my awesome king

Chapter 74

Ji Heng is five years older than Ji Xiaomo, although the two were born to the same mother, but when his mother gave birth to him, she suffered a serious illness during childbirth and almost died.Concubine Shu gave birth to a son at that time, so Ji Hengyuan was raised by Concubine Shu, the mother of the third prince Ji Yongyuan.He has a restrained personality, and when his brothers are naughty, he is very well-behaved.

Five years later, the queen recovered from her illness and gave birth to a son named Xiao Mo, whom she loved very much.Due to the need to take care of the seventh emperor's son, the queen cared very little for the five-year-old Ji Hengyuan who was not brought up by herself. Even before the child was three years old, she did not bring Ji Hengyuan back from Concubine Shu's palace, but only concentrated on taking care of Qi'er.

The Empress was the daughter of the Grand Tutor back then, and was once a well-known talented woman in the capital, so Ji Xiaomo was taught very well by his mother since he was a child. He was talented and talented at a young age. The people here boast that he is a little wit.Because of his handsome appearance, picturesque face, and sweet mouth, although the concubines are jealous of the queen, they love this seventh prince who is the youngest but most like Emperor Rong De, and they like to coax him. He eats pastries.

Ji Xiaomo knew that his second brother was adopted by Concubine Shu, so he would visit Concubine Shu's palace from time to time.At that time, he felt that he had a deep relationship with his second brother, and he always called "Second Brother" sweetly and walked around behind his buttocks.

After going to Concubine Shu's palace many times, he worshiped and admired the third brother who was learning martial arts with General Li.At that time, literature was more important than martial arts, and his mother only paid more attention to literature, thinking that military generals would lose their status, so the matter of learning martial arts did not start at a young age, so he secretly peeked at the third brother when he was learning martial arts, and was finally arrested packaged.Ji Yongyuan has heard many rumors about this seventh brother, seeing that he likes to learn martial arts, he patiently taught him, and the relationship between the two gradually deepened.

Ji Xiaomo was taught at the age of six, and went out to study at the age of ten. Since then, he has often explained Confucian classics in front of civil and military officials. After the age of 13, he was good at riding and shooting, which can be described as both civil and military.So from his youth, this little prince has been deeply loved by Emperor Rong De.

Due to the extreme mediocrity of the first prince, Emperor Rongde even changed the practice of appointing elders as princes in previous dynasties. When Ji Xiaomo was ten years old, he wanted to make Qi'er the crown prince.However, due to the practice of previous dynasties, many officials objected to the establishment of the youngest as the emperor, and then Emperor Rongde could not withstand the pressure of those pedantic civil officials, and the matter fell through.

But Emperor Rongde wanted to let the officials know Ji Xiaomo's talent, so he made him go on tour frequently, and even let him go to the court to listen to politics when he was only 12 years old.He thinks that Qi'er is humble and courteous, and has a high talent for governing the country.If it is carefully cultivated, it must be a generation of Mingjun, creating a prosperous Xixia world.

After Ji Xiaomo was good at talent, and because of his talent and intelligence, after studying with Ji Yongyuan for a few years, he became a martial artist.After Emperor Rongde learned about it, when he was 13 years old, he ordered General Li Ran to teach Ji Xiaomo martial arts in person, and General Li was also teaching his daughter martial arts.That year was the first time Ji Xiaomo got close to a woman of the same age.This girl is the daughter of General Li, called Li Yanshan, a girl with an innocent and straightforward temperament.

At that time, it could be described as love at first sight, and the spring heart sprouted.He carefully taught her to draw and write, recited poems to match, silently prepared poems for her when she participated in the talent competition, wished her a helping hand, and defeated her hated opponent Mu Shuiqing.The two hit it off and became childhood sweethearts.Emperor Rongde saw all this in his eyes, thinking that when the Li family's prostitute daughter became Ji Xiaomo's concubine, he could win over General Li and elect his Qi'er as the crown prince, so he secretly pushed hard for the two people's close relationship .

At that time, everyone thought that the apple of the eye of the Li family would be the wife of the magnificent Seventh Prince.

That period of time was the most successful time in Ji Xiao's life.However, recalling the little things in the past, I felt that a plate of cold water was poured on my body, and my whole heart was completely chilled.

During the administration period, Ji Xiaomo was gentle, refined and capable.He has always been a virtuous corporal, friendly and easy-going, deeply appreciated by the court and the public, and has an excellent reputation in the court.The issue of the crown prince was suddenly brought up by some officials, especially General Li, the most prestigious general among the generals, who claimed to change the system of appointing the eldest son as the crown prince in previous dynasties, and proposed to make the seventh prince Ji Xiaomo the crown prince.

"At that time, I was too young, and I didn't know how to show my sharpness and be envied by others. I just wanted to perform well in front of my father and Li Yanshan that day in Qiushou, so I rushed to the front. I was told that wild deer and hares appeared in the woods to the east. Then I happily chased after him. Unexpectedly, the horse in the middle of the road suddenly went berserk, threw me heavily on the ground, and fled in a hurry. When I fell, unfortunately, I fell on a branch of a tree, and the branch pierced my foot hard. From the wrist to the knee. I fainted from the pain at the time. I found out later that the wild bear in the forest in the east went berserk that day and beat the great emperor brother and his entourage to death..."

Ji Xiaomo smiled bitterly: "If I was the first one to rush over at that time, now, instead of my right leg being disabled, I would be dead..."

At this moment, a sharp pain that had never been felt before spread from the bottom of Mu Shuiqing's heart: "Are you blaming yourself for the death of the big brother?"

