Chapter 154

After Murong Zhe was imprisoned, he was dumbfounded, sitting against the wall all day long, not saying a word, let alone revealing any details about the whereabouts of the eldest princess.

Even a few days ago, when the guard conveyed to her the news that Murong Wei had retreated to Hebei, she did not respond, as if she was out of the way.

The only gaffe, according to the guard’s words, happened on the night he heard the news.

In the middle of the night, the guard seemed to faintly hear the sound of suppressed sobbing coming from the prison, but when she passed by, she saw that she had regained her original silence and indifference. So today, when I heard her suddenly speak like this, I immediately went to report it.

Murong Zhe had not been abused, but compared to before, he had lost a lot of weight and his face was pale. Sitting by the wall with his eyes closed, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside the prison, opened his eyes, and looked at the figure of the man standing in the shadow outside the door, and a ray of light slowly flashed from the bottom of his eyes.

“You want to see me, what’s the matter?”

Li Mu didn’t ask anyone to open the prison door, but just stood outside the iron fence and asked.

Murong Zhe stared at him for a long time, the corners of his lips curled slightly.

“I remember that day, I was ordered by my uncle to send a letter to you. After a few years, I will see you today. The general is as majestic as before, but I became a prisoner under the order.”

Her voice was hoarse, and she seemed to be laughing at herself and sighing.

Li Mu’s eyes passed through the iron fence and landed on her face, his eyes were calm: “Princess Murong, if you figure it out, please explain the whereabouts of the eldest princess happily, and when she returns safely, I will spare your life. If you’re still thinking of other ideas, don’t waste your time.”

Murong Zhe raised his eyes, stared at Li Mu, and said, “Although I kidnapped her, don’t forget, if I hadn’t happened to be there that day, how could she have survived in the world at that time? During the years, I treated her like a mother and did not neglect her in the slightest. Is this your reward to me? ”

Li Mu said coldly: “Although Hu people are also known as human beings, they don’t know how to be humane, let alone etiquette. Even those who are dressed in clothes are only knowledgeable but not ashamed. Princess Murong, you are one of them.”

“I warned you that day not to show my wife’s face again. Do you know why you are still alive today and treated like this?”

“To tell you the truth, it’s best if you want to talk about the eldest princess in detail. If you don’t talk about it, it’s fine. Murong has detained her for many years, so naturally he wants to use her to threaten me. With his defeat today, if he didn’t expect it. Wrong, she will be pushed out soon. As long as she shows up, I may not be able to save her. You are not as important as you think, nor are you indispensable. You are spared from death, what else do you want? ”

On Murong Zhe’s face, there was a hint of embarrassment that could not be concealed. After a moment of silence, as if he had finally calmed down, he said in a low voice, “I naturally dare not forget what you said to me before. What you said is, I’m really cheeky. But I also have my helplessness.”

She slowly stood up from the mat.

“Madam is here with you too? If you come, can I have a few words with her alone?”

Li Mudao: “If you have anything to say, just say it.”

Murong Zhe said, “It’s about the eldest princess and her son. I can only tell my wife.”

Li Mu frowned, with an unpleasant expression on his face, and he didn’t want to answer, but he knew that Luoshen was very concerned about his mother, but he didn’t show it in front of him all the time. Glancing at Murong Zhe coldly, he finally turned his head and gave an order.

The entourage went, and soon, Luo Shen, who was resting outside, came in.

Li Mu turned to meet him, repeated Murong Zhe’s words, and said in a low voice, “You don’t have to go in, it’s just outside. I’m nearby. If anything happens, just call.”

Luoshen nodded, calmed down, walked quickly to the cell where Murong Zhe was locked, and stopped outside the door across the iron fence.

Except for the beginning, Murong Zhe said something about the eldest princess and her son, and then she didn’t say anything. I finally spoke up today. She thought of her mother and her brother, who had never met since birth, and felt sad and anticipation in her heart.

How she longed to save her mother and Adi quickly, and her father to return home, and the family would be reunited and never separated again.

“Princess Murong, what do you want to tell the truth?”

Luoshen knew that she must be negotiating conditions with herself. Although I don’t know what she wants. So he asked directly.

