Rong Xuan

"The solitary Marquis of Jingling, a super-rank Marquis, can't even play that mere polo!"

On the way back to Yanyang City, the cold-faced Junhou changed his normal attitude and whispered into Sima Di's ear all the time, "It's so honorable to say it, brother Muhe, you actually said it directly in front of so many people. If you sell the orphan, you should be laughed at by others..."

Sima Di, who was half angry and half resentful by Sima Xuan, just sat upright on the horse's back, smiling from ear to ear all the way, until he returned to Sima's house at sunset, the smile on Sima Di's face never faded Pass.

"Laugh, still laugh! After you went back carefully, your mouth was crooked. You should be scolded by the second sister-in-law..." Sima Xuan jumped off his horse in front of the gate of Xikua Mansion, and casually threw the Wujin whip to the side. Sheng, with his hands behind his back, entered the mansion gate angrily.

Watching Sima Xuan all the way into the Xikua mansion, the smile on Sima Di's face slowly disappeared. He stared at the place where Sima Xuan's back finally disappeared for a while, and when the valet couldn't help but call him With a sound, Sima Di rode away as if he had woken up from a dream.

In that room, the cold-faced Junhou walked into the inner courtyard from the gate angrily all the way, until only the confidantes brought over from Jinglinghou's mansion remained among the busy maids and servants in sight, Sima Xuan then Grinning his mouth and let out a long sigh of relief, like a child who has succeeded in a prank, he covered his mouth and stood with Liu Sheng on the road paved with blue bricks, giggling.

"Master, is your move too...too much?" Liu Sheng raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corner of his eyes, but a light blue hem suddenly appeared in his peripheral vision.

"You want to say it's too bad?" Sima Xuan squinted his eyes to look at Liu Sheng, his long and narrow eyes drooped slightly, and the eyelashes at the corners of his eyes seemed to be slightly curled up, but with a slight glance, there was an incomparably maddened and evil charm Angrily, "Taiping was originally decided by the general, but now the general is not allowed to see Taiping, that's all, now everyone wants to get some benefits from Gu, so everyone wants to get involved - everyone wants to If everyone is happy, then why should I be alone forever?"

As he spoke, Sima Xuan raised his hand and rubbed his nose, which was always stagnant. The moment he lowered his eyebrows, a bloodthirsty look flashed across his face, but the corner of the man's mouth was clearly raised. A rather relieved smile: "Liu Sheng, you have to remember, the only way to survive is to save yourself—Hui'er?"

Cao Hui and Yuyan walked over from the grassy path leading to the back garden.

Sima Xuan didn't want Cao Hui to see his scheming and calculating side, so he had to restrain all his emotions in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye he became the cold-faced prince who was rumored to kill people without blinking an eye.

Because only with a cold face, Sima Xuan can perfectly cover up his various emotions, and hide his flesh and blood that can cry and laugh, so as not to let others see any weaknesses.

She tilted her head, looked at Cao Hui who was slowly walking towards her, and said hoarsely, "Come out for a walk?"

Cao Hui naturally saw how the expression on Sima Xuan's face changed from joy to indifference, so she walked over slowly and gave a warm hum.

Thinking of the words Yuyan answered under his own questioning, Sima Xuan unconsciously raised his hand and rubbed his nose again, "Ji, Ji Shubai is here to be a guest."

"Yes." Cao Hui replied.

"he's gone?"

"Ah."

"..." Sima Xuan closed his mouth and licked his canine teeth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

It was Yuyan who broke the embarrassing situation by opening her mouth. She asked Cao Hui, "Madam, if you don't go back, the food might be cold."

"I'll go back first, please do as you please." Cao Hui got the steps, nodded slightly to Sima Xuan, and took Yuyan directly back to Qianzi Pavilion first.

"Master," Liu Sheng looked down at the food box in his hand, then at Sima Xuan, and asked uncertainly, "Do you still want to give this milk cake to Madam?"

"Just go and give it to Yuyan," Sima Xuan said softly, "Don't let Madam know." If I let her know that I bought it for her, she should refuse again.

"Yes, master, I'll go right away." Liu Sheng replied sullenly, and carried the food box into the Qianzi Pavilion through the side door.

……

But this Sima Xuan is not an easy guy, he is very good at hiding from people, if Ji Shubai hadn't come to visit suddenly today, Cao Hui still doesn't know when he will catch Sima Xuan himself.

Right now——she blocked Sima Xuan in the study in the inner courtyard.

