Chapter 182: Late Winter Leaves and Asks for Peace
"I look at the man's eyes, very familiar, and he doesn't mean to do harm, maybe he is some familiar person, so I don't want you to hurt him, and I don't want him to hurt you, it's hard to weigh for a while, so I have to do it. Zhu Qingqiu said softly, a pair of clear eyes glanced at Ren Shanhuai from time to time, paying attention to his reaction, as well-behaved as a child who had made a mistake.
Ren Shanhuai was puzzled: "Acquaintances? Ridiculous! If you and I are acquaintances, why would they squat outside the door in the middle of the night to eavesdrop, and why did they hang a sword on their waists to start a fight with you and me, it was obviously premeditated. Or...... Or maybe it's just that one who should be sent to spy on you and me!"
Zhu Qingqiu was silent when he heard this, just sighed lightly, turned around to pick up the long sword discarded by the man in black, Ren Shanhuai also got up to look, and saw that the long sword was extremely luxurious, with gold leaf and long sheath plating, gemstone sword hilt ornament, golden light all over, luxurious and dazzling. Such a luxuriously decorated sword is by no means something ordinary people can have, Zhu Qingqiu then pulled the long sword out of its scabbard, and the cold light on the sword body was engraved with the words "should leave late".
"Little Prince?!" the two exclaimed, and Zhu Qingqiu put his sword back into its sheath and fell into deep thought. Ren Shanhuai thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "No wonder that person would rather die than reveal his true face, you think his eyes are quite familiar, it seems that he is really the little prince." It's just that why Ying Wujian sent him to spy on us and others, isn't it a big fuss?"
"Perhaps, he is not the ...... sent by Ying Wujian to monitor us at all" Zhu Qingqiu's gaze always fell on the sword, his fingertips slashed across the cold scabbard, as if he was still thinking about the eyes that should leave later, it was so familiar. But it is clear that the two have only met a few times, but they have a sense of déjà vu.
Ren Shanhuai also fell into deep thought: "Then why did he come here...... While thinking about it, he suddenly saw a little golden light flashing in the corner, sucking Ren Shanhuai's eyes away. Walk quickly to the corner, squat down and take a closer look, only to find that it is half a piece of longevity lock, showing the appearance of auspicious clouds, about an inch long, six minutes wide, flashing with golden light, and then there can be vermilion handwriting, engraved is the word "Duofu". Hurriedly picked it up and turned around and handed it to Zhu Qingqiu: "Qingqiu, look, what is this?"
Zhu Qingqiu turned his head to look, his eyes fell on the longevity lock, as if he had been struck by lightning, he was dumbfounded, his face was pale, and the sword in his hand also fell to the ground, stunned, without saying a word. Seeing that she was so surprised, Ren Shanhuai stepped forward and asked, "Could it be that you know this thing?"
"This ...... This is ......" Zhu Qingqiu's voice was a little hoarse, but he couldn't hide his excitement and ecstasy, and hurriedly took out half of the same long-life lock from his waist that was just upside down, but the back was engraved with the word "peace", Ren Shanhuai also looked at it dumbfounded, and read it outloud: "Peace...... Duofu ...... Could it be this?"
When he looked at Zhu Qingqiu again, he was already in tears, but although the tears were flashing, his eyes were full of joy, and he put the pair of longevity locks together and put them on his chest, Zhu Qingqiu's eyes were slightly closed, and the gurgling tears slipped from the corners of his eyes: "It's him, it must be him, he is really not dead...... The first time I saw him, I thought he was quite familiar, especially the look in his eyes...... Everyone says that flesh and blood relatives must have feelings, I always feel that he is still alive in the world, but I didn't expect that he was adopted by Ying Wujian and became a little prince......"
Ren Shanhuai was naturally very happy, wishing Qingqiu to find his long-lost brother, and made a wish, and it was a blessing from heaven to reunite. How could Ren Shanhuai think about it, it was too strange, it was too much of a coincidence, and he thought to himself: "Isn't this longevity lock not just where did it come from? If Ying Yingwu deliberately deceived us, wouldn't he have fallen for his tricks?"
