The Scum Shou's Survival Guide

The door was pushed open with a creak, Madam Qi walked in carrying the food box, looked at Ye Ming who was kneeling on the ground with a complicated expression, paused, and finally walked over lightly.

Ye Ming's expression was tense and his heart was beating very fast. He tried his best not to show any strangeness, and looked at Mrs. Qi guiltily: "Mother..."

Mrs. Qi's eyes were red and swollen, she obviously cried a lot, seeing Ye Ming unable to suppress the sadness and disappointment in her heart, she choked up again: "You... why..."

Ye Ming lowered his head, he was so ashamed that he could hardly speak: "I'm sorry..."

Mrs. Qi looked at her child. This child was obedient, sensible and filial since he was a child. Unlike his younger siblings, he never let her worry about it. He was always the eldest son she was most proud of, but it happened to be this child , making such a heinous mistake!

She still can't believe this. She would rather think that her son was forced than believe that he really had an affair with the emperor. Madam Qi struggled a bit, and asked in a trembling voice with a trace of extravagant hope. : "You, are you voluntary?"

How could her son voluntarily enter the palace for love?How shameful and degrading that is!He must have been forced!

Mrs. Qi thought that she might have discovered the truth, she fixed her eyes on Ye Ming, gritted her teeth and said, "Did the emperor force you? You didn't do it voluntarily, did you?"

Bitterness flashed across Ye Ming's eyes, of course he didn't do it voluntarily.

Madam Qi said with red eyes: "If you are bullied, you should tell your parents, even if we leave the capital, we will not let you continue to be humiliated by that dog emperor! I would rather die than let you be blamed innocently! Even if he So what if he is the emperor? If he has the ability, kill us all!"

Ye Ming looked at Mrs. Qi steadfastly. Although her body was cold, her chest was burning hot. This is his mother... She loves him so much, even if he made such a big mistake, But she is still willing to believe in him and think of him at all costs.

He should be content.

Ye Ming suddenly showed a very shallow smile, this was the first time he showed a smile these days.

He should be grateful that he has such relatives, but some things should be buried in the dust... If he really said that he was forced, he would definitely quarrel with Li Zechen because of his father's uprightness and mother's fierceness. It's up to you.

No matter how much Li Zechen loves him and tolerates his father, the Qi family can't bear the consequences. Even if they win, they won't have any glory, it's just a laughing stock.

And Li Zechen's reputation will also be damaged, everyone will know that he is a faint king who forced his subjects, this incident will become an indelible stain on him.

That being the case, it is better for him to bear all this alone.

The matter should stop there.

The Qi Mansion is still the upright Qi Mansion, and the emperor is still the wise and mighty emperor.

Ye Ming lowered his eyes and said word by word: "The emperor didn't force me, it's because I am ashamed of my parents and my ancestors."

The hope in Mrs. Qi's eyes faded little by little, she let go of her hand, the food box fell to the ground with a thud, and the food was scattered all over the floor... Those disappointed eyes deeply hurt Ye Ming's heart.

After a long time, Mrs. Qi walked over slowly, raised her hand and slapped Ye Ming heavily!

Ye Ming's head was beaten to the side, a trace of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth, his body shook slightly, and he continued to kneel there straight.

Madam Qi said sadly: "You... really like the emperor?"

Ye Ming just pursed his lips tightly and remained silent.

Li Zechen hid behind the door, listening to all this.

His nails dug into the palm of his hand, and he exhausted all his strength to restrain his urge to rush out to stop it.

Mrs. Qi's slap not only hit Ye Ming's face, but also struck his heart like an iron whip with barbs, bringing up pieces of flesh and blood.

There was silence in the ancestral hall, and the icy air squeezed his chest, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Mrs. Qi stared blankly at Ye Ming for a long while, as if she wanted to step forward, but she didn't, and finally turned around and walked out without saying a word. The moment she went out, she was only a door away from Li Zechen.

With the sound of closing the door, the things blocking Li Zechen's sight disappeared, and his gaze directly met Ye Ming's eyes.

At this moment, neither of them made any sound.

Time seems to have passed only a moment, and it seems that a whole century has passed.