"Since you're here, I won't have to leave students to run to you again," Sima Xuan said without raising his head, holding the book rolled up by her in his hand: "It's time to come to Yanyang for so long. I’m going back, after all, I still have a court job, if I am dismissed by the imperial censor, the whole family of the Hou family will have to follow me to drink the northwest wind.”

Cao Hui stood in front of the round table on the other side of the multi-object rack. She couldn't see Sima Xuan's appearance clearly, and she was silent. She said: "The matter of King Qingxu's connivance of his relatives and children invading the private land of the fertile farmland has been confirmed by the Yushitai. After reaching the heavenly hearing, Ji Zhongcheng said that the Tian family had issued an edict, ordering the cabinet to take the lead, and the Dali Temple and the six ministries to assist and set up a department to investigate this matter, if you go back at this time, wouldn't you be playing into the enemy's hands?"

When Cao Hui finished speaking, Sima Xuan had already swayed from behind the book case to the multi-object rack. She put her hands behind her back, holding the book with yellowed pages in her hand, and poked her head out, resting one shoulder on the shelf. on the edge of the shelf.

She looked at Cao Hui in silence for a moment, and suddenly said with a smile that was not a smile: "I have a title, and Yuan Zhi is the heir king of Qing Xu. Besides Yuan Zhi and me, where does Prince Qing Xu have any relatives?" Children? Still invading fertile land and enclosing private land? Could it be that the old man is full of food?"

The center of his brows suddenly furrowed slightly, Sima Xuan raised his hand and scratched his brows: "It's somewhat believable to say that the old man connived at the subordinates in the army to do something evil."

"People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants," Cao Hui lowered his eyes to avoid Sima Xuan's gaze, "No one would think that they are rich and powerful, so even if this matter was not caused by Prince Qingxu, it was not your brothers and sisters. Because of this, the chief envoy can’t escape being someone from your family.”

"That's right," Sima Xuan suddenly walked over from the back of the storage shelf to Cao Hui, grabbed her hand and put the book in her hand.

Cao Hui subconsciously took half a step back, her body knocked against the round table, and knocked down a stool by the way.

This cold and distant attitude seemed to have finally angered Sima Xuan.

Taking another step closer, Cao Hui was forced to retreat, and Sima Xuan's hoarse voice was almost forced: "Your brain is so smart, how could Cao Gong, who gave you this brain, not know? It's just Back then someone chose to treachery for their own selfishness, so that your entire Cao family was beheaded—Hui'er! Now tell me, what you want is really just my Sima family's blood to pay for it?"

Cao Hui was so deceived by this person who was much taller than herself that she could only raise her eyes to meet him. For some reason, she suddenly saw an indescribable cold light in the other person's dark eyes—it seemed like a cold light. A kind of fear, but also a kind of hope, as bright as the stars in the night, as dark as the abyss of hell.

And struggling in that abyss are tens of thousands of unjust souls who have committed their deaths but have no way to appeal for redress.

A loose window was blown open by the night wind with a bang, and Cao Hui was shocked all over——and looking back at Sima Xuan, it was clear that only his own reflection was in the man's dark pupils from beginning to end.

Dazed.

Cao Hui pushed Sima Xuan away, covered his heart with one hand, his breathing and heartbeat were a little messy, and he was suddenly choked by the incoming wind, Cao Hui couldn't help but coughed repeatedly.

This sudden cold wind poured into her lungs, as if a drowning person who had just been rescued from the water suddenly breathed the first breath of life-saving air, which made her cough up tears.

Sima Xuan went to close the window again, then turned around and walked to Cao Hui's side, stretched out his hand but didn't dare to pat the thin back to help her calm down, so he poured a cup of hot tea and put it on the table with a cold face.

"Take a sip of tea and let your breath flow. I'll ask Liu Sheng to take you back." Sima Xuan, who was still stern, frowned and said.

Cao Hui didn't drink his tea, but punched Sima Xuan's upper arm with his fist, his eyes red.

"You..." Sima Xuan didn't move, but just looked at Cao Hui puzzled.

Cao Hui paused for a moment, tears welling up in his eyes, and his fists landed on Sima Xuan's body one after another like a cat scratching someone.

Sima Xuan didn't dodge either, he stood there and was beaten with straight eyebrows, and listened to Cao Hui's cry while being beaten.

Poor Cao Yuanrong, a talented woman from a famous noble family, really doesn't know how to swear, even if she is very angry and hateful, she can only beat people with her fists without pain.

