Chapter 173: Single-minded Death
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"Scarlet Feather was greatly favored by the princess and was ordered to lurk beside the princess at that time." Scarlet Feather continued in a weak voice: "The order given by the Grand Master to Scarlet Feather is just to try his best to gain the trust of the princess, pay close attention to the princess's every move, and report it in time. He never asked Scarlet Feather to hurt His Majesty. ”
"So," Zuo Ying closed her eyes, trying to suppress the emotion that would make her voice sound unstable, "You rescued me from the Jade Lake and protected me under the siege of the queen's guards, all because you had to do a good job as a conscientious ear and eye?" ”
Scarlet Feather's breathing trembled slightly, and after a pause, he said, "Yes." ”
When the queen's guards wanted to arrest Zuo Ying, he stepped forward, just so that he could be taken away together and continue to perform his duties, but he didn't expect Zuo Ying to take advantage of his opportunity to blackmail the queen with a knife.
Zuo Ying hooked her lips and smiled, smiling a little bitterly, "Then, Yuanqiu?" Chengze Leaving the Palace? Purple Sun City? ……”
"Nope! Your Majesty! Don't ......" Scarlet Feather looked up suddenly, her eyes already full of tears. He knew that the places Zuo Ying said were the places where he had sacrificed his life to protect Zuo Ying, and what she wanted to ask was whether his protection of her was also fulfilling his duty!
He wanted to say that he had fallen in love with Zuo Ying at that time, and everything he did was out of his will to protect her, but he suddenly felt that he was even more reluctant to say such things to Zuo Ying than before.
Zuo Ying's heart felt like she had fallen into an ice cellar at the moment, and the bone-chilling cold had invaded her whole body before she realized it. There were things she seemed to know, but she couldn't believe them; There are some things she's always believed. But it was suddenly confirmed that she had been fooled.
She felt tired. He stood up and slowly walked past Scarlet Feather.
"Your Majesty!" Scarlet Feather turned around and bowed to the ground and said, "Please listen to Scarlet Feather again." ”
Zuo Ying remembered that she had promised Scarlet Feather to listen to him. She stopped.
"Your Majesty," Scarlet Feather straightened up and said, "Scarlet Feather knows that the Taishi is not a great traitor, and Your Majesty may be wrong to blame the Taishi." After His Majesty ascended the throne. He has been observing His Majesty's virtue, and has not harmed His Majesty, but has saved the driver. I beg Your Majesty to see ......"
Zuo Ying said coldly: "Why do you want to tell me this? Do you disdain to keep this secret even a secret? ”
He could have kept it hidden, and he could have been the scarlet feather that Zuo Ying absolutely trusted, especially after Helan Chu died, and no one would know his identity anymore. If he really has a deep affection for her, why not?
The tears in Scarlet Feather's eyes finally couldn't help but roll down, "Your Majesty! Scarlet Feather really hoped that the Scarlet Feather, who was the eyes and ears of the Grand Master, had died in the fire of the mound. That corpse can be buried deep in the ground forever with the identity of Scarlet Feather and His Majesty...... However, this is not possible. Scarlet Feather also thought about hiding it forever, because Scarlet Feather was unwilling to lose His Majesty's trust in Scarlet Feather even if she lost her life. But deceiving His Majesty also made Scarlet Feather suffer every day, and now it is more about the life and death of the Grand Master, Scarlet Feather can no longer continue to pretend that nothing happened......"
Zuo Ying listened. There was silence for a moment, and he walked forward with soft steps. The only one was left to kneel motionless on the cold stone slab, the whole person was lifeless as if he had lost his soul, as if he was completely unaware of the surroundings......
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There is no day or night in the dayless prison, there is only dim light and damp and cold environment.
Behind a rusty iron fence, a man in prison uniform sits on his knees. His eyes were closed, his hands and feet were shackled, and his clothes were faintly stained with blood. Although the tall posture, handsome face and awe-inspiring aura on the body could not be concealed by the environment in which they were located, it was still hard to believe. This is Helan Chu, the Taishi who was entrenched in the Three Dynasties and was in power for a while.
At this time, a guard came over, opened the iron door, and said in a low voice: "Master, Your Majesty has summoned you." ”
Although he was in prison, Helan Chu was treated very politely. Because of a deep-rooted minister like him, no one knows if he will be released from prison tomorrow and turn over, but the unlucky one is the person who caught him in.
Helan Chu opened his eyes, and a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes. He was led by the guards to a room on the upper floor of the cell.
When I entered the door, I saw Zuo Ying already sitting in the center of the room waiting.
Seeing that Zuo Ying's body had recovered, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and stepped forward to bow down and said, "Minister Helan Chu knocks to see Your Majesty." ”
Zuo Ying looked at Helan Chu in prison clothes and no longer sharp, and she actually felt an indescribable sadness in her heart.
She retreated left and right, looking at Helan Chu who was kneeling on the ground with her head bowed, and she couldn't remember for a moment why she came here and what she wanted to say to him. Maybe it was the "illusion" left by the battle to pacify the Six Dust Cult and live and die with him, when she saw the blood stains on his body, she almost rushed out, it was actually "Are you injured?" ”
She stared for a moment before she spoke, "Helan Chu, have you ever thought that you also have today?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has thought about it." Helan Chu slowly raised his head, his eyes were so quiet that he couldn't see the joy and sorrow, "Chen, I have even been looking forward to the arrival of this day. ”
Zuo Ying gasped silently, she didn't expect him to give such an answer.
Helan Chu's tone was as calm as the cool breeze of an autumn night, "The minister dared to think that His Majesty was able to kill the minister with his own hands, which proved that His Majesty had grown up and was able to take on the heavy responsibility of the family, the country and the society; And the sins committed by the minister will also be reckoned with, and the minister will be liberated under the nine springs. ”
Zuo Ying's heart twitched slightly.
She deliberately sneered, "So you want to die? Didn't my royal brother also want to bring you to justice? Why didn't you kill yourself at that time? ”
She had to prove that he was actually pretending to be righteous, and she needed to give herself a reason to make up her mind!
The more intense Zuo Ying's words were, the more gentle Helan Chu's tone became.
"Your Majesty, the minister is not bent on death. Before completing the great task entrusted by the emperor before his death, the minister did not dare to die. But now that the minister can retire, His Majesty is enough to bless the people and the Ming Jun of the four seas, and the minister has no worries, and he has died well and has no regrets. ”
Zuo Ying knew very well that with Helan Chu's arrogant character, he never disdained to pretend, even if it was to survive.
"Your Majesty," Helan Chu continued, "As soon as the minister dies, although the court and the central government are uneasy, the forces opposing Your Majesty will naturally collapse. Your Majesty can choose his stubbornness to go, choose his loyal and good people to appease and reuse him, and the world will be determined within a month...... To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )RQ
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