I've already seen it
Jiang Jingjian and Jiang Jingyuan, who was not far away, were both shocked. They had not expected this sudden change.
Was it a fire that buried him to death, or a trick to escape secretly? No matter which one it was, it didn't seem like something Jiang Jingzong could come up with!
His brain...
Before the two could move, the huge wave of fire in the giant pit swept past and instantly turned into smoke and dissipated, leaving only lime powder slowly falling in the air.
Under the bright sunshine, the pool of black and red blood at the bottom of the pit seemed to be faintly flashing with golden light.
The world is silent.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd behind sighed, "Thank goodness, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's sword, the traitor King Qi would definitely not have survived."
"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince endured the pain and killed the traitor King Qi and eliminated the harm for our Dayuan. It can be said that..." Everyone hurriedly followed suit and praised.
As everyone was talking, their eyes unconsciously turned to the light golden figure behind Jiang Jingjian——
Didn't they say they couldn't practice? When did Jiang Jingyuan, who usually looked so weak and sickly, become so powerful and terrifying with this punch?
It's hard to imagine... No, they have already seen it.
If it were someone else, His Highness Changsheng's punch would have produced a bowl of hot, smelly red and white egg custard...
A figure in red walked out of the palace behind the crowd slowly. Jiang Jingyuan and Jiang Jingjian looked over with a sudden sense of something.
Rong Yejin smiled as he walked towards the crowd with a team of palace servants. The palace servant at the front of the team was holding...an imperial edict.
An imperial decree? When was it issued? Had the decision already been made? Almost everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, followed by either relief or disappointment...
Even though they were thinking a thousand things in their minds, the crowd of civil and military officials still knelt down slowly on the gray stone road with solemn expressions.
Rong Yejin also stood in front of the crowd, turned around and knelt down.
Under the golden sunlight, the imperial edict was shining with a light of light golden and almost white.
On the blue-gray stone pavement, everyone in the palace bowed their heads and kowtowed.
The people kneeling in the back sighed helplessly in their hearts—
The Rong family is really... ah... why is it so... ah...
Forget it, let’s not talk about it.
…………
Walking towards the outside of the palace, Jiang Jingyuan raised his eyes and saw a figure in white walking towards the sunlight in the distance.
In the sunlight, the figure in white had a blurred face.
He also saw her and took the initiative to approach her, with a shy smile on his face, and greeted her: "Your Highness Changsheng."
——It’s Jiang Jingqian.
"Do you want to go and see?" Jiang Jingyuan noticed the direction of his gaze and asked casually.
Jiang Jingqian shook his head gently, a gentle smile on his lips, like a docile sheep and a soft rabbit. He said, "I have already gone to see my father."
Just now? Jiang Jingyuan said calmly, "Strange," why didn't she notice him just now.
Jiang Jingyuan didn't think about it anymore, nodded, said "hmm", and was about to raise his foot to continue walking out of the palace.
However, Jiang Jingqian suddenly seemed to have thought of something and said, "Your Highness Changsheng, congratulations."
"Then he ordered the Crown Prince Jian... to pacify the army and supervise the state..."
The clear and solemn sound of the recitation seemed to still echo in the majestic imperial palace and linger in everyone's ears.
Jiang Jingyuan paused, said nothing, and said "hmm" softly before leaving.
Jiang Jingqian didn't say anything else. He turned around, smiled shyly, and watched her light golden figure disappear into the distance, gradually blending into the blazing white sunlight.
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In the flickering dim candlelight, an ancient yellowed map was spread out on the table, and a white, bony hand picked up a sandalwood paperweight and pressed it down.
After doing all this, Jiang Jingjian leaned back lazily on the chair.
He turned his head to look at the girl in a light golden dress sitting on a round stool beside the table, and said with a smile: "Jiang Jingzong doesn't need to worry anymore. As for the remaining people, those who should be crowned kings should be crowned kings and sent to their fiefdoms together."
"Where is Jiang Jinghui?" Jiang Jingyuan asked slowly and calmly with an indifferent expression.
Jiang Jingjian looked at her, the corners of his mouth raised a little, "It's pretty much what you thought."
Instead of letting Jiang Jingbai go to his fiefdom to hide his strength, it is better to keep him under close watch.
Jiang Jingyuan nodded, as expected.
After a pause, she glanced at Jiang Jingjian silently again——
How come he didn't seem sad, angry or lost at all when dealing with the matter between Jiang Jingzong and Jiang Jinghui from beginning to end?
"Hmph..." Jiang Jingjian, who was leaning lazily on the back of the chair, felt his heart beating slightly, and suddenly he chuckled. His dark eyes suddenly became gloomy, and the orange-red reflection of the fire danced on the surface of his inky pupils.
He raised his hand and gently stroked the Five Emperors' coin tassel hanging from his ear, chuckled and murmured, "Didn't you say you wanted to seek revenge on Queen Rong? Then go find Queen Rong in the underworld..."
What? Jiang Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at him.
When the two pairs of dark eyes met, Jiang Jingyuan's heart sank in an instant. So that's it.
"Little Yuan..."
ah? ? !
A chill ran up from the soles of his feet to his entire body, and Jiang Jingyuan felt a chill in his heart.
"Xiao Yuan"? Did she take the wrong medicine? When did Jiang Jingjian ever call her so gently?!
Jiang Jingyuan raised his eyes and was caught off guard by a pair of dark eyes that were as dark as thick black clouds.
Jiang Jingjian sat on the chair, his upper body leaning towards her, his back to the candlelight.
