Daughter of the royal palace

418 Chapter 3: The Fate ([-])
"What do you want to say?"

Qiao Pangui lowered his eyes and smiled wryly, "Han'er, do you want to leave Wuyou City?"

Ling Xihan didn't deny it, she really didn't want to stay in Wuyou City, Ouyang Chen knew it well, why did she bother to hide it?
Qiao Pangui's eyes dimmed, and he sighed softly.

"Han'er, don't disobey the young master."

Ling Xihan's eyes were slightly cold, "I'm not you."

Qiao Pangui's face turned pale, and it looked even more poignant against the moonlight.When the night wind blew, her thin figure seemed to be crumbling.

"You...you blame me for deceiving you?" She smiled wryly, her voice a little weak and helpless.

"Whether you believe it or not, I did use your elder brother to go to Beijing that day. However, my acquaintance with you, An Tong, and Qilan was definitely out of my sincerity." She looked at Ling Xihan sincerely, and said word by word .

Ling Xihan's eyes were calm, "It doesn't matter anymore."

Qiao Pangui opened his mouth, and finally smiled wryly.

"Yeah, it doesn't matter anymore." Fate didn't give her a choice, and her life was destined to be just a drama that had been written long ago.Only during those few months in Kyoto, when she was in that man's arms, was she the most real.

She put on a mask for half her life, and became a stranger herself for half her life.What remains in my heart now is only the reverberation in my mind. When I first saw that man, his eyes were full of smiles, like peach blossoms flying, gorgeous and charming.

Ling Xihan looked at her, narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly said: "Pangui, if you really consider me a friend, then help me."

Qiao Pangui was startled, and was silent for a while.Said: "My grandfather came from Wuyou City, and the blood of Wuyou City flows in my body."

"So?" Ling Xihan raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth curled into self-mockery.It's ridiculous for her to expect this woman to help her.

"I have taken my mother's surname since I was born." Qiao Pangui raised his head and said slowly, "My surname is 'Mu', my first name is 'Yan', and my name is Mu Yan."

Ling Xihan was not surprised at all, she had known about Qiao Pangui's background for a long time.

Lowering his eyes, Ling Xihan said quietly: "I hope, sooner or later, Wuyou City will be included in the Daqing territory."

Qiao Pangui, no, Mu Yan is silent.Suddenly said: "Han'er, you shouldn't make things difficult for Baili Qiuyue."

A deep look flashed across Ling Xihan's eyes, but he didn't speak.

Mu Yan sighed lowly: "Do you know why the young master hasn't come to see you these days?"

Ling Xihan's gaze was cold, what does it matter to her whether Ouyang Chen comes to see her?Coincidentally, she didn't want to see Ouyang Chen either.

Mu Yan said again: "Three months ago, Prince Li secretly coerced and lured the elders of the four major families, taking the military power in their hands as his own."

Ling Xihan's eyes were heavy, she thought of Dana'er's sudden rebellion, that mysterious army.Could it be...

"Young master hastily rushed back to Wuyou City because he wanted to take back the military power while the prince is away, so as not to spoil the prince's many years of planning for his own selfishness." She paused here and glanced at her eyes. Ling Xihan continued: "In the battle of Yulang Mountain that day, the queen disappeared, Emperor Yuan Qing and Xiao Tingxuan were injured, and Liuli Palace also suffered heavy losses. And the 26 blood demons of the princess were all wiped out by the emperor's Tsing Yiwei. Back to Wu After worrying about the city, the prince even abolished the martial arts of the princess in a fit of anger, and imprisoned her in the palace."

Ling Xihan listened quietly, these days she could not hear any news from the outside world.She had heard Ouyang Chen and Zhao Xinyue mention the Queen's disappearance. As for the Princess Li, although she didn't know about it, she expected that Ouyang Hen would not make her feel better.As for Ouyang Chen, he didn't have much affection for Princess Li, so he naturally ignored Ouyang Hen's attitude.

"Master, for more than a month, he has been trying his best to appease the elders of the four major families. Last time, Master hurt Baili Qiuyue for you. Although the patriarch Baili didn't say anything on the surface, he was always uncomfortable in his heart." Mu Yan raised her head, He looked at Ling Xihan fixedly.

