my emperor brother

[From the perspective of His Highness the Fifth Highness]

It's raining all the time, and the weather always makes people feel bad.

Raindrops fell from the sky, ding-dong beating on the tiles, tick-tock along the corners of the eaves.

Even for a moment, they were the supreme kings in the sky.

I stretched out my hand, and the rain hit my wrist, which was very cold.

Is this the temperature of the king?

It seems to be getting bigger and bigger, and it doesn't mean to stop at all.

"I'm in such a good mood today, are you enjoying the rain?" The second brother handed me a coat and sat down beside me. "Although the autumn rain is beautiful, it is also biting and cold."

"Brother Huang." I responded, and shrank in my coat, it was indeed quite cold.

"Brother Huang, why are you here?" I lowered my head and took a sip of the hot tea, the smell of the tea blinded my eyes.

"A few days ago, Pei Qing came to my place to discuss about Seventh Sister." The rain became heavier and crackled.

"Oh? Shouldn't he avoid suspicion? Why is he also involved?"

"Does Ling Mo also think he is suspicious?"

"This is the rule. This is how investigations have been done since the previous king, and it has nothing to do with what I think." I shrugged.

"No favoritism. It sounds like what a wise gentleman should do."

"This was sent by Dali Temple a few days ago, do you want to see it?" I pretended not to hear what he was talking about, and took out a few letters from the front of the case and handed them over.This weather is really boring.

"Just close the case like this?" He flipped through it casually, pointing to the last few sentences of the volume and asked me.

"Pei Qing, the general stationed at the pass, was dissatisfied with the emperor's will, took his marriage contract, waited for an opportunity to retaliate, and burned the palace of the seventh princess of the dynasty, Chu Lingxiao, to vent her personal anger..."

"This is just one side of Dali Temple. No sampling, interrogation, and imprinting yet. But it's just a matter of time." I moved my body and looked at him with my back against the window. The back was soaked. "There's no need for Dali Temple to create an injustice case, is it?"

"Yes." The second brother got up and closed the window, "You said that this is just one side of Dali Temple, and you also find such a result hard to believe, don't you?"

"But I also said that there is no need for Dali Temple to slander him."

"But why did he do it?"

"Because he likes Princess Seven and doesn't want her to make a kiss." I changed my posture and faced him.

"The fire was very strong that night. It was obvious that the house was poured with oil. I asked Dali Temple that no one was injured that night except Qimei. Why didn't she run away?"

"Based on these, you believe that he did the fire?" The second brother gave me a sideways look, with a neither salty nor weak voice.

"Of course not. Seventh Sister's personal maid, Cui Cui, said that she saw Pei Qing wandering around the Xuehua Palace in night clothes that night. Besides, I don't know if the second brother still remembers that when the fire broke out, Pei Qing was at a time when the fire was not strong. He went in, but only came out when the beam was about to break. With his skill, it was not a problem to pull a person out of the room, so what did he do after staying inside for so long? He fainted first Seventh Sister set fire to the palace, and then rushed back to put out the fire to destroy the evidence; or did he set fire to the palace, and then fainted Seventh Sister while rushing to put out the fire? He was the only one who entered house, no matter what he says, others will not know if it is true."

The second brother didn't speak any more, nor did he look at me.Just holding the cup, sipping one sip at a time, with that look, as if he was thinking about something.

I didn't bother, just stood where I was, waiting for him to speak.

"Ding." The sound of white porcelain colliding with the sandalwood tabletop.

finally come.

"The year you were born, I was six years old. I was your elder brother, and I watched you grow up." He slowly got up, walked in front of me, stared at me, gently supported the top of my head with his palm, it was very warm, The eyes that look at people are as cold as the abyss. "But I find that I don't understand what you are thinking more and more now."

A flash of lightning pierced the sky outside the window, and rumbling thunder crushed it, adding a continuous dubbing to his words.

"Even if you hate Pei Qing, you wouldn't want to kill him like this."

