sick man

Maybe one thing has been expected for too long, and it will really become a reality.

Yuanxi finally saw Su Hongrui again.

But this time, it was in the second prince's study.

Yuan Xi went in with tea and snacks. The man was looking through the book of war with Li Chengyan, with a gentle and tolerant smile on his face, patiently answering questions for the people around him.They are so close that they seem to touch each other's bodies at any moment.But they kept a subtle distance, and even the conversation seemed polite and reserved.

Yuan Xi didn't dare to disturb her, so she put down her things and retreated lightly.

Outside the door, Young Master Xue grabbed the railing and stretched his neck to look in. His mouth was pouted, his eyes were misty, and he looked aggrieved and indignant.Yuan Xi didn't dare to be negligent, and bent over to salute,

"Yuanxi met Young Master Xue."

Xue Xiaoyun was startled, stared at him fiercely, clenched his fist and smashed the railing a few times, opened his clothes and ran away.

Yuan Xi was confused and full of suspicion, so he didn't dare to chase him.He still has to guard outside the door, waiting for the second prince to send him.

That day was the longest and shortest day in Yuan Xi's life.

There was only a wall between the man and him, and it was within his reach.But there are too many things lying between them, thicker than tens of thousands of walls put together.

Yuan Xi knew that he could not go beyond half a step.

He obediently guarded the door, waiting for the man to come out, and then said thank you to him, but it was a long-cherished wish.

Su Hongrui was sent out by Li Chengyan only when the sun was towards the west. He seemed to be in a hurry to leave, and declined Li Chengyan's invitation to stay for him to finish his meal.When he passed by Yuan Xi's side, Yuan Xi raised his head in a panic, before the word "Master Su" could be said, the figure had already walked a long way.

For the dinner that day, the second prince still had it with Young Master Xue, and the dishes brought by the kitchen were all Xue Xiaoyun's favorite dishes.

Xue Xiaoyun, who usually has a good appetite, put down his chopsticks and refused to eat, and sat on the seat with his arms folded, sulking.

"Xiaoyun, who provoked you?"

The second prince, who had always been indifferent to others, would only show warmth in front of Young Master Xue, even his tone was extraordinarily patient and gentle.

As soon as he asked, Xue Xiaoyun's eye circles turned red, and he choked up and said,

"What else do you want me to do? Su Hongrui is so good, everyone praises him, and your mother also likes him so much, you should go find him for dinner!"

"Xiaoyun, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Li Chengyan put down his chopsticks, held Xue Xiaoyun's hand, and cursed with a smile,

"I said why don't you show me a good face recently, are you jealous because of Su Hongrui?"

"No, no!"

Xue Xiaoyun's face turned red, and Yuan Xi's turned pale.

He didn't know how Li Chengyan made Xue Xiaoyun happy, he only cared that the second prince mentioned Su Hongrui in such a frivolous and disdainful tone.

Then he took the initiative to get close to Su Hongrui, not because of the admiration he said.

He has a purpose, he must have a purpose!

Yuan Xi looked at the two people who had reconciled and cuddled each other intimately, and there was a dark emotion in his eyes that he hadn't even noticed.

He wished that what he was thinking was wrong, the second prince was eager to learn and make progress, so maybe he really wanted to ask Su Hongrui for advice, not to deceive and use him.

But he clearly remembered that Li Chengyan once told Xue Xiaoyun that what he wanted to do most in his life was to be an idle prince and have fun with him, and he was about to be granted a fief, so why would he learn the art of marching and fighting?

However, Yuanxi couldn't bear to think about it, and the palace turned upside down in a blink of an eye.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has always been gentle and kind, actually took the opportunity of serving the emperor's illness, and poisoned the decoction with life-threatening poison.If the Persian cat raised by the Empress Dowager hadn't been greedy and took a sip of the soup while it was cooling on the table, the one who vomited blood and died would be the current Holy Majesty who was lingering on the sick bed.

