The bosses in the whole hell are pretending to be cute
Chapter 83 Su Ling
Of the seven princes of this dynasty, the eldest prince is paralyzed, the second prince is stupid, and the third prince is gloomy... The seventh prince loves to laugh.
Even when His Royal Highness was sick.
"Your Highness, it's time to drink the medicine."
The palace people brought a bowl of black soup medicine.
The Seventh Prince's face was flushed with fever, but he still smiled obediently and sweetly, which broke the hearts of the maids and eunuchs.
...However, laughing and laughing, obedient is impossible to be obedient.
"It's so bitter." Xiao Qi lowered his head and sniffed the smell of the medicine, pushed away the medicine bowl, wrinkled his nose in disgust and said, "I don't want to drink it."
The old eunuch coaxed him helplessly: "Your Highness will recover after drinking the medicine."
Xiao Qi pursed his lips and didn't refute, just looked at him pitifully.
Old eunuch: ...
Who can resist this? !
who can? !
Xiao Qi lowered her head, her voice was low and aggrieved: "It's really hard, and I didn't take the medicine when I was sick last time, and it got better later..."
The old eunuch was so cute that his heart trembled, and he really couldn't help thinking about the possibility of not taking the medicine along with His Royal Highness's thoughts.
"No."
Fortunately, at this time, the First Prince walked in in time.
As if seeing a savior, the old eunuch quickly handed over the bowl in his hand to Gu Chengmin.
——As we all know, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince looks soft and cute, but is actually very disobedient.But every time he is willful, he doesn't lose his temper, he just looks at you obediently until he sees your heart soften.
The smile of the Seventh Prince is almost everywhere in the palace... except for the two.
One is the eldest prince, Gu Chengmin.
The other one is the eldest son of the Sheng family, Sheng Zi Pei.
Gu Chengmin's method of treating him is very simple. For example, now, he directly took the medicine bowl, put it in front of His Royal Highness, and said one word concisely: "Drink."
Xiao Qi bit her lower lip, almost crying with aggrievedness.
Gu Chengmin looked at him expressionlessly, not being moved by him at all.
"Big brother." The Seventh Prince called weakly.
Perhaps it was because of the illness, the Seventh Prince's voice was softer than usual.
However, Gu Chengmin seemed to be determined, knocked on the bowl with his fingers urgently, and said: "It's useless to act like a baby, drink the medicine."
The Seventh Prince pursed his lips reluctantly.
A smile flashed across Gu Chengmin's eyes, he pointed to the fruit plate on the table, and said calmly: "You drink it now, and you can still eat a bowl of candied fruit."
The Seventh Prince raised his eyelids in a lack of interest.
Gu Chengmin: "If it gets colder and becomes more unpalatable, your candied fruit will be gone."
The Seventh Prince blushed even more with anger: "Big Brother!"
Gu Chengmin raised his eyebrows with a half-smile: "Why, you don't want to be called big brother?"
With the corners of her eyes red, Xiao Qi snorted coldly, took the bowl and drank it in one gulp, but the pain caused her entire face to deform.
He ate half a plate of candied fruit before he could barely suppress the bitter taste in his mouth.After being tortured like this, Xiao Qi looked at Gu Chengmin with accusation and anger.
Gu Chengmin smiled nonchalantly, stretched out his hand, rubbed his head, and said comfortingly, "Good boy."
Little Seven: …
Gu Chengmin is really good-looking, and the way he smiles is even worse.
After being so smoothed by him, the anger disappeared in an instant.
Xiao Qi covered the quilt sleepily, and buried half of her face in depression, as a silent protest to someone.
Gu Chengmin tore off the quilt helplessly, and gently patted his back with his palm. After a while, the depressed Xiaoqi couldn't hold on, and slowly fell asleep...
On the second day, the person who urged him to take the medicine was changed again.
Looking at the identical medicine bowl, Xiaoqi complained to Sheng Zipei, "Oh, Brother Zipei, I'm so sick..."
Sheng Zipei was not as cold-hearted as Gu Chengmin, and when he saw Xiaoqi sobbing, his heart ached so badly.
Xiao Qi climbed up the pole and said softly, "I don't want to drink."
Sheng Zipei refused in seconds: "No."
Xiao Qi was about to cry again with a "woo" sound, Sheng Zipei quickly hugged him to coax him, and then, before Xiao Qi could say anything, Sheng Zipei grabbed the medicine bowl and drank it down .
After drinking, he still clicked his tongue, looked at Xiao Qi as if asking for credit, and said happily: "Look at Xiao Qi, I also took the medicine, shall we suffer together?"
Eunuchs: ...? !
Xiaoqi: ...not good!
Sheng Zipei looked at him dotingly, and said with a smile, "I drank it all, so Xiaoqi can't play tricks, he has to drink the medicine properly."
Little Seven: …
What kind of brain circuit is this? !
Because I feel bitter and refuse to drink medicine, so you drink with me?
Wouldn't it be bitter to drink together? !
However, no matter how reluctant she was, looking at Sheng Zi Pei's eyes full of small smiles, Xiao Qi still had no choice but to nod, and obediently drank the newly brewed medicine.
Day three.
The seventh prince said that he had to close the door to thank the guests, and told the guards outside the palace gate repeatedly that he must not let those two people in while drinking medicine!
After explaining this, Xiao Qi lay back on the bed with peace of mind, waiting for the palace servant to deliver the medicine.
only--
The Seventh Prince, who drank the medicine for two days, recovered.
So, no medicine today.
Little Seven: …
In the afternoon of that day, Gu Chengmin and Sheng Zipei, who were playing games, heard the news that His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness threw a teacup angrily in the palace. They looked at each other on the spot, raised their eyebrows and smiled, saying nothing.
In the first half of Xiao Qi's life, most of his thoughts were spent on eating and drinking, and he was so innocent that he didn't look like a prince in the palace.
The struggle in the court gradually surfaced, the old eunuch looked at the white and tender seventh prince, and sighed sadly every day: "Oh, our highness is so easy to deceive, what should we do?"
When the little maid heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "What are you afraid of? Your Majesty loves His Highness so much, and he will definitely pave the way for him in the future."
Another little maid also interjected: "Besides, there are His Royal Highness and Young Master Sheng."
The old eunuch thought about it and thought it was the same.
His little Highness has always been aloof from the world, and has never had conflicts of interest with other princes, and with the favor of the Holy One and the care of those two, there must be no one who has time to trouble him.
Thinking of this, the old eunuch was slightly relieved.
The old eunuch didn't know that His Royal Highness, who seemed silly and sweet, actually had plans of his own.
That day when he was visiting the Imperial Garden, Sheng Zipei looked at the soft and waxy young Highness, thought about it, couldn't hold back, and asked him quietly: "Xiaoqi, do you have any ideas about that seat?"
The seventh prince stared at him innocently with big clear eyes.
Sheng Zipei lowered his voice and leaked the truth to him: "I'm afraid your elder brother has that intention, what are you going to do?"
The seventh prince tilted his head, and asked in an unclear manner: "Brother Zi Pei, what about you? What do you want to do?"
Sheng Zipei replied almost without hesitation: "The Sheng family will spare no effort to help Brother Gu."
Hearing this, the Seventh Prince smiled sweetly: "Then my thoughts are the same as Brother Zi Pei's."
Sheng Zipei was stunned.
"Big brother will be a very good emperor, and," the Seventh Prince pinched Sheng Zi Pei's face with a smile, "Brother Zi Pei, I can see that."
Sheng Zipei opened his mouth wide in a daze: "What did you see?"
"I can see elder brother's desire for the throne, and I can also see brother Pei's desire to help you." The Seventh Prince explained softly.
