slave like jade

Chapter 135
The man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, smiled slightly and said, "Fifth Princess, long time no see!"

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan was completely dumbfounded.

These words are still familiar to her!

I still remember that when I first arrived at the palace and was punished by Gu Qinger, I was lying alone on a small bed in a bungalow, and when I woke up in the middle of the night, there was a person with a silver mask standing beside the bed, and that person said The first sentence is exactly this sentence 'Long time no see! "

She looked at the man with a very handsome face and a warm smile in front of her in disbelief, and said in a trembling voice, "You...you are that silver masked man?!"

"Yes, it's me!"

Mu Yizhi completely regarded the people around him as air, and ignored Mu Lingzhi who had been staring at him dumbfounded, and just looked at Yu Ruyan with a smile on his face.

Even though she heard his confession with her own mouth, Yu Ruyan still couldn't connect the gentle and jade-like man in front of her with the masked man who spoke coldly and had a chill all over his body.

She stared at him in a daze, completely unaware that he under the cold mask had such a gentle and elegant appearance, which was far different from the previous masked man who refused to tell her his identity and had a chilling tone.

Suddenly, she suddenly remembered that Mu Lingzhi had told her before that the masked man was his cousin—the former prince Mu Yizhi!
Moreover, this person has a deep hatred for Mu Lingzhi and King Liang, and has been looking for Mu Lingzhi to seek revenge. He was responsible for the many assassinations before, so he suddenly appeared here today, but...

Her whole body trembled, and Yu Ruyan, who came to her senses, stood in front of Mu Lingzhi without even thinking, and said tremblingly, "You...what are you...doing today?"

Seeing her fear of hurting Mu Lingzhi, Mu Yizhi felt bitterness and envy. He knew that if he did not let go of his hatred and insisted on seeking revenge from Mu Lingzhi, he would be the first to stand in his way. In front of his sword is Yu Ruyan!

And in this life, he can hate and kill everyone in the world, but he is not willing to touch her!
He smiled bitterly, and said helplessly, "Princess, don't worry, I'm here today..."

But before he could say anything, the sharp-eyed minister recognized the man who was struggling to save people, and immediately exclaimed: "

Yi... Prince Yi! ! "

This exclamation was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, which shocked everyone in the square, and Mu Xiang and a group of senior ministers were even more stunned on the spot, thinking that they were delusional!
How is it possible, Prince Yi has been dead for more than ten years, and that charred corpse was buried in the imperial mausoleum, and it has long been turned into a piece of loess, why is it still alive in front of everyone, and even sacrificed his life to save this foreign princess? ! ?
At this time, Xiaodao, who happened to rush to Yu Ruyan's side, heard the three sons of Prince Yi tremble, and turned his head to look in disbelief. When he saw the familiar and somewhat unfamiliar face in front of him, he didn't have time to ask Yu Ruyan. Where is the injury, he murmured involuntarily: "Yi...Brother Yi!?"

Concubine Xie Guifei was so shocked by today's change that her face turned pale, and after hearing the words Prince Yi, King Liang was already petrified on the spot!

The scene suddenly fell into an eerie silence from the noise!
Being hit by a thick pillar, Mu Yizhi felt a burning pain on his back, and his internal organs were also in great pain. He coughed up another mouthful of blood, looked at the three people in front of him who were extremely surprised, smiled lightly, and looked at them all in shock. The stunned ministers said: "It's me, I am Mu Yizhi, the former prince of Daliang!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the audience, and the ministers were all dumbfounded!
Some old ministers couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw Prince Yi who was described as very similar to the former empress!
Hearing the person in front of him admit that he was the one who had been dead for ten years, King Liang completely recovered from the shock, his expression was flustered, he stepped on the mess on the ground, staggered, almost fell to the ground , was quickly lifted up by the inner prisoner beside him...

Liang Wang clasped the inner eunuch's hand tightly with both hands, his whole body felt cold, and the panic in his eyes gradually solidified into a thick murderous aura!
Regarding the news that Prince Yi was still alive, King Liang had already heard about it from Prime Minister Mu.

