"My brother has already married a wife and had children, and Miss Fan is about to marry the prince of Chu, the prince of Chu is noble and talented, is Miss Fan still not satisfied with such a marriage?" Su Jingyuan asked casually.

The young Su Jingyuan is a romantic man, likes to make friends, is a well-known gentleman in Shangjing, and is also a frequent visitor to places such as Drunken Immortal Residence.

This was the first time he had seen Fan Qiongran, and when he thought of her title as the first beauty, he couldn't help but look at it twice and say more.

However, in his opinion, although Miss Fan in front of him is beautiful, he still thinks that Gu Sangsang, the daughter of Gu Taifu, is better, if it is second, it is naturally the sister-in-law in the family, and the Oiran Zhao girl he likes recently.

Thinking of Miss Zhao, he made a plan to go and redeem her tomorrow.

Fan Qiongran is beautiful, but she is too weak, and in his opinion, she is not atmospheric enough, so it's no wonder that the eldest brother doesn't like her.

Fan Qiongran's eyes were hazy with tears, and she said in a low voice, "The second son doesn't understand. Qiong Ran has been happy with Brother Ling since the beginning of Ji Lu, but she has no choice but to let Brother Ling marry a wife and have children early, what can Qiong Ran do if she is a weak woman?"

Su Jingyuan said: "What's wrong with the woman, if you really liked my eldest brother at the beginning, can't you take the initiative, now that the eldest brother has two children, what does it mean to say this?" Besides, there are not 1,000 but 800 women who like my eldest brother in the capital, and if you like him, is it possible that he has to like you too?"

Fan Qiongran didn't expect Su Jingyuan to speak so unpleasantly, her face stiffened, and a ghostly light flashed in her eyes, as if she had made a decision.

She steadied herself and continued to cry:

"I'm just waiting for him, if I can marry him, I'm willing to be your sister-in-law as an equal wife, but who knew that the emperor suddenly decreed marriage? The king of Chu obviously had a princess last year, and everyone in the capital knew what a powerful character Gu Sangsang was, I ...... I'm going to marry him and be his concubine, so how can I not be afraid."

Su Jingyuan frowned, and his eyes became even colder: "Miss Fan arranged Princess Chu in front of me, I can pretend that I didn't hear it, but if there is a next time, I am afraid it will damage your virtuous reputation as the first beauty."

"Qiong Ran lost his words for a while, and he will definitely not dare to do it again." She lowered her eyebrows.

"With the Fan family's background, Miss Fan can be regarded as a side princess," Su Jingyuan finally said, "Miss Fan is so self-conscious, my brother and sister-in-law are very affectionate, I'm afraid what you think will not be able to do it after all."

With that, he was about to leave.

Fan Qiongran suddenly stopped him, and she personally poured a cup of sake:

"I'm about to get married and become a wife, and I really want to let go of Su Jingqing, but Su Jingqing didn't come to the banquet today, but he called you, so you will drink this wine for your brother, okay?"

Su Jingyuan wanted to refuse, but Fan Qiongran had already stood up and walked in front of him.

She held the cup herself, her eyes were red and swollen, and her eyes were full of grief and innocence: "If you drink this wine, from now on, Fan Qiongran of the Fan family and Su Jingqing of the Su family will have nothing to do with it."

Su Jingyuan thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay."

……

If he hadn't drunk that wine that day, perhaps nothing would have happened.

Su Jingyuan thought it was just a momentary absurdity, and Fan Qiongran also kept silent, saying that he would marry the king of Chu in ten days, and they should have done nothing.

He later went to the Drunken Immortal Residence to redeem Miss Zhao, but he didn't include her in the Su family as he thought before, he felt that he was sorry for the King of Chu, and he was not worthy of facing his brother and anyone else.

After that day, the second son of Su, who was the most free and easy in the capital, disappeared.

Instead, there is a Su Jingyuan who borrows wine every day to kill his sorrows, is gloomy and dull, and makes people shake their heads again and again.

One day a year later, Fan Qiongran, the concubine of the King of Chu, hugged the fourth prince of the palace who couldn't speak, and told him that this was his child.

Su Jingyuan had never experienced such a thing, he even wanted to apologize with death, but Fan Qian and Fan Qiongran said that the King of Chu is the third prince today, if this matter is exposed, the Su family and the Fan family will have to die, not only him, but even the eldest brother's family will be implicated by themselves.

A few years later, Su Jingqing, the eldest son of the Su family, died in Beifu to save the King of Chu, and his sister-in-law also died, leaving two young children.

Su Jingyuan had no choice, he could only take care of his nephew, resist the burden of the Jiangmen Su family, and go to the battlefield instead of his brother, and follow the king of Chu to pacify the states of Beifu.

Su Jingqing is the life-saving benefactor of the King of Chu, and the King of Chu will be ashamed of everything for the Su family, giving himself and Su Xuan.

