"He is your father.??           "

Although hesitated before, he said this quickly. In the blink of an eye, I put the answer to this puzzle in front of Nangong Lizhu.

And Nangong Lizhu stopped breathing suddenly.

She stared at me with wide eyes: "What did you say?"

At this moment, she was a little uncontrollable, and her voice was a little louder than when she was just talking. I suspected that people outside could hear what she said. I immediately frowned and lowered my voice: "Nangong Lizhu, don't do it for now-"

"What did you say?!"

She seemed to be completely unable to listen to my words, and shouted again, which was louder than just now. She even stood up desperately to grab my hand. I subconsciously took a few steps back, and she followed her up, but she stepped on the beads that had just been pulled over to the ground. Suddenly, the center of gravity was unstable and fell to the ground.

When he fell, he grabbed the corner of the table next to him, and the things on it fell down with a crackling sound.

As soon as the sound in the room sounded, the people outside naturally couldn't help but hear a clang behind him, and the door was pushed open, and the two girls rushed in again: "Miss Yan, what happened--"

They were only halfway through their words, and they saw Nangong Lizhu falling to the ground, and I stood there, looking safe and sound.

Suddenly, he was stunned.

After I turned to see them, my eyes moved to the door again, and sure enough, there were still one or two figures shaking in the corner outside.

I immediately turned around and sneered at Nangong Lizhu, who fell to the ground, was already at a loss and was overwhelmed with tears in his face, and said, "What's the use of asking these now? Nangong Lizhu, if you didn't do so many bad things at the beginning, would you have such an ending today? I want me to say that your situation today is all the result of your own fault!"

She looked up at me, her face full of tears and was in a mess.

I frowned hard at her.

She seemed to be awakened by me all of a sudden, and she trembled slightly.

I slowly walked up to her, squatted down, reached out and pinched her chin to let her look up at me, and could feel her whole body being so excited and trembling. The hand I pinched her chin used a little more force, as if I wanted to pass my meaning to her through those two fingers, and said with a sneer: "Look at what you look like now, tsk, it's so pitiful."

The two girls stood behind me stupidly. There were crackling sounds in the room just now. They must have been worried that I would break in if I had any accidents. Unexpectedly, when I came in, I saw this scene and was at a loss for a moment.

"I cried so hard that I was so sad. You are so immersed in this face, right?"

“…”

"Now, do you still have such skills?"

Nangong Lizhu could only keep gasping and crying, unable to react at all. Fortunately, the two girls were also tactful, and she quietly retreated and closed the door.

I held my breath and heard that there was no sound outside, then I lowered my head and looked at her.

Tears were flooded with tears on that originally beautiful face. When I held it in my hand, I was so fragile that it would break with just one touch.

I said, "You—"

Her voice was a little hoarse, but she also regained her rationality at this time. She lowered her voice and asked me softly: "Is what you said true? He is really my father?"

I glanced at the old scars on her wrist and nodded gently.

Her breathing became more and more disordered, and she murmured to herself: "He, is he my father? That old man, is he my father?"

“…”

"How could he be my dad?"

“…”

"I obviously are—"

As she said this, her eyes became flustered and she raised her head to look at me: "Yan Qingying, what's going on? If he was my father, wouldn't my mother--"

“…”

"What the hell is going on? Why do you know this?"

“…”

"you tell me!"

I didn't answer her immediately, but looked at her eyes that were slightly red due to excitement and became silent.

I know that a woman like her can't bear too much blow. She just told her about the matter of Yao Lao, which made her so excited that she would go like that. If she talked about Empress Yin and the turbulent strange things in the palace, I'm afraid that some things would not be able to cover up today.

At this time, she grabbed my arm and shook it hard: "Tell me quickly!"

I frowned and didn't say anything.

Nangong Lizhu said anxiously: "Yan Qingying!"

I looked down at her: "I, of course, will tell you-but not now."

"What?!"

She was shocked and was about to say something immediately. My hand holding her chin was suddenly exerted. She trembled slightly in pain. I whispered: "Now, it's not the time to say this. I just told you that news, and you were so excited. If I say it all, Nangong Lizhu, are you planning to make a big fuss in Jinling today and make the place upside down, or are you planning to die with them?"

“…”

She suddenly froze in my hand.

