They all say I'm a puppet

It was midsummer, and the weather was extremely hot. A little boy ran back from outside the village, his forehead was covered with sweat, his robe was dirty, and his trouser legs were half wet.He ran over and over again and looked down at the small bamboo basket in his hand. There was a palm-sized fish in the basket. Because of the lack of water, he was thrashing desperately in the bamboo basket. The little boy reached out and poked the fish. , the corners of her lips curled up, and her pace was a little faster.

He got up in the morning and went to play by the river. He saw Uncle Li next door was fishing, so he squatted beside him and watched helplessly. Finally, Uncle Li reaped a lot and gave him a fish. The little boy happily took the fish home. .He and his mother lived in a thatched house at the entrance of the village. Because the family had no labor force, life was very difficult. No wonder this little fish the size of a palm made the little boy so happy.

The little boy ran to the door and opened the door, and unexpectedly found that the courtyard door was open, and there was a horse tied outside the courtyard door. He looked at it curiously, and walked into the courtyard with light steps. As expected, he heard voices coming from the open door. It came out of the window.The little boy tilted his head and thought for a while, then quietly walked to the window sill, tiptoed slightly and looked inside.

A tall man was standing in the middle of the small room, frowning and looking at his mother, who was sitting sideways on the side of the bed, wiping her tears with her head down.

The man seemed to be patient for a while, and finally broke out, scolding: "I know it's not easy for you to take care of your children these few years, so I made a special trip to pick up your mother and son to enjoy the blessings. But after all, she is the general's daughter, because her father It is impossible for me to let her be my concubine because of the relationship. But anyway, it is much better than you staying in this small village alone, isn't it?"

The little boy stood outside the window and listened to the man's words. His eyes were slightly puzzled. According to his age, he still couldn't fully understand what the man was talking about. His mother seemed to become more excited. She stood up very quickly. It was an excited rebuttal to the man, and then he simply rushed to fight with the man.

That man was born tall and majestic, even though his mother was far stronger than ordinary women in doing farm work every day, he couldn't do anything to that man, and instead angered him, and later, that man grabbed his mother's throat and made her whole The man picked it up, and the mother struggled vigorously, and finally seemed to have no strength. After the man let go of his hand, he fell limply to the ground.

The little boy panicked from the bottom of his heart. Before he had time to think about it, he turned his head and ran outside. He wanted to call for help, but he didn't know who to turn to for help. He ran all the way to the entrance of the village and lost his shoes. One, the bamboo basket that was in his hand had been lost for a long time. He squatted at the entrance of the empty village, not knowing what to do for a while.

He didn't know who that man was, nor did he know what happened just now, mother kissed her...

The little boy clenched his lips, trying not to let his tears fall, when suddenly he heard someone shouting in the distance: "It's water! It's water!"

The little boy turned his head and found that not far away, the flames were burning into the sky, and it was his dilapidated thatched cottage.Tears welled up in his eyes immediately, and he ran towards home, and then saw the tall man standing at the door of the house, reaching out to hug him up: "Cang Lin, right? I'm your father, your mother died Unexpectedly, you will follow me from now on."

Cang Lin stared at that indifferent face, and there was an obvious scratch on it, which was left by his mother.He wanted to scream, to refuse, and even to reach out and grab his neck in the same way, but he couldn't move or make a sound, as if something was pressing on his chest, making him feel unable to breathe.

The next moment he opened his eyes, and saw Xiao Hei curled up on his chest at some point, sleeping soundly with his head buried under the wings.Cang Lin shook his head helplessly, reached out to pick up Xiao Hei and put him on the side of the bed before sitting up.

Perhaps it was because he had too much contact with He Hongyi during this period that he dreamed of the scene when he was a child. It was his nightmare, and it was also a secret he had never revealed to anyone.Even He Hongyi himself didn't know that the scene of him killing his wretched wife was seen by his son who was only four or five years old at the time.

Back then, Cang Lin didn't fully understand what happened at that time. He ran out to ask people to rely on an instinct. He just thought that the man was too tall and his mother couldn't beat him. He wanted to call someone to help. But he didn't know that it was that decision at that time that made him lose his life. According to Cang Lin's understanding of He Hongyi later, if he rushed in at that time, or if he just stayed at the door stupidly, He Hongyi would not mind. Get rid of his life, even though he is He Hongyi's own son.

Just like when he attacked the capital back then, when Empress Dowager Chen put He Hongyi's family on the city wall as a threat, he did not soften his heart in the slightest.He has climbed step by step from an ordinary soldier to where he is today, and he has always been clear about what he wants. What he wants is the highest position, and anyone or anything that blocks him from going to that position will be taken by him without hesitation. Cleared hesitantly.

Whether it's the poor wife who met Yu Weishi back then, or the daughter of the general who helped him step by step, his regular wife, these are all things that he can abandon without mercy.

