The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

Liu Minghe relaxed his back and slowly leaned back in the chair. A trace of tenderness and tenderness appeared on his sad face.

"The five great families are of the same blood. To strengthen their ties, they have always intermarried with each other.

There were seven of us, four men and three women of my generation, all studying at Xueru Academy and Ziwei Academy, and our bond was like that of brothers.

I have been deeply in love with Miaowan for a long time. In fact, it's not just me. Atang and Yousheng are also very fond of Miaowan, but Miaowan only has a brother-sister relationship with us.

Ah Tang and You Sheng were much more generous than I was. After learning of Miao Wan's feelings, they treated her like a sister. I was the only one who could not extricate myself from my feelings for her.

At that time, I was like a peacock spreading its tail, trying my best to show off my strengths in front of Miaowan. Although I was given the title of the so-called number one talent, I still failed to impress Miaowan's heart.

Prince Hongxuan and I met during the academy competition. We hit it off right away and felt like we'd met too late. Later, through me, Hongxuan got to know several other people..."

When talking about Prince Hongxuan, Liu Minghe took a sip of wine, his eyes filled with admiration and longing.

"The first time he saw Miao Wan, I knew he fell in love with her at first sight. A woman like Miao Wan, even without stunning beauty, is very attractive.

After that, Prince Hongxuan began to pursue Miaowan passionately, but Miaowan initially disagreed. In fact, I know that Miaowan also has a deep affection for Prince Hongxuan.

But like Mingzhi, she was devoted to learning. Compared to being trapped in the palace like Empress Tian, ​​who had excellent medical skills, Miaowan preferred the freedom outside the palace.

Besides, neither Emperor Yongle nor the five major families were willing to let Miaowan enter the palace.

Later, Prince Hongxuan went to the battlefield. Emperor Yongle was worried and appointed Miaowan as the prince's concubine.

Oh, how could the most outstanding daughter of the Qi family, the head of the five great families, be a concubine? Uncle Qi went to the palace to ask Emperor Yongle to revoke his order. Miao Wan also left Luocheng and returned to the Qi family's main home.

But Prince Hongxuan chased to the Qi family and knelt in the Qi family's ancestral hall for three days and two nights, swearing to the sky that he would never let Qi Miaowan down in this life.

No matter how noble the Qi family was, they could not watch the crown prince of the time, the only child of Emperor Yongle, kneel and die in the Qi family ancestral hall.

Later, Miaowan entered the palace. Although she was a concubine, all the wedding standards and etiquette were far better than those of the other three concubines, and were almost the same as those of the Crown Princess.

Although I was heartbroken at the time, one of them was my beloved and the other was my best friend. I could only suppress all the bitterness in my heart and wish them to live in harmony.

On the day Miao Wan entered the palace, Emperor Yongle left Luocheng and passed the throne to Crown Prince Hongxuan. The crown prince became Emperor Huiren, and Miao Wan became Consort Qi. True to his oath, Emperor Huiren favored Miao Wan for the rest of his life.

Mingzhi was often summoned to the palace. She told me that Miaowan was living a good life and she only hoped that I would find a good marriage soon.

But, having seen the sea, I can never be satisfied with the water. It is hard for me to let go of another woman in my heart. Why waste my whole life? As long as Miao Wan is doing well, I will be content.

I thought my life would be like this, and that was fine. But three years ago, Miao Wan suddenly passed away. Ruan Qingyao announced that Miao Wan had committed suicide because of the death of Emperor Huiren.

She's talking nonsense! "

When he said this, Liu Minghe became emotional and his eyes turned red.

"A free-spirited woman like Miao Wan would never commit suicide for a man, even if that man was the emperor, her husband. Empress Dowager Tian, ​​to whom she shared a motherly bond, was still alive, as were her beloved son and grandson. How could she possibly commit suicide?

I know there must be something hidden, but I don't know what the secret is. That's why I decided to take the imperial examination and find out the truth..."

At the end, although Liu Minghe tried his best to control himself, he couldn't help but shed tears.

Han Qingyun felt sad when he heard this. He knew that there must be a reason why Liu Minghe suddenly took part in the imperial examination, but he never thought it was this reason.

