The reason why Li Xuan named this guqin as a cold jade is because the body of the qin is as cool as jade, which can make the person who plays it abandon distractions and focus on the piano skills, rather than being proud of showing off and losing taste in vulgarity, which is really only about elegance.

Listening to Chu Hong's playing before, I already felt that his piano skills were superb, and the realm in the song was wonderful, although Shen Yu's skills were not as varied as Chu Hong's, but there was a unique kind of woman's grace, and the song was heartfelt and touching.

Li Xuan was silent, occasionally taking a sip of fragrant tea, and it could be seen that he was intoxicated by this tune; Long Xiao was thoughtful, and his eyes always fell on Shen Yu, who was concentrating on playing, as if he was exploring something. The emperor is suspicious, nothing more than that.

The night is dark and the wind is cool, and the whole lake is rippling with the graceful song of the sinking fish, like silk, flowing farther with the water.

For some reason, my gaze gradually shifted from her slender jade fingers to a tiara in her hair, which was nothing more than a simple hosta, and the hairpin flower fell with a white jewel, and the beads moved with the shaking of the body as the sinking fish played, as if it was lifted by the wind, and crossed a tiny arc.

It was this inconspicuous hairpin that grabbed me almost imperceptibly, remembering the magic barrier that the dagger brought to me last time, I was alert, and hurriedly twisted my thigh, the pain came, I forced myself to look away, then Li Xuan threw me an inquiring look, I pursed my lips and smiled, shook my head at him, and signaled that I was okay.

When I relaxed, my body unconsciously fell into an illusory and real dream, in the Western Regions, people call this kind of bewitching technique "maze", the situation is difficult to distinguish between true and false, all born from the heart, can be called the art of killing.

Shen Yu didn't mean to kill me, maybe she never thought it would be easy to kill me, but if I could live in pain and torture each other with Li Xuan, she would be even happier.

Soon I fell into chaos, unable to distinguish between what was real and what was unreal.

In the dark narrow passage, I was covered by Qi Ao with his hand, through a small hole in the wall, my eyes stared at it without blinking, I obviously saw my father walk into the secret room, but the person who spoke at this time was not my father, but a person I couldn't think of - Li Sanlang.

At that time, I had only known him for three months, but from the initial embarrassing encounter to the later private life, he was the most omnipotent man I had ever met, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and wine, horseback riding and archery, and even the street gangsters fighting, he did it all right.

I am the daughter of the city lord of Qinzhou, I have been held in the palm of my hand since I was a child, and I am used to living a life as I want, my father simply spoiled me to the sky, as long as I am carefree, it is the moon in the sky, he will find a way to pick it off for me.

After meeting the same uninhibited Li Sanlang, the two of us had no heart and lungs to eat, drink and have fun in the streets and alleys of Qinzhou all day long, and when we were in a good mood, we would meet to go horseback riding in the suburbs. In fact, he didn't know that I was not only good at riding, but also not inferior to others in light skills.

Many times I wanted to take him back to the villa to see my father, but he politely refused, saying that he would pick a good day to pay an official visit and get my father to agree to marry me to him. I smiled like a kid getting candy, especially sweet.

At this time, I didn't have time to be shocked, I only heard Li Sanlang say to my father: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land." Qin Cheng, the first emperor is dead, and the current Emperor Qi is yesterday's crown prince, and the current situation is a foregone conclusion. "It's like judging a person's life and death, calmly and casually.

He knows my father! is obviously the same generation as me, but he calls his father by his name with a lofty attitude, such Li Sanlang is so unfamiliar.

"The monarch of the emperor's favor is not the crown prince." Daddy's tone is consistently rational.

"So I'm not going to give her a chance to compete with me for the throne."

It turns out that there is a third person in the secret room, just listening to the momentum of this person's speech, there is a kind of self-confidence that stands out from the crowd, but Qinzhou has always been independent of the countries of Kyushu, and it is only a trade exchange with other countries, how can my father be involved in such a thing as a change of throne?

"in the same room is a taboo for the royal family." Dad sat on the Taishi chair, said every word solemnly, and looked at Emperor Qi with unwavering eyes.

Emperor Qi sneered: "If you are willing to die, I will spare her life and ensure that she has no worries about food and clothing." After all, this is also the last wish of my father. ”

"You and her, you can only keep one."

No matter how stupid I am, I can hear that Emperor Qi wants to kill my father, so I hurriedly pushed Qi Ao and asked him to let me go, I want to save my father. But I didn't expect that Qi Ao stopped me, he used all his strength, even if I kicked him, hit him and bite him, no matter what, he just wouldn't let go of me.

I looked at him fiercely and told him with my eyes that if my father died, I would hate him for the rest of my life and would never forgive him.

Qi Ao still didn't let go of me, he was used to guarding me like this, just like playing on the rockery when I was a child, I fell down and sprained my foot, he stubbornly wanted to carry me back, I was afraid that my father would scold me for being naughty and insisted that he let me down, but no matter how I beat him, he didn't listen to me, and insisted on carrying me a long way.

