They all say I'm a puppet

The thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month is the end of the new year.

Cang Lin drank a lot of wine at the Prince's Mansion the day before, although he finally returned to the mansion in time for dinner, but as soon as the food was served, he fell asleep at the desk.The steward had no choice but to help him to bed, because Cang Lin never liked being touched by others, and the steward didn't dare to change his clothes, so he could only cover the quilt and let him fall asleep like this.

When Cang Lin woke up, it was already daylight, he opened his eyes and was stunned for a long while, only to realize that he was still wearing the robe he wore to the banquet yesterday, rolled on the bed all night, full of wrinkles.Cang Lin sat up in a daze, only to feel dizzy and painful, he raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, turned around and saw a bowl of hangover soup that had been cold for a long time, on the low table beside the bed, Cang Lin Lin hesitated for a moment, picked it up and took a big sip directly. The cold, tasteless liquid slowly slid down his throat, driving away the remaining alcohol in his body.

Cang Lin rubbed his eyes, he drank too much wine the day before, and he always behaved obediently and cowardly in front of He Zheqi, so he did not refuse any wine that He Zheqi poured, drinking one after another He had a great time, and even Su Kun, who had been sitting opposite him quietly pretending not to be familiar with him, was taken aback by his posture, looked at him several times quietly, but finally said nothing.

Cang Lin knew why He Zheqi invited him and Su Kun to the banquet at the same time. One was to test whether Su Kun was as he had shown. Behave like that.On the other hand, they are also trying to pull these two people into their own camp.

In fact, from Cang Lin's point of view, he felt that He Zheqi didn't need to be like this at all. He was born with the advantage of being the eldest son and had already sat on the position of prince. There is no excuse to abolish the prince.If he was He Zheqi, he would stand still and cover up with water, but he would never fight He Yinzhi head-on.

But it was precisely because He Zheqi did this, which exposed his greed, his desire for power, and gradually exposed his own shortcomings, that Cang Lin was able to slowly find an opportunity, through the two brothers' snipe and clam relationship Fighting, sooner or later, one day, to be the profitable fisherman.

But the days to come are long, and he has plenty of patience.

Cang Lin changed into light casual clothes, and called someone in to bring him warm water to wash.It was almost noon, he packed up and was about to enter the palace.After all, it was New Year's Eve, and the whole family was reunited. Although He Hongyi had already filled the harem, he also prepared a dinner table and invited the three sons into the palace to enjoy the family relationship with father and son.

Cang Lin felt that He Hongyi's behavior was simply self-deception, he might not have a deep affection for these sons, and he might not be unaware that these sons had their own ulterior motives.But now that she has become a royal family after all, there is always something to pretend.Just like the night before, Cang Lin and He Zheqi performed a scene of brotherly love at the Prince's Mansion.

After Cang Lin washed his face and drank a bowl of hot porridge, he felt his energy returned a little bit, and told the steward a few words about dinner, seeing that it was still early, he simply took Xiao Hei for a walk in the garden.

It has been more than half a year since he moved into the Prince Jin's mansion, and Xiao Hei has always been kept in a free range. Anyway, everyone in the mansion knows that this pheasant with a fancy tail is the treasure of King Jin, and they serve it with delicious food. Now, no one dares to offend.Xiao Hei often wanders around the mansion by himself, but Cang Lin almost never takes it for a walk in the garden as he did back then.

Probably because of the fear of touching the scene.

From that day when he saw Fuyu in Yingdu City in the south of the Yangtze River, Cang Lin felt that all his fears and sorrows had disappeared without a trace. Probably after experiencing life and death and the despair of loss, he can temporarily pretend that these afflictions do not exist.

Because he now finally understands that nothing is more important than being alive.

As long as Fu Yu is still alive, then everything else is acceptable.The account between him and Fu Yu also has the rest of his life to carefully calculate.

Besides, he is no longer the kid who had to stalk Fuyu to ensure that he would not be left behind.What he wants, he will hold on to again this time.

