Lu Xiao stared at the mess on the ground, the corners of his eyes were red, and his hair was wet and dripping.
He looked almost like an abandoned dog abandoned by his owner in the heavy rain. He didn't know why he was abandoned, and he didn't know whether the owner would come back. He could only hold on to the hope of a little straw. , I was wronged, and I waited desperately.
Day after day, year after year, endless, hopeless waiting.
Seeing Lu Xiao's reddened eyes, Qiu Yutong's heart twitched. She was puzzled and distressed, but she still didn't understand what happened to Lu Xiao.
The room was dead silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Defu's respectful voice suddenly came from outside the bedroom door: "Your Majesty."
Lu Xiao was slightly startled, and finally came back to his senses, almost embarrassed, and hastily looked away from the mess.
He closed his eyes, his expression had returned to his usual appearance, and then he said calmly, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Defu outside the door said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, King Jin is seeking an audience outside the Jingxin Hall."
"It's so late, what is he doing here?" Lu Xiao frowned, "No see."
Zhang Defu respectfully said: "Yes, this old slave will go and answer."
"Wait." Lu Xiao stared at the broken porcelain and sweet-scented osmanthus cake on the ground, as if thinking of something, "Let him in. I want to see what he's up to..."
"Yes, this old slave will ask the prince to wait in the study in the front hall."
"No need, let him come directly." Lu Xiao said simply.
Qiu Yutong was lying on the beam, crying secretly in her heart.
This damn King Jin, why didn't he come sooner or later, but why did he come at this time? It's so late, what is he doing in the Jingxin Hall? After such a toss, when will Lu Xiao fall asleep, and when will he go down to steal the sword
Qiu Yutong was helpless.
Lu Xiao stood up, pulled off a black robe with dark sea of clouds patterns, put it on his shoulders, and walked around to the outside of the bedroom.
The sleeping hall of Jingxin Hall is not big, and the inside and outside of the bedroom are only separated by a screen. Qiu Yutong is lying on the high beam, and the situation inside and outside can be seen clearly at a glance.
Lu Xiao went around the screen, sat down on a grand chair in the outer room, picked up a cup of tea next to him, and took a sip. He looked like a calm and calm Mingjun, with the irritable expression of throwing plates and pastries just now. It's gone completely.
Qiu Yutong couldn't help but slander in her heart, this kid Lu Xiao actually has two faces!
Not long after, there was a sound of heavy footsteps outside the door.
Following the footsteps, a tall and muscular middle-aged man with a hooked nose strode into the outside of the bedroom and said with a loud laugh: "Your Majesty, I hunted a white fox in the Wulin hunting ground in the west of the city today." , It looks quite rare. I dare not plunder the beauty, so I sent it to His Majesty."
Lu Xiao nodded, and said lightly, "Fourth Uncle has a heart."
Zhang Defu exclaimed: "This is..."
King Jin took out a dead fox from a black leather pouch.
There was a short feather arrow sticking out of the fox's left eye, the snow-white fur was dyed black and red, and blood drops fell on the clean floor "tick-tick".
It is disrespectful to bring such a bloody prey into the palace.
"My lord, you..." Zhang Defu frowned with two stubby eyebrows, this eunuch, who was always cautious and smooth, seemed to be about to reprimand him.
"Zhang Defu, you go out." Lu Xiao raised his hand slightly to stop Zhang Defu's scolding.
"Yes." Zhang Defu glared at King Jin angrily, and then backed away.
Lu Xiao lowered his eyes, and glanced at the bloody white fox lightly: "I'm afraid it's not because of this beast that fourth uncle came to visit at night, right?"
King Jin smiled: "Your Majesty really knows everything."
"If you have anything to say, Fourth Uncle might as well just say it." Lu Xiao nodded.
The King of Jin stared at Lu Xiao: "Your Majesty, I came back from hunting today, and I heard that Your Majesty has rejected the proposal for repairing the mansion?"
This tone is almost close to accusation.
But Lu Xiao was not angry, he just said lightly: "If I remember correctly, fourth uncle's Prince Jin's Mansion was only expanded six years ago, and it cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. There are a lot of cute children and beautiful family members, and it is very lively. The south was hit by a flood in June, and now the treasury is empty. Fourth uncle, what about repairing the mansion... "
Speaking of this, Lu Xiao paused, took a sip of tea in a calm manner, and said, "In my opinion, forget it."
King Jin was silent for a moment, his face so gloomy that water dripped down his face: "Your Majesty, when the late emperor was alive, he didn't treat his family like this."
Lu Xiao's voice also cooled down: "Fourth Uncle, it's getting late, please go back."
King Jin stared at Lu Xiao without saying a word.
Lu Xiao ignored him, bowed his head and used the teacup to skim off the froth, and drank tea by himself.
The atmosphere in the room was very tense for a while.
Qiu Yutong lay on the beam, and carefully moved her numb hands and feet a little, feeling very strange in her heart.
King Jin's character has always been arrogant and domineering, but since he was taught a lesson by himself twice a few years ago, and Lu Xiao has firmly controlled the army and the government, this Prince Jin has been in a hurry. Stay behind closed doors.
Why is he being arrogant again? How dare you talk to Lu Xiao like that
You know, Lu Xiao today is not the little prince who was bullied back then.
Could it be that this Prince Jin is planning to break the jar? Or, did he find another backer? Which vassal king with a heavy army in his hand, or... a certain power in the cultivation world
Qiu Yutong was thinking wildly, but Jin Wang suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty, how is this little guy Xuerong?"
