There is still the chill of spring in the air, and there is a charming fragrance of flowers in the coolness, gently sweeping across the entire Kyoto, with colorful flowers and birds chirping.
The prosperous capital city has only been slightly affected by the economy, not much. After all, it is at the foot of the emperor, where wealthy businessmen and dignitaries gather, and is a prosperous and prosperous place. Along the way, on both sides of the central avenue, small vendors have simple smiles on their faces, and their sales continue.
, taking care of the children and taking care of the children, happily, and the whole capital was filled with a sense of celebration in the air.
As soon as Xiao Jue entered the capital, he felt the overwhelming loneliness coming over him, like a substantial net, tightly trapping his soul, occupying all his thoughts, and even his breathing was filled with discomfort and suffocation.
Since Liusu's death, he felt that the entire capital was empty and no one could stir his mood.
Seeing that the whole street was full of laughter and joy, and every household was happy and happy, it made him alone and lonely.
The crowds of people were passing by, not a single face was familiar or trustworthy, and even the voices were so unfamiliar.
Xiao Jue's robe was fluttering, his cold eyes were slightly twisted, his facial features like a knife were covered with traces of vicissitudes of life, and a deep pain flashed across his eyebrows. Even his nerves were tense and showed signs of rupture.
The capital has endured so many of his memories and pains, some sweet, some sad, some happy, some painful... This city has endured his losses again and again, so heavy that life cannot bear it.
Liusu... I feel heartbroken when I call this name now.
Seeing this, Lin Jun shouted respectfully, "My lord, do you want to go into the palace to see the emperor? Or should you go back to the mansion first?"
Xiao Jue said calmly: "You take the people back first, I will go to a place first, and I will enter the palace later!"
"Yes!" Lin Jun responded, and led the imperial guards back to the palace first. Xiao Jue went to the flower market alone. The whole sea of flowers was surrounded by colorful flowers, which were particularly beautiful. Xiao Jue's cold and hard temperament was warm and soft in the flower market.
It looks out of place. The people who come here are all young girls, gentle gentlemen, or ladies. Most of them are women who come to the flower market. March and April are the peak seasons, and May is the off-season.
, there were not many people in the flower market, but Xiao Jue’s arrival obviously had a 100% return rate.
The handsome and cold face, the evil and deep eyes, the tall and slender figure, the noble temperament, and the handsome appearance make the hearts of the little girls in the flower market beat. This is the man they dream of, but he is so domineering.
He has a strong and kingly demeanor, but people dare not pay more attention to him.
It's so handsome, but it's too cold!
Holding it in the summer can help cool down the temperature, but in the winter it can make you shiver from the cold.
Xiao Jue ignored the surprised looks of everyone, and swept his cold eyes across the sea of flowers, carefully selecting the flowers in his mind, and finally fell in love with a kind of camellia. The whole flower was like a floating cloud, very beautiful, with a snow-white color.
It is three points purer than white plum.
Liusu has always loved camellias, which are both luxurious and elegant in their simplicity. Unknowingly, the camellias in the courtyard of Wutong Garden have become his favorite. This variety is also found in the courtyard. Liusu should like it very much, right?
Xiao Jue bought a large bouquet of camellias and left the flower market, leaving behind a lonely and cold figure that made the nymphomaniacs behind him salivate.
What a really handsome man. There are very few such top-notch men in this place!
He looks so affectionate and infatuated!
To be honest, it's really weird for a grown man to hold a bouquet of flowers, especially a man like Xiao Jue, who looks cold and cold, but holds a bouquet of pure flowers. Not to mention the heart of the little girl in the flower market is pounding.
Drooling.
Wherever he goes, he is full of charm and charms a lot of girls. Even married women cannot escape. He kills young and old alike. The often uncoordinated scenes can produce unimaginable power. Maybe even Xiao Jue himself
Didn't even feel it.
He didn't think much about it, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with buying a bouquet of flowers to worship Tassel. Many people in the capital would bring a bouquet of flowers to the grave to worship the dead, which represented the longing of their relatives or loved ones. But the key was
, Xiao Jue himself didn’t realize that his cold and hard temperament was only suitable for holding a sword, not flowers.
In the elegant seat of a tea house, a middle-aged man accidentally glanced at this scene, and with a pop, the tea spurted out...
The spray just happened to hit the brocade clothes of the evil man opposite, and the whole cake on the table was ruined. The evil man glared, and took out the embroidered handkerchief from his sleeves to wipe the tea stains on his chest. He accidentally saw it from the corner of his eye.
Xiao Jue, who was downstairs, was riding away, his whole body as dumbfounded as a blank slate.
