kill that paranoid emperor

Su Rong didn't expect Yue Sheng to have an attack as soon as he said it, and he didn't come back to his senses until his jaw was pinched severely.

"Your Majesty," Su Rong frowned, "It's not what a king should do if he touches people without reason."

Yue Sheng was a little closer to him, so close that Su Rong could clearly see his shadow in his eyes, Yue Sheng said, "Answer Gu's question."

Seeing that this matter cannot be avoided, Su Rong had no choice but to say: "I can explain it, please let me go first, Your Majesty."

Yue Sheng: "Are you negotiating conditions with Gu?"

Su Rong said lightly: "Your Majesty, I like men."

As if thinking of Fang Xuelan's rumors, Yue Cheng suddenly withdrew his movements as if he had been burned, and at the end he pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his hands in disgust.

Su Rong: "..."

He rubbed his chin, his heart became brighter, his hands were so strong, his skin was probably red.

Three years have passed, this bastard Yue Sheng is still so incapable of pity, Su Rong thought with a sigh.

He suddenly thought of a trivial matter inappropriately, about how Yue Sheng couldn't learn to be romantic since he was a child—maybe it was because he was distorted when he was a child, and no matter how Su Rong taught him, he couldn't get it back.

Yue Sheng was the youngest prince of the late emperor, ranking seventh, and his biological mother was unknown. It was said that the child was born by the marriage of the late emperor with an unknown woman during his southern tour.

After Yue Sheng was brought back to the palace, no concubine was willing to adopt this little boy of unknown origin.

Yue Sheng himself was not welcomed by the late emperor. According to Su Rong's guess, the late emperor probably forgot about his prince, and he didn't even remember to reserve a seat for Yue Sheng at the palace banquet.

Yue Sheng, who had no one to teach him, grew up in the palace until he was a teenager. When Su Rong was inscribed on the gold list and became an official in the court, he was still fiercely grabbing food with the little eunuch in the corner.

The first time Su Rong saw him was on the palace road during the next court.

Yue Sheng was filthy all over, wearing a yellowed cloth shirt that had been mended several times, his messy hair was tied up in a bunch, and he stood by the wall and stared at him viciously.

At that time, Su Rong thought that Yue Sheng was a young eunuch who was kicked out of some palace, so he didn't pay much attention.

It's just that Yue Sheng's gaze was too hard to ignore, as if he was about to come up and bite someone.Su Rong asked him, "Why are you looking at me?"

The teenage Yue Sheng said angrily, "I'll just watch."

Su Rong thought he was really interesting.

Later, Su Rong became his teacher, and the late emperor finally remembered that he had brought back a son, and Yue Sheng's treatment gradually improved, although it was not much better - the other princes and princesses all excluded him.

Later, after Yue Sheng became the prince, the two of them had a casual chat, and Su Rong asked him casually:

"What were you thinking when you saw me for the first time and kept staring at me?"

Yue Sheng paused when he was writing, and then slowly said after a while: "I want to tear your clothes off."

"..." Su Fu entered the scroll, with a puzzled tone: "What do you mean?"

Yue Sheng looked at him with an unclear expression: "The first time I saw you, I hated you so much. I wanted to tear your clothes, pull your hair, and even kick your stomach."

Su Rong smiled lightly, and didn't care: "It's really a hooligan."

Yue Cheng turned his eyes away, his eyes fell on the paper, and he was absorbed: "At that time, I thought, why can you wear such beautiful clothes and so many people carry the sedan chair for you, and you look more noble than me?" —Obviously I am the prince.”

Su Rong rolled the book into a ball, knocked on the table amusedly, and reminded him: "In this world, things obtained with status are unreliable after all, and those who are capable will naturally take them."

Yue Sheng said, "I don't want to hear these big truths."

Su Rong raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then what do you want to hear?"

Yue Sheng thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, there is one thing that hasn't changed since I was a child."

Su Rong softly expressed his doubts: "Huh?"

Yue Sheng's eyes fell on his face again, he sized him up seriously, and said slowly: "The first time I saw you, I wanted to bully you."

"It's the same now."

Su Rong didn't think much about it: "I look easy to bully?"

Yue Cheng was silent for a while, before speaking after a while: "It's not... I..."

Seeing that he stopped in the middle of speaking, Su Rong gave him a surprised look: "What do you want to say?"

"It's nothing." Yue Sheng answered, and looked down at the handwriting on the letter paper. Because he was in a mess just now, he accidentally drew a long line on the paper. Fortunately, Su Rong didn't pay much attention.

He paused for a moment before saying: "...I used to see everyone like that. When I saw well-dressed and good-looking people, I wanted to rush up and beat them."

Su Rong was a little speechless: "You really are..."

