Sparrow dream dance

Wangyue Tower, elegant room.

A young man in a blue robe with a face like a crown of jade was playing boredly with the black and white pieces on the chessboard in front of him, and he muttered to the waiter who was waiting beside him, "Go and see, sir, why hasn't he come yet..."

Just as he was speaking, a gentle and elegant man in Tsing Yi stepped into the room, saluted the young man in blue, and said in a soft voice, "Duan Wuyou, a grass-roots man, has seen Your Highness Ninth, please forgive me for keeping His Highness waiting for a long time." .”

It turns out that this young man in blue robe is the ninth son of Emperor Yan Zhaodi, the youngest younger brother of the current emperor, Murong Lian, the Ninth Prince.

As soon as Murong Lian saw the plain-clothed man walking towards him, his eyes lit up, he stood up hastily, and went up to meet him, "Sir, please take a seat quickly."

Duan Wuyou nodded slightly, then gracefully gathered his robe and sat on both sides of the square chessboard with Murong Lian facing each other.

"Today, Xiao Wang will continue to bother Mr. to teach you how to play chess..." Murong Lian picked up a white piece, stared at Duan Wuyou and said.

"Your Highness the Ninth Highness is serious, it's still the old rules, Your Highness, please give up the third child first." Duan Wuyou smiled lightly, and slowly picked up a black hole.

"Snapped."

There was a crisp sound on the chessboard, which was the sound Murong Lian had been obsessed with since he was a child.

It seems that since I was sensible, I only had this monotonous chessboard and the black and white two pieces to accompany me to pass the long time.The emperor father and the empress mother always have busy business to deal with, and the eyes of the several emperor brothers are always chasing the bright yellow court. It seems that no one likes this kind of pastime under the nose.

until three years ago. . .He met him.

That year, he was just 14 years old, but he experienced the most chaotic era in the entire Dayan Dynasty.

Overnight, almost all relatives died.

But he didn't shed a single tear, he just played chess alone night after night in the bedroom.

But no matter how you play, it's a dead end.

Unexpectedly, the fourth brother who ascended the Ninth Five-Year Lord spared his life, saying that he was pardoned because he was young and ignorant and did not participate in the rebellious conspiracy of the Queen Mother and the King of Chu.

Hehe, what a virtuous monarch, what a benevolent elder brother.

The chess pieces were scattered all over the ground, and he suddenly didn't know why he was still alive, why he only let himself survive?

In fact, he is the last person who should not live in this world, isn't he?

For a long time, he didn't talk to anyone anymore, just put a chessboard in front of the Forbidden City every morning, and played chess alone as if he had settled down, but no one dared to talk to him, only one person was left muttering to himself.

Everyone said that His Highness Ninth Prince was crazy, and the Holy Majesty didn't bother to care about it, so he just sent a group of guards to watch secretly, and be careful not to let him cause trouble.

No one noticed that the prince kept saying the same sentence over and over again,

"Why...why is it a dead end?"

Until one day, the breeze rolled up countless white petals, and a slender and elegant hand picked up a sunspot, and with a bang, this dazed prince and grandson was awakened.

"Put it to death and then live. Chess is like life, since you are unwilling, why not fight out a piece of the world?"

He raised his head as if waking up from a dream, and saw a tall, straight and elegant man standing in front of him, his eyes were humble and fixed.

Later, he called him 'Sir', and more people called him 'Young Master', 'Young Master Wuyou'.

There is no geometry in life, just like sending it between heaven and earth.

Put your heart out of the world, no joy and no worries.

It seems that no one in the world is more detached and at ease than this person.

Even the current Holy Majesty had sent someone to invite him to enter the palace to become an official, but he declined many times.

In the end, he simply lived in the land of fireworks and indulged in the mountains and rivers to show that he had no ambitions and had no intention of becoming an official in the court.

As the dusk grew thicker, the battle on the chessboard gradually fell into the realm of longevity.The two sides of black and white began to repeat infinitely. If they don't find the birth and death star position, or refuse to give in to each other, they will eventually go on like this endlessly.

However, after three rounds of chess, Murong Lian was completely defeated.

"Xiao Wang lost again... but lost to Mr., I am convinced." Murong Lian's eyes showed a look of admiration.

"Your Highness's chess skill has improved a lot, and with time, it will become a great weapon." Duan Wuyou's voice was calm and pleasant.

