Darkness of Rebirth

Dongfang Xu's personal eunuch Lian Jian heard Emperor Qianwen's question, and hurriedly walked out from a group of court ladies and eunuchs, knelt on both knees and said, "Return to the emperor, the servant is on duty tonight, and the servant will follow His Highness all the time after dinner." His head was lowered slightly, his eyes fell on the ground, it was only the corner of his eyes, but he didn't know where he was looking.

Facing the king of a country, Lian Jian answered neither humble nor overbearing, which made Emperor Qianwen take a few more glances, and Dongfangdu, who was standing beside Emperor Qianwen, looked at Lianjian even more carefully.

Lian Jian did not grow up in the palace since he was a child, but entered the palace as a eunuch when he was 13 years old. Because of some martial arts background, he was directly arranged to serve Dongfang Xu in Yousi Palace of Dongfang Xu, and later became an eunuch. The personal eunuch of Dongfang Xu.

Dongfang Du didn't spend much time in the palace, and Lian Jian was just one of the many eunuchs, even if he still bore the title of Dongfang Xu's personal eunuch, he was still just one of the many personal eunuchs, and it didn't make people pay much attention. Naturally, she would not pay much attention to such a little eunuch.

But his performance today has to be doubted.Even the eunuch who often accompanied Emperor Qianwen would not be so calm when answering Emperor Qianwen's questions. How could he be so calm and composed as a little prince who was a eunuch next to him?

Emperor Qian Wen frowned slightly, and asked, "Since you have been following Xu'er, why was Xu'er injured while you were safe?" After speaking, he withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Dongfang Xu.

I am afraid that only Lian Jian and Dongfang Xu can answer this question.

Dongfang Xu raised his hands and clasped his fists and said, "Father, when the assassin came, my son happened to let Lian Jian go to the imperial dining room." He glanced sideways at Lian Jian who was kneeling on the ground.When Lian Jian saw that Dongfang Xu had spoken, he kept silent, only waiting for Dongfang Xu to absolve him.

Dongfang Du glanced sideways at Dongfang Xu, and then his eyes fell on Lian Jian. After going to the imperial dining room, the assassin came to assassinate Dongfang Xu. Should it be a coincidence or should the assassins grasp the timing well?Is the calmness and composure at this moment a feigned disguise, or is it innate?

She had many questions in her heart, but at this moment she couldn't say a word, and could only stand silently beside Emperor Qianwen.

After Dongfang Xu finished speaking, seeing that Emperor Qianwen was silent, he continued: "Fortunately, there are court ladies and eunuchs and guards around all the time. Whenever I meet assassins, I shout, and those assassins swiped their swords. Use your arms to resist, even though your arms are injured, your life has been saved." Pulling the corners of his mouth, he smiled at Emperor Qianwen, "Father, you don't have to worry about my son, I just got a minor injury, it's fine."

If it was full of doubts, Dongfangdu didn't believe it, Banlan didn't believe it, but Emperor Ganwen believed it.

"In that case, Xu'er will stay in Yousi Palace well, and I will send more guards around Yousi Palace to protect you, and I will never let this kind of thing happen again." After speaking, he turned to look at Lin Shunan , told him: "Doctor Lin, you are here to heal Xu'er, let him recover as soon as possible, and don't let his wound open." After finishing speaking, he patted the corner of his robe, got up and said to everyone: "I will Let’s go back to Weiyang Palace first, show off.”

Hearing that Emperor Qianwen was going back to Weiyang Palace, Dongfang Xu and the others all cupped their hands and said, "Respectfully send off the Emperor."

But Emperor Qian Wen walked two steps, but suddenly turned his head to look at Dongfang Du, and said to her in a cold tone: "You come with me." There was no trace of the kindness in his eyebrows that cared about Dongfang Xushi just now.

It seems that the matter in front of Yousi Palace is not over yet, it is time to bring Dongfangdu back to Weiyang Palace for careful questioning!

When Dongfang Du heard this, he nodded and said, "Yes, Father." He followed closely behind Emperor Qianwen and walked to the gate of Yousi Palace together.Behind Dongfang Xu and Lin Shunan, they kept staring at Dongfang Du's back, but the emotions and thoughts in their eyes were obviously not the same.The two watched Dongfang Du follow Emperor Qianwen step by step, and did not look away until she disappeared from sight.

Ban Lan has been following Dongfang Du's side, following her to Weiyang Palace.Walking halfway, she saw Dongfangdu gesturing quietly towards her. After understanding Dongfangdu's meaning, Banlan deliberately slowed down and gradually became the last person following Luanjia.

The maids and eunuchs all walked with their heads down, not paying any attention to what Dongfangdu and Banlan were doing.When no one was paying attention, Banlan turned around and headed towards Fengqing Palace.

When the imperial chariot reached the gate of Weiyang Palace, it stopped steadily.Dongfangdu stepped forward and reached out to help Emperor Qianwen get off the imperial chariot, but Emperor Qianwen ignored him coldly.

Dongfangdu asked himself that he didn't do anything to displease Emperor Qianwen, but Emperor Qianwen's expression and actions at this moment were telling Dongfangdu that Emperor Qianwen was displeased.

