Yuezhaoyingan

Ming Yu's pupils dilated slightly when she stopped, and a trace of bright red slowly overflowed from the corners of her mouth, reflecting her pale face, there was a kind of extremely gorgeous beauty, but her abdomen was pierced by a sharp knife, leaving only bright red blood gurgling out, staining her face red. Large patches of bright red bloomed from the plain white clothes.

It was Qingming, who had been hiding in the dark and hadn't shown himself, who made the move. With his alienated eyes and brows as before, he gently drew out the blood-stained sword.

Ming Yu's hand holding the sword fell slowly, turned her body very slowly, and saw clearly the person who pierced her with the sword from behind. There was disbelief in his eyes, but a very faint smile appeared after a moment, as if Unable to support himself, he fell to the ground without breathing.

Standing beside Emperor Cheng, Qingming was as calm as if he just forgot to serve tea to Emperor Cheng, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty is frightened."

Emperor Cheng coughed twice, calmed down, and said, "It's okay."

The scene in front of her was so sudden that Concubine Qin couldn't help but tremble a little, she reacted tremblingly and shouted: "There are assassins, come quickly, there are assassins."

The guards outside the hall rushed in immediately upon hearing the sound, and the assassin was already lying in a pool of blood. They looked at the situation in front of them and looked at each other, and then stood guard inside the hall, in case Emperor Cheng gave any further orders.

The corners of Emperor Cheng's eyes moved slightly, and he said lightly: "Stop shouting, didn't you bring the assassin here?"

A chill appeared on Concubine Qin's body, the blood on her face faded away, and the witness she brought became an assassin, obviously to testify against Ling Yu, obviously everything should be under her control, why did this happen?

She pointed at Ling Yu tremblingly, her eyes filled with horror, and said: "Yes, it must have been arranged by the third prince. Ming Yu is his man, and he is the one who wants to frame me...it must be, Your Majesty's lesson... ..."

Seeing her reckless expression, Emperor Cheng didn't have any pity in his eyes, and told the guard who just came in: "Send the noble concubine back to her residence first, and don't go out without my order, and no one is allowed to visit." Turning his head and looking at the big palace lady who had been limp on the ground long ago, he said coldly: "Stand dead."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's none of your servant's business. This servant doesn't know anything..." The maid begged for mercy, but she was gagged by the guards and carried out with Ming Yu's body like a torn sack.

The guard got the order and said to Concubine Qin: "Your Majesty, please."

Qin Guifei listened to Emperor Cheng's treatment of her, and saw that the life of the palace lady who had been with her since she was a child was in danger, she suddenly suppressed her fear, and said sharply: "Your Majesty, my concubine is sincere, and I don't want you to be deceived by people with ulterior motives." .”

Emperor Cheng seemed to have heard a joke, the corners of his lips squeezed out a warm arc, and said: "I thought you were smart, it seems that I think highly of you."

Seeing Emperor Cheng's mocking eyes, Concubine Qin was stunned, yes, what was she talking about?She was actually telling the truth to Emperor Cheng, she was really stupid, she laughed at herself: "Hahaha... It really is the royal family who has no heart..."

Seeing her madness, Emperor Cheng felt bored in his heart, waved for the guards to take her away, and then asked all the guards to retreat, leaving only Qingming by his side.

Ling Yu watched the farce from the beginning to the end, and now he knew it was his turn.

No one in the hall spoke, and even his own breathing could be heard clearly. Emperor Cheng straightened his sleeves calmly. Regardless of the result, he was originally angry at Qin Yu's trembling, but suddenly found it very interesting. This son brought him a lot of surprises, which made his ailing body feel a little joy.

No wonder there was a sense of familiarity when we met at that time. I was really old, my memory was not good, and I would forget such important things.He focused his gaze on Zhao'an again, narrowed his eyes, and said, "So it's Jiang Qi's son."

Ling Yu protected Zhao'an behind him, his expression was obviously cold, but he could feel Ling Yu's body tense.

Zhao'an stood there in a daze, his head ached, as if he couldn't understand what happened in front of him all of a sudden, what was Jiang Qi's son, what caused the destruction of the Ye family, what was the remnants of the Jiang family, why Ming Yu wanted to assassinate Emperor Cheng.Emperor Cheng looked at him, and Ling Yu looked like an enemy, Zhao'an said in a trembling tone: "Your Highness, are what they said true?"