Sheng Zipei was really surprised at the moment, looking up and down at Xiao Qi who was as white as a glutinous rice dumpling, he couldn't believe it.
Xiao Qi pretended to be angry and said, "Brother Zi Pei, I'm very smart!"
Sheng Zipei was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, he picked up Xiaoqi with a loud smile and spun around, excitedly said: "I knew it, I knew it!"
Not far away, Gu Chengmin looked at the two foolishly circling, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Xiao Zhouzi smiled reassuringly, and said, "Your Highness can rest assured now."
Gu Chengmin squinted at him and raised his eyebrows: "When did I worry about it? Xiaoqi has always been so smart and transparent."
Xiao Zhouzi: ...
You put away the smile on your face a little bit, I can barely believe this!
Xiaoqi has always known Gu Chengmin's covetous heart for the throne. Although he is outside of it, he is also aware of the open and secret struggles in the court.
He even thought that if necessary, he could help the eldest brother fight for the reserve position.
But he did not expect that something would happen to Gu Chengmin.
The moment Xiao Qi received the imperial edict, her heart ached and she vomited a mouthful of blood.
The old eunuch was so frightened that he died half of his life, so he was about to wave his hand to call for the imperial doctor.
However, Xiao Qi grabbed the corner of his clothes.
The Seventh Prince's eyes were red, he grabbed the old eunuch's sleeves, and said repeatedly: "I want to see my father, let me see my father..."
The old eunuch felt a pain in his heart, and walked to the door of the imperial study step by step with the help of the small hall.
Since childhood, it was the first time His Highness the Seventh Prince was stopped outside the Imperial Study Room.
The chief eunuch persuaded: "Your Highness, go back, the Holy Majesty will not see His Highness at this time."
Xiao Qi shook her pale lips, subconsciously retorted: "Impossible, Father will not stop me."
The chief eunuch couldn't persuade him.
Xiao Qi received the order, and knelt down in the snow without hesitation.
It's freezing cold, kneeling here for a stick of incense, I'm afraid I'm going to have a high fever when I go back.Xiaoqi thought to himself.
But it was precisely because of this that he dared to kneel here and force his father to come out to meet him.
The old eunuch understood what His Royal Highness was thinking, so he didn't try to persuade him, but silently held up an umbrella over his head, and then knelt on the ground with him.
——At this time, everyone felt that the emperor would definitely come out to meet him within a short time.
However, a stick of incense passed...
Two sticks of incense passed by...
Xiao Qi knelt in the icy and snowy palace, her knees gradually became numb, and only then did she faintly feel that something was wrong.
——Father has always loved him to the extreme.Over the years, he has violated his father's will many times, and smashed valuables in the palace many times, but his father has always smiled gently and never cared about it.
Everyone said that the Holy One was ruthless, but he was the only one who cared about him.
And he thought so too.
He even clearly remembered that when he was sick as a child, his father pushed aside all the complicated affairs and stayed by his side patiently and worriedly.
He also remembered that even though he was not good at learning and was lazy, his father would still kindly tell him to ride and shoot, teach him poetry, and even pat his head in praise of his little achievements.
The emperor has been vigorous and resolute in his life, and most of the time he showed a fierceness that his relatives did not recognize, but he always felt that he was different.And this belief finally collapsed completely at the moment when he was exhausted and passed out in the snow.
The chief eunuch was worried, and hurriedly passed on the news. However, the emperor, who had always been kind to the seventh prince, said three words indifferently: "Let him go."
go with him.
The chief eunuch froze in place.
Before Gu Chengmin died, Xiao Qi secretly took a look at him.
Gu Chengmin was wearing a plain robe, but the expression on his face was as calm as ever, and he even had the strength to smile at him.
Whether collaborating with the enemy and treason exists, both of them know in their hearts.But at this time, the two of them didn't bring up the matter again. Instead, Gu Chengmin touched his head and sighed softly: "Xiao Qi, you will have to rely on yourself from now on."
Xiao Qi looked at him, her eye circles couldn't stop turning red, and said in a trembling voice, "Father, is this crazy? He must be crazy..."
Gu Chengmin had a rare hesitation on his face.After hesitating for a moment, he still didn't say much, but only said: "No matter what, you have to be careful, father."
Xiaoqi raised her head "swipe", stared at him seriously, tears flowed down her cheeks slowly: "Brother Huang, do you know something?"
Gu Chengmin patted his forehead, and said with a light smile: "Born in the emperor's family, most of them are unlucky people. The so-called accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. This is not just for the courtiers, but you must remember it."
Xiao Qi was slightly shocked and had doubts, but at this moment, he just nodded and replied tremblingly: "Okay."
"Also," Gu Chengmin became ruthless, with a weak smile on his face, "After my accident, the Sheng family will not be able to protect themselves. No matter what Sheng Zipei does, don't stop him, and don't doubt him."
Xiao Qi clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms: "I see."
"There seems to be nothing else." Gu Chengmin lowered his eyes, looked at the candlelight not far away, and said softly, "Xiaoqi, you go back first, I don't want you to watch me die."
The Seventh Prince trembled all over, and did not speak for a long while.
Gu Chengmin staggered his eyes, and couldn't bear to see his expression at this time.
After a long time, the Seventh Prince finally had the strength to support himself to stand up, and walked out step by step, telling himself not to look back.
When he finally managed to return to his palace, the Seventh Prince's eyes darkened, and he passed out completely.
This time, he burned for half a month.
When he woke up from his illness in a daze, everything seemed to have settled down.
Gu Chengmin left a small group of spies for him, and after Gu Chengmin's death, all of those spies belonged to him, and went out to find out information for him.
"The Eldest Prince has already been buried. Because of the crime of treason, he failed to enter the imperial mausoleum."
"The Sheng family was originally sentenced to beheaded, but Sheng Zi Pei exposed the evidence of the eldest prince forming a party for personal gain in prison, so he received a light sentence. Three days later, Sheng Zi Pei will enter the barracks in vain."
……
All these things fell into Xiao Qi's ears and caused him a headache.
The Seventh Prince endured the tingling pain in his temples. Although his mind was in turmoil, he still had the strength to grasp the ray of suspicion in his vague thoughts, and ordered: "Leave two people to watch the movement of the Sheng Mansion, and the rest come back. Check it out..."
There was another sharp pain in the temple, the Seventh Prince bit his lower lip to suppress the pain, took a deep breath, and then he recovered, and continued: "Check my life experience."
Those things that Gu Chengmin didn't tell him, after several years, finally lifted the final curtain.
"The Seventh Highness was born by the Holy Majesty and the Qiang people. During Concubine De's pregnancy, the Holy Majesty knew that Concubine De was the spy of the Qiang Hu. After she gave birth to His Highness Seventh, Bai Ling gave her death."
Looking at the secret report in her hand, Xiao Qi felt nothing but sadness in her heart.
"Not being able to inherit the great order is actually my biggest life-saving talisman." The seventh prince laughed at himself, raised his finger, and lit the secret report on the candlestick, burning it to ashes.
Standing behind him, the old eunuch suddenly learned of the royal secrets. He was still in shock when he heard the Seventh Prince's call.
"Eunuch Wu," the Seventh Prince smiled faintly, "Are you afraid?"
The old eunuch was stunned for a moment, but then he knelt down and fell to the ground sincerely: "If His Highness is not afraid, this servant has nothing to be afraid of."
The Seventh Prince sighed softly, couldn't stop looking away, and asked as if talking to himself: "What am I afraid of? Sheng Zi Pei escaped death on the battlefield, and if he is fearless, what should I be afraid of?"
The old eunuch couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, he just felt that all kinds of worries had been mixed together, and he couldn't help but shed tears.