Li Zechen raised his footsteps again, and walked up to Ye Ming step by step. His hands were trembling a little, and he gently stroked Ye Ming's face, there were still bright red palm prints on it.

This is someone he cared for with confidence and was reluctant to meet a little bit, but was disappointed and rejected by his biological mother.

Just for him.

"You, why didn't you say it?" Li Zechen's eyes were sour and hot.

He didn't dare to ask if you liked me a little bit, he was not qualified to ask this question, but he just felt... maybe Ye Ming cared about him.It's not what he thinks, he doesn't care at all.

Otherwise why not speak out?Tell the world that you are the one who did the wrong thing, and let him lose face.

Ye Ming didn't answer this question, but kowtowed respectfully to Li Zechen, and said slowly, "The emperor should leave."

Li Zechen's eyes were in a trance.

Yes, he should go.

He now knows that what Ye Ming cares most about is not his own reputation, he cares more about his reputation, his wish that he can become a good emperor has not changed from the beginning to the end.

Even though they couldn't be together, he cared about him, and he didn't hesitate to bear this notoriety for himself.

Li Zechen stood up slowly, took a step back slightly, took one last look at the person in front of him, and turned around slowly but firmly.

I will do what you wish, be a model for the world, and be a good emperor.

[Ding, Li Zechen's blackening value -1, the current blackening value is 1]

Ye Ming watched Li Zechen leave, the door closed again, and finally couldn't hold on anymore, his eyes darkened and he passed out.

………………

When he woke up again, Ye Ming was already lying on his bed.

【Ye Ming: Ah, I really miss my bed, the spooky place like the ancestral hall is really not for people to stay in. 】

[888: Really? 】

【Ye Ming: That's right, it's too scary. Seriously, are there really no ghosts in this world?There are even such bizarre things as crossing, and ghosts are not uncommon... I think if the ancestors are still there, they must be very resentful... It's creepy. 】

[888: Not in this world, this is just a low-level plane without supernatural power, don't worry. 】

【Ye Ming: Then you mean that there might be another world?Stunned jpg]

【888: Is it enough?You have been to the world of cultivating immortals and you still ask such childish questions? 】

Ye Ming gave a dry laugh.

Ye Ming opened his eyes, and found that Zi Zhu was still waiting beside her. Zi Zhu's eyes were reddish, and she seemed to have cried too. She said worriedly: "My lord, you're awake."

Ye Ming's expression was silent, he struggled and wanted to get out of bed, but his knees were stabbed, and his face turned pale involuntarily.

Zizhu hurriedly supported his arm to make him lie down, and said anxiously: "My lord, don't move, your knee is injured, you need to rest well, if the root cause of the disease falls, it will be bad."

Ye Ming's voice was hoarse: "Where are my parents...I'm going to see them..."

Zizhu looked even more sad, she hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "You are grounded, the master does not allow you to leave the hospital, and no one else is allowed to see you, only if I insist on staying to serve you, the master allows me to stay. down."

Ye Ming was taken aback for a moment, then lay down powerlessly, and smiled wryly, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zizhu said: "Serving the young master is the duty of a servant."

Ye Ming paused, and said: "I can't go out now... If you know anything, please tell me, okay?"

This time Zizhu didn't answer immediately, her mission is to protect Ye Ming, and it's best not to tell him about the bad things outside, what if Ye Ming is provoked and something happens?

Ye Ming stretched out his thin hand, held Zizhu's hand tightly, and looked into her eyes: "You have been by my side for seven years, even if I knew you were the Emperor's man, I still kept you. I just hope you don't lie to me anymore, can you do this?"

Zizhu gritted her teeth, finally knelt down and said, "I will definitely not lie to you again."

Only then did Ye Ming show a smile, and said seriously, "Thank you."

Zizhu sighed in her heart, and said respectfully: "I'll go and prepare food for the young master, so that the young master can rest."

Ye Ming lay down again after eating, he seemed to be weak all over, and couldn't cheer up, he just stayed in his room blankly all day, not to mention the courtyard door, he didn't take a step even the door.

He doesn't seem to care about things outside, but he always pays attention to the dynamic news outside from 888.

