"Your Majesty, the spies are coming to report, this time...... Failed again. Before the palace people serving the tea retreated, Lu Yun, the commander of the Weiyuan Army, said anxiously, and his frustration was not concealed-this reckless woman, if she didn't change her impatient temperament, how could I rest assured that she would be entrusted with a heavy responsibility?

…… What a piece of rotten wood.

"Huh?" I stopped the pen that was correcting the recital, raised my eyes with a smile, and looked at her indifferently, but I was relieved in my heart, I was disappointed, but Tai Ban was glad that she was safe and sound—but I didn't dare to teach anyone to know about this thought, even I had to hide it myself.

I am the emperor, the supreme in the world.

I can only have all the people of the world in my heart, and I can't love one person alone, let alone be soft on her and ruin her plan.

Moreover, not only was that man a woman like me, but she was also my half-mother...... Younger sister.

"Counting this batch, nearly 100 people have been lost, right?" The one who questioned me was another confidant, the secretary and young eunuch Fang Yousi; Compared with her colleague Lu Yun, she is more calm, and she also has a lot of city government, but she is a person who can be relied on.

"Almost." Lu Yun frowned, Niu drank a large cup of special Biluochun, knocked the tea cup on the case with a "bang", and said in a rough voice, "But the spies also said that they are dead and scattered, and there are only seven or eight guards who are following him, and I will send a group of dead soldiers to Ming'er, I don't believe that I can't take them!" ”

"No need." I didn't care about the sin of the imperial deceitfulness with her, but I just put down the disgust in my eyes, raised my pen and approved the word "read", as if I said casually.

"Majesty!" She looked at me in amazement, her face full of unwillingness, "As long as you give the lowly position another chance, the lowly position will definitely ......."

"I said—no, must, go." I saw the same expression on Fang Yousi's face, but I didn't know, and a cold voice interrupted Lu Yun's insistence, "From now on, no one is allowed to touch her without my permission." ”

"Your Majesty......" Lu Yun wanted to persuade again, but Fang Yousi grabbed the official robe and shook his head at her.

- Heh, she has eyes.

I smiled soothingly at the two of them, "Stand down." ”

"Yes." Seeing that Lu Yun was still a little stupid, Fang Yousi helplessly grabbed her collar and dragged her away, which made me laugh for a while, and my disregard for her also faded a little.

After they left, I put down the pen, leaned back in the chair, rubbed the top of the sore bridge of my nose, and sighed silently.

Thinking about her stubborn and lost eyes when I said goodbye to her, my heart was sour, and I couldn't help but recall the past.

Unlike her noble status as a concubine in the middle palace, my father was supported by ordinary palace attendants; And few people know that before his father entered the palace, he was a famous young man in the rivers and lakes, with mediocre martial arts, but his ability to use poison with one hand was superb.

That year, he went to participate in the grand ceremony in the martial arts, and met the noble lady in white clothes, who was still the mother of the princess at that time, and fell in love at first sight, and he did not marry.

For her sake, she did not hesitate to buy off the steward in the palace, and after several twists and turns, she mixed into the palace and became an ordinary palace attendant, just hoping to see the mother queen more.

After that, he took the opportunity to stun the mother queen, which became a good thing, and gave birth to me.

So, he became a noble gentleman as he wished.

At first, the mother didn't pay much attention to him, and he didn't care about it, always believing that he would move the other party, even if the mother queen married the imperial husband, he was not discouraged.

But one day, he suddenly came back angrily, and after closing the door, he smashed his favorite pair of heads and a set of tea sets, which were given to him by the mother.

He dismissed all the attendants, and he didn't explain, just hugged me and cried.

I have never seen my father lose his temper like this, even when the imperial husband of the middle palace gave birth to a daughter, he was just alone and quietly crying, quietly sad.

