There were far fewer people at the New Year's Eve banquet, and even the ministers were close to them, such as Cui Zuocheng and Duke Jingguo.
When King Qin was summoned to Nuange, he felt a little guilty. But then I thought about it, Xiao Yanzhou didn't see him at that time, so the beauty... might not dare to say it.
Even if she said it, it wouldn't matter. Would Xiao Yanzhou still openly have trouble with him because of her?
With this in mind, King Qin calmly followed the eunuch who sent the message to Nuange.
When Xiao Yanzhou appeared with Xie Hengwu, the hall was silent for a moment, and everyone saluted again.
The expressions of the people present were different.
What happened tonight was so strange. First, the emperor suddenly returned to the palace, and then the concubine was taken away after being called by her first name. The two disappeared together for so long, and now they appeared as if nothing happened.
Queen Mother Cui had already left because she was tired. She didn't know whether it was because she was really tired or because she felt guilty and didn't want to face Xiao Yanzhou.
There were only a few people attending the New Year's Eve banquet, and with Xiao Yanzhou's presence, the atmosphere on the supposedly lively New Year's Eve turned out to be strange. Fortunately, the palace attendants came in in time and announced that it was time to put out the lanterns.
The emperor stood up and left the table, and the others naturally followed.
The fireworks have not stopped during this period, and as the time approaches, fireworks are also set off outside the palace, mixing together, making it really lively.
In the distance, you can still see lights flying in the dark night.
Beijiang has a New Year custom of lighting up lanterns on New Year's Eve to bless heaven and earth to fulfill people's wishes and everything goes well.
The snow still hasn't stopped, and even though there are palace attendants holding umbrellas, snow particles still inevitably fly under the umbrella and get stuck in the hair.
The others had already taken pens and started writing down their wishes, but Xiao Yanzhou had not moved yet.
Xie Hengwu stood beside him, looking distractedly at others.
Duke Jingguo and his wife were indeed in good terms. They gave in to each other for a while, and finally each wrote a sentence and put up the lamp.
She didn't dare to be interested in the others, and her eyes fell back on the lamp held in Zhao Quan's hand.
This lamp is extremely delicate, with lifelike birds, insects and fish painted on it, and the paper is as thin as cicada wings.
Perhaps aware of her gaze, Xiao Yanzhou lowered his eyes: "Do you want to make a wish?"
"Your Majesty, doesn't he have a wish?"
"If your wish can be fulfilled in this way, why do you want to be alone with this emperor?" Xiao Yanzhou said, his sharp profile profile flickering under the snow light and fireworks, looking very cold and ruthless.
Also, looking at his appearance, he has never participated in putting out lanterns.
But it would be a pity not to put such a delicate lamp away.
Seeing that the others were still writing, Xie Hengwu quietly stretched out his hand and tentatively held the palm under Xiao Yanzhou's sleeve.
His hands were cold, but Xie Hengwu kept holding the heater, so his hands were naturally warm.
Xiao Yanzhou was startled and frowned.
"Your Majesty has no wishes, but I do have them." She whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I hope that your Majesty will be happy and safe in the future."
It really surprised him that her wish was about him.
Xiao Yanzhou raised his eyebrows: "Gu Shunxin Ruyi? Then have you ever thought that you will become a person who will subjugate your country?"
Xie Hengwu didn't expect that Xiao Yanzhou would speak out about his ambitions so openly.
In fact, who doesn't know that the war between the North and the South is inevitable, but before everything happens, no one will break the fragile peace on the surface.
Her eyebrows softened and she said calmly: "Then your Majesty, have you heard that your wishes will not come true?"
Xiao Yanzhou paused and sneered: "Are you scolding me in your heart?"
Xie Hengwu lowered his eyes: "I don't dare."
Xiao Yanzhou snorted, but it sounded quite pleasant.
Zhao Quan saw that Xiao Yanzhou seemed to be in a good mood, so he stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, would you like to put out a lantern?"
Xiao Yanzhou nodded, looked at the person beside him and said casually: "Let her write for Gu."
Xie Hengwu raised his eyebrows: "Me?"
Xiao Yanzhou raised his chin slightly: "What, you don't want to?"
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that this 'subjugated countryman' will curse you?"
"I want to see if the so-called destiny is really as unshakable as it says."
Xiao Yanzhou seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and what he said was naturally arrogant and arrogant.
Zhao Quan was confused and a little frightened as he listened.
What...what? What riddle is Concubine Chen playing with His Majesty?
Why does it sound so...rebellious?
"Then let me write it." Xie Hengwu smiled at him and stepped forward to take the pen and paper handed over by Zhao Quan.
