Chapter 44

"In this case, why did you save me repeatedly yesterday?"

Under the light, Qing Xia's whole body glowed with a holy radiance, and her fair face was surrounded by a halo of yellow. She thought for a moment, and then said: "Didn't you also abandon me in the end?"

The voice was faint, like the light fragrance of a butterfly's wings falling on a flower.Chu Li shook his head, picked up a glass of wine and drank it down. The butter lamp in the corner was quietly burning, and sparks burst out from time to time.

"Qingxia, I'm about to ascend the throne. Many things are different. Just forget about the past."

Qing Xia narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at Chu Li's pointed expression, a strand of forehead hair slowly fell from her head, blocking her dark eyes.

"What Qi An can give you, I can give you too, and what he can do, I can do too."

Chu Li's voice was light, but there was a hint of pertinence. He slowly stretched out his hand, gently stroked the broken hair on Qing Xia's forehead behind his ears, and said in a deep voice: "The world is very big, if you have nowhere to go, why don't you go Stay here."

Something seemed to be broken silently.A softness suddenly surged in Qing Xia's heart, she raised her eyelids, and looked straight at Chu Li.Tonight's him is different from his usual one. He is no longer sharp, no longer vicious, no longer deliberately plotting and plotting, no longer giving orders domineeringly.He sat in front of him with a loose robe, and said softly to himself, if you have nowhere to go, you might as well stay here.

In Tang Xiaoshi's short life, she never seemed to have the word "family" in her dictionary, but when she came here, she was entangled with this man, but she heard such words.

"Chu Li, haven't you always suspected that Zhuang Qingxia is a spy? Are you not afraid that I will betray you if you keep me by your side?"

"Are you talking about the former Zhuang Qingxia?" Chu Li's voice suddenly rang out in the air, Qing Xia's eyes instantly opened wide, and she looked at Chu Li's smiling face in disbelief.

"Qingxia, is my acting skills too good, or am I really that stupid in your heart?" Chu Li smiled bitterly, "I don't know what went wrong, I sent countless people to your profile, But I can't find a single flaw. But how should I explain your sudden change in temperament, your sudden agility and superior martial skills? Is there something that I don't understand, or are you always Acting in front of me?"

Qing Xia was tongue-tied, not knowing how to explain.Chu Li looked at her, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said: "As I said, forget about the past. I don't want to pursue everything about you. I only hope that you can Stay in Nanchu, stay by my side. Qingxia, I haven't trusted anyone for a long time, this time, I want to try."

Qing Xia lowered her head slowly, and finally asked softly: "Aren't you afraid?"

"I'm afraid," Chu Li paused slightly, "So, don't betray me."

Chu Li stood up, walked slowly to the door, Qing Xia stood up quietly, and suddenly called out: "Chu Li!"

Chu Li froze and stopped.

"If one day I really betray you, will you kill me?"

Time seemed to stand still in an instant, and everything became blurred. After a long time, Chu Li said calmly but definitely: "Yes, so I will kill everyone who might make you betray me, so that you don't leave me." Opportunity."

The nanmu carved door was slowly pushed open, and the attendants outside the door covered Chu Li with a big fur, and the figures of the group gradually disappeared into the cold night.

Qingxia stood in place, the wind in the darkness slowly blowing on her body, she suddenly remembered what Princess Jiayun said in the morning, and silently laughed: Will she kill all the people who make her betray him?
Among the attendants who followed Chu Li, there was no sign of Yang Feng.

Under the moon, it was desolate, and the whole land was covered with winter frost.

"Xu Quan," Chu Li, who was riding on the horse, suddenly called Xu Quan with a smile, and asked, "You said that your master will rush to the Qi State Hotel right now, and what will happen if you kill Qi An?"

"Your Highness!" Xu Quan was shocked, he tightened his horse suddenly, jumped off the horse, knelt down on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "The two countries are not fighting, let alone Prince Qi is here to congratulate."

"Haha!" Chu Li laughed loudly. It seemed that he had never laughed so freely in the past twenty years, and his voice was full of loud and undisguised joy: "Look at how scared you are."

In the dark night, Shen Jun's war horse suddenly kicked and galloped, and Chu Li laughed and said, "One day, I will take his head openly!"

As soon as the drum of the third watch was struck, Qing Xia's figure flashed out of the small building in the middle of the lake like a ghost, the empty Nanchu Street was dead silent, white mist floated back and forth on the deserted street, Qing Xia Hiding in the shadows, running and jumping, it is as light and agile as a civet cat.

Chu Li had seen her skills before, and knew that ordinary guards would not be able to trap her, so he simply did not set up guards.Everyone in the small building in the middle of the lake has already fallen asleep, Qing Xia easily left the range in the south of the city, and quickly ran towards the prison in the east of the city.

She hadn't left for an hour when the court officials of the brigade walked into the gate of the small building in the middle of the lake.After a while, the news that the queen-to-be Zhuang Qingxia disappeared again spread to the majestic East Palace Hall.

