Chapter 56 Chapter Fifty-Fourth: Sad Young Lord

Looking at the two bloody, ugly and horrible corpses, the brothers and sisters of the Yan family let out a long sigh of relief, feeling grateful, ashamed, and worried about Zhao Changan who was sitting on the boulder. He is grateful that he cleverly avenged the death of his father for Gusu Yanfu; he is ashamed that Gusu Yanfu has always misunderstood him and tried every means to kill him, and he almost got it; he is worried What's more interesting is that although the father and son of the Wang family deserved their crimes and their corpses lay on the ground, Xiao Xuan and Brother Lu are still there. Just looking at Brother Lu's swift sword strike just now, one can know that his martial arts cultivation has definitely reached the level of a first-class master. However, Zhao Changan is now at the end of his battle.

Under the cold moonlight, the four of them could see clearly: Zhao Changan was exhausted, if the boulder had a back, he would definitely lean on it.Given his current situation, how can he face Xiao Xuan and Brother Lu, two top experts who are both internal and external? Zhao Chang'an applauded again: "Okay! Senior Lu Qingtian's style of 'going through the three armies bravely' is indeed unstoppable." He smiled at Xiao Xuan again, "Congratulations to Miss Xiao, who cut off two Internal traitor! In fact, as a leader, the most feared thing is not a powerful enemy, but the disobedience of the congregation, or the betrayal of oneself by the congregation!"

Xiao Xuan couldn't help nodding her head slightly: what he said went straight to her heart!Looking at his pale face, she secretly admired him: it's come to this point, yet he can still smile!Suddenly, I lost absolute confidence in the battle that I was about to start with him. Zhao Chang'an changed the subject: "However, so far, the ones Xiao Nushi cut off are still small fish and shrimps, but they are not aware of the biggest hidden danger around them." Xiao Xuan's eyes flashed, and she concentrated on what he was going to say next. Zhao Changan clasped his hands in his sleeves, but started talking about something else: "Nvshi Xiao has been in the Central Plains for more than 19 years. Although she is rich and powerful now, she was alone at the time..."

"You are wrong!" Xiao Xuan smiled, "Not long after I arrived in the Central Plains, I had a loyal and good subordinate, and thanks to him, I am in this situation today!" Lu Qingtian beside him.Zhao Chang'an also looked at it, but what he saw was the star-shaped scar on the tiger's mouth on his right hand: "Well, he was the one who brought Ziqing back from your sister, right?" Xiao Xuan exclaimed: "His Royal Highness has good eyesight!" Zhao Changan suddenly sighed heavily. Xiao Xuan asked in amazement: "What, Your Highness? Now, I finally feel scared? Afraid that you will be cornered and become the fish on my anvil?"

"Afraid?" Zhao Changan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Such a smart person as Xiao Nushi, why did she miss her? Yes, I am afraid, but this is not what I am afraid of." Xiao Xuan was even more surprised: "Oh? What is that?" "People's hearts! A person who has been loyal to you for nineteen years can betray you quietly and go to another better master. Then... one day, this better master is not good, or If there is a better master again, wouldn't this better master also be miserable?" "Zhao, what kind of body odor are you farting?" Lu Qingtian was shocked and angry.The eyes of the brothers and sisters of the Yan family, Zhao Chang'an, and Xiao Xuan all fell on Lu Qingtian's face that had turned pale with anxiety at this moment.

"Dog slave!" Zhao Chang'an's face darkened, "Seeing that my 'better' master is no longer 'bad', you turn your face like turning a book?" Lu Qingtian was furious: "You!" Zhao Changan snapped: "Didn't you make a vow last time in the Happy Pavilion in the capital? After I left the capital, you took the opportunity to kill Xiao Xuan to prove your sincerity in taking refuge in me. ? But it’s been a few days, and you still haven’t done anything?” "You nonsense!" Lu Qing couldn't help but roll his eyes, but because of the sudden change, he didn't know how to refute.

