Chongxi [rebirth]

Ye Yunting jumped off the carriage, pushed back the hidden guards, and walked towards him calmly.

Seeing him like this, Cui Xi also dismounted and bowed to him, his expression became less contemptuous and more sincere.

"Does Cui Changshi have any relationship with me?" Ye Yunting approached, feeling more and more weird.He finally confirmed that it was not his own delusion, Cui Xi's attitude towards him was more or less different from others,

No matter in the previous life or this life, when he was sent to Yongan Palace, Cui Xi had mentioned him, not to mention the few times he met later, Cui Xi treated him very politely.Although he has never seen Cui Xi's attitude towards other people, but from the words of others, it can be seen that Cui Changshi, Minister of Internal Affairs, is deeply favored by the emperor, and it is rare for an important court official to have a good face in front of him.

Some people called him eunuchs for putting on airs and put him in the same category as those eunuchs who had messed up the government in the previous dynasty.It is said that there is a vicious heart hidden under his pretty skin, and he is a colorful poisonous snake hiding in the dark.

Of course, the courtiers only dared to say these words in private, but if they said it in person, they failed to keep their heads.

Cui Xi was not considered a good person, but Ye Yunting's intuition told him that he didn't seem to have any malice towards him.It's just that he couldn't figure out what the origin was that made Cui Xi look at him differently.

Before that, he had no connection with Cui Xi in his memory.

Cui Xi had expected that he would ask this question, but he just smiled: "Your Excellency forgets a lot, so naturally he doesn't remember me." He changed his expression, but he didn't continue to talk about the relationship between the two, but said: " Eldest Young Master helped me once, and this time, I will pay him back when I come to see Eldest Young Master off."

He was talking about seeing off, but both of them knew it well, this time he had already decided to let Ye Yunting and his party leave.

Although Ye Yunting was not powerless to fight back, it was always a good thing to leave without damage.

It's just that he didn't want to confess his feelings in a vague way: "I don't remember ever being kind to Cui Changshi."

"It's just that the eldest son doesn't remember, and it's not a glorious thing." Cui Xi didn't want to say more, and smiled again: "It's getting late, so Cui only sent it here. It's a long way to go. Take care, son. I'll see you later, I'm afraid I'm an enemy."

He was talking about the enemy, but he still had a smile on his face, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong.

Seeing what he said, Ye Yunting couldn't ask any more pretentious questions, so he could only bow back and said: "Cui Changshi also take care, if we see you again in the future, Yong'an Palace owes you a favor."

Cui Xi didn't answer this time, just put his hands in his hands and watched him leave with a smile.

Ye Yunting got into the carriage, looked back from the window, and saw that he was still standing quietly watching from a distance, because he was far away, he couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, only saw his crimson official robe blown by the wind Get up, the corners of your clothes are hunting.

This scene seemed familiar, he recalled it for a long time, and suddenly from the dusty memory, he remembered the person who had met once.But at this time the carriage was already slowly moving forward, he poked his head out of the window and raised his voice backwards: "I remembered, you are Ah Si!"

Cui Xi stood on the spot, his movements seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then he raised his hands to his chest and bowed.

Even though he didn't answer, it was an acknowledgment.

Ye Yunting sat back in a daze, not expecting that Cui Xi would be Ah Si.

That memory was too long ago, Cui Xi had changed too much, and his age did not match his memory, so he couldn't remember it.

That was about when he was twelve or thirteen years old, when Ye Zhili somehow took him to a palace banquet for an unprecedented time.But he seldom went out, and when he suddenly entered the palace, he was panicked, and without Ji Lian as his companion, after entering the palace, he sat in the seat arranged by the palace servants, not even daring to move.

Later, I drank too much tea on the way, and I was really anxious.I had to leave the table for convenience.As a result, he lost his way when he went back, wandering around, he didn't know where he went to a remote palace, and ran into a group of young servants who were bullying a thin and weak servant.

The little servant was very thin and looked about the same age as Ji Lian, but he was forced to take off his clothes and kneel naked on the ground.The group of servants who were older than him surrounded him with obscene smiles, very close to humiliation.

The waiter didn't say a word, his swarthy eyes lit up briefly when he saw Ye Yunting in the opposite corridor, and then went dark again.

It was the first time for Ye Yunting to encounter such a nasty scene. Although he was young, he didn't know everything.Naturally understand what these servants are doing.This kind of bullying and humiliation is not only in the palace, but also in the Duke's mansion, but it is far from being so excessive.

He was young and energetic at the time, and he couldn't bear to walk away.Then he dared to reprimand him.

Those servants probably saw that he was not dressed in the palace, and thought he was some noble son who was going to the banquet. In shock, they arranged their clothes and scattered like birds and beasts. Only the little servant lost his support and fell to the ground.

Ye Yunting saw that he was pitiful and didn't even have a piece of clothing to cover his body, so he gave him his cloak.

On the contrary, the little servant was stunned, and silently wrapped his cloak tightly.Ye Yunting saw that he was just lying on the spot, and realized that he was injured and could not move. He wanted to send the Buddha to the west, so he followed his directions and sent him back to his residence.

For the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, the master of the palace will give generous rewards, and the palace people, whether they are on duty or not, all go to the lively place.Only lowly servants who can't show their faces in front of their masters will find some fun by themselves in remote places.And someone like the little servant can only become the fun of others.

