[Gulan] Broken Wild Goose Song

Chapter 20

20

On the second day, the exact news came in a hurry.

Nothing special, nothing unexpected.

The Mu Mansion was already a piece of scorched earth, all the corpses were identified, and none slipped through the net.

Xie Yan went up to the court to listen to the music, and went down to court officials, as if what he killed was not a familiar person in the government, but a nest of wild mice.

No one dared to avenge the Mu family, and there was no snow in June and floods in the twelfth lunar month.

But in front of the dark land, there are often brightly colored wild flowers of all kinds, more or less.Some people even knelt there and wept bitterly, and were driven away by officials.

Throughout Daxia, no one believed that the Mu family was treasonous, and Xie Yan himself might not even believe it.

When the news came, He Lou stood by the lake at night, looking at Musu kneeling in the coniferous forest by the lake, his back looked very haggard, but he was still upright.He kept digging on the ground with his hands, and in the end, even blood stains appeared on the hard soil.

He Lou Chengye looked at him not far away, just like he looked at himself that day.

Bu Layerun stood beside him, looked at Musu's back and said, "Mr. Musu is stronger than I imagined."

He Lou Chengye said indifferently: "He is not a frail scholar."

Bu Chaoyun said: "On the day of the execution, Mr. Mu had already committed suicide in his study by taking medicine before the officers and soldiers entered the door. The children were surrounded by his knees, and they were all dead. Master Mu stood at the main entrance, and Mrs. Mu was beside him. The eyes of the two men were like torches, and they were not afraid of the officers and soldiers who broke into the door. The officers and soldiers didn't even dare to chop off his head with their swords. They stabbed each other to death with their own swords and knelt down in front of the door. Step. Young Master Mu was brought back to the mansion by the princess, but he returned to the Mu mansion at the last moment. He didn't say a word, he didn't even cross the threshold, and committed suicide in front of the Mu mansion. The officers and soldiers carried him into the Mu mansion. Put it next to Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Mu, and set it on fire."

He Lou Chengye watched Musu let go of his hand, fell on the ground panting, and asked, "Who said this?"

"It was said by the officers and soldiers who entered the door that day." Bu Chaoyun paused, "He was beholden to Mu's family, and he returned home in a state of confusion that day. After talking with his family, he went crazy, rushed out of the house and never came back."

He Lou Cheng Ye stopped talking, he closed his eyes and took a breath and said, "Understood, you step back first." After speaking, he walked towards Mu Su's direction.

Musu knelt on the hard soil and snow, his clothes were filthy, and his hands were bloody.His expression was very calm, but his eyes were bloodshot, his eye sockets were flushed, his black hair was scattered on his shoulders, and the Jade Hairpin was nowhere to be found.

He dug a half-foot-square hole on the ground, and the blood-mixed soil was piled up high beside him, but his gaze was always on the hole.

He Lou Cheng Ye suddenly squatted beside Mu Su, his eyes fell from his fingertips to his eyes, and asked, "Do you need anything?"

Mu Su was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, he suddenly pulled up the hem of his still clean robe, bit it, stabbed it and tore off a large piece, the white underclothes looked extraordinarily thin.He turned his head to look at He Lou Cheng Ye, suddenly reached out and pulled out the dagger from his waist, and swung it towards his neck.

He Lou Cheng Ye was startled, and was about to stop him, but only heard a sound, and a three-inch lock of Mu Su's long hair was cut off.He returned the dagger to He Lou Cheng Ye, then carefully tied up his hair with a white rope, put it in the white cloth and folded it carefully, and then gently and solemnly placed it in the middle of the pit. central.

The snow-white cloth is particularly dazzling in the deep black soil.

Musu just looked at the cloth like this for a long time, then slowly picked up a handful from the mound beside him, and gently covered it on the white cloth.Musu's movements were slow and strenuous, but He Lou Chengye didn't help him from the beginning to the end, and didn't even ask about his injuries.He just stood beside him, watching him slowly pile up a small grave, gently leveled the surface, and then gently planted a cypress branch in front of the grave.

