Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 153

Zhong Liye didn't take her seriously, "What else can King Kang do other than playing tricks? The queen mother will eventually fail if she wants to assist such a thing. What's more, King Kang has no ambition to seize the throne." He was really right She disagreed with this idea and didn't care, "In the end, the prince you gave birth to will succeed. What I need to consider is whether or not to order you to die, so as to prevent you from interfering in politics and change the world's surname to Yu."

Yu Shaoyun smiled cheerfully, "You see King Kang thoroughly, and you don't worry that Xiao Xun will develop ambitions—you understand the former, and you trust the latter, and it hasn't changed—you just don't trust the Yu family anymore, is it because of me? ? Do you dare to say that you never trusted my brother?"

In fact, she has always been worried about his words that he never believed anyone. She couldn't believe that Xiao Xun and his elder brother were assisting an emperor who was indifferent to his courtiers to the bone.

Zhong Liye refused to answer this question, but his eyes sank, and he asked, "What do you want to say?"

"It's nothing." Yu Shaoyun's expression became very calm and comfortable, "I want to die, and no one can stop me. I want to live, and no one wants to kill me. And what is my family name in this world has never been something I need to consider It depends on you, the emperor."

The last sentence is full of irony and ridicule.

"If you have any affection for me, if you find out that Xiao Xun and Yu Shaoheng have done something without telling me, you will deal with it." Zhong Liye sighed helplessly, "It's a pity that I hurt you before your affection disappeared. , now you refuse to understand, it is also reasonable."

"Maybe it is." Yu Shaoyun said with a smile, "Concubine Shu and the Qin family are all to blame for all this."

"No one is to blame, if you want to blame, blame this life."

——This sentence, Zhong Liye didn't answer her, but used it to convince himself.Knowing this, Yu Shaoyun still agrees.

On the second day, Zhong Liye did not break his promise and canonized the prince as the prince.

The second decree is to confer Yu Shaoheng as Prince Shaofu.

The third decree is to confer Xiao Xun as the crown prince Shaobao.

After the three decrees, the whole court was in an uproar, even Yu Shaoheng and Xiao Xun were a little surprised.

What happened next was that Yu Shaoheng and Xiao Xun had reached this juncture, and they also had due respect and admiration for Zhong Liye.

Everyone has to admit that, as an emperor, Zhong Liye always has limits in advance and retreat no matter what situation he falls into.Aggressive when aggressive, graceful when backed down.

After that accident, Xiao Xun's mood was still irritable.

Ever since the emperor sent a woman to his residence, he has fallen into clueless speculation—why did the emperor become suspicious of him?Why didn't he notice any signs?

It was definitely a spy on his side that made the emperor start targeting him and Yu Shaoheng.

From Joan's diagnosis of having a happy pulse to now, he is indeed not as keen as before, and some things are even delayed.Without Yu Shaoheng's support, he would have died long ago.

But who is this spy?
At this moment, Xiao Xun was sitting in the gazebo in the back garden, holding a jug in his left hand and a roster in his right hand, looking at the names one by one, without any clue.

"Zhou Qi!" He called out in a deep voice.

Zhou Qi came quickly in response, "What's your order, Lord Hou?"

"..." Xiao Xun looked at this capable subordinate, wondering if this was a spy who betrayed him - before the truth came to light, he could no longer trust anyone, so he changed his original intention and casually grabbed a reason. "Did the second master, the third master, and the fourth master be lazy today?"

"It's okay." Zhou Qi replied, "The three masters are all in the outer courtyard, studying with the master."

"Understood." Xiao Xun waved his hand to signal Zhou Qi to retreat, then frowned.

The three brothers, let him mention and think of it, it makes him angry.

Qiao An has never been a squeamish character, in fact he doesn't need to bother to take care of him at all, but Xiao Mo and other three people don't let him worry. He is in the mansion, and the three of them are honest; Begging for money, intending to go out and have fun.

He didn't want the three of them to follow the same path as himself, and he didn't want them to experience his own life. He wanted them to get fame—even if they couldn't get fame, they still had to have some real talent in their stomachs, so that they could find a future for them in the future. , so that it is not difficult to be competent.

