C393 A man's world

Whose world was this?

It was not the world of the people, not the world of the civil officials and military generals, but the world of himself, Zhao Deji! The others were all meat on his chopping block. If he wanted to slaughter them, he could slaughter them as he pleased.

He hugged his wife with all his might, wishing that he could crush her and stick her in his blood and bones. He could not help but mutter to himself, "Sister Shi Qi, let's go, we're leaving right now … "I will bring you away from this place, forever, and never come back …"

She raised her head from his embrace, and her eyes shone as she stared at him, and said in high spirits, "Really? Peng Gao, can we really go? Do you really promise to come with me? We went to pick up our son, the ends of the earth, the Western Regions, the South Seas, Persia … "There is always a place for us at the ends of the earth …" For a moment, she had a strong illusion that the man in front of her was truly her own person. He was no longer the hero of the empire, no longer a star general. He was just an ordinary man without any moral responsibilities.

"Pengju, your son is waiting for us … We can pick him up and leave … " Tears streamed down her face, and she could no longer speak. Her eyes slowly dimmed as she looked at her husband. After a long while, she finally managed to mutter to herself. She only spoke for herself, comforting herself of her confused thoughts, "No, as well as the Imigenol and the others … And the Sis GaoSi … Zhang Xian, Yu Peng and the others … "Pengju, we can't leave …"

If they couldn't leave, how could they? Hua Rong hugged tightly onto his husband's chest, hugging his neck, his entire body trembling in despair.

Yue Pengju did not make a sound. Amidst the heavy snow, he carried his wife and walked forward slowly. For a long time, he stood in the snow, frozen, forgetting what a cold world of ice and snow it was. He had a strange thought: I hope this path of snow will never end.

The snow was becoming denser, and the two of them were already completely white. Hua Rong stuck close to his chest and listened to his intense heartbeat. It was a feeling of serenity. There was no one else in the world, so she did not urge him, but instead thought the same thing. No matter how cold it was, if this path could never end, how good would it be?

The entrance of the "Yueyuan" was already covered with ice and snow. This year's heavy snow was unprecedented in intensity. The Southern Kingdom's world had completely turned into the Northern Sky.

When he returned home, Li Yian and the others came to him and built a stove in the house. Yue Pengju helped his wife sit in front of the stove while looking at her in pity. His wife had suffered countless hardships in her life. He had thought that he would be able to bring her a peaceful life, but to his surprise, he still couldn't do it.

Hua Rong sat on the chair, her body trembling. She picked up a cup of hot tea and said softly, "Sister Shi Qi, drink …"

Hua Rong drank the hot tea, looked around, and beside him, Peng Kong's face, Li Yian's face, Sis GaoSi and Sis's face … There was also the faint image of his son's face. She slowly calmed down and gripped his husband's hand tightly, not moving at all.

Yue Pengju's voice was very calm, he summoned his personal guard, Ma Chao: "Gather everyone within the family."

"Yes."

"Yueyuan" had a total of 11 male female servants and 15 janissaries, for a total of 26 people. Amongst these people, there were a few who had been with Yue Pengju and his wife for a long time.

Yue Pengju said calmly, "The reason why we have gathered today is because I know that I am unable to escape this calamity. You don't have to suffer with us anymore. You should all know that the Yue Clan did not have any surplus money in its early years. I'll give each of you 50 slots. All of you, go your separate ways. The personal guards can go to the Huzhou to join the army and do not need to stay by my side anymore … "

Everyone's tears fell like rain, none of them willing to leave. One of the janissaries said in grief and indignation, "I have followed the Yue Xiang Gong for more than ten years, I can't bear to leave during the Yue Clan's calamity …"

The others all expressed their reluctance to leave.

Yue Pengju said in a low voice: "I appreciate your kindness, but as matters stand, you all must leave. Otherwise, Qin Gui will definitely vent his anger on you all, and drag you all down as well."

Everyone still did not go. Hua Rong stood up and slowly spoke with a clear voice: "If you don't leave, you will always be implicated. Why are you suffering?"

Li Yian and Sis GaoSi helped to persuade him, and only then did everyone pack their bags and left. Only Ma Chao and Yue Yang refused to leave.

There were only a few people left in the room, Hua Rong began to settle some matters behind him. The Sis GaoSi and Sis had no one to rely on, so she gave 500 slots to the people around him, and the Imigenol gave 500 slots to the people around him.

How could the two be willing? Big Sister Shi Qi, don't be like this, we will definitely advance and retreat together with you and the Yue Xiang Gong.

Hua Rong shook her head. Earlier on, she still held some hope for Zhang Xian's life, but now, she couldn't even keep her promise to him anymore. If Zhang Xian died, how could the Sis GaoSi and Sis live?

When Sis GaoSi saw this, she cried even more miserably: "Why are all of you in the wrong? Yue Xiang Gong and Zhang Xian couldn't get good rewards? "

Li Yian wiped his tears and said angrily: "old thief Qin Gui is very cunning, he has lost all his conscience … "Right now, the Emperor's evil scheme is certain. Pengju, you and Sister Shi Qi might as well leave this place right now …"

Sis GaoSi also cried. "Yue Xiang Gong, there's only one person who can walk to this place. Quickly go, let's go …"

Yue Pengju let out a long sigh. Once he left, Yu Peng and the others would immediately go to the guillotine. In the past few days, he had not been idle at home. Through their many connections, Qin Gui asked around, afraid that he would escape, hence Qin Gui spread the related words on purpose — — Not increasing in crime. As long as he did not escape, Yu Peng and the others would not be worried.