Xiao Xuan's eyes flickered, and she smiled: "Your Highness, you want to use countermeasures? How is this possible? If brother Lu really took refuge in you, then he is now your strong helper. How can you expose him and let me treat you to the truth?" He became wary, so that he lost the opportunity to plot against me?" Although they hated Xiao Xuan extremely, the brothers and sisters of the Yan family had no choice but to admit that what she said was justified.Lu Qingtian let out a long breath, raised his sleeves and wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead: "Yes, Zhao, can you be smarter when you slander the old man?"

Zhao Changan responded lightly: "Before tonight, when I was 'better', you were still my person, but now, I am no longer 'bad', and when you see the situation is not good, you will turn back to Xiao Nushi The reason why I exposed you is because you have betrayed me now, and I hate this kind of half-hearted, swaying slave the most in my life. I will definitely not live tonight, but before I die, no You have to pull a back, don't you?" Lu Qingtian's face turned pale anxiously: "Zhao Chang'an, you are spitting blood! You said that the old man once took refuge in you, what proof do you have?"

Zhao Changan shook his head: "There are too many. You think that you are stepping on two boats without anyone noticing, and you can get what you want? You don't know, you keep one hand in doing things, and I have to keep a few more hands in doing things. Otherwise, am I still Zhao Changan? The most reliable evidence is that a few months ago in Taibai Peak, when I was seriously injured and even a three-year-old child could kill me, you... Lu Qingtian, who is a master of martial arts, But you let me escape, it was you who carried me to the intersection at the foot of the mountain and handed it over to the imperial guards..."

"Fart!" Lu Qingtian yelled, "Why should I let you go?" Zhao Chang'an and Zhong Jian showed murderous intent: "Because you understand that if I die, the emperor will definitely retaliate cruelly. Under the nest, how can there be any eggs? But if you let me go, you will have the grace to save my life." , with my generous and forthright personality, the reward for you will definitely not be a small amount. Besides, it will be a matter of time before I replace Zhao Changping. In the future, I will become a great treasure. Aren’t you the number one hero who escorted Conglong? In fact, in my On the sixth day after returning to the palace, didn’t you receive the generous gift worth 300,000 gold from me in the Sutra Pavilion of Dacheng’en Temple and after I ascended the throne, I conferred you the title of Shenwujun in front of the temple? Commander's order?" Without waiting for Lu Qingtian, who had already been stunned, to come back to his senses, he continued, "Later, when the emperor hunted down all the servants of the Eastern Palace and escorted them to the execution ground, didn't you also get my message in advance, and sent them to the execution ground early? You escaped and you weren't caught?"

