Wrong Changhuan

An Cuo took Chang Huan's hand and said, "It's her business that she likes me, and it's my business that I don't like her. So whether she gets hurt or not is none of my business."

Chang Huan sighed helplessly, "You really don't know how to pity and cherish jade."

"Oh? Where is the incense, and where is the jade? I only know that the incense comes from the eyes, and the jade... is held in the hand." An Cuo said and looked up at Chang Huan, where the tenderness was like water.

Chang Huan pulled his hand away and said, "You are teasing me again, so I will ignore you."

"Although, kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. But since you ignore me, then... I was wrong... I admit my mistake, so forgive me."

Come to think of it, a rival in love is also a kind of enemy.

Chang Huan looked at An Cuo with a cute face, and felt a little uncomfortable for a while.She has seen Ah Cuo's coldness, gentleness, domineering and charming, but she has never seen such a well-behaved and even begging look.

Chang Huan laughed.

"What are you laughing at? Is there something on my face?" An Cuo touched his face in confusion, but didn't see anything unusual.

Chang Huan shook his head, and said with a smile, "I just thought about it just now, if Ah Cuo said something wrong, is it right or wrong?"

An Cuo also raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Whatever you say is what you say, so you shouldn't be wrong again."

Chang Huan said, "To be serious, I have already got the Hundred Days Red." Chang Huan told her how Xie Tiandong gave Mo Lihe to her.

An misheard, and asked, "Xie Tiandong, can you trust me?"

Chang Huan shook his head and said, "I never believed in that smiling tiger, but I believe in myself, I can get it, I know." After a pause, he continued, "It's only a few days later."

"That's good. The Hou Mansion is not a place to stay for a long time."

Chang Huan asked suspiciously, "By the way, last time you said that the person following me is the secret guard of the Hou Mansion, but he may not necessarily be someone from the Hou Mansion. What do you mean?"

An made a mistake, "I only found out recently that those people not only followed you, although they came from the Hou Mansion, they are still monitoring another person."

Chang Huan was very curious and asked, "Who is it?"

An Cuo said slowly, "Murong Bing's father, Old Prince Jiang Xia."

Chang Huan frowned, and said, "I heard the princess's tone, it seems that the old prince has indeed come to the Hou Mansion recently."

An Cuo said bluntly, "It's not recently, it's because I've been living in seclusion in the Hou Mansion these years, but I rarely come out to meet people."

"Madam came here this time to bring a prescription for the old prince, saying it is a detoxification. It seems that he has been poisoned for a long time... But who will poison him? Could it be that the regent offended someone in the court? "Chang Huan said, tilting his head and scratching his head, very puzzled.

An took Chang Huan's hand by mistake, helped her straighten a few protruding hairs, and said, "Don't think about it if you don't understand it. I don't want you to stay here for a long time. There is another reason. This matter, It's been hidden in my heart for a long time, and I don't know whether I should tell you that it's about the Lin family, or maybe it's about the person behind the scenes who ordered you to monitor you."

"what's up?"

An Cuo looked directly at Chang Huan, and said slowly, "Since I left that time in Bieyuan, I took on a mission to help an employer kill Lu Guangkun, the magic knife outside the customs. The condition offered by the employer was to inform me of the death of the former Yuancheng. War, the matter of General Zhongwu's death in battle."

"All I know is that when my grandfather was transferred from the capital to defend the city, the northern border army attacked the city with [-] troops, and the city was defended by [-] troops. The disparity in strength between the enemy and us led to the collapse of the city. In the end, the entire army, including my grandfather, died in battle. Is there any secret in it?"

How tragic was that battle, how could An Cuo not have heard of it.Perhaps no one in other parts of Nan'an dared to mention this matter anymore, but in Kansai, where the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, and perhaps because of the proximity to the city, storytellers in teahouses often commented on that battle.

