The pain in her jaw stimulated Yao Yan's brain, and her hands and feet were numb when she was already nervous and scared, she never expected that it was not Jutong, but Zhuang Yan.

How could this be? How could Zhuang Yan come to see her in person? This was unreasonable, there was no logic, there was no possibility at all, but the people who were close at hand, the breath on their faces, and the anger contained in the coldness, all told her that the true dragon emperor was in front of her.

Yao Xi was kneeling on the bed at this time, her head was forced to raise slightly, and the two were so close that they could feel each other's breathing. But even so, the night was too dark, and she could only see Zhuang Yan's blurred face, and those dark eyes blended into the night, making it even more unreal.

Fortunately, at night, Zhuang Yan naturally couldn't see the panic in her eyes.

Things changed so suddenly that she didn't know how to deal with it for a while, not to mention that she had just slandered Zhuang Yan, this is a big crime to kill her head, according to the law, it is not an exaggeration to even the nine clans. It was not easy for Yao Shi to ensure that his face was silent, but he couldn't hide the horror in his eyes.

"I ordered you to reply, I arranged it, what should you do?"

His right hand was just scratched by Yao Yan, and at this time, the blood from the wound slowly flowed out, and there was already a slight smell of blood between the wings of his nose, Yao Yan was even more panicked, if Zhuang Yan wanted to investigate, her life would come to an end.

She was desperately thinking in her head, what kind of attitude to deal with?

Tough, no, Zhuang Yan was already angry at this time, if he offended him again, it would only backfire.

Begging for mercy, this will only increase Zhuang Yan's anger, although he has not had much contact with Zhuang Yan, but Yao Yan thinks that he does not like a cowardly and useless person who is obedient, after all, he himself is at the mercy of everything.

So what does he like? They all say that they cherish each other, and what Zhuang Yan does is to find possibility in the impossible, to survive in a desperate situation, and to find a glimmer of hope for himself in the mercy of others, so -----

The thought was just a moment of lightning, but Yao Yan's body softened slightly, she leaned on the head of the bed, her tone was a little sad, and she said with difficulty: "The emperor has been holding the chin of the grass people, how can the grass people reply?"

Zhuang Yan paused, and finally let go, but his eyes were still like a wolf, and the danger in his eyes was still transmitted to Yao Yan's eyes even through a layer of night.

After gaining freedom, Yao Yan changed his posture, knelt on the bed upright, faced Zhuang Yan, and bowed his head slightly: "What does the emperor think the grass people can do?"

I'm just a woman, powerless and powerless, just a pawn of the emperor. But the chess pieces have no intention, but I can't do it.

Caomin lost his third brother, and he was very sad in his heart, but he also knew that he couldn't do anything, so he could only mourn for the third brother in his heart.

Your Majesty, the hearts of the people are uncontrollable, and the grass people can't even control their hearts, so how can the emperor control them. If the emperor really wants to control even the grass people's heart, then you can only take the grass people's cheap life. ”

She craned her neck slightly, like a righteous man facing a desperate situation, with a generous determination to die on her face.

Yes, she wants to tell Zhuang Yan that even though she is humble and small, she also has a heart that does not accept fate, just like him, and does not accept being manipulated to be a puppet emperor.

In the dark, Zhuang Yan couldn't really see Yao Yan's appearance, but in that voice, there was both sorrow for her own fate and resistance to an unfair fate, yes, she was very small, and her life was as cheap as an ant, but even if she was an ant, she still wanted to live well.

He raised his hand in a ghostly manner, looking at the unclear outline in the darkness, and his fingertips gently stroked it, it was a cold wetness, but he did seem to have touched a poisonous snake, and he withdrew his hand in almost panic.

Yao Yan only felt a slight touch on his face, and before he had time to think deeply, he heard Zhuang Yan say coldly: "The last time, the next time I will be it, I will chop off your hands." ”

Zhuang Yan was as light as when he came, his movements were light and almost inaudible, only the slight friction of his clothes, and then he jumped on the beam and went out through the skylight.

