I can tell fortunes, so I’m not easy to mess with [Cross Book]

Bai Yiling looked bewildered, completely immersed in his own thoughts: "I thought, that's my parents, that's my younger brother, so I went out and wanted to call you daddy."

"But I startled you before I came to you. You said—whose wild child is this? Why is it so dirty? Your wife has a good heart and asked me if I was a little beggar who had lost his parents. Tell Jiang Xiu, let her 'give me a piece of Fan'er's leftover snacks...'"

He sighed: "I don't want to recognize you anymore, so I didn't answer her, and turned around to leave. It happened that the person who arrested me also came, and wanted to drag me away in front of you. At that time, the two of you Knowing who I am, and I was really curious at the time, what would you say. Marquis Yongding..."

Bai Yiling smiled slightly and said, "Your wife was so frightened that she hid behind you and didn't dare to speak. You explain to the person who came to arrest me, saying 'he escaped by himself and has nothing to do with Benhou'."

Many years have passed since Bai Yiling was young at the time, so he shouldn't have remembered all the details of his words so clearly, but when he spoke at this time, every word and every sentence was accurate, which shows how deep the impression was at that time. .

Xie Taifei's face was hot, he took a deep breath, tried his best to soften his voice and said: "Yes, I know we have done too much, you have reasons to hate. But life is always in a dilemma. I have three children, but only one wife If I don't abandon you, I will also abandon your brother, your mother! It's just...it's your turn to try and change your mother's medicine. Do you think I don't feel bad? I have no choice..."

Bai Yiling cut him off: "No, it's not that you are helpless, you are incompetent."

This sentence was too harsh, it just hit the deepest pain in Xie Taifei's heart, his hands trembled.

He has been thinking these days, why did the Hou Mansion become like this?Why did the wife and son become like this?

He thinks it's bad luck, unworthy wife, unfulfilling child... He tried all kinds of excuses, but he didn't want to think about it on himself, but now, Bai Yiling pierced that layer of self-deception, and said clearly Tell Xie Taifei - these are all due to his incompetence.

"I don't like mother-in-law and mother-in-law reminiscing about the past, and I didn't intend to have anything to do with you, but you are so annoying that you keep pestering me."

Bai Yiling's tone became calm again, and he said flatly: "So I came here today to do what I should have done a long time ago. In an hour, the stamps, account books, and matching cards of the Hou Mansion—all were sent to me. Every month, I will ask the accountant to give you the next month's money, and the rest, no matter whether it is the transfer of manpower or relationships, you are not allowed to make decisions privately. If the Fu family still dares to meddle, come and kill the other. Two I will kill one pair, please remember well!"

This move was even more ruthless than Xie Taifei imagined. In this way, all the people in the Hou Mansion depended on Bai Yiling to live and were completely controlled by him.

He couldn't help but staggered a step, opened his eyes wide and said: "How can you do this? If this matter spreads, everyone will lose face together. Don't you think about yourself?"

"Myself?" Bai Yiling shook his head and said, "I have nothing to worry about. I don't care about face, I don't care about my life, I don't care about anything. The only thing I can't bear in this life is being manipulated and calculated by others .”

His gaze swept across Xie Taifei's face like a blade, and he walked away.

Xie Taifei chased him for two steps and wanted to call him, but he didn't dare to make a sound after all. He stood where he was and angrily punched the bridge railing hard with his fist.

Xie Xi stood not far away, staring blankly at his father's back.

He's not in a good mood recently. Except for things that need to go out, he usually doesn't leave his yard easily, and his servants don't dare to provoke this young master.

Xie Xi lives farthest from the gate of the Hou Mansion. When Bai Yiling came over, he happened to be feeling unwell. He fell asleep after taking medicine. , Fu Min was being supported precariously, while Bai Yiling and Xie Taifei were standing on the bridge not far away talking.

