At night, Jiang Miao's fever subsided, and Xu Shaoqing waited for him to fall asleep before leaving the secret room.

This secret room was specially built for Jiang Miao.

It was completed two years ago.

The secret room is made of the strongest materials and can be said to be indestructible. It is also located in the most secluded location of the Taiwei Mansion. You need to avoid many traps to enter, so it is very safe.

Xu Shaoqing came out of the secret room and arrived at the study, where he saw Fei Ying and An Yi who had been waiting for a long time.

When the two of them saw him coming, they bent slightly and raised their hands, "Master."

Xu Shaoqing said nothing. After bypassing the two people and sitting at the desk, he said calmly: "Do you want to plead for Dark Thirteen?"

An Yi moved his mouth and was silent for a long time. "He betrayed the master and disobeyed the master's orders. It is a capital crime. I have nothing to say."

"But he went through life and death for his master. This betrayal of his master was also because of his wife's order, so I still ask for mercy from my master." Fei Ying knelt down and kowtowed, with a hint of begging in his voice.

Xu Shaoqing looked up at him and smiled coldly, "Have I ever treated you harshly over the years?"

Fei Ying glanced at him, her heart trembled, she didn't dare to look directly into his eyes, "No, the master treats me very well."

"Did I say that once you follow me, you will only have me as your master, and my words are the orders you should execute."

"Yes." Fei Ying lowered his head even lower, his face pale.

"In that case, just step back." Xu Shaoqing lowered his head and looked at the memorial with an expressionless face.

Fei Ying stood up and became listless. The moment he turned around to retreat with An Yi, Xu Shaoqing said quietly, "I ordered An Thirteen to be executed. Can you blame me?"

Feiying and An turned around and lowered their heads, "Master's order, we dare not have any thoughts."

"Are you afraid to have it? Or are you not?"

An Yi quickly said: "No"

However, Feiying did not answer immediately and seemed to be struggling.

When An An saw this, he was frightened and quickly pulled his sleeves to signal him to speak out.

Fei Ying and An Thirteen have been together since birth. They wandered together and were homeless. They were rescued by Xu Shaoqing and became his subordinates.

The feelings are not without strong feelings.

One side is the master and the other is the brother who has been through life and death. It is difficult for anyone to make a choice.

Seeing him like this, Xu Shaoqing took out a jade pendant with "Thirteen" engraved on it from his lapel and placed it on the table, then smashed it in front of them with an inkstone.

The jade pendant shattered instantly.

Fei Ying and An Yi looked at the broken jade pendant. Their bodies were slightly stiff, their nerves were tense, and their expressions were stunned.

Xu Shaoqing threw the red tassel of the jade pendant in front of Feiying with a cold expression, "From now on, you are a member of the secret guard. You cannot come back without my order."

Feiying picked up Hongsui, his hands trembling uncontrollably, "Subordinate... follow your orders."

His face was pale and his mind was a little blank. He squeezed the red ears tightly, no longer caring about etiquette, and ran out with a slight stagger.

It seems that he wants to see Dark Thirteen for the last time.

An Yi looked at the people walking away, then looked at Xu Shaoqing, "Master..."

"If you have nothing to do, just go and guard him. If there is another time, come and see him." Xu Shaoqing said coldly.

An opened his mouth, swallowed what he wanted to say, and lowered his head, "...Yes."

After everyone left, Xu Shaoqing was the only one in the study.

The memorials piled up like a mountain, and he had to finish correcting them as soon as possible.

Now there is no Li Dynasty, only Dayao.

He was supposed to sit on the throne, but he didn't agree.

Dayao was in a situation where there was no emperor and only the Taiwei was in power.

emperor?

Ah……

He wouldn't want that position.

In that position, there were too many things he couldn't control, and no one could control him.

He would rather be a powerful prince and control others.

As for the emperor, he had other choices.

Xu Shaoqing was calm and calm, but some people were anxious.

Less than half an hour later, there was a noise outside the study.

"Ma'am, you can't go in."

"Dog slave, get out of my way!"

"Madam, you really can't go in. My Lord said no one can go in without his order."

"Can't even me?!"

There was a stalemate outside. Xu Shaoqing frowned, stood up and walked out. As expected, he saw a beautiful woman about 40 years old scolding the housekeeper with a sullen face.

"Why should Aunt Ruoqing be angry?"

Hearing this, everyone looked towards him.

When the woman known as Aunt Ruoqing saw him, her anger instantly disappeared, and she came over with small steps, her expression serious, "Your Highness, the country cannot live without a king for a day, and I ask Your Highness to ascend the throne as the emperor as soon as possible."

"Aunt Ruoqing, this is not my ambition. Your Royal Highness is just a title given to me by you and the ministers."

"So, His Highness the Crown Prince is not willing to be the king?" Aunt Ruoqing showed displeasure, "They all say that beauty brings disaster to water. I understand, this man is no worse than beauty. If I had known this, I should have put an end to this son of a prostitute as soon as possible. life!"

These words touched Xu Shaoqing's pain point. His expression instantly became cold, and his whole body felt chilly. "Aunt Ruoqing, please be careful what you say!"

"Is your slave wrong?" Aunt Ruoqing's face was slightly distorted, and anger burned in her eyes. "In order to avenge the country, we have sacrificed so many people and endured so much humiliation. Now His Highness has abandoned Dayao for a man. Is it possible? Has Your Highness forgotten how you have lived these 20 years? Is Your Highness’s attitude worthy of the ancestors of the Lu family, and worthy of the dead emperor and queen?!"