After a long time, Yao Xi slowly regained her breath, she fell on the bed sluggishly, and gently wiped the tears on her face with her hands, but her eyes were clear.

Exploring the quilt with her hand, she really touched the gold leaf, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but raise slightly, and put the gold leaf under the pillow.

Seeing the foal boy tonight, she had two purposes:

One is to ask how thoroughly she and Xin Xiran and Qiu Zhan were used in the Xiong Jian incident, she knows that with the character of the foal boy, even if she is silent, she will not lie.

Second, she originally wanted Ju Tong to bring a message to Zhuang Yan for her, but she didn't expect Zhuang Yan to come by himself.

Although the process is thrilling, it is also beneficial, she let Zhuang Yan clearly feel her grief and helplessness, she let Zhuang Yan know that they are the same kind of people, only in this way, maybe the next time Zhuang Yan calculates, there will be a little sympathy.

And before the next time, she needs to keep saving her strength in order to protect herself.

Zhuang Yan is the emperor, even if he doesn't have much real power, but to kill her, to use her, how to do her, it's as easy as a snap, she is just a powerless little girl, standing on this realistic level, she is powerless to fight against Zhuang Yan.

Since she is powerless to fight, then she will not be stupid enough to really resist Zhuang Yan desperately because of Qiu Zhan's death, then she will only get the same fate as Qiu Zhan, and even affect her family.

All she has to do is to be obedient, then protect herself in calculations, and secretly accumulate her strength.

After her body and mind were completely relaxed, Yao Xi felt a biting chill, she pulled out the quilt and lay down again, thinking about how to go in the future.

The foal boy blew in the cold wind for a long time before Zhuang Yan came out again. His nose moved slightly, and he said in shock: "Master-----"

Zhuang Yan waved his hand to signal him not to speak, and said lightly: "Go back to the palace." ”

Ju Tong's eyes fell on Zhuang Yan's right hand, although it was also dark, but he knew that that hand was injured. He was shocked again, the master had not been injured for a long time, and this injury looked like a -----

In disbelief, he finally forgot to glance at the skylight, and finally left behind Zhuang Yan.

****

After Xin Xiran learned Yao Shi's address, she didn't rush to the door, because Yao Xi said that her father and mother were also in Beijing that day.

When I returned to the house, I realized how unadult-looking I was, and where did I dare to go to the door to see the second elder, so although I was very anxious, I had been honestly recuperating in the house for a few days.

Three meals a day, in addition to eating and sleeping, only a few days, the face gradually grew ruddy.

On this day, when he slept until three poles above the sun, he was awakened by hunger, and when he saw through the window that there was also the sun outside, he got up with a sloppy heart.

Touching his cheeks, there is no sunken, but the bruises at the corners of his eyes and mouth are not so easy to dissipate. He sighed, and secretly said that it would be better to visit the door in a few days.

As soon as I got up, I heard the sound of the outer door being pushed open, and the footsteps gradually entered the inner room, but it was Fushimi who bowed in with a booklet in his hand.

"Young master, you get up, the little one will go and pass the meal immediately. Fushimi didn't expect that Xin Xiran had already gotten up, and he hadn't eaten yet, so he hurriedly wanted to go out to pass the meal.

Xin Xiran stopped him: "Wait, don't hurry to eat, what are you holding in your hand?"

"Oh yes. Fushimi came back to his senses and still had something to do, so he hurriedly handed over the booklet and said, "It's a prayer note from Qiu Fu." ”

Qiu Fu and Xin Fu have always been at odds with each other, and there has not been a single visit in private. Xin Xiran opened it curiously, a little surprised, a little sudden, and a little contradictory and complicated emotions.

No wonder the greeting post was sent to him, it turned out to be delivered by Qiu Ji, and his name was also on the letterhead.

Xin Xiran doesn't know how to feel, he and Qiu Ji are childhood playmates, but when they were ten years old, the two have never interacted again, Qiu Ji asked him to meet, what will happen?

Xin Xiran closed the post and handed it to Fushimi, and said seemingly casually: "Reply to the post, just say that I responded." ”