At the gate of Yuwen Mansion, two rows of Praetorian Guards dressed in armor and Praetorian Guard uniforms stood solemnly.

Yuwen Huai had just gotten out of the carriage when he was stopped by a eunuch in a green palace uniform. "Prime Minister, the princess is invited. ”

"Princess. Yu Wenhuai looked back at Yu Wenyu, who was dismounting after him, and couldn't help frowning, and asked, "What did the princess say about looking for the old minister?" ”

The eunuch glanced at Yu Wenyu meaningfully, and then pinched his throat and said, "This ...... The slave family doesn't know, the prime minister and Ling Gongzi should hurry up and go to see the driver, the princess has been waiting in the house for a long time, I'm afraid that she is already impatient. ”

"Good. Thank you father-in-law for mentioning this. Yu Wenhuai politely arched his hand, waved back the carriage, and then entered the gate with Yu Wenyu.

However, as soon as the two of them entered the door with their front feet, they heard a strong wind ringing in their ears.

With a "snap", the leather whip slammed into the ground, causing sparks to splash everywhere, and the ground instantly cracked a hole.

"Bastard ......" The sound of scolding and landing on the ground with a leather whip came again, and Xuan Qing shouted loudly: "Yu Wenhuai, how can you still have the courage to come back, have you forgotten how you explained to this princess." ”

As if angry, she jumped into the air and swung her whip towards Yu Wenhuai's body again.

"Dad, be careful. In the flash of light, Yu Wenyu pushed away Yu Wenhuai with one palm, caught the waving leather whip with all his strength, and shouted coldly: "Princess, what are you doing, my father is old, I can't stand your whip, if you are angry, please sprinkle it on the courtiers." ”

"Yu'er. Yuwen Huai, who was pushed away, reacted, hurriedly stepped forward to support Yuwen Yu, who was crumbling in the wind, and blamed: "You don't want to die." ”

Xuan Qing used all his strength to whip this whip, and he knew what the consequences of receiving the whip with his bare hands would be. "Brother Yuwen......"

In a panic, he hurriedly threw away the leather whip in his hand, rushed over, pushed Yuwen Huai away and said, "Brother Yuwen, are you okay......"

Yuwen Huairen is middle-aged, and his speed of action is not as good as before, Xuan Qing's seemingly unintentional push pushed him to the ground.

"Daddy. Yu Wenyu snorted, the blood in his palms flowed, and the snow-white sleeved robe was all stained red by the blood.

"Brother Yuwen. Xuan Qing glanced at Yu Wenhuai resentfully, and then said reluctantly: "Come on, don't help the prime minister up." ”

If it weren't for the fear that Yu Wenyu would dislike her because of this, she wouldn't have made another move.

Soon, a Praetorian Guard trotted in and picked up Yu Wenhuai, who had fallen to the ground.

"Daddy...... How are you, is there anything wrong. However, Yu Wenyu didn't even look at Xuan Qing, didn't care about his bloody wound at all, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Yu Wenhuaidao.

Yu Wenhuai shook his head, brushed the dust on his body, and glanced at Yu Wenyu as if inadvertently, and then saluted to Xuan Qing and said: "The old minister doesn't know that the princess is driving, and he came back late, so he asked the princess to surrender." ”

"Hmph......" Seeing that Yu Wenyu didn't pay attention to himself, Xuan Qing took a step back boredly, picked up the leather whip on the ground and wiped the blood on it, and said, "You also know that you are late to come back?"

Since it is not easy to embarrass Yu Wenyu, then she can only embarrass Yu Wenhuai.

"Yes......" Yu Wenhuai bowed his head and did not feel any discomfort because of Xuan Qing's displeasure.

Xuan Qing snorted lightly, snapped her fingers, and immediately someone brought a seat and placed it behind her.

At that time, the last glimmer of light on the horizon was also submerged in the clouds, and the courtyard was pitch black, and there was no human figure in sight.

Xuan Qing sat down casually, and said, "Light the lights in the courtyard." ”

Before the words fell, several dark shadows rose and fell, startling a gust of wind, and I saw that the lanterns hanging high under the eaves of the porch were lit one after another.

"Yu Wenhuai, do you remember what you said to this palace. ”

The lights in the courtyard were dim, and in the wide courtyard, several figures were stretched out under the reflection of the candle flame.

"Yes. Yu Wenhuai replied, having already guessed why she came today.

"Since you remember, why do you still agree to marry the Jiang family. She rushed to stop her as soon as she got the news in the morning, but by the time she arrived at Yuwen Mansion, Yuwen Huai had already left with Yuwen Yu.

"Princess......" Yu Wenhuai suddenly knelt down and said: "It is really an expedient measure to marry the Jiang family, and please don't blame the princess." ”

"Oh......" Xuan Qing raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's hear it." ”

"Yes. Yuwenhuai wiped the fine sweat from the corners of his forehead, and said respectfully: "Previously, the emperor had asked the minister to investigate the Jiang family's treasures, princess, you also know that Jiang Li, the head of the Jiang family, does not like to associate with my Yuwen family, so in order to achieve the emperor's ambition as soon as possible, the old minister has only such a way to approach the Jiang Mansion." ”

"So, you use Brother Yuwen's marriage to achieve your goals. There was a clear displeasure in his tone.

