60. 60 Long sigh
After a long time, Su Rui let out a long sigh of relief and reluctantly showed a smile to Sikong Jin.
"Actually, it's not bad now." Su Rui said faintly, "At least you won't force me to do something I don't want to." You've been protecting me. And ......"
"And what?" Sikong Jin asked.
"And you're long and pleasing to the eye. Even if I have to face you every day, I won't get bored. Su Rui smiled, but his voice was a little dry, and the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.
Sikong Jin was stunned, and his heart moved, not knowing whether it was warm or sad. He understood Su Rui's helplessness, and he could see that Su Rui was just having fun in the midst of suffering now.
As the children of the royal family, how many can live as they want? It's not easy to do what Suri did. Besides, she didn't treat her well before, but she didn't say a word, with her conditions, she could have written a letter back to Dajin to cry about what happened to her in Hu State, Emperor Dajin was already sorry for this daughter, and once the letter reached Dajin, I was afraid that the effect would be very good.
Sikong Jin also guarded against Su Rui's hand, Liuli followed her every day, and once there was a letter from her, he would intercept it. But so far, Suri has not complained.
This made Sikong Jin very surprised.
"Don't you think my legs are very inconvenient?" Sikong Jin asked slowly.
"Nope. You can't just run around. Do you have any other life problems? Suri asked rhetorically.
This...... Not really. Sikong Jin shook his head in astonishment.
"So. You don't find anything inconvenient. How could I find it inconvenient for you? Suri shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently. Of course, it would be even more perfect if you could get it back to what it used to be. β
Also...... Sikong Jin lowered his eyes slightly, but he had been disturbing himself.
It's just that...... He will take back all the humiliation that has been inflicted on him. He wasn't as generous as Suri to renounce his hatred of those who had humiliated him. A cold smile appeared on his lips.
"If those who assassinated me wanted to blame the Jun family, could it be that my father sent someone here?" Su Rui suddenly asked softly.
She was terrified that this was the truth. She didn't even want to think about it. But she had to think about it again.
If she dies in Hu State, Dajin can use this to attack Hu State, if Hu State puts all the blame on the head of the Jun family, then the spearhead, even if the Jun family is full of mouths, it is difficult to explain clearly.
The twelve gold medals for avoiding death have been withdrawn, and once the crime of assassinating Princess Hu and Princess Dajin is confirmed, then the Jun family is afraid that it will be the consequence of being beheaded.
Suri didn't dare to think about it anymore. Step by step, it seemed that the answer was already in her mind.
The light in Sikong Jin's eyes faded, he also thought about such a result, but he felt that it should not, it was someone who wanted to use the Dajin Emperor to suppress the Jun family.
"Don't be cranky." Sikong Jin comforted, "Now that your Dajin has started a war with Rouran, the Jun family has a heavy army. Your father will not attack the Jun family at this time. Because if the Jun family is forced too strongly, I am afraid that the Jun family will turn against each other. If the Jun family unites with the Hu State again, your father's throne will be in jeopardy. β
Su Rui's eyes flashed, and she couldn't help but stand up and walk in front of Sikong Jin, holding his hand, "Are you telling the truth?" Daikin has already started a war with Rouran? β
"Hmm." Sikong Jin nodded, "The news is true, it came a few days ago. β
Su Rui breathed a sigh of relief, if Dajin had already started a war with Rouran, then the person who assassinated her would definitely not be sent by her father. As Sikong Jin said, his father, the emperor, and the fox, naturally would not put himself in the situation of being attacked on his back.
But if you die, who is in the best interest?
Is it soft? Right! If you die, it will be beneficial and harmless to Rouran! Regardless of whether Dajin will attack Hu Guo because of his own affairs, for Rouran, as soon as he dies, the bond that concludes the marriage between Hu Guo and Dajin will be broken.
"Are there many Rouran people in the Hu Kingdom?" Suri asked.
"Not a lot. Rouran is almost the same as us, but we are in the north, and they are in the west, all of them are countries that rely on the mountains, even if the production is almost the same, it is not as rich as Dajin, except for the trading of medicinal materials, Hu will rarely set foot in Rouran, because after all, the mountain road is difficult to walk. Sikong Jin said.
