This shadow guard, you are enlightened

Lu Xian knew that he had a cousin since he could remember. His father told him that because his aunt married far away, his cousin could not go home, so he was full of curiosity about this cousin.

But it wasn't until he was seven years old and followed his father to the distant city of Luan that he realized that his cousin was the current Crown Prince, Xing Chenmu.

The father said that the prince was not happy in the palace, and many people tried every means to murder the prince.

At that time, the little Lu Xian didn't understand why there were bad people in the world, let alone why the bad people wanted to harm his cousin. He just thought in his heart, if he could become as powerful as the man in black next to his cousin, Will he be able to protect his cousin from being bullied by bad guys in the future?

This idea slowly took root in his heart, and one day, he, who didn't like going to school, finally couldn't help telling his parents that he wanted to learn martial arts, and he wanted to enter the palace to protect the prince's cousin.

The training of the Shadow Guards is very hard. Every time they execute an order, it is like walking on the tip of a knife, and they may die at any time.When he first entered the palace, Lu Xian did not hesitate. He thought about whether he should recognize Xing Chenmu and tell him that he only entered the palace to protect him, so that maybe he would not have to perform those dangerous missions. Just stay by Xing Chenmu's side with peace of mind.But when he witnessed the death of the shadow guards who carried out the order with his own eyes, and saw the belief and persistence of the shadow guards, this idea was completely dispelled.

He just wants to be an ordinary shadow guard, silently guarding Xing Chenmu, guarding this country, maybe they will not be known by people until they die, but at least they know the meaning of their existence.

Many, many years later, when Lu Xianzhen was seriously injured to save Xing Chenmu, he only recovered his life outside the gate of hell. Looking back at the bold words he made to his parents at home, he just felt funny. How could it be possible for one person to protect the safety of a monarch? What can be done, during the two days and nights of confrontation with the rebels, the palace walls were stained red with blood, and how many people died for the country, in exchange for the final stability.

But Lu Xian never regretted his decision to join the Shadow Guards.

The serious injury made Lu Xian's consciousness not very clear, and he heard a quarrel outside the door in a trance.

"You let me in, I want to see Ying Nineteen!"

"Gongsun Shanggong and Mingying Palace are not allowed to trespass. It is an exception for us to let you in. Nineteen is still resting now, so you can't disturb him."

"I'll just go in and take a look, and I won't do anything to him, a dignified shadow guard, I'm afraid you, a weak woman, won't succeed!"

……

The dispute outside was still going on, and the two voices were familiar to Lu Xian. He leaned on the bed rail with his left hand, sat up slowly, tried his hoarse voice, and it took a long time before he successfully uttered: "Siqi, you let her in Bar."

His voice was very soft, but he knew it was enough for Shadow 47 outside the door to hear.

The Shadow Guards suffered heavy casualties in this palace coup, and dozens of people were taken away by Xing Chenmu, who left the palace in a subdued manner. Now most of those who stay in Mingying Palace are wounded. It is really inappropriate to quarrel like this in the courtyard.

After hearing what he said, Ying 47 really didn't stop Gongsun Jing anymore. Gongsun Jing pushed the door in and walked in, saying, "Ying Nineteen! Why did you tell Lord Zhuo that I—"

The words of questioning stopped abruptly when he saw Lu Xian on the bed.

Gongsun Jing actually had a good impression of Lu Xian when she first met Lu Xian in Xuanming Palace. Lu Xian was temporarily transferred to Xing Chenmu's side to temporarily replace Zhuo Ying. It is a heavy responsibility to prove that Xing Chenmu trusts him very much. Gongsun Jing can't help but pay attention to him when she is serving pen and ink in Xuanming Palace. Although he hides in the dark most of the time, there seems to be a reassuring force when he is around.

In fact, ever since Gongsun Jing secretly helped Xing Chenmu in the matter of Ning Jie, many people had guessed her relationship with Xing Chenmu both openly and secretly. Even Gongsun Jing herself didn't know why she was only annoyed by Lu Xian's speculation.

But now Lu Xian lying on the bed is pale, his bare/naked upper body is covered with gauze, his right arm is fixed with a wooden block, hanging in front of his chest, a wound on his abdomen even cracked again because of his sitting up , The oozing blood slowly stained the gauze red.

Gongsun Jing knew that Lu Xian was injured, but she didn't expect him to be so seriously injured.

"You, you are bleeding!" Gongsun Jing tremblingly pointed at his wound.

"Small injury, I can't die." Lu Xian is very weak now, he paused for a while before continuing, "Why did Gongsun Shanggong come to Mingying Palace to look for me?"

Just as Gongsun Jing is no stranger to Lu Xian, Lu Xian also has a deep memory of this Shang Gong.

