At dusk, a round of jade toads hangs high in the sky, round and translucent, shedding silver light everywhere.
The sound of hooves came from afar, walking through the tree-lined avenues on the ground full of star dust. The riders were all dressed in dark clothes and swayed violently in the wind, leaving a long ink-colored shadow in the darkness. Far away again, surprisingly fast.
Soon they arrived at the town where they settled down. There was no smoke left in the village house beside the sheep intestine path. Orange lamps shone through the paper windows among the green grass and gravel. In a hurry, the destination is obvious - the shop with the word "night" at the end of the street.
Ten days ago, Ye Huaili’s flying pigeons passed a letter to inform the Ye family members of all the prefectures near the capital, asking them to pay close attention to the movements of the capital, and he and Chu Jinglan would listen to reports wherever they went, so as to keep abreast of what was happening in the palace. Latest situation.
Now that they have arrived in Cangzhou, they are only a day's journey away from the capital. Although their physical strength is about to reach the limit, they don't want to stop a single step, because the person they are thinking about is not far ahead.
I'll see Yang'er soon.
In the past few days, as soon as Chu Jinglan closed his eyes, he would dream of Ye Huaiyang, she was sitting on the happy bed in a phoenix crown and smiling, holding Lanlan and rolling into a ball in the backyard like a child, and Lai Zai She, who was coquettish in his arms, frowned and smiled, as clear as yesterday, as if she could touch it.
Only then did he realize that his thoughts were crazy.
He didn't feel this way in Shuzhong before, maybe it was because he was too tired, or maybe it was because the letter that arrived every five days gave him invisible comfort, but when everything changed, he realized how big the gap was. , so big that he could no longer calm down.
He couldn't imagine a day without her at all.
Suppressing all kinds of emotions, Chu Jinglan and Ye Huaili walked side by side to Ye's shop. There was no one on the narrow street except for the moonlight. Ye Huaili looked up and suddenly said, "Next month. It's Mid-Autumn Festival."
Chu Jinglan was silent for a moment, then said hoarsely, "Yang'er told me to go back to accompany her for the festival."
"She has always been like this." Speaking of Ye Huaiyang, Ye Huaili's complexion immediately became extraordinarily soft, "Every year when I leave the capital, she will beg me to come back on Mid-Autumn Festival, saying that the cook at home has done a lot of work again. It's a pity that no one shared the novel flavors of moon cakes, it's all bullshit, she never touched moon cakes again after she was greedy when she was nine years old, when I don't remember."
"She's greedy." Thinking of her holding the syrup jar on the Ghost Festival day, Chu Jinglan's mouth lifted slightly.
"It's just that the family is used to her, because she is usually sophisticated and calm, and it is rare when she is so childish. When I talked to my mother, my mother said this, and said that the family was not rich, or she wanted to I also had to pick peaches for her, which really made me laugh and cry. Later, when my father and mother went out for a long trip, I managed her more strictly. My uncles and aunts said that I didn't care for her, but she was not even a little bit unhappy. , and clinging to me as soon as I came back, like when I was a kid."
When Ye Huaili said this, there was a touch of melancholy. Chu Jinglan heard it clearly, raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Do you regret it?"
"I regret it." A light sigh escaped his throat, Ye Huaili said sadly, "I am not a competent brother."
"Then take good care of her from now on."
Chu Jinglan's words sounded nothing at first, but upon closer inspection, there was a sense of entrusting Ye Huaiyang to him. Ye Huaili also knew that this trip was dangerous, so she did not speak with complete certainty in her heart.
Even if Ye Huaiyang is rescued, Prince Lan's mansion and Ye's family will surely experience great changes, and it will be difficult to return to the way they were before, but even if the future is uncertain, they must go on without hesitation.
Before they knew it, the two had come to the end of the street and stopped in front of the Yejia shop. They were waiting for the latest situation in the capital. Ye Huaili felt a little anxious at this time. He looked at Chu Jinglan glanced at him and found that although he had no expression, the turbulent waves in those black eyes never stopped for a moment. Anxiety and worry were covered in it. Only when he was extremely tired would he show a little bit, such as now.
Behind Tang Qingfeng and the others were still waiting, Ye Huaili took his eyes back and knocked on the door. This is the shop opened by the Ye family. They usually do some small business and secretly pass information. The person in charge of affairs is also an old shopkeeper. Seeing them walk in at this moment, he knelt on the ground with a thud, extremely abrupt.
Chu Jinglan froze suddenly, and an ominous premonition floated in his heart.
The old shopkeeper didn't wait for them to ask questions, he directly raised the letter in his hand above his head, and choked: "My lord, general, the old slave received the news half an hour ago, and the master has gone..."
Ye Huaili's face changed suddenly, strode forward, grabbed his collar and shouted, "What did you mean? Where did you go?"
The old shopkeeper's face was gray and defeated, he just looked at him without speaking, the sad expression already explained everything.
As if he couldn't understand the words, Ye Huaili let go of him, grabbed the letter and opened it randomly, and browsed to the bottom, the four characters of falling off a cliff and died clearly entered his eyes, and in an instant. There was a roar in his mind, and no words could be heard again.
Chu Jinglan slowly pulled out the thin piece of letter paper, only glanced at it, and the blood flowed back instantly.
