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? Everyone didn't dare to say much. After seeing Huai Jun and Dong Jing respectfully, they sat down peacefully.After Huai Jun said a few words and gave an order, the banquet officially began, and they breathed a sigh of relief and enjoyed it.

Not long after the banquet started, Nuo Xu, who hadn't shown up for a long time, brought Mo back to Sichuan, but he didn't see his concubine.His face is yellow and thin, his body has become much thinner, and his walking is unsteady. There have been rumors that Wang Wang is sick in bed. People didn't believe it at first, but when they saw him tonight, they had no choice but to believe it.

Nuo Xu stepped up the steps, came in front of Huai Jun, coughed a few times, then bent down and said: "I see the emperor, I have seen the empress."

"Pingshen." Huai Jun raised his hand, "Wang Wang's health is unwell, he should stay in the mansion to rest."

"Thank you for your concern. It's just that I have to come to the palace banquet today." After answering, Nuo Xu walked down the steps and sat next to Minxuan. As soon as he sat down, he raised his wine glass to Minxuan: "Five emperors brother , a new year and a new start, is it worthy of congratulations?"

Min Xuan raised his glass and said respectfully, "It's worth it."

Mo Huichuan on the side bowed his head and said, "My lord, don't drink too much."

"En." Nuo Xu put down the cup obediently, and looked at the singing and dancing girl in front of her, but she didn't know where her mind was wandering. When she saw the end, even her eyes became loose.After a long while, he replied: "Back to Sichuan, I will listen to you."

Huai Jun, who was seated above, smiled happily, and whispered with Chen Pu while bowing their heads.After pouring a glass of wine for Chen Pu, he asked again, "Pu'er, do you still like these performances?"

Without thinking about it, Chen Pu nodded and said, "I like it."

"There will be fireworks later, the weather is fine tonight, it must be very beautiful."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a "bang", and the first firework tonight rose into the night, like a colorful flower, blooming in mid-air.Chen Pu looked at the night sky, his eyes were wide open, while pulling Huai Jun's sleeve, he watched the fireworks disappear suddenly, and sighed: "It's gone."

"There are more." Huai Jun smiled, and immediately there was a second "bang", a silver dragon rose to half open, and then opened again, Chen Pu excitedly pointed to the sky, Huai Jun looked at him , Putting all the fireworks in the sky behind.

At this time, Nuoxu stretched out his hand, asked Mo Huichuan to help him up, and said softly, "Let's go."

When the third "bang" sounded, the night sky seemed to be burning red, and a silver light flashed across Huai Jun's eyes, but he saw Nan Qi pointing at him with a long sword.

Everyone was stunned until the sword shone brightly, and the people below came back to their senses. They were shocked. The female relatives screamed, and the ministers staggered up and backed away. In the chaos, some He also fell to the ground and crawled backward in embarrassment.Only a few courtiers who had been loyal to Huaijun from the beginning stood up, and Minxuan stood up, drew a sword from the waist of the guard next to him, rushed forward, and slashed down Nanqi's sword vigorously, protecting Huaijun. In front of Jun.

He swept across the field sharply and shouted: "Escort!"

Only then did a group of guards show their swords, all pointing towards the south.Facing what the swords were pointing at, Nan Qi just looked up to the sky and smiled, and then pointed his sword at the sky. At this time, the fourth firework burst upwards, brightening the mid-air, and the guards at the entrance actually parted ways, and everything was silent. , only the sound of clanging weapons came with the sound of neat steps.

Hundreds of soldiers came in formation, the leader was Nuo Xu, Mo Huichuan and Yong Ting in armor stood on both sides of him.

Minxuan and Huaijun's faces turned pale. The tiger that had been let go finally returned, still holding an epee.Huai Jun deeply understood the depth of Yong Ting's hatred, although he felt melancholy, he just stretched out his hand silently to protect Chen Pu and Dong Jing behind his back.

Suddenly fell into silence again, Nuo Xu and the others just stood still, Dong Jing held Huai Jun's hand tightly, while Chen Pu's hand was propped on the table, staring at these familiar faces with a deep feeling. It was terrible, as if blood was falling on his heart bit by bit, getting heavier and heavier.

After a while, Huai Jun turned hoarse and looked at Nan Qi, "Nan Qi, I'm not mean to you."

"Your Majesty is indeed very kind to my ministers." Nan Qi put down his sword and stepped aside, "It's just that a minister can only be loyal to one master."

With just this one sentence, Huai Jun half understood the ins and outs of the matter, at least Song Leyu got an answer for his severed left hand.Thinking of this, he raised a mocking smile and looked at the thin Nuoxu.

