Pei Yuanfeng was startled and turned his head to look at me: "What?" You're going to see those assassins? ”

I nodded.

His brows furrowed, and the word "Chuan" was twisted out of his eyebrows, and he looked at me silently for a long time, and finally slowly spoke: "Qingying, why don't you listen to what I told you on the boat?" I've sued you a long time ago, you'd better leave these things in Jiangnan alone, but you-"

Seeing his anxious appearance, I smiled faintly and interrupted him: "Lord Wang." ”

“……”

"I'm not doing this for anyone."

“……”

"I'm going to do these things because it's a big thing that affects millions of people."

“……”

"I have been taken captive by these assassins, and I have been associated with some of them, and I may be more effective than your punishment."

Looking at my calm and smiling appearance, Pei Yuanfeng seemed to be a little hesitant, and I said again: "If you are fortunate enough to ask something, it is better than you looking all over the city, and it is better than using knives and guns and blood splashing five steps, right?" ”

Pei Yuanfeng looked at me in disbelief, his eyebrows frowned slightly, but I always only smiled faintly. After a long silence, he finally let out a long sigh and said, "Okay, I can arrange it." But not tonight, we all have to go to the night party, and I'll arrange it for you after tonight. ”

I nodded, looked up at the night sky in the distance that had been illuminated by the lights of the city tower like day, didn't say anything, and followed Pei Yuanfeng over.

Outside, there was a bustle, and the voices of people were loud and loud in the sky.

The high castle tower is covered with all kinds of lanterns, swaying in the wind, and the crimson light reflects the entire castle tower brightly, as if shrouded in a red glow. The government held a feast on the city tower, and almost half of the Yangzhou people flocked to the city tower.

It seems to be a reflection of more than a year ago.

The difference is that this time, I'm standing on it.

It is no longer like in the past, I can only look up from a distance below, and there is no down-and-out, wolf bèi, and even those officials have long had insight into the special status of my so-called "palace maid", although I am guilty, but the emperor's cronies are polite to me, even the king of Qi is by my side, these people have a pair of eyes that have been refined in the oil pot, and naturally they will not let go of these small details, when I walked over, they smiled at me one by one, very polite.

I was a little embarrassed, and I didn't talk to anyone, but turned my head to look at the bustling crowd under the castle tower, crowded as if it was the New Year, and the noise was deafening.

I looked down at the downstairs, there was a crowd of people under the city tower, and I turned my head to look at the guards on the city tower who were kneeling, Pei Yuanfeng said softly: "Qingying, what are you looking at?" ”

"These, not all of them are Yu Linwei."

"Hmm."

"What about people?"

"Half of them stayed in the state capital, and the other half of the men and horses were all released, and the emperor asked them to find out the news, and they must find out the clues of the assassins within three days."

I lowered my head and thought about it, and suddenly smiled: "I guess these people must have seen Miss Nangong, right?" ”

Pei Yuanfeng froze for a moment, looked at me, and said with a smile: "Although the emperor didn't go south for this matter, this matter is always a hurdle in his heart." I thought about it, and turned my head to look below, there were lights in the distance, and everywhere I saw was crowds, "I don't know, Miss Nangong will be among these people." ”

"Guess what?"

“…… Yes. ”

"Why?"

I smiled and looked back at him: "If I were Miss Nangong, I would also want to take a look." ”

“……”

"I guess he also wants to see Miss Nangong."

The person is still the same person, but the emperor and the prince are not the same, besides...... The relationship between them, the wisp of entangled love thread from the capital to Shengjing, and stretched thousands of miles south, after all, it was constantly cut.

She should also want to see Pei Yuanhao.

And Pei Yuanhao, why can't he let her go......

Pei Yuanfeng has been looking at me quietly, his expression slowly became lonely, and after a while, he said softly: "Qingying, when can you understand me like you know him?" ”

My heart moved, and I turned my head to look at him, the young and handsome face was slightly lost in the night.

Even those clear and bright eyes revealed a hint of gloom.

“……”

I opened my mouth and wanted to say something, but my throat was a little dry and I couldn't speak, and when he saw my helpless appearance, he hurriedly smiled a little and said, "Forget it, I'm just talking casually, don't mind, leave me alone." ”

“……”

"I ...... I just hope you'll be fine. ”

Although he said this, the loss in his face and eyes could not deceive people, I was silent for a while, and said softly: "Lord, some things are not what you think......"

