In the Tai'an Palace, Emperor Showa also had heavy eyebrows, looking at Xiao Gang who was kneeling on the ground, without the support of Fusheng, he slowly stood up with his knees.

The rough and short voice slowly came out with his gently opened and closed dry mouth: "I still remember, when I first saw you, you were still a child, eight or nine years old, wearing patched clothes, a small face I don't know how to get it, it looks dirty, but a pair of eyes are strangely bright. When others see me, they will be afraid, they will be afraid, they will not even dare to raise their heads, but you are not like that; You looked at me without fear, your eyes firm and clear. ”

When Emperor Showa mentioned what happened when he was young, Xiao Gang immediately kowtowed and thanked him: "Wechen thanks the emperor for his adoption and life-saving grace, if there is no emperor, there is no current Wechen." ”

"Do you remember what the first thing I said to you?"

Xiao Gang raised his head, just like back then, looking at the old man in front of him with clear and respectful eyes.

Looking at Xiao Gang's eyes that were exactly the same as when he was a teenager, the gloomy aura between Emperor Showa's eyebrows and eyes was a little lighter, and his face softened a little, and said: "I personally took your hand and pointed to the three princes who were playing on swings in the imperial garden not far away, and said to you, from now on, I want you to find a way to become a good friend of the three princes, let him trust you wholeheartedly, and let you become his right-hand man, protect him for me, and accompany him." ”

Xiao Gang naturally remembered what Emperor Showa said to him back then, and he still remembers His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was sitting alone on the swing at that time; His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not have the current scenery, because of his biological mother's humble background, he was looked down upon since he was a child, and even worse, even the only mother who could protect him died; In order to complete his plan, Emperor Showa couldn't show the slightest paternal love to him, even if he loved this son in his heart.

A child who can only walk steadily just now has to face the death of his mother and the unloving status quo of his father, but imagine how difficult it must be for him to survive in the harem full of dangers; Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back then was thin and small, even if it was cold, he was thinly dressed, and there were no palace attendants and grandmothers around him to take care of him, so he could only sit on the swing alone and sway gently, showing a rootless duckweed, which only looked sad.

At that moment, if it weren't for Emperor Showa personally pointing it out to him, he really couldn't believe that boy would be the prince of the current dynasty; Because at this time, he seemed to be no different from him, an orphan.

"Do you remember how you answered me in the first place?"

Emperor Showa's words pulled Xiao Gang back from his memories, and he said respectfully: "Weichen remembers, Weichen promised the emperor that from now on he will be by the side of the three princes, will protect him, and will strive to be the person he believes in." ”

"Yes, that's how you answered me at the time, and over the years, you have done what you promised me; But Xiao Gang, you forgot the next sentence I gave you. ”

Emperor Showa's gaze gradually became stern and cold, he looked coldly at the man who was kneeling on the ground at the moment with a straight back, and the words he spoke, no longer as a father, but as a monarch who dominates the world, said: "I want you to act as my eyes and ears by the side of the three princes, and when you have to do something for me, you must do something for me; The people you want to protect are the three princes, but the only person you really have to be loyal to is me; I am your master, and the third prince, like you, is the successor I have cultivated; How can you forget something so important?! ”

Xiao Gang heard the murderous aura in Emperor Showa's tone at the moment, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, Wechen never dares to forget, and I ask the Emperor to listen to Wechen's explanation." ”

"You don't have to explain!" Emperor Showa pinched Xiao Gang's face with his thin fingers, looking at this child who came out so well, he was actually pleased, but even if it was a dog he liked again, if he was disobedient one day, it would be useless to keep it.

Emperor Showa mercilessly pushed Xiao Gang's face away, and said coldly: "Don't think that I didn't notice it, in fact, you have been trying to find a way to inform the prince about my plan; You broke your promise to me and recognized the crown prince as the master from your heart, are you thinking in your heart that I am about to die anyway, instead of being loyal to me, a monarch who has today and no tomorrow, it is better to take this opportunity to choose another monarch, and prepare for your own future, your own glory and wealth?! ”

"Nope! Not the emperor! Wechen has never dared to have such a rebellious heart! ”

"You have!" Emperor Showa stared at Xiao Gang with round eyes, because of the pain, Emperor Showa's eyes have always been dim yellow, although after this period of conditioning, his body has been better; But years of indulgence and poisoning have hollowed out his once strong body, and at this time, he really relies on precious medicinal materials to hang his life; Therefore, when excited, the cloudy eyes will become more and more muddy, and the pale lips will also faintly reveal a blue color, which makes people shudder when they see it.

