Under the snow-covered Suzaku Street, it seemed even more empty and deep, and it was the darkest time before dawn. Occasionally, there was a night owl or two, and the hoarse voice made people panic.

The night breeze blowing high in the sky seemed to be much stronger than the wind before the beginning of the child. Ashin glanced back at the gate of Julong City. The precarious situation of wolf horses neighing and breaking snow chasing the enemy in the city came to his mind. The turmoil of the dead slaves in prison and the dead slaves gathering to make trouble has not yet dissipated, and the enemy's surprise attack on the Blazing Cloud Hall has made waves again, and the entire Julong City has already been in a state of chaos.

The firelight in the sky was dotted, reflecting the faint worry in the dark eyes, and his heart was torn by the wind and snow in front of him.

Vermilion Bird Avenue is the first avenue to face after the dragon city, the octagonal exquisite pavilion welcomes guests from all directions, the world is safe and protects the peace of all directions, and the splendid Qihuan building gathers together to help together, all of which are like Qionghua and beautiful jade, or bold and uninhibited, or regarded as death as home, or gentle and elegant, dotted on both sides of the avenue. During this period, 1,200 miles, the passage of carriages and horses was unhindered. At present, although the wind and snow are abundant, the pedestrians are endless.

After a few snaps of the fingers, it will come to the first corner, the west leads to the forty-two squares, the east leads to the thirty-seven squares, the left and right sides of the avenue that extend out, like the two wings of the Vermilion Bird, spread its wings and want to fly, and because the famous nobles, dignitaries, large and small shops in the east and west are distributed among them, the whole Vermilion Bird Street is thriving every day, and there is also a Jiayu that flies and flourishes, and the Vermilion Bird Street is therefore named.

Although a large amount of smoke rose from the eastern sky, it was quickly torn apart by the night wind, and between the smoke gaps, the Chenghan Chenxi Building could still be seen after being hit by the flames.

The ashes washed up by the wind outlined a strange shape in the sky above the prince's tower. The protruding parts of some nearby buildings were also scattered with countless debris of the flames. The scene was like having just experienced a fierce battle between man and beast, and after the monster was defeated by humans, it left behind pieces of wreckage.

The upper half of the dilapidated prince's tower is still burning, and it can't help but make people sigh when they look at it, the original glowing lamp tower is now unrecognizable.

The sound of horses galloping on the eastern avenue suddenly came, and Ashin was distracted by the ruined scene in the distance, and Ashin subconsciously avoided it, like many pedestrians. When the carriage came from a distance, he noticed that it was several first-aid carriages, and he saw many people lying down on the open-air carriage, some of their limbs were still twitching, and they were screaming, and some were motionless in clean white cloths, their faces were charred, and they were as black as charcoal, and only a pair of eyes were quietly looking at the sky.

In the meantime, most of them are Fengren with slightly higher status, and they are being sent to the Xinglin Medical Center in Julong City to receive the most effective rescue. Gradually, some prisoners who were burned by accidents appeared in the eastern streets, some of them were carrying snow and carrying canes, some were supported by old people and children, and some were crawling with difficulty in the snow, and they were all prisoners who were expelled from the vicinity of the prince's building.

The firefighting work was extremely intense, and in order to maintain good order, Fengren drove away all the disabled prisoners who were left in the vicinity of the prince's building. At this time, countless figures on the East and West Streets ran back and forth, crying and crying, and the shouts for help were intermittent because of sobbing.

Seeing this, Ah Confidence sank. The Mocang monarch personally gave this building, secretly determined the future prince of Li Sang, but now it was burned, less than half an hour after the incident, the rumor that the prince was not the best candidate for the prince soon spread in the palace. This fire may burn to the East Palace in the future! How could he not be angry about this?

Unexpectedly, this nameless fire caused such a tragic situation, at that moment, like a thick snow covering the dancing sparks, he could no longer be angry, and only the desolation and pathos of the embers in his heart. I secretly thought to myself, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince witnessed this scene, it was estimated that he would have to risk the sky and make a plan for this group of homeless prisoners.

But, did he see it?

With a twist of his eyebrows, time did not allow him to think too much. Ashin turned his head, no longer looking, and went straight to the west avenue, submerged in a snowstorm.