I said in a deep voice: "You can't hold back."

She gasped anxiously, I could feel her impatient, but after hearing my words, she did not turn against me immediately, or even refute me, but just slowly lowered her head.

I said, "If you make a fuss today like you did just now, the people outside will know immediately, and they will immediately go back and tell the Han sisters that our relationship is not as bad as they think. They will even find out that you helped me to let Lao Yao go. At that time, what do you think of our situation?"

One of my hands gently stroked the scar on her cheek, and then slowly moved to her neck: "The next time, the knife may fall here."

She trembled for a moment and subconsciously closed her mouth.

Seeing that she was much calmer and indeed knew she was afraid, I breathed a sigh of relief and said to her: "Nangong Lizhu, you must figure out the current situation. Although you left the imperial city and the harem, this place will not be easier than in the harem. The other party's methods are more vicious than the concubines in the harem, and you - this time, you don't have the emperor to protect you anymore."

“…”

"If you are not careful, you will give your head to someone else."

“…”

"If you want, you can continue to do so recklessly."

“…”

"But remember, don't get involved with me."

“…”

"I still want to live well. I have unfinished wishes and I still have people I want to meet."

Hearing my almost cold warnings, Nangong Lizhu lowered her head, her shoulders twitched slightly. After a long time, she slowly raised her head. I finally saw her eyes that had completely calmed down. She took a deep breath: "I understand."

Only then did I feel relieved and slowly withdrew my hand.

She looked up at me and said, "But you have to promise me that you will have a chance in the future - as long as we are safe, you must tell me the truth."

I said calmly: "Of course."

“…”

"But you have to promise me these days, don't act rashly, don't do anything without me knowing."

She nodded and agreed to me, and then asked, "What about you? You told me not to act rashly, then what are you going to do?"

I said in a deep voice: "I want to do a lot, but I still protect myself if I have the first priority."

Speaking of this, Nangong Lizhu looked at me again, as if she sneered, and said lightly: "This, you don't seem to have to worry."

"……Um?"

"Pei Yuanxiu, I can't bear to hurt you."

My face also sank.

At this time, such things are not worth boasting about.

So, I said coldly: "I don't want to say this now."

She glanced at me and didn't continue the topic, and then said, "Then, why are you here to find me today?"

I looked back and the door was still closed tightly. There was no other movement outside, so I lowered my voice and said, "I came to you today for three things. First, for the sake of saving people before, I would like to thank you; second, we need to be happy. Han Ruoshi wanted to mention you at the place where I live today. I think she hoped that we two could fight."

Nangong Lizhu immediately gritted her teeth: "She thinks beautifully! If we fight two, she can reap the benefits of the fisherman. It's really a dream!"

I said, "Then let's make her dream come true."

Nangong Lizhu was stunned and looked at me.

I said, "If we don't fight, we won't be as good as we do."

“…”

This time, she reacted very quickly and a glimmer flashed in her eyes.

After all, she has survived for so many years in the harem. She may not be good at other things, but this kind of thing has probably become a natural nature to integrate into her bones and blood.

After pondering for a while, she nodded and said, "I understand."

We whispered for a long time, and then we had a lot of trouble from time to time, making people outside think that our relationship was bad. When we almost finished some things, she looked at me again: "By the way, you just said that you came to me for three things today, what is the third thing?"

I said, "I was robbed by Pei Yuanxiu from Xichuan. I rarely received outside messages along the way. What is the situation in the Central Plains? I hardly know what happens in Jinling now. He asked me to move into the inner courtyard and asked me to follow me, obviously he was also guarding against me."

“…”

“I need some source of information.”

She frowned and said, "I don't know much about these things."

“…”

Only then did I remember that a woman like Nangong Lizhu cared about the color of Yanzhi much more than the current situation. When asked about her the situation in the Central Plains, she really asked the wrong person.

I thought about it and said, "Then, you and Nangong Jinhong - follow him all the way from the capital to here, and you will see and experience along the way. You always remember these things, tell me."

After hearing what I said, she immediately began to ponder.

After a while, she said softly: "I remember, father--" When she said this, her throat slightly stuttered, but she still reluctantly continued: "After he took me out of the capital, he actually didn't go directly to Jinling."
Chapter completed!