Chapter 18: Killing

"Senior sister!" Lan Ruoyan gave Wen Wei a sharp look. The latter quickly listened to her and said, "Brother Su knows this matter better than you. I didn't tell him directly, but I just didn't want to hurt him. Brother Su is a good man and I don't want to hurt him. I haven't said anything, and I just want to wait until the right time to relieve the pain on him.

"Sister--I'm sorry--" Wen Wei said aggrievedly, "I just think you and Mr. Su are more suitable--"

"Suitability is not what it looks like, but whether the two people are connected. Brother Su is at most a confidant and friend and will not become a lifelong husband and wife. Sister, don't worry about this anymore." Lan Ruoyan knew that if she didn't say anything to Wen Wei, she would not take it seriously. "There are some things that you will only care more and more chaotic."

"...I see." Wen Wei responded with a guilty heart and looked up at Lan Ruoyan, "Will you go to the royal palace with Mr. Su in two days?"

"Senior sister!" Lan Ruoyan shouted Wen Wei in a low voice, meaning a warning.

"Ah, okay, okay, I don't care..." Wen Wei waved her hand repeatedly. She knew that Lan Ruoyan was warning her, and she was afraid that Lan Ruoyan would be angry and ignore her, so she had to silence.

Two days later in the morning, Lan Ruoyan got up earlier than Wen Wei. She changed into simple clothes and changed her face again before leaving the old house. When Wen Wei woke up, there was no one around her. She knew that Lan Ruoyan had left with Su Mu.

I still remember the conversation between Su Mu and Lan Ruoyan in the side courtyard that day.

"Yan'er, do you know what kind of person the prince is?" Su Mu asked Lan Ruoyan carefully. It didn't matter if Lan Ruoyan didn't choose him, but he didn't want Lan Ruoyan to regret not seeing Xuanyuan Chen clearly after following Xuanyuan in the future.

"I know he is a cold-blooded person, but he treats me well. In fact, he treats the people around him very well, but he doesn't know how to express it, so we always misunderstand him." Lan Ruoyan explained that she did not dare to say that she knew Xuanyuan Chen 100%, but she was 100% sure that she fell in love with him.

"You may never understand until you see his true face." In just a few words, Su Mu can feel that Lan Ruoyan trusts and cares about Xuanyuanchen. Although he is heartbroken, he still wants to say, "Two days later, if you are willing to go to the palace, you will know what he really looks like!"

Later, she agreed. Lan Ruoyan also wanted to know the true face of Xuanyuanchen that Su Mu said. Until she went out, she was still wondering what kind of unknown side Xuanyuanchen had.

Where is a brown horse standing? Su Muyi is green and standsright. Lan Ruoyan looked at him from afar and thought that it was not an overdone to use the "romand talent" on Su Mu. Thinking of Wuqing and Yisu who fell in love with him in those years, I think it is not only the women in the Qinhuai brothel who care about him, but I'm afraid that there are many daughters of official eunuchs who have already secretly allowed her.

Didn't the previous "Lan Ruoyan" also love him so much that he could live his life early and only protect his chastity and love? Inexplicably heavy, Lan Ruoyan still felt that she had failed Su Mu.

"Smoke?" Su Mu heard the footsteps and turned around to see a strange face, but his temperament belonged to a person alone.

"Hmm. Brother Su. Lan Ruoyan nodded.

"Let's go." Su Mu got on the horse and stretched out his hand to Lan Ruoyan. Lan Ruoyan hesitated and took the horse in his hand.

Lan Ruoyan can't hide any small action from Su Mu. There is a slight ting in his heart. Is there only Xuanyuan Chen in her heart? Just a slight skin touch will make her hesitate.

When he arrived in the city, Su Mu took Lan Ruoyan to a teahouse not far from Chen Wangfu and chose a relatively quiet elegant room. There was a lounge chair in it. Su Mu entered and motioned Lan Ruoyan to go there to rest. When the little man brought a fireplace and burned the light fragrance of flowers, it made Lan Ruoyan even more sleepy.

In the haze, Lan Ruoyan felt that Su Mu had covered the quilt for her, and then sat next to her. This sleep unexpectedly came at noon. By the time she woke up, Su Mu was no longer there, and there were more rich dishes on the table. It happened that she was hungry, so she got up and went to bring bowls and chopsticks and began to eat.

