After waking up from the Imperial Hospital, Lin Zikui was thinking all the way when Eunuch Liang brought him here. The Regent Prince Xiao Fu is Xiao Zhaoling. He disguised himself as a girl and "married" himself. What exactly did he want to do? Was it just for fun? Did he think that he was a weak and vulnerable scholar from a poor family? Do you think it's fun to see yourself being kept in the dark? !
Now Xiao Fu is actually using the trick of resigning to act like a rogue. Lin Zikui doesn't think that he thinks he is more important than the imperial power. He just thinks he is childish and ridiculous. Can this court dress be thrown away just like that? Can you take it off just like that?
Without the regent, the Ye Dynasty would be in chaos, the King of Zhao would not raise an army, and the barbarians outside the Great Wall would turn the apparent peace upside down.
Xiao Fu silently took out the jade belt, loosened his solemn and gorgeous outer shirt, revealing an inner shirt with plain and elegant patterns and silver patterns, with a dark red collar and cuffs. On his waist is his token.
There was a peace locket and a sachet hanging on the token. Lin Zikui recognized that the peace locket was the one he gave, and the sachet was the one he prayed for while kneeling at the Iron Buddha Temple in Huainan. It is said that praying for peace and health at the Iron Buddha Temple is the most effective, and that was when he prayed for it.
When Lin Zikui's eyes came into contact with these three things, his vision became dazed.
Xiao Fu opened his arms, his sleeves were long, and without the dragon robe, he lowered his intimidating presence and whispered to Lin Zikui, "So, are you willing to admit it?"
Lin Zikui smiled bitterly, thinking that maybe he was sincere at first, and he was still wearing his worthless pendant.
But this does not mean that Lin Zikui can easily accept this. He would rather think that he was dreaming. Xiao Zhaoling is just a young master of a noble family in Yunnan. He is not so unattainable and out of reach.
"Zikui?" Xiao Fu knelt down, holding his face with his slender fingers, looking at Lin Zikui with sad eyes, and said softly, "I will no longer be the regent. I will issue an edict to announce it to the world today. Are you still unwilling to forgive me?"
Lin Zikui shook his head and tried to turn his face away, but Xiao Fu's gentle action was unexpectedly restraining. He had no choice but to look up at Xiao Fu, his eyes dark and his voice hoarse: "By doing this, you are asking me to ignore the people of the world."
"What does this have to do with the common people? This is a private relationship between you and me. Why don't you allow me to coax my own husband?"
Lin Zikui saw that he had a smile on his face. This smile was exactly the same as the way he usually treated himself. In a trance, he was that woman again, and in the blink of an eye he was the center of power in the court. The two were intertwined before his eyes.
Lin Zikui closed his eyes: "I beg the Regent to let me leave the palace."
Xiao Fu stared at him for a long time: "I'll send someone to take you back home later." He reached out and held Lin Zikui's face, tilted his head slightly and pressed his lips against hers. The kiss was undoubtedly gentle and his lips were warm, but Lin Zikui was trembling with fear. The familiar wet and slippery feeling, every time their lips and tongues intertwined, he would often be seduced into it and unable to extricate himself. Now he felt shaken and scared.
Seeing that he was trembling, Xiao Fu hugged him, pressed his palm on the back of his head and listened to his heartbeat.
Is he so afraid of himself?
Fortunately, I couldn't keep it secret today, so I let him know about it. If he had known it earlier, Lin Zikui would have run away long ago.
Xiao Fu's big hand stroked his neck and back soothingly. Lin Zikui was still trembling all over and spoke with difficulty: "Please let me leave the palace."
Xiao Fu said in a deep voice: "Yes."
There was only darkness in his arms. Lin Zikui felt sad and wanted to hug him back, but she didn't dare.
Xiao Fu thought that when he kissed her in the past, Lin Zikui would respond shyly, knowing how to open her mouth and stick out her tongue, but now she would just tremble.