Lu Qingtian was dizzy by what he said, and in a hurry, he didn't know how to refute it, so he just stared and said: "You...you!" Seeing that the sharp-tongued man suddenly stuttered, Xiao Xuan frowned: "Brother Lu, is this a bit strange? How did he get to the foot of the mountain when he was injured so badly that day? Could it be... Taibai Peak Is there another way down the mountain?" Cold sweat broke out again on Lu Qingtian's forehead: Zhao Chang'an was rescued by Zhang Han that day, and after returning to Beijing, he had to make up a lie in front of Xiao Xuan, intending to get away with it.At that time Xiao Xuan was suspicious of him, but because Zhao Chang'an was able to escape from the assassination trap that was planned to be perfect, her plan was completely thwarted, and it caused serious troubles. Therefore, there is no time to study it in detail.He planned to deal with him after the limelight had passed, but unexpectedly, the emperor's revenge was fast and fierce, and he wiped out the entire East Palace, and even himself was kidnapped to the execution ground.But during the search, only Lu Qingtian escaped, and this made her even more suspicious.At this time, she suddenly realized: it turned out to be like this! Lu Qingtian saw that her face was gradually turning blue, his heart flickered for a moment, and he was already suspended in the air, he hurriedly said: "Master, please listen to my subordinates' explanation. When Taibai Peak was about to kill him that day, Sihaihui suddenly appeared and rescued her." He. And before the emperor encircled the palace to arrest people, his subordinates happened to be invited out of the city to enjoy the spring by a good friend." He lied again, in fact, he knew the situation was not good, so he looked for an opportunity to escape, but knowing the situation No, why didn't you tell Xiao Xuan, but ran away alone? At that time, he, who had slipped through the net, learned that the emperor had arrested the East Palace, and knew that Xiao Xuan and Zhao Changping were determined not to escape this catastrophe, so he couldn't help but secretly rejoice.But never expected that Zhao Changan would save the entire East Palace.This time, he couldn't speak clearly again.At this time, he spoke half of the truth in a panic, but since the lie was already said before, every sentence that was false would appear to be false, how could Xiao Xuan believe every word he said? But at this moment, Xiao Xuan wanted to get rid of Zhao Chang'an first, so she said to him who was anxious, "Brother Lu, you and I have been born and died for 19 years, and I have already regarded you as a relative. Just don't worry, Zhao Chang'an is our sworn enemy. How can I believe his words?" Lu Qingtian's heart sank back into his stomach, shaking his spirits, he said to Zhao Chang'an with a smirk, "Haha! Everyone with the surname Zhao heard it? My master is wise and wise, and has already seen through your insane nonsense... " Yan Yunxiao and Yan Heying sighed in their hearts. "Then what is this?" Zhao Changan raised his hand quickly, and saw a bronze medal in his palm, engraved with a lifelike multicolored golden dragon with teeth and claws.The bronze medal shone brightly under the moonlight like water. Lu Qingtian's letter card!Startled, Lu Qingtian and Xiao Xuan were shocked.Lu Qingtian was shocked and angry: "This letter..." Zhao Changan said: "You gave me this trust card. Surrender to me to prove your sincerity! Because in the Golden Dragon Club, your status is only second to Xiao Nushi, and you don't need to hand in the trust card every month. Giving it to me just shows your loyalty to me!" Lu Qingtian's face that had just calmed down suddenly turned pale again: "Nonsense! This card was clearly still on the old man just now, you must have stolen it from the old man just now when I was off guard!" Zhao Changan threw the letter card into the air, caught it again, and said teasingly: "Just now? Ha! Don't say it was just now, from the moment I saw you tonight until now, when have I been by your side Wednesday A place within feet?" A flash of light flashed in Yan Heying's mind: Yes!Just now, when he used a branch to surprise Wang Wuya, he got close to Lu Qingtian!But at that time, everyone was attracted by his quick and subtle shots, and they didn't notice this at all! Lu Qingtian was tongue-tied, sweating profusely, suddenly let out a wild roar, and stabbed Zhao Chang'an with a sword!But just as the sword stabbed out, a hand grabbed his right wrist: "Brother Lu, he wants you to kill him with one sword, so you won't be punished by cutting him into pieces later, don't be fooled!" "Owner?" Xiao Xuan comforted him: "Don't worry! I won't be fooled by this little trick!" Lu