Sima Qi's face was expressionless.

I don't know which sentence stimulated him, he stood up silently and left with Xiao Qin.

The two boarded the carriage on the side of the street, and Xiao Qin was puzzled: "Your Highness just left?" I see, his appearance of not fighting or grabbing is probably pretending, don't be deceived by him! ”

Sima Qi picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.

Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Qin's couldn't help but urge: "Your Highness?!" ”

"Say no more." Sima Qi put down the teacup, "The people of our family have always liked to kill each other, from the founding of the country to the present, I don't know how many people have died because of infighting. Seeing Sima Chengfeng's appearance today, although I am not close to him, I also feel desolate. I believe he has no delusions about the throne...... I believe only this once. ”

His tone was firm, and Xiao Qin knew that he had made up his mind, so he didn't persuade him anymore.

After the couple had lunch, they heard the spies come back to report that Sima Chengfeng had paid tribute to Sima Changle by the Huaishui, so they set off directly back to the fiefdom.

Xiao Qin breathed a sigh of relief: "Even if he knows each other, if he dares to use conspiracy to deceive us, he will end up even more miserable than Sima Changle!" ”

Sima Qi put down the chopsticks and cleaned his hands in the silver basin: "Let's go and meet the imperial brother later." According to the rules of the ancestors, he is the one who should be rightfully succeeded to the throne. ”

The eldest prince Sima Jin and his princess lived in a Taoist temple on the outskirts of the city.

When walking along the mountain steps towards the Taoist temple, Xiao Qin couldn't help but beat his knees and complained: "What's wrong with the two of them, they can't live in the palace if they leave it well, they want to run to such a dilapidated place!" The steps are so steep that they cost me half my life! My sister-in-law is too, but she has to accompany His Royal Highness to cultivate in the mountains, which is simply a disappointment to the prosperity of the world! ”

The eldest princess is also from the Qin family, she is the daughter of the Qin family and the half-sister of the little Qin family.

The two walked for another quarter of an hour before finally entering the Taoist temple.

When he came to the guest room where Sima Jin and Da Qin's family lived, Xiao Qin's family looked around, only to feel that the house was simple, and there was not even a carved decoration on the table, and the plain Luo tent looked very ugly.

Both of them were dressed in cloth, and they couldn't tell that they were from the royal family.

After greeting each other, the Great Qin clan brought melons and fruits, and said with a gentle smile: "My father and the emperor have died, His Royal Highness and I have been going to be vegetarian for the past three years, and I can't treat you well, I'm really sorry." ”

Xiao Qin's glanced at the plate of melons and fruits, his eyes showed disgust, and he only smiled: "Sister is too polite...... We came here this time because we were afraid that you would not be used to living in the mountains, so we wanted to take you into the palace to live. Look at the simplicity here, there is no delicacies and sounds of singing and dancing, I'm afraid that even daily life is very inconvenient, right? ”

Sima Qi followed: "The imperial brother is the eldest son, and he will inherit the throne in the future, so what's the matter if he stays in the Taoist temple all the time?" It is better to go back to the palace with your brother, so that you can understand the political affairs of the court in advance. ”

Both husband and wife are tempting.

The eldest prince Sima Jin didn't seem to hear their temptation, and his smile was warm and generous: "Thank you for worrying, it's just that my ambition is not in the court, but between the mountains and rivers." That throne, it's better to have capable people live in it. ”

Sima Qi and Xiao Qin's eyes lit up.

Da Qin then said softly: "Your Highness has discussed with me, and after participating in the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, I will go back to the fiefdom, in this life, I am afraid that I will not return to Jiankang again." ”

The smiles on the faces of Sima Qi and Xiao Qin could barely be concealed.

In this way, they are the only ones who can inherit the throne!

Xiao Qin almost blurted out: "How embarrassing is this-"

Before he finished speaking, he sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly shut up.

Sima Jin and Da Qin didn't seem to hear what she meant, but they still smiled and chatted with them again.

After two quarters of an hour, Sima Qi and his wife couldn't sit still, and quickly got up to say goodbye.

Sima Jin and his wife personally stood under the porch of the guest room to see each other off, until they could not be seen, and then returned to the guest room with a smile.

Behind the screen of the guest room, an old man quietly walked out.

Xiao Yun stroked his long beard lightly, and his eyes were cold: "It's a big rebellion." ”

"Teacher, please be seated." Sima Jin raised his hand and asked, "Do you mean that the second brother will first mess around, and Xiao Jungong will also be in power, and when the Northern Expedition is successful and everything is settled, I will oust the Son of Heaven from the throne in the name of being unjustifiable, and then officially ascend the throne as the emperor?" ”

"Not bad." Xiao Yun's face was expressionless, "When all the dust settles and they are defeated by the northern kingdom, we will settle old accounts with them." As the so-called praying mantis catches cicadas and yellow finches behind, in this way, we can control the mountains and rivers without much effort. ”

"But......" Sima Jin hesitated, "is it against the way of a gentleman?" ”

"You are the eldest son, and it is a matter of course to inherit the throne, how can it be considered against the way of a gentleman?" Xiao Yun said earnestly, "Your Highness must be ruthless in the future." ”

Sima Jingong claimed to be.

Xiao Yun quit him and went down the mountain alone.

The Taoist temple is getting farther and farther behind him.

Even though it is late autumn, the pines and cypresses on both sides of the mountain steps are still verdant, and only the maple leaves in the distance are dyed red by frost, like the sunset on the horizon.

Xiao Yun suddenly remembered the scene more than ten years ago, when he sent the blind Xiao Heng to Qixuan Temple.

It was also such a late autumn twilight that year.

Xiao Hengshang was still young, and he didn't know that he was blind and had become an outcast.

He carried a small burden, his little hands tightly grasped the corners of his sleeves, even if he was tired and panting, he still did not complain of hardship or tiredness, and obediently followed him to the mountain gate of Qixuan Temple.

As he was leaving, he cautiously and expectantly asked, "When will my father come to pick me up?" Will I be able to go home during Chinese New Year? I want to celebrate the New Year with my father and mother. I buried a jar of wine under the osmanthus tree in the yard, thinking about giving it to my father to drink in the first month. ”

He stared at the young Xiao Heng, his face was almost full of disgust, and said coldly: "When your eyes are better, I will take you down the mountain." ”

The child's face was full of innocence, and he nodded vigorously: "I will definitely cure the disease obediently!" Father must come to visit Xuan Ce often, Xuan Ce thinks about Father! ”

However, he never went to Qixuan Temple again......

The crow let out a hoarse cry and swirled across the twilight sky.

Xiao Yun walked through the mountain steps with a gloomy face.

He rarely deceives people in his life, and Xiao Heng's life experience is his biggest lie.

The good thing is that it's almost over......

When the dust settles after the fall of the northern kingdom and Xiao Heng loses all value, he arrests Xiao Heng on the charge of great rebellion, accusing him of forging a holy decree to support the puppet emperor to succeed to the throne, and confusing the dynasty with the intention of rebellion......

Or, to reveal his origins......

In a word......

Anyway, it won't make him continue to live.

The sun is sinking.

……

The families of Jiankang City are busy with intrigues.

Wuyi Lane, the backyard of Shen's house.

A boy dressed in short brown walked through the courtyard with a large bundle of hay in his arms.

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Good night duck