The fire was soaring into the sky, the soldiers were fighting, and in this cold winter and snowy night, the shouts were loud.
The gate was smashed by the army, and a large number of soldiers in silver armor attacked in.
The fire in the Taiji Hall was raging, and everyone in the hall was in a mess. The timid nobles and their female relatives were in panic, and their desire to survive drove them to flee.
Screams, cries, and yelling became the unique excitement on New Year's Eve.
Princess Jingyang protected the pale Qinghe, and comforted, "Don't be afraid, mother is here."
After all, she had seen big scenes before, she was still calm, she just frowned and stared at Emperor Zhaokang on one side, "Brother Emperor, what's going on?"
Emperor Zhaokang glanced calmly at the panic-stricken Empress Zhou, then stared at Pei Yan for a while, his face sank like water, and he snorted coldly, "What else can happen, some people don't want to live anymore."
The fire in the Taiji Hall became more and more fierce. Under the escort of the Royal Palace Guards, everyone hurried to the Changle Hall not far away.
Not long after the group of people arrived at Changle Hall, the forbidden army sent to investigate earlier also rushed back, knelt down in front of Emperor Zhaokang, and said in a solemn voice, "Your Majesty, the third prince and Zhang Yi, the leader of Zuo Weiwei, led more than 6,000 people from the Beicheng Camp. The Xuanwu Gate has been broken!"
Emperor Zhaokang twitched his facial muscles and said with a sneer, "Third Prince."
His gaze suddenly became sharp, and he shot straight at Queen Zhou like a knife.
Empress Zhou swayed, and she clenched the dagger in the sleeve of her large robe, but her face was panicked, "How could it be Changzhou? No, it won't. Your Majesty, my concubines don't know about this matter." , maybe there is something hidden in it."
Emperor Zhaokang asked the forbidden army, "What banner are they playing?"
The Imperial Army swallowed, and said, "Your Majesty, punish the villain."
"Who is the villain?"
"Yes...it's Mr. Gu Qu, Minister of the Ministry of War."
"Heh." The smile on Emperor Zhaokang's face grew wider, and he glanced at Gu Qu who was calm and composed.
Gu Qu also noticed Emperor Zhaokang's gaze, and met his gaze without fear, frankly. After a while, he took a step forward, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I wish to defend against the rebels and prove my innocence."
Before Emperor Zhaokang could speak, Empress Zhou raised her eyebrows and scolded, "You villain who once plotted to assassinate His Majesty, how dare you accuse the prince of being a traitor!"
Gu Qu pretended not to hear, and didn't move a bit.
Seeing this, Pei Yan also took a step forward, and said solemnly, "Father, my son please order me to go with Gu Shilang, my son will definitely capture Pei Changzhou alive."
Emperor Zhaokang sat on the throne with a straight face, staring at Pei Yan with a gloomy expression, "Yan'er, are you sure?"
Pei Yan only felt that Emperor Zhaokang's gaze was so penetrating, his heart sank, but his face didn't show it, he just lowered his head and said calmly, "I will definitely live up to my father's expectations."
After a long silence, Emperor Zhaokang raised his hand, and said in a tone of imperceptible fatigue, "Then you go."
At this time it was approaching Zishi, the gate of the city was closed, and the garrison of the Longxiao camp outside the city could not arrive for a while, the elite troops available in the palace were the guards.
Pei Yan and Gu Qu rode on horses and led the guards to the Xuanwu Gate.
Emperor Zhaokang still had a lot of momentum, he sat quietly on the chair, the cold wind was blowing, his face was tense in the darkness, as sharp as a sculpture.
With the emperor in charge, the rest of the people did not dare to make any more noise. For a while, the Changle Hall was silent, only occasionally there were a few uncontrollable weeping sounds.
Not long after, a fierce fighting sound came from far and near, and the atmosphere gradually became anxious.
Qinghe still had tears on her eyelashes, sniffed her nose, and quietly asked Princess Jingyang, "Mother, it's the prince, brother, have they come back?"
