Xuan Shuang closed his eyes tightly, and the dagger stabbed down hard, cutting open the man's chest, and a puddle of blood splashed on his face, but he didn't realize it, and he didn't wipe it. When the fingertips touched the heart, it was still slightly warm, and a little viscous liquid immediately stuck to the fingers. I only felt disgusted, and said with a wry smile: "He ...... He said that I would not die well. ”

Jiang Yanchen said: "So what? If you are determined to be a killer, you will be able to hear a lot of more embarrassing insults in the future." If you really don't like to listen to it, you can only cut his throat before he scolds. ”

Xuanshuang smiled bitterly, and finally really pulled out the man's heart, feeling a sticky soft thing fill the entire palm, and the corners were still like living things. Try to squeeze it gently, trying to ignore the feeling of nausea when the edge of the palm touches the heart. Seeing the blood flowing between my fingers, I had a faint sense of sadness. The blood on his hands, in this life and this life, I am afraid that it will never be washed away again.

Jiang Yanchen waited impatiently, and said, "Don't you want to do it yet?" poured a bowl of wine again, and poured it again. Xuan Shuang hurriedly shouted, "Don't ...... Don't! Don't wake them up again. I can't bear it anymore, a living person, dying in front of my eyes......" Jiang Yanchen said: "Hmph, naïve." Quick fix!"

Xuan Shuang replied: "Yes...... It's nothing more than killing a few people, so what's so difficult?" Then, as if he had gone mad, he jumped up and down in the crowd, slashing through everyone's chests and bleeding their intestines.

waited until he killed the last man, as if the last breath that supported him had been exhausted, and he sat down on the ground, cold sweat was flowing from his forehead, his eyes were dull, and all he could see was a foggy flower. Breathing rapidly, a few cold breaths poured into his throat, like a thorn in the throat. His lips were gray, and his limbs trembled.

I felt that the palm that was close to the ground was still a little sticky, and the smell of the intertwined smell in my nose forced my throat to feel bitter, and my stomach was still churning and stirring, but when I reached my mouth, even the strength to vomit was emptied. I just want to lie down and turn into a pool of water and melt into the land. Since then, there have been no more troubles.

Jiang Yanchen finally praised lightly and said, "Well done!" Xuanshuang gritted his teeth and sat on the ground, and from time to time a burst of coldness swept around his body. "Do this...... What's the point?"

Jiang Yanchen said: "For others, it is meaningless. This is just to train you to have a bloodthirsty heart, cruel enough, and never soft on anyone close to you. This time, I only asked you to kill some irrelevant scraps, which is the slightest calculation, and if you need it in the future, you may be asked to kill your loved ones. If you want to kill me, you must be the perfect killer, and it is imperative that you be more ruthless than me. Nor shall they be bound by any affection, otherwise all those useless feelings will be burdened in wartime. You live, and all your efforts are for this one purpose. ”

Xuanshuang's face turned pale, but in the end, he still couldn't answer. Jiang Yanchen stood up, slowly circled beside him, and said, "With only such a little blood, I can't stand it? My special training for you is not over yet." Hearing this, Xuanshuang was terrified, and his thoughts were completely gone, only the upper and lower rows of teeth remained, and they were still colliding slightly. The click echoed with the ticking of blood, intertwining with the dead silence of the tavern, echoing with an eerie aura that was almost like hell on earth.

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Cheng Jiaxuan has been snubbed by Xuanshuang these days, and she really can't understand how she offended him. After several unsuccessful attempts to redeem himself, he gradually lost interest and instead concentrated on collecting information. If Xuanshuang is not with her, no one will interfere, so this work has been progressing rapidly recently.

About half a month later, on this day, I found a reason to return to the Regent's Mansion to visit relatives. After not returning for many days, there was a vague sense of strangeness when standing in this mansion, which seemed to be incompatible with the environment. With his hands folded in front of him, his head and neck buried deeply, he whispered: "Father-in-law......" I don't know what to say. The thin body is hidden under the single clothes, and the bulging bones are also clearly visible. His shoulders were gently tensed, and he looked like the wind was about to fall.

When Dorgon saw her come suddenly, his meaning was self-evident. Without saying much, he waved his hand back to a group of subordinates, pointed to a rosewood chair opposite the long table, and ordered: "Sit." Waiting for Cheng Jiaxuan to fidget and wring his fingers, he asked, "How is the situation in the palace recently?"

Dolgon said displeasedly: "This king ordered you to stay in the Yinxue Palace for many years, just to 'get the moon first near the water'." Who do you say are the two people that this king values the most in the palace?"

Cheng Jiaxuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Concubine Yun was injured a few days ago, she attaches the most importance to her appearance, and she is always worried that there will be scars on her face. And that day...... was almost killed, and he has always had lingering palpitations, and he has no time to compete with others for a while. In addition, she took advantage of Xuanshuang's affair to finally reconcile with the emperor and win back his favor, and the two of them just had to mix oil in honey. Anyway, she should settle down for a while. ”

"It's still the same," said Dolgon, "and at the end of the day, a woman is still a woman. Her only son is much more powerful than her, and I don't know whether this is gratifying or sad for her. But I'm afraid that the Seven Demon Heads may not be able to move her, and she really wants to plant it, but she will be defeated in the hands of this son. ”

Cheng Jiaxuan pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind to ask, and said: "Recently, there have been many rumors outside, all of which say that the emperor intends to change the edict and abolish the position of the future prince of Ling Beile. Others took the gossip and spread it endlessly, and I didn't dare to believe it. After waiting for a long time, I have come to ask the Father. ”

Dolgon said: "The emperor's meaning is changing rapidly, and no one can see through it, so it is inconvenient for this king to speculate. However, in my opinion, I dare not say that this matter is ten out of ten, at least seven or eight percent of the time it is true. Cheng Jiaxuan exclaimed: "What is the reason for that? Isn't Ling Beile the best of all the current princes?" Dolgon said coldly: "If you want to say excellent, then naturally excellent, I am afraid that he will be clever and mistaken." The emperor's choice of the prince is not all based on who shows the greatest talent. ”

Cheng Jiaxuan frowned and said, "How is this good? I have consulted many people on this matter, all of whom are close associates and close ministers around the emperor, but they are all similar to you. Even if the emperor's mind is difficult to guess, he should not teach everyone in the palace to recognize the unfavorable section of Ling Beile. Although he doesn't pay much attention to me now, I still can't let go...... I've always treated him like a little brother. Father-in-law, do you want to find a way, can you find a way to help him?"

