"At the beginning of last year, King Duro sent someone to contact him to discuss the murder of Tiansheng. They spent a year and a half plotting this. In order to carry out the assassination, Jingwu asked Tiansheng for an errand to revise the route of moving the capital. If it weren't for Tiansheng's early precautions against him, and King Duluo temporarily withdrew his troops, he would have succeeded. ”

I haven't asked about the world for a long time, and suddenly hearing such a thing, Tong Yuqing felt very sad in her heart, and she didn't know what to say with red eyes. Not only her, but the other people in the room also looked sad.

Xi Yiqian suddenly cried, "Jingwu, this kid...... Why are you so confused? So who is King Duro? How could you really help him? Why does he have such a grudge against his parents, he has to kill them? He has compassion for us, and he can't bear to let us be involved in the war and tear us apart from his parents, how can he be so cruel to his father and mother who gave birth to him and raised him......"

Gu Huaijue comforted softly: "Now is not the time to cry, we have to think of a way to save Jingwu's life." ”

Xi Yiqian came to her senses and said to Qing Ziting: "Zhi'er, since the accident, your father has locked himself in the room and refused to see anyone. He has always loved you the most, can you knock on his door? ”

The group rushed to the Overseer's Office, and when they saw Yang Hao picking up the cold food at the door, they were all worried. Qing Ziting stepped forward and knocked on the door and said, "Father, it's me." ”

No one in the room answered, and Gu Huaijue asked Yang Hao, "Has the Overseer not eaten all this time?" ”

Yang Hao shook his head, and Gu Huaijue asked again, "Is there still water in that room?" ”

Yang Hao replied: "The water in the room is enough for the Overseers to drink for ten days, counting the days, there should still be it." ”

Gu Huaijue bowed slightly, and his eyes never left the door. Several people stood in front of the door for half an hour. Despair slowly crept into everyone's hearts, if Qing Ziting couldn't let Lu Tiansheng open the door, then there was no one in this world who could let him open the door.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the corridor, and everyone looked out and saw that it was Zhong Shunhua and Lu Xi. Gu Huaijue gave Xi Yiqian a look, and Xi Yiqian hurriedly stepped forward to stop Zhong Shunhua, "Shunhua, now is not the time to mess around." You will only anger him and make matters worse. ”

Zhong Shunhua said coldly: "You don't know what I'm going to do, how do you know if I'm sending charcoal in the snow or making it worse?" ”

Xi Yiqian looked at Lu Xi again, Lu Xi nodded, and Xi Yiqian let Zhong Shunhua go up.

After Zhong Shunhua went up, he knocked on the door first, and when he saw that Lu Tiansheng did not react, he said: "Lu Tiansheng, if you don't open the door, I will hit the door?" ”

Still no one answered, Zhong Shunhua said: "Wei Qing, Wei Wei, Yang Hao, knock the door open!" ”

The three of them didn't dare to move, they all looked at Gu Huaijue, and only after getting Gu Huaijue's acquiescence did they work together to knock the door open, Zhong Shunhua saw that there was no one in the office, guessing that he should be in the lounge.

She turned to the crowd and said, "Go to the top of the stairs, and don't come in." ”

Gu Huaijue said: "No. If you don't want us to listen to what you say, we can not listen, but we can't go too far. ”

Zhong Shunhua sneered: "You don't think that I want to kill him, right? ”

Gu Huaijue also said with a cold face: "If you want to go in, do as I say, otherwise you will be with us and wait here for Tiansheng to come out." ”

Zhong Shunhua's face couldn't be heavier, and he squeezed out a word from between his teeth, "Okay." ”

What Zhong Shunhua talked about with Lu Tiansheng, no one knew, they only knew that after Zhong Shunhua came out of the room, he went to the prison to secretly glance at Lu Jingwu, and then went back to the house, saying that he wanted to see Tong Yuqing.