"Brother Seven?" Xiao Han's eyes twitched, this is really... "When did Brother Seven return to the capital, why didn't I know? Brother..."
"Don't ask me, I don't know either!" Xiao Yue waved his hand immediately. He was shocked. He had never seen his brother holding flowers before. It was so charming that he couldn't help but look up at the blue sky. Fortunately, it was normal.
The weather was calm, no wind or rain, nothing special.
These two people were Xiao Yue and Xiao Han who left the palace incognito.
"Why didn't he come to the palace to see you when he came back? What were he doing wandering around on the street? Oh... he must have visited Seventh Sister-in-law. When will he forget about this?" Xiao Han sighed in his heart.
Speaking of this incident, Xiao Yue felt extremely sorry for his younger brother. To other brothers, Xiao Yue was ruthless and ruthless. To Xiao Jue and Xiao Han, he was both father and brother. He cherished these two younger brothers very much.
Xiao Han told him everything about Jue, and besides sighing, he didn't know how to comfort Xiao Jue.
Unless you take a step towards this kind of thing, no one can help.
There are many regrets in the world. After they are cast, they leave only a helpless sigh that no one can solve.
Who doesn’t have regrets?
But life was still going on like this. Xiao Jue's life was still very long. He hoped that he could forget this incident quickly and return to the domineering and cold brother he was before.
He still liked Xiao Jue in the past, although he was a bit more domineering and cold, but at least he was not as unhappy as he is now, without even a smiling face.
Xiao Yue pursed his lips, "Do you really want to marry Fang Jinxiu? Lao Jiu, she and Lao Qi's princess are sisters. Although she was not to blame for this at the beginning, will Lao Qi have any grudges if you marry her?"
It's not worth it to hurt the brotherhood for a woman. Xiao Yue doesn't want to have any estrangement between the two brothers he loves most. According to his point of view, it would be better for Xiao Han to stay away from Fang Jinxiu. It's not like there are no women in the world. Why?
Why do their brothers just fall in love with their sisters from the Fang family?
Xiao Han pouted, thinking of Fang Jinxiu, and rolled his eyes helplessly, "Brother, you don't have to worry about being poor. The seventh brother loves and hates the seventh sister-in-law alone, and has nothing to do with Jinxiu. Besides, whether she wants to marry or not
I'm still hanging, hum!"
"Brother gives you an imperial edict..."
Xiao Han immediately waved his hand, "Come on, big brother, you can keep it for yourself, otherwise you can't leave it to Seventh Brother, so he can't be left alone!"
Xiao Yue stared, Xiao Han smiled evilly, he had better handle his own princess, Xiao Jue was a lesson learned from his past, he couldn't make the same mistake again, it was better to let Jinxiu be willing to deal with it, so as not to deal with it later.
"It's good that Seventh Brother is back. He has to deal with the affairs of the Daughter's Kingdom. It's annoying me to death. It's been eighteen years and there's no clue at all. Who should I look for? My nephew hasn't been found yet. How can I have time to help them find it?"
"People?" Xiao Han said angrily, they haven't found the Xiao family's exiled prince yet, and now they have to find someone for the daughter's country. They are really full and have nothing to do, which makes him a big head and two big.
"Lao Jiu, don't be so exaggerated. You will leave everything to Lao Qi. You are unwilling to come forward in matters related to the Shenji Camp. Your seventh brother is responsible for all those dirty things. You have been asked to investigate the prince's affairs for several years without a clue.
, Now you still want to cause trouble for him, even if he promised me, you should give up!" Xiao Yue warned Xiao Han seriously.
"Brother, you can't say that. Twenty years have passed since the incident. Where do you want me to start? Almost all the damned people were dead back then. It's not so easy to find someone. Moreover, every time there is a clue, it is intercepted and put away.
It is clear that your son knows his identity and refuses to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. He wants to hide himself. What can I do?" This is the latest news deduced by Xiao Han. How can it be so accurate every time? As soon as there is news, he will immediately
There were no exceptions. He had known for a long time that someone was causing trouble. The most likely thing was the good deeds done by his nephew whom he had never met before!
"Why hide?" What's wrong with being a prince? It means that he will rule the world in the future, and the entire country will be his. No man can refuse such a temptation. He can't think of any reason to refuse.
After acknowledging his ancestor and returning to his clan, Xiao Yue still didn't believe Xiao Han's guess.
Perhaps it was because he refused to believe that his son refused to recognize him.
As a father, this is a big blow!