Xie Xi walked towards Shi Qiao, but heard a sentence in front of her, "Your mother is eager to save people, and she tricked you once, and we are at fault for this matter."

This was the first time he heard his father, who always valued dignity and face, utter the word "justifiable", so he couldn't help but stop, and hid behind a big tree by the bridge, wanting to hear what the two of them were talking about.

As a result, the more I listened, the more frightened I became.

Xie Xi's mind was in chaos, and an excessive amount of information rushed in.What do you mean by "I haven't left that place for four years", what do you mean by "we've gone too far", what do you mean by "try a new medicine for your mother"!

He knew that Bai Yiling was indeed sent to the secret guard at a very young age, but he also went to the army later. Many families did make such arrangements in order to consolidate their power. responsibility.

What's more, although the dark guard is a place to train dead soldiers, not all those who go in for training will really become dead soldiers.Because the trainers inside know a lot of life-saving tricks, and sometimes even the prince invites them to teach for a period of time.

The eldest son of Bai Yiling's dignified Marquis Mansion, even if he went to the dark guard, he couldn't really train him like a dead soldier. What's more, he did turn into Ze'anwei later, and at a young age, his official position was already Not low anymore.

From the time Xie Xi had memories, what he heard was that Bai Yiling was sent out by his parents when he was a child, and he had a weak relationship with him. He also thought his parents were partial and harbored resentment. Not only did he refuse to go home, he even changed his surname.

On the one hand is the elder brother who has never met, and on the other hand is the parents who have loved and cared for him since he was a child. Naturally, Xie Xi will not have the slightest doubt about this statement. Later, he went to the army and separated from these things even more. Far.

But as he gradually grew up and moved towards a wider world, he could vaguely feel some inappropriateness from the family's changes.But Xie Xi never imagined that his parents would lie to him so many things, and they could still speak those words so calmly, as if they were true!

When they were young, they clearly taught themselves to be honest, strong, tolerant, and friendly...

Xie Xi stuck his back against the tree, staring at his father sulking for a while, then walked down the stone bridge, drove off the people, and walked towards the ancestral hall.His mind was in a daze, and he still remembered to follow them outside the ancestral hall with light steps to eavesdrop on what they were saying.

Both of them were very emotional, the father was yelling and the mother was crying, which had never happened before.No servant dared to stay outside, Xie Xi poked at the door and listened to what they said.

He heard everything.It turned out that my mother was poisoned back then, and the antidote was tested on my elder brother. It turned out that Bai Yiling was sent away, and it turned out to be just a deal!

There was a roar in his ears, and all the past was in his heart.

When the emperor made Bai Yiling the crown prince, Fu Min panicked and said to himself sharply: "How could it be him?! Then you won't be able to be the crown prince!"

He was puzzled and thought it was nothing serious, but his mother sighed wearily: "He's the kind of person who grew up in that kind of place. He kills people without blinking an eye. He doesn't even recognize his relatives. You silly child... Forget it." .”

In the wine shop, he asked Bai Yiling to go home, but Bai Yiling sneered and said, "I'm not stubborn anymore, and there's nothing wrong with remembering old things for a lifetime."

And later, Xie Fan said with a sneer: "Think about Bai Yiling, he was also born by his parents. He was sent away when he was three years old, and he left as soon as he left. In the first few years, he didn't have a job. Did anyone mention him at home? No."

"..."

Xie Xi clenched the clothes on his chest, squatted down slowly, a fishy smell came out of his mouth suddenly, making people feel nauseous.

He felt extremely painful in his heart, the saddest thing in the world was being deceived by his close relatives.When I found that the parents I trusted and loved the most were so despicable and selfish, it felt like a knife was stirring in my chest, and the severe pain flowed all over my body with the blood, accompanied by every breath and breath, and I couldn't do anything. Ease and stop.

Xie Xi stuffed his fist into his mouth and bit down hard.Suddenly, it occurred to Bai Yiling how he felt when he found out that after he was sent away, no one came to pick him up again.