Tong Yuqing was originally with Qing Ziting by Lu Tiansheng's side, and when she heard that Zhong Shunhua wanted to see her, she was surprised and strange, she didn't know what medicine she was selling in her gourd, and what made her feel even more strange was that when Lu Tiansheng heard that Zhong Shunhua wanted to see her, he didn't react, as if he had already known about it, and when Qing Ziting said that he wanted to accompany her, Lu Tiansheng stopped him.

Lu Tiansheng's meaning couldn't be more obvious, Tong Yuqing could only go to see Zhong Shunhua alone.

Just like the situation when Zhong Shunhua introduced Tong Yuqing alone, Zhong Shunhua was also flipping through the book this time, and Tong Yuqing also knelt down to salute several times, but unlike last time, Zhong Shunhua quickly let Tong Yuqing get up and gave him a seat.

After Tong Yuqing got up, she saw that Zhong Shunhua was turning "Historical Records", remembered the story of Empress Lu and Mrs. Qi, and also remembered the reason why Lu Jingwu and Zhong Shunhua turned against each other, and her heart was unspeakably desolate.

"After Emperor Hui saw Mrs. Qi, who had become a human being, he said that the matter of human beings was not done by people. In your opinion, is the thing that happens to people inhuman? ”

Tong Yuqing came back to her senses and replied thoughtfully: "From the perspective of a bystander, Empress Lu made Mrs. Qi an adult, and her methods were so cruel and vicious that she could indeed be called an inhuman act. But from Empress Lu's point of view, just being afraid of people can't dispel one-ten-thousandth of the resentment in her heart. Imagine if I were Lu Pheasant, and Mrs. Qi would take away the husband I had worked so hard to assist, and even take away the great rivers and mountains that should have belonged to my son, I was afraid that I would come up with a more cruel punishment than Ren Bi to torture Mrs. Qi. ”

Zhong Shunhua laughed, "From the first time I saw you, I felt that you were similar to me. Now it seems that I am not mistaken about you. ”

Tong Yuqing replied affirmatively: "No, we are not like each other at all except that our family backgrounds are similar. Otherwise, you wouldn't be where you are today. ”

Instead of getting angry, Zhong Shunhua asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Tong Yuqing said slowly: "It can be seen from the actions of the two of us. I'm going to say something you don't like to hear. You ask yourself, can you and my mother-in-law, who you hate the most, Qingchen, compare with Empress Lu and Mrs. Qi back then? Yes, you are the same as Empress Lu in the boudoir back then, you are married, but have you ever lived a hard life for your father? And my mother-in-law, did she try her best to win the crown prince for her son like Mrs. Qi back then? You have never experienced the hardships of Empress Lu, but you want to use her methods to deal with Mrs. Qi to deal with Qing Chen, but if you can't use it, you have to inflict this on an innocent woman. That's why you're a failure. And I, I know too well that there are gains and losses. I knew that if I wanted to keep my Tong family honored forever, that I would always be the most honorable woman in Pudong, and that my son would be the future master of Pudong, I had to give up my dignity as a wife and use it to please my husband. If Tong Baiyi hadn't been in the way, I would have married one of the Qiu brothers, so let's just assume that this person is Qiu Lingjiong. Because once I really said something like that to him. I told him that after getting married, I would not care how many women he had outside, but there was one condition, that is, he could not let any woman outside give birth to an heir for him, whether male or female. Otherwise, I will not assist that woman except to destroy the nine clans and kill her children. ”

Zhong Shunhua smiled: "He should have promised you." ”

Tong Yuqing bowed, "Not bad." He quickly promised me, and I promised him that as long as he kept his promise, I would never support my son on the throne before he died. That's the difference between me and you. You are too greedy, you want a husband who truly loves you, and you want to trample him under your feet and submit to you forever. Don't you feel conflicted? ”

Without waiting for Zhong Shunhua to answer, Tong Yuqing said: "If you can detect the contradiction, everything will not be the situation it is today." It's a vain question for me to ask. Let's get down to business, you didn't come to me today just to discuss Empress Lu and Mrs. Qi with me, right? ”

Zhong Shunhua asked directly: "If there is an opportunity in front of you now, you can fly away with Bai Qiaoxuan." Would you say yes? ”

Tong Yuqing frowned, "I won't think about the impossible." ”