Ji Xiaomo shook his head lightly, sighed and said, "Father was extremely saddened by the death of the elder brother, and in a rage, he punished the officials in charge of the autumn hunting that day with a staff of one hundred each, and dismissed a bunch of people from their posts. But I was seriously injured and fell into a coma. , made him gray-haired and aged ten years in an instant, and summoned all the imperial doctors to treat my leg disease carefully. The right leg was severely injured, the tendons were broken, the foot bones were shattered, and I lost too much blood. I was rescued from the ghost gate and came back. I woke up five days later. I was ignorant of everything. I was terrified when I found myself in severe pain and my legs were wrapped in gauze. At that time, my father said with concern that the imperial doctor used a straight bar to fix the leg injury. As long as I persist in taking the medicine and recuperate for a few months, the broken bones will surely heal, and I will be able to recover and walk again. At that time, I knew nothing, and thought that I had escaped a catastrophe by luck, and my fate was great.”

"During my recuperation period, there was an endless stream of people who came to see me. Everyone cared for me and gave me a lot of gifts. During those days, although my leg was injured and I couldn't get out of bed, I still read books and practiced some exercises on my hands. Martial arts, or playing chess with the brothers who came to see me, or writing some poems, drawing some paintings. At that time, I was not discouraged, insisted on taking medicine every day, and firmly believed that one day I would be able to back to normal."

"A few months later, the straight board on my leg was removed, but my leg disease was not healed, let alone getting out of bed to walk, and my body was even weaker. Unknown labor pains. The illness worsened, but the imperial physicians couldn't find out the reason. One by one, they knelt down in front of the furious father and begged him to calm down, while the mother was crying all day long, and her body was getting worse every day. In an instant, I From a proud son of heaven to a waste who can't walk."

Ji Xiaomo's voice was very indifferent, as if what he was talking about was not himself, but an irrelevant person.Listening to this, Mu Shuiqing felt sore pain in his heart, wishing that he could travel back to that time and take good care of Ji Xiaomo.What on earth are those imperial doctors doing?If he had recuperated well then, how could Ji Xiaomo be at the root of his illness now!
"One year later, the imperial physician diagnosed that my right leg was incapacitated by the medicine Shi Wuling, and I became disabled. My father saw me a few times, and saw that I was getting more and more decadent, mentally weak, and even unable to walk. I was groggy and gibberish all day long, so I gave up. The idea of ​​making me the crown prince after I recover is just to seal me as a prince, give me the palace, and order people to take care of me. The empress mother became more ill with grief, and with such a weak body, she can only visit me once a month. Li Yanshan used to visit me every day, was gentle and considerate to me, and took good care of me to eat, drink and dress me, but after a few months, she stopped coming. Those who used to give supplements in an endless stream never came again. The palace is deserted , leaving only a few servants who were eating, drinking and joking. I gradually forgot that I was out of everyone's sight, and I finally knew the warmth and coldness of the world."

Ji Xiaomo sighed with emotion, and looked at Mu Shuiqing gently.

After his leg disease, the people who flattered him gradually alienated him and supported other princes when they saw that he had no hope of recovery.Even his former sweetheart, seeing that he was disabled and unable to walk, first encouraged him with soft words and took care of him for a few months, but then, unable to bear his inconvenience, abandoned him and left to marry the new emperor...

Only Mu Shuiqing was willing to squat on the ground to bathe him, rub his feet, make soup for him, take care of him wholeheartedly, and show sincere concern in every move.

At that time, he felt that the darkness shrouded in front of his eyes was suddenly blown away by a warm wind... The sun that he hadn't seen for a long time was shining on him warmly... He even felt that his heart that died suddenly came back to life .

He used to not care about death, he only thought about getting revenge, and after electing a new emperor, he would be able to let go of the world and stay away from these annoying disputes.Now, he wants to live longer, he wants to hold hands with Mu Shuiqing until he grows old.

Mu Shuiqing couldn't imagine how many blows such a young man, who was so handsome and talented, would receive one after another because of this scar.The loved one abandons himself, and is sick and weak all day long, lying on the couch.How did he survive all these years!

"At that time, the people who visited me the most were the second and third brothers. The third brother was named a general by his father and went on expeditions year after year. Seeing that I was getting more and more decadent, he scolded me several times and wanted to wake me up. But that At that time, I was desperate, and I just wanted to die. When he went out, he asked Sanhuang's wife to stay and watch me explain me, and don't let me do stupid things. Every time the second emperor comes, he will bring a lot of supplements, and he will say something The things about Chaoli relieved my boredom, and kept encouraging me to make me discouraged. Later, I gradually got out of despair and began to take medicine slowly."

"Until three years ago, when the third brother came to see me, he told me that the death of the eldest brother was suspicious. He found the guard who told me that there were wild deer in the forest in the east, and forced him to find out the truth."

Ji Xiaomo sneered softly: "The ridiculous thing is that someone wanted to kill me, but I managed to escape with great difficulty. Only then did I know that the elder brother was jealous that I was loved by my father, and he was afraid that I would win the championship in one fell swoop. It made him lose face, so he followed me all the way. When someone told me that there were wild deer in the east woods, he secretly shot down my mount with an arrow. Seeing that I fell off the horse and fainted from the pain, he ran towards the east woods with a whip, thinking about shooting more A few deer regained their father's reward. Unexpectedly, it was a game. Some people wanted me to die tragically under the hands of wild bears. But the person who died in the middle game was the elder brother."

(End of this chapter)