newbobooks Chapter 314: Floating Dreams (9)
Chapter 314: Floating Dreams (9)
The next day, he personally cooked the bird's nest, put it in a food box, and sent it to Nangong Jiayao.
He watched her drink it, sent her to the carriage bound for Tianxing Pavilion, and watched the carriage leave with affection in his eyes.
He took out the bottle of medicine from his bosom, opened the stopper, and with his hand downward, he sprinkled all the powder inside onto the snow. It turned into a pool of invisible liquid and seeped into the snow.
Yao Jia looked at this scene in surprise, somewhat confused.
She was not drugged.
"Yaoyao, I want you to clearly say that the person you love the most... is me, not that damn Nangong Xiulan."
He threw the medicine bottle to the ground with all his strength. The crisp sound of shattering was particularly harsh in the quiet morning.
After doing all this, Gu Xiyan walked towards Qingxinyuan and happened to meet Nangong Xiu Lan head-on. The latter just nodded at him lightly and continued walking forward.
"Mr. Zheng, please stay..." Gu Xiyan called out to him.
Nangong Xiu Lan stopped, turned around, looked at Gu Xiyan, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"What's the matter?" There was a hint of coldness in his voice.
Gu Xiyan took a deep breath and said slowly: "I have something to report to Zheng Jun."
Nangong Xiu Lan frowned slightly, but nodded, motioning Gu Xiyan to follow him to a secluded courtyard.
The two sat down in the pavilion, and Gu Xiyan spoke first: "I know that you have always been on guard against me, but I am not here today to make an enemy of you."
Nangong Xiu Lan didn't say anything, just listened quietly.
Gu Xiyan continued, "I met Cejun in the dungeon a few days ago, and he actually asked you to go to Jiangnan to pick up Bai Huahua."
He deliberately clicked his tongue twice and chuckled, "Cejun is really unwilling to give up. He wants to use someone else to regain his favor. I wonder if his current appearance will scare Yaoyao..."
Nangong Xiulan couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he raised his hand to interrupt him, stood up and said calmly: "Is this what you want to report to me? If it is about bringing Huahua back, I already know about it and will take care of it. If there is nothing else, Sanlang should go back to his own courtyard and rest."
Gu Xiyan frowned, as if expressing dissatisfaction with his indifferent attitude, and stood up and asked sternly: "You actually want to take Bai Huahua back? Have you ever loved Yaoyao in your heart? As her husband... you actually want to put someone in her room?"
His voice became louder and louder, and his emotions became more and more agitated, but Nangong Xiu Lan remained calm and composed, as if Gu Xiyan's words did not cause any waves in his heart.
"Sanlang, you may have misunderstood Shuanghua's words." Nangong Xiulan turned around, a sarcastic smile on his lips, "Yaoyao probably never told you that Huahua is actually her other concubine, just like Shuanghua. Shuanghua asked me to take Huahua back just to make sure that his years of protection would be taken care of."
Yao Jia was speechless. Even though she was not in a clear mind at that time, she knew that there was nothing going on between her and Hua Hua.
I'm afraid Xiu Lan deliberately said this to provoke Gu Xiyan.
Sure enough, Gu Xiyan was shocked by Nangong Xiu Lan's words. He stood there as if frozen, unable to move for a long time.
“How…how is it possible…” Gu Xiyan stuttered and couldn’t utter a complete sentence, looking very sad.
Nangong Xiu Lan looked at him, a hint of pleasure after revenge flashed in his eyes, and then he turned and left.
Gu Xiyan felt as if all the strength had been drained away from him. He slumped in the chair, staring at Nangong Xiulan's receding back, his eyes filled with reluctance and despair.
"Yaoyao, I have been with you for four years, accompanying you day and night, but you have never given me a legitimate status. Do you really think of me as a substitute for that person? Why do you trample on my feelings for you like this..."
Jade-white fingers picked up the bright red plum blossoms on the branch and suddenly squeezed them tightly. A surprised smile broke out on his face, but his eyes were cold.
"In this case, I will keep you by my side. No one can take you away. It doesn't matter even if you go crazy. As long as you belong to me completely, that's all..."
Yao Jia shuddered in shock at his words.
Unexpectedly, Gu Xiyan's possessiveness towards her had reached such a pathological level. Considering the situation of poisoning her in her previous life, Gu Xiyan might do something detrimental to Xiu Lan and Hua Hua.
Sure enough, in a blink of an eye, Gu Xiyan went to see the bearded master and asked him to notify the two masters in Jiangnan to kill Bai Huahua.
The bearded man was confused. "Why would you kill an unarmed pretty boy? Your Master Yue was injured last time when he tried to kill Huaichuan, and Master Mo happens to be pregnant again. Why don't you let me go?"