Zhong Shunhua smiled slightly, "You don't have to be unwilling. I've been thinking about what an old man said to me these days, who said that people always like to go after things that are out of reach, but often ignore what is within reach and close at hand. As everyone knows, God has already arranged the best for us. I am also stupid, and I only today want to understand the meaning of his words. I can tell you for sure that if you and Bai Qiaoxuan really come together, the today of me and Lu Tiansheng will be your tomorrow. ”

Tong Yuqing became more and more impatient, "If you have nothing else to do, I think I should spend more time comforting my father-in-law." ”

Zhong Shunhua said: "I have something to ask for. ”

Tong Yuqing was also very sincere, "I won't help someone who has insulted my mother." ”

Saying that Tong Yuqing was about to leave, Zhong Shunhua stopped her, "It's not to help me, it's to help Xi'er." ”

Tong Yuqing stopped, turned around and asked, "What's wrong with Lu Xi?" ”

Zhong Shunhua knelt down, "Xi'er is different from you, she doesn't have so many scheming and means, but she is the one who wants to spend her life with Bai Qiaoxuan." The first time I saw Bai Qiaoxuan, I knew that he was not an idle person, and he would never be subservient forever. Lu Tiansheng's wrist, I have been taught all my life, and I don't want my daughter to suffer the same pain as me, so I beg you, please look at Lu Jingzhi's face and help Xi'er. ”

Tong Yuqing was skeptical, "Your wrist is not weaker than mine, why did you come to beg me?" Can't you protect your daughter? ”

Tong Yuqing suddenly remembered the situation in the morning, was shocked by the thoughts in her heart, and asked in a panic, "What did you talk about with your father-in-law in the morning?" Why did he promise to let his eldest brother out tomorrow morning? ”

Zhong Shunhua didn't answer, which confirmed Tong Yuqing's guess, she felt unbelievable, and felt that this was reasonable, "You...... You ......"

Zhong Shunhua slammed his head to the ground and said again, "Please look at Lu Jingzhi's face and take care of Xi'er." ”

At this time, there was a knock on the door, it was Rong Hui's voice, "Madam, my uncle has arrived." ”

As soon as Bai Qiaoxuan arrived in Puhe, he was picked up to see Zhong Shunhua, he thought that Zhong Shunhua wanted to discuss with him about countermeasures to save Lu Jingwu, so when he saw Tong Yuqing in the room, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Tong Yuqing didn't say anything to him and left the Overseer's Mansion directly. After Bai Qiaoxuan greeted Zhong Shunhua, he asked, "Mother, what is the so-called matter when you summoned me?" ”

Zhong Shunhua said: "I just want you, make an oath." ”

Bai Qiaoxuan said respectfully: "Mother, please speak." ”

Zhong Shunhua said loudly: "I want you to swear by the country, in this life and this life, no matter what Xi'er does that angers you, you will not kill her, and you will not let people kill her." If you break this oath, you will lose the thousands of miles of Puxi Prefecture forever. ”

Bai Qiaoxuan was shocked, "Mother ......"

Zhong Shunhua shouted with a cold face: "I want you to swear!" ”

Bai Qiaoxuan didn't know why Zhong Shunhua would have a showdown with him today, but if he didn't swear this oath, Zhong Shunhua would not let him step out of this door, so he could only obey her wishes and said: "I, Bai Qiaoxuan, swear to the sky that I will never let Lu Xi die at my hands in this life and this life." If I break this oath, I will lose the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Puxin Prefecture forever. ”

Zhong Shunhua put his mind at ease and said lightly: "Go out." ”

"Mother's ......"

Bai Qiaoxuan wanted to say something more, but Zhong Shunhua shouted: "Get out!" ”

Bai Qiaoxuan didn't stay anymore, and rushed directly to the Overseer's Office, Zhong Shunhua was too abnormal today, he had to know immediately, what happened here during his absence?

