What the hell is the emperor's love security guard?
Qin Shu didn't say much and continued walking forward. His tone softened a little: "Xiyun will stay in your camp for the next few days. Don't let him touch the alcohol for the time being."
Qin Shu paused for a moment, then continued, "He's in a bad mood right now, but we can't completely stop him from drinking. Follow the doctor's advice and give him a slightly higher dose."
Ren Xuan nodded: "Your Highness, are you not going to take the Crown Prince to the commander's office?"
Qin Shu simply said, "People's words are scary. Lu Xingchuan has his reasons for being on guard against me."
Ren Xuan understood that partiality was something that really shouldn't be brought to the surface. He continued to probe, "Then, Your Highness, what do you think of the Crown Prince's food allowance for next month?"
Qin Shu turned around and gave him a look that said 'don't force me to beat you'.
Ren Xuan knew when to stop and immediately raised his hands to admit defeat.
Qin Shu turned around and continued walking along the street. Suddenly, he casually said, "By the way, the Fang family from the Southern Mansion has come to Yunzhong and is urging you to arrange a marriage. Are you interested? I'll grant you the marriage."
Ren Xuan was stunned, a huge question mark floating in his mind. No, are you sick? Others don't know, how could you, a dog emperor, not know?!
Ren Xuan blurted out: "Don't bully me! I have a family!"
Qin Shu stopped, frowned slightly, looked at him with complicated eyes, and finally didn't say anything more.
Ren Xuan slowly typed a question mark, "No, why are you hesitant to speak? What the hell are you doing?"
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Ren Xuan couldn't sleep well that night because of Qin Shu's mysterious look.
The next day, before dawn, Ren Xuan found the military prison.
Ren Xuanhui dismissed the prison guards and got straight to the point: "Lu Wenzhong, where is Lu Shi'an?!"
Lu Wenzhong, who was lying on the straw mat, slowly sat up and looked at Ren Xuan, genuinely puzzled: "General Ren asked me?"
Ren Xuan had no intention of accompanying him in riddles: "Whatever I ask, you answer. Cooperate with me, I, Ren Xuan, will rescue you and send you back to the Imperial City. I will never break my promise!"
Lu Wenzhong was stunned for a moment. What was Ren Xuan doing?
Lu Wenzhong paused, then said seriously, "Shi'an kidnapped my father and fled with you. General, you should know his whereabouts better than I do."
Ren Xuan was stunned. It was true that Lu Shi'an had held Lu Jie hostage for him at the Jiuzhou Banquet that year. But for his uncle, Lu Jie, Lu Shi'an hadn't left. Afterward, Lu Jie had imprisoned Lu Shi'an, acting out a show of 'sacrificing one's own family for the greater good', thus securing his position as Minister of the Six Ministries.
It was another scene completely different from what he remembered.
Ren Xuan's mind was becoming increasingly confused. What the hell was going on?!
Lu Wenzhong's eyes grew alert. "General Ren, what are you doing? Where are the Shi'an people?! You promised your father that!"
Before he could finish his words, a loud explosion sounded in his ears.
Ren Xuan was startled, and his instincts made him react the next moment: Damn it! Prison break!!
The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, and Ren Xuan's heart was filled with alarm. He turned his head and glanced at Lu Wenzhong quickly. Without waiting for a word, he drew his sword and blocked in front of him. With his other hand, he opened the cell door, wanting to see what was happening outside.
But just as the door was half open, a cold light came towards him. Ren Xuan reacted extremely quickly, and the knife flashed out, slashing horizontally to force back the first two people who rushed in.
The visitor was also stunned when he saw Ren Xuan. He obviously did not expect that there was such a skilled guard beside Lu Wenzhong.
The two assassins looked at each other, and a smoke bomb slammed to the ground, and white mist instantly filled the entire military prison.
A sneaky prison break by a dog ended in vain.
When Yue Anshan and his men rushed in, the assassin had already disappeared.
Yue Anshan cursed at the prison guard: "What's going on?! How did they get in?!"
The prison guard gave Ren Xuan a rather conflicted look and handed over a token: "These three people are holding General Ren's orders."
Ren Xuan frowned as he looked at the token the prison guard handed him. He took it and looked it over carefully. The token was finely crafted, and it was undoubtedly his.
Yue Anshan and Ren Xuan exchanged a glance, becoming increasingly surprised: "Old Ren, what's going on?!"
Yue Anshan suddenly felt something was wrong: "Old Ren, is someone plotting against you?"
Ren Xuan, however, showed no surprise. Instead, he calmed down, reached out to retrieve the token, and scanned its edge. Suddenly, a thought struck him: "Old Yue, let's end this matter here."
Yue Anshan looked up in surprise: "Oh my god! Is this really your brand?! Old Ren, don't play with fire!"
Ren Xuan nodded slightly: "I'll take care of the rest. Don't make it public. I'll treat you to a drink in a few days."
Yue Anshan swallowed hard, wanting to say something but stopping himself, and finally said, "The wine must be good."
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Ren Xuan stared quietly at the token in his hand. The cold touch brought his thoughts back to the distant past like a tide.
The past is like smoke, but it is hard to erase.
It was a night destined for turmoil. Thick dark clouds obscured the moonlight, and the towering gates of the imperial city loomed in the darkness, eternally overlooking the human drama unfolding.
