Heartthrob Substitute Counterattack Manual [Transmigration Book]

"Lan'er..."

Emperor Chenglin murmured in a low voice, the name he hadn't called out for a long time.

He woke up suddenly, sat up straight, and sighed in his heart, was it really a dream...

Looking up again, he was surprised. At the small table not far from his desk, at some point, a woman in red was sitting, slowly pouring himself a cup of tea from his teapot.

"Who are you!"

Emperor Chenglin was shocked. Since the incident of He Yuanming, the guards in his meeting hall have been strengthened several times. How could someone come in silently?But no one reported it?Could it be?

He wanted to call someone in, but saw the woman turn around and look at him, making Emperor Cheng Lin feel as if he was being strangled by the neck, unable to say anything.

"You..." Emperor Chenglin looked at the woman in front of him in shock, "Lan'er...?"

The woman in red smiled at him.

Emperor Chenglin did not regain his joy, but frowned instead.

His Laner's appearance is still the same, but his demeanor and temperament are completely different from his memory.

"I... Is this a dream?" Emperor Chenglin said to himself.

"Your Majesty, you are not dreaming. I am Lan'er, and I am here to see you." The red lips of the woman in red kissed, like winter roses, extremely delicate and charming.

"You..." Emperor Chenglin stepped forward excitedly, wanting to take a closer look at her, and seeing that she was indeed the face in his memory, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and wanted to hug her, but stopped his hand, "Lan Son, you are not..."

"Aren't I dead? That's what you want to say, Your Majesty?" The woman in red spoke slowly, still as nice as before, but her voice was a little colder, "I'm not dead, Your Majesty."

Emperor Chenglin frowned slightly, this was his Lan'er, but it wasn't.

But no matter what, he missed her for too long.

At this moment, he just hoped that the dream would not wake up.

Emperor Shenglin stepped forward and hugged the woman in red, she chuckled lightly, broke away from his embrace slightly, sat back on the couch, and finished drinking the tea she had just poured for him.

"Your Majesty, the child that Lan'er worked so hard to leave behind for you, how did you let him go to the end of the world." There was a trace of resentment in the words of the woman in red.

Emperor Chenglin was startled, thinking of He Jinxi, his rationality returned a little, "Jinxi...I just want to know why Jinxi is the sage of the Yin family?"

The woman in red gave him a coquettish smile, but it didn't confuse his eyes. What could confuse her was her gentle smile in memory.

This smile is not.

"Your Majesty, He Jinxi is your child. Even if he is the Yinmen sage, he is still your child. Your child has the right to inherit the throne. You originally wanted him to inherit you, didn't you?"

Emperor Chenglin's heart became calmer, he looked at the woman in red, "Who the hell are you?"

The red lips of the woman in red parted slightly, "Your Majesty, have you finally found out?"

Emperor Chenglin's heart skipped a beat, and his back felt a chill.

"Your Majesty." The woman in red didn't answer his question, but said, "Can Your Majesty allow Jinxi to inherit the throne?"

Emperor Shenglin was vaguely angry, no one had coveted his throne so bluntly, let alone his Lan'er!

"If I don't want to."

The woman in red's eyes turned hard for a moment, and her smile became unpredictable, "Your Majesty, since I can enter your palace without alarming anyone, I can kill you without alarming anyone."

"Are you threatening me?!" Emperor Cheng Lin became more and more sure that the person in front of him was not Lan'er from his memory.

"Your Majesty, I have no choice." The woman in red slowly lowered her eyelids, "It is my task to make Jinxi the emperor."

"Why?" Emperor Cheng Lin was puzzled, "Could it be that the encounter in Jiangnan 20 years ago was your game!"

Saying these words, Emperor Cheng Lin startled himself.

He just blurted it out, but regretted wanting to take it back, afraid that the answer would disappoint him terribly.

The reality is cruel, the woman in red paused, and gave him the answer, "Yes, the encounter between you and me was a game of my father's, for the purpose of making you fall in love with me, leaving Jinxi, a child, to wait for the next day." Find His Majesty and inherit His Majesty's throne."

