Raise an emperor as a villain

When Lu Hengxiu went to King Su's mansion with the gift, Ming Jue was not there.Since he entered Beijing, there have been countless people who have come to inquire about news, wait and see the situation, or win over or suppress him.But Ming Jue didn't see any of them, and the person who came only ordered tea to be served, so that all the ministers with evil intentions drank enough and went back by themselves.

But Lu Hengxiu was different. The things he brought with him were naturally left in Su Wang's mansion.

"His Royal Highness King Qing asked me to pass on something to King Su. You go back first. I'll wait for King Su to come back here." Lu Hengxiu sat down on the chair in the living room as he spoke, as if to wait for a long time.

The people from Prince Qing's Mansion looked at each other for a while, then followed Lu Hengxiu's advice and left first.After all, Lu Hengxiu can be regarded as King Qing's new favorite, so it's better not to offend him.

Ming Jue was not there, Li Yimo and Tianshu were also not there, in such a huge Su Wang Mansion, apart from the maids who cleaned the courtyard, there were only a bunch of useless aides left.

Those people usually feel sour. Lu Hengxiu is especially valued. After what happened last night, they all thought that Lu Hengxiu had betrayed his old master and joined the more promising King Qing, and they couldn't help but despise him.

So Lu Hengxiu came here today with King Qing's great gift, and they all hid far away, not coming to talk to Lu Hengxiu, but they all quietly scolded Lu Hengxiu as a shameless second minister.

On the other hand, Bai Xin met Lu Hengxiu in Qizhou, and he was kind of friendly. He has a straight temper, and when he couldn't see it anymore, he came to find Lu Hengxiu to argue.

"Lu Hengxiu..." Bai Xin rolled up his sleeves and angrily walked into the living room.

"Mr. Bai." Lu Hengxiu called out in surprise, and stood up from the chair.

Bai Xin walked in front of Lu Hengxiu, only to see that his face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and he looked very weak.When he was about to do it again, he thought that after all, this person was seriously injured after taking a cold arrow for His Highness, but he couldn't bear it.

"You, you, why did you betray His Highness?" Bai Xin blushed, pointed at Lu Hengxiu's nose and cursed.

Lu Hengxiu was not annoyed when he heard the words, but was a little happy in his heart.Ming Jue's efforts these years have not been in vain. Although he is in a very unfavorable situation now, these staff members are loyal.

"I have my own difficulties, and I forgive Lu for not being able to speak frankly to my husband."

"Hmph, I'm afraid it's just an excuse, but I want to see what you look like. See you again, Your Highness." Bai Xin said angrily.

"I will wait for His Highness to come back in this hall. If His Highness also thinks that I am a disloyal person, then Lu Hengxiu will have nothing to say." Thinking of Ming Jue's performance last night, Lu Hengxiu felt a little uneasy, but Most still believe it.

"Then let's wait and see." Bai Xin waved his sleeves angrily and left.Liu Hengxiu sat back and continued to wait for Ming Jue to return.

In the evening of this day, Ming Jue returned to the mansion, which was the earliest time since he entered Beijing.

Seeing Mingjue's return, the guards at the porter rushed to report that Lu Hengxiu was waiting for him, but Mingjue raised his hand to stop him.

"I know." After Mingjue finished speaking, he rushed to the living room in a hurry, and the people following him also dispersed under Tianshu's signal.

"Brief." Ming Jue strode into the living room, and saw Lu Hengxiu seated at a glance.

"Your Highness." Lu Hengxiu got up and saluted, but Ming Jue stepped forward and raised his arms to help him up.

"Jianzhi, Jianzhi, are you alright? Did they do anything to you?" Ming Jue asked eagerly, groping Lu Hengxiu up and down.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Lu Hengxiu took Ming Jue's hand and pressed him to sit down, Ming Jue felt a little more at ease.Just now he was guarding the spirit in the palace, but King Qing came unexpectedly. This was the first time that King Qing went to Qin'an Hall!

Ming Jue was shocked when he thought of Lu Hengxiu, but King Qing still whispered in his ear that the mansion had prepared a big gift for him.Now Ming Jue immediately became restless, how could he stay still, and after a while, he told the officials of the Ministry of Rites that he was unwell and wanted to go back home to rest as soon as possible.The people in the Ministry of Rituals all saw with their own eyes how he was suffering these past few days, and they understood very well, and let him go after a few words of comfort.

