phoenix jiuxiao

Chapter 144

The days passed day by day, almost calmly.

Although Bai Libing's injuries have recovered, she doesn't seem to have the intention of leaving the palace, and she doesn't care about Su Hailing's behavior of putting him under house arrest, reading a book alone in the side hall every day, or just sitting there doing nothing .

Su Hailing desperately searched for the trace of the woman named "Su Xialing", but that person seemed to have evaporated from the world, even though she searched the capital and even Dayong, tried her best to find the Xuanming Palace, Haiyue, etc. The power of Shanzhuang and Wu Nian Sword Sect couldn't grasp the slightest news, as if there had never been such a person in the world.

On the contrary, Mei Junhan suffered a lot. Originally, he didn't have any symptoms of pregnancy discomfort. I don't know if he used his true energy more. The baby in his stomach became unhappy and started to make trouble. Still great.On the contrary, Situ Ye couldn't help laughing, whoever didn't listen to the doctor deserved it!
In a blink of an eye, spring went to summer, and after several turmoil, the turbulent capital finally calmed down.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Just as Su Hailing went down to visit the two pregnant women, he heard a voice chasing him.

"Who is yelling!" Zixin immediately went up to greet her. After several experiences, the boy who used to blush at every turn now has a bit of majesty as the queen's servant.

"Master Zixin, it's an urgent military report from Northern Xinjiang!" the guard wiped off his sweat and said hastily.

"Bring it here!" Su Hailing heard clearly, and hurriedly shouted.

In the grasslands of Northern Xinjiang, Lan Qinshuang has been there for a long time, but there has been no news. It is impossible to say that she is not worried.Is it finally here?

"Yes!" Zixin took the military newspaper, walked back quickly, and presented it respectfully.

Su Hailing took a deep breath and opened the military newspaper.

The slightly scribbled handwriting is like the general who never played cards according to common sense, simply reported all the battles after the dispatch of troops, without a word of nonsense, but explained clearly.

A faint smile unfolded on his lips.

Seeing the queen's smile, Zixin felt relieved.It seems that General Lan has won the battle!
"Go to Yiyunxuan." Su Hailing closed the military newspaper with a "slap".

"Yes." Zixin agreed, and quickly ordered someone to make arrangements.

Su Hailing smiled slightly, besides Bai Libing, there is another heavyweight figure under house arrest in the palace - the patriarch of Yehuan Clan, Shuiran.

After the first battle at Luoxia Mountain Villa, although Shuiran was quite content, he still refused to surrender. Presumably, this battle report will be a good catalyst.

Yiyunxuan is a small palace in the north of the imperial palace, it is very remote, and it was originally the place where unfavored servants lived, so it is naturally not suitable for detaining criminals.But Shuiran has a special identity, Su Hailing didn't want too many people to know her existence, and couldn't be too wronged by her identity, so he imprisoned people here.

Although there were not many guards, but with Mei Junhan's restriction and Situ Ye's San Gong San, it was absolutely impossible to escape.

"Your Majesty." Haoyue whispered, "Do you need to notify Chief Shui?"

"No need." Su Hailing shook his head, "I will go in alone, and you will wait here."

"Yes." Haoyue frowned slightly, but still answered.

Su Hailing walked into Yiyunxuan slowly, and several servants were startled when they saw her, they kowtowed and retreated quickly when they saw her waving.

There was no one in the main hall, but when he went to the backyard, he saw Shuiran wearing a bamboo hat to shade the sun, holding a fishing rod, sitting in a small pavilion by the lake...fishing?
"The head of the water clan is very interested." Su Hailing was stunned for a moment before walking over.

"Is there anything else I can do here besides fishing?" Shuiran glanced at her, his eyes were deeper than a few months ago,
"That's true." Su Hailing nodded, looked at the fishhooks in the water, and said calmly, "Every koi in this pond is worth more than gold. How much the aqua chief eats, I will naturally dream to the night." family claims."

Shuiran frowned, handed the fishing rod to his left hand, and took off the bamboo hat with his right hand.

Su Hailing stared at her without showing any weakness. Looking closely, although there was a big difference in age, she and Shui Li had a vague resemblance in appearance, as expected of siblings.Especially those eyes... Thinking of Shui Li's eyes that refused to admit defeat when they first met, Su Hailing couldn't help laughing to himself, maybe he learned it from his sister!

"What do you mean?" Shui Ran said slowly.

"Speaking of which, I came here today to give a gift to Chief Shui." Su Hailing said, holding the military newspaper between two fingers, flicking it lightly.

Although the military newspaper was only a thin piece of paper, when stimulated by her internal force, it managed to straighten up, and even slashed towards Shuiran's neck with the sound of howling wind.

Shui Ran's face was indifferent, but his feet didn't move a bit.

Not to mention that she is unable to dodge or block at all now, first of all, Su Hailing will not be so bored that he came here specially, and killed her with a piece of paper himself.

Sure enough, when the military report flew in front of her, it seemed that all of its energy was lost, it paused in the air, and then landed lightly.

"No answer?" Su Hailing raised his eyebrows.

