Chapter 21: Not all endings are happy

"Senior Brother Xu!" On a remote hill in the Ziyang Sect, Xu Ming and Tang Jinling had just moved to this mountain and found a grass hut to live in halfway up the mountain.

While I was cleaning, I saw a young man wearing a gray turban come in from outside. The young man is wide and fat, his face is full of honesty, he is a senior brother who came in one year earlier than Xu Ming, and he also lives on this remote mountain. At the moment, there are just the two of them on this small mountain, and of course a cat.

"Senior Brother Hong Kongsheng, is there something wrong?" Xu Ming raised his head and asked the little fat man in front of him with a smile who was a head shorter than himself. This little fat man was born in a port, and his parents named him Gangsheng. The little fat man's talent is good, but he is a little simple, otherwise he would not be squeezed out to such a remote mountain.

The little fat man was a little shy when he saw Xu Ming, maybe he hadn't talked to anyone for a long time, and he was still a little stuttering when he spoke: "It's nothing, it's just a string." Xu Ming smiled and continued to clean up on his own.

"I heard that you came to our sect to use the quota of the Great Jing Dynasty, what is your relationship with the Jing Dynasty? And why did you come to this remote small mountain? With your relationship, you can go to the Breaking Heaven Peak!" The little fat man will not deceive people, and after holding it for a long time, he finally asked the question in his heart.

Xu Ming stopped what he was doing: "That's a long story, do you know that 'Prince Yunsheng is really proud, and he is angry at the crown'?"

"I know, isn't this the matter of Prince Jingchao's divorce last month!" the little fat man nodded again and again, "Not only the Ziyang Sect, but the entire Dongsheng Prefecture is about to spread all over the country!"

"It all started on the night of the prince's divorce. ”

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"I don't agree!" the prince's voice echoed in the Baohe Palace. The entire hall suddenly lost a sound, and everyone looked at the thin but tall figure who was standing.

Xu Ming looked at Chen Yuanyuan, and she also looked up at the prince, but Xu Ming's angle couldn't see the expression on her face clearly, and she could only see her fists clenched.

"Nonsense!" In the end, it was Emperor Hongzhi who broke the silence of the hall, "Your marriage to Princess Yuhe was set by your grandfather, how can you say that you are not willing?"

The crown prince looked at the angry emperor on the dragon chair with a firm gaze: "I was not born at that time, why did you decide my marriage!"

I am afraid that the prince's brain will be burned out, can he still expect his marriage to be decided by himself when he is born in the emperor's family? Xu Ming looked at the crown prince, who was in a dispute with Emperor Hongzhi, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that the prince at this time was like a child who was playing tricks: he not only enjoyed his rights, but was also unwilling to fulfill his obligations, how could there be such a good thing in this world!

"It's absolutely impossible for me to marry Chen Yuhe!" The more the prince spoke, the more excited he became, and he even shouted out the real name of Princess Liangguo. Although in Liangguo, the princess's title is her name, which is not a big secret, but being called out by the prince of another country in front of the public is also a humiliation for Liangguo. The old man from Liangguo, the only remaining old minister of the three dynasties in Liangguo, had a gloomy face.

"Even if you don't marry Princess Yuhe, I won't agree to you marrying Chen Yuanyuan. Chen Yuanyuan, I know who he is, Qin Huai Bayan! There used to be Taoist couples. The more Emperor Hongzhi spoke, the more angry he became, and he slapped the table fiercely, "The prince of the Dajing Dynasty can't marry such a woman!"

The prince seems to have entered a state, and there is no longer any nervousness and fear from before: "I like her, and I don't care about her reputation and past, what I like is her people, just her people!"

"But Dajing cares!" Emperor Hongzhi stood up suddenly, he was not very tall, but he unexpectedly made everyone feel a strong sense of oppression, and the air in the Baohe Hall was much more viscous.

Xu Ming looked at the prince. "Should I feel unfair for the crown prince, for the courage of the prince, for his courage to stand up to the world, to stand up to the emperor's orders?" Xu Ming shook his head, he couldn't do it. He knew that tonight's events would be passed down through the ages, the story of Prince Yunsheng would be remembered for eternity, and Emperor Hongzhi would probably be infamous as a tyrant and dictatorship.

"He was born in the family of the emperor and enjoyed a life that ordinary people could not enjoy, so he must pay the price. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Xu Ming nestled in the corner, like an indifferent spectator. "This is the suffering of the emperor's family. But in fact, it is not the emperor's family that has such pain. Everyone, the whole world, will suffer like this. The manifestations of this pain are different, but they all have the same name: love without love.

No one can break the rules of the world.

