Do not kiss the king

Chapter 20

"Father asked me to return the gift to my second brother. This bowl of soft-shelled turtle and amaranth soup is a gift from my father. Second brother, don't ruin my father's heart."

"Second brother doesn't drink, it's against the emperor's orders, I advise you not to do such suspicious things."

"A vicious dog that grew up in the desert has to bow its head when it encounters its owner."

Chi Chengqi still remembered that the man was sitting in front of him, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly after hearing these words, and there was some emotion in his eyes surging wildly, but it didn't explode for a long time.

He watched Chi Jinnian knelt down in front of him, raised his hands to take the bowl of soup, and said in a low voice,

"Thank you, father, for your love."

Looking at the man's jet-black hair, his chest filled with the joy of victory, Chi Chengqi remembered laughing out loud and didn't stop for a long time.

Amidst this laughter, he watched Chi Jinnian finish his soup, put the bowl back on the plate, and slowly stand up, his expression still so calm.

Chi Chengqi understood that he must hate him to death.

"Love, father really loves second brother."

He walked up to Chi Jinnian, and the atmosphere around that man was still so oppressive, making one's body chill.

Chi Chengqi didn't want to get close, but if he didn't say some things, his second brother, who had been on his head for more than ten or twenty years, would not be able to hear them.

"Second brother, you've been smart all your life, but you've been playing tricks set by your father for so many years."

"Military power, God of War..." Chi Chengqi raised his hand exaggeratedly, "They praise you so high and make you dance like a fool in their praise, just to make me like this one day ..."

He grabbed Chi Jinnian by the collar, widened his eyes,

"Pull you down with my own hands and bury you in the soil."

"My good second brother, so what about your high martial arts skills, and your meticulous mind, why don't you want to be trampled under the feet of me, a bird in a cage."

"In the final analysis, you are a concubine, and your biological mother doesn't even want your life, so who cares?"

Listening to what he said, Chi Jinnian didn't feel the slightest fluctuation in his heart, until the last sentence reminded him of a gentle and beautiful face.

He thought of those red eyes, that small body kneeling in front of him, and the trembling words,

"The concubine is the same as the prince, never loved."

The heartstrings snapped, and the aftershocks spread to the pinnae.

Ruan Yuan never loved him, so his life may really not be cared about.

He closed his eyes, and felt a sudden pain in his internal organs. When he regained his composure, a column of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

He raised the corner of his mouth, and it was the arc of sadness at this moment.

Chi Chengqi watched the man spit out a mouthful of blood, his lips gradually turned black, and the smile on his face became wider and wider.

The man couldn't stand still, he looked at his embarrassed appearance with interest, but found that the man's eyes never fell on him from the beginning to the end.

Whether those ridicules and ridicules turned into knives and pierced into the man's nerves was unknown the moment he closed his eyes.

"Master Qi, it's time for dinner."

A soft reminder brought back Chi Chengqi's deep thinking.

It's been a while since Chi Jinnian died, but he still has endless aftertaste for the pleasure that day brought him.

He poked a finger at the birdcage hanging on the verandah, squinted at the boy beside him,

"Let you inquire about the news of the Jin princess, if you can find out."

"Back to Lord Qi, Princess Jin is still staying in Prince Jin's mansion, and she hasn't left even half a step."

"Oh?" Chi Chengqi raised one eyebrow, "If Princess Jin really has nowhere to go, it might not be a good choice to come to my residence."

After saying that, he waved his hands, and couldn't hide the joy on his face.

"Now go prepare the horse for me, prepare some manpower, and go to Luozhou, Prince Jin's Mansion."

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"Princess! Princess!"

In the middle of the night, Zhi Hua suddenly opened the door and came in, hurriedly pulled a robe and put it on Ruan Yuan,

"A group of soldiers is coming. I don't know who they are. They want to break into the princess's courtyard!"

She wrapped the white cloth on the table around Ruan Yuan's neck, beads of sweat burst out on her forehead, her fingers holding Ruan Yuan's arm trembled, but she pulled Ruan Yuan out of the room quickly.

