Second minister and thief

"Bah!" Xiao Cen turned his head and spat, "Good job! Where is he? I'll settle the score with him!"

"Xiao Cen."

"What's wrong?" Xiao Cen turned around, and saw Chu Linqiu looking at him quietly.He crossed his hands in front of his abdomen, his lips were white, and he looked like he would collapse at any moment, but his eyes were unprecedentedly clear.

"Do you really want the prince to be deposed?"

"Of course..." Xiao Cen's expression changed as soon as the words came out of his mouth. He thought of his crazy-looking cousin, and also thought of his third uncle who was still out of town.

What happened in the past few years that made all of my relatives change their faces?

"If...I mean if...I used myself to force the sage to abolish the crown prince, would you blame me for ruining your cousin's happiness?"

"Did you put the poison on yourself?"

"..." Chu Linqiu was strangely silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said, "No."

"That's all right." Xiao Cen obviously breathed a sigh of relief, to be honest, he was really worried just now that Chu Linqiu had schemed against himself in order to achieve his goal.If this is the case, then he will have to re-examine, what kind of terrible person is he falling in love with?

"Jiu Shang, you said that since they did something wrong, they have to take the initiative to bear the consequences. I, Xiao Cen... am not the kind of person who confuses right and wrong, so I can't do such things as venting anger. So, don't worry about it."

Xiao Cen's heartfelt words were equivalent to giving Chu Linqiu a reassurance, making him feel relieved as if some heavy burden had been lifted.

But immediately afterwards, he said half-truthfully, "Jiu Shang, I think you must have secrets that you haven't told me, but it's okay... I know you have difficulties, so I'm willing to wait for you. "

"..."

"Nine merchants..."

"Xiao Cen, just listen to me." Chu Linqiu pressed his forehead with one hand, his expression was difficult to distinguish, which made Xiao Cen's heart skip a beat, so he swallowed what he was about to say, and said instead, "Say it."

"The war is about to start, you must have a premonition, right? In fact, this battle was written on a wooden stick a few years ago, and was buried in the snow by Yun Zhaoxun."

"You mean... the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building?" Xiao Cen simply sat on the head of the bed, let Chu Linqiu lean on him, and stretched out his hands to slowly knead the acupuncture points on his head and neck, "That Yun What does she... want to tell you? What is the story between you two?"

"She wants me to save her from fire and water, but unfortunately... I was just a small captain of the Imperial Guard at that time, and I couldn't protect myself. The crown prince..." Chu Linqiu took a deep breath "He likes to drink, and often takes pleasure in beating women when he is drunk. Yun Zhaoxun thinks he has suffered a lot from it."

"That bastard!!!" Xiao Cen was so angry that his teeth began to chatter, he put his hand off Chu Linqiu's head, unconsciously clenched his fist into a fist, and said in a hateful voice, "It's really too much to be demoted to a commoner!" It’s cheap for him. The Marquis can’t wait to pick out his tendons and hamstrings with his own hands, turning him into a real useless person, and let’s see how he will continue to make trouble!"

"And your third uncle, before he sent her to the East Palace, he already found out about the waste prince's hobby."

"Third Uncle?! Third Uncle...why?"

"Because of 'desire'. I don't know how many people have been harmed by this word." Thinking of this, Chu Linqiu not only felt a little weak in breathing, but also felt cold all over his body. He simply obeyed his wish and slipped down without thinking about anything. No matter, because he knew that Xiao Cen would catch him from behind.

Sure enough, Xiao Cen felt something was wrong at the first moment. He hastily hugged his body that was suddenly soft like mud, and kept calling anxiously in people's ears, "Jiu Shang? Jiu Shang, what's wrong with you?"

"I..." Chu Linqiu actually wanted to speak to reassure him, but the sudden palpitations made him blind and tinnitus. gasping.

Xiao Cen was startled, remembering his physical condition, he hastily lifted him up with one hand, and put his other hand on his back, slowly channeling his inner strength.

After a while, he felt that Chu Linqiu's breathing had obviously eased up a lot, and he was relieved immediately, even his eyebrows and eyebrows opened unconsciously.

"How do you feel? Feeling better?"

"Many...Thank you..." Chu Linqiu still had no strength, but the feeling of oppression in his heart was indeed relieved a lot.

"Thank you? This Marquis said, there is no need to be so polite. You are willing to have a try with me, why are you always so close? Jiushang, this Marquis can entrust your wealth and life to you." Xiao Cen hugged him tightly Tighter, suddenly said with deep meaning, "Don't let Benhou...have nothing."

"..." Chu Linqiu opened and closed his mouth several times where he couldn't see it, but finally it turned into a deep sigh, "Don't worry, Lord Hou."

Perhaps only Chu Linqiu knew that this seemingly ordinary promise was actually more than a million dollars.For Xiao Cen's unreserved trust and distress, and for the tenderness of this moment, he could even sacrifice his own life.

But Xiao Cen didn't notice this state of mind, he just tilted his head suddenly, kissed Chu Linqiu's snow-cold face lightly, and said with satisfaction, "Then you and I have also made a covenant." Find a good place to erect a stele some other day, and write the inscription 'Life is the same quilt and death is the same point', which is better than worshiping the hall."

"Master Hou believes this?" Chu Linqiu was amused by him, and almost coughed uncontrollably.

"Of course. After the army was launched in the past, the Marquis would lead all the soldiers to erect a monument in front of the tree and write a letter...invincible. What is the result? Guess."

"Master Hou always hits the ground running. I hope this time..."

"Will he... allow me to go?"

"Master Hou?"

"This Marquis is not a fool, so I naturally know what you mean when you say that the war will start."

"..."

"Regardless of whether the case of abolishing the crown prince is related to Xi Chuan, whether or not Xi Chuan really conspired to rebel, the court can always find an excuse to cut them off. Now, it's just that they are more famous."

"No, Master Hou, you're still thinking wrong." Chu Linqiu closed his eyes and said, resisting the unstoppable dizziness.

"Ok?"

"Governor Xichuan is exposed, and he will preemptively strike. At that time, the imperial court will definitely send people to the west to quell the chaos. But under the Buddha's order and Wen's order, everyone in the court only knows how to ask the gods to ask the ancestors to recite poems and compose Fu, and have they ever had the will to fight? "

"But it is impossible to have no generals in the court."

"It's just some wine bags and rice bags." As soon as this was mentioned, Chu Linqiu couldn't hide his disdain, "You are the only one who can use it. Lord Hou...even if the saint hates you again, he will... I had to come back and beg you."