Emperor Que Shaohua

In the dark closet, Luo Pingyuan heard Qingluan's plain voice, "I have seen the Lord."

"Okay, since you won't see me again, I'll be excused." The person who came in said, with no emotion in his voice, "You don't look very good, what happened?"

Luo Pingyuan's heart trembled slightly, Wei Wuze was really sharp, the first sentence was hard to deal with, thinking that the vengeance of killing his mother was close at hand, his mood was excited again, and he silently clenched the hilt of Chunjun's sword .

"It's all the servant's fault," Shao'er said in a tight voice, "It was the servant who broke the teacup carelessly, which shocked Madam!"

The tea stains and broken porcelain on the ground hadn't been cleaned up yet, Wei Wuze said playfully: "I haven't changed my clothes yet, it seems that she's just such a small girl, she really can't handle it, so I'll transfer two smart girls to serve you later." .”

"Thank you, Lord, for your concern." Qingluan said, "But I just want to live a simple life. When there are too many people coming and going around, I feel bored. Shaoer, it's rare for the Lord to come over. Go and tell the kitchen to prepare more food and wine .”

"Yes, ma'am." Shao'er quickly replied, followed by the sound of footsteps going out.

"Why, do you think I'm not coming too often? It's really rare." Wei Wuze laughed lowly, "Qingluan, you were always stupid before, but now you can't see things, but your mind is much clearer."

"Thank you for your praise." Qingluan said lightly, "It's a pity that I am dull-witted, I can't remember how stupid I was in the past, and I can't feel how clear it is."

"When you first followed me, you wished you could hide in a corner and shiver every day, so that people would not be happy when they saw it." Wei Wuze said, "Now, you are quite calm, but sometimes I miss the panic and pleading , Little Qingluan who can't hide anything."

His voice was as variable as in Luo Pingyuan's impression, sometimes deep and slow, sometimes harsh and piercing, with hidden metallic sounds, but at the end, he seemed to be sighing a little, "The impermanence of the world can be seen."

Qingluan said: "My lord may have some regrets, but as a concubine, it is very fortunate to be able to live peacefully for the rest of my life."

During the conversation between the two, the tone was normal, and the content of what they said was unremarkable, but in Luo Pingyuan's ears, he felt that if there was a deep meaning in it, it seemed to be turbulent and hidden.Qingluan's voice still had a kind of undisciplined and imperceptible indifference and indifference, as if she was already tired of Venerable Wei in front of her, and she was also tired of answering in circles like this.

Not long after, with the sound of small and mixed footsteps, the aroma of the dishes wafted into his nostrils. Through the thin gap, Luo Pingyuan caught a glimpse of several servants silently setting the cups, plates and dishes, and then quietly retreated out , leaving only Shaoer cloth.The side of Wei Wuze's seat was facing the wardrobe. The former Lord of the Netherworld and the Yin Envoy of the Kunlun Mansion still vaguely looked the same as before. His arrogant demeanor was a little more restrained, and his whole person became more and more gloomy.

Qingluan and Wei Wuze sat facing each other, from Luo Pingyuan's angle, he could only see the fair side face.After eating a few mouthfuls of food, she said leisurely, "My lord seems to be in a very good mood today."

"Did you feel it?" Wei Wuze stared at her, then smiled, "That's right, if you inadvertently catch a flaw in your lifelong enemy and find out that you can inflict serious damage on him with a small trick, wouldn't you feel better?"

"So that's how it is." Qingluan said, "Sometimes I still think that although the lord is strong in martial arts, he has old wounds from his early years, and he can't last long in battle. Now that he has found another way to win, it seems that there is no use I'm worried." She paused, "But I don't know what kind of flaw makes the Lord so confident?"

Wei Wuze didn't answer directly, but said with a leisurely smile: "There is such a kind of opponent in the world, if you fight and force him to kneel with force alone, even if you win, it's as boring as throwing away everything. You can only use tactics and fight from the inside. The real enjoyment is to knock him down and never stand up again."

Luo Pingyuan thought about the meaning of the words, and the enemy in his life was clearly referring to King Jing, but what mistake would the emperor's brother have to be caught by the enemy?And when Qingluan mentioned that Wei Wuze couldn't fight for a long time, did he say it specifically for himself?

