Mountains and rivers fall into red

Chapter 68
The faint smile on the corner of Xiao Hao's mouth quickly faded away, his eyes shone sharply, and he pressed on step by step: "Although Qiuyue is a small court lady, you will never be able to kill her with your own strength. Tell me honestly, that hand Did the sword come from the guard room? You hate Xiuxiu, so you wanted to kill her, did you send someone to kill Chu Tianji by mistake?"

Yizhen was shocked when he was hit, and then became crazy, screaming: "Xiao Kui treats me like this, I have long regarded him as a rotten piece of wood! But you, the woman you love was taken away by other men , you must be angry and hateful in your heart, right?"

"You can figure it out yourself." Xiao Hao's face was gloomy, "I just warn you, stop immediately and cut off the thread, otherwise no one will be able to protect you."

Looking at Yizhen's crazily distorted face, Xiao Hao felt so disgusted that he didn't want to say more, got up and walked out of the hall.

Yizhen woke up with a start, threw the pillow in the direction where Xiao Hao disappeared, and cried out loudly: "They treat me coldly, I don't care! If you abandon me, leave me alone, I'll be a ghost! Second uncle, father , I want to be a queen! I want to be a queen!"

Her cries were hidden in the deep palace, and Xiao Hao outside couldn't hear her at all.

He walked straight towards the palace gate, saw the guard yard hidden in the depths of the forest from afar, paused, and asked the palace man who led the way: "Is Jiang Chen there?"

"Reporting to the Fourth Highness, Jiang Chen went out of the palace to handle business and has not returned yet."

Xiao Hao's heart moved, he nodded slightly, and said to himself: "He will not come back."

Sure enough, as he said, Jiang Chen disappeared.

On the third day after Qiuyue's death, heavy bells were heard from the palace, and the people of Jiangling City wept loudly.

Xiao Xie, the Emperor of Liang, was seriously ill and weak, and finally could not be cured. He passed away in Lingde Hall.

Under the strong support of Shen Buyu and other important officials, the crown prince Xiao Kui succeeded him with the title of Tianbao.

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Due to the funeral period, Xiao Kui's enthronement ceremony was very simple.After the imperial edict was promulgated, the bell was only rung three times in the palace tower, and the grand music was set up without making any celebrations.

Xiao Xi's funeral was extremely grand.Xiao Kui stayed in the Lingde Hall for seven days before transporting his father's coffin to Pingling for burial.

During this period, the palace was quiet, only Xiuxiu was alone.

She persuaded Xiao Kui, and did not punish Zheng Yizhen for the death of Qiuyue.The empress has not yet been registered, Zheng Yizhen went to accompany Xiao Kui to guard the spirit in solemn and filial attire.

At night, the wind and rain come in a hurry, and during the day, the small window is open to the plantain display. Memories and Xiao Kui walk hand in hand under the flowers before the moon and under the moon, and I hear a few geese crying from the direction of Pingling.

This man named Xiao Kui is already the emperor.With the state affairs at the forefront, there will be no more leisure and leisure like before, right?His beloved father passed away. At this moment, are he, and Xiao Hao, still supporting the coffin and weeping?The feeling of losing a loved one, the heart-piercing pain, only she knows.

She didn't dare to tell him that it had been three years since her father died.She goes to the temple to burn incense and worship every year, and this year is no exception.

Another lonely night.

The residual fragrance of the night is wafting around, and the curtain embroidered with twine flowers makes the night darker.Xiuxiu curled up on the bed around the brocade quilt, and gradually fell asleep.

The eyes are blurry.

There was a faint sound, and someone carefully removed a strand of black hair covering the eyelids.With a familiar breath blowing, the tip of her nose moved, and her eyes suddenly opened.

The night seeped in through the long carved window, and Xiao Kui was staring at her quietly in the light and shadow.Those eyes were bloodshot, covered with pain, and deeply sleepy.

"It's over?" She stood up.

He pressed her shoulder, with a faint smile on his lips, and said softly: "It's over."

"I'll go get you some water."

Xiuxiu remembered again, Xiao Kui indicated that he had washed and washed, stretched out his arms to wrap her around her, and put his head in her soft embrace.

