Chapter 60

Chapter 60: After the red Luán’s call to the west (Part 4)

The lonely moon in the autumn garden is full of love and hate, 

still shining on the fallen flowers and hurting the old people.

The evening frost alone pillow long night sigh, 

empty left jade stairs green footprints.

——Love? Sigh

The moonlight was slightly chilly, lengthening the figure of the person coming, leaving a faint imprint on the 

stone steps beside the road. There is no bustle of the front hall here, and it is rather desolate and lonely. The palace 

maids bowed silently, and Si Cang Qing strolled towards the main hall of Tianluan Palace.

The palace servants already knew Si Cang Qing's habits, so they did not sing. Si Cang Qing walked silently and 

suddenly stopped. He looked around and saw that the palace servants who were supposed to serve in the palace 

were all guarding outside. Walking towards the side hall with half-closed door, Si Cang Qing suddenly stopped.

...someone is there.

Leaning on the porch pillar, Si Cang Qing watched the farce in front of him nonchalantly. The two men seemed 

not to notice his arrival and continued arguing among themselves.

"General Wen Shu," Cheng TianYang only laughed softly, "Are you kidding?" There was an obvious surprise on 

his face, or maybe some other emotion, "You want me to go with you?"

The originally elegant and refined face now looked somewhat distorted. Wen Shu frowned and said in a gloomy 

tone, "Twelve, do you really want to stay in the Cang Huan Palace and be a concubine who serves others with 

your beauty? Don't forget, you are the twelfth prince of Hong Cheng Kingdom!"

"Twelve, come with me, don't worry, I have arranged everything."

"Heh," Cheng TianYang chuckled lightly, staring at the other person with a strange expression, "Twelfth Prince? 

Ha, did General Wen Shu forget that TianYang has always relied on beauty to curry favor and survive? Now 

you're talking to me about using beauty to serve others, doesn't that seem ironic to you?" 

"Twelfth!" Wen Shu scolded softly, "How can you ruin yourself like this!"

"How is it wasted?" Cheng TianYang walked lightly to the clerk and said quietly, "Now TianYang is the Empress 

of the West Palace of the Emperor of Cang Huan Nation. He is much more noble than the prince who is only in 

name only. How can it be said that it was wasted?"

"You..." Wen Shu was very angry, and pointed at Cheng TianYang with a trembling finger. He took a few deep 

breaths and said slowly, "Twelve, don't be willful." As he spoke, he walked forward and pulled him, "While there 

is no one around, come with me!"

"General Wen Shu," Cheng TianYang pulled back his hand with all his strength and said calmly, "Where can we 

go if you ask me to go with you? Aren't you afraid of being punished by your master? Aren't you afraid of being 

blamed by your family?"

Wen Shu paused, then said firmly: "Don't worry about these, I will take care of it!"

"Haha," Cheng TianYang laughed towards the sky, his whole body shaking and tears almost coming out of his 

eyes.

Wen Shu was stunned, a little at a loss.

Gradually he stopped laughing, and Cheng TianYang looked up at Wen Shu. There was no emotion in his eyes, 

only a smile of amusement. "Brother Wen Shu, you are so naive! Why do you think I will go with you? And what 

right do you have to fight your family?"

"Twelve..." Wen Shu called out in a low voice.

Cheng TianYang suddenly turned around and stopped looking at him. "If you were as resolute as you are today 

six years ago, perhaps Cheng TianYang would not be the way he is today. Unfortunately..."

"However," Cheng TianYang changed the subject, his eyes moving with full of charm. He smiled seductively, 

"Thanks to Brother Wen Shu's decision six years ago, TianYang realized that my beauty is actually an excellent 

weapon. Relying on my beauty, I can live a better life and have whatever I want."

"Now, I am even more fortunate to be valued by Emperor Cang," Cheng TianYang looked at the document with a 

sneer, "The Empress of the West Palace of Cang Huan Kingdom is a supreme status. Why should I be stupid 

again and follow a small general like you?"

"You're a bitch!" Wen Shu was obviously not as polite as he seemed, and he was about to slap Cheng TianYang 

in the face.

With a wave of his sleeve, he threw the other's arm away. Cheng TianYang looked at the clerk coldly, "General 

Wen Shu, you are so bold that you dare to touch me!"

"Cheng, Tian, ​​Yang!" Wen Shu growled with gritted teeth, "I can't bear to see you fall any further, don't take my 

kindness for granted!" 

