Cui Mansion.
The same lanterns and streamers, the same red silk all over the sky.
But there were no cheers, no laughter, no guests gathering, no servants wearing brand-new blue clothes, like carps crossing the river, passing through the crowd, attentively entertaining.
The people above were silent, and the people below were Xiaoxin.
Many people didn't know what had happened. They were not so politically sensitive, and they didn't know so much inside information.
They only knew that something had happened to Miss Xiaoxin, who had been married. As for what exactly had happened, it was not something that they could know.
However, compared with the Song Mansion's rivers of blood and mountains of corpses, this place was only filled with an extremely oppressive and cold atmosphere.
Being alive and having a home was already a hundred times happier and a hundred times luckier.
"Where's Xiaoxin? Haven't found her yet? "Cui Xinci asked anxiously.
"Yes." Cui Xinjing's face was gloomy. "Several groups of people have been sent out, but still no trace of Xiaoxin has been found … It happened so suddenly that the people inside and outside the Song Mansion were thrown into chaos. The entire courtyard where the wedding ceremony was held collapsed. Later, Xiaoxin was rescued with Princess Chu Ning, but at that time everyone was focused on the evil dragon and didn't pay attention to Xiaoxin's safety … I heard that Princess Chu Ning also disappeared. "
"Xiaoxin is the bride, the protagonist today. How can no one care about Xiaoxin's whereabouts?" Cui Xinci complained. On the day of the wedding, the bride disappeared. If it was spread out, it would be regarded as a joke. In the end, it was the Cui Family that lost face. Of course, in this situation, probably no one cared about whether the Cui Family lost face or not. They only cared about whether the Cui Family could survive in this turmoil.
The Cui Family had also gone the wrong way.
"Could it be … that sister and Princess Chu Ning ran away together?" Cui Su, a cousin who was a few years younger than Cui Xiaoxin, said, "After all, sister doesn't like Song Tinyun. She likes that evil dragon … that Li Muyang. I heard that Princess Chu Ning has been trying to tempt Big Sister to run away from this marriage, but was rejected by Big Sister. Now that the opportunity has come, Elder Sister should follow that Li Muyang to escape from Tiandu. "
"Shut up." Cui Xinci fiercely glared at Cui Su and angrily said, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't have any evidence. It was fine if this kind of words were only heard by her own family, but if outsiders heard it, not only would Xiaoxin's reputation be ruined, but the Cui family would also be accused of collusion … At that time, wouldn't the Cui family be even more hated by everyone? No matter how vast the world is, is there still a place for my Cui Clan? "
Cui Xinjing's expression was also unfriendly. He glanced at Cui Su with dissatisfaction and said: "Now that the clan is in danger, everyone must be united and overcome the difficulties together. If someone were to conceal something in his heart and conceal a sword in his words, then at that time, it wouldn't just be one or two people that would be killed, it would be our entire Cui Clan. When the nest is overturned, how can there be intact eggs? "
"What Susu said is inappropriate. Don't say it again …"
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Cui Su's mother, Madam Wan, also knew that her daughter's words were inappropriate. While apologizing to the crowd, she dragged her daughter's sleeve and hurriedly left, saying that she wanted to take her back and educate her.
Cui Su had never liked her elder sister, who had little contact with the other sisters of the family, but was always high and mighty, and was also known as the bright moon of Tiandu. She wanted to stab her elder sister's immoral marriage with a knife, but did not expect to arouse the disgust of the entire clan. Shocked and afraid, she burst into tears when she was nervous.
After Cui Su was dragged out by Madam Wan, the atmosphere in the hall once again fell into a frozen state.
After a long time, it was Cui Xinci who broke the silence. "No matter what, we have to find Xiaoxin. After all, she is our child. "
Cui Xinjing sighed softly. "I don't know how Father is doing."
"If Father is willing to be a knife, he should be able to beg for that person's forgiveness, right?"
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Tiandu. Supreme Harmony Palace Hall.
Cui Xichen, dressed in a purple robe, took off his hat and put to one side. His head was heavily knocked to the ground, kneeling for a long time.
Several little eunuchs looked at him from afar, wanting to persuade him, but did not know what to say. Besides, they also faintly felt that the situation had changed, and were even more unwilling to get into trouble. They had no choice but to maintain a humble posture and wait from afar.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths — —
Time went by little by little, and several hours had passed, but there was still no reply from the servant who went in to pass on the message. Of course, the monarch did not come in person.
Cui Xichen, as though he did not know fatigue at all, still had his forehead on the ground, motionless and maintaining a pious and servile kneeling posture.
Clang clang clang — —
A youngster in embroidered robes was led in by a servant, and when he saw the old man kneeling in the middle of the Supreme Harmony Palace Hall, his expression couldn't help but stiffen.
He quickly took two steps forward, knelt down beside the old man, and asked in an urgent voice: "Grandfather, why are you here?"
Cui Xichen looked up at the youngster and said with a smile: "Xiangma is here?"
"Grandfather, what are you doing?"
