The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

A black figure in night clothes soared across the roof of Prince Liang's mansion as lightly as a swallow.

He soon appeared in the yard of a small house and dodged into the house.

Two people sat at the table in the room, and a teapot was hanging from the small stove next to it.

The man in black walked in quickly, took off the black scarf covering his face, "I pay my respects to my father, I'm going to leave."

The person who came was Shen Xiu.

Shen Qing stroked his long beard and asked him: "How is King Liang?"

Shen Xiudao: "Sure enough, as my father expected, His Royal Highness Prince Liang kept the door closed all day long, and he has no contact with General Yan. It seems that they are completely finished."

Shen Qing nodded slightly, "Okay, this is good. We were bad last time because of this."

Kui Zheng said: "It's because I didn't do well. I tried my best but I couldn't make them break their ties. As soon as Mr. Shen made a move, it was really easy to catch."

"Hey, I've said it before. If you hadn't made Yuchi Yuanhe's move early, I wouldn't have grasped the timing of letting King Liang go. What's more satisfying is that the emperor will no longer track down my whereabouts. That's not good. right."

Shen Xiu said with a smile: "King Liang told the emperor that his father was still alive, but the emperor said that his father had served him for many years, so he couldn't bear to pursue it. My father had already expected this."

Shen Qing shook his head and sighed: "Are you young after all, everyone is too young, soft-hearted and affectionate won't make a big deal. We have to teach His Royal Highness King Liang a good lesson, so that he can listen to our harsh advice."

Cui Zheng still couldn't bear it, and said: "Master Shen, don't be too harsh, Li Guang is only 19 years old after all."

"Twenty next month, he's an adult." Shen Qing patted Kui Zheng's shoulder and said, "Don't be too soft-hearted, Daoist."

Qiu Ye pushed open Baiyu's door with a plate of porridge and side dishes, and when he entered, he saw Baiyu still nestled on the bed, and he was used to it, so he put down his things and went out quietly.Baiyu's work schedule is very disordered, maybe he just fell asleep after a sleepless night, Qiu Ye didn't want to disturb him, just delivered meals on time every day, and came to see him every other hour, reheated when it was cold, if Baiyu had already eaten, then just the best.

He himself went to ask famous doctors in the capital, and they all said that Bai Yu had a heart disease, which could only be treated with heart medicine, and no matter how good a doctor was, there was nothing he could do.There were even charlatans passing by who heard that he was possessed by evil spirits and that he could exorcise ghosts, but Qiu Ye scolded him away.

Before leaving, a doctor chased him out, pulled Qiu Ye and said, "You should pay more attention to your master when you go back. I have seen several patients like this, and they all committed suicide in the end."

These words frightened Qiu Ye so much that he ran back all the way, and after searching for a long time, he saw Bai Yu lying on the railing of the pond feeding the fish, which scared him into a cold sweat.The next day Qiu Ye asked someone to pump out half of the water in the pond, and now the water is less than a person's depth.

Heart disease.

Qiu Ye knew what Bai Yu's heart disease was, not just because of Yan Xun.

Before he knew it, he had been Bai Yu's bodyguard for three years.After three years of getting along day and night, he could feel that Bai Yu was very cautious when getting along with others.This may have something to do with his upbringing.

He has no parents, but only a master who is not related to him by blood. Deep down in his heart, he cannot enjoy this kind-hearted family affection with peace of mind, and he is always involuntarily afraid.Because if Master doesn't like him anymore, he can get rid of him at any time.

Over time, he will habitually try his best to please the people around him, for fear that others will not like him.Whether it is Yan Xun, who has been high-spirited and full of stars since he was a child, or Qiu Ye, who has a father and mother despite his ordinary family background, they cannot truly empathize with this kind of fragility and humbleness that is like walking on thin ice.

In the past three years, Lizheng has let down Bai Yu's trust little by little, and revealed his own disguise little by little, which was Bai Yu's only reliance at the beginning of his life.When he discovered that this reliance was actually a soldering iron wrapped in a soft exterior, and when he discovered that he was the bargaining chip in the fight for the throne, Qiu Ye knew clearly that it could support him to be strong and let him retain the last bit of trust in the true feelings of the world. The person in question is Yan Xun.

But today, he has nothing left.

Qiu Ye hesitated and came to the gate of the General's Mansion, which was heavily guarded, and no one else could approach it.There was a carriage parked at the door, Qiu Ye thought about it, and simply waited there, wanting to wait for the guest to leave before going to see him.

After waiting for a while, the door of the mansion opened, and three people came out.One is Yan Xun, the other is his mother, and the other is a young woman in fine clothes.She turned sideways, Qiu Ye couldn't see her face clearly, but could only vaguely tell that she should be very beautiful.At least she has a good figure, slender and graceful.

The three stood at the door talking, probably saying goodbye.After saying a few words, the young woman took a child from Princess Chunyi's arms, and said something to Yan Xun with a smile.

Then she followed Princess Chunyi into the carriage, and the carriage rumbled away.Yan Xun then turned around and returned home.

Qiu Ye gasped, and his first reaction was that that woman must be the biological mother of Yan Xun's son, right?But if this is the case, why didn't Yan Xun marry her?Is it because of her bad background?Or is there another secret?

He didn't go to ask to see him again, and returned to Prince Liang's mansion in a daze.

Another month passed peacefully, and in a blink of an eye it was Bai Yu's birthday, the long-awaited 20th birthday.