Dozens of light cavalrymen were waiting outside the tall gate, just waiting for him: "General, hurry up! If you're any later, the imperial army will be chasing us!!"
Ren Xuanyi pulled the reins of his horse, and the warhorse neighed like weeping: "Protect a traitor like me, Lu Jie will not protect you."
The young man's face still looked handsome in the dim night. He lowered his eyes and said calmly and firmly: "I must not harm my uncle."
Ren Xuan sighed deeply. He raised his hand, took out a token from his pocket, and threw it to the other party: "Keep it."
Lu Shian's lips curled up in a teasing smile: "You are a traitor, what's the use of the token?"
Ren Xuan also laughed: "I saved your life. A bunch of poor and corrupt scholars thought that killing me would solve all the problems. Take this thing."
He paused for a moment, his eyes growing colder and colder: "Some of the people in the capital are mine."
After saying that, he slowly put the knife in his hand back into the scabbard. Ren Xuan's expression turned cold: "Are you saying I'm a traitor?"
Ren Xuan suddenly pulled the reins, causing the warhorse to tread restlessly. His tone grew even colder and more stern: "I'll show them how to fight back. When I return to the Imperial City one day, I'll make sure these officials and ministers are slaughtered!"
Ren Xuan saw Lu Shian narrow his eyes.
Ren Xuan smiled knowingly and changed his tone, becoming less sharp and more flattering: "Your Lu family doesn't count."
The young man was silent for a moment, without answering, and just put the token in his arms.
This token would actually be used on an occasion like today.
With this token, Lu Wenzhong can be rescued without bloodshed.
A self-deprecating smile appeared on Ren Xuan's lips: "I really am digging my own grave."
Ren Xuan's smile turned into an indescribable complex emotion - by accident, he actually blocked the Lu family's prison break plan.
The dim light of the token in his hand flowed like an invisible thread, pulling them back to the same game again.
Ren Xuan put away the token and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. Through the barrier of time, he suddenly saw that familiar yet unfamiliar figure again: "So - Shi'an -"
——Will you come to see me?
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The first time Ren Xuan met Lu Shi'an was at the Qionglin Banquet held when he passed the imperial examination in the fourth year of Jiasui.
Lu Jie, the Minister of State, who has always been a group-oriented person but not a partisan, broke with his usual habit and went one by one to toast and greet his colleagues.
At the same time, he enthusiastically introduced the little tail behind him, Lu Shi'an, the second-class Jinshi in this year's exam.
Another twenty-year-old Jinshi. If nothing unexpected happens, the Lu family’s ancestral tomb must be smoking.
But unlike his uncle's enthusiasm, the young man had a calm expression, neither humble nor arrogant, with the bright lights reflected in his eyes, and there was a unique style in the fleeting light.
The mountains are covered with snow, and the strong bamboos stand tall against the frost.
Amidst the bustling and bustling banquet, Lu Shian did not have the poetic spirit of his peers present - the spirit of riding a horse at full speed in the spring breeze, and seeing all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.
He just stood quietly beside Lu Jie, like a sword that had not been unsheathed, with its edge hidden.
Behind his mortal enemy was a small tail that looked tough enough, standing behind Qin Huaizhang with a knife slung over his shoulder. When Ren Xuan saw it, Prince Jin was already starting to have a headache while sitting on the seat.
Over there, Lu Jie, who was toasting everyone, took the initiative to come forward and said, "My nephew Shi An, I hope that Prince Jin will take good care of me in the future."
Qin Huaizhang and Lu Jie drank the aged wine in their cups, and said with a forced smile: "Master Lu, this is too formal."
Lu Jie's expression remained unchanged. He calmly stopped Lu Shi'an, who was about to toast, and said, "How can you be so tactless, kid? What is the status of His Highness the Prince of Jin? Can I drink with you?"
Lu Jie said this, but his eyes were full of naked provocation.
Lu Shian lowered his eyes slightly, his expression unchanged, but he quietly passed the wine bottle in his hand over Qin Huaizhang and towards Ren Xuan: "A glass of light wine, will it affect the general's duty?"
The young man in front of him was wearing a dark blue robe and a leather belt around his waist adorned with green jade. He was clearly being modest and polite, yet he possessed an awe-inspiring arrogance.
Ren Xuan didn't know why he took the glass of wine at that time. Maybe it was because of those eyes as calm as a lake, or maybe he was just attracted by the inappropriate arrogance.
He didn't know what the concept of "inexplicably" meant, but under the influence of these four words, he took the wine bottle with great courage and drank it all in one gulp.
That was a rare instance in Ren Xuan's life where lust blinded him to the point of losing his mind.
When he came to his senses, Prince Jin's face was so dark that it was beyond General Ren's ability to deal with.
The next day, when he was on duty, Ren Xuan was beaten with the cane 20 times by his superior because he "stepped into the government office with his left foot first".
But when you think about it, it’s only twenty sticks—it’s a big profit.
It’s a pity that Ren Xuan lived too long.
Later, he tried to find the body, but in the end, he could only burn paper money at the mass graves in the suburbs of Beijing.
The moonlight was like water, sprinkling on Ren Xuan's face. He stared at the night sky and smiled at himself.
What a damn emperor’s love security guard, he himself has been BE for a long time.
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