Xiao Ce couldn't remember exactly when the relationship between him and Xiao Sheng had become so tense, but now that things had come to this point, everything was no longer important.

He did come today to see Xiao Sheng for the last time, and after seeing him this time, he let go of many previous things.

Xiao Ce said in a deep voice to the person in front of him: "This wine is poisoned by the Tai Hospital, and after drinking it, people will die in just a quarter of an hour." ”

The poison would set in so quickly that it would hardly hurt much until then.

Xiao Sheng looked down at the white jade wine cup that he was somewhat familiar with, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, Xiao Ce was at least right in one point, now he is a prisoner, even if it is for the sake of his prince's mansion, even if he knows that there is poison in this wine cup, he has to drink it.

Xiao Sheng looked at Xiao Ce's back, but there was a cold chill in his eyes: "Don't worry, I will drink, but I won't let you go if I am a ghost, I will see how you can govern the Great Zhou in a hundred years, I will watch you from the sky, how did you abandon the people who came all the way with you." “

Xiao Ce understood that he was referring to Li Hanning, and couldn't help but pause when he heard that name, but at least in this matter, Xiao Sheng was not qualified to talk about him.

Xiao Ce's footsteps faded away, and the entire dungeon couldn't help but be quiet after he left, Xiao Sheng glanced down at the wine cup on the ground, his hands trembled a little unconsciously, and he poured himself a glass of poisoned wine.

For Xiao Ce, of course, he was jealous, but he vaguely remembered that when he was young, he also tried to be a good brother, and his mother had a difficult birth when she gave birth to this Xiao Ce, and he stayed outside the room all night without sleeping, and at that time he also innocently swore to the night sky above Luoyang City, if his younger brother could be born safely, he was willing to exchange his future life for it.

When he was a child, he didn't hate him, his mother knew early on that he was going to be sent to Chang'an as a proton, so she always favored him, and when Xiao Sheng got up early to study, Xiao Ce was still asleep.

At that time, Xiao Sheng, Xiao Sheng also secretly dreamed that it would be good if his younger brother had never been born, so that at least he would not take away the eyes that should have fallen on him.

Until Xiao Ce learned to speak and walk, timidly hid on the side of the flower bed and peeked at him practicing swordsmanship, looking at the way he probed his brain, he really didn't think he hadn't noticed.

Later, I don't know how many years have passed, and the silly boy in my memory has grown as big as he is now, and they are no longer the people of the past.

Xiao Sheng raised the wine cup in his hand and took a sip of wine, this is their local old wine in Luoyang, not elsewhere, this is the kind of wine that they often put on the table at family banquets in the past, Xiao Ce also knows that he loves to drink this wine.

Or maybe not, according to his understanding, Xiao Ce couldn't be so careful, but it was good that he at least drank his favorite drink again before he died.

Xiao Sheng threw away the wine cup, he suddenly calmed down, tidied up his clothes and makeup, took two steps back and sat on the ground, waiting for his expected death to come as scheduled.

Before dying, people are most likely to miss the past, and it is easiest to subconsciously look back on the past, those good and bad, but important things to themselves.

Xiao Sheng unconsciously remembered the past at this time, but he had never recalled the things in the past few years, and he originally thought that he would never remember it again, but those memories became so clear in his memories.

When Xiao Ce was sent away, he didn't know that he hadn't seen the head of his house for several days before he told him, Xiao Sheng also chased to the head of the city wall at that time, panting all the way, and almost tripped over the last step, and now he still hasn't caught up to see Xiao Ce for the last time, when he arrived at the school gate, he could only see from a distance, the carriage was going into the distance, he stood in place and watched the carriage gradually move away, thinking that there was an invisible person in Chang'an City who snatched his younger brother.

His mother was also here, wiping her tears with a tissue, crying silently, Xiao Sheng remembered that he didn't leave a single tear that day, but as if he had grown up in a day, he said to his mother at that time:

"Mother, don't worry, I will study hard and practice martial arts hard, when I grow up, I will go to Chang'an to pick him up, our family will be reunited, and no one will be able to separate us."

At that time, his mother, although she was sad because of Xiao Ce's departure, was also relieved because of what he said, her mother, let him not say such things in the future, otherwise it would be bad for the Xiao family to let Chang'an hear it.

At that time, he really wanted to take Xiao Ce back, that was his younger brother, usually even if he didn't like to see him on weekdays, it was his business and the Xiao family's business, but others couldn't snatch it away from him.

But later, he studied hard every day, practiced martial arts every day, and all the high-ranking officials and nobles in Luoyang City were not as hard as him.

Until Xiao Ce's fame spread from Chang'an to Luoyang.

