I am neither beautiful nor crazy

It's that dream again.

The rain will pour, and the sky will fall.Jiang Yu was prostrate in the blood, struggling to raise his head.

There was a person standing in front of him, from his angle he could only see the toe of his shoe.Dark gold embroidery danced on it, diluted by the rain.

it's too cold.

The icy water seemed to emerge from the cracks in the bone marrow, the joints were frozen stiff, and even the simple movement of hooking fingers seemed to be over a chasm.

It hurts too much.

I don't know where this strong and unfamiliar feeling of heartache comes from, as if the ribs were cut by a rusty blade, feeding a ball of fire into the heart veins.

As far as the eye can see, it is scarlet mixed in the rain.

Unexpectedly, he can always feel a weird and self-hating pleasure at this time.

If one looks down from a height, it is not difficult to find that his chest has been roughly torn open, leaving only a blood hole where the heart should be.The blood was instantly washed away by the rain, and the bright red set off his pale skin very beautifully.

In a trance, Jiang Yu heard a voice, which gradually drew closer in the rain.The voice was hoarse, like the sound of canine teeth grinding through white bones, and then it choked at the joints, and stopped abruptly, and could no longer utter a word.

The man said, "Jiang Yu, you coward."

- pat.

A jade pendant was thrown on the ground by the man, and it was instantly dyed red by the blood gushing out of Jiang Yu's chest, forming magnificent and strange blood patterns.

"Do you know, I want to replace you..."

"Your Highness, wake up!"

Jiang Yu frowned.

"Your Highness!"

Jiang Yu opened his eyes suddenly, sat up, panting heavily, his chest still heaving slightly.

Gu Yuan hurriedly passed a cup of calming medicinal tea, and only after Jiang Yu calmed down a little did he tentatively ask, "Your Highness, are you having that nightmare again?"

Jiang Yu exhaled tremblingly, nodded, lowered his eyes, and caught a glimpse of the jade falling on his chest.

It is said that this jade was carried on his body since he was born.

All the ministers said that blood in the jade was an ominous omen, and Jiangyu must be of a very vicious nature, restraining relatives.

And he has been haunted by nightmares since he was born, and the things in his dreams are exactly the same every time-rainy sky, blood, jade pendant, and a person who has never shown up.

"But this time, something is different." Jiang Yu said softly.

"I saw his shoes."

Jiang Yu put down his tea cup and looked out of the window. The rain had stopped last night, and dawn broke through the window.

Last night, after Xiao Xiangling sent him to the door of the Seventh Emperor's palace, the two parted with each other.And today is probably the day when Xiao Xiangling enters the palace to face the saint.

Perhaps because of the rain last night, Jiang Yu felt dizzy.

The strange and repeated dreams, the tense and intense atmosphere of last night, and the strange power that failed in front of that person, all kinds of clues flooded into my mind.

And he actually faintly felt that there was a subtle connection between these things.

"Change and prepare the car," Jiang Yu said.

above the hall.

The monarchs and ministers were discussing in the hall, and Xiao Xiangling was waiting outside the hall.

The weather wasn't great, wet and cold.

A few days ago, the imperial court Feishu told him to come back immediately, more anxious than having a baby.Now people have arrived, but they are hanging outside.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see what the court is planning.

Rumor has it that Xiao Xiangling was originally an unknown soldier who was born on the border of Saibei, but he led an army to quell the war-torn Saibei for many years.You can get on the battlefield, and you can get Fu in the book.

There is also the reputation of "burning wine and one sword to fix Jiangbei, and splashing ink to win the first prize".

But on the other hand, rumors say that he looks extremely ugly, with scars on his face, horrifying, and usually wears a silver mask, which he never takes off when he sleeps.

The emperor was afraid.

This is not calling him back to enjoy the blessings, it is better to say that he has the right to withdraw troops.

He is not a relative of the powerful and powerful in the court, but wandering in the northern border is an embarrassment to the emperor.It's better to win him to the court, tie his neck with a gold chain, use the smell of copper to soften the hostility from his knife point, and train a wolf from Saibei to be a loyal dog of the court.

Even if he wants to run, he can be dragged back by stretching out his hand.

"Xuan—General Xiao Xiangling has an audience!"

The moment Xiao Xiangling walked in, everyone's hearts tightened.

The moment the wild wolf stood in front of it, it realized how difficult a species it was to tame.

This is not a pampered scholar in the capital, not an elite soldier raised at the expense of prosperity and peace, but a sword tempered from the raging fire.

Every bone, every drop of blood is tempered inch by inch in the torment of high temperature, between life and death, and there is no falsehood.

