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?There is still a burst of tea fragrance in the Shangyang Hall. The flickering candlelight reflects the two people in the front hall. One is sitting and drinking tea, and the other is putting his hands on the shoulders of the sitting person. She massaged his shoulders vigorously.

Although the face of the person sitting was unstoppably haggard, his pair of phoenix eyes were more lively than before. After tonight, everything will be fine.

He put his hand on the white and tender jade hand on his shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "Yao'er, are you afraid?"

Peng Ziyao looked at her husband's back who had lost a lot of weight in the past few days, hugged him from behind, and said softly, "My lord, I'm not afraid."

"Yeah." Nuo Xu chuckled, held her hand tighter, and kissed her jade finger with his head, his tone revealing the helplessness he couldn't say: "I really feel wronged to ask you to marry me." Yes, but after tomorrow, everything will be fine."

Ordinary people only know that marrying Wang Wang is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes, but they will never understand the reason for this "grievance", only they understand.

Peng Ziyao leaned on Nuo Xu's back and did not speak.

There are quite a few ladies from aristocratic families in this dynasty, but the one with the most suitors must be Peng Ziyao.Her facial features are exquisite, but there is no trace of beauty, but very delicate, plus agility.Before she came out of the cabinet, to say it was an exaggeration, the suitors were almost lined up from the east to the west of the city.

However, ever since General Peng asked her to perform a pipa at the palace banquet after the Huaijun Crown Ceremony, the Peng family's thoughts were clearly revealed.At that time, General Peng was all about marrying his daughter to Yong Ting or Huai Jun who might become the prince, but he didn't expect Huai Jun to become the prince and chose Dong Jing.Finally, when Nuo Xu proposed marriage, General Peng had no choice but to agree.

Fortunately, Peng Ziyao, who is only 20 years old, gets along well with the young Nuo Xu.

After a long time, Nuo Xu said: "The sunset flute and drum you played at that time was the best I've ever heard."

Peng Ziyao smiled gently, "You already said it when we got married." After a pause, she closed her eyes and said, "My lord, I don't regret marrying you, and I don't feel wronged, this is the only..."

"The only way." Nuo Xu hurriedly replied, "This has already wronged you. Yao'er, I will definitely protect you."

"I know." She hugged him tightly, saying that she was not afraid, but her whole body was shaking. She hoped that the final outcome was something they could all bear.

The two embraced in this temporarily dark night where they could not see the future, whispered softly, and gave each other the courage to face it.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and the dusty Mo Huichuan came in from outside, Peng Ziyao quickly let go of Nuo Xu, and took a step back.

Nuo Xu looked at Mo Huichuan in surprise, stood up and asked, "Why are you back?"

Mo Huichuan took out a letter from his pocket, stepped forward and handed it to Nuo Xu.

Nuo Xu looked at the four words on it - quickly return to the palace, but his eyes were attracted by the flying "Qian" on the side.

He secretly surprised - how could it be Shaoqian, how could he let Huichuan come back quickly?What happened?

Before he could figure it out, Mo Huichuan was still full of doubts, and a guard rushed into the open door.After meeting Nuo Xu, he handed a letter to Nuo Xu.

When Nuo Xu saw it, his face became more serious, and the look in his eyes suddenly disappeared.He couldn't say a word, and left the front hall, leaving Mo Huichuan and Peng Ziyao looking at each other.

Mo Huichuan was not the only one who came back from Shanghe City. Min Xuan, as the fifth prince, also brought Pang Zhan back to the palace when the sun was setting.After he reported the matter to Huai Jun, he went back to the Hall of Qihe alone, and sat in the Hall of Books all the time, even without dinner.

The night was getting thicker and thicker, he sat alone in front of the desk and thought about many things, those repressed, painful, hated, and sad things were all piled up in his past days, but he survived them all, the light that belongs to him Will cut through the night.

He opened the drawer and took out a string of prayer beads from it.This prayer bead was left to him by his own mother, so that he could take it out to comfort himself when he missed her or when he was sad.

Over the years, he has not taken out this string of beads, because he does not believe in Buddha, he does not believe that Buddha will save him, he only believes that if he wants to survive, he can only rely on himself.

At this time, he held the beads in his hand, turned them one by one, and muttered in his mouth: "Mother, you have knowledge under the spring, you must keep the baby safe, you must keep the baby safe..."

