Shuo Yu sighed in her heart, since she thought she would never meet anyone better than Gu Min, why did she so cruelly kill him in the first place?

Since Gu Min's death, Shuo Yu has been serving the emperor, and every day feels that the emperor's thoughts are becoming more and more difficult to fathom, and his scheming is becoming more and more unfathomable.

The world only sees that the emperor does not go up to the court and is obsessed with the art of cultivating immortals, but they don't know that the former court has already spread the eyeliner of Jinyiwei and Dongchang. Outside the capital, there are six master spies operating around. Any trouble in the country can't escape his eyes.

The vassal kings thought Yelang was arrogant and didn't take the emperor seriously, but they didn't know that they had already stepped into the emperor's trap without knowing it. When to close the net and catch all the prey, it was only at the emperor's thought.

Although Shuoyu has been promoted to be an eunuch with palm prints, being with a king is like a tiger. The more power the emperor gives to him, the more cautious he will be when serving Shen Ying. With the lessons learned from Gu Min, whoever dares to be arrogant is himself court death.

"By the way," Shen Ying walked out of the alchemy room leisurely, swinging her wide sleeves, walked towards the East Nuan Pavilion, and asked Shuo Yu who was following behind her, "Whose families belong to the rest of the children?"

Shuoyu replied without hesitation: "Back to the emperor, there is the eldest grandson of King Yue, who is five years old, the son of King Fu, who is four years old, and the son of King Su, who is five years old..."

After Shuoyu introduced the identities of the ten children one by one, the East Nuan Pavilion also arrived, and the palace people came in with snacks and fruits. Shen Ying was a little hungry after meditating in the alchemy room for a long time, so she sat down and took a piece of hibiscus cake to bite. Take a sip.

Shen Ying did not show up for the primary selection assessment of more than 30 children before. He just formulated the assessment method himself, and handed over the rest to the Imperial Academy. He did not know what the children who passed the primary selection looked like, so Shen Ying Ying planned to meet these children before finally selecting the heirs.

Shen Ying ate a piece of hibiscus cake, got some crumbs on her fingers, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said calmly: "They are only four or five years old, just at the age when they can't sit still, it's hard for them to be detained in the inner study hall." I have read the book like a parrot for more than a month, I blame the poor, tomorrow will be Lixia, let the children have a day off, and bring them to Yongle Palace to see me."

Shuoyu smiled and said: "I understand, the minister told the imperial dining room to make some snacks that children like to eat and send them to Yongle Palace tomorrow."



It was almost the end of March, and the weather was getting hotter again. Shen Ying was afraid of the heat, so the Shangyi Supervisor made him some Daoist robes made of Zhijinluo made of fine silk. Compared with the dragon robe, it was looser and more comfortable to wear Cool.

On the second day, the sons and grandchildren of the palaces were led into the Yongle Palace by the eunuch who was in charge of serving them. Shen Ying ordered people to hold a banquet in the side hall to entertain them. They were all fruit snacks that children like to eat. As soon as the children came in, they could smell the sweetness of pastries all over the room.

Four or five-year-old children are just at the age when they are gluttonous and like to eat sweets. After seeing the delicately shaped pastries on the tables on both sides, they can't help but secretly swallow their saliva. Although they are greedy, they still remember the rules taught by the adults at home. Like little adults, they walked to the throne without looking sideways, knelt down to salute Shen Ying with clumsy but dignified movements, and greeted Shen Ying with a childish voice.

Shen Ying sat on the stage wearing a taoist robe embroidered with dragon patterns, looked at the children underground with kindness but majesty, and when all the children had finished greeting, he raised his hand to let the children stand up without courtesy, and let the eunuch We took them down and sat down for refreshments.

These children are all dressed in colorful brocade clothes, and their looks are all carved in pink and jade. At first glance, they all seem to be quite intelligent, and it is impossible to judge which one is better.

