Ruan Qingzhi slept very deeply this night.

So much so that when I woke up the next morning, I had a splitting headache, and my body was so heavy that it seemed to be tied to two large stones of at least twenty pounds.

Wait a minute!

The next morning?!

Ruan Qingzhi looked up at the sky: it was morning, no doubt.

But she clearly remembers that it was morning when she went to bed, so she slept almost a day and a night?

After this startle, Ruan Qingzhi immediately discovered something even more wrong: what she saw when she opened her eyes was not the tent in her bedroom, but a dark sky, and a few bare branches that had not yet sprouted; Beneath her lay not a soft bed, but a large cold rock; As for the heaviness on her body, it was not that someone had really tied a stone to her, but because her hands and feet had been tightly bound by ropes, and she could not move at all.

Which one is this singing?

Ruan Qingzhi's brain, which had not fully woken up, only remembered that he was sure that he was undoubtedly asleep in Xifangyuan, and he really couldn't figure out how he could appear here when he woke up.

Is this another life?

How can it be!

This is clearly capsized in the gutter, and someone has calculated it in his own home!

Thinking of this, Ruan Qingzhi's heart immediately became angry.

It's really endless! The catastrophe of her life should be taken captive and taken captive? And this time it's obviously more excessive than the previous ones! When she's a pig, tie all four hooves?

The more Ruan Qingzhi thought about it, the more angry he became, and he was about to struggle to get up, but a cold voice sounded above his head: "Lord Qingyang, you'd better not move." Behind you is a cliff, and although it is only twenty or thirty feet high, it is enough to break you to pieces. ”

This voice?!

Ruan Qingzhi's heart sank: "Ruan Suying? ”

The man walked over slowly step by step and stood in front of Ruan Qingzhi: "It's rare, you still remember my name." ”

Ruan Qingzhi looked at her delicate and pale little face and frowned: "Of course I remember who you are, but you yourself seem to have forgotten." ”

"I haven't forgotten. How could I forget? Ruan Suying held her head high and squatted down in front of Ruan Qingzhi, "I am a little concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I am just your plaything." For more than 10 years, I have been cautious and walking on thin ice, but I still can't escape your casual manipulation...... I thought there would always be a bright day when I survived, and I thought that someone would always be able to see that I was not useless as a concubine, but I didn't expect this to be a game you set up again! What did I do wrong, you must drag me to death! ”

She was very excited, and her little face gradually turned red.

Ruan Qingzhi waited for her to finish scolding, thought about it, shook her head and said, "You think too much." You are a little concubine, you are really not worthy of my practice, and it is not worth me or my brother to bother to calculate you. ”

The two "not worth it" made Ruan Suying's face even redder, and there were finally tears in her eyes.

Ruan Qingzhi lowered his eyelids and looked away: "Luan Yutang took advantage of you, but you were angry with me, this kind of behavior is both stupid and hateful, and it is the same reason that Luan Yutang was angry with you when he was an elder." If you hate him and learn from him, you are even more stupid and hateful than him. ”

Ruan Suying tried to keep her eyes wide and refused to cry.

Ruan Qingzhi was not polite to her because of this, and still said coldly:

"I have never harmed you, on the contrary, I have been trying to help you and the innocent people of the Ruan family escape this catastrophe. You want to be angry and want revenge, but you don't dare to find the culprit, you only dare to target your harmless me, which shows that you are neither kind nor wise, bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and being unreasonable. ”

"Ruan Biyun is the most heartless person, she even dares to kill her biological mother, let alone a sister-in-law like you. This time you help her do things, the final result will inevitably be given up by her, either pushed out to take the blame for her, or directly killed by her. ”

"It's not worth it for such a stupid person as you to die, but pity your aunt and brother who have to be implicated by you. Father used his own life to ask Ye Han for the safety of the descendants of the Ruan family, and half of your life will be lost here. ”

"Ye Han's temper is not very good, and he must avenge my revenge. If something happens to me, the Ruan family will have to be completely defeated in the future, and maybe there will be no one left until the end. My father really died in vain, but I didn't expect that the person who buried the Ruan family was not himself or Ruan Biyun, but you Ruan Suying. ”

"From this point of view, you can be regarded as a good person, and you have fought hard for the Ruan family's concubine."

Ruan Suying didn't wait for her to finish speaking, but she began to cry.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't comfort her, just lay comfortably on the stone, and his fingers quietly flicked the rope on his wrist, trying to untie it.

