Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 92 Silent ambiguity
"He is the father you kneel down and beg for every day, but he is not mine." Shen Yuning curled his lips.

When the second prince heard this, he did not hold on to Shen Yuning's rebellious words. Instead, he froze in place and couldn't help but think of some vague past events.

He and Shen Yuning are brothers in name, but there is no brotherly affection.There was a age difference between the two. When he went to the Imperial College to study, Shen Yuning grew up to be the governor's child.When Shen Yuning was older, he welcomed the princess out of the palace and opened his mansion.The extremely short time they got together made Shen Yuning a vague shadow in his impression.

He only knew that Shen Yuning was not close to anyone in the palace, and no one except the Queen Mother took him seriously. Even Emperor Xiaowen's attitude was indifferent and he always behaved indifferently.It's just that he does everything in a systematic way, and others can't find fault with him easily. What's more, the Queen Mother protects him like a lifeblood, so he was raised in the palace.

Seven or eight years ago, Shen Yuning had just entered the Imperial College to study. He was praised by Master Liu Jijiu at that time as being very talented and would become a Qilin talent in time.It's just a prince. An ordinary prince who is too outstanding and eye-catching will always be feared. At the beginning, there were many princes who were eyeing Shen Yuning and wanted to get rid of him.

At such a young age, without the blessing of his mother and concubine, Shen Yuning's death due to royal strife was almost predictable in the future.

But an episode changed the course of things.

One day, Emperor Xiaowen gave Shen Yuning a rare and finely crafted purple-hair pen. As a result, the fifth prince went to Emperor Xiaowen to act coquettishly and steal the pen.

Shen Yuning didn't feel distressed when she found out, she just sneered: "Wag your tail and beg for mercy."

After this incident, Shen Yuning invited himself to the Qingzhou Forgery Market.

Qingzhou is only one city away from the Southern Kingdom. There are already constant frictions between the two countries, testing each other, and even Qingzhou is not at peace, not to mention that it is still an errand in charge of trade transshipment in the market.

In the eyes of outsiders, Shen Yuning was tantamount to self-exile. Others only thought that he was angry with Emperor Xiaowen, and that's why he lost his mind.

It has been three years since Shen Yuning left. The situation in the capital has already changed, and several major families have their own powers.In addition, he rarely interfered in government affairs, and his mother clan had long since declined, so the princes no longer regarded him as a threat.

Over the years, whether it was as small as a purple hair pen or as big as Emperor Xiaowen's preference, Shen Yuning had always shown disdain to compete, but now he was uncharacteristically trying to steal someone from the second prince's hands.

This made the second prince feel a little curious after being shocked. It felt like seeing a sleeping beast suddenly open its eyes, and the skylight leaked out of the dark cellar for a long time.

The second prince gave Huo Qi a playful look: "Seventh brother risked such a huge price to take Miss Huo away. It seems that Duke Ning is a very valuable pawn in your eyes."

He paused, and slowly shifted his gaze to Shen Yuning: "However, I still have to advise the seventh brother, although we are the sons of the royal father, there is a natural barrier between the royal father and son that can never be overcome, and that is the imperial power. You have not been reprimanded by your father for so many years, but because you are unknown and have not made any mistakes. If he knows that you want to collude with Ning Guogong, he will not think about the relationship between father and son."

Huo Qi looked at the second prince with raised eyebrows and felt a little funny.

This second prince is indeed a person. All his people are dead. Not only is he not thinking about how to get off the ship safely, but he is also trying to instigate a relationship between her and Shen Yuning. Do you really think that she and Shen Yuning are lovers?Or did he know that Shen Yuning didn't dare to take his life?
Shen Yuning's eyes darkened and he suddenly laughed, "You know him well. Yes, if the emperor knew the inside story of the Binzhou incident three years ago, guess what your end would be?"

The second prince's pupils dilated and his voice trembled: "You..."

He realized his gaffe, and pretended to be calm: "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"The letter written to you by the governor of Binzhou is still in my hand." Shen Yuning wrote lightly, subconsciously turning the wrench on the index finger of his right hand.

Binzhou?Even though Huo Qi was always steady, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Three years ago, there was a severe drought in Binzhou, and the imperial court allocated 10 taels of disaster relief money. This was a huge sum of money, which could guarantee the local people's food rations for a year.But for some unknown reason, tens of thousands of refugees were still registered as having died of famine.When Emperor Xiaowen found out, he was furious and had the Binzhou governor and all his officials tattooed and exiled.This is a major case that shocked both the government and the public and involved many people. Is it possible that this matter is related to the second prince?
Sure enough, the second prince's expression changed like a rabbit whose tail had been stepped on: "You...what do you want to do?"

"Just a reminder, don't trouble me, let alone try to trouble Huo Qi. I know far more than you think." Shen Yuning smiled slightly, turned and left without looking at the second prince.

Huo Qi looked at her nose and mouth. When she saw that Shen Yuning was leaving, she hurriedly followed him. After all, the only thing she could count on now was this giant Buddha.

Huo Qi followed Shen Yuning to the stern of the boat, and saw a firefly-like light shining from the reeds not far behind the stern.Huo Qi took a closer look, and saw a shiny black Sanming Wau canopy boat, with the man in black standing at the bow who had just talked back and forth.Seeing Shen Yuning appearing, the man in black immediately drove the boat to the foot of the big boat.

Huo Qi watched silently as the black-covered boat was in trouble.

The awning boat is not far away, but people without martial arts can jump straight in, fearing that they will fall into the lake as soon as their feet touch the boat.She thought to herself for a moment, then squatted down in the corner of the stern of the boat and started pulling.

"What are you looking for?" Shen Yuning noticed Huo Qi's strangeness and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Huo Qi stood up and answered truthfully: "Your Highness, I want to see if there is a rope ladder here." However, she obviously returned without success.

There was a complex look in Shen Yuning's eyes.

Huo Qi saw that Shen Yuning pursed her lips and was about to say something more, but only heard a chuckle, Shen Yuning stretched out her long arms, grabbed her waist and swept forward.Huo Qi's body tightened, and he couldn't help raising his eyes to look at Shen Yuning, but only saw his sharp and cold side face.The hazy moonlight climbed onto Shen Yuning's cheeks inch by inch, making him look much softer than before.

In just a short moment, the two landed on the bow of the black boat like a pair of crows.The man in black saw Shen Yuning boarded the boat, made a bow, and quickly went to the rear to row the oar.

When Huo Qi stood firm, Shen Yuning let go of his hand, and his face returned to its usual cold expression, making Huo Qi feel that the chuckle just now seemed to be an auditory hallucination.

He said lightly: "Gouyue is not here today."

Huo Qi was stunned for a moment before realizing what Shen Yuning meant.

Gou Yue knew martial arts and was a woman. If Gou Yue was here, it would be most appropriate for Gou Yue to take her there. Shen Yuning may have felt that what he just did was rude to her.

Huo Qi didn't feel offended, but wondered why Shen Yuning felt uncomfortable.On the night of the Qiuju Banquet, Shen Yuning carried her up to the sycamore tree in the same way. At that time, Shen Yuning looked at her like a wooden stake, but he didn't see that he took those dogmas that men and women were different.

But thinking about it, Shen Yuning usually acts unruly, but after all, he grew up in the court, and he always cared about those rules and decency in his bones.

Huo Qi just shook his head slightly and said, "Submit your authority in emergencies."

The two oars hit the water up and down to push the boat towards the shore of Xilan Lake.Shen Yuning coughed slightly uncomfortably: "Let's go into the canopy and have a cup of tea."

　() I will post another chapter of sweets tomorrow
　　
　
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