A single tree becomes a banyan

The curtain slid down like water, for some reason, Dan Xiao's heart moved, and he raised his hand to stop it from falling.The smell of alcohol hit his face, Zhong Li was afraid that Dan Xiao would hurt himself on impulse, so he hugged Shi Yao and shrank back, secretly holding the dagger under the pillow with one hand.

"Lord Zhong, the Marquis has something, I would like to ask you a question or two." Sensing the crisis behind the curtain, Dan Xiao withdrew his hands and turned around.

"Master Hou is very discerning, what needs Zhong Li's advice?"

"The court has made a big move recently, and Murong Xing wants the Marquis to disappear in Xuanyuan City." Dan Xiao's voice sank, "Zhong Li, the Marquis wants to leave safely, can you help me?"

"...What if I don't?" Zhong Li held the dagger secretly, "Is Lord Hou going to kill Zhong Li?"

Dan Xiao turned his face slightly, with a tall nose, a thin mouth, and sword eyebrows slanted into the strands of black hair at the corners of his temples, his outline was perfect and impeccable.There was a seductive blush on his side face, Zhong Li was slightly startled, not sure if he was drunk or awake.

"Su Rong is in trouble, and Benhou will bring ten thousand elite soldiers to help. If you don't help Benhou out of the city, you will lose both Chaotang and Su Rong." Dan Xiao went straight in.

"You! Cough..." Zhong Li couldn't help but cough when he couldn't finish his words excitedly.Why?At that time in Xishan, Su Rong clearly hated Xuanyuan City, now that her whereabouts are revealed, what is she going to do?Zhong Li had many thoughts in his mind, and after a while he calmed down and said, "There are too many people who want to kill Su Rong. My father also sent killers to kill her when he was dying. Why are you saving her?"

"You watched her die?" Dan Xiao turned around, his eyes seemed to be piercing the curtain, and his tone was filled with anger.Through the hazy curtain, Zhong Li felt aggrieved in his heart, lowered his eyes and said: "She is dying soon, you can't save her."

Dan Xiao frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Su Rong is not afraid of these enemies who are chasing and killing her. What really killed her was her illness. She deserved to die a long time ago, and the genius doctor forced her to live until now..." Zhong Li thought that he was also sick, She couldn't help laughing at herself, "Where is the disease, her life should be like this."

"You really know her fate?"

Today, this shocking secret has disappeared into history like smoke, but Dan Xiao feels that it is necessary to tell Zhong Li at this time to save their friendship, including themselves.Dan Xiao narrated Ji Wen's secret to Zhong Li. After learning that Su Rong was carrying the vengeance of exterminating the clan, Zhong Li coughed violently and coughed up tears.Dan Xiao went to the table to pour a glass of water and brought it back, but Zhong Li didn't pick it up, her mind was full of Su Rong, she had never been so eager to see Su Rong, she had so much to say, she didn't have time to say it.

Zhong Li said: "I'll help you, but you must bring her back, ahem, safe and sound!"

"Murong Xing doesn't know this secret, it's useless for her to come back."

"If she didn't know, would she care so much about Su Rong?" Zhong Li took the glass of water that was handed in, took a sip, and smiled coldly, "I don't believe that someone would like Su Rong wholeheartedly."

Dan Xiao was startled, speechless.

"Counting it carefully, those who say they love her are not only using but also using. Di Xin, on the other hand, gave her endless glory in his own way, and even sacrificed his life..." Zhong Li sighed, pondered for a long time, and then raised his eyes He said coldly: "General Dan Xiao, for Su Rong's sake, I will let you off the hook. Whatever you want me to do for you, just ask me."

"Thank you, my lord." Dan Xiao saluted first, and then said, "I'm hungover and miss you. I offended you by breaking into the west hall at night..." Zhong Li hesitated for a moment, then slowly raised the curtain to look at him , Dan Xiao still bowed his head and saluted, without noticing it, his attitude became more and more sincere, "...today my lord confronts the emperor and this lord, and this lord has no complaints, and I will plead guilty with my lord."

What he said was a trick, but Zhong Li felt apologetic.It's a pity that Di Xin insulted his reputation, Dan Xiao insulted his innocence, and his two uncles and nephews owed him, even if he acted out the apology in front of the world, Zhong Li couldn't let it go.

