"Brother!"
With two overlapping voices, Rong Luoyun and Lu Zhun yelled at the same time, and as they stepped out of the gate, they saw a long and slender figure waiting under the lamp outside Prince Rui's mansion.
Tall and straight, dignified, turned around to reveal a handsome appearance, but also revealing some tiredness from the day-long journey.
Duan Huaike has always been a gentleman, even if he hasn't seen him for several months, he still holds his own, but Rong Luoyun is not very promising, rushes over, grabs his arm fiercely, and is very excited: "Brother! I always miss you!"
Lu Zhun grabbed the other side: "Brother, I was still thinking about you just now!"
Duan Huaike ignored Rong Luoyun, turned to look at Lu Zhun, and asked, "What are you talking about me for?" As he spoke, he pulled out his hand and broke contact with Rong Luoyun.
Lu Zhun said, "I wanted to go back to Xiganling to look for you, but you did."
On the side, Rong Luoyun stretched his hands, and naturally felt Duan Huaike's alienation. He stood there without embarrassment, a little bit at a loss, and even a little bit wronged, so he called "Big Brother" earnestly.
Duan Huaike tilted his head to talk to Lu Zhun, as if he didn't hear it, and didn't respond at all. At this time, the slow Huo Linfeng came out. Seeing this scene, he immediately supported Rong Luoyun and asked, "Master Duan, have you lost your etiquette after a long time?"
Duan Huaike looked over and said, "Etiquette is just an ordinary rule, why not throw it away?" His eyes turned and lightly fell on Rong Luoyun, "Even close relatives who depend on each other can throw away, what else is it?"
Rong Luoyun was slightly stunned. The dearest relative who depended on each other was his sister. When he left Xiganling, he never said goodbye, and even lied about practicing in seclusion. It has been half a year now...
"Brother..." He had no confidence, "I know I was wrong."
Duan Huaike was like a stern teacher, and said: "I'm not your close relative, what are you doing apologizing to me? If you still have a conscience, go and confess to your sister."
The big brother on this side taught his younger brother a lesson, but General Huo on the other side couldn't help it anymore. The food protector stepped forward and pulled Rong Luoyun away, and said, "It's thousands of miles away, how do you ask him to admit his mistake? What's the matter?" , you came here just to bully him?"
Duan Huaike didn't want to pay attention, turned around, and returned to the appearance before the meeting. Huo Linfeng thought to himself, this man is so awkward, why is his defeated general putting on airs? Suddenly, he followed Duan Huaike's line of sight, only to realize that there was a plain satin carriage parked in the dark night under the steps in front of the mansion.
If Duan Huaike came, riding a light and fast horse, and driving a carriage, could there be someone else accompanying him
"Xiao Rong." Huo Linfeng turned his face and called in a low voice, pointing at the carriage for Rong Luoyun to have a look at. Rong Luoyun also felt that something was wrong, so he walked down the steps and walked to the carriage in half-belief.
He looked back at Duan Huaike and called out for help, "Brother?"
Duan Huaike's indifference faded away, he became caring and compassionate, and raised his chin toward Che Yu. Rong Luoyun nodded, stepped forward to reach out, pinched the car curtain and opened it little by little. Before he could see anything clearly, his nose was sore and his eyes were red.
He trembled: "Sister..."
Inside the car, the light and shadow were dim, Duan Yu curled up inside, there seemed to be sparkling waves on his face, two lines of clear tears rolling down. Rong Luoyun reached in and grabbed Rong Duanyu's, trying to pick him up from the car.
Rong Duanyu moved out, even though she was covered by a long skirt, she could still see her clumsy movements, she spent a lot of effort, she moved out of the car, but she couldn't get up, she was still sitting on it. The servants of the palace were very discerning, and hurriedly moved the bench, Rong Duanyu shook his head, and said helplessly: "Luoyun, you can carry me to the ground."
Rong Luoyun's heart suddenly jumped: "Sister, are you feeling unwell?"
He stepped forward to embrace Rong Duanyu, and carried him out of the car. When he landed, Rong Duanyu couldn't help shaking, holding him tightly. After standing still, Rong Duanyu replied: "I broke a leg."
