The dungeon was very wet, with blood and stains remaining on the ground. He Xinying sat in the corner with her knees, looking at the black worms crawling under the hay, and couldn't help but have a cold war.

It was too cold here, and no one paid attention to her. She was spoiled since she was a child, and when did she suffer such grievances? But the prison guards here ignored her. He Rufei and Xu Zhiheng were not locked up with her. She didn't know where they were, and at the beginning, she didn't know what happened.

It was not until the jailer here started chatting and mentioned what happened on the Tianxingtai today, and He Xinying recalled what Liu'er said to her before being arrested, and then slowly came back to her taste.

Her dead eldest sister is the real General Feihong. Over the years, He Rufei and He Yan have been using each other's identities. After He Yan entered the capital, He Rufei falsely took the merits and drowned He Yan in the pond of the Xu family in order to eliminate future troubles.

No wonder, no wonder she always feels cold all over when she passes by the pond in the yard. No wonder Xu Zhiheng has to search for He Yan's relics everywhere in the yard where He Yan used to live.

Xu Zhiheng... did he know about this? Or was he also a member of the executioner in this matter? He Xinying felt cold all over.

The person who revealed the truth was General Feng Yun Xiao Huaijin. When he was in Yuhua Temple, his mother took the initiative to speak when she saw Xiao Huaijin. Thinking of Mrs. He Xinying felt heartbroken again.

Did Mrs. He also know this from beginning to end? Did her father say no to stop her when his uncle made such a request? He Rufei ordered He Yan to drown. Did his father understand but did not speak out, or was he completely unaware of it? He Xinying hoped that it was the latter, but in her heart, she felt that it was very likely that it was the former.

She leaned against the wall powerlessly, and felt that looking back for half her life was like a joke. She thought that she loved her father, but she was a person who could ignore her family affection for the sake of profit, and thought that her husband was married, and that she was harboring evil intentions and thought that her majesty could bring blessing to the family, but she was a fake guy who could win merits and pretend to be powerful. In the end, the family was separated, her mother left, and her elder sister was gone long ago. She was alone here, full of desolation.

The crime of deceiving the king is a death sentence, and it will lose its head. He Xinying sobbed in a low voice, for example, she will die. Originally, she had nothing to miss in this world. After she died, she could still reunite with her family. It may be a good thing.

Just as he was thinking, suddenly, someone's footsteps came. He Xinying looked up and saw a prison guard following a strange man.

The two walked to He Xinying's prison door. The jailer opened the door and said to He Xinying: "Miss He, please."

He Xinying was stunned: "Where are you going?"

"Your Majesty is kind and grateful to General Feihong for his contribution to pacifying the Western Qiang and his death unjustly. Miss He is General Feihong's legitimate sister. Your Majesty will make a fuss. He will only be demoted to a commoner in the future and leave Miss He for a lifetime. From today on, Miss He will not have to stay here."

After a while, He Xinying understood what the prisoner said. She slowly stood up and walked out of the door, and walked out of the prison with the two of them.

The night was dark outside, she was thin and stood alone, and suddenly she was free, but she didn't know where to go next. The He family and the Xu family were no longer there, and the world was vast, and there was no place for her to live.

He Xinying lowered her head and smiled bitterly, saying to herself, "Where else can I go?"

"Miss He." Someone spoke behind him.

He Xinying looked back and saw that it was the man who had just come with the jailer. He looked like a guard from a family, and only said to He Xinying: "If Miss He has no place to go, you can go to another place to hide."

"Where?" He Xinying asked.

"When Sister Ling was young, she studied at Xianchang Pavilion. Wei Xuanzhang, the director of Xianchang Pavilion, had a teacher-student relationship with Sister Ling. When she learned the truth, she sympathized with Sister Ling. If Miss He had nowhere to go for the time being, she could go to Mr. Wei's home first. Mr. Wei stayed in the school hall for many years and only had a wife at home."

He Xinying was stunned.

After a while, she smiled as a self-deprecatingly: "It turns out that the elder sister is dead and she is still protecting me..."

"Please take the way, my son." She said. Now that something happened between Hexu and his family, there is no need to think about it. He also knows that the relatives and friends in the past were afraid of causing trouble, so they avoided them like snakes and scorpions. At this time, no one dared to take them in. She has not yet thought about what to do next, but first she has to find a place to sit down and thoroughly figure out all the things she doesn't understand.

She really has nowhere else to go.

...

Xu Zhiheng and He Ruofa were not aware of the fact that He Xinying was taken out by someone.

The detention was separate to prevent the two from colluding with confessions. He Rufei could not see Xu Zhiheng, and Xu Zhiheng could not see He Rufei, but this was a good thing for the two of them. If they really wanted to lock them up together, they would be afraid that they would fight at the moment.

