A hint of horror suddenly flashed in her eyes, as if she was looking at me as a monster that devoured human flesh and blood. She quickly turned her eyes away and said shivering: "I don't know what you are talking about."

I got closer to her, almost chasing her dodging eyes: "You know."

“…”

"Don't let that happen between us - you said this sentence yourself, and now I will give it to you. What else can you hide? You can detect your father's strangeness and decide to stay by the emperor's side. How could you not notice what his strangeness is because of?"

“…”

"If it is because of another person or something, you can definitely stop it with all your might, but only this person, you can do nothing about this."

“…”

"He and Pei Yuanxiu have colluded, right?"

My words were like a foregone conclusion, unavoidable to open this fact and throw it bloodily in front of her. Nangong Lizhu finally raised her head helplessly and looked at me, with a little helplessness in her tears: "How did you know?"

I said calmly: "I have seen Gongsun Shu, the Marquis of Jin, his son Gongsun Qi, and the Yuan family in Runan, as well as the people from the Lin family in Yunzhong."

She frowned: "Where have you seen it?"

"Jiangnan."

“…”

"They all had contact with him in private."

“…”

"I have also seen the letter they wrote to Pei Yuanxiu."

“…”

"I even suspect that the time the emperor was assassinated in Yangzhou was their work."

Nangong Lizhu was slightly shocked and looked at me in horror. I continued, "Now, these people have gathered together, of course I can only think of Pei Yuanxiu."

Nangong Lizhu said: "So you want to say that this rebellion was manipulating it behind the scenes?"

I shook my head: "Not necessarily."

"What?" She was shocked again and looked at me in shock: "Didn't you just say that my father colluded with him?"

"Collecting is one thing, but this rebellion is another."

"……I don't understand."

Looking at Nangong Lizhu's puzzled expression, I smiled faintly - in fact, just now, when I saw those rebel leaders, I had doubted it, but the doubt was denied by myself in a moment.

I have seen who Pei Yuanxiu is so clear over the years.

He actually didn't take many shots, but every time he was hit, just like when he occupied the six provinces in Jiangnan, he had been planning for several years, and finally the collapse of the Shen family led to the establishment of his forces in Jiangnan. With such careful deployment, Pei Yuanhao was almost unable to make up for the situation and could only acknowledge that this force was confronting him across the river. It can be seen that his thoughts and deep scheming were no longer under Pei Yuanhao.

But this rebellion, at least in my opinion, was not his level.

Not only was their level not high, but they also seemed very hasty from the beginning. Throughout the dynasties, such rebellion must first be slapped with a righteous banner in order to stand in the land of justice. This time, they attacked Xuanwu Gate from the beginning and entered the imperial city. There was no slogan, which was like a group of mobs. Until now, the soldiers surrounded Jixian Hall and played the slogan of serving the king and protecting the emperor. But things were already big, and the flag was already erected too late.

This is definitely not Pei Yuanxiu's style of conduct.

More possibilities are that Yuan Mingde and others were originally ambitious and wanted to enter Beijing to assist in government and gain power. Unexpectedly, the Supreme Emperor woke up and blocked their way. They were unwilling to do so, so they decided to do so temporarily.

Nangong Jinhong should have not participated in this matter from the beginning.

However, as the party who colluded with Pei Yuanxiu, he must have had connections with these people. Therefore, the rebels invaded the imperial city and took action. Especially when the Yihua Palace was defeated, he asked them to put forward the slogan of "rescue the king and protect the emperor" and asked them to negotiate, asking me and Nangong Lizhu.

After hearing what I said, Nangong Lizhu's face turned paler. She sneered and said, "No wonder, why is my father going to protect you in addition to protecting me."

I looked down at her.

She looked up at me, and her smile showed a bit of sadness: "Do you think my father protected you, but only this time?"

“…”

I frowned slightly, as if I felt something: "Which time?"

She seemed angry, but she didn't want to continue talking at all, so she just snorted coldly with her nose.