After the children sat down, they were still a bit cautious at first, not daring to eat the cakes on the table. It was not until the tallest child among them took the lead to take a piece of jujube cake, and the others saw that he was fine after eating, so they were relieved They all picked up the pastries on the table and ate them.

Shen Ying noticed this scene, and couldn't help being curious about the child who ate the pastry first, so Shuoyu pointed to the child and asked, "Whose child is that?"

Shuo Yu squinted his eyes and went to the stage to study for self-study to identify it, and replied: "Back to the emperor, that is the eldest son of King Su's family."

Shen Ying smiled, "This kid is quite courageous, like the leader of these kids. What's his name?"

Shuoyu recalled it for a while, and then said: "Back to the emperor, the son seems to be named Shen Huairong, who has just turned five years old this year, and is the only heir under King Su's knee. The emperor has good eyesight, and the teacher who taught him also said that the son of King Su is one of these children. He is the most intelligent, and he has a good demeanor at a young age, and the children who study with him all listen to him."

Shen Ying raised her eyebrows, a little strange, since this child is the only heir to King Su's mansion, why did King Su send his son to choose an heir?Isn't he afraid of the extinction of King Su's mansion?

However, he also knows a little bit about the situation of Prince Su's mansion. Although King Su is a vassal, he is not very interested in power, fame and fortune. Princess Su died in childbirth when she gave birth to a son. Since the death of Princess Su, King Su has not paid much attention to it. As for the matters in the palace, he has been traveling all the year round in search of immortals and Taoists. On weekdays, Su Wang's mansion is supported by the old concubine, and Su Wang's family can be regarded as aloof from the world.

The child's biological mother died young and his biological father was not at home all year round, but when he came to the imperial court, he was not timid at all, and his behavior was generous and generous, which shows that the old concubine was well-bred.

Shen Ying couldn't help looking at Shen Huairong twice, but unfortunately because the seats were far away, she couldn't see clearly, so she ordered someone to bring Shen Huairong to the stage for him to have a closer look.

The eunuch led Shen Huairong over, and Shen Huairong didn't need the guidance of the eunuch next to him, lifted up his clothes and knelt down to salute Shen Ying, saying clearly: "Son of Prince Su, Shen Huairong, please Your Majesty bow to Jin An."

Shen Ying said kindly: "I'm safe, no courtesy."

Shen Huairong got up from the ground again, lowered his head and stood in front of Shen Ying.

When ordinary people meet Longyan, they would feel fear and sincerity. It is very rare for a five-year-old child to be able to behave without stage fright and forget the rules.

Shen Ying looked at Shen Huairong with soft eyes, "Raise your head up, let me take a good look at you."

Shen Huairong hesitated for a moment, then slowly raised his head to look at Shen Ying, when he saw Shen Ying's appearance clearly, a pair of dark eyes rolled around nimbly, and then quickly lowered them, after all, he was still a child, seeing Strangers are still unavoidably shy.

But Shen Ying frowned. Although she just met her eyes hastily just now, when she saw the child's eyes, she suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity from the bottom of her heart, as if she had seen these eyes somewhere before. of.

Shen Ying stared at Shen Huairong, "raise your head again, let me take a closer look."

Hearing this, Shen Huairong had no choice but to cautiously raise her head again, looking at Shen Ying and blinking for no reason.

This time, Shen Ying saw the child's appearance clearly, and her eyes became inquiring.

Shen Ying leaned her body, fixed her eyes on Shen Huairong's face, and asked Shuo Yu in a low voice, "Who do you think this child looks like?"

Shuo Yu fixed his eyes on Shen Huairong's face, and now he couldn't help being secretly startled, these eyebrows, this nose, isn't it just a miniature version of Gu Min?If it is not known that Shen Huairong is indeed King Su's biological son, people would believe that he and Gu Min are father and son!

How could this be?

Shen Huairong saw that Shen Ying had been looking at him with complicated eyes, even though he was more mature than children of the same age, Shen Huairong was a little scared at this moment, lowered his head to avoid Shen Ying's gaze, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, is it Huai Rong's crime?" What's wrong that made you unhappy? Huairong apologizes to the emperor, please don't be angry with Huairong."

