Chapter 186: There is no innocence on the road to imperial power
On a beautiful day in mid-autumn, the clear sky is clear, the high ridge of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing, and the carved beams and paintings of the unicorn and the clouds are reflected in the bright yellow flat middle leaves.
The bleak wind blew, the butterfly-like leaves swirled and fell, the golden carpet spread all over the ground, the delicate toe shoes rustled on it, the fluttering skirt blew, and one or two fallen leaves flew up, like butterflies.
Shen Xihe sat down, Xiao Huayong brewed Pingzhong leaf tea for Shen Xihe, as he said, the tea color was oily and green, the tea fragrance was clear, and the fresh breath of Pingzhong leaf came with the heat, which soothed Shen Xihe's eyebrows.
She couldn't wait to pick it up and sniff it for a while, and took a shallow taste, thinking that it would be bitter first and then sweet, but she found that the entrance was lubricated and sweet, so she couldn't help but take another sip.
"Your Highness's mind is ingenious, this tea has a unique taste." Shen Xihe, who doesn't like to drink tea, inexplicably likes this taste.
"It is not in vain to be loved by the county lord. I still have quite a few here, and I'll ask the county lord to bring some back later. Xiao Huayong's eyes swayed with a small and soft smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Shen Xihe didn't shirk either.
One is that she does like the taste, and the other is that she doesn't know how to make it, she didn't plan to make it before, and she can't now.
Third, she came today to help Xiao Huayong. She had a feeling that if she refused this tea, Xiao Huayong would probably refuse to follow Ah Xi to help him treat his eyes.
It sounds unwise and a little ridiculous, but Shen Xihe inexplicably feels that it must be so, and she doesn't want to give it a try, lest Xiao Huayong really do it, and she accepts the tea again, just afraid that Xiao Huayong will mistakenly think that she is soft and ruthless to him.
She insisted on letting Sui Axi give Xiao Hua Yongzhi eyes, hoping that she could owe him less.
"Today, I got some live bees, so that Ah Xi can sting needles for His Royal Highness." Shen Xihe has never beaten around the bush.
Xiao Huayong's eyes fell on the special medicine box that Ah Xi was carrying, and he could hear the buzzing sound.
"Your Highness, it is better to use live bee stinging needles, but live bees are a little painful." Sui Ah Xi said in a low voice, "You can also take acupuncture points." ”
In front of Shen Xihe, will Xiao Huayong be afraid of pain? Naturally not!
"And he stung the needle with a live bee." Xiao Huayong said.
"Your Highness, please lie down in the inner chamber."
Shen Xihe couldn't go along, so he could only stay here and wait, eating the refreshments prepared by Xiao Huayong.
This sat for half an hour, and when I saw Xiao Huayong again, I saw that there were many small black spots around his eyes, which were the same as the moles at the end of his eyes, and they looked a little festive.
Shen Xihe couldn't help but move the corners of his lips.
"Yo-Yo just laugh if you want to laugh, if you can please Yo-Yo, I don't feel that my appearance is poor." Xiao Huayong's little finger touched the mole at the end of his eye, and a sultry style flowed down his fingertips to the corners of his eyes.
Shen Xihe's smile retracted, and he said, "Your Highness, is the matter of the temple to force out King Xun?" ”
"Yo Yo is smart, I already know the reason when I think about it." Xiao Huayong bowed, "The person who commands the private army for His Majesty is King Xun." ”
"Was King Xun forced back to Kyoto by His Highness?" Shen Xihe never understood that King Xun must be in the same place as His Majesty's private army, and these people, including King Xun, should not leave their posts without the emperor's order.
"The old Fengjun is seriously ill, and I am afraid that his life will not be long in coming." Xiao Huayong said, "I let King Xun get this news, he can choose whether he wants to return or not." ”
Xiao Huayong didn't know where His Majesty's private army was, nor did he know where King Xun was, and it took five years to find out about a person who delivered news to King Xun.
Let this person know that Lao Fengjun is old and seriously ill, and this time he is powerless to return to heaven, as a son of man, it is his own choice whether to return or not.
Loyalty and filial piety are in a dilemma, King Xun died ten years ago, and the princess died soon after grief. His mother worked hard to support the Xunwang Mansion and raised his son to become the current Xunwang.
Shen Xihe has seen this year of the clan prince, he is hanging idle in Zongzheng Temple, a powerful and powerful, extraordinary, quite a father's style of a great man, if Shen Xihe is not bad, Xiao Changfeng is the person who Emperor Youning is optimistic about taking over the northwest.
"Your Highness has taken the time of heaven." Shen Xihe said softly.
It just so happened that His Majesty went to Qiuqiu, and King Xun might not take the risk at another time. His Majesty took most of the dignitaries with him, and Kyoto was the safest time.
"Hours?" Xiao Huayong chuckled, "The county lord doesn't suspect that I single-handedly contributed to this day?" ”
Shen Xihe raised his eyes, and his obsidian-like aura stared at Xiao Huayong: "King Xun is not an ordinary person, since he has returned, it means that the old Fengjun's illness is not man-made."
If His Royal Highness wants to speak from the mouth of King Xun, he must not attack the old feudal monarch, otherwise once King Xun falls into the hands of His Highness, he will know that His Royal Highness designed him, which is the revenge of killing his mother. ”
"I thought that the county lord said that Yong's heart was pure and kind, and he would not use the old and weak women and children as chess and use innocent people as a game." Xiao Huayong pursed his lips and said with a smile.
"Old and weak women and children? Innocent people? Shen Xihe chuckled and shook his head, "Your Highness, the road to imperial power, if one person is involved, it will be difficult for people of the whole clan to stay out of it." ”
There is no innocent on the road to imperial power, and soft-hearted people are not qualified to set foot on this road.
"In this way, the county lord will attack the old feudal monarch in order to lure King Xun out?" Xiao Huayong was surprised.
He knew that she was different from the girl next to him, but he didn't expect her opinion to be so special.
"Your Highness, the strange soldier that King Xun has built in ten years, the sword is pointed to the northwest, if I confirm that he is the one who is in charge, there is no other way but to lure it out with this strategy." Shen Xihe did not hesitate and said bluntly, "As for whether it will take the life of the old feudal monarch, it depends on whether King Xun is fooled or not." ”
Competing interests, each for its own master, are all in order to survive.
"I am not afraid of the revenge of King Xun by doing this." Shen Xihe took another sip of tea, "If someone uses my dearest relatives to play a game and lure me into the game, as long as he can afford my revenge." ”
"The county lord sees it thoroughly." The smile in Xiao Huayong's eyes was even stronger, they were the same people.
"I know that the old feudal monarch's illness is not His Highness's action." Shen Xihe is back to business.
"Yes, no one has done anything about the old Fengjun's illness, but Your Majesty is half a month later than in previous years this autumn, but I have made a lot of efforts." Xiao Huayong said, "Therefore, it is not the time of heaven." ”
If it weren't for Xiao Changqing's military expenses, he would have prepared a big gift for His Majesty, and he would have dragged His Majesty to go to Qiuqiu when the old feudal monarch's deadline was approaching.
"His Royal Highness is strategizing, and Zhao Ning is impressed." Shen Xi and Zanhou said, "Is King Xun in the hands of His Highness?" ”
If it was before the autumn ceremony, Shen Xihe would not have asked each other so directly, but now that they have decided to conclude a relationship, Shen Xihe will regard Xiao Huayong as a fellow traveler.