Wind and dust house gate.

Just wanted

rushed up the steps and went straight to the door of the house, but who knows, Ashin was blocked again.

This is the fourth time that he has come to Fengchen Mansion alone, and he has been blocked.

The first three times were all on the orders of the prince to deliver letters to Fengchen Mansion. He didn't see King Ping with his own eyes these three times, because every letter was delivered by Yingying on his behalf, and he was sent back by Yingying before entering the palace. This time, the situation is urgent, and he must see His Royal Highness King Ping!

After a moment, he still failed to summon His Royal Highness King Ping. Everything was as he guessed, and he saw the warbler again.

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" I didn't see him, I heard his voice first, and I saw the warbler coming out of the door.

After eating so many closed doors, how could he hit a wall again? Time was tight, Ashin didn't want to explain too much to Yingying this time, he found the right time, rushed up the steps with all his strength, and was about to rush into the door, but he was defeated again.

A dark black brocade robe couldn't be restrained, and the warbler opened her arms, her body stood straight, and she looked at Ashin at the bottom of the stairs expressionlessly.

"I want to see Childe!" He was very angry in his heart, and Ashin's attitude was resolute.

Hearing this, Yingying glanced at the official road to the east, put her hand in her robe, and wondered: "Do you want to see the prince, or does His Royal Highness the prince want to meet?" ”

"You know what I'm here for. Hugh asks more! Take me to Childe! Ashin stared at Yingying and said.

Yingying said calmly: "In the middle of the night, the son returned from the night banquet, and he had already fallen asleep at this time, just tell me what you want to say, don't surprise the child!" ”

Do you want to block him with your son again? Ashin was even more dissatisfied, and hurriedly asserted: "This matter is related to the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I must personally tell the prince, so I must see the prince!" ”

Hearing this, her heart tightened, her eyes condensed slightly, she was embarrassed when she saw him, and when she mentioned the prince, she looked anxious, and she couldn't help but think secretly: Since the time is urgent, why don't you come on horseback? Could it be that he is lying? Just as he was about to speak, the words fell into his stomach again.

"Get out of the way of me!"

Hearing his insistence, Yingying quickly dispelled this doubt. In advance of the Princee and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Ashin will not lie!

Her lips opened slightly, and she asked slowly, "What's wrong with His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

After a long period of indifference, at this moment, she finally ushered in a little warmth in her eyes! Listening to her hesitant question, Ashin finally couldn't bear the complaint in his heart.

"What's wrong? I also want to ask what happened to Childe! The two of us have served Gongzi together since childhood, and later His Highness was repeatedly persecuted by the people around him, so I was ordered by Gongzi to enter the East Palace and serve His Highness. Childe is as kind to us as a mountain, you and I have promised since then, in this life, you protect Childe, I protect His Highness, the master and servant are different, but the loyalty is the same rock! In the past ten years, the love between them has been wider than the sky and deeper than the sea! These are obvious to all! But on the night of his birthday, the prince personally gave His Royal Highness a broken robe and said a decisive word! You don't know what happened in this, do you? ”

Heavy snow drifts, hitting people's faces. In a word, it seems that frost and snow are also thousands of years.

The lips were frozen, and they trembled slightly, and the words poured out, but like that heart, they suddenly froze. Seeing the desolate look on his face after the landslide, there was a little tingle in her eyes, and his words melted into the sound of wind and snow, and she could hear clearly and vaguely: "What did you say... Childe's congratulatory gift to His Highness tonight... Is it a broken robe? ”

Three days ago, she struggled for a long time before asking her son, His Royal Highness's birthday banquet, what will he send this year? He just shook his head and ignored it indifferently; Last night, she asked again, has he thought about giving His Royal Highness's birthday banquet this year? If so, she should have prepared early. Childe nodded this time, and only said, he had been prepared. She asked him in surprise what he was going to give, but Childe didn't answer, just smiled back, this smile was so strange that she still can't forget it!

I saw Ashin's eyes fixed, and there seemed to be a spark in his eyes, which made people feel like a fish in their throats for a while!

Need I say it again? He said that it was a broken robe, a broken robe! It's a broken robe!! The uncertain eyes, looking at the frostbitten flowers and plants, couldn't help but make her heart like a knife! She should rejoice

yes! A broken robe is the best gift!

