Dongfang Shuo was stunned for a moment.

"He knows I'm going to kill him?"

But in fact, the emperor did not show any inclination in this regard at all.

Just like a person who wants to reuse Dongfang Shuo, Dongfang Shuo has never noticed anything unusual.

Ji Zhaoning smiled slightly: "Actually, this is exactly why I want you to kill him." ”

And in her smile, Dongfang Shuo saw some complicated emotions. Dongfang Shuo can't say what kind of emotion this is, but what is certain is that she seems to have something to do with the emperor.

And earlier, when the emperor mentioned 'the master of Jian'an', the expression on his face was also unusual.

All this is enough to see that there must be some connection between the two.

"You and him...... What the hell is the relationship?"

Suddenly, Dongfang Shuo asked this question.

And as soon as he heard this question, Ji Zhaoning's eyes turned to him.

Looking at the young man in front of her with a puzzled face, a playful smile appeared on her face.

"What is my relationship with him...... It's complicated to say. She said, and looking at Dongfang Shuo's gaze, there was a touch of autumn waves in her eyes, like a girl who was nostalgic for past memories.

Dongfang Shuo was stunned.

And when she saw him stunned, the girl laughed.

"So, you're jealous of him?"

Ji Zhaoning said.

Dongfang Shuo opened his mouth, wanting to deny it, but a flash of consciousness made him stop such thoughts.

In the end, he is just an ordinary man, a man has an inferior nature, even if Dongfang Shuo has the experience of being a human being in two lives, and has seen the world, but in front of the stunning girl in front of him, even because of the attitude that the girl shows towards him, he can't help but have some possessiveness.

Although reason is far superior to desire, it cannot be denied that he does have such desires.

"Well, let's be honest. Ji Zhaoning saw that Dongfang Shuo wanted to stop talking, so he immediately stopped the idea of teasing him, and after a pause, he continued, "Me and him, it can be regarded as the relationship between the elders and the juniors." ”

After receiving such an answer, Dongfang Shuo unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

At the same time, he also said with a bit of abruptness: "Are you really his illegitimate daughter outside the palace?"

And such a sentence made Ji Zhaoning stunned slightly.

"You think so?"

She asked.

Dongfang Shuo was also puzzled: "Isn't it?"

"Naturally not. ”

The girl chuckled, but after that, she didn't give much explanation.

And Dongfang Shuo looked at the girl's expression at the moment, and the second monk was also confused, and he was confused.

"Let's get down to business. So, Dongfang Shuo said, "He ...... Do you really know I'm going to kill him?"

"Yes. ”

"Then why does he reuse me?"

"As I said earlier, what he can't do, the six princes can't do, but you alone can do it. ”

"Why is that? What is it?"

"Break the rules and get the empire out of the brink of collapse. Ji Zhaoning said, "This requires firm determination and strong execution, and this alone is not possessed by the former prince, because he only has immediate interests in his eyes, and to put it bluntly, he is blind." ”

"The determination and execution of the six princes are no less than mine, and he is still the emperor's own son, so there is nothing he can't do, and he even doesn't hesitate to support me who wants to kill the emperor. Dongfang Shuo asked.

Ji Zhaoning sighed: "The foundation of imperial power is the will of the people. From the moment the royal family has imperial power, they have supreme power, and they can do anything, and there is only one thing that can no longer be done. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Disobeying the will of the people. ”

“...... It can break the rules, and it should make the people better. ”

"Yes, that's true. Ji Zhaoning raised his gaze, "It's a pity, the empire is a huge machine, as long as any part is disjointed, the whole machine will stop running." The order of an imperial power will be infinitely magnified in the downward process, and may eventually change the original meaning. ”

Dongfang Shuo's eyes condensed slightly.

He seemed to begin to understand the emperor's mood.

"The imperial power seems to be able to do anything, but when the imperial power can't go against the will of the people," Ji Zhaoning said, "it means that the imperial power can't actually do anything." ”

Dongfang Shuo fell silent.

After a long silence, he also looked at the sky.

"So, you asked me to kill the emperor, not because I really have a grudge against him, on the contrary, you want to fulfill his wish?"

He asked her.

She nodded, but didn't speak.

Because in this world, nothing is simple and simple, and her purpose is the same.

When she was silent, Dongfang Shuo spoke: "In that case, why do you still promise me to help me obtain the power that belongs to him?"

"He's just a poor kid who happened to be born into the emperor's family. What's the use of a power that can't do anything?" Ji Zhaoning smiled bitterly.

Dongfang Shuo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled slightly.

He gradually understood the mood contained in Ji Zhaoning when he promised him that day.

"But why me?"

Dongfang Shuo asked, "Can't it be yourself?" ”

"Apart from these inheritances, I am just an ordinary woman, and I can't do such a big thing. Ji Zhaoning shook his head and said.

But Dongfang Shuo denied: "Women can also achieve great things, and Qiuhou is a good example, isn't it?"

Ji Zhaoning smiled slightly: "Her situation is a little special. Her husband is an amazing man. ”

"Her husband?"

Dongfang Shuo was stunned.

Although he had asked Qiuhou, Qiuhou did not say much.

To this day, he still does not have a definite answer.

"Women are creatures made of feelings, and women heroes are only a few after all. Ji Zhaoning smiled, "It's a pity that I'm the majority." ”

When the words fell, she raised her hand and lowered her gaze, and while looking at Dongfang Shuo, the half of the tiger talisman she was holding in her hand was sent to Dongfang Shuo.

Looking at the tiger talisman placed in front of him, Dongfang Shuo couldn't help laughing.

"A woman with such an inheritance, but she says she is the majority?"

He said.

Up to now, what Dongfang Shuo wants to do is basically done by Ji Zhaoning for him.

And when the words fell, he also raised his hand and took half a tiger talisman from Ji Zhaoning's hand. On the inside of the tiger talisman, there are three words engraved with the words 'Imperial City Unity'.

"Where do I live?"

Ji Zhaoning looked at the house behind Dongfang Shuo at the same time, "Why don't I squeeze with you tonight?"

"It just so happened that I asked Father-in-law Xiao to help me buy a chessboard in advance. Dongfang Shuo said with a smile.

Ji Zhaoning sighed and scolded with a smile: "You are really the least romantic man I have ever seen." ”

(End of chapter)