humble minister

Because of the heavy rain, there was no one on the street, Shi Yu held on to his umbrella, Lian Ying followed beside him, and the two walked slowly along the street.

The green hills in the distance are even more hazy in the heavy rain. It seems that the entire capital city has also washed away its prosperity in this heavy rain. The glitz has faded away, but what is left is the most simple scene.

Shrugging his nose, what poured into his nostrils was no longer the usual smell of rouge in the capital, but a kind of wet, thick earth fragrance, but Lian Ying knew that after the rain and the wind stopped, what he could smell would be It's a breath of fresh air.

It seems that maybe after the storm in his heart subsides, he will probably be able to make a choice.

"Why did you come to the palace?" Lian Ying put on the coat that Shi Yu put on herself and pretended to be indifferent.

"Would you believe me if I said to wait for you?" Shi Yu was silent for a moment before he said calmly.

Lian Ying laughed at himself, wait for him?Then how did he know that he went to the palace? Maybe there is his eyeliner in this palace. It seems that the Fifth Prince's strength is really not small.That being the case, maybe I don't have much effect on him.

"Whether I believe it or not, you must be looking for me for something." Lian Ying lowered his eyes, looked at the wet bluestone floor under his feet and said slowly, "I don't know what the Fifth Prince can do with me at this time."

Hearing the word "fifth prince", Shi Yu frowned unconsciously.For some reason, he always felt as if Lian Ying had become a lot colder to him since the big wedding banquet.At that time after the incident, he wanted to go up to ask Lian Ying if it was okay and if he was injured, but Lian Ying left early like avoiding snakes and scorpions, and now he wants to come, but he doesn't know why.

"Father summoned you several times, but wanted you to be the prince's staff?" After throwing away those weird guesses in his mind, Shi Yu was still the fifth prince who was calm and steady and in control of everything.

Lian Ying smiled, not at all surprised that Shi Yu would guess what the emperor was thinking.In all fairness, he really felt that among these several princes, the prince Shi Yang most resembled the emperor in appearance, while the fifth prince Shi Yu was the one who most resembled the emperor in temperament.I just don't know if he is as cold-blooded as his father.

"You're right, the emperor really wants me to be used by the prince. But you should understand my temperament, I won't be used by anyone so easily. If you..."

As Lian Ying was speaking, Shi Yu unexpectedly stretched out his hand that was not holding the umbrella, and gently wiped away the raindrops on his temples with the pulp of his thumb.Then he heard Shi Yu's usually cold voice sounding softly at this moment.

"No matter what my father said to you or what your decision is, I will not interfere, but today I just want to tell you a story, or a past event."

"My mother was originally just a lowly maidservant of the Han family. She was chosen as a dowry maid only because she looked somewhat similar to Queen Zhaomin. Ming, it was a very happy time. These are what my mother told me. When she said these, my mother was smiling. I think my mother really sincerely wished this happy couple.

It's a pity that Queen Zhaomin died young due to frail health not long after giving birth to the prince.Before she was alive, how much her father loved her, after her death, how crazy her father was.On the one hand, the father used indulgence in drinking and sex to forget the pain of losing his beloved wife, and on the other hand, he blamed himself for being unfaithful to his beloved wife and was in pain. After thinking about it, I am afraid that the father is really crazy.

Her mother had been serving Empress Zhaomin before, and she also kept vigil for her after the death of Empress Zhaomin, but she couldn't help feeling sorry for the two of them after hearing what her father had done, so she wanted to persuade the emperor.At least she once saw the affection between the two deeply in her eyes, and it was impossible to say that she couldn't move.It's just that that night was destined to be the source of all mother's pain..."

Shi Yu paused when he said this, with a depressed and painful expression on his face, as if thinking of a very bad memory.Lian Ying didn't urge him, but just quietly listened to him continue, even though he vaguely guessed what happened later.

"That night, the father was drunk, very drunk. He mistook his mother who went to comfort him for Queen Zhaomin. He thought his Queen Zhaomin had returned. No matter how much his mother resisted and denied it, but that night they really... It was only when he sobered up that his father came to his senses. At first, his mother thought that she would throw away after using it like those court ladies who were favored by his father when he was disappointed, but he didn't expect that his father would get so angry.

The father felt that he was really disloyal to Queen Zhaomin because he pampered her mother because she was similar to Queen Zhaomin. He put all the responsibility on his mother. He blamed her for being too much like Queen Zhaomin and for seducing her. He, but how innocent is his mother?But why should the innocent mother be abused by that man during the day and played with by him at night?Is it because my mother has a face that looks like a queen? ! "

Shi Yu clenched his fists unconsciously as he spoke, and even addressed the emperor from "Father Emperor" to "That Man".

"Later, it wasn't until my mother became pregnant with me that the talent stopped. At that time, he already had three more children, and the women who gave birth to those three children were also given titles. Only the mother... only the mother I don’t have anything, I don’t understand why, but I have to live in panic in the palace. After I was born, that person didn’t look for my mother anymore, but that person never looked at me, as if I wasn’t his child at all. It's ridiculous that when I was young, I always expected my father's love and care, but now that I think about it, it's really stupid.

The fourth brother said it well, we are nothing but irrelevant things born to a woman who has nothing to do with that person.In his eyes, his son is only the crown prince, why has he ever seen us?But those few people can still enjoy the glory of the prince, but I have nothing but the status of the prince.The people in the palace all worshiped the high and trampled the low, seeing that my mother fell out of favor and had no status, and I didn't like that person, so everyone took pleasure in bullying our mother and son all day long.