"I've seen Rouran people in Daikin. It's very different from what we look like. Their eyes are lighter, their facial features are much deeper than ours, and their hair is not completely black. Su Rui said, "If it was the Rouran people who assassinated me, it would definitely be distinguishable from their appearance, but after several assassinations, I saw that the assassins were all people who looked like us, that is, most of the assassins were found in the country of Hu." β
"Clever." Sikong Jin nodded.
In fact, he also found some clues. Even some of the people who assassinated Suri seem to be somewhat related to the people who kidnapped her on the Lottery Festival.
"Do you know where I went with my fifth brother a few days ago?" Sikong Jin felt that it was time to tell SΓΉ Su Rui about these things, she was already more clever than he expected, and it was a very pleasant thing to talk to her.
"If you want to speak, I'll listen." Suri laughed.
"The fifth brother came to me in a hurry a few days ago to borrow some people, and I was very surprised and asked him what he was doing." Sikong Jin thought for a while and said, "He was wandering outside during the Mid-Autumn Festival and saw a very strange thing, so he tracked down the past and found something even more wonderful. β
"Uh......" Suri blinked...... That's too vague. He didn't say anything strange and wonderful. However, Sikong Jue was indeed not seen at the banquet on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, if he was not in the capital, he should have discovered some important things, otherwise he should have attended such a grand banquet.
"It's useless to sue you for some things. I'll just choose the useful ones and say okay. Sikong Jin knew why Su Rui blinked, and said with a faint smile.
"Hmm. I understand. Su Rui nodded, if it involved some royal secrets of Hu Guo, she thanked Sikong Jin's family, but there was no need to tell her.
Last time the Mid-Autumn Festival was accidentally bumped into something by her, she had to think of a bitter plan to get out. It's not fun to know the price of secrets.
"After the fifth brother followed the past, he found a heavily guarded mountain villa in a place two days away from the capital." Sikong Jin said. "On his own, he could only get a cursory look and not go deeper, but he discovered a big secret. The cellar inside the cottage was full of gunpowder. There is also a corner of the villa that manages hundreds of women from good families. β
Suri was taken aback, "Is that the same gang of bandits I met last time?" She asked eagerly.
"Hmm." Sikong Jin nodded, "Indeed." Last time, I took all the people who captured you, and I left them alive, but that person bit his tongue and killed himself, so I always felt that something was wrong, if it was half of the gang that trafficked women, would it be a secret as soon as it died? So the fifth brother has been chasing and killing this matter. β
"So he came to you when he found out about the villa, didn't he?" Suri asked.
"Yes." Sikong Jin nodded, "We also underestimated the strength of the enemy, and we didn't alarm the magistrate, but just brought a few henchmen to prepare to destroy that den." He paused, "But I didn't expect that there would be a large number of people in the rivers and lakes inside." Among them, there are many masters who have become famous. β
Su Rui had seen Sikong Jin's martial arts, and he could be injured like that...... It was probably a vicious fight.
"Although the process was very intense, but fortunately, the fifth brother and I still bulldozed the villa in one fell swoop." Sikong Jin made an understatement, "That's why we came back injured." In order to hide from others, he had to sneak back to the palace. β
He ignored the process of the fight, which was the fiercest he had ever experienced since his accident, but it was also the most enjoyable, and although he could not use his true anger now, those who had injured him had been sent to hell by him. You must know that at that time, he could compete with the attacks of the five masters in turn, and even Sikong Jue couldn't believe it afterwards, Sikong Jin's martial arts attainments had already surpassed him, if he entered the rivers and lakes, I was afraid that he could be among the top three masters.
"If you hadn't met me in the study that day, how would the fifth brother take care of you?" Su Rui asked curiously.
Sikong Jin smiled faintly, "Naturally, the fifth brother took care of it personally." He didn't tell SΓΉ Suri, that this study was actually a hidden mystery. When the palace was built, other places were built by ordinary craftsmen, but this courtyard was built by Sikong Jin himself. There is a dark room hidden in the study.
