Chapter 34: The Emperor's Heart
After being stunned for a while, the dark eyes like Shen Tan were now accumulating gloomy anger, Ruoxin took a deep breath, never expected that it was her little sister who brought outsiders into the ancestral hall.
Ru Xue has no city in her chest, acts without scheming, and makes friends only based on her own likes and dislikes. As long as the person she likes is in tune with her, no matter what that person's identity and family background are, she will be sincere to him. Because of this informal temperament, Ru Xue made many friends from all over the world at a young age. Ruoxin doesn't want to use rigid dogma to restrain her temperament, but she knows that there are thousands of people in the world with a thousand faces, and how can they be as simple as she sees with one pair of eyes?
Huangfu Xian's appearance is handsome and elegant, and he has an eye-catching elegance and nobility in his gestures, which is indeed easy to make a girl of Ru Xue's age feel excited. But his identity is unknown, and he seems to be very scheming, before figuring out his origin, how dare Ru Xue take him back to Baijia Village, how dare she take him to see the sacrifice in Baijia Village?
Bai Rong withdrew his hand and returned to Ruoxin, and Ru Xue hurriedly ran between them, looking at Huangfuxian for a while, and Ruoxin for a while, she was a little overwhelmed for a while, so she had to look at Ruoxin and said: "Sister, Brother Huangfu was brought to the shrine by me, he just came to watch the ceremony, and he didn't have any malice." ”
Ruoxin's face did not smile, and her face, which was paler than before, was now as if covered with frost, and her cold eyes swept towards Ru Xue sternly.
Ru Xue knew that she had committed her sister's taboo, lowered her head, pinched the cuffs of the soft white dress vigorously, and her face was blue and white.
Ruoxin's temperament is slow and loose, and she doesn't care about ordinary trivial things. Regarding the trouble that Bai Ruxue usually causes, she also turned a blind eye and smiled. Now, Bai Ruxue is guilty of something related to Baijia Village.
It's no wonder Ruoxin is so angry.
Letting go of the hand holding Rouge, Ruoxin slowly walked in front of Ru Xue. Looking at Ru Xue, who bowed her head and was silent, Ruoxin pursed her lips and said with a stern face: "Ru Xue, you are seventeen years old, can't you tell the importance of the matter, and the sacrifice in the clan is caused by you?" ”
After Ruoxin's loud shout, there was silence in the hall, and the villagers didn't dare to make a sound, but they all stood quietly, secretly raising their eyes, looking at the priest and the holy woman at the door.
It was rare to see Ruoxin with such a stern appearance, Ru Xue trembled all over, and her eyes turned red all of a sudden. At this moment, the villagers of Baijia Village gathered here, and she seemed to be able to sense that everyone's eyes were focused on her, and she suddenly felt embarrassed and embarrassed, and tears began to gather in her eyes.
Bei Yan bit her lower lip hard, Ru Xue inhaled, held back her tears, and said in a low voice: "Sister, I'm sorry." ”
If she looked at her beloved sister like this on weekdays, Ruoxin would have softened her heart, but now, she had to harden her heart, "This time you have committed a taboo in the clan, I can't tolerate it no matter what." When the matter is over, I will punish him according to the clan rules. ”
"Clan rules?" Ru Xue raised her head suddenly, looked at her sister who loved her on weekdays in disbelief, and said in a trembling voice.
Not only Ru Xue, but also the other villagers in the village looked at it in surprise.
Huang Fuxian, who had never spoken, finally spoke, glanced at Bai Ruxue, who was trembling constantly, and said in a low and lazy voice: "Why does the white girl blame Xiao Xue'er so harshly, it's just a sacrifice, Huangfu has seen a lot, and he has never heard of it that can't be given to outsiders. Xiao Xue'er occasionally mentioned the rituals of your village one day, and was quite proud that her sister was the priest who performed the sacrifices, and saw that I was curious about it, so she brought me to meet her. Just because of this, you have to deal with her according to the clan rules, which inevitably seems a little unkind? ”
Ruoxin's expression was faint, his gaze turned to Huang Fuxian, and he looked deeply into the pair of phoenix eyes that were slightly indifferent and alienated, and the remoteness and depth in them made people unable to guess the true thoughts in his heart.