Qingtian's heart widened, and he glared at Zhao Changan, who had a clear smile, and thought: After I catch you, I will take you first. Bit by bit, your tongue is cut off, so you can talk nonsense and frame Lao Tzu!He returned the sword to its sheath and retreated behind Xiao Xuan, but before he could stand firmly on his heels, suddenly, a flash of sword light flashed in mid-air! This sword light, as bright as silver, disappeared before his throat.His eyes were bulging, he stared at Xiao Xuan, his throat made a "clack" sound, but he didn't speak.Because he could no longer speak, Xiao Xuan's long sword had pierced his throat, a length of one foot and eight inches long, and the bloody sword tip protruded from the back of his neck, shining bleakly under the moonlight of light. "I hate people lying to me the most in my life, let alone a sentence, not even a single word! But tonight, I was patient and heard so many lies from you, do you know why?" Xiao Xuan's sharp voice Suddenly soft, looking at Lu Qingtian's dead fish eyes that were about to pop out of his sockets, "Because, you are the slave who has followed me for the longest time! A slave who is still obedient and hardworking! Unfortunately, a slave is a slave, just like a dog." , Whoever gives more meat on the bone will go with him! You are no exception!" She kicked Lu Qingtian hard, who had already died of anger, and she didn't want that dirty Blood splattered on his well-fitting, noble-quality robes. "Papa papa..." Someone clapped their hands, "Tonight, I really had enough drama addiction, and I watched another wonderful drama!" Xiao Xuan turned her head back: "Your Highness, next, the scene between the two of us should begin, right?" "Hehe, Senior Lu's play hasn't finished yet, and our play has to be postponed!" Zhao Changan threw the letter card on Lu Qingtian's body with a "snap", "Speak out, please Xiao Don’t be surprised, Nv Shi, I really just stole this card from him just now! In addition, in Taibai Peak, I was indeed rescued from his sword by the Four Seas Society!" "You!" Xiao Xuan's body shook, and she couldn't help but take two steps back. Zhao Chang'an looked at her angry face: "I never gave him a big reward or a hand order, and of course I never passed him on to let him avoid that catastrophe!" Xiao Xuan gritted her teeth. "The person you hate the most in your life is the person who deceives you. In fact, tonight, the person who really deceived you is me, the enemy you should not trust, not this person who has worked for you for nineteen years. Xiao Nushi, don’t stare at me so fiercely, it’s not me who killed him, but yourself. Are you going to kill yourself now to avenge him?” Xiao Xuan exerted all her strength to restrain her anger.Only then did she finally understand that Zhao Changan had eliminated three of her subordinates just by talking. This man's scheming and eloquence were so good that she couldn't help shivering.At this time, she was not sure about killing this seriously injured person who was on the verge of extinction.But then she thought again: Although there are many people on the other side, but one can't kung fu, the other can't move, and Zhao Changan's situation is not much better, why should she be afraid? So, she calmed down again: "Revenge? If you follow me for a hundred years, you will still be a slave! And he knows too many things. I wanted him to shut up a long time ago. Tonight is just a matter of what to do later. It’s just a few days ahead of time. Ah Ping will be the Son of Heaven in the future. In order not to hurt his holy name, after he ascends the throne, the entire Golden Dragon Society will disappear from the world! Anyone who knows the inside story of the Golden Dragon Society will have to die!” Zhao Changan smiled indifferently: "Such a smart person as Xiao Nushi, can it be that I haven't figured it out until now, and I never thought of becoming a prince or emperor?" Xiao Xuan chuckled lightly: "I didn't notice it at first, but now I do. If you don't die for a day, you will be restless for a day!" "Xiao Xuan, you are too vicious!" Yan Yunxiao scolded angrily. "Haha, viciousness? Even if it is vicious, it is forced out. Who in the world wants to do evil things? To be scolded by others? In order to survive, to live a decent life, to look like a human being, this is the only way to take risks! You know, What was A Ping like fifteen years ago? Do you know why I have tried my best to help him for so many years?" Xiao Xuan looked up at the clear night sky and the cold moonlight, which made her smile very mesmerized: "Fifteen years ago, I heard that You Fanfeng was in the imperial palace, so I rushed to Tokyo, and managed to sneak into the imperial city one morning. It