"Senior brother always has so many secrets, but I can't hide anything in front of him." Lou Jinchuan's voice trembled slightly.
"I never knew my senior brother's true identity, nor did I know where he lived when he wasn't at home, or who he associated with. My world only contained my senior brother, but his world was more than just me. Or rather, my senior brother never believed in me."
When Yan Xi heard the sobbing sound, she was completely stunned. She bent down and looked up, just in time to meet the boy's red eyes.
He immediately panicked and was at a loss. "No, Xiao Jin, listen to me. I also want to tell you everything about myself, but now is not the right time. It's not that I don't trust you."
Lou Jinchuan asked: "When will that opportunity come?"
"This..." Yan Xi was choked and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"The day you believe every word I say will be the best time."
Only in this way, when he said that He Wei had nothing to do with Lou Ji's conviction, could he look at the matter calmly and rationally.
Lou Jinchuan's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at him quietly for a few seconds, then slowly said: "I believe every word you say now."
“…”
Yan Xi stared at him, hoping to find a flaw in his face, but as time passed, the boy's expression remained so sincere.
Yan Xi felt mixed emotions and wanted to speak but didn't know where to start.
After a long pause, he posed a question that weighed heavily on the young man's mind, "Xiao Jin, who do you think was responsible for the Lou family's execution?"
Lou Jinchuan had kept this question in his heart for a long time and had never discussed it with anyone. Now that the person he liked asked him openly, he was a little stunned.
He suddenly didn't dare to continue talking to him, and didn't want to know the identity of the person in front of him.
But sooner or later he will have to face all this, he cannot escape, and he cannot escape.
Lou Jinchuan's heartbeat was a little faster, and his hands hanging at his waist clenched slightly, "The Prime Minister He Wei."
He looked up at him and said, "Back then, my father had a letter in his hand. The letter contained the whole truth of this matter. On the first day in the prison, he met He Wei, and then the letter disappeared.
My mother asked to see the emperor and tell him about the letter, but the emperor asked her to go find He Wei. My mother went to see him and begged him for two days, but He Wei said that he had not seen the letter at all. Before the third day, He Wei was impatient and sealed the entire Lou family.
He was just a minor general at the time, but after this incident, He Wei was immediately promoted to prime minister. The reason is self-evident.”
"So, are you sure that he framed your father?" Yan Xi looked at the young man with a heavy look in his eyes, feeling equally heavy-hearted.
Lou Jinchuan lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Ke Yanxi felt that silence was better than words at this moment.
"Xiao Jin, actually my last name in this world is not Yan, my last name is He."
Lou Jinchuan's pupils shrank and he suddenly looked up. He looked at him and subconsciously took a step back. A chill ran up his back. Yan Xi's identity was about to be revealed.
But he couldn't believe it, and slowly shook his head, denying it to himself, "No, Brother, why is your last name... He?"
Yan Xi stepped forward, clasped his wrist, and stared closely into his reddened eyes. "Xiao Jin, my last name is not important. What's important is that I have no ill will towards you. I believe you can feel it after so many years, right?"
Lou Jinchuan's lips moved as he stared into the young man's dark eyes. He clenched his fists tighter and tighter, and finally closed his eyes and nodded, "I...I believe in you, Brother."
Seeing this, Yan Xi smiled and hugged him gently, "Xiao Jin, thank you for trusting me so much."
Lou Jinchuan raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, then put his arm around his waist, hugged him tightly, and said in a muffled voice: "Senior Brother, you won't lie to me, right?"
"Well, I won't lie to you." Yan Xi patted his back to comfort him, then looked up and said, "I don't know if you heard about the incident with the Lou family a few days ago, when He Wei's son, that is, me, had a high fever and was unconscious?"
Lou Jinchuan nodded, "I've heard of it."
Yan Xi: "Xiao Jin, to be honest, no one knows your father's affairs better than me except my father. During the days when I was in a coma, my father had to deal with the Lou family case and was worried about me. He hardly dared to sleep during those days and would stay by my side as soon as he got home. During the coma, I vaguely heard him talking to my mother about your father's affairs. From those words, I deduced that your father's affairs were related to that person."
"That one?" Lou Jinchuan frowned, his pupils constricted as he thought of something.
Seeing that he had guessed who it was, Yan Xi didn't reveal it. Instead, he continued, "Xiao Jin, there's a saying that goes 'great achievements frighten the ruler.' You should know better than I do how high your father held the people's position at the time. Just ask yourself, would a ruler, one who hasn't yet established a firm foundation, allow someone to surpass him?"
Lou Jinchuan clenched his fists, looked at him, and shook his head, "No."
"So... do you think your father would commit treason?"
Lou Jinchuan continued to shake his head.
I had a vague idea of the answer in my heart.
"It's true that my father was a junior lieutenant at the time, but there was no prime minister at the time, so he was the highest official. Although he wasn't as powerful as your father, his influence was no less than your father's, and he had a good relationship with your father. If he had fallen out with your father and killed your father, a loyal and capable general, would the people still love him wholeheartedly? Who benefited the most from this incident? Xiao Jin, you're smarter than me. You should have guessed the truth, right?"
"I..." The boy's lips turned slightly pale and his whole body was stiff and cold.
Yan Xi felt a little distressed when she saw him like this.
After all, the male protagonist is still just a child, and he has been well protected by his father in the past few years. It is indeed cruel to talk about such a complicated matter.
"Then... then why were you so nice to me back then?" Lou Jinchuan tried hard to suppress the discomfort in his throat and asked courageously.
Yan Xi looked at him. "Because although my father was forced to handle the Lou family's case, strictly speaking, he was indeed involved. From a certain perspective, it was the death of the Lou family in exchange for the survival of the He family. So your father is my savior. However, I brought you with me not only for this reason."
Lou Jinchuan's heart tightened, "What else?"
Yan Xi took his hand, pried open his clenched fingers, and smiled gently, "Also, Xiao Jin is a very cute and well-behaved child. I like him very much, so I don't want you to be bullied by others, nor do I want you to go hungry or cold. I want to raise you by my side because you deserve a better life."
When Lou Jinchuan heard his words, his eyes became sore and he hugged him tightly, "Brother, thank you."
Yan Xi let him hold her, and asked with a smile, "What are you thanking me for? Aren't you afraid that I made all these up to lie to you?"
Lou Jinchuan buried his head in his neck, nuzzling it gently, his voice inexplicably soft and cute, "I said, I believe in you, brother, so I'm not afraid."
Yan Xi was stunned for a moment, and his heart softened.
I didn't expect the male protagonist to trust him so unconditionally. It would be a lie to say that I wasn't touched.
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