"Tired," he said.

"I know."

Xiuxiu's voice was soft, and she thoughtfully rubbed Xiao Kui's shoulders and legs.Xiao Kui enjoyed all this silently, and sighed, "Wouldn't it be better for us to be a couple of immortals? I really don't want to take you to that place."

"Your Highness is the emperor now, and the great cause of the country must be the most important thing." Xiuxiu looked into Xiao Kui's sad eyes and said tactfully.

"Did you know? In the imperial edict of the father, Shen Buyu has been named the Duke of An." Xiao Kui suddenly said, "The emperor must have realized that the court is deeply intertwined. Make this move."

"Do you want me to avoid it?" Xiuxiu asked seriously.

Xiao Kui waved his hand: "I finally figured it out, you are you, Shen Buyu is Shen Buyu. I worship Shen Buyu as the Duke of An, he is a capable minister, and he will definitely help me wholeheartedly to protect my achievements for generations to come."

Although the words were heavy, Xiuxiu could hear them clearly and felt relieved.

Xiao Kui was exhausted physically and mentally, still holding Xiuxiu's hand, his clear eyes seemed to be dotted with stars, expressing his sincerity without any concealment.

"Father Huang was quite like Meng Chang in his early years. Zheng Wei, Shen Buyu and others all turned to him. He was very polite to them, and even formed an alliance with them. It is a pity that he relied on the Western Wei Dynasty to build the country, deeply regretful, and was depressed, worried, angry and unwilling all day long. .I don't want to be just a subordinate emperor like my father, I must know people and be good at tasks, break away from independence as soon as possible, and continue the Liang Dynasty for thousands of years..."

Xiuxiu listened carefully with a pious heart.Her fingers lightly brushed Xiao Kui's tired face, and soon, he closed his eyes and breathed evenly and gently.

Birds are chirping, the sun is shining through the corners of the eaves, and the sky is bright.

Xiuxiu slowly opened his eyes, only to realize that his body was obediently leaning against Xiao Kui's arms, and his hands were clasped in his palms.He fell asleep peacefully, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

She also smiled calmly, staring greedily at his sleeping appearance for a while, and then stood up very lightly.Gently tucking the warm and thin brocade quilt, she tiptoed towards the outside of the dormitory.

Xiao Kui fell into a deep sleep, and he didn't wake up until he let out a long breath in his dream.

Hugh is not around.

He got up and stretched his muscles and bones.The curtain was lifted, and the maids who were waiting for Xixiu came in one after another.

"Where's madam?" he asked.

"Report to the emperor, Madam went to burn incense in the temple, and has been away for two hours."

"Told her not to go out of the palace privately, why did she forget?" Xiao Kui was a little restless, walked outside the hall unconsciously, and leaned on the railing to watch.

The palace was full of flowers like a fairyland, the inner guards stood silently under the corner eaves and beside the pillars, Zheng Yizhen's shadow like smoke was passing through the corridor.

After the funeral, she and he left the palace one after another.Because of Qiuyue's matter, he didn't want to pay attention to her, and naturally he wouldn't talk to her.At this time Zheng Yizhen looked at him, and slightly bowed his knees towards him, still behaving like a princess, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

His heart skipped a beat, and he called out unconsciously, "Jiang Chen!"

The servant at the back reminded: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The day Miss Qiuyue died, Jiang Chen disappeared."

Xiao Kui only felt pain in his forehead like a pinprick, he paused blankly, and shouted: "Let the horse!"

The slowly rising sun gradually appeared in the sky, and the deep sky seemed to be lifted off a thick curtain and replaced with a light blue color.The solemn Prime Minister's Mansion reveals a vague outline, looking from a distance like a sudden lone stone in the vast stone forest, which has gone through vicissitudes, dark and deep.

Xiuxiu appeared at Shen's house.

Liu Rulan had already ordered Cui Hong to hand over the prepared sacrifice to her, she took it, it was too early to disturb her, so she hurried out the door with a large stack of things in her hands.Around the stone fence, she heard someone calling her from behind.

"Hugh."

Beside the stone railing was Shen Buyu's light-black figure.