"Prince Huangfu, this is our family matter, and we don't need outsiders to interfere."
When Huang Fuxian heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "Huang Fuxian is indeed an outsider to your village, but since the matter involves Huang Fu, how can I see Xiao Xue'er innocently being blamed?" ”
Hearing that the matter was provoked by Bai Ruxue again, Rouge, who was already a little dissatisfied with her, now saw Huang Fuxian speaking wildly to Ruoxin, one sentence was unkind, one sentence was innocent and one sentence was innocently blamed, his heart was furious, and he sneered, "Who has trapped the girl in danger several times, who has to clean up the mess for her after making the girl physically and mentally tired every day, if you don't know the truth of the matter, don't wronged my girl here." ”
"Rouge, don't say it." Seeing Ru Xue's body stiff, her hands clenched into fists, her face flushed with shame. Ruoxin turned her head, frowned slightly, and shook her head at Rouge.
Rouge protected her wholeheartedly, Ruoxin was moved in her heart, but this was a matter between their sisters, and when she said it, it made outsiders see the joke.
"Yes." Rouge bit her lower lip and hung her head, but she was still indignant in her heart.
When she fought with Huang Fuxian before, she was hit in the chest by him with a palm, and she didn't know where it hurt, but she was vaguely painful when she breathed a lot, and it was a little difficult. Now that she finished speaking loudly, she was a little out of breath, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
The phoenix's eyes narrowed, and Huang Fuxian lazily swept towards the rouge who spoke to defend Ruoxin, and the corners of his lips seemed to hook up a faint smile, but he couldn't detect the slightest temperature, "It's a loyal servant who protects the lord." It's just that you have the duty of a guard, but your skills are nothing more than that, if there is really a master to commit it, what should you do? If you work hard, you can't protect your master. ”
When Bai Rong heard this, his brows tightened, his face turned blue, and he was silent. Rouge snorted coldly, flicked the long whip, and stepped forward again.
Ruoxin reached out and pressed Rouge's arm to stop her, suggesting that she should not be reckless.
The quiet black eyes looked straight at Huangfu Xian, "The prince of Huangfu should know that with your skills, there are very few people in the world who can beat you, so why should the prince slander my guards." ”
"Miss Bai's words are wrong, the emperor is just thinking about your safety." Huang Fuxian hooked his lips and smiled, and there was a deep taste in his lazy dark eyes that looked at Ruoxin, "The Bai priest is responsible for himself, how can he be careless in the choice of the person who guards him?" If one day the priest falls into the hands of his enemies, it will be easier to escape. ”
Ruoxin's eyes shone brightly, her heartbeat accelerated, and in an instant, there was a faint cold sweat in her palms.
Suppressing the waves in her chest, Ruoxin bypassed Ru Xue, who was standing with her head down, and slowly walked in front of Huang Fuxian. With deep pupils and fixed eyes on him, Ruoxin smiled slightly: "I don't know what the emperor said?" ”
Huang Fuxian saw the surprise that flashed in her eyes, looking at her smile without the slightest flaw, he lightly hooked his lips, lowered his head slightly, and said slowly in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Huangfu once heard a rumor in Beijing, saying that a hundred years ago, the Bu clan, who prayed for the blessing and disaster of the imperial family, disappeared into the imperial city overnight for some reason. After this, the emperor himself ordered their arrest. I wonder if this Bu clan has anything to do with Baijia Village? ”
His words were still soft and low, and his tone was relaxed, but it was like thunder in Ruoxin's ears.