was the first time I entered the palace. The place is unfamiliar, and after a short time, I lost my way. I was wandering around, but I heard the sound of bells and drums and the music of silk and bamboo in the distance. It seemed that some grand celebration was being held in front of me, so I followed the sound I touched it..." After turning around a few halls, I heard people swearing loudly in front of me.She poked her head and saw a row of low bungalows under the palace wall. The door of the most cramped one on the west side was open, and five eunuchs were reprimanding a boy inside the door.The clothes of the five eunuchs were humble, but the silk shirt on the boy who was being abused was torn in two places, but it was light yellow, the color only a prince could wear! How could a humble little eunuch bully the prince?If ordinary people see this, they will be extremely surprised, but Xiao Xuan has been in the Liao Palace for many years, and she has long been used to seeing it. The emperor with authority must be angry with the slaves! "You son of a bitch, do you think there is still someone protecting you? The person who protected you got rich and left a few days ago, and your good life is over. Grandma, in the past two years, relying on someone to support you, you have given me a lot of money. Look at the faces of the old men, today, let's settle the old and new debts together!" The prince was panicked and frightened, and could not help begging for mercy: "My father-in-law..." "Bah! Call me grandpa!" "Grandpa, grandpa, I won't dare again..." "By your old name, son of a bitch!" "Yes, yes, the bastard was wrong, and I will never dare again!" "Kowtow to your grandpas!" The prince hurriedly "plopped" to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly. "Knock hard, knock loudly, grandpa didn't yell, you bastard is not allowed to get up! Do you hear me clearly?" The prince promised repeatedly while kowtowing his head heavily. Xiao Xuan was furious when she heard the five eunuchs laughing: "Son, you haven't eaten for a few days?" The prince whispered: "Three days." "Do you want Grandpa to reward you with some food?" The prince's eyes lit up when he heard this, he swallowed, and muttered, "I want to!" Amidst the malicious laughter, an eunuch covered his nose and threw a lotus leaf bag in front of the prince: "Here, this is the golden pagoda specially made for you just now, you can eat it while it's hot!" The lotus leaf bag fell to the ground, and what was inside was a pile of shit!When the prince saw it, he trembled: "Grandfathers..." Speaking of this, Xiao Xuan showed disgust, but Zhao Changan had a sad expression, as if he couldn't even sit still. The prince's voice was as low as humming: "You son of a bitch is not hungry!" "Aren't you hungry? Last night, you kid, you pretended I didn't see it? Somebody threw it in a corner, and you ate a moldy pear core, so you're not hungry now?" "Do you want to eat? If you don't want to eat again, don't blame grandpa for doing it! Don't talk about eating shit, grandpa will ask you to hold the girder, so that you can loosen your muscles and bones, and be brisk!" I don't know what the method of "taking the big beams" is to punish people, the prince suddenly cried: "Okay...you son of a bitch will eat it now." As he said that, he really dug a little shit and stuffed it into his mouth.Both Yan Heying and Yan Yunxiao felt their stomachs churning, while Zhao Changan held his head in his hands and trembled all over. "Hurry up, kid?" A eunuch kicked the prince with a flying kick, and he threw his face into the shit!Xiao Xuan couldn't stand it any longer, and hit five eunuchs' acupuncture points as soon as she made a move, and then wanted to kill them.But the prince, whose face was covered in shit, threw himself in front of her and kowtowed repeatedly: "Auntie, Auntie, you can't kill them! If they die, I won't be able to live!" Unexpectedly, he was young but smart. Xiao Xuan thought for a while and opened the acupoints for the five eunuchs. People will die of abdominal pain one after another, so that no one will associate their deaths with this prince. Chasing away the five eunuchs, barely wiping the little prince's face with a silk scarf, Xiao Xuan asked, "Who are you prince? How could you be bullied by these dogs?" The prince was crying at that time.Many years later, he told Xiao Xuan that the reason why he cried at that time was because since his mother died, except for the snowy day that almost froze him to death when he was nine years old, and a "young master" who happened to pass by and saved him, No one has ever treated him so nicely.The "little master" who took care of him for more than two years sent people to bring him