It was precisely because of this that he could sacrifice six or seven of Zhang Xian's lives.

At this time, Hua Rong became quiet. She quietly turned around and went to the kitchen to get a bottle of wine. She stood at the door for a while before returning. At this time, Li Yian and the others had already scattered to prepare dinner. In the living room, only Yue Pengju was left to sit quietly.

She took the wine and placed it on the stove. She looked up at her husband in the firelight, but her husband's face was growing hazy.

"Sister Shi Qi …"

"Yes."

Yue Pengju held her hand tightly, and after a while, he said gently: "Can you leave Lin An?"

She avoided her husband's gaze and nodded. "I'll leave."

Seeing her evading gaze, Yue Pengju sighed to himself, "Sister Shi Qi, there's no use in staying. It's better for you to leave immediately, just leave as soon as possible …"

She blandly said: "Don't worry, Zhao Deji claims that he is not guilty of a crime worthy of being a family member. He wants to do bad things, and also wants to maintain his benevolent attitude, not daring to do bad things in public. Otherwise, he won't let me go at all at the Buddhist Hall."

Of course, Yue Pengju was aware of this fact, but he only shook his head. He did not wish for his wife to witness his death at all.

"Sister Shi Qi, please don't think about taking revenge for me ever again …"

She let out a pitiful smile, she was left alone in the future, what she wanted to fight against was Zhao Deji's mighty army, even if she wanted to take revenge, how would she be able to?

Just as the husband and wife were talking, three hundred guards had already quietly surrounded the 'Yueyuan', led by Zhang Jun's best friend, the beautiful man Yang Yizhong who had not been castrated as a 'eunuch'.

But what was different from Zhang Jun was that Yang Yizhong and Yue Pengju did not have any personal grudges, nor did they not wholeheartedly want to put him to death. He was ordered to surround the "Yueyuan" and told his personal guards to wait outside while he walked in alone. Outside the door, there was even an empty sedan chair that was used to treat the Minister well.

Under Ma Chao's lead, Yang Yizhong arrived at the living room. He saw Yue Pengju quietly sitting alone in the room with an extremely calm expression, as if nothing had happened. He was taken aback, cupped his hands, and expressed his attitude with haste, being extremely courteous: "Yue Xiang Gong, your family has come under orders. His Majesty had instructed that he would only ask for you to confront him on a few matters, as it would be worse than being punished by his family. "The sedan is waiting outside …" He took the imperial edict and read it, and sure enough, Zhao Deji's original words were written inside, "Not worthy of a family member".

Hua Rong hid behind the screen, hearing this sentence, tears fell like the rain, what other family did Penga have? Going to her death was nothing more than trading her life for the lives of her subordinates.

Yue Pengju cupped his hands: "Thank you, Brother Yang. I know very well that you have come today. Please wait outside for a moment. I'll go to the backyard and chat with my family. "

"Please."

Once Yue Pengju left, Ma Chao and the others brought over a jug of wine and poured a cup for Yang Yizhong, "Yue Xiang Gong invites the Marquis Yang to keep it. "Drink."

Yang Yizhong held onto the wine, and hesitated, not daring to drink, afraid that there would be poison in the wine. Ma Chao passed over a cup of wine and drank it all in one gulp. "Yang Xiang Gong should know how the Yue Xiang Gong is like."

Yang Yizhong then drained the cup in one gulp, "Fine, Yue Wu, our family does trust you."

In the backyard, Li Yian, Sis GaoSi and the two children were all crying their hearts out. Even the two children knew that Yue Pengju had never returned from his journey, so they all pulled on his sleeves and cried, "Uncle, don't go! Uncle, don't go …"

Hua Rong suddenly roared out, "Don't cry."

As the crying sound faded, Yue Pengju hugged the two children and said softly, "Your Abba will be coming out soon. "Good child, don't cry …"

He suddenly thought of his own son and the head of the Little Tiger. Fortunately, his son was in an absolutely safe place. However, even if he was made of iron, he still couldn't bear to see it before his death. His eyes were also wet with tears.

Hua Rong tightly held onto his hand, and ruthlessly wiped her eyes. "Pengju, don't worry, I'll definitely take care of my son properly …"

His eyes lit up. As long as he and his mother were safe, what was there to worry about in his life?

"Sister Shi Qi, leave immediately. "Right now, 'he' will not send anyone to chase after you …"

Indeed, Zhao Deji would not chase after him because he was sure that he would not leave. That's right, he clearly knew of his schemes, but what could he do? Even if it was the Sis GaoSi, he would bring his entire family with him to Lin An to wait for news of his husband. He left Penga and flew far away?

She calmed down and said softly, "Pengju, don't worry about me. My son needs someone to take care of him, I won't let him lose his Abba and his mother. "I will take care of him. I will definitely take care of him alive …"

Yue Pengju was speechless. After a while, he let go of his wife's hand: "Sister Shi Qi, you promised me that you will live on."

"Yes, I will!"