It was like picking up wild wolf cubs from the deep mountains. They would go up and bite anyone they saw. They were fierce and ruthless. They didn't talk about etiquette at all, and they didn't even hide the viciousness in their hearts.

But Su Rong didn't say the second half of the sentence, and only sighed: "Fortunately, it's much better now."

After this incident, Su Rong discovered that Yue Sheng's incomprehensible style seemed to be brought from childhood. No matter how Su Rong taught him when he grew up, Yue Sheng would still be stubborn.

The specific manifestation is that Yue Sheng not only scoffs at things like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also indulges in practicing martial arts and discussing military law all day long. He is also impatient with attending various banquets, and usually leaves early at banquets.

The late emperor once rewarded Yue Cheng with some beautiful maids, but he sent them all to the laundry room. The beauties complained to him crying, Yue Sheng only said:

"You can't even wash your clothes, so what's the use of you?"

Su Rong suspected that in his eyes, everyone looked no different from wood.

For example, the current self - Fang Xuelan, in Yue Sheng's opinion, is probably more annoying than wood.

After wiping his hands with a handkerchief, Yue Sheng said calmly, "You haven't answered Gu yet, why do you know Gu so well?"

Su Rong: "...I admire Your Majesty."

Yue Sheng: "?"

Once the shameless words are spoken, they will become smoother.Su Rong thought that it was not his own face anyway, so he became more calm:

"I have always admired Your Majesty, collected many portraits of His Majesty, and met you a few times in the palace from a distance, so I was able to recognize Your Majesty."

This is of course nonsense, Su Rong doesn't know if Fang Xuelan has seen Yue Sheng in the palace, but he believes that Yue Sheng doesn't know either.

Sure enough, Yue Sheng was silent for a moment, and said, "You don't like that..."

"General Fu," Su Rong answered, and said, "I like General Fu, and I admire you. There is no conflict at all."

Yue Sheng: "..."

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Su Rong was convinced that he saw the cold killing intent in Yue Sheng's eyes.

Yue Sheng said coldly: "It's ridiculous."

Su Rong found that Yue Sheng was not so easy to deceive now, obviously he could be coaxed before... Before, as long as he coaxed him a little bit, the brat's face would turn red quickly, and he would forget all the cares.

Unlike what he looks like now, he is indifferent and unkind.Still fierce.

Yue Sheng opened his mouth: "Get out."

Su Rong straightened up unhurriedly, not forgetting to say goodbye to Yue Sheng politely, and then jumped out of the carriage.

After the people left, Yue Sheng's figure sitting in the darkness moved slightly. He turned his head sideways, lifted a piece of window screen that blocked the light, and glanced at Su Rong's leaving back.

Fang Xuelan's clothes were really tacky, and she was covered in water red, but fortunately he was good-looking, so he barely suppressed the glamorous color.

Looking at it from Yue Cheng's angle, this person walked out slowly, with a straight back, a casual and bold demeanor, aside from his appearance, he was indeed very similar to someone.

Thinking of that person, Yue Sheng's heart twitched, a dull pain spread, and even his fingertips went numb.

He put down the window screen, lowered his eyes to ease his emotions, suppressed the surging pain forcibly, and then said: "Follow the wind."

Immediately someone approached the window and asked him outside: "Your Majesty?"

"Send someone to check on this Fang Xuelan." Yue Cheng absently tapped his knee, paused for a moment, and then said, "What has Fu Shuigan been up to lately?"

Sui Feng said: "General Fu has stayed in the mansion for a few days since he returned to Beijing, and today he went to the Mansion of Minister of Rites Fang Yi."

Yue Sheng: "Fang Xuelan is Fang Yi's son?"

Suifeng: "Yes."

Yue Sheng twitched the corners of his mouth without emotion, and said flatly, "It's really interesting."

Sui Feng followed beside the carriage with his head down, not daring to speak.

Yue Cheng has always suspected that Fu Shuigan has objections, and after returning to Beijing, it is the most important to see which contacts he tries to win over, and at this juncture, Fang Xuelan himself came up again...

Yue Sheng didn't say anything, just said: "Keep an eye on it."

Sui Feng responded, hesitating to speak, Yue Sheng closed his eyes in the car, and suddenly said: "Say something directly."

Surprised by the wind, he didn't understand how Yue Sheng guessed that he had something to say through the wall of the car, so he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, the storekeeper of Yi Shuzhai, do you want him to paint a fourth painting?"

There was another silence in the carriage.

Sui Feng seemed to be calm, but in fact he was still a little frightened.

In fact, based on his superficial vision, Miao Danqing's paintings are all excellent works, and Su Chengxiang's paintings are also very vivid, even lifelike. I don't know what Yue Sheng is dissatisfied with.

"Change someone else," Yue Sheng finally said, "Find a master who is good at painting and invite him into the palace."

