Suo Diling

The rumors spread in Shunde spread like a prairie fire in the court, and people began to talk about the current emperor's harsh treatment and grounding of the Supreme Emperor.

I am the heir of the Great Mian Kingdom that my wise and mighty father proclaimed to the world. I am the young emperor who led his troops to conquer the barbarian tribes and returned in triumph. Although Xiao Lan controlled the military power of the Forbidden Army through the power of the Meng family, he could not afford such a situation. Because of his notoriety, he relaxed the range of my activities, and even allowed me to appear in the court for a short time to prove that he did not harm me, but increased the number of watchers around me.

I know that this kind of life will not last long, Xiao Lan will not be willing to live under the lingering shadow of me and my party members, and will swallow the entire court step by step, if I don't mediate skillfully with him, he will After all, I will be completely erased from the history of the Great Mian Kingdom.My failure is due to my ego and carelessness. I should not have underestimated Xiao Lan, a poisonous snake that lurks in the dark, and was bitten by the throat by him, and fell into this situation.

After I mentioned Xiao Du, he really got in touch with Fei Yan in private. Fei Yan will give Xiao Lan the oracle of Hou Yi at the Spring Festival, so that he has more capital to compete for the crown prince.I am aware of Feiyan's ambition for power, but I am even more aware of his ulterior secrets. Once his relationship with my biological mother is exposed, he will fall from the high altar and become a dirty mortal. We Relying on each other, they also help each other.

The spring festival is only half a month away, Xiao Yu and Xiao Du often come to me to teach Bingxi skills, but one looks for it openly during the day, and the other sneaks in at night, but they have never bumped into each other.

But today, when I was teaching Xiao Yu, I found Xiao Du's little wolf cub watching from afar. This made me worry that he had learned the wrong skills, so I paid extra attention to this little wolf cub at night.

Sure enough, Xiao Du slid out of the posture I taught Xiao Yu, and he worked very hard, as if he was comparing himself with someone. The ice blade almost shredded the ice lake with each step, making sharp noises at every turn. I watched him vigorously. Xiao Du was distracted, and suddenly fell heavily on the frozen lake with his knees on the ground. He got up after a long time, and came back to me in a state of embarrassment. His knee-length crocodile boots had been covered by The blood was drenched.

I cast down my eyes expressionlessly, "Roll up your trouser legs and ask Gu to take a look."

Xiao Du leaned down in response, unfastened the ice skates, and pulled up the hem of his trousers, revealing his bruised and bleeding knees——

Fortunately, it was only a flesh injury, and no muscles were moved.

I was secretly glad that when I walked in front of him and met him face to face, I realized that Xiao Du was as tall as me. Even because I always stood crookedly and couldn't stand up straight, he was still a little taller. Also much stronger.

After the Spring Festival, Xiao Du will be sixteen. At the age of 16, you have to tie your hair and perform the ceremony of adulthood.

"Uncle Emperor?" He leaned close to my ear, exhaled a stream of warm white air, which stained my cheeks.

With a gloomy face, I lifted my chin slightly so as not to lose the majesty of my elders: "Who asked you to learn from Xiao Yu?"

"I saw that the skills that Uncle Huang taught him are so eye-catching, I thought..."

"Why?" I narrowed my eyes jokingly.

Xiao Du didn't look at me, but looked at the ground, his thin lips were drawn into a line, and he squeezed out a few words: "Uncle Huang is biased."

I couldn't hold back a "sneer", and couldn't stop laughing and coughing: "Ahem, are you a three-year-old child who wants to fight for candy?" After I finished speaking, I suppressed my smile and showed a ruthless face, "If you really learn from Xiao Yu, I broke my leg at the Ice Play Competition, so it's considered light."

Xiao Du's breath was stagnant, he didn't know if he was startled by me, his eyes fell on my face, because of my comparable height, his eyes looked at me not as timid and reverent as before, but a bit of scrutiny. Forget it, let this little wolf cub know my methods earlier, the struggle for imperial power is a cruel and dark fight.

I lifted his chin and forced him to look directly into my eyes: "Do you remember what Uncle Huang said just now?"

Xiao Du lowered his eyelids, staring at my moving lips, yes, he should regard what I said as an iron rule.

"Yes, Uncle Emperor."

I scratched his chin, like treating a wolf cub I raised, and then smiled: "Good boy."

Xiao Du was shocked, took a step back, almost slipped and fell to the ground, I immediately stretched out my hand to pull it, but my foot slipped, and my whole body fell on Xiao Du, pushing him down on the ice.I bumped my head against his strong bone shoulders, staring at my eyes, dizzy and dizzy, unable to get up, my body lightened, but Xiao Du lifted me up, I don't know whether I should be surprised at my lightness or him His strength was outstanding, and he walked for a while before recovering.

"Du'er, let the orphan down!"

"Don't let it go."

"What did you say?" I couldn't believe my ears.

"I said, don't let it go." Xiao Du paused, and added, "Uncle Emperor, the ice is very slippery. You are very light."

"You! You are going to be alone, and you will be seen later, what's the matter?"

Xiao Du turned a deaf ear to it, and carried me step by step towards the back garden of Yousi Court. My face was pressed against his back, and I was rubbed against my cheek by his thin and hard shoulder blades from time to time. I could hear his clear and steady heartbeat. His 16-year-old body There seemed to be a wild animal that was waiting to be uncaged, and I couldn't help but think of that disturbing dream again. My eyes fell on the blood-stained footprints behind him on the icy lake, as if I saw an ominous omen.

When I arrived at the back garden gate of Yousi Court, Xiao Ducai let me down, handed it over to Shunde who came up to me, and turned to leave.