she won't live to twenty

After Si Lian returned to his residence, he didn't sleep all night, sitting by the bed and thinking for a whole night.

When she woke up the next day, she saw her dark eyes in the mirror. She smiled as softly as she could, and lightly dabbed the powder with her fingers to cover the tired look on her face.

Although Si Lian already knew her identity and decided to give up the assassination, the intelligence network she had established has not completely disappeared yet.

On the way back to Beijing, Si Lian already knew the situation in Beijing.

The Changjing City seems to be peaceful, but in fact, King Qin cannot afford to be seriously ill. The crown prince and the sixth prince are facing each other tit for tat.

Yuwen Tianming is right, Si Lian is a selfish person, although she loves Tang Chiyu, but not enough to sacrifice herself for her.

Si Lian doesn't want to be a dust of silent dedication, she hopes that Tang Chiyu can also give her the same love.

And the love brought by lies is extremely unstable, and may collapse at any time and be broken into ashes.

When the world is in chaos, will Si Lian still have a chance and time to recover?

At least for now... she still has plenty of time.

Moreover, the mother Gu is in the hands of the second master, and Si Lian is always under the control of others, even her own life is not in her own hands, so what right does she have to promise Tang Chiyu herself?

Si Lian made a decision.

Before leaving for the Princess Mansion, Si Lian went to see Yuwen Tianming again.

In the dark alley, the Hu man folded his hands in front of him, with a frivolous expression: "Miss Si, do you understand?"

Si Lian nodded and bit her lip: "There is one more question."

"Say."

"Your Highness... are you going to fight for that chair?"

Si Lian didn't know Tang Chiyu well enough, but at least he knew a little better than most people in Changjing.She knew that Tang Chiyu seemed to be on the side of the sixth prince, but in fact, as Wuming said, the brother-sister relationship between Tang Chiyu and Tang Zhengze was thicker than water.

Which side Tang Chiyu is on depends on Tang Zhengze's choice.

Now Tang Zheng has no intention of fighting, so Tang Chiyu belongs to the party of the six princes, but if Tang Zheng wants to fight...

The situation is different.

Second Master smiled lightly, shook his head and said, "Who knows?"

"I only know that he doesn't have that idea at the moment. No one can say for sure what will happen later."

Si Lian buried her head in silence for a while, then said coldly: "Tonight I will explain the truth to His Highness the Seventh Prince, when will you give me the mother Gu?"

"Tomorrow at noon." The second master smiled lightly.

"Agreed?"

"It's a word."

……

At night, Si Lian changed into a gorgeous red dress, put on red makeup, and knocked on the door of the Princess Mansion.The three soldiers had already returned to the frontier. The porter was stunned for a long time before he recognized this extremely beautiful and charming woman. He hurriedly invited Si Lian into the mansion and led her to Tang Chiyu's room.

After not returning for half a year, the Princess Mansion hardly changed.Si Lian walked slowly, looking at everything around him, with nostalgia in his eyes.

Soon Si Lian arrived outside Tang Chiyu's door. Through the light, Tang Chiyu could be vaguely seen still reading seriously inside.Si Lian licked his lips nervously, and then gave a weak smile, just like usual.

She gently raised her hand and knocked on the door.

Tang Chiyu soon appeared on the other side of the door. Seeing Si Lian, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she opened her eyes wide in a daze: "You..."

In Tang Chiyu's eyes, besides the astonishment, there was also a feeling of nostalgia buried in his eyes, although it was difficult to detect, it still existed.

"I'm back, Your Highness." Si Lian smiled softly, and threw himself into Tang Chiyu's arms.

Tang Chiyu caught her, patted her on the back strangely, and said in a dull tone, "Just come back... Are you tired? Hungry? Are you going to eat something? Did you suffer along the way? Do you want to eat?" rest?"

Si Lian chuckled lightly: "To return to Beijing to see His Highness again, all the hardships along the way are worth it."

Tang Chiyu nodded dully: "...Then, that's good."

The two stood at the door for a while, and finally it was Si Lian who spoke first: "Your Highness, don't you invite this concubine into the room?"

Si Lian bit the word "concubine's body" very hard, and his voice was melodious and soft, seductive.

"I, this..." Tang Chiyu looked back at his room, the accident half a year ago flashed through his mind, and he blushed thoroughly.

Now that Tang Chiyu's skin was whiter than before, the rosiness on his face became more obvious, and Si Lian could see it clearly.

