Chapter 128 Forced

Duan Mingchong was stunned for a long time before he understood what Sui Yan meant. He murmured in astonishment, "I...how could I treat you like this?"

The root cause of Sui Yan's disease is that one worked hard all his life in the previous life, but ended up with a tragic death.

After living a new life, he no longer cared about many things. In addition, Duan Mingchong and Sui Xun were both safe, so he gradually untied the knot in his heart and no longer obsessed with the things in his past life.

He could smile and say to the person he hated the most in his previous life, "I still hate you, you just bear with it", and he could also tell Duan Mingchong about his past life openly, but he did not dare to separate from the person he trusted and relied on the most like he did in his previous life.

Duan Mingchong had been pampering him these past few years, and Siu Yan, who was used to having all the sweet things in life, couldn't imagine if he left Duan Mingchong, he would repeat the same mistake and die at the hands of the person he depended on the most.

He was used to it. He considered it a great blessing to have Duan Mingchong. If God disliked him again and something unexpected happened during the time they were separated, Sui Yan would have no idea what to do.

Sui Yan has been thinking over and over again these days:

"Three years is a long time, but it's also a short time. If Duan Mingchong is tired of me, will he be afraid to kill me when I return to the capital?"

"There are so many people in the capital who covet the prince. If someone wants to ask the emperor for a marriage, will he marry someone else?"

"Will you forget me?"

"Is he being with me on impulse?"

"If the emperor does something weird before his death and wants Duan Mingchong to kill me, what should I do?"

In his previous life, Duan Zhisu had no trust in Sui Yan due to the rumors that had accumulated day by day. Sui Yan was afraid that during the years when he was not with Duan Mingchong, someone would gossip about him to the prince, causing the two of them to become estranged.

Sui Yan's whole body was shaking, and he cried, "I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm afraid you will kill me. If that's the case, I'd rather die in the capital..."

Duan Mingchong saw that he was almost insane. He was stunned for a long time before he slowly stepped forward, grabbed Sui Yan's shoulders, and forced him to raise his head to look at him.

Sui Yan's eyes were slightly red, and no matter how sad he was, he didn't know why his tears couldn't flow.

When Duan Mingchong heard Sui Yan's words, it was as if a raging fire had ignited in his heart, burning him so much that he felt pain and fainted.

He tried hard to suppress the urge to roar at Sui Yan, and put the tip of his tongue against his teeth. After a long while, he said with difficulty: "I am in your heart..."

Duan Mingchong had been accustomed to being gentle and repressed over the years, and now, looking at Sui Yan's flustered expression, anger and pain directly swept through his entire mind, and all his reserve and tolerance disappeared.

Duan Mingchong's eyes were sinister, he tightly grasped Sui Yan's shoulders, and said gloomily, "Am I this kind of person in your heart?"

It was the first time that Sui Yan saw Duan Mingchong, who was as fierce as a ghost. He forgot the pain for a moment and stared at him in amazement.

Duan Mingchong no longer wanted to care about what expression he had at the moment. He only knew that Sui Yan's words "You will kill me" were like a knife stabbing straight into his heart. The blood and flesh mixed with the cold blade, and the pain made him shiver all over.

Duan Mingchong approached him, lifted up Sui Yan's chin, stared at him coldly, and said, "Do you always think that what I said before was just talk?"

Sui Yan was frightened by Duan Mingchong and tried to hide in panic, but Duan Mingchong pinched his chin even harder.

"Sui Wanggui, talk."

This was the first time Duan Mingchong called him by his full name, and it was obvious that he was really angry.

Sui Yan murmured: "I don't know..."

Duan Mingchong asked, "In your opinion, are Duan Zhisu and I the same type of person?"

Sui Yan shook his head desperately.

Duan Mingchong paused for a moment and said, "Then what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I will think you are getting in the way and give you a bad name by poisoning you, so that you won't even be allowed to enter the ancestral tomb after you die?"

Sui Yan said in horror: "I don't know, I don't know anything, I'm just afraid..."

Duan Mingchong looked at Sui Yan who was swept by despair, and wished he could go back to his previous life when Sui Yan was terrified, panicked and desperate, and catch all those who bullied and betrayed him, and torture them to death one by one.

His A'Yan was supposed to be such a wanton and unruly person, but he was completely ruined by those people.

But he missed an entire life and could only hold the wounded Sui Yan in his arms, wanting to comfort her but not knowing how to start.

Duan Mingchong's eyes suddenly turned red.

He suddenly couldn't continue.

This is the first time in all these years that the two have parted ways on bad terms.

Duan Mingchong refused to give in, and Sui Yan refused to resolve the biggest knot in his heart.

