The Red Mansion · The Man in the Picture

☆, Thirty Nine

The concubine was sitting at the top, and beside her was a beautifully dressed girl, the two of them were chatting and laughing.

Daiyu didn't recognize her, Shui Rong saw it, and whispered to her: "This is my distant cousin, Princess Minzhi."

Hearing this, the woman couldn't help but cast a glance at Daiyu, seeing that the two of them were in an intimate posture, they hadn't spoken, so they couldn't help laughing.Before waiting for the concubine to introduce her, she smiled and said: "Hey, what a handsome sister-in-law, I've heard people say that there is a beautiful woman hidden in Brother Rong's house, I still don't believe it, I just think it's just rumors. "

Before Shui Rong could speak, Daiyu had already stepped forward to ask the ceremony, and said: "The Princess is absurd.

Min Zhichi smiled, supported her arm and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be shy. My brother is very proud and arrogant. I think he can fall in love with someone who must be extremely beautiful. In the past, I always praised Concubine Luo's sister-in-law. , Now a comparison, it really compares."

Luo Shi lowered his head, adjusting a bowl of black sesame porridge in his hand, with his usual light smile on his face, showing no expression.Hearing this, the concubine also smiled and said: "No, when I saw this child for the first time, I also looked stupid. With such a character, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find another one. I can't blame Rong'er for taking a fancy to her."

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, Shui Rong felt uncomfortable listening, so he said: "You guys make trouble, I still have something to do."

Minzhi hurriedly grabbed him and shouted: "Don't go, it will be boring if you go." After saying that, he pushed him on the seat, and asked someone to move a red sandalwood pier for Daiyu, next to Shui Rong sit down.

The meal was already on the table, and the maids who served the food retreated. The table was very rich, there was black-bone chicken soup stewed in a crock pot, and it was served with steamed bream, fried chrysanthemum leaves, water shield and perch soup, etc. Usual dishes.

Minzhi saw that the fish on the plate was green with white belly and very fat, so he tasted the chopsticks and said, "It's strange, they say white fish in May and bream in June, it's already July, where can I get them?" the bream?"

Luo Shi smiled and said: "It stands to reason that it's not time to eat it. Your brother sent someone thousands of miles from Huaiyang to deliver it."

"Thousands of miles...how much money will it cost? Besides, this fish has a strong smell, even if it is delivered, it will suffocate to death."

"Who says it's not? If you send adult fish, you won't be able to keep them alive. These are fish fry from Taihu Lake. They are kept in a big urn. When the boat arrives in the capital, it will take exactly two months for them to grow into big fish. Yet?"

Even Daiyu was taken aback by such a tricky method, although she was moved in her heart, she didn't show any expression, lest people would feel petty.In the Jia Mansion before, I have never seen a trickier method than this. Steamed duck fermented with eggplant and Huiquan wine, the process is cumbersome, and it is just for a fish, so it is a bit too much.

She took a deep look at him, but Shui Rong didn't notice anything, picked up a chopstick and put it on her plate, even with a quite calm demeanor.She lowered her head, feeling the sun shining on her face, and her heart was throbbing violently, as if the drunkenness from just now came to her brain all at once.

"Don't be like this in the future." She said something in a low voice, only to feel bitter in her mouth, and the fish and meat turned into wormwood.

Shui Rong was thinking about other things, and smiled absent-mindedly: "What did you just say?"

"It's nothing, just forget it if you don't hear it." Daiyu just looked at him quietly, his smile was still so gentle, and the two thick eyebrows were also softened, which made people feel warm for no reason.She picked up the pickled Duxian in her hand, put it in his bowl, and said with a smile, "Eat more, this is a small dish in our hometown, and you can't eat it in other places."

Shui Rong took a piece and tasted it, only to feel the slight umami taste in the salty bamboo shoots, he couldn't help but praise it.

Minzhi smiled and said: "Don't laugh that I haven't seen the world. I don't know what allusions are in this Su cuisine. My sister-in-law has been cooking for many days. She will teach me some special dishes when she cooks some other day."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "You just have to be cheeky to eat, there are so many cooks in the family, which one is missing you?"