Since Taifu Qi was attacked by the chief assistant last time, this matter has finally been put on the table, and more and more people are talking about it, not to mention those officials and families, even ordinary people have heard of it vaguely. The servants of the mansion began to talk in private, and people were panicked.

It is a good thing not to be able to go out at this time, otherwise Ye Ming would have to accept the probing eyes of others wherever he went, which is not a good thing.

Ye Ming didn't say a word all day long, very silent, even he and Zi Zhu couldn't speak two or three words a day.

His every move was reported to Li Zechen.

Li Zechen's heart ached, but he couldn't see him, he couldn't put Ye Ming in an unjust place anymore.

If you really care about a person, you should give him what you want, instead of imposing what you want on him, even if he thinks he can give more, but he is not Ye Ming, so how can he make decisions on Ye Ming's behalf? ?

He thinks it's good, but others don't think it's good.

Now he has tasted the consequences.

Ye Ming is a person who can't speak for a day without speaking, so it's hard for him to pretend to be silent. Fortunately, there is still 888 who can complain and chat, otherwise this performance would be too difficult.

[Ye Ming: Ah...it was another beautiful morning, the sky was cloudless and the sun was shining brightly...]

[888: Seriously... Is your vocabulary a little lacking?This is the legendary primary school student level, right? 】

[Ye Ming: ...] What happened to the primary school student?You discriminate against our primary school students? ?

【888: As a well-known talented person in the capital, how did you manage to keep yourself from being exposed for so many years?And how to make no progress at all in essence?Probably harder than filling in all the wrong cards for human exams, right? 】

【Ye Ming: ...】

He was wrong, maybe he should consider whether chatting with 888 is the right choice.

Ye Ming stayed in the yard every day, his knee injury was healed, and he just read books and looked at the sky all day long, looking sad for spring and autumn.

That day Zi Zhu had served him for dinner, stood beside him hesitating to speak, and did not go out as usual.

Ye Ming noticed it, and said worriedly, "What happened outside?"

Zizhu thought for a while, and said: "Master asked the emperor to resign, saying that he would resign and return to his hometown. The emperor rejected his resignation and kept him again and again, but the master still insisted on leaving... Madam is also packing up her belongings. I am determined to leave the capital."

Ye Ming's eyes dimmed, and he said calmly, "Is that so..."

The Qi family is a century-old family that has flourished in the capital, but because of his affairs, it was forced to such an extent that it wanted to abandon everything and move the whole family.

Seeing that Ye Ming was in a bad mood, Zi Zhu lowered her head and was about to leave, but at this time Ye Ming stopped her again and said, "Go and tell the emperor, I want to see him."

Zizhu almost thought that she had heard wrongly, she was clear about the matter between Ye Ming and the emperor, and also knew how stubborn her young master was, she was afraid that he would rather die than see the emperor again in this life, this... what is the situation now ?

But after all, she was well-trained, so she quickly restrained her expression and didn't ask any more questions. She just said yes and left.

【888: Do you want to see Li Zechen? ? ? 】

【Ye Ming: That's right, the time is almost up, there's no point in procrastinating any longer, and we should prepare to leave. 】

【Ye Ming: I've been waiting for a suitable opportunity. 】

Ye Ming didn't go to bed to rest, nor did he change his clothes, he just stood in the yard and waited.

Li Zechen came very quickly, arrived in less than half an hour, and he was obviously in a hurry.His expression was a little excited and happy, but also a little guilty and sad, his voice was hoarse, and it became more and more low in the night: "Are you looking for me?"

On the contrary, Ye Ming's expression appeared calm and natural, as if he had seen everything away, he smiled: "Yes."

Of course Li Zechen didn't think that Ye Ming wanted to see him because he missed him. He had heard Zizhu's report, and he knew it well, and blamed himself: "You are doing it because of the teacher."

Ye Ming nodded: "I heard that father has submitted his resignation letter to you, but you have not agreed."

Li Zechen looked embarrassed and uneasy. Although there was a little selfishness in his heart that he didn't want Ye Ming to leave the capital, but at this moment, what he was thinking about was actually the reputation of the Qi family. If he really agreed to this matter, wouldn't he Doesn't it mean that he has an unspeakable relationship with Ye Ming by default?

