crime of heart

10,

Ran Chen pushed Long Ye off his body.But he couldn't take his eyes away from Tatsuno's face—that face was always expressionless, but now there was a little painful crack. ,

Ran Chen felt that his heart was also split.But he didn't say a word, he got up slowly, put on his outer robe, and was about to go out. ,

"Your Highness!"

Long Ye grabbed Ran Chen's hand.Ran Chen's hands were also cold, with a damp chill.Tatsuno's was very warm and big, as if it could wrap his whole body in it. ,

"when?

"I will go with His Highness."

"When I go to see Brother Huang, I never have to be followed. You know that too.

Yes.When he was in the capital, Ran Chen always took a sedan chair to go to the palace.But he doesn't know how to sit in a palace sedan chair, and he never asks the bearers in the house to wait at the gate of the palace.Every time he finished, he would go out of the palace wall with his whole body of bones, and then call anyone to the mansion to call someone to take him home. ,

"I'm His Highness's chief guard, I shouldn't leave His Highness's side so easily." Ran Chen smiled slightly, his eyes darkened. ,

"I'm going to the emperor's side. What danger can there be?" "Your Majesty"

The two looked at each other, but no one spoke.Until there was another sharp urging outside the door,

"Prince Ran, Your Majesty is waiting for you, the prince, hurry up!" "Okay, I'm going out now."

After Ran Chen finished speaking, he said softly,

"If you really want to go, it's up to you. But you must obey my orders, and you are not allowed to disobey." Long Ye nodded. ,

This time, Ran Chen still sat in a sedan chair, and Long Ye rode a horse.It was still far away from the emperor's big tent, so Ran Chen called to stop. ,

"You go back.

"I'll wait for His Highness outside the tent." "No, you go back."

"I'm waiting for Your Highness outside the tent." "I tell you to go back! Are you going to disobey?"

The four eyes meet.Seeing Long Ye's expression, Ran Chen softened his tone. ,

"That's good. Tell them to drive the horse back. You wait for me in the sedan chair. Don't go any further, and don't walk around. When I come back, you are not allowed to come out to meet me. Sit inside and wait for me to come back. Understood up?

Tatsuno smiled and nodded.

"If you can't stay any longer, go back. You don't have to wait for me."

This time, Tatsuno didn't smile.No nodding. ,

Suddenly, Long Ye had an ominous premonition. ,

Soon, this premonition became true.

After a whole day, Ran Chen came out of the tent.Ran Yi sent someone to see him off for the first time, but he insisted on getting off the palace sedan and walking forward since he left the tent. |

Long Ye saw that his footsteps were flimsy, and every step seemed to fall.But he didn't. ,

This scene was deeply engraved in Long Ye's heart.After a long time, whenever he thought of this scene, he felt that it was a metaphor for half of Ran Chen's life. ,

He looks so good, and so noble.Everyone thought that he had fully enjoyed the grace of heaven and earth, just like they thought he had fully enjoyed the grace of the emperor at this moment.But no one knew how scarred and shocking his thin spine under that luxurious robe was. ,

Every step is like walking on the tip of a knife.Everyone thought that he had enjoyed all the glory, but he tried his best to survive one more step so that he could survive. ,

11. Move

Long Ye waited until the man finally stepped into the sedan chair with one foot, then stretched out his arms and took him over.Ran Chen's brocade robe was soaked through, and there was faint blood seeping through his back. ,

He reached out to lift the brocade robe on his back, but Ran Chen immediately held his hand down.Ran Chen solemnly shook his head at him. ,

"Your Highness!"

"No. My chief guard, you must listen to me. If you can't do it, go now."

Tatsuno withdrew his hand.He didn't ask what happened.Did not ask, who is that person. ,

Who else could it be?

The single-person sedan chair was already small, so Long Ye half-kneeled on the ground and gave up the seat to Ran Chen.Ran Chen closed his eyes, leaned on the seat, and gasped for breath.He put his feet on one side, and Tatsuno took off his boots, seeing that his feet were in the palm of his hand. ,

Those feet were also cold.

Tatsuno untied his robe, and put those feet into his arms.Ran Chen seemed unable to sit still, and seemed to be acting like a baby on purpose.He slid down from the seat little by little, and it didn't take long for him to shrink into Tatsuno's arms.He firmly grasped Tatsuno's skirt, curled up into a ball in his arms, and whispered something softly.