"Second brother, what are you talking about..." I forced a smile and walked out of the range of his palm, my voice hoarse.

"What's wrong with Pei Qing? He just likes you, and you just don't like it. This is a difficult thing to control. Why...why must he die?" Second Brother Ignored me and continued on by myself.

Pei Qing...likes me?

With a "swish" blood rushed to the top of my head, such a big contrast made me dizzy for a while, and I almost couldn't stand up.I shook my head vigorously, forcing down the blood pressure that was pressing.

I spread my hands amusedly, "Second Brother, why is he talking nonsense today? Pei Qing likes Seventh Sister, how could it be me." The tone was unconsciously tinged with bitterness.

The second elder brother put away his incomprehensible gaze, "It's a coincidence that I also asked Dali Temple. The corpse was charred black by the fire, and I can identify him based on the body."

"Not bad." I waited for the next text.

The second brother chuckled, "What kind of person sleeps without taking off jewelry? Besides, only Seventh Sister was injured that night, because the other palace people were sent to work. Is this just a coincidence?"

"What do you want to say, brother?"

"The guards who watched the night didn't arrive immediately, so when the fire broke out, only Pei Qing knew what happened in the house."

"If the second brother wants to be held accountable, he should go to the Ministry of Officials instead of the East Palace, right?"

"Hey. Until now, Pei Qing has been trying her best to cover up for you, trying her best to blame herself for the mistakes. And you are thinking of planting the blame on him. I really don't know how he will react when he finds out."

That touch of cold alienation made me startled and guilty.

"Looking at the entire imperial city, no one except you has this kind of right." The second brother sneered, "You killed the person, right? It was you who first stunned Seventh Sister, and then set fire to the palace, just happened to be Pei Qing passing by. Or You have already planned everything and waited for Pei Qing to 'pass by'?"

I tilted my head back and downed the whole pot of tea, the almost ice-cold tea fragrance filled my internal organs, making me really sober.

I wiped my mouth.

"Yes, it's me."

[His Royal Highness's Perspective]

The cold wind came in, and the window was blown open again with a "swish". Raindrops flew in from the open window and hit Ling Mo and my face, making me shiver. Ling Mo didn't seem to care at all. These.

Looking at Ling Mo's face full of struggle, forbearance, entangled love and hate, which seems to be a smile but not a smile, so strong and strange, I just feel a little sore in my heart.

"But why did you do that?" I asked him in a low voice.

Now, Ling Mo has admitted that he killed the person, and my hands and feet started to become cold again.

Ling Mo casually threw the teacup aside, closed his eyes deeply, let out a breath and said slowly, "Second brother still remembers you asking me why I wanted to be emperor."

I quietly listened to his words, remembering that sunny afternoon, Ling Mo smiled peacefully and said, "I like snow." Everything was so beautiful, just like yesterday.

"You said you like snow." I said softly out of my memory.

"Yes, that's right." Ling Mo swept the tea sets, teapots and cups on the table to the ground one by one, and conjured up a set of wine vessels from under the table, skillfully filled a cup and handed it to me, and also filled it for himself a cup.

Watching him drink three cups in a row, his complexion was faintly flushed due to the strength of the alcohol, and there was a faint flickering light in his eyes that refused to fall.

"Because every time it snows, especially when there is a snowball fight, Qingqing will stand behind you. He is so tall, and he can block all the snowflakes for you by lifting a corner of his clothes. Second brother, you have been a crown prince with thousands of honors since you were young. It’s not like I’ve been taught all my life because of two people I’ve never met, and even my biological father abandoned me.” He filled another glass for himself and drank it down.I reached out to support him who was crumbling, but was avoided the moment I touched his clothes.

"Second brother, you don't know how long I've been envious of this action you're used to." His voice had already started to choke, and it could be heard that he was trying to suppress his emotions.

"Later, I started to study hard and let my father look at me. I thought, when I sit on the throne, Qingqing will stand by my side like a guardian, right?"