Minzhi smiled and said to the concubine: "Auntie, listen, brother Rong knows how to protect his weaknesses now, how can he pay back in the future?"

The concubine stretched out her arms to embrace her, and said with a smile: "You are really childish. Pregnant people are not allowed to cook, and your sister-in-law is thin, so you can't break the rules."

Daiyu pursed the corners of her lips when she heard this, thinking that this princess is really straightforward, if she can live like her, if she has something to say, how many misunderstandings will be avoided?It's just that living in the world, everything is done by deceiving others and hurting oneself,

If you deceive your heart with lies, you will end up tormenting others as well as yourself.

In an instant, many things came to mind in pieces in my heart, piece by piece, all flowed past.

After breakfast, I removed the meal and added some snacks.The maid opened the red box, and inside were some peony-shaped small noodle fruits and loose goose oil rolls, which were faintly translucent on a thin porcelain plate.

Daiyu saw that the fruit was small and delicate, so she picked one and was about to put it to her mouth, but was stopped by Shui Rong.

"Don't eat this, it's not good for your health." He removed the plate, peeled a salty cake and handed it to her, "What did the doctor say last time? I took a few mouthfuls, and I vomited like something. Now I forgot my lesson."

Minzhi next to him suppressed a smile to see clearly, smiled for a long time and said: "Brother Rong, you are too biased, let alone sister-in-law, even I feel awkward when I see it."

Seeing Luo Shi turning his head away, Shui Rong knew that there was grievance in her heart, and she would not show it on her face.

He smiled lightly and said: "Your sister-in-law is the most open-minded and polite, she doesn't care about these things, she is not as narrow-minded as you." Luo Shi was also a little embarrassed when he said that, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Princess, stop making trouble, if you continue to make trouble , I really can't stay."

Daiyu lowered her eyebrows and said nothing, lowered her eyes, and took her heart seriously.

Shui Rong hesitated for a moment, clasped her slender fingers under the table, and slowly clenched them tightly, as if giving her courage and giving himself courage.Her hand was a little cold and damp, like a little baby bird, curled up timidly in his palm.

After a while, I heard the concubine say: "Why do you look at Miss Lin, she has lost weight recently?"

"Oh, maybe it's because of my poor appetite, the imperial physician has already prescribed warming and tonic prescriptions..." Shui Rong said casually.

The concubine glanced at him: "Did I ask you? Talk too much."

Everyone sensed that something was wrong, so they had to lower their heads, not daring to make a sound.Daiyu was originally an extremely intelligent person, and she knew that it was because of her return last night that she was offended.She hesitated for a moment, but just smiled and said, "Thank you, Concubine Tai, for your love. It's really much better. You can eat without taking medicine. The imperial doctor said a few days ago that you can even give up the ginseng Yangrong pill."

The concubine patted her hand: "That's good. Don't blame me when you are young. Things in the world are hard to say. I am old, and I am worried about living a day. Someday I will stop this breath." , and everything will be over. To be honest, Rong'er Liqiu will be 25 years old. When the king had him, he was two years younger than he is now. You are a pitiful child with such a weak body. As soon as something goes wrong... When I get there, I don't even have the face to see the late king."

Luo Shi hurriedly said: "It's such a beautiful day, why should mother say such unlucky words."

When the concubine talked about her sadness, her eyes turned red, as if feeling a little sad.

"You all know that the late king left early and left this big family to depend on each other. Outsiders can't understand the hardships inside. Rong'er has had a lot of troubles since she was a child. If I hadn't been taking care of her all the time, I'm afraid she wouldn't be alive today. Although he He has a strong personality, and he doesn't want to show his illness in front of others. I have never let go of my worry for a moment. If I take advantage of this happy event to wash off the filth on his body, maybe the illness will be healed."

Minzhi smiled and said, "Auntie is worrying too much. If you are always in pain, what will happen?"

Concubine Tai shook her head: "Nothing else, I am most worried about Miss Lin. However, this Rong'er is very ignorant, taking her out on such a hot day and hiding it from others, what should I do if she makes a mistake? ?”

