The prince is hard to serve

"Paper can't contain fire. This matter, in the end, no matter what, can't be concealed..."

Xie Jingyu's words kept circling in Yan Wenhao's mind, so no matter what he did, he couldn't help thinking about it, thinking about it all the time.

Leaning back on the soft couch, Yan Wenhao raised one hand and spread his five fingers. He stared blankly at the lines on his palm, pursed his lips, and was still in a daze.

His thoughts suddenly returned to four months ago.

At that time, the doctor finally got together the medicine and was about to detoxify him.

The process of detoxification was painful and long. He soaked in the medicine bath every day and suffered the pain like needle pricks. At that time, his heart was filled with hatred, and he didn't think about other things at all.

After the poison was cured, he knew that if he wanted to return to the ruling and opposition parties in a legitimate way, he must need a reason, and for this reason, he thought of marrying a wife at that time.

And marry a man.

Now is the time when he needs to keep a low profile and avoid showing his edge. If his future concubine is a man, other forces will naturally lower their vigilance against him... After all, the future concubine, even the empress, But it cannot be a man.

After deciding to marry a man, Yan Wenhao began to look for a candidate.

Over the years, every step forward, Yan Wenhao has been carefully considered. He has been planning for the future, so he is very cautious about the candidate for himself as the prince and concubine.

Yan Wenhao knew that if he wanted to return to the court, he would definitely need a force to compete with Yan Wenyuan and Yan Wenzhi for the position of the Eastern Palace.

Although there was Yun's family behind him, because Yun Jing and Empress Zhuang had passed away successively, Yun Chen had basically stopped caring about world affairs these years, and did not even appear in court, spending all day at home.

Although Yun Chen still holds the position of a great general, he is already in name only. The military power in his hands was taken back one by one——

Today's Yun family has only an empty shell left.

Since he wanted to marry a man and needed the power of the court, Yan Wenhao considered combining the two into one, so he thought of Mu Ziling.

Mu Ziling's father, Mu Jiyan, is one of the few ministers who still maintain neutrality in the current court, not to mention that he has a disciple Xing Zhen who has always looked up to him.

Xing Zhen is a minister of the Ministry of Industry and has a first-rank official residence, so if Mu Jiyan is willing to help him, Xing Zhen will naturally lean towards him.

After deciding on a candidate, Yan Wenhao went to Xue Wuhen, confessed his strategy, and admitted that he needed his help—he needed a reason to convince Emperor Yan to agree to marry Mu Ziling, and this reason, only For Xue Wuhen, it will be effective.

Xue Wuhen is the national teacher of the Great Yan Dynasty, and he has another identity, that is, the junior junior brother of Empress Zhuang, but no one knows about this identity.

Yan Wenhao still remembers that Xue Wuhen looked at him after listening to his words, it was a kind of gaze that he could not express in words, but revealed a profound meaning.

Thinking about it now, perhaps Xue Wuhen had expected that he would be attracted to Mu Ziling, and then develop feelings for Mu Ziling, that's why she looked at him like that.

Walking out of his own thoughts, Yan Wenhao sat up again. He was about to say something to Xie Jingyu, but saw that the seat where Xie Jingyu was originally sitting was empty.

Turning his head to look at Fuquan, Yan Wenhao asked quietly, "Where's Jing Yu?"

Fuquan replied in a low voice: "Master Xie saw that your Highness was deep in thought, and said that he didn't want to disturb you, so he got up and left before having a cup of tea."

Hearing this, Yan Wenhao couldn't help frowning, he didn't even notice?In the past, it is impossible for him not to have the slightest feeling about Xie Jingyu's departure... He has always been very vigilant.

I was a little irritable, especially what Xie Jingyu said just now kept lingering in my ears, which made Yan Wenhao very uncomfortable. He felt that he should find some time to take a good look at his relationship with Mu Ziling, and also... to take care of it Think about what the future should be like.

It was undeniable that he was reluctant to part with Mu Ziling.

He just couldn't bear it, but he didn't know what to do. If he told Mu Ziling frankly, would Mu Ziling forgive him?

The answer, perhaps more inclined not to.

With a sigh, Yan Wenhao felt remorse for the decision he had made for the first time.

Standing up, he walked out of the hall slowly, and went straight to the center of the courtyard. His eyes moved from far to near, and finally stopped on the lotus pond.

At this moment, it is the beginning of June. In the lotus pond, buds are blooming one after another, standing gracefully in the middle of the water. If you stand closer, you can still smell the faint fragrance of lotus in the air.

Just at this time, suddenly there was a sound of piano playing from the lotus pond. Yan Wenhao raised his eyes and saw Mu Ziling sitting in the gazebo with his back facing him not far away, playing the piano.

"Your Highness," Fuquan took a step forward and asked tactfully, "Are you going there?"

Looking at Mu Ziling's back for a while, Yan Wenhao shook his head lightly: "It's good for me to stand here, so I won't go over to disturb the modest interest." When he spoke, his eyebrows and eyes were smiling, his eyes Inside, there is a tenderness that cannot be concealed.