Gu Xiyan looked worried when he heard this, "How badly is Master Yue injured? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
The bearded man said angrily, "Your Master Zhu won't let me say it... Well, let's not talk about this... You're going to kill that pretty boy, right... I'll buy a boat ticket to Jiangnan right now..."
He was about to leave when he was stopped by Gu Xiyan. "Master, if you go, you don't have to rush back and forth. Just guard the dock and wait for him to get off the Baiji merchant ship, then kill him directly."
The bearded man nodded and left.
When Gu Xiyan returned to Nangong Mansion, he saw Nangong Jiayao smashing Nangong Xiu Lan's Qingxinyuan to pieces like a madman.
Gu Xiyan's face darkened, and he quickly walked towards Nangong Jiayao, hugged her tightly, and tried to calm her down.
However, Nangong Jiayao had completely lost control at this moment, as if he wanted to destroy the entire world, and he was knocked away with a palm.
"Why are you leaving... You're not allowed to go... You're not allowed to leave me..." She roared and cried, destroying everything she could get her hands on.
The books that Nangong Xiu Lan read on a daily basis had all been torn into pieces, and all the antique treasures had been smashed to pieces.
Gu Xiyan stood up, holding his chest, and looked at the frantic Nangong Jiayao with a worried look on his face. Fearing that she would be hurt by the sharp weapon on the ground, he rushed over without caring about his own safety and hugged her again.
"Yaoyao, Yaoyao, I'm Sanlang, don't be afraid... I'm back, I'm back... Wake up soon... Wake up soon..." His voice was extremely gentle, almost begging, in an attempt to comfort her.
Nangong Jiayao seemed unable to hear his voice. The world in her eyes had collapsed, and all her reason and memory turned to pieces.
She struggled and screamed until her voice was hoarse and her throat was sore, and finally she collapsed powerlessly in his arms.
"Why don't you want me...why are you leaving..."
Gu Xiyan looked at Qingzhu who was hiding in a safe area behind the door, "What happened to provoke him like this?"
Qingzhu crawled out from behind the door tremblingly, holding his injured arm and whispering, "It's... it's Zhengjun... Zhengjun has not been in the mansion for the past two days... The Pavilion Master thought he went to Tianxing Pavilion... When he went to look for him... the elders said... that Zhengjun had explained some matters... and left in a hurry... No one knows where he went..."
Gu Xiyan seemed to have thought of something. After coaxing the person in his arms to sleep, he moved a little and rode at full speed to Prince Ping's Mansion.
He immediately questioned Xiao Fengli, "But you designed to make Nangong Xiulan leave here?"
Xiao Fengli sat leisurely on the soft couch in the study, playing with an exquisite jade cup in his hand. Looking at Gu Xiyan who rushed in angrily, he smiled slightly, as if he had already anticipated his arrival.
"Why do you say that, Sanlang? When did I design for Nangong Xiu Lan to leave?" Xiao Fengli's voice was calm and deep, with a certain unquestionable majesty.
"Do you think I can't guess that His Majesty is now critically ill, and you deliberately sent Nangong Xiu Lan away, just to make Nangong Jiayao and Princess Anhe fall into the trap you set." Gu Xiyan's voice was cold, with flames of anger flashing in his eyes.
Xiao Fengli smiled lightly, put down the jade cup in his hand, walked to Gu Xiyan, and looked him straight in the eyes, "Sanlang, if you cooperate with me, I will return Nangong Jiayao to you intact after the matter is completed. If you don't cooperate, I also have a way to make them send troops to the imperial city. You can imagine what the result will be for them by then."
Seeing that Gu Xiyan remained silent, obviously having heard what Xiao Fengli said, Yao Jia could only worry.
Silently cursing: "You fool, he is not that kind, he just wants me and An He to bear the infamy of regicide, so as to clear the way for him to ascend the throne."
After cursing, Yao Jia suddenly realized something was wrong. At this time, the emperor was indeed seriously ill, but there was no news of his critical illness in the palace. Xiao Fengli and the Jiang family had already colluded with each other, and their power was far greater than her and An He.
Why was he so eager to let her and An He rebel? Could it be...
definitely is!
In her previous life, when she and An He were defeated in battle, Jiang Sirong raised the Phoenix Seal and ordered them to be killed.
I think the Queen was already...
Yao Jia's hair stood on end. He thought that the emperor was probably not seriously ill, but had passed away.
It seems that the imperial city had already been in Xiao Fengli's possession at that time.
How dare they!
The sound of fighting became louder and louder in her ears. Yao Jia's heart tightened and she turned around to look.
The imperial city was engulfed in flames and billowing smoke. Shouts and wails could be heard one after another. The originally solemn and dignified palace had now turned into a battlefield, with weapons flying and blood and flesh flying everywhere.
Yao Jia looked around and found herself in the Yangxin Palace.
If she is here, then Gu Xiyan must be here too.
After passing through the wall, I found the red figure as expected.
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