Chapter 56 ◇The Killing Knife

In late autumn, the autumn wind is mixed with autumn rain, which is cold.

The fallen leaves rustled down, covering the ground with golden curly leaves.The rainwater hit the fallen leaves, making a cold ticking sound, as if a grain of ice hit a person's hot heart, gradually turning into cold water and flowing down.

Hua Manlou walked silently in this bleak environment. He didn't hold an umbrella, and he didn't realize the biting rain was pricking his body.He was still smiling, and his steps were very calm.No one knew the confusion and melancholy in his heart at this moment, and he didn't even know where he should go.

Just yesterday, he let a child experience the unforgettable despair, but he had to do it.

That was the child he raised with his own hands and tried his best to take care of her. From the day he started raising her, he knew that she was special.This child has suffered too much, and she is always in a state of anxiety, always worried that she will be abandoned, and that what she has will soon be lost.She felt insecure and could only fall asleep peacefully when curled up in his arms.

He always spent the most time to comfort her and accompany her. He held her tightly in his arms, warming her heart little by little.He hoped that she would grow up healthy, and then soar high in the sky, not to distort her temperament due to her childhood experiences.

But who would have thought that he was the one who opened her heart at the beginning and freed her from the quagmire, and he was still the one who trapped her and made her struggle in the devil's barrier in the end.

For a long time, Huamanlou knew very clearly that Lingbi had an almost pathological possessive desire for him, but he never cared about it, he only regarded her as a child at heart, and wanted to get all the attention of the person she was attached to.

But that snowy night, when Lingbi tore off the last disguise and vehemently expressed his intentions to him, saying that he would marry him when he grew up, he realized that this attachment had become her obsession , her demonic obstacle, her bone marrow disease.

Such a disease can only be healed after experiencing the pain of scraping bones and tendons. He didn't want to stimulate her, but he knew that one day he would need to do so.I also tried to set rules for the young her, but I couldn't help being soft-hearted, and wanted to love her a little more.

As Lingbi grew up day by day, her thoughts became more and more serious, how could Huamanlou, who was with her day and night, not know.She didn't say anything, so he didn't say anything, he always kept some hope that she could figure it out on her own, and quietly dispel the ignorant feelings when she was young.However, she didn't, instead, she became more and more obsessed with catching him completely.This child's love and hate are always stronger than others.

Up to now, there are only a few months left before Lingbi will reach Jiji, she is no longer a child, and Hua Manlou can no longer use her youth as an excuse to convince herself to keep everything in her heart and pamper Lingbi. Bi's nonsense.

The intimacy and teasing again and again made Huamanlou realize more thoroughly that the child who used to curl up on his bed and shiver with his disabled right hand hidden in his heart had grown up.Today's Lingbi has become stronger, and she is no longer the child who can't control killing people at the slightest stimulation. Hua Manlou knows that the moment to make her sad has finally come.

Thinking of the fragility and despair of Lingbi yesterday, Hua Manlou's heart swelled and ached a little bit, he stopped abruptly, stretched out his hand to hold on to his heart, trembling slightly.

Just when Hua Manlou's heart twitched with pain, a red cloak covered his head, Lu Xiaofeng descended from the sky, and then slowly held up an umbrella.

"Brother Hua," Lu Xiaofeng put his hips on his hips in a dazed manner, "The rain in this autumn can't be drenched, how come your little girl doesn't feel bad, and doesn't even give you an umbrella."

Hua Manlou smiled slowly, "Brother Lu, where are you from?"

Lu Xiaofeng knocked on the handle of the umbrella, and said happily: "I've been at Li Yanbei's place for the past few days, and he invited me with good wine and meat, so I naturally want to stay for a few more days." After finishing speaking, he glanced at the flowers With Manlou's expression on his face, he asked with concern, "Why do you seem very unhappy?"

The smile on Huamanlou disappeared, and he fell silent.Just when Lu Xiaofeng thought he would not speak out again, Hua Manlou turned to Lu Xiaofeng and said softly, "Brother Lu, I made Lingbi sad."

Lu Xiaofeng knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, and said clearly: "It seems that you have talked with her."

In the past few years, besides Huamanlou, the Hua family and Lu Xiaofeng have also seen through Lingbi's thoughts.The Hua family who knew about this matter did not tell the truth, but were watching in secret. If Huamanlou had no intentions, they would be considered ignorant of this matter. If Huamanlou had intentions, they would naturally be willing to fulfill them.As for the sharp-eyed Lu Xiaofeng, he even noticed this matter earlier than the Hua family, and he even reminded Huamanlou euphemistically when drinking.

