The magnificent imperial palace was covered in silver because of a snowfall, but the warmth was gone. Walking inside, one could only feel the bone-chilling cold wind and could not find any warmth at all.
Ah Man held Xuan'er's hand and walked towards the lofty palace step by step. Because the longed-for warmth was no longer ahead, she felt a little timid in her heart. She turned around and saw the man standing behind her. He smiled gently, with tenderness in his eyes. Fortunately, he had been walking by her side, like a towering mountain that she could rely on at any time.
Ah Man turned her head, held Xuan'er's hand, and walked forward step by step. In the direction she was looking, a black figure was walking towards them quickly. Walking quickly in the snow made his steps stagger. He walked stumblingly, and behind him, the eunuchs followed closely behind him in fear and trepidation.
"You're back." After a while, the man's face could be seen clearly.
In more than a month, he had lost a lot of weight. His deep eyes looked closely at the siblings. His sallow face looked calm, except for the corners of his mouth that seemed to be trembling.
"I'm back." Looking at his thin face, Ah Man felt a little distressed, but she had to hide her true feelings and pretend to be nice to him.
Because she didn't know whether her father was still the same father as before. He now acted according to his mood and had no rules or plans.
"I heard that you encountered an assassin on the road?"
"right."
"Father, they want to kill us." Xuan'er, whose hand was held by Ah Man, burst into tears when he heard his father talking about the assassins.
Ah Man suddenly pulled Xuan'er into his arms. He was afraid that Xuan'er would lose control and run towards his father. He was also afraid that his father would push Xuan'er away mercilessly.
Even though her heart has been chilled by her father, she still wants the father in Xuan'er's heart to remain the same as before.
Xuan'er wiped his tears onto Ah Man's clothes. Through the clothes, he could feel the warmth of the tears, but this little bit of warmth was not enough to warm his already cold heart.
"Did you leave any survivors?"
"Stayed."
"Then let the leader of the Royal Guard investigate this matter."
"They want to kill me. I will investigate this matter myself." Ah Man didn't believe that his father would be so kind as to help him investigate this matter. Would he block the breakthrough they had worked so hard to get
So, Ah Man decisively refused.
Ah Man's refusal surprised Su Jing. He was stunned for a moment, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Okay, you can investigate it yourself. Find out who is behind it, and don't show any mercy."
"Don't worry, I will."
Su Jing nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, and then looked at Murong Kai behind Ah Man. Because Murong Kai had disguised himself, he did not recognize him, but he still asked Ah Man: "Has the eunuch beside you been replaced?"
"Well, I met him in the imperial mausoleum. We got along very well, so I brought him back to the palace."
"Well, let's have someone check his past later."
"I know." Ah Man replied with a smile, but in a distant manner.
"Then I'll go back first." Su Jing was at a loss for what to do when faced with Ah Man's cold and distant answer, and he could only choose to leave.
Looking at Su Jing's back, Xuan'er called out "Father" softly. His voice was so soft that Su Jing, who was far away, could not hear it, but Ah Man could hear it clearly. Sadness flowed out in the last syllable of Xuan'er's "father". Ah Man tried hard to hold back her tears.
Just as Ah Man was about to wipe the corners of his eyes, Su Jing, who had already walked away, suddenly turned around and looked at Chu Zhenhua and Chu Nanfeng beside Ah Man. He frowned and ordered the guards behind him: "Go and arrest the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of Zhenguo's son, and put them in the Sky Prison."
(End of this chapter)