Rebellious officials bow their heads

The bedroom fell into silence, Xie Linze turned to the direction of the man on the couch, "What? Is there something wrong with the bandage?"

The other party was staring at Xie Linze.

The young emperor in front of him was very close to him, within reach, his long satin-like hair hung down, the warm yellow candlelight reflected on his face, making his face look like flawless jade, his long dark eyebrows were slightly raised towards his temples Go, the eyes are extremely clear because they can't see, the light-colored lips are slightly parted, and there is a bit of confusion on the face.

The whole person is delicate and soft, revealing a touching beauty, as if it can be held in the palm of your hand.

The man clearly knew that at this moment Xie Linze was as fragile as porcelain, unable to resist any attack at all, but he didn't have any words or actions to interrupt, enjoying the gentleness and concern that he hadn't felt for a long time.

"Do you have other injuries that haven't been treated?" Xie Linze felt really useless for the invisible self, and fumbled slowly on the bandage, thinking that there should be no mistakes, "How did you get such a serious injury?" ?”

Except for his voice, the hall was still quiet. He felt a strange feeling in his heart, and he shook his hand, "Let go first, I will tidy up the medicine box."

The other party did not let go of his hand as he wished, but pulled him closer. Xie Linze felt the man put his hand on his cheek, and then shook his head gently.

"Why don't you talk? Are you still thinking about the Mother Gu?" The strangeness in his heart is getting bigger and bigger, but there is no slight flaw on his face, and the other hand is groping along the sleeve of the other party. Yan's sleeves are embroidered with square hole coins.

But the opponent's sleeves didn't have any embroidery patterns.

The surrounding atmosphere seemed to freeze, Xie Linze's heart sank suddenly, his voice was a little rough, and he said slowly: "Xu Yan, go and get me a cup of sweet-scented osmanthus."

The man was silent for a while. Even if Xie Linze couldn't see him, he could still feel the gaze on his face. After a long time, the man finally looked away, got up and walked towards the wine rack.

Xie Linze maintained the original posture and tried his best to restrain the stiffness of his body. After a while, the man walked back to the side of the couch and put the wine glass filled with sweet-scented osmanthus in his hand.

The cold temperature of the white-glazed porcelain cup spread to his fingertips, and he slowly smiled, "You are checking the Minister of War recently, right? I suddenly remembered that there are still some files in the side hall. I will look for them."

Without waiting for the man to respond, Xie Linze stood up and walked out of the palace door. There was silence behind him. His heartstrings were tense, and he walked faster and faster, trying to maintain his composure. When he put his hand on the pavilion door and was about to pull it open, he only heard Bang!

Xie Linze opened his eyes wide.

The man stepped silently, and in a blink of an eye, he was close at hand. The black silhouette enveloped him, and the other's arm pressed against the door, preventing him from pulling it away.

The man lowered his head and smiled softly in Xie Linze's ear, "Ah Ze, your excuse is really not good enough."

The voice was extremely familiar, he gritted his teeth, "Qingci——"

"Follow me." After enjoying a moment of tranquility, Qing Ci tore off the disguise, and without further delay, grabbed his shoulders and led them to the apse.

"Let go!" Xie Linze broke free from his shackles, turned around and slammed the door, trying to call the guards, but was quickly covered by Qingci, unable to make a sound, and dragged back.

"I have killed all the guards near the Taixuan Hall. Don't think that someone can save you." Qing Ci picked up the cup of sweet-scented osmanthus wine that Xie Linze hadn't drunk, pinched the man's chin in his arms, and drank it forcefully. into his mouth.

Xie Linze immediately understood that there was something in the drink, and kept his face away while struggling, but he still swallowed a lot of drink.

Qingci let go of his hand, he coughed in pain, his already weak body felt numb, unable to move at all, he could only let the other party take him out of the dormitory.

However, Qingci hadn't walked out of the scope of Taixuan Hall, and collided with the three major battalions who were chasing after him. The pouring rain fell on the stone steps, soaking the sky and the earth into darkness.

Xu Yan walked out from the crowd. He searched for the hidden Qingci all the way, but the search was fruitless, so he guessed how the other party could make a comeback in this situation. When he thought of Xie Linze in the palace, he panicked and rushed to the palace immediately. Go, but still come a step late.

The surrounding soldiers had already surrounded the Taixuan Hall and aimed at Qing Ci with their bows and arrows, but they did not make a move because the other party held the emperor in front of them.

In just a few breaths, Xie Linze was already drenched by the heavy rain, his dark temple hair stuck to his bloodless face, and Qingci behind him stopped, and he knew that Xu Yan's people should have arrived.

Qingci stood on the stone steps, looked at the people below, and said softly to the man beside him: "It's been so many years, this is the first time I've been forced to such a point, I really underestimated Ji Liu, it seems that he really did it for you. Moved into a rage."