Shui Rong was about to speak, Daiyu was startled for a moment, stopped him and said: "It's my fault, it's all my idea, it has nothing to do with the prince, you always want to punish, punish me first."

"You, don't coax me either. With his temper, he has made up his mind that eight horses can't be pulled back."

Daiyu was slightly embarrassed, and didn't know how to answer her, so she thought for a long time and said, "I beg the concubine..."

"What about the concubine? You still refuse to call me mother?"

It was just such a sentence, it was abrupt, it was surprise, she understood it in an instant, she frowned slightly, her cheeks flushed.After so many years, she almost forgot about this strange name, and she sealed it in a certain corner, never daring to touch it.Even when asked, it was only vaguely mentioned.

She only felt confused, and suddenly became clear again in an instant, as if the scum of many years had risen.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!" Someone pushed her beside her, and Minzhi giggled.

Daiyu couldn't refuse, so she had to lower her voice very low, and called in an inaudible voice: "Mother..."

"That's right." The concubine caressed her hair, lowered her eyes and smiled, "My good boy, I heard from Jinxian that you have lost your parents since you were a child, and you have been alone and helpless all these years. It's really not easy Don't be wronged, I will love you for your mother in the future."

Everyone couldn't help being overjoyed and congratulated one after another.The corner of the concubine's mouth was slightly bent, she took Daiyu's plain hand, stuffed it into Shui Rong's hand, and patted the back of the overlapping hand: "I am a person who is about to enter the earth, in the days to come, It's still growing."

Shui Rong nodded and chuckled: "Mother, what happened today? Just say some unlucky words."

"It's nothing, I just think of some old things, and I can't help but feel sad." The concubine sighed quietly, "When your father was reborn, I hated him all day long, and when he really left, I wished I could die with him. You are still young, young and superficial, I don’t know that some people will miss it, it will be a lifetime.”

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Her voice is also very soft, barely audible by the end.It took a long time before it turned into a sobbing sigh.

Everyone didn't want to make her sad, they were speechless for a moment, the wind came in from the window, and they just watched the stacks of crape myrtle flowers piled up like brocade, deep and shallow, stretching to the end of the sky.The light smoke from the stove curled up, and was blown away in a blink of an eye, leaving a wisp of faint fragrance in the air.

"Didn't I tell you, don't burn these messy things these days." The concubine wept from the corners of her eyes, and changed the subject lightly.

Seeing that she was displeased, Luo Shi hurriedly replied: "It's not musk, or ordinary sinking wood, it won't hurt the body."

The concubine nodded and said: "I'm afraid Lin girl won't be able to bear this. I heard that Concubine Yuan Gui had a miscarriage for no reason back then. After investigation, it turned out that someone secretly tampered with the incense. I don't know who it was. Such cruelty."

When Daiyu heard her words, her heart moved slightly, and she glanced at Shui Rong in surprise.

"Mother!" Shui Rong interrupted her suddenly, "Stop mentioning the secrets of the palace, the power of the sky is unpredictable, so even if you don't say something, mother should know."

He didn't expect the concubine to bring up this matter, he thought that the dust had settled and he didn't need to worry about certain things anymore.But in the end, he still couldn't avoid it, couldn't get around it.In fact, he has heard about the secrets of Concubine Yuan to some extent, but the power of it is very complicated. In order not to involve himself in it, he couldn't help avoiding it.

Speaking of selfishness, he didn't want Daiyu and the child in her womb to have anything to do with the Jia family.

Some words are good, some words can't be said for a lifetime, he would rather she be so simple, live under his protection forever, don't know anything.In this way, at least she is happy.

The strength in his hands tightened, and he looked up, and sure enough, he saw a trace of uneasiness in Daiyu's eyes.

The unhappiness between his brows and eyes was quickly covered up. He slightly raised his tightly pursed lips, and his cold face melted into a smile.Daiyu knew that he was trying to hide it, but she didn't ask, she let go of her tightly clenched hands, and turned her gaze away.