He must be hundreds of times more angry and sad than he is now.

After a while, he stood up and left the Yongding Hou Mansion staggeringly.

I don't know how long it took, but the sky was completely dark.

The nights in early spring are often windy, and the trees outside the window sway gently, and the shadows of the trees are joined together, thrown on the window paper by the moonlight, like some kind of weird dance.

Lu Yu was lying on the bed with her arms on her head, squinting her eyes to look at the scenery outside the window.His eyesight is excellent, and he can see at night. At this time, he can see that there are some flower buds that are not yet open among the branches and leaves of the dwarf trees outside. Show a little love.

The night is extremely quiet, but it seems noisy, because some sounds that are easy to ignore in normal times will be more prominent because of this quietness.Lu Yu listened to the rustling of the wind, the flapping of the night bird's wings, and the sound of a leaf falling on the ground. Instead of feeling drowsy, Lu Yu felt even more restless.

He turned over, sat up from the bed, and thought of Bai Yiling again—ever since the first time he met him, he would always think of this person.

He thought of Bai Yiling's appearance last night.

He stood by the window, his robe sleeves fluttering in the wind, but his face did not have the high spirits of the past, but instead looked melancholy and sad. He said to himself, "I think of the time when I was in the dark guard."

Lu Yu wanted to ask, but the other party quickly suppressed those momentary gaffes, and jumped into the room first as if nothing had happened again. The back was thin and straight, which made people feel heartbroken.

Why is it Bai Yiling who has experienced all this?It shouldn't be him.He is so good, he didn't do anything wrong, but he took too much for others!

Lu Yu's hands were clenched tightly at some point, and when he let go, his phalanges felt aching.He put on his clothes and got out of bed, and while wearing a belt, he walked out of the room.

When Duke Huai was resting, he didn't like to leave people around to disturb him. After Lu Yu pushed open the door of the bedroom, several night guards hurried over to salute.

Shang Xiao hurried over from not far away, looked at the well-dressed young prince in surprise, and asked, "Your Highness, are you...?"

"You go to prepare the car first." Lu Yu ordered, "I want to go to the dark guard."

The secret guardhouse is not close to Duke Huai's mansion, at least it takes an hour's journey. He didn't know what whim came up to go to that place without sleeping at night.Shang Xiao took a look at Lu Yu's face, didn't dare to ask, he respectfully agreed, and went down to get ready.

The carriage quickly ran through the silent street in the middle of the night, and the sound of the "gululu" of the wheels was very clear.The big lantern hanging at the door of the closed shop emits a dim red light, illuminating the outline of a sitting figure on the side of the road.

Lu Yu said, "Wait a minute."

When the carriage stopped, he lifted the curtain and called out, "Xie Xi?"

That person raised his head, his face haggard, it turned out to be Xie Xi, but he didn't know what he was doing sitting on the street in the middle of the night.

Xie Xi's reaction seemed to be a bit slow, he sat there looking at the carriage for a while, then let out a "huh" and said slowly, "It's His Highness Duke Huai."

With a strong nasal voice in his voice, he stood up, walked to the car and saluted.

Lu Yu looked at him for a while, then suddenly said, "Come up."

Xie Xi was startled, and Lu Yu ordered: "Accompany me to a place."

Even if he wasn't in the mood at all, Xie Xi certainly couldn't refuse him, so there was another person in Lu Yu's carriage, and they finally arrived at their destination around mid-day.

Xie Xi followed Lu Yu out of the carriage, and the red azaleas that were in full swing poured down his head.

In the clear light of the night, the flowers here are blooming recklessly, overwhelming the greenery, bursting out of the branches, trembling with bursts of fragrance, exuding a kind of silent enthusiasm.

Lu Yu stood with his hands behind his back, and Xie Xi followed behind him without moving. His mind is still muddled, immersed in his own thoughts, and he still doesn't know what kind of place this is and why Lu Yu came here. Come.

