Leaving from the temple tower, he didn't say a word to Xiao Shunzi who followed from beginning to end. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info knew that he heard himself and Yi Shi clearly, but this was not the place to speak, he would not ask more, and he would not say more.

At the moment, my situation is not good, almost in the danger of having a wolf in front and a tiger in the back, even if Yi Shi said that she is the person who Yinyu arranged to help me in the mansion secretly, but thinking about everything that Yi has interfered in over the years, which is not an earth-shaking movement. What's more, she is like a double-edged sword, on the one hand, she seems to be helping herself, and on the other hand, she is not helping Yinyu to monitor and restrain herself.

Yinyu, the fourteenth son of Emperor Kangxi, Yinzhen's true sibling brother of the same father and mother, is said to be very smart and outstanding, and has been deeply loved by Kangxi since he was a child. Such a proud son of heaven who grew up in the royal family and has been immersed in the emperor's art for nearly 30 years, even if he is outstandingly virtuous, he will not be a good person without a city.

I never doubt that Yinyu is a person who values love and righteousness, the so-called things gather people in groups, and people who can befriend Yinyu and Yinyu must have the same character as them, but even if they are politically naïve and quite righteous people like Yinyu, they will still play people's hearts and power tricks vigorously, otherwise there will be no one-sided situation in the harem of the court.

In fact, I don't think I have a deep connection with Yinyu, at least not compared with Yinyu. Even if Yinyu, who was fourteen or fifteen years old at the time, had a childlike love for himself, but during this time, I only really crossed paths with him three or five times, and there was never too much ambiguity.

After more than ten years, I have become a wife, and he has a group of wives and concubines, and he has long lost the childish heart of the year, not to mention that he knows very well that Yinyu also thinks about himself, and he also feels that there is an ambiguous intersection between me and Yinyu. If he said that a year after he entered the mansion, he really arranged Yi's to help me, then now I'm afraid that the role of Yi's dark chess will not be just such a simple role, otherwise he would not have put Yi's hidden chess in front of me when the situation is unclear, so arrogant and undisguised to let me make a choice for the future. How could I be so stupid that I couldn't see what he wanted to do, he was forcing me to stand in line, so that I could become a time bomb planted next to Yinzhen, because I was the only one in this mansion who has always won Yinzhen's trust, and I can enter and exit Yinzhen's study in the front yard at will without hindrance, knowing Yinzhen's every step of the layout, and what he promised me was that after he ascended the throne, I would be free to live, even glory and wealth, or use me as a support to repay Yinzhen.

People's hearts are so sinister, even a little rare pure affection in the past can be used clean and thoroughly, how many sincerity I still have to ask for in this world, and how many people are still credible. glanced at Xiao Shunzi, who followed in a muffled voice, and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that this only remaining cronie would not also turn away one day.

Returning to the meditation room with a heart, Yinzhen and the abbot of Biyun Temple also ended their meditation, and the group returned to the palace to welcome the arrival of the new year.

The Spring Festival of the 57th year of Kangxi is cold, because it is a national funeral, the city is not covered with red colors, there is no sound of firecrackers, there are no guests, there is no singing, dancing and drinking, the air is cold, the streets are cold, the hearts of the people are also cold, everything is shrouded in cold, except for the cold, there is only cold.

Because it is the queen mother's funeral, all the princes' mansions are vegetarian and mourning, so the family banquet in the house is only cooked vegetarian dumplings, and some tofu dishes are prepared, and the family sits together even if they have a New Year's dinner.

Ishi and I went back to our usual state of avoiding each other, as if the conversation at Biyun Temple had never existed. But I knew that it was just a superficial calm. She is waiting for my answer, Yinyu is waiting for my answer, and this waiting will not be without time limit, it is obvious that the time node has been in the message conveyed by Yi - Emperor Kangxi already has a suitable candidate in his heart, maybe there will be a move after the Lantern Festival, and my decision must also have an exact answer before the Lantern Festival.

Everything before this is in accordance with the historical context, even if there are some small changes, but the general direction has never changed, because I have a grasp of the future, I have been walking very firmly, even if I encounter a variety of unexpected situations that have not been encountered, I will follow the historical clues and my own prediction to deal with, so over the years, although it is not stable, but it will turn evil into good fortune, and it has not suffered too much turmoil.

