"Why don't you leave quickly?!" He didn't allow her to ask in reply, so he led her forward.
"I'm tired, sit down for a while and you can do it yourself." Suddenly he stopped and sat down in front of a big stone not far from the alley entrance.
"Hey, how can you be so willful? We'll be home soon!" She just wants to return home as soon as possible. Before he thinks of a way to punish her, he can also ask Butler Liu, Xiang Rong, Ju'er, and Lu Zi to help , talk about intercession, maybe things will turn around.
Shangguan Chuque didn't even look at her and sat down on his own.
She was about to have a seizure when she suddenly heard shouts from not far away, "Tanghulu, sell candied haws..." A vendor selling candied haws stood at the entrance of the alley, and turned to look at him. He still didn't want to look at her, but she Suddenly she understood - she knew he did it on purpose. He had known that she liked eating candied haws since she was a child, but he would never say it out loud. Thinking of this, all the resentment and anger subsided.
I jogged over and bought two bunches of candied haws, "Master, do you want to eat candied haws?"
He stood up, looked down at the smiling face, took a bunch of candied haws squid unceremoniously, and quickly finished them one by one. This scene left Xiyan beside him dumbfounded. After eating a bunch, he began to look at the bunch in her hand, "This is also Is it for me?" Without any explanation, he took the candied haws from her hand and took a bite.
"Master Xiang, that's mine..." Xi Yan reminded in a low voice.
"Then let's eat together!" - Eat together? Before she could react, he kissed her pink lips without warning. Xiyan's mind went blank, and he only felt a warmth in his mouth, which was an eager and passionate kiss. After a soft kiss, she didn't realize what was going on for a long time. With her hands pressed against his warm chest, her whole body collapsed, as if she was about to fall, and she had no choice but to let him hug her.
"How does it taste?" He asked with a smile as he left her delicate lips.
"kindness?"
"The taste of candied haws - sour and sweet, even better than I imagined." He ran his slender index finger across her red lips, as if he was intoxicated.
"Xiang, Xiang, Xiangye——" Her tongue seemed to have been bitten off by something.
"Stay." He suddenly said this out of nowhere.
All Xi Yan's consciousness was sucked away by him, and she nodded unconsciously.
I don’t know how I got back to Shangguan Mansion that day, so he led me all the way and walked quietly through the alleys. The uncle selling candied haws on a stick stared at them with strange eyes, couldn’t help tutting, and said He whispered in a low voice - "I have been traveling in the world for most of my life, and I have never seen such a well-matched couple."
She turned her head and looked at Shangguan Chuque. He buried his head low, as if he was laughing secretly, but she couldn't see his expression clearly. He must be very proud. She fell on him again. Why did she always Are you so unsatisfied? She warned herself every time to stay away from him, but as soon as she saw him, she couldn't help but linger on his eyes, and his every move affected her frantic heart. What should she do? ?What should I do? She seems to have fallen in love with him - she has fallen in love with a man who has many secrets in his heart, and has fallen in love with a man who is powerful enough to control the world. Sister, what should I do?
Summer has arrived unknowingly. It is a season of flowers falling and blooming, half bright and half sad. The trees in the garden outside Laiyin Pavilion are already lush and green, providing a shade, and the warm breeze blowing from the green lake is refreshing. The strong wind ruffled the long hair of the two people under the fallen tree, bringing a delicate and elegant fragrance of lotus.
The past face was so delicate in pink, just like the first blooming buds - hibiscus emerged from the clear water, naturally carved. Facing the green qin in front of my hand, I sat on the ground, gazing at the purple beside me, and a piece of human fairy music was like The spring water flows slowly, floating lightly in the sky above the Shangguan Mansion...
At this moment, Shangguan Chuque beside him also unhurriedly took out the jade flute from his waist, lightly pursed his thin lips, and slightly closed his eyes. The beautiful sound of the flute jumped from his mouth into the sound of the piano, and the two were intertwined. They circled around one after another, as if they were outside the world, indifferent and distant, Zhan Luoyu stared blankly into the distance, as if he was in a fairyland, this scene, this music, talented people and beautiful women, sharing wonderful music - no matter from which angle you look at it , are incomparable.
Xi Yan looked up at his side face. He was handsome and flawless. His black and elegant hair was flowing freely. The breeze was reluctant to disturb his elegance, but only gently played with the corners of his clothes. His blue eyes were icy and sparkling. Thoroughly, she had the illusion that they had returned to the days in Liuqing Mansion - she was playing the piano and he was playing the flute in the Eternal Love Forest, causing the birds to stop in succession. What a beautiful scene...
