Chapter 458: A Tattoo That Won't Fade for Life
Xiao Yi knew that this was his father's ambition and his ultimate goal, he wanted the entire Tang Dynasty to change his surname to "Xiao", and he only wanted Yue'er.
If he had given up everything at that time, once the truth was revealed, he and her would no longer be possible. Therefore, he can only continue to be a pawn, even if it is his biological father who plays with him.
"You also know what happened later, I received a letter from Li Wangzhen, and took the opportunity to go to Zhenhai to find you. I didn't want to take you back to Xichuan, but I was ordered by my father to let Guo Zhongting see the birthmark on your shoulder. Xiao Yi said the truth with a complicated expression.
Thinking back to everything that happened in July and August last year, Xi Lingyue only felt that it was a joke: "On the day you attacked Shopkeeper Liu, you deliberately let the dart shoot through my shoulder so that I could show my birthmark?" ”
"Yes." Xiao Yi admitted. At that time, the shopkeeper Liu was seriously injured, Guo Zhongting came to ask him to treat his injuries, he thought this was a golden opportunity, so when he walked to the door, he quietly took out a dart, and shot it with his fingers when Guo Zhongting was not paying attention, and also created a wound on Xilingyue's shoulder while extinguishing his mouth, so that he could complete his father's plan.
And Shopkeeper Liu's actions before his death, the hand he raised, and the words he said did not refer to Li Chengxuan, but to Xilingyue!
He wasn't trying to say "yes...... Yes...... Xuan", but "is Cheng (Metropolitan Mansion) Xiao (Home)". It was only because he was in danger at the time and spoke intermittently that everyone missed a few words, and he also heard the word "Xiao" as the word "Xuan".
Now, Xiling Yue has also figured out everything that night, only to feel that the wound on her left shoulder began to ache faintly again, and she smiled coldly: "In order to complete my father-in-law's plan, you almost poisoned me." ”
"I'm confident in my medical skills." Xiao Yi said frankly, "I will definitely not let you have an accident." ”
"Looks like I have to thank you." Xilingyue gently stroked her left shoulder and asked, "What's the matter with my birthmark?" ”
Xiao Yi was silent for a moment: "It is a tattoo made by my father according to Li Wangzhen's birthmark, and the medicine is prepared by my master, and it will not fade for life." ”
Tattoos that will not fade for life, moth eyebrows, cinnabar color.
This small mark changed the lives of two women! Thinking of Li Wangzhen's death, Xilingyue felt even more sad: "I always thought that she had taken everything from me...... Now I know that I owe her. ”
The daughter of the eldest princess, the niece of the Son of Heaven, the pearl of the Guo family, and Guo Lingyue, the lord of Xichuan County. This illustrious and wealthy identity, the lady of the first family in the capital, is a better life that Li Wangzhen should have!
She hadn't even met her real parents!
She didn't even know what kind of hard-mouthed and soft-hearted mother she had, a generous and gentle father, and a good brother who was cynical on the surface, but in fact had a heart like a mirror!
Xilingyue wanted to cry, but her tears couldn't flow, how much resentment she had against Li Wuzhen before, and how much guilt she felt now. The woman who is as old as a flower, talented and beautiful, has been burdened by her and died for her in her short life.
"Actually, you don't have to blame yourself, forget that she was stolen by Li Shidao at birth, and since then she has fallen into a state of convulsions, and she will not live to be thirty years old." Xiao Yi was relieved.
Xiling Yue could only smile sarcastically: "Ling Zun is really calm, and he has been planning for eighteen years. ”
Lingzun? Xiao Yi frowned when he heard this: "Yue'er, do you have to draw a line?" You have the blood of the martial arts family in your body, Li Tang can't tolerate you at all, we are a family. ”
"No, we're not." Xiling Yue looked into his eyes and said seriously, "What you want is power and ambition, and what I want is always a home." It's like when I left Xichuan just for you and my father-in-law. But you're not for me. Xiling Yue held back her anger, "It's just a matter of using me, you also killed Brother Jing and Sister Kong...... I can't forgive! ”
As early as that night outside Pingning Village, Xiao Yi had already guessed this ending, and couldn't help but slowly close his eyes: "The teaching I have received since I was a child is to be loyal to the martial family and His Royal Highness Kangxing. And now you tell me that you won't forgive me......"
