For the emperor

Cang Tiansu's coming-of-age ceremony was presided over by Emperor Cang Jing himself. As soon as Emperor Jing made this decision, I don't know how many people's eyes were shocked.

Li Quan presented the imperial decree with both hands, Cang Tiansu said "Thank you Lord Long En", calmly faced the complicated and difficult gazes of all the brothers, and put the bright yellow scroll into his sleeves.

After so many years of stumbling and stumbling, he expressed that he couldn't accept the turbulent fatherly love that Emperor Cang Jing suddenly shaved his head and turned his head hot.

It had been delayed until now, and Emperor Jing refused to give him a candidate to decide to preside over the crown ceremony. He had agreed with Duan Yu, and he had already attended the Ministry of Rites. He did not expect that Emperor Jing would intervene at the last moment.

Cang Tiansu has a bit of a headache, reuniting with Cang Tianci is just a temporary idea, no matter what, judging from the daily relationship between the two of them, it is always the initiative of the second prince of the Great Cang Kingdom, Cang Tiansu is vaguely ignoring his behavior Feeling guilty to some extent, this is the appropriate way to show weakness and ease the relationship between the two.

After all the calculations, he never expected that Cang Jinglan would catch him in the face of this matter.The emperor probably thought that he intended to win over Cang Tianci, and was worried that the combination of the two eldest sons would jeopardize his status as a father, so this happened.

As a bright target that needs to float in front of everyone from time to time, His Royal Highness Prince Yong let out a long sigh of relief. He feels a lot of pressure now.

Cang Tiansu was squinting his eyes halfway and thinking about how to avoid the open and dark arrows that he was about to face, when he suddenly felt the carriage moving steadily under him come to a sudden stop.

The coachman who drove him came out of the palace with Liu Quan when the mansion was first built, and was originally Cang Jinglan's imperial coachman. The prince-class frame itself also has a complete anti-vibration system, and it has always been extremely stable. He didn't expect it at all. When such a thing happened, the whole person fell forward, hastily covered his head with his hands, and finally fell heavily on the ground.

The car was covered with a soft silk car mat, and Cang Tiansu was not seriously injured, but a layer of oily skin was scratched on the back of his right hand, with blood oozing out a little.

The carriage stopped abruptly, the attendants who followed the carriage rushed to the door, the driver knelt on the ground and confessed his sins, Cang Tiansu shook his head and didn't bother with him.

He came out after dinner in the palace. At this time, the lights were just on, and it happened to be in time for the night market. There were not a few people bustling with people on the street. They were blocked by the advance guards before, and now they were watching from a distance. Here to watch the fun.

He was unlucky enough to drink cold water and his teeth were stuffed, and Cang Tiansu's head hurt even more. He turned his head and looked at the farmer kneeling in the middle of the official road. The man had white hair and looked past his ears, his face was dusty and his clothes were worn out. Unbearable, full of patches.

The old farmer suddenly rushed into the official road from the side just now, and knelt straight in the middle. The carriage was less than three meters away from him at this time. The old farmer didn't realize it. Please help Master Qingtian!" His voice was like straw sandals grinding on the sand, it was noisy and hoarse.

"Bold, this is the carriage of Prince Yong. Where did the unscrupulous people dare to bump into the prince?" Liu Quan accompanied him into the palace this time. Seeing this, he immediately sank into the water. , and cursed at the guard, "What are you doing, why don't you drag that damned troublemaker down?!"

Cang Tiansu pursed the corners of his lips and did not make a sound, but now he slightly frowned and glanced sideways at Liu Quan. The latter shrank his neck, took a step back unobtrusively, and beckoned to whisper a few words to a nearby eunuch.

The little eunuch nodded cautiously, and while everyone's attention was not on him at this time, he quietly turned his head and left the vicinity of the carriage.

Cang Tiansu waved his hand to stop the guard who was going forward to pull him, got off the carriage, bent down and touched his shoulder personally: "Old man, please get up first."

"My lord, please help me, my lord, please help my family—" The old farmer had clenched his fists like chicken feet, but now he was trembling, not daring to follow his movements, and subconsciously tried to avoid his movements with a stiff body. The hand, the right hand naturally raised slightly, and a black light flashed at the tip of the thumb and index finger.

It was a black jade product in the shape of a ring. Cang Tiansu's eyes moved, and his face remained calm: "According to the law of my Great Cang, if the people suffer injustice, they can go to the county government to beat drums to complain. Make a decision, and there will be a higher level of Jingjingfu Yin to make the decision for you."