The medicine was brewed by the prince himself, brought on the table by himself, and never passed through the hands of others.The queen also deliberately mentioned this matter behind the queen mother to show the prince's benevolence and filial piety.

After the incident was defeated, the emperor was so angry that he didn't even have a trial, and directly sent the prince to the sky prison, where he was ordered to be beheaded in autumn. The queen was also implicated and thrown into the cold palace.

No one can enter the Emperor's Chaoyang Palace except Concubine Liu Gui and the Queen Mother.

In the blink of an eye, the second prince's status is different.

Following Yunze's ancestral system of sequential succession, he is the undisputed crown prince.

But the emperor was probably cold-hearted, or maybe he was sick and confused, and never mentioned the matter of establishing a crown prince again.

During the winter solstice of that year, a rare heavy snowfall fell in Zhuoyang City, and the emperor passed away in his sleep without leaving a single word.The whole country mourned, the government and the public mourned together, inside and outside the imperial city, there was a white and desolate look.

The Empress Dowager came to the hall with curtains drawn down, and with moderate sadness and fatigue, discussed with the ministers about the appointment of a new monarch.The frontier general Wu Qingtong was exhausted in boats and cars, fortunately he was favored, and he was bestowed with a seat in front of the empress dowager.

The words of following the ancestral system rolled around in the mouths of all the ministers, and then swallowed them back silently.

Everyone knows that the Empress Dowager doesn't like Concubine Liu Gui who is cold-tempered the least, and she doesn't favor the cold-tempered Second Prince. What she holds dearest in her heart is the Third Prince born by her niece Concubine Shu.

Seeing that the crown prince is unable to stand up, Concubine Liu Gui has no one in her family, she only occupies the false name of concubine, and the emperor who only favors her has gone, she and the second prince are no different from orphans and widows in this palace, the queen mother is not afraid.

The Empress Dowager also praised Li Chengyan in front of Concubine Liu Gui that the Emperor liked him very much, and often heard His Majesty praise him for his filial piety and humility.

Often the filial and respectful princes would go to guard the mausoleum in the remote mountains with the emperor's coffin.And their mother and concubine went to Putuo Temple to practice on their behalf, praying for the late emperor.

With such a bleak future in front of him, the second prince couldn't help but smile at Xue Xiaoyun. The whole Muze Hall was full of gloom, except Concubine Liu Gui, who still maintained her usual calm and self-possessed.

However, Su Hongrui came more often than before, Xue Xiaoyun went back to Taifu's mansion in a fit of anger, Li Chengyan not only did not persuade him to come back, but began to insist on keeping Su Hongrui for dinner.

Yuan Xi also saw him more times, but every time, the thank you was missed, and the courage he had finally accumulated gradually disappeared with time.On the contrary, Li Chengyan and Su Hongrui got closer and closer. A few times when Yuanxi sent things in, he either saw Su Hongrui holding Li Chengyan's hand and taught him how to draw a formation, or Li Chengyan took a nap with his pillow on Su Hongrui's leg.

The intimacy of the situation is like when Li Chengyan and Xue Xiaoyun are alone.

But still different.

When Su Hongrui lowered his head or looked away with a blushing face, Yuan Xi clearly saw the frightening coldness and...disgust flashing in Li Chengyan's eyes.

He does have a plan.

And what does the dignified prince want to plot against that young general?

It wasn't until the queen mother insisted on making the third prince the emperor regardless of public opinion, and Su Jian, the general who had been stationed on the border all year round, returned to the city with half of the tiger charm to support the new monarch, that Yuanxi realized that what Li Chengyan wanted was the power of the Su family, and what he wanted was only Su Hongrui. A heavy soldier in the hands of the father.

The ambitious Empress Dowager did not expect Concubine Liu Gui to hide such a life-saving talisman, no matter how many Wu Qingtongs she had, she would not be able to match one Su Jian.

After that, things will be logical.

