Volume 1: The Wind and Smoke Rises, Chapter 11
I was suddenly hugged by Chu Yi after expressing my feelings, and his sudden action made me a little at a loss. I subconsciously struggled, but he tightened his arms more and more. In order not to be strangled to death by him, I still gave up struggling.
Chu Yi's voice came from above my head, "My mother is not the lady who the outside world says, she is just a lowly dancer. His father loved her very much, so he gave her a new identity and brought her into the palace. My mother died when I was young, and I grew up with my father. The emperor has not been waiting to see me since he was still the crown prince, and I know that he thinks I am more favored by my father than he is, and he is worried that I will threaten his throne. However, he didn't know that the reason why my father often took me with him was to distract others from the crown prince's attention. My father personally taught me martial arts, and he also hoped that I could go on the expedition instead of the crown prince. I've always tried my best to do my best, but my father is still bent on being the crown prince. Before my father died, he even begged me not to rob the crown prince. The crown prince has always reproached his father for not paying attention to him, he does not know that his father only loves him as a son from beginning to end, and we other sons are just pawns of our father. When my mother died, she pulled me and told me that she wanted me to repay my father's kindness. I, I can't make my mother sad. ”
I leaned against his chest, and I could hear the sound coming from my ribcage, and I could feel his breathing getting worse as he talked about the past. I reached out and hugged him, completely unthinking. My parents are very affectionate, and they are still a rare monogamy. I may have some sympathy for Chu Yi's growth. I said softly: "Lord Wang, you may also be a little paranoid, and you only see the side you think. No father will completely see his children as pawns, he teaches you martial arts, but also for your safety in the royal family, he asks you not to take the throne, perhaps because he does not want to see a scene of cannibalism. ”
He was speechless, just silently holding me. I listened to his words, and finally understood the reason why he didn't kill me, Chu Hao is not suitable to be the lord of the world, but Chu Yi is definitely a loyal minister.
After a long time, he let go of me, resumed his playful expression, and said, "Xiao Wang is rude, don't go to your heart." ”
I sat down on a staggering basis, and my feet were a little numb just now. "Humph! Of course I'm angry, but if you behave well, I'll consider it at my discretion! ”
"Oh, what are the conditions for the county lord? This king will be satisfied. ”
I looked up at him. There was only a teasing smile on his face, completely unrelatable to the person just now. Presumably, Chu Yi hugged me, but he didn't want others to see his sadness. "The prince only needs to answer me three questions."
"Well said!"
"The first one, the question I just raised in the restaurant, please answer it from the prince."
Chu Yi pondered for a while, sat down, and said, "This king doesn't know why Han Xiang is on the side of Emperor Zhou. When the first emperor of Zhou was paralyzed in bed, the government was controlled by Sun Fu, you know this. Emperor Zhou did not have a wife or concubine, so he never left the palace to establish a mansion. And King Ling has already left the palace. One day, Emperor Zhou and King Ling joined forces and led troops to attack the palace of the first emperor. If this is the behavior of forcing the palace, the ministers will naturally not agree with the status of Emperor Zhou. However, at this time, someone appeared with the edict of the former emperor, and since he did not participate in partisan disputes, everyone chose to believe him. And this person is Han Sang. In fact, there is another person who also plays a very important role, and that is Brother Ling's businessman. ”
I was surprised, "My brother? Yucheng is broken, and all my businesses are missing, what else can my brother do? ”
Chu Yi explained unhurriedly: "Ling Zun is not a person who forms a party for personal gain, and his prestige is extremely high in the government and the opposition. When Brother Ling left the capital, he hand-copied a number of copies of Ling Zun's suicide note and distributed them to hundreds of officials in the court. This incident also helped Emperor Zhou to a certain extent. ”
I slapped the table and stood up excitedly, "My brother, this gentleman, has finally done something for a while!" ”
I was about to ask a few questions when Motokari suddenly fell from the sky. I and Yuan Hunt know each other, and the person I picked off the horse that Chu Yi said was Yuan Hunt, maybe it was Liang Zi, and his expression was slightly hostile when he glanced at me.