"The past here is the back door, they probably haven't arrived yet,"

Zhihua opened the closet, put a gorgeous robe on her body in a hurry, and randomly inserted two pearl hairpins on her head,

"Princess, take these things and go!"

Ruan Yuan watched her move, her heart beat violently for a long time, hitting her chest.

He took her arm and frowned,

"Let's go together, what are you doing in my clothes!"

A trace of astonishing firmness flashed in Zhihua's eyes, tears slid down her cheeks reluctantly,

"The servants have followed the prince since childhood, and the servants can see how much the prince cares about the princess."

"Now that the prince is gone, the slaves will definitely protect the princess."

After finishing speaking, under Ruan Yuan's frightened gaze, he opened the door and pulled him out.

The two stepped over the threshold together, but they met the eyes of dozens of soldiers.Among those dozens of pairs of eyes, one pair was particularly bright, like a hungry tiger.

Ruan Yuan gasped, and the fragmented memories were spliced ​​together to form a face.

Seventh Prince, Seventh Prince...

That day, the prince went to see the seventh prince, and he never stepped into his small courtyard again.

The suffocating pain wrapped around his whole body, and he took a big breath to stand still. Sorrow gushed out in his blood, turned into anger, all embedded in his eyes, and went straight to the person who laughed dangerously.

"Second sister-in-law, my younger brother is here to pick you up."

"When the second brother was dying, he specially told me to take good care of my sister-in-law."

Zhihua put her clothes back together, Ruan Yuan saw her fingers trembling, but her expression was so calm, she snatched the bundle from Ruan Yuan's hand, and pushed Ruan Yuan towards the door.

"What you want is my concubine, and I will go with you."

Ruan Yuan watched her move towards the Seventh Prince, grabbed her sleeve, pulled her back, and stepped forward to block her.

The Seventh Prince raised the corners of his mouth and laughed, as if he was watching a gorgeous show.

"How did this king hear that my second brother married a dumb man?"

"My lord spent a lot of money to cure my concubine's throat, isn't it possible?"

Zhi Hua said something, but the Seventh Prince walked straight towards them, looked at Zhi Hua, but raised one hand and pinched Ruan Yuan's chin.

"As expected of a servant girl in Prince Jin's Mansion, you dare to talk to me like this."

After speaking, under Zhi Hua's frightened gaze, he shifted his gaze to Ruan Yuan's face, his tone was soft but dangerous,

"Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful, even if you wear maid clothes, you can't hide it."

"Come with me, I won't treat you badly."

Ruan Yuan met his eyes, and the anger gushing in his heart for a long time burned along the silk thread in the air, wishing to burn this person directly.

It was him, Jin Lang who killed him.

It was him who shattered that unbelievably beautiful dream.

But he can't speak, if the seventh prince finds out that he is not dumb, the Ruan family will be accused of deceiving the emperor.

Ruan Yuan turned his head abruptly, took advantage of the defenseless man and pushed him with all his strength, he staggered backwards and nearly fell down the steps.

Several soldiers rushed up to support him, Chi Chengqi stood firm, raised one arm, with anger in his eyes,

"Kill this maid first, Princess Jin, take her away."

Seeing several soldiers rushing over, Ruan Yuan firmly protected Zhi Hua behind him, Zhi Hua's shouts sounded, filling the sky.

In the blink of an eye, a white figure jumped down from the roof, and instantly fell two or three soldiers.

"Who dares to touch the princess!"

Ruan Yuan raised his eyes, and Gu Cong's black hair fluttered in front of him.

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"Whoever stops me today will die."

Chi Chengqi looked at Gu Cong, but did not let go of his raised arms, and the soldiers approached them one by one.

"Bring the sachet and go to the bamboo forest!"

Gu Cong didn't look back, he raised one foot and kicked a soldier away, with a rare unquestionable tone in his tone.

Ruan Yuan subconsciously groped for the waist, it was empty, his eyes slanted in panic, but he saw the sachet at the waist of Zhi Hua's dress.

