Not Too Much

Duanmu Chen saw Gu Ling appear again and greeted him with open arms, "You are the one sent by God to protect me, right?"

Gu Ling expressionlessly walked away from Sui Muchen's embrace and walked to the window. She saw that the original palace had extinguished the fire under the heavy rain, revealing a charred broken wall. As long as there are people inside when the explosion occurs, they will definitely die without any body parts.

"Is there anyone inside?" Gu Ling asked.

Duanmu Chen regained his serious look, stood next to Gu Ling, looked outside, shook his head and said, "No one is there. You said there was danger over there, so I asked everyone to withdraw." As for the guards, they were originally on the outside and in the dark. .

At this time, it can be seen that most of the walls outside the palace are still intact, and those outside the walls will be fine.

"What to do next?" Duanmu Chen sighed, "If that group of people knows that I am not dead, will they chase me and continue to explode? If they can escape this time, what about next time? They are too strong, and ordinary guards cannot stop them. live."

"Explosives are not stones on the roadside, they can be found casually." Gu Ling had already looked at the center of Duanmu Chen's brows, and the black mist disappeared. Maybe it's only temporary, but at least the crisis is over for now.

But as Duanmu Chen said, the question at this time is whether to let him fake death temporarily to avoid the limelight?

If the enemy's purpose is to let Duanmu Chen die when Liang Guo attacks and disrupt the morale of the people and the army, even fake death will allow the enemy to achieve their wish.

But this is not very reasonable. Even if Duanmu Chen dies alone, and now that the Duanmu family has no other contenders for the throne, Gu Ling and Su Liang will not cause chaos in the Qian Kingdom. Therefore, no matter Duanmu Chen lives or lives, the enemy's goal cannot be achieved.

Gu Ling then thought that the group's real target seemed to be him all along, but this time they were targeting Duanmu Chen. Could it have something to do with him? He wanted to kill Duanmu Chen no matter what. Could it be that he wanted to force him to become emperor?

Although it is still a bit inexplicable, Gu Ling feels that the latter conjecture is more likely.

"Are you divining the future in your mind?" Duanmu Chen asked after seeing the change in Gu Ling's eyes.

Gu Ling glanced at Duanmu Chen and knew what he was thinking. But it's best not to explain this kind of thing. As long as he doesn't say it, it will just be Duanmu Chen's conjecture and cannot be confirmed. Once you say it, it is likely to be known to more people.

It is not wrong to say that Gu Ling has the ability to predict the future. But this special ability of his is very limited. It is probably similar to what the fortune teller at the street stall said: "If your hall turns black, there will be a bloody disaster within three days." The difference is that most of the magicians on the street are just talking nonsense to get money, but Gu Ling is a real magician...

"The emperor claimed to be injured and urgently summoned Su... no, urgently summoned me to the palace." Gu Ling said.

Duanmu Chen nodded, "Why not Su Liang? She is the miracle doctor."

Gu Ling shook his head, "No, I am the miracle doctor." He suddenly thought of what Mrs. Min and his daughter had said about killing Su Liang. If Su Liang came to treat Duanmu Chen, and the two targets were together, the other party might not do what.

Duanmu Chen coughed lightly, "That's right. Then you go home and wait until I send someone to call you back?"

"Let the Queen Mother arrange it. Block the news and don't let the explosion spread." Gu Ling said, "You stay here and don't show your face."

Duanmu Chen said seriously, "Okay."

Just as Gu Ling was about to leave, Duanmu Chen looked at the gloomy sky and heavy rain outside and frowned, "Could there be a war starting in Xuanbei City today?"

"Maybe." Gu Ling left after saying that. If a war breaks out, the battle report will not be sent to the capital immediately.

However, for Xing Ji and Qiu Jing, even if they receive the news that Duanmu Chen is dead, they will not believe it easily. Even if they believe it, it will not affect what they originally wanted to do. Because they knew that Gu Ling and Su Liang were in the capital and there would be no chaos in the court.

When Empress Dowager Xiao received the news, she was so disheartened that she almost fainted from crying.

It is worth mentioning that when Duanmu Yi, who was still alive, learned that Duanmu Chen's palace had been bombed and that he was inside, he immediately said, "Call Su Liang to come and cure me!"

Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Xiao looked at Duanmu Yi blankly. She only saw excitement on his face, and even a hint of excitement that the throne was about to be lost and regained. There was no pain at all about what happened to her son...

Queen Mother Xiao felt it was so pathetic. She cried and said to Duanmu Yi, "Even if Su Liang comes, I won't be able to cure you."

Duanmu Yi's face stiffened and he calmed down. If Duanmu Chen really died, the throne would probably fall into the hands of Gu Ling and Su Liang!

Duanmu Yi started shouting, "Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!" He wanted to go out and take charge of the overall situation.

However, Queen Mother Xiao walked to the door, told the guards who came over that it was okay, and asked them to step back.

Duanmu Yi was so angry that he cursed loudly, and Empress Dowager Xiao fell at the desk and cried bitterly. She didn't know what was going on, and she didn't know if her son was still alive, but she felt it was best not to act rashly at the moment. She couldn't see the situation clearly, and she didn't have the ability to handle major events. If Gu Ling and Su Liang knew something was going on in the palace, they would definitely come. Duanmu Chen said that he absolutely trusted those two people.

"The Queen Mother."

A familiar voice sounded not far away. Empress Dowager Xiao raised her head in disbelief and looked at the approaching person with tearful eyes, "Chang'an?"

Duanmu Yi was also stunned. Chang'an has always been inseparable from Duanmu Chen. If he is fine, does that mean Duanmu Chen is fine too?

Chang'an made a gesture of silence and whispered, "The emperor is well."

Duanmu Yi blurted out, "You couldn't be more of a lackey for Gu Ling and Su Liang, helping them deceive us, right?"

Chang'an: ...Gu Ling and Su Liang really want to fight for the throne, so there is no need to go to such trouble and there is no need for him.

Empress Dowager Xiao ignored Duanmu Yi's words and only asked Chang'an where Duanmu Chen was.

Chang'an did not answer directly, but only said that he was still in the palace, and then conveyed Duanmu Chen's intention, asking Empress Dowager Xiao to announce to the public that Duanmu Chen was accidentally injured and invited Gu Ling to the palace.

"Why Gu Ling? Shouldn't Su Liang be invited?" Empress Dowager Xiao was stunned.

Chang'an explained, "Gu Hou said he is the miracle doctor."

Empress Dowager Xiao nodded, "Okay." Gu Ling does know medical skills, and this time he is indeed not looking for someone to save Duanmu Chen.

Chang'an came secretly and left secretly without being discovered.

Then Empress Dowager Xiao took people to Duanmu Chen's bedroom in the rain to check, and ordered the bedroom and the news in the palace to be strictly sealed. If anyone was found to be spreading the news, he would be killed without mercy, and then ordered people to go to Su Mansion immediately to invite Changxin Hou Gu Ling to the palace.

Su Mansion.

Su Liang was in the underground secret room and did not hear the thunder outside and the explosion in the direction of the palace. He was still interrogating Mrs. Min.

"I know your name is He Qianqian. My people heard you tell Min Rui that I must be killed, but they didn't hear the cause and effect. I really don't understand, what hatred do you and your husband and wife have?" Su Liang looked at Mrs. Min coldly and asked.

Mrs. Min's expression changed. She couldn't remember when she told Min Rui that she wanted to kill Su Liang, but she did say it. Her memory is a little confused now, and what's more confusing is that she doesn't know how much Gu Ling and Su Liang have eavesdropped on, how much they know, and how she should deal with it.

In the secret room next door, after Min Rou heard Su Liang say "I must be killed", her face became more and more ugly, her heart was lifted, and her hands tightened her sleeves. This was her subconscious action when she was nervous since she was a child.

Min Rou was waiting, waiting for Mrs. Min to deny Su Liang's accusation. She felt that time seemed to slow down, and every breath made her a little breathless.

"I didn't say I wanted to kill you. Did your people hear it wrong? We have no grudges, why kill you?" Mrs. Min finally responded.

Min Rou's heart suddenly relaxed, but then she clenched her hands tighter. She wanted to believe her mother, but there was a voice in her heart saying: Don't be naive, your parents are not what you see, you don't know them at all, and you don't know what they did behind the scenes...

