half life slave

Chapter 109

There was no sound in Baoben Palace, and the extraordinary silence deepened people's fear.Rong Yu went straight to the maid's bedroom without hesitation, he broke in abruptly, startling the resting maids, screams echoed throughout the palace.

Rong Yu turned a deaf ear and didn't bother to ask questions, because he didn't know which room Jiang Xue lived in, so he had to open the doors one by one.

In the end, in a room, he saw Jiangxue who was pinned to the ground by four or five servants, with a white cloth stuffed in her mouth, unable to call for help. One of the servants was holding a spear in his hand, and was about to kill this young man alive. life strangled!

He sternly stopped the next movements of the servants, ran up and waved away the group of people, and helped Jiang Xue up, her frail body had already shaken into a ball, and she leaned against his arms without any strength other than trembling. .

Rong Yu took away the white cloth from her mouth, and after a while she gasped like a gossamer, "Your Highness, help me..."

Before she passed out, the last thing she said was just a few words that were vague like ravings.

Soon there was the sound of hurried running in the yard, the door was slammed open, and the prince rushed in like a gust of wind, then stopped suddenly, staring blankly at Jiang Xue who had collapsed in Rong Yu's arms, with a smile in his eyes. It seems that the whole world can't bear the sorrow, it is really desperate to the extreme, and it is also extremely desolate.

Rong Yu glanced at him and said, "She's still alive."

After a long silence, Shen Xian just woke up. He yelled at the imperial physician, and with red eyes, he drove out all the servants who were sent to strangle Jiangxue.He took Jiangxue in his arms calmly, carried her to the bed, then sat on the edge of the bed helplessly, staring at her intently without saying a word.

Jiangxue didn't suffer any substantial injuries, but fainted due to excessive fright, and the imperial physician prescribed some soothing prescriptions after consultation.

Shen Xian was worried for a while, but the anger in his eyes became more and more intense. Rong Yu kept watching him carefully, guessing that he would rush to the Nuan Pavilion to confront Shen Hui in the next moment.So when he suddenly got up, he hugged him behind him.

"Calm down, Your Highness, going to the emperor now will only make things worse." Rong Yu comforted her softly, "When Jiangxue wakes up, she must want to see His Highness the most, please stay here with her , the rest of the matter, you might as well leave it to the minister to deal with."

Shen Xian's chest rose and fell violently, and the anger in his body was surging, almost burning everything around him, but Rong Yu locked him tightly, and he struggled with all his strength, but he still couldn't escape. After half a day, he was surrounded by Rong He, Calm down a little bit.

"Factor, how could Father treat me like this? I thought..." Shen Xian looked at him sideways, his eyes gradually becoming sad, "Why can't he understand? Because he has never liked anyone before."

Seeing him regain his senses and Rong Yu slowly let go of his arms, hearing these words made people feel sour, but he couldn't tell for a moment whether he was sad for Shen Hui and his unacceptable relationship with the world, or for the pair of heaven and earth. The father and son regret that they cannot understand each other.

But at this moment, Rong Yu reminded himself not to dwell on this issue.

He heard Shen Xian let out a long sigh, "Royal father never liked the queen mother. I know, the two of them always pretend to be very harmonious, pretending to be seen by outsiders, by people in the palace, and by themselves Look at my children. Over time, they pretended to be like that. Maybe even I believed it. But I know that they don’t like each other at all. It’s not hard to see that kind of embarrassment. So the queen mother will leave him in the end. I also think that should be the case.”

He spoke slowly, almost word by word, "I was seven years old at the time, just like my second brother is now, and I knew everything. Just thinking that this is the emperor's life, I feel really boring. There is no one around me who can tell the truth. Even though they are the closest relatives, they have to hide their minds from each other and be wary of each other all the time. Until later, I fell in love with playing the piano and met Jiang Xue, who was also spiritual and comprehensible. We are so in tune with each piece of music, she even took me to appreciate all kinds of beauties that I have never felt before, all kinds of things... We have endless words about rhythm... I was so happy at that time After playing there, listening to other people playing the piano and flute will make me lose my feeling, so I know that I only hope to be accompanied by her in this life so that I can find real happiness."

