Xiao Luolan looked at Wei Yanshan on the boat and found that he was sitting alone on the boat. There was not even a person at the helm at the stern. The Lotus Pier with ten thousand acres of lotus ponds, imagine how big this lake is, even smaller than Jinghu Lake in Langge. You might as well give in, if you fall...
Thoughts flashed through her mind. Xiao Luolan recovered her fast heartbeat. She lifted her skirt and walked slowly to the stone steps facing the lake, then stepped onto the bow of the ship. The hull shook slightly. She walked to the bow, It was found that there was no one in the small cabin inside the ship.
Someone on the steps untied the cable, and the awning boat was washed into the lotus pond by the waves of the lake. The boat drifted with the waves, wherever the wind and waves sent it.
Soon, Linyi Pavilion became a dot in Xiao Luolan's eyes.
The boat cleared its way among the lotus leaves, leaving a trail of water on the lake surface, which was again covered by the lotus leaves.
Xiao Luolan sat opposite Wei Yanshan. He didn't speak and neither did she.
Wei Yanshan looked at him for a while, and a slight frown appeared between his eyebrows. He was wearing a long robe with his clothes open, and he was indescribably freehand and elegant. However, his too cold eyes gave his face a gloomy look.
"The princess is sick again?"
Xiao Luolan was confused. She frowned and looked at Wei Yanshan.
Wei Yanshan observed it for a while and asked a little strangely: "Hot?"
Princess Youzhou's jade face has a clear glow, which is very similar to the times when she had high fever. But it seems that it is not the case this time, but just a simple fever? Because Princess Youzhou’s eyesight is clear.
Xiao Luolan's sultry heat was blown away a lot by the lake breeze, and a few strands of hair on the temples were also blown away.
Wei Yanshan conveniently broke off a thin lotus and inserted it into the bamboo vase: "I have been busy with everything these days. Maybe I have neglected the princess carelessly. I will punish her when I get back."
Xiao Luolan was not used to Wei Yanshan's kindness: "Why did the Duke invite me here this time?"
Wei Yanshan folded another thin lotus. The lotus dipped in the water, and there were water droplets on the buds. He rubbed the flower bones, and the petals folded. Soon there was a half-blooming lotus, dyed with lotus fragrance. He was all over him: "When Zhou Youzhou learned that his wife was in Luoyang, he had already begun to gather an army to attack Luoyang. More than half a month ago, Jingnan suddenly rebelled and took the initiative to become Zhou Youzhou's puppet. The government and the public were in panic."
Wei Yanshan laughed in a low voice: "What should I do if everyone asks me?"
"What else can we do? Of course we will fight." Wei Yanshan looked at the beautiful scenery and escaped from the complicated things. He found that the only person he could talk to was the enemy leader's wife. It was indeed a funny thing.
"Otherwise, if we retreat again and again, we will lose Luoyang and Chang'an to others." Wei Yanshan inserted the second lotus into the vase, leaning against the first.
When Xiao Luolan heard the news, she didn't show it on her face, but she became more and more wary in her heart.
Wei Yanshan looked at Princess Youzhou and saw that her clothes were fluttering like blue clouds, her face was the color of hibiscus, her face was dizzy, and her eyebrows were as cold as frost.
"Are you happy, Princess? Someone will come to save you soon." Wei Yanshan said.
Xiao Luolan weighed it and determined that Wei Yanshan was in a bad mood at the moment, so she decided to be a mute. Of course she was happy, but she didn't want to irritate the enemy yet.
"It's useless to be happy." Wei Yanshan smiled coldly: "No matter what, the princess will stay with me."
Xiao Luolan was startled, gritted her teeth and looked at the evil-hearted Wei Yanshan with hatred.
Wei Yanshan looked at Princess Youzhou's cold expression and smiled. He wanted to touch her face, but seeing her avoid it, he pinched her cheek with one palm in displeasure and asked her to look at him.
"When the time comes, whether the princess will be a talisman or a shield will depend on how important the princess is in Zhou Youzhou's heart."
