Raise an emperor as a villain

After seeing Eunuch Qi, Mingjue was dismissed to avoid getting sick. Afterwards, Eunuch Qi didn't allow Mingjue to visit, but he often asked Lu Hengxiu to go over and explain some things.

Life is still going on at a leisurely pace, and Eunuch Qi's illness is neither bad nor bad.

Tranquility Palace

"Your Majesty, don't go out today. The wind and snow are really heavy." Pei Xin, the eldest maid next to Empress Zhou, said.

"En." Queen Zhou responded casually, then turned and went back to the room.In such a cold weather, I don't know if the East Palace is cold or not. Ming Jue's child has been away from her since she was four years old, and it has been two years now.But no matter how determined she is, she doesn't have the energy left.

Peixin has followed Empress Zhou for many years, and knew that Empress Zhou thought of the unfortunate prince in the East Palace, so she could only persuade her, "It's not that the empress is ruthless, it's just that the empress is hard to protect herself, so how can she take care of her highness? Your highness knows the painstaking efforts of the empress, so she won't blame the empress." of."

"I hope so!" Queen Zhou was relieved when she heard the words, but at the same time, she also understood that Ming Jue was too young, so she might not understand the indifference of her biological mother.

"Your Majesty, why should you be sad, there is no Your Highness, Your Majesty still has His Second Highness! When the Second Highness grows up and has a fief, it would be great for your Majesty to follow along."

"What you said is not bad, but I pity my poor Jue'er." Queen Zhou sighed again.

East Palace

It was getting late, and the snowstorm was getting bigger.The howling north wind made the paper on the windows flutter, which made people tremble with fear.Ming Jue went to bed early today, curled up in Lu Hengxiu's arms and fell asleep.Lu Hengxiu was restless and couldn't fall asleep, but he was also afraid that his movements would wake Ming Jue, so he lay stiffly.

Suddenly he heard the door "squeak" open, and the cold wind rushed in. Lu Hengxiu, who had just finally felt a little drowsy, woke up immediately, and stared at the black figure coming in through the crack of the door vigilantly.

"Who, where is who?" He yelled, and the black shadow walked up to him in an instant, and said, "Brother Heng, don't say anything, wake up His Highness carefully." It turned out that the person who came was Chang Xi.

Only then did Lu Hengxiu put his heart in his stomach, "What are you doing sneaking here in the middle of the night?"

"Brother Heng, Eunuch Qi, he is about to die." While Chang Xi was speaking, there was a crying sound, which showed that Eunuch Qi was really dying. "Brother Heng, follow me quickly, Eunuch wants to see you, I'm afraid it will be too late gone."

Lu Hengxiu understood, so he had no choice but to withdraw slowly, quietly put on a cotton coat and followed Chang Xi out.When he arrived at Eunuch Qi's room, he saw Chang Fu kneeling by his bed, his eyes were red, obviously he had cried.Lu Hengxiu hurried forward, "Eunuch, what do you want to tell me?"

When Eunuch Qi heard the words, he sat up from the bed by himself, his complexion was not as gray as before, but everyone knew that it was a flashback.

"You are here, our family is going to die, and His Highness can only leave it to you in the future."

"Don't say that, father-in-law, father-in-law..."

"You don't need to say good things to comfort our family. Our family knows that our time has come. Our family has lived a long time, but we can't worry about your highness. You promise our family that you will be loyal to your highness in the future, no matter what your highness does You must stand by His Majesty's side."

"I promise you." Lu Hengxiu agreed with tears in his eyes. He came here for a short time and did not have a deep relationship with Eunuch Qi, but he also knew that Eunuch Qi was a rare good man in the palace.

"Elder-in-law" suddenly heard an exclamation from the direction of the door, but Ming Jue came over at some unknown time.In fact, although Lu Hengxiu left lightly, Ming Jue was still awakened. Seeing Lu Hengxiu leaving late at night, he couldn't help being curious, so he followed, but he couldn't help but see such a scene.

"Your Highness, this old slave didn't want His Highness to watch him go. But since His Highness is here, come and listen to this old slave!" Ming Jue walked over in a daze after hearing this, and Eunuch Qi went on to say, "Your Highness In the future, we must treat Xiao Luzi well, and if His Highness is able to ascend to the throne in the future, don't forget his teaching and support."

"I remember, don't worry, father-in-law." Ming Jue replied smoothly.

Eunuch Qi was originally holding on with one breath, but now he was relieved after hearing the words, and closed his eyes.Chang Xi and Chang Fu burst into tears immediately, but Ming Jue was just dumbfounded.

"Your Highness, don't be too sad, it's important to take care of your health." Lu Hengxiu comforted him gently, but in fact he was also a little sad in his heart.

"I don't have anything to be sad about. Eunuch Qi still has to serve me, an unsatisfactory master, at a young age. He is lucky to be gone now. I shouldn't force him to stay. It turns out that I was selfish." Ming Jue After being hit, he uttered so many frustrated words.

Lu Hengxiu knew that he couldn't persuade him for a while, so he had to force Ming Jue to leave.

On the second day, several eunuchs came to the palace to dispose of Eunuch Qi's body.It is said that it is dealt with, but it is thrown into a mass grave.Chang Xi and Chang Fu quarreled for a while, and then alarmed Ming Jue, who was resting in the room.

