Chapter 165 Rooftop Chat
The two of them sat down on the roof one after another. Jun Liluo looked up at the night sky, brought the jar of wine to his lips and took a sip.
Song Yunchu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Your Majesty, are you observing the stars at night?"
Jun Li Luo was amused by these words and chuckled. Then he slowly said, "I remember when I was young, my mother always urged me to study hard, hoping that I could catch the eye of my father. Sometimes when I was pushed too hard, I would jump onto the roof because as long as I lay there, my mother wouldn't be able to find me."
Song Yunchu was a little surprised to see Jun Li Luo suddenly talking about the past.
"The palace maids and eunuchs looked for me everywhere, but couldn't find me. So mother called in the guards. They searched the palace thoroughly and soon dragged me away. When I saw mother, I was scolded. She picked up the bamboo stick several times, but she still couldn't bear to beat me."
"At that time, my relationship with my second brother was pretty good. Mother often warned me not to get too close to him. She said that people in the palace were evil. I didn't really believe it at the time. I always thought that my second brother and Concubine Yuan were both very good people. Mother didn't like them, maybe because of some misunderstanding."
"Until that day, I didn't finish my homework. I thought my mother would scold me again. Hiding on the roof was an old trick that would make it easy for her to find me. So I changed my place and hid under her bed. As expected, she didn't expect me to do that. I saw her walk into the bedroom and pace back and forth in front of the bed, but she didn't even look under the bed."
"I originally wanted to crawl out and scare her, but I didn't expect Concubine Yuan to suddenly appear, so I continued to hide under the bed and eavesdrop on their conversation."
When mentioning Concubine Yuan, a cold light flashed in Jun Liluo's eyes.
"The Imperial Concubine's uncle embezzled military pay, but because of his family's wealth and power, he asked my grandfather to take the blame. The Imperial Concubine went to my mother and asked her to take care of my safety and not to fight against me. She promised my mother that as long as my grandfather was willing to plead guilty, he would be dismissed from his post at most, but would not be sentenced to death. Because the Imperial Concubine was deeply favored by my father, and my mother had been out of favor for many years, she did not dare to fight against the Imperial Concubine and could only compromise."
"My grandfather didn't want my mother and I to be implicated, so he pleaded guilty. The imperial concubine pleaded for mercy in front of my father and spared his life. Since then, my grandfather has been abused and criticized, while the imperial concubine has become a virtuous concubine praised by everyone. They all say that she is kind and compassionate. And my good second brother..."
When Jun Li Luo said this, he suddenly sneered, raised his head and took another sip of the fine wine in the jar.
The wine was indeed sweet and delicious, but it could not wash away the bitterness in my memory.
Song Yunchu listened to his story and was a little surprised at first, but now he slowly calmed down.
In fact, Jun Li Luo’s childhood was mentioned several times in the original book.
She understood what he said, and she was surprised that he would tell her this.
It was as if at this moment they were not king and subject, but good friends who could confide in each other.
The second prince's biological mother, Concubine Yuan, remains in great favor and has all the power in the harem. Jun Liluo's biological mother, Concubine Liang, is powerless to resist and is forced to accept Concubine Yuan's suppression just to seek a safe life.
Originally, they thought that the confession would be over, but the imperial concubine did not really stop. In order to avoid the exposure of her evil deeds, she wanted to make Liang Fei and her daughter disappear. She used a slow-acting poison to gradually weaken Liang Fei's body, causing her to become terminally ill and die. Liang Fei's father also died of grief after Liang Fei's death.
Young Jun Liluo lost his two most important relatives in a short period of time.
As karma continued, the imperial concubine and the second prince eventually died at his hands.
"You also know many things that happened afterwards, Yunchu. I killed my brothers without mercy."
"They were the first to be unkind, so I am also unjust. If any of them were sincere to me, why would I kill them all? I have never been a good person, but their deaths were not unjust."
"Yun Chu, I also want to trust someone wholeheartedly and never let each other down. If there is such a person, I will treat him/her with sincerity and will not burn bridges after crossing the river."
Song Yunchu was silent for a moment, then replied, "I know."
Jun Li Luo's revenge on the imperial concubine was extremely cruel. He locked the imperial concubine's uncle and the second prince in an iron cage and told them that they could only survive if they killed each other. They then killed each other in front of the imperial concubine and almost drove her crazy.
In the end, the imperial concubine witnessed her son killing his uncle with her own eyes, and Jun Li Luozhen released the second prince from the iron cage, but ordered his men to lock him in a pigsty.