"No, no...... The child's marriage has long been scheduled for the princess, how dare the minister joke about it, this decision is really unavoidable, so he used Yu'er's marriage as an excuse to approach the Jiang family. ”

"Hmm...... That being the case, this princess will believe you once, but ......" Xuanqing narrowed her eyes and said in a long voice: "This palace wants you to destroy the Jiangfu Manmen on the day before their wedding......"

"It's impossible to ......" Before she finished speaking, Yu Wenyu interrupted: "Princess, if you want a treasure, the courtiers will find it for you, but the Jiang family has a total of one hundred and twenty-seven lives, but you can't move it." ”

"Really?" Yu Wenyu's objection aroused a trace of bloodlust in her heart. "But what if this palace has to take the one hundred and twenty-seven lives of her Jiang family to eliminate the hatred in her heart!!

"It is difficult for a courtier to obey his fate. Yu Wenyu refused.

Xuan Qing hooked his lips unhappily, and said word by word: "Then what if this palace exchanges more than 100 lives of your Yuwen family for more than 100 lives of the Jiang family! ”

"I'm ......" Yu Wenyu opened his mouth, shocked on the spot.

He had heard of Xuan Qing's fierceness, but he really didn't expect that she would go crazy to such a point because she couldn't get herself.

exchanging more than 100 lives from Yuwen Mansion for more than 100 lives of the Jiang family was not that he was afraid of death, but this decision made him a little difficult to choose.

If he chooses the Jiang family, then hundreds of lives in Yuwen Mansion will die because of this, and he will become the first unfilial son in history to betray his relatives.

But if he chooses the Yuwen family, then Jiang Wu ......

It was as if he had been stung by something suddenly, and it hurt him.

"What, can't you make a decision?" Xuan Qing walked over and whispered in his ear: "It's still Brother Yuwen who wants to put Prime Minister Yuwen to death for a woman." ”

"No......" Yu Wenyu's forehead suddenly burst out, and he shook his head and said, "I'm not." ”

"Since it's not...... What should Brother Yuwen do!" She seemed to have exhausted all her patience, sat back on the chair, and said with her heart: "In short, on the day of the Shangyuan Festival, this palace must watch you destroy the Jiang family with your own hands, otherwise, this palace will kill Prime Minister Yuwen, as well as hundreds of lives in your Yuwen Mansion." ”

"I'm ......" Hearing this, Yu Wenyu's face immediately collapsed.

"Come on, bring Prime Minister Yuwen into the palace to live for a while, and wait for when Prince Yuwen has figured it out and let him out. "Everything that should be said has been said, and what should be beaten has already been beaten, Xuan Qing couldn't help but say with satisfaction: "It's not too early, let's go back to the palace." ”

When passing by Yuwenyu's side, she didn't forget to remind: "Brother Yuwen, I am waiting for your news in the palace, if you haven't replied to me on the day of the Shangyuan Festival, then don't blame me for being ruthless, don't talk about Jiangfu at that time, even your Yuwen Mansion, the palace will definitely send someone to serve it." ”

After speaking, she hooked her lips and smiled word by word: "You have to think clearly, whether it is the grace of birth and nurturing that is important, or the cheap life of Jiang Wu is important......

......

As soon as Yuwen Huai left, the entire Yuwen Mansion seemed empty and silent. Occasionally, people came to help Yu Wenyu, who was paralyzed on the ground, but they were all scared away by his voice of rejection thousands of miles away.

It was only in the middle of the moon that the cold moonlight filled the courtyard that he stumbled up from the ground and entered his room.

After a sleepless night, when Yu Wenyu got up from the couch with a haggard face, it was already three poles in the sun.

Outside the door, a small servant knocked on the door and said, "Childe, Miss Jiang is here and is waiting for you outside the door." ”

Hearing this, Yu Wenyu turned his neck stiffly, and said with a slight hoarseness in his voice: "No, if you tell her, just say that I am far away, and it will take a few days to come back." ”

"Yes. The little guy standing at the door answered, and then turned around and walked towards the gate of Yuwen Mansion.

Yu Wenyu lay down on the bed again, his eyes full of desolation and despair.

It's not that he doesn't want to see Jiang Wu, it's that he's afraid to see him, but he doesn't know what to say.

In this way, a few days later, the palace suddenly sent someone to send a secret decree to him, saying that the Jiang family stole the royal treasure and deserved death, but for the sake of his sincere repentance, as long as he handed over the treasure map, he could spare the lives of the Jiang family......

"Ridiculous...... It's ridiculous. After reading the secret decree, Yu Wenyu threw it on the ground without thinking about it.

He never thought that the current emperor would be such a faint monarch who indiscriminately blames him.

Mo said that the Jiang family had no treasure, and even if the Jiang family really had treasure, he would never allow it to fall into the hands of the royal family.

I wanted to throw the secret decree into the brazier, but when he thought of Yu Wenhuai, who was still in the palace, he had to stop.

In the past few days, he has stayed awake all night in the house, and he has long been haggard, where is there still the cold and dusty appearance of the past.

"Come on, bring a basin of water, I want to wash ......" He hadn't spoken for a few days, and even he himself was startled when his voice came out.

Although the voice was small, it was still caught by the little guy guarding the door. "Yes......"

After a while, the little maid brought water and pushed the door in, and Yu Wenyu, who had dark circles under his eyes, was really startled, and one of his hands was unstable, and the basin almost fell to the ground.

He put the water on the shelf and said tremblingly, "Childe......"