Old City Tingzhou

Damp and cold.The young man was still wearing the lavender gown two days ago, sitting in the corner of the cell, leaning against the corner, staring blankly at the only small skylight with light in the prison.He didn't have any shackles on his body, he was already weak, let alone martial arts, a prison door was enough to lock him up.The three court secret guards arranged outside the prison cell were nothing to worry about.

Even in the prison cell, the young man is lonely and arrogant, like a banished fairy in the sky, although he is embarrassed, he can still emit a thousand brilliance.

He heard the sound of the prison door turning, but he didn't look back.There is only one person in the world who can come here to visit him at this moment.

"Why, do you hate me so much that you don't even want to look at it?"

Yan Tingzhou was still staring at the skylight with a dull expression, without saying a word.

"I ordered two days ago to eliminate the chaotic party."

The boy's hands gradually clenched into fists, but he remained silent.

"Are you thinking that Chao Gang is in chaos at this moment?"

The third sentence finally drew Yan Tingzhou's reaction.Yan Tingzhou turned his head and looked at the Kaisheng Emperor who was standing not far away from him, who was wearing a dragon robe and showed no signs of injury.But his expression was still a pool of stagnant water, without any waves.

Xiao Cheng stepped forward and leaned over to lift Yan Tingzhou's chin, looking down at the down-and-out young man in front of him with contempt. "I have already cleared the court one by one according to the list on the cloth. Yesterday, before I attacked the prime minister's mansion, your father committed suicide by taking poison. If I guessed correctly, the poison should be yours the morning before yesterday. When I send you the imperial physician, you should ask the imperial physician for it."

Hearing the words, the young man was slightly taken aback. He didn't feel sad about the death of his relatives, but instead showed an expression of premonition.Immediately, the boy opened his mouth and smiled mockingly. "Oh, I lost completely and completely, and I have no cards."

In an instant, his left hand grabbed Xiao Cheng's wrist that raised his chin, and he looked unwillingly at the emperor in front of him. "I want to know why, why you broke this game so easily!"

Without answering, Xiao Cheng reversed his hand and grabbed Yan Tingzhou, stood up and embraced Yan Tingzhou in his arms.

He immediately felt the full struggle of the young man in his arms.

"Because I know you well enough." One sentence made the person in his arms quiet down.

"You know that your meeting with Prime Minister Chen must be under the supervision of secret guards from both sides, so you asked Prime Minister Chen for two lists, one with the names of the courtiers that Prime Minister Chen has confirmed to be on my side, and one with the names of my real friends. The list of needs. And you brought back only one piece of cloth, if I guessed correctly, the other one should have been eaten by you on the way, because only in this way can we leave no trace."

"After you come back, if you succeed in the assassination, everyone will be happy. And if you fail in the assassination, after I restrain you, I will hear the news that Prime Minister Chen has given you two pieces of cloth from the dark guard. Do you think that I only need to think about it?" Your previous act of assassinating me will subjectively think that you will not give me the correct list. And I will naturally clean up the ministers who are not on the list. In this way, what should be removed has not been removed, and what should have been left But the ones under him are wronged, and I will definitely cause chaos in the court."

Xiao Cheng lowered his head, and sure enough, he saw the expression of the young man in his arms gnashing his teeth and wanting to kill himself. "Are there any mistakes in my guesses?"

Yan Tingzhou didn't answer, but Xiao Cheng already knew the answer. "The reason why I can correctly guess what you think in your heart is not because I am smarter than you. Since childhood, you have been my prince's companion. From childhood to adulthood, my way of martial arts is better than yours, because you I am weak and have never practiced martial arts. Apart from this, I have never had a homework better than you. The reason why I was able to break the last game you left me unscathed is because I know you well enough to be able to clearly I can guess what you think in your heart, but you don't understand me."

In order to see the opponent's actions clearly, Xiao Cheng sent Yan Tingzhou out of his arms.

Unexpectedly, when Yan Tingzhou looked at Xiao Cheng, the smile in his eyes increased instead of diminishing.

"Xiao Cheng, I have to admit that you are indeed a good emperor regardless of your personal grievances. I wish Your Majesty the best of luck! But in my whole life, I will never forget that you forced my parents to death and destroyed me. The family is full of families, humiliating me and playing with my blood feud."