Si Lian covered her lips and smiled lightly: "Your Highness doesn't want to know... have I met anything outside in the past six months?"

"Oh, yes..." Tang Chiyu came to his senses, scratched his head, led Si Lian into the room, and sat down at the table, "You said you were looking for your family, how did you find someone?"

Regardless of whether they found it or not, the next step is to discuss their marriage first.

Although his father would definitely not agree to let them get married, Tang Chiyu still felt that since he decided to be responsible to Si Lian, he must not be careless about this matter, let alone deal with it casually.

Si Lian glanced at the desktop, and found that the letter he had left for Tang Chiyu was still on the top.The edge of the envelope was already frayed, obviously it was often touched and checked by people.

Si Lian's heart beat faster suddenly.

She knew that the former Tang Chiyu had feelings for her, but it was just friendship and pity.But now... Is there a slight difference in Tang Chiyu's feelings for her compared to before?

"I didn't find my family, but..." Si Lian put one hand down by his side and clenched it calmly, while the other hand touched Tang Chiyu's hand and held it gently.

Tang Chiyu trembled, but did not break free.

"I found my own life experience." Si Lian looked up, looking straight into Tang Chiyu's eyes, "Your Highness, do you want to hear my story?"

"En." Tang Chiyu nodded.

Si Lian clenched her fingers little by little, her eyes gradually became firmer, and she slowly said: "I was raised by Master when I was young, she taught me how to make money, how to survive without protection, and how to please others. "

Hearing this, Tang Chiyu vaguely felt a little strange, and frowned unconsciously.When Si Lian lived in the Princess Mansion, she never mentioned her previous life.Tang Chiyu only knew that Si Lian had a husband who had just married and died, and several distant relatives who sold her into a brothel. Who was this master?

Si Lian didn't pause, and continued: "Later, Master died, and I was left alone, from the north to the south, until I met Your Highness on the Hebei Road."

"Where's the dead husband?" Tang Chiyu asked with a frown.

"I don't have a husband." Si Lian said calmly, "Your Highness, I was indeed lying."

"What about those relatives who sold you into a brothel when you came to Beijing later?" Tang Chiyu straightened his back, his eyes flickering.

"No. I entered the drunken flower room by myself."

"You..." Tang Chiyu's pupils dilated, and his body trembled uncontrollably.She subconsciously wanted to stand up, but Si Lian grabbed her hand.

"More than that." Si Lian's fingers clasped Tang Chiyu's wrist tightly at some point.

"Your Highness, what Master taught me back then was not just a little bit."

Si Lian's voice was very soft: "She also taught me martial arts and how to kill people quietly."

"Master once told me that I am an orphan of the Northern Jin Dynasty. She wanted me to sneak into the capital and assassinate King Qin."

Tang Chiyu's eyes widened, his lips parted slightly, and he couldn't believe it: "You...what...what do you mean? Si Lian, is it fun to lie to me?"

"Your Highness, I did not lie to you."

With a little force on his fingers, Si Lian pulled Tang Chiyu into his arms with ease.Tang Chiyu's cheeks were stained with blush, but it was quickly replaced by a layer of paleness. Her hands were clasped weakly and bonelessly by Si Lian, and she couldn't move.

Si Lian brushed Tang Chiyu's neck with one finger, and his fingertips felt a little itchy, but Tang Chiyu's back had goose bumps, and his eyes became cold.

"You mean, you are the assassin who came to kill me?" Tang Chiyu gradually restrained his body from trembling instinctively, his voice was cold, even if he was captured in Si Lian's arms, the arrogance and murderous aura cultivated in the battlefield for three years would not be in the slightest reduce.

Tang Chiyu was clearly at a disadvantage, but at this moment her aura was much stronger than Si Lian's.

The Tang Chiyu at this time was completely different from his usual days. This was General Yunhui who galloped across the battlefield and beheaded the enemy with a knife.

Si Lian squinted his eyes intoxicated, and tried hard to restrain the thoughts of overstepping in his heart, restraining the fingers that were eager to overstep.She slowly let go of Tang Chiyu, took a step back, and knelt softly on the floor.

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood." Si Lian raised his head, looked at Tang Chiyu obediently, mist formed in his eyes, he was extremely pitiful, "I used to be an assassin, but now... I am no longer."

"I left Kyoto half a year ago to find my own belonging. I didn't lie to you about that."

"Someone mentioned me at the time, and she told me that I was deceived by Master, and that I was not a princess of the Northern Jin Dynasty at all. Master, she just made up this lie to deceive me to use me to avenge the Northern Jin Dynasty."

