Lu Hanjiang is about to lead the army as his grandson, but before he goes out, there is one more thing that needs to be dealt with, and that is the crown prince.
"Have you ever thought that one day we would sit together and chat quietly like this?"
In the huge East Palace, the Crown Princess was the only one left at the moment. Lu Hanjiang never doubted this person's ability to rule. He believed that even at the last moment, she would still have loyal servants beside her who were willing to die together.
It may be a good thing to be loyal to the emperor and die with him. Unfortunately, Mr. Meng is a guy who doesn't understand the charm. All the people in the East Palace, from subordinate officials to servants, have been detained. If Lu Hanjiang guessed correctly, among them at this moment
Most of the people had their heads dropped to the ground.
"I have always thought that Mr. Lu is a smart man. I never thought that even you could be stupid sometimes. Oh, by the way, now it's time to call you His Highness."
There was a wine flask and a wine glass on the table in front of the Crown Princess, which were filled with highly poisonous substances. After all, she was the daughter-in-law of the royal family, so she had to die in a dignified way, even though the poison might not kill her.
.
"His Royal Highness Taisun took all the trouble to send that child to me, is he trying to prove something?"
The Crown Princess smiled gently, and then said with regret: "You were once such a wise and clever person, but did you become as stupid as those people after wandering around in the world for a long time?"
The Crown Princess's words were a bit hurtful, but Lu Hanjiang didn't care at this time. He even wanted to have a drink with her, but unfortunately there was only poisonous wine on the table.
"Your Highness the Crown Princess, do you still remember the bet between you and me?"
Lu Hanjiang brought up old things again, and at the same time there was a rare smile from the heart: "Now it seems that you have lost."
"Indeed," the Crown Princess said with a slight smile, "Congratulations, you won."
In an instant, Lu Hanjiang's smile faded a lot. He read the meaning in the other person's smile. That kind of indifference was something he had never seen before, and he suddenly felt a little lost.
"Really, Your Highness, please don't show such an expression, as if I have done something wrong." The Crown Princess shook her head in amusement.
"No, it's just-" Lu Hanjiang raised his head again with some distress: "I'm worried about what to do if the poison doesn't kill you."
A bit of surprise flashed across the Crown Princess's face, and then she laughed heartily: "Yeah, that makes sense."
Lu Hanjiang leaned forward on the table with his chin in his hands, and asked with interest: "Are you really not afraid of death?"
"Do you think I should be scared?" The Crown Princess followed Lu Hanjiang's example and leaned forward on the table. She smiled and said, "Shouldn't it be you who are scared?"
When their eyes met, Lu Hanjiang's eyes dodge for a moment. This was noticed by the Crown Princess, who smiled like a naughty kitten.
"As expected, you are scared."
After laughing, the Crown Princess nodded seriously: "I can understand, very understandable, because we are all the same people. If you really kill me, then you will be the only one left in this world.
.”
"Not necessarily," Lu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Are we similar?"
"Yes," the Crown Princess nodded lightly: "They are exactly the same."
"Really?" Lu Hanjiang didn't seem to believe it: "For example?"
"For example, didn't you specifically send that child to me just to prove this point?"
The princess's eyes suddenly became dark, as if they could swallow people's hearts. She stared at Lu Hanjiang's eyes and said quietly: "Didn't you discover that at that funeral? Here -"
The Crown Princess raised a finger slightly and touched Lu Hanjiang's heart. The smile on the corner of her mouth was so beautiful that it was breathtaking. She said every word: "It's empty."
Lu Hanjiang's calm eyes rolled downward slightly. A breeze blew by, and the princess's arm suddenly dropped lightly, and her irregularly twisted palm continued to point out her fingers.
The Crown Princess blinked her eyes, slowly looked at her unconscious right arm, and immediately burst out laughing, her laughter as sweet as sugar.
"That's really rough." The Crown Princess said angrily, as if the injured body was not her own. There was no pain in her smile, but only the pleasure of succeeding in her prank.
