Xin Yan raised his hand and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. In fact, His Highness is not my first choice. ”

Xin Yan seemed to be caught in a memory, and said word by word: "His Royal Highness's existence at that time can be said to be very small, and it can be said that even at the beginning, I didn't know that there was a King Qi in Dajin." ”

When King Qi heard this, he showed no signs of anger, but a wry smile, obviously knowing his situation at that time. He didn't interrupt Xin Yan's words, but listened quietly.

"If you say that what Xin Yan wants to do, in the eyes of others, it is a big rebellion, even a rebellion. Therefore, this matter can only succeed, not fail. In other words, if you fail, you will only face death. So, if I choose someone who has a better chance of winning, maybe the probability of success is much greater......"

Indeed, what Xin Yan wants to do is the great crime of rebellion, and once the incident happens, it will definitely be a river of blood. Whether he chose King Liang at the beginning, or King Xiang, King Rui, or even King Jing, they all had a better chance of winning than him.

These Qi kings all know, and what he wants to know most is Xin Yan's next words.

King Qi didn't know how much obsession he had with this answer, and he didn't know when he had clenched his hands tightly on his lap...... He didn't expect that he would care so much about the words of the woman in front of him!

Xin Yan didn't know what King Qi was thinking, so he just continued: "However, this is also the key. King Qi must also understand the temperament of your brothers. Let me not say that I conspired with any of them, but will they really be able to fulfill their promise after the deed is done? Will they really leave behind someone who knows all about what they have done, who knows all the great perverse things they have done? I'm afraid that when the time comes, the entire Yan family will face a catastrophe......"

King Qi had already pondered Xin Yan's words. Yes, let's not talk about King Jing, the other brothers, he knows no less than Xin Yan, after all, their brothers have also been together for so long, and Xin Yan's analysis is not bad at all.

If one day, Xin Yan helped them ascend to the throne, the first thing they would do when they looked back would not be to reward Xin Yan as a hero, but to feel that Xin Yan and the Yan family were a scourge.

Because she can help them ascend to the throne, if one day, she wants to betray herself, won't she become the next ghost under the sword! What's more, Xin Yan knew the evidence of their rebellious crimes, and even more knew all the things they had conspired to, how could he continue to use Xin Yan without any guilt!

It is also King Qi who is trapped in his own obsession, so he can't see through this reason for so long.

"Then, aren't you afraid that after I succeed then, I will do the same thing as them? Unload the mill and kill the donkey—"

"His Royal Highness King Qi, maybe I haven't said it, I have always been very accurate in seeing people. Of course, that's not why I chose you in the end. When I decided to do this kind of thing, I naturally investigated you all clearly. Xin Yan knows that you have been secretly sponsoring orphans in Gyeonggi all these years, so that those displaced children can have a home and a safe haven. Because, you, Song Yi, have a benevolent heart! ”

"Because your heart is still hot, and it has not been polluted by the ruthlessness of the royal family. Even in difficult times, you can still do your best to help innocent people, although those people are of no use to you, and even drag you down, you have never flinched, and you have been doing such a thing repeatedly for ten years. So, I believe that my heart is still hot. On the other hand, if you are scheming, for your own interests, for the sake of your reputation, you will not do these things secretly, and you will let this matter become your stepping stone, and make you a good person among the people......"

"Of course, if I really misread you, you are a cold-blooded and ruthless person, you are the one who can hold on to this matter for so long, and the words do not reveal your ambition, then I have worked hard, and I will never say anything."

"You-" King Qi didn't know what language to use to describe how he felt now, it was like what he had been doing, and he had been affirmed, it turned out that there were still people who knew everything that Izji did, and what he did was not indifferent.

Just like Xin Yan said, he funded the homes of those children in Gyeonggi, and sometimes he will go to see them when he has time, in the eyes of those children, he is not the high-ranking King of Qi, and they don't have those thoughts about him, they will give him warmth, looking at the smiles of those children, it will give him a sense of accomplishment, and he will feel that he is very happy-

He never saw it as a means of fighting for power, because he was really happy with those children.

"And isn't it more memorable and valuable than the icing on the cake?" Xin Yan suddenly smiled openly, which was completely different from her previous performance, more vigorous and energetic!