"My lord, please help me, my lord, please help us—" the old man just kept repeating, crying and kowtowing.

Cang Tiansu was silent for a while, and Liu Quan hurriedly said: "Your Highness, according to the law of our dynasty, civilians are not allowed to leapfrog the ranks to appeal, not to mention bumping into the prince's frame without permission and injuring you, this is disrespectful, and should be escorted..."

There were hundreds of people around waiting to see how he would deal with it, and someone jumped out to help him continue his tricks. Cang Tiansu gave Liu Quan a higher look. This person is so knowledgeable and interesting, no wonder he is favored by Emperor Jing.

Secretly admiring in his heart, Cang Tiansu's complexion darkened, and he said coldly: "Presumptuous, when will you have the part to speak here, is he stopping this king's car or your car, is this king the prince or are you the prince? "

Liu Quan shivered in fright, his pale face dared not make any further noises, and he looked like a vicious slave who failed to pretend to be a tiger.

Cang Tiansu caught it out of the corner of his eye, and smiled in his heart, pretending he didn't see it, and looked down at the old farmer, his expression calmed down a little: "Old man, you have the right to get up and speak, and explain clearly how wronged you have been. If there is something to do, it will naturally be decided for you."

He was originally born with picturesque features and handsome as jade, but now he speaks softly, with a gentle expression and a bit of majesty, which makes people feel good at a glance.

The old farmer trembled and kowtowed heavily, did not get up, and briefly explained the matter with tears in his eyes. It was nothing more than that the family's ancestral land was occupied because of Feng Shui problems, his son was beaten to death, his daughter-in-law was defiled, and the people who bullied their family were A local bully with a powerful backer, the old man dragged his sick body and handed in the papers again and again, but the magistrate did not dare to take over and beat him out.

Vulgar, too vulgar, but it is such an unbearably vulgar drama that has been repeated for thousands of years, brewing into tragedies of little people one after another, and it is also the easiest to resonate with the audience, because such a catastrophe from heaven does not know when it will happen. fall on them.

At the end, Cang Tiansu was stunned for a moment, looked at him in surprise, and said in confusion: "Say it again, who caused you to fall to such a state? Li Bingxu is the son-in-law of the uncle of the dynasty, Mrs. Liu, and the wife of the empress." How could my niece and son-in-law, the cousin-in-law of the Third Emperor, do such an inhumane thing?"

Liu Quan wanted to laugh when he heard it. He was really afraid that others would not know who Li Bingxu was. It was not enough to drag the uncle Guo down, and even the queen and the third prince would also be dragged into the water.

Sure enough, as soon as Cang Tiansu said this, many people who gathered around couldn't help whispering and discussing in low voices. This background is really too strong. broken characters.

The old man didn't make a sound, continued to kowtow while wailing, Cang Tiansu hurriedly asked the guards to stop him, half dragging and half dragging the eight people to get up.

The old man couldn't break free from a few guards, so he could only shout heart-rendingly: "I beg my lord to make decisions for me! I beg my lords to make decisions for me!"

"My lord wants to be the master for us! I beg the lord to be the master for us!" Someone in the crowd yelled, and immediately one stone stirred up thousands of layers of waves, and the sound of petitions sounded one after another, but after a while, a large crowd knelt around .

Obviously, things were not so coincidental. The first person must be Tuo. His voice just now was very low, but still revealing an imperceptible shrill voice. It was not the voice of a normal man.

Cang Tiansu paid a little attention and found that there was a young eunuch missing from the guard of honor. He took another look at Liu Quan, who was still pretending to be a quail.

OK, quite skillful.Cang Tian was in a dilemma for a while, his eyes heavy and slow scanned a large group of people in the dark, and said in a deep voice: "The sky is above, the earth is below, the universe is clear and the laws of the country are strict, no one can regard human life as worthless, do whatever you want. Trampling and insulting! Old man, you go back to the mansion with me first, I will order people to investigate this matter thoroughly overnight, and I will definitely give you an explanation!"

As soon as he expressed his attitude, the originally noisy scene was inexplicably silent for a while, and under the intentional guidance of the little eunuch who was mixed with the crowd, cheers broke out soon.

What happened today was so false that it made him sick to his stomach. After explaining how the guards arranged for the unexpected guest, Cang Tiansu raised the curtain and walked in directly. He sat on the seat again and felt the carriage speeding up slowly.

