Chapter 21: Sacrifice

The family is not big, my uncle came to live in a side room, and now this guest room is urgently cleaned up, but fortunately, there are a lot of products brought out from the general's mansion, and the layout is not shabby, but a little small.

"If you want to grieve the prince to stay here for one night, you didn't bring your attendants over, so I made my own decisions and prepared toiletries for you, you see if there is anything missing, and I will send someone to fetch it." You've just drunk wine, and if you're thirsty in the evening, hot tea is warm on the tandoor, and ......"

Li Congxin drank some wine, his eyes were slightly red, he leaned back in the chair and watched Gu Huanyi go back and forth in the room, and the tip of his nose floated Gu Huanyi's usual orchid, which made him a little trance.

"Don't be busy, come and talk to me."

Gu Huanyi paused slightly, and sat down as he said.

Li Congxin stared at her.

When he met Gu Huanyi in his previous life, she was already the concubine of King Xian's mansion.

I remember that at a real banquet, because he looked at Gu Huanyi a few more times, the prince of Xianwang said that if he liked it, he could give Gu Huanyi to him.

At that time, Gu Huanyi listened to it, and walked away on the spot, even he hated it, and for a long time, he didn't give him a good face.

Who would have thought that there would be a day when she would take care of her daily life so thoughtfully?

Thinking of this, Li Congxin suddenly curled his lips and smiled.

Gu Huanyi was uncomfortable by his inexplicable laughter, and said, "Isn't the prince going to speak?" Why don't you just laugh and not speak......"

Li Congxin took advantage of the wine and asked, "Are you treating me like this because I am kind to the Gu family?" Or is it because of something else? ”

Gu Huanyi's face turned red and said, "Shizi asked this strangely, if it weren't for you helping Gu Jiajun investigate the case, we wouldn't know each other at all, let alone anything else." ”

"Well, too." Li Congxin didn't get the answer he wanted, and instead asked, "If others help you like this, will you treat him like this?" Do you want to do anything? ”

Gu Huanyi didn't understand what happened to him suddenly, was he drunk and crazy?

However, she thought of the prophetic letter again, and the virtuous king and the virtuous prince in the letter helped her, so she married the virtuous prince as a concubine in order to repay her kindness?

She thought about it for a moment, and then felt that she would not do it.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, she met the prince of Xianwang for the first time, and Li Chengxu also revealed to her the meaning of attracting love, but she was not happy at all.

And even in order to repay the favor, there is not only one path to follow.

"The grace of a drop of water should be repaid by the spring, but there is something to do and something to do, if someone first gives grace, and then coerces the favor to repay, it will not be regarded as a benefactor."

Li Congxin was quite satisfied with her answer, and said, "Well, that's right, don't be coaxed away by Xiao En Xiaohui casually." ”

Gu Huanyi wanted to ask him if he would use Xiao En Xiaohui to coax him, but seeing that the person in front of him seemed to be very drunk, it would be too embarrassing if he really asked something that was difficult to turn around.

She hurriedly changed the subject and asked: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, there must be many banquets in the palace, how can you have time to leave Beijing at this time?" If the emperor knows, won't it be bad? ”

Li Congxin's eyes suddenly darkened, he held his head to look at the flickering fire candle, and said: "The emperor asked me privately if I was willing to succeed him as his heir, and after I refused, Long Yan was furious and punished me for being grounded for half a month, and he would not want to see me before the year." ”

Refuse?!

Gu Huanyi was shocked!

Li Congxin actually refused to be the heir, which is a rejection of the crown prince and the throne!

Why is that?

Gu Huanyi held her breath, she didn't know if she could ask the reason.

Seeing that she was so nervous, Li Congxin smiled to himself and said, "You can't figure it out, right?" My father couldn't figure it out, so he wrote to scold me severely. ”

Gu Huanyi tried hard to find a reasonable explanation, and said: "King Ming only has one son, and it is normal for you to be reluctant to succeed......"

"Is it normal?" Li Congxin smiled bitterly, and people in the know looked for him repeatedly, expecting him to change his mind.

"Xuanguo is based on loyalty and filial piety, and filial piety is the first in everything......" Gu Huanyi felt that he couldn't even convince himself with his words, so he simply shut up halfway through.

Li Congxin beckoned to her and said, "Sit down." ”

The two of them sat on a couch in the guest room, with a coffee table in between.

Gu Huanyi got up and sat down beside Li Congxin.

Li Congxin said in a low voice: "Have you heard the story of Emperor Wu leaving his son to go to his mother? ”

Gu Huanyi nodded, she had learned it when she was studying.

Before Emperor Wu died, he wanted to make his young son the crown prince, but he was worried that the young master was young and his mother was young and the dynasty would be in trouble, so he killed the prince's biological mother.

Gu Huanyi understood what Li Congxin meant, but asked suspiciously: "But you are already an adult, and you will definitely not be manipulated by King Ming like a child, and the emperor will not be unfavorable to King Ming because of this, right?" ”

Li Congxin smiled bitterly: "I also thought it wouldn't." ”

In his previous life, Li Congxin successfully became the heir of Emperor Xuan, but the following year, King Ming died in an accident on the way to Beijing to participate in his son's ceremony of establishing a prince.

Li carefully investigated it, and all kinds of clues pointed to the emperor.

"My father was the prince, and the emperor's throne was given to him by my father Wang Chan, so the emperor's vigilance against my father will never change. The day I became prince was the day my father died. ”

Gu Huanyi was shocked that the prince of Ming was talking to her about such a dangerous topic, and he didn't dare to answer at all.

Li Congxin looked at her serious expression and said, "Don't be nervous, this matter is not secret." My father knew this, and he was even more blunt in his letters, saying that he should not give up his future because he was afraid of him. He is willing to die for me, but because of this, how can I step on his bones to ascend to the throne? ”

Gu Huanyi looked at him with wide eyes, surprised by King Ming's decision, and sighed: "It seems that your father really loves you very much!" ”

Li Congxin nodded: "My father loves my mother very much, and after my mother died, he regarded me as everything. In the past few years, I have spent less time with him in the capital, but I know that he has never cared for me less. ”

Gu Huanyi nodded slowly, gradually able to understand Li Congxin.

Their father-son relationship is so deep, if King Ming dies because of Li Congxin, he will inevitably regret it for the rest of his life, and even if he ascends the throne, his heart will be uneasy.

Li Congxin took a deep breath and said: "Huanyi, the person I hate most in my life is the people around me, sacrificing myself for loving me." You have to keep that in mind. ”

This is the first time Li Congxin has called her girlfriend by her name, and Gu Huanyi's heartbeat has missed a beat.

"Hmm." Gu Huan's meaning was a little floating, and his mouth simply responded.

Li Congxin was dissatisfied, and asked again: "Do you remember what I just said?" ”

Gu Huanyi came back to his senses and said, "Remember, the prince doesn't like others to sacrifice himself for you. ”