The seventh prince's health wasn't bad, but since he knelt in the snow all night and burned for half a month after the eldest prince died, his body became much weaker.
Despite all the changes in the palace, on the surface, the Seventh Prince is still the carefree Xiao Qi who loves to act like a baby by his father's side.
The only difference is that the Seventh Prince seems to have become a bit smarter, gradually showing his talent in governing the country in the court.
Xiaoqi hugged his father's arm, smiled and said coquettishly: "Father, father, my son went to Fu County to control the water this time, is it good?"
The emperor seemed to have forgotten the previous quarrel, and loved the little son as always, patted his head and praised: "Well done, I am very relieved."
Xiao Qi smiled sweetly and said, "Then Father, who do you think is better, third brother or me?"
The emperor froze for a moment, then laughed and said, "What do you compare with him?"
Xiao Qi pursed her lips, muttered and complained: "But I heard that the ministers in the court all praised the third brother as a virtuous king, quite like the demeanor of the father when he was young..."
The emperor lowered his eyelids, hiding the suspicion in his eyes.
After leaving the imperial study room and walking into his own palace, Xiao Qi instantly put away the smile on his face, holding on to the door frame and couldn't stop retching.
The old eunuch was so distressed that he hurried up and patted his back.
The Seventh Prince bent his lips, and the smile on his lips was a bit cold: "Father is really true, it hasn't changed..."
The old eunuch didn't dare to answer, so he could only persuade: "Your Highness, I'll go ask the imperial physician."
The Seventh Prince shook his head and stopped him: "No need, didn't you ask the imperial physician last time?"
The old eunuch was silent.
At that time, the imperial physician concluded that he was "overthinking".
At that time, the result still puzzled the imperial physician—how did His Highness the Seventh Prince, who is the most silly, sweet and laughing in the palace, manage to think too much?
Fortunately, this imperial physician has a relatively close relationship with Gu Chengmin, otherwise if this word reached the emperor's ears, something might happen.
The Seventh Prince leaned halfway in front of the door, watching the sun slowly sinking in from the west, and murmured in a low voice: "Brother, don't worry, I will not let anyone who hurt you go..."
One by one on the list was removed, and as Sheng Zipei's reputation in the military camp became more and more prominent, the Seventh Prince looked down at the ink on the paper, and finally only the last name remained.
The seventh prince brought out the medicine from the small kitchen, and walked into the emperor's bedroom with a smile on his face.
The old emperor already had a sick look on his face, but when he saw him, he still couldn't help showing a comfortable smile: "Xiaoqi."
Perhaps because of his age, the old emperor has become more and more obsessed with the role of "loving father" in recent years, and loves him even more than before.Naturally, this time was no exception, among the many princes, the one who was invited to serve the sick the most was Xiao Qi.
The seventh prince put the medicine aside for the time being, and smiled as usual: "Father."
The old emperor coughed twice, his face was haggard, and his body became more and more weak.
The seventh prince sat beside him quietly, observed for a while, and suddenly asked: "Father, who do you want to pass on?"
The old emperor shook his right hand, clenched his palm, and comforted him: "Don't worry, no matter who you pass on to, I will arrange the way forward for you. The land of Shu is rich, and you can become a king there. Enjoy."
The Seventh Prince's smile continued, but he shook his head and retorted: "Father wants to pass on to someone else, so how can I make my son feel at ease?"
The old emperor didn't seem to expect him to have such thoughts at all, and froze in place on the spot.
Xiao Qi leaned close to his ear and said with a low laugh: "Father, you want to pass it on to the fourth brother? It's a pity, the fourth brother contracted a cold a few days ago and is already seriously ill. I'm afraid he will die soon."
The old emperor trembled suddenly and looked at him in disbelief.
Xiao Qi smiled very gently: "The eldest brother and the third brother were executed by the emperor himself, the second brother has been imprisoned for so long, and he is already a useless person; the fourth brother and the sixth brother are seriously ill, and the fifth brother was despised by the father and imprisoned, and now he is insane. I don't know... From this calculation, it seems that the father has no other choice?"
The old emperor held his hand tightly, his eyes popped out with anger, and he gasped, "You, you murdered brother?"
Xiao Qi put away her smile, looked at him coldly, and reminded: "I just gave the fourth brother and sixth brother medicine, which is not as ruthless as the father. With so many sons, shut them down if they say so, and kill them if they say so." kill."
"Father, if you pass it on to me, I will guarantee that the fourth brother and sixth brother will be cured of this disease, otherwise..." Xiao Qi said, gently blowing in the emperor's ear, without finishing the second half of the sentence.
With red eyes, the emperor said angrily, "Do you know your mother..."
Xiao Qi put his index finger on the old emperor's mouth and interrupted him: "Shh - I know that the father cannot pass the throne, but now, except for you and me, no one in the court knows about it. In this situation, if you don't I would like to make a decree, do you want to pick someone from the side branch?"
As he said that, the Seventh Prince couldn't help showing his grievances, and said pitifully: "The son is also the blood of the father after all, can it be compared to others who have nothing to do with the father?"
The old emperor's hands trembled, and he stared blankly at the son, feeling desolate in his heart.
The old emperor is dead.
Until his death, he was unwilling to issue a decree to pass on to Xiao Qi.
However, as Xiao Qi said, among the current royal family, among the princes who are sick, dying, crazy, he is the only one left after counting.
The Seventh Prince ascended the throne naturally.
The honor of Ninth Five-Year, aloof, Xiao Qi looked at the minister kneeling on the ground, and felt a little bored in his heart for no reason.
During the enthronement ceremony, he involuntarily deserted, and couldn't help thinking—what does the frontier pass look like today?
After being separated from Sheng Zipei for so many years, he has accepted the other party's trust a lot.
And as he got older and saw more things, he gradually understood the way Sheng Zipei looked at him.
A few years ago, when the old emperor was still alive, Sheng Zi Pei returned to Beijing to report on his duties.
At the palace banquet, Sheng Zi Pei Yaoyao took a look at him across most of the palace——
Hot, straightforward, yet bitter.
With just one glance, the Seventh Prince suddenly understood, and since then, love has just begun.
The Seventh Prince was in a daze, and walked the whole journey silently.
After returning to the bedroom, he first saw the congratulatory gift from Sheng Zipei.
The new emperor couldn't help laughing.
The old eunuch looked at his expression carefully, hesitated for a moment, and finally said boldly: "General Sheng hasn't returned to Beijing for several years, the emperor wants to recall him?"
The new emperor's smile disappeared all of a sudden.
The old eunuch felt a little regretful, but felt that he had to talk about it: "General Sheng has a high reputation in the army, and he is a member of the old dynasty. The emperor has to make a decision early on how to treat him."
What the old eunuch said was cryptic, but Xiao Qi heard it clearly.
——If you treat each other with courtiers, the way of checks and balances is inevitable, but if you don't treat each other with courtiers...
Xiao Qi lowered his eyes and thought, besides the courtiers, can he really choose the second way?
During the reign of the new emperor, Shengzi Pei was asked to pacify the frontiers many times, and the territory of the Chu Dynasty expanded again and again, which was almost the largest in a century.
In addition to the military, although the common people have borne a heavy tax burden due to the war, but because the imperial court has made great achievements in governance and knows how to appease the hearts of the people, the people also show a stable state of living and working in peace and contentment.
The court praised the new emperor quite a lot, but the only dissatisfaction was that the new emperor's health was not in good condition, which made him unable to give birth to a prince!
Xiaoqi suppressed the proposals of the ministers to propose marriage eight times, looked at the letter from the frontier, and pressed his eyebrows with a headache.
In order not to marry a wife, he even simply said that he would not give up, but these ministers still didn't give up and always wanted him to try.