"What am I doing, you don't know?" Cui Xichen asked with a smile.
"I — —" Yan Xiangma's tone of voice was stagnant. This was a question that struck at his heart, making it difficult for him to answer.
Pa!
Cui Xichen slapped Yan Xiangma across the face.
Yan Xiangma did not dodge or evade, allowing the slap to firmly hit his face.
Before his voice faded away, a clear palm imprint had emerged on his handsome face.
Pa!
Cui Xichen once again slapped Yan Xiangma across the face with the back of his hand.
Yan Xiangma still did not dodge or evade, and seriously received this slap.
Cui Xichen once again raised his arm, but was stopped by Yan Xiangma's hand.
Yan Xiangma grinned at Cui Xichen, saying: "Grandfather, how can you do this kind of hard work yourself? I'll do it. "
Pa!
There was another round of applause.
This time, Yan Xiangma raised his arm and slapped himself heavily across the face.
"Grandfather, have you vented your anger? If you don't, I will continue to slap you. "
As he spoke, Yan Xiangma raised his hand and was about to slap again.
Cui Xichen grabbed Yan Xiangma's arm, his eyes like a knife, swept across his face, and then met his eyes.
He was frank, smart, and had a sense of ruthlessness.
"Hahaha — —" Cui Xichen suddenly burst into wild laughter.
His hearty laughter, like a clap of thunder, shook the main hall.
"Good grandson — — really is my good grandson — —"
"Thank you, Grandfather, for your praise." Yan Xiangma put on a shy and embarrassed look, smiled and said, "Grandfather, please cultivate me."
"I'm afraid that from now on, I won't be able to cultivate you." Cui Xichen reached out and patted Yan Xiangma on the shoulder, a gratified look on his face, and said with a smile: "Besides, you don't need others to cultivate you. You, Yan Xiangma, have really grown up. "
"It's still early, I'm still young. I still need the elders to guide and escort me, otherwise it's easy for me to go astray. "
Cui Xichen shook his head. "Before we were really worried that you would go astray, so we kept watching you, and from time to time we would shout and wave our whips — — Now we find that it is not you who went astray, but us elders who carried the whips who went astray. Fate makes fools of people. "
"Grandfather's decisiveness and decisiveness are truly brilliant. I think that person above should not make things too difficult for the Cui clan. "
"I did what I should do, it's just a matter of whether this old face can play a little role."
"I will also talk to His Majesty."
"Xiangma, it's rare for you to come this far, to enter that person's eyes — — why do you want to mix with us, the sinners? Don't ask a word about the Cui clan, don't say a word. He was completely uninvolved in the matter. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the one above will be suspicious of you. Once there is suspicion in your heart, I'm afraid your position will be unstable. "
"But, Grandfather — —"
"Xiangma, do you remember what the late Emperor said to you?"
"Please enlighten me, Grandfather."
"Is the Yan clan willing to replace the position of the Cui clan?"
"Grandfather, I — —"
"At that time, the Cui Clan was extremely prejudiced against you, and there was even a very powerful voice that said that you should be completely banned from politics for the rest of your life, or directly exiled to the Savage Land to raise horses and guard the borders. I said that you are still a child, just being used by someone, so I suppressed those voices that wanted to deal with you seriously. "
"Thank you grandfather for pardoning me." Yan Xiangma said with a respectful face. He knew that every word that Grandfather said was the truth. The Cui clan knew of the secret conversation between him and the late Emperor Chu Xianda. Although he did not agree to the late Emperor's invitation, but because of his ambiguous attitude, he suffered hostility and attacks from the Cui clan.
It was also at this critical moment that Grandfather Cui Xichen stood up and made a decision, saying that Yan Xiangma was just a naughty and mischievous youngster who did not understand the sinister words of the human heart.
Otherwise, with the Cui clan's strength and means, it would only be a matter of minutes for them to kill him.
Cui Xichen waved his hand dismissively. "Do you really think that I believe in your repentance? Do you really think that in my eyes, you are just a naughty and mischievous youngster? "
"Grandfather, I — —"
"I have seen your eyes. Although you hide it extremely well, but I saw a wildfire in the depths of your eyes. That wildfire is called desire. "Cui Xichen's words shocked him to death. "I've had eyes like this before. I longed for something, I desperately wanted to get it, but I couldn't let people know my true thoughts — — so I could only desperately suppress it, desperately control my emotions, and not let that wildfire leak out a little, or I would burn myself to death. "
"Xiangma, I was able to climb to the status I have today — — how could I not understand your feelings at that time? How could I not see the look in your eyes? "
"Then — — Grandfather, why protect me?" Yan Xiangma said in a hoarse voice. He originally thought that his disguise was flawless, that no one could know his choice, that no one knew his true thoughts. Including his parents and clansmen. What he didn't expect was that Grandfather Cui Xichen could see everything clearly.
"I want to see — —" Cui Xichen sighed softly. "I want to see how far you can go. Or how far you can lead the Yan clan — — sure enough, you did not let me down. Not only did you not let me down, but you also gave me a big surprise. "
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