After getting along these days, she has already figured out his temper, and she also knows that he is a master of scheming, which is far beyond what ordinary people can guess.It's just that everything is kept secret like this, and you don't say anything, how can you not be stunned.

What he expects is for her to be an indifferent log forever, wrapped in silk thread, singing the drama set by him. In the end, everything is as if he has calculated everything, so why has she ever cared about her feelings?

Luo Shi, who was in the distance, saw that there was a slight difference between the two of them, and a faint smile hung between his brows.

"By the way, I did some calculations yesterday. The day my sister is due to give birth is coming soon. The doctor's wife and nannies are all raised in the mansion. When my sister is free, go to Xiyuan to pick out some favorite ones."

Daiyu lowered her head, pretending not to hear.It was Minzhi who asked curiously: "What is a pacifier? Isn't there an imperial physician in the palace, why do you need to go outside to ask for a doctor?"

Everyone didn't know how to respond to her, and they all held back their laughter, enduring it so hard.

The concubine patted her on the head and said with a smile: "Silly girl, don't ask any more, you will understand everything when you have a husband's family." Minzhi still refused to comply, and kept asking.

The concubine was so troubled by her that she had a headache, so she could only say: "The pacifier is the nurse who nurses the child. Although the imperial doctor is good, he is a big man after all. It is so inconvenient between the bed curtains. Why are you brother Rong willing to let those rough hands do it?" Touch your sister-in-law."

After saying these words, Daiyu blushed in embarrassment, put down her chopsticks, said she was unwell, got up and left.

Seeing that she was leaving, Shui Rong still couldn't let go, so he also followed.

Daiyu went out, only to let out a breath of gloom, but her heart was empty, and the cold chill surged up again, covering her whole body.There was no sound approaching from behind, and when she turned around, Shui Rong was standing behind her with a calm expression on her face.The wind moves the flowers and shadows around, only the rustling sound is heard, and occasionally one or two birds chirp.

The two stood in the corridor, speechless. After a while, seeing that she was silent, Shui Rong spoke first: "Go back, it's very windy here."

Daiyu was silent for a long time, staring at his pair of beautiful narrow eyes, and asked softly: "You know everything, don't you?"

Shui Rong couldn't refuse, so he nodded.

"But you keep everything from me, don't you?"

There was a little fluctuation in her voice, maybe it was because of the strong wind, she even shook her body slightly.Shui Rong wanted to help her, but her words blocked her throat, so she had to stand stiffly.

"There are some things... you don't need to know, Yaner."

Daiyu sneered slightly, and asked again: "Shouldn't I know? Others have ruined my family, so should you keep it in the dark?"

Shui Rong avoided her gaze, turned his head to the side: "It's not what you think, this case involves too much, you don't understand at all."

"Yes, I don't understand." Daiyu said with a smile, "I always have my own opinions when doing things. When did you ask me what I mean?"

Shui Rong frowned, and even his face changed: "Are you blaming me? I don't even care about my own life, and I'm fighting for you here. Who is it for? For whom?!"

Daiyu was obviously resentful when she heard his words, she couldn't say it for a moment, she just waited, and then she said in a crying voice: "You don't have to be angry with me, what's so good about me, it's worth your life to fight for it. I didn’t want to come out of Jia’s house that day, but you forced them to write the deed. Now that I’ve come, and I’ve accepted it even without a title, why are you not satisfied? Do you think I’ve been on guard all night Keeping the window open and waiting all night will make me feel better!"

He stood there in a daze for a moment, his anger calmed down for a while, and he gradually felt guilty.Seeing her cheeks full of tears, one by one slipping down her chin, her heart aches terribly, but she doesn't know how to persuade her.

"You have such a temperament, you have things in your heart, and you don't say anything. You blame me for dragging you down, but you never say..." Daiyu raised her tearful eyes to look at him, "As long as you say something frankly , I will leave immediately..."

Shui Rong tugged at her sleeves and hugged her tightly: "What are you talking about, how could I have such thoughts."