Hearing this, I clenched the wine glass tightly. I have never noticed that Ling Mo has such a delicate thought.

"I don't know." I was also infected by his emotions, "I never knew that what you wanted was Pei Qing, so why do you still miss that throne?"

"It's different from Qi'an, he is willing to go with you. But Qingqing's heart is to be a general and go to Xisai to find his father. He can't go with me, and I can only stay!"

Ling Mo seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts again, "Later, I found out that things are not that simple. Even if he became the crown prince, the father can still call Qingqing with one order whenever he wants. Go, handle the case, accompany the driver, escort...even give a marriage."

I quietly looked at the tears in his eyes, which were shining and dazzling.

"So I thought, when I become the emperor, no one can take away my Qingqing? Does it mean that when I become the emperor, Qingqing can only listen to me and won't stop me?" When he was going to die, he said to me that the sacred fate is hard to break? I know that Qingqing likes Seventh Sister, but it doesn't matter, when I become emperor, Qingqing can only stand by my side, he won't hate me, Because the sacred order is hard to break. Are you right, second brother?"

When Ling Mo said this, a tired smile appeared on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes.

I drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, it was so hot that my throat was a little numb.

"So you killed Seventh Sister and pointed all the evidence at Pei Qing. In this way, the emperor will not send Pei Qing to fight, and when the storm calms down, will you clear Pei Qing of the crime?" I briefly speculated in a few words Ling Mo's intention.

"Yes." Ling Mo twitched his chin and answered naturally.

Give way to Lingmo.

I always thought it was a matter of your will.

But the fact is so cruel.

The East Palace is empty, and no one can take over the position of the crown prince.

The army is pressing down on the border, and the frontier defense is in a hurry.

Now that the arrow is on the string, it has to be fired.

Not only did Ling Mo have no way out, but I also had no way out.

Even if it is my own selfish desire.

"Then... have you ever thought about it?" I thought about it, and finally made up my mind, "Think about what will happen to this country? It's not just about Pei Qing, whether it's Pei Qing, Father Emperor, or How many years have the civil and military officials of the imperial court and the frontier fortress generals worked on this peace treaty? Once the peace treaty is destroyed, how can you not know what it brings? Since ancient times, it is natural for the big to swallow the small. The world The world is not a world for you alone, and the meaning of "Spring and Autumn" is not to abolish state affairs with family affairs. You have understood this truth since childhood, right?"

Seeing Ling Mo's eyes gradually widening from surprise, I took a step back to distance myself from him.

"I'm sorry. You made the wrong choice from the very beginning, and I think it's wrong too. Rights and feelings have always been in opposition. Since you chose the throne, you should be responsible for the world. You can't turn back, because you have no way out. gone."

Standing like this, all he could see was his vigilant appearance.The constricted pupils are black and white, the eyelashes tremble slightly, and the black hair that hangs a little messy on the shoulders... somewhat unbearable.

All these years, from the beginning.I cleared every obstacle to the throne for Ling Mo, wasn't it just to clear the obstacles for myself...

Now, this is the last one...

"Come here! The prince is seriously ill due to a cold. No one is allowed to enter or leave the East Palace to disturb the prince's rest. Anyone who violates the rules will be killed with a stick!"

"Second...Second brother? Looking at Ling Mo's unbelievable eyes gradually turned from disappointment to despair, "No!you can not do that! He slumped down on the chair, looking like a child who has lost his candy. "What good will this do you...?" "

"Sorry." I was silent.

After a long time, "I also said that I also have what I want, and I only want what I want. You will be your emperor, and I will be my prince with peace of mind. You respect me, and you master me." Sir, that's it."

I opened the door and went out, and all of a sudden, wind and rain came from all directions, blowing everything in the house into chaos.The ends of her hair were messy and stuck to Ling Mo's absent-minded face, and her confused eyes had long lost focus.

I never thought that such a "familiar" expression would appear on Ling Mo's face one day.

It's the last time...well.