Princess Jingyang squeezed her hand tightly, feeling unsure in her heart, she just hugged her tightly in her arms, and then looked at Young Master Xie who was protecting them, feeling a little more at ease.
Empress Zhou's heart was also tense, winning or losing in one fell swoop.
Under the bleak moonlight, two groups of people appeared one after another in the spacious square in front of Changle Hall.
The leaders were Pei Yan and Gu Qu, their bodies were covered in blood, their swords were tightly held in their hands, and they drove their horses galloping.
And behind them was Pei Changzhou in silver armor, leading a group of elite cavalry in hot pursuit.
At this time, Pei Changzhou was fully drawing his bow, ready to shoot an arrow.
And the arrow pointed at Pei Yan without a doubt—
It's just that his archery skills are not very good. He shot several arrows, but he didn't hit Pei Yan in the slightest.
But he was not in a hurry, he led so many elites from the Beicheng camp, and he was powerful enough to kill Pei Yan, Xiaosi Xiaowu, and even the father.
The people in front of Changle Hall watched the scene of chasing and beating, and had different reactions.
Emperor Zhaokang clenched the armrest of the throne, his face was as black as charcoal, he gritted his teeth and cursed, "Nie Zi, Nie Zi!"
When Queen Zhou heard the scolding, she no longer panicked. A flash of pleasure flashed across her delicate and beautiful face, she stared at the arrow closely, and shouted in anticipation:
Kill Pei Yan, kill him! It is best to kill him in front of the emperor, so that the emperor can taste the pain of losing his beloved son.
The officials standing beside the East Palace were all sweating for the crown prince, praying secretly that His Highness the crown prince must be fine.
Seeing Pei Changzhou shoot another arrow, Qinghe screamed in fright.
Fortunately, the arrow only brushed against Pei Yan's arm, Qinghe heaved a sigh of relief, and rejoiced in her heart: Fortunately, her cousin returned to the East Palace ahead of time, otherwise she would have fainted from fright when she saw this scene.
Xie Xiaogong narrowed his eyes, bent down and patted Qing He's shoulder, "Qing He, don't be afraid."
Princess Jingyang frowned and murmured softly, "This situation...seems a bit weird."
Xie Xiaogong said, "Mother, do you feel the same way?"
Princess Jingyang nodded.
Before they could analyze it carefully, Gu Qu and Pei Yan on the square suddenly tightened their grip on the horse's belly, speeded up, and galloped to one side.
The next moment, only the howling sound of a soaring cannon was heard, piercing the sky.
Before long, countless black-clothed archers suddenly appeared around Changle Hall.
As if it was raining, countless sharp feathered arrows shot at the center of the square, their momentum was unstoppable.
In just one breath, the elite troops led by Pei Changzhou fell under the arrows.
Even Pei Changzhou himself was shot into a hedgehog by more than a dozen feathered arrows.
Pei Changzhou lowered his head in disbelief, looking at the arrow piercing through his body, warm blood flowed out.
How, how could this be.
Where did these archers come from
Is he going to die like this
In extreme shock and unwillingness, he heard the sound of feather arrows piercing through the wind, cries of pain, the sound of metal clashing with soldiers, and a heart-piercing call—
"Cheung Chau!! My son—"
Pei Changzhou turned his head, and he saw that in front of the gorgeous and bright Changle Hall, his mother was looking at him, her face was distorted and ferocious due to great sadness.
He was ashamed for a moment, he lost, what should the queen mother do.
After the mother, the son is incompetent.
He fell from the horse, and from the corner of his eye, he saw his father again, high above, solemn and majestic. He clearly saw him fall, but his eyes didn't stay on him for long, and he looked for another figure in panic and worry.
Pei Changzhou fell heavily to the ground, and the strong smell of blood filled his nose and mouth.
At the last moment when he was out of focus, he followed his father's gaze——
Oh, it's Pei Yan.
In the sky full of flames, Pei Yanjun's handsome face was confident and calm under control.