After seeing all the people he should see, Zhong Shunhua rummaged through the wardrobe and wanted to find his favorite clothes to wear, but at the bottom he saw his favorite hibiscus skirt when he was young! This skirt shouldn't have appeared here, because after she broke up with Lu Tiansheng, she asked Rong Hui to burn all the dresses painted with hibiscus patterns, but she didn't expect Rong Hui to secretly leave one! However, Zhong Shunhua no longer wants to pursue Rong Hui's faults, she caresses this hibiscus flower skirt, remembering that when she was young, because her name was Shunhua, she especially preferred hibiscus flowers. Almost all dresses have hibiscus patterns. These hibiscus dresses have attracted those who love her, and have attracted those she loves, witnessed the best dreams of her youth, and witnessed the dreams of being beaten to pieces.

Zhong Shunhua sighed, his tentacles were cold, whether it was a dream or a nightmare, this dream would soon wake up......

The evening breeze blew the doors and windows, the door was opened from the outside, she hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, stood up, turned around, and the tears that had just been brushed away suddenly dripped down again, "You...... How did it come? ”

The corners of Lu Tiansheng's mouth tugged upward, as if he was smiling, but he didn't seem to be smiling, "I don't know what's going on...... I always feel that I should come to see you off. ”

Zhong Shunhua did not drive him out for the first time, but said, "Sit down." ”

Lu Tiansheng sat down and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?" ”

Zhong Shunhua realized that the hibiscus skirt was still in his hand, and couldn't help clenching his fists, "It's nothing, it's just a rag." ”

Lu Tiansheng smiled and took the skirt in her hand, "Will there be rags in your room?" ”

Lu Tiansheng's smile disappeared after seeing the hibiscus skirt clearly, and after a while, he said, "When I first saw you, you were wearing this hibiscus skirt. ”

Zhong Shunhua said with a smile: "I don't have hundreds of hibiscus skirts, but dozens of them. How do you know this is the one? ”

Lu Tiansheng replied: "That was the first time in my life that I saw a woman in a brocade dress walking in front of me, not to mention this skirt, even the earrings you were wearing, I also remember what it looked like." You forgot? At that time, the classroom was very small, but there were more than 100 people, which can be described as crowded. You're squeezing sideways in front of me, and I accidentally stepped on the corner of your skirt. Look at this, isn't it just a trace of sewing? Your Miss Zhong, how many clothes will have patches? ”

Zhong Shunhua saw the slightly abrupt needle and thread, and vaguely remembered that she was furious at Lu Tiansheng for stepping on the corner of her skirt, and Lu Tiansheng made up the corner of her skirt with his own hands in order to make amends.

Was that hundreds of years ago? It's so long ago that it seems like a past life...... In her life, can she summarize her feelings for this hibiscus skirt? From disgust to love to hatred, until now, it is not clear what feelings are.

Lu Tiansheng rubbed the patch and muttered, "This seems to be the first time I have mended a woman's dress, and the craftsmanship is not as good as mending my own clothes." ”

Zhong Shunhua burst out laughing, "Forget it, just make up the clothes for yourself?" ”

"Yes," Lu Tiansheng sighed, "Naturally, our coarse linen clothes can't get into the eyes of your Miss Zhong." ”

Zhong Shunhua smiled faintly and sighed: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, you didn't treat me so badly, no matter how much you hated me, you didn't let me wear coarse linen clothes." ”

Lu Tiansheng smiled miserably, the two didn't say a word for a long time, and they didn't know how long they sat down, Zhong Shunhua suddenly stood up, she brushed the hem of her skirt, and said, "Okay, I should also take medicine and go to bed, you should go back to rest early." ”

Lu Tiansheng's hand holding the hibiscus skirt tightened, as if weathered on the rosewood chair, and her eyes were red with blood, watching her pour a whole bottle of sleeping pills into her mouth.

Zhong Shunhua stopped looking at him, and lay on the bed peacefully, waiting for the effect of the medicine to take effect.

Lu Tiansheng suddenly rushed to the side of the bed and shook her shoulders frantically, "I married you at the beginning!" It's not just because you're Miss Zhong! I really loved you! Did you hear that?! Did you hear that?! ”

I don't know whose tears crossed Zhong Shunhua's sideburns, crossed Lu Tiansheng's cheeks, and dripped on the hibiscus skirt, staining the sky and soaking the window lattice......