He is no longer eager to bring Fuyu back to him, he wants to arrange everything, and he wants Fuyu to come back willingly, to give them an explanation for the time they missed for more than a year.And, he knew, he could do it.

Cang Lin took Xiao Hei around the garden for more than half a circle, and various ideas had already appeared in his mind, where to build a lotus pond, where to build a gazebo, what kind of flowers to plant, and what kind of trees to plant.He has been with Fu Yu for too long, and he knows all his preferences and how to arrange them so that Fu Yu likes them.

He has always wanted to give Fuyu a home, to shelter him from the wind and rain, and to prevent him from being bullied. Although he hasn't got everything yet, he should be able to do this.He has been lifeless for more than a year. He can't think of the future, can't feel any joy, and has no expectations. The only thing that supports him is to get rid of He Hongyi and get everything he deserves for his poor mother. Parents and Fu Yu, revenge.

Now, his life seems to have finally found hope again, and that hope is Fuyu.

Cang Lin stood in the garden, heaved a long sigh, bent down and picked up Xiao Hei: "Go back, I should also enter the palace."

Before He Hongyi moved into the imperial city, he renovated the entire imperial city. He probably felt that Changle Palace was not very auspicious, so he finally moved into Mingguang Palace.And those palaces in the imperial city that have been vacant for a long time have also ushered in their new owners.The entire imperial city changed from the desertedness of the previous dynasty, filled with He Hongyi's newly selected harem beauties, and became very lively.

But no matter how the imperial city has been built, Cang Lin has lived here for nearly four years after all, and there are too many memories of him here. Every time he enters the palace, his mood will be greatly affected.But he had to come here again and again.

He had just walked to the gate of Mingguang Palace when he heard voices behind him, followed by someone calling his name, he turned around and saw He Yinzhi who was smiling but not smiling.Cang Lin raised his hands in a bow: "Second Brother Emperor."

He Yinzhi's gaze fell on Cang Lin's face, and the corners of his mouth twitched upwards: "Cang Lin, your complexion is not very good." He walked forward a few steps while talking, and sniffed at Cang Lin, " Why does this body still smell of alcohol, I heard that you just recovered, you should rest well, how can you still drink."

Cang Lin caught his expression in his eyes, and immediately understood in his heart that the news of him drinking at the Prince's Mansion yesterday had reached He Yinzhi's ears, and the person who heard the news did not need to guess, it must be He Zheqi.He probably wanted to tell He Yinzhi directly that he and Su Kun had been drawn into the prince's faction.That's why He Yinzhi is so yin and yang.

Before Cang Lin could answer, another voice came from behind him: "It's because I heard that Cang Linjiu was recuperating in the mansion, and he was bored for a long time. When he recovered from his illness, I specially invited him to my mansion to relax." He Zhe Qi approached slowly, and glanced at He Yinzhi, "Is the second brother blaming me?"

He Yinzhi withdrew the smile on his face: "Brother was joking, I just cared about Cang Lin, and Big Brother also cared about Cang Lin, so why not?"

He Zheqi raised his lips: "That's good, let's go in quickly, don't keep father waiting for a long time."

Cang Lin and He Yinzhi saluted, and followed He Zheqi into the Mingguang Palace.

Cang Lin came to this Mingguang Palace quite a few times, and every time he came, he had to sigh with emotion. He had never seen other emperors, but compared with He Hongyi, that emperor Fuyu was indeed a bit shabby and bleak.

This Mingguang Palace has been repaired with a lot of money by He Hongyi. From the outside of the palace, it looks resplendent and resplendent. Inside the palace, there are many rare treasures, famous paintings, and May Day does not show the identity of the owner of the palace.

He Hongyi was sitting on the upper seat, with her arms around a woman who didn't seem to be as old as Cang Lin. After Cang Lin paid her respects, she raised her eyes and glanced, but found that she had no impression, probably He Hongyi's new favorite.He glanced at the two people beside him from the corner of his eye, and found that the two brothers were much calmer than him.