Daiyu buried her head, and tears seeped down his front, "I don't want to embarrass you, I don't want to be your burden... But I don't want to, I don't even want to die... They said that someone came here a while ago The mansion has checked, I am afraid, I am afraid that one day I will eventually kill you..."

Shui Rong felt sore in his heart, and couldn't say a word.

"I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid that after I die, you will never have a good day..."

Daiyu lay on his shoulder and wept bitterly, the tears overflowed her eyes unstoppably like broken beads.

"Stop talking." Shui Rong suddenly reached out and hugged her tightly, "When you give birth to the child, I will submit my resignation letter, no more, no more, as long as the emperor is willing to show mercy and let us live."

"He... will he?" Daiyu wiped her tears with her sleeves, not knowing what to say.

Shui Rong smiled faintly, and immediately disappeared all smiles: "He will, this is what he owes me."

The wind was blowing at night, the dark sky was pressing overhead, and a rain was about to fall.The purple locust alley in the suburbs of Beijing is quiet, and on the open Qingshiban street, there are few people, and you can hear "click, click" and the sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground.

A carriage was speeding past, and when turning the alley, it almost knocked over a drunk man on the side of the road.

"Damn it, I'm so blind, I dared to bump into your grandpa..." The drunk man ate too much wine, and he only complained nonsense, and he couldn't even speak clearly.After scolding for a long time, he felt bored again, so he hummed and sang operas.

"I'm originally from Wollongong, I'm a casual person, and when I talk about yin and yang, it's like turning my back on the universe. The late emperor went to Nanyang for three invitations, and the three-point alliance with Dongwu to destroy Cao Wei—"

"Second Master, are you drinking too much today?" A street vendor looked at him with a smile on his face.

"Go, go!" The man opened his sleepy drunken eyes, and squinted at him, "With this yellow soup, I want to get me drunk, hiccup...you underestimate you, Uncle Ni!"

The peddler curled his lips, but he didn't dare to provoke him, and asked with a smile, "Who are you looking for for a drink today?"

The drunk man lifted the wine bottle in his hand, shook it, and said staggeringly: "Brother Yun's daughter-in-law gave birth to a fat boy, and it happens to be a full moon. Me...I'll go to his house for a drink."

The Bu family's house is not far away, there are secluded courtyards and alleys, and the paint on the door panels has peeled off.Ni Er knocked with his fingers, and waited for a long time, but there was no response for a long time. He was always irritable, and he slammed the door loudly.

"Boom boom" smashed it twice, and found that the latch was alive. He couldn't help grinning, and said to himself, "I'm really confused, so Brother Yun left the door for me a long time ago."

He muttered like this, and staggered in. Inside was a house with three or four entrances, dark and unlit.The street was silent in the middle of the night, if it wasn't for one or two clear bangs from the turret, it would have been suspicious to walk into a huge cemetery.

After passing through the hall, the lights in the main room were on, but the door was still ajar, and it opened with a push.He glanced into the room and found several people lying in disorder.The man in the hall lifted the gaiwan, sipped tea quietly, and heard his footsteps without even raising his eyebrows.

"Second Master Ni, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The man shook his clothes and stood up, looking at him with a smile.

Ni Er was drinking too much at this time, the alcohol in his stomach was churning, and he jumped up suddenly.He shook his head vigorously, his eyes were even more hazy, he couldn't see the man's face clearly, he just felt a surge of hostility pouring into the room in an instant.

"Is... is it Uncle Feng?" Ni Er tentatively asked, and his nervousness relaxed only when he found out that he was an acquaintance. "Oh, Brother Yun also invited you to have a wedding banquet, right? They are all brothers from my own family, so why are you being polite? Come, come and sit down."

Feng Ziying let him pull her to sit down, pointed to Jia Yun opposite and said, "You are late, brother Yun is already drunk." Ni Er looked back and found Jia Yun lying on the table, shaking her head , Sure enough, he was already too drunk to wake up.

"Hey, this kid is really getting more and more promising." He muttered with a smile, and stretched out his hand to push Jia Yun, but the push didn't matter, a burst of blood suddenly splashed across his face.A round head rolled to his feet like a torn watermelon, and fell to pieces in an instant.