He Hongyi brought Cang Lin back to the capital. It was the first time Cang Lin left that small village and came to a brand new environment.He Hongyi handed him over to a gorgeously dressed lady, and told Cang Lin that that was his mother, and that there were two little boys who were one or two years older than Cang Lin, namely He Zheqi and He Yinzhi, saying that It's his brother.

But in that mansion, except for He Hongyi, no one really regarded Cang Lin as the son of the mansion, and He Hongyi himself was in the northwest most of the time. As time passed, even he almost forgot that he had such a son. .

In fact, in all fairness, He Hongyi's wife with a good family background would not intentionally treat a child like Cang Lin harshly. She treats him as if he does not exist most of the time, so she doesn't care what kind of life Cang Lin is living in the mansion. Life.And those servants in the mansion who are most aware of the master's mind, as well as her arrogant sons, unabashedly expressed their dissatisfaction with Cang Lin in their actions.

In fact, let Cang Lin think about it now, he can't remember exactly what he experienced in those years, in short, it is not a pleasant memory.He gradually grew up and gradually understood his situation. With his hatred for He Hongyi and his disgust for his family, he learned to be silent and to be patient.

until today.

It has been a few months since He Hongyi returned to the capital. From the severe winter to the warm spring, Chen Yuan's forces have all retreated to the southwest. Jianxing Emperor Fu Kuan also escorted him down to the capital to hold the enthronement ceremony in the Hall of Martial Ying. The courtiers also passed by He Hongyi. After the personal selection, there was a big change, and everything gradually returned to order, at least on the surface.

But Cang Lin knew that He Hongyi still had something on his mind, because Southwest Chen Yuan would not be able to calm down for a while. Although he is now in charge of the government and has great power, he is still one step away from the position he longed for. He has waited for that position. Over time, the closer you get, the more irritable you become.

Cang Lin knew that some people in the court had already started planning to let the new emperor take the throne under He Hongyi's instruction, and there should be some action in the near future.What Cang Lin has to do is to push it in a timely manner.

He is no longer the little boy who was bullied and at a loss. He knows what he has to do, and he is patient and strong enough.

Xiao Hei was still soundly asleep on the bed.After He Hongyi entered the palace that day, Cang Lin took Xiao Hei out of the palace and moved into He Hongyi's General's Mansion.Xiao Hei lived in the palace for three years, and suddenly changed to a new environment, he probably felt very uneasy, so he followed Cang Lin around all day long, and even slept next to Cang Lin.

Cang Lin actually didn’t like the General’s Mansion very much. Although the people he hated in this mansion died on the city wall at the hands of Queen Mother Chen, and no one in the mansion dared to embarrass him anymore, he still hated this place. There are too many memories that he hates.

But he will still stay here, just like he hates He Hongyi so much, he will still be a filial son in front of him, this is what he has to bear in order to realize everything he wants.

There is no morning morning today, it is rare for Cang Lin to sleep for a while, it may be because the dream just now made him unable to wake up.He sat on the edge of the bed in a daze for a while, and then completely pulled himself out of that old dream.He took a deep breath, got out of bed and changed into a robe, the sound alarmed the servant outside the door, and asked in a low voice: "My lord, are you up yet? Do you want to wash up?"

Cang Lin stretched out his hand to fasten his belt, and then replied: "Okay."

The door of the room was opened from the outside, and the servant walked in cautiously with warm water, nodded slightly towards Cang Lin, and backed out again.

Cang Lin and Fu Yu have always taken care of each other during the years in the palace, and the other servants rarely bothered them, so much so that now Cang Lin doesn't like others to appear in his room.The servants in the mansion could also see this young master's temperament, and they were a little more careful when getting along with him.

Cang Lin splashed the water to wash his face, then made a sudden movement, and punched back with a fist, a figure flashed in front of him, dodging his blow, the next moment, Cang Lin had already picked up the copper basin, A basin of water was poured directly over it, and the man had just avoided Cang Lin's punch before he had time to react, and was splashed head-on by the basin of water.

"Hey!" The man immediately complained, "He Canglin, don't tell me you didn't know it was me?"

Cang Lin threw the empty basin on the shelf casually, and looked at Xun Cheng with the corners of his lips curled up: "I was washing my face well and suddenly someone attacked me, how could I know who this person is?" The dry cloth was handed to him, "Well, I wasted a basin of washing water."

Xun Cheng took the dry cloth and wiped his clothes frantically, only to find that the water had soaked his clothes, and angrily threw the dry cloth on Cang Lin: "I came to see you kindly, that's how you welcome me of?"

Cang Linhui pointed to his suitcase: "There are ready-made robes in it, you can just find one and wear it." After speaking, his eyes passed Xun Cheng's body, a little surprised, "Why do I think you The person wearing it today looks like a devil, you can't come to see me wearing it, right?"

Xun Cheng had already walked to Cang Lin's suitcase, opened the lid of the suitcase, and frowned to pick and choose inside: "You are also the young son of the great general of Shangzhu Kingdom, why don't you even have a decent piece of clothing?" .”

Seeing his appearance, Cang Lin was even more puzzled. In his impression, Xun Cheng had always been a casual person, but now he actually picked up his clothes, and a rare bit of curiosity arose: "What are you going to do later?" What?"

