end of days

After lunch, Xuanyuanhen covered the sleeping Zhuo Ran with a quilt as usual, Zhuo Ran's hands were as cold as ever, such a temperature made Xuanyuanhen very uneasy...

Wrapping the slender palm into his palm, Xuanyuanhen urged his internal force until the palm became warm, but he still held the slender fingers tightly, and even hoped that time would stop there, and he... could watch like this for the rest of his life Zhuo Ran who was sleeping soundly.

"Feiqing... If possible, I really don't want to let you go, but you are so quiet that I am too scared. I have never been so scared even when my concubine died. I can't even imagine that if you I also left silently like a mother concubine, how should I live in the future..."

"Although you and I don't seem to have really started, but...my feelings for you are real, and I don't want to hurt you, but I often can't help but do this..."

"If, I send you out of this cage..."

Xuanyuanhen's voice trembled a little, even making such an assumption seemed to twist his heart into a ball, but if no one backed down, the ending between him and Zhuo Ran could be known without even thinking about it.

He has been avoiding these things, but De Fei's words made him have to think about it, once the gate is opened, all kinds of scenes will flood into Xuanyuanhen's heart like a flood.

"When your health is better, I will let you go and let you realize your dreams, whether you are fighting with swords or continuing to be your catcher..."

There was a little sparkle in Xuanyuanhen's eyes, but it didn't fade away until the wind dried in the corner of his eyes, and he let go of Zhuo Ran's hand and left sadly.

After making such a decision, let Zhuoran go, but...he is not as calm as expected...

Yes, on the contrary, all kinds of depressive emotions were overwhelmingly suppressed, making his whole person look gloomy.

He knew that Zhuo Ran could hear his words, Zhuo Ran didn't close himself completely, he just didn't want to pay attention to those who hurt him, so Zhuo Ran must have heard his words clearly.

The fact is just as he expected, in the bedroom, the person who was asleep has opened his eyes, and his eyes are clear.

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As night fell, in an alley in the west of the city, a black figure quickly passed over many houses, with light steps that didn't even make any sound from the tiles he stepped on.

Until a big house appeared in front of his eyes, he couldn't see how much he had entered from a distance, but the fires everywhere undoubtedly showed that there were a large number of guards and the guards were very strict.

The man in black hiding in the shadows looked at the large plaque at the door, and then smiled.

"This is it!" The big "Xiao" on the plaque indicates that this is the mansion of the current prime minister, and also the main house of the Xiao family, and this man in black was ordered to investigate the Xiao mansion. white tiger.

Leaping into Xiao's courtyard, Bai Hu followed the servant girl and quickly found Xiao Yan's room.

Under the candlelight, Xiao Yan was sitting alone, not knowing what he was thinking, his eyes were fixed on the burning candle, and his expression was a little dull.

Xiao Yan like this is far from the prime ministers in the court hall on weekdays, Bai Hu couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Xiao Yan sat for about an hour and finally made a move, while the white tiger outside the window sighed, if Xiao Yan sat there for a whole night, wouldn't he be exhausted here.

As soon as Xiao Yan moved, the white tiger moved too, but what made him angry was that Xiao Yan went to bed and fell asleep after washing up!

"Damn old man!" The whole night was almost fruitless, except...Xiao Yan's abnormality.

No matter what, it's impossible for a normal person to sit for an hour without even showing any expression, it's just weird and scary.

Maybe... this is the answer the emperor wants? !

With confidence in his mind, Bai Hu turned over and left the small courtyard where Xiao Yan lived, avoiding the patrolling servants, Bai Hu almost walked down the entire Xiao Mansion in one night, and indeed gained something.

"Tsk tsk, Prime Minister Xiao really stumbled this time..."

The third watch had passed, and the gate of the palace had already been closed, so Bai Hu simply searched for a place to carefully organize his thoughts. Looking at the series of events, Bai Hu couldn't help but feel a little moved.

This time, Xidi really wanted to destroy the Xuanyuan Dynasty. As long as the emperor didn't notice for a while, the century-old foundation of the dynasty would be destroyed by Xuanyuanhen.

Fortunately... today's son is smarter than Xidi imagined, if not, after this series of conspiracies, the situation of the court must be in jeopardy!

I don't know how many years Xidi spent preparing for this war. Such ambition is really terrible.

I don't know how long it has passed, Dongfang is showing a faint white belly, and the shops on the street have their doors down one after another to start the morning sweeping. As the sun gradually shows its face, the surroundings also become noisy.

Looking at the people around him, Bai Hu couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional. During the reign of the late emperor, he spent so much money and the treasury was empty, the life of the people was really not good, but it gradually improved after Xuanyuanhen's rectification in the past few years.