A guard's shouts and questions could be heard in the distance, Shang Xiao went over to say a few words, and after a while, he came over with a middle-aged man in a gray robe.The man saluted Luyu respectfully, and then led them through the rhododendron bushes. Behind the red flowers and green leaves, there was an old corner door.

Without saying a word, he tapped his fingers lightly and knocked out the signal rhythmically on the door. The corner door opened from the inside, and in a blink of an eye another world appeared.

A few tall and strong guards poked there like stone pillars, all holding spears in their hands. When they saw someone coming in, they glanced heavily towards the door, and the middle-aged man who led Lu Yu and the others made a gesture. These few people looked away indifferently, still standing upright.

The romance and unrestrainedness brought by the warm spring flowers just now are gone, replaced by solemnity, darkness and depression.

They walked through the cramped corridor, and the person who led the way at the front kept knocking out various codes on the wall to prevent the activated mechanism from being activated.The surrounding area is getting darker and darker. There are stone lamps inlaid on the stone walls on both sides. The lights flicker on and off. There seems to be an invisible pressure in the air, forcing people to breathe, and the beating and footsteps of several people are particularly distinct.

The road has been spiraling downward, it seems that their destination is underground.But because he walked for too long and the surroundings were too dark, Xie Xi almost had the feeling that Lu Yu was going to lead him into the eighteenth floor of the underworld.

Finally, a stone door opened right in front, and the front opened up suddenly, a bloody and rancid smell rushed towards the face, and low wailing sounds rang out in groups.

The guide bowed to Lu Yu again, Lu Yu waved his hand without saying a word, and he backed away.

Xie Xi had an ominous premonition in his heart, he finally couldn't help it, and asked in a low voice: "What is this place?"

Lu Yu didn't say a word, and strode forward, Shang Xiao answered briefly: "It's the secret guard."

Xie Xi felt cold all over and shivered suddenly. He was instinctively afraid and didn't want to face everything in front of him, but his steps were still uncontrollable, and he followed Lu Yu forward.

The door of a cell next to it was opened, and several people were hung on a wooden shelf inside. The guards put them down from the shelf, put a black cloth on their heads, and walked out by the iron chains on their bodies like dogs.The few people passed by Lu Yu and the others without looking sideways, but Xie Xi glanced sideways, and saw that their clothes were torn, and there were bloodstains under the clothes.

On the other side of the open space, there was a row of children who were no more than six or seven years old kneeling against the wall, and several teenagers were stabbing each other with wooden swords in their hands, and two men teaching grooming held long whips in their hands, gloomy Stand aside and watch.

There was rotten food in the gaping bowl, and from time to time, corpses in sacks would be roughly dragged out and thrown into a large pool. The screams of people before dying beat the eardrums, bringing suffocation-like pain ...

It's cold and gloomy here, but Xie Xi's hair and back were already wet with sweat. He had already realized what he saw all this meant, but he couldn't believe it. He could not help but tremble all over, and clenched his teeth tightly lips.

Lu Yu has been walking in the front. No one saw his expression now. When passing by the execution frame, he stopped slightly, and suddenly stretched out his hand slowly, stroking a long whip with barbs, and then gathered his five fingers together, The whip was gripped tightly in his hand.

Blood oozes from between his fingers, just as Shang Xiao wanted to dissuade him, he had already let go of his hand, straightened his waist, and strode forward, finally, he reached another door.

Shang Xiao took out his token, and the two rows of guards at the door bowed their guns. The stone door slowly rose, and fresh air poured in, as did the soft moonlight and the intoxicating fragrance of flowers. Compared with just now, everything seemed to be two worlds.

Shang Xiao let out a breath.

He knew that this was the place where Bai Yiling had stayed for several years, and he had just walked all the way, and he was very shocked, but he couldn't understand why Lu Yu had to use this masochistic way to drive away one by one in the middle of the night. On the road of Shichen, walk this place in person.