"As long as the master is willing to play chess with Xiao Wang more, who cares about success..." Murong Lian stared directly at Duan Wuyou's eyes as deep as pools of water, and said softly.

Duan Wuyou smiled calmly, "Duan has been greatly loved by His Highness." He paused for a while, and while putting the black and white pieces on the chessboard back into the box, he said calmly, "I heard that it will be a few days later. It is a hunting meeting in the palace, and there are rumors that there are vicious bears in the depths of the hunting ground, so your Highness should be more careful then."

When Murong Lian heard this, his face was embarrassed, and he said embarrassingly, "It's different now, Xiao Wang is no longer afraid of any bullshit!"

Duan Wuyou looked at him and asked, "I heard that His Highness was in danger back then, and it was His Highness King Xiang who risked his life to save His Highness from the black bear's mouth?"

"That's right, it was Seventh Brother who saved me." Murong Lian said gratefully, recalling the time when Murong Yan was seriously injured when he shot the black bear.

"I've heard for a long time that His Royal Highness King Xiang is a hero of the time, and he has made great contributions to Dayan, but it's a pity that he is in the frontier, so we have no chance to meet him." Duan Wuyou shook his head and said with some regret.

"Sir, I don't know, Seventh Brother has already returned to Beijing." Murong Lian said, he paused, then sighed, "But I'm afraid he will leave soon."

"Oh? Why?" Duan Wuyou asked slowly.

"It's not because of the Holy Majesty..." Murong Lian said a little indignantly, "To tell the truth, sir, in fact, the Holy Majesty has always been prejudiced against Seventh Brother. This time when Seventh Brother returned, the Holy Majesty even embarrassed him in public... I heard from the people in the palace that after the hunting is over, the Holy Majesty may drive Seventh Brother back to the desolate Yongbei fiefdom again... Hmph, I really don't think about brotherhood at all. This is for Seventh Brother..."

"Oh? Why is Your Majesty guilty?" Duan Wuyou asked, staring at Murong Lian with his eyes flickering.

Murong Lian said in a cold voice without any scruples, "Of course it's the woman who robbed Seventh Brother with a guilty conscience. Who doesn't know that the current Empress Empress was Seventh Brother's fiancée? , he was fine...instead, he took the opportunity to steal people's love...after Brother Seven came back, do you think he can't be guilty?"

Duan Wuyou pondered for a moment, then asked, "Then, is His Royal Highness King Xiang also included in this hunt?"

"Naturally, the Holy Majesty has ordered Seventh Brother to go with him." Murong Lian said with a bit of admiration, "I think Seventh Brother is very skilled in martial arts, and he will definitely be outstanding!"

Duan Wuyou was silent for a while, and said solemnly, "Your Highness Ninth Prince, His Royal Highness King Xiang's trip may be more or less ominous."

"How do you say that?" Murong Lian was startled.

Duan Wuyou frowned, and said, "Your Highness, do you believe Duan?"

"Naturally!" Murong Lian replied without hesitation, "In the whole world, I only believe in you."

"If Duan's guess is correct, His Majesty wants to take the opportunity...to get rid of His Highness King Xiang." Duan Wuyou lowered his voice.

Seeing that Murong Lian's expression changed, he said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty...will you really plan to frame Seventh Brother?"

Duan Wuyou nodded and said, "Otherwise, if the Holy Majesty wants to drive away King Xiang, why wait until after the hunting? There must be something strange about this matter."

"This... How did this happen!" Murong Lian stood up suddenly in a hurry, and said with a thick neck, "I'll go find Brother Qi and tell him to leave Beijing quickly!"

"Your Highness, calm down. Since the Holy Majesty has issued an order, if King Xiang refuses to obey the order, wouldn't it be a death penalty?"

"Then... so what should I do?" Murong Lian paced back and forth in the room anxiously, "Seventh brother has saved my life, I must not let him die in vain."

Duan Wuyou sat upright, and asked solemnly, "Duan has a trick, I wonder if His Highness would like to hear about it?"

"Sir, why do you need to ask this!" Murong Lian nodded hastily, and pleaded, "Mister, please save my seventh brother...he is my...the only elder brother who still has a conscience."

"Since that's the case, please be sure to tell His Highness King Xiang that you must act according to this method..." Duan Wuyou leaned close to Murong Lian's ear, and said a few words very softly.

After hearing this, Murong Lian's eyes froze for a moment, and he asked hesitantly, "It can only be...is that so?"