"Frustrated by love, I'm afraid no one will believe Master Hou's plan."

Dan Xiao asked back: "Do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it." Zhong Li shook his head.

"The more you don't believe it, the world will believe it." Dan Xiao lifted up his robe and sat in front of Zhong Li's bed, "I also guarded Su Rong like this, and she didn't believe it either."

"I'm not Su Rong! Cough..." Zhong Li hated Dan Xiao for identifying himself as Su Rong, and was full of worries about Dan Xiao's stupidity, "...you don't need to guard."

"Zhong Zhengyu is showing off in the court, and someone wants to kill his vigor. You are sick, and this is the opportunity." Dan Xiao picked up the cup on Zhong Li's table, drank the water in the cup, Zhong Li was feeling sorry for losing a set of cups, and Dan Xiao said with a smile: "If Ben Hou came one step later, Your Excellency would already be a corpse."

Zhong Li has been reading the book quietly, and has not heard any changes. Dan Xiao's words are not like a joke, Zhong Li hastily snapped his fingers three times, but there is still no movement.Dan Xiao put down the teacup, took a moment to say: "Of course you are not Su Rong."

Zhong Li clenched the dagger under the pillow, a chill ran down her back, did she open the door tomorrow morning and saw a pile of corpses?If she really "disease" and died in the West Palace, would it still be a joke?It turned out that her stubbornness was just to be brave, Su Rong's stubbornness was the real strength, she really wasn't Su Rong.

Zhong Li looked at Dan Xiao with a complicated expression. Speaking of which, she and Dan Xiao had known each other since childhood, but they had never liked each other.At Su Xing's wedding banquet, Zhong Li played the piano to congratulate her, while Dan Xiao mocked her for being petty. Since then, Zhong Li has never played Yingying and Yanyan again, and has focused on landscapes, but has never met him again——Dan Xiao is worse than Di Xin How many times, when Di Xin was enjoying the blessings in the palace, Dan Xiao was suffering outside, and news about him was always brought up by Ji Wen occasionally.

In the past, Ji Wen was threading needles in it, and everyone could still get together to play together. After Ji Wen left, everyone was their own master, and they all scattered in sevens and eighties.Zhong Li sometimes misses Ji Min, and she really wants to hear him confirm whether it is true when Di Xin said he likes her piano.You have no jokes, she has been unable to let go of her qin, and she sheds tears when she thinks of it.

There was nothing to do all night, the sky was getting brighter, and it was five o'clock.

Shi Yao woke up and found herself lying on the young lady's bed, blushing and rolled down hastily, but at the second glance, she saw Dan Xiao sitting in front of her.

"Dan... General Dan Xiao?!" Shi Yao thought she was dreaming, and reached out to feel the truth, but Dan Xiao beat her aside with a wave of her sleeve.

"presumptuous."

Shi Yao was completely awakened by fright, and hurriedly turned over and got up, but found that her neck was sore, as if she had been hit hard.Zhong Li didn't know when she fell asleep, and was awakened by Dan Xiao's words "presumptuous". She was in a daze, seeing that Dan Xiao was still there, she struggled to get up.

Seeing that Zhong Li woke up, Shi Yao hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhong Li up, and the words "Miss, are you okay?" had changed to "Miss, you look so bad, Shi Yao is going to ask the imperial doctor to see it! "

"No, cough cough, you go and inquire first, there was something strange in the west hall last night."

Zhong Li was more concerned about whether something happened last night, Shi Yao went out rubbing her neck, and when she came back soon, her face was also very ugly.Shi Yao told Zhong Li that there was nothing unusual in the West Palace last night, but this morning she found that a palace lady was missing, and she sent someone to look for it, but she still hasn't disappeared.

Shi Yao glanced at Dan Xiao, leaned closer to Zhong Li and said in a low voice: "On the way back, Shi Yao found the body of a missing palace lady in a well. Miss, do you want to fish it?"

"Cough, cough, cough... no need..."

While Zhong Li was excited, he did not forget to thank: "Thank you, Lord Hou... for helping me out."

Dan Xiao was very satisfied with the change of Zhong Li's attitude, raised his eyebrows, and said solemnly: "No need to thank you, it is my duty to protect you."

