Chapter 57
Assassinating Xiao Cheng is what Lin Qingyu must do in this life. When Gu Fuzhou was still Lu Wancheng, they had fought each other, but ultimately failed. But now it’s different, one of them is the head of the military generals, and the other is a close minister of the emperor. It’s not like before when they couldn’t even enter the palace. He also got to know the key figure Shen Huaishi. This time, he was 50% sure.
If the plan succeeds, Lin Qingyu will try to save the emperor's life before Xiao Cheng dies, and Gu Fuzhou will also bring Xiao Jie on board during this period. After Xiao Cheng's death, the emperor was so grief-stricken that he had no time to consider Gu Fuzhou's marriage. Even if he had, Lin Qingyu would kill him before he issued an order to grant the marriage. By then, the only one who could inherit the throne was Xiao Jie.
If the plan failed, Xiao Cheng and the emperor would both be alive and well, but Gu Fuzhou would inevitably be forced to marry. Seeing how he doesn't want to marry anyone else, it might be okay for me to block some marriage for him... Unless the emperor is tired of living, it is impossible to dismiss him from his post while he is ill. Even if he married Gu Fuzhou again, it would not prevent him from continuing to study medicine in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Anyway, this isn't their first marriage. As for who will marry, we will consider it when the time comes.
By the time the two had reached a general agreement, it was already midnight. Gu Fuzhou sat cross-legged on the lower bunk, yawning and saying, "Qingyu, it's so late, the general's mansion must be closed. Can I stay at your house?"
Lin Qingyu sneered: "If you want to go back, will the people in the general's mansion open the door for you?"
Gu Fuzhou smiled and said, "Then I have to find an excuse."
Lin Qingyu said: "You can stay overnight, but you have to sleep on the upper bunk." In the past, Lu Wancheng was in poor health, so he always slept on the upper bunk, and it was really annoying to go up and down.
Gu Fuzhou immediately stood up and tidied the bed that he had made messy: "Please." After saying that, he supported himself on the upper bunk with both hands and sat down easily.
The two of them, one up and one down, seemed to have returned to the past when they were still in the Nan'an Marquis Mansion. At that time, they would occasionally chat for a few minutes before going to bed. Sometimes Lu Wancheng would talk to him about his hometown and teach him a few words of his hometown dialect; sometimes they would discuss how to do bad things together; and sometimes when Lu Wancheng woke up from the effects of the poison, he would get out of bed and gently hold Lu Wancheng in his arms.
After Lu Wancheng died, Lin Qingyu slept alone in the lower bunk for a long time. He always had trouble sleeping and felt empty inside. Tonight, there was finally someone above him, and his heart seemed to be filled.
Even though he had just plotted to kill the king not long ago, he was surprisingly calm. Even if you are surrounded by wolves and the road ahead is unclear, you may lose your life if you are not careful, but as long as you have this person accompanying you all the way, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Gu Fuzhou turned over on top, making quite a noise. Then, he leaned his head out from the upper bunk to look at him and asked, "Qingyu, are you asleep?"
Lin Qingyu closed his eyes: "Falling asleep."
Gu Fuzhou smiled and said, "Okay. I just thought of something - did you and Shen Huaishi see the secret code I left for you?"
In the original plot, Lin Qingyu was able to enter the Imperial Medical Bureau after Lu Wancheng's death by virtue of his prescription for the epidemic, and he met Shen Huaishi in the Imperial Medical Bureau. But in the original plot, without his reminder, Lin Qingyu would not pay too much attention to Shen Huaishi, and later he committed suicide in the East Palace.
"I see." It was because of this secret code that he and Shen Huaishi gradually became familiar with each other. "It is said that this is a secret code known only to those in the Heavenly Prison Sect."
Gu Fuzhou said: "The only two things Shen Huaishi cares about are Xiao Cheng and Tianyumen. The destruction of Tianyumen is his biggest weakness, and it is also the key to opening Xiao Cheng's path to chasing his wife."
That's why he engraved the secret code of Tianyumen on the medicine box he gave to Lin Qingyu. As long as Shen Huaishi saw this code and thought that Lin Qingyu was related to Tianyumen, he would not let Lin Qingyu die in the East Palace.
Lin Qingyu pondered and said, "So, the destruction of the Heavenly Prison Sect was caused by Xiao Cheng?"
