Chapter 281 He and Xie Xuchi are more than just spies and enemies
Seeing the two of them entering the narrow passage one after the other, Xie Zan made a gesture of preparation.
The secret guards were tense and silently drew their bows and arrows at the two men.
The atmosphere of danger was quietly rising, and they were just waiting for the order to shoot the two men into a honeycomb.
As the situation became tense, Xie Zan looked at Xie Xuchi dimly, "Your Highness, won't you give the order yet?"
Xie Xuchi held the telescope tightly, and a thin layer of sweat quietly appeared on his palms.
He stared intently at Xie Yanchen who had passed through the narrow gap in the sky.
A Yan is also here.
Why did he have to follow Xie Guanlan?
Xie Zan urged, "Your Highness."
Xie Xuchi looked at the man in white, opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
Thinking of his father's threats and admonitions, he closed his eyes which were gradually turning red.
He slowly raised his hand, wanting to give the order to take action, but his arm remained in the air for a long time and he couldn't do it.
"My aunt said that sick children are pitiful and need a lot of love to recover. So I bought some medical books. I want to learn medicine on my own. Maybe I can cure your illness in the future."
The childish voice is close to my ears.
Xie Xuchi will always remember how warm the sunlight was when Ah Yan knocked on the palace gate on that spring afternoon.
Ah Yan added the fragrance of honey cakes to his bleak and lonely childhood.
Throne, friends, father, mother...
All kinds of desires were entangled and fighting in his heart, so contradictory that they were completely incompatible. They tore at his heart and emotions wantonly, mocking his powerlessness and mocking his inability to possess anything.
Xie Xuchi slowly lowered his arms.
Xie Zan said with a half-smile, "If you don't give the order, Xie Guanlan will leave Yixiantian."
Xie Xuchi sat on a stone in silence.
He watched Xie Yanchen walk away with Xie Guanlan and shook his head, "I owe it to Ah Yan."
Xie Zan gestured for the secret guards to retreat, a piece of grass dangling from his mouth. "I can't be a complete villain, but I can't be a good person either. Your Highness, what is the purpose of living?"
Xie Xuchi couldn't answer.
He said to Xie Zan, "You will always be loyal to me, right?"
Xie Zan laughed twice, "I swore an oath before, Your Highness, have you forgotten?"
After Xie Xuchi left, Wei Ying appeared, holding a sword. "I'm curious, if Xie Xuchi had ordered the arrows to be released, what would you have done?"
"I will kill him before he gives the order." Xie Zan put on his wide-sleeved outer robe, looking gloomy.
"But you owe him your life."
Xie Zan paused and said calmly: "He died, I will accompany him."
He looked in the direction where Xie Xuchi disappeared.
The spring days are quiet and the grass and trees are lush.
That year, he was too young and reckless, and underestimated Xie Zhe's vigilance. He arrogantly sneaked into the imperial study to look for useful information, which led to him being caught red-handed by the Twenty-Four Lin Guards.
Xie Zhe’s guards are so strong.
Although only one Lin Guard was dispatched, he was still beaten black and blue. When he was thrown into the water dungeon, there was hardly a piece of intact skin on his body.
He thought he was going to die alone in the dungeon.
But Xie Xuchi actually believed him and saved him...
After he was released, Xie Xuchi was still lying on the hospital bed with a high fever. The imperial physician said that he had caught a severe cold and he would either survive the night or die.
He looked at Xie Xuchi blankly.
The young prince lay in a brocade quilt, his wrist exposed from his sleeve looking extremely thin and slender, his long black hair spread out on the pillowcase, making his face look pale and frail.
His eyes and brows had lost their former deep and sinister look, and instead revealed a sense of coldness and loneliness, just like the hazy crescent moon outside the window.
The palace servants did not take good care of him, and perhaps because he was so thirsty, even his lips began to crack.
The bedroom was silent.
It was hard for Xie Zan to imagine that such a weak young man lying in bed was the culprit who caused his second brother to go crazy.
The candlelight was blown out by the cold wind, and the curtains that hung to the ground swelled up like ghosts.
The dusty and deserted atmosphere in the hall reminded Xie Zan that no one seemed to have come to visit Xie Xuchi.
That night, no one knew what kind of mood he was in as he stood by the bed.
In the second half of the night, he heard Xie Xuchi talking in his sleep.
At first he called out "Ayan" a few times, then he called out his mother and his father.
He begged his mother to look at him and begged his father not to beat him.
Xie Zan silently wrung out the towel and covered his forehead with it. Suddenly, he heard him call out "A Zan" softly.
Before dawn, a crescent moon hung on the window frame, hazy and misty, making it difficult to see clearly.
Xie Xuchi woke up.
He weakly holds his hand and asks if he will never betray him.
He said yes.
But Xie Xuchi didn't believe it.
Xie Xuchi didn't know where he got the strength from, but he clamped his wrist with astonishing force, and forced him to swear on the Zhenbei Palace in a hoarse voice.
So he swore at Xie Xuchi's bedside that he would always be with him and be loyal to him.
In the following years, they were like brothers, eliminating dissidents and sharing life and death together, until Xie Xuchi finally ascended the throne of crown prince.
The story between him and Xie Xuchi is more than just a story of spies and enemies.
The wind blowing across the cliff lifted up the hem of Xie Zan's robe.
He stood there alone, his eyes following the direction of Xie Guanlan and Xie Yanchen, like a taciturn pine tree.
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind behind me.
Xie Zan didn't look back, but just turned sideways to catch a sharp and poisonous dart.
Wei Ying sighed regretfully and turned to go down the mountain.
Xie Zan threw the dart to the ground and followed her with a half-smile, "Nine hundred and twenty-sixth time, the assassination failed."
"Shut up."
…
At the same time, Wen Xingluo and Xie Shian had already arrived at Luohua Pavilion.
In front of Luohua Pavilion is a large flower garden, where the royal gardeners planted all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, which are very popular among young ladies and gentlemen.
Wen Xingluo and Xie Shi'an got off their horses and were walking along the flower path when they suddenly bumped into a palace maid in front of them.
The palace servant, holding a snow-white cub, asked anxiously, "Are you Princess An Ning?! The little wolf cub I raised is injured and has lost too much blood. It's about to die! Can you ask the imperial physician to save it?!"
"Let me see—"
Xie Shian subconsciously wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Wen Xingluo.
Xie Shian raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
Remembering that this was the royal territory and the people were not as simple as in their hometown, it was normal for Ningning to be on guard. So he crossed his arms and stayed away from the palace maid with Ningning.
Wen Xingluo said from half a meter away, "The imperial physicians are all at the tent at the foot of the mountain. You can go there by yourself."
"Oh, my words carry no weight. How could those imperial doctors be willing to treat the injuries of my pet?" The palace servant was so anxious that his face turned pale. "They say the princess has a kind heart, but look at how adorable this little wolf cub is. How could you not help it?!"
As he spoke, he walked forward and wanted to put the snow-white cub into Wen Xingluo's arms.
Wen Xingluo frowned and stepped back.
Xie Shian was impatient, "I said, how come you don't understand what people say?! My sister told you to go by yourself——"
Before he could finish his words, a hint of viciousness suddenly flashed across the palace maid's eyes.
He suddenly threw the group of cubs towards Wen Xingluo!
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