Xiao Yanzhou did not follow, but stood there and watched her write.
From this distance, he couldn't clearly see what she wrote, but he could vaguely see that the handwriting was quite elegant.
After a while, Xie Hengwu folded the note, put it into the lamp, and waited for Zhao Quan to release the lamp.
Xiao Yanzhou didn't ask Xie Hengwu what he wrote. At this time, Huo Heng came to report:
"Your Majesty, King Qin has been waiting in Nuange for a long time."
"Yes." Xiao Yanzhou nodded and looked at her, "You wait here."
Xie Hengwu was looking up at his lamp swinging into the sky when he vaguely heard the word "King of Qin".
She looked worriedly: "Your Majesty?"
Xiao Yanzhou had no intention of explaining. He took a step forward and turned towards Nuan Pavilion.
--
Nuan Pavilion has three floors, and only relatives of the emperor can enter the third floor. Previously, because of Wang Yinger's status, Xie Hengwu could only follow her to the second floor.
King Qin naturally stayed on the third floor.
He has been waiting in Nuan Pavilion for a long time.
From being indifferent at the beginning to becoming impatient, he paced back and forth inside, and finally couldn't help but let the palace people at the door inquire.
Finally, the palace attendant came back and said that His Majesty was coming this way.
King Qin felt relieved until he heard footsteps coming from outside, and then he slowly stood up.
The moment the door opened, the cold air from outside entered with Xiao Yanzhou.
Maybe it was King Qin's own guilty conscience. He was frightened for a moment, feeling that Xiao Yanzhou who came in at this time was like an evil ghost.
But it's actually very similar.
Xiao Yanzhou's face was gloomy, his eyes were slightly lowered, and his long eyelashes were covered in front of his face, making his eyes without any white at all, as dark as an abyss. And the mysterious clothes he wore were incompatible with the lively and festive sounds outside.
King Qin composed himself, bowed calmly, and asked: "I wonder if your Majesty has invited me here, but there is something important?"
"Yes." Xiao Yanzhou slowly approached him and said slowly, "I really need to see you for something."
"I have been alone in the palace for a few days and thought about many things."
He stopped in front of King Qin, without restraining the pressure around him: "Gu and the second brother were brothers originally, but in the past few years, it seems that the brotherhood has become a lot less. Is the second brother resentful?"
The King of Qin asked in his heart who would be a brother to a lunatic like you.
But his face was still respectful, and he laughed and said: "What did your Majesty say? I have never complained against Your Majesty."
"But it's true that I haven't cared about my second brother for a long time," Xiao Yanzhou said to himself, "When I was away, I didn't even know what my second brother had done. Is the second brother willing to tell me?"
Every word struck King Qin's heart.
His throat tightened, and he immediately said as if nothing had happened: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, but what else can I do? I just stay with the princess in the palace."
"Really?" Xiao Yanzhou's voice suddenly rose, with an unspeakable danger.
King Qin's heart trembled, but he still said stubbornly: "Yes."
He would never dare to say that he was in contact with Queen Mother Cui and do what he did tonight.
Coveting the concubine, he would not end well for any emperor.
Xiao Yanzhou snorted lightly, put his hands behind his hands and walked out.
There is a platform outside the third floor of Nuan Pavilion, which overlooks the entire palace.
King Qin didn't know why and followed Xiao Yanzhou.
The wind was freezing outside, and since we were at a high altitude, the chill penetrated into our bones.
King Qin couldn't help but shrink his neck.
"come over."
Xiao Yanzhou stood in front of the threshold with his back to him and gave orders in a cold voice.
King Qin followed his words and walked to his side, only to see Xiao Yanzhou take a few steps back and half of his body disappeared into the shadows.
King Qin suddenly felt an ominous feeling in his heart.
Before he could ask anything, Xiao Yanzhou raised his leg and kicked him hard on the buttocks, knocking him off the Nuan Pavilion.
The banging sound disturbed everyone in front of Huayi Hall.
Xie Hengwu felt something, and while others were still looking blankly, he looked at Nuange first.
Then he saw a figure that looked very similar to Xiao Yanzhou jumping down from the third floor.
Her heart suddenly rose to her throat, but she soon thought that Xiao Yanzhou had also jumped over the bell tower with her, so this height should be no problem.
With this thought in her mind, she still took a few steps towards Nuan Pavilion.
Probably noticing her movements, others also looked towards Nuange.
Then he saw a person lying on the thin snow, and the emperor who had just disappeared appeared next to the lying person.
Because the incident happened suddenly, King Qin fell to the ground before he had time to react. Unless there is a thin layer of snow buffer. I'm afraid the injury will get worse.