Wei Yanshan approached this woman, looking at her Qingshan dark eyebrows slightly frowning due to pain, and her uncontrollable exhalation, her lips were soaked in bright red, and her silver teeth were biting lightly, as if she hated him, and her expression was no longer like that. It is as cold and stiff as a clay sculpture.
Wei Yanshan smelled the fragrance of Princess Youzhou, and his hand unconsciously loosened a little. He looked at her. The woman in his hand was a reckless soldier from the North.
Looking at him with such hatred, Wei Yanshan pinched Princess Youzhou's face and brought her closer. He faced her face to face. Is this woman the same in Zhou Youzhou? Or should I say that it will be tender and sweet, the bed curtains will be warm and fragrant, and you will have the most pleasure? A reckless person can match her, so why can't he touch her?
Wei Yanshan's eyes darkened little by little, his body made noises, and he slowly lowered his head and kissed her. Before his lips touched, he felt Princess Youzhou throw herself into his arms. Wei Yanshan was stunned for a moment, and the next moment the boat shook violently and turned over. , he was pushed into the water by her.
Xiao Luolan gasped violently. She steadied her body and looked at the lake covered by lotus leaves. Her heart beat like a drum and her mind went blank for a moment. Success? still…
Just when she turned around to check, her ankle was grabbed by a hand, and she was dragged into the water. She quickly grabbed the side of the boat.
The boat kept shaking. Xiao Luolan turned around and saw Wei Yanshan holding one hand on the side of the boat. His handsome and elegant face was gloomy. Before Princess Youzhou could get on the boat, he took her hand and dragged her hard. Come to him.
Xiao Luolan's hair was disheveled. Wei Yanshan held her wrist and found that Princess Youzhou was holding a golden hairpin in her hand. The tail of the golden hairpin shone with cold light.
Wei Yanshan laughed angrily. He knew that this woman was never honest, so he lowered his head and kissed her. Xiao Luolan's wrist was clamped and unable to move, her eyelashes trembled, and then she bit her hard.
Wei Yanshan slowly moved away. His mouth was filled with the smell of blood. The blood flowed along his jaw, to the newly healed neck scar, and then flowed into the water in strands.
Wei Yanshan felt the sharp pain in his tongue, but his grip on Princess Youzhou's hand never relaxed, but tightened a little.
Xiao Luolan felt like her wrists were being crushed. She was dripping with cold sweat and couldn't make a sound through gritted teeth.
Wei Yanshan lowered his head, and there was a strong smell of blood in his words, lingering in Xiao Luolan's ears, extremely cold: "If I die, the princess will go to hell with me."
Xiao Luolan sneered.
He spit out a mouthful of bloody saliva.
Chapter 313
Luoyang Palace.
Fufengyuan.
As soon as the slightly brown and fragrant Qilin was taken into his mouth, the veins on Wei Yanshan's neck suddenly popped out, and a faint scar could be seen across his throat. His Adam's apple kept rolling. After three or five breaths, he slowly opened his eyes. Open your eyes and look indifferent.
Wei Yanshan looked at the official documents on the table and looked through them. It turned out that Prime Minister Duan Shoucheng was one of his people. He had found out that several new royalists in the court who had slandered Sheng Shangjin had an unclear relationship with Qi Nanhua from the Ministry of Rites. Could it be that the Xie family in charge of the Ceremony Department were completely unaware?
In the past, the Xie family in Chang'an had always been neutral, but now they were actively participating in the proton siege in Chang'an. If they hadn't stirred things up, maybe Jingxiang wouldn't have been so turbulent, giving Zhou Xu an opportunity to take advantage of. Wei Yanshan's face became more and more gloomy. He looked at the official letters sent by Duan Dang and pulled out the previous one.
Min Ting, an imperial official in Youzhou, defected to the Duan Party. Years ago, it was secretly revealed that he had armor hidden in his home and wanted to rebel. His entire family was executed. No matter who reported the secret, the ultimate benefit of this matter was only Zhou Youzhou. In this court, if Wei Yanshan would not believe it even if he said that Zhou Youzhou had no minions, ears, and eyes.
