I can't, I can't

—a long silence.

This solemn silence lasted until the carriage stopped, and the icy cold wind poured into the carriage. Haitang tightened the cloak for the little emperor, and said softly: "Your Majesty, we are here."

Kang Jiangxue had endured the journey for too long, and the little emperor was too worried, and his body became even more unwell.

After getting off the carriage, the surrounding wind became even colder. The sound of the wind was like crying. Kang Jiangxue looked ahead and saw the long corridor and the long steps one step after another. Many figures gathered in front of the Taimiao. Yu back.

Kang Jiangxue's heart was already numb, and she didn't know how far the situation had progressed. The remaining rationality forced him to pay attention to the cars and drivers around him. Not surprisingly, he found that there were many carriages, but none of them included the phoenix chariot that the eldest princess and the empress dowager often used.

If the eldest princess and the queen mother are not here, then there are all civil and military officials in front of the Taimiao.It's ridiculous to say that a few days ago, it was the same group of people who welcomed Sheng Hui's tablet into the Taimiao, but now gathered here to remove Sheng Hui's tablet.

What a sarcasm.

Is Sheng Lingyu looking at such a picture?All the people who used to be officials in the same dynasty as the grandfather stood together and laughed at his ancestors?

Kang Jiangxue didn't dare to think about it.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, but when it came before him, he suddenly wanted to deceive himself and others. The little emperor stopped a guard and asked, "Is Sheng Lingyu in front?"

Facing the king who came suddenly, the guard knelt down tremblingly and replied, "Yes."

Kang Jiangxue got the answer, but still asked: "Why is he here? With his current status, who would dare to let him in?"

The guards thought that the little emperor was going to question him, so he was so frightened that he didn't dare to hide anything: "Your Majesty said that sinners from the Sheng family are naturally not allowed to enter the Taimiao Temple, and they can only kneel outside when they come, but today he came with Yang Shizi, Yang Shizi The son is kind-hearted and has the heart to sympathize with the Sheng family, even if he has a lowly position..."

Yang Huo... kind hearted, merciful?But what kind of kindness and compassion is this?Killing people and killing people's hearts is nothing more than the case, but they still have to say it in such a high-sounding way.

What a cruel heart.

Kang Jiangxue couldn't stand anymore, she held her ordinary hand and said in a trembling voice, "Let's go."

Ping Wuqi didn't move, he said for no reason: "Your Majesty, why don't you pass by, even if you pass by now, it will be too late."

Kang Jiangxue insisted: "Let's go."

Ping Wuqi was powerless to dissuade him, he could only sigh, leaving Haitang to guard the carriage, and supporting the little emperor to move forward.

It was the first time for Kang Jiangxue to come to this road today, but her memory was deep and unforgettable. Before that, Kang Jiangxue had never realized that there could be a road in the world, which was so long and difficult to walk step by step.

In front of the Taimiao, the officials in the back row heard the footsteps, turned their heads in surprise, and saw the little emperor couldn't help exclaiming: "Your Majesty." The voice spread, and the people in front also hurriedly turned their heads, saluted and moved sideways.

The officials piled up one after another, and made way at a not very fast speed.

There was a distance between the courtiers, the people behind knelt down, and the people in front were still whispering. When Kang Jiangxue walked to the front row, the voices in front stopped abruptly. Something fell from the front and smashed At Kang Jiangxue's feet.

It was a rather dull sound, the floor vibrated, and there was no sound around.

Kang Jiangxue faintly sensed something, looked down, and saw the wooden tablet that fell on the ground and made a sound flip over, revealing Sheng Hui's name.

On the word "Sheng", at this second, right in front of his eyes, a dazzling crack burst.

Kang Jiangxue's blood seemed to stop flowing at this moment, and Kang Jiangxue's mind was roaring. At this moment, everything passed extremely slowly.

Kang Jiangxue saw a figure rushing towards him, the man knelt in front of him, picked up the memorial tablet with both hands and held it in his arms, his shoulders shook violently, then, he seemed to hear the voice of "Your Majesty" and saw the little emperor's shoes In front of him, the man suddenly raised his head and bumped into Kang Jiangxue's eyes.