Emperor Cheng Lin trembled slightly, and clutched his chest, feeling his heart was on fire, and with a "poof", a mouthful of scarlet spewed out of his mouth, and his precarious body almost fell to the ground.

Just when his body was about to fall to the ground, a figure suddenly appeared and supported him.

After Emperor Chenglin felt dizzy for a while, his vision gradually became clear, allowing him to see clearly the person who was supporting him.

"Jinxi...?"

He Jinxi said nothing, helped Emperor Shenglin to the couch and sat down, Mo Tianran immediately stepped forward to feel Emperor Shenglin's pulse, and he let out a sigh of relief after confirming it, "It's okay, the qi and blood are rushing to the heart, just take a good rest."

He Jinxi didn't speak, but his expression relaxed a little.

This series of events happened too quickly, but it was enough to startle others, but the woman in red didn't seem to notice the two people who suddenly appeared in the hall, and she was still sipping Emperor Chenglin's tea carefully.

Seeing that Emperor Shenglin was fine, He Jinxi withdrew his caring gaze, and turned to look at the woman in red indifferently, "You finally came out."

The woman in red snorted coldly, without looking at He Jinxi, "You have tried your best to give up the throne, and you still want to lure me out."

She looked sullen, "He Jinxi, is that what I taught you? Have you forgotten your grandfather's last words?"

Emperor Chenglin was slightly taken aback when he heard the conversation between the two of them, his brows were furrowed.

He Jinxi was unmoved, "I never forgot what Grandpa said."

"Since I was a child, you taught me martial arts, the rule of the emperor, and the tyranny of love, for the sake of my father's throne." He Jinxi said, glanced at the woman in red and then looked away, "Have you ever asked my will."

The woman in red sneered, "Willing? Our lineage has never had any willingness. If you tell me your will, then who am I going to say your wish to, and who can your grandfather tell your wish to?"

He Jinxi didn't speak, but just took another look at the woman in red.

The woman in red smiled self-deprecatingly, and glanced at He Jinxi, "You called him emperor every time, but you never called me mother. Sure enough, you still hate me deeply, but who else can I hate?"

He Jinxi's face was slightly angry, Mo Tianran was slightly startled, it was the first time he saw him so angry.

"From the moment you and I left Yinmen, our mother-child relationship has been broken. I lured you out today, but I just don't want you to have trouble again, and I also want to know why you said that the father abandoned his wife and made me resent my father. Your Majesty, do you still want me to go to my father's side to seize the throne?"

The more Emperor Cheng Lin heard it, the more surprised he became, and he interrupted the conversation between their mother and son, "What's going on?! Abandoned his wife? It was Lan'er who was pregnant and said that you didn't want to hurt me, and disappeared!"

He said with bloodshot eyes, "Lan'er, in the past 20 years, I have never given up looking for you and our children for a single moment! Do you know how happy I was when I found Jinxi, and how happy I was when you died? How desperate!"

The eyes of the woman in red gradually became melancholy. She put down her teacup and said after a while, "Your Majesty, do you know what my real name is?"

Emperor Chenglin looked up at her.

Without waiting for his response, she continued, "My real name is He Lan, and He is His Majesty's surname."

Emperor Chenglin was slightly taken aback, "You have the same surname as me? But... what does this mean?"

Although because of taboos, people do not allow He surnames to be changed to He surnames, but He is a common surname after all, and it is normal for his real name to be He.

But what He Lan said immediately shocked everyone.

"It means that you and I have the same origin, Your Majesty."

"What!" Emperor Cheng Lin said, "Same clan, same origin, what does that mean?!"

"Actually, if you calculate carefully, you can't be considered the same family, so your Majesty don't have to worry, there is a violation of ethics between you and me."

These words still can't alleviate the doubts of everyone.

He Jinxi said impatiently, "What's going on? What did you and your grandfather hide from me!"