Mrs. Min paused, and then said, "I admit that Min Rui wanted to kill the old man of the Qin family. This is true. You should know the reason. The Qin family rejected the marriage proposal of the Min family. Min Rui has been thinking about Qin Yuan for so many years, and he is still brooding over the fact that the old man Qin looked down on him. I was forced by Min Rui. He caught my handle to threaten me, but it's all in the past and has nothing to do with you. I don't want to explain too much. If you want to do something to me because of the old man Qin, you really found the wrong person. It was not my idea, and I didn't really hurt the old man Qin, right?"

Su Liang glanced at the wall behind Mrs. Min without leaving a trace. Min Rou was sitting there, separated by a wall, and she must have heard her mother's words clearly.

Then Su Liang snorted, "I do know that. You also asked Min Rui why he didn't kill Xing Ji and his only son Xing Yusheng with Qin Yuan, right?"

Mrs. Min frowned and said, "I asked that because I was mocking him at the time, and I didn't mean anything else. We have been separated for a long time, because I found that he only loves Qin Yuan and regards me as a substitute, so..."

"Interrupt for a moment." Su Liang looked indifferent, "According to what my people heard, Min Rui doesn't love you at all, and you don't love him either. You regard him as a substitute for your former lover, and he is with you because he is desperate. In your previous relationship, you have always been the leader, because he was just a son-in-law who lived in your house. Am I right?"

Mrs. Min's face froze, "Anyway, our relationship is very bad, and we are not the same kind of people. It's only for Rou'er that we didn't separate. You want to stand up for Mr. Qin and go find Min Rui, why are you holding me?"

"You mean, even if I kill Min Rui, you don't care?" Su Liang snorted coldly.

Mrs. Min was silent for a moment before answering, "Yes, I have wanted to break up with him for a long time. So you really can't blame me for what he is going to do."

Min Rou's tears rolled in her eyes, but she didn't fall, because she was very sad, but as she listened, she felt that things became ridiculous... It was too ridiculous. In her eyes, the loving and loyal parents for many years were all illusions. They hated each other, but pretended so well, and kept saying that it was for her? For her superficial harmony, but they were scheming behind the scenes? For her to plot to kill Mr. Qin? Marriage is the parents' order. There are successes and failures. Why should the Qin family agree to the Min family's proposal? If they don't agree, they are wrong and should die?

Min Rou felt that her life and all her past cognitions were turned upside down at this moment. The gentle and elegant father in her eyes was a petty and twisted paranoid, and the gentle and virtuous mother in her eyes was a selfish person who didn't distinguish between good and evil.

Ridiculous, sad, pitiful, shameful...

"Grandpa Qin is fine because we noticed it and protected him. But I will still settle accounts with Min Rui, but not now." Su Liang looked at Madam Min and said coldly, "Back to the previous question, why do you want to kill me? My people are sure to hear it, and the person who heard it with his own ears is my husband Gu Ling. This is why you were arrested. If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, you will die in this dark place, and no one will know. Don't think I'm exaggerating."

Mrs. Min pursed her lips and said, "If I say no, it means no. If you ask again, I have nothing to say."

Falling in the ears of Min Rou in the next room, Mrs. Min's words were obviously done but she didn't acknowledge them.

And Min Rou couldn't understand at all, why did Min Rui and Mrs. Min say they wanted to kill Su Liang? It's not that Mr. Qin has any grudge against Min Rui, it's just that. But Su Liang was so young and didn't know them at all before this.

Su Liang did not continue to question Mrs. Min, nor did she use torture. Instead, he went over with a glass of water, held her chin and drank it.

"I'm just drugged. I can't die. Don't be nervous." Su Liang looked calm and watched Mrs. Min fall into unconsciousness again after drinking water.

Min Rou heard the sound of the door opening and closing next door. The hand holding her sleeve loosened and then tightened. Soon she saw Su Liang appear in front of her again.

"You heard it all." Su Liang looked at Min Rou with a calm face, "I didn't tell your mother some things just now because if I did, she wouldn't be able to explain them. These days, Gu Ling has been I'm monitoring your parents, and I heard and saw more than just what happened. You know what happened to your grandfather in the capital, but do you know what he is here for?"

Min Rou pursed her lips and said nothing. She did hear that her grandfather was there, but she really didn't know what he was here for or why he didn't show up.

"He came to assassinate the emperor. He has already tried once but failed. He is still planning his next move." Su Liang said.