Seeing Hua Manlou's distraught appearance, Lu Xiaofeng felt that the sadness in his heart was no less than that of Lingbi at the moment, for a moment, Lu Xiaofeng's throat seemed to be suffocated, very uncomfortable.

After a while, Lu Xiaofeng stroked his two beards, and said cautiously: "Brother Hua, do you really have no feelings for that little girl?"

Hearing this, Hua Manlou's face showed a bit of anger, "I raised her with my own hands, how should I feel?" At the end, he sighed, "You shouldn't ask such a question, she...or child."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "If I remember correctly, in a few months, the little girl will reach the age of Ji. She is already old enough to marry, does this count as a child?"

Hua ManLou froze, unable to speak for a while.He stretched out his hand and silently brushed the fallen leaves on his sleeves.

"Yes, she is no longer a child..." Hua Manlou murmured, "But she is really young, and she doesn't have to think about the consequences when doing things, but I can't mess around with her."

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but said: "It's not up to you to play nonsense or not? As for the age, it's eighteen married to eighty now, and no one can care about it. I see that girl is serious about you, you are I don’t want to, and it shouldn’t be because of my age, at least I should think about it.”

Hua Manlou's lips twitched, and he said with a melancholy expression: "Brother Lu, you don't know what I'm thinking about. This child, she was raised by me, why has she ever seriously looked at a man similar to her age? She loves me so much. Heart, partly because of admiration, and partly because I can make her feel at ease, you have been watching her all these years, how could you not know?"

Hua Manlou's voice was soft, filled with self-blame and heartache, but finally calmed down.

"Now she is young, obsessed with relying on me, and married in every possible way, but if one day her attachment to me fades away, she has something to do, and someone she really wants to love, what should she do at that time, what do I do?"

Lu Xiaofeng was silent.

Hua Manlou said again: "Apart from this, there is another more important reason why I cannot marry her."

Lu Xiaofeng raised his eyes to look at Huamanlou, curiously asked: "What is it?"

Hua Manlou smiled meaningfully, "Brother Lu, although I am a man, I am not a beast after all. She is not even mature enough. It is impossible for me to have a man-to-woman love for her."

Hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng also laughed, he stepped forward and gave Huamanlou a thump, then lazily leaned on his shoulder, jokingly said: "Huamanlou, Huamanlou, never thought you are worse than a beast. "

Hua Manlou also laughed, and said, "Of course I'm not as good as you, Brother Lu."

Lu Xiaofeng choked, then laughed loudly: "Let's go, let's find a place to have a good drink!"

"it is good."

After a while, countless fallen leaves on the ground were startled, and after the leaves fell to the ground, the two people standing here had disappeared.

At the same time, in the palace, Lingbi was walking out of the Qianqing Palace with a dazed expression.She didn't want to go back to the princess mansion, so she simply walked around the palace casually.

Because of Huamanlou's refusal and poisoning plot, her mind is very heavy at the moment.She tried her best to think about Yu Luocha's motives, thinking about the embarrassment in it, but the figure of Hua Manlou was always swaying in her mind, making her heart contract involuntarily.

She was in so much pain that she couldn't walk, but she knew that she had to walk step by step.

Just when she was bored to the point of suffocation, a woman's singing suddenly appeared beside the rockery not far away.With a thought in her heart, she beckoned the little eunuch behind her to be quiet, and then quietly moved forward to investigate.

The woman's singing voice is extremely charming, although the lyrics sung are very fresh, but intentionally or unintentionally reveal a bit of seductive meaning.Lingbi silently stopped in front of the rockery, and carefully stretched her head to look, only to see a beautifully dressed court lady dancing, dancing and singing beautiful songs at the same time.

Lingbi's face immediately turned cold, and her fingers moved with a silent murderous intent.

This road is the only way for Zhu Youtang to go to the Queen's Palace every day.Today he was stumbled by Wang Shu, and he has not yet left the Qianqing Palace. According to normal times, Zhu Youtang has already passed by.

Dressing up with such care, and singing and dancing at places where Zhu Youtang must pass by, it was obvious that this court lady wanted to win the favor.Thinking of this, Lingbi's face turned cold again.