He knelt and sat for a while, then suddenly and slowly bent over the mound, his body trembling, but he didn't cry out.

A piece of falling snow slowly fell on Musu's somewhat uneven hair. He Loucheng closed his eyes at night, feeling the snowfall in the sky getting denser and denser, driving the trembling of the branches of the forest, as if to erase Musu's whimpering.

He Lou turned around at night, looked at the indistinct tomb of the princess on the other side of the lake, closed his eyes, and said, "Let's go, we should go back."

Mu Su's body lying on the tomb stopped trembling, as if he was waiting for He Lou Chengye to speak.

"Go back to Tianyue City."

He Lou Chengye lowered his head to look at Musu who was looking at him in surprise, and the tears that did not fall on his cheeks, suddenly leaned over and picked him up by the waist, and walked towards the stone house.

Musu struggled, because he couldn't speak and could only utter hoarse monophonic words.

He Lou Chengye's eyebrows were firm, his amber eyes seemed to be shining, and he said lightly, "Thanks to you, it's rare for me to go against the arrangement I made." Li even forgot to struggle.

The man looked down at him, raised the corners of his mouth and said, "I'll tell you on the way back to Tianyue City when you recover from your injuries. It's relatively good news."

Musu didn't know why, in the falling snow all over the sky, He Lou Chengye's smile was as beautiful as a white plum, which somehow made him feel at ease, closed his eyes, and let the last drop of tears fall, dripping on the soil of Beiyuan inside.

"Thank you."

Four days later, Musu was riding on the horse, his eyes flickered. "They all closed their eyes proudly." Musu said, "I remember that little official... If possible, I would like to apologize to his family."

He Lou rode beside him at night, followed by Longjing, Baiming and Feng Hong whose face was no longer so cold.

Aunt Yue and the little boy were surprised by He Lou Chengye's sudden departure, and Musu promised him that he would teach him Xia language when he came back.The boy was tearful, but he was already sensible, he smiled and hooked him up, which made Musu look at him heartily for a while.

"There is another piece of really good news." He Lou Chengye said calmly, "Do you want to hear it?"

Musu said: "Yes."

"Murong may not be dead."

Musu pulled the rein abruptly, and Shuangmei stopped with a neigh.Mu Su's whole body was stiff, and he hardly dared to turn around to look at He Lou Cheng Ye, he was afraid that the other's eyes would be filled with sympathy and deception.

He Lou Chengye knew what he was thinking, and explained: "That day they checked all the others, but Mu Rong said that he died by throwing himself into a well, and the body that was found was already inhuman, only his clothes and clothes. The three sons of the Mu family are similar. But no one dares to be 100% sure that it is Mu Rong."

This can't even be considered good news, because He Lou Chengye himself couldn't be sure whether the inhuman corpse was actually Mu Rong.After he said it, he even regretted a little, looking at Musu, afraid that he would do something stupid because of the hope he gave him.

Musu was relieved after a while, his legs were lightly clamped, and Shuangmei walked forward again.

"I will remember your kindness." Musu said lightly.

He Lou Chengye was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to reply, he could only grit his teeth secretly and look into the distance.

"I was actually mentally prepared before I came here." Mu Su said abruptly, "I know that there are too many people who dislike me in the middle of the court. When I come to Langyue this time, they must do something. The worst is It involved my family. So I entrusted my friend in Xiangcheng to take care of Mu Rong."

A wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "So for me, if there is no [-]% news of Mu Rong's death, it is not the worst news."

He Lou Cheng Ye looked at him and the black hair flying on his forehead, and Mu Su's demeanor became gentle and relaxed in an instant, he was no longer the usual envoy of the Great Xia with a high crown and cautious words and deeds.He said indifferently: "No one in Daxia believes you or the Mu family is treasonous."

Musu said lightly, "I know."

He Lou Chengye wanted to ask something, but he didn't.