Min Rou frowned and heard Su Liang say, "Because the owner of your island colluded with the royal family of Liang Kingdom and prepared to help Liang Kingdom dominate the world. We found this before, but we didn't expect it to be related to your parents. . I suspect that they want to kill me because of the intention of Emperor Situ Xie of the Liang Kingdom, but I can’t be sure yet, because this is not the first time that someone suspected of your grandfather has come to trouble our couple. The last time he came was at the end of last year, when he was hiding in He was caught following Gu Ling in secret and almost killed him. "

Min Rou's hands clenched tighter, "I don't know what you are talking about."

"I believe that you really don't know what happened in the dark." Su Liang said, "I'm just explaining why you and your mother were arrested. You are a smart person and should know that your parents are actually meticulous workers. , No matter what they did, based on their status and what your grandfather did, according to the laws of the Qian Kingdom, the Min family should be punished by the nine clans, including you and other innocent people in the Min family. "

Min Rou looked at Su Liang intently, "Then why don't you hand us over to the emperor? What do you want to do?"

"What I'm doing is what the emperor wants, and it's not what we, the couple, are doing on our own." Su Liang looked calm, "We need to know more information to deal with your grandpa and the people behind him. If you cooperate, everything will be fine. , People in the Min family who don't know will be fine, but if you don't say anything, it can only be regarded as your choice to go with your parents."

Min Rou shook her head, "You wouldn't do anything to my grandfather or the others. You are not that kind of person."

Su Liang suddenly laughed, "You know me so well? Indeed. No matter what happens, even if the emperor is really killed by your grandfather, and our husband and wife are in charge of the overall situation, nothing will happen to your grandfather's family. After all, they Didn’t do anything wrong.”

Min Rou frowned and looked at Su Liang, then heard her continue, "I don't want to embarrass you, but I hope you will understand and choose to do the right thing."

"I don't understand the disputes in the world, but why does it have to be wrong for my grandpa to help the Liang Kingdom? Is it right that the only one who can rule the world is the Qian Kingdom and you guys?" Min Rou asked back.

"I'm not talking about the overall situation of the world. Your grandfather was a minister of the Qian Kingdom. Your grandfather helped the Liang Kingdom royal family to assassinate the Emperor of the Qian Kingdom. He didn't care about the life and death of your grandfather's family. Of course, your grandfather still cares about you. He planned to let you go last night. Your mother will take you away. As for your father, your grandpa said he would take care of it. He doesn't care about the lives of other people in the Min family. Or do you think I won't do anything to the Min family? Will you protect them? But why? Is that why you can do whatever you want? Does your grandfather and your grandpa just have different opinions? In terms of your own standards of life, who is good and who is evil? Are you really unable to judge?" Su Liang said coldly.

After Min Rou was silent for a long time, she looked at Su Liang and slowly shook her head, "My parents are at fault. You have already arrested my mother. It is easy to arrest my father. I have nothing to say. I don't know what my grandfather did. I know, and I can’t stop them, but the other people on that island are also my relatives, and I won’t betray them and let you destroy our home.”

Su Liang hummed, "That's your home, but it may not be other people's homes. You are well protected, and all you see are good things. If you don't see those shady evil deeds, they don't exist." Yes. With the behavior of your grandfather and your parents, you don’t think that the home you talk about is really a paradise, do you?”

Min Rou's expression froze, but she still closed her eyes and said nothing.

Su Liang heard Gu Ling calling her not far away and responded, "I'm here."

Gu Ling came over quickly, glanced at Min Rou with an indifferent look, and then said to Su Liang, "The emperor's palace was blown up by explosives."

Min Rou's eyes widened in disbelief, and she blurted out, "The Emperor is dead?"

"Is he okay?" Su Liang asked with a frown. She didn't expect that the group would attack during the day.

Gu Ling shook his head, "It's okay, he's not in there."

Su Liang sighed, looked at Min Rou and said, "I suspect that the next person your grandfather wants to blow up is me. You should know what explosives are, right? This is not a weapon that ordinary people would use. Since you are unwilling to explain, I can't know the reason why your grandfather wants to kill me, and I can't solve the contradiction. Then you will stay with me from now on. When your grandfather comes to kill me, I will let you be my shield. Do you think it's too much?"

Min Rou's face was bitter and confused. She shook her head slowly and whispered, "Not too much."

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