I am neither beautiful nor crazy

The sky is getting brighter, but the rain has not abated.

Either he ran into a wall with Xiao Xiangling, or he had no idea about Xia Zhixing, or maybe it was raining too hard and it was inconvenient to travel.

Gu Yuan never came back.

Before he knew it, Jiang Yu had been standing in front of the window for nearly two hours.

don't want to sleep.

Because every rainy night, he would have that bizarre and weird dream - he fell to the ground covered in blood, and a person stood in front of him, but from his angle, he could only see that person's shoes.

It's just that recently, there are some other dreams.At first glance, it seems inexplicable, but it is impossible to ignore.

The wound on his body was still stinging, he slightly moved his body which had been standing in the cold for a long time, and there was a creaking sound from the joints.

The surrounding was extremely quiet, and he was actually thinking of many past events.

He was born without a mother and concubine, and he was not favored by his father, almost only Gu Yuan was the living person by his side every day.

When he was very young, he asked Gu Yuan why he was the master and Gu Yuan was the servant.

Gu Yuan replied, human beings are born with destiny, irresistible and dare not rebel.Some people are suitable to sit on the high hall and enjoy the support of everyone; some people are suitable to crawl in the mud and use their body as a ladder to send others to the high hall.

Just like everyone has his own aspirations.

Jiang Yu said, but he can't be the person in the high hall, nor can he be the ladder.

He was coveted by the wolves and tigers of the imperial brothers.With the body of a prince, but without the life of a prince...

As he grew older, he gradually discovered that he could see through the eyes of others and see what that person was most afraid of.

This is not something everyone can do, it is a kind of supernatural power.

When he was about seven years old, he ran out of his study and met the prime minister with a gloomy face.In his memory, the Prime Minister frowned tightly, his eyes almost burst into flames.He didn't recognize Jiang Yu, and asked where the little guard came from, so he walked straight forward without saying a word.

But Jiang Yu will never forget that meeting for the rest of his life.

In the eyes of the prime minister, he saw a woman spitting blood.She was covered in blood, and there was a sad light in her eyes that could move anyone's face.

But even so, it is still difficult to conceal her boundless beauty.

Jiang Yu inquired around for a long time.

Only then did I know that he also had a concubine.

He has grievances and injustices.He couldn't do it willingly, and he couldn't sit on that high hall cleanly.

He wants to survive in the prosperous age and stand out in the chaotic dynasty.Only in this way can we survive in this pack of wolves.

The rain is getting heavier.

Confused, Jiang Yu turned around, took an umbrella, and strode into the rainstorm.

inside the prison.

The narrow corridor is cold and damp, with strange torches flickering on both sides, making it even more sad and gloomy.

"Stop, it's the most important place in the prison, don't be idlers—I don't know Mount Tai, and I hope His Highness the Seventh Prince will forgive me." The soldiers at the gate of the prison saw Jiangyu's token and immediately changed their words.

Jiang Yu didn't stop, didn't look sideways, and waved his hand slightly behind him, "No need to report, I'll go in and look for someone... just take a look and leave."

"But...the prison is dirty and smelly, and there are often fights and fights with mentally disturbed people, I'm afraid Your Highness..."

"Huh? Are you afraid of me?"

He turned his head to one side, one side was hidden in the shadows, and the other side had rainwater flowing down his temples, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

It was like a piece of snow falling to the ground clangingly in the paleness of the eyes.

For a moment when the soldiers were stunned, Jiang Yu was already hidden in the boundless darkness.

The terrain in the prison is intricate, and the deeper you go, the more hideous the scenery you see.

Some people were lying on the cold ground with their eyes open, and it seemed that they would lose their breath in the next second; A clean corpse attracts rotting flies and rats.

Anyone who comes here will inevitably feel fear and disgust, let alone the prince who was spoiled and raised since childhood.

But unexpectedly, Jiang Yu did not cast a glance at the cells on both sides.No pity, no disgust.

The rain fell from the hem of his plain white robe, forming a long trail along the way.

Seeing that he was about to reach the end of the corridor, the cell in front of him became inexplicably quiet, as if there was an invisible barrier dividing the corridor into two halves.

Only then did Jiang Yu turn his head away.

——I saw that in a cell in the middle, all the prisoners were crowded into a corner of the cell.There was no scar on his body, but there was panic and anxiety in his eyes.

In another cell, all the prisoners were crowded into the corner on the other side of the cell, and under them was a thick quilt with gorgeous patterns...

The reason for this phenomenon is simple and outrageous.

—In the cell in the middle sat a man.

Xiao Xiangling sat sideways with his eyes closed, as if he was meditating.

He is probably the only one who can sit in such a comfortable cell.

As if feeling the sudden disappearance of the whispers around him, Xiao Xiangling raised his eyes and glanced outside the prison.

There was an iron gate between the eyes of the two.

But in an instant, Jiang Yu had an illusion, as if the person in the prison was not the other party, but himself.

The other party was wearing a neat black dress, even the cuffs were tightly tied; but he was probably very embarrassed now, his whole body was soaked, and rainwater was flowing into his eyes along his temples.

Jiang Yu opened his mouth slightly, but didn't speak.

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Xiangling turned his gaze back and said.

His voice was steady, and his eyes hidden under the mask remained the same, but Jiang Yu keenly detected a trace of disdainful disgust from this turning of the head.

