box of hearts

Chapter 18 Zhan Chunkui (17)
"When I was young, I could run so fast that all the eunuchs and maids in the palace couldn't catch me." Eloquently, "At the age of eight, a grand ceremony for the establishment of the crown prince was held. A beam in the Huangji Palace fell and broke my leg. The emperor deprived me of the position of crown prince for the first time on the grounds that the celestial phenomena were incompatible and I was disabled. And the beam was sawed off in advance by him. At the age of nine, my mother passed away. At the age of ten, my father, who had never summoned me alone, called me to him, patted me on the shoulder, and taught me to be a The responsibility of the prince, and then sent me to Mongolia and Tatar as a hostage for peace talks. As a result, I only slept in a tent on the grassland for seven days, and then I heard the news that my father led an army of 30 to raid the border. Did the Tatar sweat Kill me, he understands that I am just one of the game - "abandoned child". All this is only because my mother is the queen of the palace and the daughter of the royal family of foreign relatives; as her only son, I am the only The legitimate crown prince is also the heir that my father does not want to see. At the age of 17, I fled from the grassland all the way back to Beijing. This time, my grandfather came forward and mobilized the relatives and noble ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to help him in the name of the first assistant. For me, I asked my father to establish the country as soon as possible. After a protracted debate, my father finally gave in. He promised: whoever gives birth to a son first between me and the eldest son of the emperor will be the crown prince. My princess and the eldest son's side concubine are almost in Both sons were born on the same day, and my concubine was two hours earlier. Just before I was about to be crowned prince for the second time, the child broke out of acne and died before the full moon. The concubine was so sad that she threw a ring and hanged herself. I can't even guess it until I die. It's not a natural disaster that everyone thinks, it's a man-made disaster. Before the child fell ill, he wore a patchwork gown. That dress was ordered by my father, but by my brother's side concubine—— That is, the current Empress Dowager West—— came forward and sent it to the mansion. My brother and I were rivals, but the Empress Dowager and my concubine were sisters. A granddaughter was given to the emperor's brother as the new concubine—the next queen. Two years later, the father passed away, and the prince was in the throne. The first thing my elder brother did after he became the throne was to decree that I This lame brother with no wife and no children was imprisoned for life. It was not until another four years later that he died of an overdose of elixir in the palace of the favorite concubine, and the new emperor enthroned and pardoned the world. I was released. When the Tatars invaded the border, I Issue a military order and lead the three armies to fight to the death to win, thereby seizing military power, and then practicing Zuo Juju."

During the narration, Qi She's tone remained monotonous and calm, and then he stood still, staring at Qing Tian, ​​who was slumped in the chair, "I am comforting you, 'Misfortune comes, blessings depend on it.' Before I It's just a deposed king who has been imprisoned, but today he is holding the power of the country, not because of my status as the uncle of the emperor, but because I know how to defeat the invincible Tatar cavalry on the battlefield and use treacherous waves in the court. The tricks of trickery. The reason why I was able to defeat Tatar was because I was a hostage in Tatar for seven full years; Ugly politics. Believe me, like you, I have been betrayed by the people closest to me-more than once, I almost never believed anyone. When you knelt at the door of my house the first night, I kept thinking, Is this girl too smart or too stupid? I think I have the answer. That's why, I'm going to tell you all these darkest things, because you, have become I, Qi She, made the most upright decision in my life." He fixed his face in front of Qingtian, bent half of his body like a white horse, "Duan Qingtian, I want you."

Hearing this, Qingtian was stunned for a long while, then laughed "poof", spraying saliva on Qi She's face.She laughed herself up and down, and the heavy and wishful golden hairpin on the fairy platform bun was shaking, "Third Master, don't say that you are the supreme regent, even if you are just a pawn, as long as you can get real money , Qingtian's body is yours, why put up such a big fight?"

Facing her absurd attitude, Qi She only tilted the corners of his mouth, straightened his waist and said: "It's a lie to say that I don't want your body, but you can buy it with money, and you won't accept the heart inside it." Give it to me. I won't do the stupid thing of buying a basket and returning pearls." He took two steps and stopped in front of the door, looked down at Qingtian, and pressed his hand on one of her shoulders, "Your Mr. Qiao was selected by me with the imperial pen. Yes, so don’t be too sad, just a champion, if you lose it, you’ll lose it, and I’ll compensate you—the one who wins the champion.” He didn’t look at Qingtian any more, and only looked straight ahead for a moment with a smile on his face. Patted her on the shoulder, opened the door, and left.

(End of this chapter)