But that Zhu Qingqiu was already carried away by the joy of reunion at this time, so he could not take care of so much? I can't wait to rush into the palace immediately to meet my sister and brother when I leave the evening. "I'm going to find him, I'm going to find Dongli. "Zhu Dongli is the name that should be left later, Zhu Qingqiu still keeps it in mind and refuses to forget it.
Ren Shanhuai stopped her, and it was not easy to say it directly, so he had to prevaricate: "Qingqiu, Qingqiu, you calm down! If it is over today, you rush to the palace, how can you let you in to meet him! Now that he is the identity of the little prince, you are so rash to admit your relatives, I am afraid that you will cause trouble." ”
"Hugh said that he is just a little prince, even if he is the son of heaven, he can't forget that he is the descendant of the Zhu family!" "In the depths of his love, Zhu Qingqiu couldn't help but cry again, Ren Shanhuai gently held him in his arms, and said softly: "I know your mood at this time, but this matter must not be reckless, it is better for me to accompany you tomorrow morning, pretend to meet Ying Wuji, take the opportunity to see the little prince, ask about his life experience, you think it's good." ”
Zhu Qingqiu calmed down a little, and felt that what Ren Shanhuai said was reasonable, so he temporarily rested for the night, but this night Ren Shanhuai tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, but Zhu Qingqiu had never slept so peacefully.
Besides, Ying Wan fled back to the palace in a hurry, taking advantage of the night and no one found out, returned to the room and sat on the edge of the bed panting, frightened, and confused, Ying Wanli never thought that there would be such a battle tonight, but fortunately, he desperately protected his face, thinking that he was lucky not to show his true face. But as soon as he sat down to calm down for a while, he suddenly looked nervous again.
groping with his hands around his waist, he remembered that the saber was knocked down by Ren Shanhuai and was lost in the inn
Name, tomorrow Zhu Qingqiu and the two will definitely carry a long sword to find Ying Wujian to ask for the crime, he went out of the palace at night to find Zhu Qingqiu and Ren Shanhuai, if Ying Wujian knows, he will be punished.
Ying Late was like an ant on a hot pot, sweating profusely, pacing back and forth in the house. As if he had thought of something again, he hurriedly searched up and down, and almost lifted the bottom of the bed, and the wall was broken, but he could not find the object that was more important than his life. "Where have you been!Where have you gone!Where has the longevity lock gone!" Ying Wanli threw out all the clothes and bedding in the cabinet as if he was crazy, and looked at the empty cabinet and took half a step back.
"Someone, someone!" Ying Wanli staggered to the door, knocking down all the tables and chairs, and the room was already a mess. When the guards and subordinates of the night vigil heard this, they hurried over and bowed in unison, "What do you have to say about the little prince?"
"Back to the little prince, except for the people who clean up the house every day, no one has ever come. The servant humbly replied. At this time, Ying Wanli was already delirious, almost insane, and when he heard the words, he shouted heartbreakingly: "Quick, cut off all the people who have been to my room today, all of them! Bring me their heads...... Bring it ......"
When the guards and servants saw him like this, they only thought they were angry, and they looked at each other, at a loss. Seeing that the two of them were stunned, they shouted loudly, "Don't you go quickly, do you want me to cut off your heads too!" "Yes!" The two had no choice but to turn and leave.
Looking at the open door, Ying Wan was dejected, and fell limp in the ruins, sweating profusely, his face expressionless, but he still read in his mouth: "Longevity lock...... Longevity Lock...... ......"He didn't know his true identity, but the longevity lock was something he had worn close to his body since he was a child, and he regarded it as precious as his life, and today he was unfortunately lost, so he went crazy.
And the guards pulled out the six servants who were still asleep from the house, mixed men and women, and were not moved by how they begged and wept. All of them were thrown to the open space of the palace, and the head of the person was cut off with a knife in his hand, and the blood that burst out of the cavity stained the ground of the palace red, and six headless corpses fell, and the blood flowed like a stream.
Ying Wuxian heard the crying and shouting at night, walked to the courtyard, and saw the guards beheading the servants in the middle of the night, so he asked: "Why is this? Who told you to kill innocents indiscriminately?" Seeing that Ying Wuxian was coming, the guard hurriedly knelt down and said. "Ridiculous! If you don't know, how dare you kill your subordinates indiscriminately? If you don't tell the truth, the king will call you like them. Ying Wujian was a little angry, and after that, he pointed to the six corpses.
