It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

The light rain continued to fall continuously, the sky outside the eaves was dark and misty, and the lanterns swayed restlessly from side to side in the wind.

Inside the Deng Mansion.

With a "bang", the square table made of huanghuali wood was slapped hard by a big hand, and a roar erupted from the secret room.

"Absurd! Absurd!"

As if he was still angry, Deng Lei stood up abruptly, with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth on the spot.He was obviously very angry, his chest was heaving up and down like a bellows, "What have you been thinking about all day! Such things... Do you dare to say such things?"

With a trembling hand, he pointed at the nose of the person opposite, his face livid.

The person he was pointing at slowly raised his head, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he actually laughed softly.The smile grew bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a presumptuous laugh.

"Hahaha... yes, that's right, I'm ridiculous!" Shen Zhuohao laughed so hard that he couldn't stand upright. He patted his thigh with one hand and shook his head from side to side, but his expression suddenly became violent. I wasn't forced out by him! He forced me, he forced me!"

With blue veins popping out of his neck, he almost yelled this sentence out loud.

Deng Lei was astonished, looked at him with undecided expression, and said in a deep voice, "Zhuo Hao, how on earth did you become like this? Do you know that what you said to me just now, if someone If it gets out, let alone you, the entire Deng family will be ransacked and beheaded?"

"Grandfather, I have no choice." Shen Zhuohao looked at him with red eyes, and said in a dark tone, "He has completely despised me, if this continues, we will either be ordered to deal with us one day, or we will wait After the youngest son ascended the throne, he ransacked all the families...Grandfather, we can't go on like this! If you succeed this time, think about it, you will be under one person and above ten thousand people!"

Deng Lei looked at him with an unfathomable expression, and after a long time, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped him hard on the face.

Shen Zhuohao was slapped so heavily that he turned his head to the side, and his left face immediately turned red and swollen.He squinted his eyes, stretched out his hand to touch the place where he had been beaten, still turned his head unwillingly, and spoke almost paranoidly.

"Grandfather! Why don't you listen to my advice! As long as you lend me the main force of the Xin'an Army, we will achieve great things. When that happens, who else in the world can stop my Deng family?"

"That's enough! Zhu Zi, don't mention such wild words again!" Seeing that he still refused to repent, Deng Lei was furious, "How can my Deng family have such a disobedient person like you! Every soldier in the Xin'an Army, I will never be transferred back to you from the southwest. You'd better get rid of these unrealistic delusions in your mind as soon as possible, keep yourself safe, and perform well in the court, so that your father will impress you as soon as possible!"

"Admiration?" Shen Zhuohao let out a mournful sarcasm, half crying, "But, he has never looked at me directly... In his eyes, only his good son Shen Zhuomin! And that Shen Jinghe—— Why can he easily get what I can't even after he is brought back to the palace!"

"You... why are you so stubborn! Do you want our entire Deng family to die without a burial?" Deng Lei shook his hands and turned his back in anger, with a cold tone, "Don't worry about today's words. Mention, you should go back to your own mansion as soon as possible. Today I just pretend that you have never been here, and from now on, I don't want to hear such outrageous words again!"

After saying that, he angrily stepped out of the secret room, the door slammed heavily on the threshold, bounced back and forth with creaking noises, and shook lightly back and forth.

Shen Zhuohao looked into the empty room expressionlessly, his eyes were almost crazy.He smiled softly, and opened his mouth in a low voice, murmuring as if talking to himself.

"It doesn't matter... It doesn't matter if you don't want to borrow troops from me." He paused, and tightly clenched his fist beside him, "Did you forget that I still have Jianzhangying in my hand?"

A thunderstorm suddenly exploded outside the window, the black clouds churned and gathered, and the rain became heavier, pouring down the silent sky.

……

Xia Yu always comes suddenly, and rain clouds come from nowhere along with the long wind, and the capital city is always shrouded in a curtain of rain these days.

