Wei Lan Derivative · Houde · Ruhui

18

The mountains are light green, oppressed by the gray sky, and the low hills seem to be much farther away.

The wheels creaked and walked on the mountain road of Xuanfu, the vegetation in this area was still withered and yellow, it was still late in spring here.

Pei Wende was anxious.

"Brother Zai, nothing will happen to King Xing, Ah Zhao is so anxious to ask me to go over, I'm afraid..."

Xiao Zai sat outside the car and rode his horse, but he felt faintly apprehensive, always thinking that something happened in Beijing.

The letter that Huan Yun sent him was trembling at the tip of his pen.She must have experienced great sorrow and grief to be so at a loss.The letter told him to take Pei Wende to bypass the capital and go to Anlu in the middle of the night, don't tell anyone.

When the sky was about to dawn, they had already left the Xuan Mansion by car and headed south.

"Hmm." He just responded.

What can make Huanyun lose his heart.

Xiao Zai became more and more panicked, and his hand holding the whip trembled.

Before Zhu Houzhao left, he had clearly calculated the dosage formula, so nothing would go wrong.What's more, Huanyun is also guarding.

I hope it's really just the Xingwang Mansion that is different.

The frame moved south quietly, carrying the two people full of thoughts.

Leopard room warm up.Xiao Huanyun took two or three pieces of charcoal and threw them into the brazier.There was silence all around for a while, only the sound of cracking the charcoal blocks.

Zhu Houzhao was sitting in his cloak, leaning on the soft cushion and turning over the folds.

Xiao Huanyun turned his head, just looked at him quietly, his eyes were red in a short time.

After returning from the southern suburbs, his health deteriorated.At this moment, the thin clothes seemed to be draped on a skeleton frame, and the whole body was thin and thin.

His face was pale, only the corners of his lips were bloodstained, and he looked more and more haggard.

"Okay, don't read." Xiao Huanyun blinked and took a deep breath, walked over softly and took the booklet out of her hand, "Let's rest for a while, I'll bring you the medicine."

Zhu Houzhao nodded obediently, and fell down.When Xiao Huanyun brought the medicine into the room again, he had already fallen asleep.

"Miss." The doctor of the Xiao family who was accompanying him said in a low voice: "Miss, please come, Master Zai. I am helpless for the emperor's illness."

Xiao Huanyun put down the medicine bowl and sat down slowly in the outer room.

"Why don't I want to call my elder brother. But Pei Wende is still counting on him. Even if he is called, the emperor will definitely let him go back..."

The doctor hesitated, but knelt down for Xiao Huanyun after a while.

"Girl, it's because I'm not good at learning, but if this goes on, girl, do you know..."

"I know."

Xiao Huanyun turned his head and looked into the back room.

"As long as it lasts...as long as it lasts."

After all, he didn't want to be the emperor, he was already so tired, it was time to rest.

To be able to protect the one he loves well is the fulfillment of his last wish.

After being so drowsy for several days, when Zhu Houzhao woke up again, he only heard the sound of flipping through the papers.His throat was dry and he coughed lightly.

The man poured a glass of water and sat down beside his bed.

"Wende..." Zhu Houzhao was in a daze, murmuring something.But when he moved his hand slightly, he felt a trace of coldness.

He opened his eyes, Xiao Huanyun said softly: "Master, it's me."

Zhu Hou looked at the piece of jade around her waist, and frowned.

He drank two or three sips of water, and his throat eased a bit.

"Wende and the others, where are they?"

"It's only three days." Xiao Huanyun pinched his fingertips, "From Xuanfu to Anlu, let's say less than five or six days. Besides, his legs are not very good, and my brother dare not walk too fast. On the way, there will be about... another three or four days."

"Three or four days..." Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly.

"Zhezi from the Xuanfu said that Pei Wende was missing. I will give them a reply. I will search for them in Xuanzhou. Anyone who enters the city will be strictly checked." Xiao Huanyun blinked: "At least it will delay Zhang Yong and the others for a while. carve."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, just looking at the jade around her waist.