The guards panicked, and hurriedly told the truth: "Back to the prince, the subordinates really don't know, but they were ordered by the little prince to kill the six servants who had entered his bedroom today, and send their heads to his room, as for other things, the subordinates really don't know anything." ”
Ying Wujian sighed when he heard this, waved his hand and said: "In this case, after sending the head over, the corpse will be buried alive, and the necessary amount will be taken from the account room." "Subordinates obey!" Ying Wujian settled down on other things, and did not go to Ying Wanli to ask for clarification, but just snorted coldly, as if he had a premonition, turned around and returned to his room, and could still sleep peacefully.
Na Ying Wanli sat in the middle of a pile of heads, covered with blood, and still sat expressionlessly, chanting: "Longevity lock...... My longevity locks ......" When the guard and attendant saw this, they shook their heads and sighed, and withdrew from the bedroom, silently closing the door. The two whispered: "What do you say is wrong with this little prince?" "In my opinion, this is the upper body of the demon, crazy!" "Hey, you said that you are a good noble son, how did you become like this, pitiful?" "Poor? You still pity yourself! If we do something wrong one day, our fate will not be much better." ”
After some nonsense, the two dispersed and returned to their jobs. And that Ying Wanli sat like this all night, and in the early morning of the second day, although he had regained his senses and changed his clothes, he was indeed listless, his face was withered, his face was sallow, and he was extremely haggard.
And said that the rooster crowed just after this day, the sky was still a little dark, Zhu Qingqiu couldn't wait to leave the inn with the sword that should leave late with Ren Shanhuai, and went straight to the palace. ”
The guard guarding the gate of the mansion was still the same person who blocked Dao Xueke and the others yesterday, but now he didn't dare to slack off, changed his face, and said with a smile: "The two young heroes are here later, and I will go to report to the prince." After a while, the guard went out of the house and replied, "The prince invites the two young heroes to discuss the matter. ”
The two glanced at each other, and then walked quickly to the inner hall. I wanted to go directly to Ying Wanli, but I was afraid that it would happen suddenly, and the child couldn't bear it, and whether the identity was true was still doubtful, so I couldn't judge lightly, so I asked Ying Wujian to understand first.
Who knew that when he came to the inner hall, he should sit upright in the middle of the main seat, and should leave his eyes empty at night and stand aside. The two walked into the hall and saluted together: "Lord Wang." Ying Wujian pretended not to know, and asked with a smile: "I will leave for Chengtianfu tomorrow, I don't know the mountain."
Huai and Qingqiu came to find this king today, what is the matter?"
No matter what kind of smile Ying Wujian put on, Ren Shanhuai always looked at each other coldly, and asked, "We want to imagine the prince inquiring about an old past." Ying Wuji's smile gradually stiffened, and he pretended to be casual and asked, "Oh, what's the matter?" Although, this king must know everything, and his words are endless. ”
"I don't know if the prince knows...... Sixteen years ago, the family was congratulated outside Tanglin Mansion...... That fire......" Zhu Qingqiu mentioned this matter again, Fang said, his eyes were already in tears, and he choked up. Ying Wujian heard this, and was really slightly stunned, but his face did not change, and he reached out to serve the wine glass in front of the table, I don't know if it was because of his weak heart or for some reason, the wine glass fell out of his hand, and the water fell to the ground, knocking down the wine all over the ground.
When Zhu Qingqiu and Ren Shanhuai saw each other, their faces were solemn and their brows were frowning, but they were still stunned when they left late, and they didn't react. Ying Wujian also laughed embarrassedly: "This person is old, and his hands and feet are not dexterous." After saying that, he glanced at Ying Wanli's expression, coughed lightly and replied, "Yes, I know it." After all, you are the only bloodline left by the Zhu family, and it was I who rescued from that fire. The old butler did not hesitate to turn into a living person, desperately pushing you out of the fire, so as to leave a life. ”
"Qingqiu is naturally grateful to the prince for saving his life and raising him, and dares to ask the prince, is there anyone else besides Qingqiu who was rescued by the prince from the sea of fire back then?"