When Su Mu came back, she picked up a piece of fish into the bowl. He hooked between his lips and said with a smile, "It's just the right time for this meal. The smoke is hungry."

Her face was a little embarrassed. She didn't wait for Su Mu to come back to eat together. It was her rudeness. She smiled and said, "Brother Su, you can also sit down and eat."

"Good." Su Mu went to the opposite side and sat down, picked up the bowls and chopsticks, and began to taste carefully. Compared with his gentle food, Lan Ruoyan was like the wind and clouds just now. Alas, it's really not a lady's embryo.

When the two ate, they didn't talk much. They really couldn't eat any more. Lan Ruoyan put down their chopsticks and said nothing to Su Mu if they didn't eat. They felt extremely embarrassed. She still had a little chat with Xuanyuanchen at dinner. She seemed to suddenly become strange to Su Mu and didn't know what to say.

"Yan'er, when it's dark, you can take me to the royal palace, but you have to change to a waiter." Su Mu suddenly said.

"Hmm." I was inexplicably worried. Tonight, there will be a funeral banquet of the imperial concubine Nangong Jinzhi in the royal palace. At that time, the people of the Nangong family will definitely come back. Nangong Jinzhi's death is strange. I don't know if the people of the Nangong family will make Xuanyuanchen difficult.

The night came quietly. Su Mu, with a little attendant, calmly approached Prince Chen's mansion and arrived at the main hall. He saw Liu Yuying, the young concubine, who was sitting there with an open stomach to receive past guests.

As soon as he came, Liu Yuying got up and smiled, "Why did Lord Su bring a servant today? In the past, you were happy by yourself.

"The Empress Shao has been in the court for a long time, and she will naturally change. The Empress Shao has read countless people, and she should understand." Su Mu said calmly, with a smile on his face and looked at the harmony.

After casually looking at Lan Ruoyan, who disguised as Lan Ruoyan, Shaofei didn't find anything wrong, so she said, "Lord Su will get used to it. You will still have a long time in the court in the future, and there are still many things to get used to."

"Auspicious words from the Empress." Su Mu gave a salute. The imperial concubine should have stayed in the palace to preside over the overall situation, but General He Lan suddenly became seriously ill, and the imperial concubine had to go back to her house to fulfill her filial piety. The Empress should also take care of her health. It's really hard to work with pregnancy.

Shaofei's face changed slightly when she heard the words, but she still smiled decently, "Ha ha, Lord Lao Su is worried. The Empress can enjoy her position is also thanks to General Lan. At present, General Lan is ill, and she has to go back to fulfill her filial piety. Otherwise, General Lan will have three long and two short stories, and the imperial concubine will have a hard time in her heart. I hope General Lan will recover as soon as possible, and the concubine will return home as soon as possible.

Liu Yuying's words are really cruel! Lan Ruoyan listened silently and only scolded in her heart. You poisonous woman, even if you are jealous of me, you still curse my father like this! Humph! I'll tell you to look good when I get home!

"General Lan's auspicious people have their own appearance." Su Mu said with a smile that it was really difficult to live with such a scheming woman. Entering the back room, I saw that although it was full of seats, it was silent. Everyone sat upright, and Lan Ruoyan was a little curious. Is Xia Qi's funeral feast like this?

Su Mu found his seat and sat down, and Lan Ruoyan waited obediently behind him. As a servant, he followed Su Mu at any time. About half an hour later, Lan Ruofeng came to the banquet on behalf of Lan Qifeng, and the guests who were coming later were almost there. Shaofei came in with the help of two maids. Xuanyuanchen came with her, but did not look at her much.

Seeing the two of them walking together, they were both in low-key costumes of sackcloth and filial clothes, and their faces seemed to be extremely matched. I can't help but feel a little sour, but finally I still don't look at it more, so as not to think too much.

As soon as the two of them sat down, Nangong Shen, who was sitting together, suddenly stood up and shouted at Xuanyuanchen, "Your Majesty! How on earth did the little girl die!?

