What, I don't have time to think about it right now, treason is a felony, and Su Che cannot be implicated!His voice became hoarse due to exhaustion, and he said in a low voice: "Marquis Yu'an, look at the situation in the mansion, I'm afraid the reception is not good enough, please come back!"
Su Che was stunned for a moment, feeling sore in his heart, after all, he was just an outsider!
The spring breeze blows, and the petals of begonias are scattered all over the ground.He lowered his eyes, finally said nothing, turned and left, crushing the spring.
☆, past events (8)
Inside the palace, the red walls and yellow tiles are gorgeous and solemn.Yongjing came to the morning court, sitting on the golden lacquered and carved dragon throne in the center of the inner hall, kowtowing melon seeds leisurely.There are singing and dancing underneath, and the music is melodious.
"I beg the emperor to thoroughly investigate the case of the sixth prince and King Rui's attempt to rebel!" Kneeling outside the hall, Xing Yuan shouted
In the inner hall, Eunuch Deng bent down and lowered his head to test: "Your Majesty, Fifth Young Master has been kneeling outside the hall for a long time!"
"Let him kneel!" Yongjing continued knocking seeds without raising his eyelids.
The shadows on the ground gradually increased, and the clouds in the sky became denser and denser, finally blocking the sun completely behind, and the misty rain gradually obscured the distant palace in a layer of white mist.
"Dong dong," footsteps approached, and a pair of black boots stepped on the puddle and splashed water.
Suddenly an umbrella covered the sky above his head, and the hand holding the umbrella was clean and slender with distinct joints.Xing Yuan looked up along the umbrella, and Su Che's icy face came into his pupils.
Xing Yuan asked suspiciously, "Su Che?"
Su Che lowered his eyes and said lightly: "I'm going into the palace to report the latest situation of the southern border defense!"
Xing Yuan didn't reject Su Che's umbrella, and he didn't speak any more. Gradually, the rainwater collected on the ground soaked his robe that was winding on the ground.
A little father-in-law hurried up the steps outside the hall and asked in a low voice: "The emperor's servant has something to report."
"Come in." Eunuch Deng's voice came out, and the little eunuch entered in response.
After a long time, the door of the palace opened from the inside, and Eunuch Deng, who was accompanying Yongjing, came out holding a scroll.Xing Yuan raised his head and saw the bright yellow scroll in Eunuch Deng's hand, it was luxurious and dazzling, and it contained the words imperial decree.
Eunuch Deng's eyes fell on Su Che who was holding the umbrella for Xingyuan, and he said, "Your Majesty," and then he unfolded the scroll and read out, "King Rui colluded with the Sixth Prince in an attempt to rebel, and committed suicide in prison this morning. Nian and his son Meng In the evening, I did not inquire about personal affairs and reported to me. I also thought that I and King Rui belonged to the Meng family, and their blood was as thick as water, and they were especially involved in the crime of implicating their family members.
Yongjing naturally has his own considerations for avoiding the crime of punishing Lianlian. Meng Wanxiao still needs him in the south, and he is also worried that if Meng Wanxiao is moved at this moment, it is difficult to guarantee that his soldiers who have followed him for many years will rise up and return to avoid the crime of punishing Lianlian. Can get the title of a benevolent king.Kill two birds with one stone.
The place where Xing Yuan knelt was a little puddle, and the accumulated water covered his knees, but he didn't realize it.I just felt a sound in my head, and the phrase "suicide in fear of crime" rushed towards him from all directions, drowning him!penetrate him!
After Su Che listened to the imperial decree, his heart was shocked. He looked down at Xing Yuan's pale face.Distressed, sad, and self-blame hit his heart.He had experienced his father's death and knew how painful it was, but there was nothing he could do to share even a little bit of it for him.
"Your Majesty is merciful, Fifth Young Master, please hurry up to receive the order!" Eunuch Deng walked up to Xing Yuan, followed by a little eunuch who specialized in flattering horses and holding umbrellas.
How could suicide be?Father loved him the most, why didn't he even let him see him for the last time?This must be a dream, it must be a dream... Xing Yuan sat paralyzed in the muddy water without saying a word.
"I accept the order, thank you Lord Rongen." Meng Wanxi did not know when she came, he has always been meticulous in his demeanor and attire, at this time, he didn't care about the water-stained and muddy hem of his shirt, lifted the hem of his clothes, and knelt down in front of Eunuch Deng with a snap , water splashed, and raindrops dripped down his forehead.Meng Wanxi took the imperial decree with both hands. He thought that he would be happy when Meng Rui died, but he felt sad because he seemed to have lost something.
The people from Prince Yourui's Mansion received the order, and Eunuch Deng felt relieved. He turned around and saw Su Che who was still standing, and led Su Che into the hall, "Your Majesty, the emperor has been waiting for a long time."
Su Che withdrew his gaze and followed Eunuch Deng into the inner hall, the door was closed by the palace guards behind him, and no one outside the hall could be seen anymore.
Apart from reporting the border patrol situation, he mainly wanted to plead for King Rui, hoping that he could thoroughly investigate the case, and now there is no need to ask for favors.Su Che took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly, saluting Yongjing on the throne.
Under the steps outside the hall, Meng Wanxi stood up and reached out to pull Xing Yuan who was kneeling on the ground, "Wan Xing, let's go home."
Xing Yuan came back to his senses and said with red eyes: "Third brother?"
Meng Wansheng knew what he wanted to ask, so she raised her head after a pause and said, "Wan Xing, let's go home first."
Xing Yuan remained motionless and said, "Third brother, you killed the king father, right? It was you!"
"it's me…"
With a bang, Xing Yuan's mind went blank, and his headache was about to split.When he came back to his senses again, he was already in the carriage returning to the palace.When they arrived at the mansion, King Rui's body had been transported back, and plain white silk cloth was hung up and down the mansion.Everyone is still doing what they are doing, but it is different from chatting and laughing while working in the past. They are all working hard, no one speaks, and the whole palace is silent and depressed.
The memorial tablets and joss sticks in the mourning hall were ready, and Meng Wansheng lit the joss sticks one by one.Princess Rui knelt in front of the mourning hall, without saying a word, but her eyes were blank, as if she died with her husband.
King Rui's body was placed beside the coffin before it was put into the coffin, Xing Yuan lifted the white cloth and saw his father's face.He closed his eyes peacefully, as if he had fallen asleep.For a moment, memory and reality overlapped, and his father was still standing in front of the door smiling and calling him "Xing'er". He looked up, but there was only his father's cold body in front of him.
Xiaoqi didn't know when he woke up, he leaned against the door with his sword in his arms, looked up at the sky again, turned and left.
Meng Wanxi stood in the yard for a long time before entering the mourning hall, where Meng Rui's body was right in front of her eyes, but she didn't feel the pleasure of revenge.
Princess Rui saw him coming in and said sharply: "Nizi, kneel down!"
"Why should I kneel, he is not my father at all!"
"You...you know everything?" Princess Rui said.
"It was he who killed my biological father and he should pay for his life."Meng Wanxi lowered her eyes and said fiercely
When did the prince harm your father? Concubine Rui was out of breath.
"In order to get my mother, he secretly sent someone to kill my father."
"You, you get lost... Your father, Mo Ning, was obviously assassinated in the Southern Kingdom on his way back to the Southern Kingdom to take the throne." Princess Rui trembled angrily.
"Assassinated by spies from the Southern Kingdom!" Meng Wanxi froze in place, the ruthlessness on her face disappeared instantly, leaving only a pale face. He murmured: "I asked my father, why didn't he deny or explain? why did not you tell me…"
With trembling lips, he asked, "Who is my real father?"
"Southland Proton."
"Nanguo Proton, what is going on with Concubine Mu? You tell me, tell me... Concubine Mu?"
Princess Rui looked alienated: "Don't call me Concubine Mu."
The prince won't let me tell you, even if I get scolded by the prince in Huangquan today, I will tell you about it!Your father is the former prince of the Southern Kingdom, and you are the child of Mo Ning and Yan Shuang, the protons sent by the Southern Kingdom to the Huaihe Kingdom.
Princess Rui took a breath and continued: "When Mo Ning was assassinated and died in Zaidu, the assassin didn't know your mother's existence, so your mother was saved from disaster. When you found your mother, Yanshuang, she was pregnant with you at that time, and the prince knew about the proton's existence." The assassination involved the struggle for the throne in the Southern Kingdom. If the assassins knew of your existence, they would definitely kill them all. The prince wanted to bring Yanshuang back to the palace. This would protect your mother and allow you to grow up safely. So Yanshuang agreed to be the prince. Your concubine, you will become the prince's son."
"Neither the prince nor Yan Shuang want you to know this secret. They hope that you will not have hatred, and hope that you will live a safe and happy life. But I can't just watch the prince die and be misunderstood. It's dangerous. After persuading Mo Ning, he didn't take it seriously. The prince regretted that he couldn't force Mo Ning to stay. He always felt that Mo Ning's murder had something to do with him. This is his heart knot for many years."