Murong Zhe’s eyes stared at Luoshen for a moment before answering the question: “Mrs. Li, I don’t expect you to believe it. From the moment I can remember, the most relaxing moments for me over the years have been when I was imprisoned here. these days.”

Seeing that Luoshen seemed startled, she laughed at herself, with a bleak smile.

“I have lost my biological mother since I was a child. Since I was seven years old, I was selected by the family, trained rigorously, and endured hardship. Murong Ti is not my elder brother, but when I was young, the only person who treated me better was him. That’s why I did everything for him later. This time, in order to help him achieve great things, I pretended to be you and came to Chang’an. I didn’t expect that in the end, not only did things not work out, but the results fell short, and even myself, got into this situation.”

“You think I’m going to be so depressed, thinking about how to get away as soon as possible? You’re wrong.”

“I feel at ease, unprecedented peace of mind. Over the years, I have tried my best to repay my eldest brother. If things don’t work, it’s because of God’s will, not because I didn’t try my best.”

“A long time ago, the eldest brother told me that he promised not to go to massacre the city, so he captured Luoyang that day, and even though he hated the city, he didn’t kill anyone. Arranged. He did not slaughter the city himself, but still wanted the people in Luoyang and the city he hated to receive the punishment they deserved. And your general, General Li, who is the biggest enemy of my brother in this life. In the world, For personal grudges, he is at odds with him.”

She looked at Luoshen with her eyes, from her hair to her feet, the corners of her eyes gradually turned red.

“Mrs. Li, sometimes I really envy you. I was born in a high school in the Southern Dynasty, and married a man like Li Langjun. Although I did all the despicable things and was despised by Li Langjun, I was not completely unintentional. The first person I admire in my life.”

“On that day, when I learned that the eldest brother’s inevitable plan to divert water was thwarted by Li Langjun, I really didn’t know whether I was disappointed or completely relieved…”

She burst into tears suddenly.

The prison was silent, except for the low sobbing of the repressed woman.

Luoshen was silent for a moment, then said: “It’s not too late to mend the prison. Since you know the shame, you should know what to do in the future.”

Murong Zhe raised his head.

“This is the reason why I want to see Li Langjun and Mrs. you today. Although my brother has been defeated before, he will never give up. If I am right, now he must want to join forces with Liu Jian, the Huns. They attacked Chang’an in an attempt to fight again. That Liu Jian, who once coveted me and asked me to marry me, was rejected by me. I begged my eldest brother not to marry me to Xiliang. He agreed at that time. But the situation is different now. , based on what I know about him, he must have changed his mind, sooner or later, he will threaten Li Langjun with the eldest princess, so that he can exchange me and send me to Xiliang to make friends with Liu Jian, so as to plan to send troops together.”

There was a strong look of disgust in her eyes.

“That Huns is disgusting, I really don’t want to commit myself to others indiscriminately.”

“I’ve already understood that, as far as my brother is concerned, I’m just a tool that he can use. When my uncle was forced to leave Longcheng due to his high power in the early years, I was just born not long ago. Later In the past few years, although he has been wary of his eldest brother, he did not kill him, and he was kind to me. Back then, after killing his uncle, the eldest brother ignored the corpse and let him have grudges with his uncle before his death. My uncle would not have been able to get a whole corpse if I hadn’t stopped him at that time. The eldest brother treated his uncle like this, and he even risked his own life for revenge in the past. Don’t take it seriously, let alone me? Over the years, I have done a lot for him, and now even if I leave, I am not sorry for him.”

“Mrs. Li, there is no word of faith in Murong’s family motto. There are some, just to achieve the goal, unscrupulous. With my eldest brother’s scheming, I hate Li Langjun deeply, even if he proposes to exchange the eldest princess’ mother and son for me. , it will not be just a simple exchange.”

“As long as you can promise me one thing, I promise that I will do my best to let the eldest princess and her son return safely.”

“What’s the matter?”

Murong Zhe stared at Luoshen, and said slowly: “In front of Madam, I will not hide what I hope for. If Madam agrees, she will take me in after the matter is completed, and take care of me for the rest of my life, then I will face the sky. I swear that I will give up the darkness and turn to the light, and do my best to help Li Langjun achieve great things.”

Although she didn’t say it clearly, how could Luoshen not hear what she meant?

He did not expect that Murong Zhe would be so straightforward and put forward such a condition in front of him.