In the shadows, the corners of his mouth raised with a distinct arc, his inky eyes stared into hers, his lips gently opening and closing as he spoke seriously, word by word:
"Xiao Yuan, once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back. Please don't make this public."
Jiang Jingyuan stared at him blankly, leaning back unconsciously.
Slowly, Jiang Jingjian narrowed his eyes and smiled, but a sound of gnashing teeth came out of his mouth:
"Jiang Jingyuan!! I called you nicely, what's the meaning of your reaction??!"
I thought you were penetrated, otherwise how could you scream so terrifyingly... Jiang Jingyuan's face was wooden, and he said decisively: "...I was wrong."
Jiang Jingjian stopped smiling, snorted at her, straightened up and leaned lazily back on the chair again, which meant he was reluctantly letting her go.
The orange candle flame flickered silently, and the white wax, which was illuminated by the fire and had a orange-red tint, slowly melted and shrank little by little.
Jiang Jingyuan quietly watched Jiang Jingjian staring at the map, occasionally raising his brush to draw a circle.
Suddenly, he put down his pen, without turning his head, his eyes fixed on the map, and asked, "Where is Jiang Jingqian?"
In the dim light, the flowers swayed and fluttered, a light golden embroidered sleeve fell on the table, and a white index finger stretched out from the cuff and pointed to a location on the map.
Jiang Jingjian suddenly chuckled, looked up and glanced at the girl standing by the table, and said, "I knew it... otherwise you wouldn't have the patience to sit here for so long."
Jiang Jingyuan said nothing, withdrew his hand, and sat back on the round stool, only imitating his tone and thinking, "I knew it... Otherwise you wouldn't have deliberately saved Jiang Jingqian for last before dividing the fiefdom."
"Have you ever thought about that..." Jiang Jingjian's gaze returned to the map, staring at the spot Jiang Jingyuan had just pointed at, and said, "If he joins forces with Nanwu and Xiyu, the southwest barrier will be destroyed in an instant."
Jiang Jingyuan paused when he heard this, then slowly opened his mouth and said, "Forget it then."
Jiang Jingjian smiled, reached out and picked up the brush to draw a circle on the map.
Huh? Jiang Jingyuan was stunned, blinking in confusion, "Didn't you say..."
"If he has that intention, it doesn't matter where he is. Unless you can prevent him from contacting Nanwu and Xiyu..."
Jiang Jingjian dropped his pen on the table, leaned back in his chair, and said nonchalantly, "But if you don't let him interact with Nanwu and Xiyu, can you guarantee that he won't harbor resentment? If he stops focusing on the southwest, won't he turn his attention to the capital?"
Jiang Jingyuan was silent - each and every one of the Jiang family members was really difficult to deal with.
After a moment, she opened her mouth, but she had set up many obstacles for him. Even if he had any ulterior motives, he would have time to solve the problem, and they who were in the capital would also have time to deal with it.
Jiang Jingjian shook his head gently. "You were not here this morning, so you didn't know that the old emperor was poisoned."
"Is it Jiang Jingqian?" Jiang Jingyuan looked at him and asked this, but he didn't feel much emotion in his heart.
Jiang Jingjian exhaled slowly and said:
"I don't know. It could be him, or it could be a member of the Wu Clan who had contacted him at some point in time—"
"I'm just guessing. Those people have no reason to resort to poison, and the rest of the people in the capital city wouldn't be able to think of such a method anytime soon."
Jiang Jingyuan paused for a moment after hearing this. Instead of refuting, he asked a guess: "How did those people control the old emperor?"
"I know what you mean, but the poison I saw this morning seemed to be used only to torture people." Jiang Jingjian said calmly.
Then Jiang Jingqian shouldn't be placed in that position... Jiang Jingyuan felt a complicated feeling in his heart. It was too dangerous. Not just for them, but for many people in Dayuan, this decision was too dangerous -
This is equivalent to asking Jiang Jingqian which is greater, gratitude or hatred.
Can ordinary people in this world, who have been tortured beyond recognition by this world, really still feel that simple friendship?
Only hatred that is extremely intense and unforgettable can last forever.
"So what?" Jiang Jingjian chuckled.
Jiang Jingyuan looked up at him in a daze. Coincidentally, Jiang Jingjian also turned his head to look over. He raised the corners of his mouth high and repeated it to her:
"So—what?"
When their eyes met, Jiang Jingjian was the first to stop smiling, turn away and let her go.
I don’t know if it was just a moment or a very long time, but Jiang Jingyuan’s mind seemed to be in a state where he felt that he had thought a lot and at the same time, he seemed to have thought of nothing.
It was not until she came to her senses that she felt a complicated feeling and finally had a trance-like feeling that she had really walked into the long river of ancient history.
Nothing has changed... right?
She couldn't remember what the original story was like, but she suddenly felt the familiar panic again, as if she had just woken up from a dream.
Can she really get the blood seal?
Can she really get the blood seal that is said to have disappeared in a disaster that swept the entire world?
Immortality, immortality, can you really live forever?
Jiang Jingyuan's mood suddenly plummeted, his whole body felt cold, and his drooping pupils trembled slightly unconsciously.
When she was alive, she was numb and could not feel the difference between life and death. Until she was close to death, her heart instinctively struggled to survive in panic.
The orange candlelight illuminated the beautiful and delicate profile. Jiang Jingjian, who was sitting in front of the desk, had no smile on his face. Instead, he looked a bit chilly in the warm and hazy light.
He looked silently at the girl next to him, his dark eyes narrowed.
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