Walking through this long and deep alley, after darkening your vision, you can see a low wine shop in front of you.The wine flags were fluttering in the wind, the tables and chairs under the thatched shed were placed a little askew, the wood grain was mottled, and there were a few tiny cracks at the joints.

Perhaps because of the fine rain, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and this extremely remote wine shop is even more empty now.The wooden door outside was hastily locked. It seems that the shopkeeper saw that the business was not good, so he unlocked it early and went home to rest.

A middle-aged man dressed as a scribe came walking slowly through the rain, his gray-brown oil-paper umbrella tilted, revealing the goatee on his lips.He walked to the empty restaurant, skillfully pushed open the wooden door, and got into the inner hall as soon as he got short.

"coming?"

Already there was a person leaning far away by the table. There was an unopened jar of wine on the table, but he was not in a hurry to drink it.It's just that half of his face was hidden in the darkness, and he knocked on the folding fan in his hand, and suddenly it opened with a "snap".

"Third Highness, in about a few days, you can sit and watch a good show at home."

Yang Tinglan smiled slightly, took a few steps forward, and sat down at the table.

There was a faint chuckle, Shen Zhuomin sat up a little bit straighter, and raised his eyebrows, "That idiot is already stepping up his preparations?"

Yang Tinglan pondered for a moment, then spoke carefully, "I followed His Highness's instructions, and tried my best to persuade the eldest prince to borrow troops from Deng Lei. But that old fox was very cunning, not only refused to borrow a single soldier, but also tried his best to dissuade the eldest prince from borrowing troops from Deng Lei." The prince rebelled. Fortunately... he is now completely blinded by hatred and unwillingness, and only wants to revenge the emperor madly, without any consideration of other people's advice."

He thought for a while, and he came to a conclusion with some pity and indifference for his former master.

"He's crazy."

"Hahaha..." Shen Zhuomin turned his head, gently waving the folding fan with one hand, the smile in his eyes was very cold, "Is he crazy? He should have gone crazy long ago. Reckless, violent, obsessed... If he didn't go crazy , where else would I go to find such a wonderful scene?"

He murmured in a low voice, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, "I can't believe that I am still a brother from the same father as him."

"Third Highness, did you call your subordinate here today to inquire about the progress of the matter?" Yang Tinglan stroked his beard and said modestly, "Although it seems to be bragging, this subordinate still has a point, Luckily not disgrace."

Shen Zhuomin narrowed his eyes and looked at him happily, with a gentle and gentle tone, "I always knew that Mr. Yang is the most resourceful... Otherwise, why would I go to such lengths to invite Mr. from my elder brother?"

"Mr. is willing to cooperate with me. I am naturally very happy. But I called Mr. here today, and I didn't just ask about the progress of the matter." Shen Zhuomin took the initiative to take a wine bowl for him, and slapped the wine jar on the table. Seal the mud, and pour the mellow and rich fermented rice into the bowl, "I came here today, but I had a cup of celebration wine with my husband in advance. Congratulations on our smooth cooperation, and we can continue to plan big plans together in the future!"

He poured a bowl full, put the wine bowl in front of Yang Tinglan, smiled lightly, "Come, please sir!"

Yang Tinglan looked down at the fermented rice in the bowl, his eyes flashed, and then he looked up at the person in front of him and smiled.

"The fragrance is overflowing, the color is clear and clear, it really is a good wine!" He picked up the wine bowl, took a deep breath in his nose, and his face was filled with admiration.He looked straight at Shen Zhuomin again, with the same smile on his face, "Your Highness, in this bowl of good wine, is it a kiss or poison?"

Shen Zhuomin paused, then suddenly looked down at him for a while, but suddenly burst out laughing loudly.

"Hahaha... well, sir is really a wonderful person, wonderful person!"

He clapped his hands in admiration, and waited until his smile gradually subsided before opening his mouth softly, "But Mister guessed wrong, this is neither a hook kiss nor a poisonous poison, but a broken heart."

"So that's it." Yang Tinglan's face remained unchanged, and he nodded suddenly, his eyes could not be excited.

