There was only one carriage left outside the palace gate.

Rong Yan waited at the gate of the palace for a while, then slowly climbed up, and casually opened the curtain to let the cold wind blow on his face, trying to blow away his drunkenness.

The curfew was approaching, and because of the heavy snowfall, the entire long street was empty, and no one could be seen.Snow fell from the sky, dyeing the stone road white, and the carriage passed by, leaving a long rut.

Rong Yan stared at the car window for a while, and suddenly felt that he was not interested, so he retracted into the car and put down the curtain, guessing that there was still a long way to go, so he closed his eyes and took a nap.

The carriage staggered forward for a while and stopped abruptly, Rong Yan bumped into the wall of the carriage, and asked in a daze, "Is it here so soon?"

There was a dead silence outside the car.

Rong Yan opened his eyes and slowly woke up.

The new mansion granted by Emperor Shouguang was a long way from the imperial city. It was snowing outside, the road was slippery in the dark, and the carriage dared not drive too fast. Anyway, it should not have arrived in such a short time.

Rong Yan stretched out his hand to the car curtain, and then slowly retracted it.He tilted his ears slightly, and could vaguely hear a few people jumping down from a high place, followed by a burst of light but hasty footsteps gradually approaching the carriage.

I knew that it would be difficult to live in peace in the future, but I didn't expect that some people would be so anxious that they wouldn't even wait for a day.

Just as he was thinking about it, the footsteps that had already approached the carriage suddenly stopped, followed by the sudden sound of fighting that broke the last bit of peace.

Rong Yan hadn't learned martial arts for a few days combined in his past life and present life, so he couldn't distinguish the situation outside at all. He listened for a while with his ears upright, then simply closed his eyes and continued to take a nap.

The sound of fighting didn't last long, and the surroundings fell silent again. A person stepped on the thickening snow and walked to the carriage, and opened the curtain.

The moment the cold wind swept in, Rong Yan opened his eyes, their eyes met, and the two spoke at the same time:

"why is it you again?"

"Are you OK?"

After a brief silence, the people outside the car first compromised: "Watch the night as usual, and I heard that there is something wrong here." He glanced back and forth from Rong Yan's face, and asked again, "Are you okay?"

Rong Yan raised his head slightly to look at the tall figure in front of him. The light inside the carriage was dim, and he couldn't see the other person's expression clearly, but he could only see the bright eyes.

Rong Yan avoided his gaze: "It's okay."

He moved his body, wanting to see the situation outside the car, but a big hand pressed his shoulder.

Liang Ji said: "There are a lot of them, I was afraid of missing, so I made a death move." When he said this, he suddenly turned his head and looked behind him, "The curfew is about to come, I will send you back home."

Rong Yan was silent for a while, and when Liang Ji was about to put down the curtain of the car, he asked, "The driver is also theirs?"

"Not really, it should just be bought, and it's easier for them to drive the car to this remote alley." Liang Ji pressed his hand on the wall of the car, "I'll catch that driver and give you an account."

Rong Yan smiled and shook his head: "The coachman was sent to me by your country Xu, and the assassination also happened on the streets of your Longcheng. General Liang should give himself an explanation first."

Liang Ji glanced at him, stretched out his hand to put down the car curtain, and his voice came into the car: "Let's go."

"Ah."

Rong Yan lazily responded, then lifted the curtain of the car, and by the light from the swaying lantern on the carriage, saw the corpses on the ground and the red-stained snow, he couldn't help being stunned, and finally put down the car Curtain, lean back against the wall of the car.

The carriage started slowly. Although it was unavoidable to shake, it was much more stable.

The dissipated drowsiness came back again, Rong Yan's eyelashes trembled, and he fell asleep with his head tilted.

The carriage moved forward slowly, through the wind and snow, through the cold night, along the streets and alleys they used to walk side by side, and finally stopped in front of a house in the south of the city.

This house is not too big, but it is enough to accommodate Rong Yan alone. Compared with the old house in the previous life, it is a world of difference.

The direction of this life is completely different, Rong Yan has not been treated coldly and neglected like when he first came to Xu country in the previous life, but there are still many hidden dangers.

For example, the assassination in the street just now.

Liang Ji clenched the rein in his hand, and then let it go slowly.

The carriage had stopped for a while, but there was no movement in the carriage.Liang Ji lifted the curtain of the car and found that Rong Yan was sleeping peacefully against the wall of the car.

Rong Yan in his sleep huddled into a ball, his long eyelashes drooped, casting a small shadow under his eyes, without the vigilance and sensitivity he had during the day, he looked docile and thin.

Just like the innocent and somewhat pitiful boy in the previous life.

Liang Ji's outstretched hand stopped when it touched the boy's fair cheek, and finally patted his shoulder twice: "It's here."

Rong Yan grunted, extremely dissatisfied with the interrupted dream.His eyelids trembled twice, but he couldn't open them. Instead, he raised his hands to cover his face, and responded vaguely: "Liang Ji... I'll sleep for a while..."

Liang Ji froze, looking at the sleeping man in disbelief.He lifted his finger up, lightly touched Rong Yan's face, and quickly retracted it.

"Honor..."

Liang Ji's Adam's apple trembled, and his thousand emotions finally turned into a long sigh.