Sui Feng wondered: "Is entering the palace to...?"

Yue Sheng's voice was calm and calm: "Learn by yourself."

Sui Feng was quite surprised.

You know, Yue Sheng has always been not interested in these elegant ways, and thinks it is a waste of time. He would rather use these skills to train soldiers in the military camp, or to improve martial arts.

Since Prime Minister Su passed away, His Majesty's changes have become more and more obvious.I thought to myself.

But this loyal bodyguard also thought of Yue Sheng's uncertain temperament, in order to prevent him from beheading the master who came to the palace to teach him painting within two days, Sui Feng boldly said one more sentence:

"Yes. But Your Majesty, together with Danqing, it will not take a few days."

Yue Sheng said in a low voice: "Gu knows, Gu just..."

It's just that the appearance in his memory became more and more blurred, and he woke up from a dream several times in the middle of the night, and Yue Sheng was flustered by the slightly unclear face of that person.

He forced himself to describe that person's face, posture, gestures, small movements, and the arch of his eyebrows when he chuckled in his mind over and over again, fearing that one day, he would no longer be able to remember his appearance.

Yue Sheng was not reconciled.

Not reconciled to Su Rong living in his own heart, nor reconciled to the memory fading away day by day, he wants to keep that person by his side, even if it is a self-deceiving portrait.

Yue Sheng still didn't finish his sentence in the end, Sui Feng guessed what he was thinking, didn't dare to ask any more, and retreated silently.

After Su Rong was kicked out of the carriage, he called another car to take him back home, and happened to meet Yi Shuzhai's young man at the door.

The young man was holding the painting, and when he saw Su Rong came back, he immediately went up to meet him, and asked cautiously, "Mr. Fang, do you still want this painting?"

Su Rong glanced at the scroll in his hand, and said casually, "Yes, deduct the money from my account."

The boy said, "But you...you don't have any money in your account."

Su Rong: "..."

He just remembered Fang Xuelang's identity. Given Fang Xuelang's style of not going out for ten and a half months, and chasing after men whenever he went out, Fang Yi probably wouldn't give this son a penny.

When Su Rong was the prime minister, he was used to being casual. When he was away from home, he knew him in the places he frequented. He basically didn't spend much money when he came and went, and it was directly deducted from the account of the Su family. At the end of the month, the accountant would make a unified settlement.

The boy held the painting and looked at Su Rong in blank dismay.

Su Rong was silent for a while, and then said: "Then wait for me for a while, I will take the money out of the room."

The boy hurriedly said, "Okay."

Su Rong went in in a hurry, not paying attention to the earnest expression on the boy's face.

The little fellow looked at the painting in his hand, then looked up at the plaque of Fang Mansion, and sighed in his heart: It turns out that the rich are really taken advantage of.

I don't know what stupidity this rich Mr. Fang did, he dared to buy the hot potato in Yi Shuzhai's hand.

You must know that the portraits of Prime Minister Su have disappeared from the streets and alleys in recent years. Once it is found that someone is hiding the portrait of Prime Minister Su, the light one will be fined with money, and the serious one can be directly detained in the prison.

There is only one reason - His Majesty does not like it today.

Over time, Su Xiang's collection of portraits and poems, which were widely circulated in those days, became less and less.

Fang Xuelan was willing to pay so much money for a painting by Prime Minister Su, the boy admired him very much, and by the way was touched by Fang Xuelan's sincerity in admiring Su Xiang.

If Fang Xuelan didn't buy this painting, Yi Shuzhai would probably burn this painting that cost the shopkeeper countless efforts, which would be a big loss.

Su Rong went back to his room and searched for a long time, not to mention money, he couldn't find even a little valuable utensil.

Those bells and whistles in the bedroom may look expensive at first glance, but in fact they are of rough quality and not considered good.

Su Rong was tired of searching, so he had to find a few little maids who were in charge of serving him, and asked them, "Do I have a bank note in my room?"

The little maids looked at each other and whispered, "Master, when did you have money?"

Su Rong: "..."

After being reborn, not only was she notorious, but she was also penniless. Fang Xuelan's life was really miserable.

Su Rong thought for a while. He remembered that when he was the prime minister, he seemed to have put some money in the mansion in the suburbs of Beijing. He didn't know if he was still there now.

But even if the silver is still there, he can't dig it right now.

Su Rong returned to the gate of Fangfu, and said to the young man: "...I can't get so much cash out for now, so you just..."

After thinking about it, Su Rong said decisively, "Just put it in Fu Shuigan's account."

Boy: "???"

Su Rong: "You put it in General Fu's account. If he has any questions, he can ask me."

It would definitely not work to record it in the account of the master of Fang's mansion. They made such a fuss at the gate, and the servants who were smarter probably ran to report to Fang Yi.