It is so!I am the son of Southern Prince Mo Ning?It's all wrong... Mingming's mother's personal servant girl said that my father was the son of a certain family and was later poisoned to death by the prince.
The corpse had just been transported to the palace. When Housekeeper Chen changed the prince's shroud, he found that the prince's inner robe was stained with blood. He took a closer look at the words written in blood.Princess Rui took the changed inner robe and held it in her hands for a closer look, "Don't blame Xi'er, the rebellion is just an excuse for the emperor to kill him. The emperor wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die! Fortunately, the emperor promised me that I will not make things difficult." You guys, tell Xiao'er that I drank the poisoned wine myself, don't take revenge, don't use military power indiscriminately, the army of our Huaihe country can only be used to fight against other countries, how can we kill each other!
Princess Rui threw the robe on Meng Wanxi: "Look for yourself! The prince doesn't blame you, but I can't forgive you! From now on, Meng Wanxi will no longer be the son of Prince Rui's mansion, and no one will let him in after the order is passed down! "After speaking, he walked away.
Meng Wanxi sat on the ground blankly. He only joined the officialdom to get his father's attention.At home, he will always exist indistinctly. There is a brave elder brother and a gentle second brother on the top, and two younger brothers who are very pleasing to his father.He just hoped that his father could be proud of his achievements in the court. After he learned of his life experience, the accumulated hatred over the years occupied him. He didn't know why things developed into what they are today. father pushed to a dead end.
Meng Wansheng held the flint in a daze for a while, walked forward, stared at Meng Wanxi who was hanging her head and clutching King Rui's robe, and suddenly drew her sword and pointed it at his neck!
"Fourth brother!" Xing Yuan tried to stop him.
Meng Wansheng squinted her eyes, as if she hadn't heard it.
Meng Wanxi didn't intend to make any resistance, she closed her eyes and waited for the sword to stab her.
After a long stalemate, a weak and shallow voice came from the door, "Fourth brother, put down the sword!" It was the voice of the second son Meng Wanzhi.
Meng Wansheng didn't retract the sword, turned his wrist and flashed the sword light, a lock of hair fell off Wanxi's shoulder!
Meng Wanxi didn't feel any pain or discomfort in her body. He opened his eyes and saw Meng Wansheng's eyes that were red and full of moisture, and he was extremely aggrieved.
Meng Wansheng threw the sword to the ground, and cried with a "wow", "You want me to put down the sword, but my father is gone, Meng Wanxi, give me back my father, give me back."
Meng Wanxi hung her head in silence as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Seeing his fourth brother crying, Meng Wanzhi felt sad, and without opening his mouth, he walked forward silently, holding Meng Wansheng, who was crying like a child, in his arms.
Meng Wansheng cried for a while, he sobbed and wiped away his tears: "Second Brother, the doctor said that you need to rest well due to your illness, and we will take care of your father's funeral!"
Meng Wanzhi looked at Meng Wansheng and shook his head. The elder brother was far away in the borderlands. After his father passed away, he was the pillar of the family, protecting his younger brothers from wind and rain.But his body... I don't know how long it can last.
When Meng Wansheng cried, Xing Yuan couldn't help but shed tears, Meng Wanxi was not his third brother, but the son of the former crown prince of the enemy country!Facing the sudden secret, if his mother hadn't said it himself, he would never have believed it.
☆、Old Dreams (9)
Under the flickering candlelight, a figure sat in front of the lamp.He was holding a Panlong jade pendant in his hand, and the jade pendant was engraved with small handwriting, which was the word Mo Ning in the southern language.These are the relics of the proton of the Southern Kingdom sent to him by Princess Rui, a jade pendant and a letter.
Meng Wanxi opened the yellowed envelope. The letter was written by Mo Ning to the prince Meng Rui. When Meng Rui was young, he had a good relationship with the prince of the Southern Kingdom who came to Huaihe as a hostage at that time. The Southern Kingdom was critically ill and sent an envoy to pick him up Proton returned home and ascended the throne.On the eve of his return home, he wrote this letter to Meng Rui.Tell Meng Rui that he has a favorite woman named Yan Shuang in Huicheng, please ask the prince to take care of her after he leaves, and come back to pick Yan Shuang back to the south immediately after he ascends the throne.Mo Ning himself must not have thought that on the way back to the southern country, he would meet an assassin and lose his life.This promise can never be fulfilled.
After reading the letter, Meng Wanxi buried her face in her hands.After a long time, suddenly he slapped himself fiercely, what the hell have I done!En will revenge on his adoptive father and his benefactor.
For a while, he said to himself: "Yongjing, do you think you can secure the throne by clearing away the sixth prince and King Rui?" Meng Wanxi's mouth curled into an inexplicable smile.Then he raised his head, put away the envelope and the jade pendant and snuffed out the candle with his fingers.
Xing Yuan stood outside the house that Meng Wanxi bought, and wanted to knock on the door and go in to talk to Meng Wanxi, but what would he say?How could it be possible to say that she didn't hate him.He just stood like this for a while, seeing that the lights in the room were off, he lowered his eyes and finally did not go in.
On the second day, there was an urgent military situation from the south, and the army of the Southern Kingdom came under pressure. Meng Wanxiao closed the city gate and retreated to the south of the city.At the same time, a businessman came to Prince Rui's Mansion and said that he had brought something for General Meng, leaving behind a brocade box.
Meng Wansheng has been bored in his room for the past few days. His father's death hit him hard, and Xiao Qi was with him.The two brothers Meng Wanzhi and Meng Xingyuan gathered in the inner hall and opened the brocade box. There was a huge luminous pearl inside. The two stared at the luminous pearl again and again.
Meng Wanzhi said: "Big brother is not giving beads. There are many such beads in the palace. There should be other places to put things in this brocade box."
Xing Yuan took out the Ye Mingzhu and checked the inside and outside of the brocade box, and found that it still had an interlayer. He tried to rotate the carved peach branch pattern on the cover of the brocade box, and a note popped out from the bottom of the brocade box.
Xing Yuan caught the note and unfolded it: "It's the eldest brother! It said that he is going to lead an army back to the capital and head straight for the imperial palace."
Meng Wanxi thumped in her heart: "Brother, are you confused? The southern border will withdraw its troops now, the southern city will be destroyed, and the southern country will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue it. When the time comes, the entire Huaihe country will be in danger."
Xing Yuan came to his senses: "Hurry up, go and stop that businessman."
The clever little servant quickly ran out of the gate, but it was too late, the businessman left Rui Wang's mansion and turned around the alley and disappeared.
"Could this note be fake?" Xing Yuan said: "Brother is so innocent, why would he abandon the people in the border town at this time, but now that the businessman is gone, it is impossible to find out the truth."
Meng Wanzhi pondered for a moment and said, "If it's true, the consequences will be disastrous."
"If it's fake, why would the businessman send fake news? What's his intention?"
"I can't control that much now, I must rush to the south first"
Xing Yuan said: "Second brother, I'll go!"
"Stop arguing, Xing'er, I'll go!" Meng Wan said.
"Brother, your body is not suitable for long-distance travel, I will go!" Xing Yuan continued.
Meng Wanzhi looked at his younger brother and couldn't deny it: "If this is true, only I can persuade him with my eldest brother's temper. You stay at home and take care of your mother and concubine."
"Brother, I'll accompany you, maybe I can still protect you." Meng Wansheng stepped into the inner hall and looked at Meng Wanzhi with pleading eyes.
Xiaoqi stood outside the door with a blank expression on his face. The brothers were talking, and it was inconvenient for him to show up as an outsider.
Meng Wanzhi thought that Meng Wansheng was not in good condition recently, and that some things might be better, so he nodded without refusing.
With the fourth brother by the side of the second brother, Xing Yuan felt much more relieved, thinking of the recent physical condition of the concubine mother, she was not arguing.
On that day, Meng Wanzhi and Meng Wansheng drove to the south in a hurry.
After King Rui was buried, Princess Rui's accumulated emotions for many days finally invaded her body like a flood breaking an embankment. She had a high fever for several days, and no matter how many doses of medicine she took, it still did not subside.Princess Rui's condition improved a bit this day, she hadn't eaten much for the past few days, and she suddenly wanted to eat desserts made by Qingfangzhai, so Xing Yuan went to Qingfangzhai himself.
Xing Yuan returned to the palace with the food box, got off the carriage, and walked into the gate.Because he was walking in such a hurry, he didn't notice another carriage parked beside the gate. The people in the carriage saw him get off the horse, and the curtain was raised a crack to watch him walk into the depths of the palace before lowering the curtain.Su Che sat in the car and closed his eyes, remembering what Wu Zao asked him a few days ago.
"Master Hou, everything is ready at Nanzhe, when will we leave?"