Probably because he was also exhausted by Emperor Liang's funeral, Shen Buyu looked tired, with bags under his eyes, and he was not at all happy to become Duke An.He seemed to have just woken up, and the gloom of the past had fallen into a light sleep, and there was a faint smile on his lips.

She was at a loss for a moment and stood there stunned.He walked straight over, and the pale sunlight behind him was covered by his tall figure, just like when she saw him when she was six years old.She just looked up at him quietly, not feeling a little afraid.

He was also a little uncomfortable, the light in his eyes was deep and shallow, unpredictable: "Are you going to the temple to offer incense?"

She raised her face and replied calmly: "Yes, go to worship my father."

He pondered, as if he had put in a lot of effort, and said, "I'll go with you."

Hearing this, there was a strange light in Xiuxiu's eyes.

Shen Buyu had his hands behind his back, which was his long-term habit.He was wearing only a set of homemade cotton robes, standing upright and motionless.A group of sparrows twittered and landed on the branch, and flew into the air in a clattering flock, and the trees hung down on him.He didn't seem to feel it, and he still stood upright.

Xiuxiu glanced at him, bit her lip, and walked in front of him, unceremoniously put the thing in his hand on him, saw that he took it with both hands, turned and left.

The chirping of birds came faintly from the depths of the forest, awakening the silence of the forest.In a short while, long or short, high-pitched or euphemistic bird calls rang together, and the mountains and forests suddenly became noisy.The first sun shoots into the dense forest like needles, making the trees all over the field full of shade, and everything looks darker and more mysterious under the shadow of the trees.

From the moment Shen Buyu stepped into the Buddhist hall, Xiuxiu has been looking at him solemnly.He took the incense from the host, prayed devoutly in front of the Buddha, stared at Mr. Tao's spirit card for a long time, and then bowed deeply.

The world is changing, maybe in his heart, he feels guilty for what he did before.

The two of them walked out of the temple gate and walked towards the mountain stream tacitly.

"If your mother must go back to Jiangling, I'll send someone to fetch her." Shen Buyu spoke first.

Now Xixiu hesitated, she thought for a while, and replied: "In the Shen family, my mother is also a redundant person. She is in poor health, and she must be used to it after staying in Mengyu County for 18 years."

She has come to her senses now that some things cannot be forced.In the eyes of this man, she is his biological daughter; in the eyes of the mother, he will always be her "father"; in the eyes of the "father", the mother is always nothing.

At the beginning, because of her mother's indifference, she could only escape and never tried to get close to her mother.

For the first time, she felt that her mother was the most painful, lonely and helpless woman in the world.

"I'll go see my mother when everything settles down," she said.

It would be great if I could go with Xiao Kui.How many times, she described to him the lakes and mountains of Mengyu County, her childhood, and the gardenia tree that haunted her dreams.

"We can transplant it here and let the gardenia stay with you." When he said this, Xiao Kui looked forward to it, and took her hand lovingly.

Thinking of this, a warm smile curled up at the corner of her mouth.

Shen Buyu saw it in his eyes, and suddenly said: "I can't figure out Xiao Kui's thoughts, I'm afraid he will still hate me. When the first emperor was sick and lying on the bed, he felt the urgency of the situation, so he came up with the plan to worship An Guogong , The intention is to let me stand firm when the old and the new are changing. The king accepts the king's order, who dares to hinder it? But until now, I still have a worry on my mind."

Xiuxiu said calmly: "He has already told me about Mr. An."

Shen Buyu was greatly surprised, and suddenly became lively, and he still said: "Now he is fledgling, so he has to follow me. When he is stable in the future, I have to be cautious in every way."

Xiuxiu smiled indifferently, and turned his gaze steadily to Shen Buyu: "Father is too worried, he will be a wise king. As long as Father is dedicated to assisting Xiao Kui, and more for the sake of the country, the country and the country, you two will join hands and the country will prosper. .”

"You are finally willing to call me father." Shen Buyu was overjoyed and extremely satisfied, "That's good, that's good."

A stone fell to the ground in his heart, he was relieved, and said with emotion: "It's just that you have suffered."

