Chapter 41: Why Are You So Ruthless?
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The visitor hesitated at the door for a moment, closed the door casually, and strode towards the bed. The clear light of the moon illuminates the side face of the man for a moment. His steps were very large, his clothes fluttered, and Yixuan smelled a familiar smell.
"I thought His Highness wouldn't be back today." Yixuan was a little surprised, hesitated to hug the man's arm, and pressed her face to it.
"Yes." Zhao Zhen swept the girl's cheek with his fingers and asked her gently, "Did I wake you up?" ”
His voice was slightly hoarse, with the chill of the night, and a vague exhaustion.
"Nope. I didn't fall asleep. Yi Xuan pursed her lips and smiled. The little hand reached over and unbuttoned the man's clothes. The man didn't say a word, looked down at her quietly, those little hands had the color of jade in the moonlight.
"What has Your Highness done? Went for so long. ”
"There's something wrong with the Fuji of Beizhen." Zhao Zhen lowered his head and kissed the girl on the forehead, "Don't worry, it's okay." ”
The smile on Yixuan's face froze, then softened again, and nodded obediently.
The two of them lay down next to each other. Yixuan hugged the man's arm, and her heart was inexplicably settled, and she soon fell asleep.
Two days later is the time for Yixuan to return to the door. Her foot injury has not healed yet, so she can only walk a few steps on the ground, and her feet will hurt if she walks too much. Zhao Zhen asked her to rest, but she refused, and made up her mind to go back.
The carriage stopped outside the Wen Mansion. Yixuan saw the red lanterns hanging outside, like a row of ripe persimmons. Beneath the lantern stood Wen Bogao and his wife, as well as stewards of some position in the family. They are all dressed up and beaming.
Yixuan was carried out of the carriage by Zhao Zhen. She is wearing a lotus-colored round-necked bamboo pattern cardigan, a rose-purple pleated skirt, her long hair is pulled into a bun, a round-headed hairpin with a plain heart and green petals, and a pair of red coral ears are decorated with two ears.
Zhao Zhen took Yixuan's little hand, and Shuang'er supported Yixuan on the other side, and stood still on the stone steps. Wen Bogao and his wife bowed to the shrine:
"Greetings to the prince, greetings to the princess."
Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand, gave Wen Bo a high look, and said with a smile: "Wen Langzhong is polite." ”
Yixuan also said: "Grandfather doesn't need to be formal, go in and talk." ”
"Yes." Wen Bo glanced at his granddaughter with a smile, and felt that this little girl had opened her face and became more and more standard.
The second lady saw her granddaughter making love, and hurriedly took Yixuan's hand and patted it, and said, "Exactly." The princess can't blow the wind, so don't stand in this wind. I wonder if the princess and princess have had breakfast? ”
One line talked, and one line went inside. Yixuan replied: "I have already eaten it." ”
"It's fine. At noon, I asked the kitchen to prepare the princess's favorite mandarin fish, which was freshly caught by the fisherman. There are also those ...... of roasted meat and reed chicken," the second lady gushed endlessly.
Yixuan couldn't help but ask, "What about my mother?" And why isn't Ruby there? ”
"They're waiting in the inner court. If the princess wants to see her, I will ask the maid to call them over. The second lady saw that Yixuan remembered Liu's family, but she was not close to her, and she felt uncomfortable. She was also a beauty when she was young, but now that she is in the twilight, her eyes still have a bit of the afterglow of the past, she glanced in the direction of the inner courtyard, and sneered softly.
Yixuan thought for a moment and shook her head, "I'll go to my mother's house myself." ”
The second lady's smile stiffened, but she still responded, but her expression faded, and half of her excitement was poured out.
"I sent a letter to your father, and he was happy to hear that you were married. I sent you a gift from the northwest. Don't blame him, he can't get away from his busy business, and when he is free, he will definitely come back to see you. The second lady didn't seem to have intended to mention such a mouthful.
Yi Xuan glanced at the second lady with a smile and nodded, "I understand." ”
The second lady breathed a sigh of relief, smiled again, and helped Yixuan into the flower hall all the way. There are tea and snacks in the flower hall, a few potted plants are placed, and a large insert of old boxwood inlaid with green in the middle is quite simple.
Yixuan sat down in the flower hall for a while, then got up and said to Zhao Zhenxing: "The prince will sit first, and the concubine will go to see her mother and sister." ”
Zhao Zhenzheng was chatting with Wen Bogao about the war in the northwest, and he was afraid that she would be bored, so he readily agreed, took her hand and talked for a long time. Yixuan agreed a few words, took Shuang'er's hand, and slowly walked out of the flower hall.
Wen Bogao saw that their relationship was so good, and he was proud in his heart.
"Where's Uncle Changbai? Where are the others? Yixuan asked Shuang'er in a low voice as she walked.
Shuang'er replied: "The prince of Changbai is already waiting in the wing. Is the princess going to see her son, or is she going to see her grandmother and eldest lady first? ”
"Let's go see my uncle first."
Liu and Hongyu can see each other at any time, so there is no hurry at this time.
Wen Changbai was reading and drinking tea in the house at the moment, looking like an idler. The sunlight filtered into the room through the window, and the man's face was pale and delicate, and when the sun shone like this, it had a somewhat transparent color.
He looked tired, and there were two black clouds under his eyes, and it was obvious that he had not slept well in the past two days.