"I'm not him, how could I know?" Xiao Han sneered. If he wanted to know who it was, he wanted to pick him up and beat him up. In order to investigate his affairs, he has been running around a lot in the past few years, and now he has added
The princess of the Daughter Kingdom had disappeared for eighteen years, and he really wanted to hit a wall.
"By the way, brother, isn't Feng Nanjin dead? How about you ask him to investigate the matter of the princess of the Daughter Kingdom? I still have some motivation to investigate my nephew. After all, he is my own family. At least I have some clues. Is his useless princess?
I don’t even know when I come to Shengtian. I think I’m over thirty, so I’m not interested. If it’s someone who’s beautiful at that age, I’d still be interested in it. If she’s old and yellow, then forget it.” Xiao Han said very loyally, to be honest.
, he was very repelled by this matter. It must be another unsolved case. If it weren't for the daughter country's archipelago in the Mobei Sea, they would not want to go through this muddy water.
"Besides, Feng Nanjin has the Ice Moon Palace in his hands. Isn't it much easier to investigate things? My husband mainly came to Shengtian. He must have taken a boat across the Mobei Sea and landed in Fengcheng. This is his territory.
It's much easier for him to investigate than it is for us, don't you think?"
Xiao Yue was speechless for a while. He felt ashamed when he thought about the imperial court taking advantage of the Feng family. In fact, he had no intention of doing this at first. Xiao Jue was determined to take the opportunity to defeat the Feng family. In fact, anyone with such power would
He had bulldozed it long ago, but that person was Feng Nanjin, and he couldn't help but keep some sympathy. He didn't want to kill them all, and was even willing to coexist peacefully.
He has always been indulgent because Feng Nanjin has saved his life. The biggest reason is that when he was the right prime minister, he promised that the Feng family would not have any different intentions and would not rebel. Feng Nanjin said that in the future,
His life guaranteed that nothing would happen, and he believed it! Later, when he found out that the right-hand minister was Feng Nanjin, he felt even more relaxed. The biggest reason for such indulgence was to believe in him, that he would not betray the court and pose a threat to the Xiao family.
But Xiao Jue and Xiao Han didn't believe anything they said. They tried their best to persuade Xiao Jue to come forward to suppress the Feng family this time. However, the pirates interfered and their efforts fell short. What's even more dramatic is that Feng Nanjin actually
Not dead, but coming back alive, Xiao Yue was like swallowing a bite of a fly, let alone the discomfort.
Now I entrust him with the affairs of the court. To be honest, I really can’t afford to lose my face!
When Xiao Han saw the embarrassed look in his brother's eyes, he sneered: "Brother, it's not what I want to say to you, but it's true that you are really too indulgent to Feng Nanjin. Forget it, you can handle this matter, don't leave it to Feng Nan
Just leave Jin to Brother Seven, I don’t care, the worst I can do is take over the Shenji Camp for Brother Seven, that’s all done, right?”
"Let's talk about it again!" Xiao Yue pondered. What Xiao Han said actually makes sense. If the princess of the daughter country comes to Shengtian, she must land from Fengcheng. That is his territory, and it will be much easier to investigate things. Xiao Jue has just
After returning from Fengcheng, how could he be allowed to make another trip? Xiao Jue was tired, and he almost felt distressed. In the past six months, first there were false reports at the border, and then there was the Feng family's shipping turmoil. Xiao Jue was running around, it was time to have a good rest.
For the sake of his younger brother, this old man might as well go all out. After all, as an emperor, he is thick-skinned!
"Lao Jiu, let's go see Lao Qi. After the matter is over, let him go back to his house to rest, lest he have to enter the palace!" Xiao Yue said calmly, Xiao Han put down the money, and the two of them went downstairs to Liusu's cemetery.
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The cemetery was very quiet. Xiao Jue placed the camellia in front of Liusu's grave and stared blankly at the big words on the tombstone. His sadness spread. Until now, he still found it difficult to accept that Liusu had really left him.
Wutong Garden is still exactly the same as before, nothing has changed. When he was there, he would take good care of the camellias in the courtyard. When he was away, the maids in the mansion would also take good care of them. When Liusu was in Wutong Garden, his favorite thing was to play with them.
The faint fragrance of these flowers and plants still retains the medicinal fragrance of her body, which is an illusion that has never left.
"Liu Su, I'm here to see you!" Xiao Jue said calmly. This time he went to Fengcheng, which gave him a deeper impression. He always thought of Liu Su inadvertently. He buried it deep in his heart. The wife he loved so much, the regret has been caused, and the beloved has already passed away.
If he passes away, everything will be irreversible. He can only let his thoughts bite his heart and occupy his soul.