The snowflakes all over the sky are still flying wantonly, melting instantly when it falls on the face, leaving only a cold touch.Liang Ji looked up, then looked down at Rong Yan who was still sleeping peacefully.

In his previous life, Rong Yan liked snow very much. He was obviously very afraid of the cold and hypocritical, but he liked to play wildly in the snow in this kind of weather.

Liang Ji took off the cloak on his body again, carefully covered Rong Yan, and turned around to knock on the gate of the house.

After a while, the door opened from the inside, and the sleepy porter poked his head out, and said impatiently, "Who are you, what are you doing at night?"

Liang Ji took out a token from his pocket and held it out in front of the man: "Liang Ji, send your master back home."

The man stared at the token for a moment, and immediately put on a smile: "So it's General Liang." He looked behind him as he spoke, "My master..."

Liang Ji pointed to the door, watched him open the door, and then turned and walked towards the carriage. Amidst the concierge's shock, he carried Rong Yan, who was sleeping soundly, out of the carriage.

"This is……"

Liang Ji glanced at him, interrupted the second half of his unspoken sentence, and asked in a low voice, "Where is the bedroom?"

The concierge subconsciously stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction. Liang Ji glanced at it, then said "Call the steward to come over", and walked straight to the bedroom.

The house is not big, and it is not far from the front hall to the inner courtyard, but because he was worried about waking up the person in his arms, Liang Ji walked very slowly. When he finally entered the bedroom, the steward also rushed over. Liang Ji's eyes stopped, watching him carry him into the room, but he didn't dare to follow him in for a look.

Liang Ji carefully placed the person on the bed, trying to stand up straight, but found that at some point his front was tightly held by the person in the dream.

Rong Yan was still sleeping ignorantly, his originally frowning brows relaxed at some point, and the corners of his lips rose slightly, outlining a beautiful arc.

Liang Ji stared blankly for a long time, and finally stretched out his hand to gently pull Rong Yan's hand. The moment his fingers touched, he froze for a moment, then held Rong Yan's cold fingers in his palm, and finally put them back on the Beside him, the quilt was lightly covered, and the curtains on the bed were lowered.

Rong Yan fell into a dark sleep, but when he opened his eyes, he found that the sky was still dark, the bed curtain blocked the light, and the surrounding was peaceful.

He sat up and found that he had already changed into a clean shirt, and the court clothes he wore last night were piled up on the edge of the bed, and a strange cloak was covered on top.

Rong Yan stretched out his hand to take the cloak and saw that it was mottled with bloodstains. The memory of the night before slowly came back, and the owner of the cloak was confirmed.

While he was in a daze, there was a very light sound from the roof. Rong Yan stretched his fingers holding the cloak tightly, looked up at the roof, and said softly, "Come in."

The closed window was pushed open from the outside, and a black shadow swept into the room with a cold wind, which made the bed curtain flutter a few times, and then slowly fell down.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Rong Yan asked through the bed curtain without getting out of bed.

A strange male voice responded: "I saw His Highness was taken away by that Xu man last night, and my subordinates followed him from a distance. It's just that the man's martial arts skills are too high, and my subordinates were afraid of being discovered by him, so they dared not approach him until he left."

Rong Yan was silent for a while: "When did he leave?"

"Half an hour ago." The man hesitated, "Your Highness, was it a coincidence that the man suddenly appeared yesterday? Do you want to find someone..."

"Don't worry about him." Rong Yan closed his eyes slightly, "He is the son of the Xu Guo Taiwei, and he is in charge of the Longcheng Suwei. We... it is not appropriate to fight against him."

"My subordinate understands."

"Li Ye," Rong Yan said, "Is the person assassinated last night related to the mission?"

"I'm not sure yet, it may be that Rong Xuan was buried in the hands of other people in the Wei Kingdom." Li Ye replied, "After His Highness's carriage left last night, my subordinates briefly checked the corpses, and there were no familiar faces. Come here to deal with it, the subordinates can only leave first, and will continue to check in the future."

"Let Xu Ren investigate, we won't get involved." Rong Yan smiled lightly, "Anyway, except for Rong Xuan, no one else wants to kill me that much. If Xu Ren can easily dig out a little bit of Rong Xuan's hidden clues , wouldn't that be more interesting?"

"Yes." Li Ye said again, "The subordinates in this house have already investigated. The steward was arranged by someone from Xu Guoli's department. The concierge is a relative of the steward, and the other servants haven't bought anything yet. Wait for the steward to start the process." When something happened, this subordinate pretended to be a servant and came in to accompany His Highness."

"How is it so easy for you to pretend to be Xu Ren out of thin air? Although I'm not afraid that Xu Ren will notice your existence, I don't want to make it too obvious." Rong Yan said, "No one else has been placed in this courtyard. I can handle it alone. You Just like when I was in the posthouse, find a place to settle by myself, and contact me when I need it."

Li Ye was silent for a while, then suddenly knelt down: "This subordinate promised that the queen would take good care of His Highness, but seeing you being sent to Xu Guolai by that villain Rong Xuan, and now you can't stay by your side to serve, His Highness will not Don't put yourself in danger, this subordinate is really..."

"Li Ye," Rong Yan's tone softened a bit, "If I didn't have you that day, I would have died on the way out of the capital. As for Xu Guolai..." Rong Yan lowered his eyes, glanced at the cloak in hand, "If I didn't want to come here, why would Rong Xuan resist me?"

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