Mu Su said: "Xie Yan also knows." He paused, and said: "He knows that neither the Mu family nor I have treasonable."

He Lou looked sideways at Mu Su at night, and he realized that what he wanted to say, this person might have understood long ago, and he didn't know what expression he should have for a while.

"It's just that since I can't go back, life and death are uncertain, if I die, I'm dead; if I'm alive, it's in your hands, why don't I just cut it clean and completely get rid of this confidant?" When Mu Su said this The expression is very calm, but the eyes are slack, as if about to cry.

"To him, I'm better off dead than alive."

"You should hate me. But I won't regret it." He Lou Chengye said.

"I don't hate you." Musu said, "Even if you let me go back. After Lang Yue's rebellion, Lu Wei was executed for collaborating with the enemy, but I returned to Daxia alive. This is a seed of doubt in his heart. Then I would have faced much more pain than that."

"Xie Yan is such a person. I know him too well, so I don't hate you."

He Lou was speechless at night.

For the first time, he felt confused. He was confused because something indescribable was about to move in his heart, but he really couldn't see clearly what it was and what it was for.He frowned and looked at the tall tower of Tianyue City in the distance.

Bu layer cloud suddenly appeared beside him, with a chestnut horse under him.He cupped his fists and said, "Master, the young master has already entered the city, and everything is going smoothly."

Mu Su was taken aback, looked at He Lou Chengye's gradually stern and haughty face and deep eyes, and heard the latter say indifferently: "Got it. Let Tianyue City give Gu another surprise."

Mu Su looked at He Lou Chengye, suddenly felt strange, he opened his mouth, hesitated for a long time before asking: "Why on earth did you let me come to Beiyuan with you? It's not because you want me to accompany you, right?"

He Lou Chengye squinted at him, then turned his gaze back to the front, and said flatly, "Because I don't want to save you from the flames again."

Musu was shocked in his heart, looked at the tall and iconic tower of Tianyue City, and heard He Lou Chengye's smiling voice rang in his ears: "Didn't you want to do it for your servant?" Revenge? That's what I said, I'll handle it."

"You want to attack Huyan's family?" Mu Su exclaimed.

"It's not the Huyan family." He Lou Chengye said: "I never target a family. I only target people."

It wasn't the Huyan family, the one that He Lou Chengye could target, definitely wasn't the arrogant and domineering clown He Lou Huiji who had no real power.

A trace of cold sweat slipped down Musu's back.

It is now the deepest thorn in He Lou Chengye's life in Langyue, Concubine Huyan.

Musu's hand holding the rein was even trembling, and he didn't even have the slightest doubt about how the ruthless woman at the center of the rumor knew his identity.

He had heard of Huyan's vicious name in Daxia, but he never expected that He Lou Chengye would directly attack this woman when he said that he wanted to do something.

He unconsciously clenched his heart.

He Loucheng Ye was smiling, as if the Concubine Huyan who was sitting in the deep palace, the woman whom Quan Langyue was surprised to regard as the goddess, had long been a clay bodhisattva, who only needed a slight push from him. Will crumble into dust.

"What do you want to do?" Musu asked.

He Lou Cheng Ye smiled and said: "You just look at it." After finishing speaking, he reminded him in a low voice to keep up, and then galloped forward. Mu Su couldn't react at once, his black hair was blown up by the wind, and he came to his senses At that time, He Lou Cheng Ye had only his back. Although he was afraid, he grabbed Shuangmei's rein and followed closely after a moment.

The two galloped at the forefront, and soon saw the gate of Tianyue City. He Lou stopped his horse at night, frowned and looked at this simple and heavy capital.The soldiers in front of the city gate greeted Helou Chengye with their fists clasped like gold and stone.He Lou Chengye straightened his back, his black cloak fluttered in the wind, and Xuanyan under him stepped on the bluestone ground restlessly and excitedly, his voice was like a Hujia and a reed in the middle of the night: "All the guards in the city Transferred to each city gate, no one can leave without Gu's order."