Looking at his reddish face, Xiuxiu couldn't help but smile comfortably, and slowly moved her eyes down the mountain.Through the uneven shade of trees, there is a white point moving towards here on the incense path in the distance.A warm current of emotion suddenly surged in her heart, could it be Xiao Kui?
She was contemplating herself, when suddenly a figure flashed in the place where the flowers and trees were scattered, and suddenly someone shouted: "Shen Buyu, your time of death has arrived!" A man in blue clothes flew out of the sky, and a white ray of light froze on Shen Buyu's chest .

Shen Buyu staggered back a few steps, stabilized his figure, and exclaimed, "Jiang Chen, what do you want?"

Jiang Chen snorted coldly: "Take your life!" Immediately afterwards, a cold light flashed.

As expected of his sophistication, Shen Buyu dodged in time and ran towards the empty mountain stream.Jiang Chen put away the tip of his sword, turned around and chased after him.The terrified Xiuxiu suddenly came to his senses, looked at the figure in front of him, and followed without hesitation.

At this time, Xiao Kui had already passed the mountain path, and was about to turn to the temple gate, when he vaguely heard the shouts of people coming from the mountain forest, so he subconsciously looked up.In the mountain forest, two figures in light ink and blue clothes shuttled between them, appearing and disappearing from time to time, and he couldn't help frowning.When he saw a slender and pale jade-colored figure following closely behind him, his complexion changed suddenly, he pulled his legs apart, and ran towards the forest like crazy.

At the mountain stream, Shen Buyu couldn't run anymore, bent over and gasped for breath.As soon as he stood still, Jiang Chen brushed the ground and made another sword strike.Shen Buyu had nowhere to dodge, so he could only scream "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", his left leg was cut open, blood was flowing, and he knelt down on the ground slumped.Jiang Chen pointed at the sword, and said in a sharp and indifferent voice: "Shen Buyu, you have today!"

Shen Buyu exchanged cold sweat and hot sweat, and said in horror: "Jiang Chen, I have treated you well, why are you treating me like this?"

Jiang Chen's voice was chilling: "You treat me well? Don't forget, whose son am I? How did my parents die? You keep saying that you brought me up from childhood, but let my biological father Go be the father of that illegitimate daughter of yours, and put me next to His Highness the Third Highness! You old fox, your tricks have long since failed, and I will let you die for my parents today!"

Just as he was about to make a move, he heard a scream in his ears: "Let him go!"

Jiang Chen looked back, Xiuxiu's face was pale, he smiled bitterly, and said with a sad trembling voice: "So you are... I know who you are. The Shen family is sorry for you, you avenged your parents It should be right. There is a wrong and a debt, not to mention that I have lived with your father for more than ten years, if you want to kill me, kill me first."

"Hmph, don't pretend to be pitiful and innocent. You father and daughter are equal, so I will kill you of course!"

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Chen withdrew the tip of his sword, moved neatly and neatly, and tied Shen Buyu and Xiuxiu separately under a tree.Xiuxiu felt guilty, but also lifeless, she lowered her eyes and said nothing.Shen Buyu suddenly felt that his life was at stake, but he was bound and unable to move, so he could only yell loudly.

At this time, Xiao Kui had already run out of the mountain forest. At the mountain stream, he had already seen the bound father and daughter, and the sharp sword gleaming in Jiang Chen's hand.Under the bright sun, the flickering white light was extremely scorching.His eyes froze on that ray of light for an instant, and his brows froze together.

Suddenly, a picture flashed clearly in Xiao Kui's mind.In the vast and quiet snowy sky, there seems to be a dull roar passing through the sky and the earth, and a blue-colored figure descends from the sky.Accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder, Jiang Chen's vigorous figure appeared and disappeared from time to time.Xiao Kui vaguely heard people's exclamation, and there were streaks of bright red gushing out from the curtain of the car, and dispersed on the crystal white snow...

How many chaotic memories collapsed with a hula.

At this time, the breeze was blowing, Jiang Chen laughed, and his cold voice seemed to be mocking and sarcastic: "Like a father, like a daughter, it seems that you have a very free and easy temperament, one big and one small should die together!"

