Dream Hua Embers Records

There were no lights in the inner room, and the surrounding area was dark.

Yan Qicheng's dark figure stood there like a mountain, making people feel oppressive.

Yan Yin knelt down on the ground, and said in her mouth, "Yan Yin left the place of confinement privately, knowing that he was guilty of death, but please forgive me and allow me to take care of the third brother for a while, and punish the crime after the third brother recovers from his illness."

"Yin'er, get up."

Yan Yin buckled her head and stood up.

"You..." Yan Qicheng seemed to have something difficult to say, he only said one word, and then stopped.

Yan Yin was anxious to know what Yan Ting had done, so she couldn't help blurting out, "This...what is the reason? Father...what did the third brother do wrong?"

"He pretended to be Zhao Jun, and lured Liang'er's lone army to go deep. More than a dozen people were trapped on an isolated island in Hongze Lake. Then he took over the East Route Army under the pretext that Liang'er was missing, and then concealed the military report and refused to rescue him. Liang'er was trapped for half a month...then the Huaihe River rose and submerged that isolated island..." Yan Qicheng's voice was dry and tired, it seemed that his grief had turned into numbness.

Yan Yin's body trembled, it really was...it really was the third brother who killed Yan Liang, could it be...it was really because of her?

"Yin'er... Liang'er...has she ever violated you?" Yan Qicheng continued to ask this question intermittently.

"Yes..." Yan Yin spat out the word tremblingly.

"When did it happen..." Yan Qicheng asked dejectedly.

"During the first month, when the second brother lived in the palace..."

"Have you ever told anyone about this?"

"Never." Yan Yin shook her head with a firm tone.

"Why... didn't you tell your father?"

"At that time, my father was ill, and I was afraid that he would get angry... Besides, so what, it will only embarrass my father." Unknowingly, Yan Yin's tone became exactly the same as Yan Qicheng's, like tears Has been drained, the heart has withered.

"Then why didn't you tell Father?" Suddenly there was warmth in Yan Qicheng's tone, that kind of concern made Yan Yin's heart warm.

"So what can I say? Relegation? Punishment? No pain or itching... What kind of punishment can be worth the humiliation I suffered?" Yan Yin shook her head and sighed softly.

"What?!" Yan Qicheng was stunned, "Could it be that... the last time he was in the laundry yard, he wanted to attack you?"

"Yes..." Yan Yin nodded, "If Sister Shuyuan hadn't saved me that time, I would have been killed by him..."

"Why didn't you tell Father at that time?" Yan Qicheng was suddenly anxious.

"When I was young, I didn't understand half of it. I just found it hard to say it, and I didn't know how to say it clearly..." Yan Yin sighed softly, thinking to himself, what if I said it?

Yan Qicheng was also silent for a while, as if he was also thinking about this question.If Yin'er had said that back then, what would he have done with Liang'er, at most he would just beat Liang'er up like he did to Ting'er, did he really want his life?Thinking of this, Yan Qicheng felt sorry for Yan Yin, and said softly, "Yin'er, come to me."

Yan Yin walked over as promised, and Yan Qicheng hugged Yan Yin in his arms.

"Don't! Father, I'm dirty." Yan Yin declined.

"Ting'er's blood is not dirty..." Yan Qicheng murmured, hugging Yan Yin more tightly.

"Yin'er," Yan Qicheng took out a thick notebook from his pocket, "Did Ting'er write this with you?"

"Yes..." Yan Yin didn't need to look carefully to know that it was a secret written down word by word by herself and her third brother.On the cover of the golden silk, there was a little bit of blood, which must have been carried by the third brother all the time, it was the blood stained during the torture.Yan Yin's throat choked up, and she couldn't speak anymore.

"Why did you write this? Are you so eager to get my seat?" Yan Qicheng just asked this sentence softly, not angry or questioning, just puzzled.

"No! Father, no! You listen to my explanation." Yan Yin argued hastily.Even if the third brother has a big mistake, he can't be wronged for this.

"At that time, I had just been assigned to the Imperial Academy to be in charge of writing notes on daily life, and my third elder brother had just officially entered the court to participate in politics. The two of us were young and vigorous at the time, and we always felt that there were countless shortcomings in the court and in urgent need of innovation. So we targeted the three divisions, Sangong, Shangshusheng, Liubu, Marshal's Mansion, Privy Council Yushitai Xuanfu Division, Taichang Temple, prefectural and county officials wrote ten articles, lamenting the current disadvantages, and determined to reform..."

"But the tone of these ten articles is not a memorial to the superior, but more like an edict from the superior to the inferior." Yan Qicheng patted the notebook lightly.

"It's not like that! The content above is almost a sharp criticism of the government. We don't dare to write it to the emperor. We don't even dare to think about it. We just wrote it for ourselves... How dare we write it as an edict? It's just pretending. I am an envoy from another country, and I am just judging from the perspective of a bystander, look here... and here..." Yan Yin was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, he spread out the booklet and pointed it out for Yan Qicheng.

This is indeed the case... Yan Qicheng felt a great pain in his heart. He was shocked when he saw this thing suddenly before, seeing that it was not in the form of a memorial, he had preconceived ideas in his mind, and thought it was Yan Ting's fake edict. Is it what I thought.

"We revise this thing every year on Longevity Day. If the emperor's political actions this year coincide with the above, we will delete it, and we will add it when we have new ideas. Every time the content is deleted, the third brother is very happy, and while biting the pen holder, he smiled and said, "It's great to be able to think about going with the father!" Yan Yin narrated, as if immersed in memories.

"In fact, every time I see my father, my third brother carries it with me. I want to present it to my father several times, but I still dare not. The third brother also said that if one day my father becomes the crown prince, no matter whether it is him or not , he would present this booklet to his father. The third brother said that if he became the crown prince, he must discuss his thoughts clearly with his father, and he would be beaten as hard as he could. If he was not the crown prince, he would also present it Let your father consider it, no matter it is right or wrong, it is for our Dayuan's good, and it is also good for your father to listen to some different ideas..."

"Ting'er... Ting'er, this silly boy..." Yan Qicheng said in a mournful voice, with one hand resting on his forehead, his five fingers spread out to cover his eyes, "Why has I been unwilling to become a concubine for so long? Isn't it just waiting for him to grow up?" ……".

Yan Yin's eyes widened in surprise, "Third brother always felt that the emperor didn't pay attention to him, so he just entered the court and participated in politics. Before that, he trained soldiers in the most difficult places, while the elder brother and the second elder brother joined the army when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. Fighting, going to the palace to discuss politics. Also, he should have done his errands well, and he has never been rewarded. If he doesn't do well, the second brother will be fine, but the third brother will definitely be punished..."

"Ting'er...does he think so?" Yan Qicheng asked tremblingly.

Yan Yin nodded with tears in her eyes, "Third Brother doesn't want the throne, but just wants to win a nod and a compliment from Father."

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