The Xie family of Chang'an... I'm afraid he has had second thoughts for a long time.
Xie family, Luoyang Tang family…
The candlelight flickered, and Wei Yanshan sat quietly in a dark bamboo-patterned robe. After a while, the guards were asked to arrest someone for questioning.
The old housekeeper put away the medicine and brought tea to the Duke. He was already very old and had served three generations of the Wei family. It could almost be said that he had watched the Duke grow up, and the Duke did not think that he was a child because of his old age. A burden, always carried with him.
"You are injured again." The old housekeeper smelled the smell of medicine as soon as he arrived in the study. He looked at the Duke's neck, where the injury was just right.
The tip of Wei Yanshan's tongue tingled, as if he had a severe burning sensation like a fire. His expression was calm: "It's okay."
The old housekeeper didn't understand what the Duke was thinking: "You never put your guard up against Princess Youzhou, but Princess Youzhou hurt you again and again. At night, you even asked the old slave to bring summer supplies to Luhua Palace. There are so many women in the world. Your Majesty..."
Wei Yanshan glanced at the old housekeeper.
The old housekeeper stopped and leaned over: "The princess's hysteria has become more and more serious. She always felt that Mr. Jingyun was not dead. She ignored the dissuasion of her servants and lived in Qingquan Palace, Mr. Jingyun's former home. She often talked to the empty palace. It’s as if Mr. Jingyun is still alive.”
Suddenly hearing the eldest son's cousin's name, Wei Yanshan stopped processing the official document and put down his pen.
"If the princess is sick, just send someone to take care of her." Wei Yanshan's tone did not waver. The old housekeeper couldn't help but look up at the Duke, a little distracted: "Aren't you sad?"
Wuji Langjun is the first child of the Duke of Guo. The old housekeeper even hugged and coaxed Wuji Langjun when he was a child. Wuji Langjun grew up so well when he was a child. When he learned about the death of Wuji Langjun , the old housekeeper also fell ill.
The old housekeeper looked at the Duke. When he was young, he was extremely handsome. In his middle age, he became more gentle and elegant. He looked like a god, but the words he spoke were like a ruthless devil.
"Why are you sad? Are you sad for the princess?" Wei Yanshan wiped his hands with a handkerchief: "Are you sad for Jingyun?"
"The princess is well-dressed and well-fed. Even when she is sick, there are countless people to take care of her. Jingyun has been domineering and reckless since she was a child. She ran to Shouzhou without listening to dissuasion." Wei Yanshan said with a cold look on his face: "Why don't you do it for General Wei who died tragically? Sad, and Shouzhou and Guangling were lost by him. How much effort I put into Jianghuai, did he use his brain when he was impulsive?"
Wei Yanshan's voice became even colder: "If he wants to die, let him die. It doesn't matter if he dies early or late. Now he kills himself in Jinling and still has a reputation of being unyielding. This ending is good enough for him."
The old housekeeper said in shock and heartache: "Mr. Wuji is your son."
"Son?" Wei Yanshan said to himself: "If he were not my son, he would have been shot to death by thousands of arrows and hacked to death with knives when he disrespected the imperial power and beat the prince wantonly."
The old housekeeper felt sad. Didn't the Duke have any father-son affection for Mr. Wuji? He, an old man, felt heartbroken after having raised Mr. Wuji for a period of time when he was a child. The old butler said in a low voice: "Are you so unkind to Mr. Wuji? When he committed suicide, he used the Qianqiu you gave him. sword."
Wei Yanshan felt that the tip of his tongue began to hurt sharply again, bloodshot eyes appeared from the wound again, and his mouth was full of the smell of rust: "At the end of the day, he died generously and did not kneel down to beg for mercy from the rebels. He was full of ugliness. This was him It should be done.”
The old housekeeper burst into tears for some reason.
The study was empty.
Wei Yanshan swallowed the strong sweet taste in his mouth. After waiting for about half an hour, the guard brought someone, it was Yu Dalang.