It's not that easy. Ruan Qingzhi was thinking about whether he could use the stone under him to grind the rope, and Ruan Suying suddenly stood up: "What did you just say?" Father is dead?! ”

Ruan Qingzhi nodded: "It's dead." ”

Ruan Suying was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

Ruan Qingzhi looked at her: "When my father's funeral is completed in two days, someone in the clan will definitely come out to snatch the family property of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Jiao'er and Hao'er are too young to withstand the door of our room, but they may be eliminated by the elders of the clan who are eager to eat the extinction. If we want to survive, or even preserve the former scenery, we must have someone who can suppress the whole clan. My grandmother is old, and I am the only one who can carry this burden. ”

"You?" Ruan Suying showed a mocking smile, "When is it, you are still dreaming!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head: "I don't like to dream, but it seems that your information is not very well-informed." The emperor is dead, the crown prince is abolished, and it is my man who is in control of the overall situation in the palace at the moment, Li Wang Linghan. ”

Ruan Suying's face finally changed.

Ruan Qingzhi's gaze followed her, plain and indifferent: "If you let me go at this moment, I can let you go, this account is only recorded on Ruan Biyun's head alone." ”

"No......" Ruan Suying took two steps back, her expression uncertain.

Ruan Qingzhi knew she was hesitating - hesitating between "reining in the precipice" and "not doing anything".

"You can also choose to push me off the cliff right away." Ruan Qingzhi looked at her and said, "But you have to believe that there is no waste in the Northwest Army, and what you do can't be hidden." Of course, if you are willing to bring your aunt, your brother, and the entire prime minister's mansion to accompany me to the funeral, I have nothing to say. ”

Nguyen Suying took two more steps back.

Ruan Qingzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and there was still no expression on his face: "I know that you were bewitched by Ruan Biyun." You've always been a good boy, I don't blame you. ”

"You promise that you will never anger Jiao'er and my aunt?" Ruan Suying asked.

Ruan Qingzhi nodded solemnly: "Yes." As long as I am safe and sound, I will not mind giving you my mercy. ”

Ruan Suying hated her arrogance very much, but at this moment, such arrogance was inexplicably reassuring.

That's right. Compared with concubines, concubines are superior, and they are of course willing to show their tolerance and generosity.

Ruan Suying thought for a long time and slowly stepped forward.

Ruan Qingzhi's hands tied behind him gave him a thumbs up.

At this moment, a panting and anxious voice suddenly sounded on the hillside next to him: "You stop!" Don't touch her!! ”

……

At this time, the prime minister's mansion had already turned upside down.

Only half of the mourning hall was erected, and no one cared about it, and the wood and white flags were piled up on the ground.

There were still all the living people in the Xiangfu on the ground, including the old lady whose legs no longer obeyed and Ruan Biyun, who was cowardly and timid.

Standing in front of him was Ye Han, dressed in black, his face was a little blue, and his body was full of murderous energy.

"Don't know?" He sneered, "A big living person has disappeared under your noses, you say you don't know?" ”

"Temple...... Your Highness," the old lady raised her head boldly, "the three girls of our family have also disappeared, and the outsiders say that the eldest sister has gone out to find her sister." ”

"She didn't go." Ye Leng said coldly, "The Prime Minister is not a person without this king, you don't have to be sloppy in front of this king." ”

The old lady was so frightened that she couldn't speak, so Ruan Biyun looked up again and said, "My sister didn't go out yesterday, but maybe she went today?" The third sister hasn't come back for two days, and it's normal for my sister to be worried! ”

"Don't play this game with this king!" Ye Han suddenly stretched out his hand and lifted her up, "Do you really think that this king will not dare to kill you?" ”

Ruan Biyun's neck was held in his hand, painful and afraid, and she couldn't speak anymore.

At this time, Lin An and Lin Ping ran out from behind and said, "Yesterday, Miss Ruan Er said that Miss Ruan San was hidden by her in the Red Leaf Valley of Luoxia Mountain. If nothing else, the county lord should also be there at this moment, Cheng Hu and they have already gone to find it. ”

Everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was shocked when they heard this, and Chu Jianniang pounced on Ruan Biyun even more: "Third Miss, you arrested it?" You wolf-hearted thing! ”

Ruan Biyun was powerless to dodge, and she was caught several times, and no one dared to stop her.

The distinction between dignity and inferiority in this prime minister's house has really been messed up.

Ye Han kept carrying Ruan Biyun, and when she was fed up with the fright, he threw her back to the ground again, and asked in a deep voice, "Is it in Red Leaf Valley?" ”

Ruan Bijun just cried and refused to answer.