Rhododendrons are still eager to burn, and the flowers bloom violently. Wherever the wind passes, the garden is full of flowers.Lu Yu sprinted a few steps as if fleeing, the veins on the back of his hand jumped, and he punched the tree trunk beside him.

Rushing red, he slid down the tree trunk and sat on the ground, covering his eyes with his hands, tears seeped into his fingers, feeling extremely uncomfortable, and suddenly choked out a mouthful of blood.

Shang Xiao was startled and wanted to help him, but Xie Xi, who was dazed by the side, rushed forward, grabbed Lu Yu's arm with one hand regardless of his identity, pulled him and shouted: "Why did you bring me here? Was he really sent to this place back then? Are these... are they real, are they real? Are they real!!"

There was suffocating pain in Lu Yu's heart. He grabbed Xie Xi's collar with his backhand, pulled him to him, looked at him and said coldly: "Yes. This is the fault of your parents. They made me Heartache, then even if you are innocent, you have to bear half of it!"

Xie Xi shivered all over, pushed Lu Yu away suddenly, stumbled back two steps, turned around suddenly, and ran away without looking back.

Lu Yu seemed to be suffering from a serious illness. He held onto the tree trunk as if he was exhausted, and slowly stood up from the ground, with blood on his lips.

Shang Xiao supported him, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday must not be left behind. Your Highness, no matter how hard the past is, Commander Bai has already overcome it. Your Highness, rather than suffering for this, it is better to grasp the future."

"If you haven't experienced the same pain, then you don't know how to heal this pain."

Lu Yu said to himself, "I just want to be able to empathize with him when I comfort him in the future."

Shang Xiao was slightly stunned, Lu Yu said something, then sighed silently, and said, "Go and find Peng Dagao."

After Hu Peng, the previous Commander of the Dark Guard, passed away, Peng Dagao took over here. Compared with the previous gloomy and weird Commander, Peng Dagao is a middle-aged man who is slightly fatter and looks smiling. Look, salute to Luyu.

Lu Yu was not in the mood to say more, and cut straight to the point: "Peng Zhangling, please take me to 'Dark Eye'."

The smile on Peng Dagao's face stopped.

'Dark Eye' is the most secret intelligence of the Jin Kingdom, and it is also an integral part of the Dark Guard. This force is directly controlled by the emperor, and even Lu Yu's ability to say this name is shocking enough.

Because the information in it is too specific and detailed.Anything that happened in a family with a little bit of head and face can have a place in it.After several dynasties in the Jin Kingdom, the "dark eye" has always existed. Only in the rebellion 20 years ago, it was paralyzed for several months due to a fire, but now it is operating as usual.

Lu Yu seemed to be giving an ordinary order, but Peng Dagao never dared to take him in. He was thinking in his heart how to get rid of the matter without offending others, and said falteringly: "Your Highness, this, this……"

Lu Yu took out a golden token and threw it into his arms.

Peng Dagao held it in front of his eyes and knelt down - he didn't expect that the emperor had secretly given this token representing the highest imperial power to his beloved son.

Lu Yu wasn't afraid that Peng Dagao would leak the secret. When they were in their position, they would be loyal to whoever succeeds the king, and they didn't have to stand in line, so they kept their mouths tight.He just said: "Get flat."

Peng Dagao led Luyu into the dark eye. This place full of core secrets was set up in a simple small stone house. Inside, rows of cabinets were arranged around the four walls, with official positions and surnames on the cabinet doors.

Lu Yu found the "Yongding Marquis Mansion Xie's", opened the cabinet door, and rummaged inside for a while.

He just had a vague feeling that something was wrong, and he didn't know what he wanted to see, maybe he wanted to know about Bai Yiling's childhood, or maybe it was strange in his heart, thinking that Xie Taifei and Fu Min treated his son like this, It's so abnormal.