Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 379 The Last Love

"No..." Realizing what Concubine Yu was trying to do, the Queen Mother rushed towards Princess Tianning at the last moment.

But it was too late. Concubine Yu's hand holding the hairpin rose and fell, and a stream of bright red blood with body temperature spurted out!

"Ah!" A piercing scream pierced the eardrums of everyone present. But the person who made this scream was not Princess Tianning, but the Queen Mother.

Concubine Yu's hand holding the hairpin trembled slightly, and she stared at the bloody scene in front of her with eyes wide open in disbelief. The tip of the hairpin, stained with red blood, was dripping blood. The owner of the blood was not Princess Tianning, but Minister Bao, who rushed to Princess Tianning before the Queen Mother and blocked the fatal blow for her.

No one dared to move. Even the sound of breathing seemed to be inaudible. Everyone stood stiffly as if petrified.

I don't know how long it took, but Concubine Yu's crazy voice rang out: "Hehe, hehe..."

This abnormal laughter was like a file, rubbing into everyone's hearts.

Princess Tianning was very calm from beginning to end. Even though her face was already splattered with blood, and even though her mind went blank the moment Minister Bao rushed over, she remained calm. This calmness seemed to be another manifestation of being shocked to the extreme. If the camera could be rewound and replayed, it can be clearly seen that when Concubine Yu raised the hairpin, Princess Tianning had already closed her eyes, calmly waiting for the sharp hairpin tip to end Princess Tianning's sinful life. However, the drastic changes that occurred in this short moment were unexpected by Yanniang and Liuguang.

In fact, after deciding to stage the scene where Princess Tianning was killed by Concubine Yu, Liuguang and Yanniang predicted the possible scenarios. They thought that the Queen Mother would suddenly stop Concubine Yu, so they deliberately asked Yanniang to throw Concubine Yu to a place far away from the Queen Mother. When Concubine Yu pulled out her hairpin just now, Liuguang's eyes never left the Queen Mother. But who knew that they forgot about Minister Bao...

Seeing Minister Bao with blood oozing from his throat, a vague answer appeared in everyone's mind at the same time.

Many years ago, after Minister Bao's ex-wife passed away, it was heard that he had fallen in love, but no one knew who he was in love with.

No one knows, but Yanniang knows. Because in the story of the encounter between Minister Bao and the Queen Mother, Yanniang is also a key figure.

Thirteen years ago, Yan Niang had entered the palace as a maid to protect Xue Lan's fox bead. One day, she suddenly got tired of human food and wanted to sneak out of the palace to hunt for wild game, but before she could get out of the palace wall through the hole in the wall, she heard the sound of wheels rolling behind her. At the same time, there were also a few pleasant jingling golden bells. Yan Niang was attracted by the beautiful sound and stopped to look at the carriage passing by the road. The curtain of the carriage was gently lifted by the wind, and Yan Niang unexpectedly found a strange beautiful woman sitting in the carriage.

This was the first time Yan Niang met the Queen Mother. Of course, the Queen Mother was not yet the Queen Mother at that time, but just a young lady of the An family, An Yiru.

An Yiru glanced and saw the red fox staring at her from the bushes. She shouted in curiosity, "Look, that's a fox!"

Fearing that she would be captured and kept as a pet, Yan Niang turned around and ran away, but unexpectedly, An Yiru also jumped off the carriage and chased after her despite the maid's attempts to stop her.

Yanniang found her annoying and sped up to get rid of her. After passing through the woods, Yanniang jumped onto the road leading to the White Tiger Gate. If she ran forward a dozen more steps, she could climb over the wall and get out of the palace, but at this moment, she suddenly heard a burst of rapid horse hooves from behind. Yanniang, who was concentrating on getting rid of An Yiru, did not notice the galloping horse from behind.

Seeing Yan Niang about to be crushed into a pulp by the horse's hooves, An Yiru suddenly rushed out. The rider hurriedly pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and almost fell off the horse's back.

An Yiru hugged Yanniang tightly, her eyes closed in fear, her body curled up into a ball. Although Yanniang had seen many big scenes, she was still scared to death and broke into a cold sweat.

If An Yiru hadn't appeared in time, the galloping horse would have missed Yanniang and stepped over her. Therefore, An Yiru became Yanniang's savior. And the man on the horse was Minister Bao. That day was not only the first meeting between Yanniang and An Yiru, but also the first meeting between An Yiru and Minister Bao. However, at that time, they had not thought about the profound impact this encounter would have on their lives.