She subconsciously refused. Before he could open his mouth, he heard Murong Zhe say again, “I already want to understand these days. Even if I can go back this time, if I still live as before, what’s the joy?”

“I’m not afraid of death.”

She slowly came to Luo Shen, looked at her across the iron fence, and said word by word.

Luo Shen and her looked at each other for a moment, and said indifferently: “How difficult is this. There are countless brave men in Chang’an. If you really want to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I will pay attention to you in the future.”

Murong Zhe looked at Luoshen, paused slightly, and said, “Mrs. Li, you know what I mean.”

Luo Shendao: “My words just now are also my meaning.”

Murong Zhe stared at Luoshen for a moment, his eyes seemed surprised: “Mrs. Li, I really don’t understand, why shouldn’t you? I just want to stay by Li Langjun’s side and help Mrs. Li Langjun serve him. Don’t you want to save him? Your mother and brother? You haven’t seen your brother, have you?”

Luo Shen took a long breath.

“Princess Murong, my mother took in a woman who shouldn’t have taken in her back then, and that’s what happened today. If she knew, she wouldn’t let me repeat the same mistakes, even to save her and Adi.”

“Li Langjun is my Langjun. Not to mention that I won’t share it with others, but I am willing. Unless I belittle the princess, Langjun may not be able to nod. Princess Murong is willing to contribute the best, if not, I will also Don’t force it. Langjun will help me find a way.”

After she finished speaking, she turned to go.

Murong Zhe’s already pale face became more and more bloodless.

She stared at the back of Luoshen who was about to leave, her eyes suddenly flashed a stern look, she walked quickly to the gate, raised her hand to the side of her hair bun, and actually pulled out a bun that was hidden in the middle of her hair bun. It looked like a small bamboo tube, and when the hijab was removed, a sharp iron tip was revealed, which turned into a small dagger.

Before prisoners are put into prison, they must go through a body search, so as not to leave any sharp objects around, not only to prevent injury to others, but also to prevent self-injury.

Unexpectedly, there was a sharp weapon hidden in Murong Zhe’s hair.

“Mrs. Li!”

She called out sharply, and when she saw Luoshen turn back, she aimed the pointed tip in her hand at her face.

“Mrs. Li, I am wholeheartedly good, and I will say anything to you. I hope that you can show some sympathy and save me from the quagmire, but I don’t want to be humiliated by you to such a degree!”

“I only need to swipe my face a few times to let the Emperor Xiliang know that it was you who forced him, and then not only can I make him get rid of the idea of ​​marrying me, you said, your mother and brother, they What kind of revenge will I receive?”

She sneered.

Luo Shen was taken aback, seeing her pale face and glittering eyes, hesitating for a while, just thinking about comforting her first, she heard the sound of footsteps coming from beside her.

Li Mu is here.

Murong Zhe opened his eyes wide and looked at the man from the Southern Dynasty who he had fallen in love with since the first time he saw him.

There has never been a moment, like just now, that she will clearly realize how jealous she is of the woman in front of her.

She once sat in front of the mirror and stared at herself with another face in the mirror, imagining that she would be willing to live with this face all her life.

Everything starts with him.

But at this moment, in front of the man from the Southern Dynasty who once made her fall in love at first sight, the two gloomy eyes he cast towards him, full of disgust, made people shudder.

“Princess Murong, if you want to slash a few times, just do it, no one will stop you, you can do it yourself.”

Li Mu said coldly, then turned to Luoshen, held her cold hand, took his wife, and turned and left the cell.

…

After all, Murong Zhe did not slash his face with a knife.

Three days later, Gao Huan rushed back to Chang’an and brought back news from his father to Luoshen.

Luoshen was very excited and began to hope that his father could rescue his mother and Adi as soon as possible and bring them back safely.

At the same time, she will have to separate from Li Mu again.

The spies sent out came back with news one after another. Xiliang and Beiyan began to show signs of transferring troops to the border.

Li Mu summoned his subordinates and made a tactical decision to take the initiative to attack quickly and defeat them one by one without waiting for the other party to assemble.

Just as the war in the north is densely clouded, a new and perhaps the final northern expedition battle is about to come again. The Dayu court in Jiankang, far away, is still caught in a debate at this moment.

The focus of the debate is how to deal with Li Mu.