King Xiang smiled, "No, admitting this matter in front of many people means that you Lu Zhi has the courage to do so, and you have not lost your manhood because of the palace punishment," he glanced obliquely, Mei Rui hung her head behind the crowd, everyone looked at the movement in front of her, no one noticed her arrival, and the corners of King Xiang's mouth hooked slightly, "Lu Zhen, everything you have now is your own fault." ”

"These four words may be more appropriate to use on the prince," Seeing that King Xiang was holding the pearl and retreating step by step to the city tower, Lu Zhi didn't even move his eyelids, turned his head and ordered his subordinates, "Order the archers to prepare to release arrows." ”

Sui Yuan's face changed, "Protector!" ”

Lu Zhi glanced back at him, cold to the bone, "Can't believe me?" ”

Sui Yuan lowered his eyes, "The protectors have their own measure. But I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, Lu Zhi really didn't have any pity for anyone other than Mei Rui, even if this person had a close relationship with Mei Rui, he would never be moved by this, but he was pitiful Huaizhu, Sui Yuan looked up, the face that was almost the same as Yun Niang was stained with tears, and his eyes looked down from the city tower blankly, first fell on Sui Yuan's body, and then moved away in an instant, and when she saw another figure, she was stunned.

"Rui Rui—"

She thought about the person she remembered in her heart, so she stood behind the crowd, as long as it was Mei Rui, she would not admit a single hair, Huaizhu couldn't help it, and called one after another, and everyone present looked back in shock.

Sure enough, the former female official was behind them, and the face that she would never forget if she saw it was still amazing, and the crowd didn't know why she automatically gave way to her, she walked towards Lu Zhi step by step, walking extremely hard, as if she had entered a cold winter.

She stopped in front of Lu Zhen, the young protector's face was like white jade, but because of the serious illness in Longyou some time ago, the corners of his eyes had added some vicissitudes to his eyes, his sideburns were slightly white, and he was also a legacy of a serious illness, and the corners of his lips were pursed, even more cold and indifferent than when she saw him for the first time.

In front of so many people, she endured it for a long time before she let her tears fall, and said to him very calmly: "Those words, the protector should have said to me early in the morning, I also asked the protector before, but the protector told me that it was the nonsense of others, and I believed it." I don't know much about the old stories, the details are hearsay, and I have no choice but to believe in the Protectors. But now it seems that what the Protector said to me was true and what was false? ”

She shook her head, a little desolate, "These are not important, Guanshan Wanli Road, I have traveled all the way from Chang'an to pursue the escort army to Longyou, in order to just have one thought for myself, and now that my wish has been fulfilled, I am also satisfied." Since the father and the Lu family had a deep grudge, the protectors have always looked at the old ones differently, and they are really tired of the guards. ”

A look of astonishment passed across Lu Zhi's face, but in an instant, he grabbed Mei Rui's wrist and said with a frown, "As usual, don't mess around." ”

He didn't use much strength, he thought she was talking angry, but when he thought that she would break away from him and stare at him directly, making him feel uneasy in his heart, "In the heart of the guard, what the slave does is nonsense, right?" ”

Lu Zhi looked at her, the look in her eyes had always been firm, and the decision she made would never change, she crossed him, her hand was hidden in her sleeve, and she held it tightly, and the plum fragrance that she had never smelled was filled with snort in vain, and he heard her say in her ear: "The protector is wrong, I have never been messing around from beginning to end." ”

From the first time she saw him, handed him the bowl of tea, to going to the Protector's Mansion to take care of him, or the knife blocked on the altar, and the nearly a year of house arrest in the cold palace, she was never messing around.

Everything was already clear when Long You saw him, if she had to say that she was messing around, then even if she was messing around all her life.

She looked at the top of the city tower, King Xiang was looking at this side proudly, he hated Lu Zhi for a long time, and coveted Mei Rui, naturally happy to see this scene, he looked at Mei Rui towards the city tower, Lu Zhi stood in the same place and did not send anyone to stop her, and did not feel that there was anything wrong, the face that tossed and turned in the dream day and night was clearly revealed in front of him, with a resolute look, and said to him loudly: "Please let the prince release the Huaizhu, the slave is willing to take the Huaizhu as a hostage." ”

No one thought that she would say such a thing, even Lu Zhi and Sui Yuan were stunned, and King Xiang looked at her suspiciously, "You? ”

"Yes," she was not afraid, "If the prince wants to use hostages to blackmail the protectors in exchange for conditions, Huaizhu is not of much use to the prince, even if he kills the prince of Huaizhu, he can't shake the protectors in the slightest, but it is better to be a slave, it is still a little heavier than Huaizhu." ”

King Xiang still refuses to let go, "Who knows if you colluded with Lu Zhi to come up and coax this king, and this king has fallen into the current situation, and he doesn't ask for any other conditions," what kind of person Lu Zhi is, King Xiang still has a number in his heart, if you want him to let him go in front of so many people, it must be wishful thinking, holding Huaizhu hostage is just a temporary battle of will, what people do when they are at the end of the road has never been able to find any rules and reasons, he squinted at Mei Rui, "In the past, this king praised you for your intelligence, Do you think you can hide it from this king? ”

"What the prince said, the slave and maid don't understand much." She is still that neither humble nor arrogant, since the first time King Xiang saw her, she has been like this, standing in the palace and arguing with Zhao Chun, at that time she was surprised by her good color, and she also felt familiar, and it was only later that she was associated with the amazing and brilliant Mei Caizi many years ago.