Facing her repeated questions, Xu Shaoqing's hands hanging by his side quietly clenched into fists. The emotions hidden deep in his heart burst out at this moment and spread to his heart. The taste was all bitter.

"I haven't forgotten." He said these three words slowly.

When he was young, he witnessed the murder of his biological parents and siblings, and saw the palace become a river of blood.

Aunt Ruoqing, the queen's maid, fled with him.

In order to survive, he studied hard every day and practiced martial arts.

But she was instilled with hatred every day.

He lives in hatred all day long.

Everyone just regarded him as a tool for revenge.

Those ministers who once had low status in Dayao were just waiting for him to reward them for their merits after he sat on the throne, and then thought about how to control the government and give him a puppet emperor to do it.

Their ambition is just written on their faces.

These people never saw him as a human being.

This kind of life is really hard.

It was so painful that he didn't want to think about it.

It wasn't until he met that person... that there was no sweetness in his world.

Is it wrong for him to want to capture this sweetness?

"But I don't want this throne. If Aunt Ruoqing has a suitable candidate, she can tell me, and I am willing to give up the throne."

"You..." Aunt Ruoqing looked at the indifferent young man, her head was buzzing, her energy and blood suddenly surged, and she almost lost her balance.

"But I promise that I will do my best to assist the new king, which can be regarded as saving the country. Please don't make things difficult for me, Aunt Ruoqing, otherwise..." He didn't finish his words, but Aunt Ruoqing somehow knew what he was going to say, and she couldn't help but A chill ran down my spine.

She raised the young man single-handedly, how could she not know his temperament.

What's more, once he makes up his mind, no one can make him change his mind.

Thinking of this, Aunt Ruoqing had a severe headache and a breath stuck in her throat.

"If Aunt Ruoqing doesn't want Dayao to fall into the hands of others, she can consider Yan Qi. At least half of his blood belongs to the Lu family."

Aunt Ruoqing looked at him, pursed her lips, and said with a deep look in her eyes, "Your Highness really worked hard for that Li Xingmiao, and even thought about his escape."

Xu Shaoqing looked at her attitude and thought of Jiang Miao's experience of falling into the water. He no longer showed respect to her. Instead, he slowly raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Yeah, I'm really sorry for Aunt Ruoqing's long-term expectations."

The man was obviously apologetic, but it made people feel extremely ironic.

"There is something I have always wanted to ask Aunt Ruoqing, do you really regard me as His Royal Highness?" Xu Shaoqing's smile became brighter, as if he had already seen through the person in front of him, "Or have you always regarded me as the gateway to the throne?" A stepping stone to glory and wealth? If I really get into that position, will I still have to give Aunt Ruoqing the title of Queen Mother?"

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Ruoqing was obviously uncomfortable, and her facial muscles were a little stiff. She quickly collected her emotions and said seriously: "Why does Your Highness miss me so much? Your loyalty to Dayao can be seen from time to time, and I am even more loyal to Your Highness." I am loyal and sincere, please ask yourself, I have nothing to do with Your Highness, and I dare not have such intentions."

But Xu Shaoqing's ability to observe words and emotions was as pure as fire, so how could he miss the flash of guilt on her face.

He suddenly laughed lowly, but the smile did not reach his eyes, "I still have many government affairs to deal with. Aunt Ruoqing, please come back."

Aunt Ruoqing moved her lips and flinched a little when she saw his extremely cold eyes.

"Slave...resign."

Unexpectedly, as soon as she took half a step, the man behind her said in a very gentle tone: "Aunt Ruoqing, you have worked hard for most of your life. It's time to take care of yourself. There are some things and people. Aunt Ruoqing doesn't have to worry about it anymore." , I really don’t want another person to die during this joyous day of restoration.”

Hearing this, Aunt Ruoqing froze all her movements, and her hands in front of her trembled slightly. She looked back at him in disbelief, with half of the blood on her face fading, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

The corners of Xu Shaoqing's lips slowly turned up, with a calm expression on his face, "Of course he is warning Aunt Ruoqing, is it difficult to understand?"

When Aunt Ruoqing heard this, she could no longer hold back. She was visibly panicked, but she showed a hint of anger unwillingly, "Your Highness, don't forget how you escaped from the palace 20 years ago and how you escaped safely. Things have grown up!”

"Aunt Ruoqing is trying to impress me with family affection, huh?" The smile on Xu Shaoqing's face became deeper and deeper, but his eyes were so cold that Aunt Ruoqing shuddered.

"But... Aunt Ruoqing, you are not a relative of mine. However, I returned Aunt Ruoqing's life-saving and nurturing grace to you on the day he fell into the water. Otherwise, how could Aunt Ruoqing still stand here and talk to me? "

Aunt Ruoqing looked at the young man who was smiling even more handsomely. Her figure swayed and her whole body instantly became cold. She trembled and her lips trembled: "I'm sorry, please leave."

She turned around and almost ran away,

She had always known that the young man was gentle on the outside but cruel and callous on the inside, but she never thought that she would also fall into the range of being cruel and callous.

This was the first time she had a profound understanding of the horror of youth.

The sound of footsteps drifted away.

Xu Shaoqing slowly withdrew his gaze, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, his eyes darkened, it was a day when the sun was shining brightly, but he seemed to be in endless darkness.

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