A helpless and thin voice of inquiry came from behind, Ling Yu turned and looked at him, seeing his bewildered expression, the emotion in Ling Yu's eyes suddenly softened, full of unresolved sadness and pain, the choice and Shi Ran, with too many intertwined emotions in his deep eyes, caressed his cheek, and said softly: "Zhao'an, this is all the truth you want to know."

In other words... it's true... As if struck by lightning, his eyes suddenly felt wet. He obviously didn't feel like crying, but the tears fell down, as if he had encountered a hidden pain that he didn't even know. Falling down in a daze like this.

Zhao'an couldn't accept so many things at once, his face was pale, his whole body seemed to be soaked in water, and he had a splitting headache.

Ling Yu knew that this matter must have had a great impact on Zhao An, and it was not a good time to explain these things. Emperor Cheng was still waiting to liquidate him. He gently wiped the tears on Zhao An's cheeks, and said in a warm voice: " Take care, trust me." The voice was very small, just whispering like a sympathizer.

Zhao'an, who was originally in pain, looked at him blankly, as if being comforted, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and then a burst of sweet fragrance came from his nose, he just felt sleepy, his eyelids closed heavily, softly Falling into Ling Yu's arms: "Your Highness..."

Ling Yu lowered his eyes and placed the unconscious Zhao'an on the chair next to him, and his fingers brushed over Juzi's painful eyebrows. He thought that Zhao'an should not bear all of this.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" Emperor Cheng felt a little uncomfortable looking at what happened in front of him, and his eyes became deeper. Is his third prince too close to this young man, but he is still Interested, "Or is there any explanation?"

When Ling Yu turned around to face Emperor Cheng, he had suppressed all unnecessary expressions, and was so upright that there was no concealment: "There is no explanation, I rescued him and put him by my side." Now there is nothing to hide necessary.

Emperor Cheng smiled shortly and hastily, and asked the most important question: "You trust the Jiang family, so who do you think Ye Lang was tricked by?"

Ling Yu looked at him fixedly, without speaking.

Silence flowed between the two, and finally Ling Yu looked away. Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Emperor Cheng didn't force him to speak, but relaxed his face, and didn't bother with this question any more.Some words are well known but not spoken, that is, there is still room.

Now back to the previous question.

"No explanation?" Regarding Ling Yu's previous answer, Emperor Cheng said with a trace of regret in his tone: "You see, you have never been cruel enough. How can you let me rest assured that Yuanhe will be handed over to you?"

On the night of Ling Yan's accident, Emperor Cheng asked him if he knew why he was dissatisfied with him. He didn't answer, but naturally he knew, because Emperor Cheng felt that he was soft-hearted.Now that this sentence was clearly stated, Ling Yu remained expressionless and listened quietly to what Chengdi said.

Emperor Cheng sighed softly, "You shouldn't have saved him."

"If you save him, you shouldn't be left alive in the sales home. The steward is so weak, you can just give him some money and let you take the child away, but you don't have much backbone."

"Since that woman betrayed you once, there will be a second time, but you just imprisoned her." The bright red blood is still in the hall, looking sticky and suffocating.

"The Qin family is so big, and the subordinates commit crimes and suppress you everywhere. You can bear it."

"Ling Xu, young and old, is disorderly. You can tolerate him repeatedly provoking you."

"You and Yirou are the same. You feel that you can do things with integrity, but you put yourself in a difficult situation. I thought that after Ling Yan's incident, I gave you a chance. You should understand the reason."

This was the first time Emperor Cheng had mentioned Empress Ye's character in front of Ling Yu in so many years, and this time Ling Yu didn't hide the coldness in his eyes.

Chengdi looked at his reaction and sneered: "You understand, but you don't bother to do it."

His tone was slow, long as if he was teaching a disobedient child, with a deceptive meaning: "I can only force you to do it. Yirou taught you kindness, but I have to teach you kindness." You have other things, these are for your own good, you will understand later."

Everything he did was for Ling Yu's good. As a future emperor, he couldn't be so weak-minded, and Ling Yu couldn't hate him.

Every word and every word is just like an elder's helpless sigh, trying to break down Ling Yu's defense.