Tatsuno leaned over to listen.As if feeling his breath, Ran Chen smiled.He always smiles, and that smile hangs on his face like a mask.But this time it's different __ that's almost happy. ,

"I've been thinking about you out there

"Knowing that you are outside and someone is waiting for me, I will

One by one what?Don't feel pain?just happy?Do you think Brother Huang's punishment is not terrible?

__No, it is not.Ran Chen was still in pain, and was still terrified.It's just that he believes that this time, he will be able to go back alive. __Because someone is waiting for me.If I don't go back, he will be sad.

Ran Chen thought about it, but didn't say a word.He just whispered the man's name,

"Tatsuno.

"I am here.

"You are so warm"

"Ah."

"Hold tighter."

"good."&

Ran Chen fell asleep in just one stick of incense's journey.Tatsuno never knew what he had experienced.All he knew was that when he carried the sleeping Ran Chen back into the carriage, the breastplate was mottled and stained with blood. ,

But such a delicate person didn't say a word of pain.

What is behind this, Tatsuno dare not think.

It was at this moment that he no longer called this man the county king in his heart, but only called him Ran Chen. ,

It was at this moment that the word "Mian Sheng" changed from one person's fear to two people's torment.

There was a sore in Tatsuno's heart. The word "Mian Sheng" was a sharp knife, which directly pierced the sore, causing Tatsuno pain to the bone and restless.

12,

Brother Huang is going to hold a hunting party.

Hearing the news, Ran Chen almost collapsed on the spot—but he didn't dare.It was the reception banquet for the emperor's brother. If he dared to faint, what awaited him would be hell on earth.

Sometimes Ran Chen himself is very strange.Fear has such power.Fear to the extreme, not to mention disobedience, not even daring to escape.The fear was so extreme that he could even become the knife in the hands of the emperor's brother, cut himself piece by piece for him, boiled it into broth and drank it down, not daring to leave even a drop of dregs.

It's not even a metaphor.

When Ran Chen was six years old, he suddenly became obsessed with bending his bow and shooting birds.He is weak and short, with a delicate and cute bow in his hand, and the arrows he shoots are crooked.He never shot a single bird, but he enjoyed it. ,

Until Ran Yi heard about it, he chose to hold the hunt on his birthday.

Hearing that Brother Huang had prepared a birthday party for him, Ran Chen rushed there excitedly, bringing his little bow and arrow with him.Ran Yi took him to the edge of an open field and led him to a high viewing platform.Until the following group of death row prisoners were escorted into the arena, surrounded by heavily armed, Ran Chen was still confused,

"Brother Huang, are they also here to hunt birds? Where are the birds?

Ran Yi looked at him and smiled.His smile started from the corners of his lips and ended at the tip of his eyes, drawing a sinister crease on the edge of his jaw. ,

"You just look at it. This is the birthday gift prepared by the emperor for you - after all, six years ago, your birth also gave me a gift for the emperor."

Great gift.

On the day of Ran Chen's sixth birthday, he got a massacre named after his birthday.Only then did he realize for the first time that in Ran Yi's heart, his birth turned out to be a cursed blood disaster, an ominous omen of harm and plunder. ,

13. read

After the age of six, every birthday, Ran Chen will receive a jaw-dropping reward. ,

When he was eight years old, he got a magnificent county palace.Nine years old is the title of a person under one person and above ten thousand people. At the age of 15, Ran Yi gave him a fief, which was a favor never received by successive county kings. ,

After the age of six, every birthday was a nightmare for Ran Chen. ,

When he was six years old, he got a hunting party, where corpses littered the field and blood flowed like rivers.After returning home, he was seriously ill for several days, Xiao Gong was burned to ashes by his own hands.From then on.Ran Chen no longer dared to fall asleep by himself.Every night, he had to be accompanied by the nurse at the bedside, so that he could close his eyes tremblingly. ,

At the age of eight, the wolfhound he raised since he was a child was slaughtered in front of his eyes because of "barking and startling", cooked it into a can of dog meat soup, and then forcibly poured it into his mouth.That was his friend, his beloved pet, he vomited out all his bile, and still obediently drank the meat soup, not daring to say a word,

At the age of nine, the nurse who held his hand every night and sang hypnotic ditties for him disappeared. ,

Ran Chen searched for three days.All the people who were asked shook their heads—they looked so rigid, their eyes so terrified.From behind each pair of eyes, Ran Chen saw the same sinister smile.

