103. I won't let you go
Tang Xi's tone was very calm, there was no nostalgia, no pain and hatred, as if she was telling someone else's story, and in the end, she looked up at Feng Lie, "So now, do you understand why?" ”
Feng Lie was stunned, as if he had suffered some major blow, and it wasn't until Tang Xi's words came out at the end that he woke up from a dream in an instant, "Sister......" His face slowly swelled with pain, "I'm sorry sister...... I don't know, I don't know! Don't blame me, okay? Don't hate me for that, okay? ”
Tang Xi shook his head and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, I don't mean to blame you when I say this, I just want to tell you that as Feng Xi, I have been trapped by Feng Yuan all my life, and now that I have become Tang Xi, I just want to be able to spend my life freely...... Moreover, Feng Lie, I don't want to have anything to do with Feng Yuan anymore, including you. ”
Feng Lie's eyes were red, his hands grabbed her hand tightly, and he choked and shook his head, "No, sister, you can't leave me anymore!" You can make up for it as much as you want me, I just beg you not to leave me, sister, can you stay with me? ”
His tone was a little humble, completely different from the proud emperor Tang Xi had seen in the past, so it made people feel even more distressed.
But Tang Xi knew that now was not the time to be soft-hearted, Feng Lie's feelings for her were destined not to get a response from her, and her staying by his side could only be another kind of torture for him.
So she finally sighed, "Feng Lie, let me go." ”
The look of hope in Feng Lie's eyes fell silent little by little, and the hands holding her hung down a little weakly, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke again, "Is it because of Huo Jinyan?" ”
Tang Xi pondered for a moment, but finally did not deny it, looked into his eyes and said seriously, "You know, I like him." ”
"Impossible!" A trace of injury flashed in Feng Lie's eyes, and then he suddenly roared hysterically, "What's so good about him?" How could you possibly like him? Is it worth it for the villain who left you behind in a moment of crisis and ran away by himself? Where is he better than me? ”
Tang Xi said slowly, "It is precisely because he chose to leave that I feel lucky, glad that I have never misjudged him, his love for me is not just possessive, but more for my sake, he knows what I want, so he is willing to give up that little possessiveness in his heart for me." ”
"Do you still have to defend him at this point?"
"It's not an excuse." Tang Xi said lightly, "When you don't know, many places in the imperial city were loaded with explosives by him, if I didn't open my mouth that day, and you insisted on keeping us, in the end it would only be a fish to death, although I am not completely sure at that time, but at least Huo Jinyan is seventy percent sure that he will take me away, but it's a pity...... Fish dying and breaking the net is not the ending I want to see, so he fulfilled me and let me exchange his peace in my own way. ”
Feng Lie was stunned, he thought a lot for a moment, what if it was himself? If it was him, he thought he would never let her go, so ...... Is he really inferior to Huo Jinyan?
No! He scattered the thoughts in his mind, and couldn't help but dodge the gaze that Tang Xi looked at, and finally he stood up a little embarrassed, "Sister, you can rest first, I still have some things, I'll come to see you when I'm done." ”
After saying that, he hurriedly got up and left the room.
Tang Xi looked at his embarrassed back, and sighed slightly in her heart, she still failed, too, she had long understood that Feng Lie, this child was very paranoid, and it was impossible for her to convince him instantly.
She walked to the window, opened the window to breathe, and then saw the layers of guards guarding the room, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, this is really not even a fly to fly in.
Suddenly, he didn't have any other thoughts, turned around and went back to the inner room, ready to sleep to catch up on sleep.
This sleep, directly slept until the next morning, as soon as she woke up, a maid came to serve her to wash her face, she looked at a word, and then asked, "What about the green frost and white dew?" ”
The two maids shook their heads, "The slave doesn't know. ”
Tang Xi saw the vigilant looks of the two of them, so he didn't feel embarrassed anymore, it seemed that Feng Lie had made plans to isolate her from the world, and he didn't want to ask what it was with these subordinates.
Feng Lie got out of the morning court and came over to have breakfast with her.
Today's Feng Lie is different from yesterday, his attitude is very intimate and peaceful, as if nothing happened yesterday, he only softly said food to her, as if he had returned to the past.
Tang Xi didn't break this rare peace, she and Feng Lie hadn't gotten along like this for a year and a half, and this short period of more than a year was indeed like a lifetime away for her, so she was also a little nostalgic, and she couldn't bear to say something bad at this time.
It wasn't until breakfast had been eaten that Tang Xi considered speaking, "Feng Lie......"
