His Royal Highness the First Prince of Daliang

The little prince gently removed the hand he was holding beside Qi Changfeng's face, stood up, walked around the people on the ground and walked out.

The main hall of Wangshu Palace was extremely warmed by earth dragons. Kang Ning was only wearing a snow-white and soft underwear, and the grosgrain that he carried was loose on his body, showing his coquettish and frail figure even more. The hem of the clothes fluttered slightly while walking, like a cloud of mist and moonlight, passing away from Qi Changfeng's side for a moment.Only then did Qi Changfeng think of opening his fingers to catch it, but he felt a faint faint fragrance drifting away.

Kang Ning pushed aside the heavy and high hanging curtains, pushed open the rose door of the bedroom cabinet and walked out slowly. Not surprisingly, he saw a room full of faces kneeling on the ground and weeping.

Just now he and Qi Changfeng had a big fight, and in the end they couldn't care about anything, let alone restrain their voices.It is estimated that the people in his hall have heard everything that should be heard and should not be heard.

He prevented Qi Changfeng from going south, and asked the court's generals to disobey the emperor's order; he knew the truth that he would not live long; the affair between him and Qi Changfeng was different from the current vulgarity——

But Kang Ning already felt that nothing mattered at this time.

He himself didn't want to hide these things anymore, and even the last period of time couldn't live according to his own wishes.When it was time to spread everything out, he only felt a kind of joy that made his heart ache.

He only paused slightly in front of Bi Tao, who was full of tears and choked violently, without any intention of comforting her, so he walked around her and continued to walk outside.

All the palace people in the palace were already frightened and stupid. At this moment, apart from crying, they were trembling like a cicada, and they didn't even dare to ask a question.

The little prince walked out of Wangshu Palace in his inner shirt like this, almost stepping into the biting cold wind.

"Where are you going, Master!" Bi Tao yelled hoarsely, her legs and feet were weak at this moment, and her voice was hoarse and harsh, and she scolded the trembling maids and inner eunuchs: "Are you all stupid! Hurry up!" Wrap him up and follow—follow him!"

Kang Ning did not refuse the thick and soft fur coat on his body, but he did not intend to ask anyone to accompany him:

"Go back," he turned his head and ordered lightly, "don't follow me. I'm going to Qinghe Hall to meet His Majesty. It's only a few steps away, so there is no need to bring a follower. Besides——I want to talk to my father You shouldn't listen to important matters."

Although the little prince has always been easy-going and easy-going in Wangshu Palace, as if he often listened to the opinions of the two big ladies, Bi Tao Cui Hai, but he is the master of these people after all, he is the real nobleman—— Such a light statement with no room to spare, the inner eunuch did not dare not listen.

For the first time, Bi Tao didn't know what to do. She wanted to reprimand Sui Ren for not being smart, but she really didn't dare to make up for Kang Ning at the moment.The people in the first palace just watched silently, anxiously and dumbly as the figure of the little prince gradually disappeared outside the palace.

"Don't worry. I'll follow him from a distance, and I'll watch him pass by."

Bi Tao, who was on the ground tired, suddenly raised her head when she heard the words, and saw Qi Changfeng who finally came out, and then she was stunned for an instant—she had never seen General Qi like this before.

This tall man with illustrious military exploits usually gives people a reliable sense of calm, as well as an indescribable invisible pressure brought about by his temperament and experience.

He has never been like this for a moment, pale and dry, even if an uninformed stranger sees him now, he will feel a kind of sad pity.

She wriggled her lips, unable to answer, but watched Qi Changfeng walk out without a word.

-

When Kang Ning arrived, he was not surprised to see Emperor Hui waiting silently in the hall.

He already knew everything, the little prince thought, he was always like this, he could know everything at the first time, so it was inevitable to give people an illusion—as if his father would always be in control of the overall situation.

When Kang Ning was young, he used to feel at ease because of having an omniscient father.Emperor Hui could know what he had eaten in the morning, know that he lost his temper last night because he refused to sleep, and know the little secret that he didn't like a certain waiter-he was held in the palm of the emperor's palm, and he was also in his palm.

That was the growth path planned by Emperor Hui for him.Clean, soft, warm, and sweet—all those who can come to him must be upright and kind, must love him, and must show a sincere and flawless true love.

But there is no one in the world who can control all developments and control the overall situation forever.

His father and emperor had understood this a long time ago, but Emperor Hui would rather watch Qi Changfeng be destroyed than go his own way with the excuse of "saving his life".

"Father can also see that Qi Changfeng's condition is not right anymore," Kang Ning looked at the emperor not far away, "Obviously you have liked him since childhood, didn't you? He was brought up by your side. Why don't you stop him, and just watch him continue like this?"

"Ningning, you... since when did you know all this?" Emperor Hui's hands under the case were trembling.

"Father, please answer my question first!"

"Because he wants to save you himself!" Emperor Hui replied, "He wants to save you! He wants you to live—I don't want to stop him! Because I can understand his feelings!"

"Is there no one in father's hands? Why do you have to ask Qi Changfeng to kiss you?" The little prince has never been so vitriolic and sharp-tongued in front of his father like now:

"You have always known everything, so you must also know it well-he loves me, Qi Changfeng loves me! He is destined to be unable to be rational and calm when saving me, and he cannot maintain principles in fear and anxiety. Save your life! You are not supporting him, you are allowing him to torture yourself!"

"Isn't this cruel, Father? How could you treat him like this?" The little prince stood there alone and weakly, "You let him take the responsibility of saving me, you let him, let him face the hope again and again , Desperate, approaching the end of his lover’s death day by day but unable to do anything - I died, he would think it was his fault, and you are punishing him like a lingering death sentence!”