From this point of view, my original choice was considered wise, and today's day may become a generation of Zhongxing Mingzhu.

Thinking that the morning pilgrimage was almost halfway done, Bai Hu finally got up and walked towards the palace.

At this time in the court hall, the emperor's words and deeds were as usual, but everyone felt the hidden pressure and the stagnant atmosphere. The closer they got, the more clearly they could feel the low pressure. The ministers shivered in unison.

Xuanyuanhen didn't pay attention to the reactions of the officials, his attention was all on Xiao Yan alone.

After observing for a long time, he also found some clues. Xiao Yan's eyes did not have the brilliance they should have. Instead, they were like a pool of stagnant water, cloudy and dull, and even the pupils looked a little scattered.Although he is old, it's normal for him to be a little slow in his reaction, but——it shouldn't be like this!

If it wasn't for Xiao Yan still standing in front of him alive, kneeling down and shouting long live three times as usual, Xuanyuanhen would really think that the person in front of him was dead.

Doubts lingered in Xuanyuanhen's mind all the time, and he was still puzzled until the morning, but when he saw Baihu standing at the door of the imperial study with a smile on his face, half of the depression in his heart dissipated.

It seems that Baihu has come to some conclusions.

He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and Xuanyuanhen's mood became brighter.

"What did you gain?"

"Indeed, Your Majesty, do you still remember the incident in Linfeng County?" Although Bai Hu did not follow Xuanyuanhen to Linfeng County because of other errands, he had also heard from De Yu about the general events.

"Well, what's the relationship between the two..." Just as the words came out, Xuanyuanhen suddenly thought of something, "You mean——Puppet Gate?!"

"Yes! This subordinate feels that all of this is Xidi's conspiracy, and Xiao Yan is most likely controlled by the Puppet Sect!"

"The purpose of Xidi is to let the imperial court and the Xiao family fight, and it is best to lose both, so that they can attack the capital in one fell swoop. If it is not good enough, if the Xiao family is not enough to contend with the imperial court, control the current prime minister. For them, there is nothing harmful." Xuanyuanhen became more and more excited as he spoke, and Xidi's whole plan was gradually revealed before his eyes.

No wonder... There has been no big movement on the battlefield, and Pei Ju has never even encountered Xidi's main force.

Their plan is to use a small army to hold back the main army of the imperial court for a long time on the battlefield, and then draw their salaries from the bottom of the pot, let the huge financial resources of the Xiao family hold back the supply of the treasury, until the Xuanyuan Dynasty is unable to afford the supplies of the army, and then attack on a large scale!On the other hand, they created vomits through the puppet gate, hoping to obtain unbeatable soldiers. The combat effectiveness of vomits is obviously much higher than that of ordinary flesh and blood.

"If Xidi really succeeds, the court will be in danger!" Xuanyuanhen couldn't help but sigh, Xidi's current emperor undoubtedly had an excellent strategy, but it's a pity that some things were just a hair's breadth away.

Maybe it was because he acted too viciously, and it seemed that God didn't want to stand on Xidi's side. Zhuo Ran unintentionally resolved the matter in Linfeng County, and Concubine Xiao Shu... also immediately discovered Xiao Yan's abnormality. Thinking of this, Xuanyuanhen suddenly remembered Another thing.

"Since Xiao Yan has been brought under control, who is in charge of the Xiao family? The one who made such a stupid decision to force the palace must not be Xidi." If you can use financial resources to quietly control the entire treasury , then... why is it necessary to force the palace!

"This...is up to Suzaku to investigate. After all, Yuebu is the best at this kind of thing, but this subordinate also has a rough guess in his heart, because...the subordinate discovered an interesting thing yesterday."

"Oh?" Xuanyuanhen raised his eyebrows and looked at Baihu, "Don't betray me, otherwise..."

"It's nothing. It's just that I found out about a scene in the building meeting. Xiao Yan's concubine stole someone. If I remember correctly, that woman was one of the dancers sent by Xidi the year before last. His Majesty accepted one, and the others are all gone." It was rewarded to the ministers, and one of them was given to the Xiao family, and it seemed to be quite favored later."

Having said that, Xuanyuanhen also thought of that incident, so he naturally didn't dare to accept Xidi's people indiscriminately. The dancer who entered the palace was stumbled by other concubines not long after, so he took the opportunity to get rid of her, and the others The few of them also ordered the hidden guards to monitor for a while, but they didn't expect to make mistakes. It seems that the patience of Xidi's spies is also first-class, and they can hide for so long before they take action.

"Then... who is the adulterer?"

"Xiao Yan's nephew." It seems that this man is the young bird, but unfortunately, the woman still picked the wrong person, this pawn is not smart enough.