Luan Yin next to him raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Your Royal Highness King Li, don't listen to the wind and rain, right?" The county lord was lost because she was careless, how can she rely on us......"

The end of the words turned into a terrible scream, but it was Ye Han who swung his sword and cut off one of Ruan Biyun's fingers.

Luan Yin screamed like a pig in fright, Ruan Biyun was stunned for a moment, until her hand was in sharp pain, and she also howled with all her strength.

Ye Han's sword was pressed against her neck: "Don't shout. This king does not guarantee that you will live, but you can at least choose how to die. ”

Ruan Biyun's face turned pale, she clenched her teeth and held back the cry that rushed out of her throat.

Ye Han looked at her and asked again, "Where are the people?" ”

"Red, Momiji Valley!" Ruan Biyun cried.

Ye Han kicked her away and said to Lin An: "Go to Red Leaf Valley and let her lead the way!" ”

Ruan Biyun's severed finger was still bleeding. She wanted to cry and play still, but Lin Ping unceremoniously kicked her in the back.

At this point, Ruan Bijun finally understood that her situation was no longer what it used to be.

She is no longer a phoenix, not the concubine appointed by a certain prince, and even the noble lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The phoenix that falls to the ground is not as good as a chicken.

During the journey up the mountain, Ruan Bijun suffered a cold reception that she had never imagined in her life. The soldiers of the Northwest Army were eager to kick her at a single step, in order to vent their anger that they had been delayed for no reason; Even the people of the Prime Minister's Mansion deliberately tried every means to make things difficult for her, humiliate her, and tried to step on her to show goodwill to the Northwest Army.

Ruan Biyun cried and shouted at first, but then gradually became numb, and she stopped making a sound when she was kicked and beaten, so she just lowered her head and gritted her teeth and moved forward with all her strength.

It was the first time she knew that the mountains were so high, the mountain roads were so difficult to walk, and the steep spring breeze blew so painfully on her face.

It was also the first time I knew that the most appropriate word in the world was "happy".

When the body hurts, the heart can be happier.

Yes, Ruan Biyun is very happy at this moment.

The winding mountain road ahead, which seemed to never see the end, was particularly beautiful in her eyes at the moment. She was overjoyed, eager to see the end of the road, and to see what it was like for this group of vicious people to make desperate and painful choices.

……

On the edge of the cliff, Ruan Qingzhi looked at the people who stumbled up on the hillside from a distance, and he was so angry that his teeth hurt.

If you don't come sooner or later, you can't come at this time!

She had spent so much thought before, and her mouth was almost worn out before she made sense of Ruan Suying, and now it was all in vain!

At this time, Ruan Suying's expression turned cold again. She didn't untie the rope tied to Ruan Qingzhi's body, but pulled out the sharp knife on Ruan Qingzhi's waist with her backhand and put it under her neck: "I know your ability is very good, but if you cut your neck with a knife, you will die, right?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi looked at her helplessly: "What are you cutting my neck for?" If I let me go, there will be nothing left, I'll explain it to the eldest brother! I won't speak ill of you, I can even tell him that you saved me, okay? ”

"No need to explain," Ruan Suying gritted her teeth, "I suddenly don't want to let you go." ”

Really.

Ruan Qingzhi was so anxious that she couldn't guess Ruan Suying's mind for a while, so she didn't dare to speak easily, so she had to be careful to show weakness and look at her with blank eyes.

Ruan Suying understood her eyes and laughed mockingly: "It turns out that you are nothing more than that." ”

At this time, Luan Yutang had already climbed the slope, and shouted more than ten feet away: "Let go of her!" If you dare to hurt her for half a point, I will break you into pieces! ”

Ruan Suying sneered when she heard this, and then simply sat on the ground, the sharp knife in her hand closer to Ruan Qingzhi's neck.

"Ten thousand broken corpses? Do you think the pain you brought me before was much worse than the broken corpse? She muttered in a low voice, not caring if Luan Yutang could hear it or not.

Ruan Qingzhi could hear it.

With her mentality of a thousand-year-old monster, she felt that it was ridiculous that these children would die or live for a little love.

Isn't it just that I like a liar, why is it almost like a broken corpse?

Really, the little girl's family has never experienced life and death, so she really doesn't take death seriously!

As soon as Ruan Suying raised her head, she saw Ruan Qingzhi with a smile on the corner of her lips and pity in her eyes, and she was so angry that her anger rose, and the sharp knife in her hand immediately stabbed down fiercely.

Ruan Qingzhi had nowhere to dodge, and his face turned white with fright.

