Beauty has a disease

Chapter 195
No matter how the situation develops, what is the real purpose behind Xiting's visit to the Great Edict under the guise of studying this time? It is always difficult to take care of the embers trapped within the wall. No matter how much you think about it, it is useless. All you can do is fight. Be mindful and cautious about the matter at hand.

Fortunately, these scientific examination papers are almost finished.

Time passed quickly and slowly, and finally it was time to go home. While inquiring about news and doing chores, Yi Jin remembered that Zhan Shuyun had said that the people in the West Courtyard were here for Prince Gong, so he took some time to send the people away. Entered the darkroom by myself.

The darkroom was as it always was, with dim lights like beans bouncing on the walls one by one. The dim yellow firelight hit the face and flickered off, accompanied by the sound of stepping on the ground step by step, click-click-

Ember stopped in front of a stone door, glanced at the pull ring on the stone door, thought for a while, but still didn't move, only raised her hand and knocked.

There was a rolling sound from the other side of the stone door, and soon there was a muffled sound, and the stone door slowly opened to both sides, allowing the sight of the people standing on both sides of the stone door.

Huan Yan looked at the man. He was thin, with meticulously combed black and white hair, and fine lines on his face. He looked like he was about the age when he knew his destiny. Because he had not seen the sun for many years, his skin looked excessively white. .

The man also looked at the ember standing outside the door with an indistinguishable expression. He stood alone, but his handsome face showed a bit of coldness. He was supposed to be the age of two decades when he was walking around in a flamboyant way, but he had a pair of eyes that did not suit his age. The eyes are so dark that you can't see clearly what you are thinking, but when you stare at you with a pair of eyes, you always feel like you are being seen through.

The man was the first to look away. He tucked the thin blanket on his legs, turned the wheelchair to the side with both hands, and slightly moved it aside. "Why don't you come in and sit down?"

Seeing that Yu Yan stood there without moving, the man laughed, patted his legs, and laughed at himself: "Young Master Duan, do you think my legs like this can pose any threat to you?"

Only then did Yu Yan step into the stone room.

The stone room is simply furnished, with just a bed, a table and a tea set.But it is not simple. The square stone room is not small, but it is not big. There is a wall of ancient books and ancient books, but the things placed on the ancient books and books are not decorative things such as antiques, calligraphy, paintings and famous objects. , but a whole wall full of books.

"I don't have any extra chairs here." The man pointed to the bed and said, "Young Master Duan, if you don't mind, just sit here."

The man waited for a few breaths and saw that Huo Yan had no intention of sitting down. He chuckled twice, lifted the blanket and stood up. "It's okay to sit on the chair instead of the bed. I'll sit on the bed."

Watching the man slowly walk towards the bed step by step, Yi Yan understood that it turned out that his leg was not broken, but that he was lame.

"I wonder why Mr. Duan is here today?"

The man is very self-aware. He has no relatives and no acquaintance. The person in front of him will never come to drink tea and chat with him for no reason. "If you don't talk, I don't know why you came. All you're wasting is your time." I deserve someone to accompany me."

"In the dark secret room, except for the person who delivers food and the person who sweeps regularly, I can't see anyone else."

Perhaps it was just as he said, he had been holding back for a long time without seeing anyone, and the man talked a lot by himself without feeling tired at all.

After a lot of nonsense, the conversation suddenly changed, "Where is your grandfather? I haven't seen him for a long time."

Withdrawing his gaze from the book and glancing at the man with cold eyes, Yi Yan finally said his first words after arriving here, "Resigning from old age and returning home."

"Resigned from old age and returned to his hometown?" The man was surprised. After a while, he murmured: "I wonder why no one comes again. It turns out that he resigned from old age and returned to his hometown."

"I didn't even say hello." After saying that, he laughed at himself, shook his head and sighed, "But that's right. I have no sense of duty, let alone any duty. It's normal not to tell me." As he said this, he looked at the embers and thought. After a moment, he said: "Duan Chang retired to his hometown and returned to his ancestral land, but he did not take me with him. And you appeared here today, which means that Duan Chang has handed over all the affairs to you."

Embers was noncommittal.Having seen Yu Yan's taciturn nature, the silent man accepted it as Yu Yan's acquiescence. Who would have thought that Duan Chang was forced to retire and return to his hometown by Yu Yan. Even the forces under Duan Chang were controlled by Yu Yan bit by bit. This is not a normal transfer of power.

If he were born into the royal family, Yi Yan's actions would be no different from seeking power and usurping the throne to force him to confess and abdicate.

"Master Duan, why are you here today?"

Knowing that the person in front of her was the one talking about the matter, the man's address to Yi Yan also changed from Mr. Duan to Mr. Duan. From the beginning when the man exposed her "identity" to now, Yi Yan still couldn't handle his words and attitude. She wondered if the would-be brother and the man had ever interacted before, so she didn't say anything rashly, but after thinking about it, she still felt that it was more likely that they had never met.

The guess was soon confirmed, "Duan Chang always told me before that Mr. Duan, your health is not good. I don't ask you to become famous and do something big, I just want you to be safe and sound."

This is what Yi Yan wants. My brother has been frail for many years. I just hope that he will live a safe life without any ups and downs.

"What I didn't expect was that Duan Chang would hand over all these to you in the end, which is contrary to his original intention."

"But now I see that you should be in good health. Although you are not as strong as your sister, you are not as sickly as Duan Chang said."

Yi Yan narrowed her eyes, "Have you seen my sister?" But in her memory, she had never seen this person in the darkroom.
He nodded, "Of course I have seen you before. They say the twins look very similar. Otherwise, how could I have recognized you as Young Master Duan at a glance."

"But seeing that you are so surprised, I am curious about where your sister went. Could it be that she followed Duan Chang back to her ancestral homeland?" He soon answered to himself, "That should be the case. Miss Duan is very capable, so she followed Duan Chang can also secretly help Duan Chang handle some affairs when he returns to his ancestral home. I would say that Duan Chang suddenly retired from old age and returned to his hometown in good condition. It turned out to be a plan."

As he spoke, he poured a glass of water and took a sip, "I've been talking to myself for so long, and Young Master Duan still hasn't made it clear why he's here. Is it possible that he's really here to spend some time with me?"

Although there are still many things that she is confused about, but now Yi Yan knows how to speak and what attitude to use towards him.

"The envoys from the West Court will arrive at the Imperial Palace in the near future. They said they are coming to our Imperial Palace to study culture, but what I found out about their secret intentions is..." Speaking of the key point, Yi Yan paused for a moment. Looking at him, not missing the slightest change in his body, "Looking for Prince Gong who caused the Qin'an Rebellion more than ten years ago."

Seeing the man's momentary panic, Yu Yan's heart fell heavily as his suspicion came true.

"Your Highness, Prince Gong, I am a lonely man. Is there anything else in you that is worthy of the West Court's covetousness?"

　Thank you for the recommendation ticket that I can't eat and walk around!
　　One update today, one or two updates tomorrow, and the third update probably won’t be able to do anything for the time being.

　　I tried my best to avoid verbosity to advance the plot and string together bits and pieces.

　　


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