At this time, Pei Changzhou's head also came to his senses. It turned out that all this was just a game of Pei Yanbu's!
It's a good move to invite Jun into the urn and wipe out all his forces.
Anger, unwillingness, and remorse welled up in his heart, and he died with regret.
…
Queen Zhou collapsed.
Seeing her son Wan Jianchuan lying in a pool of blood with her own eyes, the string of hope in her heart snapped with a snap.
Pain filled her heart, but at this moment, she couldn't care less about crying.
The intense hatred dazzled her reason, she clenched the dagger in her hand, and rushed towards Emperor Zhaokang like crazy.
"His Majesty!!!"
"Brother Huang!"
"uncle!"
Everyone present was shocked and saw that Empress Zhou's dagger was touching Emperor Zhaokang's throat, and the sharp blade shone coldly under the moonlight.
Emperor Zhaokang heard Queen Zhou's rapid breathing, narrowed his black eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Queen, what are you doing?"
Princess Jingyang also scolded anxiously, "Queen, are you crazy? Let go of Brother Huang."
Empress Zhou smiled sadly, "Let go? Let go. My son is dead, and someone has to pay for it!"
She yelled fiercely, "Pei Yan, where's Pei Yan? If you want the emperor to live, call Pei Yan!"
In this situation, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to speak out.
The rebels in the square had all been wiped out, and the steps were piled up with a layer of corpses. The air was filled with a thick smell of blood. Even the full moon in the sky seemed to be stained with blood, giving off a strange glow. scarlet.
In this dead silence, there was a sound of steady footsteps.
Everyone looked subconsciously, and saw a tall and slender figure climbing up the stairs holding a long sword.
His robe was stained with a large amount of blood, his handsome face was also stained with blood, his black eyes were as deep as ink, and the powerful aura around him made people hold their breath involuntarily.
In the minds of everyone, the prince has always been a gentleman who is as gentle as jade, dignified and clear, and they have never seen such a prince—
Evil and cold, like a bloodthirsty Shura who came out of hell.
Holding the sword, Pei Yan walked up to Emperor Zhaokang and Empress Zhou and stood still. His gaze stayed on the dagger for a moment, and then he slowly met Empress Zhou's eyes full of hatred.
He said lightly, "The queen is looking for the orphan? Here comes the orphan."
Seeing his calm and composed appearance, Queen Zhou hated him even more. She gritted her teeth and said, "You vicious bastard, I want you to pay for Changzhou's life! Today, you and your father can only live as one."
Speaking of this, she raised a sinister smile and said to Emperor Zhaokang, "Your Majesty, you usually prefer the prince so much. Today I want to see whether your beloved son will choose you or him." Own."
Emperor Zhaokang's thick eyebrows were tightened, and there was a glint of predation in his eyes, "Mr. Zhou, I think you don't want to live anymore."
Empress Zhou smiled and said, "The Zhou family was copied by you, Changzhou died, and the forced palace failed. Do you think I can still live, do I still want to live? Your Majesty, the road to Huangquan is cold, and the concubines have to drag you along." Be a companion with the prince."
She laughed, and her hands shook because of the laughter, and the dagger immediately drew a bloodstain on Emperor Zhaokang's neck.
Princess Jingyang was numb all over from Empress Zhou's laughter, and angrily said, "Be careful, don't hurt the emperor!"
"What is such a small wound? My poor Changzhou, he has so many arrows in his body, does any of you feel sorry for him?"
Empress Zhou looked crazy. After finishing speaking, she stared straight at Pei Yan again, "Prince, make a decision. As long as you kill yourself now, I will let your father go. Otherwise, I will take your father to die together!"
Pei Yan's thin lips curled up, and he looked at Queen Zhou with a half-smile, "You want to negotiate with Gu?"
Empress Zhou's smile faltered, vaguely feeling something was wrong.
Pei Yan said, "There is also a bargaining chip in the lonely hand."
After all, he raised his hand.
Soon, two soldiers pushed the heavily tied Pei Lingbi forward.
