Chapter 61 The wound hurts?
On the way back to the Regent's Palace, Xiyan curled up in the corner of the carriage, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the blood-stained cuffs.
The carriage was unusually quiet, with only the slight crunching sound of the wheels pressing on the gravel.
By the light of the candle on the table in the carriage, Xiyan secretly looked at the man next to her.
Since leaving the palace, Xiao Nanyue has been dozing with his eyes closed. His stern outline is somewhat charming under the swaying light.
Xiyan stared at his calm profile, slightly startled.
Xiao Nanyue was indeed born with a good appearance.
His mother, Su Xianrou, was the most beautiful woman in Yandu back then. Xiao Nanyan's eyebrows and eyes resembled his mother very much. He had a face as beautiful as jade, eyebrows and eyes as black as ink, a straight nose and thin lips. He was born with a charming appearance, but his pupils were like obsidian immersed in a cold spring, flickering and cold like a lonely moon hanging in the sky.
At this moment, he hid his eyes which were as sharp as a frosty sword, and the lines in them softened a lot.
As if sensing Xiyan's gaze, Xiao Nanyan slowly opened his eyes. His gaze lingered on her face for a moment before slowly moving downwards, like a sharp blade tempered with ice, piercing the handkerchief in her palm.
"Is the wound painful?"
Xiyan didn't expect him to wake up suddenly, and her body trembled:
“It’s… it’s okay!”
"If it doesn't hurt, why are you still holding this thing?"
Xiyan was slightly startled, but saw Xiao Nanyue grabbing her wrist.
The moment the severe pain struck, the handkerchief wrapped around the wound was torn off with great force, flying out of the car with drops of blood!
Moonlight streamed through the carved car window, casting a cold shadow on his profile.
"You almost exposed your identity, so you deserve to suffer a little!"
His movements were too rough, tearing the wound again. Blood slid down his fingertips and dripped onto her white dress, blooming into red plum blossoms.
Xi Yan hissed, took a breath of cold air, then bit her red lips and clenched her fists:
"I have behaved inappropriately, please forgive me, Your Highness!"
Xiao Nanyan leaned forward, lifted her chin with his long fingers, looked at her carefully, and suddenly laughed softly:
"I didn't know that Yan Yan, who is always aloof, was so pitiful when facing Helian Feng!"
Then, his big hand slowly moved down, holding her soft hand, and his fingertips pressed heavily against the wound on her palm:
"You are quite capable, to be able to provoke the prince of a country to personally bandage a servant like you!"
His big hands were so cold that she shivered all over.
"Your Highness, that's not the case! The prince clearly wants to take the opportunity to check the wound on my hand. If I dodge and avoid him, he will definitely become suspicious of me."
The cold light in Xiao Nanyan's eyes grew stronger:
"Do you think he has no doubts now?"
"However, even if he has suspicions, he wouldn't dare to openly detain someone from the Regent's Palace without evidence."
Xiao Nanyan loosened his grip slightly, and rubbed the back of her smooth hand with his long fingers:
"Quite clever! Actually, there's no rush to kill Xu Jingzhen. Do you know why I insist on you assassinating him today?"
What Xiao Nanyue said was also what Xiyan was thinking.
Killing Xu Jingzhen could indeed cause chaos between the two countries, but Xu Jingzhen could be robbed and killed on his way back to Southern Zhao, which would be less risky and more likely to succeed.
Whether Xu Jingzhen died in the palace or along the way, as long as he was assassinated within the territory of Tianqi, Tianqi could not escape blame.
However, it was unbelievable that Xiao Nanyue ordered her to commit the crime in this heavily guarded palace in full view of the public.
Xiao Nanyan smiled coldly, his eyes instantly bloodshot:
"I'm afraid Helian Cong himself has forgotten. While he was feasting his courtiers in the Purple Palace, happily celebrating his fiftieth birthday and accepting their blessings, did he ever recall that today is also the anniversary of his sworn brother's death?"
Xiyan quickly raised her eyes, her face filled with shock.
She knew that the sworn brother of Helian Cong mentioned by Xiao Nanyue was his father, Xiao Beicheng!
It turns out that today is the old prince’s death anniversary!
"Eight years ago today, my father died tragically on the battlefield of Xinzhou. He was struck by Chu Shang's secret recipe, the Blue Bone-Eroding Sorrow. Chu Shang died at my sword's hands. How could his master, Helian Cong, still be alive and ruling the country?"
Xiao Nanyue's voice was low, revealing bone-chilling hatred, and echoed in the closed compartment.
"How can a man who kills people to seize power be worthy of sitting on the throne again?"
Xiyan's heart was in turmoil and she was extremely shocked.
She had been Xiao Nanyan's master and servant for eight years. Although she had always obeyed his orders, she was unaware of the feud between the Xiao family and the Helian royal family.
She also said that Xiao Nanyue was just ambitious and wanted to swallow up the Helian imperial power and replace it.
It turns out that there are many hidden secrets in this.
Xiyan also couldn't imagine that Xiao Nanyan would actually reveal his true feelings to a little maid today:
"My Lord, why are you telling this to me?"
Xiao Nanyan suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter filled with sadness and loneliness:
"Why? Because no one in this world remembers my father anymore, and no one cares about his grievances! Xiyan, you belong to me, and you can never escape. Even if you know this, what can you do?"
Xiyan only felt a tightness in her throat.
"I will make Helian Cong's wedding a funeral, make him witness a bloodbath at his birthday banquet, and make every bite of delicacies and every drop of fine wine he takes today feel like a lump in his throat, making it difficult for him to swallow!"
Xiyan's body trembled slightly.
It turned out that Xiao Nanyue forced her to take huge risks and kill someone at the birthday party just to make Helian Cong's birthday uneasy.
She took a deep breath and asked the question that had been weighing on her heart all night:
"My Lord, if what happened today is exposed, will you save this servant from death?"
"Won't!"
Xiao Nanyan answered without hesitation.
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