And the better Chu Tingxiao treats him and trusts him, the heavier the guilt and pain in his heart becomes, so heavy that he can't breathe, so he can only fight desperately and kill the enemy.

Only when he killed those barbarians who brutalized the people of Yan Country on the battlefield could Su Jingyuan's heart gain a short period of peace.

However, he will also be subject to Fan Qiongran and Fan Qian forever.

In those years, the Fan family was not unaware of the fact that the Fan family was doing business with farm tools and ordnance in Beifu, but he could only indulge their behavior, and even help them hide their traces to prevent the eldest prince from discovering the clues.

What made him even more heartbroken was not the Fan family, but the four princes.

Chu Zhao had repeatedly passed letters with the barbarians, and through those letters, the barbarians were able to frequently attack the city, harass and kill the people, and kept making trouble for the northern capital.

Su Jingyuan silently cleaned up the mess between Chu Zhao and the Fan family, he knew that Chu Zhao hated himself, and he deserved everything.

It's just that he never thought that the Fan family would cooperate so deeply with the Barbarian Rong, let alone that they would dare to collude with the Barbarian Rong to assassinate Princess Yongning...... Then, threaten yourself again to keep the Fan family.

When he received the letter from the Fan family, Su Jingyuan had already received the prince's inquiry in advance and was suspicious of the Fan family.

And after that, it was Chu Zhao's letter.

He told himself what he had done with the Fan family over the years.

Only then did Su Jingyuan know what the Fan family had done and what Chu Zhao had done.

How dare he, how dare they......

That day, Su Jingyuan vomited blood and fell into a coma, and after waking up, he returned to Beijing with his own soldiers day and night.

Unconsciously, the three of them had already walked several streets, and the noon sun reflected on Su Jingyuan's cold and hard face, but it couldn't melt the ice under his eyes.

"I didn't kill Beren, but Beren died because of me, and what I connived at is the fundamental reason why the Fan family is becoming more and more unscrupulous and endangering the country."

Su Jingyuan narrowed his eyes, looked at a vendor selling sugar cakes in a daze, and whispered to himself.

The capital is really prosperous, but Jianbei Pass, thousands of miles away, because it has been baptized by barbarism and war, so the people are hungry and cold, and there are countless dead and wounded.

Isn't he fighting bravely to kill the enemy just to protect the people of Yan Country and for the sake of Yan Country.

If the Fan family and the others are allowed to continue to cause trouble, one day, this prosperous Shangjing City will also be destroyed and become another Jianbei Pass!

Su Jingyuan clenched his hands suddenly.

"Second uncle, look, there is a drunken immortal residence in front of you, let's go have a drink?" Su Bai proposed with a smile.

Su Jingyuan raised his head and looked at the black hot stamping plaque that had been in the Drunken Immortal Residence for more than ten years.

He remembered the girl Zhao he liked when he was young, but let him down.

His life, from the moment he took the wine, was ruined.

"I want to enter the palace immediately, face the saint." Su Jingyuan suddenly spoke in a low voice.

Su Bai was surprised: "Why is it so sudden, second uncle, you haven't been back to Beijing for so many years, and the princess said let me take you for a good visit."

Su Xuan also nodded sullenly: "Exactly."

Su Jingyuan had already turned around and walked in the direction of the palace gate.

Su Bai looked at his back, and suddenly his nose was sour.

The second uncle is obviously only in his forties and in the prime of life, but because of his long-term battles, he has taken the lead, and his back has been slightly bent.

His black hair was also mixed with a hint of silver.

"I've let down too many people," Su Jingyuan's voice came softly, deep and calm, revealing a kind of firmness, "but I never want to live up to my beliefs in this life."

"Second uncle, what is your belief......" Su Bai's voice was low, as if he was asking himself.

"May Dayan prosper and the people live in peace."

Su Jingyuan said.

He's killing one enemy after another

At that time, the conspiracy had long been forgotten.

He only hopes that this land will always be prosperous and prosperous.

The two watched him disappear at the end of the long street and walk in the direction of the palace gate, but did not stop him.

Soon, Su Jingyuan walked to the door of the Wenhua Gate, no one stopped him along the way, at the palace gate, Chu Yi and Xiao Yan, and a team of Crane Control Division behind him were waiting here.

"Princess Yongning?"

Su Jingyuan's footsteps stopped, and he looked indifferently at Chu Yi in front of him, who was wearing a vermilion official uniform, his voice was hoarse, and there was no wave in his eyes.

Chu Yi bowed slightly: "Junior Yongning, I have seen Master Hou."

"It seems that the minister doesn't need to let Xiaobai thank the minister," Su Jingyuan clasped his fists and saluted, "Thank you princess for allowing the minister to take one last look at the two nephews before entering the palace."

Chu Yi looked at him, she hadn't seen Su Jingyuan at all in her previous life.