But the three brothers couldn't understand his painstaking efforts. They always complained that he was extremely cold-blooded towards his brothers, always refused to study hard, and couldn't even pass the exam for a scholar.

Xiao Xun's biggest headache at the moment is the emperor's side, followed by the three brothers.Occasionally, I really want to separate them one by one - I can only think about it, neither of them has a down-to-earth temperament.

Putting away these thoughts, Xiao Xun began to think about the spies again.

Over the years, he and Yu Shaoheng had several things that were hidden from the emperor. Ye Xizhao did not enter the palace according to the emperor's plan and was forcibly married by Yu Shaoheng, which was the first one.

If the spy understands this and tells the emperor...

Then, in the eyes of the emperor, he and Yu Shaoheng have already committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and death is not a pity.

But what do you care about these things?Xiao Xun twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling helpless.In his opinion, there is no need for the emperor to use women to win over important officials. Whether the officials are loyal to the imperial power depends entirely on the emperor's character and wisdom, and marriage cannot stabilize the imperial power.There are two queens before and after, and what happened can explain everything.

However, the always confident and proud emperor Zhong Liye would not allow his subjects to conceal or deceive him, especially the commander of the dark guards and Marquis Yongping who he relied heavily on.It's fine if he doesn't know about the things that keep him in the dark. After he knows, he will be furious and regard it as a shame.

The only way for a man to calm his anger and erase the imprint of shame is to eradicate those who brought him these.

In fact, it is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong.

At that time, the emperor had only two thoughts about the choice of empress, one was the ex-empress recommended by the empress dowager, and the other was Ye Xizhao who was chosen by himself—it was the same for everything, the best choice was the one by his side.But later, it was Xiao Xun who informed Yu Shaoheng of the emperor's wishes, and Yu Shaoheng acted resolutely and forced Ye Xizhao into the Marquis's residence...

Xiao Xun jokingly thought that in the eyes of the emperor, Yu Shaoheng was no less than a woman who robbed him.In addition, the former empress had a heart like a snake and a scorpion, and the ex-empress's natal family had rebelled... In fact, it was reasonable for the emperor to want to eradicate the Xiao and Yu families in his rage.Even if he and Yu Shaoheng were the greatest contributors to putting down the rebellion, the emperor could take it for granted that they were the ones who caused the disaster, and that they should have gone through life and death.

But what can I do?At that time, he couldn't explain to the emperor that Yu Shaoheng had already fallen in love with Ye Xizhao - if he was so naive, he would have died hundreds of times already.

Yu Shaoheng couldn't be so naive - that matter was a matter of recklessness if it was light, but it was coveting the emperor's favorite woman if it was serious.

In the final analysis, the fact that Yu Shaoheng and him are life-and-death friends should not be known to the emperor. As long as the emperor knows the ins and outs, they will be regarded as serious troubles.Because if they joined forces, the threat to the imperial power would be far greater than that of King Jing back then.They may not have that kind of heart, but the emperor has to be afraid of it.

Throughout his life, an emperor could trust a civil servant deeply, but he had never heard of someone who did not trust a military officer until his death.

During the two years or so, it was the emperor who ordered him to communicate with Yu Shaoheng more often, taking care of each other to eradicate Prince Jing and put down the rebellion.When the emperor knew that the two of them were close friends and that life and death had not changed since then, one could imagine how he felt.

Today, whether it is the emperor, he or Yu Shaoheng, they all have to accept their fate.

If it is said that the emperor has no affection for the two important ministers, Xiao Xun does not believe it.Just like him and Yu Shaoheng, no matter how clear the truth that being with the king is like being with a tiger, he still can't be merciless towards the emperor.

But now, the emperor will not admit to trusting him and Yu Shaoheng.

Neither he nor Yu Shaoheng would admit that they ever regarded the emperor as a close friend.

It is already a situation where the emperor and his ministers are confronting each other, and it is too ironic to talk about affection.For a man who once had a little affection for his current opponent, it is stupid, a shame, something he admits from the bottom of his heart but will never say it to anyone.

It is too hypocritical to explain to others that he is a man who is forced to be helpless, which is the most disdainful of the three of them.