Kang Jiangxue's heart seemed to be torn open, bloody, he was clearly looking at Sheng Lingyu, but he always felt illusory and unreal.

Is this Sheng Lingyu?

Sheng Lingyu...is she so thin?

Three days, but only three days, three days, how can people become like this?

Kang Jiangxue didn't dare to recognize him, not because of any wounds on Sheng Lingyu's body, nor because of Sheng Lingyu's description of being embarrassed, but because of Sheng Lingyu's eyes...

It was gray.

Kang Jiangxue couldn't even believe that those eyes belonged to Sheng Lingyu. How much did this person suffer?How much training can bring the brilliance in a person's eyes to this point?

A black hole appeared in Kang Jiangxue's mind, sweeping away all the surging emotions.

All of a sudden, his heart was empty.

He couldn't help thinking: Ping Wuqi was right, he came too late.

He caused the moon in the sky to fall into the mud.

Kang Jiangxue couldn't look any more, and forcibly looked away. At this moment, someone quickly came to him and half hugged him.

Lu Qiao put her arms around him and said in surprise and joy: "Aying, are you awake?! Your illness is cured?! Why don't you rest in Zhengyang Palace when you wake up? What are you doing here?"

Kang Jiangxue asked: "You can come to this place, but I can't?"

Lu Qiao was stunned by the little emperor's calm but inexplicably indifferent tone: "Aying...you know I don't mean it, why are you talking like that?"

Kang Jiangxue's heart was numb, and she didn't care about so much, but Yang Huo said: "Your Majesty is concerned about state affairs, and he just recovered from a serious illness, and wants to visit the Taimiao." Yang Huo was not afraid of the little emperor's arrival, and said After finishing this sentence, he said leisurely again, "Your Majesty came just in time, and he was about to read out the proclamation at this time, the ceremonial officer—"

The ceremonial officer came out in response, unfolded the paper in front of the ministers, and began to read aloud: "The Sheng family is a family of disorderly ministers and thieves, disrupting the government and causing trouble for the people..."

Although the little emperor came suddenly, no one knew why he came, so the ceremony went on normally, and none of the civil and military officials present thought it was inappropriate.

Kang Jiangxue just listened to the ritual official read the call to arms for most of the time, and he could not stop trembling as he clenched his fists in his sleeves as he heard the words "rebellious ministers and thieves".The article was originally written to denounce crimes, so of course it was full of insults, but none of the crimes in the article were related to Sheng Hui.

What did Xie Chengan's crimes have to do with the Sheng family, what did it have to do with Sheng Hui, and what did it have to do with Sheng Lingyu?

Kang Jiangxue only thought it was ridiculous, but none of the officials present, including Zhang Guogong, stopped. Sheng Guogong spoke.

Kang Jiangxue wanted to be the one who called the stop, he thought so.

But on this occasion, the little emperor's identity, the little emperor's personality, the little emperor's situation, and everyone's attention all held Kang Jiangxue hostage to become one of the silent ones.

In this world where the crime of sitting together is a matter of course, the little emperor who represents the imperial power is the last person to speak. Standing here, he can only become the most indifferent and powerless bystander.

He couldn't speak.

He can only listen.

Listening and listening, Kang Jiangxue felt a sense of loss from reality, he was a little confused, why did he come here in such a hurry?

Just to see Sheng Lingyu's despair with his own eyes?Just to understand my incompetence more clearly?

Why doesn't he do something about it?

Kang Jiangxue was anxious, and a hot current rushed to his chest, blocking him. At this moment, the voice of the ceremony officer stopped, and someone asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

It was Sheng Lingyu who asked this question, and Kang Jiangxue paused after hearing the words, and then slowly turned her gaze to Sheng Lingyu.After that glance just now, Kang Jiangxue didn't dare to look him in the eye until this moment.

Sheng Lingyu hugged the tablet tightly and said word by word: "My grandfather was innocent all his life."

This was the first sentence that Kang Jiangxue heard Sheng Lingyu say today. The voice was not high at all, but it sounded like she was struggling and screaming.

