comeback [rebirth]

"Your Highness?"

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

Cen Yuan's consciousness was hazy, and the voice he heard seemed to be separated by a layer of fog.

--who is it?

The voice kept calling him, but the latter felt like a trapped animal, struggling in the darkness for a long time before finally being able to glimpse a glimmer of light.

And when he just opened his eyes, he saw an afterimage flashing past in front of him.

Is someone going to kill him? !

Cen Yuan suddenly came to his senses with a dignified expression. He raised his right hand and directly intercepted the afterimage in his hand. The next moment he turned his wrist, he folded the afterimage—someone’s arm behind that person’s back, clasped the other’s neck with his left hand, and retracted his fingers. tight.

The strength in his hands was not ambiguous at all, and the killing intent burst out, obviously aiming at the opponent's life.

"Cough! Cough! Your Highness, Your Highness!"

The man struggled to slap Cen Yuan's hand, and let out a cry from the depths of his throat.

Cen Yuan took a closer look, only to realize that this person was actually the servant in charge of daily life in the mansion, he was startled for a moment, and quickly let go of his hand.

The boy clutched his neck and coughed fiercely, but Cen Yuan looked away from the other party and looked around his surroundings.

It was not night at this time, the sunlight quietly passed through the window lattice, and the room was illuminated with light.There is no blood in the air that cannot be dissipated in the prison, only the censer emits a calming fragrance.

This is... his bedroom?

But hasn't he already drunk the poisoned wine?

Why are you still alive...

The boy coughed for a long time before finally coughing up half of his life again.Even though his voice was still trembling, he still shouted respectfully: "His Highness, Your Highness...I see that His Highness woke up later than usual and kept talking. I was worried about what happened to you, so I dared to..."

Cen Yuan only asked: "What time is it now?"

"It's three o'clock." The servant did not dare to look at him, and lowered his head desperately, "The hot water has been prepared for you. In addition, the doctor said that although your highness recovered quickly, you still need medicine. It's hot. Now the medicine is frying for you, and it will be served in a while."

hurt?

Cen Yuan was full of doubts about the current situation, and asked without thinking: "When is it now?"

"Ah?" The boy didn't react immediately, he thought he asked this just now, and was about to reply when Cen Yuan said, "How old is Ning Huan now?"

The boy felt even more strange, he didn't even care about the wound on his neck, and looked up at the other party: "It's Ning Huan's 23rd year now, and it's the sixth day of June."

The sixth day of June...

Cen Yuan immediately recalled what that injury referred to.

——In May of the 23rd year of Ning Huan, he had nothing to do and went on a trip to the suburbs of Beijing alone, but was assassinated on the way back to Beijing.

He had just been drunk at the time, and was stabbed in the stomach by a moment of carelessness.But fortunately, he came to his senses after the knife, and after a while, he subdued the assassin and saved his life.

However, in July of the same year, his mother and concubine Jiang Zhaoyi died suddenly because someone poisoned her diet for more than a month.

Since he left the palace to open the mansion, he has kept quiet and pretended to be coquettish, just to show that he has no interest in the supreme throne that is surrounded by palace walls.But at the moment when his mother and concubine were killed, he realized that forbearance would be of no avail, so in order to get revenge, he threw himself into the struggle for succession.

But not long after, he felt that the intrigues in the court were really tiresome, so he ran out of patience and decided not to be tired of keeping a low profile——

On the eve of the Yuan Dynasty in the 24th year of Ning Huan, he simply went directly to take the head of the chief culprit behind the scenes—the prime minister of the dynasty, Duan Deye.

And he was sent to prison that night, and given poisoned wine the next day.

In his memory, all these things just happened, but he didn't expect that closing and opening his eyes would bring him back to more than seven months ago.

Back to this time when the undercurrent was simmering, but nothing had yet happened.

A look of cruelty flashed in Cen Yuan's eyes, he walked to the table, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it all in one gulp.The water in the pot was already completely cold, and the coolness almost penetrated into the internal organs, covering all the heat brought by the poisonous wine when it penetrated.