Thinking of Sheng Zipei's increasingly fiery gaze every year when he came to court, Xiao Qi couldn't help but get a headache.
What's even more troublesome is that his health is deteriorating, and the matter of the crown prince may have to be put on the agenda.
It is not difficult to decide the crown prince, because he "doesn't raise", he found a child in the clan early on, and put him by his side to teach him carefully for several years.
The difficult thing is, how should Sheng Zipei, a famous general, be placed?
Sheng Zipei must be loyal to him, but he may not be convinced to the crown prince.
What's more, even if Sheng Zipei had no second thoughts, the crown prince would not dare to rely too much on him.
Xiao Qi thought about it, but couldn't find a good idea.
The old lady listened to the emperor's frequent sighs, and finally couldn't help it, and asked, "If your majesty is having a hard time making a decision, this servant has a question in mind, and I hope your majesty will answer it."
Xiao Qi raised her eyebrows and said, "Say it."
The old eunuch: "Does Your Majesty believe in General Sheng?"
Xiao Qi was stunned, and after a while, said: "Of course I believe it."
The old eunuch laughed and said: "From my servant's point of view, General Sheng doesn't necessarily care about meritorious service. If His Majesty believes in him, why not let him guard the imperial tomb, and his wish will be fulfilled."
Xiao Qi pursed her lips, her face was a little hot, so naturally she didn't ask him what his wish was.
The old eunuch woke up the dreamer, Xiaoqi thought about it, and felt that he had worked hard for the country in the rest of his life, and he didn't seem to be self-willed a few times, so he might as well be presumptuous for a while before he died.
So, Xiaoqi issued an order to call Sheng Zipei into the palace, and told him that he hoped he could find Yao Wangzhu for him.
——Is this to send Sheng Zi Pei away, so that he will not lose his composure when he sees that his life is coming to an end; these two...
"Beauty pearls, beauty tears, beauties have met in dreams several times. Father and mother come to be matchmakers, and a letter of engagement crosses the lintel."
Children can sing songs, General Sheng should understand what he means, right?
Xiao Qi thought to himself, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart.
result……
General Sheng didn't react in a daze, and complained to him stalkingly: "I haven't been with Your Majesty in Beijing for several years!"
Xiao Qi was so angry that he almost vomited blood: dead wood!Elm head!
Sheng Zipei spent a long time in the palace, until he heard that Yao Wangzhu had the effect of bringing the dead back to life, and remembered Xiao Qi's weakening body, so he reluctantly agreed to look for it.
Xiao Qi was choked by him, but when Sheng Zi Pei really turned and left, his eyes couldn't help showing a trace of reluctance and attachment.
——Let’s go and say goodbye, maybe it’s the separation of life and death.
As an emperor, over the years Xiaoqi has already developed the habit of not showing his emotions or anger.Therefore, even when Sheng Zipei turned his head and smiled slyly at him, Sheng Zipei still failed to see the sourness on his calm expression.
After Sheng Zipei came out of the palace, Xiao Qi smiled amusedly, but couldn't hold it back after all, donated blood and stained the memorial red.
Xiao Qi became a ghost.
But at the moment of his death, the burden on his shoulders seemed to disappear all of a sudden, and all the country and people were left behind by him.
He went looking for Sheng Zipei almost without stopping.
However, Xiaoqi's poor sense of the road caused him to be delayed on the road for a few days.So when he found Sheng Zipei, Sheng Zipei had already received the order to guard the imperial tomb.
then……
He saw Sheng Zipei crying holding his memorial tablet.
It's okay to cry, and Sheng Zipei complained while crying: "Xiaoqi, why are you so cruel? I have admired you for many years and dare not say it, and you don't admire me. You don't even let me see you for the last time? "
Little Seven: …
Sheng Zipei was still crying: "What Laoshizi's medicine king bead is obviously useless, and you still lied to me that it can bring the dead back to life!"
Little Seven: …
It wasn't enough to finish talking, the more Sheng Zipei thought about it, the sadder he became, and the more he thought about it, the sadder he became, he couldn't help venting his emotions on the Yaowangzhu, and threw it into the corner angrily.
Little Seven: …
Xiao Qi repeatedly told himself that as an emperor, don't care too much about this kind of brain-dead courtier, otherwise even a ghost will be pissed to death...
After comforting himself for a long time, Xiao Qi couldn't bear it any longer, and kicked Sheng Zi Pei.
A gust of gloomy wind blew by, Sheng Zipei shrank his neck, and sighed subconsciously: "You don't wait for me, you go alone, aren't you afraid that the road to Huangquan is too cold?"
Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, his heart softened, and the corners of his eyes were a little pantothenic.
A gust of wind passed, and two figures, one black and one white, appeared in front of Xiao Qi's eyes.
"Come with me." Bai Wuchang said.
Xiao Qi pursed her lips, and was caught by Bai Wuchang's wrist without any struggle.Before leaving, Xiaoqi turned her head for the last time and took a deep look at Sheng Zipei.
……
Naihe Bridge.
Xiao Qi took a deep breath, looking at the unfamiliar environment, feeling a little nervous.
Beside him, a kid asked Bai Wuchang in a low voice: "My lord, why did this new ghost come to Naihe Bridge before going to the Palace of the King of Hell?"
Bai Wuchang gave him a "shh", and said in a small voice, "He's different."
As for what is different, Bai Wuchang will not say more.
Xiao Qi listened to it, but didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, she mustered up her courage and took the soup bowl from Granny Meng.
Meng Xiaoman hid under the all-black cloak, while admiring the handsome facial features of this man, deliberately hoarse his voice, and threatened with a "ho ho ho" smile: "After drinking this bowl of soup, you can go to reincarnation. "
Xiaoqi asked curiously: "Is this Mengpo soup?"
Meng Xiaoman shook his head and said, "No, no, no."
——This is Miss Meng's soup.
Xiao Qi lowered her head and took a look, then, she was completely shocked!
What kind of thing is this yellow with red, red with white, white with purple, purple with green...?
Can this count as soup? !
Xiao Qi implicitly expressed her dislike: "Dare to ask, is there any other way to make Meng Po Tang?"
Meng Xiaoman saw his disgust and got angry: "If you like to drink, you will not be allowed to reincarnate if you don't drink!"
Xiao Qi looked down at the soup bowl for a moment, but in the end he couldn't calm down to drink it, so he sighed deeply, threw the soup bowl away, and said, "Then I won't be reincarnated."
Bai Wuchang was stunned.
Meng Xiaoman was also shocked.
In addition to being stunned, she was also a little terrified—what if I messed up the ghost's reincarnation path that Lord Yan Wang had instructed? !
Bai Wuchang was silent for a long time, then tremblingly said to Xiao Qi: "You, if you don't want to be reincarnated, follow me to the Palace of the King of Hell."
Xiao Qi followed.
Before going, Xiaoqi felt a little nervous.
After going, he smiled.
In the palace of the king of hell, his eldest brother is sitting on the seat of the king of hell.
At this time, Gu Chengmin was looking at him helplessly, with unspeakable melancholy in his eyes.
On the right side, stands the legendary judge.
Xiaoqi greeted him cheerfully—Wu Pan was the number one scholar in the imperial examination in the second year of Xiaoqi's accession to the throne.
It’s just that the number one scholar was a bit miserable. Wu Juan took the palace examination on the first day, knew that he had won the number one scholar on the second day, and died suddenly from overexcitement on the third day.
On the right side of Gu Chengmin, stands the legendary Ksitigarbha.
——It was the big monk in the royal temple.
Before and after Xiaoqi ascended the throne, he went to the great monk's room to drink tea and discuss Buddhism many times.
Just at this time, Po Meng took off her black cloak and walked in cowardly.
Xiao Qi looked back: Pfft!