Shen Xian turned around and stared deeply at Rong Yu, "Do you understand? Factory official, I always think you should understand. I don't know if Father has ever liked someone. But I know, he is dependent on you, then This kind of dependence is actually no different from my dependence on Jiangxue."

"The tacit understanding between you and the emperor is irreplaceable by others. You know his every preference and habit, every dislike and dislike, and you can know what he wants to say and do with just one look in his eyes. Similarly, he also I understand you. He no longer regards you as a courtier. He is probably a confidant, a friend who cannot be abandoned, and maybe even... a companion. I used to naively think that he should understand because of you. my emotions."

"In the end, I was still wrong. Nothing can match the throne, the dignity of the Tian family, and of course, rights." He smiled sadly, turned his head to look at his beloved, and did not speak for a long time.

"Trash! It's just a bunch of trash!" A crisp sound broke the silence in the room at the moment.

Looking back, King Rui Shenyu was standing proudly by the door. He was dressed in the uniform of a vermilion prince and wearing a crown of wings. If his face was not as deep as water and his eyes were sharp, he would have been able to highlight his red lips and white teeth. He was so handsome and lovely.

"Why is brother so incompetent? For such a lowly person, he has repeatedly defied his father, and even gave up the position of crown prince! What kind of thing is she, and she deserves us to condescend and sacrifice ourselves? It can be seen that you are really hopeless!" The man." He raised his face, looked contemptuously at the Prince's back, and approached step by step.

His eyes swept over Rong Yu, and the contempt in his eyes became more obvious, as if he just caught a glimpse of an extremely unpleasant object, "And you, success is more than failure. Relying on your father's pampering, you act lawlessly! You Do you think your father can really forgive you for this act of resisting the edict today?"

While speaking, he had already walked to the prince's side, and his aggressive momentum remained undiminished, "It's still too late for brother to make a decision at this moment, father will be very happy, you can make a correct choice."

Shen Xian's back trembled slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "You knew about this a long time ago?"

Shen Yu frowned, and immediately raised his head, and responded with a haughty attitude, "Naturally, this is what I suggested to Father, and I don't like your desperation to be confused. There is no such man in our Shen family. Brother , you want to inherit the great rule in the future, you need to show some emperor's determination and power, how can you be lost for women? If you keep doing this, I really don't feel relieved that this country will be handed over to you in the future..."

His words were interrupted by Shen Xian's chuckle, as if he heard a joke, Shen Xian giggled for a while, and then said, "Are you worried? I'll leave it to you, I see you are so bright and ruthless." With a hot temper, he is very suitable to be an emperor."

Shen Yu blushed slightly, and angrily scolded, "Shen Xian! Why are you so ignorant of good and evil? I did these things for you. You are my elder brother, so I naturally hope to see you become a king of heaven and earth. Can you Put away those boring little love affairs, and do what you really should do?"

The Chu Jun who was named by name sighed, nodded, and repeated in a low voice, "What should be done..."

While repeating this sentence, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he sat up suddenly without warning, and turned to face Rui Wang Shen Yu.

The anger that had been extinguished just now rekindled in his eyes, and he stretched out his hand to grab Shen Yu, the speed caught him off guard, and the other hand stretched out to Shen Yu's slender neck without hesitation.

After all, King Rui was young and weak, and before he could even utter a cry for help, his throat was tightly locked by him.

Rong Yu was startled when he saw this, and rushed to stop the prince, but Shen Xian seemed to lose his mind, and freed up a hand to block him, but the hand that was holding the younger brother's neck did not intend to relax at all.

