For several days in a row, Pei Annan never had any extra intimacy with Xie Chenghe, and even never mentioned what happened that night. In fact, he actually complied with the words of the book friends in the comment area, raised his pants and turned against the person.

Xie Chenghe was thin-skinned, and he was rushing to sacrifice himself. At this time, even if he felt extremely depressed, he did not dare to ask more questions, for fear of annoying Pei Annan and ignoring him again.

He secretly moved back to Xuanyi Hall, and went to Qinzheng Building if he had something to do. He could ask his servants to do things, but he had to run there himself, just to see Pei Annan.

He secretly taught himself to stay calm, to understand Pei Anan, and not to be a resentful husband.

But the longer the time went on, the more he scratched his head and scratched his head, his mind was in a mess, and he was so irritated that he lost all energy. He was immersed in government affairs all day long and ignored everyone he met.

It was at this time that he got a letter from Pei Anan at night, asking him to go to the palace.

Xie Chenghe had a lot of thoughts along the way. He wanted to take this opportunity to ask what the relationship between them was, but he also felt that it was too pretentious. He was clearly determined to be by her side without any name or status, so why bother asking?

Before he could figure out the reason, others had already arrived outside Pei Annan's palace.

Before entering the door, he thought about many kinds of opening remarks, and he had so many words in his heart that he didn't know which words to say. But as the door was pushed open by him, all the words had to be swallowed.

He couldn't say a word.

The room was brightly lit, and a gauze hung in the center of the bedroom, isolating his sight from the back room.

But the candle shadow flickered red, and he could clearly see a woman tied up and hanging on the beam. Even though it was covered by the gauze, he could still vaguely see that the woman was not wearing any clothes. He quickly turned his head and stopped looking.

When the woman saw him coming in, she sobbed as if seeing a savior, but her mouth was stuffed with cloth, and the sound she made was muffled and small, making it extremely unpleasant to hear.

"Ha..." Pei Annan's clear laughter sounded from the side. She casually pulled off the tulle in the middle and put it on the woman's body, which was able to cover her white body.

"Turn around." She stared at Xie Chenghe and ordered.

Xie Chenghe had always been obedient, and even though he was feeling disgusted when he heard the words, he resisted the discomfort and turned around. This look made him extremely shocked, and he froze in place.

The woman who was tied up and hung on the beam was none other than Yue Zhirou, who had not been seen for several days!

He had previously been surprised that Yue Zhirou had spent so much effort just to find a way out for Ling Yun, so how could she suddenly change her mind and not go to the North? It turned out that she was detained by Pei Annan.

"This...is this?" He was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Even though he was polite enough not to look at Yue Zhirou more, he could still see the large blood stains soaked in the gauze. The face, neck, and body were obviously stained deep red by the gauze just put on.

Looking at the bloody whip in Pei Anan's hand, what else doesn't he understand? It's just that he doesn't understand, what did Yue Zhirou do to make Pei Anan so angry?

Pei Anan sat on the chair with a smile, holding the handle of the whip with both hands, and pulled it to both sides, revealing a cold sharp blade.

She threw the whip and the sharp blade forward and dropped them at Xie Chenghe's feet, then crossed her legs, put her hands on her chin, and looked at him with raised eyes.

"I don't like this woman." What she said was horrifying, "Master Xie, please kill her for me."

Yue Zhirou couldn't stop hearing the words, with tears rolling down her eyes. Her big eyes were widened, and she looked at Xie Chenghe, filled with pleading.

Xie Chenghe frowned: "What did she do to make you angry?"

"I didn't do anything." Pei Annan laughed. She smiled happily, with no concealment of the murderous intent and ferocity in her eyes. "I just don't like her."

In a daze, Xie Chenghe seemed to have returned to the dream he once had. In the dream, the decisive and cruel Pei Annan overlapped with the Pei Annan in front of him, making him unable to distinguish one from the other.

He calmed down and walked towards Pei Anan, reaching out his hand to hold her, but she threw her away.

Xie Chenghe was stunned for a moment, and when he looked into Pei Annan's cold, cold and arrogant eyes, the remaining warmth in his heart was gone.

Didn't those words that Ling Yun said before leaving really make waves in Xie Chenghe's heart? Of course not.

If there is anyone in the world who knows the stakes of this the most, it is Xie Chenghe. Ling Yun thought he had awakened him, but he did not know that he had clearly understood it early on and was just deceiving himself.

At first, he had doubts about why Pei Annan's temperament changed so much, why he was suddenly so kind to him, why he tolerated everything, why he provoked every move, and why he was put first.

Later, word spread about Ling Yun's arrival in Beijing, and he suddenly understood.

Due to the situation, if anyone can be said to be the most suitable to deal with Ling Yun and kill him with one blow, it would be Xie Chenghe.

He thought about what would have happened if Pei Annan hadn't changed her temper to please him, and if he hadn't noticed his long-hidden feelings in their daily interactions.

Ling Yun reaches out to him, will he refuse?

No. He wished he could kill Pei Annan with his hands.

He can think of it, and so can Pei Annan.

After all, he is his best student.