Shen Zhuomin put away his smile, put down the folding fan in his hand, raised his chin, and inspected his eyes carefully, wanting to see even the slightest trace of panic and tension on his face.However, Yang Tinglan's hand, which was holding the wine bowl to his mouth, could not see any shaking at all, and his expression remained calm.

"Okay, sir, I do look at you differently." Shen Zhuomin narrowed his eyes and looked at him, his tone finally took on a serious tone.

He reached out and took the wine bowl out of Yang Tinglan's hand, and dropped it on the ground. The highly poisonous wine immediately penetrated into the cracks in the yellow mud, leaving a light wet spot.

"After that is done, I wonder if this subordinate can really drink the celebration wine given by His Highness?" Yang Tinglan put down his hand as if nothing had happened, and asked the person in front of him respectfully.

Shen Zhuomin returned to his gentle and harmless appearance, waving a folding fan in one hand, nodded at him, and nodded with a smile.

……

The night has fallen.

The sound of ticking rain was hitting the tiles, perhaps he was startled by the numb feet of the rain outside, Shen Jinghe turned off the lamp today and lay on the bed, but he couldn't close his eyes quietly.He tossed and turned on the couch several times, but failed to fall asleep as he wished.

what is the problem?

Inexplicable irritability covered his heart, he frowned and waited for a while, but he still didn't seem to be half sleepy.After thinking about it, I simply lit a candle all the way, even if I read a book to pass the time.

He had just put on his robe when there was a rapid knock on the door of the bedroom.Through the door and window, Cheng Mo's frightened trembling voice was faintly heard, "Master, master! Wake up, something has happened!"

Shen Jinghe's pupils shrank, he grabbed his clothes and ran over to open the door, looking at Cheng Mo whose face was covered in rain because he didn't have time to hold an umbrella, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Mo casually wiped the raindrops that dripped into his eyes from his face, and exclaimed tremblingly, "Master... the darkness in the Forbidden Palace surrounded a large group of soldiers. There was news from the palace, saying yes, saying yes... the eldest prince forced the palace... Already!"

"What? He's crazy?" Shen Jinghe gasped, ignoring the continuous rain in the sky, hurriedly took the long sword on the wall and ran to the stable, "Prepare the horse! Lock all the doors and windows in the house, Before I come back, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"

The dense rainwater extinguished the torches and candles, only a few lanterns under the eaves could occasionally see dim lights on the long street filled with tension.

The night wind whizzed past with raindrops in it, and suddenly there was a flower in front of my eyes, and a cluster of bright fireworks suddenly shot up from the direction of the Forbidden Palace and exploded in the sky, rumbling loudly.Along with this bright firework, the silent capital suddenly erupted with shouts and fighting.The sound of chaotic footsteps rushed from all directions to the same place, like a roaring mud flow sweeping across the street, shaking the houses on both sides to tremble.

In front of the Forbidden Palace, there were loud shouts of killing and wailing, and it could be predicted from a distance that the palace must be full of soldiers and horses, and the lights were brightly lit.The ominous night rain was falling coldly, as if it wanted to disperse the strong bloody smell, winding all over the capital.

Oops, they look like they're already on the move!

Shen Jinghe also didn't care about the raindrops floating on his hair indiscriminately, and rushed towards the end of the street as soon as he caught his horse's belly. When he came to the corner, he noticed with sharp eyes that there were already a large pile of earth bags on the avenue a few streets away. Blocked, there are black and heavily armed soldiers guarding the front with halberds.

No way... The road ahead is blocked, but this is the only way to the palace, what should I do?

Shen Jinghe gritted his teeth, turned his horse's head and galloped towards the alley on the right, the horse's hooves splashed rain flowers.

For the present, I only hope that the long street to the south will not be surrounded.

As long as you cross that street and find him...he will definitely find a solution.

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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, bring good wine, fireworks and three brothers to wish everyone New Year greetings!

Fifth brother:? ? ?