"Jane, tell me what's going on, why did you take the initiative to provoke King Qing?" Ming Jue thought of Lu Hengxiu's indifferent eyes last night, and his heart turned cold. .If Lu Hengxiu really abandoned himself and joined King Qing as others said, then he would have nothing to argue about.

Lu Hengxiu saw that Ming Jue was even more disheartened in his eagerness, and immediately knelt down in front of Ming Jue and kowtowed, then raised his head and said, "Your Highness, please listen to my explanation, this matter has another meaning."

Ming Jue nodded, listening to Lu Hengxiu explain what happened and what he thought, but his heart became more and more frightened.

"Jane, how dare you?" Ming Jue asked, pulling Lu Hengxiu up from the ground. "Prince Qing is a generation of tigers and wolves, and Duan Wenzheng is also scheming. To deal with them is tantamount to seeking skins from tigers."

"Your Highness, the current situation has fallen to this point, why should I spare my life, and losing is nothing but death." Lu Hengxiu said awe-inspiringly.In fact, there is really nothing to be afraid of. After so many years, didn't one day walk on the blade?

"You are not allowed, you are not allowed to die." Ming Jue said stubbornly, thinking in his heart: If you die, I will still fight for the throne, and even living is meaningless.

Lu Hengxiu laughed when he heard the words, and said softly: "Your Highness, I am not going to die, but to find a better way of life for Your Highness and myself. How can I be willing to die so easily if His Highness treats me like this?"

Ming Jue calmed down a little after hearing the words, stretched out his hand and pulled Lu Hengxiu into his arms vigorously, buried his head on his chest and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, in short, both of us are alive and well."

Lu Hengxiu stroked Ming Jue's head soothingly, the two of them remained silent, but in the silence there was a kind of warmth spreading in the air.

After a while, Ming Jue raised his head from Lu Hengxiu's arms and said, "Jane, Father will enter the Emperor's Mausoleum in two days, and I'm still discussing with the Ministry of Rites, but it's only for these two days." matter."

"Well, when the time comes, all the officials and ministers, the clan and the prince will all go together. I won't be able to accompany His Highness at that time. Your Highness must act cautiously." Lu Hengxiu thought of letting Ming Jue face it alone. , could not help but feel a little worried.

"It's okay, I'll just pretend to be overwhelmed with grief and not talk to them." Ming Jue pretended to be relaxed and smiled.Looking around again, he said in a low voice: "I saw Eunuch Dexi the day before yesterday, and Emperor Rui may not be around for long."

Lu Hengxiu was shocked when he heard the words, the queen mother was their most buried trump card, but Dexi took the initiative to contact Ming Jue, didn't that just indicate that the matter had reached the last moment?

"What did Eunuch Dexi and His Highness say?" Lu Hengxiu asked.

"Dexi didn't talk to me, but just passed by. But I went to the palace every day the day before yesterday and never saw him, but I saw him yesterday, so it must not be a coincidence."

"Then how does His Highness know about Emperor Rui's situation? I heard that even Prince Qing has never seen Emperor Rui."

"It was handed to me by the eunuch of Chengqian Palace when he came to announce the edict." Ming Jue replied, feeling a little puzzled in his heart, he was not familiar with the people in the palace, but that eunuch had once met Emperor Rui , glanced at Eunuch Li, the chief eunuch, and thought that he was also a person with status.

Lu Hengxiu thought about it, he never knew that there were people like them in Chengqian Hall.Whether this little eunuch was placed by the Queen Mother or sent by Emperor Rui to test it out is unknown.

So he said: "Your Highness, it's better not to be too gullible. The current situation is not yet clear, so it is not appropriate to expose it too early."

Ming Jue nodded, he thought the same way.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, I should leave." Lu Hengxiu said goodbye.

"Leave? Where are you going? Are you calling King Qing?" Ming Jue asked displeased.

"I'll go back to Huijin Building first. If King Qing summons me before going there, Your Highness doesn't have to worry about me. I'm afraid someone will follow me to protect me as soon as I leave King Su's mansion!" Lu Hengxiu smiled, and called surveillance into protection.

"Since that's the case, then I will also send two people to you, and that Ying Shisan told him to follow you."

"I still don't need it. Your Highness is short of manpower, so it's not easy to separate them. If King Qing needs me, he will definitely save my life. Your Highness, just rest assured."

Although Lu Hengxiu said this, Ming Jue was still worried, but he could only watch Lu Hengxiu walk away in awe.