Duan Wuyou said seriously, "Only in this way can King Xiang survive, and King Xiang can stay in Beijing temporarily."

"Okay, I'll go find Seventh Brother."

Duan Wuyou watched Murong Lian push the door and leave, he walked to the window, pushed open the pane, and stared at Murong Lian riding away on horseback.

There was a faint smile on his lips, just listening to him muttering to himself,

"Finally, it's almost time."

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Su Li's hands were tied, and she fell heavily on the smelly and damp woodshed floor tiles.

"Let me out! Damn Murongyan! Let me go!"

She roared angrily, her heart was filled with stomach-turning discomfort, weak tears swirled in her eyes, the grievance and pain almost made her grit her teeth.

It was a mistake for me to promise her to stay!

That person has nothing but endless embarrassment and harm to himself.

After a long time, with a 'squeak' sound, the wooden door was gently pushed open, Su Li raised her eyes, her pupils tightened.

The slightly swaying purple skirt stopped in front of her, Su Li raised her head and asked coldly, "What are you doing here? How else do you want to harm me?"

"Miss A Li, you misunderstood." Xiao Ziyan stared at Su Li who was in a state of embarrassment, and sighed, "Oh, I have already explained to the prince for the girl that I accidentally fell into the pool, but the prince I only listened to the one-sided words of those servants with bad eyes...I feel very sorry for letting the girl suffer here..."

"Hmph, why bother to be so hypocritical, you are just the same breed." Su Li turned her face away and said angrily.

Xiao Ziyan suddenly pulled out a short blade from his bosom and approached Su Li.

Su Li was startled, she couldn't help but backed up again and again, and asked sharply, "What are you going to do?!"

Xiao Ziyan's eyes flashed, and she swung her blade down.

Su Li's eyes widened, her chest heaved violently, and the rope that was originally tied around her wrist fell to the ground.

"You...you..." Su Li didn't know what to say for a moment.

"The prince is not in the mansion at this time, if you really want to leave, it is the best time." Xiao Ziyan stared at Su Li and said seriously.

"Of course I want to leave, who wants to stay in this ghostly place!" Su Li said bitterly, she glanced at the guards patrolling the courtyard through the window, thinking about how to escape safely.

At this moment, Xiao Ziyan handed the short blade to Su Li, and said in a low voice, "You can hold me hostage and escape."

"What?" Su Li held the knife and looked at Xiao Ziyan in disbelief, "You...you are so kind?"

"Hurry up, if the prince comes back... it will be too late." Xiao Ziyan urged.

Su Li looked Xiao Ziyan up and down, still doubtful in her heart, but she heard Xiao Ziyan shout, "Help! Help!"

The guards outside the door heard this and ran towards this side one after another.

Su Li's expression changed drastically, she hurriedly pulled Xiao Ziyan over, put the knife on her neck, and looked out of the door warily.

"Bold! Let the side concubine go!" Seeing this, the guards drew their swords at each other and shouted sharply.

"Stop talking nonsense! If you don't want her to die, quickly prepare a fast horse for me!" Su Li had to hold Xiao Ziyan hostage and threatened.

"This..." The guards were a little hesitant, before Murong Yan went out, she had told her to guard the girl in the woodshed.

"What are you waiting for? Do you want to see Ben Gong die?" Xiao Ziyan frowned and cursed.

The guards were startled and had no choice but to lead a horse.

Su Li moved in front of the horse, pushed Xiao Ziyan to the ground suddenly, jumped on the horse and rushed out the door.

The guards at the gate of the palace were caught off guard, waving the saber in their hands, but they couldn't stop the fast horse like the shadow of an arrow.

"Your Majesty! Are you alright! Your Majesty!" a chief guard hurriedly lifted up Xiao Ziyan who had fallen to the ground, and asked nervously.

Xiao Ziyan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he ordered, "This bitch has escaped, so hurry up and report to the prince!"

"Then... that girl, shall I chase her back?" the head guard asked tremblingly.

"No need." Xiao Ziyan said coldly, "The most urgent thing is to let the prince know about this matter, why don't you go quickly?"

"Yes!"

After all the guards had left, a servant walked quickly to Xiao Ziyan's side and whispered,

"My lady, everything has been arranged."

A glamorous and happy smile appeared on Xiao Ziyan's face, and she said slowly word by word,

"great."