His daughter... is dead
The old shopkeeper told the story with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness, General, that Lord Shun wanted to burn the owner of the family as a sacrifice, and the owner of the family had no choice but to grab the Queen as a shield. Unexpectedly, Lord Shun had no humanity and let the Imperial Army kill the Queen. Killed, the head of the family was driven to a dead end, and after exposing the scandal of Shunjun, he jumped off the Zhuolu Terrace, and the body has not been found so far..."
Before the words were finished, Chu Jinglan was in a sudden pain, and an arrow of blood spurted out, splashed on plain white paper, and dripped to the ground.
"My lord!"
Tang Qingfeng and Yingwei were shocked and hurriedly stepped up to support him, but he brushed them away, barely holding his body up, and then wiped the blood covering Ye Huaiyang's name on the letter.
The two looked at each other with sympathy, not knowing what Chu Jinglan wanted to do. Suddenly, there was thunder outside the window, and a bolt of lightning struck the edge of the window, reflecting Chu Jinglan's bloodless face. Looking closely, his pupils shrank. Formed into a ball, the focal distance could no longer be discerned, and they were actually trapped in a demonic barrier and on the verge of madness. The two of them were shocked. Just as they were about to do something, Ye Huaili suddenly punched Chu Jinglan in the face.
"Are you satisfied with this result?"
Chu Jinglan was beaten, and the wet blood around his mouth was covered with new ones, dripping dripping all over his chest, but the depths of his black eyes were suddenly clear, and his sanity was like a cage.
Ye Huaili's rage continued.
"She should have taken the easiest way in the world. It was because of you that she stepped into this dead end. Now she has ended up with no bones left. Are you satisfied?"
Ye Huai Li’s voice was full of roars, and it seemed that he still couldn’t relieve the pain in his chest, but the person facing him didn’t respond at all, as if his heart had been dug out, and only a dead body was left. Huaili was about to go up and beat him again, but was stopped by a few people under him.
"General, the princess is still waiting for you and the prince to avenge her."
The lieutenant's short sentence awakened Ye Huaili, yes, the person who killed Ye Huaiyang is still sitting on the golden palace. Ye Huaili felt unbearable at this moment.
It was his younger sister, whom he had held in his palm since he was a child, and the younger sister who surpassed everything else like jewels and treasures. He actually forced her to jump off the Zhuolu Terrace. With such a thin body, how could she endure this kind of injury
What Ye Huaili didn't know was that at this moment, Chu Jinglan also thought of going to the same place as him.
Baizhang Cliff, she can't see her fingers at the end. She usually sleeps with a small light on. How scared should she be lying in that kind of place alone now? There are also countless eagles and ants, who will nibble on her delicate skin little by little until it turns into dry bones. He can no longer recognize her, and can no longer hold her in his arms as carefully and lovingly as before.
It was only a day before he could rush back to the capital to save her, but she couldn't wait.
Thinking of this, blood poured out of Chu Jinglan's lips again.
"My lord..."
Although Tang Qingfeng was also nervous in his heart, he was more worried about Chu Jinglan. Since the incident six years ago, Chu Jinglan has fallen into a deep obsession, and the whole person has become cold and unsympathetic, and he only wants revenge. Later, Ye Huaiyang healed him with her tenderness and love, and he opened his heart.
But now Ye Huaiyang is also dead, in the hands of the same person, like history repeating itself, this time, perhaps Chu Jinglan will never be able to escape this inner demon.
"Go and fetch the horse."
Chu Jinglan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth at will, and walked out unsteadily. Tang Qingfeng hurriedly followed and said, "My lord, where are you going?"
"Go back to the Northland."
Ye Huaili hadn't recovered when she was shocked when she heard what he said. She turned around and grabbed ahead of him. She reached out her arm to stop him and asked, "Why are you going back to the north?"
"Lead troops to attack the capital."
For so many years, he didn't want to cause war, and he didn't want to bear the stigma of rebellion, so he has endured it until now, but now nothing is important. He just wants to kill the palace immediately and take down Chu Sanghuai's head for Ye Huaiyang. offering.
Ye Huaili never let go of the hand blocking him, Chu Jinglan slowly lifted his eyes and looked at him, the depths of his eyes were dark, and he was not angry at all, but slowly revealed a trace of obvious killing intent.
No one can stop him from avenging Ye Huaiyang, even her own brother.
Unexpectedly, Ye Huaili laughed dully, more ugly than crying, and Gang Su's face was full of sadness.
"Chu Jinglan, I never imagined that I would have the day when I would join you in attacking the capital."
He closed his eyes, and the hot tears he had held back for a long time finally spilled out of the corners of his eyes, because the letter just now contained the last words Ye Huaiyang said before his death - one day my husband and eldest brother will definitely avenge me and teach you blood for blood Compensate!
At this time, Chu Jinglan had already taken the letter in his arms, he silently bypassed Ye Huaili and walked straight out the door.
Yang'er, don't worry, none of those who harmed you will be spared.
The author has something to say: The prince is going to die, the protagonists are both dead, the end of this article┑(￣Д ￣)┍
(frozen by his own cold humor)
Seriously, the lord has come out after a long time, and he will occupy a large number of chapters to avenge the central treasure~ The lord who has opened it will give you a different feeling~