Qingluan's emotions seemed to be affected as well, and he smiled and said, "It's rare for the Lord to be happy, so let me toast a glass of wine, and congratulate the Lord for his long-cherished wish to be fulfilled."

She picked up the wine glass and put it down again, "The smell of this wine is too strong, the Lord's injury is not healed, how can he drink strong wine, Shao'er, remove everything from the table, and bring my secret wine."

Shao'er stepped forward in response, but hesitated and dared not withdraw the wine, Wei Wuze didn't take it seriously: "Just do it, don't spoil Madam's interest."

Shao'er swiftly moved the jug to one side, and replaced the wine cup with two empty glass cups, then walked to the small table, and took out the glass bottle filled with amber liquid from the shelf on the lower floor, it was Qingluan who just took it The one fiddling with in the hand.Shao'er pulled out the cork and poured it carefully.

"This is not the first time my lord has tasted the flower dew and honey wine made by myself." Qingluan still had a slight smile in his voice, "In addition to adding honey, it is also soaked in mint and vanilla, the taste is very sweet .”

"Women like to drink wine with a bunch of flowers and plants. It's not interesting." Wei Wuze's face was joking, and he raised his glass and touched the glass cup in her hand, "You have something to do, I will accompany you have a drink."

Qingluan raised his glass slowly and then asked softly after a while: "I heard from Shao'er, the Lord will arrange for me to leave Yuhang and go to sea by boat?"

"Yes, let Zhai San and Zhai Wu accompany you to take the way to Minzhou in two days." Wei Wuze said, then sneered, "The Shao family is weak and useless, the Min family is greedy and doesn't know how to advance or retreat, and the Jiangnan family is nothing more than that, fortunately, they didn't pin their hopes on On them. From my point of view, Tianyuan won’t be quiet for long, maybe at this very moment, spies have already sneaked in.”

Luo Pingyuan was startled suddenly, his whole body tensed up involuntarily, he kept holding back his breath, could it be that he was still noticed?There was a slight tinkling sound, and it was Shaoer Bucai's trembling hands.

"My concubine and Shao'er have never been on a sea boat. I heard that the sea is rough and the waves are high. Thinking about it makes me nervous." Qingluan said, "Besides, the Lord is not on the same line. I really don't want to be alone in the wilderness." The island." Her tone was still indifferent, but there was a little uneasiness in it.

Wei Wuze smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? The boat is very big and won't be too bumpy. I still have some important matters to finish. It's meaningless for you to stay in Hangzhou, but it will add more variables. After ten and a half months, I will go to the island I will stay with you for a while."

There seemed to be a bit of joy in his tone, Luo Pingyuan thought to himself, no wonder the brothers joked that women in the world are born to deceive, even Qingluan is no exception.He calculated the time in his mind, it was already past noon, and if he calmed down for a while, the disciple of Langhuan should arrive soon.

Qingluan pointed to the empty wine cup, and signaled Shaoer to refill it for the two of them. She picked it up and took a sip before slowly saying, "Although the lord's tone is relaxed, he has reached the point where he is far away from the sea, which explains the situation. It’s not good. Could it be that you have been forced to retreat by your lifelong enemy, and you are about to lose your foothold?”

In the warm atmosphere, when she suddenly uttered such sharp words, Wei Wuze's smile gradually faded, and his gaze pierced towards the opposite side like an awl.

Qingluan remained calm, as if the sudden increase in oppression in the air did not exist, but she couldn't see the cold light in Wei Zunzhu's eyes that could frighten the most vicious outlaws.

"Before you go away and hide, what are you going to do to His Highness?" She asked softly.

As soon as the words came out, even Luo Pingyuan in the closet was shocked. Wei Wuze stared at the calm woman for a while, then suddenly let out a long laugh, and the sound shook the roof tiles.After a while, his laughter stopped suddenly, and he said solemnly: "You really remembered, why, why did you suddenly admit it, and stop pretending to have amnesia?"

"Just as the lord thought, I remembered it long before I lived in Tianyuan." Qingluan's voice was still indifferent, without audible fear, "Seven years ago, I committed suicide by bumping into a pillar, but I failed to die. , but I have been blind since then due to the injury on my head. At that time, I had no thoughts of life, and I didn’t eat or drink every day, and the lord ordered someone to pour me a bottle of Floating Dream.” She seemed to be telling other people’s things, she said leisurely, "Qingluan remembers the persuasion of the maid next to her. The elixir in Xuanji Pavilion is hard to find. It took a lot of trouble for the Lord to find it. As long as you drink it, you will sleep for three days and forget your past. Floating dreams, dreams, floating lives, The world is but a big dream, so what is there to worry about?"