But he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart. At least in those days, the warmth surging around the two of them was not a fake, and the crazy blending that night was not a lie.

From the bottom of his heart, he longed for Pei Annan to love him a little bit. Just a little bit was enough. For this, he would give up everything about himself, including his dignity and his heart.

He was extremely looking forward to having a touch of friendship in this use. For this little bit of friendship, he would be willing to sacrifice everything and be the ridiculous knife in Ling Yun's mouth.

Only now, everything is broken.

Did Pei Annan hit Yue Zhirou? More than that.

Pei Annan hit him, Xie Chenghe.

Several of the people he had planned to kill before had political connections, but Yue Zhirou was just a woman who had no involvement in the court. Even if she was a little smart, she couldn't stand up to Pei Annan.

If he kills Yue Zhirou with a knife, he will completely become a person like Zhao Xiaoan, confused and crazy.

Just as Zhao Xiaoan became the late emperor's puppet, he will also become Pei Annan's puppet.

If he refuses, Pei Anan will find a reason to deal with him and bring an end to the whole court's transformation. From then on, the era will be rewritten and it will become Pei Anan's world.

This is a choice, either give up yourself and completely become Pei Annan's toy, or give up your life and die in the hands of your lover holding on to your beliefs.

It's just that he doesn't understand that he has already reached this point, why would Pei Annan still force him in this way?

The premise of these two choices is simply that Pei Annan does not believe that he can obey wholeheartedly.

But in Xie Chenghe's view, this matter is not necessarily a dilemma.

"Why don't you believe me?" Xie Chenghe asked sadly, "I said that I am yours and I will never change. Why don't you believe me?"

Pei Anan raised her chin and smiled contemptuously: "You said it, but do I have to believe it if you say it?"

"Xie Chenghe, my body is filled with that old man's dirty blood, and my blood is also ice."

"The relationship thing may be useful for dealing with other girls, but it's of no use for me. As a man, what kind of love is it? It's just a touch of lip service, and it will be blown away by the wind."

"If you want me to trust you, you have to show sincerity."

"Just kill someone, can't you do it?"

"Or are you saying that what you said before was all lies to me?"

How could it be deception?

Didn't he suffer when he saw his heart clearly? He claimed to be upright and upright, and devoted his life to serving the country and the people, but he fell in love with Pei Annan, a woman who kills without blinking an eye. Didn't he have trouble?

But he still came close again and again, and even though the thorns on Pei Annan's body pricked him all over, he was still willing to do so.

He also has a way he wants to uphold, but he avoids all of this in front of Pei Anan. He is willing to put himself second and hold Pei Anan first.

But in Pei Annan's opinion, all these are just ridiculous love words?

Looking at her cold eyes and sarcastic lips, Xie Chenghe knew that she didn't believe him at all. Even if she was touched, she would quickly take it back and then reject him thousands of miles away.

He doubted his own eyes and couldn't believe Pei Anan's indifference, but he was heartbroken after being confirmed again and again.

"You don't believe me...you don't believe me..." He muttered to himself, staggering back a few steps, his whole body cold.

Pei Annan smiled with squinted eyes, looked up and down at the lost Xie Chenghe, then leaned on the back of the chair and spoke leisurely:

"I am the emperor, and the emperor does not need a lover."

"The emperor needs a sharp blade that can be used."

"If you can make this sharp blade, you can stay by my side."

"If you can't, I will leave you alone."

"Thank you, Master, you choose."

Xie Chenghe stared at the knife on the ground, his body trembled, but he didn't answer or move.

Kill Yue Zhirou and become Pei Annan's puppet. Maybe he will lose his own thoughts later, maybe he won't even be able to distinguish between love and hate. He will be controlled by his mind like Zhao Xiaoan, but he will be able to stay with her all his life.

If I don’t kill Yue Zhirou, I will be Pei Annan’s dead soul. There will be no future, no expectations, I won’t see her aspire to the Central Plains, I won’t see her old age and gray hair, but I can hold myself and my love for her and die in this spring.

"I love you." Xie Chenghe slowly knelt down and looked up at her piously. He put his hand on the knife but did not pick it up. "An Nan, I love you."

Pei Annan sat on a chair, looking down at him from a high position. The Queen was full of majesty, and the feeling of oppression spread.

She lifted Xie Chenghe's chin with her legs and grinned: "How much do you love me?"

"You love so much that you give up yourself for me."

"Or do you love me so much that you give up your life for me?"

Xie Chenghe suddenly laughed. He looked at Pei Annan and smiled as happily as he did when he held her and kissed her that night.

He held Pei Annan's foot with one hand, kissed her instep gently, and then covered his heart: "I understand."

He reluctantly let go of Pei Annan, stood up with the dagger in hand, and walked slowly towards Yue Zhirou.

His face was calm, and in a trance, Yue Zhirou saw again the aloof and noble young man, the high-ranking immortal for whom all the women were obsessed.

It's just that the gleaming dagger in his hand was so frightening that his jade-like face could no longer arouse the slightest flutter in Yue Zhirou, leaving only a voiceless wail.
To be continued...