"Wang Wang, you have a good subordinate." Huai Jun whispered, his smile was extremely pale in the silent night, "How long has it been? You have been planning for so many years and never give up, just for this throne." He trembled all over. , blushed, pointed at Nuo Xu, and yelled at him: "You are worthy of father! Think about who you are!" After finishing speaking, he said to the bottom: "Capturing Wang Wang, regardless of life or death, is important. reward!"

These words really worked. The guards who put down their swords out of fear all raised their swords, but the Ding'an army brought by Yong Ting were all battle-tested. They all drew out their swords and bared their teeth angrily. Under the shadow of the lamp, it looked like a ghost from the underworld, and the momentum of the guards suddenly weakened by more than half.

"Come in." Nuo Xu ordered.

Some ministers were pushed aside, panicking; the Ding'an army and the guards swung swords and swords, but the latter was retreating steadily, and all the emergency rescuers were blocked outside; Min Xuan and a dozen guards on the steps immediately surrounded Form a circle to cover Huai Jun, while Huai Jun held one hand behind and gradually broke through the encirclement.

After walking about ten steps, he suddenly raised his free hand, and hurriedly looked back. Behind him was Dong Jing with a pale face, and Chen Pu had disappeared from the shadow of the sword.

He shouted back: "Pu'er!"

Min Xuan was startled, and quickly freed one hand to hold Huai Jun, "My lord, I can't take care of it anymore, let's go."

At this moment, Chen Pu was still on the steps, amidst the fights that passed by, his headache broke out, his body leaning on the table retreated steadily, and he didn't even know that Huai Jun had left.The clangs seemed to stab his head, his whole body was weak, and he was sweating coldly, and the bits and pieces of the past floated up, as if they were strangling his neck, making him unable to breathe.He could only undo the buttons near his neck, but he couldn't get any relief. He slowly hugged his head and flinched.

When Huai Jun lost Chen Pu, his whole person became vain and unsteady. It seemed that he had long put life and death aside, and he had long since disregarded the throne. Only losing Chen Pu could really dig out his heart.At that time when Chen Pu fled, he was already heartbroken. If he had saved his body but abandoned Chen Pu, what would his life be for?

He stopped suddenly, and everyone behind him gave a pause.

At that time, Yong Ting took the bow and arrow and was about to shoot at Huai Jun, but Nuo Xu held him down, moved his hand to the steps, his eyes darkened, and he said coldly, "To Chen Pu."

Yong Ting only hesitated for a moment, then tightened his bow with the arrow in his hand.

At that time, Huai Jun had already seen Yong Ting aiming his bow and arrow at Chen Pu, and he couldn't think about it, so he forcefully separated the guards behind him, then rushed past everyone, ran up the steps, and rushed towards the shivering man. Chen Pu, who was on the ground, avoided an arrow flying towards him.

Chen Pu held Huai Jun's arm tightly, and shouted in a low voice, "Hui Jun, I have a headache and I'm afraid."

Huai Jun hugged him tightly, stroked his half-wet hair, and coaxed: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Yong Ting took another arrow, tensed and relaxed, and shot straight at Huai Jun who was protecting Chen Pu.

Min Xuan, who was about to turn around to escort him, was a step slower, watching helplessly as the arrow pierced into Huai Jun's back, but Huai Jun still did not let go of Chen Pu.At that time, his legs gave way and he knelt on the ground. He knew that Huai Jun had completely lost this round, not for anything else but for Chen Pu.

He hated that he didn't kill Chen Pu that day, but he also remembered that Pang Zhan had protected him with the same attitude that day.

Yong Ting took another arrow and shot it at Huai Jun. At this moment, all the guards were either stopped, or surrendered with their weapons, and it was a foregone conclusion.

Dong Jing shouted hoarsely: "My lord!"

The sound pierced Chen Pu's ears, and he suddenly came back to his senses, his face was sticky, Huai Jun's mouth was half-opened, his mouth was full of blood, and the blood froth stained his face little by little. , His eyes seemed to be open or closed, his pupils contracted, but his hands were still stroking Chen Pu's hair one after another.

Finally, the memory was torn apart, and everything flooded into Chen Pu's mind like a flood. In the end, only the two sentences Huai Jun questioned him a few years ago remained.

——Is it because they left safely, and then the emperor punished me and even asked me to die, do you think I was right?

--Why do not you believe me?

With trembling hands, he hugged Huai Jun back, opened his mouth suddenly, looked up at the night sky where there seemed to be a little bit of fireworks, and shouted sadly: "Hui Jun!"

The people below shuddered and looked at Chen Pu with a sad face.Dong Jing and Min Xuan's eyes turned red, the former felt a sudden pain in his abdomen, and fell to his knees, while the latter closed his eyes, as if death was at home.Nuo Xu drooped the corners of his mouth, but his eyes were extremely cold, his mind was unpredictable.With a wave of his hand, Mo Huichuan led the two of them towards Chen Pu and Huai Jun. ?