Lu Jingwu thought that it was a light rain last night, and he should not see the light too early today, but he didn't expect that the sky was not yet bright, and he was woken up by a strong light.

He roared, "Who?!" ”

A low, hoarse voice rang out, "Me." ”

Seeing that it was Gu Huaijue, Lu Jingwu immediately sat up, put away the ruffian aura on his body, and shouted, "Uncle Gu...... Why are you here again? I've really told you what to say, and there's no half-lying. ”

Gu Huaijue's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "But you concealed the mastermind." ”

Lu Jingwu was confused, "Huh? What mastermind? I am the mastermind. ”

Gu Huaijue punched Lu Jingwu's face, "Zhong Shunhua is the mastermind!" She has already confessed her guilt, and you are still covering up for her! ”

Lu Jingwu was stunned and stunned, and it took a long time to understand Gu Huaijue's deep meaning, "You mean that Zhong Shunhua, the poisonous woman, was killed by Lu Tiansheng in order to save me and took the blame for me?" Hahahahaha...... This is the best news I've heard in sixteen years, and it's more relieving than if I had killed them! They should have killed each other a long time ago, and they would have died until they died. I've been waiting for so many years, and I've finally waited for this day! ”

He looked up at the only window in the prison and shouted: "Cold! Did you hear that? Zhong Shunhua is dead, and that inhumane woman is dead! ”

After shouting, he turned around and hugged Gu Huaijue again, "Uncle Gu, I really like you so much, every time I see you, you can bring me good news......"

Laughing and laughing, he began to cry again, crying darkly. Gu Huaijue waited for his mood to calm down and said: "As an accomplice to the rebellion, you can avoid the death penalty, but you can't escape the living crime." The Overseers have decided to exile you to the north to defend the border. I've asked Wei Qing to help you pack up, and he'll send you to the north. When you get there, you have to keep to yourself, and you can't mess around anymore! ”

Lu Jingwu cried and laughed, "I'm a guilty person, and I still have the eldest young master of the Gu family to send me off?!" He's really considerate, but I still have to trouble you to tell him that he won't kill me, let me out, and one day I'll come back and ask for his life......"

Gu Huaijue was enraged and pushed him to the ground, "Lu Jingwu!" So many of us died and wounded to save you. If you are still obsessed, heaven will not be able to save you! Your father didn't really want to kill you in the first place, he lost his mind in a fit of rage, he also knew that he was wrong, he has been trying his best to make up for you for so many years, no matter how arrogant you are, he never thought of taking away your position as the prince, what else do you want?! ”

Lu Jingwu asked viciously, "Didn't he think about it?" Then why did he help that wild seed marry back to Tong Yuqing? Why did you keep Bai Qiaoxuan all the time? Can't you see his mind? In order to keep his wild seed, he even wanted to give the entire country to a person with a foreign surname! How could he have had a son like me in his heart?! He can choke me by the throat in a fit of rage, why can't I choke him when he's in a bad mood? At the beginning of humanity, there is a father before a son. He doesn't think of me as a son, so why should I think of him as a father? I'm not blind, I can see it clearly for so many years, he only has Lu Jingzhi's son, and the others, me, Jing Peng, and Jing Fei, should all be picked up by him from the trash can. If he really still has a trace of guilt and wants to make amends to me, he should give me his life, instead of hiding behind your back! ”

Gu Huaijue asked, "Are you really unwilling to let go?" ”

Lu Jingwu's voice was like a thousand zhang of ice, "Unless I die, I will never let him go!" ”

Gu Huaijue could only leave first, and after Lu Jingwu left, he coughed violently, coughing so much that he couldn't even stand on his feet, but he still struggled desperately to the corner of the southeast wall, struggling towards the only light in his life......

Countless wealthy nobles have placed their homes in the east of Puhe, and there are three of them, named Lufu. One of the mansions in the middle of the three has not yet experienced the joy of housewarming, but it is shrouded in a burning fear......