C1 Save Your Life

The moon was dark and the winds were strong. Great General Di Qing had accomplished a great deed in capturing the bandits and held a celebratory feast with the Spirit Life Palace. The joyous clamor resounded throughout the world.

Beside Su Yuyan, other than the weak flame in the copper basin, there was no other trace of light.

She sat in the cold, lonely night, with wine jars of all sizes beside her. She was obviously drunk.

"Why isn't father thinking …" As she spoke, her tears rolled down her face and she fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

She threw the paper money into the copper bowl, and the orange flame licked the edge of the paper money, turning it into ashes.

The cheers and laughter of the Hall of Longevity rang out. Su Yuyan couldn't hear them clearly, but her most beloved men were celebrating with the people who had slaughtered her entire family and captured her elder brother!

She was gentle and courteous, a brother who was wholeheartedly in the service of his country; she was the ruler of the kingdom and the father of his people!

"Father, Big Brother, your daughter doesn't believe that you two will revolt, but the evidence they produced …" "Why?!"

Su Yuyan cried out and raised the wine jar. After a while, she did not feel any wine dripping down. She shook the jar and it ran out.

The empty wine jar was casually tossed to the side by her and Su Yuyan took another jar over to unseal it, "Big brother, don't worry. Even if I die tomorrow, I will see the emperor and beg for your forgiveness! When that time comes, our Su Clan will not be considered exterminated! There's still hope! "

"Right, there is still hope! I can't drink anymore, if I see him tomorrow, he won't like it. I want to wash off the smell of alcohol on my body. "Otherwise, it would be bad if he angered me tomorrow!" Su Yuyan mumbled to herself and fell into a trance.

She tossed the jar of wine that she had just opened to one side and tossed the paper money at the same time into the copper basin, allowing the flames to lick them.

She turned around and returned to her sleeping quarters, where no candles were lit. The little palace maid had long since fallen asleep, so no one cared whether the empress concubine was alive or dead.

Although she was already slightly drunk, Su Yuyan still stayed in the hall every day. She passed through the empty front hall easily, returned to her room, and fell on her back onto the bed.

The soft and comfortable mattress was like a pair of large hands, shielding her from all the pain.

Get a good night's sleep, and use your good looks tomorrow to beg for Bai Ze. He will definitely give up his big brother on the relationship between husband and wife for so many years!

Su Yuyan fell into a deep sleep and had a beautiful dream of reuniting with her family. In the middle of the night, the beautiful dream was broken by a suffocating feeling.

"Ahhh!

She suddenly opened her eyes. The candle flame in her room was dim. Caught off guard, she bumped into a pair of deep eyes. A powerful palm covered her mouth, blocking all of her screams.

"Shut up!"

The man's voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of weakness. The warmth of his voice lingered in Su Yuyan's ears, causing her heart to clench.

This was the sleeping quarters of the imperial concubine, who dared to barge in without permission after eating a bear heart leopard?!

Also... To be so close to her, did she really want to die!?

Su Yuyan caught a whiff of blood on the tip of her nose and immediately understood where the man's weakness came from — he was injured!

A clamor of voices rose from outside the hall. It was the eunuchs and their imperial guards who were questioning the palace maids.

"There were bandits who escaped, but they were severely injured, so they shouldn't be far away. We were ordered to search the various palaces and halls, have you seen any suspicious people before?" The commander of the imperial guards asked.

The young palace maid had never seen such a large battle formation and had long been scared out of her wits. She asked any questions or answers: "This servant, this servant has never seen anyone before."

"No?" The commander of the imperial guards swept her with a glance. "Search!"

In less than fifteen minutes, the imperial guards had already searched all the palaces, except for Su Yuyan's chamber …

"Here?" This was the imperial concubine's sleeping quarters after all. The head of the imperial guards looked uncertainly at the eunuch beside him.

"Let's see what our family is up to. They're just unfavoured concubines. Sooner or later, they'll be wasted." The eunuch laughed coldly, clearly not putting Su Yuyan in his eyes.

Su Yuyan, who was inside the hall, hesitated when she heard their conversation outside. A chill went down her neck as she lowered her head to see a silver dagger pressed against her fair and delicate skin.

"If you want to live, then shut up!"

The man used more strength in his hand, his voice was filled with an order that could not be denied.

Seeing Su Yuyan nod, the man pulled away the corner of the blanket and climbed in. Su Yuyan was wearing only a shirt and her face was burning. Other than her husband, when had she ever been so close to another man?

At this moment, the two of them were so close to each other that they could almost hear the man's heartbeat. Her chest slightly rose up and down as her fingertips made contact with the man's palm, then she abruptly withdrew.

When the man saw her so flustered, a trace of pity appeared in his heart. He put away the dagger in his hand, but he only wanted to borrow her sleeping quarters to hide and not take her life.

A light and moderate fragrance permeated between the quilts. It came from the woman's body. An inexplicable, evil fire suddenly rose in the man's mind. The wounds on his body hurt. He forcefully endured, ensuring that his consciousness was clear.

The moment the imperial guards broke into the room, Su Yuyan suddenly stood up and pulled down the curtains.

"Who are you people? You even dare to barge into my sleeping quarters? You don't want your head anymore! " The woman inside the curtain spoke with fear and fear. If this man was found out, wouldn't he be throwing himself inside as well?

The imperial guards were somewhat intimidated by her. They looked at each other in dismay, not daring to take another step forward.

The head eunuch took a step forward. "There is a bandit in the palace who wishes to plot against the emperor. After he is injured, he runs around the palace. In order to ensure the safety of the nobles and the emperor, this subordinate has been ordered to thoroughly investigate every palace and disturb the Empress's rest.

Su Yuyan looked coldly at the eunuch who answered and recognized him as one of the emperor's men.

"Search if you want." Su Yuyan said, "Bainian …" "How about it?"

"Many thanks to the Empress for her concern. The Emperor is unharmed." The eunuch spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"Then I am relieved." Su Yuyan put her heart into her stomach.

As he spoke, the imperial guards had already finished their search. They didn't find anything as they cast their gazes towards the bed.

"What is it? Do you suspect that the culprit is in my bed? " Su Yuyan also noticed their gazes and said sternly, "Ignoring the fact that you guys barged into my sleeping quarters without reporting today, what will happen if you find out that I'm not dressed properly?!"

"Besides, my bed is right here. What are you all still suspecting? Is it because you want to force me to death that you all feel satisfied! " Su Yuyan saw that they were still unmoved and shouted after them, "Xing'er! Bring the rope! For them to humiliate me like this, I will have to die to prove my innocence! "