Half-dead paulownia

(Huanzhao Capital)

Always in the dead of night, those hidden uneasiness stirs the heart, it seems that it has already become a habit, the more you cover it up, the more you miss it.

Ling Han finally put down the memorial in his hand, his already chaotic thoughts could no longer calm him down, so he got up slowly and went outside, so as to wake himself up from the coldness of late autumn.

Unexpectedly, he walked all the way to Xiao Su's room. Looking at the dim candlelight inside, he knew that he must have not slept peacefully, but he also didn't want to be disturbed, and prepared to return alone.

"Brother Huang, since you're here, why do you want to leave?" The door was suddenly opened, and Ling Su was standing at the door, saying quietly.

"It's just that I have nothing to do, so I just walked over to you, and I don't want to disturb you too much." Ling Han stopped walking, and finally decided to turn around and walk towards Ling Su.

Ling Su twisted the candle wick, and the room seemed brighter.

"Is there something on your mind?" Ling Su could see what was on Ling Han's mind at a glance.

"Tell Brother Wei the truth, who is Xiao Jinmo?" Ling Han looked at Ling Su firmly, not allowing any dodges from him.

"Brother Huang, didn't you know a long time ago that he is just an orphan raised by me. In order to be able to hide well in the capital of Anling, he just found a companion." Ling Su replied a little puzzled , but also with Ling Han's tone of knowingly asking.

Ling Han still had doubts in his eyes, "Then how do we explain his acquaintance with me and the matter with Anling Yuhao? Why Xiao Jinmo?"

Ling Su then sighed, "I'm also curious, maybe it's just a coincidence, when he brought Ling Zhuoxi to the house back then, I also felt that things were incredible, maybe this is God's arrangement Bar."

"Then the fact that he has a blood spirit in his body, shouldn't it be a coincidence?" Ling Han looked at Ling Su meaningfully, "You must be hiding something from me, aren't you?"

"Brother Huang??" Ling Su didn't expect him to know Xiao Jinmo so well, "There are so many coincidences in the world? Now I just hope Brother Huang will remember that everything I did was just for you."

"Venus will soon be transiting the sun. It is estimated that Xiao Jinmo's child must have been in danger." Ling Han actually became a little worried. There is no hostility at all, maybe in that appearance, the shadow of Anling Xuantian can be vaguely found, after all, they are all so stunning and refined. "What are your plans for him?"

Ling Su fell silent for a moment. When he took Xiao Jinmo away from Mengli, he had already decided to let the child disappear forever and continue to grow up with another identity, so he had to raise him personally. , because he knows the value of this child, which is very important to the entire Huanzhao Kingdom, so he has been looking forward to this day.

"I must protect him, so I will continue to be Xiao Su until the day he can complete the task." Ling Su said resolutely.

"Although I don't know what you are thinking, what is the task you are talking about, but what happens after the task is completed?" Ling Han couldn't help asking.

"After completing the task?" Ling Su laughed a few times, "I'm afraid that even if I do everything at that time, I won't be able to save anything, because the blood spirit is about to come out, and the mother body will perish." Melancholy and sadness.

(Anling Imperial City)

Anling Yuhao sat on the dragon chair with a serious face, and looked coldly at the gray-haired old man in front of him. He was wearing a prison uniform, his eyes were already rosy, his lips were trembling, and his face showed a look of despair.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for saving my life and my son's life, but I still want to take care of the wronged souls of this old slave's family." The old man suddenly knelt on the ground, looking at the emperor devastated, his emotions had already collapsed.

"Master Fu, please get up quickly. I have already notified you to arrange your family well, but why did you still suffer from such disasters, and even your wife was killed by rebels?" An Ling Yuhao asked incredulously.

It turns out that I learned early on that within the imperial court, because I had just ascended the throne and had no trusted confidantes, two factions secretly appeared in the court, one was the "royalist" and the other was the "abolitionist". They didn't start arguing directly, but secretly started to win connections for themselves. Taishi Fu, who taught Anling Yuhao since he was a child, was naturally a royalist, so he has recently become a thorn in the side of the abolitionists.

After Anling Yuhao heard the news, because there were not many trustworthy people around him, and Taishi Fu was definitely his confidant general, so in order to try to rescue Taishi Fu, he had no choice but to turn against him and go to jail , In this way, everyone will not be able to see the routine clearly, and will not act rashly. Naturally, it can buy some time.

"How could I think that it's my fault that they are so cruel and merciless." Grand Master Fu said heartbrokenly, tears running down his cheeks.

"They are really good at killing people with knives. Now it is rumored outside that it was done by the ghost gate. They just want to cause conflicts between me and the ghost gate. When my foundation is not yet stable, come to the clever trick of fighting between the snipe and the clam. Chess." Anling Yuhao calmly analyzed the situation, "But I still have one thing I don't know."

"Your majesty may as well speak directly, I will try my best to tell you." Grand Master Fu wiped away tears, looking at Anling Yuhao with red eyes.