The spring day was sunny that day, the breeze gently blew the peach blossoms outside the window, and some of them floated in through the open window and landed in his hair. Su Che crushed them with his fingertips.The current emperor has stretched out his minions to his brother, the emperor's uncle, and the next one is himself... Evening Star and the others?
After a long time, seeing that Master Hou didn't answer, Wu Zao tentatively asked: Master Hou?
Su Che came back to his senses: "Just wait!"
"Master Hou..." Wu Zao wanted to persuade his master to leave Huicheng and leave the court earlier, but then he thought that his Lord Hou's decision could not be persuaded, so he said "yes" and quit.
"Master, Fifth Young Master is back home, do you want to go in?" Wu Zao, who was sitting on the other side of the carriage, asked
"It's gone, come back!"
Didn't Lord Hou come to see the Fifth Young Master? Are you coming back now?During this period, Lord Hou came almost every day, and he never entered the palace every time. He just stayed at the gate for a while and then went back. Although Wu Zao was puzzled, he didn't dare to ask, and told the coachman, "Go back to the palace".
As soon as Xing Yuan walked into Princess Rui's bedroom with the food box, there was a burst of crying. Xing Yuan panicked and dropped the food box on the ground, regardless of the snacks that fell on the ground, he rushed into the door.
Several maids fell to the ground and cried bitterly, one of the maids turned her head when she heard the door slam, saw that it was the Fifth Young Master sobbing, "Master, the princess..." she started to cry before she finished speaking.
Xing Yuan walked to the bed tremblingly stretched out his fingers to check his mother's breath, he could still feel the temperature of his body, but there was no sign of breathing, he just went there, he closed his eyes and couldn't say a word.Steward Chen rushed to see the princess on the bed, and the crying maid in the room instantly understood that the prince had just been sent away, and the princess was going to be sent away in a few days. Thinking of how well the prince and concubine treated him in the past, not only did his eyes blush Tears came down: "Sad son!"
Xing Yuan opened his eyes and looked at Princess Rui's peaceful face for a long time, and said, "Chen Steward, send someone to inform the palace that the princess is dead today." And don't tell the eldest brother and them yet, now that the war is urgent, don't let them be distracted.
Steward Chen went down to give orders and arrange all the funeral affairs. Prince Rui's Mansion is now treating a guilty person, and everything about the funeral is kept simple.Xing Yuan sat alone on the corridor in the courtyard, still feeling cold with the warm spring breeze.He stared blankly at his mother's favorite magnolia flower, from afternoon to late night.He curled himself up on the corridor like a lost dog.
Xiao Qi looked at him from a distance with his sword in his arms, and when he saw that it was late at night, he took a cloak and walked over to put it on him, "It's cold at night, be careful of catching a cold!"
"roll!"
Xiao Qi was stunned and thought that he had a fever, and he was confused, so he reached out to touch his forehead, but was opened by Xing Yuan's palm, "Didn't you hear what I said? Get out, get out!" Xing Yuan pulled it away Throwing the cloak on the shoulders on the ground, he said: "It's all your fault for drinking. What kind of wine do you drink like a worm? If you don't drink, you can help me save my father, and my mother will not die. Didn't you say you want to repay your favor? Want to protect me? What kind of protection is this! You liar, go as far as you can!" Xing Yuan's eyes were bloodshot and scarlet as if he wanted to kill someone.
When Concubine Rui was ill, Xing Yuan asked Xiao Qi if he could save her. He said that there was nothing he could do about life, old age, sickness and death.He really lied to him at the time, not because he couldn't be saved but because he didn't want to.Xiao Qi watched him for a while, then suddenly disappeared into the courtyard.
Xing Yuan buried his face in his palms and wept bitterly.The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the sky and the earth are vast.
☆、Old Dreams (10)
After finishing the funeral of Princess Rui, Xing Yuan recalled what he said to Xiao Qi that night, and felt that he had spoken too harshly, and wanted to apologize to Xiao Qi.He searched all over the palace, but there was no trace of Xiao Qi.Xing Yuan thought: I can't really get out!I'm not really letting him go.
Today is cloudy and there is not a single star in the sky.During the day, I received a letter from my second brother saying that the news from the businessman was false. The eldest brother didn't write any note, let alone sent the businessman to Huicheng.The second brother and Meng Wansheng stayed in the army to help the elder brother because the war was tight, and they will not return to the capital for the time being, and let him take good care of his mother and concubine.
He wrote back: "Everything is fine, I hope my brothers will pay attention to their health and return home as soon as possible." Xing Yuan smiled mockingly at himself, went to the wine cellar, took out two jars of Jinzhaozui from inside, opened the stopper and poured it down. Altar, how to relieve worries, only Du Kang.
Holding the wine jar, he unknowingly came to the courtyard where Xiao Qi lived, "Xiao Qi"!Only after opening the door did I realize that Xiao Qi had been away for a few days.He shook his head, retreated, closed the door, and was about to leave when a gust of cold wind blew "whoosh" before he could see what it was. A small arrow suddenly appeared on the wooden pillar of the verandah. note.
"Who?" Xing Yuan looked around for a moment, but there was no one around.He walked over and took down the note, "Meng Wanxi assassinates the emperor tonight, the emperor already knows his plan, it's dangerous!" Who wrote the note, and the note under the night pearl?
It is better to believe in what is there than to believe in what is not.First go to San Ge’s house to see, Xing Yuan crumpled the note into a ball and threw it into a roadside lantern, the note was burnt to ashes in no time.
Xing Yuan hurried out of the palace and knocked on the door of Meng Wansheng's outer house, "Where is Master Meng?"
"My lord has gone out tonight, but he hasn't returned yet," the servant replied.
Xing Yuan frowned, stopped talking and rushed towards the palace.When approaching the gate of the palace, he stopped, there is no reason to enter the palace in the middle of the night, could it be that there are assassins tonight!He thought for a while, turned and jumped onto the roof.Along the way, he was hoping that what was written on the note was not true, or that he would meet the third brother and persuade the third brother to go back.Passing through layers of guards, he climbed up to the roof opposite the Yongjing dormitory. He clasped his hands on the tile eaves and looked down. The dormitory was lit and the Kung Fu door was opened just three fingers away, and a black-clothed man rushed out from inside. People, the man in black was immediately surrounded by guards after he came out, and a group of hidden guards also came out from the hall.
It seems that Yongjing has indeed laid an ambush for a long time.Xing Yuan stared carefully at the man in black on the ground, the figure of the man in black was very similar to Meng Wanxi in his fighting movements.Seeing the men in black being surrounded, a group of men in black came out of nowhere.These men in black raised their swords to fight with the bodyguards and hidden guards, and the men in black gradually lost their battle amidst the shadows of swords and swords.Meng Wanxi was panting heavily, and a bloodstain was drawn on her left sleeve.He took a sip and said fiercely: "Which bastard leaked the secret, when the master escapes, he will have to skin him!" "As he spoke, he swung his sword and began to fight with the hidden guards surrounding him. These hidden guards were all vicious and deadly.
Gritting his teeth, Xing Yuan tore off a piece of cloth from his robe, covered his face, and jumped off the roof.Regardless of his own poor skills, if he goes down, he is going to die. He can't just watch Meng Wansheng, who has been his elder brother for more than [-] years, be killed, and see the guards and hidden guards fighting with the man in black. notice him. "Third brother!" He rushed into the encirclement and stopped in front of Meng Wansheng.
Suddenly a Bing sword stabbed straight at him, "Si" Xingyuan quickly drew out the long sword at his waist to block it, the long sword was silvery white, emitting a cold white light, the dark guard was caught by the sword in the blink of an eye Qi Zhenfei flew out and hit a tree trunk ten meters away, and died immediately.Xing Yuan was surprised.This sword was a gift from Xiao Qi when he first met Xiao Qi. Xing Yuanjue's hilt and scabbard are carved with exquisite patterns, and it has been hung around his waist as an accessory, and has never been sheathed.Unexpectedly, the sword that Xiao Qi gave him was so lethal.
While fighting, the two asked, "Who is this young master?" He turned his attention to the speaker and glanced at the speaker, with a flash of light in his eyes: "Fifth brother?"
Xing Yuan nodded, and the two quickly leaned together after confirming
Meng Wanxi said, "Fifth Brother, why are you here?"
Xing Yuan said: "It's a long story, someone sent me a note telling me that you will come to assassinate me today."
Meng Wanxi said: "Your kung fu like a three-legged cat is here to die. Where's Little Seventh Young Hero? Let him take you away, hurry up!"
Xing Yuan said: "Third brother, you won't see Xiao Qi anymore, he was chased away by me."
Meng Wanxi continued: "What? You dare to come here directly!"
"I can't just watch you die here!"
"Listen, let's fight to the periphery in a while, and run as soon as you get to the periphery."
"There will be rescuers in a while, let's run together!"
"you sure?"
"uncertain!"