Lu Hanjiang stared at the Crown Princess indifferently. At this moment, there was no extra expression on his face. It was like a hollow wood sculpture, and the meaning of nothingness turned into a boundless abyss, swallowing up all the emotions he could feel.
"Didn't I say that we are the same people?"
The Crown Princess gently touched Lu Hanjiang's face with her remaining left hand, and her affectionate words seemed to be whispering to her lover: "Have you not noticed it a long time ago? That kind of fear, you are completely indifferent to killing your closest relatives and friends.
——It’s scary, right?”
The Crown Princess let out a mocking sigh, and said distressedly: "I am the same, whether it is pain, sadness, despair, or even morbid happiness, but unfortunately - there is nothing, no matter how you do it, no matter what
I can’t even feel it.”
The Crown Princess breathed a long sigh of relief and said in a determined and sad tone: "As if you don't belong to this world, abandoned by everything. Poor child, you are just like me, this eternal loneliness will be with you.
Until the end of life."
"Is that what you think? It's a bit strange, but... it's a bit boring."
Lu Hanjiang exhaled softly, and his stiff expression was once again filled with vitality. He stood up, straightened his appearance, then turned and left the hall.
"Aren't you going to kill me?" The Crown Princess stood up and said goodbye with a smile.
"Of course, but-" Lu Hanjiang paused, looked back and said with a smile, "I'm not the one who wants to kill you."
After the words fell, he walked away. A moment later, a man wearing a black robe and covering his face with a hood walked into the hall. The Crown Princess leaned lazily on the table, with her broken arm.
Hanging so lightly to the side.
The man didn't say anything after he came in. He just stared at the Crown Princess from a distance. The two of them faced each other in silence.
Perhaps feeling bored, the Crown Princess flicked the wine glass with her finger, and the splashed wine turned into a stream of light and shot out, directly cutting open the man's hood.
"Oh, it's you." The Crown Princess looked at the face that was almost exactly the same as hers and curled her eyes.
Huangfu Xiaoyuan raised her hand to wipe away the faint blood stain left on the side of her cheek. She stared at the person in front of her for a long time and then said: "Your martial arts..."
"Very tall, right?" The Crown Princess stood up and walked over gracefully with her palace skirt in hand: "Didn't my eldest brother tell you that the martial arts you practiced when you were young were all leftover from my playing?"
A trace of anger flashed across Huangfu Xiaoyuan's face, and she said angrily: "Shut up! You don't deserve to mention him!"
"Really?" The Crown Princess didn't take it seriously. She looked in the direction behind Huangfu Xiaoyuan and asked, "There is another one. Didn't you come together?"
Although he didn't name anyone, Huangfu Xiaoyuan could understand who the other party was asking. It wasn't until the moment the truth was revealed that she knew everything, and she was also moved by the coincidences and absurdities of this world.
"...She's gone." After a long silence, Huangfu Xiaoyuan said.
"Leaving? Well, that's fine."
The Crown Princess nodded slightly, and then said with a smile: "After all, there is someone who has not grown up to be a simple-minded fool. To say the least, I am quite pleased that Brother Li, with such a rough character, can actually bring her up to be like this...
...Well, is it because of me?”
Huangfu Xiaoyuan looked at her with complicated eyes and asked: "Don't you want to see her? Have you really not wanted to see her since we broke up? We are all in Jiangnan... You,
Don’t you feel guilty?”
"Guilty? Why?"
The Crown Princess looked at Huangfu Xiaoyuan in surprise and said: "She is of no use to me and is worthless, so why should I waste time and effort to pay attention to her?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan's eyes widened slightly, and then with some pain, she returned to her forced composure. She slowly pulled out her sword and said in a cold voice: "I am too stupid to say these things to you.
....."
"Oh?" The Crown Princess looked at the sword in Huangfu Xiaoyuan's hand with great interest and said with a smile: "He asked you to kill me. So, can you do it?"