Whenever Xiao Fu encountered a trouble that he couldn't solve, he would often think of killing someone. If he killed the culprit of all this and eliminated the source, he would no longer be troubled.
The reason why he killed Yuwen Duo was that he tolerated him again and again, but he still felt that he was too annoyed by this idiot and it would be best if he died.
But who can be blamed for this now?
Is it strange that the second young lady of the Xiao family happens to have the surname Xiao?
Or should I kill her?
Is it because Prince Zhao sent his assassins to assassinate him that day? Otherwise, he would not have gone to Xingzhi Temple and met Lin Zikui.
Xiao Fu ordered Yuan Qing to escort Lin Zikui out of the palace: "Send him back to the villa, and bring Elder Xue to see him. You and Jin Zun should watch over Lin Zikui. Don't let him go to Prince Shuo's mansion by himself, and don't let him go out."
Xiao Fu knew that Lin Zikui was a scholar who cared about the people and had great ideals. Now that he had reached the stage of the palace examination, once the yellow list was posted, he would have no way out.
High positions and generous salaries were right before his eyes and within his reach. Lin Zikui once said to himself with longing that he would reform the political system, improve the imperial examination system, eradicate evil, and speak out against the injustice in the world - he would never give up the official robe given to him by the court.
Xiao Fu believed that he wouldn't.
After seeing Lin Zikui off, Xiao Fu went to see the little emperor select the second place. He decided this place according to his own opinion: "Father, please take a look."
Xiao Fu was not interested in these. His eyes only lingered on Lin Zikui's name for a few more seconds before retracting his gaze: "After your majesty has selected the top three, please send someone to quickly post the yellow list and announce it to the world."
The little emperor was keenly aware of the difference in his expression and aura: "Father, is there anything you want to tell me?"
Xiao Fu glanced at him and shook his head: "Your Majesty, just do this one thing." After that, he stood up and left. He was still upset, so he asked Eunuch Liang to come: "Liang Hong, bring Yuwen Zhou to me!"
In order to appease King Zhao, his son Yuwen Zhou was taken as a hostage and lived a good life in the palace.
Although Yuwen Zhou wanted to leave, he also said in the letter to his father that the Regent did not treat him badly. On the contrary, he was very good to him and occasionally let him practice riding and shooting with Commander Chen.
Yuwen Zhou wanted beautiful palace maids, and Eunuch Liang satisfied him according to the regent's wishes.
He thought that in this palace, except for not being able to be the emperor, everything else was free and easy, with fine wine and delicious food and beautiful women as his companions. I guess it was the heavy military intimidation from his father, Prince Zhao, that made the Regent dare not touch him easily.
Yuwen Zhou often had dreams: "When will my father rescue me and start a rebellion? He clearly sent spies to tell me to hold back and wait for the right time to start a rebellion. When will it be considered ripe? When will he become the emperor and when can I become the crown prince?"
Until today, when he heard that the palace examination was being held, Yuwen Zhou was enjoying himself in his own palace. The eunuch in the palace came to summon him in a hurry: "Young Prince! The Regent King wants you to come over!"
"He summoned me, what for?"
The young eunuch shook his head and said, "The eunuch who delivered the message said it's urgent!"
Yuwen Zhou's eyes lit up, and he thought, "Why is it so urgent? Could it be that my father is at the gates of the city? That won't do. If that bastard Xiao Fu wants to see me, doesn't he want to kill me and take me as a hostage?"
Yuwen Zhou: "I won't go."
Three or two Jinyiwei rushed in from outside the door: "You have no choice but to go, little prince, I'm sorry for the offense."
After saying that, he was taken away by force.
"I won't go! I won't go, please let me go!" He cried like a three-year-old child. Even from a distance, Xiao Fu was given a headache by his noise. He stood in front of Yuwen Zhou, looking down at him.
Yuwen Zhou saw that he was holding a snake bone whip in his hand, and looked up at the cold and half-smiling look on Xiao Fu's face. Like Yama, he swallowed and crawled on the ground in panic: "What are you going to do, Xiao Fu, don't come over! My father will not let you go."