Xuanyuan Chen frowned and said, "Don't be excited. Hasn't the cause of Jin Zhi's death been reported by the imperial doctor? After her last poisoning, she became weak, and the cold in winter caused sudden death from hidden diseases.

"Your Majesty, the little girl is your side concubine and your wife. Why don't you have any sadness?" Nangong Shen gritted his teeth and said.

"Lord Nangong, the sadness is in the heart, not on the face." Su Mu said at this time.

"Hmm! Lord Su, you know it very well!" Nangong Shen said coldly, "Although the little girl is a side concubine, Lan, as the main concubine, went back to her mother's house and didn't come to preside over the overall situation?"

"King of Qi, General Lan is seriously ill, and it is also a kind of filial piety when the imperial concubine returns home to take care of him." Liu Yuying explained in a warm voice.

How did Nangong Shen listen to it? He only felt that his daughter would not be seen when she married into the Chen Palace, and now she is dead again! How can he be willing? The culprit of all this is the Lan family. It is impossible for King Chen not to know this in his house, but he has always tolerated it. If Lan Ruoyan is the murderer, then King Chen is the accomplice. He wants them to pay for the death of his daughter!

"It seems that the prince refused to give justice to the little girl! Then don't blame me for being rude!" Nangong Shen said with murderous intent and pulled out the sword around his waist. He wanted to kill Xuanyuanchen. The death of his children and even the weakness of the Nangong family were all caused by this man!

When the nephews of the Nangong family saw their patriarch take action, they also pulled out their sharp blades from their bodies. Xuanyuan Chen smiled coldly. Has it started? Don't blame me for being vicious. You did it first! He got up and said to the other guests, "Gentlemen, today is a personal grudge between me and the Nangong family. If you don't want to join in, please leave!"

The people who came to the funeral were all Chinese officials. Seeing this situation, they knew that there would be a bloody storm! They all got up quickly and dragged their soft feet out. Nangong Shen waved his hand to stop them.

"Today, either I died or King Chen died! Either side's accident, you all know what happened today in case of future troubles. Humph, do it all!" Nangong ordered in a low voice.

How should Lan Ruoyan describe the scene she saw, the massacre? Those officials were so fat that they couldn't run away. What's more, they were stopped, and a disgusting feeling surged up. The smell of blood came to her nose, and she almost vomited.

She looked at the Shaofei next to Xuanyuanchen, and her appearance was not good. Her face was white, and her eyes had already widened in consternation. Xuanyuanchen, who was used to seeing life and death on the battlefield, didn't even blink his eyelids. Today's banquet were all the people he wanted to remove in the court. Now he doesn't need to do it. Nangong Shen cleaned him. It's too late for him to be happy!

"King Chen, if you are going to die, blame you for being too mean! I have lost my daughter!" Nangong shouted carefully and stabbed Xuanyuan Chen with his sword.

With a bang, the sword peak collided, and the sound was shocking.

"What are you still doing? Do it!" Xuanyuanchen got up and patted the table and roared. Suddenly, dozens of people in black jumped into the surroundings of the room. Judging from their weapons, Lan Ruoyan immediately recognized him! Seven kills!" Could it be that Xuanyuanchen will also carry out a massacre like Nangong Shen?!

At this time, Su Mu got up and pulled Lan Ruoyan back, patted her hand and said, "I'm going to help. Don't move here. Won't they send it? Lan Ruoyan watched Su Mu rush into the chaotic crowd that had been killed, screaming and the smell of blood filled the whole back room.

Lan Ruoyan watched Xuanyuan Chen stab Nangong Shen to death, and saw that he did not have any expression and killed several elders of the Nangong family with his superb swordsmanship. Su Mu also ended several people's lives quietly. Shaofei has been transferred. She stayed where she was, and what she saw in front of her seemed to be purgatory on earth, full of red... She covered her mouth, her eyes widened, and tears overflowed. When she was a child, her family was also stained with blood. Her brother escaped all the way behind her back and covered her mouth with a handkerchief to prevent her from crying.

Why did she witness this scene again, let her see her beloved turn into a desperate death and end her life... She finally fainted. It's just that in the dream, the endless killing still continues. Until a man covered in blood suddenly rushed over, she exclaimed in horror, "Ah!"

"Sister!" Wen Wei's voice came faintly.