The sharp sword flew across the air, and Xiuxiu closed his eyes in despair.

Just at the critical moment, Xiao Kui's figure leaped in from the side, his wide sleeves swung across, and the two swords clashed in mid-air.Hearing the sound, Xiuxiu suddenly opened his eyes, Xiao Kui's figure was falling in front of him, and the cut-off cuff was torn into pieces in the air and scattered down one after another.

"Jiang Chen, you are so bold!" Xiao Kui scolded angrily, "Last time you were ordered to kill Xiuxiu, but you killed Chu Tianji by mistake. You have ulterior motives and killed innocent people indiscriminately, how can I spare you!"

This time Xiao Kui appeared without an entourage. Jiang Chen was astonished. He withdrew his sword and knelt down on one knee and said, "This time, this servant has made up his mind to die. When he kills Shen Buyu, if he wants to kill him, he will follow the emperor." disposal."

"They are all my people, and I won't let you do whatever you want!" Xiao Kui said decisively.

Shen Buyu heard the words, and screamed in a trembling voice: "The emperor is wise and decisive! Your majesty, kill this kid for my humble minister!"

At this time, Xiao Kui pretended not to notice Shen Buyu's cry, and his gaze was already on Xiuxiu.He walked straight up to her and stared at her with horrified eyes, his face stained with deep pain.

"Why are you disobedient?" He scolded while helping her untie her.

Xiuxiu just smiled lightly, sweetness welling up in her heart.

At this moment, Jiang Chen, who was kneeling on the ground, jumped up, his sword pointed hard, and he rushed forward with a roar.Seeing it, Xiuxiu couldn't help yelling "ah".At the same time, Xiao Kui, who had always been vigilant, drew his sword again, and the collision of the two swords sparked sparks in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, this slave is a dead end anyway. This old thief must be killed, forgive me for being disrespectful!" Jiang Chen shouted.

Xiao Kui shouted angrily: "I won't allow it!"

The two fought each other, and the flashes of swords and swords dazzled people.

Xiuxiu watched nervously, but his hands hadn't been untied yet, so he could only struggle in vain.The two sides confronted each other for dozens of rounds, and gradually became brothers. Jiang Chen's swordsmanship was proficient, and he attacked fiercely, and the long sword in Xiao Kui's hand flew out.There were two loud bangs again, obviously Jiang Chen had exhausted his last strength.Xiao Kui failed to stabilize his figure, staggered a few steps, almost fell off the cliff with a step.

"Your Highness!" Xiuxiu exclaimed.

Xiao Kui grasped the vine branch, his body was suspended in the air, and he still had no strength to come up.

Jiang Chen laughed loudly, looking at the sky resolutely, and said: "Father, mother, the time has come for my son to avenge you!"

Amid the exclamation, Xiuxiu stared helplessly at the soul-stirring light, and with the sword once stained with the blood of the sky, stabbed at Shen Buyu's chest again.

In a trance, a white light suddenly splashed in front of his eyes, and an agile figure flew down from the sky.The man jumped and chopped the sword, and a thunderbolt from the clear sky hit Jiang Chen.Jiang Chen couldn't defend himself, so he blocked it with his sword, but his strength was exhausted, and he staggered back after a few back and forth.

"Fourth Prince!" Xiuxiu burst into tears, unable to tell whether it was a mixture of grief and joy, or extreme excitement.

At this time Xiao Hao took the opportunity to step forward, the sword energy was smeared with blood, and stabbed heavily into Jiang Chen's chest.

"You kill me...for fear that I will tell about your cousin's scandal..." Jiang Chen rubbed his chest, gritted his teeth and said a few words, then fell to the ground with a bang.

Xiuxiu didn't have time to stop him, and watched Jiang Chen fall to the ground, his voice rang in the wind: "Don't kill him..."

With a cold expression on his face, Xiao Hao pointed at Jiang Chen and said, "I have noticed you for a long time. I found something bad today, and you are here."

Jiang Chen gasped, showing pain, and said, "It's a pity..."

"There is nothing to regret." Xiao Hao said coldly, and then made up another sword.

Jiang Chen struggled convulsively for a few times, then fell silent.

(End of this chapter)