The body stiffened slightly, but Qingtian's quiet face still remained calm, Ruoxin chuckled and said slowly: "The prince of the emperor is really good, knowledgeable, and even knows so much about what happened a hundred years ago, but I don't know what this rumor has to do with us?" Baijia Village is just a small village far from the capital. Our sacrifice is just a custom passed down from our ancestors, and if we make a show, what can we do to pray for the royal blessing and avoid disasters? ”
Huangfu Xian smiled meaningfully, and a pair of black eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts looked directly into her eyes, "You don't have to be in a hurry to deny it, and you don't need to worry about my words. I don't want to get into your secrets, and I'm not interested in whether you're a member of the Bu clan or not. It's just ......" Speaking of this, Huang Fuxian's voice was lowered, he leaned down slightly, and whispered in her ear: "It's just that I have read the information sent by my subordinates, and I am very interested in Ruo'er." ”
Ruoxin pursed her lips, and her dark eyes sank like a deep pool for a moment, deep and gloomy.
Slowly taking two steps back, Ruoxin's face did not change, her clear eyes swept over Ru Xue slightly, and she saw her eyebrows looking in their direction with concern. Facing Ruoxin's gaze, Ru Xue lowered her head with guilt on her face, and after a while, she couldn't help but secretly look at it again, but her gaze kept looking at Huang Fuxian.
I have never seen Ru Xue in such a trance, this girl is clearly in a spring heart. If Huang Fuxian is just an ordinary man, if Huang Fuxian is a person who can bring happiness to Ru Xue in her next life, no matter what method she uses, she is willing to help her sister push it. But Ru Xue knew that this time she was in love with a man who even she couldn't see clearly.
He is a misty abyss, with no bottom in sight, and he goes down, only choosing to fall into danger.
Ruoxinxiu frowned slightly, turned her head, and her pensive eyes met the pair of meaningful, swirl-like phoenix eyes again.
He knows the secrets of Baijia Village and knows the secrets of her. He said that he was interested in himself, did he want to use Ru Xue to get close to her?
Such a person is only afraid that it will bring disaster to Baijia Village and Ru Xue.
Such a person cannot be kept.
lowered her eyes slightly, and her long eyelashes also covered the decisive killing intent in her eyes.
Ruoxin gathered her mind, and after thinking about it, she already had an idea in her heart.
Reopening her eyes, Ruoxin looked at Huangfu Xian, and said in a calm tone: "Huangfu Gongzi, although Baijia Village is only a small sacrifice, there are also many taboos. You entered the altar without permission, offending the ancestral gods of Baijia Village. I can let you go, but you must swear by blood and promise not to say anything about the sacrifice in Baijia Village. Whether you want to or not, you must accept this matter, otherwise even if you have all the ability and kung fu, I will not let you step out of Baijia Village. ”
"Sister." Hearing Ruoxin asking Huangfu Xian to swear by blood in front of the tablets of the sacrifices of the past dynasties and form a blood curse, Ru Xue immediately shouted anxiously: "Brother Huangfu was called by me, don't embarrass him for Ru Xue's sake, okay?" ”
The blood curse is a secret technique to prevent people from outside the village who marry Baijia Village from publicizing the secrets of Baijia Village. The blood curse does not hurt the body, but it is only sworn by blood, but it is equivalent to a hidden danger in life.
"Shut up." Ruoxin's face was as cold as ice, she turned her head, glanced at Ru Xue coldly, and sternly stopped what she was about to say.
Ru Xue's breath stagnated, and she was stopped by Ruoxin's sharp voice without the slightest temperature, and the tears in her eyes couldn't help but fall.
"It's just a little blood, why should the white girl be so serious, it scares Xiao Xue'er." A low and slow voice came, Huang Fu Xian's thin lips hooked lightly, and his smile was like a spring breeze, but the pair of black pupils that looked straight at Ruoxin had another meaning, he slowly approached Ruoxin's ear, and opened his lips softly, but said, "If this move can calm Ruo'er's heart, what does it matter if Huangfu loses a little blood." ”