The official said: "Your grandfather is innocent, but the officials who died in this rebellion are not innocent? Your father led troops to kill more than [-] people at the banquet, including more than ten important officials of the court. The mother has a wife and son, who is responsible for this debt? Xie Chengan came from the Sheng family, your grandfather cannot escape the blame."

Sheng Lingyu said in a hoarse voice: "Even so, my grandfather was innocent all his life, all his life."

The word "innocent" seemed to be the only thing Sheng Lingyu wanted to say, and he condensed all his blood and tears into these two words.

He said it twice, each time becoming hoarse, and no one answered among the officials.

Someone seemed to be thinking of Sheng Guogong's achievements before his death, and his expression was slightly touched. At this moment, a sneer sounded in the air. The voice sounded extremely cold, and instantly wiped away everyone's emotions.

Lu Qiao said: "If it's really innocent, why did the Sheng family keep Xie Cheng'an until today? You are Xie Cheng'an's son, the father owes his debt to the son, and he owes so many lives to him, you are the least qualified to talk about innocence here."

The words of punishment made Sheng Lingyu's pupils sway, but after Sheng Lingyu was silent, he still said: "My grandfather has no shame in his heart for the country and the people."

Sheng Lingyu wept blood, and stared at the officials present one by one. The people he saw might not know that the dead Sheng Guogong was a man of indomitable spirit, but at this moment, no one would do justice to Sheng Guo inappropriately.

Even if what Sheng Lingyu asked for was just one sentence.

Just a word.

It was at this juncture that the helpless Sheng Lingyu raised his head to look at Kang Jiangxue. There was a despair that could overwhelm everything in his eyes, and there was also a begging that seemed to pierce the soul.

So Kang Jiangxue understood instantly - Sheng Lingyu was begging him.

He begged him to stand up and say a word.

Kang Jiangxue took a step forward to meet Sheng Lingyu's gaze, and just about to speak, Ping Wuqi pulled him behind him.

Kang Jiangxue had never really talked about it with Ping Wuqi, but Ping Wuqi seemed to know what he was going to do, so he led his gaze to the side. Kang Jiangxue's eyes flickered, and then he saw Lu Qiao who looked surprised beside him. , and Yang Huo who seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

They were all looking at him.

Follow his every move.

He can't stand up.

There were too many people around, as long as he opened his mouth, he would expose himself in front of everyone, and set the little emperor on the fire to become a common target for the eldest princess and the queen mother.

But, but...

He has to stand up.

He couldn't leave Sheng Lingyu alone.

If he didn't stand up, he was afraid that Sheng Lingyu's eyes would turn gray for the rest of his life.

Kang Jiangxue opened her mouth suddenly: "I..."

After saying this word, the hot stream that was stuck in Kang Jiangxue's chest surged up, and the little emperor coughed, coughing up all the hot stream on the ground.

With his chest no longer obstructed, Kang Jiangxue suddenly felt much more comfortable, but his body felt a little weak, and he tilted to one side unconsciously.Ping Wuqi supported him and called out "Your Majesty", followed by Lu Qiao who also called out loudly: "Aying!"

The voices of civil and military officials came one after another, mixed together chaotically, even Yang Huo was surprised, Kang Jiangxue didn't know why, and only heard someone shouting: "Blood!" "Blood!"

...what blood?

Kang Jiangxue didn't know why, so he touched the corner of his mouth, and his fingertips smelled bloody. He looked at the ground slowly, and saw a bunch of reddish clusters on the ground.

It turns out that what he just vomited was not a mouthful of phlegm...

But a mouthful of blood.

The crowd separated Kang Jiangxue and Sheng Lingyu into two worlds, one in the middle of the noise and the other outside of the noise.

Everyone was in a mess, but Kang Jiangxue's chest relaxed for a while, and he just felt at ease. He looked deeply at Sheng Lingyu, and was not afraid of anything for a while.

He wanted to speak, but Sheng Lingyu gently moved his lips before he could speak.

Sheng Lingyu's eyes were red, and she said almost silently: "...that's enough."