Luo Pingyuan was already tense to the extreme, and would rush out to save people if the situation went wrong, but the words that floated into his ears caused countless questions to flash through his mind, and he couldn't help wanting to know more.

But Wen Qingluan continued: "The efficacy of the potion is like rumors. For a long time after that, I couldn't remember the past, I didn't know my own origin, and I was blind in both eyes. I can only trust and rely on the Lord in everything."

Wei Wuze said: "This seat treats you a little less? Have you ever been bullied because you couldn't see?"

Qingluan shook her head slowly: "None. I think I am humble, but a concubine, who has been favored by the Lord everywhere, should be flattered. However, in those few years, I often felt inexplicably afraid, like a lost Mysteries that cannot be forgotten are hidden in the memory, and the people serving around me change from time to time, sometimes they just say a few more words when I inquire, and they disappear the next day, and Qingluan can't keep them even after all kinds of pleadings."

Her voice gradually faded: "I also comforted myself, since there is only one remaining life left, why bother to get to the bottom of it, the lord has no need to lie to a blind person like me. But the effect of Floating Life Dream only lasted about four years, Day by day, I recall the old days, the days when I took care of His Highness Fifth in the palace, the empress who died unjustly, and the things you did to His Highness. I am not good at covering up, and I think the Lord soon found out Abnormal, so it was another dose of floating dreams, and this time, it only lasted for more than two years."

As she said that, she sighed softly: "Seven years ago, I was living in a dream, not to mention I woke up, but the lord is still the same as before, obviously the mountains are at the end of the river, and you are fighting endlessly."

The room was silent, Shao'er had already shrunk to the corner and moved towards the door little by little, but none of the other three could pay attention to her.

"Well said, a blind man who stays at home can have such wonderful words, it seems that I have underestimated you." Wei Wuze was not furious, but sarcastically, "It's okay to settle old scores, back then To take you out of the palace, did you cry and beg on your knees, or did I have the slightest coercion? Luo Shenhua has lived well so far, and since he agreed to exchange conditions, have I ever touched a hair of him? Seven years ago, he broke his promise Is it you or me who broke the promise?"

Qingluan whispered: "When I left the palace, I was indeed the one who begged the Lord, but that was because..."

Wei Wuze interrupted with a sneer: "I don't think I'm a good person, but I kept my promise to you. If you weren't crying and looking for death and life, I wouldn't be bothered to have any floating dreams! Now that I think about it, I remember that you are not a little girl anymore. , what do you want to do?"

Luo Pingyuan was stunned, and Qingluan's low words fell into his ears like thunder rolling past, making his head buzzing.When Huo Liansheng and Peng Sanhu were talking about King Jing by chance last night, he was very stabbing at first, but when he calmed down, he gradually felt remorse.Rumors and rumors are very common in Jianghu, and Youmingdao will deliberately slander the Suzerain of Langhuan, how can I believe it.But at this moment, it was Qingluan who personally confirmed that she was called to Changning Palace because she was part of the exchange conditions?In exchange for the safety of the emperor's brother, he became a bargaining chip.

He was in a trance for a while, and couldn't help breathing quickly, but he heard Qingluan say in his ears: "I believe the lord has already understood that Qingluan is a mediocre and cowardly person. He has neither independent opinions nor courage. But I am a human being after all. In the depths, I have never forgotten the kindness of the empress, the sisters who died in vain in Fengyi Palace, the companions who risked their lives to save them, but the Lord is a traitor of Langhuan, his hands are covered with blood."

She shook her head very slowly: "The moment I wake up, life is worse than death. I don't want to live in falsehood anymore. Doesn't the lord feel that it is time to end?"

"Why, another scene?" Wei Wuze sneered, "In the beginning, I showed my staunchness and hanged myself at the gate of the palace, which saved me a lot of trouble! After ten years of push and half, I came here, and now I feel that my seat has been at a disadvantage. , and want to turn around and go to Langhuan?"