With a "snap" sound, Xiao Fu swung his arm vigorously, and the black snake bone whip came down heavily! Accompanied by Prince Zhao's screams like a pig being slaughtered.
“Ahhh, ahhh—”
After hearing his screams, Xiao Fu felt relieved and whipped him hard again. After a few hits, Yuwen Zhou was knocked unconscious.
"Useless thing." Xiao Fu clapped his hands expressionlessly and ordered his men to prepare ice-cold salt water and pour it on him.
Yuwen Zhou screamed, coughed violently and woke up again, covered in blood and blood, and cursed: "Xiao Fu, you are crazy, you are crazy!"
Imperial study.
At this time, the eunuch sent by the young emperor hurried back and reported: "Your Majesty, the regent just went out and mentioned the young prince Zhao! He wants to kill him!"
"What?!" Even though Yuwen Xuan was young, he was aware of the interests involved. Once the young Prince Zhao died and the hostages were gone, the King of Zhao would have no scruples and would surely launch an uprising. The Emperor’s father, how could the Emperor’s father... But how did Yuwen Zhou offend him? !
The Emperor was in a bad mood for some reason. It must be because Yuwen Zhou was so blind and bumped into him!
Yuwen Xuan immediately said: "Pass on my order and go to Qiyang Palace to find His Royal Highness Prince Kang!"
Xiao Si has always been favored by the emperor's father. The emperor's father never hugs him, but he will hug Xiao Si and play with him.
Let Xiao Si interrupt the emperor's anger, and I believe he won't be so angry.
At this time, Xiao Fu tortured Yuwen Zhou half to death.
Suddenly, someone reported, "Your Majesty, Prince Kang is here."
"I'm busy." Xiao Fu has been busy these days and hasn't seen the Fourth Prince for a long time.
However, Xiao Si received the order from his second brother and heard the weak screams from inside. He stopped outside the door for a while and then walked forward: "Father, Father, it's Xun'er. Father, when will you take Xun'er out of the palace to see Master Lin? Xun'er has finished reading the book that Master asked her to read last time."
"Stop him." Xiao Fu threw the whip on the ground, "Drag Yuwen Zhou away."
There were spots of blood on Xiao Fu's face and body, but he didn't know it.
When he opened the door, His Highness the Fourth Prince was obviously stunned when he saw his father's appearance at the moment.
Xiao Fu squatted down and a smile appeared on his face.
"The Emperor's father will take you out of the palace and take you to see Master Lin. Do you know how to make Master Lin happy?"
Yuwen Yan's eyes lit up, ignoring the blood on his face, he reached out to hug his father and nodded, "I know! Father, please take Yan'er out of the palace quickly!"
Xiao Fu picked him up and ordered someone to prepare a carriage.
The eunuch went to the imperial study and reported, "Your Majesty, Prince Zhao escaped, and the Regent took His Royal Highness Prince Kang out of the palace."
The young emperor had just finished selecting the candidates for the imperial examination. He paused with his fingers holding the purple hair. His expression did not change. He lowered his head and said, "I understand."
He folded up the rice paper. Although it looked small, his expression was that of an emperor: "Send this letter to the Ministry of Rites, and ask the Minister of Rites to write a yellow notice immediately. Post it in the Imperial Examination Hall and various prefectures and guild halls at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, and let the world know!"
Lin Zikui was sent out of the palace by Yuan Qing. Along the way, Lin Zikui did not say a word. Yuan Qing, who was sitting in the front of the carriage, looked back at him many times. Through the bamboo curtain lifted by the wind, he saw that Master Lin looked absent-minded.
Yuanqing attended the palace examination early this morning.
I knew that Master Lin was a strange man, but I didn't know that he was so strange. He was strange and didn't know how to restrain himself as an official. The Prime Minister should have taught him that, but his temper was ingrained in his bones and could not be changed.