Ying Wujian naturally denied it: "How can this be? Your family, from your father and mother, down to the servants and maids, are all killed, and you are the only one alive in the family." ”
"Then what about my brother Zhu Dongli, is he also buried in the fire?" Zhu Qingqiu asked again. Ying Wujian pondered for a moment, and then replied, "That's nature." After that, he turned his head to look at Ying Wanli and said: "Li'er, you go to pack your father's bags first, and you will leave for Chengtian Mansion tomorrow, so as not to pack up temporarily, too hasty." Ying Wan left the road: "Yes", and staggered out the door.
Just walked a few steps, but was stopped by Ren Shanhuai: "Little Wangye, slow down!" Ying Wanli immediately stopped, Ying Wuji's face changed greatly, and he was silent, but he looked at Ren Shanhuai up and down and looked at Ying Wanli, and said with a smile: "If the widow of the Zhu family was lucky enough to leave a life from that catastrophe, counting the years, I am afraid that the little prince will be generally old." ”
The two turned their heads to look at Ying Wujian and said, "Dare to ask the little prince Guigeng?"
"Leaving the child...... Should there be a child, should there be eighteen?" Ying Wujian said, but that should be late to leave turned around, and replied in a wooden voice: "Back to my father, the child is twenty years old this year, ...... this year" "Twenty years old, sixteen years ago, four years old, right, all right!" Zhu Qingqiu's voice trembled, and he hurriedly took out the pair of longevity locks from his arms, looked at Ren Shanhuai and said excitedly: "Shanhuai! It's him!
"Longevity Lock! My Longevity Lock!" Ying Wanli's chaotic eyes suddenly let out a light, pounced on Zhu Qingqiu and snatched his own half of the longevity lock back into his hand, held it in the palm of his hand, and finally smiled, and said with a happy smile: "My longevity lock, my longevity lock!" Ren Shanhuai hurriedly asked: "Little prince, what are you talking about? Is this your longevity lock?"
Ying Wanli only cared about holding the longevity lock, and when he saw someone asking, he subconsciously replied truthfully: "This is the longevity lock that I have worn by my side since I was a child, my longevity lock, my ......" "Worn by my side since I was a child?" Ren Shanhuai and Zhu Qingqiu immediately blocked Ying Wanli behind him, and Ren Shanhuai asked Ying Wujian sharply: "Lord, how should this be explained! Ying Wanli was only four years old sixteen years ago, and he carried this longevity lock with him, it is obviously Zhu Dongli, the youngest son of the Zhu family! Why do I wait for the expiration of the term!"
At this time, Zhu Qingqiu protected Ying Wanli in his arms, looking at his eyebrows and eyes, more and more like their father and mother, and his heart was mixed: "Dad, mother, I finally found Dongli, he is still alive, you are in the spirit of the sky, you can look at it!" and softly called the real name of Ying Wanli: "Dongli, Dongli?"
Ying Wanli's smile froze on his face, and he slowly raised his head: "You, what do you call me?" "Your name is Zhu Dongli, you are the eldest son of the Zhu family in Tanglin Mansion, my younger brother!" Zhu Qingqiu smiled with tears. Who knew that he should stand up without a problem and shouted: "Come to me!"
"Father......" Ying Wanli was about to walk towards Ying Wujian when he heard the voice, but was stopped by Zhu Qingqiu: "Dongli! You are Zhu Dongli, not Ying Wanli!" You are the eldest son of the Zhu family, you shouldn't be the little prince of Tangling!" But Ying Wanli retreated in horror, already a little delirious, shrunk his head and shook his head and said: "No, no, I am Ying Wanli, I am the little prince......"
"Li'er, do you want to be a dignified little prince, or do you want to be the son of the Zhu family that has been destroyed in the raging fire and has long since ceased to exist!" When Ren Shanhuai heard this, anger ignited in his heart, and he scolded: "What is the truth of what you say? He has the blood of the Zhu family flowing in his body, he should be a member of the Zhu family in life, and he should be a ghost of the Zhu family in death, and he will not change until death, how can he be shaken by wealth? Even if you have raised him for 16 years and given him 16 years of wealth, he is still the eldest son of the Zhu family, how can he be at your mercy?"
But who knew that Ying Wan left while dodging Zhu Qingqiu, and retreated in the direction of Ying Wuji.