Chapter 12 No More Boys
(Past story, no connection with the above)
The shoulders of the young man should have borne the early warbler flying and the breeze and the moon.
But Beitang Che is different, although the country's national fortunes are prosperous and the people are harmonious, but as a prince since he was a child, he has borne a lot of heavy things on his shoulders.
When he was six years old, in a sacrifice of a blessing ceremony, the monster known as the ancient divine beast bit and killed nearly a thousand sinners as before, and at that moment, in the face of the smell of blood, he suddenly felt his blood boiling in a different way, and his heart, which had been baptized by the royal family, also became full of desire for blood, and the originally black and clean pupils suddenly turned into a dark purple with a strange charm.
After the blessing sacrifice was over, out of prudence, Beitang Che concealed the queen mother and the people around him, and went to find the high priest alone, and the high priest only had eight words after checking the pulse.
"The ghost awakens, and the lives are ruined."
Beitang Che only felt like thunder. Since he was taught since he was a child, Taifu has told him that the charmer has bewitched and bewitched the public since ancient times, and if there is a charm and a disaster, the country will be ruined and the life will be ruined. Therefore, if Meisheng is discovered in the future, no matter who it is, even if it is a brother or a favorite concubine, there will be no forgiveness.
But who would have thought that this once-in-a-century ghost, and it was a ghost that had no surviving record in ancient books, would fall on the head of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Maybe it's because the royal blood is extremely noble, and he has grown so big without incident.
Beitang Che smiled bitterly, and after begging the high priest to keep it a secret, he returned to the dormitory alone, and no one could see anything abnormal.
According to ancient records, the face of the enchanted person will gradually become pale and bloodless, and the facial features of the male will gradually become masculine.
So from then on, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince began to wear a very inappropriate dark and cold mask on his childish face.
At that time, the queen also asked worriedly, and he only prevaricated on the excuse that he was accidentally injured in the high priest's hall, and the queen and everyone only thought that he was young and beautiful, so they didn't ask more. But as the days go by, everyone finds that His Royal Highness the Prince, who "loves beauty", is reluctant to take off the mask.
But after all, he is His Royal Highness the Prince, and he is unwilling to take off the mask, coupled with the favor of the emperor and queen, gradually everyone is used to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wearing a black mask.
Unconsciously, many years have passed, and no one has noticed that every full moon night, a maid will quietly die in the prince's east palace, and all the dead have been pierced through the shoulder blades, and the blood has long been drained. And all this, the young Beitang Che did without shedding any clues.
Beitang Che, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has been known for his kindness since he was a child and loves the people like a son, was unwilling to kill innocents for his own life, but when he thought that the phantom was immortal, he could only stabilize his heart with the smallest casualties, and only prayed for peace and stability to be the prince, ascend the throne, and keep his thousands of miles of country.
But when he was thirteen years old, Xiaohua, the maid who had been with him for six years, accidentally learned his identity on a full moon night.
He treats her like a sister, although he has the name of master and servant, he has long lost the reality of master and servant, the two often sing and play the piano together, cook wine and discuss poetry, but she mercilessly inserted a knife into Beitang Che's chest when he went to bed.
Beitang Che woke up suddenly, pulled out the knife without any scruples, and the torn wound kept flowing blood, he looked at Xiaohua in disbelief, Xiaohua looked at him with a pale face, and looked at him resolutely.
He said, "I treat you well, but why do you want to put me to death." ”
Xiaohua said: "The charmer deserves to die!" ”
He added, "But don't you know who I am? I won't be like that, Meisheng is also human! ”
Xiaohua said again: "The charm will make people hurt their hearts and minds, and it will eventually make the lives of the country miserable!" ”
"My heart is my lord!" Beitang Che shouted angrily, but Xiaohua shook her head desperately and helplessly, smashed the burning stove, and rolled towards the flames with Beitang Che in her arms, wanting to be burned to death together.
But Xiaohua only knows that the charmed living should die, but she doesn't know that the charmed are not old and immortal.
The fire in the East Palace is such a big deal. Beitang Che was still rescued, and Xiaohua was also forgotten in the fire by the soldiers who put out the fire, and when her body was found later, the queen who asked the reason was furious and cut off her unrecognizable body and threw it into the mass grave.
She will be transformed into a demon there, and she will never be able to live again. to make up for her mistakes in life. But what's wrong with her?
Since then, Prince Beitang Che seems to have changed as a person, and no one has heard the clean and hearty laughter of the East Palace anymore.
The deep belief in the world has created today's things and people.
Everyone in the world knows that the charm is bloodthirsty and charming, but who knows that the charm is originally a young man with the world in mind.
Soon after, another earth-shattering news spread all over the streets.
The beloved high priest who was worshiped by all was poisoned.
For a time, the whole country mourned, and the emperor boycotted the dynasty for seven days, praying for blessings every day, and offering sacrifices to the high priest's spirit in heaven.
It is not difficult to deduce, this is the behavior of His Royal Highness the Prince, who has already changed his mind, but the emperor has investigated it for several months, and he has not found out this matter to the head of His Royal Highness the Prince, who is so gentle that he does not even dare to step on an ant on weekdays.
But only Beitang Che himself knows that he still has no heart after all, and he has changed after all......