However, she had just started, and Feng Lie had already gotten up, "By the way, sister, I still have a lot of notes over there that have not been reviewed, and I will come over to accompany you when I have lunch, if you feel bored, let someone accompany you around." ”
Tang Xi was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and felt that there must be a lot of official business to deal with after the early dynasty, so she would talk about it later, so she only nodded and said, "Okay, you go and get busy first." ”
After Feng Lie left, she took a deep breath, feeling that the room was indeed a little boring, and the sunlight in the morning was not so sufficient, so it was just right to go out for a walk at this time.
So he got up and opened the door, facing a pair of eyes that looked at him in unison, Tang Xi was momentarily embarrassed, and then said calmly, "I want to go out for a walk." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, two palace maids came out of nowhere, "Then the slaves and maids will accompany you." ”
Tang Xi knew that they were also acting on orders, not to mention that there were only two of them, and it was nothing together, so he nodded, "It's okay." ”
After speaking, she took the lead and walked outside, walked casually for a while, and then felt that something was wrong, and as soon as she turned around, she saw two rows of people following behind her......
She almost choked on her own saliva, and looked at the long line in a daze, not knowing what to say, she thought it was just two maids, but the two maids were followed by more than a dozen guards...... How afraid is Feng Lie of her leaving?
She opened her mouth to say something, but swallowed it again, it was all on orders, and it was useless to talk to them more, so she sighed and continued to walk forward in resignation, acquiescing to the following of the guards.
After walking aimlessly for a while, she actually walked to Changning Palace, thinking that she was pitted by Fu Jinglan again, she was also a little breathless in her heart, at this time she had Feng Lie's support, and it was a pity not to take a breath.
So she paused and walked towards Changning Palace.
She was in such a big battle, and the maid really didn't dare to stop her when she saw it, so she walked in all the way unimpeded.
The big girl beside Fu Jinglan was a little frightened when she saw her in such a big battle, and asked in a trembling voice, "Xi...... Princess, what are you? ”
Tang Xi snorted very coldly, "Let Fu Jinglan get out and see me." ”
After speaking, he strode to the main seat in the living room and sat down, as if "I am the biggest here".
When the maid saw her like this, she didn't dare to say anything, so she hurriedly turned around and ran to call someone.
When Fu Jinglan came, she saw Tang Xi sitting on the main seat, with a maid on both sides, and more than two dozen guards standing on both sides of the bottom, just lined up from under the main seat to the door.
For a moment, she almost thought that she had come to the yamen, and she was stunned for a while before she pretended to be calm and said, "What does this mean, princess?" You came to Changning Palace, but you got the emperor's permission? ”
Tang Xi sneered, "Don't be in a hurry to use the emperor to press me, since you have betrayed me, you should think about this day." After speaking, he said to the guard, "Concubine Lan has hard bones, so you can help her kneel." ”
Then Fu Jinglan watched in horror as the two guards walked towards her, grabbed her arm with both hands without saying a word, and then under her fierce struggle, she mercilessly stretched out a foot and kicked her knee socket, and then knelt in front of Tang Xi with her.
The sound of her knee suddenly hitting the ground was so loud that Tang Xi felt pain when she heard it, and Fu Jinglan's screams were also higher than one sound, stabbing her and plucking her ears, and then said indifferently and told her to shut up.
In the next moment, a piece of cloth was stuffed into Fu Jinglan's mouth, and the world was clean again in an instant.
Tang Xi sat on the top, admiring Fu Jinglan's embarrassed appearance, I have to say that this is a complete villain's approach, it is indeed refreshing, at least now Tang Xi feels relieved in his heart.
After drinking half a cup of tea leisurely, she spoke again, "Have you calmed down now?" Can you talk well? ”
Fu Jinglan's hair was messy at this moment, and her eyes were full of fear and faint hatred, not to mention how embarrassed she was, so in the face of Tang Xi's questioning, even if she was reluctant, she still nodded after all.
Tang Xi then signaled the guards to remove the cloth from her mouth, Fu Jinglan learned to be smart this time, even if her arms and knees still hurt very much, even if she was still angry in her heart, she didn't dare to shout anymore.
Tang Xi looked at her rare and well-behaved appearance, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, I finally learned to be well-behaved." ”
Fu Jinglan sneered, "It's me who underestimated you...... I didn't expect you to have such great ability, even if you escaped and were caught, there was still a capable emperor who loved you even more, and even the post-sealing ceremony was not announced......"