Perhaps, seeing other people's happiness, loving wives and young children, he feels even more lonely and uncomfortable!
Admit it! Xiao Jue, you are so jealous that you are jealous of that happy man!
In the first twenty-five years of his life, Xiao Jue has always wanted wind and rain. He has never been jealous of anyone, and no one is worthy of his jealousy. He is already aloof, with handsome appearance and healthy body.
He has nobility and power, and he can influence the political situation and make soldiers. He has spent more than 20 years in high spirits, helping his brother to ascend the throne, eradicating dissidents, clan disputes, open and covert arrows, and he can handle the battles in the palace with ease.
, he works step by step, intrigues, political ups and downs, he sits back and watches the changes and enjoys them.
It can be said that Xiao Jue grew up and became talented in struggle throughout his life. The cruel environment created his cold and ruthless temperament. No matter how dangerous or difficult he was, he could solve it easily!
He does not need to envy or envy anyone, he is the combination of everyone's envy and jealousy.
But since meeting Feng Nanjin, he has tasted jealousy for the first time in his life. This is not the sour jealousy between men and women, but the jealousy of male animals who are shocked by the charm and ability of the other during the fight.
Now I am even more jealous that he has a perfect family, but his home has been destroyed and broken into pieces by his own hands.
He still remembered the warmth and touch he felt with that soft body in his arms.
"Lisu, if he is alive...our child will be born, right?" If Liusu could live, he would be able to hold his child. Unfortunately...there is no if in the world.
"Lisu, you must hate me, don't you?" Xiao Jue murmured to himself. He wanted to see Liusu's face again and hear her voice. Unfortunately, when he dreamed back at midnight, the woman never fell asleep.
He was left with a feeling of sadness and longing.
The lovesickness on Xiao Jue's face became a little thicker, and the longing was like growing wings, whizzing away, scattered in the air, following him like a shadow.
"Lao Qi!" Xiao Yue's voice came from behind. Xiao Jue froze. He closed his eyes in vain to cover up the fragility in his eyes. He opened them again and returned to normal. He slowly turned around.
"Brother? How did you..." He rarely left the palace.
Xiao Han said angrily: "I have been annoyed to death by the envoys from the Daughter Kingdom recently. I came out to get some air and happened to see you. By the way, Brother Qi, the way you hold flowers is so charming. If I were a woman, you would take away my soul.
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Two cold rays of light swept towards him at the same time. Xiao Han shrugged his shoulders and shut up knowingly. There are not many honest people these days, so they were killed like this. It's a pity...
Xiao Yue had made it very clear in his letter about the visit of the envoy from the Daughter Kingdom, and Xiao Jue also knew a thing or two about it. He didn't know much about the specific situation, but Xiao Yue's attitude towards the Feng family this time made him
He felt dissatisfied.
Xiao Yue has been on the throne for many years and knows people's hearts well. He naturally knows what Xiao Jue is thinking. Moreover, Xiao Jue never hides his brother's displeasure. Xiao Yue stepped forward and patted Xiao Jue's shoulder with a kind tone, "Old Seven, this time
Things, you have been wronged, but the Feng family cannot be destroyed at the moment. You want to use the navy to deal with the pirates, it is not impossible, but the seventh child, the timing is not right, the daughter country is on a mission, and the Mobei Islands are two thousand miles away.
It is inappropriate for the daughter country and Shengtian to go to war at this time, which will seriously damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Furthermore, it will take a lot of manpower and financial resources to exterminate the Mobei pirates. Since the Feng family can restrain each other, the imperial court
Why should we add more casualties? In short, the time, place, and people are not right for this matter, so we cannot go by what you say."
Xiao Jue didn't understand the powerful relationship, but in the final analysis, the biggest reason was because Xiao Yue trusted Feng Nanjin too much. This made him extremely worried, and maybe he was also a little dissatisfied with Feng Nanjin for stealing his brother's trust.
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When Xiao Han saw this, he quickly smoothed things over, "Brother Qi, let this matter be over. Just find another opportunity in the future! You should come back and solve the affairs of the Daughter's Kingdom. Let us find people who have disappeared for more than ten years. They would have done it long ago."
Come on, come now! Huh!"
Xiao Yue gave a faint smile and said, "There are only two princesses in the Daughter Kingdom. The current monarch is the eldest princess. The younger princess had an affair with someone eighteen years ago and was not allowed in the country. She fled quietly and her whereabouts are unknown. The queen has also been in power for fifteen years after her succession.
There is no clue. I have been looking for the missing little princess five years ago. I have searched all the small countries and tribes, and only Shengtian is missing."