He has always valued Grand Tutor Qi, at this time, the only way to protect Qi Mansion is to disagree and keep him, pretending not to know about those rumors at all.

After all, some things cannot be recognized until they are brought to the fore.

Ye Ming raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a helpless smile, "Father must think that you have always valued and respected him so much for my sake, and you must be very angry."

Li Zechen said hastily: "The teacher is worthy of respect, and that's not why I value him."

Ye Ming said, "I believe what you said."

Li Zechen immediately breathed a sigh of relief, lest Ye Ming think the same way, wouldn't that hurt his self-esteem and make him feel embarrassed?But then Li Zechen became embarrassed again, could it be that Ye Ming came here today to persuade him to agree to the resignation of the Taifu?

But in this case...it's not a good thing for the whole Qi family.

When Li Zechen was feeling uneasy, he heard Ye Ming say: "Please don't agree to my father's request to resign. My father is determined to do his best for the country and the common people. He has great plans for revenge. If he has to leave because of my affairs, he will never leave." Being ridiculed by others makes me really uncomfortable.”

Li Zechen immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will take good care of the Taifu."

Ye Ming said sincerely: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Zechen looked sad, "This is what I owe you, and what I do now can't make up for one ten-thousandth of my fault."

Ye Ming shook his head, "If the emperor knows his mistakes, he can make things better. It's enough for me to know."

Li Zechen gave a wry smile, Ye Ming didn't blame him, in the end he only regarded him as the emperor, and he was loyal as a king.Even if everything I do for him is to hope that he can be a good emperor...

If you loved me, or were more selfish, you probably wouldn't forgive me so easily.

Li Zechen felt pain in his heart, but he knew that he should leave, but he was a little reluctant and unwilling. In this life, he didn't dare to expect Ye Ming to have affection for him, but what about in the next life...?

Li Zechen was about to turn around and leave, but he suddenly asked, "Wenqing, if I'm not the emperor, if I wasn't born in the royal family, would it be possible for us...?"

Ye Ming was startled, he didn't expect Li Zechen to ask such a sentence.

He looked at the man in front of him, this seemingly invincible and powerful man, looking at him with such fragile eyes at this moment, the look of hope that seemed to be brittle at the touch of a touch made him look so lonely and sad.

Ye Ming suddenly felt very distressed.

Why did he want to be nice to this person in the first place?Probably just saw his loneliness and sadness inadvertently... The little child seemed to be abandoned and isolated by the whole world.

I gave him hope and made him survive, but I still wanted to abandon him. This time, no one else would pull him out of that dirty quagmire and give him hope.

Although I am doomed to be unable to respond to your love, I still hope that you can live with hope.

You remembered me that day, why didn't I remember you?

It's a pity, after all, it's a different way.

Ye Ming stepped forward lightly, raised his head, and kissed Li Zechen's lips.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't even a kiss, it was just a light swipe, so fast that there was almost no time for people to react.

Ye Ming made such a move, as if he had thrown away all his lifelong persistence, his ears were red, he turned his head away, and said, "The emperor should go."

Li Zechen stood there without moving, as if some kind of immobilization technique had been performed on him.

He didn't have hope at first, but this person kindly gave him hope.

Li Zechen suddenly smiled, with this answer, it doesn't matter even if he can't get close to you again in this lifetime.

Because I know, maybe in the next life, maybe in the next life... In one life, I am no longer the emperor, and there is no worldly barrier between us, so it is possible for us.

As long as there is this mere possibility, I will have no regrets in my life.

[Ding, Li Zechen's blackening value -1, the current blackening value is 0]

Ye Ming watched Li Zechen leave, then turned back to his room.

The next day, he washed and changed into clean and simple clothes, and said to Zi Zhu, "Tell my father that I want to see him, and if he refuses to see me, tell him that I have something important to do with him." explain."

Zi Zhu left immediately, and came back later to tell Ye Ming that the master invited him to meet him in front.

Ye Ming finally walked out of the courtyard again.