Rong Luoyun felt as if he had been hit hard, and there was a bang, his mind was blank, and he had a broken leg, and his sister had a broken leg. His cheeks were so hot that he couldn't make a sound, and let the hot tears fall down.
Huo Linfeng hurried over, also stunned, and could only persuade in a low voice: "Xiao Rong, it's cold outside, carry my sister into the house first."
Rong Luoyun knelt down dumbly, carried Rong Duanyu on his back, stepped into the mansion step by step, and walked towards Zheyuan. Others followed behind, and he was at the front, choking against the night wind.
"Don't cry." Rong Duanyu wiped away the tears, "What do you look like in front of others."
Rong Luoyun said: "Your leg is broken, your leg is broken!"
Rong Duanyu knocked on the thin shoulder, and said in a low voice: "What are you shouting about, let Chang'an city know that my leg is broken?" Seeing a bright light, it was the big house in Zheyuan, went in, and was carried directly into the bedroom.
In an instant, five people filled the room, which seemed a bit crowded. Rong Duanyu was placed on the couch, looked around, and his gaze stayed on Huo Linfeng for a moment.
She said: "I want to talk to Luoyun alone."
When the others closed the door and went out, Huo Linfeng couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at Rong Luoyun. There was a small hall outside the house. He drank tea with Duan Huaike, but his attention was focused on the two door panels.
"What happened to Miss Rong's legs?" he asked.
Duan Huaike said: "Chen Ruoyin sent people to sneak into Xiganling. We all know the relationship between his siblings. The gangsters wanted to catch Duanyu as a threat." At that time, Rong Duanyu jumped from the fourth floor, wanting to kill Rong Luoyun. of worries.
"When I arrived, she was covered in injuries. She saved her life, but her leg was permanently broken." Duan Huaike frowned, showing great pity. Huo Linfeng felt distressed, just thinking about it, he knew how much Rong Luoyun should blame himself.
In the room, Rong Luoyun bent down on the couch, gently touched Rong Duanyu's calf, and asked, "Sister, does it hurt?"
Rong Duanyu shook his head, she didn't hurt, she didn't feel anything, Rong Luoyun was stimulated by her appearance, her eyes were red, and she cried with anger: "I killed them! I will kill them for revenge!"
There seemed to be an echo of the angry shout, and after silence, Rong Duanyu said: "Compared to losing your life, a broken leg is nothing, and I don't care much about it."
After a pause: "Well, let's talk about you first."
Rong Luoyun was stunned for a moment, this was to settle accounts with him, he closed his mouth tightly, lowered his head, and put on a gesture of pleading guilty, even his voice was weak: "Sister, I know I was wrong."
But Rong Duanyu didn't let him go: "It's fine if you admit your mistakes, and there's no need to set up laws in the world." The cardamom faded away, and the light nails poked Rong Luoyun's forehead, "Xiganling is thousands of miles away from Saibei. Just leave as soon as you say, knowing that good and bad times are unpredictable, and the return date is uncertain, but you are not even willing to say goodbye?!"
Rong Luoyun's head was tilted from the poke, so he quickly straightened it up so that his sister could poke it a second time.
"Still lying to me, pretending to practice in seclusion?" Rong Duanyu didn't poke, but twisted his ears hard, "What kind of miraculous skills have you practiced? Can you move mountains and fill seas, or go to heaven and earth?"
Rong Luoyun's ears turned red: "Lingyun Palm has reached the seventh level..."
Rong Duanyu interrupted: "Where did you practice?" Needless to say, Saibei is a place where fierce battles are fierce, "Knowing that you are going outside the pass, I am worried every day, for fear that something will happen to you."
In the small hall, Huo Linfeng stood up abruptly, walked outside the door, and listened intently to the movement in the room, only to hear Rong Duanyu say: "Our siblings depend on each other for life, you first quarreled with me because of a man, now it's better, because A man left without saying goodbye, didn't return for several months, and sent me away with a letter from home!"
Rong Luoyun admitted his mistake: "Sister, I won't dare again!"
He grabbed Rong Duanyu's hand and slapped himself on the face forcefully: "It's all my fault, otherwise your leg won't be broken, just hit me hard!"