"Stop!" Luan Yutang grabbed a handful of stones from the ground and threw them over, and at the same time, the whole person rushed forward like crazy: "I'll kill you!" ”

Ruan Suying was frightened by his posture, and the sharp knife in her hand stabbed off, leaving only a bloody mark on Ruan Qingzhi's neck, and then it hit the stone with a piercing sound.

Ruan Suying's palm shook and numb, and she involuntarily let go.

Luan Yutang took the opportunity to knock her down, grabbed her wrist and pressed it hard, eager to press her whole person to the ground.

Ruan Suying cried out in tears.

Ruan Qingzhi was scared into a cold sweat at first, and then found that he was safe, and suddenly felt that he couldn't cry or laugh.

It's really scary for this unreliable big brother to go crazy.

It's just that in this way, the "enmity" between the two of them will be even deeper, and it won't be going to make you live and die for a while, right?

When I thought of this section, I saw Ruan Suying crying, and suddenly opened her mouth and bit Luan Yutang's neck hard.

Luan Yutang didn't exhale pain, gritted his teeth and held back, and slowly let go of Ruan Suying's wrist.

Ruan Qingzhi was anxious when he saw it on the side: "Ruan Suying, are you a dog?" Don't stop yet! ”

Ruan Suying bit until she tasted blood in her mouth.

As if she was waking up from a big dream, she slowly let go of her mouth, looking at Luan Yutang's eyes with a stunned expression.

Luan Yutang didn't look at her, he jumped up and rushed to Ruan Qingzhi's side as soon as possible, and helped her cut the rope on her wrist with three times and two blows.

Ruan Qingzhi's face suddenly changed, and he suddenly turned over and dodged the sharp knife in Luan Yutang's hand, and the whole person jumped forward and rolled, hitting Ruan Suying's body fiercely.

Ruan Su Anh, who was walking towards the cliff and was only half a step away, lost her balance, and the two instinctively hugged each other and rolled down the slope.

Luan Yutang didn't come back to his senses until this time, looked at the position where Ruan Suying was standing and Ruan Qingzhi rushed over just now, and was so frightened that he sat on the ground and didn't catch his breath for a long time.

Ruan Qingzhi bent his elbows against the ground and quickly stopped rolling, paying the price that both elbows were worn out, bloody, dirty, painful and numb.

She gritted her teeth and raised her head to call Luan Yutang: "Come here, the rope on my leg hasn't been untied yet, and I can't stand up!" ”

Luan Yutang hurriedly came over with a sharp knife to help her cut the rope.

After some scramble, all three sat down. Ruan Qingzhi hissed and looked down at his elbow, Ruan Suying looked half-dead.

Luan Yutang looked at Ruan Qingzhi distressedly for a while, and then looked at Ruan Suying vigilantly, with anger on his face.

Ruan Qingzhi sighed: "Brother, you misunderstood. The third sister is not an enemy, she is here to save me. ”

Luan Yutang was slightly stunned, but then sneered again: "Save you? You think I didn't see her with a knife to your neck? ”

"That's because ......," Ruan Qingzhi anxiously wanted to explain.

Luan Yutang waved his hand: "That's it, you are willing to protect her, I won't dig into it!" Now that you haven't had an accident, everything is over, otherwise I wouldn't be so good at talking! ”

Ruan Qingzhi was a little anxious in her heart, but she didn't know how to turn things over for a while, she just felt very powerless.

She thought about it distressedly for a while, simply put aside the topic for a while, and turned her head to look at Ruan Suying: "What were you going to do just now?" Want to die? ”

Ruan Suying stared at the cliff in front of her, as if she hadn't heard the conversation between the two all the time. It wasn't until Ruan Qingzhi reached out and tugged at her sleeve that she opened her mouth woodenly: "I haven't died, I want to try." ”

"I tried, and it wasn't fun." Ruan Qingzhi lowered his head, "It's not chic at all, it's not heroic at all, it's not happy at all." To be dead is to be dead, and there is nothing left. You can't take revenge on yourself, and you can't take revenge on others. Except for a few tears that his own father and mother and children will shed, no one cares. ”

Ruan Suying frowned and turned her face to look at her.

Ruan Qingzhi stared at the grass sprouts in front of him and smiled bitterly: "Really, if you want to do something happy to dissipate the stuffiness in your chest, you might as well try to run for a while, shout at the valley, or simply find someone to fight." No matter what, don't choose to die easily. It's a very boring thing to die, I tried it for you, so don't try it. ”

"You," Ruan Suying hesitated, "...... Why die? ”

"It's not that I'm going to die myself," Ruan Qingzhi smiled, "It's not easy for people to live." Sickness, natural disaster, accident...... There are many times when we are hovering on the edge of life and death. It's like this ant ......"

