You break off my engagement and I dig your ancestral graves

"You say...are they really okay like this?" Liang Heng, the older brother, looked worried.

As the son of an official, he had the most say among those present.

When he was a child, he often went to the palace to play with the princesses and princes. He saw many concubines who were excluded because they were not favored, as well as the cold palace that was so desolate that not even the spring breeze could blow in. It had been cold for ten years and was filled with crazy women.

Sad and pitiful.

Xiao Su was destined to be the crown prince since birth, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would become the emperor.

By then, he will have no control over many things and he will not have the final say on who to marry.

Yingying...

Compared to his sentimentality, Han Liang, as the eldest brother, seemed much calmer. He took out a dagger from his arms at some point and wiped it casually. The wind and snow fell on it, making the dagger even sharper and emitting a cold light.

He said lightly: "As an older brother, you just need to provide a safety net for your younger sister, nothing else matters."

If he can get through it, he will get through it. If not, he will just run away with his sister.

Liang Heng's worries were shattered by his words. He twitched his lips and looked at Zhao Chou, "Do you think so too?"

Is this guy thinking things are too simple?

"Ah? Big brother is right." Zhao Chou nodded after realizing it belatedly, "As long as the little princess likes it, that's fine! Nothing else matters."

Liang Heng: "..."

So he is just worrying too much, right?

The wind and snow continued, burying all the footprints left in the future.

At the same time, the scene at the Ruan Mansion was quite different. It was a beautiful New Year's Eve, which should have been a happy family scene, but who would have thought it would turn into a river of blood.

The fireworks outside were still going on, and the laughter and joy could be heard through the thick walls.

Ruan Qianhua stood in silence in the wind and snow for a long time, looking at the tribesmen kneeling in front of him one by one, listening to their insults, and felt unprecedented joy and relief in his heart.

"Ruan Qianhua, you will not die well, you will not die well! You little bastard, I shouldn't have kept you until now."

"I should... I should have eradicated the roots of the trouble."

Ruan Qianhua wiped the saliva splashed on her face with a sneer, her eyes were filled with strong paranoia and madness. She took the blood-stained sword from the servant, swung the sword without blinking, and killed the man with one blow.

"What a pity! You don't have this opportunity anymore."

The others shut their mouths upon seeing this. If they had any backbone left before, it was gone at this moment. They turned pale with fear and began to beg for mercy tremblingly.

Who could have thought that this sickly guy would set up such a big scheme and even team up with the prince.

"Master, Master, spare my life!"

"Qianhua, Huaer, we were forced to do this! We have our own reasons, please forgive us this time!"

Ruan Qianhua's face was stained with blood. She looked down at the people kneeling in front of her, her eyes full of sarcasm. It was unclear whether the smile on her lips was a mockery of her own pathetic self or a mockery of their opportunism.

……

Xiao Su never returned to the Ruan Mansion. His identity had been leaked, and he could no longer stay in Taiyuan. He had to leave in a few days.

After settling Cui Yingying down, he had a long talk with his brother.

After half an hour, Xiao Dai became angry several times, but was helpless.

The man outside the door retreated as usual.

"Don't you think this reason is too ridiculous?" Xiao Dai paced back and forth in the room. He felt that his statement was full of loopholes and he totally disagreed with it.

Xiao Su calmly sat on the low couch and sipped tea, looking composed. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's absurd about that? I think it's very good."

"It's too risky. I don't agree." For the first time, Xiao Dai righteously rejected his brother's request.

"Once General Cui shows up, the news that he is alive will probably have spread back to Yecheng. Do you want to be caught by the Queen Mother? Do you not want to keep your position as Crown Prince?"

Xiao Su put down the teacup, lowered his brows, and the cold wind blew in from the window, bringing his thoughts back. His hair fluttered slightly, and the cold wind made him regain some sanity.

"I absolutely don't agree with you doing this. You are taking risks and disregarding your own safety." Xiao Dai refused with a straight face.

Xiao Su remained silent, just tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly spoke, "What if I must do this?"

Xiao Dai frowned and looked at him, only to see a relaxed yet determined look in his eyes.

This moment made Xiao Dai feel a little dazed, as if he saw himself many years ago, and then...

What happened later...let's not talk about it.

"Forget it, you are my brother after all!" He shook his head and patted his brother's shoulder in a compromising manner.

Xiao Su was not surprised to get his support. He sat for a while and prepared to leave. When he opened the door, he couldn't help but turned back and advised, "Brother, you should try to let yourself go."

"You kid..." Xiao Dai laughed helplessly and asked, "What if this happened to you?"

"I will not let such a thing happen to me." Xiao Su replied firmly.

Be it separation in life or in death, he would never let such a thing happen to Cui Yingying and himself.