Su Rong thought about Fang Xuelan's position in the mansion, and thought that if he dared to spend money extravagantly, Fang Yi would probably beat himself out with a stick.

As for Fang Xuelan's acquaintances, he is not very clear now, only one Fu Shuigan can barely be regarded as an "acquaintance".

Su Rong decided to ask Yi Shuzhai to record the account to Fu Shuigan first. There is still some time before the end of the month. Fu Shuigan probably won't find out immediately. When Su Rong finds the money, he will return it to him immediately.

The boy was shocked, and after the shock, he consciously discovered Su Rong's true thoughts.

In order to meet General Fu, Fang Xuelan unexpectedly came up with this method...

The little guy has mixed feelings in his heart.

On the evening of the second day, Fang Yi sent someone to send a message to Su Rong, asking him to prepare for a welcome banquet for Fu Shuigan to return to Beijing in the evening, and asked Fang Xuelan, his son, to come to the palace with him to have a look.

Su Rong originally wanted his servants to throw away all the red and purple clothes piled up in his bedroom, but after thinking about it, Fang Xuelan had worn these clothes for many years, and suddenly her temperament changed drastically, making it more suspicious, so she had to endure it silently .

But since he was going to enter the palace tonight, he definitely couldn't dress so flamboyantly.

Su Rong conveniently put on a crimson red robe for himself, and stepped to the gate of the mansion, where Fang Yizheng stood there impatiently.

When seeing Su Rong come out, Fang Yi was obviously taken aback.

He originally thought that Fang Xuelan would... well, dress more curiously, after all, Fu Shuigan was present at the dinner party.

The former Fang Xuelan never let go of every opportunity to meet Fu Shuigan, she was extraordinarily bold and flamboyant, and every time she would cause some big and small troubles.

It's rare to see such a normal Fang Xuelan tonight.Fang Yi originally thought that he just wanted to go to the palace banquet to get close to Fu Shuigan.

Su Rong glanced at Fang Yi's expression, smiled lightly, and said nothing.

For Su Rong, Fang Yi's thoughts were too easy to guess, but he just wanted to take this opportunity to examine whether his son was really determined to change his past and had a heart of repentance.

Fang Yi is such a son, and he probably has a headache because of Fang Xuelan's incompetence.

Fang Xuelan was able to take the initiative to show his favor, and expressed his intention of becoming an official in the court. Fang Yi then let go and agreed to Su Rong's somewhat unreasonable request.

On the way into the palace, Su Rong was trying to catch up on sleep.

He is not interested in the scenery he is used to in the past.

When Su Rong was the prime minister, he lived outside the palace most of the time. He lived in a mansion specially given to him by the late emperor, and went up and down every day in the old way.

However, after Yue Sheng became the crown prince and took power, Su Rong was often kept in the palace for various reasons.Su Rong didn't know what Yue Sheng was thinking, he only thought that he was used to relying on him.

"It's inconvenient for me to stay in the palace." Su Rong had mentioned this matter to Yue Sheng several times helplessly, then said after a pause, "You're too close to me, and it's not a good thing in the eyes of others."

Yue Sheng responded to him indifferently: "What do other people have to do with me?"

Su Rong was writing with his head down. Hearing this, he raised his head, stared at Yue Cheng for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand, and drew a light line on Yue Cheng's cold face with a brush soaked in ink, and said with a smile:

"If you're so stubborn, aren't you afraid of being called a fool?"

Yue Sheng subconsciously wiped his face, but unexpectedly the ink was stained, and he became a big tabby cat.

Seeing that it was funny, Su Rong was about to speak, but Yue Cheng said in a deep voice, "Why did the Prime Minister play tricks on the Crown Prince for no reason?"

Su Rong rested his elbows on the table leisurely, shook the pen with his hands, and said in a casual tone, "I will be punished for the crime of disrespect. How does the crown prince plan to punish me?"

Yue Cheng stared at him for a while, then suddenly leaned over slightly, moved a little closer to Su Rong, stared at the smiling brown eyes of the man in front of him, and said in a low voice:

"Then fine, Tai Tu will wipe my face clean with his own hands."

"Master Fang, please get off the carriage."

Su Rong came back to his senses and found that he had already reached the gate of the palace. According to the rules, all the courtiers had to get out of the car and walk inside, and he was no exception at this time.

The only exception might be Prime Minister Su three years ago.

Fang Yi glared at his son, lowered his voice and said, "What are you doing up there? Come down!"

Su Rong got out of the car, raised his eyes and looked forward, the night was falling, and the palace lanterns were gradually lit up in the palace, dotted with stars, against the figures at the gate of the palace, it was very lively.

The scene of entering the palace last time seemed to be still last night, but in the blink of an eye it was three years later.

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