Break the robe, cut off all the feelings that should not be there; Break the robe, cut off the worthless righteousness. Broken robe, it can be both love and righteousness, she should be happy! Childe gave away the robe, doesn't it mean that he has completely figured it out? Doesn't it mean that he can let go of all the difficulties of the past? Isn't everything as she wants! She should rejoice!

Everything was as she wished, but why did her heart hurt so much?

"Have you forgotten the promise you once made? It's been more than ten years, and I can't forget it! Ashin shook his head vigorously, looking at the eyes of the warbler, revealing a lot of incomprehension, these days, the abnormality of the warbler, he has already noticed, but has always believed that each other still remembers the original promise, and now, her thoughts, it is really more and more difficult to guess, more and more difficult to understand! No longer bothered by this, swallowing thousands of pains, he only said: "If you really think about Gongzi and His Highness, you can let me go to see Gongzi!" ”

The flowers in the Falling Flower Courtyard of the Wind and Dust Mansion are burned down, and there will never be any possibility of rebirth.

The spoaching wind and snow raged the lights under the eaves, and when they smashed on her face, it was also biting cold. When she raised her eyes to look at Ashin again, her eyes were lonely, like frost and snow: "A good love is higher than the sky, and righteousness is deeper than the sea!" If His Highness really understood this, they would not have come to this point! ”

I don't know the meaning of her words, but the words fell on his heart, causing ripples, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to pick up, and her decisive voice was in his ears again.

"Make a promise for a while, keep the promise for a lifetime, it won't change!" When she talked about this covenant again, she was no longer the clever smile she had when she was young, she seemed to have trekked a few long distances of mountains and rivers, which added a little bit of desolation to her eyebrows, and her eyes were like the sea: "Ashin, from now on, you will take the place of Gongzi to guard His Highness!" If you can keep it for a while, it is a time, and whoever leaves first will be the one who bears the promise! We said yes! Those who have made a covenant will not die well, and will be slaves in the next life, and will be slaves from generation to generation, and will suffer the deepest suffering in the world when they meet the most vicious masters in the world! ”

The more poignant the wind and snow became, the more resolute her tone became, and her long eyelashes covered her stinging eyes, and tears seemed to freeze.

These words can't help but echo many times in his heartstrings.

That year was not as late as this year, the grass grew and the warbler flew, in April in the world, he knelt on the ground with her, pinched the soil for incense, and swore to the gods: "In this life, you protect the son (His Royal Highness), I protect His Royal Highness (Gongzi), the master and servant are different, the heart is the same rock, the person who bears the covenant must not die well, he will be a slave in the next life, and he will be a slave from generation to generation, and he will meet the most vicious master in the world, and suffer the deepest suffering in the world!" ”

Does she really remember? The words don't change, so what has changed? Ashin recalled it over and over again, convinced it, but he never understood her.

Seeing the hesitation in his eyes, Yingying was sure in her heart, so she ignored the wind and snow, hurriedly went down the steps and held Ashin's cold hand, unable to atone for the sins of this life: "Ashin, I really haven't forgotten these words!" Everything is my fault, and I blame me for not taking good care of my son, which caused the contradiction between my son and His Royal Highness to accumulate more and more, which led to the breakup of the two of them, everything is a misunderstanding, it is a misunderstanding! It's still too late! You tell me it's still too late, right? ”

"What you say is true? Do you really know what's going on? She was suddenly shocked by her heart-wrenching confession, and the whole thing seemed to have taken a turn for the better! He asked eagerly, desperate for an affirmative answer.

"It's all caused by me, it's all caused by me!" She couldn't cry silently, beating her chest, trying to alleviate the pain in her heart, but her heart seemed to be cut by a knife, and her messy hair was wildly raging by the cold wind.

Seeing her torturing herself like this, Ashin hugged her: "Don't blame yourself, I am also responsible for this matter." ”

Everything seemed to have really taken a turn for the better, she suddenly looked at his distressed eyes, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said excitedly: "Ashin, as long as His Highness and Gongzi are safe and sound in the future, we will definitely be able to let them go back to the past!" Are you right? ”

The snow drifted heavily, hitting people's faces, and the snow was deep.