Ms. Cao made accusations while beating her, the content of which was roughly as follows:

"You black-hearted guy, you have been playing me like a monkey from the beginning to the end, from the fire in Luoxia Temple, to feigning death to escape, to admitting your relative Xun Gong, to the emperor bestowing a marriage on me to marry you again, and Jinghui The princess married to Duke Cai's mansion, the wedding of the prince Qingxu was postponed, and the current King Qingxu was sued by the Yushitai, all of which were controlled by you Sima Yuanchu behind! Forgive me for being blind, before You actually think that you are a pure and kind person who can only lead troops to fight, and even a mere aide in the palace can't handle it. "The [-]th birthday received the river mirror, and three thousand tigers traveled to Qingle Mountain." What a compliment! Ah, Junhou is a person with such a big strategy in his heart, and it should be beyond the reach of the eight great ministers of the imperial court!"

Normally, when people are not calm, their thoughts will inevitably be different from their original intentions, and Sima Xuan is also unavoidable. She felt that a big hole suddenly leaked in her heart, and the cold wind rushed in. It was chilly and cold. She was almost trembling all over, and her muscles and veins began to tingle.

"So you think so—" Sima Xuan sneered angrily, lowered his eyes and tilted his head to look at Cao Hui.

After a moment of silence, Sima Xuan violently tore off the plain veil on Cao Hui's face, and leaned closer again until his breath was heard. She pinched her chin and forced her to look at him.

Sima Xuan's black eyes were dimmed, and his voice was almost silent: "You were ruined by the fire, you are sad, will I feel better?"

She was so angry that her eyes were red, and she gritted her teeth, as if she couldn't continue, she paused before continuing: "You and I have no hatred or enmity, but unfortunately we both became pawns in other people's hands and were forced to form a husband and wife. I'm sorry for you, so I risked my life to protect you, thinking that when the situation is stable in the future, I will let you go, let you, let you find a good man to marry, sleep together... be safe and sound with the person next to you Live steadily, Cao Yuanrong...it turned out that everything was just my own self-indulgence, but in the end I forgot, forgot that you hated me so much, why would you still believe a few words of mine!"

"Ha, it's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous!" The person who got angry took a step back, kicked away the obstructive stool, and was so angry that he put his hands on his hips and circled back and forth on the spot.

"Dang, Dang, Dang", the sound of three knocks on the door came into the study without any haste.

"Who doesn't open his eyes! Let go if you fart!" A cold scolding came out of Sima Xuan's mouth, startling Fang Yong outside the door.

Seeing that she had scared Cao Hui next to her, Sima Xuan's temper disappeared halfway in the blink of an eye. She wiped her face and said "sorry" to Cao Hui stuck in her throat.

Although she is a woman, she is also a half-timer who grew up in the military camp. Naturally, she is no better than the girls from high-ranking officials and aristocratic families in Chang'an City. Gentle as jade, even though she has learned to hide her emotions in the past few years, this woman named Cao Yuanrong in front of her can always easily make her flustered, throw away her helmet and armor, and retreat steadily.

Fang Yong didn't come at the right time, but he had no choice but to cup his hands outside, and said bravely: "It's from Chang'an. The palace sent someone to see the master urgently, saying that there is something important to do."

Sima Xuan wiped the inner corners of his eyes with his thumb, glanced at the book still held by Cao Hui, and then left the study muttering something like "Everyone is not worry-free".

Cao Hui stood where he was, his mind was blank for a moment—what did he come to find Sima Yuanchu?

Thinking of Sima Xuan's resentful and meaningful eyes when he left just now, Cao Hui finally raised his hand and looked down at the book in his hand that was stuffed by Sima Xuan.

... This is not a book, this is a personal notebook. If you look closely, you can vaguely see that the paper on the cover page is made of waterproof and insect-proof Nanlin Wuxuan bronzing paper—the former first-rank Fu Guogong Cao Cao Hui, the daughter of Ke, is no stranger to this kind of gilding paper with a hundred gold sheets.

The cover of this notebook has been worn away by the passage of time, and its incomparable dignified and noble appearance has been worn away. There is even a corner missing, revealing the yellowed footer inside and the blood-stained pen and ink content. .

Opening the cover with trembling hands, his fingertips followed the lines in his memory to search for the hidden place in the lower right corner. Cao Hui finally leaned against the table behind him as if he lost his strength.

There is a small word written there - "gram".

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