Pei Lingbi was trembling all over, apparently quite frightened, when she saw Empress Zhou holding Emperor Zhaokang hostage with a dagger, her eyes widened and her gagged mouth let out a muffled whimper.
A soldier took the cloth from Pei Lingbi's mouth, and Pei Lingbi immediately shouted, "Queen Mother, what are you doing? Are you crazy? How dare you hold Emperor Father hostage!"
Empress Zhou apparently forgot that she had a daughter. When she first saw Pei Lingbi, her expression was in a daze, and then she cried, "Lingbi, your brother is dead."
Pei Lingbi was shocked for a while, but there was not much sadness in her heart, but more fear, "What's going on? What's going on?!"
Isn't it New Year's Eve today? How could the emperor's brother die? Why did the queen mother kidnap the emperor's father
She was locked in the temple for a month, how did it become like this outside
Pei Yan looked at the mother and daughter coldly, and raised her hand slightly, and the sword in her hand rested on Pei Lingbi's neck.
Pei Lingbi froze immediately, and her hairs stood on end.
Pei Yan said calmly, "Queen, you have already lost your son, do you still want to kill your daughter?"
This light sentence made Pei Lingbi turn pale with fright, tears rolled down her face, her voice was hoarse due to excessive tension, "Mother, save me, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"
Seeing her terrified, weeping daughter, Empress Zhou's heart ached.
Even if she prefers Pei Changzhou on weekdays, her daughter is still a piece of meat that fell from her body.
Just when her expression was loosening, Pei Yan suddenly raised her hand.
A hidden weapon flew over with a "shua", and hit the back of Queen Zhou's hand straight.
With a sound of "铛—", the dagger was knocked to the ground.
Li Gui waited for the opportunity and hurried forward with two eunuchs to control Queen Zhou.
But in the blink of an eye, Empress Zhou was pressed tightly to the ground, the phoenix crown on her head fell to the side, and the delicate string of pearls was broken, scattered all over the floor tiles.
Pei Yan stepped forward quickly, and supported Emperor Zhaokang to sit aside, "Father, I surprised you."
Emperor Zhaokang touched his neck, "It's okay, it's because I was unprepared for a moment that this crazy woman took advantage of it."
Seeing this scene, Empress Zhou, who was pressed to the ground, had a face full of sarcasm, and laughed maniacally, "What a touching scene of father's kindness and son's filial piety! Oh, Pei Yan, Pei Yan, you are so stupid, you should have just Let me kill him, and I have avenged your mother! Do you think your father is a good thing, he killed your mother, and you still save him! Hahahaha stupid... "
Hearing this, Pei Yan's eyes froze, and Emperor Zhaokang's face turned cold.
Seeing the reaction of the father and son, Queen Zhou burst into tears.
She put the dagger on Emperor Zhaokang's neck just now, and he always looked like the mountain collapsed in front of him without changing his face, but now when he mentioned Gu Yan, he immediately changed his face.
Ridiculous, really ridiculous.
Before Pei Yan could ask, Emperor Zhaokang stepped forward and strangled Queen Zhou's neck fiercely. The veins on his forehead popped up, and he said sharply, "Say! What do you mean I killed Yuan Yuan? Yuan Yuan's death , is it related to you?"
Empress Zhou's face turned red from being pinched, but she was still smiling, her beautiful eyes filled with desperate resentment, "Pei Yuanche, have you ever been happy when Gu Yuan was by your side? I didn't harm her, she didn't want to live anymore, I'm just telling her the truth."
the truth
Emperor Zhaokang frowned, his eyes became sharper, "What did you say to her?"
Empress Zhou smiled painfully, "I told her that her childhood sweetheart Wen Wenyan didn't die of illness, but you killed her. I also told her that you have always been brooding over the evil between her and Wen Wenyan. Death from asthma was also arranged by you!"
She recalled sixteen years ago, that autumn rainy afternoon was the fifth anniversary of the eldest prince's death—
On that day, Gu Yuan knelt in front of the Buddhist hall and chanted scriptures.