Isn't this the maid from the imperial dining room, named Xiaoman?
Looking around, the underworld is full of acquaintances! ~
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Even when His Royal Highness was sick.
"Your Highness, it's time to drink the medicine."
The palace people brought a bowl of black soup medicine.
The Seventh Prince's face was flushed with fever, but he still smiled obediently and sweetly, which broke the hearts of the maids and eunuchs.
...However, laughing and laughing, obedient is impossible to be obedient.
"It's so bitter." Xiao Qi lowered his head and sniffed the smell of the medicine, pushed away the medicine bowl, wrinkled his nose in disgust and said, "I don't want to drink it."
The old eunuch coaxed him helplessly: "Your Highness will recover after drinking the medicine."
Xiao Qi pursed his lips and didn't refute, just looked at him pitifully.
Old eunuch: ...
Who can resist this? !
who can? !
Xiao Qi lowered her head, her voice was low and aggrieved: "It's really hard, and I didn't take the medicine when I was sick last time, and it got better later..."
The old eunuch was so cute that his heart trembled, and he really couldn't help thinking about the possibility of not taking the medicine along with His Royal Highness's thoughts.
"No."
Fortunately, at this time, the First Prince walked in in time.
As if seeing a savior, the old eunuch quickly handed over the bowl in his hand to Gu Chengmin.
——As we all know, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince looks soft and cute, but is actually very disobedient.But every time he is willful, he doesn't lose his temper, he just looks at you obediently until he sees your heart soften.
The smile of the Seventh Prince is almost everywhere in the palace... except for the two.
One is the eldest prince, Gu Chengmin.
The other one is the eldest son of the Sheng family, Sheng Zi Pei.
Gu Chengmin's method of treating him is very simple. For example, now, he directly took the medicine bowl, put it in front of His Royal Highness, and said one word concisely: "Drink."
Xiao Qi bit her lower lip, almost crying with aggrievedness.
Gu Chengmin looked at him expressionlessly, not being moved by him at all.
"Big brother." The Seventh Prince called weakly.
Perhaps it was because of the illness, the Seventh Prince's voice was softer than usual.
However, Gu Chengmin seemed to be determined, knocked on the bowl with his fingers urgently, and said: "It's useless to act like a baby, drink the medicine."
The Seventh Prince pursed his lips reluctantly.
A smile flashed across Gu Chengmin's eyes, he pointed to the fruit plate on the table, and said calmly: "You drink it now, and you can still eat a bowl of candied fruit."
The Seventh Prince raised his eyelids in a lack of interest.
Gu Chengmin: "If it gets colder and becomes more unpalatable, your candied fruit will be gone."
The Seventh Prince blushed even more with anger: "Big Brother!"
Gu Chengmin raised his eyebrows with a half-smile: "Why, you don't want to be called big brother?"
With the corners of her eyes red, Xiao Qi snorted coldly, took the bowl and drank it in one gulp, but the pain caused her entire face to deform.
He ate half a plate of candied fruit before he could barely suppress the bitter taste in his mouth.After being tortured like this, Xiao Qi looked at Gu Chengmin with accusation and anger.
Gu Chengmin smiled nonchalantly, stretched out his hand, rubbed his head, and said comfortingly, "Good boy."
Little Seven: …
Gu Chengmin is really good-looking, and the way he smiles is even worse.
After being so smoothed by him, the anger disappeared in an instant.
Xiao Qi covered the quilt sleepily, and buried half of her face in depression, as a silent protest to someone.
Gu Chengmin tore off the quilt helplessly, and gently patted his back with his palm. After a while, the depressed Xiaoqi couldn't hold on, and slowly fell asleep...
On the second day, the person who urged him to take the medicine was changed again.
Looking at the identical medicine bowl, Xiaoqi complained to Sheng Zipei, "Oh, Brother Zipei, I'm so sick..."
Sheng Zipei was not as cold-hearted as Gu Chengmin, and when he saw Xiaoqi sobbing, his heart ached so badly.
Xiao Qi climbed up the pole and said softly, "I don't want to drink."
Sheng Zipei refused in seconds: "No."
Xiao Qi was about to cry again with a "woo" sound, Sheng Zipei quickly hugged him to coax him, and then, before Xiao Qi could say anything, Sheng Zipei grabbed the medicine bowl and drank it down .
After drinking, he still clicked his tongue, looked at Xiao Qi as if asking for credit, and said happily: "Look at Xiao Qi, I also took the medicine, shall we suffer together?"
Eunuchs: ...? !
Xiaoqi: ...not good!
Sheng Zipei looked at him dotingly, and said with a smile, "I drank it all, so Xiaoqi can't play tricks, he has to drink the medicine properly."
Little Seven: …
What kind of brain circuit is this? !
Because I feel bitter and refuse to drink medicine, so you drink with me?
Wouldn't it be bitter to drink together? !
However, no matter how reluctant she was, looking at Sheng Zi Pei's eyes full of small smiles, Xiao Qi still had no choice but to nod, and obediently drank the newly brewed medicine.
Day three.
The seventh prince said that he had to close the door to thank the guests, and told the guards outside the palace gate repeatedly that he must not let those two people in while drinking medicine!
After explaining this, Xiao Qi lay back on the bed with peace of mind, waiting for the palace servant to deliver the medicine.
only--
The Seventh Prince, who drank the medicine for two days, recovered.
So, no medicine today.
Little Seven: …
In the afternoon of that day, Gu Chengmin and Sheng Zipei, who were playing games, heard the news that His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness threw a teacup angrily in the palace. They looked at each other on the spot, raised their eyebrows and smiled, saying nothing.
In the first half of Xiao Qi's life, most of his thoughts were spent on eating and drinking, and he was so innocent that he didn't look like a prince in the palace.
The struggle in the court gradually surfaced, the old eunuch looked at the white and tender seventh prince, and sighed sadly every day: "Oh, our highness is so easy to deceive, what should we do?"
When the little maid heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "What are you afraid of? Your Majesty loves His Highness so much, and he will definitely pave the way for him in the future."
Another little maid also interjected: "Besides, there are His Royal Highness and Young Master Sheng."
The old eunuch thought about it and thought it was the same.
His little Highness has always been aloof from the world, and has never had conflicts of interest with other princes, and with the favor of the Holy One and the care of those two, there must be no one who has time to trouble him.
Thinking of this, the old eunuch was slightly relieved.
The old eunuch didn't know that His Royal Highness, who seemed silly and sweet, actually had plans of his own.
That day when he was visiting the Imperial Garden, Sheng Zipei looked at the soft and waxy young Highness, thought about it, couldn't hold back, and asked him quietly: "Xiaoqi, do you have any ideas about that seat?"
The seventh prince stared at him innocently with big clear eyes.
Sheng Zipei lowered his voice and leaked the truth to him: "I'm afraid your elder brother has that intention, what are you going to do?"
The seventh prince tilted his head, and asked in an unclear manner: "Brother Zi Pei, what about you? What do you want to do?"
Sheng Zipei replied almost without hesitation: "The Sheng family will spare no effort to help Brother Gu."
Hearing this, the Seventh Prince smiled sweetly: "Then my thoughts are the same as Brother Zi Pei's."
Sheng Zipei was stunned.
"Big brother will be a very good emperor, and," the Seventh Prince pinched Sheng Zi Pei's face with a smile, "Brother Zi Pei, I can see that."
Sheng Zipei opened his mouth wide in a daze: "What did you see?"
"I can see elder brother's desire for the throne, and I can also see brother Pei's desire to help you." The Seventh Prince explained softly.
Sheng Zipei was really surprised at the moment, looking up and down at Xiao Qi who was as white as a glutinous rice dumpling, he couldn't believe it.
