A hint of horror suddenly flashed in her eyes, as if she was looking at me looking at a monster that devoured human flesh and blood, she hurriedly turned her gaze away and said with a shrunken voice, "I don't know what you're talking about." ”

I moved closer to her, almost chasing her evasive gaze, "You know. ”

“……”

"Between the two of us, don't come to that set - you said it yourself, and now, I'll give it back to you. At this time, what else can you hide? You can detect your father's strangeness, and decide to stick to the emperor's side, how can you not notice his strangeness, why? ”

“……”

"If it's because of someone else, or something else, you can definitely stop it with all your might, but only this person, this matter, you can't do anything about it. ”

“……”

"He and Pei Yuanxiu have already colluded, right?"

My words, like a certainty, unavoidably peeled off this fact and threw it in front of her in blood. Nangong Lizhu finally raised her head helplessly to look at me, and her teary eyes were a little more helpless: "You, how do you know?"

I said calmly: "Gongsun Shu, the Marquis of Jin, his son Gongsun Qi, and the Runan Yuan family, together with the people of the Lin family in Yunzhong, I have seen them. ”

She frowned, "Where have you seen it?"

"Gangnam. ”

“……”

"All of them had private contact with him. ”

“……”

"I have also seen the letters they wrote to Pei Yuanxiu. ”

“……”

"Even, I suspect that the emperor's assassination in Yangzhou was also their handiwork. ”

Nangong Lizhu was slightly shocked, looked at me in horror, and I continued: "Now, these people have gathered, of course I can only think of Pei Yuanxiu. ”

Nangong Lizhu said: "So you want to say that this rebellion is controlled by him behind the scenes?"

I shook my head, "Not necessarily." ”

"What?" she was shocked again, and looked at me in amazement: "Didn't you just say that my father colluded with him?"

"Collusion is one thing, but this rebellion is another. ”

“…… I don't understand. ”

Looking at Nangong Lizhu's puzzled expression, I smiled faintly - in fact, just now, when I saw those rebel leaders, I also had doubts, but that suspicion was only for a moment, and I was denied by myself.

What kind of person Pei Yuanxiu is, I have seen it too clearly over the years.

The number of times he shot was actually not much, but every time it was a blow, just like at the beginning, occupying the six provinces in Jiangnan, he went through several years of planning, and finally contributed to the establishment of his power in Jiangnan with the fall of the Shen family, such a careful deployment, in the end, Pei Yuanhao was almost powerless to return to the sky, and could only acquiesce to this force and confront him across the river, which shows that his mind is meticulous and scheming, and he is no longer under Pei Yuanhao.

But this rebellion, at least in my opinion, was not of his level.

Not only is the level not high, but also from the beginning it seems to be very hasty, all dynasties, such a rebellion must first play a banner of righteousness and strictness, in order to make themselves stand in the place of justice, and this time, they attacked the Xuanwu Gate from the beginning, and entered the imperial city, without a slogan, it was completely like a group of rabble, until now the soldiers gathered in the Xian Palace, and only then did they play the slogan of King Qin's escort, but the matter has made a big fuss, this banner has been erected too late.

This is definitely not Pei Yuanxiu's style of acting.

It is more likely that Yuan Mingde and a few of them were originally ambitious and wanted to enter Beijing to assist the government and gain power, but who knew that the emperor woke up and blocked their way, and they were unwilling, so they temporarily decided to do so.

Nangong Jinhong, from the beginning, should not have been involved in this matter.

However, as a party in collusion with Pei Yuanxiu, he must also be connected with these people, so when the rebels entered the imperial city, he took action, especially under the result of Yihua Palace's emptying, he asked them to play the slogan of "King Qin's escort", and asked them to negotiate, asking me to leave Nangong and Zhu.

After hearing what I said, Nangong Lizhu's face turned even paler, she sneered, and said, "Then it's no wonder, why does my father protect you in addition to me." ”

I looked down at her.

She raised her head and looked at me, and her smile revealed a little sadness: "Do you think that my father will protect you only this time?"

“……”

I frowned slightly, as if I felt something: "What other time?"

She seemed to be angry, and as if she didn't want to talk at all, she just snorted coldly through her nose.

But I've remembered.

I remember that when I was still in the palace at that time, when Ren Jixian Hall was in the orthography, in order to get out of the palace, but also to deal with her, I kept letting Xiaofuzi secretly monitor the people and things in Yuhua Palace, and again, Xiaofuzi told me that when Nangong Jinhong entered the palace and got together with her, there were some conflicts between the two people's words, and my name was mentioned several times in the middle.

At that time, I guessed that their father and daughter should have had a difference of opinion because of my business.

Nangong Lizhu sneered again and said: "At that time, I was still a concubine, and you were just a Jixian Palace, if I really want to deal with you, there are too many ways." But he never agreed. ”

“……”

"Because he doesn't agree, I can't let go of my hands and feet, and I can keep doing this until the end......"

“……”

I didn't speak, but it was clear in my head.

Sure enough, at that time, the two of them really had a disagreement because of me, Nangong Lizhu was bent on my life, but Nangong Jinhong - he had already colluded with Pei Yuanxiu, and Pei Yuanxiu, he had been protecting me, and even, he should have sent a message to Nangong Jinhong, so that it would cause discord between their father and daughter.

And I survived in such a crack.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel sour.

Pei Yuanxiu......

Pei Yuanxiu......

Until now, I don't think it's wrong for me to leave him, after all, he and Han Ruoshi are now married, and I, too, have indeed failed to fall in love with him as he wanted, if everyone has their own arms and is tied together, it is just hurting each other.

So, I walked, walked resolutely, and didn't even look back.