"I don't care, for the sake of the people I love, I don't care!" the prince's face turned red, and he stared viciously at Emperor Hongzhi in front of him. Emperor Hongzhi suddenly sighed. At this moment, Xu Ming felt that in fact, the emperor's house was no different from ordinary people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's banquet is due to my poor hospitality, and I will set up a banquet next time to compensate you. Emperor Hongzhi suddenly surrendered his hand to everyone and issued an order to expel guests.

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"Wait, my dad wants to see you. Xu Ming walked towards the palace gate uneasily, and was about to step out of the palace when his arm was suddenly grabbed by a person. It is the third prince Dongfang Yunlei.

"Your Majesty wants to see me?" Xu Ming was a little surprised.

"It's my dad who wants to see you. Dongfang Yunlei emphasized.

"Is there a difference?" Dongfang Yunlei didn't answer, and dragged Xu Ming to the palace.

It may be that Dongfang Yunlei has just drunk wine, and he is a thief, and he has not been light or heavy, and when he arrived at the Heart Cultivation Palace, he dragged Xu Ming in without even making a report. When Xu Ming came to this son, who is known as the most different from Emperor Xian, Emperor Hongzhi, he was disheveled.

"Dad!" Dongfang Yunlei said hello and sat down next to him. Xu Ming is very regular, and honestly prepares to kowtow.

"No need, this is a family feast, and there is no need for a cumbersome set. Emperor Hongzhi pointed to the position in the corner and asked Xu Ming to sit down. Xu Ming dared to raise his head and quietly looked around: this place is not big, there is a faint soothing incense, and the burning candles exude a soft light.

There were the crown prince who had just argued with the emperor, the third prince who was hanging, and the thirteen princes who were a little dishonest and kept moving. Next to the emperor's dragon bed is a graceful woman, somewhat similar to the crown prince and the three princes, and it is thought to be the prince's biological mother: Queen Wang. There was still Chen Yuanyuan sitting next to the prince, she sat there without saying a word, bowing her head and not knowing what she was thinking.

After a while, a few old eunuchs came in and served a few dishes, and then silently withdrew.

"I'll compensate Xu Ming's little brother first, today's hospitality is not good, and I trouble the little brother to run this trip, it's hard work. Emperor Hongzhi raised his glass to Xu Ming.

Xu Ming instantly felt flattered by winning the lottery and was at a loss, and was stunned for a moment before raising his glass: "No trouble, no trouble, Your Majesty is serious." ”

Emperor Hongzhi drank all the wine in the cup, and said to Xu Ming: "I invited my little brother here today, not for anything else, but to ask for the eldest of my family." I agree with the boss to marry Miss Chen Yuanyuan, but I can only make an edict, and the concubine still has to give it to the little princess of Liangguo, but with the boss's attitude towards your sister, I don't think you will let your sister be wronged. Little brother, do you think that's okay?"

Xu Ming was tasting the imperial wine in this palace, this is still a rare wine, and he was drinking it, when he suddenly heard this, he almost choked Xu Ming. Xu Ming hesitated for a long time, and he didn't know what to say.

What do you want him to say?"My sister actually doesn't like the prince, so you'd better wash and sleep?" "I'm not actually his younger brother, what's the use of you asking me?" After thinking for a long time, Xu Ming had no choice but to give up his hand and say: "I don't have an opinion, as long as my sister agrees." "The best way to deal with a problem is not to deal with it. Xu Ming knows this truth very well.

"I agree. Chen Yuanyuan's voice did not carry a trace of emotion. But when she said this, her eyes were looking at Xu Ming. Xu Ming instantly felt a trace of guilt, and there was a feeling of pushing Chen Yuanyuan into the fire pit.

Xu Ming smiled awkwardly, and then looked at Emperor Hongzhi on the dragon bed, the emperor was drinking, and the cup blocked his face. The crown prince sat next to the emperor and was also drinking, but his eyes shone with joy. The third prince sat on the chair and dozed off, his head moving little by little, like a pendulum singing alone at night, and could only repeat a lonely tone.

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"So not all endings are happy. Xu Ming looked at Senior Brother Zhang, who was intoxicated by the story, and said with a sigh.

"The prince broke through many obstacles, and finally touched his beloved girl and came together with her, isn't this a beautiful situation?" The little fat man looked at Xu Ming with a puzzled expression.

Xu Ming shook his head: "Where is the happy ending? The relationship between Jingguo and Liangguo began to crack, and Emperor Hongzhi was still able to maintain the alliance when he was there, but what about after Prince Yunsheng succeeded to the throne? The prince married Chen Yuanyuan, did Chen Yuanyuan really like him? If the little princess of Liangguo marries, can the prince's harem be better? The thirteen princes witnessed all this, and God knows what other actions people with ulterior motives will have in the future?"

Xu Ming's series of questions made the little fat man a little confused: "But until the end of this story, these things haven't happened yet!

"That's true, but the story is far from over!" Xu Ming smiled and did not deny the words of the senior brother.

In fact, the story has only just begun.