When Mu Lingzhi went to Da Qi to find Yu Ruyan, Mu Ziyue stopped him at the gate of the city. In order to cut off her thoughts about him, Mu Lingzhi told her that Prince Yi might still be alive, because after all She is the concubine appointed by the former emperor, the nominal wife of Prince Yi.Mu Lingzhi originally thought that the marriage between her and Prince Yi had been established since they were young. The two grew up together, so they must still have feelings for him. Now that she knows that Prince Yi is not dead, she will be happy and look forward to his return.

But what Mu Lingzhi didn't expect was that Mu Ziyue didn't feel joy at the news that Prince Yi was still alive, but a kind of resentment. She seemed to understand why Mu Lingzhi's attitude towards her changed so much afterwards , partly because Yu Ruyan stole her love, and partly because of Prince Yi.

The most important thing in Mu Ling's life is friendship. He was so kind to her at the beginning and was willing to marry her because he killed Prince Yi ten years ago and felt that he owed her. Therefore, he has always stayed by her side and took care of her with a feeling of atonement. Well, being nice to her was actually repaying the debt he owed to Prince Yi.

But Mu Ziyue hadn't understood the reason for this before. In her heart, she just thought that Mu Lingzhi was bowing down to her beauty, and didn't know how to cherish it at all. The crown princess, dealing with the eldest prince Mu Yunzhi and the third prince Mu Lingzhi, did not wake up until Yu Ruyan occupied Mu Lingzhi's heart in the end, and regretted it!

But she was born with pride, so she was willing to let it go, thinking that Prince Yi had become a drag on her relationship with Mu Ling, so after returning, she told Prime Minister Mu about this, and asked him to report to King Liang.

Because she knew that once Liang Wang knew that Prince Yi was still alive, he would kill him by all means.

Mu Ziyue thought that once Prince Yi died, Mu Lingzhi would no longer think that she belonged to Prince Yi, and then she would still have a chance to marry into the Three Princes' Mansion.

After receiving the information provided by Mu Xiang, King Liang immediately sent someone to quietly search for Prince Yi's whereabouts.And a secret decree was issued, as long as the former wing prince was found, he would be killed on the spot without reporting back!

But the people sent out searched quietly for a long time, secretly searched the entire girder, but did not find the slightest trace of Prince Yi.

King Liang didn't give up because he knew that the news came from Mu Lingzhi's mouth. His son has always been cautious in doing things, and he wouldn't say anything without basis.

King Liang originally waited for Mu Lingzhi to ask him about Prince Yi's news when he came back from Daqi, but he did not expect that on such an important occasion today, he would appear in public without making a sound or fear!
Today is the crown prince's seal ceremony. At such a sensitive and important moment, he, a former prince, appeared, and his intentions are self-evident!

Moreover, these disasters that happened to Jitian today could not be such a coincidence, could it be a conspiracy he made in advance?
Almost instantly, countless thoughts flashed through King Liang's mind. He was inherently suspicious and would never let go of anything that would pose a danger to him. Therefore, even if he knew that the person in front of him was the former prince, it was still him. His nephew, but he is unwilling to admit it, let alone in front of all the officials.

Because, King Liang also knew in his heart that he used extraordinary means to seize the throne. Although decades have passed, there are still many old officials who still believe in the late emperor. If the ministers who support the late emperor know now, The ex-prince is still alive, so he will definitely do everything possible to support the ex-prince to ascend to the Great Treasure, and the country he managed to stabilize will be in turmoil again!

Liang Wang's eyes froze, and with a wave of his hand, the black forest army surrounded Mu Yizhi, and all the spears that gleamed coldly in his hands were aimed at Mu Yizhi.

Almost in an instant, Mu Lingzhi stood in front of Mu Yizhi, just like Yu Ruyan was protecting him just now, blocking the spear aimed at Mu Yizhi.

Xiao Dao, who had been in a daze all this time, came back to his senses, and stepped forward, just like Mu Lingzhi, blocking Prince Yi behind him.

"Father, what are you going to do?"

Mu Lingzhi was chilled all over his body, and asked Liang Wang in front of the officials.

