Chapter 82: The Past
Looking at Zhuang Zhai's appearance, Su Li laughed self-deprecatingly
"Holidays? Zhuang Zhai, Zhuang Zhai, we grew up together, can't you really see that the reason why Manqi doesn't like you is because she has someone she likes? Or do you guess it and choose not to believe it, just like me, I always feel that I still have hope, as long as I am willing to wait, that fool will definitely look back at me. ”
Zhuang Zhai listened to Su Li's words, but he still didn't understand the deep meaning in a daze, and after pondering for a while, he looked at Hou Manqi with a surprised face and opened his mouth in disbelief
"It turns out that you have always disliked me because you like women, you like princesses?"
Hearing Zhuang Zhai say this, Su Li and Hou Manqi almost couldn't breathe, and died on the spot by his words.
Hou Manqi looked at Zhuang Zhai blankly, and didn't know how to explain for a while, no wonder they had known each other for so many years, and Zhuang Zhai had never been able to see that Su Li liked her, and actually thought that she had this habit of grinding mirrors.
Then he spread his palms and looked at Su Li
"Su Li, I think you are talking about chickens and ducks, playing the piano to cows."
Su Li also looked at Zhuang Zhai in astonishment, and was stunned for a long time before speaking
"You, how could you be? How can you think so? ”
Zhuang Zhai was also confused
"Since I didn't say so, who does Manqi like? You can make it clear, but I don't know it now. ”
Su Li closed his eyes and took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair and tried his best to restrain his emotions, and said to Hou Manqi
"Manqi, tell him yourself, I really don't understand him."
Hou Manqi also pressed his heart that was about to be angry, and after taking a few deep breaths, he barely stabilized his emotions, and looked at Zhuang Zhai seriously
"I made it clear to you in advance, I'm not a mirror grinder, I like men, I don't like women, you heard me clearly."
Zhuang Zhai nodded, and also looked at Hou Manqi seriously
"So who the hell do you like?"
Listening to Zhuang Zhai's question again, Hou Manqi once again held back his angry heart, gritted his teeth and said, "I framed Ji Zheng, you still don't understand?" Ji Zheng likes Jinran, I naturally can't get used to her being with Jinran every day, so I designed to frame her, you don't understand such a simple thing for so long, Zhuang Zhai, what did you eat to grow up? ”
"It turns out that the person you like is Jinran." Zhuang Zhai still had an unbelievable look in his eyes, but the light in his eyes was a little dim.
After speaking in one breath, Hou Manqi finally put his waist and exhaled a breath of turbidity, stood aside and gasped for breath, regulating his breathing.
Zhuang Zhai lowered his head and continued to speak in his usual tone
"You, when did you like it, Jinran."
Hearing Zhuang Zhai ask, Su Li also raised his head curiously and looked at Hou Manqi on the side,
After all, they are all girls, and she can indeed easily see that Hou Manqi likes Jinran, but she doesn't know why she likes Jinran, and even feels that this thing is a little inexplicable.
After all, the three of them grew up together since childhood, and they don't have a deep relationship with other eunuchs, let alone the children of eunuchs like Jinran, who grew up with the prince and princess since childhood, even if they study in Xiuyuan Academy together, but because of the different departments they belong to, they basically can't even meet each other a few times, how can they have a deep love for Jinran for so many years?
If you want to say love at first sight, it is unlikely that Su Li knows Hou Manqi, after all, Hou Manqi has had a high defensive psychology since she was a child, and she will never show her affection for people who are not familiar with her.
Hou Manqi lowered his head and thought about it, and after sighing, he looked at Su Li and Zhuang Zhai and spoke
"You remember when we were young, we once went to the palace to attend a palace banquet, and not long after my grandfather passed away, I went out halfway and disappeared."
Su Li and Zhuang Zhai fell into memories one after another, and in the end, it was Su Li who took the lead in speaking
"yes, I remember, we looked for you everywhere after you went out and didn't see you, right? After finding you, you were soaked, we asked you, you said it was the time you accidentally fell into the water? ”
"Yes, that time." Hou Manqi replied.
"Is it what happened? During the time we were looking for you. Zhuang Zhai also asked.
Hou Manqi seemed to be caught in a memory, and then spoke with a wry smile
"That's right, when you followed your parents to greet the sons and daughters of other adults, I was deceived by the daughters of the rest of the adults, and then pulled me to the Imperial Garden" Saying this, Hou Manqi couldn't help but choke up a little, looked at Su Li and Zhuang Zhai and smiled, and then continued to speak
"When they first started, they ridiculed me as a down-and-out county lord, and I just had the title of county lord. I didn't care about this, so I didn't react, who knew that they saw that I didn't react, and actually began to push me, my hand was scratched by the stones on the rockery in the imperial garden, they still refused to let me go, Shi Wanqing was also among them, she saw that my hand was bleeding, or she didn't cry or beg for mercy, she stood tall on the side, commanded the rest of the people to push me into the pond, pressed my head in the pond, and when I was about to breathe, she pulled my head out of the water to let me breathe, and then continued to press me in the water, repeated many times, and Shi Wanqing was always like a high judge, smiling as she watched me breathe heavily as I came out of the water to find a way out. As if I was looking at a damn brute, I will never forget the way she looked at me for the rest of my life. Speaking of this, Hou Manqi's eyes were full of hatred.