Because Zhu Youtang and the courtiers made it clear that they would not accept concubines, the women of the aristocratic family had already given up the idea of ​​entering the palace, but the maids in the palace had thought about it instead.There may be emperors who refuse to accept concubines due to various considerations, but there will not be any emperor who only touches one woman in his life.Therefore, the maids in the palace are all thinking in their hearts, as long as the emperor takes a fancy to them first, everything else can be done slowly.

Lingbi has always hated court ladies competing for favor the most. Wan Zhen'er, who turned from a court lady into a noble concubine in the past, is her eternal nightmare.At this moment, Lingbi saw this maid of honor with a shy face but lustful eyes, she just wanted to kill her immediately and end her.Just as Lingbi was about to step forward, she suddenly thought of something, and silently stopped her steps.

This is the imperial palace, and the empress is sealed in the imperial palace, so she shouldn't be involved in such matters of competing for favor.Furthermore, she has a doubt in her heart, her sister-in-law is a very cunning character, although the maids in the palace want to compete for favor, they never dare to be so ostentatious.

Even if there is a court lady who dares to make such a publicity, she will definitely count the timing and hit a hit, how can she be so confused that she has never even figured out who the person from Qianqing Palace is, so she just shows off like a clown up.

So stupid, so ostentatious, yet he was never sent out of the palace for some reason, and he never lost his life quietly. It's really strange that Lingbi ran into someone like this by such a coincidence.Unless... her sister-in-law knew about it at all, deliberately indulged her, and even led this court lady to bump into her.

Is this a temptation, Lingbi thought silently.

Ever since Lingbi climbed to the position of head of Dongchang, all the dignitaries in Beijing thought that Lingbi was a knife raised by Zhu Youtang. Few people knew that Lingbi did this voluntarily, even Queen Zhang didn't know Affection.And it was precisely because of ignorance that Queen Zhang made such a temptation to Lingbi.

Now that it is a knife in the hands of the emperor, it might as well be a knife in the harem.Empress Zhang's family background is ordinary, although she is delighted by the emperor's love for her, she has also endured tremendous pressure from the outside world, and she is still not pregnant, so the position of empress is naturally not secure enough.

In fact, even Empress Zhang herself didn't believe that Zhu Youtang would only touch her as a woman in her life. Therefore, if she wanted to secure her position, she had to give birth to a son immediately, or her methods would be more ruthless.But if she is ruthless, not to mention whether it will hurt the relationship between husband and wife with Zhu Youtang, if someone catches her and uses the opportunity to say that she has lost her virtue in the middle palace and forces her to abdicate, I am afraid that she will not be able to do it for a while. Unable to fight back.

Therefore, there must be someone who can do bad things for her and stand up to her prestige, and this person, no matter how you look at it, is the most suitable for Lingbi.

Today's test is not only Queen Zhang's test of Lingbi, but also her test of Zhu Youtang.Such a strange design, Lingbi must be able to see through, she just wants to let Lingbi see through, and then make a choice and express her opinion to her.If Lingbi turned a blind eye today, it would be disrespecting her face and openly drawing a clear line with her; if Lingbi took action to punish this court lady today, she would be a knife in her hand from now on.

As for Zhu Youtang, if he really loves his sister, he will definitely be displeased when he finds out about this matter, but no matter how displeased he is, he will not be able to catch Empress Zhang. Come on Liwei; if he doesn't really love Lingbi, but just treats her like a knife, that would be even better. Empress Zhang can borrow this sharp knife with peace of mind.

In front of the rockery, Lingbi's complexion fluctuated and he did not move for a long time.The little eunuch behind her didn't dare to urge her, but just stood there respectfully.

After a long while, Lingbi spoke slowly to the little eunuch, "Go, take this court lady to the queen, and say she offended me."

The little eunuch's heart skipped a beat, and he left.At this time, Lingbi had no intention of wandering around, so she turned around and walked out of the palace.

The next day, Zhu Youtang cleaned the harem, and stood up for the queen in front of everyone.However, for the next few days, he never stepped into the Queen's Palace, until Queen Zhang came to the Qianqing Palace at night, took off her hairpin to apologize, and explained the fear in her heart, and the husband and wife reconciled as before.

The author has something to say: I have always felt that Empress Zhang has a bad personality, and Zhu Houzhao is so hot that she has an unshirkable responsibility.It's just a personal feeling, and the textual research party pats it~

So this chapter explains the change in the flower god's heart. Does it mean that it is not a turning point for God?

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