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Hearing that Xu Qinghan was waiting outside, the emperor who was taking a nap suddenly sat up and lifted the quilt. He didn't care about wearing shoes and socks, and strode out the door with bare feet. The old eunuch Wang Xi was so surprised that he followed behind with his boots in small steps. keep up.

Xu Qinghan stood at the door, obviously there were many servants around him, but he exuded an aura of loneliness and silence.He lost a lot of weight, so thin that he seemed to be blown away by the bitter cold wind.He lowered his eyes in despair, his face was pale, and his face was full of tiredness that could not be concealed.He raised his head after hearing the footsteps, the fragility in his eyes made the emperor's heart hurt a bit, he had complained about his younger brother's elopement with the rebellious party, and thought that he would reprimand him severely when they met, but just as soon as he When you see people's hearts, they turn into water.

Xu Qinghan lifted his robe and knelt down, saluted respectfully, pressed his hands on the ground, touched his forehead to the ground, and prayed, "My brother is unworthy, I have not served the emperor's knees for a whole year, hereby I apologize to the emperor."

"Hey, can I still let you serve me? You are better than anything else by taking care of yourself! Why are you so thin? That traitor bullied you?" The emperor lifted Xu Qinghan up with his hands full of pity.

When Xu Qinghan heard the emperor mention Shen Ci, his eyes turned red uncontrollably, and he said in a trembling voice, "No, Ah Ci didn't bully my younger brother, he treated my younger brother better than himself."

"Look at how haggard you look, what kind of ecstasy soup did you drink to fascinate you, and you have to speak for him after all the evidence is solid!" The emperor sighed and touched Xu Qinghan's cheek and comforted him, "Forget it, don't It’s useless to mention those things, just come back. You are not allowed to run out without a word in the future, do you know how much Brother Huang is worried about you?”

Xu Qinghan noticed from the corner of his eye that the emperor was not wearing shoes or socks, and his bare feet on the icy stone steps were already turning red from the cold.The Holy Majesty and His Royal Highness were talking, Wang Ximao stood behind with his waist bent, not daring to interrupt, and could only silently hold up the pair of delicate embroidered gold silk boots.Xu Qinghan took the boots from Wang Xi, knelt down and waited for the emperor to put them on, being so obedient and sensible.

The emperor put on his boots, and asked Xu Qinghan vigilantly, "I have nothing to show you, what can I ask of you?"

Xu Qinghan fell to his knees when he heard the words, and knelt down in front of the emperor with a "plop", his voice was as bleak as leaves falling in the autumn wind, "Brother emperor, please, please let Shen Ci go, okay? He didn't harm my younger brother, look at my younger brother and his brother." He has slept in the same bed and been together day and night for so many years, has he ever harmed a finger of his younger brother? He did not intend to rebel, and his younger brother lived with him during those days, and he never communicated with anyone. Resignation is unjust, brother emperor, you hold your hand high!"

The emperor's face darkened in an instant, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Xu Twelve! Are you fascinated by ghosts, and there is nothing else in your heart except that guard? Your majestic prince is trapped in the love of his children all day long, and even his energy and spirit are lost." Got hollowed out?"

Xu Qinghan kowtowed and said, "Brother Huang, Ah Ci and I are like two clay figurines. They have been smashed and re-kneaded together. There is him in me and me in the other. There is no difference between you killing him and me. Brother Huang, I beg you to be merciful, let him live, and let my younger brother live. If he dies, my younger brother will follow him!"

"You..." The emperor's tiger eyes widened, and he raised his hand to take care of Xu Qinghan's face.Xu Qinghan closed his eyes slightly, and took the slap without avoiding it.His body was already suffering like a candle in the wind. After being beaten, he couldn't even maintain a kneeling position, and he coughed lightly twice while propping himself up on one hand.He didn't know that the corners of his lips were bloodshot, but the emperor could clearly see the bright color on his pale, almost transparent face.

Regret arose in the emperor's heart, and Wei Wei lowered his tone of hatred and said, "For a mere slave, you will willingly degenerate, looking for death and life, humble as if your bones have been pumped out? My twelfth younger brother used to Where did the pride go?"

"My brother is willing to give everything in exchange for Shen Ci's life." Xu Qinghan bent down and kowtowed again.

The emperor leaned over to help him, and as the Ninth Five-Year Lord, he took a step back first, "It's freezing cold, and the stone steps are really cold, get up and talk."

Xu Qinghan bit his lower lip, and said stubbornly, "My brother kneels and begs the emperor for mercy, if the emperor refuses to agree, I will kneel and die in front of your hall!"

The emperor didn't expect Xu Qinghan to be so disobedient, he said sullenly, "I don't know what's good! You don't know how to cherish your own life. Who are you using to scare? If you love kneeling, you should kneel. When will you think clearly?" Get up!" With a flick of his sleeves, he turned and returned to the hall.

Wang Xi secretly glanced back at the emperor, walked up to Xu Qinghan, stamped his feet and winked, and said in a low voice, "Oh, little ancestor, what are you doing again and again, His Majesty is thinking about you all day long because you have trouble sleeping and eating, why do you keep going?" I'm so angry when I come back!" He turned a few steps in front of Xu Qinghan, and said with a flick of the whisk, "You little heartless!" He has been on duty in the palace for many years, and he is the most cautious person in words and deeds. Only when you are in a hurry can you break the rules and say such words.

The emperor sat in front of the case and flipped through the memorial with the lingering anger, drinking cups of tea while reading.As a result, he didn't read a word of the memorial, but he was full after drinking water, and he didn't know if he really drank the water or was made angry by Xu Qing.

Suddenly, the little eunuch's announcement came from outside the hall, "Your Majesty, it's not good! Your lord... Your lord has fainted!"