But no matter how insistent I am, no matter how much I decide, there is one thing, I can't fool myself.

Emotionally, I do owe him anything.

I didn't fall in love with him, and I didn't even know anything about that qiē when I was protected by him.

Now, thinking about it, it is no coincidence that I escaped from the palace from the fire in Jixian Hall and was able to leave the capital smoothly, and even along the way, I escaped Pei Yuanhao's search because of the appearance of the soldiers and horses.

"He really has a deep affection for you. ”

I was immersed in the past, when I suddenly heard Nangong Lizhu's voice, and when I looked down, she was looking at me, with a weak smile on her face.

I subconsciously frowned: "What are you going to say?"

She blinked, "What else can I say?"

“……”

She smiled wryly: "I really don't know, what's so good about you, let him, and him, you can't even want your life for you, even-"

She looked at me, as if she was unwilling, and like angry: "What is so good about you that they will all miss you?"

“……”

For some reason, these words were ironic to my ears.

I stretched out my hand to support the edge of the couch on the side, supported myself to stand up, probably because I squatted for too long, I felt dizzy together, I stumbled twice before standing firmly, and then looked down at Nangong Lizhu, and said with a faint smile: "I also want to know, what do they value me." ”

“……”

"I'll change it. ”

“……”

She was stunned, I already smiled bitterly, and walked to the side of the chair and sat down.

Nangong Lizhu knelt there quietly, and after a long while, she said, "Then now, you already know what's going on behind the scenes, what are your plans?"

I took a deep breath, looked back at her, and said, "I'm going to grant their request." ”

"What?!"

She looked at me in surprise: "You, are you really going to hand over the two of us?"

“……”

"Are you crazy?!"

As soon as she was excited, her pale face finally had a little red, but she looked even weaker, and she said eagerly: "You said it yourself just now, what they care about is the lives of the two of us, and it is because we are both in the Jixian Hall that they didn't attack it." Now you're going to hand over the two of us, isn't that the last thing they have to worry about?"

“……”

"If we leave, this place will definitely be captured by them!"

The more she spoke, the more her voice trembled, and the hand holding Pei Yuanhao tightened, and in the end, even her eyes turned red, and she said eagerly: "I don't, I won't leave him! If he dies, I don't want to steal my life, I want to die with him!"

I sat in the chair and looked at her excited, but I didn't say a word, and waited until she finished speaking, and then I said slowly, "What if he doesn't have to die?"

She was stunned and looked at me in amazement: "What did you say?"

"I said, he doesn't have to die. ”

“……”

"But on the condition, you listen to me. ”

“……”

She was a little nervous, seemed to believe me, but didn't dare to fully believe me, looked at me cautiously for a long time, and then said, "What are you going to do?"

I said calmly, "Now, more than an hour has passed since they attacked the Xuanwu Gate, and the people outside must already know what is going on inside. The person who is really escorted by King Qin must have already begun to prepare, and is even about to come in. ”

“……”

"However, I think their men and horses are definitely not only around the Jixian Palace. Since your father is involved in this matter, then the situation in the palace will definitely fall under their control, and they will definitely set up people at various checkpoints, and the people who come to the palace to escort King Qin will not arrive here so smoothly. ”

"So what?"

"So, I gave them half an hour to decide whether or not to hand over the two of us. ”

"Half an hour?" Nangong Lizhu subconsciously frowned, as if she wanted to calculate whether this time was enough, but after a while, she still looked at me blankly, I sighed, and said: "Half an hour is not enough, no matter where the people come from, half an hour is not enough time for them to enter the palace, at least, they need an hour." ”

"Then why don't you ask them for an hour?"

“……”

I couldn't help but roll my eyes: "Do you think this is something I can decide?"

She was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and lowered her head in shame.

I shook my head and continued: "Actually, I just wanted to ask them for an hour limit, but they refused, and after negotiation, it was changed to half an hour. ”

Nangong Lizhu said: "Then if we go out now, isn't it the same result?"

I blinked and said, "But, they want two people." ”

“……！”

She shuddered violently and looked at me, "What?"

"They want two people," I said, "and that's where we can delay." ”

Nangong Lizhu's breathing tightened, and she looked at me with burning eyes: "What do you mean-"

"Go out first, give them a sweetness, make them feel that things are doable, and then they may be willing to keep waiting. ”

Nangong Lizhu blinked her eyes and thought about it again, this time, she reacted quickly and looked up at me: "This, maybe it's okay." ”

As she spoke, she looked at me again: "Then, why don't you go out yet?"

……

I closed my mouth and didn't speak.

There were only three of us in the room, and when she stopped, there was an abrupt silence, and she suddenly rushed in front of everyone, and her brows immediately twisted.

He looked at me with a hint of caution in his eyes.

I said, "It's true that it's our strategy for two people to go out for one, but whoever goes out also has a strategy. ”

She said, "What strategy?"

"Can't give them the most important at the beginning. ”

“……”

"If we get the most important person, then next, they may jump over the wall and storm the Jixian Hall when time is pressed and reinforcements are imminent, in that case, our strategy will fail. ”

“……”

"We have to give a less important one first, and the more important one to stay in the Jixian Palace, they see the opportunity and want to get their hands, so that they can always be suppressed. ”

When I said these words, Nangong Lizhu's face had become very unsightly, if just now, her face was pale with blood loss, then at this moment, she was already a little distracted.

I could feel the trembling of her body, and the hand holding Pei Yuanhao was constantly straining, and the joints of her fingers were white.

After a long while, she slowly raised her head, and looked at me with those autumn eyes that were still full of tears, but her gaze had already condensed into ice.

"The two of us, who is the one who matters?"