Xie Sinian
Noticing the emotion on Xie Sinan's face, Xie Sili concealed the smile on her lips and turned her gaze to Xie Sixian, "It seems that Fourth Brother performed well this time, which is why he said that."
“The questions set by Mr. Shangguan and Mr. Murong are relatively simple.” Xie Sichuan didn’t notice the expression on Xie Sinan’s face and continued to speak. “The progress on both sides is also different. The progress on the Yuzhou City side is faster. The knowledge they have learned here is the same knowledge I learned in Yuzhou City.”
Xie Sinan drank another cup of tea in front of her, feeling depressed.
After an incense stick had burned by the time they arrived at the private room, their dishes began to be served. The last dish presented was a whole roasted lamb, carried up on its rack.
“You can come by yourselves, but I’ll find someone to come for you.” Asagao smiled as she looked at them, but her eyes remained fixed on Xie Sili.
“We can do it ourselves.” Xie Sili turned to look at her with a slight smile on his face.
After Chaoyan left, Xie Sili looked up at the window and saw Si Ze standing in front of their window, skillfully slicing mutton.
Each piece of mutton is a perfect balance of lean and fat.
"Girl, here's your mutton." Si Ze placed the sliced mutton in front of Xie Sili. "You eat first, and I'll slice some for you after I've sliced it for the others."
Xie Sili nodded as she ate the mutton in front of her. "Okay."
Si Ze sliced mutton for everyone except Jun Qiyu. Jun Qiyu looked at Si Ze and smiled, "Why not me?"
“Your Highness, self-reliance is the best policy.” Si Ze turned to Jun Qiyu with a serious expression. “You can have your subordinates come and prepare the food for you.”
Slicing mutton was a piece of cake for Jun Qiyu, and he quickly placed his sliced mutton in front of Xie Sili.
“Young lady, the Nine Saints will be entering the city around the day after tomorrow.” Si Ze sliced the mutton in front of him. “Mr. Yun Jian has already prepared the recipes. Remember to take a look when the time comes.”
Xie Sili sipped her corn juice and glanced at Si Ze while resting her chin on her hand.
"Once Jiu Sheng and Mr. Zhuge arrive, just leave the arrangements to Lv Zhu. Bai Lian will also stay by their side. Chang'an City is not like Yuzhou City, so the earth dragon will remain running." Xie Sili gave instructions one by one. "Let's talk about these things when we get back to Siyuan."
Hearing the door open, Xie Sili turned around and saw Chaoyan walking towards her. She walked up to her and whispered a few words.
"Second Brother, would you like to come with me to the private room next door?" Xie Sili raised an eyebrow and looked at Xie Sinan sitting to the side. "My friend gave me a big gift."
Jun Qiyu asked with great interest, "Xie San, can I go?"
“Of course,” Xie Sili said without hesitation, “but children shouldn’t go.” She instructed Chaoyan to look after Xie Jingche, Xie Jingyan, and Xie Sichu before leading Xie Sinan and Jun Qiyu to the private room next door.
Xie Siyu and Xie Siyao had already fallen into a deep sleep at some point, and Xie Zhun and Huang Shi also seemed to be unconscious.
Asagao clapped her hands and saw Huang Shi immediately become more energetic. Xie Sili knew at a glance that the medicine came from her master, that old man.
"Girl, feel free to ask me anything you want, it's a long-term question."
Listening to Chaoyan's words, Xie Sili turned her gaze to Huang Shi. In fact, she wanted to know some unknown things from Xie Zhun more than Huang Shi, but the two of them seemed to be birds of a feather.
Xie Sili stepped forward, looked at Madam Huang calmly, and said, "Madam Huang, I want to know how Xie Sinian and Madam Lu died?"
She had investigated Xie Sinian and the Lu family, but it had been so long that even if she wanted to investigate, all she could find out was whether it was the Lu family or the Huang family who harmed Xie Sinian and that he drowned. She could find no further clues.
But those involved would certainly know exactly how Xie Sinian and Madam Lu died.
When she asked the question, she unconsciously clenched her hands, which were hanging by her sides, not knowing whether it was because of the truth she was about to hear or because she was afraid of the truth.
"Xie Lang and I were clearly a match made in heaven. We were childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. I even thought I would marry Xie Lang. But in the end, all of this was ruined by Madam Lu. Madam Lu married Xie Lang first. I was just taking back what belonged to me. I did nothing wrong."
Although Huang was a puppet, she still displayed her hysteria: "So after Lu married Xie Lang, I was with Xie Lang. We were never really separated. Xie Lang only had me in his heart, and I only loved him."
Xie Sili clenched her hands hanging by her sides, forcibly suppressing the urge to strangle Huang Shi. The pain of her nails digging into her palm brought her back to her senses. "Then why did Xie Sinian die? And why did Lu Shi die?"
"Xie Sinian died because he discovered my secret with Xie Lang. To eliminate any future trouble, Xie Lang personally ended his life... Even in death, the child never expected that his father would poison him. Afterwards, Xie Lang threw the body into the pond in the backyard to destroy the evidence."
She paused slightly, her tone tinged with smugness, "As for why Madam Lu died from postpartum hemorrhage? It was only because, while weakened during childbirth, she overheard the truth about Xie Sinian's tragic death from me. Her heart and soul were shattered, and naturally... she couldn't hold on."
Xie Sili suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. At the same time, the wooden table next to her shattered under her palm, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
"Sister (Xie San)."
Xie Sinan and Jun Qiyu's voices rang out simultaneously.
Xie Sili simply raised her hand to wipe the bloodstains from her lips, her voice low and hoarse, "It's nothing... just a sudden surge of anger."