He turned around and handed Musu a long sword, and said calmly, "No matter what happens later, follow me closely."

Looking at the deep city cave, Mu Su nervously temporarily forgot Da Xia's grief for some reason. He took the long sword and held it in his hand, hoping that he would never pull it out.

At this moment, the sky is still in the sky, but the sun has already set.The entire Tianyue City gradually quieted down, perhaps due to some animal instinct, the people in the whole city smelled a dangerous smell in the air, and the place where singing and dancing at night used to be very deserted today.A cool wind passed through the streets of the entire city, blowing sparks from an unburned firewood like falling stars.The gate of Langyue Palace on the high place was slowly opened by the cool breeze, and the heavy weight of the black iron squeezed the bearing, letting out a heart-shattering growl.

One foot stepped into the palace gate.

More footsteps followed behind him.

He didn't stop there, striding along the bluestone on the ground towards the simple and traditional hall in front.The lights there are very bright, it seems that millions of wicks and candles are lit, if you look down on the entire Tianyue City, it seems that only this place is lit.

That person stepped up the steps, but the people behind him didn't. They seemed to melt into the darkness and disappeared into the world in an instant.

On both sides of the steps stood guards with long knives in their belts, each holding a torch, and their faces under the light of the fire were stiff and full of fierce light.

The man didn't stop at all, the thick-soled leather boots on his feet stepped out a heavy rhythm on the bluestone slab, his face was unclear in the flickering light and dark, but he looked impressively young.

The light in the main hall became brighter and brighter. When he reached the door, soldiers blocked his way.He took a deep breath, took off the deerskin gloves on his hands, and put them in the pouch around his waist. The long silver knife gleamed under the firelight, and was instantly covered by the maroon cloak.

He didn't look at the two soldiers, his voice was clear and proud.

"If you don't want to fight, get out of the way."

Langyue's language sounds like a low-pitched language like a mountain range, but in his mouth it seems like the flowing clouds in the sky and the running river at the foot of the mountain, full of flowing flavors.

The two soldiers glanced at each other secretly, and were hesitating, when they suddenly heard a woman's sharp and domineering voice from behind the door tent, which made people feel hairy.

"Let him get in."

Only then did the two move away from the door, and the man was not annoyed, he opened the door curtain and walked in.

There were many people standing in the hall, but only a few of them usually appeared here, and most of them watched him step into the hall with unkind expressions on their faces.

On the chair that He Lou Cheng used to sit at night, there was a woman reclining, scantily dressed, wearing a white wolf fur cloak, her long shiny black hair braided into a whip, covered with jewels and gold and silver.Her skin was dark, but her eyes were surprisingly big and bright. The murderous intent and madness revealed in the light amber eyes made the maid kneeling beside her tremble.

She put her bare feet on the chair, looked sideways at the person, and asked with a smile: "You said that your bastard brother can appreciate things? This chair is really comfortable. It would be nice to lie here and watch the beheaded." That's all." After she finished speaking, she shook her head and let out a sharp laugh.

The visitor looked up at him, with a pair of dark eyes like the deepest night, reflecting the ugliness of a woman on top.His skin is slightly rough, but fairer than a woman's, his thin lips are as beautiful as peach blossoms in early spring, he has a baby face, and his thick and thick eyebrows are covered with fringe, covering his ears, only showing A string of beaded animal tooth drop earrings.He braided a black and thick braid behind his head, and tied a dark blue headband that was washed out, and scattered fine black straight hair scattered around his face.

He was wearing a dark blue inner shirt, and a soft fur coat with dark red checks, which hung down to the knees of the sheepskin boots.It's just that one of his hands was not put into the jacket, but was exposed outside. The white bandage set off the slender wrist and fingers, which were pressing on the handle of a long knife.

His eyes were pure and bright, and he looked straight at the woman sitting on the chair, his voice was bright and unquestionable.

"Get off."

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