She knelt down in front of Gu Yuan with tears, and repented, "Empress, I am sorry for you, but there is one thing that I have kept in my heart for many years, and it is really unbearable to be condemned by my conscience. The death of the eldest prince was not an accident. Yes, it was arranged by His Majesty... Your Majesty has always hated the First Prince's life experience, so he specially ordered the First Prince's personal maid to cover the First Prince's mouth and nose with a veil stained with sumac pollen, causing the First Prince to have an asthma attack and suffocate and die...
At that time, Chen Qie was behind the rockery in the garden and witnessed all this with her own eyes. Chen Qie was terrified and accidentally fell while running. The maid found the concubine and escorted the concubine to His Majesty. His Majesty ordered the concubine not to speak, otherwise he would kill the concubine... The concubine really didn't dare to disobey His Majesty's wishes, so she kept it a secret all these years. But in the past five years, the concubine has often dreamed about the tragic death of the eldest prince, and the concubine really can't hide it anymore, woo woo... "
She will never forget Gu Yuan's expression after hearing these words.
She was so happy seeing it, she almost couldn't help laughing.
At that time, Gu Yan's mental state was already very bad. What she said that fueled the flames became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
On the second day of the eldest prince's death day, Gu Yan took poison.
Turning her thoughts around, Empress Zhou looked at Emperor Zhaokang provocatively, "Your Majesty, you are nothing more than a poor wretch. No matter how good you are to Gu Yuan, you still can't match the status of Wen Wenyan and that evil species in her heart!"
The corners of Emperor Zhaokang's eyes were red, his brows were full of violence, and he put more strength in his hands, "You are talking nonsense!"
Empress Zhou was pinched to the point of being out of breath, her face flushed red, she turned her eyes to Pei Yan with difficulty, and stammered, "Prince...Prince..."
Pei Yan's hanging hand tightened a little bit, and the knuckles were white.
His elder brother, is he a villain
The death of the queen mother was because of the emperor father
One layer after another of fog shrouded his heart, and his thoughts were chaotic.
Seeing that Emperor Zhaokang was about to strangle Empress Zhou to death, Gu Qu, who had been silent all this time, took a step forward and pressed Emperor Zhaokang's hand, with piercing eyes, "Release, let her speak."
Emperor Zhaokang was startled, his eyes showed a cold look, "Gu Qu, you are so brave."
Gu Qu continued to press his hand, with the same persistence on his unsmiling face as many years ago, "I just want to find out why my sister died!"
The four eyes are facing each other, and they are deadlocked.
Finally, Emperor Zhaokang let go of his hand sullenly.
Empress Zhou's body went limp, and she collapsed straight to the ground. The instinct to survive made her hold her neck and breathe heavily.
When she regained her composure, she turned red-eyed and cursed at Emperor Zhaokang, "Gu Yan is just a slut. Before entering the palace, she eloped with someone and got pregnant with another man's seed! Such an unclean slut, But you still regard her as a treasure, hold her and pamper her, and would rather be a bastard for her! I treat you with all my heart and have children for you, but you abandon me like a shoe. Pei Yuanche, you are blind, You don't know good from bad!"
After she finished cursing, she looked at Pei Yan viciously, and mocked, "Do you know why your father is so kind to you? Because he always wants to be tied to Gu Yuan in his dreams. He is a lunatic, and he wants to keep Gu Yuanyong forever." Yuansuo is by his side. It is not easy to have you, he and Gu Yan share the same flesh and blood, of course he loves you.
But Gu Yuan hates you, hates you like your father, you are her humiliation, her embarrassment, and her burden! For the sake of the eldest prince she loves, she can take poison without hesitation and leave you father and son behind, hahahaha, you father and son are just as poor as hell! The poor guy who was abandoned by Gu Yuan! "
Her ferocious laughter was insolent and shrill, and every word and every word directly poked the deep scar in Emperor Zhaokang's heart.
