Li Chengrui smiled gently and said: "Mu Zi Li is surname, Cheng Rui is name, and calligraphy is Pine Tree. 'From the cold of the year, and from the pine and cypress. '' And from the cold of the year, and then from the pines and cypresses and pines and pines and cypresses and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines and pines. My father hopes that the hearts of the common people will remain distant, like the cypress, unyielding and unyielding. "
Xuanyuan Chen's slender fingers slightly trembled, the wine cup in his hand could not be held firmly, and with a slight misstep, it fell to the ground.
The crisp sound of broken porcelain filled the entire room.
Xie Qingrong frowned, she looked at Li Chengrui with displeasure, and a cold glint flashed past her eyes.
Previously, at the cliff below the hunting grounds, Xuanyuan Chen had told her that he had an elder brother who had died young. Other than the difference in names, the forms Li Chengrui and Xuanyuan Rui used were the same. Even the meaning within them were exactly the same.
Was this a coincidence? Or was it on purpose?
"Sorry, This King lost his composure." The shock in Xuanyuan Chen's heart grew more and more intense. Back then, when royal father helped royal brother get the word "watch", he had placed such beautiful wishes on it.
His royal brother was cultured and learned, outstanding in every aspect; he had high aspirations and was a rare talent in the imperial world.
He just died in a conspiracy.
Who exactly was this Li Chengrui? Why did I miss out so much on his identity when I was investigating him previously?
If, he really was …
Thinking about this, Xuanyuan Chen didn't dare to continue thinking about it. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
"The space between Prince Chen's eyebrows is knitted tightly, and there seems to be a depression in his heart?" Li Chengrui asked with concern. The worry in his voice and the worry on his face didn't seem to be faking it.
Xuanyuan Chen lowered her eyes, his long and dense black eyelashes hiding the emotions in the depths of her eyes. He suppressed the nervousness in her heart, curled his lips like a cherry blossom, and half-jokingly said, "Young Master Li is somewhat similar to an old friend of this duke. This king had thought that an old friend had just reappeared in front of my eyes."
Li Chengrui seemed to have gotten some interest as he raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? This commoner had some old friends who wanted to meet the prince, but they were so similar that the prince had mistaken them for them. May I know where this old friend is now? "
Hearing that, the smile on Xuanyuan Chen's face became lighter, and he said indifferently: "Old friend is dead."
Li Chengrui said apologetically: "My apologies, but this humble one does not know and has offended Your Highness."
"It's fine." Xuanyuan Chen shook his head.
Seeing Xuanyuan Chen and Li Chengrui going back and forth, Xie Qingrong was naturally able to understand the true meaning behind Xuanyuan Chen's actions, which were half true and half false.
Li Chengrui? Could it be the previous crown prince, Xuanyuan Rui?
If it was really Xuanyuan Rui, why had he never appeared?
Lowering his eyes, his fingers gently caressed the smooth surface of the wine cup as he carefully considered the relationship between the two.
The four people present were all well aware of the situation, but none of them had made it clear.
Seeing that the atmosphere had tensed up again, Zhangsun Wenyan could only come out and smooth things over, "My prince, my princess, Cheng Rui. If you don't move your chopsticks now, the food will get cold. "
Only then did the three of them pick up their chopsticks.
Xuanyuan Chen was completely absent-minded about the exquisite and delicious delicacies, as all of his attention was focused on Li Chengrui. Seeing his unique method of eating Drunken Shrimp, raging waves suddenly rose in his heart.
Appearance could be altered, handwriting could be imitated, but what about these tiny movements?
Could these actions that were similar to those of his royal brother really be learned and imitated?
He did not believe it. As a result, although his heart had already surged with waves as his fingers tightly gripped his palm, his face still carried that indifferent and calm smile.
The hand Xuanyuan Chen was holding onto the chopsticks in his hand was trembling, but he tried his best to cover it up. He put the chopsticks on the chopsticks on the rack quietly and said, "Sir Li, Wen Yan is the treasure of the Zhangsun family, and at the same time, she is also the treasure of the Xuanyuan family. If you let her down in the future, I will definitely not let you off lightly."
Li Chengrui held onto Zhangsun Wenyan as his gentle eyes gazed at Zhangsun Wenyan. The thick love in his eyes almost drowned Zhangsun Wenyan to the point of promising gently, "I don't have anything I can give you. The only thing I can give you is my heart. "I cannot guarantee that you will always be able to enjoy wealth with me, but I can guarantee that I will never take in a concubine in my life. You will forever be my only wife."
Zhangsun Wenyan's elegant face was tainted with a few blush. She shyly nodded and said a little embarrassedly, "Your Highness and Princess are watching us."
Even though Li Chengrui had made a promise, Xuanyuan Chen and Mu Yurou could not completely trust him. They had already secretly decided in their hearts to investigate Li Chengrui's background and to first observe him in secret for a period of time.
However, the moment he returned to Prince Chen's Mansion, Xuanyuan Chen reached out his arms, and caught him off guard, and pulled him into his embrace.
His arm became tighter and tighter, as if he wanted to carve Xie Qingrong into his own blood and bones and never separate him again.
Xie Qingrong's shoulder was pinched so hard by Xuanyuan Chen that it hurt, but she clenched her teeth to bear the pain.
If he was even the slightest bit careless, he would be permeated by this cold air.
She lightly patted Xuanyuan Chen's back, leaned over to Xuanyuan Chen's ear, and softly said: "It's fine, I'm here."
A soft voice slowly entered Xuanyuan Chen's ears, and slowly entered his heart, calming down the restless, nervous feeling in Xuanyuan Chen's heart.
Xuanyuan Chen gradually retracted the aura on his body. After a long period of silence, he softly said, "A Rong." The clear and cold voice carried a tinge of undetectable grievance and sadness.
"I'm here." Xie Qingrong replied indifferently.
Hearing that, Xuanyuan Chen tightened his grip, only to hear Xie Qingrong groan.
Only now did Xuanyuan Chen finally react, he was actually holding tightly to Xie Qingrong's shoulder, he understood how strong the attack was. To be able to make Xie Qingrong groan in pain, she must have suffered heavy injuries!
Annoyed, she regretfully released her hand and slightly pulled down the clothes on her shoulder. A bruise appeared on her fair and smooth shoulder, and some dark red blood seemed to remain within the bruise.
Xuanyuan Chen pursed his lips, the remorse in her heart nearly engulfing him as he asked with extreme pain: "Does it hurt?"
Xie Qingrong saw the self-blame in Xuanyuan Chen's eyes and laughed: "It doesn't hurt. On the other hand, why did you lose your composure like that? It doesn't even look like the mature and steady Prince Chen anymore. "
Xuanyuan Chen hugged Xie Qingrong into his arms once more, but this time, his movements were extremely careful, as if the Xie Qingrong in his arms was an extremely precious item that was easy to break, and he needed to be careful in taking care of it.
"I suspect that Li Chengrui is my royal brother. However, no matter how hard I try, he would always refuse to admit it."
"Maybe there really are people with similar appearances in this world?" Xie Qingrong said.
It was not like Xuanyuan Chen had never thought of this idea, it was just that, "Looks can be similar, but what about those movements and habits that take years to get used to? All those inadvertent acts and gestures have made me even more suspicious. "