"I never expected the Second Young Master to come to Luocheng. I wanted to go to Jiyang a long time ago, but there were too many things to do at the academy, so I never made the trip.

When I decided to investigate the truth behind Miaowan's death, I no longer wanted to go anywhere else. I just wanted to stay in Luocheng, by Emperor Zhaowen's side.

This morning, the prince came to me. He said he was here to investigate Miaowan's affairs. Miaowan had always wanted to visit Jiyang before she died, but this wish was never fulfilled. He hoped that I could go to Jiyang on Miaowan's behalf..."

Liu Minghe smiled through his tears: "The harem is not for outsiders to enter. Even if I pass the imperial examination, it will be difficult to investigate this matter thoroughly. I might even get myself into trouble."

"I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid that when I die, I won't know how Miaowan and Hongxuan died."

Han Qingyun widened his eyes.

Liu Minghe looked at him and said word by word, "Don't be surprised. I am sure that there must be a secret behind Emperor Huiren's death.

However, let's leave these matters to the children. I will help them look after Ji Yang, the child they care about most."

Miaowan and Hongxuan's child is also the child he values ​​most.

Han Qingyun couldn't help but say, "I heard that the imperial edict of succession four years ago was written by the late emperor himself."

Liu Minghe looked solemn and nodded, saying, "Indeed, he wrote it himself.

On that day, many people questioned the authenticity of the edict. Because I had a close relationship with Emperor Zhaowen, I was also asked by Prime Minister Liu to verify its authenticity.

Han Qingyun had heard many people mention this matter. The authenticity of the edict of succession was beyond doubt. Emperor Huiren really wanted to pass the throne to Emperor Zhaowen.

Liu Minghe turned the wine glass in his hand with a serious expression.

"Because the imperial edict is genuine, I want to find out what happened. I know Emperor Huiren. Even if something happened to Prince Lin and he couldn't inherit the throne, Emperor Huiren would pass the throne to the crown prince, or even Prince Qing, but not Prince An."

"Why are you so sure, Brother Minghe?"

Liu Minghe sighed, hesitated for a while, and then spoke.

"Emperor Huiren never really liked Emperor Zhaowen. Everyone assumed it was because he gave all his affection to Prince Lin. Perhaps even Emperor Zhaowen himself thought his father was too partial.

When Emperor Zhaowen was sixteen, Emperor Huiren asked me to teach him. I didn't understand why, with so many tutors around, I, a person without any official title, was needed to teach the prince.

At that time, Emperor Zhaowen looked very unhappy, and he said..."

Liu Minghe paused again, as if he felt that speaking ill of others behind their backs was not a gentleman's behavior.

But when he met Han Qingyun's puzzled look, he pursed his lips and continued speaking.

"Emperor Huiren said, 'The Third Prince has bad behavior. Now that he's getting older, if I don't correct him, I'm afraid it will be too late to regret it. But the Grand Tutors can't control him, so I can only entrust him to you.'"

"Bad conduct?" Han Qingyun was surprised.

If a prince who is about to reach adulthood is judged by his father to have bad conduct, then he will basically have no chance of becoming emperor.

"Brother Minghe, do you know why the late emperor said this about Emperor Zhaowen? And what does it mean that the Grand Tutors can't control him?"

Liu Minghe shook his head and said with some regret: "At that time, I accepted Uncle Qi's invitation and accepted to teach at Xueru Academy.

Besides, with Prince Lin as a comparison, I really didn't like Emperor Zhaowen's qualifications, so I turned down Emperor Huiren's offer. If I had known what would happen today, I would have agreed to it no matter what.

Looking at Liu Minghe's painful expression, Han Qingyun comforted him softly.

"That was over twenty years ago. Brother Minghe, please don't blame yourself. Today, Brother Minghe can be frank with me and understand the past. In the future, you will surely soar into the vast sky and everything will go smoothly as you wish."

Liu Minghe was silent for a long time, and finally raised his glass: "Brother, please."

"please!"

After they finished their drinks, Liu Minghe wiped away the tears from his eyes and smiled with relief...