monopolize my master

Chapter 61 Xinhuang

Seven days later.

Ling Xiao has been sleeping groggyly, and when he is fully awake, the imperial city is completely new.He struggled to get up and looked out of the window, and some of the usual figures in the palace disappeared.

It seems that Jing and Wang have successfully ascended the throne.Ling Xiao thought to himself.He was slightly relieved.As if the war a few days ago was like a spring snow, whether it was the bloody night or the plots and schemes of the previous dynasty, all traces of it quickly dissipated in Donghui.

It's like it's how it should be.

Outside the window, the roar of salutes can be heard endlessly.Ling Xiao knew that it was the guard of honor for the new emperor's ascension to the throne.King Jinghe, who had had countless ups and downs in his life, finally got the status and power that should belong to him.Although this is not necessarily what he wants, his succession to the throne is also a blessing for the people of Dayin.

It's just that it is really not easy to stabilize the position in this situation.Except for those old ministers who supported him, some ministers in the central court still expressed doubts about the emperor's bizarre death, and pressed forward step by step.In addition, it is impossible for the Queen's clique to allow King Jinghe to sabotage their plan. Although King Jinghe ascended the throne with the last emperor's edict, the situation is still not optimistic.

Well, these are not things that you can control.Ling Xiao closed the window tightly and lay down on the bed again.Due to being in a coma for too long, he is now extremely awake, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, and finally picked up a book to read.But after flipping through a few pages irritably, he put the book down heavily again.

Is there anything you can't let go of?

It wasn't until the evening that Feng Ze and Luo Wei came to visit Ling Xiao.

"It's almost done. After resting for another seven or eight days, you can resume normal activities." After Luo Wei took Ling Xiao's pulse, he rarely smiled, "The emperor authorized us to stay in the palace to take care of you for a few days. Aze and I There is nothing important recently, so I will stay here and take care of you."

"Master...how is this so embarrassing?" Ling Xiao hurriedly evaded when he heard the words, "The disciples are unworthy, and forcibly involved the masters in this court dispute...It's just guilt, how dare you bother..."

"You still know it's trouble?" Luo Weigang's smile faded quickly, "The trouble has already been caused, and we don't mind one more, and we will settle the score with you at the end."

Although Luo Wei still had such a vicious tongue, Ling Xiao could hear the concern in his tone, and his chest couldn't help but feel warm.

"Master, do you know what Xiaohuang's situation is now?" After thinking for a while, Ling Xiao asked, "Can he still stay in Donghui?"

"Did he not tell you?" Luo Wei and Feng Ze glanced at each other, then hesitated, "I thought he came to you the other day just to tell you about that."

"What's the matter?" Ling Xiao couldn't help but knit his eyebrows together, his eyes full of worry.

"Prince Jinghe is not the successor." Feng Ze finally said, "Prince Jinghe said that he was old and recommended Su Huang as the new emperor, while he retired to the position of regent and assisted the emperor until he came of age. He abdicated and lived in seclusion."

"How could it be?" Ling Xiao was shocked and almost fell off the bed, but Luo Wei helped him in time.

"What are you panicking about?" Luo Wei reprimanded, "Don't forget that you are still a patient."

"How could Xiao Huang become the emperor?" Ling Xiao said angrily, "Don't he know the purpose of the former emperor? Xiao Huang has a very bad reputation among the people, and he wants to push Xiao Huang out to become the leader of the storm again." Is that the one above?"

Ling Xiao's anger involved the wound, and a little blood came out of the bandage on his lower abdomen.

"Tell you not to move around." Luo Wei's tone was a bit reprimanded, "If you don't care, you will disappoint the regent's intentions. He has thought of all the problems you mentioned, but he told Su Huang clearly that he I don't want to be emperor, I hope to go away alone after handling all these complicated political affairs."

"But this proposal was flatly rejected by Su Huang. He said that in this way, he and the former emperor would feel sorry for King Jinghe. So he said that he wanted to face all this by himself."

"Facing it by yourself?" The melancholy in Ling Xiao's eyebrows became more and more intense, "...how can he face it by himself?"

"You are overprotecting." Luo Wei sighed, "Although the emperor has sinister intentions, Su Huang is of royal blood after all, and the sense of oppression and dominance of the emperor is innate. Although he is still young , but with the assistant of the regent and a group of loyal old ministers, he must be able to take charge of his own. In addition, his status as the former prince also made some of the courtiers who were loyal to the former emperor give up fighting and return to the banner. Although it cannot be completely resolved for a while. Open the gap between them, but he will definitely be an excellent emperor, a good monarch who will not lose to anyone."

"A good emperor?" Ling Xiao sighed softly when he heard the words, "So this is the path he wants to take."

Luo Wei and Feng Ze remained silent.After a long time, the two left the room quietly. Ling Xiao looked at the setting sun outside the window, gradually disappearing into the night.

He didn't resent Su Huang's lie of concealing his intentions from him, but blamed him for making such a bold and reckless decision without consulting himself.He couldn't bear to see the child who was hurt all over in this palace struggle face the unknown and malicious storm again.And this storm, what he can do is very limited.

The sound of knocking on the door broke Ling Xiao's thoughts.

"Come in." He said weakly.

"It's great that you're awake." Su Huang walked in with a smile, and put the food box on the table, "Hero Luo Wei said that you can fully wake up today, and I asked the imperial dining room to prepare some food for you." Like to eat."

