Haoyue tried his best to support his body that was about to collapse. His eyes were hot as he looked at Di Sheng's indifferent face.
Zhai Sheng did not even make a sound. His face was still expressionless as if the whip was not on him. At this moment, although Hao Yun's heart was filled with anger towards Di Sheng, he also secretly admired his pride.
Let's just stop like this! His intention was to teach Di Sheng a lesson.
If Zhai Sheng was not so stubborn, he would at most use words to humiliate him. He had never thought of using violence. Di Sheng only had himself to blame for making a move.
However, it seemed that one whip was not enough. If he really wanted to teach him a lesson, he would be satisfied with at least another whip!
In that case, let's change the person who lashed out!
"Haoyue, come here." Hao Yun waved at Hao Yue.
Haoyue walked towards him with trepidation,”
Hao Yun handed the horsewhip to Haoyue.
Once he understood Hao Yun's meaning, Haoyue's face couldn't help turning pale.
Hao Yun looked at her." Just take it as me venting my anger, okay?”
Haoyue shook his head desperately. "I've never hit anyone, and I don't want to hit anyone!”
"If you whip me again, I will stop immediately.”Hao Yun said expressionlessly. "Do you want to help me whip him, or do you want me to beat him to death?”
Haoyue listened in shock. She wasn't a fool, she naturally knew that this was her big brother testing her.
She had no choice but to nod. "Let me do it."
She had no choice but to do this. In order to make her brother no longer suspect her and to prevent Di Sheng from suffering more, this was her only choice.
Sure enough, Hao Yun, who was deliberately testing her, no longer had any questions. He smiled and rubbed her head. "This is my good sister!"
Haoyue returned a weak smile to Hao Yun, holding the horsewhip in her hand, she walked to the front of Zhai Sheng with heavy steps.
Di Sheng was still the same. There was no expression on his face.
"It was you who offended my big brother. Don't blame me.”Raising the horsewhip with all his might, Haoyue gritted his teeth and whipped it down.
Hearing the sound of the whip hitting someone, Haoyue's heart ached. This whip was equivalent to hitting her own body.
Although her strength was far inferior to Hao Yun, she could imagine how much pain Zhai Sheng would feel when he used all his strength.
She could not be too lenient. She knew that once she softened her heart, Zhai Sheng would still suffer.
Therefore, she slapped him mercilessly.
Zhai Sheng, who had silently endured the whip, still did not show any emotion on his face. From the beginning to the end, he only used a pair of cold eyes to watch the actions of the siblings.
"Good fight, Haoyue." The resentment in Hao Yun's heart was finally relieved. He smiled and hugged Haoyue's slightly trembling shoulders.
"Men, bring him back to where he should be!”
"Tsk tsk."
"Zhai Sheng, you should feel lucky. This gentle and kind sister of mine has never hit anyone! Do you know how many men would be envious of you if you could take a whip from her?”Hao Yun mocked and mocked Zhai Sheng, who was being carried away.
Di Sheng still did not say a word. Before he left, he only glanced at the two of them in a hurry.
Haoyue held back the urge to cry as she looked at his back. She shouted to him in her heart-sorry, forgive me.
Tonight was another full moon night.
"Coral, don't cry. This small injury won't take my life.”Di Sheng gently comforted Coral, who was crying on the other side of the window.
"I'm sorry, Brother Zhai. I'm sorry." Haoyue could not stop his tears. Thinking of her own cruelty, her heart ached so much that she could not help but cry.
"Why are you apologizing to me? It's not your fault."
Hearing this, Haoyue cried even harder.
"No, I was wrong. I couldn't save you.”
"You weren't there, were you?" Di Sheng's voice was filled with regret. "But if you're here, we'll be able to meet.”
"Brother Zhai." Haoyue couldn't help but wipe away his tears. Yes, she couldn't save him, but she hurt him. It was a fact that she hurt him, so she had to blame herself.
"Right, there's something strange.”Di Sheng's voice was full of doubt. "I've seen the Haoyue Gege you serve. Her voice sounds similar to yours.”
"That's right. Everyone says that my voice sounds very similar to Ge Ge's!”Haoyue said in a joking tone,"The voices are similar, but the identity and status are so different. The arrangement of fate is sometimes really unfair, isn't it?"”
"Fate is unfair.”Di Sheng said emotionally. "Like me and you. But I think you're luckier than her.”
"Her?"
"It's Haoyue Gege. You may not be Ge Ge, but in my eyes, you're a hundred times better than her. She's definitely not half as kind as you. Am I right?”
"This…" How should Haoyue put it?
It seemed like Zhai Sheng was already prejudiced against Ge Ge's identity. If he spoke up for her, he would definitely be unhappy.
