Chapter 9: The Dungeon
As soon as these words came out, Tang Ruyan was a little stunned, and the person who was fine just now became so indifferent in a blink of an eye. What an irritable man.
"May I ask why?" Tang Ruyan walked to Jiang Ruixuan's side. looked at Jiang Ruixuan's hand, and suddenly smelled a faint fragrance coming, and instantly his body was stunned, and the smell made people feel refreshed, as if they were in a valley with fragrant grass and streams. She was all too familiar with the smell, the man she loved, the perfume she loved.
Jiang Ruixuan also kept looking at Tang Ruyan, and the obvious change in her eyes angered him even more. "Rong Feng, put the princess in the dungeon."
The door was pushed open, and Rong Feng, who had always acted quickly, hesitated a little at the moment, looked at Tang Ruyan and then at Jiang Ruixuan, but did not move.
"Didn't you hear what I said?" Jiang Ruixuan's head was exposed, and his fists were clenched tightly, as if he was trying his best to restrain the anger in his heart.
"Yes." Rong Feng was finally helpless, and walked to Tang Ruyan's side, "Princess, please." β
Tang Ruyan didn't say much, her brain was blank at the moment, why did the perfume of her world appear in this place, was it just a coincidence? Or - he's coming, too? Did the man who pushed her into hell come here too? The person who appeared in front of her that night, was he?
At the bottom of my heart, there was a trace of expectation for no reason.
Tang Ruyan bit his lower lip hard, and a trace of blood immediately melted into his mouth. She hated her weakness and infatuation, he watched her fall into the fire so ruthlessly, but he didn't reach out to save her, for such a man, he still had expectations, he must be crazy. A miserable smile floated to the corners of her mouth, the mist instantly confused her eyes, Tang Ruyan raised her head and used all her strength to let the mist dissipate, she couldn't cry, she couldn't be vulnerable, she couldn't admit defeat.
The only person who can live is himself.
Following behind Rong Feng, he turned around and walked out, without looking at Jiang Ruixuan again from beginning to end. If she looked at it, even if it was only one glance, she would see that the word distress was clearly written in the man's eyes, and there were endless entanglements.
Tang Ruyan's small movements fell into Jiang Ruixuan's eyes, and for a moment, he almost couldn't restrain himself from opening his mouth to leave her, but her raised head made him swallow the words that came to his mouth again. He was a man, and he couldn't tolerate such a thing, let alone his woman walking in front of him proudly without him in sight.
Throughout the day, the palace was filled with a tense atmosphere, and everyone was cautious, for fear that they would lose their lives if they were not careful.
Jiang Ruixuan's face was gloomy and terrifying, since he came back from the Yanyu Pavilion, not a drop of tea had been exhausted. Rong Feng stood outside the door, the scorching sun shining on him with a miserable white light, sweat sliding down his cheeks.
The heavy door was opened suddenly, Jiang Ruixuan walked out without squinting, no one knew what he was going to do, and no one dared to come forward to ask at this time, including Rong Feng, watching Jiang Ruixuan pass in front of him, Rong Feng's lips moved, and he wanted to say something, but before he could speak, he heard a loud bang.
Jiang Ruixuan had already turned around and split out a plaque above the study with internal force in the middle of his palm, and under that palm, the heavy plaque cracked into several petals and splashed in all directions.
In the flying sawdust, Jiang Ruixuan stood with his head down, his deep eyes were dark and translucent, and the sawdust flew out and hit many guards and maids, making a muffled sound, but no one dared to make a sound, Jiang Ruixuan seemed to be out of the matter, and the powerful domineering aura exuded from his body made the people around him panic.
Rong Feng raised his head, he couldn't hold it back, the three words 'Xuanyu Pavilion' on the plaque were mentioned by the princess, how much the prince cherished it, but now, the princess has always been kind to him, if it wasn't for the princess who pushed him yesterday regardless of her comfort, I am afraid that he would have already returned to his hometown. Thinking of this, Rong Feng walked firmly to Jiang Ruixuan's side, lowered his voice and said, "Lord Wang, my subordinates have something to say." β
Jiang Ruixuan moved, raised his right hand, and those guards and maids left quickly like amnesty.
"Lord Wang, your subordinates have followed you for many years, and I have never seen you so angry now, and your subordinates know that their status is humble, but their subordinates dare to say something for the princess." After Rong Feng finished speaking, Jiang Ruixuan turned his head and stared at him fiercely, "Speaking for the princess?" It's up to you? β
A nameless fire surged from the bottom of his heart, Jiang Ruixuan looked at Rong Feng, why, why did he speak for her, who was he? He was his personal bodyguard, not her.
"Yes." After hesitating for a moment, Rong Feng resolutely returned.
"Say." The anger calmed down, Jiang Ruixuan stared at Rong Feng, wondering what he wanted to say for the princess, what was it?