After carrying it for so many years, the jade bi is more moist, but the tassels are all old.

Xiao Huanyun softly talked to him about the affairs of the court, with Yang Ting and his lord around, there is no need to worry about troubles.

It's like chattering about homework.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao spoke softly.

"Calling the cloud..."

Xiao Huanyun stopped, and clenched his back teeth.

"Huanyun, I'm sorry..." Zhu Houzhao held the jade bi and looked into her eyes that burst into tears.

She had been talking non-stop just now, and he had already noticed something was wrong.

Xiao Huanyun was not used to suppressing things in his heart since he was a child.If there is anything, you must say it, and you are not afraid of offending Shengwei.

But now she is talking about things that don't matter.

Only those eyes were flickering and erratic, missing a little bit of emotion.

Tears suddenly fell on the back of Zhu Houzhao's hand.

After so long, his "I'm sorry" shattered all the strength she had imposed on him.

She can fight against the queen mother and courtiers by herself.

But he couldn't resist his short sentence.

"Don't say such things..." Xiao Huanyun turned his head away: "It's not for me, but also for Pei Wende, you have to live."

Zhu Houzhao just looked at her with a peaceful smile.

"Huanyun, in the next life, don't like me anymore."

Xiao Huanyun laughed through his tears and pushed him lightly.

But followed by tears.

"……understood."

After she said these three words softly, she tried her best to pull the corners of her mouth.The smile is very ugly.

Zhu Houzhao seemed to be relieved, and slowly closed his eyes.

Fendai came at night.

"The empress dowager decreed that all the palace people in the leopard room should be wiped out." Her fingers were cold and she was trembling even as she spoke.

"Jiang Bin...has been secretly executed."

Xiao Huanyun fell powerlessly and sat on one side: "What does it have to do with him..."

"Fortunately, Master Pei is gone." Fen Dai grabbed the cup and closed her eyes. "I'm terrified that something might happen."

Before the words fell, there was another sound from inside.Fen Dai pressed down on the exhausted Xiao Huanyun, and walked over with the water by herself.

"Father."

Fen Dai turned her head to look at him: "Master, you look better today."

Zhu Houzhao looked at her with raised eyebrows: "When will you talk nonsense?"

Fen Dai said in a low voice: "How dare this concubine lie to the emperor. It can be seen that as long as the medicine is taken properly, the emperor will be fine."

"Fen Dai, what did you tell Huan Yun just now?"

"No... didn't say anything," Fendai's eyes twitched, "It's nothing more than Shang Gongju's..."

"Did the queen mother clear the leopard room?" Zhu Houzhao didn't look at her, just sneered, but helpless.

"It's no wonder I haven't heard music for a long time. My queen...it's my negligence."

Xiao Huanyun came over and sighed softly: "It's getting late, let's rest. Mine is almost arriving in Anlu. I sent a letter to the little prince in advance, so you can rest assured."

The glazed lampshade lined the slender fingertips, and the candle flame flickered slightly.She breathed lightly, and the room darkened.

"Huanyun, are the peach blossoms in the capital... blooming?"

"almost."

When the car drove into Anlu Prefecture, Pei Wende was already able to move around freely.Although Xiao Zai was still giving him needles and medicine, he had actually recovered.

"Maybe it's because I know that Ah Zhao and I are worried about King Xing, so we can get better so quickly."

The dark clouds walked slowly on the snow, and the horseshoes broke through the silence.

Even though it was early in the morning, the road to King Xing's Mansion was too quiet.

"No..." Xiao Zai frowned: "Master Pei, do you feel..."

"Jiang!"

Xiuchun Dao slashed at the sky and blocked it from behind, the sword clanging.

There was a cold light in Pei Wende's eyes, he raised his hand and slashed at the assassin.

But after a short battle, the man fled.

Not far away, the gate of Prince Xing's Mansion opened, and the housekeeper came out to welcome him.

