Shen Liuzhen grabbed the arrow, held on to the door frame of the cabin, lowered his head and cried endlessly.

A good-looking man cried so sadly that everyone on the boat, including Liu Qinbing, was at a loss what to do.

Liu Qinbing wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start, so he very considerately took the arrow from Shen Liuzhen's hand, broke it with a "click", and handed it to Shen Liuzhen again.

Shen Liuzhen turned his face and looked at the arrow, then looked at Liu Qinbing who was cautious, and just looked at him... There were still tears on his face, but his expression was empty.

After a while, he concealed his embarrassment, sniffed and sobbed twice, stretched out his hand to take the broken arrow, said thank you nonchalantly, and got into the cabin.

After entering the cabin, Shen Liuzhen sat firmly and threw the tail half of the arrow out of the window. He kept the tip half of the arrow and held it tightly in his hand. He pursed his lips tightly with a smile on his face. He looked out the window with hatred and said nothing.

Liu Qinbing saw him like this and said:

"You...why are you keeping it? Just throw it away."

Shen Liuzhen felt very aggrieved. He rolled down his lips and almost burst into tears again. He said in a calm voice:

"I won't throw it away. Her arrow pierced a bloody hole in my heart. It is of great significance. I want to keep it."

After that, he thought of the scene at that time, thinking of Xie Yuan's cold and heartless face on the shore, tears welled up again, and he complained:

"She really wants to kill me?...Brother Liu, you have always been by my side. Who else in the world can I be so kind to besides her?! As for her, she has her Song State in her heart. Pretending to be fair and righteous, pretending to be her subordinates, pretending to be her soldiers, even Princess Huaizhen, and that nonsense little emperor!... What do I mean to her?"

Shen Liuzhen looked at Liu Qinbing, his eyes shaking violently.

Suddenly, he waved his hand excitedly and swept away the tea cup next to him. It hit the ship's board with a "dong" sound, smashing it into pieces, and collapsed:

"Today I finally understand that I am nothing to her!"

Seeing Shen Liuzhen being so excited, Liu Qinbing quickly comforted him and said:

"Don't think so seriously. With Xie Yuanqi's shooting ability, if she really succeeds, the arrow will definitely not hit the door frame."

Shen Liuzhen was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He seemed to be moved. His eyes swayed a little, but he soon became angry again. He pointed at his earlobe and said:

"The arrow grazed my skin! It almost pierced my neck. If she didn't want to kill me, could she be willing to aim so close?! Could she be willing?! I think she missed the target by mistake!"

Shen Liuzhen was shaking with anger and said with tears:

"I didn't do it. If I had done it, I would never have hurt her or her soldiers. I also gave the culprit to her afterwards. What else does she want from me?

What else can I say... I have been cheating her since I was a child? Huh? I cheated her when I was a child, so I am still very heinous and sorry for her, right?!

If I had known this earlier, I should have been nicer to her from the first time I met her, so that now I don’t have to be used as evidence to say I deserve to die!"

The more Shen Liuzhen talked, the angrier he became. He turned to lie on the table next to him and cried:

"Damn Xie Yuan, he actually said I deserved to die..."

As he spoke, he hit the table hard with his hand holding half of the arrow, and said bitterly:

"If I ever remember her again, I'll be a pig!"

Because he exerted too much force, his hand slipped along the arrow shaft and onto the arrowhead, and blood instantly began to bleed. Liu Qinbing quickly opened his hand, scratched his face and said worriedly:

"Be careful with your hands, oops..." After saying that, he turned around and went to find something to clean and bandage him.

Shen Liuzhen looked at his bleeding wound and sobbed, his eyes straightened. He thought: This pain is not as good as the pain in his heart!

This time Xie Yuan really broke his heart...

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When Xie Yuan returned to the capital, it was already afternoon. The streets were bustling with people coming and going, and smoke was everywhere, as if nothing had happened yesterday.

This is exactly what Xie Yuan wants, to minimize all possible damage, end the dispute with thunder, save a few soldiers, and not harm the people.

She sat on her horse and looked at the street scene and the crowds on the road. She finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt some comfort.

Even though some people looked at her with evasive eyes, and she could tell how many rumors were behind them just by looking at their expressions, she still felt that it was all worth it.

But when she returned home and saw the concierge who opened the door for her with evasive eyes, she felt something was wrong.

Xie Yuan held the riding whip in his hand and walked up the steps step by step, stepped into the threshold, then stood in front of the concierge and looked around.

Seeing that the guards on duty at the gate lowered their heads and did not dare to look at her or speak, she asked in a deep voice:

"What's wrong?"

The soldiers looked up at her, quickly looked away in panic, and said timidly:

"No...nothing."

Xie Yuan's brows raised sharply, thinking that something else had happened in the capital during her absence.

Could it be that the mansion has been occupied and there is an ambush?

She raised her eyes and looked at the yard where everything was normal, and said angrily:

"You are so cowardly, are you still my soldier?!"

When those people heard this, they subconsciously stood up straight and raised their heads. They used all their energy and energy, but still did not dare to look at her and said:

"Back to the general...everyone is spreading the news that you are a woman...we...we..."

He stuttered, glanced at Xie Yuan secretly, and said with some inquiry and doubts:

"We definitely can't believe it!"

Xie Yuan frowned when he heard this, pursed his lips, and clenched the hand holding the riding crop. He stood at the door and looked at them and the people around him, without moving for a long time.

It would be a lie to say you are not panic...

She is really afraid that everyone will point at her nose and say, "You are a woman, so you are not qualified to be an official, lead troops, or fight in wars, and tell her to go home..."

"Who said that?" Xie Yuan asked unwillingly, wanting to put an end to the rumor.

The soldier at the porter hesitated and said:

"Say it is...say it is...Eunuch He said it in the court."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xie Yuan's face with a puzzled expression. The look of slackness due to wavering was so obvious.

The soldiers following Xie Yuan, except Sun Tian, ​​all panicked. Looking at Xie Yuan's figure in front of them, they looked at each other, and one of them said:

"General, what does that Eunuch He mean? Why does he keep spreading rumors that you are a woman?"

"That's right, it's simply ridiculous. What good does this do to him?"

Xie Yuan was panicked, but did not show it, and asked:

"Is there anything else going on in Beijing? Is it still stable?"

"I heard that the ministers had a quarrel in the morning. Duke Ma Guo was guarding his son at home and did not go to court. And as I just said...there is nothing else. As you ordered, the Imperial Guards are all being guarded by people from the city defense camp."

Xie Yuan's face was as dark as water, and he handed the riding whip to Sun Tian and walked straight in.

After fighting all night and traveling a long way back and forth, she was tired and needed to wash up and rest. Then she would face this new round of violent storm...
Chapter completed!