Bai Yu politely declined the emperor's proposal to celebrate his birthday. Apart from Kui Zheng, only Qin Ran, Mu Fengyi and a few of his former generals sent congratulatory gifts, but Bai Yu returned them all.

This day was no different from usual, Qiu Ye cooked a bowl of noodles and an egg and served it to Bai Yu, it was considered as a birthday celebration.

Bai Yu still didn't eat much, Qiu Ye looked at his obviously knuckle-shaped wrist and sighed.

I thought the day would pass like this, but as soon as it got dark, Qiu Ye had almost tidied up in the yard, ready to boil water for Bai Yu to bathe.At this time, the door was knocked.

The people who will come here can be counted on one hand. So far, the only one who has no news is Yan Xun. Qiu Ye has a strong intuition.When I opened the door, I was sure it was right.

Even though he guessed who was coming, Qiu Ye was still a little surprised, he hurriedly said: "General, please come in, Your Highness is in the room."

"What did he eat today?" Yan Xun asked.

"Half a bowl of noodles and an egg."

"That's all for the whole day?"

Qiu Ye said helplessly: "Yes. Just now I cooked porridge and brought it over. I don't know if His Highness has eaten it."

Yan Xun's expression changed, and he wanted to say something, but he still didn't speak in the end.

Bai Yu didn't touch the bowl of porridge, he was lying on the bed in a daze.The weather in early September was not so hot, and it was still a bit cold when the wind blows at night, and his stomach was uncovered, so Yan Xun stopped the nagging, and said to him: "The emperor is inconvenient to go out of the palace, let me give you Bring something."

Bai Yu turned to look at him.

Yan Xun explained unconsciously: "I'm too busy today, I just had time..." Halfway through the speech, he felt that something was wrong, so he briefly said: "Get up, sit here."

Bai Yu obediently went over and sat down.

His hair was originally like a pitch-black and smooth satin, but because of the torture of the past few months, it didn't feel as good as before.Yan Xun frowned slightly, combed Bai Yu's hair little by little, and tied it into a bun on the top of his head.

While combing, Yan Xun said, "Originally, there was a grand ceremony. First add the cloth crown, the leather crown, then the noble crown, and finally the prince's black crown. Let's keep it simple today."

Bai Yu watched Yan Xun's movements from the bronze mirror, and heard his deep and gentle voice, "On the auspicious day of Lingyue, I will start to add Yuanfu, abandon Eryou's characters, follow Er Chengde... Huang Lao has no bounds, and is celebrated by heaven."

After he finished speaking, staring at Bai Yu's brand-new hair crown, he suddenly felt a sense of pride, as if Bai Yu was raised by him.Yan Xun couldn't help showing a smile, and asked him, "You should take a word. Do you want your master or brother to take it for you?"

Bai Yu whispered a word, "You."

Yan Xun was stunned for a moment, then said in silence for a moment, "Wuxia. How is it?"

Bai Yu nodded.

Yan Xun didn't delay any longer, didn't say anything else, and left quickly.

After he left, Qiu Ye came in to collect the cold porridge, saw Baiyu's hair crown, and asked in surprise, "This is what the general put on for His Highness?"

Bai Yu let out a "hmm".

"It seems that the general still misses His Highness."

Bai Yu said, "He just came to fulfill his promise."

"Your Highness is speaking out of anger." Qiu Ye laughed awkwardly.

Occasionally, when the emperor was free, he would call Bai Yu to the palace to talk to him.Even though there was no estrangement between the two brothers, they couldn't stand the contempt, disgust or mocking eyes of countless palace attendants along the way-they were all witnesses to the battle that raged in the palace that day, and many people were injured because of it.What's more, no one believed that Bai Yu really wanted to assassinate him.

They didn't dare to do anything on the surface, but Bai Yu couldn't feel the talking and cursing behind the scenes.That kind of feeling of being on the back, being poked at the spine by countless people pointing, how helpless it is to be in the top of the cloud but not have any complaints and temper just because of this.As long as he dares to refute and defend himself, more abuse will drown him out.But if he remained silent like this, it would be a guilty acquiescence.

Because everyone in this world believes that as long as there are many people who say it, it is right.

Baiyu's haggardness made the emperor very worried. He learned about the discussion outside from Zhang Lan. Just as he was about to deal with it, Baiyu said: "Brother emperor, all the subjects in the world say this. Can we still deal with everyone? Besides, they are just Just talk, I won't do anything."

"Talk can kill, how can I let it go?" The emperor said angrily, "Zhang Lan, pass on the decree and let the subjects of the world report each other. If you hear anyone talking about King Liang behind your back, you should report it to the official. I will reward you a hundred dollars." two!"

"Brother Huang!" Bai Yu winked at Zhang Lan and told him to wait, "It doesn't matter if they say it or not, but once a person decides something in his heart, it is difficult to reverse it—not to mention that I am not Totally innocent. Don't be mad about me, I really don't mind, who hasn't said a few words behind their backs?"

Zhang Lan also said: "Yes, Your Majesty. Besides, there is no evidence for such things as what you say. It is hard to guarantee that no one will make a false accusation, and troubles will easily arise at that time."

After persuasion for a long time, the emperor calmed down, waved his hand to signal Zhang Lan to go on, and said to Bai Yu: "The weather is getting cooler, I will take you out to hunt and relax. I also bring a few ministers and relatives to save those people from talking too much."

Bai Yu nodded, "Yes."