"It was you who persuaded Xiao Jinmo to leave?" Although An Ling Yuhao asked, his tone was affirmative.

"Your Majesty, this Xiao Jinmo can't die, I think you already know that he is the real flesh and blood of Queen Mengli of Huanzhao Kingdom." Grand Master Fu said anxiously.

"Is this very important? Who doesn't want to kill the enemy who will become sooner or later?" An Ling Yuhao said as it should.

"Your Majesty, this status is certainly not enough to be a reason to survive, but I want to tell you that he is not only the child of Empress Mengli, but also the former prince of our capital Anling, that is, the son of your uncle Anling Xuantian." What about the flesh and blood?" Grand Master Fu explained calmly.

The moment he told the truth, Anling Yuhao's eyes widened. He had never seen him so surprised and uneasy. Like a bolt from the blue, he was stunned on the dragon chair.

And Liu Meng behind him opened his mouth in surprise, his eyes seemed to shine brightly in shock, his expression was frozen there, and he couldn't even move his body.

"You??? What you said is the truth?" An Ling Yuhao asked in complete disbelief.

"If I have the slightest uncertainty, how dare I tell the emperor?" Grand Master Fu affirmed, "This must start from the past...?"

Back then, Anling Xuantian and Mengli were framed by a design, and both were drugged. After spending the night together, they were caught by Ling Han on the spot, and he believed the slander, saying that Anling Xuantian was deliberately seducing Mengli, He deserved to be executed for doing something that insulted his family and country. At the same time, he was found to be a spy deliberately arranged by the Anling Kingdom. Everything was just conspiracy and use. This made Ling Han furious, enough to be sentenced to death. He was not willing to behead him, and finally decided to exile him from Huanzhao Kingdom and send him back to the capital of Anling Kingdom, but he died during the process of sending him away. No one knows what happened, and what happened to Anling Xuantian To die is to completely disappear from this world like a mystery.

After the news of Anling Xuantian's death spread across the two countries, Mengli, who had long admired him, wanted to go with him, but she didn't expect that she was pregnant with his child, so she must continue to live no matter what.

After listening to Grand Master Fu's narration, Anling Yuhao was overwhelmed for a moment, as if in a dream, this person who appeared in his life actually had such a mysterious life experience.

"So Grand Master Fu, does Xiao Jinmo's blood flow from our royal family?" Anling Yuhao suddenly realized, but his expression was a little strange.

"This is the reason why I want Xiao Jinmo to live. The emperor must know the rules set by our Anling Kingdom. Only the blood of the royal family can inherit the throne. However, the reason why the people are rebellious now is nothing more than those traitors." Taking the opportunity to make trouble and say something disobedient, isn’t it because your father’s throne was bestowed by Anling Xuantian back then, so that’s why you’re not good enough to inherit the throne.” Grand Master Fu continued to analyze: “But it’s easy now, that Xiao Jin Mo's appearance can be taken advantage of. If according to the rules, he is the candidate to inherit the throne, and there is nothing wrong with it. We can take advantage of this and let him give you the throne like his father. You cannot disobey."

"Are you going to use Xiao Jinmo?" An Ling Yuhao finally understood Grand Master Fu's plan. "Letting him know these things should be a big blow, right?"

"This is an expedient measure. For the sake of the country, we have to make this decision. This is the only chance to silence them. Otherwise, they will just use these excuses, saying that since they are not eligible to inherit, why not rely on their own What about the ability to seize it? Then there will be a civil war and a fight for the throne. When the time comes, the country will be in turmoil and the people will be in dire straits." Grand Master Fu expected that such a day would come sooner or later, "And we are not using Xiao Jinmo, after all, he should also want to know his own life. Who is the father?"

"Let me think about this matter carefully." Anling Yuhao felt a little hard to accept this fact for a while, "But Grand Master Fu, do you know who was responsible for sending my uncle back then?" Suddenly remembered something.

Grand Master Fu couldn't help frowning, trying hard to recall the events of the year, "I remember??? I remember hearing that he is also an important person in Huanzhao Kingdom, but who is it, because too much time has passed."

"You go down first, go home and settle it properly, if you need anything, just tell me, I will make up for everything you lost." Anling Yuhao took a deep breath.

"Thank you, Lord Long En." Grand Master Fu made a big salute and left the room slowly.

(The Cabin in the Woods)

Xiao Jinmo looked at the dim moonlight outside, as if wearing a veil, ethereal and mysterious, and quietly came to the stream by himself, and sure enough, the stream at night was even colder, he couldn't help but put his hands on his shoulders, but he didn't want to Return to the house.

"Miss Uncle Xiao?" Feeling that a shirt was draped over his body, but the tone was as cold as the weather.

"Finally I also have a mother." Xiao Jinmo said lightly, although she was pleasantly surprised, but mixed with a touch of sadness.