twilight endless

Chapter 21 21. The Heart Has an Abyss

Zhou Yu got off his horse and walked into Prince Xun's mansion angrily, not forgetting to kick the gate.Twilight followed behind him, and secretly bowed towards the gate, as an apology.

Wu Changan shrank aside and didn't dare to show his face until Zhou Kai entered the study, then slipped out, waving to the twilight at the door of the study from a distance.Twilight glanced at the study room, seeing that Zhou Ji hadn't moved, Fang came over little by little.

"Entering the palace today..." Wu Changan pouted towards the study, "Who messed with him again?"

"Wu Changli, please wait first, let me take it easy." Twilight took a few deep breaths and said with lingering fear, "I was scared to death."

"What's the matter?" Wu Changan asked puzzled, "His Highness's birthday will be in a few days, and the emperor summoned him to the palace at this time, isn't it a reward but a reprimand?"

"The emperor really wanted to reward His Highness, but as soon as the reward was mentioned, His Highness became angry."

"What reward?" Wu Changan was even more puzzled, mixed with curiosity.

Twilight approached Wu Changan's ear and whispered, "Give me a marriage."

"Oh." Wu Changan understood, "No wonder it is so."

"Why?" This time it was Twilight's turn to be puzzled.

Before Wu Chang'an answered, he asked Mu Hui first, "After the emperor said he would bestow the marriage, what did His Highness say?"

Twilight heard about it, and reluctantly recalled the scene that just happened in Ziwei Palace.

"Report to Emperor Father." Zhou Ji's expression was displeased, and his words were even more straightforward without any hesitation, "I don't want it."

"Presumptuous!" Emperor Wu Xing said angrily, "In the past you were perverse and stubborn, I don't think I would care about you if it was not a big festival, but now that marriage is a big deal, how can you just say no?"

"I don't want the person my father said." Facing Emperor Wuxing's anger, Zhou Ji was not afraid at all, "Could it be that my father is going to force it on me?"

"Then who do you want?" Emperor Wu Xing asked angrily.

"No one wants it." Zhou Ji flatly refused.

"You!" Emperor Wu Xing was probably stunned by Zhou's anger, lost his words, pointed to Zhou's hating iron and said, "Both were born of the same mother, why are you and Ji'er so different? How big? Ji’er has always been gentle and obedient, and at the age of 16, he knew how to share his father’s worries and fight for his father. You will be a weak crown, or a bunch of naughty children, I’m really mad at you.”

"Eldest brother is indeed the best among men, Zhou Yu can't compare to it." Zhou Ji sneered, "It's a pity that he is already dead, and it's too late for my father to regret it."

"Bold!" Emperor Wu Xing was completely angry, "If you talk nonsense again, I won't tolerate you!"

"Then please punish Zhou Yu's crimes." Zhou Ji said as he knelt down on the ground, his mouth still firm, "Anyway, I don't want to get married!"

"Gather." Zhou Yu couldn't stand it anymore, and said admonishingly, "Why are you so ignorant? How many times have you delayed getting married? Every time you say you don't want to, Father always thinks that you have tolerated it when you were young. Now you If you don't have a family at the age of twenty, isn't it making the world laugh at the lack of integrity in the Tian family?"

"Okay, don't talk about him." Emperor Wu Xing glared at Zhou Chu angrily, "You were not inferior to him when you were young, so you don't let me worry about it."

Innocent being implicated, Zhou Chu was very helpless, but respectfully said: "Father taught me the lesson, it is Zhou Chu who is not filial."

"Forget it, the Double Ninth Festival is approaching, I don't want to spoil my interest by talking too much with you." Emperor Wu Xing waved his hand at Zhou Gai in disdain, "Go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors, and come see me again when you have figured it out."

"Hey..." Wu Chang'an was quite speechless after listening to Twilight's report, "For this matter, Your Highness has been angry with the emperor for several years."

"Then why doesn't His Highness want to get married?" Twilight asked puzzled.

"You have to ask Your Highness about this." Wu Changan said mysteriously, "Didn't you realize that not only is there no princess in this mansion, but there are no concubines or family members?"

"Yes." After Wu Chang'an said, Twilight also felt strange, "Why is this?"

"You have to ask Your Highness about this."

Even though Wu Chang'an said so, after all, Twilight did not dare to ask Zhou Ji.

Three days later, the imperial decree referring to the marriage still reached Prince Xun's residence.Zhou Yu led the whole family to accept the decree, and as soon as the envoy left, Zhou Gai threw the imperial decree directly to Twilight.Like picking up a hot potato, Twilight struggled a few times before holding it steady, carefully put it into a brocade box, and handed it to the little official.

Before the gate of Prince Xun's Mansion was closed, the carriage with the headlights of "Shen" stopped in front of the gate.Zhou Yu thought it was the lobbyist Zhou Chu who came, but Rui Er was helping Xi Yuan from the car.

Xiyuan saw Zhou Yu as soon as she got out of the car, she was a little terrified, and subconsciously hid behind Ruier, Ruier lowered her head and coaxed a few words, bowed herself first, and walked half a step forward with Xiyuan.Xi Yuan couldn't help it, and tremblingly wanted to bow down, but saw that the people in Prince Xun's mansion suddenly knelt down on the ground in unison, shouting in unison: "Fengchuan Lord Ankang Yongchang."

Xi Yuan was completely frightened and hid directly behind Rui Er.

"Get up!" Zhou Yu yelled at a group of people angrily, "Get out!" After finishing speaking, he walked into the mansion by himself.

Twilight smiled apologetically at Ruier, and led him and Xiyuan into the mansion.

"Is King Xun in a bad mood today?" Rui'er asked, "I saw an envoy from the palace on the way here."