"Presumably you also know that, except for Liqian Wangfei, the wives of the city lords of Wuyou City in the past were all selected from the four major families. The son got angry for you that day, and it was tantamount to telling everyone that the Baili family My daughter has already lost the qualification to be the wife of the city lord of Wuyou City. But why aren't the other three major families eager to try?"

Ling Xihan sneered, "Isn't that better? Although the Baili family is the head of the four major families, the other three are not much inferior. The daughters of any family are worthy enough to be Ouyang Chen, and enough to be the leader of Wuyou City." The wife of the city lord." In Wuyou City, the wife of the city lord is equal to or even more noble than the Queen of Daqing.Because the Ouyang family advocates monogamy, the wife of the city lord can also interfere in the internal affairs of the city. Not only is she pampered all her life, but she is also loved and supported by all the people of Wuyou City.

Of course, it would be even more perfect except for the fact that Worry-Free City is a subsidiary state of the Great Qing Dynasty.

Mu Yan sighed, "Han'er, do you really think that the son married you just to unleash the blood phoenix?"

"Isn't it?" Ling Xihan sneered, the light in his eyes as cold as ice.

Mu Yan's eyes darkened, "It seems that your misunderstanding of Young Master is really deep."

The corner of Ling Xihan's mouth twitched mockingly, "What? Zhao Xinyue is missing, so you're here to be a lobbyist?"

"Zhao Xinyue..." Mu Yan chewed on the name, looking a little dazed.

"The news that the young master wants to marry you has already been spread by people with good intentions. You are so smart, so you can imagine that you hindered the chance of the four big families to become a phoenix. How could they not be hostile to you? If the young master had not arranged many secret guards to protect you , why are you so leisurely now?" She looked at Ling Xihan with sincere eyes.

"Who cares?" Ling Xihan sneered, "You mean Ye Lanyi and Baili Qiuyue?" Besides those two women, who else would want her to die so much?
Mu Yan did not deny it, but said: "During this time, the young master has been appeasing the elders of the four major families and the Ouyang family, and persuaded them to agree to you as the wife of the city lord." There is an unwritten rule in Wuyou City. To marry a wife, the wife of the city lord must obtain the approval of the elders of the Ouyang family before handing over the token to Mrs. Wuyoucheng.

Ling Xihan's eyes flickered slightly, "So what?"

Mu Yan's eyebrows were full of sorrow, "Don't you understand? The young master is not pretending to you."

Ling Xihan sneered, "Whether it's true or false, what does it have to do with me?"

Mu Yan opened her mouth, wanting to say something, suddenly heard a sharp voice in the night sky.

"Ling Xihan, go to hell."

The icy sword light cut through the moonlight and pierced straight to Ling Xihan's heart.

Mu Yan's expression changed, "Be careful!"

She immediately pushed Ling Xihan away, and greeted the woman in green alone.

"Looking forward—" Ling Xihan frowned, and suddenly there were countless men in black swarming around, only to hear the sound of bang bang bang, and countless hidden weapons and swords fell to the ground.She was startled suddenly, and saw two groups of men in black fighting together under the shady curtain, blood stained.The moonlight is like water, but it can't cover up the thick blood and filth.

She stood where she was, with a cold and heavy expression on her face.

Baili Qiuyue, she still didn't give up, and dared to send someone to assassinate her.

Before he could finish his thought, he suddenly felt a murderous aura approaching from behind.Her eyes were sharp, and she looked back coldly, facing a pair of hateful eyes.

Ye Lanyi?
Surprised in Ling Xihan's heart, he quickly took a few steps back, and was pulled behind him by a pair of hands.She raised her eyes and saw that Zhao Xinyue had already greeted her.

"Miss Ye, you actually disobeyed the son's order again." Zhao Xinyue's voice was as cold as the moonlight, and her bright eyes were as calm as water, but they were as cold as the autumn morning wind.

Ye Lanyi squinted her eyes, her swords clashed, her eyes met.

"Zhao Xinyue, do you want to protect her too?"

Zhao Xinyue lightly flicked her sleeves, stepped back a few miles, her eyes were silent.