The brand new demon sword has not been drawn for a long time, and after a fight, the white sword is full of energy, very eye-catching.Xiao Qi, who was hiding in the dark, was slightly stunned, the Demon Slayer Sword was like scrap iron in his hands!This was the first time he had seen the power of the Demon Slayer Sword.Besides, the person who uses it is still a mortal at this time...
Suddenly Xiaoqi's pupils shrank, it was too late to stop, the long sword had already entered Xingyuan's body from the back. "Damn it!" Xiaoqi waved his long sleeves, and the dark guard who was still holding on to the hilt of his sword immediately vomited blood and fell to the ground dead.Just as he was about to go out to save others, a man in black descended from the sky to support Xing Yuan.The man in black covered his face with a black cloth, only his eyes were exposed, and the guards and dark guards who saw his eyes felt shuddering.The moment Xing Yuan was supported, he thought it was Xiao Qi, but then he changed his mind.Although this person's height is similar to Xiao Qi's, the temperature in his eyes is very different.The blood flowed from the wound, he endured the pain and asked: "Who is this strong man?
"Pfft..." A mouthful of blood spurted out, and it was spraying on the man's sleeve.
"I'm sorry..." Xing Yuan hurriedly went to wipe the blood on his sleeve
Can the blood be wiped clean?The man in black didn't answer, just rolled his eyes at him, and then grabbed his hand that was still shaking his sleeve to protect him behind his back.
The man in black winked at Meng Wansheng to signal him to approach, and they went to the periphery together.Seeing that he was protecting his fifth younger brother, whether he was a friend or an enemy, Meng Wansheng nodded and leaned over.
In this way, he protected Xing Yuan with one hand, and with the sword in the other, he broke out of the siege with Meng Wanxi.
The last thing Xing Yuan thought before he lost consciousness was, um, his hand hurts, why is this man so strong.
Yongjing has been sitting in the bedroom watching this good show, thinking that catching the assassin is a must.The assassin ran away right under his nose. He frowned very displeased. Not only did he not catch him, he also lost a team of hidden guards who were very skilled in martial arts.Just as he was thinking about the identity of the man in black later, a gust of wind came, and a sword flew over, barely stopping between his eyes, and he was almost dead, scaring him to fall off the dragon chair.
"I said, don't touch him." The speaker was dressed in a black robe with wide sleeves, long robes that stretched across the ground, and a black hooded cloak over it.Half of his face was hidden in the shadow of the hood, so he couldn't see clearly.
☆、Old Dreams (11)
Xing Yuan woke up in the evening seven days later. In the dim light, he saw a long figure of Yixin standing in front of the window, rubbing his eyes and trying to sit up, "hissing" for a while, and looking at the pain, he saw the back of the waist and abdomen. Wrapped in a thick bandage.Hearing the sound, the tall man in front of the window turned around and came: "Don't move, the wound is still not healed!" After Xing Yuan saw who the man was, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he lay down obediently: "Su Che, You said that little beggar is quite trustworthy, I gave him a piece of silver, and he delivered the news for me.
Su Che was noncommittal.Late at night that day, he put down the pen he was writing and was about to go to sleep when he suddenly heard a sound outside the gate.
"Go and see what's going on." He ordered the attendants waiting outside the study.
The attendant came back and said: There is a beggar outside the gate, and the guards are rushing him away.
Su Che said: "Give him some broken silver!"
"Yes, but the beggar still doesn't leave, saying that he must see you, Master Hou. Master Hou is also a beggar who sees you as soon as he says he sees you!" The attendant finished mocking and turned around to give the broken silver.
"Wait!" If a beggar with a normal mind and only begged for food and money dares to come to see me, is it true?
"Go and bring that beggar in!"
What!The attendant who was about to step out of the room opened his mouth wide, Master Hou really wanted to see a beggar!He didn't dare to ask more about his master's order, so he hurriedly obeyed.
"What if I don't go to save you, but take the Jinwu Guards to capture you to claim credit?"
Of course Xing Yuan had such doubts, he bet that Su Che would save him, "Brother Su, I believe you, what is the relationship between us, we are classmates!
What a classmate friendship, a trace of helplessness flashed in Su Che's eyes and he didn't speak anymore.
"Where's my third brother?" Xing Yuan asked.
"Let's go! He left you a letter." Su Che walked to the table with his hands behind his back, flicked the crabapple petals from the envelope and handed it to the person on the bed.Xing Yuan endured the pain and sat up, this time Su Che just looked at him and didn't stop him.
"I know that I have sinned deeply, and I am ashamed and speechless. I am going to be alone, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, don't think about it!"
The window was open, and a gust of wind blew the letter paper off the fingertips, spinning a few times on the ground before stopping.Su Che picked up the letter paper and burned it in front of the lamp.
"Where can he go?"
"I don't know, but you are all wanted." Su Che said lightly.
"Wouldn't it be death to go out? Why don't you stop him!" Xing Yuan said anxiously
"He has no friendship with me." Su Che still said indifferently
It is also the third brother who has been pushing Su Che out in the past few years, so it is kind of him to save him in the palace.
Seeing that Xing Yuan's expression dimmed, Su Che lowered his eyes and said softly, "Don't worry, you won't be caught so easily. It looks like you are the only ones wanted."
Xing Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, if they were really caught, it would be even more convincing of his father's crime of treason.Thinking of the father and mother, there was a dull pain in the wound in his heart, and when the dull pain gradually subsided, he said seriously: "Brother Su, save my life. If there is a need in the future, I will definitely die."
Hearing the promise made by the person in front of him, Su Che suddenly raised his eyes, there seemed to be a hot fire in his eyes, and then they dimmed in an instant: "You don't remember, you also saved me, we are even."
Xing Yuan shook his head and said, "Didn't you give me a horse before? I still owe you."
Su Che's tone suddenly became cold and stern: "Do you know that I walked through the gate of hell once, and the sword of the hidden guard was poisoned, and you fell into a coma for seven days. I searched all the doctors and said that there is no cure for this poison, if it wasn't for you It just so happens that there is a wandering Taoist who has the Resurrection Pill, and you are already a ghost now, do you know that for the past seven days I...you really owe me!" He didn't continue, turned around and left with a flick of his long sleeves!
Xing Yuan has an innocent face, why is he so serious, am I still alive?
After Su Che left, Xing Yuan recalled the dream he had when he was in a coma. In the dream, Xiao Qi was standing beside his bed, unable to see his expression clearly.After a moment of silence, Xiao Qi raised his hand, and a black pill appeared in his palm.Xiao Qi pinched the elixir with one hand and his jaw with the other, and the elixir was swallowed into the stomach as the Adam's apple rolled.
He remembered that Xiaoqi's tone was very cold, and he said: "When I came to you, I said that I would repay your kindness. Today I saved your life, and this kindness will be repaid. The vicissitudes of the sea, the white clouds and the dogs, a thousand years are just in the blink of an eye. It's time to say goodbye, you should be more careful in the future, there is no second Resurrection Pill."
The father, queen, mother and concubine are gone, the third brother is gone, the little seven is gone, the eldest brother and the others are still at the border, and a good home has become such a desolate place today.Xingyuan couldn't help crying.
Su Che walked halfway, sighed, turned back to remind Xingyuan not to move around and heal his wounds, just saw him crying alone from the open window, he stood under the crabapple tree by the window, raised his hand to wipe away his tears , finally lowered his eyes and turned away.
After eating the healthy porridge from the kitchen, suitable for those who haven't eaten for many days, he pretended to fall asleep.In the middle of the night, Xing Yuan secretly dragged the bandage and reluctantly got out of bed. There were few attendants in Yu'an Hou's mansion, so no one noticed.After lying on the bed for three days, he wanted to get up and walk, so he walked through the waiting mansion with the help of the wall, but he didn't meet a single person along the way.Xing Yuan shook his head and thought, the dignified Marquis of Yu'an's mansion is so deserted, the servants must have been scared away by Su Che's seriousness.
Suddenly smelled the aroma of wine, followed the aroma to find the kitchen.Pushing open the door, the moonlight slipped into the house, followed the moonlight to look in, and there was a row of small wine jars neatly stacked in the corner.Seeing the wine, Xing Yuan even forgot the pain, he picked up a jar, unwrapped the wine and drank a few sips.
After drinking from one jar, he picked up another jar.When Su Che found him, there were already several empty wine jars on the ground.
Xing Yuan sat on the kitchen steps, his cheeks flushed.He pulled Su Che's sleeve, and Su Che frowned when he saw the wine jar on the ground.Xing Yuan didn't see Su Che's displeasure at all, and began to chant a poem: "Sing to wine, what a life! It's like the dew in the morning, the past is full of hardships. Generosity should be generous, and worries and thoughts are unforgettable. How can you relieve your worries? Only Du Kang."
Su Che stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Xing Yuan's eyes, "Do you know who I am?"
Xing Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at Su Che and smiled, "I know, you are that ice cube with a straight face all day long."