"Lord Pei, Mr. Xiao!"

Everyone never expected that Xing Wangfu is really different.But as soon as he entered the city, he met an assassin, which made Pei Wende startled.

The steward led the two of them to the inner mansion.In the hall, Princess Xing waited anxiously holding the Buddhist beads.

"My minister, Pei Wende, is meeting with the concubine. Just now, he had a hand-to-hand fight with the assassin outside the mansion, but the man has already left. The concubine is fine."

"Pei Qing, get up!" Jiang ordered someone to help him up, "Pei Qing has worked hard all the way. Li'er, come and meet Mr. Pei."

With a flick of Yuebai's clothes, Pei Wende was in a trance for a moment.

The boy stood still in front of him, clasped his fists, and bowed deeply.

"Brother Pei."

Pei Wende was stunned for a moment.

"you……"

"Brother Pei remembers me, right?" Zhu Houcong said with a smile, "I took a hasty farewell after climbing Xianshan, and then I only heard about Brother Pei's many achievements, but I didn't see each other again. It's a pity."

"It turns out that Ah Cong is Prince Xing." Pei Wende laughed unconsciously as if waking up from a dream, "Little Prince, you can lie to me for a long time."

"This is not a lie. Brother Pei, this way please." Zhu Houcong also showed joy and led him back.

"You can stay here with peace of mind."

Pei Wende wrote awkwardly when he heard this, but he couldn't notice it.

The two sat down in the study, with green bamboos and green leaves outside the window.

"I used to hear Ah Zhao say that you are taciturn and don't like to talk. I really didn't expect it to be you." Pei Wende teased him: "Aren't you very talkative?"

Zhu Houcong shook his head with an inexplicable meaning: "I can't say it. In front of them, only by not speaking can you make no mistakes. The more you talk, the more you do, the more mistakes you will make." He stared at Pei Wende and said softly : "Just like you, in the end..."

"What about me?" Pei Wende didn't care much: "Are you talking about those rumors? Ah Zhao and I don't pay much attention to those."

"You don't value it, but someone with a heart values ​​it." Zhu Houcong pushed open the window: "You and I are in the dark, and who knows when someone will stab a knife in the back."

"So, the human heart is the worst, and I am most afraid of people."

"When I came, I met an assassin outside the palace. Ah Zhao sent a message asking me to protect you." Pei Wende's leisurely eyes fell on him: "Don't be afraid, Ah Zhao and I can always help you guard against it."

Zhu Houcong blinked: "Actually, I have noticed that after the chaos of King Ning, some people were watching the palace. For this reason, I increased the number of soldiers... But my cousin is still worried."

Pei Wende nodded: "He is worried."

Zhu Houcong looked at him with strange eyes, but then smiled: "Yes, he is worried."

He then directed the conversation elsewhere: "Brother Pei, I heard that you were seriously injured in the Battle of the Northern Territory, how are you recovering now?"

"Mr. Xiao is here, it's ready." Pei Wende tapped the table unconsciously with his fingertips: "I was about to leave for Beijing, but I heard that something happened here, so I rushed here."

"Do you want to go back to Beijing..."

After a while, Zhu Houcong suddenly spoke softly.

"Think." Pei Wende didn't need to worry about anything in front of him, "I haven't seen him for a long time, of course I want to go back to Beijing."

"I'm sorry... for sending you to Anlu." Zhu Houcong looked away from the window.

This sentence is for his cousin.

"Don't say sorry." Pei Wende patted him on the shoulder: "Azhao belongs to you, and taking care of you is what I should do. If someone really wants to endanger you, we will clean it up for you."

When the urgent letter was sent to the capital, Xiao Huanyun rolled the jade pen down the desk.

"What's the matter..." Zhu Houzhao struggled to get up when he heard the sound, and at this time Fen Dai also hurried in through the door.