He looked at me a little dumbfounded, but he didn't seem to dare to ask any more questions, as if he was afraid that the answer would sting him even more. I thought about it for a moment and only smiled: "You will understand in the future." ”

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a voice in the distance say loudly:

"The emperor has arrived!"

Suddenly, the surrounding officials cheered up one by one, and all of them stood solemnly.

I turned my head and saw a large group of people walking in front of me, the most of them were the guards and the officials brought by the emperor to the south, and the familiar and tall figure in the center was Pei Yuanhao.

This was the first time since the founding of the Celestial Empire that the Son of Heaven visited the south in person.

No matter what happened before and what will happen afterward, this time his southward journey was indeed an incomparably great deterrent to the south, and the common people went from panic to suspicion, from doubt to consternation, and then they all raised their heads and looked at him.

Pei Yuanhao's cold face still didn't have much temperature, his expression was as hard as a rock, and there was an unshakable fortitude. The bright yellow robe was worn on him, and it also revealed indescribable luxury and calmness, and it was also the most dazzling place in the night, and that kind of terrifying domineering spirit spread, almost enveloping the entire city tower, and the people below were still noisy at first, and when they really saw this heavenly son slowly coming out, they all became silent.

The whole world seemed to be silent for him.

I don't know who took the lead, and the people slowly knelt down.

Looking at the black head below, I slowly turned my head to look at the man in the center of the crowd, who was looking down at the people at his feet like a god.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

A huge cry sounded to the sky, and even the city tower under his feet seemed to be trembling slightly, and he raised his hand slightly: "Flat." ”

Just as he had finished saying this, his face suddenly changed drastically, and he stepped forward to stare downward, and his raised hand grabbed the wall stack at once, as if he was about to crush the stone under his hand.

What happened?

As soon as they saw him like this, the surrounding officials were shocked, and Pei Yuanfeng also hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what's wrong——? ”

Pei Yuanhao didn't speak, staring at the bottom, his fingers pinching the wall battlements almost white.

I realized something in my heart, and as soon as I turned my head, I looked downstairs.

Before the ordinary people downstairs had time to stand up, the darkness was overwhelming, and it seemed like endless darkness in the night, but Pei Yuanhao's eyes were staring into the distance, as if a pair of hands were about to stretch out from his eyes to hold the person who made him lose his mind.

At this moment, the crowd suddenly went into chaos.

Suddenly, a lot of people appeared from all directions and rushed towards the place where Pei Yuanhao's eyes could see, it was the road to the western suburbs, the crowd was crowded and impenetrable, but those people were still desperately rushing over, as if they were eager to catch something.

"What's going on?"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ”

"Catch them!"

The noisy sound sounded from a distance, faintly heard as if it was going to arrest something, the people on the road didn't know what was going on, but as soon as they saw the posture of these people, they also realized that it was the official family who was arresting people, and hurriedly retreated to the side, and suddenly the crowd was in chaos.

The officials were a little angry, frowning and about to say something, but I saw the somewhat familiar and vague figure in the crowd in the distance, and their faces suddenly changed.

"Watch out for the assassins!"

No, not an assassin!

Those people are not coming here at all, but after the chaos, they are leaving in the opposite direction!

The panicked crowd is like a turbulent tide, chaotic to overturn the entire Yangzhou, and in the chaotic crowd, I suddenly saw a figure, although there is a panic around, she has always been dusty, awe-inspiring as a fairy, even if the night is deep, among so many people, can not take away a penny of her grace!

Her beauty is not something that can be erased by time or distance.

Obviously so far away, I seemed to clearly see that she was being protected by the people around her and retreated, and at the same time turned her head and looked at the man on the castle tower.

Eyes met, and there was an indescribable spark stirred.

As soon as Pei Yuanhao saw that figure, he immediately used his hand holding the wall battlement to exert force, and his fingertips almost pinched into the stone.

Yu Linwei in the crowd had already started, regardless of the surging crowd and rushed towards that side, the common people already knew that something was wrong, and some had also experienced the assassin attack more than a year ago, and they were afraid of getting into trouble, so they screamed timidly and retreated, but there were also some who couldn't retreat and caused Yu Linwei's obstruction, and suddenly the city tower became a mess.

I felt like I saw that night more than a year ago.

The difference is that this time there are no fireworks, no swords and swords, I am standing on the castle tower, and the person who is staring at him is another woman.

The woman who really is in his heart.

He didn't move at all, like an ice sculpture, but the boiling couldn't be stopped by the cold, and the scorching temperature seemed to set the night on fire.