Su Li's heart was also tight, and he looked at Hou Manqi distressedly and spoke
"You, why didn't you tell us?"
Zhuang Zhai also stepped forward and spoke quite anxiously
"That's right, Manpray, why didn't you tell us later?"
Hou Manqi looked at the two of them and said with a bitter smile
"You weren't there at the time, so what can you do afterwards?"
Then he continued to speak
"Do you know why I survived? Because of Jinran, Xu happened to be passing by there at that time, and he came over when he heard movement by the pond, and saw me being bullied half to death by them, and then stepped forward to let them stop and save me who was wet and trembling, do you know what Shi Wanqing said at that time? ”
Su Li frowned slightly, "What did she say?" ”
"She explained to Jinran that I was disheartened because my grandfather passed away, and I felt the pain of losing my relatives when I saw the palace banquet so lively, so I couldn't think of looking for death in the pond for a while, and they were saving me." Speaking of this, the corners of Hou Manqi's mouth flashed with bitterness
"What's the matter, it's ridiculous, just with her graceful words, the perpetrator instantly became an innocent, and one of my victims became a lost person looking for death and life."
When Zhuang Zhai heard this, his chest rose and fell violently
"Shi Wanqing is really too much."
Hou Manqi looked at Su Li and Zhuang Zhai, who were angry, and smiled before speaking
"Fortunately, she said so, Jin Ran didn't believe it, otherwise I might not really be alive today, maybe if Jin Ran chose to believe their one-sided words at that time, I would really die without thinking about it. Fortunately, not only did he not believe it at the time, but he also taught Shi Wanqing and others a hard lesson, saying that if he messed around, he would pull everyone to the palace banquet together and let the emperor investigate thoroughly, which scared away Shi Wanqing and his party. ”
Hearing this, Su Li and Zhuang Zhai were also secretly relieved, fortunately Jinran appeared and said those words, otherwise in that case, Hou Manqi had just lost his only relative, and he was bullied by so many people, if he met someone who added fuel and vinegar, it would really be easy to think about it.
"After they left, Jin Ran squatted down and said to me who was wet and shivering, it's okay, the bad boy has been driven away by him, and he also said don't worry, I will never say anything about this today, if they bully me again in the future, I will go to him, he gave me a breath, when he said those words, his tone was warm, like the warm sun in winter, even if I was soaked at the time, I didn't feel so cold."
"So, you've been in love with Jinran since that time." Zhuang Zhai spoke.
"That's right, I studied martial arts desperately, and I studied hard to catch up with Jinran's pace, in order to hope that one day I could stand side by side with him." Hou Manqi's eyes sparkled as he spoke.
"But what you didn't expect was that when you were desperately trying to get closer to him, he and Ji Zheng came together, right?" Su Li opened his mouth to interrupt Hou Manqi.
Hearing Ji Zheng's name, Hou Manqi's eyes had a different emotion.
"What is she? She has always caused trouble since she was a child, and she has been punished a lot, she doesn't look like a princess, even in public, whether it is a palace banquet or various ceremonies, she doesn't care about Jinran's face at all, she always chases Jinran and fights, punches and kicks Jinran, why is she? Just because she's a princess, can she do whatever she wants? How can she be worthy of Jinran. If she was gentle, I would have endured it if she was kind to Jinran, but she didn't cherish Jinran. So, of course, I want to make her recover, but I didn't expect it, now I'm afraid that I haven't seen Ji Zheng's catastrophe with my own eyes, but I will suffer first. ”
Hearing this, Su Li looked at Hou Manqi and immediately opened his mouth to dissuade him
"Manqi, you misunderstood the princess, although she usually always fights with Jinran regardless of the occasion, but I can see that the two of them really like it, you really misunderstood this time."
Zhuang Zhai on the side also spoke, "Yes, the two of them have been used to fighting since they were children, and they have always been stuck together, and according to my father, even His Majesty has already acquiesced in the marriage of the two of them, and just wants to wait for the princess to be a little older before giving a decree." ”
"No, it's not like this, she's not worthy of Jinran, you don't need to say it, in this situation, I can't control her matter, it's just that I have to kill Shi Wanqing."
"You actually want to kill Shi Wanqing not only to protect yourself, but also because she has always held a grudge against what you did when she was a child, and I want to take advantage of this cooperation with her to frame Ji Zheng and get rid of her by the way." Su Li analyzed.
"Yes, Su Li, you said that she did such an excessive thing to me, how could I get around her, so I must kill her."
"Manqi, listen to me, she is now convicted of framing the princess, even His Royal Highness King Chen and Jinran's side will not let her go, she is like this now, it is also clear from heaven, the reincarnation of cause and effect, and she has received the retribution she deserves, so your revenge has been avenged, just think it is Jinran who has taken this breath for you."
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