Xiao Qi pretended to be angry and said, "Brother Zi Pei, I'm very smart!"
Sheng Zipei was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, he picked up Xiaoqi with a loud smile and spun around, excitedly said: "I knew it, I knew it!"
Not far away, Gu Chengmin looked at the two foolishly circling, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Xiao Zhouzi smiled reassuringly, and said, "Your Highness can rest assured now."
Gu Chengmin squinted at him and raised his eyebrows: "When did I worry about it? Xiaoqi has always been so smart and transparent."
Xiao Zhouzi: ...
You put away the smile on your face a little bit, I can barely believe this!
Xiaoqi has always known Gu Chengmin's covetous heart for the throne. Although he is outside of it, he is also aware of the open and secret struggles in the court.
He even thought that if necessary, he could help the eldest brother fight for the reserve position.
But he did not expect that something would happen to Gu Chengmin.
The moment Xiao Qi received the imperial edict, her heart ached and she vomited a mouthful of blood.
The old eunuch was so frightened that he died half of his life, so he was about to wave his hand to call for the imperial doctor.
However, Xiao Qi grabbed the corner of his clothes.
The Seventh Prince's eyes were red, he grabbed the old eunuch's sleeves, and said repeatedly: "I want to see my father, let me see my father..."
The old eunuch felt a pain in his heart, and walked to the door of the imperial study step by step with the help of the small hall.
Since childhood, it was the first time His Highness the Seventh Prince was stopped outside the Imperial Study Room.
The chief eunuch persuaded: "Your Highness, go back, the Holy Majesty will not see His Highness at this time."
Xiao Qi shook her pale lips, subconsciously retorted: "Impossible, Father will not stop me."
The chief eunuch couldn't persuade him.
Xiao Qi received the order, and knelt down in the snow without hesitation.
It's freezing cold, kneeling here for a stick of incense, I'm afraid I'm going to have a high fever when I go back.Xiaoqi thought to himself.
But it was precisely because of this that he dared to kneel here and force his father to come out to meet him.
The old eunuch understood what His Royal Highness was thinking, so he didn't try to persuade him, but silently held up an umbrella over his head, and then knelt on the ground with him.
——At this time, everyone felt that the emperor would definitely come out to meet him within a short time.
However, a stick of incense passed...
Two sticks of incense passed by...
Xiao Qi knelt in the icy and snowy palace, her knees gradually became numb, and only then did she faintly feel that something was wrong.
——Father has always loved him to the extreme.Over the years, he has violated his father's will many times, and smashed valuables in the palace many times, but his father has always smiled gently and never cared about it.
Everyone said that the Holy One was ruthless, but he was the only one who cared about him.
And he thought so too.
He even clearly remembered that when he was sick as a child, his father pushed aside all the complicated affairs and stayed by his side patiently and worriedly.
He also remembered that even though he was not good at learning and was lazy, his father would still kindly tell him to ride and shoot, teach him poetry, and even pat his head in praise of his little achievements.
The emperor has been vigorous and resolute in his life, and most of the time he showed a fierceness that his relatives did not recognize, but he always felt that he was different.And this belief finally collapsed completely at the moment when he was exhausted and passed out in the snow.
The chief eunuch was worried, and hurriedly passed on the news. However, the emperor, who had always been kind to the seventh prince, said three words indifferently: "Let him go."
go with him.
The chief eunuch froze in place.
Before Gu Chengmin died, Xiao Qi secretly took a look at him.
Gu Chengmin was wearing a plain robe, but the expression on his face was as calm as ever, and he even had the strength to smile at him.
Whether collaborating with the enemy and treason exists, both of them know in their hearts.But at this time, the two of them didn't bring up the matter again. Instead, Gu Chengmin touched his head and sighed softly: "Xiao Qi, you will have to rely on yourself from now on."
Xiao Qi looked at him, her eye circles couldn't stop turning red, and said in a trembling voice, "Father, is this crazy? He must be crazy..."
Gu Chengmin had a rare hesitation on his face.After hesitating for a moment, he still didn't say much, but only said: "No matter what, you have to be careful, father."
Xiaoqi raised her head "swipe", stared at him seriously, tears flowed down her cheeks slowly: "Brother Huang, do you know something?"
Gu Chengmin patted his forehead, and said with a light smile: "Born in the emperor's family, most of them are unlucky people. The so-called accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. This is not just for the courtiers, but you must remember it."
Xiao Qi was slightly shocked and had doubts, but at this moment, he just nodded and replied tremblingly: "Okay."
"Also," Gu Chengmin became ruthless, with a weak smile on his face, "After my accident, the Sheng family will not be able to protect themselves. No matter what Sheng Zipei does, don't stop him, and don't doubt him."
Xiao Qi clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms: "I see."
"There seems to be nothing else." Gu Chengmin lowered his eyes, looked at the candlelight not far away, and said softly, "Xiaoqi, you go back first, I don't want you to watch me die."
The Seventh Prince trembled all over, and did not speak for a long while.
Gu Chengmin staggered his eyes, and couldn't bear to see his expression at this time.
After a long time, the Seventh Prince finally had the strength to support himself to stand up, and walked out step by step, telling himself not to look back.
When he finally managed to return to his palace, the Seventh Prince's eyes darkened, and he passed out completely.
This time, he burned for half a month.
When he woke up from his illness in a daze, everything seemed to have settled down.
Gu Chengmin left a small group of spies for him, and after Gu Chengmin's death, all of those spies belonged to him, and went out to find out information for him.
"The Eldest Prince has already been buried. Because of the crime of treason, he failed to enter the imperial mausoleum."
"The Sheng family was originally sentenced to beheaded, but Sheng Zi Pei exposed the evidence of the eldest prince forming a party for personal gain in prison, so he received a light sentence. Three days later, Sheng Zi Pei will enter the barracks in vain."
……
All these things fell into Xiao Qi's ears and caused him a headache.
The Seventh Prince endured the tingling pain in his temples. Although his mind was in turmoil, he still had the strength to grasp the ray of suspicion in his vague thoughts, and ordered: "Leave two people to watch the movement of the Sheng Mansion, and the rest come back. Check it out..."
There was another sharp pain in the temple, the Seventh Prince bit his lower lip to suppress the pain, took a deep breath, and then he recovered, and continued: "Check my life experience."
Those things that Gu Chengmin didn't tell him, after several years, finally lifted the final curtain.
"The Seventh Highness was born by the Holy Majesty and the Qiang people. During Concubine De's pregnancy, the Holy Majesty knew that Concubine De was the spy of the Qiang Hu. After she gave birth to His Highness Seventh, Bai Ling gave her death."
Looking at the secret report in her hand, Xiao Qi felt nothing but sadness in her heart.
"Not being able to inherit the great order is actually my biggest life-saving talisman." The seventh prince laughed at himself, raised his finger, and lit the secret report on the candlestick, burning it to ashes.
Standing behind him, the old eunuch suddenly learned of the royal secrets. He was still in shock when he heard the Seventh Prince's call.
"Eunuch Wu," the Seventh Prince smiled faintly, "Are you afraid?"
The old eunuch was stunned for a moment, but then he knelt down and fell to the ground sincerely: "If His Highness is not afraid, this servant has nothing to be afraid of."
The Seventh Prince sighed softly, couldn't stop looking away, and asked as if talking to himself: "What am I afraid of? Sheng Zi Pei escaped death on the battlefield, and if he is fearless, what should I be afraid of?"
The old eunuch couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, he just felt that all kinds of worries had been mixed together, and he couldn't help but shed tears.
The seventh prince's health wasn't bad, but since he knelt in the snow all night and burned for half a month after the eldest prince died, his body became much weaker.