Cang Lin could understand their calmness.They all knew that He Hongyi had a cold personality, all three of their mothers died under He Hongyi's hands either subjectively or objectively, and since He Hongyi came to the throne, the harem had favored countless women, but none of them lasted more than a month.He Hongyi excused his deep love for his deceased wife and left the position of queen vacant. As long as no new children were born, there would be no one who could threaten their status, so they would not care.

As for the new heir, Cang Lin couldn't help chuckling, neither He Zheqi nor He Yinzhi would let this possibility happen.

I don't know if it was because of New Year's Eve, He Hongyi was in a good mood, he patted the hand of the woman in his arms, raised his eyes to look at the three sons, and finally said to Cang Lin, "Cang Lin, how are you?"

Cang Lin cupped his hands: "Thank you, father, for remembering, my son has recovered."

"That's good." He Hongyi waved to the waiter, "Since the three His Royal Highnesses are here, let's have a banquet. Today is New Year's Eve, and our family will also have a reunion dinner together."

Cang Lin has always hated this kind of occasion, but he has always been able to pretend very well. He is low-key and quiet enough. Compared with the two brothers who are diametrically opposed, he can also play the identity of an obedient and timid young son.

This meal lasted from the afternoon until the sky was completely dark, and it was not until the woman who had been sitting in He Hongyi's arms feeding him wine came to his ear and said something, He Hongyi said to the three sons: "Then let's eat today." Now that we're here, I should go to the harem on New Year's Eve, so you guys should go back to your residence to accompany your family."

He Zheqi and He Yinzhi had already married wives and had children, only Cang Lin was still alone. After He Hongyi finished speaking, he remembered Cang Lin. He stared at Cang Lin for a while, and saw that his youngest son slowly lowered his head as if hiding What kind of emotion, but in the end I couldn't hold back and raised my hand to wipe the corner of my eyes, obviously something touched my heart.

He Hongyi frowned and looked at it for a while, and finally waved his hand: "Forget it, you all go back, we will discuss this matter another day."

Cang Lin raised his hand, saluted He Hongyi, and followed He Zheqi and the other two out of the gate of Mingguang Palace.

Walking outside the palace gate, He Yinzhi looked back at Cang Lin, his eyes were full of doubts and puzzlement, but in the end he didn't say anything, and cupped his hands towards He Zheqi: "Your brother, go back first." gone."

After He Yinzhi walked away, He Zheqi turned to Cang Lin: "You were so upset just now, what was on your mind?"

The corners of Cang Lin's eyes were still slightly red, and he shook his head lightly: "It's okay, Brother Prison is missing you."

He Zheqi glanced at him and sighed: "I have heard about some things, but no matter what, Cang Lin, you are a prince after all, you should pay more attention, not to mention, there is no good girl in this world , when I get back, I'll ask Ren Xue to take you to your residence."

Cang Lin lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Thank you, brother, for your kindness, but Cang Lin doesn't need it." Cang Lin bit his lips tightly when he said this, "I also know that I shouldn't annoy my father like this, It’s fine if he’s simply being masculine, that person’s status is still the same... but I can’t help it, as long as I think of him lying alone in the mausoleum, I can’t help feeling sad.” Cang Lin said, He raised his hand to cover his eyes, "I made Brother Huang laugh."

He Zheqi looked at Cang Lin for a while, until he saw that the corners of Cang Lin's eyes turned red again, then he stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder: "Although I still can't understand it, I feel pity for your deep affection. You also Don't think about it too much, Father is waiting for me to help you talk, I think Father can understand." After finishing speaking, he thought about it again, "It's always not a solution for you to be alone, if you really don't like it Those vulgar fans, after a few days I'll ask them to find out if there is any, cough, is there any, um, the one you like, at least I will send it to your mansion to talk with you."