As he said that, he gave Shen Ying another well-mannered salute. His fat little white hands imitated the movements of adults, and his furry head drooped like a small animal. It looked so pitiful. Shen Ying was born What are you angry about.

"I'm not angry with Huairong, I just look at Huairong and feel kind, so I look at you more." Shen Ying took a piece of pastry from the plate in front of her, waved to Shen Huairong, and said with a friendly smile , "Come here with your arms, come to me."

Shen Huairong walked around the low table and walked to Shen Ying's side, took the pastry from Shen Ying's hand with both hands, thanked her softly, and was not in a hurry to eat the pastry, and stood quietly and obediently waiting to hear what Shen Ying had to say.

Shen Ying turned around, rubbed the top of Shen Huairong's head, and asked kindly: "Huirong, I ask you, do you want to be my son?"

Shen Huairong tilted his head to one side, as if he was thinking about the answer, and after a while, he said: "Go back to the emperor, Huairong wants to do it, but she doesn't want to."

It was rare for Shen Ying to be interested in a child's words, and asked with a smile, "How do you say that?"

Shen Huairong looked up at Shen Ying seriously, and said: "Grandmother told Huai Rong that if Huai Rong becomes the emperor's son, then Huai Rong will not be able to return to Su Wang's mansion, nor will he be able to see grandmother and father. Huairong was reluctant to part with her grandmother and father, so she didn't want to be the emperor's son. But her grandmother told Huairong that if the emperor never had a son, there would be wars in the future, and many people would die. Huairong didn't want to fight, she didn't want anyone death, so if the emperor needs Huai Rong to be his child, then Huai Rong is also willing to be the emperor's son."

After listening to Shen Huairong's childish words, Shen Ying was a little moved, patted the child's thin shoulder, looked at him with approval, "Good boy, Huairong is a good boy."

Shen Ying could hear that these words were simple and pure, not like someone taught the children to say this in advance, and because of this, it was even more rare to have a heart of benevolence and righteousness at such a young age.

Shen Ying felt sorry for this child who had no love from his father or mother since he was a child, and was sensible and general. But what made him even more curious was why a descendant of the Shen family looked so similar to Gu Min?

After the children had finished eating the pastries, Shen Ying ordered all the children to be sent back to their residences, and then secretly ordered Ling Qingheng to enter the palace, asking Ling Qingheng to send spies from the six doors to Su Wang's mansion to investigate Su Wang's life experience.

He didn't believe that there would be such a coincidence in the world, who is bad for Shen Huairong to look like, but Gu Min?It is impossible for Su Wang to have any relationship with Gu Min, so the reason can only be caused by the deceased Su Wang.

After a few days, Fei Ge, the secret agent of the six gates, sent back some of the results of the investigation in Su Wang's mansion to the capital, and Ling Qingheng told Shen Ying the results.

The spies inquired some inside information from a nanny who had served Concubine Su for decades in Prince Su's mansion. It turned out that Concubine Su was an orphan brought back by Old Prince Su 15 years ago. Her name was Yurong. Raised at the knee of Concubine Su in the inner house.

Originally, the servants in the mansion thought this girl was the illegitimate daughter of Lord Su, but they never expected that Lord Su would betroth Yu Rong to his son before he died.

Yurong and Shizi grew up together, they were also childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts, when the three-year filial piety period for the old prince Su expired, Yurong also happened to be in the age of Ji, and Concubine Su arranged for them to marry.

After getting married, King Su and Concubine Su loved each other and played harmoniously, but the good times didn't last long. After more than a year, Concubine Su died of dystocia. King Su couldn't bear the blow of his beloved wife's death. Indulging in cultivating Taoism and seeking immortals, just to reconnect with his beloved wife in the next life.

According to the news sent back by the spies, Concubine Su and King Su have a very close relationship, and it is impossible to do something wrong to King Su, and Concubine Su is an orphan brought back by King Su 15 years ago. When the Xu family was ransacked and beheaded.