Xiao Yanzhou coldly picked up Queen Qin's collar and smashed it to the ground.
The scarlet blood is particularly eye-catching on the snow, adding a frightening jubilation.
His eyes gradually turned red, and he said sadly:
"How dare you touch this lonely treasure?"
--
Xie Hengwu took a good look at that room and recognized him.
Those are the clothes of King Qin.
Someone behind him also recognized it and said in horror: "Isn't that King Qin?"
Everyone gasped, but Xiao Yanzhou was there, and no one dared to step forward to stop him. Then he watched helplessly as Xiao Yanzhou hit King Qin a few times, then raised his long legs and stepped on King Qin's back, crushing him hard.
Because everyone was in shock, it was unusually quiet outside Huayi Hall. The heartbreaking sound of bones breaking could be clearly heard, and Xie Hengwu could hear it clearly. A female family member behind him screamed and fainted.
This side of Huayi Palace was also in chaos.
Li Luo pulled on Xie Hengwu's sleeves with some fear: "Empress, shall we go back?"
Xie Hengwu felt extremely complicated at this time.
It's one thing to see Xiao Yanzhou killing people, but it's another thing to see him torture people.
What's more, he seems to be doing it for himself?
She would be lying if she said she wasn't afraid, but she paused and walked forward.
Li Luo called her from behind. Seeing that he couldn't stop her, he had to follow her.
--
King Qin fell from the third floor and was trampled by Xiao Yanzhou, breaking his spine. He was disabled even if he died.
He had already fainted from the pain, but was woken up by Xiao Yanzhou. In order to prevent him from talking nonsense and committing suicide, Xiao Yanzhou even "thoughtfully" removed his chin.
At this time, King Qin was hung up by a ray of true energy injected by Xiao Yanzhou. His originally elegant face was already bloody and bloody, and he stared at him with resentment and fear.
Probably hearing the footsteps behind him, Xiao Yanzhou looked back.
There was no snow on his body, but the person lying at his feet was in a miserable state. Coupled with the blood spreading on the snow, he looked better than Yama.
"Your Majesty..." Xie Hengwu called softly.
Xiao Yanzhou looked at her silently for a long time, then seemed to have just recognized her: "Come here."
Xie Hengwu didn't dare to disobey and walked to him obediently.
As he got closer, the tragic situation of King Qin became clearer.
Xie Hengwu squinted his eyes, still not daring to look directly at this bloody scene.
"Which hand did he touch you?"
Xie Hengwu hesitated and said softly: "...Du."
Then I heard the man next to me sneer.
He just raised his hand and pressed it down, and Xie Hengwu heard the heart-wrenching sound again.
King Qin's hands were crushed. He was in great pain, but he had no strength to scream. He wanted to faint but was stopped by Xiao Yanzhou, so he had to stay awake to endure the pain.
This is really a great torture.
Xie Hengwu suddenly felt palpitated.
It was impossible to say she wasn't happy when she saw King Qin like this, but she still felt scared.
Although he was kind to me, he was also...
Also a complete tyrant.
What would happen to him if one day she left the palace?
Xie Hengwu subconsciously took a few steps back.
"What, are you scared?"
Xiao Yanzhou was doing terrible things, but his voice sounded unusually calm.
She raised her head and met Xiao Yanzhou's scarlet eyes.
Her intuition told her that this was an issue that needed careful consideration.
Xiao Yanzhou is treating her special right now. If she chooses to shed a few tears and say she's afraid, Xiao Yanzhou's special treatment of her will end there.
This is a way to stop losses in time, if... she still wants to leave.
Xie Hengwutan opened his mouth lightly, but the words came to his lips but he couldn't say them out.
She suddenly thought about it again.
Except for those in charge, no one would know why Xiao Yanzhou attacked King Qin tonight in full view of everyone.
All the infamy was borne solely by him.
Even if there was Xiao Yanzhou's selfishness involved, if it weren't for her, he could have been dignified and obscure and escaped unscathed.
It's obviously not worth it for her.
In Xie Hengwu's short span of more than ten years, no one has ever done anything unworthy for her.
He is the first.
Xie Hengwu blinked and his eyes calmed down.
Stop losses in time...
She doesn't have to stop the loss in time.
Xiao Yanzhou waited for her response without saying a word. The snow did not stop, falling on his body, and the coolness continued to penetrate.
The longer he waited, the colder he felt.
Why bring shame on yourself.
Just when he was thinking about retracting his gaze, he was punched. This force was not strong, but Xiao Yanzhou staggered.
Xie Hengwu hugged him from behind.
