dead in winter

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Standing in the garden, Wen Shu was wearing an outer garment. A few days ago, he heard that Renjing called him into the palace and wanted to make him a servant of the Ministry of Rites, but Wen Shu rejected him. Wen Shu alone

Wen Renjing was not surprised either. He pushed away Li Fulu who wanted to put pressure on him, walked straight to him, hooked his chin, and smiled lightly.

"It's okay, I pity the beauty, it's better not to be a vase"

What he said was extremely nonsensical, but Wen Shu understood it all at once

It is nothing more than Wen Renjing mocking him for his incompetence, he can only be a vase, and he will be like this after Wen Shuojing left, I am afraid that he has always looked down on him

A few days ago in the palace draft, Qu Hongqi's direct sister, Qu Hongyi, was on the list, and she was successfully promoted to one of the four concubines after that. With Wenrenjing's support, the family's status has also risen. Eagerly going to curry favor with Qu's family, the threshold was almost broken in the past few days, exerting great pressure on Qu Hongqi invisibly

This also made Wen Shu understand that he is in the capital now, not because Wen Shuojing doesn't want to take him away, but because His Majesty the Emperor wants to keep him as a shackle to tie Wen Shuojing

The royal family is ruthless... Wen Shu secretly sighed, it's no wonder that Wen Shuojing asked Ying Wu to send a letter that day, mentioning the reason why he was not allowed to accept the emperor's proposal

Qu Hongqi is so loyal, but still needs his younger sister to enter the palace to check and balance each other. It is no wonder that when Wen Lian was slandered and corrupted, the emperor convicted him indiscriminately

Maybe there is no suspicion that the emperor was afraid of his military power and personally killed him

He looked at the infinite scenery in the garden and sighed slightly. Ying Wu fell from the rockery and quietly handed him a letter. After Wen Shu thanked her, he took out the letter that Wen Shuojing gave him to read. head away quickly

The communication between the two has never been broken, but Wen Shu avoided the matter of his serious illness. If he didn't say anything, the others naturally pretended not to know. Of course, Wen Shuojing never heard of it from the beginning to the end.

After reading the letter, Wen Shu's expression softened, knowing that Wen Shuojing was fine.

So he asked his servants to step back, and sat alone in the small pavilion in the garden lake, feeding the small fish on the lake. Golden koi jumped out of the lake to compete for food. Wen Shu looked at it and lost interest in feeding it, it was boring

Daoheng and Daoqing seem to have tracked down the news of Guan Yali recently, and they are going out to find someone. It seems that they will be reunited in the near future, but the boundary of the capital is not good. If you have to say where it is suitable, it is Youzhou. The place is close to the capital, far away from the chaos of war, the people are rich, and more importantly, there is a house that Wen Shuojing bestowed on him.

Just as Wen Shu was thinking about it, his expression suddenly turned cold. At some point, the sound around him disappeared, and the surrounding area was so quiet that it was unusually quiet. Even the fish in the lake had never poked their heads out to eat fish food since just now.

A drop of cold sweat fell on his forehead. Wen Shu lowered his head and pretended to continue feeding the fish casually. He was thinking quickly about how to deal with it. At this time, there was a slight sound of footsteps coming from the corridor leading to the Huxin Pavilion behind him, and the footsteps were gentle. , there is almost no sound when walking, and there is a slight creaking sound when stepping on the uneven wooden boards, it is a master...

Wen Shu's fingers were slightly stiff, and then he restrained the thought of turning back and continued to splash fish food into the lake. The cold air behind him gradually approached, and when he was about to come to him in the next moment, Wen Shu spoke softly

"A friend comes from afar, why don't the guests enter through the front door?"

The cold air stopped behind him, only a line away from his neck, and the murderous body was frantically warning, the hairs burst open, and the whole body became limp after a while

"Humph"

The man hummed softly, his voice as soft as a snake

"You have a big heart"

The other party didn't seem to be in a hurry to kill him, instead he turned back to the stone bench and took a sip of tea

Wen Shu paused, and managed to control the stiffness of his body. The female Gu in his body seemed to be overactive today, and he was jumping with joy in his heart, as if he was about to get out of his flesh and blood.

He let out a muffled snort, already knowing in his heart who it was, and turned around with a pale face.

"I should have thought that you were still alive." Wen Shu looked at the person in front of him and whispered

The wind blows across the lake, with the clothes floating, and there is a sound of a flute in the distance, the sound of weeping blood is deafening, the sound of the flute mixed with blood is more likely to attract more sinister things, Wen Shu's eyebrows and eyes are lowered, and his mood suddenly changes instantly calmed down

"You can kill me, but you must ensure that the mother Gu in my body is still alive"

Wen Shu looked at the white-clothed man in front of him and said, the man had an ordinary face, his eyes were like autumn water, soft and harmless like a bright mirror, but unfortunately he was the most vicious

When weeping blood was planted back then, the mother Gu was on him. The child Gu was originally assigned to Guan Yali, but Ji Yan changed it to another person. That person was Ji Xiang. Guan Yali went out more than ten years ago. When I came back, I heard that there was an extra Seventh Elder in the clan, and he was still a young boy. I just found it ridiculous.