"So, what about King Jing?" King Qi looked at Xin Yan and asked his last question: "According to what you said, King Jing may also be one of your candidates!" To tell the truth, among my brothers, only King Jing, unlike what he sees on the surface, he is not as cold as King Liang, but also hot-blooded, but has always been like me, no contact with the government, if you choose him, not only has a better chance of winning, and even, King Jing has a gap that we can never overcome, that is, the favor of my father! ”

Xin Yan stood up, walked to the wall, stroked the landscape painting hanging on it, and said slowly: "At the beginning, I did consider King Jing, but King Jing himself is not as simple as it seems on the surface, although he is the most favored son of Emperor Chengwu, but it is precisely because of this that I will never choose him!" ”

"Why?"

"Because, he has always been a stumbling block in the eyes of your brothers, an existence that must be removed, although he has the favor of Emperor Chengwu, but it is precisely because of this favor that he will always be exposed to the eyes of your brothers, every move is monitored! Even if he didn't want that throne, it would be impossible for those brothers of yours to let him go. Therefore, a prince who is not favored and has no sense of existence can make me more casual, isn't it? ”

After solving the doubts that had plagued him for a long time, King Qi's mood suddenly brightened, and he asked casually: "In this way, it is really wrong, I originally saw that you and King Jing did not get along like ordinary people, and I thought you had any plans——"

Who would have thought that he was just a casual remark, but it made Xin Yan slightly flustered and speechless.

King Qi didn't miss the other feelings in Xin Yan's eyes, and suddenly his heart tightened.

He asked, "You and King Jing—"

"Your Highness, let's get back to business. I'm afraid there won't be so much else to say in the next time. ”

Xin Yan interrupted King Qi's next words, and King Qi also learned from the side that Xin Yan may not be comfortable with King Jing to really "meet in the water", and she has some other feelings for him, which are complex and cannot be explained.

After understanding, King Qi's heart was sullen, as if he was blocked by a stone and panicked, which was even more serious than just now.

He wanted to ask to the end, however, his heart was telling him not to continue to explore, just as if there was no such thing, King Jing and Xin Yan, there would be nothing wrong with the two of them.

At this time, after hearing Xin Yan's words, he also sent the gods to respond for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, Xin Yan had already taken down the painting hanging on the wall and spread him on the table.

King Qi looked up at Xin Yan, and heard Xin Yan say, "Your Highness, look at this painting." ”

King Qi did as he was told, but after observing Xu Yu, he didn't find anything strange about this painting, it was a very ordinary landscape painting.

If there is really anything wrong, it should be that the person who made this landscape painting is not very good, a cursory look is fine, but it still does not reach the point of collecting, or even "watching", this kind of thing can be bought for only a few pennies on the market.

If Xin Yan hadn't taken it, he wouldn't have found out that there was such an unworthy painting hanging on this wall.

"What does Your Highness think of this painting?"

"It's not worthy of the name, it's not as good as it should be."

This kind of comment is already very polite, only those who don't understand painting, will feel good, in front of people who can paint, it is really not on the stage.

"Then Your Highness thinks that this painting is worth a few taels of silver?" Xin Yan said.

King Qi frowned: "It's just a few pennies." How did you have this? If you like landscape paintings, I can send someone to fetch you a painting from my house, which was written by a painter from the previous dynasty—"

After King Qi finished speaking, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Who is Xin Yan? It's the head of the Yan family, and there's no kind of painting you want. Even if he really wanted to, it was a little strange for him to say this. Although the two have known each other for a long time, they have never exchanged gifts, will she be unhappy when he says this?

However, King Qi thought too much, and Xin Yan didn't think about it from this angle.

Instead, she said softly: "Thank you Your Highness for your kindness, but Xin Yan is not a person who knows how to paint, if it is a famous painting, in Xin Yan's hands, it will be buried." This painting was actually bought by Xiaochun for twenty taels of silver at that time. ”

King Qi didn't expect that the price of this painting would be so much higher than what he said, and it could be compared to the paintings made by some famous painters.

"This painting is indeed not worthy of its name, and the reason why Xiaochun bought it back is because she wants to know what is different about this painting, that it can be sold for such a high price, and that those people are still rushing to it, isn't it strange? Moreover, most of the people who bought it were students who participated in the imperial examination this time. ”

"How is this possible?" Even if some people who don't understand are deceived by selling paintings, so many students can't be deceived so easily.