"Thank you for your kindness, General," Cheng Tian Yang refused bluntly, "But, in this world, only you, 

Wen Shu, are kind, and I don't care about that at all!" 

"You..." Tian Yang's sharp words stunned Wen Shu.

He closed his eyes as if to calm down his excitement, and then smiled softly, "General Wen Shu, you are not 

allowed to enter or leave the harem at will. This Palace (běngōng : I pronoun used by imperial concubines) is too 

lazy to investigate anything, so you should leave quickly! It will be difficult to deal with if someone finds out."

"Twelve," the previous rage disappeared, Wen Shu turned his head slightly, and stared at the swaying candlelight 

unconsciously, "I know that I have let you down. Before coming here today, I was prepared to be scolded by you. 

You can hate me, blame me, and take revenge on me, I only ask you to come with me..."

"I can't watch you ruin your future because of a marriage, and I can't watch you... marry someone else."

"Hate you, blame you?" Cheng TianYang said with a smile, "Why should běngōng hate you?" His words were 

detached and relieved. He said lightly, "Běngōng should thank you. Otherwise, běngōng would still be so naive

today, foolishly relying on others. It is also thanks to you that běngōng have not forgotten the blood feud between 

běngōng’s mother and brother!"

"You really are here for the unjust case of Concubine Xiang..." Wen Shu whispered dejectedly, looking at Cheng 

TianYang sadly, and murmured: "Twelve, you come with me today. I swear on my soul that I will help you clear 

the grievances of Concubine Xiang and His Highness!"

Cheng TianYang raised his eyebrows and burst into laughter, "General, you are confused, aren't you clear about 

who committed the injustice against my mother and brother? Do you want to avenge me? Are you going to kill 

Cheng TianYi, or destroy the Wen family?"

"Twelve, trust me again," Wen Shu said firmly, "I will never be as cowardly as I was back then. I will definitely 

show you how to do it!"

◇Cang◇Huan◇Seven◇Palace◇

"Don't be silly!" Cheng TianYang said calmly, "You are the most valiant and skilled general of Hong Cheng State, 

the most capable aide that Cheng TianYi relies on, and the pride of the Wen family. Don't be confused and make 

mistakes!"

"The only thing Wen Shu did wrong was six years ago..."

"You are not wrong!" Cheng TianYang interrupted the clerk impatiently, "General, please don't say any more.  

Běngōng will not go with you!"

"Twelfth," Wen Shu hesitated for a moment, then his expression suddenly became resolute, and he intended to 

use force to capture Cheng TianYang.

Cheng TianYang leaped back lightly, and Wen Shu landed right behind him, hugged him in his arms, and pinched 

the back of his neck with his fingers, "Wen Shu had no choice. Sorry for the offense."

Looking at the anger in Cheng TianYang's eyes, he murmured, "From now on, you can do whatever you want 

with Wen Shu!" As he spoke, the strength on his fingers gradually increased.

Seeing that Cheng TianYang was about to be strangled to death, Si Cang Qing walked out slowly and said in a 

low voice, "General Wenshu, you are so bold that you actually broke into my harem and tried to hold my Empress 

of Cang Huan hostage!"

"Someone come..."

Si Cang Qing shouted angrily, and before the clerk could react, a large number of guards rushed up, each holding 

a weapon and pointing it at him.

Cheng TianYang opened his mouth with difficulty, but no sound came out. Si Cang Qing tiptoed and jumped 

over, and with a wave of his hand, he shook Wen Shu to the ground, and grabbed Cheng TianYang's falling body 

with his other arm. 

Coldly looking at Wen shu lying on the ground and vomiting blood, Si Cang Qing decisively gave an order, 

"Wen Shu, the general of Hong Cheng State, broke into the harem at night and intended to hold my Cang Huan 

West Empress hostage. He blasphemed the laws of my Cang Huan State and the royal majesty. He must be 

arrested immediately and put in the prison to await punishment!"

The guards who received the order rushed forward and held up the bewildered Wen Shu. A streak of blood slowly 

flowed from the corner of his mouth. Wen Shu stared at Cheng TianYang in Si Cang Qing's arms, resisting the 

guards' pulling. He froze in place and called out in a deep voice: "Twelve..." 

Cheng TianYang no longer looked at him, but just snuggled tightly into Si Cang Qing's arms, looking frightened. 

"Wen Shu, do you want to go against me!"