The contradiction was that she did not want Di Sheng to hate her to the bone just because he hated Ma.
" Actually, Ge Ge isn't a bad person and has always treated me well. We…"
"Forget it. I don't want to hear anything about her.”Di Sheng quickly interrupted Hao Yue's words. "Honestly, I really wish you'd been there, you know? I really want to know what you look like.”
"Brother Zhai, actually, I'm not good-looking. I'm afraid you will be disappointed if you see me.”
"No matter what your appearance is, in my heart, you will always be the most beautiful girl.”Di Sheng said sincerely.
"Brother Zhai." Haoyue's throat suddenly became dry and he could not say a word.
Should she be happy or sad? If he knew that she was the Haoyue Gege who cruelly whipped him, would he still say that she was the most beautiful girl?
"Coral, why aren't you saying anything? Did I say something wrong?" Di Sheng regretted saying these words. Girls cared more about their appearance than boys. Even if he was telling the truth, Coral might think that he was just comforting her.
"Coral, don't mind what I said earlier. I don't really care about your appearance. I just want to see you. Because I don't know how long I can live. If I can't see you once before I die, I will die with regrets.”
Haoyue's heart ached, and he said anxiously,"Brother Zhai, don't say that. You won't die. Believe me, I will definitely think of a way to save you.”
"No, I don't want you to take risks for me!”Di Sheng said decisively. "I can't repay you for treating me like this. Besides, my life has long been handed over to the heavens. Don't worry about me anymore, okay?”
With just a little servant like her, what ability did she have to rescue him from the Imperial Residence? It was enough that she had this kind intention. Even if he died, he would definitely die with a smile.
"Brother Zhai." Haoyue cried again. At this moment, other than sympathy and pity, she also had a subtle feeling that she had never had before.
Because of this, she couldn't let him die. In the past, she had helped him to atone for his sins, but now, she did not want the person she loved to die like this.
Even if there was no future between them, even if he might never know that the girl who loved him was a man he hated to the core, she still wanted him to live well. Being alive was the greatest reward for her love. She didn't ask for anything else.
"Brother Zhai, listen to me." Haoyue's affectionate eyes stared straight at the wall separating the two of them, his tone determined,"No matter what, I will find a way to save you." It might be dangerous, but don't worry, I'll be careful.”
"Coral, you…"
"If you don't try, how do you know it won't work? Don't worry, I know what to do. In short, no matter what, let me try!”
Haoyue's mind had been made up, even if Di Sheng objected, she must save him.
He was the first man she fell in love with. How could she watch her father kill him?
Di Sheng's sigh drifted through the window. He knew he couldn't stop her.
"I want you to promise me that you won't force yourself, okay?”Placing his hand on the wall, he imagined himself touching her face.
"Alright, I promise you." Haoyue raised his head to look at the starry sky, the gentle light of the moon filling her heart with warmth.
"Brother Zhai, can you see the moon from there?”
"Sure." Di Sheng was immersed in the beautiful moonlight. "What a beautiful moon. I really hope that one day, we can sit side by side under the starry sky and admire the moon together.”
"I also hope that such a day will come.”Haoyue faintly looked at the starry sky and sighed.
If such a day really came, perhaps only in their dreams could their wishes be fulfilled!
Late at night three days later, Haoyue fulfilled her promise.
After several days of planning and planning the escape route, she waited until tonight, the best time to help Zhai Sheng escape.
Taking advantage of the fact that Ama was out visiting friends and had not returned to the Prince's mansion, and that Eldest Brother was going to spend the night outside, when else would he leave?
She had arranged everything! She asked Coral to help her bribe two reliable people to wait not far away from the secret door, waiting for her to bring Zhai Sheng over.
After preparing the horses, silver, and food, she arranged for Di Sheng and the others to meet up and told them to leave the city as soon as the city gates opened. This way, even if Yang came back in the morning and found that he was already gone, he wouldn't be able to catch up.
There was no moon tonight, so it was the most suitable time to escape!
The guards in the cell were shocked to see Hao Yue visiting the prisoners at night.
"Ge Ge, it's already so late. Why are you here?”the guards said fearfully. Normally, Gege would come here to chat with the prisoners and play the flute, which was already very difficult for them. Now, she actually came to the place they were guarding. Wasn't this even more difficult?
Haoyue's beautiful face was solemn. "You guys go and rest. Leave this to me.”
The two guards looked at each other, both at a loss.
" Ge Ge, teach us how to do this."
"You dare to disobey my orders?”"Hurry up and leave. Do you want me to report you to His Highness?"”
The two of them were shocked when they heard that. " Ge Ge, we don't dare, but this place…"
"Don't worry, I'll shoulder it in front of His Highness. I swear on my life that I won't let His Highness punish you.”