She raised her eyes, her gaze sweeping over Huang's slightly distorted face before finally settling on Xie Zhun.
She had considered this possibility. At least in her understanding, how could Xie Zhun possibly kill his own son?
Even tigers don't eat their cubs, yet Xie Zhun had long since lost all conscience. To cover up his shameful deeds, he even cruelly murdered his own son!
Since that's the case, there's no need to keep them alive. Let Xie Zhun and the Huang family go to hell to atone for their sins.
She suppressed her surging blood and suppressed the murderous intent that was about to overflow from her eyes. She whispered to the two worried people beside her, "I'm a little tired. I'll go back first."
As soon as he finished speaking, a night breeze swept by, and Xie Sili's figure disappeared.
Xie Sili went to the bamboo grove behind Longmen Academy. Under the moonlight, the bamboo grove cast crisscrossing and swaying shadows on the ground.
With a flick of her wrist, her longsword was drawn, its cold light shattering the silence of the forest.
As he moved swiftly, his clothes fluttered, and the sword's edge sliced through the night wind, producing a clear and melodious sound.
She danced faster and faster, the sword light weaving into an impenetrable net that swept up all the bamboo leaves around her, which then fell down like a sudden downpour.
As she finished the last sword strike, her breathing became slightly disordered, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She then planted her longsword in the ground and took a jar of wine from her sleeve. Pulling out the stopper, she tilted her head back and gulped it down.
The clear, cool liquid slid down her lips and soaked into her collar. She swallowed the entire jar of wine, then raised her hand to wipe away the moisture—whether it was tears or wine, she couldn't tell.
The bamboo shadows are deep, and it seems that only the sound of the wind blowing the leaves can be heard...
This side.
Xie Sinan and Jun Qiyu, who remained in the private room, exchanged a glance. Just as Jun Qiyu was about to speak, Xie Sinan's voice rang out, "Your Highness, do you think I can become a sharp blade in my sister's hands?"
Jun Qiyu smiled and said, "Second Young Master Xie, Xie San has no shortage of your sharp blade. However, I believe that after tonight's events, you have already thought about how to choose."
Watching Jun Qiyu turn and leave, Xie Sinan spoke almost without thinking, "Your Highness, you are wrong. If you were talking about a sister, I would have made my choice long ago. She is my sister, my only family in this world."
Xie Sinan then turned her gaze to Madam Huang and Xie Zhun. "They have never been my parents, not before and not now. Madam Huang treats me well only so that she can make me a weapon in her hands."
"Oh." Jun Qiyu turned to look at Xie Sinan beside him, a cold glint in his eyes. The next second, he drew his sword and pointed it straight at Xie Sinan's throat.
Seeing Xie Sinan take a step back, Jun Qiyu continued, "Xie Sinan, you'd better remember what you said today, or I'll kill you no matter if you're Xie San's sister or not!"
He then turned and left the private room, returning to his original room. After briefly informing them of Xie Sili's situation, the people from Yupinxuan arranged for a carriage to take them back to Siyuan.
Jun Qiyu didn't know where Xie Sili would go, but he knew that Si Ze would definitely know. After sparring with Si Ze, he saw Xie Sili in the bamboo forest of Longmen Academy.
Xie Sili sat leaning against the bamboo, with about seven or eight wine jars at his feet.
"Xie San, don't be sad." Jun Qiyu said as he sat down next to her. "Do you know? I never received my mother's love when I was a child. My mother only used me as a pawn in her revenge, teaching me how to hate my father and how to take revenge later."
At this point, Jun Qiyu glanced at Xie Sili beside him.
In his memory, it seemed like he hadn't seen Xie Sili so vulnerable in a long time, probably all in his past life.
In his memory, Xie Sili would only follow behind her obediently, calling her "Your Highness," and even with his frail body, he would never cause her any trouble.
Even under such dire circumstances, she was unwilling to become a burden to him.
His Ali, his wonderful Ali.
Before Jun Qiyu's hand could even touch Xie Sili's face, a sharp palm strike came crashing down on him! He retreated several steps, narrowly dodging the attack as his clothes fluttered. When he looked up, he saw Ying Yi protecting her in front of him, his gaze as sharp as a knife.
“Your Highness, please wait.” Yingyi’s voice was cold and hard. “You are not worthy of our young lady.”
At the same time, Si Ze had already nimbly swept Xie Si Li into his arms.
Her eyes were closed, and her face appeared slightly pale in the moonlight.
"Whether he is worthy or not is not for you to decide!" Jun Qiyu clenched his fist, his voice filled with suppressed anger. "I want to hear Xie San say it himself."
"Your Highness, you cannot give her what she desires." Si Ze looked up at him, his expression as cold as frost. "The world, the throne, and the girl—I can take them all for you. But can you grant her the peace and tranquility she longs for, the carefree life of the martial world?"
"How do you know I can't promise!" Jun Qiyu blurted out, his eyes surging with resentment. "Not even giving me a sliver of a chance before ruling me out, how is that fair?"
“What this young lady desires has never been romantic love. Your Highness, you are walking a narrow bridge to the throne, while she yearns for the carefree life of the world.” Si Ze glanced down at the person in his arms, his tone resolute, “From beginning to end, you have never been on the same path.”
Ying Yi took a half step forward, his fist swirling with hidden force, "If you continue to harass our young lady, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Jun Qiyu was about to speak when the two men turned and left, their figures gradually disappearing into the depths of the night.
He longed to tell her that he could give up everything—the throne, the world.
What does the world have to do with him? What do the lives and deaths of ordinary people have to do with him?
From beginning to end, all he ever wanted was her.
The only person he loved and wanted to protect from beginning to end was her.
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