Vaguely aware of the inappropriateness, I kept asking, and he slowly said to me: "Qing'er, I only know today how stupid I am!" I love your mother, I don't hesitate to use all means to commit myself to her, I thought I got what I wanted, but I never thought that all the people in this harem were all the tricks she used to protect that person, and everything I did was meaningless-the people she loved from beginning to end were only the emperor's sister, the general Sikong Xiu! It's a woman, a woman! I'm not reconciled! I'm not reconciled! ”

I was amazed at the truth of what he was saying and more worried about his body; The hideous look on his face made people uneasy, as if something crazy was brewing.

In a panic, I had to try my best to comfort him.

When he calmed down, he said three things to me:

I drugged your mother.

You're going to sit in that position.

Never fall in love with a woman.

At that time, I was only a young man, so I naturally didn't understand my father's obsession and sudden change, but I only responded resignedly, but I didn't think much of what he said in my heart.

Until that day I watched him bring the medicated pastry to the table, and presented it to everyone without changing his face, and he himself tasted a large piece, but I was not allowed to touch it.

It is said that the dim sum is a folk craft, and it is very precious with the addition of nourishing herbs.

The mother liked it very much, so the father often sent snacks himself; And in order to let go of the godmother's suspicions, he would accompany him to eat most of the ...... every time Over time, he collapsed first.

I advised him and he ignored him, but in turn he made me not to reveal the matter with a gloomy face; At the same time, he hugged me and cried, forcing me to swear that I would never follow in the footsteps of the mother.

I had to hug him and coax him softly, but my heart became cold and hard little by little.

Within half a year, he went, and on his deathbed he held my hand by the end, and only let go of it sadly when I nodded solemnly in agreement.

And after that, I carried the heavy burden he left on my shoulders, learned to be cautious, learned to disguise, but I could no longer find a reason to be happy.

After my father left, my mother took me with me to raise me, together with her who lost her father at a young age; Since then, they have been in and out together, eating and sleeping together, almost to the point of being inseparable.

She is like a little tail, always following behind me, unable to get rid of it; Always running around on small short legs, "sister" long "sister" short screaming, noisy and troublesome; But her voice was so soft and glutinous, and her smile was sweet, revealing a row of small white teeth like rice grains, and she was holding my arms and shaking them, so well-behaved...... How can you hate it?

I found that my feelings for her were closer than not hating.

It's also strange to say, she is a bully who doesn't care about anyone, except for the mother emperor, she is not afraid of heaven and earth, but if she doesn't see me for half an hour, she will cry loudly and stop crying, and she won't listen to anyone's advice.

I had no choice but to take her with me and keep her by my side.

But no one knows how flustered and helpless I will be if I haven't seen her for so long, as if the sky is about to fall.

She loves to cling to me and depends on me, why am I not like this?

It's just that he silently restrained this thought, and never taught people to see the clues.

And my conflicted attitude towards her began when I was ten years old, when my mother inadvertently said.

She said: "Han'er, in the future, all the people in the world will be your people, and you will treat them like the mother emperor treats you, do you know?" ”

I still remember the stupid child's reply, she pouted, half puzzled, half coquettish, and said, "Why! Han'er should not be good to irrelevant people! Han'er is only good to the mother and sister in this life, and no one else can compare! ”

The mother smiled helplessly and doted, but my heart sank - listening to this meaning, the storage position in the mother queen's heart is afraid to be passed on to her.

I don't understand - no matter the knowledge, talent, temperament, and skill, my self-confidence is far better than her, why does the mother want her to be the prince?

Is it just for the identity of the concubine of the middle palace?

Or is it ...... Because she is the niece of the mother emperor's beloved.

I couldn't help but think of my father's paranoid and desperate face before his death.

On the second day, I quietly summoned my father's most trusted palace attendant and ordered him to continue the task of drugged; Because this prescription is so rare, and the amount of medicine prescribed is extremely well controlled, even the imperial doctor who diagnoses the pulse of peace is kept in the dark and knows nothing.

As the days passed, the mother gradually lingered on the sickbed, and her body weakened little by little...... I was afraid that she was too young to survive, so I relented and ordered the palace attendant to stop the medicine.

Anyway, as long as you make the appearance that she is weak and not suitable for storage, it is not really going to hurt her.

