In the dark night and silence, in the back garden of the Snow Villa, a masked man in black quietly escaped the layers of checkpoints and successfully sneaked into the yard where Bai Meichen and Su Huan'er lived.
The man in black had extremely high martial arts skills and walked almost silently. He looked around with his sharp eyes and found nothing unusual before he cautiously walked to the window and looked at the couple sleeping hugging each other on the bed.
Lover.
"who?"
Although there were only slight fluctuations in the air, it had already disturbed Bai Meichen, who was sleeping lightly. He quickly put the person in his arms on the bed, and looked straight at the window with his leopard-like eyes.
The man in black.
The man in black turned over and entered the room. He had no intention of avoiding him, but his sharp eyes flickered slightly after seeing Bai Meichen's appearance.
"Who are you?"
Su Huan'er had also stood up and stood beside Bai Meichen, with a look of caution on her face. This person was able to break through the layers of protection at the Snow-Treading Villa. He was definitely a top master.
"The person you have been looking for."
The man in black's voice was a little dark and hoarse, but there was no malice in it. He reached out and took off the black cloth covering his face, revealing a face full of vicissitudes of life.
"It turns out that you were the person my mother-in-law saved back then."
It was just a momentary trance. Bai Meichen immediately came back to her senses, pulled Su Huan'er aside, and then picked up the fire stick and lit the candle.
In the faint firelight, the face of the man in black became clearer and clearer, and a touch of pain appeared on the face that was covered with traces of time.
"Yes, my child, when you grow up, you look just like your mother-in-law."
The man in black had a loving look on his face, and his eyes were a little blurry. He seemed to be remembering the past, and the woman who always wore white clothes, smiling lightly and calling his name softly.
"Who are you?"
Bai Meichen pursed her lips and looked at the man in black in front of her, with various complex emotions intertwined in her heart. The man in black in front of her was the one his mother-in-law liked, but he was also the one who sent her mother-in-law to hell.
"My child, I came here today to tell you everything and ask you to kill me to avenge your mother and concubine."
The man in black tugged at the corner of his mouth and smiled bitterly. He stared at Bai Meichen for a while before he spoke solemnly.
"More than twenty years ago, I was the fifth prince of the Li Kingdom, traveling around the world and living a carefree life. I happened to travel to the Xia Kingdom that day and heard that the food in the Xia Kingdom's palace was famously delicious.
I happened to be very interested in the world's delicacies, so I rushed in alone without thinking much. I didn't expect that the palace of Xia Kingdom was so heavily guarded. In order to avoid the inspection of the guards, I was forced to hide in the palace of the Emperor of Xia Kingdom.
In the imperial study room, I was discovered by Xuanyuan Xu who was still playing the memorial late at night. I fought with him and injured him, but this also alerted a large number of guards."
The man in black had turned his attention away from Bai Meichen and looked out the dark window, shaking slightly.
"Fortunately, my martial arts skills are quite good. Although I was injured, I still managed to escape from the guards. However, due to my injuries, I passed out outside the palace gate of your mother-in-law. Your mother-in-law happened to find me and saved me, and tried her best to save me.
You tried every means to save me. I didn’t expect Concubine Li to find out all this. In order to save your mother-in-law, I killed everyone around her and cut off her hand tendons and hamstrings to make her mute. But there was no way
What I thought of was that Xuanyuan Xu actually found out the truth. In order to avenge Li Fei, he humiliated your mother and concubine every night. I was still injured at that time, so I sent secret guards to protect me to rescue your mother and concubine.
, but Xuanyuan Xu had already taken precautions, and all the secret guards I sent out died in the Xia Kingdom Palace."
At this point, there were a little tears in the eyes of the man in black, and his chapped lips moved and then closed tightly, as if to ease his inner emotions or pain.
Su Huan'er poured a cup of tea and put it in front of him. He turned to look at Su Huan'er, smiled at her, drank it and continued talking.
"I was very anxious but had no choice. A few months later, I learned that your mother-in-law was pregnant, so I returned to Li State with peace of mind and asked one of my best friends to find a way to take care of your mother-in-law.
There is the matter of your mother-in-law rescuing the poisoned Empress Dowager Chen. With the child in her belly, your mother-in-law has a talisman, and it also gives me time to find a way to rescue your mother. Before, since I have never set foot in
I don’t have any influence in the Li Kingdom regarding the affairs of the Li Kingdom’s court. I don’t dare to reveal the affairs of your mother and concubine to others at will. In desperation, I went to find my imperial brother, who was Li Kingdom at that time.
When the prince of the country heard about me, he was afraid of harming the then very weak Li Kingdom, so he imprisoned me. After more than half a year, I finally escaped. I summoned all my close friends and prepared to return to the Xia Kingdom.
A last ditch effort."
"Maybe it was fate. When I rushed to the Xia Kingdom after a long journey, your mother and concubine were already gone. Rumors spread throughout the Xia Kingdom that you scared the queen mother to death and scared the mother to death. Your mother and concubine and I
Although we didn’t get along for long, we really loved each other. When I heard the news, I wanted to die. But in the end, I chose to return to Li Country because I wanted to watch you grow up for your mother and concubine.
, I also want to develop my own power and avenge your mother and concubine."
The truth of the matter was basically consistent with what the Queen said. Bai Meichen's face as cold as Satan showed no expression, but his slightly trembling body revealed some of his emotions.
Unexpectedly, the person the mother-in-law loved most turned out to be the fifth prince of the Li Kingdom, and these five princes were now the most powerful emperor in the Li Kingdom.
"Child, I know you are about to take action. This is the military talisman of the Li Kingdom's 300,000-strong army. I have moved the army to the border of the Xia Kingdom. Take it. I hope it can be of some use to you."
The man in black took out a gleaming military talisman from his arms and put it on the table, with expectation in his eyes. He had never married a wife in his life, and the only thing he cared about was the child Jin'er gave birth to that year.
"As for my life, you can take it at any time. I owe it to your mother and concubine. I just hope that after you become the emperor of Xia Kingdom, you can bury me and your mother and concubine together."
The man in black sighed, his mood seemed to be much more relaxed, and there was a faint smile on his face. Perhaps he thought he would soon be able to see the woman in his heart.
Bai Meichen just glanced at the soldier talisman on the table, with no intention of accepting it. After his eyes stayed on the man in black for a while, he asked in a deep voice.
"When I founded Taxue Villa, you entrusted someone to bring me the fifty million taels of silver notes."