Chapter 455: Only Surprise, No Joy
If Gao Zhaoyue's help is lost, Xi Jin will no longer have the beast for surprise attack, and the battle between the two armies will return to a balance again.
But Ji Qingwu is going to add more weight to Beili in order to completely tilt the balance of victory.
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The Xijin Palace was exceptionally quiet.
The old emperor's death did not throw the place into chaos.
Crown Prince Yuwen Tiancheng was not in a hurry to ascend the throne, but was secretly planning to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops and capture Beili in one fell swoop.
Tonight, strong winds are raging, blowing up yellow sand all over the sky, and the wind direction is heading straight to the southeast. For Xi Jin, this is undoubtedly a perfect opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Inside the palace, only the palace where Yuwen Tiancheng stayed was dim. He never liked places that were too bright.
Yuwen Tiancheng said to the maid standing by the door, "Go and call Madam Yue over."
The maid took the order and left. She returned a quarter of an hour later and said in a panic, "Your Highness, I didn't find Madam Yue. She is not in the bedroom."
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Tiancheng frowned slightly and then stood up.
"I'll go take a look."
He hurried through the corridors of the palace, searched everywhere in the palace, and finally found Gao Zhaoyue somewhere.
A faint candlelight shone through. Yu Wen Tian Cheng pushed open the door, saw her back, took a breath, and said, "What are you doing here?"
Gao Zhaoyue stood quietly with his back to the palace door, gazing at the portraits covering the walls and the statues as tall as a human.
She asked calmly, "Tiancheng, when was your first portrait?"
Yuwen Tiancheng did not answer, but asked: "You still found it, are you surprised?"
Every person in the portrait is her, some laughing, some crying, some angry, all so lifelike. The statue captures her various emotions, as if to engrave her soul here forever.
Gao Zhaoyue turned around slowly, with tear marks still on her face and her eyes full of red bloodshot.
"There is only surprise, no joy."
There was a hint of despair and anger in her tone.
Yuwen Tiancheng's eyes changed, he suppressed the enthusiasm in his eyes, and said: "You are crying."
Gao Zhaoyue suddenly asked, "Why was Tianxin abandoned? Did you send someone to do it?"
Yuwen Tiancheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Why do you ask this?"
His evasion did not make Gao Zhaoyue give up asking further questions.
She had noticed something fishy earlier, just by gazing at the portraits.
The beautiful woman dressed as a concubine was holding a small baby in her arms, but there was hatred in her eyes.
When the woman squatted down to play with the little boy with gray-blue eyes, her expression was also full of jealousy.
Although these portraits are of her, they seem not to be her.
Instead, it is through her eyes that a certain emotion of the painter is conveyed.
Gao Zhaoyue said in a cold voice: "In fact, you contributed to Tian Qing's death." Yuwen Tiancheng was even more hateful than Beili. She clenched her teeth but still couldn't stop trembling.
When Yuwen Tiancheng heard this, his expression changed slightly, but he still tried to remain calm.
"Why do you say that? Did someone tell you something?"
She gritted her teeth and asked, "Beili sent a letter to Xijin, but you didn't send it and didn't want to save Tianqing, right?!" Her eyes were filled with anger and despair.
Yuwen Tiancheng said word by word: "Fourth brother is no longer alive. No matter if I intervened or not, he will not come back. You need to calm down and think about the intention of the person who told you this news."
He walked closer to her and said, "He wants to see our relationship break up so that he can sit back and reap the benefits and achieve his goal."
Gao Zhaoyue said: "Tell me, have you ever done it?"
Yuwen Tiancheng said ambiguously: "It doesn't matter whether I did it or not. Even if I say I didn't do it, you won't believe me because you are already doubting me."
He touched her face and helped her wipe away the wet tears.
"But no matter what, Tian Qing died in Beili. Now we just need to deal a fatal blow to Beili to avenge our fourth brother."
Gao Zhaoyue whispered: "Revenge..."
Yuwen Tiancheng said: "Yes, our Xijin army will pacify the northern border tonight. With the help of the weather and your beasts, there will be no problem."
Gao Zhaoyue looked at him.
"dream."
Yuwen Tiancheng's expression instantly cracked.
Because Gao Zhaoyue's lips did not move, it was someone else who was speaking.
Although the voice was hoarse, it was a familiar timbre to him.
Yuwen Tiancheng twisted his stiff neck and saw the pair of gray-blue eyes staring at him.
That was Yuwen Tianqing, he was still alive...
Yuwen Tianqing said: "Take your dirty hands away and stay away from my mother."
Yuwen Tiancheng didn't move, so Yuwen Tianqing threw a punch at him.
Because he had been shot by Ji Qingwu with an arrow in Beili Prison and was seriously injured, and had been kept in a dark room for the rest of his life, his body was thin and had not recovered, and his strength was insufficient, so he was easily dodged by Yuwen Tiancheng.
Yuwen Tiancheng looked at him standing next to Gao Zhaoyue and said sarcastically: "Fourth brother, you shouldn't have come back."
Yuwen Tianqing's grey-blue eyes flashed blood red, and he said, "If I don't come back, how can I know that my good brother not only wants me to die, but also wants..."
He glanced at Gao Zhaoyue and clenched his fists tightly.
Gao Zhaoyue said distressedly: "Tian Qing, your injury hasn't fully healed yet, don't get angry."
Yuwen Tianqing took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"Let's go!"
"You can't go anywhere."
Yuwen Tiancheng's indifferent voice came from behind Gao Zhaoyue's ear.
"I never thought that my fourth brother would come back alive. You are so lucky. The Emperor of Beili was willing to let you go. You almost took his life."
Yuwen Tianqing turned his head, finding it difficult to connect Yuwen Tiancheng's current weird look with the brother who was gentle and caring to him in his memory.
After Gao Zhaoyue was sentenced to death, although Yuwen Tianqing was a prince, he was not welcomed because of his mother's family who had committed a crime, so Yuwen Tiancheng repeatedly helped him.
After Yuwen Shuo fell, the crown prince took power as regent. Yuwen Tianqing was willing to risk his life for Xi Jin and to secure Yuwen Tiancheng's position.
But I didn't expect that this good brother could be so cruel.
Yuwen Tianqing glared at the other person fiercely and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Next time we meet, I will kill you too!"
Yuwen Tiancheng sneered and waved his hand, and eight guards stopped them.
"I said that none of you can leave."
At this time, a eunuch came over quickly and said, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
Yuwen Tiancheng asked, "Why are you so impatient?"
The eunuch gasped and said, "Your Highness, Beili attacked at night!"
"How?"
Yuwen Tiancheng was suspicious. He ran out of the hall in a hurry, glanced at the sky, and suddenly had an ominous premonition.
He ordered, "Keep a close eye on them. If anyone is missing, bring your heads to me!"
After saying this, Yuwen Tiancheng left in a hurry.
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