Before Ni Er could react, the headless corpse fell into his arms.

He was so frightened that his lips trembled a bit, and he even woke up from the wine, so he started to run wildly.However, within two steps of running, someone chopped off his neck with a knife.Blood gushed out from the broken neck, his eyes were wide open, and he fell down in a state of astonishment.

Feng Ziying followed two steps closely, fearing that death would be impenetrable, so he patched another hole in his chest.Blood dripped down the notch, even the blade was stained red.After testing his breath, Feng Ziying put the saber back into its sheath with confidence, and nodded at Han Qi.

"What should I do? The woman hasn't come back yet. Do you want to wait?"

"Wait a little longer. Go to the backyard and bring the child here first."

When the clear clapper was knocked, it was already three o'clock.Xiao Hong put down the needle in her hand and couldn't help yawning.

"Take a break, why bother to get sick for a few hard-earned money?" Zhu's sister-in-law held up the oil lamp and sighed silently.Xiaohong pushed her hair behind her ears, and smiled at her, under the dim yellow flame, that young face was already stained with traces of wind and frost prematurely.

"Hey, those of us who are in small businesses can't afford to work hard for our lives, how can we support our families?"

Sister-in-law Zhu sighed again: "That's right, it's not a solution for all of you to rely on Brother Yun alone. It's just hard work for you, and you still have to catch up with work at such a late hour."

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Mrs. Zhu suddenly thought of something and asked, "Xiaohong, I heard that you used to be a maid in a rich family. What did the young masters and young ladies look like? Are they as good-looking as the ones in the paintings?"

Xiaohong's subordinates can do nothing, suddenly a fingertip hurts, bleeding from the prick.Speaking of good-looking, she couldn't help being confused, and a shadow appeared indistinctly, with long eyebrows pressing against Danfeng eyes, and a pair of slender and elegant pupils, the moment she raised her eyes, she showed a shocking demeanor.

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"Is it good or not?" Sister-in-law Zhu couldn't help pushing while she was in a daze.

Xiao Hong bit her lip, and after a while she lowered her head, feeling her face was burning hot: "He looks good, he is the most beautiful person I have ever seen."

Sister-in-law Zhu didn't care, she curled her lips and said, "Who doesn't have two eyes and one mouth, what's there to see?"

Xiao Hong narrowed her eyes slightly, but did not speak.Thinking of the heavy snow outside the Prison Temple that day, he was a little lost.

In the following many, many years, she often thought that she should hate this person to the core.Hate him for being ungrateful, hate him for repaying his kindness, hate him for sacrificing all the people in the world for the sake of a woman.

However, knowing that it was wrong, I still secretly hoped for it...

Many years later, on some extremely quiet nights, I remembered the scene when I first met that day. From a long distance, I saw his blue-gray figure slowly walking past her with a light and peaceful attitude, gradually walking by her side. Far... She couldn't catch up, let the snowflakes flutter in the wind, and slide down her cheeks, even the memories were cold.

Sister-in-law Zhu couldn't see through her, and was about to question her further.

Xiao Hong stood up and said: "It's too late, I should go home, I'll come back to bother my sister-in-law tomorrow."

"Hey, that's fine." Sister-in-law Zhu didn't want to keep her, so she turned around and took out a hemp paper bag from the cabinet, and said, "I don't have anything decent here, only half a catty of sauced beef, the child is full moon today, let's take it home to eat. "

Xiaohong thanked her in a hurry, and went out, the curfew was already on the street, and it was almost three o'clock.

She lowered her head and thought about her thoughts, walked all the way to the Bu house in Zihuai Lane, raised her hand and was about to knock on the door, suddenly felt something was wrong.

It was very quiet inside, only the thick fishy smell filled the nose.

The cold wind passed through the crack of the door, and a crow croaked, causing the birds to fly around in shock.The moonlight slanted on the door panel, she looked at the blood-stained copper ring in front of her, and slowly stretched out her hand, there was still warmth on it, and the blood was still hot.

