Hearing this, Zhao Yuan took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. He understood this. In fact, a large part of the reason why he had been so resolute in rejecting Guo Wanrou was because he was afraid that he would not be able to resist, and that Guo Wanrou could not be resisted.
The family power attracted him to his ambition, and he was even more afraid that he would hurt Leng Changxi because of it.
"Sir..." Zhao Yuan's face was ashen, and there was a tremor in his voice.
"Young Master Yuan, you have to decide for yourself what is more important. With all the people in the nest, will An have a complete egg? Before the prince passed away, the young master still had the prince as a backer anyway, but if the news of the prince's passing was announced, the young master would still
Who can we rely on? Then Zhao Yu has the support of the Queen Mother and Wu Cairen, and has been favored for many years. His status cannot be shaken by us ministers saying a few words in front of the emperor. If he wants to conquer the world, he must rely on the power of the Guo family
!So, I ask Young Master Yuan to take the overall situation into consideration!" Shi Hao advised in a deep voice: "Is it the king's land in the world? If Young Master Yuan is greedy for the moment, makes the wrong choice, and loses the general situation, I'm afraid that the Leng family will not be affected by it.
The safety of the young lady cannot be preserved. If you want to save the one you love, you can only give her a clear sky. Only power can keep everything! Mr. Yuan, why don't you think carefully and see if what I say is correct?
I hope Mr. Yuan will make the right decision after careful consideration!"
After Shi Haoyu said these words, without waiting for Zhao Yuan's answer, he opened the window and flew into the night for an hour.
The room was dark, just like Zhao Yuan's heart, where no light could be found. Leng Changxi was once the color in his heart, but will even this last color be erased?
He feels so tired!
Tired!
Zhao Yuan slowly came to the courtyard. The wind picked up at night and blew into the house, blowing across his face with a deep autumn feeling. It was icy and cool, but it was not as good as the cold feeling in his heart.
He looked at the looming crescent moon in the sky hanging on the treetops. He felt empty in his heart, as if all his strength had been drained away. A flash of crystal flashed from the corner of his eyes, dripping down his tapered chin.
Xiaodouzi stood far away, looking at his lonely and desolate figure, and actually felt sad.
The back figure was too lonely and desperate, as if the whole person had sunk into a void of darkness.
Xiaodouzi didn't know the reason for Zhao Yuan's sadness, but he vaguely felt that Chang Xi was at fault. He wanted to go up to comfort her, but felt that he had no position, so he had to stand quietly behind him and wait.
Zhao Yuan stood like this all night, motionless. The night dew soaked his clothes and his hair was covered with crystal dew. It wasn't until the morning light broke and the golden light shone on his face that he reluctantly moved.
The sun was too bright, but it couldn't shine into his heart, because his heart gradually fell into ice.
"Master Yuan, it's almost time for the morning court..." Xiaodouzi looked at the sky, sighed slightly, stepped forward slowly, and whispered a reminder.
Zhao Yuan rolled his eyes slightly and said, "Yeah." After that, he went straight back to the house.
Xiaodouzi hurriedly followed behind, carefully found a piece of clothing for him, and helped him change into it. Looking at Zhao Yuan's figure gradually walking away, he sighed slightly, feeling sorry for his master in his heart.
A few days passed in a hurry, and the news of King Xi's death was reported to the palace as planned. While Gaozong was shocked, he felt a touch of sadness in his heart. Although there was no family affection in the royal family, after all, he was old and there were only so many brothers.
They all say that the older a person gets, the softer their heart becomes. Watching his brothers leave him one by one, he always feels a little sad in his heart.
In the main hall, Gaozong's face was serious, covering up his shock and sadness when he first heard the bad news. He said calmly: "I didn't expect someone to be so bold and murder the prince. Although the murderer has committed suicide, we can't let it go.
The corpse was exposed for three days, divided into pieces by five horses, and was not allowed to be buried!"
"The Emperor is wise!" After hearing his words, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground one after another. This is the rule. No matter what you say is right or not, the words come from the emperor's mouth anyway. Even if they are not wise, they are still wise.
"Sign up to the world and give King Xi a generous burial!" After Emperor Gaozong drafted the decree, he withdrew from the court.
Once a prince passed away, it was a big event. The news of King Xi's death on a crane was written into a bulletin and posted in the streets and alleys of Lin'an. At the same time, the news spread like a flood to the whole country.
The place where the announcements were posted in Lin'an City had long been packed to the brim with crowds of people just to see the appalling announcements with their own eyes.
"I heard that King Xi passed away!"
"Which King Xi?"
"Don't you know? He's the King Xi of Xiuzhou!"
"Ah? No way! It's him! What's going on?"
"You don't know yet, right? The list has been posted! It's said that King Xi was poisoned and his old illness relapsed. He couldn't be cured and he died!"
"Oh my god! Who is so bold as to dare to poison the prince?"
"I heard he was a servant, but he committed suicide."
"Kill yourself out of fear of crime!"
"It's useless to commit suicide. I heard that the body will be exposed for three days, quartered by five horses, and not allowed to be buried!"
"Oh my god, I won't be able to reborn in my next life!"
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A simple blue cloth carriage drove slowly towards Lin'an City. Before it even approached the city, it had already heard these rumors. The people in the carriage frowned and asked the driver in a deep voice: "Xiao Liu, what's the matter?"
What's going on?"
"Uncle Li, I heard that King Xi passed away and an official announcement was issued. This is what the people are talking about now."
"What?!" Sitting in the car, Uncle Li's eyes widened in shock. His mind suddenly rang, his color suddenly changed, and his whole body trembled.
Because he was old, had to travel for a long time, and was not acclimatized to the climate, Uncle Li caught wind and cold on the road, and it took him seven or eight days to get better. It was only today that he arrived at Lin'an City. Who would have thought that
, before he entered the city, he heard such bad news, which shocked him like a thunderbolt.
Uncle Li hurriedly opened the curtain, and before the carriage could stop, he rushed down. He grabbed a few people talking about each other on the roadside and asked urgently: "What were you talking about just now?"
Those people were startled by Uncle Li's eager attitude and stammered: "Xi, King Xi's death..."
"Nonsense!" Uncle Li shouted angrily without thinking: "How dare you curse the prince in the street? You don't want to die!"
"Are you crazy? The city has posted all the official notices, how can there be any fake ones?" The man broke free from Uncle Li's hand and left with his companions, cursing.
Uncle Li would never believe it unless he saw it with his own eyes, so he ordered the driver to drive the carriage into the city quickly, and he ran towards the place where the crowd was the most crowded.
The closer he got to the list, the clearer the comments he heard, and the more panicked he became.
Sure enough, Li Bo, who had squeezed to the front and read two lines of the article, suddenly shook his body, burst into tears, and his whole body seemed to have been drained of strength. He squeezed out of the crowd in panic, unable to care.
After King Xi ordered the letter to be sent to Zhao Yuan, he got on the carriage and drove to Xiuzhou day and night.