The prince is no longer a man

In the blink of an eye, Pei Rong has been in the darkroom for two days.

In the past two days, except for Chang Bin who regularly delivered meals to Pei Rong, Duan Jingxun never came here once.

When Chang Bin came to the darkroom again, Pei Rong finally couldn't bear it and asked, "Where is the prince?"

Chang Bin put the food box on the table and said respectfully: "The prince is doing an important matter these few days. After this matter is over, you can go back, Mr. Rong."

Pei Rong was keenly aware of something, and asked tremblingly: "This matter is over? What do you mean?"

"You don't need to worry too much, Prince Rong. What the prince means is, wait until your son is truly safe."

Chang Bin's words made Pei Rong even more unbearable, he almost yelled out in a hoarse voice: "I'm not asking myself! I'm talking about how the crown prince is doing now, whether he wants it or not, whether An'an is safe or not! What exactly does he want to do!"

The orange flame kept flickering, and the flickering light shone on Pei Rong's face, but within two days, he had lost a lot of weight.

Chang Bin sighed silently in his heart: "The prince is very good, let the prince rest assured."

How can Pei Rong believe such words? How can he rest assured if he doesn't see Duan Jingxun with his own eyes?

"Then tell him to come see me!"

"The servant will bring Rong Shizi's words to the prince, and the servant cannot guarantee the rest."

Pei Rong stood there motionless, seemed angry or aggrieved, his throat seemed to be stuffed with a ball of cotton, unable to swallow or spit it out.

He moved his lips and squeezed out his voice with difficulty: "Then you...then you tell the prince to be careful, I am very angry now, if he doesn't appear in front of me well, I will never forgive him He locked me up."

When Chang Bin heard this, he couldn't help being moved. If Duan Jingxun heard it, how would he feel?

"I will remember what Rong Shizi said, and I will leave."

Seeing that Chang Bin was about to leave, Pei Rong hurriedly stopped him again: "There is more! You tell the crown prince that the medicine bag I gave him must be carried with you at all times!"

Chang Bin paused, turned around and said, "Don't worry, Rong Shizi."

After Chang Bin left, Pei Rong was completely powerless and fell down on the slum in a daze.

He took out the peace talisman from his bosom, stroked it carefully, his fingertips trembling slightly: "I never believed in gods and Buddhas, but now..."

There was no way to continue what he wanted to say, Pei Rong clenched the amulet tightly, pressed it against his chest, and gently closed his eyes.

It seems that only in this way can he not be so scared.

When Chang Bin walked out of the darkroom, Duan Jingxun was sitting in the side hall, stroking the teacup in his hand with his head down.

The tea in the cup was already cold, he had been sitting here for an unknown how long, his expression was calm, his eyes seemed to be lost in a certain place.

Chang Bin stepped forward, bowed his head and called, "Prince."

Duan Jingxun paused with his fingertips, and looked at the secret door where no trace could be seen: "How is he?"

"Shizi Rong has a few words for the servant to bring to the prince."

The corner of Duan Jingxun's mouth was sour - he smiled: "If he hates me, you don't have to say it anymore."

"The prince has always been able to guess Rong Shizi's mind, but this time, the prince is wrong."

"Rong Shizi said that if you make any mistakes, he will not forgive you."

"When the servant was about to leave, Shizi Rong called the servant again anxiously. He said that the prince had to take the medicine bag he gave to the prince with him."

After saying these words, Chang Bin stood aside with his head bowed, silent.

After a long silence, Duan Jingxun lowered his eyes, flashing a smile that seemed helpless and clear.

"Yes, these words, only he can say."

"And this..." Duan Jingxun looked at the medicine bag hanging on his waist, and murmured to himself: "I wear it every day, how can I be willing to take it off?"

Duan Jingxun closed his eyes heavily, suppressing all the thoughts in his heart, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already extremely cold.

"Chang Bin."

Chang Bin stepped forward and said, "The servant is here."