"What's the noise? Your Highness just fell asleep." Lu Hengxiu came out first. Although Ming Jue went back last night, although he was quiet, he kept his eyes open and stayed awake.When Lu Hengxiu saw that he had finally fallen asleep, he was startled again. Even though he usually has a good temper, he couldn't help but get angry now.

Ming Jue looked at the scene in the courtyard, and saw Eunuch Qi with disheveled hair, covered by a gray rag, lying on a stretcher.How can I not know what happened. "You two don't have to quarrel with them. Eunuch Qi is gone, so what's the point of worrying about what happens next." After speaking, Ming Jue went back to the house dejectedly.

Although Ming Jue's illness has been completely cured, but the person is more melancholy.Boring in the study all day, he worked harder than those who were about to take the imperial examination.

Lu Hengxiu also had to take care of him more attentively. Originally, he was only in charge of Ming Jue's daily life. As for other chores, Eunuch Qi and Chang Xi Chang Fu would naturally do them.But since Eunuch Qi left, Chang Xi and Chang Fu may have understood that following a master who is not favored not only has no future, but even life is less valuable than other slaves.

Coupled with the instigation of others, the two of them gradually lost their minds on the Eastern Palace.She doesn't stay peacefully in the East Palace on weekdays, but she just shows her courtesy to Peng An, the great eunuch who is now being valued by Concubine Yan.Peng An has always liked the little servant who is smart in appearance and diligent in his hands and feet.It just so happened that both Chang Xi and Chang Fu had a good life, so they also fell into Peng An's eyes.After a few days, I found a reason and transferred away.

"Aren't you going with them?" Ming Jue looked up at Lu Hengxiu in the dim candlelight and asked.

"Your Highness, I won't leave." Lu Hengxiu knew that the departure of Chang Xi and the others made the people in front of him uneasy, but since his heart is no longer here, it would be peaceful to leave.

Therefore, Lu Hengxiu has to take care of everything, such as what to ask for and what to ask for, and dealing with people in the palace, which he was not good at originally, but now he can do it well.what else can we do?Life is always going on, and life forces young people who don't know much about the world to grow up rapidly.

Since then, Lu Hengxiu has never thought of committing suicide. In the past, he only had one life, but now there are still people in the deep palace who need him. If he dies, how will Mingjue survive as a child? Woolen cloth?Mingjue's needs became his greatest motivation to live and face the difficult world.

The East Palace is still a forgotten corner, Lu Hengxiu and Ming Jue are living silently and tenaciously.Ming Jue studied very hard. He was originally very talented, but he had no one to teach him.Therefore, although it was only a few months, he was proficient in many things.

"Your Highness is extremely gifted, and in a few days he won't be able to be taught by a slave." Lu Hengxiu looked at Ming Jue's just written policy and praised.

"Where is it, can't you teach me that Uncle Huang will invite me to those cabinet ministers and Hanlin? And there is no one else in the East Palace, so you should stop calling yourself a slave. You are the closest person to me. I have never I've seen you as a slave. What's more, what kind of master am I?" Ming Jue laughed at himself.

Lu Hengxiu just smiled and didn't answer.Ming Jue is naturally not a serious master, although he is the heir of this great empire in name, but apart from Lu Hengxiu, there is no other person in the palace who respectfully calls him His Highness and treats him as a prince people.

But it is precisely because of this that Lu Hengxiu has to strictly abide by the rules. He wants to make Ming Jue feel respected and remind him all the time that he is a noble prince.Even if everyone looks down on you, even if you really have no future, I will use my actions to tell you: You are my highness.

It's just that such a dull and miserable day can't last long, and there are always shocking waves brewing under the calm water of the deep palace.

The cold winter has finally passed, and the boy who snuggled up for warmth has grown a year older.

The spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and the most noble little life is ushered in the deep palace. Empress Li, the queen of the current emperor's palace, gave birth to a dragon son for him.When the child was born, a red light soared to the sky appeared in the Queen's Palace, so rumors spread in the capital that the child was the future emperor.

But they seem to have completely forgotten that there is already a crown prince in this dynasty, and when he was born not only had a vision in the middle palace, but also brought rain to the capital city that had been drought for several months.Emperor Mingrui happily named his child Yan, in response to the auspicious omen of the red light soaring into the sky.Then he pardoned the world, and held a grand banquet to invite all the ministers and clans to celebrate the child's birthday.

Shoukang Palace

"Empress Dowager, the Emperor sent someone to invite you to the little prince's birthday party." Said Aunt Xiwei, who had served the Empress Dowager all her life.

The Queen Mother stopped turning the prayer beads in her hands, and opened a gap in her closed eyes, "Don't Aijia know his intentions? It's just that Aijia didn't expect the Queen to give birth to a child. The Aijia sent over Are all people trash?"

"Queen Mother, what should His Royal Highness do now?" Xi Ruo frowned and asked.

"What else can the Ai family do now? If the emperor has never had a son, the Ai family is still somewhat confident. Now..." The empress dowager's kind face began to distort, showing resentment, she clutched the Buddhist beads in her hand vigorously , so hard that his knuckles turned white, "Oh, for the present plan, we can only take one step at a time."