Despite all the changes in the palace, on the surface, the Seventh Prince is still the carefree Xiao Qi who loves to act like a baby by his father's side.
The only difference is that the Seventh Prince seems to have become a bit smarter, gradually showing his talent in governing the country in the court.
Xiaoqi hugged his father's arm, smiled and said coquettishly: "Father, father, my son went to Fu County to control the water this time, is it good?"
The emperor seemed to have forgotten the previous quarrel, and loved the little son as always, patted his head and praised: "Well done, I am very relieved."
Xiao Qi smiled sweetly and said, "Then Father, who do you think is better, third brother or me?"
The emperor froze for a moment, then laughed and said, "What do you compare with him?"
Xiao Qi pursed her lips, muttered and complained: "But I heard that the ministers in the court all praised the third brother as a virtuous king, quite like the demeanor of the father when he was young..."
The emperor lowered his eyelids, hiding the suspicion in his eyes.
After leaving the imperial study room and walking into his own palace, Xiao Qi instantly put away the smile on his face, holding on to the door frame and couldn't stop retching.
The old eunuch was so distressed that he hurried up and patted his back.
The Seventh Prince bent his lips, and the smile on his lips was a bit cold: "Father is really true, it hasn't changed..."
The old eunuch didn't dare to answer, so he could only persuade: "Your Highness, I'll go ask the imperial physician."
The Seventh Prince shook his head and stopped him: "No need, didn't you ask the imperial physician last time?"
The old eunuch was silent.
At that time, the imperial physician concluded that he was "overthinking".
At that time, the result still puzzled the imperial physician—how did His Highness the Seventh Prince, who is the most silly, sweet and laughing in the palace, manage to think too much?
Fortunately, this imperial physician has a relatively close relationship with Gu Chengmin, otherwise if this word reached the emperor's ears, something might happen.
The Seventh Prince leaned halfway in front of the door, watching the sun slowly sinking in from the west, and murmured in a low voice: "Brother, don't worry, I will not let anyone who hurt you go..."
One by one on the list was removed, and as Sheng Zipei's reputation in the military camp became more and more prominent, the Seventh Prince looked down at the ink on the paper, and finally only the last name remained.
The seventh prince brought out the medicine from the small kitchen, and walked into the emperor's bedroom with a smile on his face.
The old emperor already had a sick look on his face, but when he saw him, he still couldn't help showing a comfortable smile: "Xiaoqi."
Perhaps because of his age, the old emperor has become more and more obsessed with the role of "loving father" in recent years, and loves him even more than before.Naturally, this time was no exception, among the many princes, the one who was invited to serve the sick the most was Xiao Qi.
The seventh prince put the medicine aside for the time being, and smiled as usual: "Father."
The old emperor coughed twice, his face was haggard, and his body became more and more weak.
The seventh prince sat beside him quietly, observed for a while, and suddenly asked: "Father, who do you want to pass on?"
The old emperor shook his right hand, clenched his palm, and comforted him: "Don't worry, no matter who you pass on to, I will arrange the way forward for you. The land of Shu is rich, and you can become a king there. Enjoy."
The Seventh Prince's smile continued, but he shook his head and retorted: "Father wants to pass on to someone else, so how can I make my son feel at ease?"
The old emperor didn't seem to expect him to have such thoughts at all, and froze in place on the spot.
Xiao Qi leaned close to his ear and said with a low laugh: "Father, you want to pass it on to the fourth brother? It's a pity, the fourth brother contracted a cold a few days ago and is already seriously ill. I'm afraid he will die soon."
The old emperor trembled suddenly and looked at him in disbelief.
Xiao Qi smiled very gently: "The eldest brother and the third brother were executed by the emperor himself, the second brother has been imprisoned for so long, and he is already a useless person; the fourth brother and the sixth brother are seriously ill, and the fifth brother was despised by the father and imprisoned, and now he is insane. I don't know... From this calculation, it seems that the father has no other choice?"
The old emperor held his hand tightly, his eyes popped out with anger, and he gasped, "You, you murdered brother?"
Xiao Qi put away her smile, looked at him coldly, and reminded: "I just gave the fourth brother and sixth brother medicine, which is not as ruthless as the father. With so many sons, shut them down if they say so, and kill them if they say so." kill."
"Father, if you pass it on to me, I will guarantee that the fourth brother and sixth brother will be cured of this disease, otherwise..." Xiao Qi said, gently blowing in the emperor's ear, without finishing the second half of the sentence.
With red eyes, the emperor said angrily, "Do you know your mother..."
Xiao Qi put his index finger on the old emperor's mouth and interrupted him: "Shh - I know that the father cannot pass the throne, but now, except for you and me, no one in the court knows about it. In this situation, if you don't I would like to make a decree, do you want to pick someone from the side branch?"
As he said that, the Seventh Prince couldn't help showing his grievances, and said pitifully: "The son is also the blood of the father after all, can it be compared to others who have nothing to do with the father?"
The old emperor's hands trembled, and he stared blankly at the son, feeling desolate in his heart.
The old emperor is dead.
Until his death, he was unwilling to issue a decree to pass on to Xiao Qi.
However, as Xiao Qi said, among the current royal family, among the princes who are sick, dying, crazy, he is the only one left after counting.
The Seventh Prince ascended the throne naturally.
The honor of Ninth Five-Year, aloof, Xiao Qi looked at the minister kneeling on the ground, and felt a little bored in his heart for no reason.
During the enthronement ceremony, he involuntarily deserted, and couldn't help thinking—what does the frontier pass look like today?
After being separated from Sheng Zipei for so many years, he has accepted the other party's trust a lot.
And as he got older and saw more things, he gradually understood the way Sheng Zipei looked at him.
A few years ago, when the old emperor was still alive, Sheng Zi Pei returned to Beijing to report on his duties.
At the palace banquet, Sheng Zi Pei Yaoyao took a look at him across most of the palace——
Hot, straightforward, yet bitter.
With just one glance, the Seventh Prince suddenly understood, and since then, love has just begun.
The Seventh Prince was in a daze, and walked the whole journey silently.
After returning to the bedroom, he first saw the congratulatory gift from Sheng Zipei.
The new emperor couldn't help laughing.
The old eunuch looked at his expression carefully, hesitated for a moment, and finally said boldly: "General Sheng hasn't returned to Beijing for several years, the emperor wants to recall him?"
The new emperor's smile disappeared all of a sudden.
The old eunuch felt a little regretful, but felt that he had to talk about it: "General Sheng has a high reputation in the army, and he is a member of the old dynasty. The emperor has to make a decision early on how to treat him."
What the old eunuch said was cryptic, but Xiao Qi heard it clearly.
——If you treat each other with courtiers, the way of checks and balances is inevitable, but if you don't treat each other with courtiers...
Xiao Qi lowered his eyes and thought, besides the courtiers, can he really choose the second way?
During the reign of the new emperor, Shengzi Pei was asked to pacify the frontiers many times, and the territory of the Chu Dynasty expanded again and again, which was almost the largest in a century.
In addition to the military, although the common people have borne a heavy tax burden due to the war, but because the imperial court has made great achievements in governance and knows how to appease the hearts of the people, the people also show a stable state of living and working in peace and contentment.
The court praised the new emperor quite a lot, but the only dissatisfaction was that the new emperor's health was not in good condition, which made him unable to give birth to a prince!
Xiaoqi suppressed the proposals of the ministers to propose marriage eight times, looked at the letter from the frontier, and pressed his eyebrows with a headache.
In order not to marry a wife, he even simply said that he would not give up, but these ministers still didn't give up and always wanted him to try.
Thinking of Sheng Zipei's increasingly fiery gaze every year when he came to court, Xiao Qi couldn't help but get a headache.