This is drunk, he shook his head, took the wine jar in Xing Yuan's hand and coaxed gently: You can't drink alcohol for your wound, if you drink too much, the wound will hurt for a few more days.Let's stop drinking and go back to bed. "
Xingyuan shakes his head
Su Che was stunned for a moment, feeling sore in his heart, after all, he was just an outsider!
The spring breeze blows, and the petals of begonias are scattered all over the ground.He lowered his eyes, finally said nothing, turned and left, crushing the spring.
☆, past events (8)
Inside the palace, the red walls and yellow tiles are gorgeous and solemn.Yongjing came to the morning court, sitting on the golden lacquered and carved dragon throne in the center of the inner hall, kowtowing melon seeds leisurely.There are singing and dancing underneath, and the music is melodious.
"I beg the emperor to thoroughly investigate the case of the sixth prince and King Rui's attempt to rebel!" Kneeling outside the hall, Xing Yuan shouted
In the inner hall, Eunuch Deng bent down and lowered his head to test: "Your Majesty, Fifth Young Master has been kneeling outside the hall for a long time!"
"Let him kneel!" Yongjing continued knocking seeds without raising his eyelids.
The shadows on the ground gradually increased, and the clouds in the sky became denser and denser, finally blocking the sun completely behind, and the misty rain gradually obscured the distant palace in a layer of white mist.
"Dong dong," footsteps approached, and a pair of black boots stepped on the puddle and splashed water.
Suddenly an umbrella covered the sky above his head, and the hand holding the umbrella was clean and slender with distinct joints.Xing Yuan looked up along the umbrella, and Su Che's icy face came into his pupils.
Xing Yuan asked suspiciously, "Su Che?"
Su Che lowered his eyes and said lightly: "I'm going into the palace to report the latest situation of the southern border defense!"
Xing Yuan didn't reject Su Che's umbrella, and he didn't speak any more. Gradually, the rainwater collected on the ground soaked his robe that was winding on the ground.
A little father-in-law hurried up the steps outside the hall and asked in a low voice: "The emperor's servant has something to report."
"Come in." Eunuch Deng's voice came out, and the little eunuch entered in response.
After a long time, the door of the palace opened from the inside, and Eunuch Deng, who was accompanying Yongjing, came out holding a scroll.Xing Yuan raised his head and saw the bright yellow scroll in Eunuch Deng's hand, it was luxurious and dazzling, and it contained the words imperial decree.
Eunuch Deng's eyes fell on Su Che who was holding the umbrella for Xingyuan, and he said, "Your Majesty," and then he unfolded the scroll and read out, "King Rui colluded with the Sixth Prince in an attempt to rebel, and committed suicide in prison this morning. Nian and his son Meng In the evening, I did not inquire about personal affairs and reported to me. I also thought that I and King Rui belonged to the Meng family, and their blood was as thick as water, and they were especially involved in the crime of implicating their family members.
Yongjing naturally has his own considerations for avoiding the crime of punishing Lianlian. Meng Wanxiao still needs him in the south, and he is also worried that if Meng Wanxiao is moved at this moment, it is difficult to guarantee that his soldiers who have followed him for many years will rise up and return to avoid the crime of punishing Lianlian. Can get the title of a benevolent king.Kill two birds with one stone.
The place where Xing Yuan knelt was a little puddle, and the accumulated water covered his knees, but he didn't realize it.I just felt a sound in my head, and the phrase "suicide in fear of crime" rushed towards him from all directions, drowning him!penetrate him!
After Su Che listened to the imperial decree, his heart was shocked. He looked down at Xing Yuan's pale face.Distressed, sad, and self-blame hit his heart.He had experienced his father's death and knew how painful it was, but there was nothing he could do to share even a little bit of it for him.
"Your Majesty is merciful, Fifth Young Master, please hurry up to receive the order!" Eunuch Deng walked up to Xing Yuan, followed by a little eunuch who specialized in flattering horses and holding umbrellas.
How could suicide be?Father loved him the most, why didn't he even let him see him for the last time?This must be a dream, it must be a dream... Xing Yuan sat paralyzed in the muddy water without saying a word.
"I accept the order, thank you Lord Rongen." Meng Wanxi did not know when she came, he has always been meticulous in his demeanor and attire, at this time, he didn't care about the water-stained and muddy hem of his shirt, lifted the hem of his clothes, and knelt down in front of Eunuch Deng with a snap , water splashed, and raindrops dripped down his forehead.Meng Wanxi took the imperial decree with both hands. He thought that he would be happy when Meng Rui died, but he felt sad because he seemed to have lost something.
The people from Prince Yourui's Mansion received the order, and Eunuch Deng felt relieved. He turned around and saw Su Che who was still standing, and led Su Che into the hall, "Your Majesty, the emperor has been waiting for a long time."
Su Che withdrew his gaze and followed Eunuch Deng into the inner hall, the door was closed by the palace guards behind him, and no one outside the hall could be seen anymore.
Apart from reporting the border patrol situation, he mainly wanted to plead for King Rui, hoping that he could thoroughly investigate the case, and now there is no need to ask for favors.Su Che took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly, saluting Yongjing on the throne.
Under the steps outside the hall, Meng Wanxi stood up and reached out to pull Xing Yuan who was kneeling on the ground, "Wan Xing, let's go home."
Xing Yuan came back to his senses and said with red eyes: "Third brother?"
Meng Wansheng knew what he wanted to ask, so she raised her head after a pause and said, "Wan Xing, let's go home first."
Xing Yuan remained motionless and said, "Third brother, you killed the king father, right? It was you!"
"it's me…"
With a bang, Xing Yuan's mind went blank, and his headache was about to split.When he came back to his senses again, he was already in the carriage returning to the palace.When they arrived at the mansion, King Rui's body had been transported back, and plain white silk cloth was hung up and down the mansion.Everyone is still doing what they are doing, but it is different from chatting and laughing while working in the past. They are all working hard, no one speaks, and the whole palace is silent and depressed.
The memorial tablets and joss sticks in the mourning hall were ready, and Meng Wansheng lit the joss sticks one by one.Princess Rui knelt in front of the mourning hall, without saying a word, but her eyes were blank, as if she died with her husband.
King Rui's body was placed beside the coffin before it was put into the coffin, Xing Yuan lifted the white cloth and saw his father's face.He closed his eyes peacefully, as if he had fallen asleep.For a moment, memory and reality overlapped, and his father was still standing in front of the door smiling and calling him "Xing'er". He looked up, but there was only his father's cold body in front of him.
Xiaoqi didn't know when he woke up, he leaned against the door with his sword in his arms, looked up at the sky again, turned and left.
Meng Wanxi stood in the yard for a long time before entering the mourning hall, where Meng Rui's body was right in front of her eyes, but she didn't feel the pleasure of revenge.
Princess Rui saw him coming in and said sharply: "Nizi, kneel down!"
"Why should I kneel, he is not my father at all!"
"You...you know everything?" Princess Rui said.
"It was he who killed my biological father and he should pay for his life."Meng Wanxi lowered her eyes and said fiercely
When did the prince harm your father? Concubine Rui was out of breath.
"In order to get my mother, he secretly sent someone to kill my father."
"You, you get lost... Your father, Mo Ning, was obviously assassinated in the Southern Kingdom on his way back to the Southern Kingdom to take the throne." Princess Rui trembled angrily.
"Assassinated by spies from the Southern Kingdom!" Meng Wanxi froze in place, the ruthlessness on her face disappeared instantly, leaving only a pale face. He murmured: "I asked my father, why didn't he deny or explain? why did not you tell me…"
With trembling lips, he asked, "Who is my real father?"
"Southland Proton."
"Nanguo Proton, what is going on with Concubine Mu? You tell me, tell me... Concubine Mu?"
Princess Rui looked alienated: "Don't call me Concubine Mu."
The prince won't let me tell you, even if I get scolded by the prince in Huangquan today, I will tell you about it!Your father is the former prince of the Southern Kingdom, and you are the child of Mo Ning and Yan Shuang, the protons sent by the Southern Kingdom to the Huaihe Kingdom.
Princess Rui took a breath and continued: "When Mo Ning was assassinated and died in Zaidu, the assassin didn't know your mother's existence, so your mother was saved from disaster. When you found your mother, Yanshuang, she was pregnant with you at that time, and the prince knew about the proton's existence." The assassination involved the struggle for the throne in the Southern Kingdom. If the assassins knew of your existence, they would definitely kill them all. The prince wanted to bring Yanshuang back to the palace. This would protect your mother and allow you to grow up safely. So Yanshuang agreed to be the prince. Your concubine, you will become the prince's son."
"Neither the prince nor Yan Shuang want you to know this secret. They hope that you will not have hatred, and hope that you will live a safe and happy life. But I can't just watch the prince die and be misunderstood. It's dangerous. After persuading Mo Ning, he didn't take it seriously. The prince regretted that he couldn't force Mo Ning to stay. He always felt that Mo Ning's murder had something to do with him. This is his heart knot for many years."
