The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

"The Fourteenth… Prince?"

Gu Nianzhi desperately thought about the inconspicuous Fourteenth Prince in the original book.

When the fight for the throne was the most intense, the Fourteenth Prince was only about fifteen years old. Although he was extremely intelligent and loved by the late emperor, there was even a plan to train him to be the crown prince. However, compared with his many older brothers, he was still very young, had no power of his own, and had no advantage in the fight for the throne. In the end, he disappeared inexplicably, and no one knew whether he was alive or dead.

"Yes, I am the late emperor's most beloved youngest son."

There was a thin mist in Cen Yu's eyes.

"Every man is innocent, but he is guilty of carrying a jade."

Cen Yu told Gu Nianzhi his story in a sad tone.

"I have no intention of competing for the throne, but my father's special favor for me makes my brothers see me as a thorn in their eyes."

"My brothers are eager to get rid of me as soon as possible."

"They were afraid that when I grew up, the throne would fall into my hands, so they killed my father and took the throne..."

Gu Nianzhi shook his head and denied it again and again.

"No, Cen Yu, the current emperor has never done such a thing. I can be sure of that."

Cen Yu glanced sideways, his eyes full of disdain.

"He didn't do it himself, but he was also an accomplice."

In the original book, the current emperor was not deeply involved in the fight for the throne. He was just forced into it. Somehow, after all the other princes had died or been injured in the fight for the throne, he became almost the only surviving prince, and was thus pushed onto the throne.

Based on the few contacts that Gu Nianzhi had with the emperor, she was certain that the current emperor was soft-hearted, even a little cowardly, and that he was definitely not someone who would kill his father and seize the throne.

"He is not happy sitting on this throne."

"Unhappy? You got the power that everyone in the world wants, and then you innocently say that you don't want it either? If I hadn't kept my identity secret, the grass on my grave might be taller than yours now."

"Taller than me?" Gu Nianzhi blurted out. She had never seen anyone talk like that, comparing people to the grass on a grave.

Cen Yu seemed to realize that what he said was inappropriate, and immediately said, "Well, he's taller than me."

What was originally a serious topic became less tense because of this little episode.

Gu Nianzhi's fear and disgust towards Cen Yu became slightly less.

"Does the Emperor know about your current situation?"

"If he knew, do you think he would allow me to live until now?"

Cen Yu is extremely hostile towards the current emperor.

"Does Concubine De know your true identity?"

"know."

"Do they know that you are the leader of the Flying Eagle Sect, or do they know that you are the Fourteenth Prince? Or... do they know both?"

Cen Yu was silent for a moment.

"Both. In a way, she saved my life."

Gu Nianzhi's mind was quickly sorting out the thoughts.

Cen Yu seemed to see through her thoughts and said slowly, "You don't have to rack your brains to figure out the whole story. As long as you want to know, I will tell you one by one. There will be no secrets in front of you."

"Aren't you afraid that I will tell the Emperor and the Third Prince about your identity?"

"If it was before, I might be afraid, but now that great things are about to happen, I have no fear at all."

Cen Yu looked forward.

By the lake, several fireflies suddenly appeared, which shouldn't appear in this season. Although their light was not as dazzling as in midsummer, they still stubbornly emitted their light.

They chased each other, the light flew by, and gradually disappeared from their sight.

"There are always some unreasonable things in this world, right?" Cen Yu seemed to be talking about fireflies, but also seemed to be talking about himself.

"There are many things I can't figure out. Why would Concubine De cooperate with you, but hide many things from her own son?"

"Because Concubine De is the person in the world who is most reluctant for the Third Prince to get involved in the fight for the Crown Prince."

As the night deepened and the dew became heavier, Cen Yu's wound began to hurt slightly, and Gu Nianzhi saw his subtle expression of endurance.

Gu Nian subconsciously reached out to support Cen Yu and went back to the fire with him.

After sitting cross-legged, Cen Yu felt much better as his broken limb was no longer bearing the weight of his body.

He knew that Gu Nianzhi wanted to know the story behind the explosion, so he started to explain.

The current emperor is the fourth child. He is kind and honest, and does not want to fight. The previous emperor did not like his character and never thought of passing the throne to him. Today's facts have also proved that he is not suitable to be an emperor. His governance is too lenient, which has led to the loss of power in the court and unrest in the border areas.

"In the battle for the throne, several of my brothers died or were injured. In the end, only my third, fourth, and eighth brothers were left, and of course, the young me."

"My father originally intended to pass the throne to my third brother, but for some reason, my third brother sent someone to assassinate my fourth brother who posed no threat at all."

"Although my fourth brother was not injured, my father was furious and thought that he had disregarded the relationship between brothers and must be punished. He was imprisoned in the clan residence. However, two days later, my fourth brother died under strange circumstances."

"That year during the Lantern Festival, there was a family banquet in the palace, but an assassin showed up at the banquet. I lost both my legs at the banquet, and my father was stabbed in the heart and lungs and has been bedridden ever since."

"My father passed away suddenly. According to the imperial edict, my fourth brother took the throne."

"But there have been rumors that my father was going to pass the throne to me, but my fourth brother changed it to 'pass the throne to the fourteenth prince' and 'pass the throne to the fourth prince'."

Gu Nianzhi frowned, this scene seemed so familiar.

There is also a rumor that the number "ten" should be changed to "yu" in the folk legend of the nine sons competing for the throne. However, the edict of succession was written in both Chinese and Manchu at that time, so such a rumor was totally untenable. However, it could not withstand the spread effect of one person telling ten people, and ten people telling a hundred people, and it became a "fact" that most people firmly believed.

"Not long after the fourth brother ascended the throne, the eighth brother died in his own residence."

"According to the court's announcement, he died of an acute illness."

"But as I learned later, he had a knife wound in the abdomen. It was obvious that the emperor had sent someone to assassinate him in order to eliminate all those who posed a threat to him."

"I am the only prince left of the previous emperor. In order to avoid being killed, I have no choice but to flee the palace."

After hearing this, Gu Nianzhi was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

The throne is not only cold, but also covered in blood.

In the original book, the current emperor never coveted the throne, but sat on this position by accident.

But in Cen Yu's description, the emperor was not as kind and merciful as he appeared to be.

The person who destroyed his feet was the emperor, and it was also the emperor who killed his other brothers and sisters.

"Then, you joined the Flying Eagle Sect and became the sect leader?"

"Ah."

"If I'm not mistaken, you met a master?"

"You are always like this. There are many things you don't need to say, and your thinking is always one step ahead of others." Cen Yu looked at Gu Nianzhi with a kind of doting and admiration in his eyes.

"Empress De felt sorry for me, so she risked her life to save my life and sent me out of the palace. While I was being treated in the clinic, my master found me and took me to the mountain. He taught me martial arts and strategy. When he passed away several years later, he passed on the Holy Fire Order of the Flying Eagle Sect to me."

"Holy Fire Order?"