After thinking about it, there is only dark cloud.But only a few people, including sister Huang and senior sister, knew about his relationship with An Yun, so how did Emperor Father know about it?The prince has always only married the daughters of princes and ministers, and An Yun is nothing. Could it be that he is really angry that he is with An Yun?But thinking about it again, it didn't seem like she was annoyed that she was with An Yun.

If it wasn't for this, what would it be?

Dongfangdu recalled the conversation at the gate of Yousi Palace, and thought of the sentence Emperor Qianwen said to her, "You only go out with this maid? Where is the dark cloud?", and he suddenly realized that he was angry at himself for leaving the dark cloud to go out with a court lady. palace!

Feeling sorry for Dark Cloud?The lord of the Dungan Kingdom, her father, Dongfangdu, complained about an outsider?

Dongfang Du swayed and followed behind Emperor Qianwen, and he didn't come back to his senses until he entered the Hall of Self-cultivation.At this moment, Emperor Qianwen was already sitting on the gilded throne directly above the main hall, looking at her coldly.

"Father~" Dongfang Du knelt in the center of the hall, called Father and Empress then lowered her head, as if she had done something wrong.

Emperor Ganwen sighed softly, looked at Dongfang Du who was bowing his head below, softened his tone, and then said slowly: "Du'er, do you know why the father is like this?" He wants to see, his child, How many things do you know.

"I don't know." It's just a pity that Emperor Qianwen was extremely dissatisfied with this answer.

Emperor Ganwen wanted to speak again, but closed his mouth again.Some things, maybe he shouldn't say, after all, this is An Yun's own business.But it was about his child, and he couldn't help but want to tell Dongfang Du that he must not let down a woman as affectionate as An Yun.

At this moment, there are only Dongfang Du and Emperor Qianwen in the Hall of Self-cultivation.The entire hall was silent for a long time, until Dongfang Du's legs were slightly numb when he knelt, and then he heard Emperor Qianwen speak again: "Du'er, my father asked you, are you with An Yun?" He knew exactly who the health organization was for.

A very simple question, but very difficult to answer.

In the end, Dongfang Du replied: "Return to Father, no."

Every word was clear and clear, but Emperor Ganwen said: "Look up at Emperor Father, and answer again, yes or no?" His voice became colder and colder, with a hint of desolation mourning his misfortune.

Dongfangdu gritted his teeth, raised his head slowly, met Shanggan Wendi's cold gaze, and replied with difficulty: "No." After analyzing the consequences of the two answers, Dongfangdu did not hesitate to choose the lesser of two evils. The least harmful answer was chosen.

If there is an accident, An Yun can ignore it. If there is no accident, whether she and An Yun are together or not, how can it be changed by this answer? !

After a heavy sigh, Emperor Qianwen's voice slowly entered his ears, and he narrated the fact that An Yun left the Dark Guard that day: "Du'er, that child of An Yun could have become the leader of the Dark Guard, and even became the leader of the nine guards." The leader among the chiefs, but she was willing to leave the secret guard organization for one person, and lost this opportunity to become one person below one person and above ten thousand people."

Seeing Dongfangdu listening carefully, he said non-stop: "Leaving the organization requires paying a price. Before becoming a secret guard, she was an abandoned baby. Without her master, without the organization, without me, she would not be hungry." To die cold is to become a vagrant beggar. Now she not only has martial arts, but also has the knowledge of literacy, all because of her identity as a secret guard. Since she wants to leave the secret guard organization, get rid of the name of secret guard , then you have to return all the things you shouldn’t have.”

Things that shouldn't be possessed, martial arts, knowledge.If you want to return these two things, don't you have to...

Dongfangdu lowered his eyes, and the tears in the corners of his eyes fell silently.Ask yourself, how much does she know about Yun'er?How much did you do for Yun'er?How much did Yun'er do for her?

Do you always do things for me that I don't know at times and places I don't know?

Seeing that Dongfang Du's eyes were red, Emperor Qianwen sighed and shook his head, "Her martial arts were supposed to be abolished..." Just as he was about to speak, an eunuch's urgent call came from outside the door, interrupting his words abruptly .

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's too bad, the crown prince is dead!" The eunuch shouted in a panic outside the door, Your Majesty, then broke into the hall, took two staggering steps, then fell to his knees on the ground, He kept saying: "Your Majesty, the prince is dead..." His head hit the ground heavily.

Hearing that Dongfang Xi died, Dongfang Du's heart skipped a beat. He felt that the incident was too sudden and he couldn't accept it for a while. He didn't even have time to wipe off the tears on his face, so he turned his head and asked, "You said the prince and brother died?" ?” The tone was full of disbelief.

Wasn't it the Eastern Seat that was just around the corner a while ago? !Why did Dongfang Xi die suddenly!If the assassin Dongfang Xu encountered was not the work of Dongfang Xi, who would it be?It can't be her!

Emperor Qianwen only felt his ears ringing and couldn't hear the voices around him clearly. It took him a long time to recover and asked in a daze, "Who did you say died?"