If it were someone else, they might be persuaded in this way, and even understand Emperor Cheng's "hard work", but Ling Yu was too sober to be able to numb himself at all, the pain of Empress Ye, the pain of Ling Yan, and Jiang Ye's family The struggle is reminding him that if he compromises, he will lose more.

He was standing beside Zhao'an, but at this moment he took a step back, his eyes were full of clarity, and he firmly protected him: "You can't touch him."

Emperor Cheng was stunned, his eyes narrowed, but he didn't expect Ling Yu to react so quickly, he already knew what he was going to say next, but he was not in a hurry, but calmly said with his hands behind his back: "The reason?" I think I should have made it very clear.

Ling Yu was silent for a moment, and said: "Everyone says that Your Majesty misses the old days and gave the Ye family endless honor."

That's right, although all the capable members of the Ye family are gone, but with an empty shell, the remaining branches of the Ye family still enjoy the honor bestowed by the Emperor Cheng. , Talk about being a country.

Then a cold smile broke out on his face, and he said clearly: "In order to weaken the Ye family, His Majesty used tricks to kill Ye Lang and ordered Prime Minister Qin to frame the Jiang family, making the Jiang family the chief culprit. Back then, Jiang Qi and Ye Zhixin Both of them went to die, the Jiang family was destroyed, fulfilling the situation carefully laid out by His Majesty, isn't that enough?"

Emperor Cheng's face changed drastically. Ling Yu didn't say these words before, and he thought Ling Yu would never say them.

But Ling Yu didn't interrupt to retract these words, and said firmly in his eyes: "The grievances and entanglements of the previous generation should not be borne by him anymore."

Emperor Cheng's heart ached suddenly, and his chest heaved unceasingly, but he refused Qingming's support, and said coldly: "You can let go of Ling Yan, and you have never contradicted me. Is he so important?"

Ling Yu knew that Emperor Cheng would not let Zhao'an go no matter what, so he simply admitted: "Yes, he is very important to me."

Emperor Cheng held his chest with one hand, a strange flash of light flashed in his eyes, and said sternly: "Keep your weakness by your side, and I will not allow it."

After finishing speaking, he wanted to signal Qingming to take Zhao'an down.

Maybe it was because Ling Yu's eyes were too decisive, Qingming didn't dare to move.

I just heard Ling Yu's slightly sad voice: "So Qu He's death was also caused by His Majesty, right?"

Emperor Cheng didn't expect him to mention this, and he was stunned for a moment. He didn't trust all emotions, but he did love Empress Ye and compared his heart to his heart, so he also felt that the sadness of losing Qu He Lingyu was real. The only thing he regrets.However, he didn't feel that he did something wrong: "A casual woman like Qu He is not worthy of being a queen."

"It's not the first day Your Majesty knows about this." Not being canonized as a concubine, Qu He's image in the capital has never been that of a lady.

Emperor Cheng didn't want to hide it from him anymore, and said in a blunt tone: "She has an affair with your guard, do you think I can keep her?"

After all, this topic is not honorable. Emperor Cheng changed the subject and said earnestly: "Besides, I know that you have a lot of criminal evidence against Prime Minister Qin in your hands. You just lack a chance to get them out. You only need one Qu He's death to do this." Didn't you do a good job in eradicating Qin Xiang as an opportunity?"

"If you come to the throne in the future, the Qin family will already be in decline. Even if you let Ling Xu go to the fiefdom, the Qin family will not be able to make waves again. I think you understand all this."

"It's like how I had to get rid of the Ye family for you and to prevent my relatives from being dictatorship. I just want to give you a clean and clear Yuanhe. Isn't it all for your sake?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Ling Yu's heart was no longer disturbed. The death of a young and innocent life was lightly covered up by "opportunity".

He was really tired of this rhetoric.

Pain flashed through his heart, and he said softly, "Your Majesty, is it really for me?"

He took a step closer to Emperor Cheng, looked directly into Emperor Cheng's eyes, and mercilessly exposed Cheng Emperor's lies: "Time and time again, he used the people around me to force me to fight and fight, and made me struggle with power. The center is just to oppress my true heart and make me no longer trust anyone. Because His Majesty does not trust the Ye family, not even the Empress Ye."

There was a trace of pain and sarcasm in his eyes: "The queen mother loves you so much, but it ended in such a way."