Lu Xiao stopped holding the teacup.
After a while, he gently placed the teacup on the small table beside him, then slowly raised his eyelids, and looked at King Jin expressionlessly: "What does Fourth Uncle mean by that?"
"Your Majesty, have you already tasted the taste?" Jin Wang stared at Lu Xiao, his voice was extremely malicious, "I have searched all over the north and south of the Chen Dynasty, and finally found such a person who looks like a banished fairy. Although the minister's There are many beauties in the manor, but none of them can match his appearance. It's a pity... Your Majesty also understands, how dare I touch a finger of him when he looks like that? It can only be dedicated to His Majesty."
Lu Xiao lowered his eyes, and his mandible moved slightly, as if he gritted his teeth very lightly.
Qiu Yutong listened to King Jin's words, it was both funny and angry.
Even the older eunuchs in the palace knew that Lu Xiao hated him very much, so it was impossible for King Jin not to know. He did everything possible to find a "Master Xuerong" to give to Lu Xiao, and now he said these nonsense for one purpose, which is to disgust Lu Xiao.
Jin Wang put in so much effort just to make Lu Xiao unhappy, so why bother? It is simply harming others and benefiting oneself.
This Prince Jin is still exactly the same as before, arrogant and stupid.
Seeing that Lu Xiao was silent, King Jin had to take two steps forward, bent down slowly, put his lips almost close to Lu Xiao's ear, and said something in a low voice: "How does it taste compared to...?"
His voice was very soft, Qiu Yutong couldn't hear it clearly, but Lu Xiao suddenly got up, and shouted sharply: "Lu Yande! You are presumptuous!"
King Jin involuntarily took two steps back.
Lu Yande is exactly the name of King Jin.
Lu Xiao was calm and suspicious, and it was almost impossible to provoke him with just a few provocative words. It was extremely rare to sternly denounce the clan like this, and even Qiu Yutong was stunned.
King Jin took two steps back, managed to calm himself down, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a smirk: "Whether the minister is talking nonsense, His Majesty naturally knows it. Right?"
Lu Xiao stared at King Jin, his chest rose and fell sharply, as if he was trying his best to suppress the overwhelming anger: "Lu Yande, you..."
Qiu Yutong frowned, a little puzzled.
Lu Xiao has experienced ups and downs since he was a child, rolling in countless conspiracies and seas of blood. He has always been careful and suspicious, calm and self-reliant, very calm. It was precisely in this way that he quietly brought down the King Jin, the prince, and the imperial concubine one after another, and finally forced the old emperor to abdicate.
Even if King Jin came to visit with a bloody dead fox in the middle of the night, he didn't get angry just now and dealt with it with ease.
What did King Jin say that made him so angry
And what happened to this King Jin, so arrogant? Unlike the old emperor who was very soft-hearted and partial to the clan, Lu Xiao acted resolutely and decisively. He was not a person who cared about the clan's affection. Could it be that the King of Jin was not afraid that Lu Xiao would cut his title and depose him in a fit of anger? Relegated to common people
Qiu Yutong was thinking wildly, but the King of Jin had already smiled, cupped his hands and said: "I have already said what I should say, so I will not delay your Majesty's rest, and I will leave."
"By the way, please rest assured, Your Majesty, I won't say anything about the matter just now." He just walked to the door, turned around again, and smiled inexplicably, "After all, such... It really damages the reputation of the Tian family."
After King Jin left, Lu Xiao never got up.
The room was so quiet that a needle could be heard, and Qiu Yutong was lying on the beam, not even daring to move.
After a long time, there was only a slight "click" sound, and the teacup in Lu Xiao's hand was crushed to pieces by him.
Lu Xiao was slightly startled, and finally came back to his senses, looking down at his bloody palm.
"Lu, Yan, De." He paused each word, his voice soft and slow.
Qiu Yutong's heart trembled slightly.
This is... Lu Xiao's murderous intentions.
Hearing the voice, Zhang Defu hurried in, and fell to his feet in a hurry: "Oh, Your Majesty, your hand... pass on the imperial physician, quickly pass on to the imperial physician!"
"No need, just bandage it casually." Lu Xiao said lightly.
After tossing and messing around for a long time, the room finally became quiet.
Lu Xiao sighed softly, finally got up and walked into the bedroom, tore off his outer robe casually, and put his hand on Ye Yu's sword hilt.
Qiu Yutong couldn't help being overjoyed, after Lu Xiao hung Ye Yu on the wall, it was natural for him to go to bed and rest. Then, he can sneak down... As long as he gets Ye Yu, he doesn't have to go back to the Emerald Court, he can directly leave with the sword.
After recovering his cultivation base, he will go back to Daning Palace to have a look.
Lu Xiao really relieved Ye Yu.
Then, he gently put Ye Yu beside his pillow and blew out the candle.
In the darkness, Qiu Yutong was dumbfounded.
The development of this matter is different from what he thought! Why didn't Lu Xiao hang Ye Yu on the wall, instead he put it on the bed
This, how does this allow him to steal
You can't forcefully pull the sword out of Lu Xiao's bed, right
Lu Xiao has always been vigilant and sleepy, this will not work at all!
Qiu Yutong was in a mess in the wind.
This is how to do
He racked his brains and thought for a long time, but he didn't think of any foolproof good idea, and Lu Xiao's breathing had gradually become even and long.
Qiu Yutong secretly gritted her teeth, now that she has reached this point, she can only take a risk.
He took a deep breath, tiptoedly slid down from the beam, stooped like a thief, and walked towards Lu Xiao's big bed.