It was the winter of the 14th year of Guangren in the Nan'an Kingdom, when a [-] army from the Northern Borderlands raided the border, and the city was trapped.However, the nearest garrison that received the distress letter could have arrived within three days, but there was no movement.

On the fourth day, the enemy cut off the water source of the city.

On the seventh day, General Zhongwu used himself as a bait and sent [-] elite deputy generals to escort the civilians who were willing to leave to break out from the southwest gate. Except for a few who escaped, the [-] elites and most of the civilians were hunted down and killed.In order to protect and break through, Lin Yun and his wife resisted desperately, defended the city to the death, and waited for reinforcements.

On the tenth day, the reinforcements still hadn't arrived, and the city was broken. Both Lin Yun and his wife died in battle. There were more than [-] defenders, and none of them surrendered or survived.

Then the army of the Northern Borderlands stepped into the city and ordered the massacre of the city.

On that day, wailing filled the sky and blood flowed like a river.

According to the history books of Nan'an Kingdom, in the winter of the 14th year of Guangren, the city was destroyed in the battle of Yuancheng, and the loyal general Lin Yun died at the age of 36.

When the prince colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, troops were raised to force the palace. Jiangxia King Murong Ji transferred troops into the palace to serve the king, to eliminate the rebellion, and put the prince to death in Qianyuan Palace.

It was the winter solstice of that year, and the emperor was critically ill. The six-year-old fourth son Murong Yuan became the crown prince and served as the assistant to the king of Jiangxia.

Three days later, the emperor collapsed and died, and his posthumous title was Renjing.

The following year, the new emperor registered, changed the name of the country to the first year of Jianfeng, and appointed Jiangxia King Murong Ji as the regent and the full power of the prime minister.

Since then, the Lin family has completely stayed away from the court.

An Cuo said, "The man said that the defenders of the city are the main force of the Lin family army. They are all brave and good at fighting, and they can be counted as ten. Even if there are [-] troops from the northern border, they will not necessarily lose. What really caused the city to be destroyed and the entire army to be wiped out The reason is that the defense map of the garrison was secretly sent to the emperor of the Northern Border Kingdom."

Chang Huan was startled, and asked hastily, "Who is it?"

An Cuo raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "The first prince, Murong Yi."

"What? How could..." Chang Huan couldn't believe it for a moment, the news was unintentionally like a bolt from the blue.There was a buzzing sound in his head, but he froze all of a sudden.But what my mother said flashed back in my mind, your father is dead... and when I mentioned my father, I was full of resentment. Could this be the reason why my mother hated herself all the time?

Lin Changhuan didn't know what to think for a while, so he just repeated, "How could this be..."

An Cuo paused, and then said, "But the man said again, this is a game of chess, and it is played for those who should see it, and the first prince is just a pawn in this man's hand... All of this... It's just a bureau, and there are hidden secrets and masterminds behind it."

This sentence is not long, but it disrupted Chang Huan's meditation with his head down, and his doubts deepened. He raised his eyes and said, "There are hidden secrets and masterminds?...Who is it?"

An Cuo looked straight at Chang Huan, and said, "After the death of the crown prince, the person who has benefited the most—"

Chang Huan's expression froze, and he took the words, "It's King Jiang Xia, Murong Ji?!"

An Cuo said thoughtfully, "I just suspect that it's Murong Ji." After a pause, he continued, "It's just that he's not just the King of Jiangxia, he's also the Prince Regent, and the entire Nan'an Kingdom is under his control." An Cuo finished speaking and looked at Chang Huan, just to let her know that the man was by no means an ordinary person.

Regarding the issue of someone sending secret guards hidden in the Hou's mansion to monitor Chang Huan, An Cuo just told Yang Yan about the candidate he suspected, but Yang Yan immediately believed that Murong Ji was instigating him.And if the employer hadn't lied, maybe Murong Ji was planning everything behind it.

Chang Huan was speechless for a while.

It turned out that the Lin family can do anything, but they can't be officials, that's why.