Lan Ruoyan felt that her whole body was wet. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Wen Wei's anxious and worried eyes. Su Mu stood aside in silence. He had changed his clean white clothes. "Why wear white clothes?" Lan Ruoyan looked at him in a obsessive way.

"In order to pay tribute to the dead." Su Mu answered softly.

"What are you doing?! I don't understand!" Wen Yao was worried to death, but Lan Ruoyan stared at Su Mu's clothes as soon as she woke up... Su Mu only looked at Lan Ruoyan, don't ignore her, okay?

"Nothing - nothing." Lan Ruoyan looked straight at the carvings on the beam. She didn't think anything had happened, but it happened. Those people had died and could never come back... They were all dead and killed. Killed by Xuanyuan Chen's conspiracy... How many people died in this coup?

There were tears falling from the corners of her eyes. She covered her face and cried. Wen Wei was so scared that she hurriedly comforted, "Okay, it's nothing. Sister, don't cry..."

"I'll go back first, Miss Wen Wei, please help take good care of the cigarette. Tomorrow, Xiaofeng will come to pick you up." After Su Mu whispered, he turned around and left. He knew that Lan Ruoyan needed someone to be quiet.

When Lan Ruofeng sent Lan Ruoyan back to the royal palace in person, she was dressed in white. Even Qi Meiyi was made of white rabbit fluff, and the hairpin between her hair was also a plain silver hairpin, which seemed to be like a woman who kept filial piety. Xuanyuan Chen, who went out to greet her, couldn't help but be confused and asked, "How can you dress white?"

"In order to pay tribute to the dead." Lan Ruoyan looked up at him, and her eyes were as plain as water.

Hmm? Xuanyuanchen was puzzled. Thinking that Nangong Jinzhi's funeral had just happened, Lan Ruoyan should be dressed for Concubine Ye. So Xiaoxiao stopped saying anything and helped Lan Ruoyan send her back to Lanxin Pavilion.

She sat opposite Lan Ruoyan, but until lunch, she didn't say a word and looked at Xuanyuanchen, but it seemed that she was looking elsewhere. Xuanyuanchen looked at her like this and was even more worried, "Sang'er, what's wrong with you?"

"I--" Lan Ruoyan looked at Xuanyuanchen. She didn't think that Xuanyuanchen would let her leave, first, to protect her, and second, to prevent her from seeing that scene. However, contrary to expectations, she was still brought here by Su Mu to see it. She shook Xuan Yuanchen's hand back. "Cen, can you tell me what kind of person you were in the past?"

"Past?" Xuanyuanchen was stunned. He never thought about his past, because he knew that the past could not bring him anything.

"Yes, you know my past, and I also want to know your past now... Chen, can you tell me?" Lan Ruoyan stared at him and asked. After yesterday's incident, she found that she really didn't know enough about him. She didn't know his childhood, what he had experienced, and what he liked. She really doesn't know much about him!

"Why did you suddenly ask this?" Xuanyuan asked with a faint smile.

"I want to know." Lan Ruoyan didn't explain.

"Son, if you know... you may think I hate it." Xuanyuan Chen whispered.

"No." Lan Ruoyan replied anxiously that she loved him and should have loved the house and black. How could she give up because of some stains in the past? She has a future with him, not in the past.

Xuanyuan Chen definitely looked at Lan Ruoyan. How should he tell her about the past? The sun was warm outside. He sighed and said to Lan Ruoyan, "Then I'll tell you..."

From his biological mother Hua Guifei said that he was the proud son of heaven as soon as he was born and was placed high expectations by the previous emperor. He also said that he knew the truth about his biological mother's death from his father's mouth when he grew up. He also said that during the Western War, he missed the last meeting of his father's war, talked about his anger calculated by Xuanyuan Che, and when he talked about his once attachment to his father and mother, his eyes God is dark. The person he cherishes is ruthlessly hurt by others, so he has to stand in the highest position in order to protect his important people.

"Yan'er, my father once told me that he didn't have to marry her to his beloved woman." Xuanyuan Chen said softly, stroked Lan Ruoyan's cheek and said, "If I am the son of heaven, the woman who marries me will be in the harem, and she is bound to be envied by other women..."