food, clothes and quilts every day during these two years, and protected him so that he would not be bullied by officials and prisons.But three days ago, somehow, he stopped sending food to the palace.Only after hearing the eunuch's scolding did he know that he was no longer in the palace. He said to Xiao Xuan: "Auntie, I am the eldest son of the emperor, the biological son of the current emperor." At first, he thought that he was the son of the late emperor who had been dead for several years. He lost his backing and could not be favored by the current emperor, so he would be bullied by the palace guard. The prince's eldest son will also be subjected to such abuse that no one else can stand! "Ah Ping cried so badly at the time, it made me cry too. We were crying here, listening to the bells and drums of the Daming Hall separated by a wall. The celebration with more than 8,000 people was full of noise It took me a whole morning to finish the calculation. I found out later that the emperor was holding a coming-of-age ceremony for a royal son, his privately adopted son with a bad name and bad words, a little bastard who had just turned eight years old. It’s the crown prince’s full set of ceremonies, but Ah Ping, until today, the emperor has never given a crown ceremony for him!” Xiao Xuan’s resentful eyes turned to Zhao Chang’an whose facial muscles had already been distorted, “Isn’t Ah Ping such a tragic experience? Is it thanks to you? If it weren’t for your selfishness, how could the emperor have imprisoned such a well-behaved, sensible, and intelligent Aping in a small, dirty, smelly, cold, black, and moldy place since he was five years old? In the dilapidated house, let the noble eldest son of the emperor be insulted and bullied by those slaves who are as low as dogs? It is also A Ping who has been blessed by heaven and has a strong physique, otherwise, he would have been tortured to death!" Yan Heying and Yan Yunxiao were dumbfounded: I never expected that such a tragic thing would happen in the resplendent palace!Think about it, a young, immature, lonely and helpless child endures those heinous insults and tortures every day, screaming and screaming every day.Yan Yunxiao had a sore nose, Yan Heying shed tears even more, the hatred the siblings had for Zhao Changping and Xiao Xuan subconsciously faded a lot. "Since then, I have become A Ping's only reliance in this world. I have been running around to inquire about You Fanfeng, and I can only sneak into the palace to see A Ping every now and then. The palace is strictly guarded, and it is not a coincidence to catch up with the timing." Yes, sometimes it is not uncommon to be unable to enter for a month or two. Fortunately, after the five young eunuchs died of abdominal pain for no reason, there were rumors in the palace that it was because they offended the eldest son of the emperor. There is still a meal, but not many people dare to bully him." "Living in Tokyo is not easy. I want to support myself and Ziqing, and now I add Aping, no matter how I save money, the money is not enough. Fortunately, I can also martial arts, so I can't control much. , to maintain the livelihood of the three of them, and give this Lu Qingtian silver so that he can serve me. It is ridiculous to say that the eldest son of your Song Dynasty wants me, the second princess of the Liao Kingdom, to rely on killing and robbing people. feed!" "Of course, if it's just to support A Ping, it's not difficult. As long as you take him away from that dirty and disgusting place and find a place, it will definitely be a hundred times better than staying in it. But when I said that I would take him out of the palace, When I went outside to live a good life, I never thought that an eleven-year-old child would be so determined and decisive. He said firmly to me: "No, sister, I want to stay here and not go anywhere! I am The eldest son of the emperor of the Song Dynasty, the one who is most qualified to be the crown prince according to his ancestral family law, as long as he stays here, he will one day succeed. But if he leaves, he will always be a lowly commoner! Sister, I know , you brought me food in order to support me, it was very hard work, and it was hard for you too. If my sister and mother are really embarrassed, then you will not enter the palace again, and you don’t have to worry about me anymore!'” "Hearing that he is so sensible, I shed tears. I hugged him in my arms and wiped his tears: 'Ping, don't worry, sister and mother are destined for you, and will not leave you alone. You are an ambitious child, you Since you want to be a prince and an emperor, from now on, sister and mother will help you, and your wish will definitely be fulfilled!'”