Taifu Qi and Mrs. Qi happened to be together, and they didn't see each other for a short time. The two seemed to have aged a lot, and they looked at Ye Ming with disappointed and sad eyes.In the end, it was Mrs. Qi who spoke first: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Seeing his parents who loved him the most, Ye Ming felt so alienated and indifferent now, his heart was in pain, thinking of his decision, he felt even more ashamed of his parents' upbringing.

It's just that this is the only, best option he can think of.

Ye Ming knelt down and respectfully said: "My son knows that he has made a big mistake, so he dare not beg his parents to forgive him, but he hopes that his father will not resign and leave. ashamed."

Taifu Qi said coldly: "No one knows about you now, is it because you stayed here to show others a joke?"

Ye Ming's eyes were firmer than ever before, "This matter was done by my son alone, and has nothing to do with the Qi family. Even if I have to bear the consequences, I should bear it alone."

Grand Tutor Qi was even more angry when he heard the words, and almost wanted to do it again, but was stopped by Mrs. Qi, he said angrily: "You bear it? How can you bear it?!"

Ye Ming kowtowed three times heavily, with a look of farewell in his eyes, "I will bear it."

Taifu Qi laughed angrily, waved his hand and said, "Get lost!"

Ye Ming slowly stood up, I'm sorry for disappointing you... It's my son who is unfilial.He gave Qi Taifu and Mrs. Qi a reluctant look, turned around firmly and walked out.

Zizhu said: "My lord, don't be sad, the master is angry, in fact he still cares about you very much, otherwise he wouldn't leave the capital because of you, it's just that his mouth is hard and his heart is soft."

Ye Ming laughed at himself: "Is that so..."

Zizhu said: "Yes."

Ye Ming shook his head and said, "I haven't gone out for a long time, and I want to go out today to relax, so don't follow me."

Zizhu said worriedly, "How can I do that, I'd better stay with you."

Ye Ming showed a smile, "You're a little maid, how convenient is it for me to take you out? Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Zizhu's blocking was ineffective, and he could only watch Ye Ming go out.

………………

Ye Ming left the Qi Mansion and walked directly to the Yanhe Bridge.

【Ye Ming: Is anyone from Li Zechen following me? 】

[888: There are two. 】

【Ye Ming: Brother, do me a favor, I want to get rid of them. 】

[888: Alright. 】

Ye Ming followed 888's instructions, without looking back once, turned left and right along the alley, and finally got rid of those two people.

People came and went on the Yanhe Bridge. This is a famous scenery in the capital. The water flow under the bridge was fast. As soon as Ye Ming came over, he ran into two of his former colleagues.

The colleague who used to have a good relationship looked at him with curiosity and disdain at this moment, and asked meaningfully: "Wen Qing, it's been a long time since I saw you, why haven't you come out recently?"

Ye Ming looked at the other party and raised his eyebrows and said: "A dignified man, why don't you just say something, but want to imitate that gossip woman? It's boring! It's ridiculous!"

Colleagues are a little annoyed. Not only are you not ashamed of yourself for committing such a scandal, but you are also mocking us?

Ye Ming suddenly burst into laughter: "Who cares about being the one who invites pets and flirts with you!"

After all, he jumped off the bridge directly.

Before the colleagues could react, they saw the white clothes flashing by in front of them, and Ye Ming's figure had disappeared into the rushing river!

After a few seconds, everyone came to their senses and shouted: "Someone fell into the water! Someone fell into the water! Help!"

………………

Li Zechen obeyed Ye Ming's request and rejected Taifu Qi's resignation, but for some reason today he was a little restless, a drop of ink dripped on the memorial, blurring it.

He put down his pen, took a deep breath, and remembered the soft kiss Ye Ming gave yesterday, with tender affection in his eyes.

At this moment, the eunuch outside rushed in scramblingly, tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...it's not good..."

Li Zechen said in a deep voice: "Why are you so flustered, speak slowly."

The eunuch knelt down and said: "Young Master Qi committed suicide by throwing himself into the river! The corpse, the corpse has just been found!" After he finished speaking, he fell on the ground and trembled, fearing that Li Zechen would kill him in a fit of anger!

Li Zechen paused, his pupils shrank, his brain went blank for a moment, and he murmured, "What did you say? I didn't hear clearly..."

