knife in sleeve

The noise gradually subsided in the palace covered in bright red. Murong Lin pushed open the door of the new house amidst the ridicule of several friends, then raised his hand and waved to the crowd watching the show behind him, saying that he would walk slowly and not see him off. , just close the door.

The orange flames illuminated the entire wedding room, and Murong Lin's figure was getting smaller and smaller on the screen window.The people who watched the excitement saw that the excitement was gone, and everyone dispersed after a few pleasantries.

"Huh, I'm so tired!" Murong Lin flung himself on the soft | soft bed, and he slightly opened the front of his clothes, so that his body, which was hot after drinking, could be a little more comfortable.Having been the groom's official for a day, he didn't get any benefits at all. Under the emperor's behest, those ministers tried their best to drink him.

Murong Lin knew why his imperial brother did this, he just hoped that he would have sex after drinking, and cook with the daughter of the Minister of Rites with uncooked rice.In fact, his imperial brother doesn't have to be like this. His willingness to get married is a kind of compromise with the past.Because he knew that person would never come back.Back then, he and that person had made their final farewells here, on this bed in this room.

For many days and nights after the farewell, Murong Lin was thinking, if he was not afraid of losing and told the truth earlier, would it have been a different ending?Even if we can't be together, we won't just say goodbye, Yin and Yang are separated.

There was a smell of sunshine on the newly changed quilt, which was very warm. Murong Lin took a deep breath, feeling the tense muscles all over his body relax, and couldn't help falling asleep.

"I said Ninth Prince, you, a big man, won't be able to grab the bed with a yellow-haired girl like me, right?"

Tiredness struck, and at the last moment of falling asleep, a piercing sound pierced into the eardrums, and Murong Lin woke up instantly.He turned over from the bed and sat up, resting his dizzy head on one hand, only then remembered that there was another person in the room, a person who should have been sitting on the bed and waiting for him to come back—his bride, the Minister of Rites Female: Qin Xuan.

Qin Xuan, who had no rules to wait for others, was leaning on the window sill with her hands ready to turn over and come in. She took off her wedding dress early, changed into a light and strong outfit, and walked around outside.

Seeing her outfit, Murong Lin raised his eyebrows and said, "Why didn't you wait in the room for me to come back? If those people came with me and didn't see you, how do you want me to explain it?"

"There are three urgencies in people. Don't you find this reason? Besides, as soon as you come back, you lie on the bed and don't even greet me, the bride. There is no reason to complain about me." Qin Xuan didn't want to be outdone, she rolled over and landed, patted Clapping the dirt on his hands, he replied briskly.

Murong Lin wasn't used to having one more person in his room, so he suffered from being dumb, so he didn't continue to pursue the responsibility, but changed the subject and said: "Look at you, are you going out to meet your little lover?"

"Nonsense, instead of standing here like a log waiting for you to come back, it's better to go out and meet my little lover, lest he think I'm really married and don't want me anymore, what should I do?"

"You are the daughter of a majestic minister, he is a poor scholar, how dare he not want you?" Murong Lin heard the novelty, and couldn't help but speak a little harder.

Qin Xuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "What's wrong with the scholar? How many bureaucrats in the imperial court were not admitted as scholars?"

"That's true, I made a slip of the tongue."

"If you know you've made a mistake, go quickly and leave the bed for me." Qin Xuan walked to the bed, and gave Murong Lin the order to evict him.This eldest lady has always had a hot temper, and she only restrained herself a little in front of her sweetheart.

Murong Lin couldn't help but laugh, he should be angry because he was kicked out on the prince's wedding night.But facing Qin Xuan, he couldn't get angry anymore, so he smiled wryly and lamented in his heart that he had offended a tigress that could explode at any time.

"Okay, I'll give you the bed. I just happened to meet the ten hidden guards sent by my emperor brother."

The palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and even the usually simple and elegant study room was dyed a bit of festive color.Murong Lin didn't take off his wedding dress, but the bouquet had already been picked.At this moment, he was sitting upright behind the desk in the study, looking at the ten people in front of him with stern eyes.