It was rare for him to fluctuate so much. Mo Tianran quickly held his hand to calm his emotions.

Unlike everyone's excitement, He Lan was still as calm as water, but the melancholy on his face not only remained but thickened.

"This story starts from very far away. How far away? About 100 years ago, His Majesty's great-grandfather, the founding emperor Shengzong."

"People today only know that it was Emperor Shengzong who conquered the country and unified Zhongyuan, but who knows that it was not only Shengzong who conquered the country, but more relying on his own brother and his subordinates to fight bloody battles. Come."

"What!" Emperor Cheng Lin shouted in surprise.

He Lan smiled mockingly, "Look, Your Majesty, you really don't believe me."

Emperor Chenglin stopped his mouth and didn't interrupt her.

"Emperor Shengzong's elder brother is called He Yuanzhi. He is brave and good at fighting, and he is brave and resourceful. He quickly regained a large area of ​​​​divided land and unified Zhongyuan. All his subordinates are heroes, and they all want to support He Yuanzhi to become a leader. emperor."

"But I don't think that He Yuanzhi's younger brother, the good younger brother who seems to respect his elder brother most on weekdays, actually took advantage of his elder brother's fight against the frontier, cut off his elder brother's food and grass, left his elder brother in a helpless situation, and died in battle for nothing."

"And he pretended to be the emperor with He Yuanzhi's autograph letter in the capital, and even more cruelly killed everyone who knew the truth, including He Yuanzhi's only biological son."

"You! Do you know how much crime you will bear for slandering the Holy Sect?!" Emperor Chenglin couldn't believe it, how could he not believe that his great-grandfather was such a villain who got nothing for nothing, crossed rivers and demolished bridges, and framed his brothers.

"Hmph." He Lan smiled, "Your Majesty doesn't have to believe it, just listen to He Lan's words and produce evidence, and His Majesty will say it later."

Emperor Chenglin snorted coldly, but still listened to her quietly.

"Emperor Shengzong took back He Yuanzhi's old ministry and wiped out everyone who knew the truth, including his only biological son. However, He Yuanzhi fought for many years and met many capable people and strangers. During the period, there was a Taoist priest who was enlightened. You are a life-and-death friend with him, and that person is your master, Yinmen Guangsi, Taoist of the Void."

He Jinxi frowned slightly, and Mo Tianran asked in surprise, "Your master lived to be more than 100 years old?"

He Lan rolled his eyes at him, "120 years old, Jinxi passed away when he was ten years old."

He Jinxi nodded. He knew that the master's identity was mysterious, but he didn't know that there was such a history.

"It's also very long." Mo Tianran not only whispered.

He Lan continued, "Taoist Void knows everything and knows everything. He thought that He Yuanzhi was in trouble, and risked compromising his cultivation, he was born to save him, but he could only save He Yuanzhi's only son. "

"His only son injured his leg due to that accident and was disabled for life, but he left his blood in the end and recognized Taoist Void as his teacher."

"In order to avenge He Yuanzhi, Taoist Xukong established the Yinmen, gradually growing his power step by step, and wanted to take back the land that should have belonged to He Yuanzhi and his only son from Emperor Shengzong."

"However, Shengzong's things were absolutely and cleanly done back then. If he directly sent troops to seize it, it would be unfair to his reputation and damage He Yuanzhi's reputation. What Taoist Xukong and He Yuanzhi's only son wanted was to let Jiang Shan Return to the lineage of He Yuan."

"So today's event happened. He Yuanzhi was my great-grandfather, and his only son was my grandfather. After his grandfather died, my father inherited his will, and he and Taoist Xukong strengthened the Yin family. A most suitable and complete plan."

"Father gave birth to me, raised me with the master, and sent me to His Majesty. I am a descendant of He Yuanzhi, and I and His Majesty's child retain half of He Yuanzhi's blood."

"We want Jinxi to be the emperor, not only for the righteous bloodline, but also for him to change the history of Dafeng, so that people know who is really spraying blood for this country, and we can't let Grandpa Zeng and his subordinates Death in vain."