The eunuch tremblingly said: "Young Master Qi committed suicide by throwing himself into the river!"

Li Zechen's body swayed, and he held onto the table with both hands to stabilize his body.Without even thinking about it, he was about to rush out, but just after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped, as if his acupuncture points had been tapped.

After a long time, Li Zechen turned around slowly, returned to the front of the case, and began to approve the memorial.

The eunuch kneeling on the ground looked at Li Zechen for some unknown reason, with a bewildered expression on his face.

The emperor loves Mr. Qi the most, and he did so many ridiculous things for him before, why is he indifferent now that he is dead?Is it true that the emperor is ruthless?But the eunuch soon noticed that Li Zechen was not completely unresponsive, his hands seemed to be shaking, and he couldn't even hold the brush steadily.

Li Zechen tried his best to read the words on the memorial in front of him, but he couldn't see clearly, his vision was blurred.

He exhausted all his strength, but still couldn't keep his eyes on the line. The black text in front of him seemed to come alive, twisting and wrapping around him like water plants on the bottom of the river. He wanted to break free, but he couldn't, feeling suffocated.

Was it painful when you died?Desperate?

It's [-] times more painful than I am now.

Just because you are in such pain, I can't let your hard work go to waste. You would rather do this to clear your stigma. How can I have the heart not to cooperate with you?

So not only can I not visit you, I can't even show my concern for you...

Even if you die, you have to pretend that we are two people who have nothing to do with each other.

I can't even see you for the last time.

Li Zechen closed his eyes, a drop of tears fell on the stain where the ink was dripped just now, and it melted with the black, so it couldn't be seen at all.

If I love you, I can't let people know how much I care about you.

A few days later, Li Zechen once again rejected Qi Taifu's resignation, and expressed regret for Qi Mingyan's death, and scolded those outside who spread rumors, so he killed a good person!As an emperor, if Qi Mingyan hadn't died, he wouldn't have known about such ridiculous rumors outside. Jin Ji's destruction of bones made him very disappointed!

Seeing that Li Zechen really didn't know anything about it before, and Qi Mingyan looked innocent, the ministers began to doubt the authenticity of the rumors. It was originally something that came out of the backyard, and there was no evidence. How can you believe everything you rely on?

Judging from the performance of the emperor, it should really have nothing to do with Qi Mingyan.

The emperor was furious, and there was a lot of panic for a while, but those people didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Gradually, there were different voices, and some people began to sympathize with Qi Mingyan, a humble and modest gentleman who was forced to death by a ridiculous rumor. They began to recall how upright and kind Qi Mingyan was before, and how he followed the etiquette .

Some people found out Qi Mingyan's previous poems and said that he was arrogant, how could a person who wrote such an article fall in love with him?

Thinking about what he said before he died, he must not be able to bear these insults, so he died to show his ambition!

Li Zechen only got angry in the court that time, and he never deliberately showed any concern to Qi Mingyan after that, as if he was really just an unrelated person.

Grand Tutor Qi stayed in the end, and everything ended with Qi Mingyan's death, at least on the surface.

………………

Three years passed in a flash, and a man with a hood came to Qi Mingyan's grave. The man stood there alone, with a lonely figure. He didn't take off the hat, and his face was hidden under the brim of the hat.

Li Zechen stared at the tombstone, with a look of nostalgia in his eyes, he seemed to be a little emotional, and whispered: "I only dare to visit you secretly at this time."

"Don't worry, I'm very careful, no one will find out."

His voice was soft, with unspeakable sadness.

Life cannot be the same as Qiu, and death cannot be the same acupuncture point. The only thing I can do for you is to promise you a clean name for the rest of your life.

I have been a role model for you for three years, a good emperor who the world can't find fault with, hardworking, forgetting to eat and sleep, now Haiyan Heqing, have you seen it?

But, I find it very boring.

What emperor, what world, really has no meaning at all.

I just want to be with you, but it's harder than being an emperor.

Li Zechen stood for a while, and then reluctantly left.

A year later, Li Zechen died of a serious illness. Because he had no heirs, he was rumored to be the Seventh Prince.