Meiqiang miserably uses herself as a substitute

Seeing what, he asked: "General Zhenyuan, already..."

"Yes." Xiao Li nodded, "This matter cannot wait, General Zhenyuan has already gone to battle."

Xie Yan looked away.

It's time to fight, so fast.

It seemed that it was indeed rushed.

"General Zhenyuan was wounded in the hunting field. He could have resigned, but he asked for orders to fight at the first time. In the eyes of the common people, it was a steadfast loyalty to defend the country. In the eyes of everyone, it is not the same." Xiao Yan looked at the glass of wine and said. .

Xie Yan: "He can't help himself, he has no choice."

"That's right..." Xiao Li said: "Not to mention that the defeat is a huge factor, even if it is true that Lord Hades manifested himself and refused to accept General Zhenyuan, the emperor would find a reason to weaken the Shen family... the people's will, the victory Where to go. General Zhenyuan won the hearts of the army and the hearts of the people, and the emperor will not turn a blind eye to it."

"The person behind him must be very sure that he can arrange for the Beiyi to invade. The general was wounded to defend the country, and [-]% of them died in battle.

Even if he is defeated, he will return to his hometown when the time comes, and he has worked hard. The emperor will definitely not make things difficult for the Shen family again. Xie Yan said: "General Zhenyuan, this... This is preparation for death."He used his own life to kneel to death on the battlefield with the sonorous arrogance of a man, begging the emperor to forgive the Shen family. "

For a moment, both of them fell into silence.

The clouds outside the house moved away, and a few rays of light came into the house, Xie Yan picked up the glass of wine on the table and threw it towards the window.

The window frame was knocked down, and with the sound of the broken wine cup, the window snapped shut.

Xiao Zhan smiled lightly: "Ziqin, what a pear blossom brew, it's cheaper than those weeds outside."

"Without the cup, you can't drink?" Xie Yan glanced at the wine pot, meaning something.

Xiao Li bent the corner of his mouth.

Xie Yan pretended not to see it, and continued the topic just now: "Second Master Shen has no intention of governing the country. After this war, the Fan and Shen families are no longer what they used to be, leaving the Yu and Chen families, but these two..."

Xie Yan sighed: "Yu Feihong is old, and Yu's youngest son is weak, how can he compare with the Chen family?"

Xiao Zhan concluded: "So everything is developing in a direction that is beneficial to the Chen family."

Xie Yan said: "If the Chen family wants to rise, they must cling to the powerful."

Xiao Ran frowned, and his tone became cold: "But it seems...it is Xiao Ran who is closer to them."

Xie Yan didn't continue quickly, he saw Xiao Zhan slowly pick up the jug on the table and pour the wine into the mouth.

In a trance, there was sadness in Xiao Li's brows and eyes.

Xie Yan's eyes dimmed, and he still said what Xiao Zhan didn't want to hear the most: "Everyone is forcing you to fight for the heir, and everyone wants you to be the crown prince... only the Chen family is not."

Xiao Yan only felt that his throat was very hot, and his head began to ache. He covered his head and murmured: "Stop talking..."

He doesn't want to be a prince.

Regardless of Xiao Yan's appearance, Xie Yan continued: "The Chen family has been studying behind closed doors all these years, and now they have come out in full force. Tell me, where do they... have the courage?"

As if anticipating what Xie Yan was going to say next, Xiao Yan poured wine into his mouth again, trying to distract himself, "Don't talk about Ziqin."

"Yes..." Xie Yan looked at Xiao Zhan's painful appearance, and finally said those two words.

"Right symbol."

27. Chapter 27

The next day when Xiao Yan came back from the palace, Xie Yan always seemed to be out of his mind when he saw him.

Xie Yan learned from Xiao Yan that Shen Lihan had entered the palace.The emperor had repeatedly invited him into the palace and refused.Now, he agreed without warning.

"Shen Lihan brought it up by himself?" Xie Yan looked at the blooming pear branches on the table.

Xiao Zhan: "That's what I said."

Xie Yan looked at him.

"Someone saw that Patriarch Chen entered Yongzhao Hall." Xiao Ran's expression was gloomy, "Besides... Ah Deaf came back and reported that Chen Shu met someone last night."

The palace is heavily guarded, and Chen Shu is a chess piece that has been clearly used. The only people who can get close to her are people trusted by Emperor Mingde.

Before hunting Chen Shu was injured and entered the palace, it was her brother Chen Linjin who went to accompany her.

Xie Yan chuckled lightly and said, "Why does Old Patriarch Chen rely entirely on her grandchildren? What about her son?"

Xiao Li shook his head, ignoring his mocking joke.

"Chen Shu is not favored, but after a series of recent events, it all revolves around Chen Shu." Xiao Ran said.

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows, picked off a pear petal and put it in his hand to play with, "Old Patriarch Chen is really cruel... Even his own granddaughter doesn't know how to be merciful."

The pear petals were crumpled, slipped from his hands, and fell on the table. Xiao Li frowned and said, "Don't be hard, how can you survive?"

"Is it more ruthless..." Xie Yan changed into a comfortable sitting position, looked out of the window, and said, "Old Patriarch Chen's step is not stable at all..."