Gu Cong blocked them, and Ruan Yuan grabbed Zhi Hua and ran towards the back door without hesitation. Seeing Chi Chengqi's face darkened and a few soldiers chasing him, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

The two of them rushed out of the back door with all their strength. Seeing that there were no soldiers around, they grabbed each other's arms and continued to rush into the night, taking advantage of the moonlight to go to the city gate in the darkness.

After running for an indeterminate amount of time, he stumbled and stumbled on his skirt, and heard the footsteps of the soldiers behind him getting closer and closer, his body couldn't support himself several times and was about to fall down, but was pulled up by the opponent forcefully.

When approaching the city gate, there were many soldiers waiting at the gate.The two were startled, their chests heaved violently, and they almost lost their minds.

In desperation, Ruan Yuan pulled Zhi Hua's arm, turned around and ran into a dark alley, hiding in a crack that was hard to find.

"princess…"

Zhihua called out in a low voice, and Ruan Yuan saw her eye sockets sparkling, and the tip of his nose became sour.

"Shhh..." He lowered his voice, trembling with every word as his chest rose and fell, tears rolled down but he couldn't notice, "Don't be afraid, we will get out."

Zhihua looked at him, the tears flowed more and more violently, then nodded,

"Well, I will go out."

Ruan Yuan met her eyes, and was stunned for a moment, watching the panic inside turn into thousands of emotions, like reluctance, but also a kind of terrifying firmness.

"Princess, you have to take care."

Before Ruan Yuan could react, Zhi Hua suddenly stuffed something into his hand, then stood up and rushed out like an arrow.

"Zhihua!"

Ruan Yuan's hand trembled violently and he raised it, but he didn't even grab a piece of her clothes.

He then stood up and rushed towards her back, but in the moonlight he saw her turning her head towards him in this alley, raising a smile, opening and closing her lips.

Princess, to live.

Ruan Yuan watched her back being engulfed by the night, her legs went limp, her breathing stopped suddenly, and then she heard a lot of footsteps rushing towards the direction where she disappeared from the city gate.

He knelt on the spot, tightly clutching the sachet with one hand, and holding on to the uneven wall with the other, his roar was about to overflow his chest.

The hope of life weighed heavily on him at this moment.

Tears flowed down like a waterfall, he stood up, and ran to the other end with blurred vision, and the end was the city gate.

The remaining few soldiers were chatting on the other side of the city gate. His footsteps were very light, and the sound of running past was not noticed, and he was not noticed until tens of meters away.

"stop---"

Ruan Yuan heard those horrifying shouts behind him, and unconsciously quickened his pace, ran hysterically with tears and Zhi Hua's face, and then plunged into the pitch-black bamboo forest.

He ran as hard as he did that night, wearing thin clothes, rustling on dead leaves.

It's just that last time he went out, this time he came back.

Only this time, there were no lanterns, and there was no longer Chi Jinnian.

The footsteps of those pursuers disappeared after he entered the bamboo forest, he could only hear his own increasingly tired breathing, and Zhi Hua's last silent words "to live".

So tired, he is so tired.

At this moment, emotions are rising in the chest, and thoughts are also striving to strengthen.How he wished that he could lean on that man's chest again.

There was bottomless darkness ahead, and the staggering footsteps kicked up hard stones, and the whole person fell to the ground, unable to get up again.

The distance between life and death is infinitely shortened.

This time, after blurred vision, I couldn't see clearly again.Then, in this blur, a black figure broke into his scarred body and stood still for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, the body lightened and rolled into an embrace.

This familiar smell, steady hands, and warm chest are exactly the same as that person's.

The tears became a little heavier, covering a film that was difficult to break.

"Jin Lang.."

He cried out, resting his head on the man's chest.

"I gave you a chance."

"You come back by yourself, don't even think about leaving half a step."

Even the voice was exactly the same as Chi Jinnian's.

Ruan Yuan raised the corners of his mouth with his last strength, immersed in the sudden warmth, closed his eyes, unexpectedly calm and sad.

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The author has something to say:

The author Jun [eating fingers]: "What kind of meat is Ruan Yuan, one or two want to abduct him."

Chi Jinnian: "Who dares."

The author: "Don't be stubborn, it's better to take your wife away."

Chi Jinnian: "He said he didn't love me first."