What's the harm if we live our lives quietly in such a harmonious way? His heart was shaken, and the song "Feng Qiu Huang" actually made him think about retiring. It's better to go back, it's better to go back... No wonder Ruo Qin's mother-in-law was the original concubine. Among thousands of admirers, he would spot his father at a glance, and he would still remember him before he died... for fear of being disturbed by this song...
"Pa bang bang..." A series of monotonous applause interrupted the thoughts of the two people under the falling tree.
The two of them looked sideways, "Oh? It seems that I interrupted your elegance?!" Zhan Luoyu said with a smile.
His beautiful eyes swept away, and he blamed in his heart, "It's your fault." But he didn't say it out loud.
"This song should only exist in heaven, and how many times can you hear it in the human world? It's such a good song, a good scene, a good person..." Zhan Luoyu couldn't help but admire it sincerely.
"What's the matter?" Shangguan Chuque frowned, "No, his idea just now is too ridiculous. Will Long Chang also agree? What methods will he use? If it weren't for A Luo's sudden intervention, I'm afraid he would really be in deep trouble." Among them, must not have such thoughts, his mission has not been completed yet, revenge, revenge...
"A shrew who calls herself the Eighth Princess is making a big fuss in front of your house right now. I'm afraid Liu Fu can't handle it anymore. You'd better go and deal with it yourself!" Zhan Luoyu said with his arms crossed and a smile on his face.
Xiyan's eyes immediately turned to Shangguan who was standing next to her just now. Now he was walking quickly towards the door. She was curious. A woman from the east wing walked away. Now he had messed with the eighth princess again. Is he still the same Prince Liuqing who ignored women in her memory? Xi Yan suddenly felt more compassion in her heart.
"You dog slave, get out of here. You dare to block this princess's way. You don't want to live anymore, do you? Get out of here -" Before I could reach the door, I heard Princess Jingyi's arrogant shouting in the distance. She is Long Changyi's younger sister. When Queen Wang died, she had just turned twelve years old, an age that was too ignorant to understand. Having lost her mother when she was young, Long Changyi felt very sorry for this sister, so he raised her This arrogant and unreasonable temper.
"Stop!" What on earth are you doing? Shangguan Chuque just arrived at the door and saw the eighth princess standing there with her hands on her hips, being pushed by three or four servants. The two guards with sabers beside her saw this posture. He immediately drew out his knife and said aggressively, "Who dares to touch the princess?!"
Both sides stopped fighting, and Liu Fu stepped forward to report, "Master Xiang, this wild girl came from nowhere and dared to pretend to be the eighth princess. She also had ulterior motives and even forced her way into the official residence..."
"What pretense? I am really the eighth princess, the biological sister of the current emperor!"
Shangguan Chuque waved to Liu Fu, "You guys go down first."
Liu Fu and his party retreated after receiving the order, thinking that if these shrews were princesses, then any girl in the Shangguan Palace could be the queen.
"Hey - don't go, I haven't punished you yet! Stop!" Seeing the person who bullied her retreat, Jingyi naturally refused to give up.
"Eighth princess, those who don't know are not guilty! Why should we know each other like the servants?" Shangguan Chuque's chin slightly chinned.
He finally noticed her! Since he was the one asking for mercy, how could Jingyi persist? The purpose of her trip was to meet her sweetheart, so naturally she couldn't lose her identity in front of him. Unexpectedly, before she left the army, "Chu Brother, why are you so outspoken? Brother doesn’t usually call me that."
Shangguan Chuque smiled slightly. Although she was arrogant, she was very innocent. "Jingyi, what brought you to my Shangguan Mansion and why are you so angry?"
"Well, Brother Chu, I didn't mean to make things difficult for the people in your house just now. I, I just really wanted to see you, but they didn't let me see you, so I..." The voice became smaller and smaller, and finally lost it. The sound was like one thing descending from another. This sister, who even gave Long Chang a headache, turned into a docile kitten as soon as she appeared in front of Shangguan Chuque.
"Oh? Why is Princess Jingyi so anxious to find Wei Chen?" Shangguan Chuque said with a smile.