The emperor will only make people think: Xiao Xun and Yu Shaoheng have always been pawns in his eyes. After they have been reused and achieved their goals, they should be abandoned and eradicated. Now they are defeated, which is a wrong move.

He and Yu Shaoheng will only make people think that: the emperor will repay it with his life if he reuses it;

After emotion and deduction, Xiao Xun decided to ask Yu Shaoheng to help find out who is the spy around him.

He is already a fan of the authorities. Although he will be able to find out sooner or later, the sooner the truth about this matter, the better.

So, that afternoon, Qiao An went to the Yu Mansion, took a lot of files and portraits, and sent them to the main room, and explained the reason to Ye Xizhao in detail.

After Ye Xizhao heard it, he thought it was good, if Xiao Xun's traitor was not eliminated, many things would inevitably be tied up.

In the evening, I went to Mrs. Tai's room to ask how she was. After dinner, Ye Xizhao returned to the room and handed the files and portraits to Yu Shaoheng and explained the reason.

Yu Shaoheng nodded, "It couldn't be better. Why the emperor couldn't tolerate me and Xiao Xun, although we can guess, we still need a real answer."

Ye Xizhao nodded in agreement, then flipped through the portraits one by one, thought for a moment, and said, "Can Shaoyun take a look at these things? She told me when the princess was baptized that she had seen a stranger Guards, go several times to report to the emperor what happened."

"Really?" Yu Shaoheng pondered for a while, "Leave this matter to me."

Ye Xizhao squinted at him, "Could it be that I will still fight with you?"

Yu Shaoheng smiled and scratched the tip of her nose, "I know you miss Shaoyun, so I must worry that you are more impatient than me."

"There's not much I can do, but go into the palace and talk to Shaoyun." Not wanting him to worry, Ye Xizhao said again, "It's fine to go into the palace, not to mention your eyeliner with Xiao Xun, it's Shaoyun's." Confidants can be seen everywhere. Besides, now Shaoyun always let me enter the palace with Qiao An, with Qiao An around, nothing can go wrong."

Yu Shaoheng smiled reassuringly, and then said: "What are the abilities of the two newly added maids?"

"It's impressive." Ye Xizhao responded with a smile, "The information I found out is correct, and they may be able to help Shaoyun in the future. Besides, they also have some skills, and they are very considerate to me. I will go to the Xiao Mansion, Palace I always take them with me when I go home, and it can also prevent some accidents."

"That's good." Yu Shaoheng knew that now his sister, wife, and Qiao An were people who should not be underestimated, and some things could even be thought of before him and Xiao Xun, so he didn't care about the details They plan something.

On the second day, Shen Xing was ordered by Ye Xizhao to sort out the files and portraits and send them to the study in the front yard.

During this period, Shen Xing asked: "Ma'am, can I have a look at these portraits?" She said with a smile, "I also want to see how my memory is - the people in the previous portraits, I went with Madam to Hou Yiyong When I was in the mansion, I saw two of them."

Ye Xizhao couldn't help laughing in surprise, "You girl, do you have a photographic memory?"

Shen Xing was not complacent because of the praise, but rather embarrassed, and then said with a smile: "It's only about people's appearance, nothing else can do."

Ye Xizhao nodded and smiled, "Then just take a look."

After a while, Shen Xing came to Ye Xizhao again and asked: "Madam, will these people from the Xiao family move around in the palace?"

Ye Xizhao's expression changed after hearing her words.Now the emperor regards Xiao Xun as a courtier, not to mention the ordinary hidden guards, even Xiao Xun, the leader of the hidden guards, seldom enters or leaves the palace.As for her, Mrs. Tai and Qiao An, it was easy to get in and out of the palace. The emperor just wanted to avoid being laughed at, and it was impossible to prevent the female family members of the Xiao Mansion and the Yu Mansion from interacting with Yu Shaoyun.

As for Shen Xing and Luoyue, it was Kai Chun'er who entered the Hou's residence, and only recently followed her in and out of the palace.

Thinking of this, Ye Xizhao vaguely felt that the spies around Xiao Xun seemed to be surfacing, so he hurriedly ordered: "Go and bring that portrait, and explain the reason to me in detail."

Shen Xinggong claimed it was.

(End of this chapter)