Xu Zhiheng hated He Ruyi for not dragging him down. He Ruyi hated Xu Zhiheng on the Star Platform, and when something happened, he couldn't wait to throw all the stigma on him.

After all, because of the alliance of interests, it is as thin as paper. As long as the wind blows and rains, you will be unrecognizable without any tearing.

He Rufei was sitting in the corner of prison. Even at this time, he did not give up and was still thinking about his plan to escape. Xu Xiang's people would definitely not sit idly by. They wanted to save Xu Jingfu, and might even pull him. The worst possible thing is that Xu Jingfu abandoned the car to protect the coach, but he still had evidence of Xu Jingfu colluding with the enemy and treason. How could Xu Jingfu be able to leave him alone?

The incident of Tianxingtai was really beyond his expectations. He didn't expect that the woman named He Yan was so powerful, and he didn't expect that Xiao Jue had so much evidence in his hands, which forced him step by step into a path that could not turn back.

He Yan... Thinking of that woman, a trace of gloom flashed in He Rufei's eyes.

What does that woman have to do with his dead cousin? He Rufei didn't know. He had never seen He Yan's heroic figure on the battlefield, because when he returned to Shuojing, He Yan had quickly pretended to be his daughter. He had only heard of all the legends about "General Feihong" and had never seen them with his own eyes. In his opinion, the dead He Yan's cousin looked like a woman who looked stronger than an ordinary woman.

Others said that General Feihong was very skilled, but he didn't believe it. They said that General Feihong was one and ten on the battlefield, but he didn't believe it either. The reason for not believing is actually very simple, because he couldn't do it, and it would be even more impossible for He Yan to do it as a woman.

Until the sword competition on the Star Platform.

He Rufei closed his eyes and felt a sense of depression in his heart.

If the real He Yan was alive, was he like this when he used a sword? But how could she still be alive? She would never be alive!

In the quiet prison, the sound of footsteps came. He Rufei was locked in the innermost room. He listened carefully to the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, until he stopped in front of him.

The prison guard actually opened the prison door.

He Rufei raised his head and looked at the person coming.

The young man in black looked coldly past him, as if he was stingy and wasted a moment on him. He stood and He Rufa sat, invisibly, as if he was inferior.

"I don't know what Guigan is here?" He Rufei sneered: "Isn't it here to kill someone to silence me?"

Without waiting for Xiao Jue to answer, he spoke again: "Actually, I don't understand, how did Governor Xiao know about this?"

If Xu Zhiheng leaked the news from the other side of Madam Qin, Xiao Jue immediately guessed the reason and had already started collecting evidence. Even if He Rufei thought about it now, he couldn't figure it out. After all, just talk about the other things, just talk about "General Feihong is a woman" and others would only think that he was talking nonsense.

Why did Xiao Jue know?

The young man looked at him indifferently and said coldly: "How do you think I know?"

"I don't know," He Rufei stared at the person in front of him and suddenly smiled. He leaned against the wall and spoke slowly: "I heard that you and my dead sister were in the same place to go to school. Let me think, maybe you had an affair with her. Is it because you are standing up for my sister now?" He snorted, and his face became a little distorted, "Is there really anyone in the world who liked my deviant sister? What's the point of being good about her? She doesn't look like a woman at all..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt a pain in his chest and flew out suddenly, hitting his back against the stone wall, which made him spit a mouthful of blood.

Xiao Jue's kick did not stop. He Rufei was kicked for a while and was unable to recover. The prison guard had already received the news and retreated outside, turning a blind eye to the situation inside.

Yes, if Xu Jingfu fell, no one in the court and the country could stop Xiao Jue. At this moment, no one dared to offend the governor of the Right Army.

He Rufei wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at Xiao Jue, and smiled slowly.

General Feng Yun, the Jade-faced Governor of the Great Wei Dynasty, is so powerful and heroic. Just standing here can make people unable to take away their gazes, and no one can steal his limelight. If He Yan had not changed the fate of everyone back then, he might have never had any interaction with Xiao Jue in his life.

But it happened.

"Why are you all so angry?" He Rufei sneered: "Everyone stands up for my sister, but what about me," his voice suddenly rose: "Where is me! My life! Isn't it important? I should give my life for her damn stupid decision! Why, I have what I want to do, do you think I want to be this general?" His eyes turned red, like a crazy beast, and wanted to tear everything apart, "Who wants to be this general? Ah, who wants to be!"