The new emperor ascended the throne, amnesty the world, and the princes should be crowned kings, and those who should be granted fiefdoms. The huge imperial palace suddenly became deserted.And the queen mother who lost the game of the third prince has restrained a lot, but she is not peaceful.As a grandmother, although she doesn't like her grandson, she can control his marriage.

There are many nieces of the queen mother, who are in their youth, beautiful and talented.

Unexpectedly, the emperor didn't want any of them, the only one he wanted to marry was Xue Xiaoyun who grew up with him.

Yuan Xi stood outside the hall and heard him arguing with Concubine Liu Gui, who was already the empress dowager.

The fact that the Xue family is so brilliant today is due to the favor of His Majesty. Xue Xiaoyun is young and inexperienced, with mediocre qualifications, and cannot share a part for the emperor; why General Su holds a heavy army, and Hong Rui is brave and good at fighting, and is extremely talented. He is the best candidate to work hand in hand with His Majesty... and the Empress Dowager has a deep foundation and cannot be underestimated...

Yuan Xi didn't understand, he only knew that the Empress Dowager was forcing the emperor to choose whether to choose Xue Xiaoyun or Su Hongrui.

The quarrel was fruitless.

It's just that the number of times the emperor went to the general's mansion suddenly became frequent again.

Every time Yuan Xi followed him, listening to him and Su Hongrui discussing strategies for governing the country and benefiting the people, watching them discuss swordsmanship, play chess, drink tea, and chat.

Helplessly, Su Hongrui was allowed to sink deeper and deeper.

And every time he returned to the palace, only when he saw Xue Xiaoyun would Li Chengyan show a truly defenseless smile.He even hugged Xue Xiaoyun, complaining that Su Hongrui's shoulders were too hard, and he was too tall, making it uncomfortable to hug.If it wasn't for his future with Xue Xiaoyun, he would never have wronged himself like this.

How can you do this……

How could you trample on his sincerity like this!

Yuan Xi clenched his fists, trembling with anger, but there was nothing he could do.He knew that one day, he would be unable to hold back.

However, the first person who couldn't hold back was the Queen Mother.

The queen mother knew about the relationship between Li Chengyan and Xue Xiaoyun very early on.Li Chengyan never thought of hiding it from her, and even solemnly told the queen mother that when he granted a title and land, the first thing he did was to make Xue Xiaoyun the princess.

Xue Xiaoyun is younger than Li Chengyan, and he is the only child in the family. He was spoiled and brought up since he was a child. Although he is a bit willful, he is cute and easy to like. What's more, Li Chengyan is devoted to him, and he is a descendant of a god and has no heirs. The queen mother slowly accepted him.

If it wasn't for the prince's vain attempt to force the palace, maybe they are married now.

But where did it come from?

Li Chengyan had just established himself as the emperor, but his heels were not yet firmly established, but the empress dowager could counterattack anytime and anywhere.Although the Su family was pulled into the emperor's camp, there was nothing to hold them together, and it was easy to get out.

Li Chengyan himself knew that the best way to solve this matter was to marry Su Hongrui, who was interested in him, so that the power in Su Jian's hands could be used by him.

But knowing it is one thing, and being willing is another.

"Chengyan, are you and Xue... Mr. Xue are good friends?"

After a long time, Su Hongrui also saw the clues. Once Li Chengyan went to visit him in the general's mansion, Su Hongrui hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

Yuan Xi didn't know how lucky he was, thinking that he finally saw Li Chengyan's true face.

But I heard Li Chengyan answer,

"Xiaoyun and I are good friends who grew up together, so we are naturally closer."

The ambiguous answer and indifferent tone obviously did not want to reveal his relationship with Xue Xiaoyun.

"Ah...that's it."

Su Hongrui nodded and smiled,

"I thought……"

"Why do you still think?"

Li Chengyan held his hand holding the chess piece and looked into his eyes.

Su Hongrui's cheeks flushed, he withdrew his hand, shook his head embarrassedly and said,

"It's nothing."

The author has something to say: I can finally start tormenting, what's the matter with this kind of excitement that I can't stop rushing -_-!! ! !

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