He said and slowly opened his eyes: "Have you ever thought about what the result will be for you and Li Chengxuan?" Can he give up the throne for you? Or are you going to give up your responsibilities and your bloodline identity for him? So what do we do? What about the whole of Wuning County? They are the secret guards who have been loyal to the samurai family for generations, and they have been waiting for you here for nearly a hundred years! ”
"It's not me who they're waiting for, it's just this surname." Xilingyue's mind was very sober, "It has been a hundred years since Empress Wu died, and Princess Taiping has also been dead for more than ninety years. I don't have any siblings? ”
"There was one, but it died." Xiao Yi didn't hide it from her, "When Xuanzong killed Princess Taiping's family, her little daughter-in-law was pregnant, so she escaped under the protection of the secret guard and gave birth to a baby boy. I don't know what the reason is, this vein is very thin, and the men have inherited Li Tang's wind disease, and their lifespan is not long. In your generation, there will be no more men, but you alone. ”
"Father said that Wu Zhou was originally the heroine in power, and Princess Taiping was also the heir, this is the heavens to let the great cause of restoration fall on you." Xiao Yi tried to make her understand, "Our Xiao family has guarded male heirs for generations, and your bloodline is completely broken in this generation, so my father wants you to marry me to ensure that the imperial power will not be left behind." ”
"You don't have to defend him," Xiling Yue slowly turned her back and looked at the huge cold stone gate, "A hundred years have passed, and the Tang Dynasty has gone through the Anshi Rebellion, the Jingyuan Mutiny, the division of feudal towns, and the invasion of Tibet...... Which one was not full of holes? If the Wu clan could succeed in restoration, it would have acted a long time ago, and if it is peaceful today, this secret has been exposed, but it is the worst opportunity. ”
"We can take Xichuan and Jingnan first, and then slowly map them." Xiao Yi continued to persuade, "We have been planning for nearly a hundred years, and we already have the best ......."
"Do you want me to learn from the three towns of Heshuo and cut the land to stand on my own?" Xi Lingyue turned to look at him, her back straight, "What is it called restoration, in the history books, I will only be stinking for 10,000 years, and I will become a chaotic minister and thief who splits the Tang Dynasty and destroys unification, just like An Lushan and Shi Siming." ”
Xiao Yi was speechless.
"Brother Yi, give up." Xilingyue sincerely persuaded, "With your talent, why waste your energy on this unrealistic thing, you go to business, go to business, go to medicine, no matter what you do, you will become a leader." ”
"Will you stay with me, then?" Xiao Yi asked humbly.
This time it was Xilingyue's turn to be speechless, with only two words: "I'm sorry." ”
"If the elf and the empty child hadn't died, would you change your mind?" There was a hint of hope in his eyes.
"No, it won't." Without hesitation, she refused.
Xiao Yi smiled, laughing so unwillingly: "Yue'er, I have never changed my mind, it is you who have changed, it is you who betrayed our relationship." ”
Yes, in a sense, it was she who changed her mind first. But at that time, he already had Li Wangzhen, what else could she do? It's not that she didn't fight for it, but Zhenhai and her party failed.
It can only be said that it is a creation to make people, Xilingyue is embarrassed in her heart, and she feels even more unbearable. Although Xiao Yi deceived her and harmed many people, they are childhood sweethearts after all, and their eighteen-year relationship is not easy to give up.
"Brother Yi, turn back." Again, she persuaded.
However, Xiao Yi had fallen into a demonic obstacle at the moment, and resented her change of heart: "Yue'er, what do you like about Li Chengxuan?" You tell me, I can too! ”