Duan Mingchong returned to the East Palace with an expressionless face. The palace ladies thought that the Crown Prince was finally coming back to review the memorials written by Cheng Xiaoshan, but they saw Duan Mingchong sitting at the desk for half a day without even moving his pen.

He seemed to be in a trance, his eyes fixed vaguely on the void.

After an unknown amount of time, he gently knocked on the table.

The secret guard emerged from the darkness, knelt on one knee, and waited for orders.

Duan Mingchong stared at the memorial on the table in a daze.

The secret guard waited and waited, but still received no instructions. He hesitated for a moment and slowly raised his head, intending to take a peek at Duan Mingchong.

As soon as he moved, Duan Mingchong spoke: "Send a message to Sui Xun."

The secret guard was surprised and nodded, "Yes."

He waited for instructions, but Duan Mingchong was in a daze for a long time before he murmured, "Just tell him... Sui Yan's health was damaged like this because of..."

The Dark Guard took a breath.

"He gave me a cup of poisoned wine at a banquet a few years ago."

The secret guards of the East Palace worked very quickly. Duan Mingchong gave the order in the afternoon, and Sui Xun knew about it in the evening.

In the side courtyard of the Marquis's mansion, Sui Yan still maintained the same posture as when Duan Mingchong left during the day, sitting with his knees hugged, his long hair spread all over the bed, staring absentmindedly at the crabapple flowers on the quilt.

Suddenly, Haitang screamed from outside, as if someone kicked the door.

Sui Yan ignored it and continued to immerse himself in his own world.

Soon, Sui Xun rushed in with his hair disheveled, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was colder than usual, and he looked ferocious and cruel, like a vicious ghost.

Sui Yan glanced at Sui Xun and saw that it was Sui Xun. He then gently raised his head, his lips were pale.

"elder brother."

Sui Xun was breathing rapidly. His mind had been in a state of confusion since he got the news. Even the sound seemed to come from the sky.

He walked to Sui Yan's bed with heavy steps, and saw that Sui Yan still looked thin even with clothes on, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Forget, forget to return..."

Sui Yan didn't understand what was going on, and tried to put on a smile as usual, but he couldn't do it even after raising the corners of his lips a little.

Sui Xun stared at him blankly, then suddenly hugged Sui Yan in his arms and held him tightly.

Sui Xun is cold by nature and shows little care even to his younger brother, let alone such an intimate hug.

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment, then he tentatively reached out and hugged Sui Xun back, gently rubbing his rapidly beating chest, and murmured, "Brother, what happened?"

Sui Xun hugged him for a while before letting him go. With red eyes, she looked at Sui Yan and said in a hoarse voice after a long while, "Wang Gui, why don't you go to Jiangnan with your brother?"

Sui Yan was stunned, not because of Sui Xun's request for him to go to Jiangnan, but because of the word "OK".

Sui Xun is a strong-willed person. Once he makes up his mind, he won't care about other people's wishes. This is the first time Sui Yan has heard Sui Xun speak in a consulting tone.

Sui Xun brushed up Sui Yan's long hair and tried to lower her voice: "Our ancestral home is in Jiangnan. There are mountains and rivers there. There is everything. You can have fun as much as you want. Even if you play outside all day, your brother won't scold you."

His palm gently touched Shun Yan's face. Such an intimate gesture made Shun Yan tremble slightly and look at him puzzledly.

Sui Xun said, "Let's never come back to the capital, okay?"

Sui Yan looked at Sui Xun's genuine expression and asked tentatively, "What should the Marquis' Mansion do?"

Sui Xun said, "We don't want anything anymore, we'll just resign and go home."

Sui Yan was silent for a moment before he said, "Did my brother hear anything?"

Sui Xun grabbed his forearm and said, "Wang Gui, I don't want to take you away by force. Just listen to your brother, okay?"

Sui Yan said: "But the prince..."

Sui Xun, who tried to speak softly, finally revealed his true colors when he heard Duan Mingchong. A fierce look suddenly appeared on his face, and he said angrily: "Prince, Prince! The reason why you have become what you are today is all because of Duan Mingchong. Don't you know it in your heart?"

Sui Yan was stunned by the yelling, and then he realized why Sui Xun was so angry.

He knew about Sui Yan's act of blocking wine for Duan Mingchong.

Duan Zhisu and Duan Ruwang had already left Beijing, and the only one who knew about this and revealed it to Sui Xun at this critical juncture was Duan Mingchong.

Sui Yan: "Brother..."

“Don’t call me!” Sui Xun’s mind was confused for a while after he heard it. After he yelled, he looked at Sui Yan’s pale face, softened his heart, and tried to lower his voice.