Suddenly, the beads broke, and he only grabbed one of the beads, which slipped away under his fingers.

The sound of "Boom, boom, boom..." was extremely loud in the quiet hall, his eyebrows twitched, and a string of Buddhist beads scattered on the ground, as if scattered in his heart, disturbing his mind.

He said to himself—it's okay, it's okay.

He was about to bend over to pick up a few prayer beads under the chair when the closed door was opened.He immediately stopped his movements, sat upright, and stared at the person in front of him with an expression of displeasure.

The person in front of him was Pang Zhan. He scratched his head and called out, "Fifth Prince."

Min Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't order you to come here."

Pang Zhan has been with Minxuan for several years, seeing that he did not drive him out, his heart is settled, and he can hear another meaning in his words, which is to ask why he came here.

Without thinking, he said bluntly, "I'm afraid you're worried about tomorrow, so come and have a look..."

Min Xuan habitually and ruthlessly rejected the words of such concern before he finished, "Pang Zhan, it's not your turn to care about me."

"I..." Pang Zhan stepped forward and happened to step on a Buddhist bead.

He lowered his head and looked at Min Xuan, only to see Min Xuan turned his head away unnaturally, he immediately understood, bent over to pick up the Buddhist beads around him, picked up one, and wiped it with his sleeve.

He has never seen this string of Buddhist beads, nor has he seen Min Xuan chant Buddha, but he intuitively felt that this string of Buddhist beads was very important to Min Xuan, otherwise he would not have taken it out this night.

Min Xuan stared intently at Pang Zhan's respect for his Buddhist beads, and a warmth flowed through his heart, which melted his always cold heart a little.But within a moment, he ordered himself to be more ruthless and decisive.

"There's no need to pick it up. Since it's dropped, I won't take it."

After hearing this, Pang Zhan's movements stopped immediately, and the beads he had just picked up were scattered on the ground again, leaving only one in his palm.His hands froze for a moment, and finally he clenched his palms tightly, and decided to keep a Buddhist bead for himself, treating it as a gift from Min Xuan.

Min Xuan saw this move in his eyes, and his heart was moved again, but he said more coldly: "Pang Zhan, this Buddhist bead is very valuable, take it carefully."

Pang Zhan's face turned pale, and the surroundings suddenly turned cold. He slowly opened his hand, stared at a prayer bead inside, and stammered, "I, I, I'm not..."

"This Buddhist bead, if you say it came from the palace or belonged to the Fifth Prince, it will definitely fetch a good price." Min Xuan sneered!With a groan, Pang Zhan was interrupted again: "Take it as a reward from me."

"Fifth Prince, I didn't mean that." Pang Zhan, whose pride had been hit, quickly explained.

"Oh." Min Xuan looked clear, "You think it's not worth enough, Pang Zhan, you can't be so greedy."

"I'm not……"

"Since it's not, just take it well. I won't get back what I tipped."

Pang Zhan looked at Min Xuan blankly, his appearance was as indifferent as before, but he felt that his words had a little more warmth, but this thought made him a little sad, but he was willing to think sadly, this is indeed Min Xuan for him.

"Fifth Prince, it's cold in the middle of the night, please rest early, don't worry too much." He folded his palms together, put away the prayer beads, and then bent slightly: "The villain retreated first."

Min Xuan didn't answer, just pursed his lips, but his heart was in a turmoil, and he couldn't help thinking - as long as everything is over, and Brother Dahuang can no longer threaten me, maybe, maybe I can get to know Pang Zhan again , I can have my friend, and I can return all the friendship I have had over the years to him.

Accustomed to Minxuan's ignorance of people, Pang Zhan moved his steps, opened the door and left.As soon as the door opened, I saw Yao Ziyu standing outside.Suddenly, a sense of humility surged in his heart, he brushed Yao Ziyu's shoulder, and left in a hurry and embarrassed.

Yao Zi looked at Pang Zhan's leaving back from a distance, and after a while, he turned his head and looked at Min Xuan with mixed feelings, feeling pity for him and irony at the same time.

He, the Fifth Prince, really didn't take people seriously, but he thought he was pitiful, so he came to see him before he left.

"Yao Ziyu, is this where you came from?" Min Xuan asked coldly.

"Can I come in?"