"I'm just following my son's orders."

Ye Lanyi narrowed her eyes, hatred flashed in her eyes.

"If that's the case, then you die with her." After she finished speaking, she raised her sword again, this time, not only Ling Xihan, but even Zhao Xinyue would not let her go.

Zhao Xinyue stared slightly, and the ribbon in her sleeve fluttered out, fighting Ye Lanyi.Zhao Xinyue has practiced martial arts for less than a year, and she is far from being the opponent of Ye Lanyi, who has been practicing martial arts since childhood.Ling Xihan could see clearly that after another ten moves, Zhao Xinyue would definitely be defeated.

As for Mu Yan and Baili Qiurong, they were evenly matched.

Sure enough, after ten moves, Zhao Xinyue was scratched by Ye Lanyi's sword energy, and she staggered back two steps.

"Miss Zhao, are you okay?" Ling Xihan stepped forward to look at her arm scratched by Ye Lanyi, and frowned.

"No...be careful!" Zhao Xinyue smiled, and just wanted to say that she was fine, but suddenly she saw Ye Lanyi stabbing towards her again with her sword raised, she immediately pushed Ling Xihan away, and went up to her again.

"Zhao Xinyue, do you want to fight against me?" Ye Lanyi yelled coldly and angrily in the darkness, and the moves in her hands became more and more fierce, forcing Zhao Xinyue to retreat again and again, but she didn't panic or nervous at all, and the corners of her mouth even hanged. With a faint smile.

"Miss Ye, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, you will be right when you turn around." Ye Lanyi was even more furious by that calm demeanor.

"Hmph! If you want to die, then I will fulfill you."

Zhao Xinyue was not Ye Lanyi's opponent in the first place, and she was injured again, and she was more than capable.She frowned and kept backing away.I thought in my heart, why hasn't the young master come?
As soon as she lost her mind, Ye Lanyi took advantage of the opportunity, and the long sword spun, cutting the white silk in her sleeve into pieces, which fluttered down like a fairy scattered flowers.Amidst the extreme beauty, Ye Lanyi's flickering sword edge was accompanied by her cold and jealous eyes.

Zhao Xinyue was startled, and just as the sword was about to pierce her throat, a sword suddenly inserted into the oblique stab, resisting Ye Lanyi's killing move.

Ye Lanyi glared, "Ouyang Hanyan!"

Compared to her fury, Ouyang Hanyan appeared calm.

"Ye Lanyi, do you really think that elder brother can forgive you again and again?"

Ye Lanyi's eyes flickered slightly, and she raised her haughty chin, obviously disdainful of Ouyang Hanyan's words.The young master needs her, no matter what she did wrong, the young master will at most just punish her to go to the dark room, and will not kill her.As long as Ling Xihan can be killed, even if she suffers all kinds of torture, she will be happy with it.

As if seeing what she was thinking, Ouyang Hanyan smiled faintly but very contemptuously.

"Don't forget, the blood phoenix has already been opened."

Ye Lanyi's expression changed, panic and fear flashed in her eyes, she subconsciously took a step back, bit her lip, and looked at Ouyang Hanyan bitterly.

"so what?"

"So what?" Ouyang Hanyan sneered, "After so many years, it seems that you still haven't recognized your identity clearly."

Ye Lanyi got angry and was about to refute, but Baili Qiuyue's impatient voice came from the air.

"Why are you talking so much to her? Kill that bitch quickly."

Ye Lanyi's eyes flickered slightly, she and Baili Qiuyue could be said to be rivals in love.But at this time, in order to achieve the same goal, they had to cooperate.

"Go away." Seeing Ye Lanyi's murderous intentions again, Ouyang coldly pushed Ling Xihan away, and went up with his sword.

Ling Xihan raised her eyebrows, Ouyang Hanyan still hated her from the bottom of her heart, but it was only because of Ouyang Chen that she pretended to be polite to her.

Just as she was thinking, a strong murderous aura came from behind her from several different directions, directly hitting her back.

"Be careful—" Mu Yan, who had just touched the ground with Baili Qiurong's palms, glanced back by chance, but happened to see this scene, she was shocked and shouted.

(End of this chapter)