The willows are shy, and the spring breeze is green.

The afternoon sun carries a hint of warmth, expelling the cold of winter, and only the red and bright Spring Festival couplets posted in every household still reveal the aftertaste of the festival. Perhaps the weather is warmer, or the festival is approaching, and there are obviously more people on the streets. Catching up with the annual event of the Great Qi Kingdom, the people who stopped to talk in the streets and alleys were all happy, except for two people.

Mu Rong took scattered small steps, dressed in white and floating slowly in the breeze, like a moving little white flower, attracting countless young talents to look sideways.

It's a pity that her pretty face is still cold, which proves that those lingering eyes with admiration in amazement can't disturb her calm heart in the slightest. But if you look closely, you will find that those eyes, which never seem to be focused, have a hint of light, and every once in a while, they will casually glance to the side.

If you follow her gaze, you will find that Tang An is like a ghost, frowning slightly, and his eyes will only stare in one direction and be stupid, as if he is enchanted.

He's worried.

He believed that under the pressure of layers of public opinion, Xie Yuan would not notice the news of the sudden evaporation of ghosts and sorrows from the world in a short period of time, but would focus on how to stop this competition. is not afraid of 10,000 just in case, for fear of accidents, he still stayed in Phoenix Terrace with Mu Rong. If Feng Zhiyao is in danger, then he will definitely take her away at all costs.

Burying the ghostly corpse into the courtyard, Tang An waited from midnight to early morning, and from early morning to early afternoon, but he never saw Xie Yuan's shadow, and the quiet courtyard seemed to mock his suspicion.

After confirming that Feng Zhiyao was safe and sound, he had no reason to continue to stay. But the growing uneasiness in his heart left his heart there.

He knew that the origin of all Feng Zhiyao's troubles was himself. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have to worry all day long.

Although he had only been in contact for a few days, the shadow who frowned and scolded him for being a coward, lonely and helpless in the cold night, could not linger in Tang Anxin.

Sometimes, the more debt you owe, the more you feel sorry. Especially the life-saving benefactor who deceived herself, and in the end, she had to turn around and use her, and this guilt would be magnified infinitely.

In this unfair competition, Feng Zhiyao may choose to lose to Liu Qingge in order to repay Feng Zhiyao's kindness. But what about after that?

How can she, a weak woman, withstand the drop from falling from the altar? How can you resist the surging anger of the people? How to spend the days without the protection of glamorous clothing? How to face Xie Yuan?

Maybe...... Losing her use value, she will be ruthlessly exiled to the 'Jade Gate', and with the help of her former fame and status, she will be given to a powerful person as a plaything.

Of course, this is already the best ending. If Xie Yuan was full of anger and had no way to vent it, then Feng Zhiyao would only have two endings.

It's better to die, or it's better to live than to die.

The more Tang An thought about it, the more worried he became, and the more he thought about it, the more scared he became, and the tangled expression made Mu Rong on the side sigh secretly.

She never thought that she would fall in love with an amorous person. But Tang An, Tang An, can that woman love? That's Liu Qingge's aunt, is it possible that you want to eat all ages?

Mu Rong was depressed. She didn't know what had happened to the two of them these days, but she knew that Tang An had another person living in her heart - she had always trusted women's intuition.

Don settled down.

"Sister, I want to go back and have a look."

Mu Rong froze, turned his head, and asked lightly, "You care about her very much, don't you?" ”

Tang An hurriedly explained: "Sister, don't get me wrong, she saved my life, but I put her in danger. If she dies because of me, I will be guilty for the rest of my life. ”

Mu Rong can't lie, but he can tell if a man's words are insincere. If he has a clear conscience, there is no need to explain anything to himself at all. The fact that he can open his mouth only proves that he has a ghost in his heart.

She could see through the ghost, but she couldn't stop it.

At this moment, she suddenly became a little envious: how good would it be if she could also enter his heart quietly and silently like this?

"You care about her, don't you?" Mu Rong still repeats the same question.

Tang An clenched his fists, finally raised his head, and said firmly: "Yes!" ”

Sure enough, it's just this answer, why does it make my heart a little sour?

Lowering his head a little gloomily, Mu Rong sighed, "You go." ”

Tang An finally smiled and said, "Sister Fairy, thank you!" ”

Looking at Tang An's back when he turned around, Mu Rong gently stroked his shoulder, which was the place where he was stabbed by the ghost.

Is there a place for me in your heart? There...... It should be warmer than the Daisetsuzan Mountain......

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Feng Zhiyao sat on her show bed, curled up with two slender legs, two beautiful jade hands folded on her knees, padding a pointed chin, and two empty eyes staring at the dragon and phoenix patterns on the neatly stacked quilts.

She didn't feel afraid, even if there was a corpse buried in the courtyard, even if that person was most likely Xie Yuan's minion.

She felt nothing but cold, and an endless emptiness.

Tang An finally left, leaving only an empty room. Even if the warm sun reflects into the house, it can't drive away the cold in the air.

The nervousness of riding the same horse, the shyness of squeezing a bed together, the restraint of riding a carriage, and the excitement of breaking into the school palace privately, those pictures gradually blurred in my mind, as if they were all illusory pictures of myself, beautiful but unreal.

She even wondered if there was really a person named Tang An in her life?

The sun is about to set, how can a person spend the night? Feng Zhiyao sighed and ...... herself Is it finally going to be beaten back again? In the end, she is still the poor caged bird, and she is still the poor Feng Zhiyao.

In a trance, two vermilion doors were gently pushed open.