Liang Wang saw that his two sons were openly against him, he stared angrily, and said coldly: "The former prince Mu Yizhi has passed away for decades, how could he still be alive in this world, the person in front of him must be a A counterfeit, but relying on the similarities in appearance with Prince Yi, he claimed to be the prince here, and deceived the crowd with demonic words. Moreover, the altar today was obviously done by someone deliberately, and the person who made the demon must be the fake one in front of him. People of Prince Yi. Don’t be fooled by him, get out of the way quickly, let the Habayashi Army arrest him, and put him in the prison for strict interrogation.”

Mu Lingzhi knew that his father had murderous intentions. He was very anxious, and he couldn't understand why Prince Yi had worked so hard to hide his identity for decades. Why did he suddenly show up with his true face at such a moment today? Could it be that he didn't know Are you looking for death by doing this?

He tilted his head slightly and hurriedly said to Mu Yizhi behind him: "Cousin, wait for me and Xiaodao to hold the Habayashi army, you take this opportunity to escape from the palace!"

After hearing what he said, Mu Yizhi snorted disapprovingly and said: "I am the enemy of your father and son, and now your father wants to kill me, shouldn't you stand by him and treat me like ten years ago?" Leng Jian, let me die here?"

Hearing what he said, Mu Lingzhi suddenly remembered that the mutiny ten years ago was also happening in this square at that time. His father and the first emperor were fighting desperately, and he saw Prince Yi pulling his long bow at his father. He got up and stabbed the long sword in his chest into his chest...

The past was vivid again in an instant, and Mu Lingzhi seemed to see the flames all over the sky and the blood flowing all over the ground again. The whole world was red, making him unable to open his eyes...

Mu Lingzhi's chest was suffocated, as if he was caught between two boulders, and both sides pressed against him at the same time, pinching him tightly between the rocks, unable to move.

But he had no way to withdraw, and he didn't dare to withdraw, because once he withdraws and leaves, the two boulders are bound to collide, and both sides will suffer!

Mu Lingzhi's lips moved with difficulty, trying to persuade Mu Yizhi, but he couldn't open his mouth.

He understands Prince Yi's hatred for him and his father, so he has no qualifications to persuade him to let go!
Xiaodao at the side saw Mu Lingzhi's face in pain and embarrassment, but Prince Yi was calm and calm, he didn't take Mu Lingzhi's words into his heart at all, and he was not afraid of his father's attack on him at all, so he became anxious——

Ten years ago, although Xiaodao was only a six or seven-year-old doll, he was equally impressed by Mu Yizhi.

He has been with his elder brother Mu Lingzhi since he was a child, and Mu Lingzhi likes to play with Mu Yizhi. Naturally, he also likes this cousin. In addition, after that incident, every year during the Hanrui Festival, Mu Lingzhi Zhidu hid in the palace alone and never went out. From then on, he knew that killing his cousin by mistake was a hurdle that his elder brother Mu Lingzhi would never get over for the rest of his life.

At that time, the only people he liked most in his heart were his concubine mother and his elder brother. Therefore, seeing Mu Lingzhi unhappy, his wish since he was a child was to one day untie his elder brother's knots and let him walk away from the events of the year. come out!

But now the old things are happening again. In this same place, the father wants to kill his cousin again. Mu Lingzhi will definitely not agree, and Xiaodao can't help but come forward thinking of his willingness many years ago. They stood together.

At this moment, Xiaodao let go of the suspicion he had filled with his brother because of Yu Ruyan. In fact, apart from this matter, the person Xiaodao respects the most in his life is his brave and invincible brother!
It's a pity that good luck made people fall in love with the same woman, but the two brothers are both obsessed with love, so it must be Yu Ruyan...

Concubine Xie Guifei was already terrified by the sudden accident at today's seal granting ceremony. Seeing that her two sons had turned against the King of Liang for the sake of the former crown prince, she was even more furious. But she was a smart woman after all. His two sons looked resolute, knowing that at this time they would be stubborn and would not consider the consequences, and there was no way to persuade them, so they had to run in front of King Liang, whispering in his ear.