"Brother Chu, the emperor brother said, is it true that you want me to marry you?" Although Jingyi is unruly, she is also straightforward. That's what she said straight to the point. If this was not what she was talking about, Shangguan Chuque would be willing to continue. He deceived her for a while, but at this moment, he didn't want to deal with her at all.
"Then you should ask the emperor."
"Why, Brother Emperor, haven't I told you yet?" Jingyi asked anxiously. She begged Brother Emperor for a long time before he nodded in agreement. Could it be that the Emperor would break his promise?
"I haven't." Long Changyi has tested him many times, but he politely rejected him. How could Shangguan not understand what he was thinking? If he really became the consort, then he would never be able to escape Long Changyi. He couldn't marry her, not to mention that he had always regarded her as his own sister. If it took one day longer, he might as well leave this problem to Long Changyi to solve.
"Ah? How could it be? The Emperor's brother clearly promised me, there is no reason..." Jingyi murmured to herself.
"If nothing happens to the princess, Shangguan will resign." This is tantamount to issuing an expulsion order.
"Well, then, does Brother Chu like Jingyi?" Looking at Jingyi, she seemed to be a different person, biting her lower lip, the girl's shyness was fully revealed, but she was also a bit beautiful.
Shangguan Chuque turned back and looked directly at her with his blue eyes. What was supposed to come was still coming. The two of them looked at each other in silence, but they didn't know that there was a small figure behind them that was always peeping behind the doorpost. "Jingyi -" Shangguan was a little moved. He owed her. Jingyi was so innocent. Like him in the past, she had experienced the tragedy of her relatives leaving her one by one, but he still used her again and again. .
Xi Yan, who was beside the doorpost, raised his thoughts to his throat. Seeing Shangguan's hand gradually attaching to the woman's hair, Xi Yan's uncontrollable tears lingered in his eyes, and he stroked her quietly. He turned his head, unaware of a pair of heart-ache eyes not far away. His caress was gentle and warm. Shangguan suddenly pulled Jingyi's head to his shoulder and leaned against it. Xiyan finally couldn't help but run to the house. , she hates him, it turns out that he can be so gentle to everyone! Ning Xiyan, what are you expecting? He has never given you any promises...
"I'm sorry, Jingyi." Shangguan Chuque leaned into her ear and whispered softly. He was afraid that others would see her joke.
"Brother Chu..." Jingyi raised her head in surprise.
"Jingyi, you'd better go back." What else could he say at this moment?
"Brother Chu..." She stood there blankly, but Shangguan Chuque only left her with a back view, "Why, Brother Chu?" Tears ran across her face, leaving only sadness in her heart, "Brother Chu, Brother Chu..."
"Princess, the left prime minister has left, should we go in?" a guard asked carefully.
"Shut up, shut up!" Jingyi covered her ears with her hands and shook her head desperately. She couldn't remember exactly when she started falling in love with him. When she was young, apart from the emperor's brother, she only remembered Shangguan. The shadow of Chu Que. That year, the queen mother was thrown into the cold palace and committed suicide by throwing herself into a well. The world fell apart for their brothers and sisters. No one in the palace wanted to pay attention to them, for fear of being unable to avoid them, because they were the children of the sinful woman Long Wang. The emperor's father did not care about his children and turned a blind eye to them. In those years, she and her brother lived such a difficult life. They had no freedom and rights at all, and their status was not even as good as any of the little concubines in the palace.
Five years ago, Shangguan Chuque appeared. He helped his brother finally win the position that belonged to him, and taught his brother the way to be a king without any reservation. Outsiders said that Shangguan Chuque, the left prime minister of the Zhao Kingdom, was a treacherous minister. Evil party, only she understands that this is not the case. Shangguan did a lot of unscrupulous things to help his brother ascend to the throne. However, he cleared the obstacles that hindered his brother. His strategy, his Talented men have attracted her attention one after another. I am afraid there will never be another man in this world who can make her fall in love with him like this.
Shangguan Chuque felt cruel when he heard the crying behind him. He still didn't look back, but just sighed slightly - I'm sorry, Jingyi, I have always regarded you as my sister. Being with someone who doesn't love you, how can you be with someone who doesn't love you? What happiness is there?
"Shangguan——" Zhan Luoyu appeared at the right time.
Shangguan Chuque glanced at Zhan Luoyu and was speechless.
He patted Shangguan Chuque on the shoulder and said, "Go and see Yan Yatou. She has already seen it. Just now I saw her running into the house in a hurry. Her eyes were red and she seemed to be crying."