It turned out that the reason Murong Ji came to Jiangling this time was to send her away on purpose, but it was to protect her.

It turned out that the real enemy of the Lin family was Murong Ji.

An Cuo murmured, "So, Hou Fu, I don't want you to stay long. Yang Yan also meant that."

A hint of loss and sadness appeared in Chang Huan's eyes, and he said, "Ah Cuo, Second Uncle and the others must have known the truth a long time ago, but why did the whole family keep it from me?"

An Cuo's tone softened, and he comforted, "Perhaps they don't want to let you bear hatred. They care about you so much, and they must want to make your life easier."

"What about you? Why did you tell me this?" Chang Huan looked at An Cuo with reddened eye circles.

An Cuo embraced Chang Huan in his arms, and said sincerely, "I don't want you to be in danger without knowing it, to get hurt, or to be kept in the dark. Most importantly, I don't want us There's a secret between them."

The surrounding flowers and shadows are chaotic, and the birds in the treetops are thinking.

Chang Huan's heart was also disturbed, because the first prince, Murong Ji, and the more honest Ah Cuo, said this sentence because he didn't want a secret between us.

These words hit Chang Huan's weakness.Ah Cuo can live frankly, but she can't.There are too many secrets in the Lin family that she doesn't know, and why didn't she hide Nuan Nuan or Xie Tianqing's secret.

Chen Sining and Xie Tianshu, who came from the south, sighed and sighed, and just turned into the corridor on the west side, what they saw was the scene of the two embracing each other.

An Cuo and Chang Huan paid attention to the north side of the banquet hall, and their backs were facing away at this time, and they didn't see the vicious gaze from behind. They didn't let go of Chang Huan until An Cuo heard footsteps.

As long as An Cuo looked back, Chen Sining seemed to have been greatly wronged, ignoring Xie Tianshu beside him, and ran out with tears in his eyes.

Seeing Chang Huan and An Cuo get up separately, Xie Tianshu glanced at Chang Huan with a scornful smile, but he was gloating in his heart, at least no one would compete with her for the heir, but no matter what, he had to have a good relationship with Chen Sining, thinking about this, Then he chased after him unhurriedly.

Chang Huan didn't care about so many thoughts, he just said, "You should go after him and see if anything really happens. I don't mind about this, really."

An Cuo said quietly, "But I don't mind. Now that she sees it, let's break it up." At the moment, she only cares about whether Chang Huan can stand it after knowing about Murong Ji.

Chang Huan is very pleased with An Cuo's capable and non-sloppy personality.

It's just that she never thought that in the not-too-distant future, there will be a day when An Cuo treats Chen Sining so decisively, and treats herself without a trace of old affection.This is something to say later, not to mention.

Although Chang Huan was upset, he didn't forget what to do next, and said, "I'm going to tell that old monk, this is just a step in the door, don't let him talk too much."

"Then I'll go with you." An Cuo said and accompanied her to the independent small courtyard with wild cranes.

This courtyard can be regarded as the cleanest place in the Hou Mansion, away from the hustle and bustle, although it is simple, it is natural.

After the little novice made the announcement, the old monk Zhibei came out of his samadhi and went into the hall to meet Chang Huan.

Zhi Bei clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "Amitabha, the little benefactor is here to catch up with the old monk?"

Chang Huan also made the palms together and said, "Master, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your body is still so tough, but it hasn't changed at all."

"Little benefactor, he has grown up, but his temperament has not changed. It's so good--" Zhi Bei invited Chang Huan and An Cuo to take their seats, and ordered the little novice to serve tea.

Chang Huan apologized and said with a smile, "For the sake of our acquaintance, if other people ask about my identity, please keep it secret for me."

Zhi Bei bowed his head again and recited the Buddha's name, saying, "Monks don't tell lies, the little benefactor is going to embarrass the old monk."