The concubine told Liang Wang that in front of all the ministers, one should not be too anxious, lest people say that he was suspected of killing people to silence him. After all, there were so many ministers present at the scene, and everyone's eyes were sharp. Mu Yizhi will arouse the indignation of the veterans, and may even be written into the history books, leaving a stain on the history!

Liang Wang was originally a man with a deep city, and he usually does everything without leaking water. Today, he is so impulsive, but he was disturbed by the matter of offering sacrifices to heaven just now, and Mu Yizhi's sudden appearance made him feel a terrible sense of crisis. Thinking that he appeared to regain the throne, so in a hurry, he forgot all the ministers present.

Hearing Concubine Xie's words, King Liang calmed down. He stared and thought for a moment, waved his hand to make the Habayashi army retreat, and came to Mu Yizhi with his hands behind his back, pretending to be serious and looked at him carefully from toe to toe, and pressed down. Shocked in my heart, I slowly said: "Your Excellency keeps saying that you are the Prince Qianyi, do you have evidence?"

Hearing this, Mu Yizhi smiled coldly, walked out from behind the two Mu family brothers, and stood quietly in front of King Liang, with a calm expression on his face, but a icy coldness in his eyes——

"What if there is evidence? What if there is no evidence?" Mu Yizhi looked coldly at the father-killing enemy in front of him, clasped his hands tightly in his sleeves, and said in a cold voice: "If it can be proved that I am Yi Yizhi ten years ago Prince, how do you plan to deal with me, whether to return my father's ten thousand miles of land or kill me to silence me!"

The contemptuous sneer at the corner of his mouth made Liang Wang angry, and he couldn't pretend to be magnanimous anymore. He also looked coldly at the person in front of him who should have died for many years, and said coldly: "Before you find out your true identity, you You are not qualified to tell me such unnecessary things!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and commanded sternly to Master Shaoqing Wang of Dali Temple: "You are a veteran of the two dynasties, and you are responsible for taking this person down to find out his identity. If he is really the orphan of the emperor's brother, I will take good care of him. Take care of him. If he is not, bring his head to me!"

"Also, I also ordered you Dali Temple to give me an answer in three days about the altar today. After the truth is found out, the Ministry of Rites will select a date to hold the seal ceremony. You all retreat!"

After all, King Liang is still smart. When he calms down, he doesn't want to have too much entanglement with Mu Yizhi. Confronting what happened ten years ago will only affect his reputation.

Now he deals with Mu Yizhi's friendship with the two dynasties and two ministers, in order to block the mouths of many people, so as not to let people say that he killed the only blood left by the former emperor.

As soon as King Liang's words fell, all the ministers saluted and retreated, and when the First Prince heard that King Liang asked Dali Temple to investigate the altar, he couldn't help feeling panic in his heart, fearing that he would show his feet, and quickly followed all the ministers to salute and retreat. But was quietly stopped by Mu Xiang.

Mu Tong said in a low voice: "Your Highness, God help you, now you have such a good opportunity in front of you, you must stay, and you must let King Liang face Prince Yi, just like that, swords have no eyes, and you will kill that man in one fell swoop." The three in the middle are all killed, and among the princes of the generation after Daliang, only His Highness is left, so are you afraid that someone will rob you of this thousand miles of land?"

Mu Yunzhi was a little afraid that his father would find out about the altar, and his heart was trembling, but now he heard what Mu Xiang said, he couldn't help but suddenly realized, and said happily: "It's still Mu Xiang who is wise, so that the three thorns in his eyes have been completely removed. It is God who opened his eyes and helped me regain the crown prince!"

But after he thought about it, doubts arose in his heart, and he couldn't help asking tentatively: "Forgive me for what I said bluntly, before the noble daughter was betrothed to Prince Yi to be the concubine, now that Prince Yi has returned, why didn't Prime Minister Mu support him to seize the throne, instead ..."

The first prince's suspicion made Mu Xiang feel annoyed, but now he is a grasshopper on the same rope as him, and there is no other way to think about except advancing and retreating together, but Mu Xiang understands this truth. However, Yun Zhi still didn't understand, he didn't fully trust Mu Xiang in his heart, but if he had a little bit of doubt, he would avoid being suspicious, and in this point, he was very much like King Liang.