Chu Li was dressed in bright yellow auspicious clothes, wearing a golden dragon crown on his head, and a jade belt with eight treasures on his waist, standing upright on the main hall.The ceremonial officer of Qintian next to him was holding the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and the phoenix seal of the harem. Everything was ready. Nanchu, which had been ruled by the previous generation of fatuous emperors for a long time, would soon usher in the rule of a new emperor.Chu Li kept smiling. He hadn’t smiled like this for many years. Xu Quan, the guard standing beside him, knew that the throne was already in Chu Li’s hands. The reason why Chu Li was so happy was because Because he let go of a thing that has been entangled in his heart.

But at this moment, when the official Qintian inspector who went to the small building in the middle of the lake to proclaim the decree came back in a hurry, all the courtiers knelt down on the ground in fear, their bodies trembling slightly.Chu Li's face was calm, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly. After a while, the spies from the secret camp of guards in black came forward cautiously, lay down and whispered in Chu Li's ear, and then retreated.

Chu Li's face was as usual, his back was straight, without the slightest wavering or reaction.He slowly walked in front of a trembling ceremony official. The whole body of the white-haired Qin Tianjian official was trembling like a sieve. On the tray in his hand was a piece of golden colored phoenix brocade. The phoenix seal in the back volume bearing the symbol of the mother of a country flashes with a blurred and bright brilliance.

Chu Li didn't even look at the officials kneeling on the ground around him, but slowly stretched out his hand, grasped the gentle phoenix seal tightly, then clenched it tightly, raised it high, and then let go of his hand .Amidst the loud shouts of all the court officials, the warm and mellow Phoenix Seal fell to the ground with a bang, and the fragile jade wares shattered and shattered in the tent, scattering in all directions.

"Your Highness!" The uniform kowtow sounded in unison, Huang Gelao, the chief of the Qin Tianjian, even cried, and picked up the broken jade pieces one by one in a loud and mournful voice.

"I haven't trusted anyone for many years. This time, I want to give it a try."

Many times in fate, there is only a thin line of difference. If you miss that moment, you will miss a whole life.

Those who are not in the game may never understand.

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With the experience of last time, Qingxia sneaked into the dungeon familiarly this time, with almost no one guarding the way.The lax defense made Qingxia feel more dangerous. She moved forward cautiously, and when she finally sneaked into the underground cell, Qingxia saw Concubine Xiao in a gorgeous dress, and then she quickly realized that maybe things were not what she thought So simple.

He turned around decisively to leave, but the sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly urged the corridor behind him to rumble.Concubine Xiao Gui suddenly laughed like crazy, and said in a cold voice: "Bitch! If you hadn't come out of the palace to inform me that day, how could I have ended up where I am today, even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go!"

Sen Han's dagger suddenly aimed at his heart and stabbed it down, Qing Xia quickly stepped forward and grabbed Concubine Xiao's arm, but it was still a step too late, a stream of blood spurted out in an instant.Concubine Xiao's face was pale, her bright red lips were covered with blood, her hands suddenly grasped Qing Xia's skirt tightly, her eyes shot out deep hatred, and she whispered: "Come with me to hell!"

"Who! Put down the imperial concubine!" The bright lights were brightly lit instantly, and several shouts suddenly sounded, Sen Han's blade aimed at Qing Xia's snow-white neck, countless torches were burning and crackling, Qing Xia raised her head , a black night gown full of a strong smell of blood, in her arms, is Concubine Xiao Gui, who is dying in peace, Qing Xia is holding the cold dagger, silently raising her head, looking at a golden The buckskin boots stepped slowly on the dusty ground of the cell.

In the brightly lit corridor, Chu Li was dressed in bright yellow brocade, his eyebrows were drawn into his temples, and his eyes were like stars. He slowly walked out of the corridor.His brows were tightly frowned, as if a huge storm was condensing in his eyes, seemingly calm, yet painful, but he just silently looked at the blood-stained Qing Xia, then slowly turned to the one who fell on the ground, A woman dressed in fine clothes, who gave birth to him and raised him, and then pushed him into the fire pit again and again.

"Your Highness, the imperial concubine has passed away." Xu Quan's voice suddenly sounded.

At this time, two black-clothed guards also ran in from the corridor, and reported in a deep voice: "Your Highness, someone robbed the prison in the West Prison. More than 80 of us died, and the king of Nanhuai County was robbed."

"Your Highness!" A loud shout sounded suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps and the clanging of armor resounded through the prison, and the black-clothed guard in black armor knelt down on the ground, his right arm dripping with blood, and said in a deep voice: "The envoy of Qi State came from the south. The city gate broke through, and there were people [-] miles outside the city to meet him, and General Wang led his troops out of the city to pursue him, and he had already fought against the Qi people."

(End of this chapter)

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