"Mr. Lin." Yuan Qing spoke.
Lin Zikui raised his head: "Hmm?"
"I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it."
"If the person sitting in the court was not the Marquis, today, you would probably..." Although Xiao Fu is now the regent, Yuan Qing is still in the habit of calling him the Marquis.
Lin Zikui had a blank expression on his face and said, "You mean, without him, I would have died a hundred times a thousand times already?"
"That's not what I meant!"
"Yuanqing," Lin Zikui interrupted, pausing, "Commander Chen, I know everything. If it weren't for him, I would still be blind. If he hadn't asked his senior brother Mr. Xie to treat me, I might be teaching in Huainan, or I might be dead. There is no justice to be done for Brother Huang, and my justice will be buried in the mountains and cease to exist. Without him, I would be a wandering soul under the cauldron."
Xiao Fu saved his life and also saved his shaky heart.
When Yuanqing heard him say this, he was actually confused.
Since Lin Zikui knew everything and was not ungrateful, why did he still treat the Marquis like this?
The Marquis concealed his identity. Is this matter really that serious? Young Master Lin even forgave the fact that the Marquis was not a woman, but now that he found out that he was the powerful thousand-year-old man, he became even angrier.
But Yuanqing didn't know that love is not about repaying a favor.
Lin Zikui understood the gratitude and thought that Zhao Ling was sincere to him, but Xiao Fu was not.
These seem to be two people. It would be nice if there were two of us.
Yuanqing sent Lin Zikui to the villa, where the prime minister was waiting. He knew that the palace examination would be held today, and was anxiously waiting for news. Suddenly, someone was sent from the palace, and it was Xiao Fu's confidant.
He brought me a message, asking him to persuade Lin Zikui.
Xue Xiang knew it, he knew that Xiao Fu's concealment of his identity would be exposed today. He could not hide it any longer. He was playing with fire and would get burned. This was bound to happen!
Xiao Fulai asked me to be a lobbyist. I was probably introduced to Lin Zikui just for this moment.
The carriage stopped, Lin Zikui got off first, and Mo Liu stood guard outside the door: "Master, Lin is finally back. How was the palace examination? Eh? Why did Brother Chen send you off?"
Lin Zikui shook his head, his face still pale.
Mo Liu's heart trembled, wondering if he hadn't done well in the exam. He then said, "The Prime Minister is waiting for you inside."
"The teacher is here?" Lin Zikui stopped outside the door to calm himself down, then walked in. Xue Xiang was sitting in the study waiting for him, looking very gentle: "Huaifu, how was the palace examination?"
Lin Zikui stood in front of him: "Teacher, the palace examination... is over, I don't know what the result is." Now seeing Xue Xiang, Lin Zikui knew that he also helped Xiao Fu hide it from him, but did the teacher have bad intentions?
Lin Zikui could not accuse or question anyone, so he could only remain silent and not mention the matter.
It was Xue Xiang who proposed it himself.
"Did you raise your head during the palace examination today?" Xue Xiang shouted, "Please sit down."
Lin Zikui was now more stable and no longer trembling. He sniffed and sat down, saying, "Look up."
"Then you saw the Regent."
Lin Zikui pursed his lips: "I saw it..."
Xue Xiang sighed, "You must be blaming the teacher in your heart. He knew the truth but didn't tell you, helping the tyrant to commit atrocities and trampling on your sincerity."
Lin Zikui shook his head: "I don't blame the teacher. I know his identity... I can't show it to others easily."
How could an emperor go out of the palace in disguise and quietly tell others, “Hey, I’m the emperor”?
Knowing is one thing, accepting is another. In such a short time, it is difficult for Lin Zikui to think clearly. Maybe if he is given some time, he will feel more at peace.
Xue Xiang explained: "The reason why the teacher didn't tell you is because Zhao Ling has to tell you about this matter in person. I am your teacher, but it is not convenient for me to interfere in your affairs."