She was confused, subconsciously stepped back, her feet slipped suddenly, and she fell to the ground in an instant.

The moment she fell, she saw the courtyard full of corpses in the crack of the door. The body of her uncle Bu Shiren was lying in a pool of blood. A knife was deeply embedded in his neck, with only a small spine exposed.The bloody light on the knife made her eyes hurt.

It's him!

She should have thought earlier, who sent the carriage at the street corner, and who belonged to Han Qi and Feng Ziying?

The sound of her falling was heard by everyone in the room, and they rushed out after her.However, there was no one empty outside the door, only a trampled torn hemp paper bag, rustling in the wind.

"What should I do?" Han Qi looked back at Feng Ziying behind him, and couldn't help frowning.This alley is deep and winding, and the terrain is extremely complicated. If you chase it out with such a big fanfare, it will definitely alarm other people.

"Stop chasing!" Feng Ziying stabbed the knife into the ground and said through gritted teeth, "Send someone overnight to notify the infantry commanders in charge of gate control, and tell the prince's order to arrest the most important criminals, and not let anyone out of the city before dawn. "

At this time, the guard came out from the back hall with his baby in his arms.Feng Ziying looked at the baby in the swaddle and snorted coldly: "If you can run away, the monk can't run away from the temple. I don't believe that you can hide in the sky."

The guard lowered his head, and the baby rolled its glazed eyes and kept gesturing with his fingers.He couldn't help feeling compassionate, and whispered, "My lord, this baby is too young, look..."

Feng Ziying glanced at him, nodded and said, "Well done, go down and get the reward."

The guard didn't understand the deep meaning in his smile, turned around and was about to retreat, but felt a chill behind his back, when the knife entered his chest, he seemed to see the blood oozing from his heart.

Everyone watched him fall in horror, only to hear Feng Ziying say calmly: "Drag the corpses to the woodshed, pour oil on them and burn them. Remember, none of you have been here tonight!"

A ray of white light pierced the sky, accompanied by rolling thunder from the distant sky, it started to rain.

Shui Rong opened his eyes suddenly, and his heavy clothes were drenched with thin sweat.

There was a knocking sound on the window, "My lord, Mr. Feng is back."

He closed his eyes, calmed down for a moment, and said a little coldly: "Let him wait in the front hall."

Daiyu didn't sleep soundly at first, and when she saw him get up, she hurriedly got up too: "Going out so late?"

"It's a little thing, you haven't slept well these days, go to bed early." Shui Rong pressed her shoulders, got up and lifted the bed curtain.Under the candle, his face reflecting the light of the fire did not look like the frost that would never melt in the daytime, but revealed a kind of softness as warm as jade.

"Hey, wait." Seeing this, Daiyu grabbed his white sleeves, took out a silk handkerchief, and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, "Did you dream again, look at your sweat. "

Shui Rong was slightly stunned, and wiped his cheeks, his hands were indeed wet.Just now... what kind of nightmare did you have just now?That dull and oppressive feeling still vaguely remained in his heart, entangled him tightly, such that the sky covered with dark clouds at this time never really dissipated.

He took Daiyu's hand away from his forehead, leaned over to kiss her, kissed her quietly for a moment, the dull feeling went away a lot, and the blood in his heart seemed to boil.He tightened his arms and held her in his arms, just wanting to hold her forever like this.

Daiyu felt his body trembling. She didn't know why, but felt that he was like a fire, burning her ears hot.

After another half a moment, Shui Rong let go of his hand, put on his clothes and got up, without saying anything.

When he went out, Daiyu was left alone in the tent, and it took a while before he blew out the candle.

After Shui Rong changed his clothes, he went to the antechamber with his attendants, and saw a row of people knelt on the ground, headed by Feng Ziying.Xu Shi left too hastily, the blood on his bluish face hadn't been wiped clean, staining most of his face, and was drenched by the rain, like Shura returning from hell.

Seeing this, Shui Rong couldn't help frowning: "What's going on?"

Feng Ziying opened her mouth, but couldn't make a sound, hesitated again and again, and then told the whole story intermittently.