At this juncture, there is no way to take into account the dignity and etiquette, Rong Yu only has one thought in his mind, he must not let the tragedy of brothers killing each other happen in front of him.

He tried his best to block the prince away, pressed his hand hard, and when all kinds of methods were almost ineffective, he quickly hit Shen Xian's chest with his elbow. Under the severe pain, Shen Xian couldn't help but retreated two times. Take a step, and the strength in your hand is immediately released.

As soon as Shen Yufu was let go, he coughed violently and took a few steps back panting.

The prince pressed his chest, waved his sleeves and pointed at him, intermittently said, "This is what I should do... You are so vicious at a young age, and when you grow up, you will be vicious and ruthless. It is better to get rid of you earlier, lest In the future, it will be a disaster for the palace and the court."

Shen Yu coughed so hard that he couldn't speak, his eyes were still sharp and ruthless, and he snorted angrily for a long time, "You can even kill your own brother. With such ruthlessness, why don't you go on the right path? Just because I want to kill your beloved You want to come and kill me? I can see it clearly. Has the Shen family ever had a family relationship? I don’t care if I don’t want a brother like you. "

After finishing talking, he waved his sleeves bitterly and walked a few steps. He turned his head and smiled coldly at Rong and Sen, "Don't think that you saved me today, and I will accept your kindness. Our score will be settled sooner or later. Today because of your hypocritical goodness Shan, you have harmed a good son of my Shen family, and sooner or later I will let you pay for everything."

Ignoring these words, Rong Yu hurriedly went to see the prince and asked if he was injured.Shen Xian sat down slumped, and waved his hands at him, but he didn't mean to blame him at all.

After a long time, Shen Xian sighed heavily, and said wearily, "I'm fine, you can go back. Your father should need you more than me... I was too impulsive just now... I really didn't expect that he would have such an attitude." With a scheming heart, you can do it that way."

After King Rui made such a fuss, Shen Xian probably also felt that he had wronged his father and felt ashamed in his heart, Rong Yu was silent, and told him not to get angry or act too hastily, just stay with Jiang Xue with peace of mind, and told Wan Fang to bow to him Salute, take leave and leave.

I thought that Shen Hui should always speak out to reprimand him when he was furious, but he didn't.He waited for Rong Yu's return with a calm attitude, dismissed everyone, his face was cold and normal.

"I made a mistake in this matter." Shen Hui calmly said these simple words, but this was the first time Rong Yu heard it in more than ten years, and he admitted that he had done a mistake.

Temporarily ignoring all the complex emotions I had about this new vocabulary, Rong Yu stepped forward to hold his hand, giving him some understanding and comfort.

Shen Hui looked at him with weak eyes, but he was as clear and rational as before, "The prince is not like me. He is a child who wants to be free and happy. He is understanding and compassionate, but he has extraordinary stubbornness and persistence." .Maybe he is really not suitable, not suitable for this position."

"Do you still remember that when he was just born, I asked you if he was like me?" He recalled, those pictures from the past emerged before his eyes, and his expression gradually softened.

Rong Yu guessed that his eyes were also full of kindness, "Yes, I remember. I said at that time that His Highness is very similar to you. Now, I feel the same way. You also said that His Highness is very stubborn and stubborn, which is just right. It's the same as you."

Shen Hui smiled slightly, "Really? It turns out that this stubbornness is so hurtful. I finally felt it..."

Rong Yu was silent for a moment, and confessed all the problems in his heart, "You decided to fulfill the prince? Not only his feelings, but also the freedom he wants?"

Shen Hui smiled wryly, "Otherwise, what else can I do? I'm already a loner. What's the point of killing his beloved and teaching him to hate me all his life? I don't want him to hate me, just for me I know very well what it's like to live your life with hatred for your father."

After so many years, he still can't let go?Tolerance and speechless sigh.

"I'm old, really. I don't think my heart is as hard as it used to be." Shen Hui sighed with emotion, his mood was overwhelmed, "Maybe it's because of you? You made me less cold and cruel than before."