"Is the prince angry with the princess because of the fragrance?" Seeing that Jiang Ruixuan didn't speak, Rong Feng continued: "Does the prince suspect that the princess is having an affair with other people or suspect that the princess is still working hard for those people?" Has the prince ever thought about yesterday's incident, Dao Xiangzi's palm is ten percent lethal, no matter who it is, as long as it is hit, the consequences are very serious, how can the princess not know? β
Jiang Ruixuan still didn't move, he had thought about this a long time ago, but anger had already made him lose his mind, he couldn't think about it so much, all that appeared in front of him was Tang Ruyan's indifferent eyes, he cared, he cared that there was no him in her eyes, he cared that he was not even a stranger in her eyes now, he was afraid, afraid of the indifferent eyes she looked at him.
"So what? Could those erase the mistakes she had made? Whoever betrays the king must pay the price he deserves, no matter who he is. β
"The princess has paid the price." Rong Feng replied simply, Rao is a seven-foot iron-blooded man, hearing such a terrible voice, he couldn't help but tremble, what kind of pain should it be, can it be like this?
Jiang Ruixuan was slightly stunned. Yes, the smoke has already paid the price. When she lay lifeless in his arms, he felt that his world had collapsed, and at that time he had only one hope in his heart, that is, she could wake up, as long as she woke up, he didn't care about anything, as long as she lived.
"Lord Wang. Think about it, if the princess was really their spy, what would they do now that the matter is revealed? I'm afraid that even if the prince still remembers the old feelings, they will never let go of the princess, yesterday's incident is enough to prove this, and it must be their conspiracy to happen at this moment. β
There is indeed a conspiracy. Jiang Ruixuan stared ahead. "Conspiracy? Hehe, I'm also thinking about what kind of conspiracy there is, the princess has been here for two years, do you think she should be a person who knows martial arts? β
"Thisβ" Rong Feng was stunned. The princess doesn't know martial arts, but yesterday, the princess not only knows martial arts, but also has strong martial arts.
Jiang Ruixuan looked at Rong Feng, and he hadn't figured it out yet. Yan'er doesn't know martial arts, he tried her breath before, it's very weak, and he doesn't know martial arts at all. Butβ
Everything seemed to have become blurred, like a strange circle, tightly enclosing him in it, confused but never able to find where the exit was.
"Go to the dungeon!" Jiang Ruixuan's tone was cold, and he took the lead in the direction of the dungeon.
The dungeon left over from a hundred years ago is dark and damp, and the blue moss can be seen everywhere in the corners.
Stepping down the steps, a strong musty smell rushed to the face, and it seemed to be mixed with the slightest smell of blood, in this hidden hundred-year-old dungeon, I don't know how many people died here.
Jiang Ruixuan walked in front, Rong Feng followed closely behind, the damp dirt road with moss, minimized their footsteps, the two walked forward, and before they could get closer, they suddenly heard the sound of whipping, followed by a woman's laughter. "Hmph, dare to rob a man with me, if it falls into my hands today, I will make your life worse than death! How's that, what does this whip taste like? β
The two were stunned at the same time, it was Mo Yansheng. A trace of waves appeared on Rong Feng's calm face, but he didn't speak.
There was no reply, followed by the sound of a leather whip, and the smell of blood filled the air.
"Humph! Are the bones hard? Grandma will give you a soft beating today. Mo Yanshang looked at Tang Ruyan with a sneer, seeing the scars on her body, a trace of happiness appeared on her face, but seeing the mockery in her eyes, she was angry.
"What are you laughing at? What are you laughing at? What right do you have to laugh? Mo Yanshang rushed to Tang Ruyan like crazy.
Tang Ruyan sneered and looked at the hideous-looking woman in front of her, the reason why she dealt with her was obvious, "What a poor woman." Tang Ruyan opened his mouth and spit out a sentence.
"What did you say?"
"I said you're such a poor woman."
'Smack~' is another soft whip. "What qualifications do you have to say about me, you don't see what happens to you now, no one has ever left this dungeon alive, and entering here is equivalent to a dead person, understand? Do you think the prince will still look at you and look at you? I'm going to kill you today, and no one knows. Mo Yanshang was enraged by Tang Ruyan's words, and stared at Tang Ruyan with a pair of eyes, hating to break her into pieces.
"When I die, will you be able to enter his heart? Your enemy is not me, and even without me, you will never be able to enter his heart, and your place in his heart is at best a tool for venting his desires. Love is never fair, and some people, no matter how much you pay for it, you will not get it in return, because his heart can't tolerate you at all. β
Tang Ruyan looked ahead, and there were bursts of pain on her body, but it was only the pain of flesh and skin, how could it be as good as the pain in her heart, looking at Mo Yansheng, she suddenly felt a little sympathetic to her. Thinking about it, how similar the two of them are, they know whether they are deceiving themselves or paying without hesitation.
And her words angered Mo Yanshang again.