At the age of seventeen, the mother finally couldn't hold on and died; I rushed before everyone else, dumped her will, secretly executed a group of old people around her, and installed my own henchmen in the palace.

She did not realize that she had missed the supreme throne of the world, but she nestled in my arms and whimpered, mourning the loss of the mother, like a wounded little beast, seeking comfort in the only warmth—I felt ashamed, but I loved the feeling of being dependent on her.

It's like I'm the only one in her life.

She never hides her affection, and I know that her feelings for me are not simply sisterly love; I rejoiced in my heart, but I couldn't accept it, and I couldn't show any wavering—but I was also reluctant to refuse.

I chose to be ambiguous, if I was about to leave, and when she got too close, I pulled away; When she was disheartened, she was gentle and considerate.

Watching her become more and more manic and gloomy day by day, my heart hurts terribly, and there is a trace of extreme pain and happiness - at least I have an inextricable bond with her, even if they torture each other, the most important thing in my heart is each other.

I finally sat on the throne as I wished, but what I didn't expect was that the mother emperor had already made arrangements before her death, not only sending her closest secret guard commander Yan Ke to be her butler, but also hiding the tiger talisman commanding the three armies in a place where no one could find it.

The old faction in the court also complained about my succession, and there were even calls for "establishing a successor" among the clansmen, and my throne was not stable.

At this time, the henchmen I had cultivated offered me strategies and taught me to take advantage of the opportunity to eliminate the competitors who had the greatest influence on me.

My mind crossed my father's face again, and I agreed...... I want to regret it again, but it's too late.

That time, she almost literally went, and even the best imperial doctors could do nothing; However, a few days later, the news came that she was getting better—I can't tell how I felt in my heart, but the night I got the news, I sat alone in the study.

The next morning, the palace attendant came to call the door, and I wiped my face in a daze, and I actually felt the coldness of my hand.

In fact, I never really wanted her life, but I still connived at the staff's tricks against her again and again, and even intentionally or unintentionally guided the public opinion of the court, ruined her reputation, and taught her to become the finger of thousands of people and lose the hearts of the people—in the eyes of the staff, this was of course out of political considerations, in order to weaken her competitiveness for the throne; But only I know that breaking her wings and teaching her that she can never escape from my side is my true purpose.

I swear to myself that this is the last time I will attack her, and if I fail again, it will be providential—providential will.

I don't want to hurt her, and I won't hurt her again.

Not long after Lu Yun and Fang Yousi left, my teacher, Fu Yunchong, walked in.

She is my staunchest supporter and a great reliance on me in court.

I have a lot of respect for her—though sometimes I hate her stubbornness and unkindness.

"Your Majesty, when King Ling returns, in a few months, we will have to perform the Shao ceremony." She took a sip of her tea, then said to me solemnly.

"I know...... What are the best strategies for teachers? "Passing the Shao Rite means that you can officially Naflang, and a strong foreign family is bound to pose a greater threat to my position, and it also gives political opponents an opportunity to take advantage of it—as long as there are marriageable sons in the family, they will not let go of this opportunity to climb to the top of the Ling Dynasty.

"The eldest son of the old minister, who is seventeen years old, has not yet been married." She smiled slightly, and there was confidence in her eyes.

“…… I see. I nodded, trying to keep a humble smile on my face, but the anger in my heart rose higher and higher, almost turning into flames and burning all my sanity.

After she flicked her sleeves and floated away, I couldn't help but slam the tea cup out of my hand.

- In order to secure the throne, I forced myself to marry someone I didn't like; Now, he wants to give her a marriage again, and force her to marry someone she doesn't like...... What is the point of me sitting on such a throne?

Oh, what's the point!

Father, I will never forget the three words you once said to me.

The mother is dead, and I am also the emperor...... But I can't do the last one you said.

If my ruthlessness is inherited from you, then what I got from the mother emperor is probably the Kuang clan's preference for women□□...... It's more like a fate, destined for me to fall in love with someone I shouldn't love.

And my love, bound by layers of thorns, has long withered and withered in the distortion and deception that does not see the light of day—I want to love her, but I am not qualified.