The second prince was frozen to death in winter. The imperial concubine wanted to commit suicide after she was completely desperate, but Jun Liluo would not let her die easily. He ordered people to poison her and make her mute. He gave her a bowl of chronic poison every day, so that her body would be broken down by the poison like Concubine Liang. When her vitality was severely damaged, he gave her the antidote again. He repeated this cycle and tortured her for two whole years before killing her.
No king is born ruthless and cold-blooded. Jun Li Luo was just an innocent and lively boy at first. His cruelty was caused by the imperial concubine.
If it weren't for the imperial concubine's repeated oppression, which forced his biological mother and grandfather to death, he would not have endured for several years and only took action when the late emperor was critically ill.
The first people Jun Li Luo recruited were the father and son of the Shen family. Marshal Shen, who is now guarding the border, and Jun Li Luo's grandfather were originally a teacher and student. Chen Yue and Jun Li Luo also knew each other when they were young and witnessed the whole process of Jun Li Luo's transformation from a prince to an emperor.
He then successively recruited the Ye family, the Wei family, which were the maternal families of Concubine Zhen and Concubine Li.
It is not enough to have followers in the court, he also needs the help of top masters. His acquaintance with Yuan Song Xiang is quite interesting. Yuan Song Xiang was sent by the Fourth Prince to assassinate him, but he was persuaded by him and turned against him to form an alliance, and then turned around to kill the Fourth Prince.
Jun Li Luo had been keeping a low profile for a long time, and he was ruthless when he had the killing intention. The surrender of former Prime Minister Song made him even more powerful. After he ascended the throne, he did reward people according to their merits.
But Jun Li Luo is just a villain after all, so the crappy author didn't let him have the last laugh. Instead, the former Prime Minister Song fell in love with the male protagonist Jun Tianyi and turned against Jun Li Luo, resulting in a miserable end for this pair of villains, while Jun Tianyi enjoyed the kingdom and the beauty.
Thinking of the later plot of the original novel, Song Yunchu couldn't help but curse the author again.
What garbage is written.
The villain is not a pure villain, and the so-called protagonist is even more annoying than the villain.
"Yun Chu." Jun Li Luo's low murmur sounded beside him.
The next moment, Song Yunchu felt a chill on the back of her hand. It was Jun Liluo's hand covering her hand.
"You are someone I trust. I am not being polite to you. I am telling you the truth from the bottom of my heart. If possible... I also hope to gain your trust."
Song Yunchu was stunned and turned to look at Jun Liluo.
The house was brightly lit, and she could vaguely see the sincerity in his eyes, as well as a hint of expectation.
Song Yunchu thought about it and also covered the back of his hand, "I am so prosperous today because of your majesty's trust. Your majesty, rest assured, you are the only superior in my life."
Jun Liluo: "..."
That wasn't all he wanted to hear.
When Song Yunchu saw him, he moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something else, but in the end he said nothing more. Instead, he raised his head and took another big gulp of wine.
Song Yunchu then picked up the jar of wine and continued drinking with him.
Jun Li Luo turned his head to look at her and saw that she was looking up at the stars in the sky. The curve of her profile was beautiful and her lips were soaked by the wine. For a moment, he really wanted to lean over and bite her lips and ask her why she was so slow.
After staring at Song Yunchu for a while, his cheeks seemed to feel hot, and he subconsciously moved slowly towards her cheek.
Song Yunchu felt the shallow breath spraying against his ears and turned his head.
Jun Li Luo also lowered his eyelids and tilted his head to rest on her shoulder and neck.
Song Yunchu was afraid that he would roll off the roof, so he quickly put his arm around his shoulders.
"His Majesty?"
She called Jun Li Luo, but he didn't move, as if he was asleep.
Song Yunchu looked at the jar of wine in his hand, picked it up and shook it, and there was no wine left in it.
Wow, one small jar makes her drunk? She drank two and a half jars and she doesn't feel dizzy yet.
Except for the last time when she got drunk from the wine Chu Yuni sent her, she usually has a pretty good alcohol tolerance. She had originally made up her mind to drink with the dog emperor tonight, but she didn't expect...
"You have a poor alcohol tolerance, but you still dare to drink a lot. You are really a worry."
She glanced at the ground. They were now sitting on the roof, and it was unlikely to expect Jun Liluo to go down by himself.
She still has to carry him down?
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