Fuquan quietly looked at Yan Wenhao, and after seeing the expression on Yan Wenhao's face, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes. After a while, he sighed inaudibly, and then quietly stood aside.

At this time, in the gazebo.

Mu Ziling didn't notice Yan Wenhao who was staring at him in the courtyard. He lowered his head and focused on the lyre in front of him, plucking the strings with his slender fingers.

A song of high mountains and flowing water was naturally played by Mu Ziling. The sound of the piano flowing from his fingertips was sometimes melodious and distant, and sometimes suddenly open-minded... The beauty of the artistic conception makes people yearn for it.

After playing a song, Duo Duo, who was always standing by and waiting quietly, couldn't help admiring: "Princess, you play really well."

Raising his head, Mu Ziling smiled at him, the self-confidence and arrogance naturally revealed between his brows added a touch of demeanor to him.

Gently wiping the lyre placed on the stone table, Mu Ziling remembered that he had not seen Yan Wenhao today, so he asked aloud, "Where is Your Highness now?"

Duo Duo thought for a while, and just about to open his mouth to answer, he glanced at the courtyard not far away, and found Yan Wenhao standing there, so he turned back and said, "Your Highness is standing in the courtyard, I think he was there before." gone."

Hearing this, Mu Ziling was stunned for a moment, then he turned his body slightly, turned his head and looked back, and sure enough, he saw Yan Wenhao standing not far away in a purple dress, at this moment, he was tenderly looking at himself.

"..."

Quickly standing up from his seat, Mu Ziling patted the folds of his clothes, then hurriedly walked out of the gazebo, and quickly came to Yan Wenhao.

He asked, "Your Highness, why don't you go and sit down?"

Yan Wenhao looked at him with a smile, with a gentle tone: "I'm afraid that once I pass by, Qian He will lose interest in playing. Qian He has a superb piano skill, and I want to listen to a few more of the pieces you play."

Being praised so much, coupled with a pair of gentle eyes, no matter how confident and satisfied Mu Ziling is with his piano skills, he couldn't help but blush at this time, feeling very embarrassed.

With a little smile in his eyes, Yan Wenhao naturally held Mu Ziling's hand as usual, and led him to the gazebo on the lotus pond, as if Mu Ziling's avoidance of him for more than ten days had never happened over average.

As he walked, he said in a gentle voice: "Just now I listened to Qian He's song Gaoshan Liushui. I was so excited that I suddenly became interested. I don't know if Qian He is willing to play a duet with me?"

After hearing his words, Mu Ziling's eyes flashed with joy, he turned his head and asked aloud, "Your Highness can play the piano?"

Shaking his head lightly a few times, Yan Wenhao smiled lightly and replied, "I don't know how to play the piano, but I know how to play Xiao." .

Sitting down together with Mu Ziling, Yan Wenhao turned his head and ordered Fuquan to go to the hall to fetch the Dongxiao, and then asked several maids to bring tea and cakes.

While waiting for Fuquan to fetch the flute for him, Yan Wenhao didn't mention anything about Mu Ziling deliberately avoiding him recently, but talked about some interesting things about the palace with Mu Ziling in a smiling tone.

Mu Ziling had buried himself in books since he was a child, so he had never heard of this before. Dang even blinked a pair of bright eyes and looked at him expectantly.

Seeing his own appearance in the young man's eyes, Yan Wenhao couldn't help curling his lips, a gentle smile appeared on his face, he pursed his lips, and put his hands on his chest, unable to hide that his heart was getting deeper every time. throbbing.

"..."

Seeing Yan Wenhao suddenly lost his mind, Mu Ziling blinked, subconsciously raised his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, and then softly called: "Your Highness?"

Grabbing the slender white hand dangling in front of his eyes, he gently pinched it again, seeing Mu Ziling's instantly reddened ears, Yan Wenhao curled his lips and smiled heartily.

However, after he laughed, he remembered Xie Jingyu's words just now, and the joy that jumped between his brows gradually faded away.

After being silent for a while, Yan Wenhao finally made a decision, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes: "Qian He, after lunch tomorrow, can you come with me to the study?"

Perhaps, what Xie Jingyu said was right.

Only when he confesses the truth of the matter can he have the chance to be forgiven and forgiven.

Even if, after confessing, the relationship between them may never be restored to the way it was at this time, but he still wants to take a risk and try——

Otherwise, one day in the future, once the matter is exposed, Mu Ziling will never forgive him, and all his plans at that time may also come to naught.

It was he who thought about it at the time, it was he who made a mistake at the time!

He used to think that he could calculate everything and everything would be under his control.

However, he forgot that people's hearts are the most unpredictable. He has calculated thousands of times, but he can't calculate that he will be sincerely moved——

Yan Wenhao didn't know when he was moved, but when Xie Jingyu noticed it and pointed out that he had feelings for Mu Ziling, after the initial shock and disbelief, he suddenly realized that he was out of control It can't take back this throbbing anymore.

The author has something to say: Xiaoyan regrets, he will confess, he will correct, um.