Wei Yanshan looked at Yu Dalang kneeling below and said nothing.
Cold sweat broke out on Yu Dalang's forehead. He knelt on the ground and felt very scared when he was caught.
"Where were you when Princess Youzhou was invited to Lantian Manor?" Wei Yanshan asked.
Yu Dalang's hands and feet were trembling, and his mind was blank.
"Think about it before we talk." Wei Yanshan said: "You can have several opportunities, but your family only has one."
Yu Dalang lowered his forehead to the floor, terrified. Finally, under tremendous pressure, he tremblingly told the truth. He was living in the Tang family at the time and was invited to the Tang family to tell him about Ying Niang.
Wei Yanshan listened to what was not in the case file and asked some questions. After he finished asking all the questions, he looked at Yu Dalang and said gently: "The answer is very good, let's go down."
Yu Dalang's hands and feet went weak and he walked out. The young man's body was hunched over, and his mind was in confusion. He didn't know what he had answered. Suddenly, his vision went dark and he fell to the ground, with tears on his face.
God, he never wanted to be famous again.
Wei Yanshan summoned Han Fu and asked him to lead his troops to Ruzhou and capture Ruzhou. Don't drive everyone from the Tang family back to Luoyang. Before the war started, they had to clean up the borers. Then he asked his guards to give Shi Zhi the Dongdu token. Capture all the members of the Tang Dynasty and Qi Shilang and put them all in jail!
After giving the order, Wei Yanshan sat back on the high chair, carefully sorted out all the information coming from the court, and finally wrote to Duan Shoucheng that the Xie family in Chang'an had colluded with the rebels and they must not be tolerated.
After everything was dealt with, the sky was already dark, Wei Yanshan stood up, his dark robe turned around sixteen screens, bookshelves, and two carved vermilion pillars with two golden chains each.
Princess Youzhou was sitting on the green mat, with her hands and feet tied by chains. The length of the chains was neither long nor short, but it was enough to control her movements.
Her long hair hung down to the jade-white bricks, her clothes were flowing, and she listened to everything Wei Yanshan did.
Wei Yanshan sat next to her: "I didn't want to do this to the princess, but only in this way will the princess be more honest."
She has a weapon in her body and a murderous intention. This sentence is absolutely correct to describe Princess Youzhou. Only by locking her hands and feet will she be harmless.
Xiao Luolan turned to look at him. It seemed that there were too many ice basins in the room. Her face was extremely cold and pale. Her spring-like eyes were filled with the chill of broken ice. The long eyelashes at the end of her eyes were piercing into her pupils. A few strands, the tail of the eyes is bright red.
Wei Yanshan looked at it for a while and then brushed the corner of Princess Youzhou's eyes.
"I will untie the princess and ask her not to spit again." Before yesterday evening, Wei Yanshan had never thought that the dignified Princess Youzhou would spit.
Wei Yanshan slowly untied the knotted silk cloth on the back of Princess Youzhou's head. The white silk cloth tightly covered her lips, leaving her speechless. Now he untied it, and the cloth covered Princess Youzhou's lips. , a faint red mark appeared on the cheek.
"Very good, I'll send the princess back later." Wei Yanshan put down the silk cloth and found that Princess Youzhou was quiet, with only his voice ringing.
"Xie family, Tang family..." Wei Yanshan only said these two sentences.
Xiao Luolan looked down at the jade-white brick surface, where she was vaguely reflected, and her hands in her sleeves were clenched.
"Actually, the princess should speak to the Tang family." Wei Yanshan glanced at Princess Youzhou: "After all, the Tang family has helped the princess, right? The princess's unusual silence does not mean that there is something wrong with the princess."
Xiao Luolan looked up at him.
"The princess is looking at me with that look again." Wei Yanshan laughed instead: "I wish I could kill me." He raised his hand to touch the side of Princess Youzhou's face: "On the battlefield, Zhou Xu has few opponents. , but in the court, my hands and eyes are all over the sky, and my followers are everywhere."