Gongsun Jing looks weak and petite, with the gentleness of a lady in her gestures, but occasionally her eyes will show some cunning, like a seductive little fox.That day Ning Jie sent someone to poison Xing Chenmu, Xing Chenmu planned to let a few people act, Gongsun Jing's decisive voice almost scared Lu Xian from falling from the window, and now she broke into Mingying Palace aggressively , which made Lu Xian more sure of his own judgment. Compared with a docile sheep, this girl is more like a rabbit that can only bite people.

"Why do you talk nonsense with Master Zhuo, the Holy Majesty and I...we are just cooperating, when did we have that kind of relationship!" After the delay just now, when Gongsun Jing said this, she was less questioning and more Very wronged.

Lu Xian was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized how he had offended the other party: "I just reported what I saw to Lord Zhuo truthfully."

"Then you don't think you're wrong?" Gongsun Jing heard his words, and the anger that had already subsided a lot began to surface again, and she stomped her feet.

Lu Xian wanted to say something, but he coughed violently first. With this cough, several wounds on his body burst open.

Seeing that there were more and more red spots on the gauze, Gongsun Jing immediately stepped forward, but she was a little afraid to touch him, so she remembered after a while and said, "I, I'm going to ask the imperial physician!"

"Hey you..." Lu Xian stretched out his hand, but before he could grab the hem of her clothes, he could only watch her push the door and run out.

Obviously he came to settle accounts with himself, but in the end he was worried about his wounds!Lu Xian couldn't help but think, it seems that this is still a soft-spoken little rabbit.

# # #

The members of the Shadow Guard who are not afraid of anything, except for Xing Chenmu and Zhuo Ying in this palace, are probably most afraid of the few imperial doctors of the imperial hospital.

It is common for shadow guards to be injured, and there are naturally many opportunities to contact the imperial physician. Every time they suffer a little injury, the imperial physician will let them rest, stay in bed, not be able to move freely, and eat a light diet. , It's more uncomfortable than going to jail.

And the imperial physician was even more troubled by these shadow guards who never listened to the doctor's orders. This time Lu Xian broke open his wound, and was inevitably talked about by the imperial physician for a long time. He didn't take it into his heart, and the imperial doctor sighed as he spoke: "I also know that your shadow guards have good health, but no matter how good your health is, it can't stand your ruin! Your injury will definitely stay in the future." The root of the disease is at the root, it will be fine if you take good care of it, if you continue like this, I'm afraid..."

Lu Xian's body knew that it was impossible to stay in the Shadow Guards anymore, and he didn't pay too much attention to treatment, but he knew in his heart that the imperial doctor was for his own good, so he still said: "I will pay attention to it in the future. , I’m sorry to bother you too much.”

Gongsun Jing frowned upon hearing the conversation between the two, and after Lu Xian finished speaking, she couldn't help but said, "If there is anything that needs attention, why not tell me, Imperial Physician Zhang, I will come to Mingying Palace to watch him when I have time."

"Okay!" The imperial doctor didn't have so much energy to stare at the shadow guard all day long to heal his wounds. It would be best if someone was willing to help. The imperial doctor thought about it, and simply wrote down the matters that needed attention, and handed it to Gongsun Jing.

Lu Xian didn't expect things to develop in this direction, so he was choked for a while before he said: "Gongsun Shanggong, this...isn't very good, men and women can't get close, what's the matter with you always coming to Mingying Palace? Let people see It will affect your reputation."

"Heh!" Gongsun Jing sneered, "Why didn't you take my reputation into account when you were talking nonsense with Master Zhuo. Now I'm just helping Imperial Doctor Zhang, so you won't be afraid?"

Lu Xian couldn't say no to her, so he could only let her go.

Gongsun Jing did what she said, and ran to Mingying Palace almost every day for the next month. She used to be very good-tempered to everyone, but she didn't have a good face towards Lu Xian. The two almost bickered when they met, but they didn't It seems like a real quarrel, but after going back and forth, it becomes really familiar.

After more than a month, Xing Chenmu and Zhuo Ying returned to the palace, which meant that Lu Xian would soon leave the Shadow Guard Army.

Even if he is not seriously injured, it is impossible to stay in the Shadow Guard Army as he grows older. Lu Xian has also thought about what he should do if he leaves the Shadow Guard Army one day. He thinks he will probably return to the Lu family Town, set up a martial arts gym next to the academy at home to teach children martial arts.He hasn't been home for more than ten years, so he must have caused his parents a lot of worry, so he will spend the rest of his life by his side and take care of his parents.

But this way of thinking slowly changed as he got along with Gongsun Jing, and he didn't know from which day, he wanted to stay in the palace and by Gongsun Jing's side more than returning to that peaceful and peaceful town.