Ling Yu's eyes completely angered Emperor Cheng, and he said sharply, "You really still hate me."

Ling Yu said: "Hate it? I don't think so, I just feel sad."

He recounted in a calm tone: "I remember that His Majesty was seriously ill at that time and could not attend the court for several months, but the government affairs of the court were orderly, civil servants and military generals performed their duties, and there was even a proposal to establish a reserve. Your Majesty Since then, I have discovered that if something unexpected happens, the position of Emperor Yuanhe in the eyes of civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty seems to be replaced by another person at any time. For several generations, the court's discipline has long been as stable as Mount Tai."

"After recovering from His Majesty's recovery, he found that life and death were transient, so he began to think about how to get rid of the Ye family, change the system, and turn the court into His Majesty's court instead of Yuanhe's court."

Emperor Cheng's mood fluctuated, and he said loudly: "I'm right!" This touched the most secret corner of his heart, and he never told anyone that the sorrow of being replaced was the deepest fear, even if Empress Ye didn't sleep day and night at that time. They kept taking care of him and loved each other deeply, and he didn't even mention anything to her.

Now these secret thoughts are directly exposed, how can he not be angry: "Why can't you do whatever you want, so what if you work hard and have a prosperous age, the aristocratic families in Beijing have their eyes high above the top, and they will only think that they are able to help them. I just want to let them know the reverence they should have for imperial power."

Most of the Jingzhong aristocratic families have been assisting the emperor since the founding of the country. During the Chengdi period, almost all the officials in the important positions of the Jingzhong aristocratic family were dismissed. The system gradually disintegrated, and Yuanhe also lost its glory. The goal has been achieved, but Yuanhe is no longer the best Yuanhe, nor is it the Yuanhe of the world.”

"Your Majesty no longer has a loved one."

Beloved... Emperor Cheng was stunned, even dizzy because of Ling Yu's words, his complexion turned pale, and he gritted his teeth: "You really think I won't kill you."

Ling Yu didn't change his face: "Your Majesty, you can kill me or Zhao'an, but you can't kill everyone in the world."

After speaking, he turned around and embraced Zhao'an who was sitting on the chair in his arms, and strode out of the hall.

Chengdi's deep voice came from behind: "If you take him away, Ling Xu will be the crown prince tomorrow, and you will not be able to achieve everything. Your family and country's righteousness will become a dead letter."

Ling Yu stopped, turned around and said, "Your Majesty, you also said that I don't do some things just because I don't want to do them, not because I can't do them."

"You want to mutiny?" Emperor Cheng laughed strangely, "For the sake of letting Yuanhe fall into civil strife, what's the difference between you and me?"

Ling Yu felt the weight and temperature of the person in his arms, his eyes were deep, and he was fearless: "Yes, since the day you touched Qu He, since I finally decided to kill Qin Xiang according to my heart, I have been thinking , Every last resort of using others to achieve goals, will I eventually get used to it without guilt? To hurt others for myself, so what is the difference between me and you? "

"But then I figured it out. Even if I broke everything, it was to protect my beloved, and for Yuanhe's hundreds of years of foundation, and everything His Majesty did back then was just to hurt the closest people. You forced Let Ling Xu walk on your path, but I will not, I want to protect my beloved, and let Yuanhe get back on track, so I can keep my heart, let alone lose myself in power. Because You don't believe in your mother, you don't believe in all the good feelings, but I believe in what I think in my heart and the people I love."

His voice was not loud, but every word was extremely clear and deafening, and he left without looking back after speaking.

At the place he didn't see, Emperor Cheng was stunned for a long time, and when he turned around, his thin but upright figure instantly hunched down, as if even his hair became grayer.

Ling Yu hugged Zhao'an and left Jiaotai Hall. Under the moonlight, Qi Yuan silently appeared behind him. He finally understood Ye Lang's choice. The firm back in front of him was the master of Tianxin Pavilion who swore to be loyal to the death.

At the gate of the garden, the carriage had already been prepared, Ling Yu turned around and took a look here again, the bright moon reflected the huge garden as before.He used to just want to keep an eye on everything about Yuanhe, but when he turned around, he found that he was already caught up in the great changes of the times.

He can no longer simply watch, even with all his strength, he must protect everything he cherishes.