She frowned, picked up a small stone and crushed an ant: "You see, it originally just came out to forage, but it met me, a wicked person, and lost its life for no reason. It's all over for it, but nothing is happening for this world. It may take a long time for its companions to realize that it is gone, and those who don't care about it still don't. ”

Ruan Suying followed and looked at the little trace on the stone, thought for a long time, and suddenly looked up at Luan Yutang again: "Do you think it's a pity?" ”

Luan Yutang shook his head: "It has nothing to do with me, why should I feel pity?" ”

"You!" Ruan Suying stood up with a sigh, "The ants have nothing to do with you, what about me?" Do I have anything to do with you?! ”

Luan Yutang raised his hand and touched the tooth marks on his neck, and said coldly: "You are alive, you can barely be regarded as half my sister; If you die, it's a mess of rotten flesh and a pile of dry bones. Why should I have anything to do with a pile of dry bones? ”

Ruan Suying bit the corner of her lip, tears streaming down her face.

Ruan Qingzhi suddenly smiled, leaned over to Luan Yutang and looked at his neck: "If you want to say that it doesn't matter, in fact, it also has a relationship." You see, this tooth mark is so deep, I'm afraid it won't be erased for a lifetime, this is the price of doing bad things! ”

Luan Yutang frowned.

Ruan Suying looked at him, suddenly curled the corners of her lips hard, and showed a pale smile: "That's fine, you won't be able to forget me for the rest of your life." ”

Luan Yutang thought for a while, stretched out his arm and rolled up his sleeve to show her: "The two tooth marks on my hand were bitten by a puppy when I was seven years old, and the scar on my wrist was naughty when I was a child and was burned by the master with a cigarette pouch...... I do remember them all. ”

The implication: your portion is not much different from that of a puppy and a kitten, a cigarette pouch and a pot.

Ruan Suying felt that she should be very angry, but somehow, looking at Luan Yutang's serious appearance at this moment, she suddenly felt like laughing.

She only laughed a little and felt that it was wrong, so she hurriedly pressed the corners of her lips and said hatefully: "You will only bully me!" ”

"I wasn't going to bully you." Luan Yutang looked at her and said seriously.

Ruan Suying's face sank, and her eyes turned red again: "Yes, you didn't plan to bully me, you were just watching my jokes!" At that time, you must have thought I was stupid and cheap, and I didn't laugh less behind my back, did you? You really haven't done anything bad, you have never responded to me, from the beginning it was me who made a mistake, and I was shameless to pester you...... To this day, you still think it's ridiculous to see me, don't you? ”

"Of course not!" Luan Yutang tightened his brows, his face was gloomy: "Why am I laughing at you?" I can't care about it when my stomach is full of hatred, how can I have the heart to tease others! I just don't know how to tell you this! I have been preparing for that incident for more than ten years, and I am not willing to fall short, and I am afraid of hurting you, so I can only drag it out...... I didn't expect you to hate me, and I didn't expect you to take revenge on me, but to attack my sister! Ruan Suying, I didn't know you were such an unreasonable child! ”

Ruan Suying heard the sentence "I'm afraid of hurting you again", and tears fell again.

Luan Yutang looked at her, gritted his teeth and hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed again and stretched out his hand: "If you still feel that you are not angry, you can bite me again." Or, you can hit me if you want. But Qingzhi is innocent, if you do such a stupid thing again, I will not spare you! ”

Ruan Suying stared at that hand for a long time, and slapped it down: "Who wants to bite you!" It's all dirt, it's dirty! ”

Luan Yutang looked at her face, frowned and retracted his hand: "If you don't bite, forget it." Then this matter is over, and no more trouble is allowed in the future, okay? ”

"Phew, who likes to mess with you!" Ruan Suying smacked him fiercely, and the sullen breath that had been pressing in her heart for months somehow dissipated a lot.

Ruan Qingzhi saw the doorway on the side and secretly covered his mouth and smiled.

After laughing, she suddenly noticed that her face was a little itchy, and when she wiped it, she found that there were two dead ants in her palm.

This surprise was not trivial, Ruan Qingzhi suddenly stood on end: "Why are there so many insects here!" ”

When she shouted this, she was only complaining that there were many ants in this place, but after she jumped up and jumped twice, only to find that the place under her feet was full of ants, the original instinctive fright had completely turned into horror.

It's only early spring, how can there be so much of this!