Chen Xiangrong first sent Chen Shu into the palace as a concubine, and then managed to make Chen Shu fall into the water and break her leg. This way, she had enough bargaining chips to make the emperor feel guilty.

Even if Emperor Mingde didn't intend to spoil Concubine Chen, he still had to put on an appearance that he didn't treat Concubine Chen badly.But for the Chen family, as long as this is enough.

Just this is enough to show that Emperor Mingde still values ​​the Chen family, and those ministers will choose to continue to support the Chen family.

In the past few days, the battle at the border has been tense, and news about General Zhenyuan has frequently come through from the north, half of which are good and half are bad.Xiao Ran and Xiao Fei were frequently summoned into the palace, finally Xiao Ran couldn't sit still.

Everyone is a prince, and Emperor Mingde's heart is too serious, so serious that he forgot that even though Xiao Ran's brain was burnt out when he was young, he was still a jealous and utilitarian person.

Such a person is exactly the puppet that the Chen family wants, and is the best choice to overthrow him in one fell swoop if they ascend to the emperor's position in the future.

Xiao Ran received a letter, which was on the same letter paper as the one Fan Lao Zhizhou received back then.

Following the guidance of the letter, he sneaked to the address written in the letter and met a member of Chen's family.

The rain was pattering on the umbrella, Ah Deaf led the guards back to the mansion, saw a familiar figure from the back at the corner, and subconsciously opened his mouth: "Master Bai..."

Xie Yan turned around and said with a light smile, "It's not Mr. Bai, Deaf, don't make a mistake."

Ah Deaf hurriedly cupped his hands to admit his mistake: "Mr. Bai, I'm being rude."

Xie Yan waved his hand, Ah Deaf saw him standing alone under the rain looking at a pear tree, he waved his hand to push back the guards, and asked, "Why is Mr. Xie standing here alone?"

Xie Yan turned around, shook the umbrella a few times, and smiled as if nothing had happened: "I was thinking about that tree. After this rain, the flowers all withered. Your Highness loves pear blossom wine the most. From now on, what should I do?" ? Will he be worried when he runs out of alcohol?"

"No." Ah Deaf narrowed his eyes slightly, pointing to the tree: "There are many buried deep...all buried many years ago."

The deepest jar was buried by His Royal Highness and Young Master Bai seven years ago. After hiding it for so long, I have never been willing to drink it.By now, the aroma of wine should be strong.

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows, but did not speak.

"It's late at night, Mr. Xie, go to bed early." Ah Deaf saluted, and he retreated beforehand.

Xie Yan stood on the spot alone, the night wind howled fiercely, pouring raindrops into the corridor, Xie Yan stroked the wet corner of his clothes, turned and walked into the house.

Xiao was trapped in a nightmare. In the room, there was a jug on the ground, dripping with wine.Xie Yan walked over and snorted softly.

Since discussing the Chen family's intentions with Xiao Zhan last time, he has always been so negative these days.

There were rumors among the people that Emperor Ming De intended to pass on the crown prince to Xiao Zhan, but after getting along these few days, it was clear whether it was a rumor or not.

It's just that he doesn't want to be the person lying on the bed frowning.

Xie Yan silently sat down at the end of the bed, unable to understand the reason.

"Prince...why don't you want to be..." Xie Yan got up and closed the window, the room was isolated from the noise of the outside world, "If you fight, Xiao Ran will definitely not be able to compete. Emperor Ming De intends to pass on the throne to you, if you accept it, The Chen family will not do these actions either."

Xie Yan felt that sometimes he just couldn't understand Xiao Zhan. In his heart, it seemed that Bai Feng was really the only one from the beginning to the end.

Even though he was said to be Xiao Fenghuang on the surface, in fact, when he fell asleep, he was still calling Bai Feng.

Just like now, it is obvious that he got himself drunk because of the prince, but in the end the person who fell asleep and dreamed about it was still Baifeng.

Cold sweat was all over Xiao Yan's forehead, falling down like raindrops outside, Xie Yan silently clenched his fingers, feeling like a thief.

A heartless thief entered a kennel full of little phoenix figures.

Then what is he?

"Xiao Zhan..." Xie Yan thumped on the bed, but failed to wake Xiao Zhan up. He was trapped in a nightmare, calling that person's name over and over again.

"Baifeng..." The quilt became wrinkled, Xiao Yan just shouted louder and louder, as if he could call that person back, "Don't go...I shouldn't force you...Baifeng... "

Xie Yan let go of her blue hair, her eyes flickered, and then dimmed when she heard Bai Feng's name over and over again.

The misunderstanding when he was young hurt Bai Feng, and the resulting guilt also lived in the heart of the young Xiao Li for seven years.

When Bai Feng was imprisoned in the Imperial Prison, the young Xiao suffered from a high fever and was unable to see the last side of Bai Feng before he disappeared.But the nightmare I had that night was actually a dream countless times.

"Xiao Zhan, do you like me?" Xie Yan just asked casually as a joke, but he didn't want that when she asked this sentence, Xiao Zhan had already put him in his heart.

Seeing Xiao Yan tilting his head and not speaking, Xie Yan was also startled suspiciously.

No...was he right?

The young Xiao Li is very arrogant, not to mention getting along with him for so many days,