Tang Xi was stunned, "What did you say?" ”
Seeing Tang Xi's stunned expression, Fu Jinglan was also slightly stunned for a moment, and then said a little puzzled, "What?" Don't say you don't know. ”
Tang Xi really doesn't know! She calculated the time, and the pit father's post-sealing ceremony will be tomorrow! Is Feng Lie crazy? Is this ready to cut first regardless of her wishes? She suddenly felt a pain in her liver, no, this post-ceremony is definitely not possible, she is sure that if the post-sealing ceremony continues, Huo Jinyan will definitely come and take her away regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one! In that case, what's the point of her doing all this?
Thinking like this, she suddenly couldn't sit still, where did she still have the heart to take revenge on Fu Jinglan? So she suddenly got up and said coldly to Fu Jinglan, "You just kneel here first, and then get up when I come back." ”
Then he said to the two guards, "You are watching her right here." ”
After speaking, he strode outside, and said as he walked, "Take me to see the emperor." ”
Pity Fu Jinglan, I thought that I had escaped by mistake, but I didn't want to have to kneel here and wait for her to come back!
Tang Xi walked towards the imperial study all the way, maybe the expression on her face was too terrible, or maybe it was something Feng Lie had ordered before, in short, no one dared to stop her all the way, so she directly pushed open the door of the imperial study and walked in front of Feng Lie.
Feng Lie was slightly stunned when he saw her suddenly appear, and then waved away the palace people, and when only the two of them were left, he stood up with a faint smile on his face, "Sister, why are you here?" ”
Tang Xi coldly dodged him and stretched out to take her hand, and asked directly with an unkind face, "Why didn't you cancel the post-sealing ceremony?" ”
Feng Lie's outstretched hand froze in mid-air for a moment, then slowly lowered, and at the same time, the smile on his face had faded, and then there was a deathly silence.
Tang Xi couldn't bear it and continued to speak, "Feng Lie! Can you stop running away? Answer me, okay? ”
Feng Lie raised his head to look at her, "Doesn't my sister know?" Word for word, he said, "Because I like you." ”
Tang Xi was stunned, this was the first time Feng Lie officially said the word "like" to her, this sudden confession made Tang Xi a little at a loss, but after a while, he calmed down, and then said coldly, "But I don't like you." ”
Feng Lie pursed his lips, and a trace of bitterness seemed to flash on his face, "Does my sister have to do this to me?" Clearly...... Obviously, my sister used to be the most gentle to me. ”
"I'm gentle with you because I'm your sister, but now ...... Are you speaking to me as a brother? If not, then I can't be gentle with you. ”
Feng Lie took a deep breath and didn't let himself shed tears, "Sister, no matter what you say, I won't let go again this time, in the past, it was because of my cowardice that I would lose you once, this time...... You have come back with a different identity, isn't this a chance given to me by God? No one knows who you are except me, so I can marry you, no one will say anything, my feelings for you are no longer taboo, I can tell everyone that I like you...... I, this time I don't want to miss it again. ”
Tang Xi looked at Feng Lie's reddish eyes, as well as the trembling when he spoke, he really felt very distressed, this is her younger brother who grew up watching her, she has also fantasized countless times about what kind of woman Feng Lie will like in the future, and will she be hurt by the person she likes...... But now the irony is that this person has become herself.
The younger brother she once loved in every way, but now she has a sincere heart in front of her, but she has to trample on it...... Isn't this a kind of torture for her? But she really can't help it, she can't have feelings for Feng Lie beyond her sister and brother, so if Feng Lie is obsessed with her again, it can only hurt each other, so even if she can't bear it, she must let Feng Lie break her thoughts about her.
"Feng Lie...... I know you're a paranoid child, and I don't expect to convince you, but ......" She looked him straight at him, her eyes full of determination, and then she jerked up the teacup next to her and threw it on the ground, picking up a piece of it and placing it across her neck as fast as she could.
But in the end, Feng Lie was too close to her, he still reacted quickly, and while Tang Xi was holding the piece and putting it on his neck, Feng Lie's right hand also held the piece of porcelain tightly, completely isolating the sharp piece of porcelain from her neck.
He held it too hard, and blood oozed out of his right hand all of a sudden, a trace of distress flashed in Tang Xi's eyes, but it was instantly covered up by her, facing the blood that slowly flowed from Feng Lie's right hand, there was no expression on her face, and she said lightly, "You can stop me for a while, can you stop me for a lifetime?" If you insist on holding a post-closure ceremony, then you will lose me forever. ”
Neither of the two of them moved, they kept that kind of action and stalemate, and no one refused to back down, finally, Feng Lie's throat moved, lowered his eyes, and then slowly let go of his right hand, his voice was sad, "Heh...... Am I really that bad? Do you not hesitate to die? ”
Tang Xi's lips moved, but he didn't speak in the end, only silently acquiesced to his words.