Yuan Hunt approached Chu Yi and whispered a few words in his ear, and Chu Yi's expression instantly became nervous. "County Lord, this king has something, and I owe you two questions first!" He took a few steps and turned back again, "Yuan Hunt, send the county lord to Fangfei Courtyard." ”
I hurriedly called out to Chu Yi, "That, Lord Wang, no need, I have a place to live, so I won't talk about it!"
"If you want the emperor's people to know, the county lord will please!" Chu Yi's tone was a little impatient. I didn't dare to say anything more, so I obediently shut up.
He finished his sentence and left. I thought about it for a while, and said, "Lord Yuan, please lead the way." ”
It turned out that there was a path at the end of the bamboo forest, and I really didn't understand why Chu Yi, as a dignified prince, didn't leave the main gate and didn't leave, so he just turned over the window.
As I followed Motokari, I could clearly see that the knuckles of his left hand holding the sword were white, and it seemed that he was very uncomfortable not drawing his sword.
After turning a few corners, I finally saw the plaque of "Fangfei Pavilion". Motogari turned his back to me and said, "The county lord should go in and rest." With just a few words, he was ready to leave. I called out to him, "Lord Yuan, would you like to give me a little time." I have something to say to you. ”
Yuan Hunt didn't think about it, and refused categorically: "There is something wrong with the lower officials." ”
I ignored his refusal, but quickened my voice and said, "Lord Yuan, it's okay if you don't want to listen, I want to say what I want to say. I also hope that you can pass on the following words to the red fern. I am not a person who will take revenge, I admit that when I entered the palace, I wanted to burn the jade with King Li, but now that King Li has helped me many times, my original intention has been shaken. The reason why I'm still in Qi is because I want to investigate some things. After I finished speaking in one breath, I saw that Motojia was still standing here. I subconsciously curled the corners of my mouth and continued: "Lord Yuan should know who the defender of Yucheng is, and he should also know that this war of the Qi State belongs to the unrighteous army. If it weren't for my maid knocking me unconscious and sending me out of the city, I would really be the one lying in a cold coffin right now. I don't ask adults to understand the cruelty in my heart, but I want adults to know that I never wanted to be bad for people who are not wrong. ”
Yuan Hunt finally turned around and said, "The county lord once spied into the study, and our secret guards noticed it, but King Li ordered that you should not be harmed. Honghui was like that, because she didn't receive the prince's order. The subordinates just don't understand, why does the prince want to help you several times, your existence is a threat to the Qi State. ”
"Are you worried that I will hurt Chu Yi? Rest assured, I'll get a tie at most. What's more, as I said, I will never take revenge. I've figured out what I'm going to investigate, and when this rumor passes, I'll go back to Zhou. I am now a dead man in the Zhou Kingdom, and when I go back, I still have to see Emperor Zhou ignore my childhood feelings, and I don't know if he will allow me to go to the battlefield. Maybe I'll go to the battlefield again, but I won't meet the Li King. I bowed to him and said goodbye, but as expected he did not return the salute.
I entered Fangfei Courtyard, only to find that there was no one here, but it was very clean, and it should be a guest room in the house.
There are many flowers planted in the courtyard, but unfortunately the flowering period has passed, and there are no flowers on the branches and leaves. I leaned over and saw that there were thorns on the branches, probably roses. I thought about it, yes, this place is called Fangfei-in. Mo is not taken from Xu Yin's "Fang Fei moved from Yue Wangtai, which is most like a rose and planted." Qin Yan is full of pity and painting, and the name of the person who gives it as a rose. ”
I touched the rose thorns, but it occurred to me that there were so many roses here, and when they were all in full bloom, it must be a beautiful scene. Unfortunately, I didn't have the opportunity to see the roses bloom.