But I've already remembered it.

I remember that when I was still in the palace, when I was in the official position of Jixian Palace, in order to leave the palace and deal with her, I kept asking Xiao Fuzi to secretly monitor the people and affairs of Yuhua Palace. Once again, Xiao Fuzi told me that when Nangong Jinhong entered the palace to meet her, there was some conflict between the two people, and my name was mentioned several times.

At that time, I guessed that their father and daughter had a different opinion because of my affairs. Could it be that—

Nangong Lizhu sneered again and said, "At that time, I was still a concubine, and you were just a Jixian Palace official. If you really want to deal with you, there will be too many ways. But he has always disagree."

“…”

"Because he disagreed, I couldn't let go of my hands and feet. I could keep doing this until the end..."

“…”

I didn't say anything, but I had a little clarity in my mind.

Sure enough, at that time, the two of them had a disagreement because of me. Nangong Lizhu was determined to take my life, but Nangong Jinhong - he had already colluded with Pei Yuanxiu, and Pei Yuanxiu, he had been protecting me. He should even pass on a message to Nangong Jinhong, so that they would cause a disagreement between their father and daughter.

And I survived in such a crack.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel sad.

Pei Yuanxiu...

Pei Yuanxiu...

Until now, I don’t think it’s wrong to leave him. After all, he and Han Ruoshi have now married him with a formal matchmaker, and I—I did not fall in love with him as I did, and if everyone had their own arms and forced them to be tied together, it would be just a way to hurt each other.

So, I walked, and I didn't even look back.

But no matter how I persist or how I determine it, there is one thing I can't deceive myself.

In terms of feelings, I do owe him.

I couldn't fall in love with him, and even knew nothing about it when I was protected by him.

Now, looking back, I escaped from the fire in Jixian Palace and was able to leave the capital smoothly. Even along the way, I escaped Pei Yuanhao's search because of the appearance of the Ministry of War. It was not a coincidence.

"He is really affectionate to you."

I was immersed in the past when I suddenly heard Nangong Lizhu's voice. When I looked down, she was looking at me, with a weak smile on her face.

I subconsciously frowned: "What are you going to say?"

She blinked: "What else can I say?"

“…”

She smiled bitterly: "I really don't know what you have to do, let him and him, even for your life, even--"

She looked at me, as if she was unwilling to accept it, as if she was angry: "What's the matter with you that they can't forget you?"

“…”

For some reason, these words were so sarcastic to my ears.

I reached out to support the edge of the couch beside me and stood up. Perhaps because I had been squatting for too long, I felt dizzy together. I staggered twice before I stood firm. Then I looked down at Nangong Lizhu, and smiled faintly: "I also want to know what they value me."

“…”

"I will definitely change."

“…”

She was stunned, I had already smiled bitterly, and walked to the chair on the side to sit down.

Nangong Lizhu knelt quietly there. After a while, she said, "Now, you already know what's going on behind the scenes. What are your plans?"

I took a deep breath, looked back at her, and said, "I plan to agree to their request."

"What?!"

She looked at me in surprise: "You, do you really want to hand over the two of us?"

“…”

"Are you crazy?!"

When she was excited, a little red on her pale face finally appeared, but she looked even weaker and weak. She said anxiously: "You said it just now. What they care about is the fate of our two. It is because we are both in Jixian Hall that they did not attack. Now if you want to hand over us, isn't that what they care about in the end?

“…”

"If we leave, they will definitely capture this place!"

The more she said, the more she trembled, and she held Pei Yuanhao's hand tighter. In the end, even her eyes turned red, and she said anxiously: "I don't, I won't leave him! If he dies, I don't want to live a life of silence. I want to die with him!"

I sat in the chair, looking at her excited look, but didn't say a word. I waited until she finished speaking, and then slowly said, "What if he doesn't have to die?"

She was stunned and looked at me in shock: "What did you say?"

"I said, he doesn't have to die."

“…”

"But the condition is that you have to listen to me."

“…”
To be continued...