"Actually, I am just an orphan. It is not accurate to say that I am an orphan, because before I met Master, I originally had a father. However, Master killed my father and buried him in the Northern Jin Dynasty Furongtan ruins."

"I left Beijing this time to visit the Furong Altar. I stayed there for three full months, and finally found out my identity." Si Lian looked at Tang Chiyu with tears in her eyes, " Your Highness, I am no longer a killer, for the rest of my life, I just want to be by His Highness' side."

Tang Chiyu stared at her blankly, her murderous aura gradually faded, and turned into endless daze.Her breathing became more and more rapid, and she staggered back a few steps until she touched the bookshelf and could not retreat: "You..."

Tang Chiyu tried hard to think about what Si Lian said, his mind was in a mess, and cold sweat rolled down his neck.

Si Lian has already talked about this point, how could she not understand?

At the beginning, Si Lian made up the identity of the widow, just to win her favor, go back to Beijing with her, and escape the interrogation along the way!Later, the two met in the drunken flower room. The reason why Si Lian followed her back to the residence was because of her identity and used her to get close to King Qin.

Suddenly, Tang Chiyu recalled something, and his eyes widened suddenly: "On the day of the autumn hunting, were you the one who assassinated the father?"

Si Lian knelt and moved closer, gently tugging at Tang Chiyu's shirt with his fingers: "Yes."

"That night...?"

"I took the medicine. I like His Highness, so I hope His Highness will not forget me at that time."

"You—!" Tang Chiyu raised his hand and slapped Si Lian in the face.

Si Lian didn't hide.

However, seeing that the slap was about to touch Si Lian's cheek, Tang Chiyu suddenly let go of his strength and hammered heavily on the bookshelf behind him.

The bookshelf collapsed, and countless books were scattered on the ground.

Tang Chiyu was gasping for breath, his palms were limply hanging by his side, the palms were already full of sweat.

"Si Lian, you have lied to me so much, and you dare to say that you only want to protect me in the future, how can I trust you?" Tang Chiyu roared almost hoarsely.

"Your Highness, I have indeed told you many lies. But there is only one truth—Your Highness, my heart has already belonged to you. My soul, my body, and everything about me belong to you." Si Ripple's eyes were affectionate, almost morbid.

"Your Highness, I... love you."

Si Lian's voice softened a bit: "Furthermore, Your Highness, you don't have to worry. I was poisoned by someone's Gu, and I will hand over the mother Gu to you tomorrow. You have the Mother Gu in your hands, so you never have to be afraid of my betrayal." .”

"Gu...?" Tang Chiyu was startled, "What's going on?"

"Although Master taught me martial arts back then, I was inexperienced in the world after all. When I was in the Drunken Flower Room, I accidentally showed my feet and was tricked by someone." Si Lianrou said.

"Since that person has the ability to play Gu, how could he tolerate you approaching me to assassinate the father! And why did he give you the mother Gu?" Tang Chiyu asked sharply.

"Because he's not from Qin, he doesn't care about King Qin's life or death. He used Gu at that time... probably just to prevent troubles before they happen, or just for fun." A trace of helplessness flashed in Si Lian's eyes, "As for his mother Gu The condition given to me is to let me explain everything to you, Your Highness, and stop keeping it from you."

Tang Chiyu murmured: "Isn't it from Qin...? That person is... nameless?"

Si Lian shook his head: "It's Mr. Yuwen."

She added: "The person who reminded me to go to the ruins of the Northern Jin Dynasty was the unknown girl. On the day of Qiushou, I assassinated King Qin, and she found out. I wanted to kill her at night, but she caught me instead. But not only did she not kill me, but she asked me to leave the capital to find my own life experience, and to live for myself soberly. But now I have no national hatred, no relatives, all I want is to be with you It's all by His Majesty's side."

"No, no..." Tang Chiyu shook his head in a daze, "You lied to me..."

"Your Highness, everything I said today is true." Si Lian stood up little by little, and said seriously, "Your Highness, you have a simple nature, and there are many things you couldn't see clearly in the past. I will be by your side in the future, no matter if it is Changjing City. Whether it is the turmoil in the middle of the country, or the intrigue among the royal family, I will see it for you."

Intrigue, intrigue.

Tang Chiyu blinked anxiously, and the words that the old eunuch said to her with tears in his smile on the afternoon of the first day of the new year flashed through his mind.

"Your Majesty is happy, how can you be angry?"