Dolgon said: "On this king's side, the housework is still too busy, why do you have to take care of other people's affairs? What about this Ling Belle, you care very much? Do you really have any unwarranted thoughts about this kid?"

Cheng Jiaxuan hurriedly waved her hand, and the more anxious she explained, the more incoherent she became. Dolgon was impatient and said, "This kid is ambitious, no less powerful than the court. The more ruthless the emperor pushes him and deepens his rebellion, it will be more convenient for the king to secretly take advantage of the turmoil. Has he been revealing any clues lately?"

Cheng Jiaxuan was worried, and when he replied again, he couldn't help but be quite vague, and finally said: "If you want to talk about Ling Beile, he has never had experience in training the army, and there are only a few veteran soldiers, and no one is convinced by a 'yellow-mouthed child' like him, let alone following the incident." But if it is unusual, there has been a little bit of ...... lately," said Dorgon, who was overjoyed, "and the more abnormal it is, the more it is meant to cause trouble." Tell me about it. ”

Cheng Jiaxuan thought hard and frowned: "This-daughter doesn't know what to say." Ling Belle was originally free and easy by nature, not too limited to small sections, but recently he loves to be clean. I have to wash my hands several times a day, and the basin of water is brought back and forth, and I am busy. Not only that, but he suddenly became strange, as if he was particularly afraid of red...... No, that's not just fear, it's a strong sense of resistance. Don't mention it far away, just say that a few days ago, the envoys of the Western Regions came to offer a few watermelons, and after the emperor rewarded the kings, he brought one specially to visit Concubine Yun in Yinxue Palace. Xuan Shuang was the longest in front of the emperor, but this time he only said that he was uncomfortable, and he didn't even come out to see him. Although Long Live didn't say anything at that time, his daughter could see that he was very dissatisfied. In the end, he probably thought about Xuanshuang's initial recovery from a serious illness, so he didn't care about it anymore, and asked Concubine Yun to send him the watermelon to eat. Because Xuanshuang has always liked to eat watermelon...... But he didn't know why, he would openly slap his emperor Amma's face, and ordered him to take it away in an extremely unkind tone. The emperor was naturally unhappy, so angry that he threw his sleeves away on the spot. Later, I wanted to feed him a few bites, so I scooped it up with a spoon and gave it to him. Before he could reach his mouth, he vomited. Finally...... When he saw the red melon pulp, he felt disgusted. Even when he saw the red cloth, he had to avoid it immediately, and told us to burn it, otherwise we had to keep it out of his sight completely. The illness came so suddenly that even the Imperial Doctor couldn't see the symptoms, only saying that he was stimulated by something, and tried to stay in bed for a few more days, maybe it would be cured in a few days. The emperor came to visit, but he was unconscious. The emperor casually ordered a few of us to wait, and then left directly. ”

Dorgon muttered, "Is it a sudden oddity?" and after a moment's thought, he said, "In the eyes of the king, it is very likely that he is faking." Cheng Jiaxuan was shocked and said: "That...... How could that be? I don't see it at all?" said Dorgon, "if he could easily see it, he wouldn't have to pretend." Otherwise, how can you hide it from everyone in the palace?"

Cheng Jiaxuan muttered: "If you talk about the talent of acting, in terms of Xuanshuang, it is indeed higher than ordinary people. But all the daughter thinks is that everything has a motive, and the emperor has long regarded him as his most beloved son, and he can't use this stupid method to grandstand. And his appearance is slow to treat the emperor, and the impact is extremely inappropriate. Is this not going to work out or is it a 'desire to get away with it'?"

Dolgon pondered for a moment, and said, "Sometimes it is necessary to 'do the opposite.'" Maybe he just wanted to arouse the emperor's pity by pretending to be sick? You must know that even if he is favored in front of him, he will not be able to get the position of the crown prince. That's right...... Isn't it that even the imperial physician is helpless? Then simply use the dead horse as a live horse doctor, and invite a few mages to come to the palace to do something. In the end, he said that Ling Belle had fallen into evil and was possessed by a ghost, and then said some ambiguous words. In the end, he said that he had to follow what he said to dispel the evil spirits. ”

Cheng Jiaxuan exclaimed: "That...... After all, no one knows what the real situation of Xuan Shuang is, and once what he said is wrong, then this face will be lost. ”

"It is because no one knows that it is easier to make up nonsense," said Dolgon. The king commanded him that Ling Beile was evil and was disturbed by the feng shui of the Yin Xue Palace. He is the future crown prince, but he does not have a serious mansion, which is too unspeakable. The implication of this is to urge the emperor to set up the crown prince as soon as possible and give him a palace. When this is done, his illness will be cured. ”

Cheng Jiaxuan said: "But...... He was suffering from a strange illness and was delirious. How could the future of the Qing Dynasty be in the hands of a madman? The emperor did not know whether his illness could be cured? Moreover, if he was still confused at that time, how could he explain to the emperor?"