"You seem to have some opinion about me, don't you?"
"Why are you staring at me?"
"Why don't you say a word?"
"Hey, I'm talking to you."
Yu Shuang finally spoke up. "What?"
Chen Luo got a bit angry and scolded, "I'm asking you why you gave me such a strange look just now?"
Yu Shuang pursed her lips and kept silent.
"Ah~" Chen Luo seemed to understand. "What? Did seeing me make you think of someone?"
Yu Shuang was silent for a moment and said, "He's not as annoying as you."
"..." Chen Luo spurred his horse forward and scolded, "How dare you defy me? Are you looking for death?"
"He's also not as overbearing as you."
Chen Luo: "..."
Su Huanyu reined in his horse, turned around, and said, "Chen Luo, get back."
Hearing this, Chen Luo immediately refused. "Why? I'm not going back!"
Su Huanyu's face darkened. "The Western Rong has sent troops. If you, the Marquis of the Southwest, don't hold down the fort in the Southwest, who will contain the Western Rong? The Eastern Hu is in a fierce battle with the Qimen. We must ensure the safety of the Southwest!"
"I'm not Lu Yan. It doesn't matter whether I'm in the Southwest or not. Anyway, it's not me who's going to fight." Chen Luo snorted and said, "I only know how to walk my birds."
Su Huanyu glared at him fiercely. "Fine. If you follow, whether you live or die, I won't care about you."
Chen Luo fanned himself with his folding fan in a pretentious manner and said, "I don't need your care."
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Shen Qingfeng looked at the gorgeously dressed woman in front of him who was sobbing softly. His already pale face turned completely bloodless.
Qi Mengmeng wiped away her tears. Seeing Shen Qingfeng looking so terminally ill, she felt even more sad. She had thought that Shen Qingfeng would be her savior, but now it was obvious that he couldn't do much for her.
Thinking of the tragic fate of the Qi family, Qi Mengmeng shivered all over, and big tears rolled down.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess, I can't give you a definite answer." Shen Qingfeng knew what she was here for. The Qi family had been executed to the last man. Except for Xia Yonglin who was imprisoned, she was the only surviving member of the Qi family.
A girl in her teens, suddenly struck by such a misfortune, it was almost like a thunderbolt from a clear sky for her. All the people she used to rely on were gone. The only person she could think of was Shen Qingfeng.
"Cough... cough..." Shen Qingfeng was about to speak when he felt a sweet taste in his throat. Another mouthful of blood gushed out, staining his hand in a glaring red. In fact, he didn't even need poison. His health had always been poor. Under the attack of anger, even without the poison, he would vomit blood every day. The poison only made his face look even paler.
"Sir... Mr. Shen..." Qi Mengmeng cried, clutching the handkerchief in her hand tighter and tighter.
Shen Qingfeng casually wiped the bloodstain on the brocade quilt and smiled self - deprecatingly. "Your Highness, the Crown Princess, as you can see, it's very difficult for me to check and balance Xia Chuli."
"But I will try my best to ensure your safety." Shen Qingfeng said. Too many people had died. He didn't want to create more killings. If possible, he even wanted Yu Shuang to take Qi Mengmeng away. Qi Mengmeng was not a bad person at heart and didn't deserve to die.
Hearing this, Qi Mengmeng gratefully crawled over on her knees, kowtowed to Shen Qingfeng several times, and cried pitifully. "Mr. Shen... I will never forget your words, sir... I don't want revenge. I just want to live..."
Shen Qingfeng covered his mouth and coughed a few times, then slowly helped her up and sighed. "What did Xia Chuli say when you came?"
Qi Mengmeng was stunned for a moment and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince said... that he asked me to come and see you. Maybe you would recover a bit."
Shen Qingfeng was stunned. The next moment, he almost burst out laughing.
Xia Chuli, Xia Chuli. You've hurt me so much. Would you rather let some irrelevant people come and console me than release Lu Yan and the Shen family?
Shen Qingfeng took a few deep breaths, covering his aching chest, and said slowly, "What has he been doing these days?"