Lin Zikui nodded and seemed to be obedient, but it was not known whether he listened to me or not.
Xue Xiang continued: "Xiao Zhaoling once told me that he would pave the way for you to rise to fame, so that you don't have to struggle in the muddy officialdom. Do you know what he meant?"
Lin Zikui looked at him.
Xue Xiang said: "When you were in the officialdom, you had to observe people's words and expressions, bow your head and be humble, and swallow your anger. You couldn't deal with any of the corrupt officials. You could only endure and continue to make achievements. At the age of 35, you became an imperial envoy. With power, you can finally deal with those who are at large! Now, you are holding the sharpest sword in the world, which can kill everything in the world. Do you want to use it to kill the corrupt officials or yourself?"
He was reminding Lin Zikui that even if it wasn't for the sake of their marriage, he should hold the sword for his own great wish.
Is there anyone in this world like him who can use the supreme power of the regent to eradicate evil?
Lin Zikui's ears were buzzing. This was not what he should be thinking about at the moment. He didn't want to think about this. He knew that what the teacher said was right. Lin Zikui thought, what he needed might be an apology from Xiao Fu, or maybe that was not enough.
But Lin Zikui knew that he could not leave, nor could he cut off this relationship, he did not have the power to do so.
Outside the window, the ground was covered with fallen ginkgo leaves. Lin Zikui was hungry but couldn't eat.
The teacher is gone.
Prime Minister Xue left him alone to think, and stopped there, saying there was no point in saying more.
Lin Zikui silently looked at the fallen leaves on the ground and the dusk in the pond.
Outside the door, there was the sound of a carriage stopping. Along the corridor, there was the noise of children laughing and making noises. Lin Zikui was sitting under the eaves of the door. He looked up and saw Xun'er, who had grown taller. She was wearing a lovely peach-pink brocade robe and ran towards him happily: "Master Lin, Master Lin! Xun'er made a kite for you!"
Xun'er jumped on him. Lin Zikui caught him unexpectedly and could only smile: "Why is Xun'er here? Is this the Yanzi Kite?"
"Master, I think of you in my dreams," Yuwen Yan liked Master Lin very much. He leaned his head against his chest, and looked at Lin Zikui with eyes as round as clear grapes. "But my brother said you were very busy and refused to take me out of the house to see you."
That suspicious pause reminded Lin Zikui of the voice of His Majesty that he had heard during the palace examination today. When he looked up, he seemed to see a child who looked very mature. His appearance...
Lin Zikui looked at Xun'er in front of him.
Clouds...
Isn’t it just “Yuwen”?
Lin Zikui suddenly understood.
It turns out that Yuwen Xun, whose parents had both passed away, was the prince of Emperor Wen Tai.
Everyone is deceiving themselves, even children! But with Xun'er's status, can I really tell him? Even if I tell him, will I still dare to hug him calmly?
Lin Zikui didn't know, so he could let the prince act coquettishly in his arms without worrying about offending him.
Now that he had guessed it, he felt a little strange, but what was even stranger was that Lin Zikui couldn't push Yuwen Yan away and tell him that he couldn't do that.
"Xun'er, why are you running so fast? Brother can't catch up with you. What if you knock the master down?"
A pleasant voice came from the end of the corridor behind. Xiao Fu's voice was bright and a little hoarse, but the two did not conflict with each other. Lin Zikui was so familiar with him that he could even recognize it when he coughed.
Lin Zikui paused for a long time before he looked up hesitantly. Xiao Fu was walking slowly towards him under the fiery clouds, with a soft golden light shining on his side and a handsome face, like a golden statue of a god that had come to life.
Xun'er shouted: "Brother, please play kite with us."
There was a gentle breeze in the evening. After flying the kite for a while, it would be dark.
Xiao Fu's eyes fell on Lin Zikui and he said, "Okay, ask the teacher if he agrees to let me play with you?"
Xiao Fu's burning gaze showed a rare uneasiness, for he was afraid that he would refuse.
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