The grievances of the past are not outdated now, and at first I just wanted to see how Lu Zhi would treat this enemy's son. In fact, it is not an enemy, if it weren't for the Zhao family taking Mei Jingchen's wife and daughter as a hostage, Mei Jingchen would definitely not have forged that letter of treason with the enemy.

The Lu family's accusations of beheading should be attributed to the person in front of him.

King Xiang couldn't help but squint his eyes, in the moment he was immersed in the past, Mei Rui was getting closer and closer to him, always a soft face, gentle like water, but he couldn't understand the hidden emotions, King Xiang shouted violently: "Stop! ”

She was already only ten steps away from him, and the three of them were facing each other on the city tower, Mei Rui stopped according to his words, but didn't pay attention to him, just looked at the Huaizhu held by him, and called softly: "Huaizhu." ”

Huaizhu held back for a long time, and she couldn't help it when she called her like this, and tears rolled down her face, "Ruirui, what are you going to do?" ”

Mei Rui smiled, "I do what I have to do, you shouldn't have been involved in this matter, how could I allow you to be hurt because of this, don't be afraid, I'll do it for you." ”

Her next sentence made Huaizhu cry even more, "There is always something I value in this world." ”

Huaizhu couldn't cry silently, and raised his hand aggrievedly to wipe his tears, but was stopped by King Xiang's loud shout, and now he can't even control the two little women, he is a little annoyed, "What are you talking about, has this king agreed?" ”

Mei Rui gave King Xiang a straight look, "Isn't the prince allowed?" ”

"It's nature!"

"What if the slave said," her hand was hidden in her sleeve, in her lower abdomen, and the corners of her lips curled slightly, "what if the slave was pregnant?" ”

"Pregnant?"

This sentence could only be heard by the other two people on the city tower, Huaizhu was so shocked that his mouth opened wide, and even King Xiang was stunned, "Pregnant, whose is it?" ”

Mei Rui still said in a very gentle tone, "Who does the prince think it is?" ”

Mei Rui's eyes swept down, falling on the young protector under the city tower, the complicated look in her eyes was covered by the scattered sideburns, King Jiaoxiang couldn't see clearly, he could only hear her voice coming, it seemed to be far and near, like a muffled thunder blasting in his ears, "In addition to the Lu Guard, who else will there be." ”

"It can't be!" King Xiang came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and said, "How can he Lu Zhi ......?"

It must be unbelievable, but if you think about it, you will feel unwarranted fear, the first emperor is so partial to Lu Zhen, how can he not do this kind of thing, the first emperor of raising tigers for trouble does not understand what it means at all, so that Lu Zhi has become so big, King Xiang is annoyed and angry, "He dares!" ”

Mei Rui nodded, and moved closer again, "Yes, he really dared, he hid such a shocking secret under everyone's noses, it is really an unforgivable sin." Her voice was soft and soft, as if she was bewitching someone, "Lord Wang, do you say yes or no?" ”

"This is the crime of deceiving the king, and it should be punished!"

Punishment –

When this word landed, King Xiang was looking down, and at a glance he saw the calm emotion in Lu Zhi's eyes, the appearance of the overall situation in hand, very calm and relaxed, and he was caught off guard by the pain on the side of his neck, which was fiercely pierced into the side of the neck by a sharp weapon, he looked back in shock, the palace maid who was originally held hostage by him in his arms had already hidden behind the person in front of him, and the person in front of him was stained with blood on his right cheek, and his eyes were clear and transparent, and they were extremely clear.

Her hand was on the hilt of the sword, and the blade that was still two fingers wide was pierced again, and blood gushed out of King Xiang's mouth, splashing on the front of her clothes, and her voice was cold, "Your Majesty is under house arrest, and it is for disloyalty; Disobeying the will of the first emperor and plotting rebellion is unfilial; fornicating with the imperial sister-in-law and defiling the harem is unkind; It is for injustice to frame loyalty, the sin of the prince, and it should be punished-"

"You ......"

King Xiang took two steps back, covering the wound on his neck, only to feel the pain in his chest like being torn, he couldn't breathe, his eyes began to turn white, and he staggered under his feet unsteadily, and he didn't know where to take an extra step, it was like stepping on a cloud, and he had no real touch.

There was a whistling wind in his ears, and he felt as if he had really lost, from the very beginning when he accidentally met her in the Imperial Garden, he lost completely.

Really.

Those were the last two words he uttered when he fell to the ground.

However, on the other side, the young protector showed for the first time in full view of everyone that he could be called a panicked description, his steps to ascend the tower were chaotic, and he took the bloody Mei Rui into his arms, and asked unevenly: "What did you just say?" ”

Mei Rui suddenly remembered that Lu Zhi knew lip language.

She chuckled, "I said, I've never been fooling around. ”