Chapter 405: In troubled times, with him
"Oh my God!" Yun Chen grinned in horror, his eyes wide open, and hurriedly poured wine for Lu Liang:
"Over eighty cuts, all for me. It's God's blessing that you weren't chopped into minced meat... Come on, come on, I'll toast you three glasses!"
Lu Liang couldn't refuse, so he had to drink it.
Yun Chen asked again: "Is everything healed now? Are there any sequelae?"
Lu Liang scratched his head embarrassedly, "A little bit. One of my hamstrings was cut, so it's hard for me to hide under the eaves. I guess I can't be a secret guard anymore. I plan to switch to a guard."
After hearing this, Yun Chen was immediately distressed.
Lu Liang is the most powerful person in the history of Huo Gang who has won the first place in the Feifu exam. Bu Yan only got eighth place!
Such an outstanding talent, but he ruined his career as a secret guard because of protecting her. Yun Chen felt so guilty that he didn't know what to do. He fumbled in his pockets and looked around, not knowing how to compensate Lu Liang.
Seeing Yun Chen's guilt, Lu Liang quickly stopped him:
"No, no, no, the young master has already compensated me. He gave me three mansions, two halls, and gold and jade. It's enough for me to eat and drink for three lifetimes."
After hearing this, Yun Chen felt much better. This was very consistent with Huo Gannian's personality.
Huo Gannian never hesitates to reward the guards and servants of the Huo Gang, and with a bit of sincerity and trust, no one is not loyal to him.
But she couldn't help but sigh: "Alas! It's all my fault. If I had known you were secretly protecting me, I wouldn't have let you take risks with me!"
Lu Liang laughed heartily. "The young master would tear the sky apart for you. He said he would protect you secretly, so he must do it completely secretly, without burdening you in the slightest. The young master cannot bear to see you suffer."
Well, the topic is brought back to Huo Gannian.
Yun Chen held his head in his hand in frustration, not knowing where to begin.
It was clearly she who proposed the breakup and dumped Huo Gannian, so why is she now secretly hoping that Huo Gannian will come all the way to see her?
Why did she feel so weak and sad when she heard about Huo Gannian?
What a contradiction, she doesn't understand herself.
At this time, Lu Liang finally discovered the wound on Yun Chen's arm and exclaimed:
"This wound is so deep, are you okay? Why don't you bandage it? It's not good to leave it exposed like this!"
Yun Chen rolled up his sleeves and said weakly,
"It's okay, no one cares about it anyway, so just let it air out. It's best to air it out until it's completely cool!"
After hearing this, Lu Liang's eyes turned slightly.
Although he was recuperating abroad in the past few years, he had never lost track of any news from the Nan Kingdom. He knew everything about when Huo Gannian got together with Yun Chen and when they broke up.
Glancing at Yun Chen's resentful face, Lu Liang smiled and said:
"I have a few words to say, but I don't know whether I should say them or not."
Yun Chen was deaf, so he heard it as "The chicken under the tree should be bitten or not". He was stunned for a moment and replied:
"Go ahead and bite it. We have a lot of chickens in the logistics department. You're not afraid of eating them. I'll kill one for you to go with your wine."
As Yun Chen was about to call for help, Lu Liang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and quickly stopped her. He could only raise his voice and speak more slowly:
"There are actually some things you don't know about what happened back then. The young master wouldn't let me tell you. Now that so many years have passed, I think I can tell you."
Is there a little secret that Huo Gan is reading? Yun Chen immediately became interested and rubbed his ears vigorously, pretending to listen attentively.
Lu Liang said, "At that time, the Emperor was still in the Eastern Palace. The Huo Clan was vying with the Yu Clan for the financial power of the Nan Kingdom. The Huo Clan was temporarily defeated, allowing the Yu Clan to gain the upper hand. The Princess was determined to seek peace. Yu Yangji wanted to use this opportunity to control the Young Master, and even more so, to abduct you to his mansion and do something..."
Yun Chen was shocked. "Yu Yangji wants to kill me? When? Is there such a thing?"
Lu Liang waved his hand, letting it go, and without mentioning that damn old man Yu Yangji, he continued:
"At that time, Yu Yangji specifically asked you to be the peace envoy. The princess insisted on agreeing, but the young master refused to do so. The young master ostensibly expelled you from the Huo Gang, but in reality, for your safety, he had already ordered us to lay a backup plan. To prevent future trouble, the young master had already secretly planned that if the princess continued to force him or use you as a threat, he would break with her and kill her first, then kill Yu Yangji."
The last sentence obviously stunned Yun Chen. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time and scratched her ears:
"Kill, kill, kill, who? Did I hear you right? Say it again!"
Lu Liang had a conflicted expression. "Um... just once will be enough. After all, the princess has ascended the throne now. If anyone hears... I still want to live a few more years."
In fact, what Lu Liang wanted to say was that based on the volume of their conversation, it seemed that only two people were talking, but in fact, there were almost two hundred people listening together, and everyone outside the tent could hear it clearly.
Yun Chen was stunned. "Kill everyone to protect me? How? How to plan? How to escape unscathed after killing them? The late emperor and the Yu family will not stop until they have eaten him alive! Is he crazy?"
"He's been going crazy because of you."
After Lu Liang finished speaking, Yun Chen's heart was shocked and goose bumps appeared all over his body.
She knew Huo Gannian. If he dared to make such a plan, he must have made all the necessary preparations.
Kill the princess, put the blame on Yu Yangji, and then kill Yu Yangji again. Every step is like walking on the edge of a knife, and one wrong move will lead to eternal damnation.
But Huo Gannian did not hesitate at all. The worst that could happen was that they would die together. As long as Yun Chen was alive and well, he would be willing to die a thousand times.
Yun Chen's heart was surging and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
I'm so glad I didn't get to the point where I could have been doomed.
What was even more touching was that Huo Gannian never mentioned these past events, nor did he ever use these great favors to take credit or win her heart.
If Lu Liang hadn't spoken at this moment, she would probably never know it in her life.
When she was foolishly sad about being kicked out of the Huo Gang, and when she stole the Wind-burning Grass but laughed at herself for being sentimental, he was far more crazy and determined than she was.
He had long placed her life above his own.
But he never expressed such a deep love.
Similarly, he sacrificed his life to prevent her from impulsively repaying his kindness, and he insisted on hiding the matter of the plum blossom breaking the moon even though he knew he would have to face her angry questioning when the truth was revealed.
He always does, never says.
He stood farther away than her and saw things more clearly than her, yet he still tolerated her merciless accusations, letting her stab his heart with every word like a sharp knife, but he didn't even make a single excuse and couldn't bear to criticize her.
He loved everything about her unconditionally, good or bad, life or death.
In comparison, her affection is simply...
She stopped herself from feeling guilty, not wanting to fall into self-justification, nor wasting time on meaningless self-mockery.
She rushed to the desk and took out the latest envelope from the thick pile on the desk. The first sentence she saw was still:
"My dear Chen'er, I have missed you so much for so long that I have become sick with shame..."
She read it carefully, word by word, tears dripping onto the letter.
Anian, I miss you so much.
She said this in her heart.
She wanted to tell him that she understood his good intentions, his forbearance and dedication.
In this chaotic world, she just wants to be with him.
But how can I say it?
Firstly, she had no literary talent, and secondly, she was too shy to say bluntly, "I was wrong, let's make peace."
After much thought, she unfolded the letter paper and wrote a line:
"A Nian, does 'Gu Ying Cheng' sound nice? How do you write the word 'Gu'?"
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