Since I met you, people are dying every day

Zhou Yi's eyes were terrified, and he asked anxiously, "Who is Ye Kuang?"

"Kuang'er is indeed my nephew, but he's not his own nephew." Ye Sirui stood up, picked up a pen from the pen holder on the table, and read it over and over again. "I am the second son of my father. My elder brother and I are twins. This incident just solved my father's serious problem. Since I was four years old, I was sent to the palace as the son of King Xiang to be a proton. The elder brother was left in the palace and grew up under the protection of a few insiders."

As soon as Ye Sirui looked up, he saw Zhou Yi's shocked expression.Even though Zhou Yi had been shocked for countless times that night. "You don't know. Not many people know about the fact that Xiang Wang's son entered the palace as a hostage. However, the hostage is actually not that miserable. In name, I was the prince's companion, but when I entered the palace, the prince's elder brother died. How can I keep up with his progress."

Ye Sirui looked at the pen and laughed.Zhou Yi noticed sensitively that he called the prince an affectionate elder brother, but he called his twin brother a cold elder brother. "You have a good relationship with the prince?" he asked involuntarily.

Ye Sirui shook his head. "The prince has a very good relationship with everyone. The elder brother of the prince was intelligent when he was young, with a calm personality and gentle manners. He was not praised by clan officials. His Majesty was only one year old at that time, because Concubine Ning was not favored, and he was not favored by the former queen. Hi, Your Majesty was also often ignored by the late emperor, and it was the prince who often visited his younger brother, which made the people who served your Majesty dare not neglect." He spread the pen with the bald tip on his hand and showed it to Zhou Yi. "I haven't been practicing calligraphy for a long time, and my arm strength is unstable. The elder brother of the prince held my hand and taught me how to use the pen. I used this pen. I was reluctant to throw it away, but he really didn't throw it away."

That pen does look a little old.

"You were four years old. At that time, I should have been only six years old." Zhou Yi also recalled, "When my parents were still there, the family was not rich, but my father was a carpenter and barely made ends meet. He likes to make small gadgets, and he made me the wooden flute I used to have, and he also taught me how to play it.”

Ye Sirui first thought of the scene where little Zhou Yi was learning to play the flute, and couldn't help laughing, but when he thought that this was all gone, and who was the one who caused his family to be ruined and lost everything, he suddenly felt that it was difficult to support the corners of his mouth.

"I was only nine years old when my parents died. I lived with beggars on the street for a few months. Every day I robbed a group of beggars for food, begged everywhere, and often suffered from hunger. Occasionally, when I was lucky, some kind-hearted people gave me alms. Only then can I get something to eat. It was also at that time that I fought with other people for a steamed bun, and Master noticed and took me in."

"Is it... because of the flood? The King of Xiang embezzled the relief food?" Ye Sirui asked cautiously.Through the silent man in front of him, he could still see the shadow of the lonely boy.

"Yes, don't worry, I don't blame you. I found out later that the day I took me in, my master had just been ordered to kill Wu Binghuan. Do I want to hate him too? Then I'm too tired." Zhou Yi comforted Ye Sirui even smiled at him. "What about you? Didn't you tell the story, why did it involve me again?"

Ye Sirui swallowed and thought. "When you were nine years old, oh, I was seven years old. In fact, I had a good life. The late emperor treated me very kindly. When teaching the crown prince, he often tested my memorization. I recited it well. He often praised me and said I was smart. It's the same as the prince's brother." Ye Sirui's pale face gradually turned red. "Even the name Ziqi was chosen for me. Sometimes I feel that my biological father is nothing more than that. My food and clothing costs are comparable to the prince's. The prince's elder brother treats me well, and the palace people will not be embarrassed." Me." He looked around, with endless nostalgia in his eyes. "A long time ago, I have always lived in the main hall of Zhongcui Palace. Because I was afraid of the dark when I was a child, I would sneak into the prince's brother's room in the middle of the night, and he patiently coaxed me to sleep every time."

"He is a good brother." Zhou Yi said.

"Yeah, he's a good brother, but I'm unlucky." The blood on Ye Sirui's face gradually faded again. "When I was ten years old, I had a dream. I dreamed that the king of Xiang rebelled, entered the capital, and killed the first emperor and the prince. I was very scared. I don't know if my father really wanted to rebel, but The Taifu taught me to read history books, and I know the result of the feudal king's chaos." He took a deep breath, "So I spoke to the former emperor and the prince's elder brother and asked to cut down the feudal clan."

"You? Speak up and cut down the feudal clan?" Zhou Yi rushed there a little funny, "But isn't he your father?"

"Yes, although I often pray that he is not." Ye Sirui muttered to himself. "You think it's strange? In fact, it's nothing strange. At that time, the elder brother of the prince was already 16 years old, and he had been watching politics and discussing affairs for a year. I followed his ears and eyes, and naturally knew that my father's bad deeds. Be more peaceful. I thought... I thought that my father is a traitor, my son can still be a loyal minister, and the prince's elder brother will definitely believe me."