"I know." He stretched out his left hand wrapped with a silk ribbon, and gently stroked the boy's hair. He thought the boy was disheartened at this time, and he would not dodge. "I came here today just to ask a question. I'm tired of this game of chess at this point. Putting aside the country and the country, I hope that you can answer my question sincerely."

"That morning you promised to join hands with me for the rest of your life, but do you have any sincerity?" The tone of the voice was desolate, and the young man who could not hear the young emperor was arrogant and arrogant at all.

Yan Tingzhou was infatuated by his question.

That day, he promised to join hands with him for the rest of his life, did he really not have any extravagant hopes?Those few days with the person in front of me day and night, sweet talk and vows, I really don't have a trace of sincerity... Seriously, it's all just a drama...

Suddenly startled, the boy was frightened by his own thoughts. "Impossible! How could I fall in love with you, the sworn enemy who forced my parents to death and ruined my family! I promised you just to deceive you, stop dreaming!"

The young emperor grabbed the boy's hands and reached the corner of the wall, "You speak so loudly and without confidence, are you speaking for yourself? You can't accept the self who is sincere to me, can you?"

"It's impossible for me to fall in love with the person I hate the most in my life!" Yan Tingzhou didn't struggle, but just emphasized what he always believed to be the truth.

"Only when you love so much can you hate so much!" He couldn't forget, but on that night a few days ago, red candlelight lit up the whole room, and the eyes of the people below him were full of affection when they looked at him.He couldn't forget the involuntary closeness of the boy to himself before he recovered his memory.Even after recovering his memory, if he didn't have a trace of sincerity, how could he be deceived by the truth and falsehood in those few days!

He originally thought that Yan Tingzhou would make another self-deceiving excuse, but unexpectedly, the boy was silent for a while, and then he seemed to mutter: "We, it's impossible..."

Xiao Cheng was startled, then let go of the hands that imprisoned the young man, and turned around not to look at the young man leaning against the wall.

"Those three days, you and I were all acting fake, right?"

no answer.

"Think about it, I will come here again in three days, if you are willing to abandon your past, if you are willing... I will use the rest of my life to make up for the pain I have caused you in the past five years."

Hearing the sound of the prison door closing, Yan Tingzhou's body softened and he slid against the corner of the wall, followed by the sound of tears dripping onto the cold floor.

It turns out that I still have tears...

Xiao Cheng, you are the one who inflicts pain on me, you can naturally abandon the past, how can I do it?Those wounds, those pains were clearly engraved on my body and buried in my heart.So what if I loved you?

If you have done so much for your country, it is impossible to give up this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains for me.Even if I love you, I won't be content to be your male favourite, to get your protection and stay with you.

Even after three days, all you get is the same answer.

Yan Tingzhou was completely kneeling on the ground at this moment, without any strength.Finally, after losing any energy, the boy slowly closed those eyes that looked like a mass of ashes.

It was midnight.

If it were in another place, the whole city would be silent at this time, only the sparse beating sounds could be heard.But in Luoyang, it is the most prosperous night at this time.Beautiful scenery, fine wine, beauties, and sensuality.The lights of thousands of families were ignited, dazzling the whole of Luoyang, unreservedly showing the magnificence and luxury of Kyoto.

When Yan Tingzhou woke up, he found that he was being carried on his back, shuttling through the alleys.Including the person carrying him, there were three people beside him.And what he can be sure of is that at this moment, he is no longer in the sky prison.

"The son is awake!"

Hearing this, the person carrying Yan Tingzhou hurriedly put down the young man on his back. Before the young man could ask any questions, the three of them knelt down together and rolled up their left sleeves in unison.

On the left arm is the obvious tattoo of the deceased of the Chen family.

"I didn't expect there to be someone alive in the Chen family besides me..." The dead man's first reaction when he heard that the young man knew the identities of the three of them was this, and he couldn't help showing a sad expression.

"My lord! The three of you, my subordinates, were trapped in the Twelve Illusory Nights of the imperial court ten hours ago, but we have already killed all the guards and hidden guards in the prison, and rescued your young master from the prison. Your subordinates and others must be in the middle of the poisonous attack." Send the young master safely out of Luoyang City within two hours!" Loyal, but still can't do without a word of death.