He Rufei no longer lives in He Mansion since he can remember. He lives in a distant village. He knows that he is in poor health and that he exchanges identities with his cousin. He cannot go too far and cannot be separated from others. He Yuansheng and his wife will sometimes secretly visit him, but they always leave again in a hurry.

The doctor asserted that he could not live for a few years, but he didn't know if he was a tough life, so he survived it year by year. Later, when he was sixteen, his health was completely cured. He thought he could leave Zhuangzi, return to He's family, and become the eldest son of He, but at that time, news came again that He Yan had gone to the battlefield and he could not come back for the time being.

He Rufei was forced to stay in the village.

He also secretly prayed in his heart that He Yan would never die on the battlefield, not because of his deep love between brother and sister, nor because of his kindness, but because He Yan was tying his identity. If He Yan died on the battlefield, he, the eldest son of He, would never be able to return to the He family again.

Fortunately, He Yan is back.

Originally, in those years, He Ru did not have much emotion towards He Yan, and could not say like or hate. Until the day he returned to He's house, He Yan had just returned home and didn't see him. The soldiers outside surrounded the young deputy general in the middle. She was wearing a mask and stood in the sun, open and cheerful. Her sword was beautiful and sharp, and the war horse was agile and gentle. Although she couldn't see her face, her eyes were as bright as stars.

A hint of resentment suddenly arose in He Rufei's heart.

After so many years, he has been living a shameful life in the village. He thought He Yan was the same as himself, but when he actually saw him, he realized that it was completely different. She lived so happily with her identity. Why? She decided on the fate of others without authorization and returned the already arranged fate to her.

Why?

He Rufei's heart is very complicated. On the one hand, he hates accepting the fate that He Yan has chosen, such as being a military general, but on the other hand, when he stands in the Golden Palace and accepts the reward from the emperor, and the court officials have envious or jealous eyes, satisfaction will arise in his heart.

But this satisfaction always humiliated him because He Rufei knew very well that praise and reputation belonged to He Yan, but not to himself. Whenever he heard those people praise General Feihong behind his back for how brave and invincible General Feihong was on the battlefield, he felt particularly distressed. This torment finally became anxious again, and anxiety made him uneasy. Even if He Yan got married, he did not solve this problem.

Just like he stole a beautiful gem, he was proud of his ability to own it, and accepted everyone's envious and longing eyes, but he was worried that one day the owner of the gem would not be him.

The evil thoughts became bigger and bigger, until one day, he thought, it would be great if He Yan died. As soon as this thought appeared, He Rufei discovered that he had calmed down.

He found a solution to his heart disease.

Breaking the wings can only prevent General Feihong from flying into the sky, but Feihong is still a Feihong. It is better to pull off the birds in the sky, drown in the water, and bury them in the soil. No one will find traces of this bird again in the future.

He finally calmed down.

But why, the peaceful days are not long before they can be interrupted.

"Lying." The young man's voice was calm and his eyes were as cold as water. "You really want to be General Feihong, but you just don't dare to admit it."

As if he was seen in the secret deep in his heart, He Rufei suddenly looked up: "I don't!"

"You have."

He Rufei gritted his teeth, and the man's eyes were faint, but it made him feel embarrassed and unable to hide. He clenched his fists and tried to stand up: "Tell me, is she He Yan?"

"If I say yes," the young man lowered his eyes, and the silver crown drew a cool light under the dark light of the prison, "What do you do?"

"I don't believe it." He Rufei couldn't help but tremble, not knowing whether it was hatred or fear, but he said, "I don't believe every word you say."

But in fact, he believed it a little.

Those inexplicable coincidences, familiar with the terrain of the He family, the secrets of the study, the secrets of the exquisite box... and the "big brother" on the star platform.

The two of them were born at the same time one night many years ago, so their fate was forced, coincidentally, and by chance, like two interlaced vines, drawing nutrients from each other. If he wants to survive, he has to pull out the vine beside him. The so-called twins bring not dependence and trust, but betrayal and enemies.

He Yan lives in the sunshine, and he has to be in the darkness. If he wants to walk in front of others openly, he must uproot the person in the sunshine.

He did a good job... He Rufei smiled miserably.

At this moment, inexplicable relief arose.

He didn't know whether he was jealous or resentful to He Yan, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that what he hated was actually the feeling of being a substitute. Others looked at you, but were looking at another person. Others were thinking about you, and they were also thinking about another person. How ridiculous and so sad.

Shadow killed the master, but Shadow was still Shadow. No one could tell whether his life with He Yan was He Yan's substitute or He Yan was his substitute. Is he He Rufei or He Yan? No one could answer him.

What if he and He Yan did not exchange identities at the beginning?

If he had been the eldest son of the He family at the beginning and had chosen his own path, what would he look like now?
To be continued...