The Royal Secret Guards have always existed, and Murong Lin is also very aware that since he was a child, his imperial brother has often sent him by his side.The so-called watching is just a formality. When the newcomer arrives, Murong Lin will usually spend a while before considering whether to buy it or not.

The ten hidden guards were all wearing masks, with almost the same body shape and about the same height.Like ten puppets coming out of a mould, Murong Lin looked bored, told them a little bit about his preferences, and asked them to step back and report to Qi Peng.

The ten people agreed and were ready to leave, but one of them acted slowly, looking at Murong Lin with bright eyes, hesitant to speak.It was this moment of hesitation that made Murong Lin's keen nerves tense.

"You, stop." Murong Lin stretched out his hand and pointed at the person who hesitated just now, and all ten of them stopped and turned around to look at him in unison.

Murong Lin was slightly displeased, he stood up arrogantly and walked to the side of the person just now, raised his eyebrows lightly and said: "What's your name?"

"Reporting to the lord, this subordinate has no name." The hoarse and deep voice replied in a low voice, the man bowed slightly, showing respect and docility, like a tamed tiger, waiting for the master to feed him.

Murong Lin chuckled, with some mockery and contempt, he raised the man's chin, looked him up and said: "Forget it, I'm confused. How can a dead person still be alive, let's go down. "

Murong Lin let go of his hands and told these people to back down.He turned around and stared at a painting in the study, with an indelible gloom in his eyes.

There is only one back figure in that painting, hidden among the peach blossoms all over the mountains and fields, it is blurry.That was a scene that often appeared in Murong Lin's dreams. Murong Lin knew that the figure from behind belonged to Yi Chen, but he could no longer see his face clearly.

During the long night, Murong Lin stared at the painting all night.The hidden guard who was stopped by him took his affection, and he suddenly realized that he couldn't forget Yichen at all.

I can't forget his eyes, I can't forget his love, and I can't forget his hatred...Three years are like a dream, a dream and half a life, what I ask for is not enough.

The fine and dense pain spread all over the heart like a spider web, and it slowly contracted. Murong Lin gasped in pain, covered his chest, fell on the pear flower wooden chair, and curled up his body.

This is a day of great joy for him, but his eyes are full of sadness, without any warmth.In such a huge palace, he couldn't find even an inch of resting place.What he wanted was completely lost three years ago, and he could never get it back.

On the second day of the wedding, he was going to the palace to serve tea to the Empress Dowager. Murong Lin went back to his room early to change out of his crumpled wedding clothes, and called the maidservant to come in to change clothes for him and Qin Xuan. They enter the palace.

It was a long way from Nine Princes Mansion to the palace, Murong Lin took a book and read it quietly.Qin Xuan sat on the side and yawned again and again, as if she hadn't slept well.

Murong Lin raised his eyebrows and said, "The bed is already given to you, why are you still acting like this?"

"I can't sleep. As soon as I close my eyes, I dream of my little lover|People don't want me anymore." Qin Xuan lowered her face, wanting to cry: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo .”

"Dreams are always reversed." Murong Lin couldn't stand Qin Xuan's upright temper, so he comforted her with a word without sincerity.

Qin Xuan was just complaining, but when she heard Murong Lin say this, she got off the donkey and said, "My lord is right, maybe my little lover is waiting for me to find him. So lord, don't forget Give me a divorce letter."

On the second day of the wedding, she asked her husband to ask for a divorce letter. No one except Qin Xuan could do such a shocking thing.Murong Lin glared at her and said: "I won't break my promise, but you, don't reveal your secrets in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor."

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's just love and concubine, I will definitely not disappoint the prince." Qin Xuan smiled, her eyes wandered around Murong Lin and said: "Don't just talk about me, prince, It's not pretty either. You didn't sleep all night, did you?"

Although Qin Xuan was in low spirits, her complexion was rosy anyway, as if she hadn't rested well.On the contrary, it was Murong Lin himself, with a tired face and dark eyes.