Shangguan Chuque's eyebrows never relaxed, and he walked past A Luo. Zhan Luoyu looked up to the sky and sighed: Who said that their Shangguan Zuo Prime Minister was ruthless and unjust? Who deified Prince Liuqing of the Yin Kingdom and did not eat the fireworks of the world? ?Shangguan (Liu Qing), the world has misunderstood you.
Shangguan Chuque looked up at the sky:
——"Qing'er, no matter whether your father is in Liuyue Palace or not, you are the young master of the palace! Don't let anyone covet our Liuyue Palace. We will take revenge on those who have enmity and repay kindness on those who are kind. Remember!"
——"Father, I remember, my child. What happened to you today?"
——"Father is fine, I'm just worried about you. The world is dangerous, so don't let your emotions blind you."
——"Yes." He nodded vigorously.
——"Treat everyone as a chess piece, and you are the chess player. I would rather you betray the world than let the world betray you."
——"Well, remember that, kid."
——"Ruoqin, Ruoqin... Qing'er, my Qing'er will grow up quickly. Remember, I must avenge your mother and concubine Ruoqin! Let her Zhao Kingdom and Xiang Kingdom never stand up again!" Father King
His eyes suddenly started to twitch. Ever since his father adopted the sisters, his thoughts had become increasingly difficult to understand. They were so similar to his mother and concubine, as if they were carved by a millstone. Every time his father saw them, he would feel sad.
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——Unexpectedly, my worries finally came true. The next day, my father was hanged on the beam in the study room. The song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" he wrote for Ruo Qin's mother and concubine was still on the desk...
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How should he face all of this in the past? Revenge - Yan'er - Revenge - Yan'er... It would be better to go back and deceive oneself...
It has been five days. Since that day when I saw him and the eighth princess in front of Shangguan Mansion, Xiyan has not seen Shangguan Chuque for five days, let alone him setting foot in her boudoir. Xiyan stared at her blankly.
Looking at the Green Qi Qin lying on her hand, which was now covered with a thin layer of dust, "Don't you even want to give me a perfunctory explanation -" She flicked the strings, making a harsh sound.
"What made our Miss Yan'er frown?" She was so distracted that she didn't even hear the footsteps behind her.
Xi Yan frowned and said nothing.
"Yan'er? Yan'er——" Mu Suiyi felt that the joke seemed to go too far.
"Brother Mu, how do you feel about Yan'er?" Xi Yan's face showed a hint of sadness.
"In my eyes, you are my most precious." Mu Suiyi took her shoulder and faced her.
Seeing the burning passion in his eyes made her feel a little uneasy, so she deliberately turned her head away and concentrated on stroking her qin with one hand. "My heart is knotted in a thousand knots, but I am speechless?" She sighed lightly.
"If you're not happy, why stay here?" I really feel sorry for her sadness.
Xi Yan opened her eyes wide and looked at the person in front of her in surprise, "Brother Mu——"
"Yan'er, follow me back to the first floor of the world. I will give you everything you want. I will make you carefree and happy forever." Mu Suiyi held her trembling hand.
"Brother Mu, let go, Brother Mu... it's not like this -" Xiyan took a long time to recover. What on earth was going on? She began to become confused. Did Brother Mu like her? But she had always been
Treat him like a big brother.
"Yan'er, what I said is serious. I like you!" Mu Suiyi couldn't help but force her into his arms, giving her all her support. In my eyes, you are my most precious." Mu Suiyi said.
Sui Yi took her shoulders and faced him.
Seeing the burning passion in his eyes made her feel a little uneasy, so she deliberately turned her head away and concentrated on stroking her qin with one hand. "My heart is knotted in a thousand knots, but I am speechless?" She sighed lightly.
"If you're not happy, why stay here?" I really feel sorry for her sadness.
Xi Yan opened her eyes wide and looked at the person in front of her in surprise, "Brother Mu——"
"Yan'er, follow me back to the first floor of the world. I will give you everything you want. I will make you carefree and happy forever." Mu Suiyi held her trembling hand.
"Brother Mu, let go, Brother Mu... it's not like this -" Xiyan took a long time to recover. What on earth was going on? She began to become confused. Did Brother Mu like her? But she had always been
Treat him like a big brother.
"Yan'er, what I said is serious, I like you!" Mu Suiyi couldn't help but force her into her arms, giving her all her support.