At that time, Tang Chiyu already had doubts in her heart, but she suppressed them deeply.

But now hearing Si Lian say the word "intrigue", Tang Chiyu somehow recalled that day, and suddenly his whole body became cold.

Fake, all fake...

Father has been lying to her, Si Lian has been lying to her before, and even the elder brother and Wuming are probably hiding something from her.The world she saw seemed not real at all, everything was false.

Tang Chiyu's teeth chattered slightly, and his face turned pale.

There seems to be a sound of collapse in the ear.

Si Lian approached Tang Chiyu a little bit, reaching out to hold her in his arms.

The soft fragrance was tangy, Tang Chiyu finally came to his senses, pushed Si Lian away suddenly, and ran out of the door with all his might.

Si Lian didn't stop her.

In fact, there was no need for Si Lian to say the last paragraph just now.If you only want to achieve the purpose of clarifying your identity, the previous words are enough.But Si Lian understood that the fundamental purpose of Second Master asking her to explain everything to Tang Chiyu was not to hurt Tang Chiyu, but to make her grow up.

That's why Si Lian took a strong dose of medicine at the end.But she didn't expect that Tang Chiyu's reaction would be so big. Was it because Tang Chiyu had experienced anything during the time he was not in Beijing?

Si Lian didn't think much at this moment, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, and rushed out to catch up with Tang Chiyu.

Si Lian secretly followed Tang Chiyu all the way, until she saw Tang Chiyu staggered into the First Prince's Mansion, she let out a long breath, covered her heart with one hand, leaned on the wall with the other, and squatted down slowly.

She buried her face in her knees and wept silently.

……

When Tang Chiyu entered the palace, Wuming and his master were sitting in the lake pavilion drinking tea.

There is no moon in the night sky tonight, but the Milky Way and stars are extremely bright and twinkle continuously. The brilliant river of stars is reflected in the artificial lake, and the breeze will make gorgeous ripples.

The master chatted with Wuming one after another: "The scenery tonight is really nice..."

Wuming nodded, thinking to himself, if it wasn't for the beautiful scenery, who would accompany you to blow the cold wind here in the middle of the night?Hmm... With such a beautiful lake view, it would be great if Nanyue was here right now.

Suddenly there was a sound of stumbling footsteps not far away, Wuming and Master frowned at the same time, and looked there.

Tang Chiyu stood in the darkness, holding on to the trunk, panting, and looked at them from a distance, but his eyes were distracted.His face was filled with panic and pain.

"Xiaoqi? What's wrong with you!" Master rushed over before Wuming, trying to help her.

Tang Chiyu trembled subconsciously for a moment, and dodged back slightly, but in the end, he didn't completely avoid the master's support, and leaned weakly on his arm.

Wuming also walked over quickly, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally locked on the word Si Lian.Tang Chiyu was fine a few days ago, but when Si Lian returned to Beijing yesterday, she became like this today, and it must have something to do with Si Lian.

So... Did Tang Chiyu discover Si Lian's identity?

what happened?

Now it's important to appease Tang Chiyu, Wuming didn't think deeply, she and the master looked at each other, although the master and Si Lian had no intersection, but it was related to Tang Chiyu, neither Wuming nor the second master kept this matter from him.

After receiving the affirmative look from the master, Wuming looked at Tang Chiyu and asked softly, "Xiao Qi, do you know about Si Lian?"

Tang Chiyu nodded apprehensively, and repeated: "She's lying to me, she's lying to me."

The master patted Tang Chiyu's back lightly, and the strong internal force was quietly sent to her dantian, calming her down.With the support of the master, Tang Chiyu sat on the stool in the Huxin Pavilion, and his upper body was almost paralyzed by the table.

Master retreated a little, and sat down by the lake in a daze.

Wuming silently stayed by the side, holding Tang Chiyu's cold hand and comforting him silently.She knew that Si Lian's true identity could never be kept from Tang Chiyu forever, but how could it be revealed so quickly?

Wuming and Master looked at each other from a distance, both of them were helpless.In the master's eyes, there was a layer of deep distress.

"It's not just Si Lian, it's not just her..." Tang Chiyu lay on the ground for a while, then suddenly said intermittently, "Wu Ming, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, my father called me into the palace."

"Yeah." Wuming nodded softly.

"On that day, Royal Father first said that he cared about me, so he hoped that I could stay in the capital. His expression was extremely concerned, and he didn't seem to be lying. But he also said that he had selected a few suitable young talents for me, and asked me to share with him. One of them got married. I put myself and Si Lian..."