Gu Fuzhou put his hands behind his head, and his tone was unusually serious: "The Tianji Camp and the Tianyu Gate are one open and one secret, both are the minions of the emperor, but they have never dealt with each other privately. The head of the Tianyu Gate is surnamed Shen, and he is Shen Huaishi's father. The Tianyu Gate has been suppressed by the Tianji Camp for a long time, and the head of the Shen family is unwilling to accept it. Because Shen Huaishi and Xiao Cheng have a close childhood sweetheart relationship, the head of the Shen family placed his hopes on Xiao Cheng, secretly caring for him a lot, and even doing a lot of things for him, hoping that after Xiao Cheng ascends the throne, the Tianyu Gate can dominate. At that time, Xiao Cheng was just a prince."
The secret guard organization and the prince had too close contacts, which was a big taboo for the emperor. The head of the Shen family thought he had done it secretly, but he still left clues, and the Tianji Camp found evidence and presented it to the emperor. By then, the fight for the throne had come to an end, and Xiao Cheng was only one step away from becoming the crown prince.
The emperor recognized Xiao Cheng's ability. He knew that Xiao Cheng was the best choice for the crown prince, but he could not tolerate the Tianyu Gate's secret help for the prince to succeed the throne. The emperor showed Xiao Cheng an imperial edict appointing him as the crown prince, and told him: Once the Tianyu Gate is destroyed, my jade seal will be stamped in this edict.
Lin Qingyu said: "So, Xiao Cheng is the culprit behind the destruction of Tianyumen?"
"To be honest, the culprit should be the emperor. At the last moment, Xiao Cheng softened his heart because of his childhood friendship with Shen Huaishi. Unfortunately, it was too late. The Tianji Camp arrived in time on the emperor's orders and helped Xiao Cheng do what he couldn't bear to do. It was precisely because of Xiao Cheng's reluctance that he almost lost his position as the crown prince. So when Princess Jingchun was favored by the King of the Northern Territory, in order not to lose his heart, he had no way to keep the person he loved. He regretted his soft-heartedness and attributed it all to Shen Huaishi." Gu Fuzhou sneered and said, "Shen Huaishi lost only the lives of his family, but Xiao Cheng lost his love!
Lin Qingyu couldn't help but ask: "How did you know these things? In your hometown, are these recorded in the history books?"
"It's not historical material." Gu Fuzhou said leisurely, "All of this - whether it's your fate or the love-hate relationship between Xiao Cheng and Shen Huaishi, is written in a book called "Huai Doesn't Know You". And I'm lucky enough to have finished reading this extraordinary book."
"Huai doesn't know you?" Lin Qingyu sneered, "No wonder Xiao Cheng and Shen Huai Shi are the protagonists."
"Yes, this book is written around the two of them."
After listening to Gu Fuzhou's words, Lin Qingyu had a question: "If you didn't like men before, why would you read this kind of book?"
"If you tell me this, I won't be sleepy anymore." Gu Fuzhou sat up, looking deceived. "My cousin recommended this book to me. She said it was about a shadow guard's upgrade and counterattack. I thought the title sounded interesting, so I opened the first page and opened the door to a new world."
Lin Qingyu was puzzled: "Don't you feel something is wrong when you watch it? Why did you finish it?"
"It's true that something is wrong. But Shen Huaishi is so miserable that I want to curse him, so I really want to see his rise." Gu Fuzhou said sadly, "You know that feeling, the feeling of being unable to stop. I cursed while watching, and I couldn't stop at all. I saw the ending inexplicably."
Lin Qingyu didn't quite understand what Gu Fuzhou meant by the feeling of being unable to stop. If he saw this kind of storybook, he would definitely not want to read even one page. "So, what is their ending in "Huai Bu Shi Jun"?"
“Shen Huaishi turned evil after learning the truth—I have explained the word evil to you, right?”
"Um."
"He was determined to avenge the Shen family. But when he was about to succeed, Shen Huaishi softened his heart, abandoned his sword and fled, left the East Palace, and wandered around the world from then on. After he left, Xiao Cheng realized that she cared about him in her heart, and was desperate to get him back, even to disband the harem for him and stage a drama of imprisonment. One day, Shen Huaishi found an opportunity to kill him, and Xiao Cheng, who was already the emperor, showed his chest openly and said the classic words 'Kiss me, and I will give you my life and the country'. Then - Shen Huaishi was moved, you know? He was actually moved! He accepted Xiao Cheng again and became the first male queen of the Dayu Dynasty. The two lived happily together from then on."
Gu Fuzhou still remembers how he felt after finishing the book, which is hard to describe in words.
After listening to the whole story, Lin Qingyu quickly sorted out his thoughts. If they want to get rid of Xiao Cheng before the emperor's decree of marriage comes down, they need to do two things. First, let Shen Huaishi know the truth about the destruction of Tianyumen as soon as possible; second, never let Shen Huaishi have the possibility of being soft-hearted.
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