"Come and see how well General Xiao is fed and warmly dressed." Jiang Yu said, glancing at the quilt in the cell next door, "Only in this way can I fall asleep safely."

"Your Highness, you might as well worry about yourself. When I rescued His Highness from the fire a few days ago, your life was hanging by a thread, and now you are running around without an umbrella in the heavy rain."

Xiao Xiangling's eyes turned slightly, and he saw a large pool of water dripping down from Jiang Yu's body, "If someone accidentally freezes to death or dies of illness, it will be in vain for me to run around in the fire. You have a few lives enough for you to abuse yourself like this."

Jiang Yu froze for a moment, a softness flashed in his eyes, but it was only fleeting.

"General Xiao is afraid that I will die first." Jiang Yu smiled, and took two steps forward, only a few inches away from the prison gate post.

He continued in a low voice, "But how are you going to see the day when I die? This is obviously a capital crime, but you have caught it without a fight, but you... how can you be willing to sit and wait for death?"

Xiao Xiangling slightly raised his eyelids, "How can His Highness Seventh have a comprehensive plan, step by step, know people, face but not heart. If Your Highness wants to plot against me, there is nothing wrong with it, and how can I justify it?"

Jiang Yu's eyebrows twitched.

"That day, you could have admitted that you saved me on the day of the palace banquet, you could have exposed the fact that I deceived you by pretending to be the bodyguard of the Seventh Prince, and told the emperor that you risked your life to save me in the fire. In this way, you can get rid of the fact that you tried to harm the Seventh Prince .”

Jiang Yu deliberately lowered his voice.

"Why don't you tell me?"

After a long silence, Xiao Xiangling stood up abruptly and stood on the inside of the railing, only a few feet away from Jiangyu.

The eyes meet, one is cold and the other is hot, neither can freeze nor wipe out fire.

"Because I said, Your Highness once reminded me of an old friend."

Jiang Yu was taken aback for a moment, then immediately looked away and smiled, "I've already said it, how can I be your old friend. General Xiao has been working hard to read the old man recently, and he didn't know that it has become a rumor outside."

The corners of Jiang Yu's eyes are curved, if the arc is a little wider, water can drip out.

"Do you know what they are talking about?" He continued to lean his upper body forward until the hot breath he exhaled hit the other party's silver mask, dissolving a fleeting mist of water.

"They say——General Xiao is brave, unparalleled, and unstoppable. As for me, an incompetent and useless little prince, I can only rely on my beauty to ask the general to take a look at me. If I serve the general at night If you are comfortable, you may be able to take advantage of the shareholders' style to consolidate your position."

Jiang Yu spoke these words extremely slowly, with an extremely cold voice coupled with extremely flowing words, which felt a bit weird like looking at a erotic palace through an ancient painting.

"Unfortunately, I don't even know what you look like now."

The deliberate sense of regret is just right.

Hearing this, Xiao Xiangling stiffened involuntarily, but he didn't show any other signs.

There was not even a trace of emotion in those eyes that were always calm and waveless.

"Is this why Your Highness has resentment towards me?" He said slowly, "I will release the words to clarify these rumors. They are just rumors of idlers drunk and satiated. Your Highness does not need to take it seriously, nor need to get angry."

"It's nothing." Jiang Yu turned back straight, "If General Xiao is willing to take off the mask and let me see his real face, I won't be angry anymore."

"If His Highness is here for this matter, please come back."

"Since you are like an old friend, such a fate is not worth seeing frankly?"

Xiao Xiangling shook his head, "Your Highness, I just said that you 'once' reminded me of an old friend."

Jiang Yu paused.

"But I am quite sure now that you are not him."

"Why?"

"My old man has a kind heart and simple expectations. He will draw his sword to help when he sees injustice, and never maliciously speculate on the sincerity of others. Even the grass on the side of the road and beggars will not trample on it at will."

Xiao Xiangling said in a deep voice, "It's not a thoughtful person like His Highness."

A thoughtful person.

Jiang Yu stared at the ground, his nails gradually embedded in his palms, but they immediately loosened as if being stabbed by needles.

"A well-rounded person is highly rated." Jiang Yu said with a smile, "It's just that the old man of General Xiao doesn't look too smart."

Xiao Xiangling's expression suddenly changed.

Hearing a loud noise, Xiao Xiangling grabbed Jiang Yu's collar violently.With so much strength, the railings of the entire cell trembled slightly, and all the prisoners on the side of the corridor cast fearful gazes at this side.

Jiang Yu was pulled, and his upper body slammed into the iron railing.The internal and external injuries suffered on the scene of the fire before were still fully recovered, but after this collision, I felt stares in my eyes, my mind was blank, and my internal organs were all tumbling and stirring.

"You can treat me whatever you want." Xiao Xiangling gritted his teeth and whispered in his ears, "But you have to dare to say a word about him."

Jiang Yu only felt a burning pain in his ribs, and a mouthful of blood gushed into his throat, but he just frowned slightly, forcefully suppressing the feeling of vomiting.

"General Xiao doesn't need to get angry." Jiang Yu tried his best to keep his center of gravity, forced a smile, but there was a malicious light in his eyes, "If not, why would he become the general's 'old friend'?"

The wrist holding the neck suddenly loosened.

Xiao Xiangling was stunned in place, even his fingertips were trembling uncontrollably in a very small range.