After single-handedly going to challenge and came back, he was seriously injured. Instead, he told him with a solemn face that he should not be an enemy. This Ji Xiang was a genius who used poison before he came to the clan. Enemy, who would have thought that without waiting for the coming day, Ji Yan would forcibly poison Wen Shu in one month, leaving indelible pain in his heart

Wen Shu will remember this hypocritical face until he dies, especially this pair of deceitful cut pupils

Not only that, the rest of the weeping blood Gu is not as special as Ji Xiang's own weeping blood Gu. Once Wen Shu dies, the rest of the people in his body will burst into blood and die immediately after the death of the mother Gu in his body. It's Dao Qing, Dao Heng...

Wen Shu didn't dare to think about it

If he dies naturally, the mother Gu on his body will not affect the rest of the child Gu after death, and will make it melt

But if the carrier of the child Gu wants to kill the mother Gu with his own hands, that's a matter of course. This method will arouse the hatred of the mother Gu. At that time, not only Wen Shu himself will turn into fly ash, but also the other child Gu will die together

Wen Shu doesn't want to hurt both sides, there is still room for discussion on this matter

Ji Xiang smiled softly

"Why do you think I can still be at your disposal? Your Highness..." Ji Xiang sighed softly

"Ignorance is a sin, who can start well and end well?"

Wen Shu's eyes flickered. Sitting opposite him, he folded his sleeves and made tea for him by himself. After a set of craftsmanship, his movements like flowing clouds and flowing water looked very graceful

Ji Xiang propped her head with one hand and looked sideways at his movements, while pursing her lips

"Your Majesty is still the same"

His exposed wrist was still wrapped with a thick bandage, and he was wearing it tightly. After careful observation, Wen Shu pushed the tea over calmly, motioning for him

"Please enjoy"

He didn't go to drink the tea that Wen Shu handed over, he walked around in circles and walked to Wen Shu's side, hooked his waist and softly whispered in his ear

"What are you thinking? Let me guess, do you want to wait for Wen Shuojing's helper to come down and save you?"

Wen Shu stopped what he was doing, and a strong fragrance came over his face. He turned his head and felt a little uncomfortable.

"You are still the same, Ji Xiang, no, Seventh Elder, it is okay to say that you are still arrogant."

Wen Shu looked sideways at him with a calm expression

"What?" Ji Xiang took a step back, stared at him with a bad expression, looked around suspiciously, and found nothing unusual, besides, he had been holding his breath since he came in just now, which made no sense to him.

Seeing his suspicious appearance, Wen Shu finally affirmed one thing, so he continued to quarrel with him. After a few words, Ji Xiang finally came to his senses, and said angrily

"How dare you lie to me?"

Wen Shu's face was unusually calm, he said gently and politely

"You and I are talking normally, have you ever lied to you?"

"Heh, the tongue is like a spring." Ji Xiang calmed down, raised her hand to stroke the broken hair falling out of her ear, her expression changed from crazy to peaceful, and the change was quick

"It's useless to irritate me, you want the mother Gu to balance the child Gu in my body, am I right?" Ji Xiang smiled lightly, then said in a low voice

"You should die first, and I will let Wen Shuojing come down to accompany you in the next moment hahaha"

Wen Shu immediately raised his head and bent down, watching him slashing across the air in front of him, the tip of his nose was only a tiny bit away from the sharp internal force, Ji Xiang squinted his eyes, and grabbed his chest with the other hand like claws , seems to want to take out the mother Gu in his body and crush it

Naturally, Wen Shu couldn't do what he wanted, so he continued to control the mother Gu in his body, letting Dao Heng, Dao Qing and others come quickly, while grabbing the pillar of the Huxin Pavilion with one hand, turning around to avoid Ji Xiang's attack, He was gasping for breath after just a little movement, and before he could calm down, he was slapped on the back, and blood spurted out from his mouth, spreading everywhere in the pavilion.

"Don't worry, Wen Shuojing's lackeys have already been stopped. If you want to ask for help, there is no way to go now." Ji Xiang didn't kill him. He was like a veteran catching prey, slowly hanging the prey in the end A line of defense on the verge of collapse

His voice lingered in his ears like a poisonous snake. Wen Shu knelt on the ground, spitting blood uncontrollably. He stretched out his skinny hand to hold the mother Gu on his chest tightly. Because of the influence of the child Gu and Wen Shu, Wen Shu felt that his limbs were gradually getting colder, and the mother Gu's violent movements seemed to be torn into two parts in an instant, and the pain pierced his heart.

With blurred vision, Wen Shu struggled to sit on the railing around the Huxin Pavilion, while Ji Xiang approached slowly, smiling lightly.

"Look, look, how did our very noble little Highness become so fragile? Look at this beautiful posture, I can't help tearing off your flesh and swallowing you whole."

Wen Shu's chest was blood-stained. He covered his chest with one hand, and his clothes were constantly wrinkled by him. He pressed his other hand on the wooden railing to control his body so as not to fall. A steady stream of blood flowed out, staining the cyan skirt and the bruised body red

The shocking beauty made Ji Xiang's eyes even more murderous

"Are you mocking me?" Wen Shu said in embarrassment, and couldn't help but take a deep breath, the mother Gu was making trouble again, which made his heart throb with pain

"Your Highness really has exactly the same posture as His Highness, and is as disgusting as that woman." Ji Xiang's eyes were filled with black clouds, and she stepped forward to clamp Wen Shu's neck, and slowly lifted him up.

While inserting his slender fingers into his chest and stirring wantonly, Wen Shu looked at the lake in the distance with a distracted expression.

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