Lock and secure

Bei Zhenting handed the token to Luo Xinchen.

Luo Xinchen tied it up for Luo Xiaoye with great effort.

Bei Zhenting looked at Luo Xiaoye: "You choose your own path, this token is your life."

Luo Xiaoye touched the token and felt a sense of belonging in his heart.

"Once we're there, Guard Zhang will teach you how to read and practice martial arts. You have excellent aptitude and are a natural martial artist. In addition to supervising your master's daily studies, you will also need to practice martial arts for two hours each morning and evening to lay a solid foundation and improve your strength as quickly as possible. Don't forget your responsibilities!"

Luo Xiaoye didn't expect that he could not only practice martial arts but also read and write. He was excited and nodded firmly.

"Okay, let's get going!"

With a little child accompanying him to Qingye Valley, Luo Xinchen felt completely relieved and even a little excited.

"Xiaoye, let's go! Goodbye, brother, the prince!"

Luo Yao waved his hand, feeling touched, "Your Highness, it seems Chenchen has gained a confidant!"

Bei Zhenting found Luo Yao's excited look a little funny.

The carriage drove away, and Bei Zhenting pulled Luo Yao back to the tent. Luo Yao suddenly became very clingy to him.

"Hey...what was the prince like when he was a child?"

Bei Zhenting: "Want to know?"

Luo Yao nodded repeatedly.

"Luo Xiaoye looks quite like me."

"No wonder the prince is so unhappy with Xiaoye."

"Have it?"

"Yes, I have!"

"Opportunities are earned through hard work. Children like him understand the importance of seizing opportunities better than anyone else. This king is looking forward to his growth."

"The prince likes Xiaoye so much?"

Bei Zhenting: "The one I like is Yaoyao, that kid is just satisfied at best."

Luo Yao was so happy in his heart, but he looked stunned and didn't know how to respond.

Bei Zhenting saw him stunned and knew what he was thinking. He reached out and touched his head, "If you don't know, don't think about it."

This king will always like you.

I have always liked you, waiting for the day when you understand what liking is, what love is, and open your mouth to express your feelings to me...

I have always liked you. It doesn’t matter even if you never understand it in your life. It is enough for me to like you and you are happy because of it.

Bei Zhenting always seemed to know his mood. As Luo Yao listened to Bei Zhenting's words, the deer in his heart started dancing, becoming happier and happier. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up into a tiny arc, which he then secretly retracted.

Crying and laughing are both extremely private expressions.

Because it reveals a person's inner thoughts. Before crying or laughing, you should think about whether you are prepared to be seen through.

Luo Yao was not ready.

There is no law that can solder a relationship.

This is what liking someone is like, this is what love is like. Even if you get married and get a marriage certificate, that little red booklet cannot guarantee anything.

Promises become empty words, no matter how nice they sound. Even if the contract is not torn up, it is just a piece of waste paper if the parties do not recognize it.

Nothing is indestructible, and he can't be sure until everything is proven.

Is Bei Zhenting's claim of liking him true? How can he prove it?

It takes a lifetime to prove this, it's a paradox... Love until death, the truth can only be revealed after death.

This is very unfair to the other party. Luo Yao is hoping that someone will prove it to him. However, if someone really proves it to him, his whole life will be over by then. How should he respond to that person?

Luo Yao held Bei Zhenting's hand tightly, feeling a little sad.

Bei Zhenting tilted his head to look at him, "What's wrong?"

Luo Yao shook his head.

Bei Zhenting touched his head.

Luo Yao looked at Bei Zhenting seriously. Bei Zhenting's eyes were sharp and cold, but there was a hint of tenderness when he looked at him.

On a sudden impulse, Luo Yao playfully approached Bei Zhenting and said, "Your Highness, let me tell you a secret!"

"Oh? What is it?" Bei Zhenting looked at him with amusement.

"I know the truth."

"What's the truth?" The two had already entered the tent while talking. Luo Yao hesitated for a while and told them about Bei Zhenqing.

Bei Zhenting felt unhappy when he heard him say that he had met Bei Zhenqing, and his face darkened when he heard him say that he was kidnapped by Bei Zhenqing.

"The King of Qi is a wanted criminal of the imperial court. How dare you contact him? Are you trying to save your life?"

"I was kidnapped by him, okay?"

"What does your Highness think of Prince Qi?"

Bei Zhenting thought for a moment, "I didn't see him much when I was a child. He wasn't close to me, nor to the Emperor."

"Why? Even brothers can't be close to each other?"

"I'm not sure, but he seemed quite withdrawn and mischievous when he was little."

"How to say?"

"When he was four or five years old, on his birthday, he persuaded the Crown Prince to leave the palace, but after leaving, he secretly ran back. Everyone thought he was lost and searched the entire city for him. Even the imperial guards were dispatched. They searched all night, turning the entire city upside down, but they finally found him sleeping in the palace."

Luo Yao didn't believe it. "How could such a young child sneak back to the palace by himself? It's possible that he got lost and was brought back by someone."

"He was usually too naughty, and he played such a riot that the emperor and empress were furious. After a lot of questioning, he admitted that he had instigated the prince to leave the palace and sneak back. This incident became a joke in the palace at the time."

what……

The child had no idea what had happened to him when he was lost, and he probably couldn't organize his words properly when questioned by adults. It's very likely that he was tortured into confessing! Thinking about it this way, Bei Zhenqing must have had a very dark childhood...

Luo Yao thought of the scene when he first met Bei Zhenqing. Bei Zhenqing released river lanterns and made a wish by the river, and gave him a candy to comfort him...

What was Beizhenqing like at that time?

A gentle, ordinary man who loves sweets, his heart may be purer than anyone else...

Luo Yao looked at Bei Zhenting with dissatisfaction.

Bei Zhenting was unhappy: "Why do you care about him so much?"

Luo Yao: "I just feel sorry for him. Such a young child is very likely lost. No one knows what happened to him. He returned to the palace inexplicably and didn't understand what happened. He was interrogated by his biological parents, alienated by his brother, and now he and his brother have parted ways. I don't know how sad he must be!"

No wonder Bei Zhenqing seems to have such a deep obsession with Bei Zhenming. It was when they first met, and it was also when he saved the Empress Dowager at her birthday banquet...

Although no one knows why Bei Zhenqing wanted to raise troops for rebellion, he was not the one who sent the troops to start the civil unrest.

During the rebellion, everyone was in danger. Bei Zhenqing searched for the missing Bei Zhenming in the mountains and wilderness for several months, but was treated as a traitor and imprisoned in the Sky Prison by his admired brother and exiled to southern Xinjiang. It was so sad to think about it.

Luo Yao thought about the appearance of Bei Zhenqing after the war. Bei Zhenqing seemed to be seriously ill, so thin, and his mental state did not seem to be very good. At that time, Luo Yao thought he was just a simple brother complex, but he did not expect that he had such a past!

It was so pitiful that tears welled up in Luo Yao's eyes as he thought about it.

Bei Zhenting didn't expect Luo Yao to cry because of someone else's affairs. This person was Bei Zhenqing. He really couldn't stand it. He wiped away Luo Yao's tears and said sternly: "Don't cry! Do you like Bei Zhenqing?"