It is so!I am the son of Southern Prince Mo Ning?It's all wrong... Mingming's mother's personal servant girl said that my father was the son of a certain family and was later poisoned to death by the prince.
The corpse had just been transported to the palace. When Housekeeper Chen changed the prince's shroud, he found that the prince's inner robe was stained with blood. He took a closer look at the words written in blood.Princess Rui took the changed inner robe and held it in her hands for a closer look, "Don't blame Xi'er, the rebellion is just an excuse for the emperor to kill him. The emperor wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die! Fortunately, the emperor promised me that I will not make things difficult." You guys, tell Xiao'er that I drank the poisoned wine myself, don't take revenge, don't use military power indiscriminately, the army of our Huaihe country can only be used to fight against other countries, how can we kill each other!
Princess Rui threw the robe on Meng Wanxi: "Look for yourself! The prince doesn't blame you, but I can't forgive you! From now on, Meng Wanxi will no longer be the son of Prince Rui's mansion, and no one will let him in after the order is passed down! "After speaking, he walked away.
Meng Wanxi sat on the ground blankly. He only joined the officialdom to get his father's attention.At home, he will always exist indistinctly. There is a brave elder brother and a gentle second brother on the top, and two younger brothers who are very pleasing to his father.He just hoped that his father could be proud of his achievements in the court. After he learned of his life experience, the accumulated hatred over the years occupied him. He didn't know why things developed into what they are today. father pushed to a dead end.
Meng Wansheng held the flint in a daze for a while, walked forward, stared at Meng Wanxi who was hanging her head and clutching King Rui's robe, and suddenly drew her sword and pointed it at his neck!
"Fourth brother!" Xing Yuan tried to stop him.
Meng Wansheng squinted her eyes, as if she hadn't heard it.
Meng Wanxi didn't intend to make any resistance, she closed her eyes and waited for the sword to stab her.
After a long stalemate, a weak and shallow voice came from the door, "Fourth brother, put down the sword!" It was the voice of the second son Meng Wanzhi.
Meng Wansheng didn't retract the sword, turned his wrist and flashed the sword light, a lock of hair fell off Wanxi's shoulder!
Meng Wanxi didn't feel any pain or discomfort in her body. He opened his eyes and saw Meng Wansheng's eyes that were red and full of moisture, and he was extremely aggrieved.
Meng Wansheng threw the sword to the ground, and cried with a "wow", "You want me to put down the sword, but my father is gone, Meng Wanxi, give me back my father, give me back."
Meng Wanxi hung her head in silence as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Seeing his fourth brother crying, Meng Wanzhi felt sad, and without opening his mouth, he walked forward silently, holding Meng Wansheng, who was crying like a child, in his arms.
Meng Wansheng cried for a while, he sobbed and wiped away his tears: "Second Brother, the doctor said that you need to rest well due to your illness, and we will take care of your father's funeral!"
Meng Wanzhi looked at Meng Wansheng and shook his head. The elder brother was far away in the borderlands. After his father passed away, he was the pillar of the family, protecting his younger brothers from wind and rain.But his body... I don't know how long it can last.
When Meng Wansheng cried, Xing Yuan couldn't help but shed tears, Meng Wanxi was not his third brother, but the son of the former crown prince of the enemy country!Facing the sudden secret, if his mother hadn't said it himself, he would never have believed it.
☆、Old Dreams (9)
Under the flickering candlelight, a figure sat in front of the lamp.He was holding a Panlong jade pendant in his hand, and the jade pendant was engraved with small handwriting, which was the word Mo Ning in the southern language.These are the relics of the proton of the Southern Kingdom sent to him by Princess Rui, a jade pendant and a letter.
Meng Wanxi opened the yellowed envelope. The letter was written by Mo Ning to the prince Meng Rui. When Meng Rui was young, he had a good relationship with the prince of the Southern Kingdom who came to Huaihe as a hostage at that time. The Southern Kingdom was critically ill and sent an envoy to pick him up Proton returned home and ascended the throne.On the eve of his return home, he wrote this letter to Meng Rui.Tell Meng Rui that he has a favorite woman named Yan Shuang in Huicheng, please ask the prince to take care of her after he leaves, and come back to pick Yan Shuang back to the south immediately after he ascends the throne.Mo Ning himself must not have thought that on the way back to the southern country, he would meet an assassin and lose his life.This promise can never be fulfilled.
After reading the letter, Meng Wanxi buried her face in her hands.After a long time, suddenly he slapped himself fiercely, what the hell have I done!En will revenge on his adoptive father and his benefactor.
For a while, he said to himself: "Yongjing, do you think you can secure the throne by clearing away the sixth prince and King Rui?" Meng Wanxi's mouth curled into an inexplicable smile.Then he raised his head, put away the envelope and the jade pendant and snuffed out the candle with his fingers.
Xing Yuan stood outside the house that Meng Wanxi bought, and wanted to knock on the door and go in to talk to Meng Wanxi, but what would he say?How could it be possible to say that she didn't hate him.He just stood like this for a while, seeing that the lights in the room were off, he lowered his eyes and finally did not go in.
On the second day, there was an urgent military situation from the south, and the army of the Southern Kingdom came under pressure. Meng Wanxiao closed the city gate and retreated to the south of the city.At the same time, a businessman came to Prince Rui's Mansion and said that he had brought something for General Meng, leaving behind a brocade box.
Meng Wansheng has been bored in his room for the past few days. His father's death hit him hard, and Xiao Qi was with him.The two brothers Meng Wanzhi and Meng Xingyuan gathered in the inner hall and opened the brocade box. There was a huge luminous pearl inside. The two stared at the luminous pearl again and again.
Meng Wanzhi said: "Big brother is not giving beads. There are many such beads in the palace. There should be other places to put things in this brocade box."
Xing Yuan took out the Ye Mingzhu and checked the inside and outside of the brocade box, and found that it still had an interlayer. He tried to rotate the carved peach branch pattern on the cover of the brocade box, and a note popped out from the bottom of the brocade box.
Xing Yuan caught the note and unfolded it: "It's the eldest brother! It said that he is going to lead an army back to the capital and head straight for the imperial palace."
Meng Wanxi thumped in her heart: "Brother, are you confused? The southern border will withdraw its troops now, the southern city will be destroyed, and the southern country will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue it. When the time comes, the entire Huaihe country will be in danger."
Xing Yuan came to his senses: "Hurry up, go and stop that businessman."
The clever little servant quickly ran out of the gate, but it was too late, the businessman left Rui Wang's mansion and turned around the alley and disappeared.
"Could this note be fake?" Xing Yuan said: "Brother is so innocent, why would he abandon the people in the border town at this time, but now that the businessman is gone, it is impossible to find out the truth."
Meng Wanzhi pondered for a moment and said, "If it's true, the consequences will be disastrous."
"If it's fake, why would the businessman send fake news? What's his intention?"
"I can't control that much now, I must rush to the south first"
Xing Yuan said: "Second brother, I'll go!"
"Stop arguing, Xing'er, I'll go!" Meng Wan said.
"Brother, your body is not suitable for long-distance travel, I will go!" Xing Yuan continued.
Meng Wanzhi looked at his younger brother and couldn't deny it: "If this is true, only I can persuade him with my eldest brother's temper. You stay at home and take care of your mother and concubine."
"Brother, I'll accompany you, maybe I can still protect you." Meng Wansheng stepped into the inner hall and looked at Meng Wanzhi with pleading eyes.
Xiaoqi stood outside the door with a blank expression on his face. The brothers were talking, and it was inconvenient for him to show up as an outsider.
Meng Wanzhi thought that Meng Wansheng was not in good condition recently, and that some things might be better, so he nodded without refusing.
With the fourth brother by the side of the second brother, Xing Yuan felt much more relieved, thinking of the recent physical condition of the concubine mother, she was not arguing.
On that day, Meng Wanzhi and Meng Wansheng drove to the south in a hurry.
After King Rui was buried, Princess Rui's accumulated emotions for many days finally invaded her body like a flood breaking an embankment. She had a high fever for several days, and no matter how many doses of medicine she took, it still did not subside.Princess Rui's condition improved a bit this day, she hadn't eaten much for the past few days, and she suddenly wanted to eat desserts made by Qingfangzhai, so Xing Yuan went to Qingfangzhai himself.
Xing Yuan returned to the palace with the food box, got off the carriage, and walked into the gate.Because he was walking in such a hurry, he didn't notice another carriage parked beside the gate. The people in the carriage saw him get off the horse, and the curtain was raised a crack to watch him walk into the depths of the palace before lowering the curtain.Su Che sat in the car and closed his eyes, remembering what Wu Zao asked him a few days ago.
"Master Hou, everything is ready at Nanzhe, when will we leave?"
The spring day was sunny that day, the breeze gently blew the peach blossoms outside the window, and some of them floated in through the open window and landed in his hair. Su Che crushed them with his fingertips.The current emperor has stretched out his minions to his brother, the emperor's uncle, and the next one is himself... Evening Star and the others?