Si Cang Qing's cold words finally made Wen Shu sober up. He laughed miserably and said harshly: "Wen Shu 

is rude and offended His Majesty the Emperor Cang!" Then he was dragged away by a group of guards.

After a long period of commotion, Tianluan Palace gradually returned to its previous tranquility.

Si Cang Qing let go of Cheng TianYang and sat on the couch beside him. Cheng TianYang smiled, walked to 

Si Cang Qing's side, sat down beside him, and complained in his ear, "Your Majesty is so cruel, are you waiting 

for TianYang to be strangled to death before you come to rescue him?"

Si Cang Qing remained silent, as he knew the purpose of this man hiding his martial arts. But...if Wen Shu is not 

charged with a more serious crime, given that man's stubbornness, this matter will probably not be resolved for a 

while.

Tian Yang pulled the corner of his mouth, lying sideways, staring at Si Cang Qing, his eyes sparkling, "Your 

Majesty, did you hear everything?"

"Hmm." Si Cang Qing responded coldly. It was not that he had a liking for prying into other people's privacy. 

He just happened to meet this person, and this person also noticed his presence, so he simply stayed and watched.

Cheng TianYang smiled, "Your Majesty, don't you have anything to ask TianYang?"

"That's your private matter."

What happened between him and Wen Shu had nothing to do with their agreement. He was not so curious as to 

pursue anything. 

"Really," Cheng TianYang turned over and lay flat, muttering, "I am your wife now, you really don't worry about 

what will happen between me and other men!" 

Si Cang Qing was silent. They were just doing a deal, weren't they? Whatever this man wanted to do, as long as it 

didn't violate their agreement, it had nothing to do with him.

Cheng TianYang ignored Si Cang Qing's silence and stared at the red candle quietly, seeming to be telling a story 

or talking to himself, "What is wrong with this world? Everyone suddenly wants to reflect and make amends?"

"What's the use of regretting now? What was supposed to happen has already happened."

He is no longer the same person he was before!

Si Cang Qing listened to this man's story quietly without saying a word, just looking at this stunning person, his 

disheveled red shirt half-covering his charm, the candlelight shining on his body, the word "enchanting" was not 

enough to describe his beauty. Looking at the casual way this man spoke and laughed, no one could imagine what 

he had experienced!

A seven-year-old child witnessed his mother being framed by her closest relatives, feeling so heartbroken, but 

could only suppress his hatred; he watched his brother being tortured and burned to death, but could not help. 

After her mother and brother passed away one after another, he was thrown into the cold palace to fend for 

himself and was bullied. When his mother's tribe members tried to rescue him secretly, they were reported and 

the entire Mu Lian tribe was razed to the ground. 

When he was thirteen, the only person who cared about him like a brother, under pressure from his family, framed 

him as a tool to win over power and offered him to the most powerful official at the time...

That innocent, simple and willful child died day by day, and only hatred and calculation were left in his heart.

"Ah, never mind," Cheng TianYang suddenly called out, looking at Si Cang Qing with a grin, "It sounds like I'm 

trying to gain sympathy, so embarrassing..."

Then he stood up, and Cheng TianYang leaned softly on Si Cang Qing, and touched his Adam's apple teasingly 

with his fingertips, "Your Majesty, tonight is our wedding night..."

Si Cang Qing gently pushed his hand away and said calmly: "It's late, you should rest!"

"Where are you going?" Cheng TianYang turned Si Cang Qing's head with an aggrieved look on his face and 

shouted, "Are you going to leave me alone on our wedding night?"

Si Cang Qing frowned slightly, then looked at the man's eyes that were as bright as stars. After thinking for a 

while, he picked him up and put him on the bed, then sat down beside the bed, "Go to sleep!"

Si Cang Qing took out a stack of documents from somewhere and sat there to look through them.

Pursing his lips, Cheng TianYang did not force it, so he lay down and stopped talking. He just quietly watched 

Si Cang Qing's focused expression while he was working.

I don’t know how long it took…

Si Cang Qing packed up all the memorials, glanced at Cheng TianYang who was already fast asleep, then stood 

up and casually pulled the quilt over him - the autumn night in Lianjing was already quite cold.

Afterwards, Si Cang Qing left quietly without making any sound.

The door was closed gently, making a slight sound. Cheng TianYang slowly opened his eyes and stared at the 

bright red bed curtains. After a long time, he slowly pulled the quilt to his face, sniffed gently, and a meaningful 

smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
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