Xie Linze showed a pale smile, "Didn't you think that he would pull out your fox's tail, not only will you be ruined, but you will also die under his hands."

Qingci also laughed, "That's not necessarily the case, Aze, don't forget that you are still in my hands. Speaking of which, Ji Liu has completely become a lackey of power."

Xie Linze was coerced by him, unable to move, he could only sneer mockingly: "You think he is you?"

"I remember that what Ji Liu dislikes the most is the power struggle, so he gave up his identity as the young master of the Ji family. He has violated his original intention by establishing himself in the temple, and you know the rights." Qingci's voice was a little bewildered Breath, "Power is like a vortex, no one can break free, it will only get deeper and deeper, why do you think Ji Liu chased me down?"

"Do you think it's for you? Or is it because I blocked his way of authority?" Qing Ci smiled, "Why do you trust a person over and over again?"

People from both sides were at war with each other in the heavy rain. Xu Yan, who was stroked a few feet away, clenched his Mo Dao tightly, and the veins on the back of his hand were throbbing.

Xie Linze closed his eyes, "That's enough, now you should think more about how you will die, instead of sowing discord here."

"I die and you will die. For the sake of your life, I can only ask Mr. Ji to make way." Qing Ci looked at Xu Yan opposite, "Get me a carriage and open the city gate!"

The rain fell on the bridge of Xu Yan's straight nose. He stared at the man held hostage by Qingci, and said to the soldiers beside him, "Go and prepare the chariots and horses."

The thunder dragon surged in the dense cloud, the raindrops splashed on the stone bricks, the water flowed down the stone steps, Qingci walked down step by step, and the surrounding soldiers dispersed.

He took the man and got on the horse, glanced at Xu Yan's livid face in the distance, smiled lightly, grabbed Xie Linze's hair, made him suffer from pain, raised his head, revealing his white and fragile neck, and pulled out a dagger from Qingci's cuff , turned between the fingers.

At such close range, every twist of the dagger could slit the man's throat.

This move was tantamount to a demonstration, Xu Yan was so angry that he pulled the blade out of its sheath, "Qingci, do you only use such despicable methods?!"

Qing Ci nodded at him calmly, retracted the dagger, and drove the carriage quickly towards the palace gate.

Xu Yan immediately ordered his subordinates, "Set up checkpoints outside the city, and the three major battalions lie in wait for the signal. Once the emperor is rescued, Qingci will be killed."

The carriage galloped away from the palace and passed through the market. Qingci arrested another commoner, held his sword against him and let him drive. He looked down at the open wound on his shoulder, returned to the carriage, and saw Xie Linze lying on the floor On the blanket that was spread, he gritted his teeth and tried to move his body, and said, "Don't bother."

Xie Linze let out a weary breath, "You also know that I won't live long, why are you arresting me?"

"Your status is noble, and you are undoubtedly the best hostage." The rain outside was hazy, and Qing Ci tore off a piece of clothes, and re-bandaged the bleeding wound, "Aze, your bandaging skills are really incompetent." Compliments."

Xie Linze sneered, and stopped talking to the other party, worried about Xu Yan's current movements, but Qingci was like a roundworm in his stomach, "Are you waiting for Ji Liu to rescue you?"

He narrowed his eyes, "Will Ji Liu let you go?"

"We all know that Ji Liu will come after him, so does he know that there are soldiers ambushing outside the city waiting for him?"

Xie Linze's face changed.

After Qing Ci was bandaged, the curtain in front of the carriage was hung, and he could clearly see the situation outside. He pointed his sword at the driver's back and said, "Go ahead."

Both sides of the heavy city gate were opened, and the guards guarding the city were waiting in full force, but they did not dare to step forward. The carriage passed by, billowing with smoke and dust.

A distance away from the city gate, the surrounding scenery turned into green forests. Xie Linze was lifted up by Qing Ci, his body was completely numb, and he heard the other party say: "Ah Ze, do you know? I have killed so many people since I entered Beijing , I have done all kinds of bad things, but there is only one thing that I regret.”

Xie Linze mocked with a smile, "What? Let me guess, could it be the time you betrayed me?"

Qing Ci looked at his face, his voice sounded like a sigh, "Exactly."

"Every time you tell a lie, it's as true as the truth. It's true now, and so is the death of the first emperor." His smile deepened, "Do you remember what you said not long ago? Let me not repeat it all at once. Over and over again to trust others."

Qing Ci said indifferently: "You have seen through it, it seems that next time you should be more sincere."

"——There will be no next time!" Xie Linze broke free from his restraint in an instant, with one hand and all his strength, he slammed into the wound on the opponent's shoulder, and with the other hand, he grabbed his neck.

In the blink of an eye, the situation between the two was reversed, Qing Ci frowned slightly, "Do you think you can kill me with the current you?"