Before Min Xuan could answer, Yao Ziyu walked in.

He bent over and repeated Pang Zhan's action just now, picking up the scattered beads on the ground, but he was not as careful as Pang Zhan.He spread a few Buddhist beads in the palm of his hand, handed them to Min Xuan, and asked, "It's just a few Buddhist beads, are they worth much?"

"You want it too." Min Xuan said contemptuously, "Pang Zhan has been with me for a few years, and you, why do you want my things?"

After listening, Yao Ziyu imitated him with a contemptuous laugh, then turned around, raised his hand, threw out the few Buddhist beads in his hand, turned his back to Min Xuan and asked, "What do you think these Buddhist beads are worth besides money?" ?”

Min Xuan didn't answer, Yao Ziyu bent down, picked up another one, aimed at the outside, and threw it out with one hand, one after another, as if he never tired of it.

When he reached the fourth one, Min Xuan stopped him with a loud voice: "Yao Ziyu, enough throwing, don't tell me that you came here to throw my prayer beads."

Yao Ziyu turned his head and stared at Min Xuan with a pair of big and bright eyes, but he couldn't express his intentions lest his kindness be ridiculed by Min Xuan again.

Min Xuan sneered, "Not to mention you are also worried about me."

"You always don't believe in a person's sincerity." Yao Ziyu said anxiously after seeing the intention of coming: "Do you think that he followed you because of your prayer beads? Do you think that anyone who approaches you is only because of your prayer beads! "

"It's more valuable than this Buddhist bead, but one should not be too greedy. Pang Zhan was able to get one of my Buddhist beads, which is already a blessing he has cultivated for several lifetimes."

Regarding Min Xuan's temper, Yao Ziyu has a good understanding of Min Xuan's temper these days. He can understand that Min Xuan dare not be with others, but Min Xuan's arrogant and conceited tone sounds uncomfortable after all.

He looked at Min Xuan's indifferent look again, and finally couldn't help but let out a "bah".

The vulgar words fell into Min Xuan's ears, causing him to frown, "be polite in front of me."

"Bah, bah, bah!" Yao Ziyu repeated deliberately, and when he saw Min Xuan's face getting more and more uncomfortable, he said seriously: "Fifth Prince, I know I hate you."

"Go away if you know."

"Well, I'll leave tomorrow." Speaking of which, Yao Ziyu was not reluctant to part with Minxuan, but he felt that Minxuan was pitiful and unable to help him, so he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

For some reason, Yao Ziyu's words caused Min Xuan's expression to change slightly, he turned his head sideways, unwilling to admit that he seemed to be missing something.

"You hate me, it doesn't matter, I'm leaving anyway. It's just the fifth prince, I said you can have your friends, and you..." Yao Ziyu sighed, looked at Min Xuan's face, scratched his head, And then said: "It doesn't matter if you want it or not, anyway, I don't mind if you treat me as a friend."

The warmth that came from Pang Zhan just now seemed to come to my heart again, but this time it was because of Yao Ziyu. He didn't understand why these two people were scolded and beaten by him, why they still, still...

As if holding a heart to him.

He even didn't understand, if God was destined to let him meet them, why not let him have his own friends like a normal person.

He clenched his fists and said in a cold voice, "Yao Ziyu, how long have you known me, don't take you too seriously."

"I know." Yao Ziyu smiled, no longer bothering with this arrogant fifth prince, "I'm leaving, you should rest well."

Min Xuan turned his head away, but didn't respond.

Yao Ziyu took two steps, then stopped and said, "I know you are afraid, but he has stayed by your side, doesn't that mean he is not afraid? I don't know about your palace, but you should cherish someone who is willing to stay with you." People around you."

According to Min Xuan's temper, his secret was known by an outsider, he should let that Yao Ziyu get out.However, the word "roll" was stuffed in his throat and he couldn't say it.

After Yao Ziyu left, he sat down on the chair limply and said softly, "Yao Ziyu, what do you know?"

But he turned his head and thought, everything is coming to an end, he doesn't have to be afraid of Nuo Xu anymore, maybe Yao Ziyu is right.Then, only when the imperial decree is opened tomorrow, everything will be fine, he can have his friends instead of being alone.

He can protect those around him.

He bent down, picked up a few prayer beads near the chair, and put them into the drawer, with a long-lost and sincere smile on his face.