return to peace

"Haven't you figured it out yet?"

Ji Fan turned his head to look at him, his eyes were cold and dead silent, he picked up the wine on the table without saying a word, and slowly poured it into his mouth.There were several wine jars scattered around the table.

Chen Jingxuan was not annoyed when he saw him like this, and said: "Ji Fan, you should know my temper, I have always been persistent in doing things. If you don't give in for a day, I'll lock you up for a day; if you don't give in for a year, I'll lock you up for a while." If you don’t surrender for ten years, I will imprison you for ten years! However, I’m afraid you will be a useless person by then.”

"Heh," Ji Fan sneered, "You gave me Hua Gong San, and I'm a useless person now."

"If you cooperate with me obediently, I won't drug you. Ji Fan, we have been brothers for more than ten years, and you have only known that Xiliang national teacher for a few years? Why don't you give up on him? Wait for me When you become the emperor, you will be under one person and above ten thousand people, so when the time comes, what kind of men and women can't you have?"

"boom"!Ji Fan slammed the jug in his hand to the ground, and the sharp fragments scattered everywhere. "I just want one of him! Can you give it to me!" He stared at Chen Jingxuan angrily, saw him looking at him coldly, and chuckled: "Hehe, ten years of brotherhood? You use my Mother threatened me, drugged me, and forced me to give up my lover? Is this your brotherhood?"

Chen Jingxuan looked at his despair with cold eyes, and said lightly: "But your lover is the master of Xiliang and the enemy of Chen. If I let you go to Xiliang, it will be like letting a tiger go back to the mountain. When the time comes, you will bite me back. Your Where is the brotherhood?"

"It's been more than ten years, don't you know me? Even if I am your enemy, I don't bother to use conspiracy and tricks. I only compete fairly. If you ask like this, is it cruel? Since you keep talking about brotherhood, today I will tell you The words are clear. You and I have different ways and do not seek each other. You used to be true and true, and we fought side by side. I am willing to be brothers with you. But you know what you have become in order to seize the throne. Chu Do you really think I don’t know anything about the fire dragon incident when Ling Shang first arrived in Chen State, the assassination case of Malingpo, and the corruption case of the fourth prince? Let me ask you, you sent spies to instigate Fang Zhenrui and Chen Jingyu to assassinate me and Xiliang When you were a princess, did you consider brotherhood?"

This series of questioning made Chen Jingxuan's complexion worse and worse, turning livid.

"So, Jingxuan, don't talk about brotherhood with me anymore. I'll help you hide the secret about Malingpo's spies, help you break the situation where the eldest prince forced the palace, help you get rid of the relationship between the fourth prince's corruption case, until I help you Pushed to the position of prince, all I have done is enough to fulfill the friendship between each other. As for the brother in your mouth, you should ask yourself, do you really have a clear conscience? You are locking me up now, just want to hold a handle in your hand, let Chu Ling Shang should be cautious, otherwise, you would have already laid hands on me."

Chen Jingxuan watched him tear the window paper coldly, without saying a word with a sullen face.Ji Fan ignored him and opened another jar of wine.

With a livid face, Chen Jingxuan turned around and left.He was obviously angry, and for the next three days, he withdrew all of Ji Fan's meals.

When Chu Zetan saw Ji Fan again, it was hard for her to imagine that that handsome young man with high spirits would turn out like this.Blue stubble appeared on his chin, his body was thin, his hair was messy, and he smelled of alcohol.She gently kicked away the scattered wine bottles and walked towards the decadent young man lying on the ground.

She knelt down, shook Ji Fan lightly, and called out, "General Ji? General Ji?"

Ji Fan opened his eyes in a daze, unable to tell whether it was day or night.

"General Ji, how are you? I'm Ze Tan."

Ji Fan squinted his eyes and saw the figure in front of him clearly: "Princess?"

"Yes, it's me, I'll come and see you." She tried to help Ji Fan up, but Ji Fan suddenly came to his senses, grabbed her sleeve tightly, and begged: "Princess, can you help me?" Send Ling Shang a message, tell him, tell him my current situation!"

He was in a hurry and spoke incoherently.Chu Zetan helped him onto the bed, poured him another glass of water, and comforted him: "General Ji, don't worry, drink some water first."

Ji Fan's lips were already chapped, but he didn't care about anything else, he just kept begging her, his complexion was in a mess: "Please bring me a message, princess, please, please, please bring me a message to he."

Chu Zetan couldn't help being heartbroken for the changed appearance of the former favorite. She nodded and agreed.

Ji Fan received an affirmative answer, and immediately sat down at the desk, writing a letter with a pen and paper.After finishing writing, he carefully sealed the envelope, handed it to Chu Zetan, and said solemnly, "Princess, please."

He looked so haggard, Chu Zetan couldn't bear to refuse, and hid the letter in his sleeve: "Okay. Wait for my news."

"En. Thank you!" Ji Fan pinned all his hopes on her, and watched her push the door out with all his expectations.He lay down, covered his forehead with his hands, and looked at the sunlight coming in through the cracks in the window, letting himself fall into memories.

As soon as Chu Zetan turned around the garden, he saw Chen Jingxuan waiting in the gazebo.She hesitated, but went in anyway.

"How is he?" Chen Jingxuan asked.

"Both physically and mentally are weak. Jing Xuan, find a doctor to show him, and stop torturing him." Chu Zeqin persuaded softly.

"He doesn't fight against me, so naturally I won't torture him." Seeing that Chu Zetan was looking at him eagerly, he didn't seem to be satisfied, so he said, "Okay, I'll find a doctor to show him this afternoon, okay?" ?”

Chu Zetan smiled, as if thinking of something, he hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong with you?" There was no one around, so Chen Jingxuan took her hand and sat down.

Chu Zetan looked up at Chen Jingxuan, and said timidly, "Jingxuan, I, I'm pregnant."

Hearing this, Chen Jingxuan's expression changed, and Chu Zetan hurriedly grabbed his hand, placed it on his still-unrevealed belly, and said, "Why, are you unhappy?"

Chen Jingxuan was stunned, and forced a smile: "Happy, how could you be unhappy? But, we can't have this child."

"Why?" Chu Zetan asked hesitantly, let go of his hand, and put himself in a state of defense.

Chen Jingxuan hurriedly hugged her and coaxed her: "It's not that I don't want it, it's that I can't. If others find out about this, after counting the days, they will definitely know that your child is not Prince Chen's, and you will be in danger when the time comes. From time to time, people with a heart follow the vine, maybe I will also be doomed."

"Yes, but this is my first child." Chu Zetan burst into tears: "I want him. I will be very careful."

Chen Jingxuan gently wiped away her tears, and said softly: "Tan'er, we will have a child in the future, I love you, and I want this child very much, but he didn't come at the right time. If at this juncture Something went wrong, all my efforts were in vain, and you will be implicated. This kind of thing cannot be hidden, you are pregnant for ten months, do you want to hide it from countless eyes in the harem for ten months?"

The more Chu Zetan listened, the more he wept.Chen Jingxuan put his arms around her and coaxed her in a low voice: "It's my fault, it's my incompetence, I can't protect you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

In the end, Chu Zetan agreed to Chen Jingxuan, a bowl of saffron, and gave up the life in his stomach.

As for the letter that placed Ji Fan's boundless hopes, it was burned the night after she returned to the palace.The flames devoured the letter paper, and completely shattered Ji Fan's hope.

Chu Zetan was grateful for Ji Fan's kindness, but Chen Jingxuan was her life, her only warmth in this cannibalistic palace.She felt guilty, but there was nothing she could do.