After a long time, seeing that Master Hou didn't answer, Wu Zao tentatively asked: Master Hou?
Su Che came back to his senses: "Just wait!"
"Master Hou..." Wu Zao wanted to persuade his master to leave Huicheng and leave the court earlier, but then he thought that his Lord Hou's decision could not be persuaded, so he said "yes" and quit.
"Master, Fifth Young Master is back home, do you want to go in?" Wu Zao, who was sitting on the other side of the carriage, asked
"It's gone, come back!"
Didn't Lord Hou come to see the Fifth Young Master? Are you coming back now?During this period, Lord Hou came almost every day, and he never entered the palace every time. He just stayed at the gate for a while and then went back. Although Wu Zao was puzzled, he didn't dare to ask, and told the coachman, "Go back to the palace".
As soon as Xing Yuan walked into Princess Rui's bedroom with the food box, there was a burst of crying. Xing Yuan panicked and dropped the food box on the ground, regardless of the snacks that fell on the ground, he rushed into the door.
Several maids fell to the ground and cried bitterly, one of the maids turned her head when she heard the door slam, saw that it was the Fifth Young Master sobbing, "Master, the princess..." she started to cry before she finished speaking.
Xing Yuan walked to the bed tremblingly stretched out his fingers to check his mother's breath, he could still feel the temperature of his body, but there was no sign of breathing, he just went there, he closed his eyes and couldn't say a word.Steward Chen rushed to see the princess on the bed, and the crying maid in the room instantly understood that the prince had just been sent away, and the princess was going to be sent away in a few days. Thinking of how well the prince and concubine treated him in the past, not only did his eyes blush Tears came down: "Sad son!"
Xing Yuan opened his eyes and looked at Princess Rui's peaceful face for a long time, and said, "Chen Steward, send someone to inform the palace that the princess is dead today." And don't tell the eldest brother and them yet, now that the war is urgent, don't let them be distracted.
Steward Chen went down to give orders and arrange all the funeral affairs. Prince Rui's Mansion is now treating a guilty person, and everything about the funeral is kept simple.Xing Yuan sat alone on the corridor in the courtyard, still feeling cold with the warm spring breeze.He stared blankly at his mother's favorite magnolia flower, from afternoon to late night.He curled himself up on the corridor like a lost dog.
Xiao Qi looked at him from a distance with his sword in his arms, and when he saw that it was late at night, he took a cloak and walked over to put it on him, "It's cold at night, be careful of catching a cold!"
"roll!"
Xiao Qi was stunned and thought that he had a fever, and he was confused, so he reached out to touch his forehead, but was opened by Xing Yuan's palm, "Didn't you hear what I said? Get out, get out!" Xing Yuan pulled it away Throwing the cloak on the shoulders on the ground, he said: "It's all your fault for drinking. What kind of wine do you drink like a worm? If you don't drink, you can help me save my father, and my mother will not die. Didn't you say you want to repay your favor? Want to protect me? What kind of protection is this! You liar, go as far as you can!" Xing Yuan's eyes were bloodshot and scarlet as if he wanted to kill someone.
When Concubine Rui was ill, Xing Yuan asked Xiao Qi if he could save her. He said that there was nothing he could do about life, old age, sickness and death.He really lied to him at the time, not because he couldn't be saved but because he didn't want to.Xiao Qi watched him for a while, then suddenly disappeared into the courtyard.
Xing Yuan buried his face in his palms and wept bitterly.The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the sky and the earth are vast.
☆、Old Dreams (10)
After finishing the funeral of Princess Rui, Xing Yuan recalled what he said to Xiao Qi that night, and felt that he had spoken too harshly, and wanted to apologize to Xiao Qi.He searched all over the palace, but there was no trace of Xiao Qi.Xing Yuan thought: I can't really get out!I'm not really letting him go.
Today is cloudy and there is not a single star in the sky.During the day, I received a letter from my second brother saying that the news from the businessman was false. The eldest brother didn't write any note, let alone sent the businessman to Huicheng.The second brother and Meng Wansheng stayed in the army to help the elder brother because the war was tight, and they will not return to the capital for the time being, and let him take good care of his mother and concubine.
He wrote back: "Everything is fine, I hope my brothers will pay attention to their health and return home as soon as possible." Xing Yuan smiled mockingly at himself, went to the wine cellar, took out two jars of Jinzhaozui from inside, opened the stopper and poured it down. Altar, how to relieve worries, only Du Kang.
Holding the wine jar, he unknowingly came to the courtyard where Xiao Qi lived, "Xiao Qi"!Only after opening the door did I realize that Xiao Qi had been away for a few days.He shook his head, retreated, closed the door, and was about to leave when a gust of cold wind blew "whoosh" before he could see what it was. A small arrow suddenly appeared on the wooden pillar of the verandah. note.
"Who?" Xing Yuan looked around for a moment, but there was no one around.He walked over and took down the note, "Meng Wanxi assassinates the emperor tonight, the emperor already knows his plan, it's dangerous!" Who wrote the note, and the note under the night pearl?
It is better to believe in what is there than to believe in what is not.First go to San Ge’s house to see, Xing Yuan crumpled the note into a ball and threw it into a roadside lantern, the note was burnt to ashes in no time.
Xing Yuan hurried out of the palace and knocked on the door of Meng Wansheng's outer house, "Where is Master Meng?"
"My lord has gone out tonight, but he hasn't returned yet," the servant replied.
Xing Yuan frowned, stopped talking and rushed towards the palace.When approaching the gate of the palace, he stopped, there is no reason to enter the palace in the middle of the night, could it be that there are assassins tonight!He thought for a while, turned and jumped onto the roof.Along the way, he was hoping that what was written on the note was not true, or that he would meet the third brother and persuade the third brother to go back.Passing through layers of guards, he climbed up to the roof opposite the Yongjing dormitory. He clasped his hands on the tile eaves and looked down. The dormitory was lit and the Kung Fu door was opened just three fingers away, and a black-clothed man rushed out from inside. People, the man in black was immediately surrounded by guards after he came out, and a group of hidden guards also came out from the hall.
It seems that Yongjing has indeed laid an ambush for a long time.Xing Yuan stared carefully at the man in black on the ground, the figure of the man in black was very similar to Meng Wanxi in his fighting movements.Seeing the men in black being surrounded, a group of men in black came out of nowhere.These men in black raised their swords to fight with the bodyguards and hidden guards, and the men in black gradually lost their battle amidst the shadows of swords and swords.Meng Wanxi was panting heavily, and a bloodstain was drawn on her left sleeve.He took a sip and said fiercely: "Which bastard leaked the secret, when the master escapes, he will have to skin him!" "As he spoke, he swung his sword and began to fight with the hidden guards surrounding him. These hidden guards were all vicious and deadly.
Gritting his teeth, Xing Yuan tore off a piece of cloth from his robe, covered his face, and jumped off the roof.Regardless of his own poor skills, if he goes down, he is going to die. He can't just watch Meng Wansheng, who has been his elder brother for more than [-] years, be killed, and see the guards and hidden guards fighting with the man in black. notice him. "Third brother!" He rushed into the encirclement and stopped in front of Meng Wansheng.
Suddenly a Bing sword stabbed straight at him, "Si" Xingyuan quickly drew out the long sword at his waist to block it, the long sword was silvery white, emitting a cold white light, the dark guard was caught by the sword in the blink of an eye Qi Zhenfei flew out and hit a tree trunk ten meters away, and died immediately.Xing Yuan was surprised.This sword was a gift from Xiao Qi when he first met Xiao Qi. Xing Yuanjue's hilt and scabbard are carved with exquisite patterns, and it has been hung around his waist as an accessory, and has never been sheathed.Unexpectedly, the sword that Xiao Qi gave him was so lethal.
While fighting, the two asked, "Who is this young master?" He turned his attention to the speaker and glanced at the speaker, with a flash of light in his eyes: "Fifth brother?"
Xing Yuan nodded, and the two quickly leaned together after confirming
Meng Wanxi said, "Fifth Brother, why are you here?"
Xing Yuan said: "It's a long story, someone sent me a note telling me that you will come to assassinate me today."
Meng Wanxi said: "Your kung fu like a three-legged cat is here to die. Where's Little Seventh Young Hero? Let him take you away, hurry up!"
Xing Yuan said: "Third brother, you won't see Xiao Qi anymore, he was chased away by me."
Meng Wanxi continued: "What? You dare to come here directly!"
"I can't just watch you die here!"
"Listen, let's fight to the periphery in a while, and run as soon as you get to the periphery."
"There will be rescuers in a while, let's run together!"
"you sure?"
"uncertain!"
The brand new demon sword has not been drawn for a long time, and after a fight, the white sword is full of energy, very eye-catching.Xiao Qi, who was hiding in the dark, was slightly stunned, the Demon Slayer Sword was like scrap iron in his hands!This was the first time he had seen the power of the Demon Slayer Sword.Besides, the person who uses it is still a mortal at this time...
