many worries

At night, the moon is in the sky.

There was still a light burning in the Jingyan room. He was sitting on a chair, holding in his hand a volume of "Ksitigarbha Sutra" that he had just sorted out from the package of the Dianji Department.

According to the usual rules, there shouldn't be any books in the Taiqing Palace, lest Jing Yan read it and regenerate a rebellious heart.Emperor Yuande issued an edict to Daokou, saying that he allowed Dian to bring a few Buddhist scriptures to the abolished prince when he delivered things to the department, and ordered him to read them every day to relieve the ghosts who had died in vain because of the Chen family.

A gust of wind blew by, and the bean-sized candle flickered slightly on the window paper, and then suddenly brightened a lot.

Jing Yan raised his eyes, but in an instant, a man in black knelt down in front of him, and he just asked unhurriedly, "What's the matter?"

The man in black was Empress Chen's secret guard who had been placed beside the emperor during his lifetime. He was originally sent by Emperor Yuande to monitor Jing Yan, but because he was afraid that his contacts would be too close and it would be difficult to hide his flaws, he agreed that all matters on weekdays should be communicated by letter. report, unless there is a major event that requires a face-to-face report.And today the letter has been received, no matter what, the dark guard should not come again.

The dark guard's voice was deep and hoarse, but he couldn't hide his joy. He kowtowed and said: "The subordinate just got the news from outside, saying that the little general survived after being forced to fall off the cliff, and he has already contacted the people in southern Xinjiang. up."

The little general's name is Chen Sang, he is Chen Ming's old son, Jing Yan's uncle, he is nine years older, because his mother passed away early, and his eldest sister is like his mother, so he was almost brought up by Empress Chen.Chen Sang has been outstanding since he was a child. At the age of 16, he was able to go to the battlefield with Chen Ming, killing the enemy and drinking blood, no worse than a battle-hardened soldier.But because of the Chen family and Emperor Yuande, after that incident, he was sent to the palace as a bodyguard for several years, and only left the palace two years ago to go to the battlefield again, with a lot of military exploits.But last autumn, when there was chaos in southern Xinjiang, Chen Sang invited Ying, and the battle situation was good, but he died there unexpectedly.Later, when the Chen family was overthrown, Chen Sang was revealed again. He was accused of collaborating with the bandits in southern Xinjiang, and was pushed off the cliff because of the uneven distribution of spoils.And everyone knows that the oath Chen Sang made when he was five years old was to be loyal to the king and serve the country, and he was shrouded in horse leather. He did die, but he couldn't even keep his innocence after death.

Jing Yan didn't speak, and seemed to be thinking about something.It took a long time to turn a page of Buddhist scriptures, and it was the only sound in this silent night.

The dark guard raised his head secretly, and glanced at Jing Yan from the corner of his eye.

Jing Yan closed the Buddhist scriptures, and the candlelight not far away danced in his pupils, seeming to be on and off.

He whispered softly: "The news from the southern border, did you say what my uncle is going to do now? He wants to take revenge, so I have my own arrangements. If, as usual, I want to clear my grievances, I will kill him." Kill directly in the southern border, go down to accompany my grandfather and mother, and don't have to struggle in this world anymore."

The dark guard trembled all over, not daring to speak anymore.There were more than a hundred members of the Chen family together, and in the end there was only one Chen Sang who came back from the dead.

Jing Yan smiled again and asked, "Fourteen, what do you think?"

It is said that Empress Chen was very beautiful when she was young, and she was different from others. When she was offering incense in Dabei Temple, she was praised by the host for the beauty of the world, but she was very beautiful.Jing Yanxiao's mother, when she smiled slightly, was just like the expression of Buddha when he was merciful.

But he knew a long time ago that the prince is not a Buddha, but an evil ghost.

The hidden guard's name was Xiao Shishi, who was placed beside the emperor by Empress Chen more than ten years ago.At that time, the emperor and empress were newly married, and Emperor Yuande had never experienced that failed imperial conquest.The two of them rarely cared about their children. Taking advantage of the lack of official business, they went out for an outing in early spring. On the way, they ran into a group of hooligans.She thought about it for a long time, but she still didn't let go of her guard. She found an opportunity to send a few mature orphans who grew up in the Chen family.

She thought that if her relationship with Emperor Yuande remained unchanged in the next ten years, she would tell the other party about this and apologize personally.

However, Emperor Yuande's affection for her and the Chen family could not even last for two years.

Most of the original group of children died in the process of growing up, and there are not many left. Among them, Xiao Shishi has the highest grade and often accompanies Yujia.Last autumn, when Jing Yan was 14 years old, the border was in a hurry. Some people in southern Xinjiang colluded with foreign thieves, burned, killed and looted.At that time, Chen Ming had relinquished his military power not long ago and was living at home for the elderly. Hearing the news, he asked himself to go to war when he was in court, but was rejected by Emperor Yuande because he was old and sick, and he would no longer let the Chen family be contaminated with military power.

Xiao Shishi risked his life to get the real news of Southern Xinjiang from the emperor, which was much worse than what was reported now, because it was too important, so he personally reported it to the queen.

The queen couldn't bear to see the sad news, and wanted Chen Sang to go against the emperor's will, and then invite him to fight to quell the chaos.At that time, the relationship between the emperor and the Chen family was already very tense, and it eased a little only after the military power was relieved, but the empress was willing to do this again, which really made Xiao Shishi heave a sigh of relief.

In a blink of an eye, he saw the prince coming from the small Buddhist hall, the big cloak that he took off was soaked with sandalwood, and there was a little smoke and smoke.

Jing Yan glanced at the secret letter handed over, but Chen Sang was not allowed to ask for another order. The queen asked him, and Jing Yan pointed to the secret letter and said: "If you ask for another order, it will indeed be played. But by this time next year, it will be There is no more Chen family."

Empress Chen didn't know that the situation was so bad, and she didn't know that Emperor Yuande was cruel. She was still thinking about Nanjiang, and looked at him with a wry smile, "You don't look like the Chen family after all."

The prince's personality was quiet and introverted since he was a child, making him unpredictable. Empress Chen always felt that he was very similar to Emperor Yuande's temperament when he was young, but even deeper.

Jing Yan was 14 years old at the time, and he just smiled lightly when he heard the words, "My son's surname is not Chen. Besides, all living beings are suffering, so what does it have to do with Gu?"

Xiao Shishi knew from then on that his master was an evil spirit, who neither sympathized with sentient beings nor rescued them from disasters.He is a sharp knife, the blade is always outside, just to hurt people.

Over the years, only Qiao Yu was an exception.

Even Empress Chen didn't know what he was thinking about Qiao Yu.

After Xiao Shishi left, Jing Yan turned a few more pages of Buddhist scriptures, but he was not very meditative.He seemed to think for a moment, then lifted the lantern and walked towards the side hall.

Jing Yan pushed open the door, and the lights were indeed on. He walked to the bed, and there was no covering curtain around him, and he could see Qiao Yu who had fallen asleep early at a glance.He raised his head, his cheeks were slightly flushed, his mouth was open, and he was still drooling, with a cute, naive, ignorant appearance.

He was born pampered and soft, never guarded, and had some small selfishness, but he was always willing to share it with his prince.

There has never been a child with Qiao Yu's personality in the palace. Maybe every child is born with kindness, but before they grow up here, their innocence has long since disappeared.

Qiao Yu is unique, he shines in the dark.