Seeing the eldest prince's distrust of him, Mu Xiang hated himself for being short-sighted and chose to support him.But when things came to this, it was not the time to argue with him, so I had to suppress the anger in my heart and said: "Your Highness, no matter how honorable he was before, this Prince Yi is just a ball of dough in the hands of the emperor. With the emperor making a decision, today you have exposed your identity in front of so many people, based on what you know about your father, will the emperor let the tiger go back to the mountain again?"

"So, the matter between him and my daughter has become a turning point in history. My daughter will not marry a dead person, no matter in the past or in the future."

"Your Highness, just keep in mind that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to solve all the worries at once. Even if you can't let your two younger brothers die, let this matter become a barrier between them and the emperor, and let the emperor be disappointed in them. , even hate!"

"As for the matter of the altar, it will be carried out according to the original plan. The veteran will help His Highness handle it properly. Your Highness must not panic!"

After listening to Mu Xiang's words, Mu Yunzhi's worries were completely dispelled, and he said proudly: "If this time, according to Mu Xiang's plan, I succeed in making me the crown prince again, I hereby promise that when I am crowned prince When the great treasure comes, Xiaoyue must be made the empress and you will be honored as the head of the country!"

Mu Xiang's heart moved, and he said with gratitude on his face: "So, the old minister will thank His Highness for your kindness on behalf of the little girl!"

Hastily bid farewell to Mu Xiang, Mu Yunzhi returned to the original place, stood beside King Liang, and said in a worried tone: "Father, the son and minister wanted to follow the order to leave the palace, but in the end, I was worried about the safety of the father, so I came back." You can rest assured only by staying by your father's side."

King Liang saw that he was not an outsider, so he let him stay.

The Lord King of Dali Temple is an old minister under the former emperor, he personally stepped forward to bow his hands to Mu Yizhi, and said respectfully: "Please...Your Excellency will go to Dali Temple with the old minister!"

Although many ministers have already recognized the man in front of him as Prince Qianyi, but King Liang's words can't be wrong, this matter is of great importance, and it is really necessary to find out his identity before making a conclusion.

"No need!" Mu Yizhi said coldly.

He looked indifferent, but his clear eyes were stained with sadness.

Although he looked calm on the surface, Yu Ruyan saw the slightly exposed veins on his clenched fist with sharp eyes.

He closed his eyelids, and his long and dense eyelashes trembled slightly. Judging from his description, it seemed that he was fighting fiercely in his heart, as if, as if he was making a difficult decision.

In the end, he suddenly opened his eyes, and the moment he saw Yu Ruyan, a trace of tenderness touched his tightly pursed lips, and he slowly opened them——

"King Liang doesn't need to bother to know who I am. I came here today because I heard that Daliang is going to establish a new crown prince, but I want to exchange an old thing with King Liang for three conditions!"

Hearing his words, King Liang couldn't help but even Mu Lingzhi looked at him blankly.

Seeing that the ministers had already left, King Liang was no longer bothered to show Prince Yi a good face, and said coldly and disdainfully: "What do you have that deserves the three conditions I promise you!"

From his point of view, Prince Yi is like a bird that has cast itself into a trap, how can he exchange words with a person who is locked in a cage and can't even protect his life!
Just when Liang Wang was very disdainful, Mu Yizhi sneered and said: "I heard from my father that at the beginning, for this Long Xiao Sword, Liang Wang spent all his time, why, now that he is the emperor, he doesn't take it seriously. Already!?"

After all, ignore the sudden greedy look in Liang Wang's eyes, stretch out his hand and slowly draw out the sword worn at his waist, the sound of dragons and tigers roaring in his ears, and the cold tip of the sword pointed at Liang Wang in front of him!
"King Liang really doesn't want this sword anymore?"

"Ah... Escort Escort!"

However, before King Liang could open his mouth, someone yelled. The Habayashi army who had retreated quickly surrounded Mu Yizhi and the three of them again. With a flash of light, he grabbed the spear from the Habayashi Army beside him and stabbed at the three people in the middle...

(End of this chapter)