What's even more troublesome is that his health is deteriorating, and the matter of the crown prince may have to be put on the agenda.
It is not difficult to decide the crown prince, because he "doesn't raise", he found a child in the clan early on, and put him by his side to teach him carefully for several years.
The difficult thing is, how should Sheng Zipei, a famous general, be placed?
Sheng Zipei must be loyal to him, but he may not be convinced to the crown prince.
What's more, even if Sheng Zipei had no second thoughts, the crown prince would not dare to rely too much on him.
Xiao Qi thought about it, but couldn't find a good idea.
The old lady listened to the emperor's frequent sighs, and finally couldn't help it, and asked, "If your majesty is having a hard time making a decision, this servant has a question in mind, and I hope your majesty will answer it."
Xiao Qi raised her eyebrows and said, "Say it."
The old eunuch: "Does Your Majesty believe in General Sheng?"
Xiao Qi was stunned, and after a while, said: "Of course I believe it."
The old eunuch laughed and said: "From my servant's point of view, General Sheng doesn't necessarily care about meritorious service. If His Majesty believes in him, why not let him guard the imperial tomb, and his wish will be fulfilled."
Xiao Qi pursed her lips, her face was a little hot, so naturally she didn't ask him what his wish was.
The old eunuch woke up the dreamer, Xiaoqi thought about it, and felt that he had worked hard for the country in the rest of his life, and he didn't seem to be self-willed a few times, so he might as well be presumptuous for a while before he died.
So, Xiaoqi issued an order to call Sheng Zipei into the palace, and told him that he hoped he could find Yao Wangzhu for him.
——Is this to send Sheng Zi Pei away, so that he will not lose his composure when he sees that his life is coming to an end; these two...
"Beauty pearls, beauty tears, beauties have met in dreams several times. Father and mother come to be matchmakers, and a letter of engagement crosses the lintel."
Children can sing songs, General Sheng should understand what he means, right?
Xiao Qi thought to himself, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart.
result……
General Sheng didn't react in a daze, and complained to him stalkingly: "I haven't been with Your Majesty in Beijing for several years!"
Xiao Qi was so angry that he almost vomited blood: dead wood!Elm head!
Sheng Zipei spent a long time in the palace, until he heard that Yao Wangzhu had the effect of bringing the dead back to life, and remembered Xiao Qi's weakening body, so he reluctantly agreed to look for it.
Xiao Qi was choked by him, but when Sheng Zi Pei really turned and left, his eyes couldn't help showing a trace of reluctance and attachment.
——Let’s go and say goodbye, maybe it’s the separation of life and death.
As an emperor, over the years Xiaoqi has already developed the habit of not showing his emotions or anger.Therefore, even when Sheng Zipei turned his head and smiled slyly at him, Sheng Zipei still failed to see the sourness on his calm expression.
After Sheng Zipei came out of the palace, Xiao Qi smiled amusedly, but couldn't hold it back after all, donated blood and stained the memorial red.
Xiao Qi became a ghost.
But at the moment of his death, the burden on his shoulders seemed to disappear all of a sudden, and all the country and people were left behind by him.
He went looking for Sheng Zipei almost without stopping.
However, Xiaoqi's poor sense of the road caused him to be delayed on the road for a few days.So when he found Sheng Zipei, Sheng Zipei had already received the order to guard the imperial tomb.
then……
He saw Sheng Zipei crying holding his memorial tablet.
It's okay to cry, and Sheng Zipei complained while crying: "Xiaoqi, why are you so cruel? I have admired you for many years and dare not say it, and you don't admire me. You don't even let me see you for the last time? "
Little Seven: …
Sheng Zipei was still crying: "What Laoshizi's medicine king bead is obviously useless, and you still lied to me that it can bring the dead back to life!"
Little Seven: …
It wasn't enough to finish talking, the more Sheng Zipei thought about it, the sadder he became, and the more he thought about it, the sadder he became, he couldn't help venting his emotions on the Yaowangzhu, and threw it into the corner angrily.
Little Seven: …
Xiao Qi repeatedly told himself that as an emperor, don't care too much about this kind of brain-dead courtier, otherwise even a ghost will be pissed to death...
After comforting himself for a long time, Xiao Qi couldn't bear it any longer, and kicked Sheng Zi Pei.
A gust of gloomy wind blew by, Sheng Zipei shrank his neck, and sighed subconsciously: "You don't wait for me, you go alone, aren't you afraid that the road to Huangquan is too cold?"
Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, his heart softened, and the corners of his eyes were a little pantothenic.
A gust of wind passed, and two figures, one black and one white, appeared in front of Xiao Qi's eyes.
"Come with me." Bai Wuchang said.
Xiao Qi pursed her lips, and was caught by Bai Wuchang's wrist without any struggle.Before leaving, Xiaoqi turned her head for the last time and took a deep look at Sheng Zipei.
……
Naihe Bridge.
Xiao Qi took a deep breath, looking at the unfamiliar environment, feeling a little nervous.
Beside him, a kid asked Bai Wuchang in a low voice: "My lord, why did this new ghost come to Naihe Bridge before going to the Palace of the King of Hell?"
Bai Wuchang gave him a "shh", and said in a small voice, "He's different."
As for what is different, Bai Wuchang will not say more.
Xiao Qi listened to it, but didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, she mustered up her courage and took the soup bowl from Granny Meng.
Meng Xiaoman hid under the all-black cloak, while admiring the handsome facial features of this man, deliberately hoarse his voice, and threatened with a "ho ho ho" smile: "After drinking this bowl of soup, you can go to reincarnation. "
Xiaoqi asked curiously: "Is this Mengpo soup?"
Meng Xiaoman shook his head and said, "No, no, no."
——This is Miss Meng's soup.
Xiao Qi lowered her head and took a look, then, she was completely shocked!
What kind of thing is this yellow with red, red with white, white with purple, purple with green...?
Can this count as soup? !
Xiao Qi implicitly expressed her dislike: "Dare to ask, is there any other way to make Meng Po Tang?"
Meng Xiaoman saw his disgust and got angry: "If you like to drink, you will not be allowed to reincarnate if you don't drink!"
Xiao Qi looked down at the soup bowl for a moment, but in the end he couldn't calm down to drink it, so he sighed deeply, threw the soup bowl away, and said, "Then I won't be reincarnated."
Bai Wuchang was stunned.
Meng Xiaoman was also shocked.
In addition to being stunned, she was also a little terrified—what if I messed up the ghost's reincarnation path that Lord Yan Wang had instructed? !
Bai Wuchang was silent for a long time, then tremblingly said to Xiao Qi: "You, if you don't want to be reincarnated, follow me to the Palace of the King of Hell."
Xiao Qi followed.
Before going, Xiaoqi felt a little nervous.
After going, he smiled.
In the palace of the king of hell, his eldest brother is sitting on the seat of the king of hell.
At this time, Gu Chengmin was looking at him helplessly, with unspeakable melancholy in his eyes.
On the right side, stands the legendary judge.
Xiaoqi greeted him cheerfully—Wu Pan was the number one scholar in the imperial examination in the second year of Xiaoqi's accession to the throne.
It’s just that the number one scholar was a bit miserable. Wu Juan took the palace examination on the first day, knew that he had won the number one scholar on the second day, and died suddenly from overexcitement on the third day.
On the right side of Gu Chengmin, stands the legendary Ksitigarbha.
——It was the big monk in the royal temple.
Before and after Xiaoqi ascended the throne, he went to the great monk's room to drink tea and discuss Buddhism many times.
Just at this time, Po Meng took off her black cloak and walked in cowardly.
Xiao Qi looked back: Pfft!
Isn't this the maid from the imperial dining room, named Xiaoman?
Looking around, the underworld is full of acquaintances! ~
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