"Run away?" Before he could finish the report out of breath, Shui Rong flew into a rage, paced back and forth by his side for two steps, then turned around and said, "What did I tell you before I left? I told you to be careful and be careful." Be on the lookout, don't act recklessly by acting bravely for a while, and spoil the plan! You are all good, everyone has their own ideas, and you just ignore my words. Now that this mess is left, who will clean it up?"

After speaking, Feng Ziying's face was already flushed, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Your servant is reckless, please punish me with death."

Shui Rong squatted down, stared into his eyes, and a cold sneer appeared on his lips: "If this matter gets out in the future, this king will be in danger, so what can I do to punish you?"

As soon as he changed from normal, his tone was sharper than ever before, which made people a little scared to watch.Han Qi was afraid that the words would be too serious, and that Feng Ziying would not be able to bear it, so he cautiously persuaded him from the sidelines: "In terms of this matter, I can't blame Brother Feng entirely. I didn't expect that girl to be lucky enough to miss her..."

"Idiot!" Shui Rong interrupted him, "This king thought you were with me for many years, so he trusted you very much. What is the result? You have disappointed me over and over again!"

"Yes, we are stupid." Feng Ziying stood up slowly, breathing heavily, as if smiling wryly, "We have been following the prince for many years, and we are loyal, and risking our lives is not as important as a woman in your heart. The prince You are not afraid of chilling the hearts of the brothers?"

Han Qi hurriedly grabbed one of his arms, not allowing him to continue talking.

But Feng Ziying didn't seem to respond, and said unhurriedly: "My lord, do you know what those people think of you behind your back? They say that you are short-sighted and let that woman surnamed Lin go crazy. For this A mere lowly concubine who did not hesitate to ruin her reputation for many years, the one who is really stupid is not us, but you!"

"Brother Feng!" Han Qi covered his mouth and shouted sharply, "Did you drink too much? How could you say such outrageous things!"

"I'm not drunk!" Feng Ziying raised her voice, and her tone became heated, "What are we? Ask him, does he still have brothers like us in his eyes? What did Yuhan get in exchange for all these years of humiliation for him? ? Even the people around him are like this, how do we know that we will not end up like rabbits and dogs in the future?"

Fearing that he would be provoked again, everyone hurriedly held him up together. Feng Ziying poked her head out and said with difficulty and jerky: "My lord, you can make one mistake again. How many more people do you have to kill to be willing?"

Under this merciless accusation, Shui Rong was pale and calm, without any emotion on his face.He slowly raised his face, deep in his dark eyes, there seemed to be a kind of tranquility that was almost dead.

Why are you still angry?Isn't what they said the truth?

Now all of this is his own fault, so what face is there to blame others?

"Yes, all of this is my fault after all, and I don't blame you..." Shui Rong suddenly lost interest in speaking, frowned in the firelight, and waved his hands weakly, "Go out, let me stay quietly for a while. "

Everyone walked away from him one by one.As the footsteps faded away, the atmosphere in the room became quieter and quieter, as if it was an empty wilderness at night, and those loneliness without warning came in waves one after another.

He wriggled his lips, not knowing what to say, how many people died for him, and how many people died he didn't even know their names.On this road, he has been through the thorns and thorns, the blade is directed, the light is cold and the armor is cold, and he has used the strategy as the classic and the strategy as the latitude. He has never miscalculated in the past 25 years.

But now, a woman has become his biggest demon, the biggest evil obstacle.

If I hadn't met her before, and hadn't been so stubborn, I wouldn't have killed those people and reached the precipice of no retreat.

If I let go at the beginning, at least what I got in return should not be so much hatred.

It was fate, God let him meet such a monster, so he had no choice but to fall in love, do his best for her, and then risk his life.It's just such a thought, if you tell her, she will never believe it.

The autumn rain is murmuring, and everything is silent. In this deserted night, even the stars have been extinguished.

Shui Rong violently pushed the window open, and the cold wind gushed in. The wind was very strong, and the raindrops gently floated on his face, which made him a little more awake.