Finally, Feng Lie turned his back to her, and then spoke, "Lin Quan, give orders to go down, tomorrow's post-sealing ceremony...... Cancel. ”
Outside, although Lin Quan didn't know what was going on here, he could also hear a trace of something wrong from Feng Lie's words, so even if the sudden cancellation of the post-sealing ceremony seemed too child's play, he didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly answered and went down to pass the word.
In the room, Feng Lie's voice sounded again, "I can only retreat here at most, if you still want to continue to use your life to blackmail me into letting you go, then I would rather die with you." ”
Probably because Feng Lie's tone was too sad, or maybe his words were too heavy, Tang Xi's nose was sore, and he almost fell into tears, but fortunately, Feng Lie turned his back to her and couldn't see her expression, she took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and then said, "Thank you." ”
After saying that, she couldn't stay any longer, turned around and hurried out of the imperial study.
After Tang Xi left for a long time, Feng Lie slowly raised his right hand and took a look, the wound on his hand was very deep, just now he stood there with his hands down, blood dripping all over the ground, but ...... Tang Xi didn't care about him, not a word.
He tilted his head slightly, looked into the air and muttered, "If it's my sister...... She's going to be distressed. ”
So, has my sister changed or has he changed? Isn't it...... Did he really do it wrong?
The temporary cancellation of the ceremony after the closure caused an uproar in Fengyuan, especially the day before Tang Xi went to find Feng Lie, which was rumored to be boiling, saying that Tang Xi was pampered and arrogant, and before it was sealed, he tortured Concubine Lan and injured the emperor, and the emperor was angry and canceled the ceremony, and for a while, Tang Xi simply became a joke in the capital of Fengyuan.
But fortunately, Tang Xi was locked up in the palace, and she didn't know anything about it outside, and the people sent by Fenglie to see her didn't dare to snub her in the slightest, and she didn't feel any difference for a while.
The only difference...... It's probably that Feng Lie hasn't appeared for three days.
Tang Xi thought, this time he probably really hurt him hard.
Of course, she didn't feel good in her heart, so she didn't go out for three days in the palace, until the fourth day, after confirming that Feng Lie had no plans to see her, she decided to go out for a walk.
The last time I went to Changning Palace, Fu Jinglan was punished by her for kneeling for a whole day, until she couldn't hold it anymore and fainted at night, and the two guards came to report, Tang Xi remembered that she had forgotten her, but she really didn't have the heart to care about Fu Jinglan anymore, so she waved her hand and let her rest compassionately.
However, it is said that she still knelt with a limp, and she couldn't get out of bed for a short time.
Now that Tang Xi's identity has been clarified with Feng Lie, Fu Jinglan's life and death are in her thoughts, so she doesn't take her seriously at all, so naturally there is no need to beat the water dogs.
So this time, Tang Xi didn't go to Changning Palace again, but turned his head and went to Jingyang Palace, where he lived before.
I don't know how much Qingshuang Bailu knew about her escape a few days ago, and I went over to probe and think about what to do next, but I don't know, are they still in Jingyang Palace?
Fortunately, Feng Lie didn't move the people of Jingyang Palace, as soon as Tang Xi arrived at Jingyang Palace, he saw Qingshuang Bailu, and when the two saw Tang Xi, they immediately had something to say, but looking at the guards who followed her, they didn't dare to say anything, they just looked at her anxiously.
She turned to the men, "I want to say a few words to them alone, and you just stay at the door." ”
Several of the guards looked at each other, then saluted her, and spontaneously surrounded the front and back of the house......
Tang Xi couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when he saw their rigorous attitude, he didn't know how to complain.
When the three of them entered the house, Bai Lu immediately couldn't hold back and wanted to speak, but Qingshuang pulled her, and then gestured outside the house, Bai Lu suddenly lowered her voice in understanding, "Princess, what's going on?" What happened all of a sudden? Why did the emperor lock you up? And why cancel the post-closure ceremony? ”
Tang Xi immediately knew in his heart, it seemed that Feng Lie's actions that day were secret, and Qingshuang Bailu didn't know what was going on.
She silently calculated in her heart, it is already September now, and in five months it will be a year, and it is time to take the medicine, and now looking at Feng Lie's situation, it is obvious that it will not be able to get rid of it for a while, and the rouge should not be sent over in a year, in order to avoid the occurrence of special circumstances, it should be at least a month in advance, so as long as she waits for another four months, she can get a rouge pill, so she might as well cheat another medicine and win an extra year.
Thinking about it, she said, "The emperor knew about my trip out of the palace to see Lu Zheng that day, and he thought that I had no feelings for Lu Zheng, so he personally arrested me in anger and locked me up." ”