Violence flashed in his eyes: "It's a pity, people who have been impregnated in the devil's lair, do you think you can still be innocent?"

Qingluan didn't answer, picked up the glazed cup and took another sip, then calmly said, "Master Wei is thinking about it, this concubine is a guilty person and has a disability, she has been attached to the Lord for many years, and she has no face to face His Highness. Never thought of going elsewhere. However, it is impossible for me to continue to deceive myself. Seeing that you are playing tricks to murder Langhuan's companions, which is not good for His Royal Highness and Fifth Highness, but you do nothing. Things are up to now, not as good as Qingluan Walk with you, okay?"

As she said that, she raised her glass to pay respects, and said lightly: "I advise you to drink one more glass of wine, and there will be no old friends when you leave Yangguan in the west."

The more Luo Pingyuan heard it, the more wrong it became. Suddenly, a chill pierced his heart: What does Qingluan want to do?Could it be that she..., no, how could it be?She knows that Brother Huang and I have been found, so she will be able to get out of trouble soon!

There was a dead silence in the room, Wei Wuze had a sneer like a cat playing with a mouse on his face, he didn't seem surprised: "It's really interesting, Qingluan, do you know why I have treated you differently all these years, and kept you by my side?"

He examined Qingluan's expression: "You are the maid brought into the palace by Jiang Biyao, I want you to watch for her, how Langhuan was finally destroyed in my hands, and let her give up for the first time under Jiuquan. Another reason is that you respect your mother with all your heart, and you are devoted to Luo Shenhua. You are so pitifully stupid. People want to see how long you can persist. Unexpectedly, you will be so stupid to the end! But what can you do? A blind man who needs help even walking out of the room wants to make a bottle of poisoned wine and kill me, is there anything more ridiculous than this in the world?"

He sneered shortly, but his eyes became cold and menacing: "Secretly, I took that bottle as a treasure, inspected it over and over again, but I didn't know that the good wine you worked so hard to extract had already been exchanged."

"Given Qingluan's stupidity, even a small trick can't hide it from the Lord." Qingluan's tone remained calm, even with a slight smile, "There are eyes and ears everywhere inside and outside Tianyuan, I tried every means to get it little by little. Most of the medicinal powders, arsenic, and poisonous flowers and plants are either fake or have been replaced. The lord looked at me with a cold stare, thinking that I was self-righteous and painstakingly busy, which must have added a lot of fun."

As she spoke, she slowly took another sip of the honey wine, and suddenly lowered her head and coughed twice: "Since you are sure that it is non-toxic, why don't you dare to drink this cup to the full? After talking for a long time, the Lord really didn't notice anything unusual?"

Luo Pingyuan's heart that had just let go a little bit suddenly became suspended again. Could it be that the wine is really poisonous?He had just seen clearly that when Qingluan made a toast for the first time, Wei Wuze just raised his glass as a gesture, and never drank it at all; besides, Qingluan lives under surveillance, so why is there such a poison that can threaten martial arts masters?

What surprised him was that Wei Wuze actually put away his sarcasm, and his face was a little gloomy: "What the hell did you do?"

Qingluan coughed a few more times, still with a faint smile: "Master Wei should be very familiar with the memorial left by Xianhong and Liu Ying."

There is a rule in the Youming Dao. The dead soldiers who have passed the training and some of their cronies can get a poison sac, which is used to put it in their teeth.Xianhong and Liu Ying have been with Qingluan for a long time, and they have developed feelings and a tacit understanding. When the separation came suddenly, the two maids knew that this was going to be a disaster, so they boldly removed the poison sac and left it to Qingluan when they said goodbye. .

One was smeared on the glass cup, and the other was put into the rainwater collected recently. When Wei Zunzhu came, it was very natural to order Shao'er to use the recent rootless water to make tea, and it would not arouse suspicion.But when he proposed to change the wine and repeatedly persuaded him to drink, Wei Wuze's attention was attracted to the replaced honey wine, and he ignored other possibilities.

Since I don't drink alcohol, tea always sticks to my lips.While sitting and talking to each other, the poison painted on the cup wall has gradually melted into the wine, and the poison blended into the rootless water, although diluted, should gradually break out.