Just as Yanniang expected, An Yiru planned to take Yanniang home as a pet. Yanniang was originally a palace maid, how could she suddenly disappear? In consideration of An Yiru's life-saving grace, Yanniang confessed the truth to An Yiru and told An Yiru the secret that she was a fox demon. Such an absurd joke, but the moment Yanniang spoke in the posture of a fox, An Yiru completely believed it. If she was not a fox demon, how could she speak human language? There was no need for any proof, the fact that Yanniang was a fox demon was beyond doubt.

Yan Niang told An Yi Ru that although she could not leave the palace with her and become her pet, she would definitely repay her for saving her life. Yan Niang and An Yi Ru agreed that if An Yi Ru entered the palace in the future, she would help her realize a wish. An Yi Ru asked, "Can I fulfill any wish?" Yan Niang answered without thinking, "Of course, there is nothing in this world that I can't do."

It was Yanniang's confidence that made An Yiru have expectations of her that she shouldn't have. It was this agreement that made An Yiru make a decision that even she couldn't believe a year later - to enter the palace.

One year, just one year.

When An Yiru appeared in front of Yanniang again, Yanniang knew that she had changed. She was no longer the girl who would run around chasing foxes, but a mature woman with enlightenment and pain.

"Little fox, do you still remember our agreement?" An Yiru asked Yan Niang softly in a deserted place.

"Of course I remember. You saved me. I promised to fulfill one of your wishes."

An Yiru smiled after hearing this, but that smile did not show any brightness, only endless darkness with heavy gloom.

"Then... let me become the queen, and let me... give birth to this child safely."

Her right hand gently touched her belly. It was not until this moment that Yan Niang suddenly realized that she was pregnant.

Becoming the queen and giving birth to a child - these were obviously two wishes, which were inconsistent with the original agreement. But when facing An Yiru's pale face, Yanniang couldn't refuse what she said.

Many years later, Yan Niang regretted her weakness. Because she couldn't refuse, she got deeper and deeper into it. When she wanted to withdraw, she found it was too late.

From An Yiru, Yanniang knew the whole story between her and Minister Bao. In An Yiru's description, Minister Bao was just a cruel, ruthless and ungrateful villain, so Yanniang just thought that Minister Bao had no feelings for the Queen Mother and the princess. Although Yanniang gradually felt that the Queen Mother was exaggerating and slandering Minister Bao, she had little contact with Minister Bao and could not really understand his character.

The memory ended here, and Yan Niang subconsciously wiped the hot blood from her face. She could not see anyone in her blurred vision due to the shock.

Among the five senses, the only one that was normal was touch. The blood on my face was still hot, and the body of Minister Bao beside me was still soft...

Before Yan Niang could regain consciousness, Minister Bao's body had gradually become still.

The wound in his throat made it impossible for Minister Bao to speak, and he could only groan in pain. The more he groaned, the more blood flowed out of the black hole in his throat. He knew that his life was about to end, and he used up the last bit of his strength to touch Princess Tianning's cheek. This was the first and last time he truly touched his beloved daughter - even if he touched only a fox demon.

Yan Niang didn't dare to blink, for fear of missing any of Minister Bao's last expressions.

She understood Minister Bao's last words from his eyes: I haven't done anything for you before, don't blame Dad... I hope this can compensate you a little...

If the last love of Minister Bao was replaced by the real Princess Tianning, how would she treat it? Yan Niang's absolute confidence when she played Princess Tianning disappeared at this moment. She became dazed and at a loss, and just subconsciously held the hand of Minister Bao that was touching her cheek. The fingers were cold and stiff, like a piece of ice. The tighter you hold it, the faster it melts.

Three steps away, the Queen Mother fell to the ground with weak knees. When Concubine Yu attacked Princess Tianning, she only ran here, and was frightened by the blood in front of her eyes and couldn't move.

Unable to get closer... It seemed as if an invisible hand was holding my ankle tightly, and I couldn't get even a step closer to Minister Bao.

There were many people looking at her all around. Some were shocked, while others were indifferent. At this point, the Queen Mother was calm enough to know that she couldn't rush forward without thinking, and she also knew that many people had already vaguely guessed the relationship between Minister Bao and Tian Ning. She tried not to let her eyes become sore, and tried to maintain her usual graceful and proud attitude, but at this moment, Minister Bao suddenly turned his gaze to her, which made her forget all her considerations. The gaze between the Queen Mother and Minister Bao lasted less than a second, so short that the people present could not make any judgment.

But for Minister Bao and the Queen Mother, this short moment was of extraordinary significance. Until the last moment of his life, the image reflected in Minister Bao's eyes was still the Queen Mother's.

Look at her, I can’t see enough of her... My eyelids that cannot close are like an open mouth. There are so many things I want to say, but if I miss them... I will miss them forever.

There is no time to reminisce or regret. For a life that has passed away, all love and hate have turned into smoke and disappeared without a trace.