Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that he was a little cruel.

However, he still couldn't hold back, turned his head to look at the curtain in front of the door of the ear room, and said, "General Ruan, come out." ”

When Chen Xianzhen heard this, his face suddenly changed, and his expression seemed to freeze on his face. All kinds of emotions such as shock, worry, and luck seem to be intertwined with subtle magnitude and subtlety that are extremely difficult to detect.

There was a dead silence in the room, and the curtain hung quietly, and there was no movement at all. Chen Xianzhen followed Zhu Gaoxu's gaze and also looked at the side of the ear room, she seemed to have held her breath.

After a long while, Ruan Jingyi lifted the curtain and walked out of the ear room silently. Chen Xianzhen saw that "General Ruan" was indeed Ruan Jingyi, and her cheeks twitched slightly.

The eunuchs Cao Fu and Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything more.

Zhu Gaoxu just observed silently, as if the Sui Dynasty and the Taoist priest of the Sui Dynasty nearly a thousand years ago mixed all kinds of things together, turned them into the first gunpowder, and then ignited them, observing and waiting for the unknown result.

Four people stood in this quiet house, silence filling the space. Ruan Jingyi was the first to speak to break the silence, but he spoke Annan dialect, which Zhu Gaoxu couldn't understand.

At this time, the eunuch Cao Fu reminded: "You all know Chinese, right? ”

Ruan Jingyi looked at Chen Xianzhen and said in Chinese: "Why do you want to frame me? ”

Chen Xianzhen sneered, her expression was like crying: "How can it be framed?" When you were in Thanh Hoa, you didn't have much contact with Le Li? ”

Ruan Jingyi said: "Aren't you the same? What's more, at the beginning, Li Li was also a general who took refuge in Emperor Chongguang (Chen Jikuo). He was stunned for a moment, and then asked again, "Why do you want to harm me, what am I doing to you?" ”

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he also wanted to know the answer, so he carefully observed Chen Xianzhen's expression.

Chen Xianzhen's face was bloodless, full of extreme resentment that everyone didn't understand at all: "If you live, it's in my way!" We should all die! ”

Ruan Jingyi sighed and said, "Chen Xianzhen, you still don't understand my heart. Although I surrendered to the Ming Emperor, I didn't say a word against you. Back then, I was implicated in my father in order to save you, and you still don't trust me? ”

Cao Fu gloated: "Yo, you two still have a personal relationship!" Ruan Jingyi, the emperor treats you magnanimously, you can't hide it. Why don't you tell me more? ”

Ruan Jingyi smiled bitterly at self-deprecation, and kept shaking his head and said, "It's not a private relationship, it's just wishful thinking." ”

He then told the old story, how he knew Chen Xianzhen when he was a teenager and how he admired her. how he saved Chen Xianzhen during the period of Emperor Jian Ding (the person who was the emperor before Chen Jikuo); Emperor Jianding's empress dowager wanted to kill Chen Xianzhen, but after Ruan Jingyi, who was the general of the palace guard at the time, rebelled, causing political turmoil and his father also died in it.

Zhu Gaoxu just listened carefully and didn't say much.

Cao Fu glanced at Zhu Gaoxu carefully, and then looked up and down at Ruan Jingyi, who was dark and thin, and often listless, "I can't see that General Ruan is still an infatuated person." ”

Chen Xianzhen's face was flushed, her eyes were faintly bloodshot, her tears flickered, and her voice was very loud, as if she was crazy: "Who told you to save me?" Do you think that this will control me, and I will be willing to repay you with my life! Do you just think, make me feel that I am a sinner, and I can't pay you back in three lives and three lives? Do you just want to see that I am worse off than dead in guilt and self-blame? I tell you, think beautifully! I only regret that I should not have accepted your favor and that you simply killed you

I'll take back the debt! ”

While scolding, she cried with tears all over her face, and pointed at Ruan Jingyi and said, "Everyone in the Chen family clan thinks that I owe you and think that I am not human, are you satisfied?" Ruan Jingyi! But do you know how much I hate you? Not because you look ugly, but because I hate your temperament, I feel depressed and breathless by your side, without the slightest laugh, like an endless abyss. I hate you......"

Ruan Jingyi's whole body stiffened, stood there, and muttered, "It's just that you don't know how to be grateful, but I really didn't know it would become like this." ”

Chen Xianzhen turned a deaf ear, squatted on the ground, and only cried there "woo", which was so heartbreaking to hear.

Zhu Gaoxu finally spoke: "General Ruan, look at the point, there are some things that can't be forced. ”

Ruan Jingyi said: "I was young at that time...... Young. ”

Mindlessly, he repeated twice that he was "young and ignorant."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, agreeing with his reason.

Ruan Jingyi glanced at Chen Xianzhen on the ground, he also sneered, his face as if he was drunk: "It's just that I was too impulsive when I was young, but in fact, I didn't think it was worth it later." It's just that she has paid such a big price, and she has pinned too much on her for many years, and she is reluctant to destroy it.

In order to work for Chen Jikuan, she had to go to Beijing to lure the saint; At that time, I was disheartened, I thought she was a person like 'Mrs. Erzheng', but now it seems that she is deliberately taking revenge on me! Then I still helped her many times, but it was just a habit, and I couldn't go back......"

"Hahaha......" Ruan Jingyi said this, and suddenly raised his head and laughed, "It's good, it's good." He said and laughed.