Gongsun Jing... Lu Xian was taken aback when the name popped up in his heart. He spent a few days sorting out his thoughts, and finally had to admit that he was in love with Gongsun Jing.

But he was about to leave the palace, but Gongsun Jing had to stay in the palace for at least five years.As a Shang Gong, he was not allowed to leave the palace at will, let alone have any contact with men outside the palace, not to mention what kind of thoughts Gongsun Jing had towards him, just talking about the blank years in between, he couldn't solve it.

For this reason, Lu Xian went to participate in the autumn hunting competition. He thought that if he won the top three, he could ask Xing Chenmu to let him stay in the palace. Whether he was training newcomers in the Yingying Reserve Camp, he could be transferred to the Jinwei Army It doesn't matter if he is a pawn, it is better than him being outside the palace, and it is difficult to see Gongsun Jing.

Lu Xian thought so, and worked so hard to do it, who knew that this year's autumn hunting did not know why, Xing Chenxiu and Wei Yan were very serious, even Zhuo Ying, who had never been involved in this matter, also seriously participated in it, making Lu Xian With almost no chance of winning, Lu Xian had no choice but to ask Zhuo Ying.

Fortunately, Zhuo Ying originally planned to transfer him to the Jinwei Army, so his recent struggle and hesitation were superfluous.

# # #

After being transferred to the Jinwei Army, Lu Xian moved out from the imperial city, but he was still on duty in the palace every day. It was not too difficult to meet Gongsun Jing, but every time the two met, they still couldn't speak three words. If there was a dispute, Lu Xian was very helpless about it. He couldn't figure out Gongsun Jing's attitude towards him, and he didn't know how to express his feelings, so the matter was delayed.

Nearly a month later, Lu Xian got the news from Zhuo Ying that Xing Chenmu wanted to give Gongsun Jing to the new champion Zhou Qiyou...

How could Lu Xian still sit still now, he couldn't control so much anymore, and rushed directly to Xuanming Hall.

Lu Xianchang was so old, he never relied on his kinship with Xing Chenmu to ask for any benefits. He always felt that no matter how noble and powerful Xing Chenmu was, it was only Xing Chenmu's business, and he had to fight for what he wanted by himself.

But only this time, he made an exception for Gongsun Jing, and he was even extremely grateful for his relationship with Xing Chenmu, which gave him at least a chance to stop the marriage proposal.

When they came out of Xuanming Hall together with Gongsun Jing, the two of them rarely quarreled, neither of them opened their mouths until Lu Xian sent Gongsun Jing back to the courtyard where she lived.

"I--"

"you--"

The two opened their mouths at the same time, and then stopped at the same time. Finally, Lu Xian said, "You, should you talk first?"

Gongsun Jing nodded and was not polite to him: "Are you really the Holy Majesty's cousin?"

"Well, the Empress Dowager is my aunt, but I didn't want the Holy Majesty to know about this before, but this time they left the palace and returned to Lujia Town, and found out by accident."

"Then you say you treat me..." Gongsun Jing lowered her head and bit her lips, as if she didn't know how to proceed.

"Although it seems a bit hasty to say so suddenly, Jing'er, I really want to marry you. I have... been tempted by you for a long time. I didn't dare to tell you because I was afraid that you would hate me in your heart." Finally, I said what I said in my heart After coming out, Lu Xian was so nervous that he almost stopped breathing. He carefully observed Gongsun Jing's reaction, but he couldn't understand the other party's expression at this moment.

I don't know how long it has passed, until Lu Xian began to feel a little despair, Gongsun Jing suddenly laughed, and cursed: "How stupid are you to think I hate you, if I really hate you, I need every day Going to Naruto Palace to take care of you every day? Do you need to recover from your injuries and wander around your duty station every day? Do you need to refuse the marriage from the Holy Majesty for you?"

"You, you refused? No, no, you mean you...you also..." Lu Xian was a little afraid to say that answer.

Gongsun Jing resisted the urge to bicker with him again, and said directly: "I like you too."

# # #

A few years later, Lu Qingfei, the son of Lu Xian and Gongsun Jing, was admitted to the Shadow Guard Army with his extraordinary martial arts talent. After Xing Anxing ascended the throne, he bestowed the silver half face to him and named him the new Commander of the Shadow Guard.

Behind Ran Ying's prosperity, there are always some people who are giving silently. They have no names, and their deeds cannot be known to the world. Even the only record of them in the history books is mixed.

But they firmly believe that every drop of sweat and blood they shed contains the greatest loyalty to this country.

They are the blade of the emperor and the pillars of the country.

——End of extra episode——

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