I am angry, I am injustice, I am unwilling, obviously everyone is the child of that person, why...why the prince can enjoy everything when he is born, even the throne is at his fingertips.And me, at that time, I just wanted to live in the palace with my mother. I don’t need fame or wealth, as long as our mother and child are safe, but that person, he broke my simple and small wish. .

It was winter, and I remember that there was a lot of snow that night, just like the night that Queen Zhaomin died, it was cold and full of bloody smell.Maybe that person was really crazy that night, maybe I was going crazy too.I was hidden behind the closet by my mother, and watched as my father stumbled in while drunk, and he cursed and hit me mercilessly.I saw my mother was beaten pale and covered in blood, but she kept silent. I wanted to rush out but I still remembered that my mother said never to come out and make no noise.Then……

That night was so chaotic, I kept clenching my palms tightly, and didn't even notice the bleeding. At that time, I only saw my mother's pale face, blood all over her body, and that man's scarlet eyes. .

Until the mother stopped moving, the man seemed to wake up, and ran away with a face full of horror.I pushed open the door of the closet, climbed up to my mother, and kept calling for her, but she didn't respond in the end.At that time, I knew... my mother had completely left me. I looked up at the white snow outside the door, and felt that the pure white snow was also stained with a layer of scarlet that could not be washed off. "

Shi Yu stopped here, let out a deep breath, and looked at Lian Ying with an inexplicable expression.

"Later, my mother was buried richly by that person, but she still had no status. Whether it was guilt or compensation, I finally had this son in the eyes of that person. But I have changed, I am no longer the same as when I was a child. Longing for the child my father loves. I began to become cruel and snobbish. I wanted power and power. In this world, only with power and power can I protect myself and the people I want to protect. I became extreme and gloomy. I obviously didn't want to be like this, but I couldn't control it. What I was most afraid of...was becoming as crazy as that person. Fortunately, I met..."

Lian Ying didn't know why his heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He could feel that Shi Yu's tone suddenly became extremely gentle when he said this. But Shi Yu changed the subject and stopped talking.

"So you should know why I want to be on the throne so much."

Lian Ying was silent, he admitted that what Shi Yu said had shaken him, and even reminded him of his biological mother.He seemed to understand Shi Yu's unwillingness, because he had such unwillingness before, but he was different from Shi Yu, Shi Yu chose to fight, chose to win, but he chose to leave gracefully.

He can't simply say who is right and who is wrong. Everyone has their own different pursuits, and everyone has their own ideas. He can't interfere with Shi Yu's desire to seize the throne.It's just that Shi Yu still wants to win over after saying this?

Obviously knowing that he told such sad past events just to impress himself, but why he still listened to it foolishly and willingly? Perhaps from his own heart, because of this liking, because of so many considerations, his heart has given made the final choice.

"You still want to win me over, want me to help you?" After a long silence, Lian Ying raised his head and looked straight into Shi Yu's dark eyes.

"I always thought you understood me, and I also said that it is absolutely impossible for me to admit defeat if I don't fight." Shi Yu replied lightly, restraining his emotions for a moment, as if the one who told the past just now was not the one in front of him. people.

"Hey, but you are at such a disadvantage, why do you think that I will help you? Why do you think that if I help you, you will definitely be able to win the throne?" Lian Ying stepped forward, poking hard with the tip of his index finger on Shi Yu's heart , "The fifth prince is too busy to take care of himself now, but he is still good at playing tricks on people's hearts."

Shi Yu knew that he was referring to the "King of the Frontier", and was not annoyed by being ridiculed secretly.When he lowered his head, he saw that Lian Ying's long and thin eyelashes covered his eyes, preventing him from seeing the expression in his eyes, and he couldn't help but panic.

But soon he grabbed the finger that Lian Ying was pointing at his heart, lowered his head to press against his forehead, looked at his widened panicked eyes and said slowly: "'King of the Frontier'...maybe It's not an opportunity. As time goes by, I believe that Mr. Tingyun's ability will be a great help to me. Moreover, I have always... regarded Ah Ying as a friend and a confidant."

The word "A Ying" was slowly spit out from his lips and tongue, which made Lian Ying blushed unconsciously and her heart beat endlessly.

He hurriedly backed away, and when he was about to leave the coverage of the oil-paper umbrella, he was embraced by Shi Yu again, so he awkwardly pushed Shi Yu's embrace away, stood still, looked at Shi Yu after regaining his composure, and slowly raised his arms. Lip corners.He had already thought of how to deal with the old emperor's difficulties, perhaps Shi Yu would be a good choice.

"Okay, I promise to help you. But I want you to allow me half a year's free time. During this half year, I will take Guan Xing to travel around, never interfere in political affairs, never help the prince, and you also have to spend this half year Let me see that you are worthy of my capital to help you. If I see it, I will naturally take Guan Xing to the north to find you, how about it?"

Shi Yu stared fixedly at Lian Ying, then touched his upper and lower lips lightly, and said——

"it is good."

For half a year, I will meet you.

The author has something to say:

The first volume is over, sprinkle flowers...

By the way, I said yesterday that I need double changes, um, there is one more change tonight and I will be able to enter the second volume...

But do you really have no comments to encourage me?sad……

In the end, I would like to say that this article actually wanted to start from the second volume. To prevent it from being too abrupt, I had to grind out the previous first volume. Finally, it was not easy for the monarch and his ministers to connect with each other. To be honest, I didn’t even know that I was the first What is written in the volume...

Volume [-]: Conspiring to rule the world