When Huo Linfeng heard that he wanted to push the door in, he was stopped by Duan Huaike, who said with disgust, "Going in is like adding fuel to the fire."
Huo Linfeng said anxiously: "What if Xiao Rong is going to be beaten?!"
Duan Huaike was even more disgusted: "With that little strength of Duan Yu, can he be disabled? Besides, Duan Yu came all the way to find him because he couldn't remember. How could he be willing to beat him?"
Sure enough, there was no movement in the room. Rong Duanyu withdrew his hand, glanced at the bed, saw two pillows and a brocade quilt, several robes and official uniforms were hanging on the pear wood frame, the traces in this room could not be hidden.
Rong Luoyun was ashamed and restless, as if he had lice on his body, he felt uncomfortable all over. "Sister, it's exhausting, why don't you rest first?" He raised his face eagerly, "Teach me tomorrow, okay?"
Rong Duanyu grabbed Rong Luoyun's skirt and pulled it closer, his pretty face turned white and red, as if he was enduring great embarrassment. After a while, she asked with difficulty, "Did Huo Linfeng bully you?"
Rong Luoyun was dumbfounded: "What bullying, no, no..."
After all, he stayed in Fengyuechang, Rong Duanyu pointed to the bed: "Did he bully you at night?"
Wanxia couldn't match Rong Luoyun's complexion, she smirked like a whole box of rouge, his forehead was sweating, he was so ashamed, his tongue was knotted and bumped in his mouth, and Ai Ai couldn't answer a decent word.
There is no need to answer, this mood is more straightforward than any words.
The scolding, blaming, and complaining that Rong Luoyun expected didn't happen at all. Rong Duanyu looked at him calmly, his eyes lowered, and only a trace of regret flowed out.
"Sister?" he called tentatively.
Rong Duanyu said: "Since you went to Saibei, I have prayed to Buddha every day. As long as you are safe, I will obey your wishes no matter what."
Rong Luoyun got up and hugged Rong Duanyu tightly, trembling violently.
That night, Zheyuan's wing room was full, Rong Luoyun stayed by Rong Duanyu's bed, never leaving, Huo Linfeng stayed alone in the empty boudoir, Duan Huaike and Lu Zhun squeezed into one room.
In the dead of night, Lu Zhun said, "Brother, you came at a really bad time."
Duan Huaike asked: "Then when should I come?"
Lu Zhun said: "You should wait for me to go back before you come again." He couldn't hold back anything, and grabbed the pillow to get closer, "You don't know, Princess Rui in this mansion..."
He talked about Meng Tingyuan's matter again, and after he finished speaking, he asked one more question: "Brother, is my Tibetan Golden Pavilion okay?"
Duan Huaike replied: "Prince Rui didn't transfer the money, the daily expenses were taken from your Golden Pavilion, and the travel expenses back to Chang'an were also taken from you."
Lu Zhun pouted on the bed, his seven orifices were smoking with anger, and was about to explode when Duan Huaike slapped the palm on the back of his neck, and fell asleep with a "woo".
When the long cold night passed, and it was daylight, there was a noise in the garden.
Rong Luoyun got up from the bed, looked at the window, and saw Meng Tingyuan outside with three or five soldiers, then Huo Linfeng went out from the big house, and talked with Meng Tingyuan with a frown.
Soon, the two strode away, not knowing what happened.
This movement is not small, everyone in the garden got up one after another, watching, not acting rashly for the time being. When the sky was bright, Huo Linfeng and Meng Tingyuan turned back without their entourage, and it seemed that nothing had happened.
Rong Luoyun went out of the house and asked, "What just happened?"
Huo Linfeng said: "The new emperor sent someone to interrogate Azhatai, and he just took him away."
Azhatai is an important witness, but if he refuses to hand it in, it will be disobedience to the emperor's order. Meng Tingyuan said: "The next step is to wait and see what the emperor's next move is, whether to let the old thieves calm the hearts of the people, or to deal with us."
Rong Luoyun nodded, the calmest time before the storm, there is nothing to be afraid of.
"By the way," Meng Tingyuan said, "I didn't return home until midnight, and I heard that Xiao An was here." Tang An is Rong Duanyu's real name, and he is used to addressing him that way, "The butler also told me that her legs..."