Yixuan lifted the curtain and came in, looked up and smiled at him. He couldn't help but smile back at her, looking at her awkward walking posture, only to remember that she still had injuries on her feet.
He went down to help her. The girl's delicate body is soft, her face is bright, and she is still innocent of unknown personnel.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Zhao Zhen didn't send anyone to follow you, right?" Wen Changbai helped her sit down, his fingers gently sliding over her face, pinning a lock of her hair behind her ear.
"No, I'm here with Shuang'er." Yi Xuan pursed her lower lip, and her smile suddenly became a little embarrassed: "Brother...... Zhao Zhen treated me very well and didn't doubt me. I want to stay in the palace. ”
Wen Changbai frowned, his fingers tightened, "Are you kidding me?" ”
Leave her in the palace and stay with Zhao Zhen?
Unless he's crazy.
"I'm not kidding." Yi Xuan didn't dare to look at Wen Changbai's face. She wanted to talk at length about how useful it was for her stay in the palace to the situation, but she swallowed the words again.
The more she speaks, the more it symbolizes the weakness of her heart.
The other side was silent for a long time, so long that Yixuan's palms were oozing sweat. She wiped her handkerchief and met her brother's gaze. That gaze was like a cold arrow, straight through her.
"If my brother has nothing else to do, I'll go first." Yixuan wanted to escape.
She took two steps and suddenly heard the man's cold voice:
"Wen Zhiluo, you stop."
Wan Zhiluo...... Her back stiffened, and her gaze became confused.
It's been a long time since anyone has called her by that name.
She turned around and saw the pain churning in Wen Changbai's eyes, which seemed to have grown in the darkest place...... He asked, "Do you remember that you are Wen Zhiluo?" ”
Yixuan gritted her teeth, "Of course I remember." ”
"Don't you feel sick to share a bed with your enemies every day?"
Disgusting? She was stunned. She never felt that Zhao Zhen was disgusting......
Wen Changbai stood up and slowly approached her, with a strange smile on his face. She felt a chill in her back, and when she turned around, she wanted to escape, but her wrist was imprisoned by Wen Changbai, who forced her into a corner, pressed her hands against the wall, and stared at her condescendingly.
She was scared...... Why did her brother, the fairy-like brother, suddenly change his appearance?
"Zhiluo." He chuckled lowly, "Why are you so cruel to me...... You can even forgive Zhao Zhen, why are you so cruel to me......"
She had no idea what he was talking about. He was her brother-in-law, and she would think of him for any good.
"Brother, have you been drinking?"
Sensing the hot breath of the man above her head, her heart beat two beats faster, and she instinctively felt that something was wrong.
But I can't say what's wrong.
"Do you know why I didn't get married? Why haven't I even had a connecting room for so many years? Are you really innocent and humane? I'm just ......" Wen Changbai smiled bitterly, and spit out the words that had been buried in his heart for many years.
If you don't say anything, it's too late.
Yixuan looked at him a little blankly: "Why?" ”
Wen Changbai's body is weak, and he has not been able to recuperate. Because of this, the family was afraid of delaying the girl, so they never married him.
Could there be another reason?
The girl's eyes were innocent. His throat was sharp, and suddenly he was a little depressed, and he couldn't say the rest of the words......
In her eyes, he was just an older brother. For so many years, she had always thought so.
"Zhiluo. If I told you that you and I are not brother and sister, would you believe me? He closed his eyes, not daring to look at the girl's expression. The suffocation in my heart became more and more intense.
Maybe it shouldn't be said, but if it is said, the last bit of love will be broken.
The girl was quiet for a long time, looking at Wen Changbai's expression in surprise. Such a question...... She really didn't know how to answer.
Why did he ask her that? Do you think she's not angry? So you don't want to recognize her as a sister?
"Even if you dislike me and don't want to recognize me as a sister, I still regard you as a brother." Yi Xuan replied slowly: "In this world, only flesh and blood relatives are the most credible. Even Wei Xiang would betray me and stab me in the back. But you won't. You will not deceive me, you will not betray me. ”
Won't deceive...... But he has been deceiving her for so many years.
Yixuan took a light breath and squeezed out a smile, "Don't worry." I know where I stand. Even if I marry Zhao Zhen, my heart is towards the Wen family. How much effort did it take me to support Zhao Yan to ascend the throne? And how could he destroy him with his own hands? Don't worry. ”
Position, position...... It wasn't her position at all that he wanted! Zhao Yan Zhao Zhen who is the emperor, he doesn't care at all! If it weren't for her, he wouldn't want to be a celebrity at all, and he wouldn't want to assist Zhao Yan at all!
"Are you sincere to Zhao Zhen?" This is his final bottom line.
Yi Xuan's smile froze there, and she was silent for a long time before she lowered her eyes and said lightly: "Naturally not." How could I be honest with my murderer? ”
This sentence calmed Wen Changbai, he let go of his hand, and took two steps back a little unnaturally, but stared at Yi Xuan with deep eyes, and instructed her:
"Don't have a round room with Zhao Zhen."
Yixuan was stunned for a moment, and said embarrassedly, "I didn't." ”
"If he forces you, don't you have that hairpin? Kill him with your own hands. Just like he did to you that time. Wen Changbai's voice was cold, like the sound of a distant wind in the spring.