"In your eyes, the lives of the two maids are worthless, not worth caring about, but no matter how insignificant a person is, he will resist, just like how stupid an idiot will learn to use his scheming. What's more, that one who doesn't understand anything, simple The ignorant Qingluan had already died at the moment of leaving the palace, seven years ago." Qingluan said softly, "Your Majesty has been dead for ten years, and the deceased is already dead. No matter how much the lord is against Your Majesty, revenge is enough. Qingluan Luan doesn't want to go to some island with you, and if we go to Huangquan today, it will be considered as repaying the lord's love for us for many years..." She coughed a few more times uncontrollably, before she managed to finish her sentence, "But in the next life, See you no more."

Her voice became lower and lower, as if she was tired, she slowly fell on the table.Luo Pingyuan looked at the scene in front of him through the gap, but felt a chill in his heart, and a burst of disbelief, he couldn't understand what happened in a moment.

Qingluan poisoned both the wine glass and the tea, regardless of whether she could kill Wei Wuze, she did not intend to live.Why rush to act instead of waiting?If you want to delay and give up, just don't ask to change the wine, just order to make tea with other drinking water instead of the rainwater just caught.Was she worried that if she missed the opportunity, Wei Wuze would harm the emperor and Langhuan?She didn't want others to take risks in order to save her, and would rather choose to perish together with Wei Wuze?

Countless complicated thoughts flashed through my mind, with blank pain.Seeing Wei Wuze standing up and grabbing Qingluan, he couldn't hide anymore, he screamed and jumped out with his sword.At the same time, Danwen Wei Wuze shouted sharply, "Get out!"

When the door of the cupboard was opened, a short black blade flew towards the face with a strong wind, Luo Pingyuan swung his sword and knocked it open, and nailed it into the roof beam with a "Duo" sound until it reached the handle.Only then did he have time to flash a thought: "Could it be that he has already discovered that I am hiding in the cabinet?"

When the two met each other, Wei Wuze's anger suddenly subsided, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "You still think it's a mouse that got out of nowhere, but it turned out to be your little highness who is running around everywhere. I'm really not sure how to deal with you." idea."

Luo Pingyuan rushed to Qingluan's side, saw that her breath was weak, black air appeared on her previously fair face, and immediately pointed out a few key points to delay the attack of the poisonous air, and asked anxiously, "The antidote, get it out quickly! "

Wei Wuze didn't stop him, and said with a sneer: "How can there be an antidote to a poison that kills you if you swallow it? How dare you ask me, you are not a coward! It's strange that Qingluan suddenly talked about His Royal Highness, Langhuan, and went mad to seek death. It was you who talked nonsense to her, and it was a waste of me to protect her for seven years. Boy, do you still want to leave when you come here yourself? "

He was extremely annoyed at what Qingluan did, and more than half of his anger was directed at Luo Pingyuan at this moment. Before he could finish his sentence, a strangely shaped scimitar rolled over like a storm, and he was determined to capture King Ning first. Besides.As far as Luo Pingyuan is concerned, facing Wei Wuze again, the enemy is even more jealous when they meet each other. Immediately, he moves his sword like the wind, and said coldly: "Wei thief, today is your death day!"

After fighting for several moves, Luo Pingyuan was secretly startled, Wei Wuze's saber technique was erratic and treacherous, it was several times more sinister and fierce than the last hasty move.For a moment, it actually made him feel the heavy oppressive feeling when he faced Chilong swordsmanship for the first time, and the killing intent and sophistication of Lord Youming were far from what Mu Shaoqing at that time could compare with.Looking at the dark bloodstain on the scimitar, it was obvious that he didn't know how many dead souls had been under the blade, and how much blood he had drunk. If he hadn't held Chunjun himself, he might have suffered a loss in a few rounds.

He had no choice but to use the Hanshan Shuoyu sword to guard the door and try his best to support it.With the current situation, Wei Wuze seems to be doing nothing, but in fact he is probably poisoned and needs to be suppressed with internal force. As long as the delay continues, the opponent's strength will inevitably weaken, and Langhuan's backup may be coming soon.But what about Qingluan, who can save her?

When he was distracted for a moment, danger appeared all around him immediately, Luo Pingyuan felt a sharp pain in his left abdomen, and a long bloodstain was drawn by the machete, and his heart also felt cold, and he gritted his teeth to make Chunjun more and more impenetrable.However, unexpectedly, Wei Wuze did not take advantage of the situation to use his ultimate move. The devil's scimitar seemed to hesitate for a moment, so that he missed the moment to hit the vital point.