"Your Majesty, Auntie, a brochure sent by Master Yang." Fen Dai said anxiously, "King De of the Jinan Mansion was assassinated and died, and other feudal lords also encountered assassins more or less. Anlu..." Fen Dai clenched her palms tightly: "Xing The palace was attacked."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes trembled violently when he heard this.

"Assassinated? This... This is clearly just a reason I made up..."

"No...someone really assassinated the feudal lord..." Xiao Huanyun grabbed the folder on the table: "How many people are there in Zhu Chenhao... How many pawns like this are around the Queen Mother..."

Zhu Houzhao was furious.

"Master!" Seeing the man's face turned pale, Fen Dai rushed over, "Anlu is fine now, the little prince has soldiers in the government, you don't want to..."

"You, and Shen Qing, take a team of Jinyiwei... hurry to Anlu! Use my order to transfer Jinyiwei! No matter who asks, don't worry! Go!"

Zhu Houzhao pushed Fen Dai: "If it's really Zhu Chenhao's person, then where is Xiaoer..."

"Okay...okay, sir, I'll go right away..."

"Ride on my jade dragon! Hurry up!"

Fen Dai hurriedly ran out.

Xiao Huanyun clutched the booklet tightly, and threw himself beside Zhu Houzhao's bed: "Azhao, don't get angry...wait a little longer, wait a little longer..."

But she saw a trace of blood slipping from the corner of his mouth, and she was helpless.

The news of De Wang Zhu Jianlin's assassination reached Anlu, and Zhu Houcong tightened his grip on the obituary.

"No...no..."

He tapped his fingertips on the table.

He understood that his cousin must have encountered some troubles to send Pei Wende to his place in a hurry, but if something happened to him, it was not that simple.

"Who would it be..."

The Xingwang Mansion was lit all night, and no one fell asleep.

The imperial court specially sent officials to investigate the assassination of King De, and the emperor proposed the posthumous name "Zhuang".

The imperial decree came out from the Leopard Room, Xiao Huanyun opened the window and looked.

In March, the spring breeze is warm, the sun is shining brightly, and the birds are chirping.

The sick person slowly opened his eyes.

"Shen Qing and Fen Dai rushed over. The little prince is very strategic, you don't need to worry." Xiao Huanyun walked to the bed and tucked the quilt tightly for him.

Zhu Houzhao was in good spirits, except for his weak hands and feet, his eyes were brighter than ever.

"Huan Yun, bring me my letter box."

A small wooden box filled with letterheads.

Every stroke is very familiar, the most recent one was just delivered yesterday, Pei Wende said that he will definitely protect the little prince.

"I will imitate his writing." Zhu Houzhao looked at these notes tirelessly.

Xiao Huanyun looked at him without blinking.

"I have always thought that my handwriting is good, but now I feel that his handwriting is good." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Do you still remember that when I first met him, I burned that couplet with my own hands? ..." He looked at Xiao Huanyun with a smile on his face: "At that time, Master Shanggong...was angry."

"I'm not angry..." Xiao Huanyun lowered his eyebrows and bit his lower lip: "When you know Dongfeng's side in a leisurely way, every color is always spring. That's a good word."

"I still remember, you, you don't bother to ask for it." Zhu Houzhao was about to laugh, but coughed heavily.

"It's good to burn it, otherwise I... will never come across such a good character."

I have never met such a good person.

"Wende...I miss you."

Xiao Huanyun clutched the quilt tightly, but couldn't speak.

"I miss you...I really miss you." Zhu Houzhao just murmured.

"But I...can't take you home..."

Suddenly the wind blew up outside the window.The warm spring breeze is like that person's smile, caressing his exhausted cheeks.

The letter fell from the palm of my hand, floating like duckweed.

Xiao Huanyun walked out of the house step by step, and the sun was just right.

I don't know when the sky was filled with countless flower petals, like rain, falling on Xiao Huanyun.

She gently stretched out her hand to catch two or three Xinxiang.

"Azhao, the peach blossoms are blooming."

The petals fell into the room and stopped at the corner of the man's nose and mouth.

Like a beauty holding a flower, it stops forever.