"Kang Ning, don't talk to me like that!" Emperor Hui stood up, "What do you know? Huh? What do you know?"

"Don't I feel sorry for Qi Changfeng? But he is the most suitable candidate who is most likely to achieve the goal - Father, I don't care about anything, as long as I can save your life! If I am 20 years younger, my functions and energy are all in my hands. At the peak of my life, I wish I could go there in person!"

Huidi's voice was hoarse, as if he was just a father in pain at that moment.

But the little prince didn't show any emotion on his face.

On the contrary, Kang Ning frowned slightly, as if he was extremely tired and bored.

They were silent for a long time before Emperor Hui spoke slowly, "Ningning, why did you... since when...?"

The emperor couldn't ask, but Kang Ning already understood what he meant.

In fact, the younger son's understanding of everything and his understanding of pretending to know nothing really made Emperor Hui sad.

He originally—the emperor originally thought that he was protecting Kang Ning.He thought he could solve everything for him in silence.From the beginning to the end, the youngest son will be unaware of the shadow of death.He wants Kang Ning to stay away from pain, resentment, fear...

In fact, Kang Ning not only had to bear and digest these things alone, but also pretended to be indifferent, and performed innocent and carefree happiness in his life knowing that time was running out, just to fulfill their "good intentions".

——This dealt a fatal blow to Emperor Hui in an instant.

"It's been a long time, probably in autumn? Or earlier." At this moment, tears flowed down the little prince's side cheeks.

In the first night, the fear of waiting for death always tortured his body and mind when he was alone.In fact, Kang Ning is not without resentment - he also wants to cry and vent in the arms of those around him, ask for comfort, pour out his sorrow and fear.

Countless times when Concubine Zhao Gui came to visit him and turned to leave, he wanted to chase after her and grab his mother's hand, burying his face in her palm like he did when he was a child.

Days and nights when he waited for Qi Changfeng on the couch by the window, he was thinking - I don't live long, you still refuse to come, we rarely see each other in this life.

But that night, Qi Changfeng finally came to see him.He said he missed him, and that could be roughly equal to a promise of love.So Corning forced himself to be content and silently resigned from now on.

In his short life, family affection, love, friendship - all have shortcomings and problems, but at least he has obtained these true feelings.

He thought—forget it, it is enough that love is true, why should all the problems be settled—it would be better to muddle along and let him take these to the grave in silence.

But in the end, I still have hatred in my heart, and I don't want to bury it, and I can't be reconciled.

"Ningning, why are you so sensible? Why do you have to keep this matter in your heart." At that moment, the emperor felt a pain that was worse than heartbreak.

Kang Ning stood expressionlessly in the Hall of Qinghe, his tears flowed so fast that his front was completely wet almost instantly.But his clear eyes were fixed on his father's face, like two pills of black mercury, and there was not much emotion in it.

"Ningning, you have to... you have to trust the emperor, you..." Emperor Hui looked into the child's eyes, but it was difficult to say this sentence.

"Father, what do you want from me?" Kang Ning finally spoke.His tears flowed so fiercely, but his voice was unexpectedly stable as soon as he spoke.

That is actually a long-overdue question—a question that spans time and space.

That had hurt him for too long.And in these years, he has worked hard to maintain a thing--a thing that both of them knew that there was already a crack.

That rift was deeply rooted in his sensitive and sentimental soul, and since that spring night when he was 14 years old, not a day has not consumed his life.

Corning is too tired.He thought he was sensible enough—but he didn't want to let those things rot in silence.

We love and disappoint each other with those closest to us.This is probably a proposition that we dare not touch in our lifetime.I had no choice but to put it there forever and walk in a chaotic way.

We can settle accounts with friends and lovers—but the settlement with parents and children is the most painful, as if it is with where you came from and where you are going, as if it denies yourself and hurts your bones.

But Corning was dying.

He was, he was going to die.He didn't want to bury those questioning forever, as if everyone could feel at ease——

"What exactly does Father want from me?" He wanted to shake everything up:

"What am I to you? A delusion? An experiment? A child? A work?"

"What should I look like? Should I be sensible or ignorant? Should I be smart or naive? Should I really live healthy or die early and cleanly? I should learn to understand the balance of power and the struggle for interests. Xuan Zhi’s secret or keep clean forever without worldly desires?”

"I really don't understand—I don't understand what kind of thing you want to cultivate, Father."

"But it doesn't matter—you want to, you can do it! You can't do it! You can't do it at all! You can't give all your weight to this incomprehensible dream of mine. You have other, beloved wives And sons and daughters, with the throne and the power in your hands - they came to break me, they broke the dream you wove on a whim, and there is nothing you can do!"

"You said—so that way doesn't work, Ningning, you should grow up. You need to be more sensible in the future."

"I did it, I did it—but, doesn't it matter if I don't tell you? I don't tell or ask, and I haven't gotten an explanation from you for so many years!"

"Everything seems to be peaceful again now. You ask me why I am so sensible, why I don't say it when I know it, why I bear everything by myself, and why I hold this matter in my heart."

"This is not in line with your idea, is it?"

"Actually, it's because I don't know! I don't know what to do! I really don't know what to do to make you happy, to be worthy of you—" Kang Ning shook his head, "Shouldn't I be more sensible? I Shouldn't you be considerate of everyone? Be considerate of everyone protecting me!"

"After all, I am the little Highness who is loved by thousands of people! Father, right? I just—I just always believed in you."

"But father, at least leave my Qi Changfeng to me completely, okay?"

He took one last look at the emperor who was only a few steps away from him.Then he straightened his back and turned around and walked out.