A little surprise flashed in Luo Pingyuan's mind, but he didn't have time to think about it. A series of moves such as Sunrise Dongshan, such as Chaolu, and Zengcanghai were all the Konghua swordsmanship taught to him by King Jing before the sword test meeting, trying to regain the disadvantage.

At this moment, several whistling sounds of different lengths suddenly came from outside, coming from far and approaching from different directions, and they came extremely quickly.Luo Pingyuan lifted his spirits, knowing that the reinforcements had arrived, he blocked the attack of the scimitar with a few swords, and raised his breath and let out a clear whistle.

Tianyuan is temporarily borrowing Qingluan's place, and You Mingdao doesn't have many subordinates, Wei Wuze's eyes showed a stern look, and he suddenly raised his hand and pointed: "Your Highness, she is about to die."

He was referring to Qingluan. Luo Pingyuan turned his head involuntarily when he was stunned. The spirit snake suddenly slashed down obliquely.The blade was not aimed at the chest, abdomen or throat, because killing the fifth prince would only disrupt the original plan.

Wei Wuze narrowed his eyes slightly, this place is no longer suitable to stay, the poison just now was very troublesome, and the old injury affected his luck, he had to leave before Langhuan took control of Tianyuan.However, Qingluan is not only the concubine he has kept by his side for many years, but also the most special one. Before he can get away and retreat, he must make the fifth prince pay a price, for example, a right arm.

Wei Wuze has absolute confidence in his ability to control himself. Over the years, he has needed to use the machete less and less often, but he has become more and more free to send and receive, and almost never fails.The moment he swung the saber out, the image of Luo Pingyuan's right arm being severed shoulder to shoulder, accompanied by splashes of blood, and being separated from his body forever, he even began to think about the retreat after the saber. off-route, and subsequent deployment.

However, the lightning-like blade suddenly froze the moment it touched the target, like a snake that devoured people and its spinal cord was pulled out. Wei Wuze couldn't react to the current situation for a while. His hand had lost its strength and became as harmless as cotton wool.Everything seemed to stop suddenly, including the passage of time. He slowly lowered his head and saw something that shouldn't have emerged from his chest. It was a blood-stained sword tip.

Luo Pingyuan took a step back and looked behind Wei Wuze along the tip of the sword. The hand holding the sword was slender and stable with well-defined knuckles. Strings of blood drops rolled down, but the sword's edge was still sharp, like a pool of autumn water.He said lightly, "Your Highness Fifth, are you alright?"

Lang Huan's proposal to Mu Shaoqing later was to follow the suzerain for one year of training, plus [-] big sticks, so this time he also came to Hangzhou with Luo Yanhua, and asked for orders to participate in the operation, and together with Xuanshuang, he was the first to attack Enter Tianyuan.

With his character, he would disdain to attack from behind, and if Wei Wuze hadn't been angry and focused on cleaning up Luo Pingyuan, and was partly restrained by the toxicity in his body, he would definitely not let the vitals of his vest show a gap.Unexpectedly, under the rush of action, a generation of martial arts traitors, Lang Huan's confidant, a serious trouble, unexpectedly pierced his heart with an arrow.

The author's words:

When writing this chapter, some people said that Pingyuan, like Mu Shaoqing, was fighting for the girl and the emperor's brother.I suddenly realized that it seemed to be the case. Could it be that the name Jiangshan Picturesque in the final volume was not accurate enough, it should be called "Jiangshan Beauty"?It should be said that neither Pei Suxue nor Qingluan has enough aura. In this article, it is not the female characters who are qualified to overwhelm the country.

Khan, in short, the part about Qingluan is basically over in this chapter, and the rest is the complex of the protagonists until the end.

Wei Wuze is a villain in the article, but there is not much direct description of his evil, but he still retains some hints of being a thief and his love for Qingluan, but this is mainly due to the style of writing, I don’t want to There are too exciting dark descriptions, and at the same time, as the villain boss, it allows him to maintain a little personality. In fact, the real villain must be too bad, vicious, and not too popular. Qingluan will actually be miserable countless times , instead of being treated like a romance heroine.