"We'll trust Ge Ge this time. This is the key to the cell.”The guards listened to Haoyue and handed the key to her hand.
"Thank you."
"Ge Ge, please be careful.”
After the guard left, Haoyue took out a black cloth from his bosom and used it to cover the area below his nose, only revealing his eyebrows and eyes.
At this time, Di Sheng, who had not yet fallen asleep, was naturally shocked when he saw Haoyue's face covered. He was even more surprised when he saw her open the cell without saying a word.
"You are?"
"Brother Zhai, it's me, Coral."
"Coral, how did you…"
"Let's go out first."
Haoyue stretched out his hand to support Di Sheng, but Di Sheng shook his head and said,"I can walk on my own.”
Haoyue went out first, and after Di Sheng came out, she pulled his hand and ran towards the back garden.
"Keep your voice down. Don't let anyone find out!"
Di Sheng let Hao Yue pull him to run, her hand was so soft and small, he knew that now was not the time to be touched, but he still couldn't help but feel touched for the first time touching Hao Yue's hand.
"I know that there is a secret door in the garden that leads to the outside. I have already stolen the key, but because this door is a little rusty, I need you to help me push it open.”Haoyue said as he ran.
When they found the secret door that Haoyue had mentioned, Haoyue took out the key to open it. Di Sheng used his Qi to push it a few times before opening the thick door.
"Great, the door is open!" Haoyue said as he pushed Di Sheng out. "After you walk straight from here, turn left and you will see three horses parked there. There will be two people waiting for you there. There's not much time left. You should leave quickly!"
"Wait, Coral." Di Sheng grabbed Hao Yue's hand. "Why? Aren't you coming with me?”
"I can't go with you, I'll make you unable to leave."”
"No, you must come with me!”Di Sheng grabbed onto her and refused to let go. "If I leave and leave you here alone, how can I be at ease?”If Prince Rong knew that she was the one who let him go, wouldn't he be harming her?
Haoyue was very touched by Di Sheng's concern for her, but she couldn't give in to him, even if she couldn't bear to part with him.
"Don't say anymore. Leave quickly!" Haoyue shouted anxiously. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. If you don't leave now, it'll be too late!”She started to push him again.
"No!" Not only did Di Sheng not leave, he even hugged her.
Haoyue was stunned by his sudden hug!
"Brother Zhai?"
"I can't leave you here alone.”Zhai Sheng shook her shoulders and shouted agitatedly," I beg you, Coral, let's go together. We…"
"Brother Zhai, don't say anymore. I won't leave with you.”Haoyue turned his face away.
Coral, why?"
"Please forgive me. I have my own difficulties. But please believe me. If it's possible, I really want to leave this place with you, but I can't. Haoyue's eyes were filled with tears. She had to look at him properly, otherwise she wouldn't have the chance to see him again!
"I understand."
Haoyue's pain was transmitted to Di Sheng's heart. He no longer forced her, he believed that she must have some difficulties, he believed her.
"I'll listen to you and go alone."
"Brother Zhai!" At this time, Haoyue's tears could no longer be held back and flowed out of his eyes, bean-sized tears quickly wetting the black cloth on her face.
Di Sheng reached out and gently wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes. He said gently,"Don't cry. We'll definitely meet again. Wait for me. I'll definitely come back for you.”
"No, don't come back, it's too dangerous!"”
"For you, no danger can stop me!”Di Sheng cupped her face and gazed at her affectionately.
"I want to see you clearly. I don't want to leave this regret behind and break up with you.”He tried to remove the black cloth from her face.
"I'm sorry." Haoyue took the initiative to throw himself into Di Sheng's embrace.
Di Sheng immediately hugged her.
"Just hug me like this." she shouted. "The next time we meet, I will definitely let you see all of me. But please hug me now, this is the last time.”
Di Sheng hugged her tightly. " Coral, Coral," he called the name of the person in his arms again and again.
"Brother Zhai." Haoyue's face was full of tears. She really hoped that he would call her by her real name, but this was impossible.
His hug, his voice, everything about him, she had to remember them well because they would never meet again, so she had to remember him well and keep him in her memory.
"You should go." Although she was reluctant, she had no choice but to push him away. "Let's go quickly. It'll be too late if we're late.”
Zhai Sheng nodded in pain and looked at her reluctantly." Coral, wait for me. Please wait for me, okay?”
"Alright." Haoyue's tearful face blossomed into a moving smile. "Let me watch you leave. Let's go."
Zhai Sheng looked at her one last time, then turned around forcefully and walked away from her step by step.
Haoyue's tears kept flowing down, his figure becoming more and more indistinct.# Review: 1314mx Time:11120183: 23PM #
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