Cao Fu kindly asked, "General Ruan, are you okay?" ”

Ruan Jingyi gasped, and the laughter finally stopped, he shook his head and said, "It's okay, I really feel very ...... It's just very comfortable. I don't lie to you. ”

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered Duan Xue's hatred, and said in his heart: Is self-abuse really happy?

However, Ruan Jingyi continued: "Really, if you are abandoned by everyone, you can feel that the world is open, and there is a kind of happiness without taboos. In the past, I was always bound by the righteousness of the country and moral grievances, and I lived with trepidation and fear. Emperor Chongguang, Ruan Shuai and many other people who raised troops together died, and I was the only one who surrendered and survived. But now, what's so terrible about that? The world is sorry for me, why should I be worthy of anyone! ”

The room was cold again, Ruan Jingyi stopped laughing, and Chen Xianzhen stopped crying.

After a long time, Cao Fu pointed at Chen Xianzhen and asked, "Chen Xianzhen, what kind of heart did you have when you entered Beijing this time?" You ......"

"Cao Fu!" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly interrupted him.

Cao Fu hurriedly stopped his mouth, bowed down and said, "The slave is here." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Don't pursue it anymore. ”

Cao Fu hurriedly persuaded: "But the emperor, Chen Xianzhen is really suspicious, why don't you send her to the edict and torture her?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "No need. Zhang Fu is a good general. ”

Cao Fu looked dazed.

Zhu Gaoxu also felt that he hadn't made it clear, so he said again: "I believe that Zhang Fu is just an unintentional mistake. However, because Zhang Fu has made many enemies in the DPRK and China, some people don't care what his heart is at all, and only think that this is a good opportunity to reverse Zhang.

If Chen Xianzhen's plot to assassinate gets out, there must be some people who want to take the opportunity to deal with Zhang Fu; If this matter is not done well, it will have to create a political storm that is not big or small. Put on the table, state-owned

The law of the country, at least Zhang Fu's crime of negligence, even I can't exonerate him. ”

After hearing this, Cao Fu suddenly said: "The emperor is wise! ”

Chen Xianzhen looked at Zhu Gaoxu in amazement: "Why is the saint suspicious, the concubine is an assassin?" ”

"Or else?" Zhu Gaoxu said innocently.

Chen Xianzhen finally calmed down a lot, and she calmed down and asked, "What evidence does the saint have, at least there must be reasonable inferences?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "This place is not a judicial yamen, why do you want to talk about evidence and reasonableness?" ”

However, Zhu Gaoxu immediately felt that Chen Xianzhen seemed to have some truth in what he said. Chen Xianzhen had just entered Beijing and did nothing; There is no evidence, not even a more logical reasoning. Zhu Gaoxu convicted her, which seemed a bit excessive.

But Zhu Gaoxu really didn't want to wronged her, but through various signs and an intuition. There must be reasons for this conclusion, but at the moment he is unable to argue it rigorously.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't plan to change his mind, and said to Cao Fu: "Wearing brocade clothes, send Chen Xianzhen to Fengyang first." ”

Chen Xianzhen stared at Zhu Gaoxu indignantly: "You...... Why do you despise others so much, you are noble, should you look down on the Annan people so lowly? ”

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to quarrel with her, but she mentioned the "Annan people", and immediately raised the matter to the level of politics. Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to say: "Noble and lowly is really an eternal proposition. You can say that I despise you, but you can't say that I discriminate against the people of Annam. ”

He glanced at Ruan Jingyi, and said: "The people of Annan, including the Yao, Yi, and Miao people in Annan, are similar to us, and they cannot reach the level of discrimination at all. And 'small things and big things' and 'survival in the cracks' between countries is a kind of order and strategy, and if you don't get to that position, don't worry about those things. ”

Chen Xianzhen said coldly: "Aggression and snatching, in the mouth of the saint, is so understated. ”

Cao Fu scolded: "Chen Xianzhen, you dare to speak to the emperor like this? ”

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand, signaled that Cao Fu didn't have to care, and then said, "Cao Fu, you take Ruan Jingyi back to rest." ”

The two thanked and retired.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu said to Chen Xianzhen: "You are a person who is easy to be kidnapped and responsible, if you really have no sense of responsibility, then others will not see the hope of return from you; And how can you not let go of what someone else has imposed on you?

I have heard you speak of 'Lady Erzheng'. Chen Xianzhen, can a woman like you really shoulder the responsibility of the state? There are only three kinds of things in this world, your business, my business, and the heavenly thing. If you don't enjoy the power and luxury of a god, why should you bear the responsibility of God? ”

Chen Xianzhen stared at Zhu Gaoxu in despair: "You are really a cold-blooded and ruthless person!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu looked up, looked out of the window again, raised his arms and made a gesture: "Otherwise?" Do you want to see me collapse in chaos like you? ”

Chen Xianzhen said again: "You always insult me!" Convict me of death for some reason! ”

Zhu Gaoxu didn't have to defend these issues anymore, he walked to the window, looked outside and took a few deep breaths. After a while, he suddenly turned his head to look at Chen Xianzhen. Chen Xianzhen looked surprised, as if she didn't expect that she thought that the arrogant Zhu Gaoxu would pay attention to her again.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The remorse and guilt that has been imposed are actually easy to forgive yourself and can be resolved. The most inescapable thing is actually to die by yourself. ”()

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