"That's the truth, the truth of everything."

He Lan took out a thick book from his cuff and handed it to Emperor Chenglin.

"Here is all the evidence. If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can check it out one by one."

Emperor Shenglin couldn't tell what was in his heart, he wanted to take this thick book, but he didn't dare, he hesitated for a while before mustering up the courage to open it.

After reading page by page, Emperor Chenglin's face was ashen, and he closed his eyes in pain. He couldn't believe that all of this was actually true.

The role model he aspired to be since he was a child turned out to be someone else.

"Your Majesty, when the Sacred Ancestry was completely wiped out, there are always some clues." He Lan's voice was as flat as water, "If I remember correctly, there are some evidences in the secret room left by the Sacred Ancestor. If Your Majesty does not believe it, You can check it out."

"Do you know why I treated you like that when you were a child?" He Lan said suddenly, but he was facing He Jinxi.

He Jinxi ignored it.

"Since I was young, your grandfather taught me to be unfeeling and righteous, but I couldn't learn it until he killed the first man I fell in love with."

He Jinxi frowned and looked at He Lan.

"You killed your pet, I killed my lover, but who can we blame? Blame the Holy Sect? Or blame fate?" He Lan smiled slightly, like a beautiful flower.

"It's all fate." She said and stood up.

Emperor Chenglin immediately stopped her, "Where are you going?"

"Your Majesty, I have paid back what I owe you and Jinxi." He Lan said, and continued to walk away.

Emperor Chenglin immediately stopped her, "I won't allow you to leave."

"I have been looking for you for 20 years, and I will never allow you to leave again!"

"Your Majesty." He Lan smiled, "You can't stop me."

Emperor Chenglin frowned, and suddenly a row of people dressed in dark guards fell down in the hall, "I am the emperor, I can always find a way to keep you."

He Lan didn't speak, but glanced at He Jinxi. He Jinxi looked away, making it clear that he would not help her.

But Mo Tianran, who had been holding his hand all the time, felt his mood swings.

"Jinxi, you also miss your mother, don't you?"

Mo Tianran said it out loud on purpose, causing He Lan's back to tremble slightly.

It was rare for He Jinxi to be a little embarrassed, so he gave Mo Tianran a dissatisfied look, and turned his head away.

He Lan glanced at He Jinxi, and his expression relaxed a little.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Shenglin immediately said, "No matter what the truth is, no matter what your purpose of approaching me is, I don't care, I just want to make up for the 20 years I missed!"

"He Lan, you stay, you owe me 20 years of love, and you can't even clear it up!"

"I will let Jinxi be the crown prince. I wanted to give this country to Jinxi. If this is true, I will do everything possible to let Jinxi ascend the throne."

"Lan'er, you stay." With the last sentence, Emperor Cheng Lin almost begged.

He Lan looked at Emperor Shenglin, finally let go of his indifference all the time, and shouted hysterically, "Why Your Majesty! Your Majesty, I used you!"

Emperor Chenglin stepped forward and hugged her tightly, "It's not your fault! It's never been your fault, I love you all the time, no matter what you become, it will always be you."

He Lan fell into Emperor Chenglin's arms, crying heartbreakingly, as if he was going to cry out the pain of decades, even Emperor Shenglin burst into tears.

All the hidden guards retreated and disappeared, Mo Tianran pulled He Jinxi's sleeve and sat with him on the roof of the high hall.

"How many people have suffered in a worldly incident." Mo Tianran sighed sadly, "Whether you, your mother, or the emperor are just victims of the power struggle."

He Jinxi hugged him and kept looking at the stars in the night sky.

Yes, for all of this, who can be blamed, no one can blame, only fate.

But fate treated him well and sent Mo Tianran to his side.

He Jinxi finally let go of the past, smiled slightly, and kissed Mo Tianran's forehead.

The two people in the hall hugged each other and cried, and the two on the top of the hall cuddled each other, saying goodbye to the haze that had lingered for a long time.