Shen Ying had a bold guess in her heart, could it be that Concubine Su is also a descendant of the Xu family?

It's not impossible. Xu Wenjie has a pair of sons and daughters. Since he was able to write a letter begging Queen Mother Liu to save his son's life before he died, he would naturally try to save his daughter. Therefore, the identity of this mysterious Princess Su, It is very likely that she is Xu Wenjie's daughter and Gu Min's younger sister!

It's a pity that it's too late to know the truth now. Concubine Su died in childbirth five years ago. Even if Gu Min now knows that her sister didn't die back then, at this moment their brother and sister are really separated forever, and they will never see each other again in this life.

This is really good luck tricking people, time and fate.

However, God was kind to the Xu family, and always left a child with the Xu family's blood in his body. No wonder Su Wang's son looks so much like Gu Min, because the nephew looks like an uncle!

Shen Ying has already begun to look forward to how happy he would be if Gu Min knew the news. In this world, he is no longer alone, and there is a child who is connected with him by blood.

But before Shen Ying could be happy, suddenly one day, the eunuch in charge of serving these children rushed into Yongle Palace to report that Prince Su accidentally fell into the water while playing in the imperial garden!

Shen Ying was meditating in the alchemy room at that time, when she heard the news, she was so startled that her heart stopped beating, she immediately stood up and pointed to the eunuch who came to report and asked sharply: "Has anyone been rescued yet?!"

The eunuch was lying on the ground trembling with fear, "Go back, go back, go back to the emperor, fortunately we found it in time, the prince has been rescued, but he was frightened and still unconscious, the imperial doctor is already trying his best to rescue him!"

Shen Ying took a deep breath, stabilized her mind, her face was ashen, and her tone was as cold as ice, she asked: "It's all right, why did the prince fall into the water? How do you people serve you?"

The eunuch replied: "Back to the emperor, the inner school was dismissed early today, and some young masters wanted to play in the imperial garden, so the slaves took them there. The son of King Su was playing next to the rockery, and suddenly the slaves heard There was a strange noise in the south of the imperial garden, which attracted my attention, and when I looked back, I found that Prince Su's son had fallen into the lake, it was because the servants were not serving them well, please forgive me!"

After hearing the eunuch's words, Shen Ying already knew what was going on in the palace. How could there be strange noises in the imperial garden?I'm afraid this is not a child who fell into the water for fun, but someone's deliberate murder.

It is very likely that someone deliberately made a noise to divert the attention of the eunuchs, and then took the opportunity to push Shen Huairong into the water!

The real culprit who killed Shen Huairong behind the scenes probably knew that he loved Shen Huairong very much and was worried that he would choose to adopt Shen Huairong as his heir, so he deliberately planned to kill a five-year-old child. Anyway, Su Wang's mansion is small and has no rights and no rights If there is no power, it will not pose any threat, even if the son is dead, it will not cause any disturbances, so the real murderer has no fear.

Shen Ying casually picked up an incense burner on the table and threw it out forcefully, her heart was burning with anger, if something really happened to Shen Huairong, how would he explain to Gu Min?Even an innocent child can do it, but a murderer is like a pig or a dog!

It's also his fault for being careless, because he didn't want people to know that he was interested in Shen Huairong, so he didn't send someone to take care of Shen Huairong, which gave the murderer an opportunity to take advantage of.

"Pass down my oral order to send King Su's son to Yongle Palace immediately, and then let all the imperial doctors come to treat King Su's son. If he can't be cured, I will take off the heads of you people." Shen Ying looked cold and shook his sleeves Walking out of the alchemy room, he said in a deep voice, "Commander Xuan Jinyiwei, commander of the six gates, and supervisor of ceremonies come to see me!"

Shen Huairong was sent to Yongle Palace soon, and was placed in the side hall of the bedroom.