However, my cognition is only in the historical documents and speculations about Yinzhen and some official and wild histories that happened around him, but I am not very clear about the movements in the court, at least now there are changes that I can't be sure of. I don't know if this change is due to a butterfly-like change in my arrival, or if it was just a small episode that I ignored in the first place, after all, the legitimacy of Yinzhen's accession to the throne in history has always been controversial, even if there is an edict to follow, but that edict is also speculated to be a false edict or an overkill. Therefore, for me, the question of whether it is orthodox is not a problem, as long as he sits in that position, but now he has been told that Emperor Kangxi has the third move to establish a prince, and the object of the establishment of the reserve is not Yinzhen, but Yinzhen, which is the most fatal worry. Once there is a clear edict written in black and white, I am afraid that even Nian Qianyao will waver in following Yinzhen for the benefit of the family, after all, Nian Qianyao has always been a political speculator with great ambitions in his heart, even if Nian is now Yinzhen's side Fujin, in front of his own and family interests, Nian's sister is just a waste child who must give up.

Back in the room, pacing around the room, trying to piece together all the memories in his head, trying to gather useful information, but never having a clue. The uneasy mood makes the mind more and more messy, and the calm and reason of the past are slowly depleted.

"Gege is so irritable, do you find it difficult to choose?"

Xiao Shunzi's plain and clear voice sounded behind him, like cold water pouring on his head that made his heart suddenly tighten. I was so emotionally disturbed just now that I didn't know when Xiao Shunzi would come in.

"If I accept the fourteenth master's proposal, will you go and tell Yinzhen?" I didn't answer Xiao Shunzi's words directly, but asked rhetorically.

In fact, I have never forgotten Xiaoshunzi's other identity, but after all these years of getting along, I would rather forget his identity, and I would not ask him if he told Yinzhen everything I did before, but only relied on his help with his help with his pale and thin trust. I know very well that what I have asked him to do over the years, Yinzhen may not know, and what he can do must be with Yinzhen's tacit consent or even covert support. I suddenly felt how sad and ridiculous I was, it turned out that there was really no one around me who could be trusted, and even Xiao Shunzi was a myriad of possible variables.

In the face of my question, Xiao Shunzi was also silent, I could see the solemnity and complex entanglement in his expression, this multiple-choice question is too big, and the price to pay once you choose is too great, I can't choose it easily, and he is the same. In the same way, if you choose one side, you must give up the other. I want the fish, I want the bear's paw, I can't have both, I want to live, I want to be righteous, but I can't have both.

"The slave won't tell the master, but the slave will kill Gege and then apologize for his sin. But the minion felt that Gege would not do this, so this may not exist. After a long time, Xiao Shunzi's voice was a little hoarse and low.

"Where do you have such confidence in me, don't you know that I have always been a person who cherishes my life?" Xiao Shunzi's answer was very simple, without the slightest concealment, and the confession was distressing, but I laughed, and my heart was relieved for no reason.

"Gege is certainly life-saving, but he is also affectionate. From Gege's entry into the mansion to the present, in the past sixteen years, the slave has watched Gege step by step to the present, how he doesn't know Gege's stubborn and unyielding nature, if he is a person who wants to survive, how can he make a feud with Fujin and the Li family, and would rather live a difficult life than bow his head and beg for mercy. Although the slave is crippled, but the heart is not broken, if he does not know that Gege is a person, how can he do his best to protect Gege, even if he does not hesitate to hide his disobedience to the master. Speaking of this, Xiao Shunzi knelt down, bowed his head, and continued: "It's just that this choice now is very important, not for the master alone, but also for the sake of the people in Prince Yong's mansion. ”

After a while, he looked at Xiao Shunzi who was leaning on the ground, exhaled a long breath, bent down to help him up, and said helplessly: "Actually, I have never been bothered by how to make a choice, since the day I entered the mansion, I have never planned to leave here and the fourth master, even if it was the matter of the ninth master, I have never been tempted." As you said, I spare my life, but I am also stubborn, and it is impossible to wronged myself to live in the world with infamy. What's more, my friendship with the Fourteenth Master is not deep, even if I have a past relationship with the Ninth Master, but after so many years, how can I not know the Fourth Master's affection for me, these are no longer comparable to what the Ninth Master did. People want to be content, I am also content, I just want to seek a stable rest of my life for myself and Hongday. I know very well that once I choose the Fourteenth Master, no matter what the future holds, it will be a catastrophe, and even if I survive, how can I be stable, after all, it is not in line with what I want. ”

Xiao Shunzi listened to me say such a thing, and her tense emotions relaxed, and she didn't speak, waiting for my next words.