"Not good." Twilight said truthfully, "I just received the imperial decree of marriage."

"No wonder." Rui'er smiled wryly, and said, "Chongyang is almost here, and today the Lord is here to pay respects to the festival. Before leaving the house, King Shen also said that King Xun was depressed recently, and ordered the Lord to spend more time with King Xun." Say a few words of comfort, but look at the appearance of King Xun and Lord Weng..."

Mu Shi understood what Rui'er meant, and couldn't help scolding Zhou Chu in her heart, it's really too much to let a little girl come into trouble.

"Twilight." Rui'er put his hands on Twilight's shoulders, and whispered into his ear, "We won't stay any longer, let the Lord finish what we have to say, and we'll have an explanation when we go back. You can help me in a while." Help, coax King Xun, let him say a few words, don't scare the Lord, how about it?"

"Eh..." Twilight didn't want to offend Gui Jianshou's bad luck, and was quite embarrassed, but seeing Xi Yuan's timid look, she couldn't bear it, and gritted her teeth and agreed.

"What are you two hooking up with each other for?" Zhou Yu's indifferent voice suddenly sounded, and the three of them were all shocked.

"Rui'er has seen King Xun." Rui'er pulled Xi Yuan from behind her, hugged her side, and bowed to Zhou Yu, "Chongyang is approaching, and it's King Xun's birthday, Lord Weng is here to pay respects Longevity, I wish King Xun good health and long happiness, good fortune and eternal prosperity.”

"I want you to say everything for her." Zhou Ji's face was full of displeasure, "Could it be that she is dumb?"

One sentence pierced Rui'er's heart, but he couldn't refute it, so he had to squat down, and while gently pushing Xiyuan forward, he coaxed: "Don't be afraid, Lord Xun, King Xun likes Lord Weng the most. The silk handkerchief was given to Weng Lord by King Xun, can Weng Lord still remember?"

I don't know whether it was Rui'er's gentle persuasion or the simple and elegant silk handkerchief played a role, but Xi Yuan dared to raise his head to look at Zhou Yu, then bowed down and bowed down, imitating Rui'er and saying to Zhou Ji: "Feng Chuan congratulates Uncle Chongyang Birthday, I wish my uncle good health and longevity, and a prosperous life.”

"Yeah." Zhou Yu couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, "Is it over?"

Xi Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked back at Rui Er, Rui Er nodded slightly at her, Xi Yuan continued: "Father and Feng Chuan said that uncle is going to get married soon, and father asked Feng Chuan to congratulate Uncle , I hope my uncle will find a good man and stay together forever. My father also told Feng Chuan that my uncle is not very happy these days. The father said that my uncle often suffers from cough in winter, and this disease is most afraid of the cold, so my uncle must pay more attention. The father said..."

Xi Yuan, who is eight years old, looks different from when she was a baby. Her eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose are more like Zhouji. Although she is a girl, she has a modest attitude. Her black eyes are innocent, her lips are red and her teeth are white. With a cute and sensible look, others can't help feeling affectionate when they see it.But from Zhou Yu's point of view, Zhou Ji seemed to be standing behind Xi Yuan, who was stabbed all over his body by the three words "Father Wang Shuo".

"Shut up!" The boundless hatred roared out from under the solid ice of the winter night, engulfing the warm autumn sun.Zhou Yu couldn't restrain his anger, and yelled at Xi Yuan, who was only eight years old, without any scruples, "What father said, father said, who is your father?!"

"King Xun!"

"Your Highness!"

Rui'er and Twilight uttered their voices together to stop Zhou Ji, but it was too late.

"Your father and king have already been wronged and sentenced to prison! But you recognize the enemy as your father, and live in vain, living in shame!" The hatred that Zhou Kai had carefully hidden in the high wall for so many years suddenly broke out, tearing Zhou Ji's heart open. The tattered scars tore off his last layer of rational armor, looking at Xi Yuan who was at a loss, Zhou Ji raised his hand.

A cold light flashed, and Zhou Yu withdrew his hand subconsciously, but he was still not faster than Rui'er, and there was already a bloodstain on the hand that was withdrawn.Before Zhou Ji could feel the pain, he saw a figure flashing from the side, blocking between himself and Rui'er.

Like wild beasts confronting each other, Rui'er protected Xi Yuan behind his back with one hand, and glared at the sword tightly with the other.But Twilight was not afraid at all, she held the knife on the hilt, she was fully alert, her usual meekness was gone, Senhan's murderous intent flowed from the slightly drooping eyes of Danfeng, ready to pounce on her prey at any time.

For a moment, the world seemed to stop, and it was Xiyuan's loud cry that broke the terrifying silence.

"Rui'er!" Xi Yuan threw herself into Rui'er's arms recklessly, crying and shaking.

"My Lord, don't be afraid, Rui'er is here." Rui'er put away her sword and hugged Xi Yuan tightly, glanced at the blood on Zhou Ji's hand, bowed and said, "It was Rui'er who was disrespectful, Rui'er will come to the door to apologize another day " After finishing speaking, without waiting for Zhou Yu to agree, he picked up Xiyuan and left the mansion.

Twilight helped Zhou Ji back to the room, frantically searching for medicine.Zhou Yu seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit, staring at the blood on his hand, silent terribly.

"Your Highness..." Twilight held Zhou Ji's hand in one hand and the wound medicine in the other, and said distressedly, "Be patient..."

"What have I done?" Zhou Ji watched Twilight carefully wrap up the clean cloth for himself, then suddenly raised his other hand and slapped himself.

"What are you doing, Your Highness?" Twilight was shocked, and grabbed Zhou Ji's hand into his arms.

"It's me who's useless..." Zhou Ji wept silently in the face of Twilight's worried eyes, "She's just a child..."

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