Birds on the edge of the abyss 12
He stretched out his finger and poked the diamond-shaped gem, feeling the cold temperature on it. He felt an inexplicable discomfort. He immediately covered his chest and couldn't speak for a long time. He lay on the bed and gasped softly. His white neck was stained with a hint of crimson.
When Shen Changle stepped in, he happened to see him like this, and immediately rushed up in shock, followed by Lan Huan who came to check his body.
Shen Changle picked up Shen Luli, and the young man's slender and strong arms held his frail brother's head in his arms. He stretched out one hand to hold his thin wrist and tilted it towards Lan Huan so that the other party could feel his pulse.
Lan Huan looked at Shen Changle's anxious and intimate posture, and a strange look flashed across his eyes. He then looked at Shen Changle's gentle eyes looking at the panting person.
This is not the look he gives to his relatives, but rather the attitude he uses to treat his wife. Lan Huan thought strangely, while cautiously reaching out to feel the patient's pulse.
"Although the pulse is weak, it is persistent. Young Master must be tired just now. You can take a rest after returning home." Lan Huan withdrew his hand and said with a smile
Shen Changle breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him quickly. Without even looking at Lan Huan's strange look, he touched his brother's face and said softly,
"Brother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already sent people to clean up the mansion. The stewards and others who were dismissed earlier have also returned and are waiting for us to go home. Let's go back quickly!"
Shen Luli clenched the blood-red pendant in his hand, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had regained his composure. He looked at Shen Changle's focused eyes and nodded gently.
"Okay, let's go home."
Since there were not many things, it didn't take long to pack. The two of them took a carriage back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Shen Changle carried Shen Luli on the carriage and placed the extremely fragile person on the soft couch that had been laid out long ago. Shen Luli looked around and widened his eyes in shock at the luxurious decoration inside the carriage.
Seeing that he was in high spirits, Shen Changle smiled and said, "This is a gift from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness is kind-hearted. He also took this carriage on the way back to pick up my brother that day."
"Thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's kindness, our Shen family must be loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future, so as not to disappoint His Royal Highness's high hopes for us." Shen Luli thought of the pair of righteous golden eyes that day, and looked at Shen Changle, and said straightly
"If Chongguang knew, he would naturally stand behind the Crown Prince. Now that His Majesty has reached the age of ruling the country, it won't be long before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne. That will be the time for my Shen family to turn things around!"
Shen Changle's eyes flashed, and he realized the deep meaning of Shen Luli's words, and immediately said
After hearing his words, Shen Luli slowly shook his head, sighing that he was still mostly young. Although His Royal Highness Chu Xin, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, was in a high position and had a great reputation, and was deeply loved by the people and ministers, most of the court officials tended to favor Chu Xin.
But we also need to see what His Majesty means now.
Although the emperor doted on Chu Xin when the crown prince was young and almost granted him all his requests, he became selfish as he grew older and was eager to consolidate his position and refused to abdicate.
The emperor had already been criticized for appointing a prince born to a noble concubine as the crown prince in his early years. Fortunately, Chu Xin was smart and consolidated his position early on. In the end, no one could find fault with her. Instead, the ministers praised her endlessly. Because the Empress of the Central Palace had no children and had few children, the emperor promoted Chu Xin's mother to the rank of Imperial Noble Consort. She has always been favored and favored by the emperor and has never declined.
Now that His Majesty is old, he is wary of the Crown Prince who has always brought him good fortune. Just looking at the promotions of several other adult princes in recent years, it is not difficult to see that His Majesty is trying to suppress him. Moreover, the several princes who have been crowned as kings in various places are also eyeing Kyoto covetously, and everyone wants to get a piece of the pie before the chaos begins.
At this critical moment, His Majesty must be furious when he sees these wolves and tigers who are eager to see his descendants. The Duke of Zhenguo Mansion is the first one His Majesty will take action against, using this as an example to scare the monkeys, just because they are on the wrong side.
Before this, the Shen family, headed by the Duke of Zhenguo, had all stood behind Prince Jing Chu Xiao, who was slightly inferior to Chu Xin. The emperor used Prince Jing's followers as an opportunity to kill the enthusiasm of his subordinates. Obviously, the effect was obvious.
Prince Jing was suppressed, and his followers shrank to a point where the situation was now one where the Crown Prince was still the most powerful, while the other princes were equally powerful.
But who personally handed the evidence to the emperor?
This person and the forces behind him are the targets of Shen Luli's revenge.
Shen Luli couldn't help but think about it. He glanced at Shen Changle who was sitting opposite him and sighed.
"During your adulthood, you must learn strategy. Your brother can't protect you for long. You still need to walk, listen, and see on your own!"
Shen Luli said worriedly, thinking about how to track down the case while thinking about Shen Changle's future homework.
[You should focus on completing the task now, don’t think about it in the wrong way]
'When did I agree to do the mission?'
[So you want to stay in this virtual plane forever? ]
'Why not?'
[…It’s hopeless. You weren’t like that before… Oh, forget it. I’m leaving.]
'?'
"Brother, Chongguang will learn it, but please don't say such hurtful words anymore, Chongguang will be sad."
Shen Changle grabbed Shen Luli's hand and said sincerely
"Chongguang only has my brother, please don't leave me"
Shen Changle's words were like a bright light shining in Shen Luli's dry heart. Shen Luli repeated them subconsciously, watching the young man tightly grasp his hands, and said in amazement
"I will never leave you..." I will always be by your side until you no longer need me
[Ding, Chen Changle's favorability +10, current favorability 65]
The two of them talked all the way until they returned to the Zhenguo Mansion and stopped at the gate. Shen Changle walked out first, then lifted the curtain, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile:
"Brother, come down quickly, we are here"
After he finished speaking, the curtain was opened again, and a pair of pale white hands stretched out from inside. The slender hands rested on Shen Changle's equally pale hands, and there appeared two distinct white
Shen Changle is a healthy and fair white, while Shen Luli is only left with a sickly pale color.
He walked down wearing a thick cloak, and the coachman led the carriage to the backyard. The two of them, holding hands, looked at the once glorious Zhenguo Mansion, which had become desolate and dilapidated in just a few days, and could not help but sigh.
Looking at the smashed plaque on the ground and the door that had just been sealed, Shen Luli took the lead and walked in.
He walked unsteadily, like a helpless blade of grass.
When the wind comes, it will easily blow you down and you will never be able to stand up again.
Shen Changle wanted to step forward to help, but was rejected by him
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