wait for another year

When news of Deng Fanyun's death reached Chang'an, it was just in time for days of heavy rain.

Su Jun was resting and waiting for orders, so Xuanyuan Hui held Zhao Xu's hand and talked about watching the rain.

"No regrets." Zhao Xu pointed a finger at Xuanyuan Hui who was secretly moving the chess piece, "I don't know where you got into trouble, but you are not as good as others, but you are always thinking about opportunism."

Xuanyuan's face was shy, "I was wrong just now, let me do it again."

"Let me do it, what good will it do me?" Zhao Xu looked at him with raised eyebrows, "For example, let me try that Luoyang red?"

Xuanyuan Huixian was extremely shameless, "Why not?"

Zhao Xu watched helplessly as he moved several chess pieces in a row, and instantly reversed the situation, "Little rascal."

Xuanyuan Hui was happily preparing to feast on the Quartet, when Han Shishi announced outside the door, "Your Highness, the [-] miles of Jiangnan Road should be expedited."

After hearing Jiang Nan's words, Zhao Xu lost all thoughts of playing around, and stood up, "Shouldn't you send it in?"

He and Xuanyuan Hui looked at each other, their expressions were a bit ugly.

When submitting it, Xuanyuan Hui hesitated for a long time, and finally slid his fingers across the secret report, pointing at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu opened the secret report and sighed, "Princess Rouyi was poisoned and died with Deng Fanyun."

Xuanyuan Hui stopped talking, and in his whole life, he only saw Princess Rouyi twice—once at a very boring palace banquet, he was sitting in the arms of his father, looking curiously at the Qiaoxiaoqian Once, in the dungeon of the Suzhou Palace, Princess Rouyi, dressed in red, embarked on the road of no return covered with pink thorns without looking back.

"The corpse has already been collected, but at that time Deng Fanyun and Princess Rouyi were still entangled together, and they were already stiff, so they couldn't be separated..." Zhao Xu picked out the words.

"You said sister Rouyi hated me?" Xuanyuan Hui said without thinking.

Zhao Xu walked behind him and put his hands on his shoulders, "Hate? She had a rough life, and there are many people who hate her, so it's not your turn. Besides, the word hate is more important than five mountains and three mountains. It's lighter than the fallen duckweed. You see Princess Rouyi must hate Deng Fanyun, and Deng Fanyun must have hated Princess Rouyi before he died, but they still cuddled together and went to the underworld together."

"I've also read the secret letter you sent to Sister Rouyi earlier, but if she thought about it, she would definitely be able to assassinate Deng Fanyun and escape... But she didn't after all." Xuanyuan Hui murmured.

Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment, "My lord, how do you think about the funeral of Princess Rouyi? Why don't you bury her in Langya's tomb together with the previous son of Prince Langya?"

"Sister Rouyi was thinking about Langya Prince's Mansion before she was alive. It is very good to deal with it like this. As for Deng Fanyun..." Xuanyuan Hui sighed, "To be honest, among the children of the Deng family, I think he is the only one. If it can be done, it will be buried alive."

He paused, "On the spot."

Zhao Xu ordered someone to do it, and suddenly smiled, "Actually, if I say hate, I also hated the prince."

Xuanyuan Hui looked at him quietly, "I'm the one who succumbed to the inner house, I'm sorry for you."

"Not exactly," Zhao Xu gently rubbed his shoulders, "I'm afraid it's because of my temper, I hate being coerced by others the most in my life, even though I was in a hurry, you and the late emperor were too fussy at that time .”

"If you have to count like this, I hated you too." Xuanyuan Hui said in a low voice, "At least three times."

Zhao Xu sat down beside him and interlocked his fingers, "I know."

"You know everything, and you always have ideas." I don't know if the news of Princess Rouyi's death came too fast, Xuanyuan Hui's expression was a little panicked, "It was the time of poisoning, and the time in Minzhou. Last time, I almost got along with you." Li is the same. I admit that I may have lied to you about some things, but it is definitely not to the point where you don't believe me. Sometimes I even thought about taking the opportunity to uproot the gentry and make me the only one in your eyes ..."

"That will only make me hate you." Zhao Xu said silently, "What's more, the prince is wise, and he will definitely not do such a thing that hurts relatives and makes enemies happy."

"Of course, there are some things that I know you are doing for my own good." Xuanyuan Hui took a deep breath, "Forget it, I'm hurt today, so I won't mention these things in the future, I don't know how long you and I can live, Why worry about the past."

Although he never asked the national teacher for proof, Zhao Xu almost believed that the law of equalizing life was deceived by the national teacher. Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Hui believed it to be true, and couldn't help being both funny and heartbroken.

"In order to prevent the prince from hating me, I'm afraid there is something else that I need to report to the prince." Zhao Xu said slowly.

Xuanyuan Hui raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"

"When the city of Chang'an is broken and the lord wins the throne, I want to leave Chang'an for a while and come back after the dust settles." Zhao Xu paused every word, not surprised to see Xuanyuan Hui suddenly change color.

"What do you mean!"

Zhao Xu smiled wryly, "Just now the lord said that I don't believe you, look who doesn't believe who now? Just let me finish my sentence."

Xuanyuan glanced at him darkly, "I know it even if you don't say it. You want to avoid the limelight... and also want to test my attitude!"

Zhao Xu sighed wearily, "Shen Mi persuaded me before, telling me not to inform you in advance, because I was afraid that you would react in this way. Ah Hui, listen to me slowly."

He has always been cautious, even when there are only two of them, they are often addressed as "Prince", and they are rarely so intimate.Xuanyuan Hui was taken aback for a moment, then turned cold and pursed his lips in silence.

Zhao Xu pondered and said: "I leave Chang'an temporarily, it is only a temporary measure. The prince just said that I want to avoid the front for the time being. I admit that I want to avoid three things. If I am still in Chang'an, someone will use this to make trouble. Said that I influenced the prince and controlled the court situation."

"Firstly, entrusting the meritorious officials, secondly, the affairs of the harem, and thirdly, the establishment of the new dynasty." Xuanyuan Hui said it directly without thinking about it.

Zhao Xu nodded leisurely, "That's right."

Xuanyuan Hui sneered, "You will find leisure and leave me all the hot potatoes."

Zhao Xu was noncommittal, "Isn't it that the prince was most worried about my refusal to give in? Now I will make a statement, I will not fight or grab, it's up to the prince to decide."

"Oh?" Xuanyuan Hui stared at him, and raised the corners of his lips, "Even if it's the other things in the harem, I don't care about it, I believe it, but it's absolutely impossible for you to do nothing about changing the course."

Zhao Xu raised her eyebrows, "Don't you believe me, my lord? With all due respect, this world is your lord's world, including me, all the people in the world are your subjects, your lord. In one thought, it is not difficult to discuss meritorious deeds, such as titles, rewards, crimes or punishments, weighing the pros and cons together with the public opinion of the government and the opposition; the matter of the harem, you know my bottom line, and I am not worried; as for the establishment..."

If the system of the new dynasty does not change, it will last for decades if it is short, and it will last for one dynasty if it is long. It will be related to the honor and disgrace of many powerful factions...

Does Zhao Xu really not care?