Murong Lin rubbed his swollen brows and said, "This is a common thing, so don't make any fuss."

Since Yichen's death, Murong Lin often suffers from insomnia and lack of energy.

Before Qin Xuan got married, she got to know about Murong Lin and his relationship with Yichen.What Murong Lin said must have something to do with Yichen's death. Qin Xuan knew it well, so she didn't ask any more questions, but leaned on the carriage with her eyes closed.

Qin Xuan was a suitable candidate selected by the empress dowager and the emperor, so the process of serving tea was very smooth. The empress dowager rewarded Qin Xuan with a lot of things in a happy mood, and Qin Xuan took them all.Murong Lin accompanied him all the way, without any impatience, and spoke towards Qin Xuan everywhere, obviously very satisfied with Qin Xuan.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager felt relieved that the two had a deep friendship, and pulled Qin Xuan to chat about the daily life.Qin Xuan acted like a daughter who was just a new wife, coaxing the Queen Mother to smile.

With a daughter-in-law to accompany her, the queen mother didn't ask Murong Lin to accompany her, and asked him to talk to the emperor.Murong Lin just smiled, and bowed to the Queen Mother to leave.

Today, when he was resting and having a meal, the emperor was having dinner in his bedroom, and when he heard Murong Lin coming, he ordered someone to prepare an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks.Murong Lin took his seat, and glanced at the dishes on the table. There were only a few light dishes, while his imperial brother was eating absent-mindedly, holding a memorial in his hand to read again.

The emperor was known to be diligent, but he didn't stop staring at the memorial during the meal time.Murong Lin ate food calmly on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about what kind of difficulties he had encountered, which could make his brother frown and lose his appetite.

Murong Lin was already half full, and the little maid wanted to add more bowls to him, but he stopped her.The emperor was still reading the memorial, and the chopsticks were about to pick up the small dishes in front of him. The maid who served the meal was dumbfounded, thinking that he was partial to this dish, and was still thinking about whether to remind the people in the imperial dining room.

Murong Lin sighed, knowing that he was preoccupied with things and didn't know what he was eating.The little maid could not count on it, so he went to the battle himself and replaced the dish in front of the emperor with another dish.

The touch of the chopsticks was different, and the emperor's eyes slowly moved away from the memorial, and he smiled helplessly at Murong Lin.The emperor lowered his head, glanced at the food at the banquet, and instantly understood what stupid thing he had done.He chuckled lightly, and the sadness between his brows suddenly disappeared.

"It's because of my brother's confusion." The emperor said, put down the chopsticks, and asked the maids to remove the food.

"Come with me, I have something to discuss with you." The emperor picked up the memorial and got up, let Murong Lin and him enter the inner room, and shunned the maids and eunuchs beside him.

After all the people in the inner room had left, the emperor handed the memorial to Murong Lin.Murong Lin took it, glanced at it roughly, and his face became serious.

"This Lingyun Prefecture has always been plagued by bandits, especially the floods three years ago. Many bandits took advantage of the fire to rob and grow. He was killed on the way." The emperor's voice was cold, and he couldn't hear the emotion in it, but Murong Lin knew that he was angry.

Closing the memorial in his hand, Murong Lin said: "Brother, let me go. These thugs have been entrenched for many years, and they must have a lot of connections in the Jianghu. It is difficult to clean up with the method of the court. Why don't you just let me go, I am half a With our feet in the rivers and lakes, some things are easier to handle than officials from the DPRK and China.”

The emperor frowned, a little reluctantly: "You are newlywed..."

"Brother Huang's words are wrong. When General Li heard that the border was in an emergency on the day of his visit, he immediately mounted his horse and went to the border to defend the territory. Madam Li had to wait for four years. Compared to General Li, my brother returned to the bridal chamber." Murong said. Lin interrupted the emperor and took out General Li as a shield.

The emperor wanted to say something else, but he didn't say it in the end.He took a deep look at Murong Lin, sighed softly, patted Murong Lin on the shoulder and said, "You can figure out the gangsters slowly, save your life for me to come back."