Concubine Shu sighed softly, and while handing over the handkerchief in her hand, she said, "Ming'e, don't let me worry about you anymore. You know what to do and what not to do. I will never talk to you about this again. It's been so many years. I'm really tired."
"Thank you for your teachings, mother. I will remember it. From now on..." Zhong Ming'e paused. He stared at the budding narcissus on the small table without blinking. For a long while, he clenched his fists in his sleeves. His pale lips trembled as he spoke. "From now on, I will never make a mistake again. Please rest assured, mother."
Shu Fei's eyes were filled with tears: "I hope you can be sensible."
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Liao Chongwu felt that Zhong Minge was very abnormal today. As soon as he left the palace, he sent the sedan bearer back first. Then he asked Liao Chongwu to accompany him to a villa in the suburbs of Beijing. This villa was secretly purchased by Zhong Minge many years ago. Many things that are not convenient to handle in the capital are usually handled here. However, Liao Chongwu usually comes alone. Zhong Minge's status will not easily leave the capital, so he has not come here many times. I don't know how, I don't know why, he suddenly came here today.
"Your Highness, why do you want to go to the other courtyard for no reason?" Liao Chongwu turned around and asked Zhong Ming'e in the carriage as the carriage was running on the quiet mountain road, "If there is anything, just tell your subordinates. Why do you need to go there in person?"
"No, I have to go there myself." Zhong Minge's slightly hoarse voice came from the carriage.
That voice sounded so pleasant to Liao Chongwu's ears that he was unable to react for a moment. Then he heard Zhong Minge push open the door of the carriage. Before he could turn around to ask, a pair of hands had already wrapped around his waist. Liao Chongwu felt his heart stop beating.
"Your Highness..." Liao Chongwu stuttered. When he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say. He just felt that his mind was blank, nothing existed, only the pair of hands around him.
"What do you want me to do?" Zhong Ming'e's voice became even hoarser. He sat forward, pressing his chest against Liao Chongwu's broad back. The two were so close that he could clearly feel Liao Chongwu's body trembling slightly. The trembling was so consistent with his heartbeat that Zhong Ming'e's eyes suddenly became wet. He pressed his face against Liao Chongwu's back. When he spoke again, his voice was choked with sobs, "Liao Chongwu, the happiest night of my life was that night."
Which night?
Needless to say, Liao Chongwu also knew. When he heard Zhong Ming'e's voice, his heart ached. He gently held Zhong Ming'e's hand with his big hand, and while holding it tightly, he whispered, "I know."
"No, you don't know," Zhong Minge tried to suppress his crying. His crying became softer, but his body trembled even more. "Liao Chongwu, I really like you. From the day you came to me and became my secret guard, I have liked you. I like you very much."
"I know." Liao Chongwu's voice also became hoarse, and he held Zhong Minge's hand tighter.
He was telling the truth. He really knew. That year, he had just joined the Imperial Guards. Because of his good skills, he was selected to be a secret guard for the Second Prince. He remembered it very clearly. At that time, Zhong Minge was only twelve years old. Compared with the majestic First Prince and the handsome Third Prince, the Second Prince was pitifully skinny and did not have the slightest spirit of a prince. Instead, his big eyes were always secretly glancing at him. When he was discovered, the skinny child turned his head away and faced away with his back to him. Liao Chongwu could not see the Second Prince's face, but he stared at those ruby-like ears for a long time.
"Liao Chongwu, I really hate you. Sometimes, I would think, if you hadn't come to me that year, I wouldn't...wouldn't have taken this path. I should have been upright like other men, married and had children, but..." Unable to control himself, Zhong Minge simply burst into tears, tears and snot all over his face, "But Liao Chongwu, I would think, if I didn't have you, what's the point of living like a wooden stake in this life? With you, my life wouldn't be in vain..."
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