Yuanyuan would rather take poison than leave him.
He loves her so much, wishing he could give her the country and dig out his heart to her, but she never loved him.
Seeing that Empress Zhou was still scolding, Emperor Zhaokang looked like an angry lion, spun around anxiously, and finally grabbed the guard's sword, and shouted angrily, "I'll kill you, I'm going to kill you, you crazy woman! "
Empress Zhou was fearless at the moment, she raised her head with a mocking smile on her face.
When Emperor Zhaokang slashed at Empress Zhou, Pei Yan, who had been silent all the time, took a step forward and stopped Emperor Zhaokang's sword, "Father Emperor."
Emperor Zhaokang was startled, looked at the calm and indifferent Pei Yan in front of him, restrained his anger, "Yan'er, let me kill her."
Pei stretched out his slender hands, and bit by bit he opened Emperor Zhaokang's sword-holding fingers, and said calmly, "Father, she doesn't owe you anything, you have no right to kill her."
Emperor Zhaokang's face was stiff.
"But she owes me her life."
Pei Yan slowly took the sword in his hand, clenched it tightly, and said with deep black eyes, "Sixteen years ago, she threw me into the water. Since then, I have thought that one day, I will take revenge myself."
Emperor Zhaokang shrank his pupils sharply, and stared straight at Pei Yan, "It was her back then?! Yan'er, why didn't you tell me..."
Pei Yan lifted his lips and smiled, "Father can protect his children for a while, but he can't protect them all the time."
After that, he stopped looking at Emperor Zhaokang, but turned around slowly, and walked towards Empress Zhou step by step.
Seeing the imposing young prince, Empress Zhou's heart shrank, she subconsciously stepped back, and shouted, "You should kill Pei Yuanche, he killed your mother and your brother, he—"
Half of the words were still stuck in her throat, and her throat was cut by a sharp knife.
Warm blood gushed out continuously, and Queen Zhou's eyes widened unwillingly.
"Queen!!!"
Pei Lingbi, who witnessed this crazy farce, yelled and burst into tears.
Empress Zhou fell straight down, blood dyed her gorgeous red phoenix robe more and more brightly.
Her lips moved slightly—
Gu Yuan, you won.
Without Queen Zhou's insults, the hall was much quieter.
Pei Lingbi was crying and crying, but when she realized that it was only her own crying, she covered her mouth in fear.
The elder brother was forced to die, the queen mother also died, and the uncle's family also collapsed, leaving her alone.
She looked around in a panic, trying to find someone she could call for rescue.
Emperor Zhaokang, Pei Yan, Princess Jingyang, Qinghe, Grandpa Xie... Seeing each of these indifferent faces made her heart sink more and more.
Pei Yan dropped the sword in his hand, caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, and lightly ordered the guards, "Drag it on."
Pei Lingbi's face changed immediately, and she shouted helplessly, "Don't touch me, don't! Father, save me, save me! I don't know about the conspiracy between the emperor's brother and mother, I am innocent!"
Emperor Zhaokang only thought she was noisy at the moment.
The guard quickly gagged her and dragged her down again.
"Clang clang clang..."
At this time, the chime of midnight sounded in the distance, and it seemed so long and desolate in this empty square full of corpses.
The new year has arrived.
Seeing Emperor Zhaokang standing slumped, Pei Yan calmly arranged the mess in front of him, the palace that should be left, the corpse that should be collected, the one that should be cleaned...
After making some general arrangements, he walked up to Emperor Zhaokang, bent over, cupped his hands, and said in a respectful tone, unable to hear joys and sorrows, "Father, it's late at night, you can go back to the palace to rest."
Emperor Zhaokang raised his head, but his majestic and solemn face was full of confusion and panic at the moment, as if he had aged ten years, and his deep eyes no longer had the sharpness of the past.
He opened his mouth with difficulty, as if to explain.
Pei Yan's black eyes moved slightly, and he only asked in a deep voice, "Royal father, are all the things you did to the queen mother true?"