Sikong Jue originally wanted to bring Sikong Jin back to the palace, and after the two of them hid in the secret room, when the injury was slightly better, they would swagger to create the illusion of returning to Beijing to hide people's eyes.
What Sikong Jin didn't expect was that Sikong Jue would hand him over to Su Rui who was unconscious so lightly. I didn't expect Su Rui to really listen to Sikong Jue's words, take good care of himself, and hide it from everyone.
This made him let down some of his guards against Suri as well.
"Then ......" Su Rui thought for a moment, he had something to say, but he swallowed back when the words came to his lips.
Seeing that Su Rui looked like he wanted to say something, Sikong Jin said, "If you want to ask, just ask." β
"You and the fifth brother are one of King Rui'an, and the other is King Wurui." Su Rui bit his lower lip, but decided to ask, "If what you find is just an ordinary gang that traffics women, then you just need to notify the magistrate to bring officials or soldiers to go with you to exterminate them." Why be sneaky? Even when you come back to the capital, you have to hide it? Isn't that a good thing? Su Rui said, "Could it be that they are related to some of the more important people in the capital?" β
It's so smart, Sikong Jin sighed in his heart, it was indeed as Su Rui said.
It's just that who that person is, and it's not convenient for him to sue SΓΉ Surui, so as not to cause some unnecessary trouble.
Sikong Jin just smiled and didn't say anything, and Su Rui immediately understood it.
She hurriedly shook her hand, "Okay." I understand. I won't ask in the future. Don't sue me. I'm just a little girl, and I can't fight you guys. Don't pull me in. β
Seeing Su Rui's evasive look, Sikong Jin couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry." Naturally, I'm not going to let you get involved. His smile faded, "It's just my business. β
It was a matter between our brothers, Sikong Jin silently added a sentence in his heart, but he wouldn't tell Su Rui about it.
"Oh, yes. Why didn't the Assassins come these days? Suri asked.
"I don't know." Sikong Jin shook his head, "Maybe I found you too hard to die." β
Hard to die? Just kidding. It's just that they didn't come quite right...... You must know that her little life is very fragile.
Unconsciously, the two of them talked about the evening in the study, and it wasn't until Liuli came to take charge of the lamp that they realized that the time had slipped away unconsciously.
Su Rui looked at Sikong Jin a little embarrassed and stood up, "It's not too early, if there is nothing else, I'll go back." β
"Oh." Sikong Jin nodded lightly. It's time for Suri to go back.
"Then I'm leaving." Suri stood up and saluted, then turned to leave.
"Wait." Before Su Rui could take two steps, Sikong Jin shouted.
"What? Su Rui stopped and turned to look at Sikong Jin, "Is there anything else?" β
Sikong Jin himself was also stunned, he didn't know why he would stop the departing Su Rui.
He laughed a little, but he was afraid that he had been really lonely for a long time. Suddenly, there was someone with me, and I fell in love with the feeling of faint warmth.
"It's fine." Sikong Jin waved his hand, "Go ahead." β
"Oh." Suri shrugged his shoulders for unknown reasons and walked out of the room.
It's just that Su Rui's mood has never improved, and he always has a feeling of bone spurs in his throat.
She doesn't know what role Dajin's father puts her in, is it really a pawn that can be used and sacrificed? Could it be that the father-daughter relationship in the past three years was all pretended by him?
Su Rui hesitated in the maple forest, unable to let go for a long time, and she didn't know how long she had been standing, until Yuehua covered her shoulders and felt a chill from her bones, she came to her senses.
But she took care of herself, Su Rui sighed, if it weren't for the covetousness of those Xu family affections, maybe she wouldn't have obediently married Hu Guo according to her father's words, but secretly ran away on the way to send her relatives.
But what is the little friendship she misses in her heart to her father?
These made Su Rui unable to let go for a long time.
Sikong Jin silently watched Su Rui's back standing in the maple forest, and he didn't move for a long time.
Her loneliness, her bleakness, seemed to make Sikong Jin suddenly have the illusion that she would suddenly drift away one day.
It seems to be a very bad feeling.