She only knew that four years later, the Barbarian King Court Morton raided Beifu, the eldest brother was killed in battle, and Su Jingyuan was also defeated.

However, Su Jingyuan fought to the death and did not retreat until the last man of the 100,000 Dingyuan army and the border army fought to the last man, 100,000 loyal souls, and buried the bones of the sword Beiguan.

And with just one glance, Chu Yi was sure that Su Jingyuan was by no means a person who was in the same stream as the Fan family.

He looked about the same age as his father, with a thin and tough face, slightly sunken cheeks, and deep and sharp black eyes, as if hiding the bright night sky.

His thin lips pursed, and he was fierce, without any mild feeling.

This is a person who will not compromise and has a firm heart.

But his back was slightly hunched, as if he was carrying too much weight, and he was crushed to the ground.

"Uncle Su, welcome home."

Chu Yi showed a smile at him, his tone was relaxed, his black and white apricot eyes did not have any questions, harmless to humans and animals, and as clean as the purest moon in the autumn night.

Su Jingyuan's pupils contracted suddenly, the coldness and hardness of his body suddenly softened, and the evil qi on his body also dispersed.

This change made Xiao Yan frown slightly, and his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

What attention did this old man pay attention to? He involuntarily touched the dagger at his waist.

Su Jingyuan's eyes fell on Xiao Yan, and then looked back at Chu Yi, as if he understood something.

"Yongguo's ...... Childe Xiao Yan?" He asked.

Xiao Yan said, "It was here that I saw General Su."

"You don't look like your father," Su Jingyuan recalled, "but like Xiao Jichen's kid."

Xiao Yan restrained his hostility and was very satisfied with Su Jingyuan's words.

"The princess said, 'This is the minister's house?' Su Jingyuan asked softly, his tone gentle.

Chu Yi nodded: "Yan Kingdom is guarded by you, of course it is your home."

When this cold and serious middle-aged man heard this, his eyes suddenly turned red, his fingertips trembled, and he took out a light yellow jade pendant from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

"I heard that the princess has been weak since she was a child, and this jade pendant is made of a thousand-year-old warm jade, and she can warm her body, and I hope the princess will accept it."

Su Jingyuan's voice choked.

Chu Yi lowered his head and looked at his hands.

She had heard Taiwei Rong say that Su Jingyuan was a handsome boy when he was young, and he didn't know martial arts at all, let alone fight, and it was his eldest brother Su Jingqing who was called a natural general.

The hands in front of her were covered with calluses from bows and arrows and weapons, her skin was chapped and bronzed, and when she raised her head again, his face was also weathered, although the outline could vaguely show the handsomeness of the past, but it had nothing to do with the words "merry and handsome".

Chu Yi knew that this was caused by his ten years of guarding the border and fighting on the battlefield.

The warm yellow jade pendant was clean, carved with exquisite patterns, and there were golden cloud spikes falling.

Her throat shuddered, and she took the warm jade, which was warm and delicate, and extremely comfortable.

Chu Yi said seriously: "Su Bai and Su Xuan are both young talents in Dayan, and the Su family has their two brothers here, and they will definitely not decline."

This is the promise she made, no matter what happens to Su Jingyuan after today, she will not implicate Su Bai and Su Xuan.

Su Jingyuan's eyes were full of gratitude, and he nodded slowly: "The minister hereby thanked Princess Yongning, the princess is a thousand years old."

When he had finished speaking, he continued on his way.

Chu Yi couldn't help but say, "Master Hou, don't you want to look at the capital again, or go back to the Su family's ancestral house to worship?"

Su Jingyuan stopped, but did not look back: "Does the princess know what is the most painful thing in the world for the minister?"

He asked himself and replied, "That's what I hate to compromise the most in my life, but I have to compromise all the time."

After speaking, he crossed Chu Yi and walked towards the palace.

All his life, he was restrained by others, threatened by others, and aided and abetted, which he deserved.

This time, he was unwilling to compromise even half a step.

No one stopped him, and no one cared about him.

Chu Yi looked at Su Jingyuan's back until he walked far away, and suddenly whispered to himself:

"So at that time, after you knew the truth, knew that everything was irreparable, and those mistakes happened to be caused by your connivance and negligence, you would choose to burn the jade, right?"

In the previous life, Dayan was chaotic in the DPRK and China, and there were enemies on all sides, and the border of Beifu may have been infiltrated into a sieve by the Fan family.

In the face of the sudden sneak attack of the barbarian Rong and the death of the eldest brother in battle, Su Jingyuan finally knew what the Fan family was doing in secret, not only colluding with the barbarian army, but also colluding with the Yongguo, and all this, he was still covering up for them.

Maybe Su Jingyuan could ask for help at that time, maybe he could gather his soldiers and wait for the comeback, maybe ...... He could escape to Linjiang with the Fan family and Chu Zhao and build Nanyan again, but he didn't.

He chose a dead end, but this dead end could at least temporarily protect the people of Beifu.