Qi Mengmeng said, "He seems to be very busy. For several days in a row, he hasn't left the Mountain - River Palace for a single step."
It seems that the situation with the Eastern Hu is quite tricky. Shen Qingfeng thought. In his previous life, Xia Chuli had been the King of Lixia. Apart from being tyrannical, he still had some governing abilities. If he was this busy, did it mean that there were also some movements on the Western Rong's side?
He didn't know where Yu Shuang and the others were. He still hadn't received any news from Yu Shuang.
To rescue Lu Yan and the Shen family, Su Huanyu was his last trump card. Although he was quite confident in the persuasiveness of the reason he had given, but...
Shen Qingfeng's eyes flashed.
A Man had already said that the Shen family was safe, but Shen Qingfeng had no idea about Lu Yan's current situation. He was very afraid that Xia Chuli would do something cruel to Lu Yan. The only thing he could be sure of was that Lu Yan was still alive.
Concern leads to confusion. Since the lives of the Shen family and Lu Yan were at stake, Shen Qingfeng didn't dare to take the first step until he received accurate news from Yu Shuang.
"Your Highness, I'm very weak now. There's something I need to trouble you with. This matter is also related to whether we can rescue you..."
In this coup d'état, Xia Chuli had been completely victorious so far. As a fellow reborn person, Shen Qingfeng was imprisoned, Lu Yan was imprisoned, and the lines of the King of Qi and the King of Yu were almost completely wiped out. In his arrogance and self - complacency, Xia Chuli's supervision of Shen Qingfeng had a loophole. This gave Shen Qingfeng a chance to tell Qi Mengmeng this plan with some reservations.
Compared with Shen Qingfeng, who had difficulty walking, and A Man, who was not allowed to leave the Eastern Palace, Qi Mengmeng was the best source of information.
He needed Qi Mengmeng to be his eyes and ears.
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Just as Shen Qingfeng had thought, one day later, the Western Rong had changed from being sneaky to openly allying with the Eastern Hu. The entire Southwest was put on full alert. Without Chen Luo, everything did go smoothly.
Two days later, Su Huanyu also led his troops to camp in the deep mountains closest to Lige City. Yu Shuang also passed this news to Shen Qingfeng through Qi Mengmeng.
At the same time, according to Shen Qingfeng's instructions, Qi Mengmeng also managed to get some information indirectly -
During the time when Shen Qingfeng was in a coma, the Listening - Wind Pavilion had been completely wiped out by the Ten - Fang Studio and the imperial guards. Yuan Yang, who had already been seriously injured, couldn't be saved. His tomb was found on the outskirts of Lige City. It should have been arranged by Yu Shuang.
That meant that except for Xiangcheng, who was imprisoned, and Yu Shuang, who had escaped, all the other members of the Listening - Wind Pavilion were dead.
Shan Chenghuai was removed from the position of the head of the Discipline Hall, and a little - known person took his place. It seemed that this person was trying to curry favor with Xia Chuli. On the day he took office, Xia Yonglin's body was carried out of the death cell of the Discipline Hall in a grand manner. The body was beyond recognition, obviously having suffered inhumane torture.
And Lu Yan and Xu Ruhui were also locked up in that death cell.
Shen Qingfeng's fingertips trembled slightly. He seemed to have lost his soul and sat silently against the edge of the bed.
He seemed to be able to hear the wailing of countless souls. The sky slowly darkened, and the blood - red color covered the daytime, turning the Bian Palace into a living hell.
His face was as pale as a dead man's. Anger, self - blame, and regret. Each emotion could easily pull him into hell, but he stubbornly stretched out his thin and pale fingers and crawled back bit by bit, back to this Bian Palace that was more terrifying than hell.
He still had things to do.
Lu Yan...
The Shen family...
He had to save them.
Shen Qingfeng clenched the red silk in his hand tightly. It was the red bridal veil that A Man had specially brought back for his wedding with Lu Yan.
After a while, he slowly raised his head. His eyes paused on Qi Mengmeng and A Man. He said hoarsely, "Get ready. We'll leave tonight."