Twelve fantasy nights, the imperial court was addicted to drugs, and the poisoned person died without warning after twelve hours, and no signs of poisoning were found after death.Thinking that the three of them could still stand in front of him, it must be that Xiao Cheng felt that the three dead men with only twelve hours of life could no longer pose any threat.

Yan Tingzhou suddenly became frightened.Afraid to leave Luoyang, afraid...to leave the place where that person was.

In the assassination that day, he originally had the idea of ​​success or benevolence.Even if the whole family of the Chen family was wiped out and imprisoned in the sky prison, he never thought about running away, leaving Luoyang... He just waited for that person's edict, poisoned wine and white silk, to be born in Luoyang ever since. , died in Luoyang, and was buried where the man was from now on.

When did you fall in love?Long before being imprisoned in the Eastern Palace, I was the prince's companion... At first, I just liked the appearance of that man, but I called myself a fool without any pretensions.Since then, I have thought about being the companion of that person, and when that person grows up and ascends the throne, I will find an official position in Luoyang to help that person. But I will be with you for a long time, just like this for a lifetime.

and after?Later, he was imprisoned in the East Palace, his family changed, and the sudden hatred made him have to bury his extravagant dreams. With hatred, he suppressed the never-relieved love.

"If you are really doing it for my own good, then let me stay in Luoyang..." After finishing his sentence, the young man did his best to save his three dead men regardless of what was in front of him, and walked towards the exit of the alley in a daze.

"Young master is like this. When the court finds out that the sky prison has been robbed, you will surely have bad luck." It was the only woman among the three dead men who spoke.At this moment, Yan Tingzhou had gone far away, what the woman said was meant to be heard by the other two.

"My family has practiced disguise for generations, and there is a method that can permanently change the appearance and body at the cost of deep internal strength."

"You mean, you disguise yourself as a son, and then we plan a scene where the son dies unexpectedly. In this way, with the fact that the only remaining son of the Chen family is no longer there, this game of chess for the court may end here, and no more moves will be made. Then, even though the young master stays in Luoyang, at the feet of the emperor, he will be fine for the rest of his life."

"exactly!"

The streets still crowded with people were disturbed by the galloping horses.Before the passers-by could see who they were, the horse disappeared from everyone's sight.

The direction in which the horses galloped was precisely the center of the world, the imperial city of Luoyang.

In the imperial city, Xiao Cheng was sitting on top of the main hall, the teacups in his hands were shattered due to the king's anger, and they all fell on the table.

"You, tell me again!"

Even though the leader of the forbidden army had nothing to do with this matter, he was frightened by the king's fury, "I... I want to report to the emperor, all the guards and secret guards who guarded the young master of the Chen family in the prison have died, and the prisoner has disappeared!"

"When did it happen?" The tone was a little calmer than before.But only a little.

Even if he didn't raise his head, the leader of the forbidden army could still feel the anger of the person sitting on the main seat. "Judging from the bodies of the guards and hidden guards, it should be the prison that was robbed two hours ago."

"Then hurry up and find..."

"Report!" The sound of running horses reached Xiao Cheng's ears, but Xiao Cheng didn't know why, his anger dissipated in an instant, replaced by lingering upset...

The hidden guard rushed into the main hall without waiting for the summons, and knelt heavily in front of the king.

"speak!"

"One hour ago, the young master of the Chen family brought two dead men from the Chen family to the North City Gate. The two sides fought fiercely and did not notice that the city gate was on fire. Many soldiers guarding the city, the young master of the Chen family and the two dead men from the Chen family were killed .Although the fire has been extinguished, because the fire was too strong before, all those who died in the sea of ​​fire have no bones left."

The hidden guard finished his report, but he didn't hear any orders or replies.Before the emperor could make a sound, the two kneeling His Highness dared not say another word.Above the magnificent hall, nearly a hundred glazed lamps illuminate the hall with brilliance, which is even better than the thousands of lights on the streets of Luoyang.At this moment, the glazed lamp closest to the young emperor dropped a drop of lamp oil silently.

Like the tears of a king.