Shi Yao wondered why Dan Xiao suddenly appeared in the West Palace. Hearing what the young lady said to him, and thinking of the assassin who appeared last night and hurt herself, she immediately imagined a thrilling night where the hero saved the beauty.

Shi Yao deliberately asked: "Why is Lord Hou here?"

Dan Xiao got up and stretched his muscles and bones, and explained: "Ben Hou had a drink with Brother Zheng Yu last night. He was afraid that something would happen in the West Palace, so he asked me to enter the palace and send a word to his sister." He took out a bamboo slip and threw it at Zhong Li.

Zhong Li didn't raise his hand, the bamboo slip fell to the ground, Shi Yao hurriedly picked it up and handed it over.Zhong Li took a look, his eyes were wet, and he coughed again out of excitement.It is indeed the pen knife of the eldest brother, engraved with "All rituals and music are attainable, and they are called virtuous. Those who are virtuous are also attainable."

Thinking of her killing intent last night, Zhong Li felt lingering fears. Her misunderstanding of Dan Xiao was too deep, but if she was more honest with each other, the situation would not be so embarrassing.Zhong Li put away the bamboo slips solemnly, and did not forget to complain to Dan Xiao in a low voice. Dan Xiao heard Zhong Li's broken thoughts, smiled, and turned around and ordered Shi Yao to report to the Empress.

Dan Xiao asked Shi Yao to complain to the Empress, Rong Guohou belittled her adults... Shi Yao looked at Dan Xiao in a daze, and then looked at her calm adults, not knowing why.Seeing that Zhong Li was about to get out of bed, Shi Yao went to help her up, Zhong Li waved her hand, and told her: "You follow the orders of Lord Hou, go quickly."

Shi Yao went with a puzzled expression, and did not forget to light the charcoal fire before leaving.Zhong Li ignored Dan Xiao, put on a fragrant pipa shawl, got up, walked to the dressing table and sat down.Zhong Li in the mirror looked sick and lost her charm, she didn't care much, she just looked at Dan Xiao through the bronze mirror calmly.

In the blink of an eye, Dan Xiao had noticed it, and met Zhong Li's eyes in the mirror.

Zhong Li said: "I am self-aware. Previously, Master Hou wanted to marry Zhong Li as his wife, probably to get rid of the empress's surveillance... To be honest with Master Hou, I know that girl Lu, so she probably won't come back, Master Hou can rest assured. ..."

What Zhong Li said was to tell Dan Xiao not to pester him anymore.Dan Xiao heard what Zhong Li meant, but he didn't want to let Zhong Li go easily, and said instead: "The empress wants to put eyeliner, Miss Lu has as much as she wants, but Zhong Li is unique."

When these words came out of Dan Xiao's mouth, Zhong Li was surprised and beamed with joy.She didn't dare let Dan Xiao notice, she lowered her head to look for medicine in the drawer, but Dan Xiao deliberately teased her: "Why is Lord Zhong blushing?"

"I'm sick!" Zhong Li deliberately coughed a few times to cover up.

Her wind-cold symptoms seemed to be more serious than last night, if it dragged on, something might happen.Zhong Li found the medicine, got up and walked towards the table. At this moment, her head was dizzy and she hadn't eaten, she just felt dizzy.She leaned on the edge of the table and took another cup to pour water. Dan Xiao saw her trembling hands and stepped forward to snatch the teapot from her hand.The skin-to-skin contact made Dan Xiao startled when it was hot.

"What are you working so hard for?"

Dan Xiao poured a glass of water and handed it to her. She thanked her softly and took the pill with her head raised.Dan Xiao was still waiting for the answer, watching her silently, for fear that she would faint at any time.

"Brother is alone, it's too hard." Zhong Li raised his head, his eyes were burning, "If I don't try my best, will someone take our lives away?"

Mr. Zhong Hong died of illness, leaving only Zhong Zhengyu and Zhong Li as brothers and sisters to depend on each other for life. Zhong Zhengyu and the ceremony of the crown were too late, so he inherited his father's mantle and supported the whole family.Last night Dan Xiao drank with him, but he collapsed after only three drinks. He was not drunk, but tired.

"Zhong Li, I'm sorry for being rude to you before." Dan Xiao lifted his robe, half-kneeled in front of Zhong Li, looked at her with a serious face, "You can marry me anytime you want."