The palace wall reflects the moon

Chapter 73 Help my brother again

Dan Hong knelt down in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the princess has always been a sharp-tongued person, and you know that."

Shen Xiao waved his hand.

"No need to say more, please step back. Sister Huang, sit down."

However, Shen Shuning did not move. He just stood three steps away from him and said in a cool tone: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

He went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and if he couldn't find anyone today, he wouldn't give up easily.

Shen Xiao poured himself another glass of wine and smiled bitterly.

"Does the imperial sister know why I want to be the emperor?"

Shen Shuning said nothing, only looked at him lightly.

Do you need a reason to want to be emperor?There are a few men in the world who don't want to be emperors. It's just their instinctive desire to go to higher places.

Shen Xiao said: "Jiang Liu came to me. He wanted me to be the emperor."

Shen Shuning shook his head subconsciously: "Impossible."

"My father left a will. After the new emperor ascends the throne, he will abolish the West Factory and kill Jiangliu."

Shen Xiao weighed the wine glass with his slender fingers and swayed the wine in the white jade cup. "He wants to live, and only by living can he protect his wife and daughter, so he will never allow other princes to ascend the throne. Only I am the best new emperor in his eyes." As for the candidate, at least he can see my feelings for Qingyue."

Shen Shuning lowered his eyes and recalled that past.

Her father was critically ill, the prince was killed, many princes were in trouble, and her family was in chaos. She didn't even bother to ask Qingyue and her brother why their marriage was cancelled.

Many people were ready to make a move. She only hoped that her brother would be safe, but she didn't want to suddenly push her brother to the forefront of becoming emperor.

Jiang Liu tried his best to lift him up.

At this point, no one has examined his willingness or unwillingness in detail. There are only two types of people in the government and the public, one group supports his proclaimed emperor, and the other opposes it.

Shen Shuning was naturally willing to protect him with his life and help him ascend the throne.

Shen Xiao poured another glass of wine: "It should not be my turn to be the heir apparent. As soon as the prince died, the eldest prince gathered his troops and trapped me in the palace, trying to take my life."

"In order to put an end to this chaos, Xichang suffered heavy losses and is not as strong as before."

"I should be grateful to Jiang Liu, but if he hadn't asked me to become emperor, how could I have been in such danger?"

Shen Shuning was speechless for a long time, and then said: "If you really don't want to be the emperor, you don't have to agree."

Shen Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "You also know that Jiang Liu is Qingyue's father, and they depend on each other for good and bad fortune. How can I watch the new emperor follow his father's orders and wipe out the Jiang family? This can only be done if I become the emperor. Change. Sister Huang, if it were you, how would you choose?"

Shen Shuning shook his head again: "You should punish Jiang Liu."

Shen Xiao drank two more cups.

"Qingyue doesn't know the situation in the court, but you should know it. Sister Huang, you know that I can't do anything. They pushed me too hard. There is only one West Factory behind me. West Factory has fallen. How can I have any room to resist them? "

"I made Meng Zhen my concubine, made Cao Qing my queen, and allowed Qing Yue to kneel outside the Qianyuan Hall and ignore her. Only then did I make those two old men give up asking for Jiang Liu's life."

"I know I will never be sorry to Qingyue in this life. If I can no longer give her what she wants, I will use the meanest words to annoy her, make her give up on me, and send her to Gusu..."

At this point, he turned away and said, "Today is no longer what it used to be. It's no longer the time when I can't do anything. I also want to reunite with the old person, but is it so difficult?"

He is a little drunk.

After becoming emperor, he never drank too much, and rarely even touched wine. He probably had a rest tomorrow and didn't need to go to court.

Shen Shuning suddenly realized that he didn't call himself me, and he didn't know where he started to change his words.It's a pity that after saying so much, Shen Shuning still couldn't sympathize with his helplessness.

Shen Shuning asked: "But why did you hide the news from me that she was not dead? Why would you rather let me scold you for three years than tell me that she was not dead?"

This is what bothers her the most.

Shen Xiao asked back: "Didn't Sister Huang also intentionally hide it from me this year? Doesn't this make it even?"

Shen Shuning smiled.

"Then let's treat it as even. It's just that you have been jealous of me since then, so don't blame me for not trusting you now."

Whether it was Jiang Liu who forced the throne on him, or whether he proclaimed himself emperor just to preserve Qingyue, it all depends on him.

But if he really didn't care about the imperial power, why bother worrying about this, worrying about that, even making her suspicious?

Shen Xiao smiled and said, "Sister Huang, you really can't afford to offend me."

"If you hadn't decided to send me away, she wouldn't have left the palace, right? Now let's just treat her as gone and marry in Anhuai, why not?" Shen Shuning reasoned with him, "People have always been in this life. If everything cannot go as planned, you want, want, and want things that are not so perfect."

Shen Xiao stood up with his arms on the table, swaying a little.

He stood firm and said: "I always thought that with power, I would have everything, but I threatened her with Zhang Shuting and Sun Hongling. After all, it was my mistake. She won't, she will never do it. The one who has come to compromise with me will never come to me again, because I have not answered her requests before."

Shen Shuning suspected that he had heard wrongly, but he actually admitted it.

Shen Xiao added: "I also thought that as long as she is by my side, there will always be time. As time goes by, I will have enough time in my life to treat her well. I self-righteously thought that she would always understand my helplessness and my thoughts."

He took a staggering step forward, seemingly about to fall.

Shen Shuning quickly supported him and pushed him back onto the chair, "I'll call someone to sober you up."

Shen Xiao grabbed her sleeves and refused to let her go, his eyes turning red.

Like a kid who doesn't get candy.

"Sister Huang, help my brother one more time. My brother really likes her."

Shen Shuning let out a long sigh, a layer of mist forming in his eyes.

He knew that she hated him as an emperor, and he also knew that she could not let go of her younger brother who had watched him grow up, so he played the emotional card.

But no matter how soft-hearted she is to her brother, she is not qualified to control Qingyue's life.

That was Jiang Qingyue, a person, not an object that could be given away. Shen Xiao had made a mistake since she decided her life without authorization.

"It's useless whether you try hard or soft. Even I don't know where she is now." Shen Shuning said.

Shen Xiao said: "She will always look for you again."

Shen Shuning said helplessly: "So, what are you going to do? Lead troops to surround her like today, and then tie her up and raise her in captivity? Like raising a bird?"

Shen Xiao lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Shen Shuning said earnestly: "Do you know why she wanted to end her relationship with you after you became emperor? Remember, when she was a child, she was trapped in a courtyard until she was five years old. That was something she could not forget and did not want to experience again. matter."

Lu Yunjin and her daughter Jiang Qingyue had been imprisoned in Zhenguo Palace for five years. This was not a secret, and Shen Xiao had naturally heard of it.

It's just that this matter is a scar on Jiang Qingyue's heart, and he will never ask about it.

(End of this chapter)