"What conspiracy do you have?" Shui Ran said coldly.

"I have no conspiracy." Su Hailing shook his head, and said with a faint smile, "All my plans are upright, if you say they are conspiracy. It's just... so what if you know it? In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is just a joke."

Shuiran couldn't help being shocked, and was speechless for a long time.

"Look or not, it's up to you." Su Hailing turned and walked out, saying, "If you change your mind, let the guards outside come to find me."

After a long time, Shuiran's hand tightened, and the bamboo fishing rod groaned in pain in her grasp.

Slowly squatting down to pick up the things on the ground, just a gust of wind blew by, messing up her hair.

If it was later, it would probably have been blown into the pond...

After Su Hailing left Yiyunxuan, Haoyue and Zixin, who were waiting outside, breathed a sigh of relief.Although he was unwilling to disobey the Queen's order, but let the Queen be alone with a prisoner who could be said to be a traitor. If something happened to him, even if he had ten heads, it would not be enough to chop off.

"Your Majesty is going back to the palace?" Zi Xin asked obediently.

"Go to Hanxiang Hall." Su Hailing turned his head and glanced at Haoyue, and soon made a decision.

This place is closer to Hanxiang Hall, why not take Mei Junhan to Bixiao Palace together, and then call Situ Ye over, since we haven't had dinner together for a long time.

Passing through a piece of imperial garden, the spring flowers have withered, only the remaining trees are getting more and more gloomy, but in the small lake on the other side, pink, white, and goose yellow lotus flowers are in full bloom, graceful and swaying.

Suddenly, a thin figure blocked the way.

"Bold, how dare you block His Majesty's way!" Zixin shouted loudly.

"Qin Yuxuan sees His Majesty." The people in front of him were not panicked at all, and they were very organized.

"Get up." After a while, Su Hailing said.

Qin Yuxuan stood up, raised his head, and looked impatiently for the woman he longed for day and night.

Your Majesty, so what?In the past few months, she has never walked half a step into her hidden jade palace.It is probably for grandma's sake that he will be canonized as noble.Every time I think of this, I can't help but feel bitter.

Su Hailing sighed secretly, after not seeing him for a few months, this man seemed to be even thinner, and the thin white palace clothes wrapped around his body looked empty, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.

"Your Majesty..." Haoyue said.

"Wait here." Su Hailing shook his head, then looked at Qin Yuxuan who was blocking the way alone, "Come with me!"

"Yes." Qin Yuxuan's eyes lit up.

Su Hailing didn't care about him, and went straight to the lake, looking at the deep and shallow blue colors, speechless for a long time.

Qin Yuxuan stood not far away, clutching the skirt of his clothes with his fingers, his knuckles turned white, he hesitated to speak several times, but he was still unable to speak.

"Yuxuan, why do you want to enter the palace?" Su Hailing said indifferently.

"I..." Qin Yuxuan uttered a word awkwardly, but he didn't know how to explain it.

Why do you want to enter the palace?In the dead of night, he also asked himself countless times.love?Clearly knowing... In that woman's eyes, she does not exist.

"Yuxuan, you still have a chance to choose." Su Hailing continued without waiting for his answer.

Qin Yuxuan was shocked, remembering the same thing Mu Qingchen said when he saw him on the day of the draft.

Chance to choose?How did you answer yourself at that time?Moths fly to the flame, so there is no regret... But when the moth disappears in the ashes, what is the point of having no regrets?
"How?" Su Hailing's words woke him up from his contemplation.

"I want to know..." Qin Yuxuan calmed down and said seriously, "Where am I not good enough?"

He will never be reconciled if he doesn't figure out this problem.

"You are very good, you are more perfect than any man in this world I have ever seen." Su Hailing said without hesitation.

"Then why..." Qin Yuxuan hesitated for a long time, although he was a little embarrassed, he finally said it out, "Why can't you like me?"

"No, Yuxuan, I like you very much." Su Hailing smiled and turned around slowly.

Qin Yuxuan stared blankly at her for a moment.

"It's just that liking and loving are different. I like you, but I can't fall in love with you." Su Hailing raised his hand and brushed his long hair gently, "Yuxuan, deep down, I am a soldier and a born adventurer. Or, with that kind of blood, I’m doomed to only fall in love with people who are like me. I won’t protect my wings, only those who can stand by my side and go through the wind and rain together will be in my eyes.”

She didn't call herself "Zhen", it was just an ordinary narration.

"Because I'm not strong enough?" Qin Yuxuan said.

"You and we are people in two worlds, Yuxuan, you are more suitable for a woman who will love you wholeheartedly, guard you, love you and protect you." Su Hailing said, "And that person... will not be me .”

Qin Yuxuan was silent.

"Okay, you go back first. Although it's summer, you should be careful to catch cold when the wind blows." Su Hailing turned back and said, "Zixin, send Qin Guijun back to the palace!"

"Yes." Zixin said quickly.

"If you regret it, go to Qingchen." Su Hailing left a last sentence and walked away.

With the hot wind blowing across the lake, thousands of lotus shadows are swaying.

(End of this chapter)