"The last general, Xiao Xiangling, kowtowed to His Majesty." Xiao Xiangling acted as if he hadn't seen the reaction of the crowd, and performed a standard courtier's courtesy.

Contrary to the hostility all over his body, his voice is a little low and full of magnetism, like rough jade that is fast and calm, bending its sharpness into his belly.

The monarchs and ministers exchanged polite greetings a few times back and forth, but there was a bit of a hidden knife in the smile, tit for tat.

"Aiqing has made great contributions in pacifying the border wars. Now that I return to Beijing, I will not let you work so hard again. Now that the prince is talented, hardworking and studious, and he is about the same age as you, why not give you the position of the prince's accompanying student? Would Aiqing be willing? ?”

The emperor sat on top of Long Wei and looked down condescendingly, as if everything was under his control.

The prince's companion is famous but has no real power. It is a good deal to turn the wolf from the northern border into a caged beast.

The prince standing at the side of the hall smiled slightly, as if he was very satisfied with the emperor's arrangement.

Xiao Xiangling was silent for a while, the face under the mask was hard to discern, like a stone statue.

Just when everyone thought that he would definitely not refuse, he raised his head, met the emperor's gaze and said, "It is a great honor for the last general to be appreciated by His Majesty, but it is difficult for the prince to accompany you."

The emperor frowned, and the prince beside him was visibly anxious.

Xiao Xiangling was a ferocious beast if kept outside, but when locked in a cage, he was just a big piece of fat.

Even if the military power is stripped to the point where there are no pants left, at least he is the commander-in-chief of the Northern Frontier Army.No military power, but a military heart.

The fat at the mouth ran away with long legs, who is not in a hurry?

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the position of the crown prince's companion is a heavy responsibility. I live on the border of the northern border all year round. I am a rough person. In addition, there are many differences in my habits. I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to take up this position."

The emperor didn't seem surprised by his refusal, and compromised, "You have made great achievements in killing the enemy, and I want to keep you in the Central Plains. Since you don't want to be the prince's companion, then do you have other ideas?"

Xiao Xiangling seemed to think about it for a while, and then replied, "I was born in Northern Xinjiang, and I often heard the good talk that Princess Ruoyang of Northern Xinjiang came to the Central Plains to make peace."

Princess Ruoyang, Jiangyu's concubine who was bestowed to death!

The faces of the ministers immediately changed.

The person who had been given death for 17 years was mentioned in front of everyone for two consecutive days, and it felt a little scary.

He continued, "I have always been in awe of this princess, and I heard that she gave birth to an heir in the Central Plains, who is the Seventh Prince."

Reminiscent of Jiangyu's tragic death from poisoning and vomiting of blood last night, all the ministers couldn't help casting sympathetic looks at Xiao Xiangling.

"Then what Xiao Aiqing meant..."

Xiao Xiangling smiled lightly, "Since they were all born in Northern Xinjiang, it's a predestined relationship. And I'm very homesick when I come to the Central Plains. It would be great if Your Majesty could accompany the Seventh Prince to study with you."

A silence.

The emperor thought for a moment.

The reason why Jiang Yu and the Prime Minister were poisoned at the palace banquet last night has not yet been ascertained. The less outsiders know, the better. If Xiao Xiangling's request is granted...

Could it be that asking him to go to the Seventh Prince's mansion and study with a coffin in his arms?

The atmosphere was at a stalemate, but a sergeant ran in hastily and knelt on the hall with a hoot, "Report...Report to Your Majesty."

"What's so urgent?" The emperor signaled Xiao Xiangling to get up first, and looked displeased at the soldier who ran in suddenly.

"Your Majesty! The file of the case...is missing a copy."

The loss of the dossier is indeed a major event, but there is no need to panic and interrupt the report from the court.

The emperor's expression became even more unkind, "Which case file? What can't wait until I finish talking..."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is... 17 years ago, in the case of Concubine Yang Gui, all the evidence in the dossier... was gone."

The whole dynasty was terrified.

Xiao Xiangling frowned imperceptibly.

Now the prime minister's poisoning case has not yet come to fruition, the soldiers and civilians in northern Xinjiang have just been pacified, and the old case 17 years ago has resurfaced, which really made a mess in the palace.

The emperor glanced around below, and shouted in his heart, "Xia Zhixing."

"The minister is here."

"Recently, you have a backlog of urgent cases in your hands, and you are alone. You don't have the skills to do it all by yourself. Why don't I arrange one person for you to assist in handling the case."

The emperor stared at Xiao Xiangling standing in the hall, hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed softly.

"Xiao Xiangling, since you want to be the seventh prince's companion, and this case is closely related to the seventh prince Jiang Yu, why don't you assist the Minister of Criminal Affairs to investigate the case of missing files?"