The corners of Emperor Zhaokang's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and the mighty emperor showed a slumped look. He was silent for a long time, and finally he was speechless.
Pei Yan twitched the corner of his mouth, and the last ray of light in his eyes was completely dimmed.
"You are her humiliation, her embarrassment, and her burden!" Zhou's words are still in my ears.
It turned out that the queen mother didn't love her father, nor did she love him.
He was also the one who was abandoned by the queen mother.
Emperor Zhaokang took a step forward and reached out to pat Pei Yan on the shoulder, but Pei Yan avoided it bluntly and coldly.
His hands froze in the air, which was extremely embarrassing.
Pei Yan retreated to the side, lowered his head, and said in a distant and indifferent voice, "I respectfully send my father off."
…
In the East Palace, Tao Ti was running out of breath as she ran across the thin snow.
Behind him was Linglong and other palace officials calling anxiously, "Crown Princess, please slow down, the snow is slippery."
She didn't listen, and continued to run forward, only thinking about Pei Yan.
Her highness, her husband, was still in doubt about the life and death of her in that burning and dangerous situation.
She didn't know how long she had been running, the snow soaked her thin and soft sleeping shoes, her legs were numb from the cold, and she only mechanically repeated the running movement.
She ran and ran, and fell three times along the way, and her butt hurt from the fall, but she didn't care about the pain, she got up and continued to run.
Finally, she saw the Zhide Gate where the East Palace was connected to the Imperial Palace.
Tao Ti's eyes lit up, and when she got excited, she stumbled again.
She was so painful that she almost burst into tears, but thinking that it would be unlucky to shed tears during the Chinese New Year, she bit her lips tightly and held back.
After propping herself up and getting up, she saw a tall and straight figure slowly walking out from behind the tall door.
Pei Yan's silver-gray robe was stained with blood, and his knuckle-boned hand was tightly holding a long sword, which was also stained with blood.
Under the cold white moonlight, his handsome eyebrows seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, his thin lips were pursed, and the line of his jaw became sharper.
Tao Ti froze and stood there motionless.
Pei Yan also saw her.
Under the moonlight, in the snow, the little man is wearing thin clothes, like waterfalls of blue silk, with clear eyes, like an elf who has strayed into the mortal world.
The cold hostility between his brows disappeared, and he dropped the sword in his hand, with a smile on his face, gentle and a little sick.
He waved to her, "Ah Ti, come to Gu's arms."
Tao Ti's eyelashes trembled slightly, "..."
Seeing that she didn't move, Pei Yan's smile froze.
As if afraid that she would abandon him too, he walked up to her in three steps at a time.
He didn't care about blood stains or image, at this moment, he just wanted to hug her tightly.
Pei Yan bent over, pinching the back of her neck with cold fingers, her long eyelashes drooping down, covering her emotionally surging deep eyes, and said with a bit of aggrieved tone, "Don't be afraid of Gu, Gu will be sad."
His clear breath blew past Tao Ti's ears, she could hear the trembling in his voice, and her heart softened immediately.
She raised her two limp arms, wrapped them around his waist, and said softly, "I'm not afraid, I know His Highness will not hurt me."
Pei Yan's heart became hot, and he lowered his head and took a deep breath on her shoulder, "Ah Ti, promise me that you will not abandon me."
"Well, I promise you." Although I don't know why he suddenly asked.
"Never leave me behind," he added.
"Well, never."
"Then why didn't you come to hug me just now?"
"... My feet are numb from the cold."
"..."
After a while, Pei Yan laughed softly.
Tao Ti, "..."
Not to find you! Still laughing!
After a while, Pei Yan bent down and hugged her horizontally, Tao Hua's eyes were full of tenderness, "Let's go, let's go home."
It was snowing again in the sky, and the pure white snowflakes fell gently.
Tao Ti gently tugged at his skirt, her eyes sparkling, "Happy New Year, Your Highness."
Pei Yan frowned and kissed her forehead, "Happy New Year, little girl."