"Wang Gui, please come with me to Jiangnan." Sui Xun poured almost all the tenderness of his life into this moment. "Your miracle doctor also said that the poison in your body cannot be completely cured. I am afraid you will not live long. Let's go to Jiangnan. The famous Qian's Medical Hall in Jiangnan is said to be able to bring people back to life. It will definitely cure your illness."

Sui Yan's lips moved slightly: "I don't want to go."

Sui Xun was stunned, and the hand holding Sui Yan suddenly dropped. After a while, he said, "Wang Gui, the prince's love for you is just a momentary impulse in his youth. Duan Mingchong will ascend the throne as king sooner or later. He is already jealous of the Sui family. In a few years, do you still think you can rely on this momentary impulse to let him leave us alive?"

Sui Yan was a little confused, not knowing how this matter came up again.

"When I was trying you for colluding with foreign countries in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I mobilized the Sui family's private soldiers. I thought that if the emperor insisted on convicting you, I would fight to the death."

Sui Yan was stunned and looked at Sui Xun in shock.

"elder brother……"

Sui Xun said, "Before that incident, I resigned from the Crown Prince and returned to Jiangnan, but he always rejected my proposals, leaving me no way out. But after he was almost forced to abdicate, I asked him to resign again, and he did not reject my proposals again."

Sui Yan paused and said hurriedly, "Prince... he won't be jealous of the Sui family because of this..."

“What if?” Sui Xun always sought to be foolproof when marching and fighting. Even if there was a one in a thousand chance, he didn’t dare to gamble with Sui Yan, Jiang Ning, and the entire Marquisate.

Sui Xun stared into Sui Yan's eyes and said solemnly, "If it's really because the Crown Prince is jealous, I can raise an army to rebel for you. Who knows, I might try to shake his throne for something else in the future."

Sui Yan still didn't believe it. Duan Ming Chong must have had the idea of ​​letting Sui Yan go to Jiangnan with Sui Xun before, so he didn't stop them.

Sui Xun said, "You are such a smart person, why do you become so stubborn when it comes to Duan Mingchong's matter?"

Sui Yan opened his lips, hesitating to speak, and after a long while he murmured, "Let me think about it again..."

Sui Xun wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Sui Yan's pale face and recalled the legendary stigma that one cup of wine could kill him, his heart ached and he didn't have the heart to force him anymore.

Sui Xun has always felt guilty towards Sui Yan. He had raised an army to rebel for Sui Yan before. Now that he knows that Sui Yan almost died because of Duan Mingchong, he naturally doesn't want to let him stay in the capital, a place full of dangers.

When Duan Mingchong informed Sui Xun about the stigma, he had already guessed what Sui Xun would do.

It also cut off Sui Yan's last path.

Sui Yan thought: "He is really ruthless. He actually came up with such a method to force me."

Okay.

Sui Yan closed his eyes gently and murmured, "As you wish."

The next day, Jun Jingxing entered the East Palace with Sui Yan's badge.

Duan Mingchong sat absent-mindedly by the window, looking at the crabapple flowers that were already in full bloom nearby, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jun Jing walked forward and saluted: "Hello, Your Highness."

Duan Mingchong turned around and said, "Get up. How is the Marquis?"

Jun Jingxing said: "The Marquis... has agreed to follow General Sui Xun to Jiangnan and will leave soon."

Duan Mingchong heaved a sigh of relief after hearing these words, but he also felt heartbroken.

He forced a smile and said, "Very good. I will leave the matter of the famous doctor Qian to you."

Jun Jingxing said hurriedly: "Of course."

Duan Mingchong asked, "Have you decided when to leave?"

"General Sui Xun has been preparing to go to Jiangnan for a long time. He is in a hurry and may leave the day after tomorrow."

Duan Mingchong was stunned. The day after tomorrow?

It happened to be Sui Yan’s birthday.

Duan Mingchong didn't say anything else. He let out a breath and raised his hand to rub his eyebrows.

His desperate move to escape might have made Sui Yan furious. He wondered if he would still care about him three years later.

Jun Jingxing looked at Duan Mingchong's tired face, hesitated for a long time, and finally said with difficulty: "My Lord... asked me to come here today to get something from His Highness."

Upon hearing this, Duan Mingchong immediately put the jade pendant given by Sui Yan around his waist in his hand and looked at him with fear.

The script says that if two people part ways, they will often ask for back the tokens of love they gave to each other.

Jun Jingxing saw Duan Mingchong's action and was speechless for a moment before saying, "Your Highness, don't worry. It's not that jade pendant."

Duan Mingchong was relieved and asked, "What does he want to take?"

Jun Jingxing said, "One thousand taels of gold. The Marquis even specifically told me not to take any banknotes, but only gold."

Duan Mingchong: "..."

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