Cang Lin wiped the corners of his eyes, and said softly: "Thank you, Brother Huang."

He Zheqi took his shoulders: "My brother, you and I will see each other if you say this. It's getting late, and it's time to go back home."

Cang Lin lowered his head, and let He Zheqi lead him all the way outside the palace gate. He didn't raise his hand to wipe his face until he got into the carriage in his own mansion, and a vague smile appeared on the corner of his lips. , and told the coachman: "Let's go, go back to the house."

The coachman flicked his whip, and the carriage drove towards Prince Jin's mansion.

Two red lanterns were lit at the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion, and the Spring Festival couplets pasted outside the gate were also written by Cang Lin himself. Although it was already night, the mansion was rarely lively, and everyone's faces were filled with joy.Cang Lin walked all the way to his room, and told the steward: "If you have nothing to do tonight, take a holiday. If you want to watch the year, if you want to rest, this month's monthly silver will be doubled. Treat it as New Year's Eve. reward."

Guan was taken aback for a moment, followed Chao Cang and gave a salute: "Then thank you, Your Highness."

Cang Lin laughed, his complexion was rare and soft: "Have all the food and wine I want ready?"

"Return to Your Highness, everything is ready, and they have been sent to your room after you entered the mansion."

"Then let them all go down to rest, and there is no need to leave someone to wait on you." Cang Lin looked at the steward, "You go back to rest too, or just go and have fun with them. As for my Master Xun coming over, you know he never According to common sense, let him be at his ease."

Xun Cheng was a frequent visitor to the Jin Palace, but he almost never came in through the main entrance. Except for the steward, few people had met him before. The steward had already gotten used to it, so he stepped back and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

Cang Lin watched him go away, with a smile on his face, he walked towards his room.When he pushed open the door, a warm breath rushed over his face, and then he saw Xun Cheng sitting in front of the table with his legs crossed, holding a pot of wine in his hand, Jing Yi and Jing Feng were sitting beside him. Seeing the door open, he stood up.

Xun Chengwu sat comfortably, and raised the jug in his hand towards Cang Lin: "His Royal Highness Prince Jin's mansion hides a lot of good wine, and I found it after smelling it."

Cang Lin pursed his lips and took off his cloak: "It was originally prepared for you." He glanced at the remaining two people, "Just sit down, there are so many polite things."

Xun Cheng nodded: "Let me tell you, Your Highness is alone. On this day, we are the only ones who can come and drink with him. You are so polite."

Cang Lin glanced at Xun Cheng: "Compared to you, I'm not a loner."

Xun Cheng bent his lips: "I found that after you came back from Jiangnan, you have gained a lot of confidence." He raised his finger and pointed to Cang Lin's face, "There are more smiles on this face, and you are no longer lifeless." Xun Cheng curled his lips, "If I knew this, I might as well have told you the news that the little... is not dead, and I would have saved a lot of trouble."

Cang Lin looked at Xun Cheng, and slowly frowned: "You always knew about this?"

Xun Cheng tilted his head, as if thinking for a while: "Well, it was a little earlier than you."

Cang Lin gritted his teeth, and looked at Xun Cheng with a slightly cold gaze: "Then why haven't you told me?"

"What's the use of me telling you?" Xun Cheng looked at him, "You have been with that little emperor day and night for three or four years, inseparable, and have a deep relationship, but in the end he chose to feign death to escape from the palace and hide it from you." Seriously, you haven't thought about why?"

This is a knot in Cang Lin's mind after he knew that Fu Yu was still alive. He has been deliberately hiding this knot in his heart. He wanted to ask Fu Yu himself when he came back, but at this moment, he couldn't help it anymore: " Why?"

"Because you are the son of He Hongyi, and before that, you were known by that little emperor who became a genius." Xun Cheng said lightly, "So, all your kindness to him before, all your life and death dependence, in this Under the premise of preconceived ideas, they have become deliberate, if you were him, would you dare to trust you again?"