Chapter 3: Illusions

hurriedly cleaned up the broken porcelain on the ground, and dragged the fainted Xiao Yan back to the bed with great difficulty.

She lowered her eyes to look at his face, and Xiao Yan, who was asleep, didn't look terrible, even good-looking.

Thinking of Fang Cai's pair of gloomy eyes, he hurriedly withdrew his gaze.

She knew that all of this was just an illusion.

Xiao Yan is a demon who eats people and does not spit out bones.

He has killed enemy troops, killed Liukou mountain bandits, killed loyal ministers who offended him, and even the prince of Langguo, as long as he didn't like it, he also killed a few with his own hands!

Rao is the emperor, and he must be in awe of him.

She still remembered that her father had told her about Xiao Yan's deeds.

One year, when he calmed down the war and returned victorious, the people knelt down and shouted: Long live the king of war.

When Xiao Yan heard this, he flew off his horse directly, pulled out his sword from the soldier's waist, and slaughtered the heads of dozens of people on the spot in front of the people of the city, and the blood stained half of the street. In the end, he also asked the soldiers who followed him to pick up the heads of the fallen with bayonets and hang them high on the city wall, and the terrifying scene made the onlookers creepy, and since then, as long as he returns to Beijing, the streets of Beijing must be empty.

In another year, he pacified the war in Beirong, overcame thorns and thorns all the way, as if entering a no-man's land, and finally slaughtered the thirteen cities of Beirong, and also skinned the soldiers of Beirong and dismantled the bones, made human skin lanterns and hung them in the recovered cities.

What's more, it is rumored that he likes to drink blood, and some people have seen him throw his captives into a pot of oil for the generals to eat.

Thinking of this, Shu Wan's hairs turned upside down.

The next morning, the indigo sky was white, and the sky was not yet fully bright.

Shu Wan slowly opened her eyes.

She was completely awakened by the cold, and no matter how tightly the windows in the house were closed, cold wind poured in through the cracks in the door. She didn't dare to sleep in the same bed as Xiao Yan, so she smoked a strip of joy and slept on the floor.

The big red candle on the table had not yet burned out, and the room was quiet, she glanced at Xiao Yan, who was motionless, his chest rose and fell slightly, and there was no sign of waking up.

Thinking of the scene last night, Shu Wan prayed that Xiao Yan would never wake up, and it was better to stay asleep like this all the time.

About an hour later, the sky outside the window gradually brightened.

Mama Gui came in with two maids to serve her and freshen up.

Although her marriage is extremely simple, she still has to go to today's greetings.

After packing up, Shu Wan followed Mama all the way to Dongyuan.

Mama Gui opened the curtain and communicated to the people in the house, and the princess arrived.

Shu Wan walked into the main room, interrupting the original conversation and laughter in the room.

Countless eyes fell, looking her up and down, eager to see her through.

Shu Wan glanced at the people in the room.

The old lady was sitting on the main hall, Concubine Rong was laughing with the old lady, there was a young man sitting next to her, and the rest were the maids and servants who served their masters in the house.

Shu Wan walked in front of the old lady and Concubine Rong and saluted in a regular manner, neither humble nor arrogant, dignified and decent, and couldn't find a trace of mistakes.

The old lady nodded with a smile: "Get up, good boy." ”

Shu Wan gave tea to the old lady and Concubine Rong in turn, and Concubine Rong took the tea cup with great satisfaction, and took a sip of tea slightly: "Yes, Ah Yan is so blessed, the princess is a very delicate person." ”

I heard that Concubine Rong is Xiao Yan's mother-in-law, although she is not his biological mother, she has always regarded Xiao Yan as her own child.

Concubine Rong's face was kind, and her tone was soft and intimate, not like the cold arrogance and majesty that Shu Wan imagined. Shu Wan's heart relaxed slightly, and then she dared to raise her eyes to look at her.

"This is Zhao Kun, Xiao Yan's cousin, now he should call you a cousin." Concubine Rong held Shu Wan's hand and cordially introduced the young man beside her.

Zhao Kun's eyes hadn't moved away since Shu Wan entered the door, Concubine Rong reminded her loudly, and only then did he react and hurriedly called her: "Cousin-in-law." ”

Shu Wan frowned imperceptibly.

Zhao Kun's eyes made her very uncomfortable, not at all like a cousin's respect for her cousin.

Shu Wan didn't speak again, the atmosphere in the room was a little awkward for a while, but the old lady took the lead in breaking the deadlock: "It's freezing this day, so you don't have to come to ask for peace often in the future, just wait in Xiao Yan's room." ”

Shu Wan nodded, just wanting to leave quickly.

In the end, the old lady took the lead and left, and Concubine Rong took her hand and said a few simple greetings.

Shu Wan always had a light smile on her face, so that people couldn't see a flaw.

After greeting for a while, Concubine Rong asked Shu Wan to go back first, and when she left, Shu Wan felt a naked gaze staring at her, she turned around, just happened to bump into Zhao Kun's ill-intentioned gaze, and her heart sank.

frowned and retracted her gaze, very disgusted in her heart, but she didn't dare to say a word, so she had to leave quickly.

Outside the house, the snow was falling, and the entire War King's Mansion was covered in silver.

"It's a nice snow today, and I want to go for a walk in the yard." Shu Wan raised her eyes to look at the snowy sky, and said duplicitously.

In fact, she is very afraid of the cold and doesn't like snow the most, but compared to entering the house to face Xiao Yan, she would rather stay in this ice and snow for a long time.

"The old lady said that the princess is weak, so it is better to stay in the room more, so as not to suffer the wind and cold outside." Mama Gui didn't even agree to this little request, and only urged her to hurry back to the house.

Shu Wan pursed her lips, hid the fear in her eyes, and returned to the room with a hard head.

When she returned to the house, the warm carbon was prepared in the house, and the comfortable temperature calmed her fear a little, and she leaned against the window, holding her head in a daze, forgetting the other person in the house as much as possible.

After a long time, I suddenly remembered the sound of footsteps outside the house, and someone pushed open the door of her room and came to her.

Shu Wan thought it was the mama who was waiting, but she didn't care, she just looked at the snow outside the window, and asked casually: "What's the matter, mama?" ”

"Cousin-in-law." The man's voice was like mixed with grit, with a bit of flattery.

Shu Wan turned her head suddenly, her heart startled.

"How are you, what are you here for?"

The person who came turned out to be Zhao Kun!