There are always things in the world that you don’t want to do but have to do, not to mention that someone has squeezed the opportunity into his hands today. Cang Tiansu has no good way except to follow the trend. He really needs an opportunity to change his reputation in the hearts of ordinary people. violent image.

Back at Prince Yong's mansion, Liu Quan immediately invited the imperial doctor to clean his wound, Cang Tiansu took a comfortable bath, and finished handling the chores at hand, and then asked someone to bring the old man up.

At that time, the servants in the mansion had already taken care of him, took a bath and changed into new clothes, and wrapped the wound on his forehead with gauze, and he was no longer in such a mess as before.

As soon as the old man entered the door, he stood at the door cautiously with his shoulders shrunk. Cang Tiansu asked him a few words casually. Seeing that he was so nervous that he couldn't speak clearly, he signaled Liu Quan, who kept staring and threatening, to go out.

Tomorrow is the coming-of-age ceremony, and tonight I saw blood and was injured. Everyone in the Wuji Continent respects ghosts and gods the most. If such an unlucky thing happens, if the person in the palace finds out, something may happen, Liu Quan I wish I could swallow this damned bastard alive, naturally I can't have a good face, seeing Cang Tiansu look over, although I feel unwilling, I can only leave obediently in the end.

After Liu Quan closed the door silently and walked away, Cang Tiansu turned the black jade wrench worn on his right thumb, raised his eyes and looked forward: "Do you know where my wrench came from?"

The other party didn't make a sound, and the honest farmer who was timid and didn't even dare to raise his head just now was looking at him blankly, his eyes were full of inner light, and he murmured for a long time: "You and Yan Ji really look alike. " Paused, then frowned again, "It's just that the mouth is too ugly."

Cang Tiansu was born with a [-]% resemblance to his mother, and only his mouth could be seen on his entire face. At this time, he frowned slightly after hearing this, and did not answer the question, following his original train of thought He continued to ask: "Do you know where the woman who secretly pulled my finger back then is now?"

This question was answered, and the old farmer snorted nonchalantly, still not willing to take his eyes off his face: "You mean Mrs. Yu? I heard that he died, but I remember that he died in front of you."

Then have you heard how the child born in September of her pregnancy died?Cang Tiansu stopped what he was about to blurt out. It is unrealistic to look for fatherly love from Cang Jinglan's twin brothers. He quickly calmed down his complicated thoughts: "The emperor's uncle is too bold, after all, I am the father's son. Son, you may not be willing to help cover up a traitor in terms of blood relationship."

"Oh, of course, I never expected you to cover me," the old farmer looked at him with an undisguised surprise, "Just for the shit he did to you, of course you should do it for such a so-called Your father betrayed an uncle who lost everything for your mother!"

Cang Tiansu's eyebrows twitched, the old farmer saw it, and smiled: "Don't deny it, my dear nephew, I will fight against you even if I fight to the death, do you really think I fell in love with the gold-smelling gold mine?" Chair?"

Cang Tiansu was silent, when the Northwest Army was about to return to the court and the military power in his hands was about to be lost, Prince Cheng's rebellion broke out, causing the national economy to be on the verge of collapse. As a result, Cang Kingdom's national defense was weakened by more than half. In terms of the establishment of the Northwest Army, he really took advantage of this matter.It can even be said that he was the only winner of that war.

The old farmer's face was wrinkled and aged, but his eyes were as dark as ink, revealing the coercion of the superior. He looked at the silent master of the palace with special meaning, and the flickering madness in his eyes became more and more obvious : "In my eyes, the throne and the world are not worth Yan Ji's fingertips!"

Listening to a man who wasn't his father talking about his crazy obsession with his mother, Cang Tiansu was heartbroken and changed the subject: "What's the matter with your face?"

Cang Jinglan and Cang Jingcheng are twin brothers, which is an ominous sign, but because they are the empress's sons, they did not sneak one out of the palace to be raised separately according to the usual practice. These two people should have exactly the same face.

"This is human skin." Cang Jingcheng touched his face, but the touch like the old orange peel did not make him feel strange at all. This former handsome man seemed very satisfied with his current face, "I told this Zhang Pi's master, I help him to avenge his enemies, but I need to borrow something from him, he committed suicide without hesitation, and let me take his face."

