I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 35

Hearing Liu Sheng's insincere words, "Why don't we just forget about it?" ’, Dou Ying and Liu Pengzu on the side also showed a playful smile.

Especially Dou Ying, who looked at Liu Sheng was full of banter.

"—Young Master Sheng, who is unparalleled in benevolence and filial piety, when did he control other people's life and death?"

"Especially when it comes to matters related to Jackie, there is no one you dare not offend, or what you dare not do!"

"Hey!"

"I said no, but my little hands are really tight..."

Teasing with a smile, Dou Ying couldn't help lowering her head, looked at the sleeves tightly held by Liu Sheng, and raised her eyebrows;

But Liu Sheng smiled awkwardly, moved his body forward without changing his face, and clenched the corner of his clothes even tighter.

"Nephew, isn't it, there is really no way..."

"If my uncle is really unwilling to help, then my nephew will not dare to force..."

Listening to Liu Sheng talking with tea in his mouth, but still tightly clutching his sleeves, Dou Ying smiled and shook her head again.

"You boy..."

The uncle and nephew joked and laughed for a while, and when Liu Sheng let go of his hand with a playful smile, Dou Ying finally turned his face serious again.

"Xiao Jiu;"

"Uncle asked you."

"—Is it Xiao Jiu's idea to be a teacher and Prime Minister?"

"Xiao Jiu, do you intend to seize the heir apparent?!"

Asking without warning, the atmosphere in the gazebo suddenly became cold, and Liu Pengzu on the side even pursed his lips and took a deep breath.

In front of Dou Ying, Liu Sheng also smiled back, and after serious thinking, he looked at Dou Ying sincerely.

"Cousin."

"Grandmother and uncle watched me grow up little by little in the palace; what kind of person I am, grandmother and uncle should be the most clear people in the whole world."

"If others have such doubts, then I can still understand it as human nature;"

"But if even my cousin thinks that I want to worship the prime minister as my teacher, or even have thoughts that I shouldn't have, then even if I jump into the Wei River, I'm afraid I won't be able to wash away the infamy of 'seizing the heir'... "..."

Expressing his thoughts with sincerity, Liu Sheng looked deep into Dou Ying's eyes, his expression full of calm.

For that position, Liu Sheng dare not say that he is not interested;
But Liu Sheng knows what should be disputed and what should not be disputed.

I also know that position, who can fight for it, and who can't fight for it.

And with the passage of time, as Liu Sheng got older and his understanding of the emperor Liu Qi became more and more comprehensive, Liu Sheng's instinctive desire for that position was also visibly disappearing with the naked eye.

——Liu Sheng, he doesn't want to be like his father Liu Qi.

So when answering Dou Ying's question, Liu Sheng was indescribably frank;
And this candid gaze without the slightest hypocrisy finally dispelled Dou Ying's previous doubts.

"In this way~"

"The rumors inside and outside the government and the public are true?"

Asked again suddenly, causing Liu Sheng to be stunned, but saw his brother Liu Pengzu beside him, and gave Dou Ying an 'hmm' at the right time.

Seeing the eye contact between Liu Pengzu and Dou Ying, Liu Sheng would also feel sorry, and immediately nodded with a look of anger.

"At first, we thought it was Zhidu's incident, which made the emperor unhappy;"

"It was only later that I found out that it was because of the "Strategy to Cut Fans" that my father threw me to this old Marquis of An's mansion so that the prime minister could get busy."

"It's a pity that the Prime Minister's attitude towards the "Strategy to Cut Fans" is still very firm."

"Father's calculations are in vain, but the fact that we two brothers worshiped the prime minister as our teacher was hated by Li Ji again..."

Seeing the indescribable anger on Liu Sheng's face and the anger visible to the naked eye, Dou Ying finally had no hesitation.

"I understand."

"The prime minister was opposed to the "Strategy for Cutting Fans", and His Majesty was worrying, but Xiao Jiu hit His Majesty's muzzle because of General Zhonglang's affairs;"

"Your Majesty ordered Xiao Jiu to be a teacher, and Jia Ji was worried that Li Ji would misunderstand this matter, so she asked Xiao Qi to also study as a teacher."

"But even so, Li Ji still misunderstood this matter, and has a grudge against the three of you, mother and son?"

Hearing this, Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng looked at each other for a while, then nodded deeply to Dou Ying.

"We are worried that in the future, after our two brothers become kings, the mother who stays in the palace will be bullied by Li Ji."

"But because of her elder brother, Li Ji is really 'in the limelight'."

"That's why I asked the prime minister to help my two brothers with a plan to resolve the resentment in Li Ji's heart;"

"It's just that I didn't expect the prime minister to invite me, it was my cousin..."

Hearing this, Dou Ying only nodded again, bowed her head and thought for a moment, then stood up with a relaxed smile.

"Since this is the case, there is nothing to say."

"From now on, you two brothers, just pretend that this incident never happened;"

"What happened in the past is what will happen in the future, as long as it's business as usual."

Hearing this, the two brothers were stunned for a moment, seeing Dou Ying getting up from the seat, they couldn't help but panic!
"Cousin!"

Standing up hurriedly, taking advantage of Dou Ying's time to stand still, he tightly grasped Dou Ying's sleeve again, and Liu Sheng looked at Dou Ying with full of astonishment.

"Cousin, this is, won't you help us?!"

But Dou Ying shook her head with a wry smile, then looked down at the sleeves that Liu Sheng had grabbed again;

Seeing that Liu Sheng didn't intend to let go at all, Dou Ying let out a long sigh.

"Before you invited me here, did the Prime Minister say: The only thing Li Ji dare not be sloppy about is the position reserved for the eldest son of the emperor?"

When the two brothers nodded in unison, Dou Ying smiled again, shook his arm lightly, and shook his sleeve out of Liu Sheng's hand.

"So, all you need to know is: Cousin, I can remind Li Ji, 'Don't make fun of the position of the eldest son of the emperor', that's fine."

"Other things, you don't need to know too much."

"Furthermore, the Empress Dowager is still alive, and Empress Bo will also 'live' in Jiaofang Hall for a while."

"At this juncture, the two of you can't get too close to Li Ji, otherwise you will be hitting the Empress Dowager and Empress Bo in the face."

Speaking with a relaxed expression, Dou Ying finally smiled again: "Listen to my cousin."

"Just pretend that none of this has happened, and study under the Prime Minister's door down-to-earth;"

"When all the dust settles, follow His Majesty's will, and you can rest assured."

"There's my cousin on Li Ji's side, so nothing can go wrong."

After leaving such a sentence, Dou Ying turned around with a smile, confidently put her hands behind her back, and walked towards the gate of the Hou Mansion.

After Dou Ying left, Liu Sheng turned his head in confusion, but saw his elder brother Liu Pengzu was smiling, looking meaningfully in the direction of Dou Ying's departure.

"in this case······"

"Is the prince Taifu..."

　Uh... I went to grab the food, and there was a huge crowd of people to squeeze home. I'm afraid it will be too late for the third watch today, so let's wait for the second watch.

　　Thanks to the rainforest boss, but unfortunately I didn't believe it yesterday...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)