"I asked you to investigate, how did the investigation go?"

"The people sent out will not be able to return until tomorrow, but the slaves have already found the person who was responsible for Master Hui's affairs. They can prove that there is something wrong with Master Hui's death."

"it is good."

Duan Jingxun looked serious, and said in a deep voice: "God, I've waited for so long, so what's the point of waiting for another day."

After finishing speaking, Duan Jingxun clenched his palms unconsciously, and his nails sank into the flesh, causing bursts of stinging pain.

Duan Jingxun needed this sting to wake him up and calm him down.

Compared with this day, the waiting in the past years was extraordinarily torturous.

But this day, he had to wait.

On the second day, the East Palace was unusually quiet.

Duan Jingxun shunned the palace people from the East Palace. The desk had already been covered with fine rice paper. Duan Jingxun stood with his hands behind his back.

After a long time, Duan Jingxun raised his hand to hold the pen, and the tip of the pen was stained with ink, leaving a line of bold and unrestrained handwriting.

Just as the tip of the pen stopped, Chang Bin hurried in from the door.

"Prince." Chang Bin's face was solemn, and there was a dense amount of sweat on his forehead.

Duan Jingxun put down the brush and said coldly, "Speak."

Chang Bin bowed his head and whispered a few words, just a few words, Duan Jingxun looked shocked.

But in a short while, Duan Jingxun had recovered his usual calmness and composure, he bypassed the desk, and walked towards the outside of the East Palace step by step.

"Bring everyone with you, it's time to meet the emperor."

Kunning Palace.

Eunuch Li ran in from outside in a panic: "Your Majesty, it's not good!"

The queen gave him a cold look: "What makes you so panicked."

"Your Majesty, the prince went to see the emperor, and he didn't know what he said. The emperor was furious, and he is calling you over!"

The rouge box in her hand fell to the ground suddenly, and the queen asked in surprise, "What?"

Pei Rong spent another day in the darkroom.

The flowers in the corner of the wall are still blooming brightly, and in the dark room, there is a faint fragrance of flowers, which is full of fragrance.

But this day, Pei Rong felt palpitations for some reason.

He had already read the Buddhist scriptures three times, but Chang Bin hadn't come yet. Normally, Chang Bin would have come the second time he read it.

But today...

Pei Rong couldn't help wondering if something happened to Duan Jingxun, otherwise why would Chang Bin not be able to pull away?

During the four days in the darkroom, Pei Rong had no idea what was going on outside. This kind of unknown and panic made him feel powerless and panicked. Pei Rong couldn't help biting the back of his hand, hoping that he could stop these wild thoughts.

But the more he didn't want to do this, the more unbearable pictures appeared in his mind.

"No, he - will be fine, no..."

Pei Rong couldn't help talking softly to himself, muttering and repeating, he wanted to use this to reassure himself, but it was useless at all, no matter how he comforted himself, the fear in his heart still hit him wave after wave.

Suddenly, there was a sound from the wall door, Pei Rong looked back without thinking, and the wall door was slowly opening to both sides.

The light from outside the door came in, and there was a tall and tall figure at the door, he stood with his back to the light, the golden light left a halo around his body, and the shadow extended from his feet and fell into the dark room.

As soon as he saw the person at the door, Pei Rong felt a lump in his throat, and his eyes were filled with mist.

Duan Jingxun walked towards Pei Rong, every step he took was very slow, when he was three steps away from Pei Rong, he stopped.

"Pei Rong, it's over, you don't have to be afraid anymore."

Duan Jingxun's voice was very soft, and there was a hint of hoarseness, as if after a long period of patience, it was difficult for him to speak at the moment.

Duan Jingxun stood against the light, making it difficult for Pei Rong to see his expression at the moment. Pei Rong couldn't help but take a step forward, with sore eyes: "What about you?"

"I am fine."

"really?"

"real."

"Then why don't you hug me?"

"I'm now..." Duan Jingxun endured the pain in his body, and said in a low voice, "I can't hug you."