Suddenly recalling what the prince said before, Rong Yu couldn't believe that he really had such a big influence.He lowered his head, and suddenly felt Shen Hui's hand brushing his cheek, and then stopped for a long time.

His eyes softened, and Shen Hui said softly, "I always feel that I am alone, but I am not. I still have you. Every time you go against my intention and stop me, I will think about it. There must be a reason to defend me. That's true, you have fulfilled my reputation every time, and guarded it carefully. It's a pity, you just don't want to believe me."

He suddenly changed his tone, complaining with grievance, "Running in in such a hurry, do you really think that I will give poisoned wine to brother Xian? You don't believe me at all, it really makes me sad."

This was something he did hastily and abruptly, and he felt ashamed in retrospect, Rong Yu lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to look at Shen Hui.

Shen Hui didn't take it seriously, and continued to talk, "You don't dare to take this risk. You would rather die than let me bear the name of killing my son. The situation was urgent at that time, and you didn't understand what was in your heart. Think, but I can guess. Don't worry, I don't blame you, and I know you can never sit back and let a person be killed in front of you."

He smiled, expressing those feelings that he had no time to sort out at that time.Rong Yu raised his head, and responded with a warm smile in gratitude.Over the long years, enough companions have penetrated the appearance and truly understood each other's intentions.

Afterwards, the matter was handled in a natural way, and the crown prince Shangshu asked himself to retire from the throne, and he was demoted to the prince to become a vassal.Shen Hui also granted him the title of king of Wu, and rewarded him with Wuzhong, which he had always been thinking of, as a fiefdom. At the same time, Shen Hui also gave him the permission to marry Shen Xian and Jiangxue, which could only be done when he was 16 years old Great wedding ceremony.

A few months later, he issued another decree to announce to the world that Shen Yu was made the crown prince.This year, the new crown prince just turned eight years old.

Perhaps because of Fang Lichu, or because of the coexistence of hopes and worries for the second son, Shen Hui finally became keen on supervising his studies, listening to his opinions on political affairs, and carefully teaching the way of the emperor.As a result, there was less leisure time than before, and gradually, Shen Hui also began to show some fatigue.

"I'm so diligent, why don't I see you praise me?" Shen Hui reprimanded in an almost coquettish tone when he was alone in his spare time.

Rong Yumang praised him repeatedly, but the smile on his face revealed his true thoughts, which made him more dissatisfied.

"It's not the truth, so don't say it. If this goes on, when will I go to the south of the Yangtze River?" Shen Hui raised his eyes, as if he was speechless and asked the sky.

For his obsession, Rong Yu sincerely admired him, "You can train the prince well first, so that when you leave the capital, with the prince of Jian Guo sitting in the court, you can travel around with peace of mind."

Shen Hui glanced at him lightly, dissatisfied with the answer, "It's better for you to help me share more, I will naturally take you with me when I go to Jiangnan, but you don't yearn for it at all, and I shave my head and pick my son to be hot?"

It is true that I am yearning, but my reason is still there. Rong Yu reminded, "You also know that if you go to the south of the Yangtze River, it will cost a lot of money. Where to go, if you really want to relax, why not choose a good day, I will accompany you out of the palace to visit."

Shen Hui shook his head all the way, and thought for a while to answer him, "The truth is good. In fact, I just want to see more about what the great rivers and mountains look like. Although the emperor is rich all over the world and sits on the world, he is actually trapped in one place. In the boxy cage—gold and green, it covers you tightly. It’s not as good as those literati who can leave footprints everywhere, and the world in their eyes may be more interesting.”

He suddenly smiled softly, lowered his eyes to meditate, and was fascinated, "It is said that the country belongs to the emperor, but how many emperors have never even seen the rule of the country. In fact, there is no permanent master in the world, and only the idler is the master!" It's a pity that none of us have such good luck in leisure."