I paced back to the couch and sat down, playing with the agarwood bracelet that Yinzhen gave me on my wrist, which had never left my body since he gave it to me, and the fragrance between my noses was as long as he was by his side. Stroking the round beads, he continued to speak: "I'm just worried that the emperor will really make a public appointment at this time, if this happens, I'm afraid that the situation of the fourth master's weak strength will be even more difficult." It's a pity that I'm just a woman in the house, and I don't have a prominent family background, except for dealing with the dispute in the house, I can't help him at all, how can I not be anxious. ”

It turned out that Gege was worried about this, and the slave should die, so he misunderstood Gege's mind in vain, and said such a rebellious remark, please punish Gege. Xiao Shunzi listened carefully to my words and knew that I was not an excuse, and bowed to confess.

After stopping Xiao Shunzi's words, he signaled that he didn't have to do this, thought for a while and said, "I have never doubted your loyalty, so I can understand your words, and it is precisely because you are a loyal person that I can rest assured that I will not hide anything from you." I've thought about this matter, it's not within my ability, it's better to leave it to the fourth master, I will tell him the important information in what Yi Shi told me, and then discuss countermeasures with him, but the fourteenth master is the fourth master's siblings after all, and when I talk about some things with him, I will have reservations, just tell him to pay close attention to the movements of the emperor and courtiers. As for the intersection between the Fourteenth Master and me, I only have a selfish heart, I don't want to have another incident, and I have already had the Ninth Master's affairs first, so I can only be sorry for the Ninth Master again, and just think that the idea of this matter is what he instructed the Fourteenth Master to do. What Yi said to me should only be known between you and me, and not passed on to outsiders, so remember it. ”

This is the final decision I made, I really can't remember whether Kangxi in history had the plan to establish a reserve for the third time, and I don't know if there are other changes in this, so I can only use the simplest and most effective way to deal with it, that is, instead of being anxious by myself, it is better to let Yinzhen figure out a way by himself, even if there is no way, at least he can be prepared. But this also means that the source of the news must tell him as it is, in fact, I don't have any psychological pressure on this, and I think that I must pull out the nail of Yishi from the house, even if she has helped me pave the way under Yinyu's instructions, but she is a double-edged sword after all, and there will be endless disasters for staying. There is no compromise in this matter, if you want to be worthy of Yinzhen, you can only be sorry for Yinzhen, just like I will try my best to avoid Yinzhen at the beginning, from the beginning I chose to respect the original history, and without hesitation chose the Four Masters who stood on the opposite side of the Eight Masters Party, so such mutual harm has long been destined to be inevitable.

But this matter still needs to be skillful when talking to Yinzhen, although Yinzhen seems to be a cold and affectionate person in the history of later generations, but I know how much he longs for family affection in his heart, he is just afraid of being hurt and sealing the weakness of his heart.

I never doubt that he can kill the eighth and ninth children without hesitation, but in the history I know, he has never killed his mother and younger brother Yinyu who has never supported him.

So when I told him this, I could only say that everything was an arrangement that Lao Jiu asked him to make, and Yinyu was just a go-to when he accepted the benefits given by Yinyu, and promised Yinyu in exchange for it, so the bad guy can only be Yinyu, Yinyu is still a good brother, just a pawn involved in the political torrent by the Eight Masters Party. If you don't say this, Yinzhen will hold a grudge against this younger brother, and then when he really sits in that position, he may hate me for telling him the truth, and crush all the expectations and illusions in his heart for family affection, he will kill Yinzhen, and then the pain of killing his own brother and the resentment that he has nowhere to vent his anger will be taken out on me.

I am selfish and hypocritical, framing Yinyu who has true feelings for me, worrying about his tragic end, and making meaningless repentance in my heart. But what can I do, as a little woman who inexplicably returned to this era, floating in this stormy and troubled world, without the eloquence to change the world, except to let myself work hard to live, and seek a stable rest of my life for myself and my children. (To be continued.) )