Emperor Showa raised his eyebrows angrily, looked at Xiao Gang, who was kneeling on the ground and didn't dare to refute him, and continued: "I can understand, good birds choose trees to perch, you have this idea, I can really understand; But Xiao Gang, the last thing I can tolerate in my life is betrayal. ”

Xiao Gang listened to Emperor Showa's anger, closed his eyes in pain, at this moment, he felt that no matter how much justification he said, it was useless, anyway, in the eyes of this person, he was a dog he raised, and when it was useful, it would naturally be taken out to drive, and if it was useless, it would be discarded.

That's his fate, isn't it? From the very beginning, from the moment he entered the palace, he thought that he would be where he is today; Today, which is not needed and abandoned.

Fusheng stood anxiously to the side and looked at Xiao Gang, who was kneeling on the ground and showing his resignation, but his heart ached; This child was grown up by him, and over the years, he has also watched him calm on the surface, but in fact, he wandered around the prince and Emperor Showa in pain and division in his heart.

This boy is loyal, and he knows that the prince trusts him very much, so he will do his best to do whatever concerns the prince; But the more he gained the trust of the prince, the more unhappy the child's heart became; Because he knows that he is the eye arranged by the emperor to be by the prince's side, if one day the prince knows the whole truth, how strong their friendship is at this time, how deep the pain the prince will have to endure in the future.

Emperor Showa did this, although it was to monitor and protect his son at any time, but he did this equivalent to ruining his son's trust in a person, and also ruining Xiao Gang.

Right now, Xiao Gang didn't say anything, wouldn't he want to let Emperor Showa judge him?

Fusheng knows that he is loyal, loyal, and even rarer, if such a child is allowed to die in the conspiracy of the human heart, wouldn't it be the greatest pity and sorrow?

Fusheng looked at Emperor Showa who had moved his killing intent, he couldn't control it anymore, he walked up quickly and knelt in front of Xiao Gang, opened his arms to protect Xiao Gang behind him, begged Emperor Showa, and said: "Your Majesty, the old slave has been by your side for decades, and has never asked Your Majesty for anything, today the old slave put aside his old face and did not ask for His Majesty, begging His Majesty to give Commander Xiao a chance, the old slave is here to kowtow to you." ”

Emperor Showa looked at Fusheng who was protecting Xiao Gang behind him in disbelief, his sharp voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat and died, and he stared at him with cloudy eyes: "Fusheng, what are you doing?" Are you disobeying my holy will? ”

Fusheng cried and knelt in front of Emperor Showa, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, you know, the old slave does not dare to disobey the holy decree; The old slave, the old slave just can't bear this child. ”

As he spoke, Fusheng pulled out Xiao Gang behind him, pointed at him and said to Emperor Showa: "Your Majesty, look at it, this child is also something you grew up watching, isn't it?" Over the years, he has never made a mistake, loyally commanded the Royal Forest Army, followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with all his heart, and even more so to your orders; This time there have been accidents again and again, and it is not something that Commander Xiao wants to see, although it is man-made, but the success of things also depends on the sky, isn't it? Maybe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are really long-cherished, so no matter what you try to do to hinder them and break them up, your plan will eventually fail; Your Majesty, don't blame an innocent child for the accident, and don't hurt His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, okay? ”

Emperor Showa listened to Fusheng's persuasion, and his whole person was like being struck by lightning, he didn't expect that the most trusted person who served him would be so disagreeing with his approach; He feels like he's hurting innocents by doing so much? Is it deliberately hurting the prince?

Thinking of this, Emperor Showa suddenly covered his chest with a dull pain, and the whole person curled up into a shrimp shape because of the pain, and on the spot, Fusheng and Xiao Gang, who were kneeling on the ground, were startled, and they jumped up to support him, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Wechen is going to announce the Imperial Doctor, the Imperial Doctor-"

Xiao Gang's anxious voice came out of the hall, but Emperor Showa pushed away Xiao Gang and Fusheng's support, looked at the two people in front of him with vicious eyes, trembled his fingers, pointed at them, and said, "You two things, you really dare to tell the truth in front of me today, don't you?" ”

Fusheng knows best what kind of temperament the master he serves is, since he was put on the throne, Emperor Showa's temperament has become more and more weird, especially under the influence of the abolition, the whole person is very different from him in the past.

Otherwise, he would not hide himself for decades in order to take revenge on the queen.

Just ask, in order to take revenge, a person who regards himself as an enemy can be kept by his side for 20 years without moving, but imagine how deep the city's government and suppressed forbearance will be in this person's heart, and how strong the resentment in his heart should be.

At the moment, the end of the abolition is bleak, which can be regarded as a great joy; However, Fusheng found that in the past 20 years, it is not only Jiang Qiang who has changed, but even Emperor Showa has invisibly become a person that many people don't know.