When the word Si Lian was mentioned, Tang Chiyu's breathing suddenly became rapid, and Wuming patted her on the back in a hurry, and it took a while to recover.

"I told my father about my relationship with her, and I said that I would be responsible for her. But my father, who was full of concern just now, suddenly became furious, accused me of being shameless, and punished me to send Weibei soldiers After sending it off, I went to sweep the imperial tomb alone."

Later, because King Qin was seriously ill, this matter was naturally put on hold, but Tang Chiyu still went to the imperial mausoleum to stay for a day, and the cold wind blew all day.

Tang Chiyu continued: "Although I felt aggrieved and puzzled at the time, I didn't think much about it until after leaving the hall, Eunuch Hou, who had been serving the emperor by his side, suddenly said something to me."

"He said that the father was happy in his heart, and he was not angry with me, so he told me not to take it to heart. When he spoke, he seemed to be smiling, but there were tears in his eyes. At that time, I felt that he There is another layer of meaning in the words."

"Wuming, tell me, is my father... lying to me too? Does he not care about me at all, and just wants to keep me in the capital with an excuse? But the situation at the border is not stable, so why would he want, You want me to stay in the capital?" Tang Chiyu was hoarse, and he already had the answer in his heart.

King Qin not only doesn't care about her, but also doesn't trust her.

Even though she is a woman, even though she is the youngest daughter of King Qin, King Qin is still afraid that she will rebel, so he must keep her in Beijing.

Tang Chiyu had already guessed it, but she still didn't want to believe it.

Wuming calmly said: "Xiaoqi, after the Spring Festival banquet, that is, before the day you were announced to the palace, didn't the King of Qin ask me to accompany him for a walk in the Imperial Garden? At that time, he wanted me to marry into the royal family of Loulan so that you would not be here. At the border, use the method of marriage to stabilize the situation at the border. He is ruthless to you, ruthless to me, and ruthless to the world..."

In addition to King Qin, there are too many people like him in Changjing City, and there are too many intrigues and cold-blooded ruthless things.For example, that lunatic Tang Zhi, for example, the intrigue between the officials of various factions, who did not hesitate to sell his daughter and son as a bargaining chip for the family marriage...

Nameless didn't say much.

Tang Chiyu's body trembled uncontrollably again: "You...you have always known."

"Yes, Master and I have been hiding from you, I'm sorry." Wuming said softly and seriously.

"I treat people with sincerity, but in the end...you are all lying to me." Tang Chiyu repeated anxiously, "You are all lying to me."

"Xiaoqi, I assure you." Wuming sighed, patted Tang Chiyu's shoulder lightly with his palm, looked her in the eyes, and said very seriously, "I don't know about the rest, but as a friend, I treat you sincerely .As an elder brother, Master also treats you sincerely."

Tang Chiyu sat slumped on the table, speechless.

The master walked over from the lake, sat silently beside Tang Chiyu, and reached out to pat him gently.

He figured it out, he was indeed wrong before.He kept saying that Tang Chiyu was always a child who hadn't grown up in his heart, so he protected her and kept many things from her.

But the fact is clearly not the case.

He was cowardly and did not dare to fight for the throne, so he took it for granted that Tang Chiyu should be as timid as him.He wasn't protecting Tang Chiyu, he didn't dare to let Tang Chiyu see clearly what the world was like.

As the elder brother, Tang Zhengze has the responsibility to take care of Tang Chiyu, but he also has the responsibility to guide her to grow until she becomes truly strong.But Tang Zhengze, who used to be, barely made it to the first half.

But the young eagle will fly to the vast sky one day.

Now that the situation in Changjing is becoming more and more turbulent, Tang Zhengze will eventually be unable to protect Tang Chiyu one day.At that time, if Tang Chiyu is still as innocent as a child, how will he face the upcoming ups and downs?

Tang Zheng was suddenly heartbroken.

Fortunately, now...it's not too late.

The three of them were quiet for a moment, the master exhaled a long breath, and said slowly:

"...I'm sorry, Xiaoqi, brother did something wrong before."

"Xiao Qi, many things in this world may indeed be different from what you see now. So do you want to go to the mortal world and see what the world is like again?"

While Tang Chiyu opened his eyes in a daze, Wuming also looked at Master in astonishment.

The master said softly: "Wu Ming, taking advantage of the rare free time, are you willing to take Xiao Qi out of the capital, travel all over the country, see all the world's affairs?"

Wuming thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly:

"it is good."