I cried, let the tears flow down my face, if it was me in danger, my father would definitely do anything to save me, I couldn't watch my father die, Qi Ao didn't let me go to save my father, I had no choice but to cry.

Qi Ao lowered his eyes and said to me silently, Qin Xi, the city lord will understand my decision, I'm sorry.

So my dad died, died under Li Sanlang's sword, my dad was pierced through the throat by a sword did not resist, but turned his head, he could feel that I was there, he looked hard in the direction where I was, pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty, and finally hung his head weakly.

He chose to die so that another person could survive. For the sake of his promise to the first emperor, he left me behind and died alone.

For the first time, I tasted the taste of annihilation, only for my father's death, only for Li Sanlang to kill my father.

How can I not be in pain when my tender man kills my loved ones? He said that he would beg my father to marry me to him, and in the blink of an eye, there was a father-killing enmity between me and him, how could I have a father-killing enmity with him?

Emperor Qi said: "Xuan, I kept the throne, and you also kept her." ”

Li Sanlang, who was standing in front of my father's corpse, was inexplicably silent and did not respond.

I waited for a long time until the silence was restored, and then he dragged me away, and I saw my father's body disappear from my sight, but I couldn't struggle with any strength, I couldn't face such a huge change.

The mountain villa was no longer safe, even Qinzhou was in danger, the news of the assassination of the city lord was well blocked, and the night was quiet as usual.

Pride took me all the way through the middle of nowhere, just to avoid the enemies who might be chasing me. At midnight, he and I settled in a simple tiled house on the outskirts of the city, cold and hungry. I looked sluggish and pale as paper, and he helped me to sit down, and found a dozen pieces of broken wood of different shapes, and made a fire for me to keep warm. When did Qi Ao, who was also from a noble background like me, learn to do this?

He sat quietly beside me, for a long time, like a statue, motionless, with a rare depression and forbearance between his eyebrows.

The incident came so suddenly, but overnight, I fell from the clouds to the ground, and now I was covered in filth and embarrassment.

I muttered, "Qi Ao, my father is not only the city lord of Qinzhou, but you are not only his student, right?" ”

Qi Ao's body stiffened, and he was silent for a while, then nodded with difficulty.

"I've lost my father, and I'm going to lose you soon, right?"

I've heard fishermen say that the sea is always calm before a storm comes. Qi Ao is my father's only student, he is in Qinzhou all the year round, and he rarely travels, but even his father can't predict the fate of his death, but he can see the opportunity and at least save my life, how can such a person be an ordinary person?

The dearest people around me have hidden so many secrets from me, and I don't know it like a frog at the bottom of the well, more than ten years of time, all under the protection of my father, eating, drinking and having fun, this time I really hate myself, why didn't I do a little more filial piety?

"Qin Xi, I'm sorry." He grew up with me, and I've never heard his voice so hoarse.

I looked at the burning fire, and all that flashed in my mind was the appearance of my father before he died, and I said to Qi Ao: "You can leave before dawn, I can't let you die with me." ”

"He won't let you die."

Qi Ao is talking about Li Sanlang, the handsome man who has an alliance with me, the man I think is the only man in this life.

Li Jia Saburo, is he still the one I want to marry if you are not a gentleman?

I almost opened my eyes until dawn, the belly of the fish in the distance gradually rose, the fire in front of me was extinguished, and I was gone, leaving nothing behind, and disappeared into my life like my father.

When the sky was full of light, Li Sanlang found me, he came faster than I expected, we have been to every corner of Qinzhou together, obviously he has a heart and I have no intention, in the end he is more familiar with Qinzhou.

He had only two or three attendants with him, and a few of them seemed to be of great skill and training, and they waited out with great interest without his command.

He walked towards me, his posture was clear, and his handsome face could not hide his tired look, until he stood in front of me, and did not speak.

The two of them stood and sat down, and finally he squatted down and said to me in an almost pleading tone: "I will compensate you, Xi'er, give me time, and I will soothe the pain in your heart." ”

I stared into his deep, inky eyes, which used to make me so happy, and I couldn't sleep all night smiling under the covers, but now I want to know whether they are false or false.

"Is it because I'm too innocent and too easy to deceive, that you're trying to get close to me?"

My heart is like ashes, and the blood at the tip of my heart seems to have already flowed out: "My Li Sanlang is dead, dead under your sword, Li Xuan, you are not the person I want to marry, how can I go with you?" ”

His face suddenly faded with blood, and his eyes dimmed for a moment, and he was speechless.

He has deceived me for so long, and my family has been ruined, do you still think that I pretend that I don't know anything?

"I only know that I can't live without you, the vows and alliances you said in person, they are engraved on my heart, I will not forget, even if you hate me and hate me, I will take you away."

He was always gentle, and rarely used such a persistent tone, but I was disheartened, and all I could think about was to burn with him.

I quickly pulled out the dagger at my waist and plunged it into his chest without hesitation, and the bright red blood spurted out, even bursting into my face, and a thick bloody breath rushed to my face, his eyes were stained with pain, and he couldn't avoid it, and he just took the knife.

The blade was gone, my white hands were stained red by the blood flowing from his body, and my voice was cold: "Then let's die together." ”