Rong Luoyun pursed his lips, but he was still sad when he mentioned it, Meng Tingyuan comforted him: "Don't be sad, I will go to the palace to find two imperial doctors to see, maybe there is a way."
Meng Tingyuan left without delay, walked out of Zheyuan and turned a corner, bumping into Lu Zhun who was waiting by the door. Not long after Lu Zhun woke up, he yawned so much that his eyes were filled with tears.
"Third Palace Master, what's the matter?" Meng Tingyuan asked.
Lu Zhun got straight to the point: "My lord, it's time for you to send money to Bufan Palace."
Recently, he was busy with foreign affairs, and Meng Tingyuan was negligent, so he agreed after hearing the words: "How much do you want?"
Lu Zhun said, "Five thousand taels."
"Five thousand taels?" Meng Tingyuan raised his hand, "Third Palace Master, why don't you grab it?"
Lu Zhun said: "I've seen you, a rich man, why do you still go to the trouble to snatch it?" He was sleepy, yawned with his chin up, and threatened the other party before leaving, "If you don't give it, I will pass on the secret of Princess Rui to you." go out… "
The back figure entered the garden and walked away, Meng Tingyuan was dumbfounded, and angrily called to the accountant in the mansion.
Under the eaves, Huo Linfeng and Rong Luoyun faced each other for a moment, lifted the curtain and entered the room, and walked in side by side. Huo Linfeng saw the pale green in Rong Luoyun's eyes, and said, "Go and have a good rest, and ask the servant girl to serve your sister."
Rong Luoyun didn't say a word, and remained silent until the door of the room was ajar. Through the gap, Rong Duanyu could be seen sitting on the bed. They opened the door and went in, like criminals who saw the master of the government, feeling guilty and embarrassed.
Suddenly, Huo Linfeng said: "Miss Rong, give me your little promise."
Rong Luoyun's eyes darkened, what this lunatic said was shameless... He punched him from behind, secretly watching Rong Duanyu's expression.
Rong Duanyu said lightly, "Will you treat my brother forever?"
Huo Linfeng seemed surprised and joyful: "I swear!" He held Rong Luoyun's hand tightly, "I will definitely cherish him, if he breaks his oath, he will die on the battlefield without reincarnation."
As expected of the general of Saibei, even if he dies, he can't be anywhere else.
Rong Duanyu had already agreed, and he couldn't bargain to make the other party promise, so it's better to say something real.
"Luoyun, you go out." She sent Rong Luoyun away, leaving only Huo Linfeng in the room, "General Huo, there is a box in the baggage, you keep it."
Huo Linfeng went to get the burden on the table, and took out the small wooden box. He felt a little familiar, why did it look so much like the box of tonics that Rong Luoyun got? He couldn't help asking: "Miss Rong, what is this?"
Rong Duanyu said: "Have you done good things with my brother?"
Being so direct, Huo Lin choked dangerously, Rong Duanyu glanced at him, and said: "I have seen a lot in the brothel, and I know what it is like to have a broken sleeve. I specially asked for this box of medicine."
Think he's weak? Huo Linfeng hurriedly said: "No, no, I don't need this, this... I really don't need it!"
Rong Duanyu frowned: "Do you use it?" She was extremely hesitant, and looked Huo Linfeng from head to toe, "Could it be that it's Cheng Huan Luoyun's body?"
Huo Linfeng almost vomited blood: "No..."
Rong Duanyu was skeptical: "Duanxiu Yan is very harmful to the body, this box of waist is for foreign clothes, and it is used to maintain the body." After all, it is his daughter's home, even after a long time, he can't stand it, "In short, anyone who needs it can use it stop."
Huo Linfeng's cold face was hot, even his neck was red, and he did not forget to be polite: "Thank you, Miss Rong."
Rong Duanyu said: "The name will be changed."
Huo Linfeng was startled: "Thank you, sister..."
He walked out of the room with the box in his hand, facing Rong Luoyun, he remembered Rong Duanyu's probing eyes, and the phrase "under Cheng Huan".
He was brave all his life in vain, even if he jumped into the blue lake, he would not be able to cleanse himself.
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