Until every letter from his father and mother, he compared him with Xiao Ce.

Until he was invincible, all the people in Luoyang City felt that he was inferior to Xiao Ce.

Xiao Sheng couldn't tell when he was so jealous of someone, just like when he was a child, if only Xiao Ce had never appeared when he grew up, if only Xiao Ce had always been the little child before they separated, if only he hadn't been born in the Xiao family.

If he was just an ordinary general or a civil servant, Xiao Sheng would definitely spare no effort to reuse him.

But there is no if.

The Xiao family already has him Xiao Sheng, so he has no way to tolerate the appearance of another dazzling person.

The poison he drank seemed to have attacked, Xiao Sheng felt that his internal organs were burning and painful as if they had been burned by fire, and there was a fishy sweetness between his lips and teeth, and he couldn't help coughing, but all that came out of his mouth was blood.

It's a pity that most of his life has passed like this, time has passed in a flash, he has sat on the prince, and he is only one step away from that position, but unfortunately he lost, lost to the person he never wanted to lose to, but unfortunately he finally didn't fight Xiao Ce.

But it doesn't seem to be a loss, Xiao Sheng smiled bitterly, at least Xiao Ce valued and loved the most to bury him with him, isn't his younger brother the most affectionate and righteous, the choice he made in the dilemma will always regret it for a lifetime in the future.

Thinking of this, Xiao Sheng laughed lowly, until he laughed like crazy, and the whole prison seemed to be filled with his laughter, until after a while, the laughter became lower and lower, Xiao Sheng fell to the ground, blood spread from his body, and he lay motionless in a pool of blood, quietly closing his eyes.

*

When Xiao Ce returned to the Ming Palace, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was in a bad mood today, and Lu Changfeng didn't want to show his bad head at this time, but there was really one thing that needed his hair right now, so he had to step forward:

"Your Highness, the matter has been dealt with, but the affairs of the Prince's Mansion still need to be seen by His Highness, the Crown Princess and her and the Prince's children, I don't know how His Highness plans to deal with it next?"

Ordinary people are okay, but the crown princess's surname is Xue, so Lu Changfeng naturally asked Xiao Ce's opinion for the sake of insurance.

The bloodline of the Prince's Mansion is now only full-term, and the Crown Princess is Xue Rui's eldest sister, Xiao Ce admires Xue Rui, and sooner or later he will reuse it for him, he originally did not plan to implicate the Xue family because of this matter, and originally planned to let them go for the sake of Xue Rui's face.

Lu Changfeng saw that he didn't speak, so he quickly explained:

"Your Royal Highness, when I went to the Prince's Mansion, the Crown Princess knelt on the ground and said that she was willing to take her child, and from now on she would remain incognito, and the child would follow the surname of the Xue family, and when her child grew up, she would never tell her what happened during the period, and I implore Her Highness to let go of that child and let go of the prince's remaining bloodline."

Lu Changfeng sent the guards to the side and brought a paper kite:

"The crown princess also said that if His Highness is unwilling, please let me transfer this thing to His Highness, she said that His Highness will understand what this thing is when he sees it."

Although when the crown princess handed over this thing to him, he didn't understand it at all, but after all, she was a member of the Xue family, and she didn't dare to slack off with his identity.

Xiao Ce recognized this paper kite just by glancing at it, he didn't expect Xiao Sheng to keep him for so long, it was a kite festival in Luoyang when he was a child, and he and Xiao Sheng tied it together, but the painting on it was painted by Xiao Sheng himself when they were young.

After the paper kite was released, the two of them took the paper kite back and robbed it for a long time, but Xiao Ce was still young at that time and did not rob his brother.

Later, Xiao Sheng perfected the picture on the kite, but he had already been sent to Chang'an as a hostage, and many things happened later, making the two of them turn against each other when they grow up. So this paper kite was never given away from the beginning to the end.

Seeing this paper kite at this moment, Xiao Ce naturally couldn't help but think of many things when he was a child, how could he not understand that the crown princess just wanted to use this to persuade him to be soft-hearted.

Xiao Ce closed his eyes and sighed, "That's it." ”

Seeing that Xiao Ce was about to return home, Lu Changfeng naturally saw that this vocational academy was of no ordinary significance to their Royal Highness, so he took a step forward and said hesitantly:

"Your Highness, then this paper kite—"

What should I do?

Xiao Ce glanced back at him: "Throw it away." ”

Although Lu Changfeng was a little surprised by this reply, he didn't understand the origin of this, but he naturally obeyed the order: "Yes." ”

Xiao Ce turned around and went back to the Ming Palace.

There are things he didn't get when he was young, and when he grows up, he doesn't need them.

Xiao Sheng never understood this truth.