Xun Cheng finally found a suitable dress, he didn't care about Cang Lin, he directly changed the wet clothes on his body, and then sat down at the table: "It's very boring in the palace. Tea, I'll stop by to have a look at you."

"Dating someone?" Cang Lin couldn't help asking, "Still drinking tea? I really can't help but want to ask who this person is?"

"Oh, you know Su He." Xun Cheng took a piece of pastry from Cang Lin's table and stuffed it into his mouth, "He asked me out, so what, I did him a favor by chance before, he probably wanted to Say thank you to me."

After He Hongyi returned to the imperial city, it was no surprise that Xun Cheng became a hero. After all, in the past few years without him cooperating with others in the court, He Hongyi probably would not have been able to enter the imperial city so easily.But Cang Lin is very clear that what Xun Cheng did at the beginning was not for today's rich and powerful, he didn't care about these things, he just wanted to get rid of Chen Yuan, although Cang Lin never asked, what is the relationship between Xun Cheng and Chen Yuan? what a hate.

"Mr. Su?" Cang Lin raised his eyebrows slightly, since he resumed his identity as the son of He Hongyi's family, he has never had any direct contact with Su He.He and Fu Yu have studied with Su He for three years, and he knows this person's temperament best, and he also knows how much he hates people like He Hongyi. Now that his identity is exposed in front of him, Su He is probably disappointed in him very.

But he still needs this identity, so he doesn't intend to explain anything to Su He.Only occasionally, he would think, if Fu Yu was still alive, if Fu Yu knew his identity, would he be very disappointed with him?

"That gentleman of yours probably has read too many books and has a father who is too tactful, but he became like this when he came here. I didn't know it when I was targeted in the Hanlin Academy. I couldn't stand it and helped Give him a hand." Xun Cheng said, taking another sip of water.

Cang Lin just wanted not to blame Su He, and Su Kun was very capable, everyone knew that he had a good relationship with Chen Yuan back then, and now that He Hongyi is in power, his position has not been subject to any criticism. Cang Lin secretly couldn't help but suspect that Su Kun probably colluded with He Hongyi who was far away in the northwest at the beginning.

With such a father around, Cang Lin has never been worried about Su He's situation. Now that he heard Xun Cheng talking about it, he suddenly thought of his temperament, and couldn't help frowning: "Tomorrow I will go to Hanlin hospital."

Xun Cheng laughed: "Hey, are you starting to put on the majesty of the young master of the general's mansion?"

Cang Lin lowered his eyes: "Mr. Su has taught me well. What's more, he was very kind to Fu Yu back then. When Fu Yu was in the palace, everyone bullied him as a puppet. Only Mr. Su was the real one. Treat him like an emperor. If Fu Yu knew that Mr. Su was being bullied and I didn't care, he would be very angry."

The smile on Xun Cheng's face faded a little: "He's gone, you still care if he will be angry."

Cang Lin raised his eyes and gave Xun Cheng a cold look, and Xun Cheng waved his hands helplessly: "It's because I said something inappropriate, pretend I didn't say it." He turned his head, glanced across Cang Lin's room, and finally Still couldn't hold back, he said again, "If I remember correctly, the layout of your room is from the original Changle Palace, right? The desk over there, the suitcase, and the one on your couch. Two pillows and a quilt. Are you unable to put it down, or are you not going to put it down?"

Cang Lin lowered his eyes: "I think it's pretty good now, there's nothing you can't let go of."

"Then, how about you personally supervise the construction of Emperor Chunxi's Mausoleum?" Xun Cheng said, "Now the whole court knows that you have a deep relationship with the Chunxi Emperor who died young, and you rejected He Hongyi to find you a few days ago. Some people in the court began to rumor that you are very masculine and that what you like is... Do you think He Hongyi didn't notice it?"

"This is the truth, and there is nothing to hide. If I hadn't discovered it too late, I wouldn't be where I am today." Cang Lin said lightly.

Xun Cheng sighed lowly: "Even if this is the case, there is no need to show it. He Hongyi is already eager to move towards the throne. One day in the future, the world will be named He. If you don't mention the matter of revenge at that time, you are willing Let your two elder brothers sit on the throne? Do you think there will be a way for you to survive then?"

"I'm not reconciled, so I did this on purpose." Cang Lin raised his eyes to look at Xun Cheng, "Although He Hongyi recognized my son, I'm still an outsider compared to his two sons who grew up by his side. If I am ambitious. If I show my great desire for the throne, it will cause him to warn me. But if I am humble enough, humble enough, respectful to him, and filial enough to him, I will treat a person who has already been buried in the imperial tomb. The love is deep and unforgettable, and it is very easy to be emotional. At most, He Hongyi will only think that I am a not so promising, but very obedient young son. My two cheap brothers who seem to have a good relationship but are both worried about the throne are right. I'll let my guard down, too."

He raised the corner of his lips slightly: "Do you think this is better?"