Although he was rescued in time after falling into the water, after all, the child was too young, and after falling into the water, he developed panic attacks. After being rescued from the water, he had a high fever and was unconscious. Shen Huairong could not let Shen Huairong's fever go down for a long time.

In the end, the imperial doctors knelt on the ground and reported Shen Huairong's situation to Shen Ying tremblingly. If the child's fever subsides tonight, it will be fine. But if the high fever persists, even if the person is saved, it may affect the future intelligence. development.

In short, tonight is a hell for the poor child, if you pass through it, everything will be fine, but if you don't pass through, you will be burned into a fool.

This time Shen Ying was really angry. It seems that the fact that he wants to adopt a step-heir this time has made some ambitious people unable to hold back, and they dared to put their hands under his eyelids unscrupulously. Very good, then Since people dare to do it, they must dare to act.

Shen Ying ordered Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and Six Gates to jointly investigate the case of Su Wang's son falling into the water, and strictly ordered the third department to find out who was going to assassinate Su Wang's son as soon as possible. Whether Shen Huairong has anything to do, he will make that person pay a hundred times and a thousand times the price for what he has done!

But even if the real culprit is hacked into pieces now, it can't make Shen Huairong's fever go away, apart from being angry, Shen Ying is also very anxious about the child's illness.

The child's fever has not subsided, and the child is lying on the bed with his eyes closed, his forehead is hot, and his face is flushed strangely. Such a small body has to suffer from the pain. Worrying.

Even though there were a lot of people waiting around the bed, Shen Ying still didn't feel at ease. He stayed in the side hall and stared at the people to take care of Shen Huairong himself. Also helpless, this gate of hell can only be passed by the child himself.

Shen Ying sat cross-legged on the soft couch next to her, leaning on the soft pillow, praying silently with her eyes closed, and begged all the gods in her heart, such as Taishang Laojun, Jade Emperor, Tathagata Buddha, God Jesus, etc., to bless this The child is safe and sound, please be kind to the Xu family, please don't take away Gu Min's last relative in this world.

Shuo Yu stayed with Shen Ying all the time, seeing his gloomy face, as if he was a bit tired, he couldn't help but walked over to persuade him: "Your Majesty, go and rest first, I will watch over here for you."

Shen Ying didn't open her eyes, she shook her head slightly, "I'm fine, I want to stay here, I have a high fever, I can't rest assured."

Shuoyu didn't understand why Shen Ying was so interested in a prince Su who he had never met before. Could it be that the emperor treats Prince Su differently just because the prince looks a bit like Gu Min?

Although Shuo Yu had doubts in his heart, he knew that he should not ask more questions, so he comforted Shen Ying and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, with your protection, the little prince is auspicious, and he will be fine."

Shen Ying slowly opened her eyes, with deep melancholy lingering between her brows, her phoenix eyes were full of self-blame, she said in a low voice: "It's because I didn't take good care of him, I should have asked someone to protect his bosom well , so that Huairong will not have an accident today, it's all my fault."

Shuoyu sighed and said, "How can you blame the emperor? The emperor can't predict foretelling. He knew in advance that someone would harm the young prince. The emperor really doesn't have to blame himself."

Shen Ying turned her head and glanced at the bed where the child was lying, and clenched her fists tightly, "If there is something good or bad about Huarong, I really have no face to see...Shuo Yu, who are you, so frenzied, even No child will be spared? Aren't they afraid of being punished by heaven?"

Shuo Yu picked up the kettle on the table and poured a cup of hot tea for Shen Ying, "The emperor appeases his anger, it's not that he will not report, the time has not yet come, since these people have done something well, there will always be a day of retribution for them in the future."

A cold and murderous intent slowly emerged from Shen Ying's eyes, and after a year, Shen Ying's face had already faded.Gone is the youthful immaturity of the young emperor, his facial features are as if they have been carefully sculpted, his outline is more handsome and clear, and the inviolable majesty of a young emperor is hidden between his cold brows and eyes.

"You're right, it's not that you don't report, the time has not yet come. I believe that this day will come sooner or later."

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