This nightmare would appear whenever he fell asleep. What was even more terrifying was that after he woke up, this nightmare became reality.
In the first year, he didn't dare to sleep because he didn't want to be in pain when he fell asleep, and it would be even more painful when he woke up.
Zhou Xuan's hand grabbed his head, beating it to prevent him from falling asleep, and used physical pain to distract the pain in his heart.
A soft hand grabbed his hands and held them firmly.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid," she said.
What a stupid thing to say, you are not afraid. If you say you are not afraid, won't you be afraid? Try it instead! Zhou Xuan shouted in his heart, but he was probably distracted, and his restless mood gradually calmed down.
Chen Danzhu felt Zhou Xuan's hand relax. She didn't know whether it was to continue to comfort Zhou Xuan, or she was actually very scared, and it felt better to have a hand holding her, so she didn't let go.
"What happened next?" she asked in a low voice.
Zhou Xuan was silent for a moment: "Then I took advantage of the chaos and escaped through the window. I slipped into the library and guarded a shelf of books and kept reading. I kept reading until they came to me and told me that my father had been assassinated.
Already."
Then it’s something everyone knows.
The young man held the book and cried bitterly. He did not go to see his father for the last time or go to the funeral. He just kept holding the book and reading.
He will no longer have a father, and he will never study again.
The emperor was angry at the loss of his close friends and important ministers, so he sent out troops to conquer the princes and kings. No one could stop him or persuade him to do so.
He was so powerful that he captured the land of Wu and killed the king of Zhou. The king of Qi fell at his feet and confessed his crime.
He fulfilled his and his best friend's wish.
Chen Danzhu held Zhou Xuan's hand and lowered his eyes, with tears falling on the back of his hand.
Tears flowed along the seams of his hands and onto Zhou Xuan's hands.
"You knew it from the beginning, right?" Zhou Xuan asked lightly.
Chen Danzhu said nothing.
Zhou Xuan didn't ask her again whether she knew how she knew. He was already sure in his heart that after stalking her and moving here, he saw clearly that this girl really had no affection for him at all, but she was not without affection either.
When she looked at him, she would occasionally feel pity - just like at the beginning, his pity for her always seemed inexplicable.
I get it now.
He laughed self-deprecatingly: "The things I did, do you think I look like a fool in your eyes? So you took pity on me, a fool, and acted with me."
Chen Danzhu smiled: "Zhou Xuan, I need it too."
Zhou Xuan turned his head and looked over. The girl's watery eyes were bright and her fair and tender face seemed calm and sad at the same time. She also had a perseverance that was rare in front of others - at least in front of him.
Yes, who is Chen Danzhu? She took refuge in the emperor, betrayed her father, gained the emperor's favor, and lived a domineering life - all of this came from the emperor's favor. Without favor, what would she do?
They are all gone, and so will their lives. Not only her, but her whole family's lives will be gone.
The king of Wu was alive because the emperor was concerned about his bloodline, so what did Chen Liehu have to worry about for the emperor.
Those dogs that have bitten the emperor must be beaten to death as long as they fall into the emperor's eyes.
Unless someone blocks his view.
Chen Danzhu is this person.
"So, we are the same." Zhou Xuan turned his hand and held Chen Danzhu's hand, mouthing the word "emperor", "We are our enemies."
Chen Danzhu pulled his hand back: "There's no need to say that."
Her situation is different from Zhou Xuan's. The family's destruction in that life was due to many factors.
And according to the common sense of the world, his father deserves to die.
Zhou Xuan didn't forcefully hold her hand anymore and changed his position to lie down: "Why don't you ask me what you want to do?"
Chen Danzhu wanted to ask him how Princess Jin Yao died in his last life and whether it had something to do with him. Did he marry the daughter of his enemy and then kill her in order to avenge the emperor? But there was no way to ask.
.
As for this life, she has stopped this marriage. Jin Yao will not become a victim. How Zhou Xuan will take revenge, she does not want to ask or know.
"If you go and die with him." Chen Danzhu thought for a while and said, "I will go and offer a glass of wine to your tomb."
Zhou Xuan burst out laughing: "After talking for a long time, you are still looking forward to my death, Chen Danzhu, why don't you wait to get your house back? Also, if I really want to do that, do you dare to go to my tomb to pay homage to me?"
"
If he died together with the emperor, it would be regicide, which was a serious crime of annihilating the nine tribes. There would be no grave after death, and the body would be thrown into the wilderness. If he dared to pay homage, he would be regarded as an accomplice.
After he finished speaking, he saw the girl reaching out and gently touching the tip of her nose.
"Go secretly." She whispered, thought again, stretched out her hand to hold her heart, "otherwise, I'd better pay homage to you in my heart."
Zhou Xuan pretended to be angry: "Chen Danzhu, do you have any intention? If I do this, it can be regarded as revenge for you! Is this how you treat your benefactor?"
Chen Danzhu stood up to avoid it and muttered: "I didn't ask you to avenge me."
Zhou Xuan stopped laughing and sat up: "So that's why you made me swear not to marry Princess Jin Yao."
Chen Danzhu looked at him: "Can you separate Princess Jinyao from your enemy?"
Zhou Xuan said lightly: "Of course not. There is no need to say innocent or not. There is no such thing as innocent. If you want to blame, you can only blame fate."
Who gave her life to the emperor, and who gave her the destiny to become the emperor's daughter.
"Of course, don't worry." Zhou Xuan said again, "I'm talking about attitude. What I believe in is that every wrongdoer has his head and his debtor has his owner."
So did he really intend to murder the emperor? Chen Danzhu looked at him, how could it be that easy? He had said before that even Eunuch Jinzhong was a master before the emperor. After experiencing that assassination, he was surrounded by masters.
Also, it seemed that he was very favored by the emperor, but if the emperor knew that he was the murderer, why didn't he release the victim's son?
"If Miss Danzhu has no intention of helping me, don't worry about it." Zhou Xuan saw her thoughts and smiled, "Of course, I also believe that Miss Danzhu will not tell the truth, so don't worry, I won't kill
You don’t need to be so afraid if you keep quiet.”
Because if she went to inform, she would be seeking death. If the emperor killed Zhou Xuan, would he keep her as an insider?
Zhou Xuan sat beside the bed, with his long legs on the ground, waving to her to come closer.
Do you have anything confidential to say? Chen Danzhu walked over.
Zhou Xuan didn't look shorter than her even when he was sitting. He looked at her and whispered, "Then as you said before, you still like me and you can win my love with a knife, so it still counts, right?"
Chen Danzhu was startled and then became angry. He stretched out his hand and pushed him hard: "It doesn't count!"
Zhou Xuan fell back on the bed, his back made contact with the bed, and he let out a cry of pain: "Chen Danzhu, you are going to kill me - it hurts -"
He had made many false words and deeds before, but when she asked him to swear, he didn't hesitate to say it was true. When he asked her if she liked him, it was true.
Even Princess Jin Yao can see that he really likes Chen Danzhu.
Why can't she really like him too?
The young man lay on his back on the bed and spread his hands, feeling the pain from the wound on his back.