Feng Zhiyao's heart swelled with indescribable surprise, could it be that he is back again?

She raised her swan-like graceful neck, and her expectant eyes shot two rays of light, but when she saw the appearance of the visitor, the look in her eyes quickly dimmed.

It was not Tang An who came, but Xie Yuan.

Feng Zhiyao's heart just fell, but she lifted it again. She didn't know if Xie Yuan knew anything or if he had come for something else.

"What are you thinking?"

Xie Yuan smiled slightly, but his smile was somewhat unnatural.

There was never a moment when Xie Yuan was sadder than he was now. The proud Duke of Dingguo, the legendary figure of the Qi Kingdom, and the king in the dark night, but he has to rely on a woman to compromise.

When he decided to give Feng Zhiyao as a gift to others, he vaguely felt that he was really old.

How could he have experienced such humiliation? Never! But for the sake of Qi Guo, he had to endure humiliation, even if he sacrificed the chess pieces that he had carefully cultivated for more than ten years, even if he did not hesitate to become attached to Liu Gong's villain.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

Feng Zhiyao smiled equally reluctantly, straightened her sideburns with a slightly flustered look, and got out of bed to greet her: "Why is my father-in-law here at this time?" didn't inform Zhiyao in advance. ”

Xie Yuan smiled mildly and said, "If I explain my intentions, I'm afraid you will hide from your father-in-law." ”

There was a ghost phoenix in his heart, and his eyes drooped, and he said: "The righteous father is serious, I don't know that the righteous father is coming...... So what's going on? ”

Xie Yuan sighed and said, "I've had some trouble in the imperial court. Although I have never been in trouble and have never been afraid of trouble, when someone deliberately causes me trouble, the trouble will keep coming. And that person is Liu Gong. ”

Feng Zhiyao's face changed, and he said, "Liu Gong? ”

"Hmm." Xie Yuan nodded, turned around and said, "What kind of path Liu Gong is, you and I know very well." Originally, I was a clown who jumped off the beam to entertain people, so naturally I wouldn't put it in my eyes, but His Majesty was deceived by him and regarded him as a henchman, which was really chilling. ”

"Maybe you don't know that the hereditary shadow of 'Grandpa Guo' is just a beautiful-sounding name, but in fact I have been criticized. Those who have worked hard to gain power are always hostile to those of us who are born to enjoy glory and wealth, so whether it is deliberately low-key, whether it is playing the world, it is just an attitude I made. But my concession failed to exchange for the sea and the sky, and those small-eyed villains in the court were slightly instigated by Liu Gong, and spared no effort to aim their knives and swords at me. ”

As he spoke, he turned around slowly, his eyes staring at Feng Zhiyao tightly: "It's nothing for me, but for everyone in Phoenix Terrace, it will become a nightmare." To avoid this, the source must be identified. No matter how much we don't want to admit it, we have to recognize a reality - if we don't solve the trouble that Liu Gong has brought me, it will only put you all in trouble. ”

Hearing this familiar name, Feng Zhiyao couldn't help but think of that terrible evening, that crazy person.

She clenched her fists and said with some horror: "Father-in-law...... What do you want me to do? ”

"The crux of the conflict between Liu Gong and me lies in you. Especially the incident a few days ago, you made him lose face. Liu Gong was silent for a long time before he sighed faintly: "Alas! As a last resort, I don't want to give up my face and bend my waist. But for the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of the sisters of Phoenix Terrace, I must recognize the situation: continuing to go against Liu Gong, who is in the middle of the day, will only make our road narrower and narrower. So, even if it's a show, I hope you will join me in apologizing to him for coming to his door. ”

Without the strange visit of Tang An and his party, and without the heavy pressure from the court, Xie Yuan would never have chosen to compromise so humiliatingly. It's a pity that Feng Zhiyao didn't understand this, and she didn't consider why Xie Yuan's strength would explain so much to herself.

Sometimes, it is not necessarily a good thing for a person to be out of the world for too long. At least for Xie Yuan, Feng Zhiyao has abandoned the vigilance she should have.

She just felt that Xie Yuan was very embarrassed now, because she knew how proud Liu Gong was. Letting someone like him compromise is sometimes more painful than killing him.

Although Liu Gong is like a demon in her mind, she is afraid and makes her afraid, but for the sake of the man who gives her all the glory in front of her, she must show courage.

Feng Zhiyao hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "When are you going?" ”

Xie Yuan said: "Now." ”

Feng Zhiyao's heart suddenly struggled, and finally said, "Okay, I'll go with you." ”

It is undoubtedly a great irony that the betrayed person gives himself the greatest trust.

Xie Yuan felt a slight pain in his heart and said, "If it's possible, I don't want to do it either." But sometimes self-esteem becomes worthless in the face of reality, so - thank you for understanding my distress. ”

After saying this, Xie Yuan turned around and walked in front, with a trace of unbearability and struggle on his face with his back to Feng Zhiyao.

He knew that Feng Zhiyao would no longer be the most glamorous phoenix, but would become Liu Gong's plaything.

The woman who has been carefully cultivated for more than ten years is ruined, and anyone will feel distressed, and of course, there is a little bit of guilt for pushing their relatives into the fire pit. However, in the face of his so-called "national righteousness", this guilt quickly disappeared invisibly.

From now on, there will be another woman surnamed Feng in his world!

Xie Yuan thought with a sigh: Zhi Yao, Zhi Yao, don't blame me. Plunging you into pain and despair is also an incredibly difficult choice for me......