Chang Huan rolled his eyes, and he had already thought of a countermeasure, and said confidently, "But if you tell me my identity, my life will be in danger. The Buddhist family is merciful. Don't you have the heart to see me fall into such a situation? Besides Yes, I concealed my identity to save people. This selective concealment or another way of saying it is not a lie, and the Buddha will understand."

An heard it wrong, and lowered her head with a smile. She hadn't discovered that she could be so foolish before.

Zhipei said, "The little benefactor is saving people, and the old monk will help to hide one or two things. But if someone asks, what can be said and what can't be said? I hope to advise."

Chang Huan knew that his prediction was correct, and said with a smile, "I can't talk about advice. If someone asks, no matter who it is, you just say that you met me in Jiangling, you only know my surname is Lin, and you don't know anything else."

Zhi Bei nodded in agreement, and then kindly reminded, "All cause and effect are caused by thoughts. The reason for the little benefactor to hide his identity at this time, although what he thought was to save people, but the person he concealed from you has created deception. I am afraid that the karma will be more or less mild or severe in the future, and there will be retribution."

Chang Huan said, "We will talk about the future. This is what you taught me, master, to live in the present. Isn't it?"

Yesterday is gone, so you can't chase it; tomorrow is not here, so worry about it; only now is the only thing that should be grasped.

Zhi Bei sees through Chang Huan's little trick.She knew exactly what he said, but she didn't respond positively.He had learned this many years ago.

If you talk about compassion to her, she will talk to you about cause and effect; if you talk about cause and effect to her, she will tell you to grasp the moment;

Zhibei could only sigh in his heart, it is a pity that he has such a root of wisdom and does not enter Buddhism.He couldn't help persuading him again, "Little benefactor, you will soon be twenty-eight years old, do you remember what the old monk said back then?"

Chang Huan stopped laughing suddenly, and said, "It's so deafening, how dare you forget it." What the old monk told Lin Xun and Yang Yan back then was that love is sad, and I'm afraid of premature death.She was ten years old that year, and her memory has always been very good.

In fact, she has never taken that prophecy seriously, and has long since forgotten it, not even after meeting Ah Cuo.mentioned again today.

At that time, Chang Huan didn't know what Qing Jie was, so he asked the old monk.

Zhibei said, the word love is like honey and a knife; only when the heart is moved, it is love, and love and family affection are the same.The only way to be liberated is to cut off petty feelings and embrace compassion and great love.

She didn't understand it then, and she still doesn't understand it now.

It is also because of this that Zhibei said that she has the roots of wisdom, but she has not yet reached the state of real enlightenment and emptiness.

Thinking about it now, the second uncle was furious at the time because of the wrong thing, and the first time he was violent, I am afraid it was because of the old monk's words first.

An Cuo, who had been quietly listening to the two talking, suddenly interjected curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Chang Huan hurriedly laughed, "It's nothing, it's just a prophecy." Then he quickly changed the subject and asked Ah Cuo in a low voice, "Do you have any money with you?"

An Cuo took out the money bag and handed it to Chang Huan, only to see Chang Huan took out two silver ingots from it, pushed them to Zhibei and said, "These silver ingots are all used as incense oil money for offerings, and I hope the master will not think too little."

Zhi Bei didn't refuse, and said, "Well, thank you two benefactors. Amitabha -- so good, so good --"

Chang Huan didn't say much, so he stood up and said goodbye.Zhibei sent the two of them to the gate of the courtyard before going back.

Walking along the loess trail on the west side of the lawn, An Cuo became curious and asked, "What prophecy?"

Chang Huan looked at the leisurely Baihe family in front of him, forced a smile on his face, turned his head and said, "The old monk said that good people are rewarded with good things, that when I grow up, my wishes will come true, and lovers will eventually get married."

An Cuo laughed, and said, "It seems that the money is less."

Chang Huan didn't say a word, and without stopping, he just stretched out his left hand and held An Cuo's hand tightly.