There was a bleak smile on the corner of his mouth. "They believed it, so they started cutting down the feudal clan. But we didn't know that after the death of King Qi, my father understood the truth that the Tian family has no brothers, and planned this day. As you can see, he amassed money crazily, It was to build weapons and incorporate guards. And my proposal to cut down the vassals and guards of the vassal kings fell into his hands. The unprepared court was caught off guard." His eye circles were a little red again.He realized it himself, and he didn't want Zhou Yi to see it, so he put his head aside. "The first emperor was originally weak, angry and impatient, and died not long after. The prince's brother... the prince's brother was under house arrest. The king of Xiang reprimanded him for bewitching the public and treason, abolished his position as the prince, and supported His Majesty enthroned."

One is his biological father, and the other is his elder brother who has been deeply affectionate since childhood. Even Zhou Yi can feel how embarrassed he is. "Then...then what do you do?"

"What should I do? There is no such thing as me in the palace. The world only knows that King Xiang has a son. My elder brother entered the East Palace as the son of King Xiang openly. Get off this Zhongcui Palace." He walked to the table and carefully put the pen back in its original place. "I will never let the scene in the dream happen again, I will never let the prince's brother die, but I can't persuade my father...he has no feelings for me. On the contrary, my existence is a threat to my brother. , I have no choice but to persuade the elder brother of the prince to surrender." His eyes also dimmed. "That was the first time I was kicked out of Zhongcui Palace."

"What happened after that?" Zhou Yi was already caught up in the story.Ye Sirui's expression and behavior, his eyebrows fluctuating, all matched the story, and Zhou Yi was also moved by him.

"After that? Brother Prince became discouraged and began to indulge in sex. By mistake, his father thought he was no longer threatened and allowed him to live for a few more years. However, I was wrong after all. People like my father have seen How could his elder brother tolerate the deposed prince alive?" Ye Sirui smiled wryly again, "Maybe God is punishing me. The things I tried my best to avoid just happened one by one. I betrayed Father and brother, that is disobedience; persuading the lord to surrender, is disloyalty. What face do disloyal and unfilial people have in the world?"

The grief in his tone was too strong, Zhou Yi immediately went up and hugged him, regardless of whether his expensive clothes would be wrinkled or damaged by himself, hugged him tightly, and pressed his head into his arms to go. "Listen, these things are in the past. I only listened to you to understand what happened. If you keep complaining about yourself, then I won't listen." Zhou Yi suddenly felt that returning to this familiar palace, Ye Sirui also He became the cautious proton who relied on his elder brother in the palace back then.

Ye Sirui rubbed his face against the clothes on Zhou Yi's chest a few times, then raised his head and whispered, "Brother Prince passed away, and I was already 17 years old at that time. My elder brother always opposed me and picked on me. Seeing that the prince’s elder brother sneaked out of the palace for the last time. And his death, his death was also caused by me. Do you still remember Mr. Zhu who changed his face into Zhu Kun? Entering the palace, it was he...he was the one who spoke to my father, saying that I was too close to the elder brother of the prince, and I was afraid that it would cause trouble, so, so..."

"Then what happened to Ye Kuang?" Zhou Yi slowly patted him on the back and changed the subject.

"Didn't I say before that the prince's elder brother indulged in debauchery, and the father didn't short him for food and drink, and also helped him take in a few concubines. That...that palace lady was also given to him by the father." His eyes drifted. He didn't want to talk more, Zhou Yi remembered that he once talked about the maid he admired, and the ending with the maid, so he didn't want to ask more. "But the concubine will be fed the soup after going to bed, and the prince's brother doesn't want to leave an heir. In fact, I am too." He whispered. "But when I went to see the prince's brother for the last time, there was a maid who was very strange and followed me secretly. Later, I got rid of others and asked her what was wrong. She knelt down and begged me, saying that she had just found out that she was pregnant."

"I failed to keep the prince's brother, but I must keep his child."

There is nothing more to ask, Ye Sirui's firm tone has already explained everything. "Then you... are you also very close to His Majesty?"

Ye Sirui shook his head, "Your Majesty is three years younger than me, and was only eight years old when he became the throne. I'm afraid he has been hating me all these years, hating me for killing the prince's brother."

"Then why can he tolerate you?" Zhou Yi asked bluntly.

"I promise to help him go to King Xiang." Ye Sirui also answered directly. "At that time, the king of Hunan was on a tour to the south, and my elder brother got worse and just wanted to find an excuse to get rid of me. Kuang'er was young, and although he was taken care of by a nanny, I was always worried and would sneak out to see him from time to time. One day Caught by my brother."

"When things come to an end, I have no choice. My elder brother doesn't care about Kuang'er's life or death, but when my father comes back, he will definitely deal with Kuang'er. I may not care about my own life or death, but I have to worry about Kuang'er."

"So I took the initiative to find His Majesty and told him that I am willing to help him get rid of King Xiang, as long as he can save Kuang'er's life."