"why?"

"If you knew, you wouldn't forgive me."

The water vapor in his eyes finally condensed into tears, Pei Rong's throat was clogged badly, and he said in a trembling voice: "If you don't want me to know, you shouldn't have come to see me today."

"I can't help it, Pei Rong, I want to see you."

No matter how many years, Duan Jingxun has already walked over, but now, he stopped at a place three steps away from Pei Rong, just wanted to say something to Pei Rong, and wanted to see him.

Pei Rong took another step forward, the two were within a foot of each other, and he could finally see Duan Jingxun's expression clearly.

Pei Rong looked straight into Duan Jingxun's eyes and told him: "If you want me to forgive you, just hug me."

Duan Jingxun no longer hesitated, reached out his arms to embrace Pei Rong, and exhausted all his strength to embrace him in his arms, never wanting to let go.

Duan Jingxun hugged him so hard, as if he wanted to melt Pei Rong into his body.

Pei Rong raised his hand, and the palm covered Duan Jingxun's back, only feeling that the palm was hot.

The tip of the nose was full of familiar woody fragrance, Pei Rong was buried on Duan Jingxun's shoulder, and the voice came muffledly: "Is it because I don't come to you, you don't plan to approach me?"

"No."

How could he not want to hold Pei Rong, because he cared so much that it was so little now.

"Then do you have anything else to say to me?"

"I'll tell you what you want to hear."

Pei Rong raised his head, and asked nervously and eagerly: "The queen..."

"—everything is over. The Ning family has been abolished and relegated to the cold palace. She is no longer a queen. She no longer threatens you."

"But...the empress is killing you..." Pei Rong suddenly sensed something, "How do you know that the empress has feelings for me?"

Pain flashed across Duan Jingxun's eyes: "I always knew."

"You always knew?" Pei Rong repeated tremblingly as if hearing unbelievable words.

"Yes, the Ning family is afraid of the power of Shun Palace. If you help her, she is afraid that I will gain power, so she has already been on guard against you."

Pei Rong stared at him blankly, and suddenly recalled that when Duan Jingxun learned that he was going to Kunning Palace, he asked himself angrily, and Duan Jingxun was also on guard when Princess Shun was passed into the palace by the queen.

It turns out that from early on, Duan Jingxun knew everything.

"So what you did to me earlier was for the empress to see?"

This was an unbearable humiliation for Duan Jingxun, but he had to nod his head and admit: "Yes."

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Pei Rong asked in a trembling voice while looking at Duan Jingxun without blinking.

"I don't want you to worry, and the affairs in the palace have nothing to do with you. It is because of me that Ning's eyes are on you."

"Prince," Pei Rong suddenly lowered his head, choked up and said, "Have you ever thought about me..."

"Of course I have, otherwise I wouldn't have waited until today to tell you this."

"Then why don't you think about us?"

"If you had told me earlier, I would still be with you. I wouldn't be alone in the dark room and be afraid like today. I also want to protect you, and I want to face it with you. I don't want to see you get hurt."

"It's not now that I know you are so...so..."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Rong could no longer speak.

He couldn't imagine how Duan Jingxun came here, and he couldn't even imagine how he felt when he was so evasive and indifferent to Duan Jingxun after waking up from his dream.

"Pei Rong, don't cry, it's over..."

"It's not a matter of ending or not!"

Pei Rong suddenly raised his head, and Duan Jingxun was interrupted by sobs: "As long as you tell me, we won't miss it for so long!"

"You are always like this, you don't say anything, you always carry it by yourself - why don't you tell me, why don't you believe me!"

"Pei Rong, Pei Rong..." Duan Jingxun wiped away Pei Rong's tears in a panic, "It's not that I don't believe you, I'm just worried about you, and I don't want you to be hurt because of me."

"But I understand this now..." Pei Rong's throat was so congested that he almost used up all his strength to yell out: "Do you know how much I love you! Do you know it or not!"