A living person, who was by his side just fine the day before.Just like that the next day, he disappeared without a sound. ,

At the age of 15, in the early morning of Ran Chen's birthday, he found that all the palace people around him had changed faces.The maid who played with him when he was a child, the boy who was about his age, and the old gardener who tended the flowers and plants for him all disappeared overnight. ,

From that year on, Ran Chen finally understood that he could no longer like anything.Be it birds, puppies, or servants. ,

Everything he likes will start to be lost the moment he likes it.This life cannot belong to him. ,

——Because the royal brother will know.

One by one and then take it away.

14.

In the carriage, Long Ye looked at Ran Chen quietly.And Ran Chen looked out the window blankly. ,

When he heard about the hunting that day, Ran Chen's expression changed immediately.After three days, Long Ye could see that the small amount of flesh on his cheek quickly disappeared.

The day before the hunting, Long Ye followed Ji Ning for the whole day to prepare the hunting ground.In the early morning of the second day, he rushed back to the camp and broke into Ran Chen's carriage with a whole body covered in frost. ,

That person really didn't sleep.He looked out the window, as if in a dream.Long Ye had been hanging on his heart for a whole day yesterday, and he had to rush back to see him today.But seeing him like this now, not only was there no relief, but even more uncomfortable. ,

He stared intently for a moment, then Ran Chen turned his head to look back as if suddenly awakened. ,

"You came."

""

"Where are you from?

say,,

Ato

"It's so early, have you eaten yet?

""

What about you?Have you eaten yesterday?Are you not hungry?Long Ye looked at Ran Chen's thin profile.After a while, the man fell into deep thought again. I

Tatsuno knew that he could not rest for a moment. ,

At this moment, the sky is getting dim, and there are already meals on the military stove.Long Ye went to eat by himself, packed the meat and vegetable dishes, and carefully carried them back, so as not to spill the soup.

On the table, the dishes were lined up in a line, steaming.In the misty steam, he couldn't see Ran Chen's expression. ,

Or maybe he's expressionless. ,

"His Royal Highness.

""

"Your Highness." ""

Long Ye stood up, stepped over the desk, and directly grabbed Ran Chen's wrist.Ran Chen shrank back, startled. ,

"It's you."

Seeing Longye's face clearly, Ran Chen relaxed.He smiled, his peach blossom eyes slightly bent. ,

Long Ye's heart began to ache again.

"Your Highness, it's time to eat."

"Ah" Ran Chen laughed again after being startled.

"I'm not very hungry. You can eat." 0 "I've eaten." "Okay, then you can leave it."

Long Ye did not persuade any more.He returned behind Ran Chen and stood quietly.Until the meal is no longer steaming.It wasn't until Ran Yi sent someone to call Ran Chen that Ran Chen spoke again.

"You don't follow me."""

"You go and follow General Ji, it's better." "I'm His Highness's chief bodyguard. I have to follow His Highness and protect His Highness.

"From now on, you are not."

Tatsuno suddenly raised his head.He looked over in shock, but Ran Chen turned his back to him, and couldn't see the man's expression at all. ,

"Is it because I can't protect His Highness?" I-Is it because I can't protect you?

- This man is the king of the county, one person is under one person and above ten thousand people, his status is so honorable.That person is the Nine-Five Lord, the Lord of the Wolf Ye.There is nothing I can do, neither protect nor possess. ,

"no."

""

"Because I'm tired."

""

"I don't need a chief guard."

""

"I think you are very interesting, so I keep you by my side. But I was wrong, you are a person who is unwilling to talk and dull, and it will be meaningless after a long time." 0

"Is it because of His Majesty?

""

Ran Chen suddenly became silent.Where Tatsuno could not see, his eyes turned red little by little, like a helpless rabbit. ,

"I understand, Your Highness.

""

It was very quiet in the carriage, Ran Chen could hear Long Ye's footsteps.The footsteps sounded as usual, with a bit of certainty, and even the sound of opening and closing the door was the same as before.But Ran Chen knew that this person would never appear again. ,

How good, before everything is irreparable.It's not that difficult to cut off the heart by yourself. ,

__I can't keep you.

One by one the emperor will kill you.

__I don't want to suddenly hear the news that you were taken away by him on the next birthday. "

__I can't like you.The more you like it, the less you can do it. ,

__Never. ?