Suddenly Xiaoqi's pupils shrank, it was too late to stop, the long sword had already entered Xingyuan's body from the back. "Damn it!" Xiaoqi waved his long sleeves, and the dark guard who was still holding on to the hilt of his sword immediately vomited blood and fell to the ground dead.Just as he was about to go out to save others, a man in black descended from the sky to support Xing Yuan.The man in black covered his face with a black cloth, only his eyes were exposed, and the guards and dark guards who saw his eyes felt shuddering.The moment Xing Yuan was supported, he thought it was Xiao Qi, but then he changed his mind.Although this person's height is similar to Xiao Qi's, the temperature in his eyes is very different.The blood flowed from the wound, he endured the pain and asked: "Who is this strong man?
"Pfft..." A mouthful of blood spurted out, and it was spraying on the man's sleeve.
"I'm sorry..." Xing Yuan hurriedly went to wipe the blood on his sleeve
Can the blood be wiped clean?The man in black didn't answer, just rolled his eyes at him, and then grabbed his hand that was still shaking his sleeve to protect him behind his back.
The man in black winked at Meng Wansheng to signal him to approach, and they went to the periphery together.Seeing that he was protecting his fifth younger brother, whether he was a friend or an enemy, Meng Wansheng nodded and leaned over.
In this way, he protected Xing Yuan with one hand, and with the sword in the other, he broke out of the siege with Meng Wanxi.
The last thing Xing Yuan thought before he lost consciousness was, um, his hand hurts, why is this man so strong.
Yongjing has been sitting in the bedroom watching this good show, thinking that catching the assassin is a must.The assassin ran away right under his nose. He frowned very displeased. Not only did he not catch him, he also lost a team of hidden guards who were very skilled in martial arts.Just as he was thinking about the identity of the man in black later, a gust of wind came, and a sword flew over, barely stopping between his eyes, and he was almost dead, scaring him to fall off the dragon chair.
"I said, don't touch him." The speaker was dressed in a black robe with wide sleeves, long robes that stretched across the ground, and a black hooded cloak over it.Half of his face was hidden in the shadow of the hood, so he couldn't see clearly.
☆、Old Dreams (11)
Xing Yuan woke up in the evening seven days later. In the dim light, he saw a long figure of Yixin standing in front of the window, rubbing his eyes and trying to sit up, "hissing" for a while, and looking at the pain, he saw the back of the waist and abdomen. Wrapped in a thick bandage.Hearing the sound, the tall man in front of the window turned around and came: "Don't move, the wound is still not healed!" After Xing Yuan saw who the man was, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he lay down obediently: "Su Che, You said that little beggar is quite trustworthy, I gave him a piece of silver, and he delivered the news for me.
Su Che was noncommittal.Late at night that day, he put down the pen he was writing and was about to go to sleep when he suddenly heard a sound outside the gate.
"Go and see what's going on." He ordered the attendants waiting outside the study.
The attendant came back and said: There is a beggar outside the gate, and the guards are rushing him away.
Su Che said: "Give him some broken silver!"
"Yes, but the beggar still doesn't leave, saying that he must see you, Master Hou. Master Hou is also a beggar who sees you as soon as he says he sees you!" The attendant finished mocking and turned around to give the broken silver.
"Wait!" If a beggar with a normal mind and only begged for food and money dares to come to see me, is it true?
"Go and bring that beggar in!"
What!The attendant who was about to step out of the room opened his mouth wide, Master Hou really wanted to see a beggar!He didn't dare to ask more about his master's order, so he hurriedly obeyed.
"What if I don't go to save you, but take the Jinwu Guards to capture you to claim credit?"
Of course Xing Yuan had such doubts, he bet that Su Che would save him, "Brother Su, I believe you, what is the relationship between us, we are classmates!
What a classmate friendship, a trace of helplessness flashed in Su Che's eyes and he didn't speak anymore.
"Where's my third brother?" Xing Yuan asked.
"Let's go! He left you a letter." Su Che walked to the table with his hands behind his back, flicked the crabapple petals from the envelope and handed it to the person on the bed.Xing Yuan endured the pain and sat up, this time Su Che just looked at him and didn't stop him.
"I know that I have sinned deeply, and I am ashamed and speechless. I am going to be alone, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, don't think about it!"
The window was open, and a gust of wind blew the letter paper off the fingertips, spinning a few times on the ground before stopping.Su Che picked up the letter paper and burned it in front of the lamp.
"Where can he go?"
"I don't know, but you are all wanted." Su Che said lightly.
"Wouldn't it be death to go out? Why don't you stop him!" Xing Yuan said anxiously
"He has no friendship with me." Su Che still said indifferently
It is also the third brother who has been pushing Su Che out in the past few years, so it is kind of him to save him in the palace.
Seeing that Xing Yuan's expression dimmed, Su Che lowered his eyes and said softly, "Don't worry, you won't be caught so easily. It looks like you are the only ones wanted."
Xing Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, if they were really caught, it would be even more convincing of his father's crime of treason.Thinking of the father and mother, there was a dull pain in the wound in his heart, and when the dull pain gradually subsided, he said seriously: "Brother Su, save my life. If there is a need in the future, I will definitely die."
Hearing the promise made by the person in front of him, Su Che suddenly raised his eyes, there seemed to be a hot fire in his eyes, and then they dimmed in an instant: "You don't remember, you also saved me, we are even."
Xing Yuan shook his head and said, "Didn't you give me a horse before? I still owe you."
Su Che's tone suddenly became cold and stern: "Do you know that I walked through the gate of hell once, and the sword of the hidden guard was poisoned, and you fell into a coma for seven days. I searched all the doctors and said that there is no cure for this poison, if it wasn't for you It just so happens that there is a wandering Taoist who has the Resurrection Pill, and you are already a ghost now, do you know that for the past seven days I...you really owe me!" He didn't continue, turned around and left with a flick of his long sleeves!
Xing Yuan has an innocent face, why is he so serious, am I still alive?
After Su Che left, Xing Yuan recalled the dream he had when he was in a coma. In the dream, Xiao Qi was standing beside his bed, unable to see his expression clearly.After a moment of silence, Xiao Qi raised his hand, and a black pill appeared in his palm.Xiao Qi pinched the elixir with one hand and his jaw with the other, and the elixir was swallowed into the stomach as the Adam's apple rolled.
He remembered that Xiaoqi's tone was very cold, and he said: "When I came to you, I said that I would repay your kindness. Today I saved your life, and this kindness will be repaid. The vicissitudes of the sea, the white clouds and the dogs, a thousand years are just in the blink of an eye. It's time to say goodbye, you should be more careful in the future, there is no second Resurrection Pill."
The father, queen, mother and concubine are gone, the third brother is gone, the little seven is gone, the eldest brother and the others are still at the border, and a good home has become such a desolate place today.Xingyuan couldn't help crying.
Su Che walked halfway, sighed, turned back to remind Xingyuan not to move around and heal his wounds, just saw him crying alone from the open window, he stood under the crabapple tree by the window, raised his hand to wipe away his tears , finally lowered his eyes and turned away.
After eating the healthy porridge from the kitchen, suitable for those who haven't eaten for many days, he pretended to fall asleep.In the middle of the night, Xing Yuan secretly dragged the bandage and reluctantly got out of bed. There were few attendants in Yu'an Hou's mansion, so no one noticed.After lying on the bed for three days, he wanted to get up and walk, so he walked through the waiting mansion with the help of the wall, but he didn't meet a single person along the way.Xing Yuan shook his head and thought, the dignified Marquis of Yu'an's mansion is so deserted, the servants must have been scared away by Su Che's seriousness.
Suddenly smelled the aroma of wine, followed the aroma to find the kitchen.Pushing open the door, the moonlight slipped into the house, followed the moonlight to look in, and there was a row of small wine jars neatly stacked in the corner.Seeing the wine, Xing Yuan even forgot the pain, he picked up a jar, unwrapped the wine and drank a few sips.
After drinking from one jar, he picked up another jar.When Su Che found him, there were already several empty wine jars on the ground.
Xing Yuan sat on the kitchen steps, his cheeks flushed.He pulled Su Che's sleeve, and Su Che frowned when he saw the wine jar on the ground.Xing Yuan didn't see Su Che's displeasure at all, and began to chant a poem: "Sing to wine, what a life! It's like the dew in the morning, the past is full of hardships. Generosity should be generous, and worries and thoughts are unforgettable. How can you relieve your worries? Only Du Kang."
Su Che stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Xing Yuan's eyes, "Do you know who I am?"
Xing Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at Su Che and smiled, "I know, you are that ice cube with a straight face all day long."
This is drunk, he shook his head, took the wine jar in Xing Yuan's hand and coaxed gently: You can't drink alcohol for your wound, if you drink too much, the wound will hurt for a few more days.Let's stop drinking and go back to bed. "
Xingyuan shakes his head
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