Ling Xiao quietly looked at the young man who was preparing vegetables for him with great interest, there were so many things he wanted to ask, but he couldn't say a word.He looked at the boy's shining dragon robe, it was so dazzling.

"you……"

The two opened their mouths at the same time.

Su Huang laughed softly, "You speak first."

"Have you... succeeded to the throne?" After hesitating for a while, Ling Xiao finally asked this question.

"...Well. Uncle Huang has no intention of being the throne, but he said that he will help me stabilize the court, and I also promised him that after staying for a few years, I will let him go far away and live freely in the rivers and lakes." Su Huang said softly.

"That's not what I want to ask." Ling Xiao interrupted him, "I want to ask, why did you make this decision rashly? Have you ever thought about how much danger you are going to face?"

"It's not a rash decision, it's an inevitable choice." Su Huang looked back at Ling Xiao with unusually firm eyes, "Although I told you before that I have no intention of taking the throne, I can't watch my country fall apart, and I can't hurt Jing Father Turn a blind eye to the matter with the emperor uncle, let alone push him out to shield me from the wind and rain at this critical moment. It would be too unfair to him."

"...Don't you think it's fair for you to face everything like this?" Ling Xiao softly supported Su Huang's shoulders, "You don't have to pay for the sins your father did. Jinghe Wang Holding the last emperor's edict, you will be criticized by others when you ascend the throne, but you are the former prince, and if you ascend the throne hastily, the risks you face... are much greater than him."

"I know. But I have to do this." Su Huang insisted, gently grabbed Ling Xiao's hand, and said softly, half coquettishly, "Ling Xiao, you should trust me, just like before."

"...how can this be the same?" Ling Xiao looked at Su Huang, but never calmed down to tell him what he was worried about, "...you."

"Don't worry. I'm fine." Su Huang gave Ling Xiao a big smile, but couldn't hide the tiredness in the corners of his eyes, "This time, you don't have to worry about anything. I will take care of everything."

"...Well." Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment, but nodded, and gently straightened his clothes that were a little messy due to running, "Is there anything I can help you...just ask."

The boy nodded, his tired eyes were relieved a lot by these words.

This person in front of him is still the same gentleness, he pretends to be mature and stable in front of others, and finally he can put it all aside.

"I'm going back first, you take a good rest, and I will find time to see you tomorrow." Su Huang finally took a deep look at Ling Xiao, "... Remember to eat the dinner I prepared for you."

Looking at the pile of carefully cooked food on the table, Ling Xiao had some complicated emotions in his heart.The delicacies of mountains and seas are not attractive in his eyes at the moment.

Some choices and some people cannot have both.

Ling Xiao shook his head, feeling tired suddenly.He glanced at the food on the table without taking a bite.

King and minister.

cause and effect.

In the early morning of the second day, Ling Xiao woke up with knocks on the door.Holding back his anger, Ling Xiao went to open the door.

"Master, why did you come so early?" Ling Xiao rubbed his sleepy eyes, and looked at the two dressed neatly in a daze.

"Come and see you." Luo Wei said, "You are sick in bed, and it's boring to think about it. I might as well tell you something about the palace."

Ling Xiao paused when he heard the words, "I'm not interested."

"Not interested?" Luo Wei chuckled, "I knew you would say that. But it's about your Ling family, I think you'd better listen. The new emperor will naturally reward the heroes, your father and elder brother Because of his meritorious service in escorting, he was promoted to General Protecting the Country and temporarily in charge of the Imperial Army. There were many voices of opposition in the court, but they were all suppressed by the new emperor and the regent."

"...Actually, there is no need to be so anxious to start rewarding the meritorious officials." Ling Xiao frowned, "There are so many opposing forces in the court, how can he resist alone?"

"The new emperor has no wings, and most of the courtiers who obey him still look at the regent's face." Feng Ze said slowly, "Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. But he still chose the riskier one, perhaps because he wanted to install his own power Besides, he still wants to reassure you."

"..." Ling Xiao was at a loss for words when he heard the words, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth to say, "I'm not in a hurry. My father and the others should have the same idea."

"By the way, apart from this, there is one more important thing to tell you." Luo Wei suddenly said seriously, "Qihe, maybe he escaped."

"Escaped?" Ling Xiao was shocked, "When did it happen?"

"About what happened last night." Luo Wei thought for a while, "The new emperor ascended the throne and the whole country celebrates. The affairs in the palace are complicated, so there is naturally negligence. Aze and I went to the scene and found that someone drank in the jailer's wine Medicine. So it should be, internal and external cooperation. I have already reported this matter to the emperor, and issued a sea arrest document in Donghui. I believe there should be results in the near future."

"...escaped?" Ling Xiao muttered to himself, "Where's the former queen?"

"Being sent to the cold palace for a while. I went to check on her situation, and I have been looking for someone top-notch in the past few days. The possibility of the queen directly ordering Qihe to be rescued is almost impossible."

"The queen was arrested without a leader, and it is not impossible for some of her own generals to rescue him." Ling Xiao pondered, "Let's investigate one by one. For some reason, I always feel that this matter is not so simple. That day In the First World War, almost all of the Queen's power was exposed, and she was almost controlled and dismissed in the past few days. What's the use of Qihe alone?"

Luo Wei nodded, without thinking for a while.

Ling Xiao was contemplating, and a figure suddenly flashed in his mind. It was a man in Tsing Yi who held a long knife on a moonlit night in Jinping and said that he would definitely taste the bitter fruit. He was the new leader of Xuanji Pavilion.

"...Two masters, do you know what happened to Xuanji Pavilion?"