Ye Yunting sympathized with him, but he couldn't change his situation.Only silently sent him back.

But the little servant told him his name before he left, saying that his name was "A Si".He remembered that the other party was very weak at that time, but he still stared at him and said to him: "When I met a son like you in the past, they would not drive away those people, but just watched from the side as if they were watching a show. Some people couldn't help it." , and thought I was dirty, and tortured me with all kinds of things. Why are you different from them?"

Ye Yunting didn't know how to answer him at that time, but he could only say "not everyone is that bad", and he also felt that he was not a son-in-law.

But Ah Si just remained silent for a while, and said, "But all the people I met were bad people."

Ye Yunting didn't know how to comfort him. Before that, he always thought that he was rejected by his father, and it would be very difficult to be looked down upon in the Duke's mansion. It wasn't until he met Ah Si that he realized that there was someone far worse than him. people.

He could only comfort him dryly, "As long as you work hard, you will get better."

But in fact, he himself didn't think this sentence was convincing. A little servant like Ah Si might die quietly in a remote corner one day.And he didn't have the ability to help him out of such a nightmare situation.

So he felt guilty after speaking, and ran away in a panic.

When he left, he looked back and saw Ah Si sitting on the bed wrapped in his cloak, staring straight at him with dark eyes.

Later, when he returned to the palace banquet, he was severely scolded by his father who was looking for him everywhere, and then he was taken back to the Duke's mansion. After that, he rarely had the opportunity to enter the palace, and Ah Si gradually forgot in his memory. .

Unexpectedly, the thin and weak servant at that time would become the emperor's most trusted servant.

Cui Xi was actually four or five years older than him, but Ye Yunting still remembered that he looked only nine or ten years old at that time, thin and pale, lifeless all over.

He couldn't find the slightest resemblance to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who is flamboyant and vicious today.

He suddenly remembered that when he was sent to Yong'an Palace, Cui Xi said to him: "Although the destiny cannot be violated, as long as people are alive, there is still possibility."

Thinking back to what he said when he ran away with a guilty conscience, Cui Xi actually listened to it.Later, when he died, it was donated to him.

Ye Yunting let out a sigh of relief, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Only now did I understand the true meaning of the comforting words I said casually when I was young.

As long as you work hard, there is always a chance.

For the young Ah Si, yes, and for him too.

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Cui Xijing stood on the spot until the carriage disappeared, then got on the horse and turned back.

His expression looked so happy that when he returned to the valley and saw the straight corpse on the ground, his tone was gentler: "We pursued all the way to Jizhou, but unexpectedly encountered an ambush in the valley, and the deputy commander died... ..." He paused after finishing speaking, glanced at the [-] Shence Army, and finished the unfinished sentence: "However, it is far-fetched to sacrifice one of the deputy commanders, and a few more people will sacrifice their lives..."

After finishing speaking, some people in Shence Army looked panic-stricken.

Cui Xi smiled, and lightly pointed at more than 20 people: "Kill them all."

Those who were pointed out were startled, and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Cui Changshi, please forgive me. I didn't see anything about what happened today. Please spare our lives."

"Under my command, I don't keep people who disagree with me." Cui Xi didn't have the slightest mercy, he waved his hand casually, and decided the life and death of these people.

Seeing that it was useless to beg for mercy, the more than 20 Shence soldiers changed their expressions and drew their swords to face each other: "Cui Xi, it is a capital offense for you to collude with King Yong'an!"

Cui Xi smiled: "It's a capital crime, but you are all dead, so no one will know?"

While talking, a one-sided fight has already begun.

Except for these people who specially brought in as scapegoats, the rest are his confidantes.

After everyone was cleaned up, Cui Xi said: "Come back, let's report to His Majesty, and come back to collect their bodies in a few days."

The rest of the Shence Army put away their sabers, mounted their horses and followed behind him.

Cui Xi sat on the horseback and looked back, only to see majestic mountains and vast sky and earth amidst the gray sky.

He looked away, thinking that when they returned to Beijing, Ye Yunting and his party should have arrived in Jizhou.Thinking of the emperor who was about to lose his temper, he hooked the corners of his lips happily.

Mr. Ye once told him that not everyone is that bad, but he didn't believe it.

He hasn't had a good day since he was born, and even his own mother beat and scolded him frequently.Later, seeing that he was good-looking, he wanted to sell him to Nanfeng Pavilion for gambling money. He didn't want to be a servant, so he sold himself into the palace to be an eunuch.But the result is not much better than being a young lady.

Over the years, he has not met a few good people, and Ye Yunting is one of the few.

Relying on the phrase "it will always get better if you live", he tried his best to climb up, but in the end he found that he was no different from those villains who had bullied him before.The humiliated Ah Si died long ago, and it was Cui Xi who survived.

And this world is full of "Ah Si" who are about to die or have already died.

A fierce cold wind blew across his face, and he could vaguely smell the smell of blood behind him.Cui Xi squinted his eyes, feeling a little annoyed suddenly.

The Beizhao imperial family is rotten from the root, and should have been disbanded long ago.

So is he.

"Eldest son, don't disappoint me." He murmured in a low voice, being swept by the cold wind, no one heard him.