Cang Tiansu pursed the corners of his lips: "Impossible, a human skin mask can't change the shape of your face, besides, the people sent by Emperor Jing have disguise masters in their hands, if you wear a mask, they will definitely be able to see it, and they won't give it to you from the beginning. Your chance to approach me."

Emperor Jing?

This title, which is different from "Father Emperor", made Cang Jingcheng understand his position at this time, so he smiled strangely: "I found a famous doctor in Jibei, he helped me to skin and bone, so that the shape of my face and facial features were consistent The human skin fits perfectly, and the body shape has also been changed into a general appearance. I swallowed coals alive and ruined my voice, let alone Cang Jinglan, I would not recognize myself."

This man's mental state is very unstable, and there is a faint flicker of madness in his eyes. It has been 16 years since he turned a proud man into such a woman who looks neither human nor ghost, and Cang Tiansu has mixed feelings in his heart.

"You are Yan Ji's son, her only flesh and blood, and the continuation of her life." Cang Jingcheng suddenly looked at him with tenderness, and his voice returned to his hoarseness. A face so much like hers."

Cang Tiansu watched him for a long time without making a sound, and Cang Jingcheng didn't care, still looking excited: "How about we cooperate, kill Cang Jinglan, and avenge Yanji? Once Cang Jinglan dies, I will watch After you rectify Yan Ji's name, you will die immediately, and you will definitely not live in the way of your business."

How do you interface with this?Cang Tiansu still chose to remain silent, this proposal did not move his heart very much, the risk of cooperating with a lunatic is too high, and when he needs to join forces with this lunatic to deal with another lunatic, the already considerable risk will at least be doubled.

The same is mentally abnormal, Cang Jinglan still maintains absolute calmness, and will not let emotions control the brain, this is where Cang Jingcheng is inferior to him.

Of course, just such a horizontal comparison is unfair. After all, Yan Ji has different weights in the minds of two men. Loving a lover is a skill job, and hating a person is a job of strength.

Cang Tiansu looked at Cang Jingcheng's distorted expression, and couldn't help guessing maliciously, maybe what this person wants to do the most is not to kill Cang Jinglan, but to kill his beloved in front of his face.

A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, this speculation actually moved his heart, but after thinking about it, Cang Tiansu found out with regret that it is really unrealistic to expect Cang Jinglan to fall in love with someone in this life. Retaliatory actions may only be fantasies.

"You go down first, people outside will become suspicious if it's too long." Cang Tiansu raised his chin, feeling a little headache.

It is undeniable that for Cang Jingcheng, even if he is a lunatic, considering that he is crazy because of his mother after all, Cang Tiansu really has a good impression of him. This man in front of him may be the only one in the world who cares about his biological mother. people.

Cang Tiansu didn't think he had anything worthy of others' covetousness. He had Cang Jingcheng, and he had Cang Jingcheng. The majestic prince even offered his own face to use the knife. Such a big sacrifice made him There is a sense of belonging and joy of finally meeting the same kind.

The question now was what to do next with the poor farmer who had crashed into the Prince's frame.

The author has something to say: Mo Yuzhi mentioned it in Chapter 39~~

Another thing: In fact, for Li Mi, a hard-working girl, the perception of the bastard is quite complicated. She raised the sky and completed the shaping of his initial personality. This is Li Mi's contribution, but it is undeniable that Li Mi's last This behavior undoubtedly stabbed a knife in Cang Tiansu's heart. You see, I raised you, and I exchanged your life for yours. Your father is the one I love. Are you ashamed to take revenge on him and hurt him?Just like what Cang Tiansu said, Li Mi practiced moral abuse on him, and he died for him, even though Cang Tiansu didn't want this woman to die for him, Li Mi still died after all, such guilt and debt were forced Pressing on Cang Tiansu's head, Li Mi stood on the moral high ground by herself. Cang Tiansu knew her selfishness, but he couldn't say a word of reproach, so he became more and more entangled in whether to kill Cang Jinglan ... Such a difficult problem is not worth mentioning in Cang Jinglan's eyes, but Li Mi just threw it to Cang Tiansu. She wanted Cang Tiansu to never attack Cang Jinglan because of her guilt towards her, without considering or Said that she considered it but didn't care about the pain Cang Tiansu suffered because of it. It is true that among the two men, Li Mi chose to keep Cang Jinglan. In her heart, Cang Jinglan is more important...orz, she has no idea what she is talking about ...