He put the cup on the table but didn't let go.Suddenly, I heard a "crash"——

The white porcelain teacup that had been fired at high temperature was crushed into pieces!

The boy was startled, trembling and afraid to make a sound.

On the other side, Cen Yuan suddenly woke up, seeing blood dripping from the wound on his hand cut by the debris, he closed his eyes tightly.When he opened his eyes again, the flash of cruelty disappeared completely, leaving only a clear luster.

He couldn't explain why he returned to Ninghuan for 23 years.Is it a dream?fantasy?

Or is it looking back at this life when you drank Mengpo soup on Huangquan Road, in front of Naihe Bridge at the end?

But in any case, there was only one thing he could be sure of—it was still too late.

Now that he is able to start a new life, he will not repeat the same mistakes and will definitely protect his mother and concubine.As for Prime Minister Duan, he will not let it go, and will definitely eradicate him to prevent future troubles.

However, in the last life, although he only fought for less than [-] days, it seemed that he had spent most of his life's energy.If the dust settles in this life, he just wants to live freely again.

The servant was holding a clean veil in his hand, but he didn't dare to go forward, so he could only hesitate to say: "Your Highness, you..."

Have you been possessed by some dirty thing?

Before he could say the words, he realized that he couldn't continue speaking - not because he was afraid that His Highness would scold him and punish him, but he was even more afraid that this filthy thing would kill him with one hand just like before. got it.

He hastily changed his subject and said, "Your Highness, I'll call the doctor right now, little one."

"No need." Cen Yuan shook his head, took the handkerchief from the servant, and wiped the blood off his hands.

Immediately afterwards, he paced around the room a few times, as if he was getting familiar with his body which was still able to move freely, at the same time he casually changed the topic: "Why is it so noisy outside?"

"Your Highness, don't you remember?" the servant said, "Today is General Yan's squadron returning to court."

Cen Yuan froze, tilted his head towards the opponent, and subconsciously asked, "Which General Yan?"

The boy said, "Young General Yan Xuan."

Yan Xuan, the son of Taiwei Yan Hexuan, is now eighteen years old.

At the age of 15, he went to the Northern Expedition with his father, and won the first battle, killing more than a thousand Huns.Then he was appointed general of chariots and cavalry, and led the army alone to repel more than [-] Huns.

When Cen Yuan heard the words, he remembered that in May of Ning Huan's 23rd year, just after he was injured, the Xiongnu in the Huajin area invaded. Yan Xuan led 20 cavalry, and it took only [-] days to win the victory with less.

It was also after this victory that Yan Xuan was granted the title of Marquis of Changping, served as a Weiwei, and took charge of the Southern Army.

Of course, Cen Yuan still remembered that it was at this time that Emperor Ning married Princess Chengping, the eldest daughter of Empress Yuan, to Yan Xuan.

...It's just that for some reason, this matter seems to be over in the end.

Speaking of which, what did Yan Xuan do when he returned to court in the last life?

The memory is not far away, but after all, it is a lifetime away, and it is still a bit hazy in retrospect, but Cen Yuan only had a little recollection, and he had some clues - he slept in the room for a whole day because of the heat that day, Even the shaking of the sky outside could not wake him up.At sunset, he finally woke up thirsty and went straight outside to drink instead.

——After all, he thought at that time, if he gave up drinking and having fun because of a minor illness, wouldn't he be a second prince who is extravagant and lustful? "

But what he didn't expect was that maybe because of Yan Xuan's triumphant return that day, Chang'an City lifted the restrictions on vendors as a special case, and the streets and alleys were as crowded as the night market in the Shangyuan period once a year.And the restaurant was almost full of people, no matter where they came from, they could hear compliments for Yan Xuan.

In the past, he and Yan Xuan had been on good terms since they were young, not to mention heart-wrenching, but at any rate they could be called affectionate, so naturally they were happy to hear these compliments.

It was only later that he desperately wanted to avoid the situation in the enclosure, and began his pretentious days.Yan Xuan seemed to have a lot of complaints about his actions, the two quarreled more than once, and he also deliberately distanced himself from the Yan family in order to stay away from the courtiers.

Over time, he and Yan Xuan gradually drifted away, to the point where they felt awkward just hearing each other's name, let alone caring about each other.

Because of this, surrounded by the word "Yan Xuan" at that time, he gradually became restless, and returned home after a while.

Seeing that he didn't speak for a while, and his eyes seemed to be lost in ecstasy, he thought he was not feeling well, so he said again: "Your Highness, let me get you the medicine?"

Cen Yuan came back from his memory, and when he heard the boy's words, he immediately felt his mouth dry, and the bitter taste of the medicine had already spread from the base of his tongue.For a moment, his expression became a bit disgusted, but he returned to normal in an instant, and said: "No, bring me a jar of wine."

What happened to him was too unimaginable, Cen Yuan already loves wine, and now he wants to drink away his worries.

Just living a new life, he knew that no matter what he would not be able to escape the fate of being regarded as a thorn in his side, he didn't bother to go outside to act anymore, he could do whatever he wanted.

The boy wanted to persuade him, but because of the matter just now, he swallowed his words back, and after answering, he was about to leave. At this moment, he heard Cen Yuan say: "Wait a minute."

"Your Highness?"

Cen Yuan stood by the table with his head slightly lowered, his pale face due to injury was half-submerged in the shadow of the light.

"Sorry." He pointed to his neck, "Your injury."

Hearing this, the young servant was flattered for a moment, but when he thought that the person in front of him had changed back to the Second Highness he was familiar with, who treated his servants with no distinction of dignity, his surprise was replaced by joy.

"It's just a minor injury, Your Highness don't need to worry about it!" He said immediately.

Cen Yuan didn't seem relieved, and said again: "Remember to go to the housekeeper to get some ointment for removing blood stasis later."

The boy reckoned that if he refused, the other party would insist, so he responded straight away: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Cen Yuan made a "hmm", and finally heaved a sigh of relief.He casually put on a coat, opened the bedroom door, walked towards the study, and said at the same time: "Take the wine to the study, and call Lou Yuanbai here."

That is his confidant and bodyguard who has been by his side since he opened the mansion, and has been helping him with all kinds of affairs, both overtly and secretly.

The study room is in the same yard, and it can be reached within a few steps. The boy had just left the bedroom and hadn't responded when he suddenly thought of something, and the joy that didn't last long in his heart turned into panic: "Ah... "

Upon hearing his voice, Cen Yuan sensed that something was wrong, and immediately stopped, turning around and asking, "What happened?"

"Nothing happened..." The boy took half a step back, and wanted to hide it, but when Cen Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at him, he spit out everything.

"Just now, an adult named Fu Jianxin came to look for him. He gave Mr. Lou something and said he wanted to ask some questions. Mr. Lou took him to the study and told us not to tell you about it."

And just as he finished speaking, the study door was suddenly pushed open.

Cen Yuan: "..."

As the most trusted dead man who has always been by Yan Xuan's side, Cen Yuan certainly knows Fu Jianxin.

But the question is, what did Fu Jianxin send?What did they say in the study again?

The relationship between him and Yan Xuan has been so bad in the past few years, Fu Jianxin can't be entrusted by Yan Xuan.

Cen Yuan put his hands into the cuffs of his coat, stared at the man who came out of the study, and asked jokingly, "When did you two start communicating secretly?"

"..." Lou Yuanbai immediately put his hands behind his back and shouted, "Your Highness..."

Before he could explain, Fu Jianxin came out, clasped